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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
4
District 4 H Club Camp for Cass Otoe and Sarpy county members will be held at Camp Bellevue on July 22 23 24 and 25. Mark these dates for the summer’s biggest 4 H event.
July 15 1934 is the closing date for enrollment blanks at the County Home Agent office. Open to bona fide Living-at-Home 1933 84 club members. counties must have at least ten entrants in their preliminary contest. First prize county exhibit advances to the state fair with a two jars fruit two jars vegetables one non acid and two jars meat exhibit in uniform quart jars. Entry blanks available at the Farm Bureau office.
The initial batch of corn hog contracts left Cass county for Washington last week. Early Payment contracts are sent in lots of 200. About 490 contracts have been dispatched and the rest are being processed. The county allotment committee has finished adjusting contracts to fit the county quota. remaining tasks are stamping codes and serial numbers and typing adjusted figures.
Cass county farmers report excellent results using creosote oil in furrows with postholes every thirty to forty feet to combat chinch bugs. About 69000 gallons have been taken by local farmers, with oil available in Lincoln only by order from the County Agent.
Women’s vacation camp will be held July 24 to 27 at Horkey’s Park three and a half miles northwest of Crete Nebraska. Enrollment is 2 dollars plus six eggs and six potatoes for a four day break from housework with meals and dishes skipped. Miss Mary Ellen Brown leads the camp with Mrs N W Gaines and Miss Leona Davis aiding in music reviews handicraft and recreation. Farm Bureau office provides details on time and what to bring.
A Home Account study links family size to spending on food clothing car and education as numbers rise. Operating costs stayed steady while supplies and equipment lagged due to recent conditions. Clothing and recreation patterns shift with family size, mothers spending differently than fathers.
The text notes how autos enable family outings and how car expenses rise with more children. It argues total savings and living value depend on income, not family size, and that two-child families show little variation compared with larger families.
Farmers with corn-hog contracts may harvest seed from meadow crops on contracted acres including sweet clover red clover alfalfa timothy red top and various grasses. Soybeans cowpeas field peas peanuts sorghums and similar grains are excluded. Atlas sorghum now allowed as forage crop and may be harvested if it matures this fall. Hay on contracted acres may be sold or cut on shares with profits divided by crop shares. if used to feed livestock, tenants need not pay landlords for days off. Planting forage crops in rows is permitted to save seed and boost production. broadcasting or drilling hay crops is not allowed. Corn and grain sorghums cannot be planted on contracted acres.
Drought and heat accelerate ripening and drying of crops this season. Home canners should gather early summer vegetables and fruits as soon as ready and use less common items like rhubarb and mulberries. Rhubarb juice can make a good jam base when paired with apricots or mulberries.
A brief study shows the traditional thirteen to one corn hog ratio stays unprofitable as corn prices rise. Feeding tests from corn belt stations indicate six and a half bushels of corn plus 40 pounds of tankage yield 100 pounds of pig weight, with tankage reduced on good pasture.
Japan plans a more active role in the London naval conference with two admirals expected to oversee the technical talks. The move follows Britain's naval posture and Eyres-Monsell remarks on disarmament, while Russia’s invitation remains uncertain and Russian Far Eastern issues loom large.
Feed costs for fattening hogs are about 4.25 per hundred weight when feed is 50 cents per bushel and tankage 2.50 per hundred. Including sow and farrowing costs, death loss, risk and interest, labor, and equipment, a 13 to 1 ratio may still be fair. Seven dollar hogs yield one dollar profit, eight dollar hogs three dollars, and nine dollar hogs five dollars per head on 200 pound hogs, assuming corn remains at 50 cents. Corn prices will vary with season and demand.
A bomb tossed into a car aimed at Mahatma Gandhi exploded injuring five bystanders. The band stopped to greet Gandhi as he arrived. he was safe on foot. Police arrested five suspects amid an investigation into orthodox Hindu faction opposition.
LA supreme court granted screen actress Lila Lee custody of her 9 year old son James Kirkwood Jr for four years. Judge Dudley Valentine issued the order which was not opposed by the boy’s actor father, from whom Miss Lee was divorced in 1933.
Increasing numbers of people visit Plattsmouth to trade on Wednesday and Saturday nights, as readers can see by scanning the Journal’s ads.
Notice to creditors of George D Nelson deceased Estate No 3029 in Cass County Nebraska. Claims must be filed and presented by October 20 1934. A hearing will be held October 26 1934 at 10 a m in the County Court Room Plattsmouth to examine hear allow and adjust all duly filed claims Dated June 22 1984 A H Duxbury County Judge.
