MONDAY, SEPT. 20, 1927.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE THREE
From Thursday's Daily
Here From Missouri
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Queen of Deep
water, Missouri, and Mrs. Hugh John
son and son, Hugh, Jr., of Clinton,
are enjoying a visit with their rela
tives In Cass county. They are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. T.
Wilson at Murray and will also visit
with other members of the family.
Leaves for Illinois
Miss Velma Shrader departed Wed
nesday afternoon for Beardstown, Illi
nois where she will visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. John Burk for a
short time. Mrs. Burk has not been
well and Miss Shrader will assist in
the care of the sister.
Golden Rod Club
The Golden Rod Study club met
last Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Addie Perry. Mrs. Virgil Perry and
Mrs. Newton Sullivan were associate
hostesses. The meeting was In the
form of a rally day. Mrs. Elbert
Wiles and Mrs. Roy Cole gave a
piano duet. There were four visi
tors: Mrs. Russel Perry and daugh
ter, Virginia, of Harlingen, Texas;
Miss Elizabeth Spangler, and Mrs.
Ora Davis and Mrs. Charles Spang
ler of Murray.
Presbyterian Circles Meet
Circle 1 or the Presbyterian
church held a business meeting at
the church yesterday afternoon.
There was a fair number in ateend
ance. Hostesses were Mrs. Louie
Born, Mrs. Florence Schiessl, Mrs.
Oscar Gapen and Miss Helene Gapen.
Light refreshments were served.
Circle No. 2 met at the church
yesterday with Mrs. Cressie Niel, Mrs.
Charles Manners. Miss Blanch Horn
ing and Mrs. Will Rummel as hos
tesses. Plans for the winter's activ
ities were discussed. Mrs. Wiley Sig
ler gave a very fine opening exercise
on the missionary subject which was
on leprosy in China. Refreshments
were served.
Circle No. 4 met at the home of
Mrs. John Wolff. Mrs. G. L. Mei
singer and Mrs. Mable Thimjahn
were associate hostesses. Circle 4 has
charge of the covered dish supper to
be held at the Presbyterian church
Thursday evening at 6:15 for the of
ficers of the church.
Circle No. 5 had a nice crowd of
30 members present. They met at the!
home of Miss Helen Hunter. Miss
Estelle Baird, Mrs. John Wehrbein
and Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein were asso
ciate hostesses. Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein
gave the missionary topic of the aft
3rnoon. Business was discussed. For
entertainment the members told of
their vacations during the summer
i months. Refreshments were served.
Circle 3 of the Presbyterian church
met at the home of Mrs. Stephen
Wiles. Mrs. Newton Sullivan and
Mrs. Jesse Adams were associate
hostesses. The missionary lesson was
on the subject of the Leper Colony
in India.
From Friday's Daily
Visits in the City
Mrs. F. J. Knecht of South Bend
was in the city today for a few hours
to visit with friends and looking
after some matters at the court house.
Mr. and Mrs. Knecht have just re
turned from their honeymoon througn
the south and including a visit to
New Orleans. They are now at home
at South Bend.
Give Friends Farewell
Last night at the St. Paul's church
was held a farewell party for Mrs.
Frank Schackneis and family who are
leaving today to make their home
in Omaha. Mrs. John Woest and Rev.
G. A. Pahl had charge of the games.
There was group singing and refresh
ments were served. The Schackneis
family was presented with a gift as
a token of friendship and sorrow at
their leaving.
Honor Miss Rea
Last evening Miss Anna Marie Rea
was the honor guest at a dinner party
which was tendered by a group of
friends on her eighteenth birthday
anniversary. The dinner was much
enjoyed and later the members of
the party accompanied Miss Rea to
Omaha where she has accepted a
position with the Union Circulating
Co. Those who attended the event
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carrying the pole of an improvised litter in which is her mother, too
infirm to be crowded into a truck, too aged to walk. Even the landing
party of Japanese at Yangtsepoo were touched by her plight, and re'fused
to search her.
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Thousand of panic-stricken Chinese packed Shanghai's South SUtion
in a frantic attempt to escape the murderous shelling and bombardment
or Japanese naval and air forces. When the terminal was jammed. Japa
nese navy guns and air bombs were loosed on it. In the holocaust which
ioiiowed tne casualties were appalling. A rescue worker is shown remov
ing one of hundreds of bodies recovered from the ruins.
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The Chinese Boy Scouts are finding much more than they can do in taking care of injured and sick non
batants in their stricken homeland. Here one boy applies first aid methods to a wound sustained by a Chi
nese mother .fleeing the death and destruction of Shanghai with her babv in her arms.
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Too young to walk, unable to talk, this wounded Chinese baby is shown in the wreckage of Shanghai
.South Station after the Japanese naval batteries and air squadrons reduced the railroad terminal to
smoking, smouldering rums. There are no non-combatants in China. This remarkable picture poignantly
illustrate the fate which faces China' women and children in the undeclared Sino-Japanese conflict.
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were Joan Moore, Patricia Cloidt,
Marjorie Fitch. Lawanna Kelly, Mar
jorie Wohlfarth, Vincent Kelly, Ed
ward and Glen Ossenkop, Gauer Sals
burg. Charles Walden and the guest
of honor, Miss Rea.
Frotn Saturday's 'Daily
Visits in City
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Haley of Yank
ton, South Dakota, were visitors in
Plattsmouth on Friday visiting with
Mrs. Haley's brother, George Thun.
Mr. and Mrs. Haley departed Friday
evening from Omaha on the Corn
husker Special and will go to New
York where they will attend the Am
erican Legion convention. Mr. Haley
is post commander at Yankton. Aug
ust Thun of South Bend, Nebr., was
also in the city visiting with his
brother, George.
