Heir. State Historical Society
SonzmA.
VOL. NO. LIV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938.
NO. 42
Pretty Church
Wedding is Held
Here Sunday
Miss Eernese Kaffenberger and Mr.
William A. Smith Married
To Make Home Here.
Oil Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the First Presbyterian church in
'"Ma! tsmouth occurred the marriage
" Miss Bernese Kaffenberger, daugh
ter of Mrs. Margaret Kaffenberger of
Plattsmouth to Mr. William A. Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of
Plattsmouth.
Dr. 1 1. G. McClusky, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, officiated at the
ceremony.
Mis. Wiley Sigler at the pipe or
p ii played "Solace" as a prelude to
the ceremony. Miss Marie Allen,
friend of the bride, sang '"I Love You
Truly."
The bridal procession entered the
ciiurdi to the notes of Lohengrin's
vedding march. The groom led by
the minister and accompanied by his
brother. Mr. Frank Smith, entered
the church through the vestry. The
1 '-oi-vssion was led by the ushers.
Ceroid Keil and Harold Meisinger,
lriends of the groom, followed by
the bridesmaid. Miss Martha Kaffen-
be: -i r. cousin of the bride. Miss Ellen
Kaiu-nberger. sister of the bride asjrcle of acquaintances,
maid of honor. Robert Tritsch. I The declination of Elmer
cousin of the bride, served as ring j
bearer, carrying the ring on a whites
snJin pillow, embedded in a bow of;
white satin baby ribbon. Little Miss j
IVtty Henderson of Omaha, cousin
!: id p-rnnm scntlfrpi tno rnsp
:;;! Is for the bride from a small
Silmon pink covered basket. The
bride entered on the arm of her uncle,
Mr. Henry Nolting.
As the bridal group formed in a
semi circle in front of the altar. Dr.
Mi-C'aisky road the lines, of holy
matrimony. At the conclusion of the
emotiv tne hriual partv to ttie ac-
I
compa ii iment
of Mendelssohn's wed - :
(iing march ie;t the cnurcn ana
. - . .
parted for the bride's home where a
reception was held, there being
eiehty-five friends and relatives pres
ent to extend congratulations and
veil withes to the happy couple.
Frederick and Franklin Wehrbein
srv(d us ushers preceding the cere
mony. The bride wore a gown of white
m;-rnuiette and lace over white
Fatin. Her veil of finger tip length
was held by lilies of the valley. She
carried a shower bouquet of white
rose" and baby breath.
The bridesmaid's gown was of
praeh chiffon over satin and car
ried id ue delphiniums, pink rose buds
ml bain- breath.
The maid of honor gown was of-
b':e lace ovr satin and she carried!
talisman roses and baby breath. j
The ring bearer and flower girl
were drrssed in white.
The ushers wore gray suits, while
the groom and best man wore the
dark suits. Each wore a boutonniere.
The church was decorated with
b.Mke's of hollyhocks and baby
breath.
At the reception Dr. McClusky had
charge of the guest book which was
given as a gift by a friend.
Tb.e three-tier wedding cake was
b;:ked by Mrs. Henry Nolting and
Mrs. Elmer Tritsch. aunts of the
The bridal couple received many
beau i if ul gifts which will long be
hcri.-hed in their memory.
The bride up to the time of her
marriage has been employed at the
Masonic Home. The groom for the
prist five years has been employed by
t Funk Transfer.
The couple will reside at their
borne at 112?. Ave. D. Plattsmouth,
-t'-r a short honeymoon to Okla-
hoiria
SECURES RESTRAINING ORDER i
jTuesday evening at the Lutheran hos-
A temporary restraining order waspitab at Omaha,
is M ed by Judge W. W. Wilson on the j Rev. Hartman was a beloved figure
: ! ;H. ii ioa of Emma Harold against; in Louisville and vicinity for many
fie ') i.rd of county commissioners -years of his pastorate and had a very
i ;.s? county.
