Nebr. Ctatf. HistsricRl Society
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VOL. no. Lm
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937.
NO. 54
Streets Stars
as Merchants
Defeat Union
Youthful Pitching Ace of Merchants
Strikes Out 15 in Contest at
Union Yesterday.
From Monday's Dally
Led by their pitching star,
"Gabby" Streets, promising elbow
artist who whiffed 15 Union batters
and also collected two hits, the
Plattsmouth Merchants yesterday
subdued a stubborn Union ball club
at the Union ball park 7 to 1.
Although the Union aggregation
collected nine hits they were unable
to score but one run. The local de
fense was tight as all times and
with Gabby bearing down with the
bases habitated, the Union team had
eleven men left stranded on the sacks.
Sparkling catches were turned in by
Krejci and Ault to help the Platters
cause.
Union scored their only run of the
ball game in the first frame. Roddy
walked and scored on M. Hoback's
single to right field.
In the second inning "the old re
liable" Joe Krejci led off with a
double. "Hans" Newman then gar
nered a single to drive Joe home with
the first Plattsmouth tally.
From then until the sixth Streets
and Young staged a hurling duel. The
locals then proceeded to put the game
on ice in the sixth. Newman walked
and reached second on a single of
Streets. The bases then were loaded
as "Chuck" Ault reached first on an
error. Wiles smashed a single to left,
driving in Newman and Streets.
Rhoades, next up, hit to the Union
short stop whose peg home was
wide, and Ault scored the third
Platter run of the Inning.
In the seventh Krejci and Newman J
both singled. "Gabby" then blasted j
a double to score his two team mates.
Streets scored as Wiles again singled
to left.
The Merchants were minus the ser
vices of their regular catcher, Hayes,
who Is vacationing at the Yellow
stone. In order to fill the vacancy, Man-i
ager Jackson shifted "Herb Sund-j
strom, peppery left fielder from his
regular position to catching. "Herb"
proved himself a .capable receiver,
handling the offerings of Streets in
a very commendable fashion. All
the Platters played well afield, com
mitting but two errors and all hit,
well, collecting ten hits. Newman
led the locals with two safe blows
from four attempts. Krejci and
Streets were close on his heels, both
collecting a single and a double from
five attempts.
For the Union team. Morris was
the only one who successfully solved
the slants of Streets as he poled out!PPts for a summer outing in the
three singles.
The local merchants played the
Weeping Water CCC team next Sun-
day at the local Athletic park. The
CCC team has twice defeated the lo
cals, but the Platters are riding on
the crest of a w inning streak and are
determined to emerge victorious from
next Sunday's encounter.
The box score:
Merchants
AB R H
Rhoades. 3b 5 0 1
Svoboda. 2b 4 0 1
Sundstrom, lf-c 5 0 0
Krejci. cf 5 2 2
Newman, ss 4 2 2
Streets, p 5 2 2
Ault. lb 5 10
Hladik, c 0 0 0
Kalina. rf 3 0 0
Wiles, If 4 0 2
A
3
1
3
0
0
1
PO
1
2
12
1
0
0
0 11
1 0
0 0
0 0
40 7 10 9 27
Union
AB R H A
Morris, lb 5 0 3 0
Roddy, ss 3 112
Hoback, c 4 0 11
M. Hob'k, 3b-p-c 4 0 11
Young, p-3b 4 0 0 2
Schoemaker, If 2 0 1 0
Griffin, cf 4 0 10
Everett, 2b 4 0 13
Madsen, If 4 0 0 0
PO
7
2
12
3
0
0
1
1
1
34 1 9 9 27 5
Summar: Twc base hits. Krejci,
Streets. Morris; Runs batted in, New
man. Wiles, 3, Rhoades, 8treets, 2,
M. Koback.
The members of the team were
treated to ice cream and cake after
their return home. Dale Dashner and
"Peck" Hamilton providing the treat
for the players.
ASKS FOR DAMAGES
In the office of Clerk of the Dis
trict Court C. E. Ledgway an action
for damages entitled Judith Zelenka,
by her father and next friend, Henry
Zelenka, vs. Jack W. Heim, has been
filed.
The petition of the plaintiff states
that on June 13, 1937, the plaintiff
with her parents were driving west
from highway No. 75 on the road
south of La Platte. When the plain
tiff crossed the road it is alleged Bhe
was struck by a car driven by the
defendant and suffered severe injuries
which included a concussion of the
brain, fractured limbs and other in
'juries.
The plaintiff asks Judgment in the
! sum of $5,830.10
Stoehr Family
Gathering Held
Here Sunday
Family and Relatives Gather in
Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Stoehr of South Gate, Calif.
