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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUSITAL
THUESDAY, SEPT. 161937.
he IPiattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTE, NEBRASKA
Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., aa gecond-clasa mail matter
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Nehawk
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Monday of this week Marion War
then of east of Murray was in town
where he purchased a tractor which
he drove to his home.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Walters
were visiting for the day last Sunday
in Lincoln, at the home of her par
ents, returning home last Monday.
Chester Stone was securing lumber
and material for the feed bunks as
he is going to feed cattle the coming
winter and will put in the cattle in
a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson and
son, Kenneth, were in Louisville last
Sunday where they enjoyed a visit
for the day at the home of a sister
of Mr. Anderson. Mrs. Bedella Stan
der. Fred Dow has been very poorly for
the past more than a week with an
attack of pleuresy which has caused
him a great deal of pain. He is how
ever having the malady treated and
it is hoped that he will be feeling
better soon.
Miss Helen J-Vrhumacher who is
taking a course in nurse training at
a Lincoln hospital was visiting at
the home of her parents for the day
last Sunday and was taken home
Sunday evening by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs.Edwin Schumacher.
Injured in an Accident.
While James S. Bryan, a driller
for the Tobin quarries near Nehaw-
ka was having the air compressor
moved to enable him to get at the
work in better shape, the truck was
backed against the compressor, catch
ins Mr. Bryan and squeezing him
badly, rubbing the skin from one side
and from the other side under his
arm and on the shoulder. Had not the
truck stopped when it did the result
would have been most serious. As
it is he is very sore, altho the' accfi
dent happened Friday of last week.
He is able to get around but very
little and that only with great ef
fort. Purchases New Car.
John Hobscheidt of south of Mur
ray was in Nehawka last Saturday,
making the purchase of a new Chrys
ler, turning in his car on the trade
Sunday Mr. Hobscheidt and the deal
er here, departed for Des Moines to
pet the car. they driving over togeth
er and one will drive the new car
back and the other the old one.
Tobin Quarries Very Busy.
Last Monday there wag loaded at
the quarry vest of town some five
car loads of stone for shipment via
rail and at the same time the trucks
were delivering a string of truck
loads to the barges on the river,
and with more than sixty workmen at
the quarries it is no wonder that
there is a large shipment every day.
The pay roll through the local bank
has been and is now a little in excess
of $1,500 every two weeks. This must
bring a better business to the entire
communitv.
The Shepherd of the Hills.
Yes that was a very popular book: and one of the best in the city,
and a number of these have followed! The Zuckweiler family vs ill how
in its wake written by Rev. Hillis. J ever also continue their farming in
former pastor of the Christian at Le-! terests near Miller. They have an
hanon. Missouri, and set in the rug-j abundance -of feed for their stock but
Bed hills of the Ozarks of Missouri, j the small grain crop there was very
Since the very entertaining stories light this year.
by this writer have attracted many a .
visitor to the scenic and rugged moun- LCST
tains of the Ozarks. . .
When W. J. Wunderlich and wife, White Angora cat. Reward for re
George Pollard and family of Nehaw-1 turn. Anderson Lloyd, Murray.
LUhy Take hance
with hard earned
cumulated capital sums in untried or specu
lative investments, recommended largely by
high rate of earnings but without 100 cer
tainy of return?
Federal Insured Shares
provide our members with convenient, secure
and profitable investments.. -
Neb. City Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
Chartered and Supervised by U. S. Government -
ka and Dr. II. D. Hibbard and wife
of Nebraska City were considering
their vacation, they decided to visit
this country. They spent nearly a
week there enjoying the country
which these books have so ably ad
vertised and were well pleased with
the outing.
Attended Convention.
J. H. Steffens who was elected dele
gate to represent the church and not
the ministry, was in attendance at
the annual Methodist conference at
Fremont.
They Thought it Had Rained.
A number of people from Omaha
and with a number of cars all pro
vided with a large amount of fish
ing tackle, sallied out of Omaha early
last Sunday and sought the banks of
the Weeping Water creek, bent on
having a good day out in the open
and fishing in the limpid waters of
the creek and expecting to be re-
i warded with a good catch, only to
find when they got to the stream
only an occasional pool of stagnant
water and stretches of dry river bed
with stones scattered over it. They
were disappointed and so much so
that they could not conceal the cha-
i grin.
Visited Rock Bluffs.
The day on last Sunday hung heav
ily on the hands of V. P. Sheldon and
to seek some new entertainment and
see the country, they got in the re
liable old car and headed for Rock
Bluffs. Vilas thinks the roads there
cannot be depended upon, for dur
ing the afternoon, after seeing some
wonderful scenery they attempted to
return home and following the wind
ing roads, passed one point four times
before being able to get out to the
country which he knew and then on
to home.
