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Society
vol. no. xivni
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. JULY 18, 1932.
NO. 49
Vife of Oil
Station Operator
Routs 2 Bandits
Mrs. A. L. Sullivan. "Weight 115 r,f,
Crock Makes Cap
ture of Scldier.
v. ; ;zht 11." pounds, Iut with in
ternal ioru'uae sudcient for a
world's champion that adequately
il -scribes Mrs. A. L. Sullivan, mother
of two children and wife of A. L
Suliivan. lessee of an oil station own
ed by George Rushart of Fort Crook
and located on Highway 75 at the
junction of the south Bellevue road
eight miles north of this city.
But here's the storv, in fact two
or three stories, says the South Om
aha Sun. About 2: SO "Wednesday af
ternoon Mrs. Sullivan, busy with her
household duties and caring for her
babies in a building in rear of the
filling station where the family
makes their home, heard a commo
tion in the neighborhood of the cash
register in the front office and drop
Pin? her 4-months-cld baby on the
bed made for the front where she
found her husband, disabled by a re
cent accident to Lis foot, in the act
of being held up and robbed by two
alleged Fort Crook soldiers. The
bandits being surprised by her en
trance beat p. retreat when they no
ticed a gun in her hand. They made
a hasty exit and started to run to
ward the Ebby farm to the west on
the highway. Mrs. Sullivan, whose
ability to run and fleetness of foot
which made her the stellar attrac
tion at many a Greeley county foot
fare, caught up with the pair just
cast of the Ebby farm and within
sight of the filling station, and or
dered them to halt. The two men,
romewhat winded and being remind-
ed by her that if they did not Etop
she would shoot, complied with the
request. Grabbing one of the hus
kies y the coat-tail, she ordered the
pair about saying, "You can feel this
gun in your ribs, can't you? "Well,
you start towards that oil station or
I'l! fhoot." Their captor being en
gaged with the coat-tails of one. the
other took e opportunity to make a
break for liberty and fearing to lose
then: both Mrs. Sullivan did not fire
at the c!?parting form, instead she
tightened her hold on the coat tails
r.n-1 again warned her prisoner. In
the meantime Mr. Sullivan was slow
ly cnrr.ing t:p the highway on crutches
carrying a shotgun to aid his wife.
T'por: Li3 arrival the prisoner was
marched back to the filling station
from which place the Fort Crook au
thorities were notified and who sent
fi.-r him immediately. The bandit
was escorted to the fort under guarn
and is now awaiting trial under
court martial charges.
About two weeks ago a customer
came into the oil station and pick
ing up a revolver laying near the
cash register, pointed the weapon
ilov.-nwanl and pulled the trigger,
raying at the time. "Why don't you
l:-c n this thing loaded?" There was
a .-harp report a sharp pain in Mr.
Suii'var.'s foot caused by a bullet
I l' t:"hing itself clear through the
member. It was clearly a careless
pii-fdent and no arrests were made,
but it resulted in the oil station op
erator restoring to crutches.
ENTERS GUILTY PLEA
Ralph Surface was brought back
from Carroll. Iowa, last evening in
the custody of Deputy Sheriff Ray
Becker, charged with violating his
re role. The prisoner was arraigned
be Tore Judge A. II. Duxbury, who
had preivously sentenced him to
ninety days in the county jail. The
prisoner entered a plea of guilty to
the charge and was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff to serve out the
sentence that he had previously in
curred. VERY HAPPY OCCASION
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Emnutt Mullen will be pleased to
learn that a fine little daughter,
weighing five pounds was born to
them at the St. Catherine's hospital
on Thursday. The mother and little
one are doing very nicely and the oc
casion has brought much pleasure to
all cf the members of the family
circle, especially the little brother
who now has a playmate.
