Heir. State Historical Societj
VOL. NO. LEI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1937.
NO. 45
Six Young Men
Quota for Cass
County
Applications for Coming Enrollment
May be Made with N. Pollard
at the Court House.
From Thursday's Daily
Cass county's quota for the Civil
ian Conservation Corps at the July
call, which has just been issued, will
be six, the Journal is advised .today
by Newell Pollard, in charge of tie
enrollment and receiving of applica- I
tions. These applications should be
made at the office of Mr. Pollard in !
the basement of the court house. i
Young men are eligible if they
are citizens of the United States, be-!
i ween tne ages ot i4 and zs, in
clusive, not in school, unmarried, un
employed and willing to allot a sub
stantial proportion of their ?30.00
monthly cash allowance to their
needy and dependent families. Se
lections are made from the most
i t vv -.a. i
ijiianueu. applicants, yuaneny en-
rcllments are made in such numbers ,
as are needed to fill camp vacancies.
Physical fitness is important and
preliminary examinations are given
to all men to make sure that no con
ditions exist which would make it
inadvisable for any man to accept
vigorous outdoor employment, and to
guard against communicable diseases
of all kinds.
If a man becomes ill or has an t
accident while he is in camp or on
the job, he will receive free medical
tare and hospitalization if needed.
In case of accident while in line of
duty, enrollees will come under the
United States compensation law.
The work to be done includes mak
ing trails, paths, simple roads and
fire lanes; planting of trees, timber
survey work; construction of fire
towers, shelters, etc.; checking of
soil erosion-,- flood rontrol; landscap
ing and other -work in the parks and
recreational areas; eradication of tree
pests and diseases, and improvement
of the forest by thinning and remov
ing undesirable species. The work is
under the supervision of forestry.:
park and conservation representa-:ilved
tiv-c f tho Ffflpral nnrl State rnv- 1
ernments.
The men
will also be subject to ;
emergency calls on any day. at any
hour of the day or night, to assist in I
emergencies affecting life or prop-1
erty. Except in emergencies, men
will work 4 0 hours per week, made
up of eight hours per day from Mon-!
day to Friday, inclusive. Lost time
will be made up on Saturdays.
VISIT IN THE CITY
From Thursday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Galloway
of Hebron, were here today for a
short time while en route to Cedar,
Creek where they will visit with the
parents of Mr. Galloway, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Galloway. They are also
to visit for a short time at Omaha
with Mr. and Mrs. John Galloway
and other relatives.
Mr. Galloway is a member of the
faculty of the Hebron high school and
also is assistant athletic coach of the
high school. He is a graduate of
the Plattsmouth high school in the
class of 192 8 and also of the Peru J of Omaha; and two sons at Culbert
state teachers college. Since complet-1 son as well as a large number of
ing his school w ork Mr. Galloway has j grandchildren and great-grandchil-
taught at Dorchester, Mindeu andidren
Hebron.
AN APPRECIATION
I w ish to take this means of thank
ing those who were so helpful to me
at the time of my auto accident and
injury on last Saturday. Especially
do I wish to thank Sheriff Homer
Sylvester, L. W. Egenberger, Walter
Gochenour and Fred Herbster of the
Sattler funeral home. You all have
my most grateful appreciation.
MILO FULTON.
VISITS OLD FRIENDS
From Thurfday'8 Dally
Sheriff Homer Sylvester and De
puty Sheriff Cass Sylvester had th
pleasure today of a visit from one
of their boyhood friends. Jack Sny
der, of Burton, Nebraska. The gen
tlemen were boys together in the
western part of the state and enjoyed
the passing hours In recounting the
days when they were associates.
OLD RESIDENT HERE
Walter Sundell and family of Oak
land, have been here for the past two
idavs visiting with the old time
n j friends and neighbors, the Sundell
111 vVVjfamily having been engaged in farm
jing in this section of Cass county for
a number of years and Walter Sun
dell received his education in the
local schools. He had the pleasure
of meeting a number of the old school
mates and neighbors and had a most
delightful visit with the Henry Born
family, the Todds and other of the
residents of the nearby territory.
