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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1936.
NO. 17
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Expect Large
Number Here for
League Meeting
Excellent Response to Invitation Sent
Ont to Officials of 91 Towns
to Convene April 22.
Plans are going forward for the
regbional conference of city officials
from 91 towns in this section of Ne
braska to be held in Plattsmouth on
Wednesday, April 22. The meeting is I
sponsored by the League of Nebraska
Municipalities, to which Plattsmouth
and many of the towns in this region
belong.
' Mayor G. S. Lyons, of Falls City,
a member of the "League's executive
board, will preside over the afternoon
business session to be held at the
auditorium of the public library. The
visiting delegations will be welcom
ed to Plattsmnnth hv J.fAvnr fJpnre-p
i.ushinskv. with a resnonse bv Mavor
O. H. Persons, of Wahoo.
A splendid afternoon program has
been arranged that will include dis
cussions of many interesting problems
of city government. The League will
be represented by seven men, all of
them well versed in the respective
subject they will speak upon.
A question and answer period is
alloted before adjournment late in
the afternoon.
In the evening the City of Platts
mouth will be host to the visiting
delegations of city officials at a six
o'clock dinner at the Legion commun
ity building. Return post cards have
been sent to the mayors of all the
91 towns in this region, asking for
information on how many will be
here from each town, and present in
dications are the total number will
run well in excess of 150. -
While the afternoon session is all
business, the evening meeting will be,
devoted to fun and frivolity. Lowell
S. Devoe will act as master of cere
monies (sometimes referred to as
toastmaster). Prominent visiting of
ficials will be put through some lively
stunts and made to demonstrate their
respective abilities as mayor, city at
torney, police judge, etc.
. The principal speaker at this ses
sion will be R Foster Patterson, as
sociate professor t History at Tar
k,io college, billed as an alphabetical
brain truster, who will tell his audi
ence in most humorSus vein "How to
Run a Municipal Government."
.The climaxing feature on the pro
gram will be a 30 minute skit, en
titled "Model Session of the Town
Pored" (referred to as council and
city commission) in larger towns. A
rehearsed cast from the Plattsmouth
Dramatic club will present this com
edy skit that will keep the visiting
city officials in an uproar until the
unceremonious "adjournment" of the
town governing body, after consider
ing many matters, important and
otherwise.
Plattsmouth merchants are asked
lo display their welcome banners to
the visiting officials and aid the city
council committee in extending to
all who come here that day the true
Plattsmouth hospitality a tradition
al good will treatment such aB has
bcn accorded guests at conventions
here in the past, causing them to re
turn home impressed with the friend
ly spirit of the town and its people.
This is the first time a municipal
convention has ever been held here.
Towns in this region include both
Lincoln and Omaha, as well as points
In southeastern Nebraska extending
to the Kansas line.
CHARLES DYKES FNUERAL
The funeral services of Charles
Dykes at Pacific Junction Wednes
day afternoon, were very largely at
tended by the friends and neighbors
of the community where he had
made his home. The relatives from
this city were also precent at the
last rites.
The services were helc at the Paci
fic Junction community church and
conducted by the pastor of the Meth
odist church. During the services
the choir of the church gave three
numbers, "Going Down the Valley,"
"Face to Face" and "Beautiful Isle
of Somewhere."
The interment was at the Glen
wood cemetery and a large number
were present at the committal services.
HAS HIGHWAY BLOCKED
Icy condition of the paving was
responsible for the blocking of Sev
enth street last night near the Tid
ball lumber yard and which tied up
traffic for several hours.
The grade of the street was cov-
iered v ith ice tnat made the goins
jirge truck, northbound slid and skid
Ided crossways of the highway and ef
ifectively blocked all traffic, Sixth
j street still being closed.
Shortly after the truck was stuck
in the roadway, there was a large
number of other trucks unable to get
by and parked there until the road
way was open for traffic again.
Road Conditions
Show Improvem't
After Big Snows
'Extraordinary Conditions of the Past
Winter Makes Inconvenience and
Cost to Remove Snow.
The snow blocked roads that pre
vailed throughout this section of the
state and especially in this county,
now are being restored to their for
mer excellent condition as rapidly as
possible.
It is hoped that the roads will in
a short time be back into shape so
that travel can be more pleasant to
the residents of the farm districts.
The snowy condition was the worst
for some twenty years and checked
all efforts of the county commission
ers and overseers to keep the roads
open for travel, they closing as rapid
ly as they could be opened.
