, state Historical Society
VOL. no. Lm
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1937.
NO. 55
Local Young
People Figure in
Auto Crash
Car Driven by Gilbert Hirz Badly
Damaged When Wrecked Near
the Warner Farm.
Late Wednesday niglit the Ford
V-8 driven by Gilbert Hirz was badly
damaged when it overturned on the
Louisville road just east of the Warn
er farm. With the condition of the
car it was most fortunate that Mr.
Hirz and his companion, Miss Mary
Ann Highfield were not seriously
hurt. They are apparently suffering
only severe bruises and shaking up
as the result of the accident.
Mr. Hirz was driving Avest on the
road and saw a car approaching and
which was crowding the center of
the road so that his car was forced
over to one side. There was a rather
deep ditch concealed by weeds and
into which the wheels of the Hirz
car sank and then turned over down
the embankment.
In a dazed condition Mr. Hirz and
Miss Ilighfield extricated themselves
from the wreckage and started to
walk toward town. It was not until
they reached the school house on
the Cedar Creek road near the Oak
Hill cemetery that they became fully
conscious of where they were or
what Had happened. They then con
tinued on into the city.
Shortly after the accident occurred
the wreck was seen by a party of
Louisville young men and later Dick
March, returning of this city saw the
wreck and reported it to Phillip Hirz,
father of the driver of the car.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester and a large
number of friends hurried to the
scene of the accident and great alarm
was felt over the fact that neither
of the young people was found. Th
small creek was searched for some
time until the word was received that
the two were safe back home.
VISITS IN THE WEST
From Friday's Daily
Miss Helen Warner, deputy clerk
of the district court, was back on
the job today after a very pleasant
outing of three weeks passed on the
Pacific coast. Miss Warner found the
climate of the north Pacific coast
most delightful, cool days and much
cloudy weather that made it very
comfortable and the temperature
failing to reach the highs of the mid
dle west.
She visited at Seattle, Tacoma, and
Portland, three of the large and at
tractive cities of that portion of the
country.
Miss Warner was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. William Wamhoff, the lat
ter formerly Miss Anna Seiver of this
city. She reports the family as en
joying the best of health and their
family of three daughters, Norine,
Wilma Jean and Donna Lee, making
a charming trio.
NEW PHILCO AGENCY
The Parley Furniture Co. has been
designated as the official agents for
the Philco Radio and Television Cor
poration, one of the largest radio pro
ducing companies in the United
States.
The Philcos are already installed
at the store, Charles Tunnell, the
manager states, and already a large
number have called to look ovjr this
exceptionally large and attractive
line of radios.
A fine display has been arranged
that has attracted much attention
and a great many models of the radios
can be found in the store.
Mr. Tunnell is announcing his of
ficial opening of the Philco agency in
his ad in this issue of the Journal
and which gives a full announcement
of the splendid advantages that his
line offers.
VISIT RELATIVES HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trilety with
Nancy Jane and Bruce, of Omaha,
were visitors over the week-end at
the homes of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Trilety of this city and Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Wiles in the country.
Mis. Fred Trilety and children
have just recently returned from a
month's visit at Wheatland, Wyo., as
guests of Dr. and Mrs. Howard Coe.
CHICKENS BEING GOOD PRICE
A. R. Case, one of the local poultry
dealers, a few days ago purchased a
flock of forty-eight chickens which
were hatched in April, from Mrs. Ray
Xorris of near Weeping Water.
These chickens were placed on the
market and showed an average
weight of five pounds and sold for
21c a pound or an average price of
$1.05 per chick, a very fine showing
for these Cass county chickens.
Mrs. Xorris has been one of the
leading poultry raisers of the county
for a number of years and who cer
tainly can raise real springers.
Drum Corps
Wins First at
Auburn Fair
Plattsmouth Juniors Return fromi
Nemaha County Fair with
Prize Money. '
From Thursday's Dally
Plattsmouth's Junior drum corps
again brought laurels to the city last
night when they walked off with first
honors for the competitive drill at
the Nemaha county fair at Auburn.
