Nebr. S'a'e Historical Society
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VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1934.
NO. 12
Charges of First
Decree Murder
Against M'Maken
County Attorney Kieek Files Infor
mation This Horning Following
Conference at Lincoln.
Prom Monday's Daily
This morning a complaint charg
ing Joe G. McMaken with first de
gree murder was filed by County At
torney V. G. Kieek following a con
ference on Saturday afternoon at Lin
coln between Mr. Kieek and Attor
ney General Paul F. Good, the latter
making the request that the charge
be filed and the matter taken through
court.
In the inquest held here Thursday
into the death of "William Douglas
McCrary, the coroner's jury compris
ing Kirk Frantz, C. E. Pool. Ween
ing "Water; Elmer Sundstrom, Louis
ville; Fred Carstens, Avoca; O. A.
Davis, Murray aud William Atch
ison, Elrawood, returned a verdict in
which it was found that McCrary
eame to his death by reason of shot
gun wounds fired from a gun in the
hands of Mr. McMaken, who the jury
found had shot in defense of his home
and person and recommended that he
be released from further charges.
Mr. McMaken was released at ence
following the inquest and the an
nouncement was made by County At
torney W. G. Kieek that no further
charges would be filed unless it was
ordered by the attorney general, as
the matter of a conviction under the
circumstances was doubtful and
would entail a large expense to the
count'.
With the requast of the attorney
general the ease will now be called
for trial and will probably be heard
at the next term of the district court.
The only eye witnesses of the slay
ing is the defendant and Mrs. Mc
Maken. The case has attracted the most
intense interest and it is expected
that the trial cf the case will renew
the excitement that prevailed in the
days of the tragedy and the hearing.
Mr. McMaken will be represented
by William A. Robertson, who had
charge of his interests at the coron
er's inquest on Thursday.
The defendant was arraigned in
county court this morning before
Judge A. H. Duxbury on the charge
cf first degre? murder and to which
the cka of not guilty was entered.
. . . I
Mr. McMaken
was accompanied oy i
his father and Mr. Robertson at the
hearing.
On the charge of first degree mur
der there is no provision for bail be
ing allowed and the defendant was
remanded to the custody of the sher
iff until the hearing of the case at
the April term of court.
It was announced at Lincoln today
by Attorney General Good that he
would have Paul F. Cheney, assist
ant attorney general sent here to
prosecute the case with County Attor
ney W. G. Kieek. The attorney gen
eral stated that the review cf the
case led to his belief that the element
of premeditation was shown and ac
cordingly the request for filing the
charges had been made.
CWA HAS PAYDAY
Saturday was pay day for the var
ious CWA projects in the county and
the workers awarded with their
wages for services performed. This
past week closing Thursday, included
those formerly in the CWS- work as
Avell as the CWA workers receiving
their salaries through the general
disbursing officer, County Clerk
George R. Sayles.
There were nineteen projects in
the county and which employed 241
persons who received the sum of ?2.
0S3.6G for their services.
In this city there were five pro
jects in operations which included
mary of the former CWS work, these
employing 112 persons and the
amount of the payroll was $1,163.91.
SUFFERS FROM NEURITIS
Mrs. Earl Iske. residing near this
city has been suffering for the past
few days from an attack of neuritis
which has made her condition' very
painful and kept her from her house
hold work. The patient is showing
some improvement and it iz hoped
may soon be able to resume her usual
activities.
HAS WRIST BROKEN
From Wednesday's Daily
M. P. 'it-ming was quite seriously
injured this morning at his home ou
North 11th street, suffering the frac
ture cf his right wrist. Mr. Flem
ing had purchased a car Tuesday and
this morning while he was working
cn the car the lid of the rear com
partment came down suddenly and
caught his arm. causing the fracture,
lie was taken to Omaha and the in
jured arm ret by a specialist and il
is hoped that he may soon be able to
have the use of the member.
To Cut Down
on Rural Relief
in This State
Haynes Flans Rehabilitation Pro
gram To Reorganize the
Frrent Staff.
