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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938.
NO. 14
City Has Very
Delightful
Musical Treat
TlTqIa a PotioIIo nv, t ttt i
Unive?si v ITrJn ?
??Jrt
Concert Here.
From Tuesday's Daily
i
Music
vi? initv
lovers
of I'lattsmouth and j
had an
unusual treat given i
them Inst evening in the concert j
given by the male a capella chorus j
of the Wcsleyaa university at Liny,
coin. j
iino Bm-nuiu Biuuji is engaged on
its thirty-second annual tour ar.d
which is taking them on a seventeen
day visitation to the nearby commun
ities in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. I
The group is under the direction
of Professor Oscar Bennett, who is
also one of the soloists, while Mrs.
Ceralyn Walrath Bennett, wife of
the director is violinist and accom
panist for the chorus. Leonard Paul
son is the student director and Dr.
A. V. Hunter, formerly of this city
is the field manager.
lr. Hunter presided last evening at
the concert at the First Methodist
church and presented Prof. Bennett,
who directed the fine program.
The concert opened with the popu
lar "Drums in My Heart," a num
ber beautifully given and which re-
c-ieu a sjiitiiuiu reception. i
The numbers selected were from!
the great artists of the world and j
found an artistic rendition at the j
hands of the young men of the chorus.'
"Death. I Do Not Fear Thee," by j
Bach-Dawe; "First Chorale-Feast ofi
the Apostles," by Wagner; "Open Ourute'
,, , , .,-. i , The results of this test and the
Eyes. by MacFarlane; btand the .
iTl'nrninff AT-, t t.r ill- t ! -M q 1 T W1 I f ' '1 t 1 T"!
Stnrm nv T VhvcL-v u-oro crimo rf T n o :
btorm. by Lvovsky, were some
great musical gems that were ren
dered. In lighter tones. "The Italian
Street Song" by Victor Herbert was
a decided feature of the program.
Mr. Bennett was heard In a very
beautiful solo number and Mrs. Ben
nett in a violin selection.
The party was traveling by bus
dim ii in i int.' uui itu i li
Pacific Junction and Glenwood and
from there to Sidney, Iowa for an
afternoon concert and an evening
program at Hamburg.
HAVE DELIGHTFUL TRIP
From Monday's Dally
"Wayne Allen of Omaha came down
yesterday to spend the day with his
rarents. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Allen.
He was there for dinner, after which
they all went riding. They went to
Nebraska City, across the river and
through Hamburg, Iowa, to Watson.
Missouri, their old home; then on to
Riverton. Iowa, through Thurman
and to McPaul where they viewed
the wreckage caused by the tornado.
Between Bartlett and Pacific Junc
tion they saw a very large flock of
wild geeso in a field. They were as
close as 75 feet to them. As they
went by. a train went through the
field and the geese took flight, flew
in a circle and settled down again,
making a most beautiful sight. Then
they came on to Plattsmouth, after a
most delightful trip.
MANY OUT FOR PRACTICE
The bright springlike day and
weather conditions of Sunday, drew
out a large number of the young
sportsmen of the city at Athletic park
to start limbering up for the base
ball season.
There was enough of the players
out for two full teams and a fine prac
tice was enjoyed by the grmip and
from the showing a good fast base
ball team should be launched here
this season.
The local team made a very good
showing last season and with the
additional year of experience should
be even better this year on the dia
mond. SELECTED AS SUPERINTENDENT
Mr. and Mrs. James Softley, were
here Saturday as callers at the of
fice of County Superintendent Miss
Alpha C. Peterson. Mr. Softley has
just been elected as superintendent
of the Avoca schools to suceed Super
intendent Jensen. Mr. Softley will
ti'ke over the superintendency next
fall with the opening of the school
car. Mr. Softley is a son of Prof.
Sof :!-. formerly of the Fremont Nor
mal school, now Midland college.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Wednesday's Daily
Charles Howard, injured several
weeks ago in an auto accident in
this city, has so far recovered that
he was able to be brought home last
evening:. He is now in a wheel chair
and will recuperate at the farm home
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy
Howard, lie is feeling in excellent
j.