Every possible effort was made to
buck the forces of nature In the great
snow but without success. Even the
purchase of a rotary snow plow at
the cost of 110,000 to the county
could not have kept the roads open
as even this plow could clear but a
few miles each day.
The storm is now past and with
favorable conditions the highways
will soon be back In the very best of
shape that they had been maintained
in up until the terrific siege of win
ter weather.
SUFFERS FIRE LOSS
Herman Meisinger, one of the well
known residents of the Mynard com
munity, seems to be the real hard
luck member of that vicinity.
The latest of the misfortunes to
befall the family was on Wednesday
when the brooder house at their home
with 500 young chicks was destroyed
by fire. The house was totally de
stroyed and all of the chicks killed
and which will be a serious loss, as
the chicks were doing nicely and
soon would have been spring fries.
Mr. Meisinger himself sometime
ago suffered the fracture of his leg'aeighbors gathering to pay their last
hile at work at the Mvnard elevator
and just a few months ago was down
with the smallpox which with the
latest hard luck seems about enough
for one family to have in the space
of a year.
GIVE FINE PROGRAM
The members of the senior high
school had a very pleasant treat af
forded them Wednesday afternoon
when Dean Johnson of the men's de
partment of Drake college at Des
Moines, with a group of the students
from that school were here for a
short time. There was a small string
ensemble, baritone and soprano solo
ists in the party and who gave a most
appreciated selection of numbers for
the entertainment of the local stu
dents. FUNERAL OF HARRY N0RTHCUTT
From Saturday's Daily:
The funeral services of Harry
Northcutt, well known here, was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Bralley & Dorrance chapel, 19th
and Cuming streets, Omaha.
The services were largely attend
ed by the relatives and old time
friends to pay their last tributes to
the memory of the departed.
Following the Omaha services the
body was brought to this city for in
terment in Oak Hill cemetery west of
this city. Covert lodge No. 11, A. F.
& A. M. of Omaha, of which Mr.
Northcutt has long been a member,
had charge of the services at the
grave.
To Award
Special Member
ship Cards
. , , , 'a close and many new activities are
Eight Legion Members Have Recordi . Mnmon - maa i
s(10 .. ,r awaiting the midshipmen. James is;
of 18 Continuous Years Four . t , tU A
Others Can Qualify.
From Thursday's Paltr
There arrived in the mail today
eight special membership cards for
distribution to Lesaon members Daid
nn tor thP rnrwnt vonr nil nf u-hnm
year,
have now attained fifteen or more
consecutive years of membership in
the organization. These will be dis
tributed at tonight's monthly meet
ing. Seven of the eight, George Conis,
A. H. Duxbury, Raymond Larson,
Fred Lugach, Otto Lutz, Henry G.
Soennichsen and Elmer Webb have
all belonged to the local post since
the year it was organized in 1919,
thus qualifying for eighteen continu
ous years of membership. There are
several other local Legionnaires who
can qualify for this and smaller num
bvr of year awards as soon as 1936
dues are paid.
Another card to be distributed to
night goes to W. G. Kieck, who has a
record of fifteen years in the local
post, dating back to the time he came
to Plattsmouth in 1922. In addition,
he held prior membership in other
posts, so, like the others named, has
a continuous record running hack to
the year of organizing the Legion.
Raymond Larson, who belonged in
1919, went to Odell, where he orga
nized and was first commander of the
post there, but transferred hi?, mem
bership back here before the close of
1920, thus giving him the continuous
membership in this post.
In a letter from ' Department Ad
jutant Dudley accompanying the 15-
year (three star) red and blue cards,
he states: "Due to the fact that fel
lows may have belonged to some oth
er posts than the one to which they
now belong, we are not Issuing five
and ten year (one and two star)!
cards at present, but these will be:
along later. I want to congratulate;
you fellows on the excellent member- i
ship record that you have kept down
through the years and to assure you 1
that to date yours is the only post
outside of Lincoln and Omaha that
we have found keeping such records."
As the years go by, a continuous
membership record in the service
men's organization will be increas
ingly prized by those entitled to the
same.
FUNERAL OF GEORGE MANN
The funeral of the late George B.
Mann were held on Thursday after
noon at the Sattler funeral home, a
large company of the old friends and
respects to his memory
me itev. v. u. wrignt or tne nrst
Methodist church, had charge of the
services and brought the message of
the scripture on the life of immortal
ity as well as paying a very fine tri
bute to the life and services t Mr
Mann in the community where ne'cnurch
spent practically hi3 lifetime
Mrs. E. H. Wescott gave two of
the old hymns, "Lead Kindly Light,"
and "The Home Over There," both
of which had been favorites of the
departed.
