Historical Society
State
VOL. NO. XLIZ
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
1933.
NO. 73
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Mat Weaving
for River Work
Now Starting
Force cf Workers Busy Preparing
Mats for the River Bank
Protection.
The preparing of mate to be used
in the protecting of the river banks
near which the protecting work and
the driving of piles and retards is
now under way. There is some thirty-two
men from the local unemploy
ed force now engaged in this and
other work and there are some twen
ty from Iowa who are also employed
there
The central office for the supply
ing of men will be located here and
the local office will supply the men
as they may be called for during the
construction program. There will be
a quota assigned to the Iowa unem
ployed as well as those of Sarpy coun
ty and who will be called from the
local office as demands for their serv
ices are required.
One of the difficulties that is found
is that of supplying experienced men
for this line of work as there are
many casts where it requires those
who have had previous experiences,
although in the mat weaving there
are supplied by the contractors key
men who are veterans at this work
and can show the newer hands how
the work must be carried on.
One of the needs that will have
to be supplied, is men that are exper
ienced in rock paving laying as there
will be a great deal of this work
along the banks of the river.
The local unemployment office has
issued cards to some 200 men in the
past two weeks and of these 275 are
already placed at work on JihejpajM
inp and river work." -
The men who have patiently wait
ed through the weeks for the oppor
tunity of going to work have shown
a ne spirit, those in charge of the
local office state, and their desire to
co-operate with the officials has been
a great help and served to get the
men on the ground to work as soon
as the call is made.
HOLDS SERVICES HERE
The First Methodist church both
at the Sunday school hour and the
regular church hour had the pleasure
of having at these services one of the
leaders in the Christian education
work in the county, Lousi Neitzel of
Murdock.
Mr. Neitzel is one of the leaders
in church work in the county and
while here he addressed the Y. M.
B. C. at their Sunday school hour as
well as the Philathea class. Mr. Neit
2el also spoke at the morning wor
ship hour, giving a very able address
and his coming proved a real treat
to the congregation.
Mr. Neitzel is one of the best
known men in the county in this line
cf activity and has appeared at a
number of the Sunday schools and
churches over the country in the past
years. He always has a worthwhile
message and his sincerity and devo
tion to the church work i3 recognized.
B AUDITS MAKE GETAWAY
All trace cf the bandits whose car
was wrecked here on Thursday night,
seems to have vanished and the par
tie-; apparently able to make their
way into some hideout in one of the
larger cities. The last connection
with the party of bandits was the
finding of the car they had stolen
from Don Dammast for a getaway
The region where the car was aban
doned was given a thorough search
by the officers and possemen but
without any measure of success as
far as locating the bandits.
The men have been reported as be
ing seen in jnany parts of the east
section of Nebraska but no definite or
substantial clue has been revealed.
MANY ENJOY DINNER
The Sunday dinner which was
served at the Knights of Columbus
hall on Sunday, attracteed a large
number of the residents of the city
and the surrounding territory. The
dinner was prepared and served by
the Catholic Daughters of . America
and a fine menu was afforded which
embraced all of the good things to
eat.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
La Vina Troop, of west of Mynard,
was taken to Omaha Sunday where
she will be placed in the University
hospital for treatment. She was ac
companied by her mother who later
returned home. The young lady has
been suffering from summer flu for
some time and it was decided that
it would be necessary for her to un
dergo a course of treatment.
8 Hospitals
on Surgeons
Approved List
2,384 Institutions in Nation Meet'
Requirements of College, Says
Dr. F. H. niartin.
Eight Omaha hospitals are on the
approved list of the American College
of Surgeons, to be announced Mon
day at the opening session of the
16th annual hospital standardization
conference in Chicago.
The American College of Surgeons
teleases an approved list of hospitals
each year.
Appearing on the approved list are
Clarkson Memorial, St. Joseph, the
Douglas county hospital, Evangelical
Covenant, Immanuel, Methodist, St
Catherine and the University of Ne
braska hospital.
