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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
4
Che Diller Record published weekly with editor and publisher names, associate editors, and subscription terms. Mentions Pearce as founder and notes entry at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
General Franco's decree suppressing Masonry in Spain took effect last Saturday. Italy had already stamped out Masonry. Dr Fall, Fairbury dentist, reports poor road conditions after driving into the country Monday. Local farmers face blocked streets. the Record issued faulty pages last week due to a loose ink roller.
Will Green and his party stopped in Oketo Kansas for a short visit with Superintendent and Mrs Nelson. Mr Nelson has headed the Oketo schools for several years and was superintendent of the Diller school in 139.
Otho Jennings adds a new 3 ply roll roof to his building south of the Record office. The project paused as rain and cold spell soaked the site. March arrived with fluctuating weather including rain lightning sleet and snow totaling .24 to .52 inches over two days.
Mrs Katherine Caley of Fairbury was fined 10 dollars and costs in Co Judge Noble's court for driving through Courtland on No 77 at 56 mph. The ruling was reported by the Daily Sun.
Rural mail carriers report the worst road conditions in memory hindering deliveries. They start at opposite ends and cover about half of their routes daily. Since frost left the ground, there seems to be no bottom to the rough roads impacting service.
The Virginia General Assembly chose Carry Me Back to Old Virginia as the state song. James A. Bland, editor of Defender in Chicago, composed the famous melody and the announcement aired Sunday on the Southern Aires program from an African Methodist church.
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania 16 blocks of the town began to settle on Monday morning causing homes and businesses to crack and water and gas pipes to break. Authorities cite the collapse of anthracite mine arches 300 feet below the surface as the disaster cause.
Ralph Long rushed into the office with mud on his shoes and handed the Women's Club notes to the publisher. He complained roads were awful for his mules to reach town and urged reading the Record over the telephone this week due to likely mail delays. He remained optimistic saying a good crop could be raised this year.
Mrs. Sarah AH. Joslyn of Omaha died last week. Widow of George A. Joslyn founder of the Western Newspaper Union, she funded the Joslyn Memorial in Omaha. By will the memorial receives 24 million dollars for endowment. total cost about three million dollars with endowment around four million.
The article predicts Arlington Brugh also known as Robert Taylor and actress Barbara Stanwyck will face divorce within two years.
Letters lament the demolition of the $12,000 Diller mansion and suggest government reuse. The column reports 77 days of precipitation totaling 3.18 inches since December 2, notes chinch bug infestations in 26 southeastern Nebraska counties, and lists local comments on county politics, WPA job choices, and city street expenses from January and February.
Each April a Coast Guard cutter halts to honor 1 017 Titanic victims. The ship stops engines, raises the church pennant, crews in dress on deck, and the commanding officer reads the burial service followed by three volleys. A wreath drifts on the sea above the wreck site.
The Ladysmith News reports on summer picnics awaiting cooler days around August 12 and recalls last year’s shower that spoiled the parade and dresses. It covers the winter Carpive carnival held February 16–17 with ski jumping and skating, a statewide ski jump, an estimated attendance of 6 600 to 10 000, a big parade, floats including a penguin and a bull Ferdinald, a monkey float, and a style show with bands and general merriment.
At the Bonham and Majestic Theatres Gone With The Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh runs all week ending Thursday night. The Majestic features a four film program headlined by Gary Cooper in The Real Glory on Wednesday and Thursday and Oh Johnny with Tom Brown on Sunday and Monday.
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