Neb- State Historical Society
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VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934.
NO. 18
Easter Day
Impressively
Observed Here
Spscial Services Held ax the Churches
of the City to Honor Resur
rection of Lord.
The residents of Plattsmouth join
ed Sunday in the observance of Easter
day in a most impressive manner at
the various churches of the city and
with ideal weather conditions to aid
in making it a day of pleasure to all
of the large number of worshipers at
tending church.
The early sunrise service held at
6:30 Sunday morning at the First
Methodist church was participated in
by the various young people's so
cieties of the protectant churches, a
large number being present for this
occasion that with prayer and song
opened the day.
The congregations of both the St.
John's and Holy Rosary churches at
the 7:30 and 10:30 masses was very
large as the members of the churches
made their Easter obligation. Thej
churches were bright with the floral
offerings to add their touch of bright
ness to the impressive Easter mass.
The Methodist church was ar
ranged very attractively with the
potted plants and Easter lilies at
the platform for the morning serv
ice of the church and which reflect
ed in the sermon and the musical pro
gram given very impressive by the
choir, th? Easter message. At the
morning service there was the bap
tism of infants.as well as the recep
tion of members who were joining
their lives with that of the church.
At the St. Luke's Episcopal church
holy communion was observed at 7:30
and at 10:30 at the church and the
rector, -Canon Fetter, gave the usual
Easter message at the 10:30 service
and with a very fine program of the
Easter hymns given by the choir and
congregation.
The First Presbyterian church had
one of the most impressive services
of the day at their church and at
tended by a congregation that filled
the church to its capacity. The church
vas beautifully arranged with the
potted plants and lilies and a color
ful tcuch vas given by the presence
at the service of the members of the
Kniehts Tcmnlar. making their
Easter obligation. The choir of the
church gave two anthems, "Beauti
ful Savior," and "Open Our Eyes,"
most impressively given and adding
a beautiful touch to the service. At
this service thers was the usual re
ception of members and the bap
tismal service' for infants held by the
pastor, Dr. II. H. McClusky. The
sermon of Dr. McClusky was "He
Arose."
The St. Paul's Evangelical church
had the usual Easter program of
great beauty and impressiveness, the
choir giving the Easter hymns while
the English communion service was
held by the pastor, Rev. G. A. Pahl.
Here, as at the other churches, there
was the reception of new members
into the church.
The young people of the Christian
church had charge of the musical
program of the morning service at
that church and gave many beautiful
selections along the line of the Easter
thought. The message of the day was
given by Rev. O. B. Chastain, pastor
of the church.
FILES FOR COUNTY CLERK
Otto A. Keck of this city Tues
day afternoon filed his name as a
candidate for the office of count?
clerk on the republican ticket, sub
ject to the action of the voters at the
primaries in August.
Mr. Keck has made his home in
this city for the past ten years and
prior to that time vas for two years
deputy county clerk of Union county,
Iowa, and coming to this city was
engaged for eight years with the
Plattsmouth Motor Co., at their local
offices, possessing a very thorough
knowledge of bookkeeping and audit
ing. Mr. Keck is a world war veteran,
serving with the rainbow division in
France during the war.
This is the first filing for the of
fice of county clerk on either ticket,
altho George R. Sayles, the present
incumbent of the office, will be a
candidal?: for re-election.
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG
Jacqueline Wagner, 10, of Omaha,
who was in the city Sunday to visit
at the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Schubeck, suffered the frac
ture of her left leg. The little girl
had started from the home of her
grandmother and ran into the street,
failing to see an approaching car and
was struck by the car and knocked
down, the wheels of the car passing
over the leg and causing the fracture.
The accident was witnessed by Fred
Vallery of Sterling, Colorado, as well
a.3 a small cousin of the girl and
with the driver of the car, assisted
in getting the little one of the office
of Dr. O. C. Hudson where the in
jury was dressed and the girl taken
on into Omaha to be placed in a hos
pital there to have the leg set.
Register Cass
County Young
Men for Camp
Twenty Young Men Are Registered
for Work in the Civilian Con
servation Corps Saturday.
Saturday at the court house there
were twenty young men registered
for service in the Civilian Conser
vation Corps in the new camps that
are to be established in this state and
elsewhere within the next few weeks.
There will be fifteen of the young
men selected for service in the camps
and the remainder will be given op
portunities to fill any vacancies that
may occur through reason of physi
cal rejections of the applicants or
for other reasons.
Those who were enrolled Saturday
comprised the following:
Noble Bolden, Weeping Water.
Frank Flamig, Manley.
.Earl R. Harris, Plattsmouth.
George Rhoden, Weeping Water.
