Neb- Sfa'e Historical Society
VOL. NO. XT.TX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1934.
NO. 101
Gregg Club at
High School Has
a Fine Meeting
Several Interesting; Talks Given to
Young People Awards for Ef
ficiency Announced.
One of the finest meetings of the
year was held at the high school.
-Mr. Tatterson. of the high school
fxa.e a very emphasic and inspiring
discussion on "The Reasons for Fail
ure." In a very effective manner Mr.
Tatterson showed the members of the
club the result of a research by the
Carnegei Technical College, in which,
they discovered the relative import
ance of skill compared with character
traits. A very interesting conclusion
had been reached as a result of the
research, showing that skill was rated
last in relation to five character
traits following: character, judg
ment, efficeincy, knowledge and skill,
as affecting success or failure.
The musical feature of the even
ing's entertainment was David Rob
inson with his guitar, which the
members of the club enjoyed very
much.
The club was fortunate in having
Mr. E. H. Wescott speak on the value
of shorthand and typewriting in de
veloping alertness, kenness of mind,
and appreciation. Mr. Wescott cited
the names of several people who had
achieved success through the mental
training that the mastery of short
hand and typewriting had given
them.
Mr. Wescott closed with the en
couraging words, "That for the stu
dents who through application and
effort on their part have developed
alterness, keenness of mind, and ap
preciation, there is always room in
the business world."
The members of the "eats commit
tee," Vivian Young, chairman; Fran
ces Griffin, Dorothy McCarthy, and
Caroline Heigl served a tasty lunch.
Edgar Seitz a
ted as master of
r-oT-om nr i os nt tVic mcetiTiP I
Fundamentally the purpose of the
Gregg club has been to encourage;
and inspire its members to develop
greater profiiency and achievement in
the stenographic field.
Through the Gregg company a
series of accomplishment certfiicates
are available to students who qualify
or acquire a certain proficiency in
both shorthand and typewriting..
The following certificates have
been given during the first semester:
O. G. A. Certificates: Kathryn
Hough, Lillian Sedlak, John Kelly.
The following hf e recevied 60
word certificates in ." orthand and 40
word certificates in typewriting: Bar
bara Spangler, George Mayabb. John
Kelly, Gerald Kiel. Frank Bierl, Earl
Lamberson, William Woolcott, Mar
ion Fricke. Agnes Brink, Lawrence
Khoades, Edgar Seitz, Frances Grif
fin, Florence Lancaster, Thyra Baurn
gardt, Dorothy McCarthy, Margaret
Yelick, Mildred Zatopek.
S 0-word certificate in shorthand:
Lillian Sedlak.
Junior certificates in typewriting
(Beginning students): Arnold Buech
ler. Lydia Pitz, Dorothy Zitka, Edna
Carlburg. Virginia, Trively, Naomi
Day, Mary Ann Rossneians, Ellen
Kelly, Ernest Seitz.
CO-word gold pin in typewriting:
Kathryn Hough.
MERCHANT HONORED
E. A. Wurl. prominent Plattsmouth
retailer, has been appointed a mem
ber of the important program and
sessions committee for the meetings
of the Nebraska Retail Dry Goods
and Ready-to-wear association which
will be held in connection with the
state convention of the Federation of
Nebraska Retailers at Omaha, Febru
ary 20 and 21. Mr. Wurl is active
in pre-convention arrangements and
will have a prominent part ni the
convention sessions of the association.
Many other Plattsmouth retailers
are planning to attend the conven-J
tion of the Federation of Nebraska
Retailers which includes meetings cf
the retail grocers, retail furniture,
shoe retailers and retail clothiers
associations in addition to the retail
dry goods association. An extensive
program for all groups is being plan
ned in connection with a market
week.
Journal Want-Afis net results!
