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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1937.
NO. 47
Sot
Anniversary
of Ordination of
Monsignor Mosler
Thirty-six Years a Priest of Ro
man Catholic Church Observed
by Local Pastor.
"Wednesday was observed by the
IU. Rev. Monsignor Adolph M. Mos
ler, pastor of the Holy Rosary church
of this city, as the thirty-sixth an
niversary of his ordination as a
priest of the Catholic church.
The ordination took place in the
historic cathedral at Louvain, Bel
gium, where many of the notable
church ceremonies of the people of
the Netherlands were held in early
days and later of the Belgian nation.
This church was one that suffered
greatly iu the World war as it was
under shell fire.
The ordination ceremonies were
celebrated by the then Catholic
bishop of Oklahoma, who was visit
lug In Belgium at the time.
On the day following the ceremony,
the young priest celebrated his first
mass in the abbey in connection with
the cathedral. He continued his
studies and church work until in
September 1901 when he was sent
to the United States to carry on his
work.
He was assigned to the diocese of j
Lincoln of the Catholic church andjmouth, 1937" will be selected, corn
has since served in this state. In his : Prised the most important matters
early days serving in the mission of business transacted at the regular
field, but in recent years has served; July meeting of the American Legion
manv of the laree parishes of the dio-
cese.
Prior to coming -here Monsignor
Mosler was at Beatrice and since
his coming to this city has been a
strong figure in the work of his
parish and has been a prominent
figure in the church in the state, as
he is the vicar general ofthe diocese.
He was recently honored - by Pope
Pius XI, by being advanced to the
position of domestic prelate with the
title of Rt. Rev. Monsignor.
FARMERS PLEDGE SUPPORT
TO WAR ON GRASSHOPPERS
Sixty-three farmers from the Eight
Mile Grove precinct met with D. D.
Wainscott, county agent, Friday eve
ning and pledged 100 support of
a program for the eradication of the
grasshoppers. The men signed pledge
cards stating the number of 6acks
of poison bran needed and giving a
promise to spread the bran on the
same day as his neighbors.
Wainscott returned to Weeping
Water with orders for 376 bags of
poison to be used in the community.
Other farmers in the precinct are to
be contacted and the mixing of the
bait will start at Nehawka Monday.
By Wednesday it is expected that S00
bags will be ready for spreading in
the Eight Mile Grove community.
As soon as the bait arrives, all
threshing crews will stop work dur
ing the forenoon and all men will
work on the poisoning at the same
time. With the cooperation of every
farmer in the community, the hop
pers will be killed.
A meeting is being held in the
district court room in Plattsmouth
this evening at 8:45. Every farmer
and every landlord is urged to be
present. With the action by Eight
Mile Grove precinct to the west, the
farmers of this precinct should join
whole-heartedly in an eradication
program.
LEAVE TOR YELLOWSTONE
From Thursday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Kocvian and chil
dren are leaving today for Yellow
Stone National Park. They plan to
visit relatives and friends in Grand!
Island, Kearney, and Valentine while
on the trip. In Yellowstone they will
meet Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Perkins
and daughter of Butte, Montana. Mr.
Kocian and Mr. Perkins were college
chums. The Kocians plan to be away
ten days.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Todd are
the parents of a daughter which ar
rived Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Todd was formerly Ila Taylor, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Taylor. This
i me ursi grandchild of Mr
Mrs. Ed Todd.
and
LOUISVILLE BOOSTERS HERE
Thursday afternoon an auto cara
van of the residents of Louisville were
here to boost for their "Homecoming"
festivities which will be held July 22
to 24 inclusive.
There was a very fine group of the
Louisville people and who extended
the invitation to the Plattsmouth
residents to come out and join in the
three days of fun and frolic.
A carnival and all of the fun mak
ing settings will be on hand to en
tertain the visitors.
The group had made a swing over
the county on their booster tour and
were on their way home when reach
ing this city.
Legion Auxiliary
Installs Officers,
Elects Delegates
Plan to Send Full Delegation
Scottsbluff Convention Com
mittees are Announced.
