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PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUE1IAL
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1934.
the IPEaffsmouth Journal
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It's too bad that a woman, when: Evidently we have yet to see the
her husband starts slipping, can't
send him to a garage to have his
brakes tightened up.
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It is hopeless to expect another
nation-wide boom until we raise an
other crop of idiots who plan to get
something for nothing.
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Another thing several newspapers
have found wrong with our police
system is the theory that the crim
inal should have the first shot.
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The Emperor Nero, it turns cut.
was a worse egg than we had sup-J
posed. Besides burning Home and
persecuting Christians, he was an in
fiationist.
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Unemployment is a serious roli-
tieal question. If Hitler had always
had plenty cf work as a house paint
er, he might never have wound up
a dictator.
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The month of truce on the Chaco
war front is over and the Paraguay
ans and Bolivians resume hostilities.
Evidently the r-oldiers get back from
their vacation feeling fine.
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Here is what Mark Twain meant
by his remark about "lies, damned
lies and statistics"; Statistics show
that every man, woman and child in
last roast of summer.
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Men tell their wives everything
just like the defendant does
prosecuting attorney.
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the
Indiana drinks
ery month.
a gallon of beer ev-
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A big shirt manufacturer i?
an underwear manufacturer for 2'
million dollars because the under
wear manufacturer had first sued the
shirt maker for 1 million. It looks
like a merry scrap or a merger.
"And may the best man win." That
trite old staying cannot be applied to
the race for register of deeds, where
the candidates are both women.
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Gandhi has started another fast.
He should come over and settl:- down
in the drought areas where he would
find plenty of opportunity.
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Argentina is planning to cut her
wheat production, but we hope she
isn't counting on the same sort or
co-operation from Nature that we've
had here.
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Mexico is making a concerted effort
to attract tourists and work is being
rushed on the Pan-American highway
which eventually will run from Maine
to lower South America.
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The Boston Globe speaks for all o
us when it says how fine it" would be
if Shakespeare had left memoirs re
vealing to us where lis got the idea
for "The Tempest." It certainly was
a grand idea.
Just before the German election,
one cf the Nazi newspapers declared:
"Only soimdrels will not vote for Hit
ler." So the morning after election it
suingiwas found that there were 4 million
avowed scoundrels in Germany.
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When Senator (Kingfish) .Iluey
A 700-pound tuna fish towed a
yacht 200 miles in the Pacific Ocean
the other day before it became ex
hausted and yielded to capture. There
is a lot of unharness power in the
Pacific that ought to be put to use
ful work.
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A scientist describes
mont for hay fever.
a ne-.v treat-
It is simplyock-
ing trie uose-ia --alcohol. Any 4u4r,
ber of fellows will probably be glad
to follow the treatment if they are
assured the- nose can be soaked via
the stomach.
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If certain new deal agencies con-
story, were unprintable. Most C" the
things Hucy docs and says alictild b
tinue to work at cross purposes, as in
a few manifestations of the AAA
ar.d the NRA, it might be a good idea
for the chief to let his right hand, happy; and happiness is contagiou
With the primary election a thing
of the past, politics are well nigh for
gotten for the time being. Soon, how
ever, the question of "Who's going to
be elected" will be the main topic of
discussion as the date of the fall elec
tion draws near at hand.
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A certain June bride whom we
know, is beginning to apply a little
ingenuity to her cooking. Instead of
bacon and eggs for breakfast, she
tried out ham and eggs one day this
week with great success. More pow
er to your gas stove, sister.
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After long and patient waiting, an
all paved highway to Omaha is to be
ready for traffic in the next few days.
The final work of shouldering and
placing guard rail is now about com
plete. That should be cause for great
rejoicing among the motorists.
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The doctors' discovery that golden
rod has nothing to do with hay fever
mav be true enough, but it will be
a long time before the hay feverites
are convinced. It wasn't the golden
rod pollen that disturbed the hay
fever sufferer anyhow; it was the
mere mention of goldenrod.
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The weather changes of the past
two weeks just about turned sweat
into, icicles, so fast did the tempera
ture drop. Frost in northern Iowa
and southern Minnesota on August
2 till is unusual enough to command
attention the same as the long drouth
or tho 117 degree days of a few weeks
ago.
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Up to about 1800 in England and
France, the hardest working mem
ber of large households - Avas the
turnspit dog. In. a revolving, tread
mill-like cr.ge, hung from the ceiling
and attached by pulleys to the spit
before the open fire, these dogs would
run from two to three hours at a
roasted.