The boys won $35. Second prize
went to the Beatrice Junior corps.
The boys, with their classy uni
forms and fine formations, presented
a demonstration of which the city
can be proud. C. A. Marshall has
directed the boys.
-Those from Plattsmouth attending
the fair besides the members of the
corps were: C. A. Marshall, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Evers, Mr. Wheldon, Albert Cot
ner, James Persinger, Leo Boynton,
and J. L. Capps.
CONCERT RECEIVES
. .. ., A FINE RESPONSE
From Friday's Daily
Plattsmouth's recreation band pre
sented their first concert at the Gar
field park last evening, under the
direction of Peter Gradoville. The
entertainment received fine response
from the citizens of this city. A large
number were present and applause
showed an enthusiastic reception.
Twenty-two pieces played last eve-
Ming. Within the next two weeks Mr.
Gradoville hopes to raise the enroll
ment to forty. A number of the mem
bers of the junior band will be ready
to join the seniors in the near fu
ture. The city band was organized
in the spring.
Another concert will be given on
the court house lawn on Saturday
evening, it is scheduled to begin at
8 p. m. Among the numbers that
have been requested to be repeated
on Saturday evening's program are
Yankee Rhythm," "Blue Hawaii"
and "Superba Overture."
If the concerts continue to be suc
cessful, two will be grven each week
during the remainder of the summer.
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
On Sunday evening Mrs. C. L.
Wiles entertained a group of the
young people at a buffet supper hon
oring her daughter, Alice Barbara on
her twentieth birthday. The dining
room bore decorations of bouquets
of dahlias, zinnias and phlox. The
large birthday cake was a gift to
Alice Barbara from her grandmother,
Mrs. Carolyn Cole and adorned the
center of the table.
After the supper the party enjoyed
playing croquet on the lighted lawn
in the coolness of the evening.
AD CLUB
Discussion of the "Green River"
ordinance and of the King Korn Kar
nival claimed- the attention of the
Ad club members at the luncheon
Wednesday noon. Emil Weyrich an
nounced that 300 towns have adopt
ed the ordinance and read corres
pondence favorable to the ordinance
from Lexington, Nebr.
Roy Knorr was elected chairman
of the advisory committee for the
King Korn Karnlval, with the power
to select his own . committee. Mr.
Knorr will work with Henry Soen
nichsen on the plans for the big
show.
Mr. Knorr announced that the Kar
nival caps have been ordered and
will be here soon.
Murray Girl
is to Study in
theJMd World
Miss Jane Boedeker Leaving Sept
ember 1st for Paris to Continue
Her Piano Study Woik.
Miss Jane Boedeker, 19, of Mur
ray, who in her high school career
at the Plattsmouth high school
added a notable chapter to the mu
sical department by her exceptional
ability as a pianist, is to have the
opportunity of greater steps in her
chosen career.
Miss Boedeker is sailing on Sept
ember 1st on the French liner Nor
mandie, for Paris where she will en
ter on her studies there in one of
the world known conservatories of
music.
Miss Boedeker was graduated from
the William Woods college, one of
the best known schools of the central
west, where she was a student of
William Meldrum, dean of the Jame
son conservatory of that school, who
at once recognized the marked abil-!
ity of, Miss Boedeker and encouraged
her to further steps in the musical
world.
She is leaving with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Boedeker on
August 22 by motor for New York
City, the trip including stops at Chi
cago, Detroit and Niagara Falls, and
will sail on the first of the month to
the old world.
She is to study piano under Mon
sieur Camille Decreus, first assistant
to Isidor Phillipp, world famous
teacher of piano technique. Mon
sieur is head of the piano department
of the Fontain bleau school for Am
ericans in summer and a member of
the faculty at the Paris Conservatoire
in the winter.
Miss Doedeker will study French at
the Alliance Francaise while at Paris.
