Uebr. State Historical Society
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VOL. no. lilt
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937.
NO. 44
MOOT
Cass County
Girl Writes of
4-HCIub Trip
Frances Rehmeier Telis of Many
Places of Interest Visited by
the Young: People.
I only regret that I do not have a
large enough vocabulary of descrip -
tive adjectives to duly describe our!
most exciting and thrilling trip to
tne national 4-H club camp at Wash
ington. I). C. However I shall try to
relate my experiences in the best
way possible. I made this trip with
the following persons: Gladys Weit
kamp. of Nickerson. Washington
county; Joe Carter of Palisade, Hitch
cock county; and Miles Cadwallader,
Jr., of Oxford, Furnas county. The
four of us were selected to represent,
the 19.000 Nebraska 4-H club boys
air girls. Miss Jessie Greene and Mr.
Walter Tolman of the Nebraska Agri
cultural College acted as chaperons.
Our first thrill was one Sunday eve
ning. June 13. leaving Omaha on the
Burlington Zephyr, having berth ac-j
commodations and eating our break-,
fast on the dining car. j
We met the delegates and leaders i
from North Dakota. South Dakota,!
Iowa and Kansas at the Harrison i
hotel Monday morning. We left Chi-j
cago in the chartered Interstate bus
with thirtv-two aboard. Crossinsr the!
state of Indiana, we arrived in Janes-'team
ville. Ohio. Monday evening. On j
Tuesday we drove to Wheeling. West
il'?ini:1 Th a Tin A t 1 a c fllncc nm i
pany entertained us at a lovely
luncheon that noon. We drove to
Washington. Pennsylvania. There we!
toured the entire glass plant, seeing :
every step in making glass jars. In j
and minin? rnmn5 T.ntpr in the aft
ernoon we reached the Allegheny
mountains. This was the first moun- !
tain ranee that most of us had ever j
seen. They were densely forested.
We stopped on a number of the high
est mountains to enjoy the beautiful
scenery. We took a nunfber of pic
tures through the mountains. Tues
day evening we stopped at Fort Bed
ford Inn in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Wednesday morning we drove
through the Blue Ridge mountains.
arriving at Gettysburg. Pennsylvania
before noon. We drove through the !
main features on this historic site '
Vore than 00 mnnnmentc markinp
charges and other historic data. One
monument which will always remain !
in my mind is the Soldiers National
Monument. This monument stands i
near the snot where Lincoln mndp his i
immortal sneech of dedication and is!n5nth inning when Everett was
a tribute to the nation's sons who
gave their lives on the field of Gettys
burg. Large boulders are found on
one side of the battlefield and can
nons with their cannon balls are
placed throughout the entire field.
Spangler'd spring, which suppplied
both the Confederate and Union
armies with water during the battle,
was another interesting spot. Leav
ing Gettysburg, we drove to Washing
ton. D. C our nation's capital, for a
week's camping with other 4-H boys
and girls throughout the United
States. 16G boys and girls from 42
states were delegates to this camp. A
great number of state leaders were
also camping here as chaperons for
eech state's delegates. Our camp
grounds were beside the Tidal Basin
and at the foot of the Washington
Monument. We Nebraska girls "tent
ed" with the girls from Delaware.
tions. objectives and plans of the
camp. Taps were played at 10:00.
Reveille was played at 6:00 each
morning and flag raising at 6:45. We
cte our breakfasts and luncheons in
the cafeteria in the Department of
Commerce and we had our dinners in
the Department of Labor. It was in
deed a butiutiful sight to see the
campers dressed in green and white
make their way to their destination.
Each morning we had conferences.
The theme of our conferences this
year was "Making the Most of Our
Rurual Heritage." Our discussion
groups ranched the main theme into
topics such as: farm tenancy, soil
conservation, and farm income. We
also discussed the topics: "Do You companies that is engaged in river
Want to Be a Farmer" and "Co-oper-1 , . ... . ... . . 0.
.! , , " . , ..iwork and this he delivered at Sioux
ation. Ea h of these topics brought '
forth interesting observations and cit' and u was eiven a good test by
factors from every section of the ; the trip down the river and proved
United States.
