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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936.
NO. 44
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Red Cross
Opens Swimming
Classes Today
One Hundred and Sixty-Five are
Registered at Noon for Course
at Merritt Beach.
From Monday's Dally:
The course of swimming and life
saving lessons sponsored by the
American Red Cross was opened to
day at the Merritt beach north of
this city, as per announcement prev
iously made in the Journal. The Casg
County and Plattsmouth chapters of
the organization are jointly respon
sible for bringing this course of in
struction to Cass county.
Up to noon today, there had been
1C5 of the boys and girls of the
community registered at the office of
Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans, local secre
tary, and practically all of these are
at the beach today enjoying to the
fullest the opportunity that is offer
ed in this course of instruction.
D. C. Chesneau, of Omaha, an ex
pert swimmer and lifesaver, who was
here two years ago, is in charge of
instruction again this year and will
be assisted by a group of the older
and more experienced swimmers as
life guards and instructors, insuring
every care of the inexperienced who
may wish to take up the course.
Trucks were on hand at the court
house today to take out the children
who were without transportation and
many of the parents who had child
ren going, took part of the crowd of
delighted youngsters out to the
beach, recalling to memory the days
when they too were ever anxious to
get out to the "old swimming hole."
These swimming instructions are
responsible for cutting down the loss
of life from drowning by teaching
boys and girls to swim and thus be
able to care for themselves In the
water under any condition.
It is expected that a large number
will be enrolled by Tuesday for the
big water festival and training pro
gram. VISITS AT OLD HOME
From Monday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kaufmann of
Seattle, Washington, arrived In the
city this morning for a visit at the
home of Miss Marie Kaufmann, sister
of Mr. Kaufmann, as well as with
the many old friends. Mr. Kaufmann
made. his home here in his boyhood
days and in the time pa3t was a car
rier of the Journal while he was at
tending school. When the war broke
out in 1917 he enlisted and was one
of the youngest to go from here as
he was but sixteen years of age; later
he Joined the navy and had the op
portunity of seeing a great deal of
the world including Australia and
New Zealand. Since quitting the
navy he has been living on the west
coast, having a this time a fine posi
tion with the Associated Oil Co., at
Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Kaufmann are
enjoying a vacation and are motoring
through to Chicago and the east after
a visit here with the relatives.
CREATES EXCITEMENT
Saturday evening shortly after 8
o'clock a colored man from Omaha
was arrested near Sixth and Main
streets following an altercation with
a local man and taken to the city
jail for investigation. It was claimed
that the colored man had drawn a
knife on the local man in their alter
cation but this was denied by the
Negro, who stated that he was trim
ming his finger nails at the time that
the trouble started and that he was
not the aggressor In the quarrel. He
was released Sunday to appear today
before Judge Graves If the other
party to the quarrel appears to push
the case, but which Is not thought
likely.
RETURNS HOME
From Monday UaHy
Mrs. Will Dean of Griswold, Iowa,
who has been here visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Hall, returned this morning to her
home after a holiday visit. Mrs. Dean
was formerly Miss Mary Hall, of this
city, a sister of Mr. Hall and will be
remembered by the older residents of
the city.
HAS SINUS OPERATION
Miss Laura Grassman was operated
on Sunday at the Immanuel hospital
at Omaha for a serious sinus infec
tion that has bothered for several
days past. Miss Grassman, who is
engaged in stenographic work in
Omaha, was taken ill several days
ago with what seemed an affliction
of one of the eyes and which was
caused, an examination disclosed, by
an infection of the sinus that was
pressing on the optical nerve. She
came through the operation nicely
and it is hoped will soon be restored
to her former good health.
Heat and Quiet
Mark the Fourth
of July Here
High Heat Record of Year Set as
Residents Seek Relief in Beaches
and on the Highways.
The Fourth of July, 1936 was one
of the most quiet that has been held
in many years and aside from the
small demonstrations of the more
youthful residents there was little to
make the day unusual.
The bank, railroad shops, court
house and post office were closed for
the day and the employes along with
others sought to find a cooler spot in
the bathing beaches in this section
or in picnic parties at the parks near
this city or in Omaha and Lincoln.
The heat for the day mounted to
114, one of the hottest days since
the year of 1934 when the west lay
under the ban of another great
drouth wave. The hot wind of Sat
urday also battered against the crops
that have suffered intensely In the
last weeks.
