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MONDAY, APHIL 13, 1936. TEE PLATTSMOUTH EVENING JOUBNAL PAGE FIVE s w Victor Thimgan is the possessor c a new Buick car, which he pur chased a few days ago. Good Friday cervices were held at the Louisville and Murdock Evan gelical churches Friday morning;. August Wilkea is working on the farm at the home of Charles Buell lillfS KIrino- nn.1 fin1.-; it mnc 1 n life ' liking. 13. Golding, of I'latlsmouth, was a, isltor in Murdock Wednesday of laiit week, looking after some busi ness matters here. Rev. and Mrs. C. Jannen, of Hast ings, Nebraska, visited at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Henry Amg v.ert, a lew days last week. Henry Carson was in Havelock on j last Wednesday, going to see his J mother, Mrs. Mary Carson, who has ! been in poor health at her home I there. Due to the hall being in use as a polling place at last Tuesday's elec tion, the Royal Neighbors deferred their regular meeting until the fol lowing day. Bryan McDonald has been assist ing John Eppings, the state highway 1.ivm...uU. .u le.Huviug ui tUu fences and sioring same until they are needed again next winter. The Ladies Aid had a very pleas ant attcrn':o:i Thir.sday at the home of M Rudolph Kuchn. Business, quilting and refreshments consumed a large portion of the afternoon Mr. and j.is. Henry tool were; pleased to have Kenneth Tool and i wife with them last Sunday, the j young folks drivirg over from V.'a-1 hoo, where tLcy are making their! home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bean and U12 children were pleased when Mr. and Klmer Corbin came for a visit vi rs Sunday, remaining for the day and thus having a very good visit to-1 gether. ! 1 I.Iiss Virginia Newkirk, who was! here assisting vith the work at the! L. Ncitzel home during the illness of j the late Mrs. Xeitzel, returned to her j heme at Greenwood Wednesday o-1 last week. P. T. Johnson, superintendent of the Murdoch schools, took a carload of high school students from his typing class to Weeping Water ou Friday afternoon to compete in the ccunty typewriting contest. The Murdock telephone exchange has added a good number of new rural subscribers during the past j few weeks, thus increasing the ser vice to .all subscribers through the increased number of persons they are aL!e to call. Miss Lorctta Ruge and Daniel j Riige, students at North - Centre! college, Naperville, Illinois, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Ruge, and celebrated their parents 23th wedding anniver sary cn Friday evening. A new 19 3 G refrigerator was de livered at the home of Mrs. Ida Thimgan Friday afternoon. The new kitchen convenience will be a great aid to her during the hot summer months in the preparation of foods and other delicacies. i hock ur t 3 JWS I !8 I a rm Mrs. Jack McCartney, of Louis-! uemg gueois ui Xiamen wua.u, ville was a visitor in Murdock. se-1 " McDonald and family and curing the names of people here in j McDonald and family while order to mail advertising matter con- and also enjoyed renewing ac- ccrning the pictures bains put on at i qualntanee with many ether old time t'.e Louisville picture house, which I friends. Harry and the family re she and her husband operate. turned to their western home last J. U. Buck and wiie, accompanied j Sunday, by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Muenchau, vis- j ited last Sunday at the home of Mr. Entertained Star Kensington and Mrs. Ctto Buck at Beatrice, be-! Mrs. Blanche Kuehn, who is a ing especially interested in seeing ' member of the Order of Eastern Star their little six months old grandson, ; of Elmwood, was hostess to the other whom they had not seen since he was ! K-!lbcrs 011 Wednesday, April 10, at r.n infant. j tor home west of Murdock. There John J. Waber. a friend o? Mr. ; 'cro a good number present and a r-wj tt;-. s.