Many stirring address were deliv
ered during the week. Hon. Henry A
Wallace, secretary of agriculture, ad-!
dressed we delegates one morning i
speaking at length on an efficient
democracy. Another interesting ad
dress was delivered by George Far
ley, Massachusetts state club leader,
on the topic "Washington, the Heri
tage of All."
Each afternoon we toured the city
of Washington. D. C. and surround
ing points of interest. A tour of the
Beltsville Farm, the National Agri
cultural Research Center proved very
interesting. A visit to the home of
our president the White House
made of Virginia freestone with its
(Continued on Fage 2.)
HOLD FAMILY DINER
The home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Tavlor was the scene of a very de-
f
llightful family dinner party on Sun
'day and which was attended by all
I but one of the family circle. The
1 fine fried chicken dinner was served
out iu the open under tne snaue oi
the lawn and made a very delightful
spot on the hot day. Those of the
family from out of the city were Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Taylor and family.
1 Mls- Blanch. Winscott, George Tay-
lor, Jr., and Miss June Winscott of
Omaha
Announcement was made of the
forthcoming marriage of George Tay
lor. Jr., and Miss June Winscott,
whic his to take place next Wednes-
: day at Omaha.
Merchants
Turn Back
- Union Sunday
Locals Win by Score of 12 to 6
Streets Pitches Fine Game
for Merchants.
The Plattsmouth Merchants fun
day afternoon won from the Union
b5' the score of 12 to 6 on the
local lot w here a group of the local
fans braved the heat and watched
..... .
the battle. "
The game opened with both Streets1
and Mel Hoback going good and the
first two innings were a succession of
strikeouts. !
The Merchants blew off the lid
in tne third inning when on a
cession of errors on the part of the';
Union team, four runs came across '
the plate, Kriskey, Rhoades, Ault
and O'Donnell all registering.
The fourth inning again saw the
Merchants step out in front with five
more scores added to their list.
Streets with a triple and Jack O'Don
nell with a double led the local at-
attack.
The Union team srnt to RtrPftQ in
he fifth and slipPed their first scores j
u,cl luc Plate, ue ueing laillea Oe-
fore the final out. Mel Hoback, Union I
hurler featured the hitting with a j
triple. I
c . T. . . .
i ne liuai union score was in tne.ursi nine as pitsiunn ui me laiin-
ed and scored on the blow of J.!
Roddy. j
The tabulated score of the game!
was as follows:
Plattsmouth
AB R H PO A E i
Rhoades. 3b 5 3 1 1 0 l
Kriskey, c 5 2 1 14 1 0i
Svoboda, 2b 5 1 3 4 2 0 j
Chovanec, ss 5 0 1 1 0 2,
Smith, If 4 0 4 0 0 0!
Streets, p 4 110 4 0
Ault. lb 4 2 17 0 0
O'Donnell, cf 4 2 1 0 0 0
Gcrringer. rf 4 1 0 0 0 0
! 40 12 9 27 7 3
! Union
AB n II PO A E
B. Morris, lb 4 0 0 7 0 0
lj. Roddy, 2b 4 1112 3
!M. Hoback, c 5 1 1 10 2 1
; Mel Hoback, p 5 110 10
Dewey True, 3b 3 0 4 1 0 0!
L. Carr, cf 2 110 0 0
i P. Griffin, If 4 0 1 0 0 1
O. Morris, rf 4 0 0 0 0 1
C. Everett, ss 2 2 1 4 1 3
Shoemaker, 3b .100100
34 6 C 24 6 9
MAKES TRIP DOWN THE RIVER
John Richardson, veteran j-Iver-man
and boatbuilder, has just re
turned home from a trip to Sioux
City and thence down the Missouri
river to this city.
Mr. Richardson had constructed a
skiff for one of the large contracting
to be just the type of craft that was
desired by the contractors.
The river improvement is not corn-
pleted to Sioux City and there will
be several more jobs and projects
to completion.
The river is now about normal
from here north.