DEPART FOE CALIFORNIA
This morning Mr. and Mrs. John
Sattler, Jr.. and Mrs. E. H. Becker,
mother of Mrs. Sattler. departed by
auto for a trip through the west,
taking a trip through the mountain
country with a stop at the Yel low-
stone national park as well as Salt
Lake City. They will take the jour
ney by easy stages and expect to
have a fine opportunity of viewing
all of the points of interest that they
pass through. On reaching the west
coast they will visit at the various
cities and make an extended stay at
Lcs Angeles with llie relatives and
friends in that locality.
Asks $25,000
for Injuries in
Auto Accident
Elmer Pike cf Union Files Action
for Injuries Received Last
May East of Union.
An action has been filed in the
office of the clerk of the district
court, in which Elmer Pike, of Union
is the plaintiff and Charles M. Lane
and Nathan White are defendants.
The plaintiff asks damages in the
sum of $25,000 for injuries received
in an auto accident May 29, 1932.
The petition of the plaintiff states
that on the date of May 29, 1932.
that he was riding as a guest in the
car of the defendant, Charles M.
Lane, that the car driven by Mr.
Lane was going east on No. 24 from
Union, the highway intersecting that
of No. 75, one mile east of Union.
The plaintiff claims that he had no
control over the car in which he was
riding and that as the Lane car
started across No. 75 to continue east
that the car of Nathan "White, of
Nebraska City, appeared 100 or 200
feet south, coming north on No. 75.
It is claimed that the Lane car had
crossed the center of the highway
and that the right Bide of the car
was struck with great force by the
car of "White. The plaintiff alleges
that he was hurled from the Lane
car for a distance of sixty feet, suf
fering severe injuries which have
rendered him permanently injured.
For the various sums expended
and disability incurred the plaintiff
asks that he be given a Judgment in
the mm of ?25,000.
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Vv'ednesday fternoon Chief of
Police Libershal arrested Albert J.
Heikes, also known as Ralph Kelly,
who was accompanied by
Roguel Olivo. a Mexican, claiming
his residence as Oreapolis. The
charge againtt Heikes was that of
intoxication. The men were turned
over by the chief of police to the
sheriff to await their arraignment.
Olivo wa3 later released on bond to
appear later for hearing, he being
engaged in work at Oreapolis.
This morning the case came on for
hearing before Judge A. H. Duxbury,
in the county court, and at which
time the prisoner entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of intoxication.
After hearing the facts of the case a
sentence of thirty days was given the
defendant, the sentence being sus
pended on the good behavior of the
defendant.
VACATIONING IN MINNESOTA
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Starkjohn and
son, William, departed .Wednesday
for a few weeks outing In the Min
nesota lake country. The Starkjohn
family have a cottage at the lakes
near Henning, Minnesota, where
they have spent the past several
summers. They will enjoy the time
in the cool climate of the lakes and
In fishing, this being one of the most
pleasant fishing spots in the state.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE SON
From Thursday's Daily
The home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Dasher was made very happy last
evening when a fine little son and
heir arrived to share the happiness
of the home with them in the future.
The mother and little one are doing
nicely and George is well pleased
with the new addition to the family
circle, this being the first child of
the family.
Asks Payment
for Use of Road
Marker Design
Matthew Thimgran of Murdock, Files
Suit in the Lancaster County
District Court.
Matthew Thimgan, of Murdock,
filed suit in district court at Lincoln,
Wednesday afternoon to collect $60,-
000 from the state of Nebraska for
alleged violation of his patent on a
road marker design. Thimgan says
he designed the ox team and covered
wagon marker that designates all the
state highways, and patented his de
signs in 1927. The state adopted it,
he says, and refused to pay him roy
alties for its use.
Thimgan took the matter to the
1929 legislature, without avail. lie
had two bills introduced, one appro
priating funds to pay him the roy
alties he demanded, the other to give
him the right to sue the state. The
first was lost in committee and the
second was voted down in the house.
He claims the right to sue anyway.
charging that both the federal and
state constitutions have been violated
as to the provisions which guarantee
due process of law in taking a citi
zen's property from him. The suit
was filed by Edward C. Fisher and
Sterling Mutz.
