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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, MAY 2, 1938.
Ihe Plattsmouth Journal
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News
Hostess to Club
Mrs. Hen Wallace was hostess to
the Woman's Reading club Thurs
day afternoon.
A largo crowd was present. Visi
tors were Mesdames Sterling Coat
man, Carl Roscnow and Frank
Ilemke.
Mrs. August Johnson had charge
of an interesting program.
Mrs .Wallace served very delic
ious refreshments at the close of
the pleasant afternoon.
Attend Music Association
Margaret Jean Stroemer and Ruth
Ann Canz, members of the Senior
class, attended the Nebraska Music
Teachers' association meeting held
at Lincoln Thursday. They enjoyed
very much the unusual privilege of
being able to hear Edwin Hughes,
a famous piano artist of New York,
who is president of the National
Music Teachers' association.
On Saturday evening the girls will
take part in the piano festival.
Attend Apple Blossom Festival
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards
drove to Union and Nebraska City
last Sunday as part of the large
number of people attracted there for
the Apple Blossom festival. They
report hundreds of cars on the high
way. From there they continued on
to Peru, where they visited relatives
and friends. The festival was held
a week early this year because of
an early season.
Sponsored. Cooking Demonstration
J. H. Elliott, Jr.. sponsored a
demonstration Monday afternoon
and evening at the Jordan hall.
The Monarch company demon
strated their electric stove. Several
local people were fortunate in the
distribution of prizes.
Visit Friends at Denton
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hardnock and
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Mickle and son
drove to Denton Sunday morning,
where they spent the day with the
Loraa Mickle family. They also
stopped in Lincoln, where they tail
ed on Mrs. Katherine Hardnock, who
is very ill at her home.
Somewhat Improved
Sterling Coat man, who
M is.
has
im-
been on the sick list is much
proved.
Relatives have assisted Mrs. Coat
man by taking the children. Mrs.
Clarence Froiich has the three girls
and Mrs. Frank Taylor has the lit
tle boy. two years old.
Friends are happy to learn that
Mrs. Coalman is gaining and hope
that she will soon be restored to
normal health.
S. 0. S. Garden Club
The S. o. S. club members met
with Mrs. Lou Herman Tuesday af
ternoon. .Mrs. Charles Edwards had
charge of the business meeting in
the absence of the president, Mrs.
Glenn Dimmitt. Most of the mem
bers were present to enjoy the af
ternoon's activities.
Mrs. Herman Bornemeier had
(barge of the program on "Civic
Pageantry in Flowers." Mrs. Tin;
blin gave an interesting paper on
"Washington on Parade."
Mrs. Herman, the hostess, had
Help Them Cleanse the Blood
of Harmful Body Waste
Your kidneys are constantly filtering
waste matter from the blood stream. Bat
kidneya sometimes lag In their work do
not act as Nature intended fall to re
wove impurities that, if retained, mar
poison the system and upset ths wool
body machinery.
Symptoms msy be naming backache
persistent headache, attacks of dizziness,
getting up nights, swelling, pufflnesa
under the eyes a feeling of nervous
anxiety and loss of pep and strength.
Other signs of kidney or bladder dis
order may be burning, scanty or to
frequent urination.
There should be no doubt that prompt
treatment is wiser than neglect. Us
Voant Pillt. Doan't hsve been winning
rew friends for more than forty years.
Tbey have a nation-wide reputation.
Are recommended by grateful people thm
country over. Ask your neiffkoorl
AIyo
T3
some very lovely house plants which
the ladies enjoyed, as well as the
tulips, etc.
At the close of the afternoon,
lunch was served by the hostess.
The next club meeting will be
with Mrs. Vickers May 10, at which
time the ladies will discuss the
flower show to be held the last day
of school, May 20.
Junior-Senior Banquet
Friday evening. April 30, the Junior-Senior
banquet took place at the
Y. W. C. A. at Lincoln.
The banquet room was beautifully
decorated in a color scheme of red
and white. Beautiful red roses help
ed to carry out the color scheme.
