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“All right, I'll take two boxes—but I’m not doing It just to save a penny.” SOCIETY TURNS TO BARN DANCE Chicago — (UP) — Society’s new est fad is the barn dance, and it has found favor not only with the younger set, but with the farmers, who stage the affairs and reap a comfortable profit. The idea apparently originated in northern Illinois, where farm ers deeded to augment their slen der incomes by converting barns into dance halls for Saturday night affairs. Society, hearing of the affairs, looked in, and re turned each time such a party was scheduled. Miss Frieda Foltz took a party of weekend guests to one of the affairs recently. One of her guests waltzed with a blacksmith, an other learned the stomp from a fanners’ daughter, and the host ess herself danced the quadrille, one of the most popular of num bers at barn dances. At first the farmers turned out the cattle, engaged a piano player and a drummer, and began to dance Business improved so rap idly that a new floor was laid in the barn and a six-piece orchestra hired to furnish music. Miss Foltz said. Several other Illinois towns have reported success in the revival of barn dances, with their quadrilles, square sets, and round dances. So ciety flocks to them, reports say, and comes again the next time. Soviet Engineers Leave for Turkey Moscow — (UP) — Soviet officials have proudly announced the de parture for Turkey, of a group of soviet engineers and specialists invited by the Turkish govern ment to help plan a series of in dustrial enterprises. The soviet union itself, to a large extent, is dependent on American, German, English and other special ists, wherefore they are gratified by this sign that the country can ex port and well as import brains. The specialists expect to remain in Turkey several months. This trip is one of the results of the recent visit to Russia of the Turkish premier, when the soviet Turkish agreement was reached for the exchange of goods and soviet assistance to Turkish industry. Unforgotten Fifty-Year Romance Revealed Philadelphia — (UP) — A ro mance of 50 years ago which was never forgotten canre to light when it was revealed that William A. Poster, retired Philadelphia publish er who died last August, had be queathed $10,000 to the Phoebe Dea coness home in Allentown. Pa., in memory of a former sweetheart, El la Sterner De Quendt. The story was told by Dr. N. T. Medland, a Minnesota physician and g relative of Foster, who said that not even members of the family knew why the couple never had married. Miss De Quendt died in the home several years ago. Neither she nor Foster were married. ROBOT PILOTS USED London—It is reported that an entire squadron of big multi-en gined bombing planes of the Royal Air Force employs the ‘ robot” pilot In test flights. This device, known as ‘‘Iron Mike” in the United Flier Joins Million Mile Charmed Circle Kansas City— (UP)—'"Some day I am going to fly a million miles” was the confident statement made by a young flier 15 years ago. To day he is in that charmed circle of “million mile pilots.” There are only seven of them in the United States. The pilot is Charles Peeples, one of United Air Lines veterans, who graduated from the air mail into tri-motored passenger plane ser vice. To get his million miles, States, operates controls of the plane to keep it on level flight. This type of pilot was also employed by the crew of the Fairey long range monoplane which recently made a non-stop flight from England to Egypt. ■..♦ • -— Maintain Butterflies Cause New Climb Record Redding, Cal. — (UP) — George Mason and Earl Hindman, accom panying a party to Lassen peak, de cided at the foot of the trail not to climb the peak. When their friends had disap peared up the trail, Hindman and Mason were stirred to excitement by the appearance of a huge black cloud on the mountain top. Concluding that they were wit nessing an eruption of the famous peak, they dashed up the moun tain in record time. When they arrived at the crater's lip, they learned the source of the cloud mass. They found themselves surround ed so thickly by mountain butter* flies that they could not see. Professor Says Nations Pursue Research Studies Columbus, Ohio — (UP) — De spite the depression, practically ev ery country has been furthering chemical research according to Prof. E. J. Crane of Ohio State university, director of the interna tional science reporting system of the American Chemical society. As a result. Professor Crane-de clared. of this unchecked progress, and with a bright outlook for pros perity, practically every country finds itself better prepared to com pete with world trade. American industry is now spend ing more of its income on research than in the prosperity area, a re cent report of the national research council showed. Other countries, it was revealed, have pursued a sim ilar policy of preparedness. -- Santa Anna Candlestick Placed in Texas Museum San Angelo, Tex. — (UP) — A candlestick from the mess chest of Santa Anna, Napoleonic leader of Mexican forces in Texas’ war for independence, has been placed in the West Texas museum, at Fort Concho. The relic was taken when Santa Anna was captured by Sam Hous ton’s forces in the decisive battle of San Jacinto. The candlestick is part of a collection by Don C. Chamberlain’s father, volunteer Texas ranger and one time noted Indian fighter. .