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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1926

Page

5

Bellevue Gilmore Game Ends In Close 9-7 Clash

Bellevue Athletic Club edges Gilmore 9 to 7 after a seesaw contest. Chip Bressman stars Bellevue with two triples. Karl Langheine adds key catches. Bressman and Simonds pace three base hits. Hindman and Pavelka contribute multiple hits.

Bellevue Athletic Club Gilmore Bellevue Chip Bressman Karl Langheine Pavelka Hindman Bressman Simonds Donovan Harvey Murphy King Clarke Marvey F. King Bellevue AB PO Awall Pressman Ed Stimends K Langheine F. Leangheine A. Baniell Kintner Olsen Ing P Becker Lenser Grabe Lilly Ee Murphy Leidiz

Bates Book Store Fireworks Sale Display

Fireworks are now on display at Bates Book Store with complete stock visible for customers.

Bates Book Store

Fred Engel Celebrates 46 Years as Traveling Salesman

Fred Engel, longtime traveling salesman for McCord Brady, marks forty six years on the road in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. He will turn 77 on September 1 and remains active, punctual, and well respected among Plattsmouth merchants and the local business community.

Fred Engel McCord-Brady Company Nebraska Iowa Mr. Engel Engel Plattsmouth

Pershing Lands at Cherbourg with Allied Veterans

Gen John J Pershing commander of the American expeditionary force arrived in Cherbourg aboard the Leviathan. He received a cordial welcome and spoke of the strength of comradeship among allied veterans in his reply to the greeting.

Cherbourg France John J. Pershing General Pershing

Locals Rout Springfield in 13-3 Plattsmouth Baseball Win

Plattsmouth battered Springfield to seize Sarpy-Cass county league leadership with a 13 to 3 win Sunday. Swanson fired a steady nine innings while Newman and KlauSchie led the attack with multiple hits and four Springfield hurlers were knocked from the mound.

Plattsmouth Springfield Platters Swanson Fullington Adair Mason Klauschie Newman Glassman Herold Timmerman Sorenson

Fireworks Sale At Bates Book Store Attracts Crowds

Local Bates Book Store advertises a wide fireworks inventory including roman candles sky rockets sparklers torpedos fire crackers pistols caps and related items drawing shoppers ahead of the holiday season.

Bates Book Store

Mrs Livingston Improving After Denver Appendicitis Surgery

Reports from Denver Colorado state Mrs T P Livingston of this city is recovering well after a severe appendicitis attack. She underwent operation at St Luke's hospital soon after arrival and the surgery proved successful relieving her suffering. The operation was performed before Dr Livingston reached Denver.

Denver Colorado T. P. Livingston St. Luke's Hospital

Religion as an Aid to Members of Weaker Sex

Chicago June 22 The Eucharistic congress speaker United States Senator Joseph E. Ransdell Louisiana praised Christianity for elevating women citing that Christ’s devotion to Mary elevated womanhood and that merit raises women socially. He cited figures such as Marshal Foch and Admiral Benson among religiously devout leaders as examples. He noted Notre Dame football’s 1924 national title as a worldly success linked to faith.

Chicago Christendom United States Joseph E. Ransdell Louisiana Notre Dame University Ransdell Payren Poland Norfolk England Esme Howard Great Britain

State Senate to Meet in Second Court Room at Capitol

Lincoln capitol commission reveals a temporary home for the state senate in the second court room of section two. The senate will meet on the west side of the corridor near the main court room as construction progresses and the house moves to a new representative hall.

Capitol Commission Lincoln State Senate Senate Capitol House of Representatives House Representative Hall Supreme Court

Crow chief Plenty Coos Sensed Call of Great Spirit in June

Helena Mont June 22 An aging Crow leader Plenty Coos famed for fifty coups and role at Crook era recalls the call of the Great Spirit. The long lived chief, 78, plans one more public appearance at the Little Big Horn semicentennial on June 24 1926. He helped Crook at Rosebud and saved Crook from Custer’s fate, yet devoted to farming cattle business and Catholic faith.

Helena Mont Plenty Coos Nestor Montana Little Big Horn Custer George Crook Crazy Mountains Missouri and Musselshell Trivers Pryor

Western Nebraska streams stocked with rainbow trout

Ten thousand rainbow trout were planted in streams of this section in the last few days by the Izsak Walton league of Scottsbluff. The distribution runs from Scottsbluff to Sidney and the fish came from the Benkelman hatcheries.

