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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1930
Page
3
A patchwork of quips and trivia references political figures writers and events. Bits touch Mussolini portraits bank sums presidential races and scientific musings with critical wry tone. The jumble hints at a newspaper’s light column of quotes and random observations.
A cacophony of anecdotes and wry observations spans politics crime space and sport. The writer riffs on prisons taxes seaweed insulation Einstein and boxing legends while nodding to India independence and naval reporting. The piece closes with a jab on congressional costs.
Observation notes a single peach special unaffected by spring frost in 1930. It implies frost no longer a threat as long as the paint holds out.
A reader reports the fishing bite is lively as the season starts but notes mosquitoes are more active than the fish.
The speaker notes that Chinese warfare could endure for years as captured soldiers are forced to continue fighting for their captors, with no shortage of combatants.
The excerpt rails at liquor bans and raises doubts about enforcement while noting Dwight Morrow's New Jersey Senate bid on a wet ticket. It cites Yale President Rowland Angel warning of dangerous American trends, contrasting with public indifference.
Admiral Byrd frankly admits a deficit of 160000 from the South Pole expedition. He appeals to John D. Rockefeller Jr and Henry Ford to rescue him and relieve the financial worry.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports three polls showing broad public opposition to the Hawley Smoot tariff. Editors and newspapers nationwide predict harm to the economy and international sentiment, with New England, the Middle West, and the South strongly against it.
The Minneapolis Journal argues deodorizing politics is not done by renaming it. It urges ongoing citizen participation and informed voting to improve public servants and reduce scandals, noting past reforms failed. It emphasizes reputable citizens must scrutinize public hires like private employers before renaming politics.
A fragment states a person must stay so alive that a bond of $100,000 or jail time will never be necessary. The text is unclear on context or identity.
In a speech at the dedication of a new courthouse Justice Butler urges upholding constitutional rights and safeguards for the accused. He argues against abolishing trial by jury and other protections, warning that speeding trials by eroding due process would undermine justice and liberty. The piece cites the Supreme Court as a guardian resisting emergency measures.
A light tone note claims Congress will adjourn this week and none will shed tears, while a separate verse by Myra M. Waterman in the New York Times ponders love and wives amid a world of work and beer in dives.
The Randolph Field Flying School dedication in San Antonio signals a major step for the city and aviation. It is described as the largest single Army construction project aside from the Panama Canal and aims to rival Annapolis and West Point as a “West Point of the Air.” The 180 acre site was offered by local residents after delays, and the completed field will form a city of about 6000 people, over half military personnel.
Ambassador Dawes abandons his tall V shaped collar for a wing collar calling it less wearing on the neck. He also scolds rich social climbers and honors American war mothers, reflecting on royalty and social trends.
Public auction planned for July 29 1930 at 10 a m at the south front door of Plattsmouth court house to sell the east ninety acres of the NW quarter section 25 township 12 north range 12 east for cash. Lands levied to satisfy a judgment in favor of H J Spurway receiver of the First National Bank of Plattsmouth against William Kaufmann and others.
An order of sale by Clerk Golda Noble Beal directs a July 12 1930 auction at the south front door of Plattsmouth Neb to settle a judgment for cash. The property includes fractional Lots 1 2 and all Lots 3 4 in Block 22, Plattsmouth, subject to a mortgage with Nebraska City Building & Loan Association. Joseph Myron Wiles sues heirs and interested parties to quiet title to the west half of the southwest quarter of section 27 township 12 north range 13 east, Cass County Neb, with an August 4 1930 answering deadline.
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