PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE ITVE THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1938. EAGLE HEWS HEMS Miss Helen Root is reported to be very ill at the Lincoln General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. E. II. May made a business trip to Syracuse on Tuesday cl this week. Lawrence Oelschager of Omaha visited at the George Mayer home lust week end. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thomson from near Palmyra spent Easter Sunday at the Harry Caddy home. Ml-, and Mrs. Floyd Grunden of North Platte visited with Mrs. Sarah Keil and Dorothea last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Reitter and son of Limoln visited relatives in Eagle last Sunday afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wright visited in Weeping Water last Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Floyd Hite and Mr. Ilite. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffmcister a;id Haraleen of Weeping Water luid dinner last Sunday evening with Mrs. Anna Earl. Miss lone Hamilton of Omaha visit ed from Thursday until Sunday with her mother. Mrs. Marie Hamilton mid Grandma Wachter. The W. ('. T. V. held their regular monthly meeting last Friday after neon at the Methodist parsonage with Mrs. Springer as hostess. Katherine and Charles Dobeek of Ilaveloek visited frcm Wednesday until Friday with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trumble. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mick of Lincoln spent last Sunday with Mrs. Mick's mother. Mrs. Louisa Wachter and sister, Mrs. Marie Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. George Pcckham and family entertained at dinner last Sunday Guy Wall of Limoln. W. O. Wall and Jasiel Wall and family. Mrs. W. E. Muenchau and Mrs. Walter Weyers were in Lincoln last Wednesday and attended the funeral services for a brother-in-law, Henry Gerdes. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Steg3 of Elm wood were the Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wall and daughters, Melva and Pauline. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wall of West Toint spent their Easter holiday with relatives both in Eagle and Palmyra. They returned to West Point Sunday afternoon. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wall last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wall of West Point and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomson of Palmyra. Guests at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. August Schwegman last Sunday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schwegman of Palmyra. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Oberle and Louie Schwegman. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Miller spent last Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson and helped them cele brate their oOth wedding anniver sary. Mr. and Mrs. Oiis Schulz arrived from Agenda. Kansas, the latter part of last week and moved into the property .owned by Henry Ketelhut. Mr. Schulz is the manager of the Searle and Chapin lumber yard. 0. S. C. Club. The O. S. C. club met with Laura Panning last Thursday. April 14th. Our president, Ruth Dysart, intro duced and turned over the meeting to our new president, Viola Oberle. We answered roll all by either tell- IN THE FIELD His keen scrnt makes htm a star performer on the field. Keen edges make Star Single-edge Blades star performers on your face! Famous since 1880. I A S S 1 . ... XI ing our favorite Bible story or re peating a verse from the Bible. Plans were made to have a one o'clock covered dish luncheon for our moth ers, Friday, May 6th at the Meth odist church. Committees were ap pointed to be in charge were Hazel Judkins, menu; Eva Scattergood, table decorations; Maude Morton, entertainment and Dollie Myers, sil verware. After our business meeting Ruth Dysart and Margaret Norton were in charge of the entertainment. A delicious lunch was served by our hostess. Twenty club members were present. The guests were Mrs. Ern est Underwood, Mrs. Walter Jacob-i-ieier and Mrs. John Vickers. Achievement Program. The local extension clubs held their annual achievement program and exhibit at the Methodist church on Friday afternono. April 15th. Searchlight Club. The Searchlight club met at the home of Mrs. Ira Stall Friday, April 8, with eleven members present. This meeting was to elect officers for the coming year. Mrs. Ben Root was elected president; Mrs. Rose Caddy, vice president; Mrs. Mary