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, Nebr. Eta'e Hirtiral Society fill If H Pi i! I i 1 1 I I A. 1 1 1 1 VOL. NO. LVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1940. NO. 50 American Legion Auxiliary Starts on Its New Year Officers Installed and Committees for New Year Named by New President Mrs. Dusbury. The American Legion Auxiliary mt at the Hotel Plattsmouth Fri day afternoon, July 19. Installation of officers was held. Mrf. Clara Zas tera. district president, was the in stalling otiicer. Those installed were: President Mrs. Rose Mae Dux bury. Vice-President Mrs. Emma Cap-r-ell. Secretary Mrs. Gladys Glaze. Treasurer Mrs. Mary Creamer. Chaplain Mrs. Adelaide Boynton. Historian Mrs. Freda Stihal. Sergeant - at - Arms Mrs. Pepina Conis. Color Bearer Mrs. Josephine Rebal. Juniors Mrs. Pauline Webb, Mrs. Helen Vroman. Executive Committee Mrs. Helen Vroman, Mrs. Lora Kieck, Mrs. Flor ence Devoe. Delegates to convention selected: Mrs. Pose May Duxbury, Mrs. Gladys j Mrs. Joe F. Gustin of Murdock. He Glaze. Mrs. Cuthrell. Mrs. Helen Vro-j graduated from the Murdock high man, Mrs. Josephine Rebal, Mrs. Em- j school in 193G. He has attended the ma Caprell. Alternates: Mrs. Mabel jUniversity cf Nebraska two years. He Ot'e, Mrs. Mary Creamer, Mrs. Kaie 'entered the Williams college in Octo Herbster, Mrs. Hettie Larson. Mrs. j bcr and graduated with the class of F'sie McClintock, Mrs. Adelaide ' 58 June 21. He has accepted a posi- were ! Boynton. Committees for the year named by President Mrs. Duxbury: Membership Mrs. Helen Gayer, chairman: Mrs. Helen Vroman, Mrs. Cuthrell. Mrs. Josephine Rebal, Mrs. Lora Kieck. Mrs. F. W. Nolting, Mrs. Frank Rice, Mrs. Frark Eestor. Juniors Mrs. Tauline Webb. Mrs. Helen Vroman. Rehabilitation Mrs. Elsie McClin tock. chairman; Mrs. Adelaide Boyn ton, Mrs. Ed Bashus, Mcs. Josephine Rebal. Mrs. W. N. Brink, Miss Flor ence Persisger, Mrs. Chas. Janacek Constitution and By-Laws IWrs. Emma Carpell. chairman: Mrs. Paul- ine Webb, Mrs. Helen Vroman, Mrs. Gladys Glaze. Mrs. Rose Mae Dux- jUrV- Auditing Mrs. Mary Nelson, chairman; Mrs. Freda Stibal, Mrs. Ruse. Music Mrs. Rov Knorr, ciiajr. man; Mrs. Florence Devoe. jday. July 15. Year Book Mrs. Frances Marshall, Miss Shirley Seiver, daughter of chairman; Mrs. Elizabeth Sigler, Mrs. Mr a.,d Mrs Don Seiver, will suo Kate Herbster Mrs. Ed Tritsch, Mrs. m L ag stenographer at Bessie Aschenbrener. ; . . Dishes Mrs. Adelaide Eoynton. i" factory. Miss Seiver is a grra da Child Welfare Mrs. Hettie Lar-'ate of the Plattsmouth high school son. chairman: Mrs. Mabel Ofe, Mrs. n the class of 1938, and as a com Joe Abrams. Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. ; n.p,.,.iai ftudent Miss Seiver ranked Marie Westover. Mrs. Ruth Turner. ; outstanding five during Mrs. Sophie Parkenir.g, Mrs. Kos-; . borough inei" -'a(luating year. Miss Seiver j'oppv Mrs. Emma Cappdl. chair- hr.O been employed as stenographer man: Mrs. Nita Capwell, Mrs. Alpha in tne Agricultural Conservation Mauzy, Mrs. Otto Lutz, Mrs. Flor- .W( . at w , Water for about ence Kraeger. Mrs. .Dave Pukrell, . Mrs. Agnes Wallin?. Mrs. Helen ,F1X months. Wiater. j rtibiicity Mrs. Rose Mae Dux-j RETURN PROM COLORADO burv. t Wreaths Mrs. R. T. Cuthrell, j chairman: Mrs. Ed Stepnat. Mrs.! A number of Cass county youths Cressie Niel. Mrs. Max Vallery. Mrs. Ralph H'lt. Mrs. John Hadraba. Mrs. Cleo Capper. Mrs. Emil Koukal. Communitv Service- Mrs. Mollie , hti;i,i cw-h Gobe'man, Miss Malhilde Soennicn- sen Legislation Mrs. Lora Kieck. Americanism and National De - f(,nsMrs. Mabel Ofe. !i-o T.ntlio KncfVit nrndlictlnn " chairman of Red Cross and past de partment president, was a guest and cave a short talk. Mrs. Helen Gayer, a past presi dent and now educational assistant of Agricultural Conservation program, gave a short talk. Mrs. Clara Zastera, district presi dent, of Syracuse, Nebr., gave a talk about the work of her district. The Auxiliary will have the Juniors