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UNION
TENS
Mrs. J. D. Cross was spending a
ccuple of days on the farm with her
pon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hoback of Om
aha were guests last Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H.
Becker.
Mesdames Fannie Eikenberry and
William Barritt were visiting and
looking after some business matters
on Omaha last Friday.
Charles Land was looking after
some business matters in Nebraska
City last Monday, and also made a
trip to Omaha on business.
Miss Xola Banning entertained
Leonard Hanks and Miss Bessie
Maggit, both of Nebraska City and
Mrs. Carl Peters of Talmage.
John Fitzpatrick, while at his
work slipped and sustained a severe
ly sprained ankle, which has made it
difficult for him to get about.
D. Ray Frans was called to TMatts
mouth on Monday afternoon of last
week, where he was looking after
some business matters for the day.
Rex Young, Plattsmouth auction
eer, was a visitor in l nion riaay,
looking after business and calling on
Edward E. Leach and other friends
in this vicinity.
V. A. Cst, of south of Nehawka,
was looking after some business
matters in Union on Monday after
noon of this week and was also meet
ins with his many friends.
"W. E. Reynolds was over to Om
aha on Tuesday of this week with a
load of hops which he has been feed
ing and say they are beauties which
he is marketing at this time.
Bert Frans, who has been work
ing near lirule in the western part
of the state, arrived in Union .and
will remain here for the present, or
permanently if he is able to secure
employment.
Miss Marjorie Burton, who for a
Ions time resided in Union, but has
been making her home at Decatur,
with her parents, spent a few days
in Union visiting with her friend,
Helen Browne.
In a game whic'.i was played be
tween the Union and Auburn teams
of the Southeastern Nebraska league
at Auburn last Sunday, the Nemaha
county aggregation won over our
lads by the close score of 5 to 4.
Ralph Meredith, who has been at
a CCC camp at Halsey in the west
ern portion of the state i3 home for
a vacation of some thirty days. He
has been away for some time and is
enjoying his vacation here most
pleasantly.
P. F. Rihn and Robert Wolfe were
over to Sokol park near the Platte
river last Sunday, where they were
assisting the Gradoville orchestra in
the rendition of music at a largely
attended picnic gathering of Sokol
members from Omaha.
Frank and Anna Bauer and the
kiddies, grandchildren and daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nickles
of Oklahoma, who are spending the
summer here were guests for the day
last Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Schrader, where all en
joyed a very pleasant visit.
Mrs. Liiella Pitman, a sister of
Charles Garrison, who has been in
the west for some time, arrived in
Union last week and will make ail
extended visit at the home of her
brother. She has many friends here
and will enjoy renewing acquain
tance with them during her stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Hammerstrom,
or Omaha, the latter a daughter of
Mrs. William Barritt, were guests in
Union last Sunday at the home of
Wrs. Barritt, where her sister, Mrs
Kstner Jiryan or umana is also a
guest. The four enjoyed a very de
lightful six o'clock dinner Sunday
evening.
Putting Men to Work
' The McGeorge company, having in
Iiand the completion of work on the
Missouri river near the home of
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James C. Roddy, is putting about
thirty men to work this week, the
greater portion of whom are local
men. In addition to this number
employed on the river, there will
work provided for a number
truck drivers in the hauling of rocklMr , and Mrs. Rihn
from the quarries. The job will re
quire several . months yet to com
plete, having been held back the last
few weeks due to the unusually high
water.
Has Hands Badly Injured
George Hall of near Nebraska
City, while attempting to save some
hogs from drowning after the heavy
rain in that vicinity Sunday nignt.
when approximately five inches fell.
suffered deep gashes in the palms of
both hands as he sought to pick up
the hogs that were kicking fran
tically, their hoofs tearing the flesh
quite deeply. However, after con
siderable difficulty, he was able tc
rescue the porkers and save them
from drowning.
Keturn from the West
A number of young men from
Union and Nehawka recently made a
trip to Ogallala in search of employ
ment, but not finding it, they have
returned home. They report that all
the way out the crops are looking
fine. Around Lincoln, however, the
wheat straw seemed very short, al
though the quality of the grain has
proven about normal and the yield
has run around 20 bushels to the
acre.
Entertained the Ladies Aid
Mrs. Louis Mougay was hostess at
her home in the country to members
of the Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church Thursday of last
week when some twenty-three of the
members gathered to hold their busi-
l-ness ineeting and discuss plans for
ijiirtherance of the church program.
