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Uebr. State Historical Society VOL. NO. L PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2S, 1934. NO. 42 Popular Young People Wedded at Omaha Sunday Miss' Maxine Canterbury and Mr. Donald Rainey Wedded at Im manuel Baptist Church. The wedding of two of the well known young people of this city oc curred on Sunday afternoon at the Immanuel Baptist church at Omaha, when Miss Maxine Canterbury and Mr. Donald Rainey were joined in the bonds of wedlock. The marriage lines were read by Rev. Alvard, pastor of the church, and the ceremony was witnessed by Gilbert H. Hirz of this city as best man and Miss May Weiser, aunt of the bride. Following the wedding ceremony the bridal party returned to this city where they visited with the relatives and friends for a short time. Later they returned to Omaha where they are to make their home in the future. The bride has made her home in this city for the past several months and is a graduate of the Central high school of St. Joseph, Missouri, in which city she has made her home since childhood. A lady of much charm of personality she has made a large circle of friends in the com munity since her residence here. The groom i3 the youngest son of Mrs. W. H. Rainey and was born and reared in this city where he grad uated from the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1930. He is at the present time in the employe of the Omar Baking Co., at Omaha. The many friends here will join in their best wishes to the young people for many years of happiness and success in the years to come. MARRIED AT OMAHA On Saturday evening ai t-e homt of the bride's parents at Omaha, oc curred the marriage of Miss Lucille Hertz and Mr. Manuel Boetel. The wedding ceremony was held on the lawn of the home where In the beau tifully arranged settings the young people plighted their faith. Following the wedding the mem bers of the bridal party, comprising the relatives and friends, tendered the young people a fine reception, and which was featured by the fine lunch eon served. Sunday the young people motored to this city to visit the relatives here for the day, motoring over the city to view the various places of interest In the boyhood home of the groom. The groom is the youngest son of Frank Boetel of this city where he was born and spent his boyhood days, lie is now engaged as a night watch man at the Armour Packing plant in Omaha. The bride is one of the accomplish ed young ladies of the south side and where she has grown to womanhood and has a very large circle of warm friends. PASSING OF "ROD" "Rod" long a familiar figure to the residents in the business section of the city and watchdog for many years at the Thierolf clothing store is no more. "Rod" had reached the age of furteen years, a long life for a member of the canine family and had finally become in such shape that he could hardly get around and on Friday suffered an attack that para lyzed his legs and made necessary his removal to the dog hospital at Omaha but it was found that his ex treme age made it impossible to give him relief and accordingly he was put-out of his troubles at the hospital. Since a small dog "Rod" has been accustomed to remain in the cloth ing store at nights and made a very effective watchdog for the premises and become a great favorite to all In the main section of the city with whom he had become attached. GIVES INTERESTING TALK From Monday's Daily Miss Alice Funk, graduate of the Kansas City Deaconess school, spoke at the Friendship hour at the Meth odist church last evening. Miss Funk spoke on "The Skyline of Christian ity," giving a most interesting dis cussing. The speaker showed the grasp of her subject and afforded the audience a rare treat. MARRIED AT LINCOLN Miss Emma Eppings and Mr. Carl Buck accompanied by Mrs. John Buck and Mrs. J. K. Eppings, drove to Lincoln Thursday June 21 where Miss Eppings and Mr. Buck were married at 3 o'clock. The wedding party returned to the bride's home where supper was served to the fam ilies of the bride and groom. Later in the evening they left for York, Neb., where the groom has provided a home for the coming of the bride. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Eppings of Murdock and a former Plattsmouth girl. The groom is a son of Mr. end Mrs. John Buck of Murdock. The many friends of this popular young couple are extending their best wishes for their happiness and suc cess in their new home. Greenwood Man Killed in Auto Accident John Lohmeier Fatally Hurt and; Carl Wiedeman Severely Injured in Wreck Saturday. John Lohmeier, 65, Green wood farmer was killed there at 5 p. m. Saturday when his car overturned into a ditch about one-half mile north of town on a dirt road. Carl Wiede man, Greenwood, who was riding with him, escaped with slight in juries. Wfedeman said he noticed a tire going fat just before the fatal ac ciden; and that he called the at tention of Lohmeier to it but the car went into the ditch and