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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1931
Page
2
Mid month crop report shows moisture sufficient for wheat across Nebraska with only one southwestern region having excess. Winter wheat in good condition. Corn harvest at mid December 1929 above 85 percent. 86 percent cribbed this year vs 65 last year and 17 in 1928. Prices: corn 6.5 cents, wheat 54 cents, oats 28 cents, alfalfa 9.29, corn fed cattle 9.30, hogs 7.20, butterfat 23c, eggs 19c.
The sixth district led Nebraska in population with 305,598 in the latest federal census, while the fifth district showed a decrease from 1920 to 1930. A legislative redistricting will eliminate one district under a federal county reallocation.
The migratory bird conservation commission authorized the purchase of 39,038 acres in Garden county Nebraska to form Crescent Lake Migratory Bird Refuge. The four refuges total 73,780 acres across Florida California North Carolina and Nebraska at an average government cost of 5.28 dollars per acre. The acquisition aligns with the nationwide refuges system approved by Congress and surveyed by the Biological Survey and Department of Agriculture.
A. E. Anderson deputy chief statistician forecasts Nebraska 1930 wheat crop will be fed to beef pork and lamb rather than ground into flour. The statewide survey by state and federal agricultural departments supports the plan with farm price considerations noted.
Secretary George Jackson of the fair board said the Nebraska state fair may replace open air circus with an elaborate stage show at the grandstand next fall. A decision will be made at the January meeting.
Nebraska receives emergency federal aid for highways totaling about 3.508 million dollars with an immediate 1.708 million advance notified by State Engineer Roy Cochran. The emergency apportionment brings state highway funds to 6.108 million dollars, including 2.644 million from August and 1.8 million carried from prior allocations.
The state banking department levied a $40,000 special assessment on banks to raise funds for bureau operating expenses, in addition to existing examiner fees.
Wayne approved a natural gas franchise 480 to 268 for Mid West Natural Gas Company. The line extends through Fremont to Sioux City. Wayne currently lacks gas service and the entry date is not yet set.
More than 2,000 prize chickens ducks geese and turkeys were entered in the 46th annual poultry exposition of the Nebraska Poultry Association held in Omaha recently. Entries came from 22 states and competed for cash prizes totaling 4 000 with 25 cups awarded to winners.
State and federal crop statistician A. E. Anderson reported the fall pig crop in Nebraska rose by 1.9 percent from the previous year while the 1930 spring crop fell 1.4 percent. He projected the total crops available for market for the year ending October 31 to be 0.6 percent smaller.
The Sugar Loaf Hill loaf created near North Loup uses hay to feed about 1,200 cattle through winter. The loaf, nearly a quarter mile long, contains 800 tons from 1930 alfalfa cuts.
The new State theatre in Lewellen built by Carl Beard at a cost of 15000 opened recently with three performances. the packed house welcomed all locals. The modern theatre seats 350 and features a large versatile stage suitable for various uses.
A C Tilley maintenance engineer for the state highway department announced that Nebraska roads remained nearly as good at year end as in midsummer. Favorable weather has been a principal factor in keeping the roads in fine shape.
Mrs. Burrell White Jr of Pinehurst North Carolina, honeymooning, claims her pelican captured named Bill would rather be in a hand than in water. Bill resides at the Hotel Pancoast Miami Beach and is part of the exhibit.
The Champion Machine Company in Omaha lists capitalization at 25 000 with Willis S Pool Jess N Halsted and Grace McIlway as incorporators. In Kearney The C F Bodinson Hardware Company seeks 50 000 capital with incorporators Louisa W Hodinson W F Emma S C F and F A Bodinson and A E Silen.
The Department of Public Works in Lincoln received bids and tentatively awarded contracts for three culvert projects. C H Backus of Litchfield offered 533.50 on the Stapleton highway in Logan county, E W Nicholls of Fairmont bid 487.60 for culverts east of Fairfield, and Capitol Bridge Co of Lincoln bid 1063.60 for culvert work between Alma and Holdrege.
The state railway commission approves Union Pacific changes to a new beet hauling rate scale. Most amendments are decreases while 145 miles gains two cents and 150 miles five cents. An emergency $1.50 per ton rate applies to 15,000 tons of American Beet Sugar beets from Cozad to Gering due to Grand Island grinding limits.
The Army football squad has elected John M Price left tackle from Fort Dodge Iowa as captain for the 1931 season.
H Leslie Smith of Lincoln announces plans for a large vaudeville and motion picture theatre costing about 300000 dollars. He says all capital comes from Lincoln men and the building will stand at the northeast corner of O and Fourteenth streets. A neighborhood theatre as Towero Theatre is also planned in Lincoln.
The Bank of Creighton reopened after accepting 50 percent of outstanding deposits, totaling 316 841.50 credited to depositors. Depositors agreed to the reduction, using half the deposits to buy slow and doubtful assets. The bank opens with a 25 000 capital.
The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded Miss Willa Cather a gold medal for Death Comes to the Archbishop. Robert Grant praised the novel as an inspired story of charm, art, and beauty. Cather, Nebraska born, graduated from Nebraska University in 1896.
Two Brazilian men returning from big game hunting in northwestern Canada sent a telegram promising arrival by next Wednesday and noting Each got a mouse. The telegram misprint arose from a telegraph operator typing a u instead of an o, altering the intended message.
The Bureau of Standards notes that ammonium carbonate is mixed into sponge rubber. Gas released during vulcanization creates the porous structure in the finished product.
The note reports the Herzberg couple in Yorktown Iowa welcomed their eighteenth child. It also notes Iowa’s university age at seventy two and various technological trends such as dial telephones and coin operated gas pumps. It mentions Chaulmoogra trees introduced to the Philippines Canal Zone and plans to drop grain bombs to aid wild creatures facing winter shortages.
The excerpt argues that strength and weakness alike must bear their own natures. It states that those who learn to stand alone should not complain about solitude or independence being their lot.
The Pilgrims held that marriage was a civil contract to be entered into before a magistrate, making marriage a legal obedience rather than a religious rite. This view governed generations of Puritan practice and law.
Calf housing on a modern dairy farm is detailed with a 78 by 24 foot calf barn plan. The design features ten pens along a central feed alley and a feed-mixing room, plus cross sections and construction details for contractors. Architect William A. Radford explains how this building reduces labor while promoting calf growth.
An old basement is redesigned into livable space as houses maximize use of space. The article describes converting storage and furnace areas into a playroom or hobby retreat with separate entrance and reinforced lighting, using white and pale green paint, plastic coating, and weather stripping for soundness and light.
Charles H. Cheeney of the American Institute of Architects and U S Secretary of the Interior Wilbur condemn 1929 housing as ugly and poorly planned. The American Architect notes a shift toward better designed small houses driven by buyer demand and improved builder practices. End of the Rutherford R Hayes era noted.
A nautical themed bedroom with bunks, salt air inspired furniture and battleship linoleum fascinates thousands of American boys ages six to sixteen. A cane fiber base under linoleum plus wall insulation cut noise and muffles voices during rowdy play or late study sessions.
Building experts advise that style is as vital as clothing in construction. They stress harmonizing architecture with landscape and interior design to create a cohesive impression from curb appeal to rooms.
A new hearth device uses a concealed ash dump that trips a 14 by 24 inch section of the hearth to drop ashes and dirt into a receptacle. A control handle operates the mechanism while a curved shield seals the opening to prevent sparks and dust.
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