Ncbr. Sfate Historical Society
VOL. SO. XUT
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933.
NO. 53
Red Sox Win
from South Side
Merchants 8 to 4
Hopkins Pitches Game and Newman
and Svoboda Feature Many
in Attendance.
The South Side Merchants of Om
aha was added to the list of teams
that have been taken by the Red Sox,
the locals winning by the score or
8 to 4, before a large audience of the
fans Sunday.
The game was the first that Hop
kins has appeared in this year and
the tveteran Red Sox hurler was ef
fective throughout, especially in the
last part of the game when he re
tired some six of the opposing bat
ters on strikeouts. Newman at short
wa3 also one .of the features of the
Plattsmouth team, his hitting scor
ing a number of runs. Svoboda wsa
also effective at bat with three hits
out of as many trip to the plate.
The ,Red Sox opened the scoring
in the first when they annexed two
runB, while the visitors scored three
run in the opening of the third but
this lead was soon swept away when
the Sox added four more. The visi
tors made their last Bcore in the fifth
when a combination of errors result
ed in the scoring.
Alex Schllscke, fast and efficient
third Backer, electrified the crowd in
the eighth inning when he hit to
deep left for a home run.
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows:
South Side Merchants
AB R H PO A E
Kelly, rf 5 1
J. Baker, lb 5 1
Tutley, 2b 4 1
Wells, 3b 4 1
3 19
2 13 6
0 13
13 2
Nelson, c 4 0
2 J
R. Baker. If 4
F. laid wig, as -4
Harris. t 1
0 $
e
9
0
0
0
S
9 S
t 9
9 9
H. Ludwlg, p
Gomez, cf ...
4
1
0
0
1
SchnlkeL cf 1
37 4 9 24 K
AB R H PO A K
.321211
Bed Sox
Schllscke. 3b
Spldell. c
Svoboda, lb
Krejci. If
Newman, ss ...
Stone, cf
Kriskeyrf
Hopkins, p .
Smith, 2b
Sylvester, 2 b .
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
2
0
'2
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
3
.1
3
0
1
0
0
1
9
9
1
1
2
0
0
6
0 0
9 0
0
3
.2
5
0
1
30 8 10 27 15 6
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
Sunday evening, at the Nebraska
Masonic Home, occurred the death
of Edwin Pullagar, eighty-six years
of age, who had been a resident here
since January 6, 1927; Mr Pullagar
was born in London, England. July
11. 1847. coming to the United 8tates
when a child in 1851.
The deceased had resided the great
er part of his lifetime at Lincoln,
where he was a member of East Lin
coln lodge No. 210. Mr. Pullagar
was engaged in the contracting bus!
ness at Lincoln for many years un
til advanced age made necessary the
laying aside or his active duties. He
was married at Lincoln in 1898.
He is survived by the aged widow,
who resides at the Masonic Home as
well as a nephew, W. G. Pullagar of
Lincoln.
The funeral services will be Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Horton funeral home at Seventh and
Vine streets, conducted by Canon Pet-
ter of the St. Luke'a church. The
burial will be at the Masonic plot
in the Oak Hill cemetery, services
by Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, A. P.
& A. M.
DEPART FOE CHICAGO
From WedaMd&r'a Dally
This morning at an early hour an
auto party, comprising Mrs. Charles
Chriswisser and son,: Carl and Miss
Patricia Ferrie, departed for Chicago.
They will spend some, time at the
Century of Progress exposition and
in taking In the many points of In
terest in the great city. They are
expecting to reach Chicago this eve
ning.
Miss Lovan Troop, who ns been
a guest here at th home of her aunt.
Mrs. Louisa Bauer, returned Mon
day afternoon to her home west of
Mynard. .
ANNIVERSARY OF FIRE
From Monday's Dally
One of the old time residents of
the city this morning remarked that1
the site of the present Journal build-1
ing was a real hot spot forty-one
years ago this evening. As the
"faia W4- "Ul luc lioinpu.
it could be much hotter. The old
residenter stated that on the eve-
ning of July 31. 1892. it was. The
Waterman opera house, then located
on the site or tne journal Dunaing
was aesiroyea oy nre. me ore was
v a ? rv i
one of the largest In the history of
the city.
