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KONDAYrilAY 20, 192!. PIATTSMOTJTH SEMI - WISELY JQFEJfiX PAGE THP-EZ t 4 i I r Eight Grade Students of County Honored Promotional Exercises Are Held at the High School on Satur day Afternoon. The high school auditorium was the scene Saturday afternoon of a very interesting and impressive cere mony in the promotional exercises of the eighth grade Cass county stu dents. The exercises were arranged and under the direction of Miss Alpha C. Peterson, county superintendent and who had prepared a very fine program to honor the young people. Betty Barr of Union opened the program with a very delightful piano selection of beauty and well present ed. Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the First Christian church of this city gave the invocation. The class of 1938. a fine group of the boys and girls of Cass county gave impressively the pledge of al legiance to the flag of their country and the principles for which it stands. Mrs. E. II. Weseott gave a very delightful and original setting in music of the child in school, taking from the first grades to the high school climaxed with leading the audience in singing of two songs. Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the Plattsmouth city schools, gave the welcome to the visiting students and their families of the city of Plattsmouth and the local schools. Little Miss Clementine Woster was presented in a delightful recitation given most charmingly. The address to the class was given by L. M. Hauptman, of the Nebraska State Teachers association and for merly superintendent of the Alvo schools. Mr. Hauptman discussed many of the problems that will con front the young people when they enter the high school and prepare to advance in educational lines. He of fered much In the way of inspiration to the young people in his remarks gathered from his teaching exper iences in the past. The class march was played by Robert Cole. Miss Joan Hall, graduate of the class of 1938 of the Plattsmouth high school was presented in a very charming vocal number that reflected the greatest credit upon the young vocalist. The presentation of the diplomas of promotion was made by Miss Petersen, who complimented the class on the attainment of this point in their educational work which marked the end of the grade school period of their studies and opened the gate way to further advances into the fields of education. The award for American history study was made by Miss Pearle Staats, regent of Fontenelle chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The award was made to Alvin Czeachin, District No. 63, who had a grade of 99. The program closed with the singing of "America" and the bene diction by Rev. Taenzler. The list of rural eighth grade graduates of Cass county arpears above. SONS OF HERMAN ELECT LINCOLN, May 2C (UP) Wil liam Eggert of Columbus was elected grand president of the Sons of Her man, fraternal insurance organiz ation, at the concluding session of the order's bi-annual convention here esterday. Eggert succeeds Walter O. Voss of Omaha. Other state officers chosen were O. C. Meyer, Grand Island, first vice president; William Willers, Pil ger, second vice president; Henry Lickey, Grand Island, grand secre tary; William Ziegler, Omaha, grand treasurer; Paul Keller, Omaha, chair man of the grand committee; Peter Topp. Pilger. conductor; William Schroeder, Grand Island, outer guard, and Carl Thadeen. Randolph, inner guard. HOG CLIMBS STAIRS MARYSVILLE, O. (UP) A stair climbing sow is owned by Corwin Heinlein, a farmer. The sow started her stair-climbing activities when shelled corn was placed on the sec ond floor of a building used to house swine, and she now climbs up there daily. OLD DOBBIN IN SLUMP HARRISBURG. Pa. (UP) Old Dobbin started to lose ground in Pennsylvania again last year. The agriculture department announced that after remaining stationary three years the horse population on farms In the state dropped from 294,000 