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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
6
California relief efforts face growing strain as apple harvest crowds Sonoma County and auto camps host families from across the nation. Many are in dire finances, with some forced to sell cars for ten to fifteen dollars, leaving many stranded and increasing demands on relief workers.
Dr. James E. West chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts bans dishwashing for 30 000 boys attending the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington from August 21 to 30 They will use paper plates to conserve time for sightseeing and other fun Applications to attend should be made to local scout headquarters
The sage of Chinatown cautions that while wrongs are self-correcting to some degree, steady supervision is necessary to stop them from giving rise to new issues. He warns new problems feel more irksome due to unfamiliarity and change.
Washington commentary notes the silver buying law pushes for a $1.29 price target while Morgenthau seeks profit from revaluation. It warns of a stronger silver and inflation bloc next session and discusses investor pressure on big business taxes. The piece also profiles Ding Darling and his influence on wildlife policy.
Federal project near Venice twenty miles west of Omaha moves ahead as 100 four room homes near completion. Douglas county relief chief says 50 families proposed for the colony with final selections by L A White Nebraska rural resettlement head. Two hundred FERA workers toil daily to plant crops and irrigate with pumps.
Wheat rust feared to trim yields but optimistic officials expect Nebraska and neighboring states to reach near 1934 levels. Private sources estimate 5 to 10 million bushels lost to rust while spring wheat faces greater danger than winter wheat. A Lincoln dealer reports rust in 33 tested fields between Lincoln and Seward.
Lincoln State Auditor W. B. Price predicts the 1935 state tax levy will exceed 1934’s 2.1 mills by a small margin despite a 547,613 increase in tax fund appropriations. The Price compilation shows 11,560,281.24 in tax fund appropriations for 1935, up from 11,012,667.41 in 1933, with 787,686.60 drawn from the general fund reapportioned. Total appropriations from all funds, including cash funds, fees, and federal cash, reach 37,495,414 versus about 35 million two years earlier. Emergency appropriations total 603,509, excluding 100,000 for the liquor bill.
A. E. Anderson reports a markedly smaller pork supply with Nebraska's spring pig crop at 2,016,000 head, 42 percent less than 1934. The shortfall follows a 72 percent drop last fall, with 30,000 farrowings versus 1,517,000 in 1933, signaling continuing tight supplies.
An assortment of controversial and opinion driven notes discusses Italy Abyssinia relations and migration, Britain past empire actions, and New York Mayor LaGuardia's crime crackdown with potential federal help. A tragic Irish case, a Mount Vernon police romance, and a police revolver incident conclude the fragment.
At Fort George Wright tiny blue birds built a nest in a fig cannon mouth and laid four blue eggs. Our fort heroes protect the nest while sentries keep distance. Maj George S. Clark urges all to watch the birds and discourage cats.
A Sunday August 18 prayer service is urged for Africa's peace and Ethiopia's safety amid war with Italy, while critics condemn American intervention. The piece supports Roosevelt's plan to invest four thousand million dollars in relief works to boost capital assets and lasting public improvements.
A London financial letter states credit is plentiful at one half of one percent. It contrasts with American borrowing at three and a half percent, noting Americans pay higher costs and taxes for debt. The piece wittily calls British finance “queer.”
Reformers argue women should not sit on high bar stools or drink at the saloon while saloonkeepers echo approval. The issue highlights ongoing tensions over morality and public spaces as reforms and business interests collide.
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