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Nebr, Stat? TIfctr!cil Society 0 Vol. No. LV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBEK 13, . 1939. NO. 81 Armistice is Theme of High School Program Judge A. H. Duxlmry and H. L. Gayer Are Speakers at the Morning Convocation. From Friday's Daily "While Armistice day -will not be celebrated until Saturday, the high school this morning held their for mal program to honor the occasion that marks the close of one of the greatest wars in all history. The program opened at 10:45 with John Morris, newly elected president of the student council presiding and presenting the various features of the observance. The group singing was led by Superintendent L. S. Devoe and with Miss Ruth Westover as the accom panist, thi3 feature closing with the singing of "America." As the clock reached the hour of 11 the members of the student body and the guest3 stood in silent tribute to those who had served in the great war and come no more. The notes of "Taps" was sounded by Allan White as the final tribute, the sol dier's last farewell. Miss Eleanor Giles gave a very beautiful rendition of "God Bless America" with the student body joining in the chorus of this popu lar patriotic song. Miss Westover served as the accompanist. The two speakers were H. L. Gay er, a captain in the World war and member of one of the leading com bat divisions in the front until wounded. The captain gave a short talk on the late war, the inspir ations that had led the armies and personal recollections and observa tions of his experiences in France. Judge A. H. Duxbury, who has served in the U. S. navy during the war, took as his very able talk that of t"he modern need of the youth to serve their country that its prin ciples might not die, that foreign ideals might not undermine the basic ideals on which our nation rested. He urged the preservation of peace by all honorable means but urged that an adequate and thorough preparedness program also be main tained. Other of the service men at the program were Commander George Conis, Raymond J. Larson and J. A. Capwell, Mr. Capwell speaking at the program in the Junior high school. RECEIVE FINE Elizabeth Clark and Charles O. Clark, her son, were fined $100 each in United States district court at Lincoln Friday and placed on proba tion for two years, at least $75 of each fine to be paid within the first year and the remainder within six month3 thereafter. They are to report to the federal probation officer each month. The indictment charges conspiracy in connection with the forging and uttering of government checks, eleven of the latter for $22.50 each, by making it appear that the allottee had moved from Omaha to Plattsmouth. Jess Tower, deceased. was said by counsel to have been an instigator. It was alleged that he, told Mrs. Clark his sister and not: his ex-wife was the allottee. VISITS FORMER PASTOR William Marshall of Douglas, Ne- braska, was here Sunday to enjoy a visit at the home of Rev. and Mrs. s J. C. Lowson, the Marshall family being members of the congregation at Douglas over which Rev. Lowson presided several years ago. Mr. Marshall is an old Cass county man, coming to Nebraska in an early day and locating at Weeping Water. He also was engaged in clerking in a Plattsmouth store in the early eighties. CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend to the many kind friends and neighbors our grati tude for the many acts of kindness and sympathy shown us in our recent bereavement. WTe especially wish to thank all those who assisted In any way in the funeral of our loved one. Mrs. Augusta Seydlitz, Children and Grandchildren. DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT From Thursday' Daily The death of Mrs. Mahlan Rich ardson, a lifetime resident of west Mills county, Iowa, occurred this morning at the farm home just east of the Missouri river traffic bridge. Mrs. Richardson is known to a great many of the residents of this city who will regret to learn of her death. She has been ill since the early part of June. She is survived by the husband and two sons, Charles and Gene Rich ardson, all residing in Mills county, a3 well as a number of grandchil dren. Albert Thiel, Old Resident, is Dead at Elmwood Eorn in Germany, Resident of Cass County Since 1887 Honored by Many Friends. The death of Albert Thlel, Sr., 74. occurred Thursday at Elmwood where for the past two weeks he has been seriously ill at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Emil Rosenow. Mr. Thiel was a native of Ger many, coming to the United States in 1887 and located in the west portion of the county where he has spent his remaining years. Mr. Thiel has engaged in farming for many years in the vicinity of Murdock and Elm wood where he was very successful. Surviving Mr. Thiel are six daugh ters, Mrs. Emil Rosenow, Mrs. Ver - non Hill and Mrs. Clyde Hoover of j Elmwood; Mrs. Joe Gustln of Mur-J dock, Mrs. Wm. Glaubltz of Dunhar; j and Mrs one Mn, Otto Straub of Otoe; and Albert Thiel. Jr. of Mur- i, dock.:, . . i, ' The funeral