MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1937.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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REPORT OP SHOES ISSUED
Week Ending February 3
Outgrown ntiel Repaired Shoos 2
Outgrown Overshoes, Rubbers 3:
New Shoes S ;
New O'.t :'?!ho- 2 j
Previously Is'-ued 7 ;
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Shakedown Racketeer Next
Target of Gotham Crusade
Success of Dewey's Drive Against Crime
Sets Example for Other Cities
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'I Mayor La Guardia "Lucky" Luciano J
By MAURICE MERR 'FIELD
International 1 llnsiruted Sens
I catt're H'nicr
New York Encouraged by the
success of New York's Fpecial crim
inal prosecution beaded by brilliant
Thomas Dewey, other cities through
out the United States are considering
similar campaigns in an e.Yort to rid
themselves of ra:ke'.eers who annual
ly bleed business and the public ol
hundred-, of n ill ions.
r r.net f.tiing as an ir.derr-ndenl
commission. Jinan; td to the extent oi
nearly jO".o(;i a year. Bew y s or- j
ganization has had phenomenal j
ers in running down many of the'
gratters and criminal bosses who j
I rt-y cl on Gotham s reside nts. j
It was in March, It'.".:., that a New'
York county grand jury, incensed;
Lv revth tii as of criminal activities :
in the lar; est tity of the United '
States, to...; tii:ngs into their own
hands a :-.a mw.ui.ed publ.c opinion
behind a cri'-.iinal p: os." ui i:ri cru
sade And when they obtained cp
pi ova! of Gov. Herbert Le hman t
put otl-year old Attorney Dewey at
the head of their a r: t i-vi'-e drive, they
assured tl.er.selvfs of artier., effiei-
nry and honestv.
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y Eorn in Michigan
Be::: in Owosso. Mbit.. !ev...y r t
tenm .1 the University of Michigan,
working letv.een frius ;-i hip ta'h
er's print shop. His
"bi time" started in
career in the
U'JB! when be
moved to New York, a step v. 1.
h bid
chill
bi:n eventually to the
p.'.St :
United St: tes attorne y, v.
e lie a"-
quitted himself with distinction iy
sending notorious "Waxey Gordon"
Wex.er to prison for ten years on in
como tax charges.
EDWARD SID TO CORONATION
London. Former King Edward
VIII of England, it was learned au-
thoritatively v. ill ho formally invited
to attend the second major state
function of the coronation pageantry
which would have heen his own had
he not abdicated, for love. Altho of-
fuials assumed the invitation to the
cert riei: y in connect ion with the
coronat ion of George VI May 1-
; would be declined by the si If-exiled '
: d u k p of Windsor, they i.oii.ted outj
' j-e n;; ,.ut a, pmj.riatt lv return for the!
historic "Gaiter Service" in Windsor;
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HARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
Miss Gladys Mali.' Keech of Weep-!
.jr.- Water and Arthur Carl Ilankeus.
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ol V. est Point. Nebraska, were mai-
'' lied on Wednesday afternoon at the;
'ort'ice of Judjre A. II. l-'uxbury at the:
'court house.
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j The bride is a daughter of E. CI
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: Kee h and the you ns people are plan-,
1 nitic on making their future home in
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(tl!e vicinity ol Weeping Water
bower's militant spirit and his de
cided antagonism to racketeering and
'.ice persuaded him to give up a lu
crative private practice to take the
post as head of the special anti
ci iiije crusade in Manhattan. B uild
ing his nut nine thoroughly and effi
"iently. Dewey surrounded himself
witn an anie legal staff of assistants, j
r.-mprising 1 men and one woman
Tins force was supplemented by a
'tew cf accountants delegated to in-
estigate accounts and finances of
i suspe' is and by a special squad of
i ietc.tr. es assigned Dewey by Police
J Commissioner Valentine.
