Residents and visitors gather in Weeping Water over week
Numerous locals and guests visit Weeping Water for Memorial services and family events. Names include August Jochim’s home painting crew, Ed ward Bobbitt, Lloyd Behrns, Frank H. Stander, Eugene Nutzmat, Frank Domingo family, Helen Norton, Albert Weitzel, Bert Fisher, Lawrence Colbert, Mrs. Dennis Phillips, Miss Nellie Thantell, John Creamer, Otto Lau, Henry P. Smith, Earl Oldham, Lyle Flemming, Earl Murdock, Lester Sprague, C. W. Bish, Mrs. Helen Wallack, Victor Wallack, John Jones, Arthur H. Jones, Chris Snell, Jeannette Snell, and Mrs. Murfin among others. Several trips to Lincoln, Omaha, Denver, and nearby cemeteries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane Henegar
Edward Bobbitt
August Jochim
Lloyd Behrns
Avoca
Frank H. Stander
Omaha
W. D. Love
Eugene J. Nutzmat
Nehawka
Frank Domingo
Helen Norton
Albert Weitzel
Greenwood
Ashland
Bert Fisher
Lawrence Colbert
Hastings
van Every
Wabash
Elmwood
Weeping Waer
Otto Lau
Weeping Water
Denver
Henry P. Smith
Mr. Lau
Smith
Earl Oldham
Lyle Flemming
Earl Murdoch
Lester Sprague
C. W. Bish
Helen Wallack
Nebraska Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bradshaw
Victor Wallack
John Jones
Barnes
Kansas
Arthur H. Jones
Chris Snell
South Omaha
Henry Snell
Albert Snell
Jeannette Snell
Albert
C. S. Murfin
Seward Day
Mesdames Murfin
Day
Lincoln
Big City
Ray Conley
Manley
Fay Warriger
Beaver Crossing
Harringer
Springfield
Memorial Day Observed by American Legion in Weeping Water
The American Legion organized Memorial Day events in Weeping Water with a fine program at the Congregational Church featuring musical numbers led by Lloyd Lawrenson on trumpet. Judge A H Duxbury delivered the principal address. Afterward, Legionnaires and citizens marched to Oakwood Cemetery where a salute was fired over the graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Congregational Church
Lloyd Lawrenson
A. H. Duxbury
Legionnaires
Oakwood Cemetery
Visits Family in Weeping Water Before Midwest Trip
Ray Spencer and wife with two sons Royal and Richard and Mr. Ivory Thurston of Alliance stayed with Ray’s mother in Weeping Water for several days. After visiting Iowa friends they plan to proceed to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Spencer
Royal
Richard
Ivory Thurston
Alliance
Ray
Iowa
Chicago
Painting Gorder Building For New Shoe Store
Henry Lemke was painting the Gorder business building used by Lawrence Askew for a shoe store and harness shop. The corner of the building is being painted store green while the main body receives store red with white penciling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorder
Henry Lemke
Gorder Business
Lawrence Askew
Mothers and Daughters Banquet at Weeping Water
The Mothers and Daughters organization met at the Congregational church in Weeping Water on Tuesday. Members discussed business, held a session, and hosted a one o'clock dinner, benefiting local restaurant traffic as men were left to manage meals at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers and Daughters
Mothers and Daughters Organization
Weeping Water
Congregational Church
Allen Family Heads West for California Visit
Mrs. Fred Allen travels with daughters Mary and Marjory for a three week California trip. A Lincoln friend and her daughters accompany them while Mr. Allen stays home to run the store. The family hopes to return for the Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Fred Allen
Mary
Marjory
California
Lincoln
Allen
Visiting family trips span Denver and surrounding towns
E. F. Marshall visited Denver and Fort Lupton with his son for a pleasant stay. He also called on his daughter and husband Dr. and Abs. E. G. Wilein, and returned home last week. John Domingo Jr. spent a few days here with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
E. F. Marshall
Fort Lupton
Abs
E. G. Wilein
John Domingo, Jr
Beautiful Flower Plot At Produce Station
Mrs Earl Oldham creates a decorative flower plot in front of the produce station. Her son Dennis and daughter in law gathered stones during their Ozarks wedding trip to form a circle for fifteen seed varieties sent by Randall from Los Angeles. A protective screen surrounds the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Oldham
