flebr. State Historical Society VOL. NO. LIH PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937. NO. 14 Special Services Held in Churches for Palm Sunday Baptismal, Membership, Confirmation, Communion, Palm Distribution Held in Local Churches. From Monday's Daily Six children were baptized at the morning service at the Presbyterian church yesterday. They are George I). Ebersole, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ebersole; Phoebe Louise White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Guy White; Connie Joe and Jeanette Carol Perrine. children of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Perrine; John Leland Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Greene of Union; and Donna Lou Richards, daughter of Mrs. Marie Richards. Communion service was also held. Maxine Steffens. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Steffens of Nehawka and Leslie Nolte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nolte. received the service of confirmation at the St. Paul's Evan gelical church. Two young members, Dorothea Duxbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury, and Elizabeth Wiles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiles, were added to the roll at the Meth odist church yesterday morning. W. II. Wolcott and Fred I. Rea read the Gospel of the Passion at the St. John's church. Rev. George Agius distributed the palms. Palm Sunday mass and the distri bution of the palms by Very Rev. Adolph Mosler were held at the Holy Rosary church. Communion service and special! musical numbers were a part of the!lian c.nurch to many of the problems j Palm Sunday service at the Chris- tian church. Rev. George Tyner of Omaha had charge of the Palm Sunday worship in the St. Luke's church. Choir Presents Program Another of the fine musical services was given at the Methodist church last evening under the direction of Mrs. E. II. Weseott. The choir pre sented, "The Gospel of Easter" by Ferris. Rev. V. C Wright read and ; E. H. Weseott accompanied. Mem bers of the choir were Misses Helen Hall. Lois Brandhorst, Mamie Schwenneker, Fern Jahrig. Mildred Hall. Mesdames Earl Carr, Frank Barkus. Lee Knolle, R. E. Kayes, L. S. Devoe. Ed Thimgan, and L. S. Devoe, Wilbur Hall. Ed Weseott. Lee Knolle, j Lumir Gerner, Richard Yelick, Junior . Devoe. and Walter Herger. i Following the presentation of thej program, members parlors. lunch was served to the ( of the choir in the church ! LAID TO LAST REST The large number of friends that gathered at the First Methodist church on Monday afternoon, silently expressed the deep feeling of sym- pathy for the relatives who had been so bereft in the death of Robert. Beal, who was Saturday. called to the last rest on Residents of this city and the My nard community and of the Eastern Star were present at the church to join in the last rites. Rev. V. C. Wright, pastor of the church, brought a message of com fort from the scriptures to the be reaved relatives and friends in the loss that, has come to them. Mrs. E. H. Weseott gave two num bers during the services. "He Holds the Key" and "O Morning Land," Mr. Weseott playing the organ accom paniment. The body was borne to the Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to rest beside that of the father who had preceded him in death. The pall bearers were John E. Turner, C. E. Ledgway, A. II. Duxbury, L. W. Niel, Glenn and Elbert Wiles. The Sattler funeral home had charge of the funeral. Those from out of the city to at tend the funeral were: Mrs. James Croy, St. Joseph, Missouri, formerly Miss Lydia Todd of Murray; William Noble. New Hampton, Missouri; Mrs. Mary Morrison, Mrs. Elmer Carling, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Noble and family, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Beal, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beal and two sons, Om aha; Mrs. Dora Rolfsmeyer, Lin coln; Mrs. of Chicago Robert Kill and children, MYNARD CHURCH NOTES Sunday, March 2S will be a red letter day for many individuals who will decide that he or she is going to do their part to make the world bet ter. Each individual has a certain amount of responsibility for the wel fare of the community in which they live. Special music for the occasion. Baptism will be administred to children and adults. Doors