lfebr. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. XLVm
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1932.
NO. 91
Music Depart
ment of Schools
Gives Concert
High School Organizations and Grade
Music Dpartment Are Heard
in a Fine Program.
Last evening the residents of the
city were given the unusual oppor
tunity of hearing representatives of
the high school and grades in a mu
sical entertainment at the auditorium
of the high school.
The concert afforded the oppor
tunity of showing fhe progress of
the music work from the lower grades
to the high school band and orches
tra, making an evening of great in
terest and which shows the splendid
manner in which the music work of
the school i3 conducted and the de
veloping of appreciation and skill in
the young musicians.
The concert was under the direc
tion of Miss Cora Williams, super
visor of music of the city, schools,
with the individual teachers of the
grades, as well as L. U. Hiatt, direc
tor of the high school band.
In the opening of the program the
Rhythm band, composed of pupils of
the Central, Columbian and Wlnter
steen Hill schools were presented,
showing the first steps of the child
in the developing of music training.
The first ward grade school gave
the showing of the reading from mu
sical scores as a step forward in the
teaching of music, while the fourth
grade pupils gave three numbers as
their contribution . to the musical
demonstration of the school.
The high school orchestra, one of
the most finished of the musical or
ganizations of the school were pre
sented in three of the well known
standard numters,-the members play-i
ing these In a very artistic manner.
The Girls' glee club as well as the
Boys' glee club were presented in
two selections each, the young peo
ple proving a delightful feature of
the evening program.
The closing portion of the pro
gram was devoted to the high school
band, under the direction of L.' D.
Hiatt, they giving six numbers as
their part of the evening. The band
has shown splendid advancement and
has some very talented musicians in
their ranks, who will make splendid
additions to the musical life of the
community.
Ths concert was one that every
patron of the schools should have
enjoyed as It showed tho fine man
ner in which the music training of
the city schools is conducted, reflect
ing the greatest credit on the teach
ers and the young people taking part.
A DUCK STORY
This Is a true tale of the hunt
ing season, showing there is more
than one way of hunting the elusive
mallard. Albert Cotner, who is the
day tollkeeper at the Missouri river
bridge, glancing out of the window
of hi3 office the other day noticed a
fine large mallard duck sitting along
the roadway near the building. Al
bert having no shotgun handy de
cided to try and wing the bird with
a small rock, he threw the rock and
the duck started running, apparently
unable to fly. Mr. Cotner started in
pursuit and after a hot chase for a
short distance he was able to cap
ture Mr. Duck and who now will
prove a toothsome dish at the Cotner
home. The duck was found to have
been winged by some hunter and bad
evidently been sojourning in the
hill3 near the bridge for some time.
A number of the local hunters had
been shooting during the season in
blinds in the vicinity of the bridge
and who no doubt had injured the
duck, but were unable to capture it.
MOTORISTS AND COLD
The extreme cold weather of the
past three days has been far from
pleasant for the motorist that had
not adequately provided for the sud
den drop of the mercury to the zero
point. One of the familiar sights was
the cars being towed by others or
the owner of a frozen up gas wagon
attempting to again lure it into life.
The cold snap gave . the garage man
a break in handling. the care of the
cars that were victims of the cold
weather.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The reports from the Clarkson hos
pital at Omaha state that Mrs. Maude
Fricke, who was operated on the past
week at that institution, as well as
Mrs. John P. Sattler, who also un
derwent an operation, are doing nice
ly. Mrs. Fricke underwent a serious
major operation while Mrs. Sattler
suffered the amputation of a foot
Both of tho patient3 have shown a
favorable reaction to the operation
and it is hoped will soon be definitely
on the highway to recovery.
Crime Vave
Raging in Town
of Elmwood
Large Number of Places of Busi
ness and Homes Suffer from
Petty Thieving.
