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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1937)
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUENAL PAGE THF.EE 17 n t 3 n. fol 1 u K02TDAY, AUGUST 22, 1927, Hvi n - n, IMS r One of Towns to Initiate New 5000 Watter All New Transmitting Equipment and Doubled Power on Koil Beginning Sept. 12th. The New KOIL. will salute Platts mouth on Tuesday, September 14, with a special civic broadcast from the Korn Karnival platform at the corner of 5th and Main streets in downtown Plattsmouth. The pro gram will start at 4:30 p. m. Eight entertainers, three announ cers, two engineers and other KOIL. staff members will make up the broadcast and vaudeville party. They will bring with them Nebraska's only flying broadcasting unit, as well as the only motorized radio unit in the state. During the week of September 13,' the New KOIL will salute five Ne braska and five Iowa towns, cele brating the station's opening of its new transmitter. The new equip ment will be opened for use on Sun day, September 12, giving KOIL 5000 watts, twice its present power, and permitting good constant recep tion in three times its present listen er area. The New KOIL is working with Carl Schneider, president, and other officials of the Chamber of Com merce, Fred Busch, president of the Ad club, and R. W. Knorr, acting as general chairman of the Korn Klub during the absence of Chairman Henry Soennichsen, in arranging the broadcast. During the booster part of the broadcast, the station will publicize the Korn Karnival of the following week, inviting everyone in the larger New KOIL area to come to Plattsmouth for the celebration. The program will start promptly at 4:30 in Plattsmouth, with the band and comedians opening the 6how. The flying mobile unit will fly over the city, an announcer in it conversing with the announcer on the ground station by short , wave! radio, talking about the town ftt c-hool, it civic activities. More entertainment will follow, and then the announcer will con duct a man-on-the-street broadcast for about ten minutes, interviewing Plattsmouth residents on current problems, completing the half-hour broadcast However, the program will not stop then. The entertainers will re main for another half hour, present ing a lively vaudeville show from the broadcast scene. The full-hour show will be all free. KOIL will further honor Platts mouth by presenting a farmer from this vicinity on a chain broadcast over the coast-to-coast network on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The farmer, to be chosen by the Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest of KOIL in Omaha either on Tuesday or Thursday, the days on which the New KOIL will present evening dedication broadcasts over the network direct from the stage of the Omaha Electric Show. These chain broadcasts will feature farmer interviews on crop conditions in Ne braska, a Chicago master of cere monies and Red Nichols and his famous band. The New KOIL transmitter, rea son for these special broadcasts, is nearing completion, with the big 310-foot Truscon vertical radiator already finished. This latest type antenna, including nine miles of copper wire, replaces the old-fashioned twin towers that KOIL and hundreds of other stations are still using. The new transmitter is located two miles east of the South Omaha bridge, on the moist bottom lands of the Iowa side of the Missouri river. This radical departure in lo cation is also the newest idea engi neers now recommend low moist land instead of the hilltop locations so eagerly sought until only a year ago. The transmitter itself is the very latest RCA equipment so new and so different that its serial number is No. 1. This machinery has al ready been moved into the new build ing and KOIL and RCA engineers are now busy wiring and connecting its many parts. The complete list of towns which will be saluted by the New KOIL the week of September 13 follows: Missouri Valley. Atlantic, Harlan. Glenwood and Red Oak, Iowa; Blair. Wahoo, Plattsmouth, Fremont and Columbus, Nebraska. FILES CHARGES From Friday' Datlr This morning a complaint was filed in the office of County Judge A. H. Duxbury in which Claude La Hoda sought to have William Mabe placed under a bond to keep the peace. This action followed a com plaint filed Thursday by Mabe against LaHoda charging LaHoda with as sault and battery. The two cases will be heard on Monday afternoon before Judge A. H. Duxbury. Will Appeal to the Courts for Assistance Funds State Officials to Move in Effort to Secure Deeded Funds for Aged, Blind, Dependent Children LINCOLN, Aug. 21 (UP) State officials today resolved on an appeal to the courts In an effort to obtain (1,083,000 in idle assistance funds which State Treasurer Walter H. Jensen refuses to give up without legal action. Jensen has declined to release any of the fund because he feels possible liability from law suits filed by oil dealers to recover gasoline tax money collected under the 1925 