Hugh Vargas, South Bend.
Charle3 A. Boardman, Weping Wa
ter.
Floyd Porter, riattsmouth.
Edwin , Ackley, Union.
Clarence H. Dehning, Louisville.
Verdon R. Keil, Murray.
William E. Creamer, Murray.
Earl J. Hyde, Plattsmouth.
Harold E. Elliott, Plattsmouth.
Carl Vest, Murray.
John H. Pointer, Murray.
Richard W. Dill, Weeping Water.
Louis Knoflicek, Plattsmouth.
Paul Peterson, Louisville.
Norman G. Masters, Louisville.
Forest S. Stull, Plattsmouth.
The fifteen that are selected to rep
resent the county will be examined
here on April 10th by Major Phil
pot of the U. S. A. and will then be
sent to Fort Crook for assignment.
FUNERAL OF MRS. WARGA
The funeral of Mrs. Lena Warga
was held on Sunday afternoon at the
Sattler funeral home and attended
by a very large number of the old
friends and neighbors, the chapel be
ing filled to its capacity and large
numbers forced to stand outside for
the service.
The services were in charge of Rev.
II. G. McClusky, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, of which the
deceased lady had been a member in
her residence here. The pastor paid
a tribute to the splendid life of the
departed lady and her devotion to her
loved ones and home and as well as
bringing words of comfort to the
members of the family circle. .
During the service the Masonic
quartet composed of Frank A. Cloidt,
R. C. Cook, H. G. McClusky and R.
W. Knorr gave two numbers that had
been requested, "Jesus Savior Pilot
Me," and "Now the Day Is O'er."
The floral remembrances were
lavish and beautiful and silentlj at
tested the deep affection that tl:o de
parted lady had been held in the
community where she had so long re
sided. The- funeral cortagp vas one of
the largest seen here for many years
and many of the cars were unable
to get into the section of the ceme
tery where the interment was made.
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
From Monday's Daily
This morning Herman Reichstadt,
veteran shoe repair man, opened his
new place of business in the Trilety
building where his equipment has
been installed and is now ready to
serve the residents of the city. The
advertisement of Mr. Reichstadt ap
pears elsewhere in this issue of the
Journal.
Luchinsky is
Named Mayor
by the Voters
First Republican Mayor In Ten Years
Swejt Into Pov.er in Democratic
Strongholds of City.
Tii3 Winners
Mayor Geo. Lushinsky, R.
Clerk Albert Olson, It.
Treasurer M. I). Brown, D.
Police Judge C. L. Craves
COUNCILMEN
1st Ward E. A. Webb, R.
2nd Ward Don Seivers, 1)
3rd Ward-Frank A. Rcbal, D
4th Ward J. E. Schutz. It.
5th Ward Walter Brittain
(Petition)
PCARD OF EDUCATION
E. A. Wurl
J. A. Capwell.
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George Lushinsky, veteran mem
ber of the city council and republi
can candidate for mayor, was swept
into office Tuesday when the demo
cratic strongholds of the city gave
him large majorities, the third ward
giving Lushinsky 150 lead while the
first and second wards 100 and CS
to add to his majority. The linal
result showed him the winner by 243
over Arnold Lillie in the city. In
only the fifth ward was Lillie the
winner, he carrying that ward by
the fine majority of 72 but which
was wiped out in the returns from
the first ward that gave Lushinsky
100 majority. The fourth ward, the
home ward of the two candidates,
gave Lushinsky a majority of two af
ter a strong fight waged by the sup
porters of Lillie.
- The race for city clerk developed
the most .thrilling feature of the cam
paign when Albert Olson, making
his fir3t appe-rance in the political
arena was the winner by 22 votes
over Herman L. Thomas, running for
re-election. The victory of Olson was
assured when the third ward gave
him a majority of 31. Olson carried
his home ward, the fourth, by a
substantial majority that was whit
tled down in the second and fifth by
Thomas but the final outcome was
settled in the third v.-hen the eight
point lead of Thomas was wiped out.
The city treasurer battle vas one
in which City Treasurer M. D. Brown
vas the winner by a large margin
over Ralph H. Anderson, his major
ity reaching 700 in the city.
In the councilmanic race Elmei
A. Webb in the first was returned to
office by a majority of 53 over John
E. Frady. The second ward showed
a fine battle for the office of coun
cilman in two exceptionally popular
candidates, Don Seivers and Fred
Lindeman, Seivers being the winner
by a majority of 63. In the third
ward -Frank A. Rebal, present coun
cilman was re-elected by a majority
of 92 over his opponent, Miles M.
