Nebr. State H.rical Society ... .. "If VOL. NO. LTV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1938. NO. 34 Memorial is Held at Young Cemetery Country Eurial Plot Scene of Meet ing; of the Descendants of Pioneers of County. Sunday there was a large .croup of the defendants of the pioneer fam ilies of Cuss county gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy White, six miles sou tii of this city, the old homestead where for many years David and Anna Young had made their home. The occasion was the memorial program of the Young Cemetery asso ciation, where many years ago the p'oi of land had been donated by the Yen up: family ft the cemetery use. In recent years the cemtery asso-; chit ion has improved and kept in spt-mlid condition the cemetery where' rest many of the pioneers of the j count v. I The r.rocram was presided over liyLnrm by Emnw Mnrmi.ir.it Rn wait "of Rex Young in his very clevei manner j Avoca for the office of county super and presenting the various speakers , ir.tendent. Mrs. Rawalt was born in of the diy. Mrs. E. II. Wescott led the group singing and in which all joined m sinking the well known and loved songs M: Wescott ac companied the ; singing on the piano. i The formal program was opened ' with the invocation by Rev. J. W. TacnzU r of the First Christian , church of this city, who also gave the benediction. j Mrs. Clara Lee White, secretary-! treasurer of the association, gave the report of the year's activities, show-: ing a verv fine program if improve- T.w.it tiio r-nn ri i t ion r,f ttir r-fm f- tery and the preservation of the his- tori'-a! data connected with it. 'grade school subjects at Wisner. .T ml ire 4 IT Duxburv "ave the! For several years Mrs. Rawalt has chief address of tlie afternoon and in j a mos' able presentation of a truly ! patriotic message to the gathering, j Judge Duxbury pointed to Memorial! day as fitting Tor the people to re dedicate themselves to the heritage that they had received from the pio ncrs and the men and women that had served the nation in the past. The present time was witnessing a great change in which American democracy was to stand the test of whether under it the problems might i;nd solution, urging that the people determine what Is riglit to guarantee the future of the nation. To the .:O.000.Oft0 of American yoih the future was to offer the opportunity cf aiding in the great experiment t,;,.i, ,t,o intinn n-n to is-ifp i? t mnio iif- nir.ro tbnn insJuey for the fiftieth anniversary c.vn . !M, ,,,,t nriiv in livpltlie Kearney Woman's club of Mi'l let live but also to live and help nn-vVmrv nicr. 1 nr,k im the1 ni'.i'rr -.f mcmm'bk av.il thir bis-: tory. showing that nations that it. ; Mrs. Thomas will viit. reverence and honor had paid to the! The ladies are relatives of the highest cf their ideals and the sacri-j Cummins. Kennedy and Richey fam fices of their people had progressed j ilies of this city. while others had gone the way of de- cay ;;nd destruction, i VISITS AT ALMA MATER Judge Duxbury called upon Mrs. j White to read the names of the war j Mrs. P. II. Murdick of Cleveland, veterans at rest in the Young ceme- Ohio, was among the alumni of Wes tt ry, rix Civil war and three Indian , leyan university at Lincoln, to at v.ar veterans being entered. jtend the banquet last evening and He closed with a very beautiful j th" graduation exercises which are tribute to the flag. j being held today. In the musical portion of the pro-j gram Dorothea Mae Duxbury, one of the talented voting musicians ol: of! tbe city, gave two very delightful j braska. back to Lincoln, he being piano selections. j here to attend the funeral of Thomas The Speck sisters, daughters of : M. Patterson, long time represen Mr. and Mrs. Ben Speck, gave sev- tative of the company in this terri eral selec tions on the piano and vocal i tory. offerings that were very much en joyed. Dr. G. IT. Gilmore, of Murray, president of the Cass county his torical association, gave a short talkjinent on the work of the society m tiie,f preservation of the history of Cass county and the lives of the pioneers and their part in the early days of the county organization. Edward Bornemoier of