State Historical Society
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VOL. NO. LIV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938.
NO. 71
Sundstrom
Named Head of
Recreation
Local Civic Leader Accepts Position
Urged by State Offices of
Recreational Activities.
From Friday's Dally
Elmer Suudstrom, who has been
the superintendent of the Lyman
Richey Sand & Gravel Co.. here and
Louisville over a period of years, i3
to become the head of the Cass coun
ty Recreation Center, in full charge
of all of the activities of this import
ant eovernmental activity in the
Cass county communities.
Thi3 position was offered Mr. Sund
strom some time ago by the state
offices and directors of the recrea
tional work and it is very pleasing
to the friends of this worthwhile ac
tivity that he has decided to accept
the position.
Mr. Sundstrom announced today
that he will accept the position and
expects to enter on the discharge of
the work and to take a sear's leave
nf absence from the duties of his
supcrintendency position.
lie succeeds L. S. Devoe who very
successfully held the position during
the past summer season.
Mr. Sundstrom is well qualified for
the position and will give it real sin
cere thought and the fullest extent
of his exceptional ability. His long
experiance as an executive makes him
valuable in the associations with the
various persons who make up the
organization over the county and his
business ability will make him a
most practical administrator of the
office.
A great lover of sports and music
Mr. Sundstrom can be depended on
to make the program even larger and
better than it. has been in the past.
Other activities of his department
will include the handcraft work, the
winter program of songs and mu
sicals as well as the other recrea
tional features that has made the
Recreation Center a truly community
asset. His activities will cover all
of the recreational work over the
county.
The public can well feel very
pleased that Mr. Sunstrom has de
cided to take up this work and as
suring that it will have a hard work
ing and sincere man at the helm.
SUES FORMER CONSTABLE
In the office of the clerk of the
district court an action has been filed
in which E. M. Stewart is the plain
tiff and Harold C. Mehlig and the
Sun Indemnity company are defend
ants. It is stated in the petition that
the defendant Mehlig was appointed
as constable in Cass county by W. E.
Norris, justice of the peace. It i3 fur
ther stated that the plaintiff filed
two causes of action in the" court of
Justice Norris and that papers to col
lect the amount due was given to the
defendant Mehlig. It is allaged that
the .amounts were received but not
paid to the plaintiff and constitutes
a violation of the bond of Mehlig,
supplied by the Sun Indemnity com
pany. IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Miss Hazel Burley. of Omaha, niece
of Mrs. John Alwin of this city, is
very gravely ill at the Alwin home
here and under constant medical care.
Miss Burley has been suffering a
breakdown for some time and last
evening was brought here to the
home of .the aunt in the hope that
it might improve her. This morning
her condition became much more ser
ious and members of the family were
called here.
TO LEAVE FOR OHIO
Clark Finney of Stella is visiting
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Newton. After spending a
few days hefe he will go on to
Lorraine, Ohio, where he will visit
with hi3 sister, Alice Finney.
FEELS WELL PIEASED
Mrs. Flossie Redd of this city is
very much pleased over the recent
honor which was bestowed on her
son, Aulton Rolland, who was pro
moted to major in the University
ROTC.
ORDERED FROM CITY
Raymond Howard, who on Friday
morning received a fine of $5 and
costs for being Intoxicated, was
again discovered last night by the
night police and again he had been
wooing the fickle god Cambrinis, the
result being that once more he was
escorted to the city jail to repose.
Came the dawn, and Acting Chief
of Police Pickrell, who securing the
prisoner drove eastward over scenic
Livingston road to the lordly struc
ture that spans the mighty Missouri.
Pointing eastward to where the orb
of day was slowly rising, the acting
chief bade Howard go hence and
hereafter darken no more the gates
of the capitol city of King Korn.
Platters Win
from Sidney by
18 to 8 Score
With Sidney Leading at Half Time
Locals Come From Behind to
Score Win ; Play Fine Game
The blue and white banners of
the Plattsmouth high school football
team waved in triumph Friday night
over the field at Sidney, Iowa, when,
coming from behind the Platters
annexed an 18 to S victory and show
ed class in their work.
The Sidney team scored first by a
play around the local left end that
netted them a score but the conver
sion was not good.
Sidney secured their two points
when the ball was dropped by Platts
mouth and recovered by Sidney back
of the local goal.
A pass from Reed to Bill Stein-
kamp on the well known sleeper play
gave Steinkamp the chance to run
some forty yards over the Iowa line
for the first Platter touchdown, but
the try for extra point was not good.
