MONDAY, JULY 4, 1938.
PAGE TWO
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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AV0CA NEWS
Monte Linn was a business visitor
ir Lincoln last Monday, driving over
in his new car.
Francis (Hud) Marquardt has ac
cepted a position as instructor in
English at the University of Nebras
ka the coining year.
Dr. and Mis. .1. W. Brcndel enter
tained Miss Selma Marquardt and
two lady friends, the ("off man sis
ters, all of Omaha, last Sunday.
The combine Carl Zaiser adver
tised for sale has been sold to Alois
Sc-hram. who resides south of Xe
hawka. and has been put to work
harvesting his small grain.
Mrs. Emma Kuwait, candidate for
county superintendent of schools, at
tended the annual meeting of the
( ass County Red Cross at Murdock,
as a delegate from the local chap
ter. Harold Greer.rod, who returned a
few months ago from the west and
lias been engaged in various sorts
o! work since his return, has pur
chased a truck and will engage in
that line of business.
Mrs. Frank Bluer and son Jack,
oi Crawford, were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marquardt
lor several days. Mrs. Bruer was
formerly Pearl Dolan and a former
instructor in the Avoca schools.
Postmaster W. if. Bogaard and
son Clyde, who operates a barber shop
rt Otoe, were at Shenandoah on last
Sunday, where they visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Thomas
and the kiddies. Mrs. Thomas is a
daughter of the cider Mr. Bogaard.
C. O. Zaiser has had his thresh
ing out lit put in the best of shape
and with Leo Hauptman in (barge.
i.- ready to begin operation of the
rig. Although much grain is being
cut by combine, there still remains
a large volume of grain to be thresh
ed bv the old fashioned method.
Visits Young- Nephew
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquardt
were in Omaha hist Tuesday, calling
at the hospital to see their new
nephew, the young son born to Mr.
and Mrs. K. V. White the day be
fore. Mrs. White and Mrs. Mar
quardt are sisters. The Whites re
side at Louisville.
Spent Day at Springdale
The Klmer Ilennings and Elmer
Dallstrom families spent a most en
joyabio day picnicking at the Spring
dale farm of John N. Larsh north
east of Union. An abundance, of good
eats helped to make the day a suc
cess. Will Erect Building- Here
;orge Trunkenbolz. oil dealer, of
Lincoln, who operates a number of
service stations in this territory, was
a business caller in Avoca a few days
ago. and announced his intention of
erecting a new building and also
changii!" the lor.tio:i of his tanks
to the intersection of the street
along the railroad and the one that
runs to highway ."o west of Avoca.
This will make a very convenient
location for the buildings as well as
for a service station.
Departed for Washington
A. W. W. Johnson, who has been a
resident of Avoca for several months,
lms received a Civil Service, appoint
ment that will take him to Wash
ington. D. C, to reside. Mr. John
son held a sale of his household ef
fects last Saturday and with the fam
ily left early Sunday morning for
their new home in the east. The best
wishes of friend? accompany them.
Celebrated Saturday
i In line with a practice of many
years in this town that boasts of
being Governor Cochran's birth
place, the Independence day celebra
tion was held Saturday, July 2. The
picnic and celebration was a grand
success. There were games, a pic
ture show and music by the "WPA
hand of Plattsmouth directed by
Pete Gradoville. who is also instruc
tor of the new band being organized
here. The attendance was large and
a good time s&ems to hare been en
joyed by all, with uo fatalities or
accidents to m?r the day.
Proceeds from concessions, etc.,
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Neb., aa second-class mall matter
go to the benefit fund being raised
for the Avoca public library.
Have Family Reunion
The annual Maseman picnic was
held Sunday. June 26. at the home
of Henry Maseman and wife, of
Avoca. Dinner and supper were serv
ed on the lawn. All the Masemans
were present but Stuart, who is at
Pertrand and Pauline of Lincoln.
Those present were: George Mase
man and wife and Jean; Fred Mase
man. wife and children. Bob and
Barbara; Carl Maseman and wife;
Walter Abker, wife (nee Katie
Maseman) and children. Evelyn,
Glen. June, Eilene and Martha Lene.
all of Lincoln; Will Maseman and
wife and Henry Maseman, wife and
family of Avoca.
