Local Social Notes From South Bend And Surroundings
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Fidler drove to Omaha Monday. Several families visited relatives in Nehawka, Ashland, Lincoln, and Ithaca. A brooder stove accident at the Aluminum home burned the brooder house and 300 baby chicks. Mrs. Jess Fidler hosted Elaine’s second birthday. Kenneth Campbell was confirmed at the Lutheran church with family guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Fidler
Omaha
Homer Carnicle
Merril Nannon
Louis Roeber
B. O. Mooney
Mollie Neuman
Jimmie
V. D. Livers
Dallas Livers
Ashland
Blanche Hill
Lincoln
Cora Campbell
Russel
Albertium
Elaine
Yvonne Nelson
Rose Aline
T. G. Ganz
Oscar Dill
Bobbie
Missouri
Mr. Mooney
Clyde Haswell
Artis
Ithaca
Harvey Frahm
Richard
Chester Campbell
Kenneth
Lutheran Church
David Campbell
Art Reike
Ray Preston
Elmwood
Ed Rau
O'Brien Woman Returns Home After Rochester Visit
Mr and Mrs W J O'Brien returned Wednesday from Rochester Minnesota where Mrs O'Brien underwent an operation. She remains under doctor and nurse care but friends are glad she is home again.
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Rochester
W. J. O'Brien
Minn
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Bernard Dill At Luncheon
Mrs Homer Carnicle entertained on Wednesday afternoon honoring Mrs Bernard Dill on her birthday. Attendees included Mrs J D Fic her Mrs Ed Copsey Mrs V D Livers Mrs Oscar Dill Miss Grace Christensen and Mrs Dill the guest of honor. A luncheon was served.
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Homer Carnicle
Bernard Dill
J. D. Ficher
Ed Copsey
V. D. Livers
Oscar Dill
Grace Christensen
Dill
Rubber Stamp Orders At Lower Prices
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Family Visits and Weekend Outings Mentioned in Alvo
Mr and Mrs Ellis Mickle motor to Nebraska City Sunday to pick cherries. Archie Miller and family and Mr and Mrs Lyle Miller and son were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs H Hardnock Sunday. Fred Rehmeier went to Weeping Water to spend a few days with Lyman Rehmeier, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Rehmeier.
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Ellis Mickle
Nebraska City
Archie Miller
Lyle Miller and
8. C. Hardnock
Fred Rehmeier
Weeping Water
Lyman Rehmeier
Cheevers Vacationing With Mrs Winn in Lincoln
Mr and Mrs Herbert Cheever and children from Lincoln are on vacation staying part of the time with Mrs Mabel Winn. Mrs Winn traveled to Lincoln Thursday and brought the group back home.
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Herbert Cheever
Lincoln
Measles Cases Ease as School Quarantine Ends
writer notes no new measles cases reported. Large number of school children had the disease but few complications occurred and all have fully recovered and enjoy normal health again.
Pleasant afternoon for Royal Neighbor ladies at Mrs Frank Cook
Mrs Frank Cook entertained the Royal Neighbor chapter at her home last Thursday afternoon. After the business meeting the ladies enjoyed a social hour and a delicious lunch served by the hostess.
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Entertains Lodge
Frank Cook
Royal Neighbor Chapter
Harvest Underway Amid Drought Hit Small Grain
Farmers report harvest starting as oats are cut and wheat awaits, with yields expected to be the lowest in years due to dry conditions. Grasshoppers are causing considerable damage to the small grain in the area.
Shower Honors Miss Josephine Stewart Before Marriage
A group of friends will honor Miss Josephine Stewart at a miscellaneous shower in the near future. Miss Stewart is to wed Mr. Hoffman son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hoffman of Ashland on Wednesday July 5.
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Josephine Stewart
Miss Stewart
Mr. Hoffman
Harvey Hoffman
Ashland
So Is Your Aunt Annie Play Heads to Eagle Church
A group of Mothers' and Daughters' Council members will present the play So Is Your Aunt Annie at the Eagle Methodist church Friday evening. Mrs. John Fischer invited the group to perform to raise funds. Local participants include Mesdames Winn, Earl Bennett, Garhart, Reike, and Paul Coatman.
