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tfebr. State Historical Society GIVE MORS '"'44 RED CROSS WAR. FUND VOL. NO. LX PIATTSMOUTH, KEBEASKA, THURSDAY. MAF.CH 30, 1944 Si Death Of Henry Horn, Long Time Resident Here Passed Away at the Immanuel Hospital at Omaha on Saturday Evening; Funeral Tuesday The death of Henry Horn, ore of the best knrvn resident? of this part f.l Cass county oecinred on Satur-i day evening, March itii at 8:30, after an illness of a short duration. Mr. Horn had taken with a sinking spell Saturday afternoon and soon Fussed away. Henry Horn was born at Sand ! Prairie. Ta-iweH county. Illinois, De- most all Nebraska towns v. here ccniber 22, 1SC2. a son of George F. j Scouting is found or. Sunday after Horn and Eva Yolk Horn, and pa3s- ! '!Cn. The purpose of mobilization is ed away at the age of eighty-one!10 Fee how many scouts in a short years, three months and two days, jpace of time can be rallied to one He was baptized on Slay 2i, 1863. ; center. The local committee and and on April S, 1900 he v.as confirm- i teems had the assistance of Sheriff ed at the Eight M'ie Grove German 1 Mrasek in the mobilization at Lutheran church by the Rev. Sprieg el. On January 22, 1SS;", Mr. Horn was married to Miss Emeline Hild of Sand Prairie. Illinois, and shortly Iter their marriage they came to ! Ne')ra-ka v. here Mr. Horn settled on a farm ten miles west of Piatts mouth with his father. The family continued to make their hone on the farm until twenty three years ago. when they moved to Piattsmouth. locating in the home cription of a young lady supposedly on Chicago avenue where they have j lost, also of a car that was reported since resided. Since coaling to this j stolen. The Scouts responding to the nty, Mr. Horn has been very active) Job, found the car in thirty min in the St. Paul's Evangelical Reform- j Ues and within the hour had located od church. He also has been a vice i the "missing" lady at the Vincent president and director of the Platts niciith State bank, being at this time a member of the directorate of the bank. Mrs. Horn preceded her hurband in death eleven years ago. To Mr. and Mrs. Horn were born four chil dren, two sons, Cecrge and Harry and one davghter, Mable, preceded the parents in death. One daughter, Miss Helen Horn, who has made the home for the father, is the only sur viving child. Other survivors are, t-ii tisttr. Mrs. W. A. Becker ol this City, two brothers, P. A. Horn cf this city and Jacob Horn el Creigh ton, Nebraska. Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Conrad. Isaac and George and Cath- The bodv is at the Sattier funeral tl,e eighty-sixth birthday of Mrs. L. home at 4th and Vine streets where 1L Petersen, was celebrated by a friends mav call from 7 to 9 this.'""1" din,lf-r- It had been -hoped to cer.m? and from f to 11 Tuesday morning. The funeral service will he at o'iock Tuesday afternoon at J the St. I'aul's Evangelical and P-e- formed church, and the i.itermeut at the Oak Hill cemeteiy. aild Mrs. Hold Family Dinner Sunday the home of Mr Tdward Donat. Sr., in the west Parl of the city was the scene of a very pleasant family dinner party. The event was a postponed dinner in honor of the birthday of Mr. Donat, the family beirg unable to be here last Sunday. Those here to enjoy the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Emil Havclka. the latter ,x daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donat, Edward Havelka. Mrs. Donald Morris and son, Donnie of Wahoo. Mrs. Glen Carh:eu of Seattle Washington, who is making her home at Wahoo while her husband is overseas, Mr. and Mis. Henry J. Donat, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hend ricks and daughter. Marilyn, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Donat. Attends County Meeting Mrs. L. S. Devoe, president of the N. I first district W-. C, was at Nebraska City today where she at- Woman's federation meeting at the Memorial building. Mrs. Devoe, who has been an outstanding figure in woman's club circles of eastern Ne braska, will remain over for the dist rict meeting. The district federation will meet on Thursday at Nebraska City with Mrs. Dovo as the presiding officer of the meeting; The Piattsmouth -club is expected to send . a large delegation , to th district meeting. Cactain Bollmeier Here Captcm Warren Bollmeier. who has iiiFt recently returned from a i long: stay in India as a member of the U. S. air forces, is now in the I rity. He arrived Sunday from Miami, j Fiorida. where he had been lan-led. j ne vVill enjoy his furlough here with Mis. Bollmeier at the home of her j parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Petersen. I Captain Bol'meier has completed his .' l)ote'1 air ssions on the Indian ji,cnt ai!d 'm now be able t0 take a wcl! 