PIATTSMOTTTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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MONDAY, 'MARCH 22, 1937.
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From Thursday's Daily
George P. Meisinger Had an oper
ation at the St. Joseph hospital in
Omaha this morning. He is reported
to be getting along very well.
Charles Nye of Pender, Nebr., was
a week-end guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Woodbury. Mr. Nye
is district court reporter at Pender.
Twin Romances Too Much for Cupid
From Friday's Dally
D. C. West of Nehawka was in
Plattsmouth on business today.
Mrs. Harry White entertained the
neighborhood club at her home Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Sutton are
the parents of a boy born . Wednes
day of this week.
C. E. Tefft and DeForest Brown
of Weeping Water were business visi
tors in Plattsmouth today.
Raymond Eveland'and John Gus
tin of Elmwood were visiting Platts
mouth on legal matters today.
Alden A. Barden of near Elmwood,
was a visitor in the city today and
looking after some matters of busi
ness. Frank Domingo of Weeping Water
was a visitor today at the court
house looking after some matters of
business.
Mrs. Robert Bestor is visiting
friends in Lincoln this week. She
expects to return to Plattsmouth this
evening.
Henry Timm's condition is much
improved at the Kina hospital in
Omaha. He plans to return to Platts
mouth this week-end.
Ladies of .the Methodist church are
meeting at the church parlors this
afternoon to make new robes for the
choir. The robes are to be of cream
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as Farm Head
Harry Nielsen, Now Starting on a
New Year of Service as Cass
County Farm.
KITE FLYING CONTEST
Gyneth and "Garnet Lowe, 17-year-old tromboning twins of lol
Kas., found their twin romances too much for Cupid. They had beea
dating Howarth and Howard Low, 22-year-old twin grocers in their
home town. "They're just-as identical as we are," the Lowe twins
explain, "and it finally got to the point where none of us could tell
who was who on dates. We like to be sure we're dating the fellow
we think we're datinr. you see!"
sateen.
Word has come that Mr. and Mrs.
George Nickles of Murray are on
their return trip from Hot Springs,
Ark. They arc visiting at Shreve
port and will stop in Kansas City
before returning to their home.
Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson are the
parents of a boy born yesterday
morning at the Methodist hospital
in Omaha. Mrs. Johnson's condition
has been quite serious. A blood
transfusion was given last night and
she is better today.
Harry Nielsen, superintendent of
the Cass county farm west of this
city, is now entering on his eighth
year as head of the farm and the
home of the aged.
Mr. Nielsen came here from How
ard county and located on the farm
as the successor of Jess Elliott and
has proven a very successful man
ager of the farm and in caring for
the residents.
When he arrived here there were
thirteen residents at the farm home
and of these there are six still at the
farm, and the total number of resi
dents now numbers twenty-two. The
largest number at the home Jwas
twenty-six, the past winter.
Mr. Nielsen has been most efficient
in the conduct of the farm and dur
ing the years when crops were raised
on the farm a nice return was secured
and the farm able to produce a large
part of the living for the residents.
FREE TRUCK LAW IN S. D.
Pierre, S. D. Gop. Leslie Jensen
cleared his desk of legislative acts
by sending to the secretary of state
without his signature a truck bill de
signed to aid South Dakota livestock
markets. This measure will permit
nonresident truckers to transport
livestock to and from South Dakota
markets without paying the compen
sation fee.
Carry Casket of School Victim to Cemetery
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In this picture pallbearers are shown carrying; coffin with rem?ins cf child victim of the New London school disaster, into
Pleasant Hill cemetery, Texas, for burial. Hundreds of funerals similar to this were held Saturday and Sunday throughout Rusk
county, as children were transported to this large centralized school by bus from distances as far as 30 miles away.
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The kite flying contest to be held
at the Recreational Center on Sat
urday, March 27th, is attracting a
great deal of attention and a large
number of entries is expected by
the day of the contest.
The kites must be made by the
boys flying them and the entries will
be divided into two classes for the
event. J
Class A will be composed of boys
up to fourteen years of age and any
type of kite may be used by the con
testants. Class B will be the entries from
fifteen to eighteen years of age and
also will be allowed to use any type
of kite.
The kites will be judged on the
following points:
Construction, 10 points.
Appearance, 10 points.
Steadiness of flight. 35 points.
Height of flight, 35 points.
