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PLATTSMOUTH, KEEK A SKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933.
NO. 57
Plan Concerted
Drive for Sale of
King Korn Ducats
Ore 25c Ticket to Admit the Entire
Family to Series of Champion
ship Games Next Week
King Korn is turning to kittenball
as a possiLle means of helping to fi
nance the annual Korn Karnival, and
is promoting a series of championship
panics this coming week between two
all-star teams picked from the ladies
league (who will play one game to
determine the winner) and all-star
teams from the American and Nation
al leagues, who will battle to a best
two out of three games to gain the
crown of victory.
Umpires and league officials have
joined in selecting the best teams of
their respective leagues, and while
this is not to be confused with the
"little world series" to be staged by
pennant-winning teams of the leagues
during the present week, it will fea
ture all the best individual players
of this popular sport, battling for
the honor of their respective league,
not unlike the all-star game played
at the World's Fair in Chicago re
cently. The canvass for the sale of tickets
is now being started and the commit
tee announces that one 25 cent ducat
will admit the entire family of the
purchaser, regardless of the number
in said famil'. Of course it doesn't
include cousins, uncles and aunts
but there would be no objection to
bringing "grandpa." in case he de
sires to come.
This year's King Korn Karnival
fund was started early in the spring
with the holding of a vaudeville per
formance with the purpose in mind
of building up a sufficient amount of
money to take care of the necessary
finances needed to put on the King
Korn Karnival, the dates for which
have now been set for September 20,
21. 22 and 23.
Each business house in the city
will be asked to purchase $1 worth of
the tickets, to be absorbed among the
employees or sold to other people.
In addition to this, it is the inten
tion to have two or more booths on
Main street Wednesday and Satur
day, from which tickets will be sold
in much the same manner as drives
are conducted.
You can't go wrong in buying one
of these 25c tickets that will admit
the entire family to ALL. of the three
or four games that will be played.
None of the money will go to the
players, who are giving their time
to the good cause, all proceeds going
to help defray the expenses of one
of the best festivals that will be of
fered anywhere in the state this fall
bigger and better by far than was
last year's show.
Business men, professional men
and citizens interested in the ad
vanncmcnt cf our community, are
urged to get behind this worthy pro
ject antl buy tickets for the kitten
ball games, the first of which will be
played next Monday, August 21st
fcr by so doing you will not only be
able to enjoy the games but will be
aiding the Korn Karnival a3 well.
ENJOY FAMILY GATHERING
The home of Mrs. G. A. Meisinger
on North 7th street was the scene
of a very happy family party on
Sunday when a group of the relatives
gathered to spend the day and to .en
joy the hospitality that had been
arranged for them.
The day was featured by a dinner
at the noon hour and which em
braced all of the good things to eat
thnt rrmlfl hnve been desired. The
remainder of the day was spent in
visiting with Mrs. Meisinger and her
son. W. G. Meisinger, who resides
with the mother.
Those who enjoyed the occasion
were: Mrs. Mary Vetter, Mr. anu
Mrs. Philip Scherer, and daughter,
Verla, Philip Vetter, Pekin, Illinois,
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Meisinger, Platts
mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Meisinger
and daughters, Alice, Virginia, Dor
othy, and Vivian, Greenwood, Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. Meisinger and daugh
ter, Ellen Nora, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Meisinger and daughter. Donna Fern,
Mrs. Fred llanni and daughter. Mar
ine of Murray and the host and
hostess.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Verner Hild, resid
ing west of Mynard, are rejoicing
over a fine little daughter that has
come to make her future home with
them. The little lady was born at the
Methodist hospital at Omaha on Aug
ust Cth, and with the mother has
been doing nicely. The many friends
will join in their best wishes for the
future success and happiness of the
little one. This is the first girl in
the family.
Red Sox Win
from Omaha
Merchants 10-0
Hopkins Hurls a Fine Game and Also
Secures Two Three-Baggers
Locals Field Well.
