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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUMTAL
MONDAY, MAY 11, 193G.
Ihe IPlattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBEASKA
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Alvo Nevs
'Mr. and Mrs. William Mickle went
to Weeping Water Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Mickle spent
Thursday morning in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Timblin mo
tored to Weeping Water Monday af
ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Bobb of Lin
coln spent Sunday at the Mark Nick
el home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Craig of Murdock
f-;tnt Sunday with Mrs. Craig's par
ents at Alvo.
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Nickel has been on the sick
list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer West and
family spent Sunday at the Oliver!
Spratt home of Douglas. .
One hundred and thirty tickets
have been disposed of for the Moth
ers and Daughters' banquet Friday
evening, May Sth.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stroemer, Mrs.
Stroemer and Miss Marie Stroemer
motored to De Witt Sunday after
noon, where they went to visit rel
atives. Miss Ruth West, of Linberg,
Wyoming, who had been visiting the
past month at the Elmer West home,
departed Wednesday for her home in
Wyoming.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Mickle and son
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
llardnock to Denton, Sunday, where
they spent the day at the Loren
Mickle home.
The Charles Roelofsz family and
the Elmer West family enjoyed a
weiner roast in the Roelofsz grove
Sunday evening. The occasion was
in honor of Miss Ruth West.
The pupils of the fifth-sixth grade
room and their teacher, Miss Mar
jorie Arn, had planned to go on a
Monday evening for an operation and
returned home Tuesday evening.
Vesta Althouse underwent an ap
pendectomy at the Bryan Memorial
hospital Friday morning. She is re
ported getting along as well as pos
sible. It is hoped that she will soon
be able to resume her school work.
Boy Scouts to Organize
A meeting for the purpose of con
sidering the organizing of Boy Scouts
in this community was held Tuesday
evening in the church basement.
Ray Meiers was elected Scoutmas
ter and Ronald McKenzie assistant
Scoutmaster
The following committee were
elected: A. B. Stroemer, chairman;
L. M. Hauptman, business manager;
H. L. Bornemeier, activity director;
Carl D. Ganz, advancement director,
and Rev. R. J. McKenzie, advisor.
Boys over twelve years of age are
eligible to join.
Senior Class is
Preparing for
Graduation Day
Sixty-two Young Men and Women
Prepare to Leave School
Days Behind Them.
Memorial Services
Plans have been made for the, an
nual Memorial services which will be
held Sunday afternoon, May 24th, at
2:30 o'clock at the Alvo cemetery.
Richard O. Johnson, of Lincoln,
will be the guest speaker at the af
ternoon program. There will be spec
ial music furnished by the school.
The band will play.
picnic Thursday evening, but a light
rain up and spoiled all their plans.
Remember, Friday evening. May
15, is the night for the Senior clas3
play, "Billie, Behave." A three act
comedy full of enough laughs to cure
the common ailments of any person.
Mrs. S. C. llardnock accompanied
Mrs. Vera Lancaster and Betty to
Lincoln when it was decided neces
sary for Betty to go to the hospital
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Sculptors designing statuary for
jthe , Texas : Centennial exposition
(at i Dallas selected Miss Helen
.Ramsey, 16-year-old high school
girl, as the possessor of the "most
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iettes attached to the exposition
s. and enlisted her as model. '
Entertained Beading Club
Mrs. August Johnson and Mrs.
Ethel Zoz entertained the members
of the Alvo Woman's Reading club at
the Johnson home Thursday after
noon, May 7.
Mrs. Joe Parsell and Mrs. S. C.
Boyles planned a very entertaining
program in keeping vnth Mother's
Day for the afternoon.
The Girls' Trio, composed of Mar
garet Jean Stroemer, Anna Lee Lan
caster and Ruth Ann Ganz, under
the direction of Miss Marjorie Arn,
entertained the ladies with a group
of songs.
Ladies Aid Society
The Ladies Aid society of the local
church met in the church basement
Wednesday afternoon, May 6, for the
regular meeting.
Because of the moving away of
Mrs. John Skinner, who was presi
dent of the society, it was necessary
to elect a new president. Mrs. Charles
Godbey was elected to serve the re
maining part of the year.
