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PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTTEKA1 THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1940. Hie Plattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone. $2.50 per year. Beyond COO miles. $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3 50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. Ullflt! flEI A. L. Becker transacted business in Omaha on Tuesday. L. Morris and family of Otoe were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morris of Union. Mike Roddy was a visitor in Union last Tuesday, spending a short time with his nephew, Elmer Withrow. For use at the state farm southeast of Union, the state purchased a new International tractor of the caterpil lar type, for use in the general work on the farm. Miss Helen Glide of Nebraska City who has been visiting for the pas! two weeks at the home of her aunt. Mrs. C. E. Morris, returned to her home last Sunday. Mrs. Rozella Clarke was a visitor in Council Bluffs Tuesday, being a guests at the home of her brother and sister, A. It. Kennedy and family arid Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hinds. Miss BVttie Austin of Falls City, who has been here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hoback, is spending this week at the home of her undo and family, John Hoback, on the farm northeast of Union. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Becker and Mary had a Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ehlers and little daughter Mary Evelyn. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Becker and daughter Mary Anna, Miss Watkins and Donald Becker. Amos Hitghson, wife and children of Plattsmouth were guests last Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Midkiff. Other guests there that day included the Earl Freeman and Oscar Midkiff families of Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. Wiliner Martin and son, Mrs. C. W. Hoback and daughter jiarjoriB ana jirs. v . a. lajior ited friends and did some shopping in Omaha one day last week. They, mane the trip in the car of Mr. Mar tin. Completes Tri-County Recheck Melvin Todd, who has had charge of the recheck of the AAA program in the counties of Lancaster, Otoe and Johnson, has completed the work,' on which he has been engaged since early in June. Gospel Team Here w. c i , , :.,J!ast evening, were briefly .w i with the union services on the streets , , , . , , , by rendering a group of eld gospel1 songs. Played Bill in Missouri The nifty baseball players of Union went to Watson, Mo., last Sunday, where they played a spirited game with the Missouri lads. The result was a victory for the boys of the Show Me state. The score was 4 to Home from Trip to Black Hills Mrs. Rozella Clarke arrived home last week from a most pleasant trip to Wyoming and points of interest in the Black Hills. She accompanied Mrs. Vesta Clarke and the latter's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newton. At Hulett, Wyoming, they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. d Borne, and on their return home were ac companied by Mrs. Borne, who has been visiting here and at Platts mouth. leaving for her home in the west on Wednesday. On their trip, they covered over 2,000 miles and enjoyed every foot of the way. Jack Roddy Walks a Little Jack Roddy, who has been at St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City, where he is recovering from a sud den and severe illness of some weeks duration, continues to gain, although rather slowly. Frank Bauer and the three nieft.t were down to see Mr. Roddy ldbt ,";i vlay and found him cheerful altho able to walk but a little at r Advice-1 f Aunt's Death Miss Gr.esie ."oil!.1, who has been staying cn the vest coast since she left the Union post office, making her home with relatives at Long Beach, received the sad news of the passing of an aunt, Mrs. Wallbridge at her home at a town in Florida. On re ceivins the message, she hastened to the home town or the aunt to attend the funeral. While there she met an other relative, a cousin, arid with her departed for the east, where she will visit for some time, so it will be at least several weeks before Miss Itobb returns to Union and her friends in this vicinity, who have missed her. Funeral of Mrs. Stilwell The funeral of Mrs. Emma Boyd Stillwell, mother of Mrs. O. D.Easter, was held last Monday at the Wyom ing Methodist church. Interment was in. the Cowles Hill cemetery. Mrs. Stilwell, who was 77 years of age, was a pioneer Otoe county school teacher and daughter of an;,)0rn tH one of llis cnws He was ()f. early-day county superintendent. Her death occurred Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Easter. She was born June 11, 1SG3, at Maryville, Tenn., and came to Ne braska