BTebr. Staff Historical Cdetj
Vol. No. LV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1939.
NO. G
Woman's Club
to Seek Aid for
Milk-Shoe Funds
Will Solicit Funs to Carry ' on This
Great Humanitarian Work for
Youngsters of City.
One of the most humanitarian acts
performed by any society or organiz
ation is the milk and shoe fund which
is being sponsored by the Plattsmouth
Woman's club. While the need is
very great in this community at this
time, the season of winter still being
on, it is the hope and intention of
every member cf the worran's club
that the drive be carried on in a
successful and well-thought-out man
ner. The Woman's club is extending
their appeal and pleas to the public
at large to help and support this
worthy cause; to give and maintain
the proper care and comfort that is
lacking in so many homes for the up
building and care of the children of
this city. Many of the children of
the community are forced to be out
of school and many of them are un
dernourished because of the lack of
proper foot apparel and the right kind
of diet. Each member who desires to
aid this worthy cause may do so by
contributing 25 cents or more if pos
sible toward this .fund. It is hoped
that this will be a city-wide project
and each individual and organization
in the citv are asked to join the Wo
man's club in their efforts to support
and continue this much-meded pro
ject. Anyone desiring to do so may
leave their contributions with Mrs.
Frank Mullen, treasurer of the Wo
man's club, and, who in the past man
aged so efficiently various drives, will
take care of the funds for the drive.
A li3t of all doners will be published
in the Plattsmouth Evening Journal
two times a week bo that everyone
may know how well the appeal was
responded to. The drive started im
mediately today when contributions
will be taken for this great human
itarian movement
FUNERAL OF CARL KOPISCHKA
The funeral services for Carl
Kopischka, old resident of the com
munity were held on Monday after
noon at the Sattler funeral home
and attended by the old friends and
neighbors of the family and the de
parted. Rev. J. C. Lowson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, conducted
the services and In his remarks
brought to the members of the fam
ily and the friends the thought of
the rich reward that is given those
who have believed in the teachings
of the Christian faith.
During the services Frank A. Cloidt
gave two of the songs which had been
favorites of the departed and his
family, "Beautiful Isle of Some
where" and "Sometime We'll Under
stand." Mrs. H. F. Goos served as the
accompanist for the songs.
The pall bearers were old time
associates in the shops and friends of
many years standing, they being
C. A. Johnson, John Ledgway, B. G.
Wurl, John E. Schutz, Joseph Llb
ershaf and Mike Lutz.
SUFFERS SEVERE FALL
From Tuesday's Daily
Bruce Jacobs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Jacobs suffered a severe
fall last evening while ascending the
stairway that leads to his home. The
young lad suffered a serious gash on
the forehead which required in
mediate medical care. Four stitches
were necessary to close the wound,
and, while he still feels greatly the
shock and pain, is showing rapid
improvement. The injury will neces
sitate his remaining from his activ
ities for a few days.
SELLS SCHEEL LAND
The report of the sale of a parcel
of land near Murdock belonging to
the John Scheel estate was filed in
the district court Monday by Charles
E. Martin. The land was sold under
the partition suit of Ruth Scheel et
al vs. Sophia Scheel, et cl. The sale
price of the land was $10,013.25.
This is a larger sum than at a pre
vious sale which was ordered set
aside by the district court.. The land
was bid In by Dorothy Koepper.
DIES IN MONTANA
From Monday's Dally
Minine and Louis Kissling of this
city received a message this morn
ing announcing the death of their
brother, Fred Kissling, which oc
curred Sunday afternoon at Great
Falls, Montana. Mr. Kissling was
born and reared to manhood in this
city, where he was engaged in work
ing for the Burlington in the shops
here for a great many years. He left
here with his family some fifteen
years ago and has since made his
home in Great Falls. It Is expected
that the funeral service and burial
will be at Great Falls. "
Packing Plant
Head Back from
Extensive Trip
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bernhardt Travel
Through Nine States on Busi
ness Trip and Outing.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bernhardt have
returned home from a very extensive
combined business and pleasure trip
which carried them through nine
states of the south and west.
