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VOL. NU. Ill
FLATTSJIOUTH, NEEEASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1936.
NO. 18
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urray
Don C. Rhoden and wife have pur
chased a new V-S Ford car.
Earl Terhune, the Murray barber,
was looking after business matters
in Nebraska City Monday.
Shrader Rhouen and Alen Camp
bell were in Lincoln last Saturday,
where they were looking after some
business for the day.
Mrs. D. C. Rhoden was in Council
Bluffs for a visit over the week end,
and Mr. Rhoden went over Sunday to
bring the wife home.
Van Allen was called to Omaha on
Monday to look after some business
matters in connection with the auto
repair shop he conducts here.
Russell Overhaulser is assisting
with the work on the Marion War
than farm while Mrs. Overhaulser is
caring for the cream station.
Harold Philpot was in Omaha last
Friday with a car load of cattle and i
found a very good market with his
stock bringing right close to the top
price.
Hallas Akin, of Plattsmouth, sales
man for the Ruse Motor company,
was looking atter some business mat
ters in Murray on Monday of this
week.
C. R. Troop and W. O. Troop have
Leen buying corn from the Murray
elevator for the feeding of the cat
tle in their feed lots at the home of
the latter.
Mrs. Henry C. Long has been in
poor health for some time and al
though she is feeling some better at
this time, she is not fully recovered i
from her illness.
A. G. Cisney was at Syracuse last
week for the community sale, bring
ing back with him an excellent span
of mules, which he will use. for farm
work this summer.
Guy Wiles, of Plattsmouth, was
looking after some business matters
in Murray the first of the week and
was visiting with George E. Nickles
during his stay in town.
Earl Merritt has been working on
the interior decoration of the Mur-
ray
Presbyterian church and will
soon have the building nicely dec
orated, making it a place of beauty.
W. O. Troop attended the weekly
community sale at Syracuse last Aveek
and brought back a span of very fine
mules which he purchased there. He
will use them for general farm work
on his farm.
William Sporer and son Charles
and Martin Sporer and family were
in Omaha last Saturday, where they
went to purchase a number of fruit
trees which they will set out on the
various farms here and will endeav
or to grow an orchard.
Corner Warthan, who has been
down with pneumonia for several
weeks, is reported as being some
better and is getting on fairly well,
although it will be some time be
fore he is able to be out again and
so he can get back to his work.
George Troop had the Mrasek
Transfer company deliver his cattle
some twenty-four head which he
has been feeding for several months
to the Omaha stock yards in time
for Monday morning's market, when
he received a good price for them.
William Sporer and son, Charles,
accompanied by Martin Sporer and
wife, were at Glenwood. Iowa, one
day this past week on business, de
siring to purchase a monument for
the late Mrs. Lucy Sporer, wife of
William and mother of Charles and
Martin.
C J. Stewart, the merchant, who
has been in poor health on account
of a severe attack of. lumbago which
kept him confined to the house, is
reported as feeling much better and
is able to be at the store now, al
though far from enjoying his usual
good health.
Herman Frederick and Tommy
Troop and Misses Lois Troop and
Dorothy Drucker went to Lincoln
Sunday evening, where the young
ladies are attending the University
of Nebraska, the young men taking
the girls back to resume their school
work after a week-end home visit.
George E. Nickles, candidate for
the Unicameral legislature, was a
visitor in Plattsmouth last Tuesday,
and also went over into Sarpy coun
ty, where he was calling on friends
and looking after his political fences
in anticipation of the primary elec
tion this coming week.
Working at Nebraska City
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frederick are
at this time very busy with the work
at the seed office in Nebraska City,
so have secured Mrs. Fred Drucker of
this place to care for the children
during the rush season.
Will Write History of Murray
Dr. G. H. Gilrnore, who is a great
historian and a lover of the unusual
in nature, has made a search of the
jnast history of this part of the coun
try, unearthing many Indian mounds
and other information of interest.
He has in mind the writing of a his
tory of Cass county, which will take
some time to complete. Dr. Gilrnore
has written a story of the life of
Mrs. Sadie Oldham, who was SS years
of age Friday of this week, which
appears in this issue cf the Journal.
Mrs. Lopp Very Poorly
Mrs. Lopp, the mother of George
Lopp, who has been in rather poor
health for some time past, was so
serious last week that it was deemed
advisable to take her to the hospital
in Omaha for treatment last Thurs
day. However, she was able to re
turn home Srnday feeling quite a
bit better as a result of her treat
ment. Seed Corn for Sale
Ninety day Strawberry, Iowa Sil
ver Mine, high germination. Call Ne
hawka telephone 2 691.
