Peace and status quo clash sparks bitter jab
A provocative remark suggests that preserving the current order may force peaceful peoples into harsh rhetoric and conflict, reflecting rising tensions over international balance and diplomacy.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
4
A provocative remark suggests that preserving the current order may force peaceful peoples into harsh rhetoric and conflict, reflecting rising tensions over international balance and diplomacy.
Railway research experts estimate that all steel rails used on the country's main lines total 44 million tons.
An Omaha newspaper asserts that if all newsprint used annually in the United States were laid out as a single sheet it would span 450 feet and reach toward the moon, illustrating vast production scales.
The Clifton News recalls a Scotsman who blew out four tires at a filling station on his first use of free air, a story told as the town’s best tale of the visitor.
A Plymouth correspondent in The Record half a century ago notes that prohibition appears to be expanding in the county in 1937. The writer signs with the initials Sha er.
The Almanac notes a rural town quality where a driver can request two gallons of gas and receive a friendly smile from the attendant rather than a sneer or teasing question about “weaning her.” The remark captures a nostalgic, folksy view of small town service.
A fragment suggests a mid century note on highway railroad collisions within city limits. The text contrasts rural caution with urban urgency and notes drivers rushing to reach their destinations.
Last week reports noted 101 degree heat in the shade, breaking seasonal records. By Saturday the thermometer showed 44 degrees and Sunday morning dipped a couple more. The chill made a man’s white pants feel like icicles and furnace fires ran for several days since Tuesday and Wednesday.
The passage warns that Japanese actions in China endanger civilians and suggests America could face similar destruction in future war. It imagines gas bombs dropping from darkness, condemns civilian casualties, and predicts a shift toward widespread bomb proof cellars and gas masks as common, cherished items.
The new P. W. F. highway has been graveled as far west as Rock Creek bridge. The balance of the road to Fairbury has been smoothed and will likely be graveled soon.
A girl named Helen Louise riding with her grandmother spots a horse with a colt fastened to the saddle by a halter. She exclaims in excitement, warning of the odd scene and the tiny foal attached to its mother.
Mr and Mrs Wm Bolinger from Blue Springs visited Diller on Wednesday. Mrs Bolinger visited her sister Mrs Ellis while her husband was in a dentist chair. Mr Bolinger is a carpenter who worked with the Cavett crew during the rebuilding after the 1929 storm. We are always glad to see any of those followers.
The article says J. Hamilton Lewis a Democratic Senator from Illinois has introduced a bill before Congress to nationalize the medical profession making all physicians and surgeons civil servants under government control and paid by the Social Security Board. It notes Alberta teachers are described as governed by a similar plan.
The Defender article recalls Stalin’s mother living in Tiflis and keeping a church open. She attended Easter services, urged her reentry into believers, and drew Stalin’s anger. He wrote to the Society of Militant Godless accusing laxity, renounced his mother, and she died soon after. The church was closed and the priest jailed.
A Kansas farmer fled as ground sank 250 by 300 feet near Potwin causing a lakelike depression after limestone dissolution. A larger Idaho collapse attributed to washing away volcanic ash in a subterranean cavern. Geologists cite subterranean dissolution and volcanic ash as plausible causes.
Mr and Mrs Cavett attended a Sunday evening Baptist service in Fairbury where Rev Geo D McClelland preached on Whited Sepulchres from Matthew 23. He noted 15 church groups and 16 saloons in Fairbury and described evangelical aims of the service.
Guam, a 30 by 8 mile Pacific island, hosts 1100 Americans plus naval personnel. Since the Spanish American War it has been a U.S. colony with a growing population over 20 000, modern facilities including a hospital radio and cable, and a Chamorro culture mixing Malay Filipino and Spanish heritage. Copra from coconuts supports local industry and supplies soap and cosmetics.
Advertises The Lincoln Star subscription options with annual and half year prices. Details include Nebraska and North Kansas rates, daily editions, and Sunday-inclusive plans.
The sun drawing water is explained as rays of light reflecting off dust particles in the air. Heat evaporates water, forming atmospheric moisture, while sunlight between clouds makes these particles visible, creating the optical illusion.
The six year molars are the first permanent teeth to appear in a child's mouth. There are eight temporary molars and behind them the four molars cut at about six years old, forming the keystone of the dental arch for the permanent teeth.
Notice to car drivers states the examining station at Fairbury Court House will open from September 1 to December 1, 1937. All applicants must obtain licenses during this period. Station hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. located just south of the County Treasurer’s office.
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