Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1940)
Nehr. State Historical Society Mil I'l 1 1 M 1 1 r I H H 1 II M VOL. NO. IVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 24, 1940. NO. 77 Woman's Club Has Enjoyable Evening Session Reports of State Convent-Ion Given as Highlight of Meeting Re ceive Scrapbook Award. From Tuesday's Dart Last evening the Plattsmouth Woman's club met at the Hotel Plattsmouth with Mesdames Robert Hayes. Frank Gobelman, George Iletrlck, and Robert A. Bates as hos tesses. Mrs. E. H. Wescott, presi dent, conducted the business meet ing. Devotlonals were given by the club chaplain, Mrs. A. F. Moore and was followed by the pledge of al legiance to the flag. Recognition was given Miss Fern Jahrlg, who compiled the Golden Jubilee scrapbook that won first in the state. Sharing In her honor were Mrs. R. A. Bates, whose paper, the Tlattsmouth Journal, gave so unstint Ihgly of news space, Mrs. Frank Mullen, president of the club dur ing the Golden Jubilee, and Mrs. R. C. Shellenbarger, chairman of the Golden Jubilee committee. Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe told of many com pliments paid to the scrapbook and said the state chairman of publicity, j Miss Helen Peterson of Gretna, held up the Plattsmouth club as an ex ample to other clubs. Mrs. Devoe also noted in looking over the Mu sic Week exhibits for the United States that Nebraska had been given a full page, and a half of that page told what Plattsmouth did for Mu sic Week. Since the Woman's club sponsors Music Week each year, they are justly pleased with this report. For the program Mrs. J. R. Reed er sang two lovely numbers, which were so enjoyed she was asked for an encore. She was accompanied by Mrs. L. S. Devoe. The delegates, Mrs. Devoe and Mrs. Hayes gave their reports of the state convention. The resolutions were explained and the work ot the twenty state departments outlined, and what each chairman is stressing in her department. Every state president has a project and Mrs. Caley's "Citizenship" is very appro priate to the time. The Student Loan Association in Nebraska is still functioning well and aiding many Nebraska boys and girls in obtaining their education. There were many worthwhile things brought from the convention, but the highlight of the entire three days for club women was the appearance of the general federation president, Mrs. Saidle Orr Dunbar. The theme of Mrs. Dunbar's talk was "Improved Relations with South America" and may be summed up in these five points: 1. Continental Solidarity. 2. Learn to Speak Spanish, 3. Need for the Increase of Inter changeable Scholarships. 4. Cultural Understanding. 5. Need for Developing Projects Which Show Our Home Life. She also emphasized three fields which should be stressed in the work of Women's clubs and they are: 1. Human Welfare. 2. Efforts toward Peace. 3. Spiritual Values. Mrs. Hayes reported on the speeches of Dr. W. H. Morton, edu cator, Dr. John Baur, economist, and Dr. Frank Smith, who talked on Lloyd Douglas five novels and their themes. She stated she gained a larger view of what club women are working for and was pleased to hear repeated many times that every club should teach' their young people to appreciate their wonderful Amer ica. Miss Helen Porter, Cass county assistance director, asked that the club send a representative to join with representatives of other civic clubs of Plattsmouth to form a Com munity Council to discuss ways of aiding the underprivileged. Mrs. Fred Lugsch was chosen to fill this post. Several new members were pres ent and were introduced to the club and after the social hour of isiting over the tea cups, the club adjourn ed. MOVE TO NEW LOCATION Mrs. F. E. Warren and family, who have made their home on Park Hill for the past few years, have moved to the Harris apartment where they will spend the winter. VISIT AT WAH00 Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lorenz and three children, Emily, Edward, and Jack, Mrs. Ferdinand Prohaska and daughter. Miss Rose Prohaska were in Wahoo Sunday, where they were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Gerke. Emily and Edward Lorenz, here from California, are in Nebraska for a visit with relatives and friends. Informal parties are being planned to honor them. Junior Chamber Plans Drive for More Members Discuss Sponsoring of Football Ban quet at the Close of the Present Season. The Junior Chamber of Commerce held their regular noonday meeting Monday at the Hotel Plattsmouth to discuss many of the plans for the coming late fall and winter sea son. The meeting was in charge of Thornton Baker, who led the very in teresting round table on many very important plans of the future. One of the moves planned is that of the membership drive that it is hoped will bring into the organiz ation many of the young men in the community who might be interested in the fullest development of the fine progressive program of the Chamber. It i3 arranged to have one night meeting each month as well as the noonday sessions, making it possible for all of the membership to take part in the club activities. The Junior Chamber is also inter ested in sponsoring a football ban quet at the close of the season, hon oring the Plattsmouth high school team and squad that has shown so well this season. This is a fine proposition and should find a com munity response and support in mak ing it as great a success as that of last year. The Junior Chamber has been do ing a great work and should be en couraged in every way to carry on an active campaign for the commun ity welfare. ATTEND FOOTBALL GAME Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Green motored to Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday where they attended the Nebraska-K. U. football game and were guests of Dr. and Mrs. P. N. Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Perkins and son, Carl, Jr., who is a student at K. U. and is affiliated with the Sigma Mu fra ternity Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Per kins are sisters of Mrs. Johnston and aunts of Wilson Green. They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Eli Wilson, grandparents of Mr. Green. KEITH SNYDER HERE Here from Huntington Park, Cali fornia and back from a hunting trip with a group of local fellows Is Keith Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Snyder. Keith accompanied his brother, Dean, George Perry, Lee Shanholtz, and Irwin Leesley on a hunting trip that took them to Eddy vllle, Nebraska and surrounding ter ritory. PRAISES CENSUS WORK Ivan A. Elevens, supervisor of the census in the Eeatrice district, comprising some eleven counties, among them Cass county, writes to Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans, one of the local enumerators, of the fine work. The Beatrice district was the second in the United States to complete the census. HAVE PLEASANT VISIT Prritn rueaflay's Ta.n - Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chrlswisser re turned today from Grand Island where they have been spending the past several days as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitch. While In the west Carl enjoyed the pheasant hunting and secured a good bag of the birds. Subscribe for the Journal. Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hartwick Event Marked by Family Dinner Party at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Neal at Wahoo Monday, October 21 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hartwick passed their 5Qth wedding anniversary. How ever, Mr. and Mrs. Hartwick, their children and their families, and a few close relatives celebrated the occasion at the Glenn Neal home In Wahoo, Sunday. A dinner was served at the noon hour, and the dining table had as its centerpiece a two-tier wedding cake with the gold leaves and the frosted yellow roses. This was pre sented to Mr. and Mrs. Hartwick with compliments of the Omar Bak ing Co. of Omaha. Out-state guests at the dinner included Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krmel, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Straub, Eerwyn, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eggert. Oak Park, Illi nois; Mrs. iiae Klein, Airs, uman Hartwick. Mrs. Myrtle Schuey and two children, Betty Lou and Bern ard of Chicago, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Straub and two children. Junior and Delores, Brookfield, Illi nois; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Straub, and Mrs. Sophia McCloud. Chicago. Illinois; Betty and Mary Briggs, Council Bluffs. Iowa. Miss Mary Straub and William J. Hartwick were married on October 21, 1890 at Chicago, Illinois. In 1900 they came to Cass county, Ne braska and settled in Plattsmouth, where they have resided for forty years. Mr. Hartwick Is a veteran candy maker, both in Chicago and Platts mouth. He had engaged In this line of activity during the major por tion of his time in Plattsmouth, and he is now retired. To Mr. and Mrs. Hartwick were born three daughters: Mrs. Glenn Neal (Irene) Wahoo; Mrs. Leland Briggs (Lillian) David City; and Mrs. Sophia McCloud. They have ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Among the attendants at the an niversary party Sunday who reside in Nebraska included Mr. and Mrs. Leland Erlggs and daughters. Patty and. Rodney, David City, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Edwards and son, Wahoo. APPOINTMENTS IN R. 0. T. C. The announcements have been made of the appointments of officers in the R. O. T. C. unit at the Uni versity of Nebraska, several of these being Plattsmouth and Cass county young men who are active in the or ganization. Stephen Davis has been selected as captain of Co. D of the first battalion of the student regiment. David D. Webb, of Louisville, has been named as captain of Co. B of the second battalion of the regiment. William R. Carey, who ha3 been very active in the R. O. T. C. work at the university has been attached J ag second lieutenant to Battery B of the field artillery regiment. He was engaged the past summer in several weeks of special training at Fort Riley, Kansas. RECEIVES HEAVY FINE From Tuesday's Dalij This morning before