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VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEB. 10, 1930.
NO. 3
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Paving Work
to be Resumed in
Another Month
State Highway Dept. Advises Cham
ber of Commerce Good Roads
Committee to This Effect
Resumption of grading work on
1". S. Highway 7f south of this city
by the middle of March and rushing
of the remainder of our paving pro
gram to early completion is the prom
ise given the good roads committee of
the Chamber of Commerce by the
state highway department. Inability
to get gravel on all the unpaved
stretch between this city and the
north end of the completed pavement
during the past few weeks, will cause
abandonment of that work now, due
to the near date of resuming opera
tions. This was the report received
at today's Chamber of Commerce
luncheon from Henry Schneider, the
chairman of that committee, who had
just conferred with the state engi
neer's office.
The committee was directed to use
its efforts to have paving work be
gun on the north end, so that the
stretch leading from Chicago avenue
over McConkey hill to the Wiles de
tour could be ready for travel at the
earliest possible moment. If the
committee is succecssful in getting
the paving company to grant this
request, it will be a matter of but a
few weeks until traffic can be rout
ed into town over the old route while
the two miles of new roadway is
being paved and without necessity
of any extensive detour.
While the torn up condition of
our roads is deplored, it was general
ly felt that the highway department
has gone a long ways in helping to
eliminate the situation and done ev
erything that could reasonably be
asked of them in this respect.
Large Attendance Present
Attendance at today's luncheon was
one of the largeEt on record, near
ly all of the directorate being pres
ent when the roll was called by Sec
retary George Petring.
The special committee appointed
at the last meeting to bring in a
recommendation for vice president to
fill vacancy, reported they had. held
several meetings with Frank Bestor
trying to induce him to accept the
office with the understanding that
he would be willing to accede to the
presidency In 1931, but without avail,
and had only been able to secure his
consent to accept the office without
any strings tied to it, which they
recommended, and the same was ac
cordingly voted.
The Finance and Budget commit
tee reported great progress being
made in signing up members for the
current year, and that now a record
membership of 150 has been obtain
ed with prospects of it being doubled
when the workers shall have com
pleted their canvass.
Two guests were present at the
meeting. John Flynn. South Omaha
merchant, and John Conley, clothing
dealer of Watertown. S. Dak., who is
a member of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce of that
city. Both responded to short talks,
Mr. Conley tellng of the activities of
the civic body in his home town,
where they have both a paid secre
tary and a paid traffic director, the
yearly program of activities requir
ing a budget of around $20,000.
Other detail business took up the
remainder of the 4 5-minute business
session.
C. D. OF A. HOLD MEET
From Thursday Dally
Last evening the members of the
Plattsmouth council of the Catholic
Daughters of America held a very
pleasant meeting at the St. John's
school where the business of the
evening was attended to by the mem
bers and then the meeting was ad
journed to the charming home of
Mrs. E. A. Lorenz where the eighth
anniversary of the founding of the
order here was observed.
The social meeting was under the
direction of Mrs. Frank Mullen and
a fine program of games was in
dulged in and which made the eve
ning pass very pleasantly for all of
the jolly party. In the games prizes
were awarded to Mrs. F. I. Rea, Mrs.
John L. Hadraba, Miss Eleanor Hi
ber and Mrs. Lon Henry.
At the close of the evening dainty
refreshments were served by the
members of the council and which
brought to the conclusion an evening
of the rarest enjoyment.
PAINTING AND CLEANING UP
The office of the clerk of the dis
trict court at the court house is be
ing given a thorough over hauling
and redecorating at the hands of
John C. Brittain and his son, Eatl.
The room is being decoiaied in a
light tan paint on DmUi the wall
and ceilings while the-woodwork will
also be cleaned and revarnished and
made as handsome as now. The of
fices on the east side of the building
suffer a great deal in the fciunuur
from the smoke that cornea through
the windows which is not so go-.d
for the paint that is U9ed in th
decorating of the interior.
