Nehr. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. ZLIX
PLATTSMOUTH, UEBEASKA- MONDAY, JULY 3, 1933.
NO. 44
Nebraska Gets
Two Million for
Street Paving
Long Awaited Opportunity to Ecpave
Sixth Street Here Seems Lot
Hearer Realization.
A most Interesting announcement
has just been made in Washington,
namely, that the federal government
intends to spend $2,000,000 on pav
ing or repaving streets in Nebraska
cities which bear federal highways.
State Engineer Roy Cochran has
been issued regulations from Wash
ington providing that at least 25 per
cent of the $7,824,000 federal road
allotment to the state be spent on
"extensions of the federal aid high
way system into and through mu
nicipalities." Omaha newspapers today say that
Mr. Cochran has tentatively planned
to set aside $300,000 of the govern
ment money for federal highway ex
tensions in Omaha.
For a long time, Cochran has been
passing up the request of Platts
mouth for, aid in repaving Sixth
street, although there has been a law
on the statute books in Nebraska for
two years, that the highway depart
ment MAY extend such aid to cities
of more than 2,500 population and
MUST do so in towns and villages of
smaller size. It was the contention
that with limited funds it would be
a dangerous precedent to establish in
the larger size towns and if all were
treated alike, once it was started, a
large amount of money would be re
quired for this work alone.
In the meantime, Sixth street has
grown well nigh impassible due to
the heavy traffic that passes over it
daily. Abutting property owners have
twice repaved this street, but the
sand cushion underlying the cobble-l
stone paving is inadequate to bear
the load and the only solution of the
problem semes to be in heavily re
inforced concrete ba3e, similar to
that on Chicago and Washington
avenues, and brick pavement, or a
reinforced concrete pavement similar
to that on the main highways paved
the last two or three years to with
stand heavy load. In order to pro
tect the lighter concrete pacing on
Seventh street from being pounded to
pieces warning signs were posted at
its juncture with Pearl and Vine
streets, advising truckers to follow
U. S. 75.
The estimated cost of repaving the
two blocks on Sixth street is not
great, even including the proposed
widening of the street and cutting
down on sidewalk width, as well as
installing additional box sewer in
lets to pick up flood waters before
they pile up at the intersection of
Sixth and Main.
Whether government money will
be available for all of this work, or
merely for repaving the street to
regulation width has not been de
termined, but officials of the city of
Plattsmouth will get busy at once on
the proposition of securing aid for
the work, which may then be done
at small or no expense to the tax
payers. It was to correct this seeming in
justice that city officials and the
Chamber of Commerce got behind a
bill that was passed by the last leg
islature and becomes a law August
9th, providing for distribution of a
part of the counties' share of gas tax
money to cities located therein, to
be used in maintaining roads and
streets within the city limits. Here
tofore only the town's share of the
precinct road levy has been turned
over to the cities, all gasoline money
being expended on highways outside
of city limits.
25 Per Cent for Feeders
Another provision in the federal
aid regulations that may be applied
to secure improvement of connect
ing roads not in the federal aid sys
tem is that proclaiming that not more
than 25 per cent of the total allot
ment can be spent on feeder roads.
while not more than 50 per cent can
be spent on the federal aid system
roads themselves.
In other words, only about 4 mil
lion of the 8 million allotment to Ne
braska can be expended on federal
aid highways, and the rest must go
to paving and "extensions" in cities
and towns and the improvement of
feeder roads.
EE-ENLISTS HI NAVY
Tom Sutton, local young man, who
has been here on a visit with hi
parents, has again enlisted in the
navy and expects to leave in the next
few weks for the west coast to take
up liis duties. Tom lias just com
pleted his term of service and given
his discharge, taking advantage of
this to come home to visit the rela
tives and old friends. He decided
after several days of life as a civilian
that the good eld navy was not so
bad and accordingly Wednesday
again enlisted for another hitch in
the service. He will report to Brem
erton, Washington, where he will be
assigned to a ship.
