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NO. 38
VOL. NO. II
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935.
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Plattsmouth
Man Visits in the
Flood Districts
E. P. Stewart and Son, Spend Sun
day in Cambridge and Vicinity to
Survey Flood Territory.
E. P. Stewart anc son, Donald, re
turned home Sunday evening from
a visit at Cambridge, Nebraska, and
vicinity in the flood areas of the Re
publican river where property dam
age and loss of life has been heavy.
Mr. Stewart states that the con
dition of affairs in the flood district
is beyond description and only those
who have visited that section of
southwestern Nebraska can appre
ciate the damage that has been done
to the country and the loss that has
been sustained by the people there.
Mr. Stewart visited at the home
of his uncle. Dr. Stewart in Cam
bridge and whose residence several
blocks from the lowlands had been
surrounded by the flood water. Dr.
Stewart had gene west of Cambridge
a lew miles when he saw the wall of
water, some eight feet in height
that rolled down the valley, and
drove on home just a short dis
tance ahead of the flood. He sought
to reach his farm occupied by his
son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Truman Mosley and family, but
the telephone connections were
broken and before the family could
be communicated with, the flood was
down on them and the house washed
away in the turbid waters of the
flood. Mrs. Truman and a baby
daughter sought refuge in a tree as
did the husband with the twenty
months old son. The wife and daugh
ter spent the night in the tree but
the tree in which Mr. Mosley and the
little boy were sheltered was torn
from its roots and washed away aird
in the darkness the little boy was
swept away in the flood and so far
the body has not been recovered from
the valley of death.
Mr. Stewart states that in many
of the once fertile fields there are
huge banks of sand piled and holes
washed some twenty feet deep in the
soil.
At Cambridge there is only a part
of the bridge left and a temporary
foot bridge has been used to allow
the residents south of Cambridge to
get in on foot to secure needed food
supplies.
The state is battling to get the
highways open for travel but this is
a task that will require some, time
and a great deal of labor. ,
In the south section of Cambridge
there is not a house left on the foun
dation and buildings, barns and other
structures are washed all over the
valley.
In many places dead cows, horses,
hogs and ether animals caught in the
driftwood are lodged and which is
now causing a great problem in their
speedy disposal.
On the Mosley farm there were
sixty-five head of registered stock
and of these there are but fifteen
left and these reported from many
scattered points, the remaining hav
ing been apparently drowned.
RECEIVES DEGREE
From Monday's Daily
At the commencement exercises of
the University of Nebraska held at
Lincoln today Miss Maxine C. Cloidt,
of this city, was one of the 759 of
the class to receive degrees.
Miss Cloidt was granted the de
gree of bachelor of arts in the col
lege of arts and sciences.
Miss Cloidt, who is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt of this
city, has completed her last three
years at Nebraska, spending her
freshman year in Stephens college at
Columbia, Missouri. She is a grad
uate of the class of 1931 of the local
high school.
VISITS IN OLD HOME
Vallery White, ol Hollywood, Cali
fornia, arrived in the city Sunday
for a visit here with his relatives
for a short time. Mr. Vallery Is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. White, old
residents here and where he was
born and received his education in
the local schools. This is the first
visit here for many years for Mr.
White and he greatly enjoyed the op
portunity of meeting many of the
school day friends.
BEACHES EIPE AGE
From Monday's Ually
Mrs. Lois Troop was down In the
city this morning to look after some
matters of business and meeting a
few of the old time friends. Mrs.
Troop is feeling very well now and
looking forward to the observance
of her eighty-seventh birthday which
will occur on July 14th.. Mrs. Troop
is one of the old time residents of
this county and city and, her many
friends are pleased that she is now
rounding out this splendid old age.
While here Mrs. Troop renewed the
subscription of Miss Mary Troop, of
Beatrice, who is here for a visit.
Will Select
Queen for the
King Korn Ball
Successful Lady Will Seceive Many
Handsome Gifts and Preside
at Fall Festival.