-hw.ib. formerlv of Oma- i meeting was enjoyed, being con- La nd now cm-aged as a civil service clerk in the government quarry at ; V.'cepiug Water, was a visit at the' parsonage April 5th. He enjoyed the j arious meet ins j which H'. ere Leldi t:.i oughout the day. j Mrs. Hannah McDonald, daughter, M::;. Harry Eastman and the litters l.tlie ov.e-., together with Lacey Mc-ii-mal'i and family and Bryan Mc Dcnald am! family were guests at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ec- ciek, cf Omaha, for the day iat Eun- t'.r.y, enjoying a fine dinner and a ! Ecmlts of Murdock Election pleasant aiterncon prior to their rc-J The election held here last Tues turn heme in the evening. jdoy to select village officers and members cf the school board, was a Glcr. Lewis Vey tick very qv.iet affair, with but little in- Glen Lewis, who has been making ! tcrcst manifested and no real con-kl-j home west of Alvo until this, tests. Lpi ing, when they moved to a farm! Henry A. Tool and Chester Else northwest cf Murdock, ha 3 been crit-'man were elected as members of the i-ally ill during the past week cr more. He had a pimple come on his leg, which developed into a gathering- and he seratched it, with the re- t.lt that pcmo:i set in and he soon ' hr.u a very severe wcund. When it ! fi'iled to respond to treatment here,; Mr. Lewis was taken to the Bryan' Memorial hospital in Lincoln for idered grave, but at last reports he I was raid to be showing slight im provement. Buys a Farm Near Louisville Henry Carson, who goe3 by the nickname of "Slatts," -has purchased a farm northeast of Murdock, it be ing formerly the property of John ; lleil. The two Ileil brothers will - " t 1 1 1 1 -i ttTn .n i irn !ti i 1 1 1" 1 1 1' 1 'I I 111 1 ? x ing a home mother. there for their as ed Eejuvenalinjr in ths South I. C ilornbecii, the genial and ! accommodating agent of the Reck I Island railroad, who has not been in j the Lest of health for some time, is taking a vacation and a course of i treatment at Hot Springs, Arkansas. While he is away the station work is being looked after by V. B. Par ker, of Jensen. Mr. Parker will be remembered as having worked for i the company in the past, relieving j Mr. Hornbeck during his vacation. Enjoyed Erief Visit in Gmaha Vord came tinexpectedly to Mur cock on "Wednesday that Conrad Mil- j ler, of Ogdcn, Utah, v.as spending 'three hours in Omaha and desired to .Feo h.g brcthors and sistors whom he , nQt ocn for e,even years go T, m. 1.. 11. .SlliiC'i, UtlU iiltilUl t ttliu I M-r.. Charles Lone and Mrs. Mat- tkcv Thimsan and son, Victor, rush- cJ tQ 0maha for ft mQSt happy and pleasant visit, before he took the I train for the west. Aid Met Thursday Afternoon The Ladies Aid society of the Mur dock church met last Thursday af- torncon, with one of their fellow j members, Mrs. Rudolph Kuehn. Af- m '-'"" ""'" .-.In r-lia-t 4 ll A lvllfl 1 sC ( C - c l." 1 " VI r social llol,r was J'ea- oeins cli maxed witn tne serving ci uencious reii'eshments. Heme from the West ?Ir. and Mrs. Conrad Baumgartner, who have been spending the winter in Lcs Angeles with their son and family, arrived home last Sunday, being brought home by another son, who makes his home at Fremont, as Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartner stopped in Fremont on their way home for a visit with another son there. Will Have Eand Concerts Murdock is assured of some pretty cod entertainment in the way of band concerts, and they are making preparations far in advance for the entertainments. They are planning to hold a supper and sale of what ever may be brought to be disposed 01 within the coming two weeks, the I rivn'.dr.iio r. f irhirh will fd in lipln na V the cost of an instructor for th-j band. Watch for announcement later of the opening band concert of the season. Makes Short Visit Here Harry O. Eastman, of Sterling, Colorado, drove into Murdock one day last week to join his wife and children, who had been visiting here for some ten days, the entire family , i - C TT . . 1, T T 1 , ....1 ,1 ciuuea wsin tne serving 01 aencious refreshments Grandmother Eikli Home Mrs. A. A. (Grandmother) Rikli, who has been spending the winter in the south, where she visited with her children who make their home3 at Drummond, Oklahoma, and other points in the south, arrived home last week, being brought home by Mr. and Mrs. Court Opeltz. village beard and I. C. McCrcrey and Gust Ruge as members cf the school board. All are good men and should give the town and schools a good ad- ministration. Enjoyed Silver Anniversary The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Aug- Slay s Husband in 1 -vn;-.r;; ; , fit ftWO -jw ii1- ' 4.:.r-v - r. rO-iN ?;x?r 'W4s-fv aisi-s. .. c??',. : Mrs. Betty Parker Fclbert Martin, 31, pretty platinum blonde, is pictured here as she became