Nebr. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. XT.nr
?Ladies
a Picnic
at Nehawka
Jocatlfcn Cass Chapter Holds An
nus! Event at Heme of Mrs. Mar
ion Tucker Wednesday
Wednesday evening the annual pic
nic f ' Jonathan Cass chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion was held at the home of Mrs
Marion Tucker at Nehawka, to which
event a group of the Plattsmouth la
dies, members of the Fontenelle chap
ter were guests.
The settings were most attractive
fcr the event and the ladies enjoyed
to the utmost the delicious picnic
supper served them on the lawn and
in the pleasantness of an ideal sum
mer afternoon.
A report of the continental con
gress held In April at Washington,
D. C, was given by Mrs. E. H. Wes
oott, past state regent, as well as
Miss Vestetta Robertson. Mrs. Wes
cott gave a very complete and in
teresting resume of the various high
lights of the convention, the legis
lation urged and measures advocated
in their program of national preser
vation and defense, while Miss Rob
ertson, who had served as a Nebraska
page, gave many interesting incidents
of the national gathering.
Mrs. F. R. Gobelman, regent of
Fontenelle chapter, gave a few re
marks appreciative of the delightful
event in which they had been invited
to join.
The Jonathan Ca3s chapter is com
posed of ladies residing at Nehawka,
Weening: Water and Avoca. and is
one of the live and active chapters
of the state.
The Plattsmouth ladies attending
the picnic were Mrs. F. R. Gobelman,
Mrs. E. H. Weseott. Mrs. F. G. Mor-1
gan, Mrs. Otto Keck, Miss Carolin
Baird, Miss Vestetta Robertson, Mis
Tearl Staats, Mrs. Mae Morgan, Mrs
Geo. B. Mann and Mrs. L. O. Minor.
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA
The marriage of Edward Mullen
former popular Plattsmouth younf
man, and Miss Marie Martin, formei
Omaha girl, occurred on Wednesdaj
morning at 8 o'clock at the churct
of the Immaculate Conception, Lot
Angeles, California.
The wedding was attended by tht
friends and relatives of the happy
3'oung people residing in the Cali
fornia city, and following the cele
bration of the nuptial mass of tht
church, the bridal party were enter
tained at a charming wedding break
fast at the Mona Lusa cafe.
Mr. and Mrs. Mullen departed af
ter the breakfast for Santa Marie..
California, where they will enjoy a
short honeymoon before returning tc
Los Angeles, where they will be at
home to their friend3 at 1209 South
Lake street.
The young people will receive the
heartiest best wishes from the friends
in thi3 city on the new happiness that
has come to them and for a future
filled with success.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mullen of this city and
was for some time engaged here with
his father and brother in the meat
market and grocery, later going to
the west coast a year ago, where he
ha3 since resided.
The bride is a native Nebraskan
and formerly resided at Omaha, where
they had a large circle of warm
friends among her acquaintances. She
also has made her home in Los An
geles for the past few years.
VISITS IN CITY
From Thursday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albert, resi
dents of near Louisville, were In the
city today to spend a few hours with
relatives and friends and looking
after some trading. While in the city
Mr. Albert called at the Journal of
fice and renewed his subscription to
the semi-weekly edition of the paper.
Mr. Albert reports that his section
of the county had a slight rainfall
the first of the week but a great deal
more rain is badly needed.
Thi3 afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert with Henry Sanders, father of
Mrs. Albert, departed for the state
of Washington where they are to en
joy a visit with relatives.
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D. A.R
EnjVy
GOES TO KANSAS CITY
Joseph E. Hartford, who gradu
ated on June 12th from the Iowa
State college at Ames, departed this
morning for Kansas City, Missouri,
where he has accepted a position. Mr,
Hartford had accompanied his par
ents, Mr. asH Mrs. C. E. Hartford,
back from college and had expected
to remain here several days but was
called to take up his new work at
once. He will enter the service of
the U. S. Gypsem Co., where his
brother, Willi3 Hartford, is also em
ployed. Mr. Hartford has been a
student in the college of engineering
at the Iowa State college, one of the
best known institutions of its kind
in the country, and is well pleased
that he .has secured this excellent
position so soon after his graduation.
