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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
4
The Diller record notes a quiet week with little news beyond harvest work. Residents express frustration with rain and administration delays while doubting any mischievous acts in town. A mail notice indicates the publication is second class matter.
A quirky look at how limited current events push editors to fill space when many stories cannot be published. The piece hints at a drought of sensational items and the balancing act for daily newspapers.
The election hinges on the county commissioner candidate’s handling of roads, but once elected the biggest problem becomes relief and support for residents rather than roadway improvements.
A letter from Claude Cavett states he has been appointed superintendent over district fourteen in Grand Prairie Alberta division of schools, overseeing 87 teachers. The appointment is described as similar to the county school superintendent role.
After a Sunday ball game several Plymouth club members sought beer uptown but were told beer was not sold on the Sabbath. They quipped that there are no Germans in town, a remark that failed to note the bar proprietor’s identity.
Citizens endured a long heat spell as temperatures reached 100 degrees for the fifth day running. Nighttime relief arrived with cooler winds providing temporary respite from the daytime heat.
The report from Nebras near Diller describes a hard harvest with soft fields and damage from late rains. Farmers face dismoney from slippage in grain and tractors bogging in mud. Wheat yields are low, around half of 1937, with prices quoted from 42 to 63 cents per bushel. Oats had good straw but suffered from wet wind and rain.
The fragmentary text hints at a conversation about someone named Lizzie and a person called Boe, with a remark about never thinking of something. The setting appears to involve friends and casual recall, though details are incomplete.
The piece laments loud boom boom firecrackers disturbing Sunday services and calls for respect for religious gatherings. It notes Fourth of July celebrations as excessive and urges outlawing general sale of explosives, arguing the so called safe and sane Fourth is not yet achieved.
The Rock Island locomotive No. 766, built in 1899, was scrapped June 28 and sent to Silvis Illinois. It last ran April 9 in Fairbury under extra engineer John O Neill after decades of service on the Nelson branch.
The excerpt presents a 1987 attributed manifesto from Stalin outlining the USSR’s stance against religion. It claims religion as a major enemy of communism and foresees intensified fights, plans to train a devout cadre, and the eventual erasure of religion from Soviet life as a historical memory.
Roy Patton makes progress installing wood shingles over a metal roof on the town hall. He works only when clouds block the sun as the mercury runs high, and today is a cooler day for the task.
Field workers of the Federal Writers Project recount odd Nebraska tales from after 1887 prairie fires. Stories include vigilante justice for arson, strange early sales, a Chadron phonograph verdict, and an Omaha Indian revival by a medicine man after a mock death.
The report notes that Prague policewomen recruits must be tall, strong, and skilled in sports with jiu jitsu as a key training component. It emphasizes the need for a completely feminine outlook on life among female officers.
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