' "Lucky's Luck Failed"
I Thus organized. Dewey quietly be
j gan investigating various underworld
: activities. First to feel the force of
! ;his probe was the loan shark who
i "f estimated to have "milked" New
i Yorkers of more than JJlti.000.000 a
year. He ferved warning on others
j jngaged in shady pursuits by send
1 ;iig 2 S of these? "bosses" to prison
j lor terms ranging up to five years,
j The prostitution ring headed by
j Charles (Luckyi Luciano was the
next racket on which he cracked
j down. Assembling an overwhelming
j array c f evidence. Dewey and his
!siafl Fti'-ceeded in sending Lucianc
! up for a term cf ;'. to 50 years and
convicting his henchmen for lesser
terms, thus breaking up Gothams
j worst gang.
j Various "protective" rackets are
j now the target of Dewey's probe,
j Restaurants, contractors, bakers and
'others who are systematically shaker.
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down by organized rings are looking
to Dewey and his aides to deliver
them from this constant '"blackmail."
i riplets Find First Birthday Exciting Event
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rheir first birthday was a most exciting: event for
these San Francisco triplets, left to right, Barbara
Maud. Beverly Cecile and Carol Ann Toupes. Hieh
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AIvo News
I Clarence Iincknell has been sum
moned to jury duty at Plattsmouth
Monday.
! Mr. and Mrs. Martin 7.oz and son
spent Sunday with Mrs. Zoz's parents'
j of Elmwood. j
I Dr. Itrendel of Avoca was in the I
j community looking after some busi
j ness on Tuesday and airain on Thurs
! day.
Hany Meetings Canceled
I Almost all puniic uanii-rings nave
been either (aucek-d or postponed
jduring the past two v f-ks. The town
i board, social and religio-is organiza -
' tions have co-operated in a splendid
J manner to prevent an epidemic of
(scarlet fevtr. T.i the knowledge of
I this writer only five cases have been
reported, and only three of these
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Large Crcwd Attended Sale j
A large crowd was in town last i
jThursday to attend the public sale put
(ii by J. I;. Ellit tt. Jr., tbe hardware
j and impleuitut dt-aler. The sale had
j been advertised in several issues of
the Journal and other newspapers
land the pulling power of the adver
tising was reflected in the size of the
i crow d.
j Attempting to ILaw Tank
j Three old steam engines have beer.
! secured and are being used in an at-
tempt to thaw and prevent
freezing of the water in the
the Alvo waterworks system
further j
tank of
An Appreciation
! The local Red Cross committee de-
I sires to express their sincere thanks
(and appreciation for the generous
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I response in coniriouiions 10 aiu me
flood sufferers. S12" was sent from
the local Red Cross chapter which
had been contributed by the people
of this vicinity.
Scil Conservation Keeting
The farmers of this vicinitv held
their Agricultural Conservation pro-. Judge Kieck will hear several mat
gram at the school house Saturday ! ters that have been pending for
afternoon. The meeting was to have!sonie time.
Mussolini on
In keeping with his traditional ex
hibitionism, Mussolini chose to set
a new style for winter sports
wear and did his sliding" down
nude to the waist at the resort
Mount Terminillo. rear Rome.
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Barbara Maud, Beverly Cecile and Carol Ann
been held Saturday. January 20, but
was postponed at the last minute.
The purpose of this meeting was
to f;et before the farmers all the de
tails of the p:overn;nent's plan for
soil conservation, secure volunteer
adherents to the program and elect
! a precinct committee to help carry
out the same.
Aid Society Group Sells Lunch
Mrs. Een Muen ban's group of the
! Aid Society sold lunch during the
i public sale of J. 15. Elliott, Jr.. hard-
j ware and implement dealer.
j Earl Dennett most kindly gave the
iatijrs room at the front of the store
tu hold their sale.
The ladies lea red $41.20 for
1 wlticli they are certa.nly most grate-
fnl.
