, Historical SocietJ Kzbr. State VOL. NO. ini PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1937. NO. 8 Seminal Democrats Name Candidates for City Council Resolutions Endorse President's Plan on Court and Disapprove Pri mary Law Change. THE NOMINEES COUNCILMEN 1st Ward. W. H. Puis. 2nd Ward. W. C. Tippens. Third Ward, J. C. Conistock 4th Ward, C. A. Johnson. LJ 5th Ward, Henry Kuhmann. tH-H-H-H- The democrats of the city held i their convention on Saturday night at the court house with Adam Mar shall, city chairman, presiding and Frank Smith serving as the sercre- I tary. The resolutions committee present-! ed a series of resolutions, opposing j any change in the present direct! primarv law; that they disapprove the county manager plan now under. of the Murray community, Mr. and consideration and also that the con-!Mrs- Alfred Gansemer, celebrated the vention disapprove the proposed non-1 Passing of their thirtieth wedding political election law for countv of-! anniversary on Saturday evening. iices. l no se resolutions are to be sent srwtnr r.irron nt T inr-nin j On motion a special committee was selected to nrenare a resolution on the supreme court plan as proposed! 11 xvas on February 27, 1907 that ti, ;u0'Miss Anna Puis and Mr. Alfred Gan-ithe composed of J. C. Comstock, Frank J. Werner were married, the ceremony j rubbed over the interior to place a ; chairman and L. O. Minor as the sec Libershal and Frank Smith reported taking place at the home of fhe par-1 glaze on the utensil. She told that retary. the resolution to the convention. in-ents of tne bride, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-; the Pawnee tribe had the greatest: 'The caucus moved at high speed .. . . r. . , n I . - . i . r - . l , .. i -. . ' ,i : . . . v. ,, . . . i . . , .. . , .-. f..,i- dorsing such changes in the judi-inam ciury that the prsident mi: necessary to carry out the :ht deem program , cf by- national recovery and expressed ; the mandate of the people at the election of 1936. The convention was then divided i into ward caucuses and to select theidin was one of the largest in that nominees for the councilmanic hon ors. The first ward caucus selected as their candidate W. II. Puis, retiring from his service as councilman in the third ward and who has just moved into the first ward. In the second ward. William C. Tippens. veteran councilman, was re named by representatives of his ward. In the third ward the caucus se lected. J. C. Comstock as their candi date for the coming two year term. The fourth ward caucus named C A. Johnson, who is now serving by appointment, as the candidate fcr the full term. Mr. Johnson has served several terms as mayor and also as councilman. The fifth ward caucus selected as, their candidate for councilman Henry Kuhmann.' well known resi dent of the south portion of the city. The members of the city central committee named by the various wards were: First Ward Carl Ofe, Mrs. Ed ward Delaney. Second Ward J. Howard Davis, Mrs. Paul Vandervoort. Third Ward Frank J. Libershal, Mrs. Cyril Kalina. Fourth Ward Frank Rice, Miss Genevieve Whelan. Fifth Ward Adam Marshall, Mrs. Adam Marshall. The convention then elected the chairman of the city central commit tee for the ensuing year. J. Howard Davis. The convention was then adjourn ed and the city committee and candi dates to meet later at the call of the chairman. LEATH OF TWINS Twins were born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stewart at their home on Wintersteen hill. The babies, a boy and girl, died a short time after their birth. The interment was this afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery with the Horton funeral home in charge, l he parents will receive the deepest 4 sympathy of their friends in the be - rcavement. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. A. L. Tidd, who has been taking treatment at a Topeka, Kan sas, hospital, has returned home to this city. Mr. Tidd visited at Topeka! ov er the week-end and brought the r i i -.i. ox. , wife back with nim. She is feeling much improved and is able to look afttr her usual household activities. HERE FIFTY-SIX YEARS From Monday's Daily Today marks the lifty-sixth anni versary of the arrival of Attorney John M. Leyda to this city and Cass county. Mr. Leyda, then a youth from Ohio, alighted at the Burlington station here on March 1, IS SI, and has since made his home fcr the greater part of the time in Cass coun- j ty. He states that the day was nice . 