Rebr. State Historical Society
vol. no. in
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1936.
NO, 70
Plattsmouth
People in Auto
Smash Sunday
Car Driven by Mrs. James G. Mauzy
Sideswiped by Track on the
0" Street Highway.
Sunday evening shortly before S
o'clock the car driven by Mrs. James
G. Mauzy of this city was sideswiped
and badly damaged by a truck, the
accident occurring on the "O" street
road north and west of Avoca.
Mrs. Mauzy was accompanied by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hallstrom, Mayor and Mrs. George
Lushinsky and James Mauzy, Jr.,
the party returning home from a
visit at Lincoln.
The Mauzy car was going slowly
as they approached and crossed a
narrow bridge not far from the rail
road crossing and had just passed
the bridge when a truck, loaded with
poles, approached from the east, and
while Mrs. Mauzy drove as far as
possible to the right of the road, the
truck driver swung his truck past the
center of the roadway, apparently
fearing to hit the railing of the nar
row bridge.
The truck or one of the poles
struck the rear part of the Mauzy
car, breaking the glass in the rear
of the car, bending back the rear j
fender and searing on the nanaies
on the rear door.
Mrs. George Lushinsky received
several scratches and small lacera
tions as the result of flying glass,
but none of these were of a serious
nature, she being the only member
of the party to suffer injury.
Officer Roy Stewart and family
were returning from Lincoln at the
time and came on the scene of the
accident a few moments after It oc
curred and assisted in bringing the
wrecked auto party on Into this city.
Elmer Hallstrom, of Avoca, a son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hallstrom,
was notified of the accident and came
out and had the car taken on into
Avoca to undergo repairs.
DR. DETWEILER SPEAKS
AT RALLY DAY SERVICES
From Monday's Dally
Dr. J. E. Detweiler, a missionary
in Japan for fifteen years, spoke yes
terday afternoon and evening at the
Presbyterian church. Dr. Detweiler is
a. member of the Foreign Missions
Board and returned recently from a
and has recently returned from a
trip around the world. The informal
discussion during the afternoon cen
tered about Japan. He told of poli
tical as well as religious conditions
in that country.
In his evening talk, he declared
that the machine age has not ad
vanced civilization. He said that
man, when in control of the power in
the modern mechanism, feels himself
to be elevated while in reality he is
not. He also stated that the desire
for speed was simply a wish to get
away from one's self. He also talked
of hi3 trip around the world and
gave highlights on conditions in
Syria, Irak, India, Japan and China.
Communion services were held in the
morning.
Children of the Sunday school pre
sented a rally day program during
the morning. Loren Allison, super
intendent, and Miss Pearl Staats had
charge.
Misses Helen Hiatt, Juaneta Sigler
and Harriet Goos sang solos. Reci
tations, exercises, and songs were
given by the various classes. Each
class of the Sunday school was rep
resented. Dr. McClusky gave a short
talk on "Christian Education" fol
lowing the program.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strough are
the happy parents of a fine seven and
a half pound daughter, born Mon
day. The mother and child are both
doing well and the event has brought
a great deal of happiness to the mem
bers of the family. Mrs. Strough was
formerly Miss Josephine Manners,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Man
ners.
Miss Laura Grassman and Joseph
Manacek of Omaha were here Sunday
to spend the day at the home of Mrs
R. A. Bates, aunt of Miss Grassman.
HERE FROM WEEPING WATER
Ed Freeman, of near Weeping
Water, was in the city Saturday,
where he spent a few hours looking
after some business matters. Mr.
Freeman reports that his family, who
have suffered from several accidents,
are now all home and gradually im
proving. A daughter was severely
burned last February and it was
necessary to have her taken to an
Omaha hospital. A short time after
the accident to the daughter, a son
fell on the handle of a pitchfork, suf
fering a very severe wound that re
quired a long stay in the hospital.