Sunday afternoon at Garfield park
in this city members of the Stoehr
family and their relatives gathered
to join in a dinner to honor Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Stoehr and daughter of
South Gate, California, wno are visit
ing here.
The California visitors have been
enjoying a visit among the many rela
tives and old friends in this section
of the county and which was cli
maxed by the dinner party Sunday.
Each of the family groups came
with well laden baskets that pro
vided the means of a wonderful din
ner such as only can be secured from
the farm homes of Cass county.
The time was spent in visiting
after the fine dinner and the renewal
of acquaintanceship with the guests
from the west coast.
There were over fifty in attendance
at the dinner which all will long
pleasantly remember.
RETURN FROM OUTING
Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Heineman and
daughter, Margaret, returned home
Saturday from a three weeks outing
in the east and which included visits
In Boston, New Jersey and Niagara
Falls.
They traveled over 4,000 miles on
the motor trip and visited in four
teen states and Canada while gone.
At Toms River, New Jersey they
visited with Mrs. J. L. Sorensen, a sis
ter of Mrs. Heineman and at Boston
with cousins of Dr. Heineman, Mr.
and Mrs. John Lau.
They returned delighted with the
trip and Dr. Heineman is of the opin
ion that they found one of the ideal
White mountains of New Hampshire
where conditions were idealistic for a
real rest and among the delightful
! climatic conditions
At Niagara Falls they had a fine
opportunity of viewing the falls and
also crossed to Hamilton, Canada,
where they found a very fine city and
a gracious welcome j from the
Canadian officials in this popular re
sort city.
PLAN FOR HOMECOMING
Plans are being comp?eted for the
Rock Bluff Homecoming picnic which
will be held in the Hutchison grove,
five miles south of Plattsmouth, Sun
day August 15th. Members of the
picnic committee are Capt. H. L.
Gayer, Joe Shera, Ernie Hutchison,
Mike Kaffenberger, Albert Wheeler,
Guy White, Rex Young, and Jack
Stamp. G. H. Gilmore is president.
All those interested in the settle
ment of Rock Bluff are Invited to
bring their basket dinner and join in
the reunion. Those attending are
also urged to bring old letters, news
papers, documents or any old relics
for the display table.
HAVE NEW DAUGHTER
Plattsmouth friends will be Inter
ested in learning that Mr. and Mrs.
Don Fickel of Lincoln, are the happy
parents of a daughter born Tuesday.
The little one weighed eight and a
half pounds and with the mother is
doing very well.
Leesley-Mitchell
Wedding is Held
Here Sunday
Simple and Impressive Service at
First Christian Church Unites
Popular Couple.
At the First Christian church in
a simple and impressive ceremony
Sunday at 3 p. m.. Miss Virginia Irene
Leesley became the bride of Mr. Clif
ford L. Mitchell.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Hal
Garnett sang the beautiful love song,
"I Love You Truly" with the accom
paniment played by Mrs. O. C. Hud
son. Mrs. Hudson also played as the
wedding processional, the "bridal
chorus" from "Lohengrin" and to
which the bridal party entered the
church.
The marriage lines with the im
pressive ring service were read by
the Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of
the church.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Doris Leesley, as brides
maid and Mr. Mitchell by Robert
Hilty.
A large group of the relatives and
close friends of the young people were
at the church for the nuptials.
The bride has grown to woman
hood here where her parents are
members of one of the pioneer fam
ilies of the community.
The groom has made his home
here in the last few years and is en
gaged in trucking.
WILL ATTEND UNIVERSITY
John H. Gayer, who has been busy
this summer in working at the
Texaco service station In the south
part of the city, has quit hia work
and will enjoy a short vacation be
fore the opening of the school sea
son.
John, who graduated from the
Plattsmouth high school in the class
of 1937. is to attend the University
of Nebraska this year and will en
roll at the opening of the univer
sity in September.
During his school work here John
was very active in the various
groups, being one of the hard fight
ing members of the football team
and also took part in the various
other activities of the school during
the four years that he was enrolled.
The school friends will be pleased
to learn that he will enter the great
state university and feel that he will
carry on the high educational stand
ards established by the Plattsmouth
high school.
VISIT IN THE CITY
Supt. James I. Irwin of the
Ashland city schools, and Superin
tendent L. A. Behrns, of the Weep
ing Water schools, were here Tues
day afternoon to visit at the office
of Miss Alpha C. Peterson, Cass coun
ty superintendent.
Mr. Irwin has a large number of
Cass county students enrolled in his
school from sections of Salt Creek and
South Bend precincts, that being the
most convenient high school location
for them.
