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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
4
An entry recorded at the Osceola Nebraska post office under the Act of March 3 1879. The notice notes official action regarding postal service designation and dates not provided in full.
In the Osceola chronicle a son born to Chas Shaw and wife, a Golden Rod Telephone line expansion linking Osceola and Silver Creek, births for Wm Vaughn and others, and library officer elections highlight community growth. Notables include a Ulysses funeral, Fourth of July planning with $175 pledged, and a 1917 war fund drive reaching $1,593. A 1931 gypsy incident, local births, and civic duties complete the snapshot of civic life across decades.
All male residents of Polk County who are twenty one or older since October 16, 1940 must register at the county court house in Osceola Nebraska between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday July 1 1941. Polk County Selective Service Board W Heltzman Secretary By
Lamb receipts are meager with prices 50 to 65 cents higher. Fed stock tops at 12.00 and lambs reach 12.15, yearlings 9.60, with fat ewes at 4.25. Cattle receipts total 8,000 with light steers and yearlings strong, heavy steers weaker, cows slow but in ample supply, feeders in demand at steady to higher quotes.
Receipts of hogs at Omaha Monday totaled 9 500 head with active bidding. All classes of buyers were in the market for supplies and prices were 25 to 40 cents higher than the close of last week.
Receipts of sheep and lambs at Omaha Monday totaled 5 000 head with both packers and shippers keen after lambs. Prices rose 50 to 65 cents from Friday in the West range good 11.50 to 12.15 dollars. Fed lambs ranged 11.50 to 12.00 for good chaver, natives 11.50 to 12.00, feeder lambs 9.75 to 10.25.
The column reviews the WPA appropriation bill with a 35 percent cut and 758,685 fewer workers, notes drought and flood emergencies in Nebraska, and mentions possible defense labor shifts. It also covers eight Congressional Pages graduating, with remarks by Speaker Rayburn, and lists Nebraska defense contracts and suppliers worthy of note.
A Washington Post writer notes mules cling to trained routines. Pack mules keep blinders from training, insisting on them during loading years later. Even new arrivals adapt slowly, often peering from stalls to assess strangers.
The Shelby theater advertises a 7:30 p.m. showing of An Angel From Texas starring Eddie Albert Wayne Morris Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. Adults 20c Children 10c with 5c courtesy of Shelby businessmen for the Wednesday July 2nd screening.
In the House last week an amendment by Rep Dirksen blocked WPA funds for David Lasser, a controversial figure with prior Communist ties. The vote ended 181 ayes to 88 nays as Cox charged broad Communist presence, citing a FBI list of over 3000 names awaiting release.
The San Pedro aquarium in California hosts crabs and fish that blush pink and fish that hunt other fish. Sea stars shed limbs and regrow them while pistol shrimps crack their claws to frighten predators and some fish walk rather than swim.
We express deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during the long illness and after the death of our wife mother and sister Mrs Wilmetta Watts. We especially thank W C Steel Ronzo C Steele Con M Hewitt for support and cards of cheer.
A land loan advertisement from Polk County National Farm Loan Association urges readers to buy a home while conditions are favorable. It highlights low land prices, small down payments, and a brighter future for families, signed by W. J. Stead Secretary-Treasurer.
The Lincoln Journal invites readers to place orders through its pages claiming money savings on unspecified products or services. The notice emphasizes cost reduction and encourages action to take advantage of the advertised deals.
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