Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1940)
Nebr. tts Uirtpricr.1 Society VOL. NO. IVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1940. NO. 94 Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Livingston Prominent Residents of County Cele brate a Half Century of Wedded life. "Wednesday, December 18th mark ed the fiftieth -wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Livingston, lifelong residents of Cass county and numbered among the highly esteem ed citizens who have served to help build up the community where they have lived. The bride and groom of many years ago were honor guests at the open house held at the parlors of the Mynard church Wednesday from 5 to 8 p. ra., a lovely setting being arranged for the happy occasion. Christmas trees added the holiday touch with poinsettias flanking the trees. The general color motif of the decorations was that of white and gold, wedding bells of white, with bouquets of yellow roses and chrys anthemums serving to add to the beauties of the setting. There were many floral gifts from the old friends and relatives of the estimable couple. The table covering was a hand crocheted cloth of very striking de sign, while in the table arrange ments were found two family heir- j looms, one a silver urn. the gift of the late Judge and Mrs. Samuel Max well to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiken bary on their twenty-fifth anniver sary, now owned by Mrs. Myron Wiles, a daughter of the Livingston family. The table centerpiece, a lovely candelabrum, was also a treas ured possession of the family, it be ing presented to Mrs. Henry Hild, another daughter of the family, by her great aunt, Mrs. M. A. Tishue, of Seward, at the time of Mrs. Hild's marriage. Many gifts of gold and silver were received by the honored guests. The refreshments carried out the color note, lemon custard ice cream balls. Lady Baltimore cake and cof fee. At the close of the evening, two granddaughters. Miss Margaret Anne Vallery and Marge Heyn. of Coun cil Bluffs, sang a duct, "I Love You Truly," honoring the grandparents. Group singing was led by Richard Livingston of Louisville, a son, the old and loved songs. "God Be With You 'Till We Meet "Again," "Blest Be the Tie That Binds," 'Tut on Your Old Gray Bonnet" and closing with "God Bless America." Among the out-of-town guests were: Mrs. Ruth Wiles, Mrs. John S. Livingston, Mrs. Roy Kohler, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Livingston, Mrs. Ellis Rosencrans, all of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Keefer, Glen wood; Mr. and Mrs. Parr Young, Nehawka; Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Hild, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sack. Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Heyn and daughter, Marge and Mrs. F. Heyne, of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Burr Davis and chil dren, Sandra and Jimmy, of Wayne, Nebraska. WILL GO TO ROSE BOWL GAME Paul Barker of this city is among those who will leave just after the Christmas holiday for the west coast and Fasadena, California, the goal of thousands of Nebraskans New Year's day. He is making the trip by train and expects to visit his cousin, Joe Bruhl while there as well as members of the Teodorskl fam ily, former Louisville residents and distant relatives. VISIT SICK RELATIVES From Saturday'! DttTy Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Becker and son. Billy, with Mrs. W. A. Becker were In Omaha today for a few hours. They visited at the South Side Gen eral hospital with George Horn, brother of Mrs. Becker, who Is very gravely ill. Mr. Horn has been in eeiious condition for the past sev eral months. WILL GO TO GAME R. C. Jahrier will leave December 26 to be among the Cornhusker root- ers at the Rose Bowl game. CARD OF THANKS We wish to most sincerely express to the friends and neighbors our deep appreciation of the many acts of kindness shown during the ill ness and at the time of death of our loved one. Especially do we wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Austin, the telephone operators and mem bers of the I.O.O.F. for their sym pathetic service. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Moore and Robert Dean. Seeks Damages in Large Amount for Auto Wreck Willard 0. Rice ot Omaha Is Plain tiff and Roy 0. Cole the De fendant in Action. Prom Saturday's Ta!?v This morning in the office of the clerk of the district court was filed an action in which Willard O. Rice is the plaintiff and Roy O. Cole, local farmer, the defendant. The suit is for damages caused by an auto col- lision north of Union, in which the plaintiff seeks $20,370 in two causes of action. The petition of the plaintiff al leges that on October 14, 1940, the plaintiff was riding as a passenger in his car which was being driven by Collin William Travers, of Omaha. The car, it is claimed, was traveling north on highway No. 75, and when three miles north of the Union cor ner, defendant drove out of a pri vate