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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JAN. .9, 1928.
NO. 97
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Wedding of Pop
ular Girl at
Glenwood, Iowa
Miss Alyce Ptak Married at Iowa
Cit tr Fred Sharpnack oi
Lincoln.
From Thursday s Dally
On Tuesday evening at 9 o'clock
at Glenwood. Iowa, occurrpd the
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o Mr Pri .Th?,; MT Ptfk
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tain church parsonage in the Iowa'
city and was a very quiet and simple
occasion and attended by Mrs. Em-1
nions Ptak of this city, mother of
the bride.
The wedding came as a great sur-'
prise to the many friends as the date J
w as kept a secret by the young peo-
pie until after the wedding had 1
taken place and the young people
returned nome to this city to receive
the well wishes of the relatives of
the bride.
Last evening the Ptak home was
a scene of a very delightful gather
-ing of the close friends of the bride
and groom who gathered to shower
the newlyweds with their well wishes
for the future success and happiness
and which after several plea-sant
hours was closed by the serving of
dainty and delicious refreshments.
The bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Emmons Ptak of this city
and has grown to womanhood here
in the city of her birth and is one
cf the most highly esteemed and
popular young women of the com
munity. She was graduated in the
class of 1925 of the Plattsmouth
high school and has since attended
the Peru state normal as well as be
ing engaged here with the Lincoln
Telephone & Telegraph Co.. at their
local exchange. The bride has been
active in the social circles of the
city and has a very wide circle of
v.arm friends in this community.
The groom is engatred as a travel
ing salesman for the Pepperburg
Cigar Co., of Lincoln and has a very
wide acquaintance throughout this
section of the state and is a young
man held tn the highest esteem by
his large circle of friends for his
fine character and pleasant and gen
ial personality.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharpnack will make
their home in this city for the pres
ent as the groom is traveling in this
section of the state and will make
this city his home.
The many friends over the city
will join in their best wishes to the
bride and groom for their success
and unbounded happiness in the
years to come.
W. C. T. V. MEETS
From Thtirsdav's Tanv
The W. C. T. U. held a very pleas
ant meeting on Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Etta Perry Barker
In the northwest portion of the city
and the event was attended by a very
pleasing number of the ladies to take
part in the first meeting of the New
Tear. V
The roll call was responded to by
he -well wishes of the members for
he dvancement of the interest? of
lie society for the coming year.
ttftuurlng the afternoon a number or
1st interesting papers were read
covVns Phases of the W. C. T. U.
work. Mis Elizabeth Spangler on
"Happy New Year." Mrs. Charles
Troop on "New Year's Greeting."
Mrs. C. F. Boynton on "Huge Booze
Haul," Mrs. Clara Hutchison on
"Drys Warn Schools of Parents Plea
for Liquor." Mrs. John F. Gorder on
"Beulah Railway" and Miss Ella
Kennedy on "An Old Bachelor's
Prayer." all being given most de
lightfully and bringing many pleas
ing ideas of the temperance work.
The guest of honor of the occa
sion was Mrs. Catherine Perry, moth
er of Mrs. Barker, who enjoyed the
meeting very much.
At the conclusion of the afternoon
dainty and delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesses that
added very much to the completion
of the delights of the event.
AGED" LADY POO ELY
From Thursday's" Daltv
Mrs. L. Kinnamon, of this city, one
of the aged residents of this locality,
has for the past few weeks been in
very serious condition and with her
advanced years and the ailments in
cident to It
there has been quite a
grave apprehension among the mem-
bers of the family. .
P. H. Kinnamon, a son of the aged
lady, with his son, Joe, of Moorecroft.
Wyoming, is here now to be at the
bedside of the mother, as is also Mrs.
Herman rieius. ui v,uUUi uiuuo,
. i ike rolotlroo hero in trip rp '
sisting the relatives here in the care
of the aged lady.