'and bright as it is today when he ' arrived here and with the other mem J bers of the family they started out in I . the county. A blizzard struck them " before they reached Louisville and . before it ceased was one of the most severe storms of the year. Couple Celebrate An niversary Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gansemer Greet ed by Over 300 Friends on 30th Wedding Anniversary. Two of the well known residents ternary -.m, at me .uunay hall. : There were over 300 of the friends to join in the j and relatives present happy gathering. 1 U1S- fcI near j.uurray. ite. - Spreigel, then pastor of the Eight! Mile Grove Lutheran church, per-i formed tne ceremony with Julius Engelkemeier as the groomsman and iMiss Laura Gansemer, a cousin of the groom as the bridesmaid. The wed- ; section of the county and a large j "Scherzo in E Minor" by Mendels i party of the friends from Plattsmouth sohn-Bartholdy. High school guests as w ell as the Murray community j at the meeting were Irene Anthes and ; Dr. P. T. Heineman, both former were in attendance. Marian Olson. members. The 30th anniversary brought back i Short reports were made by Mrs. A short report was given of the the memories of the wedding day as L. W. Egenberger on the scholarship schools by J. A. Capwell. president of many of the guests had been present fund ; by Mrs. Fred Lugsch on wel- the board. It showed thathe schools at the nuptials of thirty years be-ifare committee work; and by Mrs. : had been kept we!! within the fore and joined in their congratu- Clark Coggess as to the progress of 'amount of the budget, all depart lations to thi3 estimable couple on the Girl Scout troop. Mrs. Boggess ments showing a good condition. The the passing of the happy years. I announced that the eight girls who J report of Secretary Frank A. Cloidt The Williams orchestra of Omaha '. are having preliminary training are j showed that the bonded debt of the played for the dancing throughout holding their third meeting this eve- district had been reduced to $5,000 the evening w hile others of the group ning and are w orking upon the quali- and that this amount was due to be enjoyed the evening at pinochle and'fications for their tenderfoot test. J retired in August and the money in 'other card games. A fine exhibit of pottery was made j the sinking-fund for the purpose and In honor of the anniversary Mr. by the members of the club. Among, this last payment of the high school and Mrs. Gansemer received a large j the unusual pieces present were vases j bonds would free the district from number of beautiful and useful gifts! made in the Black Forest in Schram-'all outstanding bonds. as remembrances of the friends. As the midnight hour approached a delightful luncheon was served toJohn Woest had a bowl which was. the members of the group, this beiug'made in Mexico. A wedgwood piece in charge of the sisters and sisters-, in-law of Mrs. Gansemer, Mrs. P. A.! Hild, Mrs. V.. H. Puis, Mrs. Fred Lutz and Mrs. Otto Puis. Out of town guests were Mr. Mrs. Harley Puis, Hooper; Mr. Mrs. Jack West, Ralston; Mr. Mrs. James Tigner, Millard; Mr and and and and Mrs. George Trotter, Fort Crook; and a very large group from Plattsmouth and vicinity. Mr. arid Mrs. Gansemer have spent their wedded life at Murray where they are making their home on the farm. They have three sons, Lester, Clelland and Leon, as well as six grandchildren. SUFFERS BROKEN LEG Wesley Kalasek, while going to his home in the northwest part of the city late Saturday night, slipped and fell on the ice near Maiden Lane and with the result that the right leg was fractured. The injured man was given treat ment here and Sunday was taken to the U. S. Veterans' hosnital at Lin- i . wlwiM .in , ,nrm in 'vwiti ti lie i c vviia v u i CU i-i i., . , , - i the next few w eeks until the leg is in I , . t , . . Mr. Kalasek was taken to Lincoln in the Sattler