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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
2
President Roosevelt urged all employers to sign a common covenant for higher wages and shorter hours, arguing it will hasten the New Deal. He warned that delays could bring another desperate winter and called for voluntary cooperation backed by penalties in law.
Foreign powers are pressing Washington and London for favorable treatment of wines and whiskies should the Eighteenth Amendment be repealed. France and several nations have approached American officials about tariff trades on alcohol as Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama push repeal signals. Diplomats expect the American market to open to liquor imports by year’s end and seek details of tariff policy and concessions.
Communist organizers in the Seventh corps area reforestation camps in Omaha seek to sow dissension among about 30 000 campers by mimeographed sheets claiming starvation low pay and prep for the next war. The propaganda is said to be dropped from the air mailed and taken to the tree army camp.
In Christian county five bombs blasted the homes of three Progressive Miners of America officials. Guard Charles Devers was wounded by buckshot when defenders returned fire. doctors reported thirteen buckshot slugs lodged in his body.
About 2000 miners from West Virginia Virginia and Kentucky draft a letter urging that operators be required to allow collective bargaining for higher wages and shorter hours, condemning violence linked to the national recovery act.
Four unmasked bandits armed with guns robbed a St Paul jewelry store, seizing diamonds valued between 10000 and 12000 dollars in a daytime heist. Police searched for suspects and reviewed security footage.
New York Wiley Post landed at Floyd Bennett field Brooklyn after completing a solo circumnavigation in the Winnie Mae setting a new world speed record of 7 days 18 hours 49 minutes. He is the first to fly around the world solo and the first to circle the globe twice.
Premier Mussolini will present Chicago with an ancient green marble column unearthed at Ostia. The 13 foot tall piece, about 3 feet in diameter, will be shipped to America soon as a souvenir of Gen Italo Balbo's air fleet visit.
City Marshal B. Smith of English Indiana lost his watch in Nuevo Laredo after crossing the Rio Grande with fellow officers. A pickpocket lifted the timepiece during the border visit, ending Smith’s sightseeing excursion.
In Hollywood California grieving over the deaths of his wife and infant daughter at a hospital Ralph Eagan an inventor completed funeral arrangements then locked himself in his apartment and shot himself to death.
Dr. Perry R. Chance a 62 year old American born dentist naturalized as a French citizen was found dead with a pistol wound to the heart at his country villa near Nice France. Police report the death as a self inflicted act.
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh intend to stay in Godthaab Greenland for about six weeks. They will conduct research flights along the west coast and likely make several excursions north and south.
Leon Trotsky and his wife secretly left the Bulgaria after docking near Marseilles to avoid a protest. They proceeded by automobile to central France, signaling a discreet departure from the port area.
Washington reports a $90,000,000 bonus for wheat growers as the first payments under a contract program to cut wheat acreage in 1934 and 1935. Initial 20 cent per bushel payment due upon signing. further 8-10 cents per bushel in spring 1934.
Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, married Ruth Googins of Fort Worth in a simple private ceremony overseen by Rev Naboth Osborne. About a thousand Iowans, reporters, photographers, and some police witnessed as the couple exchanged vows at George C Swiler’s estate. Mrs Anna Roosevelt Dull announced the wedding's success and both families confirmed presidential approval.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini ordered a halt to Fascist party enrollments after August 1 except for youths graduating from training groups. Men and women over eighteen who do not join will be barred, as the party seeks younger, better trained followers. The membership is about 2,500,000. An official explanation cites Duce’s desire for well trained youthful adherents.
Two people die in a crash at the foot of Pine Mountain shortly after takeoff. Passengers Leonidas Cole eighteen of Jackson and Kirkwood Whitaker twenty one of Whitesburg perished. Pilot Earl Bach eighteen of Jackson survived serious injuries.
Leslie B. Henry bond salesman and ex president of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses committee was sentenced in Los Angeles to serve 2 to 20 years for embezzling $40,000 from Mrs. Charlotte Shelby mother of silent film star Mary Miles Minter.
A twelve man jury finds Mrs. Bessie Opas a thirty six year old housewife guilty of conspiring to kill Marion Opas, a garage owner. The court imposes the maximum sentence of one to five years in prison and a two thousand dollar fine.
Paris imposes a fourfold tariff rise on many American goods to offset the dollar's decline, affecting exports to France. The move targets a broad range of products and signals heightened protectionist tensions between the two economies.
The Roosevelt administration pushes a voluntary national code to curb profiteering, limit prices, and shorten urban workers hours while promising fair pay. General Johnson calls the plan a test of patriotism and a bridge to lasting prosperity, with state boards and signed con se sions expected by year’s end.
The 11 Nebraska panhandle counties report 766000 acres of wheat land subject to assignment under the wheat acreage adjustment plan. About 153200 acres would be abandoned to meet a 20 percent reduction. Cheyenne Kimball and Box Butte are top producers, with Cheyenne averaging nearly three million bushels despite 1932 being poor for wheat.
The state of Nebraska holds real estate and equipment across 17 institutions under the board of control. Land acreage totals 4,759 acres with a gross land value around $801,452, permanent structures valued at $7,030,077, furniture at $499,747, and other equipment at $1,217,043.54. The combined physical property investment totals $9,578,319.
Lincoln Nebraska 4 H club milk from Lawrence and Harry Leibers Lancaster County scored 92 out of 100 in a federal test. Milk drawn from a Guernsey cow four days before testing showed 450 bacteria per cubic centimeter. Results were presented to officials in Washington during the national club camp.
Walker farm mine near Dunbar begins operations with Walter Dunbar as manager. Three shifts of two men and one hoist operator planned. Gas tax June collections total 97 250 74 dollars, up from May, with June state-wide receipts at 772 565 66. Year to date 1933 totals 2 099 257 05 versus 2 369 691 71 in 1932.
The state game and park board may extend pheasant season beyond 10 days in some counties due to heavy birds. A limited bag increase to 18 birds is unfounded. commissioner comments suggest possible limits of six to eight birds, not higher.
A survey by Fuller L. Austin shows Nebraska’s state school funds per child fell from 3.07 in 1874 to 1.35 in 1933, while total funds rose from 200 000 to over 1 million by 1920 and then dropped to 822 619 this year. Beneficiaries increased from 72 991 to 410 907.
J R Redditt of the Nebraska Agricultural College reports 1933 turkey crop prospects are fair to good. Nebraska producers expect similar market levels to 1932 with about 100000 birds total. production in commercial centers steady though Thayer and Hamilton counties note more birds. Livability normal despite lower hatch in spring.
A. E. Anderson reports three weeks of crop gains with corn prospects above seven percent of the area. Wheat and hay crops brighten though feed grains remain tight. Potatoes and beet outlooks are good with central and western Nebraska seeing strong prices and uncertain eastern potato yields. County relief requests for federal aid reach 26 with Blaine Furnas Sheridan and Jefferson reporting recent submissions as officials prepare for the forthcoming relief committee meeting.
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