in 1936 to 291.000 in 1937. Cass County Eighth Grade Graduates Dist. No. 1 Superintendent, L. S. Devoe. Eessie Kennedy. Dist. No. 2 Teacher, Grace Louise Wiles. Charles Martin, Sylvia Ellingson, Laurence Ellingson. Dist. No. 3 Teacher, Lois Mead. Viola Austin. Dist. No. 5 Teacher, Elizabeth Wiles. Betty Mae Hutchison, Beulah Godwin, Mary Jane Godwin. Dist. No. 6 Teacher, Dora Trively. Helen Karas, Dale Henton. Dist. No. 7 Teacher, Marie Haith. Beulah Mae Beins, Kenneth Campbell. Ronald Hostetter, Robert Nickels, John Hoschar, Laverne Cottingham. Dist. No. C-7 Teacher, Berdena Han sen. Arlo Stock. Dist. No. 8 Teacher, Mildred Wilson. Clara Baker, Margaret Buffington. Dist. No. 9 Teacher, Rosemary Cloidt. Danny Terryberry, Mary Terryberry, Shir ley Terryberry. Dist. No. 10 Teacher, Beula Albin. Mildred Exline, Johnny Alden. Dist. No. 11 Teacher, Dorothy Yost. Rachel Boardman, Marshall Everett, Buddy Eaton. Dist. No. 12 Teacher, Louise Rishel. Kathleen Hathaway, Fern Neil, Norma Mead, Joyce Snodgrass. Dist. No. 13 Teacher, Elva Opp. Dorothy Clarence, Dorothy Dee Garrison. Dist. No. 14 Teacher, Betty Upton. Yvonne Deles Dernier, Dorothy Morton. Dist. No. 15 Teacher, Dorothea Hob bie. Richard Smith. Dist. No. 17 Teacher, Ralph Davis. Glen Comer, Bill Hull, Dorothy Knight, Floy Whitworth, Margaret Hammons, Wendell Burbee, George Hathaway. How ard Holthusen, Donald Mullis, Betty Austin. Dist. No. 18 Teacher, Donna Lee Baker. Kathleen Balfour. Dist. No. 19 Teacher, Fern Spangler. Doris Anderson. Dist. No. 21 Teacher, Ruth Peterson. Virginia Johnson. Dist. No. 24 Teacher, Clarice Hottle. Grace Kunz. Dist. No. 25 Teacher, Nellie Carlson. Lloyd Coffelt. Wayne Coffelt, Donald Leonard. Wilma Nolte, Paul Ruffner, Darrel Nolte. Dist. No. 26 Teacher, Marie Lutz. Lavina Troop. Dist. No. 27 Teacher, Velma Fulton. Beulah Kiser. Dist. No. 2 8 Teacher, Lucille Mei singer. Lloyd Holman. Dist. No. 29 Teacher, Patricia Schroe der. Conley Galloway, Hertha Potschies. Dist. No. 30 Teacher, Dorothea Sie moneit. Roy Means. Dist. No. 31 Teacher. Norene Cum mins. Betty Pace, Morris Miller, Eileen Schroeder, Shirley Meisinger, Robert Wagoner. Dist. No. 34 Teacher, Lila Pershing. Norman Yardley. Dist. No. 35 Teacher, Iva Armstrong. Melvin Graham. Dist. No. 37 Teacher, Martha Kaffen berger. Virginia Bierl. Dist. No. 3S Teacher, Beatrice Bev erage. Myron Nelson. Dist. No. 40 Teacher, Edith Norton. Doris Stander, Howard Wood. Dist. No. 4 3 Teacher, Maxine Persh ing. John Long, Russell Reinke, Ches ter Winget, Albert Graham. Dist. No. 4 4 Teacher, Katie Nickel. Wayne Westfall, Daralyne Clark. Dist. No. 4 5 Teacher, Alice Barbara Wiles. Derryl Wilson, Frances Wilson. Dist. No. 47 Teacher, Irma Shelhorn. Myrna J. Johnson, Betty Larson. Dist. No. 4 9 Teacher, Edna Engblom. Ray Timm. Dist. No. 50 Teacher. Louise Dumke. Val Johnson, Willie Kepler. Dist. No. 51 Teacher, Mabi-1 Menden hall. James Hill. Dist. No. 56 Teacher, Loa Davis. Donna Leigh Allen, Marie Anderson, Clar ence Redden, Warren Thompson. Dist. No. 57 Teacher, Lauretta Bur dick. Kenneth Livers, Lyman Petersen, Wanda Scott. Dist. No. 58 Teacher, Lucile Leesley. Lloyd Jones, Mary Ann Morris, Edward Morris. Dist. No. 59 Teacher, Eeatrice Brown. Donald Patton. Dist. No. 60 Teacher, Anna Harris. George Campbell, Jean Adams. Di3t. No. 63 Teacher, Emma Rawalt. Roy Walters, Alvin Czeachin, Robert Dankleff, Richard Dankleff, Lorin Krantz. Dist. No. 70 Teacher, Rosemary Pow er. Carol Bornemeier, Elwin Isaac. Dist. No. 91 Teacher, Dorothy Gake meier. Ralph Puis. Dist. No. 94 Teacher, Thelma Ward. Ralph Meyers. Dist. No. 95 Teacher, Florence Mc Neff. Anne Seiker. Dist. No. 9 0 Teacher, Rosemary John. Delores Fleming, Minerva Schliefert, Ken neth Miller. Theodore Harms, Jr., Mari lyn Dal!, Kenneth Lorenson. Dist. No. 9 7 Teacher, Ruth Alexen. Paul Dieter. Dist. No. 9S Teacher, Clista Schlan ker. Hazel Rueter, Keith Schmidt. Dist. No. 101 Teacher, Hilda Nee man. Dorothy Bogenrief. Dist. No. 71 Teacher, Edna FJeisch - man. Jamie