As an added feature to the King
Korn ball to be held at the American
Legion hall on Wednesday, June
l&th, there will be selected a queen
of the ball and who also will serve
as the queen at the annual fall festi
val of the King Korn Klub in the
early fall.
The committee in charge have ar
ranged that a coupon be printed each
evening in the Journal and which
may be used by the friends of the
candidates in selecting their favorite.
The first of these coupons appears
this evening and each night until
that of the grand ball on June 19th.
The contest will be in charge of
the King Korn Klub and the Journal
or its employes will have no part in
the contest, which will be purely up
to the friends of the young ladies.
The ballot box. will be left at the
Journal until the" Cay of the ball
when it will be opened by the com
mittee and the votes counted and the
queen's name announced at the ball.
Nominations have been made of
Helen Schultz, Maxine Cloidt, Vir
ginia Samek, Lois Giles, Evelyn
Meade. Anna Zitka, Helen Koubek,
June Keil. Ruth Ferrie, Geraldine
Griffin, Jean Hayes, Gertrude Val
lery, Lois Troop, Louise Bakke and
Eleanor Hiber.
The names voted need not be from
this list, but you may vote for any
one you may wish and by depositing
the ballots in the box they will be
counted for your favorite.
GRADUATES FROM CREIGKTON
Among the graduates from Creigh
ton Prep at Omaha Sunday evening
was a young man well known in this
citv. William J. Hotz. Jr.. 18. a son
of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hotz, Sr.,
and a grandnephew of Mrs. L. B.
Egenberger of this city where he has
often visited.
The young man is one of the out
standing students of the senior class
at the Omaha school and received a
scholarship valued at $200 as one of
the awards of his fine scholastic
standing. He made an average of
ninety during his high school career
in the classic courses.
In addition to his scholastic work
he has lettered in football as well as
tennis and has been outstanding in
his class work and was vice-president
of the senior class.
This summer he will accompany
Father Russell, one of the school
faculty on a trip to Europe and which
will Include a journey through the
Holy Land as well as a visit at Rome
and other sections of Europe.
HOLD SUNDAY SCHOOL RECORD
There have been several members
of the Methodist church Sunday
school who have had excellent records
in the past years and which is worthy
of mention. On last Sunday Randall
York completed fifteen years in which
he had not been absent from Sunday
school either here or in his former
home at Harlingen, Texas, but this
time the jinx of the mumps kept Ran
dall from attending the services.
Mrs. Gladys Groff of this city has
held a record in the United States of
attendance at one Sunday school, six
teen years that she was an attendant
at the Sunday school of the First
Methodist church.
George Hall, a brother of Mrs.
Groff also established a fifteen year
record In attendance at the Platts
mouth M. E. Sunday school.
Need of Aid
for Red Cross
Funds is Great
Community Should Join in Response
toSVAT I
to Appeal 10. la-as ic .u-u
Flood Sufferers.
The national organization of
American Red Cross as well as
the;
, I
the
local organization are joining in an
appeal for funds to be spent in the
aid of the stricken sections of west
Nebraska as the result of the great
floods that have laid waste many
counties and left thousands suffer
ing from the effects.
That this need is great, there is
no doubt, as the press stories and the
description by those who have visit
ed that area tell graphically the
plight that the overflow of the Re
publican river has left the dwellers
in this once fertile valley that is now
a shambles of mud and wreckage and
have left many without the neces
sities of life as well as making neces
sary the rehabilitation of the resi
dents and their property.
The appeal of the Red Cross is a
challenge to Nebraska chapter and
residents to respond wholeheartedly
to the needs cf our own people and
every community should make every
effort to carry on the work of aid in
a financial way for the sufferers.
