KONTfAY, HAY 27, 1935.
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SHOWER FOE ERIDE-TO-B-
Wednesday evening Mrs. J. Zi.
Reeder. Miss Agnes Muenster aUtl
Miss Amana Hiatt were hostesses at
a very charming miscellaneous show
er given at the home of Mrs. Reeder.
The shower was honoring Miss
Evelyn May, popular member of the
Plattsmouth city teaching force and
whose marriage is to take place in
the early summer.
The ladies enjoyed bridge for
some time and in the playing Mr3.
L. S. Devoe was the winner of first
honors and Miss Lillian Garrett of
the second.
A great deal of pleasure was de
rived in the mock wedding which was
held and participated in by the mem
bers of the jolly party.
The Reeder home was most at
tractively arranged in the color
scheme of pink and white and in
which the flowers of the spring sea
Bon were used in profusion to lend
their lovely touch to the scene.
In honor of the occasion Miss May
was presented with a large number
of very handsome presents as re
membrances of the friends with
whom she has been associated in her
school work here.
Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostesses at an appropriate
hour to add to the completion of the
delightful event.
RETURNS PR01I SAD MISSION
Don Cramer has returned home
from Craig, Nebraska, where he was
called by the serious illnes of his
father, L. M. Cramer, 77. who passed
away the first of this week. Mr.
Cramer remained over for the funeral
services which were held at Craig on
Wednesday and the interment at the
cemetery at that place. The deceased
is survived by the widow, eight Bons
and five daughters as -well as thir
teen grandchildren and one sister
and one brother.
In his bereavement Mr. Cramer
will have the deepest sympathy of
the many friends in this city.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
A fine seven and a half pound
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Hoffman on Friday at the
Lincoln General hospital, where Mrs.
Hoffman has been for several days.
The mother and little one are doing
nicely and the occasion has brought
a great deal cf pleasure to Phil and
the other members of the family
circle.
From Saturday's Daily:
G. P. Heil, one of the prominent
resident of Louisville, was in the
city today to look after some mat
ters of business and visiting with
the eld friends here.
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From Saturday's Daily:
This morning Len Austin was a
caller at the court of Judge Charles
L. Graves, a charge of being intoxi
cated being filed against the defend
ant, lie was arrested this morning
while attempting to drive a car on
Sixth street, by Chief of Police Lib
ershal. The defendant entered a plea
of guilty to the charge and after
hearing the evidence in the case
Judge Graves entered a sentence of
thirty days in the city Jail, the same
to be suspended during the good be
havior of the defendant.
Ex-Senator
E. J- Burkett
Dies at Lincoln
Native of Mills County, Iowa, and
Fcrmer Congressman and Sen
ator of Nebraska.
After an illness of some duration
Elmer J. Burkett, 67, former con
gressman from the first Nebraska
district from 1S99 to 1905 and U. S.
senator from 1905 to 1911, died at
his home at Lincoln Thursday night.
Senator Eurkett had been critically
ill for some time and was unable to
carry on the trial of several cases
that he had pending in iie Cass coun
ty district court this term and in
the last few weeks grew rapidly
worse.
He is survived by his widow and
three daughters, Mrs. Rolla Van
Kirk of Lincoln, Mrs. Raymond Far
quhar of Omaha and Mrs. Margaret
Myers of Omaha.
Was Born in Iowa.
Burkett, born December 1, 1867,
on a Mills county, la., farm near
Glenwood, attended Iowa schools,
then taught at Leigh, Neb., and later
studied law at University of Nebras
ka. He served in the legislature from
Lancaster county in 1897, and was
elected to congress in 1S9S, re-elected
three times, and chosen senator in
1904. He was defeated for re-election
by the late Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock in 1910.
Mr. Burkett sponsored th original
resolution In the senate to establish
Mother's day and wrote the original
draft for the postal savings bank
.'aw. ,
Ran Again in 192S.
Mr. Burkett was author of a loco
motive boiler inspection law and was
chairman of the association of west
ern senators and congressmen that
drafted the irrigation law.