MANY ENJOY BALL
Prom Thursday's Dally
The mask ball given by the Amer
ican Legion at the community build
ing last night drew out a very pleas
ing number of the dance lovers and
a number of clever costumes were
to be seen in the lineup of the grand
march at the close of the masked
portion of the dance. The prizes
were awarded to Hilt Martin, Mrs.
M. D. Brown and Miss Sullivan, be
ing selected as the most unique and
well chosen. The Question Marks
orchestra of Omaha was the music
makers of the evening and gave a
very fine program of the latest dance
numbers that were much enjoyed and
it was late in the evening when the
last of the dancers departed home
ward after a most enjoyable time
Chicken Thieves
Cause Officers
to Keep Watch
Depredations Near Auburn Cause
Sheriff and Police to Watch
Highways for Trucks
From Friday's Dally
Last night Sheriff Bert Reed and
his force as well as the members
of the city police force were kept
on the watch for a party of chicken
thieves that were reported to be
heading north from the vicinity of
Auburn where several farms in that
locality were reported to have been
looted of their stocks of poultry.
The sheriff kept a watch on the
Platte river bridge north of this city
to stop any suspicious cars or trucks
while the city police kept check of
the main lines of travel through the
city to discover if possible whether
the stolen poultry was brought
through this section.
The watch was maintained all
night but failed to disclose any trace
of the chickens and the net result
was that the law enforcing force
was glad when the morning brought
a relief and opportunity to cease the
vigil for the chicken thieves.
This is the first serious depreda
tion in the lines of chicken stealing
that has been reported since the
local officers and police broke up the
Iowa-Nebraska gang operating in
this section, last winter and spring,
but with the mounting increase of
crime in all parts of the country this
depredation of the countryside will
doubtless show in increase and es
pecially at this season of the year.
RECEIVES SAD MESSAGE
From Friday's Dany
This morning a message was re
ceived by the L. H. Peterson family
announcing the sad news of the
death of James McBride, son-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, which oc
curred on Thursday afternoon at
Tacoma, Washington. Mr. McBride
was taken ill on Monday with pneu
monia and hurried to the hospital
on Tuesday but his case was such
as to give but little hope of his re
covery and he gradually grew worse
until death came to his relief. Mr.
McBride was a resident here for a
number of years and was highly es
teemed by a large circle of friends.
While a resident here he was mar
ried to Mrs. Minnie McMaken and
the family left here in 1926 for the
west coast where they have since
made their home. Besides the wife,
Mr. McBride is survived by a son
and two daughters of a previous
marriage as well as several step
children.
The funeral of Mr. McBride will
be held on Saturday afternoon at
Tacoma, the interment also being
made in that city.
RETURN FROM ST. LOUIS
From Thursday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Richardson,
who have been spending the winter
since the Christmas holidays at St.
Louis, have returned home to this
city and report a most pleasant time
in the river city. While there Mr.
Richardson was engaged in some
work for one of the large bridge
construction companies near that
place. Mr. Richardson will now
look around here for a suitable lo
cation as he is now at leisure as the
building of the new bridge has re
sulted in the ferry being taken over
by the bridge company and which
places the Richardsons father and
sons out of their business.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have
brought back with them for St. Louis
a sweet little girl whom they have
adopted and who will share the fam
ily life in the future and who is the
object of a great deal of admiration
from the members of the familv.
VERY HAPPY OCCASION
From Thursday's Dally
The many friends in the city of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl lies will be very
pleased to learn of the good fortune
that has come to this estimable cou
ple, as they are now the parents of
a fine ten pound son and heir that
arrived last evening at the Univers
ity hospital at Omaha. The mother
and little one are doing very nicely
and the occasion has brought a great
deal of pleasure to all of the mem
bers of the family and especially
the proud father.
