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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
2
State curator reports discovering Pawnee village ruins just beneath the surface near Fullerton. Excavation teams mapping site outline and potential artifacts for preservation. Authorities urge caution for nearby residents as surveys continue.
Lincoln-E E Blackman curator for the Nebraska state historical society reports finding the burned Pawnee village remains in a Cedar bank near Fullerton. He ties the site to Platt missionary accounts from 1843 and notes the log Platt house remains, once braced with bricks from Bellevue.
The U S Department of Labor reports improved employment in Nebraska with gains in building trades and outdoor work. A slight surplus of skilled tradesmen remains, while arm operations, road construction, and railroad maintenance still rely on many unskilled workers. Harvest hiring rises as meat packing slows and railroad shop jobs dip.
A large Nebraska party will depart Omaha on August 10 for the second annual Cornhusker Vacation Special. This all-pullman train tour covers about 6000 miles through western Canada, the Pacific Northwest and Glacier Park with every cost included. The trip features first class travel, farmer participants, and stops in Duluth Jasper Park Vancouver Seattle Port Townsend Glacier National Park and Minneapolis St Paul.
Hastings city council orders construction of hitching posts after Councilman Harm notes some residents still use horse and buggy. Old racks had been removed after autos became dominant, with signs replacing them in downtown areas.
The United States Geological Survey installs a new recording gage on the Little Blue river near Fairbury as part of a federal program to obtain accurate inland river data. It will be the only gage of its type in Nebraska and records stream flow. The instrument previously operated on the Niobrara river but proved unsatisfactory there.
Lincoln Nebraska will be able to meet all but about 1 250 000 of the 1930 federal highway appropriation under the dollar for dollar plan State Engineer Cochran said. He noted 2 600 000 from Washington has been available since January 1 and Nebraska has not lost any federal aid though it has not been able to meet the matching requirement.
Dr. C. O. Cross a German grain expert touring the U S under the Rockefeller foundation visits Omaha to study the grain trade and major grain centers. John Lemar and H. P. Reider of the University of Nebraska museum depart Lincoln to collect fossils near Stockham.
A new single day record at the Omaha market for cattle by truck reached 3 544 head surpassing the June 3 figure of 2 388 head. Hog receipts by truck totaled 10 672 head, just over half the day’s total and below the 12 777 head record set on February 24, 1930.
Western Nebraska dig teams send three and four boxes weekly to the University of Nebraska. Ten boxes arrived at Morrill Hall within a week of starting in Cherry and Furnes counties. Shipped remains include fossils of all sorts, but none will be opened until fall when each student will mount and label his own findings.
Edward Blue Howell former Nebraska captain of 1928 is engaged as McCook commerce secretary and may also coach Mc Cook Junior College football if released. He previously coached at Pittsburg State Teachers College and is under contract for another year.
The Omaha Woman's Press Club announces judges for the 1930 writing contest with Chester M. Wallace leading drama entries. Col T. W. McCullough and Geo C. McIntyre assist. Short stories reviewed by Frank Luther Mott Hugh Orr and George Fisher. Poetry judged by Orin Stepanek, Mrs. Leslie Dykstra, and Fay Southwell. Manuscripts to Miss Emma McRae at 3017 Pacific Street. Entries close November 1, 1930, open to Nebraska residents.
The village of Lyons sets a special election this month to vote on selling its municipal electric plant following a prior rejection of a similar proposal.
Representatives of a Dallas Texas aviation school conferred with York aviation officials about opening a flying school in York. York’s central location on a transcontinental airline would suit the project, and a survey of York and surrounding area is being made to gauge interest.
The state department of public works contracted Allied Construction of Omaha to build a 900 foot bridge at Odessa for 74,260 with 36,800 for approaches. A second bridge replacing a dilapidated Paxton structure over the South Platte will be 500 feet long at 42,420 with 6,655 for approaches, per state Engineer Cochran.
In 1852 the U S government began Nebraska road work from the Platte near Plattsmouth to Dakota City and on to the Running Water at Niobrara. Engineers built 28 bridges that summer, averaging 30 feet in length with timber frames and 2 inch floor planks, later replaced by steel tidzes.
Dr E Starr Judd of Rochester Minnesota has been elected president of the American Medical Association and will assume the office in June 1937. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.
Poised as a relic of superstition, this note explains a June marriage proverb. It links Juno, guardian of women and patroness of marriages, to the month named for her and contrasts May named for Maia as unlucky for weddings.
J. J. Wilder, owner, runs one of the world’s largest apiaries in the Okefenokee swamp near Waycross Georgia. His operation spans two hundred miles of hives around the swamp with bees filling 15 000 boxes and producing about 1 000 000 pounds of honey yearly. During World War I the government seized his output for Europe.
William A Radford offers free home building advice to readers addressing bungalow living. The article describes a two story attic expanded bungalow with four first floor rooms a sun porch and two upstairs bedrooms noting its economical California origins and popularity nationwide.
The article argues for space efficiency in small homes with kitchens redesigned as functional workspaces. It recommends space-saving furniture such as compact metal kitchen cabinets over large dish closets and using under-sink stools to free room.
When buying for lifetime service, focus on quality not price. Trust the electrical contractor’s responsibility experience skill and good repute and demand the best materials. Only contractors with proven qualifications and consistently high quality materials earn your confidence.
Heating engineers now place radiators where cold air enters the room near windows. The ordinary room loses heat around windows due to fit and glass heat transfer, guiding contractors who belong to the national association of heating contractors.
Miss Winifred Hathaway of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness warns that excessive glare from unfrosted lamps can harm eye health. She says eyestrain links to nervous disorders and urges proper, well distributed lighting suited to work and recreation.
A committee of engineers reports a survey of electrical wiring in homes showing more than half use antiquated fixtures and nearly all need rewiring. About 95 percent have too few outlets to utilize electricity fully. Convenience outlets can be installed in any house wired for electricity.
There are many types of key protection from wards to tumblers. Well-known brands develop each type to its highest efficiency and suit its place. Dealers guide owners to buy reliable hardware and ensure the right lock for the right place.
The article explains that radiators should offset and be placed where heat loss occurs and highlights a key advantage that radiators are most efficient when located near windows.
Modern housewives of charm in their kitchens are advised that function and beauty can ease daily tasks. The article notes kitchen fittings should be considered with care, as appearance and practicality impact routine housework.
The 1991 census of Northern Ireland records 420 428 Roman Catholics and 49 554 Methodists.
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