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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
4
In Diller Nebraska residents joked about frost in the grass last Friday morning despite 40 degree temperatures. The notice notes local weather chatter and a brief look at subscription terms published with the post office mention.
Crop condition remains poor with reports of cut worms damaging corn in Columbia leading to substantial replanting efforts. The situation suggests ongoing agricultural stress and potential yield loss for the season.
George Rahman is set to return to Box's Cafe and tavern beginning Monday morning for a June engagement. The note mentions his steady presence and a first love returning to him, signaling a renewed period of service at the establishment.
Harold Allen joins the Record staff during vacation and will compete with Mickey for honors in different fields. Mickey writes the paper columns while Harold handles back office duties.
Bills on display in Diller announce the season opening kittenball game at the city park Sunday night June 1 with church event at Diller ve Fairbury Baptist Church described as a how come affair.
Radio reports indicate an imminent government order to gather all surplus aluminum including pots and pans. The metal would be conserved for military aviation and other defense programs.
A mused theory imagines bull snakes entering houses during spring summer or fall to thwart housecleaning, prompting women to delay cleaning until winter when cold stops activity and men bear the burden of domestic chores.
Sam Hutchinson updates a Main Street building rather than tear it down, turning it into an improved property. The site houses Alice Specht who uses the space for federal Adult Education classes and equipment.
Lincoln reader Mrs. Carrie Wrigley mailed a subscription payment received Friday for the paper. A Saturday morning check arrived paying her subscription in advance, remarking on prior talk about subscriptions. The column notes the editor’s nickname Mickie speaking plainly on ticklish subjects.
Lee Calkins says a Fairbury party that clipped tulip blossoms left them where they fell not the meanest man. He blames a running mate for uprooting Shasta Daisy plants at the Congregational church after arranging the flower bed. Earth was lit and heel marks showed woman’s shoes.
The University of Nebraska board of regents awarded the general construction contract for the new library to Olson Construction Company of Lincoln. Olson bid $475,876 for work on the project, which has a total anticipated cost of $800,000.
If airplanes were as common as cars, Wilbur Green would need a landing field for visiting Green relatives who arrived this week. Our chief reporter has tracked arrivals, but many Greens stay with other locals, scattering among them.
The Daykin Herald reports Rudolph Hess fled Germany last week with 2,245,000 dollars in cash deposits in banks in Switzerland and Brazil. He also carries 1,500,000 dollars in life insurance. Reichsmarshal Geering holds 3,500,000 dollars cash outside Germany and Paul Joseph Goebbels has 4,635,000 dollars in cash stored away.
Congressman Curtis reports from Georgia that the Senate tabled a bill allowing women on juries and added a provision requiring a woman juror to have won a beauty contest within two years be under 45 and wear perfume agreeable to the judges and attorneys.
Congress approved a $100 monthly raise for parachutist officers and $50 for enlisted parachutists and allowed enlisted men to train as pilots. The Army tests secret blitz warfare methods. The Treasury sold defense bonds totaling $257.65 million in 17 days, beating expectations. The President cut relief funds for 1942 by $109 million. Commerce notes exports to Japan down 48 percent from a year ago.
The fifty fifth Nebraska legislative session closed after 99 days with 515 introduced bills, 202 passed and seven vetoed. A veto override left 96 new laws. The osteopathy bill was killed 19 to 14. five members were absent, with Callan and Thornton voting for the measure.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club reports the sale of a registered Guernsey cow from Alfred O. Buschow of Blue Hill Nebraska to Richard Steffen of Diller Nebraska. The animal is named Lillie's Goldie 2d.
Cecil Findling son of Mr and Mrs L H Findling of Diller has been hospitalized at Camp Claiborne Louisiana since May 1 for an ear problem from a water incident in Iowa two years ago. He is reported to be improving though a tonsil operation is anticipated.
Clyde Colman, son of local residents, recently advanced to Camp Clerk at CCC Company 755 in Pawnee City Nebraska. He joined eight months ago and was promoted from assistant camp clerk with another assistant under him.
Odell resident John S. Callan was chosen last Thursday as chairman of the new unicameral Legislative Council. J. L. Thornton of Jefferson county is a member. The 15 member body will collect information on government, study public policy issues, and prepare and recommend legislation.
Scott Miller left Diller early on a Sunday to visit Omaha. He rode with cousin Edw. Miller to Ak Sar Ben where they viewed the array of race horses entered for the track races opening Tuesday. Scott calls the day one of the most pleasant of his life.
President Roosevelt spoke Tuesday night and reiterated America’s stance in World War II. He declared an unlimited national emergency and promised aid to England despite Axis blockades. He urged labor and capital to act and implied a distant battlefront while stating we have only begun to fight.
Nebraska lawmakers approved a new four district map last week as the state loses population dropping from five seats to four. The first district covers counties along the southern tier including Lancaster. The second district contains five eastern counties Otoe Cass Sarpy Douglas and Washington. The third district includes twenty four counties in the northeast with a west boundary from Clay county. District four spans thirty eight counties in the northwest.
The Federal Office of Production Management notes the current dental student shortfall may threaten dentist to population ratios. Brigadier General Guy N Henninger urges local draft boards to defer dental students showing promise of qualifying as dentists, warning high school grads against rushing into dental college next fall.
Joe Serra contends women’s suffrage won’t fix politics, citing Japan and cotton economies. He urges switching from silk hose to cotton stockings to appease the nation, boost diplomacy, and shift blame from economists and diplomats to household heads.
Last Saturday the German battleship Bismark and British battle cruiser Hood fought in the western Atlantic. Hood sank with about 1300 crew, and Tuesday the Bismark was destroyed in European waters with about 1500 aboard. In total some 3000 seamen perished, leaving thousands of relatives in mourning. The article questions the value of such losses.
Will Cramb notes Diller and New York City are among the few remaining places with church weddings. He adds that Diller will have another ceremony this Sunday, reflecting local wedding practices in the area.
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