MONDAY, MATvCII 15, 1937.
PAGE THREE
PLATT SMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
Alvo News
Mrs. Sterling Coatman was a Lin
coln visitor Tuesday.
Dale MiCartney received an in
jured eye when playing ball Mon
day. Lyle Miller is driving a new
Chevrolet pickup which he recently
purchased.
Ralph Dreamer was helping J. B.
Elliott, Jr., last week, Ret ready for
the sale that was held Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parsell moved
into Alvo Saturday. They had re
decorated their home before moving
in.
Fred Pronty held a public sale
Friday afternoon, March 12, at
which time he disposed of his stock
;.nd machinery,
Mrs Florence Winters and child
ren left last week'for Colorado. Mrs.
"Winters expects to work in a tele
phone office at their new location.
Henry Miller returned home a
few days ago from the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Woods, of Elm
wood, where he had spent the past
month.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards
were dinner guests Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Boyles. Later in the evening, the
two families enjoyed a radio pro
gram. James Ganz received a badly
broken arm when engaged in pliy
at school Friday. James was con
fined to his bed for a few days, but
was able to return to school again
Tuesday.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Hermance was taken to the
hospital Monday. The little fellow
has been very ill due to severe head
trouble which has followed pneu
monia, suffered several weeks ago.
Dr. Roy Spooner, district superin
tendent, accompanied by Rev. Den
Wallace, visited school Friday after
noon. Dr. Spooner gave a most in
teresting address in the afternoon.
Several visitors were also present to
hear Dr. Spooner.
Baby Chimpanzee "Hits Bottle"
Quarantine Patients Released
Seven of the eight scarlet fever
patients have been released from
quarantine. Mrs. L. M. Hauptman
still remains in quarantine, but is
hoping that she two will be releas
ed, as she has now been in for
four weeks. Mrs. Hauptman is re-po-tM
-. feinr -aiiife wen again
and her ear trouble is slowly clear
ing up.
Honored Children's Birthdays
Saturday evening Mrs. Roy Coat
man entertained a group of young
people at her home at a bridge party
in honor of two of her children who
were having birthdays Sunday. The
honored guests were Mrs. Clarence
Frolich and Phillip Coatman.
All present enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
Re-Open Flower Club Meetings
The Sisters of the Soil reopened
their flower club meetings with a
covered dish luncheon at the home
or Mrs. A. B. Stroemer Tuesday.
Later in the afternoon the ladies
enjoyed interesting garden discus-sfons.
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There will be Spring Fires
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MAY INVITE UNITED STATES
London. British leaders discussed
in parliament the idea of asking the
United States to participate in the
27 nation neutrality program to iso
late the Spanish civil war. During
the second reading in the house of
lords of a bill governing merchant
shipping and observers along Spain's
frontiers. Lord Strabolgi asked Lord
Plymouth, chairman of the interna
tional neutrality committee, if the
United States would be asked to aid
the blockade scheme.
The government, Plymouth replied,
"would undoubtedly have to consider
whether any action in that direction
ought or could properly be undertaken."
Life is a pretty pleasant affair for newly arrived Panacea Pan, baby
chimpanzee under observation of scientists at Johns Hopkins medi
cal school at Baltimore. And the treatment given the month-old
infant seems to agree with Panacea judging by the expression. She
is to have a nursery all her own and be raised as human baby in
order to allow doctors to better study the theory of the "missing
link".
Kitzel. Kendall came from Beatrice
Saturday evening and visited a
couple of days with his sister, Mrs.
George Blessing. Jr., of Elmwood.
Kendall is draftsman for the
Storekraft Company of Beatrice.
Mothers-Daughters Council
Mrs. Charles Ayres was hostess to
the Mothers-Daughter council Sat
urday afternoon. Mrs. Dimmitt gave
the story of 4-II club work.
Mrs. Earl Fairfield and Mrs. Alvio
Skinner served a very delicious
lurch consisting of hot rolls, cup
cr kes, pickles, potato chips and
coffee.
