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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1940. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE THREE I K ITE1S For Sale: Young red bull. F. A. Brunkow, "Wabash, Nebr. It Miss Myrtle Wood of Wabash was a Murdock visitor Wednesday. Herbert Stander of South Bend Mas a business visitor in Murdock Thurs day. Vernon Rikli of Wahoo came down last Wednesday to spend the night with the home folks. Herman Kupke is able to be up and on the job again, after being sick a part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Moomey of near Weeping Water were calling on Murdock friends Thursday. Miss Martha McKinley spent the week end, at College Springs, Iowa, at the home of her parents. A. II. Ward and Joe Johnson have been driving to their work in Weep ing Water via the O street road. Mrs. Fred Stock, Sr., Carl Schlap hof and W. II. Zable were celebrat ing birthday anniversaries on Friday of last week. WPA workers from Murdock are not able to get to Weeping Water for their work. They had a hard time getting home. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. McCrorey, Mrs Victor Thimgan and Mrs. A. J. Tool attended the Eastern Star meeting at Elmwood Tuesday night. Paul Stock and his helpers have been busy the past week lining up their machinery for the big auction sale to be held March 12. Mr. and Mrs. John Epping, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Buck, Ed Gorroy and others attended the basketball game at Bee trice Thursday night. The school bus drivers have been experiencing hard going on the roads that are not graveled and those where the gravel has been worn thin. Members of the Callahan church have been busy the past week re decorating the interior of the church, . which will add to its appearance. Robert Crawford is Blowly recover ing from his recent sickness and hopes with the coming of warmer weather to be out and around again. W. H. Zable made his usual week ly trip to Lincoln for supplies for his store Thursday, finding the roads almost impassable a part of the way. O. P. Lupardus is planning on .making considerable improvements to his residence property in the west part of town as soon as weather con ditions will permit. Miss Pauline Kroh and mother were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long on February 28. The occasion was Mr. Long's and Miss Kroh's birth day. Mrs. Hannah McDonald entertain ed a number of friends at her home one day last week. The guests as sisted her with the tying of a com fort, after which refreshments were served. Rev. F. C. Weber and the men of the Callahan church are painting and papering their church this wek. They cannot go into the field to work while waiting for the moisture to soak down, so are doing this to har den up their muscles for the spring J cutting the flowers as shoveling snow- work ahead. ' but do appreciate the moisture the On account of unfavorable weath- snows have brought and the fine er and roads, the basketball game I manner in which it is sinking into that was to have been played between I the ground: the Murdock and Nehawka town teams has. been postponed to a later date. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stohlman were in Lincoln last Friday, where they visited friends and looked after busi ness matters. They found the going pretty tough between Murdock and Elmwood. Paul Stock is getting last year's combines out for his sale next week. He has his sixteen horses all shined up. They ought to bring a good price we are back to "horse and buggy" days. The sale is day, March 12. The horse here again. HAS A FINE TRIP Havine Office Redecorated Chester Elsman. the painter andjLohnes and decorator, was busy last week re decorating the office of Dr. For manak. The new shades of paper, with the freshly painted and varnish ed woodwork make the office a place of most inviting appearance. Louis Lohnes, who has been visit ing at Chicago and Pekin, Illinois, with relatives and fiiends, returned home last evening. He has visited at Pekin, with his brother, Martin at Chicago with Louis Fredrich, a cousin. While at Chi cago he had the pleasure of seeing a hockey game between the New York Rangers and the Blackhawks. It was a great battle staged by some of the best hockey players in the country. Auction Sale Tomorrow John Gakemeier and Paul Stock were in L,mcoin one aay lasi wees and en route home, stopped at Elm to be held Tues- wood to arrange for sale bills for the general auction sale which Mr. Stock and buggy days are will hold on Tuesday of this week, People are getting a March 12, beginning at one o'clock breathing spell from the rapid life to A