In the vacation periods that she
may have from the musical studies,
Miss Boedeker is planning winter va
cation trips to many of the places of
interest in Germany, Switzerland and
Italy, where great musical centers
will offer their lure to the Cass coun
ty girl as well as the many beauty
and historic spots of the old world.
In the summer she is planning a tour
of the British isles and its many
places of interest.
She is expecting to remain in Eu
rope a year in the course of her
studies.
It i3 a great pleasure to the former
instructors and school friends here
to learn that this talented lady is. to
have this splendid opportunity of
training and experience in this great
old world school to round out her
training.
READ-CRUNK
Miss Eva Read, CaugTiter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Read of Cedar
Creek, and Charles Crunk, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Crunk of Union were
married at the Cass county court
house by Judge A. H. Duxbury Fri
day afternoon, August 13'.
The bride wore a floor length
gown of white satin. White fur
trimmed the shoulder cape and the
full skirt was trimmed with tiny
tucks. She wore a picture hat and
white accessories.
A cousin of the groom, Miss Freda
Crunk of Murray, attended the bride.
Her dress was of powder blue crepe
with ecru lace trim. She wore white
accessories.
The groom, in navy blue suit, was
attended by the brother of the bride,
Ernest Read of Cedar Creek.
Mr. Crunk was graduated from
the Union high school in the class of
1933. The bride attended the Lew
iston school. The couple are leaving
for a honeymoon trip to Washington.
They plan to return to live on a farm
southeast of Union.
REGAINING HEALTH
Word comes from Columbia, Mo.,
that Mrs. Jesse Livingston, who has
been quite ill, is recovering. She has
finished her second series of X-ray
treatments.
Jesse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus
Livingston of Weeping Water, has
received a new appointment for
twelve months with a month's vaca
tion on pay at the Columbia University.
TO RETURN EAST
Robert Mann, who has been here
for a short vacation with his moth
er, Mrs. Pearl Mann, is returning
Friday to his duties at Caro, Michi-
j gari, where he has been located for
the past several months. Mrs. Mann
;and Robert were at Lincoln Wed-
nesday to visit friends, returning
home last evening.
Robert will stop for a short time
at Chicago on his return trip to
visit with friends. He has made the
trip by auto, having recently pur
chased a new car.
L M. Hauptman
Now with State
Teachers' Ass'n.
Former Head of Alvo Schools Adver -
tismer Manager for Edu-
cational Journal.
! required a great deal of concrete
Superintendent L. M. Hauptman of alui sand but w hen completed will
Alvo has accepted a position on the!make a lasting and substantial dock
staff of the State Teachers Associa- that will serve as a model for others
tion in Lincoln. He and Mrs. Haupt-
! man moved to Lincoln last Ihursday.j
Mr. Hauptman s duties begin on
August 16. He will be advertising
manager for the Educational Journal
published by the state association.
Besides being advertising manager
his work will also include some edi-
torial and research duties. His head- ; road that will connect with the city
quarters will be in Lincoln but he 'affording an overhead pass to the
will spend some time in Omaha each;maiii part of the city,
month. i The project is one that is of the
Mr. Hauptman has been superin- j greatest interest and especially to
tendent of the consolidated schools, the older residents of the city who
at Alvo for the past three years and can recall the streamboat days when
was released from his fourth year : the river front here was the place of
contract ten days ago in order that . greatest activity,
he might accept his new position, j
Orville A. Buehler has been elected
to succeed Mr. Hauptman. "While
superintendent at Alvo be. organized
the school on the six-six plan under
which it operated the last two years.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hauptman took
an active part in all community ac
tivities and gave freely of their time
and energies. He was given a two
year contract in his new work.
BACK FROM MISSOURI
C. A. Rosericrans, well known
North 5th street barber, returned
home Thursday night from a visit of
a few days in northwest Missouri,
where he was the guest of friends at
Honewell and had the opportunity of
visiting many of the places of inter
est in that section of the "show me"
state.