hysterical at the inquest into the slayisg of her husband, Andrew Martin, who she shot and killed in a Chicago night club Thursday because "he dons me wrong." Fhe was recommended held for murder by a coroner's jury. ust Ruge gathered at the Ruge home last Thursday, where they very ap propriately celebrated the passing of the twenty-fifth or silver wedding anniversary of this popular and es timable couple who have lived in this vicinity all their lives and have al ways endeavored to do their part in furthering the interests of the town and community. The guests made the afternoon and evening one of great pleasure for Mr. and Mrs. Ruge. Their wedding anniversary really occurred in March, but due to the bad weather and other conditions at that time it wa3 decided to postpone the celebration to the above date. Gave Friends Surprise On Monday of last week, April 6, the neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Wil li;.! m Westfall, who reside between Murdock and Alvo, gathered at the Westfall home, where they surprised Mr. and Mrs. Westfall in honor of their twenty-fifth wedding anniver sary which fell cn that date. A very pleasant afternoon and evening was had and the Newly Weds of a quar ter century ago were made to know that their friends and neighbors were determined to make "their life a i appy one and in departing they wished Mr. and Mrs. Westfall many more happy wedding anniversaries. jCbccrvcd Hcly V7eek r.t Callahan During the past week there has been services both in. the afternoon and evening at the Callahan church, l he cervices being conducted by the Rev. C. F. Weber and largely attend- Icd by the members of the church. A goodly number from Murdock have also been attending, including the I force at the telephone office, who jhavo been able to be present evenings I through having Miss Opal Brockhage look after the work at the exchange. Miss Opal is an experienced switch board operator and was able to look after the work in fine shape. Kiscellanccus Shower for Eride The young couple returned to Mur doch on Thursday, where they will be at hometo their many friends. A miscellaneous shower was held in honor cf Mrs. Glenn Harger at j the home of Mrs. Henry Ileineraan cn Saturday afternoon, April 11th. Aldinger-Kargcr Wedding Miss Lillie S. Aldinger and Glenn I. Harger, of Murdock, Nebraska. 1 were united in marriage at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, April 8, 1926, at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chicago Night Club ,:::-.:TMfy I r.yxsVyf, :::::tr::, , . ' , 1 '-'.'' iV-i' Freiling, s:s:er or the bride, in Alma, Nebraska. Harvey Aldinger, of Alma, and Miss Leona Gitt, of Wilcox, Nebras ka, attended the young couple. The bride wore a light blue crepe gown, while the bridesmaid wore a gown of old rose crepe. The groom and his attendant each wore Oxford grey suits. Here a Lon Time On April 9, 1S31, L. Neitzel, who had been engaged in the ministry in eastern Nebraska, then one of the outposts of the west, acting as a cir cuit rider and going about from one place to another with very little time at home with his family, accompan ied by his wife and children, arrived in Murdock to make their home. They had decided to engage in busi ness and selected the young town of Murdock as a good place to locate. One day after their arrival, they se cured a lot and began excavation for the basement of their store building. Many years have passed since then, and throughout the time, Mr. Neitzel has continued to serve the people of this community with the things they might need or desire in hardware and allied lines. In all these years, they lived happily, surrounded by family and friends and no sorrow came to mar their happiness until a fortnight ago, when the wife and mother pass ed to her reward. The community was good to them, supporting their business in a way that permitted them to lay aside a competence for old age, and all in all life ha3 been most pleasant. "Dreaming Beauties" The girls 4-II room club of Mur dock met at the home of Pearl Itue ter on April 11. In the business meet ing we selected the name of our club. We sent for a pennant at our first meeting but we did not receive it. Idella Buell, Eunice- Kuehn and Ger trude Wood are new members. En nice Kuehn ha3 been selected as as sistant social leader. Irene Gorthey was a visitor. After