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FLATB5M0UTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUWfAi
MONDAY, JAK. 19, 1931
Find Widow, 80,
Burned to Death
in Mystery Fire
Discover Body of Red Oak Woman
in Basement of Home
Inquest Ordered
Red Oak. Ia., Jan. 14. Mrs. If, E.
Runnels, 80, wealthy" widow, was
found burned to death in the base
ment of her home by firemen at 7:10
o'clock tonight. She had lived alone
in the house for many years. Ori
gin of the blaze is unknown.
When firemen arrived, called by
a neighbor who saw smoke pouring
from basement windows, the entire
basement was in flames. Search was
begun immediately in the house for
the aged woman.
After hunting on the upper floors
firemen entered the basement. Grop
ing through smoke and flame, Neal
Frank found the charred body be
tween the furnace and a basement
wall.
Neighbors are unable to account
for the woman's presence in the base
ment. It had been understood fhe
was too feeble to descend the steps.
Mrs. John Wilbur, who had been em
ployed to help Mrs. Runnels with
her housework, had taken care of
the furnace and gone home about
5:30 p. m.
No explosion was heard by neigh
bors. The furnace door was shut.
The basement floor is of cement, and
the blaze was checked before it spread
to the first floor.
Mrs. Runnels had lived for more
than 60 years in Montgomery coun
ty. The old home, built in 1885 four
miles west of the city, is a show
place of the district. Her husband
was reputed to have made a fortune
in stock feeding and sale of farm
lands. Since his death several years
ago, she had declined to have any
one live with her.
Money, jewels and papers, kept
by Mrs. Runnels in secret places in
the house, had not been disturbed.
Neighbors rnd Mrs. Alice Rock
well, a distant relative, said tonight
that Mrs. Runnels had complained
recently of feeling ill, and of "not
knowing any reason for life."
Sharp
Earth-
quake
Rocks
Mexico City
Buildings Are Shaken for Over Two
Minutes ; Streets in Confusion ;
Woman Is Killed.
Mexico City. Jan. 14. The sharp
est earthquake felt in Mexico City
for 19 years caused at least one
death and four injuries tonight, at
the same time starting fires in two
parts of the city, cracking buildings
and throwing inhabitants into panic.
A woman was killed by a falling
wall whiie four persons were in
jured by falling objects in houses.
The shock began at 7.48 p. m. and
for two minutes shook buildings with
a rolling motion. Minor quakes con
tinued for some five minutes after
the principal shock.
Lights Go Out.
Electric lights went out, power
lines were broken and telephone ser
vice was interrupted for some time.
The flight of the inhabitants, who
ran out of their homes in terror as
they began to heave, was pathetic.
Despite a downpour of rain, wi'h
vivid flashes of lightning adding to
their consternation, they ran to the
streets and prayed for divine protec
tion. Increasing their alarm was a pe
culiar yellow light which, pierced
by streaks of lightning, was visible
in the sky at the time of the main
shock and continued for an hour.
The shocks followed three days of
unusual, cold.
Swimming Pool Emptied.
At the new Fronton Mexico build
ing (a sort of sports arena), the
quake caught a pool full of swim
mers. Water from the pool was heav
ed into the streets and the swimmers
ran from the building in wet bath
ing suits in below freezing weather.
World-Herald.
Just a few of the Cass county maps
left. While they last, 50c each.
Living Room Suite
Eight Overstuffed Living Room
Suits, on the floor now and ready for
delivery, from $49.50 to $120. Oil;
three Davenport Bed Suits, with
large Overstuffed Chair to match,
just like new. $39.50 to $59.50; one
Davenport Bed alone. $19.50. Cash
or terms.
In Used Furniture
Just came in, 100 chairs, 50c to
$1.50; Rockers $2.50 up; Twenty
Dressers, $4.00 to $12.50; Commodes
$1.00 to $2.50; twenty Dining Room
Tables, $4.00 to $15.00; Buffets,
$4.50 to $15.00; Kitchen Cabinets.
