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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
6
Nebraska's meat packing led state industry in 1931 with 5,503 workers and $6.64 million in wages, producing goods valued at $139.64 million. railroad shops second in employment and pay, while printing and publishing ranked third with 2,259 workers and $3.38 million in wages.
The United States department of agriculture reports 1933 farm population at 32,242,000 on January 1, up from 31,241,000 a year earlier, the largest gain since 1920. From 1930 to 1933 the farm population rose from 30,169,000 to the peak, surpassing the previous 1910 census high.
The Nebraska House passed H. R. 536 authorizing 46 464 to cover unpaid 1931 1932 state fair obligations. The bill cleared on third reading 66 to 24 though 67 votes were needed with emergency clause. earlier failed in March.
George Hilliard a Giltner farmer reports a Chester White sow farrowed a first litter of 14 pigs and three days later another of 11, total 25. Pork prices rise prompting optimism about local agriculture and welfare groups urge Nebraska to seek a Wagner bill relief fund. The governor is asked to appoint a commission to administer any funds if obtained.
State records show the new Nebraska capitol was completed at a lower cost per cubic foot than similar public structures nationwide. The finding follows an examination of capitol commission records amid a period of high construction prices.
Lawmakers discussed a possible special session as the Nebraska legislature stood $880,000 apart on the general appropriations bill. The measure, totaling $10,705,000 in tax funds, advanced to third reading in the Senate, about $100,000 above Governor Bryan’s budget recommendations.
Robert Fulton plans the electric light plant and distribution system for Scottsbluff after Congressman Terry Carpenter was granted a city franchise two weeks ago. Contracts are expected in June once Carpenter returns from Washington and construction should start then. The franchise sets light rates 10 to 18 percent under current rates.
Professor C. C. Minteer of the agricultural college in Lincoln announced that 26 eastern and central Nebraska high schools have tentatively entered the annual vocational high school agricultural judging contests in Lincoln. Students will be brought by instructors to judge live stock during the meet.
The Magnet Independent Telephone company sought state railway commission approval to cut rates by 25 cents per month for one year. The Railway Express Agency asked for a 20 percent reduction on five eight and 10 gallon cans of butter fat and sour cream. The Union Pacific requested permission to establish transit privileges allowing livestock loading at multiple points along a line to avoid long drives to a single loading point.
Mary Kerrigan, 13, a St. Patrick’s parochial school pupil in Fremont, won the Nebraska state spelling championship in Omaha and will represent the state at nationals in Washington. Elton Karff finished second, John Finney Jr. third, Margaret Chase fourth, and Dick McGuire fifth in the interstate contest.
Great Western Sugar company announced a twenty percent increase in beet acreage in the Nebraska district and contracts for more than 68 000 acres. Officials said irrigation water is sufficient with 340 000 acre feet in Pathfinder reservoir Wyoming, up from 180 000 a year ago. The region’s soil is very dry and irrigation should begin soon unless heavy rains come.
The 1932 state automobile registrations totaled 375 716 as Nebraska’s department of agriculture reports a 9.7 percent drop from 1930. Washington was the sole state to post an increase in 1932 over 1930, while Arkansas led declines with a 24.7 percent fall. New York recorded the nation’s highest 1932 total at 2 241 930 vehicles, with California and Pennsylvania following.
Representatives of a firm that buys and operates small rail lines examine the 44 mile Wynot to Coburn Junction line for possible purchase. Officials warn tracks may be torn up if no buyer is found and a decision is not expected for several days.
New York police report 2160 missing girls in the last year with many ending in stations or underworld dens. Most are not bad but flee homes and poverty, while 98 percent are later accounted for or returned home. Stage ambitions have dwindled with few recent cases.
The German ambassador to the court of St James, Herr Von Hoesch, is famed for a vast wardrobe. Local papers note he owns well over 100 suits with multiple outfits from evening wear to riding and shooting gear. His valet Hubert unpacked in two days, with two rooms filled and shoes piling under the bed. Dozens of overcoats and numerous hats and shirts complete the ample collection.
Fireman John O'Granihan rescued a man from a West End tenement fire and bore him through smoke to safety. He spent eleven days in hospital recovering from smoke inhalation before returning to duty. A stranger later asked to identify the saved man's glasses.
