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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932. FLATTS2I0TJTH SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL ff AOS TC70 Alvo News Mrs. Soren Petersen was quite ill the first , few day of last week, but was reported as being some better later in the week. Charles M. Jordan and Sam Jordan were shelling and marketing their corn to the Rehmeier elevator on Thursday of last week. Miss Agnes Ayres. school chum of Miss Louise Bruerising was her guest lor the evening and a slumber party on last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boyles of Lin coln were visiting for the day last Wednesday with friends in Alvo, be ing gue?ts at the home of S. C. Boyles. Messrs. Oris and John D. Fore nan, both of Lincoln, were visiting and a-5 well looking after some busi r.rsc matters in Alvo last Wednesday i.fternoon. George Uraun and wife were visit ing in Alvo last Wednesday and v.-ere guests at the home of the par ents of Mrs. Iiraun. Mr. and Mrs. V.'m. Yeager. To facilitate tlie home work and especially the cooking. Art Dinges Ir.st week had installed at their home an electric cook stove and which they are liking very much. Simon Rehmeier and the family were over to Omaha last Friday where they were visiting with rela tives as well as looking after some business matters for the day. Tuesday of last week Frank E. Cook had his last year's corn crop .'lulled and delivered to the Reh r.:eier elsvator, and will not have the natter on hand when the busy sea ron come: for the cultivating of the crop of this year. John W. Banning v.-as a business visitor in Lincoln last Tuesday and Thursday, driving over in his car and was thus deprived of attending the county convention of the demo cratic party which was held at Plattsmouth la-n Thursday, the 2Sth. C harles Haertel was shelling and delivering corn to the Rehmeier ele vator, he having delivered on last Wednesday four thousand bushels of corn, thus getting the grain off while the roads and weather were good. Thu3 not having the cereal in the wcy when it comes time to plant another crop. John Coleman iz at this time paint ing the hotel property which is own ed and occupied ' by Mr. and Mrs. Win. Yager, and which will add much to the appearance of the struc ture a: well as being a good insur ance on the property. Every build ing which is given a good painting become."; more valuable and is pro tected from the weather and also frcm ether destructive influences. Visiting E2latives Here. Mr. and Mrs. G. Rehmeier, par ents cf Simon Rehmeier and Mrs. Frank Taylor, were guects at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, also visiting at the Rehmeier home, for the past week. Mrs. Rehmeier, who is 77 has been in rather poor health for the past two weeks, but is report ed as being much improved and was able to com? from their bonis in Weeping Water to visit the folks here early last week. The many friends of this excellent couple are greatly pleased that Mrs. Rehmeier ij improving ro nicely. Elinor Rehmeier Adopts Twins Again they adopted the two sons, r. td r.:id Frank soma time since, it Lm -ought happiness to the home and the joy nas remained and continued to make the home happy. The young Izdz were named in honor of their two uncles. Fred Rehmeier and Frar.I: Taylor, both of whom share the hnor of the kinship to the hust ling pair of young lads. Everybody in Alvo have fought to make the young kd.; happy, and Uncle Phil Linen, v. l o was blessed last week by having a pair of tiwns come to his hone, graciously tendered them to Simon, who accepted and has taken to his horn?. However, we have neg lected to mention that the last pair of twins arc kiddies, or otherwise young goats. They are for the play mates and companions of Fred and Frank and when they shall have grown the boya will hitch the goats end break them to harness and all will go merrily. Give Excellent Play. The Sanior class of the Alvo high Eihcol presented their play on Tuesday evening which was entitled "The Lady of the Moon." A large tiowd was present and were greatly pleased with the rendition of the mirth provoking Comedy. The first night it was not possible for all who wished to attend to find space at the high school auditorium and on Wed nesday again the play was given with almost as large a crowd as the tift night. The eaot of characters was as fol lows: Mrs. Eleanor Winslow, Clara Rueter; Nancy Winslow, her daugh ter, Pearl Swanson; Mrs. Alice Ma son, her dearest friend, Eleta Swan son; Augusta Mason, Mrs. Mason's niece, Luclle Clifton; Anne Ktrfc patrick, alias Anne Prescott, Irene Rueter; Bessie May, a colored house maid, Hazel Cassidy; Robin Wins low, the oldest son, Edward Muen chau; Jimmie Winslow, the young est son, La Verne Sutton; Philip Mor ley, Robin's roommate. Russell Born emier. Act 1. Scene: The Morning Room of the Winslow Country Place in Virginia Morning. Act 2. Scene: The