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Uebr. State Historical Society s vol. m. ltj PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1936. NO. 62 it Popular Young People of Cass County Wedded Miss Lois Troop of Nehawka and Mr. Robert H. Bestor Married at High Noon Sunday. Sunday at high noon at the resi dence of the Rev. Father George Agius, pastor of the St. John's church, was solemnized the marriage of Miss Lois Troop of Nehawka and Mr. Robert H. Bestor of this city. The wedding unites two of the old and prominent families o Cass county and who have had a very ex tensive part in the history and de elopment of the county. The marriage lines were impres fciveiy read by the pastor in the pres ence of the immediate families of the young people. The bride wore a floor length gown of green flat crepe with accessories of black. She carried a shower bou quet of Talisman roses. Mrs. Victor Wehrbein, sister of the bride, was matron of honor, she wearing black flat crepe with white accessories, with an arm bouquet of Supreme red roses. Mr. Bestor was attended by Mr. ictor Wehrbein as best man, both wearing dark business suits. Immediately following the mar riage service the members of tne bridal party motored to the 'Wehr bein home near Murray where a re ception had been arranged for the happy young people. A large group of the friends from this section of Cass county were in attendance at the reception and to extend their well wishes to the young people. The bride is the youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. William O. Troop and was born and grew to-womanhood in the vicinity of Nehawka. She was later graduated from the Ne hawka high school in the class of 1935, attending the University of Ne braska where she was active in the musical organizations of the uni versity. She was chosen by popular vote of the residents of Cass county as queen of the 1935 King Korn Karnival last fall, her charm and beauty adding to the impressiveness of the coronation ceremonies. The groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bestor, a descend ent of two of the early pioneer fam ilies of Cass county. Mr. Bestor was born in this city and has made this his home since childhood. He gradu ated from the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1931, later at tending Creighton university at Omaha. He has been associated in the hardware store of Bestor & Swatek here for the greater part of the time since closing his school work. Mr. and Mrs. Bestor are to make their home in this city in the fu ture, making a short honeymoon visit with friends at Superior before re turning to their home in this city. HERE FROM ILLINOIS Mrs. R. A. Bates was very pleas antly surprised Sunday morning to have a party of relatives from the old home in Illinois, arrive here to spend the day and evening at her home. The party comprised Miss Ella Lotz, aunt of Mrs. Bates, Miss Phyllis Lotz, a cousin of Lockport, and Mr. John Brady, of Aurora. They enjoy ed a delightful family dinner, this being the first time the visitors had the pleasure of visiting this section. They departed this morning for the home in the east, Mr. Brady being an engraver at Aurora and Joliet and who will resume his work TueS' day, making necessary to make the stay here shorter than was wished Miss Laura Grassman and Joseph Manacek of Omaha also were guests over the week-end at the Bates home. GOES TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Fred T. Ramge was taken to Omaha late Monday afternoon where she entered the Immanuel hospital for an appendectomy. The patient was in an acute condition and it was found necessary to perform the operation at once. The patient was reported today as doing as well as possible under the circumstances. SPEND LABOR DAY IN DES MOINES Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lillie, Mrs Josephine Janda, and Mrs. Hermie Svoboda drove to Des Moines, la Sunday evening to spend Labor Day with relatives. Ray Janda, who came here on business Saturday returned with them. He is the son of Mrs Josephine Janda. While in Des Moines the group visited the great, great grandmother of Ray's small daughters. The lady is 96. The group reports beautiful lawns and flower gardens in Des Moines. Graves Family Reunion Held at Morton Park Representatives Prom Many Parts of Nebraska in Attendance at Annual Event. The annual Graves family reunion was held on Labor Day at attrac tive Morton park at Nebraska City, where there gathered some twenty five of the family from Omaha, Lin coln, Plattsmouth, Peru, Nebraska City, Rock Bluffs, and Hamburg, Iowa. This family is descended from Mr. and Mrs. William W. Graves, who were natives of Tennessee, coming to Mills county, Iowa, in 1852, com ing to Plattsmouth in 1864 where they resided a short time, then re turning to Missouri, but decided to again seek a home in Iowa. The fam ily definitely became Nebraskans In 18 69 when they located at Rock Bluffs and where their family was reared to manhood and womanhood, some of the family having been resi dents there since the first settle ment of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Graves were the parents of twelve children, of whom four are living, J. D. Graves, of