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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
2
The Record previously omitted noting Rev. W. H. Clark as the commencement speaker at Ellis school graduation exercises held last week.
The sentence Pack my box with five dozen liquor juge contains every letter of the alphabet with only four letters duplicated.
Mr and Mrs Frank Frisbie move from a farm near Ogema Wisconsin to a newly purchased farm near Rib Lake about twenty miles away to be closer to a high school for their children. This is the Frisbies second farm and the article notes their children will be high school students.
County Commissioner S. C Hutchinson has faced a long illness with recurring carbuncles, missing the county seat for ten days. Doctors warn these infections can take seven weeks, and Hutchinson notes a fourth week has nearly passed.
The Fairbury paper recalls the 25th anniversary of the Spear and Buswell drug partnership begun after pharmacy studies in Beatrice. They bought the Dr. Pritchett store on May 15, 1915 and have run it at the same site since.
On October 15 1917 during a rough Atlantic pass near Ireland the crew of the U S S Cassin was stunned and blinded by an explosion. One man had a leg shattered yet all compartments remained closed and secured with doors hatches dogged. Every man escaped without recalling any action showing automatic trained response under danger. The event remains unexplained but highlights disciplined training and drill.
George W. Norris holds the record for length of service in Congress from Nebraska. Charles W. Bryan set the record for runs for office, serving three terms as governor. Keith Neville was the only governor elected from west of Kearney. Douglas County, with one-fifth of the state population, furnished two executive officers, Governor Boyd and State Treasurer Johnson, and by two years ago tied a long record by providing Attorney General Johnson and Railway Commissioner Swanson. -W. M. Maupin
A columnist notes California’s budget anxiety and a Sacramento federal surplus comment about abundance causing distress. He jokes about Chicago guiding Italian cooking and comments on pop culture as recovery from Gone with the Wind.
Jefferson county recorded 0.91 inches of rain for the week ending last Saturday, reflecting ongoing weather totals in the area.
A lecturer challenges a audience poll about saving the strong men over the weak women aboard a wrecked ship. He asks what use twenty such men would be to the world, provoking applause and a moral reflection on value beyond strength.
A Chinese man in San Francisco gave an American a stern rebuke. The American pushed him aside, causing him to fall in the mud. He rose, brushed off, and replied, You Christian, me heathen, goodbye.
A child tells her mother she did not repeat a heard quarrel and stayed silent as the day ends. The mother smiles and recalls the blessing for peace makers, quoting the familiar proverb from the Times.
The piece discusses the saying history repeats itself, weighing greed and power in war, and warns public opinion could push the United States toward conflict or peace. It also notes Washington Union Station as a major rail hub with extensive traffic and staff. It mentions HR 9766 and the deportation of Harry Renton Bridges to Australia via an act directing the Secretary of Labor to arrest and deport him.
Nebraska political scene features Governor Cochran pursuing a three term milestone while a separate case recalls David Butler Nebraska's first governor who was impeached and removed from office amid charges related to school lands.
The United States accounts for 15 percent of world quicksilver output while Italy and Spain each contribute about 40 percent.
Vptians displayed skilled surgical abilities with instruments to treat fractures. Egyptian practitioners excelled in limb repair and used splints, as evidenced by skeletons unearthed with intact splint remnants.
Historians note the name Ohio may derive from the Indian term Oyo used for the river. They suggest white settlers phoneticized the word letter by letter O Y O, shaping the present name Ohio.
A study finds that tall individuals require more sleep than shorter or stockier people. Researchers note correlations between height and sleep duration, suggesting height influences sleep needs across populations.
The Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington in the White House was saved by Mrs. Madison as she fled Washington during the War of 1812.
Four Chinese mountains are named holy by Buddhists Wu Tai Shan in Shansi Omei Shan in Szechwan Chui hua Shan in Anhwei and Pu To in the Chusan islands. Temples on Wu Tai Shan date back to the first century A D.
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