Dennis
Ozarks
Randall
Los Angeles
Death of Katie Fanders in Elmwood Nebraska
Katie Fanders died May 27 at home in Elmwood Nebraska aged 62 years 4 months 21 days. She was born January 6 1885 and lived near Elmwood all her life as a Lutheran believer. Funeral services were held May 29 conducted by Rev Rangler of Lincoln. Burial was in Elmwood cemetery. A family gathering followed at Edward Freeman’s home with relatives from Avoca Topeka Beatrice Fairbury and Plattsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Fanders
Plattsmouth
Nebr
Elmwood
Gertie
Infamcy
Better Land
Rangler
Lincoln
Trinity Lutheran Church
Eagle
Nebraska
Elmwood Cemetery
F. D. Fanders
Henry Panders
Carl Sehnatie
Harbine
Dick Fanders
Dede Fanders
Jochum Fanders
Louis Welling
Tiller
Martin Panders
Beatrice
Fred Stafford
Fairbury
Edward Freeman
Earl Freeman
Avoca
Charles Freeman
Less Freeman
Robert Freeman
Topeka
Kansas
Daniel Thompson
Dale Tigner
Weeping Water
Cecil Nickles
Rural Electrification Contract Let for Cass Ottie Saunders Areas
Directors of the Eastern Nebraska Public Power district advertise for bids to build 421 miles of rural lines for Project Number Two. The work covers western Cass county extending into Ottie and Saunders counties from the Lancaster county line east to a mile east of Wabash. Construction expected to begin late July, about 30 days after bidding. Project Number One near Tecumseh, about 350 miles, has just been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Nebraska Public Power District
Cass County
Ottie and
Saunders Counties
Lancaster County
Wabash
Tecumseh
County farmers battle grasshoppers with bait drive
Hundreds of farmers statewide join the war on grasshoppers as more than forty tons of ready mixed bait are distributed by the county farm bureau. Many report excellent kills with first applications as young hoppers readily take the poison bran mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Bureau
4-H and Mothers Camp Scheduled for Brewster in July
District 4 H Club camp includes Cass Douglas and Sarpy counties at Camp Brewster from July 25 to 28. Mothers camp brings together about twelve southeastern Nebraska counties at Brewster in July 2023. Watch farm bureau notes for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Douglas
Sarpy
Brewster
Nebraska
Farm Bureau
Read for Facts and Fun at Nebraska Home Demonstration Clubs
Cass county demonstration project clubs plan summer home reading as part of their work. Miss Nellie Carey of the State Public Library will address the North Platte convention on June 15 to 16 with the title Read for facts and fun. A new reading suggestions department starts this year for club members. Fifty-one clubs enrolled last year, fifteen to participate this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nome
Nebraska Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Nellie Carey
State Public Library
North Platte
Carey
Bindweed Control Cut Costs for Weed Eradication in Nebraska
Nebraska agronomy chief Dr. F D Keim reports experimental results showing summer tillage can eradicate bindweed at under 10 dollars per acre using a seven foot duck foot cultivator. Yearly cultivation intervals averaged 8.2 days first year and 10.2 days second year with 12.5 cultivations first year and 1 to 14 operations second year. Plowing at seven inches depth extended weed-free days by about 14.2 on average. one plowing equals two cultivations. Average field cultivation rate was 1.86 acres per hour. Also notes a surge in organized 4 H clubs across several towns with multiple club names and leaders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
F. D. Keim
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Suimmer
State and Federal Entomologists Visit County
Extension entomologist from the college of agriculture and a U S department entomologist visited the county last Friday to take stock of the hopper situation, aiding the agricultural agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bare
