Nebr. Stat? Historical Society
um
VOL. NO. XLLX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA- MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1933.
NO. 70
Equipment is
Arriving for
River Work
TLe ' Jlary List" Arrives with Tow of
iz Barges and Material for
Carrying on Work.
Wednesday the steamer, the "Mary
List," arrived from Kansas City,
bringing with it the material for the
start cf the work on the Missouri
river improvement program near this
city.
The equipment that was brought
here on barges by the "Mary List"
included two pile drivers as well as
fix smaller barges loaded with equip
ment for the work. One of the barges
is equipped with pumping facilities
and two carry steam lines for use in
the work.
Two power launches are included
in the advance array of equipment to
reach this point for the Farney com
pany, these to be used in the push
ing of the barges where they may be
needed in the improvement work.
The barges were dropped down the
river at the various points where the
w ork will first be under w ay and then
the convoy steamer prepared to re
turn to points down the river to se
cure additional equipment.
The "Mary List" was provisioned
from this city, a supply of food, ice
and other necessities for the crew
bvinsr placed on tioard before the
boat left for the south.
The erection of shacks and build
ings has been going on for several
days ana a force of men will be placed
r.t work to cut willows to be used in
the rip-rapping and mat weaving for
the protection of the banks along
which the work is to be extended.
COUNTY FEDERATION HEET
The Cass county federation, com
posing the various woman's clubs of
the county, met;Wednesday at "Weep
ing Water, with some 200 ladies be
ing present to take part In the meet
ings. In the morning session Mrs. Fred
H. Gorder of Weeping Water extend
ed the welcome of the hostess club to
the visitors and the response was
riven by Mrs. James T. Begley ofj
Plattsmouth, past county president.
Mrs. Marion Tucker, or Nehawka,
district president, gave an address at
the morning session that was much
enjoyed and was filled with the story
of the work of the clubs over the dis
trict. The county meeting at the noon
hour voted on the oH'ieers for the en
suing year and the following were
named:
President Mrs. W. S. McGrew
Louisville.
Vice-President Mrs. Ray Norris
Avoca.
Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. R. E
Foster, Union.
It wa3 also voted that the next
federation meeting be held at Avoca
in 1934.
During the afternoon session, Mrs.
M. S. McDuffie. of Norfolk, state vice
president, addressed the meeting and
told of the work over the tsate.
BROTHERS EN SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Griffin of this
citv- Lave received word from their
ron, Alfred, that he and his brother,
Arley, are now in service on the
IT. 3. cruiser Salt Lake City. Alfred
Griffin has hen in service on the
cart coast for the past several years
and stationed at Norfolk. Virginia,
being sent to the west coast base at
San Diego, California, where the
younger brother, Arley, has been sta
tioned for his service of the past six
years. Arley Griffin has been in serv
ice at the base for the past three
years and will now be called for serv
ice at sea. They will go to Bremerton,
Washington, where the Salt Lake
City will have its home station.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Thursday's Daily
This morning W. A. Galloway of
this city, received a message from
Oklahoma, informing him that his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Galloway, who
resides at Lydia, Oklahoma, had
fallen and fractured both hips. Mrs.
Galloway is ninety-three years of
age and the injury is such as to prove
most serious to the ag3d lady.
TO SIT WITH SUPREME COURT
Judge James T. Begley of the sec
ond district, has been called by the
state supreme court to sit with the
court at Lincoln, the week com
mencing October ICth. The call to
the supreme court will make neces
sary Judge Begley making come
change in his term in Sarpy county
which was to open at that time. Judge
Begley is one of the veteran judges
of the state and has served many
times with the state high court and
in some of their most important cases.
Enrollment
for Reforestation
to Start Soon
Date of October 2nd Is Announced as
the Time to Enroll for the
Cass County Quota.
To fill the Cass county quota of
nine for the Civilian Conservation
Corps, the date of October 2nd has
been fixed, word received here today
from Lincoln states. The young men
to be selected have been divided
among the counties on the population
basis and the larger groups will be
from Douglas and Lancaster -ounties
with the cities of Omaha and Lincoln.