Th- order is
to restrain the de-!
leMaai
or thpir ncpnts frnm pie-!
vaniiu he roadway leading from thejpast two years and in March of this
Burlington viaduct at the foot of! year he resigned his Dastorate and
Main
dock.
street to the Missouri river
The hearing on making the order
permanent has been set for Tuesday,
Ju!y Cth in the district court here.
MAKES TRIP BY PLANE
Howard Schroeder,
cisco. arrived in the
of San
Fran-
city
Rn turrln v
for a short visit at the home of his
of
uncle and aunt. Emil Ptak and Mrs.
A. J. Snyder and their families.
Mr. Schroeder is on his way to
New York on a business trip and
lett ban Francisco at midnight Fri
day night and reached the Omaha
airport at 12:40 Saturday noon.
He will spend some time in the
t
jeast looking after his business inter
jests which is a large wall paper com
Ipany on the west coast.
Grover Hoback
Files for Office
of Commissioner
Well Wnown Resident of Nehawka
Will-Seek Democratic Nomi
nation in Second District.
Latest filing in the nniitipoi mnra -
thon for August 9th has been Grover
C. Hoback, prominent democrat, who
will seek his party's nomination in
the second district.
Mr. Hoback has served as assessor
of Nehawka precinct for a number
of therms and is well known in that
section of the county where he has
!made hi3 home and has a
very large
Hall-
strom. who has been filling the va
cancy caused by the death of Elmer
Chapman, to seek renomination on
account of his business interests.
caused renewed interest in the
has
sec-
mcnn-i lunicoi.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS
A very interesting meeting of the
Cass County Historical society was
held Saturday at "Weeping Water.
Carl Day gave the history of the
academy. His father was on the
be;ard when the academy was started
- 'd he was a member of the board
ae-i,ll'f" il as uiiunimucu iu uio. v.
. . I. . : . . .1 : . . ; i r 1 o I"1
W. Noble, former Cass county super
intendent of schools was the first
principal. Mrs. G. "VY. Noble, then
Miss Jessie Sinzley. was the first
music teacner.
Several interesting passages about jter one for the I: E Day family at
Rock Bluff from Judges Graves' Weeping Water. From four states
scrap book were read. i the c hildren came to join in a family
Mrs. E. H. Wescott then gave the ' reunion,
history of the seminary at Oreapolis. j The first to an ive on Monday were
Dr. G. H. Gilmore's book on the j Mr. and Mrs. G M Card (Mabel
ghost towns of Cass county with alJay) and SOil Bob from Boise. Idaho,
picture of Plattsmouth and the Bur-!and Mrs Jack Selby (Helen Day) and
ington shops at an early period was
very interesting to those attending.
A short business meeting was held.
Those attending from Plattsmouth
were Mrs. Lora Kieck, Mrs. Frank
Gobelman, Miss Amelia
Mrs. E. H. Wescott.
Martens and
LEAGUES MEET
Members of the Epworth Leagues
j of the Methodist churches of Ne
jbraska City, Louisville. Gretna and
! Ashland met here with the Platts
j mouth league for a sub-district meet
ling. The large group went in cars
ito a place along the Ferry road where,
!tiiev held a nicnic supper and a
business meeting.
Miss Dorothy Carter of Nebraska
City was elected president of the
s.ib-district cabinet. Sterling Gra
ham of Ashland was elected secre
tary and treasurer and Rev. Dicker
son of Gretna was elected the min
isterial representative.
It was d ed to hold these meet-
jings at regular intervals, with the
cabinet deciding upon the time and
place.
DEATH OF REV. T. HARTMAN
The death of Rev. Theo Hartman,
pastor for more than thirty years of
the Immanuel Lutheran church,
southwest of Louisville, occurred
large acquaintanceship in all parts
of the county.
He has been in poor health for the
moved to Omaha where he has since
been under treatment.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at the First Lutheran
church of Omaha.
Robert Mann
Files for Office
of Co. Surveyor
raes Name as Candidate for Repub-
lican Nomination to the Office
at August Primaries.
