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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1931
Page
3
A collage of humorous and satirical lines touches on money, happiness, Cupid legends, civic figures, tax favors for charity, poker bluffs, unemployment leisure, and a quirky mock football game played with paper goals. The pieces reference Hi Ho of Chinatown, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Secretary Mellon, Mrs. Culbertson, and odd spectator bets driven by theatrical onions.
An American composer creates a jazz piece so complex that ordinary jazz ensembles struggle to perform it. The work is hailed as a progress step, reflecting broader shifts in music and attitudes.
A reflective note on autumn leaves that sting hands while raking but once shaded, offered relief on hot afternoons last summer, linking discomfort with pleasant shade and memory.
Raccoon coats are reported considerably less thick than in previous years by campus observers. It would be fine if this meant a mild winter, but the truth is a raccoon skin made into a coat knows far less about the weather than in its natural state.
Dr Logan Clendening favors tie rather than button closures for baby winterwear to prevent choking on buttons. The article portrays him as a traditional family doctor stressing warmth and comfort for infants during winter months.
The Lincoln Star reports on a proposal led by Secretary Mellon and senators Reed and Smoo to impose a sales tax to refill the treasury. Critics argue it shifts costs from the wealthy to general buyers, harming the middle class while not solving deficits. Governor Pinchot condemns the plan as favoring concentrated wealth and predicting no congressional support.
The article urges renewed attention to the U S Canada friendship grounded in shared heritage and the 1911 Joint Commission. It notes Canada’s evolving status within the British Commonwealth and calls reviving the commission with a judicial branch and an Ottawa legation to elevate Anglo American ties.
The essay argues the world must return to stability after the great war by rebuilding economies and uniting in peace machinery while avoiding excessive nationalism. It stresses tackling debt and armaments internationally and urges timely progress without further delay.
A critique of Senator Moses and his clever but costly wit in public life. The piece cites his famous repartees including a clash with Admiral Carl Grayson over medical credentials and questions the impact of such sallies on his bid for re election as president pro tempore of the Senate.
The Avcent Camp Fire met at the public library on Wednesday December 9 1931. Betty Anne McCarty led the song That’s a Camp Fire Girl. Mary Jane Marks read the roll and Edna Mae Peterson read minutes. New members Anna Marie Rea and Mary Anne Highfield joined. Mary Jane Mark and Harriett Goos collected 15 pairs of shoes and a dollar from Mr Goos. Prize awarded to Mark and Goos for $16.12. A children’s play is planned for Plattsmouth on January 15 1932. Meeting adjourned by motion.
Miss Clarice Allen of Manley and Elmer Salberg east of Louisville wed in a quiet Manley ceremony at two in the afternoon. Rev. K. R. G. McClusky officiated, with Esther Sundstrom and Floyd Gauer as attendants. The couple plan to house in Manley, with a reception and dinner at the Haws home.
Murray Nebraska listing invites offers for a used feed grinder owned by Otto Puls with contact details in Murray Nebraska.
Public Auction on the old Ed Slocum farm two miles north of Murray and two miles south of Mynard Nebr December 17 at 10:00 a m. Lunch served noon. Property description available at sale. Rex Young auctioneer W G Boedeker clerk.
The electorate rejected Mayor Andrew J. Gillis in the largest Newburyport vote ever, ending two turbulent terms after his earlier defiance of law by running a filling station. Voters now signal a shift amid wider political appetite for accountability.
The petit jury heard Rosewater, Mecham, Burton, Hasselquist and Chew of Omaha sue the Louisville Bridge Co. for fees owed for forming the bridge company and for work on the steel and concrete bridge over the Platte River.
Special Master Daniel H McClenahan will sell on December 16, 1931 at Plattsmouth Courthouse public parcels in Cass County Nebraska to satisfy $56.90 costs and lien amounts with interest. parcels include parts of Lot 46, Lot 28, Lot 33 and Lot 60 outlets to Plattsmouth in SE and SW quarters within section 13 township 12 range 13 east of the 6th P M. surplus, if any, to be paid to the defendant.
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