Allen, Rcbal securing the largest ma
jority of any of the candidates in the
alderman ic race. The fourth ward
saw John E. Schutz, former member
of the council, winner over Fred H.
Vincnt by a majority of 46. The
fifth ward had a three way fight with
Max Bowman, democrat, Harry W.
Winscot, republican and Walter Brit
tain, petition, Brittain being the win
ner by a good majority over both
his opponents.
The vote of the city by wards was
as follows:
First Ward
MAYOR
Lushinsky 172
Lillie 72
CLERK
Olson 120
Thomas 121
TREASURER
Anderson 51
Brown is 3
POLICE JUDGE
Graves 216
COUNCILMAN
Webb 149
Fiady 9
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Evers 91
Minor 95
Capwell 115
Wurl 164
& C 4 s
Second Ward
MAYOR
Lushinsky 223
Lillie : 155
CLERK
Olson 167
Thomas 210
TREASURER
Anderson 75 "
Brown 304
POLICE JUDGE
Graves 327
COUNCILMAN
Lindeman 14!)
Eeivers 222
HOARD OF EDUCATION
Eve rr, 115
Minor 109
Capwell lea
Wuil
1S5
Third Ward
MAYOR
I.urlnnsicy 271
Lillie 122
CLERK
Olson 207
Thomas ' 17 G
TREASURER
Andorron 137
Brown 253
POLICE JUDGE
Graves 334
COUNCILMAN
Allen 14G
R'.bal 23S
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Evers 169
Minor 158
Capwell 184
Wurl 265
s t i: a
Fourth Ward
MAYOR
Lushinsky 102
Lillie i 99
CLERK
Olson 130
Thomas 64
TREASURER
Anderson j 3 8
Brown ' 148
1LICE JUDGE
Graves . 16S
COUNCILMAN
S.hutz : 122
Vincent . 7 6
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Evers 70
Minor CS
Capwell 109
Wurl 139
e s
Fifth Ward
MAYOR
Lushinsky 45
Lillie 117
CLERK
Olson 62
Thomas 93
TREASURER
Anderson Z . 7 0,
Brown 117
POLICE JUDGE
Graves 128
COUNCILMAN
Winscot 30
Bowman 49
Brittain 81
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Evers . 53
Minor ; 43
Capwell 87
Wurl 120
ENTER MUSIC CONTEST
Fifteen students will represent
Plattsmouth high school in the Sec
ond District Music Contest, to be
held at South Omaha, Nebraska on
April 13-14. This is one of the most
extensive organizations in the state
and annually brings together a very
fine array of talent in the district
contest. Margaret Taylor, Bernard
Knoflicek, and Mary Anne Rosen
crans are entered in the vocal solo
section, while Jane Boedekcr will
compete in piano, Mildred Knoflicek
in violin, Bernard Knoflicek in cello,
and Wallace Terryberry in the viola.
In the small group contests, Platts
mouth will be represented by the
Girls Sextet, Boys Quartet, and vio
lin quartet. The group has been un
der the direction of Miss Leona Hud
son, who will attend the contests
with them. The following are the
students who will represent the local
high school:
Lois Bestor, Jane Boedeker, Helen
Gilmour, Alica Hiatt, Wm. Jensen,
Edwin Kalina, Bernard Knoflicek,
Mildred Knoflicek Rachel Robertson,
Mary Anne Rosencrans, Margaret
Taylcr, Wallace Terryberry, Virginia
Trivcly, Velma Wells, WTm. Woolcott.
CWA WORK CLOSES
The last of the CWA activities in
Cass county was closed on Saturday
and while there will be one more pay
day for those working on March 30
and 31st, the work is now completed
and those who have been engaged in
the various projects must find other
lines of activity.
For the week that ended on March
29th there were fifteen projects in
the county and which engaged 172
persons and who received for their
labors $1,468.81. In Plattsmouth
there were seven projects and which
engaged ninety-six persons and who
had a payroll of $925.36.
Up to March 29th the local dis
bursing officer for .the county has
paid out the sum of $51,195.53 that
has gone into circulation in all partr,
of the county in return for the labor
of the employes.
First District
Convention is
Opened Today
Registration Shows Lais xlepresen
tation from Various Clubs
Meet at M. E. Church.
From TiicMlny's ntuly
The tliirty-fir::t annual convention
of the first district of the Nebraska
Federation of Wonun's clubs opened
its two day Lcssion this morning at
tho First Methodist church in this
city.
The delegates vers arriving from
early in the morning and the regis
tration was in charge of Mrs. Glen
Woodbury, at the church where the
visitors were received and given as
signm?nt lo their quarters while in
the city.
