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PLATTSMOITTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTJUTAX
MONDAY, MAY 25, 1936.
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E. E, Kester,
Former M. W. A.
Official Dies
retired Last January From Active
Duty Because cf Illness
"Funeral Saturday.
Elmer E. Kester, 73. state manager
emeritus of the Modern Woodmen of
America, died at a hospital at Lincoln
Thursday morning after an illness of
several months. Ilia home was at
2341 So. 19th street, Lincoln.
Mr. Kestner was born in Ohio and
came to Lincoln in 1S9 4 as a car
penter after spending his boyhood on
a farm in Kansas. Shortly thereafter
he was appointed assistant state man
ager of Modern Woodmen for Ne
braska and inlS9S he became dis
trict deputy. In 1903 he received the
appointment as state manager and
held that position until Jan. 1, 1936,
when he retired because of illness
and was given emeritus status. Ho
was characterized by other officers of
the M. W. A. as one of their most
successful field men. He had served
as secretary-treasurer of the state
managers for the past ten years.
He has been a frequent visitor in
riattsmouth.
Besides his work with the M. W. A.
he was also a member of East Lincoln
lodge No. 210, A. F. & A. M.f member
of Scottish Rite and Shrine, Hiram
club and the Westminster Presby
terian church.
lie i3 survived by hi3 wife and one
sister, Mrs. L. A. Lintcn, Joplin, Mo.
The body i3 at Ilodgmr.ns where fun
eral services will be held at 1 p. m.
Saturday, Rev. Paul C. Johnson be
ing assisted by Roy. L. W. McMillin.
Burial in Lincoln Memorial Tark.
EIU27GS IN THE ROOSTERS
From Fridny's Daily
The distinction of being the first
to take advantage or the Rooster
Booster bargain days, wa3 Mrs. Ella
Troop, of west of Mynard, who had
a load of the roosters here at 7
o'clock this morning and which vas
sold to 'Phil Hoffman at the special
scrip price of 12'oC, redeemable at
the participating stores.
We will appreciate our readers
Fhcne details to Tio. C.
Townsend Under Fire at Probe
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iou and I have the world by the tail on a downhill pull" and there
(will be a 'hatful of money" for those who stand by the movement
were extracts from letters written by Dr. Francis E. Townsend.
author of the- old age pension plan, to his former colleague, Robert
Clements, it was disclosed at the congressional hearing in Wash
ington. Townsend, facing a barrage of questions fired by members
(Of the committee, which is headed by Congressman Jasper C. Ueil
of Missouri, denied having amassed a fortune and disclosed that he
popedjo, raises .2,000,000 trust fund to. finance. the .Townsend
movement..,
GOOD PB0GRESS IN DRIVE
Good progress is being made in
the collection of 1935 dues among
members of the "150 Club," an or
ganization formed two years ago to
take care of the expense of main
taining the Boy Scout program in
Plattsmouth. John Cloidt was the
first of the Rotarian contact men in
with his list 100 per cent paid up,
and was followed closely by L. O.
Minor, another active Rotarian, who
turned-in his list 100 per cent paid
up. Various others have turned in
partial lists so far.
It is desired to get tlie dues in at
once so the Plattsmouth quota to the
Cornhusker council may be met. At
present nearly every other town in
the Arbor Lodge district has paid its
share of the cost and as a result the
Arbor Lodge district is now leading
all of the thirteen districts in the
Cornhusker area in percentage of
money paid in.
Also, seme additional money is
needed for incidental overhead costs
of maintaining the Scout cabin and
recreational grounds at Camp Wheel
er, where different patrols are en
joying overnight and more extensive
camping trips.
Plattsmouth has usually been one
of the first towns in Arbor Lodge dis
trict to raise its quota, but this year
the drive for renewal memberships
in the "150 Club" got off to a late
start.
REJOICE IN NEW DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gentry of
this city are rejoicing in a fine eight
and a quarter pound daughter, born
to them on Wednesday. The mother
and little one are doing nicely and
the occasion has brought much hap
piness to all of the members of the
family.
8 2'lGc Tractor Fuel
Buy your Tractor Fuel at a BIG
Saving by bringing your contain
ers to our Elnvwood Eulk Plant.
Let us fill them through our Electric
Meter Pump. . . . We carry only the
Special High Grade or HOT TRAC
TOR FUEL. No distillate, and the
rrire is only per gallon, subject
to change. This is a Cash price no
deliveries. Drive a few miles and
SAVE MONEY
Trunkenbolz Gil Co.
