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PLATTSXOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1937.
NO. 87
Annual Meeting
of Scout District
Well Attended i
Mere than Fifty Adult Leaders at
Dinner end Business Session
Held in Nebraska City
Plattsmouth sent four representa-J
fives to the annual dinner and bust-j
r.t-
meeting of Arbor Lodge district.
P.oy Scents of America, held in
l.raska City I uesaay evening t-. .i. j
v. esfoii. iuiig nine jium. irauvi
Plattsmouth; Raymond Larson, fori
nearly a decade active Scoutmaster: j
Edward C Ofe, commander of the!
Legion, which sponsors the troop in'
Plattsmouth. and Elmer Webb, who;
with Wescott and Ofe are members;
cf the troop committee.
Mr. Wescott. one of the vice presi
dents of the district, presided over
the business meeting. Mr. Larson (
lead one of the discussion groups
that considered activities. In a vote
on wnat outdoor activity to sponsor i
this coming year, the Scout circus of j
two former years received no con-J ly feeding on corn stalks continues!
sideration. while the "camperee" was to be reported over the county and
given nearly twice the support ajin this vicinity in the last few days'
suggested merit badge exposition re-j several have lost cows with the cause j
ceived. ! apparently being that of st"alk forage. !
Auburn, with a total Scout en-:
rollmcr.t
little larger than Platts-lthat
mouth s 4L won recognition as aoine
more genuine Scouting than any;
town in the district. The reason was i
i
c'f-"..T-,T-orvt W th threp trnnns. t 'COn manv. in Several cases Sil IC
r. umber of adult leaders involved as nine cattle have been lost and many j Miller and Bon McCarty, all veter
pnWrs r.f troon committees. Scout- ! farmers have lost some of their best ans.
masters and assistants is nearly na:r
. . i i. ,. t ci
as grtai iis L iif numuci l'l
rd of that total of adult leaders,
..n tr ,hrp. oro rrpnt nt the
U i 1 Llllk I...VV . ....w .
meeting. j
Nebraska City, with three troops, j
aside from the three district officers
residing there, was. about the most
poorly represented town at the meet
ing.
.
Plattsmouth's attendance was 6 7
per cent of its registered adult Scour
ors- j
All tne elective omcers oi tne u.- ;
trict were retained except
G. M.
Corum. of Louisville,
a district viceicar witn one driven by J
president. As that town has with
drawn from Scout activity, R. N.
Crp of Union was named to fill the
Place. The complete list of elective
Su-jrs me Hides: l;ert bwaiisy. Ne
braska City, district president; C.
D. Dsimast. Nebraska City, chairman
of finance: Dr. C. A. Lutgen. Aub
urn: E. II. Wescntt. Plattsmouth:
Rev. C. F. Parnell. Peru, and Mr.
Orp. of Union, vice presidents.
ppc;ntive onicers will be named
la
B. B. Dawson, Cornhusker Coun-his employe was liable. This theory j being passed out from anywhere along
cil executive, and his assistant. Wil-1 is based on the fact that as in most ! the line beneath the basket. The ball
lis V. Elliott, w ho is assigned to cases the employe is judgment proof hg again played at center in the be
rrgular duty in this part of the couc-jne suffering from his wrongful acts I ginning of the second half and also
cil. both of Lincoln, attended the
meeting. j
Although the Arbor Lodge district i
lest three troops this past year, the '
number of Scouts enrolled increased j
from 242 to 299. i
The crying need in every town (ex-;
cept Auburn) is for increased num-
brrs of adult leaders and plans were
discussed on how to interest more of
tl.' men in the respective communi-;
tis in sponsorship of troops. '
HAVE FIGHT Al UNION
Friday evening Union was
sre-r.e of an outbreak that resulted i
in Harry Speck being severely beat-j
pa and who with Charles Clark was
brought to this city by Marshal John down in the business section of the
Morris. city Thursday to look after her usual
The two young men were arraign-! shopping and business,
ed in the county court today and' The birthday anniversary was ob
ir.ade a plea to the charge of fighting served today by a fine turkey dinner
and disturbing the peace. ! at the family home and which was
The judgment of the court was , enjoyed by a number of the relatives
that both cf the young men pay a ! r this fine Jady.
