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THURSDAY. MARCH 28. 1935. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL Ihe PBattssnQuth JearnaS PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mall matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN PIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone. $2.50 per 7& 600 miles, 3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries. $3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. V" AV0CA NEWS Peter Johnson, formerly of Avoca, but for some time making his home in Lincoln, was a visitor in Avoca last Sunday. Elmer llaiistrom was a visitor in Lincoln last Sunday and was looking after some business matters as well as visiting with friends. Carl O. Zaiser was called to Omaha last Monday afternoon to look after some business matters, driving over to the big town in his car. Uncle Peter Jurgeson, who has been sick for some time past, was able to be up and about again on Monday of this week and is feeling much im proved. Lloyd Behrnes, who loves a garden, slipped away from the store to get the grden planted and growing. "While he was thus employed, the store was locked after by John Marquardt. C. D. Quinton, of Lincoln; James M. Dunbar, of Auburn, and James D. Palmer, of Nehawka, were in Avoca last Wednesday, coming to attend the partition sale of the Quinton estate. The two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Nutzman, who has been so sick at the hospital in Ne braska City, is reported as being some better at this time and it is hoped she may soon be able to return home. Mrs. Wm. Maseman who has been at the hospital In Lincoln receiving Bible School Sunday, March. 31st Review: Lessons from the Life Letters of Peter (I Pet. 5:6-11; II Peter 3:1418) The life of Peter, so full of con trasts, is a wonderful study of hu- man nature. The choleric tempera ment predominates in him, courage and cowardice; boastfulness and hu mility; brusqueness and tenderness; faith and fear; hopefulness and des pondency; stubbornness and obed ience; patience and impatience; an ger and compassion, are found in hi3 makc-ly. Let us find the lesson for us in the twelve studies of this quarter: Lessen I teaches us the prompt ac ceptance cf the call. No hesitating has faith in his brother, is accepted by Christ that was quick work. So should all men act delay is danger ous. Lesson II teaches the keen insight and grasp that Peter had regarding "the Christ of God." Having been with Christ cn!y about two years; in this he shames many who have pro- lessea lo Know cnrist many years and cannot give a clear statement regarding their Christ. Lessen III shows us Peter in the school of Christ, where he learns his lesson "in humble service." It is a very valuable lessen for the follow ers of Jesus, as all His children "arc caved to serve." Service has its re ward, so has idleness. Lesson IV teaches: "Wherefore let him that thinkcth he standeth take heed lest he fall." None cf us are immune. Boastful Peter learned the langcr cf ovcrconfidcnce he caused Jesus much sorrow ar.d for himself the deepest humiliation but it was the beginning of becoming the prem ised Rock. lie arose from his fall, an example to be emulated. Lesson V teaches us that if man falls ever so low, the arm of God is long enough to reach him and bring him back. Ncnc need despair "there is balm in Gilead and a physician to heal." Rcpenter.ce bring3 for giveness restoration to God's favor and service. Lesson VI shows us Peter at his best, bold, courageous, a witness for God's power, that can change man. Man filled with the Holy Ghcst is in vincible, all the demons cf hell can not stand against him; he has power to resist and conquer. This power is available to all that fulfill the condi tionsit is irristible it will change the world it will bring the King dom to earth. Lesson VII Peter out of hi3 rich experience gives the church some wholesome instruction; how as so journers and pilgrims, that belong to two worlds the visible and the ia - treatment, wa3 home for a few days, but is to return for further treatment. She is making good improvement and is anxious to keep on with the treat ments for complete restoration of her health. Like many others, Postmaster W. II. Bogard, slipped away from his du ties indoors and proceeded to make garden last Monday. He is desirious of getting some early vegetables and was getting the ground in shape to raise them. While he was thus en gaged, the work at the postoffice was being looked after by Miss Anna Marie Zelling. Will Present "Bread" This "bread" is a play which the ycung people of the Congregational church of Avoca are to give at the church this coming Sunday evening. Remember and be hungry enough to enjoy thi3 bread for it will do you much good. Be sure and be there. Attended Jubilee Singers Concert A band of some forty jubilee sing ers from Doane college located at Crete, were in Weeping Water on last Thursday, where they gave some fine entertainments. J. M. Kokjer and wife and a party were over to "Weep ing Water to enjoy the concert. Many Attend Play "Sunrise" The play, "Sunrise," written by the Rev. Loui3 Wilson, pastor of the Con- Lesson Study! By L. Neitzel, Uurdock. Neb. visible and have no abiding city Here? and go this way but once, must live and act, to please God and man. It is no easy life. Many of us have served the devil a long time, now its time to do something for God, make our life count for Jesus. Re