display ad announcing the same which we have grown so accustom- appears elsewhere in this issue of the ed in the last twenty years. Journal. It is stated that in case of Miss Ruth Ruge, who came home rain or extremely bad weather, the over thp wppt nd to visit, her nar- sale will be postponed to a later ents, was compelled to remain a few date. days while recovering from an attack of flu. Workins in Lincoln Now Frank Rosenow is slowly recover- I. G. Hornbeck has received a let ing from the flu and complications, ter from his brother, Louis Horn- after having been ill for the past beck, who has been working in the two weeks. northern part of the state during the Marion Stock, an employee of an fall and winter, stating that he has eastern Illinois firm, underwent an found it hard to get around over the "emergency operation for appendicitis! territory just now due to the bad last Monday, March 4. His parents, roads, and is putting in his time in Mr and Mrs William Stock, went to Lincoln and vicinity. Mr. Hornbeck visit him, leaving here Tuesday. They is traveling auditor for the Modern expected to remain several days. Re-1 Woodmen of America. ports have come that he is recovering nicely. Two "Excellent" Ratines We wish to express our apprecia- The music department of the Mur- tion to W. T. Weddell and L. Xeitzel dock High school, directed by Miss for their kindness in furnishing us McKinley, attended the MIXK con HAMPSHIRE Bred Sow Sale 40 Head 40 Also Some Sept. Boar Pigs! Tues., Mar. 19 at 1:00 O'Clock P. M. Sale in town at Nehawka, Neb HARRY M. KHABE OWNER with news this week while the roads were almost impassable. "We were able to get to Murdock later. Thank you gentlemen. M. S. Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Boyd of Elm wood and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Boyd of Lincoln were guests Sunday at the home of the parents of the boys, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Boyd. They hastened their return in the afternoon in order to reach Elmwood and the paving be fore darkness overtook them. Rikli, high voice test at Peru last week. The ratings were as follows: Solo, Mildred Schlaphoff, low voice, rated "excellent. Solo, Dorothy Schlaphoff, high voice, average. Solo, Marcus "good." Solo, LaVerne Kupke, piano, rat ed "average." Sextette (composed of Dorothy Schlaphoff, Verla Rau, Lila Stock, LaVerne Kupke, Margaret Mills and Mildred Schlaphoff), rated 'average." Girls Glee club (composed of all ex- Anniversary Celebration is Being Planned American Legion to be 21 Years Old Last of Next Week Auxiliary to be Guests at Party. Entertained Faculty Members Superintendent Elbert Miller and wife entertained other members of the girls, in high school), rated the school faculty at a most enjojv cellent." able party last Thursday evening. A number of other friends were also present. Lost tlie Opening Game The Murdosck town basketball team went to Beatrice Thursday night to take part in a tournament being held in that place. The young men who went were G. W. Kruse, Warren Rikli, W. O. Ward, Paul O'Brian, Ed McCrory, Richard Ep ping and Euz and Bob Gakemeier. They lost the first game to a strong Lincoln team, 42 to 12. There was some very stiff competi tion at the contest and the students are to be congratulated upon their awards. Thanks the Contributors We wish to thank those who gave so generously to tne iund for tne purchase of basketball sweat shirts. Sincerely. The Basketball Team and E. M. Miller. The list of contributors follows: $2.00 Contribution from Bud Amg- wert $1.50 Contribution: Miss Kelley. S1.00 Contributions: Miss Hansen Attended Conservation Meeting Miss Kroh, Paul Stock, w. T. Wed Henry A. Tool, Herman Schweppe, de, Q w Gillespie. Lacy McDonald. W imam Blum and Ezra rseben were at Lincoln last Friday, where they attended the Land Conservation meeting which was held in the capi tal city. Roy Gorthey, Henry Tool, Ed Craig, E. M. Miller, John Kruger, Miss Lane, Miss McKinley, Mrs. Hogue, Bob Lone. Geraldine Schmidt. Bill They enjoyed the meeting McDonald F. c. Webe, Henry Back. very mucn, out not tne cunieuit trip -A T r Council Holds Special Meeting Last Evening Considers and Approves Referring Two Bond Proposals to Voters at City Election April 2. From Friday's Dally At a special meeting of the city council last night, the members voted unanimous approval of all three pro posals embodied in the call for the meeting, and adjourned promptly af ter transacting the special order of business. The first matter was a request from Greenway & Co., for a 30 day extension of their refunding bond option, about to expire. This concern had been granted a 90 day option on refunding $45-000 of city bonds that are now drawing 4 V2 per cent, at the reduced rate of 2 '4 per cent. In requesting the extension they indicated a market has been found for a good portion of the bonds and if granted the additional time they felt confident they would be able to consummate the transaction at the lowest rate any city bonds are bear ing The renewed option will expire on April 8. The second proposal was contained in petitions that would have the city accept by gift and purchase the American Legion community build ing, completing same with the aid of a u i'A grant. 