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Ueb-. State Hiftwlotl Codaty VOL. NO. XIJX PLATTSMOUTH, NT. RR A Sit A. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933. NO. 55 Petersen Family Holds a Reunion Here Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Petersen Enjoy Having All of Children Here for First Time in 25 Years. From Monday's Dally Sunday, August 6th will be an oc casion that will be a happy memory to Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Petersen of this city, who were honored at family reunion which, was held at the grove on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Sullivan, south of this city, Mrs. Sullivan being a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Petersen. This was the first time that all of the family circle were able to be together over a period of some twenty-five years and needless to say was one of the greatest pleasure and en joyment to all of the party. The members of the family motor ed to the farm and in the cool and inviting shade of the grove staged a most delightful gathering of the var ious members of the family circle. The day was featured by the pub lic dinner served jin the grove and the many baskets of the good things to eat that had been prepared, made a feast that appealed to all of the Jolly party of relatives. The remainder of the day was spent in visiting and in the playing of baseball and other games that served to pass the time pleasantly un til the hour for departing, when all wended their way homeward feeling that it was an event that will long be a delight to recall. Mr. and Mrs. Petersen have made their home in Plattsmouth for the past fifty years and are numbered among the highly esteemed residents of the community where the family has been reared to manhood" and womanhood and the friends, wjll join in the wish that they may have many more such pleasant gatherings in the future. Those who participated in the happy event were: Mrs. Minnie Mc Bride and Mrs. Frank E. Cook, Tacoma, Washington. A. L. Petersen and son, Harold, Dakota City, Ne braska; Edgar L. Petersen and fam ily, Lincoln; Mrs. Sophia Mayfield, Mr. and Mrs. A. Newton Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Petersen, Miss Mary Petersen, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Petersen and family, Louis Wondra, Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schutz and family, Mrs. Martha Petersen, Mr. and Mrs. J C. Petersen, Jr., and family. FRANK REBAL HOME From Monday's Daily Frank Rebal, a member of the city council from the third ward, return ed home this afternoon after a thir teen week stay in a hospital at Omaha. Mr. Rebal was injured on May 9th at his work at the refrig erator car shops, falling from a car and sustaining the fracture of the right foot and heel and injury to the left that made necessary his being taken to the St. Joseph hospital for treatment. He has been undergoing treatment since that time and will have to use crutches for some time yet in getting around. The many friends are pleased to see him back home again and trust that he may soon be so well recovered that he can resume his usual activities. BRINGS HAPPINESS HERE At the home of Mr. and Mrs. France Anderson near Sandstone, Minn., on July 3 was born to this estimable couple a son, who with the mother, is doing nicely. Mrs. Anderson was formerly Miss Edith Todd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rus tell Todd, to whose home joy has also come. This is the second child, as their eldest, a daughter, Ida, is three years of age. DEPART FOR CHICAGO Miss Helen Warner, deputy in -the office of the clerk of the district court, together with Miss Marie Nolt ing. departed Saturday evening on the Burlington for Chicago. The 1 aides are to enjoy a visit at the Qentury of Progress exposition In the windy city and the many points of interest in the nation's second largest city. WILL ENJOY EXPOSITION A party of teachers departed Sat urday for Chicago, where they will enjoy a few days' stay at the Century of Progress exposition at Chicago Those who made the trip were Miss Helen Vallery, of this city, Miss Dor Dthy Downey and Miss Helen Keller, all of whom are teachers in the Louisville schools, as well as Miss Eleanor Frye, of Lincoln. The ladies are anticipating a most pleasant out ing in the sights of the great expo sition. Red Sox Take Ten Inning Game by 9 to 8 Score Struggle Between Peter Pan Team and Local Team Proves a Thriller to Fans. The Red Sox Sunday had a ten inning battle with the Peter Pan team of Omaha in which there was some good baseball played by both teams and the fans had the pleasure of seeing Harry Newman and Fay Spidell secure circuit drives off the delivery of "Stubby" Mack, old time baseball star. The opening innings were not pro ductive of much pleasure to the visi tors as in the first nine men up, seven were struck out by Hopkins, who was in the best of form, until the latter part of the game when he was taken ill. The Sox scored in the opening inning and in the leadoff