with her parents when nine months of age. The family located near Nebraska City. On September S. 1S87, at Dunbar, she was united in marriage to Her bert Stilwell, spending her lifetime in Nebraska except for several years in California and New ork. Educated at Peru and Bellevue, Mrs. Stilwell taught school several years, being considered a very suc cessful teacher. She was also in terested in church work and served the Wyoming precinct community as Sunday school superintendent for six years. Mr. Stilwell died at Lincoln some six years ago. - Surviving are the daughter. Mrs. Easter; two sons, Macy Stilwell of Burr, Nebraska, and Chester Stilwell, of Fresno, Califor nia: two brothers, John Boyd, of St. Elmo, 111., and Edward Boyd, of Lin coln. Preceding the services at the churrh. brief services were held at ,e Easter home i me r.asttr uuine. nev. ueorsre itan- (,all of Qmaha, who was pastor of the Wyoming Methodist . church at the time Mrs. Stilwell was active in Sunday school work, and Rev. Mc Gaughey of Union, were in charge. EOOST KITTENFALL ASSOCIATION From Tuesday's Party The principal rules and regulations of the Nebraska Amateur Softball sssociation, as explained by L. Remde of Omaha to team managers To keep players front jumping from one teara 4 , to another; to assure both teams will . "i iui Mciieuuiea games, ana to provide a uniform set of tourna ment rules. Team managers felt that it would help hold their teams together and provide much more interest in the games. Several of he colorful Omaha teams such as the Firemen and the Police teams have expressed their willing ness to play Plattsmouth and have been waiting for Plattsmouth to join with the amateur association so they may be sanctioned. Omaha teams and most of the Ne braska teams are sanctioned, they may not pl.y a non-sanctioned team. INJURED EY EALL BAT Sunday evening Wilbur Eaton, Jr., who was attending the kittenbrll game at Rich fold between the Timm team and Richfield, differed a severe injury. The young man was sitting watching the game when a batter let loose of his bat which struck the youth on the side of the face and bruising it quite badly. It has not been determined whether any bones were broken or not. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Friends, relatives, snd close as sociates of Louis A. P11I3, who is now stationed in the United States navy, will be Interested to learn that he is now at a different address in Norfolk, Virginia. Letters can reach him by addressing them to N. T. S.-N. O. B., Group III School, Class 7-40, Norfolk. Virginia. DEAD STOCK WANTED Co-Operative Rendering Work Prompt, Courteous Service Phone MA-4646, South Omaha M urray Frank Vallery was looking after business matters in Murray the fore part of the week. Miss Cleta Little, who is one of the employees at the Murray Garage cafe, spent Sunday with friends in Omaha. Ttert Latta. a cousin of Uncle James Latta, came down from his home at Kenesaw last Wednesday for a visit here. We are advised of the birth of a fine baby son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Lee, who reside be tween here and Union. Henry A. Schwartz completed the threshing of his wheat and oats on Monday of this week and is well pleased with the returns. Mrs. J. W. Berger. who has been vsiting at the home of, a daughter in Oklahoma, writes that she is feeling fine and enjoying her visit in the south. Ernest Suddith and Louis Klemma have completed their harvest and threshinir and are well pleased to have it out of the way, also with the returns. Anderson Lloyd had an increase in the livestock population on his farm last week, when twin calves were fered $100 for the trio, but refused Mr. and Mrs. Gussie E. Brubacher and their daughter Beverly Ann spent last Sunday at Auburn, where they were guests at the home of Mrs. Bru bachers parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G Lash. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis, of Yen tura. California, were visiting with friends in Murray for a time last week, and were joined by M. D. Davis of Falls City, who spent the day here with friends. Fred Drucker, who has been farm ine the Rex Younsr farm east of Murray, realized a yield of only 11 bushels per acre, but had crop in surance. and the government will make up the dfferenoe. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Adams had as guests last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. J Adams, of Ventura. California, par ents of Jesse, and M. R. Davis and family of Fairplay. Mo. They left for their respective homes Monday. As proof of the fact that Cass coun ty is a fine farmng territory, we re fer our readers to the yield of 46 bushels of wheat to the axre on the Claude O'Connor farm anda yield of 75 bushels of oats to the acre on the William Minford farm. Mrs. Fred Bourne, of Wyoming, Was a guest in Murray last Friday calling on her friend, Mrs. Earl Mer ritt. She accompanied relatives back from their visit in the west, for visit at various points in this vicin ity, and is enjoying her stay very much. Charles R. Troop and wife, of Plattsmouth spent the day last Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs Mike Cisney. Also visiting there was Mrs. W. A. Lewis, mother of Mrs Cisney and sster of Mr. Troop, who expects to return soon to her home at Laurel, Nebr. Interested in Natural History Dr. it. H. Gilmore was a visitor in Plattsmouth Monday afternoon. He is greatly interested in natural his tory and has made much research throughout the country, being count ed as a most thorough natural his torian, i Visiting with Friends Here Wayne Yost of McCook arrived in Murray last Monday afternoon via bus, coming to visit his great aunt Mrs. Ben Dill and other members of the Dill family. Wayne is a grand son of David Yost, who formerly re sided near Murray and many years ago went to the western part of the slate to reside. He plans to visit here about a week, calling on various relatives and old friends. Hems from the West Mr. and Mrs. George Nickles re turned home last week from, a visit of more than a week at the farm of Mrs. Nickles, located near Holbrook They found the small grain very poor but as the wheat was insured by the government, they allowed the govern mcnt to take the wheat and pay the insurance. Mr. Nickles says corn out that way look3 like it might make a crop being only about ten inches in height and not far enough advanced for the ho winds to injure the grain like they are beginning to do in the more advanced fields of this section. Like here, the weather there has been very dry, and if this condition continues Thomas Walling Company J Abstracts of Title I 1 Phone 324 - Plattsmouth IRON LUNGS ONE OF PRODUCTS OF COLUMBIAN STEEL TANK COMPANY r v " f - f I I ' ' S- v x It 4LJ4A If T-HIi If r,? - it ' '4 ; - i wmtr if wit iy i "Tiii itfTac tte itwW'i f -HfrnTirii ifrneffifrfntyi cm main r J - "i i t i i i -w- " v M -q"fc",af'- intnirr ft n iriiTiWi ilYifn- irtrm TO SHOW "IE0N LUNG" Many visitors attending the state j fair this summer will have their first opportunity to see an "iron lung" which is pictured above. This life saving device is known as the Co lumbian Respirator. It will be seen in actual operation at the exhibit of the Columbian Steel Tank company. With a background of more famil iar products like Red Top grain bins and stock tanks, this mechanical breather has often been thought to be a chick incubator or some new the corn crop as well as the wheat will be practically lost. All are hop - ing rain may come to alleviate the situation. Henry Eeebncr "Very Poorly Henry Heebner. who has made his home in Cass county nearly as long as it has been in existence, residing in Murray for nearly twenty years, is reported as very poorly end was com pelled to remain in bed all day Sun day. Mr. Heebner has been making his home in the newly constructed residence of George Berger. Mr. Ber ger takes a great interest in his old friend and on Monday was able to net him up and out on the porch, where be enjuyed resting in his easy chair. The many friends hope he will soon overcome his indisposition. United with the Church Last Sunday morning at the regu lar services at the Christian church. four members were received into the weeks. fellowship of the church. They are Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Jennings and Hold Family Gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lancaster. Last Sunday virgll Sudduth, mak They have been regular attendants at jng his home a few miles west of the church services as well as of the;Mliri.ay was passlng his natal day, Bible school and all were pleased and at thR game Ume his mother Mrs to welcome them into the full fel- lowship of the church. TJra-ed to "Print It" A number of our friends in Mur- ray said this week: "Tell about your I'AIJL'I Itllll", nil lllilL in uva no as any one else s wouiu oe. ao here goes: Our car was refractory Monday, the blue day of the week, and we had to have a cut out placed on the gen erator before we could get it to op erate. Then, when we had gotten as as the Murray corner, a tire wen down. We thought that as a result of long experience we had become rather expert at patching tires, but after three attempts we gave it up and our friend W. L, Seybolt took a hand and with the car got us to Murray, where we purchased a new tube and Mac Churchill assisted us in mounting it. Thank you all that is the story. Upset ty a Porker We are all more or less familiar with the Biblical story of the devil entering a herd of swine. Now, we we know old nick is still there, for it manifest itself last week in an obstreporous