Time of getting kits up, 10 points.
The judges of the event will be
Dr. O. Sandin, Fred Ilerbster and
Judge A. H. Duxbury.
Prizes will be awarded to the win
ners, donated by local business houses
and individuals and the winners of
the contest here will also be pitted
against the winner of a similar event
at Elmwood.
An Increased
Demand for AH
Kinds of Seeds
Migrations from
Dust Bowl Like
Trek of 1849
Descendents of Early Settlers of Cen
tral West Start Movement to
Pacific Northwest.
General view of workers digging; gTaves in the Pleasant Hill cemetery, Texas, for the burial of victims of the New London
school disaster that took the lives of more than 400 children and a score or more of teachers.
New York, March 17. Seventy
thousand Americans already have
chugged their way from the "dust
bowl" of the mid-continent to the
Pacific Northwest, and tens of thou
sands more are following in their
trail, according to a survey of the
drought situation just completed by
Collier's.
In dilapidated flivers towing home
made trailers piled high with house
hold goods; in straw-filled farm
trucks in which they sleep at night,
and even singly on horse and mule
back, the hosts of the modern migra
tions are heading out into the West
"About 70.000 Americans, says
the report, "have moved westward
from the sun-baked areas of Okla
lioma, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas
Vjoming, Colorado and the Dakotas
Many of these nomads are still on
the move, looking for place to start
farming anew. It is the most im
portant and significant migration
since the days of the covered wagon
And this modern pilgrimage is
not without its connection with that
epic chapter in the country's expan
sion. Many of the families now be
ing pushed toward the sunset by the
havoc of the drouth are descended
from the pioneers who roamed into
the Middle West ahead of the ad
vancing frontier, in the period just
preceding and following the Civi
war.
"These twentieth century drought
refugees are following the Oregon
Trail, the course blazed years ago by
their predecessors of wagon train and
long rifle. This was the route Lewis
and Clark travelled in 1804. when
they carried the stars and stripes
from ocean to ocean. Ever since
blazing heat and further winds be
gan to sear the dust bowl several
summers ago, the highways between
the Missouri river and Pudget! Sound
have been studded with families roll
ing to the Pacific northwest in search
of new homes.
Over the roads they come, the no
mads from the central states whose
farms either were blown away by
the wind or broiled by the heat. In
recent years they have helped to add
more than 25,000 new farms to the
total number in the Pacific north
west.
"And while various and sundry
statesmen lay down heavy verbal
bombardments, these nomadic farm
ers from the middle west muddle
through. In all sorts of improvised
shelters they bivouac throughout the
Pacific coast area. Their tents and
shacks are strung along every high
way between Pudget Sound and the
Sierras. Some of the drought re
fugees are virtually penniless, but
they manage to struggle along. Oth
ers have brought wallets filled with
bonus and crop-reduction checks, the
latter saved from the days of the
defunct AAA.
"And to this last group of mi
grants, unscrupulous land sharpers
are as dangerous a menace as were
hostile Indians to the wanderers of
the previous century."
Corn, Alfalfa, and Sweet Clover
Among Those Showing Op
posite Tendency.
Washington. Increased demand
this spring and early summer for 11
kinds of field seeds, but somewhat
smaller sales of five others, was re
ported in prospect by the bureau of
agricultural economics on the basis
of reports from 1,700 retail seed
dealers.
The seeds for which a larger de
mand is in prospect this year com
pared with last, are alsike clover,
millet, Sudan grass, lawn grass mix
tures, sorgo, cowpeas, soybeans, red-
top, timothy, Kentucky blue grass,
and orchard grass. Smaller sales are
expected of lespedeza, red clover,
sweet clover, alfalfa and seed corn.
Brief summaries of prospective
sales this spring and early summer
follow :
Red clover: A 20 percent decrease
in prospective sales this spring is
indicated. Many dealers said that
other seeds will be substituted for
red clover because its price is rela
tively high.
Alsike clover: Sales this spring are
expected to show the largest per
centage increase over the 1936 sales
of the 16 kinds of seed. A 15 percent
increase in prospective sales is indi
cated. Many dealers reported alsike
clover will be substituted in red
clover.
Sweet clover: A 10 percent de
crease in sales is in prospect, accord
ing to 1,089 dealers who sold 5,213,-
100 pounds last year.
