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Nelr f'-" TT:-,v-irl Society mm VOL. NO. LVn PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMEER 1, 1941. NO. 88 Thanksgiving Day Marked by Home Gatherings Ideal Day Irings Many to Visit at Homes in the Community and Enjoy the Holiday. From Friday's Bally Yesterday was tne day for the hig family dinner with steaming tur-at key, tart cranberries, snowy potatoes and all the other trimmings gracing the table. And this was the kind of social time that many a Platts- mouth family planned and enjoyed j on the traditional Thanksgiving date. .Thursday afternoon, a number of , ity club met at the Mynard commun Most of the Plattsmouthsians whojtie family being here to enjoy aniitv hall for the November meeting, were not at home with their fam-l0i(j fashioned Thanksgiving repast. I The community swinging was led by ilies dined heartily with relatives j Among those who joined in the event ! Raymond Cook and Mrs. Roy O. Cole elsewhere. A real family party was planned and carried out by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bestor. Their son, John Ken neth arrived from Lincoln, and their daughter. Mrs. Lois Bestor Neuzil ami ueurge .cuiu uuneu num iiuiu-:tiio -ii rr-, i :: i i i . vine or a inauHgniu uoiiuai ; here. Also at dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bestor and son. Attorney and Mrs. James . lieg-; ley went to Papillion where they en- : joyed the day with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kline. In addition to the Beg-j leys there were Mr. and Mrs. Harry j Piatt of Norfolk, Mrs. Susan Piatt j of California. Mr. and Mrs. Hollen- beck of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jahrig had a family party at their home yester-; day, when they entertained their jtriis fityi Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wet children and their families: Mr. and encamp Mr. an(j Mrs. Herbert Mrs. Henry Woster and family, Mr. Klauschie of Omaha, Mrs. Everett and Mrs. Robert Fainter and Charles, !janney and son. Bob of Norfolk, Elizabeth and "Patsy" Painter, and I Miss Elaine Rynph of Topeka and Paul Jahrig. At the George L. Farley home yes terday were Miss Olive Gas of Platts mouth, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newboldt and daughter of York, Miss Helen Farley of York, and Misses Caroline and Estelle Baird, Edith Farley. Mrs. R. A. Bates went to Omaha yesterday and was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manasek. Mrs. Timothy Kohoutck had her mother. Mrs. Charles E. Gradoville i for dinner yesterday, and other j guests during the day were Mr. and . . . . TT A 1 , 1 T 1 .Mrs. tiarence wesipnaien aim in . i Westphalen's grandfather, and Mrs. j Agnes Ptacek and daughters, Agnes j and Mrs. O. C. Dovey of this city; and active membership will be neces and Dorothy Marie of Omaha. las the guests. jsary to supply the demands that the Mrs. Wilhelmina Nolting and Mrs. j Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Timm en- j near war conditions are placing on Fannie Crosser motored to Murray j tertr.ined at a family dinner party j the Red Cross. and were included among the large 'on Thursday ?t their home on Gran- The woikcrs in the campaign in group of diners at the Murray Chris-jite street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Timm. j the counties and cities are donating tian church, where the ladies of that church served the annual Thanks-1 giving dinner. At the Virgil Perry home yester day were Mrs. Perry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Pollock, Pr. and Mrs. I H. G. McClusky. Mrs. E. W. Cook. They reported an elegant time. Rev. and Mrs. Willard Sherman also motored to Murray and par took of the feed that the ladies of! the Christian church served. William Sweenie spent the holi-,dore day at David City and Schuyler with his relatives and old time friends. 'Richard Beverage on Thanksgiving Miss Wilda Mitchell, secretary ofjday was Mrs. F. E. Warren, mother the Cass County Selective Service of Mrs. Beverage and Miss Edna War- board was a visitor at her home com- munity at Nehawka over Thanks-jture of the day. pastor of the -Methodist church, of-1 giving, a guest at the Evelyn Wolph J Sheriff and Mrs. Joseph Mrasek fkiated, and Mrs. E. II. Wescott sang ' home where a large family party and sons. Bob and Howard, and Mrs. , two hymns "Somewhere the Sun is had been invited. A lovely dinner j Laura Kelley and daughter of Phila- Shining," and "The Old Rugged had been arranged by the family forjdelphia. motored to Murray, and ate Cross." Mr. Wescott was her accom-' the day, with all of the good things! their Thanksgiving dinner at thejpanist. that a Nebraska home can provide. 