After supper the family album was
taken out and pictures of the grand
parents taken in the old country and
of the parents taken in this country
were looked over, and once again we
were reminded that time marches
on. Norman Schutz was an invited
guest.
Contributed.
DENIES WPA IN POLITICS
WASHINGTON. June 30 (UP)
Works Progress Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins denied today that the
WPA has been made a political in
strument in Kentucky where the new
ileal is involved in a major primary
battle.
In a statement accompanied by
exhaustive documentary evidence.
Hopkins challenged 22 charges that
his agency has subjected WPA work
ers to political pressure in Ken
tucky. He said that the facts do not sub
stantiate the charges but reiterated
his previous promises of relief work
ers could be proven.
"Every charge in which a WPA
worker or official was named has
been thoroughly investigated and
documentary evidence conclusively
establishes that out of more than a
score of cases in which political ac
tivity was alleged, only two in
stances of improper conduct could be
found." he said.
EIRTHRATE INCREASES
WASHINGTON. June 30 (UP)
The census bureau reported today
the birthrate in the United States
increased .3 per thousand in 19 37 to
a rate of 17 births per thousand.
Preliminary figures on the death
rate indicate a death rate of 11.2 per
thousand during the year.
The birth rate has been declining
steadily over the last two decades.
the bureau said, and although the
rate for 1937 shows a slight gain
over the previous year, "this figure
tan hardly be taken as an assurance
that the rapid decline has been
checked."
"A continuation of the present
trends, the convergence of t lie birth
and death rates, will mean that the
United States will eventually face
the problem oT a diminishing popu
lation," the bureau said.
WHEAT ESTIMATES LESS
CHICAGO, July 1 (UP) Private
crop experts today forecast a IT. S.
wheat crop of 979.000.000 bushels,
almost. 100.000.000 less than the
estimate one month ago. The esti
mates ranged from 7. 003. 000. 000
bushels predicted by Nat C. Murray,
to the Miller-Shields forecast of 929.
000.000 issued yesterday. The June
government estimate placed the prob
able yield at 1,046,000,000 bushels.
Danger from early spring frosts,
black rust and root rot caused by ex
cessive rains of the past month were
responsible for the reduced winter
wheat crop prospects.
PREDICT 5.000 TO DIE
HARTFORD, Conn., July 1 (UP)
The Traveler's Insurance company
today predicted that nearly 5,000
persons would be killed by automo
bile accidents over the Fourth of
July week-end.
More than 14,000 others, the fore
cast said will be injured in traffic
mishaps.
The company alto predicted 130
to 200 drownings, adding that fire
works are no longer a major cause
of death on Independence Day.
MANLEY NEWS
Miss Mildred Auserwald, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Antone Auserwald,
has for the past three weeks been
visiting relatives in Omaha, but re
turned home last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hoback were
at Union Sunday, where they visited
at the home of Mrs. Hoback's par
ents, Henry H. Becker and family,
as well as with relatives of Mr. Ho
back. Father Plewa, supply pastor of St.
Patrick's church, entertained the
children of the parish at the parson
age last Friday. Gaines were played,
followed by ice cream, fruit and
cake, which all the children enjoyed.
Mrs. Elmer Pearson and little
daughter of Denver were visiting in
Manley for the past week, guests of
Mrs. Alice Jenkins and the many
friends of Mrs. Pearson. Mrs. Jenk'ins
was delighted to have her daughter
and granddaughter call on her.
Oris Schliefert and son. of west of
Manley, were in town purchasing
some supplies for harvest time. They
have an excellent piece of wheat that
they were starting to cut that day
and were expecting a large yield.
John C. Kauth and wife, with
Anna Marie and Billie Mockenhaupt
and other friends and acquaintances
went to Nebraska City last Saturday
afternoon, where they visited Mor
ton park, home of Arbor Lodge, re
maining to enjoy their evening meal
in the park before returning home.
It was a most pleasant outing.
John Murphy and the children,
accompanied by Grandmother Cath
erine Earhardt. were in Omaha last
Sunday and wen to the hospital for
a visit with Mrs. John Murphy and
little son. born during the past
week. They found the little man and
his mother doing very nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorwold Hansen
entertained at their home last Sun
day evening, including a fine supper.
Guests present were Arthur Hansen
and wife and their son Milford and
Mr. and Mrs. John Rohrdanz.
