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Nebr. S'nff Historical Society VOL. NO. LIV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA., MONDAY, JUNE 6. 1938. NO. 35 Teachers Plan Activities for the Summer Study at Universities and Colleges to Take Up Time of Larger Num ber of Instructors. Tho Plattsmouth teachers all com pleted their work last Friday and most of them have departed for their homes. The interests of the teachers for the summer months will be many and varied. Some are attending sum mer school, a few remain at home, and some are planning short trips. Lee Meyers. Milo Price and Lumir A. Center are planning to attend tho University of Nebraska. Miss llelene l'erry will make a short trip to Chicago and the latter part of the fiiniiii.T she will have guests from Rock 'ford college. Miss IVarle Siaats v ill attend school at the Omaha Munit ipal university and perhaps make a short trip at the end of the session. Principal J. R. Reeder will be at the University of Nebraska where he will take an advanced course on his master's degree. Miss Lois Erandhorst will be at the Uni versity of Nebraska and the latter part of the summer she will make a trip to tho P-iack Hills in "Wyo ming v d to California. Miss Kath ryn Kimsi-y. teacher at Wintersteen n-kooi. is pl.ir.ning to make a trip to Colorado. Miss "Evelyn Meade, the Mi rcervillo teacher, is planning to be man i--d June 12 to Mr. Olin Mor ris of Union. Mr. Morris is a civil r-trvi'-c e'erk in the federal building in Omaha. Following a short wed ding trip to Spirit Lake. Iowa, they will make their home either in Om aha r Plat tsmouth. Sylvia Korbel will spend part of tho summer at her home in Crete and will make a trip to Colorado. Mi.-s Rose Prohaska will attend the fi 1 so??!'!! of the University of Ne braska, completing her work toward her degree. Miss Acmes Muenster will either attend Peru State Teach ers' college or Omaha Municipal uni versity. She is planning a trip to California in August. Marie Nolting. ! the sixth crude teacher at Central ! huildhier. v ill attend the Peru Stale i Tea. hers' college the entire summer.! with the anticipation of receiving; her A. P. degree at the close of the -ess n '11. v; e e ess )'., Miss : em N !na i-ma! t en d Diehiu will also II. Clark Bog coaching SfhOOl liege at Spirit s t o a i of Morningsidc L:.kc. Iowa. He ih" mawg'-r of col will the continue to be i:od Oak swiin- miner poo1. Miss Frances S. limit t and Miss Margaret Br in r will be at the Uni versity of Nebraska where they will crntinue their work for their A. B. doc'ees. Miss Jessie Whtlan and Miss Florerco Be ichley v ill also be at the University of Nebraska, con tinuing research work leading t re ward piaster's degree.-. Si:p-rinte?ident and Mrs. Devoe plan to he in Plattsmouth during the rummer. WILL CONDUCT MEMORIAL Judg.' A. n. Duxbury of this city, e dm irman of the memorial fomiirit- of tho rrand bde of the A. F. is te- f'.e A. M. of Nebraska wh h opens its! --n io- in Omaha next week, tbo.-e who will b" mourned bv r rand lodg wi'l be William C. Ram- ..y. ( r Omul: til n former Plattsmouth ' ' , . . , ... . ... foreign markets. On May 15 and I r.ak A. flotdt of this city will,Mav'1(li 4 000 tons of prain moVffd : Iso be on the program of the grand ; out of Muscatine via the Federal led'To with two vocal numbers. ! Barge Line, and other movements of GOES TO CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. diaries Petersen am', daughters. Edna Mae and Shir ley, depart i'd Wednesday night for a motor trip to the west coast. They are expecting to reach Green River. Wyoming-, famous for its ordinance, t.uliy and will then continue on w-twaid through Salt Lake and to t!i ;.:.;-t. They are expecting to en-i joy a Msi; at Ontario, ....; with the being a Ed Spies family. Mrs. Spdes sister of Mr. Petersen. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON From Thuraflay's Dally Miss Dorothy Cock of Taccma, i Washington who has been visiting ( here w ith the L. H. Peterson family and the C. E. Cook family returned to her home yesterday afternoon, ASKS RESTRAINING ORDER A request for a restraining order was filed in the office of the district clerk Wednesday afternoon by Cloy , Hicks against Roy Becker, ii ivhicli the plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendant or Lis agents or ser- stilts from entering upon alfalfa ground. It is claimed that the Ce lendant has entered on the land a.r.d cut alfalfa. A temporary restaining order was issued by County Judge A. II. Dux oury in the absence of Judge W. "W. Wilson. Funeral Ser vices Held for o R.ff a ameer Old Friends Pay Honor to T. W. Val lery. Native Born Son of Cass County Now at Rest. Wednesday afternoon a large num ber of the old friends and neighbors of T. V. Vallery gathered at the Sal tier funeral home to pay their last tokens of respect to this loved pio neer resident of Cass county, now at rest. Rev. Y. A. Taylor, a friend of many year's standing gave the ser mon ami paid tribute to the departed whose life's journey had closed peace fully and suddenly on Monday, going to rest as the day's tasks were ended. A quartet composed of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Lick. Mrs. Chester Wiles and Raymond C. Cook, gave three numbers which had been favorites of the departed. "The Church in the l.Viid'vood." '"One Sweetly Solemn Thought" and "Does Jesus Care," Mrs. R. (). Cole being the accompan ist. The interment was at the Oak Ilii! cemetery where the wife is at rest and the pall bearers were select ed from relatives and edd friends of the family. John S. Vallery, Glen Wiles. C. L. Wiles. J. C. Wheeler, Roy O. Cole. Sherman Col?. YOUNG PASTOR TO PREACH From Saturday's ra!tv Tomorrow at the Presby teria n church at the morning service Paul Iverr.on will deliver his first ser mo; to a congregation of his home town people. He has just finished his course of study at Union Theo logical Seminary in New York City, lie will go to Hastiners on Monday to bo prerent at a meeting of Nebras ka City Presbytery on Tuesday after noon when he will bo examined and ordained. Paul is truly a Plattsmouth boy. having been horn here and educated in tho city schools, lie is the second boy to enter the ministry from the ioi-al church. Ho will command the interest of his audience tomorrow morning as he brings a gospel mes sage. GRAIN AND NAVIGATION The following clipping from the Waterways Journal of St. Louis, dated May 2S. l!OS. is an indication of what Plattsmouth may expoc: when the U. S. engineers have com P'" r woru on our chu .wan ; , . , , SI... Tn;itiver. in tne near iuture: tho "Grain Moving- Briskly" "Muscatine is becoming Iowa's sea- ;port w ith her vast shipments of grain ; itrom two elevators for export to the i grain occur almost daily The Mark , Twain picked up the barges on May jlf and turned back for the south." WILL VISIT AT HOME 1 i W. O. Reeves, who has been re - ! reiving treatment at the U. S. Vc-t-;this lerans' hospital at Lincoln, has so 'much improved that he will be able'"111 tU&u i:umi'tu 111 nunureu ana 1 to return home Sunday for a visit wittl 1 ll f f;imilv Uo ix? i 1 1 1 rA't-l-T- - "v ' leiniii ituti iu Lite liet-eiLat 1UI iu:ai- ment. ATTEND COUSIN'S FUNERAL From Thursday's Dally Officer David Pickrel and Mrs. Pickrel were at Council Bluffs today where they were called by the death (of a cousin of Mr. Pickrel, Clyde jAlton. The funeral services will be jheld today. Nehawka Farm Yields Skeletons of Ancient Man -r. G. H. Gilmora and Workers Reveal Find of Bor.es of Race That May Have Lived Eefore Indians. From a cornfield on the Nelson Berger larm, north of Nthawka, there was taken Thursday, fifteen skeletons believed to be those of a race that had lived in this country long before the coming of the In dians or the visitation of the Span ish from the Mexican settlements. Dr. G. II. Cilmore. of Murray, who has directed much of this research work over the state was informed of the finding of the bones and at once moved to the scone to reveal the cache of skeletons of what he be-: lieves to have been a race living along the Weeping Water crook from Elm wood east to the Missouri liver. Dr. Gilmore investigating the bones and judging from the shape cf the teeth and the facial features is of tho opinion that the hones are prob - ably those of a Mongoloid race, pos- sibly a