Eagle Chief to
Lead Drive for
Local Aerie
Ralph Emerson to Assist in Cam
paign That has Fiity New
Members as Goal.
Ralph Emerson, deputy grand
president of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, from Kansas City, will guide
the membership drive campaign to
be launched by Plattsmouth Aerie
No. SC5 F. O. E. at a special meeting
held Thursday night at the Eagle
Home. Emerson arrived in Platts
mouth last Sunday from Hastings.
The membership drive goal has been
set at 50. Emerson announced that
Herman Thomas has been selected
as captain of the Red team and that
W. C. Lynch would captain the Blaes.
These two leaders are marshalling
their forces for the drive. The pres
ent membership of the aerie here is
150. Glen Hutchinson is worthy
president and A. R. Blunt will be the
chairman of the membership drive.
Emerson said today. that the. class of
50 now being recruited would be'
initiated Thursday, July 6th.
Leo Boynton and Wm. Barclay
stated that if the people of Platts
mouth only knew of the good work
the F. O. E. has done, membership in
Plattsmouth Aerie would come volun
tarily. The lodge pays a weekly bene
fit to its members who are sick or in
jured and a funeral benefit and the
services of an able physician for its
members and their dependant fam
ilies. It also keeps open house for
the members in a social recreation
room in their building, which they
own. The aerie also has money in
the banks on checking accounts and
time deposits.
Mr. Emerson will be In our city
until after the class initiation, July
6th. He has made headquarters at
the Hotel Riley.
The Eagle old age pension bill
passed by the Nebraska legislature
and signed by Governor Bryan, will
be in effect this year. Wm. Barclay
was one of the committee present at
the time Governor Bryan signed the
bill.
POLICE MAKE ARRESTS
From Thursday's Daily
Last night following the awards
of Merchant's night considerable ex
citement was occasioned on Nortn
Fifth street when a party of three
men, who gave their homos as Ne
braska City, were arrested. Officer
David Pickrel had pursued the men
and the car they were occupying, for
alleged speeding. When the car was
overhauled there was considerable
cursing on the part of one of the oc
cupants of the car and which cul
minated in two of the party being
lodged in jail by the officers.
The three men were riding in a
heavily loaded car and which from
the many filled jugs and packages
first led to the suspicion that a rum
runner had fallen afoul of the law.
The car was taken to the Bauer gar
age where it was searched later by
Officer Pickrel!, Sheriff Homer Syl
vester and Deputy Sheriff Lancaster.
The car was found to contain a large
number of jugs of "Fly-Tox" as well
as boxes of furniture polish, but no
evidence of any liquor was to be
found in the car altho a thorough
search was made.
The men gave the names of Glen
Martin and B. C. Boggs, the latter
being the driver of the car. Com
plaint was filed against both of these
men, charging them with being in
toxicated. The third member of the
party was not held.
Wedding of
a Well Known
Young Couple
Miss Esther 3. Kacrtel United in
Karrkgs to Mr. Carl L. Mcier-jurg-cn
at Murdock.
Ou Wednesday evening, June 28th,
1S33, at 5:30, a very beautiful and
impressive wedding occurred at the
Callahan Evangelical church near
Murdock, when Miss Esther B.
Haertcl, daughter cf Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Haertcl of Murdock, was unit
ed in marriage to Mr. Carl L. Meier-
jurgen, oldest son of Mr. Henry
Meier jurgen of Murdock. Rev. H. R.
Knosp, pastor of the Murdock Evan
gelical church, assisted by II. A.
Noenberg, pastor of the Callahan
Evangelical church, officated and
and read the marriage lines which
made these worthy young people one
for life. The impressive double ring
ceremony was used.
The altar of the church was beau
tifully decorated with three large
white candelabra with seven white
hand tapers each and on either side
of in the foreground wera two large
gladioia bcuQuets with baby breath
in woven flower baskets. These made
a very pretty setting for the cere
mony.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Esther
Meiserjurgen. of Lincoln, a cousin of
the groom, sang "The Lord Is My
Shepherd," accompanied on the piano
by Mrs. Elmer Miller of Murdock, a
sister of the groom; Mr. Elmer Miller
sang, "I Love You Truly," also ac-conipar.-:d
on the piano by Mrs. Mill
er. Mr. Harry Ziegenbein of Lincoln,
accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Ziegenbein, gave two excellent violin
selections. Mrs. Elmer Miller played
the Lohengrin wedding march and
the Mendelssohn for the. recession.
