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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
2
Muddy Creek bridge on highway 6 west of Arapahoe collapsed Saturday afternoon forcing traffic onto a six mile detour. Workers blame the recent filling and heavy traffic since the Republican river flood for the strain and no reconstruction date was given.
A seven foot McCormick binder is offered for sale. Inquiries directed to C. E. Meisinger in Cedar Creek near Platts at phone number 2530. Contact after jm7-2tw for details.
Public notice states dead animals removed free of charge by Telephone South Omaha Rendering Works Market 4626. Reverse charges implied.
Salt Lake City reports Delbert Green will be executed by firing squad at daybreak June 26 behind the state penitentiary after the state board of pardons denied his commutation plea. His lawyers argued hereditary insanity as grounds. Green chose firing squad over hanging.
Federal Judge Otis sentenced four men for conspiring to ship liquor from Missouri into Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma. Gordon A. Smith A Franklin Smith Julius Peycke and Adam Baudo pled nolle contendere. The Smiths got six months and 2500 fines each Peycke 1000 Baudo three months and 1000 fine. Sea it before you buy it.
A Bible lesson contrasts liberty with law, urging love as the bound for freedom. It cites Paul and G Campbell Morgan to urge humility, non judgment, and self denial for weaker believers, and condemns drinking as a societal demon to be destroyed through love and example. The piece calls Christians to courage, temperance, and moral action.
The city council at a regular session approved Fred H. Sharpnack and Henry J. Donat to operate two package liquor stores. A recount confirmed both selections, and the clerk was instructed to forward the applications to Lincoln. The meeting also covered fire reports, tax sale matters, beer licenses, road maintenance, and ordinance actions.
Attorney General Cummings warned of a nationwide bucket shop racket defrauding the public of millions. Evidence points to headquarters in New York and Chicago and he urged public and legitimate brokers to cooperate to prosecute the racketeers.
In New York on June 24 a 23 year old, Conchetta Montaznino, refused ten cents by her father Joseph, slapped him, then leaped from a five story building. She was partially paralyzed and died before help arrived.
In McCook Nebraska officers of the Red Willow county extension department report 46 refugee families have received 33 842 pounds of livestock feed and 6 247 pounds of seed. The aid is provided free to all flood and tornado sufferers, agent F N Jordan said.
Edward Franzen his wife and son Donald from Omaha stayed with Mr and Mrs Frank Barcus on a Sunday afternoon visit made more pleasant by Mesdames Franzen and Barcus being sisters.
Five room house in good shape with two lots for sale in Union Nebraska. Contact Earl Merritt at Union for details or to arrange a write or call.
Fred J. Franzen and his family of Omaha visited Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Brigss at their home on Sunday to celebrate the birthday anniversaries of both Mr. and Mrs. Franzen. Mrs. Franzen was formerly Miss Crete Brigse.
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