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Nebr. State Historical Society Journal VOL. 170. xltx PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1933. NO. 42 Old Time Resi dent Pays Visit to Friends Here Former County Judge Allen J. Bee- son, Now of Lonj Beach, Steps Here En Route Home. From Thursday's, Daily This morning Allen J. Becson, for eighteen years county judge of Cass county, arrived in this city from De troit, Michigan, where he has been in attendance at the head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. and Mrs. Beeson will epend a few days at Omaha where they are guests of Mrs. Beeson's brother, Edward Brantner and family, while there Judge Beeson took the opportunity of visiting the old friends here, they being legion .among the residents of the county. Judge Beeson was one of the rep resentatives from California at the head canp and while in the east had the pleasure also of visiting with his brothers, John at Akron, Ohio, and Charles Beeson at Kenton, Ohio. The visit with the brothers was much en joyed and on the return west Judge and Mrs. Beeson , stopped at Chicago for a visit at the world's fair. The residence of the Beeson fam ily at Long Beach was one of the properties that suffered from the ef fects of ,the earthquake and which the judge states is beyond all descrip tion and 1b an experience of a life time. At the time of the quake he was at home and Mrs. Beeson pre paring supper when suddenly the bouse shook in a terrific manner, having almost the same effect the Judge states as though a train trav eling at sixty miles an hour had the air brakes suddenly set. The china in the house was hurled to the floor, pictures fell from the wall And the whole house racked with the effects of the shock, being moved several inches on the foundation. HIDDEN HONEY RECOVERED Wednesday a stranger from Water loo, Iowa, arrived in the city from the south, visiting various stores and pur chasing burlap bags that they might have on hand and for which they had no use. Sometime later a party from Nebraska City arrived here in search of the man and announced to the purchaser of the bags that he had some $187 concealed in one of the bag3 which the purchaser had not been aware that he had. It seems that Tuesday in the rush of business at the Safeway store at Nebraska City, the manager, E. F. Peacock, had been late in getting to the bank with his money and had placed it in a burlap bag for safe keeping until Wednesday morning. The purchaser of the bags arrived early Wednesday morning and was sold the bags for the sum of $2.70 and departed on his way to visit other communities to pick up as many of the bags as possible. It was not until he was located at Plattsmouth that he was aware of the frantic search among the towns In this lo cality. ' The load of sacks was taken out and each carefully shaken and after about half the load had been handled the one with the money was located and the cash restored to the man ager, pf the store. HERE FROM WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Ted Renner, of Aber deen, Washington, are in the city for a visit with the relatives and friends in this city and vicinity, guests at the James Ault home. Mr. Renner has made his home for a number of years on the west coast and has been en gaged in one of the largest fish can ning plants In the west. He reports conditions as greatly Improved in his section of the country and that high er prices are to prevail In the line of canned fish in the future. Mr. Renner is located in the sal mon fisheries and packing plants, one of the greatest of the Washington Industries. He has found a few of the old friends here remaining, but the larg er part of the young people of his day have grown out of his recollec tion or removed from the city. After a few days here, Mr. and Mrs. Ren ner expect to leave for the west, as the work there will be very heavy from now on in the packing plants. TO ENJOY VACATION HEBE From Thursday's Daily This morning Henry G. Soennich sen returned from Kansas City, where he had gone to meet his two sons John Melchoir and Kenry, Jr., who arrived in Kansas City from their home In California. The boys have been making their home with their grandmother, Mrs. John Gunderson and attending school at Glendale, California, and will now enjoy the summer vacation here with their father as well as grandfather and aunts and uncle. The boys have en joyed the trip in fine shape through a large Eection of the interesting scenes of the southwest. Eagles State Aerie Honors Arthur Keif Named Grand Worthy Chaplain at sessions Held at Hastings Heet at Frmont in 1934. Tha state aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles which has been in session at Hastings the past week. has honored one of the local mem bers of the order who has for the past two years been a member of the state aeri. Arthur Keif, past worthy persident of the Plattsmouth aerie, has been selected as the grand chaplain, ad vancing to that position from that of grand worthy conductor that Le held last year. Mr. Keif has been one of the ac tive and hard working members of the local aerie since his induction in to the order and has served in the various offices of the local organ ization and was very successful as worthy president here. The state aerie also -elected John C Miller of Nebraska City as grand treasurer and Henry C. Cleve of that city as the grand worthy inner guard. .