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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOUENAL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1937.
Ihe Plattsmoulli Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, ITEBRASKA
Entered at Postofflce, Plattsmouth, Nebl, as second-class mail matter
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Nehawka
Granville Heebner was called to
Plattsmouth last Monday to serve on
a jury panel In the district court.
1). C. West was called to Platts
mouth and Omaha Monday of this
week to look after some business mat
ters. A. J. Edgerton of Plattsmouth,
county recreational director was a
visitor in Nehawka Monday of this
week.
Bobbie Wunderlich, a student at
the state university at Lincoln, was
enjoying a visit at his home in Ne
hawka over the week end.
Mrs. Louis Chappell, who has been
quite ill for some time will depart
in a short time for Omaha where she
will enter the University hospital for
treatment and an operation.
The people who had to detour dur
ing the time the road north of Ne
hawka was being built and the bridge
constructed, were pleased when the
announcement was made last week
of the completion of the bridge over
the Weeping Water creek, permitting
the opening of the road again.
Saw the Football Game.
Being loyal to the home town foot
ball team and the fact of being loyal
to all the institutions of one's home
town makes that ttnvn the better in
every way, Walter J. Wunderlich and
wife and son, Jack, journeyed to
Hardy, Nebraska last Saturday where
the Nehawka lads played the Hardy
team. Speaking of the country out
that way, the visitors said it looked
pretty but they did not grow any
crops this season. They drove out and
experienced some strong head winds,
but it helped them home in the eve
ning. Visited Friends at Nehawka.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Todd of Im
perial where they are engaged" in
farming and stock raising, were .mar
keting some fattened cattle in Omaha
last Saturday and arriving near the
midnight hour, caught a train for
Nehawka, where they were guest3 of
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Sheldon. Mr.
Todd says things are not so bad in
the extreme western part of the state,
but the territory between there and"
here sure is very badly hit. They
visited here a few days before return
ing to the west.
Finds Leaky Gas Can.
While working at the printing of
fice Glen Rutledge. editor of the En
terprise, had the misfortune to get in
contact with a leaky gas can, with
the result that it caught on fire and
Glen had one of his hands and hts
throat badly burned and which has
caused him to have to keep his throat
and hand bandaged. However the
burns are getting along nicely since
being dressed by Dr. Henry W. Wal
ters. Believes Care Always Pays.
Nicholas Klaureus has a very fine
flock of hens which he is expecting
good returns from when the price of
eggs gets the best. He has just com
pleted the building of a very warm
hen house with a battery of nests and
a place to roost. He believes extra
care of the chickens always pays.
Received Severe Burns.
Leonard Schumacher while work
ing on his auto was just in the wrong
place when the critter backfired,
shooting a very hot flame into his
face, burning him very badly. After
having the injury dressed he is get
ting along very fair.
Intended to Make Home in Missouri.
This was the intention of Edward
Bond, brother of John Bond, and
when he went to Missouri where he
put in a crop of wheat he left his
tractor and a number of his farming
Implements in the "Show Me State"
.when returning here. Mr. Bond was
heeding some power to do some wood
Bawing, and was loaned a tractor by
Granville Heebner and while he was
attempting ' to pull a stalled truck
from its position and having hitched
onto the truck without a hitch bar,
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the tractor was thrown over when
the hard pull came, pinning Mr. Bond
under the machine where he was com
pelled to remain until another trac
tor was secured to pull the monster
off him. It was feared he had been
killed, as he was unconscious, but
was revived and taken to the St.
Mary's hospital at Nebraska City
where it was found he had sustained
a skull fracture, a broken arm, a
fractured finger and International in
juries. While he Is very seriously in
jured it is thought by physicians that
he has an even chance to recover, but
it will be some time before he can
leave the institution.
They Have the Fence Restored.
When the move was made by the
state for the completion of the pav
ing of the gap in O street, it was
'found that additional lands were
needed along the farm of Stuart
Rough. The grading was done and
the oil mat was completed, with a
double row of drainage ditches, thus
making a wide place in the road, but
not by this token a small town, and
when the work had been completed
Stuart Rough and Dan Anderson, the
tenant. on the Rough farm replaced
the torn down fence, which was also
completed last Saturday.
