Union Items: Local visits and activities noted
A series of brief notes records residents and visitors in Union and surrounding areas. Lucean Baning and Cecil Niday visited the air races, Edgar Newton and wife visited Mrs. Vesta Clarke, Blair Porter finished a hay rack, John Chitester worked on screens, Sylvia Withrow stayed with grandparents, Clarence Yonker visited from Ogallala, Frank Bauer and sister Anna visited Greenwood and Greenwool cemetery, Sirs. S. C. Stone and wife from Hastings visited Union, Clyde Fitzpatrick and daughter Eileen from Weeping Water traveled through Union and Plattsmouth, Joe Dare built tables for a new restaurant, Judge Charles L. Graves and family visited for Memorial day preparations, Mrs. Frank Friedenberz and daughter Anna arrived from Berns Kansas for a few days with the Uptons, Wayne Friedenberz also visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Newton
Plattsmouth
Vesta Clarke
Blair Porter
John Chitester
Sylvia Withrow
C. E. Withrow
Clarence Yonker
Ogallala
Union
Frank Bauer
Anna
Greenwood
Pete Schrader
Greenwool
8. C. Stone
Hastings
Mary B. Allison
Clyde Fitzpatrick
Eileen
John
James Fitzpatrick
Joe Dare
Fitzpatrick
Horace W. Griffin
Charles L. Graves
Harry Graves
Lincoln
Harry Royal
M. A. Derneg
Graves
Frank Friedenberz
Berns
Kansas
Izetta Lynde
L. BR. Upton
Union School Budget Meeting Set for June 13
A Union school meeting is called for June 13 to review business matters and the budget. A seven thousand dollar expense bill will be taken up and disposed of. All school personnel are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Sweet Potatoes and Memories of Albert Wilson
Albert Wilson, born in the south and living in many places, recalls growing excellent sweet potatoes in Oklahoma and Missouri. This spring he returned from the south and finds living without them not like living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wilson
South
Oklahoma
Missouri
Albert plants a thousand potato crops for future supply
The article notes Albert has planted one thousand potato plants to ensure a fine supply, stating he knows how to grow excellent potatoes and will provide a reliable harvest.
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Albert
West trip yields grim crop report from Mayor Stites
Union mayor George A. Stites returned from a western tour including Colorado Springs and other points reporting the wheat crop is below par and likely to be short. He observed crop conditions closely, noting how grains are being handled in that territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
George A. Stites
West
Colorado Springs
Stites
Worker Injures Nose in Garage Wrench Accident
Edward Erwin, employed at the Charles Land garage, was repairing a car when a wrench swung and struck his nose. The impact fractured the bridge of his nose and caused him considerable distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Erwin
Charles Land
Memorial Day Services at Wabash Cemetery
County Commissioner E B Chapman and wife escorted Rev W A Taylor and his wife to Wabash cemetery, shared with the city of Murdock, for Memorial day observances. Rev Taylor gave the address and L Neitzel of Murdock offered invocations. A large crowd attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Chapman
W. A. Taylor
Wabash Cemetery
Murdock
Rev. Taylor
L. Neitzel
John Banning and Wife Visit Family Cemeteries
John Banning and his wife, recently home from Rochester Minnesota after health treatment, visited kin graves at Union and Nebraska City and Plattsmouth. Accompanying them were Miss Pearle Banning and Miss O'Donnell, sister of Mrs. Banning, and on departure they were joined by Mrs. Banning’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Banning
Rochester
Minn
Alvo
Union
Nebraska City
Plattsmouth
Pearle Banning
Miss O'Donnell
Obituary: Solomon Baldwin 1859 1632 Cass County Nebr
Solomon Baldwin born January 25 1859 in Denver Worth county Missouri died May 24 1632 aged 73 years 3 months 24 days. Survived by wife Mary Jane Richmond six children including Mrs Walter Gochenour Mrs Walter Byers Clarence Edgar and William. Family moved to Cass county in 1900. United with Christian church then Baptist at Union Nebraska. Funeral May 26 at Streight Funeral Home Plattsmouth at 2 p m. Interment West Union cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Baldwin
Denver
Worth County
Mary Jane Richmond
Walter Gochenour
Walter Byers
Clarence
Stuart
Iowa
Edgar
William
Omaha
Cass County
Baldwin
Christian Church
Nebraska
Baptist Church
Union
Streight
Plattsmouth
W. A. Taylor
West Union Cemetery
Leaving for California with family to join Los Angeles home
Jonas Johnson, an elderly community resident, plans to move to California with his daughter Mrs Gus Swanson and her young son. He is leaving after his wife’s recent death and poor health, joining other children in the Los Angeles area including Mrs Judith Canfield and Friedef Johnson nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Johnson
California
Mr. Johnson
West
Gus Swanson
Los Angeles
Judith Canfield
Friedef Johnson
Journal Want Ad Rates Highlight Savings
Classifieds in the Journal advertise low cost want ads with affordable rates promising real results for buyers and sellers seeking quick, effective placements.