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GK ITEMS
Henry A. Tool was looking after
some business matters in Lincoln on
Tuesday of last week.
The band was over to the Mur-dock-Wabash
cemetery, where they
provided music for tlie program that
was held there on Memorial Sunday.
Rev. Harvey A. Schwab and wife
and Rev. P. C. Weber have been at
tending the state convention of the
Evangelical church during the past
week.
Mrs. Hazel Grubbs of Chanute,
Kansas, arrived in Murdoch and has
been visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Zaebel. She expects to remain
here for some time. ,
Eddie Craig, the barber, and wife,
drove to Liberty, Nebraska, last Sun
day for a visit with Mr. Craig's aged
father. B. A. Craig, as well as with
other relatives living there.
Edward Galloway whose roof was
damaged by the recent hail storm.
has had the same thoroughly gone
over and put in condition so that it
will not leak no matter how hard it
rains.
Mrs. A. J. Tool and son, Douglas,
went to Omaha last Thursday for a
short visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Worh, enjoying the time
spent there with the daughter and
grandchildren of the former."
Sterling Emmens, who is a
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Will Zaebel,
and who has been visiting for some
time with his father in the south,
returned home last week and will
make his home here in the future.
John Gakemeier is working for a
real estate firm in Lincoln, his du
ties taking him out of the city con
siderable of the time. He reports
some real estate moving at this time
and that prospects are looking good
for further increases of business.
Carl Schlaphoff, who was so se
verely burned several weeks ago, is
now getting along fairly well, but
his progress is necessarily slow due
to the extent of the burns which
he received. He is very cheerful and
hopes to soon be able to get out
again.
Fred Stock, Sr., who has been con
fined to his home and bed for some
time, remains in about the same
condition, although he is cheerful
and hopeful that he will bet able to
get out again soon now that spring
is here. Some days he shows consid
erable improvement and others his
condition seems about the same.
John Mockenhaupt, who lives be
tween Murdoch and Manley, was in
town last Wednesday and while here
effected an exchange of automobiles
with Lawrence Race, John getting a
Chevrolet and giving in exchange his
sturdy Buick car. He reports getting
along nicely with the planting of his
corn, having the job nearly finished
at this time.
Dr and Mr3. L. D. Lee were at
Weeping Water last Wednesday to
attend a meeting of the Cass County
Medical association, and while there
Dr. Lee enjoyed meeting many of his
old friends, as there were people
there from all over the county to at
tend the opening meeting or rally of
Cass county republicans, which was
addressed by a former California
congressman.
Gust Ruge and wife were over
near Nehawka last Monday, where
they attended the funeral of the late
W. T. Schlichtemeier, who died sud
denly while returning home from Ne
braska City in his car. He had evi
dently felt the attack coming on, as
he pulled the car over to the side of
the road and turned off the ignition,
being found shortly afterwards by
passing motorists.
Ferd Brunkow and son Verle were
at Syracuse last Wednesday, where
they attended the weekly community
sale, as they were looking to buy a
quantity of posts for use on the
farm. Ferd was injured in a wreck
near West Point, when they were en
route to a funeral in South Dakota
nearly a year ago and still feels the
effects of his injuries, and especially
in his right arm, which under some
circumstances will not function in
a proper manner.
Found Things Mostly OK '
The state fire inspector was in
Murdock last Wednesday and made
the rounds of the town, looking over
the fire hazards and finding as a
general thing that Murdock is in as
.good a condition and has as efficient
fire department as any town of our
size that ha3 no city water. Soon,
however, that handicap will be re
moved. The inspector did make a
few suggestions as to the taking of
extra precauation to prevent and ex
tinguish fires.
Band Concerts Started
The first of the series of weekly
band concerts was started in Mur
dock Saturday night, May 16, with
a large number of people in town.
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The band has been holding regular
rehearsals and are able to play the
most difficult music in a very credible
manner. The public is invited to at
tend these weekly band concerts and
mingle with old friends here each
Saturday night
Eugene Tool Honored
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Amgwert gave
a party and supper in honor of their
young friend, Eugene Tool, who is
graduating from the Murdock high
school this year and who is shortly
to join the family at their home in
Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Amgwert pro
vided a theatre party at Lincoln in
honor of Eugene and followed this
with a supper for the eight couples
of young people who comprised the
party.
Murdock Schools Close
The schools have closed and every
body connected with the conduct of
same is now beginning to enjoy the
summer vacation season. The bacca
laureate sermon was delivered by the
Rev. Harvey A. Schwab and tho
commencement address by Rev. F. C.
Weber. The eighth grade graduation
exercises were held last Monday,
winding up the school year and all
things pertaining thereto.
