Local Alvo Notes Highlight Visits and a Ball Game
Alvo news reports visitors from Walton Lincoln and Creighton plus the Elliott and Barkhurst families. A ball game Sunday May 5 saw Greenwood defeat Alvo 9 to 2 in the C I L league with coaches noting better luck next time. Tractors from Coatman and Skinner hauled corn to Omaha feeders amid heavy rain.
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Henry Ouch
Margaret Wilson
Walton
John Eliott
Gheater
Elliott
Edgar Edwards
Alvo Hardware and Implement Company
Lincoln
Helen Hunter
Evelyn
Wilma Barkhurst
Barkhurst
John Elliott
Murdock
Manley
Elmwood
C. C. Bucknell
Sioux City
Verle Linch
Earl Keller
Ashland
Lilian Deane
Do. D. Ganz
Creighton
Alvo
Cass, Saunders and Lancaster
Greenwood
Coatman
Skinner
Omaha
Goften
Visitor Considers Topeka as Future Home
Joseph Romules visited Topeka for nearly a week and met many friends. He was impressed by the town and decided to move there, returning home to dispose of his property to make Topeka his new home.
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Topeka
Joseph Romules
New House Completed on Ise Foreman Place West of Alve
John Banning oversaw the new residence on the Ise Foreman place west of Alve. George L. Brinton of Elmwood supervised construction and did a satisfactory job. Earl Bennett, the former resident at the fire site, will move into the new home soon.
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John Banning
Alve
George L. Brinton
Elmwood
Earl Bennett
Mrs Carl Rosenow Nearing Recovery After Hospital Stay
Mrs Carl Rosenow who has been hospitalized in Lincoln after an operation for appendicitis is reported to be improving rapidly. Carl visited last Tuesday to check on her progress and she hopes she can soon return home.
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Carl Rosenow
Lincoln
Carl
Birthday Party for Mrs Marion Dimmitt At Ashland
Mr and Mrs J L Dimmitt and sons and other relatives gathered near Ashland last Sunday to celebrate Mrs Marion Dimmitt’s birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs James Dimmitt and family Mr and Mrs Leo Peters and family Mr and Mrs L D Mahen and daughter Nita and Mr and Mrs Glenn Dimmitt and family. A splendid time was reported.
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J. L. Dimmitt
James Dimmitt
Leo Peters
L. D. MaHen
Nita
Glenn Dimmitt
Marion Dimmitt
Near
Ashland
Church Services Change For Summer at Methodist Church
Beginning yesterday the evening services at the Methodist church will be dispensed with. Summer services will consist of morning worship Bible study and meetings of the Ladies societies and the young people.
Pleasant visit from Mrs Miller and Mrs Ramsel at Bailey home
Mr and Mrs Henry Daily welcomed their niece Mrs Guy Miller of Winner South Dakota and Mrs Rudolph Ramsel of Plattsmouth last week. Rain interrupted the visit but they enjoyed the time together.
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Bailey Home
Henry Daily
Guy Miller
Winner
South Dakota
Rudolph Ramsel
Plattsmouth
Harvest Timing Debate Stirs Billie Warner Work Hours
Billie Warner, noted for irregular threshing shifts, faces questions over spring harvest timing. Officials weigh balancing crop needs with worker schedules as community concerns rise.
Harvest ready outfits offered in excellent condition now
The article notes outfits kept in excellent condition and ready when the harvest begins, implying preparedness for seasonal work and dispatch.
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Ing
Couple Surprised With Social Dance After First Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Reeves marked one year of marriage with a surprise social dance at Alvo hall. About forty neighbors attended and the event provided a joyful celebration for the couple.
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Rodger Reeves
Alvo Hall
Snedgen Family Return From South Dakota Visit
Superintendent and Mrs. A. T. Snedgen and their children returned to Alvo last Monday after a two week visit in South Dakota. The family traveled by car.
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North
A. T. Snedgen
Kiddies
South Dakota
Alvo
Bonus Vets Demand Fast Payment Amid Frightful Living Conditions
Washington reports June 9 that veterans and supporters pressed for immediate bonus payment while Dr. William Fowler dc health officer called living conditions at Anacostia Flats frightful. A Red cross line of volunteers, police and governors urged action as camps revealed crude huts and rampant sanitation issues.