In 1928 Eurkett was a candidate
for his old seat In congress, running
on a platform of support for Her
bert Hoover as president.
In 1912 Mr. Burkett had received
the support of several states when
he ran for the republican candidacy
fcr the vice-presidency. He declined
to be a candidate for Nebraska gov
ernor at that time.
He was a director of the First Na
tional bank, the State Oil company
and the First Trust company of Lin
coin, where he practiced law. He
v.-as a member of the firm cf Bur
kett, Wilson, Brown and Wilson at
the time of his death.
SANSAIIS TURNING TO CORN
Liberal, Ka.3. Farmers of the
southwest's drouth areas, heartened
by rains which came too late to save
much wheat, placed hopes In the
prospect of generous crops of corn
and feed. They are awaiting only
clearing skie3 and drier fields now to
convert thousands of acres of aban
doned wheat fields into corn fields or
fields of kaCr, feterita, broom corn,
sudan grass and other sorghums and
feed crcps. Denied a normal wheat
crop the past three years, and pro
ducing almost nothing in last year's
drouth, the outlook is optimistic after
a week of rain which changed dusty
fields to mud.
The drouth definitely broken,
farmers need "only a little more rain
later on" to insure good yields, crop
authorities said. The soil i3 in good
condition for planting. Not all the
fieldB sown to wheat last fall are to
be plowed up. Some, showing signs
of a revival, will be left alone.
CROWN MAY QUEEN
Valley, Neb. More than 400 peo
ple witnessed the coronation of Eva
Claire Smith, a senior, as May queen
at a fete in the Valley high school
auditorium. Tarza Miller, runner-
up to Miss Smith, was maid of honor.
She was followed by the princesses,
Florence Kinder, Louise Turner, Lu
cille Green and Marie Haddon.
York, Neb. York college students
will crown a queen of the May Fri
day, but her identity still remains
secret. The event will climax the
annual May fete, which also will fea
ture a three act musical comedy by
a student cast.
Class of 1935
Bid Farewell to
Alma Mater
Class of Fifty-nine Students Com
plete High School Course I. E.
Stutsman Class Orator.
Last evening at the Plattsmouth
high school auditorium took place
the graduation of the senior class of
the school the attainment of the
group cf fifty-nine young men and
women who four years ago entered
the school as freshmen which while
it brings gratification to the class
also brings regrets at separation
from many happy days.
Graduation day opens the door to
a new life to the student, the dawn
ing fact that from this time on they
are becoming more self dependent
and the care and guidance of younger
years must be replaced by their own
knowledge and individual initiative.
The class of 1935 represents a very
fine group of the boys and girls of
the community, who will now either
carry on their educational work in
larger fields or prepare to enter into
the active battle of life.
The processional march was sound
ed at 8 o'clock by Miss Aimee Jane
Thomas, member of the class of 1936
and to which the gowned and caped
members of the senior class marched
to the stage where the program was
to be given.
Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the
city schools, presided and introduced
the participants in the program in
his usual clever manner.
Rev. K. G. McClusky, D. D., pastor
of the First Presbyterian church,
gave the invocation as the impressive
program was opened.
The senior boys chorus, composed
of Frederick Fricke, Richard Rea,
George Taylor, Cail Hula, Charles
Walden, Francis Stoll, Ernest Zitka.
Herbert Minor, Joseph Case, Louis
Kief and Ernest Seitz, gave two num
bers, "Lassie O' Mine" by Bowles
Walt, "Drink to Me Only," by English-Pitcher.
One of the class and
chorus members, Donald Cotner, was
unable to be present owing to illness.
Miss Jane Boedeker was the accom
panist. This year the class has had tvo
very outstanding students in their
scholastic records. Miss Virginia
Ellen Trively, chosen as the one to
deliver the salutatory of the class
and Miss Lois Ernestine Giles, select
ed as the valedictorian of the class
of '35.
These two girls have maintained
a high record in the four years of
their high school work and have at
tained unusual grades in all of their
work.
