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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
4
A postal entry from Diller Nebraska records the piece as second class matter for transmission through the mails. The notation notes 1.60 dollars handling or postage consideration in the entry.
Reported German sources claim twenty two British ships were sunk last Monday by submarines. Christmas Seals fund the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association which conducts the anti tuberculosis campaign daily in Nebraska. Buy and use Christmas Seals.
Public health service notes about three times as many influenza cases in October 1940 compared to October 1939. The flu epidemic worsened last winter, prompting cautions for precautions against colds.
A brief note notes the joy of receiving a single subscription payment in the Record office, praising it over numerous offers of free publication or livestock show tickets that the editor will not attend.
Lanham on the Nebraska Kansas line observed Thanksgiving on two dates. Nebraska set November 21 and Kansas November 28. With no local mayor, the northern half followed Gov Cochran and the Kansas side followed the Kansas governor’s proclamation.
Nebraska Cornhuskers accept an invitation to meet Stanford University in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day and enjoy a rare upcoming appearance. The team lost only once that season and scored well against opponents. fans hope for a victory in the first Rose Bowl.
A woman in Bangalore asks a missionary to stop a native Christian from praying for her claiming his prayers affect her worship. She says she could worship idols comfortably before but cannot now, and that her son and two daughters have become Christians through his prayers. She appeals for intervention.
Tom Boggs, known to some boys for his caves on Indian Creek, is reported seriously ill with pneumonia at a Beatrice hospital.
W. J. Assenmacher a leading Lincoln contractor was instantly killed when his automobile collided with a truck one mile from Utica Nebraska last Saturday night.
The Christian church at Odell is prospering and enlarging its facilities. A full size basement is being excavated beneath the church, with services temporarily held at the Methodist church.
Report notes eggs at seven cents each in London when available. English shoppers form lines a quarter mile long just to buy a few eggs, suggesting price and scarcity influence perceived quality and demand.
The village of Jansen advances again with a new community building project costing about $30,000. WPA architect C.S. McKellips of Fairbury oversees the plans and construction.
Pat Mc Elwee Finelli of Fresno California sends a cordial exchange about Nebraska winter. He notes the cold and snow while quipping that it is grand there though cold. He adds that weather here is purely Nebraskan with unpredictable conditions.
Stanford managers release 5000 Rose Bowl admissions to Selleck for Nebraska fans at 4 40 dollars each. Expected attendance is 90 000 with total revenue around 22 000 and estimated advertising costs around 125 000. نيو
Lincoln resident L C McBride aged 98 married 80 year old Mrs Sarah A Stretton last Friday afternoon. County Judge Reid officiated. The groom said he is the happiest man in Lincoln after the ceremony as reported by the Daily Star.
Saturday reports claim Diller to the western coast road is the roughest yet. Rex Green says his mail route roads were worse than any time he has known, as wagons stalled in core fields and ground began freezing. Weather lately has been nice and roads are drying.
Henry Wallace vice president elect endured jeers and fruit thrown by followers of opponent as his party entered the American Embassy en route to the inauguration of Gen Manuel Avila Camachan. The clash echoed past campaign rough handling of Willkie and supporters in U S politics.
The writer remembers Ed Wright of Steele City who died last week and reflects on the old brass band days. He recalls practicing with the group forty years ago and notes other band members who have died, suggesting more will follow.
Pellagra, a disease linked to poor diets missing milk eggs liver greens and fruit juices, afflicts about 400000 Americans. Picotinic acid has been successfully used to cure it.
Parents must register alien children under 14 but do not fingerprint them. Postmasters should be notified immediately if any bedridden aliens are present so they can arrange registration at the confinement location.
A nameless benefactor nicknamed the nice ghost of Blackburn donates to the Royal Institute in Blackburn England. He declines to explain his generosity citing services rendered while donations range from $67 350 to $250 in U S currency.
An old hitching post evolution is described with parking meters in U S cities and tall poles in Venice where garlands and flower vendors tie up and deliveries occur. The piece notes street adaptations by vendors and motorists across locales.
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