Heir. Stats Historical Society
VOL. NO. LTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938.
NO. 28
Juniors Pay
Honor to the
Senior Class
Banquet Held Saturday Evening at
American Legion Building
lor the Two Classes.
. . . . . . !f j
ten in the school life of the youn
men and women who comprise the
class of 1938, Saturday evening at
the American Legion building. This
was the banquet, tendered by the
junior c'ass. to their associates soon
to leave school.
The committees in charge with
L. M. Gerner, junior class sponsor,
had planned and carried out a very
clever and unusual decorative motif
for the banquet hall the sea form
ing the theme and submarine scenes
formed the basis of the decoration.
Ceiling of blue cellophane made a
beautiful scene when lights wire re
flected through, and on the sidewalls
of cellophane were many varieties of j
fish as if floating in their native j This morning Joseph Mrasek, w ho
element. In the center of the ban-jfor a great many years has been en-j
quet hall was the large bow of a boatigageu- jn tne trucking and implement:
that had gone to rest in Davy Jones
locker," being very strikingly
ranged.
The tables each had a submarine
as a centerpiece, small frogs very
cleverly served as the nut cups and
the place cards were clam shells on
which appeared the names of the
Quests. These shells were secured by
Mr. Gerner from Crete where they
were gathered along the Blue river.
The menu cards were made in the
form of an octopus and were very at
tractively arranged.
The menu of the banquet was ar
ranged in keeping with the theme of
the settings, that of the sea and was
prepared and served very delightfully
by the Catholic Daughters of America
and which left nothing to be desired
in the tempting menu which was as
follows:
Sea Foam
Octopus - Sponges in Sea Moss
Fish Eggs
Sea Woods - Pebbles
Rocks - Jelly Fish
Sunken Treasure
Merimaid's Delight
Pearls
The table for the two classes was
arranged in a semi-circle while the
guests of the classes were seated at
smaller tables in the center of the
hall.
Miss Mary Louise Walton, presi
dent of the junior class presided and
gave welcome to the classmates of
the school and the members of the
faculty and board of education.
Greetings to the seniors and juniors
were given by Miss Wilma Swatek,
sophomore president and Rosalyn
Mark, the freshman president. Joy
i
Miller, senior president.
responded
for his class and expressed the appre
ciation that the class felt and tfre
regrets that the parting from school
would bring, separating many happy
days together.
There were one hundred and
eighty-seven to participate in the
banquet party.
The members of the party en joyed j
a very pleasant dancing party at the j
close of the formal banquet, the
Eddie Clark orchestra, that had play
ed during the serving, furnishing
some very fine dance numbers
and j
assisted by Miss Patricia O'Day, vo
calist, who gave several numbers.
Members of the class also added to
the after banquet features with a
saxophone duet by Ray Wooster and
Donald Cotner and a very charming
vocal solo by Joan Hall, with Shirley
Seiver as the accompanist.
The following committees served
to arrange the event. Mary Louise
Walton and Frances Hadraba were
the general chairmen:
Hall Decoration Hariett Case and
Dorothea Fulton, chairmen; Helen
Sikora. Betty Jasper, Norma John
son. Gloria Johnson, Margaret Syl
vester, Vivian Warner, Barbara
Stander. Kathleen Nolte. Anna Mc
Maken. Mary McCarroll. Ruth Ann
Katt. Charlotte Palmer.
Table Maxine Neilsen. chairman:
Opal Eyers, Jane Persinger, Betty
Vallerv.
Menu Shirlev Jacobs, chairman;
Eleanor Giles. Alice Bennett, Robert
Hayes, Ronald Rebal.
Orchestra Stuart Sedlak, chair
man; Hazel Kelley, Veda Capps,
James Webb, Don Burcham.
Invitation Tom Solomon, chair
man; Stephen Wiles, Elinor Brink.
Program Alice Jayne Grosshans,
chairman; John Tidball, Janet West
over, John Bestor, John Livingston.