Mrs. Frank Taylor had charge of
the devotional part of the meeting.
Miss Bertha Kousin and Mesdamcs
Holmes, Mullen and Rehmeier were
the committee in charge of refresh
ments.
In two weeks the young men and
women who comprise the class of
1936 of the Plattsmouth high school,
will have bidden farewell to the in
stitution where for twelve years they
have studied and mingled with their
fellow students.
The passing of the high school
graduation will make many changes
for the students and long associa
tions since childhood days, with each
other, will drop away in the changing
paths of life. The public school is a
great example of democracy at its
best and in it the children stand on
an equality that they possibly will
not find again.
This year the graduating class will
be predominately feminine as there
are thirty-eight girls to graduate and
twenty-four boys, a larger number
than usual of the girls, as in recent
years the classes have been well
divided and a number carried more
boys than girls.
This class carries particular sig
nificance to Principal J. R. Reeder,
the class sponsor, the class having
entered the high school at the same
time that Mr. Reeder entered on his
work here and he has had them as a
part of his student body since the
day they came to school as freshmen,
four years ago.
The members of the graduating
class this year will-be as follows:
Helen E. Albert, Mildred Allen,
Kathryn P. Armstrong, Charles Eu
gene Ault, Dana R. Baird, Darlene
Edna Benedict, James W. Benedict,
Sophia Frances Bierl, Amber V.
Bomer, LaRue M. Bomer, Zella Mae
Brizendine, Bette Barbara Bulin,
Rosemarie A. Burcham, Cecil W. Carr,
Rosemary B. Cloidt, Stephen Meek
Davis, Charles Howard Dow, Mildred
Marie Dvoracek, Harvey Bernis Egg
ling, John 11. Faris, Marjorie M.
Fitch, Louise J. Fitzmayer, Wilma
A. Friedrich, Richard Karl Gahl,
Mary Ann M. Gradoville, Edward J.
Hadraba, Joseph R. Hendrix, Ralph
Michael Hennings, Mary Margaret
Henton, Grant W. Howard, Wilda
STRAWS
By the Calendar, May 10 is
official STBAW HAT DAY.
By the temperature, it's NOW
and we are ready!
Dress Straws
5G to $2
Work Straws
25$ to 75
WESCOTT'S
Personalized Tailoring
King Korn Klub Dance, Wed
nesday, Hay 13, Legion Gldg.
Barkus-Garner
Wedding Occurs
in California
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester L,
Barkus, Former Eesidents of
This City, Weds.
At a wedding ceie'orated quietly
Saturday evening, April 25, Miss
Lelia Laverne Barkus, uaugliter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Barkus, 354 S.
Mt. Vernon avenue, and John Bybee
Garner, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Garner, 1375 Glasgow avenue, were
married.
The ceremony took place at the
home of Elder I. M. Bay, of the
Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day
Saints, at 762 Seventh street. Gor
geous pink and red roses combined
with a profusion of greenery dec
orated the rooms.
For her marriage the lovely young
bride wore a frock of poudre blue
crepe trimmed with white, and with
white gloves, slippers and hat. Her
flowers were gardenias, and she wore
a lovely crystal necklace, a wedding
gift, and carried a handkerchief that
belonged to the bridegroom's grand
mother. She was attended by her close
friend, Miss Ruth King, who wore
an all while costume with white ac
cessories, and a corsage of pink rose
buds and sweet peas. Mr. Garner was
Elizabeth Johnson, Chester Lee Keil, j attended by his brother-in-law, Em-
lory Wahlsn, in the role of best man.
Only the members of the irnme-
Mothers' and Daughters' Council
Members of the Mothers' and
Daughters' council met at the home
of Mrs. Joe Vickers Friday afternoon,
May 1st.
The first part of the program was
m keeping with Mother's Day. Sev
eral club ladies took part in a little
skit representing mothers of other
races and nationalities as well as the
modern and old- fashioned mother.
