Kebr. Stale Historical Society
VOL. no. im
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1937.
NO. 64
Reckless
Driving Case in
Court Today
Omaha Young Man Charged with
Causing Accident Near Union
Sunday Afternoon.
From Monday's Daily
This morning in the county court
a complaint was filed by County At
torney J. j. Capwell against Wayne
Pullman, of Omaha, charging the
young man with reckless driving on
highway No. 75, a mile north of
Union.
Pullman was driving south and it:
is claimed his car struck a two!
wheel trailer which was attached
to a car of George Milbern of Filley,
Nebraska, the trailer breaking loose
and running into the path of a car
driven by Ilogam Miller, Missouri
Pacific agent at Avoca.
The Miller car struck the trailer
and did a great- deal of damage to
the car and the members of the Mill
er family were bruised and suffered
minor cuts and bruises.
Mr. Pullman continued on into
Nebraska City after the accident and
was later picked up there at the re
quest of Sheriff Homer Sylvester.
The injured parties were given
first aid by Dr. G. H. Gilmore who
happened to be driving to Union and
they were then taken on into Union
to the office of Dr. Andersen where
their injcries were checked and
found not to be dangerous.
This morning in court the defand
ant entered a plea of guilty to the
charge of reckless driving. The sen
tence will be given later as the court
wished to hear the statements of the
Miller family as to the accident.
TELL OF HOBBIES
Dr. P. T. Helneman was leader Of
the Rotary club meeting Tuesday
and had a very clever program, ar
ranged and with "Hobbies" as the
topic.
A number of the members were
called on to tell of their particular
hobby that occupied mucn or tneir j
spare time and energy.
Arthur Troop told of his hobby,
that of raising citrus fruit in addi-
uou 10 m n sus.u.
aeuwweb. mi. nvvv CJ' 1
mented with raising lemons and HasjFriday afternoon falls on the exact
had a number of large and fine speci- j seSquicentenmal of the signing of
mens raised at the farm. the Constitution, and at nearly if not
John Frady, when the work at the. the exact nour of the dajr specia
garage is slow and time idle has a yen;honor to this event be Daid dur.
for organ music and is a very fine
organist, giving a demonstration of
his hobby for the entertainment of
the group.
Frank A. Cloidt told of his great
interest in gardening when the daily
tasks at the bank were over, he hav
ing both flower and vegetable gardens
at hi3 home that are among the best
in the city. Mr. Cloidt also finds re
laxation in music and favored the
club with a vocal number, "Sweet
hearts" from Kearns "Blossom Time."
Dr. Heineman himself acknowl
edged that he found much pleasure
in photography and which he enjoyed
when work at the office permitted
him to get out and shoot the many
beauties of nature with his camera.
GuestB of the club were Margaret
Heineman ana Charles Stenberg and
Charles Kingsley of Omaha.
LOCOMOTIVE TO DENVER
F-om Tuesday's Daily
This morning a force or Burling
ton employes under the direction of
Fred Rezner, of Gibson, came down
by truck and took back with them the
locomotive of John W. Crabill.
This locomotive is an exact repro
duction of one of the large and pow
erful locomotives of the Burlington
and represents several years of work
on the part of Mr. Crabill.
It is being taken from here to Den
ver where it will be placed on ex
hibition at a large exposition of loco
motives being held there.
The Burlington will show the loco
motive at several of the main points
on the system as it is a real piece of
workmanship and can be fired up and
moved under its own power.
Plattsmouth Is lh rseal Targe
town shopping center for all Cass
county people. Values here are
the equal of those found anywhsro
read the ads for bargain news.
PURCHASES TAVERN
The tavern and lunch room of
Charles Barrows on highway No. 75.
two miles south of Plattsmouth, has
been purchased by Louis Naeve, who
took possession of the establishment
today and will look after its oper
ation in the future.
