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VOL. NO. II PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, KONDAY, JULY 29, 1935. NO. 51 Production Credit Group Holds Meet inn at Lincoln Everett Spangler of Murray, Direc tor of South Omaha Produc tion Credit Association. Mr. Everett Spangler, of Murray, Nebraska, a director of the South Omaha Production Credit asociaticu, has returned from Lincoln, Neb., where he attended a group meeting of Production Credit association board of directors, it was announced by Mr. George J. Thomas, secretary treasurer of the South Omaha PCA. Making ready for fall business, directors of the Norfolk, Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, South Om aha, Beatrice and Lincoln farm loan agencies met at Lincoln for an all day conference attended by repre sentatives of the Farm Credit Ad ministration of Omaha. E. R. Heoton, president of the Production Credit Corporation of Omaha, told the farmer-directors he is well pleased with the initiative they have shown in operating Produc tion Credit associations in this area. Lending activities of the local short term farm credit units have been car ried on with the least possible ex pense and the greatest possible ser Tlce to borrowers, he soid. Present at the meeting, in addi tion to directors and secretary-treasurers of the seven Nebraska associa-j tions. were Fay C. Hill of Gordon Neb., PCA representative on the Om aha Farm Credit administration's board of directors, V. D. Basart, sec retary of the Production Credit Cor poration of Omaha, and E. R. Ray mond, field representative of the Om aha and St. Paul PCC's. CHEVIES DEFEAT LOUISVILLE From Tnursday's Daily The Chevrolet kittenball team last evening were the winners over the Bickford team of Louisville by the scoreof 5 to 4. The locals secured seven hits off Bickford, visiting hurler and these included a circuit drive by Dr. Ryan. The locals were held scoreless after the second in ning. The box score of the game: Chevie AB U II PO A E Ryan, rs 2 112 10 Rod. 2b 3 113 0 0 Schliscke, ss 3 1116 0 McCarthy, lb 3 0 010 0 0 C. Smith, c 3 0 1 2 0 0 W. Smith. Sb 3 0 0 2 2 0 Simpson, cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 Dew. rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 Lohnes, If 2 110 0 0 McClanahan. p. 200011 27 5 7 21 10 2 Louisville jb rt h ro a k Merriam, 2b 3 0 0 2 1 0 Knutson. rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Koop. c 4 0 0 4 0 0 C. Sundstrom, 3b 3 1 1 0 3 1 Inman, lb 2 0 0 6 0 0 H. Sundstrom, ss 3 0 1 0 3 0 Pankonin, If 3 0 0 1 0 0 Johnson, cf 1 1 0 2 0 0 Davis, rs 3 12 10 0 Bickford. p 2 112 0 0 29 4 6 18 7 1 TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Two types of tourney play are un der way at the tennis club. The first five players are competing in a lad der tourney with the following rank ing: No. 1, Larson; No. 2, Sayles; No. 3, Root; No. 4, Giles, No. 5. Ma son. The remainder of the players will compete in a tournament to deter mine which two or three will play in Class A with the first five. The pairings are as fellows: Mar shall plays Duccini; Shanholtz plays B. Hafl; Comstock plays W. Hall; Bulin plays Fitch. Plans are under way to meet Fre mont and Peru in the future. SECUBE MABBIAGE LICENSE Wednesday afternoon marriage li cense was issued in the office of County Judge A. H. Duxbury to Susie I. Alford of Long Beach, California and Mack W. Clark of Los Angeles. They are visiting at Nehawka and were accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs. Vilas P. Sheldon, later return ing to Sehawka where the wedding ceremony will be performed. Mr. Clark is a deputy county treasurer of Los Angeles county, California. BOUND UP HOBOES From Thursday's Daily Last evening the local police with the co-operation of the special agents of the Missouri Pacific, rounded up a group of hoboes in the yards and in cars of freights in the local yard. The men were escorted down to the city Jail where they were quartered for the night and this morning to show their spirit they departed via the Burlington from the city and head ed eastward. Railroad officials report large numbers are being found on . lington freight train discovered at an ' sisters of Sheriff Sylvester are re the freights at thistime, many go- early hour this morning the mangled ! siding a itapid City and a brother ing to the scenes of the harvest as it gradually moves northward. Large Numbers Here for Mid W eek Bargains Concert by Louisville Farmers Union Band Adds to Pleasures of Reg ular Wednesday Pre gram. One of the largest crowds that has visited Plattsmouth in many months was here Wednesday evening to enjoy the opportunity of visiting and hear ing the various features that had been arranged for the mid-week festi val of bargains and entertainment. The Louisville Farmers Union band was present and gave one of their al ways delightful concerts which was presented at the court house lawn and enjoyed by a very large number of the