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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
2
Nehawka and surrounding area residents are listed visiting relatives and traveling to Hastings Missouri Iowa Nebraska towns. People named include Nehawka residents Nehawka residents Nehawka businessmen and families visiting friends and relatives in Plattsmouth Council Bluffs Huntington and Fort Lupton.
The Anderson family held a pleasant gathering last Sunday at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson on highway 24. Full representation included Fred Marquardt and wife from Avoca, Ray mond and Alfred Hart from Weeping Water, Misses Mildred and Ruth Hart, Rudolph Hart and family, Dan Anderson and family, Albert Anderson and family, Alfred Anderson and family from Omaha, and Mrs. Geda Stander of Lowlaville.
Losses from an old hail storm were adjusted. Fred Ducker received one hundred dollars for fodder or pastorate damage while Fred Kahler was paid twenty five dollars. others received sums in proportion.
In Nehawka a family avoided the old method of stoking a hearth as a modern automatic system lit at 56 degrees. They slept with extra covers, then woke to heat surges as the furnace sparked and warmed the house. A fan run and window blinds closed followed by a cautious touch near the radiator.
A man checks the basement furnace and finds it functioning properly, leaving him pleased by the plant’s reliability but disappointed by lost sleep. Names are not mentioned.
Charles Mall says the service station business has risen steadily since opening and last week was the best yet. He notes revenue from the farmer product deliveries by truck has slipped somewhat.
Carl Meisinger and family have been visiting for two weeks in the northern part of the state near Crawford at Fred Ahrens’s home. They report the crops in that area are very fair and they are enjoying the stay.
The body of Robert Alford who died last Sunday was brought to Nehawka for burial. The funeral, conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor a lifelong friend, filled the home of Vilas P. Sheldon and wife, with mourners. Burial followed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Chester M. Stone left Thursday for Sedalia Missouri with a cargo of top hogs for the state fair while nearby Harry M. Knabe and Gien Eutivdzee plan attendance to oversee their own exhibition hogs and return home later this week.
Harold J. Dane and family from Towa City arrived in Nehawka last Saturday night and joined Mrs. J. Rough’s relatives for a family reunion. They separated Sunday to visit Crete with Mrs. Dane’s sister while Mr. and Mrs. Wilson hosted Dane children, deepening ties with local kin and appreciating Crete schools.
Postmaster Werner Lundberg and his family traveled west last weekend visiting Imperial relatives before continuing to Kansas. They plan to tour a number of communities and visit additional relatives along the way.
Mrs. Thomas Fr. Mitchell and three children left for Amarillo Texas after staying two months here. Wilda and Celia accompanied them. They were guests at Mrs. Frank P. Sheldon’s home, with Mrs. Sheldon and Mrs. A Mitchell sisters. Sheldon Mitchell will remain for the winter to attend school here.
United Brethren in Christ church notices for NHHAWKA and Otterbein describe Bible school at 10 a.m. with Mission emphasis, morning worship at 11, Jubilee evening service at 8, a visiting speaker from York Nebraska, and the last quarterly meeting after the service. Weekly prayer and praise Wednesday, Boys and Girls club Tuesday, Ladies Aid with Mrs Kilaurens, and P S C E lawn party at G A Murdoch home with Murray home meeting next week.
The Ladies Aid Society is hosted by Mrs Christianson this week. The last quarterly meeting will be at Nehawka church Sunday night and all are urged to attend. Romans 10:9 is cited.
An O street road collision near Nehawka injured several people including Frank and Mrs. Stander of Omaha and August Glaubitz seriously. Herbert Kunz and children and Charles Hall were shaken. Mrs Stander fractured an ankle and Glaubitz, nearly ninety, may have internal injuries. Ambulance transported victims to Omaha for treatment.
