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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
3
The Nehawka squads dominated Eagle on their home court with clear advantages in all games. Girls beat Eagle 41 to 1 and boys won 32 to 11, as local players showed effort before the crowd and invited a rematch.
Fred Ahrendts and C W Freischmann attended the sale at E E Leach s last Saturday. E J Kruger finished gathering corn and will chop wood to avoid idleness. Manzy Klemme lost a horse near Avoca and E J Kruger helped search. Robert Troop bought about forty head of hogs from Earl Terryberry and Otis Barnes. Fd Murray and A G Disney built ice houses awaiting a hard winter and a good ice crop.
Public notice advocates Miller-Gruber automatic concrete sealing vaults for gravesite protection urging undertakers to adopt the device for interments.
A classified note seeks a good singing canary via Mike Disney Murray Neb. J M Palmer attended Plattsmouth business last Thursday. Church meetings near Nehawka ended last Sunday. Cc D Quinton and family visited Palmer. W O Troop and son attended E E Leach sale. Robert bought mules and William a Ford. Ernest Kropp and wife return from Portsmouth Ohio to Lincoln and Nehawka with their arrival hosted by H F Kropp and Herbert Stoll.
Schnee general agent at the Main Hotel offers exceptional bargains on pianos, player pianos, and phonographs with flexible terms. Schmoelier & Mueller advertise as the sellers.
Oscar Hoback and family spent last Sunday at Delbert Switzer’s home. Ed Mooere of Union visited Nehawka Monday delivering oil and gas. E M Pollard shelled corn delivered to the Nehawka elevator. Joseph Green and family of Murray enjoyed a visit with J P Douglas. Families attended various calls and business in Nehawka Onimha Rock Bluffs Avoca and Plattsmouth.
Citizens show strong interest in saving small sums through liberty bell banks provided by the Nehawka bank. The thrift habit formed now is urged by parents as a foundation for sound financial habits in later years.
Earl Troop reported his wagon was stripped while he attended a dance southeast of Nehawka last Friday evening. He said it was the second loss from the wagon and asked would-be thieves to wait until he can afford essentials for the wagon before touching it again.
The Hot Lunch shows strong patronage with about fifty diners this week. Eagle visits Nehawka to play our teams. The high school glee club gains practice time for Christmas. Seniors ran convocation with a storytelling contest. Freshmen write illustrated Christmas stories. Grades stage Christmas program Friday Dec 21 at 2 pm featuring Dreamland and Squire Hawley's Christmas with high school glee club. Teachers plan Christmas schedule. Burley aims to arrange a Christmas week basketball game with Murdock.
The Nehawkasa schools have arranged a Christmas program on Friday and will close for the mid winter vacation lasting two weeks.
An upcoming Friday game day at Dunbar features both girls and boys teams. Dunbar's squads are noted for skilled players and a promising show.
There will be a box social and program at Pleasant View school district No. S80 on Friday evening December 14. Everyone is welcome.
Nebraska Democrats state chairman Thomas S. Allen says delegates from Nebraska will not back a wet plank. A Christian Science Monitor survey of state chairmen shows only New Jersey favors modification of the Volstead Act, with most states firmly against change.
New York December 17 major league owners push for 1924 pennant improvements by tapping class AA and Pacific coast leagues. Giants and Yankees fail to trade with major clubs, eyeing top minor leaguers. Projects mention Dean Combs Jakey May and others, with talks involving Boley Groves Terry Kelly Roush and Hornsby potential moves.
The passage lists states declaring themselves undecided or non-committal: Connecticut Delaware Illinois Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nevada North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Rhode Island Vermont Wisconsin and Wyoming. The phrase groups several states without further context or outcomes.
The Eagle team traveled to Union last Friday seeking a good time and a potential series of wins in basketball games.
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