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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
4
Bob Burns reports Grandpa Snazzy angry at the Japanese after waking to teeth snapping at a Japanese incense burner. Governor Griswold urges motorists to limit speed to 40 mph to save tires and necks, a trend seen nationwide.
Ebe Roelfs has been badly crippled in the back for the last two or three weeks, forcing Mia Roelfs to handle the outside work. She visited the office Monday to pay the Record subscription, a duty Ebe had performed for many years.
In Gage County residents recall Pearl Harbor with high enlistment interest. More than forty young men have signed up for US Navy service since December 7. Diller residents anticipate Homer Brunk's re election as county clerk based on his prior record. A San Diego family reports snow play during a southeast mountain trip while a five foot snow drift sits in the back yard.
The Behrends household hosted a Sunday dinner January 4 with many relatives from Diller Fairbury and Kansas City among attendees. Johnny Behrends arrived December 31 and joined by others from Baxter Iowa and Omaha before returning to their army posts. A note on cream sales criticizes low quality cream causing large losses nationwide, with Nebraska accounting for 45 percent of production and calls for better handling to support national defense.
Bonham theatre announces a three day bill January 18 to 20 featuring Garey Cooper with Joan Lee and Walt Brennan in Sergeant York with cartoons and universal news. Shows at 2 7 and 9 30 pm daily with no passes. January 21 and 22 adds Betty Grable Victor Mature and Carlole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming along with Pictorial Comedy and News.
Albert Dekker stars in Among the Living and Ray Corrigan appears in Lonto Basin Outlaw at local theaters Friday and Saturday January 20 22, promising action packed double feature entertainment.
Merle Oberon and Alan Marshall star in Lydia Also A Moreno Fiesta at the Majestic Theatre Saturday and Sunday January 17-18. Includes a serial Dice Tracy vs Crime Inc. film.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Farmers Union Co-Op Store in Diller Nebraska is set for January 17 1942 at 2 30 PM at City Hall. Two directors will be elected and other business may be transacted. ARTHUR VIETHS Secretary.
Pennsylvania State College engineers report long running tests on insulation for destroyer and battleship decks and bulkheads. Full size 1 200 pound test panels simulate heat transfer from zero to 140 degrees with guarded hot box equipment and later a 24 hour varying temperature cycle to mimic ship surface conditions.
Carl Brainard, an 18 year old Los Angeles high school senior, has built a portable wireless phone that works without wires and can be used from a moving automobile. He has sent the device to Washington for patent approval and a backer is ready to provide financing if granted.
A portable telephone fits in a glove compartment and uses short wave to connect to a home phone. Dialing signals are picked up by the home unit and incoming calls ring both devices.
The piece argues that ragweed control distracts from the true issue of hay fever. It cites blood colloids as key to allergies and notes that exposure to dust triggers reactions in sensitive individuals. Science, not legislation against weeds, is needed to solve hay fever.
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