! of the injury, it is hoped that in the
next three
be around
weeks he ma
on crutches.
y be able to
During hisi
stay
over
at iTie M. K.
500 visitors.
hospital he had
Commercial
Students Win
in Contest
Plattsmouth Group Shows Well in
Invitation Contest at Nebraska
City Saturday.
j The Plattsmouth high school com-
mercial department scored first place
I with the advanced team at an invi
! tation commercial contest held at
1 Nebraska City last Saturday af ter
! noon. The advanced team consisting
of Hazel Payton, Marion Olson and
Margaret Anne Vallery. scored 55. S
! words per minute over a period of
; 10 minutes. In the first year group
; Janet Westover was high with 57
words per minute in the one minute
test and 4 6. 2 in the 10 minute test.
Other winners in the beginning type
writing were: Flora Belle Mead writ
ing 52 words a minute and Tom
Solomon writing 3S words per min-
of the high quality of commercial
j work that Miss Borkenhagen has
I been carrying on in the Flattsmouth
high school. These students will en
ter the state commercial contest at
Nebraska City next month at which
time we will be given an oppor
tunity to determine how the Platts
mouth schools rank compared with
the better schools of the state.
MANY ENJOY PLAY
from Monday's Daily
The Methodist church had a large
congregation last evening'to attend
the presentation of the Anti-Saloon
League play that depicted the dan
gers of the drunken driver or one
under the influence of liquor, in driv
ing on the public highway.
The play was taken from actual
facts of a case at Cincinnati. Ohio,
where a driver under the influence of
liquor had lost control of the car
and driven into a street car safety
zone, killing two men and injuring a
lady companion.
The trial was very realistically
carried out and the defense made by
Herbert Ford, the president of the
Anti-Saloon league w hile local people
were members of the cast and the I
Jury.
The verdict was Tor the prosecu
tion and the recommendation that
the state also be found guilty for
having licensed the sale of intoxi
cants. WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS
From Tuesday's Daily
The Plattsmouth Woman's club
held a short business meeting last
night at the home of Mrs. Frank
Mullen. Delegates were elected to
the district convention to be held at
Nebraska City April a and C. A few
other matters of business were taken
up and the meeting was adjourned
early so as not to interfere w-ith the
members' hearing the Wesleyan sing
ers. ATTEND WRESTLING MATCH
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening Arnold Lillie, John
L. Capps, Art Kopp and June Mar
shall were visitors at Omaha, attend
ing the John Pesek-Olaf Olson w rest
ling match. Mr. Lillie is an old
friend of Tesek and seldom misses
any of his wrestling matches in this
section of Nebraska.
EXCELLENT HOG SALE
A very successful hog sale was
held Saturday by Harry M. Knabe
of Nehawka when 50 sows brought
an average of $8S.S7 or a total of
$4,443.50.
Creighton Honors
Students with
Alpha Sigma Nu
.
E. Sayles, Cass County Boy,
Selected as Memember from the
College of Dentistry.
i ne v. ; cii, ii ion la ii . oiiirias organ 01
the Creighton University at Omaha.
in its current issue tells of the honor
paid to some sixteen of the juniors
of tl;e various colleges of the uni
versity. These outstanding students in the
junior classes were accepted into
Alpha Sigma Nu. one of the high
honors that comes to the students as
a special mark of distinction.
Among those selected for this
honor was George E. Sayles, Cass
county boy an I junior in the college
of dentistry.
Alpha Sigma Nu is a national
honor society in Jesuit universities
throughout the country. Each year
deans of the various schools and col
leges in thes? universities select two
outstanding juniors for membership.
Choice of the deans are subject to the
acceptance or refusal by active mem
bers of the society. Members are
chosen not for scholarship alone, but
for service and loyalty. This means
that all their college activities and
accomplishments are considered.
These students meet at least once
a month to discuss and consider and
plan solution of campus problems.
Their power rests in the power of
suggestion and' recommendation.
They suggest and recommend their
solution plans and reveal findings of
their " investigation to student and
faculty governing bodies ana depart
ments. Mr. Sayles. one of the new honor
students is a son of Count y Clerk and
Mrs. George It. Sayles and a gradu
ate of the Plattsmouth high school in
the class of 1930.
