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VOL. NO. XLVIH
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932.
NO. 16
Jailbreaker
Back in Confines
of County Jail
William Cairodo Returned Monday
Afternoon to Local Prison Af
ter Capture at Omaha.
Prom Tuesday's Daily
William Carrodo, who Sunday
night made hi3 escape from the Cas3
county jail, was back safely locked
in the cell of the jail Monday night.
awaiting court action on his case,
a charge of breaking an entering.
Carrodo was captured at Sixty-
second and Military avenue in Om
aha. he at the time being in an oil
' station warming himself, shortly be
fore the noon hour. Deputy Sheriff
Ray Becker, had been, in Omaha for
the search for Carrodo and with two
members of the Omaha detective
force was passing the oil station and
glancing in saw the fugitive as he
was resting and warming himself.
He offered no resistance to the offi
cers aa they placed him under ar
rest. The officers had checked up on
the homes of the relatives and friend.
of Carrodo, but without success until
he was met up with at the oil sta
tion. While at the home of one of
Carrodo's friends a telephone call
had been received, intended for Car
rodo but which was intercepted by
one of the detectives. This message
had warned "Bill" to go to Papil
lion as Omaha wr.s being searched
for him.
The parents of Carrodo, both deaf
mutes, reside at Papillion and it was
to reach this point that the pris
oner was headed when arrested.
It was while Carrodo, a boy of
IS, W33 a resident of Papillion that
he was first sentenced by Judge Beg
ley to the state reformatory at Kear
ney. Later the path of Carrodo
again crossed that of Judge Eegle7
at Nebraska City when the young
man was sent to the state peniten
tiary. When released from the peni
tentiary in 1928, Carrodo was aided
several time3 by Judge Beglsy and
who had encouraged the young man
in efforts to enter the boxing game
and to leave behind him his career
of crime.
The offense for which Carrodo is
being held here i3 that of burglar
izing the home of Judge Begley in
this city.
Norman Cranshaw, residing at
1C1S Webster street, the home of
Carrodo, was picked up and held in
jail at Omaha as being an accessory
to the escape of Carrodo.
WRITES FROM WASHINGTON
L. F. Langhorst, "one of the old
time residents of Elmwood and a vet
eran Nebraska democrat, writes the
Journal a very interesting letter
from Washington. D. C, where he
is now located. When the democrats
were cv Me to elect Speaxer Garner
and organize the house of represen
tatives, Mr. Langhorst was named as
assistant postmaster of the house.
The postoffice of the house of rep
resentatives employes some forty
persons and is a very bu3y place
with a great deal of mail to be hand
led each day.
Mr. Langhorst states that he sees
the Nebraska congressmen each day,
especially John II. Morehead, rep
resentative from our district. Mr.
Morehead is recognized as one of the
best posted men in congress and
whose judgment is consulted by
many of hi3 associates. lie is noted
as a watchdog of unnecessary gov
ernment expense.
Mr. Langhorst states that he Is
expecting to come back to Nebraska
in the summer and help in the ranks
of the Cass county democracy as of
old. TIf? Langhorst family are still
at Elmwood, but they expect to move
to Washington in the fall.
SUFFERS FROM ILLNESS
Charles C. Parmele is taking an
enforced vacation from hi3 work aa
the result of an attack cf the flu.
Mr. Parmele has not been well for
several days and on the advice of
his physician has remained in bed
for the last few days. Mr. Parmele
makes his home while here at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Cloidt and who are looking after
him during his illness.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Mr. and Mr3. W. L. Pierpont, of
Omaha, motored down Sunday
spend a few hour3 here visiting with
friends and looking over the city.
Mr. Pierpont is chairman of the
executive committee cf the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce and very ac
tive in the civic affairs of the state
metropolis. Mr. Pierpont is a fre
quent visitor here and is much ini
pressed with the charm and beauty
of the city and a3 a place of resi
dence for residents of Omaha would
make an ideal location.
Sherwood
Sleeth Wedding
at Omaha
Former Flattsmouth Lady Wedded a
the Killer Paik Presbyterian
Church Quiet Affair.