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Normally, the big fight at state
GREENWOOD
tm Tf aTf..T T T .Ti,T TnirT,iTi ta
Long of Louisiana learned that the j Legion conventions is over w ho will
Ku Klux Klan was out to get him. j be named state commander. This year,
his remarks, according to the news; at Grand Island next week, the bat-
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The other evening we sat. in the,
darkness with a group of people as
they sang; spending an hour or more
at the pleasurable occupation. There's
something about such singing that
strengthens one's morale. 'Though
one may have the voice of a crow, if
he feels like singing he is apt to be
man know what his other right hand
men are doing.
Therefore, sing, no matter what man
ner cf noise it is!
tie is over the office of national com
mitteeman, with a number of can-
did-ates-aspiring to the. office that Sam
Reynolds has held for 'a decade 'and
seeks again.
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Now and then there is criticism
cf the elaborate arrangements the
federal and police agents made to
kill Dillinger, as well as the thor
ough manner in which are arrange
ments were carried out. Well, in all
the previous killings of Dillinger.
the results weren't permanent; the
last time, the game was for keeps.
School
Opens
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JUv '-v vfe- c s:0i--? n t p' X- i U 1 1 -r ?ff: f'-''' r?
Mr. and Mrs. George Bucknell and
son, Lcrin, were business visitors in
Omaha last Tuesday forenoon.
Eeulah Clause spent the week end
at the home of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Baldwin.
Mr, and Mrs. Calyin Ziegler, of
Omaha, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Armstrong and Miss Florence Beigh
ley on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jardine and
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Landon and
son spent Sunday at the William Ren
wanz, Sr., home.
Ernest Bower, of Wray, Colorado,
was here visiting with Mrs. W. A.
Farmer and family the first cf the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Bucklingham
and family moved into Mrs. Mary
Reddick's home the middle of last
week.
Fred Brown returned here Thurs
day from Plattsmouth, for a visit
with his sister, Mrs. Nannie Coleman
and his many old friends.
Mrs. Hazel Anderson, daughter,,
Doris, and son, Douglas, and Mrs.
Marcia Hise and son LeRoy were Lin
coln visitors Monday.
Mrs. Lloyd Jeffery and son, James,
were Lincoln shoppers Friday morn
ing and took dinner with Mrs. Glenn
Humrick. '
Miss Helen Nichols, of Lincoln, was
in Greenwood Friday afternoon visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Fannie Sayles
and other relatives.
G. W. Holt and wife were over to
Ashland on last Tuesday where they
were looking (after some business
matters for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Armstrong and
Mr. and Mrs. John Vant visited rela
tives and frieuds at Louisville one
day the latter part of the week.
Ray Frederick' of Murray was a
visitor in Greenwood on last Tues-j
day, driving over to look after some
business matters for a short' time.
The Brotherhood of the Methodist
church completed the placing cf the
new roof on tiie parsonage last week.
Good for you boys, you did it nicely.
Mrs. Fred W. Ethercdge has been
feeling quite poorly with a throat
trouble. Siie was in Ashland last
Monday evening consulting Dr. Moss.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin and
daughter and Mrs. Fannie Sayles were
dinner guest3 of Mrs. William Bouch
er and Miss, Alice Boucher jand fam-
C W. Newkirk was over to Atlan
tic' Iowa, last Wednesday to attend
an oil meeting of this division of the
Mid-Continent ,'Petrcleum Corpora
tion, f
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Etheredge were
over to Ashland last Sunday evening
where they were attending services
at the Methodist church of that
place.
John Stewart while he has left
the hospital in Lincoln, is not doing
the best but ft id-hoped that he will
soon be well again and ready for
his work. .
Virginia and Marjorie Newkirk and
Miss Wcitzel verc in Lincoln Sundav
playing in the Girls' Civic Band, this
being the last concert of the season.
Goodhart Vant went to Hastings
the first of last we 3k, where he is to
be employed a short time as relief
cperatcr for the Burlington railroad.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Ivan Brcnkow and
daughter, cf Kansa; City. Mo., arrived
last Thursday for a few days' visit
with Ivan's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
11. F. Bionkow. They left for their
home Tuesday.
Phyllis, the small daughter cf Mr.
and Mrs. Merton Gray, had her ton
sil:; removed last Thursday by Dr. L.
D. Lee, of Murdock. She is getting
alrr.g nicely at this time.