ACCIDENTS AT PITS
From Thursday's Daily
The sandpits north of this city suf
fered with several accidents which
while not fatal caused more or less
excitement. A message was brought
here last evening that a four year
old child had fallen into the waters
of the pits and drowned. Dr. R. P
Westover responded to the call for
assistance but when reaching the
scene it was found that the child
had been given first aid by the fam
ily and the party had returned to
their home in Omaha.
An unconfirmed report reached
this city that earlier in the after
noon a man in diving had lit in
shallow water and suffered an in
jury to his back and was in serious
6hape. No one could be found that
had any definite knowledge of the
accident, the man if injured, having
been taken on into Omaha.
FRACTURES VERTEBRA
The condition of Dominick Ven
ditte, 22 of 1818 Martha street. Om
aha, injured at one of the local sand
pits Wednesday afternoon, is still
critical. The man was hurried from
the pits as soon as the accident oc
curred and taken by friends to the
Fort Crook hospital where emergency
treatment was given. He was trans
ferred later to the St. Joseph hos
pital where he was found to have
fractured a vertebra of his neck.
Venditte had gone to the pit in
company with a number of compan
ions and without first ascertaining
the depth of the water at the edge
of the pit, dove in. striking his head
and shoulders on the bottom of tha
pit.
The injuries that he received have
caused a partial paralysis of the
body.
MOTORS TO DAKOTA
From Saturday's Dally
At an early hour this morning Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Hiber and son, with
Mr. and Mrs. John Hiber, Sr., de
parted by auto for South Dakota,
where they are expecting to spend
a short time. They will visit at
Forestburg and Huron with the fam
ily of the late Joseph Toman and
also take in the many places of in
terest in that section. The motor
party were expecting to reach their
destination this afternoon.
RETURNS TO LINCOLN
Miss Helen Wescott, who has been
enjoying a two weeks vacation here
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. II. Wescott, returned today
to resume her secretarial work at
Lincoln. Miss Wescott has had a
very pleasant time with the family
and the old time friends while here
and also enjoyed a short time at Des
Moines, making the trip to that city
and return by plane. Miss Wescott
is secretary to the pastor of one of
the large Methodist churches of the
capitol city.
TREATED TO ICE CREAM
From Friday's Daily
The Methodist Sunday school re
cently staged a contest in which the
boy's classes and those composed of
i.he girl3, endeavored to show the
largest gain in attendance during
the thirty-day period. The final re
sult was that the boys were able to
carry off the honors.
Last evening the girls of the school
proceeded to pay their losing honors
by a treat of ice ci.am and many
varieties of dainty cakes which were
served in the cool and comfortable
parlors of the church. Jit was a
treat that all appreciated to the ut
most and the boys felt most fortunate
that they had the honor of being the
guests instead of hosts.
A Tribute to
the Memory of
Mrs. Dunbar
Former Plattsmouth Lady Laid to
Rest in California Poem of
Deceased Lady Read.
To the many friends of Mrs.
Frank Dunbai these few lines are
written that they may know some
thing of the last daya cf her whom
we all loved so well.
Mrs. Dunbar was a great sufferer
for many years after her last visit in
Plattsmouth, and her death came at
the Sundland Sanitarium, Los An
geles, California, at 5:30 p. m., June
4, 1932. The funeral service was
conducted in the chapel of Oberholt-
zer's Parlor by the Rev. Fr. Spencer,
rector of the Episcopal church.
At Mrs. Dunbar's request the ser
vice was marked witn simplicity.
and the reading of the following
poem composed by herself some
months previous to hor death:
"Good-bye"
We say it for hour?, or for years,
We say it smiling; say it ckoak-
ed with tears.
We say it coldly; say it with
a kiss, and yet we have
no other word than this.
GOOD-BYE
We have no dearer word for
our hearts friends;
For him who journey to the
earth's far ends, and tears
our souls with going.
