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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936.
NO. 82
International
Relations on
Club Program
Miss Jessie Whalen Speaker and Has
Spain and Its Problems
as the Subject.
From Tuesday's Dally
Miss Jessie Whalen talked upon!her remove from tne community,
the present situation in Spain at the j William Sweenie, the son, will con-
meeting ol tne l'lattsmouth Worn-'
an's club last evening. She said that
the whole problem in Spain is that
of emerging from feudalism. The
speaker explained that Spain attempt
ed to accomplish in five years what
other European nations have taken
centuries to accomplish.
She explained the isolated position
of Spain showing the reason it has
held the feudal system. The coun
try is bounded upon the north by
the Pyrenees, a very difficult range
to cross. She also stated that the
country is in dire poverty because of
the lack of natural resources. The
people are still in the pastoral stage
of development and three-fourths of
the population depend upon farm
ing for their livelihood. The average
wage in Spain has been 2S cents per
day.
The two avenues to power are the
church and the army. The church is
a mediaeval organization. 45 to 50
per cent of the people cannot read
and write. Thus, she emphasized,!
the February election and the swing
to the left are only the immediate
cause of the war in Spain. "After the
battle of Madrid is fought," Miss
Whalen predicted, "the problem will
become a world problem."
Rev. G. A. Pahl, Jr., led devotions.
Ho used the theme of Thanksgiving
and told of things we should not be
thankful as well as those for which
we should bv? thankful. Some of
the undesirable were nialdtisti'i bu
tton of wealth and purchasing pow
er, and the set-up in the world by
which heavy armaments are believed
to be the protection against war.
During the business meeting the
new club programs were distributed.
Plans were also made for a card
party to be given Wednesday eve
ing, Dec. 2. The ladies also voted to
give a book to the city library as an
observation of book week. Music was
furnished by the girls' sextette from
the high school. They sang Liebes
traum and Little Pee-Weet. Mem
bers wfro Helen Hiatt, Margaret Ann
Vallcry, Flora Pell Meade, Wilma
Swatek. Mildred Knoflicek, and Elea
nor Minor. They were accompanied
by Kiln a Mae Petersen. Margaret
Ann and Flora Pell were high school
guests. Mrs. Ernest Tindall of Lin
coln w as also a guest at the meeting.
Mrs. Glen Vallery was hostess to
the meeting. She was assisted by
Mrs. Harrison Gayer, Mrs. J. A. Cap
well, and Mrs. Don Cramer.
RETURNS TO THE WEST
Ed Stava, who has spent a tew days
here with his fnmily, departed Mon
day night for Green River, Wyoming,
where he will resume his work in the
train dispatching service of the
Union Pacific.
The Green River division is one of
the most important on the Union
Pacific as here die main line from
Ogden and Salt Lake City joins the
line from Idaho and the northwest.
This summer the woric on the divi
sion has been very heavy both in the
p.ic-senger and freight handlings
through the mountain division.
The mountain division has a large
number of the heavy locomotives in
use and which have handled the ever
mountaing volume of business.
ATTEND REGIONAL MEETING
Sunday the Very Rev. Adolph Mos
ler, William H. Woolcott and John M
Meisinger, grand knight of the local
council, attended a regional meeting
of the Knights of Columbus, held at
Fremont.
. The meeting brought together a
large group of representatives of the
order in this part of Nebraska and
was attended by the leaders of the
clergy and laymen as well.
Lawrence A. Donahoe of Omaha,
state deputy of the Knights of Colum
bus, presided over the meeting. This
was the annual regional gathering of
the district deputies of districts one
end two.
REMOVING FROM CITY
From Monday's Daily
Mrs. Anna Sweenie, who has made
her home here with her son, William
Sweenie, for the past several years,
departed today for David City where
she will make her home. The house
hold effects were shipped Saturday
hack to the old home in David City.
Mrs. Sweenie has made many friends
here while she has made this her
home, who regret very much to see
tinue to operate the restaurant on
South Sixth street as usual.
Newly-Weds
to Make Home
in Plattsmonth
Young People of This Community
Married in Omaha Satur
day Afternoon.
Miss Mildred Carlburg, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Carlburg of
Plattsmouth, became the wife of
Perry Minniear, .son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Minnear of this city, Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The cere
mony took place at the home of Rev.
O. B. Chastain in Omaha. Rev. Chas
tain officiated.
Miss Edna Carlburg, sister of the
bride, and Harley Minniear, cousin
of the groom, were attendants.
The bride wore a tunic gown of
royal blue crepe with black acces-
isories and a shoulder corsage of pink
roses and yellow chrysanthemums.
