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VOL. NO. ZUZ
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. 1I0NDAY, OCTOBEE 16, 1933.
NO. 74
Y
A. G. Bach Store
Suffers a Visit
f 1
irom Diirgiars
Entrance to Store Gained by Break
ing Window and Small Change
and Articles Taken.
From Thursday's Dally
The A. G. Bach store at Main and
Richey streets, was visited last night
or early this morning by burglars
and who made away with a small
amount of goods and some 2.15 In
small change from the cash register.
The entrance to the store was gain
ed by breaking out a window on the
cast side of the building, this being
located beneath the porch that runs
along the east side of the building
and which leads to the living apart
ments. A stick of wood lying near
the window was evidently the weapon
that was used in gaining entrance.
The burglar had then crawled into
the building and made his way down
the shelving of overalls to the floor.
The cash register that contained a
small amount of small change was
left open and the burglar had helped
himself to the silver, amounting to
some $2.15, the invader overlooking
$1 in penneis that was in the cash
drawer. The burglar had left his
gloves on the McCaskey register and
where they were found this morning
by the officers.
As far as could be ascertained
from a check of the stock the burglar
had made away with two'sheeplined
coats, some overalls, and it is thought
a pair of shoes. The visitor had also
regaled himself with a package of
sugar wafers and a bottle of milk
and which had been left setting near
the ice box in the store.
The visit of the burglar had been
noticed by the members of the family,
residing on the second floor, altho at
the time they had, no idea that the
store was being robbed," Leo Welch,
a nephew, hearing the breaking of
glass but thinking that it was a wood
pile that had fallen against one of
the windows.
As soon as the crime was discover
ed the officers were called and Deputy
J. E. Lancaster and Chief of Po
lice Libershal responded and made
an investigation of the scene of the
crime. Chief of Police Libershal
rounded up several strangers that had
clothing answering the description of
that taken, but all proved their inno
cence of any connection with, the
crime.
It is thought that probably one
man was alone on the Job as the small
amount of stuff taken would indi
cate. A valuable sweater belonging tc
Miss Frances Heinrich as well as
shoes belonging to her and Miss An
tonia Vanek were not disturbed by
the burglar.
COLLEGE VIEW COMING
Arrangements were completed this
morning to bring the football team
of College View high school of Lin
coln to Plattsmouth next Friday aft
ernoon at 3:15 to meet Coach Rotn
ert's blue and white eleven. This
game is added to the home schedule
a3 an extra game, since four home
games have already been planned for
the season tickets, and as a result
the season tickets will not be good
for this game. Because it is an extra
game, the regular admission prices of
ten and twenty-five cents will be
charged.
An effort was made to secure a
came awav from home to fill the
Malvern date, but this was Impos
sible, and in order to secure an eighth
game, which is our usual season, a
two-year contract has been entered
into with College View, calling for
the game here next Friday, October
20, and in Lincoln on the correspond
ing date in 1934.
Plattsmouth and College View have
not met on the gridiron for many
years, and a resumption of athletic
relations between the two schools is
loked forward to with pleasure.
College View won Its opening game
last week, as well as Plattsmouth,
and the game here next week should
be a real drawing card.
Mrs. Cora Murray and friends, Mrs
Eck and Mrs. Graves, of Omaha, were
here Wednesday for a few hours to
visit with the old time friends In
this city, where for so many years
the Murray family resided.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stivers of
Glenwood, had as dinner guests at
their home Tuesday evening, their
daughter, Miss Fern Stivers, Miss
Ruth Ferrie, Harold Tucker and
Chris Bulin, all of Plattsmouth.
The dinner was honoring the en
gagement of Miss Stivers and Mr.
Tucker and which was announced at
the pleasant event. The wedding
date has been set for Sunday, Novem
ber 5th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert M. Stivers, parents of the
bride to be.
Death Comes to
Old Time Resi
dent of City
David Wallengren Dies at Omaha
Hospital After an Illness
of Long Duration.