SHUT-INS TO ATTEND CIRCUS
More than 4,000 shut-ins, old and
young alike, from the following
charity and welfare institutions, will
be guests of Tangier Temple at the
Shrine Circus, April 4 to 9, inclusive:
Child Saving Institute; The Creche;
Junior League Nursery: Clearview
Old Peoples Home; Father Flana
gan's Boys' Home; Florence Home
for Aged: Fontenelle Home for
Aged; Good Shepherd Convent; Im
manuel Children's Home; Immanuel
Home for Aged; Immanuel Invalid
Home; Jewish Old People's Home;
Masonic Children's Home for Crip
pled Children;: Nebr. Children's
Home; Negro Women's Home; City
Mission; Lutheran Old Peoples Home;
Masonic Home, Plattsmouth; River
view Home; St. James Orphanage;
Nebr. School for Deaf; Minerva Cot
tage: Jewish Welfare Federation;
Eastern
Fremont
Star Home for Children.
Creche, Council Bluffs;
Christian Home, Council Bluffs.
HAVE SOCIAL EVENING
Tuesday evening the members of
the Rotary club entertained their
ladies, the Rotary Anns, at a dinner
party at the dining room of the
Stewart cafe and later at a theatre
party at the Cass.
The members and ladies enjoyed
very much the fine repast and which
was very attractively arranged and
served and during the dinner party
new members of the club and their
ladies were presented.
The group at the close of the din
ner attended the Cass theatre to wit
ness the presentation of "Tovarich,"
in which Claudett Colbert and
Charles Boyer were co-stars.
VISITING IN THE SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. R. Foster Patterson
and family of Tarkio, Missouri, are
enjoying a short visit at the home of
Mr. Patterson's parents. Rev. and
Mrs. Samuel Patterson of Morrill
town, Arkansas. Mr. Patterson is en
joying the. spring vacation of Tarkio
college.
WILL ENJOY A VACATION
Sunday afternoon Dr. O. C. Hud
son, accompanied by S. P. Judson,
of Omaha, father of Mrs. Hudson,
departed for Excelsior Springs. They
will spend a few days at the Missouri
resort in resting and recuperating.
RETURNS FROM THE WEST
Henry Sander, who has been spend-'
ing the winter season on the west j
coast with his daughter, Ai.na, and !
other relatives and friends, returned j
home Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Sander;
i is looking fine and has gained eleven ;
.pounds since his going to the west.
I He had a fine time and met many of;
jthe o'd time Plattsmouth friends who!
tare now located in the southern Cali-
fornia country. Mr. Sander was able
to take in much of the flood swept
country of the past several weeks,
one of the greatest in the hi.-uory of
the west.
Long Wanted
Prisoner Found
in Omaha
E. Erickson alias Parker Erickson
Arraigned This Horning- and
Makes Not Guilty Plea.
; From Tuesday's Daily
j This morning in the county court
! was arraigned C. E. Eric kson. alias
Parker Erickson. on a charge of for
Jgery. this marking a six year search
for the man wanted and who was
! located in Omaha by Sheriff Homer
Sylvester a few days ago and brought
here to answer charges filed 1
roim-jtoo
'ty Attorney J. A. Capwell. j
' The offense which it was alleged
: Erickson committed was the passing!
of a check for $S7.0C on April l.j
'cr.2. on George A. Stites. Union j
business man. Complaint was made j
in June 1923, by W. G. Kieck, then j daughter, Mrs. C. L. Wiles, for her
i county attorney, when the payment mother, was rendered from KFNF by
'of the check was refused. the Gospel Singers the previous eve-
The defendant at that time was!""1. and was greatly appreciated.
; released on bond and the case called;
on
for
hearing
later on his not guilty
plea, another continuance was grant - !
ed by agreement to August, 1932, and
at the time set for hturing the de -
fendant failed to appear. Since that
time the case has been hanging fire
until Erickson was apprehended in
i Omaha and brought here.
j When arraigned this morning
Erickson made a plea of not guilty
land was represented at the hear
ing by Attorney James Murphy, of
iomaha. The bond was set at $500 for
!the appearance of the defendant at
the preliminary to be held on March
i 2S.