- -— Man Buys $100 Bills for 25 Cents Philadelphia — (UP) — Hundred dollar bills at 25 cents each. That seemed like a good invest ment to Harry Blitzstein when he purchased several of the notes from a man who came to his drug store. The first offer was for $75 on each bill Blitzstein told police. Thinking they were counterfeit, he refused. The quotations then dropped until he bought several for 25 cents. Then police arrived and said the money was the real product of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, but that they had been stolen. Mr. Blitzstein lost his quarters. The most beautiful hand ever painted is generally recognized as the right hand of Mona Liza, done by Leonardo da Vinci. Peeples flew more than 10,000 hours. Peeples is one of these laconic types, and when asked what his outstanding flight was in the mil lion miles he merely said that they were all the same. +.+ Lawrence. Kan.—Ben Brown, lo cal pilot, has constructed one of the most unusual airplanes ever seen here. It has controls overhead, a pusher propeller, and the motor is back of the pilot’s seat in the cen ter of the fuselage. The wings of the plane run in a triangle around the craft, and are cut out on each side of the cabin. CROUPIERS IN BREAD UNES Former Gambling King* Join Queues Waiting for Food Paris — (VPi— Casino croupiers, who once carelessly handled ir.l lions ovar the green card-tables, line lip new In bread queues rub bing shoulders with cne-time kings of cabarets now penniless, or with hotel cirrks who used to hobnob with society’s elite, A man aud \von;.n from a one time flourishing fashion house jostled with a group of laborers waiting to be ted in the queues. Both had stories to tel! ot the wealthy' of the world, many almost as poor as themselves now. Tourist guides, night dub danc ers, a few erstwhile lounge lizards also waited their turn tor a free bowl of soup and some bread. In another of the many hues of unemployed which make up the army of a quarter of a million of ficially registered idle — the un official total Is over the 2.000.000 mark—was a man who had han dled in hard cash $10,COO 000 at the gaming tables. ‘‘I gave up a job as an account ant to become p croupier in 1927,” he said. “I made a fortune and spent it. At Le Touquet in the rummer, at Nicef or Cannes in the winter—that was how I spent my life. An American girl won $50,000 in two nights and she gave me 10 per cent as a tip; that week I raked in for myself nearly $5,000. I bought race horses, limousines, a country house. ‘‘Never mind.” he added philo sophically. ‘‘I’ll become a croupier again. Gambling will come into its own again when good times re turn, and you will see me on the Riviera again, raking In the money for myself or {faying it out to others with my croupier’j crook.” British Concentrate on Empire Produced Wines London —(UP)— Judging from the huge increase of imports of Empire wine, the success of the “Buy British” campaign has caused an increase of intoxication in Great Britain, but. This has not been the case, simply because British imbibers have reduced their consumption of foreign wines to an equivalent extent. Ir other words, the situ ation as far as drunkenness is concerned, is ‘ unchanged.” For the first six months of 1932 Imports of Empire wine totalled 2,484.930 gallons, oi 890.000 more than in the corresponding period jf 1931 and only 900,000 gallons less than the Imports from all the European vineyards. Australia and South Africa are ‘he chief producers of Empire wine md ther gains in the British oiarker have been at the expense jf Fiance, Spain, Italy and Port igal. FENCES PROTECT FIRE PLUGS Quincy, Mass. — (UP) — Iron 'ences have been erected around lire hydrants along Quincy Boule rard to protect them from reck less motorists. Alluring Simplicity t ■ ■■■.. ■— ■■■ t A charming evening gown af black crepe worn by Colleen Moore, film actress. The gown fits snuglr to tht figure by means of bodice shirringi with the flounce fullness of the thirl balanced by shoulder flowers of tht • same material. W Spruce Clothing Had One Drawback—Splinters Portland, Ore. —(UP)— When the National Inventors Congress opens here this month the sup posedly dreamy thinkers from all parts of the nation were asked to consider the clothing worn by Hoquiam, Wash., “Spruce Girls." The Spruce Girls wore bathing suits and other raiment