Weeping Water items note Fred Rehmeier finishing his day Tuesday afternoon. Thelma McCartney of Waverly visits, John R. Stine from Plattsmouth stops by, and Elmer Michelson handles Omaha business for his store. Steeple repairs at the Methodist church completed last Monday and painted, with Dr. F W Kruse hosting his daughter and husband. Col W R Young of Plattsmouth joins booster trip workers, and others attend concerts and picnics in nearby towns. Billing for clover work recalls Bill Ash injuring a hand. Angel Rough ties millinery business in Omaha while Mabel Dudley covers in town. Will Therwas arrives from Edger, Nebr, to see ill sister, sharing concern with brother-in-law and friends. Booster trip organizers listed among many workers. Two teams are called to Wehawka for auto wreck injuries. hospital care in Omaha noted. Frank Stander party among the injured, with several named attendees and care details.
The hog barn in Monmouth is nearly finished and will be ready for the fair in a few weeks. The 62 by 132 foot structure was built by a Murray firm and will provide ample space to display hogs during the event.
The county fair committee announces two prominent speakers, Congressman John H. Morehead and Governor Charles W. Bryan, who will deliver addresses on Thursday September 15 as part of the fair program. Citizens may engage in questions of the day with lively discussion from the Democratic perspective.
L Askew opens a repair shop in the border building east of Jamison Carpenter shop in Weeping Water with help from veteran harness and shoe maker C A Stebens. Russel's Cash Store earlier established has grown to a steady business in town.
The Atlantic Pacific and Gulf Oil Company owners Wm. Van Every and Casti Sylvester plan a broad expansion from the Handy Oil Station. They will add three delivery trucks to serve farming communities and distant stations as they extend operations from Texas into Nebraska.
Seeing the West Mr and Mrs Leonard Doty Miss Thelma Cole and Mr Dale Philpot departed early this week for a trip west which will include west Nebraska and portions of Wyoming and which will consume some three weeks. They are driving and are expecting to enjoy a very fine trip.
Mrs. F P W Beil received a telegram last Wednesday announcing the death of Dorothy Davis, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W J Davis, after a nineteen day illness at Imperial hospital. She was the granddaughter of Mrs. Beil’s brother W M Splitt of Imperial and the great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Campbell of this city.
A local coalition emphasizes cooperation behind the Cass County Fair and the Lewiston Community Center. Activists, led by fair association president Fred Carsten, foster ongoing community projects and church community assets for public use and event success.
Woods and officers announce a county fair to be held September 13 14 25 and 16 with Troy L. Davis as announcer. They urge all residents to attend and display pigs and county entries. Also notes the Anderson Hart Picnic at Dan Andersons home with Weeping Water families including Misses Anns Ruth and Mildred Hart, Messrs Raymond Alfred Hart George Spahn Rudolph Hart and Mrs Meyers and son Raymond. All report an excellent gathering.
Jack Lehman remains bedridden and in declining health after a stroke. His son Herold Lehman and wife have traveled from Los Angeles to stay with him during this difficult time.
A large Saturday night crowd in Weeping Water enjoyed music and a pavement dance. Organizers report the free dance was well attended and plan another event at the same location next Saturday evening.
The band of Weeping Water and the manager receive praise for a fine concert at the Masonic Home in Plattsmouth enjoyed by residents and many local attendees. Plattsmouth residents and Weeping Water visitors joined the event, while the narrator missed it due to a Des Moines family reunion.
The Western Limestone Company reports a successful Tuesday try-out of the newly installed crusher. The machine demonstrated superior performance, enabling the company to commence furnishing materials for the paving of O street.
Mrs Eldon Panske formerly Miss Keckler was rushed to the hospital of Dr J S Dearing in Iowa. She is under treatment and will undergo an operation if necessary, which is hoped will not be required.
Miss Angel Kreimeier with two baby beeves and her brother Vincent with three will take them to the state fair. The siblings have earned recognition and prizes at the fair in past years and will also display at Cass County Fair, called the Cass County World’s Fair locally.
Donald Tompkins, treated for acute appendicitis at University Hospital in Omaha, returned home Tuesday. He remains weak from the operation and hospital stay but is expected to recover fully soon.
Beautiful plums offered at thirty five cents per basket by Tony Klimm in Murray. Contact Murray phone 2522 for purchase.
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