Ketr. State Historical Society $nut l0 VOL. NO. LI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1935. NO. 5G Young People Announce Fact of Marriage Marriage of Miss Edith Short to Lawrence Leonard and Marjorie Short to John Galloway. Mr. and Mrs. James Short of Om aha are announcing the marriage of their daughters, Miss Edith and Mr. Lawrence Leonard of Murray and Miss Marjorie to Mr. John Galloway of Omaha, a former resident here. The wedding of the young people was celebrated on Easter Sunday, April 21st at Avoca, Iowa, and was kept a secret from even the family until Saturday. The two brides are popular in a large circle of friends in Omaha where they have grown to woman hood and both are graduates of Tech nical high school. Mr. Leonard is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Leonard of near Mynard and he has grown to manhood in that community and was graduated from the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1928 and since that time has been engaged in farming in this coun ty and which he expects to continue, he and his bride making their home on the farm. Mr. Galloway is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway of near Cedar Creek and he has grown up in this community, graduating here in the class of 1931. He made his home here until a few months ago when he lo cated in Omaha and is now engaged with the Omaha Street Railway Co., and he and his bride expect to make their home in that city in the future. The many friends of the young people will join in their best wishes to them for many years of happiness and success In the future. FUNERAL OF MRS. PULS.;; The funeral of Mrs. William Puis, Sr.. was held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church, of which faith the deceased had been a member since her girlhood. The cortege left the late home at Murray after a short service there and arrived at the church where a large number of the old friends and neighbors had gathered for the last rites. Rev. A. Lentz. pastor of the church gave the last blessings of the church to the departed and gave a fine tri bute to her long and useful life in the community and her devotion to her family and faith that had been features of her long life. Doth the German and English choirs were present and gave two numbers, "Asleep in Jesus," and "God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again." in English and "Where Shall the Soul Find Rest." in German. Mrs. A. Lentz presided at the organ for the services. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery In this city, the pall bear ers being grandsons of the departed lady, Harry Puis. Harold Puis, Les ter Gansemer. John L. Hild, Verner Hlld and Leonard Lutz. CHANGE IN LAW FIRM Dissolution of the law partnership of Varro E. Tyler and Lloyd E. Peter son of Nebraska City was announced Saturday. Raymond Frerichs, who has been associated with the two for a short time, will be associated with Mr. Ty ler in the future. The firm of Mr. Tyler and Mr. Frerichs will be situated in the Mey er building, where they have been. Mr. Peterson will be situated in offices over the Otoe County Na tional bank, 805 Central avenue. Miss Marjorie Booth will be Mr. Peterson's office assistant. Mrs. Glen Woodbury will be assistant in the Tyler and Frerichs office. VISLTS IN CITY From Monday's Dally Thomas Dunbar, one of the well known members of the Otoe county bar, was in the city for a short time today looking after some matters in the district and county courts. Mr. Dunbar and family have been spend ing the week end at Omaha with relatives and he was en route back to Nebraska City to attend to his legal business after the short outing. RECEIVES $20 FINE From Monday's Daily Robert Dickey was arrested Sun day evening by Officers Roy Stew art and J. E. Lancaster for having imbibed too freely of the sparkling spirits that caused him to lose his usual poise and which led to the doors of the city Jail swinging open for his reception. This morning before Judge C. L. Graves he was given a fine of $20 and costs and with the proviso that if he failed to work out the sentence that the menu would be bread and milk. Wilson Family Hold Reunion Near Murray Members of J. A. Wilson Family Gather at Herbert Beins Home in Honor of David Wilson. Sunday the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beins, east of Murray, was the scene of a very pleasant gather ing of members of the J. A. Wilson family, who joined in the annual event to honor David Wilson and family of Bentley, Kansas, who are visiting relatives here. The members of the family gath ered at the noon hour to partake of a delicious dinner that had been ar ranged for them and which was such as can be found only in a Cass coun ty home, fried ehicken being the chief feature of the event. After the dinner the time was spent in visiting among the members of the family until late in the after noon when all were invited to par take of the ice cream and cake that proved the close of the delightful day of reunion. Those who attended the event were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson, Ce dar Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beins and family. Murray-; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Being and family. Dunbar; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wilson and family, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson. Union; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and family, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, and family. Union; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Crunk and family, Union; Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wilson and family, Union; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wilson and family, Bent ley, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Wil son and family, Murray; John Won dra and Robert E. Sedlak, Platts mouth. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS Sunday the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Graves was the scene of a very pleasant family gathering, all of; their children being home to honor the birthday anniversaries of their sons, Clyde Howard and Carl Burton Graves, the 28th anniversary of Carl occurring on August 7th and the 29th anniversary of Clyde on August 10th. The day was spent In visiting and the enjoyment of a fine dinner. Those participating were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Graves and sons. Robert and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thimgan, Joseph Graves. Miss Mary Jane Mark, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves and daughter, Muxine. HERE FROM UNION From Monday's Dall) H. C. Ross of the vicinity of Union, was in the city today to look after some business matters and while here was a caller at the Journal to renew his subscription to the semi-weekly edition of the paper. Mr. Ross re ports that the threshing is now In progress in his section of the country and on his farm the wheat yield has averaged sixteen bushels and the oats some thirty bushels to the acre. He is also preparing to thresh out the remainder of his crop this week If possible while the weather Is dry. DEPART ON VACATION Late Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chriswisser and Miss Ruth Ferrie, sister of Mrs. Chriswisser, de parted for a short vacation In the north. They are making the trip by auto and expect to stop at Water town. South Dakota, where they will renew acquaintances with the old time friends whom they have not seen for a number of years. They will probably drive on to the Minne sota lakes before returning home. Guentlier Fam ily Holds Annual Reunion Sunday Descendants of Founders Meet at Home of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr., for Reunion. Sunday the pleasant home of Mr. j and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr., in the: south portion of the city was the' scene of a most delightful gather ing of the members of the Guenther family, long time residents of this portion of Cass county. The attractive home and the spac ious grounds made an ideal setting for the family group and here the time was spent most delightfully in visiting and games that added to the pleasantness of the event. Tig: picnic dinner, served at the noon hour was one of the chief fea tures of the day and w hich embraced all that could be desired to add to the pleasantness of the reunion and the long table at which the members of the family were seated bore all of the dainties that could be wished. During the afternoon, two of the younger members of the group, La vina Troop of Murray and Janis Schmldtmann of this city gave clever numbers, Lavina being hard in sev eral songB and tap dancing, while Janis gave several delightful readings that reflected the greatest credit on the young people. Those who attended the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wni. Guen ther. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Becker, Mr. and Mrs. George Wallinger and daughter, Ha, Ashland; Mrs. J. J. Lohies, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Eng land Murray; Mrs. Ella Troop and daughter, Lavina, Murray; Gordon Wilcoxen, Mrs. Louisa Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schmldtmann. Jr., and daughter. Janis, Mr. and Mrs. Harley L. Becker. Chicago. 111.: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ward Egenberger. Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler. Jr. BEAT NEBRASKA CITY The representatives of the local tennis club In preparation for Law lor cup play won an intercity match from Nebraska City, six matches to none. Plattsmouth expects to make a good showing again this year, al though the competition in the cup pTay will probably be much keener than last year. Results: Larson (P) beat Frerichs (N. C.) 7- 5, 6-3. Mason (P) beat Rottman (N. C.) 8- 6. 6-4. Sayles P) beat Henry (N. C.) 6-1, 6-1 Giles (P) beat Proper (N. C), 6-3. 6-2. oubles: Mason-Larson (P) beat Rottman Frerichs (N. C.) 7-5. 