Oil Truck Overturns
On Friday of last week. Ted Mc-l Lincoln tomorrow evening to ai
jCartney. Farmers Ei.ion oil and gaso- nd the Pi Eeta Phi formal. She
jline truck driver of tins vicinfty, had J remain for the week-end in Lin
ja most fortunate accident when his;coln-
Lrmi- i.,'.rtri -iti. r.nri r i waxl A book which has recently been
i overturned as lie
I while driving near
I tbe Brethren cemetery
mile
south of town. Oil cans were thrown cussed the period between the aseen
from tbe truck and it is estimated ot Queen Victoria to the throne
thai close to lifty gallons of gaso-jto the present.
line were lost. Most fortunately.no! -AIrs- Grace Miller of Manhattan
explosion resulud and Ted escaped ! Beach. Calif., arrived last evening for
uninjured !a hort visit at the home of Mrs.
j T. M. Patterson. Mrs. Miller flew
! ATTEND VTCHEEFiS CONFERENCE
From Tbursda V. UaHy
Dr. H. G. McClusky and Mr. andjfornia by rail.
Mrs. L. O. Minor drove to Nebraska j
City yesterday afternoon to attend! From Saturday's Daily
la worker's conference in the Nebras-
j a City Presbyterian church. Dr.
j pta iond Allston of Omaha and Dr.
, Walter Howell of Philadelphia were!
! t ne ii;ajn speakers durin
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the session.
COUIiT AT PAPILLION
! rrom Thursday" Iaily
This morning Judge W. G. Kieck
and Court Reporter Glenn Woodbury
left for Papillion v. here they are to
hold a session of the district court.
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point of the celebration for the three young ladies
came when they were allowed to sample their
birthday cake with its cenerous frosting:, above.
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Trcm Thursday s Dally
Mrs. D. E. Waller who has been
quite ill with flu is able to be up
again. .
Miss Ada Kinsel went to Omaha
last evening to spend today ?ith her
parents.
Mrs. E. G. Shellenbarger of Omaha
has been visiting friends in Platts
mouth this week.
Mrs. Hoy Lines v. ::o is ill at the
L'larkson hospital in Omaha with
pneumonia, is reported a little better
today.
Miss Minnie Guthmann entertain
ed for a foursome yesterday after
noon. Mesdames J. A. Donelan.
Maude Fri.ke. and Frank Cummins
were guests.
Miss Mary Ann Rosencrans will go
:it a snowbank added to the pay shelf at the Platts
the location of !nu)utn library is "The Hundred
Years" by Philip Guedalla. It dis-
from her home to Washington. D. C.
j where she visited her nephew, LloyG
D. Wilson. She is returning to Cali-
Mrs. Freeman McFarland has been
confined to her home with flu since
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ethridge are
the parents of a boy w hich arrived
last evening.
Robert and Henry Jacobs went to
Elsie. Nebr., yesterday morning for
a visit. They plan to return Tues
day. Misses Anna and Barbara Zitka
were in Omaha today where they en
joyed the day with relatives and
friends.
S. O. Ilackenberg who has been
quite ill at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Leslie Niel, is reported improv
ing. Mrs. A. E. Johnson and son. .Trbr
Howard, left Thursday for a visit at
Craig, Nebr. Mr. Johnson will drive
to Craig for them tomorrow.
Mrs. Will Minford returned to her
home near Murray Tuesday after
spending a week in Omaha where
her mother, Mrs. Wm. Coble, has been
very ill in the St. Joseph hospital.
Ernest Pankonin, of near Louis
ville, was a visitor in the city today
to look after some matters of busi
ness and while here was a pleasant
caller at the Journal to renew his
subscription.
TO GO TO BALTLMOEE
Miss Marie Prohaska, daughter of
Mrs. Ferd Prochaska. has received
word that she has been appointed to
a position with the Social Security in
Baltimore. She worked two years in
Washington. D. C, then came to her
home after the death of her father.
She will leave Saturday to begin
work Monday morning.