services win be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the St. Mary's church at Elmwood. with Father James Hennessy, of Manley conducting the services. FUNERAL OF B. G. SEYDLITZ Wednesday afternoon a large group of the old friends and neigh bors of B. G. Seydlitz, long time resi dent of the community, gathered at the Sattler funeral home to pay their last tributes to the memory of this good neighbor and highly respected citizen. T"Un services were conducted hy the Rev. S. G. Schick, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church, who brought to the bereaved family and the friends a message of consolation and faith. Mrs. Ray Herring during the ser vice gave two of the old hymns. "Go ing Dcwn the Valley One by One" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," Mrs. Wiley Sigler being the accom panist. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery and old neighbors and friends of many years standing com prised the pall bearers, they being H. M. Soennichsen, Henry Timm. Fred H. Mumm, Gilbert Storm, Peter Evers, Julius A. Pitz. Among those from out of the city, to attend the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hellwigg. Wann, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. William Leopold. Monroe, Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Pilby, Browntown, Wis- jconsln. Mrs. Herman Siepschleg, 'Wann, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. William i Hellwig, iHellwig. Clara Hellwij Daykin, Nebr., :, Bernard Dr. F. E. ; Ziegenbein, Nebraska City. LEAVING FOR THE WEST Mrs. Carl Kopischka is leaving soon for the west coast where sue will spend the winter season at the home of her sons in Portland and enjoy the opportunity of visiting many old friends in that part of the west. En route to the coast Mrs. Ko pischka will stop for a time in Mon tana to visit her daughter, Mrs. Don Norman and family. LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA Wednesday Mr." and Mrs. J. D. Rising departed for California where they will spend the winter season and enjoy the mildness of the coast climate. They have for the past several years made their winter home on the coast. Platters Roll Over Pioneers by 12-0 Score With Display of "Lightning War" Else and White Warriors Take Early Lead and Hold. From Saturday's Dally The great crowd that filled Ath letic park last evening had the pleas ure of seeing a great team of hard fighting and determined kids in blue and white, crush the much-touted Pioneers of Nebraska City by the score of 12 to 0. The lead acquired by Plattsmouth in the first of the opening quarter held through the game and their de termined fight and the great defen sive play of line and backfield which broke the attempts of the heavier Pioneers to register. The game was just in its opening seconds as Boucher kicked off, that Plattsmouth advanced on its way. White being checked on the first play and then came the fireworks. White broke around his own right end with a beautiful blocking support by Ye lick and was out in the open, and raceH down the field for seventy-five yards and the score, leaving far be hind the startled purple and gold players. The try for point however jwas blocked, to leave the score at 6 jto 0 for the Platters. I The Platters kicked to Nebraska I City and the visitors were seen on the offensive for the first time in the igame and Boucher showed much driving power but was held and then the attempt to kick was blocked by Plattsmouth, who secured the ball, setting the pins for the succeeding 3core. In another attempt around jthe end. White was .held and then jEd' Smith tossed ej f -his bullet- UKe passes over the line to Mein kamp who ran the remaining dis tance to the goal line and the sec ond score. The conversion was no good and the score was 12 to 0 to remain that for the remainder of the game. Profiting by Plattsmouth fumbles - the Pioneer in the third quarter was knocking at the blue and white goal on the eight yard line when the local defense hurled them back, Steinkamp crashing through to throw Boucher !' for a loss that took the ball back to the fifteen-yard stripe. Powell, Ye- ; lick. Davis. Stava, Jones and Devoe served in the iron wall that held the visitors. The Pioneer offensive was largely dependent on the driving force of Boucher with the battering force of the large and heavy line to open up the local lighter line, but without marked success, the lighter and fast er Platters swarming through to check many of the attempts of the Pioneers to get away. Noble and Yelick did some great work in the checking of the Pioneer passing attack, cutting this down and holding the visitors into the midfield territory as the gun an nounced the victory of Plattsmouth and the close of the playing season. The game was given over the pub lic speaking system by Carl Schnei der from the sidelines through court esy of the Ofe Oil Co, The game was in charge of Red Nelson, of Creighton. as the referee, RIckenbaugh of Tech as umpire and Dutch White of Tech as the head- linesman. Bands Enliven Game The