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fTVNtt' . M .... . . . IP? buy( cfsi 1 X mm VOL. NO. LIX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1943 NO. 76 Morgenthau In Appeal To Back Third War Loan War Bonds Bought Will Speed the Hour of Victory for the United Nations Washington, Sept. 9. (UP) Sec cretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. today issued the lollowing message: I "The fall of Italy is glorious news if we take it as the end of round one. instead of the finish of the fight. "Before the last shot is fired, a lot of lives are going to be lost and a lot of billions spent. The more American dollars can go into super ior equipment, the less American blood is going to redden foreign soil. "It cost $46,000,000 to lay Ham burg low. It cost another $300,000,- 000 to train, equip and transport the crews and ready everything for the task and Hamburg is juat one en emy city. "The war bonds you have bought have paid for our victory over Italy in part. They have paid for weapons end armor; they have paid and clothed clean fighting men who have won the unconditional surrender in the field. "Now, more than ever before, we need the help of every individual American. As Churchill said last week when he bought the first bond of the Third War Loan, "the loan will undoubtedly have the effect of appreciably shortening the struggle. 1 have fully subscribed, but if it fails it would entail a prolongation. For that reason every one should give it utmost support." Writes from Camp Roberts Pvt. Frank Mrasek, who is now stationed at Camp Roberts, Cali fornia, writes that he is now busy with special schooling as a part of the training course and has been cut of the hikes and drills for some time. He tells of being at Paso Robles, California, with a soldier friend and while they were standing in a store an MP came up and grab bed him by the shoulder and ex claimed "Now I've got you." visions of the "klink," the firing squad or pny other punishment provided by the 96th article of war, floated through the mind of the young soldier, untf! he discovered that the MP was Alvin Johnson of this city, the two enjoying a real "bull" ses sion. He also reports that he had a visit from "Bill" Lang, formerly of Murray, who entered the array at the same time as Robert. Lang re ports his wife as now being at Los Angeles and he has been able to visit her once a week so far. Elected to Presidency James R. Jelinek, of Omaha, for mer resident of Plattsmouth, has been elected as the president of the Nebraska Association of the Deaf at their meeting in Omaha this week. Mr. Jelinek has been very active in the work of the association and his selection is a fine recognition of his services. Mr. Jelinek is engaged in the baking business in Omaha where he has made his home since com pleting his school work at the Ne braska School of the Deaf. Mr. Jelinek was here recently on his vacation to visit with his mother, Mrs. Joseph Jelinek and his sisters, Mrs. W. A. Swatek and Mrs. Cyril Kalina. Returns from West Richard P. Case, who has been visiting at Denver and Colorado for a short time, has returned home. He spent h.s time largely at Denver, where h'is sister, Pvt. Eileen Case, is stationed at Lowery Field, mem ber of the WAC. Pvt. Case likes her work fine and doing her part to carry on the war work and relieving some of the men at the field that they may go to active service. Rich ard Case enjoyed very much the many places of interest in Denver and vicinity while in the west. Present Teaching Faculty The members of the board of education and their ladies enjoyed a very pleasant occasion on Sunday afternoon 'at the new Central build ing in meeting the members of the teaching faculty of the Plattsmouth tity schools. This year the teachers reception was onin.itted in favor of the more informal gathering of the teachers and the board of education to become acquainted with each other. The members of the faculty were I presented bv Sunt. L. S. DcVoe. and the timo s-peut pleasantly among the group. A number of the faculty par ticipated in an informal musical program, vocal selections being given by Miss Ann Leseur and Miss Doro thy AuHe. the latter the director of music in the schools. Mrs. L. S DeVoe served as the accompanist lor the vocalists. Miss Maxine Miller favored the party with a very artis tic piano number. During the afternoon wafers and punch was served, Marjorie DeVoe, Elizabeth Davis and Claudeen Keller, presiding at the punch bowl. Returns to Wyoming Miss Betty Bruce, who has been visiting here on her vacation with the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buree, as well as the many friends, has returned to her work at Chey enne, Wyoming, where she is en gaged with the United Air Lines. Miss Bruce returned with Theresa and Mary Ann Sedlak, also here for the vacation. The young