Elmwood was present and had with him one of the early flags of the American nation, one with nine stripes and thirteen stars. This flag had been found in one of the old church build ings in the Elmwood community and possessed a real historical value. We can furnish you with Rub- ber Stamps made to order at a ' price considerably below that you; have been paying. Prompt servico. ! If you need stamps, see us. SOIL CONSERVATION TOUR Farmers in Cass county -will have aii opportunity to see how erosion problems can be worked out ly go- ing on Juno 17 j Those the soil conservation tour attending: the tour will get to see such erosion control practices , as contour farming, terracing, buffer i stripping, use of bromegrass. tree! .planting, strip cropping, pasture fur-j rowing: and wire Hams. Men going on the tour will met at Weeping Water about 'Jrllu o'clock in the Jnorninsr. Avoca Teacher Files for Office of County Supt. Emma Marquardt Rawalt, of Avoca, Files for Nomination at August Primary. Filing was made Saturday after-; 'Cuss county and has lived here most of her life. She was graduated from Peru State Teachers' College and took work at the University of Ne- braska Mrs. Rawalt is well qualified for j the office which she seeks, having i a professional high school city state, certificate. This certificate qualifies her to teach any grade in any school ; in the state of Nebraska. j i,.s Rawalt was formerly super-j intendent of schools in Avoca for six j years. She was principal in Brady and Louisville schools and taught v, ? v, c,.i,i cihinftc at ivicior Hmti. enburg and Minden. She also taught i been te chine Cass county not.-;,. : school No. 63 where she has had ex- : cellent results with her pu ils. VISIT IN PIONEER HOME Mrs. Augustus Washington, D. C. O. Thomas, of j and Mrs. H. N. I Ire land, of Denver, are in the city as j guests of relatives for a few days. ;The two ladies are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Colvin. pioneers here in the territorial days, Mr. Col vin lator pioneering in the south western part of the state near where Arapahoe is now located. Mrs. Thomas is the widow of a former state superintendent of schools and of the Kearney state 'rial school, and is en route to Kear- : f,f which; he is a past president. Hand is meeting the sister will go with her to Kearney and then on to her home in Denver where Mrs. Murdick accompanied brother, Edgar S. Wescott, of her the Bankers Life Bankers Lite insurance 1,0.. 01 .e- SUFFERS FRACTURED LEG George Stander, one of the prom- farmers of this section, suf-1 - recl a fracture of his leg Saturday while engaged in some work at the trm. It seems that in cutting a tree j it fell and pinned the leg beneath lit and with the result that the bone 'as fractured. The injured man was j taken to the offices of Dr. O. C. j Hudson where the injury was treated. REPORTED NOT SO WELL Mrs. Fred II. Rutherford motored to Omaha Tuesday with the expec tation of bringing Mr. Rutherford home, but on reaching the hospital found that the husband had suffered a hemorrhage on Monday night and the attending physicians declined to allow him to leave until a later time. Death of T. W. Yailery Comes Very Suddenly ; pj&neer 0f Cass County Dies at Close of Memorial Day as He Reaches Home, From Tuesday's Pally Theobalt Walter Yailery, TS, na - tive sen of Cass countv. died very j suddenly last night shortly after y j o'cloc k as he had just arrived at the i office of his sons on South 5th street. i Mr. Yailery had been taken out for !a ride by his son, Glenn Yailery and juife and returned the father to the ! office where he was seated on a chair jnnd suddenly slipped to the floor, i dying almost instantly. Dr. R. P. 