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PAGE FOUR PIATTSMOUTH SEMT - WEEKLY JOURNAL 1 v- THURSDAY, MAY 32, 1930. arsmen uoer .. r Prepared Exclusively for The Journal. Union ff ; Jtv li t For the Best Groceries & Meats .SEE US We make it our practice to ifurnish absolutely the very -best goods at a price within vthe reach of all. Highest price -paid for Country Produce. 'JBLJD. STIKE Union, Nebr. Jack Roddy, the Union realtor was , a .visitor on last Saturday at' Weep ing Water where he was looking af ter some business matters in his line. Earl Troop and family of Platts mouth were guests for the day on last Sunday at the home of the par ents of Mrs. Troop, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Leach. Robert A. Troop of near Mynard was a visitor in Union on last Tues day morning, and was looking after . . . it some business matters as wen us visiting with his friend, George A. Stites. Little Dorothy Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade E. Moore has .been rather poorly at their home and -every effort has been taken to give the little one relief, which in a meas ure was affected. Frank Bauer and Jack Roddy were over to Plattsmouth on last Friday -where they were enjoying the fes tiviUes of the opening of the big Missouri river bridge to traffic, and were also seeing the crowds. Ira Clarke the barber was a visitor rained, she got chilled and after Mr. Faris had come to town she was at tacked with a real case of croup, and not being able to find Mr. Faris call ed Mrs. Chilcott, a neighbor who hastened to call Mr. Faris and also hurried over to the Faris home to find Mrs. Faris choking with a very violent case of membranous croup. Mr. Faris hurried home with the doc tor and she was given relief and was feeling better in a short time. L. M. Reynolds and family while on their way from Atchison county, Kansas, their home, where Mr. Rey nolds is in the postal service had the misfortune to burn out one of the connecting rods of their Universal, and stopped here to fix it. They tele phoned to their brother-in-law, O. C. Hudson of Plattsmouth and Dr. O. C. Hudson came down and took them to Plattsmouth. Mr. Reynolds returned Tuesday morning and placed the car in excellent condition anu went on his way rejoicing. They will, after they have visited in natts- mouth go on to Tama, Iowa, where they will visit with a brother, II. E. Reynolds and family of that place for a time. Woman's Club Serve Dinner. The Woman's club of Union, on last Tuesday served dinner for the Union Ttnsines9 Men's club at the snow house, and provided an excellent din ner notwithstanding they were labor ing under difficult circumstances They will serve alternately with th i.i rlips of the Methodist church, an thus the hunerv business men of Union will be fed. The dinner was sure an excellent one on last Tues day. Chatauqua In August. . Tentative dates have been selected for the holding of the annual Chau tauqua, the dates being August 6th, 7th, Sth and 9th of August and as good a time as could be selected for the purpose. The dates as specified might be changed, but later develop ments will determine. Will Make Two Addresses. The Rev. W. A. Taylor has been asked to address the American Le gion at Wabash cemetery, and has signified his acceptance of the invi tation, and will address the service bovs there, where he has a large in Plattsmouth on last Tuesday after- I number of friends. He also has been noon, called there to look after some I asked to address the boys at Nehaw- ka following, and will also aenver the address at that place at that time. business matters and also was visit ing with his friend Chas. L. Graves, police judge of the county seat. Rev. W. A. Taylor and D. Ray ,Frans were over to Plattsmouth on last Friday afternoon where they were guests of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce and were at tending the opening dedication of the new bridge. Last week Lannie Meade disposed of his restaurant busiuess to Noah Parker the latter taking charge of the business at once. Mr. Meade and .family on last Tuesday departed for Liberty where they will visit for a time with their folks as the folks both reside near that place. President P. F. Rihn of the Union Business Men's club suggested a ris ing vote of thanks for the faculty of the Union schools for the very friendly co-operation with the busi ness mens elbu in the furtherance of the best interests of Union. The vote was given with a hearty applause. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn were visiting at Plattsmouth on last Sun day, going to attend the baccalaur eate services of the Plattsmouth high school which was held at the Pres .byterian church, and also .visiting Mrs. M. S. Briggs who still remains quite ill since returning from the hos pital at Omaha. Phil and Bill, that is to say Hon. W. B. Banning and Phillip F. Rihn were over to Plattsmouth on last Fri day where they were guests of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce, and also were attending the bridge dedication. They stopped at Murray for a time to visit with their friends as well as look after some business matters. Mrs. Lee Faris was quite poorly during the early portion of this week with a very severe attack of croup. She had been working with flowers, repotting them and as it was cold and Visits Friends Here. Governor Arthur J. Weaver and Mrs. Weaver while on their way to Plattsmouth to take part in the cele bration of the opening of the new Missouri river bridge stopped for a time and visited with their friends Mont Robb and daughter, Miss Agusta, when all enjoyed the visit very much. Build Nice Furniture. The manuel training class of the Union high Bchool have been doing soma very fine work under the in struction of Professor Wells. The class built two very fine dressing tables which they took to the school where they were on exhibition as well asthe one which was displayed at the post office. Cultivators for Sale One 2-row Case cultivator, like new. Also single row Badger culti vator in first class condition. H. E. Warden, Union, Nebr. Visit Friends Here. Mrs. Bertha Fenn of Salina, Kan sas, who has been visiting with friends in California, and also St. Louis and New Orleans, also came to Union last week where they were the guests at the home of Mr. Mont Robb and daughter Miss Agusta. We Offer You Some Good Serviceable c-A-R-S Put in Fine Condition for Good Service 1927 Chevrolet Truck with 4- speed transmission '1927 Chevrolet Coupe. 1927 .Whippet Coach 1926 Ford Roadster 1S25 Ford Coupe We maintain a first class repair shop and Authorized Chevrolet Sales and Service CHAS. ATTEBERRY : Union, Nebraska Has Narrow Esca3. While Gilbert Hull who was driv ing a truck for Ralph Pearsley and was going through Omaha, he came to a place where the police detoured him, sending him a different way, and as he was driving over a bridge which was not safe it gave away and Gilbert seeing that it was going, jumped and was able to escape but the truck loaded with eggs went down, and resulted in a great loss for Mr. Pearsley. The matter has not been adjusted as yet and as the police routed Mr. Hull and directed him over the unsafe structure it looks like the city should care for the loss. . The Class of 1930. On Thursday, (today) of this week the commencement exercises are be ing held, with Judge James T. Beg ley as the principal speaker. There are ten of the class to receive di plomas and to go out into the world seeking a nitch in the hall of fame and service. They have studied hard and have received good grades and are well entitled to the diplomas which they are to receive. Those to graduate are Reba Doris Farris, Dorothy Helen Watkins, Marie Ellen McMahan, Pauline Smith, Donald Wilson Harris, Rutheda Elizabeth Dysart, Marcella Lorena McQuinn, Warren Orison Pearsley, Doris Isabel Albin, Earnest Raymon Ervin. The Quality Store WANTS U -2 Watch or a Special UI isvTfris Space in the Hear Future TRY A BAG OF GOOCH'S RXOJR Telephone No. 29 Union, Nebraska Dinner Party. The home of Miss Anna Bauer was the scene cf a delightful dinner party on Wednesday evening, when Miss Mary A. Chase was the charm ing hostess to the teachers of Union school. With appropriate decorations and a delightful dinner, a happy time .was had by all who attended. The attending guests were Miss Marbuerite Aura, Miss 'Ruth Moore, and Mrs. Wayne Garrett. Miss Beth Wilson, a former teacher at the Union school, was unable to attend. Miss Anna Bauer was the able as sistant to -the hostess. COII&IUNITY CLUB MEETS A very enjoyable time was had at the Lewiston Community Center on Wednesday afternoon when the So cial Circle club met to have their annual open house meeting. Mrs. Al bert Young and Mrs. Sterling Harris were the hostesses. An interesting program had been arranged by Mrs. Young, the topics of the papers given by members being on happenings of interest today. The club opened the meeting by all singing "America the Beautiful." Two piano solos were given by Mrs. Dovie Asch, a very talented mu sician of the community. A paper on the London conference and world peace was given by Mrs. Greeley Beil. "What Should be Done About Farm Taxes" was given by Mrs. Allen Ver non. Current events were given by Mrs. Ezra Albin, Mrs. Bruce Wolf, Miss Rachael Kendall, Mrs. David Kendall and Mrs. Glen Thompson. A report of the Woman's club convention was given by Mrs. Tony Klimm. The club had the pleasure of hav ing eleven visitors: Mrs. Georgia Creamer, Thelma Rhoden, Mrs. Major Hall, Mrs. Victor Wehrbein, Mrs William Troop, Mrs. Sack, Mrs. Dovie Asch, Mrs. Arthur Crunk, Mrs. Susie Strickland, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Glen Thompson. Several of our visi tors gave very interesting talks, they being Mrs. Troop from Nehawka and Mrs. Patterson, president of the Riverview club. Meeting closed by singing "Flow Sweetly Sweet Afton." A call meeting has been held dur ing the month, at the time the fol lowing officers were elected for an other year: President, Mrs. Albert Young; vice president, Mrs. S. Y. Smith; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Earl Wolf; project leaders, Margaret Moore and Mrs. Allen Vernon. The next meeting will be held the last Tuesday, May 27th, at the home of Miss Margaret Moore, with