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From Saturday's Daily
Installation of officers for the en
suing year, election of delegates and
alternates to the state convention at
Scottsbluff August 22-25, and con
sideration of plans for the Beauty
Pageant and program here the night
of August 2. when "Miss Platts-
Auxiliary yesterday atternoon at the
Legion community building.
Guests at the meeting included
Mrs. Henry Ross, county chair
man, her mother, Mrs. Fred Nutz
man and Mrs. Carl Balfour, all mem
bers of the Auxiliary unit at Ne
hawka. Mrs. Ross spoke briefly,
complimenting the officers and mem
bers on their accomplishments of the
past year. She also paid a special
tribute to Mrs. Boynton, the Unit
Chaplain, for her work.
Membership in the local unit is
42. the number set by the depart
ment as Plattsmouth's quota. Al
though slightly under last year, this
number is above the average for the
few preceding years, and coupled
with a membership of 21 in the new
Junior Auxiliary recently organized
here, brings the Plattsmouth mem
bership credit to C3 enough to en
title Plattsmouth to five delegates
and five alternates at the Scottsbluff
convention.
In addition the Unit has a per
petual delegate in Mrs. Lottie Rosen
crans, a past department president,
making six in all.
Won Neil Krause Trophy
Mrs. Gayer announced award to
the local unit of the Neil Krause
gavel bell trophy for the greatest
increase in membership for June.
Including the new Junior Auxiliary,
22 members were enrolled during the
mouth. Mrs. Krause, donor of this
award, is Junior vice commander of
the Nebraska American Legion, hav
ing been a government nurse during
the World war, and also active in
Legion Auxiliary circles.
The delegates chosen include the
new unit president, Mrs. Elmer Webb,
and secretary, Mrs. Edgar L. Cream
er, chosen each year by virtue of
their offices, Mrs. Eugene Vroman,
finance officer, Mrs. Otto Keck, a
past president, and Mrs. P. Y. Mc
Fetridge. Alternates elected are Mrs. Faye
McClintock, Mrs. Raymond Larson,
Mr3. Fred Herbster, Mrs. H. L. Gayer
and Mrs. Adelaide Boynton.
The delegation plans to drive to
the convention city, a distance of
some 4 50 miles.
Considerable time was spent in
discussing the Beauty Pageant to be
presented Monday evening, August
2nd. The new Finance and Activi
ties committee composed of Mrs.
McClintock, Mrs. Vroman, Mrs. Mar
shall, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Herbster
and Mrs. McFetridge, with the out
going president, Mrs. Gayer and the
incoming president, Mrs. Webb, are
to have charge of this activity. Last
night a group of four of the ladies
went to Nebraska City to attend the
pageant there for selection of "Miss
Nebraska City." The pageant here
will be presented at the Legion com
munity building.
Installation of Officers
Following transaction of the regu-
Rescue Squad
is Organized by
the Red Cross
j Relief Squad of Plattsmouth Men Or-
ganized to Give First Aid Tele
phone Company Co-operating.
Through the co-operation of the
American Red Cross and members of
the Red Cross of Plattsmouth, there
has been organized a rescue squad
which will work out of Plattsmouti.
In case of emergency, this squad
can be reached by calling the tele
phone operator and giving her the
emergency call, the type of accident
and the location. She in turn will
call the following men: Ed Ofe, R. II.
Gray, Dr. Sandin, Clair Shellenbar
ger and R. M. Misner.
These men all hold first-aid certi
ficates, both in the standard and ad
vanced course which is issued by the
American Red Cross and are capable
of taking care and handling any
kind of accident victims until a doc
tor arrives. A great number of lives
have been saved from first-aid treat-
ment and these men have offered their
service for this type of work.
lar order of business, Mrs. Gayer, the
retiring president, acted as installing
officer, installing the various officers jn office.
for the coming year, as follows; jjr Norris, with his attorney Rolla
President Mrs Elmer Webb. VanKirk. of Lincoln, appeared before
Vice President Mrs. Robert Reed. ;Jud w w Wilson, entering a plea
Secretary Mrs. Edgar Creamer.