porker at the W. G. Boedeker farm' Glen was assisting with the work of dividing a herd of hogs for shipment to the Omaha market, when this one made a dash for freedom, upsetting Mr. Boedeker, who suffered a fractured finger. and You can't afford to swel ter in 'heavies' when you can buy these at Si.03 UAS $1.95 !j Fast Color - Sanforized I We sc oil's I MEN'S I Goo! Trousers 4ype cream separator. Since 1929, however, "iron lungs" have been jmaking headlines. They have been j a major factor in saving the lives of 'victims of infantile paralysis and many other diseases which cause paralysis of the respiratory system. Learning the need of this equip ment, many communities, both large and small, are purchasing Columbian Ree-pirators with funds secured by popular subscription. Collection of the fund is usually sponsored by an active civic organization. la bruised knee. The swine were i rounded up and shipped however,! and this one that trouble has been ground up into; sausage by now. Glen says he doesn't like being treated that way. especially by a hog, and we wouldn't either. He is get ting along very well and hopes to be back in the bank in a short time. Home from Vacation Trip Rev. Neil Stewart, pastor of the Murray Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Stewart, who have been spend ing the past three weeks in north ern Minnesota, arrived home during the past week much refreshed and ready to again take up the work of the church. It is stated there will be regular services starting Sunday. The Bible school was continued during the pastor's absence, and en - joyed a very good attendance despite the hot weather of the past two Florcnce sudduth of Dunnigan, Mo., s vis!,inir at sudduth home and the home of the other families of her children here. To properly cele brate the events, a family gathering ' dinm?r was h(?d at the home , of Mr and Mrs. Virgil Sudduth at which there were about fifty in at tendance. Amone those nresent were ' Buestg Qf fa Mrs. Florence Sudduth of Dunnigan, Mo., Virgil Sudduth and wife, Daniel Sudduth and family. Everett Sudduth and family, Tony Sudduth and family of Weeping Water, Willard Sudduth and family, Otis Sudduth and family. ff Plattsmouth, Gardner Hamilton and family. Homer Campbell and family, Curtis, Frank and Art Nickles and family, Donald Nickles and family, r.TMrray, Carl Nickles and wife of Weeping Water, Harold Hamilton i and family, Donald Sudduth and fam ily, Webster Davis and wife (St Weep ing Water. PICNIC AT NEBRASKA CITY From Monday's Darty j This noon the class of sixth grade pupils, of the Christian church Sun- ; day school, departed for Nebraska City with their teacher, Rev. J. W. Taenzicr. The party took with them baskets of eats and which provided j a nne picnic wnicn was ncia ai Arbor Lodge, the famed Morton home, now a state park. Five Room House and Garage Small Down Payment Priced Right SEE 13 FUNERAL OF CHILD HELD Saturday morning, July 20 at 9 o'clock occurred the funeral services for the late Joan Duda, whose death last Thursday noon brought such a profound shock and sorrow to the members of the family. Numerous out-of-town friends and relatives at tended the last rites at the Holy Rosary church and Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Among the pallbearers listed were included active and honorary mem bers. Active pallbearers were John Slatlnsky, Matthew Sedlak, Raphael Toman, Eernard Kubicka, Thomas and Edward Gradoville. Honorary pallbearers were composed of Joan's Sunday school class members, dis tant relatives, and close associates, Joan Gradoville, Rose Marie Pro haska, Mary Lou Walling, Mary Irene Libershal, Josephine Sedlak, and Teresa Slatlnsky. Assisted by the church choir and acolytes. Rev. Joseph It. Sinkula, pastor, celebrated the requiem high mass. During the mass Mrs. Ruth Janda McCIanahan sang the lovely solo number "Ave Maria'; Miss Dorothy Svoboda served as the or ganist. Mrs. McCIanahan was Joan's I godmother at the time of her bap tism. Father Sinkula also delivered the sermon. Out-of-town friends and relatives here for the funeral were Michael Warga, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vallery, Mrs. Gerald Vallery, Lincoln, Ne braska; Mrs. J. B. Bloom, Chicago, ;imnois. Mrs. Robert Slatinsky, Seat -Washington; Miss Rita Slatinsky, caused all thegedalia( Missouri; Miss Nellie Kauf- mann, Evanston, Wyoming; Mrs. Clarence Peterson, Richfield, Nebras ka; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thayer and son, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Gregg, and John Sutton, Omaha; Mrs. W. J. Taylor, McCook, Nebraska; Mrs. Anna Scott, Wymore, Nebraska; Al bert Sedlak, Omaha. Mrs. Robert Sedlak, Mrs. Charles F. Janda, and Mrs. Hermie Svoboda were in charge of the numerous floral bouquets. Joan Ruth Duda, eldest daughter of the Michael Duda family, was born in piattsmouth on May 18, 1930, jand passe(i away from this world on (Thursday. July 18 at the age of j,en yearg aml two nionths. Joan died on the eighth birthday of her JKiste,.