Mrs. M. A. Street
Passes to the
Last Reward
Long Time Resident of Community
and a Loved Resident of
City Passes Away
From Thursday's Dally
The community was called upon
today to part with one of its long
time residents who has to a greater
or less extent been identified with
the active life of the city, when Mrs.
M. A. Street, gently passed away at
her home on Locust street, follow
ing a long period of failing health.
Mrs. Street was for a great many
years a resident of this county, the
family having resided at Weeping
Water for a number of years before
they came to this city to reside and
here the family has grown up and
been active in the city and its af
fairs, while Mrs. Street and her hus
band, the late W. L. Street, were ac
tive in business life here for many
years. After coming here from Weep
ing Water, Mrs. Street was engaged
in the millinery business and which
she continued until the advanced
years made necessary her retirement
from active life.
In the past few years Mrs. Street
has k-d a retired life and the weight
of years and the infirmaties of time
have curtailed her former very ac
tive life to a great extent, but in
these years she has resided in her
own home and found her comfort
and pleasure in the care of the home
and where she could exercise that
independence that she had so loved
in all of her lifetime.
Mrs. Street is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Mae S. Morgan and
Mrs. E. H. Wescott of this city, and
one son, Walter Street or Portland,
Oregon.
SELECT COMMANDERS
From Thursday's Dally
At the district meeting of the Am
erican Legion held at Lincoln yes
terday the selections of the various
commanders for the counties in the
thirteenth district were made and as
the Cass county commander E. A.
Nutzmann of Nehawka was selected
to succeed Col. Phil L. Hall of Green
wood, Lloyd E. Peterson of Nebraska
City was named as the Otoe county
representative.
The convention approved the bill
of Congressman Simmons to set up
commission to deal with World
war veterans disallowed compensa
tion cases. This body would deal
with cases of illness contracted be
fore Jan. 1. 1925, allowed compen
sation of $75 per month to individ
uals believed by the Legion to be
entitled to compensation that they
have been refused by the regular
courts of appeal.
The plan of Marcus Poteet of Lin
coln, district commander, by which
delegates from eastern Nebraska are
to go to the state American Legion
convention at North Platte by auto
caravan was also approved by the
convention.
Delegates from districts No. 12
and No. 13 are to leave in the early
morning of the day preceding the
convention in a trlumpnai automo
bile procession westward. Entertain
ment will be provided en route and
stops will be made at a number of
cities. District No. 13 approved the
idea at its convention also. The
state session will be in August,
Commander Poteet named M. N.
Tucker of Nehawka district adju
tant.
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE
From Friday's Dally
This week has featured two very
charming Valentine bridge parties
given by Airs, wiiiiam scnnnui-
mann, Jr.. Mrs. C. H. Martin and Mrs.
John Sattler. Jr., at the home of
Mtb. Sattler. The spirit of the Val
entine season was carried out in the
artistic decorations, a color scheme
of pink and white being used in the
settings of the home.
In the playing on Wednesday the
high score was won by Mrs. John A.
Griffin, the second prize by Mrs.
James G. Mauzy, the third prize by
Mrs. Finke and the consolation prize
by Mrs. R. Foster Patterson.
On Thursday the first honors were
awarded to Mrs. H. A. Schneider, the
second to Mrs. H. F. Goos, the third
to Mrs. F. M. Bestor and the consola
tion to Miss Dora Fricke
STILL VERY POORLY
From Thursday's Dally
D. T. Stapp, who has been so poor
ly for the past six weeks at his home
on Lincoln avenue, still remains very
sick. Everything for the comfort or
the patient is being done, but his
condition still remains very serious.
While slightly improved his long ill
ness is giving his family and friends
much concern.
PLACE NEW FLOOR
The young men's bible class of
the Methodist church are having an
oak flooring placed in their class
room in the church basement, which
will replace the concrete floor that
has been in service since the com
mencement of the class back in 1906.