Entertained Old' Time Neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson were
host and hostess to a number of their
friends at their farm" home last Sun
day when they entertained for the
occasion Mesdames Edna Wolfe and
Ella Greene, both of Los Angeles, who
were called here for the funeral of a
sister some weeks ago, and have been
visiting here since. Delbert Munn, a
brother of the ladies, also was a guest
and the party was completed by the
parents of this trio, Mr. and Mrs
Silas Munn. To say they enjoyed the
occasion would be putting it mildly
for all the parties incluging the; host
and hostess were very close neigh
bors and the years gone by and as
well very close friends.
Another Football Game.
Yes. the Panthers defeated the
Cornhuskers. but with very little
credit in the game as was demon
strated by the description of the play
ing by the experts. Well, that is
history, and so is another game whic
was played at the little town of Hardy
some 160 miles southwest of Nehaw
ka, where the Nehawka lads and the
superintendent of schools and the
agriculture teacher journeyed, com
posing the Nehawka high school team.
They traveled over some country con
taining very poor crops and at the
end of their journey found the corn
production about two bushels per
acre, but imagine the surprise when
they pilled up 26 scores to 0 against
the Nehawka team, and the Nehawka
boys their guests, at that.
Getting Along Fairly Well.
John W. Murdoch who several
weeks ago sustained a fractured left
lower leg which has kept him at
home since last week he was able to
be assisted into an auto and made a
trip to the county seat to look after
some matters and a3 well meeting his
many friends. He is getting along
nicely now.
Andy Yeiser Home Again.
Andy Yeiser of Omaha who was so
seriously ill' when he was compelled
to go to the hospital for an operation
lor appendicitis was able last week
to return to his parents' home in
Omaha and is making good progress
altho required by the physicians at
the hospital to remain in bed for an
other week.
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0 Where Quality Counts
Interest is
Shown in Soil
Conservation
Meetings Held Show Much Interest
in Proposed District Other
Meetings Soon.
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As evidence that farmers . in Cass
county are very much interested in
the proposed Soil Conservation dis
trict, over .800 of them attended te-i
meetings throughout the county last
week; The proposed district compris
ing Cass, Otoe and part of Nemaha
counties is being set up under the
soil conservation law passed by the
last legislature.
The purpose of the law is to per
mit farmers when properly organ
ized to receive funds from the U. S.
D. A. for the purpose of soil and mois
ture conservation, whereby the na
tion's most valuable asset can be
maintained and future generations be
insured of an adequate food supply
and a prosperous agriculture.
Like any progressive step ever
made in this country, the proposed
district found some scattered opposi
tion. Most of the opposition was a
technical misunderstanding or inteiv
pretation of the law itself, while the
majority of farmers were more inter
ested in its purpose and how it would
permit them to get the services they
desired.
The services received through a
district will be very similar to that
being given bv the Soil Conservation
Service and the CCC now operating
in the county. More than fifty farm
ers in the county now have a com
plete erosion program worked out on
their farms. About 250 more have
made application for such service.
The district, if organised, will have
as its directors, four farmers elected
by the land owners and one other
member appointed by the state com
mittee. Such soil saTing mcthods
and practices as arc now being used
in this county and others that prove
themselves to be worthy will be
recommended to farmers by tho board
and technicians.
There is nothing compulsory about
the law as it is set up and those that
do not wish to have the services will
not be coerced, but those that do wish
to take advantage of the program
will be privileged. -The official hear
ing dates and places re;
" Tuesday, November', 23rd-Wood-man
Hall, 'Union, 9:30 a. m.
Wednesday, November 24f.i ?.Ia
sonic Hall, Greenwood, 9:30 a. m.
Wednesday, November 24th Farm
Bureau Office, Weeping Water, 1;30
p. m.
RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA
From Tuesday's Dairy
" Mrs. George Hall and son. Wilbur,
returned last evening from California
where they have been enjoying a visit
with old friends and relatives. Wil-
bur has been spending several months
on the coast and was later joined by
his mother. They have had a most
delightful time and met many of the
old time friends and former Platts
mouth residents.
RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS
County Attorney and Mrs. J. A.
Capwell have received the announce
ment of the birth of a daughter, Mary
Arlyne, on November 14, to Mr. and
.Mrs. William Streich, of Murdock.
Mrs. Streich. was formerly Miss Mary
Capwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard F. Capwell, of Elmwood and
a niece of the county attorney.
NEW BOOK AT LIBRARY
A new book on the pay shelf at
the library is "Rumelhearts of Ramp
ler Avenue," by Maude Smith Dela
van. An inscription in the front of
the book says "you will laugh for
many a day over this ridiculously
human story of a delightful family."
Want ads sell all kinds of odd
household goods.
OVERLAND
Theatre . Nebraska City
Sat., Sun., Mon., Tues.
Spencer Tracy, Louise Rainer
and Eddie Quillen in
'BIG CITY'
.Mickey Mouse. News,
Comedy and Cartoon
Matinee Sunday, 2:30 Continuous
Balcony 20p
Wednest; Thurs., Friday
Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone,
Robt. Younq, Biilie Burke in
'The Bride Wore Reel'
Thanksgiving Day
Matinee,' 2 :30 on. Balcony, 20
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
With the opening next week of the
thirty-first annual Christmas Seal
campaign throughout the state, resi
dents of every Nebraska community
are asked to continue the fight
Lagainst tuberculosis. . .. .
During the last year tuberculosis
claimed the lives of 253 Nebraskans,
as against 30G for the previous year
and indicates that the Nebraska
Tuberculosis association's efforts to
wards eradication of the disease is
making headway.
"We realize as we never have be
fore that if we are to save the valu
able young lives in our Nebraska com
munities, we must begin our search
early and arrest the beginning cases
before they have time to develop,"
Dr. John F. Allen, president of the
Nebraska Tuberculosis association,
stated.
If this is to be done the program
on prevention cannot be allowed to
lag. Helath education must be con
tinued so that Nebraskans will know
; how to guard aeainst tuberculosis.
The association recognizes the im
portance of both as well as the neces
sity of taking care of tuberculosis
patients.
Rural school children are again
participating in this year's Christmas
Seal sale by serving as "messengers"
in distributing the seals. Residents
of Nebraska are urged to buy them
generously and use them freely, thus
participating in spreading their mes
sage of health and cheer, which says
to the world that tuberculosis is pre
ventable and that it is curable.
The entire program of the Nebras
ka Tuberculosis association is financed
by the sale of Christmas Seals. Fifty
per cent of the proceeds raised in
each community is returned to that
community for health work.
DINOSAUR TRAIL FOUND
MINE WILL BE SAVED
CEDAREDGE, Colo. (UP) A 30
,ton section of rock will be removed
from a coal mine near here to show
that an early inhabitant of this state
an iguanodon dinosaur could step
off 15 feet at a stride.
The rock contains lour rootprints
of the dinosaur.' Dr. Barnum Brown,
leader of an American Museum ot
Natural History expedition, said two
of the tracks are part of a trail. The
i right and left-footprints are 15 feet
and 2 inches apart.' The three-toed
footprints are 84 inches long and 34
inches across tlie toes.
To remove the footprints' of the
giant creature which roamed this area
when it was-qt dense tropical forest
of the cretaceous age, 80,000,000
years ago. it has been necessary to
widen l,000:feet of the coal mine and
build a special mine car. The foot
prints, BrowTn said, were implanted j
a prehistoric swamp that eventually
became a seam of coal.
Brown estimated that the dinosaur
iguanodon must have :stood 30 to 35
feet in height .since the great flesh
eating dinosauvi tyrannosaurus which
stood ftet in height could step
ouly nlne fef,t .He said no one nas
ever " seen a skeleton of the Riant
creature, but that his expedition
found a single arm bone this sum
mer near Rock Springs, Wyo.
After it is removed from the mine,
the fossil slab will be reduced to a
six-inch thick section and shipped to
the N'ew York museum for display.
