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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
6
A Supreme Court suit seeks to rule on a recently enacted law allowing back taxes to be paid in ten yearly installments. An Omaha man, denied such payments by Douglas County treasurer, sues challenging the law’s lack of clear distribution of collected funds among state, county, and local units.
Lists of outstanding 150 Club members are being called this Saturday to confirm who has paid the current year's dues. After verifying names, efforts will focus on contacting delinquents to secure the pledged 1 dues to support the Scout program. Revenue depends on full dues to meet expenses. Only about 60 percent have paid 1935 dues.
The Girls' Summer Sewing Club gathered Wednesday afternoon June 12 at Mrs Ray Larson's home. Lois Giles spoke on her 4-H week trip while members judged sewing. Refreshments were served by Betty Mc Kissick Mary Rishel Maxine Hughes and Waunita Sigler.
Peter Peterson a 30 year old Utica Nebraska man was killed when a heavy rear wheel ran over his head while a truck carrying eggs and cream slept on the roadside near Gretna. Driver Port Cool unaware of the tragedy until later said he had dozed during the trip. County officials reported no inquest.
Miss Verna Leonard of Plattsmouth Public Library will attend the American Library Association convention in Denver from June 24 to 29. Nebraska librarians expect many attendees. Mrs. Helen Meisinger of Lincoln City Library serves as Nebraska Library Association official representative. Gilbert N. Doane of the University of Nebraska will preside over college and reference librarians, with Miss Marguerite Nesbit at Hastings College leading a College Library round-table. Charles H. Compton, ALA president, opens the meeting. Local librarians may greet visiting delegates as they travel from Chicago and the East.
Greece moves to trial three archbishops after they severed ties with the church and condemned Archbishop Chrysostomos for adopting the Gregorian calendar. The bishops accuse Western influences of propaganda and call for clergy unity amid calendar controversy.
In Wittenberg Germany rescuers worked in shifts until darkness to recover bodies from the Westfalia Anhalt munitions plant at Heinsdorf three miles away. The blast and fire Thursday afternoon left forty-five dead initial, with seven more still buried. Of the injured, 73 were seriously hurt in hospitals and about 100 had gone home.
Washington reports on the parole system as Hoover cites paroled criminals from past kidnappings while Bates defends the policy. Attorney General Cummings says the subject requires careful study amid Roosevelt orders for an inquiry. Federal paroles average about 3000 monthly with 17000 on probation. reoffenders are a small share.
The Nebraska Farmers Union committee of 14 postponed a decision on reaffiliating with the national union until Wednesday due to corn planting and a request from national president E H Everson of South Dakota to appear before the committee. The national group has filed suit in Omaha district court to recover about 4000 dollars in dues the state union allegedly withholds. The meeting was set for Friday.
The Wisconsin senate voted 19 to 14 to kill the 209 million dollar work relief program tied to Governor LaFollette. Thirteen progressives and one Democrat supported it. thirteen Democrats and six Republicans opposed. The measure was not reconsidered, leaving Wisconsin to rely on federal work relief.
Mrs. Sarah Campbell 72 a longtime Cass county resident from Union and Murray area died Wednesday after an illness. She left a husband and several children. Funeral services will be Friday at two from the Murray Christian church with burial at Lewiston cemetery.
George F. Gruenig of Seattle visits Cedar Creek area to reconnect with long time friends John Bauer and Edward Donat. Gruenig began friendship with Bauer in 1889 while Bauer studied in Darmstadt and the pair later reunited during the 1898 Alaskan gold rush.
Miss Clara Weyrich, longtime junior high and commercial department teacher in Plattsmouth, was elected to join the high school faculty last evening. The promotion recognizes her effective teaching across subjects and reflects well on her work with students and in the community.
North Platte Hazel Jean Hawthorne of Ogallala elected grand guardian of the grand council Nebraska Order of Job's Daughters. Grand Island chosen as 1936 convention city. Other officers and honorary officers named. Installation closed the meeting.
Several additional contracts are to be let soon for river development work in this vicinity indicating ongoing public works and local infrastructure improvements.
River construction has created hundreds of jobs in the region with able bodied men in high demand as projects proceed.
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