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PLATTS2I0UTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937.
NO. 86
Reception of
New Members
by the C. D. A.
Nebraska City Court Joines With
Plattsmouth Ladies in Most
Interesting Afternoon.
In a joint reception of new mem
bers held at the Eagles hall on Sun
day afternoon, November 2Sth, Mrs.
llermle Kubicka and Mrs. Margaret
Weber were received into Court Our
Lady of Loretto No. 709 of Platts
moutb and Mrs. Margaret DeMars and
Mrs. Ruth Dunbar were received into
Court Emanuel No. 1122 of Nebraska
City.
Miss Marie Siren of Hastings, state
regent and Mrs. Catherine Mullen,
grand' regent of the Plattsmeuth
court, had charge of the ceremonies.
Following the reception Miss Siren
installed the officers of Our Lady of
Loretto Court No. 709 who were re
cently' elected. The officers installed
were: Mrs. Catherine Mullen, grand
regent; Mrs. Dinah Bennett, vice
grand regent; Mrs. Josephine Swatek,
prophetess; MrB. Mary Rea, lecturer;
Mrs. Agues Walling, historian; Mrs.
Pauline Webb, financial secretary;
Mrs. Mary Creamer, treasurer; Mrs.
Hermie Swoboda, monitor; Mrs. Anna
Zitka, sentinel; Mrs. Esden Doody,
organist; Mrs. Mary Kalina, trustee.
A program followed the ceremonies,
consisting of vocal solo by Bernard
Knofllcek, accompanied at the piano
by Miss Dorothy Swoboda, two read
ings by Miss Anna May Sandin, a
talk on the "Biography of Court Our
Lady of Loretto No. 709," by Mr9.
Josephine Swatek, "My Impresions as
a Catholic Daughter," by Mrs. Mary
Rea. Monsignor George Agius talked
on the need of cooperation among
all organizations of Catholic women
and expressed a fervent hope for their
growth.
Miss Joan Witt of Nebraska City
presented two readings. Miss Mary
Zimmerer, grand regent of Nebraska
City talked of the Importance of
members faithfully attending meet
ings and cooperating with church or
ganizations. MIbs Siren commended the local
C. D. of A. courts on their zealous
efforts and hoped that all Catholic
women would soon become members
of the organization.
Rev. Joseph Sinkula was present
during the reception of members and
offered prayers.
The last event of the afternoon was
a covered dish luncheon furnished
by the two courts.
Grace was said by Msgr. Agius,
who is chaplain of the Plattsmouth
court.
Many visitors from Nebraska City
attended the ceremonies.
HUNDREDS ATTEND PARTY
The annual get-together party,
tendered by D. M. Babbitt, head of
the Cass County Implement Co., was
held Tuesday evening at the Amer
ican Legion building and attended
by several hundred of the residents
of the community.
Mr. Babbitt had Invited the farm
ers and their families in this terri
tory and the business associates of
the city and their families to join in
the festivities and which proved one
of the most successful events that has
been held here.
The Thompson dance studio of
Omaha provided the floor show with
a large number of artists to take part
and which included a large number
of the late stage dancing acts, among
these the "Big Apple" which was
most enthusiastically encored.
Motion pictures and other features
supplied by the International Har
vester Co.. added to the entertain
ment of the evening.
The Rudy Probst band of Omaha
was here for the evening and served
to entertain the public at a free dance
as the closing feature of the evening.
VISIT IN THE CITY
From Monday's Dally
Henry Stander and son, Herbert,
of Louisville, were here today to look
after some matters of business at
the court house and while here Mr.
Henry Stander called at the Journal
office to renew his subscription.
Julius Nelleon. of near Murdock
was also a visitor In the city today
and called at the Journal to advance
his subscription.
Y. M. B. C. AT MYNARD
From Monday's Daily
The Young Men's Bible class of
the Methodist church here had
charge of church services at the
United Brethren church in Mynard
last night. Don York led la group
singing and a special number by the
class with E. H. Wescott at the piano.
Judge A. H. Duxbury gave a fine talk
on "Laymen."