This we say as unto him who
steps but o'er the way,
GOOD-BYE
Alike to those ve love, and
those we hate;
We say no more at parting at
life's gate.
To him who passed out beyond
earth's sight.
We cry as to the wanderer of
the night
GOOD-EYE
Then amid a profusion of beauti
ful f.oral tributes, surrounded by
her bereaved family and sorrowing
friends, Mrs. Dunbar was laid away
on the sunnj' hillside of Forest Lawn
Memorial park, Glendale, California.
Though far away from the friends
she held so dear, she will ever live
on in our memories, cherished for
her big-hearted is. her devotion to
friends, her consecrated service to
humanity.
Her work here is finished, but we
are confident she has been called to
"Fields of higher service."
"May light perpetual shine upon
her." A FRIEND.
SWIMMERS DEFY HEAT
The temperature of 100 in the
shade that has prevailed here for
three days, drove the heat suffering
public to the various swimming
places by the hundreds, seeking some
relief in the cooling waters. The
nand pits north of this city, was a
mass of humanity last evening as the
residents here and hundreds from
Omaha sought a dip in the waters of
the pits. The highway in the vicin
ity was filled with cars and made
traffic through the vicinity of the
pits a problem. This swimming place
has become one of the most popular
with the Omaha people and each
Evening there are large auto parties
from the metropolis to be found at
the bathing place. TVhile there has
been one fatality and several of the
Omaha people injured, it has not
checked the enthusiasm of the resi
dents of the big town for the pits.
The Journal will appreciate your
phoning In news Items. Call Ho.
6. Thanks I
Red Cross Plans
Relief Work for
Entire County
Will Request Car cf Flour to Aid
the Unfortunates in the
Comirg Months.
The various sections of the Amer
ican Red' Cross chapters of Cass
county met in conference Thursday
afternoon at Weeping We.ter to dis
cuss many of the angles of the re
lief work for the coming winter and
late rummer months.
The Cass county chapter voted to
order another car cf Hour, prepared
from the farm board wheat and
which is supplied to the Red Cross
and milled t.nd distributed to the
needy in all parts of the country. The
work of relief will be handled by
committees in the various chapters
of the county and the need will be
the paramount requirement in se
curing immediate relief.
W. M. Barclay, who so success
fully conducted the relief work here
in this city, was present and gave a
short talk on the methods of hand
ling the situation. Mr. Barclay's re
marks were followed with interest
and the speaker also was kept busy
in answering a number of questions
on various phases of the work.
Mrs. II. A. Tool, county secretary,
gave her annual report as did Mrs.
Albert Young, nutrition chairman.
Judge A. II. Duxbury, of the home
service department and Sterling
Amick, who reported on the work at
Weeping Water and the distribution
of flour.
The conference selected A. O. Ault
of Cedar Creek as the chairman of
thrj roll call for 1922. The roll call
will start Armistice day and will
continue over Thankffciving.
MISTAKE IN POULTRY AD
The Journal regrets very much an
error in poultry prices as quoted in
Thursday's daily and semi-weekly is
sues in the advertisement of Platts
mouth Produce, formerly the Farm
ers Co-Operative Creamery.
The mistake occurred in the quo
tation cf heavy hens, which was made
to read IS cents per pound, instead of
10 cents. The next item under this,
was leghorn hens, usually priced on
a three cent differential, being prop
erly quoted at 7 cents. Below that
was heavy springs, also correctly quo
ted at 13 cents, so it was pretty plain
to poultry raisers who read the ad
that something was wrong with the
hen price.
It was just one of those errors that
inadvertably slip through in the rush
of getting ads into the semi-weekly
in time to make the mails and
do our advertisers the maximum
amount of good, and the error is re
gretted as much by this newspaper as
by any of the panics concerned.