Returned to Home in Chicago
John Plewa. brother of Father
Plewa, pastor of St. Patrick's Cath
olic church of Manley, who has been
visiting here for the past ten days,
departed last week for his home in
Chicago. Father Plewa accompanied
his brother as far as Omaha on the
return trip. The young man enjoyed
his stay here very much.
School Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
patrons of the Manley school at the
school building July 13. for the pur
pose of looking after such business
as may be properly brought before
the gathering. All interested in the
conduct of the schools are urged to
be present and participate in the
business session.
Returned to Home in Ashland
Mrs. Fred Fleischman, who has
been ill at her home in Manley for
several weeks, has been improving
luite rapidly the past week and was
able to be up and about the house
and get out a little. Her daughter,
Mrs. Rachel Cochran, of Ashland,
who with the children were here
during the illness of the mother so
the daughter might care for her, re
turned home last week.
Family Reunion at Coryell Park
Coryell Park, which is located in
the vicinity of Brock, Nebraska, was
the scene of a pleasant reunion of the
Peters family last Sunday. This park,
which is a place of great beauty and
well situated for the holding of pic
nics or reunions, occupies a plot of
ground that was part of the oid Cor
yell homestead and is being main
tain by members of the Coryell fam
ily. Those inc luded in the reunion were
the desrendents of the elder Peters,
grandfather of Mrs. Then. Harms'
of Manley. Besides Mr. and Mrs.
Harms, those present were Mrs.
Henry Peters and daughters, Evelyn
and Leatha. Frank Peters and fam
ily, Edward Peters and family, Frank
Braehm and family, Wm. Birkman
and family, all of Talmage; George
Peters and family, Herman Viere and
family and W. A. Peters and family.
Surprise Birthday Party
A surprise party was held in honor
of Mrs. Aug. Krecklow and John
Rohrdauz. brother and sister, on
June 24. at the home of Aug Kreck
low. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Krecklow and Keith.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krecklow and
Darlene. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiles
and Dwight, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Rohrdanz and Janice. Mr. and Mrs.
George Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Rohr
danz and Mr. and Mrs. Krecklow.
Mrs. Krecklow was 6 9 years cf
age and air. Konrdanz was bo.
A delicious lunch of ice cream and
cake was served.
Wabash News
Paul Murfin was assisting with
the shocking of oats at the home of
Fred Weiseid during the latter part
oi last week.
Mrs. George Johnson and daugh
ter, Mrs. Laura Rector, were visit
ing in Wabash last Sunday, guests'
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Reese.
With Ii is tractor, Louis S.hmidt
was assisting Fred Weyers on last
Wednesday with the harvest of his
wheat, and say did the pair of them
get away with a lot of work during
the afternoon.
Carl Hansen was harvesting his
oats last Friday, and getting that
much of his harvesting out of the
way. Work piles up on the farmers
at this season of the year faster
than they can handle it without put
ting in plenty long hours.
Home from the Hospital
Mrs. Win. Rueter, who was at the
hospital in Lincoln for so long re
cently, and was so seriously ill fol
lowing her recent operation, is re
ported showing good improvement
and was able to return home last
week. Her friends are pleased that
she has improved sufficiently to re
turn home and trust she may con
tinue. Spreading Rock on Road
Crushed rock from the county's
crusher were being applied last week
on the last half mile west to meet
the road south of "Wabash, which
will complete this project with the
exception of the mile which runs
along the farm of George Moomey,
and will be undertaken as the last
link of the new highway that will
serve many people.
Working- at Nehawka
Guy Hinds, who is an employe of
the Missouri Pacific, with the recent
reorganization of the track workers,
has been assigned to the section at
Nehawka, which compels him to
drive from Wabash to Nehawka for
his work. The road has been mak
ing a general change in its arrange
ments for caring for its tracks, and
that is the nearest Mr. Hinds can
be accommodated and still make his
home here.
Was It Our Say Beckley?
An item appearexl in the news
papers last week telling of a man
by the name of Ray Beckley, resid
ing near Loveland. Iowa, who acci
dentally shot himself a couple of
times, first when he was at his farm
home cleaning his rifle, and later at
the home of a neighbor, where he
had gone to telephone for a doctor.
Whether he is the same Ray Beck
ley who formerly lived in Wabash,
no one knows.
