WPA Projects Benefit Merchants Through Local Wages
Nebraska Public Works Administration workers on PWA projects will have spent about 30.5 million dollars with local merchants by project end. Acting Regional Director Joseph D. Evans notes 57.4 percent of a construction worker’s dollar goes to food clothing and housing with the rest for household needs and services. The study provides the first look at local economic distribution across grocers clothiers landlords and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Public Works Administration
PWA
Joseph D. Evans
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Bureau
Nebraska
Evans
Nervous steel worker kills wife and two sons in Solvay
A 200-pound steel worker Boleslaw Waszkiewicz 45 walked into the Solvay police chief’s office and confessed he had strangled his wife and two sons with clothesline saying he was nervous. Police checked his home and confirmed the triple slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solvay
N. Y
Thomas Brock
Boleslaw Waszkiewicz
Quiet Wedding Today at Holy Rosary Church
Miss Alice Wooster wed John Francis Flemming Jr at 8 a m officiated by Rev Joseph Sinkula. Maid of honor Mary Flemming and bridesmaid Frances Hadraba. best man Raymond Wooster and ushers Edward Hadraba and Thomas Janda. Guests included Mr and Mrs Theodore Hadraba of Prague and Mr and Mrs John Flemming of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wooster
Joseph Wooster
John Francis Flemming, Jr
John Flemming
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Holy Rosary Church
Joseph R. Sinkula
Mary Flemming
Frances Hadraba
Raymond Wooster
Edward Hadraba
Thomas Janda
Theodore Hadraba
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Flood damage suit set for hearing in Iowa river case
Federal Judge Charles Dewey schedules June 26 hearing for about 200 farmers along the Missouri River from Sioux City to Falls City suing the government for damages from the 1938 floods. Plaintiffs allege Army Engineers’ river straightening caused overflow. government cites heavy mountain snows and rains and argues channel work mitigated the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Charles Dewey
Des Moines
Missouri River
Sioux City
Falls City
Plantiffs
Army
Nebraska public utility valuations set for 1939
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith announced 1939 franchise valuations for 117 Nebraska public utility firms. Items include Plattsmouth Water Corp at 2800 dollars Falls City Southeast Nebraska Telephone at 5000 dollars and Southern Nebraska Power at 700 dollars. Most assessments remained unchanged from 1938 after a board of equalization hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
W. H. Smith
Nebraska
Plattsmouth Water Corporation
Plattsmouth
Southeast Nebraska Telephone
Falls City
Southern Nebraska Power Co
Superior
State Board of Equalization
Cholera Threatens Modern Swine Producers
An old warning on hog cholera as America's top swine destroyer. Vaccination is urged with double treatment by a veterinarian, timing at weaning, to prevent losses projected near $30,000,000 this year. Early signs include reluctance to leave pens and mild leg weakness before full onset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Tistics
Corpus Christi Observance at Holy Rosary Church
Plattsmouth Holy Rosary Church will host a Corpus Christi program with masses at 7 and 9 am and a 4 pm service in Czech and English. A procession to four homes for Blessed Sacrament benediction follows, with sermons by Rev. John Kopecky and Rev. Adam Smyrdt. A church lawn supper and social hour conclude the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Rosary
Pearl Street
Lincoln
Fomnrow
Joseph R. FinkEula
John Kopecky
Bruno
Nebraska
Adam Smyrdt
St. Mary's Hospital
Nebraska City
James Holy, Sr
Charles Vitouseck
John Svoboda
Main Street
Joseph Kvapil
Plattsmouth
Omaha
United States
Father Bartik
Holy Rosary Church
John Janda
Zitka
Frank Pila
Vincent Pilay, Jr
Anton Kanka
Local angler lands three pound bass on Platte river
Robert Rummel, a local fisherman, reported a successful morning on the Platte river catching a fine three pound bass. The large fish will provide a hearty feast for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rummel