as their guests at a swim a?:d picnic supper at Merritt's Beach at their next regular meeting August ICth. INJURED WHILE DIVING Wendell Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orest Cook of Elmwood and Neal MeCrorey, son of Marion McCrorey, went swimming a few days ago at the cock & Wilcox Co., of Barberton, South Bend beach. As Mr. Cook made Ohio, as an engineer in the design a dive he was deflected abruptly .ing department. downward and his head struck a! Mr. Comstock is a graduate of the stone in the bottom w ith the result Plattsmouth high school as well as that two vertabra of his neck w'ercjthe college of engineering of the fractured. He was taken to a Lin-.University of Nebraska. Since his coin hospital where he was given at- ; graduation he has been assisting in tention While he is suffering great-'the office of County Surveyor Robert ly from the injury, it is thought byAlann, as a draftsman, the attending physicians, that he will j Mr. Comstock will begin his new recover all right. ;vork at Barberton, Jnly 29th. LOCATES IN KANSAS CITY The many friends of James P.. Gustin throughout the county will be interested to learn of his recent graduation from the Williams Insti- James R. Gustin tute of Mortuary Science of Kansas City. James R is the son of Mr. and Hon with the Newcomer funeral home in Kansas City, Mo., where he began work July 1st. APPOINTED TO SERVE IN GOVERNMENT POSITION Miss Florence Lea my, who has been employed as a stenographer at the Norfolk Packing Co. for several 1 year- is to leave for Omaha this I week, where she will begin her duties I in the finance office of the Seventh ;corps Area, which is situated in the building, 15th and Douglas, . " m Omaha. Thursday morning. The men position is an appointment that AIiks Leamy received through the ir,.(lium of (.ivn Rervice, and she was :no - iled of her appointment on Mon- ! returned to Nebraska following a Uv.o weeks" vacation period, spent in 'Colorado. John Rishel. Bill Cloidt, i . . . . J immv Mauzv, John Soennichsen, i : Bruno Reifbstadt, Plattsmouth and j Bill Rorencrans, South Bend, enjoyed jtneil. Uvo WPPi;S immensely, accord- jng tp r(,ports made t0 friends from I . them. The six young men left by auto and went directly to the Rocky Mountain National Tark. They look the heroic j chance of climbing Long Peak, in a isnowstorm. This peak has an altitude of J4 25Q fpet Th(?y alsQ tlimbed four, other peaks, which averaged 13.000 feet apiece in height. During their vacation period the six boys camped in Glacier Basin campground, where they did all of their cooking and washing. They returned Saturday. ACCEPTS EASTERN POSITION James Comstock, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Comstock of this city, ! who was one of the graduates of the i University of Nebraska in June, has accepted a position with the Bab- fa'iilTii'iiWltniitimmiinr Hi" nifftinn nwrinu John H. Gayer Home from Fort Riley, Kansas Has Spent Past Six Weeks in Train ing with the Nebraska Uni versity R. 0. T. C. John H. Gayer, son of Captain and Mrs. H. L. Gayer of south of the city, returned home Tuesday from Fort Riley, Kansas, where for the past six weeks he has been in train ing. John was a member of the mo'or ized 75 artillery at the cavalry school at the post, one of the largest train ing units in the country. At the training camp there were members of the R. O. T. C. from Arkansan, Missouri and Nebraska. During the six weeks of training there was extensive training given in the pistol, firing, in the 27 mm and 75 mm guns. In the pistol com petition John qualified as a marks man, ranking third in the battery, receiving an expert gunner's medal. The Plattsmouth young man will be a senior in electrical engineering at the college of engineering at the university this fall. During his col lege years he lias been one of the active students in the life of the campus, being honored with Alpha Phi Omega, honorary service fratern- ity. This spring