CAED OF THAI7XS
I wish to thank one and all of my
dear friends and relatives who were
mn kind during my illness, for their
beautiful cards. Their kindness will been confined to his home for tha
always be appreciated and long re- past few days with a very severe cold
membered. Florlne Born, Platts- attack of the flu that has made
mouth, Nebraska. J&wiflls COI1riition very annoying, altho
Legal blanks of all kinds for tale'
at the Journal ogioc.
HOLD FINE MEETING
Prom Thursday s Dally
Last evening the regular monthly
supper and meeting of the congre
gation was held at the First Presby
terian church in this city and very
largely attended by the membership
of the church. Preceding the meet
ing there was a very delightful sup
per served by the ladies of the
church and which placed everyone
in the best of humor for the delight
ful time that followed. The program
was along the lines of prayer, evan
gelism and missions and in which
C. A. Rawls gave a very inspiring
talk on the work of the evangelist in
the church in the strengthening of
th church organization and the
greater usefulness of the church.
Catholic Daugh
ters Install
New Officer
Business Session Followed by the
Taking Office of New Officers
of the Order.
Krom Thursday's TJally
Last evening at the St. John's
school was held the regular meeting
of the Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica and which was attended by a
very pleasing number of the ladies
of the court and which was marked
by the installing of the new officers
of the court.
At the opening of the court Miss
May Murphy, regent, presided over
the session and then called Mrs. F. G.
Egenberger, newly elected regent to
the charge of the meeting and who
presided over the remainder of the
session.
The newlv electea officers that
were duly inducted into office were:
liegent Mrs. J. u. tgenDerger
Vice-Regent Mrs. Frank Mullen.
Prophetess Mrs. F. I. Rea.
Monitor Miss Genevieve Whelau.
Sentinel Mrs. F. M. Bestor.
Lecturer Mrs. William Woolcott.
Financial Secretary Mrs. W. A.
Swatek.
Treasurer Miss Helen Egenber
ger.
Historian Mrs. Lon Henry.
Trustees Mrs. A. G. Bach. Mrs.
Charles Peterson , Mrs. Herman
Reichstadt, Mrs. Anna Zitka, Mrs. E.
J. Richey. Miss Eleanor Hiber,
Father George Agius closed the'ha(J Deen made and the prospects for
business session with a short prayer
At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Egenberger, in a few well choBen
words presented Miss Murphy, the
regent for the past two years with
a very beautirui enameiea mesnbag
as a token of the esteem of the ladies
of the order.
The meeting was closed by the
serving of dainty and delicious re
freshments to which all members of
the party did ample Justice.
FUKEEAL OF JOSEPH LLOYD
From Thursday's Dally
This afternoon the funeral ser
vices of the late Joseph Lloyd were
held from the Sattler funeral home
at 4th and Vine street and attend
ed by a group of the old time friends
and associates and the members of
the Masonic order.
The services at the Home as well
as at the grave were tn charge of
Plattsmouth lodge No. 6 A. F. &
A. M. with Raymond C. Cook, wor
shipful master assisted by W. A.
Robertsoni past worshipful master as
sisting in the services. During the
service several of the old and loved
hj-nins were given by the Masonic
quartet.
The flowers and the attendance of
the friends spoke silently of the deep
respect in which the departed had
been held by the residents of the
community and who shared with the
family the deep los3 that has come
to them.
The children of the deceased who
were here for the funeral services
were Mrs. William Reynolds of
Whitefisli. Montana, Mrs., Frank
Lewis of Meadow Grove, John Lloyd
of Council Bluffs, George Lloyd of
Omaha. Mrs. J. R. Daley of Alliance
and W. A. Lloyd of Racine, Mich
igan. The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery in the family lot where the
wife and mother is at rest.
MBS. DAVIS mPEOVDTG
From Thursrtav's rallv
Mr nnd Mm a no-irfa ..i
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fPW davs with Mrf, Mar n.
mother of Mr. Davis, rptnrnerf hnmo I
'yesterday afternoon.' Mrs Marv M
Davs has not been nn wpII tn ,i
Dast few davs. but the m... fr)jJity of judging of the man best fitted
iover Ca8S county will be pleased to
learn that she is now showing Im-
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provement and feeling a great deal
better after her Indisposition.
