Hthr. State Historical Society
Khe.
VOL. NO. IU
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936.
NO. 26
Senior Class
is Honored by
the Junior
Colorful Eanquet and Dance Satur
day in Honor of the Gradu
ating Class of 1936.
Saturday evening the American Le
sion community building was the
scone of one of the most colorful
events of the school year and the first
social event that marks the near ap
proach of the graduation time. This
was the annual junior-senior banquet
ol the high school.
The junior class this year had ar
ranged an unusually clever and beau
tiful setting for the banquet and one
that represented a great deal of ef
fort on the part of the young people.
The theme was "Tulip Time in
Holland." and which was most fit
tingly carried out in the decorations
and settings of the hall. The ceiling
of the banquet hall v." as formed of
blue and the side walls of white to
make a very delightful effect in the
school colors. The center of the ban
quet hall was occupied by a large
,Tfv-i'ti windmill, one that really oper
ated and mad? a truly Holland set
ting. The mill was the work of
V. F. Evers and boys of the class
and was a real piece of artistry.
Miniature windmills, made by mem
bers of the class were also at each
place. The tables had smaller wind
mills and large bouquets of tulips as
their decorations to add to the beauty
of the scene. The nut cups were also
small tulips that had been made by'
the girls of the class. The menu and
toast list programs were arranged in
the form of a wooden shoe to add to
the delightful settings. At the speak
ers table was large bouquets of the
tulips as well as a small lake with
miniature boats and tiny Dutch hoys
and girls.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the ladies of the Methodist
Federation and was a real treat to
the jolly party of young people. The
menu was printed in Dutch in con
formity with the general theme of
the banquet settings.
The members of the junior class re
gretted very much that "William
Carey, general chairman, was unable
to be in attendance at the banquet
as he has teen confined to his home
by illness for the past several days.
Miss Rachel Robertson was called
upon to ferve as the toastmistress in
stead of Mr. Carey and filled this
position in the most delightful sman
nor as she presented the various
guests on the speaking program and
extended the welcome of the junior
class to the seniors and the other
guests of the evening.
The freshman class was represent
ed by James L. Webb, who had as
his topic, "Travel," and in which he
expressed the viewpoint of the
younger classmen. The sophomores
wero represented by Robert Woest in
his response, "Upward Ever." Super
intendent L. S. Devoe spoke for the
faculty of the high school and ex
tended the well wishes to the two
upper classes of the school. Dr. P. T.
Heineman, who is retiring from the
ooard of education, gave the greet
ings from the board to the young
people. The response for the seniors
wa3 given by Joe Hendrix, who very
ably expressed the appreciation of
th? class for the very pleasant time
arranged for them and the happy as
sociations of the school years now
drawing to a close. Miss Robertson
for the juniors closed the toast list
with "Success" and greetings to the
departing seniors.
Following the banquet the young
people enjoyed a dancing party and
which was an inovation over the past
years, this being sponsored by the
school and the dancers confined to
the young people of the junior and
senior classes and their invited
friends. The method of handling the
dance met with the warmest approval
from the young people as well as the
sponsors of the dance.
The committees of the class that
arranged the banquet was headed by
William Carey as general chairman,
until his illness. The other commit
tees were:
Program Earl Taylor, chairman;
Harriet Goos, Jack Forbes, Mildred
Knofiioek.
Hall Decorations William Carey,
chairman; Alice Hirz, Charlotte Jas
per, Betty Kalina, Charles Bennett,
Marjorie Tidball, Margaret Will,
George Ilobscheidt, John Gayer,
Vernon Taplett, Mary Jane Mark.
Table Decorations Rachel Robert
son, chairman; Delia Solomon, Norris
Hennings. Jeanette Hirz, Dale Bow
man, Billy Evers.
Orchestra Elva Olson, chairman;
Dick Hatt, R. Lancaster.
Invitations Genevieve Bloom
chairman: Bettv McCarty. Edna
Black, Cathryn Anthes, Mary Kay
Wiles, Joan Moore.