From Thursday" Daily
David Wallengren, a resident ol
this city over a long period of years.
was called to the last reward this
morning shortly before 10 o'clock.
the death occuring at an Omaha hos
pital where he had been for the past
few months.
Mr. Wallengren was operated on
some time ago and was progressing
nicely until he was taken with an
attack of pneumonia and was for
soma time in critical condition. How
ever in the last week he had im
proved some and it was thought pos
sible that he might return home but
was suddenly taken worse Wednes
day and death followed.
The deceased was a veteran rail
road iflan and was for many years
employed in the local shops of the
Burlington, but for the past ten years
had been retired from the railroad
work.
Mr. Wallengren possessed a . large
circle of friends over the city and
who will share with the family the
Borrow that his bereavement has
brought and in the circle of friends
he will be greatly missed.
Mr. Wallengren was born in
Sweden, seventy year3 ago and has
made his home in Plattsmouth for the
past forty years, coming here as a
young man and had since made his
home here. Mrs. Wallengren pre
ceded him in death two years and a
half ago. The children surviving are
Mrs. Freda Rhylander, of Minnea
polis; Mrs. Gusta Beverly of Omaha;
Ernest, of Billings, Montana; Mrs.
Earl Newland, Decatur, Illinois; Ru
dolph and Hilda of this city.
MBS. M. E. GILBERT SPEAKER
AT MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEET
At the home of Mrs. L. S. Devoe
Wedensday afternoon the ladies of
the M. E. Foreign Missionary Society,
gathered for their first meeting of
the new year. Mrs. Troy had the de
votions, and gave many worthwhile
thoughts. One especially being that
of the marvelous care and help by
God, who never fails us. Mrs. De
voe gave a pleasing piano solo which
all enjoyed.
Mrs. R. B. Hayes led the program
and at the beginning gave a brief
resume of the year's plans. This was
followed by reasons given by sub
scribers present why one should read
the "Miss Friend" which is the of
ficial publication. It gives a wide
range of interesting and helpful
readings. "A Friend Past and Fu
ture," given by Mrs. Verne Hanley
and Mrs. Frank Barkus in costume
wa3 well received.
The main feature of the afternoon
was the fine talk given by Mrs. M.
E. Gilbert, of Omaha. Mrs. Gilbert
is a very entertaining speaker and as
she told of the early history of the
W. F. M. S. of the strong necessity
for hard work and much prayer, at
the present time and of the import
ance of the teaching and helping the
foreign peoples. It seemed as though
the inspiration of her words and pres
ence would encourage our group of
workers all thru the year.
The program was very fittingly
completed by a reading given by Miss
Bernice Arn, in her usual pleasing
manner.
During the serving of refreshments
all enjoyed in a social way.
Previous to the regular meeting,
Mrs. Devoe entertained Mrs. Gilbert
and the hostesses at a delightful one
o'clock luncheon, which was much
enjoyed. A Guest.1,
Binderup in
Earnest Plea for
Bimetalism
Head of Silver League ci Llinden, Is
Speaker at Fanners Banquet
Parlneter Also Speaks.
From Friday's Daily
Lest evening a group of tome two
hundred of the farmers of this im
mediate territory as well as business
and professional men of this city,
Murray and Union, were assembled
at the American Legion auditorium
where they were joining in the first
farmers-business men's banquet and
which was held this year under the;
sponsorship of the farmers. !
The preparation and serving of
the banquet was in the hands of the!
American Legion Auxiliary and who
as is their custom made the menu
one of the greatest delight to the
members of the banquet party. The
menu comprised the following:
Roast Ham
Escalloped Potatoes
Baked Beans
Rolls - Jelly - Pickles
Rosy Apples
Cabbage Salad
Apple Pie - Cheese
Coffee
The baked beans for the dinner
was the celebrated brand of the Nor
folk Packing Co., local institution.
Those in charge of the banquet feel
very appreciative of the work of the
auxiliary ladles and Mrs. Thomas who
made possible the success of the
event.
