Girls Kidnapped From Peoria Found in Union
Two Peoria girls Clara Belle Tunis and Adeline Hallagan, aged 19 and 18, were abducted by a quartet while lured from home to Iowa. They escaped in Union after refusing further travel, with a 1928 Chevrolet Indiana plate 42 571. Omaha police and Peoria authorities moved to pursue the captors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Belle Tunis
Adeline Hallagan
Illinois
Des Moines
Iowa
Laramie
Wyoming
Union
Sylvester
Omaha
Peoria
Obituary of Leslie L Baxter Born 1909 Died 1934
Leslie L. Baxter born July 9, 1909 near Murrey Nebraska died May 27, 1934 in Long Beach California at age 4 years 10 months and 18 days. He was the elder son of Harry and Grace Baxter with his mother preceding him in death 16 years earlier. He is survived by his father Velma Baxter sister Velma Baxter and numerous grandparents and relatives. Interment followed at Youngs Cemetery near Murray Nebraska beside his mother and brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Baxter
Murrey
Nebraska
Long Beach
Calif
Harry
Grace Baxter
Murray
Nebr
Red Cloud
Velma Baxter
Frank Vallery
Omaha
A. H. Graves
M. G. Churchill
D. B. Crawford
Coleridge
George Graves
Edward Graves
Peru
J. H. Graves
Youngs Cemetery
Rea Mourns Loss Of Mother In Kansas Stroke
Fred I. Rea manager of the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Co. learned his mother Belle Rea 84 suffered a stroke at his sister's home in Hiawatha Kansas. He departed for Kansas City but soon learned of her death. Funeral date not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred I. Rea
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co
Belle Rea
Hiawatha
Kansas
Arraigned Man Sentenced in Gas Theft Case
Ed Price pleaded guilty in county court to siphoning gas from a car and received thirty days in jail. He and two companions, Elvin Shryock and another youth, were implicated. the other suspect drew a similar sentence last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Price
Wee
Jell
Price
Elvin Shryock
Heaviest Rain of Season Hits Nebraska and Iowa
A major rainstorm swept Nebraska and western Iowa bringing 0.57 inches in the city gauge, the heaviest in months amid thunder and lightning and light winds with no damage reported. The rain aids corn and vegetation and boosts the crop as fields are worked or laid by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Iowa
Sunnyside Girls Room Club Forms New Members at June Meeting
The Sunnyside Girls Room Club met June 19 at Grace Louise Wiles’s country home for a session led by County Home Extension Agent Miss Baldwin who outlined yearly projects and study center setup. Three girls Eleanor Minor Virginia Trively Grace Welch were voted in as new members as mothers and sisters attended and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside Girls Room Club
Pleasant
Grace Louise Wiles
Miss Baldwin
County Home
Dc. L. Wiles
Casey
Guy Wiles
L. QO. Glinor
Constance Rea
Eleanor Minor
Virginia Trively
Grace Welch
Have Close Game From Thursday's Dally
Nebraska City edged the Chevrolets 6 to 5 in a seventh inning rally. Spi dell walked to load the bases, John Svoboda fouled a ball that slipped from the first sacker, allowing the tying run to score. BREX and assistants earlier won 11 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spidell
John Svoboda
BREX
McClusky Party Heads to Missouri for Brief Visit
Dr. and Mrs. H. G. McClusky join Miss Pearle Strats and Misses Caroline and Estelle Baird on a trip to St Joseph Missouri and Kansas City for a few days. They plan to return by Saturday for First Presbyterian church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. McClusky
Pearle Strats
Caroline
Estelle Baird
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas City
Garden Club Holds a Very Fine Meeting
The Plattsmouth Garden Club met Friday at Central High auditorium with expanded attendance. Roy Gilson announced donated reference book Garden Masking and Keeping by Doubleday for the public library. Committees were appointed to serve until January. next meeting is the third Thursday of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Central High School
Roy Gilson
Fourth Ward
Doubleday
Funeral of Leslie Baxter 23 Held at Horton Chapel
The funeral for Leslie Baxter aged 23 who died in Long Beach weeks ago was held Wednesday afternoon at Horton funeral home Seventh and Vine Streets. Rev. O. B. Chastain officiated with a large turnout of relatives and boyhood friends. Music included a duet by Mrs. Hal Garnett and Frank A. Cloidt and a solo by Cloidt. Interment followed at Young cemetery south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Baxter
Long Beach
Horton Funeral Home
Seventh and Vine Streets
O. B. Chastain
First Christian Church
Hal Garnett
Frank A. Cloidt
Isle of Somewhere
Mr. Cloidt
C. C. Hudson
Young Cemetery
Gretchen Steger Married in Columbus Nebraska
