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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
4
An item noting entry at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter. The brief indicates an official designation for mail handling and archival placement within postal procedures.
Red Cross memberships at Diller this year numbered fifteen. Fifteen dollars was turned over to the county chapter Tuesday. Rey Roelfs asks when snakes hibernate after seeing a large bull snake on the road Tuesday southwest of Steele City.
A December heat record was broken Wednesday as central Nebraska reached 80 degrees. The unseasonably warm weather prompted many homes to extinguish furnace fires earlier than usual.
Bill Green discovers two fat ducks missing from his pen on Tuesday morning. He later finds the birds wandering at the residence of his brother Hod, who keeps a live duck in his own pen.
County Agent Flynn urges evaluating whether horses and mules should be kept to save feed and maintain animal condition. Carbon disulphide capsules offer effective treatment but pose danger if mishandled and should be administered by a veterinarian.
The Randall family invited relatives from Pierce City Missouri for Thanksgiving. Arrival a week early found no turkey as Missouri celebrated on November 23, causing embarrassment over the double holiday.
A 40 inch Russian thistle traveled by air from Lawton Oklahoma to South Dakota over a month. It landed against the Daykin Lumber Company picket fence with a tag dated October 5 1939 and attributed to Old Man Southwind and Henry Alloway guiding the wind powered journey.
Beatrice officials say the city jail is free of bed bugs for the first time. Bugs briefly challenged officers, but professional exterminators helped and the jail now uses a steam debugging outfit to fumigate when empty.
J Mack Brown appears in West of Carson City on Friday and Saturday December 15 and 16 as part of a program titled City of Darkness. A sweepstakes event is added to the bill.
The St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church near Diller lists Rev L J Wolff as pastor with C L Hullman as superintendent. Sunday School at 9 30 English service 10 45 German service 11 30 program and pageant practice 1 Luther League 7 30. Activities include teacher training Sunday School meeting Monday council meetings Wednesday mission society choir practice adult catechetical class Friday pageant practice and Saturday 8 30 confirmation class.
A list shows towns like Reynolds Endicott Plymouth Courtland Harbine Steele City Alexandria Fairbury Daykin and others with paired here and there markers and dates Feb 2 9 10 12 13 16 19 26 30 across Fairbury Endicott Plymouth and more detailing a regional basketball tournament schedule.
The earliest banks on record were the national temple at Delphi and Delos in Greece, serving as early financial hubs.
The Congregational Church invites worshipers for Universal Bible Sunday with an 11 o'clock sermon themed Mighty grew the word of God and prevailed. Sunday School will meet next Sunday. Mrs. Ray Green hosts. O J Mayborn leads Friday events.
Pastor W. H. Clark invites Sunday School at 10 A M and Epworth League at 6 30 P M. Preaching and song service at 7 30 P M includes two sermons on the Destiny of Man with a companion sermon on December 17 at 11 A M offering a chance to unite with the church and baptism.
Distress warrants have been sent by state order to all with delinquent personal taxes. Most have paid, but some have not. If no response by December 31 1939, authorities may levy against property to collect back taxes. Partial payments are welcome before December 31. C G Catlin County Treasurer Dwight B Young Sheriff.
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