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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939.
NO. 42
Neb. City and
Auburn B. & L.
Ass'ns. Merged
Nebraska City Federal Savings &
Loan Association Acquires South
eastern Nebraska Assn.
At a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Southeastern Nebras
ka Building & Loan association of
Auburn on Tuesday, it was voted to
mcree their organization with that
of the Nebraska City Federal Savings
& Loan association.
Ey this transaction the Nebraska
City association acquires the South
eastern association's holdings in
mortgage loans and the Auburn com
pany will at once sell its remaining
real estate to convert all of their as
sets into cash to be distributed to the
stockholders.
The meeting was attended by rep
resentatives of the Nebraska state
department of banking who recom
mended the changes and the merger
as a fair and impartial means of
realizing at once the total value of
all assets without the necessity of
future overhead and operating ex
pense as an independent concern.
The Nebraska City Federal Sav
ings & Loan association has had a
great many contacts in Auburn in
recent years and has been engaged
in business in Nemaha county quite
extensively.
W. II. Fitzer. president and man
ager of the company, is a director of
the Federal Home Loan back of To
peka. Kansas.
AGED MAN DIES LAST NIGHT
From Tuesday's Dairy
Robert Farmer, 66, who has been a
resident of this part of Nebraska for
the greater part of his lifetime, died
lest night at the Austin' nursing
home where he has been cared for
during the past several months. Mr.
Farmer In addition to his poor physi
cal condition had suffered practical
loss of his eyesight and which has
made necessary his being under al
most constant care.
The deceased was born at Lincoln
on November 19, 1872 and has large
ly lived there and at South Bend and
Greenwood, being brought here from
the latter place when his condition
became such that he was not able to
'are for himself.
lie was formerly married and his
ciily known relatives are brothers
and a sister residing at distant
points.
He came to Greenwood the last
time In 1937 and remained there un
til he was brought here.
ASSISTS IN GOOD WORK
In the equipping of the baseball
team with new bases for use at Ath
letic park, Dick Nord, of this city,
has been joint sponsor of the proposi
tion with the Timm tavern and has
fontributed to the purchase of the
much needed equipment. Dick Is a
very enthusiastic baseball and kit
tenball fan and always enjoys the
national pastime.
MRS. JAMES TIGNER
ILL AT OMAHA HOME
Mrs. James Tigner. who resides
In South Omaha, Is very poorly at
her home where she has been bed
fast since Easter Sunday. Mrs. Tig
ner has been In poor health for some
line and today was taken to the hos
pital to determine' the exact cause of
her illness. Mrs. Tigner Is a sister of
Mrs. Otto Puis of this city.
ROE FILLING STATION
The Metcalf filling station at
Union was robbed some time Satur
day night of a small amount of
change which had been left overnight
in the place. The loss is estimated
not to exceed $2. A window to the
place was forced up and permitted
entrance of the robbers. Sheriff Joe
Mrasek was at Union Sunday to In
vestigate the case.
SOUTH DAKOTA FRIEND HERE
Morgan Davidson of Vermillion,
South Dakota was a week-end guest
here of Stephen Davis. Mr. Davidson
has spent the last three weeks in
Fort Crook where he is serving in
the ROTC and expects to be there an
other two weeks.
VISIT RELATIVES HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Galloway,
of Lincoln, were here Sunday for a
few hours to visit at the home of
Mr. Galloway's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
YV. A. Galloway and family and a
few of the old friends. Mr. Galloway
is now attending the summer school
at the University of Nebraska and in
the fall will resume his teaching
work at Jackson high school in Lin
coln. Mr. Galloway was very success
ful the past year in his work at Jack
son in teaching and also as an as
sistant coach in basketball.
New Pastor is
Installed at St
Pauls Church
Rev. Samuel G. Schick Installed in
New Pastorate by Rev. Walter
Kieker of Omaha.
The St. Paul's Evangelical church
was filled to its capacity Sunday eve
ning by the members of the congre
cation and friends of the other
churches to attend the installation
services of Rev. Samuel G. Schick,
who has arrived to take over the
local pastorate.
Rev. Walter Kieker, of Omaha,
vice-president of the Nebraska dis
trict was the installing minister and
gave a very tine sermon ntting to
the occasion of the entry of the new
minister into the new field of his ac
tivity.
During the service the choir of
the church gave several numbers.
Rev. Schick gave a short sermon
ette and remarks on the occasion of
accepting the new charge.
All of the Protestant ministers of
the city were present to Join in the
greetings to their new worker in the
local field.
