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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1923
Page
6
A public auction will be held in front of the livery barn offering items including a 1% inch farm harness set, leather goods, stock, whips, an air tight heater with stove, cooking utensils, water cooler, beds, cots, barrel churn, carpenter tools, Army blankets, a shot fan, an upright piano, and any other items the public wishes to bring. See Mack Churchill for details.
Albert Young of Murray Nebraska hosts a Holstein bull visit with Frank Gradeville and Otto Trilety from the University of Nebraska returning home for the holidays.
Chicago December 21 George Brennan Illinois democratic leader said he secured satisfactory financial backing to hold the democratic convention in Chicago next year He met with Edward N Hurley former head of the emergency fleet corporation and consulted Fred W Upham treasurer of the republican national committee Upham reported pledges of funds for his party but Cleveland secured the prize already for the GOP Chicago business leaders may be persuaded to redirect convention funds to the democrats
Mrs C C Smith and her young daughter Wave are in Wahoo Nebraska to spend the holiday season with relatives and friends. They will be joined later by Mr Smith.
Ed Keckler tended lumberyard duties during Mr. Crane illness. John Stander shelled and delivered corn for Kelly and Sheehan. Mrs. Walter Mockenhaupt visited Omaha with her parents. Wm. Rauth handled business at the courthouse and did pre Christmas trading in Plattsmouth. John Murphy Jr. and wife visited Manley relatives. Miss Fay Bowes left for Kearney for the holiday. Mamie Maher will vacation near Greenwood. Mrs. Rudolph Bergman visited relatives after her brother-in-law’s death. Fred Fleischmann and family toured Lincoln. Mrs. Harry Clarke departed Loa Halls Iowa after sister J C Rauth’s death. Sales of Samuel Goodman’s effects bring brooms citywide. Frank Stander and Lena visited Manley and J C Rauth. Herman Mann praised reeds in Weeping Water. John Crane recuperated at Rudolf Bergman’s with Dr. Thomas. Royal Neighbors held a Yuletide gathering. Col W R Young led a sale in Manley with George Dovey and W J Rau involved. Rhene Christensen attended Rebekah lodge and Christmas box prep. Weeping Water Odd Fellows lodge remembers the home. Hedge posts from Main Street linger despite autos. One post recently broken, testifying to sturdy wood.
Businessmen of Manley backed a project with Mrs. Richard Pickard training children for a fine entertainment. A community cantata served as a principal feature and drew pleased attendees through persistent effort and real spirit.
Carl Schneider, a Hastings college student and member of the state college conference champion football team, visited his parents J. and Mrs. HH. A. Schneider over the holidays. Charles Hartford Jr. at Iowa State University Ames is home for Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hartford. Mrs. Philip Hirz and Miss Leota Hackenberg left for Lincoln to visit friends and relatives during the Christmas season.
The GTX Saturday radio news summary from Station ETAO presents updates on regional events and station happenings with quick highlights and brief reports aimed at listeners tuning in for current affairs and entertainment snippets.
The article notes Plattsmouth's fourth radio program tomorrow night and mentions rivals and upcoming broadcasts. It cites King Static's recent appearances, Farragut Jews, WOAW concerts by the 17th Infantry band, and Christmas schedules. It also references station WOU Davenport going silent and open broadcast periods for trans Atlantic listeners, including nights from midnight to 6 am.
WBAP Fort Worth offers strong weekday blocks from 7:20 to 8:30 and 9:30 to 10:45. WSB The Voice of the South is also featured, though Station ADVT pushes it from today's column.
The Columbia phonograph company will broadcast music by its artists twice weekly. Public interest and sales are expected to rise as listeners hear familiar performers on radio and then buy records by the same artists.
Don York a former Plattsmouth resident will sing two solos as the eighth number on tonight's 9 o'clock concert broadcast from WOAW. Mabel Lee Copenhaver of Omaha will accompany on the piano for these selections "The Land for Me" and "A Dream."
A WBAP broadcast declares there is no Ethiopia at his home despite ongoing persistence. The phrase suggests a metaphorical denial of a claimed influence or presence linked to the speaker, reflecting a local perception or press question.
The station airs The Messiah's Coming cantata this afternoon and a series of Christmas services and cantatas through the week. Highlights include the Rev R R Brown radio chapel, The Story of Bethlehem cantata at the Presbyterian church, Central Congregational church Christmas eve program, and various pageants and dance orchestra broadcasts. The 17th Infantry band gives a special Bowdain crew program at 11 45 p m on Christmas night.
Paris report states the reparations commission offered Charles G. Dawes the presidency of the leading expert committee to examine Germanys finances with Owen D Young also approved for invitation. Dawes declined to comment when told of the decision.
Omaha December 21 deputy game warden Harold B Gates aged 29 was shot near Ashland by poacher John Jackson. A pellet lodged in his heart and twenty six shot wounds entered his chest as he demanded a hunting license. His condition is critical but he has a good chance of recovery per his attending physician.
A cheeky column notes the need for careful planning in festive roles and jokes about Santa’s blunders while poking fun at fashion trends like fruit flavored lipsticks and orange rouge. The piece also includes a witty aside on bathing as health practice and social status. Delores McCarthy visits family in Los Angeles after two years away.
The Rio Grande Valley in Texas is touted as a Garden of Eden for farming and citrus with rich soil and strong yields. Prospective buyers are invited on special excursions from Omaha Burlington station on January 1 and January 15, with reservations via phone 548.
An X ray at Omaha shows one No 5 shot lodged near the heart two in the lines one in the neck. The wounded man reports severe stomach pain though no shot found there. Eleven shot were removed from Gates before reaching Omaha. A game warden badge on his chest was bent by the impact. Jackson remains jailed in Wahoo awaiting wound results.
Harrison Arkansas December 21 The Missouri and North Arkansas railroad strike that began February 1921 with rioting and property damage ended today. Frank F Mulholland of Cleveland acting for the crafts appeared before Judge J M Shinn and, in exchange for concessions to strikers found guilty of criminal charges, called off the strike.
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