Barthold Dies Suddenly After City Visit
Harry S Barthold longtime Plattsmouth resident died suddenly from heart trouble Saturday night. He was found in his dining room after returning home from the business district with neighbor George Luschinsky. He was 68, born July 12, 1857 in Manheim Pennsylvania and married Katie Endicott in 1880. Surviving are three children Ralph Barthold Karl Halter and Mrs Percy J Wheeler plus three brothers in Pennsylvania. He worked with the Burlington railroad for many years and held leadership in local veterans and fraternal orders.
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Danny
Harry
Barthold
Wintersteen Hill
Pennsylvania
George Luscthinsky
Burthold
Omaha
Luschinsky
George Gobelman
Lyschinsky
Mr. Bartholki
Mr. Gobel- Inman
Mr Luschinsky
Mr. Barthold
Harry §S Barthold
Plattsmouth
Manheim
Katie Endicott
Art
Burlington Railroad
Veterans Association of the Burlington
Plattsmouth Lodge
Nebraska
R. A
Ralph Barthold
Karl Halter
Lincoln
Percy J. Wheeler
Charles
Adolph
Reading
Louis
Lancaster
Omaha Hosts Bridge Party at New Home
On a Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. S. Arion Lewis of Omaha entertained guests from Omaha and Plattsmouth at their new home. A looming storm caused Plattsmouth visitors to depart early after a dinner gathering with Judge and Mrs. James T. Begley Mrs. E. P. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Turpin. The group later enjoyed a bridge session with Dr. Gardner Miss Bonnie Kelley and Mr. and Mrs. William McCreary, a very pleasant social evening for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Arion Lewis
Omaha
Plattsmouth
James T. Begley
E. P. Stewart
L. L. Turpin
Lewis
Dr. Gardner
Bonnie Kelley
William McCreary
Bridge
Old Pioneer of Cass County Passes Away
Mrs. William A. Taylor a Cass county pioneer died Saturday afternoon at her daughter’s home in Bayard Nebraska after a long illness. She taught in Rock Bluffs area and married William A. Taylor in 1868. Survived by two sons, three daughters, two brothers and a half brother, with two daughters and two soles noted as predeceased. Body returned to Rock Bluffs area for burial.
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William A. Taylor
Bayard, Neb
Cass County
G. W. Pugsley
Bayard
Nebraska
Taylor
Mary Jane Polin
Henry Polin
Rock Bluffs
Plattsmouth
Charles E. Taylor
Wakomid
Oklahoma
William H. Taylor
Gordon
Grace Pugsley
Nellie Furlong
Steamboat Springs
Evelyn Stamp
Anna Taylor
Thayer Propst
John Polin
James Polin
Calvin Polin
Maytag dealers visit Newton factory for training course
A party of Cass county dealers toured the Maytag factory at Newton Iowa learning to handle and assemble washing machines and Maytag engines. The plant spans 13 acres and employs 1700 workers with output rising yearly since 1920. The muddy roads on the return trip were the only drawback to an otherwise pleasant excursion.
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Cass County
Maytag
Newton
Iowa
W. A. Swatek
Bestor & Swatek
United States
Cass County maps of every man's farm offered at newsroom
A limited number of Cass county maps titled every man's farm remain at the Journal office for 50 cents each. Hurry before they’re gone.
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Cass County
Journal
Wedding Bells Ring for Popular Young People
Miss Florence Mae Cecil and Mr. David Rutherford wed at 2 pm in the Cecil home. Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz officiated under a floral arch as Clifford Cecil sang and Miss Helen Wescott accompanied. The couple plans a westward honeymoon and will reside on Rutherford’s farm north of Plattsmouth. Florence is a Plattsmouth High School graduate and longtime bank and utility worker. David is a longtime Plattsmouth farmer.
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Isaac Cecil
Florence Mae
David Rutherford
Frank Emory Pfoutz
First Methodist Church
Miss Cecil
Clifford Cecil
Cadman
Helen Wescott
Miss Wescott
Mendelsohen
West
Rutherford
Plattsmouth
First National Bank
Plattsmouth Water Company
Cecil
Methodist Church
John Rutherford
Rutherfold
Locating in New Home Rev Robb to Pastor First Christian
Rev. Walter R. Robb and family move to Nebraska City while he remains in the area to run his candy business and serve as pastor for three months. His pulpit work has strengthened the First Christian church financially and in membership, earning it strong community regard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Robb
Nebraska City
Robb
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Valley Forge Reenactment Evokes Continental Army Evacuation
Valley Forge Pennsylvania on June 16 hosted a reenactment of the evacuation of the Continental Army. Regular army troops and Pennsylvania National Guard units performed impersonations of historic commands to recreate the scene.
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Valley Forge
Pennylvania National Guard
Continental Army
Old Pearlman Family Visits Roots in City
Mrs. L. Pearlman of Omaha arrives with her son William and daughter Evelyn Kandis to reconnect with old friends. They recall the family’s twenty years in Omaha and note I. Pearlman Jr. also lives there. They briefly visited the Journal office during their stay in the city.
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Omaha
Kendis
Sedalia
Missouri
I. Pearlman, Jr
City
Journal
Tutt and Brubaker Buy Murray Store Interest
Ed S. Tutt of Murray and G. E Brubaker acquire the Murray store of H. M. Soennichsen Co. forming Tutt & Brubaker. The purchase returns Tutt to Murray business life and is welcomed by the community. Brubaker has long served Soennichsen interests in the area.