The sheriff will sell at public auction on July 24 1934 at 10 am the southwest quarter of section 26 township 12 north range 9 east described as 160 acres in Cass County Nebraska to satisfy a judgment in favor of The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company against John C Lemon and others. The sale is at the south front door of the Cass County Courthouse Plattsmouth Nebraska.
Police report James Little Jimmy Vance died from a fractured skull after tumbling backward from a curb onto a cobbled street near 9th and Pacific. Three companions said he was refused entry to a nightclub earlier and began behaving oddly before the fatal fall.
Local newspaper ad section highlights timely bargains from area merchants. Readers discover discounts on goods and services available now, with locations and contact details for purchase. Prices and sale windows vary by advertiser.
A Los Angeles grand jury report released by county officials quotes June Delong a film bit player saying aspiring actresses were pressured to surrender charms for minor roles. Dave Allen head of Central Casting denies the moral charges.
The south forty one and 84/100 acres of the west half of the southwest quarter section 6 township 10 north range 14 east Cass County Nebraska to be sold at public auction on July 24 1934 at 10 o clock am at the south front door of the courthouse to satisfy a judgment in favor of John M Leyda against Doris Burbee et al Plattsmouth Nebraska June 16 1934 118 5w
Crofoot Fraser Connolly and Stryker, Attorneys, represent Omaha National Bank in Omaha Nebraska.
In the District Court of Cass County Nebraska guardian Charles H Gibson seeks license to sell undivided one eighth of minors Ruth Pauline Harmer and Rosemary Harmer real estate. Sale set for July 17 1934 at 10 00 a m at Cass County Court House Plattsmouth to highest bidder for cash with one hour open sale.
The county clerk announces a public sale on July 24 for cash of 200 acres in Cass County Nebraska. The property combines parts of Sections 25 26 36 Township 12 North Range 9 East and is listed as the Lemon estate seized to satisfy The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company judgment.
Petition filed by Raymond W West seeks determination of death time heirs and descent of an undivided half interest in the East 30 acres of the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter Section 2 Township 11 Range 12 Cass County Nebraska. Hearing set July 13 1934 at 10 am in Cass County Court. Attorney Co E Tefft.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company sues Florence Gillespie and Orville F. Gillespie in Cass County Nebraska to foreclose a mortgage on the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 11 North, Range 11 East, 80 acres. The note for 2200 dollars at 5 percent is past due. defendants must answer by July 30, 1934.
A petition for probate of a will and the appointment of Agnes Ann Bach as executrix was filed for the estate of August G Beck. The court hearing is set for July 20 1934 at 10 a.m. Dated June 21 1934.
Notice of hearing for the estate of John E. Kirkham deceased file No 3023 in Plattsmouth on October 26 1934 at ten A M to examine hear and adjust all claims or objections filed. Dated June 19 1934 County Judge.
An execution issued by C E Sedgway clerk of the district court Cass County Nebraska directs sale of real estate belonging to Ralph C Rager to satisfy a judgment in favor of Searl and Davis guardians against the defendant. The sale is set for June 30 1934 at 10 PM at the south front door of the Cass County Courthouse Plattsmouth Nebraska. The property includes undivided one ninth interests in the West Half of the Northwest Quarter Section Four and East Half of the Northeast Quarter Section Five Township Eleven Range Ten East of the 6th P M.
Notice of suit to quiet title filed by William L. Stine and others in Cass County Nebraska district court against multiple defendants including unknown heirs and spouses. The action seeks to decree quieting title to Lot 10 and Lot 12 in Sec 6 Township 10 NR 14 Cass County. Defendants must answer by July 30 1934 or allegations will be taken true and a decree rendered. DWYER & DWYER attorneys for plaintiffs.
Cass county residents are urged to buy everything possible in their home towns. If supplies are unavailable, residents should travel to Plattsmouth, the county seat and principal trading point.
Hans L. Hansen files in Cass County District Court to quiet title to northeast quarter of section 16 township 16 north range 13 east and cancel a 1882 mortgage held by The Dundee Mortgage & Trust Investment Co Limited of Scotland. Defendants unnamed. Answer by July 30, 1924 or petition facts stand. Attorneys Tyler & Peterson Moran & James Nebraska City.
Everett E. Day files suit in Cass County Nebraska on June 21 1924 against Anna Carmichael and unknown heirs to quiet title to G Street parcel between Lots 5 6 7 8 Block 48 and Lots 1 4 3 4 Block 62 Weeping Water with costs and relief requested by petition filed August 6 1934 by PWyer and Dwyer attorneys for plaintiff.
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