Plan Work on
Louisville State
Park Grounds
Civilian Conservation Corps Will Es
tablish Camp Roosevelt to Look
After Work There.
Guy Spencer, Omaha; M. M. Sul
livan, Spalding, and George Hastings,
Grant, members of the fish and game
commission, and Frank B. O'Connell,
chief, accompanied by a landscape
artist, were at Louisville, says the
Courier, planning improvements to
be made at the state recreation
grounds this summer by the 200
members of the forestation camp to
be stationed here by the first of July.
The committee went from Louisville
to the state fish hatcheries at Gretna
and also to the recreation grounds
at Memphis, these three points to be
considered by workmen from the
Roosevelt camp to be
Louisville.
located near I
. The improvements outlined. by, the
andscape artl3t will consist of build
ig scenic drives around the lakes,
amoving a number of unsightly sand
anks which surround the lakes,
rimming trees and removing under
rush. planting ornamental trees
iter in the fall and beautifying the
rrounds generally.
A great amount of work can be
.cocniplished by this large force of
aen during the four or five months
hey will be stationed at Louisville,
he good that will result is of
nestimable value. The work they
vill do is such that could not have
een secured through state appro
bation channels for many years to
ome and will mean the placing of
he recreation grounds on a par with
my in the nation. In addition, the
ocating of the camp wil lbring in
considerable money, both as regards
hat spent by the men themselves and
he purchase of supplies for the camp
jy the government itself.
The forestation camp, which has
been designated as Roosevelt camp,
.vill be located just northeast of
town. City water mains are being
put in and everything will be In
readiness when the men arrive.
BOARD TAKES ADJOURNMENT
From Friday's Daily
The county board of equalization
composed of the county commission
ars, county assessor and county clerk,
which has been in session this week
at the court house, has taken an ad
journment. The board will re-convene
on Monday, June 26th for the
purpose of hearing complaints.
The board of education of school
district No. 22, the city of Weeping
Water, has filed objections to the
valuation of the Peoples' Gas & Elec
tric Co., which matter will be given
a hearing by the board when the par
ties Interested .may appear and lay
their case before the board.
HAS CAR SMASHED UP
Friday evening while Prank Asch
enbrenner and family were visiting
at South Omaha with relatives and
friends, they had the car in which
they were driving, badly damaged in
a collision with another auto. The
accident occurred at 20th and O
streets, the other car suddenly driv
ing out of O street and sideswiping
the car of Mr. Aschenbrenner with
the result that the fenders and run
ning board on one side were badly
damaged. The family was able to
get home, however, by having the car
temporarily repaired.
Washington to
be Main Objective
on Scout Tour
Entire Week in the Nation's Capita!
One cf Outstanding Highlights
of the 1933 Journey.
Scoutmaster Robert D. Murphree
of Louisville, accompanied by most
of the members of his Scout troop
and a few other Cass county youths.
will leave early Monday mornin
June 29, on the fourth annual "gypsy
hike," a trip scheduled to cover the
greatest number of miles of any taken
to date, and with more boys than
have heretofore gone.
A body has been built on the large
trailer chassis secured in the south
last year, and with their route almost
entirely over paved roads, Rev. Mur
phree expects to take twenty-five or
twenty-six boys, together with lim
ited clothing and camping equip
ment. The seats are arranged down
the middle of the trailer with the
boys sitting back to back, instead of
along the outer edges as last year.
