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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
6
The event produced rental receipts of 20000 and provided many lunches to elderly attendees. The K N K ladies were pleased and well paid for their efforts. They invite participation next year to share in the food and pleasure.
Mrs A L Baker and Miss pla spent Friday in Omaha. Bazaar at Christian church December 1 and December 6 dinners. Ladies Aid to hold bazaar December 20. Births, moves, and farm labor changes noted. O A Davis buys Pitman hardware stake. local shooters claim ducks and turkeys at a hunting watch.
Local items report visitors, arrivals, and events at Murray Nebraska including Mrs. G. D. Connally Nellie, Creed Harris, and John Porter’s Minnesota trip, Dr. Young from Canada, Thanksgiving visits, sales pitches at churches, and town social activities plus a notice on women’s civic role and voting rights.
Bazaar offers a dinner menu including Tomato Soup Roast Chicken and Dressing Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Parsnips Apple Salad Jelly Pickles Pie Coffee. Guests may enjoy a simple meal with traditional fare and pie for dessert.
A dining note lists supper items such as salad cream chicken potatoes hominy fried mush jelly pickles peaches coffee cake. The text states that the negro waiters will see to your every wish in service.
Buff Orpington roosters and pullets and white Orpington roosters offered for sale. Call or phone Mrs James H Brown at No 2 E Murray Neb to arrange purchase.
At Lewiston a Thanksgiving gathering drew a large crowd to the church by 11 o'clock. Rev W A Taylor delivered a sermon from Amos 4 12, followed by a dinner with 25 cent tickets and a wide array of dishes. The event featured a charity booth and an evening supper with oysters, plus auctions of leftover booth items.
Bill Beeler spent Sunday at home with his parents. Miss Lillie Sutherland and Annsia Amgwert were home for Thanksgiving. Lulu Edwards visited friends in Union. Gail McDonald completed an automobile course and returned home. The Benssek family visited relatives. FE Everett visited friends in Omaha. Charlie Sehafer visited his sister in Town. Mrs J T Jones and daughters visited her parents. Beall family visited friends in Springfield. Rev C C Brueller traveled to Excelsior Springs to bring his wife home. Murdock defeated Louisville girls 18 to 17 in Thanksgiving basketball. Bertha Bonnemeier wed Ray Kis singer of Hastings on Thanksgiving evening. Miss Emma Bergman entertained the neighborhood Friday night.
A collection of short notes recounts social visits and small tasks in Platte Mouth and nearby areas. People mentioned include Mrs. Louie Case, Miss Frekia Woll, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wild, and the Gilmore and Johnson families, with travels to Omaha and Nebraska City and a December 3 1913 wedding at the bride's mother’s home.
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