- , The meeting for 1934 will be held at Fremont. WRITES FROM CAMP With the settlement of the Platts mouth group in the reforestation camp at Camp Tyee, Roseburg, Ore gon, the relatives are receiving let ters now from the boys and the group seems well pleased with their situ ation. Mrs. Bertha White of this city has just received a letter from her son, Norman, a member of the com pany. The letter tells of the train trip and the various states and scenes through which they passed. e states that they have a fino bunch of army officers in command of the company and also U. S. forestry serv ice men attached to them to give the instruction for the work. The Plattsmouth man states that he traveled with Cecil Hennings on the way west, who with Kenneth Trively is also located in the same tent in the camp. He states that the boys will not get to town often but that for the fourth of July holiday, ar rangements have been made by a bus company to take the boys on a two day outing to the Pacific coast, some forty miles west of the camp .and there they can enjoy a view of the big drink. He is well pleased with the climate and the conditions and feels it will be a great experience. CARS HAVE WRECK Thursday evening a car crash oc curred at the "four cornere'" south of this city on the Rock Bluffs road, when a car driven by Fred Hull crashed into the Chevrolet coach of Charles Warga. The car of Mr. Warga was going east, he and his family returning from Omaha, while Mr. Hull, accompanied by his mother, was driving south. The approach of the intersection is one that makes it difficult to see approaching cars and as the result both cars were in the intersection and the car of Mr. Hull struck the Warga car on the left front side and turned it over by the force of the impact. Mr. Warga had stuck one hand out of the car as the other car approached and had the hand caught under the side of the overturned car, the result being that three fingers of the left hand were badly bruised and lacerated. None of the other occupants of either car were injured. Both care suffered con siderable damage in smashed fenders. Paving on 0' Street Completed to Union Corner firrr.l, f c,v tw;w "D. tt;v way No. 24, Is All Laid and Scon Rsady for Traffic. Prom Friday's Daily Last night with a night force work ing like beavers to complete the work, the last yards of concrete was laid that completed the six miles of paving from a mile west of the Ne hawka corner to Union on highway No. 24. The Yant Construction Co., which has had the contract for the paving has had ideal weather for their work and been able to work almost every day since the project was started a mile west of Nehawka corner. In the last few days the work has been rushed to have the paving all in this week and which was crowned with success last evening. The laying of this paving is one of the big steps in the final realiz ation of a paved highway west to Lincoln from the Union corner and which had been so earnestly sought by the residents of this county as the means of having cn all season road to the state capital and which con nects with the great north and south from the Gulf cf Mexico to Canada. There still remains some twenty- eight miles of paving to be done to close the gap from Nehawka to Eagle and encouraged by the fact that en gineers have been busy in surveying this portion of road as well as the availability of the federal funds for the work, there has been bright hopes that the work might be com pleted this year and the highway be realization. There are a number of bridges that will have to be . re placed if the new paving is put in this year and which would require some time but it is possible that the work could be pushed to completion this year. The paving has furnished employ ment to a great many for the past weeks and has helped in keeping down the unemployment in this sec tion and the workmen on the job re gret to see that the work has been closed, but hope that the state and federal road departments can find it possible to start work later on the final units of the highway. WILES-irFFELMAN The marriage of Miss Marjorie Wiles and Oscar Uffelman took place at the Methodist parsonage early Saturday morning, June 17th, with Rev. E. S. Pangburn reading the marriage lines. The contracting par ties were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiles, brother and sister-in-law of the bride. Immediately following the cere- mony the bride and room went to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Wiles, where a wed ding breakfast was served to the im mediate members of