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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1933. Softball Teams are Preparing for Tournament September 2nd to 5th Inclusive Se lected lor Dates Stand ing of Teams. Frtn Tuesday's Dally The Softball League managers held their meeting last evening at the Recreation Center and to plan for tho holding of a tournament starting next week and which will be a real treat to the fans. In the regular league games the standing of the teams so far this sea son is as follows: W Li Pet. Weeping Water 5 0 1.000 Pacific Junction 4 2 .667 CYO 3 3 .500 13IIEX 2 3 .400 Engineers 0 6 .000 It was voted to have the four day tournament to open Friday, Septem ber 2nd and be completed on Mon day, September 5th. the teams being allowed to secure players for the tournament outside of the regular members. The tournament is to be played on the elimination basis with the ex ception of the losers in the semi finals who will play for third and fourth places. Each manager is to select three players to appear at the ball park on Monday. August 29th at C o'clock vr in event of rain on Wednesday night. All members of tourney teams to lo at park on Augu.n 2Dth at 6 p. m. to arrancc for fencing. The umpires named will be Pat Ilecd. chief umpire; lien Olive. Dr. O. Sandln. Frank Krejci. umpires. CARD OF THANES We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their expressions of Fympathy at the time of death of Mr. John Geiser and to those who by their thoughtf ulness may have sided him in hi3 last days. We also wish to thank those who sent the (lowtTs and assisted in the funeral services. A. W. Bradway and Family-; Mrs. W. T. Edward and Family; Mrs. James Nunson and Family. --krif for the Journal. BE SURE TO GET AN AMERICA'S ' STANDARD TIME! I BPHU.H .n I -r Gel trustworthy time in a smart Ingrrsoll watch. Yankee is the tmalleM and thinnest pocket watch at 11.50. Chrome-plated cae, clear numerals, unbreak able eryntaL a STAR IN THE FIELOf Ilis keen scent makes him a star performer on the field. Keen edpea make Star Single-edge Blades star performers on Tour face! HP Plain or Menthol-iced" III PI III. is. tt'0fJz 141 ? ' , ., .am t j Gr - - i n t ir i, Jti """J-'S- a -ilia f , f -y,f -a " M Mr---" ,;'-,' - ,iv-'9-31y.-.'5Bl mm - THE SMOOTH COMPORT OP tJS) ) MENNEN LATHER SHAVE V MAKES ANY MAN SING! you'll sing too! TWO EVENING PROGRAMS AT MYNARD CHURCH Two programs of a sacred nature will Le presented in the community hall basement of the Mynard church this week, each of which features a dramatic performance of a serious nature. The public Is cordially in vited to both performances. No ad mission charge will be made, but an offering will be lifted on each occa sion. On Friday evening, the group of young people who have been repre senting York college throughout the surrounding territory this summer will give their program which fea tures a three-act playlet entitled "The Lost Church" and various mu scial numbers. The group is being sponsored by Rev. A. V. Howland, field secretary of the college. On Sunday evening, in response to numerous requests, the Christian En deavor, society of the church will present for the second time, the sermon-drama "Nasou. the Blind Dis ciple." This playlet, in two scenes, is directed by the pastor, and makes use of local young people in the play and in special numbers. Following this service, the off icial - board will meet in fourth quarterly conference, to finish the business of the year, pre paratory to the annual conference, which convenes at Lincoln on Sep tember 7. d&w RETURN FROM BLACK HILLS Mr. and Mrs. George Winscott of J this city with Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Winscott, returned home this week end from a two weeks visit in the Black Hills 'with relatives and friends. They were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lund, the latter a daughter of the Win scotts. at Rapid City. They visited all of the points of interest in the "Hills" and Mr. Winscott to dem onstrate that he is still as active as in his youth, climbed Mt. Harney, one of the largest peaks in the Blaek Hills, a distance of some seven miles and where a tower is ruing erected by the forestry department. VISIT RELATIVES HERE F-om Tupfdav's Pally Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cavender of Canon Citj', Colorado, arrived here last evening for a short visit with relatives and old friends while on their way back to the west. They have been visiting relatives in southern Iowa and attended the Cavender reunion at Clarinda. They will also visit at Ilavelock with the Clyde Cavender family on their way to the west. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cav ender are former residents of this city. UNEERGOES TONSILECTOMY Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans underwent a tonsilectomy Monday at the Meth odist hospital at Omaha and is doing very nicely, rallying in -fine shape and it is hoped she will be home this evening or Wednesday. HERE FOR FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Bradway and son and Mr. and Mrs. L.eo Hcigel and daughter of St. Louis, are here to attend the funeral of John Geiser which is to be held Wednesday morn ing. THE AWFUL PRICE YOU PAY FOR BEING NERVOUS r-. v S Quivering uerreB can make you old and haggard looking, cranky and hard to live with can keep you awake nights and rob you of good health, good times and jobs. What you may need is a particularly rood woman' t tonic and could you ask lor anything whose benefits are better proved than famous Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? Let its whole some herbs and loots help Nature build up more physical resistance and thus help calm your shrieking nerves, give mors energy and make life worth living again. More than a million women have re ported benefit why not let Pinkham's Compound help YOU, too. to go "smil ing thru" trying times like it has other grateful womrn for the past 3 genera tions? IT MUST BE GOOD! for extra coolntss V BsW EAGLE HEWS ITEMS Miss Irma Mae Adams is attend ing the Lincoln School of Com merce. Dean Oberle spent the latter part of last week with his grandfather, R. A. Oberle. Dennis Hinebaugh and family moved to a farm near Lincoln, where he will be employed. Rev. and Mrs. Don Springer visited relatives in Omaha and Elgin last Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Sarah Keil spent last Wed nesday in Lincoln visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vanlandingham. Mr. and Mrs. John Reitter, of Lin coln visited at the W. B. Ilursh home on Tuesday evening of last week. Miss Eetty Kendle of Omaha has been the guest of Miss Virginia Trumble since Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Peters and daughter of Kansas City visited Mrs. Peters' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frisbee and daughter of Lincoln spent the week end with Mrs. Frisbee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Francke. Mrs. Charles Dobeck and children of Ilavelock spent Tuesday of this week with Mrs. Dobeck's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trumble. Miss LaBerta Dysart arrived home last Saturday. She has been taking some work at a university at Ann Arbor, Michigan, this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hawkins of Sidney arrived the latter part of last week and visited over the week end with relatives and friends. Mrs. Mae Doran, Miss Delia Doran and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sherman and daughter were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams. Members of the Adult class of the Trinity Lutheran Sunday school sponsored an ice cream social at the Eagle firehouse last Saturday even ing. Orin Lanning took a group of people from Rev. Springer's Sunday school class to South Bend Friday evening, where they enjoyed an out ing. Mr. and Mrs. Artjiur Thomson and Gary of Palmlyra and Mr. and Mrs. George Weyers and Beverly were guests at the J. L. Wall home last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Muenchau and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Schulz attended the Chicago Lumbermen's picnic at South Bend on Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Oberle cf Lin coln and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Oberle motored to Xehawka last Sunday and called on Rhynard Ketelhut and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pump and fam ily left for Venango last Wednesday n.orning and were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Vmland and son, who will visit there. Mr. and Mrs. Kcrmit Stewart, of White Plains, New York, accompan ied by Mrs. E. M. Stewart, who has been visiting relatives in Illinois, ar rived home on Monday evening of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lane and Joann of Denver have been here for the past week visiting Mrs. Lane's sister. Mrs. August Schwegman and brother, Henry Rockenbach, and other relatives. Paul Sutton left the first of this week for Columbus, where he began work in an oil station. Mrs. Sutton and Maria Mae will spend this week with relatives. They plan to locate in Columbus soon. Miss Dorothy Durman, who has taught here for the past two years, w;.c in town on Tuesday of this week. She handed her resignation to the board of education and will teach elsewhere next year. Rev. and Mrs. Springer entertain ed Mrs. Springer's unce and aunt. Dr. and Mrs. Leroy