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VOL. NO. II
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1935.
NO. 37
Funeral of Mrs.
Charles Pease is
Held V ednesday
Community Pay3 Tribute to Highly
Esteemed Lady Long Prominent
in Business Life Here.
The funeral services tor the late
Mrs. Charles L. Pease were held Wed
nesday afternoon at the First Meth
odist church where she had been an
active figure in the years of her resi
dence here.
The services were attended by a
very large number of the old friends
and associates that filled the audi
torium of the church. The business
houses of the city were closed for
the services as a tribute to Mrs.
Pease and her association with the
business interests of the city.
Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the
church, gave a very beautiful tribute
to the memory of the departed and
from the words of the holy scripture
brought comforting thoughts to the
members of the bereaved family and
the sorrowing friends who were
gathered at the church.
The choir of the church of which
Mrs. Pease had been a member for
some twenty years, gave two of the
old and loved hymns of faith, "Sun
of My Soul" and "My Faith Looks
Up to Thee."
The beautiful flowers and the
many friends present attested the
high esteem in which Mrs. Pease had
been held in the city.
The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery where the body was laid to
the last rest, being borne to the last
resting plrce by an escort of members
of the Business Men's Ad club, E. J.
Weyrich. C. C. Wescott. B. A. Rosen
crans, R. W. Knorr, James G. Mauzy
and Waldemar Soennichsen. -
PAPERS FROK FLOOD DISTRICT
Mrs. Edna Dalton who arrived
here Wednesday from McCook, to
visit with her mother, brought with
her copies of the McCook Tribune and
the McCook Gazette, printed during
the full stages of the flood that was
sweeping the Republican valley. The
papers were printed in handbill form
and set by hand .the power plant of
the city being caught in the flooded
area and the city without power ser
vice for several days. The papers
contained only the most important
bulletins as to the flood situation and
the appeals of the authorities to the
citizens.
In the crisis of the flood the city
officials had found necessary the re
striction of the water supply to cook
ing and drinking purposes only,
while the fod supplies were checked
to see that there was sufficient for
the residents over a period of two
weeks until normal service could be
established into McCook.
RECEIVES DEGREE
Miss Amelia Martens, one of the
efficient teachers of the city school
system, was one of the class of ninety
four to receive their degree Thurs
day at the Municipal university of
Omaha.
Miss Martens was given the degree
of bachelor of arts, being one of the
sixty-two to receive the bachelor de
gree. The class orator was W. S. Sals
burg, one of the best known speak
ers in the west.
ATTENDS FUNERAL SERVICE
Miss Marie Kaufman was in Om
aha Wednesday where she was called
to attend the funeral services of Mrs.
Alice Holden, 82, who passed away
on Monday. Mrs. Holden was the
mother of Mrs. Florence Holden Jen
sen, state manager of the Woodman
Circle and well known in this city
among the members of the fraternity.
COMPLETES ASSESSING
George W. Snyder, assessor of
Plattsmouth precinct, has completed
his returns and filed the same in the
office of County Assessor W. H. Puis.
George is one of the veteran assessors
of the county and has been on the
Job In Plattsmouth precinct for many
years.
spent only on worth-while pro
jects that will be of benefit to the
greatest numoer.
RECEIVES EE-APPOINTMENT
Miss Alice Funk, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Funk of this city,
has just received her re-appointment
to the secretarial position that she
has held for the past year at a large
Methodist church school in Baltimore.
The school is one of the largest
church schools in the east and the
position is one that has been greatly
enjoyed by Miss Funk. She has had
the pleasure of many fine visits in
various points in and near Baltimore
during her stay and is well pleased
with her opportunities. Miss Funk
is a graduate of the class of 1929 of
the Plattsmouth high school.
School People
Announce Wedding
of Last Fall
lliss Marie Noble of Holxnsville, Ne
braska and Bernard Galloway
of This City, Wedded.
With the close of the school year
at Dorchester and Hebron has come
the announcement of the marriage
of two of the members of the teach
ing force engaged in the two systems,
that of Miss Marie Noble of Holms
ville and Bernard I. Galloway of this
city.
The marriage is the culmination of
a romance that started when both
were members of the Dorchester high
school faculty. Miss Noble In the
commercial department and Mr. Gal
loway in the science department. Mr.
Galloway was later selected at He
bron as a teacher and the wedding
ceremony was held October 26th, at
Neola, Iowa, but was kept a secret
until after the close of the year.
They will make their home at He
bron where Mr. Galloway has been
re-elected . a science teacher and
athletic coach for the coming year.
