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J i THURSDAY, DECE1TBES 5, 1935. PLATTSMOUTH SE1II - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE nV2 Vri I A i AVOCA NEWS H. M. Lum was over to Lincoln last Thursday where he enjoyed his Thanksgiving dinner with a niece, Z.Iis Mabie Lum. Attorney Clarence E. Teflt of Weep i;g Water, was looking after some business mutters in Avoca on Tues day afternoon of this week. Wm. Kunz. the mechanic, who has l.cc-ii having suae difficulty with his teeth, was over to Weeping Water last Tuesday aftrenoon to see his dentif t. Uncle J. W. Kunz was quite ill for a number of days this week with an Elicticn of his chest and lungs but v. as feeling better during the middle cf the week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Thomas and daughter of Shenandwah were visit ing for the day last Sunday at the I home of Postmaster W. II. Bogard and son Clyde. -irs. Robert McCann and son Lo, v.-ere over to Dunbar lat Sunday r.igr.t visiting with mends tor th evening. nue mere they were g'-usta cf Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alkurs. Lizzie Schaeffer. living southwest if Avoca departed for Kingsley, 11., re iLe v. ill care for Mr. Henry i Ma:eL.an, who has for some time. bin i anctr. en an invalid j afflicted with a Senator t red L. Carsten was over to Lincoln last Tuesday afternoon re h o v. n n ' ' i : n f i n i as nail . , . , ... Dearer oi the late Charts crmihion whose funeral was conducted by the Masonic order. A New Elacksniith Shop. Charles Gruber has rented the The-s -traub building in the west portion of to.a and v.iil establish ai; blacksmith shop there, having pur chased some tools and equipment for the installing of the shop. lir. and LIrs. Eobt. LlcCann Entertain Thanksgiving day was appropriate ly celebrated with their guests at th? home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCanu. A very flue dinner was served bv the host and hostess. Those ; rc:ei-t were Elmer Lassett and wifejlvai wife and Harry Alkur and wife. Eave Exciting Time. Some time ego a bank at Scotts bluf: was ro":d. and a portion of the people implicated in the job were ap prehended ar.d not until last Mon dav eve-nine: was one who was wanted F.oaeh. formerly of Palmyra where he has relatives and where he mar ried, being brother-in-law of Ward Ler.egar and son-in-law of Reilly. . The three men were in Avoca dur ing most of the day last Monday and Jack R.cach was recognized by a number here and it being whispered around and was known that he was wa.-ted and someone telephoned to the state sheriff's office at Lincoln and immediately four deputys were dispatched to Avoca where they ar rived just as the trio had departed for their home near the North Branch church and wh?re Ward Besienger farms. Immediately the posse depart ed for the rendezvous where they captured the man wanted and took him to Lincoln where he wa3 lodged in jail. Enjovcd Thanksgiving J. M. Kokier and wife were over: to Crete on Thanksgiving day where th:y visited with their son. Jordan, who ir attending Doane college and airo at tho home cf a daughter who makes her home there. Later with th3 car cf the son-in-law they con tinued vh-ited on to Bertrand where they for ove r Sunday and enjoyed a vcrv fine time at t e home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson. Tfccy re turned to Avoca Monday evening. Si A' Jr vs You Would Agree If yen personally inspected our fun eral home, yon would agree with tnose who have had this opportunity, that it is a real home in every sense cf the word. In addition, of course, it possesses all the facilities which should be a part cf every funeral home, and which will make our efforts more effective, and those we serve mere comfortable. "r;ivi.