Afterwards a social hour was enjoy
ed and refreshments were served by
Mrs. Mougay, and Mrs. A. M. Mc
Carroll, the assistant hostess.
Reception for Bride-to-Be
Misses Nola Banning and Louise
Foster, friends of Miss Sara Uptop,
who is soon to become a bride, gave
a very pleasant reception and shower
last Friday in her honor. A large
number of friends of the young ladies
were present and an enjoyable after
noon was spent, with many useful
gifts given to the bride to be used in
her new home. Best wishes were al
so expressed for a long and happy
wedded life.
Will Rebuild Lnmber Sheds
A portion of the lumber sheds at
the Frans lumber yard having fallen
into disrepair, are to be rebuilt and
again put in first class condition,
ine preliminary work, including the
foundation is now being done and
when this is completed, E. E. Leach
will start work on the reconstruc
tion of the sheds.
Underwent Eye Operation
L-.icean Banning, who has been
having some trouble with one of his
eye3 and ha3 been in the hospital for
the past week or more, last Satur-
day underwent an operation for re-
lief from the trouble and is feeling
some improved, but is still in the
hospital, where he is taking further
treatment.
Combine Burned
While busy harvesting his wheat
crop last Saturday, Eric Fey had the
misfortune to have the combine he
was using catch afire. As a result.
this costly piece of farm machinery Union has just closed a very suc
was badly damaged, as well as a con- cessful week of swimming instruc-
siderable portion of the crop he was
engaged in harvesting.
Conducted Services Sunday
E. H. Wescott, of Plattsmouth, a
member of the firm of Wescott's Sons,
clothiers, and a very active member
of and worker in the M
church of his home city,
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Union last Sunday morning- and
conducted services at the Methodist
church here in the absence of the
regular minister, Rev. E. P. Booher,
who is in the Methodist hospital in
Omaha undergoing treatment for a
kidney ailment that has been giving
him much trouble during the past
few months.
Members of the congregation were
greatly pleased with the excellent
address which was delivered by Mr.
Wescott and are hopeful that he may
return for another similar meeting
at some future date.
Guests at Rihn Home
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Evans of
near Ulenwoou, lowa, long time
friends of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn,
j accompanied by their two daughters
bejan(i Elijah Woods and wife, were
ofjgU(stg jast Sunday at the home of
Holding Union Services
Union services at the park here
last Sunday evening were enjoyed
by a large number of the members
of the two Union churches as well
as other citizens of the community,
who welcome the opportunity of out
door worship during the hot summer
months. The services were in charge
of Rev. V. C. Wright, pastor of the
Methodist church at Plattsmouth.
This coming Sunday evening the
services win be in cnarge or L.eo
Rikli of near Murdock, who will con
duct the opening portion of the
service, ms wile, a taientea vocal
ist, will render two solos and his
son, erner uiku, win rentier io
trombone selections. L. Neitzel, also
of Murdock, well known church
worker and author of the weekly
Sunday school lesson column in the
Journal, will deliver the sermon of
the evening. Rev. W. A. Taylor of
Ui.ion will close the service with the
benediction.
Passed Ninety-Fourth Birthday
Mrs. Rachel Pell, of Union, was
born in Oglaze county, Ohio, July
13, 1S43, and thus on Tuesday of
this week attained her 04th birth
day. When she was six years old
during the historic year of '49, her
parents, along with thousands of
other pioneers came west, locating
in the state of Iowa. Nine years
later, in 1S5S, when she was 15, the
family moved on, locating in Cass
county. All of the intervening 9
years, witn tne exception ot two
spent in Iowa, she ,has resided in
this county. Wheii" one considers
that she was 18 years old vfhen the
Civil war started and 22 when that
great conflict tame to an end, the
many years that make up her span
of life can best be understood. ,She
has witnessed and herself played no
small part in the development of Ne
braska and Cass county. Her hus
band passed away a number of years!
ago. bne nas two living sisters, one
of whom, Mrs. Etta Ellsworth, of
Nebraska City, and her little grand
daughter. Coral Jean Pope, also of
Nebraska City, came Monday to be
present at the celebration of her an
niversary and the fine dinner which
the children had arranged for her
The four living children are Jesse
Pell of Omaha. Mrs. Art Pearsely,
Mrs. Ed Midkiff and Mrs. John Ni
day, all residing in this vicinity. A
total of 22 grandchildren and 30
great grandchildren together with
two great-great-grandchildren coin-
prise her living descendants.
When she and her husband estab
lished their home in Cass county,
they settled on what is now the prop
erty of John N. Larch, and i3 known
as Springdale farm.