Miss Trively in her salutatory had
her theme on the establishing of the
public educational system in the
United States, first the free public
school that had been founded in the
eighteenth century, then the academy
tor those not able to attend college
and finally the present public school
system that had been enlarged and
brought to the boy and girl of today
some of the richest educational possi
bilities in the world. The speaker
pointed to the fact that there were
at this time C, 000, 000 young people
in the 26,000 high schools of the na
tion. Miss Giles in her valedictory for
the class also touched on the theme
of the anniversary of the public
schools in the nation as well as the
development of educational work in
this community, the first school be
ing located on Gospel hill in the
south part of the city where it was
established by a teacher named Stock
ing and later with the development
of the city had come an increasing
demand for educational facilities and
today an enrollment of 1,000 in the
city school was reported. Miss Giles
also expressed the appreciation of the
class for the generous aid that had
been extended them by the teachers
and the officers of the school as well
as to the parents and the residents
of the community that had made pos
sible the attainment of their high
school career on graduation night.
The class orator was Mr. I. E.
Stutsman, superintendent of schools
at St. Joseph, Missouri, whose ac
ceptance of the invitation to speak
here renewed an old acquaintance
ship with Principal R. F. Patterson
of the local high school. Mr. Stuts
man was principal of the Fort Mor
gan, Colorado, high school at the
time Mr. Patterson was a student
there and came here last evening
largely because of the high regard
for Mr. Patterson. Mr. Stutsman
later served as superintendent at
Sterling and Greeley, Colorado, is a
past president of the Colorado State
Teachers association and one of the
outstanding educators of the Rocky
Mountain region.
Superintendent Devoe asked that
Mr. Patterson present the speaker of
the evening and which he did in his
usual pleasing manner with a fine
tribute to his old teacher and asso
ciate. The address of Mr. Stutsman was
one that was most thoroughly enjoy
ed by all of the class and the large
audience that filled the auditorium
to its capacity. The speaker in a
clever manner drew out many strik
ing pictures of the philosophy of life
through well applied examples End
stories, drawn from his personal ex
periences from childhood as well as
the works of Edmund Rostand, noted
French poet and dramatist. In this
theme he brought to the class lessons
cf the many things that they must
carry with them as they go forth Into
the world of today and which will fit
them to fittingly deal with many of
the conditions that they will meet.
The girls sextette of the senior
class composed of Alice Wiles, Jane
Boedeker, Mildred Cacy, Velma Ed
wards, Bessie Carey and Virginia
Trively, gave two very beautiful
numbers, "Because," by Teschemach-er-d'Hardelot
and "Echo Song," by
Harris-Hemans. The accompaniment
was played by Miss Jean Knorr.
Miss Fearle Siaats of the Fonten
elle chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution made the pre
sentation of the Jennie Dodge award
for the highest ranking American
history student, this being presented
each year by Dr. Roy and Miss Vio
let Dodge in memory of their mother.
The award this year was conferred
on Miss Virginia Trively for the
highest rank as a history student in
the four years of her work.
The announcement of the scholar
ship awards was made by Superin
tendent Devoe, the first, that of the
scholarship offered by the Nebraska
church schools being awarded Miss
Lois Ernestine Giles, who also was
the winner of the regent's scholar
ship of the University of Nebraska,
a very high honor.
Miss Virginia Trively was award
ed the scholarship offered by the
state teachers colleges of the state as
a reward for her rank as the second
highest ranking student of the clas3.
The presentation of the diplomas
was made by Dr. P. T. Ileineman,
president of the board of education,
assisted by Mr. Patterson and Miss
Florence Beighley, marking the close
of the most Important epoch in the
life of the student.
Following the benediction of Dr.
McClusky the members of the class
enjoyed an informal reception by the
relatives and friends shewers of con
gratulations on the" excellent com
pletion of their Bchool work.
The class roll was as follows:
Velma Wells Edwards, Bessie De
Ora Carey. Mildred Marie Cacy, Alice
Barbara Wiles, Lois Ernestine Giles,
John Merritt Rishel, William T.
