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VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1934
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Beautiful
Church Wedding
Wednesday
Miss Grace Pilney Marrred to Mr.
Harvey Meisinger at the Holy
Rosary Church. t
One of the most charming of the
summer weddings was held Wednes
day morning at 8 o'clock at the Holy
Rosary church, when Miss Grace
Pilney was united in marriage to
Mr. Harvey Meisinger.
The arrival of the bridal party
was signalized by the sounding of
the notes of the bridal chorus from
"Lohengrin" .by Wagner, played by
Miss Dorothy Svoboda, the organist
of the church.
The young people advanced to the
chancel where the nuptial mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father J. J.
Kaczmarek, pastor of the church.
During the celebration of the mass
Miss Ruth Janda gave three vocal
solos including the beautiful "Ave
Maria" by Gounod.
The double ring ceremony was
used in the wedding, the rings borne
In the heart of a large rose by little
Miss Georgia Pilney, of Omaha,
niece of the bride, who wore pale
blue organdy and blue hat.
The bridal veil was borne by Shir
ley Walling, who wore white organ
dy made over yellow. She wore yel
low accessories.
The bride was charming in a floor
length gown of lace made with jacket
effect. She wore the long bridal veil
which was held in place by rhine
stones. The bridal bouquet was of tea
roses and baby breath.
The maid of honor was Miss Marie
Yelinek of Omaha, who wore yellow
organdy with picture hat and acces
sories to match.
Miss Anna Zitka was the brides
maid and made a charming picture i
in a modish long cut gown of blue
organdy made with the puffed sleeves,
wearing a white picture hat and ac
cessories to match. She carried an
arm bouquet of pink roses.
Mr. Meisinger was attended by Ed
ward Renar of Omaha as best man,
both wearing the conventional blue
suits.
The wedding breakfast was served
to the members of the bridal party
at the Pilney home.
Following the wedding at the
church the bridal couple were tend
ered a reception at 1 o'clock at the
Knights of Columbus hall where a
large party of the friends came to
tender their best wishes to this
estimable couple.
At the reception the young people
were presented with a large number
of very beautiful gifts from the many
friends that they will long cherish.
The hall was arranged in garden
flowers while the table arranged for
the wedding luncheon was in a decor
ative scheme of daisies and ferns. The
main table was featured by the hand
some wedding cake. The luncheon
was in charge of Mrs. C. F. Janda.
In the evening a large dancing
party of the friends enjoyed the oc
casion and participated In the gen
eral well wishes that were showered
on the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger are among
the well known and popular young
people of the community where they
have grown to manhood and woman
hood. The bride is the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Pilney, Sr., and was a member of the
graduating clas3 of 1932 of the
Tlattsmouth high school. The groom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mei
singer, Jr., and one of the popular
young men of the community. He is
employed at the present at Omaha.
HOLD FUNERAL SERVICE
Funeral services for Robert No
vak, 6822 South Twenty-second
street, Omaha, who was drowned In
the Missouri river while fishing Sat
urday, were held Wednesday after
noon at Larkins" mortuary, Omaha,
with burial In St. Mary cemetery. He
Is survived by his father, James, and
nine sisters. They are Mrs. M. Leo
McKeon, Mrs. Joseph Benak, Mrs.
James Picha, Mrs . Jacob Svacina,
Mrs. Frank Janousek, Mrs. Charles
Calta, Mrs. Bessie Rand, Mrs. Ivol
Snyder, all of Omaha, and Mrs. Wil
liam Curtis of Hammond, Ind.
His body, unidentified at first, was
taken from the river near this city.
WILL LOCATE IN CITY
Dr. Jerrold F. Stibal, a physician
and surgeon will locate in Platts
mouthin the near future.
Dr. Stibal is a graduate of the
University of Nebraska medical col
lege and has been located in Mich
igan for the past five years.
. He plans to have his office in the
Bates building as soon as the office
on the ground floor of the building
can be remodeled to suit his needs.
Dr. Stibal is a brother of Dr. Joe
J. Stibal who has been engaged here
as a chiropractor for the past ten
years.
F. H. Nichols
Store at Louis
ville is Robbed
Large Amonnt of Silk Hosiery, Un
derwear, Shirts, Dresses and
Cigarettes Are Taken.
From Thursday's Daily
The F. H. Nichols department store
at Louisville, one of the largest
business institutions in the cement
city, was visited last night by rob
bers who made off with loot estimat
ed at close to $100.
The store was entered by prying
open a rear window and which per
mitted the party or parties access to
the store room itself. The robbery
was discovered this morning when
one of the employes of the store com
ing to work noticed an article from
the stock that had been dropped
some distance from the store and
hurrying to the building the robbery
was revealed.
