Plattsmouth Takes Benson Meet With Record Showdown
Plattsmouth high school posted a strong showing at the Benson-Plattsmouth track meet as Stuart Porter set a new shot put record of 42 feet 2.5 inches and the team claimed wins in events including the relay, discus, and broad jump. Plattsmouth teammates Kenneth Armstrong Rummel and Wayne Hiner led field events, while Bill Jensen dominated the half mile and the 60 yard high hurdles saw Benson and Plattsmouth racers contend for top spots. The meet drew a crowd of hundreds at Benson High School athletic field.
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Plattsmouth
Benson-Plattsmouth
Benson
Platters
Benson High School
Fens
Kenneth Armstrong
Robert Rummel
Wayne Hiner
Bill Jensen
Stuart Porter
Henry Donet
Porter
Albert Todd
Lawrence Rhodes
Richard Brendel
Greth Garnett
Maynard McCleary
Wondy Sackett
Adam Plattsmouth
Kuerten
Adam
Hirt
Grimm
Penson
Hiner
Kildhal
Prucker
Todd
Rhoades
Rummel
Garnett
McCleary
Hugh
Armstrong
Leedom
Jensen
Johnson
Wolfe
Omaha visitors help Mrs. Jones celebrate eightieth birthday
Mrs. Julia Thomas and her sister Mrs. Frank Covall from Omaha visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jones to help celebrate Mrs. Jones eighty birthday. They stopped by the Journal office to renew Mrs. Thomas's subscription during the visit.
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Julia Thomas
Frank Covall
Omaha
J. R. Jones
Jones
Journal
Thomas
Lincoln Telephone Exchange Shows Month of Improvement
The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co. reports a broad upswing in activity with more phones added and toll business rising sharply. A larger list of new subscribers appeared in the Journal of Wednesday, signaling a return to normalcy and steady progress.
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Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co
Lawmakers discuss summer investigatory committee plan
Dvorak's resolution signed by nineteen senators asks for a joint senate house committee with speaker and president pro tem to study state county and city government after adjournment. It recommends a $6000 expense fund with hotel and travel costs only. The measure was laid over for one day amid debate over pay and feasibility.
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Dvorak
Senate
House
Halpine
Omaha
Banning
State Highway Department
George Wilkins
Emerson
Wilkins
Supreme Court
Charles W. Pool
State Treasury
Pool
Hawxby
Peterson
Dawson
Green, Halpine
Gass
Doctor Schmidtmann Residents Release Pheasants Locally
Dr. Carl F Schmidtmann of Omaha visited the city last evening to release two pheasants in the county. The birds, obtained from the state park and game commission, will be released in the name of the local American Legion post, with the doctor’s father placing them on a nearby farm to promote wildlife development.
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Carl F. Schmidtmann
Omaha
Schmidtmann
State Park and Game Commission
American Legion
High School Musical Program Delights Large Audience
A Friday night program at the high school featured solos groups and an operetta The Princess Has A Birthday. Cast members included Greth Garnett Nadine Cloidt George Adam Bernard Knoflicek Anna May Sandin and many others with John Livingston and Janet Westover as king and queen.
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Greth Garnett
Nadine Cloidt
George Adam
Bernard Knoflicek
Anna May Sandin
South Omaha High School
John Livingston
Janet Westover
Mexine Nielson
Billy Robertson
Donald Gorder
Carter Minor
John Tidball
Major Seale
The
Palace Guard
Bobby Jensen
Cary Marshall
Billy Young
Lloyd Taplett
Richard Bell
Harry Rice
Mike Kerns
Leonard Bashus
Courtiers
Billy Hula
Dorothea Duxbury
Margaret Fricke
Thelma Kruger
Maxine Graves
Donald Martin
Robert Mrasek
Sanford Short
the Gypsies
Joan Tickotter
Bonnie Jean Walters
Helen Hough
Dorothy Lynch
Margaret McClintock
Doris Bailey
Jean Goodchild
Catherine Donis
Fairies
Mary Jean Hart
Rachel McMahen
Betty Ault
Ruth Westover
Peggy Wiles
Miriam Fricke
Edith Taylor
Betty Thomas
Pixies
Freddie Lindeman
Gerald McClintock
Edward Bashus
Lars Larson
Donald Nolin
Kenneth Henry
Raymond Rice
Jakie Bashus
Miss Williams
High School Sewers Aid Red Cross Work
The home economics department led by Miss Nordholm has produced pillow slips and baby clothes for Red Cross and city relief efforts. The sewing class has shown excellent progress in practical household training, with items to support welfare organizations in emergencies through the local Red Cross, secretary Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans.