driveway from the C. F. Harris farm, the driver of the car of the plaintiff was unable to stop and as the result the Rice car was hurled into the ditch, the car was damaged and the plaintiff sustained serious injuries. It if alleged that the defendant failed to comply with the statute regulating the driving from private or side roads onto the public high way. The plaintiff asks the $20,000 for damages for personal injuries while $370 is asked for damages to the Buick car. FUNERAL OF MRS. CLUGEY Prom Thursday's Dally The funeral services for Mrs. Ma thilda Clugey were held this morn ing at 11 o'clock at the Sattler funeral home at Fourth and Vine streets, a group of the old friends and neighbors being present to pay their last tributes. Rev. J. W. Taenzler. pastor of the First Christian church, had charge of the services, bringing the message of the scriptures to comfort the mem bers of the bereaved family circle. During the service Mrs. Hal Gar nett and Frank A. Cloidt gave two numbers, "Beautiful Isle of Some where" and "Rock of Ages," with Mrs. O. C. Hudson at the piano. The interment was at Oak Hill cemetery beside the husband, who passed away a number of years ago. The pallbearers were members of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of which Mr. Clugey had been a member during his lifetime. The pallbearers comprised H. L. Kruger, W. H. Ofe, W. J. Taylor, Guy Bestor, Don Cramer, C. R. Olson. RETURN FROM SCHOOL Fr.im Friday' D-lly Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe and Mrs. Roy Knorr motored to Lincoln to day and en route back they were accompanied by Mrs. Knorr's chil dren. Bill, who is a student at Doane college at Crete, and Mary Jean, Uni versity of Nebraska student. Steph en Devoe won't be able to return home for his vacation until Sunday, ; because he will be among the choir members who are to sing at the Ply- mouth Congregational church at Lin coln Sunday morning. MEMBER OF DRAMATIC CLUB James Sandin, Plattsmouth stu dent at Peru State Teachers col lege, has just been initiated into the Dramatic club, one of the groups at the college. He has been very 'active in dramatic ntirt Tnnoirai -.-i-i-v (since commencing his school work at Peru. New Home of Hudson Family is Well Arranged Built of Brown Sandstone on a Lot and a Half of Ground lo cated on North 6th St. A limited budget should never be allowed to stand in your way if you're thinking of building. True, it may prevent you from building as large a house as your heart is set on. And it is almost certain to circumscribe the house's style and shape. But if you will present your problem to an architect, he will un doubtedly work out a plan and de sign which meets your budget re quirements and very nearly fulfills your architectural desires. It is en tirely possible, for instance, that he will recommend some such plan as this, conceived by Bruce Hazen, Lin coln, Nebraska architect, for Dr. O. C. Hudson and family of this city. Louis and Herman Tiekotter, local contractors who also put the finish ing touches on Dr. R. P. Westover's !new home- aided in carrying out the ispecinc plans to provide the interior and exterior beauty and comfort it possesses. The masonry was in charge of Tom Tierney of Omaha. Bauer's Garage installed the heating system and plumbing. Exterior and interior decorating was arranged by the Frank Gobelman and H. L. Kruger stores. Disbrow Milling company of Omaha, furnished the millwork. j Big enough and broad enough to take proper care of a family of four youngsters and two grown-ups, this North Sixth street home of brown sandstone, acclaimed typically Amer ican, spreads out comfortably on a lot and a half. A two-car garage wing Is on the south side of the j house. Three stories make up this up-to-the-minute residence. The two top stories have Tout bedrooms, two baths, sun deck, living room, dining room, children's "den," combined kitchenette-breakfast nook, and a special joy extra space everywhere. It was precisely planned before a stone went into place because Dr. and Mrs. Hudson knew what they wanted down to the last niche. Dr. Hudson has transposed the first floor (basement) into a "small hospital." It's next to the garage, reached without disturbing the rest of the house. With its bookshelves, blue and red leather chairs, treat ment rooms, laboratory, hospital, de veloping rooms, and office "nook," it's a bright beginning to a nice in terior. The living room is equally bright with streamlined wallpaper, a wide paneled fireplace, oriental rugs, and, like other rooms, is modern in every respect. The adjoining dining room uses a decorating scheme of celanese glass curtains with eggshell drapes, and blue and white designed wall paper. The adjoining open, cement terrace is an inviting entrance from the east, a particularly handy en trance for the children when they come in from playing in the back yard. The four bedrooms end a bath were neatly fashioned out of the third floor plan. The bathroom on thi3 floor adjoins the master bed room, which