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VOL. NO. LI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 1935.
NO. 65
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Commission
Hears Matter of
Greenwood License
Members of West Cass County City
Council and Ben Schxeiner,
Applicant, Appear.
Ben Sehreiner of Greenwood, In a
hearing Friday before the state li
quor commission at Lincoln for an on
and off sale beer license, was faced
by three members of the village coun
cil, two of them opposed to another
beer tavern i;nd one of them in favor.
The council of Greenwood had voted
three to two to restrict the number
of beer licenses to two and liquor li
censes to one. Councilmen present
were H. G. Wilken. 3. E. Bucknell
and E. L. McDonald.
Their action shut out Sehreiner,
who had just bought out a filling sta
tion and lunch directly on the m.in
highway between Lincoln and Om
aha, just inside the limits of the vil
lage. Four applicants in all were
thus shut out of beer licenses, one
of them being a man from Omaha.
Councilman Bucknell said he
thought he was doing Sehreiner a
favor by voting against his license
because he did not believe there was
enough business for three beer tav
erns in Greenwood and if Sehreiner
got any business it would injure the
trade of the other two licensees now
in business. He said it was diffi
cult to get people to stop their cars
on a main highway and there would
be liltle business from highway traf
fic. Bucknell further asserted that
he believed there were hundreds of
beer taverns not making a living and
he knew those in Greenwood had to
dump beer from their kegs, and the
cost of refrigeration in handling
beer i3 considerable. Bucknell said
the town might vote out beer alto
gether next spring. T "-" i
Another county Across xtcaa.
Mrs. Sehreiner and her husband
both offered to sell only bottle beer,
stating that it was not possible to
handle tap beer with oil, and they
did not intend to do so.
Councilman Wilken said the coun
'cil had nothing against the applica
tion. He insisted that two beer tav
erns for a town of 402 population
were enough.
Councilman McDonald favored a
third beer license because it would be
a location on the highway Just inside
village limits and would not hurt
the trade of the other two licensees.
John J. Ledwith, attorney for
Sehreiner, a3ked Mrs. Sehreiner why
they did not move their place across
the highway. She said that would put
them in Lancaster county where the
county board does not approve li
censes outside of city limits.
Chairman Gass asked Councilmen
Wilken and Bucknell if they would
favor a license if the application were
restricted to sale of bottled beer.
Neither was willing to change his
mind about the limitation of licenses
to two on that account.
The case was taken under advise
ment after Attorney Ledwith called
attention to the inconsistent reasons
why the council had refused a license,
one being that it would hurt the busi
ness of those now selling in town
and the other that the applicant
would get no business at all.
LAD BADLY HURT
Harlan, 7-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Hennings, west of this
city, was very severely hurt Thurs
day afternoon at the farm home. The
boy was in the barnyard of the place
and was helping with the "chores,"
, he having been feeding some oats
to a colt, which suddenly started to
kick and kicked the boy through a
fence Into another portion of the
farmyard where his grandfather,
Henry Born was milking. The in
jured boy, who was bleeding very
much was taken to the house and
medical aid called. It was found that
he had apparently suffered fractures
of the jaw and was taken on into
Omaha where it was disclosed that a
fracture of the jawbone had been
caused as well as a crack In the bone
at the chin. The injuries were treat
ed by a bone specialist and the boy
brought back to this city where he is
at the home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Born. The Injured
boy is also a grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Hennings of this city.
ENTERTAINS CLUB
From Friday's Dally
Last evening Mrs. Maude Fricke
was hostess to the members of the
"Birthday" club at her home in the
Fiicke apartments, the members be
ing entertained at a most delightful
! luncheon which hd been arranged
by the hostess. Thu club comprises
a number of the ladies of the city
who have over a period of years
joined in the observances of their an
niversaries and at which time all
join in the happy occasion.
Preparing for
Merchants Parade
Next Friday
Large Number of Floats and Cars to
Be in Big Afternoon Presen
tation at Festival.
