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ffebr. State Historical Society llltliiWIj J0ISTOEI BUY ri, ,.. i VOL. NO. LIZ PLATTS2S0UTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1944 NO. 109 4&5 : 2S2 Edith Solomon Accepted As Member of WAVES Plattsmouth Young Lady Has Been Accepted and Is Now Awaiting Call for Report Another Plattsmouth young wo man has forsaken her civilian work to enter the more vital war work of the country. Miss Edith Solomon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Solomon, being accepted as a mem ber of the WAVES. Miss Solomon was informed of her choice on De cember 24th and is now awaiting orders to report at a training sta tion. Miss Solomon has a great experi ence of ten years of service in the United States Employment service, being among the long time employes in Nebraska of this important line of work. Miss Solomon was in charge of the Plattsmouth office during the years of the depression and made a very fine record thai later led to suffered a most unfortunate accident her being placed in charge of the Sunday. She fell while moving Wahoo and finally the Omaha office, around the home and as a result w here she is now engaged. Miss Solo- ; suffered a fractured hip. The injury mon expects to remain in this ser- j -was such that the patient was remov vice until her definite orders are re- ed to St. Catherine's hospital in the ceived to move to a training center, j Caldwell ambulance, Clem Woster The background of the service of j assisting in the removal of the this talented lady will make her a ! patient. She is reported as doing as very valuable addition for this naval jvell as possible under the cireum- auxiliary force. Visit Parents Here Boatswain Charles Mason and wife, who have been visiting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason, parents of Boatswain Mason, have departed for Long Beach, Calif., where he is to be located in the fu ture. Boatswain Mason has been sta tioned in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands until he was ordered to Cali fornia, and given a leave home for a week. Returns to Station . Tech, Sgt. James R. Schafer was ; home in furlough during the holi- days visiting his parents and fan?- ; ily at Nehawka. Sgt. Schafer re turned to Dalhart, Texas where he is an instructor in radio at the Army Air Base. He has been in the service eighteen months and has been stationed the. past nina months j at Dalhart Army Air Base. Have Family Gathering Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor enter tained their children and families on New Year's day. with a turkey dinner and all its trimmings, Gerald Taylor, their grandson home on a ten day leave, was the guest of honor. He is stationed with the Coast Guard in Florida. Many Attend Wolf Hunt A number from this locality were out in the vicinity of Murdock to attend a wolf hunt staged by the residents of that section of Cass county. There were a large number of hunters and three of the wolves were bagged and a number made their way through the lines of the hunters at several spots. A great many of the jack and smaller rabbits were garnered by the hunters. The wolves brought the price of $5 each and this sum will be turned over to the Red Cross. Depart for Home Cpl. Wilbur Claus. who is located at Camp Barkley, Texas, departed Saturday for his station after a visit here with his. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Claus, and other rela tives. Mise Anna May Baumgart, who has been here visiting her father, Louis Baumgart, also depart- j ed for her home. Secure Marriage License Marriage license was issued this niorning at the office of County Judge Paul E. Fauquet to Richard Anton Trutna of Wahoo and Pearl Jean Rueterm of Murdock. The parties are to be married at Mur- dock. Funeral of Mrs. Kunsmann Funeral services were held this morning at 9:30 at the St. John's ; Catholic church for Mrs. Carl Kuns- ntann, long time resident of the community, with Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Agius celebrating the mass. The choir of the church assisted in the mass, a vocal solo, "Thy Will Be Done," was given by John J. Cloidt, with Mrs. Cloidt at the organ. There were many of the old time friends and a number from Omaha here for the services. The burial was at the cemetery west of the city with old friends and neighbors serving as the pallbearers, James O. Mauzy, J. C. Petersen, W. C. Soennichsen, F. I. Rea, Alvin Kanige and John Bauer. The recitation of the Rosary was held at the Sattler funeral home at 4th and Vine street at 7:30 Sunday evening and attended by many of the old friends. Falls and Breaks Hip Miss Anna Leach, who has been in poor health for the past few years. stances. B. Jackson Named Stff PSffeant At j England Station Plattsmouth Boy, Top Turret Gun ner, Has Hade Three Daylight Missions Over Europe An Sth AAF Bomber Command j j Station, England The promotion of j Dale Jackson, zz, t lying j-ortress top turret gunner, to staff sergeant was announced recently by Maj. Gen. j Frederick L. Anderson, commanding; general of the Sth AAF bomber command. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jackson. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Since being assigned to cue of the pioneer American bombardment groups in the European air war, he has made three daylight missions ... rf,,,.., i the AAF, he worked for Lyman & Richey Co. He was graduated from Plattsmouth high school in 193'J and has two brothers in the armed j ser 1Ces Suffers from Chickenpox Warren, 5-year-old son of County Surveyor and Mrs. Albertus Camp bell, is reported as suffering from an attack of the chicken pox. The child has been confined to his home and is now doing well. Card of Thanks We wish to take this opportunity of thanking the many friends for their calls and expressions of sym pathy in our bereavement, to all that took part in the funeral service and for those who sent the many beauti ful flowers for our loved one. Mrs. Andrew Kroehler and Family To Attend Funeral Mrs. Lena Droege, of Omaha, was here today to attend the funeral services of the late Mrs. Carl Kuns mann, held this morning at the St. John's church. Mrs. Droege was an old time friend of the deceased and was very much shocked by the news of her death. While here Mrs. Droege was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hartwick. Taken to Hospital Thi3 morning Henry Jasper, who has been ill at the family home on west Locust street, for the past three weeks, was taken to Omaha in 'the Sattler ambulance. Mr. Jasper iwas placed in the Clarkson hospital for treatment. New Years Quiet Over Two Day Observance Firemen's Ball Offers Fitting In troduction to 1944 Business Houses Close for Two Days The New Year of 1944 was one of the quietest that has occurred for many j'ears and while the celebrators had Saturday as a holiday, there was verv little doing aside from the festivities of Friday Year's Eve. New even ins The Firemen's Ball, annual event, drew its usual capacity crowd at the American Legion building where Eddie Svoboda and his Red Ravens entertained the large crowd until past the coming of the new year. In the business section of the city there was little activity on Saturday, and for the first time in many years, Saturday evening was a peaceful and quiet as that of Sunday. Practically all of the business houses were clos ed for the day Saturday. Many of the younger people sought their acti vities in Omaha where the New Year's festivities were among the most elaborate in years despite the war time settings. Church services were held New Year's day at St. John's and the Holy Rosary Catholic churches. Hear from Sons Mr. and Mrs. Henry Timm. Mrs. Bronson Tinim and Mrs. Ralph t jTimm had a very pleasant time for the Xew Year's season by a Icvhcne call from Bronson Timm. cook 2c. at Camp Peary, Virginia, and a let ter from Ralph Timm, cook 2c, who is stationed at the naval receiving oenter at Bremerton, Washington. Kalph Timm has been out on a New ;Year leave and had a chance to visit I at Seattle and Tacoraa. Washington ! with friends over the holiday season. Bronson, however, celebrated the holiday in camp. Receives Promotion Former schooi friends vill be in terested in learning that Vernon Taplett, formerly of this city, is now a corporal in the Marine Corps. He lias been at the Marine headquarters at Memphis, Tennessee for sometime ; and likes the situation there very much. He is a brother of Mrs. James ! TVor.ro nf ritv Receives New Years Gift j Father J. R. Sinkula of the Holy Rosary church received a New Year's present that he has appreciated very much, a fine dressed duck and a pound of butter being left on the porch of the parish house. The priest wishes to thank the unknown donor of the gift. CAED OF THANES I sincerely wish to thank all my friends for the lovely remembrances of flowers, letters and cards that were sent to me during my illness at the hospital. Mrs. Hamilton Mark, (2503 4th St., Santa Monica. Calif.) Parents of Daughter Word has been received here by relatives of the birth of a fine little daughter to Staff Sgt. and Mrs. R. E. Anderson, on December 31st, at Mus