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Slat IKS II1 VOL NO. UX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY APRIL 29, 1943 No. 37 o.-o v BUY , If in0"110 BUT Easter Day Is One of Beauty in Community Large Numbers Are Out to Parti pate in the Impressive Services of the Day Easter Sunday got off to a bad start with the sun failing to appear at the regular time but all misgiv ings were dispelled when clouds gave way and let the hope inspiring rays through hope inispiring to a world made dark by impenetrable clouds of war. Congregations flocked to churches here to hear ministers of the gos pel speak of the Resurrection, the story of triumph over death an old story but one which grows in sig nificance with the, passing years. Especially was the Easter messages comforting yesterday when scarce ly a family is not hoping for the arising of a new world out of this grim business that is war. Although a beautiful sunrise, as in Easters past, was absent, the spirit for the occasion was present, and a large number of worshippers gathered at the First Christian church at 6 a. in. yesterday to her ald in the Holy Day in a fitting manner. The services held were sponsored by all Plattsmouth churches. The message brought to the con gregation at the First Methodist church by the Rev. T. Porter Ben nett w as "The Power of the Resur rection." At the Presbyterian church Dr. H. G. McClusky spoke of "The Resurrection Body." Easter services were given at 7:30 PM at St. Lukes Episcopal church at which time Can on George St. George Tyner gave a special message. At St. John's Catholic church the Rt. Rer. ,Msgr. George Agios celebrated High Mass at 8 AM. Second Mass was at 10:30 AM. The Rev. Clifford Snyder of the Christian Church selected for his sermon "He Is Risen." The Rev. Willard Sherman spoke of "Trium phs of the Empty Tomb" at St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church. Father J. R. Sinkula cele brated the mass at the Holy Rosary church. The Rev. H. G. Cattau held The First Lutheran services at 8 A. M. Members of the Christian Science Society heard words on the subject "Probation after death." Entertains for Sailors Mr. and Mrs. Art Uhe entertained last evening at a dinner in honor of Second class Seamen, Alfred N. Dooly, Jr., of Farragut, Idaho. He is the grandson of Jess Elliott, nephew of Mrs. Uhe.. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Dooly of Omaha, Mr. Jess Elliott, Marlene Jane and Don ald Lee The, Mr and Mrs. Art Uhe, the guest of honor Second class Sea man, Alfred N. Dooly, Jr. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our friends for cards and gifts presented to us on the day of our Golden Wedding an niversary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Glaze Mynard Red Cross The Mynard Red Cross will meet on Friday evening. May 7th at the community building, at 8:30. There will be election of officers and all are urged to attend. Free motion pictures. Buffett Addresses Congressman Howard Buffett was a guest of the Plattsmouth Rotary Club when it met for the regular weekly luncheon at the Hotel Platts mouth yesterday noon. Here from his seat in the House of Representatives Mr. Buffett spoke briefly on national affairs as he has observed them during his first months In Washington. The keynote of his talk dealt with bureaucracy, and he expressed the hope that the future will bring a trend away from this form of government which, he believes, is no good for the country. Funeral of Harry Cline The funeral services of Harry Cline, long time employe of the Un ion Pacific, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the N. P. Swanson chapel in Omaha. There were a large number of the old friends and associates present to pay their last farewell. ! Rev. George St. George Tyner of the St. Luke's church of this city and Canon of the Trinity Cathedral at Omaha, conducted the impressive Episcopal funeral service. During the services Frank A. Cloidt of this city gave two of the old hymns, "In the Garden," and "Face to Face." Mrs. Slaybaugh wras the accompanist. The burial was at Albion, Nebr., early day home of the deceased. Attending the services from Platts mouth were Miss Amelia Martens, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richey and Mr. and Mrs. 