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JTTuZ 22. 19 tt PAGE SJZ PIATT5Y0UTH SEM - WEEKLY JOURNAL TO By Journal Field Reprcsenratrre be felt by all, from students to the oldest citizen. - Baumgartner . Kinsinger Friends of Hildegarde Baum gartner were surprised at the an nouncement of her marriage to Mr. Donald Kinsinger, which took place at Kansas City, April 4. The Rev. Dr. O. E. Shelton officiated at the wedding ceremony. The bride is a graduate of the University of Ne braska. The groom is a graduate of the University or Iowa. Both have had graduate work at the Univer sity of Colorado and the University of Iowa. Mr. Kinsinger was formerly the high school principal in Mal vern, Iowa., where he resigned to enlist in the United States army. Library Notes A cabinet of two drawers upon which rests the bookcase was placed in the library. This gives more room V 11 111', IdUlV " " " ...... ient for patrons to examine the books on hand. Mrs. C. A. Besack assisted Mrs. Tool, at the library one forenoon. placing pockets in book3 and filing records. This help is appreciated by the- librarian as it is the little things being done that keep the work inter esting. Mrs. O. B. Lupardus acted as host ess for Wednesday afternoon and Mrs. H. J. Amgwert was hostess Sat urday evening. "Books will give your brain something to chew on. If you keep up with them, the time will come when you can Join in conver sation instead of hiding until it blows over." E. E. Canaway was called to L5n ron ast Monday to ook after some lu?:n ss matter, driving over to the big: city in his auto. Carl Oehlerking was called to Lin coln last Wednesday where he had son:: business to attend to. Martin Straich was shelling and delivering corn to the Murdock ele vator Wednesday of last week. The was a very fine son born to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. KinKle wan the young man and the mother doing very well. Mr. and Mrs. Everett LindeH were sur.per guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. c. McCrorey on last Wednes day evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Long were over to Lincoln last Wednesday and were accompanied ny -Mrs. i-acne-mt yt-r, whre they visited at the hos pital v. it h Mr. Backemeyer. They f. arid the latter feeling somewhat ;rr.prov (3. but as yet a very sick man. The improvement has led to the be lief that he ultimately will recover from his illness. The young people' of the Murdock Evangelical church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Luetchens Thursday of last week where they enjoyed a nice program and also a scoial meeting. Orville Cordes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cordes, who lives near South J5-nd. was inducted into the army hist week, he being under the Wahoo riiftrict and his name not appearing with the boys from Cass county. Henry A. Tool was over in the eastern portion of the county last Thurstiay where he assisted on the soil conservation survey. The young peoples missionary circle nut la;;t Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Guilstorff with John Guilstorff as host. Chester Elsrnan. the painter, who has b-en vevy busy, has by "his work ing caused a blister to appear on his right hand. The wound became in f. el' (1 and resulted in a very sore hand. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Skinner of Lincoln were visiting at Murdock a few days ago at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Craig. Miss Ceraldine Schmidt, the betbt ty operator, was ill a number of days, but is back at the salon. 1 ' Ioiiis Schmidt, who was kept home and in bed for a week, is reported as being around again, but unable to return to his work as road main tained Douglas Tool, who lives in Min nesota where he is attending school, Dy yv s David" was called to Murdock to look after the tate highwa some business matters and took the occasion to visit his parents. A. J. Tool and son were over to Omaha one day last week, looking after business, driving over and return in"? the same day. E. E. fiaaavvay, who was feeling onite badly for a number of days, is reported as being much better. He was assisting with the shelling and delivering of corn last Wednesday. By Journal Field Repreaentathre Twister North of This City Late Friday Night W. S. Davidson, Watchman for the State Highway Department Carried with Shack Some 10 Feet Kerle Hickman in Australia Merle Hickman, who has been in the army since last September, and who is now located in Australia, writes to Miss Geraldine Schmidt that he is there and feeling all right and likes the country "down under" very much. The letter was censored so that nothing very definite could be learned as to what was being done except that they were there and doing their best. He arrived in Aus tralia on May l.r. The vicinity of the Platte