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VOL. NO. XITX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1933.
NO. 49
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Red Sox Win
from Peter Pan
Team Sunday
Locals Turn Back Bakers by the
Score of 14 to 10 Three Home
Runs Daring Contest.
The fans were treated to what
proved to be a hard fought struggle
Sunday afternoon at the local Ath
letic park when the Red Sox won
from the Peter Pan team of Omaha
by the score of 14 to 10
The game opened with the Sox
taking a decided lead, they scoring
two runs in the opening inning, one
of these being a home run by Svo-
boda, while in the third frame they
added three more to the scores, one
of these being a circuit clout by
Stone, hard hitting outfielder of the
locals.
The visitors started a rally in the
fifth when Sylvester, who had pitch
ed a fine game, showed the effects of
his recent illness and was hit hard
and which with two walks netted the
Peter Pans a total of six runs to
make the score stand eight to six for
the locals.
In the seventh inning Harry New
man, Sox shortstop, nailed one of
Bryant's offerings for a home run,
the third of the game. The Red Sox
in the eighth inning proceeded to
score five runs and stepping out in
front with a lead that was large
enough to permit their victory, as
Kizzier held the bakers to four runs
or a total of ten.
Bruce Wells, well known driver of
the Peter Pan truck was the main
sticker of the visitors with a triple
in the fifth.
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows:
Peter Pan
ab r
Bond, ss 4 . 1.
H TO
2 2.
A
0
6
3
0
4
0
1
0
2
Betts, cf 4
Swinnertoh, 3b 3
Mack, lb 1
Bryant, p 5
Rudloff. If 5
Robb. 2b 5
Neilson, if 5
Wells, c 5
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
3
1
0
2
6
0
0
3
3
8
1
2
0
1
1
o
i
37 10 10 24 10 6
Red Sox
AB Ti H PO A E
Sehliscke, 3b 3 2 2 1 4 0
Ppidell. c 4 2 3 10 1 0
Svcboda. lb 3 3 2 8 1 0
Krejci, If 5 113 0 1
Stone, cf 3 2 2 2 0 0
Newman, ss 5 12 12 1
Smith. 2b 4 1 0 2 2 1
Sylvester, p 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kizzier, p 2 0 0 0 1 0
35 14 13 27 11 3
WARRING ON MUFFLERS
The police of the city are waging
a war on the practice of trucks op
erating through the city wtih their
cut outs open or without any muf
flers, producing a great deal of noise
and which has brought jthe city of
ficials a storm of protest.
The trucks moving to and from
the Omaha markets with cattle and
stock, usually make their trips in
the night and the roar of the trucks
without mufflers along the avenues
and streets has proven a disturbing
factor to the residents along these
highways and makes rest almost out
of question in the rush of the heavy
traffic.
The city council at their last meet
ing instructed the police to see that
the trucks traveled with the mufflers
closed or that they be brought in to
tell the story to Judge Graves as to
the why and wherefore of the noise,
ENJOY PLEASANT EVENING
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening Mrs. Maude Fricke
v.-as hostess at a very pleasant in
formal evening in which" she enter
taintd the mothers of the Boy Scouts
who have just returned from their
"gypsy outing." as well as the boys
themselves,
The event was held at
the C. C. Wescott home and the
ladies enjoyed the evening in the!
interesting stories of the trip that
were given by the Scouts and in
describing the places they had visit
ed. At an appropriate hour refresh
ments were served to add to the pleas
ure of the occasion. Those who were
present were Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans
and Billie, Mrs. Robert Reed and
Warren, Mrs. Frank M. Bestor and
John Kenneth. Mrs. E. A. Webb and
James and Mrs. Fricke and Frederick.
