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VOL. NO. XLTX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1933.
NO. 60
I.
King Korn Klub
Starts Festivities
for Fall Festival
Kangaroo Kourt Wednesday Night
Brings Culprits to Form Basis
of Parade Next Week.
From Thursday's Daily
The first of the festivities that
ushers in the four days of the King
Korn festival, was staged last eve
iiing at the platform at Fifth and
Main streets when the first Kangaroo
Kourt was held.
The court was precided over by
Judges William A. Robertson and
Charles E. Martin, who believe me,
are real convicting judges, a prisoner
in this court having as much chance
as a snowball on a hot Nebraska day.
The oi'icers of the court were sent
scouring the streets and bringing be
fore the court many of the leading
citizens of the community who are
to disport in the great corn festival
as prisoners in the parades to be held
prior to the opening of the fall fest
ival in September.
The prisoners sentenced last night
as well as the result of the Saturday
night sentencing will be required to
march in the parade to be held on
next Wednesday evening and open
their fun and frolic the second year
cf the corn carnival which was such
a success last year.
The prisoners sentenced and the
penalties attached thereto was as fol
lows: K. A. Schneider, charged with mak
ing statement that banking hours
will have to be increased to comply
with NRA requirements and kicking
about the same. Sentence: March in
parade wearing crown of Blue Eagle
feathers.
John E. Turner, charged with is
suing distress warrants. Sentence:
Dress in a manner to indicate that
you were in distress and march In
parade.
L. S." Devoe, charged -with saying
that 3.2 is not a passing grade.
Sentence: Carry a banner in the par
ade with motto "I favor 98 proof."
C. H. Martin, charged with crab
bing the Presbyterian kittenball team
out of a game. Sentence: Dress as a
kittenball player, wear a mask and
carry a ball bat in the parade.
Roy Otredosky, charged with sell
ing castor oil to the discomfort of
many people. Sentence: Carry ban
ner in parade with the inscription
Til never do it again."
Ralph Wehrbein, charged with
claiming to be a better comedian than
Eddie Cantor. Sentence: March as
a clown in the parade.
Gilbert Hirz, charged with saying
the girl kitten-ballers are the best
players. Sentence: March as a girl
kitten-baller in the parade.
Henry Donat, charged with serving
too many pretzels with each stein.
Sentence: March in parade carrying
large string of pretzels.
VANDALS DAMAGE FRONT
Frcm Thursday's Dally
Last night about 12:30 Officer
David Pickrel of the night police
force, in making his rounds in the
business section of the city, discov
ered that the front of the C. A.
Rosencrans barber shop on North 5th
Ftreet, had been smeared up. The
two large windows as well as the
door had been splashed with yellow
paint that had apparently been
thrown from a can onto the glass and
had run over practically all of the
surface of the glass. The incident
attracted much attention in the
morning hours when the dwellers in
the business section discovered the
Work. The reason for the act is not
apparent and the owner of the shop
unable to place any reason for per
sons committing this act of vandal
ism. The paint was removed by
Frank Gobelman after considerable
work and the premises restored to
normal, altho still bearing some trace
3f the splashing.
SUFFERS SUDDEN ATTACK
H. E. Wentworth. proprietor of
e Cream of the West bakery, was
.ken suddenly ill Wednesday after-
ion and for a few moments his case
is quit grave. Mr. Wentworth had
rted from his bakery to his room
an upper floor of the Bekin build
I, suddenly becoming ill and was
lsted to the office of Dr. R. P.
itover in the building where aid
I given him. The patient was
n to his room and at last reports
resting much easier and rally
from the effects of the heart
RECOVERING FROM OPERATION
The host of friends of E. A. Lorenz
will be pleased to learn that he is
now doing very nicely at the St
Joseph hospital at Omaha, where he
was operated on Tuesday. Mr. Lorenz
came through theordeal in fine shape
and is now doing just as well as
could be possible under the circum
stances. The many friends are hope
ful that he may soon be able to re
turn home and resume his usual ac
tivities.
