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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1930
Page
2
An opinion column questions the price of glory in freak endurance contests and marathon dancing. It argues such spectacles are senseless dangerous and harmful to health and future well being of participants. It asks readers to share their views on the craze.
The Nebraska Good Roads association schedules its annual meeting at Corum Sabene Island in October. Discussion topics include whether to build more state roads, use gasoline tax shares, issue highway bonds, levy for highway improvement, retire paving bonds, increase the gasoline tax, and the timing of a Nebraska highway commission.
Officials estimate more than 500 million dollars in old currency remains outstanding and will not be turned in for new small bills. About 60 million one dollar notes and many five thousand and ten thousand dollar bills may never be recovered or redeemed.
A historic helium discovery places the United States as the sole source for this nonflammable gas. Dirigible makers and operators seek access to helium here to avoid the dangers of the ordinary inflammable form. In wartime, helium would be a critical strategic resource, with smoking banned near the gas storage to prevent explosions.
The Y M C A of Nebraska will run Knothole Club admissions with a season ticket plus ten cents for entry. Groups of boys or girls may attend when accompanied by an adult sponsor who provides a verified age list at the gate. Past seasons drew many local youngsters to Nebraska games with schedules listed for Montana Pittsburg Missouri and Kansas Aggies in November.
In 1929 twenty three million undeliverable letters were sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington. Money and other valuables in these undelivered items totaled to be located among the 23 million letters, offering a chance for recipients to reclaim what was not delivered.
The government now requires all state and national government motor vehicles in Brazil to use alcohol as fuel. The policy aims to prepare for gasoline shortages, with alcohol costing about twice as much but its rising use lowering gasoline prices.
Folklore ties the cuckoo to marriage and fortune. Early morning field visits to hear the first cuckoo call supposedly reveal a future husband’s hair color. The bird is a luck omen with right side calls presaging prosperity and left side calls signaling misfortune.
A Tit Bits writer extols London's Royal College of Surgeons medical museum noting privileged access for doctors and others. Exhibits include skulls from ages and criminals, a 19 inch Sicilian woman, a war room with wound plaster casts, and curios like a finger blown into another’s thigh.
A large four foot snake and a cat fought on a pavement near the Vendome hotel Thursday evening. The animals struggled for dominance with the snake striking and the cat slapping the reptile aside. Onlookers watched, and the combat paused several times before the snake withdrew under shelter and the cat wandered the next morning.
A sweet young woman browses a bookshop and selects three finely bound volumes. She finds them too expensive, asks for cheaper editions, and reveals she values the bindings to pair with her book ends rather than the books themselves. The proprietor has no cheaper options.
Historic chairs from the Washington disarmament conference sit in a ground floor room now used by the House Appropriations Committee. Each mahogany swivel chair bears a silver plate with the official name and title of the representative from the major nations involved.
A reminiscence recalls early Nebraska days when the federal government paid settlers for Indian damages. A blizzard trapped hundreds of cattle in the North Platte, suffocating them, and the owner sought government compensation amid hints of pressure on officials. The tale blames Indians for the losses.
Peonies in same spot yield for 15 to 20 years. Propagate by dividing fleshy root stocks. Cut old clump to leave 3 to 5 eyes at crown of each piece. Plant divisions with eyes no more than 2 inches below soil. Mulch lightly first winter, avoid manure.
A veteran writer recalls signing a plaster cast in a hospital ward with famous names, notes a mice problem in new skyscrapers, and muses on treasure hunts, restaurant showmanship, and an imagined dining service by dancing girls.
Hunters may take five male pheasants and one female during the season running from October 23 to November 2.
An instrument is developed to measure the oil cone in a crankcase and signal when oil changes are due. A joke about a new girl contrasts with the line that it was the old one painted over.
The petition of Emma Klusman seeks to prove and record the last will of Fred C. Klusman deceased and grant administration to Emma Klusman as executrix. October 15, 1930 is set for the hearing at the county court, with notice by publication in the Diller Record for three weeks prior. Denney & Denney, attorneys. E. R. Bee, County Judge.
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