From Friday's Dally
Tho citizens of Elmwood slept
peacefully on last Friday night, feel
ing that everyone in the world ought
to be doing the same thing. The
nex.t morning, however, many were
to learn that such was not the case
and that under advantage of dark
ness somebody had raided their pre
mises and taken away articles of
value. Stanley Wood was perhaps the
greatest loser when the next morn
ing he discovered that all the tires
and rims were stolen from his Chevro
let car together with tools, etc., per
haps a value of $75 or a $100. His
coupe stood in the yard close to the
garage. The garage at the home of
Mrs. Aldrich was entered and all the
gasoline taken from the tank of her
car. The gas was all taken from the
car of Attorney Guy L. Clements
which had been left standing in
front of the house. At the Peter Kve
land. place the lock rsras : pried "Irpnr.
the garage) door and all the gas
drained from his car. Mr. McLenon
also suffered the loss of a tire from
his car and dishes and cooking uten
sils and two blankets which he had
left in hi3 car. This was a big haul
for one night and of course the peo
ple have a right to feel Indignate
concerning such treatment. The sher
iff was on the scene within a very
short time after the theft3 had been
discovered and he has taken steps to
apprehend the perpetrators but up to
the present time no trace has been
riscovered. This seems to be the
same class of operations that has been
going on in several towns according
to exchange papers.
At the Ed Ernest place the report
comes that on the same evening gas
was taken from his car as well as a
few tool3 that were lying loose in
the garage. Some equipment was
taken from the car belonging to Mary
McCaig at her home. Elmwood
Leader-Echo.
WIN OPENING TILT
Wednesday afternoon the Platts-
mouth high school basketball squad
was given their first battle against
an outside team, the Bellevue team
coming here for a practice contest.
The locals won the affair by the score
of 33 to 16. The members of the
squad showed well in the contest and
from the large array of players this
year Coach Rothert should have
plenty of good fast material for hl3
reserve strength.
The starting lineup of tho teams
was Rhodes and Arn, forwards; Rum-
mel, center, Ronne and Bob Hlrz,
guards. The players were substituted
freely to give them action in the
game, Armstrong, McCleary, Hiner
and Knoflicek being sent in to try
their prowness against the visitors
from the north.
In the scoring of the Platters,
Rummel led his teammates.
WATCH FOR SANTA CLAUS
Santa Claus will be in Plattsmouth
again next Saturday, Dec. 17. Today
he rode in his sleigh but next Satur
day nobody knows how he will come.
He tell3 us he will be here without
fall sometime Saturday morning,
probably about 10:30, but it will be
a mysterious appearance he will
come out of nowhere and suddenly ap
pear on Main street somewhere but
where, nobody knows. He will again
spend the day at his headquarters In
.the Masonic building where he will
have a little gift for every child.
Hild-Meisinger
Wedding Unites
Pioneer Families
Miss Pearl Margaret Hild Wedded
to Verner Adam Meisinger at
St. Paul's Church.
The wedding of two of the popular
and well known young people of this
portion of Cass county occurred at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
St. Paul's Evangelical church, when
Miss Pearl Margaret Hild wa3 mar
ried to Mr. Verner Adam Meisinger.
The wedding was attended by the
relatives of the young people and a
few close friends.
The marriage lines were read by
the Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor
of the church of which the young
peoplo are members.
The bride was charming in a gown
of battleship grey crepe, with hal
and accessories to match.
The bridal couple were attended
by Mls3 Minnie Hild, sister of the
bride, as bridesmaid, who wore a
costume of brown crepe, and Mr.
Bernard Kaffenberger, as best man.
Following the wedding ceremony
the members of the party motored
to the country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar F. Meisinger, brother and sis
ter of the bride and groom, where
a delightful wedding amner v
served to the newlywed3 and the
members of the party.
Last evening a very large group
of the young friends gathered at
the Meisinger home to tender a re
ception to tho happy young people.