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Journal
Three Suffer Injuries Sunday in Auto Wreck
Elmer Pike in Union drives into the Nathan White car at highway intersections east of Union. Pike and Mrs. Otto Wurtele with her son Christopher Nebraska City were hospitalized with serious injuries. Mrs Wurtele and Christopher had leg and facial injuries while White and his wife had bruises. The Union baseball team occupants escaped with minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Pike
Union
Otto Wurtele
Nebraska City
St. Mary's Hospital
Nathan White
Christopher
Pike
Severe Electric Storm Strikes City Damaging Homes
A early morning storm brought vivid lightning and heavy rain. Lightning struck two cottonwood trees at Seventh and Pearl near Mrs Adelaide Taylor's residence, tearing bark and punching a hole in the Seventh street pavement. Another bolt hit a South 7th Street home, damaging roof shingles but injuring none of the Grover Hopkins family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Taylor
Seventh and
Pearl Streets
G. G. Griffin
Seventh Street
South 7Th Street
Grover Hopkins
Death of Mrs Mary Robinson 89 at Nebraska Masonic Home
Mrs Mary Robinson aged 89 died at the Nebraska Masonic Home after years of illness. Born September 6 1843 in Albany New York she lived in Grand Island before moving to the Home October 2 1925. Survived by several step children including James Robinson of Detoit. Funeral and interment were in Stuart Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Robinson
Nebraska
Stuart
Iowa
Bearded Hall County Residents Celebrate July 4th
Mr and Mrs Ashley W Conger and daughter Lois of Grand Island visited Floyd Gerbeling family. Conger belongs to the Whiskers club of Hall county residents who have sworn off shaving to mark Hall county’s 75th anniversary on July 4 and 6. The bewhiskered members enjoy the playful celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley W. Conger
Lois
Grand Island
Floyd Gerbeling
Conger
Hall County
Commonwealth
Electric washing machine for sale at bar
Slightly used electric washing machine offered by Inquire Gallery Sales Pavilion. Contact via tele. 92 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inquire Gallery
Memorial Day visits stretch across Cass County towns
Residents from Omaha Lincoln Hastings Union Fort Lupton and Doane College area joined Memorial day exercises in Nehawka. Families and friends, including the Hansen and Chapman clans, shared visits with relatives and observed services while Ed Woods painted at the Lundberg garage and Dr D E Hansen showcased a new X ray machine. The Shel don store in Nehawka marked its 44th year serving the community despite chilly rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hansen
Omaha
D. E. Hansen
James Miller
Fritz
Melvin Sturm
Messrs
Mesdames
Ivan de Les Dernier
Dale Topliff
Near Murray
Nehawka
John Dpd
McBride
Donald
I. L. Markland
J. W. Magney
Doris
Lincoln
Lincoln Creamer
Blanche
Charles S. Stone
Hastings
Union
E. C. Marshall
Fort Lupton
Colorado
Cass County
Charles C. Chapman
Ashland
Peter Opp
Edward Woods
Lundberg
Rock Bluffs
Fred Campbell
Otto Carroll
Mt. Pleasant
Rawlins
Wyoming
Andy Anderson
American Legion and Auxiliary
Anderson
Frank P. Sheldon
Adams Again Poorly at Home From Illness
Uncle D. D. Adams who was previously ill and later back at work has again not been feeling well and has stayed home for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Adams
D. D. Adams
Frank Lemon Better
Frank Lemon, a popular resident of Nehawka, has been seriously ill for two weeks with a kidney stone complication followed by infection and an abscess. He is now much improved and expected to continue gaining strength, with friends in Nehawka and beyond hoping for full recovery.