The latter part of the program
was given in honor of the members
who had passed on. Previous to the
mooting a committee secured and
planted trees in the town park as a
memorial to these members. During
this part of the program the life of
these ladies was reviewed by club
members and a very pleasing eulogy
paid to each of them.
Those thus honored were: Mrs.
Anna Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Dora Sutters,
Mrs. Minnie Prouty, Mrs. Etta llard
nock and Mrs. Uptegrove.
Thelma Beatrice Kohrell, Glen E.
Kohrell, Cleda Marie Koukal, Mari-
Jane Long. Rita Ann Libershal. Fran
ces Marie Lillie, Floyd R. McCarty,
Mary Jane McClure, Eugene O. Nolte,
Viva E. Palmer, Fern Potts, Nancy
Leona Price, Anna Marie Rea, Sarah
Louise Rishel, Melvin A. Sell, C.
Walter Sikora, Martha Solomon,
Hugh Stander, Jr., Carolyn June
Sumner, Wallace M. Terryberry.
Aimee Jane Thomas, Alberta Jean-
nette Timmas, Arthur J. Warga, Don
ald J. Warga, Anna Margaret Wiles,
Grace Louise Wiles, Marian II. Wiles,
Mildred Josephine Wilson, Marjorie
Jane Wohlfarth, Imogene Worthan.
NEHAWKA WOMAN'S CLUB
Goes to Hospital
Betty Lancaster was taken to the
Bryan Memorial hospital Monday
evening, where she underwent an op
eration for the removal of her ap
pendix at about 10 o'clock that same
night. She has been quite ill, but it
is thought she is getting along as
well as can be expected. Mrs. Lan
caster remained in Lincoln to be near
Betty.
PLOW WORK A SPECIALTY
Ed Palmeto?
Alvo, Nebraska
The officers of the Nehawka Wom
an's club were hostesses at a Mother
Daughter Maytime tea at the Meth
odist church, Friday, May 1st.
Mrs. Carl Balfour presided over
the meeting.
Mrs. Eugene Nutzman led devo-
tionals with a prayer, followed by
Bible quotations oa "Mother Love."
Mrs. Herbert Kuntz and Mrs. Nutz-
man sang "My Mother's Old Bible
is True." Mrs. Harold Dodson with
her sweet voice sang "It's Maytime."
The theme of the program was "Be
hind the Footlights." Mrs. Julian
Pollard in her gracious manner pre
sented the playlet, "The Piper!"
Mrs Eugene Nutzman and Mrs.
Herbert Kuntz sang "Mother Mc-
Crea."
Prizes were awarded by the presi
dent to the youngest daughter pres
ent, the youngest mother, the eldest
mother, the mother of most children
and grandchildren, the eldest woman
without children and the most gener
ations present.
The guests were invited to the
basement of the church for tea. Mrs.
Carl Balfour and Mrs. Oren Pollard
presided at the tea table. Sweet peas
and orchid tapers formed the center
piece. The other tables were lovely
with bouquets of sweet peas and May
baskets of pastel hues.
Mrs. Julian Pollard in her charm
ing way made a ceremony of grace
before the serving of the tea.
LAID TO LAST BEST
Funeral services were held for the
late James Fitzgerald Wednesday at
the St. John's Catholic church. The
requiem mass was celebrated by
Father George Agius, pastor of the
church, with the choir of the St
John's school assisting in the mass
SUMMAGE SALE
There wlll.be a rummage sale held
at the Presbyterian church on Wed
nesday, May ISth. Sale opens at
1 P- m. mS-3td-ltw
diate families of the young couple at
tended the ceremony which was fol
lowed by an Informal reception at the
home of the bride's parents. Beauti
ful arangements of calla lilies, car
nations and roses decorated the
rooms.
The bride's table was laid with a
lovely embroidered linen cloth and
centered with the wedding cake. Tall
white candles tied with white tulle
bows and set in crystal holders were
at each end of the table.
Folloing a short honeymoon trip
Ihe bridal couple will return to make
their home in Wrightwood where Mr.
Garner is employed.
The bride was born in Casper,
Wyo., but lived the greater part of
her life in San Bernardino and re
ceived most of ,her education in the
schools here. She graduated from the
ccnior high school with the clas3 of
1935.