Stringfellow of Haverhill, Mass., and also Mrs. Moore of Lincoln at dinner on Mon day evening of this week. Dorothy Mae Thomas was taken to a Lincoln hospital, where she un derwent an operation on her arm last week. She was able to come heme last Saturday, but B will have to return later for medical atten tion. Cr. and Mrs. Wayne Soper, Paul ine and Bill, of Albany, New York, were guests of Mrs. Irene McFall and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde West and family last Friday evening. Pauline remain ed un,til Sunday and was taken to York that day, where she joined the rest of the family. Mrs. S. E. Allen received a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Hatfield recently. They are located in Den ver, where Mr. Hatfield has been at tending summer school. He will teach music in the public schools there during the coming school term. Mr. Hatfield formerly taught music in the Eagle school. Volker-Weyers Miss Zelda Volker of Humboldt and John L. Weyers of Eagle -were united in marriage on Monday o this week. The couple will reside on a farm near Eagle. The groom is well known in this community and his many friends extend the couple their best wishes. W. C. T. U. The members of the W. C. T. U. were entertained at the home of Mrs. Sarah Keil on Friday afternoon of last week. 1 The following officers were chosec for the coming year: Mrs. Isabel Jack, president; Mrs. G. H. Palmer, vice-president; Mrs. Irene McFall, secretary; Mrs. J. L. Wall, treasurer; Mrs. Myrtle Robertson, correspond ing secretary. The lesson was presented by Mrs. Isabel Jack. At the close of the afternoon. Miss Dorothea Keil was assisted by Mrs. W. B. Hursh in serving. SEEK RELEASE OF WOMAN York, Neb.. Aug. 23 (UP) Henry Wendel of Falls City today filed an application in district court for a return of habeas corpus seeking the release of Myrtle Wriglu from the state reformatory for women. Mi.-s Wright was committed on a vagrancy charge August 16 in Richardson county. No date for a hearing on the application was set. OLD RESIDENTS HERE Mrs. Lois Troop and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Sherman, of Lincoln were in the city Sunday for a few hours while en route to Rock Bluffs for the seventh annual picnic. Mrs. Troop is now past ninety and is able to get around in fine shape and is as bright and alert as in her younger years. UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY From Monday's Daily Betty Gunsolley was taken to the St. Catherine's hospital in Omaha and operated on for appendicitis yes terday morning. Dr. W. S. Eaton per formed the operation. She was re ported this morning as getting along fine. SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS Platismouth friends will regret to learn that Mrs. Glen Madison is quite ill at the hom"e of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kostka in Omaha. She has been in bed for the greater part of the past three weeks. Mrs. Madison was formerly Miss Stefie Kostka. GAVE MUSICAL SELECTIONS In the account of Friday's Amer ican Legion Auxiliary meeting pub lished Saturday, unintentional omis r.ion was made of the three pleasing piano numbers rendered by Mrs. Everett Pickens, one of which was her own improvision of "Beautiful Ohio." VISIT IN CITY Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Warnoch and ron, Roy, of LaCross, Kansas, with Mr. and Mrs. Verle Speinshauer and rons. Verle and Donald, of Dodge City, Kansas, have returned home. They were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Sigler and fam ily. VISIT AT CHICAGO Sunday evening Mrs. Robert Hayes and son. Bob and John Jacobs de parted for Chicago where they plan on spending a week. They will visit with Otto A. Wurl, Jr., and also Bob and John arc to attend the Cubs Pittsburgh and the Cubs - Giants games this week. TO OPEN NEW MARKET A new business house is to be launched in the city in the next few days, a fruit and vegetable marke? being started in the corner room of the Eagles building at Sixth and Pearl streets. The market will be operated by parties from Nebraska City. PEN COMPANY SOLD TOLEDO (UP) The SO-year-old Ccuklin Pen company has been sold to a syndicate of Chicagoans. but no immediate change in operating plans is being considered. Rubber Stamps at lowest prices At the Journal Office. 