The evening was spent at card3 and
dancing and in showering the young
people with, well wishes for the fu
ture years.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of Mrs. Katie-Hild of this city,
nl'fcas grown v to -womanhood 'in
this city where she ' was graduated
from the high school in the class of
1925. Since completing' her school
work she has been engaged as steno
grapher in the offices of the Burling
ton. The groom is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Meisinger of
this city, and was born and reared
on the farm near this city and where
he will make the home for his bride
in the future.
These splendid young people have
a host of friends in the community
who will join in extending to them
all of the well wishes for the success
and happiness that they so well de
serve.
PAVING PROSPECTS POOR
The paving of the stretch of high
way from the Stull farm to the Platte
river bridge, which had been discuss
ed by the state and federal road de
partments, now seems to be remote
for the winter season at least. The
section is now one of the few un
paved portions of highway No. 75
through eastern Nebraska. It had
been included in the estimates of the
paving for 1932, but the failure to
secure the needed laud for straight
ening the roadway caused a delay
and now with the winter season on
there will be no action until next
year.
ROES FILLING STATION
From Thursday's Daily
Deputy Sheriff Ed W. Thlmgan
motored out to Elmwood this morn
ing in response to a messag that the
Winkler oil station at that place had
been robbed some time last night.
The message received here did not
give the full particulars of the rob
bery. As Sheriff Homer Sylvester
was engaged in his work in con
nection with the session of district
court, the deputy took up the task
of investigating the robbery.
ALT) FRIENDS
The neighbors of W. H. Lohnes
and son, Howard, have assisted them
In the gathering of their corn crop
and which has been a great assist
ance to them In this time. The Lohnes
family suffered bereavement through
the loss of the wife and mother and
with their corn in the field the friends
and neighbors came in and gathered
the crop. There was sixty-five acres
of ' the corn and twenty-six teams
were brought by the neighbors and
who soon had the crop all gathered.
CHRISTMAS VACATION
At the last meeting of the board
cf education it . was decided to dis
miss school . Thursday evening, De
cember 22 for Christmas vacation and
begin Thursday morning, January 3.
This is a little ' shorter than usual,
but it was felt by, making this ar
rangement that a vacation could be
granted at Easter time. The school
will be then required to make up the
full two weeks in the spring.
Parents View
Training of
Lower Grades
Teachers and Pupils Demonstrate the
Work of the Grades of the .
Public Schools..
Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Cen
tral building held a demonstration
for the parents of the children In
these rooms on Wednesday afternoon
from 2:00 to 3:30 o'clock. In spite
of the cold weather many mothers
were present to observe the methods
of teaching in these four grades. The
idea was received with enthusiasm
by the parents and the plan will be
carried into other wards. The first
part of the demonstration consisted
of a period of reading carried on by
Miss Amelia Martens in the 1st grade.
In the main it consisted of the pupils
developing their own reading lesson.
The lesson was a story of a police
man. The pupils creating a story
that was wrlttne down by the teach
er. Following this the pupils created
pictures of the idea of a policeman
and his help in safety-first. In con
clusion the children all ready the
story.
. The second demonstration was' the
second grade with Misa "Denies Autt
as teacher. The demonstration con
sisted of the children 1 - designing
Christmas decorations. It . was very
ably carried out and the mothers
were very much Interested. In the
third grade room with Miss Selma
Diehm as teacher, the mothers saw
a demonstration of arithmetic. , .The
first part consisted of a drill in arith
metic with number cards which was
followed by a drill In subtraction.
This proved very Interesting' and
was highly appreciated by all the
mothers. The last demonstration was ,
in music in the fourth grade under
the direction of Miss Evelyn May.
The children sang several songs, after
this a drill of finding the key in
which the song was written followed
with a drill in ear training.
In all there were about fifty moth
ers present and they passed from
room to room to see the entire dem
onstration. Next Tuesday afternoon
a demonstration will be given by the
fifth and two sixth grades- of the
Central building. All parents are in
vited to observe this teaching.
