Nebr. State Tntcrical Society Vol. No. IV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1939. NO. 69 S. S. Gooding, Veteran Railway Employee, Dies Resident of Plattsmouth for a Great Many Years and Long a Familiar Figure in This City. From Thuradtya rarrj Sidney Seymour Gooding, 76, vet eran Burlington employee, passed away last evening at 5:55 at the home of his son, Everett LeRoy Good ing, on Rock street, death coming after an illness of several weeks and a long period of failing health. To hundreds of Plattsmouth peo ple Mr. Gooding was a familiar figure and a man that had possessed a very large circle of friends, who had long known his pleasant greeting and association down through the years that he lived here. Mr. Gooding was born December 20. 1862, at Kewanee, Illinois, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Good ing, but the greater part of his life time was spent in the west where he was married and reared his family. He was married at Boone, Iowa, in 18S4 to Cynthia Ann Richardson, who with one daughter, Estella, have preceded the husband and father in death. The family came west to Colorado where they located for some time and later moved to Missouri where they resided for a number of years and then moved to Plattsmouth. Mr. Gooding entered the employ of the Burlington railroad in 1898 and was for many years employed in the store department of the rail road at the local shops, serving faith fully and well his employers and in the last few years has enjoyed his retirement from active service. Since retired by the railroad Mr. Gooding has enjoyed traveling a great deal and his visits have taken him to many parts of the country and particularly the middle west. Mr. Gooding was a member of the Christian faith with' which he was affiliated at Captain Linger Mills, Missouri, at the age of thirty-two. There is surviving his passing his son, Everett LeRoy, two grandchil dren, Clifton and Evelyn Lee of this city; one brother, Frank Gooding of East Liverpool. Ohio, as well as a large number of nieces and nephews, and an aunt. Mrs. Eliza beth Oliver, 89, of Marshalltown, Iowa. GIVES TALK ON READING From Saturday's tJalty This morning at the district court room, Calvin Reed, of the Peru State Teachers college, held a meeting for teachers interested in the course of study that is being made available by the college. This is a three hour college course and brings out the im portance of reading for the teacher and the student. It is planned to deal with the difficulties that the students have in reading. It shows the need of the teacher to analyze each first grade student as to their realization of the reading necessity for the young student and if they are ready to take up this branch of edu cation. The course also presents the proper use of reading. These study classes are to be held each Saturday morning at 9:30 at the Cass county court house and are under the sponsorship of the county superintendent. MAKES FINE APPEARANCE The Plattsmouth high school band was a fine entertaining feature at the football game Friday evenng between the Valley and Plattsmouth teams at Athletic park. The members were very attractively uniformed in white trousers, blue sweaters with the white suspenders and caps.. The band gave a fine program of music and. drills, under the direction of -Mr. David Fowler. DAUGHTER TO DAVIS FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Burr R. Davis are the parents of a daughter born to them at Wayne, Nebraska, Thursday afternoon at 1:30. This is the sec ond child born to them and the little Miss is a granddaughter of Mr and Mrs. John Vallery of this city and Mrs. Edna Davis of Wayne. Mrs. Davis was formerly Miss Mary Ellen Vallery. HERE FROM LOS ANGELES Dr. Albert A. Fricke, of Los An geles, is here to enjoy a visit with the members of his family in this section of Nebraska .and also the many old time friends. Dr. Fricke has been located in the west for a great many years and is one of the leaders of his profession in that sec tion. While here he will visit his brother, Edwin A. Fricke, at Ash land, as well as his sister, Mrs. Rus sell Harris and family at Omaha, as well as the relatives here. Dr. 0. C. Hudson is Secretary of Nebr. Osteopaths Local Physician Well Known Over the State is Honored by Mem bers of His Profession Dr. O. C. Hudson, of this city, has been honored by the Nebraska Osteo pathic Association by being selected as the secretary of the association, a very much deserved honor for his years of service in the profession. The association at their meeting at Hastings elected the local physi cian to the staff of the state officers. which carries with it a great deal of responsibility and work. The secretary will have charge of all the correspondence and office work for the organization at his of fice here, which, with his large prac tice, will entail a great many sacri fices of time. In his official