Farewell is
Tendered Rev.
and Mrs. Wright
Members of First Methodist Church
Congregation and Friends
Pay Their Respects.
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening in the Methodist
church basement a large group met
to bid farewell to Rev. and Mrs. V. C.
Wright. C. C. Wescott presided over
the meeting. There was group sing
ing led by Mrs. E. H. Wescott, and
two songs by the quartette, Richard.
Cole, John Jacobs, Ted Libershal and
Dick Hall with Jean Knorr as accom
panist. Representatives from the different
departments of the church expressed
their regret for the loss of Rev. and
Mrs. Wright and the joy they have
had in working with them. George
Kaffenberger spoke for the board of
trustees. The board of stewards was
represented by Judge A. H. Duxbury,
and the Women's Federation by Mrs.
Don Seiver.
Mr. L. S. Devoe gave three vocal
solos, "Memories," "Bring Back the
Golden Love Days," and "Clemen
tine," in his clever manner, accom
panied by Mrs. Devoe. Then the Home
Missionary society representative,
Mrs. A. M. Boynton, spoke. The For
eign Missionary society, was repre
sented by Mrs. R. B. Hayes, the Ep-
worth League by Earle Koeble and
the Sunday school by J. Howard
Davis. Searl S. Davis spoke on behalf
of the community.
Gifts were presented to Rev. and
Mrs. Wright from the ladies of the
church, the Epworth League and the
Philathea class. Then Rev. and Mrs.
Wright spoke, after which light re
freshments were served.
Rev. and Mrs. Wright are leaving
the city with the highest esteem of
hundreds of friends that they have
made in the time that they have
served the local Methodist church.
They have been a wonderful influ
ence In the community life both
among their church membership and
the friends who were not members
of their church organization.
In their new field of activity at
Ashland they take the well wishes of
the entire city for their success and
happiness.
HOLDS FUNERAL SERVICE
The funeral services for Henry
Johnson, a resident of the Mynard
community tor many years, was held
Saturday afternoon at the Horton
funeral home.
There were a large number of old
friends present to pay their last tri
butes. Rev. Paul Dick, pastor of the
United Brethren church at Mynard,
conducted the service and gave a
sketch of the life of the departed and
to the members of the family he
brought the promise of the life in the
hereafter that has no ending.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott gave two of
the old hymns that had been request
ed by the family, "Jesus Savior Pilot
Me" and "Shall Wre Gather at the
River." Mrs. J. Howard Davis play
ed the accompaniment.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Gerald Hendress, a young man who
has been working In the vicinity of
Nehawka for the past summer, was
arrested Tuesday at Omaha on the
charge of forgery. He was wanted
here for forgery of several cheeky
which he had signed as "Herbert
Stoll," a well known farmer of the
Nehawka community and by whom
Hendress had been employed. The
checks ranged from $5 to $12.50.
He was arrested by the Omaha po
lice department Tuesday and turned
over to Sheriff Homer Sylvester and
ia being held in jail here to await
arraignment.
Phone news items to No. 6.
Turn On Lights Saturday To Open Xmas Season
THE HOLIDAY SKASOX in Plattsmouth will officially open Saturday of this week.
December 4, when the Ad Club sponsored intersection lights will be turned on burning each
evening from then up to the Xew Year. Along with the overhead lights will be numerous curb
line Christmas trees some of them lighted. In the stores will be specially arranged displays of
Christmas gift merchandise. Plattsmouth stores will be able to supply every reasonable de
mand for holiday merchandise. During the coming weeks they will bring to Journal readers
news of greatest interest through the advertising columns of the paper.
OTHER FEATURES of the 1937 Christmas season observance include stores
open evenings beginning M mdav, December 6, the matinee show Saturday. December it
free admission to every boy or girl
Clans here on Saturdav afternoon.
ACA1X we advise you.
announcements of interest and
find values equal to those being
Plattsmouth
Boys
on Missouri
All-State Team
Kenneth Armstrong: and Stuart Por
ter Are Selected on All-Missouri
Conference Team.