river north of this city was the scene of a small sized tornado Friday night close to midnight that cut through an area of some thirty feet wide, breaking offerees and doing other damage. The storm it was reported was the joining of two small cloud formations, one coming from the southwest and joining one from the northwest, the storm cloud follow ing down' the Platte river channel North of Plattsmouth the storm struck and carried a shack occupied son, watchman - for highway department, some ten feet and then 'hurled' the shack down on it3 side. Mr. Davidson had just extinguished a kerosene lamp in the shack r as tlw .storm ripped the' shack loos'q and in the travel up in the air he was deluged with the contents of a jug of kerosene. "The storm was but of few mo ments duration fend was. followed by a deluge that reached the propor tions of a cloudburst and flooded all of the fields in the vicinity. Mrs. Andrew Stander has so far recovered from her illness that she was able to be home from the hos pital and was attending services at church on last Sunday. Ralph Welte formerly of Manley left for Omaha where he went to be inducted Into the army as an airplane mechanic. Mrs. Minnie Shandola, formerly Mrs. Omar Coon, who has been spend ing the past winter at Webster City, Iowa, returned to Manley last week and has been keeping house at the Rudolf Bergman home while Mrs. Berman has been bedfast because of injuries recently sustained in a fall. Mary Rita Mockenhaupt, who has completed her freshman year at St. Mary's college in Omaha, is spending her vacation at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mocken haupt. Miss Eileen Kelley, who has been attending Duschane college, is spend ing her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley. She departed last Tuesday for Den ver where she goes to accept a tem porary position in the St. Joseph hospital at that place. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rauth drove to York last week where they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Rauth, their son, and his family for a short time. Miss Genevieve Rauth has return ed from Wisconsin for a week's visit with her parents and grandparents. Mrs. Paul Tighe and two daugh ters, Patricia and Mona, and Mrs. Felix Dorsay and infant son visited at the John C. Rauth home Friday while en route to Nehawka where they were going to attend the wed ding of a niece of Mrs. Tighe, Miss Ruth Ann Sheldon. Ralph Coon of Lexington, visited in Manley for a short time last week. being a guest at the home of his father, George Coon, and at the home of Fred Lawrensen. John Gruber, who has been at Mead operating a bulldozer in the grading of the grounds for the build ings for the government plant, was temporarily off for a few days, ex pecting to return to his work in a short time. ,. Elmer Pierson haii been assisting with, the work of getting the new road running south from Manley ready to, be hard surfaced. . Del., that Lieut. Walter E. Minford has been presented by his wife with a very fine six-pound daughter, the second to come to the home. The little lady anu her mother are doing nicely. Mrs. Minford is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rohrdanz. Cooler is Promised keeping later By Journal Field Representative Mr and Mrs. Edward Anderson their home in Omaha, have returned jto Weeping V.'atr to live and a present are wi'h Mr. Miller's 'mother, Mrs. A. ii. Jacobson. j Mr. arid V.m. I. L. Mak daughter Kathleen, -.ere in Friend; Sunday at the. From F.:3ay's Daily The promise of cooler weather to night in the west and north central portions of Nebraska was offered to day by the weather bureau with scattered showers and thunder storms predicted for the west and south portions. Showers also were forecast for the J Lincoln area but no important i change in temperatures have been foreseen for that vicinity. Omaha had the high yesterday but a .27 inch j ui icxiu inrijJ: iu nuiu 111,7 iuri.ni,' down to ST; North Platte and Bur-j well had highs of 82 and the low early today was 57 at Valentine. Lincoln reported .18 inch of rain and a high reading of 86.. and son Richard, of Iola, Kansas, are visiting Mrs. Anderson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cole this j week. Relatives have received word that the Wilbur Downs have moved tmm t.inf-nin in Kunorior v. here Wilbur is employed on the railroad ' n-' '?ti .remained lor m some capacity. Paul McKoan received his notice to leave june 26 for duty in the U. - of Mr. ar.d Mr. t: Eastern Nebraska St L J Visited by Heavy Wind and Rain lark- land's parents. Mi Markland, who v,re celebrating their fifty-fifth wedding annivers ary that day and it wan also the ! twentieth wedditg a:.r.iver.-ary of I Mr. and Mr.