$7.50 to $10.00; Beds. $1.00 up; Bed
Springs, Mattresses, Cribs, Day Beds,
Kitchen Ranges and Heaters, go at
sacrifice.
Cone In and See Goods
Christ Furniture Co.
118-122 So. 8th fhone 840
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Sale
PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN
The following is for public in
formation purposes in connection
with your presentation of the appeal
for your chapter's quofa:
Communications coming to the
Midwestern Branch Office read:
"Local chapter is operating in 102
school districts through nine local
committees. Families are in destitute
condition. It is estimated that local
aid has been extended to 1200 fami
lies"; "2500 families need assist
ance: $7000 needed urgent. Snow
storm is making conditions worse";
"Conditions critical. Men, women.
children, and live stock are suffer
ing for want of food and feed. Local
resources are exhausted. Answer";
"Total number of families riven or
ders for food up to close of today
was 500. Applications in the mail
frcm outlying townships will bring
the total to over 600 with no abate
ment of applications. The number
of applicants is beyond our expecta
tion, and the condition of people is
critical."
Quantities of wires and letters
were received at the Midwestern
Branch Office of the American Red
Cross here yesterday, indicating a
quick response on the part of the
public and local Red Cross chapters
in meeting quotas of the $10,000,
000 fund. The following wire from a
Missouri chapter is evidence of the
spirit in which the appeal is being
received: "Although we had thought
our county would do well to come
through the winter without outside
assistance, we realize the desperate
si'uation in other places and will
do our best to raise quota assigned."
Twenty-seven chapters have already
reported reaching their quotas, total
ing ail together jo2,vs.uu ine
Midwestern Area quota of the $10,
000.000 is $2,940,000. Cass county
is $400.00.
Wires, letters, and other reports
received from the scene graphically
disclosed conditions. A Red Cross
field representative reported, regard
ing an Okluhoma county where the
local Red Cross chapter is feeding
200 families. "Things are deplorable
here; it is nothing to see men cry
ing like children, none complaining,
because of the fear and hysteria of
the moment. They ask for any kind
of work in order that they may buy
food instead of asking for it. Cold
weather is complicating matters."
Another field representative in Okla
homa wrote, "It was Saturday when
I was in town. There were about 150
farmers in: they all came in wagons
very few own automobiles. They
are a very different type of farmer
down here. I was asked to interview
a few whom it was known were near
starvation. One old man seventy-five
years old. very emaciated, stated re
luctantly that he wanted to borrow
money to buy food and intented to
pay it bick. Another hesitated but
finally said. 'I'm about on my last,
but my woman and me are praying
to God to send us down food we
will get by until then.' " These are
examples of families whose resources
have carried them up to this point
and are now requiring aid.
CONFESSES SHE BOBBED CLABA !
Los Angeles. Jan. 14. Clara Bow,
the "it" girl of the movies, was de
scribed as "being drunk, very, very
drunk," in an asserted confession of
Daisy DeVoe, discharged secretary
to the film actress, real here Wed
nesday in the latter's trial for grand
theft.
The DeVoe statement also told
how Daisy destroyed love letters
written the actress by Harry Rich-
man, an actor; Dr. Earl Pierson of
Dallas and Gary Cooper, also an ac
tor. Testimony in the case in which
Miss DeVoe is charged with theft
of $10,000 from her employer, con
tinued to center about alleged ac
tivities of the "it" girl.
Intimate bits of Clara's doings
were cut with camera clearness in
sharp phrases from Daisy's confes
sion. Miss DeVoe then told of Miss
Bow's watch being lost at the beach
and of a search which included sift
ing of the beach sands. The insur
ance company was notified, she said,
and sent a $750 check.
CEDAR CREST STUDY MEETS
The Cedar Crest Study club met
December ISth. at the home of Mrs.