ambulance. NOTICE The shareholders of Lewiston Com munity Center will hold their annual TTlAtfitintT Tlmci - oftornnnTi .lrilr ' . ' . March 9th. ltw Journal Want Ads cost and accomplish much. little Mrs. Sundstrom New President I of Woman's C!ub;:Xr"na " "' m"' Miss Eunice Haskins of Stella Ad dresses Group Last Evening on Subject of Pottery. From Tu- sday's Daily - Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom was elected ! president of the Plattsmouth Wom- an's club at the annual election which was held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Heinrich last evening. Mrs. Win. Heinrich was named vice presi dent; Miss Georgia White, secretary; Mrs. L. W. Egenberger. treasurer; and Miss Wilhelmina Henrichsen, corresponding secretary. Miss Eunice Haskins of Stella, dis trict chairman of publicity, spoke to the etoud on pottery. She spent a number of years in East Liverpool which is the greatest pottery center! of the United States. There she be- came interested in the subject and: has spent a great deal of time since j then studying the field. 1 Among the interesting things! brought out in the talk were that ! Louisville. Nebr., has the greatest assortment of kinds of clay of any place in the United States. She ex- hibited a number of articles made in the Louisville pottery plant, "Pottery is the oldest of the arts. jsaid Miss Haskins. She explained the ; process used by Indians in making pottery- and told that corn was culture oi any nue m .cuusna. Mrs. Wm. Baird read the poem of, the Potter s wheel preceding tlie talk. She also told the story of the willow wear. Music was furnished by Miss Jean Knorr at the piano. She played "The Bird as Prophet" by Schuman and berg, Germany. They were the prop- erty of Miss Marie Kaufmann. Mrs. which was made in England was ex hibited by- Mrs. Wm. Baird. Mrs. El mer Sundstrom had a piece made in Red Wing, Minnesota. Mrs. G. A. i Pahl brought a sturdy pitcher made by a man in Byron, Ga., from the clay 'secured in his back yard. One of the ; lovely Cloisonne vases was exhibited ' by Mrs. A. H. Duxbury. It was made! in Japan. The parts of the vase are set in metal before being placed to gether to form the design in these vases. Mrs. A. H. Egenberger had a small piece of pottery which was found in the sand pits near Platts mouth. Assistant hostesses to Mrs. Hen rich were Mrs. Pete Carr, Mrs. Philip Hoffman, and Miss Rose Prohaska. c PLATTSMOUTH PLANT TAKES SECOND AWARD Plattsmouth's sand and gravel plant won the safety award again tnis year lor tne least number ot; hours lost per man because of acci- aents. i ne awara was made at a I rUnner nt the PaTtnn lintol in nmano 1 Friday evening. Elmer Sundstrom. superintendent of the Plattsmouth plant of the Lyman-Richey Corpor ation, was accompanied by Emil Seiers of Plattsmouth. This is the second annual award to be made by the corporation and Plattsmouth has received the honor both years. There are approximate ly 23 plants operating over the state. Second award went to Louisville. An average of 22 men are employed in Plattsmouth. Phone news Items to No. C ATTEND STORE MEETING Monday night the employes of the Hinky-Dinky store in this city tn- invffl n trin to Omaha as guests oi The group was entertained at the Elks club where a very interesting lecture was staged by a representative jof one of the large wholesale houses land which was followed by a lunch- eon to the party of several hundred employes. Those attending from were Ordell Hennings. Dick Watson. Chester K Koebel. Wilbur Hennings Carr. this city manager; ine. Earl and Earl Nominees are Named for Board of Education E. A. Wurl, J. A. Capwell. Present Members, Searl S. Davis and Dr. p. T. Heineman Selected. The caucus of the voters of school distric t No. 1, of Cass county, was held Tuesday evening at ! school gym where a very number of the residents sembled to choose, acccruh the high pleasing had as- g to law. four candidates to be voted on at the coming spring election as members of the Loard of education. The meeting was organized by selection of Searl S. Davis as the the aim n us uut mer maun ui minutes to have the nominations ; mace and the meeting ready to aa- journ. The candidates were