In addressing the opening session,
Dr. Franklin H. Martin, director gen
eral of the college, asserted that gen-J
eral health is essential to national
recovery, and that the hospital stand
ardization program is an aid to gen
eral health. In 1918, only 89 hos
pitals could meet the requirements of
the college for approval, he said. This
year, of 3.554 -institutions surveyed,;
2,348 have been approved.
Other Nebraska hospitals on the
approved list include St. Joseph hos
pital at Alliance; Lutheran hospital
at Beatrice; St. Mary hospital at Co
lumbus; Falls City hospital; St. Fran
cis hospital at Grand Island; Mary
Laning Memorial hospital at Hast
ings; Bryan Memorial hospital, Lin
coln General hospital, St. Elizabeth
hospital and the Veterans Adminis
tration hospital at Lincoln, and St.
Catherine of Sienna hospital at Mc
Cook. West Nebraska Methodist Epis
copal hospital at Scottsbluff was pro
visionally approved.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
From Monday's Dally
The Plattsmouth representatives to
the annual state meeting of the Ne
braska Federation of "Woman's clubs,
will leave today and Tuesday for
Hastings. The local ladies who will
attend will be Mrs. Robert Reed,
president of the Plattsmouth . club..
Mrs. James T. Begley, who is to be a
member of the election committee of
the meeting. Mrs. E. H. Wescott, one
of the departmental heads of the state
organization, Mrs. P. H. Murdick, Jr.,
of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Mrs.
Robert B. Hayes. All of the ladies
with the exception of Mrs. Hayes are
planning on leaving today for the
convention city, while Mrs. Hayes
will leave Tuesday.
The state federation meeting will
continue over Thursday and prom
ises to be one of the most interesting
that has been held in recent years.
HERE FOR VISIT
Miss Laura Grassman, who has
just undergone an operation at the
St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha, ar
rived here Sunday and will spend the
week here at the home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates
and her brother, Hillard Grassman
and family. Miss Grassman is feeling
fine and recuperating nicely and soon
should be able to resume her usual
activities.
MARRTED AT COURT HOUSE
The wedding of Miss Geneva Lar
son and Frank A. Anderson, both of
Omaha occurred Saturday afternoon
at the office of County Judge A. H.
Duxbury. who read the marriage
lines. The wedding was witnessed
by A. TV. Farmer, clerk in the office
and A. E. Edgerton, constable. Fol
lowing the wedding the members of
the bridal party motored back to
their home at Omaha.
Goos-Libershal
Wedding is Held
Monday Night
Popular Residents of the City Are
Joined in Wedlock at the St.
John's Parish Honsc.
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening at 8 o'clock at the
St. John's parish house occurred the
marriage of two of the well known
and popular residents of this city,
Miss Clara Goos and Mr. John A.
Libershal.
The wedding was very quiet, the
marriage lines being read by Father
George Agius, pastor of the St. John's ;
church, the ceremony being witnessed
by Mr. and Mrs. George E. Weidman,
the latter a twin sister of the bride.
The bride was charming in a dark
satin ensemble with accessories tc
match, while Mrs. Weidman, matron j
of honor wore dark satin with white:
accessories.
Following the wedding ceremony j
the bridal party motored to the Weid-j
man home where a most charming
weaairg dinner naa oeen prepareu
and served to the bridal party and
the members of the family. The set
tings were in the bright colored flow
ers of the fall season while the cen
terpiece of the table was a large and
handsome wedding cake.
Both the bride and groom were
born and grew to manhood and wom
anhood in this community and, have
a large circle of friends who willj
learn with pleasure of their new
found happiness and extend to them
the best wishes for a long and happy
wedded life.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter F. Goos and the groom the
eldest son of Mr3. John Libershal, Sr.,
the parents being lens time residents
of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Libershal are start
ing housekeeping at once in their
home at Fifth and Oak streets and
where they will be at home to their
friends in the future.
