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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1935.
NO. 74
Columbus Day
Observances Held
Here on Sunday
Knights of Columbus Are Host to
Members of Various Parishes
in the County.
Sunday was observed here by the
members of the Knights of Columbus
as the day of honor their patron from
which their order is named, the an
niversary of his discovery of America
occurring on October 12th.
The members of the Monsignor M.
A. Shine council opened the day with
the celebration of the communion, go
ing in a body to the St. John's church
where the corporal communion was
observed with Father George Agius
officiating.
The committee in charge of the
observance had extended invitations
to the Catholic men and members of
the order in the Manley and Elm-
wood parishes as well as a number
of the local men to join in the fine
program that had been arranged for
their entertainment and Instruction.
The evening program was presided
over by Charles F. Staska, past grand
knight of the local court and who pre
sented the speakers of the evening.
Hugh T. Gillespie, of Omaha, dis
trict deputy of the order was called
upon and gave a resume of the work
of the order after a tribute to Christ
opher Columbus and his discoveries
as well as the bringing of the Chris
tian faith to the lands that he had
discovered in the new world. Mr. Gil
lespie also explained the features of
this great organization that had been
named after the great navigator. Mr.
Gillespie urged all members of the
Catholic faith to become members of
this order and carry on the work Tor
the church In many fields. He alsoj
spoke on the persecutions In many of
the nations and particularly in juex
ico, urging that the Catholics carry
on the efforts to aid their church In
the lands where it is under perse
cution. Billie Rose Canterbury, youthful
entertainer, was presented in a group
of three popular songs and a read
ing that added to the charm of the
program. Her accompanist was Miss
Elva Olson.
The main address of the evening
was by the Rev. H. A. Herbers, S. J.
of the Creighton University and who
is one of the leading Catholic educa
tors and has devoted his life to the
educational work in several Catholic
colleges over the country
Father Herbers In his opening cited
the need tor Catholic action as had
been pointed out by Mr. Gillespie and
Father George Agius, who had been
presented and had asked that the
men of the church enroll in the work
of the K. of C to aid the priests in
their service to the church.
Father Herbers in his remarks also
touched on the church persecutions
and the growth of atheistic teachings
in the schools and which had found
inspiration in the doctrines of com
munistic Russia where the youth
were taught there was no living God
as worshiped by the people of the
other nations of the world. This
phase of the communistic teaching
was one that should cause all Chris
tian people to be on their guard to
oppose and as members of the Catn-
olic faith he urged his hearers to pre
pare to do their part in preserving
the integrity of the United States
which had protected and honored the
right of religious freedom. The speak
er gave several concrete instances of
the manner of breaking down the
religious restraints among the stu
dents of the schools and colleges of
the land. The address was one of the
deepest interest and held the closest
attention of the audience with the
fervor of its message on an all Im
portant subject.
John J. Cloidt closed the program
with two very delightful vocal num
bers and in which he was accom
panied by Mrs. Cloidt at the piano.
A dainty luncheon had been ar
ranged by the committee in charge
and Berved by the ladies of the church
to add to the completion of a most
pleasant and profitable meeting.
From Monday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chriswlsser and
Mrs. E. J. Ferrle, mother of Mrs,
Chriswlsser, were at Shenandoah.
Iowa, today to look after some busi
ness affairs and also enjoying a short
outing.
RftTURNS TO DENVER
Mrs. William Hannell of Denver,
who has been here for the past two
weeks visiting at the home of Miss
Marie Kaufmann and Mrs. Anna Lil
He returned Saturday to her home.
She was joined here by her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hanell and Ralph Gore, a friend, who
were returning from a trip to New
York and Chicago. They all departed
for the Colorado city.
Young Citizens'
Contest is Held
Here Saturday
Ehoda Neitzel, Murdock, and Marvin
Hunt, Keeping Water, Are
First Place Winners.
The annual Young Citizens' con
test was held in this city Saturday
and brought here a large group of
the boys and girls selected to repre
sent their schools in the contest for
the honor of representing this county
at the state 'contest at Omaha.
