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VOL. NO. U
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 1935.
NO. 83
Local Men are
Injured Sunday
at Schuyler
Claude Ruse and Edward G. Ofe, Re
turning From Pleasant Hunt,
Suffer Cuts and Bruises.
Claude A. Ruse, local automobile
dealer and Edward G. Ofe, of the Oie
Oil Co., suffered severe injuries Sun
day night when their car was wreck
ed in an accident at Schuyler while
the two men were returning from a
pheasant hunting trip.
The Plattsmouth hunters had been
enjoying the day in hunting in the
central part of the state and after a
very successful day had started home
when they were involved in the acci
dent. A car bearing a party of Lincoln
hunters crossed the highway in front
of the Plattsmouth car, the Lincoln
party evidently failing to see the stop
sign and their car was struck broad
side by that occupied by Mr. Ofe and
Mr. Ruse.
Eoth of the Plattsmouth men suf
fered miner cuts and bruises, having
several cuts on the face and head
from flying glass and Mr. Ruse a se
vere laceration on the forehead
where it had struck the front of the
car in the impact. The local men
were given temporary aid and later
brought on home to this city.
The Lincoln party comprised John
F. Kraft, Henry Vorster( Clarence
Hanneman, Alex Knaub and Henry
Sc hmidt. all of Lincoln.
Kraft and Worster sustained severe
injuries and which included a broken
collar bone by Kraft as well as pelvic
injuries. It was thought that the men
may have sustained internal injuries.
The two severely injured Lincoln
men were taken on into Columbus
where they were placed in a hospital.
MANY ATTEND CHRISTENING
The home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Conis in this city was the scene of a
veiy impressive ceremony Sunday aft
ernoon when their infant son was
christened and baptised in the im
pressive services of the Greek church.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
large group of the residents of Om
aha, Nebraska City and Council Bluffs
as well as a few friends from Perry,
Iowa.
The baptism and christening was
conducted by the Rev. Constantine of
the St. John's church of Omaha,
while Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stanius of
Terry, Iowa, served as the god par
ents of the little son. The name of
Tom was given the young son of the
Conis family.
Following the ceremonies of the
christening the members of the visit
ing party were entertained at a most
elaborate dinner at the Conis home
which was much enjoyed by all of
the party.
Among those from out of the city
to attend the ceremony was Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Leosis and daughters.
Helen and Calamira, of Council
Bluffs.
START WORK TODAY
rrnm Wednesday's Dalir
This afternoon there was com
menced a task that has been looked
forward to with interest for several
years made possible by the allot
ment of WPA funds. This i3 the
resurfacing of Sixth street.
A force of workmen with trucks
were busy today in removing the old
brick from the paving and hauling
them away for storage and making
way for the necessary steps that will
give a fine heavily re-enforced con
crete paving through the two blocks
that have long been a menace and
peril to the traveler.
NOTICE
to Motor Vehicle Owners
Please do not send for your 1936
license until further notice from this
office. When the Motor Vehicle tax
list is completed, notification will be
made either by card or through the
press.
JOHN E. TURNER,
ltd-ltw Cass County Treasurer
THANKSGIVING VACATION
The Plattsmouth public schools
will dismiss November 28 and 29 for
the usual Thanksgiving vacation.
SHOWER FOR BRIBE
Misses Mary Holy and Beatrice
irrejei entertained at a most delight
ful personal shower, on Sunday after
noon, honoring Miss Frances Krejci
whose marriage to Mr. Ernest Janda
will be solemnized on Tuesday at the
Holy Rosary church.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing various games, afier which the
guest of honor was the recipient of
many beautiful gifts.
Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostesses who were assisted
by Mrs. Albert Janda and Misses Rose
Janda and Mary Krejci.
Don Cunningham
Acquitted by Jury
in District Court
Find Omaha Man Not Guilty of
Ereaking and Entering Store of
Murdock Mercantile Co.
