TIebr. S!ae Hisrical Society
Some
VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 1934.
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All Nations
Featured in Col
orful Parade
Floats and Bands Are Part of Offer
ing Sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary.
The "All Nations" parade, spon
sored ty the American Legion Auxil
iary, proved one of the most color
ful parades that has been offered as
a part of the pre-festival activities
in this city, a prelude to the four
days of festivity next week.
The parade was witnessed by
some 2,000 persons that lined Main
and North Sixth streets to enjoy
the event.
The parade was featured by the
two bands, representing Germany
and Bohemia and which added a
great deal to the snappiness of the
marching sections.
The American Legion drum and
bugle corps, under the direction of
"June" Marshall and with "Toots"
Brink as the drum major, headed
the procession as it moved along the
streets of the city.
The colors, the American flag and
the Legion standard, was borne by
a uniformed guard of two soldiers
and two sailors to add an impressive
touch to the settings of the parade.
In the marching ranks were to
be seen representatives of all na
tions and races and some eighteen
different nationalities were shown
in the line of march, these being at
tired in their traditional costumes
which made the parade one riot of
color and pleasure to the onlookers.
The native Americans in full war
paint as well as the colored race
found a place in the line of march
of the nations.
The German band as well as the
Bohemian national band gave many
very fine selections during the line of
march, the members of the band be
ing appropriately garbed for the oc
casion and playing In true native
style.
The floats carried out the nation
alistic spirit, ia the tree covered
float of Japan, the glowing float
that represented Ireland and its peo
ple as well as the car that bore the
American Legion Auxiliary represen
tatives. The Gypsies in their tradi
tional spirit and bright hued garb
occupied a large hay rack in which
they sang and frolicked in true
gypsy manner.
The members of the parade party
were also heard in the program at
the platform at Fifth and Main
streets and one of the most delight
ful entertainments so far this season
was afforded by the talented mem
bers of the group.
The German band gave several
selections at the stand which em
braced "The Jolly Coppersmitti,"
"Ach de Leber Augustine." and
"Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here."
In the keeping with the theme of
the parade, a group of the school
girls, dressed as Mexicans, gave a
dance of their native country, those
participating being Laurine Hughes,
Jane Rebal, Inga Reichstadt and
Shirley Seivers, Miss Lillian Garrett
being the director and accompanist.
The gypsies also furnished their
part of the evening entertainment
with several musical numbers and
dances, the musicians being Mildred
Knofiicek on the violin. Paul Van
dervoort, guitar and Mrs. Robert
Walling on the piano-acocrdian.
Several solo' numbers were given
by the younger marchers as typical
of their ancestral lands across the
seas. Bruno Reichstadt giving a Ger
man song, Catherine Conis a Greek
song that was presented most artis
tically; Russell Nielsen, a Danish
number and Helen Slatinsky one of
the folk songs of Bohemia and which
was accompanied by her own accord
ian playing, very cleverly rendered.
Philip Rosencrans gave one of the
outstanding offerings in his black
face selection, "Darkness on the
Delta," with Miss Jean Knorr as the
accompanist for the talented young
man.
Those taking part in' the parade
as well as the program deserve a
great deal of credit for their work
and the excellent manner in which
the feature was handled. This par
ade will long be remembered as a
feature of the 1934 fall festival.
Phone the news to Ho. 6.
BUILDING POOL
Peter Kewitz, well known Omaha
contractor, is to have a private fish
pond and swimming pool built on
the land north of this city near the
new paving and overpass at Orea
polis. The excavation was made dur
ing the construction of the new road
and will be improved and placed in
fine shape for a pool and also a small
fish pond will be built nearby. The
work will be looked after by the Mc
Maken Co., of this city.
Mrs. William
Puis Honored on
Her Birthday
Event Observed at Murray When
When Her Descendants Gather
to Spend the Day.
The eighty-fifth birthday anniver
sary of Mrs. William Puis, affec
tionately known throughout the
community as "Grandma" Puis, was
observed on Sunday at Murray where
Mrs. Puis makes her home.
The occasion brought all of the
children home with the exception of
two, Louis H., of Colorado and Laura,
of Minneapolis.