Plattsmouth's two Dig tackles on
the Tarkio college football team were
honored on the all-Missouri confer
ence selections made by the Asso
ciated Press and the Kansas City
Journal Post in announcements made
Sunday.
Kenneth Armstrong, Missouri's big
gest tackle, was unanimous choice for
first team tackle for the second
straight year and Stuart Porter, who
plays the other tackle position for
Tarkio, was picked on the second all
conference team. Both boys are
juniors and have one more year of
competition" at Tarkio.
Tarkio is co-champion of the con
ference this season. Seven members
of the Owl eleven were given berths
on either the first or second mythical
elevens. Tarkio will lose only four
regulars for the 193S season, among
them, Geo. Adams, guard, another
Plattsmouth boy who has given a
real account of himself for three sea
sons. Tarkio was undefeated in confer-
ence games and lost only two games
during the season, the first and last
games of the schedule. Warrensburg
(Mo.) Teachers won a 9 to 0 victory
and a much improved Peru team up
set the Owls 12 to 6 Thanksgiving
day.
A SAD STORY
One of the drab stories of misguided
youth and a peep behind the scenes
of how a part of the world lives, was
given Monday afternoon in county
court before Judge A. H. Duxbury.
Charles Young, 17, of Omaha, was
arraigned in the court on the charge
of grand larceny, having stolen a
valuable trumpet, the property of
William Henrichsen of this city, later
selling the instrument in Omaha for
$11 and where it was later recovered
by officers.
The young man plead guilty to the
charge and told the court a story that
shows how hard the going is for his
people. His father has been a WPA
worker at $54 a month, and out of
which the family paid $10 rent and
lived on the remainder. The mother
of the prisoner is a patient at an Om
aha hopital. The boy had secured a
car that he used in getting to a
trucking job that he had located and
the payments of which were $11
This became due and while the youth
was here one night at a local tavern
he found the trumpet in a car where
the owner had left it and took the
trumpet to Omaha, selling it and pay
ing on the car price.
The court took weight of the youth
of the prisoner and the charge as well
which could provide a penitentiary
sentence, and gave a sentence to the
state industrial school at Kearney.
ATTEND MASONIC MEET
Dr. M. U. Thomas of Weeping Wa
ter and Searl S. Davis of Platts
mouth were in Omaha Saturday after
noon and evening attending the bien
nial state meeting of the thirty-third
degree Scottish Rite Masons. Grand
Commander John H. Cowles of Wash
ington, D. C. was in attendance and
presided over the meeting.
who brings a discarded toy,
December iS.
watch the news and advertising
spend your Christmas dollars in
offered anywhere in the country.
H0VES TO NEW LOCATION
l-'rom Monday's Daily
Attorney John M. Leytla is getting
settled today in hi3 new offices in
the Bekins building and where he
will have his office in the future. Mr.
Leyda will have very attractive of
fices on the Sixth street side of the
building and where he will be able
to look after the interests of his
clients in the future.
i&otary Anns
Present a Very
Clever Program
Ladies Proceed to Present Regular
Club Meeting- and with Clever
Takeoff of the Rotarians.
One of the cleverest and most en
joyed programs that the .Rotarians
have had presented v.us offered last
evening at the dinner at the Stewart
cafe.
The occasion was the Rotaryann
meeting and the ladies of the mem
bers took full charge of affairs and
gave a realistic presentation of the
staid Rotarians as they meet to dis
cuss the ideals and aims of the or
ganization. The program was truly maCe for
laughing purposes and the clever jibes
'at the Rotarians kept the entire party
in roars of laughter. The stunts in
cluded even the famous magic acts
of Superintendent L. S. Devoe with
Mrs. Devoe producting "presents"
magically for the Rotarians.
In the meeting Mrs. L. S. Devoe
served as president, Mrs. P. T. Heine
man as secretary and Mrs. Elmer
Sundstrom as the treasurer. Mrs. L.
O. Minor was the program chairman.
The Rotary quartet was cleverly
impersonated by Mrs. E. H. Wescott,
Mrs. William Baird, Mrs. Minor and
Mrs. Sundstrom.
