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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
1
Residents weighed options for the weekly Elks band concert site. A Journal ballot showed Garfield Park receiving 32 votes, Court House lawn 17, and 3 ballots unused, indicating public preference leaning toward Garfield Park for the next event.
The park board, with consent from Henry Herold and aid from Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph manager Jenson, plans a fine municipal tennis court on the Herald property. Broken poles and dirt washouts at the previous Washington avenue site led to relocation to North 5th street for flood free play.
Z P Hedges aged 79 died Saturday at the Nebraska Masonic Home where he had lived in recent years. He came from Omaha and belonged to Bee Hive lodge of South Omaha. Survived by his wife and a son in town. Funeral at Sattler funeral home on Fourth and Vine with Bee Hive lodge members present. Buried in the Oak Hill cemetery Masonic plot with ritual.
George Bucknell of Greenwood on jury duty said the district Legion convention is moved from August to occur during the annual Greenwood big picnic. The delay dampens Plattsmouth Legionnaires plans but should draw notable attendance from the First district when held.
Otto Puls and Eu Boedeker loaded several trucks of whiteface cattle at Burlington yards for shipment to the Chicago market. Four carloads were sent to the eastern market and Puls and W G Boedeker will stay over to market the stock. A large number of Murray farmers ship cattle to Chicago with many carloads disposed of there.
Fred Rabb and his sister Mrs. Margaret Rucker joined a 16 member Sunday boat party at Carter Lake. When Ross Roberts swam for shore he disappeared underwater and despite two and a half hours of police lifeguard and volunteer efforts his body was found. Roberts formerly of Hamburg Iowa leaves surviving wife and six year old daughter.
In county probate court Judge Duxbury heard a request to place Clifford Schafer under a peace bond with Henry Jasper as the complainant over a cabin dispute at the Shopp place. Jasper barred access, prompting the complaint. The court required Schafer to post a $50 bond and dismissed a breaking and entering charge. Attorney J A Capwell represented Schafer.
Fay Spidell, two year catcher for the local team, heads to Sedalia Missouri to join the Missouri Pacific Boosters. He will play with railroad colleagues and faces his former team’s fans with regret. Harry Newman from the same city covers short for the Boosters in Sedalia.
George Schmader of Plattsmouth defeated Mickey Durane of Omaha in a ten round main event marked by sharp blows and ring generalship. The card also featured Joe Roper vs Tuffy Langford, John Smogge vs Jim Simones, Babe Sailors vs Joe Ban, and several other bouts with notable blood and grit. State Boxing Commissioner Ira Vorhies praised the Eagles show and the use of white leather gloves as a new Nebraska innovation.
Scouts from Nemaha area gathered at Camp Wilson near Nebraska City for a week long summer camp. Opening ceremonies began at 9 o inch with Bert Swalley A B Wilson Elmer Conkling C L Herzberger and local scoutmasters overseeing activities. Chief Cumfinumwick will visit and join camp staff for the season, rotating among tribes.
Henry Celik of Lincoln, formerly at Mogul Barber Shop, arrives to work at the Doug McCrary shop on Main Street. A popular state university student, he has years of barbering experience during vacations and school. He is friendly and expected to win many friends in the community.
State public works outlines a detour for Highway 75 using Nehawksa and the Red Ball highway to Murray and Plattsmouth, shifting traffic west of Union and avoiding paving delays. Gravel will be added to detour routes to improve all weather condition travel until paving completes this fall.
Walter Burns a 19 year old from Tulsa was found ransacking the Missouri Pacific station at Elwood. He broke a depot glass and opened desks then stole a small amount of cash and an express package until Marshal William Long restrained him with a chain. He was jailed to await disposition of his case.
The Lewiston aid society held a birthday dinner at Cedar Crest cottage honoring Mrs. Mary Wiley aged eighty five and other residents including Mrs. John Toman and Vern Hendricks. Guests included R R Nickles John Toman Dorothy Park Wm Wehrbein Perry Nickles John Hendricks Glen Todd George Toman and several others.
S. F. Gooding returned home from Prairie Iowa after the death of his uncle E. R. Morton whose funeral was held Friday. The bereaved family includes a large number of aunts and uncles with only an aged aunt living in northern Iowa as a surviving relative. Mr. Gooding visited this aunt briefly during his trip home.
Late last night a Willard Beezley line cattle truck overturned on highway 75 near Mynard road. An inexperienced driver misjudged the turn and the load shifted, six steers escaped then were rescued with a chain. Deputies and a Joyce truck helped free cattle while the drivers, scalp and facial injuries treated by doctors Livingston.
Miss Rose Rozic and Frank Sedlincek wed at Holy Assumption Church in Omaha. Father John Krajicek presided as Fr ied couple departed for Plattsmouth and Grand Island before returning to reside in Omaha. The bride, Miss Rozic, wore a white silk gown with orange blossom tiara. attendants included Miss Frances Sedlacek.
Plattsmouth went to Cedar Creek to face the Cedar Creek warriors led by Rudy Meisner and Ray Lohnes. The Plattsmouth squad lost 7 to 5 as Joseph Krejci hit a first inning home run and Alex Schlische plus Joe McCarty pitched. Next Sunday they travel to Manley to meet the Manley club featuring Ralph Gansemer.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Severance of Faulkton SD and Mrs. C. W. Derr of Mitchell SD join Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Howland for a visit at their home. Also present are Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Ford of Tipton IA and Mrs. C. E. Chapman of La Junta CO. The sisters are Mrs. Howland’s siblings and the gathering marks their first reunion in several years.
A Sunday 4 PM dinner at Mr and Mrs William Skupa's Omaha home honored Miss Anna Martis and Mr John Hermann of Manley whose wedding is planned for early fall. Relatives attended the intimate gathering.
A Pleasant family reunion at Mrs. F. R. Guthmann home follows the arrival of her son Charles F. Guthmann his wife and three children Charles John and Margaret who travel from Boise Idaho to Springfield Massachusetts to visit relatives. Also visiting were H. A. Guthmann and family F. R. Joe and Jeanette. The Guthmanns planned a stop in Omaha for car repairs after an Idaho crash earlier in the trip.
Otto Puls of Murray shipped four carloads of Whiteface cattle to Chicago Saturday. The stock brought a strong price of 1540 dollars per hundred and drew a brisk, competitive sale from buyers seeking Western stock. The Murray herd has an outstanding reputation and remains in brisk demand on the market.
Mr and Mrs George K Staats and daughter Pearl depart by auto for a visit to Illinois. They will celebrate Staats eightieth birthday near his birthplace around Peoria Pekin where he was born June 17 1849.
A brief notice states a limited stock of Cass county maps remains, offered at 50 cents each while supplies last.
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