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Nebr. State Historical Society nm VOL. NO. XT.TX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1933. NO. 63 , . Arrest Three Young Men for Chicken Theft Officers Make Capture of Trio Near Bellevue and Recover 205 Chick ens Stolen Saturday. Swiftly following the stealing of over 200 chickens from three of the farms in this section of Cass county, Sheriff Homer Sylvester early Sun day morning arrested Ray and Archie Itecek and Elmer Phillips at the Itecek home near Bellevue and the young men were brought here to face charges of taking the chickens. The chickens were taken from the farms of Earl Meisinger, Henry Fornoff and Walter Weiss, being tak en sometime Saturday night while the farmers and their families were at Plattsmouth to look after the week end shopping. As soon as the alarm was given the officers started out to attempt to run down the perpetrators of the c rime and near morning Sunday made the arrest of the three suspects at Bellevue, sacks containing feathers being found in the rear of the coupe, "the seats in the rumble of the car having been removed and giving more space. Deputy Sheriff Lancaster was also of the party that had run down the robbers of the Cass county hen roosts and his work in ferreting out the young men as well as standing guard to catch the robbers deserves a great deal of commendation. The young men were brought here and placed in jail to await their ar raignment on the charges. Sunday evening the sheriff in com pany with Earl Meisinger and Henry Fornoff again visited Bellevue and searched a small shack that had been rented by, the two ; Receks, located near the Missouri river and here the missing chickens were found. Thi3 morning the three young men Avere arraigned in the county court and entered a plea of guilty and were at once taken to the district court to be arraigned before Judge James T. Begly for sentence. The defendants renewed their pleas of guilty and waived the twenty-four hour stay and received their sen tences, i tThe court stated that the con- i tinued steal of chickens had aroused indizr.ation In the community and that in view of the depredations that the court would sentence them to one year apiece in the state reformatory at Lincoln, Nebraska, and to pay the costs of the action. ERECTING NEW HOME Paul Wohlfarth, whose residence property on North Sixth street, was destroyed by fire last winter, has been busy this summer in erecting a r.ew homo and which he hopes to have far enough advanced to reside in this winter while completing the interior. Mr. Wohlfarth i3 building on the sift; of the former residence and will have a six room and a bath residence located all on one floor and with a half story that can later be made into rooms if desired. The site of the house is one of the most at tractive in the city and caused the familv to desire to have the home built on the site of the former resi dence. When completed it will make a fine home and with Mr. Wohl- farth's skill in carpentering will be well built in every way. HERE ON VISIT Mrs. Treva Grady, of Washington D. C. is in the city to enjoy a visit with the relatives and friends for short time. Mrs. Grady, who was formerly Miss Treva Edgerton, 13 guest at tha home of her father, J. A Edgerton and her brother, A. E Edgerton and family. She has been engaged for the past several years In the department of commerce at Wash ington and Is now enjoying her an nual vacation. TO ATTEND SCHOOL AT GRETNA Mr. and Mrs. Lon Jordan were at Gretna Monday where they are plac ing their daughter, Pauline, in school at that place for the coming school year. The party was taken to Gretna by Chester Renner In his auto and who also visited there for the day. TENDER TEACHER RECEPTION On Sunday afternoon at the home economics room of the high school building, a reception was given by Superintendent and Mrs. L. S. Devoe to the members of the board of edu cation and their wives as well as the members of the teaching force of the city schools. The event was attend ed by a number of the friends of the teachers to enjoy the pleasure ol meeting them on this opening of the school year. During the afternoon light refreshments were served to add to the pleasure of the occasion. In the teaching foice the members welcomed back Leland L. Sterret and to greet Miss Helene Perry, local girl, who is to have a place in the faculty of the high school this year. Local Boys in Fire Fighting Force in Oregon Plattsmouth and Cass County Group at Camp Tyee, Have Experience in Battling Karnes. The group of young men .from Plattsmouth and Cass county, sta tioned at Camp Tyee, Roseberg, Ore gon, had a part In the great Dattie that has been waged against the for est fires in southwest Oregon. In speaking of the fires Joe Kno- flicek, who Is stationed in the hos pital detachment at Camp Tyee, states that the smoke from the fires in the vicinity of Portland, hung over their camp for several days. The local boys were part of the men called out when fire broke out In the district where Camp Tyee is lo cated, more than