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VOL. NO. XLVHI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1932.
NO. 15
Flattsmouth
Wins First Game
of Tournament
Defeats North Platte by Score of 25
to 16 Foibes and Knoflicek
Star in Scoring Attack
By ED WESCOTT
Lincoln, Nebr., r.rarch 17. The
Plattsmouth high school basketball
team won their first game in the
state basketball tourney, which is
being held at the University of Ne
braska Coliseum in Lincoln, by de
feating North Platte by the score o
25 to 16.
The Plattsmouth team took the
lead early in the game when Rum
mel made good on a beautiful shot
from the side of the court, and were
headed only once after that when
the North Platte team took a 5 to 3
lead near the eml of the first quar
ter. Soon after the second quarter
started a close in shot by Forbes,
and a long shot from the center of
the floor by Knoflicek put the locals
ahead and they maintained their
lead during the rest of the game.
The first half featured an air
tight defense on the part of the Plat
ters which the North Platte crew
found impossible to penetrate. Coup
led with this defense was the re
markable floor work and basket
shooting by Forbes and Knoflicek,
which helped to keep the local's IeaQ
out cf danger. At the end of the
first half the Platters were out in
front with a lead of 10 to 5.
Starting the 6econd half the North
Platte teem began an offensive
which seemed to bother the locals,
and which for a time looked serious.
This rally of the westerners was
short lived however, and was com
pletely squelched before it had
reached the dangerous stage. Two
baskets by Donat, one "by Arn and
Knoflicek each, and a frea toss by
Forbes constituted the scoring Dy
the Plattsmouth team during the
second half. The North Platters con
tributed two field goals and three
free tosses to their total during this
peiiod.
The Plattsmouth team flashed a
brand of floor work that was out
standing and caught the attention of
the dopesters. They give the locate
a good chance of going far in the
tourney if they continue to display
the brand of basketball they showed
in the opening game.
The work of Knoflicek and Forbes
was outstanding for the locals, while
Cushing seemed to carry the most
of the North Platte attack.
Summary:
Plattsmouth
FG
Rummel 1
Arn 1
Dor.at 2
Knoflicek 5
Forbes 3
Konne 0
McCleary ,'0
FT
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
TP
2
2
4
10
7
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
12 1 C 25
North Platte
FG FT FF TP
Bechan 2 3 2 7
Cushing 1 10 3
Hawley 110 3
Jcnes 10 12
Saeesser 0 10 1
Drost 0 0 0 0
Gridley 0 0 0 0
Pitman 0 0 0 0
5 6 3 16
Officials Roper, Haylette.
Substitutes: North Platte Drost
for Sagesser. Pitman for Jones, Haw
ley for Cushing, Cushing for Jones.
Plattsmouth McCleary for Rummel,
Ronne for Forbes.
AUXILIARY HOLDS MEETING
The American Legion Auxiliary
was very pleasantly entertained on
Friday afternoon at the home of the
president, Mrs. Don SieveT, in the
west part of the city. Mrs. Siever
was assisted by Mrs. n. P. Westover,
Mr3. C. A. Marshall, and Mrs. Mas
Vallery.
There was a very large attendance
of the members and much interest
was taken up with the discussion
of community work plans. The unit
ha3 also received their consignment
of memorial poppies and which will
be sold between now and Memorial
day. May 30th.
The Auxiliary is also planning the
get-together party with the Legion
at a time following the Lenten sea
son and which all are looking to
with much interest.
At the close of the afternoon
dainty and delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesses.
MAKE CHANGE IN OPERATING
The Eager bus line, operated by
Glen Eager, of Louisville, is eliminat
ing their afternoon trip into Omaha
from Louisville via Springfield and
Papillion. The bus line will operate
through Plattsmouth on its one round
trip a day schedule as usual, reaching
this city from Omaha at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon and arriving at Louis
ville at 3:30, but will not continue
on from there back to Omaha and
thence home via Plattsmouth in the
late afternoon as heretofore.
