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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
4
Public notice stating the Osceola Nebraska weekly is published every Thursday and entered at the Osceola Post Office under the 1879 act with annual subscription pricing.
A roundup of local happenings includes Mrs. Dean Stalnaker planning a northwest corner millinery shop, Emil Schott’s colorfully done interior, and a surprise party for Carrie and Clara Weintz. Police pursue Brokaw jewelry thieves as two are caught. Pioneer Osceola mourns the death of Oliver Gunnell, with funeral at Presbyterian Church. Births, high school trips, Camp Fire Girls, a license for Lloyd Crouse and Pearl Zedicher, and St Patrick’s events fill out the week.
They praise their cherished possessions and a local worker Deseyvy Shaw moves to Wahoo for a new Eva post. Spencer Query and his family depart for Greeley Colorado last Tuesday to establish their future home.
Nebraskans hear lawmakers hatch new laws amid jokes and stalled votes. Committees, campaigns, and the Smoot Hawley repeal loom as Criss and others push for change while clubs and citizens influence the process.
School notes describe spring readiness, plant growth, and St. Patrick readings by Kindergarten and First Grade. Reports cover Grade two reading progress, nine weeks exams, perfect attendance, and a girls' contest win. Seniors organize Osceola Knights club, nominations for local offices, and the March 4 spring election context.
The excerpt gathers quips on human folly and social cues. It lampoons pretension and ambition, noting that truth and wealth do not guarantee virtue. It reflects on leadership, memory, and the vanity of aging, ending with caution about power and being driven into rulership.
Livestock prices at South Omaha show sheep and lambs generally steady with fat lambs 4.85 to 5.50 and feeders 5.00 to 5.40. Cattle quotations vary by class with yearlings and steers from 3.15 to 7.00, cows and heifers near last week’s levels, receipts around 6,000 head, and a fairly active market overall.
Monday’s market saw 3,500 fresh hogs and a 10 15-cent price lift pushing to season highs. Most sales ranged 3.65 to 3.75 per pound with top light weights at 3.80, while sheep and lambs held steady with receipts around 8,500 head and prices from 4.85 to 5.50 for fat lambs, feeders around 5.00 to 5.40, and aged sheep unchanged.
By order of sale of the Polk County District Court notice is given that on April 25 1933 at 2 PM the Northwest Quarter of Section 26 Township 14 Range 4 West will be sold at public auction at the County Courthouse Osceola Nebraska The sale is subject to the mortgage lien held by The Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank of Lincoln Nebraska with a balance of 5905 62 as of March 1 1932 payable in semi annual installments through 1966 The sheriff is W Roy Van Hoosen Arthur E Scholz deputy.
A professional in sports is one who has received or is receiving remuneration tied to prowess in a sport. Any player who earns money from ability is a professional. those who do not monetize their skill are amateurs.
Two fishermen uncovered a stash under a stone near Visby containing 150 pearls 9 gold pendants and 25 bronze neck laces with silver inlay. No burial site nearby suggests the items were hidden for safekeeping. Gothland island in the Baltic regularly yields similar Viking era relics.
A Cairo youth announced his father’s death as a joke and watched funeral preparations with amusement. The joke backfired when the father returned healthy and reprimanded him, driving the son to leap into the Nile. The family then used the mock setup for the son’s actual funeral.
A boy, kept from hunting and exploring by his mother, goes fishing with two uncles. He returns excited, saying he came close to a large black snake and saw its tongue with a Y shaped mark.
An eagle invading Henry Kappes barnyard near Rock Springs Wyoming pursued a lamb but was attacked by two farm dogs. The mule joined, kicked the eagle 15 feet, and the dogs killed it while the eagle was dazed.
Miss Cayenne enjoys meeting old friends at social gatherings but confesses after years the desserts and salads grow monotonous and tiresome.
Authorities in southern France consider painting main roads red for high visibility while using green or yellow on secondary routes to avoid dazzling white glare in bright sunshine.
A man in a flivver punctured a tire in front of the house Sunday and halted for about thirty minutes, illustrating how punctuation pauses can impact daily events.
A ton and a half of sunflower seed was planted east of San Benito Texas to form a windbreak and absorb excess moisture, aiming to reduce wind erosion and improve soil conditions for nearby fields.
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