The Sundell family are returning
home from a visit at Los. Angeles,
Frances Lillie
and James Allbee
Wed at Glenwood
Couple Will Make Home Here Where
Mr. Albee is Employed in Store
Department of BREX.
Migs Frances Marie Liiiie, only
daughter of Mrs. Frank Lillie, Df
this city was married to James Ed
win Allbee, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Allbee of Plattsmouth, at a double
ring ceremony at the Estes Hotel in
Glenwood. Ia., at 9 p. m. Tuesday,
July 6. Hev. Fred W. Long officiated
at the ceremony.
Attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
George Marshall f Glenwood. Mrs.
Marshall is a sister to the bridegroom.
The bride wore a yellow costume with ;
white accessories. Mr.
Allbee was
dressed in dark grey.
Immediately after the ceremony:
the couple left for Omaha where they
were entertained at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Earl T. Albee. Dr. Allbee
js an uncle to the groom.
Wednesday evening the couple
were the honored guests at a dinner
for the immediate families-at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Allbee.
The bride was born in Murray but
has lived in Plattsmo'uth for a num
ber of years. She was graduated from
the Plattsmouth high school in 193 6.
Mr. Allbee was born in Glenwood and
there UDtil three 'ears aS whcn
lue mum mu-u i jaiumuuiu. jic
is employed in the store department
Ul luc suuio- 1 "c " 111
TiTrv . .. y v. 1 .. ,..;m
make their home in this cit'
The" wi honeymoon in Denver.
Colorado.
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ATTEND SERVICES
FOR GRANDMOTHER
Mr. and Mrs. Don Cramer attended
short services for Mr. Cramer's
grandmother, Mrs. Martha Stewart,
at the John Gentleman funeral home
in Omaha Thursday evening. Mrs.
Stewart, 82, died Wednesday evening
at the home of her daughter in Om-
aha, where she has been visiting
during the past two weeks. Follow-
ing the services, the body was taken
to Culbertson where it will be placed
beside the husband ho died seven
years ago.
Mrs. Stewart was born in Ohio and
came to Nebraska in early days to
raise her family at Culbertson. She
leaves eight daughters, among whom
are Mrs. Georgia Black, Mrs. Haut
Buchanan, and Mrs. Grace Cramer
TO TEACH IN OMAHA
Lee Knolle, who was the super
visitor of music in the Plattsmouth
schools, has accepted a position to
teach in the music department of
the Omaha city schools and expects
to take up his work there in the fall.
He has not been assigned to his
work and will receive that later from
the superintendent of the Omaha
school.
Mr. Knolle was first elected to the
school system at Sioux City but will
take the Omaha post that has been
offered him.
DRIVING TO NEW JERSEY
From Thursday's Daily
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Molak left this
morning for Atlantic City, New Jer
sey. Dr. Molak is attending the con
vention of the American Dental as
sociation there. The couple plan to
be gone three weeks.
Nehawka Store
Plans to Start a
Trailer Service
Sheldon Store, One of Oldest in Conn
' ty to Carry Merchandise to
Farm Residents.
The Sheldon store :t Ne'iawka, one
of the oldest in Cass county, estab
lished in 1SSS. is now taking up a
new venture in this part of the west,
that of a grocery and meat market
on wheels.
The "Covered Wagon" trailer was
received Wednesday from Detroit
where it was bought by M. N. Tuck
er and Glenn LeDioyt and is now
at Lincoln to have shelving install
ed as well as the refrigeration for
the meat cases. It will be equipped
with a refrigerator for fresh and
cured meats and other perishable
articles and shelves Will hold canned
goods and groceries. The store on
wheels will stop at a farm home and
the lady of the house may go into the
store and where she may inspect the
stock and buy what she needs in the
grocery and meat line. If the farm
er's wife has any eggs for sale, they
will be purchased just the same as
the store in town. Farmers may also
phone their order to the store for
delivery, if they live on the route the
traveling store will make that day.
