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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
4
In Diller the American mole or perhaps the European mole stirred up the lawn behind The Record office. Meanwhile Frank M. Rain assumed duties as the new county attorney in the courthouse, with signs painted on windows announcing the change.
Mr and Mrs Scott Miller attended the Jefferson County Convention of the American Legion in Steele City on Wednesday evening this week. A large crowd joined guests from Gage and Thayer counties to participate in the event.
The journal records acts of the Legislature day by day and is available for inspection at the Record Office.
The Cavalier plunged into the Atlantic en route from New York to Bermuda on Saturday killing D. W. Miller president of Miller and Paine Co. of Lincoln Nebraska. Ten survived including Mrs. Miller.
PWI from the Gage county line to Fairbury shows road gains since C Hutchinson became commissioner and Bert Weaver heads the county grader. A revival meeting led by evangelist Kurt Kurz is planned in Hollenberg, Kansas. The Ballard McDonnell store at Fairbury faces closure amid the shift toward chain retailers, affecting small town commerce in Diller and beyond.
The article recounts two incidents provoking religious tension. In Tulsa a pastor invited a Jewish rabbi to address the church with a pledge to avoid Jesus names and blood atonement hymns, shocking many. In Mt Vernon New Jersey the school board barred Christmas carols drawing protests from Protestant and Catholic leaders.
Justice Fred Mesemore spoke at the Lincoln annual sheriff dinner detailing that newly elected sheriffs must know evidentiary rules and uphold prisoners rights presuming innocence until proven guilty. He cautioned against harsh interrogation tactics associated with the so called third degree methods used by some lawmen.
The ring announcer said Lewis is a Christian aiming for ministry, but Louis overwhelmed him in 2 minutes 29 seconds for a first round KO. Louis remains world champion as Lewis suffers a brutal loss, with hoped earnings of ten to fourteen thousand dollars and sharp preacher taunts.
Diller high school basketeers defeated two Fairbury teams of equal calibre at Fairbury last Friday night, extending their belt with pair of victory scores. Mabel Kohler departed earlier in the week for Denver to be with a nephew in serious hospital condition.
A reflection from Heart and Life Magazine frames a clash between Modernist and Fundamentalist views. The Fundamentalist argues that eternal salvation is at stake for him, while the Modernist sees only tentative opinions, prompting questions about tolerance and the cost of skepticism.
Chinese sources claim Japanese warplanes killed over 35000 Chinese civilians and wounded more than 44000 in 17 months ending December 1 1938. The figures exclude villages. The report says about 3500 raids hit 420 towns and cities across 20 provinces.
Bing Crosby stars in Paris Honeymoon joining Franciska Gaal Shirley Ross and Ben Blue with Akim Tamiroff as a villain. While New York Sleeps follows reporters Whalen and Chandler as they seemingly solve a crime before it happens. AlsoFeaturing Joe E Brown in Flirting With Fate with his usual mix of wit and trouble.
The Scorton Arrow began in seventeenth century Scorton where archers awarded a captaincy for a bull’s-eye and prizes a Silver bugle a lieutenancy a gold medal and a horn spoon. The first written record is 1673 though the contest is older, making the arrow archery’s oldest prize.
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