The bride is a daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. L. L. Noble of Holmaville
where she was reared and later at
tended the University of Nebraska
where she was a member of Kappa
Delta sorority. Since her graduation
from the university she has been en
gaged in teaching.
The groom is a son of Mr. a-nd
Mrs. W. A. Galloway of near this
city and has grown to manhood here
where he graduated from the Platts
mouth high school in the class of
192S and later from the Peru state
teachers college. He taught at Dor
chester and later at Hebron follow
ing his graduation at Peru and has
been very successful In his teaching
and .athletic work.
The many friends here will Join
in their best wishes to the young
people on their new life as one.
BAND MAY ACCOMPANY
AK DEN SHOW GROUP
It is quite likely one of the rural
community center bands of this por
tion of Cass county will accompany
the delegation from Plattsmouth at
tending the Ak-Sar-Een den show on
Southeastern Nebraska night, Mon
day, June 17th. The usual supply of
free tickets will be available in a few
days and may be secured from the
different business houses that put
them out last year.
This year's production is a Broad
way stage play, rather than the local
ly written script that has been used
in past years' shows.
Glen Boedeker. iB heading a large
delegation from Murray that will at
tend the show, and a number of other
towns over the county are making up
auto caravans.
CALLED TO FREMONT
From Thursday' Daily
W. A- Robinson of the Journal
force, was called early this morning
to Fremont where his mother was re
ported in very critical condition. The
mother has been suffering for the
past several months from a very se
vere malady that has made her re
covery a matter of grave doubt and
in recent weeks she has gradually
grown worse. She has been at a hos
pital at Fremont for some time un
dergoing treatment.
The mother passed away while Mr,
Robinson was en route to Fremont,
she dying at 6:30 a short time after
the message to Mr. Robinson. The
funeral will be held at Fremont on
Saturday.
civic Dociy in
Honor to Depart
ing Principal
Chamber of Commerce Has as Guest
of Honor R. Foster Patterson,
Who Leaves Soon.
The Chamber of Commerce at their;
regular meeting on Thursday had as
a special guest of honor, R. Foster
Patterson, retiring principal of the
high school, who is leaving this city
to assume the post of assistant pro
fessor of history at Tarkio college.
Mr. Patterson was a guest of Frank
M. Bestor at the weekly dinner.
The body had a very interesting
statement from L. S. Devoe on mat
ters of public works nature and in
cluding the resurfacing and paving
of Sixth street. Mr. Bevoe gave a
resume of his visit to Lincoln with
members of the city committee audiFr Friday, naliy
while they received no definite as
surance of any action they were
given all of the facts available. Full
100 per cent grants for this type of
work was not being allowed by the
government to any state, city or
county.
A. L. Tidd, chairman of the Flower
Show committee of the Chamber of
Commerce gave his report and re
ceived a very fine appreciation from
the members as he has been untiring
in his work in this line.
Mr. Patterson was then presented
to the Chamber of Commerce to re
ceive the warm and well deserved
words of praise that were offered by
many of his associates in the com
munity where he has made his home
since 1927.
Dr. P. T. Heine-man, president of
the board of education, told of the
appreciation of his organization for
the excellent work of Mr. Patterson
In the years that he- ha been con
nected with the schools.
Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, told of
the fine work of Mr. Patterson in
the church of which he is a member
of the session and the regret that his
going brings to the church member
ship. E. J. Weyrich, president of the
Business Men's Ad club, expressed
the appreciation 6f the members of
this body for the' fine work that Mr.
Patterson had rendered at all times
for the Ad club in their various proj
ects while he has been a resident of
the city.
Carl J. Schneider, master of Platts
mouth lodge. No. 6 A. F. & A. M.,
told of the untiring work that Mr.
Patterson had given in his lodge and
where he was occupying one of the
principal offices at this time.
Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the
city schools, paid a fine tribute to
Mr. Patterson for his services in the
high school and the pleasant rela
tionship that had existed between
all of the school faculty and Mr. Pat
terson in the eight years that he had
been a member of the teaching force.
ENJOY FINE PARTY
Friday evening the girlB of the
Holy Rosary sodality had a most de
lightful social gathering at the
church basement, the occasion being
a "Backward" party. The members
of the grou;p came in some very
striking arrangements of their cos
tumes that brought a great deal of
merriment to all of the jolly party.
The evening was spent in games and
in which a number of prizes were
awarded for the most skillful.
The evening was closed by the
serving of refreshments by the com
mittee in charge.