Improvements at Farm
With the return of Mr. and Mrs.
Conradt Baumgartner from the coast
this spring, he found that the win
ter had been very severe here and
that his water system had frozen up,
causing some leaks in the plumbing
which it has been necessary to have
repaired. He has also installed a
new lighting plant as the other one
was well worn from years of use.
He has everything in first class work
ing condition now, but following his
return home had to go back to the
primitive custom of getting water in
a pail and using kerosene for lights.
Speaking of their stay in the west,
Mr. Baumgartner said they sure
enjoyed every minute of the winter
and met many of the former Mur
dock and Cass county people there.
Among those whom he mentions as
living there and who are enjoying
life in the west were William Gehrts
and wife, Don Sherman, Henry Ilohr-
danz and Otto Renwanz, all of whom
are former residents of thi3 vicinity.
Attended Funeral at Oakland
Mr. and Mre. Mathew' Thimgan
and son Victor were at Oakland on
last Sunday, where they were called
to attend the funeral of the late
Simon Obernaulte, who died last
week and whose burial was had on
last Sunday. The deceased man was
a relative of Mrs. Thimgan.
Eiohtv Acres Brine: $8,250
The Walter Kupke eighty acres
was sold a few days ago to an Omaha
party for the sum of $8,250, making
slightly over $100 per acre. During
the past year and especially the past
six months there has been an appre
ciable advance in the price of farm
lands and a number of farms have
been sold at higher prices than pre
vailed the past few years. The Pick
well eighty which was purchased by
Elmwood parties, has received offerr
of a much higher price than that at
which it was bought.
Home from Convention
Mrs. Henry A. Tool, who with Miss
Augusta Robb, of Union, were dele
gates from the Cass County Chapter
of the American Red Cross to the na
tional convention of that organiza
tion held in Chicago, returned home
last week and report a splendid time
while away, also that there was a
great deal of interest and a large
attendance at the convention, with
upwards of 2,200 delegates enrolled.
A fine report of the convention will
be found elsewhere in this issue of
the Semi-Weekly Journal.
Eittenball Season Opens
On Tuesday of last veek at the
Murdock kittenball park was played
the first games of the 103C season.
The first game was between South
Bend and the Murdock Bible School
team, and was warmly contested, be
ing won by South Bend by a score
of 10 to 8. The second game was
between the Callahan team from
southwest of town and the Lutherans
from north of town and resulted in
another close score, with the Calla
hans winning 8 to 7.
Attended Shriners' Conclave
I. G. Horn beck, who holds mem
bership in the advanced degrees of
Masonry and is a member of the Lin
coln Shrine, was in the capital city
several days last week attending the
annual conclave 'and convention of
the order. Mr. Hornbeck is greatly
interested in the work of the orga
nization and derives much pleasure
out of attending the conventions,
which he rarely, It ever, misses. He
has not been in the best of health
for some time past, but is much bet-
ter now, which will be pleasing news
to his many friends.
Spent Pleasant Day in Lincoln
Albert Theil took the members of
the Senior class of the Murdock high
school to Lincoln last Wednesday in
his school bus, for their annual va
cation or "sneak day," as it is com
monly called. They viewed many
different places of interest in the
capital city, spending a most enjoy
able and profitable day there. Such
trips as thi3 give the students a
perspective of the outside world in
to which they are about to enter
and from an educational standpoint
are fully as valuable as a day spent
in the classroom.
Conducted Service in Lincoln
L. Neitzel and G. Bauer spent the
afternoon yesterday (Sunday) with
the People's City Mission, in Lincoln,
where Mr. Neitzel taught a men's
Bible class of some thirty members,
and at 3 o'clock conducted a preach
ing service. This is fulfilling a prom
ise made la3t fall, as weather and
other conditions prevented his going
until now.
Going Avay Party.
A farewell party was given for
Jean Tool Saturday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Gilles
pie. Jean graduated from the Mur
dock high school last Thursday and
will soon leave for Denver, Colo., to
where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
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"New Freedom" Myth, Writer Dis
covers in Survey Economic
Factor a Consideration.
By MAURICE MERRYFIELD,
International Illustrated News
Feature Writer
New York, May 22 Few things
today are more tragic than being an
unattached young woman between
the ages of 25 and 33.
This statement may arouse a storm
of protest from tho fair sex, but it
is not as fantastic as it might seem.
Few young women, would admit to
being tragedies. Yet, when question
ed regarding the young woman of
today in general, or their friends and
acquaintances, their expressions of
sympathy lend support to the con
clusion. Interviews with representative
young women from towns and citie3
in different sections of the country
further supported the belief that
their lot is a tragic one.