Mrs. Baird gave the talk on Rotary
and Rotary Foundation, Mrs. G. L.
Farley on club service, Mrs. Searl
S. Davis on ethics.
Mrs. James G. Mauzy served as the
officiaKgreeter of the ladies and saw
that the members were properly pre
sented. Instead of the customary school
boys as guests the ladies had two
school girls, Mrs. Carl Ofe and Mrs.
George Jaeger taking these parts.
One of the much enjoyed features
was the "charge" given to Mrs. E. J.
Richey and Mrs. Fr2nk Mullen, new
Rotaryanns, by Mrs. Fred I. Rea, this
being very cleverly presented.
DEATH OF ELMW00D MAN
Frank Zoz, 82, who has made his
home in Cass county for more than
fifty years, died Tuesday noon at the
family home near Elmwood. Mr. Zoz
suffered a stroke on Sunday and re
mained unconscious until the end.
There i3 surviving his passing the
widow, one son. Will Zoz, who re
sides on the homestead, four daugh
ters, Mrs. James Barta, living north
of Elmwood, Mrs. Carl Stander of
Greenwood, Mrs. Peter Stander of
Greenwood and one daughter at home.
IOWA PARTIES WEDDED
From "Wednesday's Dally
Rev. G. A. Pahl, pastor of the St.
Paul's Evangelical church, this morn
ing was called upon to perform the
marriage ceremony for Miss Dorothy
Mae Penney and Mr. Chester Ray-i
mond Morris, both of Council Bluffs.
with
Santa
and the
appearance 01
columns of the Journal for
Plattsmouth where you will
Pioneer of
Elmwood Dies
at Age of 89
, I the Wednesday program are: "Twen
James Gamble. Prominent. Wealthy J tv Years of Conservatiou on an Dtoe
Farmer titty-seven xears
on Present Farm.
James Gamble, wealthy retired
farmer, 89. died at his home south
west of Elmwood. Mr. Gamble came
from Kilrea, Londonderry, Ireland,
with his brother, Aaron, when he was
18 and they lived together until
Aaron's death 13 years ago. They
first settled in Ohio but came to Ne
braska in 1S79. They lived one year
near Plattsmouth and 011 the present
farm 57 years. James Gamble mar
ritd Miss Mary Atchison in 1873.
Nine children were born to them:
four dying in infancy. The remain
ing children are Robert,, near Over
ton; Mrs Minnie Hess, Bennet; Mrs.
Nellie Bogenrief, Mrs. Bertha Clites,
and Mrs. Lizzie Laflin, all of Elm
wood. He celebrated his golden wed
dinc in 1923. his wife dying two
years later.
Mr. Gamble had 60 living descend- I
aula, o tuiiuira, u t,iauuuiinu-u
23 great grandchildren and 4 great,
great grandchildren, almost all of
whom have lived in the vicinity of
Elmwood all their lives. The funeral
was conducted Monday at 2 o'clock
by Rev. Mr. Hawkins, assisted by
Rev. F. Sala of Lincoln, at the Chris
tian church. Burial in Elmwood.
FOUR SCORE AND THREE
From TVednesdaj-'s Daily
Mrs. Margareta Rikli, living a few
miles from the village of Murdock, is
celebrating her birthday anniversary
today, having lived eighty-three
years. She was born in Germany and
came to America when a young girl
and has made her home here during
all the intervening years.
This morning at an early hour the
quartet at the KFNF broadcasting
station at Shenandoah sang for her
"Standing Still in Jordan," a song
which her father had written over
fifty years ago. This was written be
cause Mrs. Rikli when a girl was
listening at the reading of the scrip
tures at morning worship in her fath
er's home. When the passage was
read saying to Joshua, "Stand still
in Jordan," she asked that the pass
age be read again. Mrs. Rikli, who
lives with her nurse, Mis3 Alvlna
King, was receiving congratulations
from her many friends today.