WILL TAKE UP FORESTRY
From Monday's Dally
William Newman, local world war
veteran, departed this morning for
Omaha, where he was called to enter
the .forestry service of the Civilian
Conservation Corps, a part of which
is being formed of service men for
work in the state. There are three
ether Plattsmouth men in this sec
tion, now stationed at Fort Crook,
James iPersinger, Dean Patton and
J. C. Couch, and it is expected that
Mr. Newman will also be assigned
to the fort for preliminary training.
Boy Scouts
are Home from
Southern Trip
Tour Cut Short by Death of Mother
of One of the Boys, John
Warren Stander.
Sunday afternoon the auto caravan
of Boy Scouts that have been enjoy
ing a three weeks tour of the east
and south, returned home, the party
having their trip curtailed several
days by the fact of the death of Mrs.
P. C. Stander of Louisville, mother
of John Warren Stander, one of the
members of the party.
The group had .been camping in
the vicinity of Atlanta when they
received the message that had been
sent to Rev. Robert Murphree, Louis
ville minister, the sponsor of the ex
pedition. As soon as the message was
received the party started on the
homeward trip and made good time
through Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken
tucky and north to Cairo, Illinois,
near where they made their last
step. They drove continuously all
day Saturday and Saturday night,
crossing the Mississippi river at St.
Louis and thence west ' across the
state - or 'MIssourt;-TassIng througn
Kansas' .City early Sunday, morning
and the only stop was a brief halt
at Falls City, thence on to Platts
mouth and Louisville.
All of the members of the party
felt saddened at the sad news that
had called their associate back home.
The party reached here at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and the Platts
mouth group, Billie Rosencrans, Jim-
mie Webb, Frederick Fricke, John
Kenneth Bestor, and Warren Reed,
were unloaded at the Texaco station
in the south part of the city while
the remaining members of the party
of thirty-two continued on the Louis
ville where they reside.
The party has had a fine time and
all return feeling well and hearty
and have had the pleasure of a fine
tour of Washington and portions of
the old south, their principal stop
outside of Washington being at the
camp near Atlanta.
REMOVING TO DES MOINES
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ghrist, who
have made their home in this city for
the past several years, are leaving
thi3 week for Des Moine3, Iowa,
where they will make their home in
the future. Mr. Ghrist some time
ago disposed of his furniture store in
this city to George L. Farley and the
family will return to Iowa where
they resided prior to coming to this
city. Mr. Ghrist has been an active
figure in the community as a mem
ber of the civic bodies and also active
in the Rotary club. Mrs. Ghrist has
also been prominent socially and a
leader in the work of the Methodist
church where she has been a teacher
in the Sunday school and also in the
various church organizations.
PESTS DESTROY CROPS
Mr. and Mrs. Lcland Briggs and
two younger children and Redmond
Albaugh, of Winner, South Dakota,
arrived from their home Sunday and
Mrs. Briggs and the children are
visiting at the Glen Neil home at
Wahoo, while the gentlemen are at-
tending the Plymouth school being
held at Omaha this week. They re
port that grasshoppers have again
ravaged the crops in the vicinity of
Winner and in fact in a large area
of South Dakota, wiping out the
crops and even destroying the bark
of trees and eating paint off posts
and sides of houses. The residents
have battled the pests but without
success and face a coplete loss of
crops. - ,
Rev. Wichmann
to Take Charge
on West Coast
Pastor of St. Paul's Church in This
City to Accept Call to Church
at Pomona, California.
Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of
the St. Paul's Evangelical church in
this city for the past eight years, is
to become pastor of the St. John's
church at Pomona, California. The
resignation of the popular local pas
tor has been announced to the mem'
bers of tha church here.
Rev. Wichmann came to this city
eight years ago from a long service
in the churches at Denver and
through the mountain states and he
has been an untiring worker in the
church here since that time.
During the pastorate of Rev.
Wichmann he has been a very suc
cessful and active junior church or
ganization that has added much to
the interest and life of the church
and one that has brought many
young people into the innibership
and life cf the church. In all lines
of church activity Rev. Wichmann
has been a leader and developed the
interest in the church and its work
that has made the St. Paul's church
one of the leaders in the religious
life of the community.