( piorene. In May the deceased Lhild completed her fourth year of 'sch00ijng-. - Besides her parents, there survives two Bisters, Florene and Shirley; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufmann and Mr. and Mrs. Ferdi nand Duda; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kaufmann, all of Plattsmouth, and Michael Warga of Lincoln; two aunts, Mrs. Mary Heff ner, Hollywood, California, Mrs. Anna Taylor, McCook, Nebraska; one uncle, Fred Duda of Los Angeles, California. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our kind friends and neighbors for their acts of love and sympathy during our recent loss of daughter, sister, and granddaugh ter, and also extend grateful thanks for the beautifui norai tributes to jour loV(?J one Mr and Mr8. Michael Duda and Family and Grandparents. AN APPRECIATION I wish to take this means of ex pressing my deepest appreciation of the many messages, cards, flowers and remembrances, during my illness. They will long be gratefully remem bered as expressions of the kind friends. Miss Helen Warner. GRAIN FEED Pasture alone is not enuf to supply all the nutrients needed by the producing cow. . A well balanced grain ration is also needed and Gooch's 16 Dairy Feed is the ideal ration for summer feeding. If you have home-grown grains, get Gooch's Best 32 Dairy Feed and mix it one part to three parts of your own ground grain. Cows fed grain during the pas ture season in actual tests were shown to produce about 1,600 pounds more milk per cow yearly than those getting no grain on pasture. Gooch's 16 Dairy Feed, $1.50 Cwt. PLATTSMOUTH CREAMERY LOWER MAIN St. PHONE 94 Amateur Night to Again Feature Harvest Days Louisville's Annual Celebration to he Held August 15-16-17 No Fee to Enter Contest. Louisville is again planning an Amateur Night contest for the sec ond night of their summer celebra tion, "Harvest Days," which is being j held this year on August 15-1C-17. Amateurs from Cass and Sarpy coun ties are eligible. Prizes will be given the winners and there will be a fine gift for every contestant who partici pates. There are many capable musicians, vocalists and other artists in this community who have a chance of winning one of the prizes. These are invited to enter the contest. There is no entry fee. The only requirement is that you fill out one of the ap plication blanks and register it with the committee chairman. Miss Lenora Gaebel, of Louisville, before August 7th. For the benefit of prospective Plattsmouth entrants, the Journal has secured a number of application blanks which may be secured at this office. The Louisville committee is putting forth its best efforts toward making this year's show "tops" in enter tainment features. Plattsmouth will send the usual large crowd to our neighboring cement city on the riatte. SUFFERS BEATING Judge Hcrbett Rhoades of Omaha was astounded last Friday by this story of a woman asking divorce in court of domestic relations: "I was in the bath tub (June 2) when my husband came in and hit me on the head with his fist, and then jumped in the bath tub and started choking me and started 1o pull me down in the water. When I woke up he was hitting me on the jhead with a washboard and be broke that to pieres on my head. When I came to again he had left the bath room, and when I stepped outside, he hit me on top of the head again and I ran from the house." Mrs. Bernlce Knutson, 22, won the divorce from Stuart Knutson, 23, an architect. They were married last December 15. Mrs. Knutson gave her address as 3027 North Forty eighth street; Before her marriage she was Bernlce McCool, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell McCool, for mer Plattsmouth residents. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kalasek of this city were guests of the Mitche. M Cools on Sunday, June 2, the date of the beating. Mr. Kalasek accompanied Mr. McCool to an Oma ha hospital, where Mrs. Knutson was J rushed. : ; ' SCOUTS HAVE BALL GAME Saturday afternoon the kittenball team of the Murray Eoy Scouts were here to play a group of the Platts mouth Scouts, largely composed of the members of the Christian church troop. The game resulted in a vic tory for the local team by the score of 15 to 11. The pitchers for the Plattsmouth team were Bill Goch enour, Eugene Sell and Dick Noble, while for Murray, Nickles did the hurling. WE OFFER THE PROTEC TION AND SERVICES OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST INSURANCE COMPANIES IN AMERICA. INSURE TODAY FOR EVERY KIND OF GOOD INSURANCE, SEE Phone 16 Plattsmoutm MBKY INSURANCE" H 7l vccoccocooooccocoooccccoov