With the score at 8 to 6 for the
Iowa team the Platters entered the
second half after the council with
Coach Hoffman, showing fire and
determination in their play that net
ted them the win.
Reed, who had a large part in the
game, carried the ball over for tne
first touchdown in the third stanza
of the battle when he skirted the
visitors left to plant the ball in the
coveted scoring position.
The Plattsmouth third touchdown
occurred when a Sidney pass was se
cured by the locals and which. Reed
carried over for the six points but
the attempt at conversion was not
good.
Coach Hoffman used two complete
lines in the game and both showed
well, and held against the attacks of
the Iowans as well as aiding the, local
ball carriers. Jones played a fine
gameon the line as did Sedlak. Smith,
center of the locals, was forced to
leave the game through, being knock
ed out.
The team looked good all of the
way through and the local fans who
were present in large numbers felt
well pleased with the Platters.
The coming week the Platters will
be hosts to the fast Ashland team
that has set a great record this year.
The Ashland game will be under
the lights here.
HERE FROM WABASH
A delegation of the residents of
the vicinity of Wabash was here
Wednesday afternoon to meet with
the board of county commissioners.
They were desirous of securing ad
ditional graveled roads in their sec
tion of the county to fill a long felt
need in an all weather surfaced
road that would permit them getting
to and from their homes in the bad
weather.
ST. PAUL'S AID ELECTS
From Friday Dally
The Ladies' Aid of the St. Paul's
church met yesterday afternoon at
the church for a business and social
meeting. Election of officers was
held and Mrs. Ed Tritsch was elected
president; Emma Hirz, vice-president;
Mrs. Henry Born, secretary;
and Mrs. George Kaffenberger, treas
urer. Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Mrs. George Kaf
fenberger, Mrs. Chris Tschirren and
Mrs. John Woest.
High School
Band Shows Fine
School Spirit
Band Under Direction of David
Fowler, New Instructor, Has In
tensive Marching Drills.
From Friday' Dally
The beat of the drum and the
blare of horns at an early hour
these mornings confirms (the rumor
that the high school band is devoting
much time to marching practice.
Band Instructor Fowler, new high
school music instructor, states that
the combined efforts of parents and
pupils ' have resulted in fully at
tended rehearsals.
The band will make its first ap
pearance in support of the football
team at the first game with Ash
land on October 14. That the band
is a vital element in the promotion
of school spirit is felt by many and
it is hoped that the good work will
continue.
The organization numbers thirty
six and is made up of the following
students: Clarinets: Arthur Skalak,
Ralph Stata, Whipple Leonard, Wil
liam Ilitt, Juanita Sigler, Marvin
Peterftit, Richard Livingston, Stan
ley Lepert; Altos: Richard Hitt. Ed
win Steppat, Robert Nichols; Saxo
phone: Lars Larson; Baritone: Elea
nor Giles, Katherine Strickland;
Trumpets: Maiden Allen, Norman
Baker, Katherine Barkus, Raymond
4Evrs, Delores Gradoville, Edward
Hiber, George Jacobs, Carter Minor,
Joe Noble, James Sandin, Granville
Sigler, Sanford Short, Don Martin,
Allen White; Trombones:' John Ja
cobs, Stephen Devoe, Howard Baker,
Joe McMaken; Bass: Ted Libershal;
Drums: - Ralph ' Parkening, Laverne
Rice: Cymbols: Troy Cotner; Drum
Major: Carey Marshall. .
A HAPPY GATHERING
Last Sunday, Oct. 2nd, 'a merry
group motored out to the home of
Mr. and Mrs., Toney Boardman at
Louisville, all taking lunch baskets
of fried chicken and other good
things to eat. Everyone had a very
nice time and many games were play
ed, also a number of pictures taken.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Gusf Grauf, Lenis, Edward and
David, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Campbell,
and Robert, Seiver Anderson and
Mrs. Mae Hansen, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Heineman, Donabell, Dorothy
and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs- Harry
Stanhope, and Jeanie, Mr. and Mrs.
Coye Ackinson, Barbara, Ronnie and
Gertrude, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fitch
horn and Dickie, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Grauf, Raymond, Jr., and Caro
lyn, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Meisinger,
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Hansen, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Grauf, Leroy, Minnie,
Dorothy. Arlice, Ethel and George,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Campbell, Wau
nita and Harlan, Glen Kohrell and
Alford Conn, Mr. and Mrs. Toney
Boardman, Vernon, Elnor, Larry and
Peggy Lou.
