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VOL. NO. LTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938.
NO. 50
Weds
Honored at
Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Kiser, Harried i
Recently, Honored at Home of
the Groom's Parents.
On Sunday, July 10, 193S, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ilornig,
the lives of Noble A. Kiser and
Katherine L. Hornig were joined in
the holy bonds of wedlock, in a flower
garden room of ferns, baby-breath
and gladiolas. Only the immediate
families "of the bride and groom were
present.
After a wonderful wedding dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Kiser eluded their
friends and slipped away to enjoy
their vacation and honeymoon in
the west. After almost two weeks
the newlyweds returned to their new
home that they had prepared pre
viously, at the Madrid apartments,
2940 Woolworth. Apt. 17, Omaha,
Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Kiser
will be at home to their many friends
at the above address from now on.
Noble is the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Kiser, of Plattsmouth.
Katherine is the second daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hornig of Omaha. J
Noble has been in the employ of
Swift & Co. at South Omaha for
about three years, and incidently
this is where this happy romance
started, as Katherine is a former
employee of the same firm.
On Sunday. July 24. Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Kiser gave a dinner for the
newlyweds, the brides parents.
tne
brother and sister. At 5:30
Newly
newlvweds planned to return home;anl &ave the alarm and the Police
to avoid a charivari which theyjwere caUed. to the scene- Guided by
felt was in store for them. But thisihe statements of Mr. Boetel the of
little party was not to be avoided so ficers were able to discover the spot
easily, for about this time the cars j
of the friends and neighbors began
to roll in to the number of about
fifty. Friends saw to it that there
was not nossible way of escape. So
Mr. and Mrs. Kiser changed intojas investigated by Deputy Sheriff
wonderful host and hostess for about I Cass Sylvester and the victim of
100 old friends, gathered to remind jthe unfortunate experience ques
them that as years roll by friend-! tioned. The party was a stranger,
ship ties grow stronger. The groom jthe young woman stated and gave
passed out cigars to the men. and 'to the officers a description as far
the bride passed out candy bars to as possible of the man who was ap
the ladies and children, then to top 1 parent ft of middle age.
it all off ice cream and cake for all. i While several have reported par-
H.iTniltnn Meisinirer and Mrs. i
Gladys Ofe. assisted by their mother. !
Mrs. H. G. Meisinger. Forrest Leo- ;
nard. Richard Spangler and Law-1
rence Leonard put over the surprise ;
in a wonderful way.
Most of the evenine the voune nect-
pie enioved playin" games in the
yard, while those less active con-;
versed on the lawn. In this manner
the hours sped away all too rapidly. 'the family of Donald Warner.
Several came bringing gifts, while The body arrived Saturday eve
the remainder of the crowd collec-jning from Los Angeles and lay in
tively gave a nice sum to be used state Sunday at the home of the
for a gift that will bring back mem
ories of the pleasant evening.
Noble and Katherine were especial-j
ly happy to have Noble's great grand
mother Perry with them for the eve
ning. The relatives and friends were
happy to get to visit with this dear
old lady who has been an inspir
ation to most of us.
The names from, the guest book
are:
Mr. and Mrs. Noble A. Kiser,
Omaha; Mrs. Katherine Perry, Mur
ray; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hornig,
Sally and Eddie, Omaha; Mr. and j
Mrs. C. D. Spangler, Murray; Mr. and i
Mrs. Martin Sporer, Mary Katherine
and Martina Mae, Murray; Mrs. Ma
son Colbert. Kathleen and Earl, Ne
braska City; Mrs. Troy Wiles, Mel
vin and Hazel, Weeping Water; Mrs.
Louise Robbins. Mynard; Hamilton
and Evelyn Meisinger. Omaha; Mrs.
Gladys Ofe. Omaha; Fred Terryberry,
Cedar Creek; Grant Roberts. Omaha;
Rev. and Mrs. Paul L. Dick, Barbara
and Erna Lee, Mynard; Mr. and Mrs.
Eldred Angelo, Omaha; Neil C. Parks.
Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Spang
ler. Charles and Charlene, Murray;
Mrs. Margaret Todd and Richard,
Murray; Mrs. Addie Perry and
Helene. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Leon
ard. Whipple, Shirley, Donald and
Robert, J. A. Kiser, Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. Pipal, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Kraeger, Bob and Betty, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Carey and Phyllis. Mr. and
Mrs E. H. Spangler, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy O. Cole and Robert. Ivan Weath
erwax. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kraeger,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vallery and Larry,
Lucille Ramel, Mrs. E. G. Ruffner,
Dorothy, Betty Anne, Paul, William
and Andy, Randall York. Mr and Mrs.
James Bridgewater, Jr.. Ogla Fila,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leonard,
Muriel and Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
G. Meisinger and Dona Feme, Miss
I Mary Propst, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
I Leonard and Ray, Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Hild, Ralph. Deloris and Dorothy,
Mrs. Emma C. Genhold. Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Vallery, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Kiser, Robert and Beulah.
Young Woman
Accosted While
Enroute Home
While Goins: Home Last Evening
Assailant Stops Miss Clara Ho
facker Search for Culprit.
From Wednesday's Dally
Tuesday night shortly after 10
o'clock while Miss Clara Hofacker,
15, residing on North 9th street, was
goSng home following the evening at
the Cass theatre, she was stopped
by an, attempted assailant when but
a short distance from her home.
The man had, the victim stated.
followed her for a block and a half j
out the street and when near the -
John Boetel residence had stopped
her and attempted to make advances
and then on her screaming and ac
cording to those living nearby, had
carried the girl across the street and
'where her struggles finally resulted
in his being driven off. It is alleged
that the man had a knife that he
threatened the young woman with.
Frightened and in a very nervous
Ftate, the young woman reached home
wnere tne attempted assault occurred
and where was found a fountain pen
and pencil and a number of foot
prints where the man had struggled.
Later this morning the matter
ties following them this is the first
time that such violent attempts have
ot?en inaue.
FUNERAL OF DONALD WARNER
Monday afternoon the chapel of
the Sattler funeral home was filled !
to its capacity by old friends of the
'departed young man and members of
grandmother, Mrs. C. H. Warner and
later at the Sattler funeral home.
Schoolday and youthful friends of
the deceased were present in large
number in memory of the friendship
that all had held for Donald in his
lifetime and to whom his passing has
been a real sorrow.
Rev. J. C. Lowson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, in his re
marks stressed sustaining strength
that marked the Christian faith and
which eased the sorrow of parting
with the inspiring realization that in
the glories of tomorrow the earthly
regrets would be forgotten.
The mixed quartet from the My
nard church composed of Mrs. Paul
Dick, Mrs. Chester Wiles, Rev. Paul
Dick and Raymond C. Cook, gave
two of the loved hymns, "The Lord
Is My Shepherd" and "Now the
Day Is O'er." Mrs. R. O. Cole was
the accompanist.
The interment was at the Horn
ing cemetery south of the city, the
pall bearers being old school friends.
Fred and Franklin Wehrbein, Ralph
Sullivan. Bronson Timm, Chester
Wiles and Donald Born.
SHETLAND PONY DIES
Richard, 5-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Gapen, Jr.. is mourning
the loss of his Shetland pony,
"Beauty." which died of sleeping
sickness that has caused the death
of so many animals here in recent
months. The pony was well trained
and the little master had taught
her many tricks and hoped to have
her entered in the King Korn Kar-nival.
WPA Workers
Hold a Meeting
Tuesday Night
Workers in the WPA, PWA and
Other Governments! Agencies
to Hold Meetings.
Tuesday evening a meeting of those
who are engaged in governmental
work projects as well as a number
of unemployed, met at the Recreation
Center to discuss plans for the pro
tection of their interests and to see
that they are represented by organ
ization in officially taking up mat
ters pertaining to their work.