The store will roll out of Nehawka
early each morning. At present it is
planned to have three routes that will
be covered twice a week. Of course,
in a venture of this kind, other plans
may be resorted to. We understand
Sheldon Mitchell and "Bob"' Burton
will operate the store on wheels.
It is said that in other states this
new system of merchandising groc
eries and meats is being used quite
successfully, and Nehawka will be
the first place in Nebraska to try out
the flan.
PRAISES LOCAL OFFICE
The local office of the United States
and Nebraska Employment Service
has received very high words of
praise from one of the large contract
ing firms that has had experience in
securing men through this means.
The letter given below is one that
speaks well for the work of Mr. Ed
gerton and his assistants:
Bartlett, Iowa,
July 2, 1937.
To Whom It May Concern:
In all our our dealings with the
National Re-employment Service In
connection with our Bartlett-Van-Horn
Bends contract on the Missouri
river, we have found the service of
the Plattsmouth, Nebr. office far
superior to that of any of the other
offices thru which we have requisi
tioned labor.
The personnel of the Plattsmouth
office have always been accommodat
ing in trying to locate the right man
for the job and endeavored to get him
on the job at the correct time. Due
to the service furnished by their of
fice, we have given them a far greater
number of our requisitions than we
have to any other office. A fact that
is shown in the record of our em
ployees. Even after our headquarters
were moved to the Iowa side of the
river the Plattsmouth office have al
ways been more prompt than the Iowa
offices to furnish us men.
I do not hesitate to express my
opinion that this superior service is
due to the efficiency of the employees
of the Plattsmouth office.
BILHORN, BONER AND
PETERS, INC.
By F. W. HAFF, Supt.
TO HOLD PICNIC
The annual picnic, sponsored by
the Holy Rosary parish of this city
will be held this year on Sunday,
August 1st. It will be at the grounds
of the 20 Club north of the Platte
river.
The big fried chicken dinner will
be served at the noon hour and will
be followed by an afternoon of fun
and pleasure for all who attend.
This year there will be dancing
both afternoon and evening, races
and other amusements that will en
tertain the young and old.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nave are the
parents of a nine and one-half pound
girl which arrived Thursday noon,
July S. They have named the daugh
ter Alice Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs.
Nave, who formerly lived south of
this city, now reside at LaPlatte.
SNAKE BITES CHILD
Guy White noticed his three-year-old
daughter, Phoebe, crying Thurs
day afternoon and asked what was
wrong.
"Bite, bite," the child answered.
She was holding a kitten and Mr.
White asked if the kitten had scratch
ed her.
"No, jump," Phoebe said.
Mr. White looked to the ground
and saw a bun snane. -n me cnnu s
waist thiee small noies were luunu
through the dress and into the flesh.
The snake hf;d evidently been stepped
on by the child and struck in
taliation.
Phoebe was rushed to the dot tor,
who pronounced the bite harmless.
She has suffered no ill effects.
Plan Warfare
Against Horde
of Grasshoppers
I
Chamber of Commerce Committee to
Co-operate in Battle to De
i
stroy Threat to Crops.
Friday evening tnere was a meet
ing held of the members of the board
of directors of the Chamber of Ccm-
IIltTCe UL llie Iiuici i ja n.-i;iwi! i. Jl. x iic 1
object of the meeting was to deter-;
mine what could oe done to help in
the warfare that is being waged
against the grasshoppers.
The corn is being very seriously
menaced by the hoppers and who are
last increasing aim wmie so lar iiit-n i
- - i ..n r
damage has not been great, the dry
weather and the completion of the
harvest threatens to release these on
the green corn.
The farm organizations are aroused
over the menace and are securing
wherever possible the co-operation of
the civic bodies of the cities in the
farm states of the west as well as
enrolling the farmers in ihe army to
battle the menace.
The matter or means or "ghting
the plague was discussed by the mem
bers of the directorate and it was
voted to have a special committee ap
pointed to take what steps might be
deemed best to aid in the fight on the
hoppers.
The committee selected is com
posed of John B. Kafi'enbergcr, Jean
Spangler, George K. Hetrick, E. H.
