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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1927
Page
3
A collage of quirky facts and quips on slogans aviation slang and human foibles. It touches on Pilsener campaigns Italian greetings Atlantic pride and a joke about an electric cow on a liner. It notes global weather storms and a prison parole statistic with light social commentary.
A collage notes Wright aeronautical distance flight and air powered talkers, Italy road system urge, Belfast taxi fare protest, Spain trade value, Mussolini bravado, Pilot Chamberlin beer remark, hair fashion quips, and a 1928 highway registry law giving officials power to remove decrepit autos from roads.
The piece praises open air camps in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia as fitness boosting and healthful, teaching diet, fresh air, and exercise. It argues camps should extend to housewives and mothers, noting benefits for girls from high school through adulthood and for working women to improve health and endurance.
The piece lauds Charles Lindbergh for his transoceanic feats and influence in aviation, noting prize offers and projected world flights while praising his inspiring impact on youth. It adds a note about a 300 member police force training to manage traffic in Hudson River vehicular tunnels slated to open by early September.
The passage compares life to a building with three dimensions physical mental and spiritual height decides personality and achievement. It argues church provides essential soul building materials and urges going to church often to become a greater person.
The piece argues critics fear women pursuing careers over marriage. Katherine Toy, a New York student, won a $1,500 yearly traveling scholarship but chose marriage and a home career instead. It notes Lindbergh’s notable American status forReturning from Europe uninjured and humble without a hangover.
In Cass County Nebraska a county court orders a hearing on the final settlement and discharge of executor August G Bach for July 1 1927. The notice requires all interested parties to appear or respond before July 11 1927 in Plattsmouth Journal publication.
A 1927 clipping notes the Missouri governor commissions Charles Lindbergh a colonel in the National Guard for his solo New York to Paris flight. The reporting jokes about Lindbergh's self effacement and hints at political optics behind the honor, reflecting era views on celebrity and service.
In the matter of the estate of Harry 8 Barthold the petition by Merl Wheeler and Alta Halter Executrix seeks a final settlement and allowance of their account filed June 14 1927 in county court. A hearing is set for June 27 1927 at ten o’clock a m with publication of this order in the county’s newspaper for one week prior to the hearing. The court will set hands and seal on June 14 1927.
A Sydney statement lauds American troops as brave in battle while a Yankee doughboy is hailed for guiding a pleasure craft across the Detroit River and surviving the crossing. John M. Leyda is attorney for the Administrator. By J. A. Capwell, Plaintiff's Attorney. 16 4w.
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