The residents of -the community
were fortunate in the fact that there
was no serious auto crashes that
usually mark the day and the only
casualty in this section was a drown
ing near Medow when Fred Daniels,
35, of Omaha, was drowned while
swimming at the north end of the
Louisville bridge. Daniels, who was a
strong swimmer, had decided to try
and swim across the Meadow lake,
approximately 500 feet, but appar
ently was seized with cramps while
in the middle of the lake. Members
of the party with whom he was swim
ming, tried to rescue him but he dis
appeared before aid could reach him.
HOLD FAMILY REUNION
Saturday, July 4th, friends and
relatives met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Elliott and then went to
Garfield Park for a family reunion
and picnic dinner.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Elliott and family, Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Colby and family, Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Elliott and son Frank, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Elliott and daughter,
Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Elliott,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bayley and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Elliott and
son Keith and Mrs. F. W. Elliott, all
of Plattsmouth.
Out of town guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Thornton, Humboldt, Ne
braska; Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Cum-
mings, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. W. T.
Matthews and daughter, Dorella,
Denver, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. H
W. Beller and son, Frank and Ray,
Aurora, Illinois; Mrs. R. E. Elliott
and son Howard and friends. Miss
Kathelene and Madeyln McCormick,
Lincoln, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. H
J. Beherns, Louisville, Nebraska; and
Miss Helen Lennemann of Omaha.
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
The marriage of Miss Gertrude
Nora Taylor of this city and Mr.
Lloyd M. Robinson, of Tekamah, Ne
braska, occurred on Friday at the
home of Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church.
The wedding was very quiet and
attended by Mr. and Mrs. N. E.
Worthan, close friends ,of the con
tractlng parties as witnesses to the
ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Taylor of this city
where she was born and has grown
to womanhood and where she has
large circle of friends. The groom
Is engaged as a trucker between this
city and Tekamah.
Death of Old
Resident of
Plattsmouth
Mrs. Augusta Warstat Dies at Home
of Daughter, Mrs. Julian Mc
Natt, Early Today.
From Monday's Dally
This morning at 4:30 at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Julian McNatt,
occurred the death of Mrs. Augusta
Catherine Warstat, 73, following an
illness of some years when she has
been ailing, she being bedfast for
the past ten weeks, gradually grow
ing weaker until death came to her
relief.
Augusta Catherine Matschullat was
born November 26, 1862, in Skais
girren, East Prussia, Germany, where
she spent her early years and where
in 1888 she was married to Samuel
Warstat, they coming to the United
States in 1892 and has since largely
made her home in this city and where
the family has grown to manhood and
womanhood. Mr. Warstat preceded
his wife in death November 22, 1916.
To their marriage there were born
eight children, five of whom preceded
the mother in death. There are sur
viving two daughters, Mrs. Otto Pitz
and Mrs. Julian McNatt of this city,
and one son, Henry Warstat of Sacra
mento, California, also two grand
children and many nephews and
nieces.
The body was taken to the Sattler
funeral home to await the final fun
eral arrangements and the possibility
that the son who is himself ill, may
attend the services.
DROP MATCH TO DEWEY AVE.
A team of tennis players repre
senting the local tennis club were
decisively defeated by 8 matches to 1
by Dewey avenue.
Sheldon Giles continued his win
streak by defeating Thompson, 7-5,
2-6, 6-3.
Matches for the next three Sun
days are complete with Falls City
coming here July 12, Carter Lake
there the 19th and Dewey avenue
here July 26th. A tentative match
with Highland Park is also being
considered.
Results of other matches were:
Singles
Anderson (D. A.) beat Larson (P.)
7-5. 6-4.
Ridley (D. A.) beat Sayles (P.)
6-0, 6-0.
Goddard (D. A.) beat Root (P.)
1-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Watchler (D. A.) beat Comstock
(P.). 6-0, 8-6.
Cutler (D. A.) beat Mason (P.),
6-4, 6-0.
Doubles
Leeder-Bersch (D. A.) beat Larson-
Mason (P.) 6-4, 6-1.
Bailey-Martin (D. A.) beat Root-
Sayles (P.) 6-0, 6-1.
Sloan-Conner (D. A.) beat Shan-
holtz-Giles (P.) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
VISITS IN CITY
The home of Dr. and Mrs. P. T.
Heineman was the scene of a very
pleasant family gathering on Sun
day when a party of the relatives of
Dr. Heineman, including an aunt and
uncle and cousin and family arrived
here for a short visit. The party com
prised Mr. Henry Bode, uncle of Dr.