half of the boys in the camp being called out to the fire line. They received high praise from the forestry officers and had the fire under control in a day's time and were able to return to camp, only enough to patrol the trenches dug by the foresters, being left on duty. The young man from Holdrege who died at the Roseberg hospital as the result of chilling his stomach from ice water, was with the Tyee force n their fire fighting. William Higgins of this city, has been given a promotion at the camp and was sent out to build a lookout for the forest rangers and was also stationed there. Norman White, who was engaged here in working at Chick's" has been given recognition of his experience by being assigned to the bakery and has the task of pre paring sandwiches for the lunches of the workers who are sent out on the work details each day. SELECT HEALTH CHAMPIONS Thelma Ward, 15 year old Weep ing Water girl, and Darrell Brown, 16, of Meadow Grove, were named at the state fair Monday as Nebraska's 4-H ciub health champions. Both are high school juniors and will rep resent Nebraska in the national health club contest at Chicago late this fall. Miss Ward has been in club work seven years and is a member of the Kozy Korner girl's room club, but this was the first time she had com peted in a health contest. Second place in the girl's contest went to Aletha Luff of Otoe county, and third to Helen Larson of Fill more. Dorothy Pierson of .Hamilton coun ty was adjudged to have the best pos ture and Miss Larson the best teeth and feet. Dorothy Mae Siert of Doug las county was given honors for being the best groomed of the contestants. TO DIRECT PLAY Miss Alice B. Shoudy, director of the play, "Crashing Thru," which is to be sponsored by the St. John's Altar Society, arrived in town Mon day. "Crashing Thru," the thrilling epic comedy drama using local talent is to be presented at the American Legion building the 14th and 15th of this month. Miss Shoudy comes to our city highly recommended. She has an A. B. degree from Northwest ern and has done further dramatic work at Horner's Conservatory at Kansas City. The committee with MlssSn'oudy's help are starting immediately on their plans for the play. Many Bands to be Featured at Korn Festival Committee Secures Bands from Avoca, Weeping Water, Lewiston, and Two from Louisville. E. H. Schulhof, chairman of the committee on bands and music for the King Korn festival, Sept. 20th to 23rd, has arranged to have a line array of musical talent to help en tertain the crowds that are expected. There will be five bands to appear during the festival and which will bring here some of the best musicians in Cass county and give the music lovers a real treat. On Wednesday afternoon the Avoca band under the direction of Will E. Green, of Lincoln will open the pro gram of the day. Wednesday night the Lewiston community band un der the direction of James Schmidt, will be featured at the platform at Fifth and Main streets. On Thursday the Louisville concert band under the direction of Prof. G. M. Crura will be here to furnish the musical setting for the program of the day. On Friday the crack Weeping Wa ter concert band under the direction of A. W. Hawkins, will be guests of the community here and their offer- ng on the program should be a fea ture appreciated by all. The Louisville Farmers Union band will be here for Saturday, the final day of the festival, offering a pro gram in the afternoon and evening that will be a treat. In addition to the bands the com mittee has secured two orchestras. the Mynard community orchestra as well as the Three Musketeers, crack musical organization of Nehawka. All of these musical features arc composed of Cass county people, giv- ng the residents of the county the opportunity of enjoying the fine tal ent that can be found in every com munity, each section being well rep resented in the various organizations. BOY SCOUT DRUM CORPS AT STATE FAIR SUNDAY The Plattsmouth Boy Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, which have been holding regular practice under direc tion of Anton Bajeck, veteran drum mer and James Farnham, bugler, at tended Veterans' day festivities at the state fair Sunday and marched in the parade of veterans organizations that passed in review before the grand stand at 2:30. The parade was "on the air" over station KFAB, and a pleasing announcement regarding the Junior Corps preceded their approach to the microphone on the platform near the judges stand. The Platts mouth Legion post colors were carried in the parade by Tom Walling and Dr. G. L. Taylor. Mr. Farnham acted as drum major, he and the boys be ing attired in blue overalls and shirts, with red bandana handkerchiefs tied about their necks and wearing the King Korn Karnival chapeaus. The boys received as good a hand when they passed in front of the grand stand as any musical organiza tion in the parade. The Junior Corps was organized under auspices of the local American Legion post, using the equipment purchased in 1925 by the Legion's own drum corps tnat was organized that year shortly before