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a IS PLATTSMOUTH, HEBBASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944 NO. 76 VOL. NO. IX Woman's Club Has Busy Business Meeting Monday Elect Delegates to County and State Meetings and Back Plans for Ladies Lounge The members of the Plattsmouth Woman's club met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Louis Ward Egenberger, a very busy evening be ing enjoyed as the plans for the year were brought up and discussed. Mrs. F. R. Gobelman. club presi dent, outlined the program for the years' activity and also announced j her committees for the ensuing j twelve months. J The delegates to the county con- j venion at Weeping Water, Thurs- j day, September 2Sth were named.! Mrs. E. II. Wescott and Mrs. Louis Ward Egenberger being selected. The state convention will be at Omaha on October 5th and 6th and to represent the local club Mrs. R. B. Hayes and Mrs. Louis Ward Egen berger were selected. The club is preparing their mem bership campaign and the annual membership tea will be held on Mon- day, October 2nd at the parlors of the First Methodist church. Mrs. Lorene Hahn, past national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, now member of the board of control of the state institutions, will be here and address the ladies, at an pvpninc tripetin? This will h a ' real treat as Mrs. Hahn is a very Reichstadt Bi Baumgart, Bob Cap- ding or clothing may call Mrs. Goch capable speaker and one of the out- pelL ienour at 42G-J and with the co- standi"- women of the state. i Merit Badges: Bob Gaines First operation of the Red Cross any dona- The ladies voted to have a com-' Aid' Animal Industry, Reading, Path tions m De turned over to the fam- -. , v. . finding. Farm Home and Planning; nv mittee to investigate the matter of a , . , , , . ... . . Bill Baumgart Farm Home and , a lady 8 lounge for the city and to, . - , ., ,. . ., , seek the co-operation of the city and others interested in over. putting this Refreshments served at an appro - priate hour by the hostesses. Form Church Committee ! anEirersary of James Doody- the form cnurcnommittee ;roungest 8on of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Emery Doody and in his honor In response to the needs of the un- L f, 5.3'o lunieon wag arraneed fortnmt in FnroB- in the countries T t luncneon was arranged fortunate in turope in tne countries, at the Doody home. The guests were that have suffered the privations of members of the clasg of Jameg at war and particularly in the liberated the St John.s school rnuntries. the National Catholic i , - - Welfare Conference has issued an' appeal for clothing, bedding, etc., for the sufferers. Tee Disnops or tne different dioceses over the , country are making this appeal. The cam-;wel, paign is from September 24th to; September 30th. In response to the call a group met Monday evening at the home of j The membera of the grcup were Monsignor Agius to organize for thejPatty KocIan Joan Ault Wanda Lou work of solicitation. This commit-; Cagey Betty UHck( Jack Downg Ed tee comprises George Jaeger, ship-ward Eatm gearl Kocian ping chairman, John J. Cloidt, John M. Meisinger, Mrs. J. L. Hadraba, Mrs. F. I. Rea, Mrs. Lester Gaylord Attends Birthday Mrs. R. A. Eates, of the Journal. !Cf the words of sympathy and the was at Omaha Tuesday afternoon many acts of kindness in our be where she was a guest at the home,: reavement. They will be long cher of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manasek, thejished memories of our neighbors. occasion Demg tne rirst Mrt&aay an- niversary of their small daughter, Beverly Jean. In honor of the occasion the little one received many attractive gifts from the relatives. Those attending were Mrs. R. A. Bates of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grassman, Mrs. Mary Manasek, Mrs. Emma Wiers, Mrs. Hazel Manasek, Miss Mable Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manasek and Beverly Jean, of Omaha. Visit at Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson were; visitors over the week end at Lincoln where they were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Thelma Olson and family and enjoying the points of mieresi ci me capiioi city. Returns from Iowa Mrs. Joe Mrasek returned home Monday evening from Lamonia, la., where she has been for the past few davs visitine her parents. Mr. and " - Mrs. Sam Kline. The parents are well advanced in years and a number, of the children came home to en joy a short reunion. Scouts Court of Honor Last evening a Campfire Court of Honor for the local Boy Scouts of America was staged at the Scout park in the north part of the city where a number of the boys received their awards