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VOL. NO. XT.TX
PLAXTSHOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1933.
NO. 69
Korn Karnival
a Great Success
in Every Way
Attendance at Each, of the Four Days
of Festivity Far Exceeds That
of the Last Year.
The Korn festival of 1933, staged
under the auspices of the retail sec
tion of the Chamber of Commerce,
proved to be a great success in every
way and far exceeding: the most san
guine expectations of those in charge
of the event.
The attendance -this year was far
greater than that of last 5 ear and
also the ideal veather conditions that
prevailed for the entire week drew
out thousand from all sections of
eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
The festivities climaxed with the
rural school day on Saturday and
when the attendance froia the coun
try districts reached several thousand,
it being estimated that some 6,000
witnessed the rural school parade on
Saturday afternoon.
The parade brought a number of
floats here that had ben used in the
county fair parade a week previous,
while many of the schools had ar
ranged new and very attractive floats
that represented their districts.
In the floats the corn that Cass
county is justly famous for raising,
was the chief theme of the greater
part and many very clever ideas were
Ehown in the floats that tied together
the staple crop of thi3 section and
the public school.
The parade was most imposing as
in addition to the rural school offer
ings, there was a large number of
the entries in the commercial parade
used also in the Saturday offering.
The Farmers Union band headed
the line of march of which Prank
Wehrbein and Arthur . Wetenkamp
were the marshals.
The first section of the parade was
composed of the cars and floats rep
resenting the local business houses
while the second section of the par
ade was that of the schools.
The Lewiston community band
was heading the school section, being
followed by the long array of the
brightly decorated and arranged
floats from the eastern and central
parts of Cass county, the floats being
received with applause along the line
of march.
The teachers, pupils and patrons
of the schools who united in the
preparation of the floats certainly de
serve a world of credit for their fine
work and the spirit of co-operation
shown in the making such a success
of the King Korn festival.
Visitors here during the four days
were loud in their praise of the fine
parades and entertainment that had
been provided and the spirit shown
by all lines of the citizenship of the
city in putting over this event in such
a fine manner.
The 1933 Korn festival will set a
high mark for the committees that
may be called upon to arrange the
event for the fall of 1934.
The prizes awarded the floats in
the parade were announced late Sat
urday afternoon after the judges had
made their selections, the following
bing named:
1st "America's First Corn Rais
ers," Claude Hewitt, teacher.
2nd "Corn Is King," Florence
Shogren, teacher.
3rd King Korn and the Knights
of the Kitchen Table," Marie Nolt
ing. teacher.
4th "Indians and Corn," Ona
Graves, teacher.
5th "King Corn," Anna Harris,
teacher.
6th "Roosevelt and Cabinet,
NRA," Velma Fulton, teacher.
7th "Corn Products." Loa Davi3,
teacher.
8th "Corn Is King," Mrs. Hogue
and Mrs. Horton, teachers.
9th "Turkey," Florence Wiles,
teacher.
10th "Indian's Gift to the White
Man," Christine Soennichsen, teacher
11th Lucille Scott, teacher.
12th Edith Norton, teacher.
13 th Marie Lutz, teacher.
14th June Keil .teacher.
15th Mrs. Simms, teacher.
16th Lucille Albert, teacher.
17th Leon a Giles, teacher.
VISITING IN CITY
Miss Marie E. Mueller is in the city
visiting her cousin, Marie E. Kauf-
mann and aunt, Mrs. Justus Lillie,
Sr. Mis3 Mueller is a graduate nurse
employed In one of the hospitals at
LaCrosse, Wis., and this is her first
visit to Nebraska.
RETURN FROM OREGON
From Monday's Bally
This afternoon David Robinson
and Edgar Sites, who have been mem
bers of the C. C. C. at Camp Tyee,
Roseburg, Oregon, returned home af
ter having completed their service.
The boys were brought to Fort Crook
Sunday and later released to their re
spective homes. Joseph Knoflicek, an
other Plattsmouth boy was also in
the party and expects to reach home
Tueeday, stopping in Omaha to visit
a friend he has not seen since last
May and then coming on home.