STJFFEErN'G FEOM COLD
From Thursday's Dally
Andy Moore, the first trlek opera
tor at the Burlington station., has
Jnot serious, ana durfn th Hint
Mr. Moore tis pceitta i. b,!
ed ty a substitute.
Chamber of
Commerce Has
New President
Chamber and Ad Club Will Merge
Activities in Several Lines of
Civic Work.
From Friday's Dally
The attendance at the meeting of
the chamber of commerce last even
ing was most pleasing with a large
group of representative men and a
pleasing delegation of the ladies to i
evince their interest in the city and
its future, the attendance being that
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ing Tin the future tosute a greater
i w t r mi l ri tvja qt i i i rT rno TrtAur.
and
more united effort to secure a
greater expansion of the city com-
mercially. industrially and in a more
patriotic love of the city where all
fcave their common interest.
Judge Begley. the president of the
chamber of commerce presided and
gave a resume of the various activ
ities that the club had on their pro
gram in the past and expressed his
appreciation of the efforts that the
committee had made in their work,
citing among the more prominent of
the activities that of the Missouri
river bridge, the graveled roads and
the Burlington shop activities.
Chairman Davis of the Burlington
committee stated that the committee
had gathered facts relative to the
city that were to have been presented
to President Holden. but were laid
before Vice-President Bracken and
other officials on their visit here
and the committee found a most
rleasant hearing from the officials
and the assurance of the interest of
the railroad in the city and that the
company had planned to give all pos
sible consideration to this point as
; ar as they could find possible. The
I luirituaiigt; in iewu nau ueen irauK
.among the committee and officials'.
j and had given some good results, that
in tne opinion or tne cnairman was
well worth the effort for the year,
The bridge committee throngn
Chairman Schneider Teports that
they "had several matters under con
sideration but none that were avail
able tor a report-.
The Louisville graveled road was
discussed at length by S. S. Davis and
C. C. Wescott and which gave some
facts as to the desires of the com
mittee as well as the progress that
other meetings in the next few
months on this matter at other points
In the Interested territory
President Begley stated that the
chamber of commerce were very ap
preciative of the assistance of Sup
erintendent William Baird in the se
curing of the hearing on railroad
matters and aiding the committee
in every way possible. The president
also touched on the plan of merging
the efforts of several of the civic so
cieties and organizations that were
working along similar lines and
which would lessen the cost and also
give a more united action and not
wasted energy that several efforts on
the same lines might bring.
The question of maintaining the
present rooms on North 6th street by
the 'chamber of commerce was dis
cussed and filled the greater part of
the time with many expressions on
the matter and it was finally decided
that as the owners of the building
desired some definite action on the
matter so that they could govern
their arrangements accordingly, that
the chamber of commerce would sur
render their lease on the building
and make other plans for the hand
ling of the business of the chamber
and to have the amounts that were
used in this manner expended in
other ways that might be more help
ful to the city. Many had suggested
that money expended in advertising
would be more profitable than other
lineB such as the keeping of the
rooms open for tourists and as infor
mation bureaus.
As the meeting progressed the
election of the officers for the year
came on for action and in which the
chamber by an unanimous vote se
lected C. C. Wescott as the man for
the office of president and despite
the efforts of Mr. Wescott to be heard
there was no chance and the office
was given to this enterprising leader
in the community who has for the
past seven years been the president
of the Ad club.
The office of vice president was
filled by the election of Searl S.
Davis and that of treasurer by the
naming of F. I. Rea to the position.
The chamber voted to leave the
naming of the secretary to the presi
dent ad board of directors who
would come in closer contact with
tne secretary and have the opportun
for the position.