DEATH OF BABE
From Thursday's Dany
This afternoon the funeral of
Vernon Frederick Stull, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Frederick
Stull, of Omaha, was held at the
Oak Hill cemetery. The babe died at
Greeley, Colorado, where the family
have been making their home and
was brought back to Omaha, form
er home of the parents. After the
services in Omaha the body" was
brought here for interment.
The Stull family are former resi
dents of Plattsmouth.
CLUB HAS MEETING
From Friday's Dally
The "Stitch It Quick" sewing club
which was organized by the South
Park girls and Jessie Steinkamp as
sponsor, a week ago, met last night
for their second meeting at the home
of Lunetta Falk.' They had two honor
members present from Weeping Wa
ter who were Dana Baird and Paul
Meyers.
ATTENDS FUNERAL
County Treasurer John E. Turner
was In Elmwood Friday where he
attended the funeral services of F. J.
Fitch, an old time, friend .and a
neighbor of the Turner family.
RETURN TO HOME HERE
Mrs. Arnold Meisinger and infant
son are now home from the hospital
at Omaha where the little son was
born and the family is now reunited
at the farm home west of the city.
The mother and little one are do
ing fine and the occasion is a most
happy one to the family. The young
man is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Meisinger and Mr. and Mr3.
Albert Murray and is a great grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark lies, old
time residents of this part of Cass
county.
Local River
Dock Attracts
Much Attention
Only Completed Dock North . of
Kansas City; Number Visit Here
to Look Over Structure.
The, Missouri river dock, the first
completed structure of its kind .on
the river north ot Kansas City, is
attracting a great deal of attention
from communities that have in mind
similar structures when the river
navigation program opens.
A delegation from Whiting, Iowa,
was here to look over the structure
and the warehouse which is a part
of the equipment for handling the
shipments from barges when the river
is open for traffic as is confidently
expected in the next summer and
fall.
The Iowa visitors are greatly in
terested in the matter of river navi
gation and while their town is ten
miles from the Missouri river they
are anxious to(see that proper steps
are taken to care for the demands
of river transportation. They are
planning on. the building of dock
facilities at OnawaC'lowa, on the
river and from there to have a hard
surfaced road from the dock on Into
Whiting to permit the full use of
the cheap transportation charges of
the river shipments. The Iowa people
were much impressed with the local
dock and made many notes on the
matter of construction and location.
With the Omaha dock facilities
upset by the PWA ruling it has been
suggested that the metropolitan area
use the local dock as their port of
entry for river transportation.
Kansas City is taking full ad
vantage of the river transportation
from St. Louis and down other points
south and east and there is no rea
son why the upper reaches of the
river, now well improved through
the six year program of river work,
should not also be having the ad
vantage of the transportation in the
coming spring.
URGES SAFETY MEASURES
R. D. Fitch, Jr., county surveyor,
who Is also a member of the Ne
braska Safety Council, has given out
a new safety bulletin and which is
intended to protect the children in
the rural districts who walk to and
from their homes to school along the
highways and graveled roads:
"All automobile and truck oper
ators please take note of the large
nuirfber of school children that have
to walk along public and state high
ways, that are gravel.
"You no doubt have deep checks In
your windshields that were caused
from a fragment of gravel thrown
from a passing vehicle's wheels, If
the glass was broken or cut, what
about a child's eye or face when the
same fragment hits them?
"We have school slow signs in the
vicinity of the schools, but when
you are passing a group of children,
please use the slow precaution and
have your car under full control so
as to avoid any accident."
VISITS SICK SISTER
From Friday's Daily
Mrs. Mike Lutz departed
morning for Omaha where she
this
will
visit her sister, Mrs. Mary VanWie
at the hospital. Mrs. VanWie has
Just undergone an operation for gall
stones and is now recuperating very
nicely and it is hoped will soon be
able to be returned home and re
stored to her former good health. .
HARVEST HOME DINNER
The Harvest Home dinner will be
held on Sunday, October 15, at the
Lewiston Community-Center at noon.
Farmers Name
Committees for
1939 Program
East and West Rock Bluffs Select Of
ficers and Committeemen for
Handling of Pdcgram.
J. L. Stamp was named precinct
chairman, and Mike Kaffenberger
and Major I. Hall were elected com
mitteemen and Fred Campbell al
ternate respectively, when about fifty
farm owners and operators of East
Rock Bluff precinct met at the Rock
Bluff school house Friday evening
for the annual precinct organization
meeting under provisions of the agri
cultural conservation program.
Major Hall, who has served as pre
tinct chairman the past year, pre
sided over the meeting.