'Christian church. j The interment took place in Oak The members of the group comprised: j Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Handley en-jinn cemetery and the pallbearers Mr. and Mrs. Conant Wolph and ; tertained on Thanksgiving day Mr. i comprised grandsons. j family. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolph and family, Avoea: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Olive and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Olive. Weeping Water; Mrs. E. C. Giles and daughter, Eleanor, Platts mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Sheldon Falls City; Mrs. Vilas Sheldon and daughter, Jennie, Lincoln; Mrs. Mar ion Tucker, Misses Wilda and Cecile Mitchell. Superintendent and Mrs. L. S. De voe and daughter, Marjorie, of this city, were at Lincoln Thanksgiving as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Devoe and with Mr. W. Devoe, father of L. S. and Jack De voe. Stephen Devoe joined the mem bers of the party at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis and j daughter, Elizabeth, were at Lincoln; Thanksgiving where they spent thejily, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hild. and day with Mrs. Mary M. Davis, mother of Searl. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. "Burdic and family entertained at the lovely home on North 5th street Thanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Burdic of Broken Eow, parents of Mr. Burdic and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Schneider, parents of Mrs. Burdic. Mr. and Mrs. William Ketelsen and json, Gerald, of Omaha, were in the city Thursday to spend the day at the home of Mrs. Louise Klinger, mother of Mrs. Ketelsen, as well as with Broder Ketelsen, father of Mr. Ketelsen. Otto A. Keck was a holiday visi- tor at Omaha where he was a guest tne home ()f n;s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kriskey and family. The home of Mr. and Mrs. George iLushinskv was the scene of a very pleasant Thanksgiving day party on from out of the city were A. O. i Moore. Ashland. Mrs. Martha Roes-j ner of Lincoln. Mrs. Ralph Mullis of Alliance. J At Sunnvside on Thursday a fine; Thanksgiving dinner was served at mm dav tor moniDcrs ct tne tam - . . . . ..... . : ny. 'inose wtio enjoyed tne hospi-j j tality of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. West ott iwere - Mr. and Mrs. Ed S. Wescott. Lincoln : Clara Mae Morgan and i daughter, Madeline, of Omaha; John Tidball. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wes- f0tt 0f this city and the host and hostess. The country home of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Wetenkamp was the scene of ia very charming dinner party on iThanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. carl Schneider and son. Ronald o Mr. and Mrs. Wetenkamp and Jac- queline. Mrs. Oscar D. Grpen, Richard and Lois, entertained yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Capen. Sr.. of this city and Miss II el en e Gapen of Omaha. The party had dinner at the Murray Christian ehnreh and followed by a motor trip to Nebraska City. Miss Barbara Goring was hostess iat an attractively appointed Thanks-;has giving dinner on Thursday at herjvass of the city that had been hoped home on North Cth street, with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robert Herold and , .... T "I - . 1 1 T 1. . . C cnnuren. juuun ami nouen 01 umj-i noma City. Mrs. Henry Herold, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Ra'ph Timm. W. N. i I Brink. Agnes. Rose and Catherine ; Prink. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Brink and family, John and Elmore Brink, Miss Adelaine Weinberger, of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Starkjohn entertained on Thanksgiving day atjsecure cards and buttons at their home on West Rock street, a Plattsmouth State bank and number of the relatives. Those at tending were Mr. and Mrs. William Starkjohn and Karen Kay, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Schiele and Mrs. Theo- i ' Starkjohn. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. ren. A fine family dinner was a fea-;0ld and Mrs. Hugh Stander. Sr. and son. Virgil, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander, Jr. Jimmy Mauzy was home from the University of Nebraska, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swatek and; aaugnier, wnma, ana Jir. ana Mrs. William Nelson werp in Omaha ... Thursday evening as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Spaustat. Mr. and Mrs. George Swatek and son of Lin coln were also members of the din ner party. One of the large family dinner parties oi i nursaay was at the pleas - ant nOme OI Mr. ann Alr T A Hlla . . . on Pearl street. The fine turkey din- ner was enjoyed by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hild and fam - ramny, joftn Hild and family, Mr. and Mrs. verner Hild and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Puis and their family, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gray and family of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Rainey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Puis of Omaha, Mr. Floyd McCarty departed Wednes and Mrs. Glen Puis had dinner at the 'day for Hastings where he visited W. II. Puis home. Mynard Com munity Club Has Annual Election Richard 0. Cole Will Head the Live Wire Organization for the Ensuing Year. Frn"i Saturday's Dary Last evening the Mynard Commun- act -ompanist. The songs of the month were "The Quilting Party" and "When They Ring the Golden Pells. " After the regular business meeting the annual election of officers was 'held, conducted by President Wchr- - i" - i nt- iuus weir, muinu w. i .. .1 . . nr x 1 1 : . c:. ., ! -" "' ri,a"f ;ler. vice ! treasurer ; presiuent ; Reuel Sack. ' Mr Edward Wehrbein, sff retary. I lie committees lor ine j coming year will be announced at ka was f onsratulated in a telegram jthe December meeting. t0 Bruce Shurtleff, state chair- j A social hour was held after themaiu frorl Keith Morgan, national jmeeting as ro program was given, j (.iairiaall Nebraska was also cited j Refreshments v. ere served by the t wo j f or havinir raised the most monn- for refreshment committers. Will Continue Red Cross Drive to December 10 Hoped to Have Enrollment Sufficient to Fill Quota by End of Drive To Publish Names. The Red Cross campaign in Plaits- mouth is to be continued to and in- eluding Decemb-r 10th. Chairman James F. Begley announced today. jThe late start of the campaign here not permitted the thorough can - j for and now an even stronger drive 'will be pressed. 't' 1 .1 . 1 ' . . . 1 tin- nu ums jcur 1 greater 1,1:1,1 ithis and ill any time in recent years and a large' their services ir soliciting member- ships and it is hoped that they will j give hearty co-operation in getting jup the membership. J Those who may wish to enroll and have been missed in the canvass mayi the ! the' jWurl store. j . j LAID TO REST I The Bigsby Mortuary was well 1 filled Wednesday afternoon when rel- atives and old friends of the late Mrs. Charles Hixon were present to attend the last rites for the 75-year- lady. Rev. Lawrence W. BrattJ. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank all those who assisted us in our hour of sorrow, i for the words of comfort and re-; membrances as well as those taking; part in the funeral service. Their ; kindness will long be remembered. ! ! rinrloe itivn Th i,iUmn nn,i t V illtl n a i xi , .ft 1.17 lllUl I 11 UtlU grandchildren of Mrs. Charles Hixon EACK FROM HOSPITAL "Mickey" Duda. who suffered a fall at the BREX shops this week, is (now back at home in this city. Mr. Tinto wa at tho Ct r'QtV.itr.Q't, Vino "' cmcfto nvtr. ; pital in Omaha for a short time, butiternal grandfather. The infant was1 j was released Wednesday, j - j WANTED: A buyer for the first new! ; home in Oakmont Addition. Ready ! to nonmv hpfnr Phristmas. Pav- jments less than rent. J. Howard! Davis. dl-2tw GOING TO WEST COAST :over the holiday and jtoday met El :nier Sundstrom at Gravid Island, they driving on through tojOakland, Cali Ifornia. Both of the pi en are plan ning on remaining there and enJmJge ! gaged in defense work. j Mr. and Mrs. L. I,. McCarty and 'son. Leon, are planning on leaving soon, as Mr. McCarty- must be back at his railroad work and