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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1935.
NO. 43
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Graves-Thimgan
Wedding Sunday
at M.E. Church
Marriage Ceremony Is Performed by
Rev. Troy in Presence of Rela
tives of Bride and Groom.
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the First Methodist church was cele
brated the marriage of Miss Ona
Graves and Mr. Lester Thimgan,
members of two of the prominent
families of Cass county.
The wedding was very quiet and
attended by only the close relatives
cf the young people.
Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the
church, performed the impressive
ring service to unite the hearts and
lives of the two young people.
The bridal couple were unattended.
The bride wore a gown of blue
silk crepe, trimmed in white, with
accessories to match. The groom
wore the conventional dark suit.
Following the weeding the bridal
party and relatives were entertained
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Graves, parents of the bride, on
Pearl street, at a most delightful
wedding dinner. The dining room
and table were arranged in the
bright hued flowers of the early sum
mer and the centerpiece of the table
a large and handsome wedding cake
with its miniature bride and groom,
the cake being cut by the bride in
the traditional manner at the close
of the dinner. The serving was done
by Mrs. Frank Read, Miss Leona
Hudson and Miss Mary Jane Mark.
The relatives attending the dinner
were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. B. McDon
ald and sou Merle, Murdock; Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Thimgan and son Larry,
Mr. and Mra. Clyde Graves, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Oraye3 and son a," "Robert
and Gary. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves
and son, Joe, and daughter. Maxine.
Mr. and Mrs. Thimgan left later
for the west where they will enjoy a
honeymoon in Colorado, visiting at
Denver and other points for a short
time before returning to this city
where they will be at home to their
many friends.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Graves and was born
and reared in this community where
she received her education in the
city schools, graduating with the
class of 1928 from the Plattsmouth
high school. She at once took up the
teaching profession and has been one
of the efficient teachers of the rural
schools of the county since that time.
The bride has a large acquaintance
ship over the county and a legion of
friends who will learn of her new
happiness with the greatest of pleas
ure. The groom is the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Thimgan and was
born and reared In Murdock and
vicinity where his family Is one of
the oldest in that section. He gradu
ated in 1928 from the Murdock high
school and later attended the Uni
versity of Nebraska. He is at pres
ent engaged with the Norfolk Pack
ing Co., at their local plant and is a
young man held in the highest es
teem by a very large circle of friends
for his fine character and personality.
The many friends will Join in their
well wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Thimgan
for many years of success and happi
ness. WEDDING DANCE
From Friday' Daily
Last evening a large number of
the young friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Mrasek, of Murray, were enter
tained at a fine wedding dance held
at Murray.
There were large numbers from
here as well as Murray to take part
in the pleasures of. tne dance and in
the general good time that followed.
In honor of their recent marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Mrasek were presented
with a fine 32-piece silver set by
the friends.
HERE FROM UNION
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Frans and Mrs
J. D. Cross, of Union, were in the
city today for a few hours attending
to some matters of business and
visiting with friends. Mrs. Cross
was called here to look after some
matters in the estate of Mr. Cross
which is now in probate. .
FINE STAND OF BARLEY
From Thursday's Daily
F. R. Bird, well known farmer of
near Eagle, was in the city this
morning for a few hours and left at
the Journal office a speciman of the
barley that he has grown on the
farm in the west part of the county.
The barley measured four and a half
feet in height and Mr. Bird states
that it is one of the best stands that
he has had on the farm in a great
many years.
Robert White
Loses Right Hand
in Accident
Well Known Young Man, Employe of
Packing; Co., Gets Hand Cahght
in Pea Thresning Machine.
Robert White; 28, employed at the
plant of the Norfolk Packing Co., in
this city, late Wednesday afternoon
suffered the severe injury of his
right hand and which resulted in the
amputation of the member Wednes
day night at the hospital at Omaha.
Mr. White had been working
around the large machine used in
threshing out of the pea vines when
in making some adjustments to the
machine he had his gloved hand
caught and drawn into some cog
wheels. The hand was very badly
lacerated and torn by the cogs and
the injured man rushed to the office
of Dr. R. P. Westover where an
examination disclosed - the very ser
ious condition of the injury and Mr.
White was taken on into Omaha
where he was placed in the Meth
odist hospital to be cared for.
It was found at the hospital that
the crushed condition of the hand as
well as the fact that . parts of the
glove and grease had been mixed into
the injured hand would make neces
sary the amputation of the hand just
below the wrist joint and taking off
of the four finger and thumb.