Property Clarence Mayabb, chair
man; Keith Elliott, Ted Libershal,
John Jacobs.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. E. J. Ferrie, who has been
at the St. Mary's hospital at Ne
braska City recovering from an oper
ation, was able to return nome hat
! urdav afternoon and is now at the
j Home of her daughter, Mrs. Carl
' chriswisser and recuperating. The
j operation was made necessary
'through injuries that Mrs. Ferrie suf-
f ered several months
ago in an auto (
.accident and it is hoped that the,
present operation will permit her toiday and su:ijay at the Bekins build-'third
regain her former health and to re- bv the plattsmouth Garden club,
srme her usual activties.
Joseph Mrasek
to Seek Sheriff
Nomination
Well Known Tracker and Former
Implement Dealer Files for
j Republican Nomination.
From Monday's Pally
business in this city
ar-Jma(ie his fiiing- as a
and Murrav 1
candid'ate for j
tl rormhlirnn nnminnlmn fnr -miTitv
sheriff. J
Mr. Mrasek is a native of Cass j
county where he was born fifty years j
rgo and has since made his home in
ithis community where he has a large:
i
1 circle of friends who will be lnter-
i !
jested in learning of his candidacy j
fjr public office. He has conducted
! ..... !
(a tracking business tor a great many
i years and later was engaged here
as rn implement dealer.
This filing will increase the repub
lican candidates to four, H. E. Car
son, Murdock, W. A. Bennett and
L. L. McCarty of this city, having
previously filed for the primaries on
August 9th.
LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA
A very large number of the friends
of Mr. and Mrs. John Galloway, of
Omaha gathered Saturday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Wiles, at Mynard.
Mr. and Mrs. Galloway and little
, daughter, departed this morning for
Los Angeles, California, w here they
jare expecting to make their home
j in the future, as Mrs. Galloway has
not been in the best of health.
The friends spent the evening in
dancing and at cards as well as
visiting with the friends with whom
they are so regretfully parting.
The guests of honor were present
ed with a very beautiful remembrance
that will serve as a reminder of the
old friends in Nebraska, when they
reach their new home.
At an appropriate hour dainty re
freshments were served by the hos
tesses. Mesdames Chester Wiles, Law
rence Leonard, Alvador Tilson, Don
ald Born.
The evening was closed with the
friends joining in wishing that they
j might
have a pleasant
the west coast.
and happy
trip to
JURY IS EXCUSED
Judge W. V. Wilson while here
Monday afternoon to receive the ver-
diet in the Twiss case, dismissed the
members of the petit jury panel for
the term. Judge Wilson gave his
appreciation of the interest and faith
ful service of the jurymen in the
several weeks that the jury panel
has functioned here.
The members, a large rart of whom
are farmers, are pleased to get to
their homes so that they can resume
their usual activities.
J. H. McMAKEN ILL
The many old time friends will
regret to learn that J. H. McMaken,
one of the old residents here, is con
fined to his bed the greater part of
the time now and has not for the
past two weeks been able to be down
in the business section of the city.
! He is suffering from a general break
down and his condition is quite ser
ious. BIRTH OF SON
From Tuesday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. William Baker are
the parents of a fine little son, born
this morning at their home in the
north part of the city. All are doing
very nicely.
Spring Bulb
Show Proves a
Real Success
Display of Tulips and Early Spring
'rinn-erc o BaHvic Tlnililiiio'
Larere and Colorful.
-phe SprjnJ; t,u0 show held Satur-:
j was a very delightful treat to the
j lovers of beautiful flowers.
un-'
j The display of tulips was
usuallv beautiful and had been
ar-
t
ranged under the direction of Frank
Xarvanek. supervisor of the bulbj
thow. the groupings and settings J
r. aking a verv attractive sight to thei
j visitors at the show. i
! There were sixty-eight single speci-j
; nens shown, as well as twenty-nine j
j tulip arrangements and these em-;
j braced brilliant reds and rich ytllowsj
as well as many varied color varieties
ithat have been developed by their
exhibitors.
There were six shadow box ar
rangements of the tulips and garden I
nuwers uini wim nit; m-iiiiis i
trul' artistic. j
ceeiai giuuimS& 01 11 is aim
were used in the general decorative
plan of the show.
Music was furnished by radio
which was donated through the cour
tesy of William Schmidtmann.