spectators had the opportun ity of not only seeing the made to order football game but also a fine isnlav of musical talent of the Plattsmouth and Nebraska City high school in their bands, David Fowler being the director of the local or ganizations and Don McGaffey of the Vehrnsfca Citv croup. The bands were uniformed in white with the locals in blue trimmings and the e-JoUnru in nnrnle and Cold. The drum majorettes made a fine show ing in their drills and the two bands executed many difficult marching formations for the benefit of the large audience. Betty Berger was the student leader of the visitors' band and Shirley Walling of the Plattsmouth drum majorettes. Team Has Great Record The football team of 1939 of the Plattsmouth high school that Coach Bion A. Hoffman has trained in the past two years, is one that reflects the highest honor on the traditions of Plattsmouth high school athletics, a fine group of boys, clean cut, hard fighting and real sportsmen in every sense of the word. They have rep resented on the football field the community of Plattsmouth, have taken the gruelling attacks and de fenses that make up football and have successfully atid ably bore the blue and white of -the local school on the field of battle. The Platters have suffered but one defeat, that at the hands of Blair and m which they gave the Blair team one of the hardest fights of the season. The Plattsmouth ; record for 1939 is as follows: Plattsmouth 25, Weeping Water 0. Plattsmouth 20, Glenwood 7. Plattsmouth 24. Valley 6. Plattsmouth 38, Ashland 0. Plattsmouth 19, Sidney, Iowa 0. Plattsmouth 13, Blair 20. Plattsmouth 39, Bethany 0. Plattsmouth 32. Wahoo 0. riattsmouth 12. Nebraska City 0. The total points that Plattsmouth rolled up against their opponents was 222 and their .opponents 33 in the season. The members of the Platters of 1939: Kenneth White, Kenneth Wohlfarth, Leonard Kalasek, Boh Richter, Don Martin, Chas. McClain, Bill Gayer, Bill Cloidt. Clarence Favors, Ray Means, Frank Dall. War ren Allbee, Gene Lester, Lars Lar son. Joe Nobla. Allan White. Steph en Devoe, Corbin Davis. Harry Shif- fer, Joe York. Malen Powell, .Jimmy Jones, Bill Knorr, James Yelick, Ed ward Smith, Leonard Sikora, Bill Steinkamp. Ralph Stava, Gerald Petet, Fred Naeve, Joe Phillips, Tom Gradoville. DEATH OF MRS. MARCH Mr3. Dick March 20, passed away Friday evening at Kearney, Nebras ka, where she has been under hos pitalization for the past twenty-seven months, having beea 4 BUfferer from a lung ailment, gradually falling until her passing. The deceased was reared in this city and was a member of the gradu ating class of the local high school In 1928 and later was married to Mr. March at Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. March have made their home here since their marriage and the deceased had a large circle of friends who will join with the family In the sorrow that the pass ing has occasioned. j There is surviving her passing the husband, a son, Richard Duane, and two fester sons, Ronald and Donald March, as well as the father. Arthur Wright of Weeping Water, one brother and one sister, Orville Wright of Weeping Water and Lova June Wright of Lincoln. The body was brought here to the Sattler funeral home where services was held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the interment made at the Horning cemetery south of the city. FILES DAMAGE SUIT From Saturday's Dally Thi3 morning In the office of the clerk of the district court a suit for damages was filed, one for $6,075 in which William D. Benchoff, of Lincoln is the plaintiff and E. O. Vroman, et al the defendants. The action is for damages arising from an auTo accident on highway No. 34 near Fort George in a collision be tween the car of the plaintiff and that of the defendant, on October 27th. The second suit is by Annie Ben choff against the same defendants and asks damages in the sum of $10,000 for personal damage. LEAVE! FOR WASHINGTON From Thursday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sampson, the former a brother of Mrs. Val Burkel. left last evening for their home in Tacoma, Washington following a six-weeks tour of New York, Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska, and other states. The Washington couple spent some time in Plattsmouth as guests of the Bur kels. AN APPRECIATION I wish to express to the many friends my deepest appreciation of the many acts of kindness and remem brances shown me in my stay at the hospital. The flowers, cards, letters and calls served to make the hours more pleasant and will be gratefully remembered. Mrs. L. B. Egenberger. Iowa-Nebraska to Buy Power of Tri-County Dist Announcement Made by L. R. King of Light Company and Tri-County General Manager. LINCOLN, Nov. 10 (UP) Offi cials of the Tri-County Public Power & Irrigation district and the Iowa Nebraska Light & Power company announced today that negotiations had been completed for the sale of energy by the hydro-electric project to the private utility. The announcement was made by L. R. King, president and general manager of