fine of J25 and costs. 1 1Q honor of the anniversary she
Mr. Speck was given medical at-! received a large number of greeting
tent ion before going back to tls work j cards from friends, congratulating
at Union,
injured.
as his face had been badlv
CARD OF THANKS
We gratefully wish to thank the
relatives, friends and neighbors for;
their kindnesses to us in the time of j
our bereavement. Especially do we!
in io inanK au those taking partiC. E. Ledgway has billed Otoe county
m the funeral services. Mr. and Mrs
Clauds Richardson.
j
CHECK UP DRIVERS
The efforts of the new- state high
way patrol to make safer driving has
i already been shown along highway
o. 75. Several local people hav
een admonished ahout the necessity
of obeying stop signs and other regu-i
, lations of the road.
The greatest danger does not lie in
the fast driving as that of reckless
driving without regard for the safety
of the car or the danger to other
niotorists
Several arrests have been made for
the reckIess driving and one case of!
Ne-id.u,.kf.n driving and which will
turned over for trial in the county
jwnere tne onense occurs
Cattle Still
Affected by
Stalk Feeding
Q.r,, r... A -on-rtA TWJtio- in
the Last Few Davs From the
Stalk Feeding.
The death of cattle from apparent-
The number
of
in
cows and cattle ;
have died
me late summer
nuci ia.ii uus oeen appaiinE auu nave :
cost the farmers of the county a I
large sum and inflicted heavy losses
tuc..
)Mtn nf Mtr p in rhp Insr rsr navsisa
Death of cattle in the last few days;
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! is reported from the Max Vallery and
'Joe Beil farms and apparently caused
by seme malady contracted from the!
I
corn stalks. . I
ASK FOR AFFIRMATION
Affirmation was asked of the
ipreme court Wednesday by attorneys
for the Brinn-Jensen company of Om
, . - me iresnmen out tnis year mciuae
gment entered in its!seTeral who looked good last year in j
tion brought by Lloyd I the eighth grade team. Carter Minor. I
aha of a jud
favor in an ac
E. Petersen, Nebraska City attorney
who lost an eye
in a collision of his ;
R. Porter.
salesman for the company. Portei j
and his driver were killed m the acci-;with
dent
ine loner cou.i ueiu inai lue
contract of employment gave Porter
the legal status of an independent
contractor and did not create the re-i
lation of master and servant. The I
plaintiff contended in addition that j
under what is known as the entre-
peneur theory, he was entitled to
, recover because the employer having
opportunity to protect himself against ,
i Io3 by reason of wrongful acts o:
has no recourse,
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Friday's Daily
Today was the ninetieth birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Martha Chris
wisser of this city, who has been one
of the loved and honored figures in
the community for the long years of
her residence in Cass county.
For many years Mrs. Chriswisser
1 and her husband, the late Bennett
j Chriswisser, made their home on a
j farm in the Murray-Nehawka com
imunity and later came to Plattsmouth
the where they have since resided.
Mrs. Chriswisser despite her great
years is able to be around as easily
'as one many years younger, being j
her on the attainment of this ripe
old age
TRIAL COST HIGH
The trial of the case of the State
of Nebraska vs. Paul Winton, tried
here on a change of venue from Otoe
county, cost the sum of 1539.01 and
for which Clerk of the District Court
Winton was charged with arson and
secured an acquittal by the jury.
Basketball
Schedule is
Announced
Papillion Replaces North on Local
Schedule Good Prospects
for the Season.
j The basketball season for the
(Platters will open in this city on i
Tuesday evening. December 14th. j
when Papillion. who has replaced
be!North high on the local schedule, wi!l!monlh lodxe No. C. officiated as sen
be nere for the battle.
The schedule has home and home.
t
games with the Pappio and Nebraska
nty quintets ana an ot tne old ioes;and Frank A
of past years. Auburn. Ashland j
Glenwood, Wahoo and College View.;
The complete 1937-3S schedule is j
as follows: j
Dec. 14 Papillion here." i
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
here.
