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,ete. State Historical Society mouth v0 NO. 11 VOL. no. im PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA., MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1937. 140 Attend K. T. Banquet for the Ladies Sir Knight Lisle L. Horton, Warder, and Lady Horton Entertain. Mt. Zion Commandery. From Friday's Dally An outstanding social event of the year was held in the Masonic hall last evening. 140 attended the ban quet to the Knights and Ladies of Mt. Zion Commandery No. 5 Knights Templar given with the compliments of Sir Knight Lisle L, Horton. war der, and Lady Horton. Right Eminent Lewis E. Smith, past commander and grand recorder, presented past commanders jewels to Eminent Sirs Emmons J. Richey. An-, brey H. Dnxbury, Henry F. Nolting, Raymond C. Cook, Charles L. Carlson, and Lester W. Meisinger. A jewel Harrison L. Gayer, who was unable to attend the banquet. Eminent Sir Raymond C. Cook opened a lively program as toastmas ter. Rev. Sir Karry G. McClusky pro nounced the invocation. Sirs Roy Knorr. Rev. H. G. McClusky. Ray mond Cook, and Frank Cloidt, the Templar quartette, sang "Wagon Wheels" and "Sailing." They were accompanied by Lady Knorr. Emin ent Sir Raymond P. Westover gave the address of welcome and Lady Laura Kieck made the response. Introductions were made of the fol lowing grand lodge officers of the Grand Commandery Knights Temp lar of Nebiaska: Right Eminent Lewis E. Smith, past grand command- er and grand recorder, of Omaha: Very Eminent Clarence O. Dawson. ! "dent but had improved from the ef deputy grand commander, of Blair, j f ects of the sku11 fracture that he Nebr.; William A. RobertsonT emln-! suffered at the time but in the Past ent irraurt Junior warden, ot Malts-; . . , mouth; Fred B. Dale, eminent grand sword bearer, of Omaha; Fred C. Ma- innnr fLm!nsnt o-ronrl rnntain of the ,u, t'' "V ' a r ci,Ttii iruard. of Auburn; and Rev. Sir Luth- er M. Kuhns, past grand prelate, of, Omaha. Tlrs following visiting commanders; were also introduced by Toastmaster Cook. Eminent Sir John Boyd, repre senting Mt. Carmel commandery No. 3 of Auburn and Eminent Sir Dan Hill, past commander, representing; , o . Mt. Olivet commandery No. 2 of Ne- . ..... . , ' braska Citv. Sir Hill is also chaii - : , c. . .vtV ! man of the Southeastern Nebraska; Knights Templar Easter Sunrise ser vices to be held in Nebraska City and told briefly of the plans, extending an invitation to the Knights and Ladies of the riattsmouth command- ery. Sir Frank A. Cloidt gave a beautl ful interpretation of "The Holy City" as colored snues were suuu screen by Eminent Sir William F . Evers. Lady Knorr accompanied Sir Cloidt. Rev. Sir Harry G. McClusky deliv ered the main address of the evening. He spoke of the virtues of the sword. He told of the sword as the emblem of power throughout the ages, even though other arms have taken its place in practical usage. However the ideal of the swords of power are still needed in faith, courage, inteln- gence, and love. Benediction was pronounced by Rev. Sir Luther M. Kuhns, P. G. Prelate. The members of the Knights Templar wore the uniforms which Right Eminent Lewis E. Smith said expressed openly the men's belief in God and Jesus Christ. Tables carried a green and yellow color scheme. A large Easter bunny in a gay suit was the centerpiece on the speakers' table. Nests of bright Easter eggs were at either Bide. Orchid and yellow stocks, given by Henry Jasper, filled two large vases at the table. Green tapers in crystal man, 01 umaa. 0b.at -gasholders were used on all the tables iters and Effie Masters of this nty. .... , .. iT, nstitinn states that Effitffno. and smaller Dunnies ana nesia ui eggs formed centerpieces. Butterfly napkins in green and yellow and pro grams were at each place. Members of Bethel No. 24 Job's Daughters, wearing shamrock aprons and tiny green caps, served. Mem bers of the Eastern Star, Home chap ter 189 prepared the menu which consisted of: Fruit Cocktail Chicken Pie - Rolls Potatoes - Creamed Peas Salad Ice Cream - Wafers Coffee The first Knights and Ladies din ner party was given