The articles taken comprised large
ly silk underwear, silk stockings,
shirts, ladies dresses as well as a
quantity of cigarettes. These were
all -light articles and it eould have
beenT' possible for someone to have
carried them away by hand.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was at
Louisville this morning checking
over the stock and endeaving to se
cure finger prints if possible of the
person who had gone through the
stock.
THIRD ANNUAL SUNSET SEE VICE
The third annual "Sunset" service
will be held in the Waubonsie State
Park, Sunday evening, July 15, be
ginning at 7:15. If weather condi
tions are too unfavorable for such
an outdoor service it will be held
a week later. It is estimated that
1500 people attended the first service
and that last year th crowd num
bered 2500. It is expected that the
attendanec this year will exceed 3000
and may reach 5000. The interest
In this service has been growing and (
more churches plan to co-operate. j
An unusual program is being of-
fered. There will be two outstand
ing musical features. The Tabor
Band numbering more than fifty and
the Men's Chorus of Villisca number
ing twenty. Herbert E. Hershey of
Nebraska City has been selected as
the poet for this year. Rev. Harry
M. Markley. D. D. of the Presbyter
ian church of Nebraska City will give
the "Sunset" message.
The hilltop on which the service
wll be held is nearly 400 feet above
the Missouri river. It gives a com
manding view of the valley through
which flows the "Muddy Waters."
The sloping hillside facing the west
provides a most wonderful natural
ampitheatre. The red man probably
used these heights for his lookouts
or for his watch fires. Beneath its
sod he buried his dead.
(No doubt many from your com
munity have attended one of these
services. They will anxiously look
for this notice. This service can be
made a distinct annual event not only
for southwestern Iowa but also for
the middle west. It is not far from
Waubonsie Park to Nebraska, Mis
souri, Kansas.)
REV. PETER JACOBS. Pres.
Shenandoah, Iowa,
HERE FROM OKLAHOMA
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richey have as
guests at their home this week,
John, Roberta and Richard Beverage,
of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The youngsters
made the trip from their home alone
to spend a short time here with the
relatives and enjoying a part of their
school vacation.
Exploding Boat
Sets Fire to Bur
lington Bridge
Gasoline Sprayed High, in Air Catches
Wooden Portions Near Central
Span Damage Light.
From Friday's Pally
This morning at C:30 the message
was received in the city that the'
Burlington railroad bridge southeast
of the city was cn fire. The Cre de
partment as well as a large group,
of citizens hurried to the scene of1
the blaze and to aid in its extinguish
ing. The fire broke out on the barge
owned by the Kansas City Bridge Co.,
when the barge was some distance
north of the bridge and started float
ing down the river with the flames
spreading and endangering the thrte
men that comprised the crew, who
were rescued by William Crebe who
was fishing near the scene and who
brought the men to shore.
The vessel had then continued cn I
down the river and lodged at the main
pier of the bridge when it was seen
by Charles McCauley who put out
in his skiff with the intention of
getting the boat started on down the
river and away from the Burlington
bridge. Mr. McCauley noticed the
flames near the barrels of gasoline
and as it was too dangerous to at
tempt to get the boat towed off lie
had difficulty in getting out of range
when the explosion took place. Mr.
McCauley states that the large firty
gallon cans were blown high in the
air and a large stock of the gasoline
in the bow suddenly exploded and
shot f.ar.ie3 over the bridge for come
distance. Mr. McCauley had secured
a fire extinguisher and ran to the
bridge and was able to get the flamea
well checked when the switch engine
arrived on the aceae.- - -. -. - - - -
The alarm given by the bridge
watchman brought a switch engine
from Pacific Junction and soon water
was playing on the fire before ex
tensive damage could be done to the
structure.
The Plattsmouth fire truck carried
their chemical tanks to the scene of
the fire and the members assisted in
getting the fire under control.
A force of section men called were
on the scene before 7 o'clock to check
the damage and make what repairs
might be necessary at once.
The smoldering ruins of the flat
boa twas caught up some distance
south of the wagon bridge and was
still smouldering as the fire on the
bridge was being fought.
WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
Mrs. James T. Eegley, who some
two weeks ago filed as one of the
candidates for the democratic nom
ination for register of deeds, Wed
nesday afternoon withdrew her
name from the list.
Mrs. Begley is withdrawing as she
has received the appointment from
Governor Bryan to a very nice posi
tion in one of the executive offices
at the state capitol and which will
make it necessary for her removing
to Lincoln to make her home.
The new position is one that is
very pleasing as it will permit Mrs.