Don Cunningham of Omaha,
charged with breaking and entering
was acquitted Tuesday afternoon by
a jury in the district court after a
trial that carried over all day Mon
day. The defense offered in evidence
witnesses that Cunning ham had
been with friends at Omaha at the
time that it was claimed that he had
been in Murdock on the night of
March 30, 1935, also that the fact
that Omaha detectives had found in
his pocket toll tickets from the Louis
ville bridge for the date in question,
the defense contended these had
been given him in a package of cig
arettes by Otto Glaser, who was also
charged in the crime and found
guilty at the spring term of the dis
trict court.
The members of the Jury that
heard the evidence in the case was
composed of Eugene Colbert, Henry
Albert, Roy Bricker, L. J. Walradt,
C. J. Fleischman, L. L. Cygill. A. M.
Longman, W. A. Ost, George Brink
low, James Ault, Albert Olson, C. E.
Helm.
Cunningham was charged with
breaking and entering and also with
the habitual criminal section of the
Nebraska State lav.
As the verdict was rendered, the
mother cf the defendant, Mrs. Eula
Cunningham, who had been con
stantly in attendance at the sessions
of the court, fainted, apparently car
ried away with her emotions as the
result of the Jury's findings was an
nounced by Clerk of the District
Court C. E. Ledgway.
CARS HAVE SMASHUP
Sunday morning at a very early
hour, an auto wreck occurred on
highway No. 75, north of this city
near the Nebraska Masonic Home,
which resulted in Carl Grassman of
this city and Lawrence Wallace of
Nebraska City suffering scalp wounds
and the other members of the party
badly shaken up.
The Chevrolet four door coach
driven by LaVerne Kennedy and who
was accompanied by Grassman and
Kenneth Jones, was coming south
from a dance at Walnut Grove while
the V-S coupe was going north when
they crashed practically headon.
Both cars were badly smashed up
and the members of the party were
brought on into this city where the
injured men were cared for at the
office of Dr. R. P. Westover. With
Wallace in his car were Fred Linet
and Jack Mclntire, claiming Nebras
ka City as their home.
SCHOLARSHIP HONORS
Announcement of the mid-term
grades at Tarkio College shows that
John Nottelmann, P. H. S. graduate
last May has the best scholastic
grades of all the 98 members of the
Freshman class and one of the out -
standing among the entire student
body.
John received four straight "A's"
and one B plus to head his class. He
was one of the highest ranking grad
uates in his class here and is con
tinuing this excellent work at Tarkio.
John has also found time to take
part in the opening production of the
Tarkio College Theatre and has been
cast in the second production,
"Noah," to be presented December
12th.
Phone the news to llo. 6.
Bethel of Job's
Daughters Insti
tuted in This City
Large Delegation From Omaha Here
for the Ceremonies Saturday
Afternoon and Night.
Saturday afternoon and evening
the Masonic building was the scene
of a great deal of activity as the
Plattsmouth Bethel of Job's Daugh
ters was instituted and at the even
ing session the officers were installed
and the bethel formally launched.
The visiting party included many
distinguished figures in the Job's
Daughters organization In Nebraska,
to institute the bethel under the
dispensation of the supreme council.
Mrs. B. H. Schlorff, a national of
ficer of the Supreme Guardian Coun
cil, Order of Job's Daughters was in
charge of the institution oi the newly
organized Plattsmouth Bethel and
the installation of the Bethel Guard
ian Council. She was assisted by
Mrs. Nan Martin, supreme secre
tary, Mrs. Hazel Haythorne of Ogal-i
lala, grand guardian of Nebraska,
Miss Hazel Ochiltree, director of mu
sic of Bethel 13, and Mr. Neal Haye,
grand inner guard of the Grand
Guardian Council.
The officers of the local Bethel se
lected and installed were as follows:
Honored Queen Alice Jane Hirz
Senior Princess Rachel Robertson
Junior Princess Jean Knorr
Guide Eleanor Minor
Marshal Frances Cloidt
These officers will be assisted by
the following: Wllma Freidrick,
Shirley Keck, Marjorie Tidball, Har
riet Goos, Shirley Seiver, Mary K.