Starkohn, Everett G. Petet, Leonard
P. Peterson, George Taylor. Jr., Wil
liam Carlo Crouch, Frances Carolyn
Gamblin, Frederick Carl Fricke.
Henry Adam Kaffenberger, Louis
William Kief, Robert Taylor Long,
Flora Jane Boedeker, Joseph R. Case,
Vladis Julian Chovanec, William
Ernest Richter, Howard F. Hirz, Avis
Irene Sylvester, Louise L. Parsell,
Madeline Helene Wiles, Mary Mae
Solomon, Francis H. Stoll, Geraldine
Marie Sudduth, Lydia Louise Pitz,
Ernest Charles Zitka, Erie Richard
Johnson, Dorothy Helen Zitka. John
Nottelmann, Charles Edward Walden,
Pete R. Lancaster, Joseph C. Love
less, Doran Von Bowman. Inez M.
Drucker, Ernest Raymond Seitz, Mary
Jane Lindeman, Carolyn Margaret
Heigl, Florence La Vonne Rhoades,
Edna Irene Carlburg, Arnold Fred
rich Buechler, Grace Vinetta Welch,
Wilma Evelyn Vernon, Chester E.
Kline. Virginia Ellen Trively, Carl
A. Hula, Richard W. Rea, Lois
Ernestine Meade, Geraldine Grace
Griffin, Naomi Day, Donald D. Cot
ner, Herbert Minor, Frank H. Lepert,
Margaret Louise Bakke, William F.
Ituft'ner, Marion Reed.
HERE TOR GRADUATION
Mrs. William Hendricks and
daughter, Mrs. Theboda, of Fairbault,
Minnesota, are here to enjoy a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
Lepert and family of south of this
city, Mrs. Lepert being a daughter
and sister of the visitors. The Min
nesota visitors were here to attend
the graduation exercises of the
Plattsmouth high school, Frank H.
Lepert being a member of the gradu
ating class.
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From Saturday's Dally:
Last evening the kittenball fans
had the opportunity of witnessing the
first double header of the season, but
both of the games were very much
one sided. The fact of the graduat
ing exercises cut the attendance to a
large extent.
In the opener, the U. S. Engineers
won from the Cardinals 14 to 0, the
first game for the two teams and while
the Cardinals were fchut out they
show the possibilities of having an
excellent team before the season is
well under way.
The Ford V-S's, the 1934 champs.
had an easy time with the Donat's
Peeness to take the game by the score
cl 33 to 4. The Peerless were short
of several players and Bob Rummel
was drafted to do the tossing for the
seven inning battle. The game wa3
featured by the hard hitting of the
V-S's and two home runs by Spidell
and Gradoville featured the start of
the battle. March, Long and Turner
were all given a chance to work in
the box.
Score of the VS-Donat Peerless
game:
Ford V-S's
AB n H PO A E
Spidell. c 7 3 3 5 0 0
Gradoville, 3b 6 5 2 0 3 0
Spangler, 2b 7 5 3 0 4 0
J. Krejci, ss C 5 3 1 0 0
Turner, lf-p 6 12 0 10
Svoboda, lb 6 4 4 14 0 1
Ofe, rf 5 3 2 0 0 0
Long, cf-p 6 5 2 0 2 0
F. Krejci, rs 6 2 2 1 0 0
March, p-cf 3 1 0 0 0 0
Kriskey, 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0
Cl 33 28 21 10 1
Donat's
ab n ii ro a e
Wehrbein. c 4 2 2 3 0 0
Aylor. lb 4 2 3 6 0 0
Rummel, p 4 0 0 0 1 0
McCrary, S3 2 0 0 4 1 2
T. Lee, 3b 2 0 1 0 3 3
Spidell. 2b 3 11113
J. Forbes, rf 3 0 0 1 0 0
Hull, cf 2 0 0 0 0 1
Donat, If 2 0 0 3 0 2
C. Forbes, cf 1 0 0 0 0 0
F. Wehrbein, rs 2 0 0 2 0 3
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IMPROVES STORE INTERIOR
The Interior of the Popular Variety
store has just received a re-arrangement
of the fixtures that makes for
a great deal more attractive and bet
ter display of the stock. On the east
of the store new counters have been
placed which will permit of a bet
ter display both on the counters and
also the stock on the shelves. In the
center of the store there has also
been provided a system of double
counters that will have on display a
large variety of stock in a most at
tractive manner.
