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VOL. NO. IH
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936.
NO. 91
Punchboard
'Racket Worked
in Cass County
Sale of Punehboards at "Port George"
Followed by Two Comeon Men
Who Make Winnings.
A "racket" in puncntioarfis seems j
to be operating in this section ac-!
fice of Sheriff Carl Ryder at Nebraska
City.
The operation of the "racket"
seems to be that a salesman shows
up, makes his sales talk and usually
lands the sale of the punch board
and the accompanying prizes. Not
many hours or days after the sale of
the punehboards and their install
ation, two strangers drop in to the
place where the boards are awaiting
the gambling spirit of the public.
The strangers take a few punches and
with uncanny luck cop off the chief
prizes for a small amount of cash
and are on their way.
The "racket" was reported from
"Fort George," a filling station south
of Weeping Water, where a sales
man had disposed of a board and the
accompanying prizes. Shortly after
vards two genial strangers arrived
on the scene and took a few chances j
on the board and with the result that!
they copped a large number of the I
prizes and without the expenditure j
of much cash.
This aroused the suspicions of the
owner of the filling station and the
matter was reported to the author
ities. The owner felt that the "marks
manship" of the strangers was too
good for mere luck .
HOLD CHMISTMAS PARTY
Tuesday evening December 15, the
Young Ladies Sodality and the young
men of the Catholic Youth Organ
ization of the Holy Rosary church
gathered in the club rooms of the
church where an evening of great
enjoyment was held. Some thirty-five
of the young people were in attend
ance to enjoy the happy event.
The club room was artistically de
corated, the usual Christmas spirit
having been carried out. The Christ
m?s tree which was so neatly de
corated by the Misses Anna Zitka,
Lillian Sedlak and Ruth Slavicek
v as surrounded with numerous gifts
of all kinds and which were later
distributed among the young people.
The evening was spent in the play
ing of various games, which were
directed by Miss Lillian Chovanec
and which were enjoyed throughly
by everyone present. During the eve
ning the happy group sang a number
of the Christmas carols and conclud
ed the evening with the hymn "Auld
Lang Syne."
At a suitable hour delightful and
delicious refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Ruth Slavicek,
Anna Zitka, Lillian Chovanec and
Lillian Sedlak.
Those present at the Christmas
party were: Barbara Zitka, Lillian
Koubek, Lillian Chovanec, Eleanor
Swatek, Adeline Yenduska, Florence
Sedlak, Alice Yenduska, Mary Kvapil,
Anna Zitka, Dorothy Svoboda, Dor
othy Zitka, Mary Ann Sedlak, Teresa
Sedlak, Antionette Koubek, Lillian
Sedlak. Mildred Knofiicek, Beatrice
Knofiicek, Mary Ann Gradoville, Rev.
Adolph Mosler, Ernest Zitka, Joseph
Kvapil, Joseph Chovanec, Albert Sed
lak, Frank Kalasek, Lester Yenduska,
Stephen Yietros, Wesley Kratochville,
Yladis Chovanec, Henry Yenduska,
and Bernard Knofiicek.
FINDS CONDITIONS DRY
From Saturday's Daily
Frank E. Yallery, of Omaha, was
in the city today to visit with his
friends and looking after some mat
ters of business. Mr. Yallery has just
returned from a business trip to Bel
grade. Nebraska and vicinity. Mr.
Yallery states that the conditions
there are very dry, much more so
than in this part of the state and
wheat has suffered a great deal.
EOX AD PLATE SUPPER
Box and Plate Supper, Dist. 60,
Murray, Nebr., Wed. evening, De
cember 23. Program, Christmas tree
and Santa. Ann Harris, teacher.
dlS-ltw-4td
DENTISTS HAVE LUNCHEON
From Friday's Daily
This noon the members of the
dental profession in the city had a
most pleasant luncheon which was
served at the dining room of the
Hotel riattsmouth. All of the dentists
of the city were present and after
the enjoyment of the luncheon a very
interesting professional round table
was enjoyed. The dentists have
agreed that their offices will all be
closed on Thursday tor the year
around.
Garden Club
Discusses Plans
for Improvement
Programs for Civic Betterment Sug
gested by Members at Meet
ing Last Evening.
From Thursday's Daily
Suggestions for improvements in
the city were given by members of
the garden club at the meeting in
the library basement last evening.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the city government to place waste
paper baskets about the city for rub
bish, and that the school board fur
nish waste baskets on the grounds at
the schools.
Miss Barbara Gering suggested
civic improvements in the first ward.
She suggested a clean-up program for
the district and an improvement of
alleys.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott urged a sewer
on Chicago avenue. She also sug
gested the planting of red bud trees
in third ward.