A large number of the business
houses of the city have already com
menced the preparation for the great
merchant's parade that is to be staged
on next Friday afternoon. Chairman
McKJssick of the parade committee
has received assurance from the fol
lowing merchants that they will have
floats and cars in the parade:
Bestor & Swatek Co.
Halt's Clover Farm Store.
Knorr's Variety Store.
Black & White.
McMaken Transfer Co.
Hlld Service Station.
John L. Tidball.
C. A. Ruse.
Mullen & Son.
William S weenie.
H. M. Soennichsen Co.
Emil Ptak.
Home Dairy.
Cloidt Service.
E. J. Richey.
L. B. Egenberger.
Omaha World-Herald.
Frank R. Gobelman.
E. A. Wurl.
Ofe Oil Co.
Fred Lugsch. .
Edward and Henry J. Donat.
Sharpnack Liquor Store.
Mauzy Drug Co.
Bauer Auto Supply Co.
Standard Oil Station.
Coryell Oil Station.
Cass County Motor Co.
Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power Co.
FEDERAL HOUSING TO HAVE
DISPLAY AT KORN KAENTVAL
The national Federal Housing ad
ministration, which had a display at
the county fair at Weeping Water last
week, has arranged to have a repre
sentative here during the Korn Kar
nival from Wednesday to Saturday,
inclusive, according to information
telephoned from the office of State
Director Slater in Omaha.
Frank Johnson, oZ Lincoln, field
representative, who was in charge of
the display and contacted numerous
applicants for loans under Titles I
and II of the National Housing Act,
at the county fair last week, will be
in charge of the display here and
give out information to all who visit
the housing display, which will be lo
cated on the balcony in the agricul
tural building in the Riley Hotel
block on North Sixth street.
The Korn Karnival committee has
alloted him space there and he will
be pleased to confer with those inter
ested in securing either short time
modernization loans under Title I or
the amoratized long term home loans.
The money for neither of these two
classes of loans is furnished directly
by the government, but the lending
institution is guaranteed against loss
by the government.
Rates on short time modernization
loans are said to be the lowest ever
made on this type of unsecured or
character installment loan. The rate
on loans under Title II is based on
5 per cent on unpaid balances, plus
certain charges for service and insur
ance. If loans in that group classifi
cation all pay out, the insurance
payment will be refunded. If not, it
will be retained by the government to
help meet the cost of guaranteeing
such loans. In addition to this, the
borrower pays each month, a twelfth
part of his annual cost for taxes and
fire and tornado insurance.
Mr. Johnson will be pleased to dis
cuss housing problems with those in
terested, if they will call on him at
the agricultural display room.
Plattsmouth stores offer shop-
ping advantages the equal of any
o do Tounu. wny not give your
home town merchant first oppor-
tunity of serving you?
Plattsmouth
Day Draws Many
to County Fair
Caravan of Local People Drive
Weeping Water to Participate
in Fine Program.
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Thursday, September 12th, Platts
mouth day at the Cass county fair
at Weeping Water, a perfect day in
every respect and with the ordinary
judging of stock at the grounds as
per the program was had and while
there was a larger line of exhibits
and a very fine display of horses, cat
tle, swine and sheep with the poultry
most extensive with almost every
known breed of chickens, with tur
keys and guineas, ducks, geese, doves
and pigeons.
The crowd was not so large in the
morning but as the day advanced.
so did the number of people there to
enjoy the perfect weather, the con
genial association in the meeting of
old friends, with their greetings, the
music of the bands, the amusements.
and there were plenty of them and an
abundance of good things to eat and
all pleased to serve you. The noon
hour came and all enjoyed the din
ner and following this was the ar
rival of the Plattsmouth delegation,
some three hundred and fifty or more
and all wearing a happy smile and
many designated by the yellow rib
bon or badge telling of the coming
of the Porn Karnival which is to be
held in Plattsmouth the coming week.
