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PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1937 Ifae IPlattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Poatoflice, Plattsmouth, Neb., us second-class mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A .YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone. 12.60 per year. Beyond gOO riiiles, $3.00 per year. Bate to Canada and foreign countries, IS.50 per vear. All subscriptions are payable strictly in adrance. AVOCA NEWS Albert Brunz and family moved to a farm near Otoe, where Mr. Ilrunz will be employed. j Mr. and Mrs. AVilliam Maseraan were guests at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Johnson one day last week. Mrs. Caroline Marquardt will de part soon for Utica. where she will make her home with a sister during the winter. Rev. J. M. Kokjer was called to Lincoln Tuesday of last week to look after some business matters and while there they also visited with friends. A young lad arrived at the home of Ernest Emshoff, announcing his intention of staying. This brought happiness to the parents and to the grandfather, John Ruge. Last week Mrs. Edward Morley was taken to St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City, where she was under observance and treatment, hoping to secure a return to health without having to submit to an operation. Elmer Hennings the barber, and family, were in Lincoln last Tuesday, where Elmer visited with his friend. E. L. Norris at the hospital. They found Mr. Norris optimistic despite his serious illness and seem assurer, he will recover. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Her nia nn Kamman was made happy last Sunday by the arrival of a very fine young man who came to gladden the home of his parents. Both the moth er and young man are doing very veil and the father is expected to recover. P. G. Hogenmiller has been re lieved here and gone to Brock, where he becomes station agent. The form er agent at Brock , Mr. Powers arrived at retirement age, and Mr. Hogenmiller bid in the position there to which he was entitled by reason 'of seniority in service. The family of Henry Maseman. ac companied by Norman. Schultz. were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. Maseman's sister. Katie (Mr. and Mrs. Walter Abker) in Lincoln. Other guests there were George and Carl Maseman. who reside in the cap ital city. While in Lincoln Henr visited with El Norris at the hos pital. Mrs. Ernest Sailing was hostess to the members of the Avoca Woman'3 club on Wednesday evening of last week. A very appropriate program had been provided and the ladies were treated to a very delicious luncheon after the program. . Enjoyed Fellowship Meeting Four Congregational churches in this part of the state have associated themselves together and will hold quarterly fellowship meetings, one in each of the churches belonging. They are Avoca. Syracuse, Weeping Water and Pascal church, a rural charge. This time it fell to the Avoca church to act as hostess, and accordingly on last Saturday, with an excellent program and a delic ious luncheon, representatives of the other three churches were here lor a meeting. Many matters of interest were discussed. oecosccooccGocooscccoocc WEAR A !J Herj Overcoat 1 Thanksgiving Reliable Quality Dependable Tailoring Aunthoritative Style All COMBINED IN OUR COATS : SIS to $25 . Leather Jackets . $4.95 WESCOTT'S 8 Where Quality Counts RICHARD L. KING ' Architect and Builder Bid;. Modernizing Store Fronts Latest Farm Bldg. Design " - ' ' Brick Work - Concrete Work - Plastering Telephone 700 Brick Porches - Fire Places Plattsmouth 33 Greenwood Miss Valet Calfee of Ashland call ed on Mrs. Jim Bright Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Stien Vants of Iowa visited with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Armstrong Friday. A large crowd attended the shoot ing match given by the American Legion last Sunday. The Rebekahs held a meeting on Thursday for the election of officers for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bright of New Cambria, "Mo., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bright. The Christian church is making plans for their annual bazaar and supper to be held Saturday, Novem ber 20 th. Mr. Seton Hanson of Ord visited over the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bright. Mr. Hanson is a cousin of Mrs. Bright. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle . Anderson are the proud parents of a baby boy born Friday. November 12. The new son has been named Roland Elanio. A good crowd attended the oyster supper given by the Brotherhood at the church Wednesday evening. The soup was deliciously cooked by Wat son Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greer of Oklahoma came home for Mr. Greer's funeral. They returned home Sun day. Miss Dorothy Greer returned with them for a two weeks' visit in the south. The'L. C. C. met Thursday at a one o'clock luncheon with Mrs. Elsie Marvin. Mrs. Mable Newkirk won high and Mrs. Landon low. Mrs. Henry Armstrong won guest prize The next meeting will be with Mrs. Marie Holt. The American Legion and Auxil iary held an Armistice party at the hall last Thursday night. There was a good attendance and the evening was spent playing cards. Refresh ments were served at the close of the evening. Guild met Tuesday at the church with Mrs. N. D. Talcott and Mrs McGill entertaining. There was a good turn out and plans were made for their bazaar which is to be held December 4. A delicious lunch was served by the hostesses. The Woman's Home Missionary society met at the home of Mrs. Ben C'onley Thursday afternoon. A very nice program was rendered- It was their last meeting with Mrs. Con- ley and a nice time was had by all. A tasty lunch was served by the hostess. y The O. K. S. kensington met at the home of Mrs. Mary Fulmer, with Mrs. Belle Leesley assisting, on Wed nesday, November 10. A delicious lunch was served. Plans were made for the next meeting, which will be a Christmas party, to be held at the Mascnic hall on December 8. The Secret Sisters will be revealed and a covered dish luncheon will be served. Mrs. Goodhart Vant entertained the Ashland Birthday club Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in playing cards. Mrs. Edna Miller won high for the ladies, Mrs. Mar tin Steinberg second and Mrs. Har old Richards low.' Evan Armstrong won high for the men. Raymond Nelson second and Harold Richard3 low. Everyone enjoyed the deliciou3 lunch served by the hostess. COUPLE MAKE STRANGE VOWS LIVERPOOL (UP) Rare marriage vows were made by Clair Daier, Shef field University lecturer, and Violet Wood at a ceremony in the Temple of Humanity here. They were mar ried according to the rules of Auguste Comte, the .French philosopher and founder of "positism."- . j SIX VILLAGE JOBS HELD, ALL WITHOUT VACATIONS OXFORD, Mich. (UP) Vem Hoff expressed the wish today that he might find some time in the near fu ture to take a vacation a luxury' he has not enjoyed for the past 10 years. The reason he is too busy to rest is that be is Oxford's city manager, city engineer, street commissioner, deputy sheriff, village marshal and superintendent of the Oxford water works. AMERICAN FIRE BRIGADE ANSWERS FOREIGN ALARMS .CALAIS, Me. (UP) Fire Chief Harry Tracey believes his department is the only one in the United States that answers alarms in a foreign country. By agreement, the Calais depart ment answers when the St. Stephen, N. B., alarm sounds, and vice versa. CO-EDS WEAR DOG COLLARS COLUMBIA, Mo. (UP) Co-eds at the University of Missouri are going to the dogs at least, as far as their clothes are concerned. Three girls the other day appeared on the campus wearing dog collars complete with brass studs, name plates and locks. LOST MOTHER QUICKLY FOUND LOWELL. Mass. (UP) Miss Mary Sargent enlisted police aid in find ing her mother who was traveling in the west. Mrs. Sargent telephoned her daughter 50 minutes later after being stopped by a Blair, Neb., po liceman. RIDER PLANS LONG TRIP ST. LOUIS (UP) William P. To bin. 27-year-old filling station at tendant, plans to make a 2,500-mile trip from St. Louis to Mexico on horseback. The trip will take about six weeks, according to Tobin's plans. PORCUPINE SINKS 200 QUILLS AUBURN. N. Y. (UP) Two hun dred quills were removed from the head and body of Jerry, a German police dog, after the dog attacked a porcupine. Edward Richardson, own er, said the dog would recover. INLAND PEARL RUSH STARTS PEARL CITY, 111. (UP) Hundreds of residents combed the rivers here in search for pearls. A fisherman, who found a valuable .pearl in a clam he opened for bait, was credited with starting the "rush." THIEVES CONSIDER SEASON ENID, Okla. (UP) Thieves her alded the coming of chill days by pur loining the following articles here: A duck gun, complete with shells, a blanket-lined leather coat, and a heavy tarpaulin. THREE 'TS" IN LIFE OF PRIMATE LONDON (UP) Incredible, inde fensible and inevitable, was how the Primate