and advancement. A great roaring camp fire had been prepared and this illuminted the scene and added to the impress iveness of the program that Avas car ried out in true Scout ritual. The opening and closing ceremon ies were in charge of Rev. J. W. Taenzler, one of the untiring workers in Scouting in the community. The presentation of all advance ments was in the hands of E. H. Wes cott, advancement chairman, Lester Thimgan and Dwight Erwards, scout masters. This was the first time that the fathers of the boys were called on to personally mate the presentations to the sons and a very large number of the dads were present to confer the honors. The following awards were made: TROOP 366 First Class: Jim Doody, John John son, Jim Allure. Merit Badges: Bill Edwards Life Saving, Pathfinding; Jim Doody Swimming, Life Saving, First Aid, Carpentry; John Johnson Canoeing Life Saving, Rowing; james ta-, ward Carpentry, First Aid, Book- j binding; Leon Elliott dustry. -Animal m j Tenderfoot Dale Brookhouser and Carl Ofe. i TROOP 367 First Class: Bob Gaines, Dangard nanning, Anunai industry, f irst Aia " and Handicraft 'Celebrates Birthday Sunday was the thirteenth birth- i iia ran a wna n iiraPTivoiv ar- ranged with a beautiful birthday cabe ag the centerpiece. In honor of the birthday James roiv mar, OTi wI h from th friends. .. 7. . ' After the iuncheon the memberg ! enjoyed the time in games of all imja Card of Thanks We wish to take this opportunity of extending to the dear friends and neighbors our heartfelt appreciation Mr. and Mrs. Alvadore Tilson and Children Old Resident Here Frank M. Massie, of Nehawka, was in the city today and while here was a caller at the Journal office to renew his subscription to the semi-weekly. Mr. Massie is one of the real pioneers of the county and des- pite his advanced years gets around, in fine shape to meet the old friends. SOUTH FOR DEWEY Rt uaT.i-v n cnt on rnr ! Gerald R Smlth'of Detroit'and Har- ry Romer of gt Henryf pre8idential and vice-presidential candidates res- pectIvely of the AmerIca Firgt par.:memDer ror a number of years. ty, today announced the support of! their party for the Dewey-Bricker republican ticket. j At a rally attended by 3,000 per- 80ns yesterday. Smith and Romer BaId that their party could not carry ine nauon tnl3 vear Dut added that ine Brounaw-rK was Demg laid for - 1948. Buy Victory Bonds Need For Public Aid For Jenkins Family Of This City Family That Lost Child in Fire Also Are in Need for Household Effects The William R. Jenkins family, whose home was destroyed by fire on Saturday, September 16th, are in dire need of many articles of household furniture, betiding, cloth-jter a sister of the bride, ing, in fact anything that might be! The bride wore a blue suit with used in the home. L. A. Caldwell, home service chair man of the American Red Cross, has been interested in the matter and the organization will do what is' possible but there i3 much that the . generous people of the community I can do in the way of getting the family back on their feet as far as the home is concerned Mr. Caldwell, ' as well as others who have know- j ledge of the condition of th family find that the household equipment is very badly needed as is clothing for the family. There are six of the children in the family as well as the parents and all of them were left With.and family, Mrs. J. W. Taenzler, merely what clothing they had on flt th timp, of thp ffrp. all else eo. Ing up in flames. Mr. and Mrs. WTilliam W. Gochen our, former neighbors of the strick en family, have been active in their attempts to aid the family and those ; who have furniture, beds and bed- Attend Wedding Service Mrs. Vesta " Clark, Mr. and - Mrs. Edgar Newton, Charles and Jeanine, nf this Htr were visitors Sunrlav flt j Nphawka aml also attpnded the wed. ding of Margarette Edna Dall and m Finney The wedding ; . . ,, T occurred at the German Lutheran hurch north of Manley and wa8 at. . . I tended by relatives and friend, ! The TOun& People after the wed- ! ding left at once for Omaha where they will spend a short time before I returning home. The groom came in last Snrtdav from the Pacific where . . , . , . . w in serwee in me navy una since that time he has been at the home of ; his mother, Mrs. Glenn Ruthledge at Nehawka. j The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dall, of Manley, where she has grown up and since completing her school work has been largely engaged In teaching. Have You Enrolled If there is anyone in the communi ty that desires to become a charter member of the Kass Kounty King Korn Klub, now is the time to sign up and be on the original roll of the elub. The date for signing has been ex tended to the 30th of September