vote rs selected to go on unanimously by the the ballot at the ele'tinn on April Cth. two to be elected. Those named were: E. A. Wurl and J. A. Capwell. present members; Searl S. Davis and The report also showed that the : vearly cost of the school had been cut ' $17,000 per year from the 1926-27 1 period and that of the 1936-37 and at the present time the schools were being conducted at the lowest figure. Superintendent L. S. Devoe report ed that the average attendance of, the school was 1 finn .,-. rvinr uue, cms ai wuf, ; slightly but representin I the regular average. practically " arj-TT) MAN ' d. v . From Wednesday's Daily Stewart W. Lee, 8', died this morning at the Nebraska Masonic Home where he has made bis home for the past six years Mr. Lee was born September 20, lK.r.4. at Morning Sun, Iowa, and ! came with his parents at an early 'age to Oxford, Nebraska, where he made his home until he came to j Plattsmouth on October 25, 1930. He i was a member of Rawalt lodge No. !l38, A. F. & A. M. of Oxford. During jhig Iifetime at Oxford Mr. Lee was j very prominent in the affairs of the! and engaged in business i j there for many years while his health permitted. Mrs. Lee preceded him in death in j 1915 and he is survived by two j daughters, Mrs. Eva Kintsel of Raton,, New Mexico and Mrs. Alice Stewart of Spearville, Texas, as well as two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Ayer of Oxford and Mrs. A. M. Gustafson of Ainsworth, Nebraska. The funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Horton fun eral home and the interment will be at the Masonic plot in Oak Hill ceme tery. Club and Social news are being 1 featured in the Journal. Prominent Young People of Cass County Wedded Heme of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogueliie has been in charge of a store of Scene of a Very Charming Wed ding Sunday Afternoon. i Miss Doris Hogue, daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Frank Hogue of Murray,! became the bride of Hoy J. Engel-j kemier, also of Murray on Sunday j afternoon, February 1'Sth. I The nuptials were solemnized at ! 3 p. m. at the home of her parents! with tHev. C. Loyd Shubert of the! Murray Christian church officiating.) Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kuntz of Ne- j hav.ka sang "I Love You Truly" just j before the ceremony. j Baskets of yellow jonquils and j Johanna Hill roses were used as an! improvised altar. The bride wore a smart blue en semble and a matching hat and other accessories. A bouquet of jonquils and ferns completed her costume. The groom wore the conventional navy blue. There were no attendants. Following the service, a reception for the bridal party consisting of im mediate members of both families was held. Mr. Rhinard Ketelhut. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kuntz. of Nehawka and T.,.. , ..... t cv,, f lit, aau .wis. e. i.uiu ciiuucii, ux: Murray were guests. . A cake covered with yellow flow ers was used as a centerpiece and tall yellow candles in crystal vases. The vounsr couple left for Florida where they will spend their honey - moon. The bride wore a navy blue :it. On their return they will reside at the home of the groom six and a half miles northwest of Murrav The bride is a graduate of Platts - mnn.h ih R.hnni in th Ma nf IS and has attended Peru State 19 Normal where she was a member of the Alpha Mu Omega society. The groom is a son of Henry" Engelkemier. He has been engaged in farming for a number of years. ORGANIZE SPORT PROGRAM Father E. C. McFadden, of Syra cuse, who is active in the Catholic Youth Organization and the Amer- ican Legion sports program, was here Tuesday to look after the organ- ization of baseball teams in these groups. The meeting Tuesday was held at tne St. John's school where some fifty-nine boys and girls from twelve years to twenty-five were present and the CYO organization was ten - tatively started. It is expected to have two teams from fourteen to sixteen and from seventeen to twenty-five started for both tne boys and giri3 the latter being softball teams. frt-f.T . f n .11 1 1 f T I 1 1 , Rosary ... . . , nnvli.v, ic p-vneetfrl tr be rrraiiized i ajso an(j the ones that were contact- 1 led Tuesdav are larsrelv from the St.! I John's parish. i Thursday evening Father McFad- den will be here to meet with the,The nrst thawing day of the month American Legion at 7:30 p. m. to dis- was on the 23rd. The high of Feb- . .. ..... 