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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1936
Page
4
Advertisement rates listed at 1.50 with 6 cents per line for each insertion. Local business notices appear in satil order. A politician is noted for a promising career. Mexican weeds such as fire bush thrive despite drought and could be valued if trained to yield corn.
The fair management commends restrictions on dress for the girls contest with bans on bathing suits or revealing costumes. The note seems odd in an era of scanty attire.
World champion boxer Jimmy Braddock has a sore hand and cannot defend his title this September as planned. Schmeling will not meet Braddock until next June, a delay seen as favorable for Braddock while the belt remains in question and stars point to Schmeling then the Brown Bomber.
Magnificent elms near the W H Diller homestead are dying with at least six trees felled this season. The back yard elm once held a wide-spread canopy but was damaged by the 1929 storm and now appears dead. Heat, drought, and insect borers contribute alongside other pests.
The Dionne quintuplets sign a three film deal with a film company for 500000 dollars. A reunion project is in progress featuring Dr. A. R. Dafoe and other cast from The Country Doctor, with the children delivering a leading role.
H. K. Moffit of Lincoln Mrs. C. M. Windsor of Minneapolis Clarence Renz Bert Bell Lawrence Caldwell are listed on the poets honor roll this week.
A group of young school marms faced a hindrance this week that blocked their Park beauty contest entry. Their school work impeded participation, leaving the event without those contestants.
Fritz Miller sparked a stubble fire Tuesday on Roy Roelfs’ Fry 40 place north of town while attempting to burn off the remaining stubble. Roelfs directed Miller to plow, but turning the stubble proved difficult, prompting debate over whether the burn was profitable.
A Tuesday night cool spell gave way to a renewed heat wave as temperatures jumped from about 108 on Tuesday to near 70 by Wednesday morning. Weather forecasts proved unreliable as we reached a new peak in temperatures, marking the 18th straight day above 100 degrees.
Ebe Roelfs of Diller Nebr claimed his only income for the prior year was a $2 prize for longest whiskers. The anecdote drew letters from distant readers, with Ray Condon of Bradford Kennedy Co at Omaha commenting on the publication and local figures such as Mayor Roy Geer and John Steiner noted in the surrounding context.
The Rhode Island School of Design in Providence reportedly possesses a nine foot wooden Buddha Sun God from Japan. The artifact drew visitors and inspired Sabbath reflections, though officials note it is not worship but a notable example of ancient wood carving.
In Fairbury last Sunday the Schroeder family reunion drew 53 relatives despite heat. A noon fried chicken dinner with iced tea followed by a Crystal Springs swim capped the day as younger members recalled horse and buggy days. Attendees included Sophie Schroeder Mathias Diller and numerous Schroeders from Nebraska Kansas and California. During Railroad Week a Walla Walla committee proposed a handcar race but could not stage it due to lack of old handcars.
Lawyers' fees totaling about 2.4 million dollars were granted by the courts to counsel for litigants in the Smith Reynolds estate case. All claimants reportedly won a share of the large fortune amid the use of prestigious legal talent.
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