and those wishing to be on the chart er roll may call at the following business places and be enrolled: Plattsmouth State bank, George Con is, Gamble Store, Knorr's, Mauzy's, Soennichsen Dry Goods, Wescotts, Wosters. Anyone can become a member at any time but this is the last oppor tunity of getting in on the charter. ... i r i . Attend Bankers Meeting H. A. Schneider, president of tW I Plattsmouth State tank, is at Chi cago to spend a few days. "Mr. Siuchnfideri 19 attending a meeting of which he has been a ' very active 4 St. JomVs Parish Members Notice Articles of clothine' and beddine foi; tne xj.N'.R.R.A:' may be brought to ' the church basement any day thIg week. Collection ends' Oct. ' 7. No shoes, hats, evening gowns or j rubber goods. All garments should, be washed." 25-ltd;lsw Moore-Ballinger Wedding Miss Sylvia Marie Moore, daugh-! ter of Mrs. Nellie Moore, and Harold Faye Ballinger. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ballinger of this city, were united in marriage Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother,. 1614 Avenue A. '- The bridal couple entered to the strains of the wedding' march, taking their places before Rev. J. W. Taenz ler, pastor of the First Christian church, who read the marriage lines. The bridal couple were attended by j Mr- and Mrs- HenrV Adkins, the lat- black accessories. The .bride graduated from the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1942, while the ' groom was a graduate of the Thuraan, Iowa, high school. The groom served In the army a corp3 at Columbia, South Carolina, .eighteen months and twenty-Beven days. Both Mr. and; Mrs. Ballinger are now employees of the Glenn L. Martin plant at Fort, Crook. The guests attending were: Mrs. Harold Hickman and Mrs. Alma Nu - zem and son, Kenneth, sisters of lem. He did not think that tak the bride, Harold Moore, brother of ing the top of the hill off was the the bride, Mr. and Mrs. F. Cbeval. Joan and Norma Ballinger, nieces of the groom. The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Babcock and family of Omaha. Refreshments of ice cream and cake Were served at the close of the afternoon. Many lovely gifts were received by Mr. and Mrs. Ballinger from the relatives and friends. Nebraska War Fund Drive To Start Oct 9ih John J. Cloidt, Plattsmontk Chair man, States Community to Baise $3,095 as Quota John J. Cloidt, local chairman for the National War Fund drive, states that the campaign in this community will start promptly on Monday, Oc- tober 9th and workers will be or- ' ganized in all parts of the city and surrounding school districts. The amount that it is expected to raise here is set at $3,095 and it is hoped to have this amount rounded up propmtly and the community placed over the top in a short and Intensive drive. The organization of the civilian defense will be used by Chairman Cloidt as the soliciting part of the service station where a car of James campaign and all senior and junior jGochenour was on fire but no seri air raid wardens will be asked to'ous damage. take pan in the drive. I Councilman Schutz reported that The area of which Mr. Cloidt is the, chairman embraces the city of Platts mouth, school district No. 1, school districts No. 2, No. 28, No. 29, 37 jand 42. Notice Notice: To all applicants for Fourth Quarter 1944 "T" rations. Cass County "T" rations must be called for at their local board, Platts mouth, Nebraska, and present C.W. N. (Certificate of War Necessity) When fourth ; quarter, rations are called for, all unused third quarter. "T" ration coupons with the Ration Identification Folder must be sur- . ,. . , . . . .'were kept ror replacement in case An applicant who has not received his third quarter ration must apply for his fouth auarter ration to the , rr. ,n Citv NnMnnnl Tlanlr Bulldlm Oma ha. Nebraska. v. .. irnrti, now called for between September 23 and October 31, 1944. , Entertainment and Luncheon This Wednesday afternoon the Christian Church Ladies Aid will serve their September luncheon. A very special program different type than ' usual is being pepared. All ladies of the community are invited, - - Hostesses Mrs. Roy Carey, Mrs. Nellie 'Moore, - Mrs.' Wm. Coffelt, Mrs. Clovis Day Program chairman: Mrs. Jess Hodge. r;, .V Council Discusses Problems Of Street Work And Water Condition on Walnut Street Be tween 7th and 8th and Water for Lincoln Avenue Up The city council last evening had a great deal of discussion over the matter of street improvement on Walnut street (Ave. E) between 7th and Sth streets and also the matter of the extension of water mains on I South Lincoln avenue but with no 'definite action on either matter. The council received a communi- cation from Mrs. Hulda