There were some sixty in attend
ance and a great deal of interest
shown in the proceedings of the ses
sion. The workers are interested In the
matter of transportation to the proj
ects on which they may be assigned
to work, as they are now required
'to furnish their own transportation
!to and from the scene of their work.
sometimes quite a distance. This at
the prevailing wage and the work
limits makes quite an added expense
to the workmen. It is desired that
some means of transportation be af-
forded that will take off this expense
to the workers.
The workers In all sections of the
nation are organizing these groups
which give them authorized repre
sentation to take up matter of griev
ances that may arise as to working
conditions.
Another meeting of the organiz
ation will be held Saturday evening
at Weeping Water, where there are
a great many engaged In quarry and
other project work.
MARRIED AT OMAHA
From Tnesdav's Dally
The marriage of Miss Margaret
Vetersnek and Stanley L. Hall, took
place this morning at 8 o'clock at
the St. Weneeleus church in Omaha,
of which the bride is a parishioner.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Vitersnek, former
resident of Plattsmouth and where
the bride was born and spent her
childhood days.
The wedding was attended by a
number of the relatives from this
iCity
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Libershal
jand family, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kopp.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Libershal,
Michael Vetersnek. Mr and Mrs. Jo
seph Holly, Mr. and Mrs. Art Kopp,
j Viola Walsh. Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Novtany, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Kvapil. Helen Jane Kopp, Ralph
Maddox, Weeping Water.
HAVE OUTING AT NEBRASKA CITY
SVi-ra Monday's Dally
The Fred Born family, who are
visiting here from Lorraine, Ohio, the
Edgar Newton family, Mrs. Vesta
Clark, Mrs. Olive Finney and Clark
: enjoyed an outing yesterday. They
had a picnic dinner at the Riverside
park in Nebraska City and spent the
afternoon in the Waubonsie state
park in Iowa.
UNDERGOING TREATMENT
Mrs. S. Krejci of this city is at
the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha
where she is undergoing observation
and treatment. Mrs. Krejci, who has
been in failing health for some time,
was taken to Omaha on Sunday and
will be kept there for a time to check
her case and if possible determine
the cause of her illness.
MOTORING TO BLACK HILLS
Mrs. Richard Beverage and son,
Dick, Miss Edna Warren, sister of
Mrs. Beverage and Alph Beverage,
are enjoying a motor trip through
the Black Hills and will visit the
many places of scenic beauty in that
section of the west.
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In six interesting chapters. Begins
today and runs every issue of the
Plattsmouth Semi -Weekly Jounal
VISITING AT WAYNE
Mrs. Theodore Ptak and son, Den
nie. are spending the week at Wayne,
Nebraska, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Burr Davis, the latter a sister
of Mrs. Ptak. Mrs. Davis was here
for a few days' visit and on her
j return was accompanied by Mrs. Ptak j one of Leading citizens of Com
and son. Mrs. Davis will be re-, n,nitv Snwiim Aft Tllcc
membered here as the former Miss
Mary Ellen Vallery.
Nehawka Man
is Suggested for
Commander!11
Eueene Nutzman, Former State Vice -
rvmmflnnr and District Com-
mander Urged by Friends
In the last few weeks there hasjllis older brother, John Kaffenberger
been a great deal of enthusiasm de- j ,ia(l passed away and owing to his
veloped among American Legion
members over tlie state for the selec-
tion of Eugene A. Nutzman, of Ne -
hawka. for the position of state com -
manuer oi me Ainei icau iegion m
, A - - 1 T . B
Nebraska,
will open
whose annual convention
at Fremont on Sunday,
July 31st.
Mr. Nutzman
a lifelong resident:110 came to America to make nis
of the south part of Cass county, j home and where he has left the im
has since its organization been anPIfSS of h fie character on the
active figure in the American Legion
of the department of Nebraska, there
being few Legion activties that
"Gene"' has not been interested in
promoting for the good of the organ- families. The wife preceded him In
ization. j death November 17, 1925. and a
On his return from service in the i daughter. Dora on June 11, 1925.