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Eagle
Mothers’ and Daughters’ Council Club
Annie
John Fischer
Mesdames Winn
Earl Bennett
Garhart
Reike
Paul Coatman
Rope Club Leader Hosts Boys gathering at home
Arthur Roelofsz leader and instructor of the boys rope club entertained members at his home Wednesday evening. The event featured a social hour a rope lesson and homemade ice cream and cookies. This was the third meeting and the next will be with Kendall Dimmitt on June 30.
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Arthur Roelofsz
Arthur
Kendall Dimmitt
Cook Family Reunion At Mrs. Mina Cook Home
A large group from this community attended the Cook family reunion held last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mina Cook near Plattsmouth. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Oris Cook and Wendell, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cook and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kitzel, Mr. and Mrs. Denny Hinebaugh and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Borne meier and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Elliott and sons and Albert Weichel. They spent a very pleasant day.
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Cook
Mina Cook
Plattsmouth
Oris Cook
Wendell
Homer Cook
Clyde Johnson
Wm. Kitzel
Denny Hinebaugh
Raymond Bornemeier
Dick Elliott
Albert Weichel
Seven Killed in Iowa Auto Accident Near Laporte City
Four people died and two were seriously injured in an auto crash two miles south of Laporte City Iowa last night. Deceased are Geraldine Wade 21 Cedar Rapids Elaine Barger 20 Cedar Rapids Rollin Blough 47 Laporte City and Floyd Bencaster 28 Laporte City. Blood samples from Floyd Benscoter were taken to test intoxication. Injured include Margaret Wood Carroll with a possible skull fracture, Imogene Wade 19 Cedar Rapids skull fracture in extremely critical condition August Yeamans 27 Laporte City with facial and tongue injuries. Mr and Mrs J B Walden Laporte City sustained minor bruises and shock.
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Laporte City
Geraldine Wade
Cedar Rapids
Elaine Barger
Rollin Blough
Floyd Bencaster
Benscoter
Waverly
Margaret Wood
Carroll
Imogene Wade
Geraldine
August Yeamans
J. B. Walden
Marshalltown man killed in quarry mishap
Raymond Ellis aged 27 of Marshalltown was killed when he fell under a gravel truck driven by Bob Bousan at a quarry late yesterday.
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Laporte
Marshalltown
Raymond Ellis
Bob Bousan
Miss Esther Oppendahl Killed in Car Crash Near Ottosen
Miss Esther Oppendahl twenty one of Ottosen was killed when the automobile she was driving overturned two miles north of Ottosen. She died at the scene, a nearby farmer reaching the wreck.
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Humboldt, In
Esther Oppendahl
Ottosen
Automobile crush kills 12 year old in Algona drive
Helen Meijer twelve daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Meier Burt Iowa was crushed to death beneath an automobile yesterday she was riding with her father in Algona motorists report the tragedy occurred as the car began to move from the curb.
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Algona
Helen Meijer
Henry Meier
Burt
Tragedy in Lisbon as Couple Is Shot Dead at Home
In Lisbon, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hoover, both about seventy, were found shot to death. Their son-in-law Harry Achey, fifty, of Mechanicsville, is wounded in the head after shooting himself, and is in fair condition at Cedar Rapids hospital. Two granddaughters aged 12 and 10 heard the disturbance and saw Achey leave in his truck.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde Hoover
Lisbon
Harry Achey
Mechanicsville
Achey
Hoovers
Mary
Barbara Boyd
Gannett Attacks Roosevelt Lending Plan as Election Bid
Washington June 24 Frank Gennett publisher of a newspaper chain and chair of the national committee to uphold constitutional government charged that President Roosevelt proposed a 3 860 000 lending program to buy an election He urged defeating the proposal in daily congressional pleas calling it a confession of failure It opens the gates to dictatorship and evades budgetary control He warned it would stall business undermine private enterprise and lead to financial disaster and collectivism
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Washington
Frank Gennett
National Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Calf Ear Stapled to Thumb Triggers Rescue in Tulare
In Tulare California Mike Bezera assisting with earmarking calves had a river staple driven through his thumb and the calf’s ear. Removal failed and a small ear fragment was cut so Bezera could be taken to a doctor for treatment.