Louisville people using the bus to
come to Plattsmouth will have from
9:40 in the morning to 3 p. m. to look
after their business affairs, but the
later trip at C o'clock has been dis
continued. Platters Lose
to Crete in Fast
Game Today
Tourney Favorites Continue
March Toward Goal
Led 12-4 at Half
From Friday's Dally
Crete, who four years ago at the
last tournamtnt participated in by
Plattsmouth, eliminated the local
related this afternoon, when they
stopped the Platters 15 to 12.
The game was hard fought, par
ticularly in the second half when the
Blue and White staged a grtat come
back, while holding Crete to 3 scores.
Crete had led at the half 12 to 4.
Plattsmouth made eight points and
gave local spectators at the game high
hopes of the customary second half
comeback that has several times dur
ing the season carried the locals to
victory, but when the bell announced
the end of the game they-were four
point3 short of the mark.
Hastings and Grand Island play
the first semi-final game tonight, fol
lowed by the Crete-Waverly contest,
ami the winners of these two games
will battle for the state champion
ship tomorrow night.
THE SAD STORY
By ED WESCOTT
Lincoln. Nebr., March 18. (Spec
ial) The Plattsmouth high school
basketbal lteam was defeated in the
second round of the twenty-second
annual state basketball tournament
by the fast moving Crete team. The
score was 13 to 12.
Plattsmouth took the lead early
in the first half of the game when
Donat counted with a close in shot.
This lead was soon overcome, how
ever, when a basket by Kobes, and
another by Douglas put the Crete
team out in front. Although the
Plattsmouth team seriously threat
ened this lead they were never able
to head the Saline county quintet.
At the end of the first half Crete
was leading with a score of 12. to
4. Soon after the second half started
the "Platters" opened up an offen
sive which brought the count to
12 to 10 before the Crete team was
able to check their advance.
The game was one of the roughest
which has been played during the
course of the tourney. Kobes, cen
ter on the Crete team, left the game
on personal fouls late in the third
quarter.
The work of Forbes and Arn was
outstanding for the locals, while
Dougfas and Cowley seemed to carry
the brunt of the Crete attack.
Summary:
Plattsmouth
FG FT FF TP
Arn, f 10 2 2
Rummel. f 0 2 12
Ronne, f-g 0 0 0 0
Donat. c 12 4 4
Forbes, g 10 0 2
Knoflicek, g 10 12
4 4 8 12
Crete
TO FT PF TP
Parilek. f 3 10 7
Cawley. f 0 1.1 1
Stone, c-g 0 0 0 0
Kobes, c 114 3
R. Douglas, g-c 2 0 14
Feeken, g 0 0 10
6 3 7 15
Score by periods 6-2; 12-4; 12
; 15-12.
Class A officials Leffler, Nebras
ka, and Best, Wayne.
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Republicans
of City Name a
Full Ticket
George Luschinsky Named for Mayor,
John E. Schutz City, Treasurer,
Mary Peterson, Clerk.
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Republican Ticket
MAYOR
George Luschinsky
CLERK
Miss Mary Peterson
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TREASURER
John E. Schutz
POLICE JUDGE
C. L. Graves
COUXCILMEN
1st ward E. A. Webb.
2nd ward Henry Jasper.
3rd ward Miles Allen.
4 th ward L. B. Egenberger.
5th ward R, H. Patton.
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From Friday's Daily
The republicans of the city met
last evening at the court house for
the purpose of placing in nomination
their city ticket for the election on
April oth.
The meeting was presided over by
II. A. Schneider as chairman and E.
A. Webb as secretary.
The conver!ion had little trouble
in getting the candidates in the field.
two ballots only being required in
the nomination for city treasurer,
the other nominees being chosen
without contest.
The nomination of George Lusch
insky for the office of mayor was
carried by the unanimous vote of all
of the members of the convention.