the family. The happy young couple departed immediately for Ft. Morgan, Colo., where they are spending a ten day honeymoon, visiting with the groom's mother, who lives at that place. On their return they will be at home to their many friends here in the An drew Johnson property on Eldora avenue. Mrs. Uffelman is ywell known in this communtiy, having been born and raised here. She attended the public schools here and was gradu ated from the Weeping Water high school with the class of 1921. She has been employed in Lincoln from that time until the time fo her mar riage. The groom is also well known here, having lived here for the past several years, and being engaged as a printer at the Republican office. He has made his home with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. V. S&eiy, during the time they have been in Weeping .Water, having moved here from Rising City. Weep ing Water Republican. From Friday' Dally George P. Stoehr, well known resi dent of Cedar Creek, was in the city for a few hours visiting friends and while in the city was a caller at the Journal office and renewed his sub scription to the Journal. AFTER MAGAZINE SOLICITOUS From Thursday's Daily Chief of Police Libershal and De puty Sheriff Lancaster were busily engaged shortly after the noon hour in rounding up a group of magazine solicitors who were working over -- various sections oi iue c-uy. i nc men were reported as having been very annoying at a number oi" homes they Lad visited and which had led to the complaint of the ladies. The men vtre rounded up by the officers and brought in to explain their actions. Close Battle Features Kitty Bail Game From Friday's Daily Rsd & White Team Noses Out Y. M. B. C. by the Score of 32 to 29 ilany Errors Made. The cecoml game of the Kitten- ball National league last night re sulted in a victory for the lied & White team over the Y. M. B. C. of tho Methodist church by the score of 32 to 2D. The gains was largely a battle of errors, twenty-fire of th.2 -misplays being checked against the? two teams, the Y. M. 15. C. securing sixteen while the Red & White were credited with nine. The contest started in a manner that led the spectators to believe that a record in small scoring would be set, ths opening inning netting four to two for the grocers. The Y. M. B. C. in the third in ning started a bombardment of the Red & White and with the errors that were rolled up by their oppon ents accumulated nine secres for a total of 11 against the seven of the Red c White.- . The Red & White- in the fourth tied the score at sixteen all, hitting hard, but the Y. M. B. "C. were able to take advantage of the errors of their opponents in their half of the inning to retain the score r-t tie. In the sixth inning the Y. M. . C acquired a one point lead by timely, hitting and it seemed that they were headed for a victory but the Red & White in the final stanza of the con-j test proceeded to play a good brand of ball to hold the Y. M. B. C. score less and to put over three runs, suf ficient to win the battle. The tabulated score of the game was as follows: Red & White R II Smith, c 5 Otrodosky. lb 3 Noble, 2 b 3 Martin, ss 3 Grassman. 3b 3 Krejci, If 3 Walling-Hirz, p 3 Turner, es 4 Sattler. rf 2 Brittain, cf 3 4 1 2 o o o 1 2 1 1 32 29 Y. M. B. C. R H E Rhodes, ss 4 3 2 Rolland, p 5 3 4 E. Bushnell, 2b 3 2 0 Perry, cf 2 3 0 Hall, lb 2 3 0 Porter, If 4 3 2 Davis, 3b 3 3 2 Harris, c 3 2 1 Farmer, ss 2 2 3 D. Bushnell. rf 0 0 2 H. Perry, rf 110 29 25 16 CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this means of expressing to the kind friends and) neighbors our deep appreciation of the many acts of kindneas and sym pathy shown us in the death of our loved father and brother. Especially do we wish to thank those taking part in the funeral service, who donated the cars and for the beauti ful floral recmbrances. The Chil dren and two sitters of Anton Kou bek. HAVE FINE TIME From Thursday's Dally The Social Workers of the Meth odist church last evening held a very fine ice cream social on the church lawn and had a' very large crowd in attendance at the event and one that much appreciated the fine refresh ments that had been provided by the ladies. The organization are plan ning another social that will be held on Wednesday, July 19th. Paving North of City Soon to be Completed State asd Federal Departments to Take Up Matter of Closing Gap in July Projects. The reetion cf roadway from the F.cuth end of the Platte river bridge to the end or the paving near the tull farm, north of thi3 city, is soon to be paved, is tbe plan of state and federal highway departments. Under the plan that allots a great deal of available road funds to the state for use in highway improve ment, it will be possible to have thi3 part of the highway paved and elim inate a condition that has been a groat annoyance to the traffic over highway No. 75, one of the heaviest traveled highways in the state. The highway as planned will be straightened out from the bridge to go directly