Fourth ward imvrovement was
discussed by Mrs. Robert Hayes. She
told of the need for better arrange
ments for people who have picnic
parties in the park. She also sug
gested that more trees be planted
in the park. Miss Genevieve Whalen
asked the club , to push a movement
for the repair of the sidewalk in the
improvement of the Wintersteen hill
road.
Miss Anna Harris urged improve
ment of the Lincoln avenue. She also
suggested that the lots formerly used
by the South Park school be made
into a city park.
Mrs. J. R. Reeder had charge of
the musical program. Miss Harriett
Goos sang a solo. A sextette from
the Plattsmouth high school sang a
Christmas carol.
ORDERED INTO EXILE
Thursday evening as the shades
of night were closing over our little
city and the street lights twinkled
out a merry greeting, a voice lifted
in song, rang through the business
section of the city.
Officers Lancaster and Pickrell in
vestigated the song and the singer
and found him gaily warbling a song
of greeting for the Christmas season.
To the officers the man explained
that he was a World war veteran and
had arrived here Wednesday and was
en route to Omaha where he was a
member of the American Legion post.
The man had just recently been re
leased from a hospital and it was
thought by the officers that his con
dition was due more to his physical
shapa than the small amount of li
quor he had imbibed. He claimed he
was singing to bring together the
veterans of the community.
The man was sheltered here for
the night and this morning sent on
his way rejoicing.
HAS A .BUSY TIME
W. F. Evers, superintendent of
the Nebraska Masonic Home and one
of the active leaders in the Knights
Templar of the state, was at Auburn
Thursday evening to attend a school
of instruction. Mr. Evers was accom
panied from this city by Clarence O.
Dawson, of Bls.ir, deputy grand com
mander. At Auburn Grand Com
mander Edwin Carr, of North Platte
and the grand inspector general were
conducting tne scnooi. There were
eighteen commanderies
represented
as guests of Mt. Carmel commandery
No. 3, of Auburn.
Mr. Evers was at Blair Wednesday
evening wheie he served as the in
specting officer of Jordan command
ery No. 15. There was a very large
attendance of the members.
Miss Egenberger
to be Married
in February
Announcement of Approaching Mar
riage Made December 12 in
Long Beach, Calif.
The home of Dr. and Mrs. f rancis
Llewellyn Rogers, 362 Junipero ave
nue, Long Beach, Calif., was the set
ting Saturday evening for a family
dinner gathering of more than or
dinary interest, as it welcomed to
the circle Miss Helen M. Egenberger
as the fiancee of Dr. Thomas L.
Rogers, brother of the host, and of
Miss Julia Ellen Rogers.
The bride-elect is the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G.
Egenberger of Long Beach. She re
turned to Long Beach Sunday from a
leisurely and enjoyable circuit of the
middle and eastern states that began
in the summer. Friends and rela
tives entertained her in Salt Lake
City and Denver, and she enjoyed a
stay at her old home, Plattsmouth,
Nebr. Sight-seeing was enjoyed in
Oklahoma City, Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Wooster, Ohio; Buffalo, Boston, New
York and Washington, Niagara Falls,
the Great Lakes and the Grand Can
yon. Dr. Rogers is a well known phy
sician here, having been in practice
in Long Beach since 1911, on the
staff and board of directors of Sea
side hospital. He is a member of t,he
Yirginia Country club, of the Ma
sonic order and of Elks. Long Beach
Press Telegram.
The wedding will take place Feb
ruary 3 at St. Anthony's Rectory in
Long Beach.
Miss Egenberger was graduated
from the Plattsmouth high school
then attended college in Dubuque,
la. She taught school in this county
and was employed at the Iowa-Nebraska
company. She has been in
California during the past six years.
FEDERATION PARTY
From Thursday's Daily
Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein opened the
Christmas rarty of the rresbyterian
Federation in the K. C. Hall yester
day afternoon with the Christmas
story and prayer. Mrs. P. T. Heine
man also took part in the devotion
al period, telling of the plans for the
new dormitory at Hastings.
Games were led by Mrs. J. R. Reed
er. Gifts around the Christmas tree
disclosed an array of useful articles
for the kitchen. Towels, bowls,
spooks, holders and other items were
given by members for use in the
church kitchen.
Students from the fourth grade of
Columbian presented Dickens "Christ
mas Carol." They were under the di
rection of Miss Margaret Iverson.