Federal relief will be permanently
withdrawn from smaller Nebraska
communities under a program of
rural rehabilitation announced Sun
day by Rowland, federal relief agent
for the state. Haynes, who has re
turned from conferences in Washing
ton, indicated his chief goal is to
take the needy persons in these rural
districts from relief rolls in accord
ance with administration plans to
cut down on relief expenditures grad
ually. Another major task confronting
him is the reorganization of his staff
so as to transfer to work relief job?,
those CWA employes who cannot
maintain themselves or be absorbed
by increasing public and private em
ployment at the end of this month.
Haynes brought tack assurance
relief will not be immediately with
drawn in the rural territory of the
state altho general plans of the fed
eral administration for transfer cf
CWA men to wcrk relief indicated
it wcuid be limited to towns of more
than 5,000 population.
"The administration recognizes,"
Hayne3 said, "that it cannot con
tinue indefintely to provide relief.
Put it also realizes that in develop
ing its rehabilitation program, it
can't just suddenly lop off relief and
tell the men to go ahead and support
themselves."
What Haynes has in mind is to j
maintain the present relief and ac-
counting staffs to carry
on similar
work now being done. Ha expected !
. . . .... . . . !
to tane over as mucn ot nis c A stan
as is necessary to handle the work
relief after this month because they
are familiar with the work end and
engineering problem;, leaving to the
relief staff the task of determining
which men are in need and shall par
ticipate in te cash payment relief
jobs and the amount of hours work
they need.
These agencies will continue hand
ling of the problem of avoiding ac
tual privation but Haynes looks to
his rehabilitation program for per
manent plans to help destitute fam
ilies regain a means of supporting
themselves as a matter of permanent
relief.
The recent announcement of Gov
ernor Bryan that he had requested
$50,000 for seed for drouth stricken
farmers in northeast Nebraska,
Haynes said, was the first step in this
program.
"This seed," Haynes pointed out,
"is designed to enable them to raise
crops to maintain their present plant.
It should help them to get back on
their feet. I haven't been promised
the money yet but there is a place
where a little aid will permit people
to become self supporting again."
FILES FOR CO. SUPERINTENDENT
Saturday afternoon P. T. Johnson,
of Murdock, was in the city and visit
ing the court house entered the lists
as a candidate for office at the com
ing primary election in August.
Mr. Johnson, a member of the
teaching profession, is seeking the
) nomination for county superintendent
on the non-partisan ticket and ac
cordingly paid over his filing fee to
County Treasurer John E. Turner
and is now out in the open as a can
didate. Mr. Johnson has been the super
intendent of schools at Murdock for
the past eight years and is well
known among the teaching profes
sion of the county through his long
service at Murdock.
Falls City Wins
Southeastern
Regional Meet
Disposes of Nebraska City in Finals
by ?. Gocd Maigin Avoca Is
Winner in Class E
The Falls City baskftbr.il quir.tet
for the 7tccnd year in succession war,
winder cf the southeastern Nebraska
cla.c:s "A" regional
when tl'.ev turned
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City Saturdav night by the re ore ot
O0
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' " 1 l-. (l-l--l-ll 'l"!., 111.-- Il II : 1 t' 1 I'll
and despertely fought battle with
tli a Plattsmcuth quintet to win 27
to 0 Eaturuay alternocn, but were
oL S 5 Ei
Plattcrs.
Nebraska City v.ai winner Satur
day afternoon over Humboldt in the
semi-finals by th score cf 2o to 13.
