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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1934.
110. 57
Henry Ofe, Jr.
Passes Away
at Hospital
Well Known Young Man of This
Community Succumbs to Ill
ness Covering a Year.
Sunday afternoon Henry Ofe, Jr.,
31, died at an Omaha hospital as the
result of an illness that covered a
period of a year and during which
time the young man had gradually
grown worse until two weeks ago
when he was taken to the hospital
for treatment but without success.
Mr. Ofe was among the best known
and most popular young men of the
community and his death' will bring
sorrow among a large circle of
friends who have known him for the
years of his lifetime.
He was born in Plattsmouth where
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ofe,
have been old residents, attending
the schools here where he received
his education, later entering the serv
ice of the Burlington in the local
shops for a few years.
In the past several years Mr. Ofe
had been associated with members
of his family in the operation of the
Ofe Oil Co., one of the largest service
stations in this section of the state
and which has proven very success
ful. Mr. Ofe was married four years
ago to Miss Gladys Meisinger of this
city, who is left to mourn the pass
ing of the husband. There are also
surviving the mother, Mrs. Henry
Ofe, the father preceding him in
death, three brothers and one sister,
William II. Ofe, Edward E. Ofe, of
Omaha, Carl Ofe and Mrs. Alice
Itaffke of Plattsmouth, as well as
the host of friends in this commun
ity. HOLD "REUNION"
The first reunion of the Novatny
family was held on August 19th at
the Novatny home on Oaq street,
the occasion being the visit ot Mr.
and Mrs. James Wooster and family,
the latter a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Novatny.
The day was featured with a
sumptuous dinner at the noon hour,
the afternoon being spent in music,
conversation and taking pictures of
the group which comprised 28 mem
bers. The affair was planned by the
Novatny children and much credit
is duo them for the care they took
to make it a splendid success.
Those present to enjoy the re
union were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Novatny Sr., Mr. and Mrs. August
Kopp and children, Helen and Ar
thur, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Vetersnik
and daughters, Margaret, Jean and
Lucille, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Stanek
and children. Dean and Betty, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Novatny, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Kvapil and chil
dren. Joseph, Mary and Francis, Mr.
and Mrs. James Wooster and daugh
ters. Vivian, Catherine Ann, Ger
trude and Joan Ruth.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wooster and
daughters will depart for their
home Tuesday.
CAPTURE "HOP HEAD"
Deputy Sheriff Tom Walling was
called to Weeping Water Sunday
evening where a "hophead" was re
ported to have been disturbing the
usual peace of that fine little city.
The deputy found on his arrival that
the man. who gave the name of Col
lins, had been placed in the city
jail and had been creating plenty of
trouble by hi3 raving3 and general
disturbance. The man was reported
to have arrived in Wepeing Water
from Lincoln in the afternoon and
from then on there was plenty do
ing. Collins on arriving here made
plenty of trouble at the county jail
and kept the other prisoners in more
or less excitement and which con
tinued until medical aid was sum
moned to quiet down the prisoner.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Briggs of
Wahoo, were here Sunday and on
their return were accompanied by
their daughter, Betty, who has been
here visiting her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Hartwick and Mr.
and Mrs. M. S. Briggs.
HAS HAND INJURED
County Attorney W. G. Kieck was
injured Saturday afternoon at the
family home on west Rock street and
as the result will carry his hand
bandaged for some time. Mr. Kieck
was attempting to open a Jar ot
olives, the top being hard to start
and as he was working with it the
neck of the bottle broke and lacer
ating the palm of his right hand se
verely. He was taken to the office of
a physician where the injured mem
ber was treated.
Popular Young
People Wedded
Here Saturday
Miss Mildred Kostka Becomes Bride
of Arthur Weiss at a Pretty
Church Wedding.
The St. Paul's Evangelical church
here was the scene of a very pretty
wedding Saturday when Miss Mildred
Kostka and Mr. Arthur Weiss were
joined in the bonds of wedlock.