Mr. Naeve was for a number of
years operator of the amusement
park north of the Platte river which
is now known as Plamore park and
is well experienced in this line of
work.
The tavern is well arranged with a
very attractive dance hall as well as
lunch room and should prove a very
attractive spot for the amusement
lovers of the community.
Korn Klub to
Boost for H. S.
Football Game
On Friday Afternoon. September 24,
Platform Program to Cease
and Stores to Close.
At the meeting of the King Korn
Karnival committees last night at
the Hotel Plattsmouth it was voted
that the club and its members would
be out boosting for the Platters foot
ball team when they oppose Glenwood
here on Friday afternoon, September
24th as a part of the King Korn Kar
nival program.
The committee voted that all plat
form activities at Fifth and Main
streets would close at 3:20 on the
day of the game, that all of the busi
ness men of the city would be asked
to close their doors and get out to
Athletic park and boost for the fine
bunch of players that will represent
Plattsmouth on the gridiron this fall.
This is a fine move and represents
a real sportsmanship on the part of
the business men to help encourage
the kids in their fight for the blue:
and white of Plattsmouth on the foot-j
ball field.
Glenwood and Weeping Water have
established the custom of closing for
their igh school games and certainly
will show a fine spirit.
TO HONOR CONSTITUTION DAY
Since the regular monthiy meet
imr of the American Leeion Auxiliary
ing the business session. The meet
ing is to be held at the home of Mrs.
P. Y. McFetridge, 212 South 9tb
street. Assistant hostesses will be
Mrs. E. O. Vroman, Mrs. Frank Rebal
and Mrs. Robert Cappell.
The proclamation of President
Roosevelt setting the dates between
which observance of Sesquicentennial
Anniversary fall and the address of
George Washington before the Con
stitutional convention just before the
historic document was signed will be
read. Following this Judge A. H.
Duxbury will deliver an address on
"Our Constitution."
Convention reports will also be re
ceived. After the business session and ob
servance, a varied program will be
rendered, climaxed with the usual
refreshments.
Auxiliary members are urged to
attend this meeting, also to attend
the public address at the high school
assembly Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock when C. Petrus Peterson, a
prominent Lincoln attorney, speaks
on "The Constitution."
EDUCATOR IS HONORED
George W. Tidd, of Hendersonville,
North Carolina, a brother of Attorney
A. L. Tidd of thi3 city, has been sig
nally honored by the American As
sociation for Ihe Advancement of
Science.
Mr. Tidd was elected a fellow and
associate of the association at the
meeting held at the Smithsoniaa in
stitute at Washington.
Mr. Tidd is a civil engineer and
educator and an outstanding mathe
matician which won him the distinc
tion of being named to the fellow
ship for his research work.
Persistency is what gets re
sults In advertising.
Funeral of
Vincent Straub
at Avoca Today
Prominent Resident of Cass and Otoe
Counties for a Lifetime,
Laid to Rest.
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning at 0:30 at the Holy
Trinity Catholic church at Avoca was
held the last rites for Vincent W.
Straub, 72. a lifetime
resident off
Cass and Otoe counties.
The requiem high mass was cele
brated by Father E. C. McFadden, of
Syracuse.
The burial was at the Hcly Trin
ity cemetery near the church and pall
bearers were friends and associates.
Marshall Pitzer, Edwin Gardner, Ne
braska City, Joseph Barry, St. Joseph,
Missouri, Elmer Hallstrom, J. C. Cul
len, Avoca, and F. W. Lucks of Bea
trice. Vincent W. Straub was born in
Nebraska City, January 22. 1865, the
son of David and Elizabeth Straub,
pionee-s of the Straub settlement in
northern Otoe and southern Cass
county. The family were among the
first to assist in the organization of
the Holy Trinity church near Avoca
and of which Vincent Straub was a
member for his lifetime.
He was educated in the schools of
Otoe county, Elliott college at Bur
lington, Iowa, and Bryant's college at
St. Joseph, Missouri.