he was elected to "Corn Cobs," men's pep organization, Scabbard and Blade, honorary mili- j tary fraternity, of which he was an officer of the temporary chapter at Fort Riley. He was chosen a member of Kosmet Klub, a coveted recogni tion where seven or eight from sophomore and junior classes with the others from the seniors. He is a member or the Aipna bigma i ni social fraternity at Nebraska. During the remainder of the sum mer John expects to be home to as sist, his father in the operation of the farm and will return to the Univer sity of Nebraska in the fall. HAVE PTNE VACATION Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar Soennich sen and daughter, Mary Phyllis, re turned home last week-end after a pleasant visit in Colorado and where they were able to escape the extreme heat of the past week. They stop ped for a short time at Hugo, Cod rado, to visit old friends and look- ing after some matters of business. later going to Akron, Colorado. ' where thev had a very pleasant visit with Mrs. Eva Reece and son. Guy. At the Reece home they met Mrs. Ine7 Bavlor. of Dayton. Ohio, who was visiting with the mother andton aIU California, gaining many brother. They then motored on to Central City, Colorado, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter S"ott. the latter formerly Miss Nora Liv- ingston of this city. They were;r,far Ashland, where he will remain! there during much of the annual revival of the olden days in this in teresting mining city, one of the greatest of Colorado in the silver mining days. One of the most interesting and unexpected features of the trip was an opportunity of seeing Wendell Willkie, the republican candidate for president, who is vacationing in the Colorado Rockies and was at Cen tral City for the annual festival. DEPART ON VACATION Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Schneider and son, Ronald, o this city, with Mrs. B. F. Wiles and daughters, Mrs. Ethelyn Mullis and Miss Florence Wiles of Lincoln, de parted for a vacation trip to the west. The party will visit in the mountain country of southwest Colo rado, making their headquarters at South Fork. This location in what is known as the Masonic Park, is one of the feature spots in that part of the west. CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this opportunity of expressing our heartfelt apprecia tion of the many acts of kindness at the death of our son and brother. We desire especially to thank Mr3. C. A. Marshall, Mrs. George Taylor and Mrs. Harry Winscott. Mc. and Mrs. Mike Kerns and Family. ATTENDS RETREAT Miss Eleanor Giles returned Sun day afternoon after attending the three-day Inter-denominational Re treat for young people, which was hold on the Agricultural College campus in Lincoln. Nine denomin ations were represented at this plan ning conference for denominational vouth officers. As an officer in the Nebraska City fistrict, Eleanor was one of the Presbyterian delegates. The dean of :he conference was M. H. Watson, uean of the Friends College at Cen tral City. Death of Mrs. Adam Kraeger, OH Resident Dies at Age of 84 in Community Where She Resided Since Late 70's Funeral Thursday. Mis. Louisa Kraeger. S4, widow of the late Adam Kraeger, died Tues day morning at 9:45 at the home near Cedar Creek, death coming as the result of her advanced years. In her pasting the community lost one of its earliest residents, a lady long active in the community where she had come as a young woman to make jher home and where she lived out her useful life. The deceased lady was born in Germany on January 12, 1S57, com- ing to the United States with her parents in 1S75, they settling in the west where they engaged in farming. On February 15. 