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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1929

Page

7

Community Notices From Murdock Area Social Roundup

W O Gillespie and wife and Miss Janet McNamara visit Lincoln on Wednesday. Many neighbors share visits in Murray Green Wood and Greenwood. Henry Guthmann and wife travel to Omaha for business. Paul Stock suffers serious hand injury requiring amputation. W F Weddell visits from Pennsylvania then to Denver. Road wrecks cause multiple injuries and vehicle damage as motorists encounter side collisions.

W. O. Gillespie Janet McNamara Lincoln J. C. Weddell Ashland W. T. Weddell Robert Crawford Elmwood John Eppites Murray H. W. Tool Tool Shriners John Gakemeier Greenwood Rex Peters George Heinke al Bauer Harry. McDonald Harry Gillespie North Loup Henry Oehlerking Wo. McNamara South Bend W. O. Gilespie Henry Carson Murdock Henry A. Guthmann Omaha Henry Mary Tool Blue River John Ostblom Ler Charlies Kupke Gakemeter W. F. Weddell Monongahala City Pennsylvania Mr. Weddell Denver Willl Kansas Kansas City St. Lewis A. J. Neitzel Neftser Theo Ralph Rager

Miller & Gruber Vaults Ad Brief Nebranca

Miller and Gruber of Nehawka Nebraska promote complete burial vaults with an absolute guarantee to protect remains. The ad emphasizes caring for loved ones while alive and offers a vow of secure interment.

Miller & Gruber, Nehawka Nebr

Missionary Gathering Held at Trinity Lutheran Church

A missionary meeting took place last Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church located two miles north of Murdock. The event brought together local residents and church members for a devotional gathering and outreach planning.

Trinity Lutheran Church Murdock

Missionary Branch Fund-Raising Meeting Held

A longstanding all-day gathering presided over by Rev. G. A. Zock drew many members and others. The meeting yielded a large sum to support the church mission work.

G. A. Zock

Picnic dinner at Shriners camp hosts Hornbeck family guests

I. G. Hornbeck, agent of the Rock Island at Murdock and Miss Elas Bornmeier, operator of the Telephone Exchange, enjoyed a picnic dinner last Wednesday at the Shriners camp in Lincoln. They were guests of Louis Hornbeck and A. R. Hornbeck's families. A pleasant evening was described.

I. G. Hornbeck Rock Island Murdock Elas Bornmeier Telephone Exchange Shriners Camp Lincoln Louis Hornbeck A. R. Hornbeck

Townsend and Gortney families enjoy day at State Fisheries and Lin Oma Beach

Townsend and family and L B Gortney and family visited State Fisheries on Sunday for a picnic dinner and a fine day. In the afternoon they went to Lin Oma Beach near Ashland for swimming and a picnic supper before returning home.

State Fisheries. Co

Two-Truck Operator Resigns School Route Post

J. Johanson, who runs two trucks hauling stock and merchandise between the town and Omaha, reports booming business. He resigns from his prior school route wagon position due to lack of time.

J. Johanson Omaha

Roy Gorthey Re-appointed Postmaster at Murdock

Advices from Washington report L. B. Gorthey re-appointed postmaster of Murdock for another term. He has given satisfaction and patrons praise the service. The office pays eleven hundred dollars annually, and he adds three hundred by delivering mail to the station, which he earns through hard work.

Washington L. B. Gorthey Murdock Gorthey Gortney

Accident At threshing scene injures horse tail

William Leutchens assisting Fred Corder at the Gust Rage place drove bundles to the machine when the horse near the belt swung its tail into a pully. The tail was nearly torn off and a veterinarian was summoned to amputate the remainder to stop the bleeding.

Wm. Leutchens Fred Corder

Return of Rev H. S. Tool to Montana ministry visit

Rev H S Tool of Rind Point Montana, returned home last Tuesday after visiting here and in Alvo with his sister Mrs T M McKinnon and another sister Mrs Fred H Gorder. He also spent time with A J Tool and H W Tool brothers in Murdock before heading west.