membering that we are held account able for our life, its opportunities. Time is a great gift of God may we use it to the glory of our Lord. Lesson VIII is a demonstration of the power of God reposed in man. Peter tests the power of Christ and he doe3 not fail him. So have the millions of -God's children made use cf this power in the Old and New Testament times and the things wrought by them, have astonished tho world. He's just the same today. The promise of Jesus was fulfilled. (Mark 16:17,18.) Lesson IX teaches us that false hood and hypocrisy have no place In iou s mngaom. honesty ana up- rightousness will prevail. Only the pure in heart will please God and Inherit the Kingdom. King David asked and answered his own ' ques tion: Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh upright ly worketh righteousness, and speak- eth the truth in his heart." (Ps. 15 1-2) Peter unmasked and God pun ished. Let man take warning. Lesson X brings Peter in the lime light; the act of Peter teaches that netore God all men are equal, he is the creator of all, no race or color excepted. Sin is the tame in all men, tno remedy also. It was a hard les son to learn for a Jew; God had to use an object lessen to teach Peter. Wc do well to learn from the ex perience of ethers. Lesson XI teaches U3 the wonder ful ways of God'3 dealings and lead ings, and uses Peter a-3 a subject. Man proposes and God disposes; His plans and purposes will and must prevail. Also that prayer of his peo ple are a great factor in furthering His plans. Prisons are no barrier for Cod. Angel3 are ministering spirits to assist in carrying out His will. Lesson XII is a summation of Peter's preaching, teaching and writ ing. He can speak from experience of a long and active life with and for Christ. That turbulent life of Peter's has ripened out into a pa tient, indgluent, placid character. He can admonish his hearers: "Add to temperance, patience, etc." That is just the opposite of some thirty years before. May we all "Grow In J grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." JPet. 3:18.) (II Victim of Brutal Assault May Tell Story of Grime Improvement of Helen Kuhl May Allow Questioning by Officers as to Identity of Fiend. Iowa officers . are hopeful that Helen Kuhl, one of the victims of the Tacific Junction assault case may be I able in the next twenty-four hours to give the true story of what oc curred in the Graham home where she and her sister, Edith, 13, were brutally assaulted and from the ef fects of which the sister died. Dr. Arthur C. Bowen, attending physician was hopeful that Helen Kuhl might become strong enough to reveal her story, she showing marked gains on Sunday. The pa tient is still however in serious con dition and a sudden relapse might prove fatal. Unconscious for nearly 100 hours, with only occasional periods of semi consciousness, Helen has been un able to divulge the nature of the source of tho attack. She does not know that her sister is dead, and that her own condition has been so grave that relatives have not buried Edith, because they fear ed a double funeral services might be necessary. Wait Anxiously. Friends and relatives have waited anxiously as Edith lost the fight for life and Helen showed signs of win ning. Charges of murder have been filed against Clarence Price, 49, grand uncle of the girls, at whose home they stayed while attending high school in Pacific Junction. So shaken after his interview with his sister, Mrs. Joe Cook, Platts mouth, that he had a heart attack in his cell in the Mills county jail in Glenwood late Saturday afternoon, a rule prohibiting visitors from see ing Price was made Saturday night. "No one but officers on offi cial business will be permitted to talk to Price hereafter," said Jess Cooney, deputy sheriff of Mills county, in charge of the jail. We're going to let him sweat it out," Cooney said. Thwart Interview. Thus an interview in which it was thought J. W. Kuhl, father of the girls, might-charge Pr lea with com mitting the attack, was thwarted. Price has maintained his innocence from the beginning. He had suffer ed no more heart attacks since Satur day night, Cooney said. "He's very quiet and might be called a 'model' prisoner," the deputy sheriff declared. Meanwhile over the week-end, curiosity seekers from Omaha, Coun cil Blulfs and neighboring regions Hocked to the little one-story frame house in Pacific Junction that was the scene of the tragedy. gregational church of Weeping Water was put on by a group of young peo ple of the Congregational church of Weeping Water on last Sunday night. Every available seat was taken and the play was received most enthusias tically by all who were present to witness the production. TRAPPED IN A LOCKED ROOM Chicago. Mrs. Florence Ilronek, whoso husband was one of six per sons who perished in the fire which swept the Club Rendezvous in sub urban Morton Grove, testified before a coroner's jury that a locked door kept the merrymakers trapped in the blaze. "When we saw the sheet cf flames on the other side of the room wc started out. My husband, James, was right behind me; his hand in mine. I got out, the crowd pushed and we were separated," she related. "The doer cf the place, which opened in ward, wa3 pushed shut by the surg ing crowd. There was a snap lock on the door and it clicked." Other testimony Drought out that the lock was operated by a buzzer from the checkroom. Besides the six persons, two of them women, who died in the Inferno, sixteen others were reported "in serious condition" at the Evanston hospital where. they were taken from the roadhouse. The inquest v.