in Plattsmouth by the Mount Zion Commandery No. 5 Knights Templar on April 22nd, 1927 at the Masonic hall. The din ner honored Right Eminent Sir James M. Robertson, grand commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Nebraska. The dinners were given annually until four years ago. Last night again brought the Knights with their Ladies beautiful gathering. ' into a ATTEND FUNERAL From Friday's Daily F. I. Rea, Warren Scharfenberg, and Miss Florence Buxman drove to Lincoln today to attend the funeral services for Stanley Taber. assistant general manager in charge of sales I for the Iowa-Xebraska Light & Power company. Mr. Taber died in Lincoln Wednesday morning. Clifford Samek Dies at Wahoo Hospital Today family spent some two years in Min- Brother of Mrs. J. A. Capwell andjnesota on a farm but later returned Mrs. Chris Bulin Succumbs to to Plattsmouth and where they have Effect of Auto Accident. since made their home. During the years of his residence From Thursday's Daily- jhprp Mr Srhnrkneis has been en- This morning at 9 o crock at the j Community hospital at Wahoo, Ne braska, occurred the death of Clifford Samek, 19, who has been at the hos pital for the past six weeks suffering from the effects of injuries that he sustained in auto wreck near Wes-1 ton. j Mr. Samek was in very critical condition for some time after the ac- he suffered an attack of brain fever land from which he died today. I Mr. Samek is a member of one of the prominent families of Saunders v county, his family having teen lo cated near Weston and where he has spent his lifetime. He is survived by the father. Jo-; soph Samek, of Weston, three bro- ! thers, Neil and Kenneth of Weston and Melvin of Chappell, four sisters Hfro T A T Tiirnor r f Tarnuotto Vd. - '"0 " " braska, Mrs. Roy Cterdorsky of Milli- f ' gan. Mrs. J. A. Capwell and Mrs. - Chris Bulin of Plattsmouth. E0N0RED ON ANNIVERSARY i Thursday marked the fifty-fifth .numbers. "Good Night and Good i wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.! Morning" and "Asleep in Jesus." ;Benno Sedlitz. long time residents ofpIiss Leona Meislnger being the ac- this ' o-noottt fit the homf- nf Mr nnrl Mrs. the & daughter of the honorees. The tables were arranged with the attractive spring flowe-g and furnish ed a very attractive -tting for the event. During the afternoon -.he many old friends called to tende- their con gratulations and well 'W.thes to this estimable couple wno!la,t fceen given opportunity of en.Vyl:s so many years Qf their wedded ife They were marriedVt LoUisvlile tfae fami,y of Mr.etUu were making their home. The honored guests kave made their home in PlattsmoutVince their marriage and are amorlthe most highly esteemed residents! the com munity Mrs. Jasper was assist! by Mrs W. J. Sedlitz In the serviiand en tertaining PILES DAMAGE Stt From Saturday's Daily Today in the county cour dam age suit was niea oy nowa'ree- ters is the mother of Alfred, a or. The petition sets out that oi&g- ust 25. 1936, the plaintiff wasiv ing a car on 24th street nea ward Creighton boulevard in that his car was struck by th the defendant, Alfred Masters. as the result of the accident, th of plaintiff was damaged and that the plaintiff sutered inl'7lwalk. Sht hag been regti and pat. his right arm that hat caused hint nd . nrflrHf.nllv w . i great aeai oi sunerius- ne usrs Juufcow- iment in the sum of $110 for the pel sonal injury and repairs to the Death of Frank Shackneis Thurs day at Omaha Well Known Resident of This Com munity Succumbs to an Illness of Some Duration. Frank Schackneis, Sr., 56, a resi dent of this city for ihe past twenty six years, died Thursday afternoon at Omaha w here he has been for the past week, having Deen operated on last Saturday. Mr. Schackneis has not been in L - 00(i health for some time and it was I found necessary that he be operated on undergoing a series of these. from which he failed to rally. Mr. Schackneis was born in Lithuania. February S, 1SS1, where he spent his boyhood days and reach ing the age of sixteen years he mi grated to Germany to remain there until he came to the United States in 1911 to make his