The residents of the community
have responded nicely to the need
of additional rooms and the ladies
here that will be required to remain
over night were given quarters at
the home3 and hotel during their
stay.
The opening feature of the con
vention was the insurance contest
held at the public library which was
in charge of Mrs. C. L. Johnson, of
Stella and with Mrs. A. H. Duxbury
and Miss Verna Leonard assisting.
The convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock with Mrs. Marion
Tucker, of Nehawka, district presi
dent, presiding, following w4iieh the
convention singing was led by Miss
Phyllis Straub, of Avoca, chairman
cf music for the district.
The invocation was by Rev. C. O.
Troy, pastor of the First Methodist
church.
The "American's Creed" was giv
en by Mrs. T. J. Pollard cf Nehawka
and foiloved by. th? pledge of alleg
iance to the flag of the United States
of America.
The various club reports were
given by. representatives of the clubs,
each being limited to a two minute
period.
The delegates adjourned at the
MRS. ROBERT G. REED
President riattsmouth Woman's Club
Who Welcomed Convention Dele
gates at Opening Session
noon hour for luncheon and to pre
pare for the real business of the con
vention that re-assembled at l.oO
this afternoon.
The credentials committee which
had received the credentials of the
delegates and had examined them at
the morning session gave their re
port seating the delegates and to
start the convention on its full
swing.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott was in charge
of the musical program at the after
noon session and which was much
enjoyed.
The visiting delegates were wel
comed to the city by Mrs. Robert
Reed, president of the local Woman's
club in her usual gracious manner,
while greetings were also given on
behalf of the city government and
the Chamber of Commerce.
The response, for the visitors was
given by Mrs. J. A. Jimerson, of Au
burn, the district vice-president, who
expressed the pleasure at being here
for the enjoyment of the fine pro
gram. Mrs. Chester Stone of Nehawka
vas presented and gave a delightful
whistling solo.
The introduction of the state offi-
1
I I
cers and guests as well as the district
chairman was made by the chairman
of the convention.
During the afternoon Mrs. W. P.
Herron, district chairman of book re
view, introduced Dr. Frank G. Smith
of Omaha, who reviewed the book,
"Little Man, What Now," by Hans
Fallada.
The Plattsmouth Woman's club
had charge of the musical part of the
afternoon program.
The department of International
Relations and Pan-American Scholar
ship was depresented by Mrs. John
Phyle, state and district chairman
Mrs. Frank Evans, Shubert, chair
man of the department of drama,
presented the Falls City club mem
bcrs in a very pleasing and interest
ing dramatic offering, "It's a Wom
an's Privilege."
The convention adjourned at 4
o'clock to prepare for the banquet
that will be held this evening.
Clarence Mil
ler Escapes from
the County Jail
Sentenced to Ten Years as Habitual
Criminal, Lincoln Man Removes
Window Ear and Flees.
Clarence Miller, Lincoln resident,
who was captured at Sioux City,
Iowa, a few days ago and brought
here to answer to the icharge of
chicken stealing, is once more a
wanderer in the wide open spaces as
the result of a darinnr escane from
the Cass county jail shortly after 8
p. m. Monday.
Miller had during the afternoon
been arrigned in the district court
on the charge of chicken stealing
for which he received a sentence of
one year from Judge D. W. Living
ston, as well as a ten "year "sentence
for a habitual criminal. ,
The prisoner had been confined in
a cell on the upper floor of the jail
building with several other prison
ers and shortly after Sheriff Homer
Sylvester had left the building to
look after some affairs out in the
city, the prisoner started to get busy.
The members of the Sylvester family
were in the residence section of the
structure and did not suspect that a
jail delivery vas being carried out.
Miller removed a lug screw that
permitted the loosening of the bars
of the jail and in a few moments he
had made a space in the bars that
permitted his getting his body
through and from where he dropped
to the ground and was away on his
dash for liberty.
The other prisoners in the room
with Miller did not accept his invi
tation to follow him and gave the
alarm as soon as possible and the
general alarm was sent out and
grcupi of citizen;! and officers started
in pursuit of the much wanted man.
Miller had served time in Nebraska
and Kansas state prisons in the past
and made his escape from the Kan
sas state penitentiary in 1924 but
was later captured in Colorado ami
returned to serve his term.
CARS HAVE SMASHUP
Tuesday night a seriou3 auto acci
dent occurred north of this city on
highway No. 75 when the cars cf Dr.
Harley Hotz cf Omaha, and that of
John Sattler. Jr., cf this city, col
lided near the turn leading to the
Platte river bridge.
Mr. Sattler with his wife and Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Becker of Chicago,
were en route to Omaha, while Dr.