Wiles, Jacqueline Grassman, Janet
Westover, Charlotte Jasper,
Gayer, Marjorie Wohlfarth,
Kaffenberger, Beatrice Arn,
Mary
Ellen
Joan
Good-
Moore, Betty Jasper, Evelyn
ing and Katherjne Barkus.
Bethel Council .
Bethel Guardian Clara Weyrich
Associate Guardian Don Seiver
Guardian Secretary-Mrs. Clara Knorr
Guardian Treas Mrs. Emma Nolting
Director of Music Mr3. Cora Reeder
The ladies of the Eastern Star
served a delightful dinner at 6:30
to the visiting party from Omaha,
the feast being arranged by a num
ber of the local ladies.
RETURN FROM OUTING
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Holmes,
who have been vacationing in the
east for several weeks, have returned
home after a most delightful trip
and one that covered some eleven
states as well as the District of Co
lumbia. They motored first to Cam
den, New Jersey, where their son,
Ralph Holmes is located with the Ra
dio Corporation of America at their
plant there. Mr. Ralph Holmes has
J for several years been connected with
the television department of the R,
C. A. and w hich has made many won
derful strides in this great modern
invention.
Reaching Camden they joined the
son and his family who had also se
cured a vacation and the entire fam
ily motored through New York and
3veral of the eastern states to enjoy
the many beautiful scenes. Owing to
the latness of the season, J. W. was
forced to forego his usual summer
pleasure of a dip in the Atlantic,
however.
On their return trip they had the
pleasure of an auto trip along the
skyline drive of the Blue Ridge
mountains of Virginia.
GOLDEN ROD STUDY CLUB
The Golden Rod study club of My
nard, held their monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. A. L. Huffer, the
past week, with Mrs. Virgil Perry as
associate hostess. The meeting was
very largely attended and a fine pro
gram was prepared.
The business meeting was presided
over by Mrs. Ralph M. Wiles, the club
:Pres!dent. The roll call was by giving
home made toys which have given
pleasure to the families. Mrs. Everett
Spangler had charge of the lesson
which was on "Fancy Toys That You
Can Make."
Mrs. Chester Wiles, with Mrs. R. O.
Cole as the accompanist, gave a
charming vocal number while Mrs.
William Minford gave one of her al
ways delightful readings.
There were three new members
present, Mrs. Frank Dill and daugh
ter, Thelma, and Mrs. Guy Wiles.
Lunch wag served at an appropriate
hour.
DIES AT OMAHA
Mrs. Ella Harris, 75, died Sunday
night at the home of her son, Alvin
Graves, 4308 Marcy street, Omaha,
following an illness of two weeks.
She had been a resident of Bellevue
and Ralston since 1899. Another
son, Andrew of Bellevue,' two sisters,
Mrs. Charles Hickson, Plattsmouth,
and Mrs. Levi Davis, St. Joseph, Mo.,
also survive.
Funeral services were held today
at Brev.er-Korisko chapel. Twenty
fourth and K streets. Burial was at
Bellevue. Rev. Bryant Howe of
Grace Methodist church officiated.
Popular Young
People United
in Marriage
Miss Frances Krejci Becomes Bride
of Ernest Janda at Holy Rosary
Church This Morning.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Miss Frances Krejci became the
bride of Mr. Ernest Janda at the
Holy Rosary church this morning at
S:30. The nuptial mass was cele
brated by Rev. J. J. Kaczmarek.
Miss Dorothy Svoboda, cousin or
the groom, played the wedding pro
cessional and recessional.
The bridesmaid, Miss Beatrice
Krejci, sister of the bride, was
frocked in a gown of brown chiffon
velvet, fashioned with dolman sleeves
and a diagonal skirt, the bodice was
caught at the shoulder with a rhine
stone clip. She wore a brown velvet
turban combined with maline. She
carried a bouquet of yellow chrysan
themums. The bride wore a gown of white
satin, fashioned on the princess lines.
The neckline waa draped and held
with pearl clips. Th;veil .was ot
white tulle, with - madonna effect,
ornamented with seed pearls. Her
bouquet waa of white chrysanthe
mums tied with tulle.