Preceding the wedding, Miss Mar
garet Engelkemeier sang two of the
beautiful songs so popular at the mar
riage ceremony, "At Dawning" and "I
Love You Truly."
The accompaniment for the songs,
as well as the bridal chorus from
"Lohengrin" was played by Miss Le
ona Meisinger, the bridal party en
tering the church to the strains of
the march.
The beautiful and impressive ring
service was celebrated by the Rev. G.
A. Pahl, pastor of the church.
The bride was attended by Miss
Ella Weiss, sister of the groom and
Miss Swoboda, while Mr. Weiss was
attended by Mr. Louis Swoboda and
his brother, Raymond Weiss.
Following; the marriage ceremony
at the church, the bridal party were
entertained at a fine wedding dinner
at the home of the bride's parents,
north of thi3 city, and where in the
evening a. reception and dance was
held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Weiss,
being largely attended by the many
friends in the community.
The bride i3 a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Kostka and has grown to
womanhood in this community, where
she has a large circle of friends whom
she has made by her pleasant perso
nality and charm.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Weiss, and has grown to
manhood in this vicinity, being en
gaged since the completion of his
school work, on a farm in the cullom
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Weiss will make their
future home on the farm near here,
where they will be at home to the
many friends in the future.
NETSTERS LOSE TO LINCOLN
The Plattsmouth tennis club were
hosts Sunday to a group of five net
sters from Lincoln headed by Joe
Stanton. The boys from Lincoln pro
ceeded to win six matches to one,
the lone Plattsmouth victory being
turned in by Sheldon "Gills" Giles
who won a three set match from
Schauppner of Lincoln 6-3 0-6, 6-4.
Ray Larson lost a very tough match
to the veteran tennis player and
court supervisor of Lincoln, Joe Stan
ton. The only other close match was
George Sayles loss to Thomas of Lin
coln 6-8, 6-2, 4-6. Other results
were:
Stanton (L) defeated Larson (P)
6-3. 6-3.
Hufman (L) defeated Mason (P)
6-1 6-2
Griffin (L) defeated Marshall (P)
6-3. 6-4.
Griffin-Stanton (L) defeated Larson-Marshall
(P) 7-5, 6-3.
Hufman - Thomas (L) defeated
Sayles-Ralph Larson 8-6, 6-3.
ENJOY AUTO TRIP
From Monday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Mark and
daughters, Mary Jane and Rosalind,
with their guests, Mrs. Emil Havelka
and son, Edward, of Wahoo, depart
ed this morning for Council Bluffs,
where they will visit at the Ed Val
lery home and where Rosalind will
remain for a few days. They will also
visit in Lincoln with the mother of
Mr. Mark, and where Mary Jane will
remain for a visit. They will spend
a short time at Wahoo with the Ha
velka family.
Members of
Teaching Staff
Make Changes
Resignations cf Home Economics
Teacher as Well as Tvo in the
Grades cf City Schools.
The bqard of education of the
city schools have received the resig
nation of three of the members of
the teaching force who are taking
positions in schools in the larger
cities of the state and elsewhere.
Miss Lucille Nordholm, who has
heen heart of thp 'i.imp pennnmirs r'p-
partment of the high school, has ac
cepted a position in the public schools
of Grand Rapids, Michigan, being as
signed there to a supervisor position
in the child training department and
which will place her in charge of
several of the large schools of the
Michigan city.
Miss Vivian Johns, who for the
past several yeqfrs has taught in
the grade schools of the city will
teacn me coming year ai ueaince.
Miss Johns has been an exception
ally strong teacher and one whose
resignation will make a place hard
to fill.
Miss Bernese Ault is also leaving
the local system to take up grade
work in the Norfolk city scohols
where she has a very fine position
and an advancement in her line of
teaching.
The board has a large list of ap
plications on file but so far have made
no selections for the various posi
tions Just made vacant.
A number of new teachers were
selected at the close of the past
school year and which will make a
large number of new members of the
teaching force for the 1934-35 term.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Sunday, August 12 at the home
of James Rishel was celebrated the
80th birthday of his mother, Mrs.