Platte River
Mrs Blauvelt Hosts Grover Kindy Party in City
Mrs Marie Blauvelt and daughter Miss Buster entertained Sunday with Dr and Mrs Grover Kindy guests from Omaha. Dr Kindy owns Kindy Optical at 107 South 16th Street in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Blauvelt
Miss Buster
Grover Kindy
Omaha
Dr. Kindy
Kindy Optical Company
South 16Th Street
Cass County Canners Share Joyful Can-ning Meet
The Cass County Canners near Nehawka met at Irene and Eda Tyson's home on Friday afternoon June 16 to discuss economical canning. Four dozen Hazel Atlas jars were received for 12 members, each girl receiving four jars. Irene Tyson demonstrated chicken canning and members shared reports from Lincoln week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Nehawka
Irene
Eda Tyson
Irene Tyson
Lincoln
Margie Ruth Pollard
Marie
Doris Anderson
Dorothy
Marie Anderson
Virginia Tollard
Teader
Weeping Water
John Tyson
John Ketelhut
Dan Anderson
Mary House
Alice Wolpn
Wedded on high seas on liner Scanstat by New York
Dorothy Meyers a Nebraska City Nebraska school teacher married Stanley Jackson a 49 year old mining engineer from Lake Forest Illinois aboard the liner Scanstat es six days out of New York Captain Axel A Berg performed the ceremony on Thursday The couple met on the ship Mrs Jackson is the daughter of Henry Meyers hardware dealer and accompanies her cousin Margaret Thiele They left Nebraska City June 5 visiting the World's Fair and planned to return in August after touring central Europe The bride will resume teaching at Second Avenue Grade school in Nebraska City this fall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dorothy Meyer
Nebraska City
Nebraska
Miss Meyers
Stanley Jackson
Lake Forest
Illinois
Axel A. Berg
Margaret Thiele
Alliance, Nebraska
Europe
Second Avenue
KFNF Moves Offices to Council Bluffs
KFNF radio will relocate its general offices and studios from Shenandoah to Council Bluffs within three weeks. Temporary headquarters are set on Broadway in downtown Council Bluffs while most staff move. Shenandoah studios will remain open. Many broadcasts will originate from Council Bluffs with plans for permanent studios under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
KFNF
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Broadway
KIFNF
Answer Please radio quiz on KOIL Sunday nights
Advertises a radio program on KOIL titled Answer Please airing Sundays at 7. Listeners submit questions to a five member expert panel, with prizes of one dollar per question used and five dollars more if it stump s the experts. Master of ceremonies is Walter Byrne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KOIL
Walter Byrne
Vatican makes appointments to Boston and San Francisco posts
June 13. Msgr Richard Cushing named auxiliary bishop to Cardinal O Connell of Boston and Titular bishop of Meta. Msgr Thomas Connolly named auxiliary to Archbishop John Mitty of San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Msgr
Richard Cushing
Boston Propaganda Side
William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Meta
Thomas Connolly
Archdiocese of
San Francisco
John Mitty
Legion Team Wins Close Game from Gretna
Plattsmouth American Legion Junior team edged Gretna 5 to 4 on Wednesday afternoon at Gretna. Noble and Ed Smith pitched well while Jones and Toman provided timely hits. Phillips homered for the hottest hit early, and York, Parriott, and Noble contributed key runs as Plattsmouth built a late lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Gretna
Plattemouth
Smith
Parriott
York
Phillips
Allbee
Toman
Chevanec
Jones
Noble
Steinkamp
Linger
Grady
Schaeff
Ries
Vierrejjen
Sullivan
Clark
Patterson
Nefsky
Edward Smith
Opened New Tavern at Hotel Plattsmouth Corner Room
The beer tavern in the corner room of Hotel Plattsmouth opened this morning under Clyde Rosborough and wife from Lincoln. It serves Pabst on draught and standard bottled beers, with lunches and a direct lobby entrance plus rest rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Clyde Rosborough
Lincoln
Rosborough
Jubilee Honors for Brainard Priest Draws Lincoln Diocese Clergy