Celebrates 84th Birthday
Mrs. Jennie Rouse enjoyed a most
peasant birthday dinner surprise
Saturday evening when her families
and their families were present for
dinner at the Mark Nickel home,
'hose present were: Mr. and Mrs.
George Bobbitt, of Lincoln; Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Uhley. of Louisville;
n;i. uuu .UTS. U: ruif luciluuiSt and
family, of Wabash; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Nickel and children, Mr.
ci.d Mrs. Albert Bornemeier and
foil, Mrs. Stella Weichel. Supt. L. M.
Hauptman and Mr. and Mrs. Ma.-k
Ncikel.
Comes to Visit Father
Mr. and Mrs. Vcrl Linch of Sioux
City, Iowa, drove over Saturday to
visit Veil's father. P. J. Linch. who
has been in the Bryan Memorial
hospital during the past three weeks.
They stopped in Alvo to call on rel
atives and Mrs. Stella Weichel ac
companied them to Lincoln.
Attended Cousin's Funeral
Kendall Kitzell was here from
Beatrice Monday to attend the fun
eral services of his cousin, George
All-Church Night
As usual, a large crowd enjoyed a
good evening at the local church
Thursday evi :. ing. All present en
joyed a delictus evening meal at
7:00 o'clock, ;r.'rer which Dr. Roy
Spooner, distri.-t superintendent,
showed pictures and gave a fine
talk. Mrs. Mhr.;;.. Peterson, Mrs.
Timblin. Mrs. B' ;i Muenchau and
Mrs. A. B. Stroei. -r had charge of
the supper.
Did Well Serving Lunch
Mrs. Mark Nickel's group of the
Aid Society sold lunch, during the
public sale of J. B. Elliott, Jr. last
Thursday.
The ladies did very wll and with
some casn mat wts given bv mem
bers of the group, the total amount
realized from thei:ent rnrise was
S39.40. They are '.-cry mateful to
Earl Bennett & Son Who save them
use of the front of iicir store.
as a
Receives Bron Leg
Mr. Hermanse, Si received a
broken ankle when ftsraged in a
friendly scuffle Thuiday evening.
Mr Hermanse is getting along well,
but has suffered consfVrable pain
result of the accidat.
Services for GeorgeKitzel
Funeral services were held Mon-
dav afternoon in the -Vo church
for George Bert Kitzel, 9, who
passed away at his homaturday
! afternoon.
Raymond Cook of nea Platts
mouth, accompanied on the-iano by
Mrs. Cole, sang two beautifi "hymns
and Rev. Ben allace broin
fortina words to the berea
ily.
Mr. Kitzel haa resided ne;
all his life and tad many lends.
He is survived by his pareniand
two sisters, Mrs. Benny Hinelagh,
of Eagle, and Mrs. Clyde Johton,
of Murdock.
Burial was in the Alvo ceme
com-
fam-
iAlvo
REPORT OF SHOES ISSUED
Consolidated for Two Week Period,
February 2G to March 12
Outgrown and Repaired Shoes 6
New Shoes 6
Outgrown Overshoes 1
Shoes Repaired for Owner 1
Previously Reported 112
TOTAL TO DATE
12t
Cost of repairing outgrown fIiopp
ami imrfliase price of new shoes ami
overshoes is j;;il out of Community
Buil'linp: cluh funfts. Yoit i-ontinuoJ
membership ia the club makes this pos
sible. If you l ave shoes; or overshoes that
are tio longer neeiH-il, sernl them to
.school with the chihl v. ho ha outgrown
same, or leave at Wosiott's Store or
Conis shining parlor.
luiiuests for shoes anil overshoes are
investigated juid acted upon promptly.
Shoes will not be issued to other than
school children, but adult sizes that ar.
sent in will he turned mr to local
relief agencies for distribution.
A report like the aoove showing num
ber issued next week will he published
in next Saturday's Juurr;:i!.
Outgrown Shoes Heeded Eadly
Of the above total. C2 have bee
new tan (I'uiisnt'initr'iaiit v,-n order
to Plattsmouth dealers.
