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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
4
Beatrice residents faced a postponed annual picnic as organizers cited the absence of a dry place to hold the event. Local officials weighed options for rescheduling and alternative venues amid ongoing dry conditions.
Serenus Viers and Bud Fanders of Diller enroll in the new Beatrice aviation school. Since 1880 one in three work hours in American industry has shifted to leisure time, altering labor and training patterns.
The Diller Band furnished music at the Gage County fair on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Beatrice reported no rain, while Diller received about two inches of rain.
A columnist notes some older local items from 25 to 50 years ago are fading in print, suggesting certain past stories are better left unprinted.
Recreation Manager John si 10 led about fifty of his Doven persons and girls on an afternoon trip to Fairry for swimming, roller skating and shopping. After a picnic supper at the park, the event will proceed in order.
Announcement warns that the 1940 New York World’s Fair will close forever on October 27. The notice urges readers to hurry and not miss the final opportunity.
All the Diller teachers and hundreds of others in the state have completed their summer classes at the various schools. They are now either on short vacation trips or preparing for the new year's work which begins about two and a half weeks from now on September 2.
Several farmers praise the corn after the rains with varied expectations. Some foresee large crops while others anticipate smaller yields. One farmer predicts a crop as good as last year, when a strong harvest occurred. A stray line adds a curious note about tar and pubbinos.
Professor Carl Ludington tours rural districts in the Diller area and reports sixteen new students choosing the Diller school. The Diller school offers high class twelve grade education with personal supervision possible in larger schools.
Organizing a local parade demands substantial effort from managers and float builders. Cash outlays are high, with little financial reward beyond the satisfaction of a successful event. Picnic crowds typically grow only in the evening, leaving Diller's afternoon turnout modest.
Sam Gallamore visits Fair alone on Thursday to watch the parade but rain cancels it. He returns Friday with his wife and son Wong and the parade proceeds as planned.
Mrs. Myrtle North Shanks, based in San Francisco with much of her family, learned last week that Mr. Shanks died in March according to a letter received by Mrs. M Callander.
Mrs Henry Arntt reports arrival in Portland Oregon safe and sound. She notes pleasant cool weather with a few hot days when the mercury hit 90 and says they wish they could attend the picnic.
Mrs Frances Deuel of Washington DC clipped a feature on the Diller bank robbery from her daily paper. She sent the clipping and a six inch photo of Lowell Haenze being assisted from Marysville church after being shot in the knees to her parents Mr and Mrs A A Eick. Some folks never heard of Diller.
Mrs Hemminger attended the family reunion at brother Charley Waggoner's home on Friday evening despite her husband Heagy dropping a wood chunk on his toe. Heagy lacked a shoe large enough to fit and stayed home to nurse it.
During a Friday parade on Main Street Miss Garnet Barber rode a pony carrying her grandfather’s American flag. The startled horse reared and plunged as a loud speaker caused it to stumble yet Garnet maintained control, losing only a red cap recovered by the county Commissioner. The stunt impressed many while some women found it tense.
Local rainfall around Diller totaled 1.95 inches in a four mile radius on Tuesday noon, with 3.24 inches since August 1 per Dr Viers. A table tracks January 1 to August 15 rainfall. section men report minimal rain east and muddy ground west near Jake Lott’s place.
In a 40 Years Ago feature from the Sidney Telegraph a lone traveler crossing western Nebraska during a severe blizzard builds shelter by killing and using a horse carcass. Months later two riders discover the horse skeleton with a human skull, implying the traveler died in a frozen prison.
Omaha men built a 80 foot air ship covered in silk and staged a dramatic ascent in 1906 but a crowd frightened policemen released the ropes and the craft vanished. In 1907 a balloon in St Louis led the field before a dust clogged carburator halted its race to the finish.
In Mysore India woolen blankets are described as very fine. A single blanket measuring 18 feet long reportedly can be rolled inside a hollow bamboo showcasing remarkable thickness and pliability.
Natives of Bali are divided into craft guilds and the fortunes of the guild and its members are communal, emphasizing shared prosperity and mutual support within each guild.
A betting man misboards a Christian conference steamer and overhears devout talks. He tries to buy a place by offering money, realizing that going to Heaven requires a transformed nature and fitness to enjoy God’s things. The tale cautions that mere death does not grant entry.
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