The Mynard Community orchestra
gave the opening march to which the
banquet party were seated following
the invocation by Rev. 11. A. McKel
vey of the U. B. church of Mynard.
Th meeting was called to order
by Roy O. Cole, one of the leading
farmers of near this city and who has
been 'Very . active. In the various ..ac
tivities of the community, who In
turn introduced L. S. Devoe, super
intendent of the city schools, who
served as master of ceremonies.
The adcress of welcome was given
by H. L. Gayer, of south of this city,
on behalf of the farmers and who
very fittingly made welcome the
guests of the evening.
The response was given by K. Fos
ter Patterson on behalf of the guests
and who briefly expressed the ap
preciation of the community for the
fine co-operation and feeling that
was shown between the towns and
the rural districts.
The members of the banquet party
had an unusual pleasure afforded
them at this time as Rev. McKelvey
introduced Harry Parlmeter, of Yu
tan, president of the Farmers Union,
who had driven over for the meeting.
Mr. Parlmeter has just returned
from Washington, D. C, where he
was one of the committee that had
presented to the departments connect
ed with the agricultural relief and
administration work. Their visits
had brought them in touch with
George N. Peek, Col. Lee, assistant in
the NRA, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
Secretary Wallace of the agricultural
department and President Roosevelt.
The program of the farmers organ
ization was presented and received
the closest attention a3 the means of
bringing Immediate relief and the
return of normal conditions. They
had been received with thoughtful
consideration in every case and the
sincere and earnest desire to aid the
farmer on the part of the administra
tion was evident. Mr. Morgenthau
has been particularly interested in
the saving of the homes of the farm
ers and had requested personal mes
sages from the farmers who faced
foreclosure or eviction. He has held
up several of the sales and gave the
farmers the opportunity to refinance
his farm and to prevent its loss.
The entertainment features of the
Mynard community club was shown
in the delightful selections given by
the orchestra under the direction of
Prof. James Schmidt, two numbers
being offered.
"Carrie's Corn Fed Canaries,"
popular male quartet, was heard in
several numbers that the young men,
costumed as a hillbilly group, gave
splendidly and the audience was
loath to let this group leave the
stage. Lawrence Leonard, Richard
Livingston, Ray Bourne and Richard
Spangler comprised the musicians
and with Mrs. Henry Hild as the ac
companist. Carl Of e. Hilt Martin and L. O
Minor, gave a clev3kit, "Oil, Groc
eries and Water, inVvhich the work
ing cf the dollar spent in the com
munity was shown. :
Tec chief speaker of the evening
was introduced by William F. Nolte,
leader in the farmers activities in
the community, who presented
Charles G. Binderup; of Minden, head
of the Silver League, a branch of
the Bimetallic association of the
United States.
Mr. Einderup ia his opening dis
cussed the plans that had been made
lor the credit expansion in the past
few years, the appropriation of large
sums of governmental funds but
which had failed to reach the man
on the lower strata, the man whose
pctsession of money was essential to
the. national prosperity. The control
of the fund3 and the credit had been
held in the hands, of international
bankers and used to their interest.
The speaker showed the fact that in
the actual money ia circulation anil
t-x?sence, that the credit dollar was
loaned seven times at interest and
that when payment was asked that
the fact that so much money was not
in existance had brought on a dis
ruption of the national conditions. He
pointed out that money measures all
values according to its own abund
ance and on this theory alcne could
prosperity be brought. That the gov
ernment had been controlled was
pointed out, as the power that con
trols the money system of a -nation,
rules the government." The speaker
quoted the-long established rule thatj
money measures' the value of things
and things measure the value of1
money. Each measures the other ac
cording to its own abundance by,
comparison. . j
The speaker pointed out that with
the writing of three words that pros
perity could be brought, writing the
wcrd3, "silver is money," which
would mean to 1.400.000,000 peoples
of the earth that they might trade in
the markets of our ration -with their
silver, bringing to theworld the op
portunity to secure the surplus crops
of the United States and giving the
farmers of the land the opportunity
of giving lasting prosperity to the
nation by restoring their buying
power. The speaker stated that the
government could control the cur
rency to prevent undue expansion or
deflation, maintaining the dollar at
the pegged price where it belonged.
