Alvo social notes from Thanksgiving week events
Alvo residents hosted and visited relatives across town with gatherings at the Skinner and Dinges homes, a church bazaar planned for December 5, and Woolworth style shopping. Notables include Doris Coatman visiting from Wesleyan, Ralph Clymer selling Buck autos, and Erma Sutton Jones wedding shower hosted by Minnie Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Rauth
Manley
Frank Taylor
George Curyea
Lincoln
Clarence
Alvo
Frank L. Edwards
Rehmeyer
Doris Coatman
Wesleyan University
Methodist Church
Ralph Snaveley
Jess Brant
Prescott
Iowa
Professor Brant
Jess
John B. Skinner
Mary Skinner
John
S. H. Dinges
Arthur Dinges
Miss Virginia
George Dinges
Greenwood
Buck Autos
Ralph
Lee Snaveley
Carl Rosenow
Minnie Peterson
Erma Sutton
Ernest M. Jones
Fremont
G. E. Steel
Frank Hedrich
Havelock
Will
Glen Copple
Stevens Creek
Birthday tribute to C. H. Kirkpatrick from Cass County
The article marks C. H. Kirkpatrick’s 84th birthday recalling his 1845 birth in Wisconsin and life in Nebraska since 1868. It notes his long residence on a Cass County farm near Alvo, his booster role for the area, and brief stays in Texas and California, with Texas rated best of the three states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
C. H. Kirkpatrick
Nebraska
Kirkpatrick
Cass County
Alvo
Texas
California
Coatman and Skinner Add Chevrolet Truck to Fleet
The trucking firm Coatman and Skinner expanded their fleet with a new Chevrolet truck purchased from Dowler Brothers of Weeping Water. John B. Skinner tested it by delivering corn for Frank Edwards to the Rehmeyer elevator on Wednesday of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatman & Skinner
Chevrolet
Dowler Brother Company
John B. Skinner
Frank Edwards
Rehmeyer
Thanksgiving visit to Kearney hosts extend warm gathering
A cordial Thanksgiving gathering occurred in Kearney at the home of H. D. Richardson a former Alvo resident now living in Kearney. The Rehmeyer Ganz and Stromer families drove over last Wednesday, stayed overnight and through Thanksgiving, sharing an excellent dinner prepared by Mrs. Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
H. D. Richardson
Alvo
Simon Rehmeyer
C. D. Ganz
A. B. Stromer
Richardson Cooks At Reunion As Families Renew Friendships
Richardson, an accomplished cook, hosted a reunion where four families enjoyed a warm gathering and renewed friendships from years past. The event highlighted shared meals and the comfort of longstanding bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Charles Godbey Readmitted After Operation Discovery
Charles Godbey, not fully recovered since last winter, has returned to the hospital for another operation after doctors found a pus sac in one lung. Friends hope he will recover quickly and soon return home in good health.
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Charles Godbey
Wedded at Alvo Miss Irma Sutton Marries Ernest Jones
The Alvo community witnessed a Wednesday wedding at the Sutton home as Miss Irma Mildred Sutton married Ernest M. Jones of Fremont. Rev. J. S. Stewart officiated. The couple will reside in Fremont where the groom holds a fine position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvo
Irma Mildred Sutton
Ernest M. Jones
Fremont
J. S. Stewart
Methodist Church of
Former Franklin County treasurer jailed for embezzlement
George A. Carter former county treasurer of Franklin County Nebraska was sentenced to a penitentiary term of two to 18 years and fined 64 722 66 for embezzling 22 386 33 of county funds over six years. The board of supervisors urged clemency but the judge imposed the minimum yet deemed insufficient. Carter will be taken to the penitentiary after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
George A. Carter
Franklin County
Nebraska
J. W. James
Carter
Leon Samuelson
Samuelson
Mr. Samuelson
Frank
James
Franklin
Smith
Long
Ben Harrington
G. P. Spence
Board of Supervisors
Cartter
Pardon and Parole Board
Von Hindenburg lauded on fifteenth anniversary as field marshal
Former German officers offered many congratulations to President Von Hindenburg on the fifteenth anniversary of his appointment to field marshal. He earned the rank after the victory at Tannenberg and his strategic retreat to Weichsel that halted the Russian advance into Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Germany
Tannenberg
Weichsel
For Sale Barred Plymouth Rock Cockrels
Barred Plymouth Rock cockrels for sale at 1.50 each. Seller is Robert Troop in Mynard. Contact information not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Large Cass County maps for sale at Journal office
Cass county map posters offered for sale at the Journal office priced at 50 cents each. Limited supply available for readers and local buyers seeking detailed county maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Journal Office
Manley News Items Share Thanksgiving and Visits
Local notices recount visits in Manley and surrounding areas including Carrie Schaeffer at Ed Pankonin’s home south of Weeping Water. The piece notes travel for Thanksgiving dinners, smallpox quarantine at Martin Nelson’s, and various relatives and neighbors visiting or hosting in Manley, Lincoln, and nearby towns.