In the Plattsmouth-Falis City game
Ronne led the local.i in scoring while
Hir.er, usually a tower of rtrength
for the locals, was unable to get go
ing. The score cf the game was as fol
lows :
Plattsmonth
TP
11 4
Falls City
ra ft
J. Schock, f 4 0
Grant, f 0 0
White, f 4 0
Zuel, c 2 0
Camblin, g 2 0
Sturabo, g - 1 - 1
PF
0
0
1
1
0
13 1 4 27
The final game for the champion
ship was witnessed by a large crowd,
as the Nebraska City fans had hoped
that they might repeat their earlier
cascn victory over Falls City, but
the Brownmen were a far different
grou: than when early in the season
they had been booted around the
southeastern confernce. The score in
Ith'5 same was as
b:low:
j Falls City
! IT ri TP
FT
0
1
0
0
0
T
1
4
0
St umbo, f 1
Whits, f 1
3
j Weddell, f 0
0 i
Zuel. c 2
4
4
9
; o
1
0
J. Scfcock, g 3
9 4 9 22
Nebraska City
FG FT PF TP
Mclntyre, f 114 3
Owens, f 10 12
Berthold, f 0 0 0 0
'King, f 0 0 0 0
Witty c 2 10 5
Sharp, g 0 111
Tinnimeyer, g 0 3 0 3
4 6 C 14
In the consolation honors Platts
mouth was winner from Humboldt by
the score of 24 to 23 in a well play
ed grme.
The Avoca whirlwind that has held
the spotlight in class B events in
eastern Nebraska, swept away the
equally powerful Stella team, winner
of the Humboldt tourney, by the score
of 39 to 20, to win the right to rep
resent the southeast at the state meet
at Lincoln next week. Avoca played
a neat and effective game all the way
and will make a real argument for
any team they may meet at the state
tournament at Lincoln.
VISIT HERE SUNDAY
A number of the relatives were
here Sunday to spend the day with
Mrs. James T. Begley and son, James
P., and Mrs. Dale Jacques of Alex
andria, Nebraska, at the home. Those
who were here were Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Beselin, Mrs. Tine Corey, Mrs.
Charles Piatt. Harry Begley and Miss
Eva Begley, all of Omaha, and Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Doup of Kansas City,
Missouri and Miss Jean Jacques, Om
aha. ENJOY BRIDGE PARTY
Mrs. L. B. Egenberger and Mrs.
L. W. Egenberger were in Omaha
Saturday afternoon where they were
guests at the home of Mrs. Robert
Hotz, who with Mrs. Henry A. Egen
berger were hostesses at an afternoon
of bridge.
rr. ft rr
McCleary, f SOI
Cotner. f 0 0 0
Ronne, f 2 10
Iliner c 111
Armstrong g 110
Jensen, g 2 0 0
Rhode?, g 111
DEATH OF LITTLE ONE
From Tuesday's Daily
This noon the thiee-nionths-old
con or Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slay
nan died suddenly at the family
heme in the southeast portion of the
city. The little one, Robert Leroy,
way born December 1.1th and up to
this morning had apparently been in
! the best of health. The father left
j for Syracuse this morning on busi-ne.-s
and at that time the little- one
j was npF&rently ail ri&ht. It was
i.ct until noon that the babe became
ic.ii; r r. rl !t1rnllffl tl'i- nii.Tnhrr: rf
basketball mecti " "
. , . . 'the family and medical rid was call
back Nebraska! ,
:cct but tee mile cne lr.iied to rally
i , .
: and passed away in . a short time.
The little one is survived by the
parents and one shier and three
brothers.
George S. Upton
a Pioneer of
Union, at Rest
Funeral Services Were Heid Sunday
t Lste Home and Attended by
Lare Number of Friends
Funeral services were held on Sun
day afternoon at Union for George
i Simeon Upton, 84, pioneer resident
j cf Liberty precinct, who died at the
0 i family home in Union on Saturday.
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The services were conducted by
j the Rev. B. K. Kunkel. pastor of the
4 i Methodist church at Udioh. The pall
3 j bearers were old friends and acquain-
i tances of the family, J. 1). Cross, I).
" jit. Frans, G. A. Stitos, R. E. Foster,
TP 1 Dan Porter and William Hodges. In-
sjteiment was at the "Wyoming ceme
0 ; tery.
I Mr. Upton was born July 19. 184 9.