in the sec ond Newman smashed a home run to score again. Spidell in the third. leading off in the batting also took to Mr. Mack's slants for a home run. The visitors in the seventh and eighth innings staged a batting rally with. the aid of a few errors that brought the score to' a seven all "tie. at the ninth .and made necessary the playing of the extra inning. In the visitors' half of the ninth they scored one run and then the Sox proceeded to take the necessary runs that was to bring them victory. Stone was safe on the error of Bond and Smith was walked, Schliscke hit a sacrifice on which Stone tallied and Wells in an attempt to catch Krejci, running for Smith, overthrew second and Krejci scored to Ice up the game. The tabulated score: Peter Pan AB K H PO A E Bond, ss 2 1 0 6 4 2 Swinnerton, 3b - 421031 Rich, lb 4 0 1 8 0 0 Mack, p 3 0 1 0 2 0 Bryant, cf-p 5 12 12 0 Miller, 2b-cf 4 1 1 3 0 0 Janning. If 4 2 2 2 0 0 Wells, c 4 1 0 5 0 1 Neilson, rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Jordan, 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 36 8 10 27 11 5 Red Sox- AB R H PO A E Schliscke, 3b 5 0 4 1 0 1 Spidell. c 4 1 1 14 5 1 Svoboda. lb 5 1 2 7 0 0 Krejci, If 5 0 12 10 Newman, ss 5 11111 Sylvester, 2b 6 1 2 5 2 0 Stone, cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 Smith, rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 Hopkins, p 5 3 2 0 3 0 49 9 13 30 11 3 SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Mrs. Earl Redd, who is at the Methodist hospital at Omaha, is do ing very nicely with her course of treatment for an injury suffered to her hip. Her progress has been very pleasing, which will be good news to the many friends. Erie Johnson, of this city, who is at the Kicholas-Senn hospital, is also reported as doing well in his course of treatment for an infection of the hip and which has been very pain ful and annoying to the young man for some time. DEPART FOR CHICAGO Saturday evening Miss Pauline Nowacek and brother, James, depart ed for Chicago where they are plan ning on pending several days at the Century of Progress exposition and enjoying the many places of interest in the great city. They will be the guests of friends there as well as their uncle, John Warga, Jr., who has made his home at Chicago in re cent years. County Board Makes Levy for Coming Year Levy fox Year 3.S1 Mills for All County Purposes No Provision for Old Age Pensions. The county board has completed their levies for the raising of funds for all county purposes for the en suing year, the levy being 2.81 mills. a Elight increase in the levy due to the lower valuation of property, though the actual amount raised will be less than in 1932. The various amounts that will be raised will comprise the following: General fund 1.54 Mills Road fund 1.00 Mill Bridge fund .76 Mill Poor Relief . .34 Mill Mother's Pensions .15 Mill Soldier's Relief .02 Mill TOTAL 3.81 Mills The valuation of the county this year was $35,222,394. a considerable decrease over the year previous and which has made necessary the levy being somewhat higher in order to raise the smaller budget. The total appropriations for this year is $134,197.35. which on the same funds for the year 1932 shows a decrease of $13,690.17, for this year but owing to making the poor relief levy as provided in the new state law, the actual reduction will be $1,714 in round numbers. The board made no provision for the old age pension as passed by the last legislature and which made op tional with the county the levy of this fund. The law was not operative until after the assessment was made and which prevented it being levied as it will be necessary to levy fifty cents on each man and woman in the county for the purposes of the law and which was Impossible under, the circumstances in the case. APPLY FOR LICENSES There has been filed in the office of the county clerk up to this date, six applications for beverage li censes in the unincorporated places of Cass county. All of the applica tions so far have been for "on sale" permits. In Manley there have been three applications made, W. E. Carey, Lawrence Boardman and Rudolph Bergman, being the applicants. In Murray there is one applicant, L. A. Weber. C. V. Barrows has made applica tion for a license for his lunch room, just south of this city on highway No. 75, while Atterbery & Carr have applied for a license at a lunchroom located on the highway near Union, being outside of the corporate limits of that village. The county commissioners will meet here Thursday morning to take action on the various applications, as well as approving bonds J hat may be filed by the applicants. This is the day that the beer law is effective and if approved the applicants can at once start in on their sales of 3.2. RETURNS FROM VISIT Miss Jane Dunbar of Los Angeles, who is here as a guest of her uncle, William Highfield and family, has Just returned from Omaha where she has been visiting with Mrs. W. D. Smith and daughter Ruth, the young ladies having been close friends here when