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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1929

Page

5

Dry Cleaning and Repairing in Plattsmouth Nebr Offer

Local service advertises dry cleaning and repair work in Plattsmouth Nebraska. It promises reliable pickup from the barber shop and attention to quality for residents.

Local residents active in Lincoln Ashland trips and Murdoch work

Leland Dennis traveled to Lincoln on Thursday to handle matters. Fred Cortez delivered corn at Murdoch elevators. Edward Guilstorff attended business in Ashland and Omaha. The barber shop work refreshed by Homer H. Lawton. Several residents returned, moved, or traveled between Murdoch, Lincoln, Kansas, and nearby towns for work, health, or visits.

Leland Dennis Lincoln Fred Cortez Murdock Eleators Edward Guilstorff Ashland Omaha Homer H. Lawton Charles Schaffer M. R. Mccintire Louisville Murdock Selma Gakemeier Catherine Neitzel Kansas Epworth Park Home Lawton George Trunkenbolz Eagle Charles Schaeffer Trunkenbolz Harry V. McDonald Lacey Meadow Bryan A. J. Bower Oscar McDonald McDonald Reinhold Keele Denver F Ordock Conradt Baumgartner Andrew Schieffert G. Bauer W. O. Gillespie A. H. Ward Tobias S. Blattspeiler Vera Eire L. BR. Gorther George Vanderberg Mesdames Jones and Gortney

Bauer Couple Host Reception and Dance This Saturday

Mr and Mrs A J Bauer announce a reception at their home this coming Saturday followed by a dance. The event showcases the couple as hosts and underscores the social gathering planned for the weekend.

A. J. Bauer

Wedding Anniversary Celebration at Murdock Hall

A couple to be honored hold an anniversary celebration at the M W A hall on Saturday evening August 10 to thank the people of Murdock for their warm regard during their many years together.

M. W. A. Hall Murdock

New Elmwood Cafe Opens in Ward Building

Loren and Leland Denis of Elmwood open a cafe and confectionary in the Ward building. They will serve ice cream and soft drinks and come well recommended for a successful venture.

Loren Leland Denis Elmwood Ward Building

Farmers Sell Large Crops After Rainy Start Week

Farmers rushed to sell after heavy rain promised a good corn crop. Slatts bought about 30000 bushels of corn in one morning amid busy activity. S P Lies Otto Eichoff and Mrs W T Weddell aided the operation as crowds waited on streets outside two elevators.

Slatts S. P. Lies Otto Eichoff W. T. Weddell

Miller and Gruber Vaults Promote Care and Guarantee

In Nehanka Nebraska Miller and Gruber advertise concrete burial vaults and an absolute guarantee to protect remains. The notice invites readers to consider their services for loved ones. A social note follows about a 6 o'clock dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Utt with guests from Havelock Eagle Omaha and South Omaha.

Miller & Gruber Nehanka Nebr George Utt Diller Utt Havelock Earnest Underwood Eagle A. L. Gordon Omaha Jess Marsh South Omaha Harold Marsh Betty and Jean Marsh

Farm Values in Nebraska Rise to Postwar High

Nebraska farm values rebound with reports of rising land prices. The Cameron farm near Tekamah sold for 210 dollars per acre cash, totaling 67 200 dollars for 320 acres, signaling a strong real estate resurgence. Buyer Clyde Grothe, an experienced farmer, also sold 200 acres nearby for 150 dollars an acre cash.

Nebraska Cameron Farm Tekamah Cameron Clyde Grothe Cameron Place

Extremist Ideology Blocks U S Admission

A harsh statement asserts that Trotzky, labeled a terrorist communist, cannot qualify for U S admission due to explicit statute excluding communists with no executive discretion allowed.

Trotzky United States

Nebraska Co-ops Plan Merged Effort With Farm Board Links

H G Keeney president of the Nebraska Farmers union backs merging about 300 co operative elevators into a $10 million Farmer National Grain Corp to link with the federal farm board He and a 16 member Chicago committee will meet August 26 to organize the venture Keeney notes the farm board will recognize only co operative organizations and will not permit private profits A federation of Nebraska co op elevators is being formed to strengthen the movement Keeney will address the Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee at noon Friday.