LIKE NEW HOME
Mr. and Mrs.. L. F. Otto of Au
burn, came up Saturday afternoon
for a visit with the relatives and
friends here. They visited over Sat
urday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Ferrie, parents of Irs. Otto and
Sunday they were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chriswisser at
a family dinner that was much en
joyed. Mr. and Mrs. Otto are now nicely
settled in their new home and have
become acquainted with a large
number of friends.
They report that Fred A. Rothert.
former coach here and Mrs. B. C.
Conn of this city, have very attrac
tive business houses in Auburn and
are doing nicely.
NEW STORE MANAGER
Plattsmouth friends of the Zuck
weiler family, residents here for
many years, will be interested in
learning that Dewey Zuckweiler, the
yon of the family is now the man
ager of a large store at Miller, South
Dakota.
The store is a branch of the Na
tional Tea Co., and the Miller store
!is one f their newest establishments
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savings and carefully ac
From Monday's Daily
Mrs. R. B. Hayes spent the week
end at Sac City. Iowa.
Keith Stinger of Strouble, Iowa,
spent the week-end with Miss Mina
Andrews at the home of Merrit Kerr.
Miss Louise Rishel spent the week
end with her parents after her first
week of teaching at district 12 school
in Union.
Vern Hutchison and family of Lin
coln are here for a visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hutchison
south of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Kerr joined
some Iowa friends at Omaha yester
day and enjoyed themselves at a pic
nic at Elmwood park.
A group of eight teachers went on
a picnic yesterday at a place north of
Nebraska City on Tall Grass highway
overlooking the Missouri river.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Davis of Mur
ray were here today to visit with
friends and looking after some busi
ness matters at the court house.
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Kocian visited
in Omaha Saturday. Miss Genevieve
Cordes returned with them and spent
the week-end at their home here.
Edwin C. Kalina departed this
morning on the early Burlington
train for Lincoln where he will take
up his studies at the University of
Nebraska.
Miss Virginia Trively left yester
day to resume her studies at Peru
college. Miss Louise Rishel went with
her to visit her friends there and re
turned last evening.
From Tuesday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Leonard
spent Sunday with Mrs. V. V. Leon
ard. The pupils in the fourth, fifth, and
sixth grades started yesterday to read
library book for the banner contest.
Cecil and James Comstock departed
this morning for Omaha where they
will resume their studies at the Uni
versity of Nebraska. , i .
C. F. Wheeler of Louisville, was
in the city Monday afternoon to look
after some matters of business and
securing his drivers' license.
Miss Winifred Carr of Pacific
Junction, Iowa, is visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fay Spidell.
Miss Carr is Mrs. Spjidell's sister.
Miss Minnie Hild, clerk in the of
fice of County Judge A. H. Duxbury,
was unable to be on the job today,
being taken ill last night with a se
vere cold. - .
.Harry Johnson, one of the inspec
tors on the Missouri river improve
ment work, was a visitor in Kansas
City over the week-end with rela
tives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Biggs of Lake
Zurich, Illinois, left Sunday after
visiting at the home of F. McFaiiand.
Mrs. Biggs is Mrs. McFarland's aunt.
They also visited Mrs. Biggs' sister,
Mrs. Rose Lewis.
From Wednesday's Daily-
Coffee will not be served at the
Holy Rosary church Thursday.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott is in Nebraska
City today attending a meeting of
the district officers of the P. E. O.
Sam Patterson of Omaha was in
Plattsmouth yesterday transacting
business. Mr. Patterson is a brother
of Thomas and Rae Patterson of this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Goos were at
Crete Tuesday, accompanying their
daughter, Miss Harriett, who is en
tering Doane college. Miss Goos is a
graduate of the 1937 class of the
local school.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Chalfant of
Corning, Kansas, came in this morn
ing to visit for a short time with
relatives and friends. They are visit
ing with the McCulloch family south
of this city and Mrs. II. F. Hendricks,
sister of Mr. Chalfant.
Phone news Items to no. 6.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
I)onll- I'tntiarr l.ro i'nrrillo. I.vuut
Overman mi' Jlnry ('nrllolc In
'Hotel Haywire'
. free-for-all mixup of matrimonial
mistakes! And HICK Foil AN in
'Cherokee Strip'
A fino action Western picture. Alo the
last chapter of "fainted Htallion" ser
ial, and I'opeye tiie bailor. A preat
week-end show for regular admission.
Adults 25 Children 10
SUNDAY-MONDAY-TUESDAY
Groritr limit nntl Aulta I.oulxe In
'The Go-Getter
Its lite story of a sjuy who was the
boss' best nrller anil liis daughter's
best feller; A fast-movlne, breath
taking: comedy. And tragic scenes of
no mh i.n (i !' Mi.m.i
Kealistic seeneH that will make you
aware of the awful ne.ss of It.
