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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
2
One year subscription in advance six months in advance cost 1.50 dollars. The notice states the publication is entered at the post office in Diller Nebraska for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
E. L. Jenkins announces intent to run for county treasurer and notes his name appears on the Republican primary ballot. He seeks support from GOP voters in the upcoming election.
The article warns that future wars could be fought with deadly gases, predicting the use of over 1000 gas varieties including blistering, choking and tear gases. It argues fumes could blanket cities, kill indiscriminately, and that nations may accept such devastation under the claim of necessity, even against treaties.
General Development Company of Connecticut plans a record giant airplane in 1930. Doctor William Christmas reports the project features a 262 foot wingspan and eight 1200 horse power motors. The craft will carry 206 passengers plus a 17 man crew with berths lounge and dining spaces and freight rooms in the wings.
Washington police arrest a motorist for speeding who proves to be a prohibition officer. The officer returns and arrests the officer for interfering with a federal liquor law enforcement action.
The article suggests life on Mars could be discovered when the new 20 inch telescope under construction is completed. It highlights a future breakthrough possibility and ties it to advances in observational astronomy.
Reported in the article, the coming census is expected to show Nebraska with about one and a half million residents. It notes workers increasingly use autos to commute, reflecting wage saving and shifting mobility patterns.
Sloan notes President Hoover plans an Embassy to London with Stimson and Adams, plus two senators, to negotiate partial disarmament. He contrasts this with the 1931 military budget of 457 million and tariff battles in the Senate, highlighting farm policy shifts and Nebraskan political dynamics.
A heated Senate discussion centered on assigning young Senator LaFollette to the Finance Committee. Urged by allies for his late father’s seat, he faced opposition from industrialists and wary Republicans, including those favoring agriculture.
A Congressman presses certain Senators for failing to back President Hoover's policies, urging timely stance and clarity on the administration’s economic program during a tense political moment.
Advice on mailing flowers by inserting stems into potato slits to keep them fresh. Flowers held firmly stay secure and can be sent over long distances. The method reportedly preserves freshness up to two weeks in moderate temperatures.
Geologists uncover ten pearls in California ranging from 3 to 5 sixteenths inches, reportedly twenty five thousand years old. The pearls appear natural and were left by ancient oyster predecessors during unperturbed rock digging.
An ancient geese picture, possibly the oldest in the world, is on display at the public museum in Cairo Egypt. It was found in the tomb of Nefer Maat at Medure and dated to the first Egyptian dynasty around 4400 B.C.
The biological survey explains birds cannot fly backward. Feathers point backward so air forces them forward, creating resistance that prevents backward motion.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County States a probate notice for the estate of Clara J. Myers deceased. Reading of petition by William F. Grayce Myers requests administration of the estate to J. Smith Cay ad y. A hearing is set for February 7 at 9 o'clock A. M. in County Court.
In said county court in Fairbury the court orders show cause why the petition prayer should not be granted. Notice of pendency and hearing to all interested persons by publication in the Diller Record weekly for three weeks prior to hearing. SEAL Ney & Denney Attorneys for Estate E.R. Bee County Judge.
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