Diller Record Entry Noted for Post Office Transmission
The Diller Record reports a $1.8 amount entered at the post office in Diller Nebraska for transmission through the wills as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
2
The Diller Record reports a $1.8 amount entered at the post office in Diller Nebraska for transmission through the wills as second class matter.
The Record notes strong subscriber response with timely payments. It recalls a 40 year old reminiscence about Diller youths enjoying sleighing, contrasting it with this year's snowless, icy scene where sleighing occurred only on skid events in automobiles.
Mr and Mrs Wil Friday of Rush City Minnesota report pleasant mild winter weather. They note Mr and Mrs Charley Togne maker and themselves are getting along nicely.
Floyd Hughes remodeled canned goods shelving this week causing pounding noises that drew curious shoppers into the store to inspect the changes.
Fayetta Horton a former Diller teacher now living near Lyman Nebraska has been deferred from the selective draft. The delay attributed to a leg length discrepancy caused by a childhood bone fracture.
Ervin Roelfs traveled to Omaha with his truck last Saturday to retrieve the household goods of his brother Leonard Fry and wife Maxine from the residence of Quinter Fry. Leonard plans to drive to San Francisco for civil service exams before entering the navy yards across the bay. Leonard Fry is skilled in welding metals.
Bill Bowers, aboard a destroyer, called his mother Mrs Jas Pickard in San Francisco last Saturday. He had been in the Atlantic for some time and said he did not know his next destination though he was en route. He mentioned Floyd Hadhey and Robert Thompain, both residents of San Francisco.
The Daily Sun notes the Sunday closure of the UP passenger motor between Lincoln and Manhattan last Saturday night leaving Beatrice and Lincoln without a passenger train. It recalls Beatrice residents would miss the distinctive motor whistle that served as a nightly marker during a hospital stay.
Orlo Geer of Geer Bros. Service Station traveled from Fairbury to Omaha on the Rock Island Rocket for a Phillips 66 Products meeting. A Lincoln Journal item reports Dale Tristman and Harold Kenney honored at a stag dinner by 25 McGee employees at the Lincoln Hotel. Tinstman has joined the army air corps and Kenney the navy. Dale is the youngest son of Mrs. Clinton Tinetman of Lincoln.
Bob Green, a resident of Houston, Texas, in pursuit of better prospects, attended a technical school program there for mechanical drafting blue printing. He traveled with a boy from Wymore to secure employment in accounting and hopes for lucrative national defense work. His companion already holds a job in electricity.
Cal Waggoner showed the reporter a picture card from John Steiner and sister Clara Allen mailed at Key West. They had just driven over the seven mile concrete bridge from the mainland and said they would soon leave for points north, not liking Florida much anymore.
The U S Agriculture Marketing Service reports Nebraska produced 72 million eggs in December, up from 50 million a year earlier, a 44 percent rise due to war food demand. Hens totaled 10,610,000, a nine percent gain.
The selective draft is stirring county youths with 125 to be called to service. Some have gone to Omaha for final exams while others were deferred for minor physical defects or treated locally. Boys are scarce, and the reporter will announce names when ready.
The letter from Taylor Gerard of Lexington Oregon describes unusually cold weather with lows around eight degrees below zero and no thaw above freezing since January. He recalls wheat yields last year from 20 to 35 bushels per acre and notes war concerns among western farmers. He also reveals deteriorating eyesight despite new glasses and thanks the paper for support from three iron men.
A historical advertisement outlines subscription prices for the Lincoln Daily Journal and related papers. It notes weekly and yearly rates, delivery by mail, and differences compared with other state dailies. It mentions night printing, routes, and pricing variations for Nebraska and neighboring states.
Los Angeles inventor Judd H Brubaker unveils a water gas mix device to purify oil in gasoline engines. The S shaped pipe feeds water from a bow tank into the motor, breaking up sulfuric sediment and turning to steam to aid combustion.
Professor A T Olmstead of the University of Chicago argues the crucifixion date would place Jesus around 30 if counted from birth but Christ died in his late forties. He says new dating shifts the Christian calendar 15 to 18 years too late, moving the current year to about 1959 instead of 1941.
A novelty box attached to a living room lamp offers a pre-lighted cigarette. The device includes a lighter for easy access. An added feature describes a feat-heating iron dialed to match fabric type from linen to rayon for precise heat.
The text describes washing dishes from right to left and storing frequently used dishes above the left drainboard. It specifies cereal and sauce dishes, saucers, plates, and towels are placed near this drying area.
National Geographic and Carnegie Institution researchers document Miocene forests in China and America sharing relatives of walnut birch alder poplar and mulberry. Dr Ralph W Chaney and Hsen Hsu Hu note plant migrations from Arctic origins led to parallel flora across continents.
Hollywood preview notes Don Ameche and Joan Bennett in Confirm or Deny Also Pictures and Late News airing Wednesday at 9 p.m. on Sveak.
The sine States has made itself independent in iodine supply by extracting the element from West coast waste brines, using processes that yield iodine from such sources. This development aims to reduce reliance on external imports and strengthen domestic production capabilities.
An 84 year old Cardiff Sunday school teacher Moses Jones has spent over four decades instructing school children in the Welsh alphabet. He has received gifts for his work though he cannot read or write.
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