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Nehr. State Historical Society VOL. NO. II PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1935. 110. 13 W.H. Kroger is District Legion Commander Well Known Nehawka Veteran Se lected at Syracuse ; E. 0. Vroman of This City, Co. Commander The district American Legion con vention at Syracuse on Wednesday was attended by some twenty-five of the members of the Legion and Aux iliary from this city aB well as large delegations from Weeping Water, Ne hawka and Greenwood to participate in the interesting meeting. The convention was very spirited and the balloting brought the great est interest from the delegates of the various counties of the district. The twelfth district is composed of Cass, Otoe, Lancaster and Seward counties and all of whom were well repre sented. In the selection of the district com mander the convention chose Wil liam H. Kruger, of Nehawka, one of the best known service men of Cass county and who has been one of the successful commanders of the Ne hawka post of the American Legion. Mr. Kruger is a live wire and hard worker for the veteran cause and will make a fine and capable leader in the district. In the selection of the Cass county commander, the convention named Eugene O. Vroman of Plattsmouth as the county commander. Mr. Vro man was in the navy during the world war and has been one of the active figures in the local Legion and is at this time the finance officer of the post and also a member of the city council. The Auxiliary litdies selected as the county president Mrs. R. J. Larson of this city, a former unit president of the Plattsmouth Auxiliary and one of the active leaders In the activities of the organization since her resi dence here. DO A GOOD WORK The members of the Mynard com munity club, always a live wire group as well as the men of the congrega tion of the United Brethren church at that place, have Just performed another of their many commendable deeds. The Misses Grace and Louise Vallery who are living on their farm west of Mynard offered to the com munity club and church a large amount of timber on the farm for cutting and use. The men of that community with their commendable spirit responded and the sound of the saw and the ax was heard for sev eral days and a fine array of wood cut for the use of the church and com munity building. The wood was hauled in by the men and racked near the community structure for use when needed. This is a fine Bpirit and another showing of what the Mynard bunch can do when they start something as has been shown in the many fine features that they have contributed to the fall festival in this city in the last few years. UNION SCHOOLS HAVE VACANCIES The board of education of Union la faced with the proposition of fill ing three teaching positions In the schools of that place occasioned by the resignation of Superintendent J. D. Marcell, Principal Hoffman and Miss Gertrude Chittenden, which was received several days ago. The resig nations were accepted by the board and who will now have the task of filling these. Superintendent Marcell will go to Arizdna where he has a position and expects to move his family there for their future home, following the close of the school term at Union. Mr. Hoffman, who has been very success ful as a baseball coach will also go to another position In a larger school. Miss Chittenden is expecting to at tend college to complete her work for a degree. VISIT AT KANSAS CITY Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lillie and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Campbell are to visit over Sunday at Kansas City where they are to be the guests of friends and relatives and Mr. Lillie -will leok after some business mat ters in that city for a few days. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Hiilard Grassman, who has been at the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha for the past two weeks, returned home eWdnesday afternoon to finish his recuperation here. Mr. Grassman was very critically ill for several days when first taken to Omaha, but ral lied nicely and it is expected will soon be on the highway to complete recovery. He will, however, have to remain inactive for some time before he can resume his usual activities The many friends are delighted to have him back home and to know that he is doing so nicely. River Work in This Section is Now Reviving Kansas City Bridge Co. and He George Contractors Start Work on Projects Near Here. From Thursday's Dally The work on the river improve ment program In this vicinity was revived today when a number of ad ditional workers were called back into service after several weeks of idleness due to weather and river conditions that made it difficult to carry on the work. The Kansas City Bridge Co., that has contracts north of this city along the Missouri and the mouth of the Platte, had a number of their men back in service and the McGeorge Co., that has been doing work on the Missouri river east of Union, also took on a number of their former workers. . The clearing up of the river and the springlike conditions should per-, mlt the