Local Cass County News Highlights Community Activities
Rev. Ernest Baker attends Cass County Ministerial meeting in Louisville. Mrs. Peters visit near Verdon. Mrs True and Mrs Landon shop in Lincoln. Rev and Mrs Baker vacation visiting Edison relatives. E L McDonald buys Chevrolet truck through Theo Carnes in Omaha. Mrs. Warren Boucher hosts Ladies Card Club despite rain. John Meyers family reports a sick toddler improving. Mrs Roy Comstock recovering. children also well. Phil L Hall hosts guests including Col P L Hall and Mrs Lansing of Lincoln. Highway 38 regraveling completed. crew moves to Gretna. Miss Mabel Leesley in Grand Island Business College seeks Cass county contacts. Memorial Day outings at Stirling with W A White, George Bucknell families visiting Lincoln. Col Hall delivers Memorial address at Plattsmouth.
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Ernest Baker
First Christian Church
Cass County
Louisville
O. F. Peters
Barge Lewis
Verdon
Mesdames
Charles True
Wayne Landon
Lincoln
Ernest E. Baker
Edison
E. L. McDonald
Omaha
Theo Carnes
Warren Boucher
Ladies Card Club
Rainey
John Meyers
Roy Comstock
Phil L. Hall
Phil Hall Sr
Col
P. L. Hall
Harry W. Lansing
Greenwood
Gretna
Mabel Leesley
Grand Island Business College
W. A. White
George Bucknell
Stirling
Plattsmouth
Col. Hall
Greenwood Transfer Line Announces Regular Omaha Lincoln Trips
The Greenwood Transfer Line states it runs general freight trips to Omaha on Monday and Thursday and to Lincoln on Tuesday and Friday. Loads picked up on those trips and full loads available at any time. Signed by Fred Hoffman.
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Greenwood
Omaha
Lincoln
Fred Hoffman
Fire Destroys Room in Local Residence
Dudley Caruse and the Ballenger family were away when a fire broke out Friday evening. Greenwood firefighters extinguished the blaze with only one room and its contents ruined. Both the building and interior were insured.
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Dudley Caruse
John Ballenger
Greenwood
Replanting of Corn Widens Farmers Field
Many farmers are planting corn for a second time as the season advances. Some ignored warnings about seed quality, while others heeded advice and secured better seed, leading to good stands for those growers and poorer results for others.
A M Newsham Suffers Second Stroke
Last Friday morning A M Newsham had a second stroke, the first occurring about three years ago. He is rallying from the latest attack, and hope remains that he will regain his usual health.
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A. M. Newsham
Tge
Accident on Farm Injures Man’s Leg
A. M. Wright suffered a serious leg injury last week while working on the farm. Doctors believe a bolt punctured the machinery causing a severe bleeding spell. He is, however, improving as well as could be expected.
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A. M. Wright
Farmers Union Elevator Meeting in Greenwood Discusses Grain Plan
Members of the Farmers Union Elevator Company in Greenwood met last Tuesday to consider joining the Mid Western Grain Corporation, a branch of the Farm Board for handling the country’s grain. The meeting drew solid attendance as the pivotal plan was discussed.
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Farmers Union Elevator Company of
Greenwood
Mid-Western Grain Corporation
Farm Board
Grain firm weighs joining larger company
Discussion of aligning with a bigger company considered pros and cons but no action taken due to two thousand dollars stock requirement. Locally, the firm has shown good profits under E. A. Landon and intends to continue current grain handling practices.
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E. A. Landon
Death of long time Greenwood resident Mrs. Addie Waldron Mowery
Miss Addie B. Waldron born in New York in 1868 came to Cass County Nebraska as an infant. She married Linus M. Mowery in 1887 and had a daughter Opal Borden. granddaughter Joyce. sister D. W. Parker. brothers H. B. and W. T. Waldron. Funeral conducted by Rev. C. P. Lang and Rev. Robert McConna at Greenwood Methodist Church with burial at Wynka cemetery in Lincoln.