tribe that moved into Ne-i braska centuries before the coming of the Indians. The find was made as Mr. Berger; was pulling a stump, the roots of which caught in the rock and ex posed a skull. Tho grave was located near one of the largest Hint mines in Nebraska which may have accounted for the settlement near an ample supply of this Hint used by the dwellers in many purposes. Dr. Gilmore declined to r.ct a time of their residence, altho tlu absence of metal xn.'gh: indicate that it was prior to Spanish explorations of this section of the west. ! The skeletons were crudely yet effectively sealed in an air tight 'grave -covered by rocks w hich the excavators state was in the form of i bison. 'project of the Recreation Center pro- i From the crushed condition of the gram. j skulls Dr. Gilmore w as of the opinion An extensive summer musical pro jtiiat the residents had practiced gram is being planned, ihe purpose ! "scaffold burial." w here the bodies of which, is to furthe r develop mu 'are placed on high scaffolds until sical talent in Plattsmouth and Cass ihe flesh is gone and the bones then county. nterrecl. GIVES FINE RECITAL Thursday evening the home of Mrs. J. M. Roberts on high school hill was the scene of a verv delight- ful musieale. the occasion being the liVt'fnt;itinn r.f QTmlontc: ,f "Tr. Roberts in a piano recital. The homo was very attractively arranged for the event and a large group of the parents and music lovers of the eitv were present to hear the excellent work of the young people, The solos, duets and trios played by the young people were very artis tically given and reflected the great est credit on the young artists. Those who participated in the re cital were: Janet Tiekotter. Margaret Heineman. Mary Alice Cummins. Raymond Larson, Billy Hirz, Eliza beth Davis. Mary Evers. John Soen- nic hsen. Mary Catherine Wetenkamp. Margaret Fricke, Helen Jane Kru- ger. Frances Bierl. Darlene Iloula-! bek. Marian Baker. Frieda Stibal Dorothy Elliott, Peggy Jane Wiles, Helen Hiatt. Thelma Kruger, Lorene Cummins. In addition to the piano selections. : John So.nnlchsn was heard in a , . ei muLi u.nruuira juaiio ae- cordian number. TO A. A. U. MEET i Don Cotner. Missouri conference jin the national A. A. U. track and jneiu meee in iansas uiy Saturday, ' Cotner has jumped 2J ft.. 11 U in., season and is rated one of the; ' hcst jumpers in the middle west. He j 200 meter events. Coach N. P. Kyle will also take three other Tarkio men to the meet. HERE FOR FUNERAL SERVICES Mrs. B. Parrish of Lincoln, sister of Mrs. Glen Vallery, and Mrs. j W. F. Matschullat, also of Lincoln,! a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Vallery. were here for the funeral ! of the late T. W. Vallery. They re home In turned Thursday the capital city. to their HERE FROM KANSAS From Friday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Mc-Farlar.d arrived in the city last evening from Effingham, Kansas, coming here to accompany Mrs. Rose Lewis, mother !cf Mrs. McFarland hark to Kansas. ;Mrs. Lewis has been here for the past ifive years as companion of Mrs. "W. H. iVenner and will now make her home with the daughter and family. The Mc Farland family are residing on a farm near Effingham and are much pleased with the new home. W. P. Kraeger Files for Office of CftroKinrjpr Jk KsVll-llDji.KJlLil Will Seek Republican Nomination in the Second District at Au.jnist Primaries. William P. Kraeger, prominent Mt. Pleasant precinct farmer, late Wed nesday afternoon made his tiling for the republican nomination for coun- t' commissioner in the second tnet. -dr. Kraeger is a member of of the leading families of his lion of Cass county where he born and has made his home fo: dis- one the has 'greater part of his lifetime. lie been very successful ii li is farm v ork and feels that his experience has been such as to make him effi cient on the board of commissioners. ORGANIZE ANOTHER BEGINNERS 2 AND One of the primary purposes o the Recreation Service is to br:n: out and develop latent talent which has not had a chance to assert itself, Peter Gradovilie. music supervisor of the Recreation Center, has been doing fine work in the past in de veloping