Nebr. State Historical Society
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VOL. NO. XT.TX
PLATTSMOVTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933.
NO. 59
Meisinger
Haith Wedding
Held Saturday
Ceremony Held at Parish House of
St. John's Churcli Dinner at
Home of Bride's Parents.
Saturday evening at 5:00 o'clock
occurred. the marriage of Miss Marie
Meisinger of this city and Mr. Ray
inond Haith of Davenport, Nebr., the
ceremony occurring at the parish
house of the St. John's Catholic
church.
The marriage lines were read by
Father George Agius, pastor of the
church.
The bridal party entered the liv
ing room of the parish house to the
strains of the "Lohenghrin" wedding
march which was played by Miss
Genevieve Whelan, a school friend of
the bride.
I.liss Lucille Meisinger, a sister of
the bride, served as bridesmaid, and
Mr. Clinton Haith. brother of the
groom, served as best man.
The bride was most charmingly
dressed in white silk lace over satin.
She also wore the bridal veil worn
by her aunt, Mrs. L. W. Lorenz, 25
years ago which was held in place by
orange blossom wreath that her moth
er wore 30 years ago. She carried an
arm bouquet of bridal roses.
Miss Lucille Meisinger was attired
in pink silk chiffon. She carried an
arm bouquet of sweet peas.
The groom and best man were
both dressed in dark suits.
Following the ceremony the bridal
party were entertained at a 6:00
o'clock wedding dinner served by Mrs.
G. S. Gjerde of Omaha, and Mrs.
Bernard Meisinger at the home of
the ' bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Meisinger.
A large wedding cake baked by
Mrs. L3V. Xoirejjz, aunt Qf.tbe bride,
served as th centerpiece of the din-'
ner table. The dining room and table
were decorated in the color scheme
of pink and white, the candles and
flowers carrying out this decorative
plan.
In the evening a wedding reception
was held for the bride and groom.
The bride is the oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Meisinger,
and a graduate of the class of 1927
of the Plattsmouth high school. She
has taught for the past five years in
the rural schools.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Haith of Weeping Water.
He has been engaged in the baking
business and now has a bakery of
his own at Davenport, Nebr.
Sunday afternoon the bridal couple
departed for Davenport, where they
will make their home in the future.
Among the out of town guests to
attend the wedding were Mr. Haith,
grandfather of the groom, of Lin
coln, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Haith and family of Weeping Water;
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Haith of Red
Cloud, Nebr., and Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Gjerde of Omaha.
FINDS "NEW" GERMANY
Otto A. Wurl, athletic director of
the Council Bluffs schools, who is
now visiting In Europe, writes of a
most pleasant trip to the old world.
Mr. Wurl has been much impressed
with the improvement of conditions
in Germany, the Hitler regime seem
ingly has inspired the people and it
is truly a "new Germany" that is
emerging from the woeful years that
followed the war. The people are
happy and apparently well satisfied
with their new government. Mr.
Wurl and son. Otto Jr., have visited
at Munich, the Bavarian capitol and
are planning on going to Dresden, in
Saxony and later Berlin. After their
stay in Germany they will visit in
England for a short time before they
sail for the United States.
ATTEND REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson and
daughter, Mrs. Thelma Olson and
children of Lincoln, are spending a
short time with relatives and friends
s in Kansas. They departed Saturday
t for Cummings, Kansas, where they
are to attend a reunion of the Reyn
.olds family, Mrs. Hudson being s
member of this family group. They
will also visit at various points of
nterest in that section of Kansas be
fore returning home.
DEPARTS FOE MINNESOTA
Mrs. O. C. Hudson, Jr., departed
on Saturday for Henning, Minnesota,
where she will enjoy a short vacation
at this popular lake and fishing re
sort in the north woods. Mrs. Hudson
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Davis and several friends to the lakes,
they having been here for a short
visit with Dr. and Mrs. Hudson.
