Notice to Contractors for York Osceola Federal Aid Road Work
Sealed bids for Bituminous Stabilized Base, Prime Coat, Armor Coat, Bituminous Mat Surface, and incidental work on YORK OSCEOLA Federal Aid Projects will be opened June 25 1942 at 10 00 A M in Lincoln Nebraska. Bids shown include 8.8 miles of oiled road with extensive material and asphalt requirements. Prime, armor, mat, and base work along with bonds and certified funds required. wages set by Fair Labor Standards Act. plans available at Osceola County Clerk or Lincoln Department of Roads and Irrigation.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
State Capitol
Lincoln
Nebraska
SNWA
U. S. Department of Labor
Osceola
Wardner G. Scott
John T. Anderson
Polk County
York Osceola Patrols Sand Gravel Surfacing Bid Notice
Sealed bids in Lincoln Nebraska will be opened for Sand Gravel Surfacing and incidental work on York Osceola Patrols Nos 29012 and 29014 State Department of Roads project 275 Co Yds. of material. Bids require compliance with Fair Labor Standards Act standard hours. Plans available at York County Clerk Osceola County Clerk and Lincoln Department of Roads and Irrigation offices. Bid bond 100 of bid and at least 150 dollars good faith. Government officials Wardner Scott Moul Anderson noted.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
Lincoln
Nebraska
York-Osceola
York
Osceola
Your 10 Percent War Bond Quota Campaign
A rallying wartime appeal urges households to save at least 10 percent of wages in War Bonds and Stamps. It warns of Nazi and Japanese threats, calls for immediate action, and directs readers to ask employers banks post offices or War Bond agencies for details.
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America
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha June 2 1942
Receipts of cattle at Omaha Monday reached 11 500 head with a sluggish trade. Steers yearlings and heifers showed prices steady to a dime lower, best beeves at 14 75, cows and stockers weak. Cornfed yearlings 14 50 to 15 75, feeders 11 50 to 13 75, cows 7 75 to 10 75, stock cattle 12 00 to 14 50, feeder steers 9 00 to 12 75.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
HOGS AND SHEEP PRICES MOVE IN ALOFT ON MONDAY
Hogs receipts at Omaha reach 18500 head with buyers active at strong to 5 cents higher than last week. Most hogs sold 13.85 to 13.90 with some 13.95 for top lightweights. Sheep and lamb receipts total 9600 with prices steady for range and fed lambs. feeder lambs 13.00, fat ewes 6.75 and up. Natives and culls show lower ranges, feeder and native lambs vary 11.00 to 14.50. War Bonds urged as funds for air force production with ten percent of income pledged.
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Omaha
Lambs Rangers
Secret of Deadly Gas Held by United States
Evanston, Ill. inventor W Lee Lewis says the United States has known of the gas Lewisite for 25 years and would use it only for defense. He claims its potency for offense is high, noting its low freezing point, persistence in contaminated areas, and non-dissipation by rain.
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United States
W. Lee Lewis
Evanston
Lewis
Chemical Warfare Service
War Department
Roar of Airplanes Will Be Silenced, Says Expert
An aviation executive predicts future peace at home as aircraft noise fades. Methods include slower propeller speeds with geared engines, mufflers reducing motor noise by over 50 percent, and upward exhaust to cut noise further. Smaller planes already use quiet mufflers up to 90 horsepower. five years hence airliners will be barely audible.
Sharks Turn From Foe to Useful Health Source
Science reveals shark liver oil contains vital vitamins and leather from shark skin has industrial use. The piece profiles sharks including the white man eater blue dusky and thresher with sizes from small sand sharks to over 20 feet long noting their habits and harmlessness to humans in coastal waters.
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Blue Shark
Atlantic
Costa Rica’s Education Emblem and Economic Ties
The piece notes Costa Rica prioritizes education with high per capita spending and many teachers, contrasting with other Central American nations. It cites a predominantly white Costa Rican population of Gallegos descent, British and German banana and coffee trade influence, German ownership of coffee land, and U S aid after trade declines including a $4 million Export-Import Bank loan for Pan American highway work.
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Central America
Costa Rica
Gallegos
Americas
United States
U. S
Sweet Tooth Makers Sell 2.25 Billion Pounds in 1940
The commerce department reports confectionery and competitive chocolate products sold about 2.25 billion pounds in 1940 with an estimated value of 336 million dollars. Per person consumption rose to 16.9 pounds from 15.7 in 1939, a 7 percent gain. Based on voluntary reports from 273 manufacturers, about 70 percent of industry sales are covered.
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Department of Commerce
How Permanent Is a Hair Wave
The permanency of a wave depends on heat alkali balance. Proper steaming duration temperature and suitable alkali yield a lasting curl. Inadequate heat or weak alkali makes the wave fade. excessive heat or strong alkali causes limpness or frizziness.
Seminole Chief Osceola’s Hard War for Florida Rights
Osceola, famed Seminole leader, used deception and ambush in seven-year war against the United States over Florida living rights. He was captured under a flag of truce and died in irons. The conflict, ending in 1842, cost thousands of lives and over twenty million dollars, with most tribes moved west of the Mississippi and one band remaining in the Everglades.
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Osceola
United States
Everglades
Florida
Savage
Mississippi
Florida Everglades
Hair curling methods old and machineless contrasted
The article explains two curling methods. The machine method uses alkaline preparation and individual heaters connected to a central electric unit. The machineless method relies on chemical pads that heat upon moisture, heating curls without direct pad contact.
First Photo Shows Troposphere Stratosphere Split
Major Albert W. Stevens of the National Geographic Society and U S Army Air Corps Strat. Explorer II captured the first image of the division between the troposphere and stratosphere and the earth's curvature. He photographed from high above 96 percent of the atmosphere mass and produced the first horizon arc wholly in the stratosphere. Stevens also took the first natural color photo in the stratosphere at about eight miles altitude.
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Albert W. Stevens
National Geographic Society
U. S. Army Air Corps
Earth
Stevens
Japanese Stones Crying as Luxury Garden Loot
The Japan Times Weekly reports stones from Fujiyama districts cry out as lava pieces used as garden stones. Locals gather and sell them for a livelihood but the Anti Luxury Regulations ban transporting luxurious items, deeming garden stones a luxury.
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Japan Times Weekly
Fujiyama
Vandalism in Cream Undermines Dairy Quality Practices
Dairy authorities warn that bacteria threaten cream from milking to delivery. Immediate separation and quick cooling after milking halt bacterial growth and preserve cream quality. Elimination of dust and dirty utensils, along with clean milking, prevents contamination and protects livelihood.
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South Omaha
Army
Navy Air Corps
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