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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
4
A son named John was born last Thursday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Samuel Gallamore. The father Samuel Gallamore claims eligibility for county judge.
The Missouri Attorney General last week ruled the 250 thousand dollar Movie Quiz contest advertised by theaters is a lottery and violates state law. The stance implies a similar moral judgment in neighboring states, including Nebraska.
Nebraska’s Cornhuskers were unable to contend against Oklahoma at Norman last Saturday. The team eyes a home date with Pittsburg on November 12 after a November 5 clash with Kansas. Season notes show Nebraska beating Minnesota October 1 by 14 to 7, losing to Indiana October 12 and Indiana October 12 0, and suffering a 14 to 0 defeat by Oklahoma on October 22.
A columnist notes listeners ask trivial questions for radio answers. Examples include gingerbread baking and what a forty year old woman should wear. The piece then pivots to requests for opinions on the New Deal.
Two motorists cross a Mississippi ferry and trade brag phrases about speed. One proclaims never driving below 60 mph, the other admits 30 mph but notes he has spent a lifetime at 80 mph, ending with the quip that they end up together on the same ferry.
Forrest Hartzell is reported to be failing fast in a Hastings hospital. He is confined to his bed and growing weaker.
Mrs Richard Starling arrived home last Saturday evening after visiting south eastern Missouri to attend her sister's funeral.
Dr and Mrs Viers and Seren visited Waubunsee Kansas on Sunday to spend the day with Drs sister and husband Mr and Mrs Thomas Cox.
A literary program will be held at the opera house Saturday night. The event is sponsored by local recreational leaders with Miss Ruth Stahl taking most responsibility.
Mrs J M Musser and children Andrew and Aladeune from Monroe Wisconsin stopped during a Colorado to Wisconsin trip to visit the Quinter Fry family for a few hours on Wednesday evening.
The south eastern district of the Nebraska Association of Optometrists gathered at the Lincoln Hotel in Lincoln last Friday. Attendees included optometrists from Iowa and Kansas. Dr. Neil C. Morrison of Fairbury presided as president of the Nebraska association.
A newly organized rural teachers chorus from Gage County features twenty three women. The group will perform at the state teachers district convention in Lincoln today and tomorrow. Five members previously resided nearby and attended DHS: Kathryn Harris Myr Harris Gretchen Hauver Dorothy Hauver Helen Frisbie. Mildred Shanek is also a member.
The community fears a repeat of past vandalism as youths roam on Halloween eve. Parents release some youngsters to have fun, while older teens are blamed for property damage. Officials consider stronger measures to keep order.
If you have never met a real highway patrolman hear Captain Weller at the school house next Tuesday night. Capt. Weller is head of Nebraska's new state safety patrol.
Charles Barber was sick in bed Wednesday evening from a prevailing illness and recovered quickly. Mrs. Barber wore a serge before Charles. Charley Smrha of Milligan missed a speech at the Democrat rally, but praised the New Deal despite its admitted mistakes.
The future preacher Charles H. Spurgeon, converted in 1851 and later a famed Calvinistic preacher, faced months of mental distress. During a snowbound Primitive Methodist service a lay preacher cried out to him to look to Jesus and be saved, and Spurgeon then found spiritual light.
Governor R L Cochran of Nebraska proclaims October 27 as Navy Day in line with national custom. He urges public observance through ceremonies, praising the Navy for wartime service and peacetime scientific contributions. The proclamation is dated October 18, 1938, and signed at the Nebraska Capitol in Lincoln.
A sharp weather shift occurred last Friday night with temperatures plunging from 81 to 38 by Saturday morning. Current readings show a notably cooler and moderate level for the time being.
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