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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
8
At 70 S B Hamer of Hinton West Virginia learned to operate an automobile and now at 80 he enrolled in a flying lesson course at a Florida airport marking a late life pursuit in aviation.
Mrs. L. E. Clapp of Charleston Illinois sent clothing ordered for flood refugees then found $200 in a pocket of a suit, money overlooked for years. A local report notes the discovery inside the garments prepared for the charity shipment.
A size 22 pair of shoes once worn by Ella Ewing the famed giantess are exhibited in the state museum at Jefferson City Missouri. The display honors the celebrated giantess who died several years ago.
A New York City man was fined for contempt by Justice Alderman after attempting to anger a creditor with payments of 300 a month. The penalty equals the unpaid judgment of 39.40 dollars.
The Continental Congress issued 40 issues of paper money from June 22 1775 to Nov 29 1779 totalling 250 million dollars promised to be redeemed in Spanish milled dollars or gold and silver. Due to no fiscal powers or taxes the notes depreciated rapidly and by 1779 traded at one eighth of face value.
H J Carr in the Cleveland Plait Dealer outlines three rival origins of the Indians. One says the first were seven sea dwellers cast ashore. Another holds they began in the skies with twins born of a wife’s fall. The third says an underground people surfaced after an adventurous explorer dug upward.
A grave near Kirklees Hall overlooking the River Calder is described as the tomb of Robin Hood, the legendary English hero. The article notes early mentions in Piers Plowman and recounts Robin Hood as a protector of common people and a famed archer.
The U S Patent Office issued the first friction match patent to Alonzo Dwight Phillips of East Hartford Connecticut. He was among a half dozen men racing to dominate the early industry with his locofocus the first strike anywhere matches.
Students for the week included Peter and Evelyn Beberds Lake telding and Darlene Freitag. The third grade studied Holland in Geography and the sound table was decorated accordingly. Ronald Weers celebrated his birthday with seven candles. Easter party March 26 at Miss Pearl Sparkes included games and baskets. Absentees due to sickness were Gerald and Donald Belding and Mary E Freitag. Visitors were Norma Weers Margaret Belding Dwaine Freitag and Miss Carolyn Rose Clark.
Admitting he had three wives, John Dikaus of Sheffield England said he had been unable to work so needed support of some form.
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