Mr. Straub was actively engaged in
farming and stock raising and was
recognized as one of the leading !
stockmen of the central west.
Mr. Straub was a very active fig-
ure in the democratic party of Cass
and Otoe counties and served as a
member of the state legislature from
the two counties.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, one sister, Elizabeth, and a
brother, Thomas. Mr. Straub never
married. He is survived by his
brothers: Max and David of Avoca,
end William of Lincoln; two nephews,
Francis of Superior, Max. Jr., of
Avoca; four nieces, Mrs. J. J. Cullen
of Avoca, Mrs. F. W. Lucks of Bea
trice, Phyllis Straub of Avoca, and
Margaret Elizabeth Straub of Lin
coln. Those attending the funeral to
day from this city were H. A. Schnei
der, president of the Nebraska State
Bankers association, County Treas
urer John E. Turner and Clerk of
the District Court C. E. Ledgway.
BREX CAR EXHIBIT
A great many people in Platts
mouth have known in a general way
that our local BREX shops were mak
ing cars here but probably few peo
ple have realized the scope of thi3
work or have ever seen or examined
one of these brand new care built
from the track up right here in the
Plattsmouth shops.
As one of the interesting features
of the Korn Karnival and through
the cooperation of George J. Jaeger,
superintendent of the local s;hops we
are to have one of these new steel
cars on exhibition which has been
fabricated and finished by the hands
of Plattsmouth workmen. This car
will be located on the track just east
of the Burlington freight depot dur
ing the four days of the Korn Kar
nival and open for the inspection of
the public. It will be lighted at
night and at certain hours will have
an attendant, who will be glad to
answer any questions. Avail your
self of this opportunity to see one of
these brand new Plattsmouth cars.
ARNOLD JOHNSON INJURED
Arnold Johnson of this city was
injured Monday afternoon when a
steel crane that was being used on a
job of which he was foreman, col
lapsed. The steel crane buckled while in
operation on a WPA sewer project,
the crane striking Anthony C. Men
tell, 24, of Omaha, killing him al
most instantly and injuring Arnold
Johnson of this city.
The steel cable broke and a part
of the cable struck Mr. Johnson, a
cut being inflicted over one eye and
also a cut on the face. The injuries
were dressed and are not thought to
be of a serious nature.
TO TEACH AT UNIVERSITY
Miss Katherine Luke, who for the
past year has been a member of the
faculty of the local high school, Mon
day departed for Lincoln where she
will take up a new teaching posi
tion. Miss Luke was teaching in the com
mercial department of the local school
and proved a most efficient teacher
and one that had the high esteem of
her associates and students.
Miss Luke is advancing In her
change as she will be in the commer
cial department of the extension divi-
sion of the University of Nebraska.
In her new post she will take the
best wishes of the many friends she
has made in this city.
King Korn
Kommittee Has
Fine Meeting
Progress Reported by. the Various
Committee That Have Charge
of the Activities.
There was a meeting of all the; from South Omaha here for the aft
committees of the Korn Karnival at ernoon and evening in exhibitions at
the Hotel Plattsmouth Monday eve-: the platform.
ning. The concession committee re-j If possible the boy's class of some
poited that all the concessions have; thirty will be here if it can be ar
been sold and that it has arranged j ranged to have, the proper placement
for free acts during the Korn Kar- j of their equipment for the turning.
i
nival on the platform. j
The coronation dance committee
reported that it has hired the Fred j
Ebener orchestra for the coronation i
ball and urges everyone to buy a I
dance ticket.
j The farmers' day has been arranged !
land the program and parades are com-!
ing along fine. j
The flower show committee report-j
ed that it wants all the first floor of
the Elk's building for the flower
show. There is expected to be a large
display. - -
Tha historical, antiques, and old
settlers exhibits will be placed in the
hotel building next to the bowling
alley.