FRANK SCIILICHTEMEIER,
a9-Mp; al6-Np Murray, Nebr.
Daughter Comes to Cheer
On Friday at an Omaha hospital,
there was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fay
Herriger a fine baby daughter, who.
with the mother, is getting along
very nicely. The proud father, Mur
ray blacksmith and daughter Roma,
together with Mrs. Harry McCulloch,
were in Omaha Sunday to greet the
new daughter.
Visited with Friends Here
Mrs. Marie Melburn and son Rich
ard, together with her sister, Miss
Leona Davis and Miss Harriet Mel
burn, came over from Lincoln last
Friday evening to visit over the
week end at the home of J. A. Davis
and daughter. Miss Loa. They re
turned to Lincoln Sunday evening,
with the exception of Miss Harriet
Melburn, who will visit with friends
and relatives here for a week.
Loses Two Fingers
Uet Warthen, who was assisting
with the sawing of wood, had the
misfortune to get his hand too near
the rapidly revolving saw blade and
had two of his fingers severed. The
wound was very severe and the young
man was rushed to a hospital in Om
aha after first aid had been given
by Dr. Tyson. The accident occurred
on Friday and Bert remained at the
hospital for treatment until Sunday
night, when he was brought home
and is getting along as well as could
be expected, but he has a very sore
hand and one which will keep him
from his work for some time to
come.
Fifth Wedding Anniversary
On last Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Troop was celebrat
ed the fifth anniversary of their
wedding, which was enjoyed by a
large number of their relatives and
friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop
and Tommy as well as Avis Troop of
near Murray as well as Victor Wehr
bein and Miss Lois Troop, who was
home from Lincoln, where she is at
tending school, Martin Stava and son
Ed Stava and Kenneth McCarthey
and wife were at the home of George
Troop for the day and a very fine
dinner and to wish them many years
of happiness.
Gets into the Ditch
Jesse Domingo, Cass county repre
sentative of the Omaha Bee News,
who drives over the county regular
ly in his work, being so he cannot
walk while looking after his work,
last week had the misfortune to have
his car slide into a ditch near the
United Brethren church north of
Nehawka during the time the roads
were slippery from melting snow.
Being unable to get out, he had to
stay there until someone came aloug.
As soon as the fact became known,
his friends in the neighborhood came
and put his car back on the solid
roadway again, so that he was able
University Selects Desert Queen
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Edith McMahon
Something different in the way of a campus beauty "contest was
staged at University of Arizona at Tucson where Edith McMahon,
home town co-ed, was chosen desert queen, crowned 'with a ten
gallon sombrero and presented with a bouquet of desert wildflowers.
Her throne was net a cactus, however. '
to proceed on home. Surely it pays
to have a lot of friends.
Charles A. KcSeynolds
Charle3 Augustus McReynolds, the
son of Nelson McReynolds, was born
in Oregon, Missouri, August 6, 1S56.
He died March 2S, 1036, at the home
of his daughter, Myra Chase, of Om
aha. At the age of six years, he
moved with his parents to Nehawka,
and since that time has resided near
Murray.
In the year 1882 he was joined in
marriage to Martha Ettinger and to
this union were born one daughter,
Mae, and one son, James.
In the year 1SSS Mr. McReynolds
was married a second time, to Paul
ine Brown. To this union were born
two daughters, Myra and Pearl.
There are left to mourn the pass
ing of the deceased, three daughters,
Mrs. Pearl Reed, Mrs. Myra Chase
and Mrs. Mae Beam, four grand
children and one great grandson.
The funeral service was held from
the Murray Christian church Tues
day afternoon, March 31st, conduct
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It's cherry blossom time again in Washington where the cameraman
icaught this artful picture of the dainty blooms with the capitol dome
silhouetted in the background. Miss Adrienne Tolan, daughter of
Congressman J. IL Tolan of California, inset, is the attractive youn
ladyholdics the bouquet.
ed by W. A. Taylor. of Union. Inter
ment was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Underwent an Operation
Mrs. L. M. McVey, who has been
in very poor health for some time
past, "was taken td tue Bryan Memor
ial hospital in Lincoln last Sunday
and on Monday morning underwent
an operation for the restoration of
her health. She rallied nicely after
the ordeal and it is hoped will soon
be restored to her former good
health.