Menu Edna Mae Peterson, chair
man: Rosemary Stander, Ruth New-
land, Vivian Terryberry, Jacquelyn
Grassman.
Property Max Seitz, chairman;
Wayne Falk, Richard Yelick, Elmer
Newton, Bob Vallery.
The juniors have been most for
tunate in having as their sponsors,
Miss Florence Beighley and Mr.
Lumir Gerner, who liave been untir
ing in their work with the class and
had a large part in the planning of
the successful banquet.
Death of James
Fitzgerald Occurs.
Sunday Morning
Passes Away from Attock of Heart
Trouble at Farm West of Mynard
Funeral Wednesday.
James Fitzgerald, 80, died sudden
ly on Sunday morning at the Edward
Fitzgerald farm home west of My
nard, where he has made his home
for the past five years. Mr. Fitzger
ald has suffered from heart trouble
for the past thirty years but has
been able to look after his usual ac
tiviteis. Sunday he had gone to the
basement of the home to look after
some daily tasks and a short time
later, William Fitzgerald, a nephew,
who had been separating the morn
ing milking, entered the basement
and found his uncle sitting in a chair
and he had apparently died very sud
denly. Mr. Fitzgerald was born on Aug.
12, 1856, at Prophetstown, Illinois,
one of a family of ten children, of
whom but one now survives, a bro
ther, Frank Fitzgerald of Falfurria,
Texas. The members of the family
moved later to the west and Mr. Fitz
gerald has more or less made his
home here for the past fifty years,
locating for some years with his bro
ther in Texas. On the death of his
brother, Edward Fitzgerald, some five
years ago, he came back to Cass
county and has lived with the family
of the deceased brother on their
farm.
He is survived by the one brother
In Texas, as well as his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald, three
nephews and two nieces who reside
here, Mrs. Robert Will, Miss Marie
Fitzgerald and Edward, William and
Bradley Fitzgerald.
The body was taken to the Horton
funeral home at Seventh and Vine
streets and where friends may call
for a farewell any time after Tues
day afternoon.
FUNERAL OF JOHN RENNIE
The funeral services for the late
John W. Rennie were held on Satur
day afternoon at the Sattler funeral
home at Fourth and Vine streets. A
group of the old time friends were
in attendance to pay their last tri
butes to the friend of so many years
ago.
The body arrived in Omaha Satur
day morning from Tonapah, Nevada,
and was brought on to this city for
the last rites.
Dr. H. G. McClusky of the First
Presbyterian church, conducted the
services and brought words of com
fort to the sorrowing relatives and
friends.
Mrs. J. R. Reeder and Mr. Frank
A. Cloidt gave two of the old loved
songs as a duet, "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" and "The Touch of His
Hand on Mine," Miss Estelle Balrd
was the accompanist.
The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery and the pall bearers were
from among the old time friends,
John Bajeck, J. K. McMaken, A. J.
Snyder, E. H. Schulhof, James Rebal
and L. D. Hiatt.
VISITS WITH OLD FRIENDS
Sunday, N. P. Schultz, former resi
dent of this city, with his daughter,
Mrs. Harry Bethel and family, motor
ed down from Omaha to enjoy a short
time here visiting with the Carl
Ohlschlager family and Mrs. Florence
Coleman, as well as the many old
time friends.
Plattsmouth
Woman's Club
Holds Banquet
Large Number Attend the Gathering
at Fellowship Room of Pres
byterian Church.
The annual banquet of the Platts
mouth Woman's club was held Mon
day evening in the Fellowship room
of the First Presbyterian church,
which had been transformed for the
occasion Into a bower of beauty, the
colors of the club, purple and white,
being carried out in streamers, while
large baskets of lilacs and tulips were
placed through the rooms and as de
corations of the tables, lending their
charm to the scene.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church had prepared a delicious menu
which was served in the usual charm
ing manner to the club members and
their guests. The menu was as fol
lows: Grape Ice
Chicken a la King
French Noodles
Potatoes Half Shell
Tiny Green Beans
Molded Spring Salad
Tulip Radishes
Tea Rolls - Marmalade
Maybaskets
Coffee
Group singing was enjoyed by the
members of the banquet party, Mrs.