Farmer National Grain Corp Federal Farm Board Farmers’ Co-Operative H. G. Keeney Nebraska Farmers’ Union Chicago Keeney Farm Board Mr. Keeney Nebraska Farmers’ Union Legge Agricultural Committee the Chamber of Commerce

Flames Consume Northern Forests Across Minnesota and Wisconsin

Firefighters labor to suppress 1,500 personnel battling multiple fires across Minnesota and Wisconsin. In Wisconsin five hundred men fight in Superior National forest over about 10 000 acres while Minnesota trains about one thousand more. wardens cite arson as a factor in Oconto county fires threatening 3 300 acres of slashings.

St. Paul Minnesota Wisconsin Superior National Forest State Forestry Department A G. Hamel Supervisor National Forest Duluth Oconto County Carter Townsend Lakewood World-Herald

Woman Paroled After Theft Conviction in Arcadia

Judge E P Clements paroled Emma Brown 54 of Arcadia to Sheriff George Round after she pleaded guilty to stealing eighty eight dollars from Arcadia restaurant man Frank Tucker last week. Her son Arthur Harder pleaded for her.

Ord E. P. Clements District Court Emma Brown Arcadia George Round Frank Tucker Arthur Harder Clements

Senatorial bid rumors touch Condra run

Representative Robert Druesdon of Omaha reported many letters and calls about Dr. G. E. Condra of Lincoln as a republican candidate for the United States senate. He noted a legislator questioned the move, while there is no evidence Condra will run for Congress in the First district.

Lincoln Robert Druesdon Omaha Capitol Dr. G. E. Condra United States Senate Mr. Druesdon Condra Dr. Condra Congress

Rioting at Leavenworth Prison Leaves One Dead

Mutiny in the narcotic blocks of federal prison Leavenworth Kas leaves one convict dead and several injured. Warden Thomas B White says no guards were seriously hurt and confirms secrecy around the incident. Motives vary from food complaints to influence from riot coverage in eastern prisons.

Leavenworth Kas Thomas B. White F. G. Zerbst Fort Leavenworth White Washington State Journal

Poincare Resting Easy After Operation

Paris former premier Raymond Poincare enjoyed an excellent day Thursday after his major operation which ended his tenure as premier. His temperature and pulse were normal that night and he will stay at Rue de la Chaise clinic for a week or ten days. He will then have weeks of rest and doctors may plan a second operation. Poincare is sixty nine and has endured much strain yet remains keen and tireless in public service.

Paris Raymond Poincare M. Poincare Rue de la Chaise Poincare

Briand Secures Majority as Poincare Faces Vote in Parliament

Paris deputies backed the Briand ministry in a policy declaration with a 324 to 1356 confidence vote while Poincare, smiling, entered a clinic for surgery. Briand’s cabinet averaged a fifty vote majority against the old premier’s group, with Radical deputies abstaining by order.

Paris Poincare Briand

St Libory cashier accuses Campbell in theft case

Edward Buhrman, former St Libory State bank cashier, confesses a second time alleging Smith Campbell, Grand Island operator, blackmailed him out of 42000 dollars. Campbell denies blackmail amid charges of forging notes in the bank failure and remains jailed awaiting bond as county officials weigh new charges. next jury term is Oct 28.

St. Paul Neb Edward Buhrman St. Libory State Bank Spikes Smith Campbell Grand Island Campbell Buhrman Omaha St. Libory Johnson

Nebraska 1928 Farm Income Tops 471 Million

Nebraska earned a record 471 million dollars from farm income in 1928 led by livestock and by products at 314 million dollars. Cattle sales reached 133 million while hog sales totaled 108 million, with crops contributing 157 million for the year ending June 30 1928. The state notes 26 percent of total gross farm income from its workers and cites comprehensive data collaboration.

Lincoln Nebraska A. E. Anderson Anderson Statistical Bureau World Herald

Use of Water Restricted in Beatrice City

Beatrice enforces a water ban affecting all railroads entering the city. Rail lines have been asked to source water from tanks in other towns when possible, with mayoral approval and cooperation from creameries factories and large users. Citizens offer private wells to ease the drought strain, inviting taxpayers who cannot access city water to use theirs.

