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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
4
Creditors of the Mary Wheeler estate are notified to appear at the County Court room in Plattsmouth on June 2 1938 and September 8 1933 at ten o clock a m to examine claims for adjustment and allowance. Claims must be filed within three months from June 2 1933 and debts paid within one year from that date. A H Duxbury County Judge.
State of Nebraska Cass County. In the matter of the estate of Charles McGuire deceased. May 26 1923 and September 1 1933. All claims against the estate to be presented for adjustment and allowance. Three months from May 2 1933 for claims and one year from May 26 1935 for payment of debts. County Court at Cass County Nebraska on April 28 1933.
Elba Dodson files in Cass County District Court to quiet title to parts of Section 4 and Section 9 in Township 10 North Range 13 East. Defendants include Stephen Hobson and heirs with unknown real names. Answer by June 12, 1933 or allegations will be taken as true. Attorney W A Robertson for the plaintiff.
Sealed bids for sand gravel surfacing on State Road Eagle Murdock Patrol 114 Cass County Neb will be received in Lincoln until 10:00 a.m. June 1 1933. Plans available at Plattsmouth County Clerk or Lincoln office. Bid bond 100 percent and a certified check of 100 dollars required. Bid deadline and opening date noted.
Project Nos. 153 C and L call for surfacing 15.2 miles of graveled road. Estimated quantities include 205.855 square yards of land gravel surfacing. Amounts are not less than 300 dollars to be paid to the Department of Roads and Irrigation. R L Cochran state engineer announces bidding details.
Public auction at Plattsmouth court house to satisfy a Cass County Nebraska judgment in favor of Plattsmouth State Bank against B. F. Wiles. About 215 acres plus lots in Section 24 Township 12 North Range 13 East of the 6th P M. subject to mortgages and liens. Also brief social note on Mr and Mrs Ben Olive visiting Weeping Water and Mr Olive’s business.
Union notes show A W Propst family visiting, L F Kohrell and others calling in Plattsmouth, and many relatives from Omaha Lincoln Maryland and nearby towns spending Mother's Day in Union. Events include home visits, painting projects, and a newborn son for John Chandler's family as residents reflect on community ties and local work through the week.
Assisting at the Chandler residence in Omaha during the reception for the Chandlers' newborn son, details are fragmentary and limited to this action at the event.
The Union Methodist Church invites non worshipers to join Bible study each Sunday at 10:00 AM. Preaching alternates every other Sunday at 11 AM with Wyoming on the other Sundays. Epworth League meets at 7:30 PM Sunday evening, open to all. Rev. M. B. Kunkel, Pastor.
Memorial services will be held at the Methodist church in Wyoming on the Sunday before Memorial Day May 28. The speaker for the Memorial sermon is not yet announced as Rev. Kunkel must preach at Union church that day.
The Woman's Home Missionary society will hold its meeting at Mrs. Mary B. Allison's home today. Mrs. J D Cross, president, will lead the gathering and a fine program is anticipated.
Charles Swan and wife entertained many friends at their home on the highway last Saturday night. Guests enjoyed cards with pinochle the popular game, music and other games, followed by a delicious lunch before departing.
On the last Sunday Mr and Mrs W T Arnand and family of Plattsmouth visited Union and gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank L Anderson with Don Watkins family. They went to the home of Herman C Ross and enjoyed a shade under trees as they held a picnic dinner that proved very pleasant.
Mother's Day services at the Methodist church featured a solo by Mrs Louis Mougay during Bible school hour and a sermon on the theme Mother. A large crowd attended the morning services and enjoyed the pastor's discourse.
A county court hearing in the Nebraska case between the State and E. E. Leach concluded with a damages award of 750 dollars plus 50 for a fence and 50 for land used in grading the road. The committee viewed the property and set the total claim as 850 dollars. Leach awaited the state’s decision before determining next moves as paving work progresses.
The Nehawka Dramatic Club met last Friday to review past performances and plan improvements for the coming season. Members discussed play selections, staged readings, and community outreach efforts.
A large number of Nehawka high school seniors traveled to Lincoln last Friday and Saturday to sit for the state wide test offered to all senior students. One hundred scholarships are awarded to top performers by percentage.
Earl Troop and wife from Seward visited their parents Mr and Mrs W O Troop in Plattsmouth Monday. The group including Lois Tommy George Wehrbein and others drove to King Hill for a picnic dinner on the river’s highest point between Omaha and Kansas City.
Albert Anderson and family and Verle Steffens visited Frank Horstmann on Sunday for Mother's Day. C Steffens of Lorton attended with Mrs Anderson and Mrs Horstmann's mother while J H Steffens stayed home due to Mrs Steffens delicate health. Mrs Steffens is recovering and expected to be active soon.
The Methodist church Mother's Day service conducted by Rev. E S Pangborn was enjoyed by attendees. Boy Scouts supported the service with singing and duties, with 28 Scouts present. Laverne Steffens played cornet and sister Maxine Steffens accompanied on piano.
The village board was organized at a meeting last week selecting J. H. Steffens as chairman and mayor J. J. Pollard as clerk and C. D. Adams as treasurer. No street commissioner named. Board of health to include Steffens, Dr. Henry W. Walters, and Glen Rutledge. Stewart Rough serves another board seat.
Last Sunday a family gathering took place at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Ost on a farm near Ithaca to honor mothers with a local observance. The understated event highlighted family ties and community traditions in a rural setting.
Mollie Berger of Neilson Berger joined her daughter Mi Ost for Mother's Day in Omaha. Family members Nelson Berger and wife Janka, Fred Smith and wife Teidie, and Raymon with his wife attended a pleasant dinner and celebration.
Fragmentary text mentions Nehawka and a highway idea. It references lovers of their town and finding a way out, but lacks a coherent event, name list, or dates. The readable portions suggest the setting is Nehawka with discussion about paths or movement.
Harold J. Dane and Sam left their Iowa home two weeks ago and traveled south by way of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska to the sea. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and stayed until Sunday before continuing home to Iowa.
Readable fragments describe Hawk High School hosting a festive junior senior gathering. Mothers of members helped set up a light social, with a pretty, well organized evening and a different, custom style of serving.
The report notes mixed signals in politics and commerce with debates about debtor relief in the Senate and sermons on business morality from the Chamber of Commerce highlighting tensions between economic relief efforts and ethical guidance.
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