Present Fine
Program from
Station KOIL
Pastor and Choir of First Methodist
Church Present Offering Over
Radio Sunday Evening.
The members or Uie choir of the
First Methodist church, together with
the pastor. Rev. C. O. Troy, were fea
tured Sunday evening from 8:15 to
8:45 on the program of radio sta
tion KOIL at Council Bluffs.
The program was well arranged
and covered the half hour assigned
to this part of the evening radio of
fering.
The choir of the church under the
direction of Mrs. E. H. Wescott, gave
two anthems as well as the closing
hymn of the evening service. The
splendid voices of the singers came
over the air nicely and were listened
to with the greatest of interest by the
members of the church congregation
and the cifizens generally. The an
thems given were "Now the Day Is
Over" and "A Friend in the Home
land." both beautiful selections and
delightfully given by the members of
the choir. The closing offering was
"Nearer My God to Thee."
The pastor of the church gave one
of his inspirational sermons, "God
Will Provide," a subject that was
ably presented and one of the most
pertinent talks that feature the Sun
day "radio services over any of ' thi
stations of the country.
ENJOY BRIDGE LUNCHEON
Miss Marion von Gillern honored
Miss Kathleen Troop with a bridge
luncheon Saturday at her home In
Nebraska City. Miss Troop will marry
Miss von Gillern's brother, Jack von
Gillern, in an early fall wedding. The
luncheon was served at tables of four,
decorated with garden flowers. Dur
ing the afternoon contract was play
ed, atwhich Miss Helen Davis won
first prize, Miss Marjorie Gould, sec
ond. Miss Troop was presented with a
guest prize.
The following guests were present
from Plattsmouth: Miss Troop, Mrs.
Arthur Troop, Mrs. H. A. Schneider,
Mrs. Addie Perry, Helene Perry, Thel
ma Pitman, Jean and Ruth Tidball.
The other out of town guests Included
Mrs. Katherine Burdic (nee Schneid
er), Marjorie Gould, Florence Bink
ley and Mrs. Russell Doolan, Omaha;
Josephine Berggren, Wahoo; Mrs.
Calixte Gamboni and Alice Bernard,
of Julian.
RETURNS FROM WEST
John Lutz, of this city, has just
returned home from a visit back to
the old home in Illinois, experiencing
one of the most delightful occasions
in his recollection. Mr. Lutz left St.
Jacobs, Illinois, some fifty years ago
and came west to Nebraska when a
mere boy and this is the first oppor
tunity he has had of seeing the old
home. At the time of his visit at St.
Jacobs, a homecoming was being held
and which brought together many of
the old time residents and made it
possible for Mr. Lutz to meet many
he otherwise could not have seen. In
looking up an old friend that he at
tended grade school with years ago,
Mr. Lutz discovered that a daughter
of the old friend was being married,
bringing to him a realization of the
passing of the years.
RETURN FROM OUTING
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crabill and
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Woster and
daughter, Clementine, returned home
Saturday evening from a two week's
outing which they spent at Cliterell,
Minnesota, enjoying the coolness of
the lake country and the fine fishing
afforded them. They had a fine trip
and return much refreshed from the
outing in the northland.
Bert Coleman
Succumbs After
a Long Illness
Well Known
Contractor Called to
Rest Sunday Night After Two
Years as Invalid.
Sunday evening shortly after 7
o'clock, Bert Coleman, 50, passed
away at the home in the south por
tion of the city following an illness
that has covered the past several
years and during which time he has
gradually been in failing health.
In the past year Mr. Coleman had
been an invalid and confined to his
home as the result of his illness and
heart complications that had made
his case one that offered but little
hope of his recovery.
Mr. Coleman has made his home
here for the past twenty years and
he was for the greater part of the
time engaged in carpenter work and: $80,000 a year, was announced Sat
contractir.g until his failing health urday by the Iowa-Nebraska Light
made necessary his retirement from
active work.