Begley to maintain a home at Lin
coln for her son, James F. Begley, a
student at the University of Ne
braska. Mrs. Begley is very grateful to
those who have assisted her in her
candidacy but feels that the oppor
tunity that has been offered her at
Lincoln is one that she cannot afford
not to accept.
RETURNS TO THE EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Rainey and
son, Jay, of New York City, with
Mrs. Frank Cross of Columbus, Ohio,
have returned to their homes in the
east after a visit here with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Sullivan
and Mrs. W. H. Rainey. They were
accompanied home by Miss Winifred
Rainey who will visit In New York
for some time.
RETURN FROM VISIT
Miss Vera Johnson and Misa Viv
ian Moore returned Sunday fiom a
very pleasant week end at McCook,
while there visiting Miss Moore's
grandmother, Mrs. Viola Ward and
an uncle, Prof. E. A. Ward.
SUFFERS FROM INFECTION
Elmer A. Webb, who is at the
U. S. Veterans hospital i.t Lincoln,
is reported as still suffering from a
slight infection cf Uhe shoulder
which was recently operated on. The
operation had been quite successful
in lemoving the large tumor ana
it vr.s expected that Mr. Webb might
return home by the first of the pres
ent week, but an infection has de
veloped and which has made it nec
cessary for hira to remain there for
some days yet. He may, however, be
able- to be home by Sunday.
Select Young
Men for C G C
Cainp Today
Seventeen Selected and Seven Alter
nates to Report at Nebraska
City on July 3id.
From Friday's Faily
The Cass County Emergency Relief
board met at the court house today
to take up the matter of the selec
tion cf the seventeen young men who
are to represent the quoto of this
county at the examination at the
C. C. C. camp at Nebraska City on
Tuesday, July 3rd.
There were fifty-five registered for
the camp and of these the most
needed cases were selected as the
parties enrolled will make allotments
to care for their dependents, $25 be
ing allotod and $5 remaining to the
young man.
There were a large number from
Greenwod enrolled and six of the
seventeen selected were from that
community.
These who were picked in the first
seventeen were as follows:
Alvy Glen Daniels, Plattsmouth.
Homed A. Kennedy, Plattsmouth.
. .George Earl Miller; itdar Cretk.
Laurence Oxley. Cedar Creek.
Clarence V. Gardner, Eagle.
Maynard Lee Griffin, Greenwood.
James Brown, Greenwood.
Harold Breckhaga, Greenwood.
Arlo Goings. Greenwood.
Billy Pailing, Greenwood.
Ralph Palmquist, Greenwood.
Harold Edgerton, Louisville.
Truman Kilborn. Weeping Water.
Marion Kivit, Weeping Water
Oliver Blake, Weeping Water.
Elmer Eaton, Union.
Darrell Erwin, Union.
The alternates were as follows:
Arthur Burdick, Eagle.
George Rouse, Greenwood.
Lyle Anderson, Greenwood.
Donald Thomas. Plattsmouth.
Kenneth Garrison. Weeping Water.
Howell St. John, Nehawka.
Charles Clark, Union.
LOCAL YOUNG MAN HONORED
Hastings, Neb., June 28. Paul
Iverson of Plattsmouth, president of
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PAUL IVERSON
the Hastings College Y. M. C. A.,
has been chosen co-chairman of the
Rocky Mountain regional "Y" con
ference at Estes Park, Colorado, and
president of the Rocky Mountain
Field Council, Its governing body.
He succeeds Meredith Nelson, Uni
versity of Nebraska law student.
ENJOY VISIT HERE
Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas of
Springfield, Missouri, are here for a
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James M. Robertson, Mrs. Douglas
being a sister of Mr. Robertson. They
are also planning on a visit at Falls
City with a daughter and from there
will go on to Kansas City and thence
home to Springfield.
Silver Wedding
of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Swatek
Surprised by a Party of Gome Seventy
Friends at Their Home in
Honor of Event.
From Saturday's Dally
Twenty-five years ago in this city
occurred the marriage of Miss Jose
phine Jelinek to Mr. W. A. Swatek,
r.ad last evening a party of some
seventy cf the frier.d3 gathered at
thfir home to see that the event was
properly observed.
Mr. and Mrs. Swatek had expected
to s-pend the anniversary very quiet
ly at their home and were very much
surprised when the bevy of friends
came to give them a surprise.
The party were soon made at home
and the evening spent in visiting and
at games in which a great deal of
pleasure v.a3 derived by all of the
members of the party and the bride
and groom of twenty-five years ago
showered with the wishes that they
might be able to observe the golden
anniversary in the years to come. i
The guests of honor were present
ed with a handsome silver serving
tray as a token of the esteem of the
friend3 and of the silver anniversary
that was being observed.