Popular Young
People Announce
TheirRlarriage
Miss Patriria Ferrie and Mr. Caxl
Chriswisser Married at Crown
Point, Lnd., August 6th.
The announcement was made Sun
day of the marriage of Miss Patricia
Ferrie and Mr. Carl Chriswisser, two
of the well known and popular young
people of this portion of Cass county
The marriage occurred on Sunday,
August 6th, at Crown Point, Indiana,
while the young people with Mrs.
Charles Chriswisser, mother of the
groom were in the east to attend the
Century of Progress at Chicago, they
motoring over to the Indiana city for
the wedding ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Ferrie, residing south of
this city, was born and spent her
earlier years at Watertown, South
Dakota, completing her educational
work at the Plattsmouth high school
where she was a member of the class
of 1931. She Is at the present time
engaged at the Bates Book and Gift
shop. The bride has a very large
circle of friends over the county that
she has made by her charm of per
sonality and who -will join in wish
ing the young people many years of
happiness and success.
The groom is a member of one of
the old families of Cass county, a son
of Mrs. Charles Chriswisser, he hav
ing grown to manhood at Nehawka
where he attended the high school
and was graduated there. Mr. Chris
wisser is a graduate of the University
of Nebraska where he was a member
of the Alpha Theta Chi fraternity. He
is a young man of outstanding char
acter and has a wide circle of friends
among those who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELLINGTON
The funeral of Mrs. J. C. Ellington
was held on Saturday afternoon at
4:30 at the Sattler funeral home at
Fourth and Vine streets. There were
many of the old time friends present
to pay their tribute to the memory
of the departed lady.
The beautiful and comforting serv
ice of the Christian Science society
was held and which brought a sense
of restful peace to the friends and
the family.
During the service Mrs. J. E.
Schutz and Mrs. Harry Nielsen gave
two numbers, "Still, Still with Thee"
and "Shepherd Show Me How to Go."
The body accompanied by the mem
bers of the family left Sunday morn
ing for Bloomfield, Nebraska, where
the interment was had beside other
members of the family circle.
HERE FROM TEXAS
Herman Reichstadt and family,
who were residing at Harlingen,
Texas, have arrived back in Nebras
ka, planning to remain and make
their home in this city where they
formerly resided. They report a very
harrowing time in the great wind and
flood in the Rio Grande valley sev
eral weeks ago. Mr. Reichstadt and
family had their home withstand the
first day of the wind but on the sec
ond day of the hurricane the home
was unroofed and almost destroyed.
They report that no place looked so
good as Nebraska when they arrived
Friday at Falls City.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E Tlaney, of Holly
wood, California, , who have been
here for the past several months, be
ing called here by the death of G. G.
Hoffman, father of Mrs. -Haney, de
parted Sunday for the west coast
Mrs. Hoffman preceded them to the
west and will make her home with
the Haney family there.
Red Sox Close
the Season with
7 to 6 Victory
Defeat Fast Syracuse Team in Extra
Inning: Battle on Local Lot
Complete Fine Season.
The Red Sox closed their season
Sunday afternoon when they trim
med the fast Syracuse team by the!
score of 7 to 6 in an extra inning
battle, after they had tied up the
score in the eighth inning. I
In the third inning Schliscke, lead
ing the team in hitting, singled, was
sacrificed to second by Spidell,
Schliscke going to third as the pitcher
bobbled with Spidell at first and when
the catcher threw to third the ball
hit Alex who scored. Spidell scored
on the single of Svoboda and Joe
Krejci cleaned up with a homer that
landed clear over Washington avenue.
In the eighth inning the Sox tied
the score, Kriskey was walked and
scored on the triple of Hopkins, who
in turn scored on the single of . Spi
dell. The game was won in the last of
the tenth when Hopkins again was
in the hitting column with a single.
Schliscke ttried to bunt and then
singled, while Spidell also singled
to All the bases. The game was end
ed w hen Svoboda in a squeeze play,
bunted down the third base line and
scored Hopkins.