over turned before it could he stopped. It overturned two or tiiiee times, coming to rest right side up. Dr. N. D. Talcott, .Greenwood was summoned but, J ound the man dead. He said bruises on the head of Lohmeier indicated a possible brain concussion. The car top was badly demolished. Mr. Lohmeier was unmarried and roomed in town. He and Wiedeman were on the way to the former's rented farm one mile north of town to examine damage wrought by chinch bugs. Dr. Talcott made an unsuccessful attempt to reach County Attorneyj Kieck. He said there would be no investigation by county officials, how ever, as all details of the accident were known. He is survived by two half bro thers, Fred Lohmeier, Emerald, and August Lohmeier, Lincoln, and six half sisters, Mrs. L. Rumge, Kano rado, Kas. ; Mrs. J. (T. Berg, Mrs. Amelia Becker and Miss Minnie Loh meier, all of Lincoln; Mrs. C. A. Becker, Boring, Ore., and Mrs. Aug ust Schmidt, Chappel, Neb. OPPONENTS FAIL TO APPEAR The tennis players from the Dewey Ave. courts failed to show up Sun day, although the Omaha papers carried the report of the postponed match, all Omaha tennis players were A. W. O. L. in riattsmouth Sunday. Several ladder matches were plaj ed Sunday. Fitch defeating Hall fj climb into No. 4 position by 6 6-, 6-3. Marshall defeated Sayles 0-4, 6-2 to climb from 7th to 6th position on the ladder. The standings i.ie: Rev. Pali!, Mason, Giles, Fitch. Hall, Marshall. Sayles, Dcvoe, Shr.rholz, Comstoek, Ralph Lr.rson, Wescott. Intensive rractic will start for the Lawhr vup series play this week The squa-.l will be gieatly strength ened by the addition of Ralph Lr :on an experienced iietster. Leading contestnvfs for the two singles posi tions are oayles, Raiph Larson, Mar shall, G:le Fitch and Mason. The selection of the doubles team is still in doubt although the strongest one possible will represent the club. Drawing for the Southeastern Dis trict will be made some time af-.p'' Wednesday the 271 h. The play will bo on an tlininition basis. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ofe, Jr., who with Mrs. James Mauzy and Howard Hirz have been on a motor trip to the Yellowstone National park, re turned home Monday after a most delightful outing that included all of the many interesting spots in that section of the west. Party and Dime Shower Given for Mrs. Chet Wiles Some Seventy Invited Gests Join in the Delightful Event Held at the Wiles Home. Mrs. Chester L. "Wiles, one of the ( brides of the late spring season, was the honor guest at a party and dime shower held at the Wiles home at Mynard on last Friday afternoon. There were some seventy invited guests present to take part in the pleasures of the afternoon. The guests were received in the reception hall by Mrs. Sherman Cole, who rlso had charge of the dimes and with the assistance of Mrs. Fred Trilety, placed the dimes together with the names of the donors, into i small packages, tied with pink baby ribben and deposited in a basket. After the guests were seated two contests conducted by Mrs. Glenn Wiles and Mrs. Roy O. Cole in which thur Wcteakan d Mrs EdSpan ler. Much to the surprise ct the recent bride, Mrs. Wiles, a miniature wed ding party descended the stairway to the strains of Lohengren's wedding march, played by Mrs. Roy O. Cole and marching thru the living rooms, paused in the large doorway between the two living rooms, where the bridal party took their places, under a huge white paper wedding bell. with a smaller bell on either side, and white crepe paper festoons caught at the sides, forming the drapes, and making a lovely retting lor the miniature party. The first to enter was the minister, Clarke Wiles, wearing white trousers and long, black coat, and spectacles; then the ring bearer, little Mary Margaret Cole in white embroidered organdy, carrying a small satin pillow, upon which was the rose that concealed the wedding ring; the two little flower girls, Eloise Cole, in pink, and Nancy Jane Tilety :n orchid, each carrying small baskets of flowers, en tered together, followed by the bridesmaid. Shirley Wheeler, in blue, carrying a bouquet of white daisies; lastly the bride and groom made their appearance. The bride, Betty Ann Albert in blue chiffon, with veil, that was held in place by a wreath of lilies-of-the-valley, and carrying a bouquet of pink roses. The groom was dressed in all white. After the ceremony the bridal party wended their way slowly thru the rooms, amid the ap plause of the guests. Mrs. Wiles was next seated in the opening between the living rooms and was showered with the neatly tied packages of dimes, by the little girls in the bridal party. As she opened the packages and read the names of the donors, she dropped the "dimes" into a toy bank which was filled to capacity. Refreshments were served from the dining room where the plates, nap kins, silverware and wafers were placed, and Mrs. Fred Trilety and Mrs. Chester Wiles were in charge of the serving. Mrs. Wiles nerving the brick