Nebraska Newspapers

    Near. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. XLIX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.
NO. 13
Musical Program
Given Last Nite at
St. Paul's Church
Concert Offered by the Choir of the
Church and Enioved hv a
Largs Congregation,
From Monday's Daily
Last evening the music loving pub
lic of thi3 city was afforded a rare
treat when the choir of the St. Paul's
Evangelical church presented a con
cert at the church building. There
was a very large number present to
enjoy the xcellent offering.
The numbers were presented with
artistic ability by all of the mem
bers of the choir and the featured
soloists of the evening. Miss Leone
Meisinger served as the accompanist
for the various numbers.
.Miss Margaret Engelkemeier, di
rector of the choir, was in charge of
the program of the concert.
The program was as follows:
"Be Thankful" Shawker
"Jesus Lover of My Soul" "Wilson
Choir
"Shepherd of Isreal, Keeping Thy
Sheep" Stebbins
Rose Mary Steppat
"Nearer to Thee" "Wilson
Margaret Engelkemeier, Eva
Wichman and Frank
Schackneis
"Saviour Hear Us We Pray" (Lul-
laby) Brahms
Dorothy Kief
; Nolte,
"I Lay My Sins on Jesus" Thomas
"Sunrise in Heaven" Basset
t TCh0i ,o
"Fairest Lord Jesus" (Sung in Ger -
man j Willis
Frank Schackneis
"Kark! What Mean Those Holy
Voices" Cawood
Rose Mary Steppat, Mata Schack
neis, Charlotte Jasper, Dorothy
Kief, Alice Jane Hirz, .,
Lydia Pits "
"Abide -With -Me" Shelley
" Margaret "EngeTltemeler '
"God Calling Yet" Collins
"Only Believe" Archer
"I Need His Care" Lowden
"Now the Day Is Over" Barnby
Choir
Director Margaret Engelemeier
Pianist Leona Meisinger
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Monday's Daily
R. "W. Knorr this
afternoon
ceived the sad news of the death of ' ther Edmund, wished 'to try and
his mother, Mrs. John Knorr, which clear up the store but were not al
occurred shortly before noon at lowed in by police as a safety meas
Hastings, following an illness or some ure.
duration. During the winter Mr3. Miss Mary Margaret Walling, who
Knorr and her husband have both' is engaged as an assistant in the of
been poorly and in recent weeks the f ee of one of the leading physicians
condition of the wife has grown ;of Los Angeles, had her office in a
worse until death came to her re-! ten story building in the downtown
lief. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr have 1 section, but was home when the
just recently returned from Hasting3 shocks came. The X-ray equipment
where they were at the bedside of and other articles in the office were
the aged lady. J strewn around as the result of the
Mrs. Knorr w-as a pioneer resident shock, altho the building stood,
of Adams county, having spent thej The Walling family visited the
greater part of her seventy-eight home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Schul
years there. Mr. Knorr homesteaded . hof, also former residents here and
one of the claims in Adams county 'found that the earthquake had crack
and the family resided on the farmed one corner of the residence they
there for many years, later moving occupied and also that the garage
to Hastings. a tne nome had been cracked and
The deceased lady is survived by j damaged by the earthquake,
the husband, aged So, three sons. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Matt
R. W. Knorr of this city, Bert Knorr, Spader, also former residents, was
of Alliance, Floyd Knorr of Hastings;
one daughter, Mrs. George McCoy of
VTo ct? n crc '
The funeral will be held at Hast -
ings and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr
are leaving Tuesday morning for the
services.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The many friends of T. E. Todd,
wcll known resident of this city,'
will be pleased to learn that he is:when a large of the friends
showing some improvement following came ,n tQ pend a fgw hourg mQst
a course of treatment at the Clark- eijgijtfully
son hospital at Omaha. Mr. Todd was j The evcnlRS wag Epent in cards
suffering from high blood pressure Qnd visitins and at wMcll a
and while taking treatment for this deaJ Qf leasure vas derived b the
aiu uau "-"" cu -
nospxtai. lie is now nome ana
cuperating from his Illness In fine
shape and it is hoped will derive per-.
