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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1936.
NO. 42
Plattsmouth
Young Folks Wed
at Papillion
Miss Eleanor Black and Mr. Earl
Winscott Married Sunday by
County Judge Collins.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Myers,
Mrs. Hallie Marshall, Mrs. G. J. Win
scott, motored to Papillion in com
pany with Miss Eleanor Black, daugh
ter of Mrs. Marshall and Mr. Earl
Winscott, where the marriage of Miss
Black and Mr. Winscott took place,
the marriage lines being read by
Cohnty Judge Collins of Sarpy coun
ty. The bride wore navy blue with
white accessories and a corsage of
pink sweat peas and pink rose buds.
The groom wore a dark business
suit.
Following the wedding tte party
returned to Plattsmouth where a
triple reception wxs held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Marshall, hon
oring Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winscott,
Mr. aDd Mrs. Robert Green and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Black, all of whose
marriages have occurred In the last
few days.
The afternoon and evening was
spent in visiting and enjoying the
delightful surroundings of the Mar
shall home with dainty refreshments
served at an appropriate hour to add
to the enjoyment of all of the family
group and close friends.
Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. John Micin and son, Robert,
Mrs. Edna Jones and son, James, Mrs.
John Weiland, Mr. and Mrs. O. Wil
cox and family, Miss Margie Linde
man, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Black, Mr.
J. L. McKinney, Mrs. G. J. Winscott,
Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Myers and family,
Mr. George Winscott, Miss Frances
Griffin, Mr. Harry Winscott and
daughter, Mary, "Mr. L'V. Egenber
ner, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edwards.
Guests from Omaha were Mr, "nnd
Mrs. Charles Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Green, Mr. and Mrs. Gotts
chalk. Miss Helen Green, Harry
Kokscie, Mr. and Mrs S. Allen and
daughter, Lois, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Miller, Bud McKannon.
Both of the newlyweds are well
known here where they have grown
to manhood and womanhood, the
bride a daughter of Mrs. Hallie Mar
shall, and a graduate of the class of
1934 of the Plattsmouth schools. The
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Winscott, long time residents here
and also received his education in
the local schools. Mr. and Mrs. Win
scott will receive the hearties well
wishes of their friends In the com
munity for a very happy wedded life.
MARRIED AT COLUMBUS
The marriage of Mrs. Frances V.
Meisinger and Mr. James Brown of
this city, took place at 4:30 Satur
day afternoon, June 27th, at the
residence of the Rev. A. F. McFar
land, pastor of the Methodist church
at Columbus.
The wedding was very quiet and
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party motored to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Forbes, the
latter a daughter of the bride, for
merly Miss Grace Welch.
A delightful wedding dinner. had
been arranged by Mrs. Forbes that
was very much appreciated.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Mr.
and Mrs. Forbes will depart for
southern California the first part of
July with the expectation of making
their future home on the west coast
The many friends here will Join in
extending their best wishes to the
newlyweds and for their future hap
piness and success.
The bride has long made her home
in this city while the groom has been
a resident here for the past several
years, engaged in Missouri river im
provement work.
MAKES A GREAT RECORD
Frank Horsack, one of the crack
golfers of thl3 section, was at Nebras
ka City Sunday and to show that the
weather was not the only thing hot
Frank shot over the course there in
68, two below par. This is one of
.the first tries this season for Mr
liorsack and Indicates that the for
ler southeastern champ is still hit
ig at a good pace. ' '
TIES SAILOR-KNOTT
Late Saturday night Dr. H. G. Mc
Clusky, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, was aroused from his
slumbers with the request that he
perform a wedding ceremony and the
worthy pastor to accommodate the
young people proceeded to arise and
give the official blessing of the
church on their wedded life.
The parties married were Irene A
Knott and Raymond F. Sailer, both of
Omaha and who following the wed
ding ceremony motored back to their
home where they will make their
future home.
Shrine Band
Presents Concert
at Masonic Homi
Well Known Omaha Musical Organ
ization Serves to Entertain
Home Folks Sunday.
The band of Tangier temple of the
Shriners, was heard In a most de
lightful concert on Sunday afternoon
at the lawn of the Nebraska Masonic
Home and which was enjoyed by a
large number, despite the' intense
heat that prevailed.
The band was directed by Dr. Floyd
Williams and the program given was
one that was most thoroughly enjoy
ed and embraced many of the most
popular of the standard numbers from
the best known band compositions.
In the program was such fine se
ections as the "Waltz Espana," the
"Light Cavalry" overture, the stirring
"American Patrol" and the favorite
"Gems of Stephen ster."