of church will be open the admission of members. II. A. McKELVEY for i l Plattsmouth Group at Louis ville Service I Elmer Sundstrom Presides at Louis-viHe-Judge Duxbury Speaker, Frank Cloidt, Soloist. Sunday evening a group of Platts- ; mouth residents paid a visit to Louis- : ! ville and assisted in conducting the services at tne .ueinouist caurca ai j that place, the pastor. Rev. Callaway being ill at an Omaha hospital. The meeting was presided over by Elmer Sundstrom, a member of the church for many years before moving to Plattsmouth, Mr. Sundstrom also leading the singing. j Judge A. H. Duxbury gave the, address of the evening on 'The Chal-j lenge of Christianity," discussing the j need of the Christian influence to a , larger Dart of the world affairs, the Pfl of th onniication of the Chris-1 that are todav causing unrest in all part of the world, in war fearing Europe and the United States where labor troubles are constantly reoccur ing. It is the need of the church to give thought to these problems j if they are to be satisfactorily set- tied, the speaker pointed out. Mr. Frank A. Cloidt gave two num bers. "The Palms" and "The Holy Citv." during the services, accom- -;.,.,.. hp,-,,- nlnx-ert hv Mrs. Cal loway. HOLD COURT SESSION Judge Thomsen of Omaha was here ; Monday and today hearing matters! :n the district court and will hold; court over Thursday for Judge W. G. j Kieck, who is holding court in Otoe! ;nd Sarpy counties. Monday the day was largely taken up in hearing motions in a number' cf cases as well as hearing the re-: view of the case of Lucille Wiles vs. 'A. W. Farney Construction company Errett Wiles, involving the matter of i project on the Missouri river yester alimony following a divorce decree, day. Work is gradually opening on granted the plaintiff January 19, the river. 1929. The court found that the lia-j Two pile drivers are employed as bility of the defendant for alimony j well as a mat crew of approximately ceased February 19, 1935 when the; 35 men. The company will employ plaintiff and children removed to , California. The court fixed the amount of the alimony due the plain- j tiff at $767.50 and which will ter- j minate the responsibility of the de fendant. The court today was hearing the case of Anton Hason, et al. vs. George W. Bell, a case that involves fishing j rights to a sand pit on the Bell prop- erty near the Platte river and which had been stocked with fish by the plaintiff and who later had a dispute over the right to fishing in the pond. LEAVING FOR THE SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Schneider and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr were at Boone, Iowa, Sunday where they spent a few hours at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hartford, formerly of this city and who join In sending greetings to the old friends in Platts mouth. Mr. Hartford is somewhat improved and they are expecting to leave soon for Sheffield, Alabama, where they will make their home wtih their son, Charles and family. Charles has been at Boone to as sist in getting the family ready for the trip and Joseph and Robert Hart ford of Kansas City, also have been with the parents. On the trip to the south they are expecting to stop at Kansas City to visit with the sons and their families. The address of the Hartford family: in the southland will be village No. l, house 40, Sheffield, Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mauzy are Wed Sixty Years Long Time Plattsmouth Residents Now Spending Winter at Kear ney, Enjoy Honors. From Mr Monday's Daily . and Mrs. Henry Mauzy, old- time Nebraskans whose home is at i j Plattsmouth, observed their sixtieth yesterday at their rooms at the Midway hotel, j Thev have been spending their win-1 Jters in Kearney for several years, j There are four children living: iMrs. Mina Todd, of the Midway hotel. Kearney; James Mauzy, Plattsmouth; Margaret, of California; and Marian roman, of Highland Park, 111. Mr. Mauzy is now S3; Mrs. Mauzy is 7S. Both are in good health and 'are alert and active despite their. ! years. They moved to Plattsmouth in lSS2. coming to Nebraska from Vir- ginia where Henry spent his boy- hood while the Civil War raged. Plattsmou ;h was booming when the .viauzys moved mere, tney recall. iPjprowlers last night some time te- j population at that time was nearly itWeen 7 and 9 o'clock and the house jS.OOO. they said, and from GOO to T00jgjven a thorough ransacking. men were employed in the railroad! The family had left home shortly shops there, Mr. Mauzy was a coach carpenter j for the railroad, and continued his work with the road for more than 45 years, until his retirement in 1927. Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy were married in Virginia in 1S77. "Gee, that's a long time." commented Mr. Mauzy. ("but it doesn't seem long to me. ; though. I can remember things thatiT1? nc well as a shotgun that also happened sixty years ago even better ; than things which occurred only a year or two ago. it seems." Still in good health, Mr. Mauzy is not quite satisfied. "I'm getting old." he said, looking down at his hands. He clenched his fists once or twice, said "I don't have quite so much vim and vigor, any more." Both he and Mrs that, depression or Mauzy agreed no depression, ; modern times are far better than netter man "tin. cr-nrtA . T f 1 (?OVQ ' "People had very little, in tnose;tjon Df articles that were scattered times, compared with what we have j aDout the rooms. ; today," said Mrs. Mauzy. "No depres sion can take away all the things that peopie have earned and built up through Hub. all those years." Kearney RIVER WORK HERE IS GRADUALLY' OPENING UP From Tuesday's Daily Fifty-six men were working on the .70 men this spring. Last year the 130 company used between 100 and during the summer months. The Farney contracts cover a ter ritory from Rock Bluffs to a point two miles north of Plattsmouth, ten miles in all. Two contracts cover the work. The first, below Plattsmouth, is an N.I.R.A. contract. Most of the work is completed on this project. The workmen are now busy on the second contract, that above Platts mouth and just east of the city. Due to low water, other companies have not started work in the Platts mouth area. Some work is being done near Blair and Omaha. Last winter was not hard on dikes. There was no high water period on the Missouri and the ice melted gradually Practically no replace- j ments or repairs are necessary on the dikes Men working on the Farney proj ect are re-employed from last sum mer's staff. The greater part of the employees are Plattsmouth residents. BURGLARY ATTEMPT A broken key in the lock at the J. R. Reeder home Tuesday bore evi dence of an attempt at burglary at the residence on Pearl street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reeder were away dur ing the day and Mr. returned to find a part of a key stuck in the lock. It was necessary to remove the entire lock to open the door. This happened ion the same day as the ransacking at the Graves home, a block distant. HEAR DAMAGE SUIT From Tuesday s uanj i This morning the county court was: occupied in hearing the auto damage! icnit .f Hnwnrd Freeman vs. Aitreu f asters, et al. The case grew out of j an auto crash at 24th street and Ed i Creighton boulevard in Omaha. The ' Musical Treat Arranged and Directed Plaintiff asked the sum of 1S0 for; by Eaymond C Cook t0 Be Pre injuries and damage to Ins car. The , sented A g g g and g defendant had a counter claim of ?.0 ; for car damage's filed in the case. J The entertainment that so many After hearing the evidence and the ; Cass cnuilty people have been asking testimony offered, Judg" A. II. Dux-!for is su(m Ut he presented at Mynard bury took the matter under advise- ; hy lhe ;,i ynaixT players and Kay Cook, ment for three days before findings. Burglars Pay Visit to the J. H.Graves Home t While Family is at Church Prowlers : Enter Home on Pearl Street and Ransack Home. , From Tuesday's Daily The home of Mr. and Mn. J. II icraves uu xean r,..... ,.o ; t'eari street, was visueu i before 7 o'clock for the Christian tnurcn jor services, leaving the base ment door of the house unlocked and on their return a short time after 9 o'clock discovered the fact that they had unwelcome callers. A sack containing some 200 pen- Inies had been hanging in the furnace room of the house and this was miss- was jn tne furnace room. There had been some small change left near the radio in the dinins room of the house and this was also missing in the hurried check made by the family. Tht? prowler had made a thorough : search of the house, al: of .lie rooms j showing