-JN SATTLER FITNERAL HOME i Start Fall Planting in the Shelterbelt Experimental Work Done at This Tine s Expected to Relieve Rush Next Spring. With 5,000,000 trees already plant ed in six states, officials of the ?"5, 000,000 federal shelterbelt project got the second year's activities well under way with extended experi mental fall planting in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Fall experimental work, which if successful will relieve the rush of spring planting, begins this week. About 2,000,000 trees will go into the fall experiment, John D. Jones, assistant director, estimated. Ap proximately 20,000,000 trees will be . I planted in 1,425 miles of strips. The first tree in the project was planted March IS, 1935, in Okla- homa and the last of the spring ! planting M as done in South Dakota 'June 7. Jones said 125 miles of tree strips were planted during tnat t period, on 232 Nebraska. Kansas, 'Oklahoma. Texas. North and South Dakota farms in fifty-one counties. About 50,000,000 trees are in twen ty nurseries in the six states. Okla- ' homa, Kansas, South Dakota and Ne- orasKa eacn nave four nursene . . s. f Vnrtn T V ft t -l t Vi rod i r Tot i c rme Almost ail the land for the next year of planting fall and spring has been contracted for by the strip. Each strip will contain twelve to eighteen rows of trees, the rows fix to twelve feet apart. Jones estimated 70.000,000 acres will be involved be fore the project Is complete. CURTIS WILL BACK LANDON Topeka. Kas. Former Vice Presi dent Charles Curtis named six men as possible republican presidential (candidates w ith Governor Landon of as at the head. Besides Lan he mentioned Senators Borah, oicKinson ana anuenourg; coi. Frank Knox of Chicago and Repre- Jsentative Hamilton Fish of New York. Saying "the Landon boom is grow ing every day," Curtis said he would do all in his power to help nomin ate the Kansas governor, should he become a candidate. 'HAD TO' KILL HIS FATHER Georgetown, Ky. Scott county of ficials said Trancis Warren. 24 year old farm youth, related he killed his father because he "had to," and that his father was beating Betsy War ren, 19, his sister, in a drunken rage. Charles Warren, 63, a tenant farm er, was shot to death at his home in the midway section of Scott county. His son was arrested on a manslaugh ter charge, and released in 52,000 bond pending examining trial next Friday. BATTALIONS DISSOLVED Rio De Janeiro. President Vargas dissolved the 21st and 2Sth battalions of light infantry and the third regi ment of infantry because of their participation in last week's upris- , ings. You wouldn't start out on a long trip intending to drive a few miles the first dav and then rest up for a week or a month before continuing. Yet that's the way a t ma'nv merchants conduct ; their advertising campaign. Lit- ! t!e wonder it doesn't fet resuiis.j Persistent, steady effort is what counts. Hi! 4-TH T. S AVE. A PLATTSMOUTH. NEBR.. PHONE M Nehawka R. C. Pollard has purchased a new ' de luxe Plymouth car from the local ; agency. j Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Krugcr spent j Thanksgiving day at the hopne of i their daughter, Mrs. Fred Guade. J Mrs. Albert Anderson was assist- j ing in the Steffens store while Mr. Steffens was at Lorton last Monday, j Mrs. W. O. Troop and Mr. and Mrs. j Victor Wehrbein were in Omaha last Saturday, w here they were doing j some shopping. j Tom Stava and Mrs. Kenneth Mc- j Carthy. of Plattsmouth, were visit ing their sister, Mrs. George Troop and husband, last Sunday. R. C. Pollard and wife were at Lincoln Thanksgiving day. where they witnessed the football game be tween Nebraska and Oregon. Mrs. John Yeiser and the children, of Omaha, spent Thanksgiving day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturm, parents of Mrs. Yeiser. Mrs. A. G. Cisney and daughter, Maurine. and Charles Davis were spending Thanksgiving day at Te karnah. remaining until Sunday. Miss Lanna McReynolds. postmis tress at Nehawka, spent Thanksgiv- ing day at the home of friends at j Lincoln. She returned home last Friday. Grover Hoback and his two sons were at Lincoln Thanksgiving day, where they attended the football game between the Cornhuskers and the Oregon State eleven. James Smith and Antone Eajeck 1 -f,pL-iTi(. mrv H il M r-Ti 1 1 v in t b f ... m - harvesting of some seven acres ot carrots, which Mr. Smith has grown during the past summer. John H. Steffens was over to Lor ton last Monday, where he went to visit his parents and also to assist hi r , . , . , . . ,' report for publication for the bank ! which he has at Lortcn. Nelson Berger w as a visitor in j Nebraska City, going to secure some tankage for his ogs and also suine special feed for the cattle belies ing tnat better results may oe ooiaineu from the use of balanced feeding ra tion3. John Kintner and wife, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Perry Kintner. who makes his home in Indiana, were visiting last Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Chapman, who are