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Washington
White House
Capitol
William Co. Fowler
District of Columbia
Curtis
Garner
Senate
Congressional
Thomas
Nebras kans organize for public economy
Lincoln June 9 preliminary organization of a Nebraska group named the Nebr aska Public Efficiency and Economy association. The aim is to reduce governmental expenses and run a research campaign. Elmer B. Stephenson of Lincoln named president. executive council includes Frank D. Eager J C Seacrest L E Alsworth Carl R Gray and Charles A McCloud. Secretary offer declined by J E Lawrence.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska Public Efficiency and Economy Association
Elmer B. Stephenson
Lincoln Insurance
Frank D. Eager
J. C. Seacrest
L. E. Alssworth
Carl R. Gray
Omaha
Charles A. McCloud
York
J. E. Lawrence
Never Did Run Smote Omaha Wedding Grooms Held
Earl Riley twenty four is jailed in Omaha after giving his nephew Fred Riles twenty one two revolvers to fund a marriage. Fred planned to wed Dorothy Sheffield with a new dress license and a car for the honeymoon. Detectives arrested them during pawnshop questioning. Earl remains in custody while guns are verified.
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Omaha
Earl Riley
Fred Riles
Dorothy Sheffield
Rose
Unele
Earl
Fred
Sheriff Sale Foreclosure in Cass County Nebraska
State of Nebraska Cass County sheriff sale under a stipulation between the state as plaintiff and Walter C Johnson as defendant with The General Motors Acceptance Corporation. The 1931 Deluxe Chevrolet Coupe with engine number 2833562 to be sold at public auction at the west front door of the Plattsmouth courthouse at 10:00 AM on July 16, 1932 for cash.
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State of Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Nebraska
A. D
Pleasant Ridge Community Picnic at Riverview Park
The Pleasant Ridge community club invites all residents to a picnic at Riverview Park in Omaha next Sunday. Attendees should bring basket dinners and their own dishes and silverware.
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Pleasant Ridge Community Club
Riverview Park
Omaha
Business Improvement Through Purchasing Power
Individuals can boost business by using their buying power to support firms they value. Collective consumer action may encourage better service, lower prices, and stronger local economies. Each purchase signals demand and reinforces responsible business practices.
Roosevelt Good as Nominated Is Claim of Farley
James A. Farley, campaign manager for Governor Roosevelt, argues the stop Roosevelt movement has collapsed. He predicts a first ballot Roosevelt nomination and projects at least 345 electoral votes with a conservative path to the 531 total, asserting convention machinery will lean to Roosevelt through favorable state delegations.
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New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Hoover
Hoe
Soosevelt
Farley
Missouri
Illinois
Hursday
State Journal
Butler launches push for prohibition repeal at national convention
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, vows a vigorous fight at the Republican national convention to urge congress to submit a repeal proposal to state conventions for ratification. He warns delegates they may face a roll call to reveal their stance on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and accuses some leaders of party timidity.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Congress
Columbia University
Old Guard
Committee On Resolutions
Butler
Drive to Repeal North Dakota Prohibition Law
In Mandan a petition drive seeks a November vote to repeal the state prohibition. Over 12 000 people signed with 20 000 signatures needed to initiate a constitutional amendment. The filing deadline is July 8. The measure would repeal the prohibition amendment and related enforcement statutes.
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Mandan
N. D
North Dakota
Falls City insurer to close after policyholder vote
Richardson County Mutual Insurance Co agreed to go out of business in Falls City after a policyholder vote. The company insured up to 4.9 million dollars and will reinsure all policies with Farmers Mutual Insurance Co of Nebraska. State insurance commissioner Lee Herdman approved the closure.
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Falls City
Richardson County Mutual Insurance Co
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
Nebraska
Falls City Co
Lee Herdman
Edwin Johnston Elected Nebraska Grand Master of Masons
Edwin L B Johnston of Grand Island was elected grand master of the Nebraska Grand Lodge A F and A M by 600 delegates at the seventy fifth annual communication. He succeeds John R Tapster of North Bend. Ralph O Canady, Archie M Smith, Virgil Johnston, and Lewis E Smith were also chosen for key officer posts. Johnston, 48, a wholesale grocer, will announce appointive officers Thursday.
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Omaha
Edwin LB. Johnston
Grand Island
Nebraska
Grand Lodge
Nebraska Masonry
Johnston
John R. Tapster
North Bend
Ralph O. Canady
Hastings
Archie M. Smith
Pender
Virgil Johnston
Beatrice
Lewis E. Smith
Order
Henry H. Wilson
Lincoln
Charles E. Burnham
Norfolk
James R. Cain, Jr
Andrew H. Viele
Frederic L. Temple
North Platte
Ambrose C. Epperson
John J. Tooley
Charles A. Chappell
Minden
Robert R. Dickson
O'Neill
John Wright
Edwin D. Crites
Chadron
Frank H. Woodland
Ira C. Freet
York
Orville A. Andrews
Francis E. White
Los Angels
United States Marshall
Grover Cleveland
Arthur C. Stem
Royal Arch Masons of
Clenden W. Mitchell
Grand Council
William B. Warner
Falls City
Knights Templar
Frank C. Patton
James M. Robertson
Plattsmouth
Nebraska Masonic Home
Edwin CC. Yont
Brock
Masonic- Eastern Star Home For Children
Emmett I. Ellis
Tekumah
Nebraska Veteran Freemason's Society
Emmanuel PD. Lundak
Garrett Tinley Visit Roosevelt to Talk Politics
Albany June 8. Frank H. Garrett and Major General Matthew Ainley, both Council Bluffs Iowans, visited Governor Roosevelt to discuss the presidential ticket. Tinley reportedly sought Thacher’s support to place his name in nomination for vice president, though the governor said no campaign details were discussed.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Frank H. Garrett
Matthew Ainley
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Tinley
Iowa Eloper Returns to Live with Family
Dave D. Rhode former Thurman consolidated school janitor who eloped with the principal Miss Gardner left the town after news of the affair. He later returned to live with his wife and their five children on a Nebraska farm near Hemingford. The Thurman school board president L L Nichols described the family’s reunion and Rhode’s removal from his job. the principal Neien Gard ner died in a hotel fall in Scottsbluff Nebraska amid the scandal.
