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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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More rheumatism
come3 with age.
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than wisdom
Some folks look on the bright side
only through smoked glasses.
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The blue eagle is a year old and
to some people it appears bluer than
at any other time in its life.
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The selection was "The Man on
the Flying Trapeze," and he won be
cause his voice was "changing."
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A reformer complains that there
i.3 too much love in modern fiction.
And perhaps too much fiction in mod
ern love.
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Leave it to the Chicago police.
They didn't catch Dillinger, to be
sure, but they got the woman who
told on him.
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One thing we can be reasonably
sure of and that i3 that the frost
won't come in time this fall to do the
gardens any damage.
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Optimism, according to the Detroit
News, is where one stops off on the
way to a prayer meeting for rain to
play 52 on a mud horse to win.
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Somebody writes to the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat giving the rugged
individualist's theme song: "Gov
ernment, keep away from my door."
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Hot weather note: A big, fat
traveling man drove through town
the otlur day, sitting on a cake of
ice, with all the windows of his
sedan closed.
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If you must drive, don't drink. If
you must drink, don't drive. But
if you have to both drive and drink,
take a taxi-, is the way someone ex
pands the idea.
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The Oklahoma Republicans have
decided not to condemn the entire
Roosevelt campaign, which partly
explains why the Oklahoma Republi
cans so seldom get anywhere.
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Uncle Henry, who has insisted all
cummer that it was hotter in the
old home town the summer of 1901,
burned his hand on the handle of
the refrigerator door Wednesday.
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Another virtue of the poison ivy
Is that it is exclusively an American
species. No other country enjoys its
charms, and that may be the reason
why all other nations are jealous of
us.
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We aren't quite sure what a "sum
mer novel" is, but it scem3 as if it
should be done in some sort of water
proof, so that in summers of this lati
tude they might be read in the
b:;thtub.
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The application will be biased on
the fact that since Mooney's last ap
plication for pardon he has been
tried and acquitted on a murder
charge also connected with the
bombing.
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Plan tin.? that belt of trees through
Western Kansas may prove to be a
comparatively simple task for the
government as compared with per
suading them to grow, says the Man
hattan Mercury.
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It also is related that one cf the
Literary Digest new deal ballots was
sent to "John Dillinger, ooresville,
Ind.," and was returned with a nota
tion by the postmaster: "Left no
forwarding address."
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"What is the new deal going to
do with men DO years old snd over?"
inquires a contributor. The question
Is, in full: What is the new deal
going to do with men CO year old
and over, and under?
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A bandit, understanding that
many other successful raids had been
made in the immediate vicinity,
raided the postoffleo of the house of
representatives In Washington and
got away with more than $400.
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Camera is writ!::? the story ct
how he lost the championship. Wc
shall stick to the version of Graham
McNamee, who, in spite of a num
ber of limitations, was in a much
better position to see the details.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Neb., as secpnd-cjass mail matter
A local woman claims that she
feeds the tramps just for the sake
of seeing a man eat without kicking
on the grub.
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Professor Einstein, according to a
friend, now speaks very good English.
That means there's hope for that oth
er enigma, Gertrudestein.
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An Indiana philosopher has found
out that all auctioneers are colonels
for the same reason that all male
midgets have military titles.
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Victorian literature is despised by
the modernists for its lack of frank
ness, but it did call mutton mutton.
Nowadays all mutton is "lamb."
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Martin Johnson reports only about
12,000 gorillas left in all Africa. It
will be held in time, when trying
to frame a full wrestling card.
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One of the larger manufacturers
of bathing suits owns the sheep from
which he gets his wool supply. But
is a whole sheep necessary?
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Being a wizard at plastic sur
gery is no doubt a laudable ambition,
but saving it for hunted criminals
is carrying scientific skill to excess.
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Since the return of the popularity
of sandals, a good many ladies are
wishing that the red ants would re
frain from building their homes so
near the sidewalks.
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What became of all the bandits
who "looked like Dillinger?" They
must be around somewhere, because
Dillinger himself, it turned out,
didn't look like Dillinger.
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All the candidates in the Missouri
and Kansas primaries couldn't suc
ceed in keeping off the front page the
news that hogs went to $5.30 yester
day, the first time since 1931.
