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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
4
A quoted remark claims President Roosevelt consumes three or four packages of cigarettes daily. The source notes this assertion without confirming its accuracy or providing supporting context.
A reader complains the Lord hid vita mines in spinach but not in apple pie and vows the Record won’t give nine dollars of ads for two hundred fifty dollars in subscriptions, calling it mooching.
The note requests recipients who did not receive their Record last week to send a card. It notes some names were missed and, after updating the unsailing galleys, the missing names cannot be located.
Sylvia M. Fish of Los Angeles refutes a Record claim of 26 inches of rain in four days, noting 11 inches fell in four days in the recent wet spell. She provides figures: this year 22.93 inches and last year 18.69 inches.
The report notes oats are thriving and grasshoppers threaten a bumper crop. Jefferson county lies in the hopper danger zone with warnings this could be the worst plague in years. Agricultural scientists urge farmers to stick to poison bait.
Local effort aims to group several small town picnics into a circuit to simplify concession needs. Picnic committees seek better access to large entertainments like ferris wheels and rides. A Blue Springs meeting last Thursday invited Diller representatives E. E. McCune and W. E. Anderson. Another meeting will be held soon to finalize plans.
Leo J. Fitzpatrick, general manager of WJR, told staff no more swing ing jazzing or sweetening old sentimental bal lads. The CBS interruption prompted a station shift to more refined music and Fitzpatrick warned against bands murdering music with modern swing. He cited Nearer My God to Thee as an example of overreach.
The 1938 occupation of Austria by German troops ends Austria's independence with no reported bloodshed. The article notes dictator Hitler's moves and suggests Czechoslovakia may be next, while mentioning persecution of Hebrew citizens.
An exchange notes how easy it is to persuade a girl that her hair will grey with time, yet she resists the idea that her youthful weenysten will ever grow wrinkled or aged.
Roy Geer has not been as well as he would like for quite some time. His poor health is blamed on dental issues with teeth being extracted as he endures the ordeal. He is expected to return to his lumber yard office soon.
A Detroit region baby initially weighed eighteen pounds four ounces but was found to weigh 12 pounds after scientific weighing. The incident drew interest from scientists and contrasted with two local girl births at the writer’s house, each weighing 12 pounds.
Andrew H Brown and Amos Jones are linked to a questionable electric recording instrument sale. A rival gadget named the Radio nurse is described as a two part system to hear cries from another room. Also notes Wm E Eppley visiting Records office and his unsettled personal tale before mentions of past moves and plans.
A Kansas City subscriber says he was glad to receive the statement but sorry to miss last week's Record, the first missed since 1902. The office notes many readers face cash shortages and offers extra copies to cover missed issues.
Noted criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow died at his Chicago home on Sunday noon. He spent years defending controversial clients and spoke against established convictions. Darrow praised evolution, faced conflict with William Jennings Bryan, and left a complex legacy admired by peers and mourned by family.
The note requests more local news coverage for personal items and community reporting while aiming to elevate a local enterprise. It mentions federal programs offering free publication and references lawmakers and candidates in a general sense.
Charles Waggoner has a roof shingling job in progress using 100 percent clear edge grain shingles. Roy Geer supplies the shingles Waggoner Brothers furnish nails and metal Harvey Garrells handles metal work and H E Green provides skilled labor to lay new shingles over the old roof.
The World Herald reports builders in the city intend to cut wage scales for craft workers to stimulate construction. The article states union wage scales for building trades in the city are listed as the basis for the plan.
A recently found cave near Carlsbad New Mexico is described as possibly the world’s largest. It reportedly extends to three miles depth and 700 feet wide with a ceiling unseen by flashlights. The walls are white limestone with ancient pottery and deer bones hinting at past human use. The piece also notes a Time magazine jab about the New Deal and a House bill to adjust the inch to align with metric standards.
The writer condemns anti Jewish content in The Defender edited by Gerald B Winrod of Wichita Kansas. He cites Senator Capper's remark If the Jew can be hated so can any Gentile group and warns that persecution of Jews threatens democracy as seen in Germany.
Spring-like weather prevailed with a warm 71 degree Saturday and 52 to 65 degree spell. Thunder and lightning occurred Sunday with no rain, then heavy showers and lightning struck Monday night. Official measurement by J Blauser recorded 0.2 inches, correcting a prior misreport of 0.75 inches.
The Upper Iowa Collegian opines editors as a missing link in civilization. It contrasts editor and doctor errors, noting editors face public outrage and lawsuits while doctors evade scrutiny, and argues editors must be born, not trained.
A sphere of influence or interest describes a foreign power's dominant region within another state. It emerged during the 1880s European partition of Africa as powers claimed special stakes or control over local affairs.
The term Thousand Islands is described as a misleading label for the St. Lawrence river section, where about 1,700 distinct islands exist, complicating the traditional name and regional understanding.
Report of the Condition of the Diller State Bank of Diller Nebraska Charter 774 at close of business March 7 1938. Cashier I O J Mayborn swears the statement is true and correct copy of the report to the Department of Bankings Attest: A Mayborn and B O Mayborn Directors Subscribed and sworn before me March 12 1938 Notary Public Hutchinson Seal.
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