The members of the party came
with well filled baskets and which
provided the means of a fine picnic
dinner served in cafeteria style on
the large tables spread on the lawn
of the Hild home.
Later in the afternoon ice cream
and cake was served that added to
the pleasures of the member sof the
party. One of the features of the
birthday was the large cake pre
pared by Mrs. P. A. Hild and which
was the object of much admiration
with its eighty-five glowing candles.
The childrea, grandchildren -and
great-grandchildren Joined in their
well wishes to Grandma Puis for
many more 6uch pleasant anniver
saries. Those present to help celebrate
this occasion were: Mr. and Mrs
W. H. Puis. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Lutz,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis, Mr. and
Mrs. Alf Gansemer, Mr. and Mrs
Raymond Hild. Raymond Jr., and
Marvin, Mr. and Mrs. John Hild
Ralph. Delores and Dorothy, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Hild, LeRoy, Herbert
and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Hild
and Joy, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gan
semer, Barbara, Lavon and Patricia,
Mr. and Mrs. Clell Gansemer and Jo
Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lutz and
Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Socher,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Friedrich, Rev.
and Mrs. A. Lentz, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Puis, Glen Puis and lady
friend, Leon Gansemer and his lady
friend, Marie Lutz, Marie Lentz, Har
old, Gerald, Joe, Louis, Helen and
Ralph Puis, Bobby Puis and Marlen
Hennings, and Mr. and Mrs. P. A.
Hild who are living with Grandma
Puis.
HAVE PLEASANT PICNIC
The members and families of the
Four-Mile Community club held their
annual picnic in Kaffenberger's pas
ture by the Platte river.
The forenoon was spent in play
ing kittenball and at noon a delic
ious fried chicken dinner with all the
trimmings, including ice cream and
cake was served by the ladies.
Big Chief Philip Kehne is still
crowing.
After dinner everyone watched the
kittenball game between the Sand
Pitters and the Four-Mile team.
The Old Hens held a meeting In
the chicken house to discuss plans
for the coming year and also to se
lect a leader to take the place of
Mrs. Kehne who had resigned.
Mrs. Harry Neilsen was elected
project leader and a reporter will be
elected at the first meeting of the
new year.
The members of the club feel very
keenly the death of our very faith
ful member Mrs. Win. Hunter and
wish to extend our sincere Bympathy
to her family.
We were very sorry to have Mrs.
Duxbury resign from the club but
her other activities make It impoe
sible for her to keep up the club
work.
The next regular meeting will be
held the latter part of September. A
full attendance is desired.
NEWS REPORTER.
1934 THIRH ANN! I Al
Kass Kounty King Korn Klub Karnival
September 19, 20, 21, 22
"RAIN or DROUTH NEBRASKA GROWS THE BEST CORN IN THE WORLD"
Five Parades! Five Bands! Exhibits! Old Settlers' Reunion!
Soap Box Derby! Kitten Ball Championship!
Platform Program! Dance Every Night! Merry-Go-Round!
Ferris Wheel! Kids Auto Ride! Stilt Walker!
The CORN FESTIVAL now staged annually in Plattsmouth has come to fill a large
place in the community life of Cass county. It is the result of a spirit of fine co-cpera-tion
between the people of all walks of life who make up the citizenry of this wonder
ful county. The corn Festival has but one purpose and that is to cement a spirit of con
tinued good will and county-wide friendship while providing entertainment for everyone.
