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Newspaper

The Diller Record

Location

Diller, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1936

Page

4

Subscription Terms Notice In Diller Nebraska

One year prepaid or six months prepaid rates offered. The notice is stamped at the Diller Nebraska post office as second class matter.

Diller Nebr

Better Times Whistle More Whine Less Motto

A reflective New Year style note advocates cutting whining and hustling less and boosting constructive actions. Separate line jokes about hyperactive instruction are paired with a quip about Kentucky's attorney general handling many nude colony post applications.

Kentucky

Community seeks wood subscription or usable materials

Requesting wood on subscription or alternative resources with interest in cobs for kindling. Mentions buying cobs hauled 75 miles last year.

Rex Green Seeks Cobs for Balloon Fill during Picnic

Rex Green scoured the country on a picnic to gather enough cobs for balloon filling. He finally found a few in a pig pen and had them collected for the occasion.

Rex Green

Aged Voters in Russia Face Grim Outlook Under Policy Push

In a chaotic political scene with seven parties and seven presidential hopefuls, promises on social security for citizens over 65 dominate the discourse. The contrast shows hopeful prospects for younger voters in the West while Russian seniors are depicted as a burden, with starvation cited as a harsh outcome.

Russia

Bees驱ed carpenters from Ellis church work last Thursday

Bees swarmed the Methodist church at Ellis forcing carpenters to flee. A Beatrice professional beekeeper exterminated the hive. two bushel baskets of bees and two large tubs of honey were collected. Separately Senatorial candidate Robert G. Simmons announced a Nebraska tour starting September 14 with stops at Wymore Beatrice and Fairbury. The Literary Digest presidential poll claims high accuracy, citing prior predictions. Burlington Railway suits seek damages totaling 2566.67 for a June Blue Springs collision killing two trainmen and a transient with listed claims for track locomotive and equipment damage.

Ellis Beatrice Robert G. Simmons United States Nebraska Wymmore Fairbury Burlington Railway Company Blue Springs

Dust storm collision kills Lincoln man near Cortland

Two drivers battled a dust storm Tuesday evening four miles south of Cortland when their cars collided head on. J. C. Rooch of Lincoln was killed while Richard Burk of Raymond was seriously injured and taken to St Elizabeth’s hospital. Both autos were badly wrecked.

Cortland J. C. Rooch Lincoln Richard Burk Raymond St. Elizabeth’ S Hospital

Potatoes and Peas Offered in Tin Cans

The article notes small Irish potatoes canned in tins as a new ready to eat item. It highlights the "little ones" left from digging and suggests enjoying new potatoes with peas from tins. The tone jokes about the reliability of tin cans and their service.

Diller area unsettled as residents flee to Beatrice circus

Residents of Diller and the surrounding countryside rally to Beatrice for a circus show. Recent local happenings included a Diller picnic and a fair at Fairbury, all leaving lasting impressions on area children, with the circus leaving a vivid memory of a little elephant.

Diller Beatrice Fairbury

Weather Tells of Recurrent Showers and Storm Passings

The report notes frequent showers this week with heavy rain on Thursday and Friday and another shower Sunday evening. A Tuesday evening storm brought 0.45 inches of rain, accompanied by strong winds and dust, passing northeast over Lincoln where the writer stayed safely inside an exhibit building on the state fair grounds.

Lincoln State’fair Grounds

Storms hit Capitol Beach resort and State Fair grounds

A freak storm at Capitol Beach damaged a roller coaster and Ferris wheel yet injured none. A second wind and dust storm swept the State Fair grounds around 6 PM Tuesday, stirring dust near Endicott with no major damage reported. Tent concessionists held tents to earth as a light 1936 shower fell.

Capitol Beach Lincoln State Fair Endicott

Farmer Rebuilds Life With Drought Help In Adams County

R W Stromer of Adams County Nebraska faced a drought and grasshoppers but secured $854 in loans from local banks after starting from scratch last spring. He repaid the debt in full, rebuilt his credit, married, grew a wheat crop, and now has funds left to start next year.

Nebraska Stromer

Farmer Stromer Rebuilds After Resettlement Loan Success

A 29-year-old farmer, owning 150 acres of wheat and livestock, received an $854 Resettlement Administration loan to buy capital goods and seed. He planted eight acres of corn and other crops, harvested 1500 bushels of wheat, selling 1250 at $1 a bushel. His loan was repaid, bank debt cleared, rent paid, and a small surplus remains to continue farming, with the banker offering further credit if needed.

Wall Hastings Resettlement Administration Stromer

Garden remedy beats grasshoppers in trees and crops

Fred Stephen son of Maryville Missouri proposes turpentine and water for garden and orchard use. A Stephenson apple tree was quickly freed from grasshoppers after spraying five drops turpentine per gallon. He reports success on cucumbers watermelons beans and other plants with a one drop per gallon mix. A carbolic acid and water mix offers a less effective alternative. The note also mentions the National Labor Board and a Lycoming Pennsylvania reader seeking complete information on capital and labor. A Camrose Canada man Adolph Savera was rescued from a burning barn after grabbing a cow by its tail and escaping through the smoke.

Fred. Stephenson Maryville Stephenson Stephen National’ Labor Board Lycoming, Pa Adolph Savera Camrose Can

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