they were students in the local high school, altho both graduated from different schools, removing from this city a number of years ago. The visit of the old school friends was one that all enjoyed to the utmost. This is the first visit that the friends have enjoyed in recent years. VISITING OLD HOME John Lutz departed Saturday aft ernoon on a visit back to the old home in Illinois. Mr. Lutz will first stop at St. Louis where he will be a guest of his daughter, Mrs. Harry King and family. He will then go on to Illinois and will spend some time at St. Jacobs, where he formerly resided and where he has a number of rela tives, and as well will visit at Pekin and Peoria with friends and to meet the acquaintances of the years gone by. i DEPART ON VACATION Mr. and Mrs. John W. Crabill and Mr. and Mrs. Clement Woster and daughter, Clementine, departed Sun day by auto for their vacation trip to the Minnesota lakes. The family have for several years past enjoyed a stay during a part of the summer at one of the Minnesota lakes, being joined there by the W. G. Brooks family. They are planning on a very pleasant few weeks in the north woods and in the fishing which is reported as excellent at this season of the year. Newspaper Codes Soon to be Announced Newspapers Not Bound by General Cede as Craft Organizations Pre pare Code for Submission. The adapting of the printing and newspaper plants of the country to the cede system is now under way, General Johnson having lifted the requirements of the general code from application in the newspaper field until it is possible to secure some adequate agreements - among the var ious classifications of the printing trade. The Nebraska state press associa tion as well as the larger daily papers of the state are preparing codes that will be discussed and con sidered in the meeting of the Na tional Editorial association at Chi cago August 17 and 18, and when the final results of the conferences of the newsnaper interests of the country will be submitted to the na tional administration , for consider ation. ) . The Journal Jn conformity with the newspapers of the state will . be placed on the wti-laa f !4Jswer frlht Tat otbr lons are code as soon as it' is announced, be ing affected both as a . daily and weekly publication as to hours, em ployes, wages, etc. With the .uncer tainty of proceeding with no definite pain outlined for this line of busi ness the head of the recovery program is awaiting the final action of the newspaper interests themselves . in fixing their code for operation. . . ELECT NEW TEACHES The board of education at their meeting on Monday evening elected Miss Helene Perry as a teacher in the junior high school to succeed Miss Alice Ely, just recently mar ried. Miss Perry will have charge of English in the junior high and the board feels fortunate in secur ing her as a teacher. Miss Perry is well qualified for this work, having - majored in English in her college work and she also will assist in the dramatic department of the high school. The new teacher is a Cass county girl, a daughter" of Mrs. Glenn Perry. Miss Perry is a very talented lady and will make a strong addi tion to the teaching force of the local school. The board of education also de cided to have the fall term open on Tuesday, September 5 th for the reg ular start of the year's work. The teachers of the city system will hold a meeting on Monday, September 4th, while the registration in the high school will be August 30th and 31st. HAS HOME BURGLARIZED Some person Saturday broke into the residence occupied by William P. Cook, located east of the city and near the Missouri river. Mr. Cook was absent from home and while he was gone, someone broke the lock off the door and entering made away with a shotgun, ax and several other smaller articles. The loss is one that greatly inconveniences Mr. Cook and he is very deslrious of regaining the property that he needs so badly. STORES OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT Inasmuch as some of the towns in the county would not agree to uni form store hours, Plattsmouth feels justified in altering their schedule to be open Wednesday evening. So until further notice Plattsmouth stores will be open Wednesday evening until 10 o'clock, and the usual gift night program will be put on. Secretary Dern is Committed to Mo. River Work Meets Committees from Nebraska Cities at Omaha Monday, Prom ises to Seek Funds. Committees from a group of Ne braska cities who were at Omaha Monday to interview Secretary of War George II. Dern, felt much im pressed by the cordial manner in which the secretary responded to their pleas for the continuance to the final conclusion of the upper Mis souri river projects. The delegations were from Platts mouth, Nebraska City, Blair, Omaha and Lincoln, all presenting their cases before the secretary as to the needs of the middle west for water transportation. Former Governor Arthur J. Weaver, who for years has been a leader in the fight for river navigation, headed the group. Secretary Dern stated that he was committed to the Missouri river im provement project and that Presi dent Roosevelt had taken a similar view of this important work. One of the matters that has been in doubt is that of a sufficient volume of water to make possible the navi gation of the river at all seasons of the year. The Fort Peck, Montana, project is expected to solve this by the impounding of the waters of the upper river. Three important points stood out: 1. Upper river development need ed in order that this part of the country may have the benefit of work already completed on the lower river. 