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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1936. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SEVEN f 7 Saturday Special at Knorr's FOR $ DAY Washable iWindow Shades Felt Base Rugs, 36x54 inches, each .... 390 Felt Base Rugs, 15x27 inches, each . . .90 House Brooms, 4-tie, yellow handle .... 29 Garden Seed that will grow, 3 pkgs. . . . 100 Flower Seed, pkg 50 and 100 Enamel Chick Waterers, each 50 Composition Books for School, 10c value . 50 Carter's Ink, 2-oz. bottle, 10c value 50 Coats Thread, size 60 only, 6 spools .... 190 Try Knorr's First Knorr's 5c to $1.00 Store Masonic BIdg., Platt3mouth, Nebr. Employment Setup Accepts Applicants New State, Federal Agency to Giva Written Examinations to 862 Persons. Trof. C. O. Swayzce of the Univer sity of Nebraska announced Tuesday 862 oi 1,524 persons who applied for jobs in the new state-federal employ ment agency setup have been accept ed for written examinations. There are only about 30 places to fill. The written examinations will be held March 27 and 28 at Alliance, Grand Island, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha and O'Neill. Those who survive the examina tions will be interviewed by a spe cial federal board, and not more than' five persons for each job will be recommended by V. B. Kinney, state labor commissioner, who will make the final appointments. The agency will be maintained on a 50-50 basis by the state and fed eral governments. Offices will be in Lincoln, Omaha and Norfolk. Only 12 persons passed the first hurdle in the race for the principal job of state director. o Hold Housing Meeting Monday Lturber Dealers of Cass and Sarpy Counties Invited to Conference at Plattsmouth Hotel. NEGRO PRISONER IS SH0: Box Springs, Ga. Philip Baker, Negro prisoner, snatched by an arm ed mob from deputy United States sheriffs who were removing him from Macon to Columbus, Ga., for safe keeping, was found dead west of here, lie had been shot in the head. Baker, who wa3 charged with criminally as saulting a white woman and beating a Negro woman v.ras being taken to Columbus to aait his trial next week at Cusseta, when he was seized by the mob. Deputy Sheriff J. T. Van Horn re ported that the mob disarmed him and two ether deputies near Colum bus and drove off in automobiles with the Negro. The Federal Housing: Administra tion office in Omaha has called a meeting of lumber dealers, bankers and local town FHA chairmen of Cass and Sarpy counties to be held at the Plattsmouth hotel next Monday, March 23rd, beginning at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and lasting until 5 in the evening. It is the purpose of the meeting to make material dealers more familiar with the terms of Title 1 (short term modernization loans) and Title 2 (long time amoratized home loans). Both these plans provide a method of getting money for new construction and repair, by guaranteeing the loans against loss to the lending institu tions. As it will require the full day to cover the field, it is suggested in the call sent out by.V. A.. Hall, associate state director, that all planning to attend be there at 10 o'clock sharp, so as not to miss any part of the pro gram. All dealers in materials of any kind that enter into home con struction or repair, and artisans who do this work, carpenters, painters, plumbers, etc., are welcome to attend the meeting. VISIT IN CITY Mr. and Mrs. George K. Petring and son, Richard, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Davis and family. They were en route home from Nebraska City where they visit ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Borchers, parents of Mrs. Petring. They returned home to Nor folk Tuesday. HERE FROM LINCOLN VISITS m CITY Orin Contryman, who i3 attending school at Lincoln, spent Sunday after noon at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver. Sunday Mrs. Ida Flansburg and son. Earl, of Lincoln, were in the city for a short time. They visited with Mrs. Lewis, mother of Mrs. Flansburg, at the Masonic Home and also with the Perry family for a few hours, later motoring back to Lincoln. We Don't Discriminate .fjMMife Our Service TTTS for All! Creed or class may have their bear ing in certain circles, but when the final hour has passed in any home, creed and class should be forgotten. No matter what a man believes or in what group he moves, here, he may command a suitable service. SATTLER FUNERAL HOME " PLATTSMOUTH. NEBR. 3V:Y.:-s.TV.H. UNION ITEiflS. Horace W. Griffin and wife visited with friends In Otoe for a few hours last Sunday. Miss Mary Case was a visitor at the home of Frank Bauer and his sis ter, Anna Bauer, last Sunday. Lucean Banning was called to Om aha last Monday to look after some business matters. He made the trip in his car. Lawrence Meisinger and wife vis ited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Meisinger, in Platts mouth, last Sunday. Charles Atteberry, the garage man, was looking after some business in Omaha Monday morning, driving up to the tity in his car. Edward Lutz shelled corn on Mon day of this week which was delivered to the Stites elevator by the trucks of Wayne Ackley and Son, of Union. Last Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Snaveley entertained at a six o'clock dinner at their country home, having as guests Mr. and Mrs. M033 McCarroll. Mr. and Mrs. Moss McCarroll were in Plattsmouth last Sunday, where they enjoyed a visit at the home of the mother of Mr. McCarroll, Mrs. Kate McCarroll. Miss Augusta Robb entertained the Episcopal Auxiliary on Friday, with a large number of the members pres ent to look after the business claim ing their attention. Ray M. Misner, of Plattsmouth, area commercial manager for the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company, was in Union Monday look ing after business matters. Jock Roddy departed last week for a town in Wisconsin, where he had left his car when the weather was so cold and the snow so deep he could not get through, and will now bring the car home with him. Phillip Lee Nauholfen arrived last Friday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Nauholfen. Both the mother and