Lanniug, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Ira Stnll and Mrs. Don Sheltot:, leaders; Mis. Don Springer, music leader; Mrs. Vern Hinebaugh, reading lead er; Mrs. Fred Smith, social leader; Mrs. Charles Williams, reporter. Our next meeting will be with Mrs. Leona Gardner, May 13. Mrs. Rose Caddy and Mrs. Mary Lanning will have charge of the meeting. We decided that we would not serve lunches at our summer meetings. We hope every member will be pres ent at our next meeting. We will meet about two o'clock for our sum mer meetings. Mrs. Fred Smith, re porter. BELLEVUE MAN FOR GOVERNOR LINCOLN, April 19 (UP) John A. Cushins:, a Belleue farmer who has turned writer, inforemed the secretary of state's office today he plans to file for governor on the republican ticket. In a letter to the secretary of state he inquired concerning: the filing deadline and fee and added: "I have written a high-school stu dent's histcrv of civil government and to attract attention I will have it pub lished in pamphlet form as my plat form ard file as a candidate on the republican ticket for governor." He wrote that "two years ago on account of short wind I turned the winter work (the small dairy) over to my son and tried my hand at writ ing for publication."' He enclosed several rejection slips from national magazines for articles which he sent in. DENIES HABEAS CORPUS YORK, Neb., April 19 (UP) Dis trict Judge Harry Landis of Sew ard today denied a writ of habeas corpus to Mrs. Mary Odom of Rulo, under sentence from Richardson county to the state reformatory at York. Mrs. Odom was sentenced March 23 on vagrancy charges. 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Power improvement. Alliance, Box Eutte county, grant $144,000; total estimated cost $319,650. Kearney, Buffalo county: City hall, grant $67,500, total estimated cost $130,000. Dormitory, $C7,500 grant; total estimated cost $150,000. Cass county. Weeping Water, coun ty school, grant $48,000; estimated cost $107,720. Clay county, Sutton! disposal plant, grant $45,000; estimated cost $100, 000. Dakota county: South Sioux City, toll bridge, grant $S96,727; total cost $1,992,727. Homer, school addi tion, grant $12,275, total cost $27. 277. Dawes county, Chadron: Dormi tory, grant $63,675; total cost $141, 500. Dodge county: Fremont, school, grant $45,000; total cost $100. 000. Fremont, auditorium, grant $16,650. total cost $37,000. Fremont power improvement, grant $133,500, total cost $37000. North Bend, auditorium, grant $14,727; cost $32,727. Dodge county total grant $209. S77; total cost $466,371. Douglas county. Omaha: Combi nation sewer, grant $484,650, total cost $1,077,000. Omaha city hall, grant $1,350,000 cost $3,000,000. IKiuglas county total $1,S34,650. To tal cost $4,077,000. Furnas county: Cambridge, power improvement, loan, $563,000, grant $459,000. Total cost $1,022,000. Garden county: Lewellen, reservoir loan $363,000, grant $297,000, total cost $660,000. Garden county: Oshkosh high school, grant $14,400, cost $32,000. Knox: Niobrara, bridge, grant $261,000. cost $580,000. Lancaster county: Lincoln, paving, grant $45,450, cost $101,000. Lin coln, power improvement, grant $78, 750, total cost $175,000. Lancaster county total grant $124,200, cost $576,000. Lincoln county: North Platte high school, grant $126,000, cost $280,000. North Platte paving, grant $29,123, total cost $64.71S. North Platte, park improvement, grant $2S,477, cost $63,283. Madison county: Norfolk, auditor ium, grant $77,363, cost $171,925. Nuckolls county: Reservoir, loan $1,181,000, grant $966,000 total tost $2147.000. Perkins county: Grant, school audi torium grant $32,72 8. cost $72,72S. Platte county: Columbus power equipment, loan, $2,S55,0O0, grant $2,335,000, total cost $5,190000. Richardson county: Canal improve ment grant $113,737, cost $252,727. Saunders county: Wahoo, county hospital, grant $36,000, cost $80, 000. Totals for Nebraska, 3 6 projects, loans $5,227,000, grants $S. 555. 041; total $13,7S2,041 total estimated project costs $19,014,276. EXPENSES SHOW DECREASE LINCOLN, April 19 (UP) War rants drawn during March for oper ation of the state government aggre gated $2.042,490 a decrease of $74, 367 from February, State Tax Com missioner W. H. Smith reported to day. The difference was accounted for largely in smaller warrants issued by the board of control and the Univer sity of Nebraska. LOOT IS $566 IN ONIONS ALBANY, N. R. (UP) Theft of 531 bags of onions valued at $566.65 was reported to Albany police. The onions, the complaint charged, were stolen from a trailer-truck parked in the business district. HERE FROM LINCOLN Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fharpnack and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harris, of Lin coln were here Easter to spend a few hours visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sharpnatk and family. . t j Thomas Walling Company . I- Abstracts of Title 4. Fboae 324 - Plattsmoutn . 