Radios, automobiles, telephones
even the telegraph were unheard of
things during her childhood and she
was well along in middle age as the
average span of life runs when elec-
tricity was first introduced as a ser-
vant of mankind. The Journal con-
gratulates you. Grandma Pell, on a
long and well snent life, and loins
in the hope of your many friends
that you may go on in a rich enjoy
ment of life well past the hundred
mark
Swim Week Great Success
tion sponsored by the Cass and Otoe
county chapters of the American Red
Cross and held at the Graham mill
pool southeast of Union.
Seventy-three were registered from
D. RAY
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DO YOU KNOW,
hat the first engagement
token was the Gimrnal ring,
this name being derived
from the Latin Gemmellus,
which means joined. The
ring was made of two sep
arate bands, with little teeth
cut in their inner edge, and
were joined together by the
bride and groom when they
walked to the alter. 1
rtuOnn Nropafw SniiaU
Union, sixty or more from Nehawka
and thirty from Avoca, as well as
many from Nebraska City and other
Otoe county towns.
Each afternoon during the week
the trucks and cars bearing the Red
Cross insignia and transporting the
swimmers were on their way at 130
p. m., returning late in the after
noon. Loren Hnizda, of Lincoln, and Miss
Betty Clements, of Elmwood, both
very fine Red Cross instructors, had
charge of the work and so effectively
carried on the program that many
were able to pass the required tests
at the close of this comparatively
brief period of instruction.
The work is so valuable that no
community should fail to avail itself
of this opportunity for free instruc
tion of its citizens, particularly the
youngsters, to the end that all may
be properly educated in water safety
and know just what to do when an
emergency arises that might other
wise result in drownings.
The schedule for the remainder of
July includes week of 12th to ISth
at Louisville state park sandpit lake,
July 19 to 22 at South Bend and th
week of July 23 to 31 at Merritf
beach on the Platte river north o
Plattsmouth.
A water pageant in connection
with Plattsmouth's "learn to swim
week is being arranged and will b
presented Friday evening, July 3 0
at S o'clock.
Those passing the various test
from Union and vicinity at the Gra
ham mill pool Inst week were:
Beginners: Wendell Burbcc, Don
Hoback, Kenneth Crawford, La Ma
Keene, Ivan Keene, Bob Pearsley
Karl Crawford. Jerry Frans, P. F,
Rihn, Jack Burke, Erma Burke, Wm
Booher, Jack Meredith, Don Mere
dith, Dale Younker, Don Beckner
and Mrs. R. R. Anderson.
Swimmers: Bud Meredith, Glen
Younker, La Mar Keene, Darrell
Crawford, Mereilith Keene.
Junior Life. Saving: Tim Finney
Senior Life Saving: Dr. R. R. An
derson.
Last Sunday the members of the
Seiota Sunday school held their an
nual picnic at Arbor Lodge at Ne
braska City.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Crunk and
daughter Bertha and Mrs. W. L
Crunk, son Ja"mes and daughter
Klizabeth, were callers at St. Mary's
hospital last Sunday, where they vis
ited W. L. Cruok, who is there for
treatments. ;
Mrs. A. J. Wilson and kiddies and
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson and
kiddies were callers in Murray last
Sunday evening.
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GIRL SLAYER DIES
BELLE FONTE, Pa., July 12 (UP)
Alexander Meyer, 20-year-old farm
hand walked calmly to his death at
the Rockview penitentiary, early to
day. He was executed for the mur
der of Helen Moyer, Modena, Fa.,
high school girl.
The Moyer girl was attacked and
slain on February 11th, in what was
termed the "most brutal murder of
all time."
She was walking home from school
and was hit deliberately by Meyer,
driving his truck. He picked her up
and took her to an abandoned farm
where he attacked her and later
threw her body in an old well.
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Union. Nebr. &
Britain's Fast
Air Expansion
Costly in Life
Six-Month Toll in British Royal Air
Torce Passes 60 With 400
Planes Wrecked.
By DAN ROGERS
United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, July 12 (UP) The
British Royal Air Force has had 40
fatal crashes resulting in 62 deaths
of pilots or observers since Jan. 1.
On inquiry, the air ministry confirm-
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ea tnese inures, making the totals
official.
These figures only cover fatalities.
There are several times more non
fatal crashes than ciackups in which
personnel is killed, officials admitted.
A London newspaper's unofficial es
timate places the total of all R. A. F.
crashes during the past five months
at 400 machines which cost more
than $8,000,000.