The new arrangement makes it
much more convenient for the shop
pers as it places all articles out in
view of the customers and with the
excellent marking system makes It
easy to find what you may wish.
Pico rnnnlu le rtna nt f hn flnAst
agricultural centers in the state.
Improved farming concitions ana
better prices for farm products
will react to the advantage of ev
ery town in this territory.
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Wabash News
Jchn McBrlde was visiting In Wa
bash last Sunday, renewing acquaint
ance with many of the friends made
when he formerly resided here.
A. B. Stromer and wife, of Alvo,
were in Wabash last Friday and Sat
urday, visiting J. C. Browne, father
cf Mrs. Stromer. While here, they
papered a room fcr Mr. Browne.
Ira Helms was hauling cobs from
the home of Iva McCrorey, who re
cently shelled a considerable quantity
cf corn, taking the cobs home for the
summer supply of cook stove fuel.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Stanley were in
Lincoln last Tuesday, making the trip
in their car. On their return, they
brought back a load of goods for the
store here. While there, they visited
with their daughter for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ohmes, who
reside on a farm near South Bend,
were visiting at the home of Mrs. Ira
Bcthwell, mother of Mrs. Ohmes, and
Leslie, on last Sunday. They report
crop prospects very bright and fore
see good yields of small grain and
corn thi3 year.
Lloyd Richards, who is working
with John Woods at Watei bury. Neb.,
where a paving project on U. S. high
way No. 20 is under way, visited at
home over the week end and reports
it has not boon possible to get much
work done up there on account of the
rain. However, they are pushing the
wok along as rapidly as possible.
H. H. Gerbeling has completed
planting his corn crop and is now
waiting patiently for some good
growing weather, so he can get into
the fields and begin cultivating the
came. Prospects are bright for a very
productive crop season this year, as
recent rains have soaked the subsoil
to such depth that it would take a
long dry spell to halt growth of vege
tation. The situation is vastly dif
ferent from this time last year, when
pastures were already dried up.
Memorial Day Celebrated
The program which was arranged
by Sherman Hardaway of Wabash and
Lacey McDonald of Murdoch, was
held yesterday (Sunday, May 2G) at
the Wabash cemetery, with the Rev.
W. A. Taylor rs the speaker of the
day.
The ceremony ,was a very lmpres-
Air Service to
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will be carried
will continue until November. Construction is
being rushed on a huge new dirigible which is the
crossing would be
longest ever built,
freight and mail Eckener will be
3EN FIELD
OMAHA 0 V,
sive one and after the speaking the
resting places of the friends who have
gone before were decorated with
pretty flowers. Many old friends at
tended the program, coming from
Murdoch and Wabash as well as more
distant points and enjoyed the op
portunity of visiting with each other
and renewing old acquaintanceship.
Wiil Vkit in Last
Mrs. Barbara Lake, wife of the late
E. A. Lake, who formerly resided be
tween Murdock and Wabash, who has
been making her home in Lincoln for
some time, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Solomon,
were in Wabash a few days ago, Mrs.
Luke locking after some business mat
ters ar.d visiting with her many old
friends here. At the conclusion of the
business which brought her here, she
left for the east and will spend some
two months visiting with relatives in
New Jersey. While in Wabash, Mrs.
Lake was a guest at the home of her
iriend, Mhcs Myrtle Woods.
MERRY KLXERS CLUB
The Merry Mixers 4-H cooking club
held their meeting at the home cf
Mrs. II. G. Penton, local leader. The
outline for the year's work was made.
The meetings will be held at different
homes with the demonstration of one
problem at cadi meeting.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Wm. Knutson on
June Cth. All members please at
tend. NADINE PENTON.
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