4 in Kentucky, and came to Nebraska
3 with Li3 parents, tic'luta. .Mr. and
married at Union December 11, 1S73,
to Miss Frances J. Reynolds. The
family made their home on a farm
near the village for a number, of
years and eight years ago retired
' d moveil into town where they had
since made their home. He was well
known in the community where he
had resided for nearly 70 years.
He is survived by hi3 widow and
two sons, L. R. Upton, Union, and
Earl? Upton. Burwell, Neb. Other
relatives surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Nan Switzer, Mrs. Mary John
son, Mrs. M. U. Thomas, all of Lin
coln and a brother, H. S. Upton.
RECOVER STOLEN CAR
From Tuesday's Dally
Last night Officers David Pickrell
and Roy Stewart had a busy chase
over the city in pursuit of a car
whose occupants were alleged to be
engaged in draining gasoline from
cars located in various parts of the
city. The car was first reported in
the north part of the city where the
occupants had been draining gas from j
the car of George Jeager and from
then on the police had a merry chase
with the part3 The car was finally
ocated on North Seventh street where
the occupants, hard pressed had evi
dently abandoned the car and took
it on foot.
The car was a model A Ford sedan
and bore the license plate 1.42S8 and
had evidently been Btolen as there
waa no registration card in the car. It
was brought on down to the city hall
by the police and is being held for
the owner if he appears on the scene.
The car was owned by Walter
Reness, of Omaha, who was here this
morning to secure the car from the
city police. Mr. Reness states that
the car was stolen from near the
Rome hotel on Sixteenth street in Om
aha last night in the early part of
the evening. He had gone into a
small shop there for a few moments
and returned to find that the car was
missing. The Omaha detective de
partment advised him that a car had
been recovered here and which proved
to be his.
VISITS LN THE CITY
Martin Nielsen, who is a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
sheriff, in company with his sons and
daughter-in-law. Carter Nielsen and
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nielsen, were
in the city Saturday for a short time
looking after some matters of busi
ness and trading and while here Mr.
Nielsen visited a number of friends
for a few hours.
and
Nutrition Center
Now Operating
Fir-t Ward School Building Being
Used for Purpose of Caiing for
Group of Children.
The Plattsmouth health and nutri
tion center has been located at the
building formerly used for the first
ward school, where there are some
thirty of the children of the city be
ing cared for during the clay under
the special care of the nurses and
the supervision of the director of
nutrition and health.
The children at the center range
from two to five years of age and
have been submitted to a physical
examination that has disclosed that
many are in need cf the special diets
and balanced rteals that are served
at mid-day at the center.
The children are at the center
from nine until three o'clock and. From Wednesday's Daily
the moming period is devoted to tests I John A. Libcrshal, well known
and the play hours for the children I resident cf this city, was the virtirn
while following the serving of the!cf an unusual accident this morning
specially prepared meal the little ! that may cause the lozi of the sight
folks enjoy a rest period, a large num
ber of cots being provided upon which
the children may rest until time to
return to their homes.
Miss There3a Libershal, who re
ceived special training in health and
nutrition at the University of Ne
braska, is the director and super
visor of the health center and has a
very efficient staff of assistants in
the care of the children.
The nursing section is headed by
Mrs. Iva Carr, a graduate nurse of
the Methodist hospital at Omaha, who
has as assistants Miss Fay Ilennings,
Miss Grace Pilney and Mrs. Edith
VandeiToori, who have proven most
e-ffieient In their work.
The food department and its pre
paration is in charge cf Mrs. Bert
Coleman, while Mrs. Albert Glaubitz
is the seamstress of the health cen
ter and looking after this particular
line of the work.
The health center has appealed to
the public for donations of towels,
soap and other needed articles and j
were delighted to receive a $5 dona
tion from "The Live Wires," organ
ization of the ladies employed by the
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co.
The center is not ready to receive
visitors as yet, but it is hoped that
soon it will be possible to have visit
ing days for the mothers and lessons
and demonstration in the value of
foods lor the little ones.