Searl S. Davis spoke briefly as to
the history of the fair and told of
the excellent exhibits and assured all
that the exhibits far outranked the
Nebraska state fair which was held
some two weeks ago.
Dr. K. G. McClusky, principal
speaker of the afternoon, was intro
duced and in his own inimical way
told of the many fairs, state, nation
al, district and county, he had at
tended and said that he loved to at
tend a fair for there was always some
indescribable thing that made peo
ple sociable and agreeable and if
there ever was sociability it was at
a county fair. He congratulated the
people on the excellence of the farm
ing community and variety and in
trinsic worth of the products of the
county, not forgetting to mention the
crop of boys and girls who every year
are making the stalwart upright citi
zenship which marks America. The
state of Nebraska and especially Cass
county as the very best on earth.. He
said, enjoy this, your fair, and make
and keep, as many friends as you
can, for they are worth more than all
good crops.
The Masonic quartet, composed of
Frank A. Cloidt, Raymond C. Cook,
H. G. McClusky and R. W. Knorr.i
were also on the program from this
city &nd gave three numbers in their
usual pleasing manner, "Nola," "My
Little Irish Rose" and "Wagon
Wheels," which were received with
much pleasure by the large number
that had assembled for the program.
Rev. McClusky was followed by
Supt. L. S. Devoe of the Plattsmouth
schools whose mission was to tell of
the coming Korn Karnival next week
which he did, describing the features
which were to be staged during the
four days next week, especially mak
ing mention of the double public wed
ding which was one of the very pleas
ing fatures. We were some distance
away and just at this period the pub
lic address system went "fluey" and
we were not able to hear any more
or the addresses. But the fair went
on just the same, everybody enjoying
themselves.
The parade was an excellent fea
ture in the afternoon with the boys
drum corps from Plattsmouth leading
and followed by a procession of the
Platsmouth visitors, all glad to be
with Ihe people of the county at the
beautiful and enterprising city of
Weeping Water.
CONFIRMATION OCT. 13TH
Through error the' announcement
was made that the Rt. Rev. Louis B".
Kucera, bishop of Lincoln, was to
visit this city on October 14th for
confirmation services at the Holy
Rosary church. This first announce
ment was in error as the proper date
for the visit of the bishon will be
Sunday, October 13th and the ser-
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Tlces m b3 held at 4 P- m- on tna
Idate at the church.
FLOWER SHOW
In connection with the Korn Kar
nival there will be a flower show be
ginning Wednesday, Sept. 18th in
the building east of the Journal of
fice Bring your flowers in before 11
a. m. on Wednesday. Everybody is
invited to enter any kind of wild, or
garden flowers, plant of cacti.
In specimen 3 to 5 blooms are nec
essary, and flower arrangements will
also be displayed. Flowers will be
judged on Wednesday afternoon and
ribbons will be awarded.
Trio Seeking
Parole Have a
Memory Lapse
Silence of Parties as to Facts in Case
of Rock Creek Robbery Brings
Much Criticism-
Three young men sent lo the state
reformatory from Cass county, Floyd
Kyriss, Ellis Stringfield and Carl
Park, who robbed a Rock Creek fill
ing station of $15.95 in 1934 in order
to "keep up social appearances," had
a rocky time before the board of par
dons Wednesday, states the State
Journal.
Irritated by the trio's inability to
recall the slightest detail as to which harpist, won second place and Mary
one suggested the robbery or made ' Jaae France, of Omaha, soprano solo
the plans. Attorney General Wright ! ist was awarded third. r
said. "1 think this board is entitled I Aa first Place winner, Harmon will
to a frank statement of the facts.
Otherwise I can't see where these
men have any claim on us for con
sideration." Gus Miller, superintendent of the
reformatory, had urged the boys to
tell the board all the facts.