The bridegroom and attendant were
dressed in dark business suits.
Miss Carlburg was graduated from
the Plattsmouth high school in 1932
and has resided at the home of her
parents since that time. Mr. Min
niear attended the Murray high
school and for the past few years has
been employed in'the B.R.E.X shops.
The couple will make its home here.
LET ROOF CONTRACT
From Tuesday's Daily
The board of trustees of the First
Presbyterian church held a meeting
last evening and closed the contract
for the repair of the roof of the
church building, damaged some time
ago by fire.
The contract was let to Paul Wohl-
farth and Herman Tiekotter to place
the roof back in shape. There will
be a great deal of work on the west
part of the roof and many shingles
to be replaced before it can be made
servicable.
With the roof repaired it will be
possible to carry on the work on the
interior of the building at any time
as the workmen can proceed even in
bad weather.
RETURN FROM OHIO
Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis, who
have been visiting at Dayton, Ohio,
returned home Sunday. They have
been visiting Mrs. Lee Corbin, mother
of Mrs. Davis, who has been ill but
is now some better. They report a
fine trip with ideal weather condi
tions all during their stay. They es
caped a snowfall that visited Ohio
some four days prior to their arrival
and found the weather very balmy
after the storm., Mr. Davis reports all
indications of a fine revival in the
manufacturing plants all through
Ohio and In Dayton every indication
of a great forward move in .manu
factures. CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation to our many friends,
neighbors, and relatives for their
sympathy and kind assistance during
the illness and death of our loved
husband, father, and brother.
The kindness of our friends shall
always be held in grateful remem
brance. Mrs. W. G. Meisinger and
Emmons, Harley Meisinger and fam
ily, C. A. Meisinger, P. M. Meisinger,
J. B. Meisinger, L. A. Meisinger.
d&w
PROGRAM AND PLATE SUPPER
To be given at the Horning School
Dist. No. 2, Friday, Nov. 20. Every
one welcome. Lucille A. Meisingef.
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Murray Lady
a Pioneer of the
Territorial Days
Mrs. Sarah Oldham a Resident for
More Than Eighty Years of the
Vicinity of Murray.
Mrs. Sarah Oldham, for more than
eighty years a resident of the vicinity
of Murray, passed away at the fam
ily home in that place on last Tues
day afternoon and was laid to the
last rest at Oak Hill cemetery in this
city on Friday, beside the husband
and daughter, who had preceded her
in death.
Sarah Storey was born April 11,
IS 48, at Jimtown, Pennsylvania,
whrere the first seven years of her
life were spent. With her parents she
came to Nebraska in 1S57 and settled
in Cass county, then a wild and un
settled community save for the small
settlements along the Missouri river.
In the year that the family first lo
cated in Nebraska, there were still
many Indians roving and several
fights with the whites occurred not
far from the west boundaries of the
county.
On November 8. 1S70, Miss Storey
and Lee Oldham were united in mar
riage, they settling on the farm at
Murray and where they lived the re
maining years of their lifetime. There
were three children born to them,
George Oldham, who died in 1ST 6,
Pauline, who is now Mrs. Albert A.
Young, and Fay Oldham, who passed
away in 1920, Mrs. Young now be
ing the only surviving member of the
family.
Early in life Mrs. Oldham united
with the Presbyterian church and was
active in tho church up to the
time that her poor health prevented
her usual activities.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Oldham were
ardent members of the democratic
party and in the historic campaign
of 1896, their home was the center
of much of the political activity of
Cass county. They entertained on this
campaign, William Jennings Bryan,
the candidate for president and a
warm personal friend of the family,
a great crowd of the residents of the
county gathering to join in the wel
come to him.
Mrs. Oldham had retained a splen
did recollection of the early days in
Nebraska and was one of the last of
the residents whose lifetime reached
back to the early pioneer days. In
her going the community has lost a
well known and loved figure who will
be greatly missed.
FUNERAL OF MRS. CAMPBELL
The funeral of Mrs. Andrew Camp
bell was held on Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Lewiston church
south of the city. A very large num
ber of the old friends and neighbors
were present to pay their last tributes
to the departed friend.
Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union, a life
long friend of the family, was in
charge of the services and the mes
sage he brought was most comfort
ing. He paid a fine tribute to the
memory of the departod.
During the services a quartet com
posed of Frank A. Cloidt, H. G. Mc
Clusky, Raymond Cook and R. Wy.
Knorr gave two of the old and loved
hymns, "Sometime We'll Under
stand" and "Jesus Savior Pilot Me."