W. B. Rishel. The afternoon and
evening were spent in visiting with
the many relatives and friends who
gathered to bring her their best
wishes and congratulations. At a
late hour refreshments were served
to the guests by Mrs. Rishel's daugh
ters.
Those who attended the occasion
were her children, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hall, Mr. and Mrs. James
Rishel, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kaffen
berger and their families, all of
Plattsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. I. N.
White and son, William, of Omaha:
and Mr. and Mrs. James Earhart and
children of Murray. Mrs. Rishel's
three sisters, Mrs. Ida Adair of Om
aha, Mrs. Julius Hall and Mrs. Mart
Buttery of this city. Other relatives
and friends included Mrs. Essie
Younker and son of Ogallala, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Adair and children
of Papillion, and Betty Keller, Jean
Keller, and Jean Brewer of Omaha,
Mrs. Carl Groff and Mrs. Carl Hall of
Plattsmouth.
4-H CLUB MEETING
On Friday, August 17, the Sunny
side Girls Room club was entertain
ed by Grace Welch at the home of
Mrs. Ernest Giles.
The program for achievement day
was discussed and the 4-K club
songs were sung by the girls.
The public is invited to attend our
achievement day which will be held
Wednesday, August 23 at the public
library.
The club is very proud to be rep
resented on the county Judging team
by Virginia Trively and Lois Giles
will represent Cass county at the
state health contest.
At the close of the meeting very
delicious refreshments were served
by Grace Welch.
PACKERS WIN GAME
Through error Saturday in the
Journal the BREX were given the
credit for winning the second game
of the kittenball double header Fri
day evening. The contest was won
by the Norfolk Packers by the score
of 10 to 8 in a hard fought contest
and in which the victors deserve full
credit for their fine showing. We re
gret that the report of the game was
incorrect and desire to make this
correction of the score.
CALLED TO FEDERAL WORK
Dr. G. L. Taylor left early this
morning for Kearney county, Ne
braska, having received a call from
the Federal Bureau of Animal Indus
try to assist in inspection and ap
praisal of cattle in the drouth area.
The length cf time required lor
this work is quite indefinite, so Dr.
Taylor is taking a temporary leave
of absence from practice.
Dr. Taylor has formerly been em
ployed by the federal bureau.
Mrs. John Elliott
Dies Suddenly at
Farm Home Here
Suffers Heait Attack Early This
Morning, Passes Away in Short
Time Here 31 Years.
From Tuesday's Dally ,
This morning at 2:30 at the farm
home north of this city, occurred
Lilt UCaill Ul il-L 1 O . J""U I.U1ULI, JO,
a resident of this city for the past
thirtv-one
years. While Mrs. Elliott
had not been in the best of health
for the past several years, her con
dition was not considered critical un
til the sudden attack early today.
The deceased lady was a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Jacks,
and was reared to womanhood at
Hamburg, Iowa, the old heme of the
family. In 1895 she was married at
Hamburg to Mr. Elliott and they
moved a few years later to Platts
mouth where other members of their
family have located and here she
spent the remainder of her life.
Mrs. Elliott was active in the work
of the local Methodistj church and a
leader in the church societies or
which she was a member and in the
circle of her friends and associates
she will be greatly missed.
There is surviving, 'the - husband'.
one son, Glen Elliott, San Francisco,
and one daughter, Mrs. Zella Traudt,
of this city. There are two brothers
and four sisters also surviving. Silas
Jacks, Cologne, South Dakota; George
H. Jacks, Omaha: Mrs. Medora
Trively of this city; Miss Myrtle
Jacks, Tabor, Iowa; Miss Leta Jacks,
Denver and Mrs. Ruth Scram, Craig,
Nebraska.
The body is at the Horton funeral
home pending the arrangements for
the funeral services which await
word from the son on the west
coast.
