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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
2
A Michigan country weekly inflates a weather claim saying hailstones fell as small as peas while a smile is acceptable but constant giggling is deemed a nuisance. The piece mocks sensational journalism and its impact on readers.
O. O. McIntyre notes the hard boiled writer Westbrook Pegler has a Connecticut residence made entirely of rock. The piece likens Pegler to a figure with a tough exterior yet a thoughtful heart and implies a solid, durable character.
The text notes Trotsky, a distinguished exile, is unwelcome yet treated with care and gentleness wherever he stays, as if he were a fragile explosive. The observation highlights the paradox of hospitality extended to a political exile.
A column recalls Secretary Hull and his skilled aide Dr. Moley clashing over policy and contends such frictions have occurred before. The piece cites a past St. Louis incident when Hornsby moved to the Giants as precedent for political maneuvering.
A wave of new employment drives Democratic gains across the region as party members mobilize for upcoming elections. A young voter asks whether mortaring bricks is used for spacing or binding, reflecting concerns over construction and coalition strategy.
The old Police Gazette plans a comeback edited by the daughter of a Methodist minister, promising a Methodist college life slant. The move hints at a revival with a unique editorial voice rooted in religious community ties.
In Yaramaribo, Dutch Guiana, native women balance items from milk bottles to coffins on their heads. They even tote letters with a brick weight to avoid using their hands.
The city of Louisville Kentucky embarks on a bold enterprise to teach motorists how to make a left turn. It avoids calling it a mere five or ten year plan, signaling awareness of the job’s scale.
A sermon on Ruth during the judges era describes a family famine, exile to Moab, and Ruth's steadfast vow to Naomi. Ruth's loyalty leads to Boaz, marriage, and a hopeful future, illustrating faith in God and unity of Jew and Gentile through divine Providence.
The piece argues that mass production creates unemployment and excess leisure, urging the New Deal to distribute jobs and leisure, curb privilege and waste, fix minimum wages, shorten hours, and seek world peace and fair exchange to sustain industrial recovery and broad markets. It reflects Chicago Daily News commentary on government guidance for industry and labor.
An outsider, the Royal Scot engineer, rode the Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago to Elkhart Indiana. He noted American trains are heavier and costlier to operate yet faster than British locomotives and suggested lighter equipment could retain speed safety and comfort. He observed gasoline motor driven local runs may echo such views.
A researcher identified three distinct flower species previously unrecorded in the region, suggesting unexpected biodiversity. The finding, attributed to Professor Tuais, expands local flora knowledge and may prompt further field surveys.
A quotation frames Garner’s comment on political perception as he notes hearing or seeing obstructions in pursuing government roles. The remark reflects partisan critique and media attention during the period.
A Cass county 4-H calendar outlines August events including August 5 special help for demonstration teams at the Weeping Water Methodist church, August 9 home economics judging try-outs at M E church, and August 13 a big county picnic at Bakers Grove with a noon dinner and a supervised program. Also notes formation of a County Song Group with practices in Weeping Water and recent try-outs.
Women in the Live at Home extension project remade 644 dresses 169 coats 67 boys suits 86 children s hats and 215 other garments last fall 101 followed sleeve remodeling 138 collars 222 other changes. The fall lesson will be garment restyling focusing on tailored finishes. Clubs should mail enrollment blanks to the Home Extension Agent by August 15. Five women form a project club any interested group should contact the Home Agent now.
The document explains prewar wheat price around 88 cents per bushel and prewar purchasing power needed to reach parity at about 1.37 dollars if 1926 price levels prevail. It notes a 30 cent domestic-use tax and domestic consumption estimates 625 million bushels with allocations for food seed and feed. It discusses county sign-up, state conformity, and critiques irrigation projects in Kansas and Oklahoma as potentially uneconomic.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes President Roosevelt urging a united wartime level of effort to tackle unemployment and production through the blanket code. It argues the machine owners must compensate society, or else economic order collapses. A call for patriotism and mobilization ends with a skeptical note on rumors.
The document outlines how benefits are distributed among producers, tenants, and landowners. It notes parity price limits, tenancy shares, and how benefits are allocated by acreage and production, with exceptions for leases and occupancy duration. It also discusses affidavits, thresherman's certificates, regional associations, and potential emergency rule discretion for hail or flood.
Albert E Foreman and Essie R Foreman must answer by September 4 1933 in Cass County Nebraska to a petition by Josephine S Warren seeking judgment on two notes totaling 4641 00 with interest from June 9 1933 and attachment of their undivided one eleventh interests in Cass county real property to satisfy the claim including costs. The action names Bank of Polk Polk Nebraska and Godfred Olson and R L Cox as original note makers and assigns. Attorneys Byr W T Thompson and E R Mokcett.
Beauty experts registered in California total 24 700, reflecting continued growth in the profession. The count indicates broader participation across counties and a steady rise in licensed practitioners.
In the Kalahari region of South Africa natives lie on the ground with mouths over a small hole to a pit of burning leaves, using the earth as a pipe as smoking materials remain scarce.
The State of Nebraska Cass county in the County Court notifies creditors of the estate of Anton Koubek that claims will be examined August 25 1933 and December 1 1933 at ten o'clock A M with three months to present claims and one year to pay debts from August 25 1933 A D Witness A H Duxbury County Judge seal dated July 28 1933
State of Nebraska Cass County orders creditors to present claims against the estate of Amanda Prouty Rawson. Claims must be filed within three months from August 18, 1933, and debts paid within one year from August 18, 1933. County Court dated 18th day.
Estate claims against Nelson L. Pollard will be examined starting August 18 1933 with three months to file and one year to pay debts. Separate probate hearing on Catherine Hawksworths will set for August 25 1933 with notice published in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks.
Nebraska Cass county requires heirs and interested persons to appear August 11 1933 at 10 a m in County Court to show cause why Martha Fr Lynn executrix petition for final settlement residue assignment heirship and discharge should not be granted. Notice published in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks. Court seal and date recorded.
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