relatives of the former. Mrs. D. C. Rhoden. who has been teaching school at Ok Creek, South Dakota, and who has been spending the Thanksgiving day season here with the husband, returned to her school work in the northwest last Sunday. Rev. W. A. Taylor was in Nehawka last Friday afternoon, where he was making a pastoral call on members of the church. Rev. Taylor was also a caller on the late Mrs. Susan Bos worth at her home in Wabash, just prior to her demise and was called upon to conduct the funeral of this woman at Weeping Water last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kruger visited last Sunday at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eucholts. where a splen did dinner was enjoyed by all. Their visit was made the more pleasant by the presence of Mr. and Mrs. George Euckholts. They also enjoyed meet ing the little grandson. Lawrence Euckholts Eurl Troop, who recently re- ! turned from Paxton. following the i . . . a road paving project on which he was employed, together with his sister. Miss Lois Troop, who was home from the university! of Nebraska for the Thanksgiving! vacation season, and iittle Avis Troop, daughter of Earl, were in Om aha last Friday, where they were doing some pro-Christmas shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scudder and Eugene Burton were in Murray last Wednesday evening, going over to spend Thanksgiving day at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Stone. Mrs. Stone is a sister of Mrs. S:udder and Mr. Burton. They remained un til Sunday and on their return were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Stone, who came to visit at the home of the latter's parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burton. Mrs. Chloey Stoll, of Otis, Colo., who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. O. Troop, return ed to her home in the west last Sat urday, making the trip with her friend, Mrs. William August, Jr.. who had been here visiting for sev eral days. Mrs. August was accom panied by her father, C. D. St. John, and the father of her husband, Wil liam August, Sr. Both gentlemen will visit there for some time. Mrs. John Opp Poorly During the latter portion of last week, Mrs. John Opp was very poor ly, so serious in fact that her recov- SEE OUR Robes Gallery FOR THE VERY LATEST m Men's Lounging or Bath Robes Beautiful pastel colors in all wool Flannels. Also novelties in Beacon Cloth and Blanket patterns. Kake an ideal gift. Prices S2.95 to S7 WESCOTT'S Since 1873 ery was dispaired of, but a turn for the better came, and she is now re ported as showing good improvement. The family and friends are pleased that the patient is making such good progress. Three Score and Eleven Nels Anderson, who has resided in Nehawka for more than forty years, was passing his 71st birthday Tues day of this week. In anticipation of the anniversary, his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rood their anj children, came over from heme at Burr last Sunday and help ed to properly celebrate the event. A very fine time was had and a most sumptuous dinner was served. Slanv Dined at Union I On Thanksgiving day a number of; i the pecpie of Nehawka were over to' ;inion where they enjoyed the din-1 ner w hich was sorved by the ladies oi me uaptisi cnurcn ot mai place. ;Frank E. Woods where they enjoyed Among those from here w ho enjoyed ja very fine time with a special pro the splendid meal were Frank LemonLr2U'undcr tte direction of Mrs. L. ,and wife. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Adams.! ;. --,,. sr.l7 aH ,Tp ,,! - . Sheep Attacked by Dogs. j. .Marion btone. wno nas a large; ; t ' ; gregatmg m aroves cna attacking j the sheep. Recently Mrs. Stone was attracted by a commotion anions; the j flock and rushed out to find that five ! of the sheep had been strangled and dragged into a sr.ill creek by the dogs. She frightened the pack away ar.d pulled the sheep out of the creek, Although they were badly mangled! ar.d torn by the teeth of the dogs, they were still alive. A close watch will be kept over the flock and if the dog3 come again they will be shot. United Eretkren in Christ. Otto Engebretson. miniter Phone 2241 NEHAWKA CHURCH Bible church school 10 a. m. Evening Gospel service 7: CO. Midweek prayer service Wednes day evening at 7:110. The Y. P. S. C. E. meets on Thurs day evening. The Woman's Society meets with Mrs. Klaurens