The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, November 07, 1938, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1938- PAGE TWO !: The Plattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTS3IOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoffice, PlattMnouth. Nb.. as aeosd-clas mall mattar MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUESCBIFTION PEICE $2.00 A YE ATI L5TIEST" POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Poata! Zone. $2.60 per year. Beyond ffOO miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countriea, $3.50 per year. All subscriptions- art-payable strictly In adTanea. Open Second Testing Station in Plattsmouth Frady Garage Installs Costly Auto Testing Equipment Given a State Testing License. During the past couple of weeks, work of installing automobile testing equipment has been under way at the Frady garage. Today Mr. Frady received his official license from the state to operate a testing station the second in Plattsmouth and issue approval windshield stickers to car owners whose vehicles pass the pre scribed state tests. The law decrees that cars and trucks shall pass an official inspec tion twice during a calendar year Although it has been in effect for many months, lack of testing equip ment in many localities has caused postponement of the deadline date for the initial test and now in this locality it has been set as December 31. After that date, cars operating on the highways without a safety sticker will be stopped by patrolmen, and their owners hailed into court to face the penalties provided in the Jaw. Weaver Testing Equipment The testing equipment installed by Mr. Frady includes an automatic vheel alignment indicator, automatic brake tester and electric eye head light tester all of the Weaver man ufacture. This is standard state ap proved equipment and the kind used in most of the testing stations over the state. The new equipment has been set in the cement floor along the east wall of the garage, and that, area J will be kept open at all times for making tests of cars. State men here last week approv ed the equipment and placed the order for the station's official stick crs and inspection cards, which have just been received. Nebraska City is just starting the evection of a building for its new municipal station. FIREMEN KEPT BUSY From Wednesday's Daily Last night the members of the Plattsmouth fire department were kept busy with two calls. At the residence of Fred Drucker on Wintersteen Hill, a kerosene lamp exploded in one of the second floor sleeping rooms and threatened a serious fire for a few moments but the blaze was confined to a small part of the ceiling and firemen soon had the blaze extinguished. Paper in a box on the back porch of the residence of Bernard Klinger caused a small fire and fortunately the firemen were on the Job promptly and held the fire to a part of the siding on the porch. With the very high wind it was fortunate that the blazes were held to small damage. There had been no one of the fam ily near the box and as prowlers had been reported around the place sev eral times it was thought that the blaze might have been of an incen diary origin. ATTENDS RADIO MEET Richard Yelick spent Saturday and Sunday in Omaha where he attend ed the mid-west amateur radio con vention. There were about 500 ama teur radio enthusiasts at the con vention. Mr. Yelick served on the Army committee. HEBE FROM LINCOLN Mrs. Myra Utter of Lincoln ar rived Monday evening for a visit here with ,the old friends . and ac quaintances1. She is a house guest of Mrs. R. A- Bates, one of the former neighbors. . J Thomas Walling Company J Abstract! ol Title -. MANLEY NEWS Ralph Keckler has purchased one of the striking new Buicks. Theo. Harms made a trip to Om aha Wednesday morning after goods for the store. Miss Laura Daudaux was visiting at the home of her parents in Ne braska City over the week end. Mrs. Thorbold Hansen was hostess to a gathering of the Friendly Farm Ladies at her homeast Monday. Mrs. Oscar Dowler entertained a number of friends at a six o'clock dinner at her home one evening last week. George Rau has been spending a number of days visiting with the folks and also calling on friends at his old time home at Utica. Ernest and Johnnie Gruber, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Gruber, attend ed the Nebraska-Missouri football game in Lincoln" last Saturday. John A, Stander and wife attended a card party at Elmwood given by the Guild of St. Mary's Catholic church there, one day last week. Mr.