Eledge Family
Holds Reunion
Here Sunday
Four Generations of Family Present
Day Spent in Swimming,
visiting and Fine Dinner
the
Mrs. L. C. Higley, the mother of
the members of the Eledge family, of
Council Bluffs, was the honor guest
and had the pleasure of four genera
tions of her family in several of the
family groups in attendance.
The members of the party started
the festivities of the day with a dip
in the waters
of the Missouri river, J The officers selected for the city the day in games and visiting and' Monday night shortly before mid
rst time they had all : committee were as follows. (making the event one that will longnight one of the Wade automobile
ft kulnir fha first
been together for a swim in the past 1
thirty-two years.
At the noon hour, the members of
the party enjoyed a wonderful din
ner prepared by ' Mrs. Eledge, -and
whieb "had all of the' good ' things
that go to make up a real home din
ner.
The afternoon was spent In water
sports, kittenball and the taking of.tablished at the city scale house a
pictures of the family groups, and registration book of the unemployed ures Qf a day already overflowing cars. The driver states that as he for several years a well known and from the first floor to the third and
which will make a pictured story of In the community that may be used wjtb enjoyment. (swung into Vine street he was blind-; familiar .figure at the Burlington 'arranged in what is now the equity
the pleasant gathering. Jfn the governmental plan to placet Those who enjoyed the occasion. e(j Dy the lights of a car .approaching shops, will be interested to learn that! court room and which Is not used by
The members of the family here more men at work. The record will were Mr. and Mrs. George Wallingerj fr0m the east and the truck was he is now residing in his native land, I the court save in rare cases. A par
for the reunion were: Mrs. Higley.jbe necessary in reporting from time and daughter, 11a, of Ashland, Mr.'driven into a guy wire of the tele- Italy. Tony came to this city from'titlon will be arranged in the room
the mother; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. E4-(to time the advance of the program' and Mrs. H. E. Becker. Mrs. Louisa' phone pole. j Omaha' where he had resided for a! to provide a private office for the
edge and family, the former a broth- in the securing of employment for jjaucr, Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler,! The forcp of the imnact caueht number of years, locating here Just' county attorney and the main room
er. Council Bluffs; Mrs. I. J. Horn an,
a sister, Omaha; Mrs. Lee Johnson,
a sister. Peru: Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Eledge and family, the former a
brother, Plattsmouth, and Mrs. uieu
Harris and family, Nebraska City;
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Reed and daugh-i-- A. Webb, Mrs. Robt. Reed, FranKj
,.r. south orh.:M. 1.1. 42sits?sssS:
Pacific Junction: Mr. and Mrs. George H a Schneider, chairman: Mrs. Wm.
Barr, the latter a sister, and the
Grover Eledge family of this city.
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Grado -
ville and children, of Knoxville, Iowa,
were in the city Sunday for a visit
with the relatives and friends for
the day, returning in the evening to
their home.
Or. uraaovine is a memoer or tne
staff at the Veterans' hospital at;
Knoxville. and has Just been author -
ized by orders from Washington. D.JJmana. was present, ine ionowing
C, to represent the dental clinic of
the Knoxville hospital at the Amer -
lean Dental Association meeting at
Chicago.
The sessions of the dental associa-
tion will be held from August 7th to
11th inclusive. While Dr. Gradoville
is at Chicago the family will visit
at Detroit where the family of Mrs.
Ofadoville reside.
ATTEND WORLD'S FAIR
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Carlson'
departed Saturday for Chicago where
they will spend a short time on their!
annual vacation. They will spend
tha irreater n&rt of their Bnlnnrn fnicounlJr
the wonders of the Century of Pro
gress exposition and which is draw
ing hundreds of thousands from all
parts, of the United States.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
from Monday's Dally
This morning in the county court
a eomplaint was filed against A. L.!
Brown by County Attorney W. G.
Kieck. charging the defendant with
intoxication. The defendant entered
a plea of guilty to the charge and
was given a fine of f 25 and costs for
the offense.