AN ADVENTURE IK
NEIGHBORLINESS
Charley . Schimmerhorn Has long
been a leading character in our town
without even knowing it. He has
worked here and there not merely
for the necessities of life but for
money with which he might purchase
more flowers perhaps a rare plant
long coveted.
People have come from far and
near to see his garden, and ask hi3
advice in the culture of plants. Per
haps they hoped to be the recipient
of a gift from his ever generous
hand, for to him, flowers were to be
given away. He was always ready
to share his bulbs and plants.
Many children in vide eyed amaze
ment, have stood before his wall
made of bottles and cement. One
woman who read of the fire that des
troyed his home recently, wrote:
"Don't let them take down Charley's
bottle wall. Its one of the outstand
ing memories of my childhood."
When the home of Charley burned
on July 19th last, he suddenly found
himself surrounded by a sympathiz
ing group of people who wanted to
provide him with a new abiding
place in the midst of his flowers.
Neighbors volunteered to do the la
bor necessary, and under the leader
ship of Frank Rebal, material was
gathered, the gift from a number of
sources. The City Beautiful commit
tee of the Garden Club gathered in
a number of dollars for the purchr.se
of building materials, and now a
sturdy little cabin stands as a gift
to Charley, the lover of flowers,
from neighbors and friends of the
community. A practical demonstra
tion of the second Great Command
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Iske of La
Platte were in the city Sunday to
visit at the home of their son, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Iske, west of this city.
Call County
Conventions of
Both Parties
Will
Be Hdd in This City
Thursday, August 30th
at 2 O'elock.
on
Legal dates of the county ana
state conventions having been some
what of a mystery to laymen on ac
count of apparent conflicts in the
law, Assistant Attorney General
Cheney said the act of the last legis
lature introduced by Senator Srb and
Crist Andersen to repeal obsolete
laws clears up the matter by the re
peal of sections 32-1172 and 32-1174.
The remaining sections, 32-1164 and
32-1173, govern. The primary date
is the basis for conventions. The
primary is held the second Tuesday
in August when no presidential elec
tion is held. The date was Aug. 14
this year. The state convention is
to be held the fourth Thursday after
the Tuesday upon which the pri
mary is held, or Sept. 6. The county
conventions are to be held the third
Thursday after the primary or Aug.
30, one week before state conven
tions. In pursuance of law the county
chairmen of the two parties and
County Clerk George R. Sayles have
Issued calls for the conventions to
be held here on the 30th of August.
The law also provides that the con
ventions meet at the county seat and
the county clerk is made the official
that must arrange the meeting places
of the two parties.
The democratic convention will be
at the district court room at the
court house while the republicans
will meet at the library building
just west of the court house.
ATTEm.FjTNER..
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lillle of this
city, with Mr3. C. E. Carroll, of Mur
ray, aunt of Mr. Lillle, have return
ed from Cedar county where they
attended the funeral service of Paul
Slagle, a nephew of Mr3. Carroll and
cousin of Mr. Lillie. They were join
ed at Wausa, near where the de
ceased lived, by Mrs. Albert Lillie,
also an aunt of the deceased.
Following Is a short sketch of the
life of the deceased:
Paul, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Slagle, was born in Otoe coun
ty, Nebraska May 11, 1897 and pass
ed away at the Wayne hospital, Aug.
1G, 1934, at the age of 37 years,
3 month and 5 days. He was mar
ried July 23, 1931, to Miss Elsie
Biskett of Fort Dodge, Iowa. . Cedar
county has been his home for the past
20 years. He leaves to mourn his
loss a wife and two sons, Tommy,
age 2 years and Billy, S months. His
parents and four sisters, Mrs. Ralph
Forrest of Yoder, Wyo. ; Mrs. Lloyd
Fauver, Wausa, Nebr; Mrs. Lon Fair
est, Sccttsbluff, Nebr., and Hazel of
Magnet; two brothers, Arthur of
West Point, Nebr., and Silas of Car
rol. Nebr. Two infant brothers pre
ceded him in death. Interment in the
Magnet cemetery.