"I think they're good boys and
will never pull a stunt like thisier, and a nephew of Mrs. Hal Garnett
again," said Miller, "but I don't think
they ought to get out without telling
the . board the truth."-
Miller also told the -board that
Kyriss. a few days after he had been
brought to the reformatory, had
feigned a toothache in order to be
taken to a dentist. An iron bar was
found secreted in his coat and for
this offense he was given thirty days
in the reformatory jail. Since then
his record has been' satisfactory,
Miller said, altho it had been report
ed that the man had recently made a
threat against the Auburn town mar
shal. After Governor Cochran had criti
cized the "foolish gallantry" the men
were displaying In the refusal to talk.
Stringfield said, "I just don't recall
much about it but I am willing to
take the blame for the whole thing."
TO ATTEND COLLEGE
Miss Jane Boedeker, one of the tal
ented members of the graduating
class of 1935 of the Platsmouth high
school, is to leave the first of the
week for Fulton, Missouri, where she
enters the William Woods Junior col
lege. Miss Boedeker will be taken to
Fulton by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Boedeker, of Murray.
Miss Boedeker is to take the
science and art course and will ma
jor in music at this high class train
ing school, one of the highest stand
ing in the central states.
Miss Boedeker was one of the high
ranking students of the Plattsmouth
high school and was outstanding in
her musical work, being one of the
most brilliant students in this depart
ment to be graduated from the local
school.
The many friends here will be
pleased to learn that she is to con
tinue her career in music and in
which she should have a most bril
liant future.
WELL TEACH AT McCOOK
Miss Marine Cloidt, graduate of
the Plattsmouth high school In the
class of 1931 and the University of
Nebraska in 1935, has been elected to
the position of teacher in English In
the McCook junior high and high
school. She will also have charge of
dramatics in the high school.
This is a very fine recognition of
the ability of Miss Cloidt, the Mc
Cook school being one of the largest
and best in the western portion of
the state.
The many friends of Miss Cloidt
will be pleased to learn of her elec
tion and which reflects her high
standing in scholastic work at the
university.
Duane Harmon
Wins Amateur
Raido Contest
Weeping Water Boy First in Midwest
Musical Tryonts To Play at
Eorn Karnival Here.
A signal and outstanding honor
has just come to Duane Harmon, 17
year-old Weeping Water young man.
who on Saturday was acclaimed the
winner of the Midwest Amateur Radio
contest, sponsored by Omaha post No.
1, American Legion, to Belect worthy
talent from this part of the country
to compete in the Major Bowes ama
tuer hour cn a Sunday night in Oc
tober. There were twenty-two contestants
in the finals, who had won the right
to appear over scores of contestants
at preliminary trials during the past
week.
Harmon, a cornetist, who appeared
on the Thursday evening county fair
program at his home town of Weep
ing Water, and is scheduled to enter
tain visitors at the Korn Karnival
here Saturday night of this week,
played "Carnival of Venice" by Del
Staigers.
Louise Seldl, 18, of Council Bluffs,
receive a trip to New York with all
expenses paid and the opportunity of
competing on the Major Bowes ama
teur hour.
The second place winner received
$50 in cash and third place, $25.
Duane, who is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Harmon of Weeping Wat-
of this city, graduated from the high
school of his home town last spring
and is now enrolled at the University
of Nebraska, having won a Regents'
scholarship as a result of his high
average grades during his years in
high school.
His ability as a cornet soloist is
largely self-taught, the extent of his
training being confined to member
ship in the Weeping Water band. A
year ago he was guest here of the
Plattsmouth Rotary club, rendering
a number of cornet solos, and shortly
thereafter he accompanied local Ro
tarians to Omaha, where he appeared
on the program at the district Rotary
convention, receiving ;unstinted ap
plause and praise from Omaha music
critics. He has also won first place
several times in state music contests.
Originally scheduled to be here
Wednesday night, his time was swit
ched to Saturday night, when he
would be home from his studies at
Lincoln and could find it more con
venient to get here. Telephone con
versation with the parents since his
winning of the Mid-West honors con
firms the fact that he will be here
next Saturday night, and his many
Cass county friends will be glad to
see him at this time and listen to his
cornet solos, as well as to listen in on
the nights he appears in nation-wide
amateur competition in the east.