A foot print to represent "one
step" was used to emphasize the
motto: "A Thousand Miles Begins
with One Step."
The theme, "The March of Time"
was cleverly and inspirationally car
ried out during the entire program
which included:
Welcome by Toastmaster Dean
Taylor.
Response by Margaret Jean Stroe
mer. Reading. Miss Liddell.
Toasts by Ruth Schuelke, Doyne
Skinner, Grace Muenchau and Mr.
Buehler.
Clarinet Solo by Mr. Huestis.
Musical Number by the Girls
Quartette.
Guests at the banquet were Delores
Williams, a former classmate, who
is attending the Ashland school -this
semester, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Yin
cent and the entire faculty group.
The Junior class and their spon
sor. Miss Shoemaker, are to be con
gratulated upon the fine success of
the evening's activities.
WHEAT CROP LARGE
CHICAGO, April 30 (UP)-Crop
reports by Mrs. L II. Miller and
James Bennett and company today
plated the PJ.'iS winter wheat at an
estimated average of 7.30,843,000
bushels in spite of damaging effect
of out of season blizzards and sleet
storms early in April.
Mrs Miller estimated the crop at
718,000,000 bushels and Bennett and
company, 733,101 ",000 bushels.
Today's estimate by Mrs. Miller and
Bonnet showed an increase of 19,
bushels over the April 1 estimate of
717.000,000.
The Bennett estimate of today held
about stoady with their report of SO
days ago but Mrs. Miller's present
forecast showed a1 increase of 20,
300,000 bushels in her expectation of
the American crop
Both reports pointed out that while
damage may run high in Texas, Okla
homa and parts of Kansas, excellent
conditions in most other sections of
the wheat belt in the past month wil'
make up for deficits in the south
west. FORM DAIRY ASSOCIATION
LINCOLN, April .30 (UP) Four
teen Tekamah, Nebraska farm youths
today held the first loans ever grant
ed by the farm security administra
tion and establishment of a coopera
tive dairy improvement association.
Regier.al director Cal A. Ward of
the farm security administration said
loans to the group aggregated $2,300
rarging frfor.i ?G3 to .273.
"It is, I believe, the first time fed
eral funds have been made available
to boys to purchase foundation dairy
stock purely or. character basis" Ward
said.
The individual loans to extend four
years are made to the youths through
their fathers to comply with regula
tions A similar unit has been formed
at Marysville, Kan
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MURRAY, NEBR.
European Drouth
May Prove Barrier
to War Threat
Some Cases the Worst in 150 Years.
Drouth May Make Necessary the
Diversion of Funds for Arms
LONDON, April 30 (UP) A wide
spread European spring- drought, in
some cases the worst in 130 years
may stop Europe from a drift toward
what many people regard as inevit
able war, economists said today.
Economists here and in Geneva,
headquarters of the League of Na
tions, said that disaster to wheat
crops ard grass lands in the next few
weeks might force diversion of money
being spent on armaments to pur
chase foodstuff.
The opinion of a German military
authority that "you may be able to
end a war on bread cards but you
can't start a war on them" was cited
in support of the argument that
drought might prove the deciding fac
tor against n European war even if
diplomacy failed.
A European-wide canvass showed
that drought so far had hit chiefly
Great Britain, France, Switzerland,
central Europe, the Balkan nations
north Italy and Murrocco. The Neth
erlands, Belgium, Scandinavia, and
North Germany were comparatively
unaffected thus far
One government economic expert
here expressed belief that an even
grater crisis might arise in some
countries such as Germanv which
already experienced recurrent short
ages of fats if continued lack of rains
caused drying up of pastures and
famine in cattle foods
WOULD DENY REQUEST
LINCOLN, April 30 (UPl The
attorney general today asked the
supreme court to deny Lieutenant
Governor Walter Jurgensen's request
for a further (30) day extension of
time to fik' an apnecal brief because
Jurgensen's counsel allegedly made
no effort to expedite preparation of
a bill of exceptions.