Mr. Bernhardt is the manager of
the Norfolk Packing Co.. of this
city, took the trip to meet many of
the customers of the past and to con
tact a large number of new firms
End interest them in the fine products
of the local plant. The trip was very
successful and a large number of or
ders received that will carry the
Plattsmouth -canned products over a
wide territory. The shipping depart
ment of the local plant has been kept
very busy in handling the orders that
Mr. Bernhardt has been sending in.
On the trip they visited in Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas, Texas. Oklahoma,
Colorado and New Mexico, where
they found ready markets for the
packing house products. While visit
ing at Pueblo. Colorado, Mr. Bern
hardt was much impressed by the
optimistic attitude of the residents
there where a large steel mill is lo
cated and operating atfull strength
on orders that would carry them
through for over a two year period.
ATTEND K. OF C. MEETING
Several of the officers of the local
Council Msgr. M. A. Shine No. 1966
Knights of Columbus, attended a dis
trict meeting in Omaha February 19.
At this important meeting E. J. Bar
rett, representing the supreme coun
cil presided to inaugurate an inten
sive membership program, the pro
gram being a feature of "Enlist for
Christian Justice." Complete achieve
ment of the plan will greatly mag
nify the ability of the entire order
to extend its present aid to members
and others through the Crusade
of Christian Justice. More mem
bers make more power, x
Announcing the new program, Su
preme Knight Carmody stated: "It
presents a definite plan to increase
and strengthen our order, so that
with Catholic zeal and solidarity,
so essential in alleviating our pres
ent moral, social and economic ills,
the Knights of Columbus' may more
effectively aid in expanding the prin
ciples of Christian charity, justice
and good will among men."
The local council will give whole
hearted cooperation in the work of
enlisting Catholic men of America
for the Cause of Christian Justice.
Present at the meeting were Wal
ter H. Smith, John Bergman. John
M. Meisinger, Wm. H. Woolcott.
James J. Holy, F. A. Neugeauer.
HELD IN ASSAULT CASE
In the complaint charging Roy
Woods with assault and battery, the
defendant in county court entered a
plea of guilty. The court gave a sen
tence of ninety days in the county
Jail, this to stand suspended while
the defendant worked at his job dur
ing the daytime and' contributed to
the support of the family, reporting
each night at the jail quarters.
ATTENDS DISTRICT MEET
From Monday's Dally
- Mrs. Lora Lloyd Kieck, county
superintendent of schools, was in
Omaha today where she attended a
meeting of the second district coun
ty superintendents.
Plattsmouth
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Left to right: Front Row John
Jacobs, Ronald Rebal, Robert Hayes,
captain) Warren Reed, Donald Wall,
all seniors. Back row: John Tidball,
Joe Noble, Corbin Davis. Coach B. A.
Hoffman, Edward Smith, Carter
Murdock is
Winner of Cass
County Tourney
Show Real Endurance as Six Players
Battle Through the Entire
Series of Games.
Murdock won the Cass county
basketball championship for the sec
ond straight year by defeating Eagle,
28-27, in the finals at Elmwood Sat
urday evening. Murdock displayed
remarkable endurance as only six
boys were used during the tourna
ment.
Alvo, one of the strong teams in
the tournament, lost to Murdock in
the first round by the close score of
18-17, then went on to win the con
solation from Greenwood, 38 to 23.
Elmwood, which lost to Murdock
32-25, in the semi-finals, defeated
Avoca for third place, 29-23, and
Eagle took the second-place trophy.
Outstanding players included:
Guards: Gribble, Greenwood; Rulofz,
Alvo; C Weyers, Eagle; Rikli, Mur
dock. Centers, Ward. Murdock; Ron-
hove, Eagle; Nutzman, Nehawka.
Forwards, Bob Wayers, Eagle; Kell
er, Alvo; McDonald, Murdock; Wil
liams, Elmwood.
The four trophies awarded during
the tournament were provided by
the following towns: The first-place
trophy is provided by the Bank of
Avoca and which was awarded to
Murdock. The second-place trophy
was provided by the Chamber of Com
merce of Elmwood and which was
given to Eagle. The third-place
trophy, given by the Cass County
School Men's association, went to
Elmwood and the consolation, also
given by the association, went to
Alvo.