1SS1 at Platts mouth she v.as married to Adam Kraeger. a native of the same prov ince in the old world and who with j his mother and brother had migrated! to the United Statesjn 1S66. Mr.jthat I used to have." Kraeger settled on ' a4 farm in Cass jhealthy. and can play coiintv in 1S71 and followed airri- culture as hi3 life work. ! The husband preceded the wife in death a number of years ago. There is surviving the mother five daughters and three sons, Mrs. Con- rad Meisinger, Louisia, Minnie, Anna and Tina at home, John, Phillip,1 and William, all of this community. COACH HOFFMAN HERE Bion A. Hoffman, coach of the Plattsmouth high school, was here Tuesday afternoon for a few moments ;to vifiit friends and contact a num- ber of the members of the athletic rinprtTvpnt Mr ttnffmjin hns been !on the west coast for the greater :part of ihe time Bjnce the close of U. - hnnl vUltin- in Orrirnn. Washing- ralunMe pointers as to coaching and .athletic work in that part of the wes. He is now at the farm home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman, jfor a few weeks, planning on look- ing after the farm while the parents take a short vacation trip. He plans! alfo on attending the coaching school to be held at Lincoln by "Eiff" Jones. Coach Hoffman expects to be back in Plattsmouth about the 20th of August and get the program for the football season lined up to be ready for practice when the school season opens. TO HOLD RELIGIOUS RALLY Sunday afternoon, July 28 at Gar field park in this city there will be staged a religious rally. The rally is strictly interdenominational and everyone who can is cordially invited to attend. A group of members of the Brown Tabernada from Omaha are expected to be here for the rally, which commences at 2 p. m. A re ligious program will take place. jy23-26d-ltw SUFFERS BROKEN BACK From Tuesday's Dsn? Wayne Ahl, 24, farmer near Cedar Creek, suffered a broken back today when a team he was harnessing for threshing suddenly bolted, trampling and later pulling a heavy wagon across his body. Ahl was taken to the Methodist hospital in Omaha for treatment. He also suffered numerous cuts and bruises. South Bend Hermit Heard Over Radio "Dynamite Pee" Tells cf Desire for a Woman With a House and Able to Care for Him. When asked the question: Why he desired to be allowed time on the radio program "We the People," Dynamite Pete (Levi Everett), who gave his age over the radio as 78, answered by sayinjj "I want a woman that has a house and can take care of me and give me the things that I used to have." Pete, who flew to New York last Saturday, broadcast over the Colum bia Broadcasting System Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. Everett, who is living the life of a hermit in a cave near South Bend. Nebraska, stated last evening he can climb trees and do most any thing. He tried to peek into a hole carved out in one of the trees and as a result he fell on his head, he continued. "Dynamite Pete" was a patient at the Nearhood hospital in this city from May 2 to May 17, where he was being cared for and treated for a case of lumbago. A woman's care and help seemed to please him very much, said hi3 friends in an interview this week. Shortly afterward he advertised for a woman in a Nebraska paper. He got a reply to his advertisement, he told the radio audience last evening. "A woman with ?700 came to see me, but the law wouldn't let her stay with me because a cave wasn't a fit place for a woman," Levi Everett uttered. I . . ....a . . . 1 i so I would like to get a woman mat has a house and give me the things "I'm strong, a fiddle," he ;ContiQUed. Friends in Plattsmouth stated to- j day that he has a very expensive j violin and can play beautifully. ."Dynamite Pete" seems to exaggerate on his age. Over the radio he gave his age as 78, to reporters he said 7. and to hospital attendants he revealed he was 80. START P0ST0FFICE WORK The United States postoffice build- I mg in this city is to De given a rnor- ough redecoration both inside ana j cut and several much needed re-. pairs made on tne property. ! Tert W. Newsom and force of ; painters from Des Moines, are here to take up work on their contract for the repainting of the