4 iIvv'X"X"X"X-;-X- "i UNION ITEIiS. W. H. Kruger of Neiiawka was a visitor in Union last Monday. Dr. R. R. Andersen was enjoying a visit Sunday from his parents who make their home in Omaha. Miss Edith Foster, who is taking nurses training in an Omaha hos pital was home for Easter visiting with the folks. Stirling Harris was beginning the planting of his corn on Monday of this week, using both hybrid and open pollinated corn. Frank Bauer and sister, Anna, were in South Omaha last Sunday, guests for the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Chase. Mrs. Ora Guerra was a visitor in Lincoln last Sunday where she was looking after some business and as well visiting with friends. Messrs. George A. Stites and Wayne Ackley were down to Frankfort, Kan sas last Friday where they had some business matters to look after. Earl Merritt of Murray was doing some papering and painting at the home fo Mrs. Fannie Eikenbary dur ing the early portion of this week. Mrs. Ben Anderson who has been visiting with her folks at Sioux City for the past two weeks returned home during the early part of the week. Mrs Fannie Eikenbary w.s visit ing for the day last Monday with her friend, Mrs. Rachel Pell who is en joying her 9 6th year in fairly good health. Tip Wright of Eagle was a visi tor in Union last Monday, completing the painting and decorating of the service station conducted by Ed ward Midkiff. James S. Pittman who wuj so very sick for the past ten days is now somewhat better and able to be out and around. His many friends are pleased that he is showing improve ment. Donald Hoback Hoback who has bf en having a tussle with the measles had vanquished the disease only to have his brother Ivan get it and now is down, while Donald has returned to school. Matthew Midkiff and family of Avoca were visiting in Union for the day last Sunday, enjoying a visit with the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Midkiff and also their other friends while here. Mrs. Mary Campbell and daugh ter. Miss Dorothy, of Plattsmoutn were visitors for Easter at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Atte berry where they enjoyed a very pleasant visit. Pat Roddy of Beatrice was a visi tor at the home of his parents and friends in Union for Easter and re turned to his work as a traveling salesman, going back to work Mon day morning. Charles Land, who has been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Con Watkins east of Murray with pneumoiua is so far recovered that he was able to re turn home, but has not been able to do any work as yet. Miss Ardith Anna Keene, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Keene is very ill at her home with an attack of the measles which with complications has caused the little girl to be very ill. Conrad Nickles of near Weeping Water was in Union last Monday se curing lumbor for making some im provements at the farm just south of Union, owned by Nickles and farm ed by son, Arthur Nickles. Rev. E. C. Barton, who for a time was minister of the Baptist church in Union, now making his home at Grand Island while on his way to Kansas City stopped in Union last Monday for a brief visit with his many friends hero. I. C. McCrorey and Rev. F. C. Weber, pastor of the Caliban church a short distance from Murdock. were visiting in Union with their friends. Rev. W. A. Taylor and wife, on Wednesday of this week. Joan Swan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swan who was ill with an attack of the measles, was also taken with double pneumonia and was considered as being very serious ly .'1. Every attention is being given in hopes of her recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chapman who make their home in Belgrade where they are engaged in the drug business, were Easter guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Whit worth, parents of Mrs. Chapman. They returned home Sunday evening. DeSoto Cldsmobile 'PLYMOUTH' SALES AND SERVICE Body & Fender Work Wrecker Service , Used Cars at Lowest Prices R. V. Bryant Motor Co. Guy (Shorty) Long, Salesman Frank Bauer and Elmer Withrow took a few hours off last Sunday eve ning, going to Nebraska