63 Years Old Thursday
Frank Reese, care taker of the
Missouri Pacific's business at their
station here, wa 03 years old last
Thursday, and at the close of his
regular day's work was seen going
home whistling merrily one of the
tunes of by-gone years: "Johnny Get
Your Gun, Your Sword and Your
Pistol." Mr. Reese received many
congratulations from friends here as
well as associates in , the railroad
business. All hope he may live to
enjoy many more years of life.
ASSUMES NEW POST
LINCOLN. July 1 (UP) I. V.
Packard of Hastings assumed a new
post as secretary of the State Aero
nautics commission today with the
goal of "making Nebraska the white
spot of the nation in air transpor
tation." "We are planning an extensive
development program," he said. Ne
braska is far behind most states In
airport and landing field construc
tion." GOVERNOR LEAVES CONFERENCE
NEWTON, la., July 1 (UP)
Governor Krasehel todav told nego
tiators of the Maytag Washing Ma
chine company labor dispute to settle
the problem by themselves and sug
gested that they sidetrack temporarily
the question of wages. At his request
representatives of the company and
the employees took up the matter of
hours, vacations and closed shop.
Krasehel then left the conference.
WILL CEASE NEWSCASTING
OMAHA, July 1 (UP) Foster
May. radio announcer candidate for
congress on the democratic ticket an
nounced last night that he will dis
continue his newscasting activities
to devote himself exclusively to his
campaign. May announced that he
was taking the action "out of fair
ness to his pclitical rivals, to his
employer and to himself."
New Driver's
License to Cost
Only 75 Cents
Adams County Case Is Affirmed by
Supreme Court Not Author
ized to Charge $1 Fee.
LINCOLN, Julv 1 (LP) The
supreme court ruled today the proper
fee for new drivers licenses obtained
by motorists holding permits under
the old law is 75 cents instead of $1.00
In affirming and Adams County
district court decision in favor of
Paul Cross, Hastings newspaper man
the high court said:
"There is nothing in the act (1937
highway safety patrol law) from
which the court would be justified in
drawing the inference that the leg
islature intended, after a ninety-day
period that a higher fee should be
charged to holding operators license?
on September 1, 1937."
Under the attorney general's in
terpretation of the law Nebraska
drivers with old licenses who failed to
apply for new licenses within the
three-month grace period were charg
ed the $1.00 fee imposed on all new
applicants. Drivers who paid the
$1.00 fee have no recourse.
District Judge E. G. Kroger of
Grand Island wrote the supreme
court's unanimous decision.
CHEYENNE RESERVATION
GETS NEW BUILDINGS
PIERRE, S. D. (UP) Improve
ments costing more than $1,000,
000 at the Cheyenne river reserva
tion are Hearing completion. A large
number of Indian workers have been
engaged in the projects.
A new power and light plant erect
eTl at a cost of $105,000 will he com
pleted soon, and a $90,000 high
school building is to be started.
Seven day schools have been built
at various points on the reservation
since 1932. and high school studies
have been added to the curriculum
since Supt. W. F. Dickens was ap
pointed. Works already completed include
a $45,000 employees home; renova
tion of the agency hospital and in
stallation of new equipment; comple
tion of 12 irrigation projects, and
erection and equipment of new
dormitories at a cost oi
FIRST WHEAT INSURANCE
LINCOLN, July 1 (UP) Tom C.
Allington, Nebraska crop insurance
supervisor today announced receipt
of the first applications ever written
in this state under the new federal
wheat insurance program.
Twenty - two applications were
transmitted by Douglas county farm
ers and 73 were rent in from Saund
ers County.
Allington said farmers are mani
festing keen interest in the program.
He reported that county AAA com
mittee in eastern Ncoraska expects
to receive applications from approx
imately 90 per cent of the alleged
wheat producers in the counties.
HOOVER IN CANADA
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 1 (UP)
Former President Herbert Hoover
was in the British Columbia fishing
country today. He was accompanied
by Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of
Stanford University, Arthur M. Hyde
former secretary of agriculture, and
A. L. Haijer, prominent Vancouver
sportsman.
The party planned to fish wilder
ness streams "until the fish stopped
biting," Mr. Hoover said.