The pre-carnival committee will
have a program Wednesday and Sat
urday nights on the platform this
week. The committee has planned a
booster trip to the county fair Thurs
day. The. group will leave at 2
o'clock from the court house. Every- j near Union, following an illness of
one who can furnish a car is asked j some duration and which has result
to be there because they will take j ed in a stroke suffered some time ago.
the band.
The program committee has the
program all arranged and program
sheets are being printed.
The fire department will take care
of the street decorations the first of i
next week. I
After the meeting Emil Weyrich
showed last year's Kern Karnival
pictures. Doughnuts and coffee were
served.
TO MAKE BOOSTER TRIP
The conmittee in charge of pre
carnival arrangements is desirous of
having a large representation on the
two booster trips which are to be
made over the county Thursday aft
ernoon and Friday evening.
A 35-piece band will accompany
the boosters and as it will be neces-j
sary to provide transportation for
them, a large number of cars will be
needed. The boosters will " meet
Thursday afternoon at the court
house and will leave at 2 p. m. First
stop will be Weeping Water, where a
concert will be played by the band.
Thursday is Plattsmouth day at the
fair.
On Friday, the boosters will meet
at the court house, leaving at 6
p. m., and making a tour of the
northern towns in the county. Any
one who will furnish a car on either!
day is urged to call either Paul Van
dervoort, Roy Olson, D. B. Ashbaugh
or Clem Woster, members of the com
mittee. TO ATTEND WESLEY AN
Ellis and Robert Schlichtemeier of
Nehawka and Wallace Nelson,, of
Murray, are to enter Nebraska Wes
leyan university at Lincoln this week.
Robert i3 a junior and Ellis a
sophomore in the college of engineer
ing where they are taking up elec
tric engineering. Wallace is a fresh
man in the college of business administration.
Bohemian Day .
at King Korn
Karnival Friday
Plans Point to One of the Outstand
ing Features of the Four
Dav Fall Festival.
The committee in charge of Bo
hemian day during the King Korn
Karnival, Friday, Sept. 14, is ar
ranging to make this one of the hot
spots of the four-day festival.
The day is set aside in tribute to
the Bohemian and Moravian peoples
who came here to make their home
and have been important factors in
the city's growth and development,
as well as their decendants.
It is planned to have as many as
possible of the older members of
the nationality out for the entertain
ments and parade, men and women
who came here from across the sea to
make their homes and rear families
that have been good and stable citi
zens of the community.
In the entertainment line there
will be a .group of forty turner girlsi
The Omaha parties will give also
the "Beseda," a native dance of the
old world and which will be given
in costume.
The parade will be held in the eve
ning to permit those who are en
gaged in working to participate and
enjoy the tribute to this fine group
of people of our community.
The first Bohemian residents came
here in 187i and since that time
there was a large emigration in the
eighties and nineties to this city. A
short history of the Bohemian and
Morararian residents of the city is
being prepared with the names of the
pioneer settlers and their descend
ants. DEATH OF AGED MAN
William E. Exline, 72, a long time
resident of Cass county, died Mon
day afternoon at the family home
Mr. Exline was well known in the
eastern section of Cass county and
his many friends will regret to learn
of his death.
He was born in Mercer, Ohio, Jan-
uarv 21. 1S65. but has made his home
in this county for a great part of
his lifetime. Mr. and Mrs. Exline
were married in 1904 at Plattsmouth
i and have since resided near Murray
and Union.
There is surviving his death the
widow. Ellen, and the following chil
dren: Mildred, residing at home;
Eugene, Jacob and Violet, all of
Union: Abraham, Mrs. Evelyn Reed
ier, Murray; one brother, David Ex-
line of Los Angeles and one sister,
Mrs. Ellen Bertwell, of Pocatello,
Idaho.
The body was brought to this city
and services were held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the Streight funeral
home. Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union
conducted the services.