With his extensive program of
church work and activities the pastor
has found time to be a factor in the
community life at large, being inter
ested in the Chamber of Commerce
and other lines of civic activities and
w hen called upon has served in many
of the projects that have been under-,
taken in the city during the years
that he has been here.
The departure of Rev. Wichmann
from the city will be regretted by the
very large number of friends that he
has in 3.U walks at UtoutdkWKaaiAL
personality and untiring efforts will
be ' greatly missed by the friends
both in the church and in the com
munity at large.
The pastor will remain here for
some time yet, completing the ar
rangements for his removal to the
west coast to take up the charge at
Pomona. He has just recently return
ed from that city where he completed
the arrangements for the acceptance
of the call to the church.
ROTARY CLUB MEETING
From Tuesday's Dally
The Plattsmouth club of the Inter
national Rotary had as their program
today a review by the members of the
aims and objects committee of the
club. This covered the different as
pects of a service club to the com
munity and whether the committee
could serve better the community in
which they functioned.
The members who responded were
Judge A. H. Duxbury, William
Baird, Fred I. Rea, and E. A. Wurl.
The club regretfully received the
resignation of A. S. Ghrist, a member
of the club since its organization,
Mr Ghrist removing to Des Moines,
Iowa.
The club also enjoyed a skit pre
sented by Greth Garnett and Marvin
Tritsch, young Plattsmouth vaude
ville artists, who gave their impres
sions of the London economic con
ference and which was cleverly ar
ranged and well presented and
brought much appreciation from the
delighted club members.
HEARS FROM COLORADO
D. A. Young of this city, who has
a number of relatives residing in
Colorado, has Just received a letter
from Mrs. Eva Payter, a cousin, re
siding at Fort Logan. Mrs. Payter in
her letter tells of the great flood that
suddenly swept down the Bear Creek
canyon. The storm came suddenly
and thirteen persons were missing as
the result of the storm that filled
the usually placid canyon with a
wall of rushing water that swept all
before it and trapped many motorists
and residents in the canyon who
were unable to escape to the higher
ground.
County Treasurer and Mrs. John
E. Turner and daughter, Dorothy
Jean, were at Elmwood on Sunday
where they were guests at the farm
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. ;V. Kazmark
and family and enjoying a fine out
ing in the country.
OPERATES DOUBLE SHUT
The Nehawka quarries are re
opening this week and operating on
two shifts of workmen in order to get
the rock cut for shipment to the var
ious points. The quarries were oper
ating lightly for several weeks but
it is hoped now that they will be
operated at full capacity.
The residents of Nehawka have
been much interested in the report
that other parties were looking into
the rock supply in that section of the
county and the promise of another
quarry being operated there is ap
parently being considered.
Murray Assault
Case is Filed in
County Court
Erncrt Melbern Charged with Assault
of James Gruber with Intent to
Commit Bodily Injury.
V
Saturday evening a complaint was
filed in the county court in which
Ernest Milbern," was charged with
having committed an assault with
intent to commit great bodily injury
on James Gruber, a resident of Mur
ray. The alleged assault occurred on
Thursday, July 13th and the infor
mation was filed in the office of the
county judge on Saturday and the
defendant brought to this city.
This morning in court Mr. Melbern
entered a plea of not guilty to the
charge and was arraigned on the
charge and appearance bond was
fixed at $2,000 for the hearing that
is set for Wednesday, August 2nd at
10 o'clock.
Mr. Melbern is represented in the
case by Attorney W. A. Robertson
hile the state will be represented
EDITH QUINT0N MARRIED
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll D. Quinton
of Lincoln, former Plattsmouth resi
dents, announce the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Edith Mary, to Glenn
D. Hutchison, of Bingham, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hutchison of
that place.