by the large number of j burnt matches on the floor that they; nad been given the once over by the; I visitor. Drawers in the dressers had visitor. Drawers in the dressers nau ; 1 1, .1 n r. r-Vv.,-,i l,x- t Vi t f ( 1 T ' ( ' 1 As soon as the burglary was dis covered the officers were called and Sheriff Homer Sylvester and Deputy Sheriff Cass Sylvester visited the house and checked on the crime and in secure fingerprints that might ! have been left by the prowler. FIFTY YEARS A NEERASKAN Fifty years ago today, March 24, 1SS7, W. E. Rosencrans, a young bar ber from Saldburg. Pennsylvania, ar rived in Elmwood and where he was destined to make his home for a great many years. Mr. Rosencrans entered into active business at his trade at once and "Rosey's" shop was for many years a general meeting 1 place for the men of the community back in the old individual mug andy brush days. T,. T?naencmns was nominated in t 1905 by the democrats for the office of county clerk and elected, and at (the close of his first term was re elected to the office that he had so capably filled. Since his retirement from office Mr. Rosencrans has been engaged in the real estate business. The family came to Plattsmouth at the time of the election of Mr. Rosencrans and have since made this city their home altho they still have a warm place in their hearts for Elm- wood, the old home. CALL OFF EGG HUNT The rains and snow of the last few days has made necessary the ratline- off of the Easter egg hunt that was to have been held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler, Jr., in the south part of the city. This was to have been the third of these annual events and had been looked forward to with much pleas ure by the sponsors as it furnished the means of enjoyment for hundreds of the younger children. It is hoped that the next year the weather man may be more agreeable for the hunt and sunshine make the event possible. The ground this year j Fricke, Robert Traudt, Edith Tay .. ,0 amp that ..erc U n. Cance to j Hjjjn Ho,sU. Ho. hold it on the coming Saturday as ! Bettv Eileen Deleske, Frankie Krejci, was proposed. Mynard Min strels Of 1937 Coming Soon iving his!lnp .Mvnard Maestro, has been busy rehearsing his troupe for the occa sion. Mynard Minstrels of liK'.T" will be the first offering of the Mynard players since their tremendously suc cessful comedy, "Mirage" was given in 19.15. "Mirage." as many will re member, was written and directed by Mr. Cook and so successful was its presentation that it was necessary to give it eight different times in Cass county to satisfy the demand and it ! was enthusiastically received by hun- :dreds of people. The fact that Mr. Cook has arranged and is directing nrri,t minstrel is the public's .,, in minrrel en tertainment. "Mynard Minstrels of 1937" will be composed of a mixed chorus of sixteen voices which will be featured in tender melodies of the past, the jazz song of yesterday and the swing music- of today. Soloists will be Law lence Leonard. Lucille Wiles, Robert Vallery and Ed Howard. Lovers of close harmony will enjoy harmony numbers by the Meade sisters trio, also the well known Mynard male ouartette and the Morris brothers. In addition to the snappy opening and j closing choruses, usual in minstrel shows, two special choruses are offer- i ed with novel lighting effects and with violin obligatoes by Mildred Knoflicek. These choruses are the ! high-lights of the show and are out standing In their color and beauty. T'ae members of the chorus are Katherine Wiles. Thelma Dill. Lu- nlle Wiles v.irv Helen Dill. Evelvn a,' 1q v.0,.0, Ann T, ,. ,,. , , .. - vanery, r 101a ueu .ueaue auu .iiilc girls voices. The male voices are Lawrence Leonard, Art Hild, Bernard Morris, Grant Howard, Olin Morris. Towner Livingston. Bob Yal- lerv and Chas. Howard. Mrs. Roy O. Cole is accompanist for all musical numbers. Edward Wehrbein. clever master of ceremonies who youngi scored such a hit in the Mynard Minstrels of 1934. will again act as interlocuter while Ray Bourne, Homer Spangler, Herman Meisinger and Eddie How ard are the end men and all are vet- j eran funsters who have often con-j vulsed Mvnard audiences with their' antics. The "Oleo," or second part of the show, will feature Miss Helene Perry, talented reader of this city; the Mor ris brothers, vocal