kogee, Oklahoma. Staff Sgt Ander son was for some time located in Newfoundland and later was trans ferred to Oklahoma, the wife join ing him there. Mrs. Anderson will be remembered as Edith Mason of this city. Cars have tollisicn Sunday while Walter Tritsch was driving on Main street near the Fourth street interesectian, a car driven by Dale Campbell, backed out, and was struck by the car of Mr. Tritsch. There was no serious damage to the cars or the occupants. Our Delicious Fruit Cakes. The ideal gift for the man in Service. Carr's Bakery. Phone 76. Funeral of John Gochenour Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Caldwell funeral home at 7th and Oak street for John Gochenour, Jr., who passed away on Thursday at Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The service was attended by a large number of the old friends of the family in this section of Cass county. Rev. J. W. Taeuzler, of the First Christian church, had charge of the service and in his meseage brought consolation to the members of the bereaved family. During the services Frank A. Cloidt and Airs Edward G. Oi'e gave itwo of the old hymns, 'Sometime vve n Lnaeistana, ana Rock of Ages," Mrs O. C. Hudson being the accompanist. The interment was at the Horning cemetery south of this city, old neighbors being the pallbearers, Al bert Godwin, Ralph Doud, George Mumm. G. L. Stones. Harry Rainey, Louis McCannaha. Tim Pest' Meeting Of The Woman's Club Monday Night Large Attendance and a Fine Pro gram Enjoyed to the Utmost by Seniors and Juniors The Plattsmouth Woman's club lnirf nei.-ip rlnii rarp and -.vnrrics last evening fr th.;r "Trw TTCot" mflot. 11 L U. . 1 & 4. A . Ul. Ill w V. - ( in at the home of Mrs. l. W. Egen j Merger, who had as her assistants Mrs. Flora Colby. Miss Ruth Folby, Misg Gleuva Stockton ind Miss Me- i ; thilde Soennichsen. j M R b Hayes had the devo- jtkmals using as her topic "Prayer" as taken from the . Sermon on the Mount, Matthew tha Cth Chapter, j Miss Selma Diehm, chairman of j Americanization, led in the pledge! of allegiance to the flag of these j I United States and followed with ireading an article written by Angelo Patri, in keeping witn ner suojeci. Following a short session, presided over bv Mrs. F. R. Gobelman, the usual business and routine reports of various committers cf the club was disposed of and the Program Chairman Mrs. L. S. DeVoe was pre- j sented. She in turn introduced the; program "Moments of Mirth." j j J,liH- wu- S'""" ; 1!1u';ue """"" Dr. Riggs--and appeared as Master cf Ceremonies, taking the members through a day in radio beginning with Don McNeil and his famous Breakfast Club, to Breakfast at Sar di's, and on through the day to Dr. I. Q., People are Funny, Truth or Consequence, and other familiar pro- grams. All entered into the spirit of the evening and much merriment was enjoyed. Mrs. DeVoe welcomed the Junior Club members who were the invited guests for the evening and Miss Wilhelmina Henrickson, President of the Juniors responded. Following the program the com mittee invited the guests to a beauti fluly appointed tea table where Mrs. F. R. Gobelman, president of the club poured tea while Mrs. Etta Gorder a past president presided over the coffee. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Philip Hirz and the program will be a book review by Mrs. Pollard of Nehawka. Any wo man interested in club work is cordially invited to attend any and all meetings. Visit in Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lepert and son, Frank, were in Omaha over the New Year where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Rumph, the latter a daughter. They had a very pleasant time in visiting with the relatives and old time friends. Returns to School Having terminated his Christsmas vacation here with the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kvapil, Sr., relatives and many friends, Frank Kvapil de parted Sunday for his school woik in the sandhills. He had a most pleasant time and is now ready to resume his educational work. - J J TV UlilCll HCCUCU ill Poultry Packing At Local Plant Management Seeks Services of ICO Additions! Women to Take Part in the Canning; The management of the Norfolk I'acking Co.. are seeking the servi - cesof 100 additional women for their chicken packing department, that is being operated for the use of the Tf o . . ... . . .. -: . -. . , c. o. KUVL'lIIIlieiU lu IHUHUC tuuu 1UI the armed forces. The chickens that are prepared here, and canned, are being shipned nil Tmrt of th WnrM vh ti,., American forces are engaged in war time activities. The