The interment was at the Lewiston
cemetery, the Sattler funeral home
being in charge.
RED CROSS FIRST AID
CLASSES COMPLETED
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening the tenth and final
Red Cross first aid class was held in
the basement of the public library.
The final examination will be given
next Monday evening for the certi
ficates.
Dr. R. P. Westover has taught
the class during the hour and half
classes each Monday since September
14. Total enrollment for the course
was 32. Those who desire certificates
must have attended eight of the ten
classes to be eligible.
Anatomy, fractures, artificial res
piration, bandaging, common house
hold emergencies, and transportation
of the injured were among the topics
studied in the course. All work in
the Red Cros has been done gratis.
FREED OF CHARGES
Tom Warnell, who has been held
in custody for several days while in
vestigation of stolen wire from the
sand pits was being conducted, was
released Saturday.
There was no charge filed against
Mr. W'arnell as investigation showed
he had no connection with the wire
being stolen and accordingly Sheriff
Homer Sylvester released him from
custody.
Two other young men who were
also taken up were released on Fri
day from any part in the affair.
C S. Johnson,
Veteran Railroad
Man, is Called
Long Time Resident of Plattsmouth
Passes Away a Short Time After
Going to the South.
From Tuesday's Daily
Charles S. Jonnson, 73, veteran
railroader, died this morning at 10
o'clock at Jacksonville, Florida, where
he had gone to make his home with
his daughter, Mrs. A. W. Propst and
family.
Mr. Johnson has in the past sev
eral years been in failing health, but
on his recent visit here in Platts
mouth, he was feeling much better
and in excellent spirits over his pros
pective journey to the south.
The deceased was engaged with the
Burlington in their train and yard
service for a long period of years, be
ing a resident here since 18S8, first
being engaged as conductor and later
on being assigned as yardmaster in
the local yards where he served until
some ten years ago.
He was retired from the railroad
service at the close of a long term of
years and has since made his home
largely with his daughter, Mrs. A. W.
Propst, at Nebraska City and in the
past months at Jacksonville, Florida.
The one daughter is the closest
relative, altho a brother is living in
Illinois.
The body is being taken to Daven
port, Iowa, his early home and
where the funeral services will be
held.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
Tuesday afternoon in police court
was enacted the final act in a case
that had its origin Saturday evening
when two young men named Olson
were riding in a car that smashed
into that of Tom Mendenhall. The
two parties were released on bond
and the hearing was not held until
yesterday.
Charges of intoxication and driv
ing while intoxicated were filed
against G. Olson, which caused Judge
C. L. Graves to assess a fine aggre
gating $30 for the two offenses, while
W. Olson drew down $10 for plain in
toxication. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Milo Farney, who was very ser
iously injured several weeks ago
while at his work on the river, has re
turned home to this city. The condi
tion of Mr. Farney was such for sev
eral days that his recovery was a
matter of the gravest doubt, but his
splendid constitution enabled him to
stand the suffering and last evening
he was able to be brought home to
recuperate here.
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
From Wednesday's Daily
Carl Ohlschlager, proprietor of
Carl's Market, who was taken with a
sudden attack of illness Tuesday at
the store, was reported as somewhat
better today. Mr. Ohlschlager was in
very serious condition for a time but
after being taken home and several
hours of rest he showed much im
provement and it is hoped will soon
be able to be back on the job.
AN APPRECIATION
To the voters of West Rock Bluffs
precinct, I wish to express my most
grateful appreciation of their fine
support at the election on Nove'mber
3rd. Their support for the office of
road overseer was a matter that I
shall strive to fully merit,
d&w JAMES HOSCHAR.
Red Cross Drive
for Membership
Gains Support
Soliciting Committee Hopes to Con
tact Every Plattsmouth Resi
dent Before 26th.
From Tuesday's Daily
Work opened in earnest on the Hed
Cross membership drive yesterday.
Members of the soliciting committee,
E. II. Wescott, Carl Schneider, E. L.
McKissick, and Frank Bestor, and Ed
Schulhof, vice chairman, are hoping
to contact every family in Platts
mouth. Elmer Sundstrom, a veteran in the
Red Cross work, is heading the group
as general chairman and hopes to put
Plattsmouth at the top in the county.
Mrs. Lottie Rosencrans is secretary of
the Plattsmouth chapter and II. A.
Schneider, treasurer.
Names of the members of the Red
Cross for this year will run daily.
This is the beginning of the names
of members. Membership costs one
dollar.
