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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1935
Page
4
The wheat market surpasses the $1.00 threshold as traders assess how many holders will retain positions for the coming quarter. Prices reflect renewed demand and supply considerations amid shifting market sentiment.
The writer asks what would happen if a brush fire started at a nudist camp and suggests guesses about a recent event in California. The piece expresses uncertainty and invites others to share informed thoughts.
A Beloit Call note reports a citizen, angered by a newspaper item, consulted a lawyer who advised that the best way to retaliate would be to buy the paper and run it for six months.
The July 15 lunar eclipse lasted about one hour and 42 minutes, nearly a record. This year saw seven total eclipses, the maximum possible, and no future year will match seven eclipses until 2485, 550 years from now.
A recent report shows the Home Owners Loan Corporation foreclosed on 181 borrowers and filed actions on 1,167 cases. The HOLC was created to shield homeowners from creditors, prompting calls for a new alphabet agency to guard against HOLC.
A resident reports a goose nicknamed Pluke that eats dandelions and avoids grass, sparking curiosity from neighbors. A passerby asks if the bird will be fat by Thanksgiving, prompting playful chatter and quirky remarks about the bird and its behavior.
The Sun notes Beatrice adds 6 368 names in the new city directory versus 5 808 in 1931. Only 18 and over appear, with 195 kinds of enterprises. H. W. Abbot and Earl J. Zook are listed as the first and last citizens, the latter a Diller boy, prompting reflections on Diller's role in beginnings and endings.
Diller School reports show books checked out on Tuesday and Wednesday and outlines being distributed. Literature classes prepare three reports for the semester while two other classes require four. The first unit test in American literature was given Wednesday. The text includes a poem about a tulip and seasonal imagery.
Richard McCune from Lincoln visited grammar class last Friday. Sixth geography studies South America with Brazil noted as the largest nation. History group works on unit The Old World Before the New and creates artifacts like chariots castles and shields. Perfect spelling grads include Jean Bond Fern Close Roger Diller Julia Diller Virgil Fasnacht Elva Farrow Betty Hurst Richard Miller Bonnie Thompson Neil Andrews and Dwaine Clark.
The fifth reading class studies outdoor world stories while the arithmetic class practices three number multiplication tables. The language pupils craft engaging talk openings and write a poem by Leila Broadstone.
Students honored for perfect spelling last week include Shirley Garrels Denice Anderson Marilyn Miller Donald Roelf. The class highlights a completed sand table showing a farm and garden and notes plans to visit Congo region Africa to study with Bambo.
Duane Nicholson visited relatives in Hebron last Monday. Terril Fasnacht attended the Gage County Fair at Beatrice Tuesday. LéRoy Walker and Arthur Thompson were there in the evening. Gloria Miller has been absent from school due to sickness. Dorothy Anderson and Darrel Dee Green attended the picture show Steamboat Round the Bend at Fairbury Tuesday evening.
A short verse praises tulips blooming in red hues under the sun. The poem credits God for their growth and notes their beauty for you and me.
The Diller church notes Rev Robert E Drew pastor Mrs Ray Lamb superintendent Sunday School 10 A M Rev Drew to preach his final sermon Sunday at 11 o'clock on When Christ Comes In. The Rev H H Proett and family from Macon Nebraska will assume pastoral duties early next week. There will be no Sunday evening service.
A church notice invites all ladies of the congregation to attend a preaching event citing Mark 16 15 and Jesus gospel commission. The message emphasizes collective participation and spiritual gathering.
Rev L J Wolff pastor C L Hullman superintendent S S Sunday school 9 30 German services 10 30 Lord's Supper offered. Missionfest Sunday afternoon at Zion's Lutheran on state line 2 30 English and German. Church council approves tree planting. special offering on the 29th for trees. Sunday School split into divisions.
The Congregational Church announces S S Sunday School at 10 A M and an annual meeting next Sunday in the annex after a covered dish lunch. President Dean of Doane College may speak at the 11 o'clock service. Families are asked to bring two covered dishes and sandwiches for the lunch. The missionary society meets today at Mrs Ray Green's home with Mrs Mary Green assisting. Mrs Scott Miller leads the group.
Earl Hummel recounted a chicken riding on a car bumper for 45 miles from Geneva toward Dakota. Fred Heideman Jr handed him the live bird after a driver switch, and the group later ate the same chicken in Valentine.
A compiled list highlights events on September dates: 3 Treaty ends the Revolutionary War in 1783, 4 Hudson River discovery, 6 McKinley shot in 1901, 7 Boston settlement in 1630, 11 Battle of Lake Champlain 1814, 13 Scott enters Mexico City in 1847, 14 Star Spangled Banner written in 1814, 17 United States Constitution adopted in 1787, 21 First daily newspaper Pennsylvania Packet 1784, 24 Black Friday 1869, 26 Balboa discovers Pacific Ocean 1531, 7 British capture Philadelphia 1777.
John Temple Graves II notes a hitchhiker in Washington who refused a ride after learning the car lacked a radio. He said he would wait for a vehicle with a radio to listen to baseball scores, illustrating the traveler’s picky habits.
Montgomery sheriff Haygood Patterson urges repeal of a state law that bans buying selling or trading a horse or mule after dark. He argues the rule is outdated and harmful to farmers and commerce.
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