For the office of city clerk, Mary
Peterson and Glenn Starkey were
nominated. Miss Peterson receiving
3 votes ar.d Mr. Starkey 13. This
gave Miss Peterson . the nomination
for the office.
When the nominations for city
treasurer was made the names of
William Krecklow and Howard Davis
were placed before the convention,
then convention raised the question
whether Mr. Davis was a republican
or a democrat and none being sure,
new nominations were called for. In
the second call for nominations the
names of Mr. Krecklow, James Hall.
Glenn Starkey and John E. Schutz
were presented. The first ballot re
sulted in Mr. Schutz receiving a plur
ality, but not a majority. On the sec
ond ballot the vote was Schutz, 32;
Krecklow, 11 and Hall. 1, making
Mr. Schutz the nominee.
The position of police magistrate
was tendered Judge Charles L.
Graves, present incumbent and who
was named by both parties at the J
last election.
Chairman Schneider then request
ed the various groups to meet and
select their candidates for councii
men, the result being that the fol
lowing nominees for councilmen were
selected:
First ward E. A. Webb.
Second ward Miles Allen.
Fourth ward Tuiles Allen.
Fourth ward L. B. Egenberger.
Fifth ward R. H. Patton.
The city committee selected com
prised the following:
First ward William Schmidt
man n, Jr., Miss Marie Kaufmann.
Second ward J. H. McMaken,
Mrs. Gladys Groff.
Third ward O. C. Hudson, Mrs.
F. G. Morgan.
Fourth ward E. J. Weyrich, Mrs.
Mollia Gobelman.
Fifth ward S. L. Cotner, Mrs. L.
Stiles.
Before the meeting adjourned, the
matter of naming the permanent
chairman and secretary was taken up
and W. A. Robertson named chair
man and William Schmidtmann, Jr.,
secretary.
The convention also empowered the
city committee to 111 any vacancies
that might occur on the ticket.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Lon Henry was taken to Om
aha Friday where she was placed
in a hospital for treatment. Mrs.
Henry has been suffering from ear
trouble for some time and it was
thorght that periaps she might be
threatened with a mastoid. The lat
est reports from the hospital are to
the effect that the patient is some
better and it i now thought that an
operation may not be necessary.
IOWA PEOPLE WEDDED
From Saturday' Datly
This morning at the office
County Judge A. H. Iuxbury,
cense to wed wa3 issued to Asa
of
Smith and Miss Elizabeth Kilgore,
both Des Moines. Iowa, anu to
Russell Blindshog and Miss Mar
garet Watson of Glenwood, Iowa.
Miss Kilgore were married this aft
ernoon by Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of
the First Methodist church while
Mr. Blindshog and Miss Watson were
wedded at the home of Canon Petter,
rector of the St. Luke's Episcopal
cliurch.
School Caucus
Attended by a
Great Number
Meeting Largest Erer Held in Dis
trict Select Cloidt, Gorder,
Kieck and Wiles.
From Saturday's Dally
Following a week, of very strenu
eus campaigning cn the part of
those interested in the adjustment
of school costs and the naming of
the teachers, a crowd of several hun
dred assembled last evening at the
court bouse to participate in the
annual school caucus.
The meeting was called to order
by Frank L. Cummins, president of
the board of education and at once
things commenced to happen. A. L.
Robertson be selected as the chair
Tidd arose and moved that W. A.
man of the caucus. The question as
to the law was brought up and the
duties of the president of the board
was read and the task of presiding
over the caucus was not enumerated,
Mr. Robertson was named as chair
man by a large yote ,
The friends of the- proposition of
changes in the school. were evidently
in the majority from the start ol
the meeting and the nominees se
lected represented this view.
Nominations of Frank A. Cloidt
and Mrs. Etta Gorder, the two mem
bers of the board whose terms expire,
were placed in nomination as was
also W. G. Kieck. C. L. Wiles. EI H.
Schulhcf and Miss Mia Gering.