postoffice both on the interior tnd the exterior of tho building. The roof of the building is also to be repaired and new sidewalk laid 'to replace that which has been in j service for a great many years. The contract covers in the neigh - j borhood of $2,200 and will require several weeks to complete, RETURNS FROM HUbrlliLL The many friends here of Ernest Wallengren, eldest brother of Mis3 Hilda Wallengren and a former Plattsmouth man, will be pleased to learn that he is showing rapid signs of recovery in Sheridan. Wyoming. Mr. Wallengren underwent an oper ation on the nrst or July ai me Veterans' hospital in Shfridan and was released from the hospital a few days ago. In Wyoming. Mr. Wallengren Is employed as a brakeman for the Burlington railroad. VISITS CLASSMATES Bill Knorr, who has been at Lin coln visiting two of his classmates of the class of 1940, Stephen Devoe and Edward Smith, returned home Monday. He had a fine time and a good visit with the boys with whom he played on the football team at the old school on the hill. NOTICE TO PUBLIC The annual picnic of the Holy Rosary parish will be held Sunday, August 4th, at Eagles camp, north of the Platte river bridge, west side highway No. 75. Watch for further announcements. ltd&w TO ATTEND FAMILY REUNION From Wednesday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Martin were t taken to Omaha this afternoon by their grandson, Edward Egenberger, from where they depart for Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Plattsmouth couple are to attend the annual re union of the Martin family, held on the last Sunday in July for many years. It was from this place that the members of the Martin famUy first started westward when the late C. J. Martin came west to Nebraska to found a home. Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin are anticipating a very pleasant visit in the east. Omaha Parties Start River Trip to Lake Michigan Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Knight Board 30-Foot Cruiser Here for Trip Down the Missouri. A. C. Knight, 4020 Izard street, Omaha, retired stationary engineer, two years ago started the construc tion of a river cruiser, starting this work for the dream of a trip down the Missouri river to St. Louis, then on the Mississippi to the mouth of the Missouri river to St. Louis, then on the Mississippi to the mouth of the Illinois river and hence to Lake Michigan. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Knight came to Plattsmouth where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Kruger, old time friends of the Omaha parties. The cruiser was brought to this city by the two sons of the Knights and here 1 1 f t 1 1 1 tne nuuaer ana wue iook over cue craft for the rest of the journey. On the way from Omaha the boat en countered several bars and shallow water but reached here in the late afternoon. It is a 30-foot craft and made from a design of a famous yacht and cruiser designer. The materials used are Philippine mahogany and white oak. It is equipped with a galley, a .stateroom where two can sleep and a forward cabin with bunks for two. Its auxiliary motor will be used in propelling it by inland waterways to the Great Lakes. ;itAii lALfc. UN SALiMur j With George Dobson. area man-j ;"ser oi me uhchib lemuue Telegraph Co., as the leader, the ( members of the Rotary club enjoyed 'a very interesting and snappy il- lustrated lecture on salesmanship and jcorcpetition, given by Len Davis of Lincoln. Mr. Davis is with the Secur- jity Mutual Life Insurance Co. President George Jaeger of the club gave a very fine report of the conference of presidents and secre- .taries of the district held Sunday at Grand Island. The Plattsmouth club was second in the attendance record for the district for the past year, a very fine showing. GOES TO HOSPITAL C. A. Marshall, director of the American Legion Junior drum and bugle corps and well known war veteran, departed Tuesday for Lin coln to enter the