Finance Officer Mrs. Eugene Vro-! of not guilty to the charges as pre
man. I ferred by County Attorney J. A. Cap-
Historian Mrs. Otto Keck. J wen at the request of the office of
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Executive Committee Mrs. Faye j filed in the justice court at Eagle by
McClintock, Mrs. H. L. Gayer andiw. R Linrh and T. P. Johnson were
Mrs. F. W. Nolting.
Committee Appointments
After being installed, the presi-
dent announced the following com -
mittee appointments for r the coming
year:"
Americanism Mrs. Roy Knorr.
Child Welfare Mrs. Otto Keck.
Community Service Mrs. H. L.
Gayer and Mrs. Homer Sylvester.
Constitution and By-Laws Mrs.
L. S. Devoe and Mrs. Lottie Rosen
crans. Dishes and Property Mrs. Ade
laide Boynton.
Fidac Mrs. Henry Soennichsen.
Finance and Activities Mrs. Faye
McClintock, Mrs. E. O. Vroman, Mrs.
C A. Marshall. Mrs. Raymond Lar
son. Mrs. Fred Herbster and Mrs.
P. Y. McFetridge.
Gold Star Women Mrs. A. H. i
Duxbury.
Junior Auxiliary (Sponsors) Mrs.
Otto Keck and Unit President.
Legislation Mrs. A. H. Duxbury.
Membership Mrs. Raymond Lar
son.
Memorial Mrs. June Marshall
and Mrs. Adelaide Boynton.
Music Mrs. Reed.
National Defense Mrs. L. S. De
voe. Past Presidents Meeting Mrs. H.
L. Gayer.
Program Mrs. P. Y. McFetridge,
Mrs. Robert Reed and Mrs. Frank
Rebal.
Publicity Mrs. Edgar Creamer,
Unit Secretary.
Rehabilitation Mrs. Robert Cap
pell and Mrs. Fred Herbster.
Year Book (Place of Meetings and
Hostesses) Mrs. E. O. Vroman and
Mrs. Otto Lutz.
Ice cream and cake were served
by the retiring president.
It was arranged to hold the regu
lar August meeting, Friday, August
20, at the "Cabin on the Phitte," of
W. R. Holly, where the ladies will
gather at ten o'clock in the forenoon
for a day of combined recreation
and business. A covered dish lunch
eon is included.
TO VISIT AT LEBANON
From Thursday's Dally
Superintendent and Mrs. L. S. De
voe and family, who have been at
Lincoln during the summer, where
Mr. Devoe has been engaged In
schol work, are to spend some time
at Lebanon, Nebraska, at the home
of the parents of Mr. Devoe, they
leaving for there this week end.
Mr. Devoe is to speak at a ban
quet of the Fairbury Chamber of
Commerce on Friday evening and
they go from there to Lebanon.
Junior Devoe is spending this week
at Camp Strader, at Crete, one of the
favorite outing spots in that section
of the state.
Miss Katherine Luke of Lincoln
was a guest for the week-end at the
Roy Howard home at Murray. She
also visited friends in Plattsmouth.
DISTRICT COURT DOINGS
In the district court Thursday be
fore Judge W. W. Wilson a hearing
was had in the matter of an action
for divorce by Laura Henry vs.
Charles Henry. The evidence of the
TTnintiff was presented and the court
after hearing the case granted the
decree of divorce as prayed for.
The case of Mathilda Ramsel vs.
Orville C. Hudson, in the trial of
which in April the plaintiff had re
ceived judgment of $12,500 for per
sonal damages sustained in an auto
accident, was settled. The settlement
was made by the insurance company
carrying the liability insurance of
the defendant for the sum of f 9,500.
Eagle Justice
Enters a Plea
of Not Guilty
Arraigned Before Judge W. W. Wil
son, Justice of the Peace Pleads
Not Guilty to Charges.