Robert Reed serving as the song
leader.
Mrs. William Baird, club president,
presided and in her gracious man
ner presented the honor guests and
the club officers, these including
Mayor and Mrs. George Lushinsky,
Mrs. J. A. Jimerson, the first district
president and Mr. Jimerson, of Au
burn; Mrs. Lawrence Meisinger,
county president and Mr. Meisinger,
of Union; Dr. William Thompson,
speaker of the evening and Mrs.
Thompson, of Omaha; the officers of
the Plattsmouth club and commit
tee chairmen as well as the past pres
idents, Mrs. J. F. Gorder and Mrs.
Robert Reed.
A very much enjoyed program had
been arranged for the evening and
which comprised a piano duet by Mrs.
L. S. Devoe and Mrs. R. W. Knorr,
as well as the colorful and charming
dance of the maypole and which was
carried out by a group of charming
little- girls, Donna Mason, Delores
Ruse, Bonnie Walters and Joan
Troudt.
Dr. Thompson, a member of the
faculty of Municipal University at
Omaha, gave a very Interesting and
educational addres that was much ap
preciated by the ladies tand all of the
banquet party. From his experiences
and observations in his teachings he
was able to present many interesting
facts and which were supplemented
by many press comments on the
world's progress and events.
The newly elected officers of the
club were then installed, they being:
Mrs. William Baird, president; Mrs.
L. S. Devoe, vice-president; Miss
Georgia White, recording secretary;
Mrs. William Heinrlch, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Louis Ward Egen
berger, treasurer.
Mrs. Jimerson served as installing
officer.
The occasion was one that all will
long remember as one of the most
delightful of the club banquets and
fittingly marks the close of the club
year.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Miss Dorothy Farmer, who is a
student at the University of Nebras
ka, was a visitor here over the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Farmer. She had as her guest,
Miss Doris Yost of Harvard, Nebras
ka, a classmate. Sunday Mrs. Farmer
entertained at a family dinner in
honor of the visiting guests, Miss
Yost, Miss Ruth Schubert of Spring
field and Max McCaney, of Lincoln.
The party motored back to Lincoln
in the evening to resume their studies
at the university.
VISITING IN IOWA
Mrs. Charles Long of near Pacific
Junction, was in the city Saturday
to visit with relatives and friends
and on her return home was accom
panied by her mother, Mrs. Hattie
KIrker. Mrs. Kirker will spend a
short time on the farm with the
daughter and family.
HAVE SERIOUS FIRE
The residence of Dr. T. P. Living
ston on North Sixth street was dis
covered on fire Sunday morning
shortly before 10 o'clock and the fire
was gotten under control only after
a hard fight by the firemen. The fire
apparently originated under the roof
of the structure and was discovered
burning at the northwest corner of
the house. It was necessary to chop
into the roof and use a great deal of
water before the spread of the fire
could be checked and the house saved
from destruction. The loss to the
residence and contents will amount
to a great deal.
Board of Educa
tion Organizes for
the Coming Year
J. A. Capwell, President, R. W. Knorr,
Vice-President, Frank A. Cloidt
Renamed as Secretary.
From Tuesday's Dally:
The board of education met last
evening at the high school building
for the purpose of organizing for the
coming year.
Miss Marie E. Kaufmann, elected
as a new member of the board to suc
ceed Dr. P. T. Heineman, was seat
ed as was R. W. Knorr, re-elected at
the spring election and these two will
enter at once on their three year
term of office.
The officers of the board were se
lected also, J. A. Capwell being elect
ed as the president of the board for
the ensuing year, R. W. Knorr as
vice-pr3eldent and Frank A. Cloidt
relected as secretary of the board, a
position he has held for several years.
The members will be assigned to
the various committee posts at once
and take up their duties for the year.