Rt Rev Monsignor George Agius of St John’s church and Father Joseph R Sin kula attended the golden jubilee of Monsignor Adolph Kline in Brainard Nebraska. The Brainard church hosted the event with a large Lincoln diocese priest delegation in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Agius
St. John's Church
Joseph R. Sinkula
Brainard
Nebraska
Adolph Kline
Lincoln
Presbyterian Summer Conference At Dana College
A Presbyterian Youth summer conference starts Thursday at Dana College and runs for one week. Four young people from the Presbyterian church will attend: Richard Litt, Eleanor Giles, Helen Hiatt, and Dorothy Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Dana College
The
Presbyterian Church
Richard
Eleanor Giles
Helen Hiatt
Dorothy Turner
Visit to Ceresco Homecoming Service Ceresco Nebraska
Rev and Mrs J C Lowson and family plan a Sunday visit to Ceresco Nebraska for a homecoming service at the local Methodist church. Rev Lawson, formerly in charge, will deliver the sermon for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Lowson
Ceresco
Nebraska
Lawson
Fashions for Under the Sun at The Ladies Toggery
An advertisement for The Ladies Toggery promotes washable spun rayons and summer fashions for misses and women in sizes 14 to 20, with prices from $1.95 to $3.95. It highlights slacks, rain coats, silk hose, sheer dresses, Gossard undergarments, and Shirley Temple and Cinderella frocks for children, all in various sun ready fabrics and color ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Togs
Ginger Rogers
Hear Traffic Case Against McGurdy and Craige
Highway patrol filed complaint against Morgan G. McGurdy of Lincoln for driving while intoxicated. McGurdy and Albert Craige were arrested on Highway 6 near Greenwood. McGurdy pled guilty to a second offense and received 30 days in jail plus a two-year license revocation. Craige received 15 days in jail and costs. They were returned to Sheriff Joe Mrasek for sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Morgan G. McGurdy
Lincoln
McGurdy
Albert Craige
Craige
Joe Mrasek
Gibbon Boy Ranks High at Cornhusker Boys State
Leroy J. Sides of Gibbon topped a Nebraska government test at the Cornhusker Boys State with 94 points. Robert Heming of Auburn and John Lagerstrom of Omaha tied for second with 2 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Leroy J. Sides
Gibbon
Nebraska
Cornhusker
Sides
Robert Hemingson
Auburn
John Lagerstrom
Omaha
Plattsmouth Legion Team Wins Again In District Tourney
Plattsmouth junior American Legion baseball defeated Elmwood juniors 7 to 2 in the 19th district tourney. Ed Smith struck out eight, hit .1000, and scored three times while Joe Phillips hit a double and a home run. Parriott added a triple and single, with York and Jones spotless at first and behind the plate. Smith, Allbee, Rohlofsz, Buck, and Parriott fueled a first inning rally and a decisive fifth inning as Plattsmouth took control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Elmwood
Ed Smith
Smith
Joe Phillips
Willow
Parriott
York
McDonald
Rohlofsz
Buck
Focal
Allbee
Visiting sister brings Cleveland artist to west
Enoch Williams of Cleveland Ohio visits the Dwyers at their home. He is a commercial artist who has been very successful there and he is seeing life in the great agricultural middle west on his first western visit to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Williams
Cleveland
Ohio
D. C. Dwyer
William
Williams
Middle West
Sharpnacks to Visit Lincoln Household
Mr and Mrs Fred Sharpnack and son Jerry plan a weekend in Lincoln to visit Mr and Mrs Herbert Sharpnack. On return they will be joined by Miss Carol Harris niece of the Sharpnacks who will vacation in Plattsmouth for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sharpnack
Jerry
Lincoln
Mr. Sharpnack
Mrs
Herbert Sharpnack
Plattsmouth
Carol Harris
Sharpnacks
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the Plattsmouth Journal
Postoffice
Plattsmouth, Neb
R. A. Bates
Canada
West Port Fr City
Cass County Canners
Vatican
Noble and Smith
Singer
Plattsamouth
Pappio
Toggery
Gibbon Boy
Wescott’s
Plattsmouth Legion
Ebith
Fen
Gradeville
E Taylor
Brinton
Ward
Sean McDonald
Gardner
Wigdig
Ganz
Sears
Davis
Fla Platte
State Bank
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