Social notes from Murdock and surrounding towns
Miss Helen Hirz of Fort Crook visited Murdock with friends and returned home last Wednesday. Mrs. Dr. B. MacDiarmid and daughter visited L. Neitzel, with Katherine Neitzel taking them to Omaha Sunday evening. Henry Carson of Murdock’s Farmers elevator traveled to Omaha for matters related to the elevator company. Miss Viola Everett of Murdock Mercantile is spending vacation with her father in Elliott Iowa. Henry Jacobson of South Garage attended business in Lincoln as his family managed affairs at the garage. Henry A. Guthmann and wife visited Omaha to meet with the Nebraska Bankers association executive committee. Mrs. H. W. Tool, recently in Chicago, returned home after a fine visit. Virgil Arnold and family of Plattsmouth visited the Fppines home for dinner. Wayne Swarts and wife are visiting Hemmingford for a month, crops look good and wages are steady. L. M. Flemming and son Junior of St. Paul Minn. visited in Murdock with Mrs. Flemming’s aunt Mrs. W. T. Weddell’s family, then returned home via Omaha. Homer H. Lawton, injured in an accident near Omaha, remains at home with a cough and rib healing. A. H. Ward and family along with Grandfather Beremann and Miss Viola Everett visited Shenandoah Iowa to see broadcasting stations, with a picnic. Everett then went to Elliott, Iowa. Mrs. Henry Heineman, in poor health, required hospital treatment at Clarkson Hospital for heart issues.
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Helen Hirz
Fort Crook
Murdock
Dr. B. MacDiarmid
L. Neitzel
Katherine Neitzel
Omaha
Viola Everett
Murdock Mercantile Company
Elliott
Henry Jacobson
South
Lincoln
Henry A. Guthmann
Guthmann
Nebraska Bankers Association
H. W. Tool
Chicago
Virgil Arnold
Plattsmouth
Fppines
Arnold
Enpings
Wayne Swarts
Hemmingeford
Mr. Swarts
L. M. Flemming
Junior
St. Paul
Minn
Flemming
W. T. Weddell
Homer H. Lawton
A. H. Ward
Beremann
Iowan
Combined Bible School Picnic Draws Louisville Churches
Three Bible schools from Louisville church Murdock and Callahan held a joint Bible school picnic at Stretch Grove on Friday of last week. Children enjoyed numerous games and a worthwhile event.
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Bible Schools
Louisville Church
Murdock and
Callahan
Stretch Grove
A Worth
Picnic Dinner Enjoyed During Pleasant Program
An enjoyable program ended with a pleasant picnic dinner where all attendees had a fine time.
Mrs Landholm Dies in Omaha After Caesarean Birth
Mrs Jess Landholm died in Omaha hospital after a Caesarean delivery for a daughter. The 38 year old Sweden born widow had lived in Murdock before moving to Omaha. She leaves her husband two daughters Varona and the infant and her parents. Funeral and burial were in Omaha with many Murdock friends attending.
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Landholm
Omaha
Jess Landholm
Murdock
Sweden
America
Varona
Sandholm
Miller and Gruber Vaults Advertisement Nebr
A Nehawka Nebraska advertisement promotes burial vaults offering concrete protection for remains with an absolute guarantee from Miller and Gruber.
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Miller & Gruber
Nehawka
Nebr
Census Taken on Red Ball Highway Near Weeping Water
John Eppings and his wife conducted a traveling traffic census on highway number one the Red Ball at the corner three miles north of Weeping Water. Mrs Eppings supervised daytime counts and John handled night counts amid a daytime storm, with light traffic expected.
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Weeping Water
John Eppings
Saul of Tarsus Playlet Delights Church Audiences
The Callihan church youth under Rev Noenbere staged a successful playlet Saul of Tarsus. A week later the Murdock church invited them to perform, drawing a well crowded house and delighting attendees in the city.
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Callihan Church
Noenbere
Saul of
Tarsus
Murdock
Zochs Begin Month Southward Homeward Car Trip
Rev. G A Zoch and Mrs Zoch pastors at Trinity Lutheran two miles north of Murdock left last week for a month in Texas. They will drive both ways, see much country, and follow routes known from his prior ministry in the south.
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South
G. A. Zoch
Trinity Lutheran Church
Murdock
Texas
Zoch
Zach
Scheel House Moved and Reused Near Greenwood
Fred Stock Sr bought the North Califhan school which was discontinued then sold again. McClure later purchased the building, Ezra Neben moved it eleven miles west and north by tractor and placed it near Salt Creek. The house will become a residence with an added extension.
