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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1930
Page
2
The Diller Record outlines subscription terms requiring advance payment for a set period. Entered at the Diller Nebraska post office as second class matter for transmission through the mail.
The year 1930 is seen as generally favorable with only modest slowdowns in some sectors. John E Edgerton notes a middle view with little to fear beyond minor disruptions. Most manufacturers report higher payrolls and production, while public works programs and utilities promise expansion.
The ten year mark of national prohibition triggers sharp disputes over enforcement. Senators Borah, Harris, and Sheppard push back and forth on enforcement, hearings, and penalties while others urge open sessions and public progress reports. Separate notes claim telephone use boosts left ear hearing and a new corn variety resists the European corn borer.
Congressman C. H. Sloan writes from Washington about New Year rituals in the Capitol, the gavel as an emblem of authority, and the forthcoming six month session likely to feature partisan and committee clashes. He recounts New Year greetings at the White House, court visits in the District, and observations on crime court operations and juries, noting a large turnout and traffic fines.
Pierre Dupres known as the Phantom Bandit discusses his escape from Devil's Island and reasons to return to France. He recounts prison horrors, the guillotine threat, and a jailbreak via canoe before fleeing to Philadelphia.
Steubenville radio repairman W. T. Frram, age forty five, lost his nose in a wreck. Surgeons reattached the nose after it was found on the car windshield. Police recovered the nose and it was sewn back in with seventy stitches, restoring breathing within minutes.
A Kellogg News item jokes about a man installing a radio receiving a minister, a road reporter and a poultry lecturer, weaving biblical references about roads, construction, and poultry. It features humorous anachronisms and moralizing tone with rural place names and a satirical travelogue vibe.
Edison notes that true character appears in how one handles criticism. The small minded avoid it, make excuses, or sulk, while productive individuals seek lessons and improve from the experience.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County in the matter of the estate of Clara J Myers deceased. Guench and ohne petition of William F Grayce Myers praying that information of said estate may be granted to J Smith Diller as Administrator. February 7 1950 9 oclock A M set for hearing at County Court Fairbury to show cause why prayer of petition should not be granted.
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