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VOL. NO. XLVHI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 1932.
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Miss Mar jorie Miller of La Platte and
Donald H. Born of This City
Wedded This Morning.
From Wednesday's Daily
This morning at 10 o'clock at the
parsonage of the St. Paul's Evangel
ial church, occurred the marriage
of Miss Marjorie Miller of La Platte
and Mr. Donald H. Born of this city.
The wedding was very quiet, the
marriage lines being read by the Rev.
O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the church
and witnessed by Ihe parents and
members of the families of the youn
people.
Following the wedding ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Born departed at once
for a honeymoon trip to eastern Iowa
and Illinois, where they will be
guests of relatives at Davenport and
other localities.
On their return they will be at
home at the Born home west of this
city and where they will reside for
the present at least.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Miller of La Platte, who
has grown to womanhood in that
community. She graduated from the
Bellevue schools in 1929 and later at
tended the VanSant Business college
at Omaha, graduating in 1930 and
has since been engaged in the busi
ness department of the West Farnam
Hardware Co.
The groom is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bern, prominent
residents of near this city, and was
born and reared in this community,
being graduated from the Platts
mouth schools in 1928. Since com
pleting his school work Mr. Born has
been engaged in farming with his
father, being one of the successful
young farmers of this section.
The many friends of the young
people in this community, join in the
wish that the future years may Lave
for them all of the happiness that
they so well deserve.
SANTA
A large number of boys and girls
were on hand to greet Santa last
Saturday morning when he arrived
in town for his first pre-Chris.mas
visit. Many called on him at his
headquarters during the day. There
ere no dcubt others who were un
able to get in last Saturday and so
Santa has promised to be with us
again nest Saturday, Dec. 17. We
don't knew where he is coming from
this time nor how he is coming, but
we knew he is coming. His appear
ance will be sudden and mysterious.
He may drop from out of the sky,
cr he may come right up through
the ground, but how ever it is that
he ccmes it will be funny and thrill
ing. All we know is that he will be
here about 10:30 Saturday morning
and he will appear somewhere on
Main street. Santa is a funny old
fellow and you never can tell what
he's going to do. Plan now to be on
hand when he appears Saturday
morning.
HITS NEW WINTER LOW
From Monday's Daily
The presence of real winter was
made evident this morning when the
thermometer stood at eleven degrees
below zero, a new low for this sea
son and one of the cold days of the
entire year. The snowfall of Satur
day night added to the coldness of
Sunday and last night and brought
down the mercury for the coldest day
of the v inter so far.
With the streets and roads cover
ed with the snowfall the old time bob
sleds were to be seen on the streets,
tht weather being more suited to
their uses than the autos. Garages
were busy today in making call3 to
aid stranded motorists whose cars
may have been frozen up and re
fusing to move.
SUFFERS FROM ILLNESS
Mrs. M. C. Whelan and daughter.
Miss Genevieve, have been quite poor
ly for the past several day3, both
suffering from the flu and colds. The
patients are however, showing excel
lent progress to recovery and hope in
a few days to again be restored to
their former good health.
ON THE SICK LIST
Officer Dave Pickrell, veteran night
policeman, is at homo wrestling with
the flu, he having been suffering from
this malady for the past few days. Mr.
Pickrel has been keeping on his work
but Monday was compelled to give up
the struggle and retire to his home
to rest and recuperate. While Mr.
Pickrel is on the retired list, Joseph
Hadraba is attending to the duties
of the night force.
Woman's Relief
Corps Elect the
1933 Officers
Meeting Held on Saturday Afternoon
Name the Officers for the
Ensuing Year.
The members of the McConihie
post of the Woman's Relief corps
held their election of officers on Sat
urday afternoon at the rooms in the
court house, a pleasing number of
the ladies being present to take part
in the meeting.
The chief business of the after
noon was that of naming the offi
cers of the post and the following
were selected for the various offices:
President Mrs. Frank Mullen.
Senior Vice-President Mrs. J. H.
McMaken.
Junior Vice-President Mrs. Julius
Hall.
Treasurer Mrs. F. G. Egenberger.
Secretary Mrs. L. B. Egenberger.
Conductor Mrs. Martha Petersen.
Guard Mrs. Susan Bates.
Assistant Conductor Mrs. F. G.
Morgan.
Assistant Guard Mrs. C. C. Cot-
ner.
The post voted to be enrolled as
members of the local chapter of the
American Red Cross.