SUFFERS A SEVERE FALL
Mrs. M. S. Briggs is confined to
her home on west Locust street as
the result of a severe fall that she
sustained Saturday afternoon. She
was out in the yard of the home and
failing bruised one of her lower limbs
end also struck her forehead with a
lr.rge chunk of wood.
Mr. and Mrs F. J. Franzen and
family of Omaha were here Sunday to
visit at the Briggs home, Mrs. Fran
zen being a daughter.
NEHAWKA VISITORS HERE
John G. Wunderlich and Henry
Gruber of Nehawka were in the city
Tuesday afternoon to attend to some
matters of business and visiting with
the old friends in this community.
While here Mr. Wunderlich was a
caller at "the Journal to renew his
'subscription for the ensuing year.
CASE IS SETTLED
From Wednesday's Daily
The matter of the contest over the
will of the late Mrs. Sarah Campbell,
of near South Bend, was dismissed
this morning by the heirs of the es
tate who had opposed the will.
The jury panel had assembled to
try the case and were then excused
by Judge W. W. Wilson until next
Monday.
Cass County
Farmers on the
Ag. Program
Well Known Farm Leaders to Have
Part in Organized Agriculture
Meeting at State College.
Three farmers from Cass county
are scheduled to appear on the var
ious Organized Agriculture programs
to be held at the Agricultural Col
lege, December 6 to 10. Orest P. Cook
of Alvo, president of the Nebraska
Farm Equipment association, will
preside at the Wednesday meeting
!of the association. The features of
County Farm," by Albert Siemers, a
farmer of Otoe county; "Making
Money on 1937 Crops by Saving Wa
ter and Soil," by E. H. Doll of the
college; and "Do's and Don'ts for
Conservationists," by Ivan D. Wood,
extension engineer at the college.
E. C. Stackley, hybrid corn grow
er of Weeping Water, discusses "Har
vesting, Storing and Grading Hybrid
Corn," on the Tuesday morning Crop
Growers program. On the same pro-
cram Vireil Welch of the college will
give the results of the 1937 state
variety and hybrid tests.
George Domingo, of Weeping Wa
ter, vice president of the Nebraska
Crop Growers association, will, pre
sident the association-' 6 Tuesday aft
ernoon assembly when Mr. Srb of
the college discusses the latest de
velopment in bindweed eradication;
D. L. Gross discusses soil conservation
and Dr. Keim shows colored movies
of European agriculture.
MYNARD RED CROSS
The ladies conducting the member
ship drivein the vicinity of Mynard
totaled a membership of 47 by
Thanksgiving eve. Their goal is 50,
and a few have promised which may
be turned in soon.
The following is the list as it
stands at present:
Royal Smith
A. W. Leonard
Miss Velma Fulton
Mrs. Will Carey
Myron Wiles
A. A. Wetenkamp
C. A. Wetenkamp
Willis Cole
Mrs. E. G. Ruffner
Mrs. Emma Long
Mrs. Vearl Smith
Mrs. S. O. Cole
Roy Cole
Virgil Perry
Lois Meade
Mrs. J. S. Vallery
Joe Safarik
Jake Kreager
Guy White
Mrs. Glen Wiles
Mrs. Jessie Smith
Mrs. Louise Robbins
Golden Rod Study club
Mrs. Frank Dill
E. H. Spangler
Mrs. Elbert Wiles
W. P. Kraeger
John Hild
Miss Mary Propst
Mrs. S. A. Wiles
Mrs. Howard Wiles
Mrs. Guy Wiles
Miss Nell Dreamer
Mrs. Ralph Wiles
Louis Naeve
Mrs. Sherman Cole
Herman Meisinger
Mrs. C. C. Barnard
Mrs. Ed Meisinger
W. W. Wetenkamp
Mrs. Forest Leonard
W. F. Nolte
Mrs. Nellie Carlson
Mrs. H. G. Meisinger
A. H. Kraeger
Mrs. Carl Kraeger
Joe Dirscherl
Mrs. R. G. Kiser
HEAR OF FRIENDS ILLNESS
Old friends here of Walter Holmes,
a resident here many years ago, have
received word of his serious illness.