and be able to resume his usual ac
tivities. HERE FOE I'UN KR.AL
Mrs. Roy Perkins and Mrs. L. J. ner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Feller of Omaha, were here Saturday Meisinger. Mr. and Mrs. James Tig
afternoon for a few hours, motoring ner, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baker, Mrs.
down to attend the funeral of tne
little grandson of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ellis, Med Balthazor, Mr. and Mrs
Patton. The ladies returned homeOtto Pitt and" family, Mr. and Mrs,
to Omaha Saturday evening.
SINGS OVER RADIO
Miss Leona Hudson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson of this
city, was one of the artists heard
over the radio on the program of
the State Teachers college of Peru,
broadcast from station KFAB at Lin-
coln- Tce. Program was excellent and
the different onerlngs mucn enjoyea
Miss Hudson -was one of the soloists
on the program. She has suffered a
great deal from the injured shoulder
that has interfered with her school
-work in the past two weeks
Plattsmouth
People in the
Quake Zone
Several Former Residents Here Have
Startling Experiences as Earth
Shocks Occur There.
From Monday's Dally
The" fjrst detailed actual exper
iences of residents in the earthquake
swept sections of Los Angeles and
Long Beach, have reached here, a
letter from Mrs. Thomas "Walling be
ing received by the Robert M. Wall
ing family here today.
The letter was written Saturday
evening at L03 Angeles and dispatch
ed on air mail to reach here this
TOing from Omaha. As Mrs. "Wall-
ling was writing reoccurring earth
shocks made writing difficult, but
none of the shocks were so severe as
jthose of Friday.
I The home occupied by Mrs. Wall-
' " ,. ,..,.
inS and family was shook badly, by
the earthquake on Friday evening,
j dishes, pictures and mirrors which
were hanging on the walls being
dashed to the floor and broken as the
walls trembled again and again as
the shocks continued. The chimney
of the-house--wa cracked and In
such shape that the family spent the
night at the home of a neighbor
whose apartment was not so serious
ly shaken up.
The chain store of which Leonard
"Walling is manager, suffered severe
ly from the earthquake, the building
being damaged and the stock of goods
in the store being thrown around the
store room by the force of the earth
re-.tremors. Mr. Walling and his bro-
damaged some but not dangerously.
The telephone lines into Long
Beach were damaged and Mrs. Wall-
ing was unable to get in communl-
cation with any former Plattsmouth
Residents there.
SURPRISE FRIENDS
On Fridav evening Mr. and Mrs.
... Meisinser were civen a de-
... BUrTjrise at thei fsirm hftme
members of the party. The party
tad brousht wel, fiUed basket3 or
& fine luncheon at a ,ate hQur
attending wr. Mr nH
Mrs. Allie Leonard and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Forest Leonard and family,
Mr. and Mrs.. Guy Kiser and family,
(Mr. and Mr 3. Dan Hoschar and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ruff-
Ella Troop and daughter, Everett
-Alvin Meisinger.
Gypsies at
La Platte Cause
Much Trouble
Large Group of Nomads Camped
at Naeve's Park Make Call for
Officers Necessary.
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning Sheriff Homer Syl
vester was called to La Platte to as
sist Deputy Sheriff Gates of Sarpy
county in helping quiet down a band
of gypsie3 that have been camped
there for some time.
The gypsies who were here some
time ago, were exiled from this city
by the local police, and drove to La
Platte where they proceeded to camp
at Naeve's park and have been giving
the residents there more or less trou
ble and whicn led to the necessity
of the officers of Sarpy and Cass
counties going there to investigate
the tribe.
The campers, it is reported here
were preparing for a tribal wedding
and the festivities incident to this
had caused much annoyance to the
dwellers in the usually peaceful
countryside.