taking the family with him. They leave as soon as they can secure caretakers for the home here near the golf course, i Anne Knieke to Head Birthday Ball in January!, Nebraska Birthday Ball Chairmen Ars All Selected Hiss Knieke Chosen for Second Time Announced as the tirst. state in . ithe union to be completely organ- ized for national defense against in- f aT1t ilc paralysis by way cf the presi- 1 d t- Lir-Iulav celebrations. Nebras- least expense this year. Miss Anno Knieke. who served as chairman of the 1941 Firthday Ball, was again selected to head the 1942 ball. Miss Helen Pmetana was co chairman. The proceeds from this year's dance far exceeded those of previous years, and that was due largely to Miss Knieke and Miss Sme- i tana's untiring efforts in seeing to it Ithat it was more than a success. Thus far Miss Knieke has not named her 'assistants, but chairmen throughout the various towns in this county will jbp aTjnoHnced ater. j Besides attending to her office ! duties al the 01.fo"k Fae.uing 'com. Lr v; ic , ,(;r in civic affairs. Not only is she ilt f jror Woman's fllh J)Ut ,,he nas assisted in arrang-!tnis j jng. an(1 beautifying the coronat ion 'ballroom at the American Legion hall i previous years. Local Farmer Wins County Corn Crown Albert Todd of Near This City Has Record Yield of 134.14 Fash els of DeKalb Corn. DEKALB, Ii!. (Special) An out standing corn yield of 134.14 bush els per acre has won the corn grow ing grand championship of Cass coun ty for Albei t B. Todd of Plattsmouth. Nebraska in the 1941 national De- Kalb hybrid corn growing contest. Officials of the biggest corn yield also report that over competition 10.000 farmers from 13 principal corn producing states were entered in this contest. His yield is all the more remark able when it is borne in mind that the national average this year is only 31.1 bushels per acre, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture.! His yield was certified for produc-1 tion competition bv two farmer neighbors. The county winner's corn was grown under ordinary farming condi tions from DeKalb hybrid seed. In recognition of his achievement, the winner is being presented with a beautiful trophy. Other Cass county winners who iwere runnersup, ana wno also re- iceived valuable prizes are Charles Warga of Plattsmouth and L. B. Todd of Murray, Nebraska. CHRIS ITJLINS HAVE SON Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bulin of Bur- bank, California are the parents of a son. whom they have named James' ru!.i;- - r. v: ! J vmiMiau aiLer uis wiutr auu l- 1 born yesterday, and is the Bulins' , i first child. Tho baby weighed 7J2i pounds at birth. Mrs. Bulin was the! , former Virginia Samek. With his ar - riml Vii tirintro tho tntal nnnhor of grandchildren for Mr. and Mrs. (James Bulin of this city to four. Delbert Hobbs Draws 18 Months to Three Years W. W. Wilson Overrules Motion for a New Trial Sent to Reformatory. From Friday's Dally This afternoon in the district court Judge W. W. Wilson overruled the motion of the defense in the case of the State of Nebraska vs. Delbert ! Hobbs, for a new trial, j Hobbs was convicted of man slaughter in the death of H. O. Han json of Louisville by his operation of the car that struck that of Charles Nelson, in which Hanson was riding. Following the overruling of the lotion for the new trial Judge Wil son pronounced the sentence. The I .... ;""DS man was sentenced to a term of from eighteen months to three years in the state reformatory for men at Lincoln. The sentence means that the de fendant must serve the eighteen mouths before he can be eligible for Parole from the reformatory Banquet for . Football Team December 15 Jrnior Chamber of Commerce to Sponsor Annual Meeting Glen Presnell to Be Speaker. The Junior Chamber of Commerce are completing plans for the annual banquet for the high school football squad, they having in the past two years swung Ijack of this worthy project. The speaker at the banquet will be Glen Presnell, one time Ail-American player on the Cornhusker team, now a member of the Nebras ka coaching staff. He will also have with him pictures of a number of the games that Nebraska has played year, for the entertainment of the fans. The Junior Chamber committee that will have general charge of the event will be Don Cramer, Cecil Hennings, Joe Knoflicek, who have arranged the