Assistant Attorney General Francis
V. Robinson stated in an affidavit
that attornevs for J urge n sen failed
to ask district Juelge E- B. Chappell.
who tried Jurgensen's embezzlement
case in lower court, to permit the of
ficial court reporter to get a substitute
and permit completion of the bill of
exceptions at once.
Robinson said the bill could have
been prepared in 27 days. Attorney
Richard F. Stout has said it is neces
sary they have a transcript in order
to prepare his appeal brief, the as
sistant attorney general denieel Stout's
contention that the case could not be
heard by the high court before it
recesses in June. Robinson said if
the supreme court will require sub
mission eif the appeal brief by Ma
0, the case can be heard the week of
June G
WILL REHEAR DAMAGE SUIT
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LINCOLN, April 30 (IP) The
supreme court today announced it
will rehear the $33,000 damage ac
tion brought by Lloyd K. Peterson,
Nebraska City atterncy against the
Brinn-Jensen company ef Omaha.
The high court decided previously
that Peterson failed to show the com
pany was responsible fer the actions
of J. It. Porter as an employee who
was driving the ear that collided
with Peterson's machine. Oral argu
ments will be heard the week of
May C.
The tribunal denied a rehearing
sought by supervisors of drainage
district No. 1 of Richardson county
against James P. Mooncy and other
land owners in which the court ruleel
a drainage outlet must be construct
ed before the district may dissolve.
FINE FORMER INMATES
OF MEN'S REFORMATORY
LINCOLN, April 20 ( UP) I la redd
Peters, 30 and Leo Smith, 33, were
fiiie'd $10 and costs in municipal
court yesterday for a visit to the
state men's reformatory Wednesday
night.
Superintendent II. :7. Jespersem
said Peters, a former inmate de
manded food, clothing and shoes.
De Soto Gldsmobile
PLYMOUTH7
SALES AND SERVICE
Body & Fender Work
Wrecker Service
Used Cars at Lowest Prices
R. V. Bryant fdotor Co.
Guy (Shorty) Long, Salesman
OIL GUSHER HOPE FADES
NORTH PLATTE, April CO (UP)
Visions of oil gushers dotting west
ern Nebraska went glimmering to
day. A few weeks ago a ve!l had been
sunk about 12 miles northwest of
here and wild rumors circulated that
oil indications were noted at the 3,-000-foot
depth.
Today Isaac Wall, head driller for
Ilelmerich and Payne, said the well
had turned out to be a dry hole.
Granite was n'.ruck at 3,830 feet.
Wall declared that nothing had been
gained except "a let of valuable in
formation." The derrick is being dismantled and
all oil workmen have left the scene.
No further activity in this region is
expected.
Film Actress
Prefers Charge
Against Director
Mary Eloise Spann. Once Called the
"Sweetheart of Republican Party"
Asks $5,CO0.C0O Damages.
HOLLYWOOD, April 30 (UP)
'.ry Kloiso Spann, actress who said
she once was called the "sweetheart
of the republican party," charged to
day in a $3,000,000 suit that she was
lured into an apartment ami attacked
by a Hollywood film director.
The director, according to her suit,
was Milton Beeeher, 32, who is in
charge of the music for pictures at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. The
pretty 21-year-old blonde, charged
that Beeeher took her to his apart
ment on the pretext of giving her a
movie voice test.
Miss Spann's suit was for the
largest sum ever asked in a Holly
wood assault case. In addition to
Beeeher, she named as defendants the
studio and 50 unidentified "Jehn
joint responsibility because of the
jhlm test angle-.