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
21 Weeping Water here. !
11 Valley there. !
14 Glenwood here. !
IS Nebr. School for Deafi
21 Nebraska City here.
28 College View here.
I Nebraska City there.
S Auburn there
II Ashland there.
IS Blair there
22 Papillion there.
25 Wahoo here.
The lineup for the year shows very;
bright prospects for a good fast team ;
.aim umuj vnnja i n v a uuu j
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tice each afternoon and evening.
The seniors this year on the squad j
tumunse. wumm iwaj
The
j ,
saw plenty of action last year and;
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; these include Robert Hayes, Ronald . c
jRebal. Donald Wall, Granville Sigier.j
Warren Reed. John Jacobs
Allen
Persinger. Stephen hite.
j The sophomores include Joe York
e.v
I who showed well last year.'Ed. Smith.
(Kenneth White, Warren Albee, Ilar-
su-told stander, Kaiier Ccttingham,
'Austin Rhoades, Keith Broman.
The freshmen out this year include
Corbin Davis. James Velick,
Harrv
shiffer, Joe Noble, Tom Gradoville, I
t3T11 m9,v
Coach Clark Boggess is well pleased
the outlook and the fans will
look forward to th nncnin? rlash
ihere to see the bIue and while in i
tion. i
New rulings this year will be of'
gcnpciai introct tn the f-.r0 rhti
eliminating the jump at center after I
K " UUVA VAJ.M.fcf
p,rh P-ni T-nric o,
jUmp i3 made at cente r at the nrenin '
Cf tne game, then on baskets the ball i
j3 put ia play under the basket of i
the team that has scored the basket.
in case of a double foul.
TO MOVE TO THE WEST
Thursday night the auction sale i ternoon at 4 o'clock from the Sat
of the household effects of the Oscar tier funeral home at Fourth and
Shrader home was largely attended, i Vine streets, Rev. J. W. Taenzier
the sale being held at the residence ' conducting the services.
on North Sixth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Shrader are expecting !
to leave on Sunday for Santa Ana, j
amurnia, wnere iney are to locate
and will make their home in the fu
ture. -Iff ; 1 . . I
The many friends regret to
see
them leave the community
where i
they have so long made their home,
but join in their best wishes for the
success of this estimable couple.
TO ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING
Two or three carload3 o! Platts
mouth Legionnaires will attend the
eighth district convention at Benson
next Thursday night. It is quite prob-
able they will leave here in time tojmore than a short time in evenings to
take in the banquet, the exact hourjtbe wrk. It was found by manyj
of which is not known as yet. A copy i oC tbose soliciting in the various1
of the official program has been,
sent fcr. Commander E. G. Ofe anditbe conditions prevented many that
H. L. Gayer are looking after trans-I
portatlon arrangements for the trip.
Plattsmouth will be host to the
twelfth district convention next
year.
AN APPRECIATION
The ladies of the Iiynard Aid ex
press their appreciation for the kind
patronage of their many friends
Thursday evening. daw
atctb masonic meeting :
A number of Plattsmouth Mascn3i
were at Nebraska City Friday even-j
ing. where they attended the ban-';
quet and meeting of Western Star
lorfte No. 2. A. F. & A. M. '
There was a very large represen-,
taticn present from the nearby lodges :
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to enioy tne . nne uauqutt uuu 10 .
witness the ritualistic work.
UaymonJ C. Cook, of this city.
deputy grand custodian, served as
the master of the lodge in the con-
ferrins of the work and Carl J.
c, v. .,Piier. nast masfer of Platts-
ior warden.
n.v,prc rttending from here were
county Treasurer John E. Turner
Cloidt.
William E.
Norris Fined for
Malfeasance
; Veteran Justice of the Peace of Tip
ton Precinct Given Fine of
; $100 and Costs.
! From Friday's Daily
I This afternoon in district court be-;
fore Judge W. W. Wilson. William E.
Norris. veteran justice of the peace
of Eagle, was fined $100 and costs on
j ine mill CUUU1 ui mi iauiLuciii i.iru
last July 7th by County Attorney
J. A. Capwell cn the request of the
i attorney general,
i The count on which the hearing
! was had charged malfeasance in of
' fice in asking and demanding more
lawfully due him. This was I
vx- t t sh
a case entitled u. k. uincn vs.
