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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1934. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE THREE 1R00GK ITE1S A. J. Neitzel and family visited last Sunday at the home of O. J. Hitch cock at Havelock, Mrs. Hitchcock be ing a sister of Mr. Neitzel. Miss Myrtle Wood, of Wabash, was a visitor in Murdock last Wednesday evening:, coming to look after some business matters for a short time. Mrs. A. II. Jones, of Weeping Wat er, was a visitor in Murdock for a couple of days last week, being a guest of her sister, Mrs. A. H. Ward A number of delegates were over to Plattsmouth last Thursday, where they were mixing medicine at both the democratic and republican county conventions. Frank Melvin and Edward Gana way were looking after some business matters in Elmwood last Wednesday afternoon, they driving over in the car of Mr. Melvin. Eddie Craig and wife and Mr. and Mrs. E D. Friend of north of Alvo were enjoying a visit and an excel lent dinner at the home of Walter Skinner and family on last Sunday. Messrs A. J. Tool and Lacey Mc Donald were over to the Platte river on last Wednesday afternoon, where they were trying their luck fishing, but we have not been advised as to just how good it was. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ward and the children and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Gil lespie were over to Weeping Water on last Thursday, where they went to enjoy the band concert which is put on each week by the Weeping Water band and sure they do have fine en tertainment. The band is directed by Dr. Kunkel. Master Franklin M. Adon, of Little Sioux, Iowa, was visiting in Murdock with his friends, Walter Clarke Pat terson, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Patterson, and wife. Miss Elizabeth Patterson was spending a week with friends at Little Sioux, where the Pat tersons made their home before com ing to Murdock. Last Thursday morning Messrs and Mesdames Carl Schlaphoff and Her man Wendt departed for Chicago, where they are spending some time at the Century of Progress and will also take in numerous other sights of interest while they are away. They have found a time when there is very little to be done on the farm and are enjoying their vacation. Harvey Kubitz and family and Miss Cook, sister of Mrs. Kubitz, paid a surprise visit to the "home: of Mr. and Mrs. L. Neitzel during the past week. They left their home in River Forest, 111., and just made a leisurely round of visits to their relatives and friends in Nebraska. When others go to Chicago for a vacation and visit, folks from the big cities enjoy the open country for their vacations. L. Neitzel had the church services all to himself last Sunday, conducting Sunday school in the absence of the superintendent, teaching a consolidat ed class (many teachers being at the Milford assembly) and then conduct ed the devine service, his sermon topic being: "The Religion cf Joy." Text, Isa. 61:10. Then in the even ing, he and G. Bauer went to Elm wood to attend the union service at the Christian church. Most Enjoyable Evening The Ladies Aid of the Murdock church entertained their husbands and near friends on the church lawn last Thursday evening, serving ice cream and cake and as well a very fine evening dinner. A splendid pro gram was arranged as one of the fea tures of the gathering. Wen One end Lost One The Murdock kittenball team went to Weeping Water last Monday even ing, when they played with the team at that place, losing the game to the Weeping Waterites by a score of 9 to 3. A return game has been arrang ed and the locals are hoping for bet ter results. On Tuesday evening the Murdock team went to Manley and won over the team at that place by the close score of 2 to 1. Making Good Progress Those having in hand the securing of the necessary money to provide for the installation of flood lights in the ball park are making good progress with the canvas for funds and have almost enough to pay the cost. WTith the uncertain weather of the next few weeks, it has not been decided whether to put the lights up thi3 fall, or wait until early in the spring, and continue playing twilight ball the rest of this season. However, there is a great deal of interest just now in night kittenball games and it may be the lights will be installed yet this fall. School Year Opening The Murdock consolidated schools are opening this week with