Nebr. State Historical Society
VOL. HO. XUX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1933.
NO. 22
Track Season
Has Center of the
Staee Just Now
Local High School Students Busy in
Trying Out for various
Track Events.
The coming or spring brings with
it the -waning of the basketball sea
son and the dawn of the few weeks
of track workouts and meets for the
prep schools and colleges of the land.
The Plattsmouth high school stu
dents are now busy each afternoon
following the close of the school day,
in the tryout for the various events
that make up track sport and some
excellent records have been made
even in the short time that track
practice has been on.
The new men that have been out
and showing well in their work are
Albert Todd, Maynard McCleary, Sam
Arn, Francis Libershal, Jess Taylor,
George Crouch, George Luschlnsky,
Howard Hirz, "Kenneth Armstrong,
Robert Rummel, "William Jensen and
Richard BrendeL
Coach Rothert has several who let
tered in track last year, who are In
the best of shape this season and
should aid in maintaining the ath
letic record of the school in this line
of sport. These include Edgar
Sletz, mile and ,half mile; Oliver
Taylor, mile and half mile; Greth
Garnett, jumps and hurdles; George
Adam, 8 SO, 440 and Javelin; Stuart
Porter, weights; "William Wet en
kamp, 200.
The local schedule for the track
season include several stiff meets
which will be real tests for the Plat
ters, the schedule being as follows:
April 14 Tarkio, Mo., invitation
meet.
April 19 Benson meet at Omaha.
April -2 6-Bellerue meet at Part
Crook IraeTc. '
May 5 Quad meet at Omaha,
North, South, Benson and Platts
mouth. There are also tentative meets
with Nebraska City and South high
of Omaha but which are not definite
ly scheduled.
Track is a most exacting sport,
particularly In the Eprints and run
ning events and requires the con
tribution of all that the participant
has In strength and nerve.
MANY ATTEND SEEVICE
From Thursdays Dally
The St. Paul's Evangelical church
was filled with a large congregation
last evening to attend the third of
the series of Holy week union serv
ices. The service was participated in
by the ministers of the four churches
that have Joined in the meetings.
Rev. H. G. McClusky, Canon Petter,
Rev. C. O. Troy and Rev. O. G. Wich-
mann. the host minister last eve
ning.
The responsive reading was given
by Canon Petter of the St. Luke's
church, the scripture reading by Rev.
H. G. McClusky and the prayer by
Rev. Wichmann.
The address of the evening was
given by Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of
the First Methodist church. ITThe
Cross and Individual Life" being the
subject of the fine mesage of Easter
tide. The address was most inspiring
and one followed with the greatest
interest by the audience.
The music of the service was the
congregational singing of the entire
audience.
RECOVERS MULE
William Rose, living near Avoca,
who a few days ago had a brown
mollie mule taken from near his
farm, has recovered the animal. The
mule was found a few miles from
the Rose home and where it is
thought to have been abandoned by
the persons taking it for fear of
being caught. The mule was a valu
able one and the return of the animal
has been deeply appreciated by the
owner.
ST.T.T5S MYNARD ELEVATOR
The elevator at Mynard which was
operated for a great many years by
the firm of Gillespie & Adams, has
been sold by the owner, Mrs. J. H.
Adams of this city. The elevator was
purchased by C. E. Metzger, well
known cattle feeder who will use
the elevator fo rthe handling of
grain In the future.
SHERIFF KEPT LIVELY
From Thursday's Daily
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was kept
busy last evening in pursuit of par
ties who were reported as being on
highway No. 75 and in a condition
of intoxication, but they managed tc
elude the sheriff. One party was re
ported to be parked along the high
way north of the city with a broken
wheel on their car, but when the
sheriff arrived on the scene there was
no trace to be found cf the sought
men. The ether party was reported
a3 being on No. 75 south of this
city. The parties were reported to be
driving an Omaha car.
Reforestation
May Aid Local
Unemployed
Prospective Mobilization at Ft. Crook
Creates Interest Among
Residents Here.
While there has been no definite
orders received as to the mobilization
of Nebraska unemployed at the con
centration camps, a part of the pre
liminary for the reforestation pro
gram, much interest has been created
here.
The men selected will be single
men from 18, to 25 and who have de
pendents and are unemployed at this
time. The men will be selected in
quotas that will be called from "Wash
ington and will be assembled at Fort
Crook for training and then after two
weeks of being hardened will be sent
to the various localities where the
forestattion or reforestation is to be
carried out.