6-3. Sayles-Giles (P) beat Henry- Pro per N. C.) 6-3, 6-2. VISITS IN CITY Edward Bornemeier, one of the well known farmers of near Elmwood was In the city Saturday in company with his daughter, Viola and son, Chester. Mr. Bornemeier reports that threshing in his section of the coun ty will be through about the middle of the week, that the yield of wheat is from fifteen to twenty-five bushels per acre and the oats running from thirty to forty bushels per acre. Some of the grain tests show very low, he states. He states that the corn it very much in need of rain in all parts of the county. SUFFERS FRACTURED ARM James Farnham of this city is suf fering from the effects of a fracture of the left arm just above the wrist that he sustained on Friday while playing kittenball at Murdock.as a member of the Norfolk Packers team. Jim was sliding into second base when the arm was injured and exam ination disclosed that it had been fractured. HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION Registration for high school will be held at the high school building in Plattsmouth, Thursday, August 22nd and Friday. August 23rd. Rural students are requested to bring free tuition slips. a!5-ltw-2td Phone the news to no. 6. OLD RESIDENT HERE Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dunn and daugh ter of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ar rived in the city Sunday for a visit here with old time friends. Mr. Dunn is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Dunn, long time residents of this community and where he was born and spent his younger years, the family later moving to the south. He is busy renewinjj old acquain- tances whom past. with the boys and girls with he was a schoolmate in the Quarry Worker Injured in Explo sion Monday Cscar Melander Sellers Severe In juries at Thompson Quarry as Blast Suddenly Explodes. i Oscar Melander. a young stone funds, quarry worker employed at the.1 Projects call for a total expendi Thompson plant couth of this city, ture of $369,736.33. Largest single was seriously Injured Monday after-' proposal is the $30,546 of federal noon in the premature explosion of a ( money and $5,450 of local funds for dynamite charge. ' producing, harvesting and delivery of The force was engaged in blast-' garden products raised on state rural ing out rock and a charge had been : rehabilitation grounds. Projects sent placed by the young man and iu some into Washington: manner the fuse burned more rapid- First sum denotes federal funds; ly than anticipated and he v. as un- second is that contributed by spon able to get in the clear as the charge iGradlng. draining and exploded and dirt and rock was hall- gng 3 miie3 Df county road, $6. ed around the worker. 819.25; $2,430. His arms and face were peppered) Imperial Completion of city water with the small particles of rock and,workB system, $2,115; $8,444.31. . . . , .-,. j Trenton: Construction of grand- which caused many painful injuries 'gtnd grading and lrrlgatiqn In city and the most serious of which was pa, $1,127.40; $5S7.63. to his eyes. There were several small j Ogallala: Grading and paving 3 particles that penetrated the eyes and blocks of city street, $5,054; $2,791. caused lacerations which may give I Osalala: Construction of water A . , . . . , main. $160; $2,662. him a great deal of trouble. j Mitcnell: 40o feet of water exten- The injured .young man was sjon ana 600 ft. of sewer extension, brought to this city to the office or $1,179; $565. Dr. R. . Westover ami given tern-1 Belmont: Improvements for ...i grounds ahd buildings for school a is porary treatment auditor taken to Kq Jg i281.0l7 $339.84. the Methodist hospital at Omaha, scottsbluff: Manufacture and "In; where he will be cared for until the Istalaltlon of 2.300 feet of 42 inch full extent of the injuries to his eyes is determined. HOLD FAMILY GATHERING The home of Mr. and ilrs. James Yelick was the scene of a very pleas ant family gathering on Sunday which was to honor the passing of the eighty-first birthday of Mrs. W. B. Rishel, mother of Mrs. Yelick, as well as the birthday anniversaries of several other of the members of the family, it being the 25th anniversary of Mrs. Carl Hall, the 21st birthday of Mrs. Floyd A. Yelick and also that of Earl E. Carr. There were some fifty-seven in the party and the day was featured by the fine dinner that was served at the noon hour and when the array of good things were offered for the de light of the jolly party. The birthday guests were showered with the well wishes of the members of the group on their anniversaries. Those who attended the pleasant event were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Hemp hill and daughter, Loraine, Gretna; Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hall and family. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. White and.felivery of garden Puct" nw . TJ ing raised on Nebraska Rural Re- son. 01 umana; lurs. uir Springfield; Mrs. Mart liuttery, Jurs - Julius Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hall and family; Mr. and Mrs. James Ear hart and family of Murray; Mr. and Mrs. James Rishel and family; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Yelick and family of Stromsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leacock and family of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Yelick, Mrs. W. B. Rishel. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yelick. of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kaf fenberger and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yelick and daughter, Om aha; Mr. and Mrs. James Yelick and family; Miles Reazer. Glenwood; Lloyd Younker, Miss Evelyn Kelley, Jean Brewer, Keller children, Om aha; Earl E. Carr. RECEIVES 510 FINE From Tuesday's Dally: This morning in police court be Everett fore Judge C. L. Graves, Thacker of Omaha, appeared to an swer to the charge of being under the Influence of liquor last evening. The Wayne: Grading, guttering, ditch man was arrested early Monday even-ing and paving city street. $1,008; ing by Officers David Pickrel and Roy ,7 ?itOIx county: Construction of Stewart and lodged in the city Jail. 