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Hebr. State Historical Society j VOL. NO. U PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 23, 1935. NO. C7 Day Outstanding for Its Fine Parade Cleverly Arranged Floats and a Great Display of Horses Mark the Glamorous Offering. The farmers of the community who, had taken over the Thursday features of the King Korn Karnival were there and over in their program and the great parade that extended al most two miles along the streets of the city. The farmers naa promised that they would set a high mark to shoot at In their parade and more than made good in the part that they play ed in the festivities. The program opened shortly after 1 o'clock when the Mynard Warb lers, Ray Cook. Charles and Edward Howard and Dick Livingston gave several numbers to open the exercises of the day. Mrs. Roy O. Cole served as accompanist. Mary Lou Warner, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Warner, of near this city was presented in a group of the popular numbers that were much enjoyed by all of the aud ience and reflected the greatest credit on this little lady. j Farmers Vera Rewalt, of Avoca, gave two of trained horses was given. Dr. Floyd saxophone numbers that gave thejFlynn of Omaha, having brought his artist ample opportunity for the dis-i highly trained riding horse here who play of his talents on this instrument. Raymond Cook, always a favorite with local audiences, presented sev eral solo numbers with his usual charm, the accompaniment being giv en by Mrs. R. O. Cole. The Parade As the hour for the annual farm ers day parade arrived, the streets w ere filled with spectators to await j the coming of that gorgeous display! of color and horseflesh that had been arranged by the hustling committee of the farmers. The parade was headed by Charles Barnard and the marshals, mounted on fine spirited horses, the marshals wearing the wide rimmed western hats, colored handkerchiefs and carrying American flags. The American Legion drum and bugle corps led the first section of the parade and set a snappy march ing cadence for the parader3 that followed. The floats that were used in the parade showed great originality and skill In their preparation and brought much applause as they moved over the streets. The Rock Bluffs Flower club had a clever and well arranged float with the colored cotton pickers as the theme of the float. One of the clever designs was that of "Winter Time" in which the men and women were garbed in old time costumes, the men gathering about the kitchen stove popping corn while the women were busy at their quilt ing. "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" w as another of the cleverly ar ranged floats which showed the moth er industriously laboring in the gar den while the youth and maiden were busily engaged in their love making. "Butchering Time" also gave a very realistic touch to the fact that the season for this occupation will soon be here, the members of the party on the float being engaged in the tasks that butchering day brings to the farm. Real welners distributed along the line of march also added to the realistic features of the float. "Peach Time" was another of the cleverly arranged and decorated floats that won much appreciation from the crowds. The "Sattler & Blotzer" ranch float also added a touch of the old west to the parade. Tom Grosshans of La Platte with his "White Mule" float added to the fun of the parade and was a clever and well presented feature. The Cole Brothers with their sorg hum display and float made another of the attractive features of the parade. There was every variety of farm Implements shown in the parade, some horse drawn and others with the mod ern and up to date tractors being used as the motive power. This was a great display of the farming fa cilities of the county and the up to the minute methods used by the farm ers in producing their crops. The live stock Bectlon of the par- ade was one of the largest that has been seen and embraced some ninety- five of the finest horseflesh that car; be found in any section of the coun try. Beautiful Percheons rrom the El bert Wiles farm made a magnificent showing of these purebred animals that wen the admiration cf all of the many hundreds to witness the par ade. The riding horses were perhaps the finest that nave been seen here and with the experienced riders, both ladies and gentlemen, presented a sight that is not often to be seen as the high - stepping thoroughbreds paraded. Adding to the fun