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Dave D. Rhode
Thurman (Ia
Hemingford
Neb
Thurman School Board
L. L. Nichola
Neien Gardner
Scottsbluff
Rhode
Harry Yoder
Council Bluffs
Thurman Town
Thurman
Rhade
Mrs. Rhode
Nichols
Platteville teacher plotted extortion against local doctor
Eunice Krause a 21 year old Platteville teacher confessed an extortion scheme inspired by the Lindbergh case. She targeted Dr. Wilson Cunningham demanding 3000 dollars, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to circuit court on June 10. She cited money need as motive.
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Platteville
Wis
Eunice Kranze
Lindbergh
Krause
Platteville State Teachers’ College
J. H. Lewis
Circuit Court
Wilson Cunningham
Reynolds Leads Morrison in North Carolina Senate Race
Unofficial returns from North Carolina's Democratic primary show Robert R. Reynolds ahead of Morrison as 1,575 of 1,828 precincts report. Prohibition is a key issue as Reynolds leads for the full term starting March 4, with a Morrison challenge and a likely July second primary.
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Charlotte
N. C
Morrison
Robert R. Reynolds
United States Senate
North Carolina
Reynolds
Journal Want Ads Cost Only A Few Cents
Classified note touts cheap rates for Want Ads promising real results and economy for readers seeking to place small items or notices.
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Journal
30 Day Sentence Imposed After Fatal Accident
Nebraska City June 8 Nerman Rittenhouse Humboldt the atrical man was sentenced to 30 days in county jail and his drivers license revoked for one year after a jury deliberated 25 minutes finding him guilty of driving while intoxicated in a fatal head on collision north of the city. Charles Drehzebach Lincoln manufacturing jeweler died and his wife Ricka was killed instantly. Grenzebach injured and hospitalised in Lincoln. Lloyd Erps Omaha truck driver said Rittenhouse swerved and caused the crash. Erps also faces charges for fast and improper driving and will be arraigned Friday.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Nerman Rittenhouse
Humboldt
Judie T. Simpson Morton
Rittenhouse
Here
Charles Drehzebach
Lincoln Manufacturing Jeweler
Ricka
Grenzebach
Lincoln
Lloyd Erps
Omaha
Rittenkhouse
Erps
Eros
Charles Grenzebach
Greenbach
Herman Hittenhouse
Railways seek to drop trains and cut runs
The Burlington asks the state railway commission to discontinue trains 127 128 111 and 116 between Falls City and Nebraska City and replace with a daily mixed train saving 655 dollars per month. North Western seeks to end one daily round trip between Oakdale and Long Pine saving 9057.96 yearly. C A Randall says approval depends on railway mail service consent.
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Lincoln
Burlington
State Railway Commission
Falls City
Nebraska City
North Western
Oakdale
Long Pine
Preliminary hearing for Lloyd Erps in fatal truck crash
In Nebraska City a preliminary hearing began for Lloyd Erps the Omaha truck driver charged with causing death while speeding. The trial will continue Saturday after a collision with a Lincoln woman killing Mrs Grenzebach. Herman Hittenhouse testified that Erps swerved left. Erps pleads not guilty as the court discusses coroner jury testimony.
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Alvo News
Billie Warner
Marine Medical Depot
Brockhart
Senator Brockhart
Rep
War Department
James R. Cox
Pittsburgh
Nebsraskans
Smoote
Sheriff's Sale
Soennichsen’s
Dark Horse
DR. Murray
Edwin Johnston
Grand Chapter of the
Eastern Star
Louise Mantor
William B. Wanner
Garrett
Eloper
Thurman School
Henry Field
Seedeman
Shenandoah
Smith W. Brockhart
Field
KFAF
C.A. Randall
Railway Commission
Lloyd
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