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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
4
The No 3 road segment from Fairbury to Trice, 25.8 miles, is slated for oil mat paving at an estimated cost of about $4,225 per mile, totaling near $4,225.
Chester Sparks has entertained friends for weeks by showing five to eight boils on his neck. The incident has made his appearance far from cheerful.
Judge Fred W. Mess Jr denied the defendant's motion for a new trial in the bank night case. The ruling was declared illegal and the case has been led to the State Supreme Court for further action.
The Shea reporting staff misses Mrs Carpenter who often presented items in an engaging style. It is hoped she may send in occasional pieces again.
Local talk centers on Fairbury visitors who reportedly fed Diller men then planned to seize parts of the courthouse grounds for new parking. The sequence raises questions about motives and legality of the land grab for visitors.
Hermann Stahl presented a box of pure ground egg shell kept in stock at Farmer's Store. The notes describe it as a fairly new by product from hens with no waste other than a tiny loss during pork processing.
A reporter recalls four Bohemian farmers who came to Diller expecting rival play but met local resistance. Ernest Novotny, John Bures, Albert Hubka, and Rudy Hubka challenged Charles Waggoner Calvin Waggoner John Steiner and John Rahmen and delivered a decisive Bohemian cleaning.
This week in May recalls Byrd’s pole flight eleven years ago last Sunday May 9 1926. Gold discovery in Colorado occurred 98 years ago Tuesday May 10 1839. The Lindbergh baby body was found Wednesday May 12 1982. The constitutional convention met 150 years ago today on Friday May 14 1737. The first air mail began 19 years ago on Saturday May 15.
The note suggests publishers in the area align on not printing congressman B's letters, indicating a coordinated editorial position.
A Mother's group event at the Methodist Church drew a larger crowd than usual last Sunday, surpassing the typical turnout for the community.
Edwin Wehling dug out ten coyote cubs last Tuesday shown at the county Clerk's office. County Treasurer Catlin states a bounty has been paid on forty young coyotes recently.
Chas. Waggoner has out several shade trees this spring and planted new ones in their places. He tried to convince Mrs. C that some of theirs were dead, but all are leafing out now. The trees around the two houses, set by Thomas Nelson when he built them, are mostly ash.
Daykin Herald reports D H S seniors held a sneak day last Tuesday in Lincoln. The group traveled to the capital and met the unicameral legislature, led by representative Frank Welle who introduced them to lawmakers. Wells praised the students for their visit and presence before the legislature.
The piece warns against a commercialized go to church scheme run by outsiders. It says promoters may use advertising to lure believers and urges readers not to be fooled, noting the paper rejects liquor and tobacco advertising and similar foolery.
County Treasurer Catlin and office staff have compiled 3600 delinquent tax cards spanning seven years. Amounts range from cents to dollars, totaling thousands of dollars. The piece notes possible past official neglect and stresses tax payments are needed to fund schools and towns.
Two carloads of bled straw purchased from farmers near Burchard were shipped to a box factory in Whiw last week. The move involves local farmers and a regional box producer, reflecting rural trade during the period.
The editor of the Talmage Tribune describes Mother's Day as a family gathering with a big meal she spent two days preparing. He contrasts this with a pest control belief that 50 pounds of poison bait on hatching grounds works better than spreading a ton after hoppers mature.
The coronation of Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as King and Queen of England drew great crowds in London and global audiences on radio. The King spoke to all subjects, a first in British history, heard clearly across nations.
Mr and Mrs Scott Miller witnessed Tobacco Road in Los Angeles last year, calling it the worst yet best of its type. They say the play’s crude portrayal of southern living exposes true local conditions through superb acting led by Henry Hull who starred for three years.
The United States News presents its explanation of the Hindenburg fire as the airship burned fuel it became lighter and dumped hydrogen to moor, a spark may have touched escaping gas, and the ship burned killing over thirty. It notes helium could have prevented the loss by keeping the envelope from needing to dump gas.
Friday will be our picnic. Duane Wolken has had perfect attendance all year. Last Friday was our last club meeting. Wilmer Doerksen has his castle filled. Patron's Day was last Tuesday with many mothers present. A club meeting occurred with a program. Visitors included Mrs. A Fasse Verneal Mrs R W Hudson Mr and Mrs H Flanders Mrs H Wather and Jeanette Mrs R Long Mrs P Ratzioff and Mrs Wm Jones.
A meditation on how unseen attitudes and actions shape others. The author argues every thought word and deed subtly permeates the atmosphere around us influencing family neighbors and the wider community. No person lives or dies unto themselves as others are affected by our unconscious conduct.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk born New Orleans 1829 studied in Europe. He toured Europe 1845 to 1852 and the United States after 1853 performing his own works. Notable compositions include Bamboula Bananier Savane Ojos Creolas and Os sian. He died in Rio de Janeiro 1899.
The name Hurricane traces to a Caribbean deity and is tied to storms in the Atlantic. Born near the equator, hurricanes are shaped by the earth's rotation which deflects winds to the right, creating rotating systems with speeds from 50 to 120 miles per hour.
A Collier's Weekly noted that under U S common law burial changes a human body from personal property to unowned real estate. Courts in several states have often ruled in favor of opponents of body removal, even when the opposing party was not related to the family.
The text contrasts physical courage, which shuns danger and suits a soldier, with moral courage, which disregards opinion and suits a counselor. It argues that a great man needs both forms, the former in camp and the latter in council.
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