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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
4
One year in advance subscription priced at $1.60. six months offered. Placed in Diller Nebraska area. mail entry indicates second class matter. Local post office notes registration and delivery terms for readers.
Mrs. F. H. Renelda Stafford of Fairbury renews her subscription on schedule noting another year has slipped by and the routine repeats with accuracy and regularity.
The bang boards at the high school gym were remodeled by local carpenter Joe Roessler to meet New Jersey specifications. The work aimed to make successful shots a bit more difficult.
On Armistice Day a party including Dr. H. B. Clapp and their wives visited Holle's cold storage seeking deer elk and antelope meat. A bystander overheard a lady remark about horns after eating this meet.
The Diller Record recalls women suffering inconvenience from a tight hold on long skirts to keep them from dragging while walking. Older men may remember this issue, yet the problem eased in the last generation as skirts no longer caused such cramps.
Twenty eight year old Ivan Sullivan, one of two robbers who held up the Diller State Bank on July 19 1940, died on the gallows at the Iowa state prison Fort Madison about 7 oclock Wednesday morning. He was sentenced to die by hanging for shooting a guard at the prison during an attempted escape with a companion while trying to free a pal.
Last week the Record reported John Hattenmeyer recovering well from a tonsil operation. On Thursday evening, after mail, his condition worsened and he had to return to the hospital. The illness dulled his complexion and the episode was a setback.
Tecumseh Kiwanis club notes include remarks from Mr. Schindler who serves as the superintendent of schools in Tecumseh. He discussed local education issues and district priorities during the gathering.
Mrs. Pearl Bond, 40, a house maid in Syracuse Nebraska, was found dead Monday after a scarf became caught in an electric clothes wringer. She was choked to death. the body was discovered several hours later.
In At laste Georgia nine elephants died in sequence from arsenic poisoning. The report recalls the Campbell Brothers Circus disaster at Pawnee City forty years earlier when a menagerie train fire killed many animals including three elephants.
The will of 8 P Koons who died at Lincoln on October 19 was filed for probate in Lancaster county court last Friday. The bulk of the estate goes to his sister Mrs Erva Blair of Lincoln. Heirs at law are Albert Grayson nephew of Philadelphia. Mrs Edna Lehman of Newville Pa and Vera Russell with unknown address, all nieces of the deceased.
Beatrice Wy more Wilber and DeWitt merchants prepare to fight Burlington plans to discontinue trains 89 and 90 between Lincoln and Wymore. The Railway Commission will hear the case next Wednesday October 19. The outcome could end unprofitable service, as these trains once served the public.
On Tuesday November 25 in Omaha a Congressional Committee led by John H. Tolan will investigate why young people are leaving rural Great Plains for industrial centers. The hearing will explore effects on agriculture and National Defense with Iowa and Nebraska governors summoned. It notes wage incentives and smaller farm income as factors alongside broader labor shifts.
A social gathering praised Mrs. Sailing with handkerchiefs and best wishes for happiness and success in her new Washington home. Delicious refreshments followed the event.
The N. N. P. Club met Tuesday afternoon with nine members present and one visitor, Mrs. Clifford Hitt. Mrs. Frank Grone led a short business meeting, songs led by Mrs. Guy Clancy, book reviews by Mrs. Learned and Mrs. Clancy, and a Healthful Lunches lesson by teachers Mrs. Hubka and Mrs. Clancy. A social lunch followed. Next meeting with Mrs. Lyman Finch.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lottman celebrated his 66th birthday with a family gathering at the parental home last Sunday. Their children and grandchildren attended in force, including Herb Wasserman and family, Adam Wasserman and son, Fritz Lottman and family, Ben Gebhbards and children, Albert Koch and children, Bill Baumfolk and children, Albert Sasse and son, Winona Smith, Harry Lottman, Elmer Sasse, Robert Lottman, Mildred and Verla Rose Still.
Mr and Mrs Ray Eick hosted a class party at their country home for the Friendship class of the Methodist Sunday school. Guests were greeted by a Halloween witch and seated for a cat quiz won by Rev Clark. An apple-on-a-string challenge saw Ross Haye succeed while others failed. Proverb shouting followed and Mrs Ira Casper won the corn game. Lush refreshments were served by the hostess and Mrs S C Moser.
A large crowd attended Diller night school on Monday November 10 with band music led by Mr. Ingalebe and singing groups directed by Mrs. Exwall. The event featured a minstrel show by Armstrongs troupe and a circus from Miss Raymonds room.
The Belgian Congo territory is described as roughly the size of fourteen southern states in the United States. The report emphasizes the vast scale of the African region relative to familiar U.S. geography.
A dog watched as two burglars looted a Rochester gasoline station and stole tires and cigarettes valued at 75 dollars. The watchdog did not bark and residents reported no disturbance.
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