George Attebury played the part of
Scrooge, JNorma bpideii was tne angei,
Carl Grassman of the kindergarten
took the part of Tiny Tim. Other
characters were Dorothy Bayly, Bern
ard Richter, LeRoy Covert, Marcella
MacCormack, Geraldine Gradoville,
Jean Highfield, and Billy Lockhart.
The children also sang "Silent
Night." They were accompanied by
Miss Birdie Mae Johnson.
A girl's sextette from the high
school concluded the program with a
Christmas carol. Those taking part
were Harriett Goos, Eleanor Minor,
Jean Knorr, Helen Hiatt, Frances
Cloidt, and Eleanor Giles with Mrs
J. R. Reeder accompanying.
GOING TO WEST COAST
Charles K. Bestor and B3ron Gold
ing of this city are planning on a
very pleasant winter vacation trip.
starting the last of the month. They
are to motor to the west coast where
they plan to spend several months
among the old friends and visiting
with relatives.
The trip is to be made via the
southern route that will take them
away from the cold of the north as
i they journey to the land of sunshine
on the west coast.
j They are anticinatin a verv nleas-
' t time and the opportunity of meet
ing many of the former Cass county
people that now make their home in
the west coast cities of Los Angeles
and Long Beach.
Phone news items to No. 6.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mason Wall, injured in the burn
ing of the truck in which he was
riding, has returned home from the
hospital at Sabetha, Kansas, where he
has been since the accident. Altho
in grave condition for many days,
he has shown a fine progress and is
able to be home altho still suffering
from the effects of the severe burns.
Mrs. Chester Wall, his mother,
Donald Wall, a brother and Russell
Arnold, mo'ored to Sabetha to bring
the young man back home.
Greenwood
Watchman Routs
Bandit Crew
George Gustavson of Greenwood Is
Wounded as He Drives Off
Would Be Robbers.
George Gustavson of Greenwood,
night marshal of the village, proved
a real hero Wednesday night when
he drove off a gang of bandits who
were trying to force an entrance
into the building occupied by the
Union State bank and the y. S. post
office. Mr. Gustavson was making his
rounds of the business section of the
town when he discovered the ban
dits in their act of trying to get into
the building and a gun battle en
sued between the officer and the
bandits. It was close to the mid
night hour when the party of rob
bers was discovered.
In the pistol duel between the of
ficer and the bandits Mr. Gustavson
received a bullet in the calf of his
leg, the wound however not thought
to be dangerous.
The robbers are believed to be
part of the same crew which has
been breaking into numerous stores
in Nebraska the past few weeks. Gus
tavson could not give a good descrip
tion, because of darkuess. .
ENTEE TAINED AT CAMP
From Friday's Dally
Last evening the residents of the
U. S. forestry camp north of this
city had a very pleasant time when
a group of the local people visited
there to entertain the members of
the camp.
The program was one that proved
most enjoyable to the members of
the camp and comprised a reading
by James Sandin, popular young
artist, as well as dancing and songs
by Billie Rose Canterbury, and tap
and acrobratic dancing by Doris Can
terbury. Miss Elva Olson served as
accompanist for the group.
A number of the residents of the
city drove out to the camp to enjoy
the evening and to visit with the
residents of this important local en
terprise. On next Tuesday, Rev. R. R.
Brown, radio minister and a group of
his congregation will visit the camp
and give Christmas carols.
On Wednesday evening the band
and orchestra, organized .under the
auspices of the WPA will be at the
camp and give a program under the
direction of Peter Gradoville.
DOES A GOOD WORK
The American flag that has hung
back of the seat of the district judge
in the Cass county district court
room, is to be given a much needed
cleaning. The dust of several years
has dulled the brilliant colors of
our national emblem and Judge-elect
William M. Kieck decided that once
more it should shed its true lustre.
The matter was taken up and Fred
Lugsch, local dry cleaner and a war
veteran decided that there should be
! something done about the matter
;Fred is to clean the flag free of cost
to the county.
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
Charles K. Bestor was at Lincoln
Friday for a few hours attending to
some business matters and on his re
turn was accompanied by his niece,
Miss Lois Bestor. Miss Bestor is a
student at the University of Nebraska
where she has made an outstanding
record in her work. She will remain
here for the holidays and resume her
school work after the first of the
year.
Platters Win
Opening Game of
Season 12 to 9
Locals Show Lack of Speed But Check
Efforts of Visitors to Score
Save in Long Shots.
The 193G-37 Plattsmouth high
school basketball team look their
initia1 game of the season Thursday
evening when they entertained the
Tecumseh Indians and won the game
12 to 9.
The locals showed the lack of
smoothness that usually marks the
fust game of the season, but demon
strated that they have a team that
should be able to establish Vi good
record when the season is at an end.