The tabulated score:
Syracuse
AB n H TO A E
Roscoe, If 4 2 1 0 0 0
Paben, cf 4 2 1 3 0 0
Mather, c 5 12 8 1 1
Copenhaver, rf-p 5 0 1 0 5 0
Kastens, 2b 4 0 0 1 2 0
McClane. 3b 3 0 2 3 0 1
Murphy, ss 3 0 0 3 3 0
Kramer, lb 4 0 0 9,0 0
Harms, p 1 0 0 0 1 1
Mather, rf 2 110 0 0
87 6 8 27 12 3
Red Sox
AB R H PO A E
Schlieske. 3b 6 1 2 0 2 0
Spidell. c 5 1 4 12 4 1
Svoboda. lb 3 1 1 11 0 0
Krejci. If 4 1 4 0 0 0
Newman, ss 5 0 1 0 5,0
Stone, cf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Kriskey, rf 3 1 0 4 3 0
Sylvester, 2b 5 0 0 4 3 3
Hopkins, p 4 2 2 1 2 0
39 7 15 30 16 4
AVERAGES OF RED SOX
The following is the fielding and
batting averages of the member of
the Red Sox for the season:
BATTING AVERAGE
G AB R H Ave.
Hopkins, p 7 30 10 13 .433
Schlieske. 3b 18 78 24 33 .423
Krejci. If 15 63 20 24 ,380
Newman, ss 18 80 16 30 .375
Thimgan. of 3 8 2 3 .375
Spidell. c 18 75 19 28 .373
SVODOda. ID 18 70 ZU 24 .343
Stone, cf 17 63 13 20 .316
Kriskey, rf 9 28 7 6 .214
Sylvester. 2b-p 14 48 11 10 .208
Smith, 2b 9 30 3 5 .166
.FIELDING AVERAGE
G Ch.v E
Hopkins, p 7
Schlieske, 3b 18
Krejci, If 15
Newman, ss 18
Thimgan, of 3
24 0
56 12
21
86
0
Spidell, c 18 197
Svoboda, lb 18 191
Stone, cf 17 15
Kriskey. rf 9 . 7
Sylvester. 2b-p 14 50
Smith, 2b 9 31
MONTH'S BEST ARTICLES
October American: A new novel by
Kathleen Norris; "Spending Three
Billion of Your Money," by Secre
tary of Interior Ickes; "They Put
Me in Jail for Singing," by Lawrence
Tibbett.
October Cosmopolitan: Beginning:
"Seven Men Came Back," by Waren
ick Deeping; "Orgg." by Mark Sulli
van; "Without Benefit of Gold." by
David Walsh. (The lowdown on real
heroes of sportdom).
Liberty, Sept. 30: . "How Pennants
Are Usually Won"; "The A. E. F.
That the U. S. A. Forgot," by Capt.
Myron B Goldsmith.
Saturday Evening Post, Sept. 25:
"An International Oil Man," by Sir
Henri Delerding; "Wheat and the
Great American Desert," by Win.
Hazlett Upson ;"Saturday's Millions,"
by Lucian Cary.
October Pictorial Review: "Only
Women Will Challenge the Mailed
Fist," by Konrad Bercovincl.
October Woman's Home Compan
ion: "A Comedian Sees the World,"
by Charles Chaplin ; "My Daughter
and Potatoes, by Ruth Bryaan
Owen. . - . .
- These magazines are on sale at the
Bates Book store.
AID HORTICULTURAL SE0W
Two of the exhibits that were out
standing at the horticultural show
were the honey showing of Charles
Warga, local expert in bee. raising
and the apple display cf Senator W.
C. Banning of Union. These exhibits
were shown at the state fair where
Mr. Warga secured ten firsts for his
IJne of honey and licncy products
while Senator Banning had his beau
tiful showing of apples of all of the
boct known varieties. ; These two gen
tlemen were not in the show for any
awards but to do their part in mak
ing it a real success and which they
did.
phy Killed in Auto
Accident Sunday
Prominent Young: Kan of Near Man-
ley Dies When Hit fcy Truck on
Streets of Louisville.
Humphrey Murphy, prominent
young man of tho vicinity of Manley,
was instantly killed late Sunday
night at Louisville : when he was
struck in the head by the body of a
large truck while he was riding on
the running beard of a car.
Mr. Murphy, with a brother, Jo
seph, had been riding with Marion
Ossenkop in his car and when they
were returning from Omaha, the bat
tery of the car became exhausted and
it was necessary to- push the car
which at the time was at Louisville.
