MONDAY, MAY 17, 1937.
PAGE IT7E
PLATTSMOUTK SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Henry , (lahemcuer was looking af
ter business .matters in Ashland last
Wednesday.
William Eisele wr.s railed to Lin
((in to attend the funeral of his
friend. Attorney Good.
A. J. Bauer was a guest for sev
eral days at the home of hi3 daugh
ter, Mis. Claude Twiss.
Herman Luetc liens, w ho resides
svveral miles east of Murdoch, has
purchased a new Master Six Chevro
1; t ear.
Charles I. Long was railed to Cen
tral City last week to look after
i s matters on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Kt tuunh Tool and wife, of Wnhoo.
n M-tl---r.; Bay he-re at the home
of .Mr. Tool's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
lienry A. Tool.
August
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C. dar
tieiiiemann has just crm-
pla zing a new shimrle roof
i am of John C. ?troy. where
Mer.fce resides.
1 1" i I was a gua.t
and Mrs. J. J.
at the ht.m
J. J. Mar; in ot
iffs last St: n day. leturnin::
h- th" follow irig day.
Henry ilc;:i:..;' Kn ar.d v.iie wt re
i:i Lim.dn Wednesday of lent week.
Bird was made happy by the arrival '
the stork with a fine baby girl
on Tuesday. May 4t'u. Mother and1
babe doing nicely, and the father is
wealing a broad smile as he greets
Lis friends.
Harvey Schroeder, of Clay Center,
Nebraska, who has been visiting in
and around Murdoek during the
i past week or more, returned home
the latter part of the week. During
lim stay here, he was a guest of
j Alvin Ericksou and Howard Luet-
chens.
' Minton V. Wood cf Elmwcod was
looking after business here Wed
nesday, s.e-uring a le ad of gravel fcr
L. F. Langhorst, of Elmwood, to be
! use d en the latter's driveway lead
; ing to his garage, which has been
impassible in wet weather, being on
; a steep incline. .
Ed Cauaway was at Wabash last
i Sunday, where he joined his daugh
, ter and husband, -dr. and Mrs. O.
II. Ilhson. of Lincoln, and a party
of their friends from the capital city
in a picnic cji the banks of the
; Weenin, Water creek. Some of the
! members ot the group tried their
' luck at fishing but did not have
' :uc.h sue -ess.
; J-di-i Theli:i and wife and Mrs.
; Iva Thc'iin, ail of Fremont, visited
Laughing Around the World
Willi IRVIN S. COBB
4.
For Purposes of Concealment
By IRVIN S. COBB
SJ0T so very long ago the military attache of one of these fly-wheel
republics in Central America, where they are always having revo
lutions, came ud to New York from the legation at Washington on
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enjoyable time and c:i their re
vere accompanied by Mrs.
who visited t Fremont a
important ofTicial business. Calling upon a military tailor on Fifth
Avenue he explained his mission. There had been a change of administra
tions in his country the first one, it would seem, in nearly nine months
and the new government had decided to alter the uniforms of a.l
the branches cf the national defense. tti.iv u
It was the visitor's purpose to give the contracts. He had brought
with him special designs, hand-colored in the chosen ts There
ensued a busv time in the taiior shop. It would seem that the fancy
of the Central Americans ran to startling contrasts m cc.or and to
much use of braid, buttons, rosettes, festoons and plumage.
Undress and full-dress had been selected fcr the navy, for the
officers and men of the infantry, and for the artillery. Next, the attache
produced a drawing for a costume more gorgeous than any lie already
had shown. There was a cocked hat, rather resembling the kind worn
bv the Knights Templar in this country excepting that it was bright
red in color with an adornment of vivid green parrot-bathers Lcar.rg
out behind. There was a double-breasted blue coat heavily err.rossed
with gold lace on the cuffs, sleeves, breast, cellar, and skirts, lr.era
were baggv crimson riding-breeches, also be-laced down the seams.
There was "a pair of shinv black, patent leather richng boots with an
adornment of silver spurs and, for final touches, massive bullion epaulets
and white crosslic Its finished off with huge bright buckles.
"Ah," said the dazzled tailor, "how very striding! I presume tnis
uniform is to be worn bv your cavalry?"
"Oh no," said the attache. "This is for our Secret bervicc.
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Greenwood M0 Mystery Cloaks New
Power in Rail Empire
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.if, r- visitor in i;r-
(". a I; lart Wednesday, looking after
business and greeting many of his
lrlenils in this part of the county.
The ladies Aid Society of the
n:-n gel leal s hureh n:tt Thursday
of last week at the homo of .Mrs.
Carl Iiichart, one of their fellow
'...emhtis.
