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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1939
Page
4
Outdoor seed boxes help start and transplant seedlings with minimal handling. Use loamy soil, thin sowing, and proper spacing to avoid crowding, water daily, and transplant when true leaves form. Lift seedlings with a knife blade, loosen garden soil, andFirm surrounding soil to protect roots.
Lincoln March 3 An enabling act to permit a nonprofit cooperative hospital service would be introduced this session. Omaha and Lincoln men discussed low cost hospitalization. over 50 people joined the nonprofit service started Feb 1 with Omaha hospital cooperation. Leaders included Dr Francis J Bean and Dr Francis J Bath with A B Griffith among attendees.
An explosion at 2:25 a m shattered windows in Stonebridge Park blowing a five by two foot hole in the Grand Union canal aqueduct. Police found explosive remnants and suspect a bomb. No casualties reported amid a spate of attacks blamed on the Irish Republican Army demanding British troops withdrawal from Northern Ireland.
Secretary Hopk ins named Sears Roebuck chairman Robert E Wood to advise on business trends. Wood serves temporarily as an adviser with executive duties to monitor industry relations amid government efforts to reduce conflicts with private business.
A dispatch from Hsinking reports sporadic fighting along the Russian Japanese Manchukuo border with 11 Russians killed so far. The clash began when about 100 Russians attacked border guards near Manchukuo.
Hindu Muslim clashes left twelve dead and about two hundred wounded as rioting resumed in Rangoon yesterday. British troops maintained a tight patrol to keep crowds away from the station and prevent gatherings.
A Lambs Club talk spotlights a playwright struggling to stretch a short one act into a full evening without diluting its dialogue. The manager and producers like the piece, yet the problem remains the length. An idea arises to have all characters stutter to fill time.
The House passed and sent to the Senate a 499,857,936 war department appropriation bill the largest military supply measure since World War II days. It funds aircraft production and construction of 754 planes while a separate 358,000,000 emergency defense program aims to raise the Army Air Corps to 6,000 planes. The bill cleared by voice vote with few members present, and it is the first War Department bill in 150 years to win approval without an amendment under Chairman J Buell Snyder of the Appropriations Committee.
Preparations are underway at Fort Davis for placing the 82 inch mirror in the McDonald Observatory telescope. A crane will hoist the glass 71 feet above the ground after four years of grinding in Cleveland. The lens travels from Cleveland to Marfa under guard, then to Mount Locke for installation, with dedication set for early May.
Lincoln attorney Arthur J. Bales convicted on eight counts of forgery filed no motion for a new trial in district court. His attorney I. D. Beynon listed thirty six alleged errors including prejudicial remarks by Lancaster County Attorney Towle and improper admission of letters from Monroe Seiner to Blanchard Beemer as evidence. Seiner awaits trial on joint forgery charges with Bales.
Vallejo California, home to Mare Island navy yard, was omitted from a new California map marketed as historical political and industrial. The local Chamber of Commerce moves to protest the exclusion and seeks redress.
The newspaper invites readers to call with news tips and items they have seen or heard. This call for reader submissions aims to broaden local coverage and capture timely stories from the community.
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Atlas Limited of New York to stop stating that its mail order physical culture courses would grant muscular development like Atlas. The commission said the claim is misleading though the courses may be generally beneficial, citing the Atlas figure as a hyperbolic example.
Mary Coker, Paola health nurse, won a new car she had paid for yesterday and another car to sell. A telegram from Western Union announced the prize and a bonus of 1000 gallons of gasoline, timing the winner during a dealer visit.
Tokyo reports that Japan accepted with great appreciation President Roosevelts offer to send the ashes of former ambassador Hiroshi Saito home from Washington on a U.S. navy cruiser. The acceptance came from the foreign office director during a visit to the US embassy. Ambassador Grew had conveyed the offer. High officials said the gesture surpassed ordinary friendliness.
A blaze fueled by a 26 mile wind razed the Queen Hotel in Halifax along with two adjoining structures and damaged another. Fire crews reported 261 dead 45 missing and 25 injured with 70 residents escaping before the flames were controlled.
In Kansas City on March 4 the county grand jury returned eighteen additional indictments, bringing the total true bills to 126 in ten days. Names of those indicted were not released.
River navigation, expected to boost commerce, will open a new industrial field in smaller Nebraska river towns attracting investment and jobs. Local officials anticipate growth along the river corridors as freight and manufacturing opportunities expand.
Creighton Prep of Omaha and Jackson of Lincoln earned Class A seeds in the Nebraska high school basketball state championships opening Wednesday. Creighton Prep is in the upper bracket facing Hastings, while Jackson lands in the lower bracket. Other seeds include Bethany and Beaver Crossing in Class B and Steinauer and Surprise in Class A with full first round pairings listed for Classes A B and C.
Forty-eight teams across Classes A B and C converge on Lincoln for the Nebraska state basketball tournament. Creighton Prep of Omaha a favorite in Class A with Falls City Jackson and York among top challengers, Bethany Lincoln seeks a fourth straight Class B crown, and Guardian Angel West Point Steinauer duel for Class C.
Notices announce probate of a will for Rachel Shrader and the appointment of Cappie Chriswisser as Administratrix with will annexed, hearing set for March 24, 1939, 10:60 a.m., signed by County Judge A H Duxbury. Another notice cites administration for William Leesley with Margaret Leesley named administratrix, hearing March 17, 1939, 10 a.m., signed by County Judge. A stockholders meeting of Plattsmouth Loan & Building Association on January 3, 1925 adopts Article VIII amendment limiting indebtedness to 50 percent of paid in capital stock, dated January 31, 1939, signed by President A Johnson and Secretary E P Lutz.
Notice to creditors of the estate of William T Richardson deceased. Claims must be filed by June 26 1939. A hearing will be held at the County Court room Plattsmouth on June 30 1939 at ten oclock a m to examine hear allow and adjust all claims. Dated February 21 1949. A H Duxbury Seal.
Notice that the administratrix and administrator have filed their final report and petition for examination and allowance of administration accounts determination of heirship assignment of residue and discharge to be heard before the court on March 24 1939 at ten oclock a m dated February 25 1939
Final report and petition for final settlement and discharge filed in the estate of Christine Burker deceased. Court to hear on March 17, 1939 at 10:00 a.m. in regard to examination and allowance of accounts, heirship determination, and residue assignment.
Public notice announces a sheriff sale in Cass County Nebraska under state law. Details include the defendant, property or collateral, court docket numbers, and sale date and location to be published per statutory requirements.
Reform has struck the students at the University of Toledo and, according to the students themselves, it is fun. Jitter bugs strong drink and updo hair dresses are taboo at El Aboodo, a new student night club operated by students for students.
Dockage facilities make Plattsmouth an ideal factory site. Wel come and a splendid opportunity to expand should be an inducement to those contemplating a change in location from the more thickly populated centers and flood areas of the east.
Cass county reports no bonded or funded debt as roads and other improvements were paid with cash, mirroring the state’s approach. The statement emphasizes fiscal restraint and direct funding of infrastructure.
Notice of hearing in Cass County Nebraska for Ida P Ingersoll estate. Anna Leach filed a petition seeking determination of heirs and the time and place for administration. Hearing set for March 24 1939 at 10 a m in Plattsmouth Courthouse with a petition to fix heirs and property descent. Includes lots in C C Burr subdivision and Northwest Quarter Section 36 Township 10 North Range 6 East Lancaster Nebraska. Heirs named Effie Carter and Hattie Ingersoll.
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