The
College of Agriculture
Shotwell
U. S. Department of Entomology
County Farm Visit Shows Poison Bran Mash Effective Against Hoppers
Nine farms in the county were visited to test baiting with poison bran mash. Five farms showed good kills with dead hoppers hidden by debris, ants and insects dispersing remains. Evidence of effectiveness appeared as fewer living hoppers in previously populated areas along ditches fences and field edges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shotwell
Oklahoma
Kansas
Cass County
Agronomy Field Day to Outline Soil, Bindweed District Steps
Cass county farmers will hear how to form soil conservation or bindweed districts at the Agronomy Field Day by the Nebraska College of Agriculture on June 15. D. L. Gross will discuss legislation and the hybrid corn law to aid seed buyers. Dr. F. B. Weim will review bindweed progress and Dr. Kiesselbach will cover new crops including artichokes soybeans atlas sorghum hemp and brome grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
D. L. Gross
Extension Agronomist
F. BD. Weim
T. A. Kiesselbach
Meisingers Visit Cass County Kin in Local Dispatch
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Meisinger of Brittain Oklahoma visit cousin William G. Meisinger in the city and other relatives in Cass County. They left near Oklahoma City Friday morning and arrived last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Meisinger
Brittain
Oklahoma
William G. Meisinger
Cass County
Oklahoma City
Miss Wilma Mumu Returns Home From Clarkson Hospital
Mrs Wilma Mumu returned home Wednesday afternoon from Omaha where she had been at Clarkson hospital. She is getting along nicely and it is hoped she will soon be fully recovered from her illness. She was taken to Omaha Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Mumu
Omahi
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Sketch of Life of John Kopia Old Resident
John Kopia born July 1 1862 in Vitkovice Moravia came to this county around 1882 and settled in Chicago. He worked for the Burlington railroad then in Gillette and Sheridan Wyoming before returning to Plattsmouth and opening a general merchandise store at 15th and Main with his wife for about 30 years. They retired in 1922 moved to Des Moines near their daughter Mrs Frank E Lovens. He died May 27 at Mercy hospital services May 30 at St Augustine church burial Glendale Catholic cemetery. Out of town relatives included Frank J Bartonek and wife Oakland Calif John Hobscheidt family Murray Neb and Mrs Josephine Janda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kopia
Vitkovice
Moravia
Chicago
Anna Valla
Plattsmouth
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Gillette
Sheridan
Wyoming
15Th and Main
Sfore
Des Moines
Iowa
Frank E. Lovens
Anna M. Lorenz
Frank E. Lorenz
Edmund
Arthur
Frank
Kopia
California
Frank J. Bartonek
Nebr
Mercy Hospital
St. Augustine’s Church
Glendale Catholic Cemetery
Graduation Attends Technical High School Exercises
Mrs. Charles Manners attended the graduation exercises at Omaha Technical High School on Wednesday. Her nephew Miner Manners was among the graduates, a son of Mr and Mrs Marion Manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Manners
Omaha
The
Technical High School
Miner Manners
Marion Manners
County Aide Checks Old Age Aid Applications
Paul Vandervoort county assistance director visited the county to review applications for old age assistance and other department matters as required by law. He spent much of the time at Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Vandervoort
Murray
Notice of Probate for George P. Meisinger
In Cass County Nebraska a petition for probate of a will and for appointment of Anna K. Meisinger as executrix is set for hearing on July 2, 1937 at 10 a.m. A. H. Duxbury County Judge issued the notice June 3 1937 with seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nebraska
George P. Meisinger
Anna K. Meisinger
A. H. Duxbury
Notice of Administration in Martha Baumeister Estate