REDECORATES RESTAURANT
The interior of the Barclay res
taurant building is being given a
thorough overhauling and placed in
the best of .condition for the coming
spring season by new paper and paint
and makes it much more attractive
and the shades used tend to make the
main restaurant much lighter and
delightful tovthe eye. The walls are
treated to a decoration of the latest
and most popular of papers while the
woodwork is being finished in the
tones of buff and orange that makes
a very pleasing note with the new
paper and a blending of shade that
is very ( artistic. . The decorative
work is being handled by Harry Kru
ger and his force of workmen and is
a piece of work of which they can
feel well pleased as it gives Mr. Bar
clay one of the most attractive places
in the city.
Elks Band is
Preparing for
Summer Season
Rehearsals Are Now Being Conducted
Each Week by This Active
Musical Organization
From Thursdays Danv
The Elks band mder the direc
tion of W. R. Holly ,is now launch
ing into the winter rehearsals in
order that they may be ready to go
on the summer program of concerts
and playing engagements as soon
as the winter will have passed away.
The band has two new additions.
Mr. Mays of the telephone company
being a member of the clairnet sec
tion and E. P. Stewart who is back
in the trombone section of the band.
There is nothing that is more
valued in a community than that of
a first class band .'and the Platts
mouth band has in the past years
served as a very valuable part of the
community activities with their fine
array of high class musicians who
are the equal of any in the state. The
summer program of concerts serves as
very entertaining feature of the
community and are largely attended
by residents from all of the nearby
territory.
Mrs. Phil Young :
Dies at Home
in California
Former Well Known Resident
This City Passed Away at Palo
Alto, California
of
from Thursday's Daily
The message was received here to
day of the death yesterday at her
home in Palo Alto. California, of
Mrs. Edna Young, widow of J.
Phillip Young, an early day business
man of this city, where for many
years the family resided and where
they have many old time friends in
the community.
The deceased lady came here in
the seventies as the bride of Mr.
Young who was engaged here in the
conducting of a book and stationary
store and here the family made their
home for a great many yaers until
Mr. Young disposed of his business
interests and they then moved to
Lincoln where Mr. Young died many
years ago. In the recent years Mrs.
Young has resided in California
where relatives had located and in
the passing of the years the family
have been separated from close ties
with the old friends and acquaint
ances in this community.
Mrs. Young was a sister of Mrs.
H. M. Bushnell. widow of a veteran
Plattsmouth Lincoln newspaper man
and was also an aunt of Val Burkle
of this city.
The body of Mrs. Young will be
placed in a receiving vault at Palo
Alto, where it will remain until
spring and will then be brought to
Lincoln for interment at the Wyuka
cemetery
buried.
where the. husband is
SCOUT WEEK STARTS
From Friday's Dally
The opening of Boy Scout week
was observed today when the local
troops under the direction of Scout
master Reeder started in on the ac
tive program of the week. The mem
bers of the troops will indulge in
inter-class basketball tournaments at
the high school gym this evening at
7:15, which will be an event that
the Scouts are looking forward to
with the greatest of pleasure.
On Saturday morning the Scouts
will enjoy visitation day, at which
time they will visit various institu
tions and industrial plants of the
city and look over how things are
done in the community In the various
industries. The places that have re
ceived requests from the Scouts for
their inspection are the postoffice,
Journal printing plant, Burlington
shops, Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co., plants, the exchange of the Lin
coln Telephone & Telegraph Co. as
well as the banks of the city.
Phone your news to No. 6.
Engineer Urges
Changes in Mo.
River Channel
Roy N.' Towl of Omaha Would Have
Stream Straightened From Om
aha to This City
Roy N. Towl, Omaha engineer,
has presented to United States en
gineers at Kansas City, at their re
quest. a plan for the straightening
of the Missouri river from the Union
Pacific bridge at Omaha to the Burl
ington bridge lit Plattsmouth. he
said in an interview Thursday at
Omaha.
The straightening of the river
would be one of the first steps in
the preparing of a navigable chan
nel, he pointed out, and would be
followed by the creating of a port.