Both of the superintendents are
arranging for the opening of the fall
term of Bchool.
RETURNS FROM OUTING
William Sweenie, who has been en
joying a Bhort vacation trip to the
west has returned and is now back
on the Job at his restaurant and tav
ern on South Sixth street. Mr.
Sweenie spent his time in the Colo
rado mountain country, visited at
Denver and later at Estes park and
a trip to Lookout mountain. In many
of the places real cool weather and
snow were encountered. He feels
that Colorado is one of the ideal spots
for a summer outing.
TO NEW TEACHING POST
Miss Bernese Ault, or Cedar Creek,
who received her bachelor of science
degree In education from the Univer
sity of Nebraska this summer, has
accepted a position in the schools of
Evanston, Illinois.
Miss Ault Is a former Plattsmouth
teacher who has been teaching at
York, Nebraska, the past three years.
BUSY WEDDING DAYS
Saturday afternoon at the court
house Albert R. Morris, Jr., and Miss
Dorothy M. Evans, of Omaha, were
married, with Miss Betty Pollard and
Leland Dery, also of Omaha as the
witnesses. Judge A. H. Duxbury read
the marriage lines.
Miss Emma Marie Tangemah and
Mr. John V. Letak, of Omaha were
joined in marriage here Saturday
evening at the court house. Judge
Duxbury read the marriage lines.
The mothers" of the two young people
are former Plattsmouth women, the
groom's mother being formerly An
nette Rotter and the bride's Emma
Karnes.
Nehawka Child
Dies from Eating
Poison Tablets
Charles, 3-Year-01d Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Stone Dies at
Home Tuesday.
Charles, 3-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Stone of near Nehawka,
died Tuesday afternoon as the result
of swallowing a tablet of poison in -
i tended for gopher extermination
The tablets had been concealed in
the garage at the home and were dis
covered Monday by the two small jity and was just a week ago today
boys but they were detected by the! selected "Miss Plattsmouth" in the
other members of the family and the
can of tablets taken away and moved
to a place of safekeeping.
The children had evidently con
cealed several of the tablets before
they were found and Tuesday while
other members r.ere busy getting
Richard, 7, the older brother, ready
for a tonsilectomy, Charles made his
v.ay to the yard and secured the tab
let which he swallowed.
He later came to the house very
sick and medical assistance called
altho it was not known that he had
taken the poison tablet. As the phy
sician arrived the child was in con
vulsions and died in a very few
moments.
He is survived by the parents, Mr.
ind Mrs. Chester Stone, one brother,
Richard, 7 and a sister, Dorothy Jean,
5.
Funeral arrangements have not as
yet been completed.
HOLD FAMILY GATHERING
Last Sunday at Plamore Park was
held the annual Kaffenberger re
union. The lovely surroundings made an
ideal place to enjoy the chicken din
ner. In the afternoon the children
played games and the older people
played cards.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
John Kaffenberger, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Or
ville Kintz, Mr. and Mrs. George
Kaffenberger and family, John Kaf
fenberger, Jr.. George Kaffenberger.
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Tschirren and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hilflicker
and son. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Kaffen
berger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Kaffenberger and son, Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Kaffenberger and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kaffenberger and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bisbee and
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Kaffenber
ger and daughters, Thyra Baumgart,
Warren Taylor and Bill Smith.
VISITS AGED AUNT
From Tuesday's Daily
Mrs. Cristina Larson with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Foster and granddaughter
stopped at the Frank Barkus home
this morning. They are going to
Minnesota where Mrs. Larson will
visit an aunt who Is 95 years of age,
at Worthington, Minn. The other
members of the party plan to visit
other points of interest in the north
ern state.
RESIGNS POSITION
Miss - Berneice WielanL who
taught in the first and second grades
in Columbian, resigned her position
Tuesday to accept a teaching position
in Grand Island. Miss Wieland has
taught in the Plattsmouth system
during the past three years and has
done very satisfactory work here.
Her place will be hard to fill.
'Miss Platts
mouth Married
at Glenwood
Mice Riiiriir -Rlnnm nf Tfcit f!itv
and Mr. Leland Laase Surprise
Friends by Announcement.
"Miss Plattsmouth" of 1937, Miss
Genevieve Bloom, was revealed as a
bride late Monday in a message to
her parents announcing her marriage
to Mr. Leland Laase, of Wayne, Ne
braska. The marriage ceremony occurred
Friday evening at Glenwood, Iowa,
the marriage lines being read by
Rev. Martin H. Keast, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Glenwood.
The young people had kept their
plans a close secret and were driven
to the Iowa city by Newell Pollard,
a close friend of the young people
and w ho witnessed the ceremony.