Here in this county there can be
a realization of what ravages the
flood has brought as the Louisville
flood is still a vivid memory to all
those who resided in this section of
Pnas emintv at the time. Also in
Plattsmouth there can be a Email
appreciation of what a loss has been
visited on the people of west Ne
braska. The overflow from rains that
occurred her at different times to
cause heavy losses show in a small
way Just what this flood has meant
to western Nebraska.
The Plattsmouth chapter of the
Red Cress has made an appeal for
funds and a few have responded with
donations but not in the number that
should for this most worthy cause.
The local chapter should be able to
raise from $100 to 5200 for the flood
relief and not in the last cause any
undue burden if the rsponse is gen
eral as Bmall donations can soon raise
this amount.
The funds may be paid to W. G.
Kieck, chairman; Mrs. C. A. Rosen
crans, secretary or at the Platts
mouth State bank and for those out
of the city funds may be sent to Mrs.
H. A. Tool, county secretary, at Mur
dock. Let the response be general and
show that this section of Nebraska
is ready and willing to aid their suf
fering fellow citizens of western Ne
braska in this hour of want.
HOLD FAMILY REUNION
Sunday Sheriff and Mrs. Homer
Sylvester and family were were at
Weeping Water, where they enjoyed
a family reunion at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Wollsieser, the event
honoring Rillard Wilson, a nephew.
who is here for a short vacation from
his work as mechanic at the air field
at Shreveport, Louisiana.
There was a fine dinner and a jolly
time in visiting with the .guest of
honor, who has not been back home
for some time.
Those enjoying the party in addi
tion to the host and hostess and the
guest of honor were: Mr. and Mrs. H.
W. Bloodgood and family, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Squires and family, of
Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilson,
Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sylves
ter and family and Mrs. Lola David
son of Weeping Water.
VISIT WITH OLD FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis of Falls
City, were here Sunday to spend the
day as guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen and family
as well as with a number of the old
time friends. Mr. Davis is now lo
cated in the divisional headquarters
of the Missouri Pacific railroad with
which organization he has been affi
liated since leaving this city where
he was clerk for some time in the
local Burlington offices.
Mrs. I. L. Kocian and children are
at Grand Island, where they will
spend a few days with friends in
that city.
VISIT IN THE CITY
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. DeWolf and
sons, George and John,, cf Downers
Grove, Illinois, arrived' here Sunday
to enjoy a visit at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. H. G. McClusky, old time
friends of the years that the DeWolf J
familr were residents here. After a
leas"nt stay here th7. dcparted in
afternoon for Lincoln where
the late afternoon
they attended the commencement ex
ercises of the University of Nebraska
today. Both Mr. and Mrs. DeWolf are
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) graduates oi me uuihimij uiju tu
I joyed very much the commencement
and reunion with oiu menus ana
instructors.
Rotarians Hear
of Alaska, Far
North Territory
Attorney Carl D. Ganz, Alvo, Guest
Cpcaker at Weekly Luncheon
of the Club Tuesday.
Tuesday at the weekly luncheon cf j coniposerBf an unfailing delight to
the Rotary club, held at the Stewart ; the audjeEce.
cafe. Attorney Carl D. Casz cf Alvo, j The prcgri.m of Miss i:aye3 was
was the guest speaker. presented in a delightful manner and
Mr. Ganz bad as the subject cf his her rich anJ chanuing vciCe found
talk that of Alaska, little know:: ter- fuU expression in the rendition of
ritory of the United Statu: in t'ue f-r tfae numbers Vvhich were as follows:
northwest. Mr. Ganz end wire i-rule Tte Violet Mozart
a trip to this territory last summer out cf jjy Eitter Weeping Franz
and in his clear and entertaining r.id Me Discourse Bishop
manner he gave the members of the.Ly the Manzanares iense?
club a delightful sketch of the coun
try and its people, the climate and
the general conditions as they had
(observed them on the trip.