NIRAtoHave
Local Committees
to Urge Work
p Sattler to Head Group
That Will Assist as Workers in
Pntting Across Movement.
In response to the call that has
been made by the National Industrial
Recovery Act. national organization
to Chambers of Commerce and other
cjTjC organizations, a meeting was
held last evening at the sales room
of the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co.
The government agencies have
asked that these groups of citizens
be formed as volunteer workers for
the putting over of the movement for
J the employment of the people of the
nation and to bring the various mes
sages and information from the na-
I w
liional headquarters to the people of
all of the towns in the United states
and to be supplemented by state and
county organizations of the same na
ture. The local meeting was composed of
the representatives of the city,
Chamber of Commerce, ministers,
Legion.
Auxiliary, W. R. C, Woman's club
and the D. A. R.
The meeting listened to the read -
ing of the letter from the national
organization In which it was urged
that an organization be perfected,
that the committees on publicity, in-
formation, speakers and volunteer
workers be established and placed at
work.
Chairman John P. Sattler.
j Vice-Chairman Judge A. H. Dux -
bury,
Secretary E. H. Wescott.
Thl mmmlti wlTT h mnnvir(d
'.lf . n - . V na-
. -- a -
.a.Mi luiuie uitcuuss u -no
tlonal organization gets Into full
swing.
The meeting decided to have es-
the residents of the community.
At a meeting of the executive of-
ficers this morning, the following
committees were announced for carry-
ing on the work:
Publicity R. A. Bates, chairman
Baird. R. W. Knorr. Miss Mathilda
Soennichsen. Canon Petter.
Devoe, chairman; Mxs. F. R. Gobel -
man, F. M. Bestor, Mrs. Frank Mul- P?riod ana in wnicn tney will give the telephone line was heavy and oestowea Dy nis iormer employer, usea Dy xurs. tj. a. nosencrans, coun
len. Dr. P. T. Heineman, Mrs. Robt. : instruction and training to a larger made necessary the bringing of a. With his savings Mr. LaManna has ty probation officer, and who is field
'Will, Mrs. Don Siever, Mrs. Herman
Thomas, Mrs C. F. Janda.
CHESS TOURNAMENT AT AV0CA
Dr. J. W. Brendel of Avoca, was
uui i luu.uamcui
host to a chess tournament Thurs-
day evening at his home. Mr. How-
"vl i i r . m
, am unman, siaie eness cnampion, 01
. participated in tne tournament: itev.
j Bergstrasser, Rev. Hall, E. L. Nor-
ris, Ray Norris, John Norris, Ernest
j Norris, Harry Stutt. Guy Clements of
Elmwood. Jordan Kokjer, D. S. Sum-
ner. Albert Cockle of Omaha, and
Fred Marquardt. Mr. Ohman played
an tne aDove. ana also a Diinaioia
game with Dr. Brendel at the same
time, winning .all the games. Guy
Clements, Albert Cockle and Ernest
Norris played especially good games
nsaiiisi iuc tuiuuiiiuu. ah piacia
SDent a yer Joyable evening and
hPe to have another tournament
sometime in the future. This is the
flrst chess tournament held in the
RETURN FROM TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt and
daughters, Maxine and Frances, re-
luiucu uvmc jai.uiuaj cicmug nuui
Hennlng. Minnesota, where they
have enjoyed a two weeks outing
and fishing trip. They were the
guests of the Henry Starkjohn fam -
Ily at their lodge at Battle Lake.!
The Starkjohn family will remain for'
a longer stay at the lake. The party
reports a fine time in the fishing and
! good weather conditions that made
the trip unusually pleasant.
BEER AT WEEPING WATER
The citv council at Weenine Wa
ter at their session this week has
granted license to three places forf
"on cale" and one for ."off sale" of
the 3.2 beer when It shall become
legal on August 10th. I
, The "on sale" pieces win be tne
George Olive soft drink parlor, the
Wally Johnson safe and the cafe of
aMynard Hillman, while the "off
sale" will be conducted by Knud
Johnson, who will be entitled to sup -
ply the needs of those who wish case
goods
Guenther Fam
ily Reunion Held
Last Sunday
. -
Descendants of Frederick and Eliza-
DCLa unentner trainer at arm
Home of Their Parents.