Tool Rind Point Montana Alvo T. M. McKinnon Weeping Water Fred H. Gorder A. J. Tool H. W. Tool Murdock West

Murdock Men Survive Train Crossing Collision

Henry Klemme and his son escaped a fatal wreck when their car stalled at a rural crossing southwest of Murdock as Rock Island train No 18 passed. The father pushed his son to safety then failed to move the car and the locomotive struck the vehicle, sending it into a ditch. Other local visitors attended to business in the area.

Henry Klemme Henry Murdock Henry, Jr Rock Island Mr. Klemme Henry Schlaphoff

Chicken Thieves Active Again in Cass and Otoe Counties

Reports from south Cass and northern Otoe counties say chicken thieves have returned. Mrs J B Dysart near Union told Sheriff Ryder that Thursday night an intruder entered her chicken house and carried off fifty Plymouth Rock broilers. The streak of thefts ends a quiet period after arrests earlier in Cass County.

Cass County Otoe County J. BR. Dysart Union

Local notes from Plattsmouth area on visitors and events

Fred Clark of Union and O W Zaar of South Bend visited the city for business. Mrs. John Meisinger Jr returned from Beaver City after a family death. Many locals and visitors travel, study, or move, including Miss Beula Clark returning to Union to practice beauty work and Frank Bennett family moving to Plattsmouth for highway work. Public notices include parole hearing for Lester Linville in 1929 with board of pardons set for September 10 at Lincoln.

Fred Clark Union O. W. Zaar South Bend John Meisinger, Jr Beaver City Furnas County Henry Beins Eugene Skinner Palmer Nebraska Hubert Piper Mary Piper Iowa George Marks Agazin Marks C. C. Hudson Philip Horn Hay Springs Plattsmouth Falls City Bennett Harold Rhoden Fort Worth Texas Rhoden Galen Rhoden Charles Gerbling Elmwood A. W. Conger Grand Island Floyd Gerbling W. P. Sitzman Ed Folk Addie Opal Omaha Fritz Schlieske Marion Carter Schlieske Frank Lane Edna Mable Indianola Auto Edna Frey Catherine Hawksworth Fort Slayton Colorado Clem Boyd Sydney Harold Gaines Lloyd Sharp

Ills and visits noted in Saturday Dandy column

Friends and relatives appear in Plattsmouth the Dandy column notes Mrs. C N Beverage ill at home on West Elm street. Harry C Todd of near Murray visits for business and with friends. Mrs Henry Born recovering from severe burns. Mr and Mrs Martin Lohnes return from Chicago. Wallace Warner and family depart for Minneapolis. Arthur De Vriendt of Scottsbluffs and Miss Eien Lincoln visit Plattsmouth. F A Stohlman of Louisville calls on friends. Mrs M Webkrbsin ill with nurse caregiver.

Martin Lohnes Chicago Wallace Warner Warner L. Smetana Minneapolis Minnesota Arthur de Vriendt Scotts Bluffs Eien Lincoln Plattsmouth W. P. Sitzman Lawrence Sprecher F. A. Stohlman Louisville Journal M. Webkrbsin Mov

Hearing on Petition for Administrator in Cass County Court

In Cass County Nebraska the estate of James F. Wilson deceased will have a hearing September 6, 1928 at 10 a.m. before County Judge A H Duxbury on the petition by Mary B. Wilson for appointment of Orval J. Hathaway as administrator. Notice to interested parties via three consecutive weeks in the Plattsmouth Journal.

Nebraska Cass County James F. Wilson Mary B. Wilson Orval J. Hathaway Plattsmouth Journal A. H. Duxbury

Order of Hearing on Petition for Settlement of Account

County Court of Cass Nebraska orders heirs and interested parties to appear September 6 1829 at 11 00 AM for final settlement of estate of Sam G Smith. notices to all interested by publication in Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks prior to hearing. Judge A H Duxbury signs the order August 9 1829.