Celebrate Passing of 88th Birthday
Tomorrow, Friday, April 10, Mrs.
Sadie Oldham, will celebrate her
SSth birthday, surrounded by a num
ber of her friends who will gather to
assist in a proper celebration of the
event. Mrs. Oldham, whose maiden
name was Sarah Story, was born on
April 10, 1846, in Pennsylvania, and
came to Nebraska when seven years
of age, when this state was but a
territory, with many Indians malting
their homes here. Harking back to
the old days, there still remains a
dome in silhouette
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INVENTION American
I went out to Dearborn last month
and. among other things, took a
quick glimpse at the great museum
of American inventions whicbVMr.
Ford has assembled in Greenfield
Village. It is a liberal education in
Americanism to s.tudy the develop
ment of industrial progress from the
primitive tools of the list settlers,
J step by step to the marvelous ma-
emnes or today which can do every
thing but think.
It is hard to name an invention
of importance which did not either
originate in America or gets its first
practical use in this country. No
where has the truth bean better dem-
trail running from northwest of Mur
ray through the town and on over
to the river where the Indians were
went to go for water. This trail is
still noticeable, as it ha3 not been
obliterated b3- the repeated plowings
which the years of farming have re
quired. Mrs. Oldham recalls the time when
ox teams were plentiful starting out
of Rock Bluffs for the west, taking
goods to the mountains, with Denver
the objective. She says the ox teams
were as plentiful on the streets of
Rock Bluffs as autos are on the
streets of Murray now.
When she was twelve years old,
the family went from the home place
southeast of the place now owned by
Mrs. Ada Farris, to a point several
miles northwest of Murray (where
Verle Smith now resides) to work,
taking food along to be cooked for
their dinner while there. The salt
war forgotten and Miss Sarah set out
on foot over the wild prairie and
traversed the six miles, securing the
siU and getting back in time for it
to be used in the preparation of the
noonday meal.
They resided on the place south
east of Murray for twenty-one years,
when she moved to a place near the
townsite of Murray, where she has
since resided, making eighty-one
years of her eighty-eight years of
life epent on the two farms.
Her father, David Story, built the
house where Verle Smith now re
sides sixty-four years ago.
In young womanhood. Miss Story
as united in marriage to H. L. Old- j
ham. There was born to this union i
two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Young!
and Miss Fay Oldham, the latter to
gether with the husband and father,
H. L. Oldham, passing away a num
ber of years ago.
Some three years ago, Mrs. Old
ham fell and broke her hip, which
has left her a cripple since that time. (
During the past winter she has also
gone through a serious illness, these
two things serving to prevent her
from getting about as she would have
liked to, but withal she is very cheer
ful and enjoys meeting her many old
friends and recounting the early days
of this community when modern-day
conveniences were undreamed of.
She will have a number of friends
with her for dinner on her birthday
and is also to be the recipient of a
shower of birthday cards. Mrs. Ona
Lawton, of Omaha, whose birthday
falls on the same date as that of
Mrs. Oldham, is celebrating the pass
ing of the event with her good
friend.
The Journal takes pleasure in ex
tending to Mrs. Oldham its very best
wishes, along with those she is re-!
ceiving from scores of others, and we J
trust she may enjoy better health in !
the days to come and be surrounded j
always by many friends to cheer her J
in her declining years.
Her part in bringing the raw prair- j
ies cf the west to their present high j
state of cultivation has been a di3- j
tinct contribution to the good of our
present day civilization and the'
hardships those early day pioneers i
went through cannot be accorded too '
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much appreciation
day generation.
by the present-
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onstrated of the old proverb: "Neces
sity is the mother of invention." The
pioneers of America had to be in
ventive. Starting out with not much
more than their bare hands, they had
to improvise means of conquering the
new world.
I think we have done a pretty
good job of it so far, but invention
has not stopped yet. j
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PIONEERS their problem
The two American inventions
which enabled cur forefathers to con
quer the wilderness were the curved
axe helve and the long-barrelled Ken
tucky, rifle.
The pioneers had to clear and set
tle a forest country filled with lurk
ing savages and dangerous wild
beasts. The straight-shooting Ken
tucky rifle protected them against
the dark terrors of the forest, while
the free-swinging axe helve enabled
them to develop a new and more
effective technique for clearing the
land for their farms and building
their log houses.
