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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
5
An advertisement urges car owners to change oil and grease and have the vehicle inspected to prevent overheating. It promises best service at a small cost and stresses avoiding chances with the car.
Murray A. M. Nelson and M. G. Churchill handle county seat matters and schoolhouse preparations. Local residents such as Charles Carroll and Font Wilson face health and mobility issues while others ship hogs to market and oversee farm tasks. A funeral in Murray draws families, and visits to Lincoln, Omaha, and Auburn punctuate a week of errands and social gatherings.
Trafford Wurde man, who has been making his home, was wed last Saturday in a small ceremony attended by family and close friends. The event marked a new chapter for the couple as they begin married life.
In Omaha, where he is employed, a man married Miss Louvisa Ashbury Petersen of Cherokee Iowa at the bride’s parents home. He is a nephew of Mr and Mrs George Nickles and traveled with Lee and Etta Nickles of Plattsmouth to Cherokee. They planned to reside in Omaha after outfitting an apartment prior to the wedding.
Ninety three friends of Patrick Campbell and wife held a large picnic Sunday on King Hill. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ben Speck and family, Mr and Mrs Bill Kelly and family, Mr and Mrs August Kaffenberger and family, Mr and Mrs Ralph Meisinger and family, Mr and Mrs W H Meisinger and family, Mr and Mrs Ivan Taylor and family, Mr and Mrs Carl Hall and family, Mr and Mrs Norman Renner and family, Mr and Mrs Caesar Baumgart and family, Mr and Mrs Dan Terryberry and family, Mr and Mrs Jack Durell and family, Mr and Mrs John Buechler and family, Mr and Mrs Pat Campbell and family, Harold Buechler, Arnold Buechler, Gerald Keil, Joe Baker and Mrs Ada Baker.
Mrs. B. H. Nelson has spent most of the week at her mother Mrs. Peter Johnsons home near Nehawka due to the latter's poor health. Harry and her son are assisting with bathing and housekeeping during the absence.
Contractors report good progress on the Murray school. The foundation is finished and the concrete floor is expected to be completed this week. Erection of the superstructure will follow with the project rushing to completion for this fall’s opening.
Residents and former inhabitants gather for the Talking Rock Bluffs picnic near the old Rock Bluffs site once home to a thriving town in the 1860s. Attendees plan reunion events and reminisce about the community’s past.
While plowing corn, Charles Mead suffered a severe shoulder pain that forced him to halt work. His daughter took him to town where Dr. Tyson treated him before returning home to rest until the pain subsides.
The Presbyterian church youth formed two Young Peoples Christian Union groups, senior led by the minister and junior guided by Mrs Margaret Todd. Meetings start at 7 30 each Sunday and a joint picnic is planned inviting friends and those not in similar societies to join.
Under Mrs E W Milbern sponsorship a delightful Bible school program drew a large crowd at the Christian church last Sunday evening. The event was well received by members and friends with an offering taken for home missions.
In Plattsmouth Nebraska L C Pollock offers a Gale Farm-All tractor and a perfection three unit milking machine with a cream separator in first class condition. Also open to livestock trade. Murray Nebraska listed similarly.
Mrs. Thomas K. Hanna a Nebraska territorial era pioneer died in Kansas City Missouri at age 78. Born Judith Joyce Venable in Hanover Indiana on April 17 1836 she married Thomas K. Hanna in St Joseph Missouri in 1851. The couple settled in Plattsmouth before moving to Kansas City where Hanna built a major wholesale business and they raised nine children including John V Hanna chief engineer of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad.
Beatrice National Bank emptied as tear gas drifted after an incident with equipment. War veterans recalled France as bystanders fled with teary eyes, though no injuries or damage occurred and staff and customers faced temporary discomfort.
Lincoln fair planners unveil a redesigned Agricultural hall for the state fair with three exhibit types. County collective displays emphasize major crops and design, central idea showcases county crops, and open class groups vegetables cereals and forage. Corn and wheat will be classified together for direct comparison, marking a fresh exhibit layout after twenty years.
Arnold Lillie proprietor of the Cozy barber shop adds a fresh floor covering to improve the shop’s appearance. The refined space is described as attractive and kept in a strictly up to date shape.
Lincoln Nebraska June 27 State Senator W B Banning of Union says he is not ready to declare a governor bid next year He also states he will not be deterred by Senator John G Boeks Central City threatening to run against him in the Democratic primary I might file for governor just to get Boeks into the race he told reporters I don t know of anyone I would rather have running against me
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