I On Sunday afternoon the children
and grandchildren of Frederick and
Elizabeth Guenther,; new deceased,'
gathered at the farm home near this
city where the parents, and grand-
parents had settled at an early day
ar.d made their home for a great
'many years. ,
xiie farm is now ocupied by Fred
Guenther, Jr., and his family and
who ynere the hosts for the other
members of the family party that
spent the day in the .pleasures of the
pleasant summer afternoon.
! Th members of the nartv snent"
be remembered. At the noon hour a
! fme family dinner was enjoyed and
at which was found all of the eood
I things that might fempt the most
. i: i uv . v..
joucu avueuw auu wnura&A vl oi.
.. " '.'1 I.' v-. . .
ungs - to ittas: iiv-xty " reai vxb
nnion.
J The party continued through the
afternoon and in the evening a sup-
per vas served to add to the pleas-
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidt -
mann. Jr., and daughter, Janice, Mr..
and Mrs Louis Ward Egenberger,
Mr3 Eila Troop and daughter, La -
jvern, Beverly Ann Carter of Omaha,
;. Gordon Wilcoxen.
TRAINING CAMP OPENS
; From Tuesday's Daily
This morning the C. M. T. C. at
.Fort Crook opened for a thirty day
group of the young men in this sec-
tion of the seventh area. This year
there are no basic students and the
attendants are the second, third andj
fourth year men who have attended
the camp in the 'past. This elimin-
ation cf the basic students was a
ation of the basic students was a
great disappointemnt of a number of
local young men that had made ap-
piicati0n and prepared to attend, but
the change was made necessary by
iack of appropriations.
Those from this city to attend are
james Robertson, William Jensen
and virgil Hutton. all of whom re-'
ported this morning to start in on(held a y pieasant family reunion,
their work.
The camp will be under the direc-
Uon of the regular staff at rt
Crook. the student regiment being
under the command of Col. Phil L-
Hallt coionel of the 355th infantry
reserve
TTEHT. FOR SHORT VISIT
Tuesday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sterner and daughters. Mil- baskets of the good things to eat. Detroit, and during the past Lenten which was autographed by the mem
dred and Olga, of York, Nebraska,1 Those who enjoyed the event were season gave it 56 times. ' bers of the team and will bo placed in
were in the city for a brief visit
with relatives. Tney were guests at
the home of Misses Gerda and Alpha
Peterson, sisters of Mrs. Sterner, for
a icw uuuis. i iic jjcli ijr u uiiTuifa
through from their home to Chicago
where they are to attend the Century
of Progress exposition and enjoy their
'summer vacation
Mji and Mrs. d McHugh, of Atch-
ison. Kansas, are in the citr to en-
Joy a visit with the Walling families
here and friends at other sections in I
this part of the state.
1 1 If 1 I 1
I ff urn on LiUcai
Rifle Range to
Start Soon
Members cf Civilian Conservation
Corps Will Be Engaged in Clear
ing Out Wooded Area.
' This immediate community is to
tave a part of the work program of
, the Civilian Conservation corps, sta
j tioned at Fort Crook, reports from
, the fort state.
j It is the plan to have the IT. S.
j rifle range grounds north of this city
cleaned up and placed in first class
shape by the use of the civilian work
ers and which should occupy them'
several weeks.
A part of the range grounds is in
ti'nnad aoo o v A Vi arc a 1ofrA
' vuuv u ai U1IU fcUVl C i fc
amount8 of wood that have accumu
lated from fallen trees and decayed
trees that will make a large supply
of wood and also much brush that
can be cut away to make the grounds
much more presentable.
With the appropriations for the
Fort Crook improvements there are
many changes and improvements that
can be made at the range and which
will make it a great deal more com -
Ifortable for the troops that are sta -
tioned there in the summer months
to shoot and also furnishing a source
of activity for the civilians who are
still stationed at the fort.