The meetings for the month were
decided on, the first meeting being
a business session and the last in
the nature of a social meeting. The
post will hold their next meeting
on January i4tn wnen tne onicers
just elected will be inducted Into of
fice. DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
The message has been received
here by Mrs. M. C. Whelan announc
ing the death of her brother, John
Hanarhan, former resident of this
city. The death of Mr. Hanarhan
occurred at the family home in Chi
cago on Friday, coming as the re
sult of a heart attack.
The deceased came here some fifty
years ago and was engaged here with
the Burlington in the local shops for
several years, going later to Lincoln
where he resided until moving to
Chicago. He was married some forty
one years ago and for the greater
part of the time has resided in Chi
cago. The deceased was born at Phila
delphia, Pa., November 11, 1861, the
family moving in 1879 to Martins
burg, West Virginia, where they re
sided until in 1S81 Mr. Hanarhan
came to Plattsmouth and was follow
ed by the other members of the
Hanarhan family. In 1893 he remov
ed to Lincoln to continue with the
Burlington there and in that city was
married to Miss Mary O'Connor. Aside
from a residence at Missouri Valley,
Iowa, the deceased has resided at
Chicago. Mr. Hanarhan while a resi
dent here was assessor for some time
of the fourth ward.
He is survived by the wife and
four children and one sister, Mrs.
Whelan of this city, whp with the
death of the brother, is the sole sur
vivor of her family.
The many friends among the old
time residents here will regret to
learn of his death and extend to the
family their sympathy in the hour
of sorrow.
SUFFERS FROM FLU
Frcm Monday's Daily
Louis W. Egenberger has been con
fined to his home for the past two
days as the result of an attack of
the flu or severe cold. The patient
has been running a high temperature
and suffering chills, but today was
reported as being some better. He
will be forced however, to remain
confined to the home.
Journal Want-Ads get results 1
Ten Year Coach
ing Record of Head
P. H. S. Athletics
Coach Frei A, Rothert Opening His
Tenth Year in Local Schools Has
D:veloped Many Teams.
Fred A. Rothert, quiet and hard
working head of the athletic depart
ment of the Plattsmouth high school,
is entering his tenth year as head of
the department. In his service here
Mr. Rothert has labored diligently
with the boys of the school, develop
ing them in character as well as phy
sical prowness.
In the passing of the years Mr.
Rothert has had some fine basketball
and football teams developed under
his training, many being outstand
ing, but of the most successful year
the past year's basketball team and
the present football season stand out.
When Mr. Rothert came here in
the fail of 1923 to take over the ath
letic work he found that there was
not a wealth of material for football,
the team that year winning one,
losing eight and tieing one game.
The year of 1924 under the new
coach showed much better progress
and the team won four and dropped
an equal number. In 1925 there were
two won, five lost and one tied. The
years of 1926-27 were bright in the
football history of the school, in 1926
there being five wins and three losses
while in 1927 there were five vic
tories, two losses and one tie battle.
The year 192S saw many of the vet
erans leaving school and a new array
of material to be developed and which
won two, lost five and tied one. In
1929 the football season showed six
losses and two ties. The team in 1930
w four. losX three and tied one,
while in 1931 the team had eight de
feats. The 1932 team has made a fine
record with seven victories, one loss
and one tie game. The Plattsmouth
football squads have been fine sports
manlike groups and have followed
the teaching of their coach to De
gentlemen and good sports on the field
as in daily life.
In the basketball section of his
training work Coach Rothert has had
a number of outstanding teams which
have represented this city in class A
of the state tournament, the team
last year being the winner of the
Southeast Nebraska regional tourna
ment and participating in the state
tournament.
When Mr. Rothert organized the
basketball team for 1924, he found
Joe Krejci in school and whose work
at center made him an all state selec
tion. In 1S24 the basketball team
won twelve and lost three games, and
in 1925 eight were won and ten lost.'
In 1926 there were eleven won to
six lost, but in 1927 the team hit a
high of fifteen victories and two de
feats. In 192S the team again scored
well with fifteen victories and three
losses. In 1929 the team won eight
and lost twelve and in 1930 won four
and lost seven. The team in 1931
marked up eleven victories and six
lome?. Last year in basketball the
Platters won sixteen and lost two,
capturing the Southeast regional
meet and bowing to Crete, the state
champion at Lincoln.
In the years that have gone by, Mr.
Rothert has developed some fine ath
letes in the high school sports, Jerry
Adam being one of the outstanding
football players. In the basketball
galaxy there has been many featured
in the years past, Joe Krejci, center
of all state and of the Peru Normal
state champions, Ed Wescott, for
ward, Bernard Galloway, guard, of
the 1926-27 team being given state
recognition, Roy Turner, a bright
spot of the 1929 season. In the last
year team a fast clicking machine was
shown that represented perhaps the
best team work of any Plattsmouth
team. In this team Clarence Forbes,
guard, was acclaimed one of the best
in the state, while Henry Donat, cen
ter, was also given ctate recognition.
