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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1933
Page
2
The speaker notes China fights in reverse and by the same methods. He observes Americans react with complaints about Japan while still importing roughly twenty percent of their electric light bulbs from that country.
A call is made to curb ongoing features in magazines laid out on a doctor's office center table. Readers are urged to limit sensational continuity and focus on concise content.
An automatic robot pilot flew a return trip, signaling progress in autonomous flight. Plans are proposed to adapt robotics for autos, enabling people to be back seat drivers again.
The article notes the arrest charge against the former head of the nation’s largest bank is said to resemble the same charge once used to prosecute Al Capone, admitting the comparison may not prove much.
In a quiet note the paper reflects on word puzzles shrinking while jigsaws gain popularity. The column notes a long-standing preference for in-house puzzles and other kinds, without seeking ready-made sets from outside sources.
The writer notes that the newspaper business is not a game, describing it as deucedly hard work and implying newcomers underestimate the effort required.
Four couples organize into two teams the reds and the blues with women on one side and men on the other. When asked which color the men would take they chose red saying they were used to it. The red team remained undefeated by night’s end.
A reflective piece argues that despite humanity's conquest of land, sea, and air, nature's cataclysm reveals humankind's limits. It suggests the quake near Long Beach offers a chance to temper pride and seek humility while hoping to someday master even this force of nature.
The text notes a single consolation in the Sino-Japanese hostilities: neither side claims the aim is to make the world safe for democracy.
The Bureau of Standards declares a standard length of thirty one inches for women's hose, a guideline intended to harmonize sizing across manufacturers and retailers.
A Chinese general ordered his army to advance the other day and it promptly retreated. The maneuver may be used to confuse or cross the enemy and gain a strategic edge.
A humorous, compact note questions the idea of using beans as a base for soup in a national debate context. The fragment hints at public skepticism and a light touch on culinary conventions.
A Michigan man notes a personal liberty under a 3.2 percent rule allowing him to use part of his bank account balance to buy beer at a 6 percent rate, or the reverse. The item reflects regulatory limits and their practical effects on personal spending.
A hired girl asks what to do for company now the ice man no longer comes. The other replies that the man who collects installments on the electric refrigerator is not a bad scout.
Willis Adlin and Wesley Merrell, two of the Indians top pitchers who had resisted signing all spring, finally agreed to terms for the season. The Plain Dealer led its editorial page with this news as a major development for the day.
The article weighs prospects for a four power steering plan to stabilize Europe, noting Mussolini's tempered stance alongside MacDonald’s push for arms reduction. It warns that without France and Germany, Anglo Italian efforts falter, and outlines risks from Italian and German postwar ambitions. The United States backs disarmament talks while hoping Rome conversations prolong peace.
Twenty one Cass county farmers attended a one day shop and forge school at the agricultural college Friday. Prof. Runnells demonstrated metalworking techniques including making and tempering chisels punches wrecking bars and other essential shop skills for home shops.
The article says liquid yeast can be renewed without borrowing, via home made yeast methods and recipes for wheat and graham bread. It notes discussions among project club leaders and urges using Extension circular 940 Home Caking of Breads available at the Farm Bureau office for variety and guidance.
Planting vegetables should be timed to soil and weather, not plant age. Frost hardy crops like beets carrots onions peas radishes spinach cabbage grow best when soil is ready. In southeastern Nebraska March to early April, western areas two to three weeks later. avoid frost sensitive types until after safe planting time. Continuous cool weather after planting can stunt growth and negate age advantages.
Farmers advised on seed potato protection using cold and hot chemical treatments. Cold method uses Tormaline one pint in thirty gallons water for dormant seed and for germinated seed shorter times. Hot method recommends Malin two pints in thirty gallons water at 125 degrees Fahrenheit for four to five minutes. Ground history affects success. old patches require clean soil or crop rotation with alfalfa or clover before planting potatoes.
A housewife counts meals at three each day to the end of life and finds the task wears on her. The piece notes the accumulation of cooking planning and clearing away over the years.