'culvert and road fint $562.50; $756. After hearing the facts In the case Laurel: Construction of athletic the court assessed a fine of $10 and field for city school. $1,318.40; $332. costs and the defendant is arranging!, uc9lni JmprTE 'SS rePElr . , . Z for Nebraska public library commis- to make payment of the same and g,oU 3917.8i; $727.80. again breathe the air of freedom. 1 Lincoln: Repair of state fair build- Smith Starts a New Batch of Projects ' Total Expenditure Amounts to $369,- 736.33; Ready to Send to Washington. From Wednesday's Dally Acting WPA Administrator Smith said forty-two new projects were ready and would be sent into Wash ington sometime Wednesday. Of the forty-two, three are Lincoln projects, including repair of grounds and buildings at the state hospital, total ing $2,250 in federal funds and about 38 in local money; improve and repair rooms for public library com mission calling for $3,917 in federal and $727 iu local money and repair of state fair buildings for which $4, 40C in government funds is request ed and backed by $2,493 of state concrete pipe as sewer with neces sary catch basins and manholes, $9. 558;. $2,605. - ' Dawes county: Reshape and gravel 20 miles of county road, $22,214.20; $2,771,20. Alliance: Seeding 90,000 sq. ft. of lawn at Alliance high school, $175; $280. Scottsbluff: Construction of stone museum and gravel wading pool, $3. 280; $700. Scottsbluff: Construction and in stallation of 2.160 ,feet of 24 inch concrete and 1,440 feet of 18 inch concrete sewer pipe including catch basins and manholes, $5,128; $2, 200. Sheridan county: Grade, drain and gravel 50 miles of feeder roads in cluding 12 bridges, $17,354; $5,501. Box Butte county: Reshape and gravel $10,820; $7,478. Bingham: Park construction, $990.50; $373.70. Alliance Park construction, $20, 540; $4,336.50. Wood River: Drainage, excavation, installation of culverts, $2,986.50; $1,730.20. Broken Bow: Lower 500 feet of 10 inch water main, $160; $100. Lincoln: Repair of grounds and buildings at state hospital, $2,250; $2,588.50. Omaha: Producing, harvesting and ( nabilltatIon corporation's grounds, ,$30,546; $5,450 Sheridan county: Grade and gravel thirty miles of county roads, $21, 831.40; $3,150.40. Chapell: Extension of water main, lay 1,900 fet of 8 Inch mains, 3.110 feet of 4 inch mains and 2,300 feet of 2 inch mains, $4,122; $3,955.35. Keya Paha county: Grade, clay surface and gravel 3 miles of county road. $15,355.20; $1,796.70. Crawford: mprovement of city park. $2,636.40; $425.80. Knox county: Construction of county bridge 3 30 foot spans, $1, 3696.31; $500.13. Wayne: Construction of city park and road work, $708; $544.50 Tilden: Construction of swimming pool, filtration plant and bath house. $3,528.90; $5,340. Stanton county: Clay and gravel 9 miles "Farm-to-Market" road, $9,- 550.10; $4,155. Albion: Construction of wells, pump houses and installaion of 1, 930 feet of pipe line for the city, $10.313 ; $10,630. xieya rana county; r iuisu giuuiug and gravel 4 miles county road, $8,- 788; $1,459.50. ings, $4,406; $2,493. Wymore: Redecorate city high school building $1,732.30; $671. Tekamah: Repair of books and desks in school building. $840; $211. Omaha: Serving meals to under nourished school children, $8,775; $1,000. Omaha: Assistance for public school dental clinic, $9,144 $5,016. Cmaha: Clerical help for educa tional department of civilian conser vation corps, $2,256; none. Bridgeport: Clerical help in office of superinendent of schools, $528; $272. Toal: Federal funds. $269,500.98; local funds, $100,235.35. Popular Young Man Receives Law Degree at U. of N. James Frederick Begley Given Degree of Bachelor of Law at Close of University Summer SchooL Among the students at the Uni versity of Nebraska summer school to receive their degrees at the close of the session was James Frederick Begley, son of the late Judge James T. Begley, long a distinguished fig ure on the district bench of the state. The son has chosen to follow in the footsteps of his father in the legal profession and is now completing his work at the law school of the state university in his work that will en title him to become one of the mem bers of the bar of the state. James has made an excellent record at the state univrsity after a very fine four years in he Plattsmouth high school from which he graduated in the class of 1931. In his school work he maintained a high standard and was an active figure not only in his academic work but in the athletic and musical departments of the school and his completion of his suc cessful work at the state university will be most pleasing to his many friends over the city.' r' - The young man has a fine person ality with all of the pleasantness of his distinguished father and the abil ity to grasp questions that come to his attention and should make a great success in the work of his pro fession. R0TARIANS GO FLYING The