SHOWS LMPK0VEMENT
Mrs. Zella Troudt, who has been
confined to har home suffering from
an attack of pneumonia, is reported!
as improved. Mrs. Troudt is appar
ently rallying in good shape from
the illness and it Is hoped will soon
be able to. resume her usual activities.
Wabash New
Bert Austin was looking after mat
ters of business in Weeping Water
Tuesday of last week.
John B. Elliott. Jr.. the farm ma
chinery dealer of Alvo. was looking
after business matters here Tuesday.
During the time John C. Browne
was in the hospital in Lincoln, bis
son. Clifford Browne, was looking at
ter business at the elevator.
Fred Tow le was called to Weeping
Water last Wednesday afternoon t )
iook atter business matters and while
there enjoyed meeting a number f
his old friends.
Emil Koukal of Platts.nouth vi-i;-ed
his brother-in-law, O. E. M I)
aid last Wednesday, and was looking
after tbe purchase of s.me ct.ttle
while in this vicinity.
Henry Crozier. of Weeping Water,
was a guest at the home of his daugh
ter near Wabash last week, and ca;..e
,o tov. n to see his frit nd, Sherman
Hardawaj', while here.
Warren T. Richards drove to Om
aha last Tuesday afternoon to look
after business matters, lie found the
roaus very slippery and driving dan
gerous on the ice-coated pavement.
L. R. Stanley was called to Lin
coln last Tuesday to get certain goods
needed to replenish his stock, and as
is his usual custom when be makes
these trips, brought back a load of
gro.-eries with him.
Xot withstanding the bad roads
John Wood has kept busy with his
work of hauling coal from the mines
at Clarinda. Iowa, to supply his cus
tomers in Manley, Elmwood, Weep
ing Water and surrounding country
side. He found the roads very slip
pery Saturday and Monday, but g' t
through without mishap.
Sherman Haulaway constructed a
special wheelbarrow in which to haul
wood to his home in the west part of
town. When it broke down, be
orojght it to the store to work on it
again, and while he was thus en
gaged a large group cf by: tanders
gathered to offer their suggestions as
to how to do the job better, but Mr.
Ilardaway just kept pegging away
and paid no attention to tluir re
marks. Still in Lincoln Eospital
John ('. Brown, who has been in a
Lincoln hospital for some time, suf
fering from rheumatism and a severe
atta' k of llu. is some better now , but
still not sufficiently recovered to per
mit of his returning home.
SCHOOL NOTES
The illness in the Plattsmouth
schools has not been as serious this
year as in the past years. This past
week school was nearer normal in
attendance than it has been in some
time. There were a few cases of in
fluenza, but all of these people are
back in school.
Mrs. Justus Lillie, the school nurse,
regularly inspects the health of the
children and has general supervision
of the health of the entire school.
She is on duty Monday and Thurs
day afternoons of each week and is
available for consultation with teach
ers and parents. In addition to her
duties as nurse she has been cooper
ating with the American Legion post
in the distribution of the shoes and
overshoes to the students who are
not regularly provided with foot
wear. Her duties consist in giving
the physical examination for the en
tire school system and talks before
the various schools, rooms on health
problems. This service has been of
great value to the schools in elimin
ating many minor difficulties rela
tive to physical conditions and as
sisting the teachers during epidemics.
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Born-with two teeth, Ivan Hite, Jr., might be coaxing his mother,
for a steak as a change from a milk diet, judging by this photo
of mother and child taken in. a McKeesDOrt. Pa hospital.
Changes Pro
posed in State
Soldiers' Homes
Appropriations Committee of Lecs
latt re to Sprr.scr Several Eil's
Coverit.g" Institute r.s.
I (":ai:m.!ii Pi.oly ami u-'i member-
of the ayproi : i-.ti -m; mmitt-
of tbe l"aU!..ftre i:i .'-'.-ion a ' d
t a Ha eh tbe if u.( s t mx ! ills ;.sk-
d fcr by the state be... ,1 .of control.