Mr. Coleman was married in this
city to Miss Florence Cory, who with
the father, James C. Coleman, sur
vive the passing of the husband and
son. The mother of Mr. Coleman pre
ceded him in death some three years
ago.
The many friends share with the
family the sorrow that the separation
has brought, but in the long months
it had been recognized that the
patient was failing and that the end
brought a relief and rest to the sick
man who had borne patiently the
long and trying illness.
Funeral services will be held at
the Sattler funeral home here at 2:30
Wednesday afternoon. The body will
be taken from here to a cemetery
near Griswold, Iowa, where the
mother and other relatives of Mr.
Coleman,..are buried. , . ...
SUFFERS ACCIDENT
Raymond J. Rodrigus, who is sum
mering at his home at Honolulu, was
the victim of a painful accident a
few weeks ago, letters received here
by the Bestor family state. The
young man was riding in an out
board motor boat in one of the pre
liminaries to a motor boat race when
a boat near his got beyond the con
trol of the owner and plunged into
that of Raymond, who leaped from
his boat for safety. As he hit the
water another motor boat passed rap
idly and struck the young man in the
shoulder, causing a dislocation of the
shoulder and the propeller of the
boat cut a gash in his leg that re
quired several stitches to close.
The young man is well known
here, visiting at the Bestor home in
his vacations from Creighton univer
sity and was also a member of the
Red Sox last year. He is expecting
to leave soon for the United States
to resume his work in the dental col
lege at Creighton.
HOLD FAMILY REUNION
The members of the J. M. Meisinger
family held a most delightful family
reunion on Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Meisinger on
South 9th street. The day was fea
tured by a family dinner which em
braced a menu of all of the good
things to eat and which was the
crowning feature of the day.
The afternoon was spent in visit
ing and games of all kinds that add
ed to the pleasures of all of the jolly
group and made the event one that
all will long remember.
Those taking part in the event were
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Meisinger and
daughter. Lucille, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Meisinger and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugo Meisinger and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Haith, Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Lorenz, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hamilton, Orchard. Neb., . M'r. and
Mrs. Michael Hild, Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Hild and family, Council Bluffs. ;
HERE FROM THE EAST
Miss Camille Janda, of Elizabeth,
New Jersey, is here" to enjoy a visit
at the homes of James Holy and An
ton Svoboda families. Miss Janda was
met at Chicago by Louis Svoboda of
this city, who motored here with her
after a visit at the CentUTy of Pro
gress exposition. Miss Janda will re
main here for some time to visit with
the relatives and friends in this city.
PEACE WARRANT CASE
From Monday's Dally
This morning in the county court
a hearing was had on the peace com
plaints filed against Louis Konfrst
and Herman Weiss, both men having
sworn out complaint to keep the
-i , . v. 1 , ,
peace againsi eatu Ul"er- in lue uear
ing the complaint against Mr. Kon
frst was dismissed while Mr. Weiss
supplied the necessary bond.
Iowa-Nebraska
Goes Under the
Electric Code
To Result in $80,000 Added Expendi
tures Yearly in Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri.
Acceptance of the NRA code for
electric and gas companies, to result
in the added expenditure of nearly
& Power company. The code will af
feet all of the company's properties,
in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.
The code provides for a forty hour
week in the service, merchandising
and accounting: departments, and a
forty-eight hour week in the plants.
A minimum wage of $14 per week or
40 cents an hour for employes on
an hourly basis, will be in effect in
cities over 2,500 population, and $12
a week in cities under 2.500.
In studies of the cost of operation
under the code, the company had es
timated an additional expenditure of
$ 8 0,000 with all departments work
ing forty-two hours a week. With a
forty-eight hour week authorized for
the plants, this amount will be re
duced somewhat.
The company anticipates another
additional expenditure of approxi
mately Sept. 1, when the 3 percent
federal tax on gTOSv electric collec
tions is transferred' to-and paid by
the company. This tax formerly was
added to the " customer's monthly
electric service statement but the
last session of congress provided that
it should be paid by the company.