A large party V accompanied th!e
band and who tof, the occasion to
visit friends at the Home and look
over this flue fraternal home.
DEATHS AT MASONIC HOME
Last evening at the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home occurred the death of
Etna C. Strimple, who has been a
resident of the home since December
10, 1935. The deceased was born in
Huron county, Ohio, July 27, 1860,
and was admitted to the Home here
from Republican lodge No. 98. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Maude Nickelsen, of Ontario, Califor
nia, and one son, Ross Strimple, the
place of whose residence is unknown.
The body was taken to the Horton
Funeral home, where the last rites
will be conducted Tuesday afternoon
at 2:?0. Plattsmouth lodge No. 6
will conduct the services and inter
ment will be in the Masonic plat at
Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Kent, 72, died this
morning at the Masonic Home, where
she has resided since May 20, 1935.
She was born at Wanpaca, Wiscon
sin, June 13, 1864, and while living
in Nebraska has resided in the west
ern part of the state, at Scottsbluff
and Mitchell, being admitted to home
from Robert W. Furnas lodge No.
261, r? Scottsbluff. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Pearl Young,
of Mitchell, Nebraska, and one son,
John Kent, of Columbus, as well as
several grandchildren. The body was
taken to Omaha today by the Haynes
funeral home and prepared to be
taken to Mitchell for burial beside
the husband who passed away in
1935.
TO VISIT IN CITY
From Monday's Dally:
This afternoon Mrs. Albert Deegan
and daughter, Joan, and Mrs. Homer
Moore of Chicago, arrived in the city
to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs
T. M. Patterson. Mrs. Deegan is a
dauEhter of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson
and Mrs. Moore will be more familiar
ly remembered here as the former
Miss Antonia Kessler, who was one of
the outstanding musicians of the city
during her residence here.
ADDS TO GOLF RECORD
Sunday while Dr. R. P. Westover
was playing over the golf course at
the Country club, he added to his
laurels by making a hole in one, one
of the ambitions of a golfer and
which makes the third time that Dr
Westover has gained this distinction
since starting golfing. The hole Sun
day was made on No. 8 while those
in the past were on No. 2 and No. 6.
Henry H. Iske
Laid to Rest in
Rural Cemetery
Services Held This Afternoon at the
Union Church Near Ft. Crook;
Interment at That Place.
From Tuesday's Dally:
The funeral services for the late
Henry H. Iske, long time Sarpy coun
ty resident, were held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the Union church
in the community where he had so
long made his home and the inter
ment was made at the cemetery near
by the church. There were a very
large number in attendance at the
services for, this lifetime resident of
that community.
Mrs. Hal Garnett and Frank A.
Cloidt of this city with Mrs. O. C.
Hudson as the accompanist, furnished
the musical numbers at the service,
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and
"Rock of Ages," being given as duet
numbers and Mr. Cloidt gave as a
solo, "No Night There."
Henry H. I3ke was born at La
Platte, Nebraska, January 4, 1863,
when that place was still a trading
post for the settlers in the widely
scattered territory to the west and in
that community he spent his early
days, his parents, Henry and Mary
Iske, "having been among the early
settlers of that section.
Mr. Iske on April 22, 189 6, at
Papillion was married to Miss Cora
Haddon, who is left to mourn his
passing as well as five daughters and
five sons, Nellie, Matie, Edith, Grace,
Ruth, Earl, George, Lloyd, Roy, and
Claude.
Mr. Iske had not been in the best
of health for the past month but was
not considered critical and his pass
ing last Friday came as a great shock
to the members of the family circle.
WINS AN ACQUITTAL
From Tuesday's Daily.
This morning Charles Lamphere
was arraigned on a long standing
charge of assault and battery on
Claude Landis, who it was claimed
had been beaten up by Lamphere last
April near the O. K. garage on Wash-
ingto navenue.
The plea of not guilty was made by
the defendant and the court ordered
the testimony to be given by the state
and the defendant.
Mr. Landis, the complaining wit
ness, stated that the defendant had
struck him in the face and caused
the blackening of his eyes, that the
defendant had at the time been ac
companied by Bert Lamphere.
The defendant denied that he had
struck Landis and the only part that
he had In the fight was in pulling
his brother, Henry, off of Landis and
that the blows had been struck by
Henry. He also stated that Bert
Lamphere was not along at the time
and that Landis had called him Bert
several times by mistake.
The testimony of Lamphere was
sustained" in the evidence of a passer
by who testified that he had- seen
Charles Lamphere attempting to get
his brother off of Landis, that Charles
had not struck a blow that he had
seen.