The task of election was a real
job, a large can being secured for
the ballot box and! the members of
the convention requested to file past
and deposit their votes. The casting
of the ballots required a long time
and it was 10:30 before the ballot
ing was underway.
The result of the ballot showed
as follows:
Mrs. Etta Gorder, 281.
Frank A. Cloidt, 2S0.
W. G. Kieck, 252.
C. L. Wiles. 238.
E. H. Schulhof. 87.
Miss Mia Gering, 72.
The law designates the four high
est candidates to be placed on the
ballot at the election for Tuesday,
April 5th and accordingly the names
of Mrs. Etta Gorder, Frank A. Cloidt,
W. G. Kieck and C. L. Wiles will be
placed before the voters.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
Mrs. Ray Becker, wife of the de
puty sheriff, was at Omaha Wednes
day for a few hours consulting a
specialist in regard to sinus trouble
with which she has been bothered
for some time. The specialist ad
vised an operation for the trouble,
but as the patient was not in the
proper condition to undergo it at
once, she will await some ten days.
CANDIDATE VISITS CITY
Joe Rudolph, of Eagle, one of the
candidates for the republican nom
ination for representative from the
sixth district, was in the city Fri
day to visit the local people. Mr.
Rudolph is one of the well known
residents of the west part of the
county and has been one of the busi
ness men of Eagle for years. Mr.
Rudolph has as his opponents at the
primaries William Bornemier of
Elmwood and Willard Clapp of Elm
wood. Fred Sydebotham. who is now lo
cated at Omaha was in the city for
a short time today and while here
was a caller at the Journal, renew
ing his subscription to the daily
edition of the paper.
Democratic
City Ticket
is Selected
John P. Sattler for Mayor, M. D.
Broun, Treasurer and Herman
L. Thomas for Clerk.
Democratic City Ticket
MAYOR
John P. Sattler
CLERK
Herman L. Thomas
TREASURER
M. D. Brown
POLICE JUDGE
Charles L. Graves
COCNCILMEN
1st ward W. C. Soennich
sen. 2nd ward Warren Tulene.
3rd ward Frank A. Rebal.
4th ward C. A. Johnson.
5th ward Adam Marshall.
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From Saturday's Daily
The democratic city convention
was held last evening at the district
court locra at the court house and
was largely attended by residents of
the different warda.
The meeting vas presided over by
Claude C. Smith, city chairman and
with Hillard Grassrnan as secretary.
With the nominations for mayor
being called for, J. A. Cap well placed
in nomination the name of Mayor
John P. Sattler while Adam Mar
shall presented that of M. G. Stava.
The ballot for the office showed the
result to be Sattler, 100, Stava, 34.
The nomination for the office ot
city treasurer showed a close race
between M. D. Brown and J. Howard
Davis. Mr. Brown was presented to
the convention by W. F. Gillespie
while Mr. Davis' name was offered
by Dr. R. P. Westover. The result
-&s the nomination of Mr. Brown by
78 to 75. .
In the city clerk nomination there
was no contest offered and Herman
L. Thomas, present clerk, was
unanimously selected to make the
race for this office.
Judga Charles . L.. 'Graves was
named for police magistrate by the
unanimous vote of the convention,
he also having been named by the
republicans at their meeting on
Thursday.
The ward meetings were then held
and the candidates for council were
named as lollows:
First ward W. C. Socnnichsen.
Second ward Warren A. Tulene.
Third ward Frank A. Rebal.
Fourth ward C. A. Johnson.
Fifth ward Adam Marshall.
The members of the city commit
tee which were selected was then
read by the secretary of the conven
tion, the following being named.
First ward L. W. Lorenz, Mrs.
Henry McMaken.
Second ward L. O. Minor, Mrs.
John Gorder.
Third ward Dr. G. L. Taylor,
Mr?. W. L. Heinrich.
Fourth ward George Conis, Mrs.