TO VISIT OLD FRIENDS
Fiom Tuesday's Daily
Mrs. Erl R. Teepell, of St. Paul,
Minnesota, arrived here today to en-1
joy a visit with the friends of several
years standing, being a house guest
of Mi.3 Mathilde Soennichsen. The
Teepell family were residents here
for a number of years, Mr. Teepell
being the storekeepsd for the BREX
and was transferred from this city
to Atlanta, Georgia, from which place
he was recently sent to the St. Paul
shops cf the company. The many
friend? arc delighted to hav the op
portunity of visiting with Mrs. Tee
pell and renewing the ties of friend
ship of years gone by.
STILL QUITE ILL
Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Mayfield of
the Louisville Courier are both still
suffering from the effects of a very
severe attack of the flu. which has
in Mrs. Mayfield's case been threat
ening pneumonia. Mr. Mayfield, who
was first taken ill has been up for a
short time but is still far from well
and in the last few days Mrs. May
field has been under the care of a
trained nurse. During their illness
the destinies of the Courier are being
looked after by Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Mayfield.
HERE FROM ILLINOIS
F. R. Gobelman of this city is en
joying a very pleasant visit with his
brother, Albert Jones, of Niota, Illi
nois, who is here to spend a few days
in this part of the west. Mr. Jones
is a retired employe of the coach de
partment of the Santa Fe railroad
and has in recent years visited among
his children and the other relatives
and enjoyed the opportunity of the
well earned rest.
WEDDED AT CITY HALL
Judge C. L. Giave, wiiose reputa
tion as "the nmrrying squire" is ex
tensive over the eastern section of
Nebraska, was called upon to join i:i
matrimony Tuesday afternoon two
young people of Omaha. The con
tracting parties v. ere Albert L. Rog
ers and Mrs. Louise Hell, the cere
mony bting performed in the usual
impressive manner of the court. The
ceremony was witnessed by Chief of
Police Joe Liber; hal and Val Burkle
who kindly r'.'tponded to the call to
assist in the ceremony.
John Libershal
May Lose Sight
of Left Eye
Injured When Piece of Wood From
Bonfire Stnke3 Eye and Burns
the Eyeball Severely.
of the left eye.
Mr. Libershal, who has charge of
the care of the St. John's church and
school and the grounds, was working
in ths yard near the church and at
the time of the accident was en
gaged in burning some rubbish that
he had raked up. One of the pieces
of wood that was being burned broke
suddenly and a piece of the burning
wood was thrown into the face of
Mr. Libershal. striking him in the
left eye and apparently badly burn
ing the eyeball and causing intense
pain.
The injured man hurried to the
office of Dr. T. P. Livingston where
fir.-.t aid was given and he was th?n
hurried to Omaha to be treated by
an eye specialist in the hope that
the sight cf the eye might be saved.
RECEIVES MORE AWARDS
Deputy Sheriff J. E. Lancaster,
whose action here a week ago Wed
nesday stopped a bold daylight rob
bery of the Plattsmouth State bank.
'is receiving additional expressions of
appreciation from various banking in
terests of the state for his outstand
ing work.
The National Security Co. has just
presented cur efficient deputy sheriff
with $50 in cash as a token of their
appreciation of his fine work in
checking the robbsry.
The Neorasha City National, the
Merchants National and the Farmers
State bank of Nebraska City also have
shown their appreciation of the de
puty's fast and effective work in
checking the robbery by each of them
sending a 510 award to Mr. Lan
caster.
The various banking institutions
that have made known their appre
ciation of his work have netted Mr.
Lancaster $440 as material expres
sion of their feeling?.
A SORROWFUL CASE
From Tuesday's taily
Early this morning there arrived
in this city a lady apparently in her
very early thirties who had with her
a family of three little children, the
eldest of whom was a boy apparently
about six, a little girl some two years
younger and the third a very young
baby in arms. The family were en
route to Missouri and had come from
Denver to this city on their way to
their former home. The woman
stated that the husband and father
had caught a freight train for his
destination but the family were hit
ting the roads and securing rides
where possible.