to the present paving and eliminating the wide curve that now exists near the Nortl corner. The new highway will run through the Mer rill land and a part of the Stull farm, a Ehcrt distance from the Burlington signal tower at Oreapolis. This section of roadway has been the subject of discussion for the past two years and since the completion of the other projects and the build ing of tha Fcrt Crook and La Tlatte overpasses it has been the only bad section on the highway from Auburn north to Omaha and that it will soon be remedied will be a source of pleas ure to everyone that travels over the highway. The grading and paving will no. dcubt bo one of the first projects to be taken up in July when there will be several highway improvements and extensions made by. the state., for completion this present season. OLSON-MENDENHALL From Friday's Daily A lovely June wedding was solemn ized at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Verena Olson, when her daughter, Inez, became the bride of Morris O. Mendenhall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mendenhall. Rev. Baker read the marriage lines in the presence of only a few relatives and friends. The? bridal party stood beneath an archway of pink and white crepe paper with tall baskets of garden flowers forming the background. Miss Frances Meier, cousin of the bride, plaj-ed Lohengrin's wedding march before the ceremony. The bride was very attractive in a dress of shell-pink eyelet organdy and carried a colonial bouquet of Tea roses centered with sweet peas, i Her sister, Mrs. Skyle Miller Jr., who! served as bridesmaid, was attired in white organdy embroidered with blue and carried a bouquet of blue lark spur and yellow calendulas. The groom was attended by Skyle Miller, Jr.. as best man. Both the bride and groom graduat ed from Elmwood high school and for the past four years the bride has been a teacher in tho school. The groom is engaged in farming and after a trip to Lake Okoboji and Min nesota they will be at home on the farm which the groom .now farms. Elmwood Leader-Echo. VISITS IN THE CITY From Friday's Daily Mrs. F. W. Rinker, national vice president of the Gold Star Mothers of the United States, arrived this aft ernoon for a visit at the home of her son, Charles Rinker in the Herold apartments. Mrs. Rinker's home is at North Platte and her work in the national organization has won her the recognition from the group that comprises mothers whose sons paid the supreme sacrifice in the World war. GOES TO CHICAGO From Friday's Daily ' This morning Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott departed for Chicago where they will spend a short vacation in that city with their children, Mason E. Wescott and Miss Alice Louise Wescott. While in Chicago they will Rev. Sortor was compelled to remain enjoy the sights of the Century of. at the hospital forsome time but Progress exposition. Mr. Wescott will ! has now been able to resume his ac spend a week at Chicago while Mrs. tivities in his charge at Potter, Ne Wescott will remain for a longer: braska, where he has been located vacation with the daughter. ' ' J for the past three years. s ' r "' SUPPERS SPRAINED ANKLE Miss Beatrice Am, who has been enjoying an outing at the Epwcrth Ltagus camp at Camp Brewster, the last few days, has had her pleasant time interfered with by an accident. Miss Arn while playing some of the games with the girls at the camp had the misfortune to twist her kft ankle and which has proven very painful and annoying to the young lady, who has been compelled to give up her camping trip and return home. She will be forced to be off the foot for the next few days. Thrift Bays to be Featured Here Wed, to Saturday Merchants of the City Join in Great OfferiEg' of Bargains to the Residents of Community There will be found in this issue of the Journal the advertising cf the Plattsmouth merchants who are an nouncing the Epecial Thrift dayB which will be observed this week and will be one of the biggest events of its kind that has been held here. The Thrift days will be Wednes day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week and the careful shopper should look with appreciation over the items that are advertised in the Journal. This special array of bargains is such that they cannot be equalled in any other community and provides the buying public with some wonder ful price offerings that should be taken advantage of, as the markets of today are mounting each day to higher peaks. Now is the. time to buy to the best advantage and "the low prices that are Jeing. featured in the Platts mouth stores will bring the greatest return . to the shoppers who 1 have studied the advertised bargains- and prepared to take advantage of them. LOCAL YOUTHS IN "DUTCH" Nebraska City as a point of at traction for several of the Platts mouth youth will not have as rosy an aspect in the future as the follow ing from the Nebraska City News Press indicates: "Youths who 'bum' their way in to Nebraska City from neighboring towns on trucks and trains, stay most of the night and then leave by the same method aren't wanted here. "Late Thursday night a policeman found six youths from Plattsmouth loitering on the street, apparently in Nebraska City for no reason. They had come either by train or truck. "The youths were locked up for the night and given warning not to come back when they were released Fri day morning. " 'You never know what those loit erers are up to it was said at the city hall. 