Jarvis Lancaster. The meeting was
opened by singing "Joy to the World"
and other Christmas carols. Mrs.
Jarvis Lancaster head Matthew 2, 11.
Luke 1, 20 verses, which was in
keeping with Christmas. A short
business session was then held.
The lesson on "Spending the Home
makers Hours" was then presented
by Mrs. Chas. Keil It proved to be
very interesting. At the close of the
meeting; a delicious lunchon was
served by the hostess. We adjourned
to meet again Jan. 22 at the home of
Mrs. Perry Nickels.
WOULD MAKE LINDBERGH
HOME A STATE PARK
St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 14. A pro
posal to create a state park on the
homestead where Charles A. Lind
bergh lived as a youth and where he
first felt the urge to fly, will be In
troduced in the state senate tomor
row by Senator Chris Rosemeier,
Little Falls, friend of the Lindbergh
family.
TURNER TALKS HIGHWAYS
BEFORE FALRBURY C. OF C.
Fairbury, Jan. 14. Ray E. Turn
er of Kearney, president of the Ne
braska Good Roads association, Tues
day addressed the chamber of com
merce on "Good Roads of Nebraska."
New county commissioners were
guests.
Mrs. Arthur Scbroeder of Omaha
is here to enjoy the week end here
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. end Mrs. George Barr.
Death of Lee
La Tour Shock
to Community
Passes Away En Route to Hospital
Suffering from Carbuncle
on Hit Neck
The death of Lee LaTour last Fri
day came as a great shock to the citi
zens or Louisville and to the many
friends of the family who had not
learned of his illness. His death oc
curred as he was being taken to St
Joseph's hospital in Omaha for treat
ment for a carbuncle on the back of
his neck.
Mr. LaTour was employed at the
cement plant and had always enjoy
ed good health. On Tuesday of last
week he complained of a boil that
seemed to be coming on his neck. He
felt ill but was able to work. The
second day he did not feel able to
report for work and his wife minis
tered to him with different home
remedies nad. was constant in her
care of him. When he was worse the
third day, they called a physician
By the fourth day, the doctor advised
taking him to the hospital and he
had started for St. Joseph's hospital
with his wife s nephew, Martin
Hoover and his brother-in-law, Fred
Masters. He died when they were
within about teu blocks of the hos
pital.
The news reached town soon there
after and it was a great shock to his
wife and family and also to his fel
low employees and friends.
The funeral occurred Sunday from
the M. B. church attended by a
large number of relatives and friends.
The services were in charge of the
pastor. Rev. Robert D. Murphree.
The church choir sang several selec
tions. The pall bearers were fellow
workmen and were Fred Holland.
William Baker, Frank McConnell,
Walter Olson, Clarence Busche and
Thomas Schmader. Interment was in
River View cemetery.
Mr. LaTour was born at Jackson
ville. Kentucky, August 4, 1887. For
more than 20 years he was employed
by the Omaha Printing company. He
was married October 11, iyi9, at
Council Bluffs to Miss Helen Hoover.
youngest daughter of the late J. M.
Hoover, pioneer of Cass county.
Three years ago Mr. LaTour came
to Louisville and secured employ
ment at the cement plant. Their
home is the former farm home of
Mrs: LaTour's father, which was be
queathed to her at the death of her
father. Their prospects for the fu
ture were birght and their home life
was happy and the sympathy of the
community goes out to the sorrow
ing widow and two children. Mr.
LaTour was 43 years, 5 months and
5 days old at the time of bis death.
He is survived by his widow and
two children, Lee Hoover, ten years
old and Helen Marie, aged six yeara.
Also by his mother, Mrs. George L,
Gibbons, of Mori dan. Mississippi. A
mstpr Mrs M:nnl IfiuQIar. 1 on th
Orpheum circuit and her address is
OBITUARY
Mrs. Juergen Schroeder, well
known and loved resident of the
Cedar Creek community passed to
the last reward on Sunday. January
11th at the age of seventy years nine
months and sixteen days.' The fun
eral services were held at the Glen
dale church on Tuesday January
13th, the services being held by the
Rev. A. Lentz, pastor of the Eight
Mile Grove Lutheran church. The
services were very largely attended
and the pastor gave words of com
fort to the bereaved family on the
passing of this splendid lady whose
presence will be so greatly missed.