The Red Sox Sunday added a shut
out to their season record when they
blanked the team representing the
Omaha Merchants, one of the fast or
ganization in independent ball in the
big town, by the score of 10 to 0.
Hopkins of the Sox was in excel
lent form and allowed but six hits,
well scattered through the contest,
as well as securing two hard hit
triples to make the day a perfect one
for, the local hurler.
The whole Sox team was fielding
like a machine and Svoboda and New
man were especially outstanding in
their work in the field and Spidell,
catcher, was as always, the main
spoke in the game, being in on sev
eral of the plays in the in field outs.
The Sox scored in all but two in
nings of the game and from the open
ing when they secured two, runs were
never in danger of being caught by
their opponents. One of the sen
sational features of the game was in
the sixth inning when : Joe - Krejci,
running for Hopkins, stole home on
the Omaha players while they wre
chatting among themselves.
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows:
Omaha Merchants
AB it H PO A E
Gomez, 3b 4 0 2 0 3 2
Kauffold, 2b 3 0 0 2 2 0
Bass, cf 3 0 12 11
Anderson, ss 4 0 1 0 5 0
Betcher, rf 4 0 0 0 1 0
Wolsey lb 3 0 1 11 0 1
Wolsey, If 2 0 0 1 0 1
Anderson, p 3 0 0 0 2 1
Shepherd, c 3 0 1 8 0 0
29 0 6 24 14 6
Red Sox
AB K II PO A E
Schliscke, 3b 4 2 1 0 3 0
Spidell, c 4 2 1 13 2 0
Svoboda, lb 5 0 3 9 1 0
Krejci, If 4 0 1 0 0 0
Newman, ss 4 1 0 0 7 0
Stone, cf 4 110 0 0
Sylvester, 2b 4 2 2 5 3 0
Hopkins, p 4 2 2 0 1 0
Smith, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0
Thimgan, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0
37 10 11 27 17 0
FINDS GRASSHOPPERS BAD
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Young of this
city and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruh-
mann, of Union, have just recently
returned from a thirty day auto trip
through the west and a part of the
west portion of British Columbia.
They found a wide range of country
from the cornfields of this part of
the west to the forests, orchards and
great canneries of the northwest and
into the wheat belt of Canada. On
their trip the most deplorable condi
tions found were in South Dakota,
where the grasshoppers have laid
waste great acreages of the country.
Near Winner the driver of a car has
the greatest difficulty in getting
through the millions of hoppers that
infest the highways and have made
greasy the roads by their crushed
bodies. It is necessary to cover the
radiator of a car or truck to prevent
it being filled by the hoppers. Paint
on buildings and bark on the trees
have been eaten off by the grass
hoppers and who have laid waste all
of the growing crops.
SAYS ADVERTISING PAYS
Tom Sedlak, 1425 So. 15th street,
Omaha, who owns a small acreage
near the Country club, was in Platts
mouth Friday and had a small want
ad inserted in the Journal. The re
sult was most gratifying as there
were some fifteen inquiries received
by the owner as to the property,
which was readily rented.
Eastern Star
Masonic Picnic
Held Sunday
Two Hundred and Fifty Memhers
and Families Enjoy Event at
the Country Club.
Sunday the members cf Platts-ir-outh
lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M.
with Home Chapter No. 189 of the
Eastern Star, together with their
families, staged a most delightful
picnic and outing at the grounds of
the Country club near this city.
The residents of the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home were the guests of honor
of the day, the picnic being especial
ly arranged in their honor, who
much appreciated the courtesy and
thoughtfulness shown by the friends
in the two orders.
The pleasant surroundings made
an ideal spot for the picnic party
and one that in the heat of the sum
mer afternoon was perfect for the
picnic party as the members who de
sired visited in the comfortable shade
of the lawn.