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
Mrs. Edna A. Oliver Westcott, wife
of William Clark Wescott and for
mer resident of Ogden, died Friday at
the home of her sister. Mrs. A. E.
Hillier in Salt Lake City, following a
brief illness. She was 56 years old.
A native of Plattsmouth, b-i
Mrs. Westcott is survived by her hus-
band; her mother, Mrs. E. A. Oliver
of Rock Springs. Wyo.; four brothers
and sisters, E. M. Oliver of Cheyenne.
Wyo.; Mrs. George Hansen and Mrs.
Thomas Hanks of Rock Springs, and
'Mrs. Hillier.
Funeral services were conducted
at Ogden Monday at 2 p. m. Salt
Lake City Tribune.
Mrs. Westcott will be remembered
by many here from her girlhood days,
her father, E. A. Oliver, operating a
meat market for many years. She was
also a niece of Mrs. Fred T. Ramge
of this city.
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HISTORICAL DISPLAY
The headquarters for the Cass
County Historical society and the Old
Settlers reunion will be in the Hotel
Plattsmouth building on Sixth street
during the King Korn Karnival.
Anyone having articles of historic
interest may bring them in any time
Saturday or in the afternoon on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Old documents, letters, pictures,
household utensils, ox yokes, break
ing plow hoes, old guns, any article of
special interest.
All articles will be properly cata
logued and returned to the owner.
This exhibit will be in charge of Dr.
G. H. Gilmore of Murray, president of
the Cass County Historical society.
Christian Church
Congregation Has
Annual Election
Members of the Board of Deacons,
Elders. Deaconesses and Trus
tees Are Named.
The annual church election of the
First Christian church was held last
Sunday at 11 o'clock. The following
officers will serve for the coming
church year, Oct. 1, 19C7 to Oct. 1,
193S.
Elders J. H. Graves, Roy Carey,
Carol Sutton, Reuel Sack, Lester
Thimgan and J. C. Bridgewater.
Deacons D. C. Reed, Roy Stine,
Dave Robinson, Carl Graves, Ed Ofe,
S. M. Kerr, W. C. Minniear and Har
ley Minniear.
Deaconesses Mjrs. W. J. Hiner,
Mrs. T. B. Hardison, Mrs. D. C. Reed,
Mrs. W. C. Minniear, Mrs. J. H.
Graves, Mrs. Lester Thimgan, Mrs.
Ed Ofe, Mrs. Everett Goodipg.
Pastor, J. W. Taenzler; Clerk, J. H.
Graves; Treasurer, C. D. Palmer;
Pianist, Mrs. O. C. Hudson; Assist
ant, Lester Thimgan; Chorister. Mrst
Hal Garnett; Assistant, Lester Thim
gan. Trustees C. D. Palmer Carl
Graves, W. C. Minniear.
O. C. Hudson was elected chairman
for the meeting and conducted the
voting In a capable manner. A good
representative group of tire active
membership was present for the elec
tion. HAVE FIRE TUESDAY
The residence property owned by
Fred Olenhausen, on west Oak street,
was practically destroyed by fire
Tuesday afternoon. The fire, of un
known origin, had gained consider
able headway when discovered and
fanned by the brisk wind spread rap
idly. The fire department was call-
?d and were able to check the fire
after it had done much damage. The
house was unoccupied at the time.
This is the last of three residences
in one block that have been burned
down over a considerable period of
years. One of the old time residents
states that the three houses were re
modeled from the large residence of
W. H. Showwalter, one time prom
inent resident here, whose home was
where the present M. P. railroad via
duct is located. The house was sold
by the railroad company that had
purchased the property and the owner
made them into attractive homes that
were good rental property for many
years.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
W. H. Tritsch, prominent farmer
from west of the city, is at the Im
manuel hospital for examination and
treatment following a severe injury
the last of the week. Mr. Tritsch was
unloading hay at his farm Friday eve
ning when the rope of the fork broke
itiH Vio foil frnm t Vi a rn rlr T4a was!
badly bruised and hassuffered a great
deal of pain from the injuries, the
full extent of which have not been
determined.