The prize winners in the various
classes were announced Saturday eve
ning and were as follows:
Mike Vetesnik. one first, three sec
onds; Julius Pitz. one first, one sec
ons. two thirds: A. L. Tidd. one first,
one second: Mrs. Luke Wiles, one
first; Pauline Pitz. five firsts, two
seconds; one third;
first, three thirds;
horn, three firsts.
Anna Harris, one
; Chas. Schimmer
one second; Mrs.
Roy
one
Knorr.
third ;
two
Mrs.
firsts, one second
John Woest, one!
first; one third; George Kaffenberger,
one second, one third: Mrs. Mary
Smetana, one second; Miss Ella Ken
nedy, one first, one second, one third;
Mrs. Emma Egenberger. one first,
one third; Mrs. J. W. Crabill, two
firsts, one second; Miss Amelia Mar
tens, one first; E. H. Wescott, one
first, two seconds, one third; Mrs.
E. H. Wescott. five firsts; one third;
Lillian Freeman, one first, one sec
ond: Mrs. G. A. Pahl. one first; Mrs.
John Livingston, one second; Mrs.
John Bajeck. two firsts, three sec
onds, one third: Mrs. P. T. Heine
man, one first, one second.
The sponsors of the tulip show
are very grateful to Phillip Hoffman,
Soennichsen's and L. B. Egenberger
stores for their assistance and co
operation as well as all who assist-
ed in
show.
any way in the success of the
PREPARE FOR CLEANUP WEEK
Mayor George Lushinsky has an
nounced that the annual cleanup will
be held in the city on Mondav
Tues-
day and Wednesday, May 16. 17, IS.
In the interest of a -cleaner and
more healthful town.
uked to co-operate
th ritiv,lc aroied a verdict finding
with the city
government in the three
up campaign.
days
Clean.
The city will haul away the ac
cumulations that may be placed in
containers so as to be easily handled
and placed where trucks and wagons
can reach them, free of charge on the
three days.
The city will not haul leaves or
brush or dumps of tin cans.
The trucks will operate on the
north side on Monday and Tuesday
and on the south side Wednesday.
ATTEND GRAND CHAPTER
-uonaay evening .Mr. ana .Mrs. Wil
liam A. Robertson-and Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Evers were at Prpmnnt uhew
, . ... - - ..
they attended the meeting of the
P'l'nTirl rhpntpr of Vt o Pact orn c, in
Nebraska. In his capacity as grand
master of Nebraska Masons. Mr. Roh -
trtson gave a short
address to the
chapter.
Today Mr. Robertson with Henry
Carson, grand tyler. of Nebraska
City, was at Columbus and Shelton.
At Shelton the grand lodge officers
are assisting in the dedication of a
:ow Masonic hall.
MOTOR TO WAHOO
Mr. and Mrs. William o. Hartwick
fnd Mrs. James Sochor were Sunday
visitors at Wahoo and at David City,
with relatives and friends. They were
brought home by Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Neal. of Wahoo last evening after a
most pleasant outing.
PLACE IN TOURNAMENT
Two of the Plattsmouth tracksters
who were at the evening meet at
Clarinda. Iowa. Friday were alfle to
'place in the events. Joe York secured
a second in the high jump and Bill
(Armstrong placed third in the half
mile.
! Warren Reed and
Allan White
qualified in the 100-yard dash in the
trials but did not run in the finals
In the 440 the relay team took
place and fourth in the iS0,
! a. very fine showing.
There were twenty-five schools rep-;
; resented and the competition was
very keen and whye the weather and
1 th
p night contests hampered many
teams so that the
not so high.
time records were
Mothers' Day
Largely Observ
ed in the City
i Occasion Is Observed fcy Special Ser
j vices in Church and Many
Home Gatherings.
Mother's day
sivelv observed
was one very exten
through the citv and
i many
home gatherings vied with the
snecial services at the various
churches to pay honor to the spirit;
jof the day. j
The musical programs of all the.
churches carried the theme of;
! mother and beautiful and impressive j
'sermons were heard in tribute to the .
i motherhood of the nation and of the j
: community.
i One of the impressive services was
!rt the Y.M.B.C. of the Methodist;
j church where the members placed,
i petals in an urn in memory of their:
! mothers, a white petal for a departed;
mother and a red for those living. A
number of the mothers were in at
tendance at the services. Judge A.