-;. I. L. Mark'ar.'I, t.o they Heavy Wind Reached Velocity of 62 Miles an Hour in This Secuci of the State Kany Hoods jrandparents A fierce and violent rain. day greatly. Kathleen aTilj (electrical storm lashed eu a week' s.-..t with her j.,-.hratka and Western Iowa i tight causing considerable pro; :i.d :ft Friday, ,,aMage ! Mrs Dick are visiting WABASH By Journal Field Representative Rhodes and children relatives in Platts mouth this week. j Jane Moulden of Weeping Water, I I n cofrctnrv of the; 1 5 l V VI - . - ..... Doane Conference of Congregation al youth at Crete last week. ' Mrs. Rachel Noyes of Ft. Collins, Colorado, is visiting at the home of her sisters, Mrs. William Van Every. Mrs. Joan Carter and her manv other relatives and friends. j Jim Wolcott, son of Mr. and Mrs. iL. P. Wolcott, and Ronald Switzer, (son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Switzer, 'of Valley, formerly of Weeping j Water; left Tuesday for Leaven- Wita Luf- MrsTi Henry; Frisby. who has been!wortft to take their final examina in poor health for some time, hasj-ion for glider school, been receiving treatment at the Bry- j Lieutenant Warren Baker left an Memorial hospital at Lincoln. - Tuesday for Indio, California. On where it last report she was showing ! Sunday his relatives held a family some improvement. She is afflicted with some diabetic affection on her feet. , ; Uncle Henry Frisby who is keening reunion in honor of him and Mrs. Baker at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Baker, with the following out of town relatives house .himself during the time his -;present: "lieutenant and Mr. Merle with id at te hospital in Lincoln, j Ward of Camp Kogers, Cal., Mr. was also celebrating the passing ofand Mr3 u. D. Wallin, Mr. and Mrs. his 4th bift&day anmversary ly;Curtls Rose and Mr. Walter Wal- i " i tCkt . t i , nimseu. as aime lamny was away. , f 0maha: Mr. and Mrs. Henry .II. -, Gerbeling. who was joshed ifsomewhat for planting his corn early, has an exceptionally fine field of corn yhich he has cultivated for the. first lime. Notwithstanding the coolness of" the weather recently. Capt. Buell Called East Capt. Noble Buell, who has been located at a western camp in south ern California, has been called to the east coast, and it is expected that ho "is slated for over-seas service. Noble made the trip east via plane, pas-sing through Omaha Friday of last week. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buell, O. C. McCrory and daughter, Dorothy, were over to Omaha on Friday of last week to see Noble for a few moments. Gene Richardson Graduates' Much Corn Eeing Delivered Among those shelling and deliv ering corn to the Murdock elevator last Wednesday were Herbert Born emeier, Louis Seokjost, Henry Kleis er, Gust F. Gakemeier and many others. Honor Retiring School Official Mr. and -Mrs. Fred Buell were host and hostess at a meeting of the board of education at their home when they entertained the board members and their wives. The gather ing was to honor August Ruge, who had completed 20 years of service on Annapolis, Md., June 19 Ne braska's 12 graduating midship men, members of the United States Naval academy's first batch of "three-year wonders," received commissions today at "June week' commencement exercises. Completing the normal four-year naval academy course a year ahead of time, they'll be the first class in history to be commissioned under the present telescoped academic program. Six hundred and three other middshipmen are members of the 1942 class. Eugene James Huntemer, Wayne, Neb., was an outstanding member of the navy's 1942 basket ball squad. Other Nebraska graduates: Alfred Benedict Ellis, Butte; Richard Edwin Brega, Callaway; Charles Eugene Stastny, Crete; Robert Wesley Stecher, Dodge; Norbert Francis Hesse, Howells; lenjamin Franklin Lohr, 1810 rorth Twenty-ninth street, L 1 n- coln; William Albert Golden, Jr., Minatare; Merle Eugene Weedlun, Minden; Eugene Gilmour Richard son, 681 North Fifty-seventh street, Omaha; Charles Depuy Robison, jr., 113 South Fifty-fourth street, Oma na; Daniel Ryan Seidell, 3869 Dewey avenue, Omaha. ; John Jtohrdanzewas assisting Her man Rauth make ,hay on Wednes day. ,They worked all day and got much hay. into the barns at the home of John C. Rauth and also at the Herman s Rauth . place. All day the weather looked like it would rain, but the men kept at their task and after working all day the rain came but the hay was all in the mow and so was not damaged. James Carper and wife and Ed ward Murphy and wife, of Lincoln, were guests last week for a couple of days at the home of Mr. , and Mrs. John Carper, residing east of Manley. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are brother-in- law and sister of James Carper, jr. Father Hennesey and John Kelley were over to Lincoln looking after some business and visiting friends one day last week. ' Albert Theil, who; maintains a school bus service for the Murdock schools, with his bus look a party of young people to Capital Beach, where they enjoyed a pleasant evening. John Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley, who has been attend ing school at St. Paul, Minn., is home for the summer vacation. Returns to California Donald Bushnell, who has been here visiting with his mother, Mrs. G. O. Schwenneker and Mr. Schwen the beard. of education, and after neker; as well' as the" brother" and this length of time seeks to be re lieved of the work. While pressed by many citizens he remains firm in his decision to retire. The loss will sister, departed Thursday evening for his home in California. He" ft located at Burbank in the defense work at this time. the corn is growing nicely and gives ! Mr; 'find Mrs. Raymond Hansen and the, kiddies of near Roca. have been visiting at the home of their I'auui .i . niiu .'i i . can jiijizcu, ; where all hive been enjoying the aay' visit very mach. Ray and his wife! i,rsv K" J- Fittman of York' waS the guest of Mr. ana airs, iienry idozier from Thursday until Sat- William Ward, Talmage; Howard Marie. Chadron; Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Maple. Avoca. These and the numerous relatives living in this vicinity, brought well filled baskets and all enjoyed a fine visit wan the guests of honor. Mrs. John Micin of Plattsmouth and her niece. Miss Winkler, of South Dakota, visited at the home Mr. and Mrs. S. Ray Smith, Mon- have both been shelling, corn and ; delivering; the same to the Wabash report that their crops are well in hand and looking nice. George Moomey and Ralph Kruae iurdar of last week" Friday eveninS ; Mr. and Airs. Howard uoioeri ana two daughters, were also dinner elevator. Tre has been a good deal at the Crozier home. of corn shelled and delivered here of Danish ad'feS Aid society 18 jate , meeting today (Thursday) at the William, Ruester has been kept i honu of ?,,rs- Pcter Anderson, and rather busy with his corn shelling the afternoon Is being spent sewing for the farmers, while Joftn Wood for tho Red Cross. has been equally busy in delivering! Mra- Mary Crafe ha1 company the same to the elevator (Irom Kansas lasi ween, i ney v. ere Paul Reuter has been called to i -VIrs- William Hillman. of Ogaliah, the service and was to report for in- , Mrs. H. D. Hillman of Wakeeny, duction oil June 22, with others from J Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Duncan and over the county. 'daughter, Myrna. Mr. Duncan is Tyler Pariah, of Elmwood, who has '.coach of the Effingham schools. Takes Severe Fall While Mrs. R. Bergman was look ing after some work in the basement, or cellar, of her home in Manley, she sustained a fall which caused a fracture of her pelvis. She was taken to Omaha where the injury was treat ed and after a period was returned home but is compelled to remain in bed for some time during her con valescence. Vacation Bible School The Catholic church has been conducting a daily vacation bible 8chol for the past two weeks each morning. The school is under the in duction of two Sisters of Mercy who also conduct a similar school in Elm- wood each afternoon. Beturns to Home in the West Arnold Harme, better known by his friends as "Pete", who with the wife and Beverly, has. been visiting in Manley for the past week, re turned to the home at Los Angeles, starting last Saturday. They wijl go via Chicago, where they wiyf; visit a sister of Arnold and also jhrough Texas where'they will visit another sister, Alice. They are traveling by train. Lieut Minfords Have Daughter Word was received from Red Bank, been driving the bread wagon from Lincoln, has resigned and: the posi tion has been filled by Harold Mc Kay, thus there will be no shortage at Wabash as to bread. Sherman Hardaway and wife were Sunday Mrs. Grafe invited a num ber of relatives and friends to her home for a picnic dinner in their honor, and all enjoyed a good visit. En route to Wisconsin for a visit, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rehn and Daugh- over to near Nehawka where they iter Dorothy spent Tuesday night at were visiting at" the home of Mr. and Mrs. "Fred Grant, last Sunday. Mr. Grant is .a brother of Mrs. Hardaway,' which added to the pleas ures of the visit. Harold Grand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grand, is wofrking on the farm of Orest Cook, and he accompanied them one their journey. John Cardwelj, who has been kept down with; an attack of measles is so he Is out "again, but as yet not able to return. Jo work. He is gaining in strength daily. Reports from Weeping Water, where Edward Obernaulte is staying at a nursing home, is that he is bet ter and i. hoping some time to be able to return to his home here, although he is not yet able to be out. Golfers Have Fine Grounds The Golf