REVOKE LICENSE
LINCOLN, June 30 (UP) State
Engineer A. C. Tilley, administrator
of the "little NRA" Nebraska auto
mobile dealer's licensing law, today
revoked the dealers license of Maur
ice Wenzle of Seinauer.
Wenzle lost his license because he
sold an automobile lor which he had
no franchise. Tilley dismissed the
jcomplaint against A. w. Buman of
t'awnee city, cnargea in ine same
transaction.
OLD AUTOS STILL PLENTIFUL
NEW YORK (UP)
average life span of
Although the
an automobile
is seven years, about 125.000 cars
twice as old as that are still in use.
according to the Automobile Club of
New York. There are now more than
20.000,000 cars on the road.
CROW HUNT COSTS THUMB
CONCORD, N. II. (UP) While
climbing a wall in pursuit of a crow,
Jay Percy. 50. accidentally dis
charged his shotgun. He returned
from the hunt minus the crow and
also minus his right thumb.
POSTOFFICE GUESSES RIGHT
ON WANDERING SCHOONER
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (UP)
Capt. Irving Johnson has sailed his
schooner Yankee twice around the
world and visited many -ports but
the postoffice department knows
where to reach him.
A letter mailed in Buffalo, N. Y.,
soon after his return from a 35,000
mile voyage was addressed to "Capt.
Irving Johnson. Schooner Yankee,
wherever he Is."
A Buffalo postoffice employe pen
ciled "Try Gloucester, Mass." on
the envelope. The letter was deliv
ered promptly to the skipper.
Turrou Says
Dismissed Thru
FBI 'Jealousy'
Man Who Smashed Spy Ring Makes
Charges Against J. Edgar Hoo
ver as to Dismissal.
NEW YORK, July 1 (UP) Leon
G. Turrou, dismissed from the fed
eral bureau of investigation because
he contracted to write a spy expose,
charged today that "jealousy" of J.
Edgar Hoover, FBI director, was re
sponsible. Turrou. who was credited with
breaking a German espionage ring
almost singlehandedly submitted his
resignation on June 20 before his
writing plans were announced. Sub
sequently the resignation was re
fused and he was listed as "dismissed
with prejudice."
The dismissal was ascribed to vio
lation of a pledge which all agents
must sign, promising not to divulge
information received in the service.
"I haven't done anything wrong,"
Turrou said. "I am only doing what
the man behind all this complaint
has been doing. He is just sore be
cause he didn't get to write this
stuff. He wanted to write it him
self. "After Melvin Purvis resigned and
wrote stuff, he (Hoover) was jeal
ous. He just wanted to give this stuff
to his friends. He wanted that pledge
as an afterthought so he could write
and nobody else. Here the humble
Turrou comes out with something
which was going to be for good and
to prevent repetition of things which
have occurred and jealousy steps in.
"I wanted to quit six months ago
and they begged me to keep on. I
had no agreement with a paper then,
I just wanted to quit." Turrou's dis
missal was announced last night in
Washington.
FILES FOR CONGRESS
LINCOLN, June 3 0 (UP) Mrs.
Mabel Gillespie, Gretna farm woman,
filed today as a democratic candidate
for congress from the second district
It is her third consecutive filing
for the post against Congressman
Charles F. McLaughlin. Mrs. Gilles
pie was the first woman ever to serve
in the state lgeislature. She was a
member of the house for five terms
beginning in 1925. Mrs. Gillespie is
a member or tne eastern isenrasna
lPubllc Power district board of di
rectors and a supervisor of WPA
projects.
DIES FROM BURNS
LEXINGTON. Neb., July 1 (UP)
Carl Smith, 33, sone of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur C. Smith of Lexington
died this morning in Lexington hos
pital from burns received in a Butane
gas tank explosion late last night on
the farm of E. E. Youngs. Smith
was installing a tank in the Youngs
ohme, when a park from an electric
light switch ignited the gas, burning
Smith seriously from the waist up.
No damage was done to the home.
MRS. HAGUE AT ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, Minn., July 1 (UP)
Mrs. Frank Hague, wife of the Jer
sey City, N. J., Mayor entered the
gastric section of the Mayo Clinic
here today for examination and pos
sible later treatment.
It was understood Mrs Hague had
been suffering from a stomach dis
order.
Mayor Hague, who came here last
night with his wife, also may enter
the clinic today for a general phys
ical examination, it was said.