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Old idea was eight hours for work,
eight for sleep and eight for recrea
tion. Now it seems to be six hours
for work, six hours for sleep, six for
pporta and six for refreshments.
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After reading that "putsch" simp
ly is a coup da'etat, that makes
Frenchmen out of those bozos in the
ball park a few summers back who
hollored "Putsch 'em up, Tony."
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Some veteran citizen stubbornly
contend that the "good old winters"
were colder. But they surely would
not attempt to establish tho claim
that the equivalent summers were
hotter.
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Even if God wasn't angry at the
government for the wasteful slaugh
ter of meat animals last year, a host
of people were, and that amounts
to almost the same thing as far as
the government is concerned.
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President Roosevelt doubtless Is
looking forward to his arrival home
and the opportunity to read the an
swers to the question he broadcast
just before he left: "Are you better
off than you were a year ago?"
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One of the mattress companies is
putting out a streamlined bed next
season. Admirable, we suppose, for
quick transportation to the porch
deck on warm nights, and back into
the house if and when it rains.
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Up to a few years ago in the rural
sections of the Tyrol in Austria, the
"ceiling dance" usually ended each
party.. Balancing their partners up
side down over their heads, the husky
maidens would dance on the floor
while their men danced on the ceil
ing. -:o: .
In order to prove the inaccuracy
of the prediction of some Republi
can orators that the defeat of Hoo
ver would cause grass to grow In
the streets, tho Roosevelt brain trust
ers won't even let the grass grow in
the pastures.
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Do you remember when mothers
usid to frighten their children into
obedience by mentioning the Hindcn
burg line? No, ' but we remember
when the mothers used to frighten
their husband3 tuat way when Gen
eral Crowder was running the selec
tive draft.
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GREENWOOD f
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WH-I-M I' I I I 'HI"H-?
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peters and
daughter visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. V. E. Gumbel in Omaha on Sun
day. Jack Headley is spending som
time with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Trunkenbolz and other rel
atives at Eagle.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Creamer and
daughter, Helen Louise, visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Rogge in Lincoln on
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Headley and
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Cribble were
Omaha visitors on last Thursday af
ternoon and evening.
On Friday of last week, Frank
Bremer, of Fairbury, was a visitor for
a short time at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Etheredge.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Peters returned
home the latter part of the week from
a ten days' fishing trip spent in the
western part of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Barye Lewis and son,
of Verdon, drove up Sunday to spend
the day visiting her mother, Mrs. O.
F. Peters and other l'elatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Landon and
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Landon and son
drove to Wahoo Sunday, where they
spent the day picnicking at the park.
Rev. and Mrs. B. E. Gideon drove
to AInsworth one day this week to
get his mother, Mrs. C. E. Gideon,
who will be with them for the win
ter. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Buckneil and
sons, Warren and Lorin, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. White were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Brunkow cn Friday even
ing. Urban Kyles and sister, Alta, left
Friday morning by auto for a short
trip, stopping at Kansas City and St.
Joseph, Mo. They returned home on
Monday.
George E. Weidman, of Platts
mouth, candidate for register of deeds
on the republican ticket, was visiting
with friends in Greenwood one day
last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Hartsook, Miss Ethel
and Marian Hartsook and Oscar Hart
sook made a trip to Lincoln Monday
to see a doctor in regard to Miss Eth
el's health.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harpham and
family have disposed of their truck
garden and left the first of last week
for Oregon, where they will make
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leesley went to
Waverly Sunday evening after Beulah
and Buena, who had spent two weeks
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eston Cope.
Mrs. Fannie Pollard, of Denver,
was here Tuesday afternoon visiting
Mrs. E. A. Landon. She was on her
way to Oregon, where she will make
her new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hand and
family visited his mother, Mrs. H. E.
Hand over Saturday and on Sunday
r 11 were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Decker.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bobbit of
Lincoln, Mrs. Jennie Rouse of Alvo,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bingham of Om
aha were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Etheredge on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oehlerking of
Murdock and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Marshall, of Madrid, Nebr., visited
Mr. and Mrs. William Renwanz, Jr.,
and family, on Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Newkirk accompan
ied her grandmother, Mrs. W. E. New
kirk to Murdock Wednesday, where
she will spend some time at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Lee.