ladies are making their home at Fort Collins, Colorado, and work in Wyoming. Attend Premier Mrs. P. H. Murdick, here from Michigan with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, was at Omaha Thursday, the guest of her brother crd wife. Ensign and Mrs. E. S. Vescott. She enjoyed the premier vifsentation of 'Tfcis Is the Army." and the vocal numbers of Grace Moore. Mrs. Murdick v rs at Lincoln to ray to attend the opening convoca tion of Wesleyai college and also the alumni roundup of the Methodist university, as weU attending the annual church conference. Local Pastor Surprised Father Joseph R. Sinkula, pastor of the Holy Rosary church, enter tained Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Father William Kelly, St. Ripa church, Peoria. 111., Father Jchn Cavenaugh. St. Theresa church, Sioux Falls, S. D., Father Raymonr O'Hara. St. Mary's church, Newell. S D. The visit was a surprise on Father Sinkula. the members of the party being former classmates of the local priest while he was a student at the St. Benedict's college at Atchison, Kan. Returns to Duty Seaman Second Cass Albert Rich ards, who for the past month has been at the post hospital at Fore Crook, was released Thursday noon from th-j hospital and last evening departed for Farragut, Idaho, where he will report for duty. He was here on a furlough after his "boot" training and was taken ill with rneumonia and has since been in the hospital. He will report at Farragut for further assignment. Visit with Son Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wall have just returned from a very pleasant trip to Alameda. California, where they visited their son. Mason Wall, wife and baby. Mason has been sent to Bremerton, Washington, and ex pects to see service on an aircraft carrier at an undisclosed destination. An Appreciation I want to thank everyone for the flowers, visits, gifts and cards which I enjoyed very much, and which helped immensely to make time go much faster while I was In the hos pital. Mrs. Wm. F. Halmes Real Estate In East Part Of City Shows Boom A. B. Rogers Completes Negotia tions for the Purchase of the Anheuser-Busch Building In the past few weeks real es tate in the business section, lying cast of Fourth street, has had an unusual activity and this part of the city recorded the sale of two of th business buildings. ! A. B. Rogers, the owner and op eiaior of the local locker plant, has just csed the negotiation for the purchase of the two-story building at Fourth and Main street, owned by the Anheuser-Busch interests of St. Louis, that has been vacant for some time. The building is well located, one of the substantially built structures along Main street and will make a very fine business place for Mr. Rogers. The new owner is having the building arranged for use as an implement agency and expects to handle the International Harvester company line and will be ready to have the plant in operation by the first of October. The building just west of the Lurlington station, owned by the Occidental Insurance Co., of Omaha and formerly occupied for many years by the Bach store, was re cently purchased by George K. Het lick. of the Plattsmouth Creamery, and will be used in connection with the creamery plant. Enjoys Ranch Life I came to Montana a month ago to visit my daughter on the Ranch. Since here we have traveled 1,368 miles to the mountains and around, where I've seen beautiful scenery and thousand upon thousand of heads of cattle grazing on mountain tanohes I've also seen large herds of antelope on my daughter's ranch, ts well as Chinese pheasants and hens, ar d flocks of wild ducks in f loughs, around 500 in a flock. Have gone trout fishing in the mountains. We were up to Hiene's Camp, where the irfen all go elk and deer hunting in the tail. Many beautiful summer homes are among the pines. I also witnessed large herds of elk and deer. The camp lays at the foot of the mountains, which is a distance of 275 miles a round trip from my daughtei's ranch. I also have been in Cut Bank. Montana, to visit in the oil field where my son-in-law works in the oil field, while my daughter runs the ranch here. The weather here is cool; you can sleep vnder wool blankets at night, and today looks as though snow will fall. I enjoy the ranch very much have spring friers every day as daughter has 200 roosters to eat more chicken than I have had all my life. Not much news to write, only am going to return to Portland. Oregon for the winter months to come as may be snowed in here at the ranch. Hoping to see all my friends in Ihe springtime. I hope all my friends vill enjoy hearing from me through the Journal. I look daily for my Journal to come so as to get news from home. Sincerely, Mrs. Carl Kopischka Church Property Damaged During the violent wind of Sunday afternoon the Holy Rosary church building suffered considerable