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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
6
Omaha area investors eye Nebraska and Iowa farmland as demand rises. Amos Grant notes farmers and speculators alike seek land. government corn loans as a cash aid shift buying power, improving land appeal for owners and agricultural interests.
The department of agriculture released final yearly figures totaling 4 076 537 000 dollars for farm crops. Revised 1932 crop value stands at 2 879 517 000 and 1931 at 4 102 354 000. Detailed production and farm values include corn 2 330 237 000 bu 917 605 000 dollars and all wheat 527 413 000 bu 357 525 000 dollars.
Farmers in Lincoln Nebraska are slaughtering more livestock at home to cope with low prices. E V Jones reports home slaughters up this year. hog prices fell about 33 percent in 30 days dragging December 15 farm prices below November 15. Corn rose two cents while other grains lagged or held. Lambs edged up. butterfat and eggs dropped. Hessian fly infestations noted in parts of the state.
Nebraska farmers participating in the wheat reduction program have received 483,128 in payments. A total of 7,070 farmers across 24 counties have already been paid, with more checks expected in the coming days before the holidays.
Nebraska postal authorities announce construction of five new post office buildings in 1934 at Wayne David City Seward Superior and Lexington with a combined cost of 250000 dollars. Crete city provides electricity as a December Christmas gift to all users citing cooperative support and profitable municipal plant operation.
Cash receipts of the state general fund through December total $503 000 with $473 000 from county treasurers. Lancaster county contributed $40 840 and Douglas $39 173. Most revenue derives from new personal and corporation taxes.
Randall Biart state relief director said the Indian commissioner's office agreed to pay Winnebago Indians in Thurston county the 40 percent held from wages on a $30,000 road project. H. M. Tidwell had withheld the money on Washington orders awaiting January 1. Biard said real want grew among the Indians.
Beet growers in Buffalo Kearney and Dawson counties receive more than 90000 dollars from the American Beet Sugar Co of Grand Island as a payment on beets snipped up to December 15. A larger January 15 payment is expected while the factory aims to finish runs around January 15 with possible further payments if sugar prices warrant.
Ten additional Nebraska airports receive CWA project approval via Dr W W Arrasmith and Governor Bryan. Projects include Burwell 5256 dollars Chappell 4900 Crawford 5500 Gordon 8600 Merriman 4965 O Neill 7500 Ogallala 7690 Ord 6880 Schuyler 6200 and Valentine 7830 dollars.
The Home Owners' Loan Corp for Nebraska announced it has surpassed 1 million dollars in loans completed in the state and aims to reach 1 million monthly until the emergency ends. Nebraska ranks third in total loans behind Ohio and Virginia, with 453 loans closed and district tallies listed.
Lincoln inquiry reveals three to four thousand acres of state owned school land along the Missouri river marked as in the river. Deputy state land commissioner J H Wehn says a renter in Dakota county was told to pay rent to a claimed owner with a quit claim deed, which is impossible for school land. Officials note floods cause lands to be declared in the river and removed from records, with no recovery.
Nebraska farmers had received 589280.40 in corn loans through Dec 23 per Omaha RFC and Federal Reserve data. Iowa total reached 2222075.42, while South Dakota disbursements stood at 900. Douglas County reports 57 corn loan applications filed to date.
The writer recalls a lifelong aim to become a managing editor, recounting endless near misses and the harsh, comic truth of editors rising and falling in big city papers. He laments missed chances, late invitations, and the restless, consuming lure of newsroom life.
The piece notes Ed Howe at eighty-one ending his magazine and reflecting on longevity and conservatism. It contrasts Ed Howe with historic figures and mentions French funeral customs observed by visitors. It recalls a French railroad accident funeral attended by France’s top leadership.
A fragment recalls a pause in the telegraph room to trade acid remarks with Chief Operator Scholl as he notes the turnover of many managing editors. The scene hints at Scholl's caustic manner carried through the electric chatter of dots and dashes.
A fragment evokes harsh remarks on change and a look into a dark photographic room with sharp vinegar smells, suggesting a mood piece or sensory sketch rather than a full event or report.
A vivid scene recalls newsies at work as copy editors bustle with papers and cartoonists like Bushnell scratch out tomorrow's strip. The tense pace hints at rival teams and the promise of results if the opposition is beaten, amid the daily grind of linotype and editorial deadlines.
General Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator, calls the year the most eventful in U.S. history noting the government’s new interest in millions idle and hungry, a job previously left to supply and demand.
British scientists propose a life death ray that could protect bacteria emanations while destroying humans animals and crops. They also suggest the device might be used to neutralize plague conditions and promote healthier animals and plant life.
A commentator observes that after the phrase civilized man tires of using the ray to kill his neighbors, the technology will be redirected toward constructive applications and beneficial tasks.