'Westover was called but the aged man bad cited apparently m seconds. The deceased was probably the eldest native born resident of Cass county or at least in this section, his Parents. Theobalt and Wilhelmina Yailery, coming here in 1S55 from Ohio and settling on a farm near -tected for the honor roll of the Plans Murray and where they lived for ; momh h5gh school for the fourth many years. ! Mr. Yailery grew up in this com- 1 Imunity and tool: up farming as his life work, remaining on the farm j esler OIliy () indicates 4th quarter vntil a few years ago when with hi3;onV. wife he moved to Mynard to reside. Freshmen Helen Barkus. Alvin He was married in 1SS0 to Miss ; Chovanec. Robert Cook. Corbin Davis. Elizabeth Cook, a daughter of an-jBetty June Henry, Edwin Hiber. other of the first families to settle in Cass county and their long married life was me of happiness and true j cnirlev Walling. Ruth Westover. affection until the death of the loved ' Sophomores Edith Broman. Char helpmate on February 1, 1937. Mr. ;iotte Cotner. Mary Helen Dill. Cor- V ;11prv lms rnnrlf hU home In rirel v v ith the children since the passing kf the v.ife and mother Pbere is surviving three sons and one daughter, Frank E., Glenn and Charles of this city and Mrs. Margie lllis. of Weeping Wiater. One i U1 'Ptner anu one sister, tne oiaest oi ! the family also survive, Ilenrv Yai lery of tliis city and Mrs. Mary Wright of Nisland. South Dakota. The body is at the Sattler funeral home. LOCAL GIRLS WIN HONORS At the honor convocation at the i Peru St l state J eacfters college, marking Teachers college, marking the close of the school year, two ofsevera years, had the pleasure of the Plattsmouth students given high honors in their classes! for their proficient work. , i Yirginia Trively was named for high class honors in the sophomore nor-iclass and Edna Mae Petersen for high! ! Vi rr nrc i the freshman class of the ' college. Sixty-eight honor points are re- Mrs. Ire-' nuired for class honors and eighty here and'Points or tne high class honors. Both of the local standings students had in their high jverv high school work here and have carried i this fine record into their higher edu cational work. LOCAL TEAM WINS GAME From Wednesday's Dally The BREX-Norfolk Packing Co. team v.-on last evening from Pacific Junction in the Softball contest, 4 to 2. me locais carried a sustained at- tendent of the city schools at that; tack in the fourth inning of the samepIace They are planning on spend-i and while a quiring but two hits took advantage of the opportunity and made their hits count effectively. Charles Nelson of the locals pitch ed a very effective game against the visitors throughout the contest. HAVE A FINE DINNER Thursday evening the members of the Rotary club entertained their ladies in a dinner party at the Coun try club. The threatening weather earlier in the day promised to wreck the plans for a picnic and according ly a dinner at the"home of Mr. and Imvs. L. L. McCarty was served. The repast was delightful and enjoyed to the utmost by the members of the group. There was no program and visting was the order of the day. LOUISVILLE HONOR STUDENTS The Louisville commencement ex ercises were held Tuesday and in which rhyllis Hennings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hennings, was awarded the first scholarship and Herbert Knutson received the sec ond scholarship. Ruth McConnell won the regent's scholarship award. VISIT CHILDHOOD HOME Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ful ton and family enjoyed an auto trip into Iowa through Mills and Fremont outities, where the parents of i aides once resided near Thurman. This was a very pleasant trip and Pi.'-pping at tho home of a friend. I discovered that they still had a small jw;-gon in which he had ridden and ! . . . . . - i yed witii wnen a oo oi ieu years. ;The little daughter ot th Sally Ann, had the pleasur Fulton?, of a ride beii the j in the wagon that had ', plaything of her father. ; Honor Roll of High School ir Final Quarter Large Group of Students Show Well in Their Studies in Last Quar ter of School Term. The following students were se- ! quarter of the year. Their standing represents their en icier, t work in their studies. indicates 2nd sem- Ann Hill, Marie Lentz. Ronald Lester. Betty Joe Libershal. Joe Noble. Tlavton Sack. Yerona Toman. "ne urucRer. uarieue nennings. Whipple Leonard. Glen Lutz. Mat thew Sedlak. Helen Slatinskv. Ed Smith. Wilma Swatek, Raphael To- man. Allan White. Juniors John Bestor. Harriett Case Hazel Kelley Maxine Nielsen. Kathleen Nolle, Janet Westover. o 7 ....i.. Farmer Varv Gaver "Dick Hail Joan Hall. Winifred