young man are doing nicely and the father is getting along as well as might be expected. Mrs. E. M. Smith received a ship ment of baby chicks last Monday and is planning to have some early fries. She is experienced in the art of rais ing chicks and expects to realzie good success with this early shipment. Last Sunday morning after Marion Christensen had finished delivering the "World-Herald route, he picked up his wife and they drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McQuinn, where they spent the remainder of the day and enjoyed a very fine din ner. Elmer Withrow was out in the country last Sunday reading meters of rural consumers of electricity fur nished by the Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power company, and was accom panied by Frank Bauer, who went along for the drive and to see the country. Charles Land was in Omaha on last Sunday to see his wife, who has been convalescing at the hospital for some time and was feeling much improv ed so much so that the physicians at the hospital promised she might be able to return home during the present week. Commissioner . B. Chapman was over near Weeping Water in the ex treme western part of his district, to look after the construction of a new bridge. While there he went on into Weeping Water to confer with Com missioner F. H. Gorder, but found that gentleman had gone to Lincoln on business. George ; Trunkenbolz, of Eagle, president of the Trunkenbolz Oil com pany, was looking after business in Union Monday and arranged to have some repairs made to their service station here, including the digging of a new cess pool and the painting of the station, as he believes in keep ing things up in good shape. John Clarence, age 74, who was born in Germany, came to America and this vicinity at the age cf 11 and has resided in southeastern Nobraska for a long period of years, says the past winter was the hardest of any he has seen. He is making his home on the farm with a son. His wife passed away in December of last year. , V '. h ' - S x x- k - p- " S- .... , ':"-..v A 1 ' i'. 1 : Frame Work Erected ; "Work on the new cafe that is to be operated by James Fitzpatri'ck and wife, is going forward rapidly with Jce Eauer and his assistant having the frame work completed and ready to start boxing the building up. The rest of the work will follow as rapid ly as possible, as Mr. Fitzpatrick is anxious to get the new business in operation. Met Old Acquaintances Here C. S. Wortman, of South Bend, a farmer-lawyer who is one of the seven candidates for the office of District Judge, was a visiior in Union a few V We don't mean one of those "talking point" differ ences. We mean a real difference. Alloying Germ Processed oil goes beyond refining and re-refining. After every harmful element is cleaned out, the pat ented Conoco Germ Processing element is scien tifically put IN. That's what brings you this alloyed oil, with its strange attachment for pistons, cylinders, and all other engine parts including every known type of bearing. All these parts really become oil-plated! This oil-plating is extra. It's a plus added to the tougher, more slippy, heat-beating Germ Processed oil film. You've got this high-durability oil film, slid ing on thoroughly oil-plated surfaces, and so you're that much farther from wear and noise. You're facing hotter days and harder runs. Out with dirty winter oil! Only the Conoco man can change you quickly to Germ Processed, the alloyed oil. Continental Oil Company. GERM PROCESSED OIL Drive to Texas Centennial this year's greatest show. Open June 6. For free marked maps write Conoco Travel Bureau, Denver, Colo. days ago, where he met many of the voters of this vicinity. Anions them was Mrs. L. II. Upton, who was a school teacher some thirty years ago at the time Mr. Wortman was county superintendent. He also met a num ber of other former friends of the years gone by. Mr. Wortman is con ducting an active campaign for tne office he seeks, arranging speaking engagements at every town in the three counties before the primary election April 14th. Buried on Tuesday Robert Ferguson, age 85, died at St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska City Sunday morning, following a stroke which he suffered a week previous. The funeral was held Tuesday, being conducted by 'Rev. W. A. Taylor. A more complete account of the life of thi3 excellent man will be found else where in this issue of the Journal. Two More Stars Join Hollywood "Rebels" -y V.'.'&V'.-- '". Ah. . 'i '. ) Services at H. W. A. Hall Full Gospel Sunday scliool at 2 p. m. rreaching at 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. All are welcome. Young Peoples' rally all day Sat urday, March 21. REV. G. O. BAKER, Tastor. For Sale--Kodern Filling Station Fully equipped. Modern rest rooms. Only filling station in eastern Ne braska town on paved highway. Do ing good business. Address Post Office Box 1339. Lincoln, Nebr. U-N dp. UNDERGOES 0FERATI0N Norman Warthen of this city was operated on Monday afternoon at the Nicholas Senn hospital at Omaha, for appendicitis. The young man rallied nicely from the effects of the oper ation and it is hoped that in a few day3 he may be able to return to the family home here. 7 1 ; -.v '.- - .s'. . -i- -i r'" i...,f , f . . -v .-:' :, w .i.-.v-.-.sr-.-. -v:v;. x--r ,-"x- . : y . ; i:. . ,,' : Marlcne Dietrich i . . J-,-? ;': i : 4 !f5;; ,1'.: rtt "V k - , -, ' "'" ; '..y'.'.-;.v 2n n n mm . I: I; -. ' - .4. h j Grace Mooryj fCeorga Raf? j :x' -t 5? Hollywood's growing li.n cf .tari on strike added to its roster Marlene Dietrich r.nu Grace Moore after long-smouldering studio diiTicuItlc? broke into the open. La Dietrich abandoned woik on her new picture, protesting her part as a chambermaid was "unsuitable to her dignity", and was replaced by Margaret Sullavan while Grace Jloore declared cha "j Jmn Carney' was through with pictures until Hollywood "learned to treat her as a human being". George Raft had previously walked out on a picture in which he was to have been co-starred with Carole Lombard, and James Cagnoy sued Warner Bros, because he was "compelled to make too many pictures." Carney aLo demanded a salary increase.