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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
2
A compact digest of Nebraska items reports a bobcat shot near Newport, local anniversaries, gas asphyxiation scares, and a wide mix of civic events across towns. Highlights include a notable concert in Omaha, Arbor Day plans, river flood concerns, school and university notes, and civic improvements.
A $250000 building in Falls City will be dedicated May 21 with Falls City post No 102 American Legion leading the program. Speakers include Hanford MacNider and Earl M Cline. A parade of lodges and civic groups will follow. The first district American Legion convention will also be held, expected to bring about 1000 visitors.
Omaha observed the twelfth anniversary of the 1915 tornado that killed 102 people with warnings of darkness and high winds. As sirens and cloud shadows moved, residents sought shelter in cellars and many rushed to insurers to buy tornado policies, with one company reporting 3 million dollars in new coverage.
Northeast Nebraska officials and citizens from Crofton Wynot Bloomfield Hartington Cedar County and the Meridian Highway Bridge Company gathered in Hartington. State aid will improve the Antelope trail and Meridian highway while two other roads are to be marked named and patrolled. About 70 miles of Cedar County main roads gain state maintenance.
Lincoln reports W. J. Bryan has accepted the executive board's offer for five and one half acres of land adjoining the Fairview hospital site. A. R. Talbot, president, announced the agreement.
Lincoln offers a tour of state institutions including the capitol hospital penitentiary agricultural college university and riverfront scenery. Fontenelle Reserve Arbor Lodge at Nebraska City and Louisville fisheries stand out with Arb or Day ties. In Omaha youths study fundamentals of soldiering under Maj Gen George B Dun.
The Lincoln General hospital at 17th and Sewell Streets opened for inspection on Sunday March 22 with ideal weather drawing many visitors. Board and staff greeted guests while information was provided. Equipment is in place and the hospital is ready to care for patients.
Columbus Nebraska reports the Nebraska State YWCA will oversee a ten day camp at Camp Sheldon from July 18 to 22 for YW girls statewide. Mrs M E Milton of Omaha Mrs E J Mille of Loretto and Miss Mildred Bryan of Lincoln will lead in camp activities. The Omaha YMC A reserved the entire camp for two boys sessions from June 16 to 26 and September 3 to 7.
Radio broadcasting started at the College of Agriculture with a talk on the Seed Corn Situation. A daily 12 15 p m session will follow from the university station WFAV. A studio at the college is linked to the university station downtown by private wire.
Delegates in Dixon Cedar and Knox counties push for the Tri County Highway from Sioux City to Center to connect with a Center Niobrara route into Rosebud country. Agitation and meetings promise passage of the proposed direct road.
The board reports the site now spans fifteen acres and has approved a second unit for the hospital to handle surgical and maternity cases. Bids will be sought soon for the new facility.
The state capitol commission accepts J. H. Wiesel of Omaha bid to demolish the old capitol for 54500 dollars.
Sam Zeras of Alliance, a Greek resident, was reported dead after the steamship boiler explosion on the return voyage. He telegraphed friends that he arrived safely in New York last week and would soon return to Nebraska, despite earlier reports listing him among the lost.
Lincoln officials plan to destroy several tons of old state records when offices relocate to the new capitol. A resolution will seek governor authority to discard records deemed worthless and to dispose of old rugs and furniture not fit for the move.
E Moore, a postal service employee of sixteen years, was seriously burned and cut by a hand grenade that exploded in his kitchen. His wife and three children escaped unharmed. Moore is in Swedish Emanuel hospital and doctors fear loss of sight in his left eye.
Commander announces all schools farms factories and businesses will supply conscripts to fill the Seventh Corps quota for Nebraska Arkansas Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri North and South Dakota. Camps located at convenient centers will operate from August 1 to August 31.
The state emergency relief fund for world war veterans, run by the American Legion committee, is nearly exhausted per advices to Nebraska legion posts. Only extreme cases will be considered until June 30, end of the fiscal year. The fund takes about $100,000 yearly interest from $2,000,000 vested under 1920 legislation. Drain on the fund has been very heavy in recent months.
County Judge Crawford waives the ten day notice for marriages in his county allowing couples to receive the law’s benefits immediately though the repeal takes effect July 1. He indicated other county judges may follow, and neighboring counties appeared inclined to adopt similar practice.
At the opening of the March term of the district court fifteen applicants were granted final citizenship papers. Among the recipients were several women born and reared in the country who had forfeited citizenship by marriage to aliens.
The Humboldt high school girls team defeated Burchard 6 to 6 to clinch the southeastern Nebraska girls' championship.
Do it yourself guide explains crafting a horn from cardboard and enamel with a base disk, magnetized steel core, and copper coil to create a small speaker. Instructions cover dimensions, assembly, and wiring for operation with a telephone transmitter, including coil resistance options and alignment for best sound magnification.
A reader describes a new crystal radio hookup using honeycomb coils with a crystal detector. The diagram shows a spider web coil setup that reduces interference, claimed to be far superior to prior crystal hookups.
The article outlines common results of rundown batteries affecting DX reception. It lists symptoms such as progressive signal loss, whistles from oscillation, limited range, poor selectivity, and unreliable operation during experiments. It advises using reliable chargers and keeping both storage A and storage B batteries charged to ensure ready, top performance.
Radio operation puzzles many hobbyists but loop aerials often yield surprising results. Experiments show room differences affect reception and nearby metal frames or radiators can hinder performance. Moving the aerial or metal objects can reverse outcomes, so avoid large metals near the set for best results.
Cleaning the bottom contacts of vacuum tubes prevents circuit issues as they become dirty or blackened. Use sandpaper or a small file to restore clean, conductive surfaces and ensure reliable operation.
A home made insulator method describes nailing a tin can to a house wall and placing an empty glass bottle inside the can, then driving wooden wedges between the tin and bottle to snug the fit. The technique aims to provide a simple lead in insulation using common materials.
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