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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
2
Nebraska notes cover a 14 inch high turnip radish lookalike on the Strecker farm near Falls City, a Lincoln Junior Chamber meeting led by H Grady Vien, Beatrice firm Trautwein Brothers winning a Liberty High School addition bid, and a $27 838 project.
Historic dedicatory exercises by the Nebraska State Historical Society mark the spot where Company C of the First Nebraska regiment was mustered in on June 9 1861. Four living veterans Col. Thomas J Majors Wilson E Majors Charles E B McPherson and Charles D Smith attended. many descendants of company members live nearby.
Nebraska Guaranty Fund will sustain a 220000 loss from the State Bank of Blair after its sale to Farmers State Bank of Blair. The bank, taken over by the commission on June 19 1924, included all capital and fixtures of the institution.
Omaha reports 79 conventions this year with 16 more scheduled in December boosting total to about 50 000 attendees. Officials note attendance is up from 1926 while meetings drop from 82 last year. 39 conventions already secured for 1928. Wins Prize On Onion Weighing Pound Royal Landis Storm wins 15 dollars for a one pound onion from Town Seed Co. Storm raised 400 bushels from four pounds seed on one acre earning about 900 dollars.
A petition asking the state to purchase Enola lake in Norfolk for a fish and game sanctuary was presented to Frank O Connell state game warden at a Norfolk Izaak Walton league meeting. Waltonians say wildlife and fish are declining and expect the state to reserve Enola lake.
In Cedarcrest a fraught scene unfolds as Dale and Miss Ogden seek the missing blueprint once hidden in a dress, while Doctor Wells fights off Detective Anderson to keep proof from surfacing. An unknown man, Billy the Japanese, and a locked house amplify suspense as the night nears its climax.
A reflection on proficiency and the drive to higher craft. The text contrasts practical skill with a transcendent touch of love, pride, and inspiration that elevates work toward artistry beyond mere technique.
A London humorist records a post mortem visit and a warm letter from a family member. The writer notes the sister cannot attend the funeral but hopes to visit later.
The Peter Fox Sons Company of Chicago promotes modern methods for turkey and poultry sellers. They claim 20 dollars extra per 14 turkeys by shipping to them, offering top market prices minus 5 percent and transport costs, backed by testimonials and a large financial backing.
The Times-Picayune reports a 6500 acre Tulare county ranch in California is guided from the air. An airplane provides aerial maps up to 9000 feet, allowing the manager to assign 500 workers to different fields from the ranch house with minimal visits and reports.
Eastern railroad yards adopt special steam-spur engines with nine pipes in a V behind the cowcatcher to melt deep snow and ice. One railroad outfitted 25 locomotives for switch clearing. A New York elevated line uses automatic electric heating coils in switch rails that activate below set temperatures.
Refugees on higher ground witnessed a dramatic flood rescue near Burlington Vermont as a young horse towed an exhausted older horse through rising waters. The mare fought to stay afloat, then gripped the gray colt by the mane and pulled him toward shore until they reached safety.
A tiny balloon launched from Nashville Tennessee on Saturday night drifted 300 miles to Lavonia Georgia in three days. Owner O C Inman wired a note with his address asking for contact. Hubert Mitchell replied after a week saying he found the balloon in a Lavonia pasture with a small hole and evidence of heat exposure.
Mae asks if you really made a dress yourself and June confirms recalling the wild handkerchief with pink embroidered edge. The exchange centers on a dress designed item.
Reporters pressed John McCormack on Deems Taylor writing another opera for the Metropolitan. The tenor, returning from Europe, asked who the composer would be and which subject the work would treat, signaling continued interest in forthcoming projects.
Japanese fondness for soft drinks and ice cream drives a surge in soda fountain setup in Tokyo. Reports suggest 25 to 80 fountains exist, mostly American made, reflecting rising demand over the past few years despite being fewer than in comparable American cities.
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