Grocery Stores
and Markets Set
New Store Hours
Will Open Hereafter at 7 a. m. In
stead of 8, and Remain Open
Until 6:30 p. m.
The retail section of the Cham
ber of Commerce at their session Wed
nesday voted to approve the changes
In hours suggested by the grocers and
meat markets to cover these two lines
of business.
There had been more or less com
plaint of the fact that the shops did
not open until S a. m., from many
householders who found it necessary
to purchase their meat or groceries
at an early hour in order to have
them sent to the homes.
In order to accommodate those who
may wish to order their food sup
plies while en route to work or on
the way home from the daily tasks,
the hours hereafter will be from 7
a. m. to 6:30 p. m., which it is felt
will be much more accommodating
to the patrons.
The stores, however, will continue
the Sunday closing as adopted some
time ago and will be closed all day.
The other lines of business will
not be affected by the changes pro
posed and will continue at the pres
ent hours of 8 to 6 with open eve-1
nings on Wednesday and Saturday.
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Wednesday afternoon Deputy Sher
iff Lancaster was called to the Bur
lington station by a report that a
man was sitting on the main line
tracks of the railroad between the
station and the bridge and refusing
to move. The officer on reaching the
scene found a man giving the name
of William Lee, of Pacific Junction,
sitting on the rail of the track and
the man wa3 taking into custody.
The section men had passed that lo
cality a short time before and had
been forced to remove the man from
the track before they could proceed
and they had ordered him to leave,
but he had failed to do so. A charge
of intoxication was filed against the
man and he will be arraigned in
court today.
The defendant was arraigned In
court this afternoon and made a plea
of guilty to the charge of Intoxica
tion and was accordingly fined $10
and costs.
LADIES GIVE PROGRAM
Wednesday afternoon Plattsmouth
radio listeners were afforded a de
lightful musical treat when Mrs.
Robert B. Hayes and Mrs. E. G. Shel
lenbarger, members of the choir of
the First Methodist church, were
heard over station KOIL at Council
Bluffs.
The ladies gave several duet num
bers as well as solos, the old and
loved hymns being presented in the
period from 3:30 to 4 p. m. which is
sponsored by the Christian Home of
Council Bluffs. The splendid voices
of the ladies came over the radio in
fine shape and the numbers that they
presented were enjoyed to the utmost
by the large number of Plattsmouth
people listening in.
ARREST AUTO DRIVER
Chief of Police Libershal this
morning arrested a man giving the
name of John D. Ford, Nebraska
City, who was charged with reckless
driving. The motorist was coming
down Chicago avenue and ran into
the wagon and horse of Ignatz Straka,
almost demolishing the vehicle. The
man arrested was strong in his ob
jections to accompanying but was
turned over to the county authorities
to be lodged in the county jail as he
stated he would lay out a fine.
Elect Starrett
Teacher in City
High School
Former Instructor Here Will Take
Over Work in Commercial Dept.
Harold Jordan Resigns.
The board of education Wednes
day afternoon elected Leland L. Star
rett, former teacher in the high
school, as the head of the commer
cial department of the city high
school.
The notification was given the
board a few days ago by Harold Jor
dan, the former head of this de
partment, that he had accepted a posi
tion as teacher In the Valentine
schools, his home city, and would not
be able to fulfill his contract with
the local school.
Mr. Starretfs selection will be
very pleasing to the patrons of the
school as he was a former teacher
here In this department of the
school, leaving here two years ago
when the board of education made
curtailment in the faculty of the
school.
Mr. Starrett has completed his
master's degree at the University of
Nebraska, as well as a degree at the
Gregg school in Chicago, one of the
best known shorthand schools in the
country.
The new teacher is able and effi
cient In every way in his work and
the board of education feels fortun
ate that they have secured one so
familiar with the Plattsmouth schools
and who can start the year's work
without delay.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
The announcement of the forth
coming marriage of Miss Lucille Liv
ingston, of Nebraska. City, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Livingston.
and well known in this city, was
made Tuesday at Nebraska City.