The patient suffered a great deal
from the shock of the accident, but
was reported as resting as easily as
possible under the circumstances.
PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
Thursday the residents of the Ne
braska Masonic Home were given a
most delightful entertainment spon
sored by Home Chapter 189 of the
Eastern Star of this city.
The program was given by a group
of boys and showed a fine array of
musical talent that was enjoyed very
much by the residents of the Home.
James Mauzy was heard in a piano
number and a vocal selection, in the
latter being accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. James Mauzy, Sr.
Burton Rishel gave a most enjoy-!
able cornet solo, the piano accom
paniment being by Louise Rishel, a
sister.
Billy Knorr, clever and popular
boy entertainer, gave a fine vocal of
fering with the accompaniment play
ed by his mother, Mrs. R. W. Knorr.
Evan Smith, who has often enter
tained local audiences, gave a mouth
harp number that all enjoyed.
Billy Robertson presented one of
his xylophone selections as his part
of the clever program. Mrs. Knorr
served as the accompanist for this
selection.
Robert Hayes, Jr., with his violin,
proved a pleasant feature of the pro
gram with Mrs. Hayes, his mother, at
the piano.
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
Friday at the Nebraska Masonic
Home occurred the death of Marlon
Fisher, 49, who has been a resident
of the Home since January 11, 1934.
The deceased was born at White Sul
phur Springs. New York, on October
13, 1886.
He came to Nebraska in his youth
and was located in the western part
of the state. He suffered an accident
several years ago that resulted in
blindness and had made him an in
valid since that time. He has been
cared for at the infirmary since his
admission here from Hildreth lodge
No. 252 A. F. & A. M.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Cora Fisher and two sons, all of
whom reside at Hamlet, Nebraska.
The body was sent by the Horton
funeral home to Oxford, Nebraska, to
await the funeral arrangements of
the family.
Dr. Frank L.
Cummins is New
Postmaster
Messages From Washington State
Long Time Resident Here to
. Serve as New Postmaster
From Saturday's Dally
Messages received by
democratic!
leaders in the county this
morning
indicated that the name of Dr. Frank
L. Cummins, prominent dentist or
this city, was to be sent to the sen
ate as the next postmaster of Platts
mouth, succeeding J. W. Holmes who
has held this position since the early
part of the Harding administration.
Dr. Cummin3 Is a member of onet
of the pioneer families of Cass coun
ty and was born and reared in this
portion of Cass county, graduating
from the local school and later com
pleting his course in dentistry.
He has been engaged in the prac
tice of his profession here for a great
many years and is the dean of the
members of the dental fraternity in
this cits'.
Dr. Cummins was for a long period
of years a member of the board of
education of the city and the greater
part of the time as president of the
board, retiring two years ago.
Dr. Cummins has long been a mem
ber of the democratic party and
comes of a long time democratic fam
ily and has been a consistent sup
porter of the democratic candidates
in tne various campaigns since as a
young man he commenced his active
interest in politics.
It is expected that the change in
the postoffice will be made within a
very short time as the term of Mr.
Holmes expired some time ago.
FAIR VIEW CLUB
At the home cf Mrs. John Buech
ler a covered dish luncheon was
served by all of the ladies of the
club.
The discussion was about the year
book and the annual picnic which is
to be held at Riverview on July 14th.
all meeting there at 11:30 a. m.
The year book was made out as
follows:
August, Mrs. Laura Tritsch, Miss
Esther Tritsch; September, Mrs.
Lucy Terryberry, Mrs. Margaret
Terryberry; October, Mrs. Nora Kaf
fenberger, Mrs. Mary Kelley; Novem
ber, Mrs. Agnes Wetenkamp, Mrs.
Ella Hild; December, Mrs. Edna
Buechler, Mrs. Geneva Franke; Jan
uary, Mrs. Myrtle Tritsch, Mrs. Doris
Tritsch; February, annual party;
March, Mrs. Viola Speck, Miss Marie
Speck; April, Mrs. Helen Gansemer,
Mrs. Eleanor Terryberry; May, Mrs.
Florence Fullerton, Mrs. Tueckla
Alexen; June, Mrs. Dorea Buechler,
Mrs. Emma Terryberry.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Laura and Estther
Tritsch on August Sth and Mrs.
Mary Kelley and Mrs. Lucy Terry
berry will have charge of the pro
gram. We are very sorry that in the last
report that Mrs. Helen aGn3emer's
name was omitted stating that she
was our secretary and treasurer of
the club.
