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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1929
Page
5
Thanksgiving at northwest Iowa and local Nebraska families mark the season with dinners and visits. George Work and Meyers hosts in Omaha area. Fred H. Gorder and others attend Toll home gathering. Rex Peters, Henry Gakemeier, J. S. Foppe families seen in town. Emil Kuehn returns from Missouri. football win for Murdock over Palmyra 11 to 10. other residents travel to North Loup for holiday meals.
Mrs Unn McHugh and family spent Thanksgiving at Fred Towle’s with a fine dinner. C E McDonald finished corn work at Henry Kiemme’s. Mrs George Buell Elmwood and Fred Frank Buell visited Mrs George Vanderhberg at L B Gorthey’s. E W Thimgan felt unwell yet worked behind the scenes. Murdock teachers left for Thanksgiving with a break the rest of the week. Shelby Bridgman aided at Ward filling station during a busier period. Lacey McDonald and wife visited Lincoln for business by auto. Charles Brown and wife welcomed a fine boy with Dr L D Lee assisting. Gakemeier, Melvin, and Oscar McDonald visited Greenwood for an American Legion shoot. Herbert and Helen Bornemeier spent Thanksgiving in Eustis with friends. Gakemeier and Mrs Rex Peters visit noted. Lester Thimgan worked in Otto Miller’s cornfield despite engine snow. E W Thimgan, John Gakemeier, Lacer McDonald and Louis Bornemeier attended a sporting event in Omaha Monday. A J Jool and family of Murdock are mentioned.
Miller & Gruber of Nehawka Nebraska advertise self sealing burial vaults that automatically seal to exclude water and other substances. They offer delivery to Cass and Otoe counties.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ward entertained on Thanksgiving Day with a fine dinner and afternoon gathering. Attending were Troy Ward and family of Kansas City, M G Keedy and family of Beatrice, and Rev. and Mrs. George A. Clarke of McCook with Mrs. Clarke a sister.
The Farmers Union Elevator Company advertises a large supply of Victor flour at appealing prices. Customers are urged to purchase as much as they want, with sacks available in any quantity.
Kenneth Tool and wife arrived in Murdock last Wednesday evening and spent Thanksgiving with Kenneth’s parents at Valparaiso. Their son Richard Tool, employed at a Kingsley, Iowa bank, joined the gathering to complete the home circle.
Auction note lists nil-4M Buff Orpington cockerels offered at 1.50 dollars and 2.00 pounds each. Contact G. V. Fickwell in Murdock Nebraska for purchase details.
Sixteen members of the Four Square club met at the School House November 26th Two new members joined in the roll The afternoon focused on selecting care and making of beddlar and mattress filling facts were shared The Farm Bureau annual meeting will be held at the Congregation 72 church in Weeping Water December 14 inviting all to attend The next local club meeting will be in January watch for the date
Washington report details pension disbursements for FY ending June 30, 1929. Civil War widows over 75 receive boosted payments while totals show 477,815 pensioners and 69,945 Civil War soldiers on rolls. Spanish American War veterans numbered 178,804 with steady increases.
Married man with a small family seeks steady work as farm hand in Plattsmouth Nebraska. Wages fifty dollars per month with usual extras. Experience with stock and farming required plus ability to operate a tractor. Address with full particulars to B J in care of Journal Plattsmouth Nebraska.
New York announces plans to build a Huguenot hall of fame on Staten Island to honor figures such as Paul Revere Alexander Hamilton John Greenleaf Whittier Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and presidents Tyler Garfield Roosevelt and Taft.
Store offers a large line of Christmas cards to ease choosing, inviting customers to call for speeds and variety to reduce worry during the holiday season.
F H Brooks of Iowa Nebraska Light & Power says a national conference aims to stimulate capital expenditure and employment. The firm plans a large 1930 program with new steam plant in Lincoln, system upgrades, new lines and plants across about 100 towns, and spending over 2 million dollars next year.
Arthur C Leflang plans to present a 34 000 claim against the estate of E M Leflang in county court next week. He will submit records of bonds purchased abroad in France Norway Sweden and Denmark by his father to resolve ownership disputed with stepmother Anna Cole Leflang. The estate, valued around 1 500 000, was partially settled when she signed an agreement granting him half and she later withdrew a 20 000 claim and gave a note for 2 546 38 to cover bonds sold plus interest.
Bryan Dunn, cashier of the National Bank of Commerce, filed a district court suit for 51550 against the railroad, claiming negligent placement of support columns in the center of the Burlington highway bridge west of Lincoln caused his October 29 car crash.
Lincoln November 26 Mrs D W Hahn state president and Mrs Irene Fleming department secretary of the American Legion auxiliary urged Land Commissioner Dan Swanson to provide office quarters in the state capitol.
Murray Nebraska listing advertises pure bred boars and Holstein bulls for sale. Bert Young offers breeding stock with location in Murray Nebraska and contact n38 2tsw.
Washington reports that the loss of three veteran Republican senators prompts a broad reshuffle of Senate committees. Western insurgents gain leverage as chairs open on Appropriations Finance Foreign Relations and more, with Reed Smoot and Wesley L. Jones key figures guiding the changes.
The Julius Rosenwald Fund provides 100000 dollars to the National Advisory Committee on Education to survey the Federal Government’s role in education. Dr Henry Suzzallo will direct the study, with Hoover directing cabinet involvement and a nationwide reach to include data on 20,000,600 out of school youths and 16,000,000 students. The plan outlines gathering statistics, researching national issues, maintaining libraries and digests, and offering expert assistance for state or local surveys.
Lincoln November 26 Governor Weaver urged continued public vigilance in Nebraska's war on tuberculosis and endorsed the annual Red Cross Christmas seal sale. He said the disease is preventable and curable with early treatment and praised the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association for its humane drive funded by seal sales helping friends and neighbors.
The United States will start construction of a constant frequency monitoring radio station near Grand Island Nebraska, chosen for its central location. The facility will have precise measurement accuracy, multiple receivers, and a new antenna system to monitor licenses and frequencies nationwide for aviation and maritime safety.
Harry Finney an employee at a dry cleaning business was abducted in Omaha while driving a delivery truck. A pistol wielding bandit sat beside him and forced movement for over an hour, stealing $65 after a roadside stop and search. Finney reported the robbers fled in a second car after the highway pursuit.
Fremont November 26 reports new corn sales rising as growers hurried to capitalize on a strengthen ing market. Prices for new corn slipped a cent a bushel while old corn held firm at a tic.
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