Cass County Nebraska State of Case County Sam G. Smith Frank R. Gobelman Plattsmouth Reid Court A. D

Hearing Set In Estate of George E Sullivan Nebraska

Notice for the Estate of George E Sullivan, deceased, in Cass County Nebraska. Jenni Porter petitions to determine death time and heirs for described Nebraska land totaling 94 acres plus additional parcels. Hearing scheduled September 6, 1929, at 10:00 a.m. in Plattsmouth County Court Room.

George E. Sullivan Cass County Nebraska Jennie Porter Fall River County South Dakota Jennie Sullivan Ernest Porter Kenneth Sullivan Herman Sullivan Georgia Sullivan

Parole Hearing Scheduled for Warren Harmer

Warren Harmer, convicted in Cass County on September 12, 1928, for breaking and entering, has applied for parole. The Board of Pardons sets a hearing at 10 a.m. on September 10, 1929, at the State Penitentiary in Lincoln Nebraska, inviting all interested parties to appear and show cause why the parole should or should not be granted.

Lester Troy Linville Cass County Board of Pardons State Penitentiary Lincoln Nebraska Warren Harmer Frank Marsh State Board of Pardons N. T. Harmon

Notice of Estate Hearing for James E Shields

James E Shields estate in Cass County Nebraska faces probate action filed by Paul Wohlfarth seeking judicial determination of death time heirships and rights to property. Hearing set in Plattsmouth County Court on September 6 1929 at 10 a m for all interested parties to contest the petition.

Cass County Nebraska James E. Shields Paul Wohlfarth Plattsmouth Catherine Spader Shields Catherine A. Shields Francis H. Shields John J. Shields William J. Shields Plattsnouth A. H. Duxbury

Publication Suspension Lets Readers Catch Up on Zane Grey

The note suggests a pause in the Congressional Record to allow time for readers to catch up on Zane Grey novels. It claims Grey has likely penned at least two desert-themed novels since the special session began.

Congressional Record Zane Grey Dezer

Mrs Hartman Recovering After Major Surgery In Omaha

Mrs Theodore Hartman is convalescing from a critical operation at Immanuel hospital in Omaha. Her surgeon may permit removal home this week if no complications arise. Rev Paul Matuschke of Lincoln and Mrs Hartman’s sisters visit. Mrs Holtzen plans a move to Canada.

Theodore Hartman Immanuel Hospital Omaha Paul Matuschke Lincoln Hartman Matuschka Pe. Brase Hartmen Wm. Brese Grand Island Martha M Holtzen

Visits Old Friends Here

Yesterday afternoon Rew and Clarence Phinhham of Boston arrived for a brief visit with old time friends as they travel from the east to Duluth Minnesota where they plan to settle. Mrs Dunham, formerly Dorothy Pend, is well known here as a home economics and domestic science teacher at the high school.

Clarence Phinhham Boston Duluth Minnesota

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Lugsch Plattemouth, Nebr Roy Gorthey R. I. Crossing George Shackler Avoca William Senf West of Murray Snef Chris Zimmerman West of Mynard Charles Tunneill Ada Moore Charlies Des Moines B. F. Wiles Ella Margaret James T. Beeley L. L. Turpin Nebraska City District Court Henry Sanders John Lord Lister Hospital Wehrbein M. C. Brown Rose Bookmeyer Brown Cyril Kalina Edward Betty Joe Wales Joan Dwight Joseph Kalina Howard Fullerton Ernest Fullerton Buffalo Missouri Dallas County J. R. Stine Courtland Miss Woodruff Miss Wellery Otto Stodola Joe Stodola Brainerd Otto F. Stefan Thomas Walling Company SAA A Graham Black&s White Mrs. Hartman Polk
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