V. Handley.
Fifth ward William Kief, Mrs.
Hallie Marshall.
The convention then adjourned to
permit the court room to becoms the
scene of the school caucus, some
two hundred being Availing in the
halls and equity court room to par
ticipate in the big show.
ATTENDS ASSESSORS MEETING
County Assessor W. H. Puis was
at Omaha Wednesday where he was
in attendance at the meeting of the
Nebraska county assessors. The
meet'cg took up a great many or
the questions that will confront the
assessors in their work this year.
The meeting took a stand favor
ing a fifteen per cent reduction in
the assessed valuation of the real
estats of the state and which recom
mendation will be forwarded to the
county boards of the ninety-three
counties of the state. Mr. Puis was
among those who supported the move
for the cutting of the valuation of
the real estate of the state.
Several of the counties represent
ed at the meeting were in favor of
even larger cuts in the valuation,
but agreed on the proposal of the
Douglas county representative for
the. fifteen per cent cut which is the
amount that Douglas county has
made in their valuation this year.
FLIES FROM DAKOTA
From Thursday's Daily
This morning Mrs. Guy
Miller
and father, Fred Kunzmann, with
Mrs. Leland Briggs, arrived from
Winner, South Dakota, where Mr.
Kunzmann has been spending the
winter with his daughter and fain -
iiy. The party left Winner this
morning at 6:30 in the plane of Mr.
Miller and arrived at the Omaha air
port at S:30, a distance of 300 miles.
rr l . u. i I
u,e J,,Jt Ul u i""s "as u,,au,ej
lu id.iu.us t iu. i.ij "'s
to the fact that there is no airport
or favorable place for landing. The
trip was much enjoyed by all of the
party and represents the fact that
plane travel is becoming more and
more popular.
Taxpayers
Hold Meeting
' at Elmwood
Large Attendance at Meeting from
All Sections of County Discuss
,
Reduction Programs.
The meeting of the taxpayers of
Cass county held Wednesday at Elm-I
wood was very largely attended by ,
representatives from all parts of Cassi
cou;
l he meeting had
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been called to
include all sections and the result
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brought a very pleasing response asj
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the community ouilding was well
filled when the meeting was called
to order by Willard Clapp. secretary
and the presiding chairman.
The various phases of the taxation
problem were taken up by the speak
ers of the meeting among whom was ,
Attorney A. L. Tidd and Attorney
D. O. Dwyer of this city as well as
County Commissioner Fred II. Gor-j
der of Weeping Water.
The Taxpayers League is makingj
plans to present propositions of the
rprfiirtion of th rn?.t of government.
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in state, county and in the various
local governments and the meeting
hrniipht nut thf oninion of a creat
,
many on the various ways that ex-
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penses might be curtailed and which
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would lead to the reduction of the
cost of government.
There have been
several of the
Taxpayer League meetings held in
the past few weeks, Louisville ana
Weeping Water having had meet-'afternoon- when opportunity would
ings which have been largely at-jbe given farmers of the community
tended, being called by the county! to meet with the officials of the Nor-
organization of the taxpayers.
MOVE TO NEW HOME
From Thursday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Coleman and
J. C. Coleman, who have been mak
ing their home in the Harris apart
ments, are moving this week to the
nome in me soum pan oi me cn,.-ands of doilars durIng the crop ma
They will be located at the residence tnrinsr seaKOn to ra5ser8 of these vee-
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of Mr. J. C. Coleman on Lincoln ave-'etab,eg Mr Pollock Btated the pros.
nue ar.d where they will remain forpect of increased farm reTenue thru
the summer at least. The home in having thIs plant located here Iook
the south part of the city will give ' exccp,ionaliy good and he felt sure
liiem u line uiiui lunuj iui toiucu-
ing and enjoying the summer in the
open.
MANY GO TO LINCOLN
From Friday's Dally
The success of the Plattsmouth
high school basketball team in their
battle with North Platte Thursday
night, brought enthusiasm to the
f fans in this city which resulted in
a large number motoring over this;
noon to attend the game with Crete.