4- h-h-h-;-:-:-whi- i Thomas Wallirg Company Abstracts of Title 4 4- Fbooe 324 - Plattsmouth 4 MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By United Press Player. Club G AB R H Pet. L'bardi. Reds- 95 359 44 129 .359 Travis. Sen.110 421 78 148 ,352 Foxx. Red :i.108 407 100 141 .347 Radcliff, W. S. 86 333 44 115 .345 Averill, Ind 108 390 88 134 .344 Home Runs Greenberg, Tigers 43 Foxx. Red Sox 35 Goodman, Reds 28 York, Tigers 28 Ott, Giants 27 Ti t4J.J T Foxx, Red Sox 124 Greenberg, Tigers 101 DiMaggio, Yankees 95 York. Tigers 93 Gehrig, Yankees 91 i Keltner, Indians 91 Runs Greenberg,. Tigers 102 Foxx. Red Sox 100 Gehringer, Tigers 1 10 0 DiMaggio, Yankees 9 8 Rolfe, Yankees 9 6 Lewis, Senator 96 Hits McCormick, Reds 164 Lewis, Senators 152 Rolfe, Yankees 152 Cramer. Red Sox 151 Almada, Browns 150 NIFTY NEEDLE MAIDS The Nifty Needle Maids club met at the home of Anna Marie Kettle hut August 8, with our leader. After the meeting was called to order all business was settled pertaining to our achievement day. Then the girls gave individual demonstrations on hems, hand stitching, bias, French seams, chain stitching and flat fell seams. Opal Linder and Osa Marie Bodeker will give a demonstration achievement day. After the meeting we practiced our program which we will give Friday night for our achievement. Delicious refreshments were then served by the hostess. NEWS REPORTER. TRACK STAR HERE Don Cotner, of Tarkio college stu dent and one of the track stars of the Missouri college conference, has had as his guest at the week-end, a fellow student, Victor Brown of Clearfield, Iowa. Mr. Brown is the holder of the one mile and two mile record in the Missouri conference and is also the roommate of Mr. Cot ner at Tarkio. ATTEND FUNERAL SER VICES OF OLD FRIEND Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Johnson of Lincoln were here this afternoon to attend the funeral services of the late Dr. Frank L. Cummins, an old friend. While here they also visited with Mrs. J. H. Adams, an aunt of Mr. Johnson. STORES RELIEF FLOUR A large consignment of commod ity flour has been stored in the Eagles building for use in distribution among tire relief cases. The flour is purchased by the U. S. government from surplus stocks and is sacked with the lettering on the sacks against sale of the flour and for its exclusive use In relief cases. MARRIED BY JUDGE DUXBURY from Tuesday's Dally Last evening County Judge A. H. Duxbury was called upon to officiate at the marriage ceremony that united Lyle E. Smith and Helen E. Darrell and William G. Hickling and Hazel E. Price, all of Omaha. After the wedding the bridal parties returned to their homes in Omaha. FLOAT AT LOUISVILLE The King Korn Karnival float with old King Korn himself as the chief feature, was at Louisville Saturday night to participate in the festivities and in which the Recreation Center band also took part. The float made a big hit. W. F. Evers acted as the master of ceremonies and the guiding hand of the float. ATTEND BARBECUE One of the largest gatherings of the summer season was held at the Linoma Beach, near Ashland Friday, the occasion being the lumberman's picnic for themselves and friends. Henry Ketelsen of the Ketelsen Well Co.. Ralph Timm and Howard Hiri of this city, also attended the big picnic party. ELMW00D CELEBRATION FINE Frnm Wednesday's Daily Sheriff Homer Sylvester was at Elmwood last evening to enjoy the first day of the Golden Jubilee of this fine little Cass county city. The sheriff states that the entertainment was fine and the large crowd jolly and in good order and with plenty of enjoyment for all. TO ATTEND VETERANS' DAY AT THE STATE FAIR The Tlattsmouth Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps will partici pate in the Veterans' Day activities at the state fair again this year. This is the third consecutive year the boys have entered the competition. Veter ans' day is the Sunday before Labor day. Participation includes appearance of all musical organizations in the afternoon parade down the quarter stretch and in front of the grand stand, the playing of a concert on the fairgrounds during the afternoon and competitive drill formation un der the flood lights in front of the grandstand in the evening. Participating corps are paid cer tain expense money and compete for additional sums offered as cash prizes for the three best rated. In 1936 a night rain canceled the competitive part of the program, but expense money and proratement of the prize money was disbursed. Last year Plattsmouth took second place in the competition. Cars will leave here early in the forenoon, so the boys may attend Sunday school or church services at Lincoln prior to 11:30, when they must be registered in at the fair grounds or forfeit their right to ex pense and prize money. The Plattsmouth delegation will wear King Korn Karnival badges ad vertising the forthcoming Korn Kar nival here and it is possible the of-1 ficial King Korn float may be sent to participate in the afternoon pa rade. TO MARK HISTORIC SPOTS In connection with the King Korn Karnival, Fontenelle chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion, the