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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
2
Nehawka and nearby areas report various visits to Omaha Lincoln and Nebraska City for business and family matters. residents attend church events, school graduations, and hospital care while local projects progress at farms and parks nearby.
The location served as an outstanding prominent signal point used by early settlers and Indigenous peoples to relay messages.
Mr and Mrs George Pollard rejoice over the birth of a healthy baby boy at Lincoln Hospital. The infant, born Monday, is the grand nephew of Leo Switzer and shares a June 8 birthday with him. All are doing nicely.
Mrs Floyd T Mitchell of Aramillo Texas and her daughter Cecelia arrived in Nehawka to visit the family of her adoptive parents the late Mr Frank P Sheldon and wife. They are joined by Mas ter Sheldon Mitchell and will later be accompanied home by Wilma Mitchell who just graduated from the State university.
Robert Alford has lived in Los Angeles six years and arrived in Nehawka this week to visit friends and relatives. He says the west charms him but Nebraska and Cass county strike him as wonderful places to live.
Miss Helen Creamer remained in the hospital after a serious auto accident on the O Street highway last fall. She was placed in a cast last week and is feeling somewhat better though remains very poorly from her injuries.
A group from Nehawka attended a ball game in Murray on Sunday afternoon to watch the game and support the Murray squad which included several players from Nehawka such as Lester Shumaker Glen Rutlege and Albert Wolfe and family.
Will H Kruger attempted to secure a cow by a chain fastened to her foot but not the post. The animal kicked, the chain struck his face and forehead, causing a severe head gash that required Dr. D E Hanson. The wound is painful, but he is progressing as well as can be expected.
An eighteen month old girl of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Stock was badly burned when her clothes ignited in the kitchen after the mother left briefly to return. The mother extinguished the flames and Dr. Hanson attended to the child who remains seriously injured but improving under care by Mrs. Elmer Philpot.
Messrs and Mesdames Leo Switzer and J J Pollard visited Bennington on Sunday and were guests at the Chalmer Switzer home where they enjoyed a pleasant day visiting.
Mr and Mrs W Troop celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary at home last Sunday with all their children and families except Earl Troop and wife who reside in Alliance where Mr Troop works for a construction company. The gathering brought much pleasure and guests offered wishes for many more happy years.
Social events in Lincoln celebrate the upcoming marriages of Miss Isadore Stone and Miss Hazel Carper. A Thursday afternoon shower hosted by Mrs. TD West and Mrs. Walter Wunderlich drew twenty five guests and featured a crossword puzzle revealing June fourteen as Stone’s wedding date.
Miss Carper of Chi Omega received a breakfast set during a dinner honoring her. The event noted her upcoming marriage on June 27.
Pedigree Holstein bull calf from Nehawka Nebraska with noted lineage. Sire is Ormsby Mechthilde Burke Wayne a grandson of Pietertye Maid Ormsby, described as foundation cow of the Ormsby family. Dam a heifer averaging 125 gallons monthly and 35 pounds butterfat on twice daily milking.
United Brethren in Christ churches announce a series of services led by Rev. Shepherd. Otterbein Church holds Bible school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11, with a Wednesday prayer meeting. Nehawka Church hosts morning service at 11 and an 8 p m evening service as the Evangelistic campaign concludes with nightly sermons on Crowded Out A Solemn Caution The Inspiration of a Live Prophet and The Tragedy of Calvary.
Miss Virginia Pollard of the University of Nebraska School of Journalism assists the Journal in field work across southern Cass county in both business and writing. Daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Pollard of Nehawka she is described as talented and will contribute to readers county wide during the coming months.
Mrs. George Wiseman sails on a gold star pilgrimage to France with five volunteers from Ewing. The group joined the first offensive. Her son Charles F. Wiseman was killed near Cantigny, followed by deaths of Leo Sanders and Sylvester Sanders.
Aberdeen South Dakota June 5 With testimony completed the South Dakota board of regents of education Friday waited for two of its members to study the evidence presented in its investigation of alleged incompetency and immorality at Northern Normal school here.
In Cass County Nebraska the estate of Anna Gorder Ploetz deceased seeks a new trustee to replace Augustus F. Ploetz who died in Omaha on about April 19 1931. Frank A. Cloidt is proposed as successor trustee to receive assets and distribute per the will. A hearing is set for July 8 1931 at 9:00 a.m. in Plattsmouth County Court with notice by publication in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks prior.
Dany- T. J. Brendel of Murray and Earl Towle of Weeping Water spent a few hours in the city for business and social calls. Papillion visitors Co. D. Martin and Attorney Robert McNealy attended to courthouse matters. Several residents planned travel or homecoming visits including Mrs. Wm. Rummel Mrs. Rotter Pat Reed and Mae S. Morgan plus Keefer and Countryman families visiting relatives in the area.
A stream of visitors and local business matters marked Tuesday in the area. Louisv ille resident A B Fornoff attended to affairs. Nehawka businessman Vincent W Straub looked after court house business. Greenwood’s Fred Ethredge visited for business and old friends.
Wednesday's visit list includes W. H. Mark of Union and his family calling on friends and attending to matters. James Terryberry, a near Louisville resident, spent a few hours in the city on business. E. H. Wescott attended a state Y M C A executive committee meeting in Fremont. R. Rakow returned from a vacation near Page and other spots with fishing tales. Richard Hiber of Hastings visits grandparents and plans to enter Notre Dame in fall. Rev. F. L. Wiegert of Elmwood called at the Journal to enroll as a reader.
County Attorney Shilling stated he would file murder charges against Deputy Bill Guess and Cecil Crosby for the fatal shootings of Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Gomez, two Mexican students. Governor Murray ordered a full inquiry while the Mexican embassy in Washington seeks a State Department report and President Hoover conveyed regrets from Mexico City.
Governor Bryan announced the Bank of Niobrara reopened Monday as successor to the State Bank of Niobrara. The bank takes over cash notes and assets equal to 40 percent of deposits, enabling immediate 40 percent dividend payments to old depositors. Trustees may purchase remaining assets to close the receivership after claims are approved.
Ernest Rossi was arrested in Chicago on Monday, bringing to four the number of men held in connection with the September 17 Lincoln National Bank and Trust Co. robbery. Jack Britt Howard Lee and Thomas O'Connor remain in custody for trial on bank robbery charges. County Attorney Max Towle said witnesses identified Rossi as the driver, and he planned to bring Britt Lee and O'Connor to trial soon with Chicago authorities assisting.
The district court recorded a settlement between Charles W. Danielson and Northern Natural Gas Co. A state labor and compensation award of 507.86 covered injuries from December 17 1930 when Danielson, a pipeline watchman south of the city, was burned as gas ignited.
Washington reports Capt Lisandro Garay, Honduran aviator, accused of treason by his government for failing to obey orders to fly to Honduras during disturbances. Garay, at Wilmington Delaware, had his diplomatic passport canceled.
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