IOWA PEOPLE WEDDED
From Saturday's Daily:
This morning at the residence of
Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the First
Methodist church, occurred the mar
riage of Miss Juanlta Ruth Smith
and Mr. William W. Emery of Coun
cil Bluffs. The marriage lines were
read by Rev. Troy and the ceremony
witnessed by TJr. and Mrs. Marcus W.
Chambers.
From Thursday's Daily
a. w. beiKer or Eimwood, was a
visitor in the city today for a few
hours to look after some matters of
business and while here was a pleas
ant caller at the Journal to renew
his subscription.
TESTING WATER PLANT
E. C. Goehrlng, chemical inspec
tor of the West interests, owners of
the Plattsmouth Water Corporation,
is in the city ts make tests j at the
local plant of the company. Mr.
r 1 f I n r11 f ikn 1
'large plants. owned by his company
nas jUSt recently visited the
j plant at Kankakee, Illinois, w here
! G. R. Hclcomb, former Plattsmouth
(man is engaged. He reports the Hoi -
comU family doing well and sending
regards to the friends here.
I.. . . . 1
Quarryman is
Fatally Injured
in Car Plunge
Manser Eames of Missouri City, Mis
souri, Dead and Two Others
Seriously Injured.
I Manser tames, of Missouri
City, Missouri, is dead and his two; Superintendent L. S. Devoe proved a
companions, Stanley Weinert and'real treat to aH of tlie party. The
Andy Sorensen, badly injured as the! initiates appeared with steel helmets
result of the plunge of the auto into Bave theIr ears as the ,.cning pin3
which they were riding down a flT-lwere in evidence as well as the tie of
teen loot Dam: on me nignway wesi
of Union,
The three men were employed la a
rock quarry three miles v. est of Union
and last evening had started fur their
home at Union and irt some manner
the car got beyond the coutrol of
the driver and plunged from the
highway down a fifteen foot embank
ment. The injured men were taken on
to the St. Mary's hospital at Nebras
ka City where Eames died on his ar
rival and before aid could be given
him. Weinert was found to be suf
fering from a broken shoulder and
Sorensen with severe facial cuts and
other slight Injuries.
HAND IS LACERATED .
IN POWER WASHER
John Cauer, who recently purchas
ed property and moved to town from
his farm east of Louisville, met with
a painful accident Tuesday. He had
purchased a new electrically driven
washing machine with a wringer at
tached. It was the latest model and
Mr. Gauer took pride in exhibiting
it to members of his family and ex
plaining to them its many mechanical
devices.
He was demonstrating it to mem
bers of the family Tuesday of last
week and placed the fore finger of
his left hand on one of the rollers of
the wringer to see which way it was
turning when his hand was drawn
into the wringer, lacerating the fin
ger and cutting an ugly gaah across
the palm of his hand. Drs. Worth
man & Worthman treated the wound
and John is carrying the hand in a
sling. But for his presence of mind
in turning off the power, the injury
would have been even more serious.
Although quite painful the injury is
getting along nicely. Louisville
Courier.
DETOUR TRAINS
The main line of the Missouri Paci
fic between Kansas City and Omaha
is a busy place the past two days as
the traffic of the Kansas line of the
Union Pacific 13 being handled over
the M. P. into Omaha. The line from
Omaha to Manhattan, Kansas, via
Lincoln and Beatrice, is washed out
and makes necessary the diverting
of - their trains over the Missouri
Pacific as well as the Union Pacific
lines through Kansas to Colorado.
With the constant stream of traffic
over the line here a force of three
operators is now being maintained at
the local station to handle the in
creased business. It is expected that
the emergency will continue for sev
eral days yet.
LOOKS FOR BETTER BUSINESS
From Saturday's Daily:
Jess Bashus called at the Journal
office yesterday to place a small ad
in the daily and semi-weekly during
the next few weeks on behalf of his
Walnut Grove dance pavilion. Jess
Eays business has been slow due to
the rainy and cold weather, but with
the coming of some real summer he
looks for conditions to Bhow a marked
improvement in his line.
The first insertion of his ad appears
elsewhere in this issue.
PEOs and BILs
Have Annual Fun
Fest Last Evening
Ladies Provide Delicious Luncheon
for Members of Party and the
B I L's Stage Program.
; From Friday's Dally
Last evening the annual get to-
gelher of the members of Chapter F,
P. E. O. and their husbands was
staged at the Fellowship room of te
First Presbyterian church, the weath
er man interfering with the plans
xor a picnic party at the golf course.
The ladies had arranged small
tables throughout the room and here
was served the dainty repast that
had been prepared while decorative
features were the candles on the
small tables.