The board voted to have Lee Knolle
who has been interested in the musi
cal work in the Junior high the past
season, take charge of the direction
of the high school as well as grades
with the assistance of the teachers.
The position of music supervisor, held
by Hoyt Griffin the past two years, is
not being filled at present.
HERE FROM WEST COAST
From Monday's Daily
Last evening an auto party of for
mer Plattsmouth residents arrived
here from the west to visit with their
relatives and old friends in this city
and vicinity. The party comprised
Carl Sattler, Mrs. Thomas Walling,
Sr.. Miss Mary Margaret Walling and
Miss Mary McHugh of Los Angeles.
On the way east they stopped at
Cheyenne, Wyoming, where they were
Joined by Mrs. Clara Trilety Coe. who
accompanied them on to Plattsmouth.
Mrs. Walling and daughter and sis
ter, will visit here, Omaha, Falls City
and Murdock while Mr. Sattler is
visiting at the John P. Sattler home
and Mrs. Coe with Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Trilety, her parents.
TO ATTEND TRACK MEET
Coach Fred A. Rothert is plan
ning on taking several of the local
high school students to Ashland on
Friday where they are to compete
in the invitation meet at that place.
While the material for track has not
been as large as in past years there
are several of the veterans of last
year and some new prospects that
look good and will be used. The
coach is planning on taking Earle
Taylor, javelin and discus; Max Seitz,
shot put; Robert Vallery, javelin and
discus for the field sports and Keith
Taylor and Harry Stodola for sev
eral of the track events including
the half mile.
IDENTIFY DEAD MAN
The unknown young man who was
killed Monday night in the Burling
ton yards at Pacific Junction, lias
been identified as Charles Schwastka.
of Nashville, Nebraska. The dead
man is a brother of Marlon Schwast
ka, a former resident of Plattsmouth,
where he was engaged in shop work
prior to the strike. In addition to
Marion Schwatka, he is survived by
his father, Charles, of Nashville, bro
thers, Clifford, Francis of Omaha,
John, Portland, Oregon and Harry
and Joe at home.
Phone news Items to flo. 6.
Murray Boys
Have Wild Trip
in Automobile
Gerald Noel, 13 and Harold Noel, 10,
Take Car from This City and
Wreck at Lincoln.
Monday while Peter Cradoville was
engaged in his clerical work at the
public library building, some person
proceeded to appropriate his car, a
1930 Chevrolet that he had parked
near the library building.
The less was discovered at the noon
hour when Mr. Gradoville came out
to start home for lunch. The loss
was reported at once to Sheriff Homer
Sylvester, who started a search for
the car and had a broadcast made for
the missing car from the office of the
state sheriff at Lincoln.
Monday afternoon shortly after
3:30 the car was reported from Lin
coln where it was found in the posses
sion of two young boys who had
wrecked the car and were found on
the scene of the accident by Lincoln
police officers. Cass Sylvester, deputy
sheriff, mototed to Lincoln and found
that the car had been taken by Ger
ald Noel, 13, and Harold Noel, 10,
both of Murray.
The two lads had started on a
wild adventure and had left home
Sunday without advising their par
ents of their departure or their des
tination. They had slept all night
Sunday in a culvert along the high
way and Monday morning they had
arrived in Plattsmouth and discover
ing in their inspection of the cars
parked near the court house, that the
car of Mr. Gradoville had the keys
in it, they appropriated the car and
started to go places.
The car was badly damaged as the
boys claimed to have crashed into a
post in Lincoln and broken the
bumpers and fenders and also jimmed
up the handles on the doors.
The boys are being held .at home
owing to their tender age, awaiting
the decision as to what will be best
to do with them.
