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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY. AUG. .10. 1931. AGE SIX TRY TO LOCATE METEOR When you can only stand by and wish. AFTER A FIRE has destroy ed your home, you can only stand by helpless if there is in sufficient insurance. BEFORE fire destroys both your heme and contents, insure them in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. You will then have cause to rejoice a Hartford policy provides yen with sound indemnity in time of loss. We shall be lad to answer any question about insurance. SEE Searl S. Davis L oans Investm ents The meteor which Plattsmouth people saw flash across the northern skv on Tuesdav nieht. has, it is claimed, buried itself in a dense woods near Soldier. Iowa, ninety mihs northeast of Omaha, according to Mrs. O. Doudna. of Omaha, who was visiting at her father's farm near where the meteor came to earth. "It was shortly after sun down, and before the stars had come out." she said. "A crim son flare three yards long, fol lowed by a blue flame the same length, hurtled into view. Then the meteor struck the earth with a crash that shook the ground." A hunt for the meteor in the ring of hills where it fell was unsuc cessful because of the heavy timber. 330 4-H Boys and Girls Learn How to Judge Glenwood Peo ple Worked by a Smooth Crook Supposed Advance Man of Telephone Line Secures Car, Gas, Meals and Lodging Cc liege Experts Help Them to Pick Judging Teams to Compete in County. State Fairs RETURN FROM OUTING Judging day for 4-H club boys ruul girls drew 330 members from the southeastern Nebraska counties to the Btate agricultural college at Lincoln Tuesdav. Experts helped them choose judging teams to com pete in county and state fairs. A similar judging day was held last June. County agents and local leaders attended the sessions. Judging con tests were held in live stock, dairy, poultry, crops products, clothing, baked foods, canned foods and girls' From Saturday's Oany room furnishings arc open to the club Yesterday afternoon Rev. and i members at practically all the Xe- Mrs. H. G. Mct'lusky returned from j hra.sk a county fairs and at the state their summer outing in the lake fair. countn of .Minnesota, Wisconsin and "We are pleased with the atti t'anada. which has cover id a period tude of the boys and girls who at of several weeks. The I'lattsmonth J tended the judging day." said L. L people spent some time in Wisconsin j Frisbie, state club leader, Tuesday and where they were guests of the night. "Most of the members this Harry ('. Lindsay family at Lodi, time, were older In years and exper nrhere also Rev. BfcClusky enjoyed ience than those who came in for some very good fishing in the lakes in I tne preliminary judging practice In that vicinity. Later they motored j jun. While these ben s ai d Kil ls are to Duluth, Minnesota, and where jkeer to Wj the premiums and hon rhey were joined by Mr. and Mrs. i ors at he fairs tnis fall. they seem Frank A. Cloidt and family, the to j,e keeping in mind that the real Party then going on to Winnipeg, I pUrpaSe of judging practice is to Canada, and later returning to De-1 r1..,.oIn hititv tn pimmo f-.rm nn.i I home and personal property wisely in the future." the state leader point- troit and Battle Lake. Minnesota, where they enjoyed some fishing. The trip was one that was very much enjoyed by Rev. and Mrs. Mct'lusky and they return to take up the church work with renewed vigor for the fall and winter. FEELING MUCH IMPROVED From Saturdays Daily William Schuldice, of this city, who has been at the hospital in Omaha for the past few weeks re covering from an operation for rup ture, is back home again and feel ing very much improved. Mr. Schul dice has suffered from this affliction for a number of years and it had finally become so serious that on the advice of his physicians an operation was undergone. The many friends are pleased to see Mr. Schuldice home again anil feeling so much better. GT.ENN CURTIS3 WIDOW WEDS MIAMI RESIDENT ed out. Representatives of the agricultur al extension service who had charge of the Lincoln judging day will move- out into the state to hold other district events on the following schedule: North Platte. August 7; McOook. August S: Bridgeport, Aug ust 10; Chadron. August 11; Kear ney. August 11: Sidney. August 12: Norfolk, August 12. Clay Center. August 13. County agents in charge of local arrangements will provide classes of livestock, dairy, poultry and baked foods locally, but the agricultural college people will haul the other materials with them. Members and leaders are to be offered practically the fame training at each stop as was given the group at Lincoln Tues day. Almost 2.500 attended the first series of these judging days in June. Nebraska is one of the first states to put on such extensive and thorough training for 4-H boys and girls. Posing as an advance man for a telephone repair line crew enabled a stranger to get a night's lodging, three free meals, an Essex car and four gallons