The members of the jolly party
had come with well laden baskets
and which were filled with all or
the good things for a very dainty
luncheon served at an appropriate
hour.
The out of town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs John Kramolisch. Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Swatek. Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Jelinek and family, Mrs. Ed
Swatek, Mrs. James Szojetk, Miss
Adelia Steelier, Mrs. Mary Swatek,
all of Omaha.
FUNERAL OF MRS. BALDWIN
The funeral services for Mrs.
Daniel Baldwin were held Wednes
day at the Sattler funeral home at
Fourth and Vine streets and attend
ed by a large number of the old
time friends ana neighbors of this
city as well as a number from Coun
cil Bluffs.
The service was in charge of Rev.
C. O. Troy, pastor of the First Meth
odist church who brought words of
comfort to the bereaved family and
the old friends.
The musical numbers for the serv
ice were two duets by two of the
friends from Council Bluffs, the selec
tions being, "In the Garden" and
"In the Sweet Bye and Bye."
The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery west of this city.
Mrs. Baldwin was formerly Miss
Minnie Smothers of this city and re-!
sided here in her younger years and
has a large circle of friends in the
community who have felt her death
very keenly.
FILES FOR COUNTY CLERK
Bernard G. Wurl, well known resi
dent cf this city, Friday afternoon
filed for the democratic nomination
for the office of county clerk. Mr.
Wurl has made his home in this city
for a long period of years, being en
gaged in the cigar manufacturing
business here with his brothers and
later conducting the factory himself.
He later served as city clerk of
Plattsmouth for several terms mak
ing an excellent record in that office.
Mr. Wurl has been engaged In Epecial
government work in the office of the
register of deeds for the past several
months.
The entrance of Mr. Wurl makes
two filings on each of the party
tickets, Bruce A. Rosencrans having
filed several weeks ago for the dem
ocratic nomination while on the re
publican ticket County Clerk George
R. Saylcs and Otto A. Keck are the
candidates.
ENJOYS FAMILY REUNION
Mrs. Charles Hitt is at Oxford,
Nebraska, where she attended a fam
ily reunion on the occasion of the
celebration of the ninety-second
birthday of her father, Peter Fritzer.
Mr. Fritzer is one of the few surviv
ing veterans of the civil war left in
Nebraska and for his age has excel
lent health. While Mrs. Hitt is in
the west Mrs. Gertrude Gamblin is
here to look after the home.
PAYS VISIT TO CITY
From Saturday's Dally
Benjamin Windham, former Platts
mouth man, was in the city for a
few hours today locking after some
matters of business and visiting with
the old time friends in this commun
ity. Mr Windham is a son cf the
late R. B. Windham and has in re
cent years resided in Oakland, Cali
fornia, recently returning to Omaha
where he and his wife and four chil
dren are residing at the present
time. Mr. Windham is looking fine
and had the pleasure of meeting many
of the old associates while here.
Well Known
Young People
Wedded Today
Miss Isabelle Dew and Mr. Lester B.
Stepp Married This Morning by
Judge Chas. L. Graves.
From Saturday's Daily
This morning the marriage of Miss
Mahala Isabelle Dew and Mr. Lester
B. Stepp occurred, the marriage lines
being read by Judge Charles L.
Graves.
The young people will make this
city their home for the present at
least, the groom being engaged here
in government work on the Missouri
river improvemnt program, they ex
pecting to start housekeeping at
once.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dew and
has grown to womanhood in this city,
receiving her education in the schools
of this city and graduating in the
class of 1S34.
The many friends of the young
people will Join in their well wishes
to Mr. and Mrs. Stepp for many years
of happiness and success In the year
to come.
PLAY DOUBLE HEADER
From Saturday's Dal'y
Last evening at Athletic park the
Eagles and Orphans were the winners
in the current games staged, the
Eagles winning easily from the Ca
naries by the score of 19 to 8, play
ing a fine quality of ball all through
the contest. The Orphans turned
back the American Legion by the
score of 12 to 7.
The Eagles had an early start and
were effective in their hiting. Owing
to the absence of the scorekeeper
there was no box score kept of the
contest.
In the second game the contest was
more evenly divided and the Legion
made a bid for victory in the last
inning but were unable to overcome
the lead of their opponents. Young
hurled the game for the Orphans
and Kerold for the Legion.