Bernhardt and E. J. Richey.
This committee represents both
business men. local industries and
the farmers of the community and
will start some real action to try and
overcome the pest of the hoppers.
The committee will act with Coun
ty Agent D. D. Wainscott in the at
tempt to eliminate the grasshoppers
if possible and save the corn crop in
this section.
HOLD FUNERAL SERVICES
From Thursday's Dally
This morning at 10 o'clock at the
Horton funeral home, the funeral ser
vices of Albert Hathaway were held
and attended by-a number of the old
friends from the community where
he had so long made his home.
The Rev. W. A. Taylor, pastor of
the Baptist church of Union, was in
charge of the services and gave a very
fine sermon and a tribute to the long
years that the departed had made
his home in the community and his
many services to his fellow man.
Mr. Hathaway was one of the
younger of a family of twelve chil
dren and was born and reared in Lib
erty precinct where his father,
Abram Hathaway had homesteaded in
1S50. All of the brothers and sisters
have preceded Mr. Hathaway in
death. '
The body was taken from the fun
eral home here to the Ec.st Union
cemetery where it was laid to the
last rest.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
From Thursday's Dally
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Clel
land Gansemer of Murray were made
the proud parents of a fine eight
pound son that has brought a great
deal c.l happiness to all of the mem
bers of the family circle. Mrs. Gan
semer and the little son aTe both do
ing very nicely.
The young man is a grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gansemer ofinett, who was one of the honor stu -
Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M.
Sedlak of this city.
Cass County
People in Auto
Crash Sunday
Members of the Tennant Family of
Louisville Involved in Acci
dent at Omaha.
Three Cass county residents were
j inju,.(i(1 Sunday afternoon at Omaha
jiu H11 auU) aCcident at Twenty-first
ja:id villtoll sueets. Three others in
re-jtne accident also suffered injuries.
jMost of the injuries were from flying
.,
Injured were Mrs. Jenny Josephine
Tennant. Louisville, who suffered
deep scalp wound; Mrs. Kenneth
Hike. Plattsmouth, cuts about the
head and possible internal injuries;
James P. McEiligott, 3G3C Pine
street, cuts and bruises about the
head and face; and Will Keichs, 1510
Dorcas street, head and face cuts
and bruises.
Slightly cut were William Tennant,
30.-. South Nineteenth street, for-
mer Louisville resident, and a man
who told police his name was Frank
Povinka. 1312 William street.
Mrs. William Tennant, who was
riding with her husband, and the
ibaby. son of Mrs. Opal Long, a sister ,
of Tennants, who is in an Omaha
hospital, were uninjured.
Tennant told nolice he was driving
east on Vinton street. The McElli-!
gott car, going southwest, slid side
wise into his, he told police. Police
siiiu iien'iis iiiiu i ovinK.'i prp in inp!cpnrr!i rturr ot t n a rrmnrv a vprv niif
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car driven bv McEiligott.
DOING FINE JOB
J. H. McMaken who was awarded
the contract to enlarge the sewer
inlets on Sixth street at the last
council meeting, is busily engaged
in the work and is. the committee
believes, doing a splendid job. Some
additional work has been found
necessary, including the replacement
of concrete sills at the street level
with larger ones capable of carry-
ing the load now that the brick sup- fit to the gardens and aided in the
porting wall is being removed. The:COOinsr off of the atmosphere,
new sills are 7x7 and carry two re- Nebraska City reports the heavy
inforcing bars, also being supported fan of the Sunday rains with 5.40
on three brick pillars, built up from j jnches.
the base of the sewer, instead of the j
one at the center originally contem- (
plated. This extra work and exten-!
sion of concrete along the curb line j Combine machines are being used
to replace small cracked sections willjvery extensively in this COUnty this
increase tne cost oi tne joo io
around $260 instead of the $211 bid
on the work originally planned, but
. v. . ..mm; tt f,n n-oe ii tti ti i ni nnc in lt5'
decision to nave tne aucmioiiai wum
done at this time, and believes when
completed the job will be wholly
satisfactory in every way and the in
lets capable of carrying the greatest
possible amount of water.