The announcement from Columbus Nebraska notes the June 14 marriage of Gretchen Steger to Dewey Musser of Rising City. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Steger, father of the bride, with the Steger family long linked to St. Paul’s Church and local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nebraska
Gretchen Steger
Dewey Musser
Rising City
J. H. Steger
Steger
St. Paul's Church
Roiage
Card of Thanks for Agnes Bach
Mrs. Agnes Bach thanks friends neighbors and associates for deeds and words of sympathy shown during the bereavement from her husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Bach
Ladies Luncheon Honors Mrs. King and Miss Marion of Los Angeles
Mrs E W Cook with Mrs Frank Hawksworth hosted a refined luncheon Thursday at 2 pm. Guests included Miss Olive Jones Mrs L Minor and daughter Eleanor Mrs T H Pollock and Mrs Vireil Perry with daughter Elizabeth plus Miss Marion King of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Cook
Frank Hawksworth
Charles H. King
Miss Marion
Los Angeles
Olive Jones
L. ©. Minor
Eleanor
T. H. Pollock
Vireil Perry
Elizabeth
Burglars Loot Murdock Hardware Store Overnight
The village of Murdock was visited Thursday night by burglars who broke into A. J. Tool’s hardware store. They took a large amount of goods including flashlights razors shotguns and other items. Deputy Tom Walling investigated after the store opened this morning. Murdock has suffered numerous robberies in recent years with many businesses looted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock
Burelars
A. J. Tool
Tom Walling
Episcopal Church Members Attend Doane College Conference
Seven members from the local Episcopal church traveled to Crete for a diocese conference at Doane College. Attendees from the city included Blanche Bernes Jessie Robertson Marian Tritsch William McMahen Fred Fricke and Jack Barton Canon Potter also attended. The event, directed by Bishop Ernest V Shayier of Nebraska, featured speakers from St Louis and Minneapolis with four study periods each morning and a strong program of sports and activities. A total of 117 delegates attended from various churches in the diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Crete
Doane College
Blanche Bernes
Jessie Robertson
Marian Tritsch
William McMahen
Fred Fricke
Jack Barton
Canon Potter
Ernest V Shayier
Nebraska
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Joe Brandt Visits City Amid Campaign Trail
Republican nominee candidate for register of deeds Joe Brandt spent a few hours in the city and received a letter from his son Raymond, aboard the U S S Marblehead. Raymond serves on a fast scout cruiser that traveled from Bremerton through the Panama Canal in forty eight hours and is now stationed at Rockland Maine awaiting orders near New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brandt
Register of Deeds
The
Journal
Brandt
Raymond
Marblehead
Bremerton
Washington
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Canal
Rockford
Maine
New York
Parents of Clara Belle Tunis Arrive to Retrieve Kidnapped Girl
The parents of Miss Clara Belle Tunis of Peoria Illinois arrived in Omaha with Sheriff Sylvester to escort Tunis and her companion Adelaide Hallagan home. They viewed the abductors held in Omaha city jail and expect a Mann Act violation charge to be filed and the men turned over to federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Belle Tunis
Peoria
Banning Campaign Tour Under Way For Governor Race
W. B. Banning of Union, among several Democratic hopefuls, announced a southern state campaign starting next week. He intends to travel by car with a driver and publicist to promote his democracy platform, including nonpartisan boards and state department reforms. The plan covers banking, roads, and county officer salaries with watchdogs and local oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Banning
Union
Capitol
Platte River
Banning
State Department of Trade and Irrigation
State Sheriff's Department
Department of Roads and Irrigation
Eagles Take Easy Game Over Legion 10 to 2
The Eagles kittenball team, a strong local league outfit, beat the American Legion 10 to 2. Charles Miller pitched strongly with solid support from the bats. box score shows various line details and umpire names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
American Legion
Charles Miller
Henry Cleve Files for Nebraska State Senate Nomination
Henry Cleve of Nebraska City filed as a Democratic candidate for state senator from the second district at Lincoln. He accepted the filing Thursday and enters the race. Cleve is a notable community leader, former Otoe County representative, ex member of the city board of education, and long time Nebraska City businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cleve
Nebraska City
Lincoln
Cleve
Otoe County
Board of Education
Omaha Couples Wed in Quiet Methodist Ceremony
