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MONDAY. DEC. 14, 1931. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SEVEN A Legion Building PLATTSMOUTH Wed race day December 16th THE "BATS" The Dance Band that Scored a Re? I Hit Here Two Weeks Ago Seven Radio Artists from the Southland. Dancing from 9 to 1. New Low Admission Prices Dancers, 75 p Spectators, 35c Ladies Free "REPORT OP THE CONDITION OF THE DANK OF MURDOCK of Murdock. Nebr. Charter No. 6?S In the State of Ne braska at the close of business November 28. 1931. 10 Hrnry Carson was in Omaha on huir.ess Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sohewe spent Wednesday in Lincoln. Frank Melvin made a business trip to Plattsmouth Friday. IMIler L'tt and wife of Havelock, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. decree L'tt. Ceorpe Gramlkh of Fort Crock, was visiting at tho A. E. Lake heme Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacob?on and to small children were Omaha visi tors Thursday. Kcv. Janen of Lincoln, district su perintendent spent the week end here in the interests or the church. Mrs. C. F. Witt and children of Houston. Minn., visited several days last week with her sister, Mrs. Knosp and family. Several of the men in the coir. mur.ity enjoyed a Opcpsuni hunt cn Thursday nisht. getting two of the lurry creatures. Rev. Knosp went to Atkinson, last Tuesday to preach the funeral serv ice for Mrs. Hulda Tesch, an eld friend of the Knosp family. business called John Eppins to Lincoln on last Wednesday to secure some repairs for the mutMnery which he uses on the maintenance of the state highways. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kuehn were over to Omaha or. l?.st Wednesday where they were looking after seme business matters as well as visiting with friends while there. Eddie Crai and wife were E joying a visit for the day on last Sunday at the home of Mr. Craig's parents. D. A. Craig and wife of Wymore. thy driving over to see them in their car. Mr. and Mrs. Fryan McDonald-: Loatm and Discounts 1209,436. 84 Overdrafts 480.82 Bonds and Securities iexclu- piv- of cash reserve) 29.884.00 Uankintr House, Furniture and Fixtures 9,100.00 Cash in Bank and Due from National an-1 State Banks, subject to Check..! 12.811.13 Checks and Items of Kxchange 25.12 12,836.23 TOTAL .8261,837.91 LIABILITIES Capital Stock furi!us r und , . -. Undivided Profits (Net) Individual Deposits subject to Check.. 8 52,076.43 Time Certificates of I eposit "... Savings Ivposits . . Cashier's Checks .. I hip to National and State Banks lie-discounts Hills Payable Contingent Reserve for De positors' Final Settlement fund TOTAI .8 2 000.00 00.1.00 371.01 133.357.23 l.12..r.6 210-30 none 1S7. 13, 586.74 000.00 550.00 5.130.16 .1261,837.91 State of Nebraska 1 J. ss. County of Cass J I, Henry A. Tool. Cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is a true and correct copy of the report made to the Lepartment of Trade and Com merce. HENRY A. TOOL. Attest: Cashic-r. CARL P. GANZ. Director. FRANK MARTIN. Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of December. 131. L. B. GORTHKY. Seal) Notary Public. (My commission expires Sept. 7, 1932.) Mrs. Hanrj MrDonald aner-tlittl.: Db-kie 2nd Lois McDonald, ffrove to Hampton Sundry, to visit the flail Me iKnald family. Mrs. Hannah Mc Donald remained over for a longer isit. The sclino! children cf Mis Miller and Miss N'ickUs' rooms . ere driven to Ashland hy W. O. Gillerpie Men ds y to see Zanta Clus and h:s pir ade and crh child hrl a splendid tiine and rr Id Sama what they wish ed frr Christmas. rrcd Jrwlj and J. C Hrown s:l l irr;i be delivered to the feeders r.t Omaha, th-- corn beir.g purchased hy Henry Carsten. and who hnd some delivert-d vir. trucks having J. Johan 'cn. Ray C. i:'!:n. Corumun and Skin i.er of Al :. hauling. C ... ther Mrs. M. J. Crawford. wL o v:;? s.i ill for a time at her home in Murdock. is reported as getting ::. rg very airily now and is able to be up and a';ciu getting around vUh the aid cf her chafr and cane and ii vc-ry thank'.'u! tor her improvement. C harles I. Lng recently purchased for the Inn? a console type, ceven tube. -!! eie' tric Crosiiy radio, whifh he had irstalled at the heme by Paul St'-ck. and which is proving a very fine set putting the hcrao in touch with the entire world. The radio was sold and installed by Paul Stock. Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Lee and their little son were over to Lincoln on last Wednesday evening where they went to visit with Mrs. W. E. New kirk, who is recovering in the hos pital from the injury which she re ceived in a fall several weeks since. Mrs. Newkirk is getting along very nicely. L. Neitzel enjoyed a very pleasant visit from Rev. Robt. McMurphree of Louisville, who having heard of Mr. Neitzel'a late illness, made the trip to Murdock to see him. and was very glad to see his, old friend improving in health. Mr. Neitzel is always a very welcome visitor at the M. E. church at Louisville, where the members of the adult class are pleas ed to have him to teach them. nw w Albert Edwari Lake Dies. A. E. Lake, aged nearly eighty four years, and who has been a citi zen' of tis county for-mcrre than -a half century, passed away at his home r.e:ir midnight on last Tues day, the bedy beins Ukec to Lin-cr.-ln for care. Mr. LaLc was born in the state rt New Hampshire, where he grew io man's esiale and received his educa tion ir. Dar'.mouth College. He came west mere than a half century ago and first located near Lycns and later came to Css county to teach school, leaching in the schools at South Bond and later c.n.ie to teach at Mainland school which h:s since, with the building of the consolidated schools of Murdoeli. been sold and moved away. At the time of his teaching cf this school many of the people residing now about Murdock were his pupils, among who are Paul Schewe and Otto Miiler. Mr. Like was a hard worker and a most estim able citizen. He purchased the farm where he has made his home an 1 where he prsred away, a number cf years ago. He also acquired a num ber of other farms. He leaves to mourn his departure, th wife, two sons, Guy and Fred, and tv.-o daugh ters. Grace rnd Gertrude. Fred Lake resides two miles north of Elmwood; Guy east of Wabash, and Grace, Mrs. George Mooney. near Wabash, and Mrs. James Jones at Lincoln. The funeral was at the late home and the interment in the Wabash cemetery near where he has lived for the past forty years. J. M.LEYDA Attorney Bonded Abstracter Real Estate Titles Defective Titles perfect ed at reasonable expense. First Door South of the Post Office esting lesson was had on the framing of pictures. Extra meetings will be held Thursday evening. Dec. 10 and Monday evening. Dec. 14. in order that all may finish the work satisfac torily. The next regular meeting date will be announced later. "Sweet Sixteen." The Junior class play was given last week at the auditorium of the Murdock high school to a very largo and greatly interested number of the patrons and friends ot the members of the cast. The members of the cast did themselves much credit in the presentation of their performance and reflected much credit on the sponsors of the play. MeetiEg His Friends Again. Uncle George Skiles, who was so severely ill a short time since and who has advanced to the nineties, has been showing good improvement and is able to be out and visiting with his friends down town and as well was able to make a trip to Alvo to look after some business and jit the same time visiting friends there. Purchased Himself Auto. Anton King, living southwest of Murdock, recently added to his hold ings a car, this time it being a 192G Model T Ford coupe, which will make an excellent means cf transport a tioi for this excellent citizen and th family. .- ... LAUNCH BASKETBALL SEASON The Plattsmouth high schocl alumni basketball tonm of this city will have its baptism anew in th" great mid-winter sport this evening. The team will journey over to Glen wood, Iowa, where they are to battle the team representing Co. I, 16Sth Infantry. The locals have an organization that should be a fast clicking ma chine, the greater part of the players having been working together in high school days and are familiar with each other's playing. The-members of the team comprise John Callcway, Garland MeCleary. Roy Turner. Merle McCrary. Chft Wiles. Francis Velick, Kenneth Tri vely, Eicnard" Spangter,Vall of the '3and '?1 -high school tews, while at 'cefne' they will have John Sve boda, who fills well as the pivot posi tion and will he sent gun the mili tiamen tchight. The team is managed by Carl Cfe and Hilt Martin, veteran basketcer'' who have been assisting in getting the team in thr.pe for the season. WAAW SEEKING CBS TIEUP bowel trouble Constipation may very easily become chronic after fortv. And any continued constipation at that time of life may I nnt attacks of piles and a host of other unpleasant disorders. Vatch your bowels at any age. Guard them with particular care after forty. Whenever they need any help, remember a doctor should know what is best far them. "Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin" is a doctor's prescription for the bowels. Tested by 47 years practice, it has been found thoroughly effective in relieving consti pation and its ills for men, women and rhildren of all ages. It has proven perfectly safe even for babies. Made from fresh laxative herbs, pure pepsin and other harmless ingredients, it cannot gnpe; will not sicken you or weaken you; can be used without harm as often as your breath is bad. or