Eighty-ninth division on the battle j There is surviving five children, John
fields of France, Mr. Nutzman be- j c- Kaffenberger of this city. Mrs. Ola
came active in the organization of jM- Spacbt. New Rochelle. New York,
the Nehawka Legion post and has I Mrs- Mina E. Cortright. Indianapolis,
been one of the boosters that hasIndiana- Mrs- Gladys E. Edgar. Wy
kept it up to a high standard of more, Goldye E. Foxwell, Milwaukee,
membership Serving as nost com-,
mander, he was later selected as the
district commander and had a very
fine record in the office and proved
an able leader.
In 1936 Mr. Nutzman was named
as state vice-commander and in that
office was a very able assistant to
the state commander and visited
many of the posts over the state
where his ability and pleasant per
sonality has made him many friends
among the service men.
DIES AT SIOUX CITY
From Wednesday's Pally
Mr. and Mrs. William Rice, Sr.,
departed this morning for Sioux City.
Iowa, called there by the message of
the death of their son-in-law, Carl
Mattison, who died Tuesday night.
He was operated on last Friday for
appendicitis but his case was very
serious and he has steadily grown
worse until death came to his relief.
The funeral services will be held on
Friday.
SHERIFF IS ILL
Sheriff Homer Sylvester, who was
able to be out Monday for a short
time after a week's illness, was
forced to return home on the orders
of his physic!an and ordered to stay
in bed. Sheriff Sylvester is suffering
from what seems to be yellow jaun
dice and is being kept under obser
vation by his physician.
IN APPRECIATION
In behalf of the kindness and co
operation of the business men and
other patrons of Plattsmouth I wish
to express my thanks. Your patron
age has been greatly appreciated.
Also success to McMaken Trans
fer in the business they have taken
over.
ALBERT FUNK TRANSFER.
MRS. GEORGE L0HNES ILL
Mrs. George Lohnes of Cedar Creek
is reported as being ill and receiving
treatment in the St. Joseph hospital
in Omaha.
Death of Geo.
A. Kaffenberger
Last Evening
!
of Some Duration.
From Tuesday's Daily
The community was oereft of one
of its long time residents and prom
inent citizens when George A. Kaf-ft-nberger,
72, passed away Monday
i night at 9 o'clock at an Omaha hos-
tal.
Mr. Kaffenberger has not been in
good health for some time and in the
! "ast lwo weeks he had been gradu-
;all-v failing until death brought to)
jhim the beloved rest.
a. weeK previous, bunclay, July l ,
critiral condition Mr. Kaffenberger
was unable to learn of the going of
itho hrother.
! George A. Kaffenberger was born
in Oberkincig. Hessen - Darmstadt,
(Germany, on October 29, 1SG5, spend-
i iuS his early boyhood in his native
;land and at the age of fourteen years
communities in which he has lived.
He was married on September 26,
1SS9 to Miss Mary Ellen Becker, a
daughter of another of the pioneer
as well as eleven granucniidren and
one great grandchild. There are
also two sisters in Germany, sur
viving. Mr. and Mrs. Kaffenberger resided
on the farm west of this city until
in September, 1913 they moved to
Plattsmouth where the children at
tended high school and in Septem
ber, 1919 they moved to Lincoln to
allow the children to attend the
University of Nebraska. In Septem
ber, 1930 Mr. Kaffenberger returned
to Plattsmouth where he has since
resided.
Mr. Kaffenberger was made a Ma
son in Lancaster lodge No. 54 at
Lincoln in 1927 and was made a
member of Lincoln conslstery, Scot
tish Rite Masons in 1926.
Mr. Kaffenberger was a very active
and devout member of the First
Methodist church of this city, in
which he joined April 23, 1916, and
was a member of the Lutheran faith
in Germany and at the time of his
passing was a member of the board
of trustees and of the stewards, of
the local M. E. church. He was
also very active in the work of the
Plattsmouth Garden club, being a
devout lover of the beauties of na
ture. Since its organization he has
been a member of the Plattsmouth
cemetery board.
