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THURSDAY, MAY 16. 1929. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE V 3& ? Murray Department Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray nd Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers If of the reader Of tne Journal knoT- of any social event or Item of Interest In this Tlclnlty. aad-wlllcmsil wne to this office. It -will. ap. pear under this hedlz?wWa w an t ail news Items Eoitob B3o Use to Woiriry People live comfortably when they don't worry. If you have money in our bank, ready for use when you want it yet safe from fire and robbery you escape a whole lot of worry. . . . Start a Bank account -today! Interest paid on Savings deposits. Murray State Bank "There is So Substitute tor Safety' Best Service! can only be attained when the auto is in BEST condi tion. . . . Making them work the very best is our business. Autos reconditioned, Batteries charg ed and Radios repaired. See us now. GAS OIL GREASE The Murray Garage A. D. BAKKE New Hope School will be out Fri day and will have a picnic at the school house. Mrs. John Campbell has been hav ing a roof placed on the house where J. P. Douglass lives. Daniel Allen was a visitor for over Sunday at the home of his danchter at I'lattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis and Mrs. tiny 11. Wiles were in Nebraska City on Tuesday of this week. tins Hollcnlnrg was looking after som business matters In Platts moiuJi last week making the trip in his auto.... ...... . ... Hoichar and family were guests for the day on last Sunday at "the htnie of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lan caster and family. Edward and Bernard Ruby from near Wepelng Water were looking after some business affairs in Murray on last Monday afternoon. Bud Nickles and wife of Lincoln were enjoying a visit in Murray for th week end, they driving over from lhir home in the Capitol city. Wni. Patterson and wife were vis iting and also doing some shopping in the county seat on last Satur day, they driving over in their car. Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Sporer have been enhancing the beauty of their home by the application of some varnih the interior of the home. Andre t. IJakke was called to Lin coln on last Monday to look after some business matters for a time, he making the trip in one of his cars. John Frans. t he decorator, has ben painting eand decorating the home of Mrs. Betty Barrows, which is adding much to the beauty of the place. Chester Sporer and wife were en joying a visit at the home of Wni. Brandt and wife of near Nehawka on last Sunday, who are parents of Mrs. Sporei . Martin Sporer wnd family were guests for the flay on last Sunday at the home of relatives of Mrs. Sporer. where they were celebrating Mother's Day. Francis Cook has b'-en building a garage on his place in Murray and by this has been enhancing the value of the property, as well as providing a place for the car. George M. Minford was a visitor a his home in Omaha for the week end. he driving over to the big town on last Saturday evening and return ing Monday morning. Mrs. Sarah Cotner of Plattsmouth was a visitor in Murray for a short time on last Monday morning com ing down on the train to look after pome business affairs. J. A. Scotten and James sE. Gru ber were over to the Sans farm east of Murray early this week where they Protect your homes, barns and all buildings by a good roof. Our shingles make a 40 year insurance. Cook's Paint will protect your building from decay, making a fine insurance. 6-foot steel fence posts for 35c each. None better none more economical. Get these items at Oeo. E. Hickles Lumber Oo. Telephone No. 21 Murray, Nebr. were making some important repairs on a barn on the place. John Farris will start planting his corn on Thursday of this week, he feels that it is pretty late, but it is the only thing that can be done with so much wet weather. Green Piggot, the road overseer for this portion of Rock Bluffs pre cinct, was making some extensive repairs on a bridge near the home of John Kaufman, south of Plattsmouth. Harry Nelson was looking after some business matters in Omaha on last Monday and was accompanied by Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Lucean Carper. Lucean was attending to the store. Lester Shrader shipped two cars of cattle to the Chicago market last Monday, and had the Murray Trans fer company carry them to Platts mouth where they were loaded on the Burlington. Otto Wphlfarth of Plattsmouth and representing the Plattsmouth Motor company was a visitor in Murray early last Monday morning and was looking after some business matters for the company. Mrs. Joseph Cook and daughter, Nita and husband, all of Omaha were visiting last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cook of Murray, and where all enjoyed the occasion very pleasantly. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Merritt of Un ion were guests for the day. on last y Sunday at the home of Wayne Lewis and family. Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Mer ritt being brother and sister. They enjoyed a very pleasant visit. George E. Nickles and wife accom panied by Mrs. Henry C. Long were visiting in Omaha for the day on last Monday, they driving over to the big city in their car for the day, and enjoyed the visit very much. Miss Lois McManus the pharmist, was spending last Sunday and Mon day at the home of her parents. Thomas McManus and wife at Falls City, celebrating with them Mother's Day, and enjoying a very pleasant visit. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sans of Oma ha were spending last Sunday at the home of the mother of Mr. Sans, Mrs. Flora Sans, where all enjoyed a very nice time celebrating in honor of Mother's Day, which is a most worth while custom. John Pearsley, while about ihis work received a puncture, or we would call it that if was a auto tire, for he stepped on a nail and ran it through his shoe sole and into his foot, the gentleman was some what lame for a time. Miss Florence Tlartlett of Omaha was a visitor in Murray for over the week end, and was the guest of her lady friends, the Misses Reane I?Ls Denier and Beatrice Raw Is. It goes without saying that the ladies enjoyed a very pleasant time. George Berger of Ness City, Kan- Painting and Decorating I have sample books and can bring them for your selection. We hang paper by the roll and paint and var nish by the yard. John Frans, Murray sas, who was visiting here and at Omaha with his mother while she was thre so very sick, returned last week to his home in the west, and reports that the county is looking nice out that way, at this time with the crops coming fine and especially the wheat. S. R. Smith and wife of Weeping Water were over on last Monday af ternoon for a load of the checker board chicken feed which the pur chased from W. F. Nolte who was unloading a car at Murray. Mr. and Smith had a trailer and as it started to rain they were ready to return home so they went via Union and the gravel roads. . Vaclav Mickluskey and son, Louis, worn crm n A 5 r o loot Ciiii1-i tr of th Li home in South Omaha, returning on Monday morning to jump into the work at the blocksmith shop here. They are finding lots of work to do at this time -and are only to willing to get after it. They sure are ex cellent workmen, and by this reason are enjoying a good business. Charles Kemper Frans and wife of Nebraska City where Mr. Frans is employed in the barber business, ac companied by R. E. Frans, living south of Nehawka in Otoe county, were guests at the home of Joseph Lester Long and wife of Murray, and their little son. as well as Mrs. Belle Frans, their mother, all spending Sunday together and enjoying an ex cellent visit. Charles Sporer who is a student of the Plattsmouth high school, was over to the county seat last Thurs day where he was attending the Junior-Senior banquet which was being held at that time. He was accom panied by his mother, Mrs. Wni. Spor er and Miss Bertha Nickles. who spent their time while he was eat ing, in seeing a very fascinating pic ture at the Ritz theatre. Plane Forced to Land. While a airplane was going south and just east of Murray, the battery or ignation failed to function and the pilot was compelled to make a landing and it required until evening before he could get the plane repair ed and then had to return to Omaha in the rain. Spends Pleasant Day. Last Sunday Frank Mrasek and family, consisting of himself ami wife and their daughter. Miss Clara, and Chuck and Joe Richtcr, son Earl and Miss Bessie Rover, Meta Wilson and Mr. Hershall Jones, went to Omaha where they picniced, at the Kruk Park. TheparkJiad QrUx o putted, for.,, the season on last Saturday, but there j was a larre crowd in attendance and ! all the pleasure devices were in full ; operation. ! FOR SALE First cutting of alfalfa. Will roll as it stands or will deliver on rack at ?S per ton. Phone 14 03, Murray exchange. J. I). KARHART, ml6-3tw. Muray, Xeb. Receives Crr of Feed. W. F. Nolte who has experienced the feeding of chickens and rained thousands of them has found that the Checkerboard feeds, for not alone chickens, hut othpr stock, to be su perior to all others and has been feeding it for a long time, unloaded a cr load of the feed on last Mon day at Union Chich was mostly taken by the farmers. lie however, retain- led a quantity to supply his customers who