This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
2
William August and wife visited Pawnee City over the weekend in their auto. James McVey stopped in Plattsmouth for a brief business visit last week. James M. Palmer called on business in Nebraska City last Monday.
Ed Woods pool hall gains a new floor laid by Chas Bates. Visitors include C. D. St. John in Union delivering Teed stuffs and Frank Trotter in Nehawka with stock for farmers. Roy Chrisweisser buys Clyde Rutherford drag business. Basketball sets upcoming games between Eagle and Nehawka teams.
Joan H. Steffens supervised a guessing contest on a 238 pound 8 ounce Omar Flour sack sent to a local store. Participants offered close estimates with George Wessel matching the exact weight while G Goodman and Edwin Shumaker came within three ounces and Herbert Stoll within three ounces.
Last Sunday evening our friend Uncle Walker Bates was stricken with a kidney affection causing great suffering. A surgeon's lancet and equipment afforded relief. He remains unwell and will require careful treatments to recover. Stewart Rough assisted the elevator team and J. G. Wunderlich cared for the elevator during the crisis.
George C. Sheldon of Sheldon Manufacturing hosted relatives for Thanksgiving inviting Frank P. Sheldon Marion Tucker B Wolph C E Giles and families WY P Sheldon and families. The gathering was described as a very happy crowd enjoying the occasion.
The Bates Book and Gift Shop presents a large line of engraved Christmas cards in artistic designs. Order now to have names engraved for timely delivery at reasonable prices. Inspect the collection to see the largest and best options offered in the city.
About twenty youths from Grenwood and Pacific Junction visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Stacy at the Stacy home in Pacific Junction last Friday evening. After initial disturbance they were admitted and given cigars and Hershey bars. A jolly social followed and visiting couple Mr and Mrs W R Mains of Villisca joined, after recent nuptials on November 16. They had traveled from Plattsmouth where Mrs Mains, formerly Emma Dalton, was married to Mr Mains a week earlier. The party left for home Saturday.
Washington hosts a partisan clash as Democrats unveil a tax reduction draft led by Representative Garner Texas with broad party backing while Republicans under Tilson resist new tax cut proposals and flag Coolidge credits as unlikely to pass. Pre session talks focus on appropriation bills McFadden banking alien property radio farm relief and McNary-Haugen farm relief measures. A proposed 250 million federal export program would fund surplus grain crops with producer repayment through elimination fees.
The Christian Church Service class will present a program and one act playlet at the church Friday evening. Cast includes Frederick Fielding Earl Harckenberg Daniel Dutton Roy Olson and others with readings songs and a duet.
President Wilson discussed Mexican reform and the agrarian question, opposing the old regime and favoring constitutional land settlement. He argued order should serve the masses, not aristocrats, and expressed hope for a peaceful, rights based solution.
Two masked men robbed the Plentywood Sheridan county treasury of 45 000 dollars in cash and bonds in Montana. They held the treasurer Eugene Torstenson and a woman deputy at gunpoint, looted the vault, locked them inside, and escaped unseen as officers were notified.
Plattsmouth high school began the 1926 27 basketball season with a first workout led by coach F A Robert. The squad includes lettermen and promising newcomers. Scheduled games include Nebraska City North Omaha and Creighton Prep with Beatrice at home and a possible finale against Central High Omaha. Basketball is the school’s financially sustaining sport and supports the broader athletic program.
A Mock carnival scheduled for Friday evening at Eight Mile Grove church has been indefinitely postponed. The new date will be announced later.
Bates Book & Gift Shop offers The Cutters by Bess Streeter Aldrich as a new early sale. Call story promotes securing a copy of the popular novel.
An Illinois steel firm with 3184 workers records 161 days without a disabling accident in hazardous operations. A second steel company with 456 employees also reports a year with no disablements. The piece argues modern business ties workers and employers as partners to value life and reduce losses.
The Hall Mills murder case remains a lead story in daily papers as reports say a brutal killing occurred and the alleged perpetrators are still at large among the public.
In Cass county Cass County D A R chapters honor Aunty Tewksbury beloved pioneer daughter with a memorial chair to be placed in the D A R hall in Washington. Fontenelle Chapter D A R hosts a candle light tea on December 13 at Sunnyside the home of Mrs E H Wescott from 3 30 to 7 00 pm public invited Tickets are 35 cents.
Classified request urges readers to place messages in the Journal Want Ads to attract attention and generate results for advertisers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.