The wedding took place at Rock
Port, Missouri, February 6, 1932,
with Rev. Snyder, pastor of the Meth
odist church of that city officiating.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of former - Sheriff and Mrs. C. D.
Quinton and was born and spent her
childhood days in this city, being a
graduate of the class of 1925 of the
local high school. Mrs. Hutchison
is also a graduate of the University
of Nebraska where she is a member
of Pi Lambda Theta and Alpha Rho
Tau.
Mr. Hutchison is a junior in the
college of medicine at Omaha where
he is a member of Phi Beta Pi fra
ternity. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison will make
their home at Omaha after August
1st.
ENJOY FAMILY PARTY
The home of Mr. and Mrs. V. T.
Am was the scene of a very pleas
ant family gathering Sunday when a
group of ,the relatives of Mrs. Arn
were here to enjoy a visit with Mrs.
Henry Sands, of Santa Ana, Califor
nia, a siste.- of Mrs. Arn, who is
here for the first visit in fourteen
years. Mrs. A. J. Anderson, mother
of Mrs. Arn si making her home
here and the children came to en
joy the day with her and the sister.
Among those here were Arthur An
derson and daughters, Gladys and
Lorene, of Brule,. Nebraska, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Anderson of Union, as
well as Miss Bernice Arn of Omaha
and Sam Arn of Glenwood.
RETURNS FROM IOWA
S. S. Gooding, who has been at
Des Moines, Iowa, for a short visit,
returned home Monday afternoon.
Mr. Gooding was called there to see
his aunt who has been quite poorly
for some time and whose condition
was such that she was taken back to
the hospital for treatment. Mr. Good
ing also stopped at Boone, Iowa,
where he formerly resided and where
he was "married years ago, looking
over the once familiar scenes and
meeting the old friends. j
Cass County
Students Take
Summer Work
Twenty-seven from Cass County in At
tendance at University of Ne
braska Summer SchooL
Lincoln, July ,17. Twenty-seven
Cass county students are attending
the current summer session at the
University of Nebraska. The group
includes six from Avoca, five from
Plattrmouth, three from Murdock,
three from Nehawka, three from
Elmwood, three from Louisville, and
one each from Murray, Wabash, My
nard, and Cedar Creek.
The Avoca group includes Supt.
L. L. Larson, and E. R. Grunwald,
superintendent at Sturgis, S. Dak.,
both of whom are doing graduate
work; Lloyd W. Walt, juniod in the
college of arts and sciences, Hazel
K. Baier, arts and science college
sophomore; Willene Fager, sopho
more in the college of agriculture;
and Francis Marquardt, freshman in
the college of arts and sciences,'
Summer session students from
Plattsmouth are Supt. Lowell S. De
voe, who is doing graduate work;
Mildred Hall, senior in teachers col
lege; and three juniors, James T.
Begley, in the college of arts and
sciences, Helen Farley, in teachers
college, and Robert M. Mann, in the
engineering college. ,
Murdock students are Ruth Kuehn,
junior in the school of fine arts;
Evelyn Kuehn, teachers college
sophomore; and Marybelle Kuehn,
who is also registered in teachers col
lege. Nehawka's students include Supt.
E. C. Stibert, who is doing graduate
work; Vilas P. Sheldon, Jr., senior
in the college of arts and sciences;
and Lela Carper, teachers t college
Ruth E. John, of Elmwood is do
ing graduate work toward her mast
ers degree; James R. Veach is a
teachers college senior, and Helen
Mae Kunz is a sophomore in the
school of fine arts. The latter two
are also from Elmwood.
Louisville summer school students
are Theodore H. Hartman, who is
registered in the graduate college;
and Esther Hartman and Viola Da
vis, both registered as teachers col
lege sophomores.
John E. Gilmore, of Murray, is a
junior in the arts and sciences col
lege; Eda .Marshall, Wabash, i3 reg
istered in teachers college; Lois
Keefer, Mynard, is a teachers college
senior; "and Lorene Cummins, Cedar
Creek, is another teachers college
registrant.