'Frank Cloidt. Receives Interesting Letter Mrs. V. F. Keller of this city was pleased and surprised to receive Monday a letter written from Chi cago by Henry R. Marshall, one time resident of this city. The writer had noticed in the Chicago Tribune in the department of greetings from service men, one from London from Civilian Technican F. E. Kelly, di rected to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Kelley of this city. Mr. Mar shall very kindly sent the greetings onto them so that they might enjoy the message from across the sea. Mr. Marshall states in the letter, "I lived in Plattsmouth from 1918 to 1928 and know many fine people there. I have been trying to visua lize the location of your home, but cannot remember whether 6th street is at the end of the business section or farther toward the high school hill. Please give my regards to County Attorney Walter H. Smith, Cliff and Hilt Wescott, Judge Dux- bury, and Wilbur and Bob Hall if they are still there. I suppose most of my old cronies of the class of 192S are scattered over the world. George Perry, Dean Snyder, Linville Wiles. Bob Wurl, Ed Patterson, Jack Hatt and others. I expect to be in the service this summer." Mr. Marshall is with the legal de partment of Montgomery-Ward at Chicago and his residence is 1902 Winnemac street. Ordered to Active Duty Boonville, Mo., April 26 Mem bers of the army enlisted reserves with the exception of cadets in fourth year ROTC and certain pre professional groups at Kemper Mili tary School here were ordered to report for active duty May 5 at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Orders for the group including 39 cadets were pub lished at the close of the annual gov ernment inspection at noon today. Among the students to report will be John M. Soennichsen of this city, grandson of H. M. Soennichson. Ca det Sonnichsen has had a very bril liant military career at Kemper anl a member of their prize winning rifle team. Called East by Death Mr. and Mrs. William Kief de parted Monday night for Pekin, Illi nois, called there by the death of Mrs. M. J. Heisel, mother of Mrs. Kief. Mrs. Heisel, who was eighty- three years of age, has not been in the best of health for some time. The funeral and interment will be at Pekin where the Heisel family are old time residents. Local Rotary Club George Jacobs and Jerry Jones high school students who have been guests of the Rotary club this month, gave short addresses. Wil liam Kirkpatrick, state bond drive chairman; William Robb and John Barber were down from Omaha to attend as guests. Henry Schneider, a Plattsmouth guest, spoke for the current bond drive. He pointed to the necessity for selling these bonds and urged that everyone give his best efforts Dr. A. Texley was another Platts mouth guest. Plattsmouth High School is Given Approval Placed on the List of Secondary Schools by the North Central Association The Plattsmouth high school has received notice that it has been put on the approved list of secondary high schools by the North Central Association of Colleges and Second ary Schools. This approval was tak en at the 48th annual meeting of the association on March 22-26. This is a very fine recognition and honor for the local school and its courses of study and the excel lent wrork of the members of the faculty and students in maintain ing this standard for the past years. This places the local schools among the best in this North Central territory as the association demands that certain standards must be met to retain the approval. Wyoming Senator Inquires Into McArthur Appeals Would Inquire If War or Navy De partments Influencing Press or 'Radio Washington, April 27. (UP) Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, D., Wyo., wants to know whether the war and navy departments are influencing press and radio "reaction" to ap peals by Gen. Douglas MacArthur for more airplanes. He protested today that every sug gestion for more aid for MacArthur's front is made by radio and press re action that warns against abolish ing the war with Germany. "Why should all the commenta tors, at the same time, react the same way simply because MacArthur asks for more planes?" O'Mahoney asked. "The two are not inconsis tent we can do both. I understand the war and many departments have the practice of holding off-the-rec-ord conference at which reporters have the opportunity to discuss mili tary strategy and policy for back ground. "It was obvious in reading and listening to accounts giving reaction on MacArthur's plea for more aid that from some source a line of policy was conveyed to the pleas deprecating the South Pacific war." 