President-elect Wescott on being
called to the chair stated that he
was not in a receptive mood and that
he thought that he had served the
community as faithfully and long as
anyone and that he should not be
compelled to take this office. The
new president stated that if he could
have the whole co-operation of the
citizenship, the largely attended
meetings and real Interest In the
civic work that the office would not
be such a burden but that he must
have the aid of all of the commun
j wTt SjJTiSd
int&zz&rr fcla lurtsx waatance and
ity in aerrlee if lie took , the office
with the aid of the members he
would attempt to carry on the work
for the good of the community.
It was voted to have one open j
meeting each month and everyone :
at the meeting pledged themselves to ,
attend the meetings and to have a j
part in the community program of i
advancement. ' j
E. H. WeECOtt expressed the gen- j
eral sentiment of appreciation of the !
services of MrsA. V. Bayersdorfer
as secretary of the chamber of com -
merco during the past several months
and which services had made pos -
sible the maintaining of the rooms
on North 6th street.
President Wescott stated that at
the meeting of the chamber of com- '
merce directors and members of the
Ad club it had been decided that the
two organizations should merger to
give a more united effort on the part
nf thP riviff work, the Ad i-lnhTPtain.
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aLsenVmtLaPrf';atlnf that
the emabers of the chamber of corn-
merce and the citizens at large felt
te work ttat J udge James T
'years in the service f the commun-
ity as president of the chamber of
commerce and in advancing the best
interests of the community.
The meeting was added to by the
fact that a delegation of the mem
bers of the Plattsmouth Women's
club were in attendai.ee pnd at the
request of the members of the cham
ber of commerce, Mrs. L. L. Turpin.
president of the Women's club, re
sponded and assured the chamber
that the ladies were ready and will
ing to do all possible to give the
whole support of the organization to
the chamber in its work.
While the meeting was filled with
the greatest of interest it was pos
sible to secure an adjournment by 9
o'clock and the members able to be
on their way home by that time.
Plattsmouth
Man Perfects
Electric Welder
Walter Crandall of This City Has De
vice Patented and JEow in Use
by the Burlington
Walter Crandall, who has for the
past several years been engaged in
welding work at the local shops of
the Burlington, has perfected a de
vice that will add to the speed and
effectivness of the welding work, and
which is to be used over the Buriing
ton system in their welding work.
The invention is that of an elec
tric weldar. that can be used in weld
ing, brazing and similar lines of
work and eliminates the more costly
methods of welding by torch, and
other devices that have heretofore
been in use in the railroad work.
While engaged here in the shops.
Mr. Crandall was working on the idea
that a more simple and effective
method of weldine could he made
practical and this study was con
tinued until the electric welder was;
fully planned and the models made
and the practicalness of the device !
tested out by the inventor. Later i
while serving as the traveling weld -I
ing inspector and instructor over
over the lines of the railroad Mr.
Crandall was able to give the device
the fullest trial and now has the
pleasure of seeing the Crandall weld
er made into practical use by the rail
road. The patent was applied for by the
railroad company' for Mr. Crandall.
and he received the official patent
yesterday from Washington that
gives him the full title against all
persons of the invention that is a
time and labor saver in the welding
work.
MORTGAGE RECORD FOR YEAR
The mortgage record for the year
in the office of Miss Jessie M. Rob
ertson, county register of deeds,
shows the following mortgages filed
and released for the year 1927:
Farm Property
Filed $2,174,521.77.
Released $1,200,445.77.
This shows a total of $947,075.62
more filed than were released in the
office of the register of deeds.
Filed $1 fi! R9R.77
Released $124,G47,.ll. ,
Thp amount Xf 'filing in PTCPffi of '
releases shows that there was $38.-
17866 more put on than was released '
on the town property of the county, j
The neroentaire of filings over re-
leases this year over last year was
almost doubled on both the farm and
city property of the county.
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORD
From Thursday's Dally
The birth and death record for
city as compiled at the office of Miss J
Jessie M. Robertson, register ofj
deeds, shows that in the year 1927 j
there were born in this city 42 boys 1
and 3e o-ii-i Tn tha Heath ycr-M-A '
there were 39 males and 22 females
recorded for the year past, a close
rate between the birth and death
records, the births exceeding the.
deatha by nine. ... J
Loan & BIdg.