Justice Charles L. Graves, hearing was had on a complaint filed by Chief of Po lice Jordan against William E.' Hanika. The defendant was charged with three counts and on which he made a plea of guilty. Judge Graves gave a fine of $10 and costs for being intoxicated, $5 for disturbing the peace, $20 and costs for driving! while intoxicated, a total of $35 and costs. HERE FROM TARKIO Week-end visitors in the city from Tarkio college included Bill Stein kamp, Wayne Falk and Joe York. The trio of ex-Platter gridsters had played with the Tarkio team Satur day against the Peru Bobcats at Peru. It was the annual Peru home coming and the Bobcats entertained their alumni with a 26 to win over the Tarkio team. CITY OFFICIALS LEAVE TO NIGHT FOR CONVENTION from Tuesday's DaTTy- - Headed Ly Mayor Arnold J. Lillie, a group of it y officials are leaving tonight for " ttsbluff to attend the annual eonvt .tion of the League of Nebraska Municipalities. The conven tion opens tomorrow afternoon and continues through part ot Friday. Tomorrow evening the city offi cials of Scottsbluff will be host to the visitors at a buffalo barbecue and Thursday evening the annual conven tion banquet will be held. Officers will be elected and next year's convention city determined Thursday afternoon. Much of that day .will be given to sectional meet ings in which the representatives of like class cities and villages will ex change ideas and hear discussions of the problems that concern their own towns. There is also a sectional meet ing for clerks and treasurers and a full day session of the legal depart ment also the utilities section for water and light commissioners and employees of municipally owned utili ties, j At the opening general session to- j morrow, Elmer Webb, local council-j man, as chairman of the League's! legislative committee, will report onj legislative matters expected to comej before the next session of the Ne-j braska unicameral. By Friday the complete legislative program is ex- j pected to be drafted and given ap- j proval. The trip is to be made in Coun cilman E. O. Vroman's car, and be sides Mayor Lillie and Councilmen Vroman and Webb, City Clerk Albert Olson, City Treasurer M. D. Brown and Park Board Chairman George Conis are making the trip. Former Mayor George Lushinsky, who went to Alliance yesterday to visit his daughter, expects to attend the convention sessions Thursday and the banquet Thursday evening. HEAR TALE ON OIL Attorney A. L. Tidd, active figure in the Golden Rod Oil Co., which is engaged in sinking a test well north and west of Murray, was the guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon Tuesday, Mr. Tidd told of the work thatjwhlle at the s time Permittin& has been carried on in sinking the well, the encouraging showings thatjinai empire. had been found. The speaker was j Impact t the European conflict firm in his belief that the well would !lIPn our continent reflected through be developed into a producing well,the statements in the report from theplanted and took care of a Jarge gar. in a short time. Edwin Hibex. senior, and EiHiLutneran groups one by one, thisma! Coyer, junior, high school members of the club for the month of October, gave their farewell to the club, ex pressing their pleasure and appre ciation of the association of the club. Arthur Troop was the leader of the meeting. M0THER AND SON RETURN Frmn "W1 tips la y'a Daily Mrs. Huc Meisinger and infant son, Hugo, Jr., returned to their Plattsmouth farm home today. Hugo, Jr. was born at the St. Joseph hos pital on Sunday, October 13 and his arrival makes the fourth son for Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger. He is the grand- tson of Mrs- Catherine Nolting and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Meisinger. ASKS FOR DIVORCE In the office of the clerk of the district court an action for divorce was filed entitled Vera Dixon vs. Henry Dixon. The petition states that the parties were married in Ne braska City on August 5, 1938. 'HOPE CHEST" PINGO PARTY By Holy Rosary Altar Society, Eagles Hall, Oct. 29th at 8:00 p. m. Cash prizes. Chicken salad, wafers, kolace and coffee will be served. Ad mission 25c. ltd&w MYNARD COMMUNITY CLUB The Mynard Community club will hold Its regular meeting on Friday evening, October 25th at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. w&d RUMMAGE SALE NEXT WEEK C - D. A. society will sponsor a rummage sale October 2S, 29 and 30 in the building adjoining the Rosen crans barber shop. o23-3td-ltw Rev. A. Lentz Reports Church Meeting Fine United Lutheran Meeting at Omaha Attended by a Number from Eight Mile Grove Church. Returning from the twelfth bien nial convention of the United Luth eran church, just closing its week's deliberations at Omaha, Rev. A. Lentz, of the Eight Mile Grove Luth eran church, who was among the 541 delegates and about 500 visitors from every section of Canada and the United States, reports this 1940 con vention the most far-reaching of any since the merger conclave of 1918. Re-election of the general officers means the unusual record of thir teen