The box score of the game:
Orphans
AB R II PO A K
G. Keil, rf 5 1 0 0 0 0
McCrary, rs 4 1 0 6 0 0
Wehrbein. ss 4 1 2 6 2 3
C. Keil. lb 4 2 3 3 0 1
Kaffen'ger, 3b .400020
Hatt. If 3 3 110 0
Galloway, cf 4 3 3 1 1 0
Buttery, c 4 0 1 2 0 0
Bulin, 2b 2 1113 1
Young, p 4 0 1 0 0 0
Born, 2b 2 0 110 1
Woster, 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 12 13 21 8 6
Legion
ah n ii ro a e
Rhodes, 3b 4 2 1 3 5 1
Taylor, lb 4 2 3 8 1 0
Hilt ss 4 13 15 5
Westover, If 4 1 1 0 0 0
Marshall, rs 4 0 0 2 0 1
Nord, cf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Kalacek. c 4 13 10 0
Niel, 2D 4 0 1 3 2 0
Herold, p 3 0 0 2 0 0
Chavonek, rf 10 0 10 1
Galloway, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0
38 7 13 21 11 8
Umpires: Shellenbarger, Haudley,
Taylor. Struck out by Herold, 2.
Base3 on balls off Young 1.
PROTECTED FROM DROUTH
W. F. Evers, superintendent of the
Nebraska Masonic Home, was at the
Journal office today and left a speci
men of a drouth defying beet that
had been taken from the garden at
the Home. The beet in seeking mois
ture had produced a root that meas
ured some twenty-five inches in
length and was one that could reach
the subsoil moisture easily.
Methodism
Has Observance
of Jason Lee
First Methodist Missionary to Visit
Nebraska Honored in Parade
cf Church Membc-rs.
The observance of the anni vr-n-ary
of the arrival in Nebraska of Ja-oii
Lee, first of the missionaries of the
church was observed Friday at Omaha
with all of the churches in this sec
tion of the state participating.
The First Methodist church of this
city, founded in 1SSS5, was cue of
the oldest churches in the st;ite to
be represented in the parade, a dec
orated float in purple and orange
representing the church organization.
Jason Lee was represented at the
head of the parade in a covered
wagon, a reproduction of that with
which he had made the Journey to
the Oregon country in the early days
of the last century, carrying the
message of the church to the p-eple
in the sparsely settled west.
All departments of the church or
ganization was represented in t l:e
great parade that so vividly pro
trayed the life cf the religious body
that is one cf the largest in the state.
P. T. JOHNSON CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
P. T. Johnson, supeitntendeiit of
the Murdock schools has filed for the
office of county superintendent and
his splendid record shows that he in
amply qualified to fill tin position
which he is asking for. The fact
that he has remained at Murdock Tor
five years and is
returning again is
sufiicient evidence
of his ability and
qualifications.
Mr. J o-h n s o n
was "superintend
ent of the Hallam
public schools one
year; of the Un
adilla schools two
years, and has
been superintend
ent at Murdock,
Cass county's second largest consoli
dated rural school, for the pa:;t live
years. He is a graduate of the Kan
sas City, Kansas high school ami of
the University of Nebraska's College
of School Administration. He has
done ppeciial post-graduate study i:i
school supervision in the University
for four summers recently.
Mr. Johnson has resided in Ne
braska for seventeen years. He is
married and has two children. He is
a member and officer of the Masonic
lodge at Elmwood. Elmwood Leader
Echo.
OLD FRIENDS MEET
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johnston and
family from Watertown, South Dak
ota, on their way to Chariton, Iowa,
stopped to visit Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Chrisweisser and Miss Ruth Ferric at
the Coronado apartments. The
Johnston family was received with
a hearty welcome after not seeing
them for five years. Old tiir.e fi icmli
and schoolmates were discussed in tin
short time the Johnstons i-'..iye!.
They planned to make ('In rUo-i.
Iowa, before Wednesday i.ior.ii:'?.
The Chriswc-issers plan on taking
a trip to Watertown some time in the
near future.
TO WITNESS HAIT.EST
From Thursday laily
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Bfker, Mrs.
Robert Troop and daughter ami
George M. Hild cepr.ried early this
morning for Grant, Nebraska, where
they will spend a f.w days during
the wheat harvest in that section of
the state. Mrs. Troop will visit with
her parents who reside near Grant
and the other members of the family
look over their land interests in that
section.
C. L. Stull, who also hai extensive
land Interests near Grant, expects to
leave on Friday for the west pnrt of
the state to be present at the havest.
From Tl'ursila yV Daily
Miss Marie Nelcon of Lincoln, who
has been here as a guest cf Miss
Marjorie Fitch, departed today for
Omaha to visit her sister, Mrs. Roy
Perkins and from there will go onto
her home.
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