Mr. Ganz sketched the picture of
the country with its Many great
waterways, the rugged mountain
sections and the fertile valleys that
are well adapted to the use of farm
ing but which due to the limited
population of the territary. is sa yet,
practically a virgin land . awaiting
the coming of emigrants to settle the
land.
The talk was particularly inter
esting in view of the recent move
ment of the United States govern
ment to bring settlers from the more
rugged state3 of the north. There
are 400 new settlers sent to one of
the Alaska farming areas in the last
two months.
The song period was under the
leadership of George Jaeger.
WILL ATTEND COLLEGE
TTpnrv Kaff enberrer. member of
-
the graduating class of the Platts
mouth high school this year, also an
honor student of the commercial de
partment, will continue his studies
along the lines of commercial train
ing. He was selected as one of the ref
erence students by the American
College of Omaha, being honored
with a scholarship which will be
accepted on its face value when ap
plied as a credit on the school tuition.
He will accept the oiler at once and
begin a course of business adminis
tration by the extension method.
This young man was one cf the
outstanding students of the hign
school here and was one of the renters
hnnnrpfl on the citizenship list of
the school.
He is a son of Mr. and MrB. Mike
Kaffenberger, prominent residents of
south of this city.
AK-SAR-BEN SHOW TICKETS
Free tickets to the Ak-Sar-Ben den
show in Omaha next Monday night,
June 17, which is Plattsmouth and
Southeastern Nebraska night, may be
secured at either the Bates Book Store
or George Conis Shining Parlor. The
initial supply of fifty is nearly ex
hausted, but 200 additional have been
requisitioned and will be available to
all who desire to go. One ticket will
admit a gentleman guest and any lady
companions accompanying him.
From Tuesday's Dally
James Stander and Martin Sho
gTen, well known residents of Louis
ville, were in the city today fof a
few hours attending to some matters
of business at the court house.
King Korn Festival
QUEEN CONTEST
I Vote for
iss Jean Hayes
is Heard in Voice
Recital Tuesday
p , Piattsmonth Girl, Graduate
cf Horningside Presents a Fine
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Program Last Evening.
Plattsmouth music lovers Tuesday
evening had the pleasure of a most
tharming voice recital given by Miss
Jean Hayes, popular local girl, who
graduated this pring from Morning
side college, Sioux City, Iowa, ma
joring in music.
Back in the day when Miss Hayes
was a student in the Plattsmouth
high school she proved cne of the
outstanding musical students and the
charm of her voice was always an
' added delight to the school pro
grams.
Last evening at the M. E. church
the old Iricnds had the pleasure of
hearing this talented lady in a pro
gram that gave her a splendid range
of selections among the best of the
I evening ueiis r i ciulu
Were I Gard'ner Chaminade
Why Tschaikowsky
The Gay Butterfly Franz
Spring Song Mendelssohn
A Night in March Taubert
Sketches of Paris Manning
River-Boats
The Lamp Lighter
The Street Fair
In the Luxembourg GardenB
Absinthe
Paris ..
Miss Evelvn.PoDe. Sloan.. Iowa, a
class mate of Miss Hayes at Morn
ingside, gave a most artistic accom
paniment for the numbrs and also
responded with a musical sketch,
"Schervo" by Sinding. beautifully
rendered.
There was a large group of the
friends in attendance to give the
ladies a most appreciative audience.
Miss Hayes, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Hayes was born and rear
ed in this city and is a graduate of
the local Jiigh school in the class of
1931 and this year graduated from
the liberal arts college of Morning
side, majoring in music which she
has well chosen as her vocation.
CONTRIBUTION TO SCOUTEtfG
Chapter F, P. E. O. at lt3 meeting
a few days ago, voted the sum of $20
to aid in the carrying on of the Boy
Scout program here, and the money'
has been turned over to the funds on
hand with which the pay area dues,
insurance on Sout cabin, telephone
rental and other expense. The Rotary
club ha3 paid the lease for grounds
at Camp Wheeler, the Scout camp six
miles south of Plattsmouth on Rock
creek, each year, relieveing the com
mittee of having to meet that ex
pense.