Frank Graham' of Ashland was a
visitor in Greenwood for si few-
hours on last Wednesday and was
looking after conic business as well
a3 visiting with hi3 many friends
here.
.Mrs. Art Anderson has beel feel
ing qutie poorly for the past week
and v.-s compelled to remain in bed
for the greater portion of last week.
but 13 feeling some better at this
time.
Mrs. Elva Murphy, of Lincoln,
sp3nt the week end with Rev. and
Mrs. B. C. Gideon. She was on her
way to Omaha, where she will spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Palmer.
Jchn Hartsook was kicked on the
arm by a mule while at work on the
farm cf Herman Boiler, on Monday.
No bones were broken, but it Is very
Ecre and fc3dly bruised and he Is hav
ing to carry it in a sling.
Mesdames Ella Marshall and E. A.
Landon and Miss Catherine Coleman,
the latter the postmistress at Green
wood, were visiting for a time on
last TueEday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Coleman north of Ashland-James
Greor who has been at the
hospital in Lincoln for some time
where he has been receiving treat
ment, is reported at this time to be
in a very serious condition, and much
concern is had by his relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey, of Rut
ledge, Mo., stopped for an over Sun
day visit with his aunt, Mrs. W. S.
Karns and husband. They were on
their way to Denver to attend the
national convention of the Rural Mail
Carriers association.
Mrs. John Jeffreys, formerly Miss
Velma Goings who with the husband
make their home at Superior, where
Mr. Jeffreys is engaged in the truck
ing business, is visiting at the home
of her father, the Rev. W. E. Goings
for the present week.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson, of
Benedict, Nebraska, drove in Satur
day to spend the day at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ander
son. They returned home Saturday
evening, accompanied by their daugh
ters, who had been here spending a
month.
The large corn crib on the John
Munn farm south of Waverly, where
H. A. Beeson lives was destroyed by
fire last Thursday evening. Mr. Bee
son lost a considerable part cf his
farming implements. The cribs were
full of corn.
Mrs. Dora Leesley and Mrs. Earl
Ilightshce, of Ashland, went to Oma
ha Wednesday, where they visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Woodward, Miss
Elsie Hightshoe and Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Porter. They returned home
late Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mathews and
son, Emery, drove to Pada, Kansas,
Thursday, where they visited with
Mr. Mathews' father for n few days.
Mrs. Mathews and con stopped for a
visit with relatives at Powhattan,
Kansas, while Mr. Mathews returned
home Monday morning.
Max Meyers, sou cf Mr. end Mrs.
John Meyers who has been having
jrepeated attacks of appendicitis, suf
fered a severe attack last week and
was taken to the hospital at Lincoln
where he underwent an operation for
relief and has since been getting
along very nicely, but was not able
to return home last week.
Mrs. Mbel Johnson and grand
daughter, Kathryn Ann, left last
Monday morning for their home at
Silverton, Oregon, after a two months'
visit here with her sister, Mrs. Joe
Armstrong and other relatives and
mends, it liau seen four year3 since
i they left here and needless to say
they enjoyed the- visit; -very much
Friday afternoon, August 17th
Thelma Nicho's. assisted by Mrs
Duane Gribble entertained a number
of little folks in honor of the third
birthday cf Emily Ann Nichols. The
time was spent in playing games
Emily received a number cf presents
from her little friends. Delicious re
freshments were served before the
afternoon drew to a close.
Superintendent and Mrs. H. E
Warren and family attended the wed
ding cf Miss Ruth Ledden, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Ledden, of Ash
land, and Mr. Earl Webb, of Odessa
Mo. The ceremony took place Sunday
afternoon, August 19, at the home of
the bride's parents at Ashland. The
newlyweds will reside at Odessa, Mo.
where Mr. Webb will teach school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brunkow, Mr. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Brunkow, of .Elm-
wocd, Mr. and Mrs. William Brun
kow and daughter, Hopa, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Brunkow and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Brunkow and
daughter, cf Kansas City, Mo., were
guests cf Mr. and Mr3. Herman Brun
kow last Monday evening. The time
was spent most pleasantly in visiting
together, after which delicious re
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
The American Legion Auxiliary
was pleasantly entertained Wednes
day afternoon, August 15th, by Mrs.
