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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
2
The passage notes a landslide election for the Republican party with Harding achieving the largest vote for any candidate and Republicans winning both houses of Congress. It states McKelvie was reelected governor and the Republican slate won in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
The 1919 Department of Agriculture yearbook shows Nebraska at third highest for cultivated land value per acre. State values listed include Iowa 219, Illinois 170, Nebraska 125, Indiana 119, Ohio 105, Wisconsin 100, Minnesota 100. California and Arizona at 130, Washington 115, Idaho 105, Utah 103. Surrounding states: South Dakota 90, Missouri 87, Kansas 70, Colorado 66. Eastern states range Rhode Island 85, Massachusetts 72, New York 64, New Jersey 80, Maryland 60, Delaware 66.
The Nebraska public and editors show strong opposition to government operation of industries. A national survey of 5154 editors finds 86 percent against government competition with private citizens, up 3 percent from a year ago.
The American Red Cross Home Service assists ex servicemen and the general public with budget planning financial stress coping school support crippled children widowed mothers and the homeless. It also helps illiterate tenements unemployed and foreign speaking groups while strengthening community safety and well being.
The program notes establish meetings, patriotic events, pageants and picnics with facilities like rest rooms and recreation areas. Through Home Service agencies, efforts aim to improve amusements, school facilities, traveling libraries, and county agricultural and home demonstration agents. Seek help from the nearest Red Cross secretary anytime. confidentiality is assured.
American youth through the Junior Red Cross fund and operate schools and homes for orphans across Europe including France Belgium Montenegro Albania and Italy. They sponsor students in Constantinople Beirut and provide meals and education while raising about a million dollars. The effort extends to China where campaigns address blindness and poverty among children.
The United States Geological Survey notes areas below sea level on all continents except South America. Death Valley California holds the U S low point at 276 feet below sea level. The Dead Sea basin in Palestine reaches 1 200 feet below sea level the Sahara near 150 feet Africa 86 feet Caspian shore Europe and Lake Torrens Australia about 25 feet below sea level.
Public auction ordered by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court at Fairbury Jefferson County Nebraska to partition property among plaintiffs Laura J Powers G W Powers Alonzo Specht Aril Carmichael and Carmichael and defendants including Sarah Dahl Susan Gregg James Gregg John H Specht Effie Specht George C Specht Nora Specht The sale covers the southwest quarter section fourteen township two north range four east and Tax Lot 328 in the village of Diller with bid cash accepted at one o clock PM at the south front door of the Fairbury courthouse
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