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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
4
Entry at the Diller Nebraska post office indicates transit through the mails as second class matter. The record records the mailing category and official handling for distribution.
A fragment notes a radio announcer facing praise or condemnation regardless of personal stance.
Germany prohibits the entry of newspapers printed in German language outside its borders during the war, signaling tight controls on foreign press circulation and information flow.
County Judge E R Bee announced last week he will seek reelection and will submit his platform in the near future, according to the Daykin Herald.
Mr Pearce fifty years ago claimed la grippe and influenza were only a bad cold with imagination. The modern flu, while resembling old influenza, cannot be dismissed as imagination and is described as truly tough by many victims who testify to its severity.
Snowfall last Saturday after noon and eight caused concern among relatives of sick folks here as drifting blocked voids and left the nearest doctor at Odell and Steele Guy hard to reach. The danger remains with loose snow still on the ground.
Clarence Eaton notes a light snow on January 7, the first mentioned snow of the winter, with surrounding areas snowed within 50 miles. He recalls subzero days last week, the first since February 1936, while a Record piece recalls old efforts to bottle cold and sell it, predicting future grocery cold storage innovations like electric refrigerators.
The Dionne quintuplets will move to a new residence as Dr. Dafoe resigns as guardian while remaining their physician. An agreement with Mr. Dionne ends ongoing legal actions, amid parental concerns about separating the children from their family.
The state convention of Nebraska sheriffs will meet in Fairbury on January 28 and 24, with organizers announcing the two scheduled gathering days for members and attendees.
John Sedlacek missed his milk route due to a bad cold. Frank Grabber filled in and completed the delivery this morning.
Mrs. Effie S. Carlton of Boston died Monday at age 84. The former actress wrote the lullaby Rock-A-Bye Baby In The Tree Top.
The Fairbury Rotary Club marks its 30th anniversary tomorrow at the Mary-Etta hotel. Dr. W. H. Morton from the University of Nebraska Teachers College will be the guest speaker. he was the club’s first president.
Edgar Howard recalls during the 1895 Nebraska legislative session a basemement saloon in the state capitol. A member protested the quality of liquor and the next day the door was padlocked sealing the official saloon.
Senator John Callan of Odell and Geo Craven of Lincoln sponsored a resolution in the unicameral special session to raise grants for the needy aged and dependent children by 21 percent. The measure was adopted 33 to 0. Callan argued that those with plenty must help the less fortunate or risk social unrest, warning private property feels insecure when poverty rises.
The Presidents Birthday Leaders plan a bail to raise funds for Infantile Paralysis relief and research. Half stays locally, half goes to the National Foundation. the disease rose from 1,616 cases in 1938 to 6,921 last year, threatening children nationwide.
Real estate transfers listed for the week ending January 6 1940 reported by J Monroe Davis Son Fairbury include several state of Nebraska land transactions along highway 103 south of Diller graded last fall. Claude Ellis and wife to state of Nebraska 2.286 acres in west section 14 and 1.185 acres in southeast quarter section 26 24 with a 121.00 fee. William F Myers et al to state of Nebraska 2.583 acres in northeast quarter and 189 acres in northwest quarter both in township 1 range 1 with a 152.00 fee. Bruce H Weigel and wife to state of Nebraska 1.264 acres in southwest quarter section 104-4 with a 39.00 fee. Protestant Orphans Home to state of Nebraska 1.266 acres in Bee county. Reents single to state of Nebraska 2.457 acres in southeast quarter. John A Duis and wife to state of Nebraska 2.441 acres in northeast 4 14 104 with a 2503 fee. Total transfers listed 66 00.upp
Harold Diller son of Mr and Mrs Gene Diller left Tuesday for Baltimore Maryland to begin work as night clerk in the Social Security offices. He passed a civil service exam and was placed about two weeks ago and received a telegram Saturday morning to report Thursday. Harold graduated from Fairbury high School class of 1933 and had worked about four years at the Axtell Agency.
Eight pupils returned to classes on Tuesday January 2 adopting several resolutions to improve efficiency. Three students Mary Elizabeth Freitag Darlene Freitag and Norma Weer remained neither absent nor tardy. Visitors included Mrs George Freitag Mrs N D Frisbie Darrel Lee Freitag Mrs Martin Weers Mrs John Weers Mary Wenz Gladys Lottman Laura Mae and Robert Weera. Funds from the program plate lunch are yet to be allocated.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece notes Brian Briant Briene Bryan and variants share a Celtic root meaning strong. It mentions Briana as feminine form and contrasts Bryon meaning virtue and Brion meaning nobly descended with uncommonly charming usage in Florence AL.
The origin of pineapple cheese is traced to Litchfield County in Connecticut around 1845. The note places the creation in a mid 19th century American context linking a regional dairy product to a specific locality and year.
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