described the life of an Archbishop of Canterbury at the pres ent time to the Canterbury Diocesan conference. WOMEN PASTORS TO FRONT ORANGEVILLE, 111. (UP) Two of this town's largest churches are now. served by women pastors, and in both instances it is the first time the churches have had women min isters. MISS PUDDLE BUT CRASH DUNCAN, Okla. (UP) Two motor cars crashed at the entrance of a night club driveway near here. Inves tigation revealed that both drivers were dodging a mud puddle. FIVE PEARLS IN STEW PAINESVILLE, O. (UP) Miss Lucy Sweeney found five pearls in the oyster stew she was eating, but all had been throughly cooked and were worthless. COUNTY TO SELL COAL CAMBRIDGE, O. (UP) Guernsey county'soon will sell ,1,350 acres of coal for taxes. Part of the coal lies under the town of'North Salem, O. GIVE AN There's anlngersoll for every member of the family watches for pocket, wrist or handbag at prices from $1.25. You can buy them t stores right here in town. . .tl 11,1 11,1. ..III...! . ...J TELEPHONES THAT CHIME INSTALLED AT CLEVELAND CLEVELAND (UP) The chiming telephone has ; been introduced in Cleveland. ' " Replacing the. old . jangling of the bell, the new instrument offers a har monious chime and is more compact than the old telephone. The new phone is available at pres ent only for new main service in stallations, but officials said that 13, 000 are expected toi be installed in the city by the end of the year. BOUNDARY MAKES FAIR HALF WET AND HALF DRY RUMFORD, Me. (UP) It was a half wet, half dry day at Oxford coun ty fair. The town line divides the fair grounds, half in Paris and half in Norway. On the beer question at the last election, Paris voted "dry" but Nor way went "wet." A well-patronized "oasis" was located under the Nor way grandstand. HAS REAL SPIRIT LONDON. Nov. 11 (UP) A mid dle aged man rowing a skiff in Re gents Park pond tried to stand at attention today during the two-minute armistic silence. He was over-balanced and fell into the water. Undaunted, he struggled to his feet and stood at attention for the last 90 seconds, standing in water waist deep. ' ' CCC JOBS GO BEGGING AMARILLO, Tex. (UP) Working conditions and employment in this city have improved to such an extent that a request for CCC enrolees brought only 16 recruits. There were openings for 50, according to Capt. F. W. Maxwell. WOMAN, 107, PICKS COTTON WATER VALLEY, Miss. (UP) Frances Shaw, 167-year-old Negro woman, near here, picks 100 pounds of cotton daily, reads without glasses, hears well and boasts that her teeth are in good condition. STREET CARS RARE IN TOLEDO TOLEDO (UP) Street cars are rapidly becoming a thing of the past here. There were 258 street cars in operation here five years ago. Today, 65 are in service. Trackless trolleys and buses are taking their place. DIVING LOON HOOKED DELMAR, Del. (UP) Mrs. Sewel H. Wayland caught more than she bargained for when ehe went fishing off Bayview pier at Lewes. When she drew her line from the water, she found she had caught a 7-pound div ing loon instead of a fish. SOAP BAR A BLACKJACK ELYRIA. O. (UP) When police found a prisoner with a bar of soap wrapped in a towel in such a way as to make an effective blackjack, de puties replaced county jail supplies of bar soap with liquid soap. LONG-LOST SISTER FOUND JUNEAU. Wis. (UP) Mrs.1 Ellen Melster Pittser, Shamrock, Okla., at tended a family reunion here where she met her brothers and sisters who had believed her dead for 39 years BOLT KILLS GRIEVING MOTHER JiKLUKADE (UP) As she was kneeling at her son's grave, Maria Jankovitch. 71, was struck by light ning and killed. Two other mourn ers also were killed. ANCIENT FOSSILS IN AMBER BOSTON (UP) The age of the prehistoric fossil insects imprisoned in amber has been placed by Har vard scientists at 60,000,000 years, making them among the oldest sur vivals of life on the earth. SUNFLOWER GROWS IN TREE MT. VERNON, O. (UP) A sun flower stalk, 4 feet tall, bloomed in a tree at the home of Clarence Sny der. It was believed a bird dropped a seed in a fork of the tree. 1 1 1 1 '" --'" v II 12 ' !.'; ft . - TAME CROW BECOMES BARNYARD GUARDIAN SOUTH HARWICH, Mass. (UP) Hazel Hickerson has an efficient "watchcrow" to guard her farm. Jim, a tame crow, recently drove off a hungry hawk about to attack several baby turkeys. The bird's favorite trick is retriev. ing sticks and stones thrown for it to chase. Washday is Jim's fun day, It picks clothespins off the line and apparently enjoys seeing the clothes fall to the