Mr. Holmes is at the Methodist hos
pital at Los Angeles and where he
has been suffering from an attack of
pneumonia. The old friends here will
regret to learn of his serious condition.
Cass County
Has 118 at the
University
Thirteen Towns of County Are Rep
resented in List of Young Peo
ple in University.
LINCOLN One hundred and
eighteen students from Cass county
are enrolled among the 6,558 stu
dents registered at the University of
Nebraska this semester. Thirteen
towns are represented in the county.
Plattsmouth leads in the number of
students with thirty. Weeping Water
has seventeen, Elmwood twelve, Ne
hawka sends ten. Eagle and Green
wood seven each. Alvo and Avoca
are represented with six each. Louis
ville has six, Union has two and
Murray and JManley have one each.
Murdock is represented by thirteen.
University files reveal these facts
about students from Cass county:
Seven of. the thirty students from
Plattsmouth are enrolled in the col
lege of arts and science. Lois Bestor
is a senior at that college. She is
affiliated with Alpha Lambda Delta,
honorary freshman society. Pi Mu Ep
silon, honorary mathematics society,
and is a resident of Carrie Belle Ray
mond Hall. Marvin F. Kivett Is a
freshman in the college of arts and
science. Joseph C. Loveless is a
sophomore, as is Floyd R. McCarty.
Anna M. McCarty is a senior in the
college of arts and science. She is
affiliated with Delta Delta Delta so
cial sorority and is a member of the
Y. W. C. A.
Aulton E. Roland is a junior in
the college of arts and sciences. He is
a second lieutenant in the university
R. O. T. C. and is secretary of the
university Y. M. C. A. Herbert E.
Sundstrom is a member in the col
lege of arts and science. He is a
member of Sigma Delta Chi, ho.ior
ary' professional Journalism society;
a captain lu the university ROTC; a
member of the Order of the Red
Guidon, honorary artillery organiz
ation. He is affiliated with Delta
Upsilon social fraternity.
Six of the students from Flatts
mouth are registered in the college
of engineering. William R. Carey
and John H. Gayer are freshmen in
the engineering college. Gayer is a
member of the freshman football
squad. James F. Comstock and Ed
win C. Kalina are sophomores in the
college or engineering. John F.
Nottelmann is a junior in the col
lege of engineering. He is a member
of "Corn Cobs" campus pep organiz
ation and affiliated with Theta XI
social fraternity. Francis M. Liber
shal is a junior in the college of en
gineering. He is affiliated with
Gamma Lambda, local R. O. T. C.
band honorary; a lieutenant in the
university R.O.T.C Varsity band. He
is a second lieutenant in the engi
neering battalion of the university
R.O.T.C.
Three Plattsmouth students are
freshmen in the college of business
administration. They are. Vincent
C. Sundstrom, Edward J. Hadraba,
and Herbert Minor. Minor is affi
liated with Kappa Sigma social fra
ternity. Irma F. Pittman is a senior
in the college of business adminis
tration. Clemens E. Sundstrom ia
also a senior in the same college.
He is a member of the varsity "N"
club and winner of a major award
in baseball.
Plattsmouth has five students en
rolled in the teachers college. Cecil
W. Comstock is a senior and Joy
K. Vallery is a junior. The latter is
affiliated with Theta Chi social fra
ternity and is a first lieutenant in
the university R.O.T.C. Mary Kay
Wiles. Marjorie Ann Tidball, and
Beatrice A. Knoflicek are freshmen
in teachers college. Wiles and Tid
ball are affiliated with Pi Beta Phi
social sorority and Knoflicek is also
taking work in the school of music.
Lois E. Giles is a junior In the col
lege of agriculture. She is a mem
ber of the Home Economics associa
tion, secretary of the Ag executive
board, a member of Palladian liter
ary society, associated with the uni
versity 4-H club, and a resident of
Howard Hall.
Louis Knoflicek is a sophomore In
the college of agriculture and holds
a Sears-Roebuck scholarship to the
university. Alberta J. Timmas is a
freshman In the college of agricul
ture. Richard - E. Spangler is a
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