The bride was very beautiful and
charming, being attired in white
mousseline de soi, fashioned in
sheath-like mode with a modified Em
pire waistline peak and taffeta bow
In back. Two rows of soft ruffles
cascading to low flounces gave a flow
ing movement to the silhouette, which
was repeated in butterfly shoulder
ruffles. She wore lace gloves. Her
white cap was of lace with orange
blossoms at both sides and her veil
was a long flowing train, edged in
lace same as cap. She carried a very
beautiful bouquet of bride's roses and
swansonia. Miss Nora Haertel, sis
ter of the bride, acted as bridesmaid
and was gowned in pink chiffon dress
and wore a pastel shade hat. and car
ried a bouquet of pink ophelia and
white roses.
The groom was dressed in a con
ventional blue. Walter Meier jurgen
was the groom's only attendant, while!
John and Jonas Meierjurgen acted
as ushers. Marie Rcuter of Alvo, a
niece of the bride, acted as flower girl
and carried a small basket of roses.
Bernard and Emmet Bockelman,
nephews of the bride, acting as ring
bearers, carried the rings on pink
roses.
A reception was held at the home
of the bride's parents at Murdock,
where a very delicious wedding din
ner was served. The home was beau
tifully decorated in pink and white
and a large white wedding bell hung
from the liniel between the dining
room and the parlor and a large bou
quet of ophelia and white roses
adorned the dining rom table. The
color scheme of pink and white was
further carried out in the menu; the
white wedding cake and pink ice
cream with white wedding bells serv
ing as a dessert. Miss Esther Meier
jurgen baked the wedding cake. Mrs.
Dan Reuter of Alvo. Mrs. August
Bockelman of Murdock, sisters of the
bride, and Mrs. Joe Gustin of Mur
dock, prepared the wedding dinner,
and the Misses Clara and Irene Reut
er, nieces of the bride, were in
charge of the serving.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ziegenbein
favored the guests with several musi
cal numbers which added highly to
the entertainment.
Mr. and Mrs. Meierjurgen were the
recipients of many useful and lovely
gifts. They are both well and favor
ably known in this community, as
both were born and reared at Mur
dock and have lived there al tlheir
life and the entire community joins
in wishing them much happiness and
jo7 in their new home.
After an extended honeymoon that
will take them to Denver and other
points of interest in Colorado and to
the Pacific coast, they will be at home
at Murdock to their many friends.
ENTERTAINS FOE FRIENDS
Mrs. James G. Mauzy entertained
very delightfully on Wednesday eve
ning at her home ,on South Ninth
street, the occasion be"g a bridge in
honor of Mrs. Allen J. Beeson, of
Long Beach, California. There were
three tables or bridge and in the
contests Mrs. Jess Warga was award
ed the first honors and the guest prize
presented to Mrs. Beeson. The home
was arranged in the decorations of
the summer flowers. At a suitable
hour Mrs. Mauzy, assisted by her
mother, Mrs. J. H. Hallstrom, served
a very dainty and much enjoyed
luncheon.
Conservation
Camp Life in the
Wilds of Oregon
Oakland Tribune Has Excellent Ac
count of Camp ,Tyee Where
Many from Here Located
The Oakland (Oregon) Tribune has
a very interesting article on the camp
of the Civilian Conservation Corps
that has been established near there
and which has many Plattsmouth
young men in its membership.
This is Camp Tyee, located near
Oakland and ?o:ne thirty miles from
Roseburg. Oregon, where the camp
is arranged in a ten acre clearing
near the north f-ide of Wolf creek, a
fine mountain stream.