MAKE A REAL HIT
From Thursday Daily
Raymond C. Cook and W. A. Ben
nett, well known local comedians,
who have so often delighted Platts
mouth audiences, last evening were
featured at the banquet of the Royal
Arrh Masons held at Omaha. The
Plattsmouth black face comedians
were received with enthusiasm by
the audience of 250 at the banquet.
The Plattsmouth men were encored
repeatedly and forced to respond to
more of their clever dialogues and
songs.
The skit that had been arranged
was one of the high spots of the ban
quet and so delighted were the Ma
sons with the offering that the Platts
mouth men were extended invita
tions by representatives of many of
the lodges over the state to visit
the various lodges and present their
sketch.
POSTAL RECEIPTS INCREASE
While the Omaha postoffice has
shown an increase in receipts of three
per cent, the local postoffice has
shown a great gain in the general
receipts of the office. Postmaster J.
W. Holmes states that the local of
fice has shown a gain of thirty-four
per cent In the receipts of the office.
This is a fine showing and especially
In the depression period which has
in a large part of the .country caused
a drop in all government receipts.
Hold Community
Banquet for the
P. H. S. Gridsters
Members of Squad Guests of Honor
at Event .Coach "Indian"
Schulte Main Speaker.
From Saturday's Daily
Last evening the large and at
tractive dining room of the Brown
cafe was filled with an enthusiastic
group of 100 of the men of the com
munity who gathered to honor the
members of the Plattsmouth high
school football team.
The banquet had been arranged
by a committee of fans composed of
Hilt Martin, Carl Ofe and John Sat
tler, Jr., and the response to their
plans was the large number that fill
ed tho dining room to its capacity
last evening.
The members of the banquet party
had expected that Coach Dana X.
Bible of the University of Nebraska,
was to be the main speaker, but as
he was at the hospital ill, Coach
Henry "Indian" Schulte, came at the
request of the Plattsmouth people
and made one of his clever and enter
taining talks that are always so
much appreciated.
As the excellent repast wa3 dis
posed of, the meeting was presided
over by Robert Foster Patterson,
principal of the high school, who in
his usual clever manner presented
the ' speakers. Mr. Patterson for the
schools also expressed the apprecia
tion for the co-operation in the past
season of the city police, the girl
ticket sellers, tho cheer leaders. Art
Warga and Ed Hadraba and the band
and their director, L. D. Hiatt, for
helping in the success of the hand
ling of the games.
Judge James T. Begley was ' pre
sented to' express"- for"- the commtraity':
the appreciation oT3no fineTwtrk'
that the- team has given in the past
season.. Judge Begiey also told some
of his athletic experiences "at the
state university as a baseball player.'
He urged the students not to forget
their study in the pursuit of ath
letics. '
Superintendent L. S. Devoe paid a
splendid tribute to the work of the
football team as an inspiration to
the school, also to the fact that the
members of . the team maintained
their high , standing in their studies
as well, as the high physica 'stand
ard that their athletic work demand
ed. The speaker paid a fine tribute
to the athletic work in the schools
in the development of the boys and
cited a number who had played in
schools where he had" taught, among
them Lawrence Ely, all-American
center.
Dr. Prank L. Cummins, president
of the board of education, expressed
for the board of education the ap
preciation of the fine showing that
the team had made in the season. He
was happy that the board had been
able to aid the athletics of the school.
Captain Sam Arn of the football
team responded for the guests of
honor, thanking the members of the
banquet party for the tribute to the
team, to the team members for the
fine spirit of co-operation that had
existed in the season and which had
materially aided in the success of
the team.
Coach Fred A. Rothert, who is
serving in his tenth year as coach
of the school, received an enthus
iastic greeting from the banquet
party, a well deserved recognition of
the fine service that he has given
the school, the manner in which he
has trained and developed, the boys
in character as well as athletic prow
ness. Mr. Rothert expressed his ap
preciation for the team and himself
in the community demonstration, to
the members of the quad for the. fine
way in which they had responded in
training and playing. The coach also
made the award.- of the P" letters
to the members of the squad' for the
work of the past season. The letter
men were Kenneth Armstrong, Oliver
Taylor, Sam Arn, William Ronne,
Robert Hirz, Thomas Grosshons,
Maynard McCleary, Robert , Rummel,
Greth Garnett, Theodore Yelick, Ed
gar Seitz, William . Wetenkamp,
George Luschlnsky , Stuart Porter,
George Adam, Jess Taylor, Laurence
Rhoades..