Mr. Binderup favored the .use of
both gold and silver as the money of
the nation and at the legal ratio of
sixteen to one, one that would assure i
buying power for the nations of Mex
ico, Central and South America as
well as India and China in the Amer
ican markets and would permit the
fullest extent of prosperity in the
nation. "Give the world a sufficient
circulating medium, that will make it
easy for goods to flow freely from
man to man and all the factories in
the world could not begin to supply
one tenth of the demand."
The address was one that was fol
lowed with the closest of interest and
the auditors made evident their ap
proval of his eloquent and able pleas
for the increasing of the currency of
the nation by the coinage of silver to
furnish a purchasing medium that
would bring with it greater pros
perity on the farm, in the factory
and all lines of business endeavor.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
James M. Robertson, president of
the Nebraska Masonic Home associa
tion, one of the best known members
of the Masonic order in the state,
wa3 taken to the Clarkson hospital
at Omaha Wednesday. Mr. Robertson
has undergone two previous oper
ations and it was decided that an
other operation would be necessary
to correct the condition that the
patient is suffering from.
The many friends over the county
and state will await word from his
bedside and trust that he may soon
bo able to rally from the operation
and be able to return home to this
city restored to his old time health.
RETURNS FROM. HOSPITAL
Mrs. Thomas Svoboda, who for the
past nine weeks has been at the St.
Catherine's hospital at Omaha, has
returned home, feeling some bettes
but still far from well. Mrs. Svoboda
has been in poor health over a period
of several years and her condition has
caused a great deal of worry to tre
members of the family circle.
Cass County
Bankers Meet
at Elmwood
H. A. Tool, MurdoDk, President; 0
C. Hinds, Vice President and
F. J. Domingo, Secretary.
The Cass County Banker's asso
ciation met on Thursday at Elmwood
where they were guests of the two
banks of that city, the Elmwood State
and the American Exchange bank3.
The occasion was one of the most
pleasant in a long series of success
ful meetings and all who attended
were loud in their praise of the hos
pitality afforded them by the resi
dents of Elmwood.
The opening session of the associa
tion was at 2 o'clock and presided
over by President W. N. McLennon,
of Elmwood, assisted by H. B. Koop,
Louisville, vice-president and Guy L.
Clements, Elmwood, secretary-treasurer.
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by B. I. Clements, long time
resident of Elmwood and one of the
best known men in the city, who in
his genial personality represented
the hospitality of Elmwood. j
The response to the address of wel
come was given on behalf of the
visiting bankers by H. A. Schneider
of Plattsmouth, who expressed the
pleasure of all at being present to
participate in the interesting meet
ing.
The members of the association
had the opportunity of hearing W.
H. Brokaw, of the extension depart
ment of the University of Nebraska,
who spoke on "Adjusting Supply to
Demand What Effect on Farm
Prices," in which was discussed the
curtailing of crops as well as the re
duction of the- hog . supply of the
country. "THIS -was followed by ques
tions and discussions among the
members of the group. v
"The Monetary Situation as Affect
ing Prices and Business," was the
topic given to M. Weil, of Lincoln,
persident of the National Bank of
Commerce, who in his usual able way
discussed the present situation over
the nation.
One of the outstanding features
of the meeting was the address of
J. R. Cain, of the Omaha National
bank, of Omaha, who spoke on "The
Glass-Stegall Banking Bill." The
speaker discussed the measure en
acted by the last congress and which
embodied many of the ideas of Sen
ator Carter Glass, one of the au
thors, former secretary of the treas
ury and financial expert. Mr. Cain
urged the united support of the peo
ple of the nation behind President
Roosevelt regardless of station or po
litical creeds, that in this action lay
the only way out of the present chaos
and depression that had gripped the
country in the last years.
