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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
4
A fragment describes subscription options and pricing in advance terms at the Diller post office, with unclear figures and mention of a mail matter related to arts.
The text records five Rich ards predominating in the year at the high school and mentions the Roberts holding an early advantage. It also notes the Blue River at Beatrice rising to flood stage and Macy from an Oklahoma area visiting.
In response to many inquiries the editor reports his small green reading glass was found about a week ago. Marold Dean Allen located it where it had fallen from a shirt pocket under the car cushion.
A neighbor recalled the scene of Mrs. Remley tending her yard as she nears eighty. She still mows the lawn herself, with a home surrounded by a vivid array of flowers reminiscent of a titled garden scene.
Ira Anderson and his brothers dig a ditch from the residence to join a water main across the street north of the Cavett home to supply the Anderson residence with city water. Habicht Habicht advertises a big sale starting tomorrow though no date is listed on the bill.
A letter from Frank Cavett reports he is a land owner again after purchasing another farm in Alberta Canada near Detroit on the Edmonton Grand Prairie highway. He predicts postwar value of land will rise while money loses value and notes his brother Claude was in Grand Prairie busy with school work.
The HL Von Steen Company focuses on lumber related products and services. It emphasizes timber sourcing, processing, and distribution in its regional trade, showcasing its role in the local construction and manufacturing sectors.
Reporter notes Keith Hays as the sole barefoot farmer observed in town Tuesday morning following rainfall.
Charley Waggoner recovered his lost stock certificate in the Ellis oil well. He believes it was discarded or returned near a store. The well has not yielded anything notable yet but he remains confident in its prospects and will not accept less than par for his shares.
Clarence Hiatt reports a 4 50 a m flash from a natural gas line explosion near a booster station north of Beatrice. Flood waters unearthed the pipe crossing Indian Creek causing ignition as thirteen feet of water covered the line. The blaze burned until six o clock when water smothered it.
O. J. Mayborn broke his specs Monday evening and, flood or no flood, he had to have them fixed Tuesday. He traveled from his location to Lincoln seeking his favorite doctor, learning highway 77 and 15 were closed, and finally used highway 2 to Beatrice before reaching Lincoln by a roundabout route.
Raymond Reitfers of the Diller State Bank visited his parents near Hallem on Saturday night with Erwin Roelfs. A Sunday storm dumped about eight inches of rain in Lincoln area, flooding the creek blocking their return until 3:00 a.m. They reached work ready for business Monday morning.
A Fairbury truck bought produce from farmers, paying above local prices. Local merchants cashed the farmers checks, which later bounced, leaving an estimated two thousand dollars in bad checks circulating in the county.
Merton Alien and Dean Ranson, both 13, enter seventh grade as new students and new members of the boys home family.
Rev and Mrs W H Clark left for Lincoln to attend the Nebraska Annual Conference at St Pauls Church. The church budget was fully paid. Charley Waggoner was elected lay delegate, succeeding L M Cavett who had long served in that role.
A letter from Fairbury notes California’s wages and high living costs. The writer, a Palermo saw mill worker, describes huts and tent living along the river, likening conditions to Grapes of Wrath and observing families under burlap sacks. He hints at returning if a better job does not appear.
Ed Hayes and his wife returned last Wednesday from a visit with his sister Mrs. Mollie Riddle after spending 40 years away in the western coast. He spent most of that time in salmon fishing and recently finished a season in the Bearing Sea off Alaska. Hayes plans to run boats for two more years before retirement and recalled old friends from forty years ago at a local gathering. He visited Diller cemetery and noted many deceased acquaintances. his oldest brother Porter was last heard from in Nevada.
Enrollment figures list seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen for Diller Public School at the start of 1941 42. The long roster includes numerous students across all grades from first to sixth and notes several families and names such as Barnett Barber Bernhardt Clark Broadstone Fanders Garrels Johnson Lottman Novotny Thomas Wolken Ball Ball and many more. The document catalogs the year’s entering student body across grades with a focus on names rather than quantitative totals.
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