Lightning Bolt
Causes Burning
of Farm Home
Loss of Several Thousand Dollars
Caused Early Sunday Morning
at Walter Waskel Home.
Lightning striking the hay barn
at the farm of Walter Waskel, west
of this city shortly after 2 a. m.
Sunday caused the destruction of all
of the buildings on the farm save a
woodshed and brooder house, with a
loss amounting to several thousand
dollars, only partially covered by
insurance.
Mr. Waskel and a man employed
on the farm were alone at the time,
the family residing in Omaha, and
the first intimation they had of the
fire was when Mr. Waskel awoke
with the odor of smoke strong in the
room where the men were sleeping.
He arose and found that the house
was burning, the stiff wind from the
south driving the blazing wood and
hay over the vicinity where all of
the buildings were located.
The blaze grew In intensity and
the group of buildings comprising
the cow and horse barns, cattle shed
and machine shed were soon ignited
and the fire raged through the build
ings and the contents with the two
men helpless to check the blaze. The
wooden door of a cave located near
the burning buildings also caught
afire and burned.
The two men, when aroused were
able to escape only with their cloth
ing, all of the household effects be
ing destroyed as well as the con
tents of the barn, sheds and other
buildings going up in the roaring
flames. The full equipment of farm
machinery in the sheds was burned
as well as the harness and other
farm equipment
The stock on the place were for
tunately out of the barns and sheds
and escaped death in the flames.
WILL RESUME PASTORATE
From Tuesday's Daily:
Father Marcellus Agius, who has
been here for the past several weeks
with his brother, Father George
Agius, pastor of the St. John's church,
departed this morning for his parish
at RoselancT, Nebraska. Father Mar
cellus has been in poor health for
some time and was at Rochester, Min
nesota, for a short time at the clinic,
where it was found that there was
nothing dangerous in his condition.
He was accompanied as far as Lin
coln by Father George Agius and will
go on from there to his parish.
STOVE CAUSES FIRE
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning the fire department
was called to the vicinity of Fourth
and Marble streets where the frame
residence occupied by the Herrington
family was reported on fire.
An overheated stove had set fire to
the flooring in the room but little
damage was done to the building and
the blaze was soon extinguished.
The firemen on their arrival at the
house discovered that three small
children were alone in the home, of
an age that they would have been un
able to help themselves if the fire
had spread.
APPOINTED SCHOOL NURSE
Mrs. Harry K. Dwyer, formerly of
this city, has been appointed as a
nurse in the Omaha city school sys
tem and will enter on her new work
at once'. Mrs. Dwyer Is a trained
nurse and has had several years ex
perience in her professional work.
Wehrbein
Gorder Family
Reunion Sunday
Large Group Entertained at the
Home of County Commissioner
and Mrs. Fred Gorder.
Sunday the hospitable home of
County Commissioner and Mrs. Fred
H. Gorder at Weeping Water was
the scene of a most delightful gath
ering of the members of the Wehr
bein and Gorder families.
This reunion brought together
many of the descendents of two of
the old families of Cass county, who
at an early day had located in thi3
community and have had a large part
in the building of Plattsmouth and
the surroundng territory. The heads
of the families, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick Wehrbein and Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Gorder, have long since
passed away, but they have left a fine
group of descendents who have fol
lowed in the pathway of good citizen
ship and integrity set for them.
The day was featured by the fine
family dinner and the remainder of
the day spent in visiting among the
members of the party, many of whom
had not had the pleasure of meeting
for a great many years.
Those who attended were: Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Wehrbein, Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Sullivan, Dr. and Mrs. J. M.
Greene of Falls City, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred H. Gorder and daughter, Helen,
Mrs. Etta Gorder, Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Birdsley and son, Billy, of Auburn,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pitz, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Tiekotter and daughter, Janet.
