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PAGE TWO PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938. Hie IPIattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBSASXA Entered at Postoffice, Plattamouth, Neb., as aeconi-elasF mall matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCELPTION PEICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone. 2.60 per year. Beyond 600 miles, J3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, 13.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. Murray Sweet Potato Plants for sale. Mrs. Hay BurtoiK Thomas Nelson has recently plant ed about the home a number of evergreens. Joe Martis, Jr., was in Omaha for u truck load of gasoline and was also visting a number of friends. Kichard P. Hobson of Weeping Wa ter was looking after some business matters in Murray last Monday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. George Nickles were in Lincoln Monday looking after some iuisiness and visiting a number of friends. j J. A. Scotten has been busy this week placing a roof on the residence property of G. M. Minford or rather making extensive repairs on the roof which is there now. Earl Merrit who painted the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster last fall with the exception of the finish ing coat is completing the work now after the other painting has hardened- Sweet Potato Plants for sale. Mrs. Hay Burton. C. F. Harris of Union was a visitor! in Murray last Monday looking after some business and returntd with his friend Eugene Roddy after he had completed the rural delivery of the mall for the day. Charles H. Hoedeker. Sr.. who has been in rather poor health, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. John Young, is now reported as be ing in much better health and able to be about some. Carl Nickles Water. Frank Nickles One of the pleasing features was the excellent historical report of the society during the more than half hundred years of its existence, which was given by Mrs. Addie Park. Mrs. Mary McDaniels and Miss Minnie Wood of Lincoln were here from out of town to attend the meeting. Mrs. Martin Sporer, president of the ladies aid was materially assist ed in perfecting the arrangements by Mrs. Bessie Seybolt. The ladies felt very thankful to M. G. Churchill for the picture of the original church which was built at Hock Bluffs. Featured Mother's Day Sunday. At the Presbyterian church and also at the Christian church Bible schools last Sunday the matter of Mother's day was featured.. At the Christian church Dick Hall sang a special number, accompanied by his mother. Mary Catherine and Martina Sporer also gave a very pleas ing number, accompanied by their mother at the piano. The children of Silas Ferry and wife, Ronald and Donna Mae gave a very fine reading. At the Presbyterian school a num- iber of interesting and appropriate songs were sung during the Bible school and at the opening of the church services. Rev. Neil Stuart de livered a Mother's day discourse, which was a very tine tribute to motherhood. Presbyterian Church Services. The Bible school of the Presby terian church had some special ser vice honoring mother and Mother's iday with some special songs and and wife of keeping . and Frank andi., , ... . ,,. . ,,. . uaie uong. ionowing wnicn .Miss Nellie Freeman of Weeping Water,! ma xusr iouiu gave a recitation Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klepser and Campbell Klepser and son, Elmer and wife were visiting and looking after some shopping in Omaha Tues day of this week. Ralph Keckler of Weeping Water and Harry Haws of Manley were in Lincoln attending a banquet given by the Skelly Oil company at the Corn husker hotel last Monday. Mrs. Fred H. Gorder wito is a dele gate of the Order Eastern Star meet ing at Fremont, departed for the meeting where she will represent the Weeping Water chapter. P. H. Miller who has been trying to get someone to come and clean house at the store and residence, not being able to last Tuesday morning tackled the job himself and has been getting along very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Keckler were over to Onawa, Iowa last Sunday visiting at the home of friends for the day, returning home in the eve ning. Thev tell of finding crops in the country looking fine in our sister state. Rev. Lenker, pas.or of the Weep ing Water Methodist church as well as the Nehawka Methodist church was over to AenawKa last tounuay evening where he delivered the baccalaureate address for the Ne hawka schools. Oscar Domingo was in town last Tuesday morning getting some re pairing done on his farm machinery and speaking of the very fine weather said he was getting in readiness for the planting of his corn. He expects to plant some thirty acres of hybrid corn this year. get her at a Father and Son banquet. " he address of the evening was de lifered by Judge Paine, a member of the Nebraska supreme court. As Judge Paine has been a broad trav eler, he spoke on the subject of "Mexico." His close study of the conditions there and the trend of society in that country placed him in a position to give a very fine ad dress on the subject. Knickerbockers Give Farewell. Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Brook ings who recently sold their moving picture show here and have been con sidering where they are to make their home in the future. Mr. Brook ings i3 now in the southwest looking for a location. As yet they have not determined just where they will finally settle. However the Knicker bockers club of Weeping Water, in order to give a greeting and a good bye for their friends and Mrs. Brook ings is a member of the Knicker bockers at their last meeting last week gave a very pleasant farewell in honor of Mrs. Brookings who will soon depart for their new home in the west. The ladies met at the home of Mr. r.nd Mrs. E. F. Marshall and gave a very nice farewell to their depart ing member. UN ON ITEMS. Looking to the Future. Weeping Water, with a determin ation to make their town and com munity the very best are now wel coming a second building to be erect ed on the location of the disastrous fire of last fall. The second building is now Hearing completion and the spirits of the citizens are reviving, and all are hoping for other build ings to follow With a $23,000 audi torium to be erected in addition to the school and all the burned build ing to be rebuilt, the situation in Weeping Water is looking better. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Tigner were spend ing last Sunday at the home of Earl Freeman at their home at Avoca. W. G. Boedeker and Frank Cot tenham shipped two truck loads of hogs to the Nebraska City market last Sunday night, they being on the market for Monday. Frank Mrasek delivered the porkers, he also having another .truck load to take to Omaha the same day. Sweet Potato Plants for sale. Mrs. Hay Burton. Thomas Nelson who when he made his trip to the west coast, returned via Texas and the south, and to make his home the very nicest, he sent for two small trees to place in front of his house, they being Golden Arba Vita trees about a foot and a half tall. He placed them in small kegs and when the cold weather comes will place them in the house to protect them. honoring mother. The discourse was delivered by the pastor. Rev. Neil Stuart, paying tribute to motherhood. Mother's Day at Weeping Water. A number of the friends and relatives and children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Freeman or Weeping Water were gathered at their home last Sunday to celebrate Mother's day. Those present were Dale Tigner and wife of Murray. Earl Freeman and family of Avoca, Arthur Nickles and family of Union. Carl Nickles and family of Weeping Water, Gloria Lawther.s of Weeping Water and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Freeman. Mother's Day at Elmwood. At the home of Mrs. W. A. Cook, daughter of Grandmother Catherine Perry, there were gathered a house full of relatives of Mrs. Perrv in her I honor. This is the fifth consecutive year that Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perry of Orange, California, have driven back to Cass county to spend Mother's day with his mother, Mrs. Catherine Perry. j There were there for the occasion !C D. Spangler and familv. Mrs. Mar garet Todd and son Dick, Everett I Water Spangler and family, Martin Sporer and family, Guy A. Kiser and fam ily. Forest Leonard and family, all of Murray: C. N. Perry and wife of Lincoln; Orest Cook and family and Leroy Cool and family of Elmwood. O. Perry and family of Malcolm Mrs. Catherine Perry, the guest of honor is over 91 years of age. George Henry Dennis. G. H. Dennis was born in Canada December 14, IS 63 where he resided a number or years during nis cnim- hood and when still a youth, with his parents moved to Monson, Iowa. where he grew to manhood and there was united in marriage. His wife passed away some six years ago. This union was blessed by nine children. Fifty-one years ago he moved to Weeping Water where he spent the remainder of his life. During the past winter he spent four months in California, returning some six weeks ago to Omaha where he stayed for a month and some two weeks ago returned to Weeping Wa ter, making his home during this luuc 1,13 ""UKiiirj, uu-' WASHINGTON. May 9 (UP) Hopkins. He passed away there last j Presi(lent Koosevclt today nominated Monday evening about 4 o'clock. jJoaeph E. I)avJe9 to be ambassador Mr. Dennis was a member of the;to ne,Klum aml euvoy extraordinary Baptist church, the Masonic order and minister pleni p()tentiary to Lux emburg. Davies, ambassador to So- Getting Ready for Building. John Frizzle with some assistants to help him was cleaning out the lot where formerly Miss Mayme Hill man was located with her cafe before the fire and getting things out of the way for building should someone want a building or to sell to someone who might desire to build for themselves. APF0INTS NEW ENVOY GROW BUSHIER PLANTS Returned Home from West. Willard Allen has returned from a two weeks trip to Lotli. California. While there he met a number of his friends, spending a day with his friend. Malt Harold. Willard reports Mr. Haroid who has been there about six months has a good posi tion. Cutting off young plants above the second joint or node, after they have grown several inches tall, causes bushier, more spreading plant growth without sacrificing size or quality or bloom. Tests at the Ferry-Morse Breeding Institute show this ceaure may be followed with and the Odd Fellows. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Masonic Hall in Weeping Water, being conducted by the Masonic or der of which he was a member for many years. Raymond Cook of Platts mouth, grand custodian of the state was over to have charge of the cere monies of the funeral. The inter ment was at Oakwood cemetery in charge of the Hobson funeral home. There remains to mourn the de parture of this pioneer of Weeping hi3 son Ross Dennis, daugh ters, Bessie (Mrs. Bert Philpot), Harry of Louisville; and Neva (Mrs. Guy Hopkins) and a grandson, Ken neth Krowell who lives in California. Another daughter, Nellie, passed away some fifteen years ago. viet Russia, will succeed United States Ambassador Hugh Gibson in the Belgian capital. Gibson's new assignment has not been announced but it has T3een reported he plans to retire from the diplomatic service. Davies made made no secret of his dislike of the Moscow post and long had worked for transfer to another post. Seed pro- zinnia. Keeps Very Cheerful, J. H. Burton, whoh as been kept to his home for many months is very cneeriui aim sure enjoys someone coming to see him and passing the time away. Mr. Burton has been bed fast for a long time and while it would discourage many people he peems very cheerful. h Christian Church Ladies Aid. Slxty-roiir of the members now active and others not making their home in Murray were gathered at the Christian church last week where they enjoyed a very fine meeting. SEE THE NEW KEROSENE ELECTROLUX REFRIGERATOR . . at the ROSEN-NOVAK AUTO CO. Plattmonth Ph. 230 O-K Garage snapdragon, bachelor button, clarkia, larkspur, salpiglossis and stock, al though it is definitely not recom mended for asters. Plants so treated will be in full bloom earlier, although first bloom will be later. With the more spreading growth there more flowers. To Visit at Chadron, Mrs. Wm. Maple and her grand daughter, Miss Thelma Ward who has been teaching ovei near Nehawka, her school being out Fridav. are to depart Sunday for Chadron where I hey arc to visit and attend the commencement exercises of the Chad ron high school where an another granddaughter, Miss Labeta Maple is to graduate the coming week. i ney expect to visit in that part of the state for some two weeks. WEATHER FORECAST MADE ON BASIS OF BRIGHT STARS ORANGE. Mass. (UP) After con sulting the stars last fall, William Hudson predicted that there would be 24 or 26 snowstorms here this winter. There were 25. Explaining how he arrived at his conclusion, the weather prognosti cator says: "It depends upon the number of bright stars there are around the first quarter of the moon in October. "Last October there were 24 bright stars and two which were mediocre, indicating there would be at least 24 storms and possibly 26." DROPS DAMAGE SUIT are PREPARE FOR AIL MAIL WEEK WASHINGTON, May 11 (UP) Aviation companies prepared five airlines today for special flights dur ing national air mail week over air lines pioneered during the last 20 years. Postmaster General Farley an nounced in an address broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System that the flights will be made between May 15 and May 21. The flights planned include North Platte, Neb.,; to Chicago May 20, piloted by Jack Knight. Enjoying Home in West. Dennis and Randall Oldham and their wives have just written to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Oldham telling them oi me great beauty spots on the west coast and desiring the parents to come out there to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Oldham feel that with conditions looking up in Weep ing water tney should remain here. Erotherhood Sponsors Eanquet. The men's brotherhood held a very special meeting at the basemen of the Methodist church last Monday night when a large number of the members and their friends gathered to eat to- CIIICAGO. May 11 (UP) Presi dent Thomas J. Payne of the Confec tioners association announced today that, the sssncia f inn Vina willirlrnivn I a $500,000 damage suit brought against the 20th Century Fox Film corp., last week on grounds that a motion picture starring Shirley Tem ple libeled candy. lie also said the association would not attempt to have deleted from the licture the scene to which it objected. C. E. Morris and family were over to Ashland last Sunday visiting rel atives for the day. Carl Snavely and wife were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman P. Comer. Miss Augusta Robb was a visitor over the week end at Crete where she was a guest last Saturday at a Mother's day team at Doane col lege. Wm. Craig has been visiting in the northern part of the state for the past two weeks where he is enjoying the time with relatives and friends. The family of Carl Cross was en joying a visit last Sunday at the home of the mother of Mr. Cross, I Mrs. J. D. Cross, where thev eniov- ed a very fine dinner. Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilmore were in Fort Crook last Sunday to visit their son, John Gilmore and later joined their son and his lady friend in a dinner at Omaha. - Oscar Midkiff and family and Earl Freeman and family were visting in Union last Sunday, celebrating the Mother's day with the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Midkiff. Mrs. W. A. Taylor and grand- ulaughter, Marjorie Iloback a n d grandsons. Donald and Ivan Iloback were visiting attending to business in Nebraska City last Saturday. Henry H. Becker was unloading and delivering a car load of lumber for the river work here. The lum ber is being used for rip-rapping on the river work which ij now in pro gress. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. McCarroll were guests for the day last Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs Aels .Madison where thev enjoved a fine visit and a delightful dinner on Mother's day. Mrs. Minnie Anderson was a visi tor in Plattsmouth for over the week end where she was guest of honor at the Mother's dav dinner at the home of her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Arn and family. V. Ray Frans and wife and son Jimmie, accompanied by Mrs. Jennie Frans. mother of Ray, were enjoying a visit last Sunday and a Mother's clay dinner at the home of another brother. Rue H. Frans at Syracuse. C. F. Harris was called to Mur ray last Monday to loo': after some business and also visiting with his many friends. Tuesday morning he went to Lincoln to look after some business matters for a day or two. Lynn Hammerstrcm and wife of Omaha were Sunday guests at the home of the mother of Mrs. Hammer strom. Mrs. W. N. Barritt and a sis ter, Mrs. Etta Bryan, they enjoying dinner nt thr rjnritt homo in cele bration of Mother's day. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Faris entertain ed last Sunday and had as their guests the family of Rev. E. P. Eooher and the evangelist, E. T. Klever and wife who are conducting revival sei vices at the Methodist church. All enjoyed a line visit and the delight ful dinner served by Mr. and Mrs Faris. W. II. Marks was a visitor in Ne braska City last Sunday morning where he went to see his niece, Mrs. May Jones who was injured last Saturday night and was taken to the St. Mary's hospital where she is being treated. She is in a very ser ious condition and it is reported she has two fractures of her jaw. Mrs. May Jones was taken to the St. Mary's hospital where she is be ing treated for an injury on one of her jaws and is reported as being in serious condition. Her many friends are Hoping that she may speedily re cover and be able to return to her home entirely recovered. Mrs. May Jones is wife of Trenian Jones, bet ter known by the people of Union as "Slim" Jones. members of the senior class are Gale Iloback, John eil, Daniel Wolfe, Earl Crawford. Ruth Morris, Jane Christensen, Betty and Jean Swan, Etta Mae Newton, Erma Burke and Raymond Albin. Seniors Give Class Play. There was a large and very en thusiastic assemblage of the patrons and friends present when the senior class gave their play entitled "Three Nights with Gracy," a very mirth provoking entertainment. All at tending were well pleased at the very fine play and the excellent man ner in which it was rendered. Will Broadcast Program. .Victor Clarence with his public aciaress machine and short wave transmitter has arranged to broad cast the air mail day program on May 19th which will give all those who have a short wave set an op portunity to hear the program as it is being acted out in the gathering and distribution of air mail. Married at the Parsonage Miss Vera Cadwell, who resides at Platsmouth, and Charles Lewis of Union came to the home of Rev. and Mrs. XV. A. Taylor, where they were joined in wedlock. They were ac companied by Miss Verna Cadwell, a sister of the bride, and her boy friend. George Adams. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Del Cadwell, now residing in Platts mouth. but former residents of this place. The groom is employed by the McGoorgo company on river work. They will make their home in Union. Congratulations and best wishes. Large Wheat Crop Reports Hasten Action Second Largest Wheat Crop on Hecord Hurries Plans for Wheat Loans and Acreage Reduction, Entertained on Mothers' Day Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fillers, who re side near Union, entertained a group ot relatives and friends on Mothers day. Among those present as hon ored guests were the two grand mothers. Mrs. Becker and Mrs. Fill ers. All had a most enjoyable day and were treated to a fine dinner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Becker and daughter. Miss Mary, Mrs. Ehlers. Sr., Hunt Ehlers and wife, Miss