2. The project is in line with President Roosevvelt's hope to "de centralize" industry from the east. River development :would give mid die west industry the benefit of the enjoying which we have helped to pay for, 3. River improvement work would give needed employment to men now out of work in this section. W. C. T. U. MEETS The W. C. T. U. met on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred G. Morgan at Seventh and Pearl streets, a large 'number of the mem bers being in attendance at the meet ings. Following the devotions which were led by Mrs. W. L. Propst, the ladies devoted the remainder of the afternoon to a splendidly presented account of the national convention just held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This report was given by Mrs. R. B. Htj'es, who was one of the Nebraska delegates to the convention. Mrs Hayes took up many of the import ant addresses, resolutions and recom mended actions of the convention, giving the ladies a clear insight into the convention proceedings. At the close of the afternoon re freshments were served, Misses Louvisa and Margaret Albert assist ing the hostess in the serving. REVOKES AUTO LICENSE From Tuesday's Daily This morning in the county court. Warren Harmer, of Weeping Water, was arraigned on a charge preferred by the local authorities at Weeping Water, of driving a car while intoxi cated. The defendant was arraigned and to the charge entered a plea of guilty, which was preferred by the officers at Weeping Water. The court after hearing the statements in the case assessed a sentence of thirty days in the county jail for the offense and also revoked the driver's license of Mr. Harmer for a year. PAYS VISIT HERE Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Guy French and Mrs. T. B. Bates of Kansas City, Missouri, were in the city for a short time, returning home from Omaha. They have been at Omaha visiting the parents of the ladies, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith, at Florence, Mr. Smith having been in disposed for some time, but is now feeling much Improved. They were here for a short time to visit Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates and then con tinued on to their home at Kansas City. ATTEND CLUB MEETING The Social Circle club of south of this city, one of the active organ izations in club work in this part of the county, sent a large delegation to the meeting held at Weeping Wa ter the past week. The gathering was from all clubs of the county and the Social Circle members persent were Mrs. Tony Klimni, Miss Margaret Moore, Mrs. George Burris, Mrs. S. Y. Smith, Mrs. Willa Hanson. The ladies had a most interesting time and one that will prove very valuable to them in the club work in the future. Dope Crazed Stranger in City Creates a Stir John E. Miller of Gainsville, Georgia, Leaps from Bus and Arouses Sleepers with Cries. John E. Miller, claiming his home as Gainsville, Georgia, was the cen ter of an hour of excitement in the main part of the city this morning at 1:30 when he leaped from an in terstate bus as it was coming down Vine street, the man rushing down the street screaming and shouting. The driver of the bus was un aware of anything being wrong with the man until when the bus was near the Bauer garage the man suddenly made his way from the conveyance and started the cries that aroused everyone within several blocks of the scene. The man was shouting "fire" and "murder" as he ran down the street and with supplications not to kill him, these startling the resi dents in that locality into the thought that murder was being com mitted at their doors. Officers Dave Pickrel and Roy Stewart were on Main street at the time and soon ran down the man who was captured near the postoffiee building "-on YIaeslreet. The" man was laid down and taken charge of by the officers pending the arrival of a physician, continuing his suppli cations and statements that some one was going to kill him. The offi cers secured the name of the man and it was found that he had a ticket for Atlanta, Georgia, on his person. The demands of the man "to be shot at once," disclosed that he was much in need of a "shot" and on the arrival of medical aid he was given a shot of dope that for the time being quieted him down and enabled the police to take him on over to the city Jail to be kept in safety. Later in the morning the ef fects of the dope wore off and an other attack followed that necessi tated medical