The tents are arranged in a semi
circle just at the edge of the clear
ing. Ths tents are 16x24 feet in
size and each one cares for twelve
men. Wooden floors and folding camp
cots are a part of the tept equipment.
"A pressure water system is being
installed in the camp and which will
provide plenty of drinking water as
well as the water for the shower
baths wheih will be placed in the
camp for the comfort of the men.
The camp has a large hospital tent
where the sick or injured may be
cared for under the best of atten
tion. Lieutenant Jules Kaufman of
the medical corps of the army is in
charge of the medical detachment
and is assisted by several of the men.
The camp commander is Lieuten
ant Colonel George F. N. Dailey, who
accompanied the workers from Fort
Crook, at which post he was assigned
to this line of work.
That the men are fed well is shown
by the sample menus given, the
food being well prepared ( by expert
cooks, five of whom are charged with
looking after the needs of the 219
members of the camp.
Wtih the preparation of the camp
out of the way, the men are starting
on their regular course of work in
the area in which they have been lo
cated. The work will largely be in
the nature of road building, the
clearing of old trails and the removal
cf fire hazards in the large national
forest in that section. In these pro
jects the men work under a superin
tendent, selected from the trained
forest workers.
The men have working hours from
8 a. m. to 5 p. m. with an hour for
their dinner period. They will have
the evenings and Saturdays for re
creation and rest. A baseball diamond
has been built and which will aid in
the entertainment which tne men
must furnish themselves. A radio
also is installed in the tents to give
entertainment to the camp life.
A sample menu of the day's food
shows that the men are well fed:
Breakfast Scrambled eggs, bacon,
post toasties or grapenuts, bread, Jam,
coffee and milk.
Dinner Cold meat, lettuce salad,
stewed corn, sliced pineapple, bread,
jam and coffee.
Supper Roast pork, mashed pota
toes and gravy, green peas, black
berries and coffee.
Seasonable fresh vegetables and
fruits will be added to the menu as
they can be secured in the section of
country where the camp is located.
HERE FE0M CANTON, OHIO
Miss Hazel Dovey from Canton,
Ohio, arrived here Wednesday to
spend the summer with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Dovey.
Miss Dovey left Cleveland, Ohio,
Tuesday at 8:00 a. m., arriving here
at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday.
Reynolds
Schmidtmann Wedding
Ceremony Held at Dundee Presby
terian Church at Omaha Unites
Two Well Known Families
On Friday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Dundee Presbyterian church at
Omaha occurred the marriage of Mis3
ida Reynolds of Union and Dr. Carl
F. Schmidtniann, of Omaha, the event
being attended by the members of
the families of the contracting par
ties.
Preceding the wedding ceremony,
Harry Woodward sang, "I Love You
Truly," the accompaniment being
played by Mrs. Albert Sands who
also played the wedding march as
the bridal party entered to have their
lives joined in wedlock.
The marriage lines were read by
the Rev. H. D. Talbot, pastor of the
church.
The bride wore a coral dress of
triple crepe trimmed in brown lace.
She wore a hat of brown and acces
sories and wore a corsage of tne
Ophelia roses.
Miss Helen Brodner was brides
maid, and w ore n. brown chiffon gown
and hat to match with a corsage of
yellow roses.
Dr. George Schmidtmann, brother
of the groom, served as the best man.
Following the wedding ceremony
Dr. and Mrs. Schmidtmann departed
on an auto trip to the east and on
their return will make their home at
the Underwood apartments in Om
aha. '
Both the bride and groom are
members of prominent families of
Cass county, the bride being a daugh
ter of Mrs. J. T. Reynolds of Union,
she having been born and reared to
womanhood in that community. The
groom, is the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. WHliam Schmidtmann of this
city and was brought up in this city
where he was educated in the local
schools. Following his service in the
world war. Dr. Schmidtmann re
ceived his degree and has since been
engaged in practice at Omaha where
he has been very successful in his
work.
Among those who attended the
wedding from out of the city were
Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidtmann,
parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Goos and daughter, Miss Har
riett, Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidt
mann, Jr., of this city; Mrs. J. T.