-and Mrs. Frank Bergman were Nebraska City visitors last Saturday, having business to transact there and also enjoying a visit' with friends. Rev.. J. W. Taenaler, pastor of the Christian-church at; Plattsmouth, ac companied the Journal field man on his regular trip to" Manley last Wed nesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Harms : and Teddy, Jr., visited relatives in Tal madge one day last week being guests at the home of . Mrs. Henry Peters and daughter. Mrs. Peters is Mrs. Harms' mother. A number of the residents of Manley and vicinity were at Weep ing Water last week, where they en joyed attending the democratic ban quet, as well as meeting the candi dates and. hearing the speakers. The rceting was followed by a dance. r Birth of Grandson . , A son was born to Mr: and . Mrs.. Howard Cochran at Ashland one day last week. The mother was formerly Miss Rachel Fleischman. Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Fleischman went over to see the new grandson, taking with them their granddaughter, lit tle Delores Gade, of that place,' who had been spending some time here with them. On their return home, they were accompanied by little Jerry Cochran, who has been visit ing the grandparents for a week. Represented St. Patrick's Parish Miss Catherine Shcchan and Her bert Stander were the two C. Y. O. delegates from St. Patrick's parish at the conference held in Lincoln Inst Thursday and Friday. A large number of people were present from all over the diocese and included on the (program was a banquet and dance Thursday evening. The two representatives from here will make a report on the two-day gathering at the next meeting of the local organization. Boys will le Boys Sure ' Hallowe'en, which falls on October 3 1st each year, has come and gone. The occasion was celebrated in regu lar manner in Manley. and Tuesday morning found many strange be lt ngings displayed in unusual places. Numerous old trucks and cars .used by August Krecklow in the making of farm trailers, ..were dragged to the east end of Main street and it required three trljs by Mr, Krecklow to get the, property back. home. An old time buggy belonging to John Sheehan was found astride the roof of the Missouri .Pacific station and had not been removed when we vis ited Manley Wednesday.. . Yes, boys will be boys! And, no. doubt, some of their elders also became. boys for a night,. ......'. Glass Glass Glass ' Auto Glaus Replaced White YduWait at GQDEir.W8 Psiiit-Ciasi & XUW fair 5tsre Greenwood Mrs. Cora Kniss is taking care of Mrs. Ruth Dyer. Mr. and Mrc. R. C. Burk were in Plattsmouth Monday. Neighbors went in and helped Sam Gray shuck his corn last Tues day. Mrs. Fred Etheridge has been con fined to her bed with illness the past few days. . - A Father and Son banquet will be held at the M. E. church Tuesday evening, November 8. The Ladies Card Club met with Mrs. P. E. Clymer Thursday for the usual 1 o'clock luncheon. M. E. Guild met at the home of Mrs. Frank Welton Tuesday, with Mrs. Harry Marlof assisting hos tess. Miss Helen Maher accompanied her girl friend to Denver, where they visited from Tuesday to Sun day of last week. Rex Hise of Yosemite National Park, California, visited several days with Mrs. Marion Hise and son, re turning home Wednesday. Miss Nina Jeffry entertained the members of her Sunday school class at a Hallowe'en party at her home Monday night, October 31. Orville Stevenson, who is in the naw visited at the Gomerdinger home last Tuesday. He has been visiting an uncle and aunt in Lin coln. Dorcas will meet Friday with Mrs. Carrie Armstrong and Mrs. Minerva Maher entertaining. The ladies are busy with preparations for a bazaar and supper. Miss Lucille Kelly has been in Lincoln several days taking care of hsr itr Irene Kelly, who has been very ill. She is improving at this writing. Mrs. Dale Carpenter is very ill at her home in Lincoln. She recent ly underwent an operation and had seemed to be recovering nicely. She was formerly Miss Ola Sayles. Thursday dinner guests of Mrs. John Armstrong were . Mrs. R. G. Reid and daughters of Gordon; Mrs. Florence Armstrong: Mrs. Charles Armstrong and Rev. Williams and wife. Mrs. Mary Tracy returned to her home in Columbus, Kansas, Wednes day, after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. N. A. Kish, who has been very ill at the Henry Kish home. ' " Church Social A social meeting took place at the Christian church Tuesday even ing. A good crowd attended and enjoyed hearing the speaker, Rev. Bythewood of the Tabernacle church of Lincoln, who spoke on "Forward Movement of the Church." I A social hour followed and re freshments of sandwiches, pickles and cake were served. Woman's Club Principal speaker at the November meeting of the Greenwood Woman's club was Prof. W. E. Dyer, who spoke on "Your School and the Local Health Program." Prof. Dyer excoriated the present methods of school health and recom mended periodic thorough examina tions of both children and teachers, training of