The article urges farm women to keep a steam pressure cooker on hand for daily meals. It notes foods can be prepared safely in one third the time, allowing a complete meat vegetable and dessert meal in 15 to 30 minutes. It also suggests using leftover space for breakfast cereal or dried fruit.
Clinton W. Gilburt of the New York Evening Post argues that Franklin D. Roosevelt picked a steady, moderate cabinet to steer the nation through post crash changes. The profile praises restraint of radicals, avoidance of Wall Street figures, and the aim to restore social justice while maintaining public trust.
Mrs Gillespie urged state legislators to reduce their own pay while cutting others wages. She argued a dollar goes farther now and taxpayers cannot pay, applying to officials as it does to public employees. The Journal notes the legislators did not heed the advice but hints at public response.
An editorial urges universal backing for President Roosevelt amid crisis. It cites Hoover’s approval, defends Roosevelt’s decisive measures, and argues Americans should show confidence and take action to support the president during the emergency.
Springfield Republican reports on Montana political maneuvering surrounding the vacancy of Thomas J. Walsh's seat. Governor and lieutenant governor allegedly arranged a swift elevation for Erickson, raising questions of propriety and a possible candidate plan. Federal Judge Bourquin calls the deal a pure liece. Senator Wheeler deflects blame toward Bourquin's motives. The senate elections committee opened the matter for scrutiny amid accusations of impropriety.
A garbled wartime quip centers on Mr Shaw and a mock question about the San Francisco earthquake. The passage mocks the idea of answering a hypothetical question with a technology company as the winner, suggesting a quip about telegraph and telephone firms.
A New York sports writer compares Babe Ruth to legends like Jim Landos, Jack Dempsey, and Gene Sarazen to claim Ruth is outrageously underpaid. The piece suggests a comeback by the sujet Dubé to rebut the accusation and says such a response could spoil everyone's day.
Philip Weener argues in the American Mercury that post prohibition demand for wine will rise. He cites California’s large grape growth, rising production during prohibition, and vast stocks in cellars as factors that position California to lead the revived wine market.
Fremont high school debaters won district No 2 by defeating Valley and Plattsmouth in an Omaha meet at the municipal university auditorium. The four straight decisions avenged by Lyle Gill Jon Kerrigan and Ralph Ingold, who will compete in the state meet at Lincoln April 13 14 15. The question asked was Recolved that the United States should cancel interallianced war debii.
The Nebraska and Colorado license reciprocity measure clears a second reading after a dispute over detentions by Colorado and Nebraska authorities. The bill would let Nebraska and other neighbor state trucks operate in Colorado without a Colorado license if Colorado trucks receive the same courtesy in neighboring states.
A compact provincial note argues that reform efforts are hindered not by targets but by reformers who themselves are imperfect. The quotation highlights caution about judging others while personal faults persist.
A reader jokes about a weekend length by listing humorous units: three jis saw puzzles, seventeen toasted Fan' wiches, two golf arguments, half a case of ginger ale and six aspirin tablets. The playful answer treats a weekend as a count of silly tasks rather than time.
In Cass County Nebraska guardian Searl S. Davis will auction the west 37.4 acres of the west half of the southwest quadrant and the east 7.5 acres of the east half of the southeast quadrant of sections 17 and 18 township 11 north range 13 east at the Plattsmouth courthouse. Sale is for cash with open bidding for one hour and subject to liens. Attorney A L Tidd appears.
In Cass County Nebraska the county court orders heirs and interested parties to appear April 7 1933 at 10 am to show cause why the administratrix Georgia Creamer’s petition for final settlement assignment of residue and heirship determination should not be granted. Notice to interested parties via The Plattsmouth Journal for three consecutive weeks prior to hearing.
In Cass County Nebraska a probate petition by Andrew V. Stander seeks a determination of death timing and heirs for Elizabeth Ellen Akeson who died intestate around September 3 1885. The filing requests legal descent of an undivided one half of the north half of the northwest quarter section seven township eleven range twelve. A hearing is set for April 14 1933 in Plattsmouth County Court.
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