musical talent and has made , musical education the outstanding On Monday morning at 3:00 o'clock. Mr. Gradovilie will hold a class for beginners who. as yet, have never been instructed. In the after noon at l:3o, he wi'i hold the re- hearsal of the German orchestra. This orchestra has be en pract icing ' about three months and is developing inf a o Ono f-vnnn On TllPQfPlv TIlOrTl- ings at 9:00 o'clock, he will instruct a group of more advanced beginners and in the afternoon he will hold a rehearsal of the modern orchestra. : Wednesda v. Mr. Gradovilie will again , instruct the beginners at 9:00 a. m. and in the afternoon he will rehearse the more advanced beginners at 2:00 o'clock. The Recreation band will again resume rehearsals at S:00 p. m. on Thursday, June 9. All those contemplating taking musical instruction at the Recrea-! tion Center are requested to enroll most severed by his teeth. The in-; County Judge A. II. Duxbury. occur for this training at the office on jured man was brought on into the red tjle marriage of Homer Liiwrence the upper Center, floor of the Recreation STUART PORTER HONORED Stuart Porter. Tarkio college i junior, was the outstanding student; ; ,o o-n-nv-nnn- of the honors fori 'the vear in the annual special honors 1 :lie 111 lLie - convocation at TarKu last .wonuay.: Porter has made a brilliant schol- astic record, completing o4 9 A li tn r: of j straight "A" class room work this lyear. In addition, ho received the ; follow ing additional citations: third tackle; third letter in track and con-; ferenoe discus champion; eniru iei-i ter in debate. He was also selected; a member of the Skulls cf Seven., honorary society, the highest award j open to a larnio stuuent Porter is majoring in chemistry and looks forward to a career as a chemical engineer. AT OMAHA HOSPITAL Mrs. Guy Miller, of Winner, South Dakota, is at the Methodist hospital at Omaha, suffering from a nervous j breakdown and which made her con- j dition quite serious for several days, but she is now improving. Her niece, Mrs. Theodore Yelick. of this city has been with her since Monday. Popular Young People Wedded This Morningl Miss Shiiley Ann Xeck Married to Mr. Thomas Kriskey at St. John's Catholic Church. From Saturday's p?i!y Miss Shirlev Ann Keck and Mr. Thomas Kriskey were united in mar - riage this morning at S o'clock at the St. John's church. Rev. Robert Salmon performed the beautiful and ; impressive ceremony. ; j There v. ere a large number of the- 'relatives and friends of this very i 1 ishl: titffnie,i yuun? oui,K' in at-l i tendance at the ceremony. i The bride wore a white sharkskin I Sllit- with white accessories and i white veil. She carried a prayer I book, covered with while satin and with s-howers of white sweetpoas and Sweetheart roses from it. Her 1 attendant. Miss Veda Capps, also wore a white sharkskin suit with white accessories, and carried white sweetpoas and gruss an aches roses. The groom wore a light suit. He was attended by li is brother. Jerry Kriskey, who also wore a light suit. Both of the young people are popu- lar in this community, here and attending the high school. Miss Keck growing up Plattsmouth is a gradu- ate of the class of 103S. She is the; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Keck of ihis city. Mr. Kriskey is the son' of Mr. and Mrs. William Kriskey, 1401 South Tenth street. Omaha. Immediately following the cere mony, a wedding breakfast was served at the bride and groom's apart mcn in the Elmer Webb home by the bride's mother. Mrs. Edgar Mc Gwire and Mrs. Everett Noble of Omaha. Mrs. Frank Koubek and Mrs.: Elmer Webb of Plattsmouth assisted j with the 1 reakfast. ! Out ot town guests at the wedding aml breakfast were Mr. and Mrs. William Kriskey. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Kriskey. Jr., and daughter, Mrs. Edgar M;Guire and Mrs. Everett Noble, all of Omaha. CARS HAVE SMASHUP Wednesday evening shortly after C:"0 a serious auto wreck occurred on highway No. 75 two miles south of the city, when two Omaha cars collided and with the result that L. E. Varkhouser, Omaha auto official. suffered very painful injuries. As tne accident was reported the Cat driven by Mr. Varkhouser was coming north and back of a car driven by C. C. Schoenenberg. also of Omaha, and the car of Mr. Yark- houser crashed into the rear of the other car. both being greatly dam- aged by the impact. In the accident Mr. Varkhouser was thrown against the steering wheel of his car and had his chest badly bruised and his chin struck the upper part of the wheel with great force, inflicting a deep gash on the chin and the tongue was al- city and given treatment at the of- fice of Dr. L. S. Pucelik. ! Mr. Schoenenberg was not ser- ! iously injured in the accident and was able to continue on to Omaha. FEDERATION MEETS From Thursday's Dally The Woman's Federation of the Presbyterian church met yesterday! afternoon at the church. Circle No. j C entertained. There was a very Eoodwhat 1)etter and is able to sit up ,n number of members attending, there jbed a pan of the time being about 50 present. The regular! Mj. McMakon has led a very active business meeting was conducted. with,,.f , . . nr, to home the president. Mrs. Roy Knorr, pre siding. The program was especially fine. Mrs. Wiley Sigler, who had charge of the program, introduced C. C. Wescott who gave a talk on the organization of the Bible, the ar rangement of hooks, their lengths and by whom written. Delicious re freshments were served by the ladies in charge, with Mrs. Mike Tritsch as chairman. HAS ARM INJURED William H. Mason, who engaged at the BREX shops in his work Thursday suffered an injury to his right shoulder that will put him on the retired list for a few days. He had one of the ligaments torn and which will takelnm off of duty. COMPLETES MASONIC WORK From Friday's ra!ly William A. Robertson, grand mast- j er of the Nebraska Masons, with V. Lie v ers. superintendent of the Ma- Home, was at Dakota City last evening where Mr. Robertson m ins i ..... . , i onic.ai capacity participated :n tne eightieth anniversary of toe Masonic lodge there. This evening Mr. Robertson will visit the Crete lodge and this will be his la.t official visit as grand mastci j as the grand loc'nre will be held in j Omaha the coming week and at w hieh j t;me his successor will be elected. , L. S. Devoe to Head Recreation Work in County Holds First Conference Here This ; IVTornino- With Sunervisors i in Planning Work. L. S. Devoe, superintendent of the ; city schools, was se lected to head the j recreational project in Cass county j by the state offices at Lincoln and is i now actively in charge of the work, Mr. Devoe had his first conference this morning with the members of' the staff of supervisors that carry on the activities in the several depart-j ments of the work. The selection of Mr. Devoe to head ! this work is verv pleasing as his1 : long experience m school executive: work makes him particularly nuea to supervise and make the necessary contacts for the successful carrying on of the project. He has been greatly interested in this line of work in conjunction with the school work and also had charge of the NYA work in the city during the past two years. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY June 2nd was the 77th birthday anniversary of Robert II. Patton. one of the old and highly respected residents of the city. Mr. Patton has been a resident of this city since 1S76 when he came here as a youth from B'oomington. Indiana, and has for the greater part of the time been employed by the Burlington. In honor of the anniversary. Miss Roth Patton, a daughter, entertain ed at a very pleasant dinner party at the family home. Members of the group to attend the dinner were Mrs. L. R. Seller, and Mrs. Roy Perkins of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Godwin of Fernley, Nevada. Louis Patton and Mr. and Mrs. Patton and daughter. Mr. Patton received many attrac tive gifts and messages from the children at distant points and which included a telephone message from Merritt Patton from Sacramento. California. MURRAY YOUNG PEOPLE WED From Saturday's Pally This morning at the office of j Earl and Miss Delia Marie MrCrory. j both of Murrav. The marriage lines wpr rP-, Vew imnressJvelv bv Judze . DUXbury and the ceremon witnessed i)V Misses Minnie Hild and Georgia White. ctttt rn-WTTTXTTTk Til TTrPVrF. J. II. MiMaken. who has been ill for some time, is still confined to his home, altho he is feeling some- and bed has proved very trying. TO VISIT IN CITY Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Batohler'in Tampa. Fla.. and at the home of and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur j ji. L. Propst, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wil Waith of Thurman, Iowa and Mrs. !Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight A. Propst Ruby Mitchell, of Springfield. Hli-iand Mr and Mrs. E. E. Greene, Jr., nois. will be here Sunday. They are to be guesis cf Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jackson and family. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all those who assisted during the illness and death of Mrs. Clark. Also for the beautiful floral offerings. William Clark and Family. Phone news Items to No. 6. Record of Per fect Attendance in the Schools Large Group cf Students of Grade Schools of the City Rank in This Fine Showing-. Tho teachers appreciate the co operation that they have had with 'the parents of those children who ! had perfect attendance, being neith er tardy nor absent during the entire past school year. The attendance as a whole throughout the school sys tem was much better than usual be cause the school did not suffer any difficulties with an epidemic until just at the close. The group listed below are those children who deserve a great deal of praise, as well as their parents, for having a perfect record for the past school year. This includes only those ! PPil in the kindergarten to tie eight h rad e : JFNIOR HIGH Miss Perry, grade SA Billy Hula. The ma Kruger, Bessie Kennedy, Johnnie Slatinsky. Betty Jo Wilson. Mr. Boggess. Grade SB Wilma j Reeves. Dean McFarland. Miss Brandhorst, Grade 7B Ruth Ga ines. Mr. Armstrong, Grade 7A Rhoda Iles.Trov Cotner. CENTRAL BLDG. Miss Korbel, Kdgt. Peggy Joan Kriskey. ' 'CR Martens, Grade 1 Charles Fulton. Mis S(hnlittj Grade 2 Marcella . Swanda. Jacob Taenzler. .Miss Diehm. Grade 2 Virgil Shryock, Anna Sehuheck. Miss Clare, Grade 4 Teresa Slat- insky. Miss Clock. Grade a Joe Grado vilie. Harold Lamphear, Donald Mc Clintock. Charles Wolever. Miss Prohaska, Grade 5 Vera Solomon. Miss Nolting, Grade C Norman Rhoades, Irene Lalloda. Miss Muenster, Grade C Ruth Farmer, Milly Kozacek, Donna Ma son, Merle Shryock, Melvig Swanda. COLUMBIAN BLDG. Miss Korbel, Kdgt. Clarice Rouse. Miss Traudt. Grades 1 and 2 Frances Gunsolley. Miss Johnson. Grades 2 and " Ruby Gunsolley. Miss Iverson, Grade 4 Dorothy Stradley, Donald Stradlev, Robert Wood. WINTERSTEEN Miss Bauer, Grs. K-l-2 None. Mjss Kimsey, Grades 2-T.-4 Mil dred Denson. FIRST WARD Mrs. Kieck, Grades 1, 2, ?, Bobby I Marshall, Deibert Allbee, Helen Yardley. MERCER VILLE Miss Meade, Grades 1 to 4 Dwight lies. GEORGE ADAM GRADUATES Geo. Adam bee a me the first Platts mouth student to graduate at Tarkio college at the t2nd commencement exercises a t Tarkio Wednesday. George was graduate with "cum laude" scholastic honors. He has had an eutstanding career as a stu dent and athlete. He 'was the cap tain of Tarkio's championship track team this spring. The commencement address was delivered by Grier 1). Patterson. Chi ; cago. ll!., attorney and brother of ! Prof. R. F. Patterson former Platts- ' mouth high school principal. The honorary degree of doctor of laws j v-ns also conferred upon .Mr. Gricr j Patterson and he was elected a mem- her of the board of direc tors of the college. Mrs. . brother present loe Adam. Jerry and Vlasta, and sister of George, were at the exercises. VISIT WITH RELATIVES Mr. and Mrs. A. Wayne Propst. formerly of Nebraska City, now liv ing in Jacksonville. Fla.. enjoyed a recent tour of the state, visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sinde lar at their home in Lake Worth, Fla. VISITING IN CITY The home of Sheriff and Mrs. Homer Sylvester is the-scene of a very pleasant house party of young people from Cherokee, Iowa. They are Annette, Esther, Adelaide, Wil lard. Wayne and James Libolt. They are children of Mr. and Mrs. James Libolt, old friends of the Sylvesters.