INJURED IN WRECK
From Monday's Daily
Werner Jarl, 1004 Pratt street,
Omaha, a well known former resi
dent here, was one of the victims of
an auto accident that occurred at
2:35 a. m. on North 16th street.
Other injured persons were Miss
Marie Jackson, who suffered a frac
tured Jaw, a possible fracture of the
skull and cuts on the back, chin and
head.
Miss Jackson was riding in a car
driven by W. S. McEachron, travel
ing south on 16th street which col
lided with the car of Jarl which was
going north at the time of the acci
dent. McEachron and Jarl were slightly
injured, and all of the parties were
taken to the Covenant hospital where
they were treated. Jarl was able to
go on to his home after the first aid
treatment.
PRESENT CLEVER PLAY
The play. "Bonka of the Balkans,"
given by the Standard Bearer group
of the Methodist church was well
attended. The play portrayed condi
tions in Bulgaria during the early
years of missionary effort and showed
the improved conditions at the pres
ent time. The play was laid at
Loretch, Bulgaria, where the Meth
odist Missionary society maintains a
fine school for girls.
The Standard Bearers are to be
congratulated on their excellent pre
sentation of the play. The drama
tization of the part of "Bonka" by
Katherine Barkus, deserves special
mention. John Wilson and Donald
Bushnell were property men. '
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Roy Stewart, who was oper
ated on some ten days ago at an
Omaha hospital, has so far recovered
that she was able to be brought home
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Stewart is
feeling very much improved and has
come through her sickness and opcr
ation nicely and it is thought will
now be restored to her former good
health. The return of the wife and
mother has been a most pleasant
event for the members of the family
circle.
Local Man Kas
Car Smashed by
Cattle Truck
John Nottleman of South of This City
Has Close Call from Injury in
Accident Last Night.
From "Wednesday's Dally
John Nottleman, well known
farmer residing (near Rock Bluffs,
narrowly escaped injury early this
morning when his car was sideswlped
by a hit and run truck driver.
The collision occurred just south
of the Platte river bridge on high
way No. 75 when Mr. Nottleman was
en route from Omaha where he had
taken a son j to a hospital for treat
ment. The truck was coming from the
south and at a good rate of speed
and as it passed the car of Mr. Not
tleman it tore off the fenders on the
1ft side of the car and smashed all
of the glass .on that side of the car,
strewing glass over the interior of
the car, but fortunately not injuring
the driver.
Mr. Nottleman drove the car on
into the city and reported the col
lision to the night police and who
called Sheriff Sylvester, who at once
responded and with Mr. Nottleman
stapied in pursuit of the truck, going
clear to South Omaha where the as
sistance of the police wa3 secured
and a check made of the long line of
cattle trucks awaiting to unload at
the stock yards.
There was no sign of the truck
that had caused the damage to be
found at the yards and the driver
apparently had decided to take cover
for the present to avoid being ap
prehended. HERE FROM MISSOURI
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Linville and
son, Troy Robert of Burlington Junc
tion, Mo., spent a few days last week
with friends and relatives, having
driven up in their car.
They spent some time at the home
of Troy's sister, Mrs. Greeley Bell
and family, also visiting with his
brother, Oscar who makes hts home
with the sister's family.
They motored to Lincoln on Sat
urday evening, spending a few hours
with friends as well as doing some
shopping, later returning to the
home of F. C. Linville of Weeping
Water where on Sunday was held
a family reunion, the first of it3 kind
held in five years. This was the first
time in that length of time, that so
many of the children, of both Mr.
and Mrs. Linville have been able to
gather at the home at one time, all
members of the family being pres
ent except Mrs. Linville's son, How
ard Chappell, who has been at home
until joining the forestry work and
being in an Oregon camp at this
time. A delicious dinner was enjoy
ed by all present, also ice cream
and cake which was served during
the afternoon. Some thirty-six snap
shots were taken.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
P. C. Linville and Fredward. Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Troy Linville and Troy Rob
ert. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fleshan,
and Mayola, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Lane,
Ruth and Virginia, Mr. and Mrs.
