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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
2
Washington report examines administration push to extend sugar quotas despite court doubts and political opposition. Analysts note Louisiana’s 260,000 ton cane quota versus a 500,000 ton crop, risking court injunctions and possible payment disputes.
The civil service commission and Senator George W. Norris press the President to bring emergency bureaus under civil service rules. Norris warns loss of votes if spoils practices persist. A bill seeks civil service for first to third class postmasters with merit based exams for future openings.
A sailor recalls his shipboard duties jokingly to a dear old lady. When asked what rank he held he quips there is no such rank as ship optician. The exchange ends with a punchline about scraping eyes from potatoes.
A Brisbane weekly commentary extols the Queen Mary as a symbol of compressed power and describes vast bond issues by the government. It notes oversubscribed securities including six hundred million in 2 percent bonds and four hundred million in 3 percent notes, praising tax policies favoring bond buyers over wage earners.
Middle aged and older men join the Memorial day procession led by a G A R veteran in New York City. The veterans, many around ninety and ninety three, are thin men averaging under 140 pounds and would be in the grave if they were fat.
General Pershing cut a birthday cake with a general sword while Mrs. Roosevelt watched on Memorial Day. He warned America against another war, saying foreign powers would not force war on the United States and that avoiding repeat folly honors those in charge.
Northwest congressman Zioncheck is confined in Washington as his sanity is investigated after a White House visit with a gift of empty beer bottles. Voters had previously elected him to Congress despite concerns over his conduct.
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a New York law setting a minimum wage for women and children. Chief Justice Hughes dissented, arguing the federal Constitution does not deny states the power to protect women from exploitation by employers.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. argues massive construction is required to replace outdated equipment. He says the door is open for plenty of jobs and then more jobs as modernization proceeds.
Argentine ministry reports 10000 tons of cotton eaten and 60000 acres overrun by locust swarms surpassing boll weevil damage. Farmers build sheet iron barriers and trenches to trap the insects, then spray with gasoline and burn them, destroying many tons of pests.
Mayors of Arab cities in Palestine warn the British to halt Jewish immigration and land sales to Jews. The British response is expected to displease Arab leaders. Reports say the Central Committee for Palestine of the Communist Party is distributing literature urging British soldiers in Palestine to mutiny.
Lafayette College president suggests wars might end if monarchs who vote for them are placed in front line trenches. He concedes this would not prevent all wars and notes the idea as a provocative thought.
Lincoln state engineer A C Tilley announced a 5 cent raise in all minimum hourly wage rates for highway work bids after June 11. Increases vary by county and skill level, from unskilled to skilled, with higher rises in Douglas and Lancaster counties. The raises aim to offset higher commodity prices and help workers limited by weather.
Lincoln bank clearings for the first five months of 1936 totalled about 10.5 million dollars more than the same period in 1935. Financial activity in Lincoln showed a strong year to date gain with larger payments and higher banking volume.
Bayard-Will Maupin of Lincoln, member of the state railway commission, told the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the North Platte valley at Bayard there could be a cotton surplus in Nebraska. He noted Nebraskans take crops for granted and that Nebraska leads the nation in surplus of four of five staples. D. J. Roach of Great Western Sugar projected good sugar beet crops on 40 000 of 60 000 acres in Nebraska. about 10 000 irrigated acres lack seed germination.
Memorial Day crowds at Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha set a new attendance record for running races with over 13 000 fans, topping the 1935 July 4 mark by about 2000. Riposo won the final race at 182 40 payoffs, while weather stayed perfect and officials including Nathanson Bury Hodgins ran a smooth event.
Requests have been made to Postmaster General Farley by Lincoln men for issuance of a special stamp to commemorate the Nebraska state capitol.
Hastings leaders and workers ask Governor Cochran and State Engineer Tilley to aid in settling a week-old strike by about one hundred highway laborers on the Heartwell to Minden road project. A fund has been raised for the most needy workers.
The Omaha Woman's Press Club will stage its annual Nebraska writers contest for amateur and professional authors. Prizes remain the same. Entries close November 1, 1936 with judge decisions announced at the January 1937 annual dinner.
The Nebraska game commission released 50000 fingerling bass into the regulating reservoir of the Sutherland power and irrigation project near North Platte, after bringing them from Gretna hatcheries. A consignment of 250000 fingerling pike is en route from Wisconsin to the Sutherland main reservoir, exchanged for Nebraska canned carp.
Extension entomologist O S Bare warns that severe grasshopper infestations may hit Nebraska sections unless immediate control measures are taken. Pests are hatching by the millions, especially in the southeastern part, prompting farmers to seek bait mash. Representative Guyer urges at least 250000 in emergency funds to authorize government action against the grasshoppers in western states.
Charles A. Bowers of the Nebraska State Teachers association said about 15,000 boys and girls will graduate from accredited high schools in the state this year the largest total on record. He pegged public high school graduates at over 14,500 vs the prior 14,300.
T L Mathews 87 year old Fremont financier was re elected president of the Nebraska League of Savings and Loan associations for his fifteenth term at Omaha. Frank B Sidles Lincoln F O Robinson Hartington and Harold D Wiese North Platte chosen vice presidents and Leslie E Martin Omaha secretary treasurer.
The Nebraska State Golf Tournament for women will be held at Happy Hollow Club in Omaha during the week of June 15. Players from any club in the state are eligible to enter.
H. H. Dudley state adjutant said the American Legion in Nebraska will not mount any program or membership drive on June 15. He noted $20 million in new bonus funds arriving in the state and asserted the Legion will not share member lists with commercial firms or veterans lists, staying consistent in its approach.
Director W A Herington announced that about 200 Nebraska communities will send feminine beauty candidates to Lincoln for the state fair to compete for Miss Nebraska. The winner will travel to Atlantic City to compete for Miss America. A field organization starts this week to book towns for local contests to select delegates. He stressed the competition is based on beauty, not popularity.
Dr Harold C Riggert of Seward told the Southeast Nebraska Optometrists association in Lincoln that yo yoing is a beneficial exercise for the eye. He said the up down and back motion trains eye functions and helps youngsters learning at school.
W V Hoagland of North Platte representing the Cozad Ditch company asks the Nebraska supreme court to postpone until June 8 the arguments on the objectors appeal to the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. Hoagland says the court’s ruling violates procedural rules by not first placing the case on a proposed call before a definite hearing date.
A June lesson on the crucifixion covers Calvary, the two criminals, Jesus forgiving crowds, the cross as judgment, the penitent thief, and Christ’s death with darkness and final surrender. It stresses personalexperience of Christ’s death and its meaning for salvation.
A succinct saying contrasts divine provision with personal effort, noting that God provides resources and opportunity but expects individuals to seek them and develop the means to obtain them. It emphasizes self-reliance and initiative within a world of natural generosity.
The article describes logger work on swollen spring floods where runners chase logs down fast rivers. A jam forms as logs heap, forcing men to leap onto the mass and balance on ice to pry out key logs with long poles. Falls often mean loss unseen beneath the icy water.
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