and frolic of the parade was the force of clowns in many and varied costumes that brought laughter and fun along the line of march and their pranks with the onlookers brought much enjoy ment. The Avoca concert banc under the leadership of Will B. Green, of Lin coln was heading the second section of the parade and their snappy music added to the interest as the great parade swung down the main street of the city. Following the parade their w as an exhibition of the gaited horses given at the Athletic park and which drew out a large number of those interest ed in the fine high stepping animals. On Main street a special exhibition gave a delightful showing on intelli gence and training under the direc tion of his master, while the horse of George Christianson oT Eenning ton, also pleased the spectators by the exhibition of cleverness. Afternoon and Evening Program. Following the parade and horse show the program at the platform was resumed with the harmonica and Jews harp numbers by Clifford Sut ton that were finely presented and the Cisney Revelers of Nehawka who added their part to the pleasant fea tures of the afternoon. Miss Evelyn Iske of La Platte was also presented in vocal selections on the afternoon portion of the program. The evening brought to the pro gram a musical organization from the south portion of the county, Phil Rihn and his orchestra of Union be ing presented in a very fine and well selected program of numbers. The Rube singers of Mynard with their many clever antics added to the night program and drew a great round of applause for their entertain ing stunts. Ray Herold and Glen Puis also as sisted in the evening program with several songs and instrumental num bers that added to the program and were given in the usual entertaining style of these two clever musicians. The Wagner sisters of Weeping Water were also featured on the evening program with their vocal and Instrumental selections. These young ladies are popular entertainers and their selections were very much en Joyed by all. The Avoca band was presented in concert as the closing feature of the program and under the skillful direc tion of Mr. Green gave an hour of the best band music that has been heard here. The program was varied and too much cannot be said of the fine manner in which these musicians presented their part of the King Korn program. The local people are very appreciative of the visit of the Avoca band and their generous assistance in the parade and program that help ed make Thursday an outstanding day of the fall festival. The evening was closed with the old time dances at the platform, Earl Lancaster and his orchestra furnish ing the music and the calling by Pat Campbell and Ed Kohrell to aid in making the dances snappy and full of pep. The awards of the parade were an nounced at the platform, first prize to the Rock Bluffs Flower club, second to "Winter Time," third to "Apple Blossoms" and fourth to "Butcher ing Time" and fifth to "Peach Time." NEW SON ARRIVES A fine little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burdic of St. Ed wards, Nebraska, on Tuesday at an Omaha hospital and where the mother and little one are doing very nicely. Mrs. Burdic was formerly Miss Cath erine Schneider, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Schneider of this city. Flower Show Proves a Very Great Success Awards Made for Beautiful Floral hov- Exhibited as Part of the King Ecru Eanuval. The Plattsmouth Carden club wish to thank the public for its f.enercusj participation in the flower show for the King Korn Karnival. It is your response that is making it a success. One hundred twenty-four persons entered specimens fcr judging. Many others have entered flowers for ex hibit since the judging Wednesday morning. Ninety-two varieties were on exniDit. Utner specimens have bten added to this number. Many quite rare and beautiful flowers were on exhibit such as passion flower, heavenly blue morning glory, yellow cismo, spicier plant, Japanese sun flower, demorphothesec, etc. Mrs. Lillian Freeman has an ex hibit of twenty-seven herbs from her rock garden. The committee will endeavor to preserve the freshness of the Cowers the - remaining days, but an early visit will be more satisfactory. """c" ""c - for sale, the proceeds of which will be used to pay expenses. No prizes are being given. The club wishes to thank Mrs. Mattie Wiles, chairman, and her ablejvi!ief and granddaughter of Mr. and assistants for their untiring efforts, Mrs. Clirls Gauei.f lons time residents in making the Flower Show a suc-jor cess. They also wish to thank Miss Julia Svoboda and her assistants for the judging of the flowers. Miss Svoboda has had quite varied experience in judging flowers. Mrs. Ray Patton was awarded the grand prize of the show. Below are the results of the judg ing: Mrs. Ray Patton, 1 first; Mrs. Henry Nolting, 1 first; Mrs. Joe Wiles, 2 firsts; Mrs. Henry Goos, 5 firsts; Mrs. Chas. Manners. 