McKay. Dist. No. 73 Teacher, Nellie Glebe. Robert Hilt. Dist. No. 75 Teacher, Norma Borne meier. Ellis Bockelman. Dist. No. 7C Teacher, Mildred East ham. Grace Whitlatch. Dist. No. 77 Teacher, Dorothy Ilunt erman. Beulah Peck. Dist. No. 78 Teacher, Dorothy Ries ter. Joy O'Brien. Dist. No. 79 Teacher, Dorothy La Rue. LeRoy Jochim. Dist. No. SO Teacher, Charlotte May field. Stanley Doty, Wanda Schomaker. Dist. No. 81 Teacher, Alice Gilkeson. Cathern Maher, Myron Wright. Dist. No. S2 Teacher, Inez Peterson. Betty J. Jeffery. Dist. No. 8 6 Teacher, Esther Sho gren. Billy Oliver. Dist. No. 88 Teacher, Selma Heil. Kathleen Heil, Kathaleen Larson. Greenwood Everyone is glad to see Rex Crib ble up and around again. Miss Hazel Trunkenbolz spent last week with relatives in Cook. Mrs. Anna Appuhn of Bradshaw i3 visiting Mrs. Dora Leesley. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gaviu of Bur well visited in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. Keeler, of Lincoln, called at the Glen Peters home last Thursday evening. Miss Lucile Leesley spent a few days last week with Miss Isabella Ross in Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Holmes and family of Ashland visited Mr. and Mrs. John Vant Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parks and fam ily and Irene Kelly were guests at the Paul Kelly home last Sunday. Jim Bogenrief is employed at the McDonald store and have moved into the McDonald property north of town. The baseball club sponsored a dance Wednesday night. Music was furnished by Clarence Mastin's or chestra. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Calfee. Elton of Ashland and Valette of Lincoln called on old friends in Greenwood last Sunday. Mrs. Dora Leesley has been quite sick the past week. Mrs. Harry Lees ley and Mrs. Lunciford have been caring for her. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Frolick and son Loren spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. George Trunken bolz and family. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Callen and daughter of Lincoln called at the C. A. Mathis and N. D. Talcott homes last Friday evening. Mrs. Eliza Rundall and family visited her brother, John Hartsock and Mr. and Mrs. George Trunken bolz Saturday evening. Guild met Tuesday in the M. E. church basement. There was a good attendance and a lovely lunch was served by Mrs. H. E. Warren and Mrs. Harry Marlof. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wells, the latter formerly Beulah Clause, Harold, Lorene and Earl aMthews of Hallam were guests at the Dudley Clause home last Sunday. Misses Aurel Cope and Elaine Fitzpatrick of Weeping Water mo tored home with Evan Armstrong Wednesday evening to spend the night at the Everett Cope home. Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Vant and son of McCook came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Vant. Gentry is getting along fine and will soon be able to go back to work- Mrs. J. C. Hartsock is recovering nicely from a recent eye operation at the St. Elizabeth hospital and plans to return home next week. Every one is glad to hear she is improving. Mrs. John Mick and son Paul at tended the graduation exercises at Plattsmouth Thursday evening, to witness the graduation of Marie and Melvin Hughes, grandchildren of Mrs. Mick. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Ditzler, of Octavia announce the engagement of their daughter Cleo to Ray Meyers, son of Mrs. Henry Meyers of Green wood. The young couple will be married Friday, June 10. Plans are being made to take care of a big crowd at the Baked Ham dinner at the Anderson garage Decoration Day. The dinner is spon sored by the Cemetery association to raise funds for the upkeep of the cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. John Van Dyke and daughter of Santa Ana, California, visited relatives in Greenwood Wed nesday night and Thursday on a re turn trip from visiting Mr. Van Dyke's parents in Michigan. Mrs. Van Dyke was formerly Carmen Kimberly. Donald Carroll Acquitted of Slay ing Sweetheart Jury Finds Was Mentally Unbal anced at Time He and Girl Made Pact of Death. Deal-a-Deck Club Meets The Pinochle club was entertain ed May 26th at the home of Mrs. Hazel McNurlin. with Mrs. Ruth Leadabrandt assisting. Mrs. Lottie Bright won high prize. Mrs. Myrtle Cameron won low. Mrs. Margaret Howard and Mrs. Grace McClure were guests. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Mae Gribble, I with Mrs. Catherine Laymon as as sistant hostess. APPEALS ELECTION CONTEST LINCOLN, May 27 (UP) J. S. Bowker of Kearney asked the su preme court in an appeal on file to day to affirm a Buffalo county dis trict court ruling that he is entitled to the position of Kearney county commissioner. Bowker's attorneys asserted the contention of C. Edwin Swan, who is contesting the election, that he should be declared elected by de fault, is not applicable. Swan main tained Bowker failed to answer the contesting petition in time. BALD PATES ORGANIZE CHICKASHA, Okla. (UP) Chic kasha's bald-headed men have estab lished the "Brotherhood of Burnish ed Brow," an almost hairless organ ization whose avowed and sole pur pose Is to obtain balf-price haircuts for its members. NEW YORK, May 2S (UP) Don ald Carroll, 16. acquitted "by reason of insanity" of slaying his sweet heart, Charlotte Matthiesen, 18, awaited mental examination, today, expecting to be free and reunited with his and her parents within 10 days. The trial, involving the elementary problems of high school youths and the duties of parents in educating their children for mixed companion ships, ended at 6:34 p. m. yesterday amid such a jubilant uproar that Judge Thomas Downs cleared the courtroom and threatened spectators with jail terms. The boy's parents, hysterial with anxiety, were across the street at the defense attorney's office. Char lotte's parents, Fred Matthiesen and his wife, were seated in the front row, keeping the family vigil on the "ooy who had admitted killing their only child because she was about to bear him a child and they were afraid to tell their parents. Donald said he planned to kill himself too, but lost his courage after killing her, at her request. Mrs. Matthiesen was one or the first to reaoh his side after the jury reported. Tears streaming down her face, she hugged him. "I prayed for him," she said, as guards pulled her away. "I knew my girl would want it that way. We can mak many things good now. I teased my girl too much. I didn't take her seriously in her affairs with boys. Now I have to make it up to Donald." The blond, handsome boy looked beyond the rail for his parents. They were not there, but he saw Mat thiesen, the girl's father, smiling broadly and saying: 'It's swell." 30.000 RECEIVE COMMUNION BUDAPEST, May 2S (UP) More than 20,000 men. Catholic pilgrims all over the world to the 3 4th Inter national Eucharistic Congress, re ceived holy communion in an im pressive midnight mass last night celebrated by Cardinal Goma Tomas of Toleda, Spain. The service was in Hero Square. Women of the various delegations leceived communion in different churches of the city, in separate ser- ices. Earlier the pilgrims heard Prime Minister Bela Imredy deplore the "degeneration of family life" which lie partly attributed to Atheistic teachings of 'philanthropists and humanists who promise terrestrial paradise." He insisted that family bo. ds must be strengthened accord ing to the ideal of the eucharistic Jhrsit in order to save world civilization. STARTS SENTENCE FREAK ACCIDENT INJURES GIRL PARACHUTE JUMPER CARROLLTON. O. (UP) Miss Marthle Modranski, 18, of Amster dam, O.. "landed" in Steubenville hospital as the result of a freak air plane accident during an air show. Miss Modranski was waiting to do her first parachute leap when the plane which was to carry her aloft swung out of control, while landing, and knocked her to the ground. LINCOLN, May 26 (UP) Alex ander Michel. 