Nehawka and area residents engage in weekly notes
Local reports recount visits and business across Nehawka Plattsmouth and nearby towns. Notables include George C Sheldon in Plattsmouth, Glen Rutlege in Nebraska City, A R Dowler in Weeping Water, and Miss Julia Sheldon returning to Nehawka after teaching Boseman Montana. Community travel, road work near the cemetery, and a humorous tale of a St John hound and the opossum family add local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Sheldon
T Plattsmouth
Glen Rutlege
Nebraska City
Omaha
A. R. Dowler
Nehawka
James M. Palmer
A. R. Kintner
Frank Trotter
Greeley Beil
Rock Bluffs
Freddie Schumaker
Nebraska
Colorado
Thomas Cromwell
Charles E. Hitt
Plattsmouth
C. F. Hitt
Julia Sheldon
Boseman, Mont
Miss Sheldon
Geo. C. Sheldon
O Street
Missouri Padle
Avoca
Elmwood
Tommy Mason
Ella
Kansas City
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mr. Mason
Chalmer Switzer
Charles D. St. John
O’possum
Mr. St. John
Best Light and Tires Offered at Low Prices
Local retailer promotes Westinghouse Electric Light for home and business and advertises low prices on tires. Claims best lights and tires available, with comparison to Omaha and larger cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Omaha
Farmland Bug Shakedown Nets Unusual Harvest
A farmer northeast of Nehawka offered his son and daughter five cents per dozen for potato bugs they gathered. The children collected generously, totaling five dollars and seventy cents for the son's share and four dollars and forty cents for the daughter's, despite the farmer’s intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehawka
Nehawka neighbors dispute which animal is the sheep
Two friends in Nehawka built a garden fence to separate their goats and sheep. They remain unsure which animal is the sheep, and both are willing to concede the other as the goat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehawka
Visits Here After Many Years
Mr and Mrs Willis Tucker and their daughter Bernise came to Nehawka after years in the west and visited relatives at J W Magney and B O Tucker homes before departing Monday for Indiana to spend time with kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Tucker
Miss Bernise
Holbrook
Nehawka
West
J. W. Magney
Indiana
B. O. Tucker
Marion Tucker
Way as a Means of Getting Well Again
A fragment notes using a method or approach for recovery. The line lacks context but implies a therapeutic or restorative path discussed in the source.Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.
Nehawka Pitcher Hurls No Hit Game In Rain Shrink
Nehawka star players delivered a fine showing last Saturday as Pitcher Carper pitched a no hit no run game with no errors in a rain shortened 0 to 0 draw against Lincoln Boilermakers. The Nehawka team vows to play Plattsmouth Athletes in the county seat this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehawka
Carper
Boilermakers
Lincoln
Plattsmouth
Real Estate Shuffle in Nehawka Details Property Moves
In Nehawka a sequence of transfers sees Dr. Kintner sell to Frank Lemon forcing the doctor to relocate to Frank P. Shelldon’s house. Lemon moves to his own home, vacating his former residence for Glen Whitehead, who is to live there with Bert Willis and wife moving into Glen’s former home.
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Nehawka
Dr. Kintner
Frank Lemon
Frank P. Shelldon
Mr. Lemon
Glen Whitehead
Glen
Bert Willis
Children Day Program Delights Metho dist Church Crowd
Sunday school scholars presented an impressive program last Sunday at the Methodist church. Mesdaumes D. E. Summers and J. H. Steffens trained the scholars and led the excellent performance with a good sized crowd in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mesdaumes
D. E. Summers
J. H. Steffens
Graveling Complete on O Street Roads and Nehawka Approaches
The Yant Construction company finished graveling on O street road, Nehawka streets, and access roads to the orchard and cemetery. They loaded equipment and left Monday for Sutton for a large contract, leaving three trucks to finish the LaPlatte to Ft. Crook highway segment. Nehawka congratulates itself for hard surfaced entry roads ready for year round use.
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Yant Construction Company
O Street
Nehawka
Sutton
LaPlatte
Ft. Crook
Hearing on Probate Case In Union County Court
In Union county the administrator Dan Lynn seeks discharge as executor of William Klaurens estate after eight years. He asks final approval of his accounts, but several heirs oppose the report citing use of principal for the widow and other administration expenses. Attorneys A L Tidd, C A Rawls, and Judge Allen J Beeson appear for the parties.
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Dan Lynn
Union
William Klaurens
Lynn
A. L. Tidd
C. A. Rawls
Allen J. Beeson
Missing Heir Located in Detroit After Search
County authorities locate William Puhlmann son of the late William Puhllmann in Detroit after a week long search. He learned of his father’s death and will return home to help settle the estate. The elder Puhlmann died last Thursday night at Wintersteen Hill residence. funeral held Sunday.