when your tongue is coated; whenever a headachy, bilious, gibsy condition warns of constipation. Organize Firs Department. The citizens cf Murdock on last Tuesday nig'at, met and organized a tire department for the protection cf the hemes end the business houses of the city. The officers elcfted fcr the company wore E. W. Thinigan, president, Frank A. Melvin, vice president, and Lacey McDonald as the secretary and treasurer. J. A. Lin dorr. ohn. president of th" Omaha Grain exchange, tcirl The On? aha Bee-News late Wedncrday that : station WAAW i3 negotiating with the Columbia Broadcasting system to bring CBS programs to Omaha over the grain exchang? station. Further than the statement that negotiations are now in progress. Mr. Linderhohn would say no more, ex cept that he "will probably know ! something definite in 10 days or so." J The statement from WAAW fol I lows a recent visit to Omha o J George Butcher, a CBS official. J Mr. Linderholm said he could not ! comment at this time on WAAW a ! plans for securing evening time. The I station is now required by the fed ieral radio commission to cease broad casting at sundown. Reports have been current since KOIL gave up CHS for the NBC- blue chain that CBS would use WAAW. These reports also stated that a deal would be made with an outstate sta tion, under the terms of which WAAW would be abie to go on the air at night. Very Mnch Improved. Mrs. Win. Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. McDonald, who is still in the hcspital at Omaha where she recently underwent an operation for number of ailments. Is reported rs being much better though still very sick. Her mother, Mrs. McDonald, is still with the patient and is giv ing her the very best of care and it Is hoped that she will soon be able to leave the hospital. OBITUARY D. w. B Caldwell's SYRUP PEPSI N A Doctor Family Laxative Club Notes. The Project Training meeting for December, was held Friday. Dec. 4th, at the home of Mrs. Henry Tool. Those attending were Mrs. Rudolph Kuehn, group chairman; Mrs. Reike and Mrs. Zoz from the Swastika club; Mrs. Wm. Blum and Mrs. Al bert Blum, substituting for Miss Irene Rau, representing Klondike club; Mrs. Orval Gerbling and Miss McCrory from Linger Longer club; Mrs. Louis Bornemeier and Mr. August Kupke from the Homemakers club; Mrs. Bachman and Mrs. Raeber from Hungry Hustlers club: Mrs. A. J. Tool and Mrs. Chester Elsman from Four Square Club. Th regular meeting of Four Square club was held Monday eve ning, Dec. 7, at the school house. Twelve were present and an inter- Mrs. Marjorie Carr Butler, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fd Carr. Eagle, was born cn June 10, 1S91, at Greenwood, and died November 28, 1931. at her home at Beatrice;. 8he spent her girlhood in Eigle. where she was graduated from high school. Later she attended ti e Uni versity of Nebraska. After several years in the teaching profession, she ! was married to W. J. Butler of Val paraiso on May 21. 1321. at which place they made their home until 1927 when they moved to Beatric?. To this union were born three chil dren, Betty, who died in infancy, j Billie, seven, and Philip, one. who with her husband survive her. She also leaves her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carr, Eagle, two sisters. Lela Carr of Eagle, and Mrs. C. G-. Bender, Madison, and one brother. Marvin Carr of Eagle. Mrs. Eutler was a member of the Centenray Methodist church of Beatrice. She was a mem ber of the Vespe-r Chapter No. 9. O. E. S., and a past matron of Fidelity chapter of Valparaiso. HAS LEO HOTBED Wayne H. Allen, 3712 North Sev enteenth street, Omaha, former Plattsmouth resident, is at the Lord Lister hospital in 'that city suffering from a possible fractured leg. Mr. Allen was engaged in sawing a large limb off a tree, when the limb broke and pinned Mr. Allen to the tree trunk, inflicting the serious injury to his leg. Mr. Allen is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Allen of this city. ' Fire Destroys Maizewood Plant at Ddbueue, la. Charles E. Hartford, Jr., Manager of Plant Which Was Only One of Kind in the Woild The plant of the Maizewood Pro ducts Co., at Dubuque, Iowa, of which Charles E. Hartford, Jr., for merly of this city, is the manager, was burned Monday night. The loss is estimated to be in the neighbor hood of $20."t00. The DuLur.ue Deniriorat has the following account of the fre: "The plant, the.fBly one in the wcrld nianufacturisg insulating board cut of cornstalks, is a wreck. "The building wis 250 feet long and 75 feet wide at-its witlett n )'ut. A section of the extreme sojth end was four stories high. As the plant extended to the north, the ht ;ght diminished to cne story. It was of steel and sheet metal construction, with a tir.i!er roof, covered with asbestos