'served rest. jLos Ladv and j j stolen Car Found Scout mobilization was failed in i one o'clock Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Mrasek called Scoutmasters Caldwell and Thimgan, who in turn called the patrol leaders of the vari ous troops, they getting the word to fne different scouts. At 1:0 thirty mous had tassembled at the court house, three others came late to the scene, one boy residing at the edge of the city tiding in on his pony. The sheriff gave the boyE a des- Ktlly home. Xo doubt many were annoyed by the boys knocking at the doors over the city aiul pet haps thought this might just be play. It was. owever. a serious training test to fit the tcouts for a task that they might be called upon to perform at any time. If the sheriff could call on fifty boys at any emergency, what a great benefit it would be, espec and unable to give its name or place or residence. ialiy in case a small child was lost Honored on Birthday I At the home cf Mr- and Mrs- New- IdVe a11 tbp children present but idue t0 road conditions, Andrew Peterson, of South Sioux Citv, Ne- 1 L":s-a- WrtS unauie u, oe piesem. .1 ...... , . . .. . 1. 1 .. i , ; Others present were: Mrs. Claude I Ransdell of Tacoma, Mrs. Frank J Kienat. also from Tacoma, Mr. and j Mrs. Edgar L. Petersen and Norma, ! of Lincoln, Mrs. Sophia Mayfield, I Miss Mary Petersen and Martin '(Petersen of Piattsmouth. Also pres- i,.,,t w.i" Mrs lJctrn PhrisitpriKpn a 'niece from Worthir.gton, Minn., also jllle Martin Petersen family, Many cards and gifts were receiv- ed by Mrs. Petersen and also a jrfautiful bouquet of flowers from Mrs. R. A. Bates, a friend of the fam ily. Home on Leave Mrs. Shirley Ruchanan departed Sunday lor Kansas City, Missouri, where she will meet her husband. First Lieutenant Ralph Buchanan 'who is to enjoy a leave If rm Camp Gordon Johnson, in Florida. They go to Marquette, Kan sas, where they will visit with Mrs. Eula D. Adams, mother of Lieuten- jant Buchanan. Lt. Buchanan and wife will later come on to this city to visit with the relatives here and j be guests at the home of Mr. and j Mrs. Don Stiver, parents of Mrs. ! Buchanan. 1 T fiome on Liberty Frank Aschenbrnner, SC2c, ar rived in the city Friday evening for a visit her with his mother, Mrs. Elmer Yardley, and his many friends ever the city. Frank is a veteran in the navy now and his service has taken him on many trips over the Atlantic in the ranks of the coast guards. He has recently returned home from a tour of duty in the north Atlanlic. : Piattsmouth Man With Air Force Named Sergeant Joseph F.' Kvapil With a Part of Fifth Air Force of General Kenney Also Given Medal Advar.ce Fchleon. Fifth Air Fo'-ee, Somewhere in New Guinea Joseph F. Kvapil, son of Mi. and Mrs. Jos eph Kvajil, 1502 Main St., Piatts mouth, has been promoted to the grade of sergeant in the army air forces. Prior to his call to service Sgt. Kvapil was employed as a re porter io'- the Piattsmouth Journal and as a legal stenographer for the Veterans Administration at Wash ington, D. C. Sgt. Kvapil has seen service with the army air forces since early 19 43. At present he is in New Guinea with a unit of ths troop carrier command. In addition to his sergtantcy he has been awarded the As.iatic-Pacific medal with bronze star and the good conduct n-.edal. The troop carrier unit of which Sgt. Kvapil is a member is a mem ber of Gen. George C Kenney's Fifth Air Force. This unit has establish ed an enviable tonnage record for hauling since its arrival overseas. The duties of the troop carrier in New Guinea are varied and include: hauling paratroops, evacuating wounded allied troops from forward areas, dropping food and medical supplies to isolated units and flying Douglas transports over enemy ter ritory. It is also the job of the troop rairier to deliver engineering mater ials and tools for the establishment of forward bases. This particular unit is the lirst troop carrier outfit to receive '.redit for downing an enemy plane in the southwest Pacific area. Enjoy Pinochle Party The home fo Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Vincent was the scene of a very delightful event Saturday when friend3 ol the family and employes ot the Glenn E. Martin plant came in for an evening of pinochle. The event marked the birthday of Mrs. Holly Grimm, of Omaha. A most delightful time was en joyed in the card? and visiting unr til an appropriate hour v. hen a de licious luncheon was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. June Mar shall and Grace Trippe, of Omaha. Goes to Naval Reserve James Short, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Sh"rt, senior in the Piatts mouth high school, is one of the many young men of the school that will say farewell to school work at the end of the school year and will cuter on his service as a member of the naval reserve. He is to take part in the training program of the reserve and will en ter on nis new duties a few cays alter his graduation from the high school. Jim was a member of the football squad, the past season and ca!led to participate in many