Peru, Sherd Graves, Rock Bluffs, Mrs. Mary Burnett and Judge C. L. Graves of this city, whose ages total 320 years. The father died in 1895 at the age of seventy-seven years and the mother in 1919 at the age of 99 years. The members of the family enjoyed the fine dinner served at the noon hour and which was served at the long table where all of the family were seated. They were entertained by a talk by J. D. Graves, the oldest member of the family who gave a brief outline of the early experiences of the family. The group then elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: President Maurice A. Lacy, Om aha, Vice President Harry E. Graves, Lincoln. Secretary Charles L. Graves, Plattsmouth. The remainder of the day was spent in visiting and much enjoyed until the homegoing hour. Those from this city to attend the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves and daughter, Maxine, Mrs. Mary Bur nett, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thimgan and Judge C. L. Graves. RED CROSS CLASS SCHEDULED Dr. R. P. Westovcr announces that Red Cross first aid classes will open Monday, September 14. They will be held in the basement of the public library each Monday 8:00 to 9:30. By having the classes run an hour and a half the course can be com pleted in ten weeks. The class Is open to all persons over 17 years of age. The course will prove of great value to the individual for emer gencies In the home, on the street, or on the road. Anyone wishing to take the course may contact Ed Ofe at the Ofe service station this week. LOIS BRANDH0RST ELECTED Miss Lois Brandhorst was elected to the Plattsmouth teaching force at a meeting of the board of education last evening. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska where she has specialized in art and music. She has four years of experience in rural schools. She will teach penmanship, music, art, and history In the junior high. Miss Brandhorst is a member of the Methodist church. Eastern Star members will also be interested to know that she has acted as past ma tron of the Eastern Star in her home, Milford. 34 Young Folks of This Vicinity to Enter College Nine Colleges and Universities Rep resented in Registration of Local Students. With colleges and universities opening within the next two weeks, girls are hurrying about doing last minute shopping for the new fall "oufit." Although the fellows aren't displaying so much enthusiasm, their anticipation is reaching a high ebb as they plan to enter or return to the college swing. Plattsmouth, is proud of the fine group of young people who are going to enter schools of higher education this fall. University of Nebraska claims over half of Plattsmouth's 34 college go ing students. 18 plan to enter that school this fall. Lois Bestor returns for her third year. Her major Is mathematics. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary freshman sorority, and New man Club. James and Cecil Comstock enter the University as sophomores. James lettered in track in Tarkio last year and will go on with his engineering course in the University. Cecil will enter Teacher s College . Both are members of the Y. M. C. A. Dorothy Farmer will be a senior at the University. She has as her major, home economics, and is a member of the Y. W. C. A. A senior in arts and science and a freshman in law college, Madge Garnet returns this fall to the Uni versity campus. She' is another of Plattsmouth's Alpha Lambda Delta women. Another of the agricultural cam pus members is Lois Giles. She re turns for her second year in the study of home economics. Lois is a member of the Home Economics As sociation, Coed Counselor, 4-H club, and vice president of the barb or ganization on the ag. campus. Robert Hall enters the university as a freshman. lie plans to study pharmacy. Edwin Kalina also plans to enter. He will study engineer ing. Anna Margaret McCarty returns for her junior year this fall. She is a member of the Tri Delta sorority. Her major is Spanish. Floyd Mc Carty will enter as a freshman. He plans to study commercial art and designing. John Nottleman will enter as a sophomore in the University of Ne braska. He is planning to be an en gineer. James Nowacek begins his university career this fall. He will study business management. A business organization and Eng lish major, Irma Pittman enters her sophomore year this fall. She is a member of the Y. W. C. A. Richard Spangler will also be a sophomore. He is majoring in animal husbandry and is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Clemens and Herbert Sundstrom will be juniors this fall. Clemens let tered on the University baseball team last year. He is studying business and accounting. Herbert is taking his course in Journalism. Both are members of the Delta Upsilon fra ternity. Charles Walden is entering the agricultural college. He plans to study dairying. Donald Warga is also entering the University. He will be a freshman in pharmacy. Tarkio Ranks Second Tarkio comes next m enrollment with four Plattsmouth boys. Classes open September 10. George Adam will be a junior. He is majoring in chemistry. George let tered in football last year. Kenneth Armstrong returns as a sophomore In business administra tion. He