25. a WPA laborer began a five year penitnetiary sen tence today after pleading guilty to a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm to his wife, Imogene. The complaint grew out of an epi sode Tuesday when Michel threatened his wife with a revolver. He told the court his wife filed a petition for divorce last Saturday and then had refused to let him see their baby daughter. PITT FANS COMING LINCOLN, May 27 (UP) Evi dence that followers of the Uni versity of Pittsburgh football team are taking the Panther game with Nebraska seriously is seen in the Pitt request for a block of 1,000 tickets to the game in Lincoln next November 12. During the past few years the Panther followers have been con tent with around 100 ducats. NEW SNOOKER RECORD SET ST. HELIERS, Jersey (UP) Joe Davis, "snooker" champion, estab lished a new record by scoring 123 from the frame up in a game here. it T T TT Thomas Walling Company j Abstracts of Title Phone 324 - Plattsmouth -I-I"I-2-I-I"I"I-I"I"I-I--I"I"I- Wabash News Guy Hinds, who lias been home a number of days awaiting a call to report back to work, received it last Saturday and reported at Conk, where he is again working for the Missouri Pacific. Wright and Edward Lee, grand sons of the late Bert Austin and wife, were here Tuesdav tor the funeral of their grandfather and back a .rain Wednesday U assist their grand mother in getting things straighten ed out. They took Mr. Austin's car to Omaha to have it placed in good condition for sale. Mrs. Austin ex pects to move to Omaha soon tn reside. Observe Memorial Day Sunday In accord with the custom of past years, the committee for the Wabash and Murdoch Cemetery association made plans for the annual observ ance of Memorial day to be held on Sunday, at the cemetery. Ttev. W. A. Taylor, of Union, a former pastor in this vicinity, was secured as the speaker. A large number of pioneer residents of this part of the county are buried in the Wabash-Murdock cemetery and each year friends and relatives gather there for the annual Memorial Day program, when honor is paid the sleeping dead. Funeral of Bert Austin Rev. W. A. Taylor, a long time minister of the Baptist church in Wabash, which with the passing years was closed and later torn down, came to conduct the funeral of his old friend, the late Eert Aus tin, who passed away Sunday at the Veterans' hospital in Lincoln. The funeral was held Tuesday and in terment was in the Wabash ceme tery. Mr. Austin had asked that Rev. Tavlor conduct his funeral. Plattsmouth Has Place in the Valley League Local Merchants Will Find Fast Teams in Cass. Lancaster and Saunders County Teams. The Plattsmouth Merchants thru the effoit.-? of Manager Kay Shafer has secured a place in the eight team league formed of the towiv-? in Saun ders. Cass and Lancaster counties. The league as constituted w ill com prise Ashland. Alvo. Memphis, Wav erly. Davey, Greenwood. Eagle and Plattsmouth. nil young teams and which, should provide the fans with plenty of good and interesting games for the summer season. The first game that the locals will participate in will be that with Ash land here on Sunday and on Mon day the locals will journey to Alvo where they will play in the holiday game in the afternoon. The setup of the league is one that should give a well balanced group of teams. METHODISTS STAGE UPSET From Saturday's Ta!ly The Methodist softbail team last evening upset the dope in the local Softball league by trimming the BREX-Norfolk team by the score of 1 4 to 2. The game was hard louglit and the youngsters of the Methodists were pitted against the veterans of the BREX-Norfolk. The pitching of Mayabb and Nel son was excellent, the Methodists getting seven hits and the BUEX two binglea. Lohr.es of the Methodists secured a triple and Sedlak and Arp doubles to add to the scoring of their team. The box score of the game was as follows: Nethodist Eert Austin, the Man Herbert A. Austin, best known to the people of central Cass county as Bert Austin, was