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Addie B. Waldron
New York
Cass County
Nebraska
Stove Creek
Greenwood
Linus M. Mowery
Opal Borden
Joyce
C. D. Fulmer
A. B. Leesley
E.lmer Mathis
Custave Weitzel
L. J. Walradt
Ben Connelly
C. P. Lang
Methodist Church of
Robert McConna
War department allocates 39.58 million for harbor and river work
The War department announced 39,580,090 for nationwide river and harbor projects the largest sum for such work. Total available reaches 67 million including 535 million under the War department act and a 12 million deficiency appropriation. Nearly 10 million funds Mississippi river and tributaries projects.
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Washington
War Department
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Inland Waterways Corp
For Sale T7-foot Deering Binder in good con
Cedar Creek Neb trader advertises a seven foot Deering binder in good condition. Mentions buyer Hugo Meisinger and Miss Clara Schlichtemier. Nehawka resident travels to Chicago for relatives visit and to attend University of Chicago commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Meisinger
Cedar Creek
Neb
Clara Schlichtemier
Nehawka
Chicago
University of Chicago
Remember Dad on Next Sunday Card Greeting
A reader advised to visit Bates Book & Gift Shop for a large line and a greeting card to honor Dad on the upcoming Sunday. The note highlights a wide selection and festive options for a family card.
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Dad
Bates Book & Gift Shop
Ex Nebraska Legislator IAM Sutton Dies at 86
Corpus Christi Texas June 5 William Sutton 86 Lincoln Neb civil war veteran and former Nebraska legislator died at his winter home after spending 24 winters there. He served in the Third Missouri cavalry and represented Pawnee County in several terms. Burial is planned in Table Rock Neb. Survivors include his wife five children and grandchildren Carl Cunningham related in Plattsmouth.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Mamie Wood
Margaret Hylton
Table Rock
Bessie Knacker
John R. Sutton
Hebron
Neb
George D. Sutton
Riverside
Sutton
Carl Cunningham
Plattsmouth High School
States May Not Tax Army Officers' Personal Effects
Attorney General Sorensen, legal adviser to the Nebraska State Tax Commissioner, awaits Supreme Court guidance after Surplus Trading Co. v Cook held states cannot tax private property on military reservations. Nebraska litigation concerns taxing officers and enlisted personnel possessions both tangible and intangible, with Fort Omaha Fort Crook and Fort Robinson involved in the federal case United States of America v Harry W Scott et al.
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Sorensen
Scott
Federal District Court
Omaha
United States Army
Nebraska
Supreme Court of the United States
Surplus Trading Company
R. A. Cook
United States of America
Harry W. Scott
Douglas, Sarpy
Dawes
Fort Omaha
Fort Crook
Fort Robinson
Lancaster County
Nebraska National Guard
Federal District Court At
Arkansas
State of
Camp Pike Military Reservation
State Supreme Court
New York
United States
Politician Identified as Slaughter's Killer in Chicago
Chicago witnesses Mrs. Ella Officer and Mrs. Macey Hadley testified Wednesday that political worker John Pampinella shot and killed Rev. William H. Slaughter at a forty-second ward polling place on registration day March 11. Pampinella faces murder trial before Judge John P. McGorty in Cook County.
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Chicago
John Pampinella
William H. Slaughter
Pampinella
John P. McGorty
Cook County
Ella Officer
Macey Hadley
Strict Traffic Rules Increase Weekend Casualties
In Gage county weekend casualties prompt Chief Acton to tighten traffic enforcement. First offenses will be enforced as written, replacing prior warnings.
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Beatrice
aAs
Gage County
Acton
Dining Room Suite for Sale in Walnut Finish
Walnut dining room set for sale including table buffet and six chairs. Mrs. Elmer Rosenow of Alvo Nebraska requests inquiries.
