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Uebr. State Historical Society 0 Vol. No. LV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1939. NO. 89 Minniear-Baier Wedding Held at Early Hour Today Parsonage of First Christian Church Scene of a Lovely Early Morning Ceremony. From Thursday's Dally The parsonage of the First Chris tian church was the scene of a very charming early morning wedding to day when Miss Frances Minniear, daughter of V. C. Minniear of this city, was married to Mr. Sterling I. Baier, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Baier, of Avoca. The marriage lines were read by the Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the church with the impressive ring cf icmony being used. The young people were "attended by Miss Evelyn Gooding of this city Afi bridesmaid and Roger Nelson, of Omaha as the best man. The bride wore a gown of black velvet and dusty pinlq chiffon, with matching accessories. She also wore a corsage of red roses. Miss Gooding was gowned in pastel blue silk and wore a corsage of crystal chrysanthemums. Mr. Baier wore a dark blue busi ness suit and a boutonniere of white chrysanthemums. Mr. Nelson wore a dark gray suit and a boutonniere of lavender chrys anthemumsr After the wedding the bridal party departed for Omaha where they are to make their home in the future and where the groom has been employed for the past several months. The bride is one of the popular young women of the community f where she has grown up and gradu- ated in the class of 1938" of the Plattsmouth high school. She has been a very active leader in the re ligious and social life of - the local Christian church and where she will be greatly missed. " The groom is a member of one of the prominent families of the south ern portion of Cass county where he was born and has grown to manhood. IJe attended the Avoca schools and was engaged in farming but in the last few years has been engaged as a welder and at which he is now em ployed in Omaha. The many friends over the county will extend their best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Baier. SECURE WANTED MEN Sheriff Joe Mrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody were in Omaha Wednesday afternoon and secured Marquise -and Richardson Thompson, who are wanted in connection with the shooting and butchering of a calf at the farm of Art Weiss near this city. The two men were out of Omaha at the time of the arrest of Merle Goble and returned yesterday to be arrested by the Cass county officers and brought here. This morning County Attorney Walter H. Smith filed a complaint against the two men of cattle steal ing which was also the charge against Goble. The two men made a plea of not guilty and the preliminary hear ing of the case was set for Wednes day, December 20th in county court. ARRIVAL OF DAUGHTER Thursday evening the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sedlak was made very happy by the arrival of a fine seven pound daughter that has come to make her home with them. The little miss with the mother is doing very nicely and brings a great deal of pleasure to the fam ily circle which now embraces the liitlo son, Bobbie and the new daugh ter. AN APPRECIATION We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy and the beautiful floral of ferings at the death of our beloved Richard. Mr. and Mrs. John Wiles and Lillian. WANTED TO BUY Will pay $5 for old live horses, de livered, weight 1,000 pounds or more. Plattsmouth Rendering Works. Call phone 2214. .ltw EIRTH OF DAUGHTER Friday night at 10:15 at the Methodist hospital at Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pickens were made the happy parents of a fine little daugh ter. The mother and little one are reported as doing well and the com ing of the little one has brought much happiness to all of the family. Plattsmouth Mason Honored by Grand Chapter Raymond C Cook of This City Named Master of the First Veil at Grand Chapter. Members of the Nebraska Chapter No. S, Royal Arch Masons had a very active part in the program of the seventy-third convocation which was held at Omaha Wednesday. It was seventy-three years ago that the first convocation of the grand chap ter was held at Plattsmouth. The grand chapter selected as Grand High Priest Thomas J. Aron, of Crete, one of the well known I members of this branch of Masonry in j the state. Mr. Aron is the cashier of the Crete State bank and the past year had served as deputy grand high priest. The new grand high priest honored Nebraska Chapter No. 3 by naming Raymond C. Cock of this city as the Grand Master of the First Veil, a most pleasing recognition of the ex cellent work of Mr. Cook in Masonry in Nebraska. At the memorial services Wednes day morning Raymond Cook gave a solo and at the banquet last evening Frank A. Cloidt of this city was heard in two solos. "Thanks Be to God" and "God Bless America." William