Mr. Rosencrans was at Hannibal,
the old home of Mark Twain where
every haunt and place made famous
in his stories of early day had been
preserved for posterity, where one
can walk and visualize the story of
"Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Saw
yer," true stories of the boy of the
late forties in the old river town.
He also visited at Florida, Missouri,
the birthplace of the author.
Mr. Rosencrans reported that the
crops in north Missouri are excellent
and the country from the Missouri to
the Mississippi shows every indication
of prosperity.
RETURN FROM VACATION
Judge and Mrs. W. W. Wilson of
Nebraska City, who have been vaca
tioning in the lake country of the
north, have returned to their home
after a pleasant outing.
They spent some time on Gull Lake
In Minnesota and then motored on
into Canada, visiting in the Winnipeg
area. Judge Wilson found crops are
excellent between this section and
Canada and very little grasshopper
damage apparent.
While Manitoba province, in Can
ada has good crops, Saskatchewan
has suffered from the drouth and
200,000 cattle are being sent from
the province to Manitoba to be fed.
MRS. MEANS ILL
Ward Whelan was at crienwood last
evening, motoring over with Jesse
Perry, to visit a niece of Mr. James,
Mrs. W. M. Means. Mrs. Means, who
was the former Virginia James of
this city, has been ill and just re
cently returned home from a hospital.
While still quite weak she is report
ed as doing as well as possible under
the circumstances.
Pouring of
Concrete on
River Dock
j Forms All Placed for East Wall of
Structure and Machinery on
Ground to Start Work.
The site of the Missouri river dock
east of this city, is a place of utmost
activity the last weeks as the time
for the first pouring of concrete on
the dock structure draws near.
The forms are in place for a part
of the dock and pouring concrete will
start at once on this part of the
structure.
The east wall extends out to the
rock paved river bank and from here
will extend runways to the water
ledge to connect with the gangplanks
tof the steamers when the traffic is
started on the river
The construction of the dock will
'that may be built along the river.
The stakes are set for the large
200 foot warehouse that will adjoin
; the dock and which w ill be started
as soon as the dock is out of the way.
A temporary road has been built
to the waterfront and which later
will be replaced with a permanent
INTERESTING GUEST HERE
Although Mrs. -Nettie Gillilland
Swan of Olympia, Wash., is visiting
Iowa and Nebraska for the first time,
she might almost be called a native
daughter. During her visit here with
Mrs. F. W. Nolting, she looked up
the marriage of her parents in the
court house records.
She found, in the first records, the
marriage of her parents, Mary Jane
Tazier to Reuben Wright Gillilland
on July IS, 1858. The marriage was
a part of a triple wedding at the
house of a step-father, Isaac Sayles,
of three sisters. Miss Harriet Tazier
was married to Imle Coulson ar.d Miss
Carolyn Tazier, to John Robinson.
A. L. Child performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Swan's grandparents were Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Gillilland of Pacific
Junction, la., and her uncle was Shir
ley Gill, attorney and at one time
state senator from Glenwood, la.
Mrs. Swan's parents, after leaving
Plattsmouth, moved to Pacific Junc
tion. Mr. Gillilland was a civil war
veteren and while here Mrs. Swan
met Mr. Starbuck of Glenwood who
was a companion of her father dur
ing the war. Mrs. Swan's father as
sisted in building the approach to the
railroad bridge on the Iowa side at
the time the railroad was extended
across the Missouri.
Some time after their marriage,
Mr. and Mrs. Gillilland moved to
Olympia, Wash., where Mrs. Swan
was born. She has been visiting rela
lves in Glenwood, Whitney Gillilland,
Lulu Dean, and Kyle Wright Hill;
also Mrs. Emma Lucas Lowe In
Council Bluffs. While in Plattsmouth
she was a guest of Mrs. F. W. Nolt
ing whom she met while Mrs. Nolt
ing was visiting her daughter in
Olympia.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Miss Edith Solomon was taken to
the Nicholas Senn hospital Friday
evening for an emergency operation
for appendicitis. She was taken in
the Horton ambulance. She is re
ported to be getting along quite well
this morning.