teachers in health, the keeping of health records for each pupil and elimination of all health hazards in the sehool. A violin selection, "Cabaletta," was given by Winnifred Lambert, accompanied by Josephine Lewis. MiBs Lola Allen gave an interest ing talk on "Health in the Home" and Miss Marion Hartsook spoke on "Vitamin Fads." Club singing was led by Mrs. Rex Peters, accompanied by Mrs. Vernon Greer. Every member is urged to attend the Christmas party, December 7, which will be devoted to holiday fun. Every member is to bring a gift costing not over 23 cents and the gifts will be exchanged in the traditional holiday spirit. Mrs. Walter Woitzel will be the hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. J. Lea da brand and the meeting will be held iu the Legion hall. gsooooooooooooocsoocoooocori It's Always 8 Fair Weather Inside One of Our NEW OUERC0ATS All the new styles raglan sleeve sin gle or double breast ed. Priced at $17.50 up WESCOTT'S Where Quality Counts AVOCA NEWS Edward Freeman . and family, of Weeping Water, were Sunday guests at the Earl Freeman home here. Mrs. Harry H. Marquardt was a guest over the week end at the home of her son, Francis and wife, in Lincoln. Charles Barto and wife, of Raven na, Nebr., accompanied by anothei couple from that vicinity, visited in Avoca a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maseman were in Lincoln last Sunday, where they spent the day visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Maseman. Earl Freeman took time off from his work at the elevator last Tuesday and overhauled his Model A car, get ting it in good shape for winter driv ing. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquard and little daughter and Mrs. Caroline Marquardt, mother of Fred, drove to Eeaver Crossing, where they visited at the Ted Hile home over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. William Dehnning of Elmwood entertained a number of friends at dinner last Sunday, among them Elmer Corbin, of Avoca. A very enjoyable time was had. With a shortage of water in Avoca John Ruge has installed a new steel inside cistern in his home to store up rainwater from the roof, and had it hooked up in time to catch the water from the continued rainfall of several days last week. Wm. Maseman, who was among those drawn for federal grand jury service, went to Lincoln in response to the summons sent him, but was informed he would not be needed that day and was allowed to return home subject to later call. John Marquardt was in Omaha last week, where he attended the preview of 1939 Ford cars as well as the banquet for dealers which was featured in connection with the pre view. The new models are now on display in the show rooms of Ford deal' rs everywhere. Fred Lenhard, Sr., and wife, be came grandfather and grandmother. respectively, twice in the same day, last week, when baby boys were born at the homes of two of their sons Congratulations are in order to both the parents and grandparents. Jordan Kokjer and wife, who are lecated in the western part of the state, where Jordan holds a teach ing position, were week end guests at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Kokjer, following the state teachers' meeting of Thursday and Friday, at Lincoln. Tlie Avoca Woman's club, one of the active organizations of the com munity, held a bazaar and supper last Friday night, realizing a neat sum for the purpose of carrying on their civic work and desire to thank the public for their support and co operation. Tea in Honor of Guests Rev. Kelso, who served as pastor here a decade ago, and who is now the pastor of a church in New York state, accompanied by his wife, ar rived in Avoca last week for a short visit with old friends while en route to Denver, where ,a son resides, and where they may make their future home. While ehere they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Baier, and on Tuesday after noon Mrs. Baier was hostess at a delightful tea in the basement of the church which was attended by a large number of the friends of this couple. The Kelsos departed a few days ago for Denver, after a most delightful visit here. Spent an Enjoyable Evening Members of the Ladies Guild of the Catholic church southeast of Avoca sponsored a very enjoyable evening's entertainment at the town hall in Avoca one night last week. Bingo and other games were played. Among those present were visitors from several nearby towns. (Political Advertising) VOTE FOR Fred L Carsten for Legislature And Take NO Chances Mature in Judgment! Experienced! Farmer and Land Owner! o Long Time Resident of Cass County S Frank W. Lorenz, Elmwood real estate dealer, was a business visitor a: Murdock Wednesday afternoon. Harry Gillespie and wife of North Loup and Gale McDonald and fam