born at Richmond. Tazewell county, Illinois, on Aug. 3rd 1S67, and passed away at the I". S. Veterans hospital near Lincoln on Sundav. May 22. i;3S. lacking but a few weks of being 71 years of age. When about four years of age. lie came with his parents to Wood River, Nebraska, where his boyhood days were spent. Later he went to Kenesaw, Nebr., where he lived un til about the time he attained his majority. It was then, in 1SSS. at the time Wabash was enjoying its palmiest days, that he came here, working on a farm and later en the Missouri Pacific railroad. He engaged in business at the then new town of Alvo, where he conducted a drug store, also making his home in Mur dock for a time about 1S92, before returning to Wabash where he con tinued to reside until the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, when he enlisted in the army and went to Cuba as one of Uncle Sam's fighting men. At the close of the war, he came back to Wabash, remaining here for a time before going to Om aha to engage in the contracting business. While residing there he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rose Johnson. Along in the late twenties, they came to Wabash to live and resided here continuously until the time of his death.. The funeral was held from the Wabash church last Tuesday, with interment in Wabash cemetery. During the earlier days of residence here. Mr. Austin and brothers Delbert and Joseph A P. Schoemig. "b Sedlak. ss-rs Hayes, c Rhodes, II) York, rs-lb Arp. cf R 0 1 1 1 O 0 Clark, rf-2b :: 0 Phillips. 2b t Gillam. rf-2b 2 Lohnes, If 2 Mayabb, p 2 Shi Her, p-ss 1 Smith, rs 1 Yelick. if 1 Stephenson, If 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 (t 0 II 0 o 0 1 0 o 0 (I 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 E 1 0 the his his were members of the Wabash baseball team that always won its full share of games played, and alr.o played with teams at Murdock. Manley and Grand Prairie. He was a good neighbor and citi zen and his friends were numbered by the scope ot his acquaintances. All regret his passing and extend sympathy to the widow and children of this soldier whose death came so near to Memorial day, when the en tire nation joins in tribute to its heroic soldier dead. CHOICE FABE3HOB3S AH Modern, Good Set of Buildings Farm all of the eighty acres. In the Murray community. See mm Platts. State Bank Building BREX Springier, 2b Spidell. C Hall, ?.h Svobeda. Th'.mgan. Ay lor. rs Chandler, Ruble, rf Broman, If Nelson, p AH 4 11) ?, ss ?, o Cf .", o o R 1 0 o 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 II (I 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 o 0 E 0 0 0 0 1 ( 0 0 0 :o 2 SMALL GRAINS FLOURISH LINCOLN, May 23 ( UP) Small grains continued to flourish in Ne braska except in several wertern coun ties, A. E. Anderson. sfate and Ted er:.l crop statistician reported today. "There has been some damajre to winter wheat i" Deuel, Kieth, Perkins, Chase, Dundee, Hitchcock, Red Wil low, Harlan, and Garden counties due to dry weather" Anderse n said. lie found Outing a tour of the area that some wheat was burned slightly and the frain is maturing too rapidly. Wheat has started to head in parts I of southwestern Nebraska. Anderson said a fair to good wheat crop can be produced there if rain falls soon. ROSS-ARMSTRONG FIGHT IS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN NEW YORK. May 20 (UP) The Barney Ross-Henry Armstrong fight for the world welterweight cham pionship scheduled for tonight in Madison Square Garden, Long Island bov-'. was postponed today because of rain. If weather conditions permit it will be held tomorrow night. LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS (f3r FOR SALE Two row godig. also good roan cow, fresh soon. Ben Albin, Union, Nebr. m30-lsw WANTED Painting and paper hanging. Wayne Lewis, Phone 530-J. tfd FOR SALE Brunswick console electric radio, $2. Seven tube sup'er-hetrodyne set in carved case. Joseph Lewis, Route 1, Union, Nebr. ltw