H. Duxbury gave a short and impres
sive talk on "Mother" taking as his
example that of Susanna Wesley,
mother of John and Charles Wesley,
the founders of the Methodist Epis
copal church.
DOINGS IN COUNTY COURT
The county court was busy Mon
day in the trial of the case of Merle
Long vs. Herman Fclken. R. M. Den
nis and Wellington Dennis, an action
covering a three-way auto smashup
between Elmwood and Weeping Wa
ter. The car of Folken and Dennis side-
swiped and the Folken car struck,
that of Long, it was claimed. The j
insurance company that carried thei
insurance on the car of Mr. Long,
brought the action to recover the j
amount that had been paid for thei
! repair to the car.
The case was tried
before a jury
hich after deliberating return-
and w
for
Folken and
'giving him a judgment of $75 against
i the plaintiff. The deiencant uennis
! was dismissed from the action.
CLUB HAS MANY VISITORS
The luncheon of the Rotary club
Tuesday brought a number of visit
ing Nebraska City members as guests
and to enjoy the associations of their
Plattsmouth friends.
In the group
were N. C. Abbott
that visited herepcai
superintendent of I Those attending from the Platts
the school for the blind.
Thomas i
rtrr.n Tt T-T Oiers. J. N. C. McLean, i
as well as Walter Perry of Orange,
... ....
California, who is here to visit wun
his Cass county relatives, and Dr.
ii. c i'ooc; rnnTi:v it'i:iii.n. aiiu a ' i .
T. B. Lacey. of Olenwooa.
L. S. Devoe, superintendent of
schools, was presented and gave a fine
i report of the meeting
recently held
at Nor,h Platte and 'here.he waS
a
! delegate
Plattsmouth received spec-
i ial recognition at this meeting.
I Dr. H. G. McClusky gave a
very
interesting review of the last issue
of "The Rotarian," official magazine
of the organization.
SETTLE DAMAGE SUIT
In district court settlement has
been made of the case of J. H. Mc
Maken vs. Fred Lutz. an action for
personal injury as the result of an
auto accident west of Murray some
two years ago.
The plaintiff was given a judgment
of $2,750 for the injuries that he
sustained and the cause dismissed by
agreement of the parties in the suit.
Jury Gives
I a Verdict for
Marjorie Twiss
; After All Day Deliberation Jury
j Finds for Plaintiff on Two
i Causes of Action.
One of tne longest drawn out trials
in district court here in recent years
tt nninated Monday afternoon at 5:15
when the jurv trving the $55,000
damage suit of Miss Marjorie Twiss 1
against the Lincoln Telephone &j
Telegraph Co., returned a verdict that
found for Miss Twiss on two causes!
of acMon and for the telephone com- j
i pany on the third.
j On the first cause of action for
: discharge and the depriving of her
i pension rights the jury gave Miss
i Twiss $1,272.95, together with in-
jterest at six per cent from August jirs. Elmer Bennett Named as Grand
1935 to date. j Regent Last Evening at
! On the second cause of action.! St. John's School.
Islander, the jury found for Miss Twiss
in the sum of 55.000. ten of the j The monthly business meeting of
members of the jury concurring in j the catholic Daughters of America
ithis finding. Uvas heid Tuesdav evening. Mav 10th.
In the third count where it was
charged that the telephone company
'iad refused to give the plaintiff a
service letter at the time of her dis
charge, the jury found for the tele
phone company.
The case had attracted a great
c'eal of attention in Louisville and
vic nity where the plaintiff was a
tesident for many years and where
she was operator at the telephone ex
change for some eighteen years.
Large numbers from Louisville were
here as witnesses and to attend
the;
tial which lasted from last Tuesday ;
?ntiirrlav nftornnnn
CEMETERY E0ARD REORGANIZES
The Plattsmouth City Cemetery
board met last evening for the pur
pose of reorganization and preparing
for the commencement of the new
year of activity.
Edward G. Ofe and L. W. Niel
were re-appointed to the cemetery
board by Mayor Lushinsky.
The board re-elected W. F. Evers.
as the chairman and L. W. Niel as
the secretary-treasurer.