The men selected for the camp will
be from the unemployed and those
who have, been receiving, relief it is
expected. When the men are as
sembled they are placed on the pay
roll at ?30 per month, a part of
which, probably half will be alloted
to their dependents, following the
plan of the army allotments made in
the world war days, the worker re
taining the rest of the wage.
The men are fed, sheltered and
clothed and cared for during the time
jthat they are engaged in this pro
gram, their enlistment covering a
period of a year.
The camps will be regulated by
discipline, the men working and en-
Joying their recreation periods on
the regular army schedule. The camps
will be operated on the plan of a
general hour for retiring and arising
and fixed hours for meals. In the
training camp3 they will be given
the 'usual setting up exercises to
place them in the best of shape phy
sically for the work that will be their
task when they reach the scene of
the reforestation work.
STEPS IN BAD SHAPE
The steps on the east side of the
U. S. postoffice building in this city,
has for the past ten days presented
a most delapidated appearance, a
large chuck of the lower concrete
step having given way and the place
protected by a box to keep someone
from suffering an injury. The place
is most unsightly and should have
a treatment of the "New Deal," to
place it in proper shape again and
not remain an eye sore to the other
wise attractive building.
VISITS WITH RELATIVES
Mrs. Jennie Enberg, of Sheridan,
Wyoming, who has been here for a
isit with her sisters, Misses Gerda
and Alpha Peterson, has departed for
Lincoln where she will be the guest
of friends for a few days and then
go on to her home in the west. Mrs.
Enberg and the Misses Peterson,
during her visit here motored to
York, Nebraska, where they enjoyed
a short visit with another sister, Mrs.
Hulda Sterner and family.
VISIT AT NEBRASKA CITY
Mrs. George K. Petring and son,
Richard, of Norfolk, Nebraska, were
in the city for a short time on Thurs
day, being en route to Nebraska City
where they are to visit over the
Easter season. Mrs. Petring and son
will spend the week end at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Borchers, as well as visiting with the
members of the Petring family.
Local Bridge
Players in World
Bridge Olympic
Mrs. E. J. Richey cf This City to Ee
Local Chairman for Gancs
Which Occur Kay 1st.
Plattsmouth bridge enthusiasts
are to have the opportunity to join
in the world bridge Olympic, to be
held on May 1st at 1:01 p. m. U. S.
central standard time. The National
Bridge Association has designated
Mrs. E. J. Richey of this city as the
local chairman and who will have
charge of the arrangements for the
play for the honors of the world con
test and the beautiful prizes that are
to be trophies of the event.
This is the second annual bridge
Olympic sponsored by the national
association and has already created
a great deal of interest in all parts
cf the country. The play will be
made at the same time in forty-four
countries of the world, when at the
given time the seals cf sixteen hands
of bridge, prepared by national ex
perts will be broken and play start
ed. It Is expected that from 75.000
to 50,000 players will participate.
The place of the Plattsmouth play
will be announced later by Mrs.
Richey as she completes arrange
ments for the local play.
Countries already entered In the
Bridge Olympic include every nation
in Eurcpa, all South American coun
tries, Egypt, the Belgian Congo,
China, Australia, South Africa, all
Central American states, India, Sa
moa, Cuba, Eermuda, the Dutch East
Indies and all island possessions of
the United States. As in the first
world bridge Olympic last spring iha
tournament in which the sixteen
bridge handa "lesked'irot brjurs be
fore the contest was to begin and
the American Bridge Olympic last
fall, every state in the United States
and every province in Canada will
be represented.
"People speaking twenty different
tongues will meet in more than 1,000
groups, banding the globe, to enter
the competition," a spokesman for
the association said yesterday. "We
are taking no chances of a 'leak this
time, however, and as in the tourna
ment last fall have arranged with
Western Union to have messengers
deliver at 8 p. m. the day of the game
the sixteen hands on which contest
ants will pit themselves against an
unknown 'par.' That arrangement
will secure delivery of four-fifths of
the hands and the balance will be
delivered through the leading bank
ers in the other towns that is, if
the town still has a banker. If not, a
reputable citizen will be chosen for
the duty."
So right on the stroke of 8 p. m.
May 1, Sin. Bosman of Batavia, Dutch
East Indies, will drive 100 miles to
get his hands and then drive an
other 200 miles in order to take part
in the game, will be striving to play
better contract bridge than members
of the Women's Community club of
Brawley, Cal., who are holding a
tournament to add to the fund for
furnishing their new clubhouse.