residents of the city and the surrounding committee who were here in force. The Farmers Union band is under the direction of Will B. Green, one of the best known band men of the west, who, while living at Lincoln, finds the opportunity to direct this most efficient musical organization; but was unable to be here last night. The program was varied and given in a spirited manner with the tine shadings of the music that stamps the band as one of the best in the county and which is a fine community asset. The announcing for the evening was carried out by Stuart Porter, long active in the public speaking and debate teams of the high school, who did a nice job of the work. VISIT IN THE EAST Miss Mathilde Soennichsen and Mrs. F. R. Gobelman of this city are J enjoying a short motor trip to the! east in which they will visit a num ber of cities and Miss Soennichsen to visit the large eastern markets to inspect the fall and winter merchan dise. They motored to St. Paul, Min nesota, where they will visit with the Erl R. Teepell family and then to Decorah, Iowa, where relatives of Mrs. Gobelman live. One of the chief. points that they expect to enjoy is that of Boston and the New England scenic drives. While at New York and Chicago ' Miss Soennichsen will look over the markets for the H. M. Soeniichsen Co. of this city, one of the largest stores of its kind in this portion of Nebraska. LEAVE FOB THE WEST Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Val Burkle and Mrs. Henry Ofe, Sr., and daughter, Mrs. Fred Haffke, de party for a trip to the west coast where they will enjoy several weeks outing. Mr. and Mrs. Burkle have relatives at Tacoma, Washington, that they will visit while Mrs. Ofe and daughter are expecting to visit with a group of the old time friends who were old neighbors of their fam ily including the Lake and Sharp families, old residents here. The trip wan made by train and the members of the party will have a fine oppor tunity to enjoy the wonderful scenery of the mountain country through which they pass. BEC0VEBS FB0M 0PEBATI0N The many friends of George R Lushinsky, Jr., will be pleased to know that the young man is recov ering very nicely from an an oper ation that he underwent Wednesday for appendicitis. The young man en tered the hospital in fine physical condition and stood the operation ex cellently and it is hoped that he may soon be on the highway to recovery and be able to resume his usual ac tivities. , Stranger Killed in Railroad Yards Early Today , wmiam Goilwens, 27, Transient, Is lound Badly Mangled iu West Burlington Bards. From Friday's Dally The crew ot an east tound Eur - form of a man lying partially on the trcl:s, the body being some distance north of the end of the depot plat- form. The discovery of the body was an-' nounced to Agent R. W. Clements ofj the Burlington as weil as Sheriff Syl-! vester and who at once hastened to. the serene of the accident. Officers notified officials at the transient camp north of this city to see if the; body was one of those who are shel- tered there from time to time. j On the arrival of the camp officials identification was made of the body! as that of Wm. Gouwens, 27, who had been at the camp for the past; two weeks and had been engaged in kitchen work while a camp member, Switzerland, May 7, lsC3, and passed The boat was large and comfort but had also been looking for farm away Thursday evening at 11:50. He able and made its way with little dif work. j tag been faling jn health for the ficulty down stream from the city, The body was later taken to the last two yearB with heart trouble finding the channel very good and Sattler funeral home to be arranged ut on last Monaay he gradually improving very much as the narrow for burial while camp authorities g.rew Wrose when on Thursday even- ing of the river is scouring out the sought to find some trace of relativesj ing at u:r;o he was released from channel for the vessels that may ply of the unfortunate man that they. tlie sujferjng Df this life and called the river in the future, might be notified of the tragedy. j to ths last rest j The party found time to inspect The office of Sheriff Homer Sylves-j jie carLie to America at the age of j the various projects that have, many ter was notified this afternoon thatj 21 jtc first Eettled in Illinois andjin the community busy for the past Peter J. Gouwers of Chicago, brother j canic to plattsmouth where he work-two years. From here to the south of the man killed in the local Bur-;,, . fnr a v-uar Thn ' the nartv was hardlv ever out of lirgton yards early today, was leav-J ing there this afternoon and to hold; the body of the brother until his ar rival. RECEIVED STJBPBISE Mrs. Lois Troop, one of the loved and honored ladies of the community, has just passed her eighty-seventh birthday anniversary, in honor of the event being given a most pleas ant surprise on last Sunday. Mrs. Troop had not planned a formal cele bration of the birthday and was