this week. The Y. P. S. C. E. will broadcast a program from KFNF. Shenandoah, Iowa, on Sunday, 4 p. m. Our Christmas Dec. 15 from to program will be held on Sunday evening, Dec. 22. OTTERBEIN CHURCH Bible church school 10 a. m. Morning worship service at 11. The young people will meet on Thursday evening. The Otterbein young people will have ri.irf in rinr hrna'-lcsist on Dec. 1 , - AO. Th2 Woman's Society will meet on Thursday. All are invited to the Christmas program at Otterbein Monday even ing. Dec. 23. May the Christ Spirit dwell in our midst. FASKZRS FILE TOIL UIHCAI-IEHAL Lincoln. Doc. 2. Two Nebraska farmers filed Monday as candidates for the unicameral legislature. One was Peter II. Peterson of Lex ington, who served as state senator in l&CC. He is a democrat and is the first to file from the 36th district, which is composed of Dawson, Gosper and Phelps counties. The other was Henry Boiling of Broken Bow who was the first candidate from the 35th district, made up of Custer, Loup and Garfield counties. EEATEN EY EOEBEES Omaha. Jacob Cohen, 43, market proprietor here, was beaten brutally by two bandits and robbed of about 5200 as he was preparing to close up his establishment. The robbers escaped in the sight of spectators. Cohen, suffering from several deep gashes on his head, was taken to hospital. Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shields and C. H. Findley and family were in Omaha last Sunday evening enjoying a show. Fred Allen was in Lincoln Monday of this week looking after some busi ness in connection with his business here. Dr. W. II. Tuck has been feeling rather poorly for the past week and while he has not been feeling the very best he has kept on hustling just the same. Knude Jenson and family and El mer Michelsen and sen, Bud. were over to Omaha Monday evening of this week enjoying the wrestling con test staged there. W. C. Maxfield and wife and their son were enjoying Thanksgiving day at the home of his parents at Fre mont where they enjoyed a very fine time and an excellent dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen and their daughter were over to Lincoln on Thanksgiving day enjoying a very fine visit and an efcellent dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Creese. J. J. Meier who some time ago un derwent an operation for relief from sinus trouble, while he is showing good improvement, is compelled to make occasional trips to Omaha for treatment. He was in Omaha Tues day for that purpose. Dennis Oldham who has been kept at home for a number of weeks on account of an attack of small rox is so far recovered that he was released from quarantine. His mother who has also been under quarantine is making good progress and will be entirely over the malady in a short time. The Weeping Water Woman's club met Tuesday of this week with .Mrs. r. - ' " program, .irs. oous euitriaiueu lembers at a very fine luncheon. Taking Precaution. The city of Weeping Water in or- , , ... son, have recently up railroad well which is relied upon I for a supply of watc when the water gets scarce. Cars Come Together. At a point on the highway No. 1 two cars, one driven by Henry j Lemke, Jr., and another by Fred - elkemeier came together when ! Mr. Er.gelkemeier w as blinded by the lights of another car which was com ing and could not tell where his car was going. While there are laws touching the matter of lights, they are not enforced as was the intention of the law when enacted. With the increasing number of accidents tak ing a heavy toll of life it would seem that the matter of proper lights should be more closely observed. Died at Heme in West. Jesse Ronne. well known here and who with the family made his home near Weeping Water for many years, but some ten years ago went west to make their home, locating at Hem ingsford where he secured a position with the county road work and oper ated a maintainor, died last Friday of pneumonia, and the remains were brought to Weeping Water for burial. He is a brother of Frank Ilonne here. The wife is sick and all the six chil dren were under quarantine for scar let fever. The Ronne family will be remembered by a host of friends here. Charles Vermillion Eies. Charles Vermillion will be remem bered as an employe of the Missouri Pacific railroad, having made his heme for a number of years in Weep ing Water and while here was a fore man of the bridge crew. He died