The award of the "N" club trophy.
presented ? by the ... University , of Ne
braska, . was ? made by Jerry.. "Adam,
former Plattsmouth high school play
er and later a letter man of the state
university Cornhuskers. The award
was to the athletic Etudents whose
grades were higher than the school
average, the players awarded with
the "N" pins having an average of
S7 against the school average of S2.
The students to receive the "N"
pins were Sam Arn, Stuart Porter,
George Adam, Louis KnoOicek, Greth
Garnett, Walter Elledge, Henry
Donat, Laurence Rhoades, George
Luschlnsky, William Wetenkamp and
Robert Rummel. One of the pleasant: the American Revolution, has return
feature for Jerry Adam was the factjed to hor home in Plattsmouth after
that his brother, George Adam, was a wef-k spent in official visits to D.
one of the honor students to receive ' a. R. chapters in the northeastern
the pin from him. (section of the state. After the meet-
Coach Schulte, one of the line ing and luncheon in her honor given
coaches of the Cornhuskers as well! by the Elkhorn Valley chapter at
as one of the greatest track coaches j West Point on Tuesday, Mrs. Wes
of the country, gave a most interest-jcott went on to Norfolk, where Nancy
ing address along the line of sport. Gary chapter held an evening meet
lore, extolling the game of football as! ing at the home of the regent, Mrs.
the most fascinating of the games. ! J. J. Cleland. Forty members were
That the playing field was not al-in attendance, including some from
lowed to overshadow the scholastic Stanton and Madison. Mrs. George
work of the school was pointed out
by the coach, the Nebraska Corn
huskers in the season having been
allowed to miss but one day of school
and that in traveling to Dallas,
Texas. The line of sport was a char
acter builder, it taught boys to be
clean, fair and true sportsmen in
their work on the field, the coach
stated. The members of tho ban
quet party followed with the closest
attention the clever talk of the coach
and a number of the fans took the
opportunity of asking questions re
lating to different games and plays
of the Cornhuskers fcr the season.
John K. Selleck, business man
ager of the athletic department of
the University of Nebraska gave a
short response by reading several
humorous letters that had been re-J
ceived for tickets for the Husker
games. He also stated that the ath-1
letic department as self sustaining
and. that-none-of the tax money ap-
pJitiAAa the work of -that department."
SANTA VISITS THE CITY
This morning the holiday f estlv-!
itles were opened with the entry of
Santa Claus into tho city, he being
formally presented with tho keys of
the city by Mayor John P. Sattler.
From now on Santa will be a regular
visitor until after the holiday season.
The Jolly Santa found that the
semi-arctic weather that prevails at-home on Lincoln avenue, where he
the North Pole had visited this sec-has made his home for the past sev
tion, making him right at home as eral years. Mr. Landis was unmar
his sligh arrived in the city. rled and slnco the tragic death of
The youngsters of the public and his brother several years ago, ha3
parochial schools, selected as honor j resided alone at the home. The de
guard were on hand and the sleigh of ceased was born In Missouri and came
Santa was pulled through the streets
by the youngsters.
Owing to the cold weather Santa
held his reception at the room in
the Masonic building and where
gifts of candy was distributed to the
young guests of Santa.
HOME FROM VISIT IN
WESTERN NEBRASKA
EUward Jochim and son John,
have returned from a pleasant trip
to Dunning where they visited at the
ranch home of Charles Rau who ac
companied them on to Thedford
where they attended a cattle sale
at the well known Thompson ranch,
which is noted for its fine Herefords.