fashioned entirely out of thin spruce veneer. The garments were said to be “striking" to view. They have t single drawback — slivers. i Queen of Diving World Holder of several national spring board titles, Georgia Coleman of Los Angeles, won her first Olympic crown at the games in her home city. The graceful Georgia is here shown in one of the dives that brought her the world championship. Digestive Troubles Often Prove Simple to Physicians DISCOMFORTS USUALLY HAN ISHEI) QUICKLY BY DOCTOR BY DR. MORRIS FISIIBEIN Editor, .Journal of the .American Medical Association, and .of Hygcia, the Health Magazing The term, ‘'indigestion,'' is an unscientific word like, ‘dyspepsia,” but almost everybody knows what it means. It merely means that the person who suffers with this symp tom is having trouble with the di gestion of his food or in absorbing it. Most of the processes of the body under norma! conditions take place without any notice on the part of the person in whom they are going on. Just as soon as any of the physiologic processes begins to attract extra attention because of pain, noise, irritation, irregularities or any other disturbances it assumes the nature of a disease even though it is really only a symptom. The digestive organs are. in general, not sensitive to heat or cold, or to light pressure. On the other hand, they are in intimate contact with organs in which there is acute sensibility so that distubances in the digestive or gans may be called to attention through feelings in organs adja o«ht. Many people get used to a cer tain amount of discomfort during digestion and pay little attention to it. Others are acutely sensi tive and respond to much smaller stimuli. Cronic disturbances of diges tion is frequently due to bad hab its in eatins\ but in many in stances is the result of actual dis ease of the stomach or intestine* According to Dr. S. W. Patter ron, the commonest cause in every day life of discomfort after meals is the bad habit of hurrying over meals, chewing the food incom pletely, or swallowing large masses. Moreover, great, gulps of air may be swallowed with the food that is taken hurriedly or with fluids taken rapidly. As a result the stomach becomes t distended and air is regurgitated. Sometimes the difficulty arises from chewing food and then wash ing it down with large swallows of fluid. Under such circumstances the eating of the solid food sep arately from ihe taking of fluids serves as a simple and successful means of pievention. In many instances when there are erosions in the stomach at the end where it empties into the in testine. or when there is irrita tion of the valve where such emp tying • curs. the symptoms are ouite definite. The usual mani festations include discomfort two or three hours after a meal, re lieved by taking food or by taking bicarbonate of soaa. The first symptoms of this dis turbance are heartburn, belch ing of acid and the development of a large amount of saliva. The people who have this combination of symptoms find frequently that it comes on during cold weather, after worry or exposure, and that It is much worse when they are constipated. Obviously, the determination of exactly what is wrong jmder such circumstances is of the greatest importance. The physician makes his diagnosis after a careful studv of the ease, including the use of X-ray to view the stomach while actually working, and includ ng also a study of the fluid secreted Young Democrats Plan Literal Cleanup Campaign Raleigh, N. C. —(UP)— Young Democrats of America are going to clean up the county —literally. Tyre C. Taylor, president, has announced that the clubs through out the United States arc going to sel! 10 cent bars of soap, wrapped in red, white and blue paper, with perhaps a message from Will Rogers inside. The young democrats reason thusly: That to clean-up they by the stomach during the process of digestion. The control of the condition through suitable medications and diet is a relatively simple matter once its cause is thoroughly un derstood. ‘WARE THE CLASSICS Bootleggers must be cultured folks; Not only do they read The poets, but they put to use The gems gleaned from their screed. Will Shakespeare wrote how Birnem wood Came e’en to Dunsinane; So woods today once more arise. And take the field again. For in a moving hedge there * crouched Bootleggers bearing booze; And so again Will Shakespeare’s stuff, Gets listed in the news. But officers nabbed all the boys, Ere they could up and scram; So booze and boughs don't alwayr jibe, In spite of old Khayyam. —Sam Page - ■ -♦♦ For Formal H ear 4 sophisticated evening gown of blade satin worn by Huth Selwrn, M.C.M. film actress. The style of the gown is of skeath-like silhouette with square neckline and frai.'i fin lira. Black slippers with silver bunds and bow harmonise. need money so they might as wel make money cleaning up. They hope that