Mrs. Edna Marshall, of Ashland,
visited her sister, Mrs. E. A. Landon,
on Saturday. She spent Saturday
evening and Sunday with her other
sister, Miss Cassie Coleman.
Mis3 Lois Blair, of Lincoln, spent
soveral days last week visiting her
cousin, Miss Helen Marvin. On Wed
nesday they drove to Fremcnt, where
they spent the day with Mrs. Willard
Grove. !
W. H. Leesley was a visitor in
Plattsmouth last Monday, where he
was a guest of his cousin, Earl Lees
ley, and as well, he and Mrs. Lees
ley were visiting at the home of Will
Oliver.
Mrs. Emma Picton, of Ispurich, S.
Dak., and Mrs. Amanda Kelley, of
Minneapolis, Minn., came in Friday
for a few days visit with their broth
ers, Herman and Ed Brunkow and
families.
Jame3 H. Foreman, of near Alvo,
was looking after some business mat
ters in Greenwood last Wednesday
morning and was accompanied by a
small grandson, who was also looking
tho town over.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Armstrong and
daughter, Maxine, and Hazel Trun
kcnboU went to Eagle Saturday af
ternoon, where they attended the
street carnival. Hazel remained for
a longer visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Coleman and
daughter, Elva, returned home Tues
day from a few days visit with his
brother, E. J. Coleman and family
and nephew, George Coleman and
family at Jennings, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trunkenbolz, of
Eagle visited at the George Trunken
bolz home Friday. They were accom
panied home by Evelyn and Ruth,
who win visit there until Sunday and
take in the three days carnival.
D. S. Rogers, Billy Failing, George
Rouse and Ralph Palmquist, who are
stationed at the C. C. C. camp at Ne
braska City, came over Friday even
ing to visit with their parents. They
returned to camp Sunday evening.
Mrs. C. A. Walling and daughter,
Mary, and her friend, June Plank, of
Fremont came down last Thursday to
visit Mrs. Mary Talcott. Mrs. Talcott
returned home that evening, while
the girls remained for a longer visit.
Rex Peters, E. L. McDonald, G. E.
Buckneil, D. H. Headley, R. E. Math
ews, Duane Gribble and W. L. Hillis
were Lincoln business visitors on
Monday, calling on Governor Bryan
in the interest of securing a C. C. C.
camp here.
Rex Young was a visitor at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leesley
on last Monday, they having been
close friends for many years. He
also met a number of the people here
in the interest of his candidacy for
the ocice of sheric.
Raymon Newkirk was home over
the week end, visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Newkirk. He is
employed as a bus driver with head
quarters in Omaha and running out
of there for the Burlington Trans
portation company.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harned, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Gray and daughter, Phyl
lis returned home the last of last week
from Indianola, Nebraska, where they
visited a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harned.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray drove on to Grant,
Nebr., for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Etheredge were
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Walling, of Bethany, on last
Thursday. Mrs. Walling has been
quite sick for some time, but was
feeling considerably improved at the
time of their visit. The exceedingly
hot weather has, however, served to
retard her advance in health.
George Bothwell and wife and their
daughter, from Lincoln, were guests
last Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Etheredge, where they all
were enjoying a very pleasant visit,
and were also pleased when Mrs. Jen
nie Rouse, of Alvo, arrived and be
came one of the guests. All had a
very pleasan,t;vj(iit and a good time.
John S. Gribble and wife and Per
ley Clymer and wife, who have been
spending some time in the north en
joying the fishing and a fine outing
at Pellican lake, arrived home last
week, declaring they had had a very
delightful time Avhile away. They re
port things looking much better in
the north than here, where the drouth
has just about killed all vegetation
for this year.
E. H. Armstrong was a visitor in
Elmwood cn last Wednesday even
ing, where he was attending the rally
of candidates from over the county,
as well as those of the state and for
congress. All of the candidates were
presented to the crowd although it
was not erpocted that many of them
were to make long addresses, but all
had an opportunity to see every voter
there. Mr. Armstrong was pleased to
meet with his many friends over the
county, while there.