ily of Hampton were visitors in Murdock last Sunday. Henry E. (Slatts) Carson, mana ger of the elevator, drove to Platts mouth Saturday evening for a short visit with county seat friends. Mrs. O. W. Schewe is reported as improving fine from her severe op eration in St. Joseph's hospital at Omaha. She expects to return home next week. Floyd M. Cole of Elmwood and Joe Mrasek of Plattsmouth were vis iting in Murdock last Wednesday af ternoon, calling on their friend, Henry E. (Slatts) Carson. T. A. Engles and wife, of Auburn, were business callers in Murdock lust Saturday, calling at the Murdock lumber yard, which is owned by the Engles lumber company of which T. A. is president. Rev. and Mrs. George P. Clarke, of Beaver City, have been guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ward. Mrs. Clarke is a sister of Mr. Ward. Rev. Clarke is pastor of the First Christian church at Beaver City. Mrs. J. Johansen has been feel ing quite poorly for soveral days. being confined to her bed the great er part of the time. Mrs. A. H. Ward has been helping with the work at the cafe during Mrs. Johansen's ill ness. Merideth Weddell and wife, of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lyons, of Palmyra, were guests of W. T. Weddell last Sunday. The en tire group spent the afternoon in Weeping Water, calling on friends. Mrs. Lyons was formerly Miss lone Weddell. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Craig and E D. Friend, father of Mrs. Craig, drove to Fremont last Sunday for a visit at the Ivan Clites home. The Craigs returned home that night, but Mr. Friend remained and will spend several weeks visiting at the home of his daughter Mrs. Clites. Laughter Manages Apartments In last week's account of the visit of L. Neitzel in-Kansas 'City, omis sion was made 'of the fact that he visited ' his 1 - daughter, .' ." Mrs. ' ': Clara Hartung, and the latter's daughters Miss Eleanor and Mrs. Alice Miller. Mrs. Hartung s manager of two apartment buildings in the Missouri city, each of 40 apartments, located cn Armour boulevard. Although it is no small task to keep 80 families happy and contented, Mrs. Hartung seems to be succeeding very well, and the owners are well pleased and have given her a fine testimonial com menting on her ability and tact. This seems to be Mrs. Hartung's life's work and she enjoys it and is happy in it. Corn Crop Fine in Illinois . Walter S. Luse and wife, of Plain field, Illinois, arrived in Murdock last week for a visit at the home of Rev. Harvey A. Schwab and wife. Mesdames Luse and Schwab are sis ters. They made the trip in their car and were able to observe crop conditions along the way. Mr. Luse says the crops around Plainfield are as good as any they saw further west. One farmer there reports a yield of S5 bushejs of corn to the acre from hybrid seed, while the average yield in that vicinity from ordinary seed is 60 bushels to the acre. "Off Day" for the Pilgrim Last Sunday was a "day off" for Murdock's traveling Pilgrim. He did DOG TEra FARMERS You are Invited to Attend Another Big JOHN DEERE ; PROGRAM 5 New Talking Pictures including an All Hollywood Comedy. Free Lunch after show. TfiunspflY euep& riou. TO at MURRAY HALL 7 p. m. If you don't have tickets, ask for them. They're FREE! A. L. Carper Phone not spend the day home sleeping, however, but went to Cedar Bluffs, Nebr., to surprise his friend, Rev. J. P. Booher, Methodist pastor, who was recently transferred, from Union to Cedar Bluffs. Mr. Neitzel declined invitations to teach a class and also to preach. As he had preached twice for Rev, Booh er at Union, he says he wanted to hear a sermon instead this time and hear one he did. It was at Cedar Bluffs that Mr. Neitzel began his work in Nebraska in April, 1882. The children of those days are grandparents of today. They have been given his promise of a sermon on the occasion of his next jisit. ! The Stove Did Not Draw ! For -some time past on each re furring Hallowe'en the boys have been wont to take advantage of the eternal good nature of Eddie Craig and stuff rags in the chimney at jhe barber shop. Finally it got so Eddie has expected and looked for this to be done, and so ceased to be fun to the boys, who this year dis appointed him by not doing it. In stead they transferred their depreda tions to the chimney of W. H. Zabel, who was truly as amazed Tuesday that his stove didn't draw, as Eddie was that his did. Enjoyed Visit in the East Mrs. Henry A. Tool, of Murdock; Mrs. Ellen Brown, of Lincoln; Mr3. Nelson Berger and Miss Evelyn Wolph of Nehawka attended the Na tional meeting of Extension clubs at Louisville, Kentucky, last week, as representatives of the Extension ser vice in the state of Nebraska. They had a most enjoyable time and found many states represented