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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
3
Nurseries report the heaviest demand in years for trees in Lincoln and across Nebraska. Evergreens, Chinese elm, pine, oak, hackberry and honey locust are most sought after as drought-damaged stock recovers. Transplants cost slightly higher. seedlings cheaper.
State Tax Commission estimates a $50,000,000 drop in personal property returns from 1936, based on six rural precincts Holt Gosper Colfax Pierce Boone Wayne. Total returns in these precincts are $525,325 down from $661,695. fall mainly from lower grain and livestock on hand. Smith says rural precincts show about twenty percent drop statewide, with cities possibly offsetting some loss.
Leo W. Smith reports 29 114 Nebraska employers applied for identification numbers and 137 896 employee accounts created with 40 new ones daily. Old age benefit claims are starting, with two filed and several more due, offering lump sums of 3 percent of wages earned from January 1 to age 65.
Lincoln State Engineer A C Tilley called contractors bids on an estimated 1 092 000 road program very satisfactory. He could not give exact costs due to incomplete computations on grouped projects. Bids included a 3 percent reduction accepted by Tilley. Most offers will go to the U S bureau of roads for concurrence.
Lincoln W. Banning, head of the state department of agriculture, seeks emergency funds from Secretary Wallace to combat grasshoppers. A $2,000,000 federal grant awaits Senate action, and delay could allow further crop damage.
4 H Club girls compete in local food preparation contests supervised by the county agent. Winners advance to the County Fair, then to the State Fair, with the State winner advancing to the National congress contest.
Archaeologist Herbert W. Krieger reports findings from excavations on New Providence Long Island and Andros in the Bahamas. He identifies polished greenstone celts likely originating in Haiti linking Bahama artifacts to Caribbean cultures and notes a westward cultural tie toward Arawaks of eastern Cuba and northern Hispaniola.
A new portrait highlights Maj. Gen. Sir George Younghusband KCMG as keeper of the English crown jewels for 20 years. The veteran officer, who served in the Afghan Burmah and Boer wars and in World War I, will face new duties with the coronation. He has written books on the crown jewels and the Tower of London.
Australia launches its largest shark control project near Sydney to shield famed surfing beaches. NSW government funds 23 750 annually for nets spanning forty miles. initial trawlers trap and remove sharks, later ships may enable local processing of carcasses into liver oil, fertilizer, and leather. Surf lifesavers praise the patrol.
A comparison of the traits that separate cowards from heroes. Courage defined as venturing despite fear versus withdrawal in uncertainty. The piece contrasts the fear-driven coward with the thrill seeking hero in dangerous ventures.
A reflective piece contrasts heroism and cowardice, arguing that inner spiritual forces shape courage while fear and fatalism yield cowardly crime. It cites the Lusitania sinking and quotes Lord Morley on Gladstone to illustrate enduring heroic traits and law’s reign guiding human action.
Betty Wells reflects on home life as Frances visits a downtown store to choose an easy chair. She describes a lively living room with cream walls, green accents, wisteria rugs, and washable slip covers, noting how energetic families shape practical decor and charm.
A trim little suit with a short jacket and straight skirt in sheer black woolen is paired with a white pique blouse fastened by glazed coq rouge studs. Accessories include a black hat dark red gloves and a white lizard bag.
The word Amen is a Hebrew term meaning certainly or truly. It traveled into Bible renderings such as Psalms 106:48 and later appeared in prayers creeds and confessions.
A sermon on intercessory prayer based on Genesis 18 17 32 highlights prayer as a privilege and responsibility for others. Abraham's bold, unselfish, and persistent pleading shows prayer's objective reach for cities, nations, and spiritual welfare, with God answering as in biblical promises.
In a Scottish fishing village a storm drove Livingstone's father to a small church where a sermon altered his life guiding his subsequent mission to Africa.
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