Mr. Garner is a native son of the
city and with the exception of six
years spent in Utah has lived all his
life here and was educated in the San
Bernardino schools.
In the company attending the re
ception and extending best wishes to
the newlywedded couple were Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Slyde of Wrightwood,
Drs. Helen andiMelville Fenton, Mr.
and Mrs. Emory Wahlen and chil
dren, Charles and Karen, Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. McReynolds and son, Wen
dell, Mrs. E. K. Becker, grandmother
of the bride, Miss Ruth King, Roy
Barkus, and the parents of the hon
ored couple. San Bernardino Tele
gram. The bride is a nieca of Mr. Frank
It. Barkus of this city and the many
old friends of the family in this city
will be pleased to learn of the' marriage.
HERE TO SPEtfD SUMMER
Mr. and Mrs. ilenry Mauzy, two of
our old and loved residents, return
ed home Friday from several months
epent in the central part of the state:.
They have been spending the winter
at Kearney, Nebraska, with their
daughter, Mrs. T. J. Todd and fam
ily. They will now resume their home
here and the many friends are de
lighted to have them back in their
midst again.
RECALLS EARLY DAY EVENTS
While in conversation with the
scribe of the Journal, George Lloyd
had to say that on the 15th of May.
1867. he with the family came to
Nebraska and to Cass county, cross
ing the river at Plattsmouth, and
distinctly remembers feeding the
team at the lower end of Main street
in Plattsmouth, and of coming to a
pond midway between where Mur
ray and Nehawka now stand where
they purchased a farm and where
the father and other members of the
family planted a crop of corn on
June 25, which was harvested and put
in an improvised crib on October
15th, all good sound corn, and this
without any of the modern machin
ery, for the corn was dropped by
hand and cultivated with a single
and double corn plow. Their only
town was Plattsmouth, which was
eight miles away, but there was no
feuces to impede their travel and only
two bridges between the farm and
Plattsmouth, the travel being in a
direct line between the home and
town. Good land could be purchased
then for $10 an acre. Mr. Lloyd men
tion a man who traded a horse for
SO acres of land and broke the same
out with two Texas steers and also
raised a good crop.
KING KORN DANCE
The dance sponsored by the King
Korn Klub is to be held! on Wednes
day evening at the American Legion
building. This is the first activity
of the club and is one of the means
for the raising of funds lor the forth
coming fall festival, it deserving the
support of all to assure a successful
time in the fall.
Committees will be out in the
business section of the city Monday
to contact the business and profes
sional people and enroll them in the
good work of promoting the King
Korn Karnival.
Wabash News
Jerry Smith commenced planting
his corn last Thursday.
W. T. Richards was looking after
some business matters at Nebraska
City one day last week.
Business called Henry Crozier of
Weeping Water to Wabash last Wed
nesday forenoon and he also enjoyed
visiting with his old friend, Shermau
JIardaway.
Louis Bornemeier, of Elmwood,
where he is manager of the Farmers
Union cream station, was looking af
ter business matters in Wabash on
last Tuesday afternoon.
Warren Richards, who believes in
getting his corn planted in time so it
will grow and mature, has completed
the planting of his crop and is now
waiting for the corn to get big enuf
to go over with the cultivator.
Fred H. Gordcr, who injured his
foot so seriously when the ankJe
turned on him as he was walking,
and who was laid up for some time
as a result, was again able to be out
the latter part of the week, although
he found it necessary to walk with
the aid of a cane.
William Rueter, who is ever rust
ling with the affairs of the farm, but
who was so ill he was not able to
go to Weeping Water to meet with a
committee that is looking after the
farming interests, had Clarence go in
his place, and the young man has
been given a position with the farm
workers.
Grovcr Lauretzen, manager of the
Farmers Union Implement company,
at Weeping Water, with his truck
came via Wabash last Wednesday
and picked up L. It. Stanley, they go
ing to Lincoln, where they secured a
quantity of goods for their respec
tive businesses, which they brought
back with them.