In the County Court of Casas Coun ty Nebraska a petition for administration of Martha Baumeister estate has been filed. Anna Rutherford is named as administrator and a hearing is set for July 2 1937 at 10 oclock before the court. Dated June 3 1937. County Judge Seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casas County
Nebraska
Martha Baumeister
Anna Rutherford
Cass Coun
Emma D. Smith
B. H. Schulhof
Notice of Hearing Estate of Drury Graves in Cass County
The County Court of Cass County Nebraska will hear Lena Giese the legatee of a subsequent purchaser on July 2, 1937 at Plattsmouth at ten o clock a m. The petition seeks a determination of death date of Drury Graves intestate status and heirs on Lot 7 Block 34 Plattsmouth. Names of heirs listed include Emma Batson Alice M Morrow Delia Norval Harrison A Graves and Drury MM Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Graves
DL Graves
Cass
Nebraska
Lena Giese
D. Graves
Cass County
Plattsmouth
Emma Batson
Alice M. Morrow
Delia Norval
Harrison A. Graves
Drury MM. Graves
Court House
A. H. Duxbury
Sheriff Sale of Plattsmouth Real Estate Nebraska
Public auction to the highest bidder on June 12 1997 at 10 00 am at the south front door of the Court House Plattsmouth Nebraska. Real estate includes multiple city lots and additions in Plattsmouth Cass County as listed in the order of sale to satisfy a municipal judgment. Sale proceeds to the creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Sedgway
Cass County
Nebraska
Court House
Plattsmouth
Said
City of
City of Plattsmouth
Stiles
Thompson's
Young & Hays
Duke
Estate hearing set for Emma D. Smith and Pauline Young
Nebraska estate notices announce administration petitions for Emma D. Smith and Pauline Young. B. H. Schulhof named administrator for Emma D. Smith with a June 25 1937 hearing at 10 o'clock. W. L. Dwyer named administratrix for Pauline Young with a June 18 1937 hearing at 10 a.m. Special County Judge Co E Tefft seals the notice.
Petition for Will Appointment of Executrix in Estate of William Patterson
Probate petition filed for the estate of William Patterson deceased number 3268 seeks appointment of Lillian Maude Schoeman as Executrix. The hearing is set for June 1, 1927 at 10 a.m. dated May 24, 1937 by Co. E. Tepft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nebraska
William Patterson
Lillian Maude Schoeman
Langhurst Estate Hearing Set for June 15 1937
In Ty, Nebraska the estate of William F Langhurst deceased No 2267 seeks appointment of Wm J Rau as executor. The petition is set for hearing before the court on June 15 1937 at 10 a m. Dated May 22 1937. C E Tefft seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nebraster
William F. Langhurst
Wm. J. Rau
C. E., Tefft
Sale Notice and Foreclosure in Cass County Nebraska
An Order of Sale directs public auction on June 1 1937 at 10 am at the south front door of the Plattsmouth courthouse to sell the north half of Lots 5 and 6, Block 20, Plattsmouth, to satisfy a judgment for Amanda A McCarty and Tom McCarty. Also notices to defendants in Floyd L. Davis estate and foreclosure action by Nebraska State Building and Loan Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Amanda A. McCarty
Tom McCarty
R. H. Edens
A. D
Keith Richard Davis
Floyd L. Davis
Fleming
Race
Cutty
Nebraska State Building and Loan Association
Fremont
District Court of
Ees County
Lloyd L. Davis
Sue Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cass County Farm Bureau
Wainscott
Elva Bradley
Alvo
Busy Workers Club
Lloyd Schneider
Cedar Creek
William James
Glenn Dimmitt
Willing Stitchers Club
Frances Crawford
Union
Cooking Stars Club
Wayne Ackley
Rope Club
Dale Reed
George Oberle
Engle
Julian Johnson
Better Best Clothing Club
D. R. Topliff
Jolly Cookers Club
Plattsmo
Myron Wiles
Mynard
Choice Prairie Hay
C. L. Wiles
Casa County
George M. Siild
Plattsmouth Ferry Company Et al
Plattsmouth Ferry Company
William BE. Donelaz
Alfred Johnson
William E. Donelan
George M. Hild
District Court
Chas. I. Martin
Plaintiff
Sherify
State of
Casa
Daily Journal
Pauline Young
W. L. Dwyer
Co. E. Tefft
Sheriff's Sale
County of
Plaiuti
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