Webster Boulevard an Asset to Community
A plea in Plattsmouth urges immediate paving of Webster boulevard from Elm street to the federal highway. The Nebraska Masonic Home funds most of the project, and officials press the city council to approve bids and start construction this summer to boost traffic access and support the home’s improvement program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Webster
Elm Street
Nebraska Masonic Home
Nebraska Masonic Home Association
Masonic Home
Parker
Masonic Home Association
Webster
Plattsmouth
Fifteenth
Home Association
De Molay Chapter Installs Officers in Warm Lodge
Cass Chapter of the Order of De Molay held its officer installation at the Masonic temple last evening under hot conditions. Officers installed included Master Councillor Elmer Johnson and Senior Councillor Roy Olson with Norris Cummins as Junior Councillor and Ray W. Lambert as Senior Deacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Chapter
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Elmer Johnson
Roy Olson
Norris Cummins
Ray W. Lambert
Carl Graves
Edward Patterson
John Bauer
Gerald Fleming
Herbert Johnson
Joe Buttery
Sentinel
Ralph Weherbein
Glen Henry
William Matschallat
Glen Kruger
Leonard Born
Fred Trilety
Earl Troop
Fred Howland
Todd Family Returns From California Heat Trek
A. E. Todd and family arrived in the city after traveling from the golden west by auto route. They report extreme heat from Needles California where thermometers reached about 130 in the shade. The group endured a harsh desert crossing under blazing sun and found the inland region also suffering through one of its hottest spells in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Todd
Golden West
California
Mr. Todd
Needles
Middle West
Clarence E Ledeway Named Deputy District Clerk
Clarence E Sedgway was sworn in as deputy district clerk after being appointed by clerk Golda Noble Beal. A former serviceman and skilled bookkeeper, he has worked at the courthouse in the treasurer and assessor offices and will assist the clerk in managing future duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Sedgway
District Court
Golda Noble Beal
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Sedgway
Ledeway
Band Concert Pleases Platte residents at Friday event
A large crowd gathered on Main Street between Third and Fourth to hear the Eagles band perform popular standards. The program included The Gypsy Baron The Prince of Pilsen Lucia sextette and a standout xylophone solo by Anton Bajeck My Regards. An encore followed June Night also drew an encore from the singers and band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles Band
Main Street
Prince of Pilsen
Lucia
Anton Bajeck
Plattsmouth
Local births brighten three homes with new arrivals
The community welcomes a fine son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Green, a fine son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Price, and a fine daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Troyer, elevating family happiness in the latest days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
C. M. Green
Robert Price
Howard Troyer
Tennesseans Pass Through With Houn' Dogs On Trip North
A Tennessee auto party of three men, one white and two black, traveling from Hickory Valley, Tennessee, stopped in the city to dispose of houn’ dogs. They were drawn by a Dayton trial but continued their journey north, leaving the scene shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Hickory Valley
Dayton
Depart For Vacation By Auto To Visit Relatives
Frank M. Bestor and his family depart early for a central and western state trip to visit relatives. In Grand Island they meet Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rohkar, sister of Mrs. Bestor, whose firm builds the new Burlington station at McCook valued at $100000. From there they go to Hastings to visit John Hiber Jr. and family before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Bester
Grand Island
Ernest Rohkar
Bestor
Hastings
John Hiber, Jr
Pleasant news arrival of Jelinek daughter in Omaha
The Daily reports the first daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jelinek of Omaha, a delighted addition to a family with several sons. Mr. Jelinek is the son of Joseph Jelinek of this city and brother of Mrs. W. A. Swatek and Mrs. Cyril Kalina. Friends here extend congratulations to the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jelinek
Omaha
Jelinek
W. A. Swatek
Cyril Kalina
Advertisement Notice in The Journal for Results
A classified notice invites readers to advertise wants in The Journal to obtain results. It emphasizes placing personal requests or listings for desired goods or services within the newspaper’s classifieds section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Goats Grow in Chicago Avenue Nook
Bruce Rosencrans earlier acquired several goats from Missouri and placed them on his Chicago Avenue acreage to curb brush. Two days ago two fine young kids joined the herd, drawing attention from local children and adding charm to the growing goat collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Rosencrans
Missouri
Chicago Avenue
Old Pioneer John Wayman Remains Active at 83
A letter from John Wayman of Wyandotte Michigan recalls his decades as a machinist and founder in Cass County. He built the Cass County Inox Works on Washington avenue and later worked at Burlington shops before moving east and then to Michigan. He remains alert and engaged, reflecting on a life in local business and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayman
Wyandotte
Michigan
Wayman