The wedding of Miss Carrie Sher
wood and Mr. Arthur Sleeth of Om
aha, was celebrated on Sunday after-
neon at 3 o'clock at the Miller Park
Presbyterian church at Omaha.
Tha church was very prettily ar
ranged with palms for the palm Sun
day services at the church and which
made a most attractive setting for
the wedding. The marriage lines
were read by Rev. Valder, pastor of
the church.
The bride and groom were unat
tended.
The wedding gown of the bride
was a smartly tailored gown of dark
blue and with picture hat and ac
cessories to match, -i She wore a cor
sage of roses.
The ceremony was witnessed by
the immediate relatives of the bride
and groom and following the wed
ding the members of the party motor
ed to the new home of the young
people where some time was spent
in showering the bridal couple with
well wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Sleeth left later in
the day for Chicago where they will
spend a short time on their honey
moon, later returning to Omaha. '
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Sherwood, and was born and reared
to womanhood in this city, but for
the past few years she has resided in
Omaha.
The groom is engaged in the yard
servi'.-e of the Burlington at Omaha
ar.d is a young man held in the
highest esteem by a very large circle
cf ".arm friends.
Among thosa who attended the
wedding from out of Omaha were
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sherwood, Ne
braska City; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
J Troop and son, Jack, Mrs. Charles
Troop, Mrs. R. W. Caver. dor, Mrs.
Daisy Sherwood, Jesse Perry, George
Perry and Miss Grace Perry of this
city.
ttpap. INTERESTING TALK
From Tuesday's Dally
The members of the Rotary club
had the pleasure at their luncheon
today at the Majestic cafe, to hear
a very interesting talk given by Dr.
T. B. Lacy of Glenwood. Dr. Lacy
who is on the staff of the Iowa Insti
tute for the Feeble Minded, bad with
him a part of the X-rsy equipnent
and which allowed ihe use of many
slide3 and plates illustrating the
various physical condition and bone
action which have bcn revealed in
the X-ray exaraimr r.p and treat
ments. The talk was one that held
the closest attention of everyone and
they felt amply repaid in the able
and thorough manner in which Dr.
Lacy covered his subject.
WEATHER SPRINGS A JOKE
From Monday's Daily
That this is the first day of spring
is a fact that many might overlook
unless they were informed. The
weather is far from springlike and
it was a surprise to the householders
when they awoke this morning to
find a real snow storm and miniature
blizzard raging in this section of the
state of Nebraska. The snow started
falling in this city at 2 o'clock this
morning and was one of the heaviest
snowfalls of the season. Accompan
ied by a brisk wind the snow started
to drift and making difficult to get
through on a number of roads in this
section.
Local Players
on All - State
Tourney Five
Clarence Forbes Selected as Guard on
Giegg McSride's First Team
Donat Center on 2nd.
Two of the Plattsmouth high
school basketball team have been
selected for places on the "all state'
basketball team3, by press writer.
who were in attendance at the state
tournament.
The Lincoln State Journal has
named Henry Donat a3 the center
of the second team and Gregg Mc
Bride has named Clarence Forbes as
one of the guards of his first state
team. The following is the McBride
selections and comments:
All-Tournament Selections.
Forwards John Parilek, Crete,
nd Malen Schroeder, Grand Island
Center Frank Kobes, Crete.
Guards Clarence Forbes, Platts
mouth, and Leonard Zobel, West
Point.
Honorable Mention.
Forwards Everett Martin, Wav-
erly; Harry Corwin, Hastings; Em
ory Staub, Columbus; Wilmer Elizen,
Mead; Willard Lashmett, Newport;
Don Duel, Hickman; Delmont Han-
eakamp, Hickman.
Centers Robert Rose, Hastings;
Lester McDonald, Grand Island;
Henry Donat. Plattsmouth; Harold
Chesebro, Sidney; Wesley Hook,
York; Clifford Mordhorst, Pierce;
John Hawley, North Platte; Willard
Paul, West Point; Stanton Bloom,
Mascot; Dale Larson, Mead; For
rest Mussen, Shubert; James Burns,
Grafton; Rupert Peters, Arlington.