Same Noon two weeks later. Act 3. Scene: The same Mid night of the same day. House Under Way. The new house which is being constructed on the farm of Joe Fore man of Lincoln which is to replace the one destroyed by fire some weeks ago is now well under way and the main building is up and enclosed and preparations are now being made to do the plastering. The ma terials were purchased from "the home lumber yard of John W. Ban ning. The home will be ready for occupancy in a few weeks and will be used by Earl Bennett and the family who ?re now residing in the John I). Foreman place east of town. Many Attend Conventions. By operation of law the county conventions of both the democratic and republican parties were held in Plattsmouth on Thursday afternoon and delegates who were elected went over to be in attendance at the con vening of the convention. Among those who were in attend ance were Roy Coatman, L. D. Mul len, Art Dingos, Simon Rehmeier, Chas. God bey, Charles Ayres. Her man Bornemier and a number ot others. PASTURE FOR RENT I have some 15 acres of good bot tom pasture, with running water, which I desire to rent. Phone or see me. P. A. Ilild, Murray phones 19 or 55. a28-2sw Journal Want-Ads cost only a few cents and get real results 1 HIPS are a mark of youth No matter how slender you ore Paris lays your hips need added restraint to look fashionably young.The dainty hook-around, shown, is made of o marvelous new rayon satin (that looks like all silk satinl) with flexible elastic sections at the side. In peach, pink and white. Model 050. A genuine GOSSARD for only ... $050 Ladies Toggery The Shop of Personal Service a Ml C Slender LOCAMIED.S From Thursday's Daily Judge H. R. Schmidt, of Murdock, was here today to attend the session of the republican county convention. George E. Nickles of Murray, dem ocratic candidate for representative, was in attendance at the county con vention here today. C. D. Spangler of Murray was here today to look after some business matters and also to attend the demo cratic county convention at the court house. Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping Water was in the city for a short time today looking after some mat ters of business and visiting with friends. County Judge A. II. Duxbury was at Louisville this morning to spend a few hours looking after some busi ness and visiting with friends in that locality. Willard Ciapp of Elm wood, re publican candidate for state repre sentative was her today to visit with friends and atend the republican convention. Senator W. B. Banning and bro ther, Joe Banning, of Union, were in th9 city today to attend the ses sion of the democratic county con vention. Sheriff Ed Thinigan was in the west end of the county today where he was called to post quarantine signs for a number of case:; of con tagious diseases. John McKay, assessor of Weep ing Water precinct, was here today to confer with County Assessor Puis and also to attend the republican county convention. Albert Danklitf, one of the well known residents of Avoca was in the city today to attend the county con ventions and while here was a pleas ant caller at the Journal. William Richards, B. F. Dill, John Leddy and O-car Zaar, were among the South Bend democrats here to day while the republicans were rep resented by W. J. O'Brien and Axel Zaar. George Olive and Sterling Amick were among those from Weeping Wa ter to attend the county conventions today. Mr. Olive being at the re publican and Mr. Amick at the dem ocratic. Morris Mayberry. garage owner of Pacific Junction, was here today to look after some matters of business and, visiting with his friends.- While here he attended to some matters with A. R. Blunt .local Pontiac deal er. From Friday's Dairy It. II. Lohnes. Cedar Creek lumber dealer, was in the city for a short time today, looking after some mat ters of business. County Attorney W. G. Kieck was at Lincoln today, where he was calltd to look after some matters of business for the county. Attorney C. E. Tefft and Clarence Pool, well known Weeping Water residents, were here today looking after some matters of business. From Saturday's Daily L. G. Todd, of Union, was here today looking after some matters at the office of the county assessor. Henry Kircher, former resident of near Murray, but now living at Ne braska City, was here today to attend to some matters of business. F. II. McCarthy and C. Fl Harris of Union were in the city for a short time today attending to some mat ter sof business and visiting with friends. Chris Elgaard, Weeping Water hardware dealer, was in the city for a short time today looking after some matters of business and visit ing with friendo. Mrs. William Rice, Sr., departed this morning for Sioux City, Iowa, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Carl Mathieson and family for a few weeks, enjoying an outing. Donald Thornton, or West Point, former teacher in the commercial de partment of the