weekly luncheon of the Rotary club was enlivened Tuesday by the graphic story of Robert M. Walling of his plane trip from Omaha to Los Angeles a few weeks ago. The speak er told of the great array of country that spread beneath the plane, the great mountains, valleys and the desert land that they swept over in comfort at the height of some 2,000 feet and he also told of the fine view that the plane passengers had of the great Boulder Dam which is now nearing completion at Las Vegas, Nevada and which is destined to help supply southern California with water. Fred I. Rea, past president, dis cussed the plans for the PWA work as had been given here a week ago by District Engineer Young and sug gested some of the things that might be accomplished by the residents of the community in permanent im provement through the use of these relief funds. The vacation roll of the club is very high and the meeting was pre sided over by Judge A. H. Duxbury, a past president and the songs were led by Dr. R. P. Westover in the ab sence of George Jaeger, the regular song leader. RETURNS HOME Mrs. Robert G. Reed, who has been with her husband at Lincoln for the past ten days, returned home Sunday In company with Mrs James G. Mauzy. Mrs. Mauzy visited for a short time at Lincoln and found that Mr. Reed was ery much Improved at the U. S. Veterans hospital so that Mrs. Reed was able to return home. ELECT DELEGATES At the congregational meeting of the First Methodist church the dele gate to the annual conference at Omaha, September 10th, was named. For the position of delegate. J. How ard Davis was named and George A. Kaffenberger, one of the long time members of the church named as alternate to the conference. Herman Thomas to be M. P. Agent at Nebraska City Well Known Employe cf Missouri Pacific Receives Appointment to Important Position. - Herman L. Thomas, who for the past twelve years has served as Mis souri Pacific agent in this city, hn. been appointed to the position of agent at Nebraska City, one of the most important stations of the rail load in eastern Nebraska. The appointment to the new posi tion will be effective this week and Mr. Thomas enter on the duties of his new charge as soon as possible. The news of the transfer will be pleasing to the friends to learn that he will have the larger station where the Missouri Pacific has a much larger volume of business but will bring a regret among the friends that he must leave this community where he has a large circle of friends. Mr. Thomas has been very active in the community life and has served as city clerk here for three terms and been active In all civic enterprises. The family has also been prominent socially as Mrs. Thomas has been heud of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Presbyterian church groups as well as the Eastern Star and other organizations. The Thomas family have a very pleasant home here which the change in the stations will make necessary for them to give up to make their home in the Otoe county city. No announcement has been made as to the successor of Mr. Thotaas at the local station. FUNERAL OF PAUL HILZ The funeral service of Paul Milt, sergeant of the 17th Infantry, was held -on Tuesday afternoon at the Service club at Fort Crook, at which he had been stationed during bis three enlistments. There was a large group of the relatives and associates of the de parted in attendance at the services which were conducted under the auspices of the 17th infantry. Captain Hark ins, regimental chap lain, conducted the simple and im pressive services at the fort and also at the grave, bringing to the rela tives and the soldier associates com forting thoughts in their bereave ment. The Seventeenth infantry band as sisted in the services and escorted the cortege to the boundaries of the mili tary reservation as the funeral party departed for this city for the Inter ment at Oak Hill cemetery. The body was accompanied by an escort of the company of which Ser geant MHz had been a member, as well as the soldier pall bearers and firing squad. At the grave here a short service was held and the body consigned to the last rest, the firing squad from Fort Crook giving the soldiers last snliito nit the hnrlv nun rnnsiirnf-d to grave. j Mrs. MHz. seriously Injured was at the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha and unable to attend the service's but Is now showing some improvement vhlch is very encouraging to members of the family. . SHOWER FOR BRIDE Tuesday evening Mrs. Chester Wiles was hostess at a most charm ing miscellaneous shower at; her home at Mynard. honoring Mrs. Ed ward Britton, of Omaha, formerly Miss Riene de Les Dernier, a school mate at Plattsmouth high of Mrs. Wiles. The evening was spent in playing "buncho" and in which Miss Mary Swatek was awarded the prize for her skill. The guest of honor was showered with a large number of very beauti ful gifts, these being arranged in a large cardboard wedding cake that was presented the bride and she re quested to open and view the remem brances of the friends. tA a suitable hour dainty refresh ments were served by the hostess, as sisted by Mrs. C. L. Wiles and Mrs. Henry Albert to complete a most en joyable occasion. Journal ads brino you news of timely bargains. Read them I