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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
4
A notice records the entry of mail at the p post office in Diller Nebraska for transmission through the mails as second class matter. The fragment notes official handling and classification of the mailing service.
Ernest Hubbs a Beatrice attorney visited the Record office on Wednesday for a pleasant chat. Hogs topped the Omaha market price at $13.20 per hundred for 370 pounders on Tuesday.
Fairbury papers report Mrs Frank L Rain also known as Madge Merrill has been appointed a United Service Organizations hostess for an Army Camp. She departed Fairbury last week for St Louis to begin duties.
A Riverside letter thanks Walter Leaper for three iron men flatly noting no war greeting. The Ford Sunday Evening Hour is suspended for the war. Fred Allen replaces it, a swap viewed as moving from sublime to ridiculous amid wartime radio changes.
C B Ingman of Farmers Oil and Supply Co in Diller is described as a lively former French front fighter who served to overthrow Kaiser Wilhelm. He aims to fight Hitler again, but authorities think he is too old while he contacts his former Kansas congressman and Nebraska representatives.
The article notes a variable March with a mix of snow rain and sunshine and moderate winds. Groundhog lore predicts four more weeks of winter, though the first week has been mild with a warm sunny day and farmers hope for drying March winds.
The Farm Security office in Fairbury announces a new Food Production loan for county families on small farms or jacreages. Eligible are elderly couples, farm laborers, or town residents with space and capability. Loans cover poultry, livestock, garden needs, and equipment to boost production or aid National Defense.
A library list presents new titles across genres. Adults see The Snow Goose and Stormy, while children gain Little White Chief and Mysterious Box. Numerous biographies and historical works are included.
Clyde H. Coleman born February 24, 1921 in Diller Nebraska is profiled as Company Clerk for CCC Company 755 at Pawnee City. The feature notes his high school training in business, work in camp offices, prior role as assistant company clerk, and membership on the CCC basketball team.
Alsatian dogs in the British army are trained to carry a large roll of telephone cable on their backs and run with it to a mile distant destination, stringing wire over rough ground while overcoming obstacles along the way.
About 20 000 mail order companies operate in the United States generating over a billion dollars in annual volume.
Dr Thomas of Westinghouse showcased dramatic electric feats at an Electric club luncheon in Los Angeles. He blew out a bulb and demonstrated ultraviolet sterilization, infrared communication ideas, stroboscope tests, and a disc design that could be frozen and accelerated to reveal a new pattern.
Health campaign urges clean hands to stop disease spread. Public awareness message highlights everyday contact with people and surfaces and how washing hands reduces risk.
An advertisement extols a French milled soap for daily hand cleansing. It argues germs spread from public surfaces and personal items and promotes soap as gentle yet effective, with a spring blossom fragrance and long-lasting quality.
The first royal governor Capt Woodes Rogers arrived in Nassau in 1718 to confront pirates who had turned Nassau into a pirate capital. Thousands lined the beach in finery while armed marauders manned cutlasses and guns as Rogers offered the oath of allegiance to the Crown or facing action.
The Bahama islands endured repeated Spanish attacks over two centuries. New Providence saw a temporary Spaniard seizure in 1641, English return in 1649, another Spaniard takeover, and multiple shifts of control through 1684 and 1703 with Nassau destroyed and later seized by French and Spanish forces.
Builders report renewed interest in wallpaper as a wall finish due to industry progress. A variety of papers now suit any interior with hard glossy finishes metallic surfaces basket weaves cloth reproductions wood imitations and embossed designs among the styles available.
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