capacity, Dr. Hud son will be required to attend the district, state and national meetings of the organization. The many friends of Dr. Hudson here are very happy to learn of his selection to this important office, as it is a pleasing recognition of hi3 line work and outstanding service in his profession. ' HERE FROM WYOMING From Thursday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. John Speck and son, Ted, with Carl Speck, arrived last evening from their home at Casper, Wyoming, to spend a short time here at the home of relatives and old friends. They have been at Sioux City, Iowa, to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fi td H. Speck and family, com ing on to this city to visit Mr. and Mrs. Eerett Gooding and family and Ha' iv Speck. Carl Speck, who was so severely In jured last December in an auto wreck in Wyoming, is still compelled to get around with the use of crutches, but i3 showing much improvement and it is hoped will soon regain the full use of his left leg that was so badly shattered as the result of the accident. He is still undergoing treatment. FUNERAL OF E. M. POL LARD HELD AT NEHAWKA The funeral of the late Hon. E. M. Pollard who passed away at his home in Lincoln last Sunday after noon, was held from the Nehawka Methodist church Wednesday after noon. A large concourse of friends and relatives attended the last rites. Mr. Pollard was born in Nehawka and grew to manhood there. He moved to Lincoln about twenty years ago. He was ever active in the wel fare of his local community and ac tive in politics, serving his state and county in congress and was during that period ever working for the welfare of Nebraska and represented the first district in a very capable manner.. He made many friends over the entire state. MRS. SCHUETZ BETTER Mrs. Herbert Schuetz, who has been bedfast the last few days. Is showing considerable improvement at her apartment in the Coronado apartments. Mrs. Schuetz has been very ill and she is being cared for by Miss Edith Mason, who also is assisting in the household duties. , ATTENDS CONFERENCE Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom of the local assistance and welfare department, was at Lincoln Thursday attending a meeting of directors and workers in this department of the assistance program. Local People Return from the AL Convention Eugene 0. Vroman and Wife, Mrs. Helen Vroman, President of Aux iliary Have Fine Time. i Prom Thursday's Dall This morning Eugene O. Vroman, finance officer of the local post of the American Legion with Mrs. Vro man, president of the local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, re turned from Chicago where they have been in attendance at the na tional convention of the Legion. The Plattsmouth people report the convention one of the greatest and with great crowds and colorful and brilliant pageantry surrounding the gathering that had drawn thou sands to Chicago. They enjoyed a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Distill, former resi dents here, who were present repre senting Hobart, Indiana, post of the Legion, and also visited with Mrs. Vroman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. York and her brothers, Frank, Cecil and James York and their families, as well as at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Verdon Vroman, the former a brother of Mr. Vroman. Mr. and Mrs. Vroman were out to enjoy the great parade on Tues day and with the hundreds of thou sands of spectators spent the time in the early morning in the light rain but the clouds broke at noon to make the parade much more enjoyable. They had the opportunity of enjoy ing part of the parade from the Ne braska headquarters in the Stevens hotel, as it required seme fifteen hours to pass and the last marchers were reported in at 2 a. m. CONCERT PLEASES AUDIENCE From Friday's Dally The concert last evening at the First Methodist church presented by the students of the Philander Smith college, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was enjoyed by an exceptionally large audience of the local music lovers. This group of seven young colored' singers had a fine and well arranged program that embraced many of the stirring negro spirituals, given in the true feeling of their composers, an well a3 a number of the songs that had been requested and were so popular over the nation as a part of the negro musical theme, among these being ' Old Man River," "Deep River" and "Short'ning Bread." The beautiful and inspiring "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" was also one of the favorites of the large audience. The young college people are on a trip through the north and have ap peared at many of the Methodist gatherings over the nation. Philander Smith college is one of the leading colleges for the colored people in the south and has a rank ing among the leading educational institutions of the country. LEGION COMMANDER