The handling of the selection and
enrollment will be in the hands of
the state relief bureau of which R. C.
Biart of Eellevue is the chairman and
who will have charge, the change
having been made from the office of
W. H. Smith at Lincoln, who had
charge of the former enrollment.
The young mea selected must be
from IS to 25 years of ago and of
good character, habits and clean per
sonality. They are to be selected on
the basis cf their needs financially
and do not of necessity have to be
selected from those who may be re
ceiving relief, but they must be from
families where the financial assist
ant may be reeded.
In this county the enrollment will
be made by the Cass county reliel
commission composed of County Com
missioner E. B. Chapman, J. A. Cap
well and W. A. Robertson. The com
mission has so far received no defin
ite orders as to the enrollment but
the information from Lincoln re-
ceived at the office of County Clerk
George R. Sayles is to the effect that
it will be on Monday, October 2nd.
The commission has no information
as to where the young men selected
will be taken when they are called
for service in the C. C. C.
SEEK RIVER WORK
The heads of the county re-employment
agency, which has been de
pending on the river work here to
care for a large number of the local
men now out of work, has been con
fronted with a situation that prom
ises to reduce materially the number
from here that will be engaged.
The work as it was first proposed
was to be divided among the unem
ployed of the counties adjacent tc
the projects and which it was ex
pected would be Cass county and Mills
county, Iowa. The state re-employ-met
offices, however, have indicated
that Sarpy county unemployed also
would be included in the project and
which if carried out will materially
affect the number that will receive
work from this point, as the men are
divided on a 60-40 basis with that
of Iowa and any additional men would
come from the Cass county number.
Representatives of the general em
ployment agency will be here Satur
day with the head of the Sarpy coun
ty committee to check over the situ
ation as to the river work. It is ex
pected that D. D. Wainscott, of Weep
ing Water, the Cass county chairman,
will be here and to defend the right
of the local labor to the first call on
the work.
The contracting company will have
a large number of their own men on
the work as well as the local labor
and those from outside points will
also cut down the advantage of em
ployment for the local Cass county
people.
CHANGE GIFT NIGHT
The gift night, sponsored by the
business men of the city, held each
Wednesday evening, will be held at
an earlier hour in the future. Com
mencing on next Wednesday evening
it will be held at 8 o'clock instead
of 8:30 as at present.
New Burlington
Streamlined Train
Thru Plattsmouth
Erospscts That Train Will Operate
Between Lincoln-Omaha, Kansas
City, Through Tiiis City.
The new streamlined train that
the Burlington is planning to put in
service the first cf the year may ha
placed or. the lines of the company
to operate between Lincoln and Kan
sas City, the train to go via Omaha
and through Plattsmouth on the raam
line to Pacific Junction and thence
on the K. C. line to the south.
This train, which is to bo the last
word in railroad construction for
comfort and speed is now under pro-j
cess of completion and ii is cxnected
will be in service by ths first of the
year and with its speed estimated at
100 miles an hour will make a great
cut in the running time between
Kansas City and Omaha.
The Burlington is having its
trackage arranged for the new train
and which in its construction will re
quire changes in ths tracks at the
crossings of other tracks to accommo
date the wide flange of the new
wheels that are placed on this super
speed train.
Definite plans have not b?en fully'
completed as to the exact time that
the train would be placed in service
but at this time the time above given
seems to be probable and also the
placing cf the train on the lines west.
The success of the train will prob
ably mean the placing of others that
will carry much of th? trans-continental
travel of the road in the fu
ture as the train will be able to make
great reduction in the present run
ning time.
GLEE CLUB OFFICERS
The glee club organizations of the
musical department of the high
school have completed their selection
of officers for the year, the following
being named:
Girls Glee Club, 11:15 Inga
Reichstadt. president; Grace Welch,
secretary; Lucille Meisinger librarian
Girls Glee Club. 2:00 Helen Gil
mour, president; Lois Bestor, secre
tary; Anna M. MeCarty, librarian.
Boys Glee Club, 11:15 Bernard I
Knoflicek, president; Frederick FrickeJ
secretary; Wm. Jensen, librarian.
