Harvest Quiet Sparks Town Business Talk
Town residents discuss why commerce slows during harvest season as activity dips and locals note the rural pattern of quieter streets in this period.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
4
Town residents discuss why commerce slows during harvest season as activity dips and locals note the rural pattern of quieter streets in this period.
Four dozen states participated in the New York World’s Fair and collectively spent more than 2.5 million dollars on their state buildings and exhibits.
The Diller State Bank holds contracts with Commodity Credit Corporation offices in Omaha and Kansas City, enabling improved handling of government wheat loans and related services.
Odell legislator John Callan holds a congressional bee in his bonnet and is a prospective candidate for the First District nomination. He is named as a potential contender in the papers.
Rich ard Zook of Barneston was badly cut about the face when a Roman candle placed in a bottle discharged. Glass fragments flew in all directions and it was feared his eyesight could be saved with treatment.
Attorney General Walter Johnson announced Monday that under the new automobile drivers license law Nebraska license renewals require no examination. New applicants must still take the test as before.
A U S Treasury report dated June 30 places total circulating money at 7,046,444,003 dollars. If equally divided among every man woman and child in the United States, each would receive 53.72 dollars.
The piece argues that ten times the yearly mint output would be needed to coin money fast enough to cover interest payments on the national debt and questions where principal payments will come from, noting leftovers from the Ham and Eggs utopia.
A senate vote follows proposals to fund two thirds of old age assistance with a mix of federal and state dollars. The piece critiques WPA administration, high salaries for top directors, and calls for economy while noting activist campaigns and a possible fall election on aging relief.
Lyre birds display their ornate tails during courtship and excitement. They stand on raised sand mounds to reveal their tall tail feathers while their brown bodies contrast with the dazzling display.
Molybdenite, valued as an alloy for steel, is detected within gold bearing ore in eastern North Carolina signaling a potential ore diversification and mineral resource.
The week saw scorching heat in the region with highs near 105 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, hotter than many parts of the state where 111 degrees were recorded. Nights stayed around 75 with no rain since July 1. The forecast calls for cooler temperatures today.
Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward of the Third Naval District arrived in full uniform for an official function at the New York World’s Fair. A visitor mistook him for an attendant and quipped about being a motor chair, prompting the admiral to reveal his rank. The visitor then claimed to be a boat.
A sermon-like reflection warns that gradual changes dull awareness of sin. It cites a frog boiled in slowly heated water to show how attention fades as danger grows. The writer likens this to Satan leading people away from God with unremarkable, steady unbelief. The world fails to recognize its approaching judgment.
A historical clipping presents Clarence Darrow’s critique of law and government. The remark emphasizes lawyers shaping legal power and governance in contentious terms.
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