During the service the choir of the
church gave two numbers requested
by the family. "Whispering Hope"
and "Wonderful Peace." The inter
ment was at the Glendale cemetery
near the church and the pall bearers
were selected from the old friends,
they being S. J. Reams, Jarl Olson,
William Lohnes, George Lohnes,
James Johnson and John True.
Marie Dorothy Berthelsen, daugh
ter of Hans and Christine Berthel
sen, was born on March 25, 1860, at
Hardesleben, Schleswig - Holstein,
Germany, where she was baptised and
confirmed into the Lutheran church.
She emigrated to the United States
on September 28, 1882, following
the summons of her frnancee, Juer
gen Schroeder, who had preceded her
to this country the year previously.
Tney were married at Sheffield, Iowa.
October 17, 1883, and continued to
make their home in Iowa until com
ing to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1891.
and lived there and at Bellevue.
Later Mr. Schroeder and family mov
ed to the vicinity of Cedar Creek
where he had purchased a farm and
here they resided until a few years
ago when they moved into the town
of Cedar Creek to spend their declin
ing years.
Their marriage was blessed with
seven children, four of whom with
the father remain to mourn the loss
of the wife and mother, they being
Peter Schroeder, Omaha; Hans Sch
roeder, Cullom; Mrs. Mary True and
George Schroeder of Cedar Creek.
Those who preceded her were an in
fant and two daughters. Annie Sch
roeder and Mrs. Christine Keil. There
is left of the family circle besides
the husband and children, ten grand
children. FLAN TO REFINANCE PARTY
Palm Beach, Fla. Chairman John
J. Raskob, of the democratic nation
al committee, said Friday exhaustive
research was being conducted by com
mittee members seeking a refinancing
plan for the party's political cam
paigns. He declined to comment on
possible channels of the investigation
and research, explaining it probably
will be two months before a concrete
plan tor procedure ia formed.
YOUNG LAD POOBLY
Wallace Terryberry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Terryberry, is confined
to his home as the result of an ill
ness of several days duration. The
young man was operated on for the
removal of his tonsils and following
this had a severe hemorrhage and
which greatly weakened him and
with other complications has kept
him in bed the greater part of the
time. It is thought that the young
lad, is doing very nicely now and
may soon be on the highway to re
covery. Happy Family
Gathering at the
Gaebel Home
Large Numher of Belatives Gather
Around Festive Board Sunday
Bemain Until Evening
About thirty-five relatives gather
ed at the hospitable farm home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gaebel, south of
town last Sunday to spend the day
in visiting together and to enjoy the
sumptuous dinner and supper served
by Mrs. Gaebel, who was assisted in
entertaining her guests by her
daughter, Miss Lenora.
The boys and young men of the
party spent some time in exercising
and in getting up a big appetite by
playing football, the weather being
perfect for outdoor sports and the
others visited together, taking kodak
pictures of the different groups. Mrs.
H. J. Krenke, an accomplished mu
sician, of Omaha, was among the
euests and Seliehted them with
some beautiful numbers.
August Thimgahn, of Omaha, a
former Cass county pioneer, was pres
ent as guest of honor of his grand
daughter, Mrs. Gaebel, and had his
picture taken with ten of his great
grandchildren, only one being ab
sent, the little six-months-old daugh-
er of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bohlsen,
of 4324 Hickory street, Omaha, this
family being the only one absent,
thus breaking the family circle. Mr.
Thimgahn is now 85 years old and
is blessed with good health, which
will be pleasing news to his old time
friends in this vicinity.
Others from Omaha were his
daughters. Miss Pauline and Mrs.