of the games that added luster to the ath letic history of the Plattsmcuth high school. James is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Short and has chosen to follow his brother. Sanford Short, Jr., in the naval service. Learns of Brothers Death Dwight Edwards, manager of the (las company, late Monday afternoon received a message that his brother, Fred Edwards, 51, had passed away at Gibbon, Nebraska. The death came as a great shock to Mr. Edwards. The deceased is survived by the widow and three children. Mr. Ed wards is expecting to leave for Gib Ion for the funeral services that will probably be held on Friday af ternoon. Attend Scout Meeting This morning Rev. J. W. Taenz lor and K. H Wescott, departed for Omaha where they are attending a regional Boy Scout meeting being held in that city. The Piattsmouth men are both very active in Scout ing work. Remembered on Birthday The Martin Marauder, publication of the Glenn E. Martin plant at Fort Crook, this week, nad a very attrac tive picture of Miss Vivian Warner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Varner of this city. Miss Warner is employed in the Industrial Engin ering department at the plant. The last week she received a lovely bou quet of on a doi'en roes on her birthday anniversary. The roses were the gift of her fiance. Cpl. Norman Moyer, a member of the tank force in service in Italy. He I sergeant Wall, a prisoner of war in has served twenty-three months in Ge rmany, that he had at last re Eurcpe and despite the excitement j ceived mail from home, the first that of the n.tter warfare raging there vas thoughtful enough to remember the sweetheart back in Nebraska. Tavern Licenses Takes Up Much Of Council Time Nnriber of Applications Received for Beer Licenses to Be Acted on April 10th The time of the city council was occupied largely Monday night with the consideration of applications for beer licenses an.' the naming of the judges and clerks for the nearing spring election. An opinion v.as received from City Attorney TiM regarding the matter of the application of Roy Taylor for deeds to the former Goos house. It was the opinion of the attorney that Mr. Taylor might be assisted in fetting financed by seeming the building loan, place it in the bank and have some city authority ap prove the material purchases as they ocurred. The owner would be given the deed in order to secure the loan. The tax and p.peity committee reported that Chester and Agnes Taylor were entitled to have a deed t.; their real estate and the same was ordered executed by the mayor &A clerk. The city had reeeivetl a bid for the Petersen building from John B. Al iens for $1.01::, ten per cent down and $25 per month. The committee reported out orproving the sale of the building for fl,013, $100 dovwu $i"00 within a week atiG monthly payments of J10C. This was aporov i ed and the bidder will be so noti fied. Permission was granted Robert White tu establish a reserved park ing space in front of his taxi depot on Main sticet. Councilman Scluitz called atten tion to the fact that one of the sup ports of the balcony on the west tide of the Wurl building had been knocked out of lino and should be repaired at once as a matter of safety for those using the balcony. The license committee cf the council repo.ted on the off and on beer license application of Phil F. Haldeman tc conduct a tavern at 110 South 6th street, recommending that same be granted. With the reading of the report, Kmmett Lindsay appeared and made objections to the granting of the license, on the ground that the ap plicant was not a resident of Piatts mouth jr Cass count v. He stated that this matter had been raised when he discussed the matter of a liquor stcre license. There wad some informal discus sion of th matter and City Attor ney A. L. Tidd. who was present stated that the provisions of the liquor oantrol act specifically pro vided that any aplicant for a license must be a resident of the city and county. There were a number of applica tions for beer licenses offered, that of Piattsmouth aerie No. 365, Fra ternal Order of Eagles, Pepina Conis, 441 Main, street, Shrader G. Rho den, 602 Vine street, Edward Donat, Sr., 402 Main street. Erna Lapidus, 102 North 6th street, Rae G. Mc Maken. 