"The fall in the river from Platts
mouth to Nebraska is 50 per cent
more than it is from Omaha to Platts
mouth," he declares. "Yet this does
not enhance possible navigability.
The current is practically the same
just below Omaha as it is below
Plattsmouth.
Points to Saving.
The shortening, if it materalizes.
will cut the river from 25 to 172
miles between the two points, the
engineer declared.
Mr. Towl explained in a lecture
to members of the Iowa Kngineer
ing society, in session in Council
Bluffs, how the river has wandered
over a bed four and a half miles
wide at a point south of Bellevue,
and showed how this land could be
used to advantage, and how central
izing of current will be necessary
when the channel is constructed.
More than $1,250,000 has been spent
by the government and the Burling
ton railway in unsuccessful attempts
to restrict the stream's rambling, he
said.
Calls Policy Wrong.
If the federal engineers accept the
plan for straightening the river it
will be in contravention of its pre
viously accepted policy of striving
to keep the bends in the river so the
waterfall per mile will not be so
great. "This policy," Mr. Towl de
clared, "is one of the greatest fal
lacies of river engineering and chan
nel control.
"We have straightened smaller
streams with great success, and the
same process will work in the Mis
souri and the Mississippi. The cur
rent is not much greater, and the
channel can be controlled more eas
ily." The engineer explained how he
would cut about four hundred to two
hundred in the Mississippi river be
low Memphis, Tenn., by digging a
river channel parallel to the gen
eral river course, diverting part of
the river waters into that, then, with
the force in the river diminished,
cut the river channel approximately
straight.
In his experience as engineer Mr.
Towl has worked with the currents
of rivers in the United States, South
America and elsewhere.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church were
very pleasantly entertained on Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
R. E. Bailey in the north part of the
city and with a very pleasing num
ber in attendance at the meeting.
The devotional period was in
charge of Mrs. John Elliott while
Mrs. C. C. Wescott and Mrs. R. B.
Hoyes dramatized the lesson very
effectively.
Mrs. Harry Schultz gave a very
inspiring touch to the meeting with
two of the negro spirituals, showing
the effect that the negro has had on
the music of the country.
Mrs. H. A. Lightbody gave a most
interesting paper on the Moslem
women that showed much thought
in its preparation.
Miss Margaret Mapes had prepar
ed the questions and answers in the
magazine by means of valentines and
which was very much enjoyed by all
of the members of the party.
The luncheon and refreshments
were in the Valentine plan and these
takens of the season were also used
in the decorations of the home.
After the serving Miss Grace Shaw
han displayed a large number of
articles made in one of the Chinese
schools and where Miss Shawhan is
paying the tuition of a young girl
student. A number of the ladies
purchased some of these fine articles.
ENJOYS BIRTHDAY
The Elmer Elliott home on west
Main street was the scene of a very
jolly gathering Friday afternoon
when the young people came in to
enjoy the tenth anniversary of John
Elliott. The time was spent in games
of all kinds and at which a great
deal of pleasure was derived. There
were many fine gifts received by the
guest of honor.
At a suitable hour dainty refresh
ments were served Mrs. Elliott and
daughter, Miss Amy, a fine birthday
cake featuring the refreshments.
The guests were: Robert Hayes,
Billy Evers, Ray Wooster, Edward
Hadraba, Billy Armstrong, Herbert
Nelson. Frank Luschinsky, Marjorie
Fitch. Mary Redd. Edith Luschinsky,
Shirley Mason, Phyllis Donaldson and
the guest of honor, John Elliott.