Thursday afternoon W. E. Norris,
justice of the peace for Tipton pre -
cinct, came In from tagie to mane
j answer in the two cases filed against
him in the district court, charging
ihira with extortion and malfeasance
ott-nov nor9l nf Whraska.
The charees were based on cases
based
plaintiffs and C. W. Day and Charles
Carr were the defendants. There
were 416 cases filed in the court by
j Johnson and Linch, the information
charged.
j The bond for Mr. Norris was fixed
at sno which was suDDlied and he
i
was released until the hearing of
the case which was set for September
1st.
ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICES
The funeral services of the late An
drew Morrow were held Friday after
noon at Seward, Nebraska, the old
home of the family and following
the service at the funeral home the
interment was made in the family
plot in the Seward cemetery.
Mr. Morrow passed away on Wed
nesday at his home near Burwell, the
death being very unexpected, he at
the time having been seated in a
chair and was conversing with the
members of the family when he sud
denly fell forward and was dead as
the members of the family rushed to
his aid.
Mrs. Morrow, it is expected, will
later locate at Ulysses where her sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James Gilmour reside.
Those from this city who attend
ed the funeral services were Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew J. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Snyder and daughters,
Miss Anna and Mrs. Raymond C.
Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Guy White and
Miss Georgia White.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Miss Marie Kaufmann and Miss
Alpha C. Peterson drove to Lincoln
Friday where they attended the fun
eral services for Mrs. Ida B. Ken
nedy at the Grace Methodist church.
Mrs. Kennedy was state manager
of the Woodman circle for many
years. The church was filled with
mourners, friends, and members or
the Woodman circle. Two national of
ficers, Mrs. Dora Tanney, nationa'
president; and Airs. Mamie Long, na
tional secretary, were present as well
as seven of the state officers, among
whom was Miss Marie Kaufmann
state historian.
VISITS LN THE CITY
Mrs. Bob DIouhy, of Omaha, grand
daughter rf former mayor John P.
Sattler, has been here visiting with
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Jess F. Warga.
Her two-year-old daughter is visit
ing with Mrs. Dlouhy's mother, Mrs.
Charles Lohmann, formerly Amanda
Sattler, in Anaheim, California,
where they are on a two weeks stay.
Rock Bluff Fields
are Still Divided
Into City Lots
j Records of Property Holding Recopied
by WPA Workers No Num
bers on the Lots.
Land In Rock Bluff ;s still sold by
the lot. The numerical index of the
lots and blocks in the city have been
recopied by WPA workers recently.
The reports were completed during
the past week under project 23CS.
Vivian Hohenshell of Greenwood and
Xorman White of Plattsmouth work
ed on the project.
Separate records of the city were
necessary because of the city is uni
que in having no block numbers. All
locations are made from the public
square which lies between Broadway
and Main on the north and south and
5th and Gth on the east and west.
The directions give the number of
blocks the lo lies and the direction
from the square.
A map "surveyed and drawn Sept.
1859 by A. B. Smith, county sur
veyor and civil engineer" shows the
; iocatjon 0f tne square and names the
streets. From north to south the
streets are named: North, Bluff,
Limestone, High Street, Clay, Web
ster, Douglas, Buchanan, Fremont
Pearl, Washington, Broadway, Main,
Rock, Superior, Jefferson, Jackson
Congress, Randolph, Franklin, Olive,
Vine, Platte. Fontenelle, and Water.
The city lay between Queen's Hill
and King's Hill 24 blocks. East
and west the blocks are numbeied,
starting with first street at the levee
and extending west to fourteenth
street. A few short streets were
found where the land jutted out into
the Missouri near King's hill. Front
street bordered the river here. Ware
house street and River street were
next. Sawmill lot also stood east of
first street on a piece of land near
Queen's hill.
Warehouses stood near both
Queen's and King's hills. Grain was
stored here by the farmers. As soon
as enough grain was stored for a
shipment, a flag was put up, the boat
landed, and Negro deck hand3 car
ried the grain aboard.