Heineman, Mrs. Ida Bode, an aunt
and his cousin, Carl Bode, wife and
daughter, Mauriel. They are residents
of Keokuk, Iowa, and are enjoying a
short vacation.
STAGE TWIN BILL
From Monday's Daily:
The Storz kittenball team of Om
aha came down last evening to enter
tain the local fans in a double header
at Athletic park, the Budweisers of
this city taking the first game of the
evening from the visitors, 13 to 8
In the last game the Storz won from
the Chevrolet team of this city by
the score of 2 to 0, in a mighty fast
and well played game on both sides,
the visitors scores being home runs
It was a fine exhibition of fielding
and pitching on the part of the play
ers of both teams.
Ward Whelan was a visitor over
the week end at Creston, Iowa, with
the Roy James famiy and on his re
turn was accompanied by Miss Betty
James, who will visit here for some
time.
RETURNS TO CHICAGO
Mrs. Homer Moore and Mrs. Al
bert Deegan and little daughter, who
have been here for the past week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Pat
terson, returned Sunday to their
homes in Chicago. Mrs. Moore spent
a short time with her brother, Her
man Kessler, at Wymore, later re
turning here where she was given
the opportunity of meeting a num
ber of the old friends. In her honor
an informal reception was given at
the Patterson home where many of
the old acquaintances dropped in to
enjoy the opportunity of meeting
Mrs. Moore, for many years a resi
dent here.
Street Work
Ceases: Men are
Sent to Quarries
Only Few Left for Final Touchup of
Sidewalk Job on 6th St. Others
Go to County Quarry.
From Monday's Daily:
The WPA project that has been
in force on Sixth street since last
November, was terminated today
when the men that have been en
gaged there were transferred to the
county rock quarry project south of
this city.
The street project has been the
means of employment to a large force
of men and has been a very excellent
relief measure in taking up the un
employment slack and while it was
checked during the extreme snowy
and cold weather of last winter, it
has been pushed when weather per
mitted, to a very successful comple
tion.
Federal funds have been used in
the payment of labor costs and the
material cost provided. !y the city and
property owners along the street to
make a very fine improvement to the
city as it removes a very bad condi
tion of the street that was a detri
ment to every motorist that was
forced to pass over it.
When the rock crushing operations
south of this city near the Gilmour
farm were closed down, the men there
were largely transferred to the street
work and gave a large force for the
work and aided in Its completion.
Now that the street work Is through
the program of rock, crushing will
again be resumed and the product of
the stone quarry made available for
use on other roads over this section
that were included in the road pro
gram approved several months ago.
SUFFERS FROM FOURTH
There were a large number of
minor injuries reported as the re
sult of the Fourth of July and the
local physicians were busy in patch
ing up damaged fingers of the youth
of the community.
Robert Grassman, while celebrat
ing at home- Saturday had a cracker
explode before he was able to drop it
and as the result the right thumb was
damaged and required medical aid.
Ronald Rebal, celebrating at the
bathing beach north of the city was
also the victim of a firecracker held
too long and had the first and middle
fingers of the right hand burned
quite severely.
FIRE THREATENS VIADUCT
The wooden viaduct on General
R. R. Livingston road that connects
Third and First streets, was threat
ened seriously Saturday night from
destruction by fire as the result of
firecrackers setting fire to a dried
grass patch near the west end of the
viaduct. The grass was burning
rapidly and had not the1 alarm been
turned In when it was, the blaze
would have reached the wooded struc
ture nad which with its creosoted
timbers would have caused a bad
fire. The members of the fire depart
ment were able to get the fire out
without any oss, however.
VISIT WITH RELATIVES
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson had
as their guests over the week end,
Attorney E. O. Jones and son, Enos
Gray Jones, of Sioux Falls. South Da
kota. Mr. Jones and son have been
frequent visitors here and have many
friends that were delighted to meet
them during the week end visit.
Teaching Force
of City Schools
Now Completed
Four New Teachers Named at Session
of the Board of Education
Held Monday Evening.
The board of education met Mon
day evening for the purpose of se
lecting a number of teachers for the
local city schools to fill vacancies
caused by resignations in the weeks
since the close of the school year.
L. L. Starrett, for several years
head of the commercial department,
has submitted his resignation to the
board of education, he having se
cured a fine advancement In being
named to the faculty of the Cheyenne
(Wyoming) high school commercial
department, a fine recognition of hi3
splendid ability in this line of teach
ing. The resignation was accepted
with great regret by the board.