WILL CONTINUE TREATMENTS
From Thursday's Daily
Harry A. Lightbody, who has been
on the sick list for the greater part of
the time since Christmas, suffering
from a severe case of stomach trou
ble, is still feeling the effects of the
long illness and is expxtnrz to re
turn to Rochester, All .nesots th
coming week to continue his treat
ments at the Mayo ho.iiJit.il rt that
place. Mr. Lightbody his had the
poison from the stomach run through
his system and causing a great deal
of trouble in the lower limbs and
which has interfered with his get
ting around. It is hoped that the
treatments may be able to clear up
the poison condition and permit the
restoration of the patient to his
former good health but which will
be a long and trying ordeal.
Checking Up
on the 1930
Auto Licenses
Representatives of the State Here
as Liquor Conspiracy Trial
Progresses
From Friday's Dailv
This morning representatives of
the state department of public works
were in the city to check up those
who had failed to comply with the
law requiring the securing of an
auto license plate for the current
year and to see that the plates were
properly placed and displayed as the
law requires.
The state department is making a
check over the state and are round
ing up a large numocr ;vho may have
failetl to comply with the law and
who will accordingly make them
selves subject to the jenalty of the
law.
While the law reiuires the secur
ing of the license plates 1 j he first
a thirty day period of grace is usually
allowed and this is now up and the
delinquents are being made to come
through with the licenses.
It is important that a close check
be kept on these licenses as it is a
protection to the auto driver and
owner and also makes possible to
check up on those who may operate
stolen cars or cars and trucks with
out the lawful "manner of displaying
the license plates.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
On Thnrsrlav evenine of this week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
S.
Smith was held a very pleasant
rtv dance in honor of their daugh-
par
ter. Miss Alice, celebrating her sev-
enteenth birthday. Miss Alice was 'rivals of Friday night wert laid to
greatly surprised on her return home jrest with appropriate obsequies. Pat
to find the jolly crowd already as- ricia Ferrie officiated and the chief
sembled.
She received many handsome gifts
which will be a pleasant reminder
of the happy occasion.
At a very late hour refreshments
were served which were enjoyed by
all and sent the couples home in
high spirits and wishing Miss Alice
many more happy birthdays. Those
esent were as follow
Mildred and Harold incent. How-
ard Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Rainey and daughter. Nelly. Harley
Tarlrvr P..nr I.nwhinstv Flwnnri
Snodgrass. Tommy Mendenhall. Mar- second. "Painting the Clouds wilH
garet Snodgrass, Agnes Gochenour, Sunshine." Margaret has a very
Charles Gentry. Vivian Moore, Jim pleasing voice and the studeuts are
Taylor. Mrs. Hansel and daughter, always appreciative of her efforts.,
Betty, Paul Shera. Mary Ellen Byers, i An amusing blackface act wa3 pre-
Sher'id Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Joe sented by Charles Mendenhall in the
Shera and son, Bobby, Mrs. Edna role of a charter member of the order
Smith and two sons, Ivan and Wal- of "The Brudders of Take Yo Time,"
lace, Catherine McCarthy, Dorothy and Carroll Sutton, a prospective new
McCarthy, Chester, Frank, and John member of the order.
Smith. Jean Hayes sang a very pleasing
Many of the couples were unable character number "Left" with appro-
to come on account of the bad roads. priate costume and soldiers rifle.
I The closing number featured a
HAS CLOSE CALL bevy of beauties direct from Holly-
I wood stardom as impersonated by
From Saturday's Dany 'prominent members of the Junior
A very close call from a serious Cass. Some of them looked very al-
flre occurred last night about 11 iuring and fetching in their portrayal
o'clock in the building at Fourth of the cinema stars. These were: Ed
and Main street, when a fire origin- Howard as Clara Bow; Paul Iverson
ated in the rear portion of the sec- &s Grgta Garbo; Merie McCrary as
ond floor of the building and above Bronson; Maynard Ramge as
the apartments of Mr. and Mr-?- Sally O'Neill; Jack Troop as Colleen
G. Coryell just south of the apart- J Qr flg ,ce wh,
I wis nee'essarv to call hard angler as Marle PrevOSt
fhe fire Spartmen"! The'blaze was and Ralph Sullivan as Mary Brian
extinguished only after some dam- They rendered a very colorful song
age was done to the building and and dance number entitled: Out In
causing a great deal of alarm to the the New Mown Hay.
residents in the building, the fire These programs are a weekly fea
and water causing some damage to ture at the high school, being pre
the lower floor as well as the second sented for twenty or twenty-five min
floor and for a short time the living utes every Friday morning. The pro
rooms of Mr. and Mrs. Coryell were gram next week will be in charge of
in danger of being badly damaged the Dramatic Club.
by the water and fire.