paper and gravel. Started in' Middle "The fire started almost in the middle section of the plant, where approximately 500.00 feet of fin ished insulating board was stored. "According to Martin Loeber, night watchman, ar.u Ke i Ruddin, a stationary fireman, the only two men in the plant st the time, there was an explosion aid till electric lights went dark. -Clouds of heavy smoke billowed thro-Msh the build ing. "Within a few second th? flames heldn by th sheet metal side walls, burst through the room. Loeher and Buddin were forced to wurry from the building. "The firo was appnrently ?een hy a number of persons, some of them blocks distant, when w names burst through the roof. Estimatin? the Damage "C. E. Hartford, r.ianacrer of th plant, was at the fire ali during the night. r " 'No accurate estimate of the dam age can be made until we see what the salvage will amount to.' he taid Tuesday morning. 'Machinery, equip ment and materials in the buildirg were worth about a quarter of c mil lion dollars. I can't say now js to the n mnii - t r.f Jtiwi; ri r'O -1 r- r- i d 1 That information must come frcm j Chicago. We can't tell yet. until we !dig in and get things cleaned up and straightened out, what we .ai. salv age. " 'Last week. Mr. Hartford con tinued, "was oar banner production week at the riant. We worked 24 hours a day, six days, with two shifts comprising TO men. We shut down Monday and were preparing to ruume our 24-hour dy schedule Wednesday morning.' "Mr. Hait ford said that the plant had just reached jthe stage v.hre business was coming ir.t.s its own. orders were pouring in and that the stage was set for full time produc tion. Damage to Building "The factory building is owned by the? Maizeweod Building Ccrporvition, with Dubuque citizens own'.ng SO per cent of the stock. The other 20 per cent is iwned by the tenr.nt, the Maizewood Products Corporation. "The buildirg, grou-id and r:iil road sp'ir track on the property rep lesent an investment uf $lui75.42, according to W. M. Krc-ts: hmcr. sec retary and t re:-.su!c-r of the Maize-' wold lJu..di:.g ctirpcr.it ion. Insur ance carried on the buildir.g amounta j ectre and Miss Myrtle May Winter, both cf Omaha. The wedding was a very r,uiet ore and was witnessed by J. Howard Davis and Attorney J. A. ; C. pwe'.I. j NOW IN STOCK I A Car of All Kinds of The de-'ru -; ii !i of been a severe ii -. to has not only h ' s, in : but also has t-i: is- d s-..: to bo throwr. r.:;i r.f Whether the j lit will once was not krt.vii t.: of the ompany ui.ti! nice". ;:;g. Mr. Harti'c t I. : ; lunt. is a :. i' 2-. r. .-. !e:- i:. II:. ft: ; - t tiie pi: r.t l.a i !ui:t".,lie i. m ...t : :: i y lo.- . :l- ; v e-:i v l.ior. ;;t.'' vi alt I 1. ' f';rir- KAE2HZD LI C0UET HOUSE (Y.r.M v At t'.T nillve . Duxbury or " - i d. curred the Tiimri.t-o r Ba'.rels - Sacks - Blocks Meat Curing Salt Cat c jppFy ou v.ith any r.rr.oynt or l-ind desired at rioht prices! A. O. A tilt Cedar Creek, Nebr. ES 3L 2: iTig.Ti 7J" 1? ' sive rfiim a 'PIES hold firsl p-are as gifts, ana you'll find our Christmas assortment easy lo choose for "him," for they arc just downright good looking. Made from fir.est imported and domestic silks. Prices are down plenty. 33 to si-so 13 ! cPhilip ehia Site $ WHAT TO GIVE? 9 7 WHATXL I GIVE Mother, Aunt Molly, Herby, Uncle Jim, Sis, Bud, Pop? Most of us are once more doing some heavy figur ing' to see how much stretching the Christmas Savings will stand. Your money will go a lot farther this year, especially at THE CHRIST MAS STORE. Come in and look. Maybe we can give you some suggestions. WHAT TO GIVE "HER"? If you are undecided about Mother's gift these lovely towel and wash cloth sets will be a delightful surprise ! Each set is packed in a fancy gift box with cellophane top. A gift to' please fastidious housekeepers 4S?C She would love some delicate crepe de chine step-ins 9Sc A lovely gift for Her. Sheer chiffon hose, pure silk SSc A dainty perfume atomizer for her dressing table .98c Toilet water and bath salts will surely please ber! 49c Every woman likes dainty hand kerchiefs. Gift sets 25c She will appreciate a cozy slip on sweater 98c Remind her to write by giving her stationery . . 49c She'll like a sparkly set of neck lace and earrings 98c . V? ii';"T.'fv';'! Jt'Sr vx5s; J .". -flfe? 1 I- ' w t i i WHAT TO GIVE "HIM"? He will appreciate shirts and ties for Christmas especially those from our Men's Gift Department! Show your good taste and give him lined leather gloves 95c For sound sleep give him broadcloth paj&rnu ..... SSc Or buy him a Ciulstmae tie. .SSc Please him with one of our sporty sweater ccats $2.98 Fcr a "little man" printed broadcloth shirts 69c Buy him Clmstmas socks!.. 35c !SHBllllBJlliSj The Larcest Store in Cass Coanty THE CHRISTAAS' STORE FOR ALL THE FAMILY 1