Enjoyable Family Gathering s
A family gathering was held Fri
day evening, August 3rd, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brunkow. A most
enjoyable evening was spent visiting,
during which time home made ice
cream and cake was served. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Brunkow and family, of- Elmwood
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brunkow and
children; Mrs. Emma Picton, of Is
purich, South Dakota; Mrs. Amanda
Kelly, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Brunkow and Mr.
and Mr3. Ed Brunkow.
Buildiner a New Jail
In order that the incorrigible may
be cared for when they get beyond
the bounds cf propriety, the village of
Greenwood has taken steps to provide
a 1ail. thus savins the expense of
taking prisoners to Plattsmouth, and
allowing the proceeds of fines and
other trimmings to be kept at home.
The structure, which is to be of con
crete blocks, has a room ten by twelve
feet in size, where the law breaker
may have time to meditate over his
actions, but we did not learn wheth
er or not the cell will be padded.
Home from the North
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Armstrong,
who have been enjoying a vacation in
Minnesota, at the pellican lakes, be
ing accompanied by their daughter,
Mi33 Florence Beighley, returned
homo last week, after an absence of
ncErly a fortnight, toping to find the
weather somewhat cooler, but instead
found some pretty sultry days, mak
ing them wish they had stayed in the
north a while longer.
Blaze Caused Excitement
At the Christian parsonage at
about ten o'clock last Tuesday even
ing, smoke was seen emerging from
the home of Rev. Goings and sons.
The strong smell of burning wood at
tracted the attention of neighbors,
who found the home was on fire.
Rev. Goings and son had retired
and were asleep when the fire de
partment arrived and began extin
guishing the flames, which were com
ing from a clothes closet. The closet
was on the interior of the house and
dense smoke soon filled the entire
house. The neighbers secured a gar
den hose and were playing a stream
of water on the fire, so therewas not
much for the fire beys to do upon
their arrival at the scene.
The property loss cutside of the
damage done to the building was not
great and the church board has the
building covered by insurance, thus
making good that loss, but the home
was placed in a very cluttered-up con
dition for a time.
LONG TERM FOB, EXTORTION
New York. Indicted under the
"Lindbergh law" for attempted ex
tortion of $10,000 from Col. Henry
II. Rogers, Standard Oil millionaire,
John Svaniga, 25, pleaded guilty in
federal district court raid was sen
tenced to serve ten years in the
Northeastern penitentiary at Lewis
burg, Pa. The indictment, plea and
sentence all took place within a few
hour's and federal officials here said
the case set a record for this dis
trict for prosecutions under the
"Lindbergh law."
DALL STARTS LI3EL SUIT
New York.
mer son-in-law
Curtis B. Ball, for
of President Roose
velt, has begun a libel action against
Time, inc., it was disclosed in su
preme court when counsel for the
magazine moved to dismiss tho com
plaint on the ground that it failed
to state sufficient facts to support
the action. Details of the suit were
not disclosed as Dall's counsel is in
Europe and tho petition has not
been filed.
WOULD CUT EXPENSES
Holdrege, Neb. Robert Smith
vigorously insisted upon a reduction
of governmental expenditures and
said that in tills respect, running
for office as a republican, he stood
squarely upon the democratic plat
form of 1932. "I advocate the per
formance,," he said, "of the pledge
of the democratic platform of 1932
which has net been kept."
PREMIUM ON WATER
Oklahoma City. A report that in
some western Oklahoma localities
gasoline is cheaper than water was
brought here by Jim Jones, connect
ed with the office of the Oklahoma
petroleum code authority. Jones
said one filling station man in the
area of extreme drouth wanted 25
cents a gallon for radiator water and
only 17 cents for gasoline.
ARREST POSTAL EMPLORE
Omaha. Carl Irwin of Omaha,
employe of the Omaha postoffice for
thirteen years, was arrested by postal
inspectors Friday on a charge of
stealing a parcel post package con
taining twenty-fcur pairs of silk
stockings. He was placed under
bond of $1,000 by U. S. Commission
er Mullen.
MRS. MYRA CROSS DIES
York, Neb. Mrs. Myra Cross, 77,
died at her home here Friday. Be
fore coming to Yor kin 1917, she liv
ed In Seward county for many years.
She is survived by two sons, Elmer
L. Cross of Ansley, and Henry N.
Cross of York; and two daughters,
Mrs. Lillian McLean of York and
Mrs. Lucy E. Holmes of Taylor.