home. He was married here shortly after his arrival ito Miss Augusta Seifert. who with the children survives his passing. The gaRed in railroad work, first with the I Burlington and later with the BREX I at their Bhops in this city. Mr. Schackneis was a man highly i esteemed by those who had the pleas ure of his acquaintance and held in the highest eteem for his splendid i I character and contributions to the j life Of the communitv. isuuai iai assessment, uisi uu. From Saturday's Dally He is survived by 'the widow, two j The association is much interested; Over 400 persons filled the Pres daughters and three sons. Mrs.. Otto j in a great deal of the legislation that j byterian church last evening to hear v,anflr(,all qniith Dakota- Kwlf!! 1 lil this city. MANY ATTEND FUNERAL The funeral of Frank Schackneis, Sr., was held on Sunday afternoon at the St. Paul's Evangelical church where a larre irroun of the old ! friends and Iieighbors had gathered to paj' their last tributes to the mem ory of this highly respected citizen. Rev. G. A. Pahl in the service paid tribute to the departed in his ser vices to the community, the church and his home and the fine heritage that he had left to the members of the family circle. The choir of the church gave two The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery, the Sattler funeral home being in charge of the funeral. KEEPS CHIEF BUSY Since the discovery in the city archives of the ordinance that pro hibits the distribution of handbills over the city without the proper li cense and permit of the city council, Chief of Police Libershal has been kept busy in different parts of the city. The ordinance covers all forms of the bill distribution save farm sale bills or that which may be displayed in stores but not distributed broad cast. The day following the session of the council an Omaha distributor was stopped here and the distribution checked. The ordinance provides a license fee of 25 for the privilege of handling the bill distribution. MISS ETHIOPIA RETURNS Miss "Ethiopia," a two-year-old black persian cat, was discovered at the back door of the J. H. Retelsdorf home Wednesday evening after a forty-one mile Journey from Memphis, Nebr. The cat was brought here by Clelland, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Retelsdorf, at Christmas time. Last week he came and. took the cat with him to Memphis where Clelland teaches. Wednesday evening she was discovered at the back door and was SO fatilTUar! thnt cho pnnW car.l phono q fc HOME GUTTED BY FIRE From Thursday's Daily Fire this afternoon practically de stroyed the roof and upper floor of jult frame residence on Locust street, west of the First Christian church. I The residence was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Meisinger, who moved i here recently from near Louisville, j It is thought that the fire wasj caused by an overheated chimney or, sparks and when discovered had j gained strong headway and spread through the upper part of the house and destroyed the roof. The family and neighbors were able to get a larger part of the . household effects out of the lower ; floor of the building. It w as necessary to use a great deal of water in getting the fire un- der control and w hich will cause ; some damage. V. H. Puis is Named Officer nf I irtrnln IVJap!" &L iililtVliii IVICCJ. Selected as Secretary-Treasurer of State Association of Assessors at Lincoln Wednesday. W. H. Puis, veteran assessor of Cllss county, was elected as secretary- treasurer or tne state association ai their meeting at Lincoln Wednes-1 day. Mr. Puis spent Tuesday and Wed- nesday attending the sessions of the association and where many of the question nn(11uS iue mmt . sonal tax assessment was discussed. ' 'i" be passed by the legislature. cov Wring" p.o-.a, ,-and the var ious measures wiai may aeai iiu;Dert Santi, organist. sL the Kountz the taxation problem. j Memorial church and the Scottish Mr. Puis is one of the long time j Rite cathedral of Omaha, gave a members of the association and at ! beautiful program. the session served as chairman of the committee on pipe line assess- ment, a great deal