continuous terms, each a bien nium for the president, the Rev. F. II. Knubel, D.D., and the treasurer, Mr. E. Clarence Miller, Philadelphia. The secretary, the Rev. Walton H. Greerer. D.D.. is successor to the Rev. M. G. G. Scherer, D.D., whose death in 1932 closed his service. The president and secretary have headquarters at the Church House, New York City. Internationalism came to the front in the reception of the Icelandic Synod whose congregations are for most part in Canada; the rulings of President Knubel that privileges of Canadian and other" delegates from beyend the United States must have full recognition; the proposal for approval, of a new constitution for the Lutheran church in Japan; and the study of linguistic repercussions of the European war. The Japanese proposal. Intended as an answer to the new governmental rules regarding a "K3'odan," or re ligious society sets up a union of the Lutheran missions supported by America by the United Lutheran church, and from Finland by the Lutherans of that nation. This not merely solves one situation but sug gests how the world interests of the Lutheran church will eventually jmerge into organic unity. The Jap- anese union respects national origins irue maiginous cnurcn unin .i . i iEoard of American Missions. The import stated, have been affected by happenings to friends and relatives abroad; first, Slovaks, then Hun garians, later the Finns, finally theslons Eef0re she went to India, she Scandinavian countries. It was point- ed out as illustration that most of the German speaking migrants in Canada are actually of Polish or Rus sian origin; that 60,000 Finns re side in New England; that the first Icelandic Lutheran congregation in Manitoba dates from 1878, and that the American board also conducts Jewish, Spanish and Italian work. In the past 20 years the board has assisted in training 135 ministerial students. 47 Slovaks. 26 German, 21 Finnish, 12 Hungarian. 11 West In dian. 9 German exiles, 6 Italians and one each Lithuanian, Lettish and Norwegian. Emergency appeals are the natural fruit of our times, the convention learned, the immediate one being that for the Lutheran world conven- j tion This call, for which, not less than $500,000 is urgently called for now covering war refugee needs and sustentation of mission fields in ten war-affected lands, gives delegates their first task on reaching the home church. The impact of the need upon the representatives of the church in convention assembly. What can be accomplished in such appeals arproved in report of the American board's anniversary appeal, by which $516,429. By means of this fund, financial aid was made possible for churches ln 15 synods, saving properties with values in ex cess of $1,250,000 as well as stabil izing numerous debt structures. The board, their report Btates, establishes a new church every 17th day; every 26th day a mission becomes self sustaining. Rev. Dr. Reble, president of the synod of Canada, preached at Christ church at Eight Mile Grove on Sun day, October 6. The Misses Wilma Friedrich, Floreine ScLafer, Katherine Schafer, Ruth Schafer, Norma and Betty Sihafer, Marie Lentz, Marilyn Hen nings and Helen Puis sang on the Choral Union broadcast on Sunday noon, Oct. 6 at 12:30-1:0"; they also attended the Youth Rally in the afternoon and they together with Rev. Lentz and a choir of 600 voices sang in the Choral Union song festi val on Sunday evening. The B. G. Hennings family, the Jake Hild fam ily and the L. Friedrich family also attended the recital. About 3.000 were present in the audience. HEAR INDIA MISSIONARY Sunday, October 13, forty-two members of the Plattsmouth Chris tian church, journeyed to Weeping Water. The Christian church of that city had a full house, to hear Miss Mary White of Lincoln and Miss Veda B. Harrah who has charge of a Girls Vacationland School at Pendra Road, a jungle mission sta tion in the heart of the most back ward province in India. This school is called "Sumank hetan," which mans, "Field of Flowers." The girls form a model village, and carry on all their activ ities as a village unit, Including that of municipal government. Miss Har rah's work is so distinctive and con structive that representatives of oth er mission and government schools use Sumankhetan as a model. The inspector of schools, a represen tative of the British government, considers her work outstanding. Miss Harrah represents the churches of Disciples of Christ through The United Christian Mis sionary Society. She conducts vaca tion Bible schools, teaches in the town and village Sunday schools, and serves on the educational committee of the India Christian Mission. She went to India in 1925. Even before completing her year of language Ftudy, she went to Mungell to give part time assistance in the boarding and day school work of that station. Ske lhen assumed entlre charge of this work. She supervised the school work in three centers several miles apart, and also superintended the management of the cottage homes in whlch girlg from sman nearby j villages live while attending the mis u,on S(hool ln