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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
6
Garth and Lilith confront Huxley the murderer after a tense stakeout. Huxley is captured, the constable buried with honor, and the two escape aboard a plane prepared with improvised gear. Lilith proves deadly and loyal as they flee across the ice bound terrain.
Garth completes a cross country route to Fort Resolution and proposes to Lilith after a sojourn with hosts in the Mackenzie region. They plan marriage in Edmonton before a voyage to Victorian and Japan, with Lilith embracing civilization and future adventures.
The article traces the development of fire starting from ancient times to the 19th century, naming English apothecary John Walker as the inventor of friction matches in 1827. It notes later phosphorus matches, issues with safety and odor, and the Erie factory safety match using non poisonous phosphorus and chlorate of potash.
Fred Anderson of Cozad and the state normal board completed refunding $352 000 of dormitory bonds issued by the authority of the board The bonds carried five and seven percent interest and were refinanced at 3 5 percent Kirkpatrick Pettis and Loomis of Omaha bought the entire refunding issue.
Mrs. Mary Madsen of Omaha will use a 40 year old calendar from 1896 in 1936. It includes matching days and February 29. The calendar was a gift from Mrs. Sophie Mace of Evansville Indiana to the family.
E. H. Luikart the judicial bank receiver announced final dividend installments for the failed banks in Ulysses and Johnstown. The First Bank of Ulysses paid an additional 2.85 percent plus, bringing its total return to 13.85 percent and 39 703 dollars. Citizens Bank of Johnstown disbursed 3.7 percent for a total return of 11.7 percent and 15 738 dollars.
Officials say the Home Owners Loan corporation is winding up lending in five states including South Dakota and will finish operations in most others by April 1. Of 1,800,000 loan applications filed, 67 thousand, or 3 percent, remain to be acted upon. Lending must end by June 13, with deadlines set for February 1 in Missouri Wyoming, April 1 in Kansas Minnesota Nebraska, and May 1 for Colorado Iowa.
Nebraska for Cal Stover seeks repayment of 1 113 000 collected for relief work under the old 1 cent a gallon gasoline tax. Stover Hickman oil dealer intervened after the supreme court invalidated the state aid laws and later the state moved to dismiss the intervention. Meanwhile two congressional offices pressed to preserve a civilian conservation corps soil erosion camp at Pawnee City with assurances that work would continue from other Nebraska camps if needed. Senator Burke's office reports retention efforts tied to Humboldt and Tecumseh camps.
Omaha’s population surpassed 224000 in 1935 per chamber of commerce estimates after reviewing birth and death statistics utility records and new arrivals. The 1930 census recorded 214000. Newcomers totaled 3983 individuals forming 1309 families, up from 3951 people in 1994, with movers from 36 states plus Hawaii Panama and the Philippine Islands.
The annual Who's Who in American Art 1936 37 lists several University of Nebraska faculty and alumni. Faculty named include Dwight Kirsch chair of fine arts, L B Smith chair of architecture, and Louise E Mundy of fine arts. Alumni listed as practicing artists include John Stenvall Ben Albert Benson Don Jameson in Chicago Bernice Branson Ferris in Washington D C and Aaron Douglas in New York City.
State and federal statistician Anderson reports Nebraska winter wheat acreage at 3,566,000 acres, 7 percent higher than a year ago and 12 percent above the five year average. Wheat condition stands at 74 percent versus 79 percent last year, about 10 percent under average, with poor western Panhandle conditions pulling the state rate down.
A sermon summary on Luke 2 55 35 40 detailing Simeon seeing Jesus at the temple His upright devout and Spirit led life awaited the Consolation of Israel He blessed Mary and Joseph and proclaimed the coming salvation and suffering foretold for the Messiah with the Nunc Dimittis note
Two Sunbonnet Girl pot holders feature kitchen scene with dresses as the holders. Finished size 11 by 14 inches, stamped and tinted material No 1002 mailed for 15 cents. Sent by Home Craft Co. Dept A St Louis Mo with self addressed stamped envelope.
Greatest Tree Engineers report after examining Sequoia and General Grant National parks in California that the General Sherman tree has the greatest bulk among living trees. Its trunk contains more than 500000 board feet of lumber.
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