the Falls City district tournament, where a sue cessful fight was made to get the 1926 district meet here. Money bor rowed to purchase the equipment at that time was repaid a few weeks later from the revenue derived from appearance here of the Isler Carnival shows. The boys' organization Is planning on attending the Weeping Water fair on Thursday of next week. Eight cars were furnished to take the members of the Junior Corps to Lincoln Sunday. The list of boys go ing was as follows: BUGLES Francis Libershal, Theo Libershal. Carl Hula. Keith Miller, Bob Taylor, John , Rishel, Burton Rishel, Billy Rosencrans. Philip Rosencrans, Gay Farmer and Richard Yellck. SNARE DRUMS Dick Hatt, Don ald Cotner, Warren Reed, John Tid ball. Mason Wall. Wallace Terryber ry, Jim Webb, Floyd McCarty. Ed Iladraba. BASS George Marks and Joe Hen dricks. DIES AT MASONIC HOME Sunday evening at 'the Nebraska Masonic Home occurred the death of Mrs. Jennie Tramp, 83, who had been a resident of the Masonic Home since January 11, 1929. Thf deceased lady was born December 11, 1S50, in Co lumbia county, Wisconsin, but had spent the greater part of her life time in Omaha. S!i3 was a member of Vesta chapter of the Eastern Star of Omaha. She is survived by several step children who reside in different sections of the country. The body was taken to Omaha and the funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. rroin the Glendale mortuary, the serv ices being conducted by Vesta chap ter of the O. E. S. Graves Family Holds Reunion at Garfield Park Sixty of the Relatives from Eastern Nebraska Gather at Garfield Park for Reunion. Monday there gathered at Garfield park in this city, members of the Graves family, who have since pio neer daj'3 been prominent and active figures in ihe history of Cass county. There were the children, grand children and great-grandchildren of William W. and Mahalah Graves, who in 1864 cams to Plattsmouth from their home at Hillsdale, Mills county, Iowa. Both the parents were natives of Tennessee ' and in early life were married and came west. After several years here in this city, they moved in 1S69 tb Rock Bluffs, then one of the lively river towns of that day and age. f Mr. and Mrs. Graves spent the remainder of their lifetime al that place and where they now rest in the pioneeV'cemetery.i.. Of the original family of twelve children, there are now living but five, the eldest of whom is Alex Graves, 93, of Murray, who with his brother, J. D. Graves, 80, of Peru, were unable to be present at the re union. The ether living, children are Shered Graves of Rock Bluffs and Judga C. L. Graves and Mrs. Mary Burnett of this city. The members of the family group frcm Omaha, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Murray and Rock Bluffs, assembled at the park in the afternoon and pre pared for the picnic dinner which was served at the noon hour and add ed to the festivities of the occasion of the meeting of the relatives. The remainder of the day wa3 de voted to games of various kinds to entertain the young and old of the family circle and the musically In clined of the family Joined in a pro gram of instrumental music that was much enjoyed. It was late in the afternoon when the members of the party departed for their homes, happy in the recollections of another pleas ing reunion. SUFFERS SEVERE ATTACK Mrs. Hillard Grassman was taken ill on Sunday night, suffering from the effects of a very severe attack of acute indigestion and which for sev eral hour3 was so serious a3 to cause the greatest alarm to the members of the family circle. It was neces sary to keep the patient under med ical care for several hours before she was given relief. She is now report ed as resting as easily as possible under the circumstances. RETURN FROM OUTING Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Vroman and children and L. E. Vroman, have been spending several days with rela tives and friends at Grand Junction, Iowa, making the trip by car and re turning home Monday afternoon. Miss Winnie Vroman, who has been enjoy ing a visit with her brother, Leslie Vroman and family, has also returned from her outing at Ravenna and the western part of the state. HAS TONSILS REMOVED Louis Knoflicek, well known kit- tenball pitcher, was operated on Mon day morning at the office of a local physician for the removal of the diseased members. The operation was quite successful and it Is hoped that the young man will soon be able to resume his usual activities. Red Sox Win Swatfest from Hamburg Team Locals Take Game 19 to 18 in Free Hitting Mill of Two Teams Bad Day for Pitchers. Sunday was a sorry day for the pitching staff of the Red Sox and the Hamburg, Iowa, team, who did battle on the local lot, the Sox taking a 19 to 18 contest. The Iowa team started out in the opening inning as if Swanny and ni3 crew were determined to make ham burger of the locals, they securing live runs in their time at bat, a lead that would usually go a long ways toward victory, but in this case was just an other score. Hopkins, vho had not played ball for the past two weeks