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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
4
Estimates show motor vehicles logged around 287 billion miles in 1939, while carrier passengers traveled ten times farther than all other transportation forms combined.
Cal Waggoner rejects advertised special tobacco blends and creates his own mix by combining three or four kinds to craft a personalized flavor.
Congressman Carl T. Curtis of Minden Nebraska, age 35, is among those required to register for the first draft. Fifteen U.S. representatives and two senators must register, though incumbents are automatically deferred from military service.
The report notes a rapid shift from a warm Sunday to frosty Tuesday morning with high temperatures of 85 and a drastic fall to minus 25 at Scottsbluff and 26 at Norfolk. Frost killed tomatoes and peppers as dry conditions persisted.
In a will tied to Noah J. Handley the bulk of his west Steele City land estate valued over $20,000 is left to the Protestant Orphans Home of Diller. He leaves $100 to his sister and brother and $10 to five nephews and nieces. Mrs. Handley dies ten days after her husband leaving a widow's share of one half to her sister in Oklahoma.
The F M Barnett residence in Odell adjoining the church property has been sold to the Lutheran church for use as a parsonage. The home, a north-adjoining, well finished room and basement house, was erected by Mr. Barnett in fall 1926 alongside the church built by Joe Hoxie of Hollenburg and a Fairbury carpenter with the congregation.
A vandal event left tack remnants across Lincoln Streets including 10th through 14th avenues. Police recovered seven and a half pounds of tacks, with more than 50 cars towed for tire repairs. Some tacks were found in police cars as well.
A power elevator lifts corn into four Uncle Sam galvanized granaries along the Burlington right of way east of the Record office. The granaries form part of the ongoing Uncle's normal granary setup.
Dwight Griswold, Nebraska gubernatorial candidate, signals readiness to cooperate with federal authorities during the draft. He cites service in the National Guard as a sergeant, World War I officer, and current Reserve colonel to justify expertise in army matters and service of Nebraska’s interests.
In Wymore last week two women entered the home of a nearly blind man named Mr. Smith. They greeted him as relatives, then stole five dollars total by taking one from his pocket two from his purse and two from a table.
Milton R. Cox, secretary to Congressman Carl T. Curtis, visited the Record office Wednesday morning. He arranges letters from Curtis' Washington office for weekly publication as Curtis seeks reelection from Nebraska's 4th District.
Jefferson County farmers hold 371404 bushels of wheat on farms or in warehouses backed by AAA loans totaling 269408.17 dollars as of October 1 1940. The average loan rate is 69.2 cents per bushel. AAA crop insurance supports losses with 4071 bushels sealed for loan indemnities. Nearly half of Nebraskas 1940 crop of 30000000 bushels may be stored for AAA loans. Last week wheat loan totals reached nearly 12000000 bushels, a record high.
The state corn husking contest is set for next Wednesday October 23 at the M P Lower place 14 miles west of Washington. About thirty thousand spectators are expected with parking on alfalfa fields. A 40 member traffic detail under state patrol will manage crowds. WIBM will provide 11 30 dinner entertainment and 1 16 start time with further events in the afternoon and evening. The event is sponsored by Kansas Farmer Mail Breeze and the Washington Chamber of Commerce.
At the Bonham Theatre a light comedy double bill features Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas in Third Finger Left Hand where a fake husband grows serious. The Broadway hit The Boys from Syracuse stars Allan Jane, Martha Raye, Rosemary Lane, and Joe Peaner.
A 1900 automobile without top headlights wind shield or fenders cost 30 cents per mile to own and operate. Today the average is under three cents per mile showing dramatic efficiency gains.
A brief note states that male bumblebees do not survive the winter months. The observation highlights seasonal mortality affecting male bees.
A religious reflection cites Pasteur's 1888 opening as contrasting two laws of blood and death versus peace and health. It argues righteousness will prevail over sin and death, with Christ greater than Satan, quoting scripture to frame the triumph of good over evil.
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