The Journal will ascertain and ad
vise its readers of the exact time of
the contests in which he may be en
tered. In the meantime, congratula
tions are not amiss.
DIES AT DENVER
From Friday Daily
The message was received here
this noon of the death early today.
at her home in Denver, of Mrs. Frank
M. Herold, weTT known here to many
friends. Mrs. Herold had been in
poor health for some time, but the
announcement of her death came as
a great shock to the members of the
family circle here.
Mrs. Herold was formerly Miss
Myrtle Dickinson, whose family were
long time residents of Elmwood, they
later moving to Lincoln where she
was married to Mr. Herold. They
have been making their home large
ly in Minneapolis until a year ago
when they moved to the west. The
husband, Mr. Herold, is a nephew of
Henry Herold and Mrs. A. L. Tidd of
this city.
The message received here failed
to give the date or place of the fu
neral services.
A navigable channel by 1S37 Is
the promise of Missouri river de
velopment boosters.
NOT QUITE SO WELL
The reports from the hospital at
Omaha are to the effect that Bernard
Klinger, who has been quite ill for
the past several weeks as the result
of an attack of septic fever, was not
quite so well Wednesday. He had
been getting along nicely and hopes
were entertained that he might be
able to return home this week, but
late Tuesday his attack of fever
grew more severe and it was neces
sary that he remain longer under
treatment.
Plattsmouth
Students
at
Tarkio College
Former Students or Local School
Have One of the Largest
Single Delegations.
Eight graduates of Plattsmouth
high school have followed former
Principal Patterson to Tarkio College
at Tarkio, Missouri. This group gives
Plattsmouth one of the largest single
delegations in the student body.
George Adam and Cecil Comstock
have returned for their second year.
George won freshman scholastic hon
ors last year as well as winning a
letter in track. He was also a mem
ber of the football squad, getting In
to regular games at the last of the
season. Cecil was one or two out
standing students in the Bible de
partment last year, winning a prize
for his excellent work in Old Testa
ment history.
""he following are members of the
frshniau class which totals 98: Dor-
othey Simoneit, Lois Meade, James
Comstook, John Nottelmann, Albert
Toman and Stuart Porter. The lat
ter is a member of the Tarkio foot
ball squad and has excellent chances
for winning a tackle position before
the opening game with the Went-
worth Military Cadets on September
27th.
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
The Social Workers Flower club
met at the home of Mrs. J. L. Stamp
with Mrs. Sam Gilmour assisting
hostess, with a large attendance of
members and one visitor present.
The usual business meeting was
held and a program: Solo by Mrs.
John Schutz, piano selection by Mrs.
George Mumm. Knowledge contest:
Mrs. Fred Mumm, 1st prize, Mrs. Al
bert WTieeler, 2nd.
A delicious two course luncheon
was enjoyed by all.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Ernest Hutchison and Mrs.
Ray Wiles on October 9th.
Mrs. John Schutz was the visitor
present.
ORGANIZE GLEE CLUB
The Glee club of the Plattsmouth
high school organized Thursday with
a membership of about fifty includ
ing new members.
The elected their officers for the
ensuing year. They are are follows:
President, Rachel Robertson; Vice
President, Grace Wiles; Secretary,
treasurer, news reporter, Anna Marie
Rea; Librarians, Rosemary Cloidt,
Marjorie Fitch, Mildgd Knofiicek;
Accompanists, Jean Knorr, Aimee
Jane Thomas.
The director, Mr. Griffin, expects
to present the club in a cantata and
also a musical to be the first week in
February.
OMAHA PARTIES WED
Thursday afternoon Judge C. L.
Graves was called upon at the city
hall to join in the bonds of wedlock,
Miss Zoella Chester and Mr. Charles
W. Phelps, both of Omaha. The
bridal couple were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Rosemalse of
Omaha, who returned with them to
the metropolis to receive the well
wishes of their friends.