FLAX CROP 13 SHORT
Washington. TIic crop reporting
board predicted the smallest flax
crop this year sinco crop reporting
records were established. The esti
mated production as of Aug. 1 was
5,252,000 bushels, compared with
last year's production of 6,806,000
and the five year average from 1927
to 1931 of 18,664,000 bushcsl.
'HEAT' REACHES PEAK
Colorado Springs. The heat wave
has finally come to Pikes Peak. The
mercury soared to 60 degrees at the
summit Thursday, tho hottest regis
tered there this summer.
Letterheads, envelopes, state
ments and all kinds of commer
cial printing done promptly at the
Journal office. Call No. 6.
Hollywood Best laugh of the day
is Fred Petersen, Carl Brisson's
brother, who never fails to sing the
Danish star's praises. Over a Para
mount luncheon table, Fred was go
ing on at length
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over the fervent
letters that Brts
son gets from his
English admirers
"One girl wrote
that she'd seen
Murder at the
Vanities' 17 times,
and Carl's latest
English picture 14
time s," declared
won.
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si-
Carl Brissou Petersen.
Terry De Lapp, ex-Los Angeles re
porter and now one of Hollywood's
better publicity men, dug unconcern
edly into a salad bowl.
"Yeah?" he drawled. "She must
be an usher."
Another story of fame's uncertain
ty in Hollywood. When Joel McCrea
was a film-struck kid in high school,
he met Arnold Grey, then a leading
man in silent pictures. He taught
Grey some riding tricks and the two
struck up a friendship. The actor in
troduced Joel around Hollywood and
gave him advice on how to break in
to the movies.
With the coming of the talkies,
Grey faded out of the spotlight. To
dcy, because he is about the same
height and build, he is working as
McCrea's stand-in in the R-K-O pic
ture, "The Richest Girl in the
World."
"But he's a good actor," says Jcel.
"He's just had tough breaks. You
won't see him working as a stand
in very long."
Few noticed it, but a little incident
at Marie Dresuler's funeral told the
whole story of her success. Among
thoss who bowed their heads in grief
were Norma Shearer, bright star of
the cinema world, and Irving Thal
berg, head of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
when the late star
was bringing the world to her feet.
I wonder how many saw the sobbing
woman, who sat only a few feet away.
And if they recognized her as Martha
Watson, the waitress in the studio
commissary who used to serve Marie
every day. Among the magnificent
.floral tributes from filmland, there
also was a sheaf of blooms from
Martha. High and low, the great and
the humble loved Marie alike. It was
the secret of her success.
Phil Regan, ex-Brooklyn cop, who
sang his way into fame and the mov
ies, has gone east
and frlend3 say he
will return with a
bride. It is a ro
mantic story. Dur
ing the time Re
gan pounded his
beat and later on
when he became a
detective, he used
to go with a girl
in Brooklyn by the
Thil Regan name of Josephine
Dwyer. Film scouts discovered that
he could sing and then came a dizzy
rise to the Hollywood spotlight. But
Regan's pals say he has not forgotten
and that his journey east ia to marry
his old sweetheart.
Knick-Knacks
Both their studios relented and al
lowed Gloria Stuart and Arthur
Sheekman to have a brief honeymoon.
The pair motored from Agua Caliente
to Del Monte fcr a few days. On their
return, they'll move into their new
place in Hclmby Hills. . . . Though
sne wears feminine appared most of
the time. Marlene Dietrich has not
discarded the famous trousers en
tirely. She had on a white masculine
style suit at the charity polo game
the other Sunday. Her husband, her
daughter and Josef Von Sternberg ac
companied her . . . Chick Chandler
has enlarged his apiary and is pre
pared to supply you with honey if
you care to try his special brand. . .
Tllfl .l.r. 1 1 -
uiumc uouicd ma uacK irom a
cruise in Harry Cohen's yacht. They
wore up Santa Barbara way ... jn
addition to roller skating, Virginia
Chen-ill and Cary Grant go in for the
motcrcycle races. They made a party
with. Toby Wing, Alfred Vanderbilt,
Joan Marsh and Sally Blane the other
evening. . . . And Lylo Talbot's lat
est, cr was when this was written, is
the demure Genevieve Tobiri.
