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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
2
County commissioners decide to grant almost every town access to Lancaster county gravel roads amid a series of local updates. The Alliance city council approves an ordinance to pave fourteen blocks in the downtown business area.
Mrs. Alvin Saunders 94 widow of Nebraska territorial governor died August 26 from old age. Buried at Forest Lawn. She came to Omaha with her husband in 1861 when he was named governor. Their home in Washington was a social center. President Harrison was hosted there. Daughter Mrs. Russell Harrison linked to the president. Son Charles L. Saunders, former state senator, died 18 months ago after dedicating himself to his mother.
Nebraska hail insurance fell about 60 percent in 1928 with 469 policies in force and premiums totaling 20 486 29. Commissioner Dumont cites 85 percent loss payments as the cause. Policy writing ended August 21 and the risk period runs to September 15.
Miss Kathern Boehm, a 13 year old junior high pupil, will defend her Mid Nebraska spelling contest championship at the second annual event tied to this year’s exposition. She won both junior and open classes last year and may enter the open division. The contest is Friday September 21 at 8 a.m. in Kramer high school auditorium.
The Jersey cow Waikiki's Scotch Girl at the University of Nebraska Lincoln produced 665.13 pounds of butterfat and 10,246 pounds of milk in a year, averaging 6.49 percent butterfat and carrying a calf 258 days, earning a Silver Medal from the American Jersey Cattle Club and surpassing Crown King's Mollie’s prior marks.
Omaha-Arthur J. Abbott 66, pioneer stockman of Nebraska sand hills and president of Abbott Land and Cattle, died in a local hospital. Survived by wife, two sons Christopher and Roy, and daughter Dorothy. Company holdings total about 100600 acres and 10000 cattle. Abbott came to northwest Nebraska with his father in 1886 and helped found the firm.
District Judge Herbert Rhades presided as 113 men and women were naturalized and seven American born women were repatriated at a recent hearing. Nineteen formerly stationed people joined as new citizens, with origins including 16 from Russia, 18 from Czechoslovakia, 12 from Sweden, 10 from Germany, and nine from Denmark among others.
Blue Valley Goat dairy incorporation filed with $25,000 capital. Paul Brown Topeka and Harry Schenk Gladstone signers. 41 acre tract bought from R M Weblemoe. Location one mile west and one mile north of Fairbury. Initial herd to include 100 milk does Nubian and Saanen breeds.
The four day Custer County fair in Broken Bow featured auto and horse racing in the afternoons and town pageants at night. Ansley won the grand prize ahead of Arnold Oconto Merna Mason City and Comstock as exhibition halls overflowed with education culinary art entries and top stock in horse cattle and swine barns.
A historical note lists sale prices for 26 players moved to the majors by Donk Roberts over two decades, illustrating rising costs before the modern finance era. Names include Nig Clarke to Cleveland for 8500, Dode Criss at 750, Charley Moran for 500, Tris Speaker for 5500, and Doak Roberts noting Jim Dunn paying 5500 for Speaker in 1916.
Baseball items recount player sales and signings across leagues including Roy Grimes to Kansas City and Clarence Langenbacher buying Clarksburg. Mentions Durocher spats and canes, Nihilist records, and several coaching and farm moves.
The veteran spitballer debuted with the Yankees in 1916 and was sent to the Toronto International League soon after. He returned to Atlanta with Bill Donovan and impressed in exhibition play, where a bases loaded moment saw him strike with a slow ball at a two two count, earning praise from veterans.
A collage of sports anecdotes notes Fallon at Wisconsin, Tex Rickard’s broadcasting future, Maureen Orcutt’s golf prowess, Stagg’s long coaching career, Dorothy Campbell Hurd’s links history, Olympic echoes from Olympus to Los Angeles, and humorous lines about Tunney and press coverage.
Brooklyn’s strength rests with a group of aces led by Dazzy Vance and Jess Petty, with Doug McWeeny and Waton Clark contributing. Doak shines vs the Reds but fades elsewhere while Ehrhardt, Koupal and Mose provide relief. Manager Wilbert Robinson shapes the staff and handles hurlers.
A Yale man proposes letting writers who play in amateur golf events maintain their amateur status while reporting on games. He notes Tilden and Lacoste as examples and suggests discussing this issue this fall. The Davis Cup match opening drama is highlighted as a key example.
Burleigh Grimes stands out as the National Leagues top pitcher for the season. The veteran hurler, now in his fifteenth year, has spent twelve in the National League and grows stronger with age. Teammates and fans say he is hard to handle, a boast he backs by insisting on proving his worth on the mound.
A report from Siam notes the Scottish game has become popular worldwide and even the king participates daily in the Royal sport. The monarch admits his talent lags behind his enthusiasm, confessing moments of wanting to quit before persisting and improving with each stroke.
Reader guide by William A. Radford offers free answers on home building questions. The Dutch colonial five room plan emphasizes economy and lasting style with a large living room, arched dining opening, rear kitchen, two large upstairs bedrooms, closet space, and a hall linen closet for ventilation and privacy.
Citing C. W. Fricke of Albemarle county Virginia Farm and Fireside Magazine shows how a small stream can provide power for poultry heating lighting and farm tasks. Fricke runs a ten kilowatt winter load and five kilowatts in summer totaling 75 640 kilowatt hours annually using water to mix concrete power a mixer saws and feed equipment. The article notes appliances such as a home heater range and incubators all ran by homemade power plus a friction hinge that holds doors in ventilation or privacy positions especially for mirror doors.
A home hinges article notes hinges influence comfort and occupancy. It outlines that advances in hinge design and manufacture now offer many types for specific locations and uses. Homeowners should carefully assess which hinge type fits their needs.
The article notes fences in yards serve decorative as well as functional roles. Homeowners hire fence architects for custom built designs and match fence style to garden fashions, with woven wire, red cedar posts, chain link, and ornamental wooden fences as popular choices.
Hospitals moved from stark white to warm hues to lift spirits and aid healing. Soft gray cream green and tan walls, tinted with color, have reportedly improved convalescence, especially for nervous patients, according to recent statistics.
The note explains painting an eight room frame house with two coats outside using fourteen pallens of paint. White lead requires about 200 pounds of white lead and 5 gallons of linseed oil plus turpentine and dryer. White lead comes from ore mined in Missouri or elsewhere. flaxseed cultivation and turpentine harvesting are cited from a farmer, an Argentinian, and a Carolina worker.
White trellis and quaint picket fences reappear with graceful gates and archways peeking through vines and tall shrubs. Ornamental miniature wire enclosures for flower beds are back, giving gardens an added antique mood with fenced-in planters.
Copper serves many uses for homeowners from roofing to architectural accents. Its ease of shaping and green patina add value, and its durability suits exposed positions like roof decks and dormers. Copper’s standing seam method resists wear where other metals corrode quickly.
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