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Home from the East
William Langhcrst arrived home
last Monday on the early train from
an all winter's visit in Ohio, where
he visited at Xew IJreman and
Springfield. On his arrival home, he
found that the hail storm had just
broken out a number of his win
dows, which he had to have repair
ed. He had a good time while he
was away, but was glad to get back
home again.
PLATTERS AT ASHLAND
Several of the Plattsmouth high
school track squad were at Ashland
Friday to compete in the mud in the
various events that were featured on
the card of the invitation meet.
The York high school entries were
the best mudders and carried off the
meet honors with 48 '- points. The
few entries from this city were able
to annex eight point3 and secured a
first and second honor.
Earl Taylor of the Platters scored
second in the discus, while Max Seitz
was the first place winner in the
javelin.
Other local entries failed to place
in the various events.
Dale Ganz of Alvo was placed in
several of the events and kept the
west Cass county school in the running.
Phono news items to Ho. 6.
Circuses Face
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Competition From Motion Pictures and Radio Constitutes
Menace to Future of Glamorous Savdust Ring
I The sawdust ring
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F0S SALE 0E MIGHT EE-
MODEL FOE GOOD TENANT
Crick store room, 22x44, northeast
corner Gth and Pearl streets, Platts
mouth. Good location for Hamburg
er or launch Room. Fred T. Itamge
or T. H. Pollock. mll-2tw
By JEAN" ALLEN
International Illustrated News
Feature Write
NEW YORK. Another indication
of the decline of the circus as an im
portant unit of the modern enter
tainment is seen in the discouraging
reception accorded Ringling Bros.,
Barnum & Bailey circus when It
opened the 193 6 season in New York.
There are some who attribute the
poor return at tne nox on ice 10 tne
fact that the giant extravaganza,
"Jumbo" in itself a combination cir
cus and musical comedy, dulled the
edge of interest among Manhattanites
in the annual arrival of the big show.
It is doubtful whether the circus
will ever disappear as the integral
part of the entertainment world, but
is equally doubtful whether it will
in the future retain the importance
and glamor associated with it in the
halcyon days of P. T. Barnum and
John Ringling.
Movies have gone far toward cut
ting into the patronage of the saw
dust ring. Cinema versions of the
circus itself and the varied diversion
offered by the silver screen have
brought to small towns and cities a
realm cf amusement unknown in the
days when the circus and an occa
sional minstrel show were the' only
creaks in tne ordinary routine.
No More Tom Thumbs
Another factor which has lessened
interest in the circus in the fact that
about every novelty, wild animal and
freak possible has been exhibited in
tne past decade. The most able show
manship cannot replace the powers
01 auracuon wnich Tom Thumb, the
original midget, and Jumbo, the
much-heralued giant elephant, held
tor ciner generations.
An indication of the struggle for
existence winch circuses have en
dured in recent years is seen in the
fact that showmen have found it
necessary to combine to survive. Con
solidation of Rinelinir JJrns. ann
Barnum and Bailey was one step in
this direction.
A similar development has resulted
in the affiliation of several of the
smaller shows under one manage
ment, each retaining separate iden
tity but profiting by economies of
wholesale buying, co-operative book
ing and common management.
The immense costs of transporta
tion and the huge overhead involved
in operation of any circii3 of size is
another factor which makes the busi
ness a risky one. A sustained stretch
of bad weather, which hurts the cir
cus more than any other form of
amusement, takes a terrific toll from
the reserve fund.
Weather also is responsible for the
necessity of laying up the show
nearly half of the year. Only a few
of the smaller shows which tour the
south operate the year around.
The decline of vaudeville has been
another factor detrimental to the
weirare of the circus, since many of
the star perform ers of tfin Fnwflnst
ring gained their start in this fiplrt
The "easy mnnsv" r.fforr.i liv ifriiir
wood has, for the most nart. nuuln
entertainers unwilling to endure the
hardships and financial uncertaintv
of circus life.
Despite all this, however, the
youngster of today and even tomor
row need not f?ar that the circii
will disappear from existence. It has
glamor, a romance distinctly its
own, and provides a thrill which the
movies or stage can never duplicate.