The tests were based on both the
mental and physical qualifications of
the contestants and the physical
examinations were given by Dr. L. S.
Pucelik, while the papers were read
by L. S. Devoe, Neil A. Robson,
Charles G. Barto, Howard Bugbee,
Ruth M. James, Marjorle E. Am, L.
A. Behrends, P. T. Johnson.
The contest was under the direc
tion of Miss Alpha C. Peterson, coun
ty superintendent and also the spon
sorship of the American Legion, rep
resented by E. O. Vroman, county
commander.
In the awards the first place for
girls was given to Rhoda Neitzel, of
Murdock, the second to Ruth Ann
Sheldon, of "Ttfehawka. In the boys
contest the first place was awarded
to Marvin Hunt, Weeping Water and
the second to Dale Ganz, of Alvo,
these young people to represent the
county at the Omaha contest.
There was a large representation
from over the county and in addi
tion to the first and second place win
ners the following were in attend
ance: Deloris Barker, Avoca; Louise
Bornemeier, Murdock; Louise Fre
nch, Louisville; Ruth Ann Ganz,
Alvo; Eunice Hoback, Avoca; Ceceile
Mitchell, Nehawka; Irene McNealy,
Louisville; Ettamae Norton, Union;
Leona Simmons, Weeping Water;
Aimee Jane Thomas, Plattsmouth;
Verna Vickers, Alvo; Joy Whitworth,
Union; Grace Louise Wiles, Platts
mouth; Wilma Wiles, Weeping Wa
ter. In the boys class were Stephen
Davis, Plattsmouth; Clifford Dean,
Avoca; Donald Engelkemeier, Ne
hawka; Joseph Fitzgerald, Weeping
Water; Ernest Qohlner, Avoca; Merle
Kinney, Alvo; Robert Miller, Mur
dock; Wayne Moore, Union; Floyd
McCarthy, Plattsmouth, David Webb,
Louisville; Norman Schewe, Mur
dock. Carl Wirt, Louisville; Clifford
O'Connor, Elmwood.
POPULAR AS SPEAKER
Miss Jessie Whelan, teacher In the
local BChool, has become one of the
most popular speakers at public gath
erings in the city, having a very in
teresting and thorough grasp of the
present Italian - Ethiopian trouble,
making close study of the country
and their peoples as well as the his
tory of the two. At this time this
subject is one that is interesting the
world and Miss Whelan has a very
fine presentation of this. She has
spoken before the Woman's club and
this evening will be the guest speaker
at the Wlntersteen Hill P. T. A. and
on Thursday speaks before the Men's
club of the Presbyterian church.
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Todd of Los
Angeles, California, are in the city
to enjoy a visit at the home of the
parents of Mr. Todd, Mr. and Mrs.
Russ Todd. This is the first visit here
in ten years and is an occasion ot the
greatest pleasure to all of the mem
bers of the family circle.
IOWA VISITORS HERE
Mrs. Olive Kayton, of Malvern,
Iowa, Is In the city to enjoy a visit
at the home of her sister. Miss Emma
DeHart and her nephew. Ward
Whelan, as well as the friends of the
family here.
Bishop Kucera
Pays a Visit to
Plattsmouth
Confirms Large Class at the Holy
Eosary Church and Visits Both
Churches and School.
Sunday afternoon was a notable
occasion for the members of the Cath
olic faith in this city, it being a
visit here by the Most Rev. L. B.
Kucera, DD., bishop of the diocese of
Lincoln of which the churches of this
city are a part.
Bishop Kucera, with his secretary,
Monsignor Barnes, motored from Lin
coin in the afternoon to confirm a
large class at the Holy Rosary church,
being joined here by a large group
of priests in this section of the state,
who participated in the ceremonies of
the day.
Bishop Kucera and secretary called
at the residence of Father George
Agius of the St. John's parish as well
as the parochial school and greeted
the members of the Ursalene sister
hood who are the instructors of the
school and was well pleased with the
fine manner in which the church
school is progressing and the record
of the school in Its work.