Course in the southwest part of the city, haye just been placed in. the very best of shape by the grounds committee and are now ready for the entertainment of the lovers of golfing in this section of Nebraska.: The grass has been cut and placed in first class, shape and the greens newly treated being in the best shapo that they have been for the past several years. With the weather condition per- mitting the course will be ready for the invasion of the golfers Sunday and a large number are expected out to enjoy the day and look over the course. The members of the club are very desiriaus of having "as thetr guests any "of the. newcomers here that are interested in golf and would like the opportunity of playing over a real course. ifbo irimr nf Air and Mrs. Rov Ward, and visited old friends and neighbors during the next day. Mrs. Rehn was formerly Miss Mary Hol ton, who is well known in this com munity. Miss Cleo Jameson of Chicago, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ernest Jamesen and her brother, Ray Jamesen. Mrs. "Junior" Sloan, who has been visiting her mother at Leaven worth, Kansas, is here visiting for a few days before going to Ocean View, Virginia, to join her husband who is employed there. Jean Lockbart and Mrs. Dorothy Siefert and children of Omaha, are visiting Mrs. Siefert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wiseman. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Taylor spent the week end at Grand Island visit ing with their son Raymond and wife. ' Mrs. Ed Heneger and Mrs. John Dietl entertained at a shower for Mrs. Tony Lowe Thursday after noon at the home of Mrs. Heneger. Spring flowers were used as decora tion. William VanEvery, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Vanevery and Raymond Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Freeman have enlisted in the naval reserve. Both have passed their physical examination and are waiting their call to service. Rev W. D. Lenker, pastor of the Weeping Water and the Nehawka M. E. churches, as been chosen as one of the sixty Methodist ministers in the state to be awarded a schol arship ' for the rural life Christian Institute to be held in Lincoln this week. - Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Miller and son, Jimmy, who have been making j Mrs. Tony Kudduth morning lor a mnJ.h'& !mi and Mrs. Ce-cil Nict jfalo, New York. i Mr. and Mrs. Gene Han.iJton also left Wednesday for Bufflao. Mrs. Hamilton was formerly Miss June Wilt;s, who ha been a fre quent visitor in Weeping Water. Sue Kintner of Omaha is speed ing two weeks with her friend Jan ice Kivett. Mrs. R. O. Baker accompanied her son Lieut. Warren Baker as far as Denver when he left for Califor nia. Mrs. Baker will visit her twin sister, Mrs. John W. Noell and with another brother-in-law ana sister at Paxton. They are Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Countryman. Miss Maxine Grubb is employed at the First National bank while some of Ihe force are taking their vacation. Mrs. Rudolph Bergman of Man ley, who was seriousiy injured re cently by a fall on her basement fioor, has been brought home from the Omaha hospital and will bi cared for at her home. Mrs. Berg man suffered a fractured pelvis bone and will have to remain bed fast for some time. Her many Weep ing water fiicnds wiil hope for her speedy recovery. Weeping Water Business Men's Luncheon club held their regular weekly luncheon Wednesday at the Laurel hotel, when plans were dis cussed for a ineivibership drive to be held soon, and time was given to Dr. Tot man to present plans for the first Saturday evening free street program Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones had as their dinner guests Thursday evening. Mr. Jones brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. . Goer thy, of Murdock and their daughter, Mrs. Jack Magorian and Mr. Magor ian of Palisade, who leaves Tues day for the army. Rehekah Woodland Lodge, num ber 22. held their regular meeting Friday evening with initiatory serv ives for three candidates. They were Mrs. Earl Powers, -Mrs. Har- ian Gibson and Mrs. Edna Dowler. Mrs. Frank Marshall entertained Bide-A-Wee club at her home Thursday afternoon, with three in vited visitors, Mrs. Emmor Mar shall, Mrs. Bick Downey and Mrs. Merton Norris. 