DOINGS IN COUNTY COURT
Ray Warmer, a resident of Iowa,
was arrested Sunday evening by mem
bers of the state highway patrol for
operating his car in a reckless man
ner and contrary to law. He was
fined $10 and costs in the county
court for the offense.
Saturday afternoon Lee Vogen was
fined $30 and costs for illegal hunt
ing on a complaint filed by H. C.
Mapes. state game warden. He was
one of those arrested in the raid on
an island southeast of Union.
W. B. Hegler, a trucker of Broken
Bow. arrested by the state highway
patrol east of Greenwood in Cass
county for overload and insufficient
license. The new license cost him
some $50 and he received a fine of
$10 for the violation of the high
way rules. The amount was paid into
the court today.
0MAHA CAMERA CLUB EXHIBIT
The thirteenth annual exhibition
Tutorial Photography is being
presented by the Omaha Camera club
at Joslyn Memorial in Omaha, he-!
'inilfnfr AT.ircli 20.
Of the 25S prints submitted in the
competition. 100 were selected for
the exhibition by an impartial judge
of
nationally recognized pictonai
ability. Of these 100 prints, three
are those of Emil J. Weyrich; one,
"Arbor Lodge" in class D, architec
tural, industrial, and street scenes,
and two, "The Scold" and "The Old
Flirt" in class E, animals.
ATTEND BEAUTY SHOW
Mrs. Hulda Weidman and
Miss
Florene Tritsch were at Omaha Sun
day and today attending the sessions
I of the Trans-Mississippi beaut show.
held at the Fon-
tenelle hotel and has brought to that
city a large number of the shop
owners and operators from all parts
of this section of the west.
Miss Tritsch is a member of an
advisory group at the show.
Mrs. Caroline
Cole Honored
on Birthday
; One of the Prominent Residents ofi
the Community Given Sur
prise by Her Family.
On Saturday evening at her heme
near Mynard. Mrs. Caroline Cole was
happily surprised, on the occasion of
her birthday anniversary, v. hen her
children and their lamilies dropped
in to spend a few hours with her.
: Among the gifts that she received
; was a bouquet of cut flowers con
sisting of lavender stocks with orange
j calendula from Robert. Eloise and
Mary Margaret Cole. Besides the
'many gifts, she received birthday
! folders from relatives and friends.
among them being remembrances
f,om 1wa- 01;,al,nma a,ld California.
j r:er uaugnter, iurs. Ulenn Wiles, ar
ranged the dining table in an effec
tive manner with the large white
: birthday cake, with lavender candy
festoons, and candle-holders at each
I side bearing lavender candles. She
i was further surprised when the bas-
kets brought bv her guests, were
emi.tfed nf delirinn refrwhrnpnts nnri!J
served to her and her party, but, of
course she had to have a hand in it.
by making the coffee.
Further pleasure was added bv the
daughter. Janice Elaine Wiles. withjto Iaw enforcing officers for his very
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chester i successful efforts in passing checks
Y-j;es j for $250 in a great many towns in
A dedication requested by her
J "use present 10 enjoy mis nappy
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
! occasion were:
nd Mrs Glenn
- 1,11 aiia I11UWIU.
; 'ilt3 11,1(1 Clarke; Mr. and Mrs. Roy
jO - Cole. Robert. Eloise and Mary
Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiles
and Alice Barbara; Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Wiles and Janice Elaine and
Mrs. Caroline Cole, in whose honor
this occasion will be a happy mem
ory. FINDS LONG LOST RINC-
Some thirty years ago while the
August Gorder family were living
in the large brick residence that Mr.
Gorder had built on Lincoln avenue,
Mrs. Gorder lost her gold
ring around the place and while fran
tip senrch was nmne there was IlO i
trace of the ring revealed. I
The place has in recent years been :
t,wi ft,- t,.. yr.:,iw.fc fnyniiv!
and Saturday afternoon while
Thomas Thompson, a son-in-law of
Mr. Zoubek, was working around the
place preparing a garden spot, he
noticed a glittering object turned up
in the dirt and investigation dis
closed it as an old fashioned gold
band wedding ring. Examination dis
closed that it was the ring of Mrs.