The sum total of the services of
the coach is not confined to the two
sports as he has had some excellent
track men developed in his services,
two having been winners in the mile
event of the regional meets, Homer
Spangler and Bernard Galloway, Jack
Hatt was holder of the Peru pole
vault for several years, while Ham
ilton Meisinger, Chet Wiles, and Gar
land McCleary, have been others to
help make Plattsmouth sport history
in the past decade.
The football record of the ten years
shows 30 victories, 44 defeats and
eight ties. In basketball there were
100 victories and 51 defeats.
Plattsmouth has been fortunate in
having Mr. Rothert as head of their
athletic department of the school, not
only for the excellent record that he
has made in the seasons past, but for
his fine influence on the members of
his department in tluir development
of character.
Mr. Rothert has afco bsen teacher
cf manual training during the past
ten years in addition to bis coaching
work.
Rev. Pinkham
Guest of Local
Rotary Club
President of Weeping Water Lions
Clab With Guests Here to
Address Local Group.
Rev. Ralph Pinkham, pastor of the
Congregational church at Weeping
Water, and president of the Lions
club of that city, was here Tuesday as
guest of the weekly luncheon of the
Rotary club.
The speaker of the occasion took
as his tubjeci that of service clubs
and their contribution to community
interests. He very ably presented the
ways in which these clubs promote
better understandings between the
communities, the learning that com
mon interests bind neighboring com
munities and should bo further de
veloped for the betterment of all. The
gathering of men of communities
with thtir friends and neighbors of
other places carries out the promo
tion of th3 true spirit of friendliness
and removes many ;vong impres
sions that might exist which are dis
pelled by the better knowledge of
each other.
Accompanying Rev. Pinkham were
W. L. Hobson, mortician and Jake
Meier, druggist of Weeping Water
and who joined in the greetings to
the Plattsmouth friends.
The meeting was under the lead
ership cf Arthur Troop who had ar
ranged the most interesting pro
gram. HONOR GEORGE SWATEK
George Swatek, senior at the Uni
versity of Nebraska engineering col
lege, has just been honored by being
elected to the Sigma Phi, honorary
engineering Greek letter society. Mr.
Swatek was the speaker for the
initiates at the banquet held at the
Lincoln hotel.
This Plattsmouth young man, has
made a great record in his college
work and ranks as one of the highest
graded students at the college of en
gineering. In addition to the recent election
Mr. Swatek is a member of Phi
Lamba Upsilon, honorary chemistry
fraternity and Pi Mu Epsilon, honor
ary mathematical fraternity.
Mr. Swatek is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Swatek of this city and
a graduate of the class of 1927 of the
Mattsmouth high school, being the
highest ranking member of his class.
HONOR EDUCATOR
Dr. Frank C. Jean, head of the
graduate college and the biology de
partment of Colorado State Teachers
college, has been elected as president
of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of
Science.
Dr. Jean is one of the well known
educators of the west and is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Jean of near this
city. He was born and reared in this
community and his success in the
educational field is most gratifying
to the old friends who have followed
his career with interest.
He ha3 for the past several years
been engaged at the Colorado teach
ers college and is recognized as one
of the leaders in educational work.
SUFFERS FROM FLU
From Wednesday's Daily
Miss Patricia Ferrie is among the
residents of the city to be numbered
among the flu victims, being confined
to her home today and unable to look
after her duties at the Bates Book
store. It is hoped that the patient
will improve in the next few days.
Coasting Places
for Children of
City Planned
Winter Sport Ripe With Plentiful
F&D of Snow That Is Now
Well placed on Roads.
One of the joys to the youngsters
who reside in the northern part of
the United State3 is that of coast
ing, a pleasure that thrills and ex
hilarates those who speed down the
hills on fast moving sleds.
With the present condition of auto
traffic on the main streets of the city
there is grave danger to the children
sliding down the long hills that lead
into the main streets and highway
No. 75. An accident that would cause
shock and sorrow might easily occur
clz some of the children coast down
the path of a car or truck and are in
jured or perhaps killed.
The city government is planning
to designate certain hills of the city,
hills that will not lead into the main
arteries of travel and where the chil
dren might coast with safety and
which could be guarded by Boy Scouts
to protect the younger children.