'O'Mahoney said that when Secre tary of the Navy Frank Knox and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, conduct press conferences in the presence of the Senate Judiciary Committee, they would be asked whether news is being slanted and if so under what policy and author ity". To Sing on Radio The Schafer Sisters are singing over Radio Station W. O. W. Satur day, May 1, at 3:30 on the "Modern Mood's" program. This is their second appearance on this program and they would like to have their friends listen. Here from Lincoln Prof, and Mrs. Oscar Bennett of Lincoln, were here Sunday, coming for a visit with their parents,. Rev. and Mrs. T. Porter Bennett. They all later motored to Omaha to enjoy a dinner party.' Plea from Ration Office A plea to the public not to call at the ration office during the morning hours was issued again this morning by Harvey Gamer chief clerk. The doors are open to the public from 1 to 4 PM. The staff is busy with important office matters in the mornings. Fresh apple, cherry. ; boysenberry and mince pies. Fresh daily. Carr's Bakery. Delicatessen and Luncheonette. Old Marriage License The Journal has received a let ter from L. F. Bailiff, 87, of Wil liamsport, Ind., in which he enclos ed a marriage license that was issu ed to Isaac M. Goodspeed and Mary Melissee Livingston, in Cass county, Nebraska, on October 24, 1864, by D. H. Wheeler, probate judge. Just how he received possession of the license Mr. Bailiff does not now re call Lut he sends the license that it might be of interest to someone here. A notation on the back of the license indicates that the parties were married by B. I). Worthing, justice of the peace, in Louisville precinct, Cass county, Nebraska ter ritory. The wedding was at the home of Nehemiah Livingston. Minister That Escaped Japs to Speak Here Rev. Charles Mosebrook Who Es caped From Malay When Japs In vaded Speaker at Methodist Meet ing The Rev. Charles Mosebrook of La Center, Minn., who recently es caped from the Malay Peninsula and returned to the United States via Java and Australia and an American transport wrhen the Japanese army took over that country, will be the guest speaker at the District Con ference to be held at Plattsmouth, Friday, April 30. He will speak at 10:30 in the First Methodist Church. All are invited to hear this outstanding speaker. Rev. Charles Mosebrook Mr. Mosebrook will speak on his experiences in Malaya and on his escape from the advancing Japanese. Mr. Mosebrook was a teacher in the Methodist Boys School in Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States, under the Methodist hurch, when the war began, and was also pastor of a Malay-speaking Methodist Church in that city. In the Kuala Lumpur School he had Malay, Chi nese, and Indian boys in his class es and his was one of a chain of such schools conducted by the Metho dist Churh and every important town of the Malay Peninsula. He had been a pastor in Le Center, Minn., before his appointment as missionary. Mr. Mosebrook is a native of St. Paul, Minn., and was educated at Hamline University and Garrett Biblical Institute. In 1935 "Mr. Mose brook was married to Miss Ethel A. Chant of Le Center, who accompan ied him to Malaya and made her escape from the country with him Mr. and MrsJ Mosebrook are now on furlough in the United States and expect to return to missionary work in Malaya wnen the war is over. Week-End in Creston Attorney Florence Fouchek spent the week end with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Stephen Fouchek in Cres ton, Iowa. Miss Loris Long of this city accompanied her. Back to CamD Pfc. Elmer Alexen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Alexen, returned Mon day to Camp White, Oregon, after a 12 day furlough spent here. He is serving with an engineering unit. i S"' T-! V i Urge Conversion of War Stamps Into War Bonds Post Office Becords Show Almost $10,000 Worth of Stamps Sold to Plattsmouth People Post Office records indicate that almost $10,000 worth of War Stamps have been sold to Plattsmouth peo ple since the first day of 1943. Many hundreds of dollars worth of these stamps are still in stamp books: $5.00 worth in one home, $2.50 in another and some have almost enough to buy the "baby" War Bond, which costs $18.75. Now that a special effort is being made to put more fighting dollars behind our . fighting men, every Plattsmouth stamp buyer should look over the family War Stamp collec tion and see if it could not be turn ed into a bond. Remember that it is not necessary to completely fill any one book. All that is necessary is to have stamps or cash adding up to $18.75. A few dollars added to the many dollars worth of stamps scat tered