Henry A. Tool was called to Lin
coln lust Wednesday to look aft-.-r '
I -..riness matters--. During his absence i
business at the banking house was ;
k.-ol: J after by Mrs. Tool. j
The Woman's Missionary Society j
Mission Land held their last Sun-J
day meeting of the season on May j
Oth. and any meetings during the
summer vill be held on a week day. I
Many of the ladies of this vicin- J
ity v.!..) are members of the diuer- i
Extension lubs. were at V"cc- !
ing Water last Wednesday, attending ;
tie annual meeting of Cass county
cluhs. i
John ('. Slroy. of Lincoln, was v. j
visitor in Murdoek and at the farm ;
T.ortlu-ast ot town where e.crr::i
"'i nkf- ianus and was looking alter , time,
the re pa Mi- which hs i.5 having i.ade ,
(,n the farm. j
Mr. ana rs. J Je-nry a. i ooi vis
ited at the home of their daughter
; r.'l busbai.d, Mr. and Mrs. O. EJ f; r
r.radf'..-rd and little one, at Harbine : the
Cc braska. Sunday. Mav 1C, iuaking' Ell
ti..'- trip in their car. ,a:e huvl:
"'isses V.'iima Par. ska and lone i strt'.cted
Vi-ddell were in Lineoln last week. , farm to
; !!inc on Mrs. Weddell and Fred , Mr
;-,:.( k. who are patients at the bos-! better
where sue
up after her.
remained until in" cf this coming week. May 20th. J lSHS three years before the
when Mr. Craia
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lo
Kttttlcck's ITcw FostclTice
be Mure k p isw.ffivo is no.'
d in the bank builJiug. which
been painted and decorated in
pleci-.ing mam er.
v.eil
re-arranged to best serve the nt.-e.h-
oitice. ire Jigating is atte
st nd the office is now even
cer.trally located than here-
. The place formerly occupied
y the postoffiee would make a good
location for any small business, as
k is Handy to all parts of the town,
and will undoubtedly be occupied
in the near future.
Junior-Senior Banquet ThtirLuay
Tho Junior-Fenior taiKMi"! -f th
Murdork schools was held Thursday
evening in the Murdoi !: hall, witl;
the ladies of the Loyal Neighbors
of America preparing the splendid
meal. A fine toast program was of
fered and everyone had a splendid
j.
Fra n
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Iding: House in Alvo
Mc-lvin. the carpenter and
.t-r, has been working in Aivo
omc time past, being busy with
erection of a house for John
,Ir. and Mrs. Elliott
very neat
ictt. Si
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con-
-r a
and will retire from the
make their home therein.
Elliott could not have found a
man tor the obstruction of
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al there. They found both parties; the home than Mr. Melvin, who is
.Ring good improvement.
careful and painstaking workman.
C Bauer, who hai btc-n at the
l.orpital in Lincoln for some time.
was able to return home last week j
and has been staying at the home
cf his daughter, Mrs. Daniel I'amska
resting up until he shall be strocg
( The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Comracncemeiit Address
Rev. Hugo A. Xorenbcrg, who is
pastor C'f the Evangelical church at
Citibertson, Nebraska, has been se
lected to deliver the- Commencement
address for the Senior class cf the
Murdoek srhpols on Thursday even-
tev. Xcrenberg has not been in the , ning of the Civil war and has
best cf health for some time and was i sided in the county daring his entire
at the Veterans hospital in Lincoln' i lifetime, watching the development
recently, but has improved sufficient
to resume his charge at Culbertson,
which will be good news to his old
friends in this part of the state.
Guests cn Iicthers' Day
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Mckinnon
entertained on Mothers' Day at their
home in Alvo, having as guests Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Tool of Murdoek,
Fred II. Gorder, wife and daughter.
Miss Helen Gorder, of Weeping Wat
er, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Me
Kinnoii. who reside on a farm near
Alvo. A m.osc enjoyable time was
had by all. including a delicious din
ner to which all did justice.
of the country as white men came to
take the place of the Indians that
roamed the prairies at will when he
was a young man. Murdoek had not
even been thought of at that time
and was organized and platted when
he was 30 years old, in the year
1S91.
Mr. Bauer was quietly passing his
natal day last week and was a guest
at the home of his daughter in
Louisville last Sunday, where the day
was observed with a family dinner.
Baccalaureate Service
At the Callahan church yesterday,
the Baccalaureate sermon was deliv
ered to the graduation class of the
Murdoek hiah school by the Lev.
F. C. Weber, pastor. Rev. Weber is
an excellent speaker and brought a
most timely and worth-while mes
sage to the young folks who are com
pleting their high school work this
week.