HENRY G. SOENNICHSEN General Chairman
K. FOSTER PATTERSON Program Director
Headquarters: Elks Building Exhibits: Bekins Building Platform: 5th and Main
Wednesday, Sept. 19th
Opening Day
MORNING
Exhibits in the Bekins Building
First Door East of Pease Style Shop
AFTERNOON
3:00 Program of Recorded Music
3:15 Music by "The Three Musketeers"
Tommy Mason, Director
4:00 CHILDREN'S PARADE
Sponsored by Public Schools
EVENING
7:00 Music by "The Three Musketeers"
7:30 Merchants' Gift Nite Ceremonies
Auspices Business Men's Ad Club
7:45 ALL CARNIVAL PARADE
3:15 Concert, Weeping Water Band
Dr. N. Li. Kunkel, Director
0 :00 City Championship Kitten Ball Game
To be played at Athletic Park
8:15 Concluding Platform Program and
Announcements . ,
9:30 Public Dance
Thursday, Sept. 20th
Agricultural Day
MORNING
Exhibits in the Bekins Building
AFTERNOON
1 :00 Program of Recorded Music
1:15 Miss Margaret Taylor, Soprano
Mr. Anton Bajeck, Xylophone
1 :30 THE ALL FARM PARADE
Charles Barnard, Director
Special Program on Platform and Street
Featuring Chariot Races, Gaited Horses
and Other Specialties
3:30 Ross Nichols, Saxophone
4:00 Miss Mildred Knofiicek, Violinist
Miss Jane Boedeker, Pianist
Margaret Hirz, Popular Songs
EVENING
7 :00 Program of Recorded Music
7:15 Harmonica Special
Featuring Evan Smith, Eugene Weight, Joe
Vallery and Phyllis Redd and open to all
Boys and Girls of community
7:45 Ross Nichols, Saxophone
8:00 Concert, Louisville Concert Band
Supt. G. M. Corum, Director
9:00 Balthazar's Orchestra
Platform Square Dance
City Championship Kitten Ball Game
9:30 Public Dance
Prominent in all the parades will be the American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps,
a group of Plattsmouth youngsters, directed by C. A. Marshall, Jr. All features broad
cast over the public address system, Harvey L. Gamer, Technician. Come every day!
Cass County
Fair Closed by
School Parade
Colorful Event Brings to the End
the Agricultural Exposition of
County for 1934.
Friday, the last day or the Cass
county fair, saw probably as large a
number of people in the hustling city
of Weeping Water as had ever been
thrown together within its precincts.
On this day was listed the parade
which was composed greatly of floats
which had been prepared by the dif
ferent schools of the county, who
vied with each other to 6ee who
would hare the best, and it would
seem in this case that all did it, for
there was no complaint which could
be had of any of them. There were
other floats which came from other
sources and they also were appealing.
To attempt to bring out the fine
points in one would mean that the !
others which were equally entitled
to special mention, and the entire
number which covered practically
the entire length of Main street, was
a wonderful demonstration of loyalty
to their respective localities.
Troy L. Davis as the announcer,
gave a very minute and worthwhile
description as the parade was pass
ing. Sure we have been bragging
about a depression for the past six
years, and to cap the climax this
years was one peculiar in itself and
with the intense heat and utter lack
of moisture and the hot winds that
took away the little moisture that
the ground had, made it a year with
a great scarcity of things grown as
any of us ever experienced. Still the
officers of the Cass county fair and
its friends all over the county said,
let us have the fair and make it one
of the very best that ever was had.
With this the aim all worked togeth
er and as a result the Cass county
fair of the year 1934 was one of the
very best. Many things threatened
and with a determination to win,
they were all brushed aside and the
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Friday, Sept. 21st
Old Settlers' Day
HORN l KG
Exhibits in the Bekins Building
VLitir.g and 'Reminiscences
10:00 C!J Settlers' Program Begins
AFTERNOON
1 :0'd ulu Settlers' Program Continues on Platform
C L. Graves, Chairman: Geo. Mann
and Ed Sthulhof, Directors
SHE SPECIAL PROGRAM for Details
3:00 JIEKCHANTS' PARADE
Sponsored by Business Men's Ad Club
4:00 Scap Box Derby
Secure Entry Blanks at Knorr'3
EVENING
7:00 Mr. Duane Harmon, Trumpet
7:15 Irene Lahoda, Popular Songs
Maurine Cisney, Songs and Guitar
7:30 Award cf Prizes in Soap Box Derby
First Prize "Winning Racer on Display
. 8 :00 Concert, Elmwood Concert Band - -
Mr. Bud Clement, Director' -
9 :00 City Championship Kitten Ball Game
9:15 Kcstka's Bohemian Orchestra
10:00 Public Dance
Saturday, Sept. 22nd
Rural School Day
morning
Exhibits in the Bekins Building
AFTERNOON
1 :00 Platform Program
Vocal Solo Mrs. J. R. Reeder
Selections Boys' Male Quartet
Trumpet Solo Mr. Hoyt Griffin
J Specialty Numbers Billy Rose Canterbury
Reading John Kenneth Bestor
Vocal Solo Mr. L. L. Starrett
2:00 RURAL SCHOOL PARADE
Led by Farmers Union Band
Awarding of Rural School Parade Prizes
2 :30 Selections by Rural Children's Chorus
Mrs. J. R. Reeder, Director
3 :00 Music by "The Three Musketeers"
4 :00 Exhibition of Old Time Fiddlm
Entries open to all
EVENING
8:00 Concert, Farmers Union Band
Mr. William Green, Director
9:15 Music by the Rock Bluffs Orchestra
Old Time Square Dance on Platform
9:45 Public Dance
11:00 Closing Announcements Good Night!