city schools, is here for a week end vi.Mt at the home of Judge and Mrs. James T. Begley. Ho accompanied James Begley, Jr., who had sung with the Westminster choir at Scribner last evening. NOTICE, TAXPAYERS AND VOTERS All voters and especially members of the Taxpayers League are urged to attend a meeting to he held at the Pleasant View school house Friday night, May the 6th at S o'clock. Sen ator Banning will be there to dis cuss a state income tax and answer any questions the taxpayers may care to ask. m2-2tw How about 1932 business? The merchant who goes after It thru the medium of newspaper adver tising will have no causo to com plain. Two complete) illustrated cut services and technical assist ance In laying out your campaign ar available at tho Journal offioe. Mauley News Items Mrs. Henry Osborne was a visitor with her mother at Verdon over the week end and where they both enjoy ed a very pleasant visit. Edward Steinkamp, Oris Schleifert and Teddy Harms were at Platts mouth on Thursday of last week, where they were attending the demo cratic county convention. John A. Stander and ,wife were over to Plattsmouth last Saturday where they were visiting with her parents and other relatives as well as looking after some business mat ters. The Ossenkop Brothers of Louis ville have been doing the regravel ing of the roadway from Louisville to Weeping Water and which in cludes a portion of the streets of Man ley. Adolph Steinkamp and Teddy Harms were over to Senandoah, Iowa, on last Wednesday where they went to get some of Henry Field's prime seed corn for Mr. Steinkamp for planting. John C. Rauth was a visitor in Omaha last Saturday, where he was called to look after some business matters. In the evening when he re turned he was accompanied by his daughter, Mi.ss Anna, who is librarian at the Creighton University. Miss Anna remained for the week-end with the father and returned in time to take up her work Monday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Rauth and Miss Rena Christeastn, sister of Mrs. Rauth, were guests for the day on last Sunday and for dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hansen, and were joined by other friends in what was a semi surprise and the merry crowd celebrated the passing of the tenth wedding anni verrary of Mr. and Mrs. Hansen, and where all enjoyed the day splendid ly. Attended Convention. Messrs. J. C. Rauth and son Her man, were elec ted a?, a portion of the delegates to the democratic conven tion which was held at Plattsmouth last Thursday and when they went over to atteiul the meeting were ac companied by Mr. Herman Rauth and Miss Rena Christensen. Visited Many Places. Mrs: Dr. Poro, a sister of Mrs. Harry Ilawes', making her home at Faribault, Minn., arrived in Manley early last week and after visiting with her sister, they both departed for many points in Kansas, and a few in Nebraska, where they spent last week visiting with their rela tives, returning to Manley late Sat urday. On Monday, today, Mrs. Dr. Poro departed for her home in the north, having enjoyed a splendid time while she was here and in Kan sas. Finds Shop in Good Condition The barber inspector from the state depart .ent was a visitor in Manley on last Wednesday, and made a thorough inspection of the barber shop of Fred Fiaischman, which he found in excellent condition and so expressed himself, as well as giving Mr. Flaischman an examination which he found to be very ratisfac tory. Highway Being Eegravcled. Highway No. 50 which passes thru Weeping Water, Manley and Louis ville is being regravelcyl and put in excellent condition, il is hored also that the strip of three miles from the Herman Rauth corner to the line of Louisville precinct north of the extending three miles and which it was thought would surely be gravel ed, tut which look-? like now would have to pass for the present as the falling off of about half million dol lars cIogs not provide enough money to go ahead with the three miles work which wan not provided for before other portions which have been or dered. Jjzd.th of P.tuben Jessup, 69 Reuben Jessup, 6'J, a brother-in-law of David Brann, and also of Fay Kesterd, who was making his home with Mr. Brann, passed away at his home in Omaha last Wednesday, leaving only Mr. Brann and Mr. Kes terd now. There were three sisters, they being wives of Mr. Jessup, Mr. Brann and Mrs. Kesterd, they all having died recently and now Mr. Jessup, which leaves but the two gen tlemen. Mr. Brann and Mrs. Kesterd went to Omaha last Vednesday even ing to be there to attend the funeral which occurred on Thursday. TAKEN UP Black and white male calf. Owner may have same- by calling at the homa of D. W. True, Murray, Ncbr., and paying for expense. m2-2tw Culbertson Tells the Court He is Guilty Jury Is Drawn to Fix the Defies of Wile Slayer's Guilt and Punishment. Grand Island. Car: R. Culhcrt ron, confessed slayer of his wife, pleaded guilty to an information