LEAVING FOR EUROPE
From Tuesday's Dally
Miss Mathilde Soennlchsen of this
city with Mrs. Harriett Jones of
Wichita, Kansas, departed this morn
ing on the first lap or their journey
to the old world, sailing on May 15th
from New York for England. They
are making their first stop at London
and after a few days in the English
capitol expect to cross to the contin
ent. They will visit in Germany
where there are relatives of the Soen
nlchsen family residing, as well as in
Denmark, Sweden and Norway. They
will also visit for a short time if pos
sible In Paris before the return to
the United States. Mrs. E. H. Wescott
is going with the ladies as far as
New York City, from where she goes
to Fanwood, New Jersey, where she
will visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
P. H. Murdick, Jr., the latter for
merly Miss Helen Wescott, and with
the new grandson of the Wescott
family, born a few months ago.
TRANSIENT CAMP COST
Four transent camps now in oper
ation in Nebraska are costing the
government approximately 50 cents
per day per man, State WPA Ad
ministrator Felton stated Tuesday.
Camps are located at Bellevue, with
130 men; Carter Lake, with. 195;
and Chadron and Plattsmouth, with
99 men each. Cost for a single meal
varies from 13.4 cents at Carter Lake
to 10.2 cents at Plattsmouth. The
daily cost of camps per man is as
follows:
Lodg- Med'l Total
Meals ing Care Cost
Bellevue .408 .068 .031 .507
Carter Lake .420 .062 .036 .518
Chadron .345 .107 .035 .487
Plattsmouth .339 .105 .049 .493
SUFFERS FALL
Patty, the youngest daughter of
Sheriff and Mrs. Homer Sylvester,
suffered a severe fall Monday while
riding her tricycle around the vi
cinity of the residence at the rear of
the court house. The child ran the
tricycle into a hole used for coal un
loading at the court house, falling in
to the hole and suffering a cut on the
head that required medical aid to
close.
DIES AT OMAHA
Emil Kahoutek, 50, Omaha en
graver and a former resident of
Plattsmouth, shot" himself in the head
at his home in that city, Saturday
night. He was hurried to a hospital
when the tragedy was discovered by
the members of the family, but died
shortly afterwards. He has been in
poor health for some time and this is
thought to be the cause for his rash
act. The tragedy came as a great
blow to all of the members of the
family. There is surviving the wife,
Marie, two daughters, Catherine and
Margaret; three brothers, james of
Omaha, Joseph of Denver and Tim
othy of Plattsmouth and one sister,
Mrs. Anna McCarty, of Los Angeles.
Brinn-Jensen
Co. Appealing
Porter Case
Contend Traveling Man Burned to
Death South of Union, Not Under
Liability Act at the Time.
The state supreme court Tuesday
was asked to set aside a compen
sation court award to Mrs. Maude W.
Porter, widow of J. Ray Porter, who
was killed in an automobile accident
nine miles north of Nebraska City on
February 21, 1935, for the reason,
among others, that Porter allegedly
was intoxicated at the time of the
accident.
The Brinn-Jensen company, for
whom Porter was a salesman, con
tended in an appeal brief filed with
the court that Porter could not be
considered to have been following his
employment when the car in which
he was riding collided with one oc
cupied by Varro E. Tyler and Lloyd
E. Peterson. Nebraska City attorneys.
Forrest Wilson of Nebraska City,
who was riding with Porter, was kill
ed in the accident.
The state compensation court, af
ter first denying Mrs. Porter any
compensation, gave her a rehearing
and awarded her $15 a week for 350
weeks, a burial allowance and attor
ney's fees for rehearing. This deci
sion was sustained by District Judge
D. W. Livingston. It was from the
district court that the Brinn-Jensen
company and the American Employ
ers Insurance confpany appealed.
They also contended Porter was
not an employe of the company with
in the meaning of the workmen's
compensation act and that Porter
was guilty of willful negligence.
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
Senator and Mrs. Fred L. Carsten
celebrated on Sunday their twentieth
wedding anniversary at their home
at Avoca, where all close relatives
were present at the dinner served as
a feature of the pleasant event.
The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Sill, Mrs. Attie Nutzman, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Morley, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Wessel and children, Mrs.
Laura Fleishman, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Fleishman and family, Louis Carsten,
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Louie Carsten, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenrod and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ruhge and
Robert, Mrs. Martha Ruge and Ruth,
and Miss Agnes McCann.