Joseph Murphy was pushing the car
and his brother, Humphrey was
standing on the running board of the
car, to try and see the way as there
were no lights and , the section of
street which they were .traveling was
very dark. A truck was parked along
the street 'and uddL3y. theear be
ing pushed along crashed Into the
track and Mr. Murphy was struck in
the head, the blow causing almost
instant death.
The deceased young man was well
known in this city where he had been
a frequent visitor and the news of
his death came as a great shock to
the family and to the friends over the
county." Mr. Murphy was born and
reared near Manley where his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murph-y,
were early residents. He was for a
number of years engaged as engineer
on the Union Pacific out of Omaha,
but has in late years resided with
his mother on the farm near Manley.
He i3 survived by his mother, Mrs.
Charles Murphy, six brothers, John,
Charles. James, F. E.,'Joe and -Paul,
all of near Manley, and two sisters,
Margaret and Ann of Omaha.
MANY PLACED AT WORK
From Monday's Dally
This morning some thirty-three
men were selected to report at the
paving project on the "O" street road
near Elmwood. These men were se
lected from the list of those regis
tered and who are on the relief rolls.
The men selected were all from other
sections of the county, there being
none from this city selected. The dis
tance from Plattsmouth to the scene
of the work made it difficult for the
local men to be on this job. Local
men will have the advantage in the
naming of the men for the river work
which is nearer this city. The pav
ing workers comprised fifteen labor
ers, ten operators for tractors, two
plow holders, two blade operators,
two roller operators, two grease men.
These workers will report Tuesday
morning on the job at Elmwood.
CLEVER ENTERTAINERS
The entertainers at the platform
on Saturday comprised a number of
the popular musicians and dancers.
Miss ' Anna May Sandin and her
pupils, Wilda Johnson. Aimee Jane
Thomas, Marjorie Fitch, Wave Smith.
Irene Lahoda. Shirley and Donna Fae
Mason, Bonnie Jean Walters, were
presented in several clever tap dances
as well as strut numbers.
Miss Leon a Hudson, vocalist was
heard in several very beautiful selec
tions and Anton Bajeck in his
xyleophone solo numbers.,-.
Mrs. Edna Shannon, of Weeping
Water, is a visitor in the city, spend-:
ing several days here with the old
time friends.
Humphrey Mur
Celebrate Their
Golden Wedding
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toman Observe
Anniversary at Their Home in
West Part of City.
Sunday the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Toman in the west portion of
the city, was the scene of a very
pleasant family party and whicn
marked the fiftieth wedding anniver
sary of this estimable couple.
It was on September 24, 1883 that
Miss Mary Hiber and Anton Toman
were joined in the bonds of wedlock
in this city and they have since made
their home here, being numbered
among the splendid citizens of the
community. Mr. Toman was for
many years engaged in work at the
Burlington shops, but in the last few
years has spent his time in looking
after his home.
To mark the anniversary the chil
dren and a few of the old friends and
neighbors gathered at the home and
spent the day in the enjoyment of the
old times. The members of the fam
ily enjoyed a fine dinner at the noon
hour and which embraced all of the
good things that goes to make an
ideal feast. ! fTit
The afternoon was spent in visit
ing and a general good time that all
appreciated and joined in showering
ing the guests of honor with wishes
for many more such happy occasions.
In honor of the event the parents
were presented with a handsome gift
from the children, all of whom were
in attendance. The children were
Anton Toman, Jr., Mrs. Charles C.
Janda. 'Mrs. Edith Sadill, all of Om
aha and John Toman of this city.
who with their families were pres
ent. .- s., . '..-'.--
Others, attending the anniversary
were: Herbert Janda, Wahoo; Frank
Janda, Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hiber, Cyril Janda. Mrs. Frank
Slavicek, Mrs. Kate Hiber, Mr. and
Mrs. V. Pilney. all of this city.
FOOTBALL DRIVE ON
With the four high school classes
in competition with one another for
the ticket selling championship, the
annual football ticket sales cam
paign will be . inaugurated at the
high school Tuesday morning with
a convocation program at 9:00. Last
year the contest was featured by
the run which the Freshman class
gave the Seniors for first place. Presi
dents and sponsors of the classes are
organizing their committees today.