Comedy and Cartoon
Sunday Matinee at 2:30
Matinee Prices Evening Prices
10 23C 10-30$
Social
Prnra Monday's Dally
Entertains Friend
Miss Frances Cloidt entertained
Miss Harriet Goos at dinner last
; night. -Miss Goos left today. to be
gin school at Doane college.
Guests at Martin Home
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Jennings,
of" Des Moines, are in the city visiting
at the home of their nephew and
niece, Mr. and Mrs. Hilt Martin and
family for the week.
Will Visit Here
Mrs. R. A. Foster and son, Jim-
mie, of Chicago, are expected here
this week to enjoy a visit with Mrs.
Mamie Phillipson at her farm home
south of the city. Mrs. Foster is a
daughter of Mrs. Phillipson.
Pledged Pi Beta Phi
In the list of pledges of the sor
orities at the University of Nebraska
announced today, appears the names
of Miss Marjorie Ann Tidball and
Mary Kay Wiles of this city. The
young women are pledged to Pi Beta
Phi, one of the popular sororities at
the university and which a number of
Plattsmouth women were members
when at the state university.
leaves for Peru
Miss Margaret Wiles left Sunday
for Peru, Nebraska to take up work
in the state teachers college there.
Entertained at Dinner
Judge and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury and
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom en
tertained Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Carter
at dinner yesterday at the Sundstrom
home.
Visits in City
Miss Avis Alden was in Platts
mouth yesterday with Rev. and Mrs.
E. E. Carter. Miss Alden is a teach
er in the Miller Park school in Om
aha. She is on. temporary vacation
because of the epjdemic of infantile
paralysis in Omaha.
Honored on Birthday
Miss Beatrice Arn was the honor
guest at two very delightful birth
day dinners in observance of her
eighteenth anniversary. On Wednes
day the anniversary was observed by
a dinner arranged by Mrs. V. T. Arn,
mother of Beatrice and at which there
were present the members of the In
dex club of which, the honor, guest
is a memher. The table was beauti
fully arranged with the tapers and
the handsome birthday cake and its
candles. Special guests were Miss
Katherine Luke, Mary Ann Highfield,
Kathryn Hirz and Mrs. Vernon Arn,
Jr.
Sunday Mrs. Albert Kraeger and
Mrs. Paul Long entertained at the
Kraeger home in honor of Miss Arn,
sister of Mrs. Kraeger. The table was
featured by the lovely birthday cake,
baked by Mrs-. Long.. ; There were fif
teen guests to ertjoy the happy occa
sion, i
Miss Arn was presented with hand
some remembrances at the two din
ner parties.
Olson-Kocian Wedding
Saturday evening at 7:30 at the
home of Rev. G. A. Pahl occurred
the marriage of Miss Eleanor Olson,
daughter of George W. Olson, and
Mr. William Kocian, both of Platts
mouth. The attendants were Miss
Ruth Warga and Mr? Leo Fiala. The
couple will make their home here.
From Tuesday's Daily
Visit at Nebraska City
County Assessor and Mrs. W. H.
Puis. Mrs. R. H. Gray and children
SLAB!
Theatre . Nebraska City
Sat.-Sun.-Iflon.-Tues.
'THRILLING TOGETHER .lN THIS GAV
AND MAGNIFICENT WUSIQAt
i TiKtu s vnwb siso
Three Hhona Saturday lght .
Sunday Shows - 2:30 Continuous
SOTK' THEHK ".MOW I'HICKS
All Matinees--.' ...10-200
Balconv at Air -Times. .10-20c
Main loor, Niflhts. . . .10-30C
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and Mrs. Esther Whitely and son,
Bobbie, were at Nebraska City Sun
day. They were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Gllmore, old
friends of the Puis family and former
residents of near Murray.
To Attend P. E. 0. Meet
Mrs. F. B. Shopp left Sunday to go
to St. Louis where she' will visit her
brother and attend the P. E. O. con
vention there. Her sister, Mrs. Ella
Stewart will join her there.
W. C. T. U. Meeting
A meeting of the W. C. T. U. was
held yesterday at the home of Mrs.
Elmer Sundstrom. The officers were
elected, plans were made for the Cass
county convention, which is to be
held in Plattsmouth September 28.
Mrs. Ivan Balfour of Union is the
county president.
Visitors From Council Bluffs
Mrs. Donald Schultz and son,
James, were week-end guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Warga.
Mrs. Schultz while here had the pleas
ure of meeting many of her friends
and also to enjoy a visit with her
parents.
Visits Old Home
Mrs. Robert Troop of Lincoln was
in the city today to visit with her old
friends and neighbors for a few hours.
