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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
2
Troops commanded by Governor Leslie rescued 78 miners and four soldiers besieged for 48 hours at the Dixie Bee coal mine ten miles away after 4 000 union pickets vanished under fire. The clash caused two deaths and 158 injuries as food and water ran low and a nonunion defense held out in a wash house.
New York report states Dudley Kirkton Morris a Democratic leader of Sea cum Lit shot his wife Abby Morris forty five in a private hospital room then killed himself. Abby had been ill with cancer for twelve days and doctors said recovery unlikely. Morris fired twice. first shot killed Abby, second ended his life as he lay beside her bed.
Francis Rusty Nash, a reclusive figure, confessed to strangling seventeen year old Evelyn aioe of Free Soil. Police found the bruised body in a shallow cellar grave, prompting lynch threats and Nash's transfer to Traverse City for arraignment on murder charges. he received a life sentence.
Roy D. Chapin of Detroit was appointed to succeed Robert P. Lamont as secretary of commerce after Lamont resigned to return to private life. Lamont had served since March 4. The change was announced in a White House statement during President Hoover's administration.
Edward Everett Gann brother in law of Vice President Charles Curtis named as defendant in a civil suit for 21300 dollars filed in the District Supreme Court The New Jersey Fidelity and Plate Glass Insurance Company of Newark New Jersey alleges he wrongfully converted the funds for his own use.
Fred Langley and Fred Cody were captured near Coffeyville Kansas after a July 14 bank robbery at Elkhart First National Bank. A heavily armed posse from Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado seized the suspects at A P Jackson’s farm 20 miles southeast. Langley was wounded and both men were taken to Wichita for questioning. Ray Majors, another suspect wounded in a quarrel, remains hospitalized in Shattuck Oklahoma.
The Marseilles federal dam project is sublet to Congress Construction to employ union labor and resolve a weeks-long labor dispute that featured a fatal clash with guns and clubs. Wages for common labor will rise from 35 to 40 cents per hour to help stabilize the situation.
Theodore G. Bilbo twice governor of Mississippi stood near the auction block as his 50 dream house and 3 000 acre estate were sold to satisfy a federal court judgment of 500 dollars and costs about 400. Title transferred to H. K. Roane Pearl River Chancery court clerk, the only bidder.
The West Virginia Legislature ratified the lame duck amendment to the U S Constitution setting the presidential inaugural on January 20 and Congress terms to begin January 3. This changes shift from March 4 and affects transition timing.
Lincoln reports a plan to pave 48 miles of highway in Nebraska with a consolidation approach. Projects include road improvements across multiple counties and aim to reduce travel delays and boost regional transport efficiency.
Nebraska's state board of equalization announced a tax levy 33 mills higher than last year for the general fund and capital, totaling 2.26 and 0. (or 1) mills respectively. The overall levy aims to raise about $6.99 million in state General Fund and capital funds despite lower assessed valuations, with $1.07 million from miscellaneous collections and intangible taxes down from 192,649 to 146,596.
Omaha locates its claim to the geographic center of the United States while noting the center of Nebraska lies ten miles northwest of Broken Bow in Custer County. Five Lutheran colleges Hebron Nebraska St Paul Minnesota Eureka South Dakota Clinton and Wareril Iowa are negotiating to purchase and consolidate Bellevue College a defunct Presbyterian institution.
Smithsonian expert C. W. Gilmore and researchers George F. Sternberg and Marie V. Walker from Hays Kansas extracted fossils from beds near Crawford. About 1200 pounds left Crawford and 500 pounds from Harrison. Most bones are from prehistoric horses.
Nebraska contractors will follow a thirty hour weekly limit on federal road projects. The plan calls for three ten hour days per crew, two crews. Governor Bryan sets thirty cents per hour minimum wage. Dedication of the state and federal aid bridge over the Platte south of Columbus is scheduled for August 29 with a citizens committee and officials expected to attend. An afternoon sports program at Pawnee Park is planned after the ceremony.
Nebraska imposes a state quarantine on corn shipments from thirteen infested states to curb the European corn borer. The order, signed by D F Felton, blocks broom corn plants sorghums sudan grass celery beans oats rye straw and many flowers, unless processed to remove risk. Enforcement relies on railroad cooperation across the affected states including Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont New York Pennsylvania Ohio New Jersey Michigan Indiana and West Virginia.
Lincoln Nebraska Governor Charles W. Bryan announced an accelerated start for an expanded highway program. Bids are to be opened August 25 for about 798000 in work, with 646000 on federal aid projects and 163000 on state construction. A second letting will follow in September for additional projects ready in time.
Mc Cook sportsmen welcomed George Hastings state fish and game commissioner during a visit and urged establishment of a fishing lake near McCook. State official indicated approval and planned a survey by state engineers soon. The lake would lie about eight miles from McCook be half a mile wide and long and be fed by water pumped from Red Willow Creek. Roads would provide easy access with gravel near the shore.
State treasurer reports July gasoline tax receipts totaling 877,914.90, the highest for any month and for 1932 thus far. May held the previous high for the year at 793,540.62. July 1931 receipts were 869,405.49, and July 1930 and 1929 totals were 786,153.60 and 684,698.32 respectively. Large June dealer shipments before a new 1 cent federal tax boosted July income. September 1931 also yielded a record 991,461.03 under the 4-cent law.
A state tax commissioner report shows total expenditures for the fiscal year ending July 1 1932 exceed those of the biennium’s first year ending July 1930 by 882 326. Road costs rose to 14 063 612, up 4 301 707 from 1930. University spending declined from 3 967 537 to 3 871 782 a drop of 96 755. Penal and charity costs totaled 801 747 94, down 60 789 34.
Washington report states Walter Waters national commander announced plans to set up individual bonus camps in each state for veterans. He telegraphed governors, ordered encamped men at Johnstown to disperse, and offered free transport.
Des Moines reports that Iowa farmers plan a strike August 15 to withhold harvests from sale at prices below production cost. The Farmers' Holiday association issued the call urging unity across counties with a 30 day action window and potential 24 hour notice by the executive committee. Nearby states Minnesota Illinois North and South Dakota may join on roughly the same date.
Conference in Calgary brings Western Canadian farmer and labor groups together to form a national party. Delegates envision a cooperative commonwealth and a Socialistic state where industry serves human needs rather than individual profit. Notable presence includes former MPs and provincial organizations.
In Columbus Ohio C T Robinson aged 53 killed his wife sister Aide during a domestic quarrel at home. Mrs Robinson said he had been drinking and had fired at her several times previously.
Decatur Illinois advocates wheat corn cotton hogs and silver to form a monetary standard. Members of the Farmers' National union support incorporating these commodities into a usable standard as outlined in the organization’s constitution.
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