John E. Curtiss, Lincoln district
manager, Saturday stated that-it was
the company's hope that the addi
tional costs caused by acceptance of
the code and absorption of the fed
eral tax might be overcome by in
creased revenue resulting from im
proved business conditions so that
consideration of increased rates
would be unnecessary.
MANLEY CHOIR VISITS HERE
From Monday's Daily
The members of the St. John's
Catholic church enjoyed a real treat
yesterday when the choir of St. Pat
rick's church at Manley exchanged
with St. John's choir for the 7:30
a. m. mass. In spite of the rain each
choir made the trip of 21 mile3 for
the services.
The Manley choir is under the di
rection of Mr. Geo. Rau, who is also
the organist. The program which was
very much enjoyed by everyone is as
follows:
"Holy Queen" Full Choir
Solo "Ave Maria"
Jack Robinson
"Pavis Angelius" Full Choir
"Sweet Saviour Bless Us Ere We
Go" Full Choir
"Vcni Jesu Amor Me" f
Full Choir
Prayer j
Organ Solo Geo. Rau
The personnel of the choir is as
follows: Jack Robinson, Miss Mar
garet Jane Robinson, Miss Lena
Stander. Robt. O'Brien, Gladys Hoh
man, Herman Bergman, Rosemary
Erhart, Geo. Rau.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
T o a Gi ii rdqv ft ftOrnwn Phfl rlAfi
Lamphere, who has been engaged in
working at the packing plant of the!
Norfolk Packing Co. here, was ar-.
raigned In the county court. The
young man was charged with intoxi
cation as well as assault on members
of the force at the packing plant. A
request was filed for a peace warrant
against the young man.
The defendant on being arraigned
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
in both cases and was accordingly
given a fine of $10 on the Intoxication
charge, one of $25 for the assault
and the peace bond set at $100. The
defendant was remanded to the cus
tody of the sheriff until the amounts
of the fines and the bond is supplied.;
Some of the
Highlights of
Korn Karnival
General Committee Meets Last Night
and Outlines Plans for Month
of Great Activity.
From Tuesday's Daily
The King Korn Karnival committee
held Its second meeting last night, at
the Barclay cafe, where the supper
hour was followed by some two hours
spent in planning the various activl
ties that will precede and be a part
cf this year's annual fall show.
As Chairman Henry Soennichsen
was called away after the dinner
hour, the session was presided over
by Supt. L. S. Devoe.
Some of the highlights as planned
are to be:
Erection of the platform at Fifth
and Main streets, beginning today.
Arranging for better lighting of
the streets over which the various
parades will be routed.
Beginning of the Kangaroo Kourt
Wednesday night of this week, with a
second session Saturday night.
Arranging for broadcasting equip
ment with additional microphone to
give better results than heretofore
possible with one "mike."
Holding of first Kangaroo Kourt
parade on Wednesday night, August
30th (postponed from Saturday night
of this week due to circus being here
then), a second parade on Saturday
night, Sept. 2nd, and thereafter one
parade each week, climaxing with the
grand parade on the opening night of
the Korn Karnival, Wednesday, Sept.
20th.
Sentencing or some oITenders to
play kittenball on either the "Boston
Bloomers" or "House of David" team,
and later staging of a match game
between such novice players, under
the flood lights at athletic park, for
a 10c admission, with proceeds to go
to help defray expenses of putting on
the four-day Karnival.
Naming of chief justice, associate
judges, prosecuting attorney, sheriff
and deputies to comprise the Kanga
roo Kourt.
Decision to wear red shirts in ad
dition to the official green cap, with
yellow lettering. Said shirts to be
dyed from old ready-to-discard shirts
cf the members at a nominal cost.
Securing of two un-occupied store
rooms and the Elks building for use
in housing exhibits, etc. The latter
building to comprise general head
quarters and rest rooms.