From Tuesday's Dany
Yesterday Robert M. Mann filed
for the republican nomination for
Cass county surveyor.
Mr. Mann was born in Cass conn
ty. Me is a graduate of the Platts
mouth high school and the College
of Engineering of the University of
Nebraska. Since his graduation he
has been employed in drafting and
construction work in the east. He is
a member of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
Both parents of Mr. Mann are of
pioneer families of Nebraska. His
father, the late George B. Mann,
came to this state when a small boy
iand was connected with the news-
PaPer
business in Plattsmouth his
entire lifetime. His mother. Pearl
Nichols Mann, was born in Nebraska
and was a teacher in Plattsmouth
high school a number of years.
Mrs. Margaret
Brendel Files for
Register Deeds
Will Seek Nomination on Democratic
Ticket for Register of Deeds
of Cass Countv.
Another was added to the list of!
i
those who will contest at the August,
primaries for the office of register j
of deeds, when Mrs. Margaret Bren- !
del, of Murray filed late Tuesday for
the democratic nomination to the
i
office.
Mrs. Brendel is the widow of the
late Dr. J. F. Brendel and like others
o the family has been affiliated with
the democratic party.
E. E. DAY FAMILY REUNION
The past week has been a red let
three daughters from Eastlake, Colo.
On Wednesday, Harold Day from
North Platte and Mrs. Geo. Corley
(Elizabeth Day) from Pine Bluffs,
Wyo. and the
(Augusta Day)
Dan Switzer family
from Valley came to
join the John Robinson, and S. P.
Day families, both of Weeping Wa
ter to make the family circle com
plete. This is the first time in thirty
years that all the children have been
at home together.
On Thursday a luncheon was
served at the E. E. Day home. In
the evening Margaret Jane Robinson
and
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Whelan
(Clara Day) of Omaha joined the
family for a delicious fried chicken
dinner at the Hillman cafe. Twenty
seven sat down at one long table.
In the evening many friends and
relatives called.
During the week several friends
and relatives entertained for the out-of-town
guests.
ATTEND CHURCH WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stamp accom
panied by C. C. Polin of Seymour,
Mo., attended the wedding and recep
tion in Omaha Saturday of Robert
Propst, Jr., Ralston and Miss Mar
garet Lipp, Omaha.
The wedding breakfast and recep
tion was held at the Ralston Coun
try club.
Mr. Propst is a nephew of Mrs.
Stamp.
PICNIC IN IOWA
The families of W. F. Nolte and
Ferd Nolte, with their guests. Miss
Whipple Leonard and Jane Persinger,
motored to Harlan. Iowa, Sunday
where they were joined by a group of
forty relatives, friends and old neigh
bors from Schaller and Storm Lake,
Iowa, for a picnic dinner and a most
enjoyable time was reported by all.
VISIT HERE SUNDAY
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T.
Ramge was the scene of a very pleas
ant family party on Sunday, their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Meisinger coming from
Omaha and the group had the pleas
ure of having with them Mr. and
Mrs. Ed A. Oliver and party of
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mr. Oliver is
nephew of Mrs. Ramge and resided
here in his younger days and while
here had the pleasure of meeting
j many of the old friends
jtances.
and acquam-
t
New Officers
of Rotary Club
are
A. Troop Is New President
Civic Organization Close a
Very Successful Year.
of
The new officers of the Platts
mouth Rotary club took over their
new offices on Tuesday at the weekly
'. luncheon of
j organization,
the well known civic
the change in officers
'and wind up of the year furnishing
the program of the day.
The past year has been very suc
cessful in every way as the report of
President E. . Schulhof showed and j
this year the club has added five j
new members to the organization j
and covering the classifications of j
business and professional lines.
The new officers of the club are j
as follows:
President C. A. Troop.
Vice-President E. H. Spangler.
v Secretary George J. Jaeger. t
Treasurer Elmer Sundstrom.
