MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1934.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE THREE
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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.
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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
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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.
The dial of the safe door was
knocked off in an expert manner and
the tumblers fell, permitting the en
trance to the safe with comparatlv
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checks that had been takm in dur
ing the Saturday business day aft' r
the banking hours.
More and more people are com
ing to Plattsmouth to trade Wed
nesday and Saturday nights. Read
the ads in the Journal and you'll
quickly discern the reason.
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