Each boy pays the sum of $5 for
transportation, including their pro
portionate share of bridge tolls, and
a like sura is estimated to be suffi
cient to cover the cost of food con
sumed on the trip. As heretofore on
these trips, each boy will do his own
food buying and cooking. Rev. Mur
phree acting as purser and distribut
ing their money to them as needed
for that purpose. A limited supply of
canned goods will be taken, suffici
ent to last until their arrival in
Washington and some more bulky
items of foodstuff that have been do
nated will be shipped to that point,
fcr use from there on. In addition.
fl ,. i, . k-o" win ..
ried that will eliminate necessity of
going to the -"pantry" -at least until
their second day out.
The party will tarry here to pick
up five local boys who are to ac
company them, and then head east
ward across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, into Pennsylvania and south
easterly to Washington. They expect
to reach the capital city Thursday
afternoon, June 29th or some time
the following day.
Their stay there will comprise an
entire week, with short trips from
their base camp to places of interest
in that section of the country The
Fourth of July will be spent in view
ing some of the imposing sights of
that city, and they will not break
camp before the 6th, or possibly one
or two days thereafter.
They are looking forward to the
opportunity of shaking hands with
President Roosevelt unless the press
of government business is too great
to permit of spending a few moments
welcoming the Nebraska boys. If so,
they will have to console themselves
with a visit to the White House on
a pass secured for them through cour
tesy oi Hon. jonn Morenead, con
gressman from this district.
From Washington they will head
southward through Alexandria and
Fredericksburg to Richmond for an
overnight stop and possibly spend a
day in the southern capital city, go
ing on into the Carolinas, with
Charleston, S. C, as their objective
for the second week-end. This will
be their only ocean shore point of
stop and all are looking forward to
another swim in the Atlantic, such
as they enjoyed last year at Jackson
ville, Florida.
From Charleston, the route will
be westward to Atlanta. Georgia, at
which point they expect to spend two
cr three days, thence to Chattanooga
and its historic Look-out mountain,
towering high above the beautiful
Tennesse river valley. The third
and concluding week-end of their
trip will be spent in Chattanooga.
On Monday morning, July 17th, they
will start for home, going northward
through Nashville, Bowling Green
(the site of Mammoth cave) and
Louisville. Kentucky. From Louis-
Krille the route will be westward to
St. Louis and Kansas City and thence
north through Kansas, for home. The
date of their arrival here is planned
for Friday, July 21st.
Due to congested traffic on north
ern highways radiating out of Chl
cage and the great resonsibility of
looking after so many boys at the
World's Fair, Rev. Murphree con
cluded to abandon that part of the!
PLATTSHOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JUNE
trip that would have taken them to
Detroit, into Canada, Niagara Falls
and New York City and spend i
greater length of time in Washing
ton, which is known as the sight
seers paradise. Thi3 arrangement
also permits of a stop in Atlanta,
which was passed hurriedly through
last year.
It will be a great trip and like
those heretofore taken under guid
ance -of Rev. Murphree, will afford
the boys privileged to go an oppor
tunity of seeing more of this old na
tion of ours than falls to the average
person in an entire lifetime.
The boys from Plattsmouth who
are scheduled to make this year's trip
include Eilly Rosencrans and Jimmie
Webb, who went last year; John
Bestor, Warren Reed and Frederick
Fricke.
Paying on No.
24 Being Rushed
to Completion
One Mile of Project Remains as
Workers Push Laying Concrete
on Eastward to Union.
The long per;o3 of dry weather has
been most favorable for the contract
ors on the paving of Bryan highway,
or No. 24, from Nehawka east to
Union, there being now but a little
over a mile of the highway to-com
plete. When this is finished there
will be paving from this city - clear
to the Nehawka corner and which
will givo the residents of that section
a fin j roadway into the county seat.
The work was started a mile west
of the Nehawka corner and ' Is now
at a point near the bridge west of
Union approaching the town through
which the twenty-foot roadway will
be laid to the junction of No. 24
and No. 75 east of Union. . -l
Herbert - Schwaderer engineartor
the state Is well -pleased at the . rate
of progress and which should insure
completion in ten days or two weeks
from the present outlook. . In one
day 1,300 yards of paving was laid
and at that rate there will be but a
short time before the work is wound
up.
