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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1931
Page
4
The Diller Record by Frank T. Pearce notes the office at Diller receiving mail and division entry through second class matter status.
The article describes Mrs Steven V Harkness revealing a fund of about 30 million dollars for humanitarian work and relief efforts. It notes John D Rockefeller and the Standard Oil fortune as another massive philanthropic legacy with most profits returned to public good rather than dispersed among many individuals.
Ruth Nichols set a new speed record for women at over 210 miles per hour, surpassing Mrs. Putnam’s 181 mph. Miss Nichols is believed to have been surpassed by Miss Smith after official instrument checks. Amelia Earhart Putnam is making autogiro tests, aiming for high altitude and new aviation milestones.
The passage recounts discoveries of gold in California and diamonds in South Africa, links the great fossil beds to Sioux county Nebraska at the J. H. Cook ranch, and tells how Jim Cook and his fiancée Kate Graham spotted ore while scouting the Niobrara valley from a hill near the Graham ranch.
Fragmentary report notes experiments with protected plant screens to reduce wind damage. Scientists tested ef wire netting screens in parks to let breeze pass while shielding vegetation, aiming to improve yields and protect bushes and flowers from wind effects.
The article notes John D. Recedence and others private finance a modernization plan for radio. It describes a national advisory council on radio in education formed by eminent educators scientists officials and leading citizens to raise the cultural standard of broadcasting.
Fragmentary notes say boxer Jack Dempsey may be headed for a divorce as fans mull his marital strain. A Mississippi preacher told Kiwanis that God was the first Kiwanian, prompting puzzled reactions from Rotarians Lions and Civitan members.
A brief dialogue features a law contest moment where a tourist questions license and misc items. An officer asks to open the license trunk while naming various scenarios including marriage car driver campfire fishing and shunting.
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