is finished in a color scheme of peach, blue, and ivory. The bedroom contains two closets for ample clothing storage. The other bath is situated on the second floor and Its walls and bath fixtures are of orchid pnk, and yellow was used for contrast. In the boy's room, the "ship ahoy" theme is vividly car ried out by the wallpaper pattern used. In a short time Bryce hopes to have his room designed into a ship. Dusty rose and green was fashioned into Jean's room. Joyce and Shirley share, and share alike, their room. Twin beds, two closets, and dressing ; table are the major objects which occupy the room. There's a modern kitchen, very much up to the minute in its effi cient arrangements and In its blues chasing color scheme of blue, gray, and orange. The lower walls are finished with linowall in blue-gray; the ceiling is light blue, while the cabinets and woodwork are in a darker shade of blue. Linoleum for table tops is of a bright hued orange iwhich blends with the three shades of blue and orange in the floor cover ing. The midnight blue border is finished with a cove base. Crisp blue and orange curtains givexthe room a homey atmosphere. The breakfast nook is upholstered in bright orange leather. Fluorescent lighting is used throughout the kitchtn. The heating system at the Hudson home is the first of its kind intro duced in Plattsmouth. Forced hot water plant extends heat through out the entire house. Venetian blinds hang in all of the windows. No style of architecture is better suited to a large, sedate, and nicely laid out city than the one used by the Hudsons. The L-&haped house is the most economically constructed architectural form It is usually the most economical form to heat and maintain; and it is also the most ef ficient and compact. From the latter point of view, the Hudsons' house is superb. The beautifully proportion- ed rooms are arranged for maximum privacy, yet freedom of movement. All have cross ventilation, and all make for easy and correct placement of furniture. Mrs. Marie Racek Buried at Loma, Nebr. Former Plattsmouth Resident Passed Away in Omaha Thursday Eurial at Loma, Nebr. Prom Saturday. raIT Funeral services were conducted at the Assumption church in Omaha today for Mrs. Marie Racek, 79, who died at her home at 4923 South 20th street following an illness of three years. Services were conducted at 8:30 a. m. at the Kolouch mortuary and at 9 a. m. at the church. Inter ment took place at "Loma, Nebraska, the old home of the Racek family. The Racek family was well known in Plattsmouth because they lived here for a number of years. Her hus- band, Frank Racek was a mason dur- ing his residence in this city, where the family lived on West Oak street. A daughter. Mrs. John Kirk (Delia) was employed at the Masonic Home for many years, and another daugh- ter, Mrs. Cecilia Roza worked there for a short time. ! I - i Mrs. Racek leaves to mourn herjfnse the Elue Devils let the Tech- death two sons, Stanley, Brainard. Neb., and Lester, Tacoma, Wash four daughters, Mrs. John Kirk, Mrs. William Melvard, Mrs. Cecilia Roza and Mrs. Anton Prusha, sr., all of Omaha; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. REGISTERING YOUTH L. S tional Neville, representing the Na - Youth Administration, has been here for the past few days in terviewing local youths who may wish employment in the NYA. A project has been started at the Ath letic park and which can furnish employment to a considerable num ber of the local boys. Mr. Neville left Wednesday evening for his head quarters at Nebraska City, returning and while going scoreless was a con in the next two weeks after the ftant thorn to the opponents. Harry holiday season. Blanks for applica tion for work have been left with David Pickrel, the foreman of the local project, which can be filled out and the boys go to work at once and be interviewed later by Mr. Neville. CHRISTMAS VACATION HERE From Friday Dfrfty With the close of school this after noon the formal Christmas vacation of the Plattsmouth city schools com menced and will continue until Thursday, January 2. Many of thejYelick, f 6 teachers whose homes are at other Noble, c 2 points will be leaving Saturday for,DaTis & 0 iYia Vinma firici1no fnr- V, season. The vacation will bring home the young people from the colleges and schools, making the week very busy with social events among the younger groups. IN KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL Plattsmouth friends 'will regret to learn that George Hall, of Goodland, Kansas, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall of this city, is at Kansas City, Missouri, undergoing treatment. He is at the Thornton & Minor hospital. Plattsmouth Wins Tech Game by 33-26 Score Hue Devils Show Class Against the Maroons on Omaha Court Wed nesday Afternoon. from Thursday's Daily The Tlattsmouth High Blue Devils copped their first game of the new senron over a rough and tough Omaha Tech outfit 33-26 at Omaha yesterday at 4:00. The Blue Devils were to fast and accurate for