Student season tickets will sell for
50c and those outside the school may
buy season tickets for $1.00. Single
admission tickets for students to the
first game will be 15c and to others
25c. . Points will be gvien for the
sale of tickets as follows: Single ad
missions one point, student season
tickets five points and adult season,
10 points. The class securing the
most points will be declared the win
ner. The contest will continue until Fri
day noon and at 3:15 Friday after
noon will occur the opening game
with Glenwood. The Iowa city al
ways has a strong eleven and a hard
game for the Blue and White is an
ticipated. Coach Rothcrt's probable lineup is
as follows:
Ends Lamberson, McCleary,
Hiner, Hirz, Graves.
Tackles Armstrong, Grosshans.
Guards J. Taylor, Crouch, Lepert,
Kief.
Center O. Taylor, Woolcott.
Q. B. Rhoades.
H. B. Jensen, Knoflicek, Kallna,
Edwards.
F. B. Ronne.
OLD FIDDLERS ENTERTAIN
One of the closing events of the
Saturday afternoon program of the
Korn festival was the old fiddlers
contest, in which the contestants
demonstrated their ability to handle
the fiddle and bow with the best of
them. The contestants were intro
duced by R. Foster Patterson, an
nouncer and the participants pro
ceeded to do their stuff in the old
time melodies that have bo often in
the past entertained.
The contest was close and the event
was declared a four way tie with Ted
McCladn, Nehawka. Sherd Graves.
John Urish and Harry Rainey as the
participants In the draw.
JAMES MADISON BUYS FARM
From Tuesday's Dally
James Madison, living south of
town recently purchased a farm
southwest of Tabor, Iowa. The price
was $55 per acre. The improvements
are first class with modern home,
water in the house, bath and fur
nace heated, with ample barns in
excellent condition and other out
buildings and the farm in a high
state of cultivation, also securing
half of the corn crop of 115 acres
which is excellent corn, appearing as
if it would yield forty bushels to the
acre. , Mr. Madison with the family
will move to the new home early in
the spring so as to be there when the
first of March comes, that he may be
gin farming operations when the
time arrives.
Heads of River
Work Contract
Locating Here
Preliminary Work Being Started to
Be Ready When Necessary
Machinery Arrives.
The preliminary work of making
the Missouri river navigable through
this section is slowly getting under
way and the arrival of the necessary
machinery and barges here should see
the work getting a good headway.
A. W. Farney, of Kansas City,
Missouri, the contractor for the work
here, with the heads of his engineer
ing force, organizing the details of
the work that will soon start and be
continued with increasing: force.
Mr. L. L. Hardeman, of Kansas
City, is here and will be the super
intendent of the work and is accom
panied by his secretary, J. V. Oliver,
who will be here to assist in the
work, t - ...'-. - , v
A "small force has been put tc
work in building shacks far the use
of the company near the immediate
vicinity of where the work will be
started, while others have been start
ed in on cutting willows, a large
amount of whicr will be necessary in
the riprap matts.
The stripping of the rock which
has been secured at points along the
river near here will also start to pro
vide a supply of the material that
will also be used in the construction
of the retards along the xiver.
The projects south of this city are
among the largest so far to be let and
it 13 expected that they will cover
almost a year of work and should af
ford employment to a large number
when the work gets fully under way.
W. C. T. U. MEETING
The W. C. T. U. held their regular
meeting on Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. .W. L. Propst in the
south part of the city and a large
number of the members were in at
tendance. Mrs. Martha Wetenkamp
was the associate hostess.
The session was given over to the
regular business of the society, the
reports from the heads of the eight
departments being given, covering
the year's activities in the various
lines of the work. These reports were
very interesting and presented the
many lines that the Union has car
ried on in the interests of temper
ance. These reports will be given
later at the county convention.
The ladies discussed the plans for
the coming year of W. C. T. 17. activ
ities and also the plans for attend
ing the county convention at Alvo on
Thursday, September 28th. It Is
hoped that a large number of the
local ladies can be in attendance
which promises to be of the greatest
interest.