Association Has
Annual Election
I Re-elect Present Officers Who Have
j Conducted Affairs in Such
j Vvrpllpnt C1t-tw
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From Friday's Dal;;.
The Plattsmouth Loan & Building
association, one of the most active
organization", of its kind in this part
of the state held their annual meet
ing this week and named the officers
i li" the ensuing year.
i The stockholder rtr.epiy.Fd
the
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; -splendid work of the present officers
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uess ability has made one of the bet
building and loan associations in the
state and one that has given the
stockholders a splendid return on
the,ir investment and has also made
possible the acquiring of homes bya
j great many of the residents of the
; city
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son. H. F. Goos and Fred T. Ramge
were unanimously re-elected to the
board by the stockholders in view of
their excellent services given.
The directors met at the close of
the election and named the execu
tive officers of the. association, the
iollowing being named:
President C. A. Johnson.
Vice-President R. A. Bates.
Secretary E. P. Lutz.
Treasurer Fred T. Ramge.
Solicitor Charles E. Martin.
The association i3 in the very best
of shape and the directors and the
very efficient secretary. Mr. Lutz.
have conducted the affairs in a man
ner that certainly is a very pleasing
one to the stockholders and they are
constant- on the alert in caring for
the affairs of the association to give
a good return to the stockholders and
as a money saving proposition the
loan and building association has
been a gTeat help to our people and
has also made possible for the person
of small means to become a home
owner and acquire an independence.
HOLD PAEISH MEETING
From Friday's Dally-
Last evening the memDers of the
parish of the St. Luke's Episcopal
church met at , the home of Mrs.
Henry C. McMaken in the Cororacio
apartments with ti pleasing number
of the members : in attendance and
the yearly . business affairs of the
church discussed. -
As the church has no rector at
tne present time the meeting was
presided over by Father Standley
Jones, rector of the St. Martin's
church of South Omaha and who con
ducted the meetings.
In the selecting of the members of
the vestry. R- -W. Clement was nam
ed as senior warden.' Dr. J. S. Liv
ingston as junior "warden. Judge
James T. Begley, Miss Mia U. Gering,
Mrs. J. A. Donelan and Miss Dora
Fricke as members ' of the vestry.
Miss Gering was named as secretary,
and Mrs. Donelan as treasurer of the
parish.-
In the selecting of the delegates
to the annual church council. Henry
Herold. R. W. Clement and Mrs. J.
S. Livingston were named as the de
legates and Mrs. James T. Begley,
Miss Mia T". Gering and Mrs. J. A.
Donelan selected as the alternates.
The St. Luke's church has enjoyed
the honor of being the only parish
in the state that has had all "of
their church obligations fully met and
have received the recognition of the
leading church officers for their ex
cellent work.
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
From Friday's Darry
Yesterday afternoon the Woman's
Auxiliary of the -St. Luke's church
held a very pleasant meeting at the
home of Mrs. James T. Begley and
with a very pleasing number of the
members in attendance.
In the election of the officers for
the ensuing year the following were
named:
President Mrs. R. F. Patterson.
Vice-President -Mrs. James T.
Becley.
Secretary Mrs. R. W. Clement.
Treasurer Mrs. George K. Pet-
ring.
The delegates selected to the Aux- t
iliary and church conference at Lin-
com were airs. it. v . f-aiierson. .un.
J. S. Livinjrstcn and Mrs. R. W. !
Clement. The alternates named were ;
Mrs. James T. Begley, .Airs, inry
Herold and airs. i-ranK l,. cummins.
1 ne laaies enjoyen a very uutr piu-
p-rnm under the leadershiD of Miss
Dora Fricke on the United Thank j
offering and wnicn everyone ionowea Mr. and Mrs. Tony Klimm resid
with the greatest interest. iDS south of this ci(v were at'0niaha
Dainty refreshments were served j yesterday where they closed the deal
n L Lilt? tiuor ui me incrnuft iiiai
brought a pleasant and profitable
session to the close.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE RECORD
From Thursday s Dam- ...