The groom was attended by Henry
Krejci. brother of the bride, and
they were attired in the conventional
dark suits. The ushers were John V.
Svoboda and James Holy, Jr.
A wedding breakfast was served
at the home of the bride's parents
to the members of the immediate
families. The table appointments
were in white and silver, and a three
tiered wedding cake formed the cen
terpiece. Mr. and Mrs. Janda were both born
and reared in this city and attended
the Plattsmouth schools.
After a short wedding trip they
will be at home at the T. J. Janda
residence in the west part of the city.
TIED FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Tarkio College is tied for the Mis
souri conference championship and
two former P. H. S. gridmen have
been powerful aids In establishing
this splendid record. Stuart Porter
has been in every game at tackle
and George Adam has been playing
regularly at guard since the middle
of the season. Both are certain to
win letters and will be in the lineup
in the last game of the season at
Hastings, Thanksgiving day.
Kenneth Armstrong had his foot
ball career cut short by a serious knee
injury and while he is recovering In
excellent shape, a St. Joseph physi
cian told him last week he could not
suit up any more this season. Arm
strong had played in three games.
With a record of five wins against
one defeat, Tarkio will lose but one
member of the squad by graduation.
COMPLAINS OF NAVY
Army workers in the American Le
gion membership drive, claim to have
discovered a slick move on the part
of the navy solicitors to gain mem
bers to their side of the drive. One
of the active leaders of the naval
forces, "Rip" Vroman, was noticed
on the streets a few days ago ar
rayed in khaki pants and leather
puts, apparently to create the Impres
sion that he was an army man and
to lure the unwary doughboy into
the wrong camp. Col. "Stonewall"
Jackson of the 4th Missouri, in
charge of the army drive, states that
this will be of no avail as the men
who won the war will certainly get
into their own ranks in the army
camp.
Requisitions
Received for 33
WPA Workers
Bulk of First Order Goes to Sixth
Street Paving, where 18 Men
Start Work Wednesday.
Requisitions for a total of 33 WPA
workers were received at the office
of the Cass County Re-employment
Service Saturday. Of this number, 28
will be employed on the Sixth street
paving project, 21 at common labor,
paying $32 per month security wage;
three as watchmen at the same wage,
three as truck drivers in the inter
mediate classification, at $38 a month,
and one as timekeeper, also to draw
$3 8 per month security wage.
Another requisition for workers on
the re-indexing of records in the of
fice of the Register of Deeds, a county
project, calls for a total of five, and
has been completely filled and those
selected given cards to go to -work
tomorrow morning. These are all
from the higher classification and in
clude a skilled office manager at the
professional wage rate of $48 per
month, whose duties will comprise
the auditing and checking of records
before transcription and supervising
of all work. Gotthard Lagerstrom was
selected to fill this place, having had
extensive previous experience in this
line of work and being one of the few
Cass county registrants able to qual
ify for this top wage place.
The other four of intermediate clas
sification include one male junior
clerk and three female junior clerks
at the $38 wage. A blind handwrit
ing test was made of a number of the
eligible registrants from which the
four were selected by number, with
out knowing their identity. They
are: Edgar Seitz, Lucille Gaines, Ann
K. Peoples and Florence Pereinger.
This job is requisitioned to last some
ten months and includes re-indexing
of all records in the office of Register
of Deeds in index books purchased a
couple of years ago by the county,
when CWA folded up and halted the
work about the time it got started.
On the city's paving job, IS men
are ordered to go to work Wednes
day, one Thursday, and nine Friday,
for the total of 2S requisitioned so far.
The peak load on this job will be
slightly under 50 men.
Selection of all WPA workers must
be made from name3 certified through
the relief office to the re-employment
office, where they are then picked in
accordance with the qualifications cn
their respective registration cards to
till the job requisitioned.
Men physically incapacitated from
doing regular work can qualify as
night watchman, etc.
WPA paving job men are to work
136 hours per month, which will be
handled in four day shifts of eight
hours daily, while staggered crews
will make possible steady operation on
a six day basis. In the case of bad
weather, men will be allowed their
full wage, provided they, show up on
the job each day and report for work.
