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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
4
The document states a 1.50 fee and notes mail transmission as second class matter for Diller Nebraska offerings. It mentions buskers locals being prohibited unless ordered out and charged 6 cents per line per insertion.
If the kids haven't fibbed, ten or more dollars in change have been found on the picnic grounds since the picnic.
A reader questions a recent report about drought and grasshoppers in Huron South Dakota claiming the drought burned vegetation and killed grasshoppers by hunger, suggesting the tale may be exaggerated or false.
Reported from New York the bout lasted about eight minutes with Louis finishing Sharkey in the opening minutes of the third round. The piece notes Louis’s rising dominance and mentions broader racial observations while asserting Louis’s victory.
Bill Bond, local marshal, holds accident report blanks that demand full details within 24 hours to the Roads and Irrigation Department or the police if the crash occurs in a city. The text urges drivers to aid accident prevention and supports canceling licenses for incompetence or carelessness.
Governor Cochran spoke to about 3,000 in his Nebraska district praising tax cuts. He touted lowest state taxes in fifteen years and expressed faith in Nebraskas growth despite droughts, noting grain and meat production steadiness and support for a constitutional debt limit. He urged pride in the state and its towns.
A 44 page premium list for the Thayer county Fair at Deshler runs August 25 to 28. The booklet, printed by the Bruning Banner office, is complete and well made and available for review on request.
Keith Neville of North Platter Nebraska pleaded guilty Monday to shooting pheasants out of season. He was fined 10255 dollars and the ex governor's gun was confiscated by the court.
Receiver reports a 25 percent distribution totaling 2237 dollars, part of 42404 dollars paid so far. The payout covers about 47 percent of the bank’s liability and leaves former patrons facing long, hard losses as Hinds serves time in the pen.
The vicinity enjoyed two showers Wednesday afternoon and night offering relief from a two week heatwave. Thermometer readings ranged from 104 to 111 degrees making conditions almost unbearable for many people. Citizens are advised to prepare for cooler weather with heavier clothing as plans were made to deliver a wood subscription this week.
Nebraska gathers federal guidance for the 1 to 30 November duck season in the central zone with general restrictions. Shooting hours 7 am to 4 pm. Ban on live decoys bait 3 shell limit and cap of 10 ducks 4 geese and brant. Season barred for canvas back redhead Atlantic brant. A $50 000 suit follows Lincoln explosion at Grainger Brothers fruit plant. Moise smoked in ripening gas rooms, struck match, causing deadly blast. Harry K. Grainger among serious injuries.
A local radio misfire on Diller's honor city segment drew criticism for lacking content about town activities. Meanwhile Minnesota fires in the northwoods threaten settlers near the border, with ranger Dick Willems cited in evacuation notices as incendiary blazes burn birch and shavings torches amid uncooperative weather.
E M Marvin reports from Diller where fifty years of annual picnics continue with a modern twist. The Upper Room note describes a hire park, local band music, acrobats, singing and dancing acts, government presence, a magician, rides, and vendors attracting a larger crowd.
Clarence L. Eaton of Chicago argues that humans in Nebraska have damaged trees more than grasshoppers. He laments wholesale tree chopping along creeks and calls for less wood burning to lessen future pest impacts, recalling earlier abundant tree cover.
The piece surveys rising global tension with Spain France Mussolini and Italy. warns against U.S. entanglement and recalls Wilson era restraint. It discusses religious prophecies of a millennium reign and judgments, noting persecution of Jehovahs Witnesses in Germany and famine in Russia.
A large Saathoff family reunion was held Wednesday evening at Mrs. Maria Saathoff’s Lanham Kansas home. Relatives from Peoria Rochell Ill and several Kansas Nebr towns attended with baskets for a bountiful dinner.
The Republican City Ranger calls for removing postmaster appointments from political control and placing them in the civil service. He endorses ensuring appointees are administration supporters before implementation and predicts replacing Democratic postmasters with reliable Republicans after Landon’s election.
A brass band and six carloads of boosters toured town Tuesday morning to advertise the Burlington Picnic at Wymore on August 21. A crowd of kids waved as many adults stayed in the shade.
The paper invites readers to share unusual events and happenings from daily life to inform the public. It emphasizes cooperation from locals and notes kindness and warm faces as valued community traits.
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