over Plattsmouth would buy a great many bonds. J. Howard Davis. Plattsmouth chairman of the special Second War Bond Drive, reports that some groups have already been urged to convert their war stamps into bonds before the end of April. This will aid the stamp buyer by placing his money at interest and will aid the nation and Plattsmouth's War Bond Drive by increasing the number of bonds sold in April. Many have al ready decided to help in this way. Ask at the Post Office. Omaha People Married Monday evening Bernard S. Wol- ski and Alice M. Volcka, both of Omaha, were callers at the residence of Judge A. H. Duxbury on west Pearl street, where the marriage lines were read by the Judge. The bridal couple were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Schwayenbruch, also of Omaha. Suit to Quiet Title In the office of Clerk of the Dis trict Court, C. E. Ledgway, a suit to quiet title was filed today. The plaintiffs in the action are Loren M. Wiles, Canna Grace Finch and Cash L. Wiles and the defendants are Mathilde Young, a widow, et al. The plaintiff asks that land owned by them be quieted by legal action. Seeks to Retire T. H. Pollock, who has served as the superintendent of the Platts mouth Water corporation for the past few years, has notified Mayor R. B. Hayes and the Board of Public Works that he is desirous of being relieved when the city of Platts mouth takes over the water plant and system in the next few days. Mr. Pollock has been acting as the superintendent since L. O. Minor re moved to Kankakee, Illinois, several years ago to serve as the manager of the plant at that place. The selec tion of a superintendent of the city plant here will be in the hands of the new board of public works. Back from Atchison Forrest Richardson is back from Atchison, Kansas where he visited over the week end with his wife and daughters, Mary Jo Ann, Shirley Lou, Martha Sue and Linda Lou. Mrs. Richardson and the children plan to move here at the end of the school term. Renews for Journal Charles Schafer, of Omaha, one of the old readers of the Journal, was in the city today and while here was a caller at the office of the paper to renew his subscription. Red Oak Guests Here . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turner of Red Oak, Iowa, were here for a short time today to visit at the E. H. Wes cott home. Mr. Turner is a cousin of Mrs. Wescott. r -'"-.'. ' Have Blaster Dinner Mr. and Mrs. George Farley ob served Easter with a dinner at their home yesterday. Guests for the oc casion were the Misses Olive Gass, Pearl Staats, Estelle and Carrie Baird and daughters of the hosts, Helen and Edith Farley. Move Here from Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Russell Davisson, who have been living in Omaha, moved into the Taylor apartments here. Mr. Davisson is head instruc tor at the Civilian Automotive Tech nician School. Dies at Masonic Home Otto Schricker, 83. died Saturday evening at the University hospital where he has been in serious condi tion for the past several days. The deceased was born on January 21, 1860 at Davenport, la., and in his early days was an engineer on the Mississippi river steamboats until in later years when he came west and located in Osceola, Neb. While living at Osceola he was engineer for a number of mills in that section of the state. With his health failing. Mr. Schricker was cared for in his home community until in 1942 when it was necessary for more constant care and he was brought to the Masonic Home in this city, remain ing here until a few days ago when he was taken to the Omaha hospital for care. The body was brought to this city to the Caldwell funeral home where services were held this afternoon. The Masonic rites were conducted by the local Masonic lodge. Rehabilitation and Repair Work for Flooded Area Precautions Being Taken to Pre vent Further Damage From Flood In June Omaha. April 26. (UP) Rehabili tation and repair work on the Mis souri river flood will begin immedi ately and all precautions are being taken to guard against another flood in June, Cangressman Karl Stefan of Norfolk and Howard Buffet of Omaha were assured by Army En gineers here today. Stefan and Buffet report an un official congressional committee made up of members of the Houe whose districts touch on the Mis souri river. They are to report their findings to the full committee so that requests for appropriate legis lation can be made. Stefan, who is a member of the House Appropriation committee, pointed out that under the act of August 1941 the army