ASSIGN NEW PASTOR
The United Brethern conference
at York Monday afternoon made the
assignment of the ministers for the
Nebraska district. Paul L. Dick was
named as the new pastor of the My
nard church, to succeed Rev. H. A.
McKelvey, who is retiring from the
rctive ministry.
Rev. Dick it is expected will at
once assume his new pastorate and
be ready to serve the people of this
community.
KOIL Salute
Broadcast is a
Distinct Success
Large Crowd on Main Street, with
Many in Homes Over Middle
West "Listeninp- In."
From Wednesday's Palty
I'lattsmouth's "New KOIL Salute
Broadcast" came off yesterday right
on schedule time, with a large at
tendance gathered about the plat
form, corner 3th and Main streets.
The entire KOIL group arrived via
special bus well in advance of the
zero hour of 4:30. John Henry,
KOIL manager, accompanied them,
also Don Finlayson, advance agent
who conducted negotiations for the
program here.
Don Kelly, the flying Irishman, ar
rived over the town via plane about
the time the program was scheduled
to start and took part in an air-view
description of the town. The sad part
about Don's feature act, was that he
got pretty well mixed up in his di
rections and among other things
gave Plattsmouth credit for the Pa
cific Junction round-house. We hope
Glenwood won't take offense and
thing Plattsmouth is reaching out
too far. Don described the Burling
ton as ".Missouri Pacific" tracks and
mistook our beautiful Coronado
apartment house for a Jaospital but
otherwise his narrative was quite
generally correct.
The ground crew comprised the
large group of entertainers listed in
our previous articles. Had Hughes
acting as master of ceremonies. In
addition to musical selections, inter
viewed Searl Davis, master farmer;
Fred P. Busch, president of the Ad
club; C C. Wescott, chairman of the
King Korn Karnival program com
mittee, and Homer Sylvester, noted
capturer of outlaws. At the opening
of the program. Mayor" George Lu
shinsky brought greetings to the
KOIL group and audience on behalf
of the city.
The town received a good bit of
radio advertising as a result of the
program, although probably not half
as many people heard it as would
have if we had been on during the
noon hour. Ten towns are being sa
luted in five days and of course all
could not be given noon hour as
signments. The group of entertainers remain
ed for a half hour street program
after they were cut off the air at 5
p. m., and then took supper at local
cafes, before departing.
Mr. Henry expressed himself as
well pleased with the broadcast here,
and especially with the large crowd
that greeted them and the cordiality
ol our people in general.
Both he and Mr. Finlayson spoke
very complimentary of our stepped
up advertising patronage in honor of
the KOIL visit and pre-Korn Kar
nival bargains, which they likened
to the stepped-up power KOIL now
boasts. This compliment, coming
from Mr. Henry, a former managing
editor of the Council Bluff3 Non
pareil and a man well versed in the
newspaper business and the amount
of extra work required to handle ad
vertising surges of this kind, is ap
preciated by the Journal publisher.
Plattsmouth folks have always
listened to KOIL, which came in
here with good volume before this
step-up in power, and which now
fairly booms in on the loudspeaker
with the rheostat turned back the
limit and detuning required on some
of the older and less perfectly bal
anced sets to check the volume. The
change will greatly increase the
stations range of dependable recep
tion and result in countless thous
ands being added to both their day
and night-time audiences.
Mr. Henry was uncertain last
night as to whether they would be
able to broadcast the Coronation, but
said they hoped at least to be able
to put on the air some of the day
time features during the Korn Kar
nival next week.
FLOWER SHOW EXHIBITORS
Flower show exhibitors who are
planing on showing potted plants at
the show, are asked to bring these
to the Elks building on Wednesday
morning, September 22. The plants
will be arranged and cared for.
Mrs. Freeman McFarland, chairman.
