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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
The Diller Band plays today at the Gage county fair drawing many local attendees. Residents from surrounding areas are also visiting to enjoy the event and music.
The note directs readers to Methodist church news for figures on membership preachers and churches since the union, signaling a statistical update in church reporting.
Onka Franzen began work Monday to fix up the north Loock building, recently purchased by the Village for use as a local library, with occupancy planned after renovations.
Mrs Don Tincher reports a change of address from Denver to 6025 Colfax Lincoln for mail reaching them at their former Denver residence. The Tinchers lived in Denver only a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Wag goner with Miss Gretchen Wohlfarth and John Steiner start early to Sidney Iowa to attend the city’s famous rodeo. The ladies say they do not care a thing about the rodeo but will accompany.
There is dispute over Friday night rainfall with J. O. Blauser recording 24 inches and Dr. Viers 2:82. The gauges are three blocks apart, allowing for possible variance. Regardless, observers describe the rain as a fine shower.
According to the Odell Oracle a young man from California visiting Nebraskans performed a strange feat by swallowing a large grasshopper after removing its legs. The odd stunt drew reactions as the Oracle recounts the event with a humorous tone.
Worthington Minnesota Legion Drum Corps dressed in white painted dark suits and skeleton outfits stalked through downtown Minneapolis last Monday night. Funeral music accompanied the eerie stunt drawing wide attention for an unusual Legion parade appearance.
Sabotage is blamed after a rail wreck in Nevada last Saturday night. Coroner’s jury and railroad officials say the disaster caused the deaths of 24 and injuries to 114 of the 194 passengers and crew aboard.
A Nebraska farmer and reporter exchange grim cautions over dry weather and a ruined corn crop. Photo by Lester Schmadeke shows Albion fields smashed by grasshoppers. After a long westward journey Alpha Wiemers calls the region the garden spot.
Fox and Will did not travel to the Black Hills but returned home last week from near Fairbury where they had been canning carp at Bill's wife's kin.
President Roosevelt proposes setting Thanksgiving Day one week earlier this year with a proclamation for November 23. He notes complaints that the holiday was too close to Christmas as the motive, calling the complaint ridiculous.
A card from the Pyches on vacation in Colorado describes cold weather and asks for an overcoat with fur collar, overshoes, ear muffs, and blankets to be sent. They note sun melting, suggest waiting days, and joke about trading white pants for milk.
Alpha Wiemers and his wife and daughter completed a 5550 mile auto trip from the Midwest to the Mexican border, along the southwestern U. S. coast and up into Washington State, returning home. He found the San Francisco fair of little interest to farmers and says their garden spot lies inland from the coast.
A State Journal recap lists sixty six deaths and 235 serious injuries from events over the weekend. Wreck of the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco on a Nevada bridge, a Pan American airship crash in Rio de Janeiro, six Indiana guardsmen killed at Fort Knox, plus multiple U. S. and international incidents and deaths across Omaha Fremont Wahoo New York North Platte and Coney Island.
George Arnold and his wife of Geneva Nebraska plan a vacation along the western coast this year. They will visit coastal cities and scenic spots during the trip.
A large window in the gym on Main Street showcases a fine collection of artwork created by members of John Greider's recreational class during recent months.
L. F. Sinkey and wife left Diller for Fairfield on Saturday with their household items. Mr Sinkey will oversee the Fairfield Public Schools, having previously served three years as superintendent of Diller schools and one year as principal.
Mrs. D Aden, her daughter and husband with two children and Mr and Mrs Jacob Kell of Fort Wayne Indiana visited Steele City for Mrs Aden's relatives and friends after attending Diller's 43rd annual picnic parade They traveled through Milbank South Dakota to see E C Aden and wife and toured the Black Hills then visited Ouka and Miss Elsie Franzen in Jefferson county with many relatives.
A float titled My Nebraska garnered praise after last Thursday's parade. One side showed early territorial life with cabins wigwams and ox teams, the other modern scenes including the capitol, railways, factories, and farm imagery. Sponsored by Dr. O. C. Diehl with painting by Mrs. O. C. Smith, the float featured state and Jefferson County seals and likenesses of meadow larks and cattle.
A young convert recalls being in a German surrounded unit during a World War I battle. With food gone and one shell left, the group fired it as a signal while praying. An air drop followed with water bread and a note, Hold on I am coming. The story urges Christians not to surrender to the world.
Mr and Mrs 38 C Hutchinson hosted last Thursday with Commissioner Grover Grissom and his Powell wife and County Clerk Homer Brunk and his Fairbury wife visiting for dinner.
Five garage owners backed by several associates sue in Lincoln alleging Legislative Bill No 3 of 1939 voids the 1937 car testing act and violates due process of law. They claim the move harms their $1,000 testing outfits while half a million car owners are also affected.
Norwegian skating champion Erna Andersen stars in the Sun Valley ice show at the World’s Fair Amusement Area. She showcases expert jumps spins and tempo as the audience cheers the champion on the ice.
A casual glance misreads the French flag as equal width stripes. In fact blue accounts for 30 percent, white 33 percent, and red 37 percent of the vertical tricolor.
A historical note explains that early temperate zone peoples tracked hibernating animals more than calendars. Their premature return of these animals served as a forecast of upcoming bad weather.
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