One of the residents of that sec
tion is reported to have suffered the
loss of 51,500 as the result of the
fortune telling activities of one of
the ladies of the tribe. The man had
his money charmed by the fortune
teller and who then placed it in a
"poke" and which was sewed into
the underwear of the victim, who
was warned not to open the poke
until a week had elapsed. The vic
tim complied and when the poke was
opened instead of the money having
multiplied, there was nothing but a!
folded section of a comic paper.
LEAVE FOR CONVENTION
From Monday's Dally
This afternoon Mrs. E. H. Wescott,
state regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, accompanied
by Mrs. L. O. Minor and Mrs. Frank
R. Gobelman, motored to Nehawka
where they joined Mrs. Marion
Tucker. The ladies motor from Ne
hawka to Hastings where the an
nual state conference of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution
opens Tuesday. Mrs. Wescott is
closing a very successful two year
term as state regent and under her
guidance the society has gained a
large number of chapters over the
state and her work has won warm
words of praise from the national
organization.
While her term is expiring with
this week Mrs. WeEcott as retiring
regent will be one of the Nebraska
representatives at the Continental
congress at Washington in April.
FRIGHTEN THIEVES AWAY
Prom Tuesday's Dally
Last evening an attempt to rob
the chicken house at the farm of
Mrs. Glenn Perry, south of this city,
was frustrated when the watchdog
at the house started an alarm and
caused the would-be robbers to flee
and leave the chickens.
The barking of the dog aroused
the family and the lights were turn
ed on in the house and at which the
chicken thieves evidently took flight.
The matter was reported to the of
fice of the sheriff and Sheriff Syl
vester and Deputy Sheriff Lancaster
visited the scene. It was found that
a sack containing seven chickens had
been dropped in the hen house and
several empty sacks indicated that
the parties had intended to make a
cleaning of the feathered residents.
RETURNS TO SEDAIIA HOME
Miss Alice Peterson, of Sedalia,
Mo., who has been here for the past
two weeks, assisting her sister, Mrs.
Victor Meisinger, in moving to the
Fornoff farm, eleven miles west ol
Plattsmouth, departed Sunday for
Nemaha. In Nemaha she will make a
few day's visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Rhodes, former residents of this
county. Miss Alice is the daughter
of Mr. and Mn. Anton Peterson, who
for many years were valued residents
of this city, but moved to Sedalia
several years ago where Mr. Peter
son has been employed by the M. P.
R. R. Co., and has been pretty regu
larly employed during the past few
months.
LITTLE LADY ARRIVES
The home of Principal and Mrs,
Robert Foster Patterson is a very
happy one as the result of an addi
tion to the family circle that ar
rived Saturday afternoon. The new
arrival is a fine seven pound daugh
ter, who has 'been christened Mary
Margaret. The mother and little cne
are doing nicely and the occasion has
brought a great deal of happiness to
all of the family and gives the little
son, Sammie, a playmate and com
panion for the childhood days.
Plattsmouth
Young Man in
Quake Shock
Edward Mullen Experiences Thrill
of the Great Upheaval on West
Coast Last Friday.
Edward Mullen, eon' or Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mullen of this city, was
among the Nebraskans who exper
ienced the shock and thrill of the
great earthquake at Los Angeles on
last Friday night.
At the time of the first and most
severe shock, Mr. Mullen was seated
in a restaurant eating his evening
meal when suddenly the dishes
started to stage a dance while the
room shook ,and trembled with the
force of the grinding of the earth.
The cause of the trouble was not
realized by the young Nebraskan at
first but the cry of "earthquake," by
the employees and other guests In the
restaurant brought him a realization
that he wa3 in for one of the most
thrilling experiences of a lifetime.
All of the persons In the restaurant
including Mr. Mullen, dashed for the
street and where the buildings were
shaking and trembling in 'the force
of the continued ehoclc .2 Mx" .Mullen
escaped Injury altho a -great deal of
property damage was done in that
section of the city.