The announcement was made at a
luncheon given by Mrs. C. J. Shafer.
Miss Livingston is to be married to
Donald Sutherland of Carroll, Iowa.
Engagement announcement and
wedding date of September 16 were
made through the placecarda Mrs.
Schafer had at the table. Inside of
a cupid's match case the guests found
"The latest match Lu and Don."
On the inside lid was a heart-shaped
picture of Miss Livingston and Mr.
Sutherland with the date of the wed
ding. Luncheon was served at two tables,
one seating eight, the other, four.
Flower decorations were goldenglow
bouquets. On the table pink candles
burned.
During the afternoon contract was
played at which Miss Kathleen Troop
of Plattsmouth took first prize. Miss
Livingston was given a guest gift.
Guests were Helen and Josephine
Davis, Marion von Gillern, Mrs.
Ernest Poling, Jane Cleveland, Mrs.
Robert Thygeson. Wealtha Harding,
Mrs. Mike Busby and Miss Carol
Sutherland of Lincoln, Kathleen
Troop of Plattsmouth, and the hon
oree. The wedding will be at eight
o'clock, September 16, at the home
of the bride's parents. A large group
of friends and relatives will witness
the ceremony. Miss Livingston was
born and reared in Nebraska City.
She attended Linden wood college at
St. Charles, Mo., was a member of
Delta Delta Delta when she attend
ed the University of Nebraska. For
several years she has been physical
education instructor for girls In the
Nebraska City schools.
Mr. Sutherland was affiliated with
Sigma Chi while he was a student
at Nebraska. He is a district super
intendent of Continental Oil Com
pany with headquarters at Carroll,
where the young couple will make
their home.
IMPROVES STORE
The Black & White grocery in this
city has made a few changes in the
interior of their store room that al
lows them a great deal more room and
much handier for the customers and
the clerks as well. The checking
counter that was formerly located in
the center of the store has been
moved to the west side of the store
room and giving more room for the
patrons of the store as they do their
shopping.
LEAVES ON BUYING TRIP
From Thursday's Daily
Byron Golding of the Reliable 5c
to $1 variety store, departed this
morning on a buying trip that will
take him to several points in the
east. Mr. Golding is to visit the
large marketing centers of the coun
try and expects to secure a large and
well assorted line of goods for the
store here while on his trip.
Closing Hours
for the Meat and
Grocery Stores
Meeting Thursday Evening Sets Honrs
for 7:30 a. m. to 6:30 Except
Wednesday, Saturday.
From Friday's DaJly
The grocers and meat dealers of
the city who are affiliated with the
retail section of the Chamber of Com
merce met last evening at the dining
room of the Brown cafe to discuss
the proposed closing hours for these
lines of activity in the city by agree
ment among themselves.
The meeting decided on the fol
lowing schedule of hours:
' Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday, open at 7:30 a. m.,
close at 6:30 p. m.
Wednesday, open at 7:30 a. m.
and close at 10 p. m.
Saturday, open at 7:30 a. m.
. and close at 10:30. p. m.
Sunday, stores to be closed for
the entire day.
The stores who will adopt this re
vised schedule of hours will be A. G.
Bach, L. B. Egenberger, Hinky-Dinky,
Hatt's Clover Farm store, Red &.
White. Black & White, E. A. Wurl,
Mullen & Son, Lorenz Brothers. '
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
Wednesday morning -at 11 o'clock
at the St. Paul parsftokge, MJas.Flor?
ence Meisinger of 'Murray and Wil
liam Brandt of Nehawka,- were united
in marriage by Rev. . O. G. Wich
mann. The bride is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Meisinger of
Murray and has grown to woman
hood in the community where she re
sided. The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Brandt of Nehaw
ka and has also grown to manhood
in the community in which, he re
sided. They were both graduates of the
Nehawka school. The groom gradu
ated in 1930, the bride in 1932.
The bride was dressed in a fall
dress and hat of dark blue, the groom
in a suit ot brown. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Wilden
Switzer of Nehawka, close friends and
classmates of the bride and groom.