greater the pro duction of the plant, also be the greater the service to the men ia the fields and stations all over the world. The ladies of the community have responded well in the past and it is hoped that the additional forces may be secured. The working hours are kept at a standard and the wages are these paid under the government rules. Home on Leave Gerald Tavlor, who is now in the U. S. Coast guard, was here over the holiday season as a guest at the j home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. i Howard Taylor and with his grana 1 paienis. x.ir. ana -u-ifc. j. . id i -r i - t 11 ft ! Gert-ld is now striking for boats. j 'nate in tn coa-"- guard and has just recently returned home from a tri 'p over the waters. Kts home staticn Lhe.,TajH at Pensacola, Florida farsilv are former residents of Louis- jviIle Dut the Parents have now mov- u l" Real Estate Mortgages The real estate mortgage record ; office of Pvegister of Deeds Lucille Horn Gaines, for the year 1943, is as fellows: Farm Mortgages Filed 121. Value, C612.293 j Released 299. Volt.e, r.ll,ll. j'G. ; City Morigagas Filed -126. Value, ?14' .00 Released 156. Value, $212, 907. i: ; Makes inpto West Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tulene of this city, with their daughter. Mrs. George Iske, of Boise, Idaho, have departed for the west where they are to join Mr Iske on the farm near Boise. Mr. and Mrs. Tulcne are un certain about their plans and may make their stay of some duration. The Iske family have resided in the west for the past few years, being formerly located in Wyoming. Goes to New Station Pfc. Charles H. Grosshans, who has been located on the west coast in the air corps, has been transfer red to the south and is now located at Bushnell army airfield at Bush nell, Florida. Pfc. Grosshans was ill for several months at March Field, California, and on his recovery was sent to a new station. Here From Wyoming Pfc. Otto Schliscke, who has been in the United States army for the past two years, is home from a Jap anese internment camp in Wyom ing. The camp is a very large one and located in the vicinity of Harts Mount, in the northwestern part of the state. He finds that section very pleasant in the summer time but is it in the mountain section of the state. Guests at Roberts Home Mrs. Grant Roberts had as her guessts on last Thursday, Y 3c and Mrs. Boyd K. Roberts. Mr. Roberts has spent twelve months at Dutch Harbor and has just returned to the States. After visiting friends here the guests returned to Omaha where they are spending his leave with Mrs. Roberts' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lawver. Entertains at Dinner Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Heinrich en tertained at a very enjoyable dinner party on New Year's day, honoring Lieutenant Leonard J. Snell, who was a guest of his fiancee, Helen V. Price. Those in attendance were Mrs. E P. Lutz, Paul F. Lutz of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hiatt. Mrs. Wm. jSteinkamp and Diane Kay, Alice j Joe Kadraba, Mrs. Blanche r.: f : . t a t c-.ii .i j 1 1 AJieuL- """ 1"" iHelen v- Price and the host and i hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich. Lt. Snell, recruiting officer for i the navy department has been locat- j cd at Louisville. Kentucky, for the ! ast several mouths. He has been ! enjoying a holiday leave and visited I his relatives at Crystal Falls, Michi- gan, the fore part of the week. Lt. Snell left for Chicago Sunday after noon where he expects to be assign ed to another station soon. Receives New Years Calls On New Year's day telephone calls were received at Bob's place from two widely separated places, one j from Corpus Christsi, Texas, from ! Yeoman 2c Leroy Wilson, to his father F. T. Wilson, and the other j irom fvt. noDert ju. beaiaK, at tamp j Blanding, Florida, to Mr. Sedlak ! and the members of the family cir- j cle. The two are both in the best of healtl1 and locking forward to the ! new charges that may Le given Plattsmouth Slate ; 1 f I i JUdiin 15 All Two-Million Class While Many City Eanks Export Decreases in Volume of Business Local Eank Sets JTew Sigh With the call of the comptroller lef the currency to the banks for the j statements cf the close of burines, j December SI. 194.", the banks cer I the nation f;Icd their reports tinu ; show thtir condition fcr the past : months, t I Large city hanhs such as Oms '-a sho"v a shrinl'LZo in tbvir v.li:;Vi oi' husiner:? ai-i! dr po-Uk, vhilv a - m, the Plattsmcuth eace a very lr..r" increase since the saiie period i??t year is noted. The