AUTO SMASHES FARM WAGON
From Thursday's Daily
This afternoon Q. K. Tarmele suf
fered severe bruises as he was hurled
! from his farm wagon as it was struck
i
i by an auto belonging to Tyler Welt-
man, of Omaha. The accident oc
curred on wasmngton avenue near
the Athletic park, the car driving into
the rear of the wagon. The team was
frightened at the collision and started
to run, Mr. Parniele being thrown
cut of the wagon and onto the pav
ing. The team was stopped within
two blocks by Mike Rer.ner, the
driver.
Mr. Farmele was hurried to the of
fice of Dr. T. P. Livingston where an
examination disclosed only bruises
and which were treated and the in
jured man able to return to his
home.
Death of Pioneer
Woman Occurs
on West Coast
Death of Krs. Carrie P. Donley, Last
cf the Members of the W. B.
Porter Family Dies.
The death of Mrs. Carrie P. r;onley,
a pioneer of Cass county, occured on
Fridaj', January 5th, announcement
received here by the Bestor family
states. Mrs. Donley was a sister of
the late Harmon Bestor, and an aunt
of Charles, Guy and Frank M. Bes
tor of this city. She was the last of
the family of the late William R.
Porter, early political leader in this
part of Nebraska.
The following sketch is taken from
the Colville (Washington) Examiner:
"The life of Mrs. Donley was re
plete with historical associations. She
was born at Plattsmouth, Nebr., June;
2, 1S5S. She was raised there, had
the advantage of what was at that
time a good education for a frontier
town, and at an early age was teach-
E school. At the age of 21 she came
eSt
She traveled over the only
transcontinental railroad in exist
ence at that time to San Francisco.
jFrom there she came by boat to The
I'aMcs, Ore., and from there by stage
coach to the pioneer metropolis of
eastern Washington, Walla Walla.
"The pioneering young women had
been preceded into the northwest by a
young man with whom she had at
tended school, Frank. J. Donley. She
taught school a year at Walla Walla
upon her arrival and in the follow
ing spring on May 2, 1SS1. they were
married at Walla Walla. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev.
Cushing Eels, noted missionary to the
northwest. Mrs. Donley was a pas
senger on the first train from Walla
Walla to Cheney.
"Mr. Donley had a homstead near
Mondovia in what is now Lincoln
county. It was there they made their
home and Mrs. Donley became what
was a rarity in the pioneer commu
nity, an experienced school teacher.
In 1SS9 the family moved to Stevens
county, settling neai Rice, where for
many years they farmed and oper
ated a store. She also taught school
near Daisy. They made on trip back
to Nebraska by wagon but found that
they liked the west better and later
made a trip in the same manner to
Oklahoma."
STILL QUITE POORLY
Mrs. C. F. Janda and daughter.
Miss Ruth, were at Lincoln Thurs
day where they spent a few hours
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Warga, Sr., Mrs. Warga, mother
of Mrs. Janda, suffering from the ef
fects of a badly fractured ankle sus
tained a short time ago. The patient
is doing just as well as possible but
is confined to her bed as the result
of the injury. On their return they
were accompanied by Miss Catherine
Janda who has bsen visiting at Lin
coln. RECEIVE GOOD NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. James Yelick re
ceived the good news Thursday even
ing of the arrival of a fine son, Ed
ward John, Jr., at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Yelick at Des
Moines. The mother and little one
are doing nicely and the occasion has
brought a great deal of happiness to
the members of the family circle
here.
to
Wind up CW by
February 10th
Cut in Labor Hours anu Curtailment
cf K&tsrial Purchases Ordered
Direct from Washington
Telrnnhie i-trnction tni? mr,rn-
ing to W. IS. Alexander, Cas;; county
CWA supervisor, provides:
"Effective January 10, all per drim
workers are to be nut on a work
in cities over 2,500 popu-
laticn
nc- vnc-ir r. r, n
and rural
areas, maximum fifteen
V
lours per week. . . . All clerical, u-
pervisery and professional workers a
maximum of thirty hours per week,
with proportionate wage adjust
ment. . . . This does net apply to
County CWA directors. . . . This ap
plies to all Civil Works (men) and
civil n cries bervice (women em
ployees everywhere, and MUST be
made effective everywhere on this
date. ..."