HUSBAND'S SHIRT SCORCHED
AT COST OF $50 TO CITY
BUFFALO, N. Y. (UP) The city
is out $30 because Mrs. Edward B.
Devine scorched her husband's shirt.
Mrs. Devine set basket of clothes,
including the shirt, on the back of
her stove and left the room. Shortly
after, a neighbor saw smoke coming
from the house and turned In an
alarm. Firemen estimate that each
response to an alarm costs the city
about $50.
TenYear-01d
Georgia Boy
is Murdered
Slain in Conspiracy of Father and
Two Girls to Obtain In
surance on Lad.
WAYCROSS, Ga., July 1 (UP)
The slaying of a 10-year-old boy by
one of two girls who, directed by
the child's father, had drawn straws
to see which one would do it, was
revealed today by Solicitor General
John S. Gibson.
The girls, waitresses in the road
house of Harvey Kelson, 40, father
of the victim, and Nelson, were un
der arrest. Gibson said he had ob
tained a confession from Nelson,
which he said that he, Verna Mae
Fowler, 18, and Mary Kent, 17, had
plotted to kill the boy, known as "J.
C," in order to collect $900 insur
ance on his life.
The confession climaxed t v. o
months of investigation into the mys
terious slaying of the boy last April
2G. Authorities described (he crime,
citing the father's confessions, as
follows:
The three had plotted for many
weeks on ways to disposed of "J. C."
They agreed that the girls should
draw straws to decide who should be
the actual slayer and also agreed on
the division of the blood money.
The child left the baseball field
late on the day of his death, put
away his glove and ball and went in
to supper.
As he ate, the three were watch
ing, from windows and doors, every
bite he took. Miss Fowler, the con
fession said, having drawn the long
er straw, had a pistol, loaded and
cocked. The child finished his sup
per, walked out to the porch. A
shot rang out and he fell dead
All three denied the actual shoot
ing. Miss Fowler said the father
fired the gun.
Nelson, a backwoodsman, a native
of Douglas. Ga., came here with Miss
Fowler and his family to set up a
roadhouse. His wife died two years
ago and he was charged with mur
dering her. During the trial, it was
testified that he had beaten her two
days before her death. He was sen
tenced to 20 years for manslaughter,
but has been free on bail under ap
peal. .
Nelson had iod police earlier that
his son accidentally shot himself
through the chest. He has been held,
but the two girls were implicated
only recent ly.
RULES ON MALTED MILK
LINCOLN. June 30 (UP) The
attorney general's office ruled today
that prefabricated malted milk main
tained in the frozen or semi-solid
form must conform to the butter fat
standards prescribed by state law for
ice cream. Milk shakes and malted
milks prepared in quantities prior to
sale in liquid form were held not to
simulate ice cream and need not con
tain the required 14 per cent butter
fat for vanilla ice cream and 12 per
cent for fruit flavored varieties. The
attorney general said any type of
"mix" used in preparing malted
milks, ice cream, sodas and other
fountain dishes in place of ice cream
is illegal.
The product has been used to fill
ice cream cones and paper cups and
has been sold and served as ice
cream. Officials said that butter fat
content of this product runs as low
as 3 per cent and in some tase3
lower.
ACCEPTS HIGHWAY BIDS
LINCOLN, July 1 (UP) State
Engineer A. C. Tilley accepted low
bids today on all but two highway
projects for which bids were taken
at a letting yesterday. Tilley said
low bids aggregated $612,517
against engineers estimates of $645.
703. Projects included Nemaha coun
ty: Talmage-Brock and Brock east
13 miles gravel, II. A. Risk, Nebraska
City, $3,76.
ON AERONAUTICS COMMISSION
LINCOLN, July 1 (UP) Dr. Or
villc A. Ralston. Valentine dentist
and former World war ace. today
was appointed a member of the state
aeronautics commission by Governor
Cochran. Dr. Ralston will fin the un
expired term of Dr. W. W. Arrasmith
of Grand Island who resigned re
cently. HOPS AHEAD OF BEER
Sacramento cai. (UP) d
spite America's great consumption of
beer, it is unable to
m- ... g. . 4 ,i
California':! production of hops.
Eighty-five thousand bales of old
hops have just been diverted from
the beer manufacturing vats to the
fertilizer factories.