Plattsmouth State bank in the past year have shown a large in crease in their business with a gain cf $500,000 for 1943 and the report filed shows the bank to now be in the class over the $2,000,000 class, or as the report shows the bank as sets to be $2,247,176.03. The highwater of business was on Monday, the first business day of 1944 when there were $47,000 in crease in deposits in the bank. Goes to Omaha This morning, Mrs. Lillie B. Petet one of the old residents of the city, was taken by her son, Frank, to Omaha where she will be cared for this winter. Mrs. Petet will reside at the Ann in Convalescent Home. 2517 Spencer St. Improves from Operation The many friends will be inter ested in learning that Emil A. Lor enz is now getting along very nicely at St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha. Mr. Lorenz was operated on the middle of the week having suffered for some time from a complication that required operation. Visits Home Folks Sgt. Walter Fornoff, who is sta tioned at Fort Knox, Ky., is home for a visit with the home folks in this city and Louisville, where he is well nown. Set. Fornoff is still eneraeed in , lOOKing aner me cooKing at ine or ficers mess at Fort Knox and likes the work very much. Announce Court Terms Judge W. W. Wilson is announcing the term of district court for the coming year. The district court ! terms for Cass county will be April 3 Oih, June 12th and November 13th. F. M. Libershal Promoted To Grade Of Lieut Colonel Graduate of Plattsmouth High School in 1933 Commissioned in 1839 From University The announcement has been re ceived here of the advancement of Francis M. Libershal. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Libershal, of this city, to the rank of lieutenant col onel of the United States Army. Lieutenant Colonel Libershal has had a very active career since being first commissioned a second lieuten ant at the University of Nebraska. He was called into active service in 1939 and has been stationed in many points in the U. S. Engineer ing service and is now at Washing ton, D. C, where he is at the U. S. army air corps headquarters. One of the early tasks of Colonel Libershal was the construction of the water supply system in the building of Camp McCoy, in Wiscon sin, and in this field of activity he was later stationed at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. When called to Washington he had the rank of captain and later was given his advance to major, and has now attained the new rank. The many friends of the young r.ian in this community will be pleased to learn of his advancement to his present rank. SECURES NEW EUS Clarence Cotner, operator cf Corner Bus lin Piatt sniout h-Gmf h a ?nd Flattsmouth-Borr.bcr plant ser vice, Monday, added a new bus to his fleet. The new bus is a Kalama zoo pony cruiser, and a veiy late type. The new bus has a carrying caya- Icity cf twenty-five, has all modern ! equipment that certainly nithe-s it roiyifm tabv enri rS.iins s jfif travei j T;,p ..,. ar. ar.c . en able, heavy upholsteiy in biovn :i iare arranged for the i tmcii "T.mit Iter the traveler. Another of the ua- c- feature': is the !r-j r-oh;'r;e r-.c!:3 b-t v and to - jr . r i .atinr seiili. of tl.: Dj. i The bu is f'nisbet' Li two-. ,color:rg and bea:j ih" lettering f Ube Cotner lines. The bus was delivered here Mon day afternoon from the factory ut Kalamazoo, Michigan, and will at once be put in service on the Omaha line of the company. Report for Examination The following Cass County men have been called to report to the Fort Crook Induction Station to de termine whether or not they are ac ceptable for military service. They left this morning. Harry Clifford Noell, Louisville Richard Wesley Keckler, Weeping Water Jack Wilson Reno, Plattsmouth George Overton Mead, Union Lloyd Edward Heil, Louisville Knud Thystrup, Plattsmouth Everett Earl Little, Louisville Charley Norman Christensen, Plattsmouth William Roy Walters, Weeping Water Stanley Francis Bergers, Weeping Water Raymond Franklin Simons, Platts mouth Walter William Mockenhaupt, Manley George. Robert Lushinsky, Platts mouth Charles Milton Lewis, Plattsmouth Lawrence W?ayne Garvey, Platts mouth PAYS VISIT HERE Lieutenant Carl John Carmack, who has been e-iven a holidav lpave ' - . . . . iirom fort Liewis, Washington, was here to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Carmack, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kunsman. He has now reported back for duty. j W. T. Weddell, who opcrst lumber yard, a half block v,--3t the bank, has been laid up w i" flu and chills. O