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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1938.
the JPlattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
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Greenwood
The men of the M. E. church met
Tuesday to cut wood for the church.
Mrs. John Vant visited relatives
in Omaha Wednes4ay and Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Jakemeyer spent last
Thursday at the A. L. Leesley home.
The Christmas tree was put up on
cn Main street Friday and decorate
cd.
Mrs. Bessie Weimer went to Om
aha Thursday to visit her son Wal
ter. The Rebekah lodge enjoyed a
Christmas party at the hall Thurs
day evening.
A good crowd attended the show
Wednesday night. -All school child
ren were admitted free.
The building formerly occupied by
the bank has been newly decorated
and Mr. Brehm will move his cafe in
this week.
Mrs. Louise Hansen, who has been
sick for the past few. weeks is not so
well at this writing. Mrs. Whitlach
is caring for her.
A good crowd attended the ser
vices at the Christian church Sun
day and eighteen young folks made
lip the choir. Everyone is welcome.
Twenty-one ladies enjoyed the
Star kensington Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. E. L. McDonald. Secret
Sisters were revealed and a covered
dish luncheon was served.
The L. C. G. kensington met with
Margaret Howard Thursday for a
delicious one o'clock luncheon. Gifts
vere exchanged. The next meeting
vill be with Elsie Marvin.
The Le Prevost household good3
were moved in Friday and Mrs. Le
Prevost and baby arrived Saturday
to loin Mr. Le Prevost. They will
live in the Ole Anderson house. .
The Christian Endeavor ...were
guests of the Ashland C. E. last Sun
day night for an interesting .meet
ing after which a lovely lunch, was
Kn-vpd. It was an evening well
spent and enjoyed by all.
To Present Operetta
The operetta. "Christmas with the
Old Lady in the Shoe" will be pre
sented by the children of the Pri
marv. Intermediate and Grammar
100ms on Wednesday evening, De
cember 21, beginning at 8:00 o'clock
at the auditorium. There will be no
admission charge.
HELD FOR QUESTIONING
OMAHA, Dec. 17 (UP) Fred Cas
tan. 29, was being held in the city
jail here today by Deputy Sheriff
Ramsey of Falls City for question
ing in connection with the removal
of mortgaged property.
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LAND, FARM and
RANCH BARGAINS
FOR SALE
Spotted male hog.
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Lower Main St. Phone 94
MANLEY NEWS
George Rau was visiting .friends
and relatives in Utica over the week
end.
Thor Hansen and family were
guests of friends and relatives in
Omaha last Sunday.
August Pautsch.of Louisville vis
ited in Manley last Monday, coming
to transact business matters here.
Harry O'Brien and family were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Baltz Meisinger in Plattsmouth last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs." John A. Stander and
the children visited in Omaha Fri
day of last week, where they did
some pre-Christmas shopping.
Mesdame3 Harry Haws, Herman
Rauth, Oscar Dowler and Rudolf
Bergman were among those who at
tended the Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. C. J. Elgaard last Fri
day. A Christmas program and an
exchange of gifts were among the
features.
Although he finds it a rather" dif
ficult task. Andrew Schliefert gets
out and walks down town and back
every day the weather is nice. EyA
doing this he is not only able to
visit with his friends in town, but
to aid his slowly returning strength
and vitality. The weather has been
favorable much of the time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Keckler en
tertained a group of friends at the
Rest Haven hotel in Weeping Water
last Thursday evening. . Besides a
considerable, number of Weeping
Water folks, there were present from
this .vicinity Messrs and Mesdames
Herman Rauth, Oscar Dowler, R.
Bergman and Harry Haws. A most
pleasant, evening was enjoyed by
the large group.
Entertained Friends Last Week
Mr. and Mrs. John Rohrdanz en
tortained a , number ..of their, friends
last week in honor of visiting rela
tives from the cast, who have been
here a couple of weeks. Those present-
were Mr. and Mrs. August
Krecklow, Mr. and MrB. George
Davis and Harold Krecklow and
family of this vicinity, and the
Wisconsin visitors, Louis Krecklow
and wife and Albert Oestrich, of
Milwaukee, who have since returned
home.
Entertained at the Hall
Mrs. John Mockenhaupt and her
sister. Miss Mamie Mahar were hos
tesses at a party held at, the Manley
hall Wednesday of last week. The
Quests played pinochle and enjoyed
an exchange of gifts as well as the
delicious luncheon that was served.