Japanese in Yokohama, Japan, will
play the same hands as American
soldiers in the American barracks in
Tientsin, China, where twelve tables
will cb in the race for one of the
World Bridge Olympic trophies. Five
hundred players will sit down to the
game in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and
seventy-five tables will participate
in the David Jones, Limited, and
Sydney, Australia, department store
game. Forty tables have been or
dered by the team manager at Can
nes, France; sixty tables for The
Hague, Holland; twenty tables for
Zagreb, Jugoslavia, and C. T. Steger,
American consul at Beirut, Syria, is
among the entries from that city.
The governors of several states
will play, and at least one States As
sistant Attorney-General is running
a tournament. Doctors of the Mayo
clinic in Rochester, Minn., and doc
tors of the .New York Physicians
club are among the contestants. The
largest game to date is the one plan
ned by the Long Island Grotto, a
Masonic group, who will entertain
more than 1,000 players in a tour-
nament in Brooklyn. James M. Mag
ner, Jr., winner of the East-West
trophy last year will head a game of
more than 800 players in Boston, un
der the sponsorship and for the bene
fit of several Boston charities.
There are 360 trophies to be award
ed, of which the two famous plati
num trophies, each valued at $10,000
ere the most coveted. These are
statues of Brazilian onyx and plati
num, and will go to the north-south
and east-west winners for one year.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Friday's Daily
Bert Coleman, who has been tak
ing treatment at the Methodist hos
pital at Omaha for the past three
weeks, returned home today. Mr.
Coleman's health i3 somewhat im
proved and his many friends here
are hoping that he will continue to
show improvement.
Orval Denson
Given Sentence
for Forgery
Your: Man Arrested at Omaha on
Thursday for Offense Com
mitted in July, 1930.
Thursday afternoon Deputy Sher
iff Jarvis Lancaster apprehended
Orvil Denson, former resident here,
at Omaha, on a forgery charge.
The warrant for the arrest w;
made some two years ago, he being
charged with having forgsd the name
of A. D. lthoden of Murray to a
check for $24.50. The young man
left here before the warrant could be
served and has since been at large.
The local officers finally located the
young man in Omaha and hs was ac
cordingly placed under arrest and
brought here.
He was arraigned in the county
court when reaching here and entered
a pica of guilty, to the charge. This
morning ths young mtis was brought
before Judge James T. Begley in the
district court and was given a sen
tence of one to two years in the
state reformatory at Lincoln.
PLANT GIVEN CLEANING
The pumping plant of the Platts
mouth Water Corporation has Just
been given a thorough cleaning that
will be completed with the flushing
of the mains Saturday and Monday.
The sand in the filter house, 700 tons.
has all been removed and replaced
with new sand, the settling basins
are all thoroughly cleaned out and
now contain 1,000,000 gallons of the
fine pure water that makes this city
known over the state. Mr. Minor,
the superintendent of the plant here
has had the standpipe all cleaned
and placed in first class shape in
every way and manganese which is
found to some extent in the water
has been removed from the basins,
it making a deposit in the bottoms
after some time unless there is
changes of water and cleaning.
The city has a remarkable fine wa
ter supply those purity i3 one of the
best that can be found in the state
and with an abundance to supply all
cf the needs of the community. The
difference can readily be noticed
when compared with the water of
other places.
HOLD CLOSING SEEVICE
From M4it'i Dotty
The last in the series of four Holy
week meetings by several churches
of the city was held last evening at
the First Methodist church.
The speaker for the evening was
the Rev. O.-G. Wichmann, pastor of
the St. Paul's Evangelical churcn
and who brought the message,
"Watchers at the Cross," the speaker
bringing a strong and able message
in this, the last of the Eeries of Len
ten sermons that has marked the
union services.
The scripture lesson was given by
Canon Petter and the prayer by Rev.
H. G. McClusky, while the services
were opened by Rev. C. O. Troy, the
host pastor.
During the service, Miss Jean
Hayes gave a very beautiful vocal of
fering, "Were Tou There "When They
Crucified My Lord?"
The services which have closed
have been productive of a most in
spiring spirit among the members of
tKe various churches and have tendl
ed to make this Lenten season more
inspiring than in many years.
Phone the n
no. e.
Elmwood People
Celebrate Their
Silver Wedding
Mr. end Mrs. Ed Eornemeier Enter
tain Large Group of Friends
in Honor Anniversary.
From Saturday's Dally
The silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Eornemeier was observed last
Sunday, April 9th, at their beautiful
heme near Elmwood. A large num
ber of friends and relatives were
present. The house was beautifully
decorated in pink and silver and a
large wedding cake formed the table
centerpiece. A bounteous cafeteria
dinner was served at noon.
