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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
2
In 1929 income payments to Angle Sam show a net gain of ten percent. Receipts exceed five million, reflecting a strong income position for the period.
Nebraska tax receipts for 1929 rose 10 percent over 1928 with total income tax receipts of 5,856,729. Corporations contributed 2,525,644 and individuals 2,331,084 as officials link gains to stronger business activity in major cities.
E. M. Hosman secretary of the Nebraska State Teachers association returned from a stay at Columbia University where he served as assistant in the philosophy of education and lectured on teachers association work. He noted many Nebraskans on staff and in the summer school and teachers college.
Joseph Zweimer of Pleasanton sold two carloads of Herefords raising top bids at Omaha. Nineteen heifers averaging 824 pounds sold at 14.50 per hundredweight, a 1929 high. A second carload of 28 steers averaging 914 pounds brought 10.25 per hundredweight, a peak for light steers this year.
Federal agents seized a well equipped distillery eight and a half miles southwest of Louisville. Two operating stills 200 and 300 gallons were found in a cattle shed fed by a ravine creek. Authorities recovered 105 gallons of whisky 10 900 gallons of mash 600 pounds of sugar and two coke furnaces with no one on site.
Twenty minutes after Judge Fitz gerald sentenced them, OrVille Evans and Max Crowley, youthful ex convicts, began 50 year terms in Lincoln penitentiary for kidnapping two girls from their escorts in Omaha. They were escorted by Sheriff McDonald and deputies to a closing car under guard.
A. E. Anderson, state and federal statistician, predicts new high production records for barley and sugar beets in Nebraska this year based on early survey data and crop conditions.
E. J. Wright of Omaha was elected president for the ensuing year when 110 members of the Fouts and Wright families held their twenty third annual reunion at Falls City. Other officers named were Mose Wright Alliance vice president and Edward Peacy Papillion secretary treasurer. The group selected Elmwood Park Omaha as the place for the meeting in 1980 to be held August 17.
More than 2000 residents and visitors gathered for Albion's annual Old Settlers Picnic enjoying community booths games and traditional picnic fare amid sunny weather and warm hospitality highlighting local pride and longstanding friendships.
Insurance Commissioner Kizer says auto owners’ inquiries prompted a state probe into automobile service companies. He notes contracts promising bail provision or attorney services in accidents or criminal actions warrant departmental investigation.
Work progresses rapidly on the new brick hotel in Superior, with walls going up and crews speeding through the frame. Contractors report solid pace and planned completion soon.
The 60 acre farm of Geo L Ernst adjoining Tecumseh to the northeast sold to Frank Wenz Jr of Steinauer for 25 dollars an acre.
Harold Trout of Filley hooked a 43 pound catfish while fishing near Hoag on the Blue River. Unable to land the fish alone he called for assistance to pull the big catch ashore.
In Omaha Mr and Mrs Reginald R Young file for divorce amid tensions over their daughter’s marriage. Also in Omaha Anna J Helgso 37 will enroll in college after high school graduation this year. Scottsbluff reports the Star rooming house building erected in 1901 is nearly destroyed by fire. York merchant Ivan S Gallant 54 is named successor to Milford Soldiers Home commandant J O Moore 82 by the state board of control. An Omaha man faces parking ordinance charges after claiming jail time prevented car movement. he is discharged.
State Purchasing Agent Yoder announces a purchase to prevent snow blockage on roads. The plan calls for 446000 lineal feet of wood slate snow fence and 27000 steel posts to reinforce highway shoulders and improve winter access.
Mrs Barbara Zimmerman aged 75 long time resident of southeastern Gage county was found sitting and dead in the flower garden at her son Henry Zimmermans farm five miles southeast of Wymore.
The Bayard city council outlined a program to lay many blocks of permanent sidewalks in different parts of the city. It is expected that all walks will be completed this fall.
Fremont will gain a first class airport after Nebraska Flying Service and International Airports Corporation seal a contract. International Airports will lead engineering and development efforts, with cooperation from the Fremont firm.
Harold William Bauer and Dale Albert Bauer, sons of J. Bauer of North Platte, came home Sunday from Annapolis to visit for two weeks. The siblings are the first brothers to both join the Navy eleven in the same year with Joe as full back last season and his brother as half back. Bauer has recently moved to North Platte from Holdrege.
The 1929 Den show capped a record season in Ak-Sar-Ben as the final performance was staged Monday night before more than three thousand attendees. The cast, featuring visiting merchants from Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri and South Dakota, presented the season’s most colorful rendition of The Silver Chain.
Walter Hickman aged 15 from Omaha died in a hospital from a gun wound caused by an accidental discharge. He was attempting to pound a bullet from an automatic pistol by driving a nail into the barrel with a hammer. the rusty gun had had its magazine removed.
A voucher for 2000 dollars as the first installment on W G Dorsey's contract to edit and compile the 1929 Nebraska statutes has been presented to the state auditor. The total contract value is 20000 dollars with a 300 dollar equipment allowance. Dorsey will pay all assistants from his own compensation.