Robert Painter and son, Charles, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein, Mrs. John
Bauer, Sr., and daughter, Miss Mar
garet, Mr. and Mrs. Leon L. McCarty
and son, Leon, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Leonard and son, Ray, Mrs. Nellie
Gorder, Mary Gorder, Mrs. John
Beins and son, John, John Lutz, Mr.
and Mrs. Newton Sullivan, Ralph
Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downey
and Mr. and Mrs. Rummell, Lincoln,
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Tritsch and
daughter, of Louisville.
PURCHASE LUMBER YARD
The H. A. Funke lumber yard at
Louisville, which has for many years
been conducted by Mr. Funke, has
been disposed of to the Cloidt Lum
ber Co., who are taking over the
charge of the yard and the business.
The new company which Is Incor
porating, is composed of John J.
Cloidt, A. W. Cloidt of this city and
J. W. Jones of Shenandoah, Iowa.
They have as the resident manager
of the yard, Richard Livingston, one
of the well known and popular young
men of the county.
Th3 Messers Cloidt have had much
experience in the lumber business in
which they were engaged here in
this city.
' The Louisville yard is one of the
best in that section of the county
and has under Mr. Funke been very
successful, but as he desires to quit
the business activities has disposed of
the property.
VISIT MRS. BARCLAY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barclay, of
friend, with their daughter, Miss
Mona, a teacher In the Fairmont city
schools, with Mrs. Will Woodward
of Crete and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brick,
of Omaha, were here Saturday to visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Barclay. Mrs. Woodward and Mrs.
Brick are sisters of Mrs. Barclay and
Mr. Charles Barclay, a cousin of Mr.
Barclay.
The relatives are here on account
of the serious condition of Mrs. Bar
clay who is suffering from a very
severe attack of neuritis. Her condi
tion is considered very grave.
Mrs. Barclay has been under the
care of a special nurse, Mrs. Herbert
Johnson during her illness.
DEATH OF C L STULL
From Wednesday's Dally
C. Lawrence Stull, 74, passed away
at 4 a. m. today at the home north
of this city. Funeral announcement
later, funeral under direction of Hor-
ton funeral home.
Fop high class Job printing
pnone your order to no. e.
ELECTED PLEDGE PRESIDENT
The following clipping lias been
taken from the "Daily Nebraskan" of
the University of Nebraska:
"From seven pledges named Rob
ert in the Kappa Sigma pledge class,
three of them were chosen as officers
of the class. Bob Hall was elected
president, Bob Connor was chosen
secretary, and Bob Thomas will hold
down the all important position of
treasurer."
Bob Hall is a freshman at the Uni
versity from Plattsmouth. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall.
He is studying pharmacy.
Mixed Glee
Personnel is
Announced
23 Girls and 18 Boys Selected from
Group of 102 for Sing
ing in Club.
Selections have been made for the
high school mixed glee club. The
personnel Includes 23 girls and 18
boys from the chorus groups. This
group of 41 was selected from the
enrollment of 102.
11 girls sing first soprano. They
are Mildred Knoflicek, Betty Kalina,
Maymie Schwenneker, Patricia Cloidt,
Harriet Goos, Eleanor Minor, Bhea
Edgerton, Wilma Swatek, Frances
Hadraba, Maxine Nielsen and Kath
ryn Barkus. Altos include 12 mem
bers. Marjorle Tidball, Mary Kay
Wiles, Margaret Vallery, Shirley
Seiver, Beatrice Arn, Shirley Mason,
Shirley Petersen, Helen Hiatt, Helen
Slatinsky, Shirley Jacobs, Flora
Meade, and Joan Hall.
Tenors for the glee club are Philip
Rosencrans, John Jacobs, John Tid
ball, Theodore Libershal, Richard
Cole, Donald Burcham, Granville Sig
ler, Bruno Reichstatft. Bill-Knorr,
and John Cloidt. Eight basses make
up the remainder of the 18 boys.
They are Harold Stewart, Dick Hall,
Junior Devoe, Robert Vallery, Joe
York, Raymond Wooster, Wayne
Falk, and Richard Yelick.