54 5 Main street, Henry Timm, 525 Main street, Clyde and Helen Rosborough, 16 Main street, Cass County Voiture, 1218 40 & 8. These applications were all referred to the license committee. The hear ing date was set for April 10th. Chairman Vroman of the lighting eommiitoe reported that the electro- CBtlae4 Pas 2. Col. 1) I PJat TTiOU th Boy War Prisoner Gets His First Mail itatt sergeant t'oraia wail writes jin active duty in the southwest Pa From German Prison Camp That 1 cif ic. Sanford has been in a great Ee Now Has Kail From Kerne tleal of th! action of the invasion task force and will now be on lib Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wall were eil-v untn called back to duty with ; delighted Saturday when they re- i -A'Vf(1 wnvl frrm thiiv c-rn Staff! has come through since he was made captive after an air raid over Germany. His letter to the parents states: "Dear Mom and Pop: "We have finally received letter forms so will write you. My mail has been coming in very good the past week. It was really swell to hear from you I also heard fronijat Baltimore. In honor ot the visit Carl. Audij, Kay and Mrs. Bowman. "It is impossible for me to answer all the '.ette-is I receive because the letter forms are limited to two a month. Tell them I appreciate very much hearing from them. I have re ceived the tne clothing parcel from jou and arc expecting more scon. "My health is very good and our morale is still very high I am count ing on being home in the near fut ure, that will be the happiest day of in life. Please don't worry because I am getting along all right. With Love, Your son. Don The Meaning of Easter The Teutonic religion had a God dess, Ausf o who represented the spring, and light, which name was j applied to the C hristian meaning 01 the Resurrection. The word. East, where rises the sun each day is also descriptive cf the coming of light. The festivities of the Paschal, or Passover Feast, came from the very early Christian Church honoring the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.. This festiity has always 'been the ch-ef church celebration of the Christian year. Today it is as suming greater recegnition than ever as the most worthy event of the Christian Faith, to establish he rpsurrecion of the bodj' and to prove the truth of ihe words in I Cor.. 1 . If Christ be not raised, your j faith is vain, ye are yet in your isins. It is very fitting in this northern hemisphere that Easter should come in the spring, when life is starting anew from the ground in the vege table ard insect world to furnish us with nourishment, beauty and energy atter a winter of sleep and dreari ness. It is one of the greatest of evidences that man comes in the same category to arise after death tc a new life of eternal activity, beauty and love. The pagan Japanese places a ris ing sun on their banner of political and spiritual faith. But we find their nation uecliuing at a rapid rate both politically and spiritually. The reason is that their standard was not founded on the truth and power of the true God such as we have in our Christ Hate, avarice and pride inspired their endeavor. Such must only go down. We Americans can keep that Sun of God's Righteous ness in the ascendency by getting our inspiration from our Christ in deeds of love, unselfishness and hu mility. May ihis be the spirit of our Ea&ter. The week preceeding Easter com memorates the passicn of our Lord, and is known as Holy Week, which will be emphasized by noonday downtown services at the Cass theatre to which all religious beliefs are invited. A program of outstand ing speakers has been provided. The dates are April 3 to 7 Monday thru Friday the hour 12:10 to 12:55 P. M. Has the Mumps Eldon Vroman, captain of the high school basketball team, and a senior in high school, is now confin ed to- his home by the mumps. The ailment that is of an epidemic size over the city has cut a large hole in the school attendance in the last few weeks. Calls From West Coast Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Short and family had the pleasure Sunday of having a telephone call from their son. Sanford Short. Jr., Slc, United States Navy. The young man had arrived in port after some time spent uls -D1P- Glen L. Martin Here Glenn L. Martin, the president of the Glenn L. Martin company, of Baltimore, is now in the west in specting his plants and looking after ihe Fort Ciook plant and was a vis'tor Sunday in Piattsmouth. Mr. Martin was the guest cf County Treasurer Ruth Pat ton. w ho the past summer was a guest at the 1 home of Mr. Martin and his mother. Mr. Martin was the honored guest at a lovely arranged noonday din ner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott. The event was 7:cst thoroughly enjoyed and a very pleasant time had in visiting with the olane builder. Guests at the dinner included Mr. Martin and Miss Prtton, R. H. Patton, father of Miss Fatton, Mis Ida Patton, Mrs. Frank Cummins and the Wescott fam ily. Mr. Martin had just come to Cma hn from Minneapolis where he was attending the meeting of "Ducks Unlimited," he being a vice-president c the group. While there he was awarded the price as "the outstand ing conservationist" of the nation. Mr. Martin was the guest at an evening dinner at Omaha Sunday veiling and today leaves for Mari etta, Georgia for a meeting. Another Mump Victim Catherine Conis, clerk in the of fice of County Superintendent Lora Lloyd Kieck. is a new victim of the :i epidemic, and absent from ! her usual post of duty. She was not feeling well Friday but it was not thought she had the mumps, but all doubt was removed today