Greeley L. Beil and Forest Greeley
and Oscar Linville, Mrs. Charles
Blake, Eva and Margaret.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Linville and
son left Sunday evening for their
home where the former feeds cattle
and hogs as well as caring for the
show horses on the Caldwell ranch
near Burlington Junction, Mo.
From Wednesday's Daily
Attorney Carl D. Ganz, of Alvo,
was in the city for a short time to
day, looking after some matters of
business at the county .court and
visiting with his friends here.
Wildcats Take
Second Place
in National
Defeat American Legion Team by
Store of 12 to 11 in Well Play
ed Game Last Night.
From Wednesday's Daily
The Wildcats, who have been in a
six way tie for the second place in
the kittenball league, last evening
moved up into undisputed hold on
this position, the other teams to tie
for third being the Red & White,
Presbyterians and Fetzer Co., while
the Legion sank to fourth position.
The Wildcats met the Legion to
win 12 to 11 in one of the best
staged games that the loop has wit
nessed and which was free from argu
ment, both teams playing some excel
lent ball.
While the Legion outhit the Wild
cats, the smashing blows of the Cats
came for extra bases and at times
when it was possible to score heav
ily. Both teams were scoreless in the
opening inning, but in the second
the Cats proceeded to ring up a total
of five, Timm opening with a hit
and Jack Forbes and Taylor were
on the bases when Ronne connected
with one of Reed's specials and put
the ball far into the field for a home
run.
With the score five to one against
them the Legion in the third pro
ceeded to take five scores as the re
sult of a pass to Hutton, hits by Pat
Reed, Fullerton, Westover, Wich
mann and Taylor.
The Cat3 were not to be held,
however, and in their half of the
third brought in three more runs
that gave them a lead that was never
headed, by the veterans, as the Cats
added three more in the fourth.
- - With -the score 12 to 9 in.tbe open
ing of the seventh the veterans staged
a rally that at one time threatened
to tie up the game but the work of
the Cats' outfield made outs of what
seemed good for hits and the game
was over.
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows:
Wildcats
R H E
Vanlandingham, ss 2 2 0
Donat, If 0 0 0
Armstrong, c 13 0
Rummel, lb 0 0 0
Forbes, C, ss 111
Timm, 3b 2 10
Forbes, J., 2b 2 2 0
Taylor, rf 2 10
Ronne, cf 12 0
12 14 1
American Legion
RUE
Fullerton, If 13 0
Westover, cf 2 2 0
McGuire, 3b 2 10
Jackson, lb 110
Wickman. c 12 1
Taylor. 2b 110
Reed, P., ss 0 2 0
Hilt, bs 0 11
Hutton. rf 2 0 0
Reed, II., p 12 0
11 IS 2
SEEKING FEDERAL AID
Nebraska City which has had a
situation similar to this city on the
matter of a city "dump," Is to seek
federal aid in eliminating thin trou
blesome problem. The city commis
sion of the Otoe county city is seek
ing the co-operation of the federal
government to secure funds that
would permit the erection of a muni
cipal incinerator to dispose of the
refuse. The "dump" at Nebraska
City as here is located along the river
front and has been the object of a
great deal of criticism in the past
years from those who reside near the
scene as well as the general public
that objects to the location in the
front yard of the city waterfront.
This question has also added gray
hairs to the members of the Platts
mouth council and if federal aid
would be possible it would allow the
solving of the question for all time
in the proper and sanitary method
of disposing of refuse that now finds
its way to the dump.
HERE FROM KANSAS
Miss Margaret Stcinhouser, of Hia
watha, Kansas, 1b in the city as a
house guest of Miss Constance Rea,
expecting to enjoy a visit of a week
In this city and vicinity.