Kittenball Season to Open
Tuesday evening. Mav IS, will
mark the opening of the kittenball
season in Murdoek. Three games arc
in store for the fans on opening
night, as the teams line up under
j the powerful flood lights for their
first contests of the season. Much in
terest has been manifest in kitten
I hall here the past couple of yea?-s
las a result of equipping the playing
field with floodlights and a large
opening night crowd is looked for if
the weather is favorable.
Commencement exercises will be
held May 27 in the high school audi
torium. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Peters spent
last Sunday in Omaha with Miss
Lois G umbel.
Mrs. C. D. Young of Ashland spent
the week end with her daughter,
Mrs. Fannie Sayles.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Peters spent
Thursday evening with Mr." and Mrs.
Gail Pollard, of Ashland.
Mr. George Yaut ai d Mr. We'ile
:noe, of Fairbury. visited at the B.
M. Hansen home last Saturday even
ing. Tom Olcson of Waverly and Oscar
Wood of Linac In called on Mr. and
Mrs. John Yant last Tuesday even-
Mr. and. Mrs. Leo Peters and fam
ily were Sunday dinner guests of i
Mr. and Mrs. Bex Peters, of Mur- I
dock.
Mrs. Ror-ctta Axmaker is spend- j
ing a few days at the home of her j
daughter. Mrs. John Kyles, of Lin-,
coin.
t
The annual meeting and banquet !
i
of Greenwood high school alumni is i
scheduled for Saturday evening. May j
2!th. j
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schmati !
of Omaha visited Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Warren and family last Thursday
evening.
Guild viil meet
Tuesday, May IS.
Bruiiko and Mrs.
rerving.
Mrs. Fannie Sayles received Moth
ers' Day greetings by telegram from
her daughter, Mrs. Ann Bennet, of
Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Marvin and
Mrs. Mary Talcott were Mothers'
Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Knolle of Plattsmouth.
Mrs. Harvey Barman and Mis.
Gernge Gustaison will entertain the
ladies of the Auxiliary at the Legion
Hall Wednesday, May 10.
Mrs. Nannie Coleman, Frank Cole
tnan and sons. Douglas and Junior,
spent Mothers' Day at I'nderwood.
Iowa, with Mr. and Mrs. John
Schuster.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Newkirk and
Virginia and Marjorie spent Satur
day night and Sunday at Byron with
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bailing and Mrs.
W. E. Newkirk.
Mr. and Mrs. Chet Wollen and
daughter. Barbara Jean, of Los An-
Genial Figure cf Allen Kirby Behind
Purchase of Van Sweringen Properties
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M. J. an SAveringen
at the church
with Mrs. L.l
Herman Bailer
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State Adeeting to Open
The state meeting of the Evangeli
cal church will open Wednesday of
this week. May lith, and continue
to and inc'uding Sunday. May 23rd.
The meeting will be held at Mi'ford.
where the church has a large park.
Delegate-s will be present from all
parts of Nebraska to consider many
questions affecting the church and
its work. Charles I. Long will rep
resent the Murdoek church from the
standpoint tf a member of the con
New! D-iltsA
Sanitary Protection
without napkins of belts
HERE is sanitary protection that
does away with napkins and Lelts
. . . that is completely invisible, and
so comfortable that there is no con-
sciousness of wearing sanitary protec
tion at all. B-ettes are approved by
physicians . . . acclaimed by women
everywhere as the most comfortable,
most convenient method ever devised..
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Boxes cf 12. . .33c Handbag Packets of 3. . 12p
Ilanufactnred by E-ettes Co., Inc., DuBois, Pa.
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norr's 5g to $1 Store -Ladiss Toggery
In Honor of Birthday
Last Friday marked the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Herman 11.
Schmidt, but the celebration of the
passing of this happy event was de
ferred until Sunday when the fam
ily and a few friends gathered to
appropriately observe the occasion.
A bountiful dinner was served and
Vtar.y -gifts were received by Mrs.
Schmidt, in token of the high esteem
in which she is held as a mother, a
citien and a church worker.
Among those who were present to
assist in making the occasion a hap
py one were Mrs. Robert Stock and
family, Mrs. Leah Y.'inget and fam
ily, Mrs. Gust Straich and family,
and Louis Schmidt and family.
