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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1932
Page
2
Rome reports Fas elm grand council urging cancellation of reparations and war debts as a first step to global economic recovery. Five recommendations follow: settle reparations, remove trade shackles, aid Danube and Balkan economies, revise peace treaties, end frequent conferences.
The Supreme Court ruled that New York Minnesota and Missouri lacked governor approval for redistricting laws. The eight justices agreed redistricting is law making and requires the governor's signature, with Justice Cardozo not participating.
Grand jury investigation looms into a $475,090 shortage in Cuyahoga County funds and $186,306 in uncashed checks. Special examiner A B Peckinpaugh cites more than a dozen checks stamped indorsed by L A Collister, county treasurer, with no deposit records. Embezzlement trace will be difficult due to rubber stamp indorsements.
Ennis, County Clare. Irish Free State President Eamon De Valera reiterated his stance against the oath to the king and against paying land annuities. He insisted no penny of the annuities would be paid, asserting Britain cannot prove her right to them.
Pravda warned of a sharp drop in coal production in Q1 1982 threatening key sectors, especially metallurgical works, as the five year plan faces risk. The alarm tied the coal slump to broader industrial weaknesses and incomplete project completion.
The California corporation franchise tax for 1929 was sustained by the state Supreme Court. It held that income from exempt securities could be taxed to measure the franchise tax ondoing business, rejecting the claim that the levy violated contract rights or exempted interest. Pacific Co. Ltd. of Los Angeles had challenged the levy on bonds of improvement districts.
Ottawa introduces measures to raise 55 million dollars and cut 25.4 million from appropriations as part of balancing the 1982 33 budget. Finance Minister Rhodes announces sales tax rising from 4 to 6 percent effective April 7 and raising the excise tax on imported goods from 1 to 2 percent. Personal income tax exemptions are cut from 3 000 to 2 400 for dependents and from 1 500 to 1 200 for non dependents with retroactive application to 1981 income.
A government report forecasts a winter wheat crop of 458 million bushels, the smallest in 20 years except for three. This compares with 787 million harvested in 1981. Private estimates had ranged near 500 million, while government figures on April 1, 1981, indicated 644 million.
Nebraska state relief committee headed by W H Smith reports 802 consignments of food and clothing valued at about 401000 donated to the drought and grasshopper afflicted northeast. Railroads provided free freight valued at 104350 and telephone service, with early consignments valued per car between 1200 and 1500 dollars. County totals include Antelope 77 Boyd 183 Brown 7 Cedar 95 Holt 99 Keya Paha 11 Knox 285 Pierce 27 Rock 5 Thornton 13. Shipments continue but have fallen since Farm Board wheat became available.
The department of agriculture reports April 1 cropcondition estimates for winter wheat in key states. Indicated production totals include 15,700,000 bushels in Pennsylvania, 29,600,000 in Ohio, 22,800,000 in Indiana, 23,900,000 in Illinois, 23,800,000 in Michigan, 18,908,000 in Missouri, 28,000,000 in Nebraska, 98,500,000 in Kansas, 38,000,000 in Oklahoma, 36,500,000 in Texas, 6,600,000 in Colorado, and 26,000,000 in Washington.
Lincoln sale of insurance in Nebraska fell in 1931 from 1930 levels per Insurance Commissioner Lee Herdman. Fire insurance purchases totaled 1.599 billion vs 1.689 billion. life insurance 173 million vs 3.242 billion. Premiums varied across stock life, mutual, and foreign companies with notable declines and Nebraska fraternals reporting 1.366 million in 1931.
A coalition of patriotic civic and social groups in York decided to erect a memorial in the city park. The plan includes a group of trees and a bronze tablet honoring soldiers who lost their lives in the World War.
The Farmers National Grain corporation urged the secretary of agriculture to revoke the Chicago Board of Trade designation as an authorized contract market. Two complaints allege discrimination against cooperative marketing groups and seek earlier grain futures commission action before any Board of Trade ruling on Updike Grain. Peter B. Carey, exchange president, called the Farmers' National threats bureaucratic in sincerity.
A blaze in the Minden community commerce building caused about 3000 dollars in damage. Adjoining structures suffered smoke and water damage as the fire was discovered after it had gained considerable headway. The structure housed the community commerce club.
A recent West Point gathering discussed turning Dead Timber park into a state park. Scribner residents attended while Frank B. O Con nell of the state fish and game commission spoke as the featured speaker.
Tekamah unveils a new $125000 high school with 16 classrooms and an auditorium for nearly 800. The eight grades share space in the adjoining old building, while the new school began operation April 1.
A fire swept the Falls City building housing Falter Clothing and Buck’s Booterie, causing about 30000 in damage to the structure and stock. The blaze was discovered by Elks club members living above the store on a main city intersection.
Blackie the wild mallard returns every spring to the Ft Keller ranch 20 miles southeast of Alliance where Keller banded the bird eight years ago. He built a nest on a shed and Blackie hatches ducklings there. Hunting is prohibited on the ranch.
State tax collections for the general fund for December January February and March total 1 863 808 92. State Auditor March reported Marsh s report was based on figures supplied by State Accountant Avery. The total is only 100 060 under the average for the same period in prior years Deputy Auditor Parsons called it a relatively good showing.
Oil drillers test a 700 foot hole at the F. E. Case farm two miles east of Cedar Bluffs after a prior hole at the Thomas Roberts farm eight miles west yielded no favorable formations. The test is conducted by the Ohio Oil Co which previously worked near Oxford Alma and Stamford.
The Scottsbluff board of education can start immediately to arrange a two year accredited junior college. A special election approved forming a junior college district under new state laws by a vote of 730 to 123. Scottsbluff has run a one year junior college for three years.
Three hundred workmen push construction of Lincoln's new water system with water drawn from the Platte near Ashland. Brick pumping plant walls at Ashland are halfway done and ten miles of the Ashland to Lincoln main line are finished. One crew lays the 16 inch main to connect University Place sub station with the 36 inch trunk line.
Winter wheat acreage in Nebraska's Panhandle was badly damaged by March winds and will be reseeded to spring wheat barley corn and cane. Abandonment is estimated at 20 percent or more as farmers rely on federal crop production loans for seed. About 1500 farmers have filed applications.
Secretary George Jackson announced the board of managers reduced the admission fee after 5 p m from 50 to 25 cents. Lincoln residents and people from nearby centers make up the board and attendance is encouraged at night events. The automobile admission will also be lowered.
Chairman Stone of the farm board calls Chicago Board of Trade action a severe blow to grain cooperatives. He cites lack of details from Farmers’ National Grain and notes it has received financial aid from the board.
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler’s National Socialists storm troops were declared a government decree banned nationwide. Police moved to seize banners and equipment and padlock meeting places, targeting pretoria guard references and state within a state wording.
Federal agents seized smuggled liquor and narcotics valued over $500,000 aboard two recently arrived ships. The Maurine Tracy from Norfolk carried liquor worth about $300,000 hidden under coal and its 27 crew were arrested. Narcotics were brought in by the Ile de France labeled toys.
Judge Henry Barner of Chicago and former Governor Sean Small of Kankakee won the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominations in Illinois primaries. Small had served as governor from 1920 to 1923 and sought a third renomination.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, carried by infected woodticks, is spreading to new areas. The disease has high mortality without antitoxin produced at the government laboratory in Hamilton, Montana.
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