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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
3
A collage of satirical asides on love and life, car shows and crashes, politics and pensions, family feuds, market losses, and government relief. Snippets reference Bobby Jones, Mrs Gann, Mrs Longworth, Ramsay MacDonald, and President Hoover amid light commentary on era woes.
A column of quips and opinions from 1920s era papers notes humorous lines about capital punishment in Mexico, Meuse valley fog, Hitler, Joe Guaravelli, and other political and social tidbits. It references Pauline Frederick's divorce suit, boxing licensing, and timing around Nobel laureate Sinclair Lewis.
Summary of the London Round Table talks reveals advances like Burma’s separation and a federal approach for India alongside deep splits among Muslims Hindus Princes and British authorities. The paper notes competing aims for provincial autonomy versus central power and the cautious stance of Britain amid divergent demands.
A statistician notes twenty six cars for every hospital bed in the country and argues the average should not exceed three cars per bed. He urges policy steps to reduce the disparity and improve healthcare access.
Even during a period of low mood the issuance of marriage licenses remains steady. The piece notes it takes a brave young man to marry a girl when job security is uncertain.
The piece notes that the medical profession uses about 3127 surgical terms most of which laypeople do not understand. It mentions a movement to simplify medical nomenclature and adds a caveat that such simplification should come with reduced operation costs.
Christmas reveals the strength of a community through neighborliness sympathy and condolence beyond its religious meaning. It shows how people support one another in difficult times during the holiday season.
A historical view argues the current downturn mirrors past panics from 1907 to 1929, led by the Fed’s actions and bank collapses. It notes four debacles, signs of hoarding, and a path to recovery driven by confidence, leadership, and eventual demand resurgence.
The piece claims Chicago lawbreakers forfeit over a million dollars in bail yearly while courts collect less than one percent of ten million pledged. It faults inadequate security posted by bondsmen and suggests courts are complicit. It also notes abundant Christmas turkeys due to a grasshopper bumper crop and asks readers to thank grasshoppers.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch examines the looming crisis of U S railroads amid truck bus gas oil pipelines and air travel competition. It cites declining passenger and freight revenue and urges legislative reform including recapture repeal and regulated motor transport to protect rail service.
In a bold Stated stance the author argues shale oil lands offer future wealth for heirs. Citing Hoover and Ingalls the piece claims private owners can buy large acreages for a few dollars and that drilling will eventually reveal new oil pools, rewarding generations yet unborn.
A remarkable Cicero ceremony linked two crime figures as sister of a famed gangster married a second gangster of lesser notoriety. The event drew attention in the Chicago suburb amid a gangland backdrop.
Scientists from the Carnegie Institution with Smithsonian and Coast Guard Northland found fossils on St. Lawrence Island indicating a Bering Strait land-bridge. The discovery supports traditional geography theories despite skepticism from some quarters.
Mrs Mabel Willebrandt faces criticism from militant drys over her link to a California grape juice product boasting a lofty kick when properly treated The remark implies she contemplates joining the opposition rather than fighting it.
The south 47 feet of Lots 5 and 6 in Block 43 in Plattsmouth Cass county Nebraska will be sold at public auction December 29 1930 at 10 a m at the south front door of the courthouse to satisfy a court judgment. The property is owned by John F Wolff Edna J Wolff and the Plattsmouth Loan and Building Association.
In Cass county Nebraska the County Court orders all interested parties to appear on January 2 1931 at 9 a m to show cause why the final settlement of Mary L Fitch estate cannot be granted. Notice of pendency and hearing will be published in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks before the hearing. Dated December 2 1930 with the court seal.
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