Following the service a reception
was held In the parlore-of the church
arranged by the ladies organizations
of the church and at which time the
new pastor and family were formal
ly presented to the congregation and
the public.
Dainty refreshments of Ice cream
and cake were served by the ladies of
the church.
DISTRICT COURT NOTES
The case of S. S. Davis, administra
tor vs. J. W. Philpot, et al. was in
the third day of hearing in district
court before Judge W. W. Wilson
today. The court and the litigants
are checking over the reports of the
affairs of the business of Charles
Philpot.
A suit to recover trust fund was
filed in the district court today by
the Home State bank of Louisville
vs. Charles Parker, et al. The action
is one to recover a trust fund held
payable to E. C. Parker, the result of
the sale of real estate In Weeping
Water to Cora Whiteside, who had
made the payments of the money and
received the conveyance. The Ne
braska State bank of Weeping Water,
which has held the fund subject to
payment, has paid the money over
to the clerk of the district court in
the sum of $225 to await the de
stination of the person to whom the
fund should be paid.
RECEIVE NORMAL TRAIN
ING DEPARTMENT CASH
The office of State Superintendent
Charles W. Taylor has announced
that 137,767.20 in funds from his
department will be distributed among
the normal training departments of
the high schools of the state. The
amount that each school will receive
will be $277.70. Plattsmouth high
school is among those that will re
ceive the allotment from the state for
the normal school work.
ENROLLS FOR JOURNAL
G. F. Bornemeier, of Lincoln, mem
ber of a well known Cass county
family, was here Tuesday to look
after some matters of business at
the court house. While here he was
a caller at the Journal office to add
his name to the list of readers.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife, Mrs.
Stephen A. Reed, after this date,
June 26, 1939.
STEPHEN A. REED.
Four Inch Rain
Recorded in Rock
Bluffs Wednesd'y
Rain of an Inch and Some Wind Re
ported West of Murray and My
nard During Afternoon.
The lowering clouds that massed
in the south Wednesday afternoon
from 3 to 3:30 brought with them a
veritable deluge in the vicinity of
Rock Bluffs where a four inch rain
was estimated to have fallen in a
short time. The rain swept small
riverlets into the stone quarries that
are in operation in that section and
made travel very difficult on the
roads, several trucks being hung up
by the extreme rain and muddy
roads.
i ne torrential rain was accom
panied by a great deal of hail in
the vicinty of Rock Bluffs and some
crop damage is expected, altho it is
impossible to' fully estimate Just
what loss to the growing corn might
be. The waters on hillsides raced
down in riverlets through the fields
and the creeks in that section that
were mere tricklets of water earner
in the afternoon became raging tor
rents that were full from bank to
bank and In lowlands overflowed ex
tensively. The storm shifted to the east be
fore reaching this city where only a
slight sprinkle and a few hail stones
fell.
The rain storms were moving in
streaks as Omaha in the downtown
section had .86 of an inch in a short
time Wednesday and some sections of
the city reported very heavy hail
storms.
FIRST SOFTBALL GAME
From Wednedr' tially
The Tl nam's soft ball team played
their first game last evening with
the Plattsmouth Merchants baseball
team, and were defeated 8 to 0, by
the hardball players.
Les Thimgan hurled for the Mer
chants and gave only 4 hits, one of
which was a triple by Herb Schutz,
but he was kept from scoring, by two
Infield fly s that followed. Roy Tur
ner pitched for Timms and kept his
3low ball coming in and the boys that
were used to the hard ball were
striking too soon and hitting weak
ground balls. Much of the .Merchant
scoring was done as a result of errors
and wild throws.
This being the first game of the
Timm outfit they played commend
able ball and with more practice
should have a fine softball team.
TO ENTER HOSPITAL
From Tueaday'a Daily-
Mrs. Henry J. Donat departed this
afternoon for Omaha where she will
enter the Clarkson hospital for an
appendectomy. Mrs. Donat has not
been feeling bo well in the past week
and it is hoped to have the operation
at once to give her a permanent re
lief from the illness. The many
friends are hopeful that she may be
able to return home in a short tima
and resume her usual activities. ,
IMPROVES STORE INTERIOR
The Interior of the Rexall drug
store on South Sixth street, oper
ated by F. G. Frlcke & Co., has been
tven a thorough overhauling and
redecorating that makes it even more
attractive. The walls and celling
have been painted and in the light
tones makes a very attractive and
pleasant appearance. The light
colors of the paint makes the interior
much brighter and attractive, -v..