W. Carr and others.
The defendant at th
preliminary
; hearing and plead not guilty, but to -
j day he cbaa&ed the plea to that of;,ength The queslIon was brou5nt
lETUilty and placed hi.- case in the t hat erart-
j hands of the court.
I Judge Wilson stated that in view i
;of the age and condition of the de-
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the Unty attorne" and dePJt" at'j Searl S. Davis urg
torney enera1' the court v ouId beibers of the Chamb
(t a. 1 ' 1 il -T c AAi
' enienl auu imposeu me une oi
. COS ' an alitnvin? ntm to re j
l3m nis onice as JUtIce-
Mr' Norr5s was represented in the !
hearing by th-e Hon. J
j. i nomas oi .
I Seward, prominent
member of the
Nebraska bar.
DEATH OF AGED LADY
,Irs" i!iIlisa Cline, S7, a resident j
f Plattsmouth for many years, died
Friday morning at the county farm
west of this cit" where for the past
tnreP years sne nau made ter home.
Mrs. Cline had resided in her own
home for many years until her ad
vanced years made it necessary for
her care and she was taken to the
farm.
She is survived by two sons re
siding in Omaha as well as several
neices and nephews.
The funeral was held Friday af-'
Interment was in Oak Hill ceme-ind
tery in the west part of the city,
RED CROSS DRIVE COMPLETED
While a few mere late enlistments ;
may be secured to the Plattsmouth
chapter of the American Red Cross,
the roll is now piactir-aily complete
with 17D enrolled for the year. i took them through Mexico to Cali-
The chapter last year had an en-!fornia and up the west coast.
rol!ment of 230. due to the ener-'
getic efforts of Chairman Sundstrom.j DIES AT LINCOLN '
Ed Schulhof and their aids in all sec-j
tions of the city. This year owing to j Jennie M. Critchfield. 71, a forai-
the necessity of being constantly at
his work at the sand and gravel pits,
Mr. Sundstrom was unable to devote
10CKs ia tne business section that
;,oined Iast r from enrolling.
GOING TO WEST COAST
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Engelkemeier
of near Nehawka, were here Wednes
day to spend a few hours attending
to some matters of business. They
are leaving for the west coast and
are expecting to locate at the U. S.
movie capitol city, Hollywood, California.
Qfonfa Qf
Commerce Has
Meet Thursday
Many Matters of Interest Discussed
t Vi o Mom Vcr-c i-n "Plane f nr
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Future Advancement.
The regular meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce was held Thursday,
the directors meeting at luncheon at
Stewart's. A very pleasing number
of the directors were in attendance.
A communication was received
from the good roads association in
which they opposed the curtailment
of federal funds for road construc
tion, which was proposed to lessen
government expense. No action was
taken, however. j
A. L. Tidd and T. H. Pollock, who j
had attended the mesting of the
.Associated Industries of Nebraska, at
Omaha, gave a very fine report of
the meeting. The association had
ben very enthusiastic in the plans
for the securing of industries in the
stae and a fund of $50,000 had been
arranged with which to advertise Ne
braska and place before the world
her many advantages as a manufac
turing center.
Mr. Tidd also reported on a water
and soil conservation meeting that
he had attended and at which for
mer Governor A. J. Weaver, pioneer
river navigation advocate, had been
present and discussed the advance
ment of the river work and the need
for greater conservation of the
natural resources, to prevent the soil
from erosion and the waters of the
streams to be placed to natural pur-
The matter of the active operation
cf the new dock and warehouse east
of th? city on the xi;ssouri riTer water
'tl.
ont v as also discussed at some i
up as to what gorernmental depart-
; ment would have charge of the oper
ation of the dock, the county, federal
government or the city, all of which
nave been parties in the project.
ged that all mem-
Chamber of Commerce
take iaterest in and study the pro-
posed farm bill that has just been
presented to congress for their con-
sideration, the measure vitally affect-:
in the wegt farm states.