Funeral services will be held on
First Methodist church of this city
and the body taken to Lincoln for
interment at Wyuka cemetery beside
that of the wife, at 4:30. Lancaster
lodge No. 54 will have charge of the
services at the grave.
BARN ON FARM BURNED
Monday afternoon a large barn on
the farm owned by C. E. Metzger,
near Cedar Creek was burned down
and with it several ton of hay and
some grain. The fire, it is thought,
originated from hay heating and
which caught the structure on fire
and soon a terrific blaze was sweep
ing through the barn.
The Louisville fire department was
called to the scene and did some
very effective work in keeping the
fire from spreading to other build
ings as the barn was a mass of
flames.
The loss will be considerable to
the owner and tenant on the farm.
REPORT GOOD RAIN
From Wednesday's Dally
Persons in from the west part of
the county today report that a rain
that reached an inch and a half had
fallen in a part of that section while
south in the vicinity of Avoca an
inch of rain was reported.
HOME FOR VACATION
Miss Alice Punk, who for the
past few years has been connected
with the Fayette-Bennett Methodist
church at Baltimore, is home for a
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Funk. Miss Funk is ac
companied by her friend. Miss Dosa
Boyd, of Baltimore, a trained nurse
and after their visit here they ex pec
j to visit at Denver.
Former Resident
Passes Ninety
Years of Life
Mrs. Lois Troop Now Living at Lin
coin Greeted by Many Former
Plattsmouth Residents.
Mrs. Lois Troop, widow of Robert
Troop, for many years a Plattsmouth
merchant and who was one of the
last of the civil war veterans of this
community, has just observed her
ninetieth birthday anniversary at
Lincoln where she has been making
her home.
The event was held at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Charles S. Sher
man; whose husband is a son of the
founder of the Journal who is one of
the veteran sports writers of the
west and with the Lincoln Star.
It was some sixty years ago that
Mr. and Mrs. Troop came to Platts
mouth from Davenport, Iowa, and
for many years Mr. Troop was active
in the business life of the community
and Mrs. Troop active in the affairs
of the W.R.C. and other organizations
of the city and a prominent figure
in the social life of the city. Mr.
Troop passed away some ten years
ago and later after the death of her
sister, Mrs. Troop moved to Lincoln
to reside.
The occasion of her 90th anniver
sary was marked by greetings from
the Plattsmouth-Lincoln club. The
group enjoyed a luncheon and in
visiting and recalling old times.
Among the guests at the event
were: Nancy Nelson, Mrs. A. D. Eig
enbroadt. Mrs. Samuel Waugh, Sr.,
Mrs. J. L. Barton. Mrs. Bird Critch
field, Mrs. G. M. Porter, Mrs. Charles
Cummins, Mrs. J. D. Young. Mrs.
Alein Adams, Mrs. Arthur Phemiller,
Mrs. F. E. Denson, Mrs. John J. But
tery, Mrs. Frank H. Johnson, Mrs.
C. P. McPherson, Miss Beth Barton,
Mrs W. E. Moore. Miss Helen Young,
Miss Mary Weckbach, Mrs. George
Schoefield. Mrs. K. V. Halter, Mrs.
Ray Wagner, Mrs. B. V. Dalton, Mrs.
M. Hemple, Mrs. I. T. Koontz, Miss
Margaret Davis, Mrs. Maude Fricke
and Miss Alice Davis.
LOCAL MEN IN RACE
In the forthcoming primary elec
tion for August 9th will appear the
names of two Cass county men, well
known and well qualified, who are
seeking election as candidates for
the office of Eastern Nebraska Pub
lic Power district directors.
These men are Harrison L. Gayer
of this city and C. D. Fulmer pi
Greenwood.
The board of directors of this
rapidly increasing important part of
the Nebraska government units have
a real responsibility and to the end
that the government and power dis
tricts as well as the consumers re
ceive the very best possible service
it behooves the voters to choose the
men who can give them this service.
There will be several of these di
rectors named and the voters can rest
assured that the Cass county men
can well fill the position should they
be nominated and elected.