the meting we sang some songs. Delicious refresh ments were served by Pearl and her mother. We then went out of doors to play games until late in the after noon. The next meeting will be at the home of Mary Pool on May 2. MARION BARDEN, News Reporter. Go to the primary on the 14th and vote for Juclga D. W. Livingston. His record is gocd and you will nake no mistake in voting for him. Soil Saving is a Live Question AmonP: Farmers Cold Weather Permits Many to Put Cff Planting and Attend Con seivation Meetings. That Nebraska farmers are in tensely interested in the new soil con servation program, fundamental de tails of which are being explained thruout the state in precinct meet ings, was indicated in scattered re ports reaching the college of agri culture. W. II. Brokaw, said the first re ports show the 1936 program will allow farmers to do come things they have been wanting to do for years. "Farmers everywhere realize the necessity of conserving the soil and building up fertility and see an op portunity in this program for so do ing," he declared. Attendance at the educational meetings has been highly satisfac tory. Farmers there are signing reg istration cards in large numbers, in dicating they intend to qualify for "grants" under the program in shift ing acreages from soil depleting to coil conserving crop3 and practices. Cold weather this week has given more farmers opportunity to attend their precinct gatherings. Many are postponing their spring planting this week in waiting tor more favorable weather, and the "break" in condi tions has been a fortunate one for the soil conservation program. The state committee for adminis tering the new farm program has not as yet been set up, but Director Bro kaw believes it will be within a short time. Upon appointment, the group will set to work immediately classi fying crops and practices into soil conserving, soil depleting and soil building groups. Recommendations of the recent statewide farm meet ing at Grand Island will receive first consideration. Further indications that the pro gram is moving along briskly in Ne braska v.-ere seen in word received by A. E. Anderson, state and federal statistician, to proceed in setting up county ratios between soil depleting crops and total land. Go to the primary on the 14th and vote for Judge D. W. Livingston. Fer Sale or Kent Seven Acres, Nice Six Room House Lots of fruit. One of the best acreages near Plattsmouth at Eargain. See XL E. Rcsoni icrsns Phone 235-J Red Cross Aids 100, GOO Families l t- In Flood -Stricken Eastern Area . r v ; J-A - ."Sm . Left A ton of baby food and blankets for Infant flood refugees at Sunbury, Pa., sent by air. Upper right Saddened by their plight little orphans of the storm sup at Red Cross food station in Pittsburgh. Lower right Warm clothing was needed In Pittsburgh when zero weather followed floods. TOE appalling floods that swept over I eastern states during the middle ol March caused the American Red Cross to take under its care more than 100, C00 families In thirteen States. Penn sylvania was .hardest hit, and in the cities of Pittsburgh and Johnstown the Red Cross either fed, sheltered or clothed 117,000 persons. The suffering was Intense, because added to deluges of flood water, came rain, snow and Intense cold. Many cities and towns were cut off for 48 hours or more from communi cation with the outside world, both In Pennsylvania and in Connecticut. The Red Cross used airplanes to rush medical supplies into afflicted towns, ar.i to drop food supplies from the V abash News B. Golding of Plattsmouth, was a visitor in Wabash last Wednesday, having business matters to transact here. W. T. Richards was a visitor in Omaha one day during the early part of last week, where he had business matters to look after. A detachment of CCC boys from Weeping Water has been doing some work on the farm where C. L. Ohms resided, ever near South Bend, the farm being owned by an Omaha lady. Another group of the CCC boys are doing soil erosion work on the farm of Henry A. Tool. Mrs. W. H. McBride entertained the members of the Ladies Aid So ciety of the Wabash church Wed nesday of last week, when they met for the purpose of furthering the work of the church. A very pleasant afternoon was had, being climaxed with the serving of a most delicious luncheon. Mi nton V. Wood, who