F. Evers, member of Ne braska chapter and also grand rep resentative of Mississippi, gave the response to the address of welcome to the grand representatives. Mr. Cook also served as the chair man of the pay roll committee of the grand chapter. At the evening session of the grand chapter, John E. Turner, high, priest of the local chapter was given his degree. MILITARY BALL COLORFUL The Plattsmouth people attending the annual military ball of the Uni versity of Nebraska found a very beautiful and colorful occasion and which was largely attended by resi dents from the eastern section of the state. Miss Elizabeth Waugh, daughter of Samuel C. Waugh, Lincoln banker and a one time resident here, was selected as the honorary colonel of the ball. Charles N. Pillsbury, Fort Crook, was the cadet colonel. In the color guard that assisted in the military settings of the pre sentation was William E. Evers, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evers of this city, who just recently was named as a candidate for West Point. Among the Plattsmouth people at tending the military ball were Misses Kathryn Grosshans, Dorothy Jean Turner, Wilma Swatek and Janet Westover. donald Mcpherson in army Plattsmouth friends of Donald Mc pherson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McPherson, former residents of this city, were surprised to learn that he is now located at Pampanga, Philip pine Islands. A 1939 graduate of Plattsmouth high school, he is being trained to be an airplane mechanic and is associated with the United States army air corps there. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY A. S. Chapman, one of the resi dents of the Nebraska Masonic Home, had the pleasure Friday of cele brating his eighty-second birthday anniversary. The event was fittingly observed by the Home family. BINGO PARTY Bingo party and plate supper at Bestor school, Dist. 42. Dec. 15 at 8 p. xn. MISS RUTH ALEXEN. dll-2tw Teacher. Drum Corps Members Guests at Dinner Party Legion Junior Drum Corps Treated to Fine Evening After Very Successful Year. From Thursday's Datl Last evening the members of the Plattsmouth Legion Junior drum and bugle corps, who have closed one of the most successful seasons in their history and with- high honors in several events, were tha guests at x dinner party arranged by the com mittee of the American Legion spon soring the corps. The event was held in re dining room of the Hotel PlaUsmouth and where the thirty-three members of the group with the committee mem bers were ' seated at tastefully ar ranged tables and to enjoy the fine menu that had been arranged. C. A. Marshall, who has served as the director of the drum and bugle corps through the years of their or ganization, presided, and presented the various events of the evening. The drum corps ha3 "had a very brilliant year in 1939 and have won trophies that will be a lasting mem orial of their hard work and en thusiastic service. The past season the boys of the drum corps won first prize at the Golden Spike days festival at Oma ha, first honors at the Ak-Sar-Ben show in Omaha, to receive beautiful trophies. They were honored with second place at the Nebraska state fair also. During the year the drum and . bugle corps very generously turned out to help in a number of community festivals and events in neighboring communities, Weeping Water at the county fair, Louisville. Elmwood, Creighton university, and the Apple Festival at Nebraska City. The boys had won individual medals at the Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha and these were formally presented last evening at the dinner party, H. L. Gayer of the Legion sponsoring committee making the presentation. E. H. Wescott, veteran Boy Scout executive and who has served in this work with many of the drum corps members, gave the main address of the evening 'and praised the excellent work of the group and the fine spirit that had been manifested in carrying on the work. The boys have done a great deal to make Plattsmouth known most favorably over the east ern part of the state of Nebraska. The different members of the drum and bugle corps were called upon and formally recognized for their fine service. Following the dinner at the hotel the members of the group were guests of G. G. Griffin, theatre man ager at the Cass theatre for a free show. The members of the American Le gion committee which has charge of the Scout activities comprises Leslie W. Niel, chairman and contact man, H. L. Gayer, Raymond J. Larson. C. A. Marshall, R. T. Cuthrell, in charge of transportation and Fred Herbster, treasurer. ATTEND MISSIONARY -TEA Friday afternoon a group of some fifteen Plattsmouth ladies were at Nebraska City to attend a district meeting or the Episcopal women and a tea given by the ladies of the St. Mary's church of that city. The event was featured by the talk given by Mrs. Burke, who had spent a great