The followinc are tne numbers or
chattel mortgages filed and released
for the year 1927 in the office of
County Clerk George R. Sayles:
Filed, 1.105. Amount. $888,018-21.
-Released .Amount. jjS6ifl,$50.96-v4tmt8ide holdings and at a good figure,
DISTEICT COtTET FILINGS
From Thursdays Iallv
The office of the clerk of the dis-'.
trict court has shown a very pleas
ing increase in business since the
New Year and the attorneys seem to
have been getting busy during the
holiday season.
A suit to quiet title. Mere E. Mur-
ray et al vs. Samuel Grove et al, was
filed by Attorney J. A. Capwell,
which covers real estate in this
county. .
The Searle & Chapin Lumber Co.
is plaintiff and Rosetta Axmaker Is J
the defendant in an action covering
a mechanic s lien. I
The Farmers State Bank of Avoca,
through their attorney W. A. Robert- man of the committee to conduct a
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son. is piaintin in an action seeKing
judgment against Charles Jacobson,
in tne sum ot ji.so, wnicn it is al
leged is due on a note to the plain
tiff bank.
Justin Sturm to
Have Stories in
English Magazine
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturm of
Kehavka Receiving Fame in
Literary Fields.
The friends over Cass county of
the A. F. Sturm family of Nehawka,
will be interested in learning of the
success that a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sturm is securing in the literary
fields, Justin Sturm, having devoted
the greater part of his time since
graduating from Yale in the writing
of fiction and in which he has gain
ed a national wide fame.
Mr. Justin Sturm has made his
home in Chicago since his marriage
and from his pen has appeared some
of the most interesting short stories
as well as novels and which have
found a ready demand on the market
and made for the popularity of the
author among the younger American
literary men of the day.
Mr. Sturm has completed several
books and his short stories have ap
peared in the leading American
magazines over the country in the
last few years.
His latest short story. "The Well
Known Secret," has been secured for
publication in one of the leading
magsTines of England and will be
published at an early date and Judg
ing from the great demand amoner
the American magazines there will
be others of these popular stories to
appear in the English publications.
SELECT A GOOD MAN
From Friday's Dally
The judgment shown by the large
attendance at the chamber of com
merce meeting last evening in select
ing their president for the ensuing
year is to be commended. We take
this opportunity of saying that the
choice of C. C. Wescott for the posi
tion was the best that could have
been made in getting a real live
wire executive.
The selection as far as the cham
ber of commerce is concerned, is
rather a matter of imposition on the
new president, however, as there has
been no one in the community that
has given more time to the civic af
fairs and matters that might tend to
advance the business and general
conditions of the city than Cliff Wes
cott. He is like all of the business
men. filled with his own cares and
responsibilities, while Hilt is on deck
to help in the oiling of the business
wheels and keeping them going in
the store of "no monkey business."
still Cliff has to make a real sacri
fice in taking the office of president,
he is to be commended for the fine
manner in which he has answered
the general expression of the resi
dents of the city in calling him to
this important office.
The duty that the residents of the
community owe to the new presi
dent is to also do their 'stuff" and
get solidly back of Mr. Wescott in
his efforts to put the chamber of
commerce on a real pathway to
achievement, to serve when called
upon, to give every aid to the presi
dent and his board of directors In
the chamber of commerce.
This can be made a real record
year in forward progress if every
body in the community will get into
the game and work for Plattsmouth,
think Plattsmouth and talk Platts-
mouth,
support
Unless co-operation and
is given the projects, the
gieuiesi execuiive in me worm couia
not advance. Give Mr. Wescott this
solid support and we will be getting ,
somewnere
SELLS OMAHA PROPERTY
From Friday's Dally
for the sale of their Omaha pro
perty located at 51st and Center
streets, a locality that has been grow
ing a great deal in the last few years
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of the state metropolis in that dir
ection. Mr. and Mrs. Klimm have
owned this propety for a number of
years put as tney enjoy tne Dome
heretzia Cass county a great deal
nv)re,Lhy decided'lo dispose of the
To Conduct a
Better Homes
Campaign Here
Mrs. . E. TeepeM Designated, by Sec
retary Hoover to Be Chairman
of the Campaign.