Thanksgiving dinner brings Manley neighbors together
Three close neighbor families of Manley Antone Auersward Ralph Wildy and Charles Griffeths pooled resources to host a Thanksgiving dinner at Griffeths home. The gathering celebrated gratefulness for blessings and neighborliness as a fine communal tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manley
Antone Auersward
Ralph Wildy
Charles Griffeths
Foresome Club Hosts Bridge Afternoon at Manley
Four matrons including Mesdames Ralph Keckler Ray Smith and A R Dowler gathered at Mrs. Oscar Dowler’s Manley home last Tuesday. They enjoyed a bridge session and a fine luncheon served by Mrs Dowler during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Keckler
Ray Smith
A. R. Dowler
Oscar Dowler
Manley
Return of Gruber Family From Fairplay Funeral
Mrs John Gruber and her sisters traveled from Fairplay Missouri after the death of her father Mr Miller aged 67 years seven months and seventeen days. The funeral was at the Methodist church with interment at Shady Grove Cemetery near the family farm. He died from a stroke of paralysis leaving a widow and mother in Manley and Mrs Albert Schu
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gruber
Fairplay
Miller
Shady Grove
Manley
Albert Schu
Meisingers Celebrate 34th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Meisinger marked 34 years of marriage with joy, noting they have been married thirty-four years and one year over a third of a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Meisinger
Mrs Rau Returns from West Visit to Trinidad Colorado
Mrs W J Rau recently returned from a several week visit with her brother Claude Breckchfeldt and family in Trinidad Colorado. She reports conditions in the west as very good and enjoyed a pleasant time there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rau
West
W. J. Rau
Claude Breckchfeldt
Trinidad
Colorado
Gift Taxes Upheld by the U S Court
The U S Supreme Court upheld federal gift taxes as constitutional in a Philadelphia case involving a $20 598 levy on gifts totaling $568 300 Justice Stone delivered the majority opinion with three dissents including Justice Sutherland Butler and Vandeventer. The decision rejects arguments that gift taxes are direct taxes requiring apportionment and argues the tax is an excise on gifts rather than on property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Law
Supreme Court
Joseph H. Bromley
Philadelphia
Justice Stone
Sutherlland
Butler
Vandevarnter
Bremer
Stone
Justice Sutherland
Omaha Bee-News
Notice of Hearing on Heirship Petition in Cass County
In Cass county Nebraska T A Kiger petitions for determination of heirship in the estate of Lois Riger deceased who died in Sterling Nebraska around May 18 1924. The hearing is set for December 27 1929 at 10 a m in Plattsmouth County Court to decide death time heirs kinship and descent of the real property including an undivided one quarter interest in specified Lots in the NE quarter of Section 19 Township 12 North Range 14 East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Riger
Cass County
Nebraska
T. A. Kiger
Lois Kiger
Sterling
New NW
Cole
Plattsmouth
Fleming Stoll wedding draws relatives from three states
Miss Mildred Fleming's wedding drew guests from Omaha and Weeping Water including Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Oaks of Fairbury Nebraska. Out of town relatives from Jefferson Iowa and Lincoln Nebraska attended with local families hosting Thanksgiving visits and celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harryette Northcutt
Omaha
Alice Crabill
C. E. Oaks
Fairbury
Nebraska
Mildred Fleming
George W. Wilson
Earl Waite
William S. Doll
T. W., Fleming
Lyle Fleming
Juanita Fleming
Gerald Fleming
Jefferson
Iowa
M. P. Fleming
Mildred
Charles E. Heebner
Imo
Granville Heebner
Near Nehawka
Fleming Stoll
Local residents visit city for holiday matters and friendship
A stream of visitors including E F Andrews of Chinda Iowa and C F Wheeler Louisville city marshal arrived for short calls at the county courthouse. Elmwood residents Albert Stoker William Fleischmann and John McKay George Bates visited for business and to see friends. Family groups from Fairbury Omaha and Mt Vernon New York joined local hosts for Thanksgiving and holidays. Mrs Goldye Kaffenberger, now Mrs Foxwell, plans to stay with relatives in Lincoln after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Schaeffer
Ed Pankonin
Weeping Water
Walter O'Brien
Mattis Breckenridge
August Krecklow
Fred Falischman
Ashland
Airs
Charles Gade
Earnest Daniels
Fred Flaischman
Joseph Wolpert
Katie
Plattsmouth
Charles Schafer
Murdock
Manley
Frank Stander
Omaha
Hair Davehbter
Herman Rauth
Frank Taylor
Alvo
Herbert Steinkamp
