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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1937
Page
4
Fairbury and Beatrice reported over two inches of rain Friday night and Saturday, while Diller saw only a shower. The wet stretch affected area fields and streets as the weekend weather persisted.
Cigarette production climbs in July while cigar output falls slightly. On July 15 a record 290 070227 cigarettes were produced, marking the highest output to date.
It is a good guess that more water melons have been consumed here this season than usual. The melons delivered here are not in Kansas and are most delicious.
The Diller Record corrected a report stating Connie Mae Garrels impersonated Shirley Temple last Saturday. The actress was actually Connie Mae Clark in the role.
The writer muses about burning fence rows and weed patches to eliminate grasshoppers and insects and to remove a barrier causing snow to pile on roads.
The U S Times notes a Connecticut prohibition on women standing at bars to drink liquor while allowing them to drink if seated with their child three feet away. The piece also cites Congress funding 1100 new post office buildings in three years, with 846 completed or under construction across states and territories.
The article notes in this vicinity the corn crop suffered due to August rainfall of about 0.85 inches, far below July's 4.88 inches. Grasshoppers are described as a heavy burden, likened to the national debt per quarter section.
Max Johnson a CCC camp clerk in Minneapolis writes his mother that he would not trade his job for a million dollars. The remark is understood as figurative.
The claim says Uncle Sam is now the creditor for 40 percent of America's debts. The remark notes that 1 cent security is a good option for any loan company, especially government loans.
Report notes Rudy Hubka's wheat underperforms versus nearby fields while his wife’s irrigated cucumber patch yields improve. She reportedly sold fifty bushels at one dollar per bushel, and the patch is not very large.
A man enters Mrs McHales office seeking a 45 dollar monthly relief grant. He is offered 25 dollars but refuses, threatening to shoot himself if 45 is not granted. The story notes many live on limited incomes and hope for better days.
Chas Barber reports ears eleven inches long and well filled from a hybrid corn field started with Iowa seed. Charley’s crop, hit by hot winds and grasshoppers, worsened, but some fields on creek bottom are claimed to yield 25 to 30 bushels per acre. Indications point to more corn than anticipated despite adversity.
World Herald reports Keith Smelsor hid 25 dollars in a secret cash box. Two one dollar bills remained before a pet mouse shredded them for a nest. A later search left all pieces missing as he spends spare moments attempting to piece the money back together.
Governor Rivers personally presents a motion to the Georgia Board of Education to buy 800000 Bibles with public funds for distribution to state school children. He argues the Bible is the weapon against Communism, which he calls a menace undermining godliness and citizenship.
The Beatrice city park board lays hundreds of feet of pipe from the river to the southwest corner of Chautauqua Park to deliver water to trees and shrubs. Millions of gallons will be baled through ditches to soak the plant life, while the old park section will receive a thorough soaking as well.
The U.S. Times notes that imports value at $2 per $1 of exports in the last fiscal year, with agricultural exports down by $730,893,000 and agricultural imports rising to $1,539,239,000. Government experts hope this year's crop reverses the balance.
Figures show 857,220 people employed in the civil service the highest level since 1918, signaling a notable expansion in government workforce and administrative activity.
School notes detail a Tuesday faculty meeting outlining Diller policies and a full registration day. Enrollment numbers show 81 in high school with 25 seniors, 24 juniors, 11 sophomores, and 21 freshmen, plus 51 grades total and growing activity in music and kittenball.
The U S Department of Agriculture projects about 81 million acres seeded for wheat, with average yields yielding around 950 million bushels. This year’s crop is about 890 million. Exports are expected to rise but may soften in 1938 if world demand or production shifts. Carryover stocks and prices loom large for farmers.
In Soleure Switzerland the number eleven figures prominently with eleven churches and chapels eleven public fountains and eleven bells in the belfry. Marble stairs rise in three times eleven steps to the Cathedral of St Ursus whose interior features eleven marble altars.
The government gains no real profit from lost paper money since it remains in the treasury against outstanding currency. Unless Congress passes a bill to remove such money from the reserve fund no actual profit would be realized.
Gale Green, Nancy Miller and Connie Mae Clark received Silver Star Button awards for Palmer Penmanship at year end. Peters Family and Davids Friends At School are new Social Study books for first and second graders. Third graders gain Geography book Neighborhood Stories with engaging content.
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