engineers can spend up to One Million Dollars for repairs such as are necessary on the Missouri. "I am sure we can obtain more money simply for the asking," he said. Congress is more interested in the fate of the flood at the army air port than in any other phase of the flood, he said. Stefan said the only solution to the situation of this sort of nuisance is "stand-by airports." He called in a committee from Fre mont to discuss the possibility of completing and using the Fremont airport for such a purpose. Located in New York Mrs. Florene Palacek, who has been with her husband, Capt. Frank raiaceK, at Burlington. Iowa, re- turnd home a few days ago and is now operating her beauty salon in the Bekins building, closed since her marriage several - months ago. Cap tain Palacek, who was for a great many years in the employ of the Burlington railroad, starting in this city is in the transportation corps of the army where his experience will be of greatest help. Here on Vacation Miss Irma Pittman of Washing ton, D. C, arrived here Friday to spend a two week's vacation with her mother, Mrs. Anna R. Pittman. She is connected with the Board of Economics Warfare as an assistant supervisor in the Trade Intelligence bureau. , General McNair Wounded by Shell Fragment Commander of U. S. Ground Forces Injnred in Tunisia Eattle on Last Friday Washington, April 2G. (UP) Lt. Gun. Lesley J. McNair, command er of U. S. Army Ground forces, was "severely but not critically" wound ed by shell fragments in Tunisia, last Friday, the War Department announced today. One fragment penetrated McNair's helmet and inflicted a scalp wound. Another caused a severe wound on his shoulder. McNair who once extorted his soldiers to "kill or be killed" will be removed from the front in the next day or so and perhaps will re turn to the U. S. soon for further treatment, it was said. He will be incapacitated for several weeks, dur ing which time Lt. Gen. Een Lear, commander of the Second Army will exercise temporary command of the ground forces with headquarters in Washington. McNair's temporary absence will have no effect on the army's pro gram to train millions of men in the next few months for combat, it was said. His associates said he had or ganized the program so well that it will move on its own momentum. Army observers pointed out that Lear is in many respects similar to McNair "quite hard-boiled." District Court Notes t Judge Wilson was here Tuesday and took up a number of matters of matters pending litigation. In the case of Violet Crawford vs. Roy Crawford. Decree of divorce granted to plaintiff. In the case of Alice Wood vs. Wal ter A. Wood, et al., the plaintiff was given leave to see real estate. In the compensation case of Toney V. Boardman vs. Western Limestone company, a lump sum settlement was approved by the court in which the plaintiff was allowed medical claims and a lump sum settlement of $1,728.50 for partial disability. In the matter .of the Estate of J. . Wortman, deceased, the motion for a new trial of the case was over-ruled. In the foreclosure action of Sue Mockenhaupt vs. C. E. Kockenhaupt, et al., the defendants, Peter and Carrie Mockenhaupt were given 10 days to file answer. " Visit Parents in Ashland .Mr. and Mrs. George Thun were in Ashland Tuesday evening to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thun. The visitors report that Mr. Thun, who underwent an operation several months ago, is in good health. Returns from Hospital Ray Simmons has returned from St. Catherine's hospital in Omaha after a stay following an operation for the removal of two fingers of his right hand. His hand was injured several weeks ago when he caught it in machinery at the Norfolk Pack ing plant. License Reveals History The notice iu the Journal Monday afternoon of the receipt of an old time marriage license of Isaac M. Goodspeed and Mary Melisse Living ston, sent here from Indiana, attrac ted the attention of William F, Ev ers, the superintendent of the Ne braska Masonic Home and a recol lection that this name had a famil iar sound. He discovered looking through the Home records that Mrs. Mary Goodspeed entered the Home here on November 9, 1924, from Fremont lodge No. 15. She made her home there until June 3, 1933 when she passed away and was tak en to Fremont for burial. Mr. Good speed passed away in 1891. Will Continue Trucking Cecil Hennings announced this morning that the duties of his new job as Burlington Station assistant would not prevent him from continu ing with, his trucking business.