Among the hills mentioned is 4th
street north from the Herold apart
ments. West Main street from four
teenth street west as well as several
small hills in the south portion of
the city.
In years past coasting was a fea
ture of the winter season when high
school hill was set apart on certain
nights fcr the coasting carnivals and
the heavy laden bob sleds would coast
almost to the Missouri river. How
ever the heavy traffic of cars and
trucks on highway 73 has stopped
thi3 opportunity. On North Fourth
street south was also used extensively
in late yoars but the traffic from the
east from the new Missouri river
bridge has rendered this place one of
danger even with strict supervision
unless the road is barred to travel
and that is almost out of the ques
tion. Mayor Sattler and the police de
partment will battle-with the ques
tion and endeavor to find a place that
will afford all of the thrill of coast
ing and still assure safety.
HERE FROLI THE EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Janda, Jr., of
Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived in the city
Saturday for a visit here with the
parents of Mr. Janda. Cyril Janda.
Sr., and wife, as well as the other
relatives and friends.
The young people were married
on October 29th at the Holy Family
church at Brooklyn, the trip west
being in the nature of a honeymoon
for the newlyweds. Mrs. Janda was
formerly Miss Anna Ziaya of Brook
lyn. The many friends of the young
people in this city will join in ex
tending their best wishes to the
couple for many years of success in
the future.
The newlyweds will be entertain
ed by a number of the friends dur
ing their stay in this city, where
they will visit for some time. They
will also visit at Sedalia, Missouri,
with the relatives and old friends.
RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs of this
city are rejoicing over the fact that
they are again grandparents, a fine
little daughter arriving at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chester B. Briggs.
The little one was born Sunday at
Winner, South Dakota, weighing
seven and one-half pounds, and was
christened Beverly 3elle Briggs. The
mother and little one are doing nice
ly. The many friends of the family
here will join in their congratulations
to the parents and well wishes for
the little one.
SUFFERS FROM FLU
Fred Hirz, plumber at the Bestor
& Swatek hardware store, has joined
Mr. Swatek, in the nursing of an
attack of the flu. FTed was not feel
ing well Saturday and going home
that evening was taken so ill that he
has since been been confined to his
room. It is hoped that in a few days
he may recover sufficiently to re
sume his usual activity.
Journal Want-Ad a get results I
SUFFERS SPRAINED WRIST
Mary Josephine Rebal, the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A.
Rebal, suffered a sprain of the right
wrist Saturc-ay afternoon while play
ing around the home. The little one
struck her wrist against a table at
the home and the force of the blow
caused a slight sprain to the mem
ber. It was necessary to have medi
cal attention ot dres the injured
wrist.
Rentschier is
Awarded $1,000
Damage by Jury
Discharged Employee of the Missouri
Pacific Secures Sum in Suit
Over Discharge.
From Wednesday's Daily
The jury in the case of Adam G.
Rentschier vs. the Missouri Paciiic
Railroad company, returned a sealed
a a. i a '
plaintiff $1,000 damage against the
railroad.
The amount of damage asked by
the plaintiff in his petition was $2,
990 alleged to be due him by reason
of his loss of position with the rail
road company.
The plaintiff, a resident of Louis
ville, was an employe of the bridge
gang of the railroad company in the
operation of a derrick used in the
work. He was in the employe of the
railroad on and prior to September
12, 1930, when he was discharged'
from the service, due to the curtail
ment of the force of workmen. The
plaintiff contended in his suit that
the railroad company maintained a
seniority list of their employees by
asraement arid that under this the
plaintiff held seniority over the two
veruict last evening in me case anu abie t(. deliver his message in person
which was opened by Judge Begley I to th2 legislature on inauguration
this morning, the jury awarding the'day Jan 5 it is believed that it will
men retained in the service. tfvo sessioni which is the limit of
The railroad company in their de-tme allowed for ltg deiivery. The
fense stated that the position held oy budfret ls belnR prepared by State Tax
the men retained was of a nature commissioner Smith, budget commis
that the plaintiff was not trained in!gioner under dlrectlon of tne gover.
iuu n ui a jjv i . w uj i . i vuivie - - - -
which was cf a dangerous nature.
The damage was awarded the
plaintiff for loss of wages due to his
displacement in the service of the
company and which at his age would
not permit his securing labor in other
railroad work.
The case will probably be carried I
to the state supreme court owing to !
the questions arising and which are
of an unusual nature.
DIES IN OHIO
Mrs. Mike Lutz of this city return- .
ed hone Tuesday from Ashland where 1
she was in attendance at the funeral
of her brother-in-law, C. H. Van Wee, j
which was held Moncay at Ashland
under the auspices of the Masonic t
order.