Mr. Mullen was unable to secure
a messenger to send a message to the
parents In this city as for hours the
service by wire was held up as hur
ried attempts at reorganizing the
service waa carried on. As safety
measures the police were endeavor
ing to keep the residents out of the
sections where the greatest danger
from collapsing buildings existed and
it was several houra- before Mr. Mul
len could reach the place where he
was employed and which, he found
badly damaged by the force of the
shock.
He states that attempts to visit
Long Beach were stopped by police
as no sightseers were permitted there,
all efforts being directed to the care
of those Injured and in caring for
the frightened and demoralized citi
zens of the ocean front city.
ENJOY FAMILY PARTY
County Treasurer and Mrs. John
E. Turner, daughter, Dorothy Jean
and Miss Florence Beighley, motored
to Elmwood Sunday where they were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrsr
Norval Bothwell and enjoying a re
union of the members of the Turner
family held there. The members of
the family enjoyed a fine dinner
which was arranged by the ladies and
served to make a most happy occa
sion. The party was honored by the
presence of Mrs. Mathilde Turner,
mother, grandmother and great
grandmother of the members of the
party, with her sons, O. S. Turner
and J .L. Turner.
Those who enjoyed the event were:
Mr. and Mrs. Orest Cook, O. S. Turn
er, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Turner and
son, of Marquette, Nebraska, Mr. and
Mrs. V. G. Clements. J. L. Turner,
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Turner and
daughter. Miss Beighley and Mr. and
Mrs. Bothwell.
VISIT AT LINCOLN
On Sunday a party of Plattsmouth
people were visitors at Lincoln where
they enjoyed the day there with
friends. The party comprised Mrs.
H. C. Sherwood, Mr. and Mrs. Hallie
B. Perry and family, Mi3S Grace
Perry and Jesse P. Perry. While
there they enjoyed a visit with Mrs.
Mart Flansburgh, Mr. and Mrs.
George M. Porter, Miss Jennie
Critchfield, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Vanpeten, Mrs. Bertha VanMeter and
Mrs. Jennie Nielsen and family.
Bank Holiday
for Local Banks
is Now Lifted
With Resumption of Regular Busi
ness the Commercial Life
of City Revives.
From Wednesdays Daily
This morning the general business
activities of the city which have been
checked to a greater or less extent
by the bank holiday proclaimed by
the President of the United States
and Covernor of Nebraska, revived
as the banks of the city swung their
doors open to the flow of business.
Tlio order for the resumption of
business came this morning at 8
o'clock in a telegram from the state
banking department at Lincoln
which gave the Plattsmouth State
bank, and the Farmers State bank of
this city full authority to resume
business.
Both banks were busy receiving
their deposits from the customers and
caring for the need3 of the public.
after the period when the banks have
been closed.
The Plattsmouth State bank re
ceived the authority to open without
restriction and all accounts were
available in full to the patrons of the
institution, the clerks being kept busy
in handling the flow of business
which has been held up by the re
straints of the "holiday" in the bank
ing business.
The Farmers Etate bank had re
quested that they be allowed to oper
ate for a time under the provisions
of Senate File No. 475, which allows
the payment of old accounts at the
rate of eight per cent of the amount
at thl3 time. This plan operates by
the bank handling the old accounts
under the plan of the new state law.
while the new business" is handled
without any restriction.
The banks of the city are among
the best In this part of Nebraska and
it was most gratifying to see them
again resuming their routine of busi
ness and serving the residents of this
section of Cass county. The banks re
opening means the gradual smooth
ing out of the difficulties that have
interfered with the course of general
business activities.
RECEIVE PLEASING MESSAGE
From Wednesday's Dally
Last evening Joseph F. Hadraba
and family were delighted to receive
a telephone message from their son
and brother, Robert Hadraba, who
is located at Santa Ana, California,
in the earthquake district. Mr. Had
raba stated that he had escaped wtib
out injury during the quake Friday,
altho there was much damage at
Santa Ana, but none so severe as at
Los Angeles and Long Beach.