of the pipe lines bein located in Cass county. AID CRIPPLED CHILDREN 'selections were "Pastorale" by Guil-j previous convictions of the defend- State headquarters of the Nebraska mant; "Largo" by Handel; "Fan-, ant. Society .for Crippled Children, 507'tasia" by Sjogren; and the favorite' Medical Arts building, Omaha, an- j "Liebestraume" by Liszt. j DINNER PRECEDES RECITAL nounced Thursday, names of the men j The hour and a half recital wasj and women w ho will carry on the J preceded by a short service of dedi- From Saturday's Dally society's 1937 sale of Easter seals ration and a song by the congrega- A 6:20 dinner was served in. the in thirty-two counties in w hich the;tion. The new memorial hymnals ! Fellowship room of the Presbyterian organization has special cooperating ; Were used by the audience. j church last evening preceding the or- committees. j This was the first service to be held ' ean recital. The elders and their In these counties distribution ofin the church since its redecoration. j wives, trustees and their w ives, and the seals has been placed in the hands! The room was indeed a thing of! members of the planning beard, and of committee chairmen. In other j beauty last night. j wives or husbands, Mr. and Mrs. F. .0 counties the seals are sent by mail) Bouquets of red carnations, calla j Schlegel. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sand to persons asked to purchase them limes and nussv willows sat at either 'and daughter, and Dr. and Mrs. H. G. to swell the total of the state's Easter j side of the entrance to the chancel, gift to needy children. The sale in , They were donated by Mrs. John Sat Omaha and Douglas county is under; tier, Jr. supervision of W. R. Brooks, presi-j dent, and other officers of the state j a; i nriraniziiLiuii. i The seals, offered at one cent each, j old time friends cf tnis community may be purchased in any quantity j wiU be interested in learning that the contributor desires to buy. SaleHerman Vaintroub, a resident hete of each seal means another penny for for niany years, is now in his 101st the tuna lor continuing mrougn me year activities in behalf of crippled youngsters. The Cass county committee In charge of the sales is Mrs. Evelyn Franke, Cedar Creek, chairman; Mrs. Clara Street Weseott and Mrs. Jennie Klimm, Plattsmouth. IMPROVING ROADS Taking advantage of the weather conditions that have partially dried up the dirt roads, the streets, alleys and bridges committee, of which W. C. Tippens is the chairman, has had the city maintainer out to try and 'smooth up the roads. From the snows and thawing a great many of the streets over the city have been bad- ly rutted and made travel very dif - ficult. There has been some work neces sary on west Oak where bricks were used to fill up several bad holes and Lincoln avenue is another of the ex tremely bad streets and where the: maintainer has been in use the past few days. It has been necessary to wait un- til the roads had dried sufficiently to be worked before the maintainer could be used successfully on the!D. Roosevelt serving as the nation's streets. Ipresidents in his time. Sues Bathing Beach Company for Damages Frederick Woodrough, Jr., Sues the Merritt Beach Co., for the Qj $10,115. An action has been filed in the on- jce f,f the clerk of the district court by Frederick Woodrough, Jr., against the Merritt Beach Co., et al., asking the sum of $10,115 for per- g0nal damages. The petition of the plaintiff alleges i that on July 20. 193C. that the plain- .tiff visited the beach and paid ad- j mission to the park and had dressed ! and swam to the east side of the! swimming pool where a swing was maintained for the use of the patrons of the pool. It was the custom to j swing out over the pool, letting go of ; the swing and alighting in the water. ;The plaintiff claims that he did this 1 and alighted in ten feet of water, in- i 'sufficient to break the force of the phmge and vith the result he sus tained injuries that have caused him much suffering. He asks that the sum of ? 