Outlining of series of at least four
parades, one for each day of the big
show, as follows: Kangaroo parade j
Wednesday evening, Sept. 20; Pet pa-j
rade Thursday afternoon ; Novelty pa
rade Friday and Commercial and(
Rural School parade Saturday.
Decision to meet again on Friday
night of this week at Main hotel din
ing room, when farmers from the sur
rounding territory will be invited
guests at the luncheon and further
discussion of Karnival plans.
HAS FLOOD EXPERIENCE
From Tuesday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. William Baird re
turned home this morning from
Denver where they have been visit
ing with their daughter, Mrs. Har
ley Cecil and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Baird had a first hand experience
with the recent flood that caused so
much damage in Denver and vicinity.
When they were nearing Denver
their train passed through a very
heavy rain and as they came to Den
ver they saw the Platte river filled
with debris and as they reached the
station a sea of water was surround
ing the building. After a wait, one
taxicab was able to get through the
waters surrounding the station and
Mr. and Mrs. Baird were able to get
started on their way, but unable to
reach the home of the daughter.
owing to the danger of crossing the!
bridges over Cherry creek, then a
torrent of many feet of water. Mr.
Baird states that the beautiful coun
try club district, where many of the
finest residences were located, was a
ruin of mud and debris, parks and
sunken gardens being buried under
several feet of mud. A dairy from
which the Cecil family received their
milk, an all modern plant and with
a herd of 100 cows, located on me
banks of Cherry creek, was com
pletely wiped out.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Monday's Dally
Mrs. Nellie Thrall of this city,
this morning received a message an
nouncing the sudden death of her bro
ther, Charles O'Donnell, chief of de
tectives of the Chicago police depart
ment. The message did not give the
particulars of the cause of death.
Mrs. Thrall will leave this evening
over the Burlington for Chicago.
Rotarians Hear
Address on World
Wide Relations
R. Foster Patterson Is Speaker on
Topic of One of Rotary's
Basic Principles.
The members of the Rotary club
Tuesday noon at their luncheon at
the dining room of the Brown cafe
had a delightful treat arranged for
them in the form of a fish dinner,
the basis of which had been provided
by Searl S. Davis, past prexy. who
has just returned from a fishing trip
to Minnesota. The dinner was a tri
bute to the prowness of Mr. Davis as
an angler and was a feast enjoyed by
all.
The address of the meeting was
given by R. Foster Patterson, prin
cipal of the high school, being on
"International Relations," a subject
that is one of the basic aims and ob
jects of Rotary. The remarks of Mr.
Patterson were followed with the
closest of interest by the member
ship as he told of the development of
the international spirit and the
broadening influences that had made
the world in much closer touch.
Mr. Patterson touched on the cus
tom that had grown up of pupils in
the American schools corresponding
with children of other lands and
which had- brought better under
standings and a realization of the
common level and life of the peoples
of different lands.
The work of Rotary, an inter
national organization and force for
world understanding and peace, was
lauded by Mr. Patterson as a move
in the direction of the understanding
of the viewpoints of the different na
tions of the earth.
The address was one of the best
that Rotary has enjoyed and was ably
and eloquently presented by Mr. Pat
terson and will rank as one of the
finest talks that the club has had the
opportunity of hearing.
The club also received a letter of
congratulation from Hugh Butler,
district president and congratulating
the club on its attendance and show
ing in the past months.
VISIT AT MANLEY
Exchanging serviecs with the choir
of the St. Patrick's church at Manley,
the members of the St. John's church
choir of this city motored to that
place early Sunday morning. The
trip was not the most pleasant due
to the rain, but the choir reached
Manley and participated in the mass
celebrated by the Rev. Father Pat
rick Harte.
The local choir which has in its
membership many of the finest voices
in the city, gave a fine musical set
ting to the beauty of the mass.
At the close of the mass the mem
bers of the choir were served break
fast at the parish house by Miss Mar
garet Hayes, housekeeper for Father
Harte and who had prepared a fine
repast for the Plattsmouth visitos.