Did You Know
That William Pcwcll'a first stage
appearance was in "The Ne'er Do
Well.'; in which he played four parts?
n?iural ad.s briJ?g yu news of
timely bargains. Read them!
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SEVEN KILLED BY TRAIN
Memphis, Tenn. Seven members
of a swimming party were killed
when their automobile was struck by
a passenger train at a grade cross
ing on the outskirts of Memphis
Two other members of the party were
critically injured. They were able
to recall little of the crash. A tech
nical charge of manslaughter was
filed against the engineer of a Louis
ville & Nashville train coming into
Memphis from Cincinnati and Louis
ville. Train passengers were unin
jured. The dead, all occupants of the
automobile and all resident or
Memphis, were Austin Dodson, 23.
one armed driver of the automobile;
Steven Thompson, 35, Beatrice Wa
terberry, 19, C. W. Sheets, jr., S.
Marguerite Halstead 3, John Bailey,
9, and Van Bailey, Jr., 8.
ARMY PILOT MEETS DEATH
Shreveport, La. Second Lieut
Herbert Gibner, jr., of the Seventy
ninth pursuit squadron, Barksdale
eld, was killed when his pursuit
plane crahsed into a plowed field a
mile and a half off the reservation.
He was on a night training flight.
Witnesses said the plane started a
power dive from approximately 1,500
feet.
Lieutenant Gibner was the ron of
Col. Herbert Gibner, chief medical
officer at Scofield Barracks, Hono
lulu, T. If. His mother and a ulster
also survive. His bride of less than
two months, the former Virginia
Kroll, of Omaha, Neb., was on the
field when the crash occurred. The
young officer flew between Chicago
and Omaha on the night mail run
last February.
W0LL POINTS TO DILE2IMA
Atlantic City. Matthew Woll, a
vice presdient of the American Fed
eration of Labor, asserted the nation
faced the alternative of reducing
"hours of toil" or of taxing indus
try to build a "great reserve fund,
to care for the unemployed."
Addressing the Atlantic City Ki
wanis club, Woll, who is attending
meetings of the federation's execu
tive council here, declared that be
cause "We are on the threshold of
invention," labor would find its op
portunity lessened.
"Either the hours of toil must be
shortene J," ,he said, "or industry
rnusti be taxed for. a great reserve
fund to keep the growing list of un
employed in idleness. Out of the lat
ter would grow disillusionment."
BEGIN CONSERVATION WORK
Fairbury, Neb. Three water con
servation projects have been start
ed on Jefferson county farms, ac
cording to Bernard Osterloh, who i3
supervising water conservation and
soil erosion work by CCC workers.
Surveys are completed on three
other farms, and are being made on
several others, and it is expected that
work will be started on all of them
by the beginning of next week. The
work now being carried on consists
of the construction of earth dam
reservoirs for water storage.
Osterloh said that farmers in Jef
ferson county who wish to have this
ui. uuiie siiouiu register as soon
as possible at the offiee of oCunty
Agent Andreas, so the surveys can
be made and work started before fall.
FIRE IN A MISSOURI TOWN
Liberty, Mo. Fire which destroy
ed a group of business buildings and
damaged others in this former stamp
ing ground of Jesse James, was be
lieved under control late Friday. An
unconfirmed rumor two youths were
burned to death in an unoccupied
laundry bilding was being investi
gated. Firemen from Kansas City
and Independence assisted in fight
ing the flames after the volunteer
fire epartment of the town had been
Incapacitated by the building of its
building and the damaging of one
of its two trucks.
HAS CORN STOLEN
The Mynard elevator had 200
bushels of white corn stolen on
Thursday night from the building
In our suburb. The party taking
the com had driven up nl the night
and loaded the corn, making n clean
getaway from the scene as tho lots
was not discovered until the follow
ing morning. The matter is being
investigated by the sheriff's office
and It is hoped to find some trace of
the party that staged the robbery.
In a recent magazine article Com
rad? Trotzky writes that the com
ing war involving Japan and Russia
Is to be "eithor ,. i i .
t;ijr anui i, umiiJol.
Instantaneous, or very, verv lone."
Imt it ceema that to make tha story
complete, there should be some pro
vision for a middle-sized war.