DIES AT DENVER
From Friday's Daily
The announcement
was received !
here today by old friends, of the
death of Mrs. W. R. Bryan, former
resident of South Bend precinct and
Plattsmouth.
Mrs. Bryan had reached a ripe age
and since the death of Mr. Bryan
several years ago, she has resided
with her daughter, Mrs. Clara Miller,
at Denver and at whose home she
passed away.
It is expected that the funeral
will be held Monday or Tuesday at
the Ashland cemetery where Mr.
Bryan is resting.
TO VISIT IN WEST
Friday afternoon Bronson Timm
Leroy Ruse departed for the
west coast, where they will enjoy
a visit witn irienas ior some time
'and expect to see a great deal of the
southwest enroute. They .are making-f
the trip by auto.
j Last summer the two young men
'made a trip to the west by motor-
cycle that covered several weeks and
er resident of Cass county, died on
j Friday morning at the home of her
! sister. Mrs. George M. Porter, 345
North 30th street, in Lincoln.
Miss Critchfield was a member of
one of the prominent families of the
j west part of Cass county, making her
home at Elm wood for a number of
years and later moving to Platts
mouth. AN APPRECIATION
We wish to express our deepest
appreciation of the patronage afford
ed us at the chicken pie supper. The
result was splendid and we are very
grateful to the people of the com
munity. The Woman's Federation of
the Presbyterian church.
NEW MINISTER HERE
From Thursday's Daily
Rev, and Mrs. J. C. Lowson and
their family arrived here last eve
ning and are now settled in the Meth
odist parsonage and Rev. Lowson on
the job as the pastor of the local
church.
The family comprises Rev. and
Mrs. Lowson and their three daugh
ters, one of whom is remaining at
Ceresco to complete her school work
as she is a senior in school at that
place.
Both the pastor and wife are mem
bers of the Eastern Star, lie being a
past worthy patron and Mrs. Low
son serving as "Ruth" in the Ceresco
lodge.
Rebekahs
Elect Officers
for the Year
Krs. Hilda Ccffman Named Nofcle
Grand for the Year Miss
3iarie Kaufmann Honored
From Friday's Dally
The Rebekahs held their annual
election of officers last evening, a
large number of the members being
in attendance to take part in the pro
ceedings. The following were elect
ed: Noble Grand Mrs. Hilda Coffman.
Vice Grand Mrs. Mary Mumm.
Secretary Miss Marie Kaufmann.
Treasurer Mrs. Freeman McFar
land. The following officers were re
appointed to the various positions and
will be installed later with the elec
tive officers:
Chaplain Mrs. George Hall.
Right Support to Noble Grand
Mrs. T. E. Olson.
Left Support to Noble Grand Mrs.
Henrietta Ofe.
Right Support to Vice Grand Mrs.
Harry Kruger . . . "
Left Support to Vice Grand Miss
Gerda Peterson.
Conductress Mrs. Alice Haffke.
Warden Mrs. Alice Ofe.
Musician Miss Mildred Hall.
Inside Guard Miss Bertha Elling
ton. Outside Guard Miss Fern Jahrlg.
The local Rebekah lodge is very
much pleased over an honor that has
come to one of their active mem
bers. Miss Marie Kaufmann, who has
been selected as deputy district presi
dent of district 7-A of the Rebekahs.
The appointment was made by Mrs.
Ilattie Chamberlain, president of the
national Rebekah assembly.
Miss Kaufmann has been active in
the work of the order for j-ears and
has served as local secretary for a
long period and also has been iden
tified with the state organization.
She will have charge of the installing
and inspection work in Cass and sev
eral of the adjoining counties:
PATIENTS DOING WELL
Reports from the Clarkion hospital
in Omaha are to the effect that Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr., are
showing excellent progress and it isj
thought that Mr. Sattler will return j
home this evening or Sunday to com-j
plete his recuperation here.
Mrs. Sattler is gaining in strength
and able to take nourishment as well
as securing rest and her injuries seem
to be healing nicely, but it will be
some time before she will be able to
leave the hospital.
HERE FROM GREENWOOD
From Saturday's Dally
There were several of the residents
of near Greenwood present at the
court house today to attend the sale
of land of the Harry Rourk estate.
