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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1936
Page
4
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Charley Reinhart continues confined at St Elizabeth's hospital in Lincoln thirteen weeks after a fall caused a broken hip. His eyesight is very poor and he relies on relatives for care. Mrs Mary Strockey reports her hens declining from eighteen to seventeen as one disappeared, reducing daily egg output by one. We hope no one took her hen.
The Herald notes a Daykin merchant will exhibit two live baby bears as a special Educational Day attraction. The piece quips about why another merchant does not exhibit two bear babies, recalling that babies were bare first.
Roy Geer was off his feed early this week and Frank Eick ran the lumber yard in his absence. The band trombone section was down one player last Monday evening, leaving three members instead of the usual four.
The eighth grade notes mention a science class exploring methods to control the nervous system. The writer asks if adults could join the discussion for learning, not necessity.
Spacing pegs indicate gravel dumping on the new route from Diller to No. 3. Rumor says it would have been graveled sooner if a Fairbury party had not blocked a gravel pit lease at Steele City with a monkey wrench incident.
The piece notes Republicans once set the standard for caucuses and conventions while Democrats now lead in these matters. It observes that landslides disrupted Republican momentum but they are recovering, with a hint that others may follow suit.
The article notes many cities in seventeen states set clocks ahead one hour for daylight saving time, extending evening hours for residents. It mentions local people missing Major Bowes amateur program on Sunday, including someone named Fern.
Shea neighbors share updates on rheumatism struggles and health recoveries. local residents aid on farms while others travel to Powell Wyoming and Beat Rice for shopping. family visits include Bethel Meyers, Vera Cady, and George Sakovaty with relatives in Swanton and Dilner.
Forty years ago this week a Sunday school started at the Weatherwax school house located 43 miles southeast of Diller. The article notes Miss Bertha Henderson was rehired as primary teacher in the Diller schools for a fourth year with a $10 monthly salary and mentions a Latin graduation oration. It also covers local officials, prayers, Democratic delegates, social events, and community happenings including cattle drives, illness in the Larkins family, and local mentions of radio and weathered roads.
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