CLU BREPORTER.
SECURE DEATH CERTIFICATE
From Thursday's Daily
Relatives of Titus Aleton, 20, col
ored, of Omaha, were in the city to
day to interview Sheriff Homer Syl
vester and to secure the death certi
ficate for the deceased as to the cause
of his death. Sheriff Sylvester had
supervised the search for the body in
the Lyman-Richey sand pits near this
city and had the pumps of the plants
used in finally bringing the body to
the surface. The body was taken to
Omaha as soon as recovered and
where funeral services are to be held.
SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
The reports from the Methodist
hospital at Omaha are to the effect
that Robert White, Plattsmouth
young man, whose right hand was
amputated Thursday, is doing as well
as possible. He has shown some gain
and seems to be suffering less from
the pain and shock of the accident.
Relatives who were at the hospital
Friday found him much more cheerful.
RIDING TO DENVER
A party jof some four young men
were Ifi the city for a short time Wed
nesday on. a bicycle trip to Denver
from their homes in Des Moines. The
members of the party carried consid
erable equipment with them includ
ing chances of clothes, spare tires
and other necessities. They had come
through Omaha and from this city to
Union and hence west to Lincoln and
to their objective in the Colorado
city-
'Extension of
Highway No. 34
is Expected
Eackers of New and Shorter Route
to West Find Approval of
Road frcri Washington.
Word that has been received bv
the officers of the association for the
extension of highway No. 3 4, in
which the approval of the extension
of the road is given by the American
Association of State Highway Offi
cials. Charles F. Adams, cf Aurora, sec-
retary of the association to promote;
the routing of highway No. 34 across J
Nebraska, received the information of
the support of the new highway
proposition.
This association was formed at
Lincoln September 13. 1934, when
H. A. Schneider, of this city was
named as president and Mr. Adams
as the secretary of the group.
The purpose of the association is
to promote the routing of highway
No. 34 to the west through the state
of Nebraska, from the present end of
the highway at Gleuwood, Iowa. The
proposed route would be shorter and
more . convenient.. tntkft--'. traveling
public and would take the travelers
from Glenwood west to Plattsmouth,
thence to Union and straight west
to Lincoln, Seward, York, Aurora,
Grand Island, through some of the
most attractive sections of the state.
The extension of No. 34 has had
tho endorsement of the state high
way departments of both Iowa and
Nebraska and several meetings have
been held in Iowa in the commun
ities along the highway to urge that
the new extension be made to give a
shorter and better route to the west.
LOUISVILLE WINS GAME
From Thursday's Dally
The Louisville softball team under
the pilotage of Paul Beckard, came
down last evening to play the Ford
V-8's leaders of the local kittenball
league and with the final result that
the Louisville lads were winners 17
to 4. The visitors played a fine brand
of ball and showed class from the
start of the game, having the locals
stopped in all departments. The
Fords had but one big inning, that of
the fourth, being held otherwise at
the mercy of the boys from the
cement city.
Sundstrom of the visitors was one
of their chief stickers while Dick
March of the Fords registered a three
sacker to lead the hitting for his
team.
Louisville had twelve hits and five
errors while Plattsmouth had four
bingles and five errors to their credit.
ATTENDS R. 0. T. C.
Dickson Grassman of Laramie,
Wyoming, has been among the stu
dent officers in training at Fort
Crook and while here had the pleas
ure of visiting with the relatives in
this section of Cass county. Mr. Grass-
man is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
W. Grassman, former residents of
this city and a grandson of H. T.
Batton, one of the long time Platts
mouth citizens.
Mr. Grassman has been a visitor
at the home of his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wehrbein and
family, west of the city while he has
been on his week end leaves.
UNDERGOING TREATMENT
From Saturday's Daily:
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl J. Schneider was taken to Om
aha this morning where the babe was
placed in the Methodist hospital for
treatuit. The little'1 one has not. They will enjoy a visit of some dur
been In the best of ' health fo some ation at Yellowstone park and expect
time and it is hoped that the course j to make an extended tour of the
of treatment will result in the relief: many points of interest in the park
of the patient. Jand the nearby territory.
Bartley-Harris
Wedding Occurs
at Papillion
Weil luiown Residents Joined, in
Wedlock and Will Make Future
Heme in This City.
The marriage of Miss Addie Bart-
ley of Denver, Colo., and Mr. E. C.
Harrl3, of this city, uccurred on
Wednesday evening at Papillion, Ne
braska.