ice cream. The tables carried out the color scheme of pink and white, with the lace table cloth and pink and white festoons suspended from the ceiling to the four corners, forming a canopy over the table, and a low bowl of pink sweet peas formed the center piece. The hostesses were Mesdames Sherman Cole, Roy o. Cole, Glenn Wiles and C. L. Wiles. DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT The death of Mrs. Daniel T. Bald win, 45, former resident of this city, occurred on Sunday at Mills, Nebras ka, death coming as the result of an attack of heart trouble. The deceased lady was best known here as Minnie Smothers or Richard son, the family making their home here over a period of years. Mrs. Baldwin is survived by her husband and one daughter, Irma as well as a half brother and sister, John Richardson of this city and Mrs. J. B. Higley of Council Bluffs. The funeral will be held in this city on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock and the interment be at the Oak Hill cemetery. FILES FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS From Monday's DalTj- Mrs. Edna D. Shannon, who has been engaged here for some weeks in working in the office of Register of Deeds Miss Lillian White, en gov ernmental record work, today filed fcr the republican nomination for that office. Mrs. Shannon is a former occupant of this office as sua was first elected in the fall of 19 IS ar.d held this of fice for two four year terms, retir ing from the office in 1927. Since her retirement from office Mrs. Shannon has resided at Weep ing Water where she has spent the greater part of her lift-time. The many friends over the county will be interested in learning that she will be a candidate ;-t the August primary. Find Body of Man Floating in Missouri River! Identified as Albeit liovak, 39, of Omaha, Fisherman No Marks of Violence on Body. Monday afternoon Robert Stewart, fisherman, discovered the body, of a man in the waters of the Missouri river east of this city and brought the body to shore. It was the body of a rar.u appar ently about forty-five or fifty years of age, weighing from 150 to 170 pounds. The man was dressed in wo:k clothes and wore a gray sweat shirt. There were no marks of iden tification to be found ar.d a white handled pocket knife was the only article found in his pockets. There were no marks of violence on the body whichi had apparently been in the water about three or four days. ; This morning relatives ol Albert Novak, missing from home for the past several days was here and made identification of the; body as that of the missing man. Mr. Novak was a fisherman at Omaha and disappeared several days ago from his home where he resides with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Novak. The body was taken to the Strcight funeral home and owing to the con dition was interred at the Oak Hill cemetery. SHOWER FOR MISS' VALLERY Mrs. Carl Schneider was Hostess Monday afternoon at a most charm ing glass shower in honor of Miss Helen Vallery, who is to be one of the bride's of the summer season. The home was arranged in a color scheme of blue and white, the sum mer flowers being used in the dec orative plan. There were five tables of bridge and in the playing Mrs. Hilt Martin was the winner of the high score and Miss Gertrude Vallery. the consola tion prize. In honor of the occasion Miss Val lery was showered with a beautiful array of presents that will serve to remind her of the friends as she goes to her new home. Out of town guests were Miss Pauline Adams, Mrs. Ross Nichols, Mrs .Howard Layman. Mrs. Louis Wright, all of Louisville. CHARLES P. HALL DIES Charles P. Hall, S5, resident of Nebraska for the past eighty years, died Monday afternoon at 1627 So. 22 St., Lincoln, his home since 1928. He stil owned the homestead he took when he was 18, between Nehawka and Elmwood, altho he had retired from farming some time ago. Surviv ing are his wife, Estella Co., two daughters, Mrs. Julia Luff of Una dilla, and Mrs. Flora Shick of Elm wood; seven sons, Lyman and Elmer of Trenton, Luther of Rogers, Ark., Edwin, Myrl and Eugene of Elm wood, and Waite of Unadilla; fifteen grandchildren and seven great grand children. ENJOYS FISHING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Charles Petersen, Jr., and family are spending a short time at East Battle Lake, Minnesota, where they are fishing and motoring through! that section of the northern state. Quick Action Saves the Life of Murray Seedman Ray Fredrick Misses Having Truck Struck by Train by Only Slight Margin Near St. Paul. Ray Frcdrkh, the Murray seed man, had a very narrow escape from death on last Friday evening about seven o'clock as he was approaching the city of St. Paul, Nebr., when he with some ten thousand pounds cf seed corn was making a delivery cf seed to a client at St. Taul. Mr. Fredrick was well acquainted with the country but the road had been changed and as he was driving along with his truck making about 45 miles per hour and