charging first degree murder when arraigned before District Judge E. P. Clements, Thursday morning. The court proceeded with the se lection of a jury to hear the evi dence which will assist the jury in establishing the degree of guilt and the penalty, life imprisonment or death in the electric chair. County Attorney A. L. Joseph, it is report ed, will not insist upon the death penalty. Witnesses introduced by Proiccu-i tor Joseph to establish the degree of the crime, included Sheriff Dan San ders, Deputy State Sheriff Dudschus and Dr. II. Boyden. Dr. Boyden's testimony related to the condition of tho body when he was called to the Culbertson home about 3 o'clock in the morning following the murder, which was committed on the even ing of Sunday, March 27. Mrs. Cul bertson had been dead four to eight hours, he said. Sanders, told the court of his in vestigation.! at the scene of the mur der. He examined the hole in the screen door and glass panel of the inner d.'or and searched for both a note and a gun, but found neither. Mrs. Culbertson, it appwed. had been sitting in a rocking chair in front of the ttove, he testified, when shot. The wall opposite the door, in line with the body, contained much scattered shot. Culbertson used a twelve gunge shotgun. . A detailed description of the fatal wound was given in the testimony of Dudschus, who told of his exam ination of the hedjr at the funeral home where it was held for five da3. Part of the face and neck were shot away, he said, and he counted fifty seven places where shot had entered tho body. Dudschus also identified the confession. Culoertson s signa ture to it and told of the making of the confession. Culbertson was tolc", Dudschus said .that- the confession would mean the death penalty or life imprisonment. Quarreled Over Man. Culbertson married the slain wom an, the former Mrs. Alice Timpke, on November 5, 1931, acording to the confession, and their relatives were that of a normal wedded cou ple until Christmas, when they had a violent quarrel. His first wife died Oct. C, 1930, a daughter, Viola, now eleven, being left with the father. This quarrel, the confession said, was precipitated by a manw ho came from California with Mrs. Culbert son as a fiancee of her daughter, by a previous marriage. He, Culbert son said in his confession, lay around the house and in bed during the morning and stayed up late every evening, with no inclination to help with the work. Mrs. Culbertson de fended him in the face of her hus band's criticism. The Christmas row was smoothed over, ne continued. iut it was me beginning of intense hatered for his wife which, he believed was mutual. He Durchased a cisean snotgun ex pressly for the slaying, the confes sion said, weeks before the crime and had discussed his plans with his daughter, who unsuccessfully sought to dissuade him and advised divorce. A fact that the daughter and her stepmother did not get along a3 well as they should have, also was brought out in the confession, tho the step mother never mentioned any existing ill feeling toward the daughter. Culbertson felt no sympathy for his filain wife or remorse, he said in lm confession, until after the dance which he attended with the daughter, following the murder. He was very scriy then, he said, and realized he had "lost himself." Thrucut tho court proceedings Culbertson maintained the character istic coolness which has marked his demeanor since the slaying. About Christmas time, he said, he drank considerably, probably because of the Randall affair and his wife object ed. State Journal. FILE CHARGES MONDAY Seward. Robbery charges against Clarence Caldwell and James O'Brien, ex-convicts who confessed to looting three Milford business houses, will be filed Monday morning, County Attorney Matzke said Saturday night. The three places robbed were Samuel son ' pharmacy, Burlington station and D-L-D cafe. Journal Want-fids cost only a few cents and get real results! Why sell your Cream the price as cheap as they can o aays a wcCft, and meets the Plattsmouth price Saturday. SELL TO The Plattsmouth Produce and get a GOOD price six days a week for your Cream and Poultry. Remember, the more volume, the higher our prices can be. Plaitsmotith Produce Woman and Policeman Die in Gun Battle Woman Barricaded Self in Home After Wounding,- Cop Kill ed by Officers. Los Angeles, Cal... April 2S. Mad dened because a neighbor mowed a lawn, Ella May Thompson, 26-year-old mental patient, shot and killed Policeman Paul Donath, maintained a siege against 50 officers at her home, and, driven. out with tear gas, was slain by biast:; from police shot guns. She came from tho houso with pistol firing. As she fell she clasped a photograph of J. V. Baldwin, auto mobile man, who was sued last Octo ber tor 25 thousand dollars for alien ation of affections by Luther Alger, Mrs. Thompson's former husband. She formerly was Baldwin g secre tary. Under Care of Nurse. Mr3. Thompson