Increased collections in "150 Club"
membership dues are bringing the
funds on hand nearly up to the sum
of 590 required to meet area dues for
the year 1935, but are still far short
of the pledged $150. Every effort is
being made to complete the drive by
Saturday, however.
FERA MEN TO FLOOD AREA
J. C. Carnahan, state FERA work
director, has issued a call for 300
volunteers for work in the flood
stricken area. They will ship by
truck, transportation free, and he
hopes to start the caravan on its way
this week. Tentative plans call for
camps at Trenton, Benkelman and
Cambridge. Tented cities will be es
tablished except In one instance
where a large, new high school has'
wn tendered.
'Catherine camn eauipment and'
,i ramiircH Tiiimhr of
volunteers constitute our immediate'
problem," he said.
This quota of 300 is wanted from
Lincoln and. according to county
work division headquarters where
registration takes place, upward of
100 names already are on the dotted
line.
Phone the news to No. 6.
HERE FROM WASHINGTON
From Wednesday's Daily
Last evening Mrs. Verna Smith
and son, Billy, of Seattle, Washing
ton, arrived in the city for a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Hatt, the former a brother of Mrs.
?ms V,! Crstisit
eflh in tb d hme or
of years and gives her the opp
This is the first visit of Mrs.
umber
opportun
ity of renewing acquaintances with
the many old friends. Mrs. Smith i
was formerly Miss Verna Hatt, for a
number of years engaged here as
clerk in the Bank of Cass County and
the Farmers State bank. She has
made her home on the west coast for
a great many years.
Young People
are Married at
Weeping V ater
Miss Ruth E. Hogue of Murray and
Mr. John Ketelhut of Nehawka
Joined in Wedlock.
The marriage of two of the well
known and popular young people of
eastern Cass county occurred on Fri
day evening at the residence of Rev.
Pangburn at Weeping Water, when
Miss Ruth E. Hogue and Mr. John
Ketelhut were united in wedlock.
The wedding was very simple and
only the bridal couple and their at
tendants were present.
The impressive ring service was
performed by the Rev. Pangburn that
was to unite for life this estimable
couple.
The bride wore a simple dress of
white satin with white accessories.
She carried an arm bouquet of the
Talisman roses.
The bridesmaid, Miss Doria Hogue,
sister of the bride, wore a gown of
yellow crepe with white accessories.
She wore a corsage of sweet peas and
roses.
The groom was attended by Mr.
Roy Engelkemeier, both the groom
and best man being attired in the
conventional dark suits.
Following the wedding the bridal
party motored to the home of the par
ents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hogue, where a delicious wedding
dinner was served.
The bride is a graduate of the
Plattsmouth high school in the class
of 1925 and since that time has been
teaching in the county schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Ketelhut are now
at home in their new home in Ne
hawka. AWARDED CERTmCATE
Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Plattsmouth,
Nebraska, has Just been awarded a
Certificate of Recipe Endorsement by
Better Homes & Gardens for her re
cipe, "Escalloped Oysters."
This certificate, which brings na
tional recognition to Mrs. Wescott is
given by Better Homes & Gardens
only to distinguished recipes which
pass its testing kitchen's tests for
dependability, excellence of taste and
family usefulness.
Mrs. Wescotfs endorsed recipe
follows:
Escallopsed Oysters
cup butter
1 pint oysters
2 cups top milk
1 teaspoon salt
i teaspoon pepper
2 cups canned corn
1 cup cracker crumbs
Melt the butter in a sauce pan.