Kaffenberger. ( Shirley Keck, Jean Knorr, Joe; Kvapil. Neil Lancaster. Flora Belle Mead, Eleanor Minor. Marion Olson, ! Hazel Payton, Shirley Seiver, Robert Woest. been VISITS OLD SCENES Mrs. J. H. Adams, who has ,.m,fiwi in hr hmr.n fnr tho nnst .being able to enjoy a drive Monday to r'.anv familiar Til:;cf in tVi; nart of Cass countv. It had been two years since Mrs. Adams was able to clljo,. a joyed. drive and was one much en She was aide to visit the cemetery here as well as at Lewiston.: Horning and the Young: cemeteries; where there are membe rs of her fam-; ily at rest and was much pleased , with the manner in which these are being cared for. On the trip she also had the opportunity of visiting old! Kock p,ilins vhich had been familiar! to her in earlier days. RETURN FROM THE WEST From Wednesday's ral?y Mr. and Mrs. Frar.k Godwin re- turned last evening from Fernley, Nevada, where they have been male- ing their home during the school year, Mr. Godwin being the superin-.the . Q f.vri r,lriT1,ha Vn cat ion here and I ing a in this vicinity with relatives and friends and will return to prepare for the school year. Mr. Godwin has ben re-elected as superintendent. VERY HAPPY EVENT from Mo-day's Datly This morning a fine ten pound son was born to County Surveyor and Mrs. R. H. Fitch at an Omaha hos pital. The mother and little one are bang nicely and the occasion has brought a great deal of pleasure to the entire family and espec'ally to tho grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Pitch and A. W. Cloidt. TO VISIT IN MISSOURI From Tuesday's Daily Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans and W. E. Rosencrans departed Mrs. this morning for a motor trip to Missouri, where they are planning a short out ing. They will visit relatives of Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans and also take in the many places of interest in that section. Super Creamed Ice Cream, pt.. 15c; qt., 30c. Sweenie Cafe, So. 6th St. Funeral of T. M. Patterson Held Tuesday Large Number of Out of Friends Here for Services Horton. Funeral Home. Town at Ttiesdav afternoon at the Horton funeral Thomas dent of a large home the last rites for M. Patterson, lifetime resi - this community was held.any of the leading magazines number of friends of many i ears standing from Omaha. Lincoln nd this city, filling the chape;. The services were simple and im- pressive. Rev. H. G. McCTusky. pas tor of the First Presbyterian church 1 11 ? 1 11 er in nis remarks words oi z nfort to the bereaved family and ends. During the service Mrs. J. M.j Roberts played at the piano, two of the beautiful old hymns. "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Lead Kindly Liht." The interment was in the family plot in Ok Hill cemetery and the pall bearers selected from the repre sent:!; ives of the Bankers Life Insur ance Co., of Lincoln, of which Mr. Patterson was a veteran represen- tative. These were J. S. Howe. Au - burn: J. S. Rhoten, Unadiila; S. B. jful and fresh with waving flags and ; well known composer, "Tantalus Parker. Fred Parker. E. H. Conckel, ' beautiful flowers and presented onejqualen." whose rendition showed the of Nebraska Citv and J. F. Knoflicek of Plattsmouth. Floral tributes were man: and very beautiful. The friends here from out of the city for th.p services were: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Olson. Omaha; Fred M. Sanders, secretary-treasurer Bankers Life. Lincoln; R. C. of the Harris. nnnrgor of the Omaha Bankers Life, and wife; office of the!tiful appearance. Mi . and Mrs. h. L. Frentren. John Borlson. M. P. Bro!,un j. c Cluss. Mr. and Mrs. ' r, . T. C. L. Pvaiicutt, oi Lincoln; Mr. ed Mrs. J. C. Woodruff. Fargo, North Dakota; D. R. Colby, Omahr REACHES NINETIETH YEAR j From Wednesday's Dally Mrs. A. K. Graves, a long time 'resident of Murray and Plattsmouth. i '. is today observing the passing of her OOtn birthday, spending the anni versary at the home of her sons. George and Edward Graves at Peru. Mrs. Graves is still very vigorous for her asre and the many friends will join in the wish that she may enjoy many other anniversaries. Mr. Graves passed away a few years ago and Mrs. Graves is now making her