This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
8
Postwar shifts ignite a rivalry between rayon and cotton as Europe and America chase lower prices. Rayon gains 20 percent of export demand while cotton remains dominant, with industry leaders urging investment in efficient tools and capital to boost output and wages. A contemporary list of county salaries and expenses follows.
The article notes expected cutbacks in war production after Europe is liberated, with 10 to 29 percent reductions and early civilian retooling. It discusses delays in farm labor and machinery output, plus plans in Britain and Canada for 35 percent reductions. It mentions Veterans Hospital inquiries and Philippine official Delgado, and announces transfer of fifty modern airplanes to the Civil Aeronautics Administration for national airways safety.
The Ramsnay auction offers a choice Blue River bottom grain and stock farm in Hamilton County near Sutton with modern improvements, a beautiful homesite, fine trees, productive pasture and running water on a gravel highway near a school. All personal property sells the same day.
Polk County Nebraska board session audits and approves warrants across funds including county general. Entries show salaries for county officers and clerical payments with small a d hoc items such as printing and foreclosures noted.
In a mountain area a judge and George discuss raids on illegal stills supplying high priced moonshine. They note government seizures have surged while distillers switch to industrial alcohol for the war effort, and acknowledge a brief resumption of legal whiskey production.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.