UNDERGOES BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Mary May Carter was a visitor in
Omaha Tuesday where she was called
to the Bedside of Mrs. Harry Kel
iey, a friend, who was injured very
severely -in an auto accident on
March 19th. The condition of the
patient was such that a blood trans
fusion was necessary and Miss Car
ter gave the needed blood for the
benefit of the friend.
Mrs. Don Swan of Nemaha, was
in the city over night as a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. James Bridgewater,
Sr., her uncle nad aunt. Mrs. Swan
has a daughter la an Omaha hos
pital and this morning was a visitor
there for a few hours.
TO TAKE FISHING TRIP
Prom Tuesday' Daily
Wednesday morning Joseph F.
Hadraba, well known druggist, with
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hadraba of Prague.
Czechoslovakia, and Edward and
Frances Hadraba are leaving for a
fishing trip to the Minnesota lake
country. They are to enjoy the fish
ing on one of the large lakes near
Rock Rapids, Minnesota, where they
have a cottage leased and where they
will make their headquarters for the
time they are in the north. They are
anticipating a very fine time and ex
pect to spend the time in catching
the many kinds of game fish that
abound in that locality.
Corporations
Boost Tax Pay
ment to Treasury
County Treasury Benefits by Payment
of Last Half Personal Taxes
by Large Corporations.
From Tueaday'a DatT
The sun was shining brighter to
day at the office of ; County Treas
urer John E. Turner as several of the
large corporations operating in Cass
county paid in the last half of the
1938 personal tax and boosted by
several thousand dollars the receipts
of the office.
The Northern Natural Gas Co. paid
over the sum of $2,303.03, as their
last half payment: the Natural Gas
pipeline Co. of America, paid their
tax of $1,596.18, while the Burling-
on railroad, which has been a large
taxpayer in the county for the past
sixty years, paid their last half tax
of $12,150.11 to the treasurer. The
Iowa -Nebraska Light & Power Co.,
local corporation, paid in their last
balf taxes of $1,706.80. .
SOCIAL CTRCIE CLUB
Another very pleasant afternoon
was spent by the Social Circle club
at the pleasant country home of Mrs.
Arthur Hansen and Miss Margaret
Moore. Our president, Mrs. Harry
Gobelman, called the meeting to or
der, and business, old and new was
discussed. The birthday song was
sung for two of the junior members.
Martina Sporer and little Kay Kaffen-
berger.
Mrs. Lloyd Scott, in her always
pleasing manner gave a portrayal
of the Nebraska Council of Home
Demonstration. AH enjoyed the talk
very much and felt they had really
missed something worth while by not
being at the council. Mrs. Scott is
member of the county chorus, also
i member of the Morray club.
The meeting was then turned over
to the music leader and the rest of
the afternoon was spent in singing.
Mrs. Hansen and Margaret Moore
then served a delicious lunch of ice
cream, cake, cookies and iced tea.
Several visitors were present and en
joyed the afternoon.
The next meeting will be July
11th at the home of Mrs. S. Y. Smith
with Mrs. Ben Albin assisting. Every
one come.
CLUB REPORTER.
LIBRARY TO CLOSE AT 8 P. M.
The local librarians. Misses Verna
Leonard and Olive Jones, are an
nouncing that during the months of
July and August the Plattsmouth
public library will close at 8 p. m.
instead of the usual winter and
spring schedule of 9 p. m. The pres
ent summer hours are 2 to 5:30 p. m.
and 7 to 8 p. m. The public is urged
to take notice of this change.
SOLDIER TEAM COMING
The management of the local
Plattsmouth Merchants baseball team
have made arrangements for ' the
team of Co. D, 17th infantry, at Fort
Crook, to he here Sunday afternoon
as the attraction at Athletic park.
Co. D has a very fast and progres
sive team that has shown well so
far this season.
GOES TO COLORADO
Miss Florence Fischer left Sunday,
June 25 to spend her vacation in
Colorado. She will visit her aunt
and uncle in Denver and also Colo
rado Springs. She intends to stay
in Colorado until the new school
term begins.
Cass County
Girl is Wedded
a
in
Arizona
Thelma LaVerna Dill Married to Dale
W. Scott of Glendale, California,
at Yuma, Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dill announce
the marriage of their eldest daugh
ter, Thelma La Verna to Dale AV.
Scott of Glendale, California.
The cpuple were united in mar
riage June 21, 1939 at Yuma, Ariz
!ona at the home of Rev. W. L. Sum
mers, Methodist Episcopal minister.
The bride attended Nehawka high
school and was a graduate of 1934.
Prior to her departure to California
she was employed for three years at
the Nebraska Masonic Home in
Plattsmouth.