UNDERGOES TONSHXCTOMY
Donald Ralney of Omaha, who
operates the Omar delivery truck in
this city, was operated on here Wed
nesday the office of a local physician
for the removal of his tonsils. The
joung man came through the ordeal
in fine shape and is now feeling al
most ready to take up his duties as
usual.
CCC to Restore
Nebraska Lakes
for Bird Breeding
Move Will Lead to Increase in Kigra
tory Fowl Life in the
Western States.
A recent executive order has cre
ated the Valentine Migratory Water
fowl Refuge in Cherry county, Nebr.,
a tract of approximately 70,000 acres
of what was formerly waterfowl and
upland-game breeding range, says
the Bureau of Biological Survey.
'"his area, which in late years has
been injured by drought and wind
erosion that iollowed overgrazing, la
now being restored by a CCC camp.
under supervision of the bureau.
When complete, it is expected that
hundreds of thousands of ducks will
breed on the restored refuge.
Valentine Lakes, the nucleus of the
refuge, nestle in the sandhill region
of Nebraska, one of the last sections
of the middle west to be occupied.
Plum Creek on the east, Schlegel
Creek on the north, and Goose Creek
on the south, have their headwaters
in this lake region. Three other
streams, Gordon Creek, Boardman's
Creek, and Shake river, approach
within a few miles from the north
west side. By diversion of water
from Gordon Creek, the total water
area of the Valentine group can be
Increased to more than 30,000 acres.
according to the bureau's estimates.
Although restoration is a big job
the survey expects the Valentine re
fuge to be one of its most productive
sanctuaries for ducks, geese and up
land game. The most numerous
species of ducks still nesting on the
area are mallards, blue-winged teals,
pintails, and baldpates. Prairie chick
ens and sharp-tailed grouse still re
main In goodly numbers and are fed
by ranchers in the winter. A few
years ago, ring-necked pheasants
came into the section and have in
creased in numbers, although the Eu
ropean partridges which were intro
duced at about the same time appar
ently did not survive. Muskrats, alw,
were once abundant, and buffalo and
antelope once ranged the tame hills
where cattle now graze.
Under the direction of the Migra
tory Waterfowl Division of the Bio
logical Survey, an intensive program
of restoration and development of the
area is now in progress. Supervised
by wildlife technicians of the sur
vey, 200 CCC cen are building de
vices for the control and conservation
of water, erecting administration
buildings aid telephone lines, estab
lishing truck trails, and planting and
revegetating the refuge.
SURPRISE MRS. THOMAS
Mrs. Herman L. Thomas was pleas
antly surprised by the members of
her contract club Wednesday after
noon. The club is composed of a
group of Plattsmouth ladies with
whom Mrs. Thomas has been playing
cards for several years.
In the group were Mrs. E. H. Bern
hardt, Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen, Miss
Christine Soennichsen, Mrs. Harley
Wiles, Mrs. Philip Ilirz, Mrs. James
Mauzy, Mrs. W. V. Ryan and Miss
Mary Rosencrans.
The club will meet with Mrs.
Mauzy next Tuesday, and in two
weeks will come to Nebraska City for
a covered dish luncheon with Mrs.
Thomas. She plans to attend as many
meetings as is possible. Nebraska
City News-Press.
WATCH THE WHITE SPOT
A great many of the residents In
the downtown section of the city
have been much interested in the
white stripe that George W. Taylor
has been painting along the parking
spaces for cars. This white mark is
a target that the streets, alleys and
bridges committee has arranged so
that car drivers can get their ma
chines inside the yellow lines and
save the loss of parking space by
laplng over. The idea is that the
driver of the car sight the white
mark with the radiator cap of the
car, step on the gas and there you
are, all nicely parked. So watch your
spot.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson of Lin
coln were In the city Thursday even
ing to spend a few hours and looking
after some matters of business.