ground. ' MAN'S BEST FRIEND CALLED HIS WORST ENEMY ALSO ALBANY, N. Y. (UP)- A dog may be a man's best friend, but he is also his worst enemy, as far as ani mals go. So says Deputy State Conserva tion Commissioner John T. Gibbs. who asserts that dogs are responsible for more injuries to human beings than all other animals put together. DAUGHTER HAS MOTHER AS HER MOTHER-IN-LAW HAVERFORD, Pa. (UP) Mrs. Frederick Phillips CartcrBell i3 her daughter's mother-in-law. Mrs. Bell acquired a new title in her relationship with her daughter, Mrs. Hutchinson Galloney, when she married C. Herbert Bell, Mrs. Gal loney's husband's step-father. NIGHT SCHOOL AS PENALTY MIAMI, Fla. (UP) Ten days in night school may not sound chron ologically correct but according to present plans such sentences soon I will be heard by Miami's minor traf-j fie offenders unable to pay fines. The city's bureau of accident prevention will teach violators how traffic rules should be observed. MAIL MARRIAGE FAILS ELYRIA. O. (UP) Annulment of the "matrimonial bureau" marriage of the Peter Vanderwerffs was asked by Mrs. Vanderwerff, who said her husband had failed to live up to pie nuptial promises made in the cor respondence. OLD PUMPER TO MUSEUM CAMBRIDGE. N. Y. (UP) No. 1 pumper, 50-year-old hand - operated relic of the Cambridge fire depart ment, has been shipped to Washing ton, D. C, to be added to a museum collection of ancient fire' apparatus. MALAYANS DISREGARD ANTHEM PENANG, British Malaya (UP) Cinema proprietors here have de cided to stop playing "God Save the King" at the conclusion of perform ances because audiences "do not ob serve it in a fitting manner." LEOPARD RIDES INDIAN TRAIN ALLAHABAD, India (UP) A pas senger on an Indian night train open ed the door at a wayside station and found he had admitted a leopard. This ia the amazing story which has Just reached here from Bareilly. POLICE STATION ON WHEELS JOHANNESBURG (UP) Johan nesburg now has a police station on wheels, complete with radio, first-aid kit, rope ladders, fire-fighting equip ment, and a small cell to accommo date any "wrongdoers caught. CEYLON PENSIONS COSTLY COLOMBO, Ceylon (UP) Pensions to the retired civil servants of the Ceylon government formed the fourth largest section of expenditure for 1935-36, amounting to approximate- M00SE NIGHTLY VISITOR Ef.IERAL.D LAKE, Mont. (UP) A wandering moose comes each night to graze on the lawn of the Emerald Lake residence of Raymond Kelley, a Montana Power company employe. WOMEN WEARING LARGER SHOES LORAIN, O. (UP) Shoe dealers here say the average woman is wear ing shoes between two and two and one-half sizes larger than she wore 10 years ago. ' ' FAST RELIEF FOR . DISTRESSING SYMPTOMS OF GEULEDG 12 TABLETS 25( 2 FULL OFA DOZEN AOC INSIST ON GENUINE BAYER ASPIRIN FROST CAUSES DAMAGE TO ARGENTINE WHEAT WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 .UP) The department of agriculture today estimated frost damage to Argentine wheat at 30,000,000. bushels. The estimate was based on a cable gram from agriculture attache P., I Nyhus at Buenos Aires but the de partment said that information thus far available is inadequate to make a definite estimate of damage. The estimated damage of 30,000,000 bushels was based on a prospective crop, prior to the frost, of about 30, 000,000 bushels, and average damage of about 12 to 15 per cent of the crop. BOy WITH BARE HANDS CAPTURES COYOTE PUP BOYD, Wash. (UP) Bobby Hen derson, 9, 4-H club member, is glad that he didn't go on a coyote drive with several older brothers in his neighborhood. He eot his coyote the others didn't. Trying to ease his feelings because the others deemed him too young to accompany them, he climed to a high bluff, intent on watching them. He spied a fat coyote on a near by ledge and peppered it with stones. then caught it with his bare hands I ASK NEW FREIGHT RATES LINCOLN, Nov. 15 (UP) All first class railroads operating in Nebras ka today asked the state railway commission to make effective proposed freight rate increases when and if such increases are granted by the In terstate commerce commission. The carriers have asked the ICC fcr a 15 per cent horizontal increase in freight tariffs. Hearings on the ap plication will be started by the ICC late thi3 month. FILM PLAYERS BATTLE BOA SINGAPORE (UP) It took 17 members of a film company ot save Zoltan Kegl, a sound expert, when he was attacked by a huge python which was playing in a scene of a jungle film being made at Jurong Malaya, near here. SEVEN TO DIE MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (UP) Seven persons were sentenced to death and six others to life imprisonment today for counter-revolutionary activities in the Asiatic republic of Uzbekestar They included a number of officials. MILLION GIFT FOR SCHOOL CANTON, O. (UP) A $1,000,000 technical high school building will be erected here. The school will be an outright gift to the city from the Timken foundation of which H. H. Timkin, manufacturer, is president. .SOCIAL SECURITY IN BASEBALL OLYMPIA, Wash. (UP) The Seat tle coast league baseball club pays unemployment insurance to the state, which will entitle any of the players to $7 to $15 a week aid when they get out of work. BICYCLE CARRIES RADIO DUNCAN, Okla. (UP) Duncan citizens stare when William Mosley rides past on his bicycle. In addition to a headlight which dims and an electric horn, the boy has built a complete radio onto the bicycle. BACK SEAT DRIVER SCORES ARDMORE. Pa. UP) As her husband drove past a patrolman, Mrs Joseph D. Smith shouted from the back seat: "Officer, arrest this man He's too drunk to drive." Smith wa arrested on a drunken driving charge AUTOGYRO LANDS LIKE 'CHUTE BREMEN, Germany (UP) A new autogyro which stands still in the air, starts and lands vertically, and is described as crash-proof, has been tried out by the Frocke-Wulf Aircraft company here, it is said. IF fire came tonight, how much DIFFERENCE would there be between your fire' insurance and the replacement value of your belongings? Searl S. Davis OFKICESl 2ND FLOOR Platts. State Bank Bldg. ADVENTURER, 88, TO DRIVE HISTORIC STAGE COACH DEADWOOD, S. D. (UP) Broncho Charlie Miller, the self-styled "last of the pony express riders," soon will revive stage coach days when he un dertakes a stage-coach trip from Cody, Wyb., to the Philadelphia museum in Pennsylvania. Four horses will draw t'ue lumber ing vehicle on the trip which is ex pected to take a month and a half. The 88-year-old adventurer who "packed the mail" for Uncle Sam across the tortuous trails from Chey enne to Deadwood, S. D., more than a half century ago, has contracted to bring the historic coach, now on a ranch in Wyoming, to the eastern museum where it will become a per manent exhibit. NEW YUKON DEVELOPMENT FOR GOLD INVESTIGATED VANCOUVER (UP) Gold mining interests in South Africa plan to spend $5,000,000 in preliminary de velopment in the Yukon, according to Dr. August Wiegenselt, consulting engineer for the Consolidated Mines of South Africa, who recently return ed to Vancouver from the north. ' The area of proposed development is centered around Carmack, and al most extends to the old Klondike ara of gold rush days near Dawson. Dr. Wiegenselt inspected the area from the air and believes that despite the inaccessibility of the region and severe climatic conditions that hign gold prices will offset the huge ex pense involved. FARM BOYS REGISTER . LINCOLN. Nov. IS (UP) Fifty eight farm boys had registered today for the annual farm operators' short course offered by the Nebraska Col lege of Agriculture. J. V. Srb, supervisor of short courses, raid late registrations prob ably would raise the total to 75, which would compare with the 1936 enrollment. Twenty-eight youths registered for the second and final year of the course, the largest at tendance in history. The course lasts four months. Classes start early in tile week. SAVE HOME OF PAUL REVERE BOSTON, Nov. 20 (UP) Firemen saved the home of Paul Revere early today. . A tenement house next to it caught fire and was destroyed but the Revere home was not damaged. The Revere house is the oldest dwelling in Bos ton and was built about 1660. Re vere bought it in 1770 and lived in it until 1800. TURN BACK CLOCK ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 19 (UP) Today is November 19 to most peo ple on this side of the world, but it is still November 1G to the Buchan an county court. Unable to balance its budget, the court is turning back the clock and dating all business as of November 15. pending adoption of a new budget. REPORT JAP LOSSES TOKYO, Nov. 20 (UP) The war office admitted in an official an nouncement today that 16,048 Japa nese soldiers had been killed in ac tion fii China since the war started. It was asserted that Chinese dead totaled 145,470 and that wounded broaght the grand total casualties to 55. 000. el Dsistiirafice . We will be having snowy, slippery roads and frosty windshields for the next few months. 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