Following the wedding Mr. and
Mrs. Laase returned to Plattsmouth
and it was not until last evening that
the announcement was made.
The bride is the only daughter of
I Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Bloom of this
i city and has made her home here
- since her younger years and was a
graduate of the high school in the
class of 1937. She is one of the most
popular young ladies of the commun-
beauty pageant sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary.
The groom has made his home here
for the past three years and has been
engaged in vocational educational
work at the local high school. He is
a young man highly esteemed by
those who have the privilege of
knowing him.
TRADES RELATIONS MEETING
The Rotary Tuesday had as the
topic of their luncheon, that of
"Trade Relations" and George Jaeger
as the leader of the meeting.
There were several responses on
the program, E. A. Wurl discussing
the friendly attitude that marked the
Plattsmouth merchants as a class in
their associations and making a fine
interchange of trade relations among
all classes of the business life of the
community.
County Commissioner George L.
Farley told of the problems of the
relief work and the formation of bet
ter understandings as to the prob
lems of those who are on the rolls
and the interests of the county gov
ernment. George Jaeger, the superintendent
of the Burlington Refrigerator Ex
press company, told of the work that
has progressed this summer in the
new car building program. The com
pany at their plant here now has 259
men employed and at the peak In
the early summer had 275 at work in
the shops. The payroll represented
some ,$200,000 which was paid out
and largely entered into the com
munity life through the channels of
trade.
HAVE TONSILECTOMIES
Two tonsilectomies were perform
ed Sunday morning by Dr. L. S. Puce
11k, one being that of Donald, small
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray of
the Lincoln Telephone Co., the young
lad is now doing nicely at the family
home in this city.
Miss Antionette Koubek was also
given a tonsilectomy and is now re
cuperating at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Koubek in
the west portion of the city.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Moreland !
were made the parents of a veny fine
little daughter, born Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Moreland and the daughter
are doing very nicely at the home of
the mother of Mrs. Moreland here.
The family are now residing at Om
aha. SUFFERS FROM PNEUMONIA
Mrs. J. G. Meisinger residing on
South 9th street, is suffering from
an attack of pneumonia which has
made her condition quite serious and
caused a great deal of apprehension
to her family "and friends.
Phone news items lo no. 6.
STREET FORCE BUSY
From Monday's Dally
This morning at 1 o'clock the
members of the street department of
ithe city were out to wash up the
'streets in the business section which
J since the last heavy rain have been
i covered with deposits of mud and
which turning to dust has made it
very annoying. The streets were
flushed by means of the hose and
cleaned off nicely.
Owing to the heavy travel on Sixth
street and the parking there and in
the block from Fifth to Sixth on
Main it was necessary to secure an
early start when the work could be
pushed along without unnecessary
delays.
Officers are
Installed fry the
Local K. of C.
Hugh Gillespie of Omaha Is the Installing-
Officer at Meeting
Held Last Evening.
From Wednesday's Dal?
At a special meeting Monsignor
M. A. Shine council 1966, Knights of
Columbus held their installation of
officers.
District Deputy Hugh Gillespie of
Omaha, one of the best known mem
bers of the order in the state, was
the Installing officer.
The following were duly installed
in their stations and given their
charge by Mr. Gillespie.
Chaplain Rt. Rev. . Monsignor A.
M. Mosler.
Grand Knight Edwin H. Schul
hof. Deputy Grand Knight F. A.
Neugebauer.
Chancellor James Holy.
Recorder John J. Cloidt.
Financial Secretary William H.
Woolcott. '
Treasurer W. A. Swatek.
Advocate Louis Svoboda.
Lecturer Walter H. Smith.
Warden Theodore Svoboda.
Inner Guard Orville M. Kintz.
Outer Guard John L. Hadraba.
Trustee John M. Meisinger.
Physician Dr. L. S. Pucelik.
On the Knights of Columbus for
ward movement the following chair
men of the various committees were
announced by Grand Knight E. H.
Schulhcf: Religious activities, Rt.
Rev. Monsignor George Agius; Coun
cil activities, Dr. L. S. Pucelik; In
surance. John Bergmann; Publicity,
John Svoboda; Membership and Lap
sation, William H. Woolcott; Boy's
Work, F. A. Neuebauer; Civic activ
ities. William A. Swatek; Welfare
activities, Theodore Ptak.
Mr. Gillespie gave a very interest
ing talk outlining'the duties of each
chairman in the forward movement
program of the order.
WELL VISIT FRIENDS HERE
Miss Edna Frye who was nurse
for a number of years for Mrs. David
Hawksworth, mother of Dr. E. W.