Scottsbluff Izsak Walton League Sidney Benkelman Hatcheries

Trout distribution by Bayard Izaak Walton league partners

Bayard Izaak Walton league chapter with the state department of agriculture distributed 1000 rainbow and brook trout in nearby streams on Thursday.

Bayard Bayard Izaak Walton League State Department of Agriculture Bayard Thursday

Service Then and Now in Local Mailer Ad Headlines

An old time advertisement touts superior telephone and delivery service with two phone lines No. 4 and No. 5. It promotes Fern dell Brand groceries and top grade meats including baby beef veal pork chicken and hens.

Wallace Bread Promotes Natural Weight Reduction Plan

Advertisement claims Wallace Bread nourishes with no drugs and suggests eating six slices daily, starting each meal, to reduce weight. Also notes availability of picnic supplies in the city.

Hold Fine Meeting of Business and Professional Women's Club

Members gathered at home for the closing meeting of the club year entertaining twenty invited guests. Miss Marie E B Kaufmann recapped Camp Brewster weekend with guests from Plattsmouth Wahoo Fremont Council Bluffs Lincoln.

Marie EB. Kaufmann Camp Brewster Plattsmouth Wahoo Fremont Council Bluffs Lincoln Omaha Omaha Club Dooley Susan Smith Mandy Tipps Sally Snooks Fanny Flipup Patty Pillsbury Tucker Twins Sexton Mesdames Wills Pickard Egenberger Gerda Peterson

Rocky Road Ahead for Waterways Bill Passages

Washington June 22 A rocky path develops for the rivers and harbors bill as the Commerce Committee advances the Missouri river improvement and Cape Cod canal purchase provisions with changes. Senators from Great Lakes states and Nebraska oppose the canal buy and bond interest terms while Missouri river funding is tweaked to a six foot channel plan between Kansas City and Sioux City.

Washington Senate Jones Great Lakes Howell Nebraska United States Kansas City Sioux City Williams Missouri Illinois Willis Ohio

Crossing safety logic sparks outcry in Albany Herald-Democrat

The Albany Herald-Democrat argues for stop streets at all highway intersections to prevent crashes like a baby’s death last Sunday. It questions railroad practices, praises signals and locked switches, and notes Southern Pacific suits against motorists.

Albany Oregon Herald-Democrat Southern Pacific

Fireworks and lawn displays at Bates Book Store

Sparklers and lawn displays promoted at Bates Book Store with emphasis on fireworks line. Ladies Toggery highlights attractive prices on apparel.

Bates Book Store

Omaha newspaperman Eugene Mayfield to complete fifty years

Omaha journalist Eugene C. Mayfield will mark half a century of newspaper service this month. His long career as reporter and feature writer is celebrated as a life’s work spanning many dramatic, varied experiences.

Omaha Eugene C. Mayfield Feld Actunl Mayfield Life and Works & Newspapermsaa

Mayfield the Old School Reporter Heads Westward

Long career chronicled for Mr. Mayfield, a veteran Omaha World-Herald reporter and editor. He recalls dangerous stakeouts, chases, jailbreaks, and scoops from Nebraska and Iowa, including Eddie Cudahy’s kidnapping and early papers like the Observer and Hawkeye.

Lawe Mayfield Nebraska Iowa Bare Mayfield Fremont Eddie Cudahy Packer Louisville Observer The Courier Greenwood Hawkeye South Omaha Times Omaha World- Herald World-Herald

Cass County Maps Offered At 500 Each

Cass county maps showing every man’s farm will be closed out at 500 dollars each. Call at the Journal office to obtain one now.

Cass County Journal Office

Also Mentioned on This Page

WW. A. Hall Plattsmouth, Neb North Bros. Show Orchestra Judy Conrad Jimmy Rice Bellevue-Gilmore McCord- Brady Co Pershing Sarpy O'Donnell Lfes McCarthy H. Kilauschie Lathan Ee Finney Dunn Sorensen Ford Universal Car Mrs. Livingston Catholic Church Crow Nation Earth Sprague Warner & Co Ferndell Wallace Hart’s Market Waterways Bill Harmony Cape Cod Eugene Mayfield
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