Hotz and a party of three friends
were driving to this city for a visit
with relatives.
The car of Mr. Sattler had the left
front wheel torn off and was badly
damaged, while that of Mr. Hotz,
caught in the loose gravel, was turn
ed over.
Fortunately there were none of
the party seriously injured, altho all
were badly bruised and shaken up.
HERE FROM OMAHA
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Herman und children of Om
aha were in the city and guests at
Sunnyside, the E. II. Wescott home
as well as with other of the old time
friends. Mrs. Herman was formerly
Miss Vyrl Fossler and taught here in
the junior high school for several
terms.
Death of Harry
Todd, Prominent
Murray Resident
Death Comes After an Ill;icss Ihat
Covered Past 18 Months Na
tive of Cass County.
Harry G. Todd. 70. ur.r of the
prominent residents of Cass county,
passed away at his homy n ar Mur
ray on Monday afternoon following
an illness that has cover d the past
eighteen months and during which
time he has been gradually failing
until death came to his relief.
The deceased was a native son of
Cass county, born near Union on
February 9, 1864, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. G. Todd, pioneer residents of
the county. He was educated in the
school3 of the county and after reach
ing manhood he entered the work of
farming and stock raising at which
he was very successful and became
one of the leading farmers of the
county. He was married at Murray
to Miss Alice Brovn, May 13, 1831.
Mr. and Mrs. Todd have one of the
most attractive homes south of Mur
ray and where they resided for the
greater part of their married life.
Mr. Todd was one of the largest
land owners in this section of Cass
county, having acquired a large num
ber of farms south of Murray and
which he and three of his sons have
operated for the past few years.
Mr. Todd is survived by his widow.
and the following children: Vance
Todd, Vancouver, B. C; Dwyer
To(M' Brocksburg. Neb
Lydia Todd,
I North Platte; Glen Todd Orval Todd,
Murray; Delbert Todd. Union; Helen
Todd Machspring, Los Angeles;
Calif.; Loren Todd, Murray, and
Dorothy Todd at home. Other rela
tives surviving are. three brothers:
Li. C. Todd, Long Beach, Calif., J. P.
Todd, Alberta, Canada; L. G. Todd,
Union, and one si3ter, Mrs. M. L.
McCleve, Omaha.
HONOR ROLL OF P. H. S.
The honor roll of the third quar
ter of the school year, has been is
sued by the school authorities. The
list shows a fine representation of
the seniors in this list of those whose
school work has placed them first in
the courses of their 'studies. The
honor roll is as follows:
Seniors Thyra Baumgart, Lois
Bestor, Eleanor Black, Wayne Hiner,
Martha Kaffenberger, Edwin Kalina,
Ellen Kelly. John Kelly, Bernard
Knoflicek, Edward Lorenz. Anna
Margaret McCarty, Dorothy Mc
Carthy, James Robertson, Mary Anne
Rosencrans. Lillian Sedlak, Dorothy
Siemoneit, Margaret Taylor, Juanita
Welshimer.
Juniors Bessie Carey, Naomi Day,
Lois Giles, Lois Meade, John Nottel
mann, Virginia Trively.
Sophomores Kathryn Armstrong,
Rosemary Cloidt, Shiela Covert, Viva
Palmer, Alberta Timmas, Arthur
Warga.
Freshmen Evelyn Christy, Wayne
Falk, Jacquelyn Grassman, Mary Jane
Mark, Edna Mae Petersen, Rachel
Robertson, Ella Mae Ruffner, Keith
Taylor, Marjorie Tidball.
FILES FOR COMMISSIONER
From Monday's Dally
This morning Ray M. Coatman,
one of the prominent residents of
Alvo and Greenwood precinct, filed
hi3 name as a candidate for the of
fice of county commissioner i'or the
third district, subject to the voters
of the democratic primary in August.
Mr. Coatman is a Cass county prod
uct as he was born in this county and
has made his home h?re during III.;
entire lifetime. Mr. Coatman has
had a wide experience in various
lines of activity as he vas for a num
ber of years engaged in fr.rming and
later was located in Alvo in tno
hardware and implement business
and has a wide acquaintance in his
section of the county, lis aho served
as the assessor for Greenwood pre
cinct for a number of year3 and has
an excellent knowledge of the prop
erty values of his community. Mr.
Coatman for the past four years has
been engaged in the transfer busi
ness at Alvo and which he is now con
ducting. From Wednesday's Daily
Herman F. Luetchens, prominent
resident of Wabash, was la the city
today and while here called at the
Journal office to renew his subscrip
tion to the semi-weekly edition of the
paper.