was nearing a railroad j crossing a short freight train shot out from behind a sand li ill but little over a hundred feet in advance of ! his truck. Ray first applied the breaks, but seeing that would put him on the railroad track about the time the engine was there he quick ly turned the truck to the old road bod, but as he passed over the should er he struck soft sand and into which the front wheels cf the truck sank up to the axle and when the rear wheels struck the ditch the truck rolled over and over, the second time lighting itself, throwing Mr. Fred rick a number of feet into the ad jacent field. Another car was following and was also attempting to pass the truck at the time and seeing the truck turn over turned the other way to the right and were able to stop. When Mr. Fredrick was thrown from ths car. he passed through the windshield and lost consciousness but immediately got up and came back to the truck and the people took him in their car,, taking him to St. Paul-three--miles away and placed him in the hospital. This was on Friday night and Mr. Fredrick did not regain consciousness until last Saturday morning and was brought home on Sunday. He is getting along nicely now con sidering the severity of his injuries. He is kept in bed for the present. Mr. Fredrick remembers of having fifty-three dollars in his pocket but when he came to himself at the? hos pital he only had twenty-nine dol lars, where the remainder went no one knows. The firm to whom he wr.s taking the seed corn hearing of the accident took their truck and went to get the corn. Mr. Fredrick is hoping to be out in a few days. CONGRESSMAN MOREHEAD HERE From Wednesday's Dally Congressman and Mrs John II. Morehead of Falls City were in Plattsmouth for a few hours today en route from their home to Omaha, stopping nere lor a Drcaiuast. t on- gressman Morehead is enjoying the vacation from the long grind of con gres and is busy looking after bib farms and other interests in Nebras ka at this time. They were accom panied by John Shafcr, a manager of one of the Morehead farms and who with the congressman was en route to the stockyards where a large shipment of their cattle was on the market. Congressman Morehead stated that he had felt well pleased at the many letters and calls from friends urging him to file for United States senator on the democratic ticket, but he had made no definite decision as yet. SPENDS SUNDAY HERE D. O. Dwyer, attorney for the Home Loan Corporation of Nebraska, was here over Sunday to visit with the family here and look after a few of the local matters at his office. Mr. Dwyer likes his new position very much and finds a great deal of busi ness accumulated to be taken up in regard to the home owners aid. The Home Loan department of the NRA has been a great aid tea large number over the state In saving their homes and restoring a large amount of taxes to the various governmental units that otherwise would be lost. Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Davis and Attorney A. L. Tidd were at Lincoln today where they were called to look after some matters of business for a short time. SALE DRAWS LARGE CROWDS The closing out sale of the Thier olf clothing store has attracted some of the largest crowds that have been seen in the city for many months and from the opening hours of the morning until the store is closed at night there is a flood or interested shoppers. Saturday the crowds in the store was so large that it was hard to serve all of those who were seeking to take advantage of the evcellent bargains that are a part of the clos ing out sale. The prices have been set for quick moving and affords the opportunity of securing the very best goods on the market at prices that connot be touched anywhere else with the constantly mounting cost of clothing f all kinds. Rotary Club Hears Details of Physician's Work Dr. R. P. Westover, Member of Local; Club Speaker at Luncheon on Tuesday at Hotel Riley. Dr. It. P. Westover, well known local physician, wa3 the speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary club Tuesday, taking up the details of his profesion in handling many of the cases that come to his hands daily in the practice of the profes sion. Dr. Westover's remarks were most interesting and covered the methods of dealing with many accidents such as burns and bone fractures, sun stroke and other accidental injuries, covering the field in a thorough manner that proved most en lighting to the members of the club. President L. O. Minor, presided over the session of the club in his usual genial manner. The club had their new song leader, George Jeager, in action, leading the members in the songs that are a feature of the Rotary luncheons and always an enjoyed! feature. PACKERS TAKE GAME The Norfolk Packing Co. team of the Kittenball league last evening were the winners over the Mynard Ccrnhuskers in a close contest win ning by the score of 10 to 7. Liv ingston and Charles Nelson were the opposing hurlers. In the