During the afternoon a short pro
gram was presented, as follows:
Instrumental numbers by Bernice,
Donald and Irene Rieckman and Roy
and Willard Stock.
Solo, "When Your Hair has Turn
ed to Silver," by Coral Bornemeier,
accompanied on the piano by Doretta
Schlaphof.
Rev. C. Lewien gave a short ad
dress after which "Blest be the Tie
that Binds" was sung.
There were many beautiful and
useful gifts received.
Those present were Rev. and Mrs.
Lewien, Laverna; Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Bornemeier, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Rosenow and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Hill and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Bornemeier, all of Elmwood;
Otto Reichman and family, of Alvo;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schlueter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schlap
hoff and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Bornemeier, all of Wabash; Kenneth
Wiles, of Weeping Water; Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Kreager and Selma of My
nard; Fred Kohler, Mrs. Plaeger and
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Engelkemier and
family,-all" of Nehawkar Mr. ahd lirs.
William Stock and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Rickert and family,- Wm.
Ernest Schlueter and John Swartz,
all of Murdock; Miss Mildred Heinke
and Leona Bornemeier, of Omaha, to
gether with the guests of honor, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Bornemeier and
their family.
GET YOUR LICENSE
From Saturday's Dally
Today is the last day set as the
deadline for the old 1932 auto li
cense plates, the car owners and driv
ers having had a four months' holi
day in the matter of securing the
necessary license. The fees having
been fixed in the recent bill passed
by the legislaature, the county of
ficers gave a two weeks' extension
so that all might have time to come
in and get the plates. That time is
now up and those who operate their
car or truck must have 1933 plates
or remain off the road with the car
or truck.
There are still many without the
new licenses and a great many will
probably have to let the cars remain
idle until circumstances will permit
the expenditure of the necessary
cash for the license.
MANY TAKE EXAMINATION
From Saturday's Daily
The local postoffice was the scene
of a great deal of activity today
when an examination was held for
substitute clerk-carrier. There were
some seventeen taKing me examin
ation and from these three will be
elected who will be called If their
services are aesirea in tne tuture.
There are no vacancies at this time
but the ones that qualify will have
the priority rights in case there are
vacancies occurring in the postoffice
here.
SMOKESTACK BLOWS DOWN
During the high wind that pre
vailed Wednesday night, the smoke
stack at the creamery of the Platts
mouth Produce, was blown down.
The stack was wrecked and as the
result there was considerable delay
in getting the creamery In operation
for the regular run.
ENJOY VACATION
The . St. John's parochial school
was closed Wednesday noon for the
remainder , of the week and will re
open on Tuesday .morning, remaining
closed for the Holy week. -
QUEEN ESTHERS MEET
The Queen Esthers held a very
pleasant meeting on Thursday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Henry Ofe,
Jr., with a large number of the
members inattendance. The hostess
was assisted by Miss Alice Taylor.
The devotional period was led by
Mrs. Glen Starkey, and preceded the
regular social features of the even
ing. After the enjoyment of the games
and other entertainment, the even
ing was closed with the serving of
dainty and delicious refreshments by
the hostesses.
Students Home
to Enjoy Their
Spring Vacation
Flattsmonth Young People from Col
leges and Universities Are
Home for Few Days.
Btoosa 5idajr Daily
With the Easter season at hand
the Plattsmouth young people who
are attending universities and schools
at different points are home to enjoy
a few days visit with the home folks
and to spend Easter here.
From the University of Nebraska
Miss .Theresa Libershal, James T.
Begley. Miss Madge Garnett, Robert
R. Livingston, George F. Swatek,
Robert Mann, John H. Becker,
Charles Nowacek, Miss Maxine Cloidt,
Mildred Hall are here. While from
Peru Ralph Mason is home for the
holiday season. Robert Rea is alsoH
is home from St. Benedict's college at
Atchison, Kansas. ,
From Chicago, Ted Hadraba, who
i3 attending Northwestern university
is home, to enjoy a short stay, ..
Miss Jean Hayes, who is attend
ing Morningside College-at "Bieox
City and George Sayles, Jr., studying
at Creighton are also among the va
cation visitors. . ..
BONDHOLDERS HOLD MEETING
From Friday's Dally
The bondholders of the Elks lodge,
covering the property of the lodge
and the Country club, met last eve
ning to discuss their interests in the
litisration pending in the tax fore
closure on the Country dub. The
bondholders represent all those who
have invested in the proposition and
seventy-four of the bondholders were
represented at the meeting at the li
brary. It was voted to have a com
mittee composed of H. A. Schneider,
George B. Mann and Searl S. Davis,
plan some action to be taken to pro
tect the Interest of the holders of the
bonds. The committee will report at
a meeting to be held later and at
which time they will present their
findings.
