Wheat here seen ready for harvest in ten days
Farmers report wheat in this vicinity nearly ready with a good yield expected in about ten days.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
Farmers report wheat in this vicinity nearly ready with a good yield expected in about ten days.
Fred Clark and John Huttenmeyer went to Barneston last Friday to fish at the Power Co dam on the Big Blue. They brought a two wheeled trailer but did not need it. Tom McMahon, 75, veteran showman and owner of the McMahon Shows, died recently at his Marysville Kansas home after a 50 year Midwest tour. He helped develop early Diller picnics.
Russell Madden caught a hair snake while fishing in the creek yesterday and the specimen was exhibited at the Record office. The creature does not develop from horse hair as some think, per Webster's Gordius description.
Representatives from the state road department visited Diller on Tuesday and placed stop signs at both sides of main street intersections with highway 103. The move is described as clearly beneficial and expected to be understood as a universal STOP.
Dr S B Viers reports vaccinating over 300 horses this spring and 92 hogs in forty minutes with four helpers. He offers a guarantee of vaccination against sleeping sickness or refund. A June 2 card from Clifford Sparks notes King and Queen sighting near Kootenay Park Alberta while journeying to the coast. The card mentions long mountain drives, sparse traffic, and remote telephone access. Snow depths and record cold from winter are also noted.
The Federated churches of Bayard present the Gift of God pageant next week on the 13th through the 16th. This worship service is noncommercial with no admission charge and no grounds concessions financed only by free will offerings. Five to six thousand attend nightly, with last year’s crowd from 71 counties in Nebraska and 27 states.
The nation’s capital prepares to host the British royal visitors with a distinctly American welcome. Officials promise a display of hospitality that rejects traditional royal kneeling and emphasizes democratic norms.
A Plymouth News quote cites an opponent of the county agent plan proposing a farmers delegation visit to Fairbury businessmen. The message suggests appointing a community business manager from the University with government salary support and asks businessmen to contribute funds to bring the expert to Fairbury.
The Jefferson County Farm Bureau aims to secure a county agent for the second half of 1939 but only half the required funds and support have been raised. About half of 1000 subscribers at $1 each have pledged, with some precincts finishing canvasses and meeting quotas while others have not started or struggle to find capable leaders.
On Decoration Day the audience struggled with The Star Spangled Banner at the opera house. The brass band backed the song but the key was too high, making sopranos stretch to A flat and many people try it only once. A spectator called it a helluva tune.
A local column laments European tensions and Adolf Hitler’s rise, arguing the U S should focus on its own problems like unemployment. It notes Germany’s purge and dismisses Nazi claims, while suggesting Europe and China prosper if left alone. The piece also mentions a neighborly quarrel and ends with a note on vitamin B-1 in milk.
An evangelist recounts guiding a anxious woman to salvation through a simple choice. Asked when she became Mrs Franklin she recalls agreeing to wed, then challenged by God to accept His Son as savior. She realizes faith is simple and God makes us His children.
Rums differ in taste as the great West Indian drink is produced across many islands. The distinct rums vary widely in flavor due to the diverse origins and methods used by different island producers.
The peel of apples contains more than six times as much vitamin C as the flesh near the core and also adds desirable bulk to the fruit.
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