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Murray
Ed S. Tutt
G. E Brubaker
Soennichsen
H. M. Soennichsen, Co
Tutt & Brubaker
L. BD
L. BD. Hiatt and Ed S. Tutt and Later Was Taken Over By the H. M. Soennichsen Co
Soennichsen Company
Hiatt
Plattsmouth
Mr. Tutt
P. F. Rhin
Tutt
Rain Delays Plattsmouth Gilmore Baseball Game
Rain halted the Plattsmouth versus Gilmore game delaying a league showdown. Papillion and Bellevue battled to a 1 to 1 tie as darkness and wet conditions slowed play. Standings remain unchanged with Plattsmouth Springfield and Gilmore idle.
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Gilmore
Plattsmouth
Gilmores
Papillion
Bellevue
Clark
Lemar
Springfield
Miss Ethel Tritsch Married to Arthur C Johnson
Mr and Mrs Mike Tritsch announce the marriage of their daughter Ethel to Arthur C Johnson of Santa Ana California. The couple will reside in Santa Ana.
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Sally
Mike Tritsch
Ethel
Arthur C. Johnson
Santa Ana
California
Mrs. Johnson
Business forms printed at the Journal office
Local printing shop offers a range of business forms and related stationery produced at the Journal office. Ready-made templates and custom orders available for ledgers receipts and invoices.
Paid Secretary for Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce
The chamber committee led by F. I. Rea L. Q O. Miner and Henry Soennichsen reports strong support to hire a paid secretary to promote Plattsmouth as a business hub and ideal home city. They cite Nebraska City’s decade of paid secretaries as proof of benefits and urge community backing for the needed position.
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Chamber of Commerce
F. I. Rea
L. Q O. Miner
Henry Soennichsen
Plattsmouth
Nebraska City
Death of Edward A. Smith Former City Resident
Henry F. Goos announces the death of Edward A. Smith in Sharon Pennsylvania. A long time Modern Woodmen member and former Burlington coach department worker in this city, he served in the Spanish American War. He was seventy four and survived by a widow and several children. Funeral services will be held in Sharon. He was a nephew of Washington Smith a pioneer railroad man.
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Henry F. Goos
Modern Woodmen of America
Sharon
Pennsylvania
Edward A. Smith
Modern Woodmen
Burlington Shops
Washington Smith
Wedded at Court House in Omaha Ceremony
William Grover Hopkens and Grace Muehlhausen of Omaha were married Saturday afternoon in the county court. Judge Duxbury solemnized the ceremony witnessed by Miss Mable E. O'Brien and John C. Gravett of Omaha. The couple returned to their home in the metropolis.
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William Grover Hopkens
Grace Muehlhausen
Omaha
Duxbury
Mable E. O'Brien
John C. Gravett
Metropolis
C. L. Herger Shows Marked Improvement At Bedside
Reports from the bedside of C. L. Herger say he is very poorly no longer and is showing marked improvement though confined to bed. Family and physicians express hope for a rapid return to full health after a long illness.
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C. L. Herger
Yake Family on Brief Visit Before Westward Trip
Mrs H Yake and children Miss Josephine and David of Cornwall Pennsylvania visit Mrs F D Lehnhoff and daughter Tillie in town before heading to Portland Oregon for summer relatives. Mr Wake formerly Burlington cashier now railroad worker in the east. The group plans Omaha departure tonight and then west. Mrs Lehnhoff hosted friends for a pleasant gathering.
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H. (. Yake
Miss Josephine
David
Cornwall
Pennsylvania
F. D. Lehnhoff
Tillie
Portland
Oregon
Wake
Burlington Station
Josephine
Yake
Omaha
West
Keefer Family Mold Reunion at Lincoln Conference
At the General Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren in Lincoln from June 9 to 11 the Keefer family reunion drew members from California Oregon Iowa Colorado North Dakota Nebraska and Pennsylvania. Seven Keefer siblings and spouses joined relatives who traced roots to Cass County Nebraska and the Linco ln area with kin from Verina Glenwood Cedar Rapids Greeley and other places. The gathering reunited five sons and two daughters with friends from 30 or 40 years past and was greatly appreciated by all involved.
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Church of the Brethren
Lincoln
Moses Keefer
Mary Barnhizver Keefer
Cass County
Nebraska
John W. Keefer
Olie Eshelman Keefer
Verina
California
Los Angeles
M. L. Keefer
Rose
Utica
M.C. Keefer
Hanna
Kyles Keefer
Glenwood
Jows
Fred A. Keefer
Lillian Keefer
Frances
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
J. L. Keefer
Leota Ryan Keefer
Greeley
Colo
J. Elson Thomas
Doris
North Dakota
H. M. Stover
Anna
Pennsylvania
Father Keefer
Dennison line offers year round entertainment goods
Bates Book and Gift Shop acts as exclusive selling agents for Dennison goods in this territory. The line covers picnics lawn parties and outdoor events as well as interior decorations for year round entertaining.
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Dennison
Bates Book and Gift Shop
Dennison Goods
Parade Planned to Feature Celebration Here
The city prepares a July 6 parade for the national birthday with a morning program around 11 o clock. Organizers aim for a colorful display representing public institutions, industries, fraternities and business houses, building on the success of a previous parade at the First District American Legion convention.
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County Farm Bureau
American Legion
Mapes Named New Bookkeeper at Plattsmouth Water Co
Miss Margaret Mapes is appointed bookkeeper at the Plattsmouth Water Co replacing Miss Florence Cecil. Superintendent L O Minor notes Mapes is accomplished and will begin duties immediately with patrons welcoming her pleasant personality.
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The
Plattsmouth Water Co
Florence Cecil
Margaret Mapes
Jour nal Office Offers Printing Services
Local business advertises printing services for business stationery programs and all kinds of job printing.
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Harry Barthold
Valley Force
Ethel Tritsch
Court House
Keefer
U. B
BANK
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