aid before the man could be quieted. The bua which had left Omaha shortly after midnight, was delayed here for some time until the exact condition of the man could be deter mined. Large groups of the passen gers swelled the number of local peo ple that were aroused and called to the scene by the cries of the man. OLD CITIZEN ANSWERS CALL Dr. F. W. Kruse of Weeping Wa ter, who has been practicing medi cine at that place for many years, and who enjoyed a very fine prac tice, passed away Sunday at the home of his daughter. Mr. Kruse had a large host of friends among his clientele and as well all who had been privileged to know this excellent man. Dr. Kruse was born in Germany on May 29, 1863 and died on August 6th, 1933, at the home of his daugh ter. The remains were taken to the Hobson funeral home where they re mained until the funeral Tuesday afternoon, the services being con ducted by the Rev. Ralph Pinkham at the Congregational church. After Dr. Kruse had come to Amer ica when a young man he returned to his native land where he was united in marriage and the couple coming to America to make their home. They came to Weeping Water in 1892 and he was active in the prac tice of medicine for over forty years. The wife passed away a few years ago. There remain to mourn his de parture, Ann Marie of Weeping Wa ter and Leone of Dunbar. The funeral and interment were on Tuesday afternoon, and the re mains laid to rest in the -utiful Oakwood cemetery. Federal Relief is Petitioned by 51 Counties Dakota County Given $600 in Addi tion to $2,000 Already Given ; Subject of Special Report. State Tax Commissioner Smith, chairman of the Etate relief commit tee, rtported to a meeting of that body Tuesday afternoon that fOOO federal emergency relief had been given Dakota county, in addition to the f2,000 alloted to that county prior to the last meeting of the com mittee for the benefit of unemploy ment at South Sioux City. Dr. F. W. Geagey of Omaha, a new member of the committee, was pres ent but Frank Throop of Lincoln, new member, was called out of the state on business. Randall Biart and J. H. Rowland, reported to the committee, Biart on financial condition of Douglas, Da kota and Otoe counties, Rowland up on thirteen counties which he had checked in one week. Biart and Row land will go to Kansas City Friday to attend a group meeting to discuss federal relief problems. ' The committee expects to allot ad ditional funds to thirty-three coun ties which had completed requests and also eighteen additional coun ties which now have requests for aid before the committee. Floyd Atkins, statistician, report ed the requests of counties and sub mitted the flrEt grocery and clothing orders sent in by county emergency committees. County committees in eighteen additional counties are to be appointed. Atkins reported that he had notified counties that pay day for orders had been fixed, three days each month, 1st, 10th and 20th. Those counties whose names com mence "with A, B and C will be paid the first of the month, those from D to K, including Lancaster, to be paid on the 10th and those from L to Y inclusive on the 20th. Mrs. Jessie Grigsley of Benkel man has informed the committee chairman of the need of Dundy coun ty, caused by drouth. Corn is two feet high and will not tassle, she said. Work relief in the form of cut ting weeds on school grounds is pro vided young boys from farm, at 15 cents an hour, enough to buy groc eries, and this is thankfully received. FUNERAL OF MR. THTEROLF The funeral services of the late Philip Thierolf was held Tuesday afternoon at the home on North Sixth street where the family have resided over a long period of years. Following the wishes that Mr. Thierolf had often expressed, the services were strictly private and only the immediate family and close relatives were in attendance. The services were conducted by Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church, who brought to the bereaved family the comfort of the scriptures to soften the sorrow that the separation had brought to them. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery, the body being borne to the last resting place by the pall bearers, selected from old friends and associates, they being E. H. Wescott, H. A. Schneider, John Kaffenberger, J. G. Meisinger, H. M. Soennichsen and W. E. Rosencrans. VISIT AT LINCOLN Harold Croskary, who is nov lo cated In Lincoln, was in the city Tuesday to enjoy a visit with his mother, Mrs. Gilbert Storm and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Goos, a3 well as the old time friends. He returned home in the afternoon and was accompanied by Mrs. Anna Skalak and daughter, Mrs. Theodore Eaton, who will visit at the Croskary home for a short time. DIES AT NEHAWKA From Monday's Dally Earjy this morning at the family home near Nehawka occurred the death of Gene, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Meisinger. The Sattler Funeral Home of this city will have charge of the funeral ser vices, which are expected to take place Wednesday.