Mrs. Mockenhaupt Very Poorly
Mrs. Christian Mockenhaupt, who
Las been in poor health for many
months and confined to her home ex
ctpt when taken out in the car, has
been, feeling especially poorly dur-
ingthe past few weeks.. She is be
ing given the best of care by her
daughter. Miss Sue Mockenhaupt,
who is an experienced nurse. Many
friends have called on her, and Bhe
enjoys their visits. -
School Program
The program given by the Manley
schools last week was well attended
by patrons and friends of the school.
The various numbers reflected credit
oh the"1 teachers and pupils, who had
put in a lot of time rehearsing for
the event.
Showing Good Improvement
August Krecklow, who has been
poorly for a number of week and
who was confined to his bed a part
of the time, is able to be out and
down town, but' not strong enough
to do hard or steady work. How
ever, he is gaining in Btrengthstead
ily and his many friends will be
pleased to learn of his improvement.
Gave Car the Once Over
Grover C. Rhoden, the rural mer
chant, who carries his good3 to the
homes ot customers throughout the
western part of the county, thus
traveling- much, has found it neces
sary tq overhaul bis .car.-So while
the weather has been nice, he took
it into the back yard and tore it
down, making necessary repairs to
insure having, it jonce more in good
condition. -,' .
AVOCA NEWS
Pupils of the Avoca schools are
busy with preparations for the oper
etta which they will present on De
cember 22nd.
Wm. Maseman and wife were in
Louisville last Monday, going to con
sult the doctor there who has been
treating Mrs. Maseman.
Edward Bartling, the seed man, of
Nebraska City, was calling on the
business men and farmers in and
about Avoca last Tuesday, morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cockel of Om
aha were visiting in Avoca last
Sunday and were dinner guests at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Brendel.
The Thomas family of Shenandoah
were guests at the home of Grand
father W. H. Bogaard. Clyde Bogaard
who operates a barber shop at Otoe,
also came up for the day.
Charles W. Everett, of Weeping
Water, maintenance man for the Ne
braska Power company, was in Avoca
Tuesday afternoon ' reading meters
for the company and looking after
some other matters.
Henry Bartling, who is engaged
in the insurance business at Ne
braska City was a visitor in Avoca
last Tuesday afternoon and was con
sulting with his friend, Fred Mar
quardt, as well as looking after
some business matters while here.
County Commissioner Elmer Hall
etrom and Monte Lum, the lumber
man, went to Plattsmouth Tuesday,
where Commissioner Hallstrom at
tended the mid-month meeting of the
county 'board and Mr. Lum looked.
after business matters at the court
house.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquardt and
little daughter Anna as well as
Grandmother Mrs. Caroline Mar
quardt made a merry party who
drove to Utica, where they visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Hile and the kiddies. Mrs. Hile is a
sister of Fred Marquardt and daugh
ter of Mrs. Caroline Marquardt.
Services Dispensed With
Due to the fire at the Congrega
tional church last Sunday morning.
Bible school and church services
were dispensed with. It will be some
time before the building is put back
in shape and arrangements are being
made for the holding of services
elsewhere while the repair work is
in progress.
Presented Program Here
Miss Faye Theile, the teacher, and
her pupils of District 76 in Otoe
county, were in Avoca last Monday
evening, when they presented a
very entertaining program at the
Avoca high school building. Many
from the neighborhood of the school
were present, as well as Avoca folks,
who appreciate the visit and the fine
program which these pupils render
ed. Fire at Congregational Church
Sunday morning of last week, a
short time after a fire was built in
the furnace at the Congregationa'
church to get ready for the morning
services, smoke was seen coming
from the building. The alarm was
quickly given and most of the town's
populace turned out to do what they
could in extinguishing the flames.
The fire had gotten a good start
however and could not be halted with
the equipment in the hands of local
volunteer firemen. The call was sent
out to the Weeping Water and Otoe
fire departments and soon a chemical
engine was here and the fire extin
guished, but not until much dam
age had been done to the building.
The insurance company adjuster
came out Tuesday and adjusted the
loss so that worlt can immediately
start putting the building back in
good condition.
Fatal Accident on Highway
Peter Jurgeson. Jr., age 36, met
death as a result of an auto accident
on Highway 50 south of Weeping
Water Sunday. His death occurred
the following day at an Omaha hos
pital, to which he had been taken
after being given first aid treatment
ir. Weeping Water.