of gas last week, says the Glenwood Opinion. The man arrived in Glenwood Fri day evening, registered at the Dean hotel as R. B. Evans. He told Har old Stranathan. the hotel proprietor, that he desired to make reservations for 22 men who would arrive i Glenwood Monday and be in this ter ritorv for about two weeks on tele phone line repair work. He also men tioned that he was going to make arrangements with some local res taurant for the men's mea.ls. but it was later learned that instead of ar ranging with any local restaurant he went to the home of Mrs. A. P. .My ers where he arranged for her to serve the men meals and ate three meals himself there, which he told her to put on the telephone company bill. He checked out at the hotel Saturday telling them also to put charges on the telephone company bill. On Saturday he visited the Mills Count v Chevrolet garage where he told them the same telephone story and cashed a check on a Fullerton, Neb., bank. He signed the check as Raymond Davis. In passing the L C. Case filling station near the hotel he stopped once and engaged Mr Case in conversation, telling him his telephone story and intimating that he might want a check cashed. Mr Case was equal to the occasion and assured him that any check he might have from the telephone company- would be cashed at the station. He didn't flash any check but did drive around later when .Miss Case was on duty and get four gallons of gas which he charged to the telephone company. Monday came and no telephone crew arrived. The check was found to be worthless and telephone com pany reports no such man in their employe. The Chevrolet company said this Thursday morning that no trace of the man or the car had been found. TURN BACK FUNDS Atlantic City. N. J.. Aug. 3. The IEWJST0N CEMETERY MEETING 1-year-old widow of Glenn Curt! aviation pioneer, became the bride of H. Pay-re Wheeler, 39. Miami, Monday. t Thomas Walling Company j Abstracts of Title !!! I Phone 324 Plattsmouth Thore will be a meeting of the members of the Lewiston Cemetery Association at the cemetery on Wed :: -day morning at 9 o'clock, August 12th for the purpose of cleaning up the cemetery, and for the election of a member of the board of directors, to fill vacancy occasioned by the death of R. R. Nickles. ROBERT GOOD, alu-dfcw Secretary. Journal Want Ads pay. Variety Store Specials for Wednesday, Aug. 15 PalltlOlive N Green Glass Soap s Measuring Three Bars for 8 8 CuP J b I Wednesday Only b I I fii I Q Limit ot 3 Bars K 9 VV ' 0 Rayon Bloomers, for little tots. Pair 10c Rayon Panties and Shorties 25c Ladies' Mesh Hose, new shades. Pair 39c Candy Marsh ma How Peanuts, per lb 15c Wash Cloths, pastel shades. Each 5c Children's School Hose, per pair 15c History Paper, good quality. Per ream 45c A Most Complete Line of School Supplies Knorr's Popular Variety Store Plattsmouth, Nebr. The board of county commissioners of Otoe county are having their troubles over the county funds that are deposited in the Nebraska City banks. County Treasurer Kelly Fri day receiving the drafts for the coun ty funds from the four banks of that city. The banks are refusing to ac cept the funds for deposit on the arrangements proposad by the com missioners at their meeting Thurs day, when it was voted to allow the banks one-half of one per cent as a service marge on me uauy at pos its of the county. So far the banks in the other towns of Otoe county that are county depositories have not turned down the deposits. The banks have paid two per cent interest on the county funds as pro vided by law and on July first took up with the commissioners the. re cently enacted statute that permitted the counties to pay a service charge of one per cent for the handling of the county funds. The county board Thursday voted to allow one-half of one per cent on the deposits andi which participated the clash with the banks. Cass county had a similar exper ience last year and which was set tled by the agreement of the coun ty board to pay the service ch.irge and the banks to continue the regu lar interest rate. Dance! Legion Building PLATTSMOUTH Wednesday August 12th Harry Collins and His Band Dance starts immediately after Free Band Concert on Court House lawn. FREE bridge till 2 a. m. to permit Iowans to re turn home after dance. Plenty of fans in hall to keep you cool. $1 per Couple Murray Red Sox Win from Fort Crook Mrs. 0'Donnell to Fight in Aid of Husband Former Plattsmouth Lady Will Ask Mate to Change Plea of Guilty in Arson Case Cass County Team Takes Measure of the Soldiers by the Score of Seven to Three From Friday's Daily The Murray Red Sox secured sweet revenge on the Fort Crook soldier team last evening at the Murray park in a seven inning battle, when they broke the winning streak of Uncle Sam's boys by the score of 7 to 3. The Red Sox in the first inning took a lead that the soldiers were unable to check. Bickford. third baseman of the Sox was retired on a strikeout while Svoboda hit safely and followed bv Newman who also hit Altizer safely, the