At the close of the afternoon the
ladies enjoyed the fine refreshments
that had been prepared for them by
the hostesses.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
'Miss Laura urassman, who was
operated on a few days ago at the
St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha, is
reported as doing very nicely and her
progress is as rapid as could be ex
pected. On Sunday she enjoyed a visit
from a number of the relatives from
this city. Mr. anad Mrs. Hillard
Grassman and son, Bobbie, Mrs. Ger
trude Gamblin and son, and Mrs.
C. F. Hitt. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates
also motored up for a few hours with
their niece.
Cass County's
Wheat Acreage
is Now Signed
Total of 269 Applicants fcr What
Allotment Contracts 8.339
Acres Are Affected.
A total of 2G9 applications for
wheat allotment contracts were ap
proved by the County Allotment Com
mittee Monday after the final date
for filing applications closed.
The total average base acreage of
the 269 applicants is 8.339 acres.
The total average base production is
169,912 bushels. Figuring a 27c net
benefit payment, this means that Ca?s
county will receive $37,431.45 or
an average of $140.00 on the 2C9 ap
plications. Two thirds of this pay
ment will bo made about October
15th this year and the remaining one
third next spring after each con
trasted farm has been inspected to
sse that they have abided by their
contracts. The payment for the 19-4
and 1935 crop will depend on the
parity price which will be establish
ed next July by the Secretary or
Agriculture.
The name of each wheat grower
signing an application is being pub
lished in the papers this week. The
location of the farm, the acreage and
production for each of the base years
is also being published. The purpose
of this publicity is to glvo an oppor
tunity to correct mistakes aud inak?
adjustments. Complaints can be
made by any one concerning any of
the applications, as published in the
papers, to the County Allotment Com
mittee, composed of E. H. Armstrong.
Green wood, chairman; Wm. Ilueter
Wabash, and Henry Ragoss. Louis
ville, either verbally or in writing by
October Sth, These reports will be
kept strictly confidential and th ap
plicant that has been reported will
be asked to support hi3 figures with
proof.
The publicity will be handled by
districts as follows: The Plattsmouth
Journal will publish a list composed
of applicants front Eight Mile Grove
and Plattsmouth precincts; The
Weeping Water Republican will con
tain those from Center, Mt. Pleasant,
and Weeping Water precincts; The
Nehawka Enterprise those from
Avoca, Nehawka, Liberty and Rock
Bluffs precincts; The Louisville Cour
ier the names from Louisville, South
Bend and Salt Creek precincts; The
Elmwood Leader-Echo those from
Elmwood and Stove Creek precincts
and the Eagle Beacon those from
Greenwood and Tipton precinct3.
The date for signing contracts will
be October 6th. The schedule for
signing contracts will be as follows:
District 1 Greenwood school
house. Salt Creek and Greenwood pre
cincts. District 2 Eagle school house,
Tipton and Stove Creek precincts.
District 3 Murdock school house.
South Bend and Elmwood prcincts.
District 4 Weeping Water. Farm
Bureau Office, Louisville, Center. Mt.
Pleasant, Weeping Water, Avoca and
Nehawka precincts.
District 5 Mynard Community
building. Eight Mile Grove. Platts
niouth, Rock Bluffs and Liberty pre
cincts. The hours for rigning contract at
the above named places will be from
1 p. m. to 9 p. in.
NEW PASTOR HERE
Rev. G. A. Fahl, newly selected
pastor of the Ft. Paul's Evangelical
church, is now here and taking t:p
the work of the church in the var
ious lines of activtiy. Rev. Pahl wa3
a very pleasant caller at the Jour
nal today and is a young man of de
lightful personality and should prove
a most valuable leader of the con
gregation which he has been called
to serve. Thi3 is hl3 first charge and
he comes with earnest purpose to
carry the message of his church in
the community. Ho expects to be
fully arranged hero by the last of
the week. The residents of the city
of all friths and walk3 cf life will
join in extending to thi3 splendid
young man a most cordial welcome
to the city.
Miss Jane Dunbar, who Is here en
joying u visit with her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William, Ilign
field and with the old friends, is at
Ashland where she is visiting at the
Wiggenhorn home.