He understood the large automo
bile sales establishment and garage.
owned by Walter L. Thomas and Sons,
at Long Beach, was badly damaged
by the earthquake and practically
wrecked by the force of the earth
tremors. There is a great amount of
property damage in the district and
the various communities are already
attempting to get themselves out of
the wreckage and to resume the nor
mal trend of life.
Mr. Hadraba stated that two small
tremors occurred Tuesday morning
but they were slight and did no dam
age aside from arousing the appre
hension of the people who are still
shocked from the Friday night
catastrophe.
GUILD GIRLS MEET
From Wednesday! Dally
Last evening the members of the
Westminster Guild held an interest
ing meeting at the home of Mrs. H.
G. McClusky. Miss Wilhelmina Hen
richsen led the devotions and pre
sented the lesson on Mexico, in a
very interesting manner. Following
the lessen a business meeting was
held. It was decided that the next
meeting for March 28th, will be
initiation of new members. Mildred
Kostka will be the hostess.
A young people's rally will be held
at Lincoln, March 26th and if pos
sible Guild delegates will attend.
Mrs. McClusky, assisted by Miss
Catherine McClusky, served very
dainty and delicious refreshments, to
bring to a close a most delightful
evening. ..
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
County Attorney W. G. Kleck de
parted Tuesday for Lincoln where he
entered the U. S. Veterans' hospital
at that place for treatment and an
operation. Mr. Kieck ha3 been trou
bled for some time with hi3 tonsils
and on the advice of his physician
will have them removed at the hos
pital. The many friends of the genial
county attorney are trusting that he
may soon be able to return home and
much benefited by the treatment and
operation.
Moratorium
for Owners of
Motor Cars
All Must Have License for Car or
Trucks by April 15th Say
the County Officers.
From Wednesday's Daily
A moratorium on auto licenses for
a period of one month has been de
clared by Sheriff Homer Sylvester and
County Treasurer John E. Turner,
which they proclaimed to the world
today.
The car and truck owners have
been advised by the officers not to
secure the license plates until after
the enactment of the new law and
which is now in force. The addition
al time will enable all car owners to
take advantage of the new law for
the lower license fees.
Now that the law Is enacted there
will no doubt be a steady flow of
residents of the county to secure the
cute blue and orange tags that guar
antee the right to travel the high
ways. Sheriff Homer Sylvester will al
low the thirty day period for all mo
tor vehicle owners to secure their li
cense and at .the , expiration of that
time all must have license or not
operate a car. The fee will be the
same as for the entire year.
County Treasurer John E. Turner
stated that he would announce as
soon as possibl the time when the
county would make the refund of the
license fees already paid, the' excess
being paid back to the car or truck
owners.
MARRIED AT NEBRASKA CITY
Two well known Plattsmouth
young people were married at Ne
braska Ctiy on Saturday, Misa Helen
Dew and Robert Hart. The wed
ding was a very quiet one and per
formed at the parsonage of the Bethel
Evangelical church by the Itev.
George Duensing.
The bridal couple had motored to
the Otoe county city and were wedded
and home before the relatives and
friends were aware of the happy
event that had come to them.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Dew and was born and
has" grown to womanhood in this city
and where she has a large circle of
friends who will join in their well
wishes to the young people.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William S. Hart and has made
his home here in recent years. He is
at the present time engaged with the
Nebraska Basket factory in this city.
GUILD HOLDS MEETING
The St. Mary's Guild met on Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mr3.
R. F. Patterson and with a pleasing
number of the ladies in attendance.
The members enjoyed a fine talk by
Canon W. J. H. Petter .taking up a
discussion of Revelations, applying
them to the present day conditions.
The meeting was presided over by
Miss Barbara Gering, president of the
guild.
