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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1931
Page
6
Reno observers flock to Carson City outskirts to watch Piute and Washoe players revive the ancient game of passing the stick. A three inch stick is hidden in one hand as players guess its location amid chants and tom tom rhythms. Bets rise on blankets saddles and bridles as the ritual unfolds.
Emory Davis, a four person home-loving character, has repeatedly returned to a remote shack in the Umpqua National Forest after federal orders to stay away. A federal judge sentenced him to six months in jail on the fifth removal, but paroled him on condition he remains out of the timber preserve. Deputy Marshal Loran Cochrane expects another mountainside assignment in coming months.
Detroit resident Robert Jones found a two headed turtle while swimming in Lake St Clair near Huron Point. The two headed reptile is normal otherwise and is being kept in captivity.
An English education experiment tests the value of talking pictures in 15 schools over six months. Teachers were not replaced. the goal is to brighten lessons and spark student interest with travel, nature, and literary film segments.
Governor Ross Sterling joked he had ample time after touring the Imperial prison farm near Houston. An efficient driver ferried him back to Houston with the remark, and the governor quipped that he would have enough time, noting he has seven years of parole since.
Mrs Yvette Perry said her aviator husband “fly away pouf like that” and never returned. Judge Edmund P Morgan granted the divorce. The couple wed after Mrs Perry arrived from France in 1921.
Brit ish archaeologists led by Prof. John Garstang report that the Walls of Jericho fell outward due to an earthquake. They cite seismic led collapse and the Jordan River drying near El Damieh as supporting evidence for biblical miracles. Sir Charles Marston financed the Jericho expedition and endorses the naturalistic interpretation.
Bulgarian rose fields are harvested from May 15 to June 15 based on current weather conditions, with timing varying by seasonal warmth and rainfall. This period marks peak harvest across regions known for essential rose oils and export quality.
Ohio State extension specialist L A Kauffman urges pure bred rams to improve market lambs through selective mating and cross breeding with Hereford or Merino types. He notes deflated pure bred prices and suggests two ram strategy for replacement and market lambs while emphasizing good milkers and flushing. Grain feeding boosts gains, with $1 feed yielding $2 value at the Ohio experiment station.
Ohio State University expert Jed Watchet advises rapid gains on pigs with alfalfa or red clover pasture during hot weather. Alfalfa offers early and long-lasting forage, though close pasturing can injure pigs. If clover appears bitter, graze only when dry to avoid blistering, and rape serves as a spring summer fallback yielding pasture in about eight weeks.
Thumps and lack of endurance are early signs in three to six week old piglets. The disease stems from iron deficiency in sow milk due to confinement. Iron can be supplied as ferric sulfate, fed or applied to the sow’s udder to ensure piglets receive the needed elements, per Dr. H. B. Eddington of the Ohio Experiment Station.
Meat buyers in St Louis Detroit Buffalo and Erie can now purchase dressed lamb graded for quality under U S Department of Agriculture standards. The bureau of agricultural economics started the program and will extend lamb grading to more cities as demand grows.
A lesson outlines how persecution advanced the gospel from Stephen’s martyrdom to the scattering of disciples and the spread of faith to Antioch and Grecian communities. It emphasizes steadfast faith, visions of glory, and the Holy Spirit guiding new missionary work despite danger.
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