In justice to Mr. Hetrik and his
fair business tactics, which have had
much to do with building up his vol
ume of produce purchases during the
past twelve months to the staggering
sum of $56,620.65, we wish to make
this explanation and accept the blame
for the mistaken price.
ENJOY HOUSE PARTY
From Saturday's Dally
Miss Vestetta Robertson has been
hostess this week at a house party
for a number of her sorority sisters
of the Delta, Delta. Delta chapter
at the University of Nebraska. The
guests were Misses Dorothea and
Ann Marie Mason, Lucille and Dor
othy Davis and Ruth Cain of Omaha
and Jean Edwards of Wahoo. The
party was joined on Thursday by
Mrs. Violette Begley Jacques of
Alexandria, also a member of the
sorority during her student days at
the university. The young people
enjoyed a very pleasant stay at the
hospitable Robertson home and re
turned last evening to their homes.
NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES
A fine little daughter was born
Friday afternoon at the Methodist
hospital at Omaha to Mr. and Mrs.
Tim Woster of this city. The mother
and little daughter are both pro
gressing nicely and the occasion has
brought a great deal of pleasure to
the members of the family circle.
PURCHASES AUCTIONED CAR
The tale of the Chevrolet coupe,'
the property of Walter C. Johnson, J
was held this morning at tne west
doer of the court house and attract
ed much attention. The car was one
taken in a liquor transportation)
charge and while the case is being
appealed to the district court, it was
agreed by the state, the defendant
and the General Motors Co., to sell
the car and hold the proceeds until
the court decision. The car was sold manager of The Woodman Acri
bv sealed oids and August Stohlman. ' IJIlt association, died at the family
of Louisville, wsis the Riicr-essf ill liirt-
der, paying 2S0 for the car, a real"01"' Friday evening
bargain price, as the car was in ex
cellent shape.
Arrest Parole
Violator at
CarroD, Iowa
Ralph Surface of Union Returned t
Here to Face Charges ; Ran Away
With Benefactor's Wife.
From Friday's Daily
Ralph Surface, IE, of Union, who
was on parole for the offense of as
sault on Mayor George Stites of
Union, was arrested Thursday at
Carroll, Iowa, for parole violation.
The young man at the time of his
arrest lant spring on the charge of
assault which he and two other
young men alleged to have commit
ted on Mayor George Stites of Union,
was given a sentence of ninety
days in jail by Judge Duxbury. Later
on the request of a number of the
well known farmers of Union he v.as
paroled to Sheriff Thimgan and Mr.
Stites. One of the men seeking the
parole, took the young man to his
home, apparently having a high re
gard for him, but which later de
velopments seem to show v.ere mis
placed. ....
A few days ago the benefactor
of surface returned home unexpect
edly, and which was followed later
by the flight of the young man to
other points, and the wife of the
benefactor and a daughter left their
home. The arrest of Surface at Car
roll yesterday will result in his re
turn here.
A complaint was filed today charg
g the young man with the viola
tion of the terms of the parole and
he will he brought here and placed
in jail to serve out the terms of the
original sentence.
Deputy Sheriff Ray Becker de
parted this morning for Carroll to
secure Surface and return with him
to this city.
PLAN MOTION PICTURES
In connection with the special
V"ednesday bargain features arranged
by the retail section of the Cham
ber of Commerce, it is planned to
have a showing of free motion pic
tures each Wednesday evening.
These pictures will be shown in the
open air, the north side of the coun
ty jail being used for the screen.
This show will be given immediately
after the awarding.
The pictures for the showing Wed
nesday are very interesting and cover
a number of entertaining and amus
ing subjects.
"Conquering the Jungle," is the
title of an interesting picture that
shows the production of rubber in
the island of Samatra, the work of
the procuring of the trees and the
manufacture of the crude rubueT
that is shipped To man
globe where manufact
all kinds are produced.
A special comic feature showing
the parade of animals on Fifth ave
km Vnv- vnri.- ?, ain Khnwn in thp!C.
series.