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William Puhlmann
William Puhllmann
Detroit
Puhlmann
Mr. Puhlmann
Wintersteen Hill
New Beauty Parlor Opens in Main Hotel
The Mary May Beauty Parlor, operated by Miss Carter, recently purchased equipment from Mrs. Pickett and now offers up to date services with new gear. Mr and Mrs C E Carter and daughter Miss Mary plan to relocate as permanent residents, with Mr Carter continuing as a contractor and builder in Plattsmouth.
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Journal
Miss Carter
Carter
Plattsmouth
Journal Want Ads Cost But They Get Results
A compact notice highlights affordable Journal want ads as an effective tool for selling items or services with quick visibility and prompt responses.
Better Homes for All Classes By Mrs W R Pate
Mrs W R Pate argues Better Homes campaign promotes home ownership and housework as a profession. She emphasizes precept and budgeting, family cooperation, and a corporate view of the household with the mother as manager supported by assistants, teaching thrift, responsibility, and fair parenting to shape future homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Pate
Peru
Better Homes
Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs
Jack
Mynard U. B. Church Service Schedule
Church school at 10 a m. Sermon at 11 a m. G B Weaver is the pastor.
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G. B. Weaver
For Sale Threshing Outfit by Jacob Kruezger
Classified notice offering a threshing outfit for sale with contact details for Jacob Kruezger in Plattsmouth Nebraska. Provides telephone 2812 and location 113 4s. Includes reference to local news in the Journal.
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Jacob Kruezger
Plattsmouth
Local visitors and travels noted in Plattsmouth diary
Distant and nearby residents drop in for business and hospital visits. Figures include William Rikli from South Bend, Mrs. Fred Spangler in Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Kriskey of Omaha, and many others stopping by the Journal office, the courthouse, or traveling to Omaha and Lincoln for medical or official business.
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William Rikli
South Bend
Journal Office
Fred Spangler
Omaha
Sheriff visits Lincoln for county matters and local social notes
Sheriff Bert Reed toured Lincoln for county matters. A marriage license was issued to Walter J. Baumgartner of Murdoch and Lulu Hartman of Louisville. Frank J. Davis of Broken Bow visited with his brother S. Davis. Albert Jones of Galesburg toured with Frank R. Gobelman and family and the two visited Sidney. H. H. Harvey of Aurora Illinois, Burling ton car foreman, inspected local shops and dined with the Rotary.
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Bert Reed
Lincoln
Walter J. Baumgartner
Murdock
Lulu Hartman
Louisville
T. Hartman
Frank J. Davis
Broken Bow
S. 5
Albert Jones
Galesburg
Illiinois
Frank R. Gobelman
Murray man Lee Nickles in town for brief business
Murray resident Lee Nickles visited the city for a short time to attend to various business matters. Attorney C. EB. Tefft of Weeping Water was in the city today for a continuing engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Kafenberger
Lincoln
Peter Clarence
Cedar County
Clarence
James H. Donnelly
Omaha
Lee Nickles
Murray
C. EB. Tefft
Weeping Water
Tax burden on American farms rises then eases
A national study shows farm taxes averaged 11.2 percent of net profits in 1912–14 and 30.4 percent in 1925–26, with total agricultural taxes climbing from 215 million in 1913 to 890 million in 1925–26. The report notes income fluctuations threaten farmers but property taxes at state and local levels fall hardest on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Lindy to Visit Minneapolis After City Receptions
Colonel Lindbergh has accepted an invitation to visit Minneapolis following receptions in New York and St Louis. Mayor George B Leach and Odin club members extended the invitation, with the flyer as an honorary member. No date for the visit was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colonel Lindbergh
Minneapolis
New York
St. Louis
Odin Club
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Beauty Parlor
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Logal News
Dr. Heineman
W. F. Kriskey
M. Taylor and Son
C. E. Edminston
Florine
Edminston
Carl E. Smith
Topeka
Kansas
A. B. Smith
Joe Polak
Coleridge
Nashel
Charles Kunsmann
Havelock
Carl Kunsmann
William Richardson, Jr
George Cory
Sac City
Iowa
John Cory
Mr. Cory
John E. Turner
R. C. Cook
W. R. Holmes
John E. Schutz
Masonic Lodge
A. J. Snyder
Omahea
Dean
Methodist Hospital
W. B. Banning
W. G. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Linccoln
University of Nebraska Agriculture
N. A. Morrow
Lindy
Rious Comfort
Buick
Anderson Bros. Auto CO
Main Street
Court House
M. E. Smith
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