DEBATE CLUB ORGANIZED
Debate, one of the extra curricular
activities of Plattsmouth high school.
was organized Monday, immediately
after school. It appears that a large
number, 25, will join the debate club
this year, thus being well prepared
for debate in future years.
The members of the team look for
ward to a prospective year in which
many social contacts will be made as
well as experience in all phases of
life that will prove ir.yvaluable in
years to come.
A weiner roast is planned for next
Thursday at 6:30 to start the al
ready prepared season off with a
bang.
Tim fnllnwinp' nfFipors Tisro Rplert-!
ed: President, Earl Lamberson; Vice
president, Lois Meade; treasurer, Lois
Giles; reporter, Ellen Kelly; Com
mittee chairmen: Membership, Mil
dred Cacy; entertainment, Virginia
Trively; finance, Fred Fricke.
The team will be coached by Mr.
Figley.
FIRE DOES DAMAGE
The residence occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Cook and family, in the
south part of the city, was badly dam
aged by fire on Saturday afternoon.
A great deal of excitement was cre
ated by the blaze in that section of
the city and a large number were on
hand to assist in quelling the fire
and getting the household effects out
of the burning building. In attempt
ing to move out a piano it became
stuck in the doorway and required
some effort to get it through the
doorway but this was finally accom
plished, and the piano with other
articles taken to the homes of neigh
bors to be cared for.
The fire department on their ar
rival was able to get the fire under
control, but not until a great deal of
damage was done.
INSTALLS NEW MACHINE
George Conis of the Palace Shining
parlor, has installed a new machine
in the hat cleaning and repairing de
partment. The new machine is one
that will aid in the rapid handling
of the hat blocking and ironing and
will make a fine addition to this department.
S0IE POTATO
Chester Welshimer, residing on
South Chicago avenue, while digging
the summer crop a few days ago dis
covered several that were extraordin
arily large, one of which he brought
to the Journal. This one potato
weighs' four and a quarter pounds
and i3 one that will, make a good
:ncLl for the ordinary family.
kyan Says is
Willing to Recre
ate Loan Board
Ir.-i. That the Government Close
Gap Between Mortgages
and Loans.:
Lincoln, Neb., Oct, ip. Governor
Bryan today telegraphed Henry Mor
genthau. jr., federal farm credit chiet
thr.t "he would be glad to put his
mortgage corciliation board back to
work if assured that the "gap" be
tween present mortgages and the
amount the government loans might
be closed.
Like ether governors', Bryan re
ceived a request from Morgenthau
for creation cf a conciliation board
to settle mortgage disputes and scale
down the debts. Only recently Bryan
wiid he intended to revive the con
ciliation board which he appointee,
early this year and which gradually
fell into disu?e. Bui today he said:
"I feel the general feeling ovei
the state that appraisals by the fed
eral agencies are too low. I tried to
impress on Morgenthau that the
values fixed were too low and protest
ed the slowness with which the ma
chinery is working. J
"I assured him our conciliation
boxd would be glad tooltip ow pro
Tiding provision were made to cover
the expenses of the members and it
the government would be more lib
eral." Bryan said he also asked Morgen
thau under whom the board would
serve and asked if provisions couldn't
be made to handle the conciliation
plans without calling the board's
chairman. State Tax Commissioner
V. H. Smith into a conference at
Washington as Morgenthau suggest
ed. "These Washington trips are ex
pensive in time and money to farm
ers," Bryan said. World-Herald.
TEAM HAS IDLE DAY
The Plattsmouth town football
team which had expected to open the
season on Sunday, were disappointed
as they were unable to secure a game
for the date. It had been hoped to
have Valley or one of the Fort Crook
teams here for the opener of the sea-,
son but this was not possible and it
will be necessary to have the season
opener put off for a week. The team
will be given intensive workouts by
their coaches to place them in the
best of shape for the playing season
which points to one of the best teams
that thi3 city has boasted in many
years.
