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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
2
A professor calls the low mood the last battle of the great war while questioning certainty. New Jersey spent 58000 dollars to ratify a repeal amendment as a possible down payment. The speaker notes excesses in daily life and criticizes Secretary Hull for leaving remarks to his chief. Many expect a vacation will benefit Congress, though comfort may be elusive.
A writer argues that progress comes from work yet questions if the remark fits paper hangers. The remark suggests a broader view on labor and productivity.
A quirky column notes a Kansas infant who swallowed thirty five cents and is predicted to become a banker. It recalls cottage cheese once called clabber milk cheese and jokes about legislators at economic conferences. It also mentions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s lion Leo and clarifies captive beasts’ naming.
Judge Pollock delivers a dry ruling on beer in Kansas, surprising many who expected a wet outcome as a large crowd gathered, highlighting the unusual reception for a dry decision in the state.
A compact review of twelve lessons tracing Jesus broad mindedness, confession of faith, resurrection witness, meekness, new standard of living, the road to Jerusalem, divine invitation, wisdom, friendship with Jesus, temple of the body, betrayal and moral warnings, and the culmination in the resurrection and eternal reign with God.
The Kansas City Times argues the Union Station killings show a national crime awakening. It calls for aggressive federal action, coordinated state efforts, and relentless pursuit of gun holders and racketeers, warning organized crime can only be beaten with public pressure and united enforcement.
In the Middle Ages merchants trusted money to goldsmiths for safekeeping. They issued orders to pay from deposits, evolving into modern bank checks. The goldsmiths’ receipts for deposits became the modern bank note.
Weeping Water and nearby areas note visitors and trips. Mrs Bill Jobimson stayed two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs John Adams near Eagle. James Miller and family from Plattsmouth visited Peter Miller for the day. A merry party including Richard Keckler Dr L N Kunkel and Roy Haslen attended the Ak-Sar-Ben show in Omaha. Others went to Omaha for air races and cafe business. Several locals traveled to Lincoln for shopping and visits. An assortment of home improvements and business changes are reported, including painting redecorating and a new trailer for Jack Jourgensen’s livestock hauling fleet.
The Ward and Everett families in Weeping Water welcomed a daughter apiece last week. Both girls are reportedly doing well and bring joy to their households. In local news, the Masonic lodge installed new officers at its Weeping Water chapter, including Ernest Norris as W M and Richmond Hobson as B W.
Paul Ward, a young worker at the Binger lumber yard, recently received a letter from his brother Charles Ward who lives near Coldwell Kansas. The note adds local color to family ties and rural life.
The letter notes harvest and sale of wheat in Oklahoma with many fields averaging 35 bushels per acre and excellent quality. It suggests there is no impending world famine.
Wm. Ash known as Billie Ash and George Davis visited Council Bluffs and called on their old-time friend Edward Tighe who is 98 and in excellent health, two years from turning one hundred.
Donald Snell 29 of Little Rock Arkansas son of Mr and Mrs Henry Snell of Sterling was buried in Weeping Water after a fatal accident while transferring from one vehicle to another. He had lived in Weeping Water for many years before moving to Sterling and then Little Rock for work where a fall caused fatal injuries. The Hoebecon funeral home handled arrangements as friends extend sympathy.
The Spencer J. Marshall store undergoes a steel ceiling installation and interior decorations to become one of the nation’s finest store rooms. E A Stock handles the carpenter work as the project proceeds.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris J. Elgaard left for Chicago after their wedding to join Pauline Rehmeier as Mr. Elgaard’s bride. The couple plans to return home in about two weeks while the Century of Progress exposition entertains and informs visitors from all classes.
A brief inquiry prompts several men to lean back and launch into lengthy discussion. The exchange expands into a half hour or more of chat, with opinions and anecdotes filling the time.
A young man living with his parents was hurriedly illuminated by the headlights of a passing car while he sat on the sidewalk removing his shoes to enter his home late Monday night.
A Boston op-ed frets that modern men appear less bold than past eras. It points to knee pants, golf rocks, and students in skimpy clothing as signs of vanity or fear, noting some married men dress by directive from home life leaders.
Elmer Adams of the Detroit News notes a barber who finishes with a mirror to show the result and offers no fix if the cut displeases. The piece compares it to watching a battery station scene where the battery man tears plates from an old battery, leaving the reader choosing a replacement.
Helen Smetana states she purchased Lots 1 through 6 in Block 16 of Young and Hayes Addition in Plattsmouth for taxes 1928 to 1930 totaling 54.64 with County Treasurer's certificate No. 7425. She paid 14.84 on May 2 1932 and 14.85 on May 8 1933 and will seek a deed November 2 1933 unless redemption occurs.
State of Nebraska Cass County in the County Court. In the matter of the estate of James Janca deceased. Creditors are notified that claims will be examined at the County Court in Plattsmouth on June 7 1933 and October 6 1933 at ten a m to adjust and allow claims. Three months from June 30 1933 to present claims and debts payable within one year from June 30 1933. Witness A H Duxbury County Judge. (Seal) 15 3w
Analysis from the London world economic conference emphasizes removing trade barriers and standardizing money systems. It argues tariff reciprocity boosts exports and that efficiency per unit drives competitiveness. Experts must reach fair solutions to end ongoing confusion, as noted by Assistant Secretary Moley.
Under an order from Cass County District Court clerk C B Sedgway the southeast quarter of section 24 township 10 north range 10 east in Cass County Nebraska is advertised for public cash sale at 10 o'clock a m July 17 1933 at the south front door of the courthouse Plattsmouth. The property is levied to satisfy a judgment in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America against Fred Schaefer et al.
Public notice of a sheriff sale of real estate in Cass County Nebraska for July 8 1933 including undivided ninth interests in sections four and five with life estate of Evelina Rager. Also an order of probate hearing for Gottlieb Gustav Hofmann estate set for June 30 1933 with Auguste Ernestine Hofmann as executrix and notice published in Plattsmouth Journal.
Researchers estimate one million insects per person in the United States but provide no clear details on behavior or relevance. The remark questions practicality and calls for concrete guidance on saving the world.
Launce Gibson files suit in Cass county Nebraska District Court to foreclose tax sale certificate No. 6761 against multiple Harmer heirs and others over Lot 47 and part of Lot 11 in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 1 Township 10 Range 11. Defendants must answer by July 24, 1933. Attorney: R J Shurtleff for plaintiff.
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