To succeed Mr. Starrett, Miss Ruth
McCormick, of Lincoln, was selected.
She is a graduate of the University
of Nebraska and has a bachelor of
science degree from that school. She
has been teaching at Dunbar and
comes here very highly recommended.
For the teaching position in the
junior high school, Don Armstrong,
of Newcastle, Nebraska, was named
by the board and comes here very
highly recommended and with several
years of teaching experience. Mr.
Armstrong is a graduate of the
Wayne State Normal school and has
been teaching at Ponca, Nebraska,
as well as Newcastle from which
place he comes to the local schools.
In the grades Miss Birdie May
Johnson of Avoca, has been selected
for the position of teaching in grades
two and three of the Columbian
school. Miss Johnson is a graduate
of the Peru - state teachers college
where she received her bachelor of
science degree. She has been teach
ing in th Nehawka schools as well
as the rural schools of the county.
Miss Margaret Bauer of this city,
was elected to the position of teacher
in the grades at the Wintersteen
school. She is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Nebraska where she re
ceived her degree. She has been
teaching at Cedar Creek as well as
several rural schools of the county.
Miss Bauer is an alumni of the local
high school, a graduate of the class
of 1927.
DON'T LIKE VISITORS
The operators at the tower at
Oreapolis which is situated where
there are many snakes, have been
greatly annoyed by the snakes which
seek and sometimes get into the office
and sure are not welcome. One of
the operators had left the office for
a moment and on hi3 return found
a large snake of the Bull variety in
vestigating things in the telegraph
office. And at another time when
some railroad man was waiting for
a train to Lincoln and rushing out
down the stairs to get to the train
found a large snake, six or seven
feet long wrapped around the ban
ister of the stairway and working
itself up the stairs to the office. The
operators are not especially afraid
of the pests but it is rather uncanny
to reach for something in the dark
and grasp a snake in your hands.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Wednesday" Dally
James Mauzy, Jr., was operated on
this morning at the Methodist hos
pital at Omaha for appendicitis from
which he has been suffering for some
time. The young lad has not been In
serious condition but It was thought
best to have the operation at this
time while he was in the best phy
sical condition. He withstood the
operation in excellent shape and it Is
hoped he will soon be able to return
home and resume his usual activities.
RETURN HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sedlak of
Sedalia, Mo., returned home after a
msot pleasant visit with relatives and
friends. Betty Lou and Franklin re
mained over for a longer visit at the
home of their aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Max Vallery. Robie Utslrup
of Ashland is also spending the week
with them.
ENJOY FINE TIME
A very pleasant time was had at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rich
ardson at Mynard the 4th. Altho the
weather indicator seemed to be in
clined to go over the top it did not
mar the spirit which one is supposed
to possess on this great independence
day.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Smith, parents of Mrs. Rich
ardson, Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Simpson
and baby Marline, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lanam of Ansley, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Phillip
and Marline, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Simp
son and son, Vernon, all of Platts
mouth.
Omaha Man is
Injured at the
Bathing Beach
John Knikal, 20, of Omaha, Falls
from Swing into Shallow Water,
Sustains Severe Injuries.
Late Monday afternoon John Kni
kjal, 20, of 3519 Jefferson street,
Omaha, was seriously Injured while
at the bathing beach north of this
city, sustaining a fall into shallow
water that may result in his per
manent injury.
The young man was using a large
swing out over the waters of the
beach and from the statements of
the onlookers apparently had slip
ped on the swing and fallen before
he was out over the deeper water of
the pond, lighting on his back and
neck in the shallow waters of the
pool.
When taken from the water the
young man was apparently suffer
ing from a paralyzed condition of
his left side and it is thought sus
tained an Injury to the vertabra that
caused his condition.
The Sattler ambulance was called
and the injured man taken on into
Omaha where he was placed In the
St. Joseph hospital for observation
and treatment.
DEPARTS FROM CITY
Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roth
ert departed for Harvard, Nebraska,
for a visit there with the relatives
of Mr. Rothert and thence will go
west for a short outing in Colorado.
They will later decide on their fu
ture location after the summer out
ing. The many friends are regretting
very much to see Mr. and Mrs. Roth
ert leave this city where they have
had many warm friends in the past
years, both having been members of
the faculty of the city schools, Mrs.