was not in the best of form and was nicked for a great many hits, they being real blows, while Dell Sylvester who foi lowed, walked two and was nicked for a two sacker. The pitching was finished by Newman for the locals who retired two but had two doubles poled off his slants. Richard Herold, former Platts mouth boy, started the battle on the mound for the Hamburg team but before the first inning was over seven Red Sox had danced over the plate and the game was all shot. Her old was relieved by Jensen who fared no better and was freely hit while he remained in the box. Herold was again sent in during the latter part of the game and was effective save in the last of the ninth when the Sox took themselves a victory. In the first of the ninth the Ham burg team came to bat with the score 15 to 14 against them, having whit tled the strong lead of the Sox down in. the. eighth JThe first two men up were walked and then "Pud" Herold doubled to score two and later scored when Gude doubled and who came over the plate on the smash of Fitch ett, who died at third. The Cox, trailing 15 to 18 in the ninth opened with Hopkins being safe at first but was caught at home in an attempted score, a single by Schliscke, doubles by Spidell and Krejci and a single by Newman as. well as an error at short brought in the needed runs and the day's hitting was over. The tabulated score of- the game was as follows AG R H PO A E Luby, cf 6 2 2 1 0 0 Fitchett, 3b 6 1 3 2 0 0 C. Long, 2b 7 0 1 3 4 1 Clayton, 1Mb 5 2 3 1 0 1 Jensen, lb-p 4 3 2 8 1 2 Grupe, c 4 3 2 5 5 1 P. Herold, ss 5 4 4 0 3 1 Gude, rf 5 2 4 3 0 0 R. Herold, p-lf 6 1 2 3 2 4 48 18 23 25 15 10 Red Sox AB R H PO A E Schliscke, 3b 5 12 10 0 Spidell, c 5 3 2 7 1 0 Svoboda, lb 5 3 1 13 0 0 Krejci, If 6 5 3 3 0 0 Newman, ss-p 6 2 3 0 2 0 Stone, cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Sylvester, 2b-p - 5 2 2 1 2 0 Kriskey, rf 3 2 1 2 0 0 Hopkins, p-2b 411070 43 19 16 27 12 0 ENJOY A FINE TRIP Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Meisinger and daughter. Miss Lucille, returned home Monday afternoon from Davenport, Nebraska, and vicinity, where they have been visiting for the past sev eral days. They visited at Davenport with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Haith, the latter formerly Miss Marie Mei singer, as well as .at the Peter Laut- tnslager home for a short time. They also stopped at Carleton, Nebraska, to visit with the John Lautenslager fam ily and also with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jordan and family. They had a very pleasant trip and Sunday visited at Hebron, Nebraska, where they at tended services. TAKES UP SCHOOL WORK Miss Marjorie Am who is to teach the coming year at the school, five miles south of Greenwood, departed Sunday for her new position, being taken to her school by her father. V. T. Arn. Miss Am has been en gaged In teaching In the county schools since her graduation here in 1932 and has been very successful In her work. ENTERTAIN FOR MISS TROOP Mrs. Russell Doolin of Omaha was hostess Satnrday at a 1 o'clock bridge luncheon in courtesy to Miss Kath leen Troop of this city. The event was in honor of the forthcoming marriage of Miss Troop to Mr. Jack Von Giliern, Nebraska City, which is to occur on September 16th. In the afternoon of bridge Miss Marion Von Gillren of Nebraska City won the award for high score while the guest prize was presented to Miss Troop. Those from this city to attend the luncheon were Miss Helene Perry, Miss Jean Tidball, Miss Kathleen Troop and Miss Von Gillsrn of Ne braska City. Fatal Auto Acci dent Occurs Near Weeping Water Miss Alma White, 22, Omaha, Is Killed and Jame3 Smith, of Omatia, Seriously Injured From Tuesday's Daily A fatal auto accident occurred this morning at an early hour on the highway six miles north ofWeeping Water, when the Chevrolet roadster of James Smith, colored, of Omaha, was overturned. The accident was discovered by Joe Rauth and Ralph Bouton, who were returning home and found the car overturned and the occupants pinned beneath it. Sherifr Sylvester was called when it was found that the woman, Alma White, colored, had been killed in the wreck and the driver of the car very seriously in jured. The cause of the accident is un known as Smith was unable to give an account of how the car .had been overturned. ' ' The address of Miss White was 2568 Ohio street and that of Smith, 2021 North 21st street, Omaha. The injured man and the body of the dead woman were taken on into Omaha where the injured man was placed in a hospital. There wa3 no inquest held In the case. CAPTURES PRIZES Charles Warga, residing south of this city, who has for a numbed of years been engaged in bee culture, scored a wide sweep with his exhibt at the state fair in the judging on Sunday. Mr. Warga had a large showing of honey and honey products which were arranged in a very artis tic showing which won first in gen eral exhibit and also nine other firsts, six seconds and one third, making a fine showing for the products of Cas; county bee men. Mr. Warga has been active in the bee culture in this sec tion of the state and is head of the Eastern Cass County Bee association. He has a very large number of stands of the bees and which are kept up to the highest standard. ENJOY FINE VISIT Sunday the country home of Mr. and Mrs. William Renner was the scene of a very pleasant gathering of friends who came as a surprise to the Renner family and made the event a real treat to them. The day was spent in visiting as well as in the fine dinner at the noon hour and which was enjoyed to the utmost by all of the members of the group. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bailey and daughters. Alma and Edith and Mr. and Mr3. Charles Pauley of Waterloo, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Harcld Ahl and son, Don nie, of Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baumgart and children, Mr. and Mrs. Norman-Renner, and son ENTERTAINS AT DINNER Mrs. A. Dove Asch entertained at dinner Sunday at "Villa Asch," near Murray, a number of friends from this city, who enjoyed the fine din ner that had been arranged for the occasion and the charm and hospital ity of the Asch home. Following the dinner party a pleasant time was en Joyed with a number of piano and zither selections given by Mrs. Asch. Those, who enjoyed, the event were Mrs. John Bauer, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ward Egenberger. School Opens with a Record Enrollment Enrollment in Public Schools Is 3SS Classes and Groups Now Being Organized. 1'rnm Wetlnpsday's Daily Yesterday was a record breaker in enrollment for Plattsmouth high school when the total number enroll ed in the four classes reached 314. This is the largest total enrollment in the history of the school. In ad dition, the senior class is now com posed of 69 students and if all grad uate will set a new high record for graduates of P. H. S. The largest class of the past was 1927 when the total was 62. Above all there aro 107 freshmen, not the largest of all time perhaps, but the largest since 1927 when 99 were enrolled. In ad dition the non-resident enrollment is larger with 29 non-resident fresh men; 14 non-resident topnomores; 15 non-resident juniors and 19 non resident seniors or a grand total of 7G which exceeds last year's figures by 16. So the year has started out for P. H. S. as a record breaker. The first day was one of accomplishment. Even though the enrollment was heavier and meant more students for the teachers to take care of, all were in their first class a 9:25 and con tinued throughout the day Today the high school is moving in usual routine. There yet remain a number of organizations to be perfected. Classes must be organized, musical organizations must be grouped to gether and arrangements for the ath letic program must be rounded out. The second annual all school party will be held Friday night at 7:30 at the football field and kittenball will be the chief recreation with teams representing the classes, faculty and board of education taking part. Next week, class organizations will be perfected and later in the month the annual football convocation and ticket contest will be held looking toward the opening of the season here vMth Glenwood on September 29th. The grade schools show a good in crease for the year, the Central build ing especially as.it care3 for pupil3 from other outlying schools who aro attending this year. With the high school enrollment of 314 the total for the city schools 13 883 for the year, the report from the various grades showing the follow ing: JUNIOR HIGH Miss Weyrich. SW. 31; Miss Whalen, SE, 30; Miss Gar rett, 7N, 36; Miss Perry, 7S, 35. To tal 132. CENTRAL BLDG. Miss Hiatt, Gr. 6, 31; Miss Muenster, Gr. 6, 31; Miss Cook. Gr. 5. 38; Miss May, Gr. 4. 20; Miss Prohaska, Grs. 2 and 3. 21; Miss Diehm. Gr. 3. 30; Miss Ault. Gr. 2, 29; Miss Martens. Gr. 1, 29; Miss Johns, kdgt., 17. Total, 256. COLUMBIAN BLDG. Miss Farley, Grades 4 and 5, 38; Miss James. Gr3. 2 and 3, 33; Miss Quimby, Grs. 1 and 2. 36; Miss Johns, kdgt., 17. To tal 124. WINTERSTEEN Mis3 Tritsch, Grades 3, 4. 5, 2G; Miss Tidball. kdgt., 1 and 2, 30. Total, 56. ENJOY FAMILY GATHERING The country home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ferrie was the scene of a most delightful family party Sunday. It being the first time in a number of years that all of the family circle have been together, the occasion bting joined in by a number of friends. A fine dinner prepared by Mrs. Ferrie featured the day and was enjoyed to the utmost by all of the members of the party. Those who participated in the delightful day were Mr. and Mrs. James Ferrie of Los Angeh?. Mr. and Mr. Carl Ulricfc, Misses Patricia and Ruth Ferrie, Carl Chris wisser of Nehawka, Chris Bulin. Rob ert Rea and Mr. and Mrs. Ferrie. LEAVE ON WESTERN TRIP Thomas Mcndenhall and wife are departing thi3 week for a short out ing trip to the west and which will take them to many points of interest in the west coast country and the southwest. They expect to take In the Grand Canyon of the Colorado on the trip and will enjoy a visit with, the friends In Los Angeles and other points.