greatly surprised when several cars, carrying some eleven of the relatives and old friends from Lincoln, arrived to assist in the passing of the birth day. The members of the party brought many baskets of good things to form the basis of a fine luncheon that made a fitting part of the day of visiting and good cheer. Mrs. Troop was born in Davenport, Iowa, and has resided in Cass county for the past sixty years, locating here in the later seventies, she and Mr. Troop living on a farm in Eight Mile Grove precinct for some time but for many years have lived in Flattsmouth where Mr. Troop was active in the business life of the community, Mrs. Troop has been active in the social life of the community and still has the greatest interest in the wel- fare and munity. development of the com- STATE LEVY WILL BE HIGH Nebraska's 1935 state levy will probably be in the neighborhood ofj 2.5 mills, an unofficial survey re vealed. Should the levy be set at that figure it would be the highest since 1921 with the exception of 1927 when a special 1.5 mill tax was aded to the regular levy to wipe out a deficit which had been accumulat ing for several years. The 1921 levy was 3.3 mills. Tax Commissioner Smith, had no accurate final totals to release, but approximations make it practically certain the levy will have to be above the 1934 figure of 2.1 mills. The state board of Equalization probably will not set the levy until Aug. 1 or 2. AIDS THE FISHERMEN r,J flai-lr TOlinn T,r c o-o rrrA In1 his barbering' work, enjoys himself! at his favorite hobby, that of wood work. Mr. Clark has equipped him self a very nice shop for wood work and has turned out some fine articles in this line and which has attracted In the passing of our beloved hus much attention. Ward has Just made band and father we take this oppor- a large bunch of wooden "bobbers" for fishlines and which he has been distributing to the friends and fellow fishermen as a free gift, painting the "bobbers" up in fine shape. BETUBN FROM THE WEST From Thursday's Daily Sheriff Homer Sylvester motored to Lincoln this morning where he will meet his daughters. Miss Olive and Miss Mayone, who have enjoyed an extensive visit with their rela tives at Rapid City, South Dakota and Sundance, Wyoming, Miss Olive having been there since March while Miss Mayone spent the school year and part of the summer season in . the west. The mother and several of the sheriff at Sundance, one ofj the well known eastern Wyoming j towns and not far from the Dakota i line. Death of Albert Tschirren Occurs Thursday Night Old and Highly Bespected Besident of Otto- assistant area engineer, Judge Community Pesses Av.ey After i and Mrs- A- K- Duxbury, A. E. Edger Illness of Some Duration. ton- in charge of county re-employ- J ment office and Miss Edith Solomon i Albert Tschirren was Torn in Bern," I moved to a farm where he resided until abcut 9 years ago when he moved to this city where he has since resided. He has beu a member or the St. Paul's Evangelical -church Ke was a member of the Sons of Her man and was at the present time, secretary. He was married in this city on May 17, 1890 to Mfss Rose Tschirren, the family making their home here since that time and where the fam ily was reared. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Ed and Elmer; one daughter, Mrs. Ed Steppat; also one brother, Sam Tschirren of Verdigre, Nebras ka, besides other relatives and friends and three grandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday after noon at 1:30 at the house on South 10th street, and at 2 o'clock at the St. Paul's Evangelical church. The Sattler funeral home will have charge. F0RUER BESIDENTS ILL Mrs. James G. Mauzy, who has , been visiting at Lincoln with friends for the past few days, returned home Thursday evening after a most pleas ant stay in the capitol city. Mrs. Mauzy while at Lincoln was a caller on the C. D. Quinton family and found that both the former sher iff and Mrs. Quinton were quite poor ly. Mr. Quinton has been confined to his bed for some time and is not greatly Improved and Mrs. Quinton has in the last few days been attack ed with what It is feared will develop into appendicitis. The host of friends of the Quinton family will regret very much to learn that illness has invaded the family and trust that they may soon be able to overcome the maladies. SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT From Thursday' Dally Charles E. Hartford, who was taken to the Clarkson hospital at Om aha Wednesday afternoon in the Sat tler ambulance, is reported as slight ly better today. Mr. Hartford was given an examination by specialists on reaching the hospital and his con dition while very serious is not thought as grave as first feared by the attending physicians. The many HlHUS are irUSLIllfi liittl lUBIICJ as he is best known' wU1 be able to return home in a short time. CABD OF THANKS tunity to thank each and every one make the arrangements for the dis for their