The car was owned by Albert
Oelkers, who with Mr. Jurgeson "oc
cupied the rear scat at the time the
accident occurred. In the front seat
v. ere Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sudman,
the latter driving. The party was
en route to Avoca from Weeping
Water, when the car went out of
control and rolled over a number of
times, landing in a ditch at
the roadside. All the occupants suf-
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fered injuries' of greater or. less se
verity, some even being thrown
clear of the car.
Mrs. Sudman suffered bruises and
cuts and her husband a fractured
collar bone, injuries to his side and
many bruises., Mr. Oelkers was also
badly bruised and lacerated, but Mr.
Jurgeson was the most severely in
jured of the four. Besides fractured
vt-rtebrea in his back and neck, he
also suffered a severe scalp wound.
He was taken to: the Kunkel hos
pital at Weeping Water and after
first aid treatment was rushed to an
Omaha hospital, where he passed
away the following day.
The funeral was held at the
Hobson Funeral home in Weeping t
Water Wednesday with interment in
the cemetery west of Avoca. Rev.
W. A. Taylor, of Union, officiated.
The deceased man is survived by
his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Jurgeson, Sr., and five brothers, as
follows: Will, of near Nehawka;
George, of Nebraska City; Jack, of
Weeping Water and Henry and
Louis of Avoca, as well as many
friends.
Stockholders
May Lose Twenty
Million in Crash
Suicide of Finn Head Leads
Series of Investigations of
Firm's Activities.
to
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UP) Fed
eral authorities feared today that
13.500 stockholders would lose $20.
000,000 through the manipulation of
McKesson and Robbins, Inc., gigantic
drugs firm organized by the Musica
brothers, who hid their criminal
records under new names and duped
the master minds of Wall street for
10 years.
Philip, the "big brother" and arch
schemer, who took the name F. Don
ald Coster and was president of the
corporation, blew out his brain yes
terday, when he was exposed and
trapped. 1
His three brothers, minor execu
tives in the firm," were in jail unable
to provide $100,000 bonds. .
Evidences that the brothers had
used the firm to run guns to Bolivia
and Spain, to bootleg, and to adulter
ate drugs, engulfed the survivors in
a storm of federal and state investi
gations. - The ramifications reached
such magnitude that the New York
attorney general's" office closed its
public hearing to take testimony in
secret on charges that somebody con
cerned had supplied arms to Bolivia
for its war with Paraguay in the
Gran Chaco, with the object of cor
nering the Bolivian quinine market.
ORDER COURT SURRENDERED
. . LINCOLN, Dec. 17 (UP) Lan
caster county district court judges to
day issued a peremptory writ of man
damus, ordering John A. Maguire tc
surrender the municipal judgeship to
Edward C. Fisher who defeated Mag-
uire in the November election. The
four judge court which held the case
en banc ruled that there was a vac
ancy in. the office under the consti
tution and laws of Nebraska and that
Fisher was duely and legally elected
November 8.
Maguire was commanded to deliver
forthwith records, property and in
signia of the office to Fisher. Maguire
previously refused to relinquish the
office when Fisher presented his cre
dentials November 15 contending
that his appointment by the povomoi
oxtenciea to tne era ot the term in
January 1941. He obtained a restrain
ing order which the court dissolved
today.
URGES CARE IN HOLIDAYS
LINCOLN,, Dec. 17 ( UP) Cap
tain R. F. Wellcr of the state highway-
patrol urged Nebraska motorists to
day to exercise special caution dur
ing the dangerous Christmas holiday
season.
"In general excitement of the holi
day season" he said "drivers are
prone to have their minds on other
things than their driving. The re
sult is an appalling traffic toll and
the worst part of it is. these accidents
would not happen if everyone tool
time to be careful.
"During the last 16 days of Dec
ember .1937 eighteen persons were
killed and 291 injured.
DISMISSED FROM PARTY
ANCONA. Italy, Dec. 17 (UP)
Alberto Baldas-Sarri has been dis
missed from the fascist party on the
charge that he belonged to a group
which "wasted too much pity on
Jews" and was "lacking in fascist
sensitivity in national matters, it
was announced today. .
Home Serenity
of Tyro Fliers is
Thrust on U. S.
There'll Surely Be Row Over Prece
dence in Issuing Licenses
Agree on Aairport Sight.
MEMPHIS, . Tenn . (UP) There
was peace today in the Rollins Miller
family, but as Miller and his wife ac
cumulated necessary hours in the air
to apply for pilot licenses it was in
dicated that the calm was only tem-
Last
fall, Miller enrolled in the
flying class of Phoebe Omlie first
woman ever to hold a transport li
cense in the United States and Mrs.