Marie Bohlsen and .family, and son-
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
H. Heil. Mr. and JUrs. H. Krenke.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stohlman and
family. Bill Stohlman and Arthur
Berry; also Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Thimgahn and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Brunkow and family and Miss
Elsie Kupke, all of Murdock, Miss
Etta Gaebel. of Louisville, and Arlie
Ragoss of College Hill. Louisville
Courier.
BED CROSS CALL
The telegraph, the telephone and
the radio broadcasts over our land
to rush to the aid of the suffering
n the drought states. Call comes
thru your American Red Cross,, the
agency for taking ( care of such tre
mendous jobs. Cass county is ask
ed to send f 400. ,iLet us rally to the
call to help our neighbors in dis
tress. Give now to your local chair
man who will send at once to the
county treasurer. Mrs. Henry Tool,
Murdock, Nebraska, or you may
end direct to her. But send.
"There's a long long trail of suf
fering thruout our own native land.
We will rally to relieve them lend
a helping hand. To the Red Cross
send your offering. O hear the needy
cry. We are cold and weak and
starving. Help us quickly e'er we
die." (Mr. Vandal).
Help your local chairman to put
this across.
Louisville, Nebraska, send $50 to
day, and Murray, Nebraska sends
$40.
AUGUSTA ROBB.
Chairman Cass County
Chapter.
Prevent Trouble
You visit your dentist at
regular intervals to prevent
trouble with your teeth. You
let him check up on this
important matter of your
health.
Let this Hartford Agency
check up on the important
matter of protecting your
wealth. Let us see that your
insurance is what it should
be. We are experts in keep
ing people out of trouble.
We write policies right.
Searl S. Davis
AGENT
Plattamonth : Nebraska
W.C.T.U. Holds
Uth Annivers'y
Jubilee Program
Fine Program Marks the Eleventh
Anniversary of the Enactment
of Prohibition Law
Prom Saturday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the W. C T. U. held a very fine
observance of the eleventh anniver
sary of the enactment of the prohi
bition amendment, the meeting be
ing held at the home of Mrs. E. H.
Wescott on high school hill.
The various members of the Union
were called upon to give short re
views of the various phases of the
prohibition law and the work of its
enforcement and general observance,
Mrs. W. L. Propst, giving "A Falla
cious Theory,,; Mrs. E. A. Oldham,
The More Beer the More Whisky";
Mrs. P. G. Coryell, "Less Drinking":
Mrs. W. W. Wasley. "Mrs. Boole's
Victory Day Message"; Mrs. C. O.
Troy, "Wets Arguments All Falla
cious"; Mrs. Jessie Hall, "Teach the
Young"; Mrs. R. H. Anderson, "Why
Observe the Law"; Mrs. Etta Bar
ker, "Citizens Co-Operation"; Mrs.
R. B. Hayes, "John Barleycorn Is
Dead Ten Years, No One Mourns."
Miss Elizabeth Spangler was also
heard in a very interesting discus
sion of the prohibition question.
The main address of the afternoon
was by Judge A. H. Duxbury who
discussed the prohibition law, review
ing the various phases and the meth
ods used in its enforcement in the
different sections of the country and
his observations of how more effec-
tive methods could be devised.
Mrs. Robert Hayes was leader in
a very delightful vocal number, "En
forcement Not Repeal."
MISSIONARY MEETING
The regular January meeting of
M. E. Woman's Foreign Missionary
society met with the vice president.
Miss Mapes, last week, owing to ill
ness at the home of the president.
Miss De Hart.
Miss Mapes presided and opened
the meeting with devotionals, "Thru
Temple Doors to the Altar," from
the regular, text for devotions. The
altar represents the society's goal
for the present year and contains
twelve stones to be put in place, sur
mounted by a loving cup to contain
gifts for special work abroad. The
Omaha district secretary describes
it thus: "Now it came to pass in
the latter days of the year 1930
that the members of the W. F. M. S.
purposed in their hearts to erect an
altar of service unto their Lord.