Miss Solomon, who has been em
ployed at the state employment office
in Plattsmouth had planned to leave
Wednesday, August 18 on her vaca
tion. IS RECOVERING
The many friends of Peter Lan
caster will be interested to know that
he is recovering very rapidly from an
operation of a week ago.
He is in the Fort Crook hospital.
RETURN FROM VACATION
Principal J. R. Reeder and Mrs.
Reeder have returned to this city
from their summer vacation that has
been largely spent at Elmwood and
Baldwin, Kansas with their relatives.
Mr. Reeder, who was just recovering
from an operation at the close of the
school year, is looking fine and had
gained weight during the summer.
He has been assisting in farm work
which has had a most beneficial
result. They will remain here now
and Mr. Reeder prepare for the work
of the high school this fall.
Spencer-Stoehr
Wedding Occurs
at El Reno, Tex.
Marriage on August 2 of Interest to
Relatives and Friends of
This County.
Miss Catherine Stoehr, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stoehr of El
Reno, Okla., was married to John W.
Stencer, son of W. H. Spencer, also
! Gf El Rento, Monday evening, August
2, at the home of the bride's parents.
Baskets of gladioli and shasta
daisies formed the background for
the nuptial ceremony. Rev. Holmes
Nichols, former pastor of the First
Baptist church officiated.
The bride wore a street dress of
navy blue sheer. Both the dress and
waist length coat were trimmed in
shirring of self material. She chose
dubonnet accessories and her shoul
der corsage was of gladioli in a har
monizing shade and white tube roses.
Her only attendant was Miss Anna
Lee Norvell of Oklahoma City, who
wore a midnight blue crepe dress"
fashioned redingote style. Her acces
sories were white and she wore a cor
sage of gladioli and tube roses. Del
bert Bright served Mr. Spencer as
best man. ...
Immediately following the wedf
ding, Mr. and Mrs. Stoehr entertain
ed with an informal reception during
which Miss Johnnie Maxey assisted
in the hospitalities. Punch and wafers
were served from the lace covered
dining table which was centered with
a low bowl of gladioli and shasta
daisies.
Guests for the wedding and recep
tion, other than Miss Maxey were
jMr. and Mrs. Harry Laird, Mr. and
I Mrs. Morris Stock, Mr. and Mrs. Law
j rence Stoehr, Mrs. Alice Boorsma,
jMrs. Delbert Bright, and Lester
j Stoehr.
j Mrs. Spencer was graduated from
El Reno high school with the class
of '3 4 and for the past 18 months
has been in nurses training at St.
Anthony's hospital in Oklahoma City.
Mr. Spencer received his diploma
from the El Reno high school in 1932.
For the past nine years he has been
employed by the Patterson drug store
in El Reno.
The couple departed Tuesday for
Siloam Springs, Ark., where they
spent last week.
The bride is a relative to the Mei
singer and Stoehr families of this
county. She is the granddaughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Coon Stoehr.
URGES BAND WORK
Lee Meyers, newly elected super
visor of music of the Plattsmouth
high school, is urging all of the stu
dents of this department of the school
who have had band work to enroll
in the Plattsmouth Recreational
band.
The senior and junior bands are
under the direction of Peter Grado
vill of this city and have made a
very fine record this season in their
work. The school students who en
roll will have this added opportun
ity of acquiring more training and
also add to the enlargement of the
two bands.
The senior band of the group meets
on Thursdays for practice and have a
very fine membership and one that
is doing some excellent work as the
concert last Thursday demonstrated.
The Junior band meets on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a. m.
for their practice.
This special band work will aid
greatly in getting the band in the
best of shape for the first of the
school days when they will be used
to play at the football games.
