Uebr. State Historical Society
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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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