FILES FOR SURVEYOR
County Surveyor Fred Patterson,
who has held this office for many
years, is again a canaiuate tor me
position and will submit bis candid- church, occurred the marriage of Al
acy to the voters at the democratic 1 bert Pendl and Miss Bessie Bena.
primary in August. Mr. Patterson both of Omaha. The groom is a son
is one "of the well known as well of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pendl, and
as pioneer residents of the county and was for a number of yars a resi
his success in the past is a fore- dent of this city where . z attended
shadowing of the success at the com- school and has a very large circle of
ing battle of the ballots. friends in this community who will
learn with the greatest of pleasure of
Valentines of all kinds can be thJunhapp6! thThehaSroonie i8 en
found at the Bates Book & Gift Shop. gJJJf aJVaretaker !Sone or ThJ
Call now and look over the line. Omaha parks.
D J 117 J
Has Close Call
from Death
A. F. Alexander, Well Known Here,
Now at Hospital at Jeffer
son City, Missouri
From Friday's Da'y
The word has been received here
by friends of ie A. F. Alexander
j family, of the fact that Mr. Alex
ander is now in the hospital at Jef
ferson City. Missouri, as the result
of a serious accident that befell him
at Osage City, Missouri, where Mir.
Alexander is working as a foremin
of the Woods Brothers Construction
Co. 1
Mr. Alexander is serving as tlie
I master mechanic for the Woods Bro
thers company at Osage and at the
time of the accident was engaged
in the repairing of a motor boat,
there being a large 300 gallon tank
Jin the boat and which was supposed
to have been empty and Mr. Alex
ander was using a torch to thaw
out some pipes when the explosion
came he was hurled ten feet from
where he was working and his face,
ears and hair were" badly burned by
the flames. He was in flames and
was compelled to leap into the waters
of the Osage river to escape burn
ing up. One helper of Mr. Alexander
was also thrown some distance while
a bystander who was near the boat
at the time of the explosion was
hurled Into the river. The boat was
completely destroyed by the force of
the explosion and sank in a few
moments after the accident occurred.
Mr. Alexander was taken to the
hospital at Jefferson ' Cit, Missouri,
and has since been under the con
stant care of a physician and a spec
ial nurse. He was unable to see for
a week as the result of the burns
and injuries to his face but is grad
ually improving now.
Mr. Alexander was engaged here
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Pacific bridge over the Platte river
and has many friends in the com
munity who will learn with regret
of his injuries.
PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
From Saturday's Dany
The convocation program at the
high school' yesterday was presented
by the Junior class under the direc
tion of their sponsor, Mr. Carl Cun
ningham. Student President, Ira
Mumm, introduced James Begley who
acted as master of ceremonies in a
i very pleasing manner. The first num
j ber presented was a mock ceremony
depicting the death of Schuyler with.
the result that the Blue and White
'mourners were Reuben Hughes, Mar-
! garet Shellenbarger, Delmar Rager
and Constance Rea. The Schuyler
'effigy was brought to the stage by
rns pprrie. Ruth Ferrie. Marie Lutz
and Maxine cioidt. Jean Hayes sang
a numDer in honor of piattsmouth'a
departed foe. Vestetta Robertson was
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number on the pro-
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larger in two vocal solos, the firt
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YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
From Saturday's Dany
This morning at the home of Rev.
H. E. Sortor of the First Methodist