date and the American Legion building for the banquet. Committees to select the menu and to arrange for the serving of the banquet expect to get busy at once with organizations that might wish to take this work over. DEMONSTRATION OF MIXES The Omaha Honeymead Company has an advertisement in this issue of the Journal announcing a dem onstration of their new portable Dex-O-Mixer to be held on the Glenn Boedeker farm, four and a half miles west of Murray on the gravel read, Saturday, December 6th. at 1:30. Fanners are invited to attend this meeting and see grinding and mix ing all done in one operation. With it a low cost molasses feed can be made from home grown grains and roughage on the farm. PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Howard McGrath of Omaha are the proud parents of a s son. nowara ueraia, Dorn on vvta nesday evening at the Methodist hos- pital at Omaha. The little one will be known to his parents and friends as "Mickey" McGrath. The mother is the former Frances Gamblin of this city. The young man is a great grandson of Mrs. C. F. Hitt of this city. HERE FROM ALLIANCE Mrs. Ralph Mullis of Alliance. Ne - braska, is in the city for a visit at the fiorae or ner ratner, George Lush- insky and the other relatives. Mrs. Mullis was accompanied here by Mr. tA to Alliance wW hp u .n.!t.m. .- min oin n . - - ! : ' . . - . . . - " srntnxi in railrnail work that marie necessary his immediate return. AX APPBF.nTATin'H j We sincely wish to thank all our fridTiile ftr their PTnrpfJsinns nt svm- Ipathy during our time of sorrow. 'Mrs. C. L. Martin and family. HEAR NON-SUPPORT CASE In county court Wednesday a hearing was held on a complaint against Paul Doty for non-support of wife and child. The defendant had entered a plea of not guilty and after hearing the evidence of the complainant and defendant the court found the defendant guilty as charged. Thereupon the defendant furnished bond guaranteeing the pay ment of not less than $40 per month for the support of his family. The defendant was represented by Attorney Paul Fauquet of Weep-j ing Water and the complainant by! County Attorney Walter H. Smith, E, H, Bernhardt Attends Canners Meet at Des Moines P1oc,vnV, War, TWc Torffft firmvn ' of Mid-West Canners at Ses sions of Organization. E. H. Bernhardt of the Norfolk Packing Co.. of this city, has return- ed from Des Moines. Iowa, where he, attended the meeting of the Iowa-1 Nebraska Canners association, one of the most largely attended that theiI,ub!i?h(r' Mrs- R- A- Eatess- on down association has had. Representatives from the leading plants in the two states were present for nil of ihe sessions. Among the large plants represented was that of the Norfolk :'ears has addtd a sreat deal to the Packing Co.. of this city, the Otoeipal,er in his conducting of several company of Nebraska Citv and the of the departments. Varney company of Fremont. I To ,he m! of tne Journal The association held their election !for(e the departure of Mr. Webb is a of officers and among those named 1 matter of regret es the associations was Mr. Bernhardt re-elected as a of tho Past twenty-four years have member of the board of directors. jbf'en very Peasant, his efficient work One of the features of the meet-!havingr been found in tlle d-ny w"ork ings was the pressure of the repre sentative of the United States gov ernment who urged the canners to see that large acreages be secured for foodstuffs for canning purposes the coming year. It is hoped that the convention for next year may come to Nebraska. probably to Omaha for the annual!1"11 eive years, oeing cnairman oi meeting. HIGH SCHOOL THANKSGIVING Under the sponsorship of the stu dent council, students and alumni members as well as patrons of Platts-jof the ater rates and plant owner mouth high school enjoyed the an-:shiP hetween the present ownership nual pre-Thanksgiving day convoca-;and that of a cit? OWEed Plant- He tion in the high school auditorium :has in his handling of the delinquent Wednesday afternoon. In charge of ;tax Prol)lelil Pced many of the prop- the 1941 affair were Betty Shiffer, Edward Gradoville, John Berlett. Bill Robertson, council president, presided. Piano and vocal numbers and speeches made up the afternoon pro gram. Roy Olson, junior high in structor, entertained the audience by playing several numbers on the piano. "The