Guards Karlan Nelson, Oakdale;
Harvey Widman, Mead; Joe Weidum,
Arlington; Ron Douglas, Crete; Rob
ert Larkin, Benedict' J.'-C' "Evans,
Stockham; Dudley Graham, Kearney.
Frank Kobes, center, and Johnny
Parilek, forward, are the Cardinal
representatives on the honor selec
tion. Kobes was the man of all work
on the Crete club. Well over six
feet in height and of rugged build,
the Crete ace covered court in tire
less fashion, rushing up to score on
follow-in shots which made him a
constant threat or hurrying back to
form the key man in the Crete de
fense which was working in near-
perfect fashion throughout the tour
nament.
Kobes Outstanding.
Kobes was the outstanding play
er of the 1932 play, hi3 consistant
performance rating him a3 one of
the outstanding players in tourna
ment history.
Parilek was the sharp-shooter of
the tournament. Hi3 shots at long
range are of the spectacular variety,
while he was one of the fastest, clev
erest floor men in the tourney.
Schroeder, Grand Island forward.
was the bright spot in the Third City
team which won third place honors
in the . tourney. He is a good shot
and has a shifting change of pace
which make3 him hard to guard.
Forbes,' Zobel Guards.
Forbes, of Plattsmouth, and Zobel
of West Point are the guard selec
tions. They represent two teams
which failed to reach the semifinals,
but nevertheless were among the
best in the 1932 carnival. Platts
mouth gave Crete Its biggest scare,
while West Point made it plenty in
teresting for Hastings.
Forbes was a continual thorn In
Crete's side. He was the backbone
of the Cass county defense which
held the Cardinals to six baskets.
He is a fine dribbler and excellent
shot at long range. -Zobel is a clever
dribbler and passer. He is of rather
husky build and tough man to get
by on the court.
ENTERTAINS FOR NIECE
From Monday's Daily
Last evening Mrs. J. , H. Jaske of
Omaha, entertained a few friends in
honor of her niece, Miss Mary Zitka.
The evening was spent in playing
cards. At a suitable hour dainty and
delicious lunch was served.
Those attending the event were:
Misses Helen, Marie and Margaret
Jelinek, Marie Triska, Nel3 Nielsen,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jaske, and Mary
Zitka, Omaha; Mrs. Anna Zitka and
daughter, Ann, and sons, Joe and
James, Joe Knoflicek, John Svoboda,
and Henry Krejci f this city.
J
HAS WHEEL SMASHED
From Monday's Daily
P. A. Horn, night toll keeper
at the Missouri river traffic bridge,
this morning had a small auto acci
dent while returning home from his
work. Mr. Horn was turning his
car north at the intersection of
Fourth and Main streets when the
accident occurred. The snow had
made the driving tad and the car
skidding in the snow crashed into
the curb near the' Donat building.
The front wheel on the left side was
knocked oJT and broke and it was
necessary to summtn a
recKer 10
secure the car. J
Twin Brokers
Engage in Law
Work Together
mi
Howard and Harry Pwysr at Nebras
ka City as Partners in Profes
sion cf Their Father.
Two former Plattsmouth young
men are now located at Nebraska
City in the law business and in
speaking of them the Nebraska City
News-Press has the, following com
ment:
"If you meet two Nebraska City
young men who look so much alike
that you don't see how anyone can
tell them apart they are the Dwyer
brothers, lawyers. They have a right
to look alike, too, because they are
twins.
"They are Howard A. Dwycr and
H. Kenneth Dwyer, 'sons of a prom
inent Plattsmouth attorney, D. O.
Dwyer, who, although he practices
in Cass county, is an associate of
his two sons here.
'Dwyer and Dwyer have their of
fices over the Farmer.! bank, Eighth
street and . Central avenue." They
have roomy 'qurtrterlf .which houses
their Class A law library,- including
the up-to-date- Northwestern Re
porter system.
Both men spent their early days
in Plattsmouth, where they attend
ed school. Later each was to re
ceive his degree In the Arts college
at the University of Nebraska, but
there they parted ways for a few
years.