2kir. and ilrs. itay Norris were guests of ?rs. Marion Tucker at the D. A. R. picnic held at the Tucker home in Nehawka Sunday after noon. At the G. R. Dinger home there was a happy Father's Day celebra tion yesterday, with' all members of the family at home with the exvep tion of Ralph, who is in. the service or" his country and stationed in California. Mrs. Binger's parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Litton were guests and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Fern baugh, and two daughters, Lela .May and Joyce Karen, of Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Binger's sister, Mrs. Elsie Plihal of Waverly, Kansas, Mr. Fernbaugh's father, Mr. J. N. Fernbaugh of Lincoln; Mrs. Daryl Knauss of Bowling Green, Ohio; and their son-in-law and Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Bolz and son Roger. In a letter received from Ralph Linger recently he told his parents that while waiting for a street car a tar stopped and the driver invited him to ride with him. While con versing with the driver of the car Ralph discovered that his name was Barrett and that he was related to the Philpot's of Cass County. He told Ralph about the Cass county picnic which would be held at Bix by park and invited him to attend. As Eixby park is only about thirty miles from his camp he found that he fcas able to go, and while there met many former Weeping Water and Cass county people. "Walter Bickford took him back to the camp in his car. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor and son are taking a two weeks vaca tion and Mrs. Taylor reported that most of it will be spent in the mountains of Colorado. Mrs. Jean Jones is spending this week visiting relatives in Lincoln. Mr. Jones is still in the hospital and probably will have to remain there for about two months. :Ur:t per Or.e 1 n The Orriaha area bore the 1 o t h storm when the wind tained a velocity of G2 inii'-s hour 3:45 inch of ran fell, ptmm was injured and hundre' t';ieph5fcsr i"'le. trees and wi:, broken. At Council tluffs the n.ain o;gLfare was covered with when ina:an cretit ceuic uui n banks for the first time ir. : years. The concrete top of the : k which has been used as a hiahwiy was torn and cracked in i-.-.zy places. At one hospital two t a'r.i- s were delivered by lamp and cur.dia light when the power failed. considerable oainage wa .u..' near Wahoo when creeks left their banks Hooding some areas. Rainfall measured 2.6. I'cwer failed at the Meade ordnance j.'nt and communications were out. crop damage will be heavy. Highways 77 south and 30-A to the west were under water. Freight schedules of the Union Pacific were cane-H-d. Basements were flooded and a cabin and trailer camp near town were in undated. At Waverly a 5-inch cloud burst was reported. Main line Burlington tracks and highway 6 were flooded to a depth of four feet. Frer.ont reported a heavy rain and some wind damage. A Boy Scout amp was marooned for a time when communications failed. Six or eight families were re moved by row boat at Albion which had a total of 2.S8 inches of rain in twenty-four hours. The Beaver Creek ieft its banks and spread out for nearly a mile in width. Loretta reported 4.5 inches of rain which is expected to make Beaver Creek at Albion rise still more. Crop dam age is heavy at Albion. Flood threats hovered over Lin coln which reported nearly two inches of rainfall Hickam and Sprague were reported flooded, wires are down and some railway tracks washed out. Power lines weie damaged in Lincoln proper when the wind hit forty-five miles per hour. The heaviest downpour was re ported at Meadow Grove where i.-'3 inches fell in twenty-four hours. Noitii eastern Nebraska generally was hit very hard by the rains but the winds were not as heavy as fur ther south. At Newman Grove twenty-five people were cut off by the water and taken out in row boats. Most points in this section reported the heaviest rains in history. Oakdale reported two bridges damaged and all bridges leading in to Meadow Grove were either taken out or badly damaged. Tildeii re ported nearly six inches of water; A'isner 2.7a; Norfolk, 2.2S. Water in many creeks still is rising. Most highways were inundated. Sioux City reported a terrific wind storm which up'-ooted trees, wrecked automobiles and smashed windows in the business section. Telephone service on lines in the west bank of the Missouri river was disrupted. In the York area Greshani re ported 1.S4 inches of rain and Hen derson 3 inches. The Blue river flooded bottom lands near MiCool 'unction. York reported 2.6 inches; MiCool Jcnction, Waco, 2.63. :.oo; Rushton, i; est. Miss Rossie Gerard was a guest of the club. Mr. and Mrs. John Albert of Cedar creek, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Colbert Sun day. Miss Katharine llkenhons spent last week visiting with her niece, Mrs. L. A. Barrett, in Denver. Mrs. Harley Thurslund, daughter Marsha and Miss Laverne Gibson, went to Omaha Friday morning to remain until Monday visiting Mr. Thurslund, who has been employed at the Cudahay Packing plant since finishing his course at the school of mechanics, but he begins work as a mechanic at the Martin Bomber plant this week, and they are look ing for a home in Omaha. Subscribe to The Journal A better and newsier Journal is our constant aim. You can help by phoning news items to No. 6.