Air ministry officials said this
"looked a bit high," but were unable
to g-ive their definite figures or es
timates on total number of crashes
or the financial loss involved.
With 1937 at the halfway point,
the R. A. F. losses already have ex
ceeded the entire year 1933 and al
most have reached the total for the
whole of 1936.
Flying Displays Perilous
More than a dozen R. A. F. men
were killed on Empire Air day last
month during fhi.ng displays. The
largest military air show yet to be
staged was held on June 2(5. During
this display a single mass formation
of 250 bombers and fighter3 ficw in
review.
Of the 1937 toll, 32 crashes caus
ing 51 deaths occurred in the British
Isles; the rest were in overseas
squadrons. This percentage is logic
al for of course almost all training
is done on home fields ar.d. in ad
dition, the weather of the British
Isles probably is consistently more
erratic than in any part of the em
pire especially as concerns fog, the
fliers' arch-enemy.
It has been suggested that Lord
Swinton, air minister, is planning a
general investigation to make R. A.
F. training safer, but this was de
nied at the air ministry.
Explanations Are Sought
Various reasons have been advanc
ed to account for the tremendously
increased number of R. A. F. crashes.
One is that pilot.-? are said to be
trained in s!ov.- machines and called
upon to fly fast, moder:i planes be
fore they are read v. Tiiio io most em
phatically denied Ly the air ministrj'.
The most '.kc'.y reasons are two:
1. The rr.pid expansion of the
R. A. F. as a vital part of Britain's
rearmament, with the consequent
production of hundreds of young
pilots "fully qualified" technically but
lacking years of experience.
2. British military flying has been
put on a war basis pilots fly re
gardless of the weather, more often
bad than not, because, as one squad
ron commander remarked tersely:
war doesn't wait on weather."
FRANCE CELEBRATES
PARIS, Fiance, July 14 (UP)
Paris celebrated Bastille day today
with a gigantic military parade in
which 600 fighting planes flew over
he city in formation. President Le-
brune of France, King Carol of Ru
mania, and the chief of army staffs
of Rumania were among the notables
in the crowds.
Planes flew despite fog and one
fell into the Seine river near Con
cord bridge. The two men in the
plane which fell, realizing they must
land, crashing into the streets and
killing people, guided the plane de
liberately into the river. The plane
truck the water, bounded high, and
settled on the water. Crowds from
the shore jumped into the water and
saved the pilots from drowning.
Today's clebration marked the
147th anniversary of the storming of
the famous Bastille prison in France.
BEAT The
HEAT
Wear Lighter Clothing
White Suits
Mesh Shirts
Congo Trousers
Mesh Underwear
Short Sox
Straw Hats
WESCOTT'S
Where Quality Counts
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Weeping Water
Mrs. Art Buchold was visiting two
days this week at Nebraska City at
the home of her parents.
In a game of baseball last Sunday
between the CCC boys and the Platts
mouth team, the camp team won by
a score of 7 to 3.
Edward W. Thimgan of Platts
mouth, in charge of the government
sanitary project was looking after
business matters in Weeping Water
last Friday.
There is to be a gathering of the
Tri-County Blacksmith association
next Sunday at Bennet. Eugene Lud
wick of Weeping Water is the secre
tary of the county association.
George Bruenner, jr., a brother of
Mrs. Eugene Ludwick was a visitor
at the Ludwick home in Weeping
Water last Sunday, remaining until
Monday when he returned home to
Loretta.
Last Sunday Stuart Rough of Ne
hawka came via Weeping Water and
getting his sister, Miss Agnes, went
to Omaha and Washington to visit
with relatives, returning home in the
evening.
Dr. C. O. Herman of Weeping Wa
ter who has been attending North
western University in Chicago, taking
a post-graduate course, arrived home
last week to again take up his prac
tice here.
Ben Olive was in Louisville last
Tuesday, taking his boys along and
giving them instruction in swim
ming and looking after their welfare
until they should acquire the art of
swimming.
Louis Schumacher has been over
to Mrs. Roscoe Karshmann where
he has been assisting with the har
vest and threshing for his sister, Mrs.
Harshmann. Louis reports a very
good yield.
Henry Crozier was called to Elm
wood last Tuesday to look after some
business and also to see the comple
tion of the redecorating of the bank
building which is now occupied by
the Elmwood postoffice.
Wm. Dunn the former auctioneer
and liveryman who has been making
his home in Omaha for some time
past, accompanied by David Tighe,
also of Omaha were visiting friends
in Weeping Water during the day last
Monday.