Cook, since the passing of Mrs.
Hawksworth, has been making her
home in Denver, has been visiting in
Emerson, Iowa, for some weeks, and
Sunday evening came to Plattsmouth
and will visit her friend, Mrs. Cook
for a number of weeks before con
tinuing on to her home in Denver.
Mrs. Fred Hawksworth who has been
companion to Mrs. Cook meanwhile
will visit with friends and relatives
in Denver.
HOLD FAMILY PARTY
Last Sunday, the children and
grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Engelkemier, gathered at the home
to join in a dinner to honor Mrs.
Long and daughter of San Bern
ardino, Calif., who are vistlng here.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ern
est Engelkemier and children, Mrs.
Lee Howe and sola, Mr. and Mrs.
Sterling Amick and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Shumaker and children, Mrs.
Long and daughter.
This was the first time they had
all been together for Beven years.
TO GO TO HOSPITAL
From Wednesday's Dally
. Mrs. Mary Clark, mother of Mrs.
E. J. RIchey or this city, fell Sunday
evening and fractured her hip. She
has been suffering a good deal and
will be taken to an Omaha hospital
today. -
2,000 Acres
of Sweet Corn
Under Contract
Norfolk Packing Co., Begins Pack
Monday with 125 Employees;
Tomatoes Next Week.
Energetic haste was the order of
the day at the Norfolk Packing Co.
Monday as the tons of golden ever
green corn began rolling in from the
2000 contracted acres in Iowa and
Nebraska. 125 men and women were
put to work on the opening day.
Managers were busy getting em
ployees into place, machinery adjust
ed, caring for the farmers, and engi
neering the force for a smooth run
during the next few weeks.
Next week the white corn will
probably be ready for pack, and dur
ing the week following tomatoes are
expected to be ready. During the
next two weeks the force at the fac
tory will probably have to be doubled
in order to take care of the new
work. This is the first tomato season
since the factory opened here live
j years ago. All women available will
probably be put to work. At the
present time only one Bhift Is at
work. If necessary, a second shift
will be put on.
Corn is being trucked in from both
Iowa and Nebraska. It is snapped
then sold by the ton. One farmer,
who was just driving his truck off the
scales, announced a yield of four
tons to the acre. The ears are well
filled this year. There is some waste
because of smut in a few of the
fields.
The load of corn is dumped on a
conveyor which carries it to shoots
leading to the twenty huskers. Here
the ends are cut off and the husk re
moved. The belt carries the ear to
the spray wash, it then passes along
another belt where W-Omen pick out
imperfect ears, cut off the bad parts,
ends, and inspect the corn.
The belt from the second washer
leads to the cutters. Here women
feed the ears into a series of disc
knives which cut the corn from the
cob. The corn then passes Into the
silker and next into the cooker.
From the boiling vats, the corn
passes into the testing vat, then into
the tubes which fill the cans. After
they are sealed and cooled the corn
goes through its second cooking
stage. It is put Into the cookers for
75 minutes at a temperature of 250
degrees.
The canning of kidney beans was
finished at 4:30 Monday afternoon.
Women from that department were
immediately added to the corps of
workers on the corn.
DIES ON WEST COAST
A report comes from Stockton, Cal.,
telling of the death of Mrs. Ella
(Reynolds) Ong, a daughter of the
late Dr. E. E. Reynolds, the Reynolds
family having been residents of Rock
Bluffs more than fifty years ago,
where Ella, her sister Nora, attended
school and where Dr. E. E. Reynolds
practiced his profession a number of
years prior to removing to the west
coast. The report states that Mrs.
Ella Ong was for several years af
flicted with a heart trouble which
resulted in her death on June 20th at
Stockton, Cal., and interment was
made in Lake View cemetery at Seat
tle, Wash., on July 5th.
Many there are yet in Cass county
who remember the family of Dr. E. E.
Reynolds. Nora (Reynolds) Berry
now resides in Tacoma, Wash. Oscar
is a chaplain in the army and station
ed in the Philippine islands, and
Luther is in business at Ashland,
Oregon.
PURCHASES PRIZE RAM
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Perry attended
the First Nebraska Ram Sale in Lin
coln last week. Breeders from all
parts of the state exhibited. During
the morning prizes were awarded.
Harold White of Lexington, Nebr.,
took both first and second prizes on
his Shropshires. Oxfords, South
downs, and Hampshires were also
among the exhibits.
During the afternoon, the Bale was
held. Mrs. Perry purchased the red
ribbon ram which was shown by Mr.
White. It will make a fine addition
to her purebred flock.