The B I L's proceeded to furnish
a thrilling initiation into the order
that was cleverly 6taged and much
PTHnver1 and undor the direction of
a!1 mankind, the safety pin. There
v-aa Ints nf Inllv fnr In the nrnnlcs
of the B I L's and the ladies given
a real surprise at the stunts that
were arranged.
The remainder of the evening was
devoted to games of all kinds and
whiA produced a great deal of fun
and entertainment for all of the
group, making this a red letter occa
sion in the hlstcry of the annual
party of the B I L's.
HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY
From Saturday's Daily:
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Don
Seivers were tendered a very pleasant
surprise on tlieJocjuisiacx ot their six
teenth wedding anniversary, a group
of friends from the old home west of
this city coming in to spend the
evening.
The members of the party tendered
to Mr. and Mrs. Seivers a very beau
tiful remembrance of the wedding
anniversary that will be treasured
by the recipients as a token of the
regard of the friends.
The evening was spent at cards
and in which the hours passed very
pleasantly with the visiting and gen
eral good time.
The members of the party had
come with well laden baskets of the
good things that provided a most en
joyable luncheon for the jolly party.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Tritsch, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Tritsch, Mr. and Mrs. IL F.
Nolting. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Kaffenberger, Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Seybert, Mrs. Margaret Kaffenber
ger, Glen, Charles and James Kaf
fenberger, Billy Tritsch, Ellen Kaf
fenberger, Dick Tritsch, Lucille Mel
singer, Herbert Meisinger, Elvin Da
vis, Shirley and Donna Bee Seivers.
HAS HIGH HONORS
Mrs. Hamilton Mark attended the
commencement exercises of Thomas
Jefferson high school of Council
Bluffs which were held at the Broad
way theatre Wednesday evening.
Joy Vallery, a cousin of Hamilton
Mark was one of the graduates who
was highly honored by being named
.Tee Jay.8 Best all around ath-
lete. He achieved the ranking for
outstanding performance in football.
basketball and track.
He was a member of a class of 146
and there were two best citizen hon
ors given and he received one.
Joy Vallery is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Vallery, Council Bluffs
A few years ago he attended the
schools here, being a resident of
riattsmouth and has many friends
here who will be highly pleased with
his wonderful work.
VISITS IN CITY
From Friday' Daily
Earl Lancaster of Murray was In
the city today to look after some
matters of business and also visiting
with his brother, J. E. Lancaster and
family. Earl is celebrating his forty
ninth anniversary today and his many
friends were busy in extending their
congratulations on the auspicious oc
casion and wishes for many more
hirthdavs for this well known resi-
j dent of the county.
ENJOYING VACATION
Miss Louise Thygeson Is home from
the University of Nebraska to tpend
two week3 with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Thygeson. Because of ex
cellent grades, she was not required
to take examinations.
Miss Thygeson and Miss Dorothy
Gregg are two of the four girls chosen
from the education department to
teach In the nursery school at the
university, a six weeks' course which
begins the middle of June. Nebraska
City News-Press.
Miss Thygeson is a niece of Mrs.
J. A. Donelan of this city and grand
daughter of the late A. W. White.
Rotarians Guests
at Installation of
the Ashland Club
Plattsmouth Delegation Attends the
Charter Presentation Ceremony
by President George Nash
Friday evening Ashland wa3 the
scene of the gathering of a large
group of members of International
Rotary to witness the installation of
the Ashland club, newest addition to
the large group in Nebraska.
District President George Nash, of
Yankton, South Dakota, was in at
tendance and conducted the presenta
tion of the charter and the installa
tion of the officers of the club.
The club has as Its first president,
Edwin A. Fricke, formerly of this city
and now head of the Farmers and
Merchants bank of Ashland, who gave
the visiting delegations a warm wel
come and especially the old friends
from .Plattsmouth. having been a
member of the club here prior to his
removal to Ashland a' number of
years ago." '
The meeting and dinner was held
at the parlors of the First Christian
church, where the ladies of the
church had prepared a wonderful re
past for the members of the party.
There were representatives present
from Plattsmouth, Seward, Crete,
Lincoln, Glen wood and Omaha.
Those from this city, attending
were L. O. Minor, F. I. Rea, Ray Mis
ner, L. S. Devoe, Dr. P. T. Heineman,
James G. Mauzy, Fred Lugsch and
R. A. Troop.
OMAHA PARTIES WEDDED
Wednesday afternoon at the office
of Judge A. H. Duxbury occurred
the marriage of Allen E. Miles, mem
ber of the 17th infantry, stationed
at Fort Crook and Miss Inez B.