The great showing of the Platters
against the strong North Platte ag
gregation impressed all who saw the
game with the championship possi
bilities of the locals.
SHIPS BASKETS TO OMAHA
From Thursday Daily 1
This morning two truck loads of, was en route home from Weeping
baskets, manufactured here at the Water.
Nebraska Basket Co., were taken to! The officers found that the burg
Omaha where they are to be deliver- lars had torn the lock off the front
cd to the purchasers. The consign-J door to gain entrance. Four tires,
cent was accompanied by Thomas six inner tubes anu a box of spark
J. Slayman, who will look after their plugs had been taken by the burg
delivery. The basket factory here lars, it was found on a check of the
has been kept busy since getting into
their new location in preparing bas
kets to fill the orders that had ac
cumulated in the weeks that the
plant was closed during the moving
of the machines to the new location. (
Guests Present
at Luncheon of
C of C Directors
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Number cf Newcomers to City Greet
ed at Thursday's Mteting
Cigars Distributed.
In addition to being St. Patrick's
day, Thursday was cigar day at the
loral chamber of commerce luncheon
and a of the thrty mem5ers and
guegtB present found not on,y a ceIlo
phane wrapped P. & B. (Plattsmouth
made) cigar at their plate, but a
shamrock as well in honor of Ireland's
patron saint.
Among the guests present were
(John M. Moore, who recently located
here as an employee at the Burling
ton station; W. P. Johnson, newly
'appointed sales director for the Platts
district of the Iowa-Nebraska Light
and Power company, and Sheriff Ed
jW. Thimgan, who was making his
first appearance at a C of C luncheon.
lThe uests were introduced at the
conclusion of the luncheon and each
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heard in a few remarks.
Following the custom of having the
head flf Bome local Industry present
at each meeting, John Bajec-k, local
cigar manufacturer, was -a guest at
the luncheon and was Introduced by
illiam Baird of the Industries com-
mittee, which is sponsoring the move
to buy Plattsmouth made goods as a
, . , .
means of giving employment to more
home people.
Mr. Bajeck spoke the gratification
of all local' manufacturers of goods at
the movement, which he said had in
creased his own business materially,
and he felt sure was doing the same
!for other local concerns. The" mein
' bers were privileged to enjoy a dem
onstration of the quality of Platts-
i mouth made cigars while they listen-
mA 4a Vila IivIaV vama.be
Another unexpected treat at the
meeting was a large box of homemade
i candy sent by Mrs. Thomas Slayman
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an expert candymaker, who is con
sidering engaging in that line of in-
dustry here a little later. If the pro-
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duct of the new concern is as good as
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the sample sent, there should be a
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promising tuture ior tne industry.
The Agricultural committee report-
ed plans made for holding a mass
-" i'-.., -
io open operations in us new canning
plant here, and discuss the matter of
acreage for this coming season. Ths
Norfolk company expects to make this
their main plant and is desirious of
securing a large sweet corn acreage,
as well as other crops which they
pack, including tomatoes and pump
kin, and will pay out many thous-
tthe farmers would co-operate in every
way to secure for themselves this
maiketlng advantage.
The Civic Improvement committee
is laying plans for the annual Home
and Garden contest with a similar
list of prizes as were awarded to the
winners last year.
Discussion of various routine mat-
ters took up considerable time, with
adjournment coming at the usual
hour.
GARAGE IS ROBBED
The Burbee garage at Union, one
of the lareest institutions of its kind
' In that city. wa3 burglarized last
night, messages to the office of Sher
iff Thimgan early today etated. De
puty Sheriff Becker motored down
to look over the scene and was join-
ca later Dy ouerin inimgan, who
stock.
It is thought by the officers that
the robbery was th work of prowl
ers and perhaps local talent, only a
small amount of the stock carried
in the garage being taken.