1 ne maximum cost is given at $25,000.00 to be embod ied in a bond issue drawing not to exceed 2 per cent. In accordance with the statutes governing such petitions, it was voted to have the matter submitted to the voters at the general city election on April 2. A throe-fifth vote of the electors is necessary to carry such proposals. The third matter acted upon was that of submitting a referendum pro posal on the repaving of Chicago ave nue from the proceeds of a maximum $20,000 bond issue, aided, by WPA As this has been much discussed for seme time, the council felt it could very well be placed upon the ballot for a referendum vote at the general city election when very little added expense would be involved. Notice of the two bond proposals will be published in the Journal for four consecutive Saturdays, starting tomorrow, and voters will be given opportunity to express their wishes at the polls. St. over the road from here to the pave ment on O street, which has been well nigh impassable. Mrs. Tool looked after business at the bank while the men were in Lincoln. Dandelions on the Way Charles Kupke was observing that where the snow had melted away on his lawn, a number of dandelions had their heads sticking up. The snow shovel and the dandelion cutter seem to come pretty close together this spring. McCrorey. 75c Contribution: Everett Lindell. 50c Contributions: Al Thiel, H Carson, Wesley Rieke, Marcus Stock Mrs. Joe Hansen, Louis Neitzel, Rev Schwab, Merle Gillespie, H. Kupke 3oc Contribution: Alvin Borne- meier. 25c Contributions: Wayne West fall, A. J. Tool, Russell Gorthey, Dick McDonald, George Melvin, Mil- ford Hansen. Fortieth Anniversary H W 1 -4 A r-. - .. iviarcn st was n pn with mnnv wen, we woum as socm memories for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Luet- FIRST ANNUAL AUCTION SALE AT MURDOCH TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1940 BEGINNING AT ONE O'CLOCK SHARP 16 HEAD HORSES AND MULES 16 Gray mare, 11 years old, with foal; team mules, smooth month, weight 2,300; team mules, smooth mouth, weight 2400; gelding, smaoth mouth, weight 1400; hay gelding, 3 years old, weight 1300; gray mare, 2 years old, weight 1100; black gelding, 8 years old, weight 1300; team mare and gelding, 10 years old, weight 2800; brown gelding, 8 years old, weight 1500; black mare, 9 years old, weight 1250; one cheap team mules; Frison Farceur Belgium. stal lion, 4 years old, with papers to go with him. OVER 40 PIECES FARM MACHINERY Tractors, Combines, Cultivators, Motor Trucks, 1, 2 and 3-Bottom Plows with Tractors, Truck Wagons, Dump Hay Hakes, Burr Grind ing Mills, Discs. 2 and 4-row Machines, Mowing Machines, Listers, Press Drills, Threshing Machines, Corn Planters and many others! SALE WILL BE HELD IF DAY IS ANYWAYS NICE BUT POSTPONED IN CASE OF RAIN PAUL STOCK, Owner r. i I. xti q lviuruucK, neur. H BEX YOUNG, Auctioneer HENRY A. TOOL, Clerk 090O0G0GOSO0CGCC0OOG0O0OSOe0O0O0OQCOOQOGOOO0OQGCCO chens, as they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary at their home east of Murdock. Although the weather and the roads were not of the best, many relatives and friends gathered with them throughout the day, to cele i V brate the occasion and wish this 6 couple many happy returns Q Fred and Henrietta Luetchens were k married by the Rev. A. Wichmann U in the Emmanuel PironiTolinol CHANGE IN TRAIN TIME The Missouri Pacific is announcing a change in running time of their passenger trains effective tonight at midnight. The new Eagle, stream liner, will be placed in service Sun day, making its initial trip south at 9:07 in the morning and returning to Omaha at 5: "0 p. m. The Eagle will not make this city a stop, how ever but will serve as a mail carry ing train. The official schedule will be as follows: Southbound NTo. 112 12:37 A. M No. 106 9:07 A. M No. 120 5:37 P. M Northbound No. 19 6:12 A. M No. 109 1:10 P. M No. 105 5:30 P. M No. 120 southbound and the north bound Eagle at 5:30 will meet at La Platte. From Thursday's DaDy L. F. Parish of Elmwood was in the city today, spending a few hours b forty years ago. It