The young people will go to house
keeping on a farm near Nehawka,
where the groom has been farming
and has a home all prepared for his
bride.
STUDENTS SEEK PLACES
Finding homes in Plattsmouth
where former students and prospec
tive new students of Platsmouth high
school may work for their board and
room is a serious problem both for
the large number of students seek
ing such places and the school
officials who are anxious to get them
located. A dozen students have al
ready Bent word that they must find
places to stay or they will not be
able to come to school this year. This
number involves five of last year's
students and additional new ones.
If anyone is interested In securing
the help of a school girl for home
work, please call Mr. Patterson.
WEEPING WATER JAIL BURNS
From Friday's Dally
The city jail at Weeping Water,
a structure that has from time to
time held the less dangerous law
violators that might fall into the
hands of the officers there, is no
more. The frame structure which
bore the dignified title of jail was
one that would not withstand the ef
forts of any determined assault but
had served in the past to hold man
who had drank well, but nose wisely.
Last night the structure was found
to be - in flames and despite efforts
to save the ancient building, it was
soon a smouldering ruin and the city
without the services of a prison.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
City Schools
Set for Opening
Septemer 5th
Assignment of Teachers and Subjects
Made for Opening of Term To
Close Two Schools.
The Plattsmouth public schools
will epen Tuesday morning, Septem
bcr 5, with high school registration
August 30 and 31. Mr. Patterson
particularly wishes all high school
students that can to register within
these dates. There will be no reg
istration for grade or junior high
pupils but they are asked to report
for regular shcool work Tuesday
morning, September 5.
Monday, September 4, will be spent
in teachers meetings and organizing
the school in preparation to opening
the next day. There has been consid
erable reorganizing and should there
be any questions regarding the as
signment of teachers or classes the
parents are asked to call the superin
tendent's office. No. 103.
The First Ward and Mercerville
schools are to be closed this year and
these pupils are to attend the Central
building. Another change to be noted
is that the fifth grade will remain at
Wintersteen. Pupils who were in the
fourth grade at Wintersteen school
last year unless they have moved to
another ward are asked to report to
the Wintersteen school for their fifth
grade.
Of particular attention is the kin
dergarten. Children who are five
years of age before December 1 may
attend the kindergarten. This rule
will be strictly enforced and the
board of education urgently requests
that parents do not send their chil
dren to school unless they are five
years of age before December 1, 1933.
Each . jear- there, are attempts to
break' this rule but this year? the
school board . and teachers urgently
solocit the co-operation of parents on
this rule and ask them not to send
their children to school if they are
too young. The- kindergarten .will
run a half day in each of the three
wards. Miss Johns will take care of
the kindergarten children at Central
building in the forenoon and the Co
lumbian children in the afternoon.
Miss Tidball will have the kinder
garten at Wintersteen in the fore
noon, only in addition to her other
grades.
The assignment of teachers wil'l
be as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. R. F. Patterson, high school
principal, teaches 1 class of Ameri
can Government, 1 class of American
history and has two assemblies.
Mr. Rothert, athletic coach, teaches
2 classes of Junior High and boys
physical education alternating; and
High School classes as follows: 2
periods of manual training I, 2 per
iods of manual training II, and 1 as
sembly.
Miss Pearle Staats. normal train
ing instructor, teaches 2 classes of
English I, 1 class of Junior Reviews,
1 class of Pedagogy, 1 class of Com
mercial English, 1 class of English
Literature.
Miss Estelle Baird. languages.
teaches 2 classes of English II, 1 class
of French I, 1 class of Latin I, 1 class
of Caesar and 1 assembly.
Miss Florence Beighley, mathe
matics, teaches 1 class of advanced
Algebra, 2 classes of Algebra I, 1
class of Commercial Arithmetic, 1
class of Plane Geometry, and 1 as
sembly.
Mr. Russel Reeder, science intruc-
tor, teaches 1 class of Industrial Geo
graphy, 1 class of Chemistry with
laboratory period, 1 class of General
Science with laboratory period, 1
class of Biology and 1 assembly.
