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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1933
Page
6
Nebraska extension expert Paul Hoff discusses a terracing demonstration near Hubbell in August. Terraces slow water flow, preventing gulley formation and soil erosion by catching runoff every 100 feet and soaking it into the soil.
Mr and Mrs William Bell and children from Los Angeles arrive in the city for a visit with relatives and old time friends. They plan stops at Lincoln Davenport Iowa and Chicago for the exposition before returning west for a two week stay here with friends.
Mysterious Russian language messages heard after 12:30 p.m. from Vladi vostok station sign RMAZ and later WVY indicate possible news on Jimmie Mattern missing since he departed Khabarovsk Siberia for Nome Alaska two weeks earlier. Seattle and Bremerton operators caught the faint signals.
Omaha recorded fifty seven deaths per 100 000 people from automobile accidents in the 52 weeks ending June 10 1933 highest among eighty six census bureau cities. Within city limits the rate was 40 9 and Omaha led the field. Two auto deaths occurred in the four weeks ending June 10.
Our first meeting was held at the home of leader Mrs R H Anderson. Officers elected Mary Ann Highfield president Shirley Keck vice president Isabell McFarland secretary Jeanette Hirz news reporter. Club motto Good better best never let it rest Till the best is better And the better best. Edna Mae Peterson on vacation will be absent for two or three meetings. Members planned to bring complete inventories to the next meeting June 20. Refreshments were served by the leader. Reporter.
Six project groups from Cass County 4-H and leaders attended district judging practice at the Agricultural College in Lincoln on Friday June 16. Projects included girls’ room canning clothing poultry dairy and animal husbandry.
A canning demonstration for fruits and vegetables will be held in the Methodist church basement at Weeping Water on Monday evening June 26 at 9 30 a m. 4 H canning club members and interested women are urged to attend. The demonstrator will answer questions and assist with canning problems.
State agricultural extension offices in Lincoln report 15 550 4 H members statewide as of June 12. Cass county surpasses its goal with over 700 enrollees. Clothing clubs lead with 3 643 members followed by cooking 2 124 and baby beef 1 594. Fix It clubs and swine clubs have 1 395 and 1 259 respectively with several other projects between six hundred and one thousand. New colt clubs formed in Lancaster and Scottsbluff counties and a third in Cass. The Fix It project, begun February, ranks fourth in state enrollment.
A guide to making fruit preserves notes that a good preserve keeps fruit whole and plump in thick syrup. It lists sugar to fruit ratios and outlines cherry preservation from washing and pitting to syrup makeup boiling and sealing.
In July, new black raspberry canes should be pinched back to 214 3 feet to form strong laterals. Old canes are removed after yielding fruit. leave until leaves dry to avoid sunscald. Red raspberries use similar timing but are not pinched to protect next year’s production and ease cane covering.
Use nicotine sulfate on roosts about 15 minutes before roosting. Apply a half inch wide paint strip or let it drip along the roost to kill lice as hens sleep. Ensure ventilation without drafts and inspect the house after dark with a lantern.
Advice for poultry caretakers emphasizes keeping every hen on the roosts and thorough cleaning of the chicken house. It recommends spraying cracks with creosote or kerosene mixtures, using crude oil blends, and adding carbolic acid to white wash, with two treatments monthly except during hatching.
State Labor Commissioner Matthews questions the fairness of a three day week rule for calculating workers compensation. A dynamite worker earning 50 cents an hour would receive about $12 weekly under the law, while insurers want to pay $6, arguing seasonal work lowers pay. The ruling hinges on the law requiring compensation for loss of earning power and may prompt legislative action.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester and Deputy Sheriff Jarvis Lancaster searched the Henry Stander farm area after reports of prowlers trying to rob a chicken house. The suspects fled on foot when the farmer fired a shotgun, leaving no car traces and no definite clues for deputies.
Alvo residents share updates as Chris Neben remains ill and confined. L M Scott man ages Rock Island duties in Plattsmouth while others visit Omaha and reports of hog shipments. Royal Neighbors of America meet at Nellie Garcia’s home for a post afternoon gathering. Elmer Rosenow attends Postmasters convention and Ak-Sar-Ben show with southeastern Nebraska guests. A sixtieth birthday party draws relatives from Greenwood and Alvo. Family roots trace to early settlers near Alvo cemetery.
City leaders and couples including Mayor Dinges and wife along with C. D. Ganz Frank Taylor and Simon Rehmeier attended the annual southeastern Nebraska night at Ak-Sar-Ben on West Center Street in Omaha. They enjoyed the hospitality of the Ak-Sar-Ben members and the event.
L D Muller was born sixty years ago last Sunday June 18. He lived on the farm near Alvo with his parents for three years, then moved to York and Holdrege for eleven years, returning to Alvo at age fourteen and continuing to reside here and in the surrounding area.
The Armstrong home was the center of a large family gathering for Dad's Day. Joseph and Mrs Armstrong hosted a festive dinner enjoyed by their children and grandchildren in a warm, fellowship filled event.
The funeral service for Anton Koubek was held at Holy Rosary Church on West Pearl Street attended by longtime friends and neighbors. Rev. Father J J Kaczmarek celebrated the requiem mass and pallbearers included Tone Janda E J Straka Tom Krachtiville Frank Konfret A F Knoflicek and Joseph Holly.
The St Marys guild and St Lukes Auxiliary met Thursday afternoon at Mrs Frank L Cummins home in a joint session presided by Mrs James T Begley and Miss Barbara Gering. Betty Boyer Rushville played saxophone and Janet Westover offered two readings after the business meeting.
Annual salary readjustment effective July 1 shifts several Nebraska post offices between classes. Alliance Chadron Columbus Mc Cook and York rise from first to second class while Alina Ashland Atkinson Bayard Benkelman Bloomfield Cambridge Creighton Exter Ssumboldt New man Grove Oakland Orleans Os ceola Pender Plainview Randolph Rushville St. Paul Stanton Sutton Wilber Wisner and Wymore move from second to third class. Third to fourth class changes include Bladen Belvidere Bennington Breck Burchard Chapman Cort land Creston Dix Dunbar Elba Firth Fort Robinson Grafton Greenwood Henry Hoskins Inavale In man Lebanon Mead Monroe Newport Ong Rosalie Rule Salem Shiu bert Snyder Steele City Taylor Union Verdel Westen.
H. J. Hohman of Wabash visited Plattsmouth on Thursday and renewed his subscription to the Journal semi weekly edition.
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