Directors John E. Frady, L. S.
Devoe.
The committees will be named later
by Prexy Troop.
Death of Mrs.
Laura Brinkman
Comes Suddenly
, Passes Away This Afternoon at Home
From Heart Illness Long
Time Resident Here.
From Wednesday's Daily
Mrs. Laura Brinkman, 74, a long
time resident of this city, died this
afternoon at the family home at
Eleventh and Pearl streets where she
had made her home for a number of
years.
While Mrs. Brinkman has been in
failing health for several years from
a heart weakness, her condition was
not thought more serious than usual
and the fatal attack occurred while
the son, Charles, who resided with
the mother, was down in the busi
ness section securing some household
supplies, finding on his return that
the mother had passed away.
Mrs. Brinkman has long made her
home in this city and was the widow
of Frank Brinkman. for many years
a switchman for the Burlington,
meeting his death several years ago
in an accident in the yards at this
point.
The deceased lady is survived by
two sons. Charles of this city and
Henry of Sedalia. Missouri; three
daughters, Mrs. T. B. Lacey of Glen
wood, Mrs. Harold LaChappell, of
Denver and Mrs. P. J. Mahoney of
Miami, Florida.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From Wednesday's Darty
George A. Kaffenberger was taken
to Omaha this morning to enter a
hospital for treatment and examin
ation. Mr. Kaffenberger was at the
funeral of Miss Christina Burkle
Tuesday afternoon when he suffered
a sudden heart attack and was taken
to the office of Dr. O. C. Hudson
where he was treated. He was able
later to return home and this morn
ing was taken to the hospital.
HERE FOR VACATION
From Wednesday's Daily
Miss Ursula Herold, who is en
gaged in educational work in New
York City, arrived home this morn
ing to enjoy a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Henry Herold and her aunts.
Misses Mia and Barbara Gering. Miss
Herold expects to spend some time in
this part of the west on her summer
vacation.
Charles Howard
will Seek Office
of County Clerk
Well
Known Young Farmer Files
Monday for Democratic
Nomination.
Charles Howard, popular young
farmer of this section of Cass county,
;a member of one of the well known
; families of eastern Cass county, filed
! Monday afternoon as a candidate for
;the democratic nomination for coun
;ty clerk, subject to the wishes of
the voters at the coming primary on
Auscust 9th.
Mr. Howard is a son of Mr. and
i Mrs. Roy Howard and was born and
; reared in this section of Cass county,
j receiving his education in the coun
try schools and the Plattsmouth high
school, graduating from there in the
'.lass of 192S. He has since that time
been engaged largely in farming with
his brothers.
Mr. Howard was injured several
months ago in an auto accident and
is now able to be around and expects
to oe aine to look after his cam
paign in the next few weeks.
Ed Earnst is
Canidate for
Commissioner
Manager of the Farmers Union Ele
vator at Elmwood to Seek
Democratic Nomination.
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning Ed Earnst, man
ager of the Farmers Union elevator
at Elmwood, was in the city and
visiting the court house filed as a
candidate for the democratic nom
ination for county commissioner from
the third district.
Mr. Earnst is one of the prominent
residents of Stove Creek precinct
where he has made his home for the
past forty-seven years, thirty-five of
these being spent in farming north
of Elmwood.
SERVICES FOR MISS BURKLE
A very large number of the friends
and acquaintances of Miss Christina
Burkle gathered Tuesday afternoon
at the Sattler funeral home to pay
their last tributes to her memory be
fore the body was borne back to her
childhood home at Portsmouth, Ohio.
Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of which
the departed had been an active
member, conducted the services and
brought the message of the scrip
tures. During the services Mrs. E. H.
Wescott sang two of the old and
loved hymns, "Sun of My Soul" and
"Jesus Savior Pilot Me."
The floral tributes were very beau
tiful. The body was taken east on the
Burlington at 7:01 last night to Chi
cago and thence on to the old home
in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Val Burkle
accompanied the body east and were
joined at Chicago by Robert Burkle.