lettered in football as well as track last term. Donald Cotner plans to enter as a freshman. His line is business and accounting. Stuart Porter returns as a soph omore. He has made letters in track and football and was a member of the debate team last year. Students Enter Other Schools ' Peru takes three freshmen girls this year. Rosemary Cloidt will take a course in elementary jrork. Louise Rishel and Virginia Trively also plan to enter. Louise plans to become ; teacher and Virginia hopes to com hine the course with music. Harry W'right returns this week to Oberlin for his senior year. His majors are physics and mathematics He takes with him as a freshman Stephen Davis. Stephen enters arts and science college. Fred Fricke will go to Doane for his second year. He is a member of Doane Players and is studying pre law and speech. With him goes Joe Hendrix, a freshman, planning to study science. Asva sophomore in dentistry, Mar vin Tritsch plans to tako up his work at Creighton University. Helen Gilmour returns this week to South Dakota Wesleyan where she is taking her second year in com mercial art. June Sumner will take work in the Lincoln School of Business. She leaves this week. Charles Nowacek goes to Wash ington, D. C. this fall. Charles holds his master's degree from the Univer sity of Nebraska and is now going to Washington to take a doctor's degree in business administration. Louis Knoflicek plans to enter the Omaha University this fall. He will study in the agricultural college. 958 Students Enter Schools Opening Day Seventh Heads Grade List with 82 Members 94 Freshmen Are Enrolled. From Wednesday's Dally 958 students entered riattsmouth schools yesterday. In the grade en rollment, the seventh grade held the highest number. 82 are taking the work in the Central building. There are 69 eighth grade students, making a total of 151 in the junior high. Central building has 18 in the first grade, 24 in the second, 24 in the third and 28 in the fourth. 71 pupils are enrolled in the two sec tions of the fifth grade. The sixth grade is also divided. It has 59 members. At Columbian, Miss Wieland has 32 in the first and second grades; Miss Johnson 37 in the second and third; and Miss Iverson 22 in the fourth. Miss Hall has 38 kindergar ten pupils in Central and Columbian. First Ward has 2G pupils in the first three grades. Mercerville has the kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th grades with an enrollment of 14. Wintersteen has 25 in the kinder garten, first and second grades. There are 45 in the third and fourth. High school enrollment has in creased over registration figures, 88 will be seniors; 82, juniors; 90, sophomores; and 94, freshmen. About 15 other students have not, as yet, been placed on class rolls. Thus the number in high school is expected to reach 369. Superintendent Devoe announces that the first day of school went very smoothly despite the fact that there were so many new teachers and the principal was forced to be absent be cause of illness. ELECT LAY DELEGATE Sunday at the Methodist church was held the election of the lay rep resentative of the church to the state conference which opens at Grand Is land on Tuesday. The congregation selected as the delegate, Elmer Sund strom, and as the alternate Mrs. Rob ert B. Hayes. The delegates and alternate are now named for a four year period and will represent the church at the next four annual conferences. Rev. V. C. Wright, the pastor of the church will leave on Tuesday morning in company with Mr. Sund strom for Grand Island to attend the meeting and take part in the pastoral section of the conference. REJOICE IN NEW DAUGHTER Mr.- and Mrs. Glen Wetenkamp are the parents of a very charming little daughter, born to them on Sunday at their family home. The little lady was christened Ediths and with the mother is doing nicely. Mrs. Wet enkamp was formerly Miss Agnes Frady of this city. Cass County 4-H Clubs Make Fine Showing Many Honors Secured by Young Men and Women at the State Ex position at Lincoln. Cass county 4-H club members have again walked off with some of the major honors in the 4-H club department at State Fair. Early re ports showed the following winnings for Cass county: First place live stock Judeine team. This team is composed of Oscar Brandt, Merritt and Robert Pollard, all of Nehawka, who are members of the Nehawka Blue Ribbon Baby Beef club. The dairy judging team, composed of Ellis and Stuart Schlichtemier, Ne hawka, and Mary Fager, Avoca, placed 7th in competition with 13 teams. Ellis Schlichtemier was 7th high individual. The poultry judg lrg team placed 5th out of ten teams competing. Myrl Kunz was 8th high individual in poultry judging. The dressing center exhibited by Miss Ruth Ann Sheldon of Nehawka was a blue ribbon winner. The unit is composed of an old black walnut commode and cane seated chair which had been refinished and re-caned as part of her club project. A very at tractive lamp, the base of which is a crystal candlestick which formerly belonged to her great grandmother, and other appointments in crystal, complete the unit. A braided rug covers the floor under the chair. In the exhibit of curtains made by Girls Room club members, Ruth Ann Sheldon placed first, Frances