HOME From Friday's DalTy This morning George Conis, com mander of the local American Legion post arrived home from Chicago, where he has been since Sunday in attendance at the national conven tion of the American Legion. The commander found the convention most interesting as well as a lively and gay gathering of the service men and women of the nation. The convention was one of great import as held on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the breaking out of the World War, with another Euro pean war under way as the men who fought in the last war gathered to consider problems aimed to keep this nation out of the present conflict. While in Chicago, Mr. Conis was a guest of-friends and had the pleas ure of visiting with them as well as taking in the convention. SHOWS FR0SH PICTURE from Thursday's Dlly- An excellent picture of the fresh man squad of the University of Ne braska football team appears in the State . Journal this morning and among the players appearing are Ronald Rebal of this city, Leland Morrow of Murdock, Richard Harns- berger and Charles Lohr of Ashland, well known here. F. H. A. AIDS NEW HOMES Every three minutes, day and night, ground is being broken for a new home somewhere in the United States under the Federal Housing loan plan. Walter J. Wunderlich, of Nehawka, who is negotiating these FHA loans here, says! that Nebraska is holding well up to the average of other states in new home construc tion under this plan. It is pointed out that the fact that the borrower in many cases can borrow as much as 90 per cent of the value of house and lot for a new home is what is stimulating the home construction program. Death of John G. Wunderlich Occurs Sunday Long Time Resident and Prominent in Affairs of the County HI for Many Months. Sunday night at 10:30 at the fam ily home north of Nehawka. John G. Wunderlich, 73, passed away after in illness of many months and in which he has gradually been fail ing until death came to his relief. Mr. Wunderlich was long identi fied with the affairs of Nehawka and Cass county and was a gentleman that possessed a very large circle of warm friends who will share with the family the sorrow that his pass ing has brought. He was engaged in farming for the greater part of his lifetime and was one of the most successful farm ers in his section of Cass county. He moved with his wife into Nehawka some years ago and was for a time engaged in mercantile activities there until, his failing, health made necessary his retirement. Mr. Wunderlich was active politi cally as a democrat and was a leader in the party in the county and state and for many years assessor of Ne hawka precinct. When his health permitted Mr. Wunderlich was al ways a familiar figure at democratic conventions. There is surviving his loss the widow, two sons, Walter J. and Les ter Wunderlich, of Nehawka, three daughters, Mrs. F. J. Knecht, of South Bend, Mrs. Charles Adams and Mrs. Sadie Shrader of Nehawka. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the farm home north of Nehawka and the interment at the cemetery near the old home. COUNTY COURT HEARINGS A number of probate matters were before Judge A. II. Duxbury Friday and a number of pending estates were closed. In the estate of George A. Kaffen berger, deceased of this city, the final settlement was granted and the dis charge of Ola Manota Spacht, execu trix ordered. Final settlement was had in the estate of Andrew Zoz, deceased, and the discharge cf Martin and Joseph Zoz, administrators ordered. Hearing was had on the probate of the last will and testament of Rev. Herman Pieper, deceased, of Elm wood, and the document appointing August II. Pieper as the administra tor was admitted. Final settlement was had in the estate of Louis Lohnes. deceased, and George Lohnes, - the executrix dis charged. PLATTSMOUTH STUDENTS ACTIVE AT PERU NORMAL PERU, Nebr., Sept. 28 Virginia Trively has a part in the homecom ing play at the State Teachers' col lege here. James Sandin also has a part in the play. Virginia Trively is a member of the Dormitory Coun cil and Secretary of the Dramatic Club. Edna Mae Petersen is vice president of the Kappa Omicron Phi. DISTRICT COURT FILINGS In the office of the clerk of the dis trict court a divorce action has been filed by Ruth Babbitt against Homer A. Babbitt. The parties were married in this city in September 1938. Another action for divorce is that of Minnie Wilcox vs Homer Wilcox, the latter a non-resident defendant. Cass County Federation of Women's Clubs Convention to be Held at Murdock Evangelical Church Thursday, Oct. 5 Fine Program The sixteenth annual convention of the Cass County Federation of Women's clubs will be held at the Evangelical church at Murdock on Thursday, October 5th. Any lady in the county who wishes is invited to attend the convention and enjoy the fine program which will be given. The theme will be: "Educating Democracy