OBITUARY
viwaheth Meisineer Heil was born
nea'r Pekin, Illinois. September 10,
1S55. and passed away at her home;
in Louisville Tuesday morning. June," - , ,
. c-. ! severelv bv black rust Hnt winds at
"d tit r, o'clock, at tne age oi si
years, 9 months and 19 days.
gjjp
was baptized in infancy and con
firmed at the age of about 14 years,
in the Lutheran faith. About the
year 1S70 she came to Nebraska with
her parents.
On March 2C, 1S73, she was mar
ried to Wendel Heil. To this union
were born 12 children, ten of whom
survive. She leaves to mourn her
death, her husband, Wendel Heil,
her daughters, Carrie Jung of Mai-
i vf. Trla T?hrvrrl;inz. of Man-
Ipv 'Nebr.." Frances Meisinger. of
Plattsmouth, Nebr., and her sons,
John, George and Henry, of Louis
ville. Ed, Thilip, Fred and Walter, of
Cedar Creek. Nebr., as well as 29
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren,
and a large number of nephews
and nieces.
VISIT SCHOOLMATE HERE
- Miss Loxis B. Long or Nelson, Ne
braska, a junior in the University of
Nebraska college of law, and Miss
Florence A. Fouckek, a senior in the.
ixv rhool of the university, have
been here as guests for the past
week at the Hal G. Garnett home.
i They were guests of Miss Madge Gar-
dents at the college of law the past
graduation.
HAS EYE INJURED
Floyd, eleven year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Stokes, south of this
city, was very painfully injured
Thursday while workiug around the'
farm home. He was herding cattle
and had arranged a whip of barbed j
wire attacneti to a sticK tor driving
the cattle. As he swung this at the
cattle the whip swung back and a
barb of the wire struck the young lad
in the left eye. The blow took out a
Ismail corner of the iris of the eye
and made a very painful and serious
wound. He was brought to the office
!of Dr. R. P. Westover and who se
cured specialist assistance in dress
ing the eye and it is thought that it
will soon be able to be used. The
alight of the eye was apparently not
affected by the blow.
East Nebraska
Receives Fine
Rain on Sunday
Plattsmouth Has .90 of Rainfall Last
Niaht and Inch Falls West of
City in Afternoon.
This locality that has been suffer-
ing from the extreme dry weather of
the past two weeks, was visited by
rainfall Sunday that will go a long
wnv tnwnrrl helninp- the fi-ons and
checking the grasshopper threat, with
prospects of more rain.
West of this city and through the
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rain was reported Sunday afternoon
... . . . , . . .
which registered an inch m the tern-
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tory four miles west of the city, the
rainfall being sufficient to bring the;
Four Mile creek up bank full and.
the rainfall doing much good to the
crops in that section.
The rain here started w ith a light
sprinkle at midnight and which was
very heavy from 1 to 2 o'clock this
morning and water was standing in
the low places over the city this;
morning.
The rain here was of much bene-
COMBINES POPULAR
year. Jean Spangler of the R.A. of
fice, who has been touring the county
during the harvest season, estimates
--,tnat 50 per cent of the farmer3 in
Cass county are using this means of
harvesting. He also reports that prac
tically all of Sarpy county is using
the binder and threshing machine
method.
Wheat harvest is extremely var
iable in this eounty. Yields range
from ten to thirty-five bushel per
- - v n.u ,..-
" und f kinf the best yield
The lower lands and richer soil has
I hprnmo 1 n rr crar n v t Vina Knn V -tw
-
i Jtriiiiij; ui uie ripening season
V. : it .
shriveled the kernels. Straw is very
heavy but yield light.
Many farmers have purchased com
bines this year and are doing cus
tom work. The smaller combine has
been adapted to small fields and is
operated by one person. The com
bine, of course, cuts the wheat near
the head leaving the straw on the
ground. During wet years the straw
may be plowed under to a good ad
vantage as the decaying organic mat-
j makes the soil loose. However it
does not add much to the soil in the
way of food. During dry years the
loosening of the top soil may prove
a waste of moisture. Many farmers
are burning the straw rather than
turn it under.