From Saturday' Tallv
Mrs. E. R. Teepell has b-en ap
pointed bv Secretary Hoover as chair-
netter iionipp campaign m
mouth, Nebr.
Mr. Hoover is president of Better
Homes in America, an organization
which each year sponsors a nation
wide educational campaign for Bet
ter Homes. The organization main
tains headquarters in Washington,
D. C. with James Ford in charge
as executive director.
Better Homes in America was es
tablished to provide local commun
ities with information as to the ways
of improving housint: conditions and
home life, the work bHng carried
on in communities through volunteer
committees of local citizens Th'
campaign is sponsored locally by
such organizations as Parent-Teacher
associations. Women's club', civic
associations and others havins; an
interest in home Improvement.
A man or woman who is active in
civic affairs is appointed in each com
munity to serve as chairman of Bet
ter Homs committee for that place.
This chairman then selects a com
mittee of representative men and
women to conduct the campaign.
These campaigns vary nccording to
the size and conditions of the com
munity, and inelud programs of
lectures, demonstrations, and con
tests. Wherever possible a house is
planned and built, accordine to best
recognized standards of building and
architecture, to show how a well
designed, well constructed houa can
b brought within the reach of fam
ilies of modest mans. The house is
furnished attractively and comfort
ably, but at a cost in keepinc with
the cowt of the house and the in
come and needs of a family that
might occupy It. The house is open
ed to the public during Better Homes
Week, and hostesses are on hand to
explain the features of the houe and
its furnishing and give other infor
mation. Sometimes the furnishinc of
the house is taken as a project by
home economics classes the furniture
being loaned by local merchants.
A feature of the 1927 Better
Homes campaign was the showing
in several communities of houses de
signed and built by coys in carpentry
Classes of local schools. School home
economics cottages have been plan
ned and built by Better Homes Com
mittees, and permanent home infor
mation centers, where the homeniak-
ers of the community can be civen
practical instruction in household
management and the upe of labor-
saving devices and methods, are be
ing established in many communities
through the work of Better Hemes
Committees.
The demonstration of recondition
ing an old. dilapidated houe. to
make it comfortable and convenient,
is another phase of Better Homes
work. Such houses are usually fur
nished with over-done furniture and
both house and furnishintrs then be
come worthwhile object lessons.
The house demonstration is sup
plemented by contests, such as small
house and garden competitions, lot
improvement contests and kitchen
improvement contests. Schools par
ticipate usually through essay and
poster contests, taking house build
ing or homemakincr as their subjert.
Rtudents of hom economics give
public demonstrations of the use of
labor-saving devices and methods of
performing household operations,
such as table setting, perving, and
bed-making.
The central office of Better Homes
in America at Washington acts also
as a clearing house for information
on all phases of home building and
home life.
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
From Frtilav'a Dbv
Yesterday at the Nebraska Ma
fonic Home occurred the death of
Gustave A. Engle. seed 73. who his
been a resident at the Home for the
past several months. Mr. Engle h;s
been suffering from heart trouble
for some time and was cared for at
ine mnrmary oi me iiome.
The deceased was a member of th
Masonic -order at Omaha and the
bodv was taken to that citv last
t evening and in charee of Rev. Luth
er Kunns, an old iri ncs and asso
ciate in Masonic work, was taken
to Hannibal, Missouri, his old home
where the funeral services will be
held today.
FILES DIVORCE ACTION
From Friday's Dally
Action was filed in the district
court today in which Mrs. Mary
Leiner is the plaintiff and Lorenz
Leiner of Louisville, the defendant.
The action is one in which the plain-
tiff for a decree of divorce from
the defendant and alimony in the
sum of $8,500. W. G. Kieck appears
as the attorney for the plaintiff In
the action.
