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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
6
Multiple Omaha theaters to cost three million dollars are planned for the year. The list notes new construction and city growth, including an upcoming International Federation of Cosmopolitan clubs session in Omaha. The item cites population estimates and related civic developments across Nebraska.
J E Davideen of Nebraska Peer company received the Forbes silver loving cup and certificate for leading the best public relations program. The award was presented before more than four thousand delegates as B C Forbes spoke. Davidson left his national association presidency to accept the honor and credited his coworkers.
Francis Warren Pershing of Lincoln son of the General of the Armies has applied for admission to the Citizens Military Training Camps. He is 17 a Phillips Exeter Academy student in New Hampshire and in his third year of high school. He will train at Fort Snelling August 1 to 30 after vaccination and inoculation.
George C. Mason, appointed by Governor McMullen, announces a Nebraska day at the Philadelphia sesqui-centennial exposition on September 1. The date marks the 57th anniversary of Daniel Freeman’s patent for homestead No. 1 on 160 acres in Gage County near Beatrice.
Judge J H H Hewett of the government land office announced cancellations for 19 homestead entries due to failure to prove up. The affected homesteads are now open for entry under government disposition.
The Fairbury country club house recently opened with golf tennis swimming a picnic and dancing. The course has grown popular and was selected to host the Jayhawker golf tournament planned for early August.
Geneva reports twelve year old Walter Potter of rural district 55 as winner of the Stephen Bennett chapter D A R gold medal for highest grade in United States history in county schools.
More than 300 birds have been banded at the government station on the Calloway homestead near here. The banding is conducted by Misses Susie and Agne Calloway and the station is said to be the state's only active institution of its kind.
Walter Johnson eyes another 20 win season as records and park sizes reshape baseball. Los Angeles to admit women free at Wrigley park while radio broadcasts expand the sport nationwide. Penn and Gettysburg resume ties, Al Nixon returns to Philadelphia, Keeler praises batter science, Benny Meyers remains loud, and trades shift rosters from Louisville to Columbus. Honolulu reports strong season as 100 teams contest in 24 leagues. Dallas releases Chet Chadbourne, Parry OBrien back, Leach rotates outfield positions. Providence Grays poised for Eastern league pennant after Worcester switch and Braves depth.
A 30 minute cloud burst drenched the Panama area with 3 inches of rain marking the region’s fiercest such storm. Hail piled up to a foot in places, causing local disruption and damage.
Crow heads to 1196 bounties since January 1 including gophers 539 and coyotes 77. Total payouts amount to 327.50 with warrants issued by the Fillmore county clerk.
Grand Island churches Baptist Congregational and Trinity Methodist unite for a daily vacation Bible school. About 250 children will attend sessions from June 7 through June 27 at the city facility.
A collage of sports notes highlights Dempsey’s era echoes, Italy forms a 50-club national basketball federation, Michigan dominates track under Steve Farrell, and Columbia inquiries into stadiums. It notes Syracuse quarterback injuries, Rockefeller hobbies, Dartmouth fencing captaincy, Japan’s pro wrestlers, Wayne Munn’s measurements, and 13th 14th century ball games.
Pro Bill Alves argues golf is not natural and must be learned through practice. He notes rhythm, swing, stance and follow-through develop with training, comparing progress to others who started learning rather than assuming innate skill. He cites Hagen, Jones and Barnes and says golf is like a business.
Governor Len Small appoints John C. Righeimer Paul Prehn and O W Huncker as the new boxing commission to regulate the ring amid recent legalization in Illinois after a long ban. Prehn, a University of Illinois wrestling victor, is noted for athletic participation across the Midwest.
Nine Arapahoe business men invest 50 000 dollars to form a rural electric lighting company. Glenn A Harvey elected president to oversee funding and equipment purchase for extending rural service.
In Omaha the kite flying method for weather observation at Drexel ends after ten years of records. Equipment is relocated to Fort Crook where observation continues using hydrogen balloons.
Fremont reports the Burling ton railroad is near completion of a new $2000000 bridge across the Platte River south of Fremont. The project replaces an 80 foot span with a 100 foot span using concrete and steel.
Two hundred twenty German Russian beet workers from Lincoln Hastings and Sutton arrived in the valley on a special train last week.
Ed Weir, Nebraska's All American, joins the Cornhusker staff as head line coach. The captain of the Nebraska eleven for the last two years brings knowledge of rules and on field leadership, and is expected to greatly aid the program.
Edward Blackwell, famed as one of the world’s longest golf hitters, cites four factors: size and strength, a powerful club, a perfect swing, and maximum effort. He dismisses simpler formulas as not illuminating, arguing hard hitting remains key.
Jess Petty of Los Angeles at thirty one remains a sensational sensation on the Brooklyn Dodgers mound. The big left-hander is hailed as the outstanding pitcher in major league baseball at the present time.
In Sebring on Kennelworth Lodge course Cedarhurst pro Larry Nabholtz watched Bill Mehlhorn and Gene Sarazen finish tied at 281 after 18 holes 9 more 27 extra holes of medal play produced no winner. They then went to match play where Sarazen’s miscue on hole four gave Mehlhorn a win after 81 extra holes.
Walter Johnson asserts rosin used by pitchers offers only psychological value and denies having doctored the ball during the Washington-Philadelphia spring series. He says rosin helps only those who are predisposed and that bets on its impact are mental.
Pittsburgh star shortstop Glenn Wright missed a game due to injury, snapping a remarkable 306 consecutive game streak. Wright had played every inning in 153 tilts each season since joining the Pirates in 1924 and also appeared in 153 games last season.
William A. Radford explains flexible home designs enabling future expansion. He notes planners often leave space for growth in industrial settings and consents to convert living spaces into temporary bedrooms, with doors linking rooms to ease future reconfiguration.
The design adapts to growing needs with unfinished second floor options such as a play area or additional bedrooms. Finished first floor includes living, dining, kitchen, one bedroom and bath, while the second floor adds three bedrooms and bath. Exterior features stucco over frame with brick porch pillars and chimney, a large screened porch, and rear garage with service entry to kitchen and basement.
An advocate notes black interior paint as a versatile floor color neutral enough to pair with most furniture and rugs. It can extend to stairs and handrails with white balusters for a silhouette effect and a high gloss finish that adds life to the room.
A fragment notes extremely durable paint that withstands substantial wear without obvious signs of aging or damage, suggesting long lasting surface resilience.
The article notes interiors are better decorated in midsummer than spring because of warmer drier conditions and less dampness which harms paint and varnish. It also cites convenience for housekeepers since spring cleaning occupies time and can clash with decorating plans.
The article stresses the importance of proper interior finish for floors and trim. A fine hardwood can be ruined by poor finish, while well trimmed wood provides visual pleasure.
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