This altar was to be made of twelve
stones, each representing some ser
vice unto the Lord most high. The
twelve stones were hewn and as
sembled near the spot where the al
tar was to stand. Now these stones
had been decided upon with the
common consent that the first stone
should be placed before or by De
cember 15th. This first stone was
large, of truth it was of such size
that was not a woman in all the or-
ganization whose strength was suf
ficient to lift it. One by one the wom
en came by looked at the place where
the altar should stand; looked at
the first huge stone and sorrowfuly
went away, and Dec. 15 drew nearer.
Then one day a group of women
walking along the way, halted be
fore the stone, 'Come now' said one
of them, 'Why do we strain one at
a time trying to lift this stone? let
us all get together and at an ap
pointed time we will all push and
put the ston! into place.' So at the
appointed time all came, all push
ed together and they moved the
stone of (early payment ot dues)
into place. Then there was great re
joicing and they resolved that work
ing together they would place the
other stones."
Thus the local society has already
placed six stones.
Then the lesson was given from
the second chapter of the text, "A
Cloud of Witnesses" by Mrs. Frank
Barkus, as outlined under "Geome
trical Progressions" in the "Wom
an's Friend, which reviewed the five
colleges that are especially being
strengthened this year and present
ed the new College Abroad Circles
being formed amoung college stu
dents of this country.
Business session showed a nice
profit from the Christmas sale of
zorlogs, which applies on apportion
ment, also the announcement that
Dr. Lydia Sehawm, once a doctor in
China, would be on the Omaha dis
trict Feb. 15 to March 1st. and would
be with the local society for the eve
nine of March 1st for a thank of
fering address, preceded by a short
demonstration by the Standard Bear
ers. This will be an interesting
meeting and the public is invited.
CALLED TO FEDERAL COURT
from Saturday PaHy
This afternoon C. D. Palmer de
parted for St. Louis where he was
called in the case of the United States
of America against L. W. Griffin, a
charge of tampering with the U. S.
mails. John Rhodes, foreman of the
local Burlington car shops will also
go to St. Louis Sunday as a witness
in the case. Mr. Palmer, a woraer
in the local shops discovered a num
ber of articles that had been taken
from the mails and which had been
placed in a baggage car used for
mail storage, he reporting the mat
ter to Mr. Rhodes and the informa
tion being placed in the hands of
the nostal authorities with the re
sult of the indictment of Mr. Griffin.
The Plattsmouth men were called to
identify the articles and also to tes
tify as to the finding of them.
Bates Book and Gift Shop is ex
clusive Dennis on decorative supplies
dealer ia ttfc vicinity.
$1485
Men's new. stylish, up-to-date
OVERCOATS. Blues,
browns and grays. Get
yours NOW.
Wescott's
Legge Wants an
Embargo Put on
Farm Products
Quickest Method of Dealing With
the Present Agricultural
Situation
Washington Chairman Legge's
approval of a temporary embargo on
wheat, feed grains and butter to
"protect the farmer against the pres
ent worldwide depression" will be
laid before the house Saturday by
Representative Burtness. The North
Dakota republican, who introduced
such a proposal on the suggestion of
Legge, made public Friday a letter in
which the farm board chairman ap
proved his bill "as affording perhaps
the quickest method of dealing with
the situation."
"However, it is immaterial to us
just, how this result is arrived at,
but present conditions certainly jus
tify action on the part of congress
to meet the present emergency,"
Legge wrote. "I therefore hope that
before the present congress adjourns
it will find it possible to pass such
legislation as will protect the Ameri
can producer during this period of
distress."
RnrtnOQa' hill inrlnH v ' Vi r . t rrrn
hnrlov nt hmn ir,iri 'frta'
screenings and all products there
from, butter and butter substitutes.
Legge said just as strong an argu
ment can be made for an embargo on
feed grains, including beans, as on
wheat.