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Tulare
Cal
Mike Bezera
Bezera
Memorial Day Toll of Veterans in 1939
On Memorial Day 1939 some 113 American veterans of all wars died. World War veterans numbered about 4,? million alive at the time, with Civil War survivors dwindling to around 4,000. Spanish American War veterans totaled about 216,000 living. Indian wars survivors numbered roughly 2,500.
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Veterans Administration
War Department
Buffalo Twins Born at Golden Gate Park
In San Francisco the city’s Golden Gate Park welcomed its first pair of buffalo twins. The calves measured about a yard in length and two feet in height, tipping the scales at 60 pounds.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Benny to Adopt Child in Manhattan Home
Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone plan to adopt another child next week from a Manhattan foster home. They already adopted daughter Joan, now five, from the same home. Benny spoke of happiness with Joan and said any child, boy or girl, would be welcome. Benny is from Waukegan and visited for the premiere of his new movie.
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Waukegan
Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
Manhattan
N. Y
Joan
Benny
Lehamn Refuses Testimony in Tram Fare Hearing
John L Lehman valuation engineer and Omaha’s chief witness in the fight to lower tram fares refused further testimony saying he was cross examined as a criminal rather than a professional witness. The state railway commission adjourned the hearing to Monday as Seymour Smith city attorney prepares further procedure with Omaha authorities.
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Lincoln
John L. Lehman
Omaha
State Railway Commission
Seymour Smith
Campaign to raise a mile of pennies for band uniforms
East Liverpool Ohio Columbiana county brass band launches a drive to collect a mile of pennies for uniforms and equipment. Individuals are asked to give 16 pennies per foot while organizations contribute by the yard.
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East Liverpool, O
Columbiana County Brass Band
Rescued from Cave-In in Indianapolis
Howard Jackson a 38 year old sewer worker was buried 18 feet below ground for 10 hours after a shaft collapsed while tapping a sewer line. His father saved him by pushing down a pipe as rescuers pumped oxygen through a rubber tube and cleared debris despite earth slides.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Howard Jackson
Jackson
WPA
Featherless Chickens Wear Cotton Shirt in Cherry Valley
Babe, a White Rock chicken pet of Mrs. George Davis, has no feathers and wears a cotton shirt made from old stockings to prevent pecking and shield from sun. The shirt has holes for wings and legs with a drawstring to fit snugly around the neck.
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Cherry Valley, C
Babe
White Rock
George Davis
Gretna Wins Legion Baseball Contest Here
Gretna American Legion defeated the local juniors 6 to 1 at Athletic Park on a Friday afternoon. Pitching duel featured Ed Smith for the locals and Schay for Gretna, each allowing very few hits. The Gretna win was boosted by timely hitting and fielding as the Platters pushed in the lone run in the seventh with Ed Smith reaching safely and scoring on a balk call.
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Gretna American Legion
Athletic Park
Ed Smith
Schay
Gretna
Smith
Phillips
Parriott
York
Joe Phillips
Joe York
Nefsky
Lutz
Ellinger
Platters
Allbee
Noble
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Plattsmouth Journal
Nebraska
Postoffice
Plattsmouth, Neb
R. A. Bates
Canada
South Bend
F. J. Knecht
Nehawka
Amelia Hergenrader
Wim Bium
Sears
Davis
State Bank
Bigg
Alvo
Iowa
Gannett
Thomas Walling Company
New York
Grover A. Whalen
J. Edgar Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Owen J. Roberts
Janie
Walter W. Head
John R. Mott
James E. West
Carter Beerd
Theodore Roosevelt
New York World’s Fair
National Council, Boy Scouts of America
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
New York State
World's Alliance of the
World's Fair Corporation
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
National Council
Casino of Nations
St. Louis
Nations Council
Boy Scouts of America
Daniel Carter Beard
Boys’ Life
Boy Scout Foundation of
Greater New York
Buffalo Twins
Bennys
Akron
Paul Brinker
Sarah
Doan
Dean’s
Wescott’s
Legion
EG Smith
Ifes Phillips
Martin
Chevanec
Ellenger
Clark
Vierregger
Frady
Er Schay
Margold
Lorenz
Olderog
Nefskey
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