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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
6
The London Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent reports Ethiopia’s fighting force is growing as arms are imported. Estimates place Ethiopian riflemen at around 500000, with 100000 Modern rifles and about 15000 well equipped. Machine guns likely around 200, plus autoloaders.
Arthur Brisbane discusses W. J. Cameron's endorsement of Henry Ford's six dollar a day minimum wage and the belief that wages sustain the economy. He argues wages create demand, support production, and underwrite prosperity, warning against demagogues who urge reducing workers' pay.
The piece reviews rising pay from under a dollar daily in early America to Ford’s 1914 minimum wage of 2.34 and a later 5 dollar day. It notes a presidential critique of low wages and cites McMasters on early skilled workers earning a dollar daily. It also critiques Senator Long’s “share the wealth” plan as unsustainable.
J Pierpont Morgan, famed New York buyer and seller of valuable pictures, is now selling costly miniatures in London. Critics ask why a prosperous trader disposes of art that cannot be replaced. The reply may be that this is his business and he foresees real money beating miniature works.
Telegram from Washington by Congressman P. L. Gassaway describes a cheerful trip through Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. He notes good crops, expected prosperity, and a crowded railroad restaurant preventing breakfast.
After an anxious search Jackie Kaul of New York was found in the East River drowned by accident. The parents find relief in faith and belief in the hereafter, trusting their child is happy and safe in another world, as they cope with their loss.
Applications for works funds totaling 3,112,125 were announced by the division of applications and information. The Veterans' Administration led with the largest share of projects. Nebraska Lincoln shows 27,000. May net receipts from state gasoline tax totaled 856,950 with 171,390 set aside for the state relief fund. Treasury remits 257,085 to counties for local road construction and maintenance. Remaining 428,475 funds state highways including construction and maintenance.
The Civilian Conservation Corps will enroll 1700 young men in the last two weeks of June. For the first time all applicants must be registered on relief rolls to be considered. Previous enrollments gave relief clients preference, but June selections will be limited to youths on relief.
Rowland Haynes Nebraska state administrator sent a telegram to Washington requesting 975217 in July federal relief funds. The distribution totals 679720 for general relief, 42947 for transient, and 252500 for rural rehabilitation. No extra rehabilitation funds are sought for the Republican river valley as the 434000 emergency grant from June 4 and Red Cross contributions are expected to cover the flood emergency.
State Treasurer George E. Hall said Nebraska will enter its new fiscal year with all debts paid and good balances in all funds by June 30 1932. He praised taxpayers for timely payments and noted land sales at higher prices and a brighter crop prospect boosting optimism.
The Nebraska general fund ended May with $1,479,417, up from $1,442,090 a year earlier, driven by higher treasury outlays. The gasoline tax fund stood at $1,661,342, about $353,000 above last year as a result of the extra cent for state relief. Total cash in all funds reached $6,265,824 on May 31.
CCC drought relief camps near Fullerton and Albion use Russian thistles as straw like material for brush and wire dams to curb gully erosion in the Plum Creek drainage. January and February yielded 650 loads stacked for use along with planting 150000 trees as part of a plan to plant 1750000 trees in the area. Earth dams with concrete spillways protect gullied fields and preserve farm land.
Lincoln author Mari Sandoz wins the Atlantic Monthly non fiction prize of 5000 dollars for Old Jules a study of her father Jules Sandoz born in Switzerland who came to America in the 1880s and faced pioneer hardships and later history.
Washington insiders note a push for early adjournment as NRA decisions linger. Lawmakers argue stopgap actions lack constructive aim and fear unintended constitutional clashes. Attention shifts to antitrust cases, price schedules, and likely coal via Appalachian Coal case, with Ickes Public Works influence and a looming Shanley bill imposing overhauls in wages hours and collective bargaining.
The snippet frames a broader question about an industry’s future and risks as it contemplates economic and policy factors. It suggests a pivotal moment where strategy, regulation, and market conditions will determine the sector’s direction.
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