A continued heavy demand for
footwear makes it imperative tht
more outgrown shoes be contributed
or the burden of buying new will be
come too heavy to carry longer. A
"third alarm" request was sounded
in the schools this week that every
home having outgrown shoes send
same to school, or leave at Weseott's
store or Conis Shining Parlor.
SUGGEST RIVER EOAT RACE
Fort Benton, Mont. An old-fashioned
river boat race from St. Louis,
Mo., to Fort Benton, Mont., was plan
ned by leading citizens here. The
plans were formulated at a meeting
Tuesday night at which the Fort Ben
ton Regatta association was armed.
It was planned to invite all communi
ties along the Missouri river to join
and hold the race in May or early
June before the giant Fort Peck dam
closes the headwaters of the river to
navigation.
Island Queen
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Chita Zaldarrlaga 'SZ
Winter of the title. "Miss Philip
pines of 1937", pretty Chita Zal
darriaga will reign over the island
exposition this cummer.
ACCLABIS LAGUAKDIA
Chicago. Mrs. Stephen S. Wise
president of the women's division of
the American Jewish congress, Wed
nesday acclaimed Mayor Fiorello II.
LaGuardia of New York as the "brav
est man in America." Mrs. Wise pre
sided at the New York meeting dur
ing which Mayor LaCiuardia suggest
ed by inference that a statue to
Adolph Hitler of Germany be placed
in a "chamber of horrors" at New
York's forthcoming world fair.
HTJEY LONG LEFT $116,971
New Orleans. After debts of $4 0,
f21 had been deducted the late Sen
ator Iluey P. Long left a net un
divided estate ot Sllfi.STl. a final
account of the successions proceed
ings filed by his brother, Lieut. Gov.
Earl K. Long, showed. Community
assets of the estate in which his wife.
I Ro:-e McConnell Long shares, were
'listed at ?9C,93.". Not included in
the community assets were insurance
I policies totalling $27,019 and insur
ance payable directly to his three
! minor children. Rose L., Russell B.,
and Palmer R.. a.cgresat ing $32,636.
Of the total debts 127,091 was
listed as individual debts and $13,
4 29 as community debts. Included in
the former was an item of ?11,021
for 1935 federal income tax and an
other for $1,060 for state income tax.
EXTENDS BRIDGE TIME
Washington. President Roosevelt
signed a bill extending until June,
193S, the time limit for commencing
work on a Missouri river bridge be
tween Brownville, Neb., and Rock
port. Mo. Congress passed the meas
ure recently at the request of Repre
sentative Luckey.
Illinois Youth Who Towers Eight
Feet Six Still is Growing!
Robert Wadlow Now Tallest Person on Earth
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By MAURICE MERRYFIELD
International Illustrated News
Feature Writer
ALTON, 111. Almost simultane
ous with his nineteenth birthday on
Feb. 22 there was issued a lengthy
report by the Journal of the Ameri
can Medical association on Robert
Wadlow whose phenomenal growth
and size have amazed modern science.
From Thursday's Daily
Fred Busch was a business visitor
in Omaha today.
Mrs. Gus Brubacher of Murray was
a Plattsmouth shopper yesterday.
Miss Estelle Edwards of Nehawka
was spending today in Plattsmouth.
Mrs. George Stoehr of Cedar Creek
is in the Immanuel hospital in Om
aha for treatment.
Miss Laura Meisinger spent yester
day in Omaha visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Ludwig Miller.
Among the visitors at the court
house yesterday were Joe Knecht of
South Bend and Mrs. Whiting of
Alvo.
Robert I. McPherson was called to
Omaha Tuesday due to the serious'
illness of his brother, Roy. The
latest reports show some improve
ment. Ed Walters plans to leave March
15th for Los Angeles. California. He
w ill visit his sister. Mrs. T. H. Tomp
son there.
Miss Virginia Kalacny of Omaha,
who has been visiting at the home
of Miss Vivian Warner, returned to
her home yesterday.