The reports were read and a very
pleasing showing was given for the test where both received superior
first year of the organization and ratings.
definite strides made in the creation1. Miss Voboril will sing at 10:30
of a permanent cared for ceme- a. m. in the contest at the Scottish
tery. iRite cathedral and Mr. Wooster will
The cemetery superintendent is on ' be heard in the contest at the Joslyn
duty each day and has cared for ; Memorial at 4:15 p. m. Thursday,
the maintenance and upkeep of the Miss Jean Knorr, who has been ac
cemetery and w hich the board found ; companist in the school offerings of
very satisfactory. j the two young people will accom-
j pany them and play their accom
ATTEND REBEKAH MEETING
The meeting
Rebekahs was
of the second district
held on Monday at
the Hotel Rome at Omaha, the visit-
! rtprewiuaints ut-iiig me butoi-o
- .. . .. . : 1. . - I- rt m w i - t o
of Belle Lodge of Benson as the hos
tess lodge.
There was a very interesting pro
gram given and which was climaxed
by the banquet held at 6:30 in the
crystal room of the hotel.
In the election of the district of
ficers Mrs. H. L. Kruger was named
as the outside guardian, succeeding
l
Mrs. William H. Ofe. of this city.
who has held this office for the past
mouth lodge were Mrs. .Kruger, Airs.
lOfe, Mrs. George Hetrick and Miss
j Bertha Ellington.
i
VISITING IN OMAHA
-
j Misg Margaret Harris, of New
i York Citv. is at Omaha to visit with
. her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Russell S.
Harris, the latter formerly Miss Lena
j Fricke of this city. En route home
she stopped to visit Mrs. Benjamin
H. Halstead of Chicago.
Another daughter of the Harris
family, is Mrs. William L. Shearer,
II. who arrived with her husband
from Columbus, Nebraska for a week
end visit.
RETURN TO ELMWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Williams, of
Elmwood, were here Saturday to visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Reeder, the latter a daughter. Mrs.
Reeder and her twin daughters were
at Elmwood Thursday to attend a
i Mother's and Daughter's banquet
with Mrs. Williams and accompanied
the parents on to this city.
FILES FOR COMMISSIONER
From Tuesday's Daily
G. W. Hart of Louisville filed yes
terday for the republican nomination
for countv commissioner from the
j second district.
He has resided in the district for
;2S years, making many friends
throughout the district. He is a
i business man. property owner and
j taxpayer. Four of the 2S years were
: spent in Weeping Water where he
worked in a shoe store. Two were
.spent in Nehawka, and for the past
1 12 years he has been operating his
j own shoe store in Louisville.
Catholic
Daughters Hold
Election
'at St. John's school.
j As soon as the regular business
i was taken care of, election of officers
; followed.
The newlv elected officers of the
i
; court to take office Juue 1st, are as
1 follows:
j Grand Regent Mrs. Elmer Ben
nett. ' Vice Grand Regent Mrs. Elmer
! Webb.
! Prophetess Mrs. Wm. Swatek.
j Lecturer Mrs. Frank Mullen.
1 Historian Mrs. Thomas Walling.
Financial Secretary Mrs. Cyril
Kalina.
TreaSUTCT MiSS
Josephine Rys.
Monitor Mrs. Hermia Swoboda.
Sentinel Mrs. Anna Zitka.
Organist Mrs. Emory Doody.
Trustees Mrs. Wm. Nelson, Mrs.
Agnes Bach, Mrs. Fred Rea, Mrs.
John Hadraba, Mrs. Lester Gaylord.
TO ATTEND REGIONAL MEET
Plattsmouth will have two of their
accomplished musical students at the
regional music contest which will be
held at Omaha on Thursdav, May i
12. These two young people. Miss j
i Betty Voboril and Raymond E. Woos-
' ter, were winners in the district con-
paniment.
Lee Meyers, musical director at the
high school and Superintendent L. S.
Devoe will also attend the contest.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDERSON
j The funeral services of Mrs. August
i Anderson were held Monday after
jnoon at the Sattler funeral home at
j Fourth and Vine streets and where a
j number of the old friends of many
I years ago gathered for their last
tribute.