Jim Mauzy
Lynn Minor
Dr. R. P. Westover
Ray Schafer
George Kalasek 4
Elmer Sundstrom
Mrs. R. A. Bates
II. A. Schneider
Mrs. H. A. Schneider
F. A. Cloidt
Mrs. F. A. Cloidt
Eleanor Hiber
Edna Warren
John Svoboda
Mildred Cacy
C. J. Schneider
Mrs. C. J. Schneider
Everett Pickens
Geo. Lushinsky
Warren Tulen
Wm. Schmidtmann
B. Golding
Jacobs Cafe
A. J. Katheiser
Don Cramer
Ed Donat
Henry Goos
Michael Hild
Mabel F. White
Fred Lugsch
Ray Bryant
Mia Gering
Barbara Gering
Mrs. V. V. Leonard
Ed 'Schulhof
Wm. Streight
L. Horton
John Frady
John Bauer
Wm. Evers
Louis Lorenz
Hotel Plattsmouth
Ed Lutz
John Crabill
Fritz Fricke
Geo Farley
John Hatt
C. A. Ruse
Ofe Oil Co.
T. E. Ptak
Gerda A. Peterson
R. J. Larson
W. W. Farris
C. A. Rosencrans
Emery Doody
Dr. W. V. Ryan
John Sattler, Sr.
John L. Tidball
Guy Long
G. G. Griffin
Dr. Frank Cummins
Mrs. Minnie Alwin
Leslie W. Niel
Cass Sylvester
Miss Olive Jones
Emil Ptak
Emil Walters
James J. Holy
Howard Graves
Fred Sharpnack
John Lutz
L. D. Hiatt
Mrs. Agnes Bach
Fred Herbster
Wm. Puis
C. C. Wescott
R. W. Knorr
E. H. W'escott
F. P. Busch
E. J. Weyrich
Joseph Hadraba
Anna Palecek
E. A. Wurl
Dr. Frank Molak
Mrs. John Livingston
Henry Soennichsen
Ann's Beauty Shop
Ia.-Nebr. Light & Power Co.
Margaret Scotten
Lorine Urish
Beatrice Knoflicek
F. I. Rea
E. L. McKissick
Carl Ohlschlager
Charles Pease
Mrs. L. W. Egenberger
Florene Tritsch
F. McFarland
I. T. Callister
Howarn Dodds
Mike Vetesnik
Chas. Bestor
Mrs. J. A. Donelan
Arthur Troop
A. F. Hasson
T. F. Ruby
John C. Woest
C. W. Foot
N. B. Faircloth
Jesse Perry
G. K. Hetrick
Darl Ashbaugh
Cass County Motor Co.
N. S. Westerlund
Philip Born
Searl S. Davis
J. E. Lancaster
District Head
Pays Rotarians
of City a Visit
Leroy D. Phelan, of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, Addresses the Local
Rotarians Tuesday.
From Wednesday's Daily
Leroy D. Phelan., of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, president of the nine
teenth district of International Ro
tary, was ihe guest yesterday of the
Plattsmouth club at their weekly
luncheon.
.. Mr. Phelan was accompanied by
Mrs. Phelan, they paying their first
visit to this city since the election
of Mr. Phelan.
The district president talked on
"The True Rotarian," stressing the
need for the true Rotarian to be an
active participant in the affairs of
the community, giving of themselves
in the upbringing and sustaining of
the worthwhile objects in the life of
the place that they may call home.
He also stressed the fellowship of
the Rotary and which was develop
ing a better understanding among
the membership from all parts of the
world.
The high school students in at
tendance were Herbert Stander,
senior and Charles Foster, junior.
LEAVES FOR NAVY
From Wednesday's Daily
Mr. Harvey Eggeling left last eve
ning from Omaha tor the naval train
ing station at Great Lakes, Illinois,
to be a sailor for the coming three
and one-half years.
He enlisted on Aug. 27 in Omaha
at the navy recruiting station. He,
not yet the required age, is one of the
youngest boys ever to have joined.
The first thiee months will be
spent in drilling. He will then be
allowed to return home for a ten day
furlough. His first cruise will prob
ably be to Alaska.
Miss Elva Olson accompanied him
to Omaha early yesterday morning
where he was given different examin
ations, and the oath of allegiance to
the United States navy.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lillie, parents
of Harvey, motored to Omaha in the
evening for the temporary parting
with their son.
Mr. Eggeling is planning on study
ing the course of training dealing
with ,torpedoeing and suhmarines,
both of which are very interesting.
Harvey has the well wishes from
his many friends in Plattsmouth for
success as a sailor in the United
States' great navy.