resumption or w-ork in " all lines of the river work and give em ployment to increasing numbers of the residents of this section. One of the gratest detriments that the local employment office has found as to local employment Is the large number registered from other pointfe after being here for the required six months and which has added to the difficulty of getting local people placed that otherwise would have been in line for the work. PREPARE RADIO PROGRAM Sunday. March 17th, the day set apart for the sons of Erin in what ever part of the world they may be, haa been selected by the Knights of Columbus for the opening whistle in the mobilization for Catholic action in every community where Catholic people are found. The program will embrace the great Irish tenor, John McCormack, Martin H. Carmotly, grand knight of the K. of C, William P. Larkin and John B. Kennedy. The program will be heard over the National Broadcasting company's blue network from 12:15 to 12:45, central standard time. Locally the program will be heard over radio sta tion KOIL at Council Bluffs. CLAIMS NOW BEING PUBLISH ED FOR JANUARY SERVICE The claim bills now being publish ed in the Journal are for January services and allowed at the February meetings of the commissioners. In asmuch as the Journal is just starting the publication of semi-official board proceedings, it was thought best to begin with current year bills for the first month of the year, which were allowed early last month. In a short time we will be able to complete the list of claims allowed at February meetings and will continue with the March claims, which will be for ser vices rendered in February. These were passed upon by the board at its meetings last week. VISITING IN THE CITY Mrs. Don Bagnall, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, arrived In the city Wed nesday afternoon for a visit in the city with the old friends. Mrs. Bag nall was formerly Miss Josephine Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson and a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, pioneer residents of this community. While In the city Mrs. Bagnall is a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Milford B. Bates and family. Business Men's Ad Club Endorses Warrant Change rrr-ii c t j tt n t worry to the members of their fam Will Support and Urge Conversion of . . ' , . , , . Miae TVio ft i r'txvti ccn rr-Y,rr fni trio Viiy -ittibu:! en warrants miu I T A J TTT i T A Bonds on April 2nd. The Business Men's Ad club at their nieetine on Wednesday noon ; vote.l to endorse the plan of the cityas a lark dec:dd to specd the niht government for the conversion of in a shed at the home of one of the present outstanding registered war rants into low interest rate bonds. The proposition that is being sub mitted to a vote of the people at the general city election on April 2nd, is to have these warrants, which new draw five and a half, six, and in a few cases seven per cent, into bends that can be secured at as low as four per cent or less and save the people of the city from $700 to $1,000 each year in interest. Mnyor Lushinsky and the members of the council have presented this proposition as a part cf their plan to cut the cost cf government to a lower figure and which will materially help to lessen the interest charge which is the largest item that the city must carry. The Ad club members will urge the adoption of the conversion plan in the interest of saving the commun ity higher Interest rates. The club also discussed plans for the spring activities that will soon be started In the line of entertain- ments and special trade days which' Mrs. Peter F. Goos of this city and will offer exceptional bargaias to the 'of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mumm, residents of the community. DEATH OF MRS. RAUEN Prom Saturday's Daily .The death. pf Mrs, Mary ,E Rauen, 7 4, occurred this morning at the fam ily borne on west Pearl street, where for several months she has been grad ually failing and since the death of the husband had been growing grad ually worse. Mary B. Doyle was born August 12, 1861 In County Carlow, England, and when five years of age was taken by her parents to Lancastershire, England, where she remained until twenty-fo'T years of age when she came to the United States and lo cated at Plattsmouth. The year fol lowing her arrival in this city she was married to Frank N. Rauen, member of one of the pioneer fam ilies of this community. There is surviving the passing of this good woman one son and five!partment ,n 1930 During the follow daughters, ieter itauen, Mrs Rose Rich. Mrs. P. D. Fillmore, Mrs. R. R. McGrath, all of Omaha, Mrs. G. W. Squires of Fremont and Miss Mar garet Rauen of this city. Funeral services will be held Mon day morning at the Sattler funeral home and will be strictly private. HERE TO VISIT Jack Uhlik, former Plattsmouth high school student, who has been making his home on the west coast In recent years, is here for a visit with his relatives and the old time friends in this city. Mr. Uhlik has been in Omaha visiting with rela tives for some time and will now visit here with the old