Those attending the services from
out of town were Mr. and Mrs. John
Young, cousins of Miss Burkle and
their daughters, Florence and Helen;
Mrs. Eugene Powell and son, Everll
Powell; Mrs. Anna Osthoff and
daughter Mrs. William Bell, and Mrs.
W. E. Martin, all of Lincoln.
The pall bearers were E. H. Schul
hof, Will Ofe, Louie Reinackle, Fred
Murhm, L. W. Egenberger and George
Kaffenberger.
VISITS HOME FOLKS
Herbert Sundstrom, who has been
attending a military training school
at Fort Des Moines. Iowa, came home
Friday to enjoy a week here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Sundstrom. He will return Friday,
July 1st to Fort Des Moines for two
weeks training.
HAS EYE OPERATION
Mrs. Martha Wetenkamp of this
city who had an operation for re
moval of a cataract from her eye
Monday, is reported as getting along
in very fine shpe. It is hoped that
she may soon be able to return home
and with her eyesight fully restored.
COUNTY COURT DOINGS
In the case of Pankonin vs. Wendt.
the court ordered release of liens
held under execution,
j In the matter of the State of Ne
braska vs. Floyd Stratton, the action
was dismissed by the complaining
witness and the defendant released.
In the case of Securities Accept-
ance Corp. vs. Johnson, judgment was
rendered for plaintiff.
Claims of $72.66 for Ralph Ernest
Ross and $720 for Louise Agnes
Smith against the estate of Herman
C. Ross, were allowed by the court.
C D. of A. Hold
Installation with
Large Attendance
Covered Dish Supper at Home of Miss
Genevieve Whelan Precedes
Business Session.
The Catholic Daughters of Amer-
ica had a covered dish picnic sup
per on the lawn of the home of
Genevieve Whelan. South First stieet.
This affair was well attended and
proved enjoyable.
Rev. Father Robert Salmon, Miss
Mary Maher, district deputy of the
State Court and Miss Veronica O'Con
nor, director of the National Court
were guests.
Following the picnic, Grand Re
gent Dinah Bennett of the Platts
mouth court called a meeting for the
purpose of installing the new offi
cers elected during May.
Miss Mary Maher took charge of
the installation of the officers who
are:
Grand Regent Dinah Bennett.
Vice Grand Regent Pauline
Webb.
Prophetess Josephine Swatek.
Financial Secretary Marie Ka
lina. Historian Agnes Walling.
Monitor Hermie Swoboda.
Treasurer Josephine Rys.
Sentinel Anna Zitka.
Organist Esden Doody.
Trustees Mary Rea. Agnes Bach,
Mary Creamer, Alice Hadraba, Elea
nor Nelson.
Miss O'Connor and Miss Maher
complimented the Plattsmouth court
on the splendid works of charity per
formed and the loyalty and cooper
ation exhibited at all times.
Gifts were presented by the court
to Miss O'Connor, Miss Maher, Kath-
erine Mullen, retiring grand regent!
and Dinah Bennett, new grand re
gent. After the ceremonies of the install
ation, the members played several
games of pinochle and bridge.
Agnes Walling won high score in
the bridge games and Pauline Webb
was high in pinochle.
Hostesses in charge of entertain
ment and refreshments were Gene
vieve Whelan, Josephine Rys and Ger
trud Otterstein.
DEATH OF RALPH BAYLEY
From Wednesday's
Dairy
Ralph Bayley, 23, who has been
in poor health for some time, passed
away this morning at the family
home where he has been ill.
Mr. Bayley has made his home here
for the past several years and has a
very large circle of friends who will
learn with regret of his passing and
I ten rt In tho hurpovCKl fa mil v ihpir
sympathy.
He is survived by the widow, Lois",
the parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Bayley, an infant daughter. Norma
June, aged sixteen months, one
brother, Edward, of this city, three
sisters, Mrs. Glenn Henry, Kansas
City; Mrs. Helen Snodgrass, Dorothy,
who resides at home.