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Elmer Rosenow
Alvo, Nebr
James Janca Found Dead Near Union
James Janca Jr. 35, a Omaha worker, was found dead near Union by Trainmen of Missouri Pacific Sunday morning. His body, mangled along the track, was identified in Omaha after arrival. survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. James Janca Sr, two sisters Julia and Rose, two brothers Anton and Frank, and a married sister in Oklahoma. Funeral and interment at Oak Hill cemetery followed.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Union
William J. Streight
James Janca, Jr
Omaha
Union Station
Anton
James Janca
Julia
Rose
Frank
Oklahoma
Oak Hill Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Mary Metzger Pioneer Lady
Mrs. Mary Metzger, eighty five, died Saturday at 6 p.m. at the family home near Cedar Creek after a long residence in Cass county since the early sixties. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at the home, then a service at Glendale church two miles south of Cedar Creek at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Glendale Cemetery. A longer life sketch will appear later in the Journal.
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Mary Metzger
Cedar Creek
Cass County
Glendale Church
Glendale Cemetery
Forest Fires Threaten Knife River Area North of Duluth
Minnesota forest fires northeast of Duluth burned four farm homes and men fought three fires along the Rice Lake road and near Knife River. A fire near Cramer covered about two miles by half a mile as the state forestry department dispatched 100 Duluth workers to assist fifty already on site.
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Ing
Duluth
Knife River
Here
Rice Lake Road
Lake Superior
Cramer
Superior Forest
State Forestry Department
Chicago killing tied to Fox Lake reprisal
Police linked a Tuesday night death to the Fox Lake attack. In an alley behind 831 Harrison Street the body of Thomas Somnerio was found, showing signs of torture with wired wrists and a choke welt indicating garrotting.
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Chicago
Little San
Fox Lake
Harrison Street
Thomas Somnerio
Rose Barinick Dies Known as Homeliest Woman in World
New York reported actress Rose Barinick aged 40 was found dead in her lower East Side apartment. Authorities list heart disease as the cause, with death occurring several days prior.
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New York
Roze Barinick
Lower East Side
Father’s Day Call to Bates Book & Gift Shop
A notice invites calls to Bates Book & Gift Shop or Card remembrance services for dear old Dad ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday June 15th.
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Bates Book & Gift Shop
Dad
Ford Cars in Business Use Highlight Reliability and Value
The Ford is praised for speed, safety, low upkeep, and long life as federal state city governments and major firms adopt it. Major users include the Bell System Associated Companies, Armour, Pillsbury, General Electric, Firestone, Goodyear, Kellogg, Procter and Gamble, and Swift & Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Bell System
Armour and Company
the Borden Company
Continental Baking Corporation
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
General Electric Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Kellogg Company
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Merton Sait Company
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
Procter and Gamble Company
Swift & Company
Sand Hills of Pacific Missouri Hide Caverns and History
A feature on the Sand Hills near Pacific Missouri describes how decades of sand mining have shaped the landscape 25 miles from St. Louis. Caves carved into the hills host springs a lake a regular tourist camp Gungle Camp and Civil War lookout sites with dramatic white cliffs and colorful stratified layers.
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Pacific
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Gungle
Missouri
Nurse Makes First Parachute Jump In New Jersey
Miss Wilhelmina Vissers, a Bonnie Burn sanitarium nurse, bailed from 2,000 feet and opened chute after 1,000 feet. She landed sitting on a farm driveway near the landing field in Elizabeth New Jersey, after the initial jump failed to find the ripcord ring.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Wilhelmina Vissers
Bonnie Burn Sanitarium
Gold Found in Gizard of Hen Sparks Tiny Treasure
In Salina Kansas on June 4 the Bert Phelps family found gold particles in a hen’s gizzard valued at 54 dollars. A jeweler confirmed the valuation. Despite the curious find there is no rush of miners to Gove county to pursue the mystery.
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Salina
Kan
Bert Phelps
Gove County
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Tributaries
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Sea
Hurley
Lyle Brown
Army Engineers
Omaha Bee-News
Qulun
Iam Sutton
U. S. Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific
Minnesota
Rose Barinick
Riany
Tudor Sedan
Toons Ferme
Moadster
Detroit
Forpb Motor Company
Sand Hills
Jack Stephens
South Omaha
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