Complexity of a Mod ern Thankseivine" was Bob Webb's topic for discussion; "Four Essential Freedoms" by Bette Gayer: and1'1""1 " "We're Americans" by Margaret Fricke. Miss Billie Sylvester sang "We Are Americans," with Dorothea ! Duxbury at the piano. Following the convocation the ma jor portion of the students made their way to the gymnasium, where the school dance took place between 4 and 6 p. m. VISIT RELATIVES IN NEBRASKA August Mumm. of Mr. and Mrs. Missoula, Montana, are here for a Visit with the relatives in Platts- mouth and Omaha for a short time. Thpv nerti hprn nrpr the holirlav as gt:ests at the George E. Weideman home, visiting with Mrs. P. F. Goos. mother of Mrs. Mumm, and with Mr. i and Mrs. Fred H. Mumm, the former a brother of August. j Mrs. Mumm is a sister of Henry j ;Timm. Mrs. Ed Barker, Mrs. George j j Weideman, Mrs. John Libershal, and! Mrs. Gilbert Storm. Wednesday to join the family party iwas Henry Larson, or umana, a ! daillCS 1Ulg Ul J UirUU, VftftiV, MlOW " v,. f nr Tnmm i u l Ullici - ILX to. rt J . 1 . PROGRAM-PLATE SUPPER uiven Dy district s, kock jtsiun school, Thursday, December 4, at t m Prorvntio invitexi BEATRICE BEVERAGE, ltw Teacher. Elmer Webb is Accenting Posi tion in Lincoln Terminates Twenty-four Years in Local Newspaper Field for Im portant State Position Frnm Saturday's Dally With today Eimer A. Webb, em ploye of the Plattsmouth Journal for the rast twenty-four years, leaves the associations that he has made jana enjoyeu in me print snop anu through the community, for a new pest and scene of action. Mr. Webb has been selected by the state commission that administers the state aid fund for war veterans, their families and dependents, as clerk in the offices at the Veterans' hospital at Lincoln. The post is one of considerable responsibility and 1 1. 1 J A. Xt i 1.- 1 ' s 01 a type mat appeals very much to Mr. Webb and his ef ficient and painstaking methods of records and filings. It also affords the opportunity to the children of study jal lue i nersuy ci .xeurasha aim f A A Ii mlu ol opponuuuy. Ae have been most actively . associated with Mr. Webb from the the list of all those who have been members of the staff, all feel that we ,have !ost a ver' efficient member of the forte, one who in the recent of the paper and its activities. In his new position he carries the best wishes of all from the members of the Journal force. Mr. Webb has not only been as sociated with the newspaper field in his residence here but has served as a member of the city council for the the tax and property committee. member of the finance committee, judiciary committee, a member of the WFA committee and has had a large part in the work of the preliminary moves in the matter of the solution erties on the tax roils and made them valuable additions to the city by selling to owners who have improved them and kept them as tax paying properties. In the American Legion post Mr. Webb also has been a very valuable asset, being one of the early mem bers and has served as the adjutant of Hugh J. Kearns post of this city since 1920, at this time being the ioldest in the state in the Mr. Webb is leaving his family i ihere for the present at least and will ialso continue as a member of the council until the removal of his resi dence to Lincoln, a matter that will jbe a great pleasure with those ! familiar with his long service. MRS. EMMONS PTAE INJURED Mrs. Emmons Ptak was very se verely injured Friday afternoon at the family home on North Tth street, !sufr?ring n accident that will make necessary her confinement to her bed for some time. She had gone to the kitchen door intending to place some food out near ;,ne door for a do and as sl'e stepped out onto the walk seemingly had a sudden dizzy spell and fell and her : first realization was lying on the walk and unable to walk. She at tracted the attention of Mrs. Lun- decn, residing in the upper apart ment and who called medical aid. Mrs. Ptak was taken to the St. hospital at Omaha in the disclosed a fracture of the hip and a possible ankle sprain. Mr. jnaK accompanied his wire to tne ;hc-3pital and remained until the com- Ipletion of the examination. ) Mrs. Ptak had planned on leaving monaay morning ror pniiaaeipnia to Sivisit her daughter and family, Mrs Fred H. Sharpnack, but the accident will force the abandonment of the visit. i O