come to his home after it. and also for his own use. Home From Hospital. Mrs. J. W. Berger who has been at the hospital at Omaha for a num ber of weeks, and where she under went an operation some time since, and was very critically ill following. nas so lar recovered that sne was able to return to her home in Murray on last Sunday evening. Mrs. Ber ger is making very satisfactory prog ress at this time and hopes to be in her usual health again in a short time. The many friends of this ex cellent woman are pleased at the very fine progress she is making toward her former health. Observe Mother's Dav. The Bible school of the Christian church of Murray was well repre sented at the gathering on last Sun day and had a very fine program which included the observance of Mother's Day, with an excellent pro gram. The services at the church ' were attended by a large number of i i . peopje wno were very wen pieasea with the excellent service which was had. Murray P15 Club. Our Pig club met May 0, at the home of our president. Richard Fred- rich. Mrs. Schafer, our leader took' (charge of the meeting and we stud ied our bulletins on disease of swine. We also had a general discussion on feeding problems. It was a very prof itable meeting for all present. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11 a. m. Evening service at 7:30 d m. , (Young people's meeting). ! Wednesday- evening prayer -meet ing at 7:30. I You ire cordially invited to wor ehip with us. J. C. STEWART. Pastor. ! Celebrates Birthday. Sunday May 12. being the 11th birthday of Marian Wiles, his mother planned a surprise by inviting the boys of Marian's Sunday school class to help him celebrate. The boys come clad in overalls for a good time and judging from the laughter all certainly had it. Mrs. Wiles had prepared dinner with a large birthday cake and the boys eat till they groaned. The boys present were Wallace Nelson, Junior Ferris, Bobbie Long and Grant Howard. 'Drowned in Lake; Brought Back to Life Little Hope Held for Recovery of Chadron Man, Who Fell Into Water While Fishing. Chadron, May 13. Slight hope was held Monday for the recovery of Fremont Bisping, 40 who was i unconscious for several hours Mon day following his rescue from the waters of Whitney lake, near here. Bisping was under water for more than five minutes before hiseotnpan ions succeeded in bringing him to the surface. He was fishing from a boat with L. J. Morrey, when the latter lost his balance and fell into the lake. In attempting to get back into the boat, Morrey upset it, dumping Bis ping, wearing hip boats and unable to swim, into the water. Bisping immediately sank below the surface in 15 feet of water. Mor rey yelled for help and dived for his companion. He succeeded in bring ing ham to the surface after more ; than five minutes, it was said, j George Erb, fishing on the bank, ! heard Morrey yell and waded into the lake with a long pole, whichehe ex tended to Morrey, who helped Bis ping, while Erb dragged them to shore. When taken from the water. Bis ping's muscles were too rigid for first aid pumping to remove the water from his lungs. His body was wrap J ped in blankets and placed in the j warm sun and a doctor was called. After working more than an hour the doctor succeeded in getting some signs of life from the apparently drowned man. Bisping is the son of C. H. Bis ping. recently elected major of Chad ron for a second term. Omaha Bee- News. AIR FIGHT AT GRAND ISLAND Grand Island, Neb. An "air fight" bptwppn aviation schools of Grand . Island over the new city airport ordi- I nances loomed Tuesday. Superintendent R. V. Clark of the city airport, ordered "Dutch" Devore, i wooa uiver pnot, irom tne neia, ai- legeaiy Decause ne was nying an un- licensed plane. Tuesday the order ter, of Louisville, were Sunday visi- was rescinded until the city council tors in Plattsmouth. could clarify the situation. J Joe Wales and son ,jarrVf of Qma. Since the airport ordinance be- ha were nere over Sunday to enjoy came effective May 1, trouble has tne day visiting here with the rela been brewing. Several have charged " tives and friends the Morton training ships of the Mrs. James E. Hanna and children Grand Island Flying school are un-.of 0maha. were here Sunday to spend licensed and officials of the school - tne d here visiting. at-the home have replied new Waco planes have of Mr and Mrs A B Smith, par been ordered. Ships of the Walter cnts Gf Mrs. Hanna. bmitn school or aviation are licensed but Smith is objecting to the council fixing charges of $25 a month for storing his ships in the airport han gar, $30 a month per ship for use of the field and 10 per cent of all taken in for passenger rides. MYNARD U. B. CHURCH Sunday school 