The committees from the two
bodies had arranged a program of
sports for the afternoon and which
was under the direction of L. S. De
voe, the genial superintendent of
schools having prepared games that
served to entertain the young and
old alike, the children having a
series of supervised games of their
own while the older members of the
party enjoyed kittenball. The mem
bers of the picnic party that were so
inclined participated in golf contests
also during the course of the after
noon. As the evening was drawing to a
close the picnic suppers that had
been prepared by the ladies were
served and the family groups were
given . a real treat -lamthe 'Open air
srving and all will remember this
feature of the picnic party.
CELEBRATES 79TH BIRTHDAY
From Monclay's Dally
Yesterday relatives and friends
of Mrs. W. B. Rishel gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Yelick to celebrate her seventy-ninth
birthday. The day was spent by the
party in visiting and various other
means of entertainment. At noon a
big dinner was served to fifty-six peo
ple by Mrs. Rishel's daughters.
Those who attended the party in
cluded all of Mrs. Rishel's children
with their families, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Hall and family, Mr. and
Mrs. James Yelick and family, Mr.
and Mrs. James Rishel and family,
Mr. and Mr3. I. N. White and son,
William, with Harry, Betty and Jean
Keller of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs.
James Earhart and family of Mur
ray, and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kaffen-
bergsr and daughter. Other relatives
and friends who attended the occa
sion were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall,
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Buttery, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Groff, Mrs. Carl Hall and
children of this city. Out of town
guests included Mr Edward Yelick
and wife of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs.
J. A. Wainwright and daughters,
Mrs. J. W. Albery and daughter
Esther, Mrs. Will Hemphill and
daughter, Lorarine, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Wainwright, junior, with their
children, Drew, Darlene, and Delores,
all of Gretna, Nebraska, and Miss
Nona Bridwell and Miss Pauline
Kelley of Omaha.
Mrs. Rishel has twenty - three
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The party left in the eve
ning and all are looking forward to
another such occasion.
EXTEND PASTOR INVITATION
The congregational meeting of the
St. Paul's Evangelical church, held
Sunday at the close of the morning
service, extended an invitation to one
of the young members of the min
isters to come here to preach.
The Rev. Walter Press, of St.
Liouis, was the minister invited to
come and address the local church
with the prospect of taking the
charge here made vacant by the resig
nation of Rev. O. G. Wichmann.
Rev. Press is a son of Dr. G. Press-,
head of a large theological seminary
at St. Louis, and has had a preaching
experience in the west and later took
up special training at one of the
large eastern theological schools.
ARRIVES HOME SAFE
From Monday's Daily '
Rev. O. G. Wichmann thl3 morn
ing received the announcement from
his daughter, Miss Dora, that she had
arrived safely at her home at Den
ver. Miss Wichmann made the trip
by car and drove the entire distance
by herself. The relatives and friends
were well plasfd to karn that she
had made the trip safely and with
out accident.
Track Star is
Honor Guest at
Porch Party
Miss Vestetta Robertson Entertains
for Donald Gray of Vivian, La.,
Noted Midwest Track Star
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening Miss Vestetta Rob
ertson was hostess to a number of
the younger social group of the city,
honoring Donald Gray, ... of Vivian,
Louisiana, well known track star of
the middle west and student at Ne
braska university.
The event was in the nature of a
porch party, the spacious porch of
tha Robertson home being arranged
with a profusion of the summer
flowers, lanterns and side lights to
add to the charm of the occasion.
The evening was spent at bridge
and in which the high honors were
awarded to .Miss Ursula Herold and
Charles H. Boedeker,1 II, of Murray,
the consolation prite to Richard
Hiber and the guest prize to Mr.
Gray.
Mr. Gray is leaving soon for the
west coast where he will compete in
the Olympics held by the San Fran
cisco Athletic club, one of the most
famous athletic groups of the coun
try. M Orcy is tfce.''3fcner of many
of the mid-western events In the
broad jump and is known as the
white record holder of the country,
which- title he will defend in the
San Francisco meet.