dam age as well as the other property of the parish. The chimney of the church building was completely de - molished, trees and walks also dam- aged. The insurance adjusters are looking over the property to deter mine the exact extent of the loss. Has Tonsil Operation Tony Klimm, well known farmer south of the city, underwent a tonsil ectomy Wednesday at the office of Dr. R. W. Tyson, at Murray. Mr. Klimm tame through the operation in excellent shape and it is hoped will be back on the job in the next few days. Gives Farewell A farewell party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fitch at Weeping Water in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blake and Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, the bible class of the Mennonite church arranging the farewell. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch are moving to Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Blake moving to Ilavelock, the latter couple purchasing a home there. Those attending the event were Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Wipf and Phoebe, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rester and Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. George Record, Mrs. Minnie Lane, Mrs. Carrie Fisher, Mrs. Delia Wiles and Junior, Mrs. Jay Emborry, Mildred Smith, Harold Herman. Lunch was served and a very pleasant time enjoyed by all. Invited to Ft. Leavenworth Superintendent L. S. DeVoe of the Plattsmouth city schools, has received an invitation to join other of the Nebraska superintendents in a visit at Fort Leavenworth, Sep tember 24th and 25th. The school men have been invited to visit the induction center of the army located at that post, where thousands of the boys from the middle west have been outfitted and later sent to training centers over the nation. The superintendents will be shown ever the entire plant and see the progress of the recruit from the time that he arrives in the center until he is ready to leave for other training. Mr. DoVoe has not fully decided whether or not he can attend this inspection and informative trip to Leavenworth. It is a very fine op portunity and if possible the Platts mouth school man would appreciate attending, as much valuable infor mation for the school work might be gained. Death of Aged Lady ivuss r.nzaueiu neu, one 01 uie eld residents of Cass county, well known here, was buried Sunday at Louisville, near which community the had long resided. She has been t- i : 1. iu t t ; 1 e ' n ill hrnlth for sevpral venrs anil ... . . - . .. - - - - - - - - -died last Friday at Louisville. She lived with her brother, W. H. Heil, and family for many years and after hi.- death with a nephew, Paul Heil. The services were at the Metho dist church and the interment at the Clendale cemetery. Elizabeth Heil. daughter of Adam and Anna Marie Heil, was born near Pekin, 111 August 15, 1858. At an early age she came to Cass county, Nebraska with her parents and re- tided on a farm near Cedar Creek tor many years. In 1916 she moved to Louisville with her brother, Hen- ry, and wife. She became a member of the Lutheran church in her youth ana nas always remained a taitniui member. She passed away September 3, 1943 at the age of 85 years, and 19 days. Her rarents, three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her loss one broth er, Wendell Heil, now of Omaha, and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Merchant Marine Home - Charles C. Clark, seaman second, class, a member of the United States merchar marine, is home for a visit with his relatives and old friends fcr a few days, when he will con tinue on his way west. He will be in service on the Pacific coast after his trailing period that has includ ed training at Sheepshead Bay, New York and special training at De troit, Michigan, fitting him for his duties on the high seas. He has found jthe service very pleasant and is look- I jng fne Here from South Pfc. Alan McClanahan, who has Leen stationed in a military camp near DeRitter, Louisiana, arrived home this morning to visit with Mrs. McClanahan and the other relatives and friends. In his service in the army, Pfc McClanahan had the opportunity of feeing a great deal of the country in the various camps where he has teen located. Victory Speakers Bureau Ready To Provide Needs Any Group or Organization Need ing Speakers May Secure Men or Women For Talks The Mtention of all Plattsmouth citizens h- called to the existence of ii Victory Speakers Bureau ready to serve any group or organization in need of a two minute Victory speech Any group or organization meeting near Plattsmouth is also i invited to make use of these Victory ! speakers. These speakers are pledged to say much in few words and are never to be asked to talk for five minutes; they are two minute speakers: E. H. Wescctt, Lester