Charles A. Salter, aged 76 and retired Omaha fire chief since 1924, could not stay away from the Trans Mississippi Grain company elevator fire that rose to a three-alarm status, drawing his presence to the scene.
Sweet clover has grown in popularity faster than nearly any crop with 512000 acres this year up from 457000 last year. It is recognized as a key soil building crop and valuable as pasture, noted for its productivity.
About 100 potato growers and dealers attended the Western Nebraska potato growers annual banquet in Alliance. Many growers from southern states joined an inspection tour of fields supplying their seed stock.
One hundred twenty one Morrill county residents mostly farmers urge the county to request open dates for Chinese and ring tailed pheasants from the state fish and game commission.
Deputy State Treasurer Ericson announced August gasoline tax collections for Nebraska at 826 591 88 dollars for shipments received in July. He noted July receipts exceeded June by 141 893 dollars.
Beverly Hills banker’s wife Mrs Richard L Hargreaves, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, wins a divorce in Los Angeles. The couple wed in Lincoln Nebraska in 1921.
Veteran pitcher Jack Quinn announced retirement after this season. Born July 5, 1881, he played in majors from 1909 with the Yankees to 1924 with the Red Sox and Athletics, totaling 16 seasons and 462 games. He compiled 170 wins and 142 losses in 2,641 innings and appeared in one World Series with New York in 1921.
Eppa Rixey recalls manager Hendricks trusting his arm during a Brooklyn game. After a rough first inning with four Dodgers runs, Rixey stayed in and delivered a two-run single and two more hits as the Reds seized a 5 to 4 win.
O. G. Beaman of Cornell wins the two mile in the international dual track meet at Travers Island where Oxford Cambridge and Princeton Cornell teams competed.
Slim Sallee, retired since 1921, was famed for thriving with runners on. He routinely allowed nine to twelve hits per game and even once yielded 18 hits in a single one run game, with managers unfazed by heavy hitting when he pitched.
The article notes a historic shift from shouted calls to arm and body signals by umpires. Carpenter pioneered using right and left arm motions to indicate ball or strike, quickly understood by fans in grandstands and bleachers.
Brooklyn buys Babe Phelps from Jacksonville and Red Bryce joins from unknown club. Freely cites player moves, era stats, and baseball lore including Rommel’s control and 1906 Cubs’ 116 wins, plus radio broadcasts in New York and other league tidbits.
Junior baseball program director Din Sowers announces the Legion World Series in Louisville September 4 to 6 will be aired live nationwide from the grandstand with Graham McNamee handling play by play. Judge Landis may address youths before the games as regional champions determine the two World Series participants.
Knute Hansen, Danish heavyweight painter of landscapes. Emilio Portes Gil, Mexico's president, follows all sports with enthusiasm. The Brown and Nichols crew won the Henley race, first American victory since 1922. Horace Smith of Nashville elected Southern Golf Association president for 26th year. Max Adolf Schmeling mentioned in rumors. Patsy Clar and Marion Turpie referenced in football and rowing anecdotes. Golfers’ inferiority complex noted. boxers Snyder and Leonard discussed. various golf and football prophecies. Knute Rockne praises Irish players. Prince of Wales comments on golf diplomacy.
William A. Radford presents a five room two bed Modified Dutch Colonial with sunroom and open terrace. It measures 24 by 26 feet, features a central hall upstairs with two bedrooms and a bath, and emphasizes low cost, practicality, and easy upkeep for farm or town families.
Enamel is a varnish with pigments to impart color and opacity. The finish can have high medium or no luster and is durable and water resistant, making it ideal for woodwork that wears hard or requires frequent washing. A higher varnish proportion increases durability and high gloss enamel is common in kitchens and bathrooms.
Water leaking behind the chimney can cause dampness despite precautions. An effective solution described is constructing a cricket or saddle behind the chimney to divert water flow and prevent seepage.
Modern plastering replaces old methods with defined systems yielding splendid results. Decorators and builders insist on the best products, including an emulsion based on portland cement sand and asbestos, to achieve beauty and permanent improvement in homes and business buildings.
A small gable roof over the chimney directs rainwater to both sides of the chimney, preventing water collection and sealing off the back of the chimney with sheet copper for protection.
A window box or porch box can add beauty to the home with color and plant arrangement. Rules of procedure govern plants soil fertility drainage and wood choice. Location in sun or shade also influences plant selection and design.
People reflect their environment and those in shabby homes feel depressed and discouraged. Surroundings influence confidences and spirit, with empty homes depriving pride and joy, turning residents into a liability unless strong resilience is shown.
A period piece extols a plastering material noting its superior quality and recommending its use to ensure enduring results and high satisfaction for builders and homeowners.
Warning on selecting builders who bid too low to profit. Inadequate plans and unskilled contractors lead to cheapened work and poor outcomes. Even among contractors some deliver substandard results, charging less due to lower costs but yielding low value.
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