Miss Lucille Nordholm, home eco
nomics instructor, teaches 2 classes
of Junior High girls physical educa
tion and Home Economics alternat
ing; and high school classes as fol
lows: 2 periods of Home Economics
I, 2 periods of Home Economics II
and 1 assembly.
Mr. Leland Starrett, Commercial
instructor, teaches 1 class of Short
hand I, 1 class of Shorthand II, 2
classes of Typewriting I with labor
atory period and 1 class of Typewrit
ing II with laboratory period.
Mr. Jack Figley, social science in
structor, teaches 2 classes of World
History, 1 class of American History,
1 class of Senior English, 1 class of
Vocational Guidance, and 1 assembly.
Mr. L. S. Devoe, Superintendent,
teaches 1 class of Economics and So
ciology.
HIGH SCHOOL AND JR. HIGH
Miss Cora Williams, Music Super-
yisor, Glee Clubs, Orchestra and 1
class of Junior High Music.
Miss Clara Weyrich teaches the
following high school classes: 1 class!
of Bookkeeping, 1 class of Community t
Civics, 1 class of Junior Business and
the following Junior High classes:
4 Arithmetic classes.
Miss Lillian Garrett, teaches 1
Art class in high school and the fol
lowing subjects in Junior High: 2
classes of History 2 classes of Spell
ing, Penmanship and Glee Club alter
nating, 3 classes of Art and Music
atlernating.
Miss Jessie Whalen teaches 2
classes of Hygiene, 2 classes of His
tory, 2 classes of Geography, 1 class
of Spelling and 1 class of General
Science, all in Junior High.
Miss Helene Perry teaches the fol
lowing Junior High subjects: 4
classes of English, 3 classes of Read
ing and 1 class of penmanship.
CENTRAL BLDG.
Miss Vivian Johns teaches the
kindergarten at Central building in
the morning and the kindergarten at
the Columbian building in the after
noon. Miss Martens, Principal and Grade
1.
Miss Ault, Grade 2.
Miss Diehm, Grade 3.
Miss May, Grade 4.
Miss Prohaska, Grades 2, 3 and 4.
Miss Cook, Grade 5.
Miss Hiatt, Grade C.
Miss Muenster, Grade C.
COLUMBIAN BLDG.
Miss Johns, kindergarten
in the
afternoon.
Miss Quimby, Grades 1 and 2.
Miss James, Grades 2 and 3.
Miss Farley. Grades 4 and 5.
WINTERSTEEN
Miss Tidball, kindergarten in
the
all
morning only.
Miss Tidball, Grades 1 and 2
day.
Miss Tritsch, Grades 3, 4 and
5,
all day.
Community Meet
ing is Held Here
FridayEvening
Planning Events for Corn Festival;
Second Meeting at Mynard
Tuesday Night.
From Saturday's IaJly
The members of the Korn Klub
gathered last -evening at the Ameri
can Legion building with their friends
from the adjacent communities pres
ent to talk over the plans for the
events for the corn festival to be held
here in September.
There was a fine group of the resi
dents of the adjacent territory pres
ent and who are enthusiastically
planning on helping out in the big
fall festival.
The second meeting will be held
at the Mynard community building
on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock,
which will be presided" over by
Charles Barnard as chairman of this
section of the Korn Klub.
It is planned to have all of the
communities join in the Century of
Progress parade on Thursday of the
fall festival, this parade to depict
the growth of transportation and
motive power from the earliest days
of the covered wagons and Indian
conveyances down to the latest type
of automotive power.
The discussion was enjoyed as the
members enjoyed the luncheon that
had been prepared for the occasion
by James Farnham and which placed
al lin a receptive mood for the oc
casion.
During the evening remarks were
offered by Mr. Barnard, H. L. Gayer,
E. H. Spangler, Henry F. Nolting, A.
A. Wetenkamp and Floyd Becker, all
of whom were pleased with the pros
pects of the fine fall festival and will
lend their enthusiastic support to
the various activities.