assistance act which was later invalidated. Neil C. Vandermore was to confer with the attorney general's office to de termine the proper court in which to file action. "It's a Question whether the district court will be more ex pedient than the supreme court as the high court does not convene until September 20," he said. "We would like to get the money as soon as pos sible." Jensen has indicated, how ever, he will accept nothing less than a supreme court ruling. State assist ance coffers have sufficient money now with receipt of the quarterly al lotment of federal funds to carry the program for a while so Vandermore may delay action until the high court meets Vandermore said he desired to make clear that old age, blind and dependent assistance recipients will not be given larger grants if the court orders release of the $1,083 fund. "It will Just help to make up a $7,500 biennial Btate assistance appropria tion upon which we made our bud get," he explained. BAIN BEINGS BENEFIT From Friday' Dally This morning shortly after 3 o'clock Jhis community was visited by a very fine shower that gave us .38 of an inch of added moisture which with the rain of Wednesday night raised the total to an inch for this city. The surrounding community also received a thorough drenching by the rain and which will be of the greatest benefit not only to the corn which has been in very critical con dition as the result of the prolonged drouth and hot weather, but to pas tures and other vegetation. Cool and cloudy weather and slight showers made the day pleas ant and helped retain the moisture that had fallen during the night over this area. The rains and the apparent break of the extreme heat and dryness makes it almost assured that there will be a corn crop In this section of Cass county at least. ATTEND COMMUNITY PICNIC Sheriff Homer Sylvester and De puty Sheriff Cass Sylvester were at Alvo Thursday where they attended the community picnic which was held by the residents of that section of Cass county. The attendance was very large and the program arranged was one that was enjoyed to the utmost by the audience. The occasion brought together many of the old friends in that part of the county to join in the day of visiting. Your courtesy rn pnonlna news to No. 6 Is apprscfiiUd. Subscribe for the Journal. I-I-I -I-I-I'I'I-H-M-H-H- Thomas Walling Company Abstracts of Title Phone Si z - Plattsmouth United States I I I I ill ' ""'VV'""M11 'iT7 - -L ' ' ' if s&X V ? f i -m. U " I f I hr ;r1! p3 0mmbi$ jilt! 11 kl rl. . ts4wj5e? 11 l Additional forces of U. S. marines were ordered to Shanghai to protect American citizens arid prop erty there as fighting between Chinese and Jap anese trooD srrew in intensity. Scenes similar to "i" ,"i : . hi! sa. From Thursday' Dally Mrs. Frank Horsak and Miss Mil dred Dvoracek were business visitors in Omaha Wednesday. Mrs. Carl Hofacker of Cedar Creek spent Thursday evening as a guest at the Ed Brubacher home. Miss Helen Wiles, who has been teaching at Lexington, Nebr., during the past several years, has been elect ed to the Fremont schools. The com munity Joins in congratulating Miss Wiles on this promotion. Betty Jean and Eldon Vroman are going to Chicago where they will en Joy a visit with their grandparents, 'At. and Mrs. O. L. York for a two weeks stay. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Vro man are planning on attending the Legion convention at Scottsbluff. Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis and family visited at the home of Mrs Mary M. Davis in Lincoln Wednes day. Misses Barbara Zitka, Ruth Slava- cek, Mary Ann and Tresa Sedlak were business visitor In Lincoln Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Goodchild and Miss Marie Horn returned Wednes day from their visit at Denver. Jean Goodchild, who has been visiting relatives in Denver during the past six weeks, returned 'with them. Miss Ursula Herold vho has been visiting her mother in Plattsmouth during the summer is leaving this evening for Brooklyn where she will resume her eaching in the Pratt In stitute. She plans to 6top in Penn sylvania for a visit. Miss Beverly Ann Carter returned Wednesday from her two month vaca tion in Long Beach, Calif. She made the return trip alone. Mrs. .turner sunastrom and son Herbert drove to Lincoln today, where they are making plans for the opening of the fall term of school for Herbert at the University. Mrs. Yosta Davis of Louisville ac companied them to Lincoln. From Friday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker of Elmwood are Plattsmouth visitors to day. Miss Hazel Baier was a luncheon guest at the Robert Cappell home Thursday noon. Mr. and Mrs. P. Y. McFetridge and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Woest and family attended the rodeo in Sidney Thursday. Mr.' and , Mrs. O. A. Perkins and daughter, Marilyn, are here for afew Cash Paid For dead nnoiLs For Prompt Service Eeverse Call to MArket 177 2F2 Farmers tendering Service South Omaha, Ne'br. Marines in War-Torn Shanghai