many years in Alaska, where her husband was a physician among the Indians and Eskimos. Mrs. Burke had carried on mission work among these people and had a most interesting account of their lives and customs. Having had a personal touch through several years with the people of the north she gave a most inspirational talk. At the conclusion of the afternoon the ladies enjoyed a social' hour at the tea. TO SPEND WINTER mrer. Mr. and Mrs. Frank- Horsak and son have as their guest for the coming winter season Mrs. Horsak's father, Carl Rasumusaen of Clarion, Iowa. Mr. Rasmussen came to Platts mouth Sunday, December 3. ASKS FOR DIVORCE In the office of the clerk of the district court today an action was filed entitled Amanda Garrison vs. Fred M. Garrison. ', The petition of the plaintiff asks for a decree of di vorce and the custody of minor chil dren. The parties were married August 25, 1908. The parties are residents of Weeping Water. John P. Meisinger Dies Thursday from Heart Attack Prominent Resident of the Commun ity Since Young Manhood Retired in 1931. Thursday afternoon at 2:45 John Philip Meisinger, 68, died at the family home. 523 First avenue, as i the result of a heart affliction of some duration. John Philip Meisinger was born at Pekin, Illinois, December 18, 1871, j and on April 14, 1872 wa3 baptized J in the Evangelical Lutheran faith in which he continued a faithful follower until his death. When reaching 20 years of age he came west and located in Cass coun ty, Nebraska, to engage in farming for a great many years. He was married on February 1, 1S95 at Plattsmouth to Miss Cath erine Fornoff, they starting their married life on the farm -five and a lalf miles west of this city and where they resided until in 1931 when they moved to Plattsmouth and purchased the home .where they have since resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger there were five children born, four sons and one daughter, the sons, Edgar K., Lester W., Victor P., and Verner A., with the mother surviving the pass ing of this good man. The daughter died In infancy. " - . There are also six grandchildren. two brothers and four sisters, as well as a host of relatives and friends. Mr. Meisinger was a valuable citi zen to the community and will be very much missed by the many friends and acquaintances. He was of a quiet and retiring disnosition md to those who knew him best a very kind friend and associate. LIBRARY HAS NEW BOOK - "Statesmen of the Lost Cause" has been the December selection of the Literary Guild of America and the Plattsmouth public library, which is a member of this guild, is proud 4o announce that this book is now ready to be issued for reading pur poses to the general public. Three times Burton J. Hendrick, author of the book, has won the Pulitzer prize for his distinguished books. In this book he deals with a group of men whose influence at a critical moment changed the his tory of the country, the men who, with Jefferson Davis, composed the government of the Confederacy. These stories have never been told in such a lively and interesting manner. It is a book that will arouse unusual interest for its surprising revelations. TO LEAVE FOR MISSOURI from Thursday' Daily Friday evening a group of Platts mouth people Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Warner and daughter. Miss Vivian, Mrs. Alois Smetana and her daugh ter. Miss Helen will motor to Sedalia, Missouri where they will spend the week-end : with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smetana. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smetana and family of St. Louis, Missouri will also join the Plattsmouth relatives in Sedalia. Subscribe for the JournaL Plattsmouth Stores How Open Evenings Starting Monday, Dec. 1 1 , and every night dur ing this last two weeks before Christmas, Platts mouth stores will be open evenings to render great er service to the pubic ! Hundreds at Richard Wiles Funeral Thurs. Holy Rosary Church Filled to Its Capacity With Many Friends of Wiles Family. Relatives, close friends and asso ciates, and neighbors of Richard Wiles, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiles of Union and whose sudden tragic death occurred early Tuesday morning, filled the Holy Rosary jchurch at 1C10 Pearl street, to its capacity, many of them being forced to stand during the services. A large number from Weeping Water, Avoca, Nebawka, Union and other towns as well as many from out of the state were present at the last sad rites. Prior to the 10:30 a. m. services at the church, the recitation of the !Holy Rosary was he!d at the SattIer j funeral home, who had charge of the j arrangements, Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. About twenty-five or more were present at the prayer service which was led by Rev. Joseph R. Sinkula, pastor of the Holy Rcsary church. Father Sinkula was the celebrant jof the requiem high