Mr. Gray was one of the Nebraska
representatives at the world Olympics
held at Los Angeles last year.
The members of the jolly group of
young people enjoyed the delicious
refreshments served by Mrs. W. A.
Robertson, who was assisted by her
daughter. Miss Rachel Robertson and
Miss Mable White.
Those enjoying the evening were
Misses Dorothy and Lucille Davis and
Mary Adelaide Thrope, Omaha; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Boedeker, II,
Murray; Misses Ursula-Kerold, Max
ine Cloidt, Gertrude Vallery, of this
city; Richard Ferguson, Lincoln;
George Cloyd, Omaha; Richard Hiber,
Hastings; Richard Spangler, Robert
Bestor and Jame3 Begley of this city.
PEASE STYLE SHOP
BEING REDECORATED
In keeping with the NRA program
of making more buying power by
employment, the Pease Style shop in
this city is carrying on an extensive
decorative program at the store room
in the Bekin building.
The main sales room on the first
floor of the building is being given
a thorough renovation by Charles
Fulton and Clarence Forbes, the ceil
ing having been placed in the best
of shape by James Bulin and now the
painters are busy in decorating it
and also in the papering of the walls
of the room.
When it is completed the room will
be a bright and attractive setting
for the new stocks that the fall and
winter offerings will bring to this
store.
WILL HOLD CLINIC
The Plattsmouth Woman's club is
sponsoring a pre-school clinic which
will be held at the American Legion
building on August 31st and Sept
ember 1st.' This will be for all chil
dren of the city from one to five
years of age and will be under the
supervision of Mrs. Fred Lugsch.
member of the American Legion and
former war nurse. All of the mem
bers of the medical and dental pro
fessions of the city will take part
and grve their services free to this
worthy cause. All parents are urged
to see that their little ones are rpes
ent to take advantage of the clinic
and which will be a fine community
achievement.
Seek to Enjoin
City from Selling
Tax Property
Standard Savings & loan Association
Contests City of Plattsmouth s
Title to Parmele Place.
Late Monday atternoon a suit was
filed in the office of the clerk of the
district court in which the Standard
Savings & Loan association of Om
aha is the plaintiff r.nd in which the
City of Plattsmouth, County Treas
urer John E. Turner, County Assessor
W. II. Puis and Sheriff Homer Syl
vester, the latter officers in their of
ficial capacities, are the defendants.
The suit is one in which the plain
tiff attacks the claim of the city to
tax title to the property on Chicago
avenue, known as the "Parmele
Place," as well as asking that title
be given the plaintiff and the city be
enjoined from selling or attempting
to sell its interest and claims to the
said property.
The plaintiff association claims
title to the property lying 140 feet
west of Chicago avenue, alleging that
the paving and sidewalk tax as ap
plied to the property claimed by the
plaintiff, is illegal, and that the as
sociation is entitled to the title to the
property and just and equitable re
lief. It attacks the paving ordinance of
April 28, 1917, under which the pav
ing tax was levied on the property.
The plaintiff in their petition state
that the property in question was
sold at tax sale and purchased by the
County of Cass for taxes for the years
1922 to 1925. that later this was
purchased by O. W. Johnson, repre
senting the plaintiff company. That
on November 4, 1928 the taxes on the
property were purchased by the city
of PlattEmnuth1
The plaintiffs further state that
an action was commenced by the
plaintiff through O. W. Johnson,
against the receiver of the First Na
tional bank, also a claimant to the
title, that the federal court found for
the plaintiff and that a Master's deed
was given the plaintiff to the prop
erty. It asks that the county assessor
be required to make division of the
property excepting the 140 feet lying
adjacent to Chicago avenue in the
plaintiff and that they are- willing
to pay all just taxes on the property
excepting that of the special improve
ment tax.
SHOWER FOR MISS KOSTKA
Sunday afternoon the country home
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kostka, north
of this city, was the scene of a very
pleasant social event, a miscellan-.
eous shower in. honor of Miss Steph-
ana Kostka, whose marriage to Mr.