Roy Ccmstcck and Mrs. Henry Wil-
kens at the home of the latter. Dur
ing the business session delegates to
the state convention were elected, as
follows: Mrs. J. S. Gribble, president,
Mrs. Earl Stradley, secretary, and
Mrs. George Trunkcnboiz. The alter
nate delegates are Mrs. Ray McNur
lin, Mrs. J. D. Bauers and Mrs. Henry
Wilkens. The convention is to be held
at Grand Island th.s week.
Mrs. Marcia Hise entertained in
honor of the twelft'-i birthday of her
sen, George LeRoy, c:i Saturday af
ternoon, August ISth. The time wa3
pleasantly spent playing games. The
honored guest received some nice and
useful gifts. Delicious refreshments
of the kind dear to the hearts of all
boys, were served prior to the time
of departure and those present united'
in wishing George LeRoy many more
happy birthdays.
until the death of his wife 28 years
ago. He Is survived by three sons,
Oscar of near Greenwood, Claude of
Richfield, Nebraska, and Caleb, in
Califcrnia. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Lin
coln, followed by services at 3 o'clock
at the Christian church at Ulysses,
with burial in the Ulysses cemetery.
Aiding in Eeshingling Parsonage
The M. E. Guild was pleasantly en
tertained Tuesday afternoon, August
14th by Mrs. Mabel Hamilton and
Mrs. Dudley Clouso at the home of
the latter. There was a good crowd
present. During the business meet ng
the ladies voted to turn over $25 to be
applied on the cost of reshingling .he
parsonage. It was also decided to
hold some extra meetings in the
church for the purpose of worklJg on
a quilt which they are anxious to
complete. The rest of the time was
spent with their fancy work and in
visiting. A delicious lunch of Ice
cream, cake and iced tea was served.
The next meeting will be held Tues
day of this week, when the annual
election of officers will take place.
Miss Thelma Leesley and Mrs. Ben
Howard will be the hostesses.
Eighth Birthday
Saturday afternoon of last week,
August 18, Mrs. George Bucknell and
Mrs. W. A. White entertained a num
ber of little folks in honor of Lorin's
eighth birthday. Mis3 Helen Marvin
and Miss Thelma Leesley assisted in
the entertainment of the little folks.
The time was spent with numerous
games and stunts, which caused much
merriment. After this snapshots of
the group were taken. Lorin receiv
ed many nice and useful gifts. Delic
ious refreshments of cake and home
made ice cream were served and all
departed wishing Lorin many more
happy birthdays.
Herman Banning
Finds Himself in
Hands of Lav
Man Held Here as Suspect in Mur
dock Bank Robbery Faces
Jail Breaking.
A neatly dressed book salesman,
whose specialty is a bartender's
Making Good Improvements.
The store building of Watson
Howard, which is being used for
the Bible class meeting, has been
given a new dress in the way of a
new front to the room and a new
coat of paint or two. The changes
make a wonderful improvement to
the building.
To Attend Convention.
The canon which is owned by
the Greenwood post veterans of for
eign wars was shipped to the con
vention city early last week, wire
it will be used by the firing equad
or those in- charge of the larger guns.
Later John S. Gribble, Earl and Ed
S'radley,- George Trunkenbolz and
Jess Diluine will operate the big gun
at the convention and assist in cre
ating some of the amusement for
the entertainment of the delegates.
Will Move to North.
Leland Ensminger who has been
residing on a farm near Greenwood
for some time, not being able to se
cure a farm near here will in a short
time move to near Brunswick where
he will farm his father's farm.
Celebrated 25th Anniversary,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles celebrated
the passing of their silver wedding
anniversary on last Sunday when
they kept open house for their frieuds
for the day. Many of their host of
friends called and extended their
best wishes for their future happi
ness, health and prosperity, inere
were also many valuable and beau
tiful gifts given as tokens of the high
esteem in which this excellent couple
is held.
School September 4th.
The coming school year at the
Greenwood schools will open on the
cming Tuesday, September 4th, the
day following Labor day, with a full
corterie of instructors and many of
whom made the year just past the
successful one that it was. l no in
structors arc II. K. Warren, super
intendent; Miss Freda V. ouzel prin
cipal; Lee Knollc, 7th and 8th
grades, music and coach; Miss Thel
ma Leesley, 5th and and 6th grades;
Miss Helen Marvin 3rd and 5th
grades; and Miss Lcnora Larson will
care fcr the primary. Dudley Clouse
will be the caretaker of the building
and grounds and the school will start
off with the very bert prospects of a
good year.
guide giving full directions fcr mix
ing Side Cars, Manhattans, etc., ad
mitted Thursday night at Omaha,
that he was Herman Banning, alias
George Browning, alias Frank Mar
tin, who with Harry Botorff and
Clyde Leftridge escaped from the
Douglas county jail in July, 1931.