Among other provisions in the tele
gram is one that no new employees
can be added to projects, except in
certain well defined cases.
Under this r.ew order, foremen can
work a maximum of 30 hours a week,
also certain prcfessional worksmen
(of whom there are none employed
in this area) and clerical workers cf
both CWA and CWS designation. A
further order may cancel present reg
ulations, however, at any time, as the
Civil Works heads in Washington
seem to be working feverishly to
bring the program through without
overspending available funds and a
close daily check-up may be expect
ed from now on in unless congress
losoens the purse-strings and pro
vides additional money to continue
the program into spring.
An example of the close check-up
on expenditures is furnished in the
telegraphic instructions to furnish a
wire report at noon today of team
and truck hire expenditures to date
and those anticipated to February 1
if CWA is continued that long; al
so complete reports of materials so
far requisitioned and anticipated need
fcr materials to complete the work
coupled with the positive injunction
to "buy no more material and make
no commitments for the purchase of
more material without specific ap
proval from state CWA headquar
ters." Securing of material lias proven the
"fly in the ointment" so far, as con
tinuously changing requirements and
requisition forms have followed each
other in succeeding mails, until very
little material allowance has actually
gone through and been passed at Lin
coln, although the bulk of the mater
ial on all projects has now been
bought. Truck and team hire items
are chargable to material grants, ac
cording to the latest dope available
on this subject.
All indications seem to point to a
winding up of the CW work by the
ICth of February, at the latest un
less congress acts quickly to make
funds available for continuation.
W. C. T. TJ. MEETING
The W. C. T. U. held a very inter
esting meeting on Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. George L. Far
ley, there being a very pleasing num
ber of the members in attendance at
the meeting.
The devotional perrod was led by
Mrs. O. C. Hudson, who also gave a
very interesting paper on "Continuing
Need of the W. C. T. U."
Mrs. George B. Mann gave an
article written by Mrs. Bertha J. Pal
mer, national secretary of the S. T. I.
work of the society, "Why Alcohol
Education."
Mrs. S. A. Wiles gave "The Citi
zen's Responsibility," by Mrs. D. Lee
Coldin.
Mrs. V. T. Arn gave "A Challenge
to You," which had been written by
Helen Lee Byrnes.
Mrs. J. E. Wiles also gave a very
inspiring article on the temperance
work that had been prepared by Mrs.
Margaret A. Mumms, one of the lead
ers in the national organization of
the W. C. T. U.
roiiuwing me v . u. T. U. songs
and the benediction the ladie3 were
served dainty and delicious refresh
ments by the hostess and which add
ed to the pleasures of the occasion.
turn si rs
SHERIFF ANNOUNCES DEADLINE
Sheriff Homer Sylvester is prepar
ing to check up the cars and trucks
after February 1st, that are being
operated under the 1933 license
plates. The law sets the fisrt of Jan-
i uary as the date for F.t-curing the
j 11 ew liwnse plate3' T1,e law pets lhe
first of January as the date for se
curing the new license plates each
year, but the sheriff grants a thirty
! day period to allow all to secure their j
plates if they expect to operate a car
or truck.
The period of grace will soon be
up and the sheriff is urging that the
j Plate? be secured so as to avoid
j. t i 1 1 1 An4 , 1. ; a
i gather in those who have not com-
plied with the law.
Plattsmouth
Man Enters Pro
Football Ranks
Jcc Krejci cf This City to Play with
Chicago Cardinals Next Sea
osn Signs Contract.
Joe ivrejci of this city, rormer
Plattsmouth high school and Peru
college football and basketball star,
will appear in the ranks of the pro
fessional football players the coming
season, he having signed a contract
Friday to play with the Chicago Car
dinals of the National football league.
This past season Joe was engaged
with the professional team of
"Choppy" Rhodes, and made a great
record that has attracted the atten
tion of several of the well known
professional teams of the country.