Reverend C. C. Troy of the First Methodist church officiated at a marriage in Omaha for a young couple who required an interpreter to relay the ceremony. The wedding followed by a return to Omaha where the couple will establish their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Troy
First Methodist Church
Omaha
City Drops Suit Over Omar Baking Co Tax Dispute
In Plattsmouth a city case against Omar Baking Co. was dismissed after city attorney Capwell moved to drop the action. The dispute involved a delivery truck operation and whether the firm should pay $5 per day peddling tax or the $7.50 occupation tax. Company officers faced arrest for tax refusal before agreeing to a yearly payment plan and possible ordinance amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Omar Baking Co
J. A. Capwell
Baking Company
Re Elect W F Evers New Sonic Home Executives Leader
Thomas Fletcher of Fort Worth Texas was elected president of the Masonic Home Executives of the United States at Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The meeting elected John Redhead of Columbus Mississippi secretary treasurer Fred Lynn of La Grange Illinois and Thaddeus Helm Elizabeth town to the executive committee. Other members include William F Evers Plattsmouth Nebraska L M Tesreau Alma Michigan W W Martin St Louis Missouri A E McCorbie Sullivan Indiana and Edward J Price Springfield Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fletcher
Fort Worth
Tex
Masonic Home
United States
Harrisburg
Fletcher
John Redhead
Columbus
Miss
Fred&. Lynn
la Grange
Thaddeus Helm
Elizabethtown
William F. Evers
Plattsmouth
Neb
Bates Family Arrives From California to Join Journal Owner
Mrs. Milford B Bates and children Texanna Milford Jr Roberta arrived from Los Angeles to join Mr Bates who has been in the city for weeks. The family will live with Mrs Robert A Bates and plan to make the city their home. Mr Bates will serve as business manager of the Journal assisting Mrs R A Bates the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford B. Bates
Texanna
Milford Jr
Roberta
Los Angeles
Bates
Robert A. Bates
Journal
R. A. Bates
Man Held Overnight for Intoxication Arrest
Last night Herbert Rodd was arrested by night police for intoxication. He was jailed, then turned over this morning to Sheriff Homer Sylvester for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rodd
Inmnerent
Cmp
Homer Sylvester
Mrs Fischer and her children visit Francis Fischer in Omaha
Mrs. Fischer and her children from near Mynard went to Omaha Wednesday to meet their cousin Francis Fischer who had just completing his studies at St Joseph college in Westmonth Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer
Near Mynard
Omaha
Francis Fischer
St. Joseph College
Westmonth
Ulnois
Pioneer Family Narrative of Nebraska Settlement Leader George L Berger
George L Berger an old Cass county resident recounts his family's 1857 trek from Pennsylvania to Nebraska traveling from Rochester to Plattsmouth by steamboat. The Berger family settled on land in Louisville precinct and his father Jacob T Berger later engaged in farming and cattle raising before George retired in 1910. George later moved to California then returned to Nebraska living in Omaha and Elmwood with remaining land interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Berger
Cass County
Nebraska
Mr. Berger
Jacob T. Berger
Germany
Rhine River
Jacob Berger
United States
Europe
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Margaret Ann Waltenbough
California
Berger
W. H Berger
New Territory of
Denver
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Great Western Country
Ohio River
Cariro
Missouri
St. Louis
Plattsmouth
Louisville
Orange
Omaha
Elmwood
Oil Prospects Attract Local Resident Urish In County
John Urish, a noted Mr. Pleasant precinct resident, visited the city Friday to oversee business and meet friends. He is keen on oil tests in his county section and, with help from a large southern company, has secured leases on much land there. Urish believes oil lies in the area based on his experience locating wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Urish
Mr. Pleasant Precinct
Urish
Southern
Rudd arraigned on intoxication charge in county court
Herbert Rudd was brought in by night police and arraigned Thursday afternoon before Judge A. H. Duxbury on a charge of intoxication. He pled guilty and received a fifteen day sentence in the county jail, with custody to Sheriff Sylvester to serve the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rudd
A. H. Duxbury
Sylvester
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Peoria, Ill
Chevrolets
Garden Club
Delly
City Beautiful Committee
A. L. Tidd
Julius A. Pitt
Lilian Freeman
Florence
Murdock Hardware Store
A.J. Tool Store
Maks
Handley
Shellenbarger
Taylor
Herold
Miller
Cotner
Sprecher
Shrbeck
Thimgan
McCarty
Lamberson
Clark
Brittain
P Fullerton
PO Hill
A Niel
Bragg
Westover
O’ Rhodes
O McGuire
Marshall
Nord
Kalacek
Ae Ee
City
W. F. Evers
West
Geo. L. Berger
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