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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
4
The notice highlights Flag Day Saturday Dad's Day Sunday and a Day of prayer Monday. Oscar Amos reports his mailbox down the creek but no mail since Sunday. The editor kept a morning fire to ward off chill and dampness. An AAA tea party is planned for tomorrow afternoon but remains restricted to ladies.
Fred Clark operates a land office business in seed corn this week as long as the corn lasts. His hybrid seed corn company replaces all seed lost prior to June 10th, signaling rapid response to a crop shortfall and sustained supply for farmers.
It appears the Lutheran property sale progressed with Joe Nippert buying the barn and John Clausen acquiring five acres of land at the site south of town.
Jean Maw works at the Farmer's Store as a clerk. Esther Behbrends, employed about two years, will leave to pursue teaching. She will continue at the store until fall.
J Smith Diller injured thumb when wheel hit a ditch jerking steering wheel. A hot antiphlogistine treatment eases pain after the incident three weeks ago.
Will Cramb of the Fair bury Journal wonders how a rival editor from the Diller Record gets inside information about local weddings. He jokes that confidence is just GOP and notes the headache over youths driving to Kansas to wed quietly, without family knowing.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hedges of Lincoln toured flood district towns on Tuesday evening including Diller. Hedges manages the Lincoln Western Newspaper Union branch supplying ready print to the Record. Train service failures on the Burlington caused print deliveries to miss destinations. Bundles for several local publications were reprinted and the manager went herself to deliver them, enjoying the trip with his bride, a Wymore girl.
A new book by Robert Diller examines land ownership, mortgage foreclosures and tenancy in the Diller area up to 1987. Written after research started in 1986 and published in May 1941, the work includes personal history and prophetic elements. A Nebraska review praises its statistics backed analysis and recommends library inclusion.
Dr. Wav Hull of Fairbury advertises that Fairbury Junior College will open in September, highlighting the new educational opportunity for residents. The notice appears in the Record, emphasizing the upcoming start date and community impact.
Mrs Jensena Hastings of Fairbury suffers a broken leg in an auto truck collision and is slowly recovering at a Beatrice hospital.
Dick Close began a new duties week ago last Monday and works with the Burlington weed mower based in Wymore assisting operation and maintenance.
Four Jefferson county men went to Omaha early in the week to enlist in the army. They are Harry Stroh of Plymouth, Lloyd Thrapp and Wesley Goldsberry of Steele City, and Wm. Armstrong of Fairbury.
Fairbury and other papers note May sales of orange food stamps worth 6000 dollars in Jefferson county the first month of operation in the county. Blue stamps valued at 3000 dollars were also distributed.
Reverend Geo McClelland, Baptist pastor of Fairbury, was drafted into service this week. The McClelland family left Fairbury for Fort Lewis Washington where he will serve as chaplain. He is expected to return to his charge on June 8, 1942.
Max Thompson of Diller has been named secretary treasurer of the Jefferson county AAA committee replacing Doris Schultz of Fairbury who started Monday as general clerk at First National Bank Fairbury.
Flood waters inundated two warehouses near the office with water one foot above the floor. Poultry, cattle, and livestock were displaced. many buildings including a lumber yard and an orphanage faced damage. The Burlington tracks, ballast, and bridges were washed out. crews worked to open lines between Wymore and Beatrice over several days.
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