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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
1
The article notes a prolonged winter in Nebraska with temperatures below zero all week. Three inches of snow fell last Friday as owners dispute how cold it truly was, with readings from 26 degrees below to estimates of 15 below Saturday morning and 18 to 20 below on Sunday.
The Jefferson County M C A plans educational meetings inviting attendance, with Rev R G C Shape of Fairbury Presbyterian Church set to speak at the M E Church in Diller next Tuesday at 7 30 P M. Rev Shupe will discuss The Ethiopian situation.
A fragment from a letter by Mrs Thos Price of Tucson Arizona praises the Record and notes good health and a mild winter with no snow. She mentions no snowfall on nearby mountains and appreciation for local news about friends.
Charles H. Van Arsdale 71 retired merchant and former Begole and Van Arsdale partner died Thursday night. Survived by widow and one son.
A. P. reports the rushing waters of Niagara Falls were stilled for more than three days this week as the fore part of the week froze. The natural spectacle drew observers while authorities noted the unusual quiet of the falls.
Dr. Samuel Avery 70 chancellor emeritus of the University of Nebraska died at his Lincoln home last Saturday night after a period of illness. His funeral was held Tuesday.
Howard Jeffryes died Wednesday forenoon at his home two miles north of Lanham after a year of poor health. Mrs Jeffryes was formerly Miss Verge Wright.
The Young Democrats of Nebraska announce their fourth annual convention to be held in Kearney on February 20 21 and 22. Delegates from across the state will attend to discuss party goals and upcoming elections.
A Liberty postmaster position attracting eighteen applicants carries a yearly salary of 1200 dollars. The field includes several unnamed contenders seeking the federal office in the town.
Lucile Taylor and Cadet Schrein filed for divorce in Fairbury after a 1931 marriage at Clay Center Kansas. The couple wed while students at Dove college. he later joined West Point, but left amid a scandal as she taught school and sought an annulment for his convenience. Cadet Schrein, son of Rev. and Mrs. Adolph Schrein of Crete, hails from Steele City lineage through his wife.
Mr and Mrs LaVern Pickard and two sons move into the Dressen building two doors north of the Record office to open Wonderland Store a branch of the Beatrice colony. The shop will sell fifteen chick varieties plus birds from California including Panakeets Zebra finches red headed Lennets cavaries and more with chipmunks and tropical fish on display.
Jefferson county will participate in Nebraska seed corn testing to ease a statewide seed shortage. County agricultural agents and a coalition including farmers, Smith Hughes vocational agriculture, instructors, bankers, civic groups, the state department of agriculture, and the National Youth Administration cooperate. Plans test samples delivered at the Agricultural agents office and in the high school laboratories at Fairbury with similar setups possible elsewhere in the county.
The Diller Farmers Elevator Company at its annual meeting elected a full new board of control led by president Ben Roelfs and vice president James R. Hays. J. Smith Diller becomes secretary treasurer with Frank Cully and George Sasse as directors. No policy details released. The elevator, leased from Russel Grain Company of Kansas City last year, previously had I. R A Drews as manager for about ten years.
Sheriff Emil Ackman visited the office on Monday to mediate a dispute between two brothers-in-law who planned to settle their quarrel with a fight. Through the sheriff’s intervention the men agreed to shake hands and end the feud.
Fred Page age 66 and his mother aged 94 died in Fairbury hospital within days of each other from pneumonia. A double funeral was held at Fairbury Methodist church, with burial in Fairbury cemetery. Fred, once a local farm resident, had lived in Fairbury since leaving his old home nearby.
The Nebraska Game Commission urges a million crow reduction due to alleged crop and poultry damage. It recommends roost-area eradication using planes, bombs in trees with landowner permission, shooting from blinds, or wire traps, and offers blueprints from the State Game Commission office.
The Liberty Journal reports a women led petition protesting a teer sale. It notes over 100 signatures and 112 votes cast in the last election, with 51 percent of legal voters calculation based on total votes rather than registered voters.
Kerosene priced at 8c a gallon in a delivery offer. Contact 66 wn wusee O. R. Geer for details.
Reverends Wolff and Proett spoke at the Woman's Club on January 28 addressing contrasts between Russian Italian German and American youth. The program included folk music and detailed discussion of Fascism Nazism communism and the New Deal with reflections on leadership and national fitness.
Leonard Richardson will hold a public sale at his residence northeast of town on Monday February 24 1936 Col H R Royle serves as auctioneer The sale will be properly advertised in due season.
Sheriff Ackman warns residents after detection of counterfeit federal reserve notes circulating in southern Ebraska. Authorities urge vigilance and advise checking each bill for security features.
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