Power Farming Popular
It would seem from the fact that
t the Farmers Grain Company of Mur
! dock have sold thirty tractors, twelve
j combines and numerous other nia
; chinery of this type, that power
I farming is popular in this part of
I the state at least. A few years ago,
v.hen prices of corn and feed were
n low ebb, it inis argued that the
lack of horses on the farms was the
; main cause, since a tractor couldn't
tat oats or other feed produced on
the farm. Now, with feed scarce as
a result o
ing seems
big way.
f the drouth, power farm
to be coming back in a
70th Lirthday
Albert Bauer, one of the oldest
native born citiens of Cass county,
and among the few real old timers
in the state, was observing his I'Jxh
birthday cn May Sth. He was born
about five miles northeast of the
present site of Murdoek on May S,
By MAURICE MEBRYFIELD
Iiitcrnutiovcl HitatrctcH Sens
feature Writer
WILKES-BARRE, I a. What man-1
ner of man is Allan Price Kerby, fi- j
nancial power behind the recent :
transfer in ownership of the vast
railroad empire built up by the iatej
Van Sweringen brothers of Cleve-:
land.
That question is being asked by ,
thousands cf bis new employes;
throughout L'nited States and 1
j are heavily involved in sev-. ial
' properties and hae other Ik rs-itlt
j interests.
I The young-, r Ki:'..y has an imp
ing mansion in the fcu'iuihs ! Wi'
Barre whcie he lives - ith 1
and lour children, the old' st i
is 1 8 and th: youe.g'-.-t h t .
. hi
FAIEVIEW N0TLS
aeles. Calif., returned home Wed
nesday after spending a week visit- j others in Wall Stree t and financial
ing Mrs. Wollen's mother, Mrs. Joe circles who regard with interest this
Brown, and other relatives.
Mothers' Day guests at the
Vant home were Mr. and M:
i-.'innT '.-fiiif 'nil r.t mi iKTrv
John j One of the first things that im
. Al-j presses one on meeting Kirby is his
Still at Hospital
Mrs. W. T. Weddell, who was re
cently taken to the hospital in Lin
coln for observation and treatment,
and Fred Stock, who is also at the
same hospital, the Bryan Memorial,
are reported as getting along quite
satisfactorily and are both so they
can sit up.
The- have enjoyed calls from a
large number of their friends. Mr.
Weddell visited them last Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Weber were there
on Monday and Mrs. Fred Stock was i
up Tuosda3
Mrs. A. I. Bird, who occupies a
nearby room is also reported im
proving, which will be good news to
her friends. Her daughter, Mrs. Carl
Bornenieier and husband were -it
the hospital to visit her a number of
limes since her recent severe injury,
when struck by a gate during a se
vere windstorm.
Merle Gillespie and wife were
there Wednesday and found the pa
tients all feeling some better.
vin Holms and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Orvil Sandy, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mil
ler, of Ashland. Mr. and !rs. Evan
Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. Good
heart Vant and family.
easy genial manner and unassuming
Cemetery Association Heets
Thf Cemetery Association met at
the home of Mrs. Margaret Howard
last Friday. Officers were elected,
as follows: Mrs. Ben Howard, presi-
ident; Mrs. Esther Armstrong
president; Mrs. X. O. Coleman, clerk
and Mrs. Pearly Clymer, trustee.
The :.!.-: ni cling f tl..- I
' dub was held this wv. L at t
of Helen Gars .m r.
eating prt.gram w a
1 1' au-r ship cf lib a ;h.i
He'en Ganseme-r. Tl:
!-. .! st-f-.it in "Stu
; in m Line In.
' The club is job-in;: tl.'
; -'. cum. n's I.eaaut" v. hie h s :
: interesting our. -.
The in em!" r.- entei i.'.n i
jiii'.s at an annual pi. nh-
. very
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Club'
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Officers Elected
The Ladies Missionary Society met
at the church Thursday
Officers were elected.
Mrs. A
Shoupe. vice president;
attitude despite the fact that he is .
heir to many millions and the com- ;
manding figure over a network of
property and people which covers a;
large portion of United States.
Iu his home town of Wiikes-Barre, !
this eminent native son is looked up- j
on with considerable regard. His ;
personal acquaintance here is wide ',
and democratic and his naturalness'
viceand complete absence of affectation;
have helped to command the e.-teeni
of his fellow townspeople. J
Hirby Is Athletic Type !
The younger Kirby (his lather is; lnlj!.jP dire: (.r.
afternoon. !rreu -llo'san lvU l;y- 11 I1111 1,1 The dub u
. Wool wort li who built up millioim
in the dime store business) is 44
mer which: this t -.r v i!i b.
S'v. ial meeting- will If hth
and August w ith th : v : .!
cling at the home of .'. v
with Heb-n Gar.s' m "
!io-tess. the see: d Ti.u;
Tin- ik w of. i- i : - " a ;
Ti rrybi rry. ju-.-.-idfii i :
'.er. vice. :( s i ti r.t : L.n .
st t-i -tarv- rcasurer ; La
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twenty.
