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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1938
Page
4
The writer reports tomatoes and mangos thriving at home with vine fresh produce daily. They thank the Rec ord man for receiving wood and cash on subscription shortly after last week’s paper, and anticipate more of both.
Reading the proofs of the country ladies clubs whets the appetite for a portion of the dainty lunches. The narrator notes such treats come with town living, offering half a dozen different good things to eat.
Syrus Harris, 92, of Fairbury, says he has planted a field of corn every year for eighty two years starting at ten. He is the father of Emmet Harris, formerly of Diller.
The article notes Nebraska’s improving form with a predicted win at Lincoln against Missouri. It lists game scores from October showing Nebraska wins and losses, and mentions broader local topics including a county farm bureau tax debate and a historic homestead being designated a National Park. It also covers payment of checks totaling eighteen thousand dollars to Daniel Freeman heirs for a 160 acre farm near Beatrice.
Mr and Mrs Walter Murray relocate five of their thirteen pigs to the Protestant Orphans Home after a surplus arises on the Steele City area farm. Five boys assist by feeding the pigs with a spoon, while the rest of the herd remains under farm care. The story also notes local celluloid finger ring production by the area art department, led by manager John Greider.
A London morning photo shows a policeman halting busy traffic while a mother duck and ten ducklings march in single file across an otherwise guarded street near Buckingham Palace. A spectator likens the scene to Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea, noting the contrast of procession and protection.
Sailors climb ropes and battleships ride tides as the navy parade spotlights lesser known facts about the U S Navy. The feature explores training, ships, and daily life at sea.
October 27 marked Navy Day. The Navy Support keeps America on time with time signals from the Naval Observatory in Washington. The ""X"" marks zero longitude and latitude used for official measurements nationwide. Signals are broadcast from the observatory twenty times daily.
A Diller State Bank advertisement appears in the upper left corner of page five alongside a legal notice about the double liability law for stockholders in state banks. The frost mentioned by Mrs. Roesler reflects light frost noted on strawberry vines.
Mrs. Clifford Blauser was very ill during the week suffering an attack of influenza and did not attend social activities.
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