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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
4
A message notes that $1.60 was entered at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mail as second class matter.
A rumor suggests Henry Wiemers plans to leave the area for another state, stirring talk about a possible relocation and its implications for the community.
The estimate foresees 25 percent of future textiles coming from materials not currently available. This projection highlights rapid material innovation and potential shifts in supply chains and manufacturing methods.
Falle City builds its oil profile as nearly a dozen wells operate and a shipment of oil barrels moves out, signaling growing production and regional energy activity.
Researchers pursue varied directions in transforming coal with air and water into ammonia for artificial ice and anti ice applications. The field shows rapid exploratory trials and shifting focus as new findings emerge.
Frank M. Rain filed in district court last week a tax for closure case involving fifteen Fairbury properties. Most of the properties are vacant lots.
Keith Hays and Charley Wag clash over plans to attend the Minnesota Nebraska football game in Minneapolis next Saturday. Both admit they cannot justify the trip, but they agree the Cornhuskers will win perhaps.
George Andrews of the St. Joseph stock map visited Diller on Saturday and spoke of a fat man who died, while recalling thinner people who also died. He joked about a drink that would fill the editor, but this time it was only plain cream and sugar.
The county corn contest was abandoned in favor of upland Plymouth fields. Little Blue river bottom crops failed due to insufficient rain washing fertility from hills to sandy bottom land, leaving river bottom crops as a fizzle this year.
All WPA offices and editors in Nebraska closed from 8:00 to 8:30 this afternoon in tribute to Col. F. C. Haington national WPA director who died Monday night.
Gasoline by products once waste are now processed into resins used to make airplane fuselages bottle stoppers and even dental plates highlighting a growing range of industrial applications.
Jimmie Redmond, advertising agent for the Bonham Theatre, failed to issue the usual Bonham announcements last week. This week he sends copy for two weeks before his annual vacation.
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio will address a republican rally in Nebraska City tomorrow. The event coincides with a three day apple Harvest Festival in the city.
Scott Miller and Fred Clark fished Indian Creek's Lige Blackwood portion then moved to a creek near Finks Park in Wymore. They initially reported poor luck, but finally Fred appeared to have caught all the fish, easing the outing's conclusion.
A basement fire at the old Lindell hotel in Lincoln at about eleven on Monday night drove 200 guests from their rooms. The blaze started from spontaneous combustion in a pile of old carpet and furniture stored in the southwest basement section three weeks earlier. The smoke made the building untenable for the night and caused an estimated $5000 in damages.
Beginning October 6 for a week, National Letter Writing Week invites everyone to write to someone away. The federal postal department aims to boost receipts to avoid red balance, praising mail service and mail order goods from Kansas City delivered to homes. Rural carriers are shown burdened by loads, with Christmas causing heavier mail.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Gray of Omaha were week end guests in the home of Mr and Mrs S C Moser. The ladies are cousins.
Mrs. KR W Green hosted Nellie Green and Gertrude Dorr in Lincoln over the weekend, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Green of Diller.
Mr and Mrs Henry Scheele bought the Sparks residence in South Diller and moved into the property last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McMurry and the former's parents from Fort Worth Texas arrived last Thursday evening and stayed with Mrs. Nora Specht and daughter Alice. The newlyweds left Fort Worth September 14 and traveled south and east through several states before returning toward Fort Worth.
A burglar broke into the Frank Sible liquor store on Odell early Wednesday, stealing liquor valued at seven dollars and cash totaling twenty nine dollars. Charley Rice, who sleeps in the back office, woke to the crime but the intruder frightened him with a gun and escaped.
Mr and Mrs C H Malehow returned from Iowa where they visited Mrs MekElroy near Perceyville and attended the KMA jubilee in Shenandoah. They noted some early corn partial failure in western Iowa but expect 26 bushels per acre, while late corn could reach 100 bushels per acre based on Farmers Oil Co samples.
Moody Monthly reports a Washington woman markets a paid prayer method with twelve sessions for 12 dollars claiming repeated answered prayers and health and abundance. The critique warns this commerce misuses prayer and resembles Simon's deceit in Acts.
Fire Prevention Week runs from Sunday October 6th to Saturday October 12th with a push to remove flammable rubbish, clean up, repair flues and stove piping, and take other fire safety steps. Diller has not had a large fire recently, and precautions may delay the inevitable.
Sam picks this one as a favorite musicale for the year. Henry Fonda stars in The Return of Frank James following Jesse James. For light comedy and an enjoyable evening see Irene. If you are married on $20 weekly learn how by watching Saturday's Children.
Keith County News reports irregular westbound Union Pacific schedules due to phantom lights seen after dark east of Ogallala. Engineers halted trains as a dim light resembled a locomotive approach, then it faded. The light caused long delays until the river subsided and trains resumed regular runs.
The Nebraska Willkie Club appeals for donations of four thousand dollars to support Willkie campaign work in Nebraska. Volunteers from Republicans, Democrats, and independents run the fund without salaries, using money for buttons literature postage and worker materials. Contributions should be sent to 722 Stuart Building Lincoln Nebraska by citizens who share patriotism and the goal of a better America.
The Sidney poll reported by the Newman Grove Reporter shows Dwight Griswold with a twelve to one lead over his opponent. The Gordon publisher is seen as favored to win, promising a governor attentive to all regions of Nebraska.
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