Reynolds, mother of the bride, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Reynolds of Union
and Mrs. F. H. Heitzhausen of Bill
ings, Montana.
200 ENJOY A iTNE OUTING
The Methodist Sunday school en
joyed a fine picnic at Riverview park
in Omaha Thursday afternoon. The
group left the church at 2:30 travel
ing in cars and a truck. One of the
most enjoyable parts of the affair was
the trip to and from Omaha in the
big open trailer truck furnished by
Rae McMaken, in which more than
100 of the children made the trip.
At the park the afternoon was spent
enjoying the many games provided
by the committee, and making good
use of the equipment provided by
the park for the pleasure of visiting
children and grown-ups. Just before
the picnic supper the swimming pool
was opened for those who cared to
take a dip and many enjoyed the
plunge in the cool, clean water. The
pool having just been drained and re
filled, it was especially pleasant and
refreshing.
At the picnic supper the ladies
of the church supplied a generous
portion of all the popular picnic foods
and the final count showed that a
few more than 190 passed by the
receiving end of the tables loaded
with food. A little special feature
of the picnic supper was the presen
tation of a fine cake to Rev. and Mrs.
Troy in remembrance of their 25th
wedding anniversary which the cele
brated on this happy occasion.
Immediately following supper pre
paration for the homeward trip was
made and the truck left the park
with a well fed and happy group of
Plattsmouth young folks. All were
home and safe before the rain and
the event was declared a big success
by all.
Phone news items to No. 6.
VISITS FRIENDS HERE
From Thursday's Daily
J. V. Simon, who was principal of
the Plattsmouth high school for sev
eral terms, was in the city last even
ing to greet the old time friends and
the school associates. Mr. Simon is
now a teacher at the Cass Technical
high school at Detroit, Michigan, one
of the largest schools in that city.
Mr. Simon is engaged this summer
in teaching at the summer school of
the Creighton university at Omaha.
While Mr. Simon is at Omaha teach
ing, Mrs. Simon and their two child
ren are visiting with relatives at
Auburn.
American League
Stages a Hard
Fought Game
Iowa-Ntbraska Light Co. Wins from
Eagles by Score of 6 to 1
Game Well Played.
The Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co. team and the Eagles staged a
real kittenball contest on Friday eve
ing at the ball park east of the Bur
lington station which proved one of
the best events in thi3 line of sport
that has been held in the city. The
score was C to 1 for the power team.
Managers Ault and Blunt have
good fast ball players in their two
teams and the struggle was one that
gave the fans plenty of excitement
and interest from the start until the
close.
In their games the junior league
of the city has shown more closely
contested games and lower scores
than that of the first league and all
of the games so far have been clo.e
and hard fought both on the part of
the winners and the losers.
In the- coming week there will be
several games staged and all of the
teams will have completed their first
round play and the race be on in
earnest for the honors of heading the
league. With eight well balanced
teams in this loop the race should be
one of keen interest before the next
two weeks.
The box score of the game was as
follows:
Light Company
R H E
Recek, c 110
Harold, p 0 11
Ault, lb 0 10
D. Brittain, 2b 110
Schliscke, 3b 0 10
Thimgan, ss 110
Jensen, ss 12 1
Kalasek, If 0 0 0
C. Brittain, cf 2 2 0
Kalina, rf 0 0 0
6 10 2
Eagles
rue
Taylor, c 0 0 0
Miller, p 0 0 0
Wm. O'Donnell, Jr., lb 0 0 0
Whiteman, ss : 0 0 0
Warren, 2b 0 0 0
L. Kief, ss 0 0 0
Schliscke, Sb 0 0 1
A. Kief, rf 0 0 0
F. Kief, cf k 110
Heiner, If 0 10
12 1
SUFFERS INJURY
H. R. Schmidt of Murdock, was in
jured on Thursday afternoon at Lin
coln when his car and one belong
ing to H. R. Young, collided at 33rd
and O streets. The car of Mr.