The wedding was very quiet, the
bridal couple motoring there in com
pany with Miss Olga Evans and Mr.
George Hild of Omaha, friends of
the contracting parties.
The marriage lines were read by
Judge Collins of Sarpy county and
at the conclusion of the ceremony
the bridal party returned to Omaha
and thence to this city.
The bride is a former resident of
Omaha, but who has been making her
home in Denver for the past few years
and recently returned to the Ne
braska city to make her home. She
is a lady held in the highest esteem
by a large circle of friends in her
home and who with the friends here
will Join in the well wishes to Mr.
and Mrs. Harris.
The groom is one of the best known
residents of the city where he has
been identified with the business life
of the city as the owner of the Platts
mouth Steam laundry and is a gen
tleman universally esteemed by the
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris are now lo
cated at their home in the Harris
apartments on east Main street.
RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON
. A, -W .Farmer, clerk . in the .office
of the county Judge,' "returned' Wed
nesday evening from Washington,
D. C, where he has been enjoying a
vacation for the past two weeks and
taking in the many points of inter
est in the capitol city.
While at Washington Mr. Farmer
had the pleasure of witnessing con
gress in session and looked over the
outstanding senators of the body,
Norris of Nebraska, Long of Loui
siana, Robinson of Arkansas, Van
denberg of Michigan, Borah of Idaho,
Thomas of Oklahom and other of the
leaders. j
Mr. Farmer found that there was
some unrest as the recent supreme
court decision affected the positions
of some 5,000 of the employes of
the NRA headquarters staff and who
must be absorbed by other agencies. I
KITCHEN KLATTERS KLUB
On June 25 we met at the home of
our leader, Mrs. John Palacek, and
received our 4-H pins.
The meeting was opened with two
demonstrations, oatmeal by Elaine
Handley and muffins by Opal Byers.
Other members of our club brought
muffins and cookies and were Judged
as good.
Eleanor Giles sang two solos and
we played games. Dainty refresh
ments were served by Kathryn Bar
kus and Mary Alyce Ault. The hos
tesses for the next meeting will be
Eleanor Giles and Ruth Ann Hatt.
OPAL BYERS,
News Reporter.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Miss Anna Hassler, who has been
making her home at Omaha and Lin
coln since the close of the school
year in the east, was in the city
Thursday to visit for a short time
with the old friends. The mother,
Mrs. William Hassler, has made her
home with the children at other
points since the death of Mr. Hassler,
Unit the family still owns the home
on North Fifth street and which was
looked
here.
after by Miss Hassler while
DEPART FOR YELLOWSTONE
From Saturday's Daily:
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Brown and little daughter, of Papil
lion, with Mrs. J. A. Donelan of this
city, mother of Mrs. Brown, depart
ed for a motor trip through the west.
FILES FOR DIVORCE
From Saturday's Dally
This morning in the office of the
clerk of the district court there was
an action filed in which Agnes Burk
asks a decree of divorce from Walter
Burk. The petition states that the
parties were married here on Decem
ber 15, 1927 and have since main
tained their residence here. The
plaintiff asks the custody of the
three minor children.
Several Injured
in Auto Smash
South of City
Charles Kennedy and Jack Shadwick
Dangerously Injured; Mrs. Sam
Hackenberg Also Injured.
Saturday afternoon a very serious
auto wreck occurred at the intersec
tion of the Mynard graveled highway
and highway No. 75, a short distance
north of the Barrows station.
As the result of the accident
Charles Kennedy, river worker, is at
iie University hospital at Omaha suf
fering from a badly Injured arm as
well as possible internal injuries and
Jack Shadwick is also at the hos
pital suffering from what seems to
be a severe spinal injury or broken
back. Mrs. Grant Hackenberg, the
third of the most serious injured, is
at Union at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
P. F. Rihn.
The party of five river workers.
comprising Carl Colston, Harry Fos
ter and Ben Reynolds, were all rid
ing in the car of Mr. Reynolds, a
Ford roadster, they having gone to
the camp of the river workers near
Union for their pay. As they were
traveling north on the highway at a
good rate of speed the sedan occu
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Grant Haeken-
terg, Schuyler Hackenberg and two
children came west from the direc
tion of Mynard and the two cars col
lided near the center of the highway.
The car that contained the river
workers was hurled on north aid
east and across the shoulder of the
roadway into a ditch, the car being
almost demolished by the force of
the wreck and practically only a
mass of broken metal. The Hacken
berg car was not overturned but 6pun
around on the paving and headed in
the opposite direction from which it
was started and the front of the car
battered and smashed as the result
of the wreck.
