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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
4
Lincoln reports trip by Robert Wadlow the 8 foot 11 inch giant from Alton Illinois visiting his uncle Cecil Wadlow in Lincoln. Wadlow, tall as medical history records, traveled with his father after driving from Omaha to fetch the young man.
A pasture fire believed started by sun rays through a broken bottle column burned about 150 acres and destroyed a mile of fencing on the Henry Martin farm located 100 miles north of O Neill on Saturday afternoon.
A bull dog named Bunjie valued at 10000 dollars and owned by R. P. Sparkes died during a heat wave after falling ill Friday night. Bunjie, an international champion brought from England 18 months ago, was kept in a kennel with electric fans. Despite ice packs and oxygen, vets could not save him.
The State Journal reports from Bunkerville Nevada that three heavy rain events drenched the town on Friday causing widespread flooding. No injuries are mentioned and local officials assess the damage.
The crew notes their boss is gone and the empty chair signals a new start. Colleagues share thoughts while the heat of the day presses down, yet everyone stays helpful and industrious as they work toward a cooler day.
An anxious subscriber asked an Atlanta newspaper if postponing a wedding is lucky. The editor cynically replied that postponing is not lucky and cautioned against delaying the ceremony.
In Nebraska, owners of a silver fox farm file a $40,000 lawsuit against an air transport company claiming low flying planes caused the deaths of 56 of their foxes.
An Associated Press report warns road hogs are scarcer than in years past and highlights the danger they pose by speeding past warnings, risking terror, destruction, and loss of life on roadways.
William G Anson, aged 100, died at his daughter's home in Orchard Nebraska on a Friday afternoon. Burial plans set for Quaequeton Town, his former home, with services pending.
The Mid West Turkey Club of Hebron announced plans to market hundreds of high grade turkeys this fall. Secretary WR Wicks estimated that club growers in the pool will dress out about 20 000 birds, about 20 percent more than last year, when net returns to growers reached 57 000 dollars. Top price for dressed birds was 33 cents. this year prices are expected slightly lower amid a national supply about 15 percent higher than 1935. Deshler Rustler.
The 252 cows of the Gage County Dairy Herd Improvement Association produced an average of 706 pounds of milk and 284 pounds of butterfat in the past month. Tester W F Bechtol reported 11 cents per pound of butterfat feed cost. Top individual was Joseph P Shalla's Odell Holstein with 2253 pounds milk and 91.6 pounds butterfat. Shalla’s eight Holsteins averaged 1295 pounds milk and 481 pounds fat in the 5-15 cow group. Clarence Boesiger Cortland Holsteins in Beatrice area produced 904 pounds milk and fat.
Continued hot and dry weather brings discomfort as the thermometer hits 107 at noon Thursday. The brief notes the extreme heat persists through the day with high temperatures likely to continue.
Dr S Parkes Cadman, a 71 year old Brooklyn pastor known to nationwide radio listeners, died Sunday at Champlain Valley hospital from peritonitis after a ruptured appendix.
A garbled column links long beards to ancient Israelite tradition and biblical figures such as Aaron and Mahomet. It references the unshaven Rus or Norsemen, slogans about beards as marks of distinction, and notes a famed six foot beard tied to a legal museum exhibit.
A fragmentary account describes the Brazil nut tree castanha de Para in the Amazon valley. Collectors face long journeys through fetid swamps and dense undergrowth, dodging flesh eating fish and venomous snakes to reach wild groves where harvests occur without planting or regular picking.
Ten acres of wheat owned by Joseph Carstens near Fairbury were burned in a recent fire, likely started by an exhaust pipe on his tractor. No injuries reported.
Hartigan and Skultery attorneys seek final settlement for the probate of Emma L. Fry in Jefferson County Nebraska. The administrator has filed final account and petition for final settlement and heirs determination. Hearing set August 8 1936 at 9 a.m. before County Judge E R Bee.
Hartigan and Skultery attorneys for the estate of Andrew H Colman deceased file a final account and report with Nebraska County Court. A petition for final settlement and heir determination is set for hearing July 31 1936 at 9 00 AM. Interested persons may appear to contest the report. June 20 1936 (Seal) 6 24 1936.
A description of two identical cylindric vessels connected by taps and float-loaded signals. Attendants at transmitter and receiver stations use rods and torches to indicate when water levels align, triggering a read message at the receiving site.
A Pearsen's Weekly note traces a marine store dealer from buying torn sails and rope from ships in port to later swapping into rag and bone collecting. Once serving large lines, he shifted to selling discarded ship salvage and collected domestic castoffs as his trade evolved.
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