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
The death of Orson A. Scott, 82,
occurred on Monday afternoon at the
Nebraska Masonic Home where for
the past few years he had made his
home. Mr. Scott had been gradually
failing from the effects of hi3 ad
vanced years until he was called to
the last rest. Mr. Scott was born in
Sterling, Illinois, May 28, 1851, and
when a young man came to Nebraska
territory. He had spent the greater
part of his lifetime in Fremont and
Cedar Bluffs and was a member of
Occidental lodge No. 215 of Cedar
Bluffs. He came to the Masonic Home
January 5, 1931, and had since made
his honre there. He is survived by
five sons and two daughters, all re
siding In Dodge and Saunders coun
ties. The body was taken last night
to Cedar Bluffs where the funeral
services will besheld.
Stander Family
Holds Its Annual
Reunion Sunday
Meet at Louisville Near Where Foun
ders Settled Many Years Ago
Many Attend Despite Rain
Sunday the decendents of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stander, pioneer
residents of near Louisville, gathered
for their annual reunion, bringing
together a large number of this large
and prominent family.
It had been the custom and the
plan this year of holding the reunion
at the old farm near Louisville where
the parents had settled when first
locating in Cass county, but the
weather interfered to such an extent
that it was necessary to have the
event held at the parlors of the
Methodist church at Louisville.
The weather being such as it was,
the plans for the day were hurriedly
changed and soon the parlors of the
church were filled with the growing
groups of the young and old that
bore kinship to the Stander family,
by noon a crowd of over 100 being
gathered.
There were a large number of well
filled baskets of the good things that
had been provided for the picnic din
ner and the tables were soon set and
ready for the members of the family
to gather around and partake of the
fine feast that had been arranged for
them.
The remainder of the day was
spent in the business session and the
visiting and exchange of greetings
among the members of the family.
The officers elected for the year
were:
President Mrs. Alice Iske, Platts
mouth. Vice-President Mrs. Helen Moon
eye South Bend.
Becretary Mrs. Barbara Sieker,
Elmwood.
Treasurer Miss Lena Stander,
Ashland.
Recorder Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Om
aha. All of the heads of the different
families are to be members of the
executive committee and it was also
voted to hold the reunion in 1934 at
the Stander homestead if weather
permitted and If not in Louisville.
Among those who attended the
event were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank If.
Stander and family, Mrs. Bertha
Kelly and family, Omaha; Rev. and'
Mrs. O. W. Low of Filley, Neb.; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles M. Stander and
family, Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Stander and family of Greenwood;
Louis H. Stander, daughter, Mis3
Genevieve and son, Ralph and friend
of Archer, Neb.; George Stander, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Stander and family;
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander and fam
ily, Mr. and Mre. Earl Iske, Platts
mouth; Mrs. B. O. Mooney and two
sons, Billy and Bobby, South Bend;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stander and
family from west of Louisville; Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Roever and two eons,
Kenneth and Leonard, and a friend.
South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Stander, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert O'Brien, Wabash; Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Honor, Weeping Water;
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Spangler and
son, Marlon, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Selby,
Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. Rollln
Coon of Liberty, Neb.; Mr3. Bedella
Stander, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. White
and son, Don, Mr. and Mrs. A. V.
White, Arthur Stander, Frank E.
Stander, John Warrrn Stander and
James Stander, Louisville; Mr and
Mra. Fred Marquardt and a friend
of Avoca; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stander
and family, their twin boy babies be
ing one of the centers of attraction
of the reunion, of Wabash; Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Stander and babe of South
Bend.
VACATION DAYS HERE
The members of the city police
force are now taking their annual
vacations, each member of the force
having a week of rest and recreation.
The officers this year are dividing
the work so that one of them can be
off duty for a week. The first of the
force to take the holiday is Officer
Roy Stewart, and in his absence from
duty Officer David Pickrel has the
task of handling the duties of the
office from 6 p. m. to 6 a. m., while
Chief of Police LIbershal is on duty
from 6 a. m. to C p. m. -