school associates. While a resident here and a student in the local schools Mr. Uhlik was very talented as an artist and car toonist and has continued this line of work to a large extent. He served an enlistment in the U. S. navy and since retiring from service has made his home at Los Angeles. RETURNS TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Hamilton Mark, who was re cently operated on at Omaha for a glandular trouble in the neck, was forced to return Thursday to the hos pital as she has been suffering a great deal in the last few days. It was decided that a second operation would be necessary and which was performed this morning. The family and friends are trusting that this operation may give the patient the relief desired and place her on the highway to permanent recovery! From Friday's Dally James Larson departed this morn ing for the west part of the state, where he will spend the summer on a ranch. He will stop at Ravenna and Mullen for a short visit with relatives. SEARCH FOR GIRLS From Thursday's Daily Last evening a search over the city was conducted for three girls, one 10 and two 13, who had failed to ap pear at their usual places of resi dence and caused a great deal of The officers searched for the I into. girls at a number of homes where it was thought they might have lound shelter. It was several hours ' before thyy were located, they having gins, iney weie rtiurntu 10 meir nemts. Announces the Recent flfi arriage of Miss Mumm Kiss Kazel Margaret liumm and Mr. Gecrge Joseph Grover United in Marriage in Montana. The announcement has been re ceived here by relatives of the mar riage cf Miss Hazel Margaret Mumm and Mr. George Joseph Grover, which occurred on February 21st at Mis soula, Montana. The bride is a daughter cf 2ilr. and Mrs. August Mumm, frnierly of this city and where she made hor heme for some time and attended school in 1925 in the Plattsmouth school. She is. also a granddaughter of Mr. and Sr. The young people are to make their home at Deer Lodge, Montana, in the future. The bride has been active in the work, of the Unlvcrs'tybf Montana a3 the following, taken from the Mis soula daily paper states: Hazel Mumm, for the p&tt year and a half secretary to the Deans' coun cil, has resigned, her resignation be coming effective tomorrow. She will be married late this month to Bud Grover, state university alumnus who is now manager of the Deer Lodge drug store. Miss Mumm's resignation was re ceived with regret by the Deans' council, who is now planning the ap pointment of a successor. Their choice will be announced soon. "When I say that Miss Mumm has done an excellent piece of work here, I am speaking for the Deans' coun cil," Dean Harriet Rankin Sedman said. "She worked harmoniously with both students and faculty." Hazel Mumm received her B.A. de gree from the foreign language de- ing two years she worked in the reg istrar's office, and then was appoint ed secretary to the deans. Outstanding in university activ ities during her undergraduate ca reer. Miss Mumm was president of the A. W. S. during 1929-30, secre tary of the A. W. S. during 1928-29, a member oT Mortar board, Tanan-of-Spur, Kappa Tau, local honorary group, and was an honor student. She is a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Grover was graduated wtih a de gree In pharmacy in 1931. He was prominent in state university ath letics and student activities. Among his activities were membership in Si lent Sentinel, Bear Paw and Cen tral board. He was featherweight boxing champion of Montana during his senior year in school. Grover is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon so cial fraternity. MAKES GUILTY PLEA From Friday Dally This morning Gallant Rakes and ' Clyde Lau, two young men arrested last week at Union in connection with the breaking into the Morris store, were arraigned before Judge D. W. Livingston. The young men had made a plea of guilty in the county court and were bound over to the district court and today" were given their oppor tunity to plea. The two men entered a plea of guilty to the complaint charging them with breaking and entering. The court, after hearing the state ments of the two men gave an inde terminant sentence of from one to three years In the state reformatory at Lincoln. The young men were taken to Lin coln this afternoon to start their sen tence In the penal institution. Miss Georgia White, of Omaha, who has been here visiting with her sister. Miss Lillian White, register of deeds, returned Wednesday evening to her home In the metropolis. Challenge Sale to Feature Last 2 Days Next Week Cc-Oruinated Spring Buying Oppor tunity to be Participated in by All Local Merchants. Next Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23 will be red letter days in Plattsmouth for on those two days local merchants will offer most un usual values in every line. The occa sion will Le a big Spring Challenge Sale, participated in by every store in the city. Price will be the prime considera tion and all who enter this unique "Trade in Plattsmouth" advertising appeal will offer values that cannot be duplicated elsewhere as trade