Those who had wood suitable for
burning on the steamboats also used
this method of advertising their
goods. They would cut and cord the
wood then put out their flag. When
a ship needed fuel, it would stop at
one of these points and purchase thej
wood. I
Now, only a few farmhouses stand I
on the site of the city, yet the land
retains its lot division, and the corn
fields are bought and sold by the old
divisions.
DEATH OF ANDREW MORROW
From Thursday's Dally
The message was received here to
day of the death of Andrew Morrow,
70, a former resident of Cass county,
which occurred suddenly Wednes
day at his home near Burwell.
The relatives were not aware of
any serious illness of Mr. Morrow and
the news of his passing was a very
great shock to them. The particulars
of the death were not given in the
message.
The body is being taken to Seward
for burial beside the members of his
family who have preceded him in
death.
Mr. Morrow was a brother-in-law
of Andrew J. Snyder fo this city and
is well known to many friends over
this section of Cass county.
RETURNS TO THE WEST
From Thursday's Daily
W. H. Barker of Long Beach,
Calif., who for the past three weeks
has been visiting with his sisters,
Mrs. Martha Wetenkamp and Mrs.
Nettie Meisinger of this city, as well
as many nephews and nieces and
old friends, throughout the county,
departed yesterday on the Burlington
at 7:47 a. m. for Oxford, Nebr., for
a few day's visit with relatives there.
Then upon the arrival of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Clifford Tannatt and family
of Wintersett, Iowa, they will all de
part by auto for New Raymer, Colo.
After visiting there for a
time thej
Tannatts will return to their Iowa
home and later on Mr. Barker will
go to his home on the west coast
where he has spent the winters for a
number of years. -
IN NAVAL HOSPITAL
Earl Lamberson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Lamberson, of this city,
is in the naval base hospital at
Cocosolo, Panama Canal Zone, was
the message received here by the
parents.
Earl was operated on for an emer
gency appendectomy and hernia and
at the time the message was sent
was doing very well and thought to
be progressing as well as possible.
Earl has been with the fleet in
their maneuvers off the coast of South
America and Cuba and on the return
of the fleet he was taken ill and
placed in the hospital.
Filteratioon
Plant Work is
Well Under Way
Addition to Plant of the Plattsmouth
Water Corporation Will Add
Much to Service.
The task of constructing the new
Alteration plant at the Plattsmouth
Water Corporation pumping station
is now well underway and while the
rains have checked the work some,
the plant is progressing right along.
Under the direction 'of Richard
King, the constructing engineer, the
excavation work has been carried on
and now the work of making the
footings and other details is being
pushed and it is hoped in a few days
that the placing of the steel and con
crete may be started.
The new building will require a
great deal of special steel rods and
who are now on the scene and ready
for placemen, as soon as the proper
stage of the building is reached.
The filtwation plant will be built
just east of the present pumping sta
tion and connected by pipes so that
the water can flow through the treat
ing processes.
The processes used, it is expected,
will remove the manganese that is
found to some extent in the water at
present, which is not harmful but has
the tendency at times to cause a dis
coloration of the water.
When completed the new addition
will give Plattsmouth one of the best
plants in the state.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Creamer
of Madison, Calif., formerly of Mur
ray, Nebr., are announcing the en
gagement of their daughter Eleanor
to Donald T. Wheeler of Stockton
Calif.
Miss Creamer was born and reared
near Murray, Nebr., and is a grand
daughter of Mrs. H. C. Creamer of
Murray, Nebr.
She graduated from the Overton.
Nebr., high school with the class of
1931 and has been attending school
in Berkeley, Calif., for the past two
years.
Mr. Wheeler is a graduate of the
Stockton, Calif, high school and is
employed as the advertising manager
of the Scars, Roebuck store of Stock
ton, Calif.
The wedding will take place July
25 at the home of the bride's aunt,
Mrs. Margaret White, near Madison,
Calif.
After a short honeymoon the young
people expect to make their home in
Stockton, California.