fireworks starting at that time when Pierce doubled to score Svoboda and ad vancing Newman to the third sack. Stone broke up the game when he planted one for a circuit drive that took Newman and Pierce In ahead of Stone for a total of four runs. (Jan- semer and L,ouie Svoboda were struck out and closed the inning. The soldiers' scoring was confined to the first three innings of the game when errors and a lew scattered hits allowed them to score one in each inning. The Red Sox again took a shot at the crumbling hopes of the Fort Crook team in the sixth inning when Stone again leaped into the heavy hitting class with a two bagger and scored on the hit of Cansemer. who in turn tallied as Fay Spidell's by to center was muffed and Spidell registered later on the hit of Hop kins. The tabulated score of the game was as follows: Murray- Further action in the pressing of the arson charges against Dr. M. J. O'Donnell. Paxton, who confessed to the starting of five fires at Pax ton between July 5th and August 4th. was halted Friday when Mrs. O'Don nell. retained Rube Evans of North Platte, to represent her husband in the case. Mrs. O'Donnell. who is still at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Foster, at Omaha, has come to the defense of her hus band and will urge him to change his former plea of guilty to that of not guilty and to fight the charges thaj. have been made against him. "It is just a pure case of railroading an innocent man to the penitentiary.' sh e said. She was especially concerned over what she described as the "fast way they're trying to convict my hus band, at the same time withholding information concerning the affair from me." "I knew nothing about what they were doing to my husband until some friends at Paxton Informed me," Mrs. O'Donm 11 said, "in spite of the fact a promise had been made to tell me when they would arraign him." Dr. O'Donnell on Wednesday night confessed to State Deputy E. E. Clark that he had set the fires in Paxton while under the influence of liquor, stating that when in that condition he delighted in watching fire and was unable to resist in starting the fires. There has been no statement from the prisoner held at Ogallala that he would make any change in his plea in the case and under which he has been bound over to the district court. J0YCE-J0FNS0N GIVES ANTI-CRIME TALK From Fridays Daily A. D. Dittmore. former gangster and operative for the Pinkerton and Burns agencies, gave an intimate pic ture of crime conditions as he had investigated it from the standpoint of a gangster and as an officer of the law, to a group at the district court room last evening. There were a number of the busi ness men as well as the officers of the law in attendance at the meeting and who followed with interest the very interesting talk. He said that merchants were care less in placing their cash registers in a position so that a customer can look right into it when the cash drawer is open. Where cash registers are so placed it. makes work easy for the short change artist, he said. He told of the different methods in which the racket is worked successfully af ter getting the clerk confused. He said that merchants in the smaller towns were careless in the manner in which they left their stores in darkness at night and said that every store should have a light burning where it would reflect on the front of the safe, where the night police could see it from the street. He told of the best methods to adopt to prevent yeggs from entering a store through the doors leading from an alley. He demonstrated the best methods to use if held up by a highwayman showing how a person could outguess some of these robbers. Taking a pair of handcuffs he dem onstrated the proper way in placing them on a prisoner where he would have no possible chance to get out of them. He said that many criminals carry small pieces of wire with which they could release themselves from many of the makes of handcuffs. Using a man from the audience "he placed the handcuffs cn him in such a way that the man could not re lease himself even if he had had a key. At; H PO A K Bickford. 3b 4 0 2 0 5 Svoboda. J.. lb 3 2 5 0 0 Newman, BB 3 1 0 1 0 Pierce. If 3 1 0 0 0 Stone, cf 3 3 2 0 0 Cansemer. 2b I 1 1 0 1 Spidell. c 3 0 10 -0 0 Hopkins, p 3 114 0 2S 9 21 5 6 Fort Crook AB H PO A E North, ss 1 u S 1 1 Brennenian, rf 3 1 1 0 0 Savage, lb 4 1 3 0 0 Callahan, 2b 3 0 2 2 0 Harvey, cf 3 0 1 0 1 Clarke, 3b 3 0 0 0 0 Mayalnd, If 3 0 0 0 0 Cuss, c 2 18 0 0 Altizer. p 0 0 0 0 0 Chasteen, p 2 0 o o o 27 3 18 3 2 , , I A very quiet wedding occurred at 11:30 Saturday, August 1st. at the home oi Mrs. Charles E. Joyce, when her youngest daughter, Marjorie, be came the bride of Melvin E. Johnson of Hebron. The marriage ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Ralph Pinkham. pastor of the First Congregational church of Weeping Water. Mrs. Charles C Joyce, sister-in-law of the bride, was the matron of honor, and her husband attended the groom as best man. The bride was charming in a gown of