On duty in the International Settlement that above, showing marines on duty in the Inter' national Settlement during the 1932 outbreak, were-re-enacted as refugees fled the wax-tarn city by th thousands. days visit. They are guests at the I. L. Kocian home. The paper is glad to report that Mrs. J. G. Meisinger who has been very ill for some time is improving slowly at her home here. f.M-s. Ernest Shellenbarger of Om aha is visiting friends in Platts mouth. She was an overnight guest at the Frank Gobelman home. Meredith Chancellor was a visitor at Sidney, Iowa, today where he at tended the rodeo, one of the largest that is held in this part of the west. Frank Wood of Weeping Water was a business visitor In Plattsmouth today. He was here in the interest of the county fair which is to be held Sept. 14 to 17. Mrs. Margaret Demlng, wno has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Merrit Kerr, leaves Monday for her home In California. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Edna Evans of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hansen of Weeping Water were here Thurs day to spend a short time looking after some business matters and while here paid the Journal office a pleas ant call. From Saturday's Dally Miss Hazel Baler was a dinner guest at the George Farley home Fri day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downey of Lincoln arrived last evening to spend the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cappell. They will also visit other relatives here. RESTORES LICENSE LINCOLN, Aug. 21 (UP) The state liquor commission today re stored the beer license of Edward Fisher, of Weeping Water. The II cense will be restored at the comple tion of a thirty-day suspension, dated as of July 31. His license was re voked as of July 24 for Sunday sales, but the commission ruled that the city council and the licensee must have misunderstood the law. CHARGES ASSAULT AND BATTERY From Thursday's Daily A complaint was filed today in the office of the county Judge by County Attorney J. A. Capwell, charging Claude LaHoda with assault and bat tery. The complaining witness is William Mabe, who resides in a part of the residence of LaHoda on Win- tersteen hill. The trouble that caused the com plaint occurred Wednesday evening at the home on WTintersteen hill. LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS FOR SALE Canning tomatoes, 50c J. G. Earhart, Murray. a bushel. al9-4tw TOR SALE One of Cass Co. best Improved quarters, located 1 miles north of Weeping Water, on gravel road. Lies excellent. Priced to sell. E. A. Schurman, 602 Omaha Natl. Bank, Omaha. al9-tfw ACHIEVEMENT DAY The Jolly Workers held their 4-H achievement day August 3 at the home of Shirley Martin. Eighteen people were present. A short business meeting was held and after it was adjourned the record books were checked over to send to the county agent. There was a god exhibit of posters on correct food for children. Mary Jean Hatt led the yells and Mrs. Martin played the accompani ment for the singing. A good play "Human Heajth Gar den" was presented by the club mem bers. They wore their 4-H aprons and headbands and each girl repre sented a food or drink. Betty Schubeck was chosen by the leaders and the girls as the most ef ficient 4-H club member. The mothers expressed their appre ciation to the leaders for their time and help with the club work. All the girls brought cup cakes and cookies which were very delicious and were used in the serving. Six girls assisted Mrs. Martin in the serving. At the close of the meeting kodak pictures were taken of the club by Shirley Martin. All the girls want to take 4-H work again. The club wishes to thank Mrs. Hilt Martin for the use of her home for their achievement day program and the Journal for printing the weekly reports. NEWS REPORTER. RETURNS TO THE EAST Miss Ursula Herold departed Thurs day night on the Ak-Sar-Ben for the east where she will resume her teaching work at the Pratt Institute at Brooklyn. Miss Herold has been spending the summer here with her mother, Mrs. Henry Herold and her aunts. Misses Mia and Barbara Ger ing. While here she has been enter tained at a large number- of social events In her honor. ffOSCeOOOSOC090SCOOOQ000009 SAND TAN 8 Shirts & Pants TO MATCH Made from finest cone vat 'dyed twill. Ideal uniform for oil station attendants, garage men, tractor oper ators and all kinds work. Trousers $1.65 Shirts - - 1.25 s WBSCOTT'S "Whero Quality Counts" k AWARDS DAMAGES From Friday's Daily The appraisers appointed to set a value on a small section of land de sired for the widening of highway No. 24 north of Avoca, property of Fred and Bernice Marquardt, filed their report today. The report as filed in the office of County Judge A. H. Duxbury, set the sum of $35 as the recovery of the land owners. The appraisers were J. E. Mei singer, George Born and Lee Nickles. Nurse Ravished and Slain at Chicago Today Fiend Discovered by Roommate of Slain Girl as He Made Escape Down Fire Escape. CHICAGO, Aug. 