Mungeli. The girls Jwere taught to make their own !rlotnes ccok tnejr own food, and to !care for their own homes. They den for poultry and domestic ani- mats. Miss Harrah was educated at Drury College, the University of Missouri and the College of Mis- ta,Jght at Hazel Green Academy in Kentucky, a school for mountain boy3 and girls, also an educational institution of Disciples of Christ. RETURN FROM ILLINOIS Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Pollock, who have been visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. .Minor" and family at Kankakee, Illi nois, have returned to their home after a most pleasant visit. They found the Minor family all in excel lent health and enjoying very much their pleasant home in the Illinois city. Mr. Minor is kept busy in his work as head of the water plant at Kankakee, one of the largest plants in that section of Illinois. En route home Mr. Pollock stop ped for a short time at Muscatine. Iowa, where he called on L. R. Mc Keen. one of the pioneer advocates of river navigation, who is oper ating a large system of elevators. While Mr. Pollock was at Muscatine, a shipment of 80,000 bushels of oats was being received at the Iowa port. PLEASE RETURN HAT Someone has taken a hat from the First Christian church by mistake and it is asked that the hat be re turned and exchanged for one left at the church. The hat taken was a Stetson while that left was a new hat of another make. PROGRAM-PLATE SUPPER October 30, 8 p. m. at Lewiston Community Center. Given by Ke nosha school. Public invited. ALICE MAE CAMPBELL, ltw Teacher. Funeral of Henry N. Taylor at Louisville Large Number Attend Services for Aged Resident There for Many Years of His Life. Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church at Louisville was held the funeral services for the late H. N. Taylor, long years a resident of that community and highly respected titi zen of the county. The services were in charge of Rev. Homer Dickerson, pastor of the church, the sermon and tribute to Mr. Taylor being given by Rev. Go ings, an old friend of the family and former Louisville pastor. During the services the choir of the church gave several of the old and loved hymns. The body was taken by the Sattler funeral home of this city where it had laid in state since Thurrdpy to Louisville for the service and in terment at Riverview cemetery. Henry Newton Taylor was born In Jonesville, Virginia, April 17. 1S55. and passed away at his home in Plattsmouth on October 17. 1940, at the age of eighty-five years, six months. In the year 1875 at Jonesville he was married to Miss Ellen GIvens. they coming to Nebraska on 1895. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, seven are surviving the passing of the father. The sur viving children are Charles Oscar, of Omaha; John Wesley, of Platts mouth; Mrs. Fred Flelschman of Manley; Mrs. Charles Sinnard of Grand Island; Thomas E., address unknown; Mrs. Earl Bailey, Platts mouth; and James F. of Chicago. The wife and one daughter, Mrs. JoTin Fleischman of Louisville pre ceded him in death. There it also left to mourn the passing of this good man, thirty grandchildren and thirty-Fix great- grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. James Lucas. Mulberry Cap. Tennessee; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Lizzie Spangler and family of Jonesville, Virginia and Mrs. John Tyo and family of Council Bluffs. Card of Thanks We Mish to thank all the friends and neighbors for their kindness during the sickness and death of our dear father and grandfather, Henry N. Taylor. We also thank the WPA workers of Louisville, ar.d the Ly- man-RIchey Sand Co. of Plattsmouth, as well 8-s those presenting flowers. -The Children and Grandchildren. HOLD MUSICAL SERVICE Sunday afternoon the residents of the Masonic Home and infirmary had a very pleasant treat afforded them in a visit from a party from the Brown Park mission of Omaha. Tbcre were eighteen in the group that brought an inspiring message and hymn3 to cheer and strengthen the aged members of the home. Marie Marietta, missionary, was in charge of the meeting with Mrs. L. A. Washington also assisting. Mis Ellen A. Hansen introduced the members and assisted in bring ing thy members of the Home to the ladies' parlor where the cervices were held. The musical program comprised. "My Redeemer." "The Captain is Cilling." "He Is Knocking," "Won derful Grace of Jesus." with a special solo number, "My Task" by Lloyd Kinsley. ! UNDERGOES OPERATION Sunday afternoon Mrs. Henry Mauzy, one of the long time and hon ored residents of the city, was taken to Omaha where she entered the Clarkson hospital. She underwent an operation for gall stones and at the latest reports is doing Just as well as possible under the circumstances. Mrs. Mauzy was taken to Umaha in the Sattler ambulance. HERE FROM MANLEY Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schliefcrt and daughter, Minerva, with their nephew, Herman Schliefcrt, were in the city Saturday. They srent a few hours looking after some matters of business and visiting with friends.