The interment was at the family
plot in Oak Hill cemetery, the pall
bearers being members of the club
of which Mr. Mann had belonged,
as well as representatives of the
Journal, being E. H. Schulhof, Judge
C. L. Graves, F. R. Gobelman, B. G.
Wurl, Carl Graves and Frank Smith.
HERE FROM SHELDON
From Saturday's Dally:
Joe Krejci, teacher at the junior
high 6chool at Sheldon, Iowa, is here
to spend the week end visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. Krejci, as well as the relatives
and old time friends. The Sheldon
schools are enjoying their spring va
cation and Joe will remain here over
Sunday with the home folks. He has
had a very fine season and is much
pleased with the work in the Iowa
school, one of the largest and most
up to date in that section of the
state.
Commercial orlnUng of all kinds
at the Journal office.
ENJOYS NAVAL TRAINING
James Robertson, II, midshipman
at the Annapolis naval academy, is
enjoying very much the training ex
periences that he is receiving at this
great naval school of the government.
J The school year is now slipping to
goins out for the rowing team and
has been having a strong workout
for a crew on the racing shells that
are used in the training of the stu
dents. One of the summer events
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t&e midshipmen is that of the cruise
which takes place in the summer and
the experience on the training ship.
High School
Athletic Depart
ment Has 'Mixer'
Members of Football nnG Basketball
earns. Select Bill Carey, Wayne
Falk as the Captains.
From Thursday's Daily
Last evening the members of
the
football end basketball squads of the cf Elm wood was also rated as excel
Plattsmouth high school, held a much 'lent.
enjoyed "mixer" at the hig'j school I In the small string groups com
gym and which was attended by all;petjng in tne events the Plattsmouth
of the young men that had taken jhigh school group scored excellent
part in these sports. 'against the stiff competition of Om-
One of the chief features of the !ana North and Omaha South.
evening was the 6:30 luncheon that
had been arranged by the eats com
mittee for the occasion and at which
time the lettermen of the two teams
selected their captains for the en
suing yeir.
The football team selected William
Carey, quarterback last year and one
of the outstanding players of the"
team in the past two years. Carey
in the coming season'-will haveloar
teen lettermen to assist in the team
and which affords a bright outlook
for the season.
For the position of basketball cap
tain, the lettermen named Wayne
Falk, guard on the present team, who
has been one of the hard fighting
players of the past season. There M ill
be six lettermen back on the basket
ball team this year and an unusually
fine group of young players that will
make the outlook for'the 1936-37 sea
son one of the best for many years.
The group enjoyed participating in
several games as well as boxing and
wrestling among the boys that was(most delightfuUy for all of the party,
much enjoyed by the jolly party. At the close of the evening dainty
The members of the squads as well lnd deliciou3 refreshments were
as Coach Fred Rothert. feel that theaerved and wWch added to the enjoy.
oming season should be one that will ment of aU of the members of the
make history in the athletic c'rce3TOUp
of the Plattsmouth high school. b attending the party were
ithe Mieses Aimee Jane Thomas, Anna
COMMUNITY PREPARES (Marie Rea, Mary Alice Shiffer, Joan
TO KEEP HOLY WEEK; Moore, Jean Brady, Edna Mae Peter-
' sen, Rachel Robertson, Patricia
A carefully prepared course of ser- cloidt Rita Libershal and Miss Wohl
mons preached by local ministers 'illifarth.
be heard by all those who attend the
nightly services during Holy Week,
beglnning on Monday next, April 6th.
Each church will open its doors in
turn. Services at 8 p. m.
Monday,- "What Is Truth?" by
Rev. V. C. Wright In the Presbyterian
Tuesday, "What Shall I Do with
Jesus?" by Rev. G. A. Pahl. in the
Methodist church.
Wednesday, "Art Thou a King?" by
Rev. Wm. J. H. Petter in St. Paul's
church.
Thursday, "What Evil Hath He
Done?" by Dr. H. G. McClusky, in
St. Luke's church.
VISITS IN CITY
Joe Rudolph, of Eagle, was in the
city Wednesday afternoon to visit
with his acquaintances and also pro
moting his candidacy for the legis
lature from the third district com
posed of Cass and Sarpy counties.
Mr. Rudolph is one of the well known
residents of the west part of the
county where he has grown to man
hood and where he has many frienus.
While in the city Mr. Rudolph was a
caller at the Journal office for a
short time.
SELECTED CHAIRMAN
v Miss Martha Gorder was chosen
chairman of the May fete committee
at the meeting Wednesday morning.