Banning with Botorff had been ar
rested at St. Joseph, Missouri, on
the charge of having robbed the Bank
of Murdock in this county, they be
ing taken later to Omaha for safe
keeping in the Douglas county jail
from which they made their escape.
The escape and the consequent starch
was one of the most dramatic events
in the history of the law enforcing
departments of Omaha.
Several weeks later three young
men were arrested in Kansas on a
minor charge and who confessed that
they had committed the Murdock roli
bery, altho positive identifisation had
been made by witnesses of Banning
and Botorff as the robbers. The es
cape from jail had placed another
offense against them and which Ban
ning now faces.
County Attorney Ileal at Omaha
announced Friday that jail bnaking
charges would be tiled against Ban
ning and his record checked un. to
see if he is not wanted elsewhere.
Banning had taken unto himself
a bride, Mary Carr, at Tender, Neb.,
since his escape, and she asserted
Friday that she knew nothing of his
past until she was arrested with him
Thursday night.
A High-Powered Car.
Also with Banning were two fel
low bock ralesmen, George Wood and
William McGuire of St. Paul. The
party was traveling in a high-powered
auto, and besides copies of tho
bartenders' guide was equipped with
automatic pistol.3 loaded with dum
dum bullets, according to arresting
officers.
Banning declared that the drink
recipes were not selling well he had
only f13 when caught despite his
p'rdsperb"u'3 'appearance.' tie' and" his
colleagues headed into Nebraska from
Colorado recently, he went on. in
the hope that sales would be better
in dry territory.
Thought Eecord Clear.
Friday morning, he explained that
he supposed the jail breaking was
no longer held against him. Didn't
two other fellows confess and take
the rap for the Murdock, Neb., bank
robbery for which he and Bottorff
were being held when they escaped?
Eanning's record, however, has
not been quite spotless since then.
He admits that he was in jail in
Milwaukee, and then was turned over
to authorities at St. Paul. Up there,
he says, he got lost in the shuffle and
was freed again.
Authorities at Omaha say he may
be wanted for a parole violation, and
plan to check with both federal
agents and authorities in Minnesota,
Mi ssouri and other states before re
leasing him.
BLIND VETERAN CALLED SPY
Metz, France. Two Germans and
two naturalized Frenchmen, among
them a blind war veteran, were con
victed of spying on French frontier
fortifications. The hlind veteran, J.
V. N. Ratlike, and Otto Baltes, the
other naturalized Frenchman, were
se itcnccd to eighteen months Impris
onment. Alois Frischmann, one of the Ger
mans, was given two years while the
other, Jean Rupp wa3 sentenced to
five years by default, he not having
been apprehended. The -four men
were charged not only with spying
on French defenses but also with sub
versive activities among German refugees.
Death of Pioneer Citizen
Orscn M. Hall, a long time resident
of Waverly, passed away on Friday
evening at 8 o'clock at the home of his
son, Oscar, near Greenwood. Mr. Hall
came to Nebraska in 1S70 and spent
some time in Butler county, later on
moving to Waverly, where he resided
Guests at Ethereige Home
Tho following were visitors at tho
Fred Etheredge home during tho past
week:
Mrs. Clark Alton and children,
Vance and Miss Bernetta, of Horton,
Kansas; also Mrs. Eldredge Usher and
little tot3 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, of
Jerome, Idaho and their three sons,
Gilbert, Paul and James. Mr. and Mrs.
Williams are nephew and niece of
Mrs! Etheredge. They are traveling
through to the east by auto and were
able to see the drouth stricken coun
try, being much surprised at the sad
condition that exists oil through the
western part of Nebraska and in other
mid-western states.
CARD OF THANKS
For the beautiful floral tributes,
comforting words, many acts of kind
ness at the time of our recent sor
row, we wish to thank cur neighbors
and friends. We also express our
eppreciation to those who acted as
pall bearers and thosa who furnish
ed cars for the funeral of our be
loved wife and mother. We also wish
to thank these who sang. Mr. C. A.
McReynolds,, Mrs. Walter Chase, Mrs.
Walter Reed.
Cass
contv farm n n... -
. Jne Toodstuff of the
nation. It is to your Interest and
mine that their business of pro
ducing ba placed on a profitable
basi, for then we wJM all share
In that prosperity.