I Miss Spann Is an actress and
dancer who appeared in "The Great
jZiegfeld." "Ah Wilderness," and
i "Damsel in Distress." She said she
I sang before a group of senators and
j congressmen in Washington, D. C
itwo years ago as "the sweetheart of
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, the republican party." Her lav. yj
isaid she was "disc overod" in Indiana
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and brought to Hollywod by Buddy
Rogers, husband ef Mary Pickford.
Her complaint said the alleged as
sault occurred on Aug. 26, 1930. Miss
Spann, who lives in Hollywood with
her mother, said:
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j "He e ailed fer me at my home and
itold me 7 was wanteel for an audition.
1 1 went with him to his apartment
J where the audition was supposeel to
be held. He oflcred me a drink. After
that I felt drowsy. Afterwards, he
warned me not to say anything."
Beeeher denttnl her charges.
"The whole thing is ridiculous."
he said. "However, I have absolutely
no comment to make at this time."
CANDIDATES HAKE FILING
LINCOLN, April 30 (UP) E. K.
Jackman. Grant banker and Irvin
Lechlitcr of Auburn filed today as
candidates for congress.
Jackman filed as a candidate fer
the republican nomination in the
fourth district. Lochliter, who is em
ployed in the congressional law li
brary at Washington, but maintains
his legal residence at Auburn seeks
the democratic nomination in the
first district.
Another candidate te file was
Arnold J. Lillie for the unicameral
legislature from the third district,
comprising Cass ami Sarpy counties.
HOLD SUSPECT
VALENCIENNES, France, April
30 (UP) An unidentified man, said
by police; to be a German, was ar
rested in the Magirot fortifications
zone today after a mysterious scries
of forest fires which had damaged
several fortification emplacements.
Police said that the arrested man was
carrying papers indicating that he
used several aliases. He was unable,
they said, to explain his presence in
ihe fortified zone.
MEN SLOWER DRIVERS
BOSTON (UP) Men elrive more
slowly than women, according to a
Boston University survey. The poll,
conducted among men and women
students, showed the men's average
speed was 37 miles an hour. The
women averaged 3 0 miles an hour.
Thomas Walling Company
Abstracts of Title
Plan Cut for
Farm Program
Administration
Eudg-et to Bs Slashed From $1,000,000
to 83,000,000 by Reduction
in Personnel.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UP)
The agricultural adjustment admin
istration planned to slash adminis
trative expense today to meet limi
tations of the new farm program.
Officials said that the 1030 fiscal
year budget for administration would
be cut between $1,000,01(0 and $3,
000,000b. The savings will be affected partial
ly through a reduced personnel.
During the first n;:.e month.-, of this
years the AAA spent S11.03K, 710 foi
administration, exclusive of county
committe costs estimated at aprox
imately $20,000,000. Total expenses
for the full ear will be nearly $40,
000,000. The new farm program liir.it s ad
ministrative expense in Washington
to 1 per cent and in the field to 2
per cent of the total apropriation of
$183,000,000 for next year. No limit
ation is placed on county committee
expenses.
The law means, officials said, that
the Washington AAA office mu.-t get
along next year on ?-l.?3O.O00 com
pared with ?6,20o,l(3 sr.ort during
the first nine months of this jcar
Expenses of the -13 stata oniccs
must be held to ?0, 700, 000 compared
with $8,732,037 up to April 1 of this
fiscal year State offices employ 83-1
full time workers ar.el abcul 3,000
part time workers.
WPA WORKERS VOTE A3 PLEASE
WASHINGTON, April
Works Progress Admini:
) (UP)
it or Ik: it j
Hopkins, in one of his infrequent
press conferences, late Thurs lav
pledged to tl e- workers o:i relief roil?
that they may vote as th-y please
without fear of losing the::- federal
benefits.
Tallin'- cogni::ar.cc of c'.:a rge in
Pennsylvania : :nl Florida, that the
WPA wao bdrg u.-jd for political
purposes, Hopkins reiterated what he
termed a long stam'i.vr WPA policy
thai "we elcn't care hew a WPA work
er votjs and he won't lo:-:e his job in
any case."