City where they attended a Bhow "Old Chicago" at the Overland. The picture went back a number of years to" 1S71 when the big fire so nearly destroyed the city. Miss Berdina Booher who has been at the hospital in Omaha for the past two weeks was able to return home last Thursday after having under went an operation for appendicitis. She is showing a nice recover and it is expected that she will soon be enjoying her former good health again. Miss Mable Swan has been secured to assist in giving the eighth grade examinations to the students of the country schools and as the Union stu dents have been exposed to the meas les it was thought best to keep the Union students separated from the country students that they might not be exposed to the measles. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swan has been very seriously ill w ith an attack of measles to which was added last week an attack of double pneumonia which makes her condi tion serious. The patient has been getting the ver- best care and it is j hoped she will succeed in fighting j off the disease and will soon recover. Miss Augusta Robb was attending the funeral services of her friend and co-worker in the temperance movement, Mrs. Mary S. K. Harmon of Avoca, who passed away at Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln follow ing an operation last week. The fun eral and burial was at Avoca. Mrs. M. G. Kime, a sister of Mrs. Harmon and her two sons, living near Ne hawka. were also in attendance. Will Paint the Bank. C. F. Harris, owner of the bank building in Union is to have the stone trimmings on the outside of the bank painted with white cement and as well the room in the basement which is used by Ira Clark as a bar ber shop decorated on the interior. Enjoyed Easter Breakfast. The young people of the city of Union were gathered at the parlors of the Baptist church last Sunday morning where they enjoyed an Easter sunrise service and later a breakfast at the church. Reported Doing Very Nicely. I Miss Rachel Years, former instruc tor in the Union Schols but who has been teaching in the schools at Te cumseh. it is reported underwent an operation for appendicitis at the hos pital some two weeks ago and is re ported as getting along nicely follow ing the ordeal. Feeling Some Better. H. W. Griffin, who was at the hospital in Omaha last week for a clinic accompanied by Mrs. Griffin returned home late last week. Mr. Griffin has not attempted to return to work but his condition has been such that it is with great difficulty that he was able to continue his work as he was weakened by the ill ness and his stay at the hospital. However he feel that he is some bet ter. Killed in Auto Wreck. Charles I. Van Petten of Lincoln while driving along the streets of Lincoln Wednesday of last week was hit by another auto with the result that the car in which Mr. Van Petten was riding was turned over, pinning him down so that he could not be removed until the body of the car was removed, when it was found he had sustained such injuries that he soon died. Mr. Van retten was brother-in-law to Messrs. Blair and William Porter, having married a sister, for merely Miss Ada Porter, and sister of Mrs. J. C. Snavely, Mrs. Grace Woods, Mrs. S. W. Copenhaver, Messrs. W. H. Porter, D. B Porter of Union. John T. Porter of Plattsmoutn and Wade For ter of Cheyenne. Wyoming The funeral was held last Monday at Lincoln and was attended by the friends from Union and Plattsmouth. Mr. Vau Petten had lived in Lincoln for many years and was an active member of the First Christian church, a teacher of the Bible schol of the ilOSCCCOSOOSOOCGOOOeGCCCOCQ BUSH COATS 4 Button Down Pockets All round Belt Sport Back Price $2.45 WRsrnTT's 8 Since 1879 cososcose First Christian church of Lincoln. The funeral was held at First Christian church with Rev. Ray E. Hunt officiating. Interment was at the Wyuka cemetery. Mrs. Henry Becker Home. Mrs. Henry H. Becker who was for a time at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha where she underwent an oper ation for the removal of a mastoid from her skull, was able to return home last week and for a num ber of days Mr. Becker had to take the wife to Omaha to the hospital for examination by the physicians and for such treatment as might be required. Mrs. D. B. Porter Funeral Aradana Almeda Fleming Porter was born November 17, 1873, at Mendota. Illinois. She passed away in St. Kathryn hospital in Omaha, at the age of 6 5 years, 5 months and 1 day. At the age of two years she moved to Murray, Nebraska, and