for Human Welfare." County officers are: Mrs. G. R. Eveland, Elm wood, president; Mrs. J. M. Kokjer, Avoca, vice president; Mrs. John Hay, Elmwood, secretary treasurer. The morning session will open at 9 a. m., with registration, followed by the program below: rrelude, Mrs. Harmon, Weeping Water. Call to Order. Convention Singing led by Mrs. J. J. Cullen, Avoca. Flag Salute. Devotionals, by Rev. Harvey A. Schwab, Murdock. Welcome, Mrs. A. J. Tool, Mur dock. Response, Miss Evelyn Wolph, Past County President, Nehawka. Address, "Obligations of Citizen ship," A. H. Duxbury, County Judge cf Cass County, Plattsmouth. Presentation of Visiting Chairmen of Other Organizations. Response, Mrs. Lora Loyd Kieck. County Superintendent of Schools of Cass County, Plattsmouth. Announcements. Scholarship Loan Fund March. t NOON LUNCHEON " ' (Voting will take place dur ing the noon hour.) Program for the afternoon session as follows: Invocation, Mrs. Harvey Schwab, Murdock. Reading of Minutes. Group of Songs, Cass County Ex tension Clubs' Chorus. Presentation of State Officers. Response, Mrs. Walter Keichel, State President of Nebraska Federa tion of Women's Clubs, Tecumseh. Address, "Adjusting Education to Reality," C. S. Boucher, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska, Lin coln. Presentation of District Officers. Response, Mrs. Scott McGrew, President of First District, Louis ville. Trio, Eunice Kuehn, Pearl Reuter and Doris Bornemeier, Murdock. Nebraska Folk History Featuring the Omaha Indian, Mrs. Belle Coak ley, Elmwood. Reports of Committees. Invitation for 1940. Reading of Minutes. Adjournment. WILLIAM RUMMEL QUITE ILL William Rummel, one of the promi nent residents of Cass county, has been confined to his home on North Eighth street for the past few weeks and his condition is reported as quite grave at this time. Mr. Rummel a shoit time ago underwent an eye op eration and in the last few weeks has suffered from other complications that has made his case much more severe. DISALLOWS CLAIM Thursday the hearing of the claim against the estate of Charles F. Reichart occupied the greater part of the day in county court. The claim was that of Mrs. Katherine Reichart for the sum of $1,460 and was opposed by the estate. After the hearing of the evidence and argu ments in the rase, Judge Duxbury denied the claim against the estate. RETURNS TO SOUTH Canon W. J. H. Petter, wife and little daughter, have returned to the south to their home at Greenville, Texas, after a pleasant visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tritsch, parents of Mrs. Petter. Their visit here was much enjoyed by the old friends and- former parishioners of Canon Petter. LEAVES FOR CANADA Mrs. Lea Blais of Los Angeles, Calif., who has been spending a ten day visit with Mrs. M. E. Phlllipson at "River View Farm" has continued her journey to Quebec, Canada where she will spend the winter, returning west in the spring. Mrs. Blais is an artist with the brush as well as de signing costumes and stage decor ations. A very charming lady and her visit was extremely enjoyed by Mrs. Phillipson. Eastern Star Entertains at a Chicken Dinner Event Honors Grand State Chapter Officers and Residents of the Nebr. Masonic Home Friday evening the members of Home chapter No. 189 of the Order of the Eastern Star entertained ,at an indoor picnic dinner for the officers of the Nebraska grand chapter of the order, as well as residents of the Ne braska Masonic Home, members of the families of the Star also being guests The members of the chapter had come with well laden baskets that iurnished a truly royal feast of the good things and which was very much enjoyed by the group that numbered some 200. The grand chapter officers present were Mrs. Frona Van Andel, Lincoln, grand worthy matron; William Coch ran, of Auburn, grand worthy pat ron; Mrs. Crabtree of Lincoln, grand chaplain; Mrs. Muriel Smith, Omaha; grand conductress; Past grand worthy matrons present were Mrs. Grace Annes, Omaha, Mrs. Margaret McPherson, Lincoln, Mrs. Ethel Thrope, Omaha, and Miss Cochran of Auburn was also in the party of visiting officers. A delightful program had been ar ranged following the dinner and which composed several musical of ferings, Mrs. L. S. Devoe and Mrs. R. W. Knorr giving a piano duet, Mrs. Helen Wescott Murdick and William E. Evers, a vocal Juet, Mrs. Henry F. Nolting, a piano-accordian solo, Raymond C Cook, a voc.al num ber and Jaunita Sigler and Mary Ellen Dill, a vocal duet. Later in the evening the visiting officers were called upon and gave short talks on the work of the order in the state and nation and expressing the pleasure of attending this annual event arranged by the Plattsmouth ladies. William F. Evers, superintendent of the Nebraska Masonic Home gave moving pictures of his recent trip to the west and which was very much enjoyed by the large group. A very large delegation from Ne braska