Reh- meier third, and Idealla Buell, 4th. Mary Fager received second on her dresser scarf and second on her school or sport dress. The -Cass County Canners club, of which Evelyn Wolph, Nehawka," is leader, received third placing on their exhibit of first year canned budget. There were 51 pints of can ned food in this exhibit. Margie Ruth Pollard, Nehawka, won 4th placing on her exhibit of five best different vegetables, and 4th on five best different fruits. She also won second place on sponge cake. The "Tie It and Untie It" rope club of which Boyd Roberts, Platts mouth, is leader, won 4th on halters and 4th on splices. The "Eagle Knotters" club, of which Wm. Tink er is a leader, won 5th on their halter exhibit. "Be Your Own Best Exhibit," the motto to which Miss Ruth Ann Sheldon of Nehawka clung as she entered the state 4-H health contest Monday, betomingly cJreased in a white linen suit, with white felt hat and accessories. She emerged state 4-H champion health girl. 44 girls and boys were entered in the health contests which were held in connec- ion with state fair, at Andrews' Hall on the University campus. Competi tion between the finalists in the health contest was so keen that the contestants were brought back for placing in groups as to persons hav ing the best teeth, best posture, best back, best feet, etc. In winning the top ranking of this group Ruth Ann has achieved a real honor. Ruth Ann first enteed club work in 1931 by enrolling in a cooking club. She continued the cooking project In 1932, and in 1933 and '34 she was a member of 4-H canning clubs. In 1934 she also completed the work In first year girls room project and in 1935 she was a member of the "Right In Style" clothing club. The past summer she has completed the re quirements of second year girls room, and Learning to Sew, as well as be ing the leader for a group of smaller girls In Learning to Sew. Throughout her club career Ruth Ann has been an outstanding mem ber, both for the quality of work done and for her participation in 4-H activities. Last year she repre sented Nebraska in the national 4-H club style show at Chicago and was n the blue ribbon group there. She has won many honors at state fair this year, aside from winning the health contest, including first placing on her dressing center, first on cur tains, and first on 4-H c"lub secre tary's book. We believe that Ruth Ann has carried out the principles of 4-H, "Head, Hand, Heart and Health," to the highest degree. Three home economics judging teams represented the county at state fair. The girls room judging team, composed of Velma McBride, Wabash, and Violet Hadley, Nehawka, placed 6th. Velma was Sth high individual Bertha Horner and Frances House of Nehawka composed the canning judging team which placed 7th. On the foods judging team representing Cass county were Edith Senf, Nehaw ka, and Edith Robertson of Eagle. They placed 11th. In the meat identification contest held Monday, Warren Rikli of Mur- dock and Clara Senf of Nehawka placed 4th in the boys' and girls' divisions. Additional placings on exhibits are as follows: Frances Rehmeier, Weeping Wa ter, 5th on dresser scarf and Sth on secretary's book. Margie Ruth Pollard, Nehawka, 5th on nut bread. Marie Anderson, Nehawka, 5th on rolls. Cass county also had a good many entries of posters. In meat posters, Esther and Mary House of Nehawka won 1st and 2nd respectively. Mary Krecklow won 5th on her canning poster. Mary House won 3rd and Frances House 4th on cooking club posters. Frances and Vincent Rehmeier of Weeping Water won 11 ribbons on their Chester Whites exhibited at state fair. Frances won 1st and 2nd Reserve Grand Champion on Barrows, 2nd on litter, and 3rd and 7th on gilt. Vincent exhibited the first place gilt, also the 5th place gilt, 4th lit ter, and 5th and 7th barrow. 37 4-H club members from Cass county were in attendance at the big 4-H club banquet given by Gold & Company at the Hotel Cornhusker Monday evening. This banquet was given for all 4-H club members in the state who were participating in demonstration, judging, health, song and style show events, or exhibiting livestock at state fair. HAVE FINE REUNION Sunday the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Bloodgood at Louisville was the scene of a very delightful gath ering of the members of the family of Mrs. Bloodgood, coming there to spend the day in honoring several anniversaries and events in the fam ily circle. The occasion was given in honor of the visit here of Chauncey Blood good from the CCC camp at David City, Jack Bloodgood from the camp at Mitchell, Mrs. Jack Gamer, a niece of Minneapolis, visiting in this community, the recent wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson, as well as the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Bloodgood and Willa Syl vester. The day was featured by the din ner enjoyed at the Harriett Hard ing camp near Louisville, of which Mr. Bloodgood Is the caretaker. Here the repast of fried chicken and all of the trimmings was enjoyed to the utmost. The remainder of the day was spent in visiting and renewing the many incidents of the earlier days among the members of the family circle. Those attending the event