Rev. J. C. Lowson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, conducted
the services during which Mrs. E. H,
Wescott gave two of the old hymns.
"In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and
"The Church in the Wildwood."
The interment was at the Oak Hill
cemetery where others of the family
circle are at rest.
RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA
From Tuesaay's DalTy
Mr. and Mrs. William P. O'Don
nell returned this afternoon from a
trip of some two weeks duration on
the Pacific coast where they visited
with relatives and old time friends.
jThey had a very fine time and met
jmany of the former Plattsmouth peo
ple who are now located in that city
and vicinity.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
From Wednesday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr.,
were in Omaha last evening to at
tend the banquet and the sessions of
the Nebraska Funeral Directors and
Embalmers association. The meet
ing was very largely attended by rep
resentatives from all sections of the
state.
Plattsmouth
Commercial
Departing High
Commercial Students Make Excellent
Showings This Year in State
and District Contests.
April 9, 193S Plattsmouth high en
tered the state commercial contest,
144 schools entered, making a total
enrollment of 3,025 students. Platts
I mouth high school placed as follows:
I Second place in the state eommer
jcial contest, won by Plattsmouth's
novice typing team composed of Janet
Westover with a rate of 59, Mary
Gayer, 54, and Flora Mead, 47, bring
ing the average rate to 53 words
per minute.
First place in district contest, won
by Plattsmouth novice typing team,
composed of the above members.
First place in district contest, no
vice individual typing division, won
by Janet Westover.
Fourth place in district contest,
novice individual typing division,
won by Mary Gayer.
Fourth place in district contest,
champion typing division, won by
Plattsmouth champion team com
posed of: Hazel Payton with a rate
of 62; Shirley Seiver, 60; Irene An
thes. 57. The average team rate was
59 words per minute.
Second place in district contest,
bookkeeping division, was won by
Chester Foster with a score of 11S.
Fifth place in district contest,
bookkeeping division, won by the
bookkeeping team composed of Ches
ter Foster, Dale Wohlfarth and Betty
Jasper.
Third place in district contest,
champion shorthand division, won by
Plattsmouth champion team com
posed of Kazel Payton, Marion Ol
son and Irene Anthes.
Plattsmouth won 12th place in the
state commercial contest out of the
144 schools entered, and fourth in
the district commercial contest.
Falls City ranked first in the dis
trict contest, and Chadron Prep rank
ed first in the state commercial ton
test. RUNAWAY BOYS CAPTURED
From Wednesday's Party
Three runaway boys, escaping from
the Riverview home at Omaha, end-
Jed their freedom last night at Bart
ilett. Iowa, after taking a boat and
allegedly looted a grocery store at
Believue.
The boys secured their supplies
frcm the grocery and procuring the
boat started out as modern Huckel
berry Finns for a trip down the
river.
The robbery was reported here
Tuesday morning and Deputy Sheriff
Cass Sylvester joined other officers in
a search for the boys. The runaways
were located by Deputy Sylvester and
Ira Beedle and Harold Kimse last
night near Bartlett, Iowa, where they
had put in when their boat had
caught fire and forced them to land.
They had alsost lost an oar on the
way from Believue.
The boys who gave their ages
10. 12 and 14, were taken on
as
to
of
Papillion to await the disposal
their case.
AN APPRECIATION
Music week in Plattsmouth was
more generally observed this year
than in several yer.rs past. Through
the variety of programs offered there
was entertainment and enjoyment for
Through the co operation of so
many agencies including the Platts
mouth Woman's dub. the Recreation
Center and staff, the public schools,
civic organisations and citizens in
sjc ural, our coiamnlty was the re
cipient of many fine musical pro-
i grams. To the Plattsmouth Jour
nal for its co-operation and fine pub
licity much credit is due and those
in charge of this observance are ap
preciative of the fine spirit mani
fested by all.
AN APPRECIATION
I wish to thank the members of the
Plattsmouth Garden club for the
very fine bouquet presented to me
and which was very deeply appre
ciated. MISS ANNA LEACH.
CARD OF THANES
We thank our friends for the
many acts of kindness and sympathy
in our recent bereavement. We are
truly grateful. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Shulley and Family, Wichita, Kansas.