SUFFERS FROM PNEUMONIA
Mrs. Joseph Vanek, residing in the
south part of the city, has been quite
ill for the past week as the result of
an attack of pneumonia. She is now
reported as being some better and it :
is hoped will roon be out of danger. .
Death Comes
to Mrs. William
Deles Dernier
Prominent Elmwood Lady Succumhf
to Long- Period of Illness at
Earlv Hour Tuesday.
Tuesday
Dr. G. G.
morning at the home
Douglass, of Elmwood.
j where she had been a patient for the
past three months, death came to
Mrs. Icna Deles Dernier. She was the
widow of the late Hon. William
Deles Dernier, well known attorney
and legislator, who passed away
some ten years ago.
The deceased lady was born April
C. 1SG3, and was 74 years and 3
months old. She was an active mem
ber of the Christian church, beloved
by a host of friends.
Three daughters and three sons
survive her passing. They are Mrs.
Myrtle Langhorst, Sugar City, Colo.
Mrs. Bessie D. Bayan. of Waterloo,
Iowa: Mrs. Estelle MacNamee, of
Omaha; Chester Deles Dernier, of
Seattle, Washington; Reynolds Deles!
Dernier of Kansas City, and Harold1
Deles Dernier, of Alliance, Nebr.
There are also many more distant
relatives and a host of friends who
, will mourn the departure of this noble
: woman whose mere presence was a
t . .. . !
force for good in the community.
Funeral services were held at
the Christian church in Elmwood
which has just lost its pastor thru!
acceptance
of a call to South Da -
kota, the funeral sermon being de -
suc-!livered by Rev. Homer Fantil, pas-
tor of the Elmwood Methodist
church.
Judge Duxbury
Gives Program
at Rotary Club
Patriotic Theme Carried in Talk on;jn the MTein property in the west part!
X aHU rreseniaUUIl VI I
Movies Tuesday.
Ed Schulhof took the gavel for the
. . v, ni,(0
walk-'mouth Rotary club at the luncheon '
Tuesday. Fred
Rea had charge of ;
the program.
In keeping with the season, Judge
A. H. Duxbury presented a patriotic
program. He talked on Our Flag, tell
ing of its origin, history, and the
observance of the flag. He pointed
out the Nebraska star, the 37th, fifth
from the mast on the next to the bot
tom row of the field.
Following the talk. Judge Duxbury
showed the moving pictures taken in
the east this spring. Many were
shown of historic points in color. He
also presented a number of favorite
shots taken in Flattsmouth.
Walter Smith, the new attorney in
Plattsmouth. was a guest at the
luncheon. Frank Bestor, who has
not been able to attend for some
time because of illness, Avas able to
meet with the group.
HAVE FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Monday evening the H. M. Soen
nichsen home on North Sth street
was the scene of a delightful fire
works display arranged in honor of
the national birthday by Miss Ma
thilda Soennichsen in honor of her
nephews John Melchoir and Richard
Henry Soennichsen. Other guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gobelman,
Mrs. A. F. Fritchen and children of
Decorah, la., and Mrs. R. A. Bates.
The members of the party enjoyed
the cool of the evening on the lawn
and where the larse and brilliant
display of the fireworks was staged.
The members of the party were
served delicious refreshments of ice
cream and cake at the close of the
evening to add to the enjoyment of
all of the group.
AN APPRECIATION
We take this means of reaching
the many friends and neighbors, who
so miraculously put out the fire in
our wheat field Sunday.
We deeply appreciate your efforts
and will you be blessed with such
willing help should a loss or danger
threaten you. The Jake Tritsch fam
ily.
d&w
RETURNING HOME
From Monday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Anderson,
who have been here for a holiday
visit with their old time friends and
neighbors, returned home this eve
ning to St. Paul, Minnesota, where
they are now located.
While here they have been guests!
at several social functions in their
honor which has made their stay!
of.er Peasant.
A.
j
Mrs. Anderson,
Sunday Mr. and
(were dinner guests at the home of
I Mr. and Mrs. Harry White and last
j evening they were nonoreu ly a pic-
! nic party at the Starkjohn lodge
northwest of this city, making a fit
ting close of the holiday.
