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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1936
Page
4
The notice records a payment of 1.60 dollars for mailing and confirms second class matter transmission through the Diller Nebraska post office. It indicates a local administrative action regarding mail service and classification.
Advertising rates are disclosed on request. Local business notices are charged at five cents per line per insertion.
The quote outlines stages in a woman's life with changing ideals. It suggests good parenting before 14, emphasis on beauty from 14 to 40, focus on personality from 40 to 60, and a final shift after 60 as depicted in a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt.
On a trip to Lincoln last Friday the author notes seeing only two crows and questions the Nebraska game commission efforts to cull the crow population. The tone reflects local concern about wildlife control and seasonal bird activity.
The writer noted two weeks ago that Diller would likely escape coal shortages. Reality showed townspeople from other areas sought coal here, dropping local stock to about 30 tons Monday morning. A car arrived, another followed yesterday, and more are expected.
Jefferson County agricultural office reports over 4000 Clarke McNary trees requested by county farmers. Nebraska as a whole has 681 200 seedlings and transplants applied for spring windbreaks and woodlots. A year earlier the state total was 498 100.
The Senate approved the substitute farm bill 56 to 20 with Nebraska's Edward R. Burke among the dissenters. In Chappel Nebraska a recall petition circulated this week seeking Nebraska's youngest senator amid the political storm.
Reporters recall Governor Cochran speech at a Chamber of Commerce dinner in Fairbury promising a Beatrice to Fairbury road will be paved within two years. Locals debate concrete or bituminous surface, with hopes pinned on concrete despite uncertainty.
Robert E. Koepff has purchased the Tobias Times and becomes publisher as H. D. Barlass, former editor and uncle to Koepff, steps down. The Koepff Publishing Company now runs Plymouth News and Daykin Herald from Plymouth plant with Albert and L. J. Koepff guiding news and shop work.
Nature's next headline centers on ice jams as Missouri River freezes with reports of 28 inches of ice and the Platte likely frozen solid, threatening flooding and navigation disruption across the region.
The custodial staff at the Capitol and its aides and forty five women and thirty five men clean the fourteen acres of floor each night amid daily visitor traffic and duties.
The Omaha based company presents a financial statement showing healthy growth. Chief officers featured include Raymond F. Low as president and Harold R. Hutchinson serving as vice president and secretary with portraits of the officers.
In a humorous note a driver describes two weeks unused and a stubborn motor. Frustrated, they resort to an improvised method using a bread toaster plugged in near the carburetor, then step on the starter and the engine allegedly fires up.
A trip from Lincoln to Cortland recalls two fine, small town churches the Congregational and Methodist. Rev. Tudor and Rev. Ehlert reside near their respective houses. Both pastors hope to build a passage someday but face hard times.
The Department of Commerce report of February 11 1936 cites improved net refits and higher sales across sectors. Sears Roebuck led gross sales with a 23 percent rise to 417 million dollars, jewelry and confectionery up, autos strong, and bank clearings up over 1934 and 1935 weeks.
The U S Treasury requested a four year report on Salvation Army activities showing government funded relief versus voluntary support. The army operated in most U S cities with 5000 plus population and provided 32,882,668 nights lodging and 83,569,399 meals. Yearly totals reflect government entry into the relief field reducing private fundraising and expenditures.
The column recalls events from forty years ago including Joe Robinson running an oyster and lunch room in Plymouth, Miss Connie Clauson living with Geo Galbrath, and the Barneston harness shop closure under a chattel mortgage. It notes political twists, local court actions, and community tales such as weathered trains, corset peddlers, and a tragic runaway near a bridge resulting in Mrs. Wilber’s death.
The Atchison Globe reports a local man has given up smoking cigars to serve as a positive example for his three month old daughter. The decision reflects his desire to model healthy habits for his child.
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