Yesterday Coach Shiffer cf the Chi
cago Cardinals, who is from Hastings,
Nebraska, arrived in tae tity-to inter-.
view the Plattsmouth star and to try
and induce him to sign up with the
windy city team for the 1934 season.
While the Cardinal coach was here
to negotiate with the local man.
"Choppy" Rhodes with. Coach Deitz
of the Boston Redskins, another pro
fessional organization, arrived here
to try and secure the services of the
young man.
The offer of the Chicago Cardinals
was the one accepted by Joe and he
will appear in their ranks the com
ing season and with hi3 splendid
ability and skill, will make a very
valuable man on the line of any team.
He expects to continue for the
present as coach of the local Storz
basketball team for the rest of their
season.
RETURNING TO CITY
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Stewart and
son, who have been making their
home in the central portion of the
state, arrived Friday and are plan
ning on making their home here in
the future. They have recently held
the sale of their equipment at the
farm near Chapman, Nebraska, and
will once more return to the eastern
part of the state to reside. They are
expecting to engage in business here
if a suitable location can be secured,
as they are desirous of making their
home here among the old time friends.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of ex
pressing to the kind friends and
neighbors our deep appreciation of
the many acts of kindness and sym
pathy shown us in the hour of our
bereavement. We wish to thank those
who sent the beautiful flowers, es
pecially the Od Fellow and Eagle
lodges. John McNurling and foster
Children.
SUFFERS FROM QUINSEY
Mrs. C. L. Wiles, residing west
of this city, has been suffering for
some time from quinsey sore throat,
a very painful malady and which has
caused a great deal of suffering. Dur
ing the illness of the daughter, Mrs.
S. O. Cole, her mother has been at
the Wiles home to look after the
household and assisting in her care.
Mrs. Wiles is somewhat improved
now and it is hoped that the trouble
may soon be completely cured up.
During her Illness Mrs. Wiles re
ceived many remembrances and calls
trom friends and among these a
handsome bouquet from the Mynard
Golden Rod Study club.
Death of Miss
Henrietta Schwartz
Occurs at Omaha
Resident of Nehawka Where Hex
Parents Wee Old Residents
Former Teacher in "Wyo.
The death cf Miss Henrietta
Schwartz, 29, occurred last evening
at the Clarkson hospital at Omaha
where she had been for some time
taking treatment for an illness of
some duration.
The deceased lady was a former
resident cf Nehawka where she was
born and spent her younger years,
but had been engaged in teaching at
Sheridan, Wyoming, until her health
became such that she was forced to
give up her profession.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Schwartz, well known
residents of Nehawka and where her
mother, Mrs. Christina Schwartz, as
well as a brother, Henry, and a sister,
Mrs. Christina Chappell, still reside.
One brother, Walter, resides at
Petulla, California, and a brother
Adolph, at Merna, Nebraska.
Miss Schwartz had gone to Wyo
ming where she homesteaded and
then later entered the teaching pro
fession at Sheridan. j
She w as graduated at the Weeping
WateT academy and later at Peru
where she received her training in
the teaching profession.
MARRIED AT 057 AH A
The marriage of Miss Anna M
Knieke of this city and Mr. Shirley
G. Reedy of Ladora, Iowa, occurred
on Thursday afternoon at Omaha, the
wedding being a very quiet one. The
-marriage lines were read by Rev.
Harvey L. Humphrey, South Side pas
tor and the wedding witnessed by
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Dobberphul,
friends of the young people.
Following the wedding the bride
and groom returned to this city where
they enjoyed the wedding dinner at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Knieke.
The bride is one of the w-ell known
young ladies of the city where she
has grown to womanhood and has a
very large circle of freinds and was
a graduate of the local school in the
class of 1932. She is at the present
time engaged as clerk at the Mc
Maken Transfer Co. office.
The groom Is a member of the air
corps of the army and is to leave soon
for Randolph Field, ,San Antonio,
Texas, where he will attend the avia
tion school at that place.