B. M. Hanson, the administrator,
conducted the sale and the land was
sold to G. Denning of near Green
wood. Others here from that locality
were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirk. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Welton, W. H. Bond
and Henry Flood of Lincoln.
MAKES GUILTY PLEA
Gerald Kendress, arrested in Om
aha Tuesday on a forgery charge, was
araigned in county court on Wed
nesday afternoon. The young man
was charged with forging the name of
Herbert Stoll of Nehawka to several
checks.
The young man made a plea of
guilty to the charge and was bound
over to the district court for action
in the matter.
Fathers and
Sons Join in a
Fine Banquet
j Eight Mile Grove Church Scene of a
very me leathering; oi tne
Fathers and Sons.
The Eight Mile Grove Lutheran
church was the scene of a very de
lightful gathering the past week
when the annual Father and Son
banquet was held at the church par
lors and attended by a large number
of the fathers and sons of the com
munity to enjoy the fine repast that
had been prepared for the occasion.
The banquet was held at 6:30 and
the menu was as follows:
Roast Beef - Dressing
Mashed Potatoes - Gravy
Green Beans - Pickled Beets
Cranberry Salad
Bread - Butter - Jell
Cherry and Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
The banquet was given by the sons
honoring the fathers, the committee
in charge being Reuben Meisinger,
Elmer Stoehr. Ernest Hild, Cedar
Creek, Forrest Engelkemeier, Murray;
Leroy Hennings, Louisville.
Rev. A. Lentz, pastor of the church,
presided as the toastmaster and very
cleverly presented the various num
bers on the program.
The address of welcome cn behalf
of the sons was given by Leroy Hen
nings and responded to by Jacob
Kraeger. for the fathers, in a very
j fine manner.
j The male quartet composed of Ar
thur Hild, Glen Kraeger, James
jSchafer and Rev. Lentz gave two very
ifine numbers. "Dear Old Girl" and
j"I Miss Her." Miss Marie Lentz was
! the accompanist for the quartet,
j E. II. Wescott played for the group
'singing and also gave two exception
ally fine piano solos that were rery
much appreciated.
L. S. Detoe. superintendent of the
Plattsmouth schools, was present and
gave a demonstration of magic that
held the audience highly entertained.
Fred Koehler, one of the well
known musicians of the vicinity of
Murray, gave several accordian num
bers that added greatly to the delight
i of the audience.
The main address of the evening
j was given by Mr.Srb.supervisor of
i shorter courses In the agriculaural
! college of the University of Nebras
ka. The highlights touched by the
speaker were clear thinking, motives
pure, love your God and trust In Him
secure.
The oldest father at the banquet
was J. C. Meisinger. youngest fath
er was Earl Albert of Louisville, the
father of the most boys was Otto Puis
while the father of the most children
was Otto Schafer of Nehawka.
SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS
The near approach of the Christ
mas season is shown in the business
section of the city where piles of the
fir and cedar Christmas trees are dis
played for the inspection of the pur
chaser. Several are already placing
the trees in the holders along th
curbs.
Window decorations and dressing
up the interior of the stores are also
lending the holiday touch to th
business part of the city.
PROTEST CLEMENCY
LINCOLN, Dec. 3 (UP) Ralph A.
Wever, of Plattsmouth, filed today
with the state pardon board a peti
tion signed by several hundred Cass
county residents asking that the
board refuse clemency to Mrs. Inas
Wever, his sister-in-law, at the De
cember hearing.
Mrs. Wever will appear before the
board December 8 to plea for a reduc
tion of the life sentence imposed
nearly seven years ago after she was
convicted of the poison murder of her
husband. Mrs. WeTer insists she ia
innocent fo the crime.
PROGRAM AND PLATE SUTPER
You are all cordially invited to at
tend a program and plate supper at
the Keil school, DIst. 97. Thurs. eve.
Dec. 9. Ruth Alexen. teacher.
d6d&w
Program and Plate Supper. Bestor
School, Friday, eve, Dec. 10. Esther
Tritsch. teacher. d6-Sw d9-d
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