The football team received a nice
sum from the benefit dance which was
held at the American Legion build
ing on Saturday evening and will
help a lot in getting the team under
way. HIRES IOWA TRAINMEN
The Burlington has had to bring
a few men from its Iowa seniority
lists to handle the greatly increased
business of the road in Nebraska, it
was said Tuesday. At Havelock there
are prospects of two or more weeks
work a month for the whole 400 men
during the winter, it was said.
Whereas a few months ago the
regular freight trains had less than-
normal business, extra freights are
now frequently required. Every
brakeman listed in the Lincoln, Om
aha and Wymore districts i3 at work,
and the Nebraska wheat harvest made
it necessary to hire twenty more.
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
A. G. Bach, well known merchant,
is now doing very nicely and he is
able to be around his home and do
ing just as well as possible following
hi3 recent illness. Mr. Bach is not
able to resume his usual activity at
the store bot it is hoped that he may
do so in a short time.
Reunion of
the G. E. Dovey
Family Held
I Pleasant Event Is Held at the Home
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fal
ter at Falls City.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Falter at Falls City, on Sunday,
was held a reunion cf the members
of the family of George E. Dcvey, pio
neer of Nebraska, bringing together
the family for the first time in many
years. All cf the sons and daugh-
Iters were able to be present with the
exception of a daughter, Mrs. Jack
Hazzard, cf New York City, formerly
Miss Alice Dovey, noted musical
comedy star of some twenty years
ago.
The event brought together groups
from many states to enjoy the day
with their father and each other, the
occasion being one that all will long
very pleasantly remember.
The members cf the party enjoyed
the fine dinner pzrty, there being
some nineteen who were seated tc
partate of the family repast and the
afternoon was spent in visiting. With
the coming of the evening the mem
bers of the party departed for their j
various homes.
Those who were in attendance
were: George E. Dovey, Falls City;
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Falter and
daughter, Miss Sue, Atchison, Kan
sas; Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Patterson,
Plattsmouth, Captain and Mrs. Floyd
Harding and children, Victor and
Margaret, Fort Snellir.g, Minnesota;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Dovey, Kan
kakee. Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. George
F. Dovey, Danville, Illinois; Miss
Jane Palmer, Des Moines, Iowa, a
granddaughter of Mr. Dovey.
Following the reunion party Cap
tain Harding returned to his duties
at Fort Snelling and was accompanied
as far as this city by George E
Dovey, who will visit at the R. F.
Patterson home for the week.
WESTMINSTER GUILD
The Westminster Guild of the
Presbyterian church met most pleas
antly at the home of Miss Gertrude
Vallery on Thursday evening. A large
number of the members were in at
tendance. Miss Friedda Hughes willingly re
sponded when asked for a short talk.
This was much appreciated. Her sub
ject was "The Ten Lepers." Miss
Hujrhes will be a social member of!
our society. A prayer was offered by
our speaker. The benediction was
given.
The business meeting began with
the reading of minutes of the last
meeting. The lesson books were giv-
en out and as the membership ie
growing, more books are needed
The scrap-books must be ready for
November 1. Other business was
transacted. Business meeting ad
journed. The visitors attending were Valda
Dysart, Catherine Hirz, and Marie
Vallery. These w ill become members.
Dainty and delicious refreshments
were served by Miss Gertrude Val
lery, assisted by Miss Marie Vallery
and Miss Catherine Hirz. Reporter.
VISIT AT RED OAK
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening a party of some
twelve of the members of the Platts
mouth Rotary club were at Red Oak,
Iowa, to attend the inter-city meet
ing sponsored by Red Oak and in
which the cities of Plattsmouth, Ne
braska City, Shenandoah, Glenwood
and Atlantic joined.
There were responses from all of
the cities. Judge A. II. Duxbury, pres
ident of the local club responding for
the Plattsmouth group.