Mrs. Reedy will remain here in
Plattsmouth for the present.
FUNERAL OF CHRIST BETL
The funeral services of the late
Christ Beil were held on Wednes
day afternoon at the Lewiston com
munity center, near where Mr. Beil
had spent so many years of his long!
and useful life. There were a large
number in attendance at the services
to pay their last tributes and Join
the family in the deep sorrow that
the passing of Mr. Beil has occasion
ed. The sermon was by Rev. W. A.
Taylor of Union, an old friend of the
family and who gave words of com
fort and hope to the members of
the bereaved family circle.
The male quartet composed of
Frank A. Cloidt, L. D. Kiatt, R. W.
Knorr and R. C. Cook gave two num
bers, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and
"Rock of Ages."
The Sattler funeral home
charge of the services.
had
TO PLAY WITH STORZ
The Plattsmouth Storz basketball
team have secured the services of one
of the fast and aggressive players
who served with the Platters in the
1932-33 season, Robert Hirz, who
will take the place of Joe Krejcf, fast
and aggressive forward who has
severed his connection w-ith the team.
The experience and the accurate
shooting of Krejci will be missed by
the team, but In Bob they have a
fast and clever player who will add
rnuh to he potential scoring power
of the team in the future games.
Hirz was present at the workout
Wednesday night and showed well in
his first floor work of the season.
ENJOY SOCIAL MEETING
The Catholic Daughters of America
held a most delightful social meeting
on Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. E. J. Ferrie, :-:outh of this
city, a large number of the ladies
being in attendance.
The time was suent largely at
cards, bridge an dpinochle furnishing
the diversion of the evening, Mrs.
Thomas Walling being the winner of
the bridge honors and Mrs. Charles
Petersen, Jr., that in pinochle.
At th'j tioi:e of the pleasant even
ing a dainty luncheon vas served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Ferrie, Mrs. John
J. Cloidt, Mrs. Emmons Ptak, Mrs.
Lon Henry. Mrs. W. V. Ryan.
There were present as guests of the
Daughters, Father George Agius, Mrs.
Thomas Walling ,Miss Sphan, Mrs.
Anna Scott.
Many Attend
Hog-Corn Meet
ing at Mynard
County Airent D. D. Wainscott and
Fred Carstens of Avcca Speak
ers; Explain Workings.
The community nursing at My
nard was filled to its capacity on Fri
day afternoon by farmers residing in
this portion of Cass county, coming
to hear discussed the hog-corn reduc
tion program and the loans made by
the federal government on the corn of
the farmers.
This was one of a series of meet
ings that have been held this week
over the county and at which the
various committeemen havo been call
ed to explain the full details of the
corn loan plan and the restriction of
the hog and corn production of the
country.
The speakers were Fred Carstens
of Avoca and County Agent D. D.
Wainscott, of Weeping Water, who
explained the details of the plans and
the methods by which the farmers
could take advantage of the govern
ment offer of loans of 4T cents on
each bushel of corn that the farmer
pledged as security to the govern
ment. The speakers explained the meth
ods by which the blanks were secured
and to be filled out, the necessity of
getting the applications for the loans
in by February 2Sth when the loans
will be closed.
There were several hundred of the
residents of this territory at the
meeting and who were given a very
clear statement of the proposition.
FUNERAL OF MRS. HcNURLIN
The funeeral of Mrs. Jolin McNur
lin was held on Thursday afternoon
at the First Methodist church where
she had been a member for a number
of years. There were a large number
of the old friends and neighbors pres
ent at the church and also at the
cemetery at Eight Mile Grove for the
services.
Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor cf the
church, gave the sermon and brought
words of comfort and hope to the
members of the bereaved family cir
cle and the friends who have felt
very much the death of this splendid
lady.
The choir of the church gave two
numbers. "Higher Ground" and
"Rock 'Of Age3," and Mrs. E. H.
Wescott a solo number, "Going Down
the Valley."