Rothert, formerly Miss Alice James,
having taught in the grade schools
and Mr. Rothert in the high school,
Mr. Rothert was for thirteen years
athletic coach of the Plattsmouth
school and was one of the most popu
lar instructors that the school has
had and highly esteemed by the stu
dent body. To the hundreds of young
men that have attended school and
served under his training, "Coach"
will always be remembered and carry
with him the genuine respect and
admiration of the former students.
CHILD CAUSES ALARM
Sunday night there was a great
deal of excitement In the vicinity
west of Nehawka when a four year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Creamer,
was reported as missing. The child
was missed about 8 o'clock from the
home and at once an alarm was
given over the countryside and Sher
iff Ss'lvester notified of the disap
pearance of the child.
There was a force of some fifty of
the residents of the community as
well as the sheriff called to the scene
of action and at once a search of the
nearby country was taken up and
thoroughly covered the country. Near
the midnight hour the child was dis
covered peacefully sleeping in a ditch
some three-quarters of a mile from
the home. The child apparently had
followed a dog from the warm and
growing weary had laid down and
fallen asleep and was found safe and
unhurt and unaware of the excite
ment he had caused and was received
home with the greatest of relief after
the hours of worry.
Need for Closing
Up Gap on High
way at Elmwood
Ten Miles of Unpaved Road on No.
34 Should Be Included in Proj
ects for This Year.
There still remains ten miles of
unpaved road on highway No. 34
from Union to Lincoln, located east
of Elmwood, which should bo made
a part of the state road program and
to help complete a through line of
paving east of Lincoln.
There has been no paving work on
this highway in 1935 and now it i3
urged that the work be taken up that
this last link be completed and give
an unbroken line of pavement from
Lincoln to Union and thence north
to Omaha and to the south portion of
the state as well.
No. 34 is one of the main high
ways of the state and heavily travel
ed at all seasons of the year as was
noted here in the spring when the
bridge over the Salt Creek forced the
west travel and that from Lincoln all
over this highway.
The state is now engaged la clos
ing up the gap3 in paved roads and
certainly that section of No. 34
should receive consideration at the
hands of the state highway depart
ment and make it possible to have
the work carried out this year before
another winter comes to us.
The project would not only add a
great deal to the highway sj'Stem of
the state but woul dalso be the means
of furnishing employment to a great
many men in this section of the
state.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Miss Shirley Mason observed the
passing of her fourteenth birthday
Tuesday at the home of her aunt.
Mrs. Jess Warga, on North 11th
street, where in the attractive sur
roundings of this pleasant home the
young people spent the time most
delightfully.
The time was spent in games and
dancing and in which all of the mem
bers of the party joined to make it a
long to be remembered occasion.
At the close of the evening dainty
and delicious refreshments were
served to add to the enjoyment of
the members of the party.
Those in attendance were: Mar
garet Ann Pitz, Winifred Kaffenber-
ger, Mary Helen Dill, Jacqueline Wet-
enkamp, Shirley Seiver, Marjorie
Fitch, Frances Hadraba, Wilma Swa
tek, Dorothy Ann Will. Helen Hiatt,
Germaine Mason, Allan White, Ray
mond Smock, Donald Burcham, Joe
York, Earl Pitman, Ralph Mason, Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Warga, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Mason, Shirley, Donna Fae and
Billy.
LEAVES ON VACATION
Charles K. Bestor departed Tues
day for a vacation trip in the west
and in which he expects to escape
the extreme heat in the coolness of
the Colorado country. He made his
first stop at North Platte, then con
tinuing on to Loveland, Colorado,
where he will make the main part
of his stay. Mr. Bestor expects to en
joy the time in relaxing and enjoying
the fishing and outdoor life of thi.t
section of Colorado which is one of
the favored spots of northern Colo
rado. Mr. Bestor expects to spend
several weeks in the mountain coun
try. DOING NICELY
Miss Laura Grassman, who is at
the Immanuel hospital at Omaha, is
reported as doing just as well as
possible following her recent sinus
operation. Mrs. R. A. Bates, an aunt,
Mrs. Edith B. Oakes, of Denver and
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robinson were at
the hospital last evening and were
much pleased with her progress.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Mrs. Paul Vandervoort, who has
had some trouble with her ear as the
result of a severe cold, was oper
ated on Saturday at the Immanuel
hospital at Omaha for the trouble.
It is hoped that this will clear the
ear up and restore the member to its
former excellent condition.