The association at their session
also named the officers for the en
suing year as follows:
President, H. A. Tool, Mur
dock. Vice-President, O. C. Hinds,
Weeping Water.
Secretary-Treasurer, Frank J.
Domingo, Weeping Water.
While the gentlemen of the asso
ciation gathered to discuss the phases
of banking, the ladies of the party
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
W. H. McLennon where the after
noon was spent at a tea.
The banquet was held at 6 o'clock
in the parlors of the Methodist
church where the ladies of that or
ganization had prepared a fine menu
which was as follows:
Salad
Cheese Wafers
Rolls - Olives
Fried Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Peas in Patties
Orange Ice
Ice Cream - Wafers
Coffee
The toast list was presided over
by Carl D. Ganz, of Alvo, who in his
usual clever and able manner added
to the pleasures of the event.
During the evening the members
Of the party enjoyed the various
fctunts that had been arranged for
the amusement of the members of
the party.
The address of the banquet was
given by Dr. Walter Aitken, pastor of
the St. Paul's Methodist church of (
Lincoln, a very able and impressive
address and one that was filled with!
a great deal of inspiration for all of
the members of the banquet party.
It was voted to hold the next meet
ing at Murdock.
VISITING IN THE CITY
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown of Lake
wood, Ohio, are here to enjoy a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Dovey, parents of Mrs. Brown. They
will remain here for the golden wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs
Dovey to be held on Saturday.
Working Condi
tions in Commun
ity Improving
Grading and Paving, River Wcrk, as
Well as Labor at Gravel Pits
Shows Increase.
The working conditions in this lo
cality have taken up a large part of
the unemployed in the last few weeks
and several lines of activity have af
forded a means of giving at least
iemporary aid to those who have so
long been idle.
The grading work on the "O" street
road has afforded the means for a
large number securing work on the,
project and the work has been so
divided as to give the largest num
ber possible at least part time work
on the project. It Is hoped that with
good weather this part of the work
may be out of the way and the paving
work be opened up.
The river work, while not able
to take as many local unemployed as
had been hoped for, has allowed a
considerable group to be used and
which will be possible to increase as
time allows the work to increase and
the scope of the project grows. This
work should grow and the expectation
Is that the work wili take at least
ten to twelve months for . Its com
pletion on the two projects here.
The Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel
Co. are also employing a larger force
at their pits northwest of the city
and both a day and a night shift is
being operated to supply the demand
for the sand and gravel in addition
to the help needed in the plant itself,
the increasing output has caused ad
ditional railroad employment in hav
ing the sand train restored to serv
ice at this point.
FRESHMAN "WEINER IHAZZLE"
About eighty freshmen and spon
sor, Mr. Jack Figley, attended the
delightful class "weiner frazzle"
that was held on Wednesday evening
at the Luke Wiles pasture.
The class had as guests, Superin
tendent L. S. Devoe; Principal R. Fos
ter Patterson and son Sammy; Mrs.,
Figley and little guest, Lou Jean Gal
loway. The time was spent in playing
various games led by Mr. Devoe.
As darkness arrived, the group
gathered about the fascinating camp
fire and roasted weiners and marsh
mallows. After partaking of the delicious
camp fire feast the group was enter
tained by little Mis3 Lou Jean Gallo
way, who sang several song3. Then
Mrs. Figley led the group in sing
ing. After the singing the "freshies"
wended their way home voicing the
glorious time they had enjoyed.
HONOR YOUNG MEMBERS
The Fontenelle chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion held a very pleasant meeting on
Monday at the home of Mrs. Fred G.
Morgan, the occasion being attended
by a large number of the member
ship. In the absence of the regent, Mrs.
L. O. Minor, vice-regent, presided
over the busienss session of the chap
ter. The event was arranged in honor
of two of the young members of the
local chapter, Mrs. Helen Wescott
Murdick, of Elizabeth, New Jersey,
who is visiting here for a short time,
and Miss Vestetta Robertson, who is
soon to leave for the west coast where
she will attend college this winter.