kind sympathy offered. J posal of the body and Sheriff Homer Mrs. Adolph Giese and Family; MrB. Sylvester has given them every aid Ray Harold and Family, Aug. Giese in the investigation of the death and and Family. their desires as to the funeral. Local People Enjoy Trip Down the Missouri U. S. Engineering Heads Take Local People Through Line of Local Biver Work Projects. From Saturday's Dally: This morning at an early nour the "H. P. Tredway," large boat belong ing to the Kansas City Bridge Co., left thi3 city for a trip down the Missouri river and to St. Louis from where the boat goes to river projects on the Mississippi. The beat was commaided by Cap tain Gillham and who guided the craft down the river, and through the line of river work improvement that is gradually making the Missouri river a most placid and navigable stream. D. O. Thornton, area engineer, with his daughter and guest. L. F. made up the party sight of the dikes and other works that are placed to make the river safe for navigation. The Plattsmouth members of the party made their landing at Nebraska City and came on to this city by auto after a most pleasant experience on the river and a better realization of the improvement program. ENJOY A SEAL OUTING Thursday Mrs. Henry Starkjohn was hostess to the members of the Two-Square club at a most delight ful outing at "Rumble Inn," the cot tage of the Starkjohn's on their farm northwest of this city. Here the ladies found an ideal spot for the in tense heat of the day and spent the time in the cooling breezes that swept over the vicinity while the fine view of the Platte river valley added to the delight of all of the members of the group. A dainty and delicious luncheon was enjoyed at the mid-day and the afternoon was spent in cards, Mrs. Frank SCu'len being winner of the first honors anu Mrs. John L. Had raba of the second- Pictures were also taken of the Jolly group and before the hour for the homegoing the guests were entertained with re freshments to complete a most en joyable day in the open. Mrs. Frank Mullen was a guest of the occasion. K0RNER KUPBOARD KLUB The Korner Kupboard Klub met at the home of Josephine Stastka's home this week. The meeting was called to order by the president. The secretary call ed the roll. We discussed the things we had made the past week. Next time we decided that each of us would bring three muffins which we would judge. We then gave 4-H yells and Jose phine Stastka played two 4-H club songs. Delightful refreshments were then served by the hostess, Josephine Stastka. The next meeting will be held at Stastka's with Mary Vest as hostess. LOIS GERKING. NewB Reporter. COMES TO CLAIM BODY from Saturday's Daily: This morning Peter J. Gouwers, brother of William Gouwers, killed here late Thursday night in the Bur lington yards, arrived from Chicago to claim the body. The family will BETUBN FROM OUTING S. S. Gooding and grandson, Clif ton Gooding, have Just returned home from an auto trip through Iowa that took them to a large number of places and where they had very pleasant visits with the relatives and the old friends of Mr. Gooding. They enjoyed short stays at Boone, Ames, Fort Dodge, Marhalltown, Missouri Valley, Harcourt, Dayton, the old home of Mr. Gooding, Des Moines, Indianola. They had a most delight ful visit with Mrs. Belle Seney, aunt of Clifton, they being located near Creston, Iowa, and engaged in news paper work. Banning Has Revised Wheat Crop Output Finds That Harvest Buns Higher Than Expected in Eastern Sec tion of the State. A winter crop of approximately 26,820,000 bushels for the eastern one-third of Nebraska, was predicted by W. B. Banning, state director of agriculture and inspection. Banning said reports reaching his office indi cated the average yield would be about 20 bushels per acre for the eastern one-third. Since 1,341,000 acres are planted in wheat in that territory it was in dicated that the harvest would amount to 26,820,000 bushels. Banning's report appeared to lend authority to earlier predictions or state and federal agriculture statis tician, Anderson, that Nebraska's winter wheat would approximate 40,446,000 bushels. If the balance of the state averaged only 10 bush els per acre, the 40,000,000 predic tion would be born out. Banning's statement represented an increase over earlier predictions from his office. Only last week he had said that he feared the wheat harvest in Nebraska might not be more than 60 percent of the esti mated 40,000,000 bushels. In making this estimate of the harvest in the eastern part. Banning pointed out that he cannot tell at this time just what he yield will be in western sections. BREAD AND MILK From Friday's Dally This morning two men claiming to be residents of the transient camp north of the city, who were charged with intoxication, were arraigned and made a plea of guilty to the charge. One of the men was a friend of William Gouwers, who was found dead this morning in the Burlington yards