This group of young people will
appear before the public during No
vember. A music recital Is being
planned by Lee Knolle, director.
ATTENDS HISTORICAL MEET
From Tuesday's Daily:
Last evening Miss Olive Gass re
turned from a short vacation at Lin
coln and Crete, Nebr.
At Lincoln, she attended the meet
ing of the "Native Sons and Daugh
ters" and the State Historical So
ciety, and in conjunction with Dr.
G. H. Gllmore, president of Cass
County Historical Society, gave a re
port of the organization and work of
this newly formed society. Miss
Marie Sandoz, author of "Old Jules"
was a guest at the banquet. She Is
an earnest, serious young woman.
On Friday evening the members
had the pleasure of listening to an
address by Gutzon Borglum, sculptor
of Mt. Rushmore National Monu
ment. At the close of the convention,
Miss Gass went to Crete, Nebr., where
she was a week-end guest at the
home of her cousin, Dr. Luella Car
ter, an instructor at Doane college.
TRUCK BURNS NEAR AVOCA
From Tuesday's Dally
A Watson truck burned this morn
ing on the O St. road northwest of
Avoca after an explosion of the gas
tank. The truck, carrying about eight
tons of miscellaneous merchandise
was driven by George Hart of Lin
coln. The driver escaped from the
burning vehicle after crashing into
an electric light pole and breaking
the wires. The merchandise and truck
were completely destroyed.
CLUB VOTES ON NEW MEMBERS
From Tuesday's DaJir
New members were voted upon
by the Plattsmouth Dramatic
ciud last evening at their reg
ular business meeting in the club
rooms. The group also discussed the
presentation of a play for Book Week
and committees were appointed to in
vestigate possibilities. Sirteen at
tended. The next meeting will be
held October 19.
Plattsmouth
Masons Honor
Old Timers
Fif tv Year Awards Presented to J. L.
Hartshorn of Havelock and.
Chas. Cummins, Omaha.
Plattsmouth lodge No. G, A. F. &
A. M., Monday evening at their ses
sion honored two of their long time
members, James L. Hartshorn of
Havelock and Charles D. Cummins, of
Omaha, presenting them with fifty
year membership awards.
There was a very large attendance
of the local members, while a dele
gation of some sixteen Masons from
Havelock were present to pay honor
to Mr. Hartshorn, who for a great
many years has resided in Havelock.
The presentation was made by
William A. Robertson, deputy grand
master of the Masons of Nebraska
and who paid tribute to the members
who have for a half century been
members of the Masonic fraternity.
J. D. DeLunzer, master of the
Havelock Masons also spoke briefly
and paid tribute to the two veterans
for their excellent work and faithful
service in the ranks of the order, i
Mr. Hartshorn is a long time em
ploye of the Burlington and while a
resident here over fifty years ago was
raised in Masonry in Plattsmouth
lodge No. 6 and while he resided later
in Louisville and Havelock has re
tained his membership in the local
lodge.
Mr. Cummins is a member of one
of the early pioneer families of the
county and wa3 for many years active
in the business life of the community
here as the owner of a lumber yard.
He was raised in Masonry in 1882 in
Plattsmouth lodge and while a resi
dent of Omaha for the past twenty
years has retained his membership in
the local lodge.
Mr. Cummins is a son of John C.
Cummins, one of the charter mem
bers of Plattsmouth lodge.
Both Mr. Hartshorn and Mr. Cum
mins were born in 1858.
Among the visiting members of the
order from Havelock was John Nel
son, also a member of Plattsmouth
lodge and Richard O. Johnson, prom
inent attorney of Lincoln and candi
date for attorney general.
The members were served light re
freshments at the close of the eve
ning to bring to the completion a
most impressive occasions for the
local Masonic body.
