Referendum abuse roils Nebraska gas tax debate
The Record condemns actions by nonpartisan league leaders to weaponize the referendum against new laws including the gasoline tax. It argues misuse risks costly state battles, urges restraint, and notes political shifts within Polk County and party affiliations affecting tax policy and county administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Non Partisan League
Nebraska
Sorenson
Lincoln
Hamilton
C. A. Sorenson
Dakota
Polk County Farm Bureau petition sparks editorial stance
The Record urges Polk County to issue a new 300 name petition for Farm Bureau funding arguing the old number is insufficient and the law should require broader support. It commends the bureau’s work but calls for financial trimming and asks farmers to decide by vote. The piece also criticizes juvenile crime and urges parental accountability to prevent future incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Polk County
Polk County Board Cuts Costs Amid GOP Majority
The Polk County Board of Commissioners, with a Republican majority, has taken steps to reduce expenses. Action details are limited, but the board intends further efficiency measures to balance budgets.
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Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
Harri son denounces third party in Omaha democratic banquet
Senator B Pat Harrison criticizes third party efforts at a Democratic banquet in Omaha. He says the party offers only broad appeals to dissatisfied voters and implies past third party successes escaped under those arms. The remarks reflect party unity and caution about splinter movements.
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B. Pat Harrison
Omaha
B. Pat
Democratic Party
Hon. B. Pat
Local Notes From Shelby City Update
Shelby residents travel to Utica Omaha York and Lincoln for visits and business. Community members attend the Firemen's Convention in Norfolk and a Ford dealers meeting in York. A miller earns top flour ratings while the Shelby mill shines. a car accident injures Louie Sievert and his companion. Bearers of local markets advertise meat specials at the Shelby Wholesale Beef Market.
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John Lees
Omaha
Andrew Inness
Osceola
A. C. Dunning
Fred Oesterreicher
Lincoln
E. E. Reece and Son
York
Ford Dealers
Otis Wilson
D. C. Cole
Sam Andrews
Earl Aden
Norfolk
Kenneth Michener
Nebraska City
Roy Roseberry
Scotts' Bluff
Floyd Pettys
Denver
Emery Pettys
John Spicher
John Didier
Pete Medinger
Bellwood
C. BE. Hastert
Shelby
Gresham
Burritt
Fullerton
Calif
Abe Burritt
Dunning
Ff. M. Stone
Main Street
Farmers’ Union
Louie Hastert
Meridian
Ww. H. Kelley
Wm. Ellison
Harry Reeder
Jed Reeder
G. T. Lavery
Mr. Reeder
H. G. Taylor
Anglo-American Milling Co
Kentucky
Louie Sievert
Morris Stoddard
Rising
J. Augustin & Son
Moon Light Quips and Local Notes in Fairview
A humorous reminiscence on the moon as a reliable utility contrasts with a blend of local notes from Fairview. Reports mention Meacham returning from Comstock, ice house filling, lost horses, and a Riverside basket ball game ending 52 to 52 with hopes for stronger showings.
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Sp. A. McCommick
Pleasures of Young China in a rural village life
In Asia Magazine, MS.VF describes children in a Chinese village living comfortably with servants and relatives indoors. Grandmother funds pocket money as vendors sell bamboo bows, whistling birds, rice cakes, peanut taffy, and candy toys. Festive goods include sugar wool, taffy glasswork lanterns, birds, fish, and kites.
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MS .Vf
Asia Magazine
Hey
Great Congo Rubber Forests and Belgians at M Bassa
The Congo rubber forests span thousands of square miles linked by a weed isthmus. The Belgian fort at M Bassa sits unused as a fort. Stacpoole’s 1914 book notes the area once required entrenchment against a warlike tribe now tamed by the government.
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Congo
Jonga
M'Bassa
Bie Vere Stacpoole
Stacpeoale
Saint-Saens at Madeleine Confirms Musical Philosophy
In his memoirs Saint-Saens recalls days at the Madeleine where as organist he faced a wealthy congregation. A clergy member notes their taste for high society opera tunes, to which the composer replies that the sacred music should fit the pulpit’s language and not precede it.
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State Highway Commission
Gilbert Johnson
Polk County
Loncon
Board of County Commissioners
Jack
Imaan
Tani
Jake
Lincoln
Gouys
Hep and Jerry
MM. Saint-Saens
the Madeleine
M. Pa&bhe
Sant-Saens
Monti di Pieti and Medici insignia lore mixed with odd legends
The text traces early pawnshop origins in Perugia with Monti di Pieti founded ca 1462 and links Italian bankers to English pawnbrokers Fowbards. It also describes Medici insignia myth, and a washerwoman tale about a skirt drying over a fire ending with a floating linen ball, noted by a neighbor Montvaisier.
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Augustus Caesar
Perugia
England
Medici
Alverardo de Medicci
Charlemagne
France
Montvaisier
Birth Notice: Ashley Gilbert Welcomes Daughter
Friday January 15 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ashley Gilbert. The announcement lists no further details.
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Ashley Gilbert
Fragmentary OCR Note Signals Hidden Meaning
The readable fragments suggest a jumbled item with repeated ee and vowel sounds. Ambiguous text lacks clear names, dates, or places, making a definitive event or subject uncertain.
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Osceola Record
Robert G. Douglas
Osceola, Polk Co
Nebr
Editorial
Sorensons
Townley
Edgar Howard
J. Haley Edmiston
Edgar
Taylor
Custer
the Farm Bureau Petition
Titose Democratic Arms
Asta Hase
Father Wagner
Utica
Orb
Fairview
Meacham
Comstock
Geo. Mace
Etha
Hendrickson
Lester McCormick
China
Balkoning
Omar
Wonder
Omar Wonder
Kellogg’s
Baker’s Chocolate
Swift’s
Tbs
U.S
Arthur N. Johnson
Osceola Bank
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