For the first 250 years, America
was handicapped by a shortage or
labor. We had to invent machines
because there wasn't enough man
power. And, in spite of all of the
present unemployment, men engaged
in big manufacturing industries tell
me there is still a shortage of genu
inely skilled labor.
MACHINES operators
The greatest contribution America
has made to the world, it seems to
me, is our engenuity in building
brains into machines. I never go
through a modern manufacturing
plant without seeing some new ma
chine which minimizes the need of
intelligence on the part of the man
who operates it. The engineers who
designed and the tool makers who
built it put their brains and skill
into the machine itself, so that the
most unintelligent laborer can run
it.
One of the most complicated de
vices that we had to turn out during
the war was the recoil mechanism for
the French 155-millimeter howitzers.
The problem of making them was
put up to a big Detroit automobile
factory. It took three months to de
sign and build the automatic ma
chines to do the job. I went through
the factory in 1918 and found every
one of these automatic machines be
ing tended by a chunky Polish girl
in a sriiock. It took no muscle, it
took no skill or training, to produce,
by aid of the machine which could
almost think, an apparatus In which
(Political Advertising)
(Political
To the Voters of Cass and Sarpy Counties :
I am soliciting your support at the Primary Elec
tion APRIL 14, 1936.
As I was born and raised on a farm in Cass county,
and having been engaged in farming for a number of
years myself and since 1916 have operated a lumber
yard at Murray. I have been continuously in close
contact with the people of small town communities,
throughout an agricultural section of the state. I be
lieve I am in a position to know the struggle that is
being made by the taxpayer.
Having this experience and serving in the last two
sessions of the Legislature, during one of the most crit
ical times in the history of the state.
As my voting record will show and most especially
in the last session when I served as Chairman of the
Finance Committee, and the actual figures will prove, I
stood for ECONOMY in every State Department, and
for a reduction wherever possible, but not to the point
to hinder efficient operation, and for conservative leg
islation. For your consideration, I will quote the following
figures from property tax for all purposes: The request
of all State Departments was for $15,243,615.52. The
Governor recommended $11,616,064.00. Your Chair
man recommended $11,550,453.85 a saving of nearly
four million dollars from the amount requested.
The peak year for all taxes was 1926, when the
total reached $66,028,255.00, and declining in the year
1935 to $43,878,947.00 making a reduction in the
cost of state government of $22,149,308.00.
If you approve of my record, I again solicit your
support on Primary Election day.
GEORGE E. NICKLES.
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every part had to be accurate to a
thousandth of an inch.
UNEMPLOYMENT answer
I think the ultimate answer to
the problem of unemployment will be
a tremendous increase in the num
ber and variety of so-called "labor
saving" machines. Only by providing
that port of machinery can most of
the unemployed be employed, profit
ably to industry and to themselves.
The machine makes it possible to
pay wages which the unaided, un
skilled worker could never earn. One
of our great American discoveries
has been that the more machines are
set to work making useful goods, t lie
greater the demand for the goods,
because they can be sold cheaper, and
so the demand for more machines and
workers to tend the machines in
creases. With all the talk about the great
army of unemployed there are twice
as many people at work today in the
United States as there were thirty
years ago. Yet our population is far
from being twice what it was in
1900.
CHEMURGY .
tie-up
"Chermurgy" is the name for the
new line along which industry is de
veloping. It means the application of
chemical processes to raw materials
to convert them into usable commod
ities. Both industrial and. agricul
tural researchers hold out great hopes
that through chemurgy farm prod
ucts may make a larger market by
their conversion to industrial uses.
In the Ford factory at Dearborn 1
saw one important application of
chemurgy. Many parts of the Ford
car, including some of the interior
fittings, are made of a compound de
rived from soy beans by chemical pro
cesses. Soy bean oil is an essential
part of the lacquer with which the
cars are painted. We are going to
hear much more of chemurgy.
Every forward-looking person
realizes that the ultimate solution of
the problems of our economic life lie3
in a closer tie-up between agricul
ture and industry. Chemurgy holds
promise of going a long way toward
solving tlfat problem.
You wouldn't &tarl out on a
long trip intending to drive a few
miles the first day and then rest
up for a week or a month before
continuing. Yet that's the way a
great many merchants conduct
their advertising campaign. Lit
tle wonder it doesn't get results.
Persistent, steady effort is what
counts.
Advertising)
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