With additional federal fund3 that
will be available for the road work
in the state, there has been, hope
that possibly the remaining stretch
of the highway from Nehawka to the
vicinity of Eagle might ba completed
this year, but nothing definite on
this work has been announced as
yet.
DIES IN KANSAS
Word has reached liere from
Wichita. Kansas, of the death in that
Jcity of Harold Manspeaker, 26, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Manspeaker, for
mer residents of Plattsmouth several
years ago. The deceased was taken
with a sudden attack of appendicitis
and hurried to the hospital, but the
appendix had ruptured and periton
itis had set in and from the effects
of which the patient was unable to
recover and gradually grew worse
until death. The many old friends of
the family here will regret to learn
of the death of the young man and
extend to the family their deepest
sympathy.
HAS CAR STOLEN
From Friday's Daily
William Ketelsen of this city, who
is employed at the McFadden-Stuart
garage in Omaha, yesterday after
noon had his car stolen from the vi
cinity of the garage building where
It was parked. The car was reported
to the police department of Omaha
but so far has not been recovered.
The theft of the car has proven a
great inconvenience to Mr. Ketelsen
who has been driving back and forth
to his work from this city.
VISIT IN THE CITY
Miss Olive Gass has had the pleas
ure of a visit from a cousin and wife
from Cleveland, Ohio, who are en
route to Dakota for a short visit.
The party comprised Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Donahue, who have been at
tending the Century of Progress Ex
position at Chicago and are now en
route to South Dakota to visit the
parents of Mr. Donahue. They will
spend some time with the parents and
then return home to Cleveland.
19, 1933.
Four Die in Auto
Wreck at Murray
Grade Crossing
Party of Geneva Residents, Driving to
Fort Crook, Have Car Smashed
at Railroad Crossing.
Four persons are dead and two
Eeriously if not fatally injured, as
the result of a wreck last night at
10:45 at the MissourPacific railroad
crossine at Murray, when the car
driven by O. L. Bailer of Geneva, Ne
braska, drove into a fast through
southbound freight on the railroad.
The dead:
O. L. BAILER. 50.
ROBERT BAILER. 18.
LAWRENCE MERRILL, 21.
FRANCESBAUMGARTNER, 17.
The seriously Injured are:
Mrs. O. L. Bailer.
Miss Edith Bailer, 13.
The Geneva party were en route to
Fort Crook where they were return
ing Robert Bailer and Lawrence Mer
rill, who had been home for a Sunday
visit and were en route back to the
conservation camp at the fort. This
information was given by other mem
bers of the Geneva group at the fort
who came here when the news of
the accident was first received.
The Bailer car had apparently
driven on the tracks, not seeing the
moving train, as the front part of
the sedan was smashed very badly
and the wreckage had been carried
some distance. ; The bodies of Law
rence Merrill and Robert Bailer were
hurled clear of the wreckage and
very badly mangled as the result of
the accident, they with Mr. Bailer
being caught in the front seat of the
car as it struck.
The injured were taken to Omaha
and placed in the University hos
pital. The injured women were given
stimulants and while their injuries
were very sever; it was -thought -tha
possibly the mother at , least might
be saved as it was thought that she
bad a fighting chance for life. .
The dead were brought on into
Plattsmouth and prepared here, later
being taken to Lincoln from where
they will be sent on to Geneva.
The fast freight .that struck the
sar had passed through this city at
10:30 and given a clearance through
to r- Union and traveling at a high
rate. ot speed.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester and sev
eral from this city responded to the
call for assistance and assisted in
caring for the edad and wounded.
The railroad train crew who were
unaware of the accident until they
reached Auburn, stated that the car
had struck an oil tank car, twenty-
eight cars from the locomotive of the
train.
YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED
Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Clark of this city departed
for the western part . of the state
where they are expecting to make
their home in the future, Mr. Clark
being engage din farm work there.
The young people were married
on Wednesday at Nebraska City, the
bride being formerly Miss Velma
Wright of this city.
The marriage lines were read by
Rev. C. L. Long of the Christian
church.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Wright and has grown to
womanhood in this community and
where she has a large circle of
friends, while the room is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. .Clark and has
made his home here for the past sev
eral years. Mr. Clark is one of the
popular young men of the community
and highly esteemed.
The friends will join, in their well
wishes to the estimable young couple
who are now starting on life's Jour
ney together. In their new home in
the west they will carry the desire of
the friends for their future happi
ness and success.
A NEW ARRIVAL
Last Thursday, June 8th, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herring-
ton was made happy by the arrival
of an eight pound baby boy. The
mother and baby are getting along
nicely. Mrs. Herrington is the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Love
less of this city and a granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Morton of
Union.
ENJOYED AIR TRIP
From Thursday's Daily
H. A. Schneider returned last
evening from the meeting of the
committee of the state bankers' asso
elation at Norfolk, making the trip
to"and from Omaha in company with
a group of the bankers and via the
air route. The party found the
morning trip excellent, although the
air was not so good on the return.
The trip was made in some fifty min
utes as against several hours by the
auto route and was a very delight
ful experience for the financiers.
While at Norfolk, Mr. Schneider
had the pleasure cf a visit with
George K. and Ralph Petring, form
er Plattsmouth residents, who are
now conducting the Ford agency at
Norfolk.
Masonic Lodge
Holds Installation
Friday Evening
. F. Terryberry Master of Lodge for
New Term W. A. Robertson,
Grand Marshal, Installs.
Plattsmouth lodge No. C, A. F. &
A. M. held their installation of of
ficers Friday evening at the lodge
rooms in the Masonic building and
despite the warm v.-eather, a pleasing
number of the members were in at
tendance. The installation was conducted by
William A. Rooertson, past master
and grand marshal of the grand lodge
of Nebraska, assisted by L. L. Wiie3
as marshal. -
The officers installed were as fol
lows: .
;W. M. Leonard ; F. Terryberry.
S. W. Leonard Born.
, .J. W. Carl J. Schneider.
.-..Secretary -41.. W NieL . .
"Treasurer Frank T A. Cloldt.
S. D.- Lester Meisinger. .
J. D. R. Foster Patterson. t
S. S. Anderson Lloyd.
J. S. Russell Reeder..
Tyler John E. Schutz. .
The officers just installed will hold
office until the first of the year, the
recent grand lodge in session at Om
aha, having changed the lodge year
to conform with the calendar year.
The next officers selected will take
their office at the first of the year.
RECEIVES TWO FINE DONATIONS
Rev. Murphree, who take3 a group
of Boy Scouts on long tours each
summer at amazingly low cost, has
received two fine contributions to aid
in the making of this year's trip that
convinces him the boys work he i3
doing is appreciated by those famil
iar with It. The Plymouth Motor
Corporation has provided for a com
plete check-up and overhaul of his
car the fore part of next week in the
garage of Andrew Murphy & Sons, of
Omaha, who are Chrysler and Ply
mouth distributors in Nebraska. This
will be the third year for this Ply
mouth car to pull the heavy load of
boys, camping equipment and provis
ions, in 1931 through the Black Hills
country and last year on the long trip
to Jacksonville, Florida, and although
the mileage is near the 40,000 mark,
inspection of the gears shows no per
ceptible wear and only a limited
amount of work will be required on
the motor.
The second large donation received
came yesterday, comprising $30 in
coupon books, redeemable at Sinclair
gasoline stations along the way and
contributed by that company who ex
pressed great pleasure at the fine trip
that seems to be in store for the boys
this year.
Numerous contributions of medici
nal and first aid supplies and food
stuffs, including one of two cases of
canned goods by the Norfolk Packing
company of this city, have also been
received.