WILL MANAGE ELEVATOR
John Galloway, who has been en
gaged with the trucking firm of
Mrasek & Son, has been selected as
the manager of the Oreapolis ele
vator owned by the Oreapolis Grain
Co., a co-operative organization of
the farmers of this part of the coun
ty. John is a pleasant and genial
young man and has had more or les3
experience in grain and corn and
should make an excellent man in this
line of work.
DOING NICELY
Sam, Arn, who is at the Methodist
hospital at Omaha recovering from
the effects of an operation for hernia,
is doing very nicely, reports from
the hospital state. The patient suf
fered a great dea! for a few days but
is now doing nicely and it is hoped
will be able to return home.
oimg People
are Married at
Council Bluffs
Miss Bessie Haras and Kr. Albert J
Warga of South of This City,
Married at Council Bluffs
The maniage of two or the popular
young people of this portion of the
county occurred on Thursday at
Council Bluffs, when Miss Bes'ie
Karas and Mr. Albert J. Warga were
joined in matrimony.
The young people are commencing
housekeeping at onc3 in the new
home that the groom has just com
pleted on his farm in Rock Bluffs
precinct and where they will be at
home to their friends In the future.
Both the bride and groom are well
known in this section of Cass county
where the groom was born and reared
and where the bride has made her
home since childhood days.
The host of friends of this estim
able couple will join in their well
wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Warga and
trust that they may have many years
of success and happiners in the new
home that they are starting.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ERAND0N
Sarah Elizabeth Brandon was born
Jan. 17, 1874, at Carlisle, Ky., daugh
ter of David Edson and Elzan Rice.
She i3 the eldest of 12 children, all
of whom are living.
Her parents came to Plattsmouth,
Nebr., when she was two years of
age and she spent her early life in
that vicinity.
In March, 1901, she was united in
marriage to John Calvin Brandon and
they made their home in Glenwood.
Her husband preceded her in death
on Dec. 21, 1918.
She moved to Council Bluffs in
1924 where she lived until her death.
She was a member cf the Baptist
church, the Rebekahs, Woman's Re
lief Corp, and the Spanish-American
War auxiliary.
She passed away at the Iowa Meth
odist ho-pital at Des Moines on Jan.
7, 1934.
She leaves to mourn one daughter,
Hazel Edith Bennett; one grand
daughter, Sally Ann Bennett of Des
Moines; three sisters, Mollie Edwards
of Long Beach, Cal., Ethel Mawson of
Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. John Gochenour
of Plattsmouth, Neb., and eight bro
thers, Harry Rice of Long Beach,
Cal., George and Fred Rice of Boy
River, Minn., William, John, Frank,
Emmett and Ed Rice, of Plattsmouth,
Neb.
The body was taken to Glenwood
where funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon in the Myers
Funeral Home, conducted by Rev.
L. R. Bobbitt, pastor of the Baptist
church in Malvern.
PERU PREP WINS GAME
From Saturday's IaJy
Peru Prep school, the next foe of
the Plattsmouth basketball quintet,
last night turned back the Nebraska
City team by the score of 22 to 19 on
the cru court. The Nebraska City
team had won on Wednesday from
Tecumseh by an easy margin and
were doped to trip the Prepsters in
the game last night.
Auburn, another of the teams the
Platters will meet later in the season,
won a elose and hard fought battle
from Falls City, 7 to 4. The game
required two extra periods before the
Bulldogs were able to win.
RETURNS HOME
From Friday's Iaily
Miss Mildred Hull, who has teen
at an Omaha hospital for the past
two weeks recovering from her re
cent operation, has so far recovered
that she was able to return home last
evening and will now recup2iate at
the family home. The many friends
are pleased to cee her home again
and trust that she may soon be able
to resume her uoual activities.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Painter was made very happy Yed
nesday by the arrival there of a fine
little daughter. The mother and little
one are doing nicely and the occa
sion one that has brought much hap
piness to the proud father.