The celebration of the sacrament
of confirmation was a most colorful
picture of the afternoon and a large
congregation was present at the Holy
Rosary church as the bishop and the
visiting priests carried out this im
portant part of the church ritual.
Participating In the services were
Bishop Kucera and Monsignor Barnes,
the Rev. Fathers McFadden of Syra
cuse; Foessler of Paul; Stoltz, Mayer,
Thomas, Stock, Nebraska City; Ha
san, Auburn; Harte, Manley, Michael,
Shubert; Agius and Kaczmarek ot
this city. , - .
Following the impressive services
the church the members of the
c!eigy .were joined with Bishop
Kucera at a delicious dinner served
at the Holy Rosary parish house,
where Miss Frances Pointek, house
keeper, had prepared a fine repast
and which was served by the young
girls of the parish.
FUNERAL OF GLEN WINTERS
The funeral services for the late
Glen Winters was held on Saturday
afternoon at the Sattler funeral home
at Fourth and Vine streets and large
ly attended by the friends of the fam
ily and the associates of the young
man.
The senior class of the Plattsmouth
high school, of which the departed
had been a member, met at the pub
lic library and attended the services
in a body and to attest their high
regard for the departed.
The Rev. H. A. McKelvey, pastor
of the United Brethren church of
Mynard had charge of the services
and brought to the bereaved relatives
and friends a message of comfort and
hope in the award of the hereafter.
During the services Frank A. Cloidt
gave two of the loved hymns, "Won
derful Peace" and "In the Sweet Bye
and Bye," the accompaniment being
played by E. H. Wescott at the piano.
Members of the senior class, Joe
Hendrix, Floyd McCarty, Glen Koh
rell, Chester Keil, Russell Arnold and
Walter SIkora, bore the body to the
hearse to Btart on the long journey
to Gulford, Missouri, where the In
terment was held Sunday In the ceme
tery beside that of the mother.
VISITING IN COUNTY
Fred Nutzmann, well known Ne
hawka financier, was in the city Mon
day afternoon for a few hours, being
accompanied here by three nephews,
Jacob Nutzmann, Frank Lewis and
Harry Ropke, of Bertrand. These
three gentlemen are accompanied by
their wives who are visiting at Ne
hawka with the Nutzmann family.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Ropke and Ja
cob Nutzmann are nieces and nephew
ot Fred Nutzmann.
UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY
Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal of this
city have received the word that their
son, Fred Rebal, was operated on a
few days ago at the hospital at Taft,
California, for appendicitis. He is re
ported as doing nicely and hopes to
soon be able to resume his work as a
store manager at Taft.
ATTENDS KENTUCKY U.
Enrollment figures are second only
to the peak year 1931-'32 at the Uni
versity of Kentucky, were recorded
Monday, September 30 at the state's
largest institution for higher educa
tion with the registration reaching
3,143 at the close of the entrance
period for the first term of the 1935
36 school year.
Among those registered from
Plattsmouth is Marion Lucile Thorn
ton, daughter of D. R. Thornton.
WPA Projects
Helps York at
School Grounds
Under Plan Approved Number of Stu
dents Find Benefit and Seeded
Work Made Possible. .
Under one phase of the new WPA
there is made possible considerable
work around the public school build
ings and grounds and in which is be
ing carried out by the boy students
of the schools.
The WPA allows a sum each month
to be paid to the boys which will as
sist them in their school work and at
the same time allow the beautifying
and care of the grounds and build
insg of the public school system.
It is also planned that possible U3e
of the boys can be made as guards
for the younger children in handling
the traffic conditions near the school
buildings at the convening and dis
missal of school.
This is the only local WPA project
that has met with the official ap
proval of the heads of the organiz
ation and while a small one, will aid
both the school and the young men.
IOWA' PARTY ICTJET-
Late Sunday night a party of three
Iowa young men arrived in the city
in an injured condition as the result
of being sideswiped while they were
in the roadway assisting in repair
ing their car.