Plattsmouth
Man Drowns in
Louisville Lake
; Stephen Schinker. Inspector on the
I River Work Dies in Sand-
i pit Lake Monday.
Stephen Schinker, 3G, drowned
Monday evening at the sandpit lakes
! at the Louisville state park wnere
he had gone with his family to en-
: joy a picnic party
The family had partaken of a very
! heavy lunch end shortly afterwards
' Schinker had entered the cold water
; of the lake for a swim. He had
paddled only a short distance when
; he seemed to be in difficulties and
iafter calling for help once, sank be-
( neath the waters of the lake and it
was several minutes later that the
body was recovered.
Rescuers were able to reach the
body in a short time and it was
brought to shore where for several
hours workers battled in the hope of
j reviving the victim or the acciuent,
j but without avail.
! Mr. Schinker is survived by the
widow and two children.
They have been making their home
OI me City
The body was taken to the Stande-r
funeral home at Louisville to await
the funeral arrangements.
This is the fourth death by drown-
in
that has occurred in the Louis- j
ville community this season
Jury Awards
Cow to Fred
Rice in Suit
Plaintiff Awarded Possession of Cow ;
in Hard Fought Replevin Suit
in the County Court.
The case in which Fred S. Rice
sought the replevin of a cow that !
had been taken from his possession
by Constable John M. Meisinger, re
turned their verdict late Saturday
evening and in which they awarded
possession of the cow to Mr. Rice as
the lawful owner and allowed him
nothing as damages altho assessing
the costs of the case to the defendant.
This case was one where the cow
was taken by the constable on an
execution in favor of Emil Koukal
against Richard Schliscke, the cow
being taken as the property ofthe openings partially ready for re-
Schliscke. The plaintiff, Rice, con
tended that the cow had been pur
chased by him from Schliscke some
days before the issuance of the execu
tion and the levy and that the cow
was the legal property of Mr. Rice
when it was taken.
The members of the jury that heard
the case were Henry Starkjohn, Louis
Born, W. A. Tulene, W. M. Barclay,
W. C. Tippens and John Ledgway.
SHOWS MUCH IMPROVEMENT
The Plattsmouth frlenCs of Harry
Forbes, who has been very critically
ill for several mouths, will be pleased
to learn that he is now on the road
to recovery and has been able to
leave the hospital and return to his
home. Mr. Forbes was suffering from
a 1 very serious nerve and brain
trouble that had made his recovery
a matter of the gravest doubt, but he
has shown a remarkable recovery and
is now able to be taken out for drives
and does not suffer from the severe
attacks.
Funeral of
Allie Meisinger
Largely Attended;;
One of the Most Largely Attended
Services Ever Held at St.
Paul's Church.
The St. Paul's church was filled
to its c.apacity and dense groups sur-
! roun(leti the structure Tuesday after
noon as the community paid their
j tributes to A-. F. Meisinger, member
, of one of the best known families in
the county.
Mr. Meisinger was fatally injured
a week ago Tuesday at Tucson, Ariz
ona, in a fall, and the body was
! brought here Sunday for the last
rites in the community where he was
jborn and grew to manhood.
Rev. G. A. Pahl took as his ser
mon, "To Comfort They That Mourn,"
the remarks being based on the 60th
'chapter of Isaiah and bringing the
-message of hope to the bereaved
I family and friends.
j Raymond C. Cook gave two num-
bers, "Face to Face" and "Good
Night and Good Morning," during
lhe services
With the close of the service the
hundreds of old friends filed past the
bier to pay their last tributes, it be
ing some time before the funeral
party moved to Glendale cemetery
west of the city and nearby where
the young man had been born and
reared and where the body was laid
to the last rest.
The pall bearers were selected
; from xhe old friends, being Carl Ofe,
John W. Alwin, Glen Whiteman of
! Nebraska City, Ivan Taylor, A. W.
! Kopp and John E. Schutz.
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Philpot Killed in
Utah Accident
jwo Children, Paul Reckard and
Thos. Strongberg' Injured as Car
Sideswiped by Truck.