"Howard want to Chicago-Kent
College of Law and Kenneth attend
ed Creighton. When -they finished
their higher education they united
again and came to Nebraska City
for the practice of law.
"Both come by their profession
honestly because the elder Dwyer, of
Plattsmouth, is one of the better
known attorneys in southeastern Ne
braska." ANNIVERSARY OF TORNADO
From Wednesday's Daily
Today, March 23 rd, marks the
nineteenth anniversary of the tor
nado that swept over this section of
the state of Nebraska and destroyed
much life and property.
The storm struck at Berlin in Otoe
county, almost demolishing the town
and killing seven persons in that lo
cality. Omaha was swept by the
storm which came from the south
west and swept through Dundee and
the Beamis park sections of the city,
destroying hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property as well as
killing a number. A group of ne
groes, caught in a pool hall at 24th
and Lake street, were killed in the
wreckage of the building.
In Cass county there was some
damage to property and Mrs. George
W. Shrader residing east of Murray
was killed.
In this city the early part of the
day, Easter Sunday, was warm and
sultry and in the late afternoon the
western sky became of a copper hue
arid while a slight wind storm fol
lowed by a very heavy rain visited
this section there was none of the
force of the tornado.
VISITING IN THE CITY
From Tuesday's Daiir
Dr. and Mrs. Perry Murdick, Miss
Charlotte Murdick, Peter Murdick
and Miss Helen Wescott motored
over from Lincoln yesterday to en-
Joy a few hours visit here at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wes
cott. The party were dinner guests
at the Wescott home, the event be
ing a most pleasant one for- all of
the party.
State Meeting
of D. A. R. Closes
t North Platte
Hastings Is Selected as the Meet
ing Place for 1933 Confer
ence of Society.
At the closing session of the
thirtieth annual state conference of
the Nebraska Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution, held in North
Platte, March 15-17, Hastings was
chosen as the meeting place for
IC'33, by the acceptance of the in
vitation of Niobrara chapter, of
which Mrs. C. J. McGrath is regent.
Nebraska Daughters choose half
their state officers one year, and
half the next. The new officers elect
ed at North Platte were as follows:
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Reu
ben B. Knight of Alliance; treasurer.
Miss Clara L. Bennett of Broken
Bow; librarian. Mrs. R. D. Rasmus
sen of North Platte; historian, Mrs.
Rush Stanley of Aurora, and chap
lain, Mr3. J. E. Conklin of Hebron.
Mrs. Edgar Hilt Wescott of Platts
mouth win continue lier work as
state regent for another year, and
the other officers holding over are:
Vice regent, Mrs. Horace J. Cary of
Kearney; recording secretary, Mrs.
E. B. Hardeman of Crete; registrar,
Airs. R. H. Campbell cf Columbus;
auditor, Mrs. E. J. Williams of Lin
coln; and secretary to ctate regent,
Mrs. Marion Tucker of Nehawka.
Mrs. Adam McMulien, of Beatrice,
past state regent, was made honorary
state regent, and the unanimous en
dorsement cf the conference was giv
en to Mrs. Lue R. Spencer of Lexing
ton, a past state regent, as a candi
date for the national office of vice
president general in 1933.
The conference at North Platte,
while -smaller than -usual, only"a
few "more " than one hundred being
registered, is reported by those who
attended as being a particularly en
joyab!3 one. Headquarters were es
tablished at the Yancey hotel, which
was gay with flags and D. A. R. em
blems for the occasion. The first so
cial event was the dinner given Mon
day evening by Sioux Lookout chap
ter in honor of Mrs. Wescott, state
regent. Covers were laid for twenty.
On Tuesday noon Mrs. Yorli Hin-
man, past state regent, and Jirs. R.
O. Rasmussen, regent of the hostess
chapter, entertained the state officers
and past state regents at luncheon.
Handmade statuettes of George
Washington served as place cards and
favors.