The accident occurred on highway
S4 east of this city near the pea
threshing plant and according to the
young men, they were en route to
Scottsbluff, Nebraska. ,and had left
their home at Chariton, Iowa Sunday
t:orning and all had gone well until
the car In -which they were riding
bad given them some trouble and
made a stop necessary. As they were
working with their car, another came
from the west and sideswiped them,
injuring all three of the men. The
car striking them had gone on east
without stoppnig and they had been
unable to get the number of the car.
The men were brought here and
given medical aid by Dr. R. P. West-
over and remained here for the night.
Delmar Regan was the most severely
injured as he had a badly injured leg
and ankle which will probably lay
him up for some time. Claude Lan-
nlng suffered a sprained knee and
ankle while Wayne Hadey was suf
fering only minor injuries.
Officer David Pickrel notified Glen-
wood officers of the sldeswiping but
the party committing the offense was
able to make their getaway.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Judge C. S. Wortman, of South
Bend, was in the city Monday to look
after some business affairs and also
to meet his many friends in this sec
tion of the county. Judge Wortman
back in the early years of the cen
tury, was superintendent of schools
of Cass county, later going to Okla
homa, where he took up the practice
of law. In Oklahoma he was county
judge for a great many years and In
that state the court conforms more
to the district court as the higher
courts are the criminal court of ap
peal that handles the criminal ap
peals while the supreme court of the
state hears only civil appeals from
the county courts.
RETURN FROM OUTING
Mrs. John Hiber and daughters,
Mrs. Frank M. Bestor, Miss Elea
nor Hiber and Miss Marie Hiber of
Omaha, were visitors over Saturday
and Sunday at Hastings where they
were guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hiber, Jr., and enjoying
the many points of Interest In that
section of the state. They returned
home Sunday evening
City Council
Has Busy Grind
on Many Things
Bee License, Delinquent Real Estate
and Safety Signs Play Main
Roles in 2-Hour Session.
From Tuesday's Daily:
Summer is definitely gone from the
picture as was attested by the fact
that the city council last evening
opened on the winter schedule, 7:30
p. m. and with all present girded
for a long and busy session that cov
ered a wide range of subjects.
The routine reports of the city
officer swere heard and showed &
nice condition of affairs, City
Treasurer Brown reporting a balance
of $14,737.21 In the city treasury, all
safe in the Plattsmouth State bank;
City Clerk Albert Olson reported that
for the month of September he had
collected the sum of $557.01. The
report of Chief of Police Libershal
showed nine arrests for the month
and fines and costs of $32.85. The
report of Police Judge C. L. GraveB
showed that for the week of Septem
ber 26th there had been seven arrests
but in the two succeeding weeks
there had been none.
Chairman Tippens of the streets,
alleys and bridges committee reported
that all of the street work ordered
had been carried out with the excep
tion of marking the safety signs for
the streets near the schools and
where the children crossed the ave
nues on their way home, but which
would be done soon.
One of the controversies of the
evening arose when Chairman Rebal
of the license committee, reported on
the "on sale" beer license application
of Carl Chriswlsser, owner of the
"Wimpy -,Inn' a Chicago- avenue.
The committee recommended the"
granting of the license and all was
proceeding nicely when Councilman
Bestor questioned the validity of the
application by reason that It failed to
provide a year's lease on the property
on which the business Is to be oper-j
ated. The matter of the ownership
of the lot on which the business is
located was also brought up, the city
being the title holder of the property
and this led to some question. Coun
cilman Webb stated that the appli
cant had rented the ground for the
period since the place had opened and
the lot had been acquired later by
the city, also that the city did not
wish to make a long lease on the
property as they expected to sell the
same. It was decided to allow the ap
plication and all of the facts as to the
lease, the city ownership and their
dislike to make a longer contract sent
to the state commission.
Mayor Lushinsky read a letter
that he had received from the A. S.
Hike Co., of Chicago and in which
they offered to furnish the capital for
the city to purchase or erect a water
plant, the same to be repaid by rev
enue water bonds. This was turned
over to the fire and water committee
for their further investigation and
action.