Mrs. Charles Thilpot, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Ralph Keckler of Weep-
I ing Water and daughter-in-law of
jMr. and Mrs. Bert Philpot of Weep
jing Water was killed in an auto acci
dent at 11 p. m. Saturday near
George, Utah. Her two children were
; injured as were Thomas Strongberg
and Paul Reckard.
The accident is reported to have
happened when the car carrying the
five was sideswiped by a CCC truck.
The group were en route to Los An
geles, Calif.
Mrs. Philpot and her children had
been in Weeping Water to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Panska, a sister. They
left Friday for the return trip to
their home in California. Messrs.
Strongberg and Reckard were return
ing to California with them.
START SEWER WORK
The committee of the city council
that has charge of the new sewer
work on South Sixth street, has been
active in seein that the work is get
ting under way and Mr. J. H. Mc
Maken. the contractor, has several of
building.
The work of cutting out the con
crete curb has not proven as difficult
as was thought at first. In fact sev
eral of the sections of concrete have
proven very porous and easy to re
move and if this continues the re
moval of the concrete will be an easy
matter.
The tearing out of the brick work
at the bottom of the sewer inlets will
also be pushed so that the job can be
completed in as a short a time as pos
sible. CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this opportunity
of expressing our heartfelt apprecia
tion of the many acts of kindness
that have been tendered us in the
hour of our sorrow, the tender sym
pathy that has aided us in this try
ing time. We also wish to thank all
those who assisted in the funeral ser
vices and for the beautiful flowers.
Mrs. A. F. Meisinger and Marion;
The Bothers and Sisters.
R.A. TO CONTINUE
Jean Spangler, local R.A. director,
learned at the state R.A. convention
in Lincoln last week, that the Reset
tlement Administration will be con-
inued in Nebraska during the com-
ing year. Loans will be extended as
j in the past. However, no more emer-
gency loans will be made. Standard
loans will take the place of the emer
gency measure.
This is the first state wide con
vention that has been held since the
establishment of R.A. 125 men from
all sections of Nebraska attended. On
Thursday evening W. H. Brokaw of
the state extension department gave
an outstanding talk at the banquet.
Headquarters were in the Capital
hotel.
Aged Man Kills
Himself at the
County Farm
Al Hathaway, 84, Union Pioneer,
Slashes Throat with Razor
Early Today.
From Wednesday's Dally
Al Hathaway. 84, a lifetime resi
dent of Union, this morning commit
ted suicide at the county farm west
of this city, slashing his throat with
a straight edge razor and dying in a
very few moments.
He has made his home at the coun
ty farm for the past two years and
in recent months he has been very de
spondent and frequently expressed
the intention of ending his life to
other residents of the home. His
poor health and his inability to carry
on his usual activities has preyed on
his mind.
He was in his room at the farm
this morning shortly after 7 o'clock
and was noticed by Julius Ramge, a
room mate, sitting on a chair In
the room, as Mr. Ramge left the room.
A few moments later the body of the
aged man, lying in a welter of blood
was found on the floor of the room
by other of the residents and aid
called.
The aged man was dead when help
arrived and the matter was at once
reported to Sheriff Homer Sylvester
and County Attorney J. A. Capwell,
who visited the scene and investi
gated the matter.
BUTTERY FAMILY REUNION
Sunday the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Buttery on 10th street was the
scene of a very delightful family re
union, when for the first time in,
twenty years all of the members of
the family were present under the
parental roof.
The members of the party came
with well laden baskets of good
things to eat, which provided a very
fine repast at the noon hour.
Those who were here for the re
union were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Younker and children, Elwood, Don
na, Howard, Patty, Margaret, Mar
jorie and Ralph, all of Union; Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood Buttery and child
ren, Maxine, Elwood, Jr., Billie,
and Eetty Ann, all of Wisner, Ne
braska; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest But
tery and son, Ernest, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Buttery and children,
Joan Ann, Eleanor and Richard and
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Tafft and son,
Turner, Jr., of Omalia.
