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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1928
Page
5
Community reports note Memorial day activities in Murdock with visits by local residents to surrounding towns. The entry includes church services, band performances, gardening and repairs, social visits, and a feature on the Lutheran Trinity church painting. Local families share gatherings and travel to Lincoln and Omaha for events.
Memorial Day was observed at Wabash cemetery by the towns of Wabash and Murdock with a program of speaking and grave decoration. The two towns have long celebrated the day together as a shared and punctual practice.
Carloads of gravel have arrived in Murdock and streets are being given a deep coat. Teams of W. O. Gillespie and Milo Buskirk unload and haul gravel, promising drier roads when weather turns bad.
A confirmation service will be held next Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church north of Murdock at 7 PM on June 19. Miss Helen Ran Miss Freda Schulke and Mrs Henry Schulke will be confirmed.
Daughters of Mr and Mrs G Bauer organized a family gathering to mark their mother's birthday. The event brought all relatives together for music singing and several presents as a warm birthday celebration.
The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran church Murdock held a hard time party at the Trinity school house to mark the sixth anniversary. A playlet delighted the crowd with costumed children acting as mothers, prizes were awarded to Julius Reinke Ruth Kupke Bobbie Gakemeier and Mrs William Blume, refreshments followed and many dressed-up members were praised for their outfits.
Colonel Lindbergh begins business operations reporting at his desk each morning at a.m. He will soon discover that a capacious waste basket matters more than an office desk.
Texas leads in cooperative county agricultural work tracing back to 1903 with Seaman Knapp’s demonstration farm model. Since then over 2,000 counties employ agents and more than 1.3 million demonstrations and meetings reach tens of millions, expanding farmer education nationwide.
West Virginia returns from 1963 of 2206 precincts show Guy D. Goff leading with 116 535 votes and Herbert Hoover 99 743 while Alfred E. Smith leads Democratic ballots with 62 450 to James Reed 55 554. Unpledged candidates dominate in several contests as Republican delegates at large head for Kansas City and four Democratic at large delegates are chosen with half votes.
Rodney S. Dunlap of Fremont urged Governor McMullen to appoint Frederick L. Spear to the district court seat vacancy caused by Judge Button's death. Spear was a top primary nominee with strong Dodge County support. Lightner of Columbus is also a nominee.
In Wyoming 12 percent of winter wheat was abandoned due to drought but 55 000 acres remain the largest since 1918. Crop is expected around 84 percent yield totaling about 925 000 bushels, up from 676 000 last year. Rye plantings are down and tame hay suffers from cold April but overall 888 percent crop estimate. About 258 000 bushels of 1927 crop remain unsold, unevenly distributed with shortages in red desert and central regions.
Mrs. Rebeca Moreland of the Hotel Main laundry suffered a severe eye wound when a needle hidden in a towel flew out and pierced her eyelid into the eyeball. She was rushed by auto to Omaha for examination by Dr. Gifford. doctors considered the injury painful and dangerous but not immediately life threatening, and hoped for a full recovery without serious complications.
A Nebraska City farm owned by Mrs. Pitzer converted thin Otoe county land from corn to sweet clover for two years then back to corn with a 50 bushel yield. Sud an grass failed to replace the clover and two more years of pasture followed by 111 acres now planted to sweet clover. A mention of local shopping appears with Bates Book and Gift Shop promoting Dennison products.
In Cass County Nebraska district court on June 4 1928 petitioned guardian H A Schneider for license to sell one sixth undivided interest of William A Becker spendthrift in rural Cass County property described as the SW quarter Section 25 Township 12 Range 12 and Lot 6 NW quarter Section 25. The court ordered notice to kin and interested parties by publication in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks and set a July 1928 hearing at 10 a m. Judge James T Begley signed the order.
A local call to action invites residents to attend a 3:00 PM Sunday event on June 10 to support the hometown team and bolster community spirit.
The Cass County Nebraska district court hears a suit filed June 4 1928 by Blandina Knoepper and others to quiet title to Lots 3 and 4 in Block 94 of Plattsmouth Nebraska against Wm C Moores and heirs. defendants must answer by July 16 1928 or default decree will be entered. Also an order of hearing in the estate of John Varady aka Johan Uzcy cede for administrator appointment on June 29 1928 after notice by publication.
County officials who examined eight members of the Albert Kaser family found no evidence of foul play in their burned farm home near Covert Kansas. Five empty revolver shells found outside the house were deemed insignificant to the tragedy.
In the District Court of Nebraska Lincoln Division the case Ghrist & Ghrist and Austin E. Ghrist and Carrie E. Ghrist as individuals bankrupts filed for discharge No 1505. The referee fixed July 6 1928 to oppose discharge. creditors must file appearance and grounds in Lincoln Nebraska by ten days after.
Bids for resurfacing the King of Trails bridge over the Platte River north of the city were opened yesterday at the office of the city engineer. The project calls for supplying rock asphalt covering for the roadway and related work.
State Engineer Roy Cochran at Lincoln reports that the contract for the work awaits approval from Cass and Sarpy county boards. The Allied Contractors of Omaha submitted the lowest bid at 1.57 dollars per square yard, totaling 4 094 68 dollars.
An offer encouraging readers to place a quick advertisement in Journe Monthly. The brief notes that readers can obtain rapid help by submitting an ad and hints at the publication’s efficient response.
County Court at Plattsmouth to hear claims against the estate on July 6, 1928 and October 6, 1928 at 10:00 a.m. The claim period ends three months after July 6 1928, debts payable within one year. Judge A W Duxbury signs the notice.
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