1 first; Miss Jessie Whelan, 1 first; Mr. John Juranek, 1 first, 2 seconds; Mrs. Henry Ragoos, 3 firsts; 1 second, 1 third; Mr. Julius Pitz, 4 firsts; Mrs. Adam Meisinger, 1 first; Miss Albina Svoboda, 7 firsts, 4 seconds, 2 thirds; Mrs. Margaret Wiles, 1 first, 2 thirds; Mrs. Adam Schaffer, 2 firsts; Mrs. Lloyd Wolcott, 2 firsts; 2 thirds; Mrs. Clem Woster, 1 first, 1 third; Mrs. Karl Day, 1 first; Mrs. Wm. Robert- ' enn 1 firot- Iro C T. PilmQn 1 fyat j,f ' ,' ' , rraf' , ond; Mrs Sophia Kraeger, 8 firsts, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; Mrs. Ralph Mel singer, 2 firsts, 1 second; Mrs. Book meyer, 3 firsts; Mrs. P. T. Heineman, 1 first: Mrs. Earl Shanholtz, 1 sec ond; Mrs. H. Wilkenson, 5 seconds; Mrs. Stodola, 1 second; Mrs. Eliza beth Wiles, 1 second; Mrs. Lushin sky, 1 second; Mrs. Max Bowman, 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs. Stamp, 1 sec- or.dr Mrs. Vetnnaek. 1 Rppnnrt- Mrs. jF w Noltin& 1 seCond; Miss Flor ence Wooster, 1 second; Mrs. Mar garet Kaffenberger, 1 third; MrB. Harriett Cole, 1 third; Mr. Marion Wilts, 1 third; Mrs. Geo. Meisinger, 1 third; Mrs. V. V. Leonard, 1 third; Miss Helene Gapan, 1 third; Mrs. August Roesler, 1 third; Miss Rachel Robertson, 1 third; Mr. Cappell, 1 third; Mrs. Spangler. 1 third; Mrs. George Hall, 1 third; Mrs. Clara WTes- cott, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs. Ralph Keckler. 2 firsts, 1 second, 4 thirds; Mrs. Luke Wiles, 1 first, 2 seconds; Mrs. Karl Day, 1 first, 1 second; Mr. George Kaffenberger, 3 firsts; Mrs. A. L. Tidd, 2 firsts, 2 sec onds; Mrs. Fred Gorder, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs. A. Trllety, 1 first; Mr. Chas. Schimmerhorn, 4 firsts; Mrs. Jennie Whelan, 2 firsts; Miss Clementine Woster, 1 first; Mrs. John Alwin, 1 first; Mrs. Art Sulli van, 1 first; Miss Minnie Kraeger, 1 first; Mrs. Frank Horsak, 1 first; Mrs. Lepert. 1 first; Mrs. Mocken haupt. 1 first; Mrs. Earl Kline, 1 Mrs. Chas. Janca, 1 first; Mrs. George first; Miss Amelia Marten, 1 first; Lagerstron, 1 second; Mis3 Harriett Goos, 1 second; Mrs. L. O. Minor, 1 second; Mrs. Wm. Baird, 1 second. NOT TO LEAVE CHARGE From Friday's Dally Rev. H. E. McKelvey, pastor of the Mynard U. B. church, was among the attendants at the parades this week and in conversation gave the good news that he and Mrs. McKelvey are to remain In the charge in which they have proven so successful. The district superintendent of the church has rescinded the change made at the recent conference at York and Rev. McKelvey is again assigned to the charge instead of at Pickrell. This will be most pleasing to all of the residents of this section of the county, where Rev. McKelvey has been such an active figure. GRAPES FEOM OLD VINE Mrs. A. D. Asch, who has at her home, "Villa Asch," a grapevine that was planted seventy-five years ago by Ler forebears, brought to the Journal a fine box of grapes picked from this vine. This grape producer has not ceased bearing in all cf the years of its existence and today supplies a wonderful return in the lucious fruit. We wish to express our appreciation to Mrs. Asch for her remembrance. Young People Wedded Here on Wednesday Hiss Dorothy Salsburg' of Near Louis ville and Mr. Leonard L. Parken ing of Omaha Married. Wednesday arternoon at the Pres- j byterian manse occurred the mar- riage of two members of old time families of Cass county. Miss Dor- Irene LaHoda, second and the Morris othy Salsburg of near Louisville and Brothers of Union, third place win Mr. Leonard L. Parkening o Omaha. !ners. The consolation winners were The wedding was very simple, the Beah Edgerton, Billie Rose Canter bride and groom being accompanied bury and Phyllis Redd, by Mr. and Mrs. John Barkening, the i Tte homecoming program this year former a brother of the groom and' s hlf1 at thfl niatforTn flt Fifth following tne weeding mey later en - Joyed the fall festival before depart- for Qmaha. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Salsburg of near Louis-1 the Cedar Creek community. The bride was born and reared in the community near Louisville and i3 a young lady loved and esteemed by all w ho nave the privilege of herj j acquaintance. j The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Parkening, for many years engaged in falling west of J this city and who are now making their heme in Omaha. The groom was born and reared in this portion of Cass county but is now making his home at Harlingen, Texas, where he is engaged in farming and where they will make their future home. TOO MUCH SPEED From Thursday's Daily Thi3 morning at 12:30 there was considerable excitement created in the vicinity of the Heisel mill when a truck load of cattle was overturn ed near that location. James New man, of Glenwood, driving a J. C. truck with fourteen head of cattle was en route from the stock yards at South Omaha to his home and as he came from Webster boulevard the speed was so great that he failed to make the turn properly and the truck overturned but was not damaged or the driver injured. The cattle in the truck, however, made their escape and are still at large In the north part of the city to await the arrival of the trucker and assistants for the roundup. HERE FEOM NAVY Earl Lamberson, popular Platts mouth young man, who has been en gaged for the past several months as a member of the naval force of the United States, is home for a visit with the home folks and many old time friends. Earl i3 at the training station at San Diego, California. andiused also were most beautifully decor- has a ten day furlough to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lamber son here. Earl likes the navy very much and on his return to the west coast is expecting to be assigned for service on one of the battleships of the Pacific fleet. While at San Diego he had the pleasure of meeting Oliver Taylor, a classmate of the class of 1934 of the local school, now serving on the U. S. S. Califorila. HERE FEOM AVOCA State Senator Fred L. Carsten of Avoca, with his father, one of the long time residents of that section of the county, were in the city Thurs day. Senator Carsten served as one of the Judges of the livestock parade and also enjoyed the many fine ex hibits of the fall festival. Senator Carsten has been a regular visitor at the fall festival since it was started four years ago and praises it as one of the finest boosting propositions for Cass county that is held each year. Journal Want-Ads cost and accomplish much. little Parade of Mer chants and Public Wedding Friday I Turret r.rmvA nf flip Vail "Festival Mass Streets for the After noon and Night. Old settler's and homecoming day of the King Korn Karnival saw the greatest crowd of the four days as sembled to witness the many fine events that marked the day, culmin ating at night when 12,000 gathered to witness the public wedding cere mony. The program of the day opened at 1 o'clock with the finals of the ama teur auditions given and in which! there were placed in competition the young people who had been w inners in the two previous tests. The results of the finals were that Billy Reddie, pianist, was the first place winner; 'nd Main streets and enjoyed by a j very large crowd who were delighted Lith the nroeram that haf, been nre. pared for the occasion, Th. wplrnme frirPRo nf the after- noon v,a3 given by Mayor George Lusninskyf v:ho gaye word3 of praise j to the pioneers of the county and state. Mrs. E. H. Wescott led the aud- lience In the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" with Mr. Wescott at the piano. The Rock Bluffs orchestra, com posed of Sherd Graves, Perry Graves and Glen Puis, gave several of the old time numbers with vigor and fire and which added much to the old fashioned atmosphere of the program. Mr. Sherd Graves, who is now 78, showed all of his old time fire in the numbers that he presented. The address of the afternoon was given by Attorney D. O. Dwyer, who came to Cass county in 1S86 and in his remarks recalled many of the old time friends of those days and the pioneer men and women of the ter ritory and state who were still living at that time. Mr. Dwyer recalled his contacts with many of the old resi dents while teaching over the county at Union and near Ashland where at the latter place he had boarded at the home of the C. S. Wortman fam ily, pioneers there. Miss Janet Westover gave two very clever readings on the afternoon pro gram that was very much enjoyed by all of the large audience. Ray Herold and Glen Puis as well !as the Rock Bluffs orchestra helped to entertain the large crowd until time for the big parade. The Parade The