TO ENJOY A FINE TRIP
Early Monday morning Mr. and
Mrs. Keener Price and William Hen
richsen, Jr., departed by auto for the
great northwest. They plan to go
through Neraska, Wyoming, Montana
and Idaho to Ellensburg, Washing
ton, where they will visit Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Hickenbottom and
Robert Lutes, who made the trip there
last spring. This trip offers an ex
cellent opportunity to view many
wonderful sights.
IN APPRECIATION
We appreciate deeply the generous
help of neighbors who came to our
assistance in the fire on our farm
Tuesday evening. Only through the
work of the men were our other
buildings saved. Mr. and Mrs. Har
ley Wiles.
Subscribe for the Journal.
Marjorie Arn
Weds W. C. Speece
Sunday Afternoon
Beautiful Home Wedding- Unites
Couple on Wedding Anniver
sary of Bride's Parents.
Miss Marjorie Arn, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Arn of this city
became the wife of Walter C. Speece
of Edison, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Speece of York, at a beautiful cere
mony at the home of the Dride s par
ents at one o'clock Sunday after
noon. The wedding was held on the
twenty-seventh anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. V. T. Arn's marriage. Rev.
V. C. Wright officiated.
Miss Jean Hayes played "I Love
You Truly" at the opening of the
ceremony. It was followed by a vocal
solo, "Because" by Dale Ganz of
Alvo. The couple entered unattended
to the strains of Mendelssohn's "Wed
ding March."
The bride wore an afternoon gown
of pale pink chiffon trimmed in white
lace insertion. Her hair dress was a
pink rose, and she wore white acces
sories. She carried a bouquet of
talisman roses, sweet peas, and baby
breath. The bridegroom was dressed
in grey and wore a boutonniere o
roses.
A lattice work banked with green
ery and pink and blue larkspur form
ed the background for the service.
Baskets of hollyhocks and larkspur
tied in pink tulle were used as decor
ations. Following the cedemony, a dinner
was served at the Arn home to twenty-four
guests. A three-tier wedding
cake formed the centerpiece for the
table. Pink roses in white bud vases
were used on the table with the crys
tal service.
Guests at the dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. V. T. Arn, parents of the bride;
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Speece, parents of
the groom, and family of York; Mrs.
M. K. Davis of St. Paul, Minn., a
sister of the groom; Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Speece of Hyannis; Mrs. Min
nie Anderson of Union, grandmother
of the bride; Miss Beatrice Arn, V.
T. Arn, Jr., A. J. Kraeger, Rev. and
Mrs. V. C. Wright, Miss Jean Hayes,
all of Plattsmouth; Dale Ganz of
Alvo, and the bridal couple. Mrs.
Berniece Kraeger, Mrs. V. T. Arn,
Jr. and Adelaide Boynton assisted
with the serving.
Following the ceremony the couple
left for York. The bride wore blue
crepe with white accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Speece will make
their home at Edison where Mr.
Speece is instructor of mathematics,
science and coach. Mr. Speece is a
graduate of the York College where
he was a member of the "Y" club.
The bride attended Peru State
Teachers' College two years and ha3
been teaching the fifth and sixth
grades and acted as instructor in
music in the Alvo schools during the
past three years. She was a member
of Kappa Delta Pi and the Everetts.
HOLD FAMILY DINNER
The Fourth of July was observed
Sunday by a family gathering at the
h'ome of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace War
ner at the family homestead just
west of the city.
There were some thirty of the chil
dren, grandchildren and great grand
children of Mrs. Barbara Warner
present to join in thev ery happy
event.
All of the members of the party
had come with well filled baskets of
good things to eat and which pro
vided the means of the sumptuous
dinner at the noon hour.
The remainder of the day was
spent in visiting and enjoying the
opportunity cf getting together un
der the parental roof where they had
spent many happy childhood days.
TURNERS' PICNIC
Members of the South Omaha Cath
olic Turners are holding their an
nual picnic Sunday afternoon at the
Sokol picnic grounds north of Platts
mouth. As an event of the afternoon,
the Plattsmouth city band will play
a concert at three o'clock. Races,
and a ball game are also scheduled
for the afternoon with a dance in
the evening. Plattsmouth residents
are invited to attend.