ARRANGING AMUSEMENT PLACE
The new pin ball alleys which are
to be operated in the Hotel Platts
mouth building are now being ar
ranged and in the next week or ten
days, the Messrs. Ellis and Larue are
! expecting to be ready to serve the
public.
The alleys are being laid and the
equipment installed for this popular
j sport and which will serve to add to
j the entertainment features of the
city. , ,
Cass County
Students at
Summer School
Twenty-eight from This County Are
Attending; the State Univer
sity at Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb. . Twenty - eight
students from Cass county are among
the 2,000 students taking summer
school work at the University of Ne
braska this year. Two terms are be
ing offered again, a long term ex
tending from June S to August G
and a short session from June 8 to
July 1C.
From Plattsmouth are Lowell S.
Devoe, Grettal F. Hackenberg, John
F. Nottelmann, James F. Nowacek,
Irma F. Pittman, Milo W. Price, and
Jessie E. Whalen. Devoe is register
ed for the short term and is taking
graduate work. The other six stu
dents will be in school until August
6. Jessie Whalen and Milo Price are
enrolled in the graduate college,
while Nottelmann and Nowacek are
sophomores in the engineering and
business administration colleges re
spectively. Miss Pittman is a junior
in the college of business adminis
tration. Miss Hackenberg is a senior
this year in teachers college.
Frieda Woitzel and Robert L. Han
son, both of Greenwood, are doing
raduate work durins the term.
'while Ardis M. Almy, whose home is
also at Greenwood, is here for the
j short term. She is doing graduate re-
.v, t-T-o iioo-o
;
Representing keeping Water m
; . ..
the summer school enrollment are
Eugene L. Rarick. Harold D. Har
mon and Wayne E. Domingo, all in
school for the nine weeks' session.
! Rarick is taking graduate work. Har
mon is a second year student in the
! college of arts and sciences and Do
mingo ia a senior in the agricultural
college.
Harland V. Taylor, graduate stu
dent; Berdena E. Rosenow, sopho
more in teachers college, and Rose
mary G. John, senior in the teachers
college, are in school from Elmwood.
With the exception of Miss John,
the3' are registered for the long term.
Four students give Cedar Creek,
Nebr., as their home town. Bernese
D. Ault, senior, Lorene Cummings,
sophomore, Selma M. Heil, freshman,
and Mildred L. Heil, sophomore, are
all enrolled in teachers college. Selma
Heil is the only one of the group in
school for the six weeks' term.
Mary V. Fager, Willene E. Fager
and Jordan N. Kokjer, all of Avoca,
are registered in the arts and sci
ences, agricultural and teachers col
leges respectively. Kokjer is here for
the short term, the other two for the
long. Mary Fager is a freshman;
Kokjer a senior and Willene a junior
this year.
Russell W. Bornemeier and Leo
M. Kauptmann, both of Alvo, are
enrolled in the graduate college for
the nine weeks course.
Teachers college claims Esther A.
Hartman, a senior and Mrs. Louise S.
Dumke, a sophomore, both of whom
are from Louisville. They are here
for the long term.
Douglas A. Tool of Murdock is tak
ing nine weeks of graduate work this
summer.
The summer school enrollment rep
resents a cross section of Nebraska
life and is made up of school teach
ers, executives, students and others
interested in special academic fields.
TO VISIT IN WEST
Frorn Saturday's Dally;
Miss Ursula Herold is leaving
Sunday for Yellowstone park where
she will join a group of her college
friends from the east who are to
enjoy their vacation in that section
of the west. The young ladies will
spend their time at one of the lead
ing "Dude" ranches in that section
of the west after the visit at Yellow
stone park.
VACATION IN MINNESOTA
i
From Saturday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ofe and son,
Carl, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Schuefz and Jon are leaving this eve
ning for Perham, Minn. They are
anticipating a cool two week vaca
tion. They will be located at Bowers
Resort.