Alfred Gansemer, county chair
man of the Agricultural Conservation
association, was present to explain
features of the 1939 agricultural
conservation program. The crop in
surance program was also discussed
as well as provisions of the wheat
and corn loans now available to
farmers of Cass county.
Mr. Hall was elected as delegate
to the county convention to be held
at the county office October 19, 1938
to elect the 1939 county committee.
West Rock Bluff Precinct
Alfred Gansemer was elected pre
cinct chairman, Glen R. Todd elect
ed vice chairman, James I. Deles
Dernier was elected regular member,
W. A. Minford, first alternate, and
Otis T. Leyda, second alternate.
About 45 farm owners and ten
ants of West Rock Bluff precinct
met at the Murray garage .Thursday
evening for their annual precinct
organization meeting under provi
sions of the- agricultural conserva
tion program. Alfred Gansemer who
has served as precinct chairman and
is now county chairman, presided
over the meeting. John B. Kaffen
berger, member of the county com
mittee, was present to explain the
features of the 1939 agricultural
conservation program. The crop in
surance program was also discussed,
it being stated that Cass county un
der the supervision of Evan H. Arm
strong have issued approximately
eleven hundred applications in Cass
county. Mr. Kaffenberger who is the
supervisor of the wheat and corn
loan department also discussed the
wheat and corn loans.
Alfred Gansemer was elected as
delegate to the county convention,
and Earl Amick was elected as alter
nate delegate. Each precinct will
elect one delegate to attend the coun
ty convention which, will meet Octo
ber 19th to elect county committee
for 1939. .
MORE WANT ROCK SURFACING
Additional applications for rock
surfaced streets in the residential
district of the city are coming in
the past few days, since announce
ment that the initial project will be
made up by the end of this week and
forwarded to Lincoln for approval.
The city's proposal to put in the
rock surfacing, including grading and
adequate draining at a cost of 12
cents per running foot of abutting
property on uncurbed streets and 10
cents per foot on curbed and gut
tered streets, and pay for the inter
sections, is proving popular with the
property owners and now upwards of
ten blocks have been applied for.
The work is done by government
paid WPA laborers, which makes it
possible to quote the low price an
amount that would no more than
pay' the cost ol the rock at the
quarry, were it put in by contract.
Applications received by Mayor
Lushinsky up to Saturday night will
be included in this initial residen
tial section project.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
Thursday night Raymond Howard,
giving his residence as Ottumwa,
Iowa, was arrested by the members
of the night police force on a charge
of intoxication.
This morning before Judge C. L.
Graves he was arraigned 'and made
a plea of guilty to the charge and
was given a fine of $5 and costs
which was paid and he -sent on his
way.
OLD RESIDENT HERE
Mis3 May Donnelly, a member of
one of the pioneer families of this
city, was here today for a few hours
looking over old scenes and visiting
at Oak Kill cemetery where members
of her family rest. Miss Donnelly
has been a worker in the mission
field for the Presbyterian church
and has just recently returned from
London.
Miss Donnelly is a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. James Don
nelly, who made their home here
in the eighties and early nineties
and will be recalled by the older
residents of the community. The
father of Miss Donnelly was a part
ner in the firm of Matthews and Don
nelly in the hardware business.
Plattsmouth
Lady Has Fine
Trip to Canada
Mrs. A. H. Duxbury, Mrs. Chris Metz-
ger of Omaha and Mrs. Neal Hall
of Harlan, Iowa, on Trip.
From Friday's Dally
Mrs. A. H. Duxbury returned last
evening from a pleasant two weeks
motor trip to Canada and the north
woods country of Minnesota, a trip
that took the pariy through wonder
ful scenic spots of the northland.
Mrs. Chris Metzger of Omaha and
Mrs. Neal Hall of Harlan, Iowa,
comprised the other members of the
party.
On driving to the north the party
stopped at Carroll, Iowa to visit a
wonderful grotto which is maintain
ed by the Catholic parish of that
place, and also at the Iowa State col
lege at Ames for a short time, this
being one of the great engineering
schools of the middle west.
The party reached Minneapolis
and here Mrs. Duxbury met Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph H. Anderson, former resi
dents here, and she was also a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland
S. Duxbury, she haying enjoyed a
friendship for some time. They have
a very beautiful home and Mr. Dux
bury is one of the leading attorneys
of Minneapolis, while Mrs. Duxbury
is the national historian of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion.
From Minneapolis the party mo
tored to Duluth and thence along a
ninety mile drive along Lake Super
ior to Port Arthur and Port William
on the Canadian side of tne laite.