In addition to the above there will j
be a showing of the film. "Let's Fin
ish the Job," a picture that i3 made
program of the nation. This picture!
Is said to be one of the best of its ,
U I III-. " lilt All v. V. i v- .
kind that has been shown in the"" uuu "JU l""-'
country.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Friday's Dally
The office of the clerk of the dis
trict court this morning received the
filing of an action entitled Clara
Boone vs. Oscar Boone. The petition
ot the plaintiff asks for a decreo of
divorce.
If? O J
roraier Resiueni
of This City
Dies at Lincoln
Glenn L. Dearing Passes Away After
Stroke Son of Dr. and Mrs.
W. E. Dearing.
I CJcnn L. Hearing, 46, departmon-
bOIHC
South 11th street, Lin-
The deceased had been at his of
fice Friday morning and complained
at that time of pains in his shoulder
and arms. He later had some dental
work attended to and returning home
later in the day suffered a stroke
ot apoplexy.
Mr. Hearing was born in Luhton.
Nebraska, forty-six yearn ago and
.as a foii ot Hr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hearing The family moved to Cass
county shortly after the birth of the
son and made their home in thin
county for a great many years, first
locating at Wabash. Dr. Dearing
was elected as clerk of the district
court of Ca:;s county in 1891, and
the .'family moved to Plattsmouth
where thy made their home for a
number of years, Dr. Dearing being
elected as state senator in 1896.
Glenn Dearing spent Ins earlier "boy
hood here ar.d some thirty years ago
moved to Lincoln where he had been
with the Woodman Accident asso
ciation for the past twenty-six years.
He was a member of Lancaster lodge
So. 54. A. F. & A. M. and Lincoln
chapter No. 14 8 of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Gedna Dearing, a brother. Howard
Dearing of Alliance and an uncle,
George Dearing of Brule. The par
ents have preceded him in death.
SCOUT CARAVAN GETS GOING
After two days In the doldrums of
flat tires and blowouts between Louis
ville and a few miles east of Kansas
City, the Boy Scout caravan cruised
out on the highway Wednesday
morning and proceded to make time,
camping Wednesday night about 40
miles below St. Louis, at the end of
a 300 mile day's run.
Cards received here this morning.
written yesterday morning before they
broke camp, stated the weather was
fine and they expected to make many
miles again that day, hoping to have
put all their troubles behind. The
cards were mailed at New Athens and
postmarked out of there yesterday
morning at 8:30.
New tires replaced their trailer
rubber, which although bought new
just before starting on the trip must
have been from old or deteriorated
stock, for the boys write of continued
flats and blowouts "every ten mileB"
on their first: two days out.
Yesterday's run should have taken
them well down toward Corinth, Mis
sissippi, and today they are undoubt
edly seeing the sights at Florence,
Alabama (home of Muscle Shoals),
a full two days behind their con
templated schedule.
The boys are reported all well and
cheerful and having a wonderful time
in spite of the tire handicap they suf
fered, and which was certainly enough
to dampen the ardor of any ordinary
touring party.
ENTERTAINS FOR FRIEND
Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen was hos
tess at a very charming 5:30 bridge
tea Thursday afternoon, the event
ly points of thejheirg in honor of Mrs. Albert Degan
ured articles of ,f Chicago. The ladies spent the time
most pleasantly in the fascinations
of the bridge contests and in which
the first honors were won by Mrs.
A. Rosencrans and the second by
Mrs. George Petring. In the serving
Mrs. Soennichsen was assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Mary Hickman.
Mrs .Degan was formerly Miss
Jeanette Patterson of this city and
is here to enjoy a visit with her
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Patter-
SFENDS VACATION HERE
Mrs. Belle Stoner, who is engaged
in the Iowa state institute at Glen-
,wood, Iowa, is enjoying a vacation
here with the relatives and friends
and taking a much needed rest from
her duties. Mrs. Stoner has been lo
cated at Glenwood for the past sev-
eral years.