Boys Glee Club, 2:00 Wm. Gil
mour, president; Donald Warga, sec
retary; Earl Pittman, librarian.
High school accompanists: Jane
Boedeker, Anna Margaret MeCarty,
Aimee Jane Thomas.
Junior high accompanist: Jean
Knorr.
Boys Octette George Adam, Ed
win Kaiina, u m. v. ooicott, Greta
Garnett, Bernard Knoflicek, Herbert
Minor, Wm. Jensen, Oliver Taylor.
Girls Sextette: Mary Anne Rosen
crans, Helen Gilmour, Velma Wells,
Lois Bestor, Virginia Trively, Jane
Boedeker. Fourth year for this group
with the exception of Jane Boedeker
who takes the place of Gertrude
Brink.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Miss Mary Peterson, of this city.i
was operated on Wednesday at the
Clarkson hospital at Omaha, for ap
pendicitis. Miss Peterson has not
been in the best of health for some
time and it was decided to have the
operation performed at this time in
order to give her permanent relief
from her illness. The patient is re
ported to have come through the oper
ation very nicely and the many
friend3 are joining in the wish that
she may soon recover and be able to
be home and to resume her usual ac
tivities. TO ATTEND CONVENTION
TV. R. Holly and C. E. Ledgway,
clerk of the district court, are to
leave on Saturday for Chicago, where
they will attend the American Legion
national convention and the Century
of Progress exposition. The two
Plattsmouth men will be with thej
band of Omaha post No. 1 of the
Legion, the largest post in the na
tion. Mr. Ledgway has been a mem
ber of this band for the past several
years and was with the band at the
Detroit and Boston conventions.
Henry Knabe, prominent resident
of Nehawka, was In the city Wed
nesday afternoon to look after some
business and visiting with freinds.
FRANK REAL INJURED
From Thursday's Daily
Frank Beal, former Plattsmouth
man and well known Burlington em
ploye, was injured Wednesday night
when two cars on Burlington freight
train No. TC, was derailed in the
yards at Gibson. Mr. Bcal wa: con
ductor on this train and ruffe red
minor injuries. He was taken to the
Immar.uc-1 hospital where his condi
tion was reported as good today.
The cause of the derailment has
net been determined.
Seniors Win'
m the FoolhaH
Ticket Drive
Ecphcrr.cres are Second in the Contest
vdth the Freshmen Third and
Juniors in Last Place
With the Seniors! scoring
points, the Scphomores 312,
3S5
the
Freshmen 25G and the Juniors 224,
the pennant in the ticket rales cam
paign staged at the high school since
Tuesday for the football season went
to the Class of 1934. XTh drive was
much better than thsft of last year
and was one of the lest for many
years, resulting in more tickets being
sold and in larger returns for the
football treasury. The keen spirit of
co-operation between the classes and
the fairness with which they com
latte.1 with one another added a fine
tauch cf sportsmanship to the whole
contest. The response of both stu
dents and patrons in town and the
wcrk of the committees was respon
sible for the success of the drive.
Reports turned in ? on Thursday
shewed the Sophomores and Fresh
men leading, but on Friday the tide
turned in favcr of the Seniors, leav
ing the Sophomores sj&cmd aud .the
Freshmen third -with the. Juniors in
fourth place.
For the Seniors. President Helen
Gilmour and Margaret Taylor had
charge cf the campaign while for the
Juniors the organization was direct
ed by President Fred Fricke and
Treasurer Carl Hula. Stephen Davis,
who led the Freshman class into sec
ond place last year for the first time
in the history of the drive was again
Sopliorncre chairman and led his class
to second place again this year, not
far behind the victorious Seniors.
The showing of the 107 Freshmen
was most commendable in finishing
third under the leadership of Mar
jcrie Tidball and Mary Catherine
Wiles. This is the second time a
Freshman class has finished out of
la.st place. All cf these officers kept
a record of their campaign in a splen
did manner and arc deserving of the
greatest of credit for the fine work
which they did.
RIVER EARGES PASS CITY
The fleet of barges owned by the
George W. Condon, Cunningham
Cole Construction Co., which has a
large contract cf the river improve
ment program at Florence, passed'
thi3 city Thursday afternoon. The
barges were being pushed by a large
steamer and two launches, there be--'
is eleven cf the barges, an excep
tionally large number to be handled.