Ed purchased five head and Mr.
Rau purchased three, which Ed haul
ed back for him. Mr. Rau also has
a fine herd of cattle. Ed also bought
two fine turkeys, one of which graced
their family table on Thanksgiving; Shoemaker tpent several weeks here
day. Mr. Jochim says turkeys are ' with the old time friends here and
very profitable out In that country, 'at Omaha, but with the touch of real
They stopped for a short visit with jwinter suffered in this section decided
Fred . Wegener, a cousin who oper-to seek the milder climate of the
ates a filling station at Dunning, and 'coast. Mr. Shoemaker reports that
is enjoying a good business. They Miss Jane Dunbar, who Is living at
all sent regards to their relatives Los Angeles, is now showing come Inl
and friends in this vicinity. Louis
ville Courier.
RAY LARSON ILL
. Raymond J. Larson, dispatching
clerk at the local postoffice. Is ill at
the family home and it is expected
will be taken to the U. S. Veterans' j William A. Swatek of the firm of
hospital at Lincoln in the next few.Bestor and Swatek, is confined to his
days. Mr. Larson has been a sufferer, home as the result of an attack of
from ulcers of the stomach for the the flu. He has not been feeling the
past few years and was given treat- best of late and has finally been com
ment for the trouble two years ago pelled to give up the struggle and
at Omaha. He has been quite ill remain at home under medical care,
for the ' past several days and his It is hoped that the patient may soon
condition has become such as to make', be able to recuperate sufficiently to
necessary hospital treatment.
Visits Many
Chapters of
the D. A. R.
Mr3. Edgar Hilt Wescott Enjoys
Visit3 With Many of North
ern Nebraska Chapters.
Mrs. Edgar Hilt Wescott, 6tate re
gent of the Nebraska Daughters of
D. Buiterfleld, past state regent. In
troduced Mrs. Wescott, who in her
talk, stressed the marking of his
toric spots and the national defense
program. Refreshments were served
by a committee under the chairman
ship of Mrs.E. E. Girton.
Plainview, where a new D. A. R.
chapter is in prospect,' was visited by
Mrs. Wescott on Wednesday, and on
Thursday she was the guest of honor
at a special meeting held by Douglas
King chapter at Wayne, at the home
of its regent, Mrs. C. A. Orr. In her
address at Wayne, Mrs. Wescott em
phasized the need for the eradica
tion of communism. The entertain
ment committee at Wayne consisted
of Mrs. H. S. Sace, chairman, Mrs.
J. C. Owen, Mrs. Paul Slman, and
Mrs. Clyde Oman. On Friday Mrs.
- Wescott was the guest of Sally Cobb
chapter at Neligh, and on Saturday
of Platte chapter at Columbus.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Wescott -was
In" Llncoln to be a guest ' at a
party given in honor of her 'daughter,"
Mis3 Helen Wescott, whose engage
ment was announced last week, and
whose wedding will tako place on
Christmas day.
DEATH OF WASH LANDIS
From Friday's Daily
The death of Washington Landls.
72, occurred Thursday night at his
.with his brother to Plattsmouth some
twelve years ago. He wa3 formerly
'engaged as a carpenter with the
bridge gang of the Missouri Pacific,
'but in recent years had retired.
Mr. Landis was uncle of Mrs. B. J.
Halstead of Omaha, upon whose ar
rival here tho arrangements for the
funeral will be made. The body was
taken to the Sattler funeral home to
await tho arrival of the relatives to
decide on the services.
Mr. Landis was a quiet and un
assuming gentleman and made many
friends among the circle of his ac
quaintance, who regret to learn of
his passing.
RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA
Claude Shoemaker, who has been
spending some time here with the
old time friends has returned to his
home at L03 Angele3, California. Mr.
provement from the Illness that she
has suffered for some months. She Is
still under medical care and It will
be some time before she regains her
health. ,
SUFFERS FROM FLU
take up his usual duties.