mass and he was assisted by three acolytes Ter rance McKenna, Edward Gradoville and Dowel Anthony Kubicka. Father Sinkula also delivered the funeral eulogy in which he enumerated and pointed out the qualities and needs that the deceased had achieved dur ing his short span of life. He was a loyal and faithful citizen, not only in his community and home life, but in the interest of his church as well. The choir of the church, of which Miss Dorothy Svoboda is organist, also assisted in the mass by singing the "Mass for the Dead." One of the favorite hymns of the church, "Jesu Dulcis Merooria" was sung at the offertory. The recessional hymn was "Oh What Could. My Jesus Do More." At the close of the services at the church the funeral cortege mo tored to Nehawka where the inter ment was made in the St. John's cemetery, northwest of Nehawka. The pallbearers were selected from among the cousins of the deceased Roy Snyder, Ralph Harshman, Arn old Schomaker, Victor Schomaker, Wllmer Harshman, and Ray Scho maker. A large group of the resi dents of that section of the county who were unable to be present at the church services awaited the cor tege at the cemetery. Out-of-towii relatives who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. William Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. Malvin Beck- man of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Will Welers of Eagle; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schomaker and family, and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gallentine of Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker of Elmwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Toplin of Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Turner and son of Lincoln. Mrs. Edward Remar of Omaha was also present, at the services. Adolph Koubek and Henry Krejcl served as ushers at the church. COUNTY COURT HAPPENINGS Several matters in probate actions were heard in the county court on Friday before Judge A. H. Duxbury. The probate of the will of Irene McFall, deceased, of Eagle, was al lowed and the appointment of Mrs. Laura M. West of Eagle as executrix made by the court. Hearing on claims v.as held in the estate of Byron Golding, deceased of which H. A. Schneider i3 the admin istrator. Hearing was held In the estate of Sidney S. Gooding, deceased of which Frank A. Cloidt was named as the executor. SHOWS FINE IMPROVEMENT The many friends of Mrs. Henry Timm will be pleased to learn that she is showing a fine improvement in the time she has been at the St Joseph hospital at Omaha. She is gaining in weight and it is hoped with the present rate of progress that she will return home recovered from her illness. Journal Job PriniMifl pleases. LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA from Thursday Dally S. P. Judson, father of Mrs. O. C. Hudson, Jr. of this city, left today for Los Angeles, California where he will spend the winter with his family his wife and two daughters who are living there at the present time. Ray Frederick Dies at Home in Nebraska City Well Known Seedman and Former Resident of Murray Dies After Illness of Past Year. Ray Edmund Frederick, 46, well known seedman of eastern Nebraska, died Friday at his home at Nebraska City, death coming after a year of illness from high blood pressure and complications. The death of Mr. Frederick oc curred just three months from that of his son, Herman, who was fatally injured in a car-bus accident in this city in September. Ray Frederick was born May 27, IS 93 at Ashland, son of Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Frederick and was mar ried to Claire Marie Weston at Lin coln on October 24, 1913. Surviving are his wife and seven children, Vance, Robert, Charles, Phyllis, Earl, Richard and Clark, all at home. Three children have pre ceded him in death. Two brothers, Elmer Frederick, Lincoln; Oscar Frederick, Lanark, Illinois, and one sister, Edna of Charles City, Iowa, also survive as do his stepmother and eleven half brothers and sisters. The family resided at Greenwood for some time and later at Murray where Mr. Frederick was in business. In 1934 the family moved to Nebras ka City where they have since re sided. - Burial will be at Ashland with the Porter funeral home of Nebraska City in Charge. MYNARD RED CROSS ROLL CALL Following are the names of those joining the American Red Cross, My nard chapter, this -year: Herman Meisinger, Frank Dill. Howard Wiles. Roy O. Cole, Louis Naeve, Glenn Wiles, Otto Lutz, Mrs. Nellie Spangler, Julius Pitz, Mrs. Nellie Spangler. Julius Pitz, Mrs. Minnie Cook, Nell Dreamer, Elbert Wiles, C. L. Wiles, Virgil Perry, Mrs. S. A. Wiles, John Lutz. Guy Wiles, Mrs. Jessie Smith, Frank Cramer. Louise Rishel, Rev. Paul Dick, Mrs. Caroline Cole, Golden Rod Study club, Velma Fulton, Mrs. Royal Smith, Mrs. Raymond Cook, Mrs. R. G. Riser, Mrs. V. G. Smith. J. J. Safarik, Mrs. John Vinduska, Mrs. H. F. Gansemer, Mrs. Jake Kraeger, Mrs. Jake Hild, Mrs. Will Kraeger, Mrs. Henry Hild, Grace Vallery, Mrs. A. W. Leonard, Mrs. John Blotzer, Grace Livingston, Sher man W. Cole, Mrs. Myron Wiles, Al bert Wetenkamp, W. S. Wetenkamp, Willis Cole, Ed Meisinger. H. G. Mei singer, Will Carey, C. A. Wetenkamp, Mrs. C. C. Barnard. Milton Cole. Donations of 50c each were re ceived from Joe Dirscherl and Albert Kraeger. , If you wish to join Mynard branch of the A. R. C. call Mrs. C. C. Barn ard, Mrs. R. G. Riser or Mrs. C. A Wetenkamp. DEATH OF G. E. NEARH00D Prom Saturday's Dally This morning at an early hour, G. E. Nearhood. 