Thimgan, John Svoboda, Don Seiver, Walter Smith. Rev. Clifford Snyder, Rev. Joseph Sinkula, C. Schneider, H. A. Schnei der, C. A. Rosencrans, Milo Price, Mrs W A. Robertson. W. A. Robert son. Rev. H. G. McClusky. Joe , rw.u n n XV UUi.llV.VU. W 1 UC 1 1 lit VJ. VI . Griffin, Madge Garnett, Leonard Fitch, A. H. Duxbury, L. S. Deoe, gearl Davis j. H. Davis, Raymond Cook and Rev. T. Porter Bennett. Milo Price, at the post office, is serving as chairman of this group and all requests for speakers reach ing him will receive prompt atten tion. W. A. Robertson, chairman of i the Plattsmouth Defense Council, 1 under which the Speakers Bureau operate-;, will also be able tq aid any organization wishing to secure a two minute Victory speaker. If any speaker gets an opportunity to speak without being notified by either of these two, go ahead, but please nclify Milo Price at the post office that you have spoken (when and where). Special attention is called to the fact that during the Third War Loan Drh'e, "Walter Smith, city chairman of the driye w,n gladly receive re tjUests Ior victory speakers, j 1 Dies in Colorado The death of Paul Rauth, 72, former resident of Cass county, oc curred on August 25th, at Boulder, Colorado, where he his made his home in recent years. Mr. Rauth was born in Plattsmouth, his par- entg Mr and Mrg John Rauth be Jng arly residents of this commun- jty 1 Mr Rauth was never married and leaves as nis survivors, two brothers. John c Rautb, of Manley and Frank Rauth of stoneham, Colorado, and one 8ister Mrs Regina Burns, of Brighton, Colorado, Tne deceased was a lifelong mem- ber of lhe Roman catholic church and nis funerai services were held at the churchi Longmont, Colorado, with the interment in that city. St. Paul's Circles The members of Circle 3 of the St. Paul's Guild, met on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Clarence Engel kemeier, when Mrs. Leonard Born and Mrs. William Starkjohn were the hostesses. Mrg LeoEard Born president, prcsided over tne Dusiness session. The devotional3 were given by Mrs Raymond Hild. After the business session of the circle the members spent the remain der of the time in games and prizes were awarded to the fortunate mem bers of the group. There were thirteen members and twenty-one visitors present for the meeting. The hostesses served a delicious luncheon at an appropriate hour. Return to West Misses Mary. Ann and Theresa Sed- lak, who tave been visiting here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sedlak. and other relatives and friends, have returned to Fort Collins, Solorado. The young women are employed at the offices of the United Air Lines at Cheyenne, wyom- ing, but maintain their home in Colorado. Farewell for Son A fan.ily dinner party was held Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. an 1 Mrs. John Meisinger, Jr., the event honoring Morgan Meising er ,whc is to leave Saturday for Farragui. Idaho, where be enters the U. S. naval training station for pre paration for the armed services. The feature of the evening was the fried chucken and roast duck dinner with all of the "trimmings.' Following the dinner the mem bers of the party enjoyed music and cards until the home going hour. Thosj attending were. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Meisinger, Lowell, Edward. John and Navin, Mrs. Mil dred Wandell, Mary Ellen and Catherine Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Meisinger, George and Kenneth, Mr and M;& William Meisinger, Cedar Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Meising er, Mr. and Mrs. Conley Bailey, Pa iricia, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burch am, Howard, Jr., and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs Morgan Meisinger and Ann, Mr. and Mrs. John Meisinger. Jr. District Court Notes Judge W. W. Wilson at the session of the district court this week en- j tered a number of orders in various cases pending before him. ( class, ai rived last evening fcr a In the suit to quiet title of Ben . hcrt leave here in the old home anl Novak vs. Louis F. Cole et al., the 'itb his many friends. He ha? spent default of the defendants was. en-the pat three years in the cervice tered and decree quieting title in I as a member of the coast guard and the plaintiff entered. (has been on the Atlantic in active In the case of Elta Sahs vs. John) service practically all of tha time. Sachs, order to show cause was en- j There has been little that he Las tered, as to why the defendant should , missed ia the battle of the Atlentic not be cited for contempt of court, 'as his service bars indicate, vn throueh failure to pay in child I he has proven a real sailor 'n hi? support as ordered. Order confirming the sale of ' lot 1, block 1, Manley, was entered in the case af J. H. Crane vs. Herman Dall anl Theodore Harms. Order for service by publication