largest parade that has been staged by the merchants of the city was the big feature of the Friday afternoon program and there was hardly a business house of the city that was not represented in the Ions line that stretched from the Masonic Home to the lower end of Main street as the line of march swung on its way. The floats showed a great deal of originality and the cars that were ated for the occasion. The parade was headed by the mayor and mem bers of the city council and other of ficials in cars who joined the parade a3 it formed on west Elm street. The Peru Training school band fell in march near Sixth and Vine ( their school associates who were en streets and led the long array of tering into matrimony, glittering cars and floats down) The eyes of all were turned on the through the business section. The brides who entered upon the arm of American Legion drum and bugle 'their respective grooms. Miss Helen corps were also In the parade to head ! Messersmith, 20 of this city and Mr. the second section, the boys making Lawrence Malmos, 20 of Omaha, and a very snappy appearance as they marched along the packed streets. The "Little German Band," in typ- leal manner added fun to the march- ing section of the parade as they en - livened the occasion with selections and were joined by a group of the Weeping Water boosters who came over to help enjoy the day with their friends and to return the compliment of the Plattsmouth visit to their fine who was to join their hearts and lives county fair last week. and as the bridal party took their Owing to the fact that the parade stations, a deep silence fell over the represented the business houses and j vast audience as the wedding cere institutions there were no prizes mony was commenced. With the con given and the public allowed to pick j elusion of the impressive service the for themselves what they considered J bridal party were photographed and the most attractive floats or decor ated cars. With the close of the parade there was a resumption of the program on the platform under the direction cf Mr. Patterson and which embraced among other features, that of the husband calling contest and which was participated In by Mrs. irTeu Druecker and Mrs. Will Troop of Ne hawka, but while the ladies gave a fine exhibition of calling it failed of results. Evening Program. The evening program was opened by the Westfall family of Nebraska City in instrumental numbers that embraced both standard and popular selections that were much enjoyed by all of the large audience. A real musical treat was afforded in the appearance of Lloyd Laurit- sen, of Weeping Water, who gave cor- l net solos and this young man dem I onstrated that he is a real artist in every sense of the word. The Peru Training school band was the finishing part of the night program at the conclusion of the public wedding ceremony. This band of forty-eight pieces was under the direction of Sanford Clements, for mer Elmwood young man, and was without a doubt one of the best bands that has been heard in this city. The program was one well selected and given with brilliance by the young people, truly a fitting close of the greatest day of the fall festival. The Wedding The public wedding arranged for the Friday evening feature of the festival, was one of the rarest beauty and the committee in charge had pro vided a handsome and dignified set ting for the ceremony which was wit nessed by the thousands gathered along the street in a deep silence and reverence. The platform where the ceremony was to take place had been arranged with the beautiful flowers to make a fitting setting for the marriage ser vice and as the bridal party com menced the march from Sixth street to the scene, Mrs. E. H. Wescott sang very sweetly the well known song of love, "I Love You Truly," the ac companiment being played by Mr. Wescott. The colorful and beautifully ar rayed wedding party approached as the "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohen grin" was played on the organ by Mr. Wescott and which announced the coming of the brides and grooms whose identity had been kept a pro found secret. The first of the bridal party ap pearing were the charming little rib bon bearers, Peggy Jane Wiles, Betty Ann Thomas, Willa Sylvester, Joan Troudt, Ruth Westover, Roslyn Mark, Betty McKIssick, Dorothy Jean Tur ner, Dorothea Mae Duxbuhy, Helen Hiatt, June Griffin and Elizabeth Ann Wiles. The tiny ring bearers, Nadine and Emmett Mullen were charming in their part of the service as they ap