Schmidt was being driven by a Miss
Winkler and who had failed to see
the stop sign as she was driving west
on O street and the car was struck
by that of Mr. Young who was driv
ing south on 33rd street. The in
juries of Mr. Schmidt were in the
back and side and he was taken to
the St. Elizabeth'a hospital for treat
ment and later to the home of C. F.
Alzer.
TO VISIT IN MISSOURI
Miss Olive Jones, city librarian, is
to spend her summer vacation at
Columbia, Missouri, where she will
remain for the next two months with
relatives and friends in that city. The
library is to be closed during July
and August and this will permit the
librarian a much needed rest as she
has not been in the best of health.
Miss Jones has been a long and faith
ful servant in the library and her
efficiency and untiring efforts have
kept tho institution at a very high
standard. ,
New Paving
Through Union
Open to Travel
Dirt Removed from Concrete Slab
Cars Going Thru Last Night
with Detour at Tracks.
From Fatunlay'p Iuily
The new paving from U. S. 75
westward through Union to a point
a mile beyond the Nehawka corner,
on the O street road (State highway
24) is now open to travel the entire
distance, with a detour of one block
to the north at the railroad crossing
in Union. Cars were going through
on the new pavement last night, al
though the detour signs are still up
routing the general traffic over State
highway No. 1 through Murray. A
statement in the Nebraska City News
Press quotes District Engineer Herb
Rchwaderer as saying the route will
be officially open the first of the
week, when detour signs will be re
moved at the Murray corner.
Some deep cuts and equally hlRh
grades have been made along the six
mile stretch now nearing completion
by the "shouldering" force. Two fine
new concrete bridges over the Weep
ing Water (east and west) have been
built as part of the program, replac
ing narrow bridges at there points
heretofore.
In Union the balance of Main
street is be!ng graded and is to be
graveled. Original plans calling for
paving of this additional roadway by
the Village of Union were given up
when it was learned that the bonds
could not be sold at par.
The new paving is smooth and in
viting to would-be speedsters and
will ccme in for the usual number of
"trial runs" before the general pub
lic has opportunity to travel over it.
The work was started nearly nine
months ago and dragged through the
winter before grading was complet
ed, but the past few weeks of dry'
weather have enabled the rapid lay
ing of the concrete roadway, which
is constructed with Ash Grove quick
setting cement, thus accounting for
it being thrown open to travel in a
week's time, instead of the customary
three weeks of a few years ago when
U. S. 75 was paved across Cass coun
ty. The people of Union are pleased to
have the road opened up once more,
as it will carry much east and west
tourist traffic, being accessible to
car owners who cross the Missouri at
either Plattsmouth or Nebraska City,
and affording a direct straight-line
route thru the capital city.
Surveyors are at work on the un
paved gap of some 19 miles and it is
predicted this, too, will ba paved
within the next few months with
federal funds being supplied the state
for use on highway projects.
ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH
From Friday's Daily
Reports arriving here late yester
day gave the location cf Tuesday
night's Boy Scout camp as near the
city of Huntington. Indiana (some
30 miles west of Fort Wayne), on thf
banks of the Wabash. The boys en
joyed a swim in the cooling waters
of Indiana's largest river and then
turned in for a good night's rest to
make up for sleeg lost Monday night
when they camped in the lowlands
along the Mississippi and were about
ate up by mosquitos.
Tuesday's mileage was around 350,
and with anywhere near that average
maintained Wednesday and yesterday,
the boys should now be in Washing
ton, D. C.
As they move further away, an
extra day is consumed getting mail
back, so that reports of Wednesday
night's camp are not expected to ar
rive here until tomorrow morning.
SUMMERING IN FLORIDA
Mrs. Joseph T. Sindelar and
daughter, Katherine Mae of Omaha,
and Robert T. Propst of Ralston, are
spending the summer at Lake Worth,
Florida. They are guects at the
home3 of Robert L. Propst, Mr. and
Mrs. Elvin E. Green .Jr. and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank McDaniels.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight A Propst and
son, Neil, of Fort Worth, are spend
ing the summer at Chicago with
friends and attending the Century of
Progress Exposition.-