Postal transmission notice from Diller Nebraska
Entered at the post office at Diller Nebraska for transmission through the axeile ae second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
4
Entered at the post office at Diller Nebraska for transmission through the axeile ae second class matter.
Mrs. Cora Madden of Meridian Idaho sent in her subscription to the Record last week. The note mentions three widows sharing a 50 50 50 plan: Mrs. Madden Mrs. Emma Waggoner and Mrs. C Riddle all reading the publication.
Farmers report prospects grim as early frost killed much of the winter wheat crop and claims arise that most fruit trees are dead from the October freeze. Some trees still hold autumn leaves, unchanged from fall.
Johnny Behrends came back to Iowa on January 3 with brother Arthur. He disputes a recent Record item claiming girls influence locals, saying he likes Iowa and its big farming and tall corn crops. The newspaper apologizes for the earlier line.
Patrons at Viers Store discuss mince pie variations with brandy, peach liquor, or plain but all agree meat belongs. They praise the traditional recipe with a bit of sea dy and serving hot at least once daily.
An air mail letter from Mrs. Golda Miller McKinley describes Mre and Mrs. Chester Sparks visiting Santa Monica Los Angeles Pasadena San Bernardino and San Jose. They attended their son Roe Sparks wedding and saw the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day before planning further visits.
Iodine in the diet will prevent simple goiter, a common thyroid enlargement among growing boys and girls. The Cor Geal bulletin E-380 provides many facts on the physical needs of youths.
In Chicago Stewart Warner engineers and inventors advance at a $600000 annual pace exploring television, FM radio, an automobile vapor heater, and a method to remove odors from rubber tubing. The heater aids military aircraft by warming gunners’ hands. testing uses electric eye machines and female operators ensure precise gasoline flow.
Dr. Edna Mc Eachern, a California teacher, says theory suffers from isolation as students spend months on exercises with little carryover to performance. She urges piano students to know forms and identify phrase and cadence, harmonic progression, and thematic development.
Passengers at a depot recount a day filled with mishaps and delays. A sister’s baby with whooping cough, a car with a flat in the lot, and crowded taxi lines frame a portrait of everyday frustration and fatigue.
The French king Charles VI’s 1392 accounts show payment to a painter of about $500 for three packs of hand painted cards, richly ornamented with designs in gold and colors.
A Burmese child attends a mission school to learn to read and questions idols. His father shows a gold adorned temple idol and argues a visible god exists, but the child counters that their god is unseen yet omnipresent, while the idol cannot see them.
A Blend-O-Graph helps homemakers choose harmonious color schemes for slipcovers draperies fabrics and floor coverings. It links correlated colors and textures across rooms showing muted florals stripes and plains. New drapery fabrics spun rayon and painted damasks trend with soft pastels and self-patterned backgrounds.
Report notes tests of 248 children by school and eye specialist. School test passed 136, specialist passed the same plus 23 more, making the school test accurate but 10 percent more severe. Of 3430 children tested by schools alone, 43 percent had defective vision.
Boston doctor Dr Lyman G Richards says complete silence may be best for acute laryngitis and chronic cases from vocal abuse require limiting conversation. He notes whispering can strain the throat and that persistent symptoms could indicate tuberculosis of the larynx or related complications.
Fragmentary text describes the danger faced by workers, including sand-hogs and underwater builders. Mentions time pressure and hazards of underwater work. The source presents a dramatic view of peril in hazardous occupations.
Dr Albert E Sloane of the Massachusetts department of health described a three part eye test used last year in Massachusetts to identify children needing professional attention. The test first measures ability to read small letters at a distance with each eye and with both eyes.
A Baptist congregation in Kansas City used a ton of ice to cool their furnace, spending $7 to lower the heat by several degrees. Choirmaster Novus Reed helped manage the improvised cooling as a six foot flare in the fire chamber blew heat through two ducts into the auditorium. The plan aimed to chill the space during winter and involve the entire congregation in the effort.
A study shows about half of hogs are raised west of the Mississippi while roughly three fourths of pork consumption occurs east of the river. The findings highlight regional production and demand patterns across the United States.
Victor Pollak once controlled a quarter of Austria's wipe production and built the Edlach sanatorium in the Rax mountains. Now he and his wife arrive in Australia nearly penniless as refugees seeking a new start.
Fragmentary note lists items including ice cream at Diller Cafe and a mention of Pats Belk and Lightning Jim. readable parts suggest a short listing or ad item in a local paper.
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