Here they found much of the old
world English atmosphere and spent
some time in looking over the many
points of interest there.
The return trip was made through
Minnesota and to Ely, a fine journey
through the great woods where the
frost has painted with a magic brush
all of the glorious colors that the eye
might feast upon. The party also
visited the Minnehaha falls and Lake
Minnetonka, two popular spots for
the tourists.
HERE ON BUSINESS
Wednesday afternoon George and
Guy Crook, of the Monarch Engineer
ing Co., of Falls City were here to
look after some matters of business
at, the. court house. The Monarch
company for a number of years hand
led the bridge construction work for
Cass county and also had several pav
ing contracts here.
The Monarch company had the
misfortune Tuesday night of having
their offices burned at Falls City
and which destroyed a great deal of
valuable property, much of which
was not covered by insurance.
VISIT AT CHICAGO
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pickens re
turned this morning on the Ak-Sar-Ben
from Chicago where they at
tended the second game of the world
series. While they were In the city
they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Douthit. Mr. Douthlt is an
uncle of Mrs. Pickens.
ROBERT PATTON IMPROVED
Robert Patton, who has been 111
for the past week, is reported as be
ing much Improved. He is able to
be up most of" the time and to get
around the house. -
Armistice Day
Program with
Able Speaker
Twentieth Anniversary of Cessation
of World War to be Marked
by Public Meeting
From Friday's DaOy
Plans were made at Ta:t night's
Legion meeting for celebrating Ar
mistic day now a national holiday
and twentieth anniversary of the
cessation of hostilities during the
World war, in appropriate manner.
County Judge A. H. Duxbury was
named by Commander Ofe to secure
a speaker Tor the occasion ana tne
posts Americanism committee, com
posed of J. A. Capwell, John Turner
and Raymond Larson will have in
hand the lining up of the balance of
the afternoon program, to be held at
the community building.
In the forenoon at 11 o'clock
the exact hour when hostilities
ceased Legion speakers will appear
in school rooms of the city to bring
students a better understanding of
the Armistice and what it meant to
armed -forces both at home and on
the battlefronts of shell-torn Eu
rope. Tnis nas oeen an annual prac
tice and will not be discontinued.
The post voted to request stores
of the city to close that afternoon.
and that all attend the program
in commemoration of twenty years
of peace in America.
Also Discuss Convention
District convention plans came In
for considerable discussion despite
the absence of Fred Liebers. district
commander, who had expected to be
here.
The business session, from 1:00 to
3ft-(November 30) will be given
to serious-minded deliberations, re
ports,--etc.
At 4:30 the parade is scheduled
to form and marcn tnrougn me
business section. In the evening, a
banquet for visiting Legionnaires is
to be held at the community build
ing, followed by a dance.
The Auxiliary is also holding its
district convention the same date.
Convention committees are to be
named and Commander Ofe and a
group of Legionnaires will attend the
October or November meetings of
many twelfth district posts to bring
their members a picture of the en
tertainment to be provided at the
Plattsmouth convention.
Twice before Plattsmouth has been
host city to district meetings, in
1926, 1932 and now In 1938 each
six years apart.
Scout Picnic Hallowe'en Night
Scoutmaster Raymond Larson in
formed the 22members present that
the Legion sponsored Scout troop
will hold its annual Hallowe'en eve
picnic at the Scout cabin at Camp
Wheeler, taking the boys out of
town and beyond blame for any
uvenile depredations that may oc
cur.
Director C. A. Marshall stated the
Junior jrum corps will attend the
Creighton-Oklahoma game Saturday
night, putting on their drill Just be
fore the opening of the game.
Following adjournment of the
business session. Judge Duxbury
showed moving pictures taken at the
state convention at Fremont early
in August.
ATTEND GLENW00D MEETING
From Friday Dally
Last evening an auto load of mem
bers of the local Rotary club were
at Glenwood to meet with their
friends of Mills county. R. W. Knorr
and John P. Sattler, Sr., were there
to make up their attendance, lost
Tuesday while celebrating the open
ing of No. 34 highway at Seward,
Frank A. Cloidt and Superintendent
S. Devoe also joined in the visit
to Glenwood. Mr. Cloidt was pressed
Into service to lead the Glenwood
club in their songfest.
VISIT AT SULLIVAN HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan,
Delma McVey and Ruth Matz, of
Omaha, were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sulli
van, south of the city. They enjoyed
very pleasant visit at this hoa-
itable country home.