CARD OF THANKS
With the sense of the deepest ap
preciation we wish to thank the
many old friends and neighbors for
their many acts or kindness during
the illness of our husband, father
and grandfather, as well as for the
flowers and expressions of sympathy
at the time of his passing. Also we
wish to thank Rev. J. C. Lowson,
Mr. Cloidt, Mrs. Goos and those tak
ing part in the funeral services.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kopischka and Fam
ily. RETURNS FROM EAST
Prom Tuesday's Dairy
Mrs. Ruth Soennichsen, who has
been at Detroit for the past few
weeks, returned home last evening.
Mrs. Soennichsen was met at Omaha
by Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler, Jr.,
and waa brought on home by car.
R. W. KNORR ILL
Roy W. Knorr is confined to his
home suffering from the effects of
an attack of grippe which he suffer
ed the earlier part of the week.
High's 1938-39 Basketball Team
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Minor, Student Manager Bernard
Jackson. '
Five of the team have played to
gether since In the junior high,
Reed, Hayes, Rebal, Tidball and
Wall, while Jacobs, also a senior,
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
The World Day of Traj-er will be
observed in our city at 2 p. m. Fri
day, February 24 in the Methodist
church auditorium, sponsored by the
women's missionary pocieties and
auxiliaries of the various churches,
which have united in this program
around the world. The theme of the
service is "Let us put our Love into
Deeds and make it real." It is di
vided into six periods:
A period of praise ard thanksgiv
ing by German ladies. "
A period of recollection of Jesus,
Episcopal Auxiliary.
A period of penitence, by Christian
church women.
A period of dedication of gifts,
by Methodist societies.
A period of intercession by Pres
byterian Federation.
A period of dedication by the pas
tors. There wil be a brief review of
foreign fields where Christian women
of other nations are joining in pray
er and work and assuming respon
sibilities which the life of Christ has
put upon all. Also of the four proj
ects to which the offering of the day
is dedicated.
This meeting is open to any who
may wish to attend whether mem
bers of the churches or not. May all
find it a special blessing.
VISITS IN THE CITY
From Tuesday's Dally
Norman Ott, the genial advertising
and publicity director of the Lincoln
Telephone & Telegraph Co., was in
the city today to visit the local ex
change and calling on George Dob
son, Plattsmouth area manager. Mr.
Ott is. one of the staff at the main
office of the company and a very
busy figure in the carrying on of the
large advertising program of the
company over their territory. While
here Mr. Ott in company with Mr.
Dobson was a pleasant caller at the
Journal.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Henry F. Goos, who has just re
cently undergone a very serious oper
ation, is now back home and feeling
very much improved and It is thought
will soon be restored to his former
excellent health. He will recuperate
here for a time before resuming his
sork at the store.
SHOW FINE RESPECT
The workers on the WPA project
on Chicago avenue Saturday showed
a very fine token of respect and con
sideration when they ceased their
activities for the time the cortege
of Harriet Case was leaving the home
for the St. John's church and the
funeral.
HERE FROM OMAHA
Edward Donat, Jr., and son, Ed
ward III of Omaha were week-end
visitors here at the home of Mr.
Donat's parents as well as other rel
atives and friends.
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has played with the quintet for the
past three j-ears. Smith, Minor, Davis
and Noble will be among those
around which the next year team
must be built.
Cass County
Youth Given
Club Honors
Clyde Althouse of Esgle Named One
of Four Delegates From Ne- .
braska to National Meet.
Selection of four young Nebraska
farm men and women to represent
the state's 20,000 "4-H club members
at Washington next June was an
nounced here this week. This trip
to the national 4-H camp is the
highest honor awarded club members.
The four Nebraska delegates will be:
Clyde Althouse, Cass county; Mar
garet Miller, Cheyenne county; Har
old Stevens, Perkins county; and
Winona Francke, Lancaster county.
