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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
2
A petition circulates in Whitney Dawes county to form an incorporated village. Reports note inroads on local governance and the effort aims to achieve population thresholds and municipal status for the town.
Norfolk delegates at the Upland Highway association meeting say building a bridge across the Missouri at Decatur is favored though no action was final. Over 200 Nebraska and Iowa members heard officers elected including Charles Graff Bancroft president and W J Hyland Stanton vice president. Discussion centered on benefits to locals and tourists traveling to the Black Hills, with potential mule reductions noted.
Hastings will be lit up as the junior chamber of commerce announces definite plans to make the city a light this Christmas. Several thousand colored lights will string across main streets and Christmas trees will stand in parts of town.
Woodmen of the World officials in Omaha were surprised when a letter postmarked June 7, 1920, and sent from Spartansburg South Carolina arrived. The message from John B. Hughes, Spartansburg camp head, contained a remittance to the Omaha head office. Tracers later confirmed the original check duplicated. the letter had been missing for more than eight years.
Gravel shipments arrive at Liberty to lay an oil weather surface on the seven mile highway from Liberty to Barnston. The road, recently graded, will be completed after rain ends, giving Liberty a two gravelled outlets, including the Kinney to Wymore route and the Barneston link to the corn husk highway.
Kearney high school reports three sets of twins enrolled one set of boys and two sets of girls. All the girls are blondes. The discovery came as authorities reviewed student records.
Blue Springs will erect a 32 by 50 foot vitrified tile and brick structure on Main Street to serve as city hall community club room fire equipment storage and a city jail. The building will include a vault for books and records a direct front runway for the fire truck and a rear one cell jail. Completion is expected this winter and the project follows a previous era of no jail use.
Odell town officials plan graveling to extend Main Street from the corner near West to the highway, with 20 carloads of gravel to be hauled as soon as it arrives. About 100 volunteers from business, citizen, and farming groups will assist on the day of delivery. Several teams and wagons will be used to scatter the material.
The Nebraska State Highway Department has started regraveling in northeast Nebraska. A four mile stretch of the Meridian highway between Norfolk and Madison will be completed first, then work will move to other sections. The snowstorm showed the need for new gravel, and all other highways will be retouched as long as weather stays favorable.
Scout officials at Kearney announced tentative plans for a Boy Scout camp adjacent to Fort Kearney Memorial Park. The site near Buffalo and Kearney counties offers easy access and could later open to other Southwestern state youth groups.
The article contrasts England’s Steve Donoghue, famed derby winner, now bankrupt riding long shots, with American Earl Sande who retired as jockey to become a successful owner. Donoghue faced a downfall after a Paris crash. Sande saved winnings and won early as an owner with Chantry, colors Orchid, as a cautionary tale of foresight versus luck in racing.
Joe McCarthy, Cubs manager, considers a South writer claiming to be a top pitcher. The unsolicited offer asks for $8000 a year and asks to join before or after spring practice. McCarthy doubts Cubs can stretch payroll but fears Johns McGraw might gain the prospect.
President E. S. Barnard of the American League forecasts a tough 1929 pennant race as clubs bolster weak spots. He notes managers Bucky Harris and Walter Johnson will push Detroit and Washington toward the top, alongside strengthened Yankee rivals.
Retired heavyweight champion Gene Tunney held the title 677 days. Steve O'Neill, ex Toronto catcher, is slated to manage the Toronto Leafs in 1929. A polo squad of 46 reported at Princeton. Women jockeys are barred from France’s Trotting Races courses. Leon Riley of Pueblo in the Western league sold to the Philadelphia Americans. Yellow baseballs to be marketed next season. University of Miami at Coral Gables is 200 miles south of any other U S college. The Americas League claims 14 World Series wins to the senior National League’s 10. Fred Leach traded to the New York Giants for Lefty O’Doul and cash. Clarence Hetherly to Seattle from Omaha. West Point’s Boston trip marked cadets’ first visit in 107 years. Twelve minor leaguers reported to Florida spring camps. Broway, Leverett, Kaufman drafted from minor clubs. Frank Foley of Fordham can cradle seven baseballs. wears a size 13½ and 14½. Kid Rose, once a featherweight near 250 years ago, now a Kansas City real estate and hotel owner. William Bramham heads the Piedmont and South Atlantic leagues. connection to Virginia noted. J Wylie presides over three-land central league. Walter Johnson promises hustling exhibitions in spring training. Karel Kozeluh, famed tennis pro, with five brothers and a sister active in European sports. Russ Crane of Illinois is a noted All-American guard with vaudeville offers. Columbia University’s wooden stadium seats 40,000. World Series winners earned $6,140 each. the “little world series” between Indianapolis and Rochester paid around $800 per player.