Beatrice Ellis Blue River

Industrial Notes on Regional Bank Openings and Infrastructure

A digest from local papers lists Stratton and Cozad bank mergers with deposits and capital, reopening of Farmers' State Bank in Cozad, a new drug store in Omaha, and various public works. Roads being gravelled, bridges opened, water works financed, and multiple business openings and property renovations across towns including Blair, Plattsmouth, Neligh, Grand Island, and Kearney.

Local Improvements and Developments Across Nebraska Towns

Blair outlines an electrolicr street lighting project while Wausa starts R B Hands brick block. Broken Bow highway graded toward Merna. Cedar Rapids shop to open general store. Grandstand at State Fair grounds touted. Farnam ships cattle to Omaha. Humboldt hosts an air market atop Kotouc Bros. building. Merna plans Roal to Victoria Springs grade. Washington county grows good drop corn. Lincoln engineering for heating and lighting at the capitol and university. Quote from Abraham Lincoln notes government limits on individual effort.

Bolter Receives Support in Preston Election

Preston voters who two months ago elected Sir William Howitt to parliament as a liberal gave the attorney general a larger plurality as a Labor member. He won 35 608 votes to 19 168 for Dr A B Howitt conservative and 410 for S H Holden independent laborite. Sir William polled 31 277 in the general election. This ballot was described as a vote of confidence in the Labor government and vindication of his action in forming it.

Preston England William Howitt Labor Party A. B. Howitt S. H. Holden William

Bus Passenger Sues For 35000 Damages

John E B Evans sues Cornhusker Stage Lines for 35000 for injuries from a March 25 bus crash between North Platte and Lexington. He claims he was pinned beneath the bus for more than 30 minutes. Lincoln, July 30.

Lincoln John EB. Evans Cornhusker Evans North Platte Lexington

Notice to Creditors in Sullivan Estate Plattsmouth

In the matter of the estate of Mary J. Sullivan deceased creditors are notified that A H Duxbury county judge will sit in the county court room Plattsmouth on August 20 1929 and December 2 1929 at ten oclock am to receive and examine all claims with a view to adjustment and allowance. Claims must be presented within three months from August 30 1929 and debts paid within one year from that date.

Mary J. Sullivan Plattsmouth A. D Said

Sheriff’s Sale in Cass County Nebraska 1929

Public auction to the highest cash bidder on September T at 10 a.m. at the south front door of Plattsmouth Courthouse for Lot 120 in the SE quarter of NE quarter Section 19 Township 12 North Range 14 East of the 6th P M. Describes 10.37 acres. Defendants include Mata Shafer Clifford H Shafer and Byron Golding. Judgment by John M. Leyda. Plattsmouth August 2, 1929.

Golda Noble Beal Cass County Nebraska Plertsmouth Mata Shafer Clifford H. Shafer B. Golding Byron Golding John M. Leyda Plattsmouth

Also Mentioned on This Page

Murdock Department Plattsmouth, Nebr Kabinet H. W. Tool Lumber Company Murdeck, Nebraska Farm Union Journal Federal Stratton—State Bank of Stratton and Commercial Banking Company Cozad—Farmers’ State Bank Florence Adams—Home Oil] Company State Department of Public Works Ogallala- Grant Road Lyman Busy Bee Cafe Blair—Abraham Lincoln Memorial Missouri River Peru Trenton East Meadow Dairy Minatare Red Cloud Fairmont Creamery Company Falls City Chicago Avenue Neligh Pioneer Bus Line Dawson County State Bank Whitman West Line Hooker County Sterling—Krueger Minitare Scottsbluff Highway Wayne—Colson Hatcheries Grand Island—Nebraska Pender Scribner Milligan Department Store Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company Minatare—Christensen C. & W. Market Riverside Park Hebron—Central Hotel Wolbach — Stokes Stores, Inc T. L. Hyde Creighton Brunswick Oakdale Clarkson Wehling—County Winslow Long Pine—Alliance of Independent Growers Rothenburger Building Balimore Rushville Toad Pine Ridge Kearney Kearney Normal School Blair Wausa Broken Bow Merna Cedar Rapids French & Angus Oxford Standard Farnam Humboldt—Air Market Kotouc Bros Bridgeport Victoria Springs State Park Washington County Blair Enterprise Capitol Building State University Abraham Lincoln Bolter No. 6 State of Cass Coun A. H. Duxbury Sheriff's Sale Cass
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