"If anv WPA supervisor is found
guilty of intinrhk'.tio: of project work
ers or of coercion in any r.iar.ncr he
will be filed at once," IIonkir;s saiel.
"I do not intend to
political . infiucrce in th:
"I want to sav that
the WPA organization
inefficiently and with a
waste, are nuts just
Hopkins deckuvd.
tolerate any
WPA.
charges that
is bing rur
great eleal of
plain nuts,"
WOULD IMPROVE BUILDINGS
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UP)
Public Works Administrator Harold
Ickes Friday recommenced that Pres
ident Ko.-evelt's pump priming elrive
be broadeneel to provide a 10-yeai
program for improvemnt of public
buildings here at a cost of ? 1-10,000,-000.
Included in the prrposed program
was a proposed $10,813,000 fer a new
war department building, $11,323,000
for a social security bmrd and rail
road retirement board building, and
$10,800,000 for a new administration
buihling for the navy department.
TRACTOR DRIVER KNOWS
ALL ABOUT REAL SQUEEZE
REG IN A, Sask. (UP) Verne Pe
terson, tractor driver for a Sturgis,
Sask., lumber company, now knows
what a real squeeze is.
Hauling a leuig train of lumber
loaded sleighs, the tractor unset on a
steep hill. The lumber was spilleel all
over, some of it squeezing Peterson
into the cab of the tractor so tightly
that some of his clothing had to be
ripped off before he could be extri
cated. Peterson suffered no injuries.
IT IS quite impossible
for me to see everyone in
Plattsmouth that I would
like to see nd explain
the most necsssary forms
of insurance. If it is not
convenient for you to call
cn me personally, 'phone
and let me arrange an
appointment.
Searl S. Davis
OI-IMe iJ UMK Kl.oow
Platts. State Cank Bldg
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MANLEY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ilhoden and
the children were in Elmwood last
Sunday for a visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis.
The seven months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Wiles was very sick
last week, requiring the attention of
the family doctor. We are glad to
report he is now improving.
Jean and Nancy Standcr, daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stan
dcr have been quite poorly during
the past week, but are reported con
siderably better at this writing.
Gayle Flaischman and Charles
Flaischman and family, all of Coun
cil Bluffs and a number of friends
from Louisville were guests last Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Flaischman.
Oscar Gapen, who has resided in
Plattsmouth since retiring from the
farm some years ago, visited here
last Wednesday and enjoyed meet
ing a number of old friends, among
them his former school chum, Oscar
McDonald.
Manley High school students and
their sponsor went to the Kraft
Brothers grove east of town for an
evening's outing that proved most
pleasant. Toasted marshmallows
and weiner sandwiches were among
the items on the menu that proved
popular with the hungry students
after an hour or more of fun and
hilarity.
Entertained No Name Club
"Mrs. Rudolph Bergman entertain
ed the members of the No Name
club at her home one evening dur
ing the past week. The time was
most enjoyably spent in the playing
of pinochle. Mrs. Frances Baldwin,
e)" Weeping Water, was a guest. A
delicious luncheon was served.
Visited Here Last Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. John Palacek of
Chicage). who have been visiting in
Plattsmouth for a few days, accom
panied by John Palacek, Sr., daugh
ters Anna and Cecelia, and Frank
Palacek, all of Plattsmouth, were
guests last Sunday at the homes of
Andrew V. Standcr and family and
John A. Standcr and family.
Entertained at Pinochle
Mrs. John A. Standcr and Miss
T h e r e s a Routh were hostesses
at an afternoon card party, which
was given at the Manley hall last
Wednesday afternoon. There was a
good attendance present and a neat
sum was realized to carry on the
work of the Altar society. A delic
ious lunch followed the session at
cards.
Attended Sister's Funeral
On Saturday of last week. Mr.
and Mrs. John Rohrdanz drove to
Lincoln to attend the funeral of a
sister of Mr. Rohrdanz, who had
passed away earlier in the week.