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Scheel
Fred Stock, Sr
North Califhan
McClure
Greenwood
Ezra Neben
Salt Creek
De Priest to Nominate Youth for Naval Academy
Representative Oscar De Priest of Illinois said he will nominate another Black youth for transmission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis within the next month. The first nominee, Charles F. Weir of Chicago, failed the academy’s physical tests conducted Tuesday.
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Washington
Oscar de Priest
Concrss
Illinois
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Charles FE. Weir
Fire Destroys Burlington Ice House in Omaha Yard
The Burlington ice house at Gibson yards, Omaha, the largest in the city, was destroyed by fire late Friday. Loss estimated at 185000 dollars. 30 000 tons capacity, 800 cars recently moved in. Fire spread along the 930 foot structure as water pressure failed, with 10 fire companies and 10 000 feet of hose deployed. 100 acetylene gas tanks removed safely. several crews aided with freight cars and a wall collapse narrowly missed workers.
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Omaha
Burlington
Gibson Yards
R. D. Kellenger
Burlington Refrigerator Express Company
Missouri River
Westergard
Gardner
Nebraska Power Company
State Journal
There Ought to Be a Law A Critique of Modern Legislation
A critique argues that many laws are petty and illogical, bred by bureaucratic overreach and red tape. It warns that citizens’ rights are eroded as lawmakers expand statutes and misuse authority, calling for constitutional safeguards and simpler, clearer codes.
Nebraska Public Health Per Capita Below National Average
Analysis from Washington and Nebraska state department shows Nebraska spends far less per person on public health than the national average. The last legislature allotted 31 000 dollars yearly for the biennium about 2.2 cents per capita while Iowa and Kansas spend much more. Experts suggest about 50 cents per capita as an appropriate level.
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Washington
Nebraska
Legal Blanks for Sale at the Journal Office
The Journal Office lists legal blanks of all kinds for sale. Purchasers can obtain standard forms and notices for court filings, public notices, and official paperwork. Contact the office for pricing and available formats.
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Journal
Knights Templar Conclave Opens in Chadron Nebraska
Francis A. Mitchell of Hastings presided at the opening day of the 57th annual Nebraska Knights Templar conclave in Chadron. A barbecue at Chadron State Park, a tour of Dawes County lands, a supper at Chadron Normal, and a college gym dance followed. Officers to be elected Friday morning with a final business session in the afternoon.
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Chadron
Neb
Francis A. Mitchell
Hastings
Nebraska Knights Templar
Nebraska
Chadron State Park
Dawes County
Tablelands
Chadron Normal
New State House Reception Depot Draws Visitors
Nebraska's capital serves as a reception hub for touring visitors. On Wednesday twelve foreign states were represented and over 15,000 visitors have signed the big register since March 1. Governor Weaver hosted more than 300 in one day, many teachers attending summer school. Visitors praised the capitol while a Nebraskan joked about local language and politics with the governor.
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Nebraska
Weaver
Big Register
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Florida
Idaho
Oregon
Oklahoma
Tom Majors Eighty-Eight in Peru Nebraska Celebration
Colonel T. J. Majors of Peru Nebraska will celebrate his eighty eighth birthday with a reception hosted by Frank and Mrs Majors. A long time public servant and former lieutenant governor and state legislator, Majors has resided on his Peru land for fifty three years and has been a state normal board member for twenty years. He suffered minor injuries in a car accident en route to Lincoln to attend the normal board meeting.
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Peru
Nebb
T. J. Majors
Frank Majors
Colonel Majors
Nebraska
State Normal Board
Lincoln
Normal Board
Colonel Majoras
Bosch name banned in magneto trade in U S Supreme Court ruling
The court ruled that New York Robert Bosch cannot use his own name in manufacturing and selling electrical automobile magnetos in America. The American Bosch Magneto corporation holds exclusive rights to the words Bosch and Robert Bosch in magneto sales. Emory Buckner said the ruling sets a precedent protecting buyers from alien property custodian disposals.
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New York
Robert Bosch
Supreme Court
Crain
Bosch
America
American Bosch Magneto Corporation
Robert Bosch Magneto Company of
Emory R. Buckner
Buckner
Mexican Church Dispute Ends as Edifices to Reopen
President Portes Gil and Archbishop Ruiz announced a settlement ending three years of church state strife in Mexico. Priests may resume leadership in churches, with rights to register ministers and instruct within church premises. Services are expected to resume soon, though a full settlement remains open to future constitutional discussion.
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Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
Leopoldo Ruiz
Mexico
Ruiz
Diaz
Chapultepec Palace
Nebraska gains 16 percent in electric use in April
Nebraska electricity output rose 16 percent in April from 1928, outpacing a 15 percent national rise. Water power supplied about 9 percent in Nebraska versus 41 percent nationwide. The Knox county seat moved to Center after failed bids, and a temporary clerk setup occurred in a farmer’s barn stall.