Mrs. Troop motored down with her
niece, Mrs. C. S. Sherman. Mrs. Troop
is now in her ninetieth year but is
able to get around much better than
one many years younger and has a
clear grasp of all the daily events.
Return From Sioux Falls
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson,
their sons James and Billy, and their
daughter, Rachel, returned last night
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota where
they have been visiting.
Departs for Peru
Miss Edna Mae Petersen departed
Monday for Peru where she will en
ter the state teachers college and
where she will attend the fall and
winter term. Miss Petersen is a
graduate of the class of 1937 of the
local high school.
Standard Bearers Meet
Last evening the Standard Bearers
met at the home of Mrs. R. B. Hayes.
There were fourteen girls present.
The meeting closed last year's work
and began the work of the new year.
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Mrs. Merrit Kerr, last year's leader,
was at the meeting. Mrs. Smith was a
guest of the girls for the evening. : -Officers
were elected. Clara Senf
was elected president; Ruth Ann
Hatt, vice-president; Jane Persinger,
secretary, and Anna Mary McMaken.
treasurer.
The program was the new subject,
"Moslem Adventures." ' The meeting
was held in Arabian style. All the
girls sat on cushions on the floor. A
low table was in the middle, and
Arabian tea was served. Anna Mary
McMaken was the teller of tales, and
Mary Louise Walton was the leader.
At the close of the meeting Mamie
Schwenneker led the devotionals, the
story from the Bible of Ismal, the
founder of the Arabs. Then Clara
Senf gave the Arabian translation of
it.
The president appointed her com
mittees while the refreshments were
being prepared. Committees for the
year books and for invitations were
appointed. Mary McCarroll, Ruth
Ann Hatt, helped prepare the refresh
ments, and Shirley Jacobs and Clara
Senf helped serve.
MODERN WOODMEN MEET
Cass Camp No. 332 of the Modern
Woodmen of America held a very in
teresting meeting Tuesday evening at
the lodge rooms in the Eagle build
ing and which was very largely at
tended. State Manager W. If. Carson and
District Manager O. F. Tornblom were
present and gave short talks on the
benefits of this great order that has
been a strong factor in the commun
ity life for many years.
After the meeting the members en
joyed delicious refreshments that had
been arranged by the committee in
charge.
Saturday, Sept. 18, at
Walnut Grove
Located one block from south
west corner of the Fort Crook
Military Reservation. Music by
FREDDIE SCHUTZ
ORCHESTRA
Beer lOt and 15
BDABSCE
n Back "Taxes
Born We don't know when.
Died We don't know when.
Accomplished in its life no deeds worth
merit.
Amounting to the astounding amount
of $34.61 for every man, woman, and child
in the State of Nebraska. ,
We are often prone to think that the
little that we owe to the government in the
form of hack taxes amounts to nothing at
all. But, if every one made an honest effort
to meet his tax obligation, a general reduc
tion would result to everv Nebraskan. r
Enough money to build three more
State Capitols like the present one in every
respect. Enough money to
pay all the current expenses
for all of the schools in the
State for over two and one
half years.
Consider this and pay
your back taxes now so that
taxes in the future may be
lower.
DELPHIANS ENJOY TRIP
Monday members of the ' Lewis &
Clark chapter of Delphians of this
city, took the day from the usual ac
tivities to travel over the trail that
had been marked for the noted ex
plorers for which their chapter had
oeen named.
The party motored to Omaha and
Council Blufls and narUcnlarlv ill
the latter city enjoyed visiting the
nisioric spots that have made the
"Blufls" noted from early days.
The ladies had luncheon at the
Chieftian hotel at Council Bluffs and
later enjoyed the Orpheum at Om
aha. Those who made the trip were Mrs.
L. W.. Egenberger, Misses Mia and
Barhara Gerine. M rs A u t,, .. u
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Mrs. J. M. Roberts, Mrs. c. C. Wes
cott, Mrs. Pearl Mann, Mrs. L. s.
Devoe, Miss Genevieve Whelan.
FIREMEN NAME OFFICERS
The Plattsmouth volunteer lire de
partment have held their election of
officers for the ensuing year and the
following were named to head the
department:
Chief Dr. O. Sandin.
Assistant Chief Henry Jasper.
Second Assistant Chief Carl Ofe.
Vice-President Franklin Kief.
Vice-President Sam Arn.
Secretary Clement Woster.
Treasurer Robert Wurl.
1st Truck Driver Carl Schneider.
2nd Truck Driver Wm. Schmidt-
m o yy Ti
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Chemical Man Fred Lugsch.
Hook an 1 Ladder Foreman
Charles Tunnel.
Assistant Hook and Ladder Fore
man D. A. Ashbaugh.
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