and guitar duets in a group of Hawaiian melodies; Miss Mildred Knoflicek, outstanding oung violin artist and wayne uen- nett as "Miss Dizzy Fish" cooking and health expert. Taken altogether, "Mynard Min- 37" promises to furnish an evening of hilarity, mirth and j genuine musical entertainment which J will long be remembered by the pub lic. PENMANSHIP AWARDS The following pupils in the Platts- mouth public schools have completed I tin Peterson and Mr. Wondra is a , nut jn excellent s hape and the moi their penmanship drills and have re-jSOn of Mrs. Frank Wondra of this ; ture should be of the- greatest benefit, ceived an award from the A. N. Pal-! city. j The rain of Tuesday w as largely mer company for their good work: The many friends will join in their ; confinc'd to the east half of the Ftate Grade 2, Central Bldg., Miss Far- vsell wishes to the young people in an(i jn the western portions dust iey, eeacner uniy iiowiana. wiicox, iseutord LlinKenDeara. Anna Schubeck, Rex Patoma. Richard Bentner. Marion Schlieske, John Winters. Darlene Shropshire. Robert Kelly. Virgil Shryock, Betty Lou Lamphear, Marjorie Emmert, Gordon Hopkins, Mary Lou Walling, Eugene Lamberson, Wynne Battitt, Alberta Mangelsen, Jacqueline Krejci, Ruth Ann Nelson, Billie Canterbury; Clara Rhoden. Billy Mason, Billy Potter, Kenneth Harold. Grade 6, Central Bldg., Miss Muen ster, teacher Katherine Conis. Lois Wolever, Walter Bryant, Donald Steppat, Robert Grassman, George Jacobs, Georgia Carey, Marilyn Adams, Doris Johnson, Raymond Evers. Charles Grosshans. Miriam J Matilda Taylor. TO ENJOY VACATION Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Anderson are to enjoy a short stay in New Or leans, leaving this week for the south and will remain there while Mr. An derson is recovering from the ef fects of a leg fracture sustained in a railroad wreck several weeks ago. On their return they expect to locate at St. Paul. Minnesota, where Mr. Anderson will be superintendent of a refrigerator car shop. They disposed of their residence property on east Rock street to James Zitka of this city and expect to re move in the next few weeks. Plattsmouth Stores to Open Wednesday Nitesf Ad Club Members Vote to Business Houses Open Be ginning April 7. From Wednesday's Patly Business men voted at club luncheon this nooti the Ad to open stores Wednesday - . . , " ,1' evenings begin-! . Knorr made the "'"o -i"" ivuxi motion which was adopted. ' Darwin Dunn, manager of thej variety store, and E. H. Stickler.! barber, both of Villisca. Ia.. were! guests of Roy Knorr at the Ad club! this noon. Mr. Dunn outlined the' plan followed in the promotion of the J successful "Opportunity Days" by' merchants of Villisca. He stated that the business men had found them' such a success that they are plan ning similar sale days twice each' month D. M. Babbitt asked the Villisca men about the experience with the sale barn in that city. Both men an nounced the sale barn highly suc cessful and a boost to the trade of the city on sale days. Discussion of the possibility of moving the Platts - mouth sale barn into the city fellow ed. ravorable comments to such a ; Man were made Dy tne men. The committee on the Green River ...,. - n.0.t. . muiuainc i ijhu u.ai lh.. .. 'awaiting the enabling act in the state legislature before further action. Correspondence dated March stated that Bill No. 50, the Itinerant l-eddier mu, is now up xor nnai pass - age. The bill provides that peddlers with no established place of business shall pay a state linco fna ,if ; per year anu iu ior eacn uuck. nifj , 1 . r. f 1. . . 1 . T". V . - will also be required to give bond to guarantee honest weight, grades. and quality. ' ,with interest as aforesaid and. dnr- YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED ling such interim, any purchaser at 'tax sale for such delinquent tax-s On Saturday afternoon at the Pres-jiuay pay the original amount of su.-h . . ,! delinquent taxes with interest as byterian manse at Auburn occurred afol.es'aid; pr0vided. thi section shall the marriage of Miss Alice Peterson ;n()t al,piy to tax sales prior to tl. and Louis Wondra of this city. ctay on which this A t become:: a The marriage lines were read by j law. the Rev. James F. Douglass. 