LEASES LAUNDRY
Henry Kauble, who for the past
thirty-four years has been engaged
in the laundry business in several
cities in Nebraska, has leased the
Plattsmouth Steam laundry from E.
C. Harris, owner of the plant.
Mr. Kauble is now in active charge
of the business and wua his long
experience should be able to supply
the city and surronding territory
with the highest class service which
they have had in the past.
Mr. Kauble entered this line of
work thirty-four years ago for Fred
W. Lehnhoff, then operating a laun
dry at Sixth and Pearl streets and
has been for the greater part of
the time engaged in this work in a
number of places over, the state.
The new laundryman is a native of
this city and has a large number of
old friends and acquaintances here
that will be pleased to learn that he
is to locate here in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Royal, Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Derieg and Harry
Graves, of Lincoln, were in the city
Sunday afternoon to spend a short
time with Judge C. L. Graves and
enjoying the pleasant day's outing.
RELEASE IBANK HARMER
From Tuesday's Dally
Frank Harmer, who has been held
here for the past few days pending
an investigation of his possession of
a large number of chickens, was re
leased today. The investigation by
the officers failed to find any trace
of any missing chickens and no evi
dence to connect Mr. Harmer with
any unlawful possession; of chickens
and accordingly he was released by
the officers.
Passing of
Former Resident
of Cass County
Mrs. Walter E. Langdon Dies at
Moorcroft, Wyo. Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Marsh
Jessie Eleanor Marsh, youngest
daughter of Perry and Eleanor
Marsh, was born near Plattsmouth,
Nebr., on Nov. 3, 1902. She with
her father, sisters and brothers
moved to Wyoming in 1915. Her
mother preceded her in death a few
years ago. In the fall of 1919, she,
with her parents, moved to Walthill,
Nebr., where she lived one year.
They then left there, moving back
to Wyoming. Her father sold' his
ranch in Wyoming and located at
Staples, Minn.
At the age o 21 years Jessie
Eleanor Marsh was united In mar
riage to Walter E. Langdon at Sheri
dan, Wyo., May 8th, 1924.
To this union was born four chil
dren, two boys and two girls. Fern
Norma, age 9 years, Ernest Freder
ick, age 7 years, Ruth May, age 6
years and baby, Janet Arthur Lang
don, age 1 year 10 months.
She leaves besides her husband
and four children, her father and
.sjep mother, "four sisters and two
brothers, Mrs. Laura Alden, Cash
mere, Washington; Mrs. Gertrude
Cole, Omaha, Nebr.; Mrs. Margaret
Moore, of Moorcroft, Wyo.; Mrs. Or
lena Hobbs of An then, Iowa; William
Marsh of Staples, Minn.; Wesley
Marsh of Moorcroft, Wyo. Also many
other relatives and friends to mourn
her passing.
She was taken to the hospital at
Sundance, Wyo., July 22 and died
there of typhoid fever, August 11,
1934.
She was buried at Moorcroft, Mon
day, Aug. 13.
The pall bearers were Walter
Tracy, Irwin DeWolf, Jesse Fitch
horn, Ver Barrett, Phillip Kinna
mon and Sam Mc Daniels.
GET FARMERS TOGETHER
The next sten In the camnalen to
get farmers to conserve all possible
roghages and care for purebred live
stock this winter will be completed
within the next three weeks, says
W. H. Brokaw, when farm meetinga
in deficit areas are held to acquaint
farmers with the present feed situ
ation and let them know that
roughages are available in some sec
tions. The program for the conservation
of purebreds has advanced rapidly,
he said, farmers in the northeastern
sections are ready to go, and now
efforts- will be largely confined to
getting Information to farmers with
cattle but no feed.
M. L. Flack, extension dairyman
at the college of agriculture, said
efforts to get producers with good
stock and no feed and those in the
reverse position together are succeed
ing. More than 200 head of purebred
dairy cattle have been moved from
deficit areas to the northeastern sec
tion, and farmers every day are con
tacting others with feed. Many beef
herds have also been saved.