home in Plattsmouth. In addition to the two sons at Peru other children are J. H. Graves, Mrs Frank E. Yailery of this city and Mrs. Bert Crawford, who resides in Oregon. RETURN FROM NEW MEXICO Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reeder of this city were at Elmwood for the alumni reunion of the hij day. Mrs. Reeder h school last Fri - being a graduate of the school. They remained over the holiday season and on their re- j turn home were accompanied by Miss; Anna Williams, sister of Mrs. Reeder. j Miss Williams has been teaching past year at Elida. New Mexico, a very successful year and has had in her work. ARRIVE FROM CALIFORNIA From Tuesday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bulin and Merle McCrary, of Burbank, Cali fornia, arrived here this morning to enjoy a vacation visit with their relatives and friends. They had a i very line trip and came through in record time with Mr. Bulin and Mr. ' AToPvi r' f n L- ? T" o- turnc tr li-i'i-i'iifr -iVV i Ul J LUUllif, iui no ill u 1 1 t 1 11 RETURNS TO SCHOOL Margaret Henton, who is attend ing the Beau Ideal Beauty school, of Omaha endoyed a three day vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kenton and her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Oliver. She returned to Omaha Mon day evening. MRS. PITTMAN ILL From Wednesday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Davis of Mur ray were business visitors in Platts mouth yesterday. Mrs. Davis' mother, Mrs. Dave Pittman, who is 85 years of age, is reported as very ill at her home. HERE FROM CLEVELAND I Mrs. P. H. Murdick and son. "Tad" j arrived Sunday morning from, their j home at Cleveland. Ohio, and will j spend a few weeks here with Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Wescott. parents of j Mrs. Murdick. Their visit is one i lhat has lons been anticipated by Til .. . ...U. t . I . . 1 1 . .. I .-. tr line iiaiiMnouui leianNes uuu the Plattsmouih relatives and bring- i ing them much pleasure. The little j son has gained much fame since his j earliest babyhood as the subject of' j photography that has been used ; largely in national advertising in Many Here to Take Part in Memorial Day i ! Large Groups cf Former Residents Return on Day of Memory and Recollection to Honor Dead. :v and Monday saw large groups of former Plattsmouth resi dents here to look after the decor ation of graves of their loved ones inagain to give the local people Oak Hill cemetery and to meet many i opportunity of enjoying such an of the old friends here and renew I acquaintanceships of years gone by. I The cemeteries w ere very beauti - of the best appearances that it has for years. Those from out of the city were es-jas "Romance Day Dreams." ty Rol pecially loud in their praise of thejlinson. a very fine number that was manner in which the cemetery had; enjoyed to the utmost by the large been kept and arranged for the j audience. The always popular memorial day. The constant care "Skaters Waltz" was given a place that the cemetery has received in the, 'past year was apparent in the beau- Among points to those here from nearby look after their graves in- eluded : Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Yailery, Mr. , and Mrs. John Nelson. Myron Wheel- er, Mrs. Dan Wheeler, Michael Warga. Sr., Dr. E. D. Cummins. Frank H. Johnson, Mrs. Agnes Chap man, Ralph Larson. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Worley, all of Lincoln; Frank Levings. Mrs. O. M. Edwards. Mrs. Charles Mansek, Duke, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Paul Grass- man. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chrisman. James Kinkead, Mr. and Mrs. Reese Hastain. Mrs. Nellie Agne w, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hunter, Francis Whe - Ian, and Clyde Drew, all of Omaha; Louis Ottnat, Nebraska City; Em melt Smith. McCook; Alg. Johnson, St. Joseph, Mo.; Frank Wheeler, Lin coln. TO WITNESS SAILING j Miss Jessie Robertson or Lincoln, jwho has been a delegate at the con ference of the White Shrine, held at Toronto. Canada, will be at New ' W.rl.