Help was called, Sheriff Homer
Sylvester being on the scene in a
short time, while passing motorists
assisted the Injured in being moved
from the wrecked cars. Ambulances
of the Sattler and Horton funeral
homes were called and took the two
injured men on into Omaha while the
others less dangerously injured were
brought on into this city for treat
ment. Mrs. Hackenberg was taken to the
office of Dr. L. S. Pucelik where it
was found that she was suffering
from the severing of a right temple
artery, a long gash cut on the right
Jaw. and many other smaller cuts as
well as bruises. The members of the
river party were treated by Dr. West
over and all suffered small cuts and
abrasions in the wreck. The other
occupants of the Hackenberg car
were not seriously injured, suffering
cluts, a severe shaking up and
bruises.
WINS RECOGNITION
"Clem" Woster, the genial sales
man at Fetzer Shoe Co., has been
honored with membership in the
"500" club. - This club is composed
of the 500 best shoe salespeople in
America, as determined by a nation
wide salesmanship contest sponsored
by the Enna Jettick Shoe Co., of
Auburn, N. Y.
The membership certificate was
accompanied by a check for $10.00,
erpressing tho appreciation of the
Enna Jettick people for the fine show
ing made by "Clem" Woster in Platts
mouth. "Clem" Bays part of the reason for
his success during the six-week per
iod of the contest, Is due to Journal
advertising, as during that time the
store concentrated . its ads on Enna
Jettick shoes, even to a special hosi
ery offer that brought them a goodly
number of buyers.
Congratulations, "Clem," on your
salesmanship ability!
National Head
Anti-Saloon Head
Speaks Here
Dr. F. Scott McBride Principal Speak
er at Rally R. P. Hutton, Stale
President Is Also Here.
The rally of the Anti-Saloon
League was held on Friday evening
at the First Methodist church when
Dr. F. Scott McBride, national pres
ident and R. P. Hutton, Etate pres
ident were the speakers of the even
ing. Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the
church, introduced Mr. Hutton, who
discussed the state program of the
Anti-Saloon League, which includes
the opposition to the sale cf hard IK
quor by the drink, to agitate vote
against the liquor under the option
plan at the next elections as well as
the support of the educational cam
paign for the teaching of the youth
as to the evils of alcohol.
Mr. Hutton in turn at the close of
his remarks presented Dr. McBride
as the speaker of the evening.
In his remarks Dr. McBride had
the following to offer as an indict
ment of the repeal movement:
"The fact of repeal have nothing
to salvage from the mass of broken
wet promises. The saloon came back;
'i :
DR. F. SCOTT McBRIDE
the bootlegger stayed. Two-thirds of
the hard liquor drunk in the United
States today is of illicit manufac
ture. "The cocktail hour and other drink
chemes advertised and urged by
hotels are tempting the girls as well
as the boys as never did the old-time
saloon. One distillery circularized a
high school sorority group of girls,
inviting them to the cocktail hour,
and expatiating on the delights of
drink. This same distillery has re
cently advertised a whisky for wom
en. "Revenues are less than the relief
money squandered for liquor, to
which add the public cost for dam
age and crime caused by alcohol.
"Since January 1st, I have held
meetings in thirty-two states. It In
very significant that no governor, at
torney general. United States senate
or worthwhile newspaper will assume
approval of the present liquor re
gime. "The champions of liquor aro apol
ogetic. They now concede repeal
conditions are unsatisfactcry. and
offer only alibis. While they :isk for
another chance, drink ravages go on.
"John Barleycorn is the meanest
scoundrel that has ever asked for a
second chance, and his return has
proven that he has grown uglier as
he has grown older.
"Repeal has failed, and the peo
ple are finding it ou. They will
speak in a New Temperance Deal vs.
New Deal Liquor that will give us
prohibition with the people back of
it; and when they do it will be for
the abolition of any traffic that car
ries the death ravages of the present
regime.
"President Roosevelt promised 'no
saloons, and true temperance. He
has freely and repeatedly declared
that if any of his proposals failed he
would be in the forefront advocat
ing a change of policy. The failure
of repeal is now 'Exhibit A." The
president will make himself a bigger
man if he will declare repeal's fail
ure and ask for the return to pro
hibition of the liquor traffic."
Rains, Crops, Prosperity. Det
tcr days are here again.