The Plattsmouth portion of the
program consisted of two charming
violin numbers by George Jeager,
"Love's Old Sweet Song," and "Be
lieve Me if All Those Endearing
Young Charms," two of the old and
loved selections, the accompaniment
being given by E. II. Wescott.
Those who attended from thi3 city
were Fred I. Rea, George Jeager, E.
H. Wescott, A. H. Duxbury, Frank
A. Cloidt, L. O. Minor, L. S. Devoe,
Fred Lugsch, C. A. Rosencrans, Carl
Ofe, and the two high school mem
bers, Maynard McCleary and Herbert
Minor.
PAYS VISIT HERE
From Tuesday's Dally
Harry Conklin, land commissioner
of Nebraska, was in the city for a
short time today, en route to Chicago
where he will attend the Century of
Progress exposition. While here Mr.
Conklin stopped for a few moments
visit with Carl Schneider of the
Plattsmouth State bank, an old
friend.
Lerion to Hold
Annual Election
October 31st
Able to Meet Interest Payment on
Ezildin)?: and Scale Down the
General Indebtedness.
From "Wednesday's Pally
Hugh J. Kearns post, American
Legion met last night at the Legion
rcrumunity building to transact rou
tine business and Eet the date for
holding the annual election of offi
cers. Under the national constitution,
the election must be held prior to No
vember 1st, and new officers take of
fice by Armistice day. It was accord
ingly decided to hold the local post
election on Tuesday evening, October
31st. and have the new officers take
office that same night, following a
custom of several years standing.
Tost card notices will be mailed to
all members advising them of the
election.
The officers to be elected include
post commander, two vice comman
ders and nine members of the execu
tive committee, who in turn select
from their own number the post fi
nance officer. Post adjutant, service
officer, historian, chaplain publicity
officer and various committees are ap
pelated by .tire commander elect and
approved by the executive committee.
The more important committees in
clude Activities, Cemetery and Relief.
In addition to this the by-laws pro
vide for the appointment of one mem
ber of the board of trustees each year,
to serve for a three year term, this
appointment being subject to approv
al by the entire post.
At the meeting last night very
pleasing report was had of recent ac
tivities, including the corn carnival
dance, and this sum coupled with the
$50 contribution from the King Korn
club will not only permit payment of
semi-annual interest soon due on the
building indebtedness, but enable the
payment of at least a portion of out
standing indebtedness among local
business houses.
The post hopes to secure enough
building rentals to complete payment
of these debts and lay by some money
for the next interest paymnt, dur
ing the coming few months, and is
planning ether activities aimed to
raise money for the balance of the
next interest payment due several
months hence.
The tables used for back-stage floor
are to be released and a permanent
back st2ge floor built at ence, as they
are badly needed for banquets and
suppers. In addition, minor roof re
pairs were approved at last night's
meeting, and later on wings will be
constructed at each side of the stage
to take the place of curtains now in
use, and signs painted thereon to help
defray the expense cf making this lat
ter improvement.
MOVE TO NEW HOMES
This has been moving week for a
number of the residents cf North
6th street, as A. W. Cloidt and fam
ily are moving from the C. C. Par
mele residence and locating in the
Cloidt home farther south, while the
P. H. Wohlfarth family are moving
from the Cloidt home to their new
residence on upper Sixth street,
which i3 now being completed and
which will make a very comfortable
home in every way.
UNDERGOING TREATMENT
Henry Starkjohn, who was oper
ated on a few days ago at Omaha for
an affliction of his eyes has been
able to return home and will take
treatment there for the trouble. Mr.
Starkjohn was suffering from a
growth on the eye3 that necessitated
an operation and which it is hoped
in a few weeks will" result , in the
recovery of the patient and the re
storation of his eyesight.
Class of 1934
the Largest in
School History
Thirty-eight Boys and Thirty-one
Girls Form the Class Which Is
to Graduate in May.