Miller bolted at the idea of having
to stay at home nights, while the
husband she described as "plane
crazy" was receiving instructions in
preliminary course.
After two weeks of staying at
home, Mrs. Miller, who at that time
was not aviation-minded, enrolled
too. She did it "just to pass away
time."
Came examination day and Mrs.
Miller was among the 15 potential
fliers who made highest grades. Her
reward for the honor was a free
course to win her wings. Miller, the
original aviation enthusiast, finished
far behind and was not granted a
free course.
Wife Soloes First
After a few weeks of training, Mrs.
Miller soloed, and Miller still had
gone no farther than the prelimin
ary. Defeated by his own wife but de
termined not to be outdone entirely,
Miller, an employe of a local whole
sale grocery company, tapped his
bank account: Recently he climbed
into a small ship, streaked down a
runway, and was off in the air
alone for the first time. His landing
was unnoticed, meaning it must have
been fair because hangar talk
around Municipal Airport centers on
"sloppy setdowns."
Miller thinks hi3 wife "can't fly
a kite," and she has a like opinion
of his ability to maneuver a plane.
But neither says so in the presence
of the other.
They decided to stop
argument and leave the question of
prowess to an aviation inspector who
socn will grant them licenses after
they have attained the required 50
hours in the air... . ..! .
Possibility lopms that the. inspec
tor might become involved in the dis
pute for he must de;ido which of
the Millers is to be rated first.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Miller took up
flying, their dinner talks no longer
concern food or wholesale groceries.
Now the talks are often heated argu
ments about airplanes, flying condi
tions, aerial problems, new airliners
which as yet are not flying, and plans
to attend air shows.
Agree on Airport Site
Although Memphis now has one
of the largest airports in the nation,
Mr. and Mrs. Miller would like to see
Mud Island which is opposite down
town Memphis between the Wolf and
Mississippi rivers made into an air
port. Engineers once considered the is
land's possibilities but abandoned
conferences because during times of
high water the island is submerged
and only tops of highest trees can be
seen. Later, city officials considered
x proposal to cover the island with a
high concrete disc. Today the is
land's possibilities again are being
considered.
Planners ' believe the disc can be
placed mt of danger of flood waters.
Latest problem is that of protect
ing Memphis' skyscfapers from
planes and the planes from them
when the ships would be making
blind approaches during bad weather
Miller, his wife and the planners
have not figured that one out Vet
CREIGHT0N DROPS GAME
VERMILLION, S. D., Dec. 16, (UP)
An all veteran Creighton basket
ball sqUad fell before a powerful
South Dakota university team in the
opening game here last night 40 to
34.
The Coyotes led at the half 20-13
and increased the margin in the
third period. It was the first South
Dakota victory over a Bluejay team
since 1922.
Creighton entrains for Minnesota
Saturday. The Gophers have won
12 straight contests.
FLY SOUGHT IN VAIN AT SEA
LONDON (UP) The almost un
limited resources of the Queen Mary,
Britain's luxury liner, failed when a
passenger asked for a fly. The insect
was wanted by Mrs. Grey Wornum of
London as part of the diet for a
frame of auts which she had pur
chased in New York.
PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULT
LINCOLN, Dec. 17 (UP) Stoy
Smith, 32, who barricaded himself
and his family in their house here
and stood off officers all Tuesday
night, today entered a plea of guilty
to criminal assult charges. Smith
asked for more time to consider a plea
on a second count of shooting Sheriff
A E. Carter and a deputy.
Smith was ordered bound over to
district court by County Judge Edgar
Thompson. He is charged with at
tacking a farm girl at her home.
Farm Employ
ment Drops as
Production Up
Works Progress Administration Shows
Improved Technics of Produc- "
tion Lessens Labor.'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP)
Works Progress Administration of
ficials said today a study of agricul
ture employment treaties from 1909
through 1936 disclosed a 10 per cent
farm employment drop despite a 27
per tent production volume Increase.
The study, made by a WPA national
research project, attributed the de
cline to mechanization of many farm
ing operations previously performed
by hard labor or animals.
"Although the average fertility of
the soil certainly has not increased
and although efforts toward a higher
quality of agricultural production
have tended to increase labor require
ments, the improved technics of pro
duction nonetheless have cut the
total number of persons working in
agriculture in spite of an increased
output," the study said.