Following the business session of
the state board, a long line of cars
under the direction of Mrs. John
Baker, Jr., appeared at the hotel
Tuesday afternoon to take the
guests on a motor drive. At Mem
orial park all Joined in a tree plant
ing service in commemoration of the
bicentennial of Washington's birth
Two beautiful trees, one a blue
spruce, the gift of Superintendent
W. P. Snyder of The experimental
farm, and the other a silver spruce.
the gift of the North Platte Nur
series, Inc. As the state regent, Mrs
Wescott, placed the earth about the
root of the trees, she told of the
thirteen horse-chestnut trees which
George Washington, at the close of
the Revolutionary war, planted in a
row on the estate of hi3 mother in
Fairfax county, Virginia. But one
of these trees is living today, and
its life was saved several years ago
by the remarkable tree surgery done
by the Davey Tree experts.
Many took advantage of the op
portunity to visit the log cabin mu
seum which Sioux Lookout chapter
maintains in Memorial park, and
which contains a very interesting
collection of historical relic3. .Tea
wa3 served at Mrs. W. J. Hendy's
beautiful home, which faces the park.
Billie Lou Wood, in a Martha Wash
ington costume, and Kenneth Trues
dell, as George Washington receiv
ed the guests at the door. Mrs. John
Bonner and Mrs. J. E. Evans presid
ed at the tea tables, and the Misses
Katherine Hendy, Mary Jane Mun
ger and Phyllis Selby assisted in
the dining room. Other assistants at
the tea were Mesdames William
Woods, Raymond Feston, W. S. Leon,
Horton Munger and George Gibbs.
Easter cards of all kinds can be
found at the Bates Book & Gift Shop
at this time.
HOME FOR VACATIONS
From Tuesday' Daily
The spring vacations at the col-(
leges and universities are allowing
a number of the young people to re-!
turn to spend a short time with the'
i
home folks. Mis3 Jean Hayes, who
:3 attending the Morningside college J
at Sioux City and Miss Maxine cloidt1
who is a student at Stephens col
lege at Columbia, Missouri, are
among those who are here to spend
a vacation. Joe and Robert Hartford.
of Iowa State college are here from
Ames also for the week.
Woman's Club
Enjoys Program
of Readings':
Number of the Young People of City
Schools Entertain Members
Last Evening.
From Tuesday's Daily
The members of the Plattsmouth
Woman's club met last evening at
the home of Mrs. Phillip Hirz on
North Sixth street, who was assist
ed in entertaining by Mrs. Thomas
Walling, Mrs. Herman Thomas, Mrs.
J. Stibal and Mrs. A. W. Cloidt.
The meeting was under the lead
ership of Miss Grace Nolting and
was on the topic cf the naturalized
citizens of the country. The roll call
was responded to by "How Can We
Help Our New Citizens," each of the
members giving some helpful thought
on the matter.
The ladies had the pleasure of
having a very interesting program
of readings, dramatic and humorous,
given by three of the young people
cf the city schools, Greth Garnett
prcsnting, "The Bishop's Candle-;
sticks," Miss Anna Mae Sandin.
'Open Wider Please." and Otto Sto-
dola "Ju3t alak a Dat." All of these
were well presented and made a very
interesting feature of the evening.
It was voted to present the retir
ing presidents of the club in the fu
ture with an official club pin as a
recognition of their services to the
club.
The high school girls who were
in attendance at the meeting as
guests were Anna Zitka, senior and
Ruth Shifter, junior.
After the business of the session
had been disposed of the ladies were
treated to fine refreshments which
had been prepared by the hostesses
for the occasion.
INTER-CLASS GAMES TODAY
From Tuesday's Daily I
The inter-class basketball games
were staged at the high school this!
afternoon following the clo3e of the'celve in Nebraska are being regis-
regular session of the school. The
seniors, among whom are Henry
Donat, Clarence Forbe3, Louie Kno
flicek and David Robinson, will take
on the sophomores, who have in their
ranks William Ronne, Maynard Mc- Even though shipment of trees
Cleary and Kenneth Armstrong. The starts March 23, applications for
juniois and freshmen are to play, j seedlings will be held open until the
the junior3 having two members of! tenth of April this year. Applica
"tho blue ctreak" in their line up, j tions which came In late will be
Sam Arn and Robert Rummel. This: handled after the early orders have
will be the last basketball o'fferingj been filled according to the regular
of the season and will be a rather ! schedule. The cost of the trees Is
sad event for the seniors. Platts- $1.00 per hundred to cover the cost
mouth high school has had a fine' of counting and packing. Applica-
season with their team one of the
best in years and these games will
demonstrate some of the material
that must fofm the bulkwork of the
team for next season.