6G, of this city passed away at an Omaha hospital where he has been for a short time under treatment. Mr. Nearhood has made his home here for the past sev eral years and was known to a large group of friends who will share with the family the regret of his passing. Mr. Nearhood was born at Boone ville, Clinton county, Pennsylvania, on January 29. 1873. He leaves to mourn his death the widow and three sons, Donald, Clin ton of this city, and Dale Nearhood of Lincoln. HERE FROM BELDEN Mrs. C. A. Jones, of Belden, Ne braska, is in the city for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pickens. Mrs. Jones is the mother of Mrs. Pickens and was here to greet the arrival of her new grand daughter. Shoe Need to be Great Again This Winter Legion to Continue Collection, Re pair and Distribution of Foot wear to School Children From Friday's Daily At its regular meeting last night, the American Legion post considered several proposals from its Commun ity Building club trustees for render ing service to the community at this season of the year when human need is greatest. One of these was issuance of trad ing scrip, redeemable at stores, to be placed in hands of children sharing in the toy distribution sponsored by the Child Welfare committee of the Auxiliary. The scrip would be re deemable onlyon purchases of cloth ing. The other proposal was for a revival of the shoe distribution pro gram carried out in past years, from the proceeds of Community Build ing club memberships. Concentrate on Shoe Activity Reports from school authorities have indicated there will be greater need of shoes when the weather be comes severe, than in any previous year, and after discussion, it was voted to confine the club activities to a continuation of the collection, repair and distribution of footwear. In order to be prepared to meet the need, the first step in the pro gram will be the collection of out grown shoes and overshoes and the assistance of the general public in doing this is invited. Footwear of this type (including repairable shoes) will be gratefully accepted and put in first class condition to help ease the cost of carrying on the program, which in past years has amounted to many dollars. All. persons having shoes, rubbers or overshoes, are asked to give them to the furtherance" of this good cause. They may be left at Wescotts' store or Conis Shining Parlor, and will receive necessary repairs and put to the greatest possible use in further ance of the Community Building club's shoe program. As heretofore, issuance of footwear will be recommended by teachers and investigated by the school nurse- since school attendance is dependant very largely on having adequate foot wear. The mild weather this fall has enabled many children ' to attend school, who will not be able to do so unless provided with footwear when snows come and the mercury drops. The program carried on by the Legion Community Building club In years past has come in for much favorable comment and it is hoped through this medium to be able to render important service to the com munity again this winter. Continue Scouting Program It was voted to continue sponsor ship of the Boy Scout troop of which Raymond Larson has long been the Scoutmaster. The troop is due to re register by the end of this month. The Boy Scout committee for 1940 named by Commander Conis is com posed of Elmer Webb, E. II. Wescott, Dr. Joe J. Stibal, Fred Lugsch and E. G. Ofe. The Drum Corps committee re ported on the dinner and picture show given the boys Wednesday evening, also that winter rehearsalB will be continued one night a week at the Recreation Center. The Corps is to make a belated appearance at Nebraska City one night next week in conjunction with pre-Christmas festivities there and will assist in tbe welcoming of Santa Claus to Platts mouth Saturday afternoon, Dec. 16. Fred Lugsch was renamed as one of the three Community building trustees for a three year terra end ing December 1, 1942. Attention was called to the fact that Department Commander "Gen" Nutzman, is a patient at the Veter ans' hospital in Lincoln, and mem bers urged to drop him a card or call on him. A social hour at cards followed adjournment of the business session. 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