"So far there has been no improve
ment in world prices," Legge said,
adding that "many students of the
i situation seem to think thai there
is a probability that they will go
still lower."
Burtness argued that relief can
not be expected from the flexible
tariff provisions because "it takes
from two to four years," anil there
"is no assurance that the facts dis
closed would warrant increases ra
ther than decreases."
Simpson Resumes Attack.
Des Moines The farm marketing
act, which set up the federal farm
board, was the "meanest treachery
ever thrust upon the farmers of
America," John A. Simpson of Okla
homa City, president of the national
Farmers' union, told the Iowa union
here Friday. Simpson unloosed a
broadside against the farm board,
centering his attock upon Chair
man Legge and the International
Harvester company, which Legge
headed at the time of his appoint
ment to the board.
"Legge's whole life has been con
nected with the gambling way of do
ing things." Simpson declared. "They
might as well have named the presi
dent of the Chicago board of trade as
chairman of the farm board." The
farm marketing act was sponsored by
no farm organization, he declared,
adding that no one of them was
aware of its provisions until it had
been introduced and incorporated in
the congressional record.
President Hoover was blamed for
agricultural ills by William Hirth of
Columbia, Mo., president of the Mis
souri Farmers association. The con-
Sheep Skin Coats
versus
Cold Weather
A sheep skin lined coat a battler against
cold weather. Just about as common now
for dress and play as for a working garment.
Moleskin Shell $4-95 - $7.50
Naugatex Shell $10.50
A few more of those
left. Size 14 to 72.
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tinued opposition of Coolidge and
Hoover to the equalization fee prin
cipal in the McNary-Haugen bill fin
ally forced the establishment of the
federal larm board, he said.
State Journal.
UNION BANK ELECTS
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of Union
was held at the bank building on
Wednesday. In addition to hearing
the yearly reports and discussing
the questions pertinent to the busi
ness for the year, the directors for
the coming year were elected as fol
lows: W. O. James, F. H. McCarthy.
Wm. A. Ost. W. B. Banning and D.
Ray Frans.
On Thursday afternoon, the di
rectors held their first regular meet
ing at the bank. Their principal
business was the action upon the res
ignation of Clifton B. Smith, assist
ant cashier, and the election of bank
officers for the next year. Mr.
Smith's resignation was accepted,
leaving him free to engage in the in
surance business, as he has planned
to do, and the officers were chosen
as follows: W. G. James, president;
F. H. McCarthy, vice president; W.
B. Banning, cashier, and D. Ray
Frans, assistant cashier.
TOWNS AND COUNTIES
Garden County News: Have you
noticed that Morrill i9 not in Mor-
irin county, that Kearney is in Buf-
falo county instead of Kearney coun
ty, that Grant is in Perkins county,
altho there is a county by the same
name? Even Lincoln is in Lancaster
county instead of in Lincoln county,
and North Platte is in Lincoln coun
ty and not in Platte. There's a Daw
son county but Dawson town is in
Richardson county. There's a Thay
er town but it is in York county
and not in the county by the same
name. Valley is close to Omaha in
Douglas county instead of being cen
trally located in Valley county.
Blaine is in Adams, Banner in Cher
ry, Keith in Lincoln, Douglas in Otoe.
Garfield in Lincoln, Hamilton and
Harlan are both in Cherry, Johnson
is in Nemaha, Nelson in Nuck.ils.
Platte is in Butler, and Webster is in
Dodge county, altho everyone had a
county by the same name in the
state. There's a lot of funny things,
aren't there?
NOTICE AUTO OWNERS
The thirty days of grace allowed
for auto owners to secure their new
1931 auto license plates will expire
on February first. It will be neces
sary after that date to check up
those who do not have the proper
license numbers on cars and trucks.
It is urged that all see that they se
cure their licenses and avoid unnec
essary trouble.
BERT REED.
Sheriff.
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