A nostalgic portrait recalls Gerdes black mirrored cafe at Cheltenham where the owner welcomed all, helped on Mondays, and with small-town charm kept up a daily routine as the paper’s long runends. The narrator notes it was his last week and reflects on the newspaper life.
Report notes that after life sentences for kidnaping, gangsters Machine Gun Kelly Bailey and Bates are still confined in Leavenworth. Kelly predicted an early release before Christmas, which has passed, and they remain imprisoned in isolation cells.
The Motor leading auto magazine reports 23 728 399 automobiles in use in the United States, a four year low yet still more than the rest of the world combined. The nation’s vast fleet suggests every man woman and child could travel by car at once.
E H Merryman runs a major New York funeral parlor. Fay Templeton, born in Little Rock, turned 67. Will Rogers shares his column with his wife before filing. Lionel Barrymore sustains a limp off screen. Emily Grant Hutchings' Where Do We Go From Here offers comfort on life and personality surviving death. Lee Tracy received four Broadway offers three hours after dismissal. Erskine Gwynne’s twin brother died in war. they resembled two peas in a pod.
The piece notes President Roosevelt has received 1 620 000 letters and parcels and 20 000 telegraphs since his inauguration. This month alone 540 000 letters have arrived, averaging 18 000 daily, signaling strong public engagement with government.
Business news reports November automobile sales up 74 percent from 1982 levels. In the first two weeks of December, contracts for new buildings in 37 eastern states rose 50 percent above last December’s total, signaling broader economic strength.
Policeman Barber of Portland Oregon reported a theft of 380 dollars. He announced fingerprints would be compared with suspects. The recovered money was found hidden in a potted plant, underscoring intelligence as a key detective tool.
In a reflective Bevery Hills commentary the writer recounts 1933 from the Hoover era through Roosevelt’s rise. The piece notes bank closings, the bank holiday, NRA era policy, gold standard shifts, inflation scares, prohibition easing, and Russia curiosity while predicting 1934 as a turning point.
Washington reports more than six million Americans hold federal positions, with about four million on civil works and 1.3 million employed by TVA, CCC, and PWA. Officials note many are temporary, and totals fluctuate daily. Major agencies include Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration, and NRAs.
Ernest J Turley, a retired naval officer, died at the naval hospital from gunshot wounds inflicted by his daughter Mattie, fifteen. Authorities at St. John's, Arizona, reported the girl claimed she fired the shots. Turley was wounded at home and flown to San Diego. in juvenile court she testified a ouija board séance led her to kill so her mother could marry a young cowboy.
Vice Consul Gordon L. Burke reported from Foochow China that eight Nanking government planes dropped 20 to 30 bombs over the city damaging the American Board mission church and other property. Fifteen Chinese were killed while no Americans or other foreigners were injured. Mission headquarters are in Boston.
Neal Glendon Bowman member of the Bowman gang escaped from the state Hospital for the Criminal Insane in a car stolen from an attendant. He was armed with a revolver and fled Lima Ohio pursued by authorities. His brother Howard Bowman and Lyell Cornell were linked to terror in southern Ohio two years prior.
A bomb exploded at the home of Omar E. Mueller president of the Cleveland Home Brewing company marking the second attack in under four months. Police investigate suspects and motives as the firm faces ongoing security concerns.
Mrs. Bernice Rauch of Denver and mother of two leaped to her death from a civic center hotel in San Francisco while dressed in a fluffy party gown. The incident occurred after she reportedly attended a party.
In Washington the American Legion led a four point plan to amend the economy act as it affects veterans' expenditures. The program, introduced by Rep. John K Rankin, would cost about 70 million dollars and restore free hospitalization for improvident veterans, change the term pension to compensation, restore World War I death and disability payments on the old basis, and provide benefits for World War I orphans and widows. Other veterans groups seek repeal, but have not succeeded yet.
In Lagny near Paris, a Pomponne station wreck killed hundreds and injured many on the Paris Strassburg express. Witnesses at an inquiry said signal torpedoes exploded under the last cars instead of the locomotive. Engineer Lucien Daubigny reported no warning torpedo heard in his cab. Unofficial death tolls ranged around two hundred plus, with fears of more deaths among the injured.
Census figures from 1930 show 44 percent of farm owner homes worth under 1,000 dollars and only about 4 percent above 5,000 dollars. Tenant farmer homes mostly under 1,000 dollars, with 65 percent in that range and 1 percent over 5,000. Average values are 1,135 dollars for owned homes and 500 dollars for tenant farms.
In New Haven Connecticut coroner evidence shows ten year old Peter Fisum of Seymour strangled himself with a necktie. The boy allegedly said his mother threatened reform school and that he would take his life rather than endure punishment.
Secretary Ickes returned to the Interior department desk after being treated at the Naval hospital for injuries from slipping on an icy pavement.
Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord resigns as chief of the German army after relative tenure since November 1, 1930. Close ally of former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher, his departure marks a major shift in Berlin's military leadership.
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