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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1930
Page
6
A deadly earthquake in La Poma Salta left at least 33 dead and about 60 injured as residents searched rubble for neighbors. American engineer J N Stone reported continued fear of landslides hindering return to villages amid relief efforts and rehabilitation plans.
The preliminary hearing in the State of Nebraska vs. Mrs. Inas Wever, charged with first degree murder by poisoning, will be held Tuesday before Judge A H Duxbury. Seventeen witnesses have been summoned by the state for the hearing.
A package containing a baby’s sweater and silk underwear was taken or lost from the H. M. Soennichsen Co store. Return to Mary Ellen Byers or to the Journal office.
Mary E Ragoss a Louisville pioneer died December 20 1930 at Immanuel hospital Omaha after months of illness An operation briefly held hope but pneumonia followed She born January 29 1854 in Hessen Darmstadt Germany aged 76 10 21 She married Julius Ragoss in 1871 and had seven children Survived by five children Henry Hugo Julius Ida Olga Hulda 18 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Also two brothers Jacob Henry a foster brother and sister Christina Born Funeral held Glendale church with interment in Glendale cemetery Memorials reflect wide community regard
Mr and Mrs Bert McNealy announce the marriage of their son Hugh to Miss Relda Colgrove of South Bend. The couple married June 7 in a private ceremony as they planned a future public announcement. Relda, a Louisville Class of 1930 graduate, lives with her grandmother Mrs M VanHook. Hugh, Louisville Class of 1929, works as an apprentice at Union Pacific shops in Omaha.
Accredited birds with blood tested. Price one dollar fifty cents. Mre. F A Stohlman of Louisville Nebraska lists the offer. Public notice appears as a classified sale under poultry.
Local residents welcomed relatives and long distant guests during Christmas week. The list includes John Neitzel and wife of Omaha visiting relatives, Ralph Godwin and son, James Rebal and family in Omaha, Clyde Jackson party to Thurman, and Sheriff Bert Reed in Lincoln for county matters. Various residents from Chicago, Los Angeles, and North Carolina joined family gatherings across the area.
O A Davis of Murray visited the court house in the city this Saturday. W T Adams left for St Paul Nebraska to visit son Max Adams and family. Carl Mathieson and wife from Sioux City Iowa returned home after Christmas. Lelia Vivian and Leslie Vroman of Ravenna Nebraska visited their uncle L E Vroman and family then returned home. Frank Koubek and Frances MecCart visited Lincoln to see attractions. Mr and Mrs Frank G Morgan visited Lincoln after Christmas. John Fitzpatrick and daughters Lois Hazel and Henry Rice from Weeping Water and Murray joined relatives for Christmas. Ed Kruger renewed his Journal subscription during a Nehawka visit. George Engelkemeier family, recently moved from LaPort Colorado, visited before moving to Dailey Colorado.
Chicago, NL Dec 26. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad will launch 2 cent a mile passenger service on four minor divisions starting January 1 as an experiment to curb motor bus competition. Divisions include Wisconsin Valley Racine southern Minnesota and Des Moines. The three month trial uses day coaches with potential expansion to main lines if successful.
Theron H. Spoor twenty one cigaret salesman died after a severe back of head wound. Dr A C Barry said post mortem unknown cause of death points to blunt instrument. Landlord heard crash after Spoor returned home then found him unconscious and later died. Stomach sent to lab for analysis, coroner may hold an inquest after report.
The Los Angeles is set to depart for Panama on the first clear day after Feb 10 to serve as a scouting and reconnaissance ship during the fleet concentration in Panama waters from Feb 12 to Mar 24 Admiral Pratt ordered the use of the airship in a new military role marking its second Central American mission since 1928. The 2320 mile Lakehurst hangar to Panama route is expected to take 24 to 36 hours depending on wind.
South Bend notes a flurry of visits to Lincoln and Omaha with numerous families like Blum, Davis, Dill, and Stander visiting relatives in nearby towns. The area reports Christmas travel, social visits, and a coyotes round up raising funds for the Salvation Army, plus a hospital update on Mrs. Robert Long.
Attorney General Stratton Sharted announced an investigation by the attorney general's department into bread prices in Missouri's larger cities and towns. The probe aims to see if prices reflect the lower wheat market and whether leaks or unfair profit violate state law, with prosecutions possible if violations are found. A price reduction could boost consumption benefiting both consumers and wheat producers.
Reports from Bucharest say the planned royal conference to settle Queen Helen’s status is postponed. King Carol’s nerves and estrangement with Helen drive the crisis as Dowager Queen Marie reportedly presses for limits. King George of England allegedly warned Carol to change course or risk Helen and Marie seeking homes in England.
Lincoln announces Dr. Joseph J. Gerkins of Evanston to replace Dr. J. H. Matthal as superintendent of the state orthopedic hospital. Gerkins will take office January 1 after Matthal’s resignation for unlicensed practice. Gerkins has a wide career in public health including Staten Island US Public Health and Chicago hospital administration.
The Shrader family expresses sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for help sympathy and flowers after the illness and death of their husband and father Z W Shrader.
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