There being no sustaining evidence
that Charles had struck any blows in
the affair he was released by the
court from further custody on the
charge as preferred.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Edward Stewart, who has been at
the Methodist hospital at Omaha for
the past ten days recovering from
the effects of a very serious accident,
was allowed to return home Monday
afternoon to recuperate here. The
lad has stood his severe ordeal in
excellent shape, altho he has lost
several of his fingers as the result of
the explosion of a dynamite cart
ridge. His eyes are still in serious
shape and it will be necessary for
him to return later to the hospital
to have these cared for and a pos
sible operation.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this means of ex
pressing my thanks to my friends
and neighbors for their kind sym
pathy during the recent illness and
death of my sister, Sarah Stones.
John W. Stones, Murray, Nebr.
SUFFERS ILLNESS
Fred Kehne, one of the old and
highly respected residents of this
city, suffered a fainting spell Sunday
evening on Main street while pre
paring to go to his home on Granite
street. Mr. Kehne was given medical
aid and rallied from the attack suf
ficient to be taken on home. He has
been taken to the home of a son on
the farm west of this city to be cared
for until well over the effects of the
attack.
Stranger Loses
Leg in the Union
Railroad Yards
Seeks Shelter from Rain Under Box
Car and Has Leg Cut Off Be
neath Wheels of Car.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Paul Noel, 40, claiming his home
as Bloomfield, Illinois, suffered the
loss of his left leg late last night in
the Missouri Pacific yaids at Union.
The unfortunate man had been
caught in the rain and apparently
crawled under the box car to escape
from the rain and while there had
evidently fallen asleep and slumbered
on until awakened by the crash of
the cars and the loss of his leg under
the wheels.
The switch engine came on duty
during - the night and started in
switching the car around over the
yards and kicked several in on the
track where Noel was resting beneath
the box car.
The accident was discovered by the
railroad men and the injured man
taken on into Union and later was
taken by Marshal Land to Nebraska
City where he was placed in the St.
Mary's hospital for treatment and
care.
WORKING: ON DEGREE
R. Foster Patterson, former prin
cipal of the Plattsmouth high school,
and now in the department of his
tory of Tarkio college, is now study
ing in the graduate school of the Uni
versity of Colorado at Boulder. This
is the third summer that Mr. Pat
terson has carried on his work for
master's degree at the University
of Colorado. Mr. Patterson also has
been asked to assist in the depart
ment of history and political science
in which he is working for his de
gree. Mrs. Patterson and the children
are also enjoying the summer at
Boulder and the whole family are ex
pected in Plattsmouth in August for
a short visit and to get the Tarkio
students here arranged for the com
ing term.
RALLY DAY PROGRAM
Sunday was rally day at the Meth
odist church and a very fine program
was given by the young folks of the
Sunday school who were the enter
tainers of the day. There were songs
and recitations given by the young
people of the primary, beginners and
junior departments of the school that
furnished a most Interesting array of
talent.
The service was also marked by the
baptism of a number of infants by
the pastor, Rev. V. C. Wright.
The church was most attractively
arranged in decorations of the sum
mer flowers to add their touch to the
scene.
RETURNS FROM THE SOUTH
D. F. Sumner, Missouri Pacific
agent, returned home Sunday from a
visit to his old home at Greenville,
Kentucky, where his parents reside.
as well as making a short stay at St.
Louis on his return and visiting the
headquarters of the railroad. Mr.
Sumner reports that the conditions
in Kentucky are very dry and hot
and rain is badly needed to save the
crops.
LEAVES FOR OREGON
From Monday's Daily
Edward Rice and family and
George Rice departed this morning
for Oregon where they are to make
their home in the future. The party
will follow the historic Oregon trail
of the early fifties to the west and on
reaching the famous Hood river val
ley they plan to locate.
Former Resi
dent of This City
Dies from Fall
Mrs. Robert M. Shanahan, Member of
Pioneer. Family of This City,
Dies at Nebraska City.
The death of Mrs. Robert M. Shan
ahan, 78, former Plattsmouth resi
dent, occurred Monday at the St
Mary's hospital at Nebraska City,
where she has been since a fall twelve
days ago and which resulted in the
fracture of her hip that has proved
fatal.
She was born in Owensboro, Ken
tucky, in 1860, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Winscott, coming
west with the parents when they lo
cated at Plattsmouth, where she spent
her younger years. She was married
in this city in 1878 to O. L. Joiner,
and to them five children were born.