Police officers directed the path
etic group to local relief officers where
they might secure aid for their stay
here as they claimed to have had no
breakfast when reaching here.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Miss Sophia Newman, who has
been at the Methodist hospital at
Omaha for the past ten days recov
ering from the effects of an opera-
tion for the removal of pus from a
lung which followed an attack of
pneumonia, wast able to return home i eral hundred ladies. Mrs. Wescott
Monday. The patient is feeling much ; has had much experience in state and
relieved and it is hoped in a short J national programs and conventions
time that she may be restored to her; and her work has been a great aid to
former good health. Jtre local Woman's club.
Well Known
Young People
Wed in Omaha
Howard A. Dwyer. Weil Known
Young Lawyer Married to Miss
Margaret Getschcr.
The marriage of Miss Margaret
Getschcr to Mr. Howard A. Dwyer ;"
curred on Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the Kountze Memorial
church at Omaha, the marriage lines
being read by Rev. Waiter Traulie,
pastor of the church.
The bride wore a wedding gown
of deep blue with accessories in the
came tone. Hn- flowers were a cor
sage of gardenias. Mis;; Grace Get
seher, sister of the bride, v.a.i bi'idns
maid. Sre wore a navy blue ensemble.
Walter Snarling of Omaha was 1 lie
attendant cf Mr. Dwyer at the cere
mony. The wedding is the culmination
of a romance of school days li'-n th?
young people were students at tbe
University cf Omaha win re Mr.
Dwyer received his law d gree and his
bride also graduated from the lav.'
school.
Mr. Dwyer is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. O. Dwyer of this city a;ul was
born and grew to manhood here,
graduating from the Piatt -mouth
high school and later received his
bachelor's degree at the Unive rrlty of
Nebraska. Mr. Dwyer i s now er.rv.g'. d
with the Federal Land bank a: v. -aha
where he has a very fi: e p u
tion in the legal department.
Mrs. Dwyer is a daughter ;I llv.
and Mrs. George M. Getscher of Om
aha. HAVE PLEASANT MELTING
Fontenelle chapter of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution met
on Mondey afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Otto Keck with a pleasing num
ber of the members in attendance to
enjoy the occasion.
The larger part of the session was
taken up with the report of the
state conference which was held last
week at Wayne, given by Mrs. E. II.
Wescott, past state regent and Mrs.
L. O. Minor, who had represented the
local chapter.
The chapter also voted to present
a medal to the boy and giri in the
eighth grade who had th? highest
standing in American citizenship for
the year and which will be present
ed on the report of the standings at
the close of the school year.
It was also decided to have the Na
tional Defense News placed on the
reading table at the high school for
the use of the students and teachers
in the study of national defence
needs.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY
The fire department has had a
busy time with responses to calls, be
ing called late Tuesday afternoon to
Lincoln avenue where an auto was
reported on fire and which the lire
men were able to put out without
a great deal of difficulty.
This morning the department was
called out when the uriial source
of fire calls, the old brick building
on Third street near t'ae saw mil!,
had the roof ignited by spark? from
the engine of the sawmill. Thi-5 i:s
the fourth time that the department
has been called to this scene, the root'
being shingles cat; lies fire very easily
from the sparks. The fire -was extin
guished with the l(io3 of a few mere
shingles of the roof. The building is
owned by the Farmer: Co-Op. rative
creamery whose plant i: 1'jcatcd in
the same block.
PLANNING FOR CONVENTION
One of the busy persons in this
city at the present time is Mrs. E. H.
Wescott. who in addition to being in
terested in a number of societies of
the city, has a large part in tin- con
duct of the forthcoming convention
of the first district Woniens' clubs.
Mrs. Wescott is th? general hair
man of the Plattsraotnli cnr.:;.;ittc?
and has a meeting today to !-( iu.t
the plans for the big gathering in
April and which will bring her
! c v-