10 a. m. Followed by sermon. Quarterly conference last week in May. Conference suDerintendent is (planning to be with us. Good wea- ther is here. Come .let's us do our best for the Sunday School and all our services for the Kingdom. All made welcome. G. B. Weaver. Pastor. Divorces are increasing so rapidly that it would be a good idea for j bridegrooms to set aside a sinking fund for alimony. Permanent Waves Monday, May 20th Miss Gragson and Miss Branson, experienced op erators, of Omaha, will be at the ETTA BELLE Beauty Shop. Realistic Wave LeMurWave $10 $7.50 Waves are Guaranteed. Call Phone No. 20 for Appointment. ETTA BELLE Beauty Shop Second Floor Soennichsen Bldg. PLATTSMOUTH For economy and power buy gasoline and motor oil at the Bed Crown Sign. STANDARD 77i e Balanced Gasoline THESE TWO QUALITY FUELS 3IEET ALL MOTOR IVEEDS LOCAL NEWS : From Monday's naiiv i ; Mrs. Clara Grassman and daiiEh Miss Margaret Kngelkemeier came up Saturday evening from the state normal school 'at Peru to spend the week end here with her parents and the many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Galloway of Union and Mr. and Mrs. Ermin Gal loway of Louisville were here Sunday to spend the day here with the rela tives and to enjoy the pleasant out ing. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Fricke of Ashland were here yesterday for a short time to visit with Mr. Friclte's father, F. G. Fricke and the other relatives, returning home last even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Brown, and brother Richard, of Papilllon, were : Sunday visitors at the White home I yesterday, where they spent the day l flri nni WMtn tin1 H.fnVr nonelan Mr and Mrs Robert Strehlow. Mr. and Mrs. S. Arion Lewis of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Myers of (Weeping Water were here Sunday as ; house guests of Dr. and Mrs. John A. Griffin. Wayne Hudson oC Shenandoah, Iowa, came over yesterday to enjoy the day visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson and to secure his wife and babe who have been here for the past week and the family returned last evening to their home. From Tuesday's Daily August Pautsch, one of the well known residents of Louisville was in 'the city today for a few hours look ing after some matters at the court j house. J Mrs. Fred G. Morgan was in Oraa Iha today to look after some matters ;for the Burlington Veterans Auxi , liary and while there also called on .her friend, Mrs. George Everett of .Union, at the Methodist hospital. From Wednesday's Daily Jr Thomas L. Short of Waterloo, Iowa, Mrs. Earl Short and Mr. 'and .Mrs. Gene Beach of Omaha were here today to look after some matters of 1 business and visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill and daughter. Sharon Catherine, of Oma ha and Mrs. Pat Hill of Des Moines. Iowa, came down last evening for a short visit at the A. R. Noble home. Jtoir ipflcowfiimg airmail fln&iipira) wflim Red Crown Gasoline is Ne braska's favorite fuel for tractors. It gives lots of power at low cost. SO 3D 0 Red Crown Ethyl Gasoline cures carbonized motors of gas knocks and gives motors more flexible power. Try it in truck, tractor and pas senger car. OIL COMPANY OF "A Nebraska Intitutumm (mm Mrs. Lucille Clabaugh of St. Louis, arrived this morr.-.ng on the early Missouri Pacific train for a visit here with her parents. Col. and Mrs. M. A. Bates and the many friends in the city. AIRPORTS TO BE PLANNED Cleveland Impressed that the air offers the last opportunity for speedy and evnanrlorl trancnnrtallnn 5rin 4 engineers arrhitert .nntr. nnrl government officials will convene here Wednesday to form a definite 25b Hereford & Angus Steers Wt. 400 to 900 lbs. Sorted in even sizes in carload lots. Two loads fine T. B. tested springer heifers. Two loads cows, calves by side. Will Sell One Load or All Fairfield, Iowa Cceaaaa S Announces that their Combination Loaves Two ffG 1Se Are Going Over Great -ASK ABOUT IT- We always have a full line of Pasteries for Picnics, Lunches and Dinner. ream th1 tfJest EMery Phone 485 1 - hm s Prevents wear keeps motor powerful. Comsmlt Chart for correct grade. NEBRASKA Knocks oat that "6;ocA? Mail nroeram for the guidance of a na- tion wide airport development. Altho differing on technical de tails, the delegates will have one common idea, that the mistakes of railway and city planners in making tracks and streets inadequate for the future must not be duplicated. The delegates, who will be in ses sion for three days under the spon sorship of the national aeronautical chamber of commerce believe that airport development presents the most important piuuicms m uib oia- j tion industry. 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