U. S. Veterans' hos pital. Mr. Marshall will undergo a tonsilectomy and also a general checking up as he has not been well for the past several months. It is hoped that the treatment will place him in his former good health. APPOINTED MANAGER Miss Anita Koehnke of Scottsbluff, who received her degree from the University of Nebraska last June, has been appointed manager of the fountain at the Cedars of Lebanon hospital In Los Angeles. She is a niece of Mrs. Josephine Janda, Mrs. Rose Bookmeyer, and Mrs. Hermie Svoboda. WILL UNDERGO OPERATION Ralph Timm was at Omaha today where he will have a corrective oper ation as a result of his very severe injuries several weeks ago. The op eration ill be to correct several bone and sinus injuries. Luckey to be Speaker at Dedication t Former Congressman Will Talk at Dedication of Cass County Fair Auditorium. The Hon. Heiurf C. Luckey of Lin coln, former congressman through whose efforts a federal grant was obtained for the new Cass County Fair Society's auditorium, is to be the principal speaker when the audi torium is dedicated the afternoon of August 3, it was announced today by Troy Davis, program chairman for the dedication. The dedication ceremony also is to include the presentation of the audi torium by WPA officials; acceptance by Fred Carsten, member of the county fair board; numbers by the Cass County Women's Chorus under the direction of Mrs. J. R. Reeder of Plattsmouth; selections by the Weep ing Water Little Symphony orches tra, under the direction of Dr. L. N. Kunkel; and other entertainment and talks. The full program prob ably will be arranged by the first of next week. Mr. Davis said. Outlining plans for an all-day cele bration, Mr. Davis said there would also be a band concert at 10:30 o'clock in the morning; softball game at Wolcott field in the evening; an entertainment in the auditorium at 7:30 p. m.. followed by a dance. E. II. Wescott or Plattsmouth Is to speak either on the afternoon or evening program. PEPSI-COLA MAKES UNUSUAL THREE FREE BOTTLE OFFER Last week the Journal carried the first of a series of ads for Pepsi-Cola, the delicious cola drink in the large 12-oz. bottles. Today's ad features a most unusual offer of three free bottles that will remain in effect up to and including August 15. All that is necessary to get the three free bottles is to go to any dealer and purchase three at the regular price of 5 cents each (plus the regular bottle deposit, refundable on return of the bottles in the easy-to-oarry rix-bottle carton). The coupon appears in the ad and it is necessary that you fill in your ,namp aml n(jdress before presenting Jt t() tne (jeaeri wfc0 w$n stamp or v:rJtc name and addreBg thvereon after redeeming it. We knov that large numbers of our readers will take advantage of this generous offer of getting three free, bottles of this fine drink. PepPi Cola is sold at many stores and refreshment parlors in Platts mouth, any of whom will redeem your coupon. RED CROSS NEWS Weeping Water, Avoca, Manley and Louisville young people are hav ing a big time at Stone Lake at Louisville thi3 week, and they are loud in their praise of the new swim m'ng instructor, Harriet Pensen. Next week will find her at South Pcnd. at Lake Park. Please note the schedule: 9:00 South Bend. 10:00 Murdock. 2:00 Eagle. 3:00 Elmwood. 4:15 Alvo. 4:15 Wabash 4:15 Life Saving (Jr. and Sr.) SIZZLING HOT BARGAINS Knorr's Dc to $1 Store, which Is running a series of ads in the Daily and Semi-Weekly Journal on Thurs days, this week announces some all- star sizzling hot bargains that can't help but attract the attention of readers. For instance ther'B a pound of Chocolate Nut Fudge and a pound of Iced Jellies, both for 20. Cookies, Soap, Dust Cloths and Tin Cups at prices equally as attractive. FOR SALE Hot weather special 1940 Norge Deluxe refrigerator easy terms. $34.95 for your old box. Call Far ley's Furniture. Phone 21. ltw FOR QUICK SALE BOAT, 20-ft. inboard. Pho. 576-W.