a good en rollment and everyone taking Inter est in the work. The children, after a prolonged vacation, are glad to be back in school again. The school building has been placed in excellent condition and everything points to a very successful school year ahead. The faculty for the coming year is composed of Prof. P. T. Johnson, su perintendent ; Miss Vanbergh, Langu ages; Miss Elvira Pocl, of Weeping Water and a former teacher here, in the high school; Eldon Miller, of Elm wood, coach; Blanche Anderson, sev enth and eighth grades; Elizabeth Stamp, fifth and sixth grades; Leola Kroll, Elmwood, third and fourth grades; Margaret Lotes, first and secend. John W. Kruger is caretaker of the school property again this year and knows well how to do the work in the best of shape. Fire Dees Much Damage Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Lee and son, left Thursday, August 23rd. on a va cation trip to the west, where they expected to visit for some time and see the country as well as rest up from the daily grind, and have been having a very fine time the reports received here indicate, as they went from place to place. They are ex pected back this week and will receive an unexpected surprise as last Tues day evening the office and home of Dr. Lee were discovered to be afire. The blaze was discovered about 7:30 in the evening just as it was beginning to get dark, by Howard Knosp and Meredith Weber who were coming home from town and in pass ing the office-residence of Dr. Lee, observed a faint smell of smoke com ing from the building and turned in an alarm." Soon there were many on hand to help extinguish the blaze, which was found to be in a closet in which some rags used to wipe paint and oil had been left. The fire was undoubtedly caused by spontan eous combustion. The damage done by the fire was not as great as that caused by the smoke and water, which added much to the loss. The windows were blown out by the heat confined within the building. The broken windows were boarded up and an effort made to lo cate Dr. and Mrs. Lee to notify them of the fire. However, they were on the go most of the time and that was impossible, so they will receive a real surprise on their arrival home. Murdock Aid Society The Murdock Ladies Aid Society had their annual picnic on Thursday evening, August 30th, at the home of Rev. Knosp. In spite of threaten ing weather there was a good crowd. All enjoyed the delicious supper and had a good time. Eighty-Six Tuesday Uncle George L. Berger, a half brother cf J. A. Bauer, who has been visiting .t Murdock during the past week, was looking after some busi ness at Elmwood, has returned to his home at 3011 Dewey street, Omaha, where he will celebrate on Tuesday, September 4, the passing of his 86th birthday anniversary. Mr. Berger has his permanent home in California, where he and his good wife resided for some time before her death, and where he will probably spend the winter months, but he is a loyal pioneer Nebraskan and finds great pleasure in mingling with his friends all over this part of the state. In former years, when he would come back for a short mid-summer visit, he always went to Plattsmouth to view the decaying piling near the Bur lington depot that once served as the tying-up place for boats that plied the Missouri river, but is now nearly a mile from the main channel. It was here that Mr. Berger landed with his family when a small boy and started upon a long career in Nebraska be fore removing to California. Many of the friends of Mr. Berger will shower him with postcards on his birthday. FAIR BOOSTERS HERE From Friday's Dally The large and enthusiastic dele gation of county fair boosters from our neighboring city of Weeping Wa ter were here today to advertise the fair. The delegation brought with them the fine concert band of Weep ing Water which gave a concert at Fifth and Main streets. Mayor Troy I;av:3 of Weeping Wa ter assured everyone that our fair this year would be up to the usual high standard and while there might not be a3 large an exhibition of corn as usual the other exhibits 'would be large and fine. The Cass county fair is one of the best in the state and will attract a large crowd from all parts of the county as it is a county-wide propos ition. The fair is from September 11th to 14th inclusive, and Thursday, September 13th will be Plattsmouth day at the fair when the residents of this city will be present en masse. fHIN -PL as,-;? HOLLYWOOD It's good for a real chuckle, the way June Brewster dis posed of a party pest the other even ing. He was soused to the eyes, but be came indignant if anyone mentioned it. "Show me a straight line and 1 will walk it," he can walk a straight t .o4:.