Mr. VanWee was a resident
of i
Ashland for a number of years and
was engaged in newspaper work there
and at several places in Nebraska.
He had been making his home at
Toledo, Ohio, where he died on No-1
vembcr 7th. The services were held k
there and the body shipped to Ash
land, the old home for interment.
Mrs. Van Wee was formerly Miss
Mary Carstens, sister of Mrs. Lutz.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
Raymond J. Larson, dispatching
clerk at the local postoffice, departed
Monday afternoon for Lincoln where
he will enter the U. S. Veterans' hos-
pital at that place. Mr. Larson has
been quite poorly for the past fewj
days and suffering from what seems
to be ulcers of the stomach, a trouble j
that he has had for some years. The
condition of the patient has become
such that treatment in the hospital!
was decided as necessary. It is hoped
that the patient may soon recover and I
De aoie lo return nome anu rstu:ne
his usual activities.
LITTLE LADY ILL
Dorothy Jean, small daughter of
County Treasurer and Mrs. John E.
Turner, is confined to the family
home on Locust street. The little
lady contracted a severe cold on Sat-
urday while at the Santa Claus fes-
tiviUes. Since that time she has been
forced to remain at home and away .
from her school work. !
Tales About
Bryan's Health
Set at Rest
Denial cf Goiter Story; Had Pneu
monia; Mrs. Eryan Not In
jured in Fall.
Replying to recent rumors Secre
tary Porterfield Tuesday said: "Gov
ernor Bryan is not afflicted with goit
er, as reported, nor did Mrs. Bryan
fall downstairs and receive injuries.
The governor's pulse at his worst
stage did not go down below 52 and
reach 32 as some have related. Gov
ernor Bryan suffered from pneumonia
Bnd his pulse and temperature are
now normal and he is improving
daily, but like all who have had
pneumonia he is still weak and it i3
only a question of building up hiT
strength. He has been in bed five
weeks. When he sits up he soon
tires."
If Governor Bryan should not feel
either be delivered without reading
or be read for him by the chief clerk
of the house or by one of his official
family, possibly Secretary Porterfield
who has a fine stage presence and a
good voice, cultivated in the practice
of law. The personal delivery of a
message by a governor to the legisla
ture in person is a matter of choice
by the governor, the same as it is
with the president of the United
States. Governor Thayer set a prece
dent many years ago by having his
read one cf hig nicssagC5?
Governor Bryan's budget message
may be delivcrde separately Jan. 9
or 10, immediately following the first
week end adjournment of the legis
lature and appointment of standing
commmeer .instead of belnir dellverad
the flrteentn day of lhe legtda-
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CHRISTMAS BUSINESS
An Editorial
The merchant who sits back and
cries there isn't going to be any
, Christmas business has a mistaken
i
and a Perverted idea of life. The beau-
tiful custom of gift-giving that has
come down through the years will not
be lightly tossed aside in this year of
depressed business conditions and un
employment. The value of the gift
may he greatly reduced, but the cus-
torn will prevail. And those who can
offer practical, moderately - priced
merchandise to their trade will find
there is "plenty of Christmas gift."
i3 just this sort of gifts that are
being advertised in the Journal by
j home town merchants who offer you
iinf-.il massed huviner onnortunities.
It may be well for the custom that
this set-back, so to speak, has come.
Perhaps we had gotten into the habit
i0f commerc ializing this greatest holi-
day of the year unduly. Turning its
icftv sentiments into a parade of dol-
lars is not in line with the true mean
ing of Christmas.
It is. first of all. a day for little
! children, and no youth who believes
in that j'dliept of all creatures, Santa
Claus, shruld have to be disappointed
on Christmas day. True, some can-
riot have as much a3 others, but no
child in all this rich nation should be
obliged to forego the pleasures of
receiving something on Christmas
day.
Read the aus in the Journal from
day to day for new3 of practical, yet
inexpensive gifts, in food, clothing,
etc., fur the adults, and toys for the
children.
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JURY OUT OVER SUNDAY
prom Monday's Daily
The Jury trying the case of Pike
vs. Lane, auto damage suit, was out
over Sunday and spent the day In
the custody of Bailiff William Atch-
ison. The juror3 who are quartered
at the Hotel Riley, spent the greater
part of the day at the Jury room in
the court house. The Jury enjoyed a
walk in the brisk winter air from
the court house to the restaurants
for their meals. The Jury is largely
composed of residents of the west
portion of the county.