OPENS 100 PER CENT
The Home State bank of Louisville,
which has since the bank moratorium
been operating on a restricted basis,
has now opened up 100 per cent, re
ports from that city state.
The bank received the authority of
the state banking department Wed
nesday to open up for the regular
transaction of business In all lines
and is now operating unrestricted. -
NO. 40
New Kittenball
League is Now
Fully Launched
Teams are lined Up and Schedule of
Games Arranged for Coming
Week Name Umpires
At a meeting cf several managers
and others interested In the forma
tion nf the Plattsmouth Kitty league
Friday night, arrangements were
worked out to start the league off on
Tuesday night of next week. Thus
far eight teams have prepared entry
lists with the prospects that other
teams will want to get in next
week. There must be an even num
ber of teams in order to work out a
schedule and the ninth team in pros
pect now will be headed by the
Chevrolet company. It will be ad
mitted provided a tenth team can be
found. If there are more teams made
up, ample provision can be made for
them, but the League must get under
way next week.
The game has grown so popular
that even the ladies are anxious to
organize a league of their own, with
two teams organized already. With
a numner or teams anxious 10 p;ay
and the playground limited due to
the fact that the Red Sox also use
the athletic field, further meetings
will have to be held to work out the
final plans. There are also a number
who have not been signed by any
team who want to play and these
will be taken care of providing ad
ditional teams can be organized.
The following teams and managers
have been certified so far: Krejci
Wildcats (Henry Krejci); Fetzer
Shoe Co. (Clement Woster) : Red &
White (Hilt Martin); M. E. Y. M.
B. C. (Wilbur Hall); Ofe Eagles
(CarlOfe); American Legion (Jim
Persinger); Presbyterian Church
(Carl Schneider); BREX (Harry
White). - -- ...
The schedule as worked out for
next week is as follows: Wednesday,
Krejci Wildcats vs. Fetzer Shoe Co.;
Thursday, Red & White vs. Meth
odist Y. M. B. C; Friday, a double
header, beginning at six o'clock: Ofe
Eagles vs. American Legion and
Presbyterian Church vs. BREX. This
will start the league off and further
arrangements for additional teams, if
they enter, can be made at another
meeting Tuesday night. The league
at thia time is not a closed affair and
as far as possible every one who de
sires to play will be taken care of.
The list of umpires includes the'
following: H. A. Schneider, E. G.
Shellcnbarger, Glen Woodbury, Jim
Holmes, Fred Lugsch, Henry Ofe, Roy
Cavender, John Smith, O. Sandin,
Frank Bestor and Joe Capwell.
EXILED FROM THE CITY
Robert Dickey, who has several
times been arrested on charges of
violation of the liquor laws, the last
offense being a few days ago, 13 to
be an exile from the city. This was
the fourth offense of Mr. Dickey in
law violations and which would per
mit of the filing of a complaint
against him that under the laws of
the state would earn him a term In
the penitentiary. The age of the man
was such that it was decided to give
him the choice of leaving the city
permanently or taking the sentence
that the law prescribed for the
fourth offense. Mr. Dickey agreed
to take himself from the confines of
the city and remain away and asked
that he be given transportation to
St. Louis, where he has relatives. It
was agreed that ho be provided with
transportation and as soon as he can
dispose of what household good3 that
he possesses, he will be on nis way
to the gate city of Missouri.
WALK APT REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ahl enter
tained about 50 relatives at their
homo recently at the annual reunion
of tha Walradt family, of which Mrs.
Ahl is a member. Thi3 13 an event
that 13 much enjoyed from year to
year, and while all cannot attend
each year, those who get together
have a good time talking over olden
time3 and those who come bring re
ports from othcre who are absent.
The big event of tho occasion 13
the fine dinner which i3 enjoyed,
each' one bringing along something
to add to the feast. Louisvillo
Courier.