has been en gaged in farming the place belonging to his s:?ter, Miss Myrtle Wood, the rural mail carrier, during the past year, shelled his corn last week and disposed of same, also holding a public sale last Friday to dispose of Lis farming euqipment. Mr. Wood ex pects to move to Weeping Water to reside. Charles Gerbeling, a brother of Henry Gerbeling, who has been visit ing at the home of a son in the west for a number of weeks, returned to Plattsmouth last week, where he vis ited at the home of his son, Floyd Gerbeling, before coming on to his homo in Elmwood last Monday. He reports having had a very pleasant visit in the west during the past win ter. Wabash Corn Goes East More than 2,000 bushels of 1933 crop corn, which was grown by Louis Werdt and which has been stored in the Wabash elevator for some time, was shipped last week to Michigan, where it brought a high price, netitng the gro- er about $1 per bushel f. o. b. cars here. Mr. Wendt also had a portion of the grain trucked to Kansas City, where it is being sold for seed. Janice Joyce Very Sick Leslie Bosworth has received news of the very serious illness of his niece. Miss Janice Joyce, who has been ill with pneumonia for some time and has been cared for at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha. Al though the fever has been broken, some pus has been discovered in one of the young lady's lungs, mak ing necessary an operation to tap the lung and allow the pus to drain. This was performed last Tuesday and the patient was reported in a very serious condition. Her mother, Mrs. Kivitt, is with the daughter at the j hospital lending such aid as she can P " -p.' , y y- .e . ,5 - Xi. . " : :V skies over other places. Trucks with water, medicine, food, clothing were rushed Into many towns. Amateur ra dio operators told the outside world over short wave sets what the true conditions were. Within a few days the Red Cross had more than 200 relief workers and 200 Red Cross nurse3 In all of the com munities in the thirteen States which had suffered from flood waters. Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Chairman, notified PresiJmt Roosevelt, who 13 President of the .tec. Cross, that a relief fund of at least 'iQO.COO would be needed. President Roosevelt ad dressed a proclamation to the nation asking for liberal contribution?. Whe:.i double the number of families cams under care cf the Red Cross thaa feoafc-s are in 0 Protect yourself from heavy financial loss by carrying adequate wind storm and hail insurance. The Cost is Small CALL OR SEE INSURANCE- AND BONDS in her care. The many friends of Miss Janice trust the little lady may seen be restored to good health. Kcv7 Corr.cs Another Industry 1 ne ingenuity oT man is never lacking whn it com .3 to devising ways cf earning a livelihood. A Lin coln firm, aware of the difficulty i:i getting lawns started in the capital city through, the usual method oL sowing grass seed, has purchased a tract of pasture land on what is known as the E. E. Day farm, lo'ated between Wabash and Weeping Water, and will strip the same to supply sod to homeowners of Lincoln. It is re ported the price paid amounts to two cents per square foot, and with some thing over 43,000 square feet to an acre, the total price paid for thi privilege amounts to a large sura an acre, after which the owner will have the land for the cultivation of farm crops. . The sod is sold to homeowners at a good price, with the company lay ing it, thus making money all tin way around and giving the Lincoln homeowners a good lawn in a short space of time. People there are also purchasing the sod for the purpose of getting a good stand of grass on the burial plats of their loved ones in Lincoln cemeteries. It looks like a good business prop osition and one worthy of the in genuity of its founder. Pi had been anticipated, Admiral Gray son urged that this three million dollar fund be exceeded by Chapters. Many responded by doubling and . trebling their gcal3. Citizens were urged to contribute to their local Red Cross Chapters. Af ter the flood emergency passed, tho Red Cross prepared to restore needy fam ilies to their homc3 and anticipate! that their workers would not coucluiq th9 relief job for several months. . - Season ' iCaCj's Plattsmouth vv" ... :'-3i'.'-i;ii'i f - ? r .. ,,,: -: s , :., - , . 5 I': - fr:- pw )