-as continued until April 8, pending formal identification of the dead and recovery of the injured. Porter Funeral Homo Ambulance Service ANY TIME ANY PLACE Reverse Business Phcne Calls Accepted Eleventh St. and First Corso Nebraska City, Nebr. Telephone 231 M mray Lewiston Community Center is having a free program Friday, April 5th. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sporer and family spent the day Sunday at the river. W. G. Boedeker was in Plattsmouth Tuesday to look after some business matters. J. A. Scotten was placing screens on the windows at the post office last Tuesday. 'L. D. Crosser of the Garage of Murray, was a visitor in Omaha last Tuesday. John Hobscheidt and Arthur Han sen went to Council Bluffs Sunday on business. Mrs. D. Asche and Mrs. George Ray were shopping in Nebraska City the latter part of the week. Mrs. D. C. Rhoden who is teaching at Okcreek, South Dakota, returned to her school last Sunday. Van Allen, proprietor of the Mur ray Garage, was looking after some business matters at Omaha last Sat urday. Miss Avis Troop the little daugh ter of Earl Troop is visiting for some two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drucker. Mr. and Mrs. .Walter Sans of Om aha were in Murray last Sunday at tending the funeral of the late Wm. Wehrbein. W. O. Troop and Shrader Rhoden were over to Syracuse on last Thurs day where they were attending a horse sale. M. G. Churchill was over to the old town of Rock Bluffs last Tues day where he was hanging a few rooms of paper. Joe Martis shelled his corn last Saturday and delivered it to the farm of Glen Todd who is using it for the feeding of cattle. Lee Nickles of Plattsmouth was a business visitor In Murray last Tues day and was also meting his many friends while here. Come to see a one act play and a mixed program at Lewiston Com munity Center April 5. A jitney lunch will be served. Miss Bessie Copenhaver and Mr. Russell Chinn were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Brannon aear Nebraska City Sunday. Wm. Parasha and wife of De3 Moines, Iowa, were attending the funeral .of tUS-Jate. .Wm. JWehrbeiu which was held here last Sunday. Mr." and Mrs. Harry McCulloch! were in Plattsmouth one day last week where they were attending the Tuneral of the late Dewey Hobson. WTill Meyers and family, his moth er and grandson, Emmett, Mr. Mock anhaupt and Mrs. O. E. McDonald called on Mrs. Myra McDonald Sun day Mrs. Dale Topliff and Mrs. Harry Wiles, the latter now residing near Union, are enjoying a new cooking range which they purchase in Mur ray. "1 The Ladies' Aid of the Christian church will hold an afternoon meet ing Wednesday, April 3rd. Hostesses Mrs. Will Snorer and Mrs. Martin 3porer. Charles Ferguson and family of Nebraska City and Mrs. Cline of Mur ray spent the afternoon Sunday at the home cf Mr. and Mr3. Will Sporer. The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Rose Redden wa3 blessed last Monday by tho arrival of a very fine young son, which the stork brought to this happy family. Mrs. D. C. Rhcdcn who is teaching in the schools of Okcreek, South Da kota, was down to Murray to attend tho funeral of Larry D. Albln. Mrs Rhoden is an aunt of the little lad. A., A. Young was sowing a small patch of clover seed last Tuesday in order to get some early pasture for the stock, as much of the pasture was killed by the extreme drouth of last year. Dr. J. M. Greene of Falls City and wife were attending the funeral of the late Wm. Wehrbein, and Mrs. Greene was his nurse during his last illness, Mrs. Greene being a sister of the late Mr. Wehrbein. Monday of this week Troy L. Da vis of Weeping Water was in Murray and was looking after the shelling and delivering of corn on two of his places, namely where Roy Gregg re sides and where Miller Christensen lives. The grain was delivered to the Murray elevator. Wednesday of last week Tom Nel son took a trip to Lincoln where he went to confer with George E. Nick les, and also looked in on the Ne braska legislature for a short time before returning home. While he was away George Berger was looking af ter the lumber yard. Charles Ratcliff who has been mak ing his home at that of Miss Laura Easter southeast of Nehawka, was a visitor for a day in Murray and was meeting his many friends of years ago as he formerly resided in this tv I L T S f mitf TZu- In A Class ly Itself TlTERE is no way to compare the Ford V-8 with any other car because there is no other car like it. The Ford enables you to step up into the fine-car class in per formance, beauty, comfort and safety. But there is no stepping up in price. That is kept down by Ford low-profit policies and unique manufacturing methods. These are as different as the car itself. It takes eight cylinders to give the modern performance you need these days. The Ford is powered by a V-8 the finest type of eight-cylinder engine. You have to pay more than $2000 for that in any other car. FORD MOTOR COMPANY neighborhood and worked for Mr. Lee Oldham while here. Larry Des Alb in. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albin, born Dec. 3, 1934. died March 12th. 1935, aged 3 months, 9 days. This babe was frail from birth. Every thing was done by hi3 parents to pro long life. He was taken to the Methodist hospital and placed in an incubator at the age of three days. There he remained until two months old, then returned home for one month, then passed away. He leaves to mourn, hi3 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albin, one Bister Marlene and brother Delbert; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rhoden, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Albin, Mrs. Don Rhoden, sr., his great grandmother, and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral was held from the home of the parents at Murray, Thursday, March 14th at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union. Dur ing the service two hymns were ren dered by Mrs. Glen Boedeker and Mrs. Ralph Kennedy. Interment was at Lewiston cemetery. The Hobson funeral home of Weeping Water, had charge. Funeral of Wm. Wehrbein. William Wehrbein was born on a farm near Plattsmouth, Nebraska, October 16, 1884, the son of William and Elizabeth Wehrbein. At the ten der age of six years his father pass ed away, and when eleven years old moved with his mother to Enid, Oklahoma, where he lived until he was eighteen year3 of age when he returned to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, to make his home with his sister, Mrs. Laura Sullivan. When twenty-one years of age he moved to the Wehrbein farm west, of Murray, Nebraska, where he was EJhy Ik Drive in and let us drain out your winter oil and change to a heavier grade? Give our Conoco Genu Pro cessed Motor Oil a trial. Car Repair ing at reasonable rates. Conoco pro ducts and Goodyear tires, at array Garage Phone 47 Van Allen Proprieto; FdDIP V married to Miss Nellie Creamer. To this union was born two children, Victor Wehrbein of Murray, Ne braska and Mrs. Dorothy Lloyd of Murray, Nebraska. In the spring of 1908 Mr. Wehr bein moved to Plattsmouth, where he was in the livery business for some time. He moved to the farm south east of Murray in January, 1911, where he had since made his home. He passed away at the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha, March 22, 1935 after a prolonged illness of eleven weck3 at the age of 50 years and 5 months. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and son Victor and daugh ter, Dorothy and two grandchildren, Nelly Jean Lloyd and Billy Wehr bein. Also three sisters, Mrs. Laura Sullivan, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Dorothy Greene, Falls City, Nebr., and Mrs. Eleanor Collins, Houston, Texas. The funeral was held from the late home Sunday at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union. Two songs were rendered by Thomas Troop, Jr., "Some Day This Silver Chord Will Break," and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Interment was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Repairing House and Barn. A. A. Young has been at the farm home of J. C. Wheeler where he has been making some extensive repairs and changes to the house and as well the barn at the place, putting them in excellent condition. He has also been placing a partition in the home of A- W. Wheeler which is near that of the brother. Charivari and Shower. The young friends of Mr. and Mrs. Malvern Reed, Mrs. Reed being for merly Miss Neva Lancaster, congre gated and going to the new home of this very estimbale young couple proceeded to charivari them, and also held a shower for the newlyweds. Barn Destroyed by Fire. The barn on the farm four and a half miles west of Murray owned by C. If. Boedeker, at the farm occu pied by Victor WTehrbeln, was found to be on fire, the blaze evidently starting in the upper portion of the barn in the hay mow. The neighbors and motorists passing stopped and fought the flames as best they could with buckets from the tank at the pump, but it was no use for they could do nothing to stop the blaze which rapidly consumed the barn and its contents. One old set of har ness was saved, but that was all as the better harness wa3 consumed. A large amount of hay and grain was also burned. Fortunate it was that the horses and other stock were all out in the pasture. While the people who gathered worked very heroically they could not subdue the fire. Business Now Closed Out. The sale which has been conduct ed by tho Earl Lancaster store for the past number of weeks is now completely closed out and the build ing has now been vacated. Murray to Have New Store. The people of Murray have been promised a new business house which will, it Is claimed, assume definite form in another week. The announce ment ha3 been made that the store will be opened up in a short time. Just where and what kind of busi ness It will be has as yet not been definitely announced. Made Bound Trip Sunday. Last Sunday Tom Nelson went to Springfield where he formerly resid ed and wa3 in business some thirty five years ago and there visited with friends for a time, later visiting at Gretna, Papillion and then on into Omaha where he attended the build ing exhibits, and was able to get back home in time for supper. IH. V. W. AI.ttXANOKn. Omaha Op tometrist, will be in Murray for one day rach month starting Tuesday, March 26. i)r. Alexander nan practiced In Nebras ka for 17 years and will be Rlad to meet his many friends and alo make new ones. Eyes examined; (Jla.sses fitted! Kcpairs of all kinds. Work guaranteed. Located at J. W. Berger's Wayne's Chick Starter, Growing and Laying Mash will mako Dol lars for you. Give it a trial! Sold at Mynard Elevator HEEMAN P. 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