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Miss Nordholm
Red Cross
C. A. Rosencrans
Heavy rains reported in eastern Nebraska during Knights Templar conclave
Masons at Auburn report two inches of rainfall in eastern Nebraska while the Knights Templar state conclave was held. Rain diminished northward with only light showers to the north, supplying much needed moisture for farmers preparing land for summer crops.
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Auburn
Knights Templar of
Nebraska
Plattsmouth Dunbar Track Meet Postponed by Weather
The Plattsmouth versus Dunbar track meet, planned for Thursday, was postponed due to weather. Grounds were deemed unsuitable, delaying the meet with hopes for next week. Local fans would have had a rare chance to see Plattsmouth track athletes in action.
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Plattsmouth
Dunbar
Pleiters
Jury Decides Ownership of Replevined Corn
Atlas Lumber Co. v Homer Sylvester sheriff and others ends with plaintiff winning the crop dispute. The case centers on a corn crop on Frank J. Davis farm near Weeping Water claimed by Atlas Lumber and later seized by the sheriff as a preferred creditor of Davis.
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Atlas Lumber Co
Homer Sylvester
Frank J. Davis
Weeping Water
Davis
Fine School Daze comedy at American Legion building
The Holy Rosary parish sponsored a lively School Daze play at the American Legion building. Local cast led by Mrs F R Gobelman presented questions and songs with Raymond Cook and Mrs Gilbert Hirz performing solos and George Jeager on violin. Mrs Oscar Sandin directed the production, followed by a popular dance to close the evening.
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Medy
American Legion
Holy Rosary
F. R. Gobelman
Raymond Cook
Gilbert Hirz
George Jeager
Oscar Sandin
Anna May Sandin
Jesse Perry
Paul Vandervoort
Roy Olson
Gilbert Hirt
L. R. Sprecher
Ray Herring
Hill Martin
G. L. Taylor
Mary
Eleanor Swatek
Louis Sediak
Richard Beverage
Ruth Rotter
Hazel Clagg Jameson
C. A. Young
Hi Y Speaker to Address Union Services Sunday Eve
Churches across the city unite at First Methodist for a statewide Y M C A Hi Y Club program led by Rev Louis Heib of Omaha Plymouth Congregational and Omaha Ministerial Union. Two Hi Y members will share brief testimonies. no fundraising appeal.
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First Methodist Church
Louis Heib
Plymouth Congregational Church of
Omaha
Omaha Ministerial Union
Heib
Jury Finds Amos Hrabik Guilty in Child Care Case
The district court jury found Amos Hrabik guilty of the charges in the Pauline Harmer vs Amos Hrabik case. The amount for future care of the infant child will be set at a later court hearing. The trial drew large crowds and was the term’s standout attention grabber.
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Pauline Harmer Ve
Amos Hrabik
Hrabik
Juror Changes Mind in Lumber Company Trial
In district court the Union Lumber Co versus Leonard McLaughlin case faced a delayed verdict when one juror objected after the seal was opened. Judge Begsey ordered retry and the Atlas Lumber Co replevin action proceeded with eleven jurors signing a verdict for the defendant McLaughlin, one juror abstaining.
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Union Lumber Co
Leonard McLaughlin
Begsey
Atlas Lumber Co
Homer Sylvester
Replevin
Beer Tourism Shifts Traffic From Nebraska to Iowa Towns
Since Iowa legalized beer, Nebraskans increasingly travel six miles to Pacific Junction and Glenwood to drink and buy alcohol. The buildup recalls earlier Burlington train freight days, when Nebraska patrons loaded up on beer before return trips. Glenwood hosts multiple beer dispensing venues in restaurants and eateries.