J. D. GRAVES VERY LOW
J. D. Graves of Peru, well known
attorney of southeastern Nebraska,
was taken to Omaha Thursday where
he was placed in the Immanuel hos
pital for treatment. Mr. Graves is a
brother of Judge Charles L. Graves,
Sherd Graves of Rock Bluffs and
Alex Graves of Murray.
Mr. Graves has been a sufferer
from heart trouble for several years
and other complications have made
his case a very serious one and which
has caused a great deal of apprehen
sion to the members of the family.
This afternoon Judge C. L. Graves,
Sherd Graves and Howard Graves,
the latter a nephew of Mr. Graves,
motored to Omaha to visit the
patient at the hospital for a few
hours. , '
CARD OF THANKS
"We wish to extend to our friends
and neighbors sincere appreciation
for the many acts of kindness shown
us in the illness of our loved one, also
to all who gave sympathy and com
fort in the bereavement. These kind
nesses will long be remembered.
Mrs. James Janca and Family.
CALLED TO MISSOURI
Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson depart
ed Thursday evening for Marysville,
Missouri, where they were called by
the serious illness of a sister of Mrs.
Hudson. They are expecting to re
main for several days until, the pa
tient 13 showing some Improvement.!
Capture Box
Car Robbers After
a Long Chase
Sheriff Sylvester, Deputy Lancaster
and City Police Conduct Suc
cessful Pursuit.
From Saturday's Dally
Local officers last night captured
two men who are wanted in connec
tion with the robbery of a freight
car at Pacific Junction, also recover
ing the loot and the auto that the
men had stolen in Omaha.
Sheriff Sylvester and Deputy Sher
iff Lancaster had been stationed at
the Missouri river bridge to look for
a car and while there the car of the
box car robbers came across the
bridge and the officers becoming sus
picious took up the trail of the car
and Its three occupants. The auto
party evidently were alarmed and
Etarted to try and make their escape
and hotly pursued by the officers.
The chase led through the city and
the police were called in to assist
in the chase.
The pursued car started north.
evidently in an attempt to reach Om
aha, but the officers followed so close
ly that the car was finally forced to
turn west near Oreapolis and hitting
the dirt road was unable to make
speed and was finally forced off the
road by the car of Sheriff Sylvester.
The robbers' car drove down an em
bankment and partially into a field,
tearing out a section of fence. The
three men then broke for cover and
under the pursuit of th9 officers.
Two of the men were detected later
in trying to get across tho Platte
river bridge while the third man was
successful in escaping from the scene.
but is Btill being sought.
In the -.cart was. di3OTTwed. -three'
largo boxes of ladles silk hose which
it was found had been stolen earlier
in the night from a Burlington
freight car In the Pacific Junction
yards and which Is being held here
for the Iowa officers.
The car which was driven by the
men was a large Hudson and was re
ported to have been stolen in Omaha.
The men were brought on to this
city and oneof them, Erwin Van
Horn, 27, lodged in the county jail,
whils Eli Perry, 29, was placed
in the city Jail to await the investi
gation. VanHorn denied having en
tered the box car and claimed the
missing man as the one that commit
ted the robbery.
The men are suspected of having
been involved in store robberies at
Red Oak and other points in south
ern Iowa. A check is being made to
find if the men are wanted elsewhere.
They will be turned over to the Iowa
officers as the robbery occurred In
Mills county.
Questioned thi3 morning by Sheriff
Sylvester, VanHorn stated that his
home had been at Bloomfield, Iowa,
also that Perry and Burman had
both served time in the Michigan
Penitentiary and that they made their
escape from a road gang in that state
two years ago.
HAS FOOT INJURED
From Friday's Dally
Richard Livingston, one of the
young farmere residing near this city.
suffered a severe injury thi3 morning.
Mr. Livingston was working with a
horse and the animal suddenly step
ped on the foot of the young man and
mashing it In a painful manner. The
ycung man was brought into this city
and the Injured foot dressed and
treated and made as comfortable a3
possible. Tne irjury is such that it
will keep Richard on the inactivo list
for soms time at least.
SUFFERS FROM PNEUMONIA
Oscar Smalley, South Sixth street
barber, who has been suffering from
an attack of pneumonia for the past
few days, is reported as being slight
ly improved. Mr. Smalley has been
under constant medical care and it
is hoped that he may soon be well
on the highway to recovery. Mr.
Smalley's many friends are hoping
that he may soon be on the highway
to recovery and able to resume hl3
usual activities.
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