Gorder and the inscription could be!
Ti,n -Q rrnKfliLos Angeles, former residents of this
to its owner after the lapse of these
many years.
MR. PARMELE IMPROVING
Mr. and Mrs. Pollock Parmele and
Myron Wheeler, of Lincoln, were in
the city Monday afternoon for a few
hours visit with old friends in their
former home.
They report that Charles C. Par
mele, who has been quite ill at a Lin-
coin hospital for some time, is now
better and it is hoped may soon leave
1 1 he hospital, which will he pleasing
(news to the many old
time friends.
Mr. Wheeler is a son of the late
D. H. Wheeler, one of the pioneers
of Cass county and the old Wheeler
home occupied the site of the present
Cass county court house. He was for
many years engaged as court re
porter in the Lancaster county dis
trict court.
REJOICE IN NEW DAUGHTER
A fine little daughter was born
j Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Scharfenberg, at the Immanuel hos
pital at Omaha. The mother and
daughter are progressing nicely and
the event has brought the greatest of
happiness to the father.
Mr
Scharfenberg is the sales di -
rector of the Iowa-Nebraska Light
& Power company for this district.
Subscribe for the Journal.
OPEN TRUCK BIDS
From Monday's Daily
A large crowd was present at the
city hall this afternoon at 1 o'clock
i
I when the bids for a new fire truck
i were publicly opened bv the commit -
F
, tee and the fire and water committee
of the council. There were a num
ber of bids and these will be tabu
lated by the committee ai:d checked
over for the best possible buy. The
findings of the special committee will
be given to the city council next
Monday, that Tiody having the solo
power to make the purchase.
Much Sought
Check Artist
is Captured
Trail of Fraudulent
Man Who Left Trail of Fraudu:
$250 Checks Is Captured at
Childress, Texas.
Information was received today
by Cass county law enforcing officers
of the arrest at Childress. Texas, of
Thomas Hardy, alias Earl Freeman,
sought in several states for forgery
and defrauding. County Attorney
- A- Capwell and Sheriff HoHlf l
Svl-
vester have wired the Childress offi
cers that they would request the ex-
uuuiuou oi uie man who j aiso
songm oy omer onicers.
well known
Nebraska and Iowa in which the
same procedure was used in the
operating.
The man would arrive in a town
representing himself to be the rep-:
restntative of some brewery, auto -
'mobile manufacturing company, con-
ducting the advertising campaign on
billboards. He would induce one of
the local representatives of the com
pany that he claimed to represent, to
go with him to inspect billboards for
advertising.
The man would discover a few j
moments before the closing hours'
for banks, that he was short of cash
j and request the local man to take;
j him to a bank and identify him or!
i vouch for the check. He had special'
; checks printed that carried his pic-j
Iture and description which very sue-!
loessfully helped him put over the !
j fraud. The man would leave the;
once and it would not
be for a few days that the worthless-
iness of the check was discovered and
in a majority of the cases the local
Parties would be stuck for the
amount. His procedure never varied
as the cnecKs were always tor ou
and handled in the manner stated.
Hardy or Freeman visited here and
secured the endorsement of a check
by a local business house, cashed a
few moments before the bank closed.
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Jelinek, of
I
city, are announcing the engage-
ment of their daughter, Jeanne, to
Irving G. Bloom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. O. Bloom. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Both Miss Jelinek and Mr. Bloom
have attended the University of Ne -
braska. Miss Jelinek is affiliated
w ith Beta Sigma Phi.
Miss Jelinek is a granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jelinek, Sr..
and a niece of Mrs. Cyril Kalina, Mrs.
W. A. Swatek and Don C. York of
this city.
RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION
The all state high school basket
ball teams, selected by Gregg Mc-
Bride, well known Nebraska sports
writer and student, has one of the
Plattsmouth team as honorable men -
tion, Kaymond Wooster. listed as a
center.
