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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
4
The report notes a highly awkward image of a young girl smoking a cigarette. It also states that the final Congress session cost about 50 000 dollars daily totaling roughly twelve million dollars for eight months.
President Roosevelt signs a bill authorizing a 1938 referendum for Alaskans to choose whether to establish a unicameral legislature similar to Nebraska. The act directs voter decision on a single legislative chamber for Alaska.
The project to construct a New York City bridge required demolishing 500 buildings and relocating 30 000 residents to new homes as part of progress. The effort underscores the high social costs of major urban infrastructure.
A Burt County farmer reports collecting 15 bushels of grasshoppers from a 10 acre sifalifa field. The insects were captured using a screen trap mounted on a hay sweep pushed by an automobile.
Figures show government spending over 100000 dollars to bring adjourned national legislators home at twenty cents per mile. Hawaii's delegate claims the largest mileage for the term, totaling over 2000 dollars.
Left handed heavyweight title bout in New York last Monday night saw Joe Louis defeated by a points decision against Tommy Farr of England though Farr did not lose by a knockout as many anticipated.
Andrew W. Mellon longtime U S Treasury secretary under three presidents and former ambassador to Great Britain died at age 83 in Southampton New York on August 26 at his daughter's home. The obituary recalls his wealth and the notoriety he faced for imagined slights as he is laid to rest.
Hod Diller Delbert Stotts and Harry Shutt traveled from Lincoln Saturday for a high toned fishing trip on the Blue river at Steele City. Reports say little fish were caught as the bite was poor. Dell joked about keeping his head and feet dry while sleeping on the river bank and complained of enormous mosquitoes.
A strange egg plant bearing the note To the Editor and wife was found on a desk this week. The fruit, grown by Dr. Diehl in town, was taken home and eaten without incident. The plant is described as related to the tomato and sometimes called mad-apple, with East Indian origins. Dee reports good results with roses and the fruit this year.
Local travelers return from vacations with tall stories of oats yields, mountain views, and large trout. Families listed include Rev and Mrs Pyche Ruth Caldwell Dean Barber Francis Clark Glean Long Wm Abrends and more, some tired, some eager to work.
Lt Honeyman of Glasgow attacked keeping a bottle of whiskey brandy at home as a safeguard in emergencies at a meeting in England. The Times cites him arguing brandy and whiskey have emergency value. A doctor once ordered large brandy doses for a dangerous pneumonia case, but the patient recovered after the nurse forgot to give it, revealing the apparent effect was not the remedy.
The Fairbury Journal reported no arrests or incidents during the Floto circus visit. The note said there was no car theft, drunkenness, or rowdy behavior and that loading the train went smoothly with the help of crew and CCC volunteers.
George Rahman staged a Monday morning fireworks demonstration at Bux's Cafe. The accidental blaze began when firecracker remnants in a trash box beneath the counter were set alight. Neighbors including Dean Barber and Charley W. reacted with puzzled humor as the blast subsided.
The 4 H Club exposition at Fairburn last week drew strong attendance and notable exhibits. The livestock show fell short of expectations mainly from a shortage of feed and related farm constraints impacting livestock displays.
The fair will showcase a state wide 4H exhibit of farm and home products by youth including canned goods baked products baby beefs poultry sheep hogs clothing and more Jefferson county will be represented in the display.
The query asks who wrote the verse line about whatsoever things are true honest just pure lovely of good report virtue and praise. The text cites Philippians 4 8 style moral exhortation. No author named in provided fragment.
At the National Conference of state Liquor Administrators convention the U S News cites a 5 percent rise in U S spirit consumption for 1936. Per capita figures show 115 gallons spirits, 1234 gallons beer and 4 gallons wine, below pre prohibition levels when 113 gallons spirits, 174 gallons beer and 4 gallons wine were recorded.
The article explains a traditional practice in some English counties where neighbors punish a man by emptying sacks of thatch or straw in front of his door to signify domestic wrongdoing. This communal ritual, termed chafing, may derive from the method's description and origin.
The Senate banking committee favors repealing the criminal code provision that forbids writing a check for less than one dollar from the maker's own bank account.
The Department of Agriculture reports high demand for its new booklet of crow recipes. Restaurants, especially in the West, are featuring crow dishes on menus under names like Colorado rock and Old Black Crow.
Government agents probe six to two inch wells on Mr Harshfield’s ranch north of Sutherland. A six inch hole was sunk near a two inch well that has flowed for two decades. Water temperature runs 57 degrees, noted as unusually cool for cooling uses.
Medical authorities identify heredity as a major factor in disease prevention and control. The finding emphasizes genetic contribution to health risks and the need for targeted screening and early intervention strategies.
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