King Korn Karnival com mittee and the citizens at large, will mark scenes and historical 6pots of Plattsmouth. Private historical docu ments, pictures and momentoes cf early days will be exhibited in con nection with the antique erhibits of the Cass County Historical society during the Korn Karnival. This is a community affair and Fontenelle chapter asks for help of the residents of the community. They are especially anxious for anecdotes of the early days of Plattsmouth his tory. Will you not join the "I Re member When" club in securing these anecdotes? Write or call Mrs. E. H. Wescott. DEATH OF AGED MAN Tuesday afternoon at the Horton funeral home funeral services were held for Calvin Clary, 75, a resident of Weeping Water for a great many years. Mr. Clary had been ill for a period of several weeks and his condition was such that he was taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln to be cared for and where he pass ed away on Monday. As far as can be learned Mr. Clary had no relatives in this part of the country. Interment was made at the Oak Hill cemetery in the west part of the city. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Wynn were at Missouri Valley, Iowa, Sunday where they visited with George Forbes, a brother of Mrs. Wynn. George fell last week while painting and injured his hip, it being thought that a bone of the hip may have been splintered. He is now showing some improvement, however. AIDS IN GOOD WORK In the marking of the historic spots over the city and which will include the historical story of the first Burlington activities here, the railroad company is assisting in the work that the D. A. R. is planning. The railroad very generously is sup plying the boulders and markers that will be used on the various places of historic interest. IN ten years, automo biles have killed MORE than six times as many Americans as were killed in the world war. Be protected with aatomo mile insurance. See Scarl S. Davis OFFICES I 2NO FLOOR Plaits. State Bank Bldg. Ah Find Many Old Time Friends in California Mrs. James Mauzy and Son Find Many of the Old Friends Lo cated on West Coast. Plattsmouth residents who visit the Pacific coast from San Francisco south to the border can find many of the former residents here who are making their homes there, as this was the experience of Mrs. James G. Mauzy and son, Jimmie, who have just recently returned from a few weeks visit on the coast. They stopped at San Francisco to enjoy a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, uncle and aunt of Mrs. Mauzy and who showed them many places of interest and then visited with Miss Margaret Mauzy, sister of James G. Mauzy, who has made her home for a number of years on the west coast. From the metropolitan area of San Francisco where the preparations for the 1939 world's fair is the center of attraction, they visited in the south of the state in Los Angeles and sur rounding territory and where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mauzy, who accompanied them back home. In and near Los Angeles Mrs. Mauzy and son were able to meet a number of the old friends and among these Mrs. Katie Walling, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Schulhof. Mr. and Mrs. George Kravanek, the former Norin Schulhof, Mrs. Ruth Roman Swan son, while many of the others called by telephone to extend their greet ings. One of the friends whom Mrs. Mauzy had not met for seven years when they resided here, Mrs. Fred Collins was also a caller to see Mrs. Mauzj'. Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Beeson en tertained at their Long Beach home at a very pleasant dinner party for Mrs. Mauzy and James and where they also had as guests Dr. Albert A. Fricke of Los Angelts and Miss Dora Fricke of this city, vacationing on the west coast. Mrs. Helen Snow, formerly Miss Helen Beeson, was hostess at a luncheon to Mrs. Mauzy and James during their stay in the Ixs Angeles area. Among these who called to greet the Plattsmouth visitors at the Rob ert Mauzy home was Mr. and Mrs. Milford B. Bates, friends of the Mauzy family during their residence here. On their return the party came by way of Boulder Dam, Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and Bryce and Zion canyons in Utah. EIGHT MILE GROVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. English services. On Wednesday, August 31 the ladies aid society will meet at the church with Mesdames F'hilip Albert, Henry Albert and Will Meisfnger as the hostesses. OVERLAND Theatro . Nebraska City Sat., Sun., Mon., Tues. Alexander's Hag Time Band The Biggest Show of the Year Alice Fay, Tyron Power and Don Ameche Matinee Sat.. J:.".. 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