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Frank Lemon
Nehawka
Crete Visit By Mr and Mrs Stewart Rough
Mr and Mrs Stewart Rough spent last Sunday visiting their daughter Mrs D H Wilson and family at Crete and enjoyed the day with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Stewart Rough
D. H. Wilson
Ball Game Visit Notes Amid Highway 75 Crash
Albert Wolfe the night watchman Glen Rutledge the publisher Clyde Switzer Carl Pierce and Mark Burton the painter and decorator formed a party enjoying the ball game at Nebraska City last Sunday. They arrived shortly after a wreck at the junction of Highway 75 and the O street road injuring several people last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wolfe
Glen Rutledge
Clyde Switzer
Carl Pierce
Mark Burton
Nebraska City
Highway 75
O Street Road
Wreck Victims Treated by Dr Hansen in Union
Dr D E Hansen went to Union last Sunday to tend injured after a collision on No 75 at the O Street road crossing. He found several passengers seriously hurt and the other car’s occupants were taken to Nebraska City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Hansen
Union
Claude Lane
No. 75
O Street
Hansen
Nebraska City
Memorial Day Exercises Held at Auditorium
Memorial day services were led by Rev. Geo I Morey who delivered a well received address before a large crowd including the American Legion and Auxiliary and town citizens. Afterward Legion members visited the cemetery north of town to decorate graves of foreign wars and American wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. I. Morey
American Legion and Auxiliary
Citzens
Legion
Uncle Peter Opp Celebrates 83rd Birthday
Eighty three years ago last Sunday in Germany Peter Opp was born and after growing to adulthood he moved to America where he has lived about sixty years as an excellent citizen. On his birthday he visited friend Ernest Ahrends at his home with many friends to celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Opp
Germany
America
Ernest Ahrends
Nehawka United Brethren Church announces Bible school
Otto Engebretson pastor leads Bible school in Nehawka and Otterbein Churches with enrollment over fifty in Nehawka and forty in the country. Morning worship at 11, evening gospel service, joint prayer meets, and a quarterly business meeting are planned. U P S C E met at L Shrader’s with a church prayer meeting Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren In Christ
Otto Engebretson
Nehawka
Bible Church
Otterbein
Laders’ Aid Society
T. Mason
Bible School
Bible Church School
L. Shrader’s
Farm Home Burns Near Nebraska Masonic Home
Fire destroyed a farm house north of the Nebraska Masonic Home at 10 30 last night. George Davidson and family occupied the home and were away when travelers on highway No 73 spotted flames on the roof. A Missouri Pacific freight train had just passed nearby and sparks are blamed. The building burned to the ground. it was formerly owned by William Kriskey of Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Masonic
George Davidson
Missouri Pacific
William Kriskey
Omaha
Strawberries for Sale by Carl Ohl Schlager
Carl Ohl Schlager offers strawberr ies for sale in Plattsmouth. Contact Telephone 582 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ohlschlager
Plattsmouth
Death of Young Man Robert Schroeder at Omaha Hospital
Robert Schroeder 20 Cedar Creek died at Methodist hospital Omaha after a February illness and complications. He was son of Mr and Mrs Hans Schroeder of Cedar Creek with two brothers and five sisters surviving. A nephew of Louis Keil and Mrs A F Seybert, he was well respected locally. The obituary notes a large Cass County circle of friends sharing the family’s sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schroeder
Cedar Creek
Methodist
Omaha
Schroeder
Finaest
Hans Schroeder
Cass County
Paul
Dan
Clarence Nelson
Eleanor
Patricia
Gleen
Beverly
Louis Keil
A. F. Seybert
Rock Bluffs Homecoming Organizes Picnic Plans
About twenty residents gathered at Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stamp home to form the Rock Bluffs Homecoming. They scheduled a July 4 picnic in Hutchison grove with officers Chas L Graves president Will Hutchison vice president Jack Stamp secretary J H Graves treasurer and committees to draft the articles and arrange further plans for a permanent organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Stamp
Rock Bluffs
Hutchison Grove
Chas. L. Graves
Will Hutchison
Jack Stamp
J. H. Graves
Albert Young
M. G. Churchill
Williams Famous Colored Singers Praised for Meritorious Performances
Enthusiastic praise from the best informed in their race for the Williams Famous Colored Singers. They are regarded as attaining a high degree of merit unmatched by similar groups of the present generation. The ultimate goal of other aspiring colored companies is to reach their level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Williams Company
Plattsmouth
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
London
First Presbyterian Church
Women head to Hastings for state P. E. O. convention
Mrs. E. H. Wescott Mrs. H. F. Goos and Mrs. George K. Petring depart for Hastings to attend the state P. E. O. convention opening there today. Mrs. Wescott a speaker on the program will discuss the life of George Washington as state regent of the D A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Wescott
H. F. Goos
George K. Petring
Hastings
P. E. O. Society
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the Home Store
R. D. Stone Union, Nebraska
Lucean Baning
Cecil Niday
Rock of Ages Granite
Square
Glenwood Granite Works
Glenwood, Iowa
Murray Red Sox
H. L. Gayer Farm
Sree
Smith Orchestra
Doane College
Otterbein Church
Fraternal Order OF Eagles Aerie No
William R. Snapp
Midway Attractions
Inc
Chicago Ave
St. St. Plattsmouth
Nebr
Leghorns
Soennichsen’s
United Live Stock Commission Co., Inc
South Omaha
United Livestock Commission CO
Live Stock Exchange
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