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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
4
Fred Shutt mowed the weeds in front of his business and his action prompted others to follow. The city has cleaned the corner at Hartzell's building after his lead.
The Diller band members debated uniform choices but the I's are said to have won the vote. Uniforms will be ordered as the group settles on the style for the upcoming performances.
Readers note the church should be identified as plain Methodist since three branches unified in Kansas City. Despite this, the M E label appears in church articles and the pastor’s sermon causing ongoing confusion.
Many Diller motorists are learning to stop at intersections on Main Street after the state road department installed stop signs. Some drivers still forget and others ignore the rule, but most are now observing the traffic control.
Joe Louis defeats Tony Galento in four rounds after Galento pressures early and even floors Louis in the third. The challenger vows to try again in September, but organizers doubt a rematch.
James Diller an 11 year old Wichita lad who fights and prefers swimming and cycling will travel alone by air to Philadelphia to visit his grandparents and great grandmother during a trip that includes a world fair and ocean visit. He plans to fight and ride bicycles when not exploring the city.
E. E. McCune and son Orval McCune with family were southeast of Odell for a harvest jog when heavy rain last Saturday night halted work and Ed returned home.
Jansen hosts an evening Fourth of July celebration featuring a main street dance on a large platform. A dug out is also planned as part of the festivities.
The Nebraska safety council endorses Be alive on the Fifth by being careful in celebrating on the Fourth. The item ponders whether any local resident from Diller will be among this year’s Fourth of July casualties.
Matchow reports harvesting eleven hundred bushels of wheat from 44 acres, 24 miles northwest of town, a yield of 25 bushels per acre, compared with three bushels per acre on the same land last year.
A band began late last evening due to harvest activities and the Louis Galento Championship fight in New York. A fair sized crowd gathered in town despite busy seas for farmers.
Last Saturday proved good for harvesting as farmers loaded grain into trucks and trailers of all types. A truck driven by Fred Miller hauled 190 bushels per load, keeping grain moving quickly through town from combine to elevator amid the rainstorm interruption.
Arthur Vieths recalls heavy rain five miles northeast of town with a ten quart pail nearly full. He estimates at least five inches in his area while SE of town rainfall ranged from 24 to 54 inches. Diller records 1.59 inches. minimal wind limited wheat damage beyond draw bottoms.
The National Safety Council warns July 1938 had a horrific death toll with 12 people killed per hour and 8 720 total deaths. 800 000 injured and 300 million dollars in losses marked the month. Heat and Independence Day drove many accidents even in clear weather.
Noted humorist and poet Walt Mason died Thursday morning at his La Jolla home at 77. He was a longtime member of the State Journal staff in the early 1890s.
The article notes steady rain all June with weekly totals of .82, 1.89, 2.33, and 1.64 inches, summing to 6.68 inches for the month and 1.64 inches in the past week. Some areas reported over five inches last Saturday night, and weather is ideal for corn as the crop thrives.
Major General Percy P. Bishop announced the War Department has raised the quota for the Citizens Military Camps in his area. The Nebraska camp at Fort Crook near Omaha runs July 11 to August 9 with all expenses paid. A streamlined Infantry drill is included. Transportation, meals, uniforms, medical and dental care are provided. Interested officers contact CMTC Officer in Omaha.
The Tobias Times reports Adolph Slams Jr. living southeast of Tobias has a calf with goat or dog ears. The ears are three inches long and two inches wide and hang down. The calf is healthy and growing, born in mid May. Albert Langhorst has a two week old goose on his farm with neck twisted so it must stoop to eat. The goose appears healthy and eats heartily. The piece ends with a quip about frontier ancestors eating prairie dogs and owls and modern kids needing college to eat mice and goldfish.
Theatres announce upcoming films with the Ritz Brothers in The Gorilla and Wallace Berry in Sergeant Madden. The Jones family returns with The Jones Family in Hollywood and other titles like Young Mr. Lincoln and Calling Dr. Kildare, all advancing as notable upcoming attractions.
Nebraska farm families receiving Farm Security Administration grants dropped by 2 660 in May as they shift to a live at home program. County meetings led to individual plans to boost food and livestock feed, cutting the grant total from 70 0 in April to 68 294 in May.
The last legislature passed Bill No. 336 authorizing rural fire protection districts beyond incorporated areas. Sec. 2 requires a petition from 60 percent of taxpayers showing full names and addresses and district boundaries. Limitations include indebtedness not exceeding $2000 and levy not above one half mill. District area equals one township or more.
A wreck leaves boats crowded and a wicked youth chosen to stay ashore. A selfless sailor volunteers for death to save him, urging him to seek Heaven. The old sailor dies at sea, and the survivor later testifies I died for you and I see you in Heaven.
Rails laid north south last longer than east west ones due to unknown reasons. The article notes longer life for vertical alignment but offers no definitive explanation.
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