Glen Madison of Des Moines, will
take place this week.
The event was given by Miss Mil
dred Kostka, sister of the bride-to-be
and Miss Norene Mayabb.
There were a very large number;
cf the ladies present and the time
was spent in games and entertain
ment that served to make the occa
sion one long to be very pleasantly
remembered. In the games the first
prize was awarded to Mrs. Henry
Kaufmann and the second prize to
Mrs. Frank Rebal.
At a suitable hour the bride was
presented with the large array of
beautiful gifts that had been ar
ranged by the friends and which will
serve to add to the new home that
the bride is soon to be called upon
to preside over.
Completing the afternoon the
hostesses served a dainty and delic
ious luncheon, being assisted by Mr3.
Kostka in the serving.
IMPROVING PROPERTY
The exterior of the Barclay build
ing on Main street is being given a
new dressing for the coming fall and
winter and presents a bright and at
tractive appearance that adds much
to the main Btreet of the city. The
building is being painted in brick red
and with the trimmings that mak it
a real attractive sight. The work Is
in the hands of Harry Kruger and
his workmen and is something that
makes for the general improvement
of the appearance of the city. The
interior of the building was redecor
ated a few months ago and the build
ing now has a thorough new dress.
VISIT AT LINCOLN
Tuesday Mayor John P. Sattler,
Councilman Frank Bestor, H. A.
Schneider, E. A. Wurl and A. J. Tril
ety were at Lincoln where they spent
the day looking after srme matters
of business. Messers Sattler, Bestor,
Schneider and Wurl were on the com
mittee to present the city's request
for federal aid in the street program
in this city and spent some time at
the office of the state department of
roads and irrigation.
Methodist Choir
to Furnish K0IL
Radio Program
Will Furnish Programs on Each Mon
day, Wednesday and Fri
day Afternoon.
The choir and musical department
of the First Methodist church of this
city has been asked by the manage
ment of radio station KOIL at Coun
cil Bluffs, to furnish one of their pro
grams for this month.
This period will be the sacred song
program that is heard on each Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday afternoon
at 3:30 from this radio station, one
of the most popular features and
which has a request offerings of the
old songs of the church.
In addition to the program In the
week, the pastor, Rev. C. O. Troy and
the whole choir will supply the eve
ning program on Sunday, August
20th and on Sunday, August 27th,
the pastor giving a short sermon and
the entire choir participating in the
musical program.
The first of these programs will
be offered this afternoon with Mrs.
E. H. Wescott as the soloist and pre
senting the large group . of request
numbers that "has cbmeTto thenstudlo
since the last program on Friday.
The Methodist choir is one of the
leading musical organizations of the
city and will make a fine addition to
the talent that is offered over the
popular Council Bluffs etation and
the local people will take pleasure in
hearing their friends over the air
during this sacred song program.
HOLD REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Leyda enter
tained the T. L. Wile3 family at their
home in Murray Sunday. The event
was in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Uffelman (nee Marjorie Wiles) whose
marriage was in June. A buffet
luncheon of fried chicken and the
season's delicacies made up the din
ner. Several numbers by the quar
tet of the Christian church were en
joyed. Sportb and social conversa
tion were enjoyed on the lawn.
Those participating in the happy
event were Mrs. Ellen Wiles, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Wiles and Conant, Mr. and
Mrs. Sterling Wiles, Agnes Mae and
Corinne, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiles
of Dwight, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wiles,
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Groesser, Alvin
and Elbert; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Hart, Wendell and Frances Ellen;
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiles and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiles and
Barbara; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Uffel
man, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rough
and Pauline, Mr. ad Tvlrs. O. T.
Leyda and Miss Catherine Leyda;
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Ferry and son,
William.