VISIT LOCAL SHOPS
E. A. Sweeley, mechanical super
intendent and F. G. Lutes, assistant
mechanical superintendent of the
Burlington Refrigerator Express com
pany, visited the local shop Thurs
day. The shops here have been busy for
the summer in turning out a large
contract of express and refrigerator
cars and the officials of the company
from Chicago visit here often during
the building program.
LEAVING FOR THE WEST
Homer Wilcox is departing Mon
day for a trip to the Pacific north
west with Portland, Oregon, as his
destination. He will go by the way
of Salt Lake City where he will have
a short sightseeing trip and then go
on to the west. While at Portland he
will visit with his brother, David
Wilcox as well as other relatives in
that part of the west.
Swim Program
Opens Friday
at Merritt's
Red Cross to Sponsor Instruction
for Plattsmouth Residents
July 23 to 31.
Mrs. R. E. Norris, chairman of
Cass county A. R. C. announces that
a "swim week" is being sponsored
by the Red Cross at Merritt's beach
opening Friday, July 23rd and clos
ing July 31. The instructors who
were here last year are returning.
Loren Hnizda of Lincoln, who has
been an instructor of swimming at
the L'niversity of Nebraska, is being
assisted by Miss Betty Clements of
Elmwood. Both of these young peo
ple have attended aquatic school at
Eureka Springs, Ark., where inten
sive trainitg is given for this work.
Permits may be secured from Mrs.
Lottie Rosencrans at the court house
now. No child will be admitted to
the classes without a permit signed
by a parent or guardian.
Transportation will be- provided
as in other years. Juniors' classes
will be held at 9 a. m. and again at
2 p. m. Classes for ladies will be
held at 4:30 p. m. and an adult class
(both men and women) at 7 p. m.
each evening.
Over 1000 persons are expected to
be enrolled in "swim week" programs
over the county this year. The first
week of instruction was given at
Graham Mill pool southeast of Union.
450 people took swimming from
Avoca, Nehawka, Union and Nebras
ka City.
This week, the program is being
conducted at the state park Stone
Lake at Louisville. A truck load of
young people and several car loads
are going each afternoon from Weep
ing Water and Manley. The Louis
ville class have their instruction in
the forenoons.
During the week of July 19 to 22
inclusive, classes will be held at the
Lake Park at South Bend. Trans
portation will be provided from Elm
wood, Alvo, and Murdock as well as
the South Bend community.
Plattsmouth's week ends the sum
mer program. As a climax for the
year's work, a water pageant will be
held at Merritt's pool, northwest of
Plattsmouth , the evening of July
30th. Mrs. E. H. Wescott of Platts
mouth is chairman for the pageant.
Admission to the beach and pageant
is free.
Cooperate with the Red Cross pro
gram to help make the world a safer
place for our young people.
ENJOYING TRIP
Friends have received word from
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson and
family that they have been having a
very fine trip and in their journey
through Tennessee have found cool
and delightful weather and beautiful
scenery in the journey through the
southland. They visited at the "Her
mitage" the home of Andrew Jack
son, rugged military leader and whose
place in the history of the nation as
president is one of the brightest.
They are to continue on to the deep
south and from Tennessee they go to
Georgia. They will visit several of
the leading places of that state and
then swing into Florida for visits at
several historic spots before they go
to Miami, where the conclave of the
Knights Templar of the United States
will be held. Mr. Robertson is the
representative of the grand com
mandery of the state of Nebraska.
HOME ON LEAVE
Byron Kalstead, Jr., former Platts
mouth boy, now a fireman first class
in the United States navy, is spend
ing several weeks leave with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Halstead,
3315 Cuming street, Omaha. "Bud,"
as he was best known here to school
friends, has just completed a 50,000
mile cfuise. He Vas on the U. S. S.
Oklahoma which was called to Spain
to remove Americans from the war
area early in the Spanish outbreak.
COMPLETE CULVERTS
Culverts on the "O" street high
way were completed Thursday. The
Keim Construction Co. did the work.
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