there with competitive exhibits of handiwork. We are promised a more detailed account of the gathering for our next issue. Forced to Use Crutches Due to trouble with one of his feet, William' Luetchens has been compelled to resort to the use of a pair of crutches in order to get around with his usual alacrity. He reports some improvement in the condition of the foot. Well Attended Box Social The Murdock schools sponsored a program and box social last Friday evening that was well attended by teachers, pupils, patrons and others. Following the program, the boxes were auctioned off, some going to just the right parties, while others got slightly mixed. A neat sum was realized from the sale of the boxes, purchasers of which received not only a dinner for themselves, but a partner as well to share the cqntents with them. For sociability there is nothing to beat the old fashioned box supper, and everyone seemed to have a tip top good time. PINOCHLE The pinochle parties that are be ing held every week at the Recrea tion Center arc in full swing for the winter season and the next one will be held on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.- At the last session there were 19 pinochle players bidding "high, wide, and handsome" and everyone had a good time trying to set the other fellow and sometimes getting set themselves. At the party Thursday night. Clyde Jackson hopes to have at least six or seven tables going strong with csrii rnunle makina their bid for high scores. If yoH arc a pinochle fan, come on. down to the Recreation Center and we will show you a good time count ing the "royal marriages." 2411 Murray, Nebr. Wabash News William Metzger, unicameral can date, was calling on the voters of Wabash and vicinity Wednesday. Ralph Dorr has completed the picking of his corn crop, and while he .has some corn, there is plenty of room for more in his crib. Mrs. Fred Wendt has been very poorly at her home for the past few weeks and under the care of the family physician for some time. John C. Browne, who spent some time at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Stroemer of Alvo is now visiting at the home of his son, Clif ford Browne and family. Messrs and Mesdames W. L. Cop pie and Guy Hinds and the children, who were visiting for some time in Burns, Colorado, returned home Sun day of last week. L. R. Stanley is getting ready for the delayed winter which he is sure lurks just around the corner and has a large pile of wood sawed and ready for any emergency. Henry II. Gerbeling has complet ed the gathering of his corn and is well pleased with the yield, which, although a bit spotted made an aver age of between 27 and 28 bushel3 to the acre. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hardaway and Mrs. Carl Hcnson were over near Nehawka last Sunday, where they were visiting at the -home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grant. Mesdames Grant and Hardaway are sisters. Minton V. Wood brought a truck load of coal from the Clarinda mine last Wednesday, which he delivered to the purchaser here. He was accom panied by Louis Schmidt, the road man, who enjoyed a trip into the tall corn state. Last Monday night being Hallo we'en, witnessed a general gravitat ing towards the elevator of various things, among them a buggy belong ing to Louis Schmidt, which, if bug gies could vote, would be old enough. The boys who were responsible for the migration of these verious ob jects, did not see that they were re turned. DOINGS IN DISTRICT COURT Clerk of the District Court C. E. Ledgway had several filings of liti gation in his office today that In volves the foreclosure of tax liens and suits to quiet title. : .The City , of Plattsmouth, 'vs. Nels. Steel, et al, involves the foreclosure of tax liens on some twenty .pieces of property and in which are named 116 defendants. The suits to quiet title Involve property in this city and are as fol lows: Elmer Elliott, et al vs. Samuel Casey, ct al. C. A. Rosencrans, et al vs. John Moore, et al. Janet McKercher Clement vs. Wil liam O'Neill, et al. VISITS IN OLD HOME From Tuesday's Daily Miss Florence McElroy, of Los Angeles was here for a few hours today to visit a few of the old friends and at the family plot in Oak Hill cemetery where her parents are buried. Mis3 McElroy has been in New York City to attend a medical con vention being held there the past week and on her way west stopped to visit at Omaha and Plattsmouth. lependafate Service AND Prof eef ion This agency represents the largest and oldest In surance - - companies America! in A little good insurance costs so little and may mean so much in case of a loss. Insure for : Safety INSURANCE- ' rCL nHByBrW 16 Plattsmouth JL . . tfiX"I-I--I"I"I"H"frH'.'M'M-I" c I'- SCOOOOSOOOOOOOSOOOOCOOOCOg -A j