Dean Anderson, guard at the gov-
crnment quarry east of Weeping Wa-
ter has been transferred to Omaha
temporarily to take the place of a
rnai-H n-hn io 411 Mr. n-ill ro-
turn here following tht
the recovery of
in Omaha.
the guard who works
Mrs. Byron Baker, Miss Ruth Ho
man, W. H. Homan and wife, made a
nartr who went earlv last week to
Murray and getting Eugene Gruber
who i3 home on a ten days vacation
from the Great Lakes naval training
station, bringing him to Weeping
Water where he has been visiting
this week at the home or W. H. Ho
man.
S. Ray Smith was over to Lincoln
the first of the week and tells of a
place where on one side of the road
the hoppers had virtually stripped
the leaves from the corn and were
going through the field, while just
across the fence they had not both
ered the corn in any way and as
well just across the road it is not
disturbed.
Had Picnic Dinner Sunday.
Last Sunday a merry party gath
ered together and went to Arbor
Lodge where they enjoyed a stay at
the park and also picnicked at the
grounds during the day.
Among the party was Mr. and Mrs
Bryan Baker, Miss Ruth Homan, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Homan, Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Gruber of Murray and Eu
gene who is just now home from the
Great Lakes training station where
he is training in the navy. Eugene is
to depart the coming Sunday, Julyl8,
for Los Angeles where he will go on
a ship at San Diego.
Mary Allen Home Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Allen and daughter,
Mary, 13, who have been for a time
at Yellowstone Fark where they have
IF you have adequate de
pendable insurance you
have much to be thankful .
for . . . as you KNOW
that all your property is
protected.
Searl S Davis
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been visiting for- some time and
where about a month ago Mary was
attacked by a bear who bit her very
severely on one leg, inflicting a se
vere wound, so serious that for a
time it was feared that the member
would have to be amputated, but is
now showing good improvement and
now it is felt that the injury is going
to heal entirely. Mrs. Allen and
daughter "ariTred in Omaha via the
Union Pacific last Tuesday morning
and Mr. Allen drove to Omaha after
them.
Wheat Field Catches Fire.
Jacob Kraeger of between Weeping
Water and Murray was looking after
some business matters in Weeping
Water Tuesday and in conversation
was telling of a neighbor's what field,
that of Edward Gansemer, catching
fire. Neighbors came with wet sacks
and finally beat out the fire, but not
until much damage had been done.
Learning to Swim.
Some sixty-two of the young boys
and girls of Weeping Water have
formed a class taking swimming les
sons at Louisville where they go every
day for five days, starting Tuesday of
this week. They are under the super
vision of Mrs. Ray Norrls, assisted Dy
Mrs. O. C. Hinds and Mrs. Wm. Van
Every. The children are given swim
ming lessons and during the period
for the class of instruction most of
the class becomes proficient in the
art of swimming which all people
should have, for emergencies are sure
to occur which requires all to know
how to swim.
Home From Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Baker were
over to Valley where they were visit
ing for a few days at the home of
Rev. Harold Baker, pastor of the
Methodist church there. They had
been visiting there for a week.
Rev. Baker and family had driven
down from Valley one night, get
ting here after Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Baker had retired and got them out
of bed, taking them to Valley where
they had some cherries to can. Mr.
and Mrs. Baker returned home last
Tuesday morning. W. D. Baker re
ports that the night before they came
home the members of the church had
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surprise in which the membership
came to tne Parsonage, each bring-
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the oplnion that it is a very , good
congregation to minister to. '
Had Good Wheat.
Paul Gerard who has completed
the threshinS of his wheat and mar
keting the same, had two fields
threshed out which averaged 28 bush
els to the acre and tested 62 pound3
to the struck bushel and the other
one going 23 bushels to the acreand
testing 58 pounds. He was well
pleased with the results.
Fred H. Gorder Feeling Poorly.
County Commissioner Fred II. Gor
der of this district, has not been feel
ing the best, but is able to be about.
but does not get down town as often
as formerly. During the hot weather
he has been keeping pretty close to
the home and shade. We are hoping
Mr. Gorder will soon be in better
health and able to be about as for
merly. Your courtesy in pnonfno news
to No. 6 Is appreciated.
We can write Fire Insur
ance on Wheat and Oats
IN THE FIELD
$4.00 per $1,000.00
for 90 Days'
Protection
Protect your grain from
loss by fire before or after
it is cut, shocked, stack
ed or threshed.
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