A buffet luncheon was served by
the hostess, Mrs. A. E. Stewart, puor
ing coffee, while Mrs. Petter served
the tea.
GOES TO SANITARIUM
From Wednesday's Daily
This afternoon W. O. Reeves, local
world war veteran, departed for the
Battle Mountain sanitarium at Hot
Springs, South Dakota, for treatment.
Mr. Reeves has been in very serious
condition for the past year and it has
been found necessary to have him
sent to the hospital for treatment.
Mr. Reeves is suffering from a dis
ability that he acquired r from rhis
army service.
Mayor Sattler
Urges Moratorium
on Bond Principal
Chief Executive of City Presents
Resolution Adopted by Council
to Aid Taxpayers.
The city council In approving the
resolution sponsored by Mayor John
P. Sattler, asking for a moratorium
on the payment of principal of the
bonded debt of the city, will aid
materially the lowering of the levy
for the year.
The city will seek to have the in
terest on the bonds paid through the
period of the moratorium but will
try and secure from the bondholders
the consent to hold up the payment3
on the principal over the present
stringent times.
The resolution in full is a3 follows:
RESOLUTION
Whereas, there are maturing each
year and being paid off approximately
Sixteen Thousand Dollars of the prin
cipal sum of the bonded Indebted
ness of the city of Plattsmouth, and.
Whereas, taxes of all kinds are be
ing paid in very slowly due to the
present financial stringency, and
Whereas, there is to be a revalu
ation of real estate tor the purpose
of taxation for the near future, and
Whereas, such revaluation will
materially reduce the returns of any
levy made that is now authorized.
and
Whereas, It appears advisable and
desirable for the above reasons to pay
only the interest on the maturing
bonds for some period of time until
economic conditions change for the
better and thus spread the payment
of the principal sums of said matur
ing bonds.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, that
proper steps be taken to communi
cate with the holders of bonds of the
city now matured or maturing with
in the next two years, with a view
of securing and,, extending time of
payment upon said bonds lor-lwb
years, upon the payment of Interest
as the same may become due, and
that upon the adoption of this reso
lution, the matter be referrod to the
proper committee of the City Council
of this City.
PREPARE FOR TOURNAMENT
This week end the Platsmouth high
school basketball team will depart
for Falls City where the Southeast
ern Nebraska regional meet is to be
hed. The Platters are the defending
champions and share with Fall3 City
the honor of being favorites for the
finals.
The team 13 being given workout3
each afternoon to keep them in shap9
for the opening round of the tourna
ment to be played Friday afternoon
when tho Plattsmouth team and
Stella will clash. If victorious in the
opening game the Platters will play
the winner of the Nebraska City-Auburn
tilt and in which the Otoeans
are the favoritl03.
Tho bank holiday which caused
the postponement of the tournament
from its original date last week, has
been helpful to both Plattsmouth and
Falls City, it enabling Rummel, fast
forward of the local team to recover
from illness and also restoring Bul
lock, Etar center of Falls City to the
game after an illness. Both teams
should have their full strength to
send into the game in the tourna
ment.
Owing to the distance there will
be but few from thl3 city able to
attend the tournament, while last
year a great number motored to Ne
braska City to enjoy the various
games of the two day battle. In ad
dition to Plattsmouth, the Avoca
team will be contending for the class
B honors at Falls City and will face
their rival of ast year, Shubert, who
were able to noes the Cas3 county
quintet out last year. This time,
however, Avoca looks to have the
edge on their rivals.
TAKES UP HEW WORK
Herbert Patterson, who has been
here with the H. M. Soennichsen Co..
for some time, has entered a new
line of sales work, being engaged as
a salsman for the Western Surgical
Supply Co. Mr. Patterson is a young
man of splendid character and a most
delightful personality and In his new
line of work should find a real suc
cess. The many friends here will
join In wishing him the greatest suc
cess In the new work that he has
taken up.