some Republi cans will buy the soap and hely the party along. They hope to sel 25,000,000 bars at a lour cenl profit a bar. A REAL PAY ( I I Friend Hoover’s made a start, if ot Economy he's bent; He’s cut his presidential pay Just twenty round per cent. But now most all his time is use< On matter much more weighty; And that's the fear we democrat Will cut th» oilier eighty. DREXEL BUYS ROYAL YACHT *■ Paris— (UP)—Anthony .T, Drexel, Ihe American owner cf 20 yachts, recently has acquired r, nc-w one, which tic rails "Ssyonar?" and which, in his opinion, surpasses his previous ones. The “Payonara” is considered the most handsomely furnished of all pleasure yachts and formerly hare the name of “VandtKira." It was constructed before the World war and its owner was ihe Archduke Karl of Austria. The Italian gov ernment loo'.: it ever and it passed eventually into the hands of E. a. Fotherglll. of London. Two years ago th» '•Kayonara" wau purchased by Drexel, but he has kept It mm# or less In seclusion pending the completion of Us decoration and storking with fine treasures from all over the world. Interior decorations schemes lean toward the Chinese, not only in the Oriental rugs, which are among the rarest in personal collections, but nlso in the cabinets and ob jects of art. Hubert Robert and other 13th century masters have furnished ihe paintings, which adorn the salon walls. The decks are polished to the brilliance of glazed ballroom floors and radio equipment fm nishes music from the best orches tras 'on the air ” The yacht has 10 gu“st cabins and 10 bathrooms, and has a crew of 45. Deauville is the new head quarters of the "Sayonara \ real* joker Relief republicans would give Us little guys is funny: On railroads, hanks and on th* rich, They’d lavish plenty money. And then the funny tale they teh About this jolly plan. Is that, this money soon will seep To the forgotten man. The joker, though, in all of this They never seem to note— T'orgotten men may yet have not Forgotten how to vote. —Sam Page. _-~ British Put the Cafeteria on Wheelj London — (UP) — Innovations from the United States usually have hard sledding here, but the British have taken at least one such importation and developed it along original lines. They have put the cafeteria on wheels. The London, Midland, Scottish railroad has attached an experi mental car of this type to i-i ex press service between Manchester and Leeds and if it proves popular will build more. Equipped with the customary “self-service" devices ,the car offers the advantages of quick and inex pensive meals. The railroad of ficials call it a ’ traveling snack bar." , . British devotion to tradition long caused abhorrence of the idea of selecting one’s food in herd-forma tion and being one’s own waiter. Gradually the public became con vinced of the economy in time and money, and the cafeteria principi* spread. City Is Rainbow’s End For Founder’s Neice Hayward, Cal.— (UP)—This c:ty may be just another California community to most persons living east of the Rockies, but it’3 the "end of the rainbow" for Miss Mabel Hayward of Hopkins, Mass. Miss Hayward, a niece • of Wil liam Hayward who came around the Horn as a Fort-niner and founded this city after he decided San Francisco was "too crowded.’* knew a city had been named after her uncle but had never vsitel her uncle but had never visited it. MUSIC HATH CHARM El Paso, Tex.—The wings of an angel are no longer necessary for a prisoner to get out of jail. Buck Steele, 19, has found a mouth or gan will do as well. Brought into police court on a charge of vag rancy, he faced Judge Charles Windberg, Jr. The judge asked Steele wht he did to make his liv ing. "Play,” Buck answered, hauling a battered harmonica out of his pocket. He hit up a lively tune and, finally, Judge Windberg prom ised the prisoner he’d release hinr if he played some more, FUED IS ON Madison. Wis.—Ever since Harry Phillips’ wife sued for divorce, Har ry has been in hot water. First it was words and legal documents fly ing through the air. He and his wife's brother finally had a gun battle in the dark, but both came off unscathed. Not so lucky was Harry this time. While walking along a road Roger Anderson, 17 year-old nephew of his ex-spouse, fired at him with an air rifle. Miss ing, Anderson ran into the road to attack Harry with his fists, he charges. Now the two factions are back in court again. -»♦ .... - , ■ —. Clock Roosting Pigeons Slow Up Town Time Robinson, 111. —(UP)— Pigeons 1 must "bide their time” before roost ing on the courthouse clock here. Sheriff John Keller doesn't object to the birds resting on the four 1 foot minute hand when it Is going •downhill’’ between the hours of 12 and 6. But on the “uphill drag” between 5 and 12 their roosting slows up the 1 giant timepiece and the pigeons are going to get a bullet instead of a 5 nap, the sheriff threatened