1 Following the marriage Mr. and' Mrs. Wondra motored on to Kansas ; City and a short motor trip to Lin-1 coin where they were guests of friends They returned home last evening and are starting housekeep ing at once in an apartment at the J. W. Taylor residence. Both of the young people are well ; tne summer. known and have a very large circle In this city and immediate vicinity of friends, the bride being born and ! 1 .1 5 inches of rain It 11 up to S 0 c lock grew to womanhood here. The groom jtnjs morning and which followed the has made his home here in recent , j in(.n moisture l"om the snow years, of last week. Farmers of this bi al- Mrs. Wondra is a daughter of Mar- jtheir new happiness. SPRING FOOTBALL The spring football practice at the; n af-tion has been filed in th high school, started Friday, has j jstrict court in which Thomas War brought out a large group of the vet-jacka j3 the plaintiff and Morian erans and the prospects for the next yaracka, is the defendant. The ac fall season. While only one day of 'tion is one for divot-', e. The petition practice has been held, the show ing aneges that the pat ties were mar is very encouraging for another good ; rje(j al Rockport. Missouri. June 2( team on the hilltop. A number of the j 1931, that they made their heme at veterans of the line will, however, Louisville and that the defendant has graduate this spring and make neces- :ieft tRe plaintiff and moved to Caii sary their replacement from the ve-j fortlja. c. E. Martin of this city ap serves. The veterans that will beipears for the plaintiff iu the case. leaving school this year will be Cap- tain Carey, Falk, Taylor. Newton, Johnson, Vallery, Seitz, Gayer. Phone news Items to No. 6. Main Provisions of Non-Interest Tax Paym't Bill Remission of Penalty Interest on Real Property and Personal Taxes Payable in Lump Sum Legislative bill N. 1. known a.-f the Haycock delinquent tax bill, was passed Tuesday. March 1;. by a constitutional two-thirds majority t to 9 and 1 not votiniri am! b (in.e effective as soon as it was signed by Governor Cochr; i !l Fi i'!.t y, March 1!'. at 11 :4 a. ni. Among those voting against th" bii! were Armstrong of the Otoe- Nemaha district and Carst. n r tl ass-Sarny district. The main provisions of the bill jr-.re contained in Section 1. whi. li is Holdl given below. The other 41 section; j ;'!' simply given to amending pres- i cut Ltutes coerin taxe and th methods of collecting same . to male them conform to the provisions of Section 1. Special improvement assessments are not included in this law. but a companion measure (Legislative hiU No. "4?, I extending to them the same privilege of non-penalty intr en payment is beinir advanced on the legislative calendar nr. 1 will un doubtedly be passed in the near lu ftre with the same two-thirds major ity that will make it elective as soon as signed by the governor. This latter bill was introduced at the re quest of the City of Plattsmouth. and ii backed by the Nebraska Leas'i- rf Municipalities as g -d U-gisl i- tion. Section 1 of Legislator bill Nr. 1 (pertaining to genera! real estate and personal tax-s.i reads rs fol lows: Section 1. Any interest due on ai.v delinquent general tux (general ! property tax or pet ?onal tax. delinquent on or prior to ine ua mi wl-nrh this Act becomes a law shall , be rpmjtu,d and cancelled and need not be paid in event, nut cni in event, the original amount of funh tax be paid on or heiore iiecemn-r l 1 1ins with interest thereon at thJ rate f Ft,ven (-) ,.r cent from the date on which this Act becomes is;a law until such payment is made. ; "'".n " r u , iuslitlltt.d prior to or Jll ;er the dute j vhen this Act becomes a law shall not be affected by this sec tion in any : manner, e.xcepi mai iu urnu .it m 1. I'lvivivor whose general real prop- , nersonal tax is delinquent on n, nrior to the date when this Act ! becomes a law may. during the in terim herein specilied. pay tne (.r: ir.al amount of such delmqu-nt tav a SPLENDID RAIN This portion of Nebraska is truly jubilant scene the ; a.-t lew days the much needed moisture has as descended over the farming lands and to give promise of an abundant wheat crop as well th" blight lore- runner of a season .:' moi ture for jtv rei)0, t that the w he at is oming storms were reported. ASKS FOR DIVORCE DANCE Sat. Apr. 3. Bekin Bldg. Sparta Orchestra. Sponsored by Z. C. B. J. Lodge. niLM-ltd-ltw