Fifth Reunion
at Rock Bluffs
Draws Over 400
Old Residents From Nine States At
tend Annual Picnic R. Foster
Patterson, Speaker.
Over 400 attended the fifth annual
reunion in Rock Bluff Sunday. A
program followed the homecoming
dinner in the Hutchison grove. A
large number of old residents from
other states were welcomed.
Rex Young had charge of the aft
ernoon platfolrm program. It was
opened by a reading by Bobby Shera.
The ladies' chorus sang a variation of
old time melodies.
R. Foster Patterson of Tarkio col
lege, Tarkio, Mo., was the main
speaker of the afternoon. He express
ed his pleasure at being among the
friends he had made while principal
of the Plattsmouth high school. He
congratulated the people upon the
picnics because of their value, not
only for their own pleasure, but for
the inspiration of the young people.
The professor recalled the fights
for the location of the Cas3 county
court house in the early days and the
part Rock Bluff played in the strug
gle. He urged that the people per
petuate the stories and ideals of the
early pioneers.
Specks Entertain
A group of musical numbers and
readings were given by the five tal
ented daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Speck. Shirley sang to her father,
"When I'm With You," and "Gypsy
Love Song." Eidell sang "O My Good
ness" and "When I Get Big." The
girls were accompanied by Marie.
Shirley Speck presented a reading
followed by duets by Shirley and
Phyllis, "Sunbonnet Sally" and "Isle
of Capree." Patty Mae, youngest of
the performers, sang "Garden of Pray
er" and "My Bonnie." "Washing
Dolly's Clothes" and "Mother's Little
Helper" were given by Shirley. The
girls' part on the program closed
with vocal duets "Church by the
Side of the Road" and "Juanita" by
Marie, accompanied by Phyllis.
Miss Wilma Swatek gave the read
ing, "Side Show Town." Song and
dance numbers were given by Irene
LaHoda. She was accompanied by
Ray Herold and Glen Puis. Harry
Rainey joined Herold and Puis for
the final number of the afternoon, a
group of old fashioned numbers.
Former Residents Respond
A cane was presented to Mrs.
Catherine Perry, 90, as the oldest per
son present. Two of the most elderly
persons present last year have passed
on. J. D. Graves, who was 8 4, won
honors as the oldest man present
last year and Mrs. Myra McDonald,
79, was second oldest lady at that
picnic. Both died during the winter.
Among the old residents who were
called upon for a fewr words were
Mrs. Mutz of Lincoln, daughter of
the late Judge Russel; Charles El
lington of Omaha; Louis Todd, who
was here from California; W. H.
Bruner of Grand Island; Mrs. Mary
Burnett, 82; Sheard Graves, 80; Mrs.
Tishue of Lincoln, a former teacher
at Rock Bluff; Mrs. David Hiatt of
Sidney; George Parker, and Mr. and
Mrs. H." H. Doolittle and Mrs. Har
ley Paine of South Dakota; Mrs. Min
nie Latta Ladd and Mrs. Mary Olive
Latta Watson of Lincoln, daughters
of the late Dr. Latta.
Many Towns Represented
Among the addresses named in the
register were Rock Bluff, Grand Is
land, Murray, Plattsmouth, Omaha,
Bellevue, Lincoln, Nehawka, Weep
ing Water, Scribner, Burwell, Papil
lion, Dunbar, Walthill, Seward, Blair
and Auburn in Nebraska; Sidney, Des
Moines, and Pacific Junction, Iowa;
as well as addresses in South Da
kota, New Jersey, Florida, Arizona,
California, Oregon, and Illinois.
The committee in charge was com
posed of Capt. H. L. Gayer, Joe Shera,
Ernie Hutchison, Mike Kaffenberger,
Albert Wheeler, Guy White, Rex
Young, and Jack Stamp. Dr. G. H.
Gilmore is president of the associa
tion. The piano used was furnished by
Pharles Tunnell and the platform was
made possible by George Farley and
Julius Pitz. Chairs came from the
American Legion.