Average total employment declined
from 12,209,000 in 1909 to 10,997,
000 in 1936.
DISCUSS HANDLING INSURANCE
LINCOLN, Dec. 17 (UP) Prob
lems in the administration of "nearly
$7,000,000 in unemployment compen
sation funds were discussed by un
employment insurance officials at a
meeting attended by 200 persons at
the capitol last night.
Stephen A. Spitznagle, information
al assistant of the state unemploy
ment compensation division, outlined
details of the benefit payments which
will start in January to a portion of
the 120,000 workers covered .by the
law. Frank Dunn of Jackson, Miss,
field representative, discussed the
general provisions of the law. Dunn's
speech was his 14th in the state with
in the past week.
Paul Chapman spoke briefly on be
half of Lincoln's organized labor.
Wilton Van Sickle presided.
IOWA TO CUT EMPLOYEES
DES MOINES, la., Dec. 17 (UP)
Governor-elect George A Wilson
announced .today that the number of
state employees would be reduced 25
per cent when the new republican ad
ministration takes office next month
The decision was reached during
a two day conference of all the state
officers elect.
The republicans will begin their
regime with a staff of employees not
exceeding in number two of the last
republiccn administration iji 1932"
Wilson said.
"Exact comparisons arc not im
mediately available but all the state
officers elect arc unanimously agreed
that republican campaign promises
of economies and retrenchment should
be kept.
GERMANY HAS TRADE DEFICIT
BERLIN, Germany,. Dec. 17 (UP)
-Germany had a foreign trade deficit
of 69,000,000 marks ($27600,000)
for November, it was announced to
day. Exports totaled 453,0,00,000
marks and imports 522,000,000
marks.
LONG HOUJ!
cks are cleared for quick
Our decks
action in the final days. You
will find here everything a
man would choose for himself!
Milk made Ties 7SC
Leather Belts $1
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Beautiful Initialed Kerchiefs fi
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Cochran Says
the Economical
System is Best
Governor to Preside at the Council
of State Governors to Be
Held at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP)
Governor It. L. Cochran of debtless
Nebraska, one of the two northern
state democratic governors re-elected
In November, said today that four
years as a state executive have con
vinced him that an economical, pay
as you go policy was the best form
of government.
. "There is no way of shifting the
tax burden to the other fellow. We
arc the other fellow. It hits us all.
"There is no such thing as a lux
ury tax. A luxury under present
day living conditions is not oniy
what everybody thinks he should
have but actually demands."
Cochran, here to preside at a meet
ing of the council of state governors
of which he is president and to at
tend the gridiron dinner tonight,
said that democratic losses in the
last election in farm belt areas could
be attributed in part to the fact
that "when you give something to
someone there is danger of having
an adverse feeling develop against
the giver."
"The national administration," he
raid, "greatly assisted Nebraska dur
ing times of stress. This apparently
was appreciated in 1934 and 1936.
In 1938 it was not enough."
Republicans gained two house
Beats in Nebraska's election bringing
their representation to 3 of the 5
members. Cochran refused to discim
national administration policies gen
erally, and the farm and budgetary
problems in particular, but described
as "dangerous" fixed income old ape
pension plans such as the $30 every
Thursday proposal in California.
EDEN BACK TO ENGLAND
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UP) An
thony Eden, former Iirit isli foreign
minister, was en route to England
today after a week's visit to the
United States.
Eden left yesterday on the Queen
Mary alter visiting New York where
ho addressed, the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers convention,
and Washington where he. visited
President Roosevelt.
He said the thing he liked most
was that "from the first moment to
the last you have mads us feel that
we were among friends.. It was this
sense of friendship above all that we
appreciated so much.
"My wife and I have enjoyed every
moment of our visit and we leave
the United States with very deep re
gret." NO EXTENSION OF LOANS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP)
The Commodity Credit Corporation
announced today it would grant no
extension beyond December 31 for
the making of loans to producers
tinder the current wheat loan pro
gram. .
Producers notes' submitted to the
corporation for direct loans, to be
acceptable must be postmarked not
later than midnight December 31 and
loans made by banks and other lend
ing cgencies must be dated and com
pleted on or before December 3 J.
BEWARE of poor wiring and
open flames in your Christmas
decorations. And, of course
INSURE FOR
SAFETY
It is far better to have insur
ance and not need it than to
need insurance and not have it.
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Plattsmouth
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