- 3 1! . line as gooa as any one here." He kept at it un til the party was on the verge of .June Brewtter breaking up to get rid of him. Finally, June went to the door of the apartment and opened it. Taking a lipstick out of her bag, she drew a straight line on the floor of the apartment, over the door sill and out into the hall. "There, mister," she said, "Walk that." Doctors are conferring to see whether Bing Crosby will have to go to the hospital to rid himself of a troublesome appendix. The star has been suffering pain for several weeks. He went to one doctor and was advis ed to have the operation. Another told him there probably was no need of it. The new conference was ar ranged by Albert Kaufman of the Paramount studios. Bing is supposed to start his new picture, '.'Here is My Heart" in a short time and the studic wants to know whether there is any chance of the appendix acting up in the middle of the production. If so, they'll urge the crooning star to gel the matter over with at once. D If Jean Ilulr lias any grudges against Hollywood, she'll have a fine chance to air them. An English news paper has asked the Warner Bros star to write a series cf ten articles describing her year's experience in the film capital. Moreover, her uncle who is influential in the Campfirc Girls movement, wants her to writt for their magazine. Did You Know That Claudette Colbert refuses tc have pictures on the walls of hei home? The Toby Wing-Jackie Coogan ro mance grows more amusing. The lat est argument between them is wheth er Jackie is a good enough mechanic to build a miniature automobile. Ht guaranteed to do it if Toby would pay for the material. So what? So she did and now Jackie is earnestly endeavoring to make good. Ann Dvorak still hopes to persuade her newly-found father, Edward Mc Kim, to make hi3 home in Hollywood T-g ' but the movies in all probability will be out. Her dad says he has been away from pictures too many years and is doing all right in real estate. Mc Kim knew all the big stars of the old days. He was a 4 AK A 1 s t-l- .-.v. 4 Edward McKlnr contemporary of D. W. Griffith at the old Biograph studio and directed the early pictures of Mary Pickford, Maurice Costello, Broncho Billy An derson, John Bunny and Flora Finch And he acted with Mack Sennett. Some reasons why Hollywood stars marry cameramen: There are only 250 in Hollywood Fifty of these photograph 99 per cent of all current pictures. It i3 harder to become rated as a cameraman than a star. There have been only ten new cameramen in the past five years During that time 167 new stars have come. A cameraman's salary runs anywhere from $250 to $S00 a week. The average movie life cf a camera man is 25 years. The average movie life of a star is three years. Camera men who "shot" famous stars years ago now try to get them extra work. What well-known writer-actor who Is noted for his wit and for his love of the grape, was asked to move out this week by an aggravated hotel management but got the last laugh by an hilarious exit line as he went out of the door? Did You Know That Lewis Stone, one of the screen's best-dressed actors, has nev er had a valet? Journal ads bring you news ot timely bargains. Read them I emocrats Name Delegates to Convention J. E. Hallstrom of Avoca Is Selected as Chairman of County Com mittee ; Large Attendance. The democrats of Cass county as sembled on Thursday afternoon at the court house for the purpose of selecting the delegates to the state convention at Omaha cn September 6th, also the members cf the county committee. The attendance was very large and all of the precincts of the coun ty were represented in the meeting in which the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The convention was called to or der by D. O. Dwyer, chairman or the county central committee and on motion J. E. Hallstrom of Avoca, was named as chairman of the con vention and Bernard G. Wurl of Plattsmouth as secretary. On motion of J. A. Capwell, each commissioner district was to elect live delegates and two were to be select ed at large to complete the quota of seventeen for the county. This car ried and was made the basis of the selection. Judge C. S. Wortman, of