there grew to womanhood.. On March IS, 1903, she was united in marriage to David Blair Porter and to this union one child was born, Clyde, who stayed at home. Ever since her married life she has made her home near Union, and was much loved by all who knew her. She leaves to mourn her demise her husband, son, two sisters, Mrs. John Porter, of Plattsmouth, and Amanda Crabtree of Rathdrum, Idaho, together with a host of rela tives and friends. Funeral services were held from me Baptist church in Union Wed nesday, April 20, at 2:30 p. m., con ducted by "W. A. Taylor, of Union, with Rev. Booher assisting. Inter ment was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery, two miles north of Nehawka. A large number were present at the funeral, including relatives from Lincoln and other distant points. In tne death of Mrs. Porter, Union has lost one of its true Christian women. Loy Hathaway Buried Tuesday Loy F. Hathaway, son of G. L. and Addie Hathaway, was born Jan uary 5, 1S95 and died April 16, 193S, aged 43 years. 3 months and 11 days. He was born on a farm one and a half miles east and one half mile south of Union. By occu pation he was a farmer, following that pursuit all his life, with the ex ception of the past year, when he was forced by ill health to retire. On February 2, 1918, he was mar ried to Miss Myrtle Lannum, of Ansley. Nebr. To this union two children were born, one son and one daughter. The daughter died at the age of 16 months. The son George lives to mourn the passing of his father. Loy was a kind husband, an in dulgent father, a good neighbor and a true friend. He attended church at the Sciota school house years ago. and was brought under the spirit's power and ever after was a be liever. He often talked of the pas tor, Rev. Taylor, and the work he did for the community. During his last illness of a few days only he was patient and uncomplaining. Everything humanly possible was done by his faithful wife and others of the household to stay the hand of death, but to no avail. Surely no man hath power o'er the spirit to retain the spirit. Neith er hath he power in the day of his death and there is no discharge in that war. There remain to mourn his death the wife Myrtle, one son, George Loy, three brothers. Charles. Albert and Reuben and three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Eaton, Miss Cora Hathaway and Mrs. Rose Clark, all of Union. Also a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held from the Baptist church at Union Tues day, April 19th, at 2 p. m., conduct ed by W. A. Taylor, assisted by Rev. Booher, The mixed quartet sang a number of the old favorit hymns of the deceased. Interment was in the East Union cemetery. F I ! La La Improved 160 Acres All-Weather Road 100 Acres Cultivated and Balance Pasture PRICED LOW AS MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE SEE teste BIRD HOUSE CONTEST The bird house contest at the Re creation Center Saturday attracted a great deal of attention from the young people of the city and there were some thirty entries in the con test. The interest was very great nnd many handsome designs shown by the clever young people. The judges of the contest were Mrs. 3'. T. Heineman, Miss Clara Lookmeyer and E. J. Weyrich. The prizes were donated by the L. W. Egcnberger agency and the results of the awards by the judges were: First ?2, Harold Favors. Second $2, Joe Highfield. Third Louis Kratchville. Honorable mention Junior Snial ley. All of the contestants were given tickets of admission to the Cass the atre. WINS HIGH RECOGNITION A public appreciation poll was taken on the photographs displayed at the Joslyn Memorial, and second prize went to "The Old Flirt" by Emil J. Weyrich. in the animal class. His picture was of an owl, perched on a limb, winking into the camera. Mr. Weyrich's task was difficult. With still lights strong enough to photo graph by, the owl kept his eyes closed. The lights were lowered until he opened one eye, then the picture was taken by synchronized photo flash. His picture was show n in the Omaha paper, along with the ex planation of the method of securing it. SUFFERS SPRAINED ANKLE Louis Ward Egenberger suffered a painful injury at the grocery store Tuesday afternoon when he fell ant caused the fracture of the left ankle. The injury has proven quite painful and confined him to his home today. Phono nev.s items to Ho. . s 9:4-5 p. m. 5B NEW TIME STARTING MONDAY STOTS ill ill LIGHTS WITH HABRY J0HNS0H 9:45 p. m. KOIL 1260 Kilo. 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