The body was taken to the Horton
funeral home where it will await the
funeral services which will be held
on Friday afternoon at 2:30 at
the First Methodist church and in
terment will be at the Oak Hill ceme
tery. Friends wishing to take a fare
well may call at the Bayley home on
South 12th street Friday morning
from 9 to noon.
TO SPEND SUMMER HERE
From Wednesday's Dally-
The home of Mr. and Mr6. Frank
Mullen was very happy today over
the arrival of Mrs. Nell Henry and
children, Duane and Audrey, of Los
Angeles, who will visit here for the
summer at the home of the parents
of Mrs. Henry.
George Nickles
Enters Race for
Lt. Governor
Distinguished Member of Legisla
ture of 1933 and 1935 Files
Wednesday for Office.
j George E. Nickles, distinguished
member of the Nebraska legislat ures
j of 1933 and 1935. Wednesday after
i noon filed for the democratic nom
ination for lieutenant governor at
the coming primaries on August 9th.
Mr. Nickles is a native son of Cass
county where he was born fifty
seven years ago and has been un
active and prominent figure in the
business life of Murray since his
younger years and is at this time en
gaged in the lumber and coal busi
ness in his native community.
The new candidate in his legis
lative service has had a very fine
record and his ability in legislation
won him high posts in the assign
ments of the committees in the two
sessions of the house of represen
tatives when he represented Cass
county.
Mr. Nickles in the 1933 session
was chairman of the finance commit
tee and in both 1933 and 1935 was
a member of the all important com
mittee on committees where his
sound judgment and advice was
recognized.
In the 1935 session of the legis
lature Mr. Nickles, as one of the
! outstanding members of the house
(was urged as a candidate for speaker
jof the house.
While not named as speaker Mr.
Nickles was selected as the chair
man of the appropriations committee
!and by his able efforts effected a ma-
terial lowering of appropriations as
well as securing a program for the
carrying out of permanent improve
ments in the institutions of the state.
In announcing his candidacy Mr.
Nickles states that he is for the
highest efficiency in the operation of
the various departments of the state
government, the enactment of proper
protection to the wards of the state
and the aged and for every possible
I economy in the administration of the
i
jstate government.
I With his well known ability and
j his fine record the state of Nebraska
jean find in Mr. Nickles an official
I that will give the state, if he is
elected, a service for which they
can well feel proud.
In the 1936 election Mr. Nickles
was active in the campaign for the
election of President Roosevelt and
the democratic ticket and his fine
services aided in putting Cass county
in the state and national democratic
column.
VISIT THE SOUTHLAND
Miss Beatrice Spohn of Weeping
Water and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Spohn of Lincoln returned last week
from a very interesting vacation trip.
They first motored through Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Virginia, visiting An
drew Jackson's home in Nashville,
and many other historical places of
interest in Richmond and Fredericks
burg. Washington's home in Mt. Ver
non was very beautiful. From there
they traveled on to Washington, D.
C. and went thru the capitol, and
were fortunate in being able to visit
the senate in session. Then to the
White House and thru as much of
that as visitors are allowed. The
Smithsonian Institute and Arlington
cemetery were not overlooked. At
Annapolis the navy ships on Chesa
peake Bay were of special interest
and then on to Atlantic City, the At
lantic ocean and the famous board
walk. From there they drove thru
the Holland tunnel into New York
City where they stayed two days and
three nights. A boat ride around
Manhattan Island and over to the
Statue of Liberty, a visit to the stock
market exchange were greatly en
oyed. While there they were enter
tained at the home of Frank Sar
gent and wife who live at Great Neck,
Long Island. Frank is a buyer for
Sears Roebuck & Co. The "Queen
Mary" docked while they were there,
so seeing her was another point of
interest. From New York they re
turned home via Chicago.
See the goods you buy. catalog
descriptions are alluring enough,
but how about the goods when
you get them7