It was decided on by the club that
they will wear the red and yellow
shirts on only Wednesday and Sat
urday, but will wear the caps dur
ing the time of the festival and in
the preceding days.
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Prom Friday' Dallr
Virgil Hutton, one of the Platts
mouth members of the C. M. T. C. at
Fort Crook, has been selected among
the students for company honors.
The young man has served as the
first sergeant of Co. A of the stu
dent regiment and now has been ad
vanced to the rank of student lieu
tenant in the company. This is his
fourth year of military training and
he has been outstanding in his work
at the camp, both In his drill work
and in various athletic events.
The local young man was one of Nebraska university two years ago,
the winners in the boxing contests. is now in his second! year at Colum
at the fort last evening and will-be bia university, being a student in the
able to get into the finals of the box- college of law and business admln
ing events which will be held as the istration. He was a classmate at
camp activities close. . I Nebraska of Edgar Wescott.
New River Funds
to Provide Jobs
for 10,000 Men
To Spend $12,000,000 Between St.
Joseph and Sioux City; Speed
Is Promised.
President Roosevelt Thursday ap
proved a public works allotment of
$14, 153.10S for river work between
Kansas City and Sioux City.
This is expected to provide . work
for possibly 10 thousand men this fall
and winter, all to be employed as
near their homes as possible.
Approximately two million dollars
will be expended between Kansas
City and St. Joseph, said an Associated
Press dispatch last night, and the
remainder between St. Joseph and
Sioux City, especially near the towns
of Nodaway, Mo.; White Cloud.
Kans.; Rulo, Neb.; Tarkio, Mo.;
Corning, Mo.; Nebraska City, Platts
mouth, Omaha, Florence and Dakota
City, Neb., and Council Bluffs and
Sioux City, la.
The funds will be placed at the
disposal of Captain Theodore Wy
man of the United States army, dis
trict engineer in charge of river work,
who recently was forced to suspend
operations due to lack of funds.
Ickes Says "No Delay."
Secretary Ickes told The World
Herald's Washington bureau that
"men will be put to work without
delay," with the funds provdied
Thursday. This sum brings to 27
million dollars the total Missouri ex
penditure under direction of army
engineers.
All workers will be hired through
the United States employment serv
ice, set up under the Wagner bill ap
proved in the last congress.
The allocation was greeted by sup
porters of river development here
with the greatest enthusiasm. They
pointed out that this is tfat first eon-"
crete Indication that the works ad
minisration is sympathetic to their
program, and regarded It as an omen
of success In the campaign for the
Fort Peck reservoir and further de
velopment. "Long Step Forward."
"A long step forward," was the
response of C. E. Childe, secretary
of the waterways committee of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
"Most certainly there will be con
siderably more channel work done at
Omaha," he declared. "This will be
a big help to the employment situ
ation." Childe explained that the channel
work is 85 per cent completed up to
St. Joseph, but only 5 per cent be
tween St. Joseph and Sioux City.
Therefore, he is certain that "by far
J the larger proportion of the appro
priation" will be spent above St.
seph.
Nearly all of this will go to con
struction work, since the surveying
has been practically ocmpleted by
the army engineers.
D0O BITES ELEPHANT
From Saturday's Dallr
During the parade of the Schell
Bros, circus this afternoon Just after
the noon hour, one of the elephants
was bitten by a dog suffering from
the rabies, the attack occurring near
Fourth and Main streets. The animal
was chased by Dr. O. Sandin to the
Vallery Sales pavilion where the ani
mal was shot, but before it was pos
sible to kill him he had attacked an
other dog. The animal was a stray,
one of the many that run loose over
the city.
Chief of Police Libershal requests
that owners of dogs In all parts of
the city have them tied up for the
next two weeks in case it might prove
that they may have been bitten by
the animal. All dogs running at
large will be impounded and shot to
prevent the spread of the rabies.
HERE FROM WYOMING
From Thursday' Dally
Harold Kube, of Buffalo, Wyom
ing, was here last evening at a guest
at the E. II. Wescott home, being en
route from his home to New York
City. Mr. Kube, who graduated at
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