The ladies enjoyed a very pleasant
time in visiting and at an appropriate
hour a dainty luncheon was served
by the hostess who was assisted in
serving by Miss Rachel Robertson
and Miss .Shirley Keck.
Relief Work in
County Covers
a Wide Range
List, However, Has Propped in the
ast Weeks as More Work Has
Been Available.
Mr3. C. A. Rosencrans, who is head
of the relief work of the county, has
had a very busy time In the months
that she has had charge of this work,
and in the la:t few weeks has had
the plea.eure of seeir.g a large numbt r
of cases removed from the relief lists
at least temporarily as conditions
have permitted the employment of
labor in various lines.
With the September report there
as shown 175 cases being opened at
the office of the relief agent, 112
acted upon, 127 home visits mcde,
190 relief checks given and CC7 per
sons in the families that were being
served.
The amount that was paid through
federal funds was $1,209.03; county
funds $1,092.21; Red Cross, $23.14;
Associated Charities, $8. 75, or a total
that has keen spent of $2,332.13,
these items being included in the
September report.
Those who have been on the rolls
have shown splendid co-operation and
responded to the requests for labor
on various enterprises and for which
they were allowed certain amounts
in orders as a return for their labor.
The cost of the various enterprises
as listed were as follows:
Improvements in cemetery$
City clean up
School yards and library
clean up
Community gardens
Rifle range project
Fort Crook project
Police during carnival
Cleaning building and cel
lar for vegetables
Nurse services
Repairing and remodeling
office for relief work
Office work for two girhi
Runner to call men together
208.81
341.94
79.39
9C.S6
550.20
270.05
122.40
14.52
22.00
77.28
7.20
$1,960.06
The work relief outside of Platts
mouth Includes:
Road work at Murray $12.00
Police for county fair 24. Oj
City cleanup, Elmwood 3.24
City cleanup, Cedar Creek 9.60
$48.84
The grand total that has been ex
pended so far Is $2,008.90.
GIVE FINE PROGRAM
From Friday Daily
Keeping apace with the high stan
dard of convocation programs pre
sented under the auspices of the stu
dent council In the high school, a pro
gram sponsored by the Senior class
was presented this morning. The
committee on arrangements was com
posed of Helen Gilmour, class presi
dent, Miss Xordholm, sponsor, and
Mary Anne Rosencrans, student coun
cil president, who presided.
Mr. L. L. Starrett was heard in
two numbers, "A Dream," and
"Trader John." Miss Helene Perry
of the Junior high school faculty,
was heard in two readings, "Cause
I'm Ten," and "Us Twins."
Velma Wells and Mary Anne
Rosencrans were heard in two popu
lar numbers, "Down the Old Ox
Road," and "Mood Indigo." Greth
Garnett and Marvin Tritsch enlarged
their company to include Kenneth
Armstrong, Sheldon Giles, and Stew
art Porter, and presented one of their
famous comedy acts to the delight
and amazement of the audience. A
violin and cello duet, "Lassie O'
Mine," was played by Bernard and
Mildred Knofiicek. Wihna Swatek
and Shirley Mason, from the grade
school gave a clever tap dance num
ber, and Irene Lalloda. tiny Finger
of popular song3, closed the program
with two numbers. Mis3 Garrett,
Jane Boedeker and Miss Williams
were accompanists.
RESIDENT TAKEN TO
CLARKSON HOSPITAL
From Friday' Dally
Mrs. Wm. J. H. Petter was taken
up to the Clarkson hospital yesterday
suffering from a serious abdominal
trouble. She is to be there under ob
servation for a few days until a
course of action for treatment Is de
cided upon. Mrs. Petter has been suf
fering Intermittently from a return
nf Inflftmmatlnn bTia rrr t ri r t ftnr.
j ing her summer trip.