City was here for the oc casion. ARMSTRONG GOES STRONG Kenneth Armstrong, former P. H. S. and Tarkio college football star, played most of the game at left tackle as the Newark, New Jersey Bears won their first game in the Ameri can professional league last Friday night. The Bears crushed the Union, New Jersey Rams 27 to 7 and the powerful Bear forward wall was re ported in Newark newspapers as "holding like a brick wall." Armstrong now weighs 251 pounds and is in top condition after several .veeks of training in which the squad of thirty-five practices from two to five hours a day. Friday night of this week the Bears will play their second league game against Danbury, Conn., and cn Sunday will meet the Brooklyn Eagles at Brooklyn, New York. The regular schedule lists thirteen games. If the Bears win the cham pionship of the northern division of the league they will go Into the championship playoffs in December. VISIT IN THE WEST From Friday's Daily County Attorney Walter H. Smith, with his friend, Raymond Fox, de parted this morning on a business trip to the west partjf of the state and will visit at Sidney and Alliance before returning. ,Want ads are read and almost invariaoiy oei results. Two Die from Injuries in Car Truck Crash Lillian Woods Wittliff, Formerly ot This City, and Elmer V. Duvall of Brownville Victims. From Saturday's Daily Friday night shortly after 7 o'clock death claimed the lives oC Lillian Woods Wittliff and Elmer V. Duvall, of Brownville, Nebraska, in an auto truck crash on highway No. 75, two miles south of Fort Crook. The car in which the two were riding, a coupe, driven by Robert Spargur, Jr., of St. Joseph, Missouri, crashed into the rear ot a truck driven by Mark M. Sheldon, Percl val, Iowa, as the truck was being driven off the highway to allow its lights to be fixed. Edgar Creamer of this city waa coming south at the time of the ac cident and was some distance north of the scene when he noticed tha lights of the car ahead of him sud denly disappear. A few minutes later he wa3 up to the scene of the acci dent and saw the car badly smashed as it had crashed into the rear end of the truck, the body of which was high enough to permit the front part of the car being driven under it, to a point where the top was badly mashed and crushed from the impact. As Mr. Creamer reached the scene. Spargur, the driver, apparently dazed and bleeding profusely, though not dangerously injured, had been able to extricate himself from the wreck age. Mr. Creamer, with the assist ance of other autoists who soon ar rived at the scene, extricated Duvall, who. was unconscious and fatally in jured, and Mrs. Whitliff from, the c$r. Iifrs. Whitliff had suffered a fractured leg and numerous head wounds from which she died later. Mr. Creamer was trying to aid Mr. Duvall, when he expired in his arms a very few moments after be ing taken from the wrecked car. Mrs. Wittliff was taken to Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs, where she died at an early hour this morning. Claims Blinded by Lights From the story of the parties who were able to relate the circumstances of the wreck, it was apparent that Spargur was on the right side of the road behind the truck which was also coming south and some distance ahead of Mr. Creamer. Spargur ad vised County Attorney Guy Tate of Sarpy county that the lights from a car approaching from the south had blinded him and he failed to see the truck into which he crashed. Shel don, the truck driver, stated he was driving his truck onto the shoulder at the side of the road when the crash occurred. Duvall, who was a construction engineer on the Brownville bridge project, and Sparger, an apprentice iron worker, borrowed the car from a fellow worker, W. D. Chapman, at Auburn. They had then gone to Om aha to secure Mrs. Wittliff and take her back to Auburn with them to attend a fish fry at the home of a sister of the deceased woman, Mrs. M. M. Muncie, being en route to Auburn when the accident occurred. The body of the dead woman was brought here to the Sattler funeral home to await the arrangements for the funeral. Mrs. Wittliff was a daughter ot Franklin Woods of this city and was married here cn July 1, 1939, at the Cass county court house, since which time she had resided in Omaha. In addition to the husband, Herman W. Wittliff, she is survived by the aged father, two brothers, Vern and For est Wroods of this city and the sis ter, Mrs. M. M. Muncie, of Auburn. RECOVERING FROM OPERATION Mrs. Ray Becker, wife of County Register of Deeds Ray Becker, is re ported as doing very well following her sinus operation at the Clarkson hospital at Omaha on Friday. It is hoped with the present improvement that the patient wall be able to return home the coming week. Wa can rurnisll you wrm ifuTH bar Stamps made to order at a price considerably below that you have been paying. Prompt service. If you need stamps, see us.