Margaret Miller, 19, has been in
club work 11 years. A real leader
in her western Nebraska community.
she was the Nebraska girl's room 4-H
champion in 1937. A 1936 graduate
of Sidney high school, has had many
activities to her credit.
Clyde Althouse of Eagle had earn
ed 34 achievement "certificates and
made approximately $3,200 on his
projects, including prizes, by the
close of his eleventh year in 4-H
work. Last fall Clyde showed the
grand champion 4-H fat barrow at
the Ak-Sar-Ben. Today, he has a
start in the purebred Hereford busi
ness.
Harold Stevens of Terkins county
first joined a 4-H pig club back in
1932. He has many other types of
livestock as well. Harold is now
president of the Perkins county rural
youth club, and has been on a state
championship 4-H crops judg
ing team. For the past two years.
he has served not only as a 4-H mem
mer but also as a local leader.
Minona Francke, Lancaster coun
ty, is 19 years old, and is now a
freshman in the Nebraska college of
agriculture. She won many major
honors during her eight years in 4-H
work. A Lancaster county 4 H health
champion, she has been enrolled in
canning, sewing, cooking, poultry.
girl's room and clothing clubs.
WILL VISIT IN CITY
Father Marcelles Agius, who has
been serving as chaplain at the Home
for the Aged at Kearney, maintain
ed by the Catholic church of the
Grand Island diocese, is here for a
visit with his brother, Rt. Rev. Mon-
signor George Agius. Father Mar
celles Agius will spend some time
here with the brother, resting and
recuperating.
UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY
James Allbee, well-known young
man, was taken to the Anton Kani
hospital Saturday where he under
went an appendectomy operation. The
patient was able to withstand the
operation very well despite his con
dition and is said to be Improving
rapidly.
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UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Wednesday's Dairy
Fred Geis, who was taken to the
Clarkson hospital recently, under
went a serious operation this morn
ing. Mr. Geis has not been in the
best of health for some time and it
was thought that an operation would
be necessary to relieve him of his
illness. The many friends and rel
atives hope he will rally from the
illness, and soon be on the highway
to recovery and be able to be among
his many friends and associates. His
son, Earl and wife of McCook are
here to be with the father during
his illness. 1
Former Platts
mouth People
Originate Dance
Robert Hager and Sister, Mrs. 0. E.
Farnham Originate "Muckleshoot
Stomp" at Long Beach.
Two former Plattsmouth nnd Lin
coln people have originated a new
dance that is going over in a large
way at Long Beach and Los Angeles,
California, the "Muckleshoot Stomp."
The dance originators are Robert
Hager, physical Instructor director
of the Tacoma. Washington schools.
and his sister. Mrs. O. E. Farnham
of 4443 Vermont street. Long Beach,
nephew and nieca of Mrs. A. L. Tidd
of this city.
The "Mucklesoot Stomp" Is the
adaption of a folk dance of the Red
Men, a tribal Indian dance given
modern words and music by the
brother and sister. The dance and
song is hailed as the logical suc
cessor of the "Big Apple," "Lambeth
Walk" and the "Jitterbug."
The dance was given its premier
at the Junior -College ball and in
which Dorothy Farnham, daughter
of Mrs. Farnham. was one of the
participants.
DEATH OF AGED LADY
From Wednesday's Daily
Mrs. Edward Svoboda, 86, a resi
dent here for many years, died this
morning at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. F. H. McCarthy and fam
ily, near Union. She has been in
failing health for the past few years
and in the last year has made her
home with the daughter. Her hus
band, Edward Svoboda, preceded her
in death early in 193S and since that
time she has been cared for at the
home near Union where every com
fort was given her declining years.
There is surviving the one daugh
ter.
The body was brought here to the
Sattler funeral home. The funeral
will be at 9:30 Thursday (tomorrow)
morning at the Holy Rosary Cath
olic church on west Pearl street and
interment at the Catholic cemtery.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL CAUCUS
Notice is hereby given to all
qualified voters that a School Caucus
for School District No. 1 of Cass
County, Nebraska, will be held in
the High School Assembly Room of
the Plattsmouth High School at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Wednesday
evening. March 1, 1939, at 8:00
o'clock pm. for the purpose of nom
inating candidates for election to the
Board of Education of said District,
two to serve for three years; and
one to serve for two years to fill
vacancy.