'They may steal or do most anything. We know they aren't desirable visitors. " LADIES PLAY BALL From Saturday's Daily The kittenball activities are not to be confined to the men of the community as was evidenced last evening when two teams composed of ladies, staged a fast four inning bat tle on the campus of the high school. The battle was between the "Hot Shots" and the "Plattsmouth Kit tens," the result being that the "Hot Shots" were the winners by the score of 9 to 5. The pitching was by Helen Warga for the "Hot Shots" and Velma Wells for the "Kittens." The game was featured by the home runs by Helen Warga and Mrs. Carl Schneider. The ladies played a good fast game, fielding well and showing their skill at the bat. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT The many friends here of Rev. H. E. Sortor, former pastor (of the Methodist church of this city, will be pleased to learn that he la show ing much improvement in .health. Fort Crook to Ask Portion of Building Fund Ask $36,777 of $81,895 Total for Ne braska to Pave Roads ; Explains Construction Plans. Included in a $135,000,000 army construction program which admin istration officials began considering in Washington Friday were projects totaling $81,895 for Nebraska, of which $36,777 is sought for Fort Crook for paving roads in and around the fort. Of the remainder $38,000 would be allotted for work at Fort Robin son and $6,CS1 for improvements in the McPherson National cemetery. The work is the first to be consid ered by the administration in the $3,300,000,000 public works program designed to provids work for 1,000, 000 men, the Associated Press re ported. The projects were turned over to a subcommittee of the public works cabinet, which will report next week. At the same time the administration allocated to the states part of the $400,000,000 set aside for highway construction, with a recommendation for a 30-hour week and a wage suf ficient to provide a decent living standard. Small Part of Plan. Col. T. M. Anderson, chief of staff at tho fort, said the $36,777 now being considered is only a small part of a construction program exceeding $200,000 which he has recommended for needed improvements and addi tions at the fort. Besides the paving of the gravelled highway now running between Fort Crook and Bellevue, and paving of roads within tho fort. Colonel An derson's plan ,contemplates the con struction of a new administration headquarters building, new barracks for two companies and a combined gymnasium and post exchange, these to cost upwards of ?200,000 accord ing to-estimates. Plans Paving Ho ad. In his plan for paving the road between Fort Crook and Bellevue, now . 40 faet wide. Colonel Ander son contemplates a width of surfac ing of 18 or 20 feet. Within the fort he hopes to pave the road now con necting the quartermaster's ware house with the noncommissioned of ficers quarters and the guard house. The building program, he said, is acutely needed because of the over crowded condition of the fort and the antiquated administration build ing. The barracks if constructed, would permit the transfer of two companies of infantry assigned to the ;fort but now at Fort Leaven worth, back to Omaha. The new ad ministration building would give Colonel Anderson new quarters and provide adequate quarters for the band. If the program is adopted the present band quarters would become an apartment for noncommissioned officers. Colonel Anderson said. All work will be done by con tract, he said, and only civilians would be employed. Capt. II. G. Hal verson, quartermaster, will be In charge of letting contracts. OMAHA PARTIES "MARRIED From Thursday's Daily Last evening Judge A. II. Duxbury was resting at hi3 home on west Pearl street when a party of Omaha young people arrived at the home, two of them seeking the performance of the marriage ceremony. The bridal couple, Delbert Nelson and Miss Hazel Rupe, were accordingly joined in the bonds of wedlock and the ceremony was witnessed by Ray Valien and Miss Marjorl Cortes, alao of Omaha. At the conclusion of tho wedding the parties motored back to Omaha where they are to make their home in the future. A BEAUTIFUL DECORATION The residents of the vicinity of Ninth and Pearl 6treets have one of the beauty spots of the city in the large array of hollyhocks that grow along the parkway in front of th eresidence of Mrs. Bennett Chris wisser. The flowers are growing in profusion and at this time are a riot of color and beauty that attracts the eye for a long distance.