TAIRVIEW MEETING-
Elvera Hennings and Laura Tritsch
entertained . the-Fairview club mem
bers at. the Hennings home Thurs
day. ' i
Marie Speck had a very approximate
program on Armistice day.
Visitors for the afternoon were
Tina Born, Irene Alexen, Clara Beck
er and Florence Kraegcr.
The Xmas meeting will be held at
Edna Buechler's with Agnes Wetcn
kamp as assistant hostess.
A better and newsier Journal is
our constant aim. You can help
by phoning news items to No. 6. '
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'On Such a Night
Irnma of the flood you'll marvel at
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Matinee Saturday at 2:30
Adults. ... .25o Children. . .10c
SUNDAY - MONDAY
Holier Taylor and Klennor Powell In
'Broadway Melody of 1938
Never a picture to compare witli it. A
year ahead cf its time. Comedy, ew.
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Matinee, 10.25c Nights, 10-300
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Will Rogers in 'Judge Priest
Maliueo r-t Harpain Prices
Aftorrioou und Night
Matinee and Ni?ht - 10 and 15c
UNION 'ITEMS.
John Fitzpatrick has added to his
transportation equipment a new Ford
V-8. ' ! '
Isaae Dye and family were visiting
with friends and transacting busi
ness in Omaha Monday of this week.
Paul Griffin and his mother, Mrs.
H. W. Griffin were looking after some
business at Nebraska City Monday of
this week.
Now Is the time to enroll in the
Red Cross. Eighteen members enroll
ed the first three days. Union needs
60. Join now.
Henry H. Becker was in Omaha
Monday of this week securing a corn
elevator for Herbert Ehlers, who re
sides south of Union.
Miss Opal Griffin was spending the
week end at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Russell Arnold where the sisters
were enjoying a very fine visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sudduth en
tertained at their country home and
had as their guests for the day and
dinner Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Griffin.
A. L. Becker was looking after
business in kin coin Monday of this
week and had two loads of wood on
the market for some clients in the
capital city.
Herbert Kuntz of Nehawka who i3
feeding some hogs, was in Union last
Monday, coming to have the Stites
Milling company do some feed grind
ing for him.
Robert Wheeler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Wheeler, has rented a
farm over in the neighborhood of
Rock Bluffs and will farm for himself
the coming season.
James Fitzpatrick of Nebraska City
where he is engaged in business, was
a visitor in Union, driving a new
1938 automobile which he seems to
be well satisfied with.
Baptist Missionary Society.
The Baptist Missionary society of
the Union Bapist church is meeting
this afternoon with Mrs. Charles Atte-
berry. The society look after both
home and foreign missions. The ladies
of this city are earnest workers in
this mission field and are to be com
mended in their zealousness for the
cause for which they are striving,
that of carrying the message of the
Master to the ends of the earth.
Responding to Roll Call.
Since the opening of the roll call
of the American Red Cross of Union
oil armistice day; the response has
been very liberal and the number an
swering the call up to Monday has
been thirty-five and is expected to
reach sixty by Thanksgiving.
Visiting Friends Here.
James Adams who was working
here some time ago and while here
was united in marriage with Miss
Peters, one of the young women of
this place years ago. They have been
making their home at St. Charles,
Mo., and were visiting here last week
with relatives and friends for a few
days.
River Work Closed Saturday.
With last Saturday the river work
which has been in progress for some
time near Union was closed until the
coming spring.. The workers who
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have been here for some time past,
and those who have made their home
elsewhere, departed for their homes
and those here are looking for other
work to do. James Davis and brother
who have been employed here depart
ed for Central City, Mo., and were ac
companied by Arthur Hainen and wife
where they will spend the winter.
Enjoyed Excellent Time.
The American Legion of thl3 vicin
ity, whose headquarters is at Nehaw
ka last Thursday enjoyed a get-together
meeting with a very fine pro
gram and good eats. There was
amusement of many kinds, cards,
dancing and swapping of war time
tales. The meeting "continued until
the wee sma hours.
Met at Peru Sunday.
