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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
4
Fragmentary notice indicates transcription of a manuscript under seal or sealed matter. Reading hints an archival entry noting service by a postal office and a date suggestive of early 20th century paperwork. Specific names or places are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Mr and Mrs Max Hill and Billie Bristol have subscribed to the Record this week marking a positive start in their lives with the newspaper.
Harold Henrichs now runs the gasoline and service station in Diller after purchasing it from Richard Starling. The deal hands Henrichs full control of the business and its operations.
The table indicates the Cornhuskers scored more than opponents during the 1941 season but finished in second place in the Big Six.
Mr and Mrs Luther Marsteller prepare for winter on their farm near Washington Kansas. The note also records a renewal for a newspaper Record subscription and an order for a bundle of magazines.
Several long passenger trains traversed Dillers over the Burlington headed west. Reports say the trains carried CCC troops but are likely U S forces en route to the west coast for duties related to strikes or the Japanese situation.
A reader in San Diego mocks earthquakes while noting she has felt none since August. In Long Beach residents react with fear yet move on, with another family reportedly unsettled but continuing daily life amid aftershocks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fouts visited the L. M. Cavett home all day last Friday. Mrs. C. provided a superb Thanksgiving dinner for the occasion. A regular boarder joined the group as the third person. A Nebraska Briefe item mentions 20 men and women training in Red Cross first aid under Dr. Chas. B. Pease at Weeping Water, Nebraska.
Roy Geer expands his lumber yard office with a new cabinet to showcase a large wallpaper stack. He plans to publicize the addition in the Record in the coming days.
The Record notes Thanksgiving meals were served from the 19th to the 28th with some residents attending multiple events. The issue credits F D R for the extended celebrations and thanks.
Mrs Holle displays a Daily Hollywood Prena with a large double headline reading H E Green of Diller Visits Son In City. The page lacks further comment and hints at a joker, a notion linked to local religious adage about prophets lacking honor at home.
Mrs Fred Thornberg formerly Sadie Bixby from Auburn Nebraska spent a few days visiting relatives in the area. She came Wednesday and left Sunday visiting Reuben Gretzinger near Diller and sister A H Gretzinger in Steele City and aunt L M Cavett in Diller. Oscar Smith and Edith Bixby Smith joined the Steele City visit Sunday.
The piece recalls the Wm. Sanmanp family who lived northwest of Diller with many children and two young sons. They moved to Hackettstown New Jersey years ago leaving Jordon to fend alone. The Record reports a $300 subscription check from the Sanmano Brothers dated after their move.
Mrs Lyle Cassell and two children depart Steele City by truck for Powell Wyoming after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs A H Gretsinger. A prior planned reunion was halted by a truck wreck altering her husband’s return plans.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Filley and baby of Stratton with W S Filley wife of Diller and Mrs Wells Filley Andrews and Gary of Steele City visited Mrs Hubert Filley’s parents Mr and Mrs Dewey in Wymore for Thanksgiving dinner Hubert Filley also spent a day or two in Diller during the holiday period
Mrs. Theodore Henrichs received a granite stone with a white ring from Westborough Massachusetts on Monday for her rock garden. Friends said the stone is lucky. It was taken from a house built in 1730 near the Assebet River, where the nation’s largest persimmon tree grows, with a twenty eight foot circumference.
Louis Meyer aged 28 arrived home last week from Camp Funeten near Fort Riley Kansas where he was assigned to cavalry duty. He was released from duty and placed in the reserve corps after eight months of service. He displayed his released papers showing a clear record from A to Z and hopes to return to civilian employment soon.
Mr and Mrs Harold Cox of Clay Center Kansas spent Thanksgiving with both families dining at the James Cox home Water ville and at the John Wehling home near Diller Dell Webling and family were supper guests Harold returned to Clay Center Friday morning Velma remained with her parents until Sunday evening and returned with Chas Gaisford and family also of Clay Center Velma often acts as nurse when she visits Mrs John Wehling injured knee treated by a physician Bronchitis and asthma afflicted Velma's mother during prior visit
The local board of education held its regular monthly meeting at the Record office on Monday evening. Bills were approved, repairs discussed, and a new course titled Commercial Geography was added to the curriculum. The superintendent praised department performance and the schedule stayed on track. At adjournment Chas Waggoner entertained members with a story.
Mrs Della Weddie McWhirter and her baby arrived in time for Thanksgiving to stay about a week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Chas Barber. She is the niece of Mrs Roy Patton and will visit relatives during her stay.
Mr and Mrs Richard Starling prepare to move from Diller to Harviell in southeast Missouri with a trailer load of personal effects. They were well respected citizens and friends offer best wishes as The Record promises to follow their progress in the new home.
The 1941 corn loan program offers a three year loan at 73 cents per bushel with August September and October delivery options each year. Applications are taken at the Triple A office and borrowers may deliver collateral with thirty days prior notice. A storage allowance of four cents per bushel applies if the collateral is carried for a full year. No insurance is required and a service fee of one cent per bushel is charged.
The Haden family from Los Angeles claims a near unmatched dental record. Mrs Jessica Haden and daughter Marthe presented at the Health Defense exposition citing diet including raw milk and vegetables as the secret to their perfect teeth.
The article argues divorce decrees rarely state true causes, noting temperament social life habits and philosophy as underlying issues. Psychologists suggest addressing these factors can lead to reconciliation.
The D W D project club met on Monday November 24 1941 with six members present. Members thanked for their blessings sang the club song read a leader's talk and displayed Toys for Children made by each member. Plans set for a Christmas party December 13 at Mrs Glenn Long's home with a White Elephant gift exchange and to bring a child and a gift.
The Southeast Division educators gathered at District 88 school on Friday afternoon November 21 chaired by Erma Austin. Jamnita Anderson led singing. roll call prompted Christmas gift ideas and a community party game. Vesper Bradshaw read Popping Corn and Miss McPherson from Fairbury Junior College demonstrated rural vocal teaching. Attendees included Wilma Kenning Julis Kenning Merlyn Lottman Dorothy Batts Della Roelfs Evelyn Roelfs Anna Wenz Lucille Sollenburger Mary Wenz Juanita Anderson Lorene Achtemeier Marjorie Schmidt Martha Evers Erma Austin Arlene Schnuelle and Mr. McCreight.
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