The groom is a graduate of Glen
coe, Oklahoma high school, attended
Oklahoma A. and M. college and
served three years in the U. S. Ma
rines. At the present time he is em
ployed with the Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation at Burbank.
After a honeymoon in Southern
California and Mexico, the young
couple will live in Glendale.
CALLED TO FEDERAL POSITION
Matthew Miller, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ludwig Miller, of Omaha has
received the appointment to a post in
the department of the census at Wash
ington, D. C. and is expected to leave
that city on July 5th to take up the
new work.
Mr. Miller is a member of one of
the old families of Cass counuty, his
mother being formerly Miss Mathilde
Meisinger, ''at'jihter of th. late Mr.
and Mrs. Coni-vi Meisingrer nd he is
a nephew of J. E, P. A. rnd Miss
Laura Meisinger of this citv.
The. young man is a graduate of
the Central high school at Om.iha an J
has just finished two years of study
in the college of law of the University
of Omaha, His ability has been recog
nized in the selection for the appoint
ment to the Washington post and the
many friends of the family here will
be well pleased to learn of his selec
tion. CLOSE CALL FROM INJURY
Returning from a visit to her step
son. Andy Graves, at Bellevue, Mrs.
Anne Graves, of this city, seated be
side her son. Perry, who was driving,
was badly frightened at the explo
3ion of a firecracker in her lap, Sat
urday afternoon.
Having crossed the bridge and near
the turn north of the Masonic Home,
they were overhauled by a speeding
touring car. One of the occupants of
the touring car tossed a large fire
cracker through the open window
and It landed in Mrs. Graves' lap.
exploding as it struck her. The ex
plosion caused her dress to catch fire
and a good-sized hole was burned in
the front of her dress.
Unable to see the license plate
number and not recognizing the
party who threw the miniature bomb,
Mrs. Graves is faced with the neces
sity of paying for a new dress.
HEARS OF BROTHER'S DEATH
From Monday's Dally
D. M. Babbitt of this city received
the message this morning of the
death of his brother, Ralph Babbitt,
at his home in Lewistown, Montana.
Mr. Babbitt was greatly shocked by
the message and will join the others
of the family at Council Bluffs where
the body is being brought for Inter
ment at the old home.
SHOWING PLEASING CONDITION
The host f friends of Henry F.
Goos will be pleased to learn that
he Is Bhowlng fine reaction from
his operation on Monday at the
Clarkson hospital at Omaha. Mr.
Goos has showed excellent rallying
powers and it is hoped in a few days
will be well on the highway to re
covery. RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Lyle Horton has returned
home from a three weeks visit' near
Murdock at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wendt. She has been assisting in
the care of the Infant grandson for
the past two weeks.
WINS ESSAY PRIZE
The Nebraska Bankers association
have been offering prizes for the best
essays written on the subject, "Value
cf Local Banks to Their Communi
ties." In this contest Frank Lush
intky of this city was one of the
successful ones and has been awarded
a prize for his excellent paper on
the matter of the local banks. These
prizes wee awarded to students over
the state competing and Frank, a
member of the class of 1940 of the
local school, is one of the students
to secure this pleasing recognition.
Marvin Tritsch
is Assigned to
Marine Hospital
Will Take Up Internship at New Or
leans Hospital, Leaving Today
for New Assignment.
From Wednesday'' DUI
Dr. Marvin E. Tritsch, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Tritsch of this
city, left today for New Orleans,
Louisiana, where he has been assign
ed for internship in his dental pro
fession.
Dr. Tritsch will be at the United
States Marine hospital at New Or
leans, on j of the largest in the south
and where he w ill carry on his work
as a dentist. The assignment is a
very pleasing one as it gives a wide
field of work for the young dentist
and also there will be a number of
school associates also in service at
that place.
Dr. Tritsch was graduated from
the Plattsmouth high school in the
class of 1933 and later entered the
Creighton University college of den
tistryw here he was graduated with
high honors in the class of 1939.
The many friends here will be
pleased to know that he is to have
this fine opportunity to start his pro
fessional career.
TO BE RECEIVED BY COURT
The state supreme court on Friday
morning will receive the young law
yers who successfully passed the ex
amination of the Nebraska bar com
mission last week. The young attor
neys will be admitted to practice be
fore the supreme court. Among those
who will be members of the group
will be H. Madge Garnett. of this
city, James F. Begley, of Lincoln,
and Lyle Young Law ton, of Omaha.