the : Maroons and were never headed after the first quarter Omaha Tech opened the scoring and took a five point lead before Don Martin registered from the field. j The first score put the Blue ; White in the ball game and and game ana trie s-ore jockeyed back and forth. With only a few seconds left in the first quarter Jim Yelick put the Blue Devils ahead for the first time in the game 9-7. From that point forward the Blue Devils were never headed. With Don Martin and Jim Yelick pouring them in Plattsmouth put on a scoring spree. In the second quarter the Blue and White rolled up 11 points to a lone field goal for the Maroons. A great amount of credit goes to Joe Noble, Harry Shiffer, and Cor bin Davis for their splendid guard ing and for the way they set up shots. The half ended with the Elue Devils holding a 22-9 lead. The most notable thing in the first half was the whip-like precision with which Shiffer and Davis got the ball into scoring territory in the .hands of Yelick, Martin, or Noble At the beginning of the second half Pl?ttsmouth had a short let down. Obviously easing up on their offensive game the Blue Devils were content to sit back on their lead. jThey were promptly rewarded when .Tech came up to within four points j -w ith a 22-1S score. The Blue and j-White took time out and came back j to again boost their lead to ten !p0jnts with a 30-20 reckoning at the end of the third quarter. j Following 'were forced the recess the Platters into a defensive game , by the hard charging Maroons. Tut itinc tin a scraTminz man-to-man de- sters get away with only three field goals while Plattsmouth was sewkig up the game witn tnree additional points. Rehn and Talbert sparked the Maroons, with the former bagging 12 roints and the latter dragging down six. The Plattsmouth prepsters used Lilt: Ddliit; i . t 1 i 1 1 1 1 LlUUgliUUL IIJU igame and ran the boj-s, who were, , supposedly, used to a big floor, into the ground. Don Martin was the sur- rrise coming through with 12 points, while "Big Jim" Yelick was leading the parade with 13 points. Joe Noble served well in the pivot spot and constantly fed the man who tried for the basket. Corbin Davis was at his usual good form on the floor Shiffer at the other guard position was the spark that set the Blue Devils big guns to work playing a magnificent game. Naturally we are all happy the Blue Devils won but we must re member that this evening at 8 o'clock thejT are again traveling to Omaha to match shots with "Chuck" Foeh linger and company. Eox score: Plattsmouth FG FT 2 1 1 0 1 PF 0 2 2 1 2 TP 12 13 i Martin f 5 OIIIUCI, g X 14 Omaha Tech FG Rehn, f 5 Wickert, f 1 33 FT 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 . 1 0 TP 12 - 2 2 6 0 Key. f Talbert, 1 2 Crane, c-g 0 Almquist, c 0 Freeman, g 0 Shafer, g 1 JRuvolo, g 0 George, g 1 Rutledge, g 0 0 i 9 26 HERE FOR HOLIDAY Mr. and Mrs. George Rothrock, of Gasconade, Missouri, arrived early this morning for a holiday visit at the home of Mrs. Rothrock's parents. Sheriff and Mrs. Joe Mrasek. I All of the Mrasek children and grandchildren will be here with the exception of W. E. Mrasek of Cali fornia and Mrs. Vincent Kelley, who !'? leavinsr the rnmini' went fnr Vpk Jersey to join her husband. Announcement of Airplane Plant is Now Official Confirmation late Saturday of Un official Statement of Few Weeks Ago as to New Plant. The announcement late Saturday11 mi I J 1 J . J 1 1 1 1 j 1 by the war department at Washing- jultu "au "-nciea Tlie snow 81 ton of the selection of a bombing iCass thca,re wllkh ha(1 becn stagetl plane assembly plant site in the!,hrough the kindness of Mr. G. G. Omaha area, gave assurance to this part of the west of an important de- fense plant. The location of the plant had un officially been reported some weeks o jfl!t .ibuted for some u n ii vj i u i ii i rai ij ucuiiiic n a? known until the war department' formally gave its approval. j The Glenn Martin Company, of i Baltimore will have charge of the j plant altho the formal contracts for the handling of the work have noti'u,ls -""'1 msusuis tu luv been completed. meeting of the service women of the The original site of the plant jtweirth district and matters pertain at Fort Crook seems assured as there !ingr to the future work r the or has becn much activity there in sur veying for possible road expansion and for location of the buildings needed for the operation of the plant. The location at the military post makes a most appropriate spot 03 it giveti fields for expansion to the north, east and south of Fort Crook, the best of transportation fa cilities by either truck, rail or water, natural gas and ample electric power available, It is in the midst of ample labor facilities while living while living condi- jtions in this area are the very best. The bringing of the plant to this section is a very pleasing Christmas present to Nebraskans and to the bodies that have labored for civic some of the defense program work ,iB r,,rt r tv . i 1.J J'Ul l V' I -A C liaLlUU A .'chamber of