FIRST WEEK OF CAMP
The members of the Citizens Mili
tary Training camp, which is being
held at Fort Crook, were home Sat
urday and Sunday for the week-end
holiday. The tamp opened on Tues
day and the young men are now be
ing snapped into shape for the next
few weeks of strenuous drill and the
new classes being given their first
touches of raining.
Ronald Rebal, who is a third year
man at the camp, has been designated
as a line sargeant of Co. D, and as
sisting in the drill work of the com
pany. The group from here at the camp
comprises Williaf E. Evers, Lester
Reeves, Robert Woest, Elmore Brink,
and Ronald Rebal.
Illinois Scouts
Here Overnight
on Gypsy Hike
Pitch Tents at Camp Wheeler Mon
day Evening To Visit Many
Points of Interest in West
A group of twenty Illinois Boy
Scouts spent Monday night at Camp
Wheeler, the Plattsmouth Boy Scout
camp, in accordance with arrange
ments made some time ago with local
Scout officials. It was a happy and
well behaved group of youngsters
that arrived here late in the after
noon to pitch camp at the end of
their first day's journey for they
had started out from their homes at
Champaign and Urbana. Illinois, at
an early hour in the morning and
drove approximately 400 miles to
reach Plattsmouth.
The boys are traveling in a school
bus. with their camping equipment
being transported on a truck. Four
adult leaders accompany them. They
are Leltoy Allen. Scout executive of
the Champaign-Urbana area, who re
sides at Champaign, where the area
office is located; A. A. Lauchner. a
member of the area board and high
school principal at Urbana: Kenneth
Clegg. also of Urbana. who is secre
tary to Executive Allen, and the
bus driver.
Among the twenty boys making
the trip, seven hold the high rank
of Eagle Scouts. All were in uni
form.
The boys have a most pleasant
three weeks ahead of them, that will
take them over a large amount of
western territory. By tonight they
expect to reach Golden, Colorado,
and from there into Estes park for
a couple of interesting days.
August 1st and 2nd will be spent
at Salt Lake (and all were looking
forward to their visit there). Their
furthest point from home (South rim
of Grand Canyon park. Arizona) is
to be reached August 5th. and three
days spent there, with an inspection
visit to Boulder Dam included in
their plans.
Turning homeward, they will make
overnight stops at Flagstaff, Arizona.
Augus S; Gallup, New Mexico, Aug
ust 9; Amorilla, Texas, August 10;
Oklahoma City. August 11; Monett,
Missouri. August 12; Saint Clair.
Missouri, August 13. and back in
Champaign and Urbana, on Sunday,
August 14.
The camping trip will not bo all
on a pioneering basis, as they will
oat restaurant meals at various
points along the way, as they did
supper here Monday evening. Mr.
Lauchner is in charge of commissary
arrangements.
Each boy paid $53. .'0 as his sharo
of the cost of making the trip, and
Executive Allen estimated the area
council misrht be out as much as
$100 in addition to the $1,070 put ,
up by the boys. This is a decided
contrast to the trips made by Rev.
Murphree, former Louisville Metho
dist church pastor, where boys trav
eled as far from home as Washing
ton. D. C, and Jacksonville. Flor-
da, staying three to four weeks at
a total cost of hut $S to $14. The
budget for those trips did not per
mit of restaurant meals, however,
and there were no upholstered seats
on that heavily loaded trailer which
Rev. Murphree pulled behind his
Plymouth car. In fact, in the hills
Pennsylvania one year, the boys
not only walked up hill, but helped
to push the load. It is questionable.
however, which group will have the
most fun.
The Illinois group are roughing
t so far as sleeping is concerned.
occupying pup tents for shelter, or
lying in their blanket rolls under
the starlit canopy of the heavens.
It will be a great experience for all
of them and they will return home
impressed with the vastness of the
nation in which they live. It has
likewise been a pleasure to local
Scout officials to have had them as
overnight guests at Camp Wheeler on
their first night away from home.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Elden Hall are the
proud parents of a fine baby girl born
Saturday. Both the mother and baby
are doing fine.