fourth inning the Packers made five of their runs when they hit Livingston hard. The box score: Norfolk Packers ah rt II 1 1 1 o u 2 1 1 1 0 TO 0 12 S 2 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 j Chandler rs i Ehroeder, lb 1 nin or n o 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 o 2 1 o jiojfe 'oD 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 p. Nelson 3b r.roman, rf Glaze, If Beins, cf Bushnell, ss C. Nelson, p Christ, ss 40 10 14 24 24 11 Mynard AB 11 11 l'O A Spangler, 2b 3 2 2 5 1 Carey, rf 4 0 0 0 0 Hild. If 4 0 12 0 Meisingcr, s 4 1 0 0 3 Leonard, 3b 3 0 2 2 2 Zimmerman, lb 4 0 1 7 0 Beckman, cf 4 0 0 1 0 Gansemer, rs 4 1 1 3 1 Smith, 1c 3 113 0 Livingston, p 2 2 111 35 7 9 24 S 4 Umpires: Taylor, Ault, Schneider. Struck out by Livingston, 2; by Nel son, 4. Bases on balls off Livingston, 2; off Nelson, 3. MANY ATTEND HEARING Frorn Wednesday's Daily There was a large number of the residents of Weeping Water in the city todr.y to attend the hearing of the case of Michelson vs. the City of Weeping Water. The case is one in which the plaintiff seeks to prevent the city of Weeping Water from dis continuing the water service to him. The larger part of the city govern ment of Weeping Water was here to- day including Mayor Troy L. Davis, W. L. Hobson. Frank Wood. The pliantiff is represented by At torney W. L. Dwyer while the de fendants are represented by C. E. Tefft and W". A. Roberts in. Urge Harvest Laborers to Re main at Home Unusual Weather Conditions Have Bi ought Harvest in Most of Wheat States at Once. "Due to lack of moisture and in tense heat, this year an unusually large area of the Big Wheat lit li has been thrown into harvest at the siini time. This week, with continued favorable weather, Texas. Oklahoma. Kansas and Nebraska will be cutting and threshing tsimiltaut'ously. In spite of heavy abandonment of sow n acreage and light yields in most sec tions, this condition results in the temporary employment of a large number of harvest laborers. Yet laborers should not go to the HiR Wheat Belt with the expectation of securing work, since the unemploy ment situation in these states makes ta,:; ailable many local men. Even cse who secure work in the harvest fields will be employed but a s !urt time In south central Kansas, from the Oklahoma line to Wichita, harvest is about 50 per cent completed. By the first of this week harvest should be under way to the north line of the State and starting in southern Nebraska. A special agent of the Farm Placement Service is in the Panhan dle of Texas, another in Oklahoma, and three in Kansas all patrolling the highways in automobiles, giving information, placing laborers among growers, turning back such workers as are not needed and helping to prevent surpluses in towns within the wheat area. They report suilici ent labor to meet needs, with sur pluses at only a few ioints, and these mostly boys or men inexperienced iu harvest work. Wages quite generally are Jl.CU to f2 per day for shocking and 20c to 25c per hour for threshing. Theic is a wide range in wages for com bine operators, probably averaging from $2.50 to 03 per day. Nebraska will produce only about one-third of a normal crop, while small grain in the Dakotas is no near a total failure that available lebor within the states will be far in ex cess of harvest demands. All harvest laborers should remain at home unless they have made prev ious and dependable arrangements with individual wheat growers for jobs. ENTERTAINS FOR MISS VALLERY Saturday mcrning Miss Helen Far ley. Mrs. Charles Tunnel and Mits E! Helen Wiles entertained at a pre- r.uptial breakfast in honor of Miss Helen Vallery. The event was held at the charm ing Wiles country home and where a party of the young friends of the bride-to-be joined in the kitchen shower, a very large number of ar ticles being received by the gust-of-honor which will serve as remem brances of the friends in the future years. Bridge was enjiyed ar.d in this Miss Otia Grove; receive 1 lh: hiftti score. Out of town gucrta were Mi:;;; Mil dred Crowcll of Omaha a:;d Mr. Lambie of Fremont, Nebraska. ARRIVAL OF IITTIE DAUGHTER Friends here have received word of the birth to Mr. ar.d Mrs. Ilailey Cecil of Denver of a fine citht pound daughter. The little otic was born on Sunday at the Prpsbytcrian hospital at Denver and wtih the mother i. cooing very nicely. Mr. and 1.1 it.. William Baird, the grandparents or the little lady, have been at Denver for the past several weeks and were present to gree t the addition to their family circle. Mrs. Cecil was form erly Sarah Baird of this city. RECEIVES PLEASANT 2IEWS The many friends will be pleased to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Leo TLim gan of South Bend were made very happy Monday by the birth of a fine little daughter to them. The mother and little one are doing very nicely. Mrs. Thimgan was formerly Miss Hazel Iverson of this city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ivcrhon.