The family moved to Nebraska City
forty-eight years ago and have since
made their home in that city. She
was married to Robert M. Shanahan
in 1903 at Sidney, Iowa. Mr. Shan
ahan survives her and resides at
Boonville, Missouri.
George and Leanna Ellen Joiner,
children by her first husband, died
several years ago. Surviving children
by her first husband are: O. W.
Joiner and O. R. Joiner, both palnt-
cvs in Nebraska City, and H. L. Joiner
a tailor in Lusk, Wyo.
Mrs. Shanahan had one child by
her second husband. He is Joseph
Shanahan, an employe in an Omaha
packing house.
She is a sister of George Winscott
of this city and has often visited here
with the brother and family.
HONOR FATHER
Father's Day was surely a liappy
event to Mr. S. Y. Smith as Mrs.
Smith had planned a surprise for him
by having all the children come home.
All were present but Mrs. A. D. Horn
of Washington, D. C. It surely was
a happy gathering with planty of
ice cream, cake, and fried chicken
for all.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Royal Smith and children, Margaret
and Delores of Mynard; Mr. and Mrs.
Vearl Smith of Murray; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Baker and children, Bette Ann,
Jackie and Bonnie Belle, of Union;
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wilson and chil
ren, Teddy, Richard and Lois Pearl
of Dunbar, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. John
Bond and children, Pattie Jean and
Shirley Joyce, of Nehawka; Mr. and
Mrs. Sterling Harris of Union; Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Srb and Jimmie of
Omaha; Miss Lela of Lincoln, Shel
don, Stuart of Union; also Mrs. Mar
garet Gobelman and Mrs. Dale Mc
Intire and daughter. Sue Carol of
Omaha, and the guest of honor, Mr.
S. Y. Smith and Mrs. Smith.
FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
From Monday's Daily:
This morning a complaint was filed
in the county court by County At
torney W. G. Kieck, against C. D.
Jacques, who was charged with reck
less driving. The defendant was
charged with running into the rear
of a car parked near the Wimpy Inn.
The defendant entered a plea of
guilty to the charge and was given
a fine of $15 and costs for the of
fense. SUFFERS INJURED EYE
From Monday's Daily:
This afternoon shortly after the
resumption of work on the removal
of the sidewak at the Hotel Platts
mouth, Marion Taylor was injured. A
piece of rock chipped off and struck
him in the right eye and caused a
cut on the eyeball. The injured man
was sent to the office of a physician
where the injured member was dress
ed and he made as comfortable as
possible.
FORMER RESIDENT ILL
George Dodge, for many years a
resident of Plattsmouth, is not in the
best of health at his home in Omaha
and is now under medical care. The
many old friends of Mr. Dodge will
regret to learn of his condition and
trust that he may be able to . rally
from the effects of the illness.
GETS INTO DIFFICULTIES
From Tuesday's Dally
Herman Down, who has been
around the city for the past two
weeks, last evening Imbibed too free
ly of the drink that cheers and as
the result this morning awoke in
the city jail. He had fallen asleep
in one of the doorways along the
main drag of the city and was es
corted by the police to jail to rest up.
He was arraigned this , morning be
fore Judge C. L. Graves in the police
court and drew down a fine of $10
and costs.
Family Gath
ering at Sam
Gilmour Home
Picnic Party Held at Pleasant Coun
try Home and Enjoyed by a
Very Large Number.
Sunday, June 28 was the occasion
for the relatives and friends to meet
at the home of Sam Gilmour for a
family reunion and picnic dinner.
The afternoon was spent with con
versation and a trip was made to the
river to view the new construction
work being done on Mr. Gilmour's
place.
Those who helped to celebrate the
day were: Mrs. Mira McDonald, Mrs.
Etta Moore and Margaret, Mrs. Mary
Hessenfiow, Harold and Jimmy, Alice
and Ruth French of Council Bluffs,
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hild and family,
Mrs. E. W. Behrend and children of
Fort Collins, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Hansen, Gwendolyn, Dale and
Rollln, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Humble of
Lincoln, Mrs. Hansena Hansen, and
the guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Gilmour, Billie and Robert.
GIVE FRIENDS SHOWER
Some two weeks ago Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Tigner, residing in the vicinity
of Union, had the misfortune to have
Uieir home destroyed by fire and
which swept away the household ef
fects of the family.
Tuesday the friends and neighbors
for many miles around gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Wolfe with Mrs. Earl Wolfe assist
ing the hostess.