The Latonia track sees a rare dead heat between Broadside and Canaan, the first of the year with only one similar finish last year. Presiding Steward Charles F. Price and others debate whether horses can truly be exactly tied at the instant of passing.
Pat Monahan Jack Quinn and Lefty Grove discuss minor league prospects and press age questions. Quinn notes speed pitches fade without unusual length, recounts 1901 Highlanders Rochester joke, and recalls 1919 spitball rule changes. Quinn’s 16 wins and 5 losses mark his major league peak since 1900.
William A. Radford explains Dutch colonial style fits both small and large homes. The example measures 24 by 22 feet with five rooms, a sun parlor style porch, and a first floor living room expansion. Second floor features two large bedrooms, closets, linen closet, and a family bathroom.
A World Series victory article recalls Col. Jake Ruppert purchasing control of the Yankees in 1923 and naming Miller Huggins as manager after a club house meeting. Huggins remained in charge, and the Yankees became a great ball club.
The New York Boxing Commission recognizes Corporal Izzy Schwartz as the world flyweight champion. He recently sailed to Europe to defend the title against Spider Pladdner in Paris in December.
Pitcher Philetus McKinney, sixty, of Mission South Dakota, vows to keep pitching until he achieves a no hit no run game. He notes his farm duties are increasing but he will still pitch sometimes and hints he might retire from mound duty after such a feat.
Proper heat regulation is crucial in home planning and comfort. A modern regulator uses a room thermostat to control furnace drafts, starting fire when temperature falls and closing drafts as it rises. A clock in the thermostat turns the fire off at night and on in the morning, easing winter mornings.
The article compares two fire resistant housing methods both aiming for safer homes. It contrasts poured concrete monolithic construction with fabricated light metal or gypsum based systems, noting easy readjustment, rapid assembly, and growing material options. Concrete blocks vitri fied tile cinder structures feature as alternatives with steel trusses and metal lath driven supports for floors roofs and partitions.
Wainscotings are described with pauper material base and roughened surfaces. A pale ground color is glazed with transparent brown umber to create an antique look. Two color work uses a ground and glaze layer, then pure colors applied with a stippler or crumpled paper.
Ceramic tiles, clay molded and fired for lasting beauty, are among the oldest building materials used in homes. The passage discusses methods and historical use of tile work in interior and exterior spaces, noting durability and aesthetic appeal.
The article discusses fire resistant design elements for homes including plumbing and wiring, metal trim, base and doors, and the blending of details to create spacious, harmonious interiors. It notes hardwood floors over sleepers, tile or marble over concrete, and linoleum as versatile options for Mediterranean and Spanish styles.
Concrete garden furniture and bric-a-brac offer durable outdoor appeal. Home craftsmen can make many pieces from Portland cement, while firms sell planters benches bird baths urns and pedestals to enhance tidy lawns and gardens.
The article notes the cost difference between brass pipe and galvanized iron or steel pipe is small and nearly negligible. It suggests that over the long term brass piping will likely be cheaper despite the higher upfront price.
Readers are urged to consider tile in bathroom remodeling or new construction. The advertisement touts tile as maintaining color, resisting chemicals and moisture, and lasting despite sun exposure, arguing real tiles offer long term economy due to permanence.
The article stresses doors must share the house’s architectural design. Colonial doors should not be altered to fit English plans, and English type doors should not be installed in colonial or Dutch colonial homes.
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