Pauline Ehlers and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hunt and children. Union on Air Mail Route Arrangements have been complet ed for a plane to step at Union net Thursday to pick up air mail from the local postoffice. The land ing field will be on the John Everett place a few miles southeast of town. Since it is impossible to determine in advance (depending on the di rection and velocity of the wind) from what direction the plane will land, it will be necessary to keep the field cleared of persons or cars so no one will be injured. The Union fire department will be in charge at the field and will keep everyone out of the danger zone. The time of ar rival and departure of the plane is to be reported to the Lincoln post office immediately after it leaves. this being the last stop on the way back to Lincoln. It is hoped to have a large num ber of air mail letters in the pouch sent from this office. All planes sent out in this territory will arrive at Lincoln early in the afternoon in am ple time to connect with the trans continental east and west bound mail planes, giving fast service to the coasts. WASHINGTON, May 11 (UP) An agricultural department estimate of the second largest winter wheat crop on record today spurred plans for wheat loans and drastic acreage re duction next fall. The winter w:ieat estimate of 754,153,000 bushels indicated a to tal wheat crop of 954,153.000 bush els was possible if the spring wheat crop reaches 200,000,000 bushels which would be normal. George E. Farrell, AAA director for the northwest division left im mediately after the crop board re port for a series of conferences with wheat growers on fall planting plans. AAA officials discussed a nor.sible 37.5 per cent wheat acreage reduc tion from 80.000,00(1 acres this year to 30.000.000 for the 19S9 crop. That should be the heaviest cut ever proposed under a government farm program. Final decision on acreage aUot ments will not be made until after the July 1 wheat estimate, officials t-aici. ii mar repc.r: indicates a bumper crop the administration may seek to hold plantings to an acreage which would normally produce 550, 000.000 bushels next year. The crop board forecast made vir tually certain a loan program thi.s fall to cushion against a price slump. The new farm act provides a loan rate of 60 to SO cents a bushel in the event of a crop in excess of ex pected demands. along without its marshal. Just how the experiment will work out re mains to be seen. Harried at Rockport, Mo. Joe Leach, who has been making his home with his uncle. E. E. Leach, and Miss Fern Boardman, daughter o.r Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boardman, accompanied by some friends, slip ped away to Rockport, Mo., a week or ten clays ago. and were married, returning to Union to break the news to their many friends and re ceive their congratulations. They were given a very lively re ception being taken for a ride west of town and then let out to walk home. The young couple will make their home in Union. ASKS TOO MUCH PAY HOLLYWOOD, May 11 (UP) Maude Adams, former stage actress, was reported today to have asked more salary for a movie debut than Selznick Studio was willing to pay. The studio said it was "virtually certain" she would not anncar in the picture "The Young of Heart." Negotiations have been underway for several weeks to sign her for the elderly role of Ellen Fortune. DISTRIBUTE GAS TAX Serve Junior-Senior Banquet. The Ladies' Aid or the Methodist church of Union served the Junior Senior banquet for the Union high school, which also included the mem bers of the board of education as guests. A very fine evening was en joyed in this farewell dinner to the seniors given by the juniors. The Dispense with Police Officer With the various demands for cash to meet the cost of village gov ernment, the town board has con cluded to economize along law en forcement lines by dispensing with the services of the town marshal. So, with the beginning of business on Wednesday of this week, the vil lage of Union will endeavor to get LINCOLN. May 10 (UIM State Treasurer W. II. Jensen todav dis tributed $271,608 in April gasoline taxes. Amounts to counties included Cass $3,927; Nemaha. $2.6S0: Otoe, $4.5f7 and Richardson. $4,115. H-K-H Thomas Walling Company Abstracts of Titla Phon 324 . Flattsmoutb t DeSoto Gldsmobile 'PLYMOUTH' SALES AND SERVICE Body & Fender Work Wrecker Service Used Cars at Lowest Prices R. V. Bryant Motor Co. 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HM)AV M.U'IXKE AT 2:30 Matinee, 10-25c Nights, 10-SOc TUESDAY ONLY j In run in liny flnir- Tr-r. lMiylli II rook iiu-l MU'luirl A In-Inn in 'Walking Down Broadway' j Tra-n the I'll JjfU.i'i V ! l'eoyle come M;ttinee, mj:;i our Uuruiu fit'H'O-' of tl!'rfns C'tmrI.' . Noirlly lt-rl-. fur miles around to attend i Two niaht shows. 7-!'. ifhows. AUiuissiuii, 10-13o. SJIIL insurance Protect your Crop Invest ment against loss by hail ! Reasonable Rates Stock Companies Prompt Settlements INSURANCE- -""T I II Phone- 16 Dlatts mouth