The May fete will be given on the
Peru State Teachers College campus,
The Peru Pedagogian.
Cass County
Students Entered
in Music Contest
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Number Fron. the ir.vos) Schoois
Di,, ti, t ttt c
Place Dale Ganz of Alvo Su-
perior in Mediam Voice.
The district music contest of dis
trfct No. 2 of Nebraska high school
activities association, was held Fri-
,ut
me 1,400 music students from this
part of the state competing in the
events.
The list of entries included many
from the Cass county high schools
and a large group of these placed as
excellent in their work and will be
eligible to take part in the state con
test. Dale Ganz, of Alvo. who has been
featured in contests in the past se
cured the rating of superior, the
highest in the contest, he scoring in
boys solo medium range.
In the "E" flat saxophone contests
Vern Rawalt, of Avoca was given
the rating of excellent, while in the
French horn section Donald Kelley
Jane Meier of Weeping Water was
rated as excellent in the 'cello sec
tion of the contest.
In the girls' solo, low range, Jane
Robinson of Weeping Water was
rated as excellent for her fine num
ber. Judges of the contest were Elias
Blum, director of music at Grinnell
college; Mrs, Gertrude Nourse, Drake
nniversity, and Rudolph Seidl, direc
tor of instrumental music of the
Council Bluffs high school.
GIVE FRIEND SURPRISE
A surprise party honoring the
eighteenth birthday anniversary of
Miss Marjorie Wohlfarth, was given
on Thursday evening at her home on
North toh street. The event was
planned by a number of the friends
and which proved a real surprise to
the guest of honor.
The evening wss spent in games
and nastimes that made the time pass
DIGGING NEW SEWER
While the excavation Is going on
North 6th street for the new sewer
and paving, Melvin Bekins, owner of
the three story store and office build
ing, is making provision for the fu
ture. He is having a large sewer dug
from the main sewer on Sixth street
Into the building. The new sewer
will care for the future needs of the
building for drainage and gives a
better fall than the former sewer.
Roy Taylor and his workmen are
engaged in putting in the sewer and
have the task of drilling through a
five foot wall into the coal room of
the building where the new sewer
will be laid to await its need in the
future.
This is real foresight and will save
digging up the paving at a future
time when the need of a new sewer.
is felt.
CANDIDATES IN CITY
Despite the snow and storm of
Wednesday two of the candidates for
district judge were in the city to
visit with the voters in the interests
of their candidacies. These were
Judge W. W. Wilson of Nebraska
City and Judge C. S. Wortman of
South Bend. Judge Wilson is visit
ing as many residents of the district
personally as is possible. Judge Wort- grandson, Ed Jochim. They were
man is making: his campaign onevisitors at the court house and while
largely of speeches in the various (in the city Mrs. Scheel was a very
communities over
Sarpy counties.
HAVE PLEASANT MEETING
From Friday's Daily
Last evening the employes of the
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co.,
of Plattsmouth and Humboldt, were
here to enjoy a get together and sales
meeting. The evening was largely
given over to the demonstration of
an electric dish washing machine.
The members of the force were shown
all the workings of this device that
is to aid in the labor of the kitchen.
Following the demonstration the
group was served a very much appre
ciated luncheon from the Shea cafe
and which aided in the completion
of a most delightful time.
C of C Hears
Report of Dock
Committee
Interesting Report Given by Messers
Richey and Pollock on Trip to
Peoria, Dlinois.
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce at their meting Thursday
noon, had the pleasure of a very fine
report from the docks and harbors
committee of the civic body, present
ed by T. H. Pollock and E. J. Richey.
The docks and harbors committee
has just recently returned home from
Peoria, Illinois, where they spent a
few days looking over the develop
ment of the river navigation at that
point. The committee detailed the
very favorable reports that they had
received from the leaders of the city
government and business men at
Peoria as to what the navigation had
done to aid their community in the
bringing there of several very large
manufacturing plants that had added
to the commercial life of the city and
made it one of the leading manufac-1
turing points in Illinois. This was
made possible the committee had been
told, by the low rates for raw ma
terials shipped in and the low rates
that placed their finished products on
the market.
The committee detailed their visits
to the various plants and the great
municipal dock where barges are con
stantly arriving and departing for
the ocean ports to bring in raw ma-
terial and deliver the manufactured
products of the Peoria plants.
Cecil Carr was the representative
of the senior class of the high school
at the meeting.