While" the local offensive was slow
in getting underway their defense
was exceptionally good and checked
any serious effort of Tecumseh. altho
the visitors made repeated thrusts in
th? last half at the scoring.
Miller, Seitz and Wooster played
a fine floor game in checking the at
tacks of the visitors, while Don Mc
Carroll accounted for eight of the
locals twelve points.
The visitors had the best of the
free throws, they making three out
of six good while the blue and white
beys had but two out of seven to
their credit.
The first quarter was in the start
ing seconds when McCarroll, the local
center tossed in an under basket shot
for the first score, receiving a pass.
McCarroll on the under basket plays
hooked two additional field goaJs in
the opening stanza, while Kalver
stadt, center of the visitors scored
their sole point on a free toss. The
score at the end of the first quarter
was 6 to 1 for the Platters.
The visitors began to look bad in
the second quarter and the margin
of lead of the blue and white was
seriously threatened. Seitz failed to
make good a foul made by Anderson,
when on the next play Bauers, for
ward of the Indians broke through
the local defense to sink a basket
from near the foul line. Anderson
of the visitors secured a side shot
at the basket for another field goal
to make the going tough for the
locals. Miller, who was hacked by
Kritner, failed to make good the toss
and the half showed the Platters
lepding by a margin of six to five,
they having failed to register in this
period.
When the teams returned to the
floor for the second half, both showed
more fire in the battle and enlivened
the play with plenty of mixing and
both teams working hard to get
through the defensive of their oppon
ents, the Platters having the ball a
greater part of the time. Miller, local
guard, placed in a nice side shot to
increase the lead of the Platters, but
this was wiped out a few seconds
later when Bauers sank a long shot.
Seward of the visitors made good a
foul and brought the score up to an
S to S tie as the third period ended.
In the last quarter the visitors
tried to press the game as the Plat
ters regained the lead in a free throw
by Wooster and McCarroll again
scored one of the underbasket shots.
Bauers secured a free throw for the
only point of the quarter for Tecum
seh. Miller made good a free throw
and the game closed with the locals
in possession of the ball in the cen
ter of the court. The final tally was
12 to 9.
Falk, captain of the team, was out
of the game as he had suffered a
tooth extraction and his playing was
prohibited. Hayes and Reed were
used in the forward positions a part
of the game and showed well.
The box score of the game:
Plattsmouth
FG FT
Wooster, f 0 1
Reed, f 0 0
Hayes, f 0 0
Seitz. f 0 0
McCarroll, c 4 0
Forbes, g 0 0
Miller, g 1 1
PF TP
0 1 I
0 0
0 0
1 o
2 8 !
3 0
o 3 ;
12
TP
5
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Tecnmseh
FG
FT
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
PF
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Bauers, f 2
Buethe. f 0
Kritner, f 0
Kreps. f 0
Halverstadt, c 0
Seward, c 0
Bates g 0
I Keitchel,, g 0
Anderson, g 1 0
Kelly, g 0 0
Blues Win
In the curtain raiser the blues of
the eighth grade defeated the whites
by the score of 32 to 11. The blues
had the best of the game throughout
and were helped out when one of
the whites in his excitement tossed a
field goal against his own team.
The next Platter game will be
here on January Sth with Ashland.
Chicken Thieves
Strike Several
Farm Henhouses
Three Farms in Vicinity of This City
Suffer from Depredations of
Thieves Friday.
This section of Cass county was
visited Friday by an apparent gang
of chicken thieves that made raids
at three of the farms near this city
and made away with a large number
of the fowls.
The farm of Donald Born, west of
this city on the Louisville road, v.-a 3
visited Friday afternoon by the
thieves apparently while the mem
bers of the family v. ere absent from
home. The loss of the chickens was
discovered about four o'clock when
Mr. Born returned home from wood
cutting and found that the door of
the henhouse was not as he left it.
An investigation showed that twenty-five
to thirty chickens had been
taken. There were tracks in the yard
which indicated that the parties had
come in from the west and apparently
taken the chickens out through the
northwest part of the farmyard.
This morning more calls of the
depredations of the chicken thieves
came into the office of Sheriff Homer
Sylvester, when John S. Vallery from
southwest of Mynard reported that
some sixty of his choice chickens had
been taken some time during the
night.
The chicken thieves also visited at
the farm of Roy Tschirren where they
had made away with from fifty to
sixty of the choice birds of the flock.
The sheriff was out in the country
for the greater part of the time today
to try and get a lead that would make
possible the apprehension of the
thieves.
YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED
Thursday afternoon at the court
house occurred the marriage of Miss
Emma Viola Nelson of Weeping Wa
ter and Mr. Harris Emerald of Val
entine. Nebraska. The marriage lines
were read by Judge A. H. Duxbury
and the wedding witnessed by Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Mogcr.son, of Weep
ing Water. The bridal party later
returned to Weeping Water to receive
the congratulations of the friends.
The residence of Rev. and Mrs.
V. C. Wright was the scene of a very
simple wedding on Thursday after
noon when Grace Hinch of Bridge
water, Nebraska, was married to Or
lando Everett Weaver of Greenfield,
Nebraska. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Wright.
HAS HAND INJURED
Herbert Meisinger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. M. Meisinger, was in the
Icity Friday to have his hand dressed,
following an accident of a few days
iago. The young man was assisting
in butchering at the farm of Anton
! Meisinger, a neighbor, while work
j ing he slashed the first finger of the
j left hand with a sharp butchering
knife and which made a very severe
wound and made medical attention
necessary. It is doing nicely however
now.
HAS NEW LICENSES
County Clerk George R. Sayles has
received his supply of the 1937 hunting-
and fishing licenses and the new
trapping licenses. These can be is-
Isued at any time now and are good
for the remainder of the 193G season
as well as the coming year. Many
have made inquiries about the li
censes and can now find them avail
able when they wish them.
Improving our farm-to-market
roads will be of direct benefit to
everyone in Cass county.
Students Return
from Schools for
the Holidays
Number Arrive in Plattsmouth Last
Evening Others are Coming
Home Today.
From Sat u r Jay's Dally
Among the students who return
ed to their homes last evening (mm
school duties at the 1'niversity e.f
Nebraska were: Dorothy Farmer who
will s-pend the ho!ida;.s with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Farmer;
Lois Giles spending vacation v. it ti
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Giles;
Clement and Herbert Suudstrom va
cationing with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Suudstrom; Richard
Spangler visiting his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Spangler and Charles
Walden.
More of the students are returning
from Lincoln this evening. Robert
Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hall; Anna Margaret and Floyd Mr
Carty. daughter and son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. McCarty; Edwin Kalina.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Kaliua;
Irma Pittman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Pittman .are among this
group of students.
Joe Hcndrix returned last evening
to spend vacation at t!.e J. A. Cap
well home. Frederick Tiicke, also
a student at Doane, returns this eve
ning to spend vacation with his
mother, Mrs. Maude Fricke.
George Adam returned irom Tar
kio last evening to spent the holi
days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Adam. Kenneth Armstrong,
Stuart Porter, and Donald Cottier are
cipected this evening.
Ht-ln Gilniour returns from South
Da-iofa this evening for holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Gilniour.
June Sumner, student at the Lin
coln School of Commerce returned
last evening to be with her parents,
Mr. ard Mrs. D. S. Sumner.
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Word has been received here of
the death in LaVerne. California, of
Mrs. John Murray, a former resi
dent of Cass county and daughter i'
the late George W. Young, former
county commissioner. Mrs. Murray
was formerly Miss Una Young and
was born and grew ur in the Nehau
ka community. After marriage Mr.
and Mrs. Murray farme d in this oun
ty and later removed to the vicinity
of Hennessey, Oklahoma. Mrs. Mur
ray lias been visiting on the west
coast.
The body is being brought bark
to Nebraska and the funeral will be
held at the Otterbein church and
cemetery the first part of the coming
week. The body is expected here
either Monday or Tuesday.
Mrs. Murray was a niece of Mrs.
Charles R. Troop of this city.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given to a1! stock
holders of the Platt-nnnith Lean
Building association, that the reg
ular annual stockholders meeting
will be held on Monday evening.
January 4, 1937. for tbe purps- ef
electing three dire tors and such
other business as may come b fore
the meeting. The meeting will he
held .t the of. ice of the association
in the Brown jewelry store. Platts
mouth, Nebraska, at S o'elork p. m.
C. A. JOHNSON.
E. P. LUTZ, President.
Secre tary. diw to J4
VISITS IN THE CITY
From Saturday's I'ai y
Father J. J. Hofiman, new pastor
of the St. Patrick's Catholic church
at Manley, v. as in the city trday to
visit with Father Asrius and Fa'.he-r
Mosler.
Father Hoffman was just recently
installed in the ne" pastorate and is
now busy in the charge of his work.
WILL ATTEND WEDDING
From Saturday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt are
leaving Sunday morning for Sum
merficld. Kansas, where they are to
attend the wedding of Walter W.
Beggs. an old time friend. Mr. Cloidt
is to be one of the bridal party,
singing "At Dawning," as a part of
the ceremony.