was entered in the case of Chester j Stone and Dorothy Stone vs. tne ! heirs, devisees and personal represen tatives of John Irwin, deceased. Order to show cause was entered in the application of Lucile Terry berry, guardian of Mary Lucile Terryberry and Donald Lane Terry terry, minors, to sell real estate. In the divorce action of Grace Eledge vs.. Harvey Eledge, defend ant was given until September 17 th to answer. In th partition suit of Fred W. Beil vs. Minnie L. Beil. et al., Madge Garnett was appointed as attorney to represent the interests of heirs row in military service. Plan Moving to Farm Richard Livingston, manager of the Cloidt Lumber Co., at Louisville, a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Livings ten of Mynard, is to leave his posi tion and devote his entire time to the operation of a farm east of Louisville that he has been looking after the past summer. The family expect to move to the farm as soon as the residence there can be redecorated. John Crane, veteran lumberman. in business at Manley for many years, will succeed Mr. Livingston at the Lousiville yard, expecting to take over the work on next Wednes day, September 15th. To Return to Duty Captan and Mrs. G. W cf Bayard, Nebraska, are Pugsley, visiting relatives and friends iii Omaha, be ing guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stamp, the latter, a sister of Mrs Pugsley. Captain Pugsley has been in the hospital since January and recently released. He expects soon to return to duty overseas. Captain Pugsley was the speaker, on Labor day, in the War Loan drive at Baycrd, Nebraska. , Max Gets Around Letters from Sgt. Bernard Jack son, to his parents tells of his still being stationed in England and of his having met up with an old school mate, Sgt. Max Seit, formerly of this cit7 and a member of the local school class of 1937, they having a very pleasant visit. Lieut. 'Stuart Sedlak, also reports seeing Max in their station "somewhere in England." Lincoln Telephone Company Aids In Local Bond Drive Sends Order for Purchase of Three $1,000 Bonds to Help Swell Quota for Cass County The Lincoln Telephone & Tele graph company that serves this sec tion of Nebraska so efficiently in the line of communication, today sent an order to the Plattsmouth State Bank with their check for the purchase of three $1,000 bonds to be added to the local total for the third war bond drive. , The action of the telephone com pany is very fine and appreciated by the leaders here in the local bond drive and is in line with the co operative policy that the company has carried out in their relations with the communities that they serve. The contribution was un solicited and came as a very pleas ant surprise to the bond drive committee. Has Leave From Duty James Kozak, gunner mate rpcon". j service. ; His service has extended 1 ir. : convoy work in the cold of tti m :L j Atlantic with the Rusian lr".-ul jtonvoys. to the waters of tlie "c th tart of the ocean and the in"J s "n st the African continent. The experience of this Plattsmouth failor in his service would furnish book if the story might be told of his tart in the struggle with the enemy forces on the high seas. To Enter Merchant Marine Raymond Herold, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Herold, is en listing in the United States merchant marine and expects to enter service in a short time. Since graduating from school here in May, 1943 he has been worhing at the Swift Pack ing plant at Omaha. Raymond is the second son of the Herold family to enter service, the eldest son, Sgt. Ernest Herold, be ing in service with the army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. To Attend University Bernard Ulrica, of this city, grad uate of the Plattsmouth high school in the c'ass of 1943, is departing Wednesday of the coming week for Lincoln, enrolling there for the com ing year in the University of Ne braska. He has been busy the past summer working at the Swift Pack ing company at Omaha and later at the Norfolk Packing company in this city. Visiting in City Mr. and Mrs. James Warren of Alameda, California, are here to en joy a visit with Mrs. F. E. Warren, mother 0? James, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Beverage and family and Miss Edna Warren, the ladies being sis ters of Mr. Warren. The California quests are on their way home, Mr Warren having been at Chicago on a business conference and they later stopping in southern Minnesota to visit witt relatives of Mrs. Warren They expect to he here until Satur day. Home from California William Gorder, who has b ; engaged in defense workn the we t coast, is home for a short visit v t his family and many old friends makes his home at Long Beach end has been in one of the larg -st c .f plants in that section. After a ' " here with the home fo'e -ectnp: tu retrrs t ?utne his ork.