University of California biologist Dr Joseph Grinnell reports on the giant kangaroo rats of California view as owning square miles of San Joaquin valley ground. Each rat defends a plot of rich vegetation while barren strips separate territories and the group respects boundary lines.
Shelbyville Indiana reports Annabelle Fesler seven has endured her thirteenth bone fracture after a fall injuring her collarbone. Doctors say the child's bones lack the constituent that resists breaks.
The Philadelphia board of education provides 120 deaf children with scientific training to speak. A microphone and earphone system lets students feel vibrations from the teacher to learn sounds and words without relying on lip reading. Students are taught word accents by tapping a bass drum as the teacher speaks.
A Boston bull terrier named Bingo rushed into the maid’s room as she slept, tore the covers away, waking her. She led Bingo downstairs where the entire lower floor was filled with poisonous gas, and a one year old child and the maid were saved from possible death.
Mrs S M Basham of Oregon City celebrated her eighty third birthday in March by taking up writing lessons. Two neighbor girls aged seven and eight acted as her instructors in a small, heartwarming tale of lifelong learning.
An attic discovery in Eugene Oregon reveals an old hand loom now supporting the N. L. Barringer family. They weave rag rugs from odds and ends of rag and trade them for necessities. A rug recently yielded 80 pounds of cabbage and 60 pounds of carrots.
Eli Dorman shot and killed a seven foot eagle in Perry, Florida that had been carrying off pigs, children, and two large ducks nearby, ending its threat to local livestock and residents.
Washington reporters describe a tense Senate session as the farm relief bill with a so called inflation rider moves back to the House. Senator Elmer Thomas argues the amendment would shift about 200 billion dollars of wealth from depositors and investors to debtors, while opponents claim constitutional and economic risks.
In New York the Associated Press annual meeting adopted a resolution prohibiting news distributed by the AP from being supplied to radio chains. Member papers may broadcast only brief bulletins. Directors may set assessments for broadcasters, with revenue used to reduce assessments for nonbroadcasting members.
In a pitched battle between rival fur workers factions in a West Twenty eighth Street union room, one man died and sixteen were injured. Police held eight men on homicide and assault charges as they investigated the clash linked by union spokesmen to the Morris Langer murder in Chatham New Jersey a month prior.
Eighteen hundred dollars was found in a sack with the clothing of Carrie Stevens a widow aged seventy three. She was strangled when her scarf became caught in a washing machine wringer during the neighbor’s weekly laundry.
Mrs. Harry Bonney, missing since leaving Alor Star en route from Australia to England, was found safe. Her plane was damaged in a landing on the Siamese island of Baling.
Rock Island engineer Tom Brady averted disaster in Cedar Rapids by spotting a two year old wandering along tracks near a curve. He hit the brakes stopping the train ten feet from the child, who had wandered a mile from home, saving the youngster of Allen Wade of Plato.
Isaburo Yoshida, Japan's ambassador to Turkey, has died in Angora from typhoid. The death reduces diplomatic presence in Ankara, with officials noting the loss of a veteran envoy amid ongoing wartime alignment.
Mexico City Josephus Daniels becomes the new United States ambassador to Mexico presenting credentials to President Abelardo Rodriguez. Both stressed friendship and cooperation and Daniel vows to promote understanding and amity between the two nations. Washington Sumner Welles to Cuba aims to boost economic welfare and trade, with no US intervention planned.
Florence Arizona Winnie Ruth Judd was given a life term in the state hospital by a jury verdict of insanity that saved her from execution for the murder of Agnes Ann Lerol. She will remain confined as long as she is deemed legally insane, with death penalty restored if later found sane.
In Andora Republic workers at a Franco water power plant struck for higher wages and soviet rights. The company granted a wage rise but banned soviet unions. Employees accepted the compromise.
Austrian Rudolf Zwerenz and his wife Josephine sailed from Lisbon in a 24 foot rubber boat heading to New York. They planned a route via the Canary Islands the Antilles and Florida.
In Sioux City Iowa nine year old twins Eugene and Donald Welbal tried to rescue a crippled duck from a pool. They built an improvised raft but both boys drowned in the attempt.
Oklahoma Cityans witnessed a bright meteor streak eastward at about 2 18 p m observers estimate it fell roughly 30 miles away. The event drew interest from residents and local observers noting the daytime sighting in the region.
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