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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
4
The note mentions John Huttenmeyer in the Cooper Company feed ad claiming Diller held the largest stock of feeds in Jefferson county as the groundhog forecasts two more weeks of winter with sunny weather in the area.
The Diller Duster, the local school paper, shows a neater appearance in its last issue thanks to a newly installed mimeograph roller, improving production quality.
State Auditor officials audited the books of former sheriff Emil Ackman. One auditor visited Diller and Steele City on Monday to conduct the review.
In 1987 the Nebraska legislature raised the state engineer's salary from 4000 to 6000 per year. The 1939 legislature had a chance to revert to 4000 but declined to do so.
Howard E. Peters of Fairbury states he will pay cash for the Record due to having no wood to offer as money remains tight in these days.
In the Fairbury Journal last week Margaret Chambers comments on eggs priced at one cent each, down from two and a half cents months ago. She jests about why eggs would taste better at higher prices and questions the current market.
Lincoln store closes Friday from 9 to 12 in memory of Donald Walters Miller president who died when Imperial Airways Cavalier crashed into the Atlantic on January 21 en route from New York to Bermuda. Henry Ahrends of Fairbury renewed his Record subscription in town Tuesday. Nebraska big game numbers cited by the US Department of Agriculture include 1500 larger animals with elk and buffalo among species. Delaware noted as the only state with no big game.
The piece notes John Callan's Legislative Bill No. 87 to repeat the 1937 $200 head tax, aiming to fund old age assistance in Douglas County. It cites collections at about $600,000 of a $1,000,000 goal, with promised funds not fully realized.
Russell McCreight dropped into the office last Friday to say hello and bid farewell in a brief, cordial encounter with the county school leadership.
Read the notice urging residents to file for a meter refund. The Beatrice Power Co informs customers about eligibility and submission steps in this issue.
The 1989 filing period closed with 487 new bills, down from 551 in 1987. Of the 1989 total, 242 were filed on the final filing day last Monday, the deadline for bill submissions.
Mr and Mrs Ed Best of Berkeley California report enjoying grand weather with many flowers in the yard including climbing rose and fuchsia. Rainfall remains below normal. Mr Best has been in poor health, in and out of hospital, but friends are asked to send regards.
Mr Friesen owner of the south side hardware has purchased the Welsh Moore hardware stock on the east side and will continue hardware business at the east side location.
Mr. Robert Driver and his son from Marengo Illinois visited Henry Wiemers last week and purchased four Hereford gifts. Wiemers shipped animals to four states last week and reports orders and inquiries from thirty states in the last ninety days.
In a village market two Chwang tribesmen buy Gospels and read the line take up his cross. They strap bamboo crosses to their backs and hang them on their houses, seeking obedience. A Chinese worker guides them to the mission where they learn more and start witnessing for the Lord.
A survey by the Omaha Bank for Cooperative shows Nebraska farmers annually buy over 6 million dollars worth of gasoline oil and petroleum products from their cooperative stations. One in five cooperatives in the state handles gasoline and oil as a main product. Nationwide 1798 cooperatives handle petroleum with a net annual business over 73 million dollars.
Administrator D. F. Felton of the WPA cautions pawn-brokers and second-hand clothing dealers against purchasing federal surplus clothing distributed in the state. The warning, not based on sales reports but a general caution, notes all clothing is marked and subject to seizure by the United States marshal if the contract on receipt is breached.
Readers note a growing curiosity about ears and ear coverings as fashion and practicality meet in everyday life. The item described blurs lines between style and function, prompting questions about how much attention people pay to their ears now.
The Saluki, a hunting dog bred in Arabia Persia and Egypt for more than 6000 years, has the oldest pedigree. They are never sold, says Collier's Weekly, only presented as gifts by their Arab owners.
The phrases patent applied for and patent pending do not protect an inventor. They only signal that a patent application has been filed and offer no protection except possibly establishing priority in litigation. Actual rights to exclude others begin only after a patent is granted.
An aerial view maps Manhattan and the New York World's Fair 1939 with lines showing distances to the fair grounds. Distances include Empire State Building to the fair 7 miles Wall Street to the fair 8.5 miles Triborough Bridge entrance 5.5 miles and notes on Holland Tunnel and bridges plus North Beach Airport enlargement and Whitestone Bridge as gateways to the exposition.
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