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Nebraska
United States
Knox
Niobrara
Halsey
Omaha
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Great Britain
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Bank at Auburn to Be Reopened
Lincoln reports definite plans for reopening the Nemaha County bank at Auburn after a meeting of depositors that packed the town opera house. State Commissioner Woods outlined that reorganization could proceed over receivership, following a review of the bank’s situation.
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Lincoln
Nemaha County Bank
Auburn
Town Opera House
Woods
Hints Gold in Iowa Rivers
Des Moines June 18. Attorney General John Fletcher reports a letter from W Wesley Miller Ardmore Pa asking who owns gold found in Iowa rivers and how to legally claim deposits. Officials say no public domain and no known gold deposits of appreciable quantity in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Fletcher
W. Wesley Miller
Ardmore
Miller
Democratic Outlook Bright and Shouse Sees Narrow GOP Split
New York June 19 Joueit Shouse head of democratic organization activities asserts the solid south remains democratic and the northwest rebels against tariff policy. He cites conferences with John J. Raskob and Alfred E. Smith and notes no candidacy discussion for 1932. Shouse calls Minnesota vote a moral democratic victory amid Republican splits.
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New York
Joueit Shouse
Northwest
Shouse
John J. Raskob
Alfred E. Smith
South
Virginia
Bishop Cannon
Byrd
Minnesota
World- Herald
Defers Date France Must Settle Debt
Congress recessed for a vacation and will tackle tariff revision in two months. A resolution delayed the $400 million French war debts maturity from August 1 to May 1 if France settles with the United States. The joint committee proposal on moving prohibition agencies was shelved amid wet and dry debate.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Hoover
France
United States
Jones
Jonson
Congressional
Prohibition
Treasury
Justice Department
Norris R
Nebraska
Johnston
California
White House
Lutheran pastors named for first pastorates across states
The Missouri Lutheran synod district presidents announced first pastorates for over 100 graduates from St. Louis and Springfield seminaries. Nebraskan figures include R Burmeister in Lyons and M Meyer in Franklin with several Nebraskan assignments listed in Colorado Kansas Saskatchewan Montana Missouri and Ontario.
Florida Democrat boycotts White House and Capitol dining
Representative R A Green of Florida declares he will not attend White House social functions while the Hoovers occupy the presidency and will not dine in the Capitol’s congressional restaurant while Oscar de Priest is allowed there. He objects to Mrs de Priest being entertained by Mrs Hoover, saying it promotes social racial equality. Green notes others have stopped eating in the house restaurant when de Priest hosts guests.
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Washington
R. A. Green
Florida
White House
Hoover
Capitol
Oscar de Priest
Chicago
Green
de Priest
Congress
Irish Rose Actor John McCabe Dies in Buffalo
John McCabe aged 50 of Cheyenne Wyoming creator of Patrick Murphy in the original company of Abie's Irish Rose, was found dead in his Buffalo hotel room on Wednesday. Officials say death resulted from heart failure or acute alcoholism.
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Buffalo
John McCabe
Cheyenne
Wye
Patrick Murphy
Poultry Car to Visit Plattsmouth on Friday and Saturday
A poultry car will run on the Burlington tracks at Plattsmouth this Friday and Saturday. Prices are advertised in the obituary of this paper’s pages. A. R. Case, Poultry Co.
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Burlington
Plattsmouth
A. R. Case, Poultry Co
Witness Delivered Money Tied to City Trust Collapse
J Vincente Lebate testified before a banking commission that he handed 20000 dollars to the widow of Frank H Warder, ex superintendent of the state banking department, claiming the money came from Francesco Ferrari. The probe focuses on City Trust and Warder connections with di Paola and other officials facing charges.
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New York
Riversite Drive
Warder
Labate
Ferrari
Anthony di Paola
City Trust
Moses
di Paola
Fishermen fined for undersized bass in Bartlett incident
Lincoln reports three Nebraska fishermen Perry Cargil Neville Cargil and H Murphy paid a total 75 dollars as fines for taking undersized bass from La Erickson at Bartlett. State official O Connell announced the action on Wednesday.
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Lincoln
Hornc
Perry
Neville Cargil
H. Murphy
Bartlett
Erickson
Werden O Connell
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Murdock Department
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Henry Heineman
Clarkson Hospital
H. W. Tool Lumber Co
Murdeck, Nebr
Knights Templar
State House
Tom Majors
the Journal
BANK
Senate Finance Committee
Onmha Bee- News
Snub Hoover
Solon
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