DEATH OF LITTLE CHILD
From Monclay's Pally
The death of the little babe of Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Dooley, residing near
Oreapolis, occurred last night at the
family home. The funeral services
were held this morning at the home.
The services were conducted by the
Holiness church of this city. Elder
Carl Dooley being in charge. During
the services Mrs. Steinkamp of this
city and Mrs. Ronne of Weeping Wa
ter gave several of the old hymns.
The funeral was in charge of the
Sattler funeral home and the inter
ment at Oak Hill cemetery.
LEAVE FOR CHICAGO
Mrs. Freeman McFarland and Isa
bel leave for Chicago Thursday night
on the bus to visit their son and bro
ther, Lewis McFarland and wife and
take in the fair. Lewis works in the
Continental Trust Bank.
Flood Lights
for the Athletic
Field Assured
Woik on Pole Erection to Start To
day Form Body cf Director to
Have Charge of Lights.
From Wednesday's I tail
The drive for the installation of
flood lights at Athletic park was
assured la.t night when the canvass
ing committee of the kilteuball en
thusiasts reported that they had the
funds sufficient to place the lights
and to start night kittenball.
A large number of the enthusiasts
met at the American Legion build
ing to take the final steps In the move
last evening that was to provide the
lights and assure their proper har.d
ling. In order that the matter might be
handled in the proper busineps-litio
methods, a board of directors was kc
lected composed of A. H. Duxbury.
chairman; Leo Boynton, secretary;
R. Foter Patterson treasurer; Dr.
R. P. Westover, Merritt Kerr and
Carl Schneider as members. This
board will have charge of seeing the
lights installed and in having charge
of matters pertaining to their main
tenance in the future.
The work of installing the light3
will require a few days but it in ex
pected that by the first of next week
the flood lights should be operating
an enable their use in the King Korn
all star series of games between the
pick of the National and American
kittenball leagues as well as two all
star ladies teams.
The funds raised have been purely
individual free will offerings from
the residents of the city and a num
ber from the nearby communities also
have added their part in making it
possible for the residents to enjoy
night games as well as the day games
at the park.
It has been definitely decided that
the lights will be dedicated on Mon
day evening and at which time the
first of the ail star series will be
played. The committee is out today
celling tickets for 23c each, the funds
to go to the Korn Karnival. .
jThe ticket will admit the pur
chaser to all four of the games that
will be played the coming week and
the Email fee 13 charged to help along
the starting of the corn carnival.
SHOWER FOR BRIDE-TO-BE
Tuesday afternoon at the country
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mei
singer, Mrs. J. M. .Meisinger and
Mrs. Bernard Meisinger were host
esses at a very charming miscellan
eous shower.
The event was in honor of Mira
Marie Meisinger, whose marriage to
Mr. Raymond Haith, of Davenport,
Nebraska, will occur on Saturday
afternoon.
The home was arranged with the
summer flowers and some fifty of the
friends of the bride-elect were In
attendance to take part in the pleas
ant occasion. The afternoon was
spent in hemming tea towels and
also in preparing recipes that were
to be presented to the guest of honor.
Miss Meisinger was presented with
a large number of gifts that will
carry with them the thought of the
donors in the new home that she ia
soon to preside over.
At the close of the afternoon re
freshments were served by the host
esses who were assisted by Miss Lu
cille Meisinger.
Out of town guests were Mrs. G. S.
CJerde, Omaha, Mrs. W. II. llalth.
Weeping Water and Mrs. Ivan Haith,
Red Cloud. Nebraska.
BEAUTICIANS MEET
The representatives of the several
beauty shops and hair dressing es
tablishments of the city, met this
week to prepare to place their thop3
under the operation of the new code
law.
The meeting was held at the Pow
der Puff shop and the owners and
operators spent some time in discuss
ing propo?ed changes that will be
made in their business by reason of
the code. The code for the beauti
cians will be given out early In
September and the local shops will
prepare to meet the changes that may
be necessary in operation and prices
for the various lines of work.