Drain the oysters and add the liquid
to the milk. Place the oysters in the
butter, season with the salt and pep
per and let stand for 5 minutes. Place
cup crumbs in a greased baking
dish, add 1 cup corn and 1 cup oys
ters. Repeat the layers and add the
milk. Bake in a moderate oven (4&u
decrees) until delicately browned
(about 30 minutes). Serves 6 to 8
SUFFERS FROM OLD INJURY
riiPtpr KpH. who has been en
gaged at the Home Dairy for some
time, is suffering from the effects of
I an old injury that has grown so ser
ious that It has prevented the use of
his left arm. Chester was injured
when three years old by breaking his
left arm and which has given him
trouble on several occasions since
The arm has been treated at different
times and yesterday developed a con
ntinn that nrevents its use. It Is
thought that perhaps an operation
may be necessary to correct the In
Jury and give the young man the
full use of his arm.
State Highway
Dept. to Fight
Flood Damage
State Department Will Expend $305,
000 to Match Federal Funds for
Road Work in West.
The Nebraska state highway de
partment will draw 305 thousand dol
lars from road construction and
maintenance funds to match an equal
amount of federal money for emer
gency reconstruction of highways
and bridges In the Republican valley.
State Engineer A. C. Tilley, said
Tuesday at Lincoln.
Dollar-for-dollar matching of fed
eral advances had been Eet as a pre
requisite for government advancs.
The 305 thousand dollars of state
money, raised by the gasoline tax,
will make available 610 thousand
dollars for emergency rehabilitation
of roads and bridges. Tilley decided
to draw on the construction and
maintenance fund only after his
hopes for an outright grant had b;en
blasted. The fund otherwise would
have been used for new improve
ments elsewhere In the state.
Use Old Bridges.
"The flood repair drain on the fund
probably will mean extensive post
ponement of new projects," Tilley
said.
Old bridges on roads which have
been rerouted are being dismantled
and sent into the flood zone. Sev
eral bridges which had been dis
mantled previously and stored in the
department's depots, are also btlng
reclaimed for use in the valley. Eight
bridges have been thus reclaimed,
and more probably will be utilized.
The department has decided not to
await emergency funds for construct
ing new spans over the Republican
at Parks and the . Arickaree near
flaTgler. Serious delays in traffic
movement at those points has forced
immediate action, and temporary
wooden bridges will be constructed
immediately, to be replaced later by
steel spans.
Funds "Assured."
At McCook, renewed assurance
was given by Relief Co-Ordinator
Rowland Haynes that adequate funds
will be supplied by federal, state and
private relief agencies to prevent
suffering.
Haynes made this point clear as he
and other rehabilitation directors
sought for liberalization of federal
rulings to permit use of work relief
funds for reconstruction of county
highways and bridges.
"Regardless of the outcome ot
these negotiations," Haynes said,
"thre will be no shortage of funds
for relief needs."
The amount of the first federal al
lotment is expected to depend Bome-
what on a report of John McMeechln,
a state engineer, on the most urgent
needs.
At Oxford, Burlington officials and
engineers met for a conference on re
construction problems.
E. E. Flynn, Chicago, vice-presi
dent of the road who called the meet
ing, said "Where we find it advis
able we will change the route and In
every instance where possible we will
raise the grade in order to make the
road as dependable as humanly pos
sible." Flynn estimates damage sustained
by Burlington lines at $1,500,000.
Warns Laborers.
Stern warning that there will be
"no Jobs and no pay" for laborers
crowding their way into the valley,
was Issued at Lincoln by State Re
Employment Director FranclB Cor
nell. "Only when men are moved into
the district by authorized relief
agencies, the FERA or through the
re-employment service la there any
assurance of Jobs," Cornell said.
"Scores of men have gone into the
region to seek work, only to find
that jobs are not available and that
food and shelter is scarce due to the
heavy demands made by the floods."
VISITS AT OMAHA
From Tuesday's Da.Hr
This morning Byron Ooldlng de
parted for Omaha where he was call
ed to look after some matters of busi
ness and visit with a few friends.
Mr. Golding stated that this is his
annual outing and he proposed to
make a day of it In the state metropolis.