Life and love, cabbages and ca
reers, dieting and parents, employers
and blind dates these were discuss
ed with a score of young women, in
cluding a show girl from New York,
a young matron of Chicago, a Pitts
burgh graduate student, an Elyira,
O., relief worker, a Milwaukee divor
cee, a Cleveland stenographer and a
lady chemist from Boston, not to
mention others whose comments
served to prove that the daughters
of Eve are a most diversified lot.
At the risk of being snatched pre
maturely bald, this interviewer ask
ed, among other questions: Would
you take a lover? What is your ideal
of a husband? How much should a
man be earning to marry? Must love
be the basis of a successful mar
riage? Would you demand that your
husband be faithful?
Ideal Marriage Age 28
Most of those interviewed were be
tween the ages of 25 and 33, single,
the majority college graduates and
most of them with some sort of a
job. Those below 25 were passed
over as being too romantic; those
over 33, and single, as too resigned.
Incidentally, thi3 article might
well be heeded by the unattached
male . looking for someone to have
his slippers ready at the fireside
when he comes home from work. If
any young man would go into a
huddle with a couple of feminine
friends before he is overcome by the
fragrance of orange blossoms, he
might find it worth his while.
Before taking up the question of
whether the unattached young wom
an of today is a tragic figure, con
sider some of the information gained
on this delicate, though dangerous
assignment.
The concensus of opinion . was that
28 was the ideal age at which to be
come a bride. Some favored thirty,
but their opinions may have been
influenced by the fact that they were
past 28.
Three children were considered
adequate by most of those inter
viewed, although one "went mater
nal" to the extent of admitting she
would like five, while two were of
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Held inconnection with the robbery of more than 60 banks in tho
past 10 years, Avery Simons, left, notorious bank bandit, shown as
he was arraigned in Los Angeles as E. K. Merritt, right, federal
agent, stood guard, was sought by G-men for several years in con
nection with daring robberies which netted Simons and hi3 ac
' complices hundreds of thousands of dollars.;
W. Tool and family moved a few
months ago.
Those who attended the party were
the class of 193 G, the high school
teachers and his brother. Warren,
from Lincoln, Nebr.
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symbolic of modern young woman
as represented by Miss Leaver.
the opinion that the world was over
populated anyway.
Business and budgets had appar
ently given a practical slant to their
ideas of romance. Several were frank
enough to admit they would marry
for money and practically all of those
interviewed were convinced that,
even though attracted by a man,
they would never marry him if con
vinced that he could never make over
$1,500 a year.
Speaking of Chorines
A Manhattan mis3, possibly having
in mind the cost of taxis in New
York, was quite convinced she could
not rustle ham and eggs every morn
ing for a man who wasn't making
J250 a month. Which prompted me
to bestow upon a friend the addres3
of a New York blonde guaranteed to
raise the temperature several de
grees. "All of U3 are pretty much 'on the
make' and go out with a man for
what we can get," admitted a show
girl caught between acts. ."After all,
why not? If a man likes my com
pany, finds me entertaining, what's
the harm in accepting hi3 favors.
Don't mistake me few of us are
apartment hunting. And when a
young man of moderate means comes
along who makes a hit, a show girl
probably gives him a lot better break
than he would get from most girls."
Several, denying that they were
mercenary, looked on marriage as a
rather practical proposition, would
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require a3 a rule of eligibility that
the man have a fairly substantial
bank account, and were not averse to
marrying a man 10 or even 15 years
older, if he were attractive and able
to "share-the-wealth" on a small
scale.
At the same time, one got the im
pression that not a few of these
young women would even scramble
for basement bargains if the right
man came along, even though he
wasn't working for the government.
Career Problem Difficult
In this connection the question
was asked: "Do you believe in a
woman working after marriage?"
Their answers were influenced in
part by their satisfaction with their
respective job3. Most of them pre
ferred learning how to cook after
the honeymoon. A few, those with
the better Jobs and those who had
ceen lucky enough to get into some
line they really liked, said they
would prefer to continue their work
after marriage.
"I've seen it tried and it doesn't
work," declared a young Chicago
business woman. "Either the hus
band becomes dissatisfied because his
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working wife didn't have time ioi
homc-makina' or else the wife earn
ed more money and humiliated him."
This very fa-ct. ,that the economic
factor, emphasized by the depression.
has become such a paramount con
sideration in marriage today, ia one
reason why the unattached young
woman is a tragic figure.
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