The fleet was stuck for some twe
hours at the mouth of the Platte
north of this city, but was finally able
to get into the deep water of the
channel and was last seen rounding
the Folsom point.
With the starting of the river work
there is more activity on the Missouri
than there has been since the days of
th3 early stcamboating, craft going
up and down the river almost every
day.
WILL UNDERGO TRANSFUSION
Dave Wallengrcn, well known resi
dent of the city, who is at the Clark
son hospital at Omaha, will be given
a blood transfusion to try and build
up his condition. Mr. Wallengren
was quite gravely ill a week ago when
he had suffered an attack of pneu
monia and which following his oper
ation of several weeks ago has left
him in quite a weakened condition.
It is hoped that he may be built up
sufficient that he may be able to re
turn home.
The Journal alms to print all
the news and will appreciate your
assistance to that end. Call No. 6.
Rev. and Mrs.
Troy are
Guests
at Reception'
Pleasant Socnl Event .fa.eid by tnnrcn
Oiganiaticn at the Methodist
Church Last Evemrg.
7 rCt rvmir- v.o nnrin of the
First Methodist church was the scene
of a very pleasant and largely at
tended rocial event, the occasion be
ing a reception honoring Rev. and
Mrs. C. O. Troy, who have just been
returned here fcy the state confer
ence for their fourth year.
The spacious parlors were ar
ranged in decorations of flowers and
the soft glow of the many candles
that lent a heme like and attractive
setting to the scene.
The reception was in charge of
Mrs. William Eaird, rponsored by
the aid society and Social Workers,
and was a pleasant and informal
gathering of the members of the con
gregation and friends of the Troy
family to express their pleasure at
the fact that the genial pastor and
wife would again be a part of the
community life for the next year.
A delightful program had been ar
ranged for the evening and which
brought many expressions of the
pleasure felt at the return here of
the Troy family.
Mrs. L. S. Devoe was heard in a
delightful piano selection to open the
program of the evening.
Dr. M. E. Gilbert, superintendent
of the Omaha district, gave an ex-
pression of appreciation of the fine the house at the point of a gun.
work that Rev. Troy had carried onj Van Bibber fled but Wunderlich
here and his pleasure that he wasj was held in the house. Two men pur
retained in this district. sued Van Bibber, who had caught a
Canon Petter of the St. Luke's parsing stock truck, and returned
Episcopal church was then intro-jhim to the Louse.. The two men. were
duced and gave his expression of(
friendship to Rev. Troy and wife as
did Rev. H. E. McKelvey of the My-
nary U. B. church and Dr. H. G. Mc-
Clusky, pastor of the First Presby-j
terian church and dean of the local
clergy.
11 T7 ti -it r-t oi., t T-r
ill II CaUll ,11 t C
vocal numbers that were much en
joyed by all of the large party, the:
selections being very artistically pre-l
scnted.
The members of the party had the:
pleasure of meeting Rev. G. A. Pahl,
Jr., pastor cf the St. Paul's Evangel
ical church, who has just taken over
his charge and who expressed his
appreciation of the opportunity ol
being here.
Tt, jcnnrimeri hc-idu nf thp
church were then called upon by Mrs.
1 UVirUkkAAlX.AXfc f - ,-.
Baird and each added their words of
praise and the service of the pastor
and his wife and their delight thati
they were once more to serve them.
Those who spoke briefly were How
ard Davis for the Sunday school;
Mrs. Val Burkle for the aid society;
Mrs. W. L. Heinrich for the Social
Workers; Mrs. R. B. Hayes for the
missionary societies; Miss Virfinia
Samek for the Epworih League; C. C.
Wescott for the Phiiathea class and
E. II. Wescott for the Y. M. B. C.
Don C. York, one of the leading
vocalists of the city and member of
the church choir, then gave one o
his beautiful baritone numbers, E. H.
Wescott serving as the accompanist.
Mrs. Baird, the chairman, then on
behalf of the church presented tc
Rev. and Mrs. Troy a purse of $25 as
an expression of friendship and ap
preciation of their service in the past.
