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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
6
A sequence of local social notes lists J. M. Stone of Nehawka visiting Elmwood on Tuesday. Multiple families from Springfield Nora York and McLean Nebraska travel to see relatives and incur visits with local residents including the Hyltons Burke DelesDerniers and Listons. Several plan trips to Hot Springs Ark and westward camps with health and leisure goals.
Backemeyer and relatives will stay with August Panska at Mur dock and with William Bornemeier and R. Panska. Mr Backemeyer will remain until Monday, while Mrs Backemeyer and the children will stay about a month.
Plattsmouth resident Mrs. L. Conner praises Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney troubles. The ad notes Doan's as a tested remedy and urges readers to buy at 50 cents from dealers. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, promotes the product.
Members of the Ladies' Aid Society are urged to bring packages for a parcel-post sale on Thursday June 28 at Mrs John Lutz's residence. Packages valued at 25 cents. Luther League reports the event.
Cass County Monument Co managed by W. T. Wassell advertises monuments and markers including cemetery lettering at the Hotel Riley block. The notice notes best granite and marble materials for graves and commemorative stones.
Second-hand Ford touring cars offered by W. W. Wasley in Plattsmouth. Listings reference models 17S and 2225 with contact for purchase.
Belgium’s diplomatic mission arrived in Washington to thank the United States for relief aid and to press for reparations from Germany. Baron Ludovic Moncheur leads the delegation seeking peace questions. U S has funded Belgian relief with 37,200,000 monthly. The group will meet President Wilson and be hosted in formal receptions.
W. H. Porter of Union and B. W. Pitman of York Neb were in the city Friday visiting local friends. Pitman, from a prominent local family, has lived in York for eighteen years and spoke warmly of his home there.
Washington officials report full War Department approval for the air supremacy program of the defense council's aircraft board. A $600 million appropriation is sought to train thousands of aviators and produce aircraft, turning the United States into a vast training base for Allies with aim to dominate the air by next spring. Secretary Baker says the plan would aid Allies without hindering army buildup or Allied food and munitions supply. The projection argues 7,000,000 men on the Western Front make air power decisive.
W W Wasley of Portsmouth lists Ford cars for sale with prices 5175 and 225 dollars. The brief listing notes model availability and contact at the Portsmouth address.
Reports from Petrograd Stockholm and Berne describe a German backed peace proposal to Russia denied by the Russian council of workmen and soldiers delegates. The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung asserts no annexations or indemnities but warns the Wilson note risks inflaming war passions.
The Petrograd government ordered the expulsion of Robert Grimm a Swiss citizen and socialist internationalist after German peace negotiations appeared to be explored via Grimm Hoffmans dispatch and Swiss minister at Petrograd Grimm denied accepting the dispatch and denounced the claim as a German ruse the cabinet declared explanations unsatisfactory and moved to expel him.
Real estate item advertising the Dora Moore residence on Chicago Ave with eight rooms and bath, all modern. For particulars contact Geo J Oldham at phone 205 J.
A long OCR list shows numerous Cass County names in May and June era registries. The compiled roster includes Miller George Myprion Marion Lewis McKay Merle lston Medune John Olive Arthur Olander Carl Walter Granider Howard Power Samuel Rich Ralph Smith Russell Webb Levelle Smith Everett Staton Lewis Wood VanCrew Wilbur Smith George Karl First Warul and many others across wards A, B, and Fourth Ward Plattsmouth.
The two men, Frank O'Brien and Nick Mercurie, pleaded guilty to stealing John Richardson's car. O'Brien received a sentence of one to seven years in the Lincoln penitentiary, while Mercurie was fined $25 plus costs and to be released after payment. Sheriff Quinton and County Attorney Cole secured the plea, saving the county potential jury trial costs.
Social dance scheduled for Thursday evening June 21 in Murray at Puls & Gasmer hall. Music provided by the Holly Saxophone Orchestra of Plattsmouth. All are invited.
A gray shawl is reported missing in Plattsmouth. The finder is asked to leave the item at the Journal office. G-18-tinkly.
The Nebraska Sunday School association plans a large gathering in Omaha starting tomorrow. An auto caravan from Cass County and other regions will travel via Manley Weeping Water Union Plattsmouth joining in Omaha for the convention. Rest rooms and guest hospitality are requested for the expected thousands of attendees.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters recovered from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She endorses its effectiveness and ease of expectoration.
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