were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson and family of Lincoln, Joe Wilheiser and family, Mrs. Lola Davidson and family, Mrs. Ruth Fox and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dennis and family, all of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Squires of Omaha, Sheriff and Mrs. Homer Sylvester and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson and Jack Forbes of this city. LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA From Wednesday's Dally This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kuhney and son, Earl, who have been spending the past two weeks here at the home of Mrs. Paul Bajeck, mother of Mrs. Kuhney, departed for their home on the west coast. They were accompanied by Mrs. Bajeck, who is expecting to make her home at Los Angeles in the future. Mrs. Bajeck has been making her home here alone since the death of her son, John, and will now go west to be with the members of the family there and where also a number of the old time friends reside. We will sd predate our reader Phone details to no. 6. Silver Wedding of Nehawkaites is Celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shrader Given Pleasant Surprise by Friends at Their Home. Sunday morning, September 6th when Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shrader of Nehawka returned home from church they found awaiting them some SO friends and relatives who had come with well filled baskets to help them celebrate the marking of their silver wedding anniversary. At the noon hour the tables were spread with a bountiful array of foods, which were enjoyed by all. The afternoon was very pleasantly speql in visiting and playing cards. Mr. and Mrs. Shrader were pre sented with a lovely silver set and after hearty congratulations and wishing them many more years to gether, the guests departed for their various homes. Those present to enjoy the day were: Mr. ana Airs. jacK Aioore, ana son, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mayfield and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ehlers, the three ladies being daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. Shrader; Lester Shrader, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. R. May field and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Jorgensen and son, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dietl and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Keckler, Mr. and Mrs. John Carper and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Low ther and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sudduth and daughter, Miss Mayme Hillman, Grandma Mayfield, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gish and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ehlers and family, all of Weeping Water; Mrs. Paul Kirk of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Kllmm, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shrader, Mrs. .Georgia Creamer, Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilmore, all of Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boedeker and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank LInder and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cisney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Steed, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Steed and son, Mrs. Z. W. Shrader, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fitch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Parr Young and family, Mr. John Stuart, all of Nehawka. SPEAKS TO ROTARY CLUB James Robertson II talked before the Rotary club at their luncheon Tuesday noon. He gave a very inter esting account of his trip on the U. S. S. Oklahoma to England, north, almost to the Arctic circle to Nor way, Sweden, Denmark, France, and Bay of Biscay. While on the trip James stopped seven days in England. He found the people friendly there and the country, very clean and attractive. He told of his visit to Stratford-On-Avon and his two days in London. He also mentioned the immaculate country of Sweden. Paris, he described as having much dirt and filth. He pronounces France as beln gin the "Twilight of civilization." The return trip to United States was made on the U. S. S. Wyoming. During the question period which followed the travelogue, James de scribed the routine of an ordinary day at Annapolis naval academy. L. S. Devoe had charge of the pro gram. TREE BLOCKS HIGHWAY The heavy windstorm that struck this vicinity Tuesday night shortly after 6 o'clock, uprooted one of the large cottonwood trees which stand on the south side of Washington ave nue near the Seventh street inter section. The tree fell across the paving and made necessary the traffic going a block out of the way along Oak street to reach the highway again near the Frady garage. Workers were sent out this morn ing to cut the tree up and clear off the highway. VISITORS FROM ILLINOIS Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weinheimer, Mrs. Herbert Weinheimer and Mrs. Joseph Woodruff, of Pekin. Illinois, were here this week to enjoy a visit at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Frank Brinkman and with their cousins, Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt and P. T. j Becker.