Washington Avenue
Heisel
Main Street
Cass County Inox Works
Burlington
Pittsburg
Pleasant High Five Gathering at McMaken Reese Home
Yesterday afternoon a group of about twenty ladies gathered at the J. H. McMaken home in the north part of the city for a high five afternoon hosted by Mrs. McMaken and Mrs. Eva Reese. Guests enjoyed a two course luncheon and a prize drawing built into the table centerpiece amid Baby Breath and ferns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McMaken
McMaken
Eva Reese
Auto Accidents Mark Morning in City Traffic
City day saw two minor collisions. Mrs Alvin Jones driving a Ford roadster collided at Fourth and Main with a Lincoln car, damaging fenders but requiring little repair. Judge Begley backing an Essex coach at the Variety store was struck by Walter Twiss’s car, leaving fenders jammed yet both autos drivable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Jones
Fourth
Main Streets
Judge Begley
Essex
Walter Twiss
Twiss
Burlington railroad mechanical association holds third annual convention
Delegates from thirteen thousand employes gather at the Lindell hotel Lincoln for the Burlington system mechanical department association meeting. Committees are appointed, financial and president reports praised, and plans laid to revise the constitution while enjoying events in Havelock and a first auxiliary convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanical Department Association of the
Burlington Railroad
Lindell Hotel
Lincoln
William J. Smith
System Board
L. M. Ferrier
Burlington Employes
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Burlington
Havelock
Thorne Browne
State Railway Commission
Havelock City Park
Burlington Shop
W. R. Mills
Mechanical Department Association
Pacific Junction
Iowa
H. A. McClane
Peoria
Illinois
Palmer
Constitution
John Pettey
McCook
Nebraska
J. C. McVay
Brookfield
Missouri
Thomas Simpkins
Hannibal
M. A. Marcum
Centralia
W. A. Grieb
Deadwood
S. Dakota
Ways, Means
Centerville
Lyle H. Smith
Charles K. Coontz
West Burlington
James R. Kennedy
Gillette
Wyoming
John Bahr
Chicago
Carmen
Charles la Va
St. Louis
W. C. Moss
Denver
E. L. Horton
Creston
Fred W. Lovely
Galesburg
Ill
L. Fields
Aurora Div
CC. O. Murphy
Sheridan
H. E. Zorn
Greybull
T. A. Conroy
Resolutions
William Fletcher
Aurora Shops
John Pilgrim
Dayton’s Bluff
Minn
W. P. Swalley
Des Moines
J. E. Crist
Sterling, Colo
C. G. Tyler
Savanna
R. F. Newman
Wymore
Neb
J. H. Owens
Nebraska City
D. H. Lewis
Alliance
E. A. Breen
Ferry
Esper McCleary
Plattsmouth
State Journal
Margaret Roper Seeks Divorce From Charles G. Roper
Yesterday in district court Margaret Roper filed for absolute divorce from Charles G. Roper. She seeks $20 monthly alimony and custody of their two minor children on grounds of incompatibility and cruelty with attorney W. G. Kieck representing the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Margaret Roper
Charles G. Roper
W. G. Kieck
Three Union youths return from harvest trip
Three Union young men Harry Al bin Lannie Meade and Ernest Cad well returned from a South Dakota tour to help harvest crops and found labor abundant causing them to seek work at home. The article notes a surplus of field labor across the middle west with hundreds of men in South Dakota unable to find work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Albin
Lannie Meade
Ernest Cadwell
South Dakota
Middle West
Death of Plattsmouth Woman Daisy M. Thomas
Former Plattsmouth resident Miss Daisy M. Thomas died in Los Angeles at Methodist Hospital. Born December 19, 1882, she was 43. Her body will be returned for burial at Oak Hill Cemetery with funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Thomas
Los Angeles
Daisy M. Thomas
Thomas
Plattsmouth
Thomas J. Will
Lillian T. Seay
Omaha
Miss Thomas
Methodist Hospital
Oak Hill Cemetery
Burlington
Mrs Streight Recovers After Second Operation
Mrs. William J. Streight underwent a second operation at Clarkson hospital in Omaha after a prior appendicitis procedure. She emerged from the surgery in fine shape and rested easily last evening, with hopeful prospects for lasting health improvements amid months of illness and concern from many friends in the city and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Streight
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Cars Collide on Chicago Avenue In Severe Evening Crash
A two car collision on Chicago avenue near Ninth street last evening injured both drivers Leonard Allen and Frank Gunsall. Gunsall sustained a head wound and arm injuries from shattered glass. both cars were badly damaged and later towed. Crowds gathered as paramedics treated the injured at the scene and in city hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gunsall
Chicago Avenue
Ninth Street
Leonard Allen
Gunsall
Allen
Mr. Gunsall
Young Boy Hurt in Farm Pony Accident Near City
Ten year old Richard Hirz, son of Mr and Mrs William Hirz, suffered painful bruises after a saddle girth slipped on a pony dragging him. He was rescued and received medical aid at home and was reported somewhat easier the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
William Hirz
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Webster Boulevard
Clarence E. Ledgway
Glerk
Country Home
Edith Gapen
Otto Marek
Oscar Gapen
Edith
Kittie Cummins Roberts
W. F. Graham
Murray Presbyterian Church
H. G. McClusky
First Presbyterian Church of
Helen Gapen
Albert Tedmar
Miss Gapen
Ward Roses
Gapen
Marek
Glenwood
Minnesota
Glen Lockhart
Legion
Plattremouth
Peru State Normal
M. D. A. Association
Plattsmoguth
Gogurs
First National Bank
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