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Iowa
Pacific Junction
Glenwood
Here
Burlington
Iowa Town
Pleasant Evening for Catholic Daughters at Mrs Peterson’s
The Catholic Daughters of America met at Mrs. Charles Peterson Jr.'s Park Hill home on Thursday for a bridge and pinochle party. Miss Minnie Guthmann won the bridge prize and Miss Josephine Rys captured the pinochle prize as refreshments were served by a group of hostesses including Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. F L Rea.
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Catholic Daughters of America
Charles Peterson, Jr
Park Hill
Jolly Party
Minnie Guthmann
Josephine Rys
Peterson
F. L Rea
May Murphy
Edgar Creamer
William Woolcott
Oil truck stolen from Union recovered in Omaha
The Standard Oil truck stolen Tuesday night from Union was found last night on North 13th street in Omaha. Police report the thieves removed the oil drums but left the gasoline. Owner C. E. Morris of Union will recover the vehicle from Omaha.
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Union
North 13Th Street
Omaha
Homer Sylvester
C. E. Morris
Well Known Cass County Lady Passes Away
Isabell Trumble aged 70 longtime Cass County resident died Thursday at home near Eagle after a lengthy illness. Survived by husband Charles S Trumble four sons William Charles Valentine all of Eagle Elmer Waverly three daughters Mrs John Reitter Mrs Ben Rose Lincoln and Mrs H E Russell Chula Vista California twenty grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Isabell Trumble
Cass County
Eagle
Trumble
Ernest
Warren Trumble
Charles 5
William
Charles
Valentine
Elmer
Waverly
John Reitter
Ben Rose
Lincoln
H. E. Russell
Chula Vista
California
Plattsmouth Lawyer Alleges Court Ignored Statutes In Viaduct Warrant Case
A. L. Tidd files a motion for rehearing with the supreme court after losing a bid to stop $106000 in warrants for a viaduct. He protests the court would allow municipal officers to disregard statutes and contract obligations, asserting the city lacked legal power and that the ruling insults taxpayers State Journal.
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A. L. Tidd
Phittsmouth
Supreme Court
Tidd
Plattsmouth
Circuit of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
State Journal
Byron Clark III Ill in Omaha From Plattsmouth Origin
Byron Clark III former Plattsmouth resident and longtime Burlington railroad solicitor is seriously ill in Omaha. He is staying with his daughter Mrs H E Kuppinger at 304 South 50th Avenue and recently retired from railroad service with William J Weingarten succeeding him.
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Byron Clark
Plattsmouth
Burlington Railroad
Omaha
Clark
H. E. Kuppinger
South 50Th Avenue
William J. Weingarten
Rotarians Return From Annual District Meet
Plattsmouth Rotary members attended the nineteenth district conference in Sioux City. International President Clinton Anderson of Albuquerque spoke and Joe Alix of Lincoln gave an address. Hugh Butler of Omaha was chosen as district president for the next year. Local delegates included Dr. P. T. Heineman Judge A. H. Duxbury L. O. Minor Rev. H. G. McClusky Frank A. Cloidt and Searl S. Davis.
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Plattsmouth
International Rotary
Sioux City
Clinton Anderson
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Rotary
Joe Alix
Lincoln
Hugh Butler
Omaha
Nebraska
P. T. Heineman
A. H. Duxbury
L. O. Minor
H. G. McClusky
Frank A. Cloidt
Searl S. Davis
Road Work Keeps Nebraska Men Employed in 1932
Figures from state and federal records show Nebraska road projects kept 2,366 to 5,631 men at work in 1932 with peak employment in September and November. More than 3,000 workers were on emergency and state contracts late in the year, while maintenance and regular federal projects also employed large numbers.
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Nebraska
Miss Freda Wohlfarth Visits from California
Miss Freda Wohlfarth, long based in Los Angeles and southern California, arrived last evening by bus. She plans to visit with her brother Otto Wohlfarth and family and friends and may decide to stay in the community.
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Freda Wohlfarth
Los Angeles
California
Miss Wohlfarth
Otto Wohlfarth
West Coast
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Byron Clark III
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