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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
2
The Diller Record appears as a weekly publication edited by L. M. Cavett with Martha B. Cavett as associate editor. It notes succession to founder F. T. Pearce and lists a one dollar and nine cent price with second class mail status.
Students nationwide pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the republic for which it stands. The slogan celebrates unity and the promise of liberty and justice for all as part of a daily school tradition.
The article notes surfacing of Highway No 3 from Fairbury to Gilead this summer with the first six miles from Fairbury west already shot off. Lincoln Weather Bureau reports no rain last week from Jefferson County east to the Missouri River. Floyd Harlin, Fairbury County engineer, visited with Commissioner Hutchinson about WPA road project plans in the area. The piece cites 100 degree temperatures across the nation with little rain recently.
Lutheran church men began cleanup at Loock corner on Monday and plan to remodel the basement foundation to fit the St. Paul church which will move into town in due time. The men worked in the heat while cleaning the basement.
The Record notes the editor’s claim that local small grain yields are excellent with averages around 25 bushels per acre. A farmer reports 23 bushels on 80 acres, another field yields 26, and Wm. Jones records 34 bushels on 69 acres. Additional reports include 20 to 41/2 bushels per acre, with some fields up to 28 and 16 on late-plowed ground. overall test weights range 60 to 65 pounds per bushel.
Nebraska endures triple digit heat with 108 in some areas while national draft plans loom. About 42 million men 18 to 64 may register September first, with 400 000 called October first for training. broader ages to train for home guard if passed. Diller Band tours praised at Barneston and Steele City picnics amid community relief measures. Claude Cavett reports a severe storm flooding a Nebraska schoolyard and depot area with lightning and thunder similar to past floods.
The editor and his wife savored their first sweet corn on the cob of the season at dinner. The corn thrived in Rev Clark's garden and yielded a perfect crop.
A classified in Fairbury advertised a request for two inches of rain without hindering the Steele City Picnic. Rain fell in Fairbury on Sunday totaling 2.08 inches with some at Steele City and Diller. Diller saw only 0.61 inches, likely more than needed. locals credit the meteorological gift while J F Fesse reports only a light sprinkle five miles northwest of Diller.
Los Angeles woman Mother Emma Cotton advocates evangelization of the Negro and cites two Pathfinder dispatches. She argues a community effort could have saved a desert church from arson and mentions a French magazine report of 200 American Negro Communists trained in Moscow ready to return to undermine faith.
Mr and Mrs A D Stotta arrived from Lincoln at noon today to arrange the funeral of Mrs Albert Taylor, sister of Mr Stotta. A freak wind storm at Sioux Falls South Dakota yesterday injured three people as a windmill, a trailer, and a thrashing machine were toppled by the gusts.
The Bonham Theatre offers The Mortal Storm with James Stewart Margaret Sullavan and Robin Young amid a true life espionage plot, paired with Primrose Path starring Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea. Friday and Saturday showcase Saturdays Children and The House of Seven Gables on one bill with other variety.
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