A gift of silver was presented by
Mrs. Elmer Wessel from them all.
After dinner Miss Te Selle and Wil
son McLean of Tecumseh, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schroeder call
ed.
KITTENBALL MEETING
Further plans for the coming kit
tenball league were formulated at the
meeting held last Friday evening at
the O. K. Garage. May 11th was de
cided upon as the closing date for
team entries in the league and the
first game will be scheduled for May
18th. Entrance fee was set at $7.50
per team. Several changes were ef
fected in the board of control and the
following now constitute these offi
cers: W. H. Mason, president; G. J
Jaeerer. secretary - treasurer; Fred
Bourck, Ray Herold and Alf Gan
semer, directors.
Managers of all Interested teams
are requested to have their line-up
ready for consideration at the next
meeting on May 11th and at which
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Ison will be drawn up.
High Wind Storm
Sweeps Over This
Part of the State
This Section Visited by Severe Wind
Shortly After 9 p. m. Tuesday ;
Does Some Damage.
A very high wind, sweeping from
the southwest, struck this locality
Tuesday night shortly after 9 o'clock
and left in its wake a great deal of
damage in broken trees and branches
over a wide area in this part of the
state.
In this city one of the chief losses
was at the Fetzer Shoe store where
two of the large glasses in the upper
part of the front was blown out and
broken.
The streets werofilled with broken
branches torn from trees by the force
of the wind and which made driving
a serious matter during the course of
the storm.
Motorists who were out in the full
force of the storm had great difficulty
in driving when they were forced to
face the strong steady blow of the
wind.
The wind storm seemed to be the
heaviest in Lincoln where a great
deal of damage was reported and
many store fronts suffered broken
glass.
The wind also brought a great deal
of dust and this morning the dust
clouds hung in the western skies with
their burden of dirt from the south
west dust bowls of Kansas and Okla
homa.
HONOR BRIDE TO BE
Tuesday evening Mrs. L. D. Hiatt,
Mrs. J. R. Reeder and Miss Agnes
Muenster entertained at a miscal-
laneous shower, honoring Miss Amana
Hiatt, whose marriage is to occur in
June following the close of her
school work.
The pleasant affair was held at the
L. D.. Hiatt home which was very
tastefully arranged with decorations
of tulips and white lilacs that added
a very charming touch to the scene.
The time was spent in bridge and
in which Miss Margaret Iverson was
the winner of high score.
The guest of honor received a large
number of very pretty and useful
gifts as tokens from" the friends and
associates of her school work in this
city.
The only out of town guest was
Mrs. Gibson, of Weeping Water, a sis
ter of Miss Hiatt.
AAA HELPS FARMERS
Cass county received in rental and
benefit payments made by the AAA
from the beginning of operations
May 12, 1933 up to and including
December 31, 1935 the total sum of
$759,807.81.
The total amount of rental and
benefit payments paid into Nebraska
from the beginning of operations May
12, 1933 to December 31, 1935 was
$57,634,849.86. Of this sum $15,
322.269.62 was for wheat;
123.87 was for corn-hogs and $2,
491,456.37 was for sugar.
This is in accordance with an an
nouncement by Richard L. Metcalfe,
state director for Nebraska for the
National Emergency Council.
SPEAKS TO EIGHTH GRADERS
The members of the eighth grade
of the junior high school had the
pleasure Tuesday of a very interest
ing talk by J. Howard Davis, well
known insurance man and city attor
ney. Mr. Davis gve the students a
very interesting talk on the functions
of the city government and also on
the various types of insurance and
the importance that it plays in the
daily lives of the people of the com
munity. The students appreciated
very much the opportunity of hear
ing from Mr. Davis on these two very
important subjects.
LITTLE DAUGHTER ARRIVES
From Monday's Daily:
Early this morning the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vanlandingham
was made very happy by the arrival
of a fine little daughter who tipped
the scales at seven pounds. The
mother and little one are doing nice
ly and the occasion has brought the
greatest happiness to all of the mem
bars of the family circle.