was a cloudy day I at the court house. ana tne roaas were not very good. I Mrs. L. S. Pucelik was in Omaha People came to the wedding in bug i gies drawn by teams. The years have brought them work, health and happiness. All of their children were present to cele brate the anniversary supper and to join with friends during the day. Eeautiful gifts were received for the home in memory of the occasion. The children who attended were Harold Luetchens and family, Mrs. IluJda Oehlerking and family, Mrs. Martha Vogt and family and Miss Edna Luetchens. Deeds. Mortgages and al! sorts of legal blanks for sale at the I Journal of flea. Wednesday where she spent a few hours visiting with her ailing mother Mrs. M. Wahosky. MOVING TO KANSAS CITY The American Legion will become of age the latter part of next week. On March 15-16-17 of the year 1919 there was held in Paris the caucus of American soldiers from the differ ent world war sectors at which there came into being this great organiza tion of veterans. A month later, in St. Louis, the first convention of the new organization took place. From he start it had been decreed that men who served their country hon orably during the wrar would be eligible for membership, regardless whether their service was at the front or in the training camps of our wn nation. Thus, the Legion became the all-comprehensive service men's organization, and was away to an early start at becoming the same type of organization for world war veterans the Grand Army had been to civil war veterans. Now that organization is about to attain its majority become of age, so to speak. Cass county was represented at the Louis convention, but it was not until early fall of that year that the first Cass county post was organized, being the post here, which was char tered as No. 56 in the state and given the name Hugh J. Kearns post. Men who belonged during the year 1919 and have kept up their mem bership continuously since that time, with the issuance of their 1940 cards are starting upon their 22nd con tinuous year. There are nearly a score eligible for that distinction. To Celebrate Anniversary At Thursday night's meeting o the post it was voted to celebrate this 21st birthday of the founding of the American Legion. While former cele brations of this kind have centered largery around covered dish lunch eons supplied by the wives of mem bers, this year's celebration, to be held next Friday night, March 15, will be different. Coming during Leap year, it Kvas voted that the men en tertain the Auxiliary, even to pre paring and serving the food yes, even washing the dishes, unless, as the committee has already served no tice, paper tableware takes the place of china. The committee named to plan and carry out the entertainment is com posed of Eugene Vroman, Robert Cappell and C. A. Marshall. The hour and place of the meeting will be announced later. To Send Boy to Boys' State It was voted to have the post spon sor a boy at Boys btate this year. The boy chosen will be a member of the Junior class and must have cer tain other qualifications. The Young Citizens' committee of the post will have charge of making this selection, in conjunction with school authori ties. This committee is composed of Raymond Larson, A. H. Duxbury and John Turner. Supt. Devoe reported on the num ber of pairs of footwear that have been put out through the Community Building club free shoe fund. One hundred and fifty-three pairs was the figure given.' In addition, serviceable adults' shoes have been sent to the county relief office to be distributed from there. Commander Conis and Finance Of ficer Vroman gave interesting reports of the recent Grand Island confer ence, which they attended. county commander uayer an nounced that the Cass county spring meeting would be held at Louisville some time in April. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malek, formerly of this city, who have been making their home in Omaha, were here for a short time Wednesday, visiting friends. They are en route to Kansas Citv, Missouri, where they are ex pecting to make their home. Mr. Malek is a member of the U. S. Engi neers in charge of the Missouri river improvement program and will have the Missouri city as his headquar ters. H': Meeting of Building Trades Here March 13 Cass and Sarpy County Dealers In: vited New FHA Provisions will be Explained Pioneers Trip Platters in Falls City Tourney Nebraska City, After Two Decisive Defeats from Platters Win Open ing Tourney Game 31-30. The Plattsmouth high school bas ketball team playing their opening game in the Falls City Class A dis trict tournament, were nudged out of the tourney by their ancient foes, the