Graves. The wedding was witnessed
by Miss Vera M. Graves, sister of
the bride and -Everett J. Meade of"
Fort Crook.
The bride is a daughter of Jack
Graves, one of the well known resi
dents of the Bellevue community.
WEDDING AT COURT HOUSE
On Wednesday afternoon at the
court house occurred the marriage of
Miss Esther Harris, 2717 Charles
street, Omaha, to Mr. Robert Essix,
2808 Ohio street, Omaha. The young
people were accompanied by Robert
Jackson and Lula Carter, also mem
bers of the colored resldentry of the
state metropolis. The bridal party re
turned to Omaha following the wed
ding ceremony at the court house.
WILL VISIT AT NEW YORK
Mrs. Andrew Kroehler is en route
to New York City where she will
spend a short time visiting at the
home of her son, Dr. Robert Kroeh
ler and family and enjoying the
many places of Interest in that sec
tion of the east. Mrs. Kroehler is
making the trip by bus. leaving from
Omaha on the long Journey half
across the continent.
VISITS RELATIVES HERE
Miss. Catherine Schrack, former
Plattsmouth girl, who has been at
tending school in the east for some
time, was in the city weanesaay as a
ijucst of Mrs. D. C. Morgan, an aunt,
as well as the many old EChool friends
In the city.
Miss Schrack is expecting to leave
the last of the week for Boston where
she will resume her school work after
the outing in the west.
Eagles Prepare
for Opening of
State Convention
Convention Will Open June 16th
When First Delegates Expect
ed to Arrive Here.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the thirty-first aerie
of the Nebraska Fraternal Order of
Eagles, are completing the details of
the meeting which it is expected will
be one of the most largely attended
of the state gatherinps.
The programs for the state aerie
are now completed and ready for
the delegates and visitors to the ttate
meeting.
The program for Sunday, June
16th will consist of the registration
of delegates and visitors at the
Eagles hall from 3 to 8 p. m. The
public meeting will be held at a
o'clock in the evening at the Eagles
hall and which will be addressed by
the Grand Secretary J. S. Perry of
Kansas City.
The convention proper will open
at 10 a. m. on Monday, June 17th
when the meeting will be conducted
in the opening by Edward Gabelman,
president of the local aerie and fol
lowed by the address of welcome by
Mayor George Lushinsky, of Platts
mouth, with the response by Claude
T. Powell, Grand Island, state presi
dent. The convention will then take up
the regular business which will oc
cupy the greater part of the day and
will include the exemplification of
the ritual contest and followed by
the banquet at 6 o'clock at the
Knights of Columbus hall. The win
ning ritual team will conduct the
initiation of the state area conven
tion class at the Eagles hall at 7:30.
The opening day will close with the
dance at the American Legion hall
for the members of the order aod
their ladles.
The session of the aerta on Tues
day will be taken up with the regular
business and which will include the
election of officers for the ensuing
year.
The committee of entertainment
for the ladies have planned a full
day of pleasure for the ladles In at
tendance at the state meeting.
LEAVE FOR MTNDEN
From Friday' Dally
Thi3 noon Mr. and Mrs. R. Foster
Patterson and children, Sammle and
Mary, departed for Minden, Nebras
ka, where they will spend a few days
at the home of Mr. Patterson' par
ents. They will leave next week for
a short visit at Fort Morgan, Colo
rado, old home of Mr. Patterson and
then on to Boulder where Mr. Pat
terson will carry on his special work
for his degree.
The Patterson family expect to re
turn here the first part of August
for a few days stay and will then
move their household goods that they
have stored, to their new home at
Tarkio, Missouri.
TO VISIT AT WASHINGTON
From Saturday' Dally
A. W. Farmer, clerk in the office
of County Judge A. II. Duxbury, de
parted this morning for Washington,
D. C, where he Mill enjoy a short
vacation from his duties in the court
and also see the national congress in
action as well as the other point of
interest in the national capltol city.
Mr. Farmer accompanied John Iver
son, Jr., who has been hero for a
ehort visit and Is now returning ts
resume his duties at Washingtoa la
the government service.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of
expressing to the many kind friends
and neighbors our most heartfelt ap
preciation of the many acts of kind
ness and sympathy shown us in our
bereavement. We wish to thank those
who sent the beautiful flowers and
assisted in the services for our loved
one. These kindnesses will always be
a loving remembrance. Charles L.
Pease and the Relatives.
From Saturday's Dally:
August Doerlng of Omaha, arrived
here this morning for a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jahrlg
and family and with the many old
time- friends.