South Bend, w3 recognized by the chair and moved that the position of dele gates at large be given to Hon. W. B. Banning of Union and D. O. Dwyer, retiring chairman of the county com mittee. Mr. Dwyer stated that his business affiliations did not permit his ac cepting the position of delegate and he moved the placing of the name of Judge Wortman as a delegate at large and which was carried despite the protest of Mr. Wortman. The convention then took a recess for the naming of delegates and the following were selected: Delegates at Large W. B. Banning, Union. Judge C. S. Wortman. South Bend. First District Delegates E. A. Wurl. Plattsmouth. R. Foster Patterson, Plattsmouth. Albert Wheeler, Plattsmouth. John Vallery, Mynard. Alternates C. D. Spangler, Murray. Mrs. Etta Gorder, Plattsmouth. Dr. G. H. Gilmore, Murray. Charles Stoehr. Plattsmouth. Second District Stander, Louisville. J. Herman Rauth. Manley. J. E. Hallstrom, Avoca. Mrs. Evelyn Sheldon, Nehawka. Alternates Frank Stander. Louisville. John Carper, Manley. Louis Carsten, Avoca. E. B. Chapman, Union. Nelson Berger, Nehawka. Third District Delegates Richard Hobson, Weeping Water. O. C. Hinds, Weeping Water. E. L. McDonald, Greenwood. F. A. Melvin, Murdock. . Frank Zoz, Elmwood. Alternates J. I. Corley, Weeping Water. Peter Olson. Weeping Water. Henry Wilkins. Greenwood. F. L. Towle, Wabash. Herman Penterman, Elmwood. The selection of the county central committee was made by the dele gates to the convention in the var ious precincts as follows: Tipton E. R. Adams, Mrs. Bert Lytle. Greenwood Simon Rehmeier, Mrs Frank Edwards. Salt Creek Henry Wilkins, Mrs C. D. Fulmer. Stove Creek Lyle Miller, Mrs Wm. Gonzales. Elmwood A. J. Gakemeier, Mrs J. E. McHugh. South Bend William Richards, Miss Olive Dill. Louisville? Richard Kraft, Mrs. Lawrence Group. Center Ted Harms, Mrs. Anna Tighe Rauth. Avoca M. M. Straub, Mrs. Emma Rewalt. Mt. Pleasant O. E. Domingo, Mrs. Jake Hild. Liberty P. F. Rihn, Pearl Ban ning. Nehawka Nelson Berger, Mrs. Evelyn Sheldon. Eight Mile Grove Raymond F. Kild, Mrs. Mamie Group. 1st Rock Bluffs C. D. Spangler, Mrs. William Seybolt. 2nd Rock Bluffs E. B. Hutchison, Mrs. E. B. Hutchison. Plattsmouth Leonard Born, Mrs. Henry Nolting. Weeping Water, 1st George L. Spohn, Mrs. Anna R. Hubbard. Weeping Water, 2 H. A. Crozier, Mrs. R. L. Keckler. Plattsmouth, 1 L. W. Lorenz, Miss Mia Gering. Plattsmouth, 2 W. C. Tippen3, Mrs. H. L. Thomas. Plattsmouth, 3 F. J. Libershal, Mrs. Frank A. Rebal. Plattsmouth, 4 C. A. Johnson, Mrs. Frances Johnson. Plattsmouth, 5 Adam Marshall, Mrs. L. E. Lancaster. i The convention then selected as the chairman of the county central committee, J. E. Hallstrom, of Avoca, Miss Mia U. Gering of Plattsmouth, vice-chairman, Mrs. Herman L. Thomas, Plattsmouth, treasurer. The selection of a secretary was left to the chairman and committee. A number of the candidates were heard in short talks that encour aged the members fo the convention on the success that was promired for the coming campaign. THE BEST NEWS OF ALL From Friday's Daily Last night at midnight the first real rain that this section has had for months commenced falling, the rain continuing until close to three o'clock this morning. The rainfali reported at the official guage at the Burlington station was .7C of an inch. This rainfall is the best that has visited this section since in the spring and greatly refreshed the gen eral condition of things over the en tire state as the storm was reported r.s general and in some sections as high as two inches. A fine shower early Thursday morning started a clay of threatening weather with slight showers toward 6:30 and which finally culminated in the heavier rain in the night. Weeping W ater Store Has Safe Robbed Sunday Burglars Visit General Store of Knute Jensen, Knock Off Combin ation, Secure $300. Sunday morning the discovery was made by Knute Jensen, Weping Wa-i ter merchant that the safe in his: general store had been robbed dur-! ing the night and some $300 in cash i taken from the safe. I The work was evidently that of some person well versed in safe rob bing, is the opinion of Sheriff Homer Sylvester, who was on the scene shortly after the robbery was report ed here. The robbers had gained entrance through a window in the rear of the store building and from there made their way to the main part of the store where the safe is located. 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