21 (UP) A 19-year-old student nurse was ravished and slafn in the Chicago hospital to day the 13th victim of sex maniacs in two years. Police assigned extra squads to hunt for a "long-armed" Negro seen near the hospital. The victim was Miss Anna Kuchta, member of a South Side Russian im migrant family. She had been a stu dent nurse for 9 months. The crime was discovered only a moment after it happened by Miss Florence Palmowski, 18, Miss Kuch ta's room mate. Miss Palmowski went to awaken the other girl after Miss Kuchta's two-hour rest period. As she opened the door she spied the nude body of the nurse near the window. A dark man in a white shirt, dark trousers and cap had one foot out the window. He clattered quickly down the fire escape while Miss Palmowski's screams awakened the hospital. Miss Kuchta's head had been bat tered with a brick which was found outside the window. Her body was bruised and scratched. Police said she had been assaulted. The attack occurred like many in recent months. ,The criminal had mounted a fire escape and entered the room through a loose screen. On August 7, Miss Palmowski had screamed and routed a Negro from the same fire escape used today. Three days later a nurse had seen a Negro remove a screen from the window of her room and had frightened him away by screaming. A police squad was posted at the hospital but with drawn after four hours of fruitless vigil. Earlier this year a Negro had slashed Miss Marcella Miles, 26, night superintendent of nurses with a razor blade when she refused to give him narcotics. That man was sentenced to a year in Jail. Descriptions of the criminal in to day's crime indicated that he might have been a drug addict. Cass county rias no Bonded in debtedness, as, like the state, we have paid cash for our hard sur faced roads and other Improve ments as we went. EUTOHOBILE DnSURAUGE Fire . Theft Collision Liability Property Damage If You Own (or Drive) a Car ... Yon need Good Insurance. CALL. OR SEE INSURANCE- AND EONDS ' I IUV i Ji Plattsmouth ; Recall Pioneer Plattsmouth Pro gram from WOW Then es New, Plattsmouth First to Help Initiate New Wave and Power Increase in 1923 Selection of Plattsmouth as one of the five Nebraska towns to be hon oied during: the opening vtek of KOIL's new transmitter recalls to mind the Plattsmouth community piogram on the night of May loth, 193 (fourteen years ago) the first community program ever broadcast over the then pioneer radio station of ' WOW arranged through co-operation with the Plattsmouth Cham ber of Commerce. At that time the Journal's radio editor, after listen ing to various community programs from WBAP, Fort Worth, on which Hermuda onions were aired (verbal ly only, thank goodness) conceived the idea of a Plattsmouth program over WOW, then a small power sta tion, and contacted Orson Stiles, in charge of radio operations. Gene Rouse now a chain program director, and announcer in Chicago was chief announcer and Lester Palmer, sub stitute announcer. Soon after this contact was made a date was arranged a memorable date in WOW history, for it was on that nighr. and in the middle of the Plattsmouth program that WOW changed from its old to its present wavelength and stepped up its power considerably a trivial amount com pared to power standards now. With a program date, it became necessary to get a program, and Hilt Wescott, then as low Chamber of Commerce secretary, and Ed Schulhof came to our assistance. The result was a fine community program as old timers in radio circles will recall. People gathered in the few homes that had home-built radios and listened in tently as the broadcast wa3 stepped up from earphones through phono graph horns or the crude loud-speakers of those daj'S. Scarl Davis spoke the good words for Plattsmouth and Percy Filds wrote and collaborated in the sieging of the "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Sheean" parody with its take-offs on Mr. Davis and other lo cal personalities. Edna Marshall Eaton sans two solo numbers and between them the power was shut off and the switch made to the new wavelength. The program was a grand success and brought apprecia tion letters and telegrams from the four corcers of the nation, with a few from Canada. Other towns fol lowed suit among them Shenandoah (represented by Henry Field just two weeks after our program). Out of this and one later one, Field con ceived the idea of a station of his own and ct about arranging it, as he gave the fans his promise true never to inflict child prpdigies upon a listening public and to "pull the plug" on any speaker who attempted to hold the "mike" longer than two minutes. (Continued on Page 4) Always Comfortably Cool! WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY BARGAIN DAYS All fl Kp 2-Big Seats "yk Features ChUdren 10 Always Special -rr Ladies Matinee ' Wed., 2:15 What Would You Do If You Could Do Anything:? Feature No. 2 He Won a Gal on a Bet! -.rr.i MARY BRIAN 'I"I-M-I"I"M-!"1"1"I"M-I-M' I CosaeosGsoseeosGoseeeceeb?