The members of the party were
divided into groups in which their
birthdays fell, the various seasons be
ing represented by the anniversaries.
The evening was closed with the
serving of refreshments by the ladies
and which brought to the close an
evening. of the rarest enjoyment for
all those fortunate enough to attend.
PUTTING IN TllACKS
The Burlington has had an extra
gang here as well as the local main
tenance of ways men, operating on
the east side of the Missouri river,
where they are engaged in laying
tracks. These sidings and tracks are
to be used for the hauling of ma
terial for the new river work con
struction project. There has already
been much material delivered at
Pacific Junction and which will be
taken to the scene of the work as,
soon as the sidetracks are ready.
TO ATTEND EXPOSITION
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Schliscke de
parted Friday night on the Ak-Sar-Ben
over the Burlington for Chicago,
rt
ihere they are to spend a few days
at the Century of Progre.33 exposition.
This evening Joints K. Pollock and
Frank Neaubauer of this city and
j0hn Conrad, instructor at the Fath
er Flanagan Home, at Omaha, are
leaving for Chicago where they will
spend several clays at the exposition
! terest in the windy city
Nehawka Men
Figure in Kid
naping Case
Lester Wunderlich and Janes Van
Sibber Victims cf Kidnaping
by Liquor Sellers.
With the filing of charges Friday
at Omaha by County Attorney Henry
Bcal, against Joseph Veneziano,
white and William Griffin, 22-year-
old negro, two Nehawka men are re-j
vealed as victims of an unreported,
kidnaping case on last Tuesday. The
Nehawka men are Lester Wundcrlic h,
former resident here for some time,
and James Van Bibber.
September 19 the two Nehawka
youths went to the home of Frank
Martini. 1114 South Thirteenth
rtreet, Omaha, to get some tools with
which Van Bibber had previouily
used to repair Martini's car. As they
drove up to the curb they were met
by Tony Tarascio and
ordered into
left in "charge of two Negroes, andjin the Eueeec-dirg play. The quarter
were threatened, they
said, and;
charged with bctrayin:
the liquor-
selling activities of Martini, who had
hcen arrested a lew uays oeiore.
Wunderlich was taken to a spot north
jf Omaha and again threatened. He J
' n m t t pd hir, iniinpniffi and finally;
I -
ivas told to "keep going." He hailed
a truck and rode into Fort Crool:,
where he informed the Sarpy county
sheriff. The sheriff reported to Om-
aha police and eventually Van Bilher
was released.
No report of the kidnaping and
rescue of Van Bibber and Wunder-jwas
lich v.7.3 ever made at polic? head-j
quarters with the rceult that inquiry,
has been started. Charges of kid-j
nnr.insr and raise arrest nave necninow in me noseion 01 w.c 1 1-1-
. j - - -
filed against four men as a result of
the incident.
ZAS PLEASANT STJEPEISE
The honi3 cf Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Wescott and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wiles
were the scenes cf a very pleasant placed kick between the po. is.
surprise Friday evening when their The Platter3 were advancing into
daughters, Mrs. P. H. Murdick, Jr.. the Clcnwoou territory as the game
of Elizabeth, New Jersey, formerly ended, Ronne, tmashing and Krtcn
Miss Helen Wescott, and Mrs. Ivan j cck with several end iun: taking tlio
Norlin, cf Brooklyn, formerly Miss! ball down the f.eld and then Ronne;
Marguerite Wiles, arrived home. carried the ball around end to tne
The young people had motored ' Glenwood thiny yard live r.ml v. hero
with Mrs. G. W. Hughes, of Brooklyn,
from the east and their coming was
a surprise to the families and a most.
delightful event for all of the fam-
ilies. Mrs. Hughes, formerly Miss
lTolpn Mvors. of Lincoln, continued
on to her home in the capital city.
This is the first visit of Mrs. Ncrlin
for two years in the eld home and
the first that Mrs. Murdick has made
since her marriage last Christmas
day.
The many friends are delighted
with the opportunity cf enjoying a
visit with the ladies, who will be
here until the middle of October to
visit with the relatives and friends.