management and the people won.
With every automobile there came a
load of happy people with their faces
wreathed in smiles and determined
to have a good time and to make all
others enjoy the occasion.
We had to park our car away over
the top of the hill north and walk
down town. A traffic director told
us the town was filled with cars and
we found this was so. In the parade
one incident marred the smoothness
which had been so manifest when a
tractor which was being driven be
came unrnanagable and valted the
narrow way, striking a few citizens.
Edward Gueilstorff when he endeav
ored to get his own boys and others
out of the way was somewhat
bruised.
We think that with the passing
of the session of 1934 of the Cass
cocnty fair that this county has seen
one of the greatest and one which
has been enjoyed the most by its
citizens. Let us thank Weeping Wa
ter, the fair board and its officers
and every one of the citizens of Cass
county for the excellent time which
was provided.
SUFFERS SPRAINED ANKLE
Ralph O. Timiii, clerk at the
Wimpy Inn, suffered a severely
sprained ankle on Wednesday night
at the kittenball game at Athletic
park. Ralph is one of the players cf
the Peerless team and during the
game twisted his ankle so severely
that it was necessary to have him
given medical aid and he will suffer
from the injury for the next tew
days.
Democrats Plan
Their Campaign
for Fall Election
County Divided Into Six Districts for
Organization for the Drive for
Votes in November.
A meeting of the democratic cen
tral committee together with the
party's candidates for office was held
at Rasmussen hall in Weeping Wa
ter, Thursday, September 13.
Plans for the fall campaign were
discussed by J. B. Hallstrom, chair
man, who outlined the method by
which the county would be organ
ized, by its division into six districts
with a local director at the head of
each district. Those named to these
director posts were: Miss Mia U.
Gering, Plattsmouth, first district;
Albert Wheeler, Rock Bluffs, second
district; C. D. Fullmer, Greenwood,
third district; Charles Ayres, Alvo,
fourth district; O. C. Hinds, Weep
ing Water, fifth district, and Alfred
Nelson, Weeping Water and Mrs.
Elizabeth Box, Elmwood, co-directors
of the sixth district.
Richard Hobson of Weeping Water
was elected secretary of the central
committee, as it was voted at the
county convention to leave this se
lection' to the central committee.
As the' first"step in perfecting a
democratic woman's organization in
the county. Chairman Itallstrom ap
pointed Mrs. Evelyn Sheldon of Ne
hawka as county chairman in charge
of organizing the women voters.
Other appointments made were
those of Chris H. Bulin, Plattsmouth,
a3 chairman of young democrats ac
tivities and Paul Vandervoort, Platts
mouth, as publicity manager.
The chairman also suggested that
a permanent headquarters be located
at Weeping Water, as this was con
veniently located in a central part
of the county. Date for the preeinc
caucuses for precinct assessor, road
overseer and justice of the peace was
set at September 27th.
PLATTSMOUTH DAY AT FAIR
The Plattsmouth day at the Cass
county fair drew a large number
from this city for the afternoon at
the fine county agricultural show and
to participate In the fun and pleas
ure of the day. .
The American Legion drum and
bugle corps were present and headed
the parade of the Plattsmouth resi
dents in the downtown section or
Weeping Water.
The Plattsmouth people were giv
en special recognition on the pro
gram and. the address of the day was
delivered by Robert Foster Patterson,
principal of the local high school.