Harry E. Graves, of Lincoln, was
here Wednesday to visit with his
father. Judge Charles L. Graves and
combining a business and pleasure
trip.
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own, and that it is no reason why-
he
should go through life as a freak.
There is no indication that hered
ity played any part in the "framing
of Robert Wadlow. Both his sisters
are of normal size and his ancestral
line is apparently free from trace of
any giants as far back as it is re
corded.
Six Feet Tall at Nine
Although Robert weighed only
Despite the fact that he is today jeight and one-half pounds at birth, he
eight feet six inches tall and weighs; soon began to take on weight rapidly,
435 pounds, this extraordinary citi
zen of, Alton is still growing and may
reach the all-time record height of
nine feet before he attains his full
stature!
History and legend list other
giants as having attained heights in
excess of that of Robert Wadlow, but
none of these cases are supported by
fact. Closest authenticated rival to
the distinction of being the tallest
man in nistory is one, cnaries uyrne,
an Irishman who towered eight feet
four inches and whose skeleton is
now on exhibit in a London museum.
He Plans to Take Up Law
Young Wadlow is at present a
freshman at Shurtleff college in Alton
and plans to become a lawyer. His
choice of a profession was partly dic
tated by a feeling that in this field
his size would be less of a handicap
and he less an object of curiosity.
In talking with the "Alton giant."
one is impressed by his retiring na
ture, shyness and intense desire to be
accepted as a normal person. Despite
the fortune he could probably make
in the show world, the youth is defin
itely opposed to the idea, and points
out that his size is no fault of his!
tipped the scales at 30 pounds when
he was six months old, and weighed
as much as a seven-year-old boy on
his first birthday.
Each year he shot up at a pro
digious rate and stood six feet tall
and weighed 17S pounds when he
was nine years old considerably
taller and heavier than his father.
II is growth progressed at the rate
of about three inches a year from
then on, and. although he is now
shooting up at more moderate speed,
he has not yet reached his full
stature!
Because of his size most of the
sports and recreations open to a nor
mal lad have net been his to enjoy.
In basketball he excells because of
his height and amateur photography
occupies much of his time.
Reason for his abnormality is what
medical science terms, "hypertrophy
of the pituitary gland." Located near
the brain, this endocrine body con
trols growth and when it fails to
function properly results in abnormal
development of an individual. Be
cause young Wadlow's condition
started at birth, his "expansion" has
been such that he is fairly well pro
portioned despite his size.
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sydebotham of
Omaha are visiting at the home of
F. L. Barkus and family.
C. E. Pool, of Weeping Water, was
a visitor at the court house today,
attending to some matters in the
county court.
Mrs. John Albert is with her
daughter. Mrs. A. J. Engelkemier.
She has been visiting in Omaha dur
ing the past few months.
Mr. and Mrs. G rover Candell are
the parents of a nine and cne-half
pound son who arrived yesterday.
Mrs. Candell was formerly Miss Ger
maine Mason.
Blair Porter and son. Clyde, drove
up from Union this morning, Mr.
Porter spending a few hours attend
ing to business matters,, while Clyde
went to Omaha.
Hugh E. Warden, one of the prom
inent citizens and a farmer near
Union, rent a few hours in this city
Thursday .attending to some business
matters and visiting his friends.
Miss Florence J. Atwood of Lin
coln, associate state director in charge
of home economics visited Mrs. An
drea Overman, home supervisor of
the R.R., in Plattsmouth yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Donelan and Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Thygeson of Nebraska City
drove to Omaha yesterday afternoon
and spent the evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Brown ot Papil
lion. Mrs. J. II. Adams had as her guests
yesterday afternoon her nephew and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Johnson of
Lincoln. The guests returned to their
home after the Knights Templar ban
quet last evening.
From Saturday's Dally
Mrs. Joe Wiles and daughters and
Mrs. Luke Wiles are Omaha visitors
today.
Sterling Mutz, of Lincoln, was here
Friday to spend a few hours attend
ing to some matters in the county
court.