E. Leeslev. president: Mrs
Mrs.
Phone news Items lo fo. C.
Lambert, secretary, and Mrs.
Hansen, treasurer.
B. M.
that the
New York
Enjoyed Extension Club Tea
A number of the ladies of Mur
doch who have been interested in
the Extension club work were at
Weeping Water last Wednesdav.
where they attended the county
gathering of Extension workers and
enjoyed a very fine meeting there,
lasting throughout most of the day
and including a noon luncheon.
Will Visit in West
Messrs. Louis Neitzel and son, A.
J. Neitzel will leave Tuesday for
Ashley, which is near Hyannis. where
they will visit for the balance of the
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lowe. A. J. Neitzel will then
return home, while Louis Neitzel
will accompany the Lowe family to
Denver, where Mr. Lowe has some
business matters to look after". Af
ter concluding the business at Den
ver, the party will make an extended
tour of the Colorado mountains seed
ing many sights of interest and tak
ing up the greater portion of the
month of June.
During the six weeks or more that i
Jlr. Neitzel is away, business at the
hardware atorc will be looked after
by Charles Kupke.
feet tall and weighing ISO pounds,
he carries himself in an athletic man
ner which suggests the oudocr type.
, . , I He is fond of golf and observes a
Grand Chapter, 0. E. S. . te , - i-
Mesdames William Armstrong, routine which keeps him m tne peak
Austin Finley. John Lambert, Earl j Vl "UU,,J;:
Stradlcv and Ben Howard, Mr. and! When the news broke
m. r- t ..i,. Air. oi a t Jounger Kirby and
,tl I is . -I.. 1 . uvmrj ciHJ 'ii , anu ;
Emmet Landon attended the meet- rokers. Rooert It. Young and Frank
ing of the Grand Chapter of theF- Kolbe. had aonuiivd the .?3.f0o,
Eastern Star lodge in the 4-H build- j 000.000 empire of the late Van Sv.er
ing at the state fair grounds at Lin- i"gtms from George til of Munice, !
coin last Wednesday afternoon and !Illd-. for 5 f.:iT5.000, there were com
evenir"" Jparativciy fe- who knew much about
'any of the three. The figure of Kirby :
L C C Elects 'attracted most interest of the three,'
The ladies'of the card club met at j however, since it is believed the
a 1 o'clock luncheon at the home of ,Kirby millions actually made tne deal
Mrs. Warren Boucher last Thursday I possible,
afternoon. Election of officers was I Man"
held at this meeting, with the fol
lowing being chosen: Mrs. Evan
Armstrong, president; Mrs. G. V.
Vant, vice president, and Mrs. P. E.
Clymer, secretary-treasurer.
Five hundred was played. Mrs.
Francis Vant won high and Mrs.
Marie Holt won second.
irby Philanthropies
To the people ot this city located
in the heart of Pennsylvania's an
thracite district, however,' Kirby is
no mysterious fnaucial genius but
,a pifc-usant-spokeu ana laminar in
jure v. ho. e philanthropies and thue
jof his father are rc-.-poa.'-.ible for ma: y
i
It will pay you lo cue u
before you -.vrile or rc
r.cvi ycur car insurance.
We have a Special
Rate cn Farm Cars
p n s- p
of the civil beiiefirs of Wilkes-Bar: c.
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ine ltjgioii iiuii ium
Thev held election of offi-
Wcman's Club Elects
The ladies of the Women's
met at
nesday.
helped
the
miiucns
pari:.
cers ai this meeting an
ing were chosen: Mrs.
man, president; Mrs.
1 the follow-
N. O. Cole- j
B. M. Hansen, j
vice president: Mrs. M. L. Shoupe, i
secretary, and Mrs. Ben
treasurer. A program of
Artists and
Mrs. JI. L. Shoupe and Mrs.
Woitzel gave a talk on picture a
rangement in the home.
?2,OCO,000.
mora than
Among the chaiiti
; is a 1'JO-atre com
a ciil health diuii
j which has been given
ia Kirby endowmen.t of
! ?1 ,000, 'iCO to Lafayt tie colb ga and
j numerous other philanthropies.
Smucc Allan Kirov graduated ironi
Ht-'vi rd i ui o, ne i:as ot ei. acn.e
'Famous n helping to manage the many in-
Pietures" was given by j terests acquired by his. father. The
insuranoe
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par:
Walter iKirbys are heavy steckhe'.der ; in two'
of the V.'ilkes-Bari'e banks, control!
(the Wilkes-Barre Traction company, j
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