lead ers. In addition to these hundreds of other staple articles throughout the Ltoie3 will be marked down from the regular price to provide a veritable Largaiu feast for Cass county shop pers. "This is not a hastily gotten up 1 ordinary sales event," declared one leading retailer today, "but a ccn- oited effort on the part of all busi ness houses of the city that has been :.'2iined and prepared for since early n January as a means of opening the Spring trading season with unmatch cble values ia all lines." Groceries, clothing, shoes, hard ware and even farming equipment are included in the list of specials that will require some six pages of news paper advertising to lay before the shopping public. The paper containing these ads will go into every home in the eastern two-thirds of Cass county and the JoirrnaHE co-operating with the-aer-chants to this" end, hopes to increase its own circulation list materially as a result of a special subscription of fer for these two sales days. Every store and business institution in riattsmouth is being urged to take part in this "Challenge Sale" and the results of an early canvass now under way to secure ads have proven most encouraging. Only the regular advertising rate will be charged, despite the increased circulation that will result from send ing a sample paper into every home not on our subscription list. This added coverage is proving most attractive to advertisers and justifies the increased cost to the newspaper in printing and mailing out the additional copies to everyone not on the subscription list. Ad copy is being prepared for the Opportunity edition in a sufficient quantity to keep the Journal force working at top speed right up to the time of printing the last forms Thurs day morning. The paper will contain from twelve to sixteen pages, with the "Challenge Sale" ads scattered thru out and will be a real buying guide to frugal purchasers of all lines of merchandise. Another feature In connection with the two day sale will be the payment by local produce buyers of a premium price for chickens and other farm produce. Plattsmouth has long been recognized for the payment of top prices for produce, but will outdo its reputation along this line next Friday and Saturday. Details of this will also be found among the ads in the Opportunity edition. Early ad copy now in indicates a large number of outstanding bar gains in. the offerings of every store. No matter what the desire of the buy ing public they are sure to find en ticing bargains, and if weather con ditions are favorable during the two day sale the town should be packed with buyers from the surrounding trade territory. PAYS VISIT HERE J. C. Lewis, Central Station, WeBt Virginia, who has been visiting in this vicinity for a few days, departed Friday for his home in the east. Mr. Lewis has been In California for soma time visiting and spending-the greater part of the winter with friends and now will go on to West Virginia. He is a cousin of H. T. Batton of this city and while here had the pleasure of a visit with the relatives. It has been some time since Mr. Batton has had the pleasure of j a visit with Mr. Lewis and It was. very much enjoyed. I ENTRIES, DRAWINGS FOR TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY (1st bracket) Howard; Prof. L. mel; Bus Murium H. Dwyer vs. G. Starrett vs. Rum vs. Bye; T. Ptak vs. J. Eissing. (2nd bracket) Dr. L. S. Pucelik vs. C. Howard; Don Stewart vs. Shan holitz; C. Sschneider vs. Eye; R. Hartford vs. Bye. (3rd bracket) R. Bestor vs. E. Howard; H. Schutz vs. Bye; C. Wos ter vs. Bye; Jas. Nowacek vs. Eye. 4th bracket) Dr. W. V. Ryan vs. F. Spldell; W. Farmer vs. Bye; M. McCrary vs. Bye; R. Wurl vs. Kauf mann. Play will start at 7 o'clock at the K. C. hall. AIvo Banker Tells of Trip to Alaska Carl D. Gana Entertainingly Tells of the Great Northwestern Ter ritory of the U. S. The members of the Men's club of the First Presbyterian church had a mo3t delightful treat afforded them at their regular monthly meeting this week. The program committee had se cured Carl D. Ganz, attorney and banker of Alvo and a most entertain ing and clever speaker who fully lived up to his reputation in his word pic ture of his recent trip to Alaska, great northwest possession of the United States and which to the Am erican citizen is a little known land. Mr. and Mtb. Ganz joined a party from Lincoln last summer on the trip to the northwest and Mr. Ganz in his talks described the many points of beauty and interest found In the great valleys, the wonderful Inland waterways of Alaska along which the trip .was made. He also described the wonderful Coral bepnty of the coun try, the moist atmosphere and condi tions causing flowers to grow to great size and in the summer season mak ing that country a wonderful spot for the lover of nature. Mr. Ganz also touched on the fish native to the country salmon which has made possible the great canning plans for this fish. It was not unusual to see the 4nland streams leading to the sea filled with the salmon as they fought their way up hill. One interesting feature of the story of the salmon was that the fish after hatching left the place of its inception to go down stream and later when the time for its death came the salmon would re turn to the place where it had been spawned, to die, the average life of the fish being three years Those, however, that were gathered for the canneries finished their career on the tables of the residents of the United States. The program was arranged by H. A. Schneider and H. L. Gayer of the committee while E. C. Giles was in charge of the refreshments with his assistant R. W. Knorr and these had no 8 'n all part in the success of the evening. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our deepest gratitude to the many kind friends and neighbors for their acts of kind ness and sympathy in the hour of our bereavement at the death of our loved mother. We also wish to thank the members of the choir, the pall bearers and others taking part in the funeral services. TheBe will always be a pleasant memory. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Whelan; Miss Genevieve Whelan. RETURNS FROM LINCOLN Mrs. D. C. Morgan, who has been spending a few days In Lincoln, re turned home today and is celebrating her birthday anniversary very quiet ly at her home in the Hotel Platts mouth. Mrs. Morgan Is a member of one of the pioneer families of Platts mouth and has made her home here for practically a lifetime. She had as her guest today, her niece. Miss Fern Eades of Omaha, From Frlday Daily Mrs. Val Burkle and Miss Crlssie Burkle were at Omaha today where they spent a few hours attending to some matters of business and visiting with friends. Meeting Held to Plan League Activities Share the Wealth League and Leagne for Social Justice Hold Meet ing Friday Night. From Saturday's Dally There was a considerable number of the residents of the city present last evening at the district court room in response to the call of Adam Marshall, well known southside poli tical leader to take up the matter of the organization of branches of the "Share the Wealth League" as well as that of "The League of Social Jus tice." It had been hoped to have pnsent as a speaker Eugene O'Sullivan. of Omaha, to speak on the Townsend old age pension plan, but a message was received that he would be un able to be in attendance, disappoint ing the audience who had come to hear this widely discussed plan ex plained in its detail by this able speaker. Mr. Marshall gave a short talk dur ing the meeting on the work of Sen ator Huey P. Long, of Louisiana, from his first political office in the Louis iana legislature to the present when he is one of the national figures and the senator from the state of Louis iana. Mr. Marshall explained the plan which had been advanced by Mr. Long for the redistribution of the wealth cf the nation by the dissolu tion of the great fortunes that had been formed and which embraced the greater part of the wealth of the na tion held in the hands of a few. The plan of the Louisiana senator was to Impose income taxes in increasing amounts on the unwver 5-,-G0,600 until the taxes would asslmulate the. wealth and place It back in the gov ernmental hands, lessening the tax on the lower groups and uore equally distributing the wealth among the people of the nation. Application blanks were supplied by Mr. Marshall to the audience to sign if they desired to enroll in the league that has been started by the southern senator. Mayor George Lushinsky was pres ent and gave a short talk explaining the proposition for the conversion of the high Interest bearing registered warrants of the city into low inter est bonds and which would Bave a considerable sum each year to the taxpayers In interest. HERE FROM LINCOLN Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matschullat of Lincoln, were in the city Wednes day afternoon for a few hours to visit ! with the old time friends and asso ciates in the former home of Mr. Matschullat. While here they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vander voort as well as relatives. Mr. Matschullat since his gradu ation from the state university has been associated with his brother, Wil liam F. Matschullat, in the practice of law at Lincoln and have been very successful in their work. COMPLETES LECTURE Postmaster J. W. Hclmes Wednes day completed his course cf lectures to the members of the senior class of the high school, which covered the subject of "Reading the Financial Page of the Newspaper." The lec tures covered the explanation of the different phrases used in describing the transactions cn the stock and bond markets and was followed with the greatest Interest by the students. RETURN FROM OUTING County Attorney and Mrs. W. G. Kieck and children, returned Wed nesday evening from Cedar Rapid, Iowa, where they have hem visiting at the home of Dr. and MrB. Ernest Kieck. They had a very fine visit and enjoyed to the utmost the etay In the Iowa city and the many visits to other Interesting points in that locality. Frnm Soturdu v Daily Herman Gakemeler, well known resident of Louisville, was in the city today for a few hours and while here called at the Journal to renew his subscription to the 6emi-weekly edi tion of the paper.