ATTEND GARDEN CONFERENCE
From Wednesday's Daily
A group of the members of the
Plattsmouth Garden club attended
the fifth annual garden conference
in Omaha yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Maude Jacobs of South Carrolton,
Ky., was the outstanding speaker on
the afternoon program. She talked
on water gardens and lily pools. The
Omaha clubs had exhibits.
The Plattsmouth people also visit
ed the Forest Lawn florist. Those
driving to Omaha were Mrs. Lillian
Freeman, Miss Sophia Kraeger, Mrs.
Luke Wiles, Mrs. Pearl Mann, Mrs.
John Crabill, and Mrs. L. W. Egen
berger. SELECT PLANNING COMMITTEE
A planning committee which will
have charge of the arranging for the
repair and redecoration of the Pres
byterian church building recently
damaged by fire, was selected last
evening and will be submitted to
the congregational meeting in the
next tew days for ratification.
The committee is composed of Mrs.
Sterling Ingwerson, Mrs. John Sat
tler, Jr., for the federation; Mrs.
H. F. Goos and Mrs. J. R. Reeder, for
the choir; R. W. Knorr, L. W. Niel,
for the trustees; F A. Cloidt and
L. O. Minor for the elders.
Cruise Bound
Over to District
Court for Trial
Preliminary Hearing Held in County
Court Tuesday Afternoon Be
fore Judge Euxbury.
From Wednesday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon the prelimin
ary hearing of P. IJ. Cruise, former
Eagle lumber dealer, was held in tin;
county court before Judge A. II. Dux
bury. There was a large number in
attendance at the hearing from E;iglo
and Lincoln to participate in the
hearing.
Mr. Cruise is charged with em
bezzlement and larceny ad bailee, and
it is claimed that he turned two
checks issued by the Searl & Chapin
Lumber Co., to his own use by en
dorsing them and having them paid
to a Lincoln grain firm.
The check transactions occurred
in April 1934 and shortly after that
time Mr. Cruise left Eagle and his
whereabout was unknown until a
month ago when he was arrested in
L03 Angeles. He was held for the
Nebraska officers and returned hero
by Sheriff Homer Sylvester to face
the charge?.
The state offered the evidence of
officers of the Searl & Chapin Lum
ber Co., of which Mr. Cruise was
manager of the Eagle branch, as well
as the parties in whose favor the
checks were drawn but who failed to
receive them.
The defense offered no evidence in
the case and at the conclusion Judge
Duxbury bound the defendant over to
the district court for trial at the next
term.
Bond was fixed at $1,500 but which
has so far not been supplied.
ATTEND COURT OF HONOR
A court of honor of Arbor Lodge
district of the Boy Scouts of America,
was held Tuesday night at Peru, the
session being held in the auditorium
of the state teacher's college.
The court was presided over by
Scoutmaster Clayborn and ten troops
were represented in the meeting of
the court. Mr. Clayborn was assist
ed by Mr. Elliott in the conduct of
the court.
The Peru troop of Scouts, hosts of
the evening, gave a demonstration
of the Scout work that was excellent
and showed the proficiency of the
young lads. ,
Rev. Jackson of Nebraska City was
chairman of the eourt tf honor and
representatives of the scout commit
tees from the various troops were on
the platform.
Merit badges were given the scouts
and advancements made in the grades
by members of the various troops.
Plattsmouth had as their scout repre
sentatives, George Mark who received
a merit for automobiling and William
Rosencrans who received his mefit
for pioneering. The local boys have
shown a fine advancement and Hilly
will be eligible for Eagle scout at his
next advancement. E. H. Wescott,
local advancement chairman and Lee
Knolle, assistant scoutmaster, were
in attendance.
APPOINTS ADMINISTRATOR
From Tuesday's Daily '
This morning County Judge A. H.
Duxbury made the appointment of
William II. Schmidtmann, as admin
istrator of the estate of C. Lawrence
Stull, eleceased. The appointment wa3
made by the court following the fail
ure of the petitioner and the other
heirs of the estate to agree on either
Searl S. Davis or Frank E. Vallery
for the position.
Carl Ganz of Alvo, has been named
as the attorney for the administrator
and will assist the administrator in
handling the estate which is esti
mated at aiound $100,000.
VISITS RURAL SCHOOLS
From Wednesday's Daily
Miss Alpha C. Peterson, county
superintendent, departed this morn
ing for the western part of the coun
ty where she will visit the schools
in and near Eagle for the day. Miss
Peterson is also quite busy in ar
ranging for holding the teachers
examination to be held here on Saturday.