10.115 be given in judgment against the defendants. The petition alleges that the de- fendants were negligent in that they permitted him to enter the pond and use the swing at the time of night; anu- aiso that they were negligent in not seeing that the pool was supplied with water sufficient for safety. Qyj qq ATTEND DEDICATORY RECITAL - Uhe recital and dedication service of - , lhe new'p Reuter organ. Al- : Mrs. F. O. Schlegel. contralto solo - ist. also of Omaha gave lovely in - ; terpretatlons to "Open the Gates o' the Temple," "Prayer Perfect," and :"The Voice in the Wilderness." j Especially fine among Mr. Sand's jtjjj; AND HEARTY AT 101 YEARS vear and en1ovinir life and able to be around with old time activity. Mr. Waintroub has resided in Los Angeles with his daughter, Henrietta, and son, Edward in recent years and has stood well the advancing years, preserving his health and being able to enjoy the declining years. The great period of time that has covered the lifetime of Mr. Waintroub can be measured by history of our nation. When he was born Martin Van Buren was the president of the United States, the republic of Texas had recently revolted against Mexico, the first iron vessel was built in the United States and later was to come the Mexican war, the great civil war that threatened the nation was still in the dim distance. Abraham Lin- ;coln was a captain in the Black Haw k war when Mr. Waintroub was born and a struggling Illinois store clerk. The lifetime of Mr. Waintroub has covered the regime of many as lead ers of the nation, Van Buren, Harri son, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, "Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Theo- i dore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Hard - ! ing, Coolidge, Hoover and Franklin ORGANIZE STUDY CLUB Mis Mariam Marks, of Washington, D. C, official representative for the National Center of Confraternity of I Christian Doctrine, met Thursday evening with a large group of the members of the Holy Rosary and St. John's and Manley parishes of the Catholic church. The meeting was held at the St. John's school building. Miss Marks was introduced by Father George Agius of St. John's church. The club will be divided in a group of eight units and with leaders while a general chairman will be in charge of the program. Miss Marks is traveling through the Lincoln diocese establishing these confraternities, which are principally study clubs for the adult members of the church. Frank Harmer is Sentenced to Ten Year Term Overruling Motion for a New Trial. Judge John W. Yeager Gives Sentence This Morning. District Judge John W. Yeager of Omaha, who presided over the trial of Frank Harmer, charged with ' breaking and entering and also with a complaint as a habitual ciiminal. i was cere iouuj io uum a s-essiuu ui the court. Judge Yeager overruled the mo tion of C. E. Walsh, counsel for Mr. Harmer, for a new trial and at once took up the matter of sentencing the defendant who was convicted here by a jury of the two counts of the in dictment. The court gave a sentence of ten 'years in the slate penitentiary on the conviction ami remanded the defend- ar.t to the care of the sheriff until further action. Mr. Harmer was charged with breaking and entering the garage of j Lee Stewart, near Elm wood on April :25. 1936. at which time he had been .shot by the owner of the building j while Harmer was in the garage jwHere the car of Stewart was kept. The second charge was based on the McClusky were guests. Places were laid for 46 at the table. Calendulas were used on the tables and a green and white color scheme was used in place cards- candles, and i i , i i ,i r- v - unutco. Mrs. Henry Goos, member of the planning committee, acted as toast master. She called upon Dr. H. G. McClusky, Mr. Sand, and L. O. Minor for after-dinner talks. Mr. Sand ex plained the organ, telling of the many , virtues of the instrument. Both Dr McClusky and L. O. Minor paid high tribute to Leslie Niel for his tireless work as chairman of the planning committee for the redecoration of the church. Mr. Minor also mentioned the fact that it seemed as if some thing beyond the planning committee seemed to work out the redecoration. Members of Circle five served the dinner. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the members of the Plattsmouth fire department for their splendid services during the fire at our home, to Mrs. Sipple who gave the alarm and Rev. J. W. Taenz-f ler for his kindness to us in the hour ' trouble All of these and the kind friends and neighbors w ho helped save our property and care for us w ill be gratefully remembered. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Meisinger and family. BAKE SALE MARCH 20 There will be a bake sale held on 1 Saturday, March 20th at Gobelman's ; store. Given by the ladies aid society 'of the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran lchurch. Plattsmouth Ties for Third in Speech Contest All Music Contestants Rate with Two Excellent and One Good in Tarkio Festival. From Patiirday's Iaily Plattsmouth made a fine showing at the Tarkio music and speech fes tival yesterday. Competition was strong in all divisions. James Sandin, speaking i:i a class jwith 2fi contestants, won superior 'rating. He was chosen as the ut i standing speaker in the humorous division to take part in th' evening program for the public. Four entries took superior rating in the section. Gavin Fanner won excellent on extemporaneous speak in sr. No super iors were given in the (lass. Alice Hirz. with 22 competitors won a gtd rating. One superior and two excel lents were given in the class. Plattsmouth, with a total of seven points, tied with Shenandoah, lu.. for third place. Wyandotte high school of Kansas City won first place with 13 points and Maryville. Mo., wa second with eight points. Twenty-two schools were repre sented in the music contest. John Ja cobs won an excellent rating in boys high voice. No superiors were given in the class. Dick Hall won excellent rating in boy's low voice. On" su perior was given in the class, with six competing. Jean Knorr competed with twelve in the piano division. She received a rating of good. The boys' quartf t, composed of Bub Vallery, Dick Hall. John Tidball. and John Jacobs, won a ratiiig of good. One superior was given tn quartet. Corning, la., won first place in the music -roiitest with IS points; Sid ney, la., was second with 10. and Coin, la., third with nine. Farragut, la., won the Class I speech contest with ten points. Sec- jna r'are was a Iour wa n r,e" j tween Stennet. la.. Maitland. Mo.. Co- burg. Ia., and Randolph. Ia.. with five each. Superior ratings in Class A speech dramatic declamation: R. Jay Nash, Bedford, Ia. Humorous declamation: Betty Es tes, Glenwood, Ia. Oratory: Bill Yatis. Shenandoah, Ia. Class B speech: Humorous der la mation, Elizabeth Clark, Farragut, Ia., Louis Mclntyre, Coburp, Ia. Oratory: Jessie Mclntyre. Farra gut. Ia. Music: Piano, Margaret Bowman Clarinda, Ia. Men's low voice: Theodore Run yan. Coin, Ia. Women's ?mall vocal groups: Ran dolph, Ia. Women's glee club: Coin, Ia. Trumpet: Betty Ridgeway, P.lan chard, Ia. GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS The law offices of Divyer & Dwyer in their building on Main street, are now back in shape for use after the damage that was caused by smoke in the recent fire in the building. The heavy smoke that had spread through the upper floor of the build ing left a thick gummy substance over the furniture, walls and ceiling and which has been difficult to re move and required a great deal of time. While the smoke damage was heavy it was fortunate that the fire did not reach the part of the building where the law offices are located as it would have caused the destruction of the valuable library and the files or papers that represent many years of legal work. WILL PRESENT "ELUFTERS" Plattsmouth's little theatre group wi Psent the comedy, "Bluffers - j ln tDe dement of the public nb-ary Tuesday evening at S o'clock. The two-act play is an old French comedy. Mrs. Clement Woster is directing. Those taking part are Greth Garnet, Mrs. William Gorder, Miss Mildred Cacy, Miss Edith Solomon, Miss Wil helmina Henrichsen. Paul Var-der- . voort, Wilbur Kail, Clement Woster, Miss Maybelle Taplett. Ed Wehrbein, Roy Olson, Miss Gertrude Vallery. and Bob Wurl.