Iowa-Nebraska and George Johnson, general manager of Tri-County. King said the contract called for the purchase of energy up to 6,250 kilowatts at a rate of one dollar monthly for each killowatt of ca pacity. Additional charges will be 4.75 mills per kilowatt hour for the first bloc, four mills for the second and down to approximately three mills for larger quantities. "In purchasing available power from the public power and irrigation district we believe that we are ma terially aiding the state's irrigation program," he said. "We believe further that in aiding the public power districts to func tion by purchasing power from them we will help to bring thousands of potentially productive acres under ir rigation at a more economical charge per acre than might otherwise be possible were there no market for the electrical by-product of these projects. King announced the contract would fce passed on to consumers. He said the Tri-County plants would not be In regulation operation until 1941 and firm power would be sup plied after that time. "ihe company will, however," he said, "make a connection within a short time with the district's sub station northwest of Lincoln so that i may receive available electrical energy from the generating station of the Loup River district at Colum bus." Tl e contract was the second ma jor one consumated between the pow er districts and the private com panies. The Nebraska Power com pany recently contracted with the Loup River district for the purchase of energy. Iowa-Nebraska serves more than 100 towns in eastern Ne braska and the energy purchased from Tri-County will be used to feed the entire system. PRESENT PICTURE TO LODGE The walls of the Masonic lodge rooms which bear the likeness of many of the distinguished members of the past has had added to this array of Masonic leaders, one of William A. Robertson, past master of the Nebraska Masonic grand lodge and past master of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M. The portrait which is a splendid likeness of the past master, was given by friends of Mr. Robertson and presented formally to the lodge by Henry F. Nolting, past master, and accepted by J. R. Reeder, present master of the lodge. Many of the figures well known in the general history of the state as well as the Masonic order can be found in the portraits of the Masons who have been members of the local lodge. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Prom Friday! Dally Rev. Joseph R. Sinknla, pastor of the Holy Rosary church, was taken to the St. Catherine's hospital thlB afternoon where he will undergo treatment and observation. Father Sinkula has been ill for some time and his condition was such that hos pitalization was necessary. GOES TO GENEVA From Friday"! Tmitr City Attorney J. H. Davis with Mrs. Davis and Carol Ruth, departed this afternoon for Geneva, Nebraska, where they will visit at the home of Mr. Davis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Davis, as well as with other relatives and old friends. TENDER FRIEND RECEPTION Sunday evening a very large group of the friends and old time neigh bors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baumgart, west of the city, to tender Adolf Wesch, just recently returned from Europe, a fitting homecoming. Mr. Wesch, who had very trying experiences in getting from his old home in Baden, Germany, back to the United States, is now very happy and pleased to be with the friends of many years standing in his adopt ed land. The Baumgart home was the Bcene of much pleasantness as the friends joined in their expression of pleasure at having Mr. Wesch back with them. The evening was spent in cards and visiting and in which all had a most delightful time which was cli maxed at a late hour by the serving of a lovely luncheon prepared by the ladies. During the evening - Louis Wagner gave several fine accordian numbers. Those attending the event were: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Petereit and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hike and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herbster, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tschirren and family. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tschir ren. John Halmes and family, Mr. and Mrs. August Petereit and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. August Siemoneit and family. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spreick and family. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wagner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Franz Petereit and family, Wil liam Halmes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Siemoneit, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Potschies and family. Art Siemoneit. Mrs. Cora Hirz, Billy Hirz, Charles and Ted Stoehr, Louis Baumgart, Henry and Ralph Timm. Frank Smith. Jess F. Warga, A. W. Cloidt. H. T. Batton, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baumeart and the guest of honor, Mr. Wesch. HOLDS REFEREE'S SALE County Attorney Walter H. Smith was at Alvo Wednesday where he held a referee's sale in the case of Alma Amelia Heilman vs. Harwood W. Penn, et al. The sale was held in front of the Farmers and Merchants bank and was auctioned ofE by Forke Brothers & Ira Youngberg, auction eers of Lincoln. One tract of 100 acres, the SM of the NWU. section 18, township 11, north range 9, the N of the N of SW, section 18. township 11, north range 9. was sold for an average of $52 per acre. The tract of 218 acres comprising the NW'4 and the W of the NE4 of section 31. township 11, north range 9 was sold for an average of $32 per acre. MARRIED AT UNION At the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor Thursday, November 9th, Miss Margaret May Winters and Mr. Thomas M. Simpson of Plattsmouth were united in marriage, Rev. W. A. Taylor reading the lines. They were attended by the parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Simpson of Missouri and is a young man of sterling qual ities. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo L. Winters of Plattsmouth, and is highly respected by all who know her. PROGRAM, PLATE SUPPER A plate supper will be held and a program given at Mynard Commun ity Hall on Thursday evening, No vember 16, by District 45. Everyone invited. MILDRED WILSON, n9-2tw Teacher. PROGRAM AND PLATE LUNCH Roclt Bluffs school program and plate lunch. November 17. Every one invited. d&w MARIE THOMASON, Teacher. EVERYONE LNVETED To a program and plate supper at Dlst No. 37. November 24. at 8 o'clock. Martha Kaffenberger. teach er, d&w FALL SPECIALS At the Mary May Beauty Shoppe From now to November 15 th. 613 Second Avenue. Phone No. 11. Armistice Day is One of Memories Close of the World War Brought World Hope of Permanent Peace, Now Shattered. From Saturday's Daily Today is the twenty-first anniver sary of the signing of the armistice between Germany and the allied powers which back in November, ;191S was thought to pave the way for a peace that would be lasting. On this armistice day not many miles from where the roar of the artillery of the French and Ger mans, in battle Is heard, the first armistice saw the opening of the ne gotiations that led to the close of the war. To those of mature years in 1918 end particularly to war veterans, the day brings many recollections of the frenzied enthusiasm that the close of war had brought, the feeling gen erally being not that of a conqueror but rather the sense of security that was given by the dying down of battle, the consolation that the blood and slaughter of war was to stop and homes again to resume their tran quility. Inquiry among several of the world war veterans showed them to be scattered in a great many widely separated areas. Roy Holly was at the headquarters of the 355th In fantry, 89th division, at Lucey, France, the peak of the drive of the American army in the Argonne; Ray Larson, local postmaster, was located at Verting, France, with the 4th division; C. E. Ledgway was at the Great Lakes naval station at Chi cago" and where also was Clyde Ros bbrougb: John E. Turner, county treasurer, was at Fort Riley, Kansas. In training; George Conls and R. T. Cuthrell were both at Camp Funston, where the 10 th division was in training; Frank Smith was at Le Mans, France, the American depot and embarkation center; Fred Lugsch was at Hempstead, Long Island, serving as drill sergeant, being left there to assist in troop training; L. W. Niel was at Manhattan, Kansas, in training; Edward G. Ofe, was at the base hospital at Camp 'Sherman, Ohio, where he had been for some time; E. A. Webb was at Lincoln at the training center for special units; Clifford Forbes was with the 19th engineers at Blois, France; Robert Walling was with his balloon com pany near Voeres, France; Frank Rebal was at the naval station at Labarock, France, in the channel is lands; Eugene O. Vroman was on the USS Rappahannock which was on the high seas from France to the United States at the time; Emil Finder was at Dijon, France, where the railroad shops were located: Judge A. H. Duxbury at Boston in naval radio training. CHICKEN PIE SUPPER. BAZZAR Supper will be served at the First Methodist church Wednesday, Nov. 15. Serving begins at 5 p. m. Menu: Chicken Pie Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Candled Sweet Potato Green Beans - Cabbage Salad Cranberry Jell Date Pudding with Whipped Cream Rolls - Coffee Adults 35c Children 25c nl3-2td NEIGHBORLY NINE CLUB Regular meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Alvadore Tilson. All members were present, with two visi tors. Mrs. Wallace Terryberry and Paul Michael. The club presented Mrs. Chester Wiles with a stork gift. The afternoon was enjoyed by nil. At the close of the meeting the hos tess served a very delicious lunch. RETURNS HOME The many friends of Mrs. L. B. Egenberger will be pleased to learn that she has returned home from Omaha where she has been recuper ating from the effects of an oper ation. It is hoped that Mrs. Egen berger, who has not been in the most robust health in the past two years, may continue to show improvement.