The claims committee through
Chairman E. A. Webb had a large
number of matters to come to the
attention of the council. A resolu
tion cancelling the city lien of resi
dence properties of Lena Hansell and
L. E. Lancaster were read as the
owners desired to pay taxes and keep
up all further payments.
The claims committee also report
ed that Omaha parties that had prom
ised to bid on the tax owned building
just west of the Egenberger store,
had failed to appear. The city attor
ney was Instructed to start action at
once to have the property vacated and
the city enter into the same and eith
er sell or rent the building.
The claims committee also asked
that steps be taken to have persons
in possession, of property sold for
taxes, prevented from tearing down
buildings or made to pay for them.
The-claims committee also present
ed a list of fifteen properties In all
sections of the city on which the
claims for foreclosure are due and the
council authorized the committee and
Attorney J. A. Capwell to start action
at once to get these into decree and
the city in a position to dispose of
them.
The council received a communica
tion from Dr. O. Sandin, chief of the
fire department, asking for the allow
ance of funds for his attendance at
the state volunteer fire department
convention as provided by law. The
council voted to allow not over $25
for the expense.
The L. W. Egenberger agency re
ported the sum of $26.07 collected
for rent of city property and which
had been turned over to the city
clerk.
The report of Fire Chief O. Sandin
was received and which showed fires
at a small garage on Third street as
well as the Stewart residence on
North 4th street.
The Jihting committee of the
council recommended to have a new
electric overhead light installed at
6th street and Avenue F, which was
adopted by the council.
The resignation of Mrs. Herman
Thomas, member of the Roosevelt
ball committee was received and the
resignation was accompanied by her
report as secretary-treasurer, show
ing a balance of $24.25 in the treas
ury. Mayor Lushinsky announced
the appointment of Mrs. James G.
Mauzy as the new member of the
committee, other members being L.
S. Devoe and Mrs. E. A. Webb.
The discussion of safety signs and
measures for the vicinity of the city
schools as well as avenues where chil
dren travel, was then brought to the
forefront by Superintendent L. S. De
voe, who was in attendance and dis
cussed with the council the matter of
having temporary signs for stops and
slow, which could be placed on the
streets during the time that children
are going to schools as well as at
times when school is dismissed. The
city had already ordered the word
Slow" in large letters painted on
the paving near the cross streets over
the avenues. The suggestion was of
fered that on high school hill the
portable signs have "stop" for the
east bound traffic and "slow" for
the west bound, as it would be al
most Impossible to stop on the steep
hill. ,
The finance committee of the coun
cil recommended" the following "claims
and which were .ordered paid by the
council:
Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power
Co., overhead st. lights $243.95
George Taylor, street work 17.05
George Taylor, same . 40.00
V.. Drovacek, same 25.55
Ivan Taylor, same 7.80
Ivan Taylor, tractor operator 18.00
Ivan Taylor, work with team 45.90
John Kubicka, street work 36.40
John Kubicka, same 19.95
H. L. Kruger. paint 19.95
Frank Detlef, cleaning fur
nace .70
Plattsmouth Water Corp., hy
drant rental 483.96
Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power
Co., change light 2.80
Bates Book Store, office sup
plies 1.25
Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power
Co., light at city hall 1.34
Duplex Mfg. Co., cutting edge
for tractor 9.60
Turner Battery Co., battery
for fire dept. 1.00
Platts. Fire Dept., six nozzle-
men 9.00
Platts. Journal, printing 27.75
John Boetel, burying one dog .60
John Boetel, drayage .50
Kroehler Hardware Co., sup
plies 11.60
Anderson Co., supplies, fire
dept. 23.60
Dr. O. Sandin, draying, fire
dept .75
John Iverson, labor 3.15
John L. Tidball, supplies 52.75
Joe M. Hiber, installing gas
heater 8.50
Chas. Gradoville, street wk. 34.30
McMaken Transfer Co., 4 bbl.
asphalt 36.00
W. A. Swatek, gas heater 11.50
E. J. Rlchey, material and
supplies 72.15
DEPART FOR LODGE MEET
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning Mrs. Freeman Mc
Farland and Miss Bertha Ellington
departed for Omaha and from where
they will go to York to attend the
Rebekah assembly being held there
this week. Mrs. Freeman is the dele
gate from the local lodge. The meet
ing will bring together many of the
notable leaders of the Rebekah lodges
of the state. While at York they will
visit the Odd Fellows home, one of
the largest in the state.