and she 11 a 'swell time.1' To chang soon lr-.iTo Change Soon Noticing the county wending their way to the officials county building this morning, brought the realisation that starting on next Monday the offices will be opened it S o'clock instead of at 9 a. m. under the winter schedule. The of fices of the ration board and the selective service beard, however, have been operating on the regular S o'clock schedule all wiuter Goes to Pearl Harbor George Gerald Downs, of this city, who has been engaged in work ing at the Martin Bomber plant at Fort Crook, has secured a position in the government service at the great base of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and expects soon to leave for the new post. This will give him a part in the military effort that he has long desired. Visiting old Friends Clen RhoAen, who is making his home near Imperial, Nebraska, is here for a visit with the relatives and many old time friends in this part of Nebraska. For many years Mr. Rhoden farmed in the Murray community and has many friends here that have appreciated the op portunity of visiting with him. He ua3 been vir.iting with the relatives west of Murray and was here Mon day to visit the local friends. Visits Wholesale Markets Mrs. J. J. Stibal departed Sunday for Kansas City, Missouri, where she will spend a few days shopping at the wholesale marts in that city. Mrs. Stibal is hoping to be able to secure new stocks for the Stibal Var iety store in this city and look over the prospects for the spring and fall in the lines that she is inter ested in. ! Merchant Marine Writes Of Sight Seeing In Arf ica Harold Flockhart Teils Interest ingly of Trip Through North Af rican Citv Harold Flockhart. who is in the merchant marine of the nation, wrote to his grandmother. Mrs. Rachel Kerns, very interestingly of his ex periences on a sightseeing trip that he enjoyed at an unnamed African port. 'Dear Grandma and All: "Thought I would write and let you know where I am and how things are. I am again in Africa with its smells and Arabs. I went ashore yesterday aud took in the sights. Everything here is just the same, only a Uttle better. I think. Several of us fellows took a horse-drawn il:tvJ :i r A w,nt fnr ?a littlo v i . ' a thru the streets. For an African town there is quite a lot of traffic by bicycles, horsecarts and automobiles. We happened to go by the Sultan'3 palace, so vc went in. The palace is surrounded by a wall ten feet high. Inside there was a mass of flower gardens orange Irtes and fish ponds. There are a lot of vine cov ered walks through the grounds. The guide, an Arab, told us all about Ihe place. He took us to the main palace and let us look it over. It was a rretty good sized building, made out of cement and stone. We were not allowed to go into the building but I can imagine what it looked like. After that he took us to a tea room and let us see what it was. I think it is used for little tea par lies with his friends. Inside it had th;ck rugs, very large and rich- colored overstuffed sets. On the out side it was made of hand carved woodwork and tile of every color. Tli en we went the se the nursery. Wow, what a place It must have been hnlf the size of our high school building 'find it had cut glass im bedded in tae stone all around tho front entrance. Inside there were highly polistied marble floors and ta ties. Everything glistened and looked very well taken care of. The rlace looked more like a hotel lobby instead of a playroom for five chil dren. "After that the guide took us to the front gate where we paid him and left. There isn't much more to tell about the rest of the sight see ing tour. "I am feeling fine and am now getting a little more tanned. This afternoon I lay around on deck sun ning myself. I expect io either have a good tan or a hard sunburn. "I hope you are feeling well and are getting along 0. K. I haven't heard any news for so long I'm be ginning to wonder what is rroing on. Well, for lack of more to hay, I'll say good-bye for now. Love, Harold" Visit in Glenwood Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Heinrich were Sunday visitors at Gleuwood, Iowa, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Flora and Terry Lee. Mr. Flora is llanning soon to enter military ser vice. They also enjoyed a visit with Mrs. Grace Holmes and daughter Jean, formerly of Piattsmouth. The Hclmes family aie anxiously await ing the return of the son and broth er Winston Jrom two years foreign service, recently In Airica. lie is ex pected home for Easter. To Visit Lincoln Rev. and Mrs. Eli Cook, of the Mynanl United Brethern church, de parted for Lincoln today where they will spend a few lays with rela tives and friends in the capitol city. Mynard Community Club The Alynard community club will hold their meeting. Friday evening, March 31st at the Mynard commun ity building. The program is being planned by the Went Side committee. BUY MORE WAR BONDS