Commerce have hnd men !on the ground at Washington while Governor Cochran and Mayor Butler of Omaha also visited Wnshinsrtnn in the interest of the proposition, which has eo successfully culminated. It is the expectation that within the next few weeks the active work will be started on the plant as well as extending road facilities to the army post. The new plant should bring a ; large increase in population in this immediate area of which Plattsmouth js a part as only eight miles from Fort Crook and providing ideal home facilities for the workers at the plant when operating. REJOICE IN NEW SON Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Bushnell ere the happy parents of a fine eight pound son, born Thursday at the An- j ton Kani hospital at Omaha where ' the mother and son are reported as j doing well. This is the first grand-! son for Mm G. W. Schwcnneker. i mother of Mr. Dushjcll. Mrs. Lush - uell was formerly Leva Sell. CHRISTMAS IN INDIANA Mr. and Mrs. Chester Minniear have departed for Lafayette, Indiana, where they will spend the holiday season at the home of their son and i daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Har - 5 ; ley Minniear. The Harley Minniears j -" 0Lr ii iMpfl with their newilc?ve the hoPital -ay. She as , - - i - i . ihome and the excellent position Mr. Minniear. LEAVING FOR CALIFORNIA D. S. Sumner, local Missouri Paci fic passenger agent, is leaving in a few days for the west coast to Join his wife, who for the past several q weeks has been visiting with their 2 ! daughter and family at Los Angeles. 0 Mr. Sumner hopes to have his relief 2 man here in time that he can get away for Christmas with the family I'1 the. west. Legion Auxiliary Has a Very Fine December Meet Excellent Reports From Committees Climax.! by the Christmas Faitv of Members. The December meeting of the Am erican Legion Auxiliary was held on Friday afternoon at the E. A. Webb home on North 5th street, a fine at tendance of the members being pres ent. The meeting was both for the reg ular business session as well as the Christmas party of the members. The Webb home was very attractive in the beautiful Christmas tree and the decorations of the holiday season in profusion throughout the rooms. Mrs. Raymond Larson reported 1 !... - . n - i : 1 VJ,1U,U' lier OI ine lueaire- ine admission ad tn by bringing toys fruit, dothing or food. The toys had jbeen worked over at the toy shop at I the Recreation center and distri- 123 children. Mrs. H. L. Gayer gave the report of the Auxiliary convention at Sew ard at which she and Mrs. R. T. Cuthrell were the representatives from the riattsmouth unit. The re- . 1 AT 1 ' 1. 1 1. . . , ganization. Mrs. Fay McClintock. rehabilita tion chairman, reported on the ac tivities of her group and the plans for the arranging and distribution of the Christmas basket which will be seiit to the homes of service people in the community who may be in netd of cheer. The Junior Auxiliary nre making candy and pop-corn balls I , t. n i .i :n. .ii which will be placed with other iluuus 1U lIlt memueis in V. 1 ,1 - 11 V. 1- . t : ,l. 1. 1, rr 1 i '""""s aw uiuuSiu bume article of fruit, food or clothing to the meeting which will be used In tha preparation of the baskets. The committee would appreciate the dona- !tion of a tn,tk for the distribution on rJlJ"u "'"fa- f r n rl 1 it .-t 1 n Mrs. F. R. Gobelman gave a very Interesting talk on cakes or cookies as we know them, describing the favorite holiday cakes of the var ious nations of the world. Mrs. Gobelman has prepared many of these cakes from recipes from all parts of the world, her talk being most thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs. E. G. Ofe inspired the mem bers of the unit with her fine discus sion of the spiritual meaning of Christmas, especially appealing at this time when the world is so dis- tn,bed in warfare that had served it0 blind many to the true significance i of Christmas and the teachings of the Christ. The education fund march was participated in by the members, the money deposited in the receptacle going to the use of this fund. The members of the unit thn en joyed the exchange of gifts at the tree that created a great deal of interest. Mrs. Austin was the win ner of the grand prize. The afternoon closed with the serv ing of delicious refreshments by the !hosteESPB uho omPrl3' Mrs- chairman. Mrs. C. I). Austin. Mrs. ! Kraeger, Mrs. Emil Koukal, Mrs. Adelaide Boynton, Mrs. Joe F. Knecht and Mrs. Lora Lloyd KIec. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. Herman Graham, who has in at an O-afia-Hospital, has so of .Drought to this city by the Sattler ambulance and will recuperate here at the home of her sister, Mrs. Or ville Kintz until strong enough to to the farm. VISITS WITH SON From Friday's IaITy - Herbert Sharpnack, of Lincoln was here today to visit with his son, Fred II. Sharpnack, who is here for a bhort visit with the family be fore returning to New Jersey where ,he has been employed for the past summer and fall.