Pioneers of Nebraska City by the score of 31 to 30. The Platters had in the season just closed twice decisively defeated the Pioneers, but in the closing sec onds of a hard fought game the pur ple and gold hung up two free tosses that spelled defeat for the locals. In the opening half of the game the Platters paced by Steinkamp, Noble and Yelick had led the Pio neers by the score of 15 to 12 at the half. In the last moments of the game the Pioneers forged ahead by the score of 29 to 27 when Steinkamp made good a free toss to draw the margin to 29 to 28, Bill later shoot- court room at the court house in j ing a field goal to place the Plat Plattsmouth on Wednesday evening, ters out in front by the score of 30 Building contractors, real estate men, architects, lumber and material dealers, banks and other lending in stitutions from Cass and Sarpy coun ties have been invited to attend a Federal Housing Administration meeting to be held in the district March 13, at S:00 o'clock. Officials of the FHA from Omaha will be present to explain some of the newer provisions of FHA which should spur building activities even more than in the past few years. Those who are to come from Om aha for the meeting are Holger Holm, state director; Clare R. Nelson, chief underwriter, and Ernest Schreiber, chief architectural supervisor. Mr. Schreiber is the architect who design ed the basement story and future portion of the American Legion com munity building in 1927 and super-! vised construction of the completed part. He has been connected with the FHA for a number of years. Mr. Holm, the state director, an nounces that FHA loans closed for new homes in Nebraska showed an increase of 132 per cent in 1939 over 19 3 S. "We expect to again double this volume in 1940," Director Holm said. "Pending applications and vol ume in immediate prospect indicate this." The audience will be encouraged to ask questions to help clear up matters of underwriting procedure and architectural technicalities. to 29. As the clock ticked into the brief seconds of the contest Nebraska City secured the ball, Sharp attempt ing a shot and on which Joe York was charged with a foul. Sharp made both free shots good as the gun sounded a 31 to 30 final. The Platters suffered when Davis, veteran guard, was banished in the last part of the game on fouls. The box score of the game was as follows: Plattsmouth (30) FG FT PINOCHLE SCORES Smith, f 1 0 Steinkamp, f 7 1 Martin, f 0 0 Noble, c 4 1 Davis, g 0 0 York, g 0 0 Yelick, g 2 0 14 2 PF, 0 0 1 2 4 2 TP 2 15 0 9 0 0 4 11 30 Nebraska City (31) FG FT Sharp, f 3 Heim, f 4 Ryder, c 4 Lowery, c . 0 Lower y, g 0 Wed die, s 2 Lathrup, g 1 id 1 0 0 0 0 0 PF 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 TP 8 9 8 0 0 4 2 14 3 9 Referees Grossman-Pressley. 31 The Plattsmouth pinochle tourna ment was held Wednesday evening, March 6 instead of the regular Thursday evening this week. This was due to the fact that the Amer ican Legion held their meeting at the center last evening. E. A. Cadwell and Miss Phyllis Robbins, last week's winners, served as host and hostess for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reno, the for mer having a score of 5750 and the latter possessing a score of 5880, were awarded the prize in their re spective classifications. Other players and their scores rated as follows: E. A. Cadwell 5690: Frank Kalasek 5500; Ira Clinken beard 5340; Mrs. Bruce Fleischman 5330; Florence Rhoades 5300; Emma Mendenhall 5160; Phyllis Robbins 5000; Jerry Konfrst 4980; Mayme Mendenhall 4780; Arthur Salerno 4630; Mrs. Albert Young 4470; James Clark 4450; George Olsen 4040. . Light refreshments, which consist ed of coffee and cookies, were served by a group of the young ladies. Next week's pinochle session will take place on Thursday evening, March 14 at 8 o'clock. The Renos will entertain. 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Four Head of Horses Cne 4-year old gelding; one 8-year old mare; one smooth, mouth mare and one smooth mouth gelding. 29 Head Cattle . . Sheep and Hogs All Cattle are Bangs and T-B Tested Eleven high grade Shorthorn cews; one registered Shorthorn bull, coming 4 years ; two bull calves ; eleven high grade Shorthorn calves and yearlings; three Guernsey milk cows and one heifer calf. 18 SHEEP 17 high grade Oxford-down ewes, some with lambs at at side, and one high grade Oxford-down ram, 24 HOGS Six brood sows and 18 stock shoats. TRENCH SILO filled with Atlas-Sorgo. ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF GOOD FARM MACHINERY Terms, Cash, or see your banker. No property removed till settled for. Mrs. Carl TeSSt, Owner REX YOUNG, Auctioneer FARMERS STATE BANK. Clerk