TEUCK CRASHES POLE
'transport trucks crashed into a tele-
pbane pole near the intersection of
svpnth nnri Vino ctrts fioine a1
great deal of damage to the truck
- , ' it i .
ann in t n nrnnpriv or i ne leieanunts
" " -. . " ".!-.- ' 5
company. - - -
The transport truck was driven by
e. H. Nolen, of Omaha, and was com-
ine east on Washington avenue cn
route to Kansas City for a load of
; the euy wire in the wheel3 of the
truck and the large pole was snap-
Ded off near where the ctiv wire was
- fastened, causing the damage of the
wires that were swept down in the
wreckage of the pole. The line dam-
aged was the long distance toll lines
into Omaha and the north. The
wreckage also caused the damage of
the electric line and for some time
the street lights in the north part
Cf the city were out. The damage to
force of repairmen from Lincoln who
worked all night with the local force
jn getting the line straightened out.
The residents of that part of the
' Hty were aroused by the crash of
the wreck and a lanre number were
s6on gathered at the scene of the
s6on gathered at the scene of the
accident and the night police assist-
I
ed the driver and volunteers in get-
ting the street cleared for travel.
ENJOY FAMILY GATHERING
1 v s a a. i
, anA M r waa;ard's academy and the St. Mary's
'given in honor of Mrs. John Bangert-1
nt rnvlnrtn ntinhnmn vhn hn,'
Wtl vislHntr w for thft Mt two
tB .it 1-tlMI1 x trt
Baumgart and Mrs Charles Herren
- f n u beln g sisters of Mrs. Ban-
gerter. Ior ma lliustratea lecture, love ine team leasteu ana enunainea io
The day was featured by a fine Story of the Mass," which he has their hearts content. One of the
dinner party and a most pleasant delivered in nearly every part of the cakes provided was a large one carry
time in visiting and having a general United States. Two weeks ago he ing the letters of the Y. M. B. C. and
rnvi tim ah onm irith -u iartn
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baumgart and fam-
jiy Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baumgart and,erclses closes Tuesday, August 8.
family, J. R. Baumgart and family .
Cf Sterling. Nebraska, Louis Baum-'
gart &ua iamuy. Air. &dq Airs. rTEEK
ciaus and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Renner and family, Mr. and Mrs.
. w t. nmnor
The two daughters of Mrs. John
Bangerter motored here from Cov-
i net on and will take her back home
h ti nnnnrtnnttv of nttenriine
the reunion while here.
Journal Want-Ada get results!
LEAVING ON VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foster Patter
son and two children are departing
Thursday morning on a short vaca
tion. They will motor to Minden,
Nebraska, where they will enjoy a
two weeks' stay at the farm home of
the parents of Mrs. Patterson, Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Jorgensen. Mr. Pat -
terson will be here in ample time
for the registration for the high
school which will be August 20th and
31st-
Rotarians Hear
Penn P. Fodear
on the Code
Well Known Omaha Execntive and
Advertising Leader Discusses
New Business Conditions.
The Plattsmouth Rotarians had as
their guest of honor Tuesday, Penn
. . .
r. .roaear, wen Known umana execu-
j tive and who has been active In
jmany lines of business activity in
the metropolis. The address of the
speaker was largely on business con-
ditions and interspersed with many
of his experiences as an advertising
, director for many years of the large school and later was a student for
'Omana manufacturing concerns. The'two years at the Agricultural Col-
speaker also discussed the new code lege of the University of Nebraska,
Proposed for the general business in- For the past year he has been man-
terests of the country and in which
he gave his impressions of the ef-
fects of the various clauses of the,
code on the life of the nation, hold
ing a most optimistic view of the
results of the national movement.
The speaker was introduced by E.
A- Wurl- the Psram chairman of
tne nieeting,
The members of the club enjoyed
some special musicalfeatures which
were nrovided bv Freti Rea. John Tld
'
hall: an.fPr..tS:p.--'TaylOT.
