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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
2
Subscriptions offered with gas year and six months in advance. Rate shows six months at $1.50. Note indicates post office handling and second class mailing designation for transmission.
Several farmers in the vicinity have started husking corn. The yield is placed at around thirty bushels per farmer based on first harvests in the area.
Four year old Robert Casper was fed up after an old automobile ran over his pup last Sunday, ending the pup’s ability to play with him.
H. E. Green visited the Record office last Saturday to renew his newspaper subscription for another year. He has maintained the renewal since October first, 1889.
Roy Reelfs visited the Record office Tuesday to renew his subscription for another year. He also paid for his son Leonard Reelfs in Omaha who recently had a birthday. Indiana Summer remains absent here as farmers wish for drier days. A large lumber finished sowing wheat during last week's good weather, though some fields stayed too wet to plant.
Miss Eloise Pool settled her advertising bill on Wednesday and announced she would attend the Teachers Convention in Lincoln after the Junior Class Play closed. Wm. Weers and Edw. Weers bought the Lydian Meyers 200 acres west of Diller for 37.00 per acre, with Harry Greider staying to farm another year. Charles Lien and partner John Beckman repaired casement windows at the Diller orphans home where an architect’s error caused interior leaks.
Mr and Mrs A H Gretzinger of Steele City visited Diller on Tuesday. Mrs Gretzinger called on the dentist and Adams paid his Record subscription in advance. They brought a box of ripe pears for Aunt Martha. Adam reports Blue River crops are poor after two floods and a drought this season.
Congressman Curtis writes that wartime emergency has reduced male messengers so Western Union hires girls to carry vital messages between Western Union offices and Congressional offices. Miss Fannie Diller Girls are being offered bicycles for the assignment.
The Inter-Church Messenger board of control was reorganized largely by reelection of former members. The Messenger began as a county paper but churches outside Fairbury showed little interest. Officers: E J Hested chairman, S C Ayers vice chairman, Mrs Reba Meyer secretary, Mrs Henry Arnold business manager, Rev M Stevens editor.
W E Anderson cashier at Diller State Bank hunted pheasants north of Grand Island with his family. A Hastings traffic officer stopped him for a license, found none, and allowed him to proceed after he produced his daughter's license. No pheasants were retrieved.
Two visiting Grotts sisters Rosa Hutson and Alta Grotts of Pond Creek Oklahoma and Wichita Kansas recall their childhood in Diller Nebraska when Joseph Grotts and family moved fifty years ago. They sought old acquaintances and the former three room residence near J O Brauser’s, now rebuilt on Main Street.
Weather notes a Tuesday rainfall of 0.25 inches in the forenoon and 0.85 inches in the evening, totaling 1.10 inches. Comparisons mention a 12 inch flood in east Central Kansas and the June flood caused by 7.14 inches of rain. Community reports no worse floods despite varying totals.
November 12 is scheduled for the execution of 30 year old Ivan Sullivan in the Iowa penitentiary for the killing of a guard. Sullivan and a second man robbed Diller State Bank in spring 1940.
Mid westerners will have a chance to view bombers pursuit planes jeeps machine guns tanks and other war equipment at the Midwest Defense and Industrial Exposition at the municipal auditorium in Kansas City from November 7 to 11.
The OPM announced two contracts awarded to Wood Bros. Construction Co. of Omaha. One contract covers excavation work in the Missouri River for 55 450.00 dollars and the other covers Missouri River construction for 193 068 90 dollars.
The Agriculture Department projects the 1941 corn crop at 2.626 billion bushels, up from 2.449 billion in 1940, with a national average yield of about 30.5 bushels per acre. Wheat is estimated at 961 million bushels, versus 916 million last year, with spring wheat contributing 276 million bushels.
The Nebraska State Game Commission estimates about two and a half million pheasants to shoot, predicting a strong hunting season, especially in rural areas. The past week saw numerous fines for illegal shooting and possession of squirrels and pheasants, and for possession of short catfish. Some hunters continue to attempt misdemeanor acts.
Diller School adopts Plan A under the Athletic Accident Benefit, choosing coverage for fractures, dislocations and dental injuries. Plan B would add limited coverage for athletic injuries needing physician or surgeon services beyond on field first aid. This provides protection for Diller athletes.
The Elm Township Triple A Club met at Mrs C W Hiatt's home on Friday October 17. Mrs R E Hubka led the meeting with a flag salute and Mrs Ray Eick accompanied singing. County field woman Clyde Thober presented a lesson on the Woman’s role in National Defense and Agriculture. Guest Mrs Farley from Jefferson county attended. A future meeting at Ellis on November 19 will feature state fieldwoman Mrs Raasch as speaker. The program closed with a piano accordion number by Ruth Ann Hiatt and God Bless America, followed by refreshments and social time.
The Missionary Society of the Women s Association of the Congregational church met Oct 17 at Mrs Willis Clark s home with good attendance. Roll call included a Bible verse. Mrs Jennie Line read scripture John 17 20 26. Mrs William Behrends attended as a visitor. Mrs Hall and Mrs Ralph Long reported highlights of the 66th Lincoln Association meeting at Cortland Nebraska.
Charles Boyer Olivia de Havilland Paulette Goddard headline the film Hold Back The Dawn showing across Sunday Monday and Tuesday October 26 27 28 with added cartoon and universal news elements.
Bonham unveils a new act titled Third Di mensional Murder running October 26 and 27 priced at 23 dollars. The show promises a unique experience in the 8rd Dimension with no prior comparison.
The D W D project club met October 13, 1941 with nine members and one visitor Mrs Vint Logan. Ina Hill rejoined the group as dues to the Nebraska Council of Home Demonstration Clubs were paid. Mrs Clark led music. Ralph Long gave a book talk on The Smoky Years. A lesson on Healthful Luncheon for Home and School included a daily food pattern. The cake baked in the lesson was praised. The club will meet in November at Mrs Willis Clark.
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