L. R. Snipes of the agricultural
extension service left Tuesday for
outstate to arrange for the sessions.
He will confer with agricultural
agents in some twelve counties, and a
definite schedule will probably be an
nounced the latter part of this week.
TO VISIT AT DENVER
Attorney A. L. Tidd and Mrs. Tidd
are to enjoy a visit with friends at
Denver, leaving for that city today.
They will take in the many points of
interest in that nection of Colorado
and in the cool and pleasant sur
roundings secure a much needed rest.
King Football
to Soon Sway
Sport Septre
Plattsmouth High School Will Start
in For Season Tryouts in
Next Few Weeks.
Within the space of the next few
wteks baseball and kittenball will
have vanished from the sport scene
to be replaced by that of football.
The Plattsmouth high school foot
ball squad will probably start their
activities in the next week as Coach
Fred Rothert, guide and trainer of
the boys of the high school sport de
partment, is expected here during the
early part of the coming week. Coach
Rothert, who has developed some fine
teams for the Plattsmouth schools,
will have a comparative new group
around which to build the 1934 team,
but has Borne promising material.
There will be three of the letter
men back, Howard Hirz and William
Crouch, co-captains and William
Carey, a most promising freshman
of the last year team.
Others who will be available Tor
the tryouts for the season will com
prise the following:
Frank Lepert, Herbert Minor,
Richard Hatt, Cecil Carr, Earl Tay
lor, George Taylor, Robt. Vallery,
Elmer Newton, Ernest Richter, Frank
Nelson, Frank Kostka, Harvey Egg
ling, Donald Mrasek, Harry stodola,
John Gayer, Clifford Dasher.
The football schedule of the sea
son will be as follows:
Sept. 28 Glenwood, there.
Oct. 5 Nebraska Deaf, here.
Oct. 12 Ashland, here.
Oct. 19 College View, there.
Oct 24 or 26 Auburn, here.
Nov. 2 Open.
Nov. 9 Tecumseh, here.
Nov. 16 Rock Port, Mo., there.
" Nov. 23 Nebraska City, there.
FUNERAL OF HENRY OFE
From Wednesday's Dally
This afternoon at the Sattler fun
eral home was held the funeral serv
ices for the late Henry Ofe, Jr., who
was called from the daily taska ot
life Sunday afternoon at an Omaha
hospital.
The beautiful chapel was filled
with a large number of the friends
and associates of the departed young
man. sharing with the members of
the family circle the sorrow that hid
passing has occasioned.
The services were conducted by
Rev. G. A. Pahl, pastor of the St.
Paul's Evangelical church, who
brought a message of comfort and
hope in the lessons of the scriptures
and the message of the everlasting
life.
During the service two of the loved
hymns were sung by Mr. Frank A.
Cloidt, "Peace, Wonderful Peace,"
and "No Night There." the accom
panist being Miss Estelle Baird.
The interment was at the family
plot in the Oak Hill cemetery.
GIVE SHOWER
Tuesday evening Mrs. Hamilton
Mark entertained thirty guests at
her home for a shower given in honor
of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry
Donat.
The early part of the cvenir:; was
spent in various gr.m-. those bcintf
awarded prizes were Miss Avi Syl
vester and Miss Grace Welch.
Mrs. Donat was showered with
many beautiful gift3 which she will
cherish very much In her future
heme.
At a late hour dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess and Mrs.
Roy Turner and Mrs. Verno Hen
dricks. MARRIED AT NEBRASKO CITY
Miss Dorothy Schomaker of Weep
ing Water, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Schomaker and Kenneth Cow
perthwait of Elmwood, were married
at Nebraska City Tuesday afternoon
at the court house by Judge T. Simp
son Morton.
JUDGE LIVINGSTON HERE
District Judge Daniel W. Living
ston, of Nebraska City, was here for
a short time today to hold a brief
session of district court, entering a
number of orders and taking up oth
er matters that were demanding his
attention.