where he had been struck by a train. Judge Graves after hearing the evi dence gave his Judgment that the two men be confined in the city jail for the next fifteen days and that their sustenence be that of bread and milk, the court fearing the danger of the use of water. HAPPY EVENT Richard Dewayne Noell arrived July 22 at Murray. Nebr., to make his home with his proud parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Noell. His coming has brought much Joy and happiness to his parents as well as his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster and B. J. Noell. The little fellow topped the scales at 8 pounds and he and his mother are feeling fine. LEAVE FOE DENVER Friday Mrs. J. F. Clugy and daugh ter, Mrs. Hazel Williams and her lit tle daughter, departed for Denver where they will visit with relatives and friends for a few days and to enjoy the ccol of the mountain coun try which will be a great relief after the intense mid-summer heat of the past several weeks here. RETURNS TO KANSAS Mrs. Lilly Muller, or Lawrence, Kansas, who has been here visiting with her sister, Mrs. O. C. Hudson and family, departed Wednesday for her home. Mrs. Muller has been here for the past two weeks enjoying a visit with the relatives. "Sm it before you buy It." Proceedings of the Board of Equalization Make Equitable Beductions in the Assessed Valuations of Fifteen Properties in County. The Cas3 county commissioners meeting with County Clerk George R. Sayles and County Assessor W. II. Puis, a3 the "Board of Equalization" of Cass county, on June 11, 12 and 13, received and examined claims for ad justments in assessed valuation of a number of properties, adjourning un June 20th, to permit of inspection of the various properties complained of before taking action thereon. At their session of June 20th, the following complaints were considered and adjustment made in the assessed valuation, as noted: Louisa Bauer, part Lots 5 and 6. Block 27, Plattsmouth, improvements reduced $200.00. J. J. Nowacek, Lots 7 to 11, Block 4, Dukes Addition, Plattsmouth. lots reduced $10.00. Elizabeth Bergmann, Lots 3 to 7. Block 12, Dukes Addition. Platts mouth, improvements reduced $80.00. Mike Lutz, Lots 10 and 11, Block 38, Plattsmouth, improvements reduc ed $70.00. Jos. M. Kanka. Sub Lots S and 'J, SE NE and NE 9V 13-12-13, lots re duced $30.00. Plattsmouth City (in foreclosure). Lots 3 and 4. Block 52, Plattsmouth. improvements reduced $110.00. Plattsmouth City (in foreclosure). Lots 7 and 8, Block 59. Plattsmouth, improvements reduced $50.00. Plattsmouth City (in foreclosure). Lot C, Block 3G, Plattsmouth, lot re duced $30.00. Kunsmann & Ramge, EVj Lot 4, Block 3 5. Plattsmouth, improvements reduced $110.00. A. L. Becker, Lot 8 and NE part Lot 9, Union, Unprovements reduced $C80.00. Ellen Carroll. Lots 10 and 11. In Block 27, Elmwood, lots and Improve ments reduced $130.00. Sophia Maier, Lots 14 Louisville, improvements and 15. reduced $141). 00. A. M. Erickson, Lot 12, Block 13, Murdock, improvements reduced the sum of $100.00. Evelyn Hammond, Lots 3 and 4, in Block 84, Weeping Water, lot re duced $130.00. Willard Clapp, WVfc SEU Sec. 10. Twp. ID, Range 10, Stove Creek pre cinct, land reduced $090.00. At the conclusion of consideration of the claims listed, the Board ad journed to meet at the call of the County Clerk around the 10th of August, when they will pans upon the levy and adjourn sine die. GIVE FRIENDS TREAT Along at the turn or the century Hilt Wescott and Miss Clara Street were entering on a long term of ser vice as members of the choir of the First Methodist church and have since been active in the work of the organization. Since that time when they entered the choir work they have become Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Wes cott, and last evening were remind ed by the friends of the choir of their birthday anniversaries, these occur ring on succeeding days. Mrs. Wes cott has been director of the choir for many years and Mr. WeHcott ha? served as the organist. The choir members through their committee, Walter Herger and Mil dred Hall, had prepared delicious re freshments that added to the tun and pleasure as the members visited with each other and showered th guests of honor with well wishes. SHOWS BIPR0VEHENT The many friends of Charles K. Hartford will be pleased to learn that he la now showing much im provement at the Clarkson hospital at Omaha. Mr. Hartford has respond ed nicely to the treatment and it is hoped that the severe aspect of his atack or a few days ago may be clear ed up. Mr. Hartford has been quite poorly for a long period. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our greatest thanks to all who were so good and kind in our deepest sorrow of our beloved father and grandfather and also for the beautiful offerings of flowers and the kind services which were given by hia many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harold, Darh-ne, Ern est, Raymond and Kenneth.