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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
8
Members of the Missouri River Fishermen’s Association staged their first grand ball at the Legion building on Saturday night. The event netted two neat profits to aid expenses in the anti seineing law battle and drew representation from nearly every Missouri river community.
William S Waters seventy three retired banker who lived in Nebraska sixty eight years died at his Lincoln home 1818 South Twenty third street at 430 p m Monday He had lived in Lincoln fifteen years Born Mount Pleasant Iowa June 20 1857 came to Nebraska City November 20 1863 He organized a state bank at Elmwood in 1886 later owned banks in Stamford Elmwood and Lincoln He is survived by his wife Let tie five children and two sons The body is at Hodgman s Lincoln
Mrs E M Buttery and son Joe travel with Mrs J M Hall and daughter Mrs Gladys Groff to Springfield for Earl Adair’s funeral today.
Judging Day will be held Tuesday June 16 at the Agricultural College with practice for all projects and training schools for news reporters. Members will receive preliminary training in class placement and reasoning. Session begins 9:30 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m.
Avoca student Miss Evelyn Sumner placed fourth with a score of 187 at the state 4-H news reporters contest during Club Week in Lincoln on June 2. Fifteen county contestants and eighteen in the entire contest wrote two stories each. Evelyn was elected song leader at the 4-H News Writers Guild meeting and had previously won a trip to Club Week by winning the county 1930 news writing contest.
The University 4 H Club has awarded gold medals to former 4 H members who held high scholastic ranks at Agricultural College over the past three years. Medalists include top students recognized for academic excellence within the club program.
Plattsmouth resident and former Cass county member Miss Kathleen Troop won the seniors medal this year. The medals are awarded annually on Monday night of Club Week as the University 4 H club entertains the entire group.
A Cass-Otoe-Douglas Sarpy district camp will feature stunts swimming handcraft and surprises. Members are urged to mark July 29 to August 1 as red letter days and save pennies to cover a $2.75 camp fee.
A four day Mothers Vacation Camp will run August 11 to 14 at Camp Brewster one mile south of Omaha. Women may enjoy a restful economical break with four days of play for $4.75. Enrollment blanks and details are available from the Farm Bureau office.
Warning to canners advises that tasting food to judge spoilage is unsafe and that all canned vegetables and meats should be boiled for ten minutes before tasting. The discussion notes precautions and mentions the cold pack method being used.
The guidance stresses absolute sterility to prevent botulism in canning. It recommends pressure cooking as the surest method, and if unavailable, to pickle vegetables in small batches. It warns that flat sour can develop soon after harvest, so quick garden-to-can processing reduces spoilage risk. Extension Circular 997 on the hot pack method is available at the Farm Bureau office.
Botulinus poisoning stems from consuming improperly canned vegetables and fruits. Precautions include using clean raw materials, processing to sterile conditions, and boiling home canned beans corn and spinach at least ten minutes. The tenth annual crops and soils field day will be held June 23 at the Agricultural College in Lincoln with tours and demonstrations.
Ten members of the Happy Hustlers Swine Club of Murray judged hogs and fat steers at the Otto Schafer farm on Wednesday June 3. A second try-out is set for Friday June 12 with four boys to be chosen to go to Lincoln on June 16. D D Wainscott Cass Co Extension Agent Jessie H Baldwin Assnt Co Extension Agent.
The Happy Hustlers club toured Otto Schafer’s farm on June 3 to judge stock with County Agent D. D. Wainscott assisting. A second lesson is set for June 12 at leader John Hobscheidt’s home with a judging team chosen to go to Lincoln on June 16. A June 4 meeting at Lewiston Community Center featured hog record readings and a guest talk by Frank Anderson of Omaha on Duroc Jersey hogs and the 4-H Junior League in Chicago. A weedier roast is planned for June 18 at Harry Knabe’s.
The Smith Brothers Incorporated appeals to Cass county district court the labor bureau award in Edwin and Ethel Young versus Smith Brothers. Floyd Young died July 18 in Lincoln after a July 16 Elmwood accident during natural gas pipeline work. The award to the Youngs totals 350 weeks at $15 weekly. company contends cap of $1,250.
Fresh Guernsey cows offered by Likewise and Pollock of Murray Nebraska contact phone 3103 for details on availability and pricing.
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