Dated this 21st day of February,
1939.
J. A. CAPWELL.
President Board of Education,
School Dist No. 1. Cass
Attest: County, Nebraska.
MARIE E. KAUFMANN,
Secretary
MRS. WILES OPERATED ON
Mrs. Howard Wiles of this city
was operated on Monday at the Meth
odist hospital at Omaha and at the
last reports she was doing Just as
well as possible under the circum
stances. The many friends are nope-
ful that she may soon be able to re
turn home and resume her usual ac
tivities. AN APPRECIATION
I wish to express my thanks to
my many friends for the lovely cards
and flowers I received while in the
hospital.
d&w BARBARA STANDER.
Dr. L D. Dieter
Tells of Condition
of Europe Today
Interesting Story Told of Rise of the
Dictators and Condition in
the German Reich.
From Wed nesflay's Darfy -
Dr. L. 1). DiPter, of Otoe, who
spent the past summer and early fall
in the central part of Europe and
who was at Vienna at the time of
the German union or occupation,
was a guest here last evening of the
Knights of Columbus and fpok at
the Eagles hall to a very fine group
of the Plattsmouth people. He was
introduced by County Attorney Wal
ter H. Smith, of the Knights of Co
lumbus. His talk, covering conditlonH in
Germany and Austria, was especially
interesting owing to its place in
world news, as was his explanation
of the Jewish situation at this time
and prior to the rise of the nti-
semetic sentiment in most of the
central European countries.
Supporting the Hitler regime has
been built up a great secret police
system that checks each person in
the nation and keeps careful watch
for any anti-nazi sentiment. This
body can arrest a person and act as
a court, they may teen a prisoner
away from right for court for as
long as they might wish as German
courts were wiped out In the first
days of the nazl sweep to power.
The press is merely the expression
of what the government permits to
be given out. in the crisis with the
Czechs all outstate papers bring for
bidden. The German papers play up
the American lynchings. murders or
gang stories as showing the condi
tions in the United States.
The speaker stated that while there
was fully seventy-five or eighty per
cent of the older Germans that did
not approve of the Hitler regime In
its entirety, they were held down by
the absolute hold that the dictator
had on the affairs of the nation. One
of the great factors of the success of
domination was the work of General
Goebbels. the minister of propaganda,
who had charge of the radio anJ all
day and night was broadcasting the
programs arranged for support of the
government.
Dr. Dieter pointed out the great
need of Germany for raw materials,
a need that had caused the u.se of
substitutes for foods and clothing as
well a3 many other things. Butter
was made from a preparation of fish
oil, clothing from goods manufac
tured from processes of working over
wood bark and also that synthetic
rubber had been tried out but waa
not so successful in view of the lack
of much of the raw material.
Germany, lacking finances, had
supported a larger part of their
armed program by the resort to the
barter system, trading their manu
factured goods to other nations, par
ticularly South America, for needed
raw material for manufacture ot
their war equipment ana ammunition.
The financial policy had been one
of short term domestic loans and
these were being renewed fror.1 ex
piration date to a new one and Jew
ish repreations also used to finance
the program of the reich.
Dr. Dieter was at Vienna when
the occupation was made, also in
the anti-Jewish uprisings. In this
regard the speaker pointed out that
in the time just following the World
war, a program of inflation had been
carried out, the Jews, having inside
information as to the inflation had
secured leases and options for pur
chase of German property, the re
sult being that they were paid for
In the depreciating mark and for
practically a small amount of for
eign Jew capital imported, the best
and most choice business "houses and
farms were possessed and the aryan
German left financially ruined by
reason of the forced sale. This had
laid the background for the move
ment against the Jews. In Austria
representatives of the nazis would ,
approach the aryan merchant or
business man with the plan to rid
him of the Jew rival through the
nazl movement. In Vienna at the
time of the occupation the larger
part of the professions, physicians
and surgeons, lawyers had been Jews,
the courts filled with Jewish Judges.
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