NEBRASKA GUEST ENTERTAINED
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Greene, Jr. en
tertained on Saturday evening at
their home in Lake Worth, Florida,
honoring their niece, Mrs. Floriece
Fiala of Omaha, Nebr., who 13 spend
ing a few weeks in Florida.
Other guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight A. Propst, Neil Wilson
Pronst. Elvln Greene III. Mrs. Dor
othy McDanlel and Miss Kathryn
Mae Sindelar, also of Omaha, Nebr.
Palm Beach Post.
Winters teen
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Fine Meeting
Fine Program Is Presented Tuesday
Evening: at Wintersteen School;
Miss Whelan Talks.
The Parent-Teachers association of
the Wlntersieen Hill school Tuesday
evening had a most delightful even
ing of entertainment at the school
and in which a very excellent pro
gram was offered.
The committee In charge had pre
pared the program that afforded
much pleasure and opened with a
vocal solo by Miss Dorothy Ann Will,
who was accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. J. R. Reeder, the talented
little lady giving a very fine number.
Miss Rachel Robertson, one of the
well known young musical entertain
ers of the city, gave a pleasing vio
lin solo and had as her accompanist
Miss Jean Knorr.
The chief feature of the evening
was the talk given by Miss Jessie
Whelan of the high school faculty
which covered the present Italian-
Ethiopian situation and was very
ably presented and showed a great
deal of stury on the history and af
fairs of the two nations that are now
engaged in warfare that is affecting
to more or less extent the entire
world, threatening the peace of sev
eral nations. The address was one
that-all appreciated and left with a
clearer appreciation of the present
situation in the old world.
JUNIOR PLATTERS WIN
The Platter second team seems to
have got the old winning habit, as
they took the second string Weeping
Water team Tuesday afternoon by the
score of 13 to 6, la a very flashy pass
ing attack that the visitors were un
able to check.
The Plattsmouth team opened with
their score in the first quarter which
was the result of a well placed pass
from Joy Miller to Raymond Wooster,
who was off and over for the nteded
six points. The try for the extra point
was not good.
Weeping Water with a series of
line smashes and short runs were
able to bring the ball down to the
Plattsmouth zone and where their
line plays carried the ball over for
the needed points to tie the Platters.
In the last of the fourth the Plat
ters again uncorked a clever passing
attack that gained them much ground
and culminated in a pass from Woos
ter to Miller, this time and the ball
was over for the touchdown and the
locals out in front. A pass for the
extra point was good and left the
score at 13 to 6.
The junior Platters are expecting
to visit Weeping Water next week,
later to entertain the South High
freshmen here at Athletic park.
TO LOCATE AT HASTOJG3
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mullen and
family, who have made their home
here for the past few years are ex
pecting to move from this city the
ilrst of the next week for Hastings,
Nebraska. Mr. Mullen has Leen given
the Hastings territory for the large
wholesale firm of Marsh & Marsh of
Omaha, well known in Nebraska and
western Iowa, and have a very good
business and the Hastings assignment
is one of the best that the company
has.
Mr. Mullen has spent the pust two
weeks in the Lincoln offices of the
company and his excellent work has
won him the promotion to the mid
state territory of the firm.
The family have been remaining
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mullen and expect to leave for
their new home Sunday if possible.
VISIT HERE SUNDAY
Mrs. Belle Stoner of Glenwood and
Miss Laura Grassman of Omaha were
in the city over Sunday as the guests
of relatives and with the members of
the family circle were dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hillard
Grassman on west Marble street.
. George A. Kaffenberger wa a visi
tor In Wymore Sunday where he was
a guest of Rev. and Mrs. Adrain Ed
gar, the latter a daughter of Mr. Kaffenberger.