WTNTERSTEEN HILL
WORK OPENING TO-DAY
From Wednesday's Dally
Mayor George Lushinsky an
nounced at the meeting of the East
Fourth Ward Improvement club last
evening that the surveying on the
Wintersteen Hill road will open to
day. It is expected to be completed
by Thursday after which the proj
ect will probably be approved im
mediately for the resurfacing of the
road.
800 iris bulbs have been donated
to the club by Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Tidd. Plans were made last evening
for the distribution of the bulbs to
the people of the community for
beautification. A vote of thanks was
given for this generous donation.
By-laws of the club were approved
and the club held its first official
business meeting last night. Regular
meetings are to be held on the third
Tuesday of the month.
HEAR ALVO CASE
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning the county court was
occupied in hearing the case of the
State of Nebraska, ex rel. Clarence
Schulke, vs. Mrs. Alpha Rogers. The
case involved a complaint by the
plaintiff asking that the defendant be
placed under a peace bond, as the
parties have been having disputes
over land near Alvo.
The defendant contested the com
plaint of the court after hearing the
evidence In the case ordered that the
defendant supply a $50 bond for her
appearance in the district court.
ST. JOHN'S- CHURCH
Rev. George Agius. D. D.,
J. C. D.. pastor
Beginning on Sunday, October
11th, Sunday masses will be held at
8 a. m. and 10:30 a. m.
PLAN TO ATTEND NA
TIONAL CONVENTION
From Wednesday's Da3y
St. Paul's Methodist church is hos
tess to the national convention of
Woman's Home Missionary society
which opens in Lincoln to-day. Dele
gates are expected from all parts of
United States and possessions. Mrs.
Pete Carr is taking a car Thursday.
Friday, she will take a group of the
Queen Esther girls to attend the cele
bration of their fiftieth anniversary
during the morning from 10 to 12
o'clock. A banquet will be held in
the evening at 5:30. Saturday night
the Queen Esther pageant of fifty
years will be given at the Wesleyan
Auditorium.
Woman's Club
Elects Delegates
to Convention
Discussion of Constitution Led by
Mrs. Otto Keck Programs
for Year Announced.
Mrs. James Mauzy was elected as a
delegate to the state club convention
to be held in Beatrice October 20-22
at the meeting of the Plattsmouth
Woman's club last evening. Her
alternate is Mrs. Pete Carr. Mrs.
L. S. Devoe, vice president, will also
be a representative since Mrs. Wm.
Baird, president, will not be able to
go.
Mrs. Otto Keck reviewed the back
ground for our constitution, the
formation, and its significance before
the group, last evening. Miss Helene
Perry gave two readings, and Miss
Pearl Staats presented a short lesson
on English. She stressed enunciation
and accent in her talk.
Announcement of the programs for
the year and names of hostesses and
associates were made by Mrs. L. S.
Devoe for the coming year. Misses
Jeanette Hirz and Mildred Engelke
mier were the high school guests.
They were introduced during the
meeting.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. L. W. Egenberger, with Mrs.
Homer Sylvester, Misses Lillian and
Georgia White assisting. Devotionals
were led by Mrs. E. H. Wescott. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. George Farley, October 19.
A number of the ladles of the club
are planning to attend the conven
tion at Nehawka on Wednesday.
Those desiring transportation were
asked to phone Mrs. Baird.
ORGANIZE NEW COMMITTEE
Saturday evening at the demo
cratic headquarters in the Hotel
Plattsmouth there was a large group
of the ladies from the rural sections
present to take part in a conference
and to perfect the organization of the
All Party Roosevelt Agricultural
committee.
Mrs. Frank Lowrey, of Nebraska
City, was present and explained the
work of the organization, which is
formed for the purpose of aiding in
the re-election of President Roose
velt.
The local ladies organized a unit
and the following officers were
named:
Mrs. J. L. Stamp, president; Mrs.
Mike Kaffenberger, vice president,
and Mrs. Albert Wheeler, secretary-
treasurer.