1 .- A O rvn Viox'Mtll cuss tne organization or a oaseoan ;team of boys sponsored by that or- i ganization SCOUTS HAVE MEETING From Tuesday's Daily j The local troop of the Boy Scouts j last evening met at the high school! and. had a very busy time. The j Scouts are engaged in working on Ti- ,.,-to fv,,. vnomt n n .1 l 11 V 1 . 1.11. 1 1LO AX'. .A V. 1 U II 1 ...V .... -" merits which occupied a large part of the .. . . . i ievemng. The recreational period aiso was much enjoyed by the group. TheUiing were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Soen - I meeting was in charge of Lee Knolle, the assistant scoutmaster. Plans were made for the Court of Honor which is to be held in the j high school auditorium Tuesday, March 9, at 7:30 p. m. At that time ( the Arbor Lodge district, including) Cass, Otoe and Nemaha counties, w ill j meet here for the presentation of I merit badges and advancement in ' rank. During the examination by the board of review for the candidates. j the members of the local troop will (present a program under the direc 'tion of Raymond Larson, scoutmaster. The putlic is cordially invited to at- itend the Court of Honor. RECEIVES FINE PROMOTION Robert Creamer, former Platts mouth voung man, who has been lo- 'cated on the west coast for a period i f several years, has received a very nice promotion from the Montgomery J Ward Co., by whom he was employed. the company at Santa Rosa, Cali fornia, and has been transferred to the store at Santa Monica, one of the largest and best that the company has in that section of California. Mr. Creamer has many friends here .ho will be pleased to learn of his r.ew success and the recognition of Lis ability and service. Jerry Adam Head of Nebraska 'IP Yrestling Team Lincoln Team on Return Trip to After Tour of Eastern Col lege Matches. Jerry Adam, formerly of this city, now head coach of wrestling at the University of Nebraska, is returning with his team of Huskers from a trip to the east that has carried them as far as Philadelphia. This trip is un equalled in the wrestling game at ; Nebraska "U" and brought the Hus- kers in competition with some of the best wrestling teams. The team met Franklin and Mar shall college at Lancaster, Pennsyl vania, where the Huskers lost 10 to ill points. At Philadelphia the Ne- 1 v..r... n. oi sy to o ana on baturaay tnejWas named by the caucus to contest Huskers took the Navy wrestlers at Annapolis by the score of 16 to 14.! The team then swum back on the, j ""m nip mu iu jU - at Kent' hio' a team that has twenty-eight victories. The HuskerF were to meet at Iowa Cit' ith theat the April battle. Iowa university grunters. Friday the team opens the Big Six championships at Lincoln to the con ference honors. Among the outstanding stars of the team are the brothers. James and Milborne Knight, w ho are undefeated jand Bill Luke who has six wins to ! his credit, these all being sophomores, Mr. Adam has developed wrestling to a high standard at Lincoln and is ; the president of the Big Six Wrest ling Coaches association. t THE WEATHER Jl, Courtesy Weyrieh & Uadraba 1 WWVS February, 1937, has been relative ly mild. Cass county residents are breathing a sigh of relief after the severe weather last February. Only four days during the past month had temperatures reaching below zero. The low was 4 on the first and tentn. i ne nign lemperaiuie oi i"e'suing vear ; . , ,n.i ir..w i monm was i on uie loinanu uiu. ; The month had 14 thaw ing days. The first part of February 19 6i !was severely cold. Only one day had! L , i v i,.fnr0 a . . VQC iq nn th fifth. ruuiv . w.v a JZ "sZmi i iun a i n' . - high, 58 on the 24th. Only five days I. . " a ... . . nil I 1 V 1 nau ireezing lempei a iui ea an land two days had sub-zero temper jatures throughout the day. MARKET WEEK VISITORS From Wednesday's Daily j Among those wno went to umau ! vest erda v for the displays and who . - i . . . . , i . .1 attended tne uanquet, styie snow auujsme ine immediate uii.iiies weie .n i.i s tv,a TiiTitontilio hritol Inst pvp uuic m viv... . . , nichsen, Miss Mathilda Soennichsen I Fred Glesmann. oi Springf.t !d. Miss Anna Palacek, Miss Elizabeth J Charles Bruyr, Kansas City. Dick Hirz, Mrs. Lillian Livingston, Mr. (Thorpe. Cleveland. Olio. Lloyd Ma and Mrs. L. W. Egenberger, Mr. and lin, Carroll, Iowa. Dr. Frank Colrmbo. Mrs. Roy Knorr and daughter, Jean. ! Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mr. and Mrs. Fred Busch, Mrs. Glenjskalla and Marylin. Nebraska City, Vallery and daughters, Marie and ' Dr. and Mrs. Kunkc l. Weeping Wa Gertrude. Miss Naomi Day, Charles ter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Wentlt. Ash- Fease, Misses Ada and Marjorie Kin sel, and Alpha Bonge, Mrs. May nard Weaver, Hazel Baier, Mary Rosencrans, Clate Rosencrans, and Roy Holly. Plattsmouth is the Ideal large town shopping center for all Cass county people. Values here are the equal, of those found anywhere read the ads for bargain news. Republican Name Candidates for the Council : Henry Woster, C D. Palmer. E. C. Giles. 0. E. Finneyfrock. E. 0. Vroman to Make Race. j ( 1 4. .t .t. ; The Nominees 1st Ward. Henry T. West Second Ward. C. I. Palm Third Ward. E. C. Giles. 4th Ward. O. E. Finnyfrc 5th Ward. E. O. Vroman. From TiH-silay's Daily The race for the spring el- ctii'n of councilmen is now on. the republican city convention last evening naming tlipir candidates in the live wards who will contest with the dcmo ratio j candidates at the polls on April ',th. County Commissioner C-org" L. i Farley presided as chairman of the 1 meeting and C. D. Palmer as the sec- ! retary of the body. The convention was short as tho chairman at once launched the incit ing on the task of selecting nominees in the various wards, all f vhor.i were represented at the meeting. The first ward caucus selected :if their candidate for councilman Henry ; t Woster. clerk in 'the ofii.e of the county treasurer, this t-ing his. maiden bow in the political life of the community. In the second ward C. D. Palmer, who was formerly a member of the rUj- lUuuiu ne-ui me- n-mm with Councilman W. C. Tippens at the general election. third ward caucus selected c ones, me nominee iu t.u.-. ago, to make the race and l.o ill bave as his opponent J. C. Comsto. k. The fourth ward caucus named as their candidate, O. E. Finnyfrcx k. who wa3 an . independent candidate I several years ago for the (flue. Mr. j Finnyfrock will oppose foi mer mayor : c. A. Johnson in his ward. in the fifth ward E. (. Vroman. ; present councilman, was i ated bv the caucus of his l enonnn ward for this position. He will oppose Henry Kuhmann in this ward. The convention then proceded to name the following as members cf the city central committee: First Ward William H. Fchmidt- V ! man, Miss JMinnie outnmann. 21 Second Ward Elmer Sundtrom, i';Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt. 4j Third Ward O. C. Hudson, Mrs. 4 . J. F. Wolff. r ounn waru John Lcdgway, Mrs. Mollie Gobelman. Fifth Ward Walter Ste -inkar.i?, Mrs. R. H. Patton. The convention then concluded its deliberations with the selection 'f Elmer Sundstrom as chairman of the city central committee for the ea- WEDDING RECEPTION HELD " . . . f One of the largest soc:al events of ! the season in the Louisville commun- 'jtv. was held at tile attractive home , of ,!r nd ,Irs EjWarc! Jocl.im. St .. i , ,.,,: beine the silver wed ding anniversary of tl.is ei-timaV.e couple as well as a reception to Mr. land Mrs. Edward Jochim, Jr.. on their recent marriage. The house was attractively ar ranged in a color scheme of pink and silver. Baskets of roses and carn ations lent their beauty to the happy occasion. Those vho were in ittendar.ce" be- . ' - . . i . .i; ... e :i: . . . . t . - mrrl Mrs Krniik Kilter. .Mr. anil :,lrs. : John Scheel. Murdocl:. Mr. and ..Irs. land, August Wendt and daughter. Myrtle. Murdock, Earl Puis, Murray, Kenneth Rolber. Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kart. Mr. and Mrs. Fred T-onak of Omaha and Miss Greta Woitzel of Greenwood. The afternoon was spent in the en joyment of a musical program and visiting among the members of the party. ,