The selections of the first three
teams did not carry the names of
any of the state tournament w inning
Lincoln team.
HERE TO VISIT RELATIVES
From Tuesday's Dairy
Mrs. Eva Reese, of Hugo, Colo-
rado, arrived last evening -to Jen;lKITTENBALL MEETING MONDAY
some time here at the home of ner
1 Mother, Joseph H. McMaken and fam-
j, -ith other relatives and old
time friends in this city and vicinity, are requested to meet at the Chevro
She makes her home at Hugo with iet garage, 6th and Pearl streets,
her son, Guy Reese. Monday, March 28th, at 7:30 p. m.
John McNurlin
Old Resident,
Dies Tuesday
Resident of Cass County for Seventy
Years and a Highly Re
spected Citizen.
j John McNurlin, 7S, a resident of
; Cass county for a period of some
i seventy years, died late Tuesday aft
Jernoon after several years of fail
jing health and in the last of which
he was stricken with blindness.
Mr. McNurlin was born in Burean
county. Illinois, May 15, I8 60 and
when five years of age was brought
by his family to Tabor, Iowa, where
they resided for three ears and when
he was eight years of age t lie family
i settled at Rock Bluffs. On reaching
'manhood's estate he followed farm
ing as a vocation and in which he
was very successful, being for years
located near Cedar Creek and where
by his industry and thrift he ac
cumulated a splendid financial re
turn. Mr. McNurlin was twice married,
first to Miss Mary Seybert, February
18. 1SS6, and after her death he
married a sister. Miss Susan Seybert
on September 30, 1S9C, who pre
ceded him in death four years ago.
Thirty-two years ago Mr. and Mr
McNurlin moved from the farm to
Plattsmouth and have since made
their home here until the close of
their life story.
Mr. and Mrs. McNurlin have raised
two foster children, Eugene Frey of
Alameda, Kansas and Mrs. Olga De
leski. who for the past three years
has been here to render what care
ar;a- comfort was possible to the foster
father in his last illness.
The
deceased was a member of
O. O. F. and the Fraternal
the I.
Order of Eagles of this city.
Three brothers and two siste.f;
have preceded Mr. McNurlin in death
and In addition to the two foster chil
dren there are a number of nieces
and nephews to survive his pass
ing, Mrs. R. A. Barrett, Havelock;
Han
Standish, Alemada, Kansas;
Fred Standish, Alemada, Kansas;
Nora Hansel, Wichita; Winnie Sorg,
Sabetha, Kansas; Myrtle, Greenly,
Holton. Kansas: Leonard Standish,
Alameda, as well as Edith. Alice and
Eddie Core, all residing in Canada,
Three foster grandchildren also
survive, Mrs. Buelah Bentz, Omaha,
Betty Illen and John Edward Deleski
of this city.
The funeral of Mr. McNurlin will
be held on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the First Methodist
church. Rev. J. C. Lowson conduct
ing the services. Interment will be
at Eight Mile Grove cemetery with
the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city in
charge.
The Horton funeral home will
be in charge.
SPRING, GLORIOUS SPRING
From Monday's Daily-
This morning at 12: springtime
j again arrived to this part of the
! country and brought with it the truly
spring-like weather and bringing
to a close one of the mildest winters
in the recent years,
1 The temperature Sunday reached
j 77 and w ith the bright sunshine
j proved a real lure in getting the pub-
, lie out on the highways and byways
to enjoy the day to its fullest.
The streets here were filled with
the moving caravan of autos and
which semed from almost every coun
ty in this part of the state of Ne
braska and western Iowa. Restau
rants and taverns did an excellent
business as many of the motorists
stopped here for dinners and re-
, freshments.
j
j HONOR BASKETBALL TEAM
From Wednesday's Daily
A dinner was given last night
at the Jacobs cafe by Mr. and Mrs.
Jacobs for the members of the basket-
I ball squad, their drivers and coaches,
i Clark Boggess and Dow Armstrong.
The drivers were L. L. McCarty and
Robert Jacobs. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs'
son John is a member of the squad.
All those interested in playing
kittenball durincr the eomine season