The friends had been advised of
the shower for the Tigner family and
they came with many articles for
the home that will be a fine help
in getting the Tigner home again or
ganized.
This was the demonstration of a
fine spirit and most gratefully ap
preciated by the Tigner family as
remembrances of the kind friends and
old neighbors.
Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostesses at an appro
priate hour to add to the pleasures of
the occasion.
BOYS GET IN TROUBLE
Tuesday shortly before noon Chief
of Police Libershal was called to the
Black & White store where a party of
three boys had been detected in tak
ing a number of articles. The boys
were rounded up and the articles re
covered and the trio taken by the
chief before Judge C. L. Graves. It
was not desired to press the case
against the boys but they were given
a suspended Judgment until next
week when the court will check up
on their conduct in the meantime.
DEATH OF AGED LADY
from Wednesday's Dally
Mrs. Hattie Dillihay, a long time
resident of this community died this
morning at the home of her nephew,
Everett Wiles, with whom she has
been making her home for some time
The body is at the Sattler funeral
home to await the funeral arrange
ments which will be announced later
A more extended obituary of Mrs
Dillihay will appear later in the
Journal.
LEAVE FOR THE EAST
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herold
departed for the east where they will
enjoy an outing at Westport, Conn.,
at the Pfeiffer country estate and
where also the Misses Mia and Bar
bara Gering are spending the greater
part of the heated period.
National Farm
Loan Association
Announces Rate
Interest Rate on Loans to Continue
to Be 3Vjj Fer Cent During
the Coming Year.
Farmers holding Federal Land
bank loans through the Alvo Nation
al Farm Loan association of Alvo,
Nebraska will continue to pay 35a
per cent interest during the coming
year, according to Carl D. Ganz, sec
retary-treasurer of the farm mort
gage association.
Mr. Ganz has just been notified
that congress has amended the farm
credit laws to extend the low rate to
July 1, 1937. Under the previous law
the 3 rate would have expired June
30 this year. The amendment was
approved June 25.
Extension of the 3 rate means a
material saving to the 293 farmers
belonging to the Alvo association.
the secretary-treasurer said. He esti
mated the saving to borrowers at
$9,000.00, as compared to what they
would pay at the regular contract
rates of their loans. The associa
tion's books show $1,801,100.00 out
standing in Federal Land bank loans.
The 3 rate applies only to Fed
eral Land bank loans. There is no
change in the 5 per cent on land
bank "commissioner" loans, a3 fixed
n the original farm credit act of
1933.
In notifying Mr. Ganz of the con
tinued low rate, Charles McCumsey,
president of the Omaha land bank.
said that under the new law borrow
ers on July 1, 1937, will resume pay-
ng Interest at the rates at which
thJir loans were originally written.
The temporary interest reduction
provided by congress does not change
the contract rate of any land bank
loans, it was pointed out. Farmers
who obtain new loans at the present
contract rate of 4 per cent will get
the benefit of the 3 per cent in
terest during the year ending July
1, 1937. After that date, new bor
rowers, like all other borrowers, will
pay the rate at which their loans
were written.
SIDEWALKS OF PLATTSMOUTH
The next few days will see the final
completion of the sidewalk on Sixth
street from Vine to Pearl and which
covers all but a half a block in the
new paving district. The walks are a
nice piece of work and will give that
part of the city a fine modern side
walk that has been well made and
will last for many years. The walks
were made possible by the WPA that
has supplied the workmen for tho
job while the property owners have
bought the material that has been
used in the walks and which cut
down materially the cost of putting
in the walks. The men that have
been working on the Job proved good
mechanics in the concrete laying and
finishing and have a fine Job to their
credit.
While the paving and sidewalks
have taken considerable time in con
structing the work has proven the
means of employment to a consider
able force of men and brought a neat
sum into the community in wages.
CAR CATCHES FIRE
From "Wednesday's Dally
A cigarette butt, carelessly tossed
on top of an auto parked east of the
Journal building, came near causing
a fire this noon. Fortunately for the
owner of the car, a lady passing no
ticed the smoke that seemed to be
coming from inside the car. She se
cured assistance and a closer exam
ination revealed the fact that a cigar
ette butt was causing the trouble and
the fire that was smouldering on the
roof was put out with a bucket of
water and caused little damage.
GOES ON VACATION
From Wednesday's Daily
This morning Dr. and Mrs. L. S.
Pucelik and sons, Tom and Jerry,
with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ofe and son,
Carl, departed for Minnesota where
they will have a srort vacation and
enjoy fishing at the lakes la that
popular resort country.
Phone news Items to No. 6.