Birthday Club Meeting
The Birthday club held a farewell
party for Mrs. Flo Wells at the home
of Mrs. II. B. Perry. Mrs. Grace Perry
and Mrs. Florence Coleman were the
hostesses. The members of the club
presented Mrs. "Wells with a gift. It
was a very pleasant afternoon and
lovely refreshments were served.
Returns From California
Miss Joan Moore has returned from
a visit of several weeks in southern
California which she has enjoyed very
much. She was a guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards at
Santa Monica and also with Miss Tex
anna Bates, a former schoolmate at
Los Angeles. She found the Platts
mouth people enjoying themselves
very much in the western home.
NOVAKS WIN 13-5
From Saturday's Dally .
The Korn Klub team met defeat at
the hands of the fast, hard hitting
Xovaks from Omaha, last evening by
a score of 13 to 5.
Kennedy pitched commendable
ball throughout the game, but the
local defense cracked at the crucial
moments, allowing several unearned
runs to be scored.
The Platters made their bid for
victory in the sixth, when they scored
four runs on three hits. Asnbaugh
drew a base on balls, Spidell singled
and then Kennedy smashed a triple
to deep left center, scoring Spidell
and Ashbaugh, after which Smith
was safe on an error by the second
sacker. Hansen, scoring Kennedy.
Smith scored Plattsmouth's last run
on a sharp single by Ray Aylor.
The Korn Klub's seventh inning
rally was snuffed out by the fast
playing of the visiting catcher,
Carey.
The local team was very much out
of fcrm from lack of practice, but
after this game should be in shape
for Sunday evening's game with the
Ritz Xite club, also from Omaha, so
let's turn out and see a real ball
game.
The box score:
Omaha
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From Thursday's Daily
Frank A. Parkening Is having a
new corn crib constructed on his farm
located northwest of Murray.
G. G. Patton, president of the Fi
delity Old Line Life Insurance com
pany of Lincoln, Nebraska, was in
Tlattsmouth yesterday.
Ben A. Olive of Weeping Water
was in the city Wednesday to look
after matters of business and while
here secured his drivers' license.
Joe Hendrix, who has been here for
the summer vacation at the home
of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Capwell. returned Wednesday
to Crete where he will take up his i
work at Done college. Joe has been
quite prominent in athletics at the
school.
Miss Wilma Tritsch, Thyra Eaum
gart, and Mrs. F. W. Guenther went
to Omaha yesterday to visit Miss
Tritsch's father, W. II. Tritsch, at the
Immanuel hospital.
II. A. Schneider is having a new
horse barn constructed on his farm
southwest of Plattsmouth which is
occupied by Harley Wiles. The old
barn burned down a few weeks ago.
Yesterday afternoon James Royer
brought in to the Plattsmouth library
a very interesting specimen of fossil
with a leaf Imprint. The fossil can
be seen at the library.
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J. Santee, rf 4 0 0 0 0
Pichler, 3b 2 10 11
B. Santee, ss 4 2 2 0 2
Woosley, lb 4 2 1 9 0
Heebner, rs 4 2 2 0 1
Carey, c 3 1 2 5 0 0
R. Hanson, 2b 2 1 0 2 12
Terry, p 2 110 10
Gilbert, p 1 0 1 0 0. 0
From Saturday's Dally
Mrs. Alice Andrews is spending the
week-end with her son, Gene, who i3
attending school at Fremont.
Last night Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Martin of Nebraska City visited at
the home of I. L. Kocian.
D. C. Leonard of Omaha was in
Plattsmouth yesterday visiting his
mother, Mrs. V. V. Leonard.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor and
grandson, Donald Hoback, of Union,
were here today to look after some
matters of business.
Yesterday Mrs. Fred Howland..
Mrs. Milo Farney, Mrs. Frank Hor
sack, and Mrs. I. L. Kocian went to
the county fair at Weeping Water.
Yesterday Miss Mina Andrews and
Mis3 Mary Rishel spent the day with
Miss Louise Rishel at district 12
school in Union where Miss Louiso
teache3.
Col. and Mrs. P. L. Hall, of Green
yrood were here today to spend a short
time looking after some matters at
the court house. Mrs. Hall was look
ing after the estate of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Weidman.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Burton of
Palmyra were here last evening visit
ing relatives. Mr. Burton is a brother
of Mrs. J. H. Graves. They will re
main over today. They were also
visiting with Mr. Burton's father at
Murray, who has been bedfast for
several months.
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Spidell, c 4 115 0 2
Kennedy, p 3 2 2 0 0 0
Smith, If 3 1 0 10 1
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Aylor, rs 2 0 1 3 0 0
O'Donnell, lb 1 0 0 5 1 1
Svoboda, rf 3 0 110 0
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reached 5390 as classes opened to
day. Last year the enrollment was
5380.
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Plattsmouth Journal) "Watch out,
Plattsmouth, here we come!" This is
the way Col. J. F. Sorrell, secretary of
the Otoe County Fair Association, the
Syracuse municipal band and the
Syracuse business men feel about it.
Col. Sorrell will be present at the
King Korn Karnival's big parade
with the Syracuse band and the cara
van of floats of the Syracuse busi
ness men. Their taking "part in the
parade is in repayment of the cour
tesy shown the Otoe county fair when
the Junior Legion drum corps of
Plattsmouth took part in the Otoe
county fair parade.
Friday afternoon, the Syracuse
band and the caravan of Coats took
part in the Cass county fair parade,
and they will appear at the Apple
Festival at Nebraska City on Octo
ber 8-9.
Let's keep the town neighbor feel
ing mutual in the future and all pull
together. With the appearance of the
Syracuse band and floats, it will be
with a symbolic greeting of "Howdy,
Neighbor Plattsmouth."
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