in Lincoln where he had gone to reside and the funeral was held there on Tuesday afternoon. While here Mr. Vermillion became a member of both the Masonic order as well as the Odd Fellows and in the arrangement of the funeral, which was conducted by the Masons it was desired to secure the pall bear ers from the Odd Fellows and in the selection a portion were Masons and a portion Odd Fellows, members of the lodges of which he was a mem ber. The personnel of the pall bear ers was C. II. Gibson, Frank E. Woods, D. D. Wainscott, Lloyd Wool cott, Fred L. Carsten and Ray Norris. The burial was at Lincoln. Undergoes Iilajor Operation. Mrs. M. L. Fernbaugh of Lincoln has been in rather poor health for some time past and her condition de manded a major operation. She was taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital where she underwent the ordeal. Mrs. Binger, mother of Mrs. Fernbaugh, witnessed the operation, and with the utmost anxiety watched until the or- a' ueai was ever, sne aiso remaineu ior a number of days, from Saturday last when the operation was performed until Monday evening when the re action was over and it looked like there was a certain improvement of a substantial and permanent nature. While Mrs. Fernbaugh is making good improvement, the mother, like all good mothers returned to see bow the daughter fared on Wednesday- Place of Business Changed. The Maytag washing machine, which has been at the C. J. Schwere farm and implement establishment, he having had the matter of the sale has been chanbed and placed under the supervision of the firm of Rudge and Gunzel of Lincoln and placed un der the management of Mr. O. O. Kindner. Died at Kansas Masonic Home. Andrew Petersen, well known in Weeping Water and having lived here for many years and also at South Bend, Neb., with the passing of the wife a number of years ago made his home in Weeping Water and then was admitted to the Masonic Home at Atchison, Kansas, where h was a member. Mr. Petersen had been in the Home there for some three years and passed away there on November 17th and was buried in the Masonic plot tbtre notwithstanding the wife sleeps at the church yard at South Bend. In New Location. The Maytag washer, under new- management has been changed to the! JTD CPTXOQD Pictured here are 4 VICTOR FLOUR Doll. One of them is on the back of carh sack of VIC TOR FLOUR attractively colored all ready to cut otJt, and stnfT. Every child will want the - tire set. $150 for Karnes We're ofTerine 22 cash prize for ibe lx-l names for each of these 4 VIC TOR FLOUR Doll. The best it of 4 names sub mitted a name for the Dutch Cirl. a name for the Dutch Roy. a name for the Scottie and a Tame for the Cot will receive a S."0 prize in caih. Th" second best list will win $23. And tcrr r- 10 ." prirr and 10 prizes for the reTt 20 bet lits of nnmc for thee 4 VICTOR FLOUR Doll. Fun and Easy O N T.Y i E B R A S K A XX'OMEN are elicihle for the SI 30 in prizes tthich You'll want every one of these 4 adorable dolls on VIC TOR FLOUR sacks. Of course you'll enjoy trying to win one of the cash prizes for naming these dolls and it be wonderful to win a prize. will But, above all. you will find new dclieht in bakins with VICTOR FLOUR! VICTOR FLOUR is AERATED! This means that it is treated with sprays of fresh air -onstanlly, while brine milled. This scien tific process removes all imnur ities. mnke it lichter. azes it to maximum bakinr? efficiency and stabilizes it at this point. That's iust one ol the reasons whv VICTOR FLOUR cives von belter and more uniform results and whv it is more economical. Be SURE vnur next sack of Flour is VICTOR! Send your list$ of names r I Til ir i i f ill im room Just west of the Weeping Watt r post office and placed under the man agement of Mr. O. O. Kinder who is an experienced Washing Machir.e man. and who will look aft r tho business. He invitts ail to com ar.d see him in this new location. L'very courtcry will be extended. Rudge v Guuzcl. Married at Clarinda. Mr. Harlan Stock of Weeping Wa er and Mi?s Genevieve Albin of Plattsmouth were united in marriage at Clarinda, Iowa, on Monday of this week. They were accompanied by !Mr. and Mrs. Forest Sto.k of Weep ing Water, all returning here to sur prise the folks as well as the parents of the bride who live near Platts mouth. GOOD liEWS F0H M0T0EIST Indianapolis. 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