With an enrollment of 3S boys
and 31 girls for a total of 69, the
Senior class of Plattsmouth high
school gives promise of being the
largest class to graluate in the his
tory of the school. The class w hich at
present holds the record is the class
of 1927 when 62 were granted di
plomas. Other large classes of re
cent years have been well above the
fifty mark including the classes of
1325 which was the first to pass the
fifty mark; 1928 58 graduates;
1929 59; 1930 59; 1931 59;
1932 55 and 1933 48, which is the
smallest class since 192C. It is a
singular coincidence that for three
years in succession, 1929-1931 the
graduates numbered 59 in each year.
The small graduating class in 1933
was due primarily to the entrance of
a small Freshman class in the fall of
1929 while with the present Senior
class, the Freshman enrollment In
1930 was 99. The list of those who
expect to complete the requirements
for graduation next Epring is as fol
lows: Boys Kenneth Armstrong, Frank
Bierl, William Gilmour, Joe Graves.
Thomas Grosshar.s. Dale Hansen, Wil
liam Highfield. Wayne Hintr, Rich
ard Hirz. Paul Jahrig. William Jen
sen. Edwin Kalina, Gerald Keil. John
Kelly, Fred Knieke. Bernard Knofli
cek. John Kubicka, Earl Lamberson,
Edward Lorenz, George Mayabb,
Maynard McCleary Earney Newton.
Lewis Patton, Glen Puis. Lorence
Rhoades, James Robertson. Francis
Roclerlck, William Ronne, Robert Se
cord, Edgar Seitz. Martin Stava. Da
vid Taylor Jerse Taylor, Marion Tay
lor, Oliver Taylor, Albert Toman,
Jack Vallery, William Woolcott.
Girls Thyra Baumgart, Lois Bes
tor, Eleanor Black, IsabeJle Dew,
Marion Fricke, Helen Gilmour, Fran
ces Griffin. Mary Ann Hadraba, Alice
Hiatt, Kathryn Hough. Martha Kaf
fenberger, Ellen Kelly, Florence Lan
caster, Virginia Leesley, Lucille Mei
singer, Emma Mendenhall, Anna
Margaret McCarty, Dorothy Mc
Carthy, Inga Reichstadt, Mary Anne
Rosencrans, Lillian Sedlak, Dorothy
Siemoneit, Barbara Spangler, Rosie
Stull, Ruby Sutton. Ruth Tait. Mar
garet Taylor. Juanita Welshimer,
Elizabeth Wiles, Margaret Yelick,
Mildred Zatopek.
HOLD FAMILY REUNION
A fine family gathering was held
at the home of T. E. Jennings of
Murray, on Sunday, the occasion be
iig in honor of a reunion of rela
tives after a separation of over forty
five years.
The day was spent by visiting ani
renewing acquaintances and also f
partaking of a delicious dinner served
cafeteria style.
Those attending were: Mr. ana
Mrs. Milton Randolph of Drakesville,
Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Clendenen
of Milton, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Green, Paul Green and Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Stevens of Louisville, Nebr.;
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Jennings, Del
beit Jennings and Mrs. Metta Hanni
and Maxine of Murray; Elmer Jen-
jnings of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Hyde. Ralph Hyde. Mrs. Ella Frazier
and children, George Thun of Platts
mouth and Harry Moore of Mynard.
HAVE MIXED UP CASE
From Wednesday's Daily
This morning a large part of the
time of the county court was taken
up in hearing the matter of a peace
complaint filed against one of the
i rsidents of the we3t part of the coun
ty who had been charged with hav
ing threatened his younger brother.
The charges in the case were over
shadowed by the evidence of the de
fendant which covered a general dis
cussion of ownership and property,
crops and road work and sundry oth
er matters. The defendant in his tes
timony, however, indicated hl3 hos
tile action toward the brother and
: which led the court to grant the re
quest of the complaint. The peace
bond was fixed at 500 and the de
fendant remanded to the custody of
the constable until the bond is pro
vided. The defendant also was or
dered to appear at the district court
at the next term lo show cause why
the bond should not be continued. .
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