Edward Baburek, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Baburek of Omaha also
passed the examination of the Ne
braska bar commission last week and
was admitted to practice before the
supreme court. The young man is a
nephew of Mrs. Frank Lepert and
Mrs. Adolph Koubek of this city, and
he intends to start his law practice
in Omaha.
RETURN FROM CAMP
Corbin Davis, Joe Highfield. Don
Bowman, Lars Larson and Vernon
Wright returned home Saturday
night from Lincoln where they have
been attending Camp Minis Kuia,
the official boys camp of the Corn
husker area of the Scouts. The boys
report a fine time and a very inter
esting program of activities.
HERE FROM PERU
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nolte were
at Peru Saturday, bringing back
with them their daughter, Kathleen,
Mary McCarroll, and Vivian Warner,
all students at the state teacher's
college, who spent the week end
here, returning Sunday evening to
their work.
TO CALL FOR NEW BIDS
The postal department which call
ed for bids for painting work at the
local government building, has re
jected the bids In order to provide
for additional work. The new bids
will be for painting Interior and ex
terior, roof repairs and new side
walks for the building.
VISITING IN THE CITY
Miss Ruth Panzer, of Ashland, is
in the city as a guest of her cousin,
Miss Jean Knorr at the Knorr home
on high school hill. Miss Panzer is
well known to many of the young
people here where she has been a
frequent visitor.
Dr. T. B. Lacey
to Head Institu
tion at Glenwood
Well Known in This City Where He
Often Visited Change Effec
tive July 1st.
It will be a great deal cf inter
est to the residents of this city and
eastern Cass county, that Dr. Thomas
B. Lacey, long a member of the staff
At the Iowa State Institution at Glen
wood, is to be made superintendent
of the large Institution.
The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune an
nounces that the appointment has
been decided upon and that Dr.
Lacey will take over the work of the
?tate plant on July ltt, succeeding
Dr. H. B. Dye, w ho has been In charge
of the institution for the past four
years.
Dr. Lacey, who Is 5S. was born In
Council Bluffs, being the third gen
eration of a prominent pioneer fam
ily of that city. His father was one
of the doctors who founded the Ed
mundson hospital in that city, and
was one of the men who established
Creighton medical college in Omaha.
The doctor received his early edu
cation in the Council Bluffs schools,
attended Cornell university, Ithaca,
N. Y., Southern California univer
sity and received bis medical degree
from Creighton. He took special
post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins
university, Baltimore, Md., and sup
plemented this training with two
years under Dr. Henry at the Lord
Lister hospital, Omaha, Neb., before
joining the medical staff of the State
Institution at Glenwood in the sum
mer of 1911.
He has since been continuously
connected with the Institution staff
and upon returning to active duties
it the close of the world war, was
made assistant superintendent, which
position he has held for the past 20
years.
Dr. Lacey is married to the former
Miss Alk-e Brinkman of Plattsmouth
and has two sons, Tom, who is em
ployed with .the Postal Telegraph
Co., at Grand Island, Neb., and
George, who will be a junior in Clc-n-
wood high school next year.
The doctor Is a member of the
Episcopal church. Masonic fraternity.
a charter member of the Glenwood
Rotary club, and has taken an active
interest in the civic life of the com
munity. He has rendered valued ser
vice as a member of the Glenwood
board of education and serves as a
director of the Glenwood Building
& Loan association.
He will assume the duties of super
intendent at the Glenwood Institution
with a thorough knowledge of the
responsibilities which the position
Imposes, and well qualified to dis
charge these duties by reason of
years of effective service he has ren
dered in the position he has occu
pied on the staff for some 28 years.
LEAVING FOR COLORADO
Miss Pearle Staats. member of the
local high school faculty, is to enjoy
a rest and vacation in Estes Park.
Colorado, leaving for there Tuesday
with her cousin. Miss Harriett San
derson, of Lincoln. The ladies are to
be joined later by other members of
the Sanderson family at their cottage
in this popular resort.
TO VISIT WORLD'S FAIR
Mrs. L. S. Pucelik. accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Ormsby of Omaha,
left Saturday morning for New York
where they expect to attend the New
i'ork world's fair. The ladles are
intending to spend the next two
weeks visiting and sight-seeing.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Wallace Terryberry returned
from the Methodist hospital to her
home in the Coronado apartments
Tuesday. She was accompanied by
her son, Paul Michael, who was born
on Thursday. June 15 at the hos
pital. TO VISIT AT AURORA
From Wednesday Dnj
Mrs. John Meislnger, Jr., left early
this morning for Aurora, Nebras
ka where she anticipates to visit
the next two weeks with her son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. It. O. Meislnger
and four children.