: some of tb in a ;:: s ! in: -f a na
ture that may g I ." ' 1 t . a !iv ly
controvt r y nil!-- t ,:.. s h a v
( nana- d v it's the y, ar-
Tl e fr. t 1 ill v hi-. v i'.l in''.
' duec d by t!o eommit '. or some of it.
numbers is n r coo '. i a t i n :' the
soldiers lo. me it Mi.t.td with tb
soldi' rs hou.a at Gra:..'. DhiU 1. bcth
being state : .1 fliers !.. r..er . Th" y--'
otid bill to Le .pom on l pi o id s
. fen- use (,:' the Milford l. no-, not ;.
a state hospital to whi h insane may
b" comn.itt'd by i;;c..i,i"y boards, but
, ft r care cf senile pati-nts. su. !i as
-need only todi.il can. to be trati--.
ft rred at the will of the board of
control to Milford.
The third bill is int. tided to take
'at least a portion of the p':.s:..n of
a mcmbr o: a stat- s'ddie: . Li me to
jpay for his k-p. Tl.i- bill is l nw
I much in fa v or. but ma u y years a-o a
j similar ml- of tl.- state boar d
I brought dii'ui ttpoti i: the wrath of
! soldiers t.-f the- Civil - a r and their
friends, some of tb m 1 iug itifluen
tial in politics, a:..! th- rub- was
abandoned.
I Iders of York, a m- :;.! r of th
committee, was oil" n. r v h- d--:
lined to attac h i. to a bill
for removal of the Mi f--r.-l sold lets
, to Grand Island and s :olia tr;-::-,
fc rred insane to th MiliV' u 1 t :::.
lie ;aid Hie Milo"-.; 1.. :: i- t lo.-- to
; town and p. o; 1 .- tl : ihinK th-
change of lhe i:att.:v t '. the hotn- will
dt-p! -ciat i j ro; rt y c: citii - t'.- and
'work other harm on th'. city.
Government Takes Pensions.
C. W. Eubank of the boa id of on
jtrol said i-ega rding th - t.il.ii.g the
j pen: ion money th. t he h..s a;pl.i a
Miiuis from eight soldiers now in the
j federal v. tr i atis ho.;..t..l . ho are
i ready to trat.-f. r to a stat- soldo r"
. home, and all but twr. ivo io- p n
jsions. One re fives ?7"2 a month Jed
leral pension but while he is in th"
federal l.os: ital the g etnm-nt ni'ii
i li i .- pension to ? (". a n. nth. Epou hi
Jtcriug a state hou:.' hi- $T p-. n.-i-ui
v. ill undoubtedly 1-.- re.rored to him.
There is now room at Grand Island,
said Eubank, owinz to death of Ci. i!
j war soldiers. f r all r Kivr.- !' the
! p.anish American war. v bo iu-w p:e-
dominrt. and Arac : ic: v. Woi Id " t t
veterans will ojt:.umb-. r others
about the year 15-10.
The state board's re: omno-ndat ion
that sc'ldi'-rs E inc outs- ::! the Gratid
Island home and r"iaivi:.g state sub-
jsistance should he f..rc--d to !' ear-el
1 fcr in the home lo.ede.i no 1 ill b.:.d
! was not act- d upon, a.: .. n.- a.-ur-;
ready before' the !egi:latute our?
j the subject.
J No objection was vde'd by tl:
J committee to the boaid's fifth t ill
i which recommends p'Tinittiur the
f placing of children who are ward.- of
I the state in a boarding h'.me at a
i cost exceeding the pres. nt ?2 a we k
limit, but not to cx- ee-d file per
j month, the present cost in an iu-titu-
jtir.n. not incluelinsr cb thing and m-d-
'ical care. The bill La- to do with
'problem' children whom ne on-
I cares to legallv a;b. pt.
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