Mrs. Allen Vernon as assistant hostess. ROTARIANS HOLD MEETING From Wednesday's Dally The members of the Plattsmouth club of the International Rotary held their regular meeting yester 3ay at the noon hour at the Majestic cafe and with a fine 100 per cent attendance of the membership being present to take part in the meeting. The leader of the meeting was E. H. Spongier and who had ar ranged a very pleasing program for the occasion. In the discussion of the countries of the world where International Rotary actively organized, Harvey Gamer discussed in a most interest ing manner the Central American republic of Guatemala. -The members of the club had as the chief feature on the program a eery fine talk in the value of music in the home, given by Mrs. E. H. Wescott, who has been head of the music department of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs and also a leader in the musical circles of this city. Mrs. Wescott also gave two very fine vecal numbers that add ed a great deal to the enjoyment of the members of the club. VISITS MURRAY INJURED From Wednesday? Dally James W. Holmes motored to Mur ray: today where he visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith, both of who are still suffering from the effects of burns received ten days ago when their home came near be ing destroyed by fire. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are still suffering a great deal, Mr. Smith especially as his burns were caused from hot varnish that fell on his hands as he was at tempting to extinguish the blaze on some curtains in the kitchen, the burns later developing an infaction, he also has some severe burns on the back of the neck. The most severe burns of -Mrs. Smith are those on the , head and also on the fingers. However, it is thought that both will soon i be , over the effects of the in jury altho it will require some time. For the Girl graduates yes we can certainly show you a multitude cf tilings. 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Food nerer fat- , 4f?;-3yJ epced. i vf; 7 Slain Jfe.i iM Sj 1 Catchcall S-333 tep each year. LISTED AS STA.NDARD BV UNDER WRITERS' LABORATORIES g'V oated or hard to diiret. Perfect for cook ing steaks, chop, bacon, ham and fiah -I JT Sturdy Cray Iron Leg, fully, enameled I v Made of beat grade gray iron- Legs am typical of the tardy const ronton tbroaghQUt.tlSo flimsy sheet irqn or light eel part usedC Only uneat gray iron ,ao'l 20-frange Armco CBameling Modi nsed throughout. fXATlttSt. GAS PSattsmoutlh, Nebraska DEVELOPING OF AIR RIGHTS Chicago--The Tribune says that an enormous air right development that may rival the "loop" as a busi ness district is planned. Present plans, the paper savs. are to construct 70.1 acres of streets and sKyscrapers, completely serviced with gas, water, electricitv and ntVii- ennvpnipnnes Oil a virtual table built over the tracks or tne Illinnia ronfm railroad. Bounded by Grant park, Michigan avenue, the flhlnaim river and the lake one of the most desirable areas in the metropolis the district would be one of the show places of the city. oamuei insun, the Bancamerica-aiair corporation and Field, Glore & Co. have Jointly submitted a proposal to lease the invoK-ori air riehts from the railroad, the paper says, and pros pects for an agreement are reported as excellent. SALESMEN Make $2.00 per hour and be your m boss. Sell the famous "Stop Me" ilk hnrrlo ar t nraot i om and. iH l L H v."-- Everyone buys two or more. Act 1CK. -Write M white. Box 4 87, ow m qu Alliance, -Nebr. m22-lsvr Always sometMne of interest ia the Journal-: Want Ad department. WILD WELL STILL GUSHING Oklahoma City. The wild Sigmon Xo. 1 gusher, which blew in out of control last Friday in the south Okla homa City oil field, was spouting oil high over its derrick late Sunday. Oil operators estimated the gusher's production at 20,000 barrels of pet roleum daily. Workmen Sunday night made preparations to choke down the flow by means of a special valve control. An estimated gas pro duction of SO, 000, 000 cubic feet a day, operators said, was being emit ted with the oil. RAISES S2.500 FOR BEATRICE AIRPORT Beatrice. May 16. The sum of $2,500 has been raised by subscrip tion by J. L.. Schiek of this city for an airport here. It is planned to lease an SO-acre tract with the priv ilege of buying it later. A booster meeting will be held soon to put the project over. ' For the athletically inclined grad uate a tennis racquet ; tennis balls ; a baseball glove and all kinds cf ether sporting equipment can be se cured thru the Bates Book Stone. Large ize maps of Cass county on sale . at Journal office. 50c each. (SIPS waves Are Very Busy Now The farmer is late planting his corn. Wet weather has retarded him. There is lots of work now on the farm. Take advantage of our excellent service at "Your Creamery" in caring for your Cream and Milk. You busy wives, we can help you in your daily tasks. Bring your milk and cream to "Your Creamery:1' Your crew of workers 4will care for the work there. Always in the market for Poultry and Eggs at highest market prices. FARMER'S CO-OPERATIVE Mm mil Telephone 94 Plattsmouth, Neb.