white organdie, with a wide pink sash as the only trimming. The mat ron of honor was attired in figur"d chiffon, with the color of pink pre dominating. The groom wore a suit of navy blue and the best man a suit of brown. A wedding luncheon was served at noon to immediate relatives. Pink and white was the color motif of the table appointments. Tapers and a bouquet of sweet peas and baby breath were used effectively as the centerpiece. The community joins In wishing this young couple prosperity and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will reside in Weeping Water after their return from a short wedding trip. Weeping Water Republican. a a a a a a a r lVAOL. JLJpC5.i. IfiifiilL We have a most up-to-date Meat Department carry- ing the finest quality of Fresh and Smoked Meats. If you have not tried Black and White Quality meats, we invite you to do so. Prices reasonable. EE Black & White Plattstnouth's Leading Cash Store Tomatoes, lge. ZVt can, solid pack 14C ffl 3 cans for 40c Macaroni or Spaghetti, 8-oz. pkg. SC S Pears, Bartlett, large 212 size can 19c gj Light Syrup Pack Corn, No. 2 tins, each 10e g Peas, sweet and tender, per can .... 100 Pork and Beans, med. tins, 2 for 15c jg Beans, large white, 10 lbs. for 49c Peanut Butter, 16-oz. jar 190 g Starch, IGA, two 1-lb. pkgs 150 B Gloss or Corn - Peas, Corn, Lima Beans, 8-oz. tin 5c Just the thing- for Salads or a . Small Family Rio Coffee, 7 pounds for $1 "A" Blend Coffee, per lb 210 g 3 pounds for 59r "G" Blend Coffee, per lb 250 gj "I" Blend Coffee, per lb 33e y Armour's Toilet Soap, 3 bars 19t s Spaghetti, Baked Beans, 2 cans .... 250 EE Heinz Medium size tins a Toilet Paper, IGA, 3 rolls for 190 f Matches, Buffalo, 6-box carton .... 150 Salmon, pink, fancy, two 1 - lb. tins . . 25C p Soap, Swift's Quick Naptha, 10 bars . 250 Old Wheat Flour 1 Strictly Guaranteed p Flour, White Daisy, 48-lb. bag 85c ij Little Hatchet or IGA Flour, sack 98c a a a JACOB REICHART UNDERGOES SERIOUS GOITER OPERATION TractOj.' plowing. $1.75 per acre. Sweet Clover or stubble Maynard Tri'ch. 3211 Louisville phone. a6-2td-2tw Poultry and Eggs Wanted Highest Prices Paid FREE BAND CONCERT or- Court House lawn. 8 to 9 Wednes day Evening. Public Dance. Legion Building. 9 to 1. Special Free Bridge arranged for Iowans to return home up to 2 a. m. Black White The Home Owned and Home Managed Store Telephone 42 is DEPARTS ON AUTO TRIP From Saturnay's TaTty This morning Mis- Hattie Sitzman of this city with a frfnl. Miss Leona VanAckin of Omaha, depart ed on an auto trip through the ::st for the next few weeks while the ladies are enjoying their vacation from their teaching work at Omaha. They are to spend a short time with friends at Chicago and will then go on to Indiana and Ohio for a visit with the relatives and friends in that part of the country. They expect to take the journey in easy stages and have a full opportunity of viewing the- country through which they pass. Jacob Reichart. one of Louisville's well known and highly esteemed business men, underwent a serious operation at the M. B. hospital in Omaha last Friday afternoon for dou ble goiter and came through the try ing ordeal splendidly. He is making tavorable progress and his relatives and many friends are much relieved that he stood the operation so well and are delighted to know that he Is more than holding his own. His family have visited him every day and remained with him the first few days. He is getting stronger right along and appreciates the calls and messages of his friends and we trust that by another week he will be able to return to his home. Louisville Courier. Hot Specials For August These four are representative of dozens others like them on sale thruout the store ! Watch Our Windows for Real Bargains! Journal Want Ada get results. TO MAKE LEVIES Pmm Saturdays raTl The board of county commissioners were in session today, their last day sitting as a board of equalization. The board Is today making the levies for the coming year for the opera tion of the comity's business. The board has, in addition to the regular funds, to make levies for the various precinct levies over the county where the precincts have petitioned for road gravel. MANAGER WANTED Sealed bids will he received for manager of The Farmers Elevator Co. of Cullom, Nebr., up to Aug. 15, 1931. Man of some experience pre ferred. The Board of Directors reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Address August Keil, Sec'y., R. F. D.' No. 2, Plattsmouth, Nebr. a6-2tw-2td. FOR SALE Fresh Guernsey cows. Likewise & Pollock, Phone 3103, Murray, Nebr. Women's One-Strap SLIPPERS "Star Brand Shoes Arc Better $1.49 Hlack Kid A comfortable House Shoe ttPAYSto buy the best overall 1 AS Voiles - Batistes Another Yard Wide - 1K yard P w Soeciallu at this rwirCk Men's "BIG YANK" Work Shirts Blue Chambray Sizes to 17 69c Reg. price, 2 for $1.38 During August, 2 for $1.04 Big Value New Patterns Women's Rayon Bloomers and Shorties Full Cut Garments 25c SOENNICHSN'S The Largest Store in Cass County m t