Sponsoring supervisors of other pro
jects may set the hours for each pro
ject, not exceeding eight hour days.
or a maximum of 136 hours a month.
Purchase of gravel and various oth
er items which the city is pledged to
supply for the prosecution of the pav
ing Job, as well as arranging for the
rental of required equipment is keep
ing the city council committee busy,
but they expect to have things in
readiness to start the job Wednesday
morning on schedule time. The com
mittee is headed by Councilman Bes
tor, chairman; with Mayor Lushin
sky and Councilmen Tippens, Palmer
and Webb the remaining members.
Harry Metcalfe, an experienced
paving man, has been recommended
and sent in here by the State High
way Department to be superintendent
on the Job. He arrived this morning
and is assisting the committee in get
ting the preliminaries ironed out and
everything ready to start. Mark
Kerns, the district WPA supervisor,
of Nebraska City, was also here to
day helping to get the preliminary ar
rangements completed and looking af
ter getting bids on material the gov
ernment will furnish. These latter
items include cement, reinforcing bars
and paper base, at a total estimated
cost of $5,061.40.
Larger items the city is pledged to
furnish include sand and gravel, wire
mesh, form lumber, gas and oil and
engineering service.
The county's re-indexing project is
to be under general supervision of
County Commissioner Pitz.
JEANETTE HIRZ ILL
Miss Jeanette Hirz is connned to
her home as the result of a very se
vere case of throat trouble that has
made necessary her remaining out of
school for the past several days. It
i3 hoped that sha may soon be able
to resume tier usual activities.
Former Mayor
Sattler Passes
71st Birthday
Fifty-two Years of Lifetime Spent in
This City Where He was
Mayor Many Years.
Monday marked tne passing of the
seventy-first anniversary of John P.
Sattler, veteran civic leader and for
the greater part of a twenty year
period mayor of Plattsmouth.
Mr. Sattler was born in Hessen-
Darmstadt, Germany, but when a
youth heard of the many opportun
ities that were offered in the new
world across the seas, where so many
of his countrymen had migrated to
find new homes and success. These
stories from the United States fired
the ambition of the young man and
he too took his way across the At
lantic to the United States.
The young Germans coming to the
United States in those days made a
stop in Illinois where a large settle
ment of those from the old world had
been made at and near Pekin and
Peoria, Mr. Sattler following the
example of his countrymen. In the
year 1SS2 Mr. Sattler came to Platts
mouth and secured a position in the
Burlington shops which he held for
a number of years until forty-eight
years ago when he decided to take up
the furniture and undertaking busi
ness, being employed by Henry Boeck
for some time and later with Henry
J. Streight forming the firm of
Streight & Sattler that operated a
furniture and undertaking business
for several years. Mr. Sattler later
embarked in business for himself and
established his funeral home here
that is one of the best and which in
its location at Fourth and Vine
streets ranks as one of the best in the
state. .
Mr. Sattler while still engaged in
work at the shops was called by the
voters of the fourth ward to repre
sent them in the city council and
when later moving to the second ward
was a member of the council for sev
eral terms, being the president of the
council when in 1909, Henry R. Ger-
ing, then mayor, resigned to remove
to Omaha and the mayorship was
taken over by Mr. Sattler, who over
a long period of years held the office
and made a record of service that few
men in the state can equal.
Mr. Sattler was the first to urge,
and saw carried into effect, the cre
ation of a sinking fund for the city
that was to be used in the retirement
of the outstanding indebtedness of
the city, which ha3 resulted in the
scaling down of the bonded debt of
the city by some $3,000 each year.
From the earliest days there had been
many bonds issued but no means pro
vided for their payment until under
the leadership of Mr. Sattler the
council passed the necessary ordin
ances to create the fund for retire
ment of the bonds.
The birthday cf Mr. Sattler was
very quietly observed Monday even
ing with members of the family and
a few friends at the home of his son
and business associate, John I1. Sat
tler, Jr., at his home in the south
part of the city where the former
mayor showed his skill at cards.
SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
The many friends of the family will
be pleased to learn that Catherine,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Tschirren, is now showing some im
provement at the Immanuel hospital
at Omaha where she has been under
going treatment. The case has been
one that it has been difficult to de
termine and for some time the con
dition of the little one was very criti
cal. Journal ads bring -you news of
timely bargains. Read theml
Distinguished
Party of Knights
Templar in City
Inspection of Mt. Zion Comraandery
No. 5, Brings a Large Group of
Grand Conunandery Officers
From Tuesday's Dally
The annual inspection of Mt. Zion
commandery, No. i, Knights Tem
plar was held last evening at the
Masonic temple where a large num
ber of the members and visitors were
in attendance to participate in the
session.
The inspecting officer was Fred C.
Maloney of Auburn, who was accom
panied by some fifteen of the mem
bers of the order from that city. Mr,
Maloney is a pa6t commander of Mr.
Carrnel commandery of Auburn.
The occasion was featured by a
very large group of the grand com
mandery officers headed by Grand
Commander Lewis E. Smith, Omaha,
and included Grand Generalissimo
Clarence O. Dawson, Blair, Grand
Recorder John T. Dysart, Omaha and
Grand Standard Bearer William A.
Robertson of this city.
There were some fifteen of the
Templars from Omaha present to as
sist in the inspection.
The members of the party were
entertained at dinner at 6:30 at the
banquet room where a delightful
feast had been arranged by Mes
dames W. A. Robertson. W. F. Evers,
L. L. McCarty, O. C. Hudson. II. L.
Gayer, John E. Schutz, served amid
the most tasteful appointments to
add to the enjoyment of the mem
bers. The local officers headed by Com
mander Lester Meisinger conducted
the conferring of the degree ot the
Temple on Lysle Horton, currying
out the ritualistic work In a mott im
pressive manner.
The members of the drill team
that engages in the competitive drill
at the state conclave at Omaha this
year were presented with their bars
in recognition of the excellent work
they had performed.
The members of the team to re
ceive the medals were Ieslie W. Niol,
A. II. Duxbury, Leonard A. Born,
L. L. McCarty, W. H. Wehrbeia. Les
ter V. Meisinger, Don Stiver, John
W. Rummel, Warren Tulene. Charles
L. Carlson, Clyde H. Graves, Frank
L. Barkus, Roy O. Cole, Harrison L.
Gayer, Henry F. Nolting, as well as
M. B. Bates, now residing at Los
Angeles. The response for the team
was made by H. L. Gayer.
The officers and members of Mt.
Zion commandery were given high
praise by Mr. Maloney for their per
fection in their work and the con
duct of the affairs of the command
ery, stating they ranked as one ot
the best in the state.
The visiting grand commandery
officers were called upon and gave
short talks on the work of the
Templars in the state and praising
tho splendid record that the local
commandery has made in the past
years in their work in this great
branch of Masonry.
There was present Rev. Clifford
Cecil of Shenandoah. Iowa. ar.J Her
man L. Thomas of Nrlrak:i City,
both members of Mt. Zion our.imaud
ery and who came to Join in the im
pressive ceremony.
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
From Tuesday's Daily:
The death oT Edwin J. Jackson,
76, occurred last evening at the Ne
braska Masonic Home where he had
made his home for the past several
years. Mr. Jackson was born In Ma
haska county, Iowa, April H, 1SU9.
later moving to Nebraska and was a
resident of Lincoln over a period of
years.
He was a member of Lincoln lodge
No. 19, of Lincoln for a long period
of years and was admitted from that
lodge to the Masonic Home January
31, 1934, and has since made his
home here.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Nellie Mulliner of Lincoln and
Mrs. Edith Wisherd of Seatle, Wash
ington, as well as one sister, Mrs.
Ella Tucker of Des Moines, Iowa.
The funeral services will be held
on Wednesday at 2: CO p. m. from the
Horton funeral home at Seventh and
Vine streets. Lincoln lodge No. 19
will have charge of the services at
Ithe grave.