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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
4
The article notes the interval between planting and cultivation gives farmers leisure but planting often must be redone, making the season crowded. It mentions better prices and a department prepared exclusively for The Journal.
Union and surrounding communities observed Memorial Day with church services and visits by residents to relatives in Murray Cedar Creek and Wyoming. Residents attended camps, painted homes, and a ball game saw Union defeat visitors 12 to 9 in chilly weather. The busy week included visits by students, merchants, and professionals from Lincoln Plattsmouth and Bartlett Iowa, with several families traveling for the holiday observances.
Memorial Day observances at the Baptist church honored Union and local dead from the Rebellion to the recent World War. Patriotic and fraternal songs were sung and Hon. W. B. Banning, state senator, gave the principal address to a large gathering.
For sale or trade good milk cows and pure bred Chester White gilts bred for summer and fall farrow. Gilts about eight months old, weight around 275 pounds. Contact JOE H. LIDGETT, 12-2tw, Union, Nebraska.
A group of Union youths completed a three day trip to Chicago from Saturday to Tuesday. The exact purchasers of the Woolworth building remain unknown due to holidays and an inactive Board of Trade. Notables on the excursion included Tony Sudduth Ray Bramb ler W. E. Moore Ira Clarke David Kendall and Howard Taylor.
Hot Springs South Dakota May 28 Badger Clark South Dakota poet will receive the honorary degree in Phi Beta Kappa on June 2 at the University of South Dakota Vermillion He is known for Sun and Saddle Leather now in its 11th edition and Spike a volume of short stories set in the western range country
The Cass County Nebraska court orders a hearing on June 14 1927 at 10 36 am to probate the May 20 1927 will of Mary C Murphy. Mae E Murphy and Josephine M Wild petition. administrator c t a x Thomas L Murphy named. Notice to interested parties via Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks.
Charlotte Archer, widow, files in Cass county District Court on May 14 1927 a petition against John Archer Maud Archer Luella Jewell Margaret Gillan Robert Gillan Polly Redman John Redman Leland Bachelor and Mrs Leland Bachelor and others to partition Lot 9 in Block 43 City of Plattsmouth or, if indivisible, to have the property sold and proceeds divided. Defendants are to answer by July 4 1927 or the court may grant relief as prayed.
A memorial program at Parmele is praised for inspiration and strong speech. The piece endorses Citizens' Military Training Camps, cites chambers of commerce resolutions, and argues loyalty to country and flag over pacifist views while stressing the need to defend rights when war comes. It compares untrained fighters to champions like Dempsey.
The text notes China awakening to self consciousness and becoming an aggressive world power. It suggests maps could be altered for future generations as patriotism endures globally.
In a festive note, a large sign in a local store boasts that flowers shrubs and plants were bought from the Plattsmouth treehouse. The text underscores community cooperation and cautions against selling Plattsmouth and Cass county to outsiders before local sale.
The community urged residents to back local merchants and civic projects to grow Plattsmouth. Officials discussed openness to outside business, a potential ice cream plant, and a hospital with local doctors. The Walker property plans a July opening for Beautiful Arcade Rest with baths and a nervous-patient farm nearby.
Miss Mia A. Gering was seen in Omaha today tending to affairs of the Henry R. Gering Co. in that city.
In Cass county Nebraska the county court sets June 24 1927 at 9 am for hearing John J Vetesniks petition to appoint him as Administrator of Joseph Vetesnik deceaseds estate. Notice will be published in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks prior to the hearing.
Legal notice in Cass County Nebraska to heirs and interested parties of William S. Mastin and Lurton F. Polk. Plaintiffs Coleman seek to quiet title to part of Section 32 Township 12 north Range 9 east and remove any cloud on the title. Defendants must answer petition by June 20, 1927.
Beatrice hosts about 200 members of Group 1 of the Nebraska Bankers Association for its annual meeting at the Paddock hotel. Attendee speeches include welcome from Attorney C. L. Brewster and remarks by Charles W. Weckbach and W. Ryans. A luncheon and courtesy visits to local clubs followed, with George Forbes heading to Lincoln for future employment.
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