Weideman, C. J. White and H. M. Soennlchsen, owners of real estate between 7th and 8th street on Walnut, urging that the city take some action in get- ting the street fixed up as it has been In bad shape for a long time Chairman Schutz of the Btreets, alA leys and bridges committee, stated "that the situation was bad at the ' point, but what to do was a prob- solution, but suggested that it might be possible to dig a ditch near the Soennlchsen property that would divert the water. He stated that he would have a man up and look over jthe Job at once. A communicaton was received from the John Bauer Co., asking j permission to withdraw their former application for permission to install a coal chute at lot S, block 27. The communication stated that no insult was intended the mayor and coun cil in a previous request, but merely a Joke that had been taken too seri ously. The Bauer Heating & Plumb ing Co., was composed of. John F. Bauer, now in the armed service and Margaret Bauer Williams, with John Bauer as attorney ' in fact for the two. On motion of Councilman Schutz the permission was granted to withdraw the original petition and submit a new one. On motion of Councilman Schutz, seconded by Councilman Conis, the permission was granted to install the chute, the work to be done under the super- vison of the streets, alleys and bridges committee and with suitable bond ' supplied. Fire Chief O. Sandin presented his report showing that on July 26 th a truck had burned near the H. L. Gayer farm, that on September 16th the home of W. R. Jenkins had been burned down on Wintersteen hili with the complete loss of house and rnntents and the death of an infant child. On September 23rd the fire! department was called to the Cloidt the street work was held up by the fact that only one man was on the job beside the foreman. The depart ment had run out of material on Chicago avenue but hoped to get this work through. Councilman Painter, chairman of the fire and water committee, sub mitted a written statement from the manager of the Board of Public Works, setting out the itemized cost of the extension of the water mains on Lincoln avenue. The mains ex tending some 1,200 feet would cost in material $2,038, not including the labor cost. The report also showed that the board at this time, had only twenty feet "of four inch main on i hand and only two hydrants that . . dl9cus9lon the matter to the fire and water committee and the board of public works to see if ,a P"oruy migul nl. ue WJCUrea ""jitaymona "e- m material. At tne suggestion oi Councilman Vroman a written opin- ion was requested of City Attorney A. L. TIdd i as to the costs to each of the property owners for the in - stalling and also the cost to the clty as provided by law. The council voted to hold a meet - ing on Thursday. October 5th for the purpose of completing the plans for paving of several districts as had been proposed. This meeting will be held at 7:30 at the city hall. : The council approved the payment of the bills presented as follows: -Roy Lowrey, cutting weeds $108.00 .Piatts. Journal printing ord. Experiences Storm Mr6. Charles Guthmann of Boise, Idaho, is in the city for a visit at the home of Mrs. F. R. Guthmann and Miss Minnie Guthmann, being enroute to her home from the east. Mrs. Guthmann was visiting at her former home in Springfield, Mass., when that section of the east was visited by a very warm wave and just recently the tail end of the At lantic hurricane swept over the east coast and struck particularly hard at Massachussetts before shifting out into the north Atlantic. Mrs. Guthmann was at the home of her mother, in Springfield, Mass., when the hurricane struck and the storm raged from 7 in the evening until 3 o'clock the following morn ing. Trees over the city were damag ed by the storm and windows blown out while in some instances plaster ing fell in the homes. Mrs. Guthmann will remain here until her son-in-law and daughter, Lieutenant and Mrs. Gardner arrive here and she will then accompany them onto the west. Has Large Funeral The funeral of the late Thomas Tilson was held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the chapel of the Sattler funeral home that was filled to overflowing with the old friends and neighbors to pay their last tributes. The services were in charge of Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the First Christian church, bringing a comforting message from the scrip tures to the bereaved relatives and friends. Raymond C. Cook, during the ser vices gave two of the old hymns, "There Is No Disappointment in Heaven," and "Peace, Wonderful Peace," Mrs. R. O. Cole serving as the accompanist. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery, a very large number of the neighbors and friends accom panying the cortage to the last rest ing place. The casket bearers were William Seybolt, Harvey Gregg, Carl Warllck, John Stones, Clarence Han sen, Perl Albin. Mynard Community Club The Mynard community club will meet on Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the community building. The committee in charge has arranged a very clever program that all will enjoy It is a sketch based on "Top This One," and Ed Wehrbein, Rich ard Spangler and Sherman Cole are to be the wits for the occasion. Spend Week-end Here Mrs. H. Wisslng of Omaha was a visitor here Saturday with Mr. Wissing, operator of a watch and clock hospital on North 6th street. While here she had the opportunity of meeting a number of the local people. Visit Old Home Saturdav afternoon William Hollv. for many years a resident of this' city, came down from Omaha to spend a few hours and looking up the old friends that might still be around. He came down with two of his daughters, Mrs. Mark Logsdon and Mrs. Albert Young. . and notices 165.15 Eugene Sherman, cutting weeds 11.2 3 Robert Taylor, same 3 40 John Kubicka, same 15.40 Duxbury & Davis, bonds 10.25 Lin. Tel. Co., phone teats 8.20 i George Litle, cutting weeds. 8.40 i oad 'und 43.40 77.90 A Sebert Litle, labor Lester Taylor, same Robert Taylor, same , John Kubicka, same 25.90 virgil Arnold, same 60.20 Raymond Litle, same 2.80 ! Gas Tax Fond Sebert Litle, labor 7.00 Lester Taylor, same 9.50 Virgil Arnold, same 4.20 George Litle. same 2.80 Raymond Litle. same 2.80 ' Business Tax Fond John Kubicka, cleaning streets 21.00 Dog Tax Fund Mike Bajeck; killing one dog .50 Blue Devils To Entertain Weeping Water Here Friday First Home Game Will Ee Staged Under the Lights at Athletic Park Friday Evening By Porkey J. C. (Coffee) Ulrich The Plattsmouth 1944 football squad will make their home football debut an auspicious one when they entertain the Weeping Water Ind ians Friday night at the local field, the game being scheduled for 8 o'clock. The talk of the football season, however, is the return of night foot- ball after several years absence of the arcs. Lights have been installed during the week and seem to make it very suitable for the game. During the week Coach Stewart has been giving, his charges a light workout. He has also worked hard oh pass defense, something they have showed a definite weakness on. In their first two games the opposi tion took very little to the air but Coach Stewart expects Weeping Wa ter to launch a stiff aerial. Looking good on the recent work outs has been "Lindy" Wolever and Krejci who after picking up his ex perience has proved a heady and steady center. The probable starting lineup of the Blue Devils will be as follows: LE-Eaton, height, 5-11', weight 145, Soph. LT-Schliske, height 5-7', weight, 207, Soph. LG-Conis, height, 5-8', weight, 145, Senior. C-Krejei, height 5-9', weight, 136, Senior. RG-Woods, height 5-10. weight, 185, Junior. RT-Sack, height, 5-8. weight. 175, Senior. ' : RE-Cole, height, 5-6 weight, 150, Senior. QB-Wolever, height, 5-11', weight, 160, Senior. LH-Tritsch, height,. 5-8', weight, 145, Soph. RH-Gradoville, height, 5-10', weight, 145, Senior. FB-Beverage, height, 5-9', weight, 150, Senior. Returns from Wyoming Alex Campbell returned home Tuesday afternoon from Casper, Wyoming, where he has been visit ing with a brother, Charles Camp bell and family. He found Casper a scene of a great dpal of activity at this time as the"? is a large air base in that locality and it is also the replacement d'Tt for the WAC in this part of tbr ro t. The oil in dustry is also a ... navt of the ; Casper assets as as employment and activity is co.! araed. While at Casper Mr. Campbe!! !'rd the oppor tunity of witnessing the crash and burning of a largo plane and in which a number cl airmen were kill ed. Returns from Mission Mrs. A. A. Wetnkamp, who has been at the Nichols hospital at Savannah, Missouri, for some time is now, back home and feeling much improved. While at Savannah she jmet Chief of Police Parker, who is tller9 taking treatment for a growth ion his nose. Suit to Quiet Titel This morning in the office of the clerk of the district court a suit to quiet title was filed entitled, Midl -ww,ael Vetesnek vs Archibald Bolon, et (al. The property involved is the ; vetesnek farm just west of the city. WaUer H Sraith appears In the i tiff. Here from Texas Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Kerr and niece. Miss Rosemary Moore, of Houston, Texas, is here to visit for some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Rishel, the latter a sister of Mr. Kerr. While here they will visit other of the relatives in !this partof the west. ,