WHITES FE0M ITALY
'
Friends here of Tony ' LaManna,
after the railroad strike and remain-
ng until the local shops were turned
over to refrigerator work. He then
returned to Omaha and later left for.ment will make it a great deal more
his old home at Palermo, Italy, the
capital of Sicily. Prior to coming to
the United States, Mr. LaManna in
his younger years was engaged as a
chef for one of the chief families of
his part of Italy and while a resident
here he was the recipient of a sum
each month that had been a legacy
been able to return to spend his de-
clining years with the members of
.the family in the old world,
OBSERVE RETREAT
Members of the Ursuline sister
hood of the Catholic church, are hold-
ing an eight day retreat at the St
Bernard's academy at Nebraska City,
which is conducted by the order. I
There are seventeen sisters pres-
ent from this city, Snyder, Harting-,
am 4Va Vt. C Dcfti.
grade school of Nebraska City. I
This retreat is a season of silent
recollection and sDlritual exercises
observed annually by the order.
Rev. Georee A. Keith of Creien-
ton University is conducting the serv-j
ices. Rev. Mr. Keith is well known
presented it Tefore 4.000 neonle in
This special season of religious ex-
PROWLERS IN ALLEYS
The night police force have had
a great deal of trouble in the past
.week in regard to persons prowling
in the alleys in the business section
of the city. The officers have had
to warn a number of this practice
that is not only annoying to the of-
ficers but dangerous to the parties
; themselves if they are mistaken for
burglars. ;
Plattsmouth
Teacher is Mar
ried at McCook
tvtj Ali Marripd ij Mr Wern-v
j S"hroer at Home of Bride's
Aunt at McCook.
Miss Alice Ely and Henry Sctiroer,
both of Beaver City, were united in
marriage at the home of the bride's
aunt, Mrs. Neal Eeeler and Mr. Hee
ler, at McCook Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Maynard, patsor of the First
Methodist church officiating.
Mrs. Schroer is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. BIy of this city.
She grew to womanhood here and
graduated from the Beaver City high
school with the class of 1919. She
attended the Universtiy of Nebraska
for three years. She taught in the
Beaver City and Plattsmouth high
schools, at the latter place for tne
past four consecutive years. She has
. f t - i
oeen prominent in me nunai uriira
and is past worthy matron of the
Beaver City chapter of tue eastern
Star.
Mr. Schroer is the son of Fred
Schroer. of Orchard, Nebr., and is a
; graduate of the klgin, ecr., nign
ager of the Beaver City Co-operative
Creamery Co., and has proven
his
worth both as an executive and as a
pleasant gentleman.
Mr. and Mrs. Schroer are both
highly esteemed in this community
and have the very best wishes of
their many friends. Beaver City
Times-Tribune.
CHANGES AT COURT HOUSE
'" There will be a number of changes (
at the court house as regards office
locations, making some remodeling of
the equity court room. The office of
the county attorney will be removed
will be used for the library and gen-
eral office of the county attorney as
well as the sheriff. This arrange-
convenient for the sheriff and county
attorney, as their business is closely
' interlocked and will save them much
traveling from one floor to the other,
The room on the first floor that is
now used as the county attorney's
office will be placed at the disposal
of the county relief commission and
representative of the relief commi3-
sion in the county. This will give
adequate quarters to this new depart
ment which will have a great deal
of business to handle.
ENTERTAIN TEAM
While the Methodist kittenball
team failed to win their game last
evening, they were given a treat that
no conquering group could possibly
havebeen so honored. After the close
Af Vi a nima 4 Vt e foam xmr fl O Int'lt tfWl fn
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Davis on high school hill, where th?y
found that
a real treat had been
arranged by the Davis. A. II. Dux
bury and E. II. Wescott families for
the bovs.
There was a fine array of ice cream
and cake prepared and the boys of
surmounted by a kittenball and
the class room.
RETURNS FROM OUTING
Miss Helen Warner, deputy In the
office of the clerk of the district
court, has returned from her vaca-
tion of some two weeks in Wyoming.
Miss Warner wa3 a guest at Emblem,
Wyoming, of Mr. and Mrs. William
Wamhoff, the latter formerly Miss
Anna Seivers of this city. She rs-
ports the Wamhoff family as doing
nicely and the visit one of the great-
est enjoyment.