Dr. and Mrs. G. II. Gilmore of Mur
ray were here today to spend a few
hours attending to some matters of
business and visiting with friends.
Mrs. Wm. Baird entertained a
foursome yesterday afternoon at her
home. Guests were Mrs. Elmer Sund
strom, Mrs. Jess Warga and Mrs.
John Crabill.
Henry Meierjurgen and H. A. Tool
of Murdock were in the city today
to look after some business matters
and while here Mr. Meierjurgen was
a pleasant caller at the Journal.
BAYER ASP1R1H
Shrine Circus
will Visit Omaha
Last of Month
Will Be Presented at the Ak-Sar-Ben
Coliseum March 29 to
April 3rd Inclusive.
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Omaha, March 11 Forty acts for
a general admission price of only
forty cents is the entertainment bar
gain Tangier Temple will offer th
public: at their Greater Indoor Shrine
Circus in Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum,
March 29 to Anil VI.
With the Omaha circus coming Just
ahead of the road season opening in
Madison Square Garden. New York,
and at the close of the winter tour
season. Rink Wright, circus manager,
has been able to pick new acts de
veloped for the 1937 road tours and
acts which were hits during the win
ter shows.
The Omaha circus will Include a
wide variety of trained animals,
equilibrists, jugglers, trapeze and bar
performers, thrilling novelties, com
edy acrobats, and a swarm of the
best clowns from the big tops. The
two-hour program nightly, with mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday, will
be packed with thrills, amazing feats
and laughs.
Following the band concert and
grand entree, comedy acrobats, a
thrilling wire act and a daring barrel-jumping
duo will perform in tb
three rings. Then come the ponies
in an intricate and interesting drill.
Clowns will make merry with their
antics preceding the Perch number
bringing wire-walkers, acrobats, and
the Great Dalbeanie in his new wag
onwheel act. Deboanie climbs stairs.
! skips rope and does other seemingly
j impossible feats astride a wheel.
Hodgini's equestrienne; next will
gallop into the rings fcr an inter
esting series of difficult riding feats
combining grace, ski'.l and beauty.
Thrills pack the next number, too, a
series of dizzying trupez- and bar
acts. This number includes the La
Vinia Sisters, only women's double
trapeze duo to perform t Ii 3 break
away plunge.
After a clown act and thrilling
wire number a herd of huge ele
phants will exhibit tnmksful of new
tricks, and Albertini will do daring
90-foot backward slide. A burlesque
of champions, side-splitting clown
comedy will precede Donahue and
LaSallo, blindfold barrel Jumpers,
pantomime comedians and Owens Bro
thers in difficult balancing stunts.
The Eugene Brothers doing amaz
ing, breath-taking feats aloft, are
followed by three groups of equili
brists, a clown band, a double trapeze
number and an Indian riding act.
The Six Lucky Boys, ace perform
ers of the Risley act, foot Juggling
of human beings, keep one to three
somersaulting athletes in the air at
once. The clowns will bring down
the house in the Crazy number pre
ceding the thrill-filled finale by the
Five Fearless Flyers on the trapeze,
bars and ladders.
ACCEPT FORD'S GIFT
Washington. The house approved
and sent to the senate a resolution
authorizing the veterans administra
tor to accept a donation of land from
Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., as a
site for construction of a veterans'
hospital. The land, consisting of 3S
acres, is located in Ecorse township
in Wayne county.
WOULD PUT TEETH IN BILL
Wash I n g t o n. Representative
Luckey, Lincoln, Neb., democrat, an
nounced his intention of seeking an
amendment to put "teeth" in the
McReynolds neutrality resolution.
The Nebraskan addressed a letter to
fellow congressmen directing their
attention to two sections of the reso
lution. These, he said, "open up the
course of profits Friday which will
end with neither profits nor ptace to
morrow." His proposal would make
it unlawful for Americans to have an
interest in commodities shipped thru
a zone of belligerent operations, cr
for a person to travel on a vessel of
a belligerent country.
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