Martin Nelson
Dale Lyons
Julian
Clarice
Lincoln
John Crane
Crane, Curyea ~ Murtey
Ben Cleshorn
Near Manley
Louisville
Kurt
Long Beach
California
David Brann
W. A. Cleghorn
Elmer Pearson
P. H. J. Brien
Fricar
Francis B. Whelan
Mr. Whelan
Mary M. Davis
Sears S. Davis
John E. Turner
Turner
Dorothy Jean
Elmwood
P. T. Campbell
George R. Sayles
Campbell
D. A. Young
Near Murray
Rex Young
Guy C. White
W. G. Kieck
Mr. Kieck
Ernest Kieck
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Prem
E. F. Andrews
Chinda
C. F. Wheeler
Henry Clapp
Albert Stoker
William Fleischmann
Court House
John McKay
George Bates
J. H. Hangley
Katie Hild
J. M. Vondran
J. J. Cloidt
Everett L. Gooding
Clifton
Evelyn Lee
Mr. Gooding
8. S. Gooding
Lester G. Foxwell
Mt. Vernon
New York
John B. Kaffenberger
Foxwell
George Kaffenberger
Goldye Kaffenberger
Nanking Denies Moscow Talks on Eastern Railway Dispute
Chinese foreign minister Dr Cc Ts Wang dismissed Moscow reports of negotiations with Mukden as false and groundless. He said the Nanking government handles all Manchurian dispute matters and rejected any official Moscow announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Cc. Ts. Wang
Moscow
Mukden
Nowise
Bank Sues Lincoln School Board Over Excess Taxes
The City National Bank of Lincoln filed suit against the Lincoln school board for 7302 dollars in excess taxes paid under the unconstitutional intangible tax laws of 1925 and 1926. The bank says payments were made under protest. A second suit is pending over taxes paid without protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
City National Bank of Lincoln
State Law on Highways Is to Be Tested Out
Supreme court review of a 1925 law claimed to assign highway duties to the Public Works Department. Wilson and county opponents clash over whether the law repealed county obligations and whether state transfer in 1929 relieved counties from damages liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Willey
Supreme Court
Melvin Wilson
Department of Public Works
Wilson
Former Union Pacific worker sought as bandit
Cheyenne Wyoming November 28 officials say Union Pacific special agents have begun a search for a former employee believed connected to the derailment of the Portland Limited and a passenger robbery. A masked bandit, described as a young pock marked man with a tough voice, is said to have threatened the railroad and been in Cheyenne after the wreck. Five suspects are held, but railroad authorities focus on the former track worker who knew which rail to loosen. The search continues with cautious statements from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Portland Limited
Grand Island
Union Pacific
W. M. Jeffers
John Gale
Gale
Liberal Leader Tells London No Early General Election
Sir Herbert Samuel addressing the London Liberal Association said Britain shows no appetite for an early general election. He warned that the Labour government faces three grave issues—finance unemployment and canal—shaping near term politics. He noted Churchill left inadequate provisions to cover debt charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Herbert Samuel
Liberal Party
City of London Liberal Association
Great Britain
Herbert
Winston Churchill
Dr Harold Gifford Dies at Home in Omaha
Prominent Omaha eye specialist Dr Harold Gifford died at his home on Burt Street after a heart attack following a bout of pleurisy. Funeral rites were private. He came to Omaha in 1886 and built a large practice serving thousands with charitable care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gifford
Omaha
Barket Chapel
Burt Street
Harold Gifford Jr
Chicago
Gifford
City
Dr. Gifford
Medical Arts
Ee Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Inn
Purebred Hereford Calves For Sale In Plattsmouth
Purebred Hereford calves available contact W. G. Messinger in Plattsmouth. Phone 4422. n21-3tw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Messinger
Plattsmouth
Chicago Bar Plans Inquiry Into Trial Collapse
The Chicago Bar association said it would investigate the collapse of the Octavius Granady murder trial. It will also probe remarks by Judge Joseph B. David and the conduct of special prosecutor Frank J. Loesch during the case, amid court clashes and accusations of weak evidence and perjured witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Bar Association
Phillip Carroll
Octavius Granady
Joseph B. David
Frank J. Loesch
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A. Johnsof
Mala St. Brass’ City
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U.S. Court
Bret
Journal
Want Ad Department
Roy Howard
Murray
Nebr
Diaw
Bank Sues
Trav
Barber
Cook
Granady
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