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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
8
In Polk County Nebraska the Executor has filed a final account and report and asks for final settlement and distribution. The court will hear the petition on August 29, 1941 at 10:00 AM. Interested parties may appear to contest the decree and the discharge of the Executor.
Notice announces a public auction at Osceola courthouse on August 19, 1941, at 2 p.m. for parcels in Osceola and vicinity described by lot, block, and section details. The sale follows an order from the Polk County District Court in a delinquent taxes foreclosure action.
The article explains cork as the thick soft outer bark of the cork oak, native to the Mediterranean region. It notes the usable cork is the spongy outer tissue, while damage to the inner bark can kill the tree.
A new device wraps a jacket around the smoke pipe of a home heating plant to heat water for bathroom kitchen and laundry. Cold water from a storage tank circulates through the jacket and returns warmer to the tank. Water entering at 48 degrees is claimed to exit at 130 degrees.
Reported idea after the 1916 election suggested Woodrow Wilson would resign with Charles E Hughes appointed secretary of state. Wilson and Vice President Marshall would resign to allow Hughes to assume the presidency, but late results gave Wilson a narrow victory.
Carl Curtis reports on the 1941 Tax Bill now before Congress. The bill includes a five dollar Use Tax on every automobile and broad revenue targets totaling about twelve and a half billion dollars. It also outlines exemptions changes and administrative costs, with opinions on who supports or opposes the measure. Separate priorities from the Office of Price Administration urge limits on farm machinery material to avoid shortages and support the food supply.
A daylight ceiling detector from the U S Bureau of Standards uses pulsed light to measure cloud height above airports. Developed by Dr Maurice K Laufer and Dr Lawrence W Foskett the device shoots short light pulses at a cloud to determine distance and cloud movement for pilots and weather services.
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