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VOL. NO. XT.TX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1933.
NO. 63
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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.
