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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
4
The Star reports a new carpenter wage scale fixed at 874 cents per hour starting April 1, with the pay rate applying to Lincoln projects and workers.
Heavy rain began Tuesday evening and continued through Thursday night, yielding about one inch and a quarter of rainfall in the region. Residents report wet conditions and accumulating moisture across streets and fields.
Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln daughter-in-law of Abraham Lincoln died at her Washington D C home on March 31 at age 90. She married Robert Todd Lincoln in 1868.
A commentator notes that when sit-down strikes occur the workers lose wages while strike leader John Lewis earns about 10,000 dollars yearly and continues his work, highlighting the unequal cost of labor disputes.
A motorist, found unconscious after a collision, woke as he was moved into a nearby garage and explained the first thing he saw was a Shell sign. He described a person standing before the sign, adding a colorful remark about the incident.
H. B. Murphy, a Des Moines candy salesman, told police a theft of $100 worth of candy samples presHervedi shellac coating. The incident centers on the missing samples and the loss to Murphy’s business.
No one hears applause for Earl May before the microphone yet he draws inspiration from orders received by his cornet. His good natured laugh accompanies the perceived encouragement and energy in his playing style.
AP reports a Chinese policy labeled mercy death and police rounds in Canton targeting lepers raise fear of a planned mass killing. Reports cite a dozen lepers shot near Canton last month and an unconfirmed claim of 80 lepers killed in another colony. The recall mentions a 1916 mass killing of lepers and warns opium addicts may reform or be shot.
The Diller Record highlights Nutrena Mills Inc as a leading feed advertiser stressing low prices and quality through newspaper ads. It notes Nutrena’s pellet feeding innovation and laboratory gains in efficiency, with local dealers Farmers Union Co op Diller and Wolters Harbine. A separate tale recalls treasure found by Tobin Crank and Matthew Crank, coins from 1856 to 1881, once linked to Littleton Land. Also mentions railroads adding longer sleeping sections nicknamed Long Johns for tall passengers.
A royal functionary described Elizabeth I’s attire after her death noting she left over three thousand garments including gowns petticoats kirtles and mantles some embroidered with jewels or made of velvet and damask. The observer called her vain and effeminate yet brusque and masculine.
A recovered interview reveals a claim that one spouse believed the other was financially well off prior to marriage, while the other was unaware of the true wealth. The exchange highlights trust and financial awareness in early life plans.
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