EASTER EGG HUNT
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr.,
are preparing to stage the annual
Easter egg hunt for the smaller chil
dren of the city on next Saturday
afternoon. The event vill be held on
the spacious grounds of their estate
and where the eggs will be conceal
ed and the children at a given signal
will start in on the hunt for the gaily
decorated eggs. Last year there were
several hundred of the eggs dyed and
concealed and which made a very
pleasant treat for the children.
HERE TO HOLD COURT
From Friday's Daily
Judge Daniel W. Livingston,
Nebraska City, was here today
o:
to
call the docket for the April term of
the district court, as well as taking
up the matter of orders and other
pressing business. Judge Livingston
has been busy with his court work
and has not as yet been able to do
any of his campaigning for the re
nomination to the bench. He expects,
however, to get out soon to meet the
old friends before election day.
AN APPRECIATION
We desire to express to the many
kin(i friends and neighbors our deep
appreciation of their splendid aid to
us during the fire at our home Wed
nesday. Also we wish to thank the
Lincoln Telephone Co., and their em
ployees for the prompt work in giv
ing the alarm
We shall long grate-
fully remember these acts.
-Herman
Meisinger and Family.
HERE FROM MURDOCH
Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel, of Mar
dock, were here Thursday with their
Cass, Otoe anfi pleasant caller at the Journal office to look after some matters of busi
to spend a few hours. Jness.
Plattsmouth
Masons Confer
M M Degrees
Very Large Attendance of Members
and Visitors from Many of the
Lodges in County.
From Friday's Daily
Last evening Plattsmouth lodge
No. 6, A. F. &. A. M. at their regular
meeting conferred the Master Mason
degree on two of the young members,
Frederick and Franklyn Wehrbein.
There was a very large attendance
of the members present, not only
from the local lodge, but many visi
tors from the Weeping Water and
Nehawka lodges to witness the con
ferring of the work.
The local officers conducted the
ritualistic services in a most impres
sive manner on the candidates.
R. Foster Patterson, senior war
den of the lodge, came up from his
college work at Tarkio, Missouri, to
assist in the initiation, he having
been the principal of the high school
here when the two young men were
graduated.
W. A. Robertson, grand senior
warden of the Nebraska A. F. & A.
M., gave a few remarks during the
session of the evening.
The committee in charge had pre
pared and served a very much appre
ciated luncheon at the conclusion of
the ritualistic services.
FEDERATION MEETING
The Woman's Federation of the
Methodist church held a very de
lightful meeting on Thursday after
noon at the parlors of the church, a
large number being in attendance at
the event.. - :
The Naomi circle of the federation
served as the hostess of the occasion
and a most interesting program was
given, the ladies giving representa
tions of the "Women of the Bible."
There were thlr; ;en characters rep
resented and the Jadies and the char
acters they represented were: Mrs.
W. G. Kieck, "Eve" and "Ruth";
Mrs. Woest, "Sarah"; Mrs. P. J.
Uheeler. "Rebecca"; Mrs. J. E. Wiles,
Mariam"; Mrs. Justus Lillie and
Mrs. James Mauzy, as attendants of
"Mariam"; Mrs W. F. Evers, "Han
nah"; Mrs. Robert Hill. "Esther";
Mrs. James Mauzy, "Mary Magde
lene"; Mrs. Justus Lillie and Mrs.
William Highfield, "Mary and Mar
tha." The "Gleaners" were given by
Mrs. Val Eurkle, Mrs. R. 11. Patton
and Miss Ella Kennedy. X
The story of each of the Bible wom
en was read by Mrs. Alice Crabill
Woster and the musical setting given
by Mrs. L. S. Devoe.
Dainty refreshments closed the sps
sion of the afternoon.
MANY ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT
From Saturday's Daily:
The physical education department
of the junior high school gave a very
fine exhibition of their work last
evening at the high school gym, wit
nessed by a very pleased audisn5.
The youngsters showed the excellent
training that they had been given
and both the boys and girls classes
acquitted themselves in a fine man
ner. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The many friends of Mrs. A. H.
Duxbury will be pleased to learn that
she is very much improved over her
severe attack of bronchitis. Mrs.
Duxbury was suffering very much
from this afflication for several days,
but ?s now responding to treatment
and it in hoped she will soon be able
to resume her usual activities.
DOING VERY NICELY
J. H. Graves, who has been at the
Thornton & Minor Clinic, at Kansas
City Missouri, for some four weeks, is
doing very nicely following the treat
ment for a chronic ailment. Mrs.
Graves, who is there wis her hus
band, is expected home in a few
days, while Mr. Graves will remain
for a longer time recuperating.
From Saturday's Dally:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Bowers of
Greenwood, were here this morning