- on "FVitni- Tnno 3rrl -M-hon thp warshins carrvinc the Annatinlis , cadets sail for their European train- 'ing trip. Her nephew, James M. Rob- , ertson, II, will be one of the party. This summer cruise is for the pur - pose of giving the midshipmen a course of training in navigation and also in the firing and gun practice that will be a part of the training tiiey must have when graduating to become officers cf the navy. HERE FOR DECORATION DAY Crura Monday's Daily Mrs. Edna Evans and four grand children. Jack, Paul, Nita and Lalie. ! LINCOLN, May 30 Lois Giles of of Lincoln, arrived yesterday to Plattsmouth was recently i nstalled spend Decoration Day with Mr. and j president of Omicron Nit. honor- Mrs. Merritt Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Breese, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Thompson and W. E. Wells and daughter Ernestine of Red Oak, Iowa, arrived this morning to spend the day. HERE TO VISIT RELATIVES D. R. Churchill, of Twin Falls, Idaho, is here to join Mrs. Churchill, who has been visiting the relatives here for the past week. Mr. and Mrs .Churchill are members of pio neer Nebraska families and have a large number of relatives and old friends in this community. ATTEND WRESTLING MATCH From Wednesday Daily Arnold Lillie and John Jordan were in Omaha last evening to at tend the wrestling match, both being ardent followers of the game. Iowa Institution Band Gives Fine Concert Sunday : jarge Number at the Nebraska Ma- I v i 1 sonic Home to Hear &penaia Program Presented. The music lovei-s of Plattsmouth ; had an j Sunday unusual treat afforded them afternoon when the Iowa State band of Glenwood, paid a visit to this city for a concert at the Ne j braska Masonic Home, j This band is one of the best in western Iowa and under the diiection of George M. Duncan, well known Landman. There was a large group of the j residents out to join the Masonic Heme residents and to enjoy to the utmost the artistic rendition of the well arranged program. The visitors from Glenwood were welcomed to the city by Mayor George Lushinsky, who extended the free dom of the city to them and express ed the wish that they might return tht ex- j ceptional musical treat. The band presented a very classic t overture irom tne pen or tuppe. me very nne training of tne members or ; the organization. Soft and soothing on the program and in the fine rendi- tion lost none of its charm and beauty. The cornet solo. "I'll Home Again Kathleen" by Angelina Micheluski, Take You was given one of the talenter young artists of the band. the number being accompanied by ' Pansy Riggan and Margaret Gee. to form a cornet trio of unusual beauty. The aged residents of the Homo were especially charmed with the familiar medley of plantation songs which the band gave with great 1 fee-ling and expression. Superintendent W. F. Evers of the Masonic Home expressed the ap preciation of the kindness of the Masonic Home expressed the appre- j dat ion of the kindness of the Glen- wood band in coming here for the concert, and to Director Duncan and Superintendet H. B. Dye of the state institution for making the visit pos sible. HERE FROM IOWA Dr. Charles M. Gradoville and family were here over the Memorial day holiday visiting with the rel atives in Plattsmouth. Murray and Omaha. They returned home last i evening. This year the oldest daup liter of the family, Catherine, was graduated from the Knoxville, Iowa, lush ;schol. Their son, Robert, this year re Legion award athletic work this being the ceived the American at Knoxville for his and scholastic rating. second time that it has been won in the family, last year the oldest son, Charles, receiving the honor. ELECTED HEAD OF HOME ECONOMICS SOCIETY ar' Home Leononues society at tlie University of Nebraska. Miss Giles is a Junior in the College of Agri culture. FRIED CHICKEN DINNER First Christian church, Adults 40c, Children 25c. June 4th. Menu: Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes - Gravy Green Beans - Radishes Tomato Salad Strawberry Shortcake Jelly - Hot Rolls Coffee NO BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON Copy for the Bible lesson written by L. Neitzel failed to arrive this week, hence the usual lesson is missing from this issue of the Journal. Phone news Item to No. 6.