The local group will co-operate
with the state and national organi
zation in the campaign of the next
few weeks..
VISIT RELATIVES HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Budig of Chi
cago and Mrs. Walter Green of Gulf
port, Mississippi, are here to enjoy
a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
William Ofe, with their mother, Mrs
William Budig. Mrs. Budig has not
been well for the past several weeks
and the children are here to enjoy
a visit with her. This is the first time
that all of the family have had the
pleasure of being home together In
several years.
Paul Budig is still following his
trade as cigarmaker, learned In the
local shops many years ago and he
now has his own factory in Chicago
where he is kept busy turning out
the several brands of smokes that he
features.
Gov. Cochran
Chief Speaker at
Local Banquet
350 Enjoy Fine Repast and Stirring
Speeches Mrs. A. J. McGuire
and W. J. Hotz Speak.
From "Wednesday's Dally
The dinner arranged by the local
Roosevelt-Garner club last evening
at the American Legion auditorium
brought out the largest crowd that
has assembled at a similar event in
the city, paying special honor to
Governor R. L. Cochran, who was
here for the main address of the eve
ning. The hall was arranged in the
patriotic decorations and a large por
trait of the president formed the
background for the speakers table.
Streamers of red and blue were on
each table as well as the bright hued
fall flowers.
The ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary prepared the repast and
were assisted in serving by the mem
bers and the daughters, the very large
crowd being served rapidly.
Harrison L. Gayer, president ot
the Roosevelt-Garner club, presided
and opened the evening program by
the presentation of Ref. G. A. Pahl,
pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical
church, who offered the Invocation
and which was followed by the sing
ing of America.
Mr. Gayer presented as the first
speaker of the evening, Mrs. Marie
F. McGuire, of Minnesota, who is In
the state to discuss problems of the
agricultural people of the great west,
she being largely interested in the
dairying industry of her state, as
well as farming questions. Mrs. Mc
Guire urged that both the present
national and state administrations be
retained in office. She pointed out
that the present campaign was one
of vital interest to the nation as the
world, suffering from unrest, offered
examples of the people turning to
strange doctrines, which only could
be kept from this country by the elec
tion for a second term of President
Roosevelt, whose program removed
the causes of unrest by providing
safety and security to the peoples ot
the nation in all walks of life. Com
munism was caused, the speaker
stated by the suffering and want and
which developed the disregard for es
tablished institutions, this was the
case in 1932 and only the election of
President Roosevelt saved the nation
from a revolution.
Attacking the charge of waste, Mrs.
McGuire pointed to the wisdom of the
expending of the sums by the gov
ernment to save the assets of the na
tion that were threatened in the de
struction of the agricultural inter
ests, the banks and general industry
as the result of the twelve years of
misrule. Mrs. McGuire also urged the
farm women of the nation to rally to
the program of the president which
was to assure a high standard of liv
ing to the farm family as well as the
resident of the city, a program that
included the preservation of the edu
cational system which had been so
heavily hit in the Hoover administra
tion years. The speaker called the
attention of the audience to the fact
that in many of the crises that had
arisen that the administraion of the
problems from a center source secured
quicker and better results that a
widely separated program. She point
ed to the fact that under the agri
cultural adjustment act that $58,
000,000, had been paid to Nebraska
and $750,000 to Cass county, the
sums being paid the farmer and the
purchases of cattle and crops used
in the providing of food for the
needy. "
Lashes Intrenched Greed
William J. Hotz, Omaha attorney,
gave a bitter arraignment of the
great wealth of the nation In his ad
dress, lashing them for their attempt
to secure their grip on the nation
which had been so effectively shaken
off by the Roosevelt administration.
Mr. Hotz drew a dramatic picture
of the condition of the country in
1932, when after a regime of great
interest government, the structure of
the nation was tottering and armed
men were on the highways to protect
their rights by force. This was the
result of the misgovernment of many
i
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