The Union orchestra, which has
been a musical organization of Union
and vicinity, serving many good
causes, and providing music over
much of this territory, had one of
their members marry and go to Peru
to make her home, Miss Elsie Jay
marrying Adam Parsons, who were
host and hostess to the other mem
bers of the orchestra last Sunday at
their home near Peru.
Home from the Navy.
Henry Lidgett who has been in
the U. S. navy for the past number
of years, completed his period of en
listment and was honorably dis
charged, and arrived in Union near
midnight last Sunday, and is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Lidgett east of Union. . Henry, who
did not return to the service, before
returning east had secured a position
at Los Angeles where he has two
brothers, and will visit here with the
parents and his many friends for a
number of weeks after which he will
return to the west to make his home.
Completes Corn Picking.
V. H. Porter, who has been farm
ing the past summer, has completed
the picking of his corn crop, and
vhile he hired it all done, found thatj
the cost of the picking was $147 and
the amount measured into the cribs
wa3 2800 bushels. While following
the severe hot days of last summer
when it looked like the entire crop
had been destroyed, he was some sur
prised to have received as much corn
as he did.
Naomi Circle Meets.
The Naomi circle of the Methodist
church of Plattsmouth are meeting
today with Mrs. XV. H. Porter, who
is a member of the Methodist church
in Plattsmouth. A large number of
the ladies drove down to enjoy the
meeting. They enjoyed a social hour
as well as the business session. A de
lightful lunch was served as the close
of the meeting.
Phil Rihn Home from Hospital.
P. F. Rihn who was studdenly
stricken at his home some weeks ago
with an internal hemorrhage and was
hastened to the hospital where he
remained until last Sunday, when he
was brought home, is showing mark
ed improvement. Mr. Rihn's condi
tion has caused much concern, and
it is with much pleasure that his
friends welcomed his return home.
He is still very weak from the loss ot j
blood, which had to be supplied by,
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a transfusion, but is showing good
improvement, but it is expected he
will be confined to his bed for some
time.
Return to Western Home.
Mrs. Luther J. Hall of Snohomish,
Washington, who has been visiting
here for the past number of weeks
with friends and relatives, guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Stites and Gwen, departed for her
home in the west Monday of this
week. She has enjoyed her stay here
but is getting back to her home in
the west before the coming of the
cold weather.
Will Celebrate Sunday.
The Baptist church of Union has
attained the age of fifty years and
the same will be celebrated at their
meeting next Sunday, with special
services. Rev. Parks of Omaha will
be the principal speaker, but many
other very interesting items will be
included in the fine program. Better
make it a point to attend this gath
ering. Celebrated Passing Birthday.
Mrs. Ray Ehlers and Mrs. Carl
Everett were both passing their natal
day last Sunday and properly cele
brated the event by a delightful gath
ering and dinner at the home of r.i"i
and Mrs. Ehlers, there being present
for the occasion Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Becker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hoback, Carl Everett and family.
Visited in Lincoln.
Mrs. Martha Lynn and daughter,
Mrs. John Lidgett with Mrs. Henry
II. Becker as the driver, were in Lin
coln lact Saturday where they en
Joyed visiting at the home of friends.
They stopped at Weeping Water and
took Mrs. Mary Johnson along, who
was passing her 88th birthday.
THE BIO SIX FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Games Next Saturday
Kansas State vs. Iowa State
at
St.
M.
Ames.
Missouri vs. Washington at
Louis.
Kansas vs. Arizona at Tucson.
Nebraska vs. Iowa at Lincoln.
Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma A. &
at Norman.
Results Last Week
Oklahoma 7, Missouri 0.
Kansas State 7, Kansas 0.
Pittsburgh 13, Nebraska 7.
Iowa State 3, Marquette 0.
Big Six Standings
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Nebraska 2 0
Oklahoma 3 1
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Kansas 2 1
Missouri 2 2
Kansas State 1 2
Iowa State 0. 4
SECURE AUDITING CONTRACT
The auditing firm of Frost, Cong
don and O'Hara, have secured the
contract for the auditing of the Cass
county records for the year 1937.
Thi3 firm of well known contractors
is that with whom John II. Becker
of this city is employed.
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