Lespedeza: Prospective sales show
the largest decline from 1936 sales
of any of the 16 kinds of seed. The
decrease is indicated to be 35 percent.
Principal reasons, scarcity and high
price.
Alfalfa: A 5 percent decrease in
sales is indicated.
Timothy: Altho many dealers say
that timothy will be substituted for
other seeds, 1,154 dealers indicated
slightly greater prospective sales
than last spring.
Redton: Sales this pring are ex
pected to be slightly larger than in
1936.
Kentucky bluegrass: Prospective
sales are indicated as slightly great
er than those in spring and early
summer of 1936.
Orchard grass: Sales this spring
by the 294 dealers reporting, are ex
pected to be about the same as 1936
sales.
Lawn grass mixtures: A 5 percent
increase is indicated.
Millet: Prospective sales are re
ported as nearly 15 percent larger
than in 1936.
Sorgo: A 5 percent increase in
sorgo "cane" sales is indicated.
Sudan grass: Salo3 are expected
to be 10 percent larger than those of i
last year.
Cowpeas: A 5 percent increase in
sales for planting is indicated.
Soybeans: Sales for planting this
year are expected to be about 5 per
cent larger than those of last year.
Seed corn: Prospective sales of
934 dealers, who sold nearly 175,000
bushels of seed corn last year, are
slightly less than 5 percent below
their 193 G sales. In recent years
sales of seed corn usually have been
underestimated; this also may be
true this year because increased sales
are in prospect in 15 states and de
creased sales in nine states from
which reports were received. The im
portance of saving seed corn as stress
ed last fall is the principal reason
given for a slightly greater number
of dealers expecting decreases.
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Paper Hanger
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Flowering Bulbs
are Most Colorful
Plants for Spring
Eut There Are Still Many Long-Lived
'Green' Plants and Vines Which
Find Place in Home.
With the advent of the flowering
bulbs, color la added to the house
plants available in the lite winter.
This adds a cheerful note to the in
door garden but the added biilliaix o
should in no way detract from thoso
old favorite and faithful green plants
which have brightened our homes
during the winter season, and which
are so long lived.
The hyacinths, daffodils, tulips and
amaryllises are probably the most
colorful of the new plants, but ther
are other flowering beauties which
should not be overlooked. The azalea
is a veritable sheet of delicate color,
the pinks bordering on white and
spotted with tinted reds are prob
ably most beautiful.
The cyclamen, which we renumber
from the Christmas season, is ir.
much better condition at this time
as the season is more propitious for
it. This is also true of the primulas,
whose fine garden-like flowers are so
bright and cheerful.
This is a good time of year to Ftart
or complete a collection of small cac
tus plants. Because they will stand
almost any amount of hot. dry at
mosphere, and have such a long life,
whether we care for tlum or not. they
are becoming more popular. For the
small container they are probably
the most satisfactory house plant.
Very much on the order of the cacti
are the sedums. They too come in a
variety of shapes, and are not dis
similar in appearance, except that
tbey do not pos'-ess the needle-like
spines. Their upright growth 15 slow,
and if one or more small plant are
set in a watertight container, tl.ey
can be placed almost anywhere in
the home without ft ar of moisture
stains, and without needing to h ok
after them more than once every ! ?w
days and this only 1o add moisture.
The value of the sturdy i:ies
should not be overlooked as spring
advances, for they will always form
a permanent part of your indoor
plantings. Thos favorites the j hilo
dendron, ivy and wandering jew are
always useful. Of tb upright plants,
the sansevieria. Chine?" evergreen.
African violet or saintpaulias should
not be forgotten.
Plattsmouth Is the Ideal large
town shopping center for all Cass
county people. Values here are
the equal of those found anywhsre
read the ads for bargain news.
CARS, GUNS TAKEN AT YORK
York, Neb. York police warned
Nebraska law enforcement officers
that robbers stole a new automobile.
four guns and a quantity of ammuni
tion in breakins here early Thursday.
A gunmetal sedan was taken from
the Nielsen Chevrolet garage. The
guns and ammunition, stolen from
the Jones Hardware company, in
cluded two .32 caliber, one .38 cali
ber and one .22-20.
Officers who sought fingerprints
said the robberies apparently occur
red soon after midnight. They could
not determine how many were in the
gang.
LAND, FARM and
RANCH BARGAINS
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