proached with the white cushions on which the rings reposed. Miss Mariam Fricke was charming as the flower girl. Then came the maids of honor, beautifully gowned and carrying arm bouquets, Norma TJaumgart and La vonne Worstall. The bridesmaids presented a color ful picture of youthful charm in their : beautiful costumes and lovely flow- ers, these being Madeline Wiles. Mil dred Cacy, Grace Welsh, Virginia Trively, Mary Solomon and Velma Edwards. These were all classmates and members of the graduating class with the brides, their selection be ing made without the knowledge of Miss Geraldine Sudduth, 18 and Mr. Cecil Schaal, 24. The brides were gowned in the long flowing gowns of white silk, wearing the short bridal j veils and carrying arm bouquets of the bride roses. The grooms both wore dark business suits. The party reaching the platform were met by Dr. H. G. McClusky, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, then hurried to cars which conveyed them to Omaha where they wtre to enjoy the short honeymoon as the guests of the leading hotels there. The bridal party are each to re ceive a large ariay of prtsents that have been donated by the merchants of the city to the worthy young peo ple. One of the chief donafors to the ceremony was Henry Jasper, who had contributed the flowers for the beau tiful service. The cars that conveyed the bridal parties to Omaha were provided by the Ruse Motor Co. and Ray Bryant of this city. Young People are United in Marriage Today 1 a Miss Maxine Ptacek of Chicago and Mr. Theodore J. Yelick Married at M. E. Parsonage. riom Saturday's Daily: This afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the First Methodist church, oc curred the marriage of MIks Maxine Ptacek of Chicago and Mr. Theodore J. Yelick of this city. The wedding wa3 very quiet, being attended by the mothers of the con tracting parties and Miss Gertrude Ptacek, sister of the bride. The marriage lines were read by Rev. Troy in his usual lmpres6ive manner, the ring service being used In the joining of the lives of the two estimable young people. The bride wore a gown of blue crepe with picture hat to match with gloves and accessories of white. She wore a corsage of roses. The groom wore a dark business suit. Following the wedding ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Yelick departed for Lincoln where they will enjoy a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leacock, the latter a sifter of the groom. On their return they will make their home in this city. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ptacek, former residents of this city, where she was born and spent her younger years. She has re ceived her education in the Chicago schools where the family have resided for the past twelve years. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Yelick and was born and has grown to manhood in this city, grad uating from the local schools in the class of 1S33. He is at the r-rer.ent time engaged with the Plattsmouth Journal. The many friends will join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Yelick the greatest of happiness in the future years that lie before them. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY The American Legion Auxiliary met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. W. Nolting, who was assist ed by Mrs. Ed Stcppatt and Mrs. Otto Keck fn the entertaining. A get-together party was planned for the first week in October and at which th.Vre will be invited all who are eligible for membership in t he organization. The nominating committee v. as also selected to present the nsnnr. lor the election In October and at which time there will be named officers to serve until June when unier the new by-laws the officers for the next year will be named. VISITS IN CITY Otto Kotouc, Jr., of Humboldt, was in the city Friday for a few hours as guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson, being en route from his home to Boston to resume his studies at Harvard university. Mr. Kotouc is planning to stop at Ann apolis, Maryland, on his way east to visit at the naval academy with James Robertson, now a midshipman there. Mr. Kotouc Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kotouc, Sr., the former having been a fellow student cf Mr. W. A. Robertson at the University of Ne braska at Lincoln. Mr. Kotouc, Sr., 13 president of the state barkers as sociation of Nebraska. See the goods you buy. Catalog descriptions are flowery enough, but how about the goods when you get them?