had been under the care of a nurse at the house Patrolmen Donath and Percy D. Gunby went there in response to a complaint that Mrs. Thompson, ob jecting to the sound of a lawn mow er, had fired a shot at her neigh bor, Mrs. Pauline Phol. "I'll teac h you to come to my house without a warrant." Mrs. Thompson screamed as Donath mounted the norch. She fired through the door window, and Donath fell mortally wounded. Continues Firing. Gunby shouted to a woman across the street to call police headquar ters. Every police automobile in the district rushed to the house. The woman kept firing through the win dows. Tear gas bombs were hurled into the house. Suddenly the front door swung wide and Mrs. Thompson ran out screaming and firing her gun. Slug; from sawed-off shotguns struck her. and she fell dead. World-Herald. HIS FATHER EIGHT MAN Omaha, April 2ft. "My opinion is that the democratic party is looking for a man with a strong record, and one who has a very distinct possibil ity cf being elected. The only man who combines these two happens to be my father." The speaker is twenty-four-year-old ' James Roosevelt, active cam paigner for his father, who passed through Omaha en route to Califor nia. "We took a beating in Massachus sctts." admitted Roosevelt, son of the New York governor, "but that was a purely local situation. The fight be tween Mayor Curley and the organiza tion obscured all other issues. There's no question but that we'll take the majority in Pennsylvania." There is no more appropriate gift for Mother's day than an attractive box cf candy. See the special lines at the Eates Beck & Gift shop and place your order. IHflircphnlri &mM That must be Sold Immediately) su sftusissy Loan Four praclically new Living Room Suites, one 9x12 vcivei iug, iwe new, only Coxwell Chara, N Beds, Pressers, Mattresses, Dining Room Furniture, X Kitchen Cabinets, Kitchen Ranges, Oil and Gas Ranees 8 lie new; Kitchen Cupboards; Dining Room Tables, S Chairs and Rockers. Six Pianos ; , five Radios. Control- S eum Rugs and Yard Goods. Over $1,500 worth of re- claimed goods to be sold at rock bottom prices at once. C These Goods Must Go See Them ft Phone 645 , PLATTSrVIOUTH So. 6th t $ to a station that holds A LIITLE OF THE EAELY DAYS On Tuesday Chas. Spohn told us that he had passed his 60th bithday anniversary. In the year 1872. he was born on the farm two and one half miles cat of Weeping WatcA. He told us a good deal of tho.se days. There were not so many here then and the town of Weeping Water, then only had perhaps a building or two. His grandfather came here i:i 1S58, and was a worker in wood, he made many coffins in tho-e days from na tive walnut wood, doing an excellent job. no nails being used in the con struction of the same. He aho madr a lot of furniture from Walnut wood. J Then walnut trees we re not so valu able as today and a lot of tree.; were sawed into lumber and u:sed around tho farm for c:.e building aud an other. Another thing of interest was the fine large fhell Lark hickory trees that grew on tho farm, he stat ing that many of them were still growing g:i t!ie place and were won derfully la:-go and beautiful trees producing good quantities of the-shell-bark nr.:s today. Mr. Spohn has been interested in farming for many years and has mr.c.e a study ef crops and also i aiding and feeding rattle and hogr. lie has done a lot of feeding end experience that he has gained along thi-j line stands him good to:lay. His ambition was to have a farm to his liking and a few years ago he purchased the fine farm on O street southeast of Elm wood and formerly known as the Wal linger farm. He and his son, Lamoyne, are doing real farming there and they have a farm that la kept up in tip-top 6hape, a place' for everything and "we'l 'slotted viitti livestocn. Mr. Spohn rays that the farm is the life and that ricod money can be mads out of farming mot any time with wor4y and rood manage ment. Elmwood Leader-Echo. POSSIBLE LINDBERGH CLUE Waterloo, la. A car bearing Pennsylvania license CY-216 and driven by a man in overalls, accom panied by a woman and a c hild re F.cmbling the Lindbergh baby, stop ped at a filling station fifteen miles north of here at noon, and left pre sumably for Minneapolis. Mrs. Harry Ulrich, wife of the fill ing station operator, reported details of the visit to Sheriff Wagner three hours later, and police at Minnea polis and Charles City and Xew Lampion, la., were notified to watch for the automobile. The couple ,wh: :cemed ignorant of how to care for the child, according to Mrs. Ulrich, said they left Chicago Thursday morning. ACCUSED OF SWINDLING Prague, Czechoslovakia. . Police sought Karl Zajiehek, president ot ihe Ostravia Rotary club, on charges of swindling the Larisch-Monnich mines of $21 0,000. The officer said they believed tho fugitive was bound for San Francisco, v. hers he hail rela tive!,'. Journal Want-AOs cost only a few cents and set real results!