HAS TRUCK OVERTURNED
From Tuesday's Dally
Jacob Kreager, giving
hi3 resi
dence as Auburn, was arrested here
last evening by Sheriff Ed Thim-
gan and Officer Joe Libershal on thee use of the cannjng plant. At
cimrge ui uemg uruu. i ne man
driving a truck and headed for
aha when the truck ran off the high-,
way just south of Plattsmouth. The
officers were notified of the wreck
and the condition of the man and he
was brought on into the city and
lodged in the county Jail. This
morning he was given a fine of S25
and costs by Judge A. II. Duxbury
on the complaint filed by County At-
torney W. G. Kieck.
Local police officers state that the'varjous tracts as to the crons that
man was one who was taken into
cu3tody here a year ago on a similar t
charge while bringing a truckload-
of apple3 to Omaha. ' ' I
Many Farmers
of the County to
Receive Trees
Seedling Trees Can Be Secured and
Time for Applications Ex
tended to April 10th.
Cass county farmers have ordered
35,000 seedling trees to date, through
the Farm Eureau office. Due to the
bad weather the time has been ex
tended until April 10th to get appli
cations in. Distribution of these
seedling trees will begin Wednesday,
March 23 this year, according to a
letter mailed the ICth to all those
who have trees ordered. If weather
conditions delay the shipment of
rees, those who have them coming
will be notified through newspapers
ad radio stations. Clayton W. Wat-
kin3, extension forester, states In
his letter.
For the first time, the seedlings
will be packed at two different
points in the state this year. All of
the pines which have been produced
at the Nebraska National Forest at
Ualscy will be shipped from Halsey.
All of the broadlcaf stock has been
assembled at Fremont and will be
shipped from that point. Some farm
ers will get two bundles of trees,
Watkins explains in his letter, but
every effort will be made to get the
trees to their destination at the same
time. The packing of the broadleaf
varieties at Fremont and the pines
at Halsey will do away with any
shipping of the seedlings in whole
sale lots over the state. This should
mean a higher percentage of fur
vival of the 1932 seedling stock.
In setting the shipping dates earl
ier than usual Watkins hopes to get
the trees to the farmers immediate
ly after the frost is out of the ground
and before the big rush of spring
work lias begun. The handling of
the seedlings from the time they are
shipped until they are in the ground
is the most critical part of the tree
planting program, he says. In his
letter he asks farmers to get the
bundles of trees from the post office
or express office immediately to un
wrap them and to place the roots
in a bucket of water or thin mud.
The trees should be planted the day
they arrive or at least the next day,
and the pines should be planted first.
Only a few minutes of drying winds
and hot sun on the bare roots of a
seedling tree will kill it and cut
down tue percentage of survival in
the planting.
Trees planted this year are being
dedicated to the m?mory of George
"MU""'1U"' l"L
hundredth anniversary of his birth,
All of the trees which farmers re-
tcred in the national honor roll with
the American Tree Association and
each farmer will receive a George
Washington Bicentennial tree plant-
.ing certificate
tions are available at the farm bu
reau office.
WILL VISIT FARMS
The representatives of the Norfolk
Packing Co., who are to operate their
canning factory in this city the com
ing summer, are planning on mak
ing a canvass of the farm3 and small
acreages near thi3 city to secure con-
tracts for the furnishing of crops for
the meeting held here on Saturday,
Om-Jtnere was a very iarge number In
attendance and the representatives
of tllo caRning company discussed
tne various varieties of crops that
thp ,niild n , mnrfnrt r
the plnt The COmpany will make
personal calls at the farms and to
entor lnto contracts, the work of
BPCurng the contracts being started
g,, EOR3ible. The experts of
tne comnanv will also look over the
would be be6t BUited to the Indi-
vidua places.
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