The party traveled 1,3 IS miles,
leaving Wednesday noon and arriv
ing here last evening.
JUDGE WOPvTMAlT IN CITY
Judge C. S. Wortman, of South
Ttpnd Tireeinrt. and whose law office is
in Ashland, transacted legal business
in Plattsmouth Saturday. A civil case
will bring him here again in county
court next term. In the meantime,
Judge Wcrtman i3 one busy lawyer in
representing the defendant, Jack
Woods, a murder case, now pending
for trial in district court of Saunders
county.
Platters Start
Season with
n
Over Glenwood
Team Looks Well and Smashins; At
tacks cf Eonne Feature Pass
S:orej lozch'lzwA.
The PIaU;:3 cf 1527.
.nod ti,e:r
season '.villi a victory
over the JU n-
v.ooJ high school team, the s?,re ' -ing
7 to C. The local. i-l: y -d a nii-e
brand of footLai! in the U.-; half I
the ganic altho in the.- fir; t t;;.-; a-i-te::t
was lacking the fi.e of t he 1. .: 1
on the part of either team.
The game saw two of the new play
ers, these- who have r.ot participated
in the games in th.ir younger y-:ar.
in school, get in and do tiling.-:. Way:.
Hiner, end, who made tin.- fju.li
down, and Bernard Kr.ouieck, hall
Lack, who v. as a feature of the offen
sive. The outstanding work of th? locals
was by William Ronne. lullback,
who.-.s smashing attack 011 the luwans
won many yards in ea;h try and
won many yards in ea;I
brought the ball to where- it vas pos
slble to score
The Glenwood scoring was in the
first quarter when the ball was
brought to the Plattsmouth fifteen
yard line and
team was held.
there the Glen wood
The Flattens secured
the ball but lost it or. a bad fumble
and which brought th? sphere to tne
shadow of the blue and white's gual
po.-tb. Two trie j of the Icwar.o gained
them acme ground and then Hcubner
was tent in and smashed the- center
for the needed inches for the touch
down. The try for the- eitra paint
failed. ,
The record quarter was largely
fought in mid fieid and neither team
looked dangerous. Ronr.e was able
to gain yardage but which was lott
ended as Glcnwcod intercepted a
j Platter pas3 and had advanced it ten
yards when ths quarter closed.
In th? third quarter there was a
new and fighting epirit evidenced in
the Platter forces and commenced the
steadv ncundintr cf Ilsnne cn the
! Glenwood lire as he crashed through
repeatedly for gains and carried the
ball for two first downs. With the
ball in the enemy territory, one of
those jinx of the football flelJ. a
fumble, occurred again and the Gion-
good team recovered. The Iowa tam
unable to get anywhere In their
plays and were forced to punt, the
ball being returned to the Glenwood
twenty-five yard line. With the- hall
Iters a long pass, will placed by Mc-
Cleary, was grabbed by Hirer, tan
end, back of the goal line for th-j
needed touchdown.
With the i-core tlx uY.Lc, the boot
cf Armstrong icr the extra ro;;.i
placed the locals in frot v.nii a wen
It v.-a-i resting when the contest was
closed and victory assured the blue
and white.
George Tarieh, well known nrb'tor
of athletics, of Omaha, was the
i reicrce or the game.
ENJOY riNE IIEE7NG
The Catholic Parcnt-Teaehcr r.ns
c iatior; held a very ir. teres vin and
largely attended meeting cn Friday
evening at the St. John's school and
a fine program was ofTcreJ by the
j young people.
The business session v.as largely
given over to the discussion of plans
for the ensuing year and the comple
tion cf the organization.
Following the business pension,
there was a short and much enjoyed
program offered, a reaiing being giv
en by Edna Mae Petersen, who was
also heard in a very much enjoyed
i piano numbe
Anna Marie Rca was
j hoard in a delightful piano number
and
violin duet was given by
Charles Eanek and Jame3 Sandin that
reflected the greatest credit on the
young people. One of the enjoyed fea
tures of the evening was a comedy
j sketch which was presented by Jac k
Kubieka. a graduate of last year of
the St. John's school.