They had not known of the illness
of the sister until a few days before
her death, having visited at her home
quite recently, when she was in good
health. Friends unite in extending
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Rohrdanz
at the loss of their loveel one.
Celebrated Passing Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Thorbold Hansen
entertained a number of friends in
honor of the eighth birthday of
their daughter, Lucile. Parents of
the young guests were also present
and enjoyed playing pinochle, while
the children amused themselves with
games of various kinds. A elelicious
luncheon was enjoyed by all.
DEFENDANT YAWNS SELF
INTO YEAR'S JAIL TERM
SALEM, Mass. (UP) A Negro
sailor yawned himself into jail.
While being questioned in a dis
trict court regarding an alleged as
sault on a fellow seaman, Milton
Goodwin. 22, of Norfolk, Va., yawn
ed his answers.
The judge halted the trial because
of Goodwin's indifference and sen
tenced him to a year in jail.
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PLATTSMOUTH
DENTAL SOCIETY
CHAPTER LI I
Perhaps," saiel Dr. Young, "if
you were one of a family of eight or
ten children, you would not receive
so much care and attention."
"What a break that would be:"
replied Jack as he settled his well
knit body into the dentist's chair.
Dr. Young looked at him for a
second. "Do you seriously think so.
Jack?" he asked.
"Well " Jack he'sitated "maybe
not, but being an only son isn't all
it's cracked up to be. Here I am
twenty-one years eld today, and yet
sometimes I feel as though I were ;m
infant. At my age, I should bo ;iMe
to do seme thinking for myself."
"You do a great deal of thinking
for yourself, Jaek much more than
you realize. I suspect that it is only
when your thinking or actions migli i
be injurious that your parents in
terfere." Instead of going to work with his
usual alacrity. Dr. Young drew up
his operating stool and sat down.
"You know, Jaek, he begin, "I've
known you for a long time. Twenty
one years is a long time, isn't it? In
fact, I've known you for more than
twenty-one years. I took care ef your
mother's teeth before you were born.
I've watched you develop from a
helpless young infant into a pretty
fair specimen of manhexxl. You didn't
just happen to be as healthy and
ruggeel as you are today. You are
the result of twenty-one years of in-
i lelligent care and attention.
"Rearing you has been e-xactly
like rearing a young colt. At first,
you were weak and helpless. Then
you found your wobbly legs and you
grew stronger. With your added
strength, you began expanding and
exploring. Sometimes your youthful
explorations got you into trouble
and your parents had to pick you up
and set you on the right road. Other
times, your explorations might have
led to trouble had it not been for
Oieir watchful guidance.
"It has been a pleasure to me to
watch you develop. Jack. I've watch
ed you giow from the helplessness
of infancy into the noisy, hoistcr
ousness of boyhood. I've seen you
pass from that stage into the uncer
tainty and bewilderment of adoles
cence and on into the self-asserti ve
il ess of your late 'teens. And now
you've reached manhood. You're
not a finished product yet. Jack, but
you're well on your way.
"For twenty-one years, your par
ents have moulded and guided your
physical, mental, and moral develop
ment. I have helped somewhat in
that moulding. Ever since you were
two and a half years old, I have car-
Jed for your teeth two and three times
i a year. Thanks to your parents in
telligent care, to the habits which
they instilled in you. and to the help
which I have been able to give, you
have reached adulthood with a fine
set of teeth. At least once a year
since birth you have had a complete'
physical examination and what little
medical care you needed. Your phy
sician tells me you are in excellent
physical condition. Your parents
have given you a good education in
a good Christian environment. From
this day forward you are master of
your own ship. Your parents have
spent twenty-one years in the mak
ing of that ship. It is up to you to
maintain and sail it efficiently and
intelligently through the rough seas
of life."
(THE END)
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have paid cash fop our hard sur
faced roads and other improve
ments as we went.
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