Mr. Patterson spoke on the friendly
relations that existed among the com
munities over the county, their will
ingness to co-operate with each oth
er for the good of their great county
and its people. The address was one
that all enjoyed and was a great fea
ture of the day.
The Masonic quartet of Platts
mouth was also on the program and
was repeatedly encored by the de
lighted audience and freely respond
ed with their fine musical offerings.
The Avoca band, one of the crack
musical organizations of the county,
also furnished a part of the musical
program of the day.
The trip to the county fair is look
ed forward to each year by the resi
dents of this section of the county
and they find the greatest pleasure
in the fine hospitality afforded by the
Weeping Water citizens and the fair
board.
STRAYED CATTLE PICKED UP
One red cow and two red calves.
Owner may secure stock by paying
for ad and for pasturage charges.
F. W. Beil. Plattsmouth, Nebr.
sl5-ltd-3tw
District Court
Finds Against
Murdock Bank
Judge Livingston Denies Request for
Injunction to Pi event Bank
Being Liquidated.
The ca.e wherein officers of the
Bank cf Muidcck sought an injunc
tion against the state banking de
partment and K. H. Luikart. super
intendent of bank:, to prevent the
closing of the Lank and its liquida
tion by the state was decided h-ie
Friday.
Judge Livings-ton In his findings
denied the rcquebt of the former Lank
officers for the injunction and the
state will be permitted to continue
on with its plans for handling tlie
liquidation of the bank.
The bank had by agreemtnt with
the state department of banking; been
operating under restrictions as pro
vided by the statutes rince February,
1933, and was closed for liquidation
on January 10, 1934, following a
declaiaticn cf insolvency filed by the
department of banking.
Several continuances of the case
have been had and attempts made to
reorganize by the agreement of t he
stockholders and depositors of the
bank but a sufficient amount of the
deposits required could not be se
cured. The court found the apparent loss
to the bank to be 150.000 to $C0.
000 and that reorganization and re
turn to solvency is not thought pos
sible. At this time the department or
banking reports cash from collections
to be $34,000, which will make a
dividend of thirty per cent for im
mediate payment and that the re
maining assets can be pledged for a
loan from the RFC sufficient to make
another dividend of thirty per cent
or more, that such loan will bo made
within a few weeks.
F. D. Radke and Barklow Nye rtp
resented the state department of
banking in the hearing and C. M.
Skiles appeared for the bank officers.
IS BOUND OVER
rrom Saturday's Dally
This morning in the county court
a hearing was had on the charge
preferred against Carl Lang, of near
Murray, charging him with taking
articles of clothing from the resi
dence of Doi Rhoden. we3t of Mur
ray. The young man had denied tak
ing the articles charged, one of
which, a suit of clothes, was offered
iu evidence.
Mr. Rhoden Identified the coat of
the suit as one that he had owned
but which had been altered. The coat
was found, he testified, in a closet
at the residence of the father of
Mr. Rhoden, at which place l.ang
boarded and it was in the room oc
cupied by him that the coat was lo
lated. The defendant offered no testi
mony. Judge Duxbury bound the young
man over to the district court and
the bond was fixed at $500. in de
fault of which the defendant vus re
manded to the custody of ths : herhr.
IS GIVEN SURPRISE
John Urish. one of the popular
young students of the lotal high
school, was given a vry pleasant
surprise Friday evening at his home
in the south part of the city, the oc
casion being his sixteenth birthday.
The evening was spent in games
and contests at which u great deal
of fun and pleasure was dciivtd by
the Jolly party of young peonle.
Prizes were won by Konald Keial,
Burl Shanholtz. Leor.a Meisinger,
and Marie Nclting.
In honor of the event John received
a number of very pretty and attrac
tive gifts as remembrances of the
young friends.
Those attending the event were
Max and Mata Schacknei. Jane
Rebal, Burl Shanholtz, Virgle Urish,
Leona Meisinger, Ronald Rebal, Ma
rie Nolting, and the guest of honor,
John Urish.
At an appropriate hour Mrs. Lorene
Urish served a dainty lunchton that
was much enjoyed by the members
of the party.
Phone the news to No. 0.