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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1924
Page
3
Coming events include Diller picnic on Aug 13 and 14. County S S picnic at Fairbury on Aug 28. Thayer County Fair at Deshler Aug 26 to 29. Nebraska State Fair Aug 31 to Sept 5. Jefferson County Fair Sept 16 to 19.
The notice states Harvey Reed will serve as janitor at the school house for the ensuing year. A separate sale listing describes a six year old horse or pony described as sound broke and gentle, attributed to H F Engelman. The Diller picnic plans note the merry go round has arrived for next Wednesday and Thursday.
Quinter Fry shows significant improvement after a serious blood infection linked to a knee pimple. Doctors report the patient responding to treatment and on the road to full recovery.
Five children of the late John Powell erected a grave monument at his Prairie Home Cemetery plot last week with F. A. Moon of Fairbury performing the work.
In response to an eastern claim Nebraska has only one great man William Jennings Bryan, Frank W Judson of Omaha prepared a list of fifty prominent Nebraskans including artists writers lawyers businessmen philanthropists scientists statesmen and soldiers.
Justice Department rules time served in the guardhouse or as AWOL counts toward military service for veterans bonus calculations. Attorney General Stone overturns War Department deduction. Hearing in Mary Green vs Village of Diller postponed. village again pumping waste water into sewer. $1,500 damages sought to be heard next month.
The text urges constant labor across diverse tasks from digging ditches to writing, arguing that hard work preserves livelihood and vigor. It claims the busiest people sleep better, avoid idleness, and gain appetite and purpose, while warning against fear of work.
Nebraska is one of four states posting higher wheat production in 1924 compared with 1923, despite a nationwide smaller crop.
Will Amos A J Hutchinson Frank Grone Charley Wible Leonard Richardson and Fred Frisbie were among the most affected farmers in Tuesday's hail storm, suffering damage to crops and property across the region.
Mr and Mrs A O Richardson returned Saturday from a pleasant journey to Spokane and Portland Oregon visiting relatives and other Pacific Coast sites.
The month of July had two new moons, on the 2nd and 31st, a rare event said to occur about once every five years.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Hill and son Frank of Auburn Nebr former Diller residents en route to Fairbury visited old friends in town on Wednesday. They still own their Diller home which is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Steffen.
Mrs. John Gretzinger lay severely ill last week with health failing and fears for her recovery. Relatives located across Nebraska and Missouri were notified and gathered at her bedside including Rev. Daniel Gretzinger Bloomfield Inl. Ben Gretzinger Scotts Bluffs John Gretzinger Kansas City Harry Gregory Byron Nebr Adam Gretzinger Steele City and C L Tristman Diller. She was in Byron at her daughter’s home when condition worsened and she returned home by ambulance Monday. An x ray was planned at Fairbury yesterday.
The Jefferson County Fair runs September 16 to 19 featuring a fireworks show titled Grooming the Political Animals. The production promises broad humor about national politics without offense, presenting lighthearted satire amid a quadrennial White House campaign context.
Diller defeated an unnamed opponent 6 to 3 in a Sunday county league baseball game on the local diamond.
Travelers shift from appreciating scents to being drawn by well paved routes as roads improve. The article notes how pleasant journeys drive interest in destinations and travel experiences.
G B Pearce started this morning to make needed repairs on his residence properties.
A compact observation notes that boys sing less than in pre prohibition days and no longer cry on the bartender at closing time, reflecting social changes of the period.
Thirty Nebraska farmers will be chosen to receive the first consign ment of thirty purebred bulls to be placed by the Nebraska Dairy Development Society formed last spring.
Mrs. Ethel Wood and her children of Norfolk visit relatives here including her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pickard and travel back Sunday after visiting her uncle John Bateman and schoolmate Mrs. Harvard Moore formerly Grace Johnson near Plymouth.
The Fairbury Juvenile Municipal Band directed by Prof. T. L. Datheley will furnish the music for Dilner’s picnic on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The group, an organization of merit, includes boys and girls who play and sing music that appeals to all.
Nebraska farmers are estimated to receive about 56 million dollars from the wheat crop this year based on a 50 million bushel yield and an average price of 1.10 per bushel. Last year farmers earned roughly 22 million dollars from 28.22 million bushels at 0.80 per bushel.
Reports from Michigan suggest Henry Ford may run for the Senate as a Republican. Senator Couzens seeking re election has broken with the regular ticket, leaving the party without clear leadership. Ford’s entry would likely win Coolidge's backing due to Ford's prominent public support for the President.
A 1930s analysis shows dirt roads yield 14 miles per gallon for one ton, while gravel roads deliver 21 miles, with the average car weighing 1.4 tons. Gas-tax implications suggest a higher charge on gasoline to fund road costs and a potential future “mud tax” on gravel surfaces.
The Detroit News notes that Christopher Columbus landed on Watling Island in the Bahamas, now San Salvador, originally Guanahani. Research supports San Salvador as his first landing place, aligning with Columbus journal records.
Bar Face Powder Hillsdale Michigan reports Jonesville high school girls form the All Face and No Powder club. Members ban powder puff and lipstick and pledge clean faces.
A tribute praises the postmaster who represents the government in the community. He works long hours at modest pay so Uncle Sam's mails reach destinations without delay, and the note imagines how much readers would value him if service slowed.
Fragmentary text notes a treatment titled Cold in the Head with vague references to substances and surfaces. Names and clear facts are unreadable, leaving only partial mentions of ingredients and a fleeting medical context.
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