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0 ) Uebr. State Historical Society 7 9 HjTps-- as- 1 VOL. NO. LX PLATT3M0UTH, NEBBASKA, THTJESDAY, OCTOBEE 13, 1944 NO. 83 if f Raiiroad Worker Killed By Train Near This City .J Petronis. 55, living; at Bunk Car Near Oreapolis Found Dead North of Burlington Station This morning shortly after 2 o' clock. Sheriff Joe Mrasek was called from the Burlington Tower at Ore apolis reporting tliat a train crew had reported a dead man lying along the tracks seme SO') feet north of the Burlington station in this city. Sheriff Mrasek found the man along the track he apparently having illy i.ti :nf: been sid'-swiped by an train ana nuriea over near tne bound tracks vand had suffered bad injuries that had caused his rnstant death. The discovery was made by the crew on a west bound freight train who reported the finding to the tele graph station. The west bound train had cut off part of the clothing of the man and almost ran over hi:n before the train was stopped. The body was taken to the Sattler funeral home to await Inquiry as to the relatives in this locality if he had anyone. There was found on the body checks and money tlosa to $S00. he having checks from the Burlington back as far as April that -had never been cashed. " mui: naa ui aif.i uoitui airu 1 x i .... iu;:, ueeii a iuemuei 01 i.ie exira gaK for some time. Asks Sale Set Aside An action ha been filed in the office of the clerk of the district court in which Beth Barnes Gregg is the plaintiff and Harold Richards, ct al are defendants. The petition alleges that in a partition suit sale of land was mada to the defendant, Richards, fo.- the sum or $35,000, the best bid offered and that the defendant paid 10 per cent of tho bid pri:e, J3.500 at the time of the sale. It is further alleged that the defendant has failed to i ay any ad ditional aricur.t on the purchase and that the sale was confirmed by the d;::r:ct court on August IS, 1944. The petition of the liuir.tiff asks th'i; the c-onfi: mafic of !c by ti e court be vacat?'i and that the property -r. qt;?slion le re-advertised for s:Jc-. Hayricb Ride Fourteen members of the Young People's Christian Endeavor of the Fir.-,v Christian church, accompanied by their sponsor, Rev. J. W. Taenz- ler and fourteen ruests enjoyed a hayride party last evening. The climax of the ride was a wenie roast held at the Rue! Cack farm. Tho rats committee were Audrey Dow, Alberta Ruth and Phyllis Taenzler. Spend Sunday Here Miss Ruth Facan, who is attend ing college at Grinnell, Iowa, was a visitor here Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frcd Naeve, south of the city. This was a most pleas- ant occasion for the family as Lt. Fred Naeve is here from his rtation in Louisiana and it was also the birthday anniversary cf Mrs. Naeve Miss Tagan formerly attended Tark- io college, at Tarkio, Missouri, where Lt. Naeve was also a student. Fined for Intoxication This morning in the police court of Judge C. L. Graves, Donald Stroud of Malvern, Iowa, was arraigned on the charge of intoxication and to which he made a plea of guilty. A fine of $10 and costs was assessed against the defendant, paid and he was released. Visit at Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gray and family were here Saturday and on' their return they were accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Puis, mother of Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Eugene Sochor and children, of Hollywood. California, who have been here for some weeks, Mrs. Sochor is planning on leaving soon for the west coast. Visits In Old Home i Mrs. Elizabeth Waugh Arndt, of Denver, was a visitor in the city, over the wTeek end, a guest of Miss' Barbara Gering and Mrs. Henry) Herold, old neighbors and friends of, the Waugh family. Mrs. Arndt nasi t been on an extended visit in the east and stopped for a visit with her brother, Samual Waugh, Lincoln banker, taking advantage of the occasion to visit her childhood home here. Mrs. Arndt enjoyed a motor trip ever the city and viewing the many places of scenic beauty and the i homes that have been erected in the recent years over the city. Seek Shelter For Service Men In Transit War Fund to Ail in Securing ; Suitable Quarters for Men at TJn-' ion Where Eadly Heeded I j For sometime past there has been a great need or a suitable place at;m addition to the tall ccrn there Union for service men that are ; brought there for change of trains to the Lincoln air base training cen- ter. The Cass county committee to! raise the War Fund drive quota has taken recognition of this fact, and ; are asking for an additional $150 over tne amount aireaay assigneu for the quota. The Missouri Pacific station at Union is far too small to handle the number cf men that are com- pelled to remain in Union for several hours while awaiting train con- nections and with the chilly weather and approach of the winter season more adquate looms are badly need - ed. As many as 300 at a time have had to wait in Union. The Union Legion post has secured a spot block and a ha If east of the station that can be used, but this will require funds to rroperly arrange and for this purpose the ad ditional sum is asked. . Mrs. Ray Norris, Cass county chairman, is urging that all local ; to remember on birthdays and an drives be stressed with this added niversaries. need for funds. There were twenty members pres- j ent and one visitor. Azi Appreciation I 0ur next rnectins "n te at the : home of Mrs. Elmer Tritsch on Nov. I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the friends for their re membrances of cards, flowers and rersonal calls while I was at the hospital. These will be long pleasant ly remembered. Bonnie Hamblen Taken to SlGUX City Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody was at Siou City, Iowa, on Monday, afternoon to look up a clew as to relatives of J. Petronis, killed here; by a train early Monday morning, j The deputy sheriff discovered that ! a brother was residing in the Iowa; city and accordingly the body was; taken there this morning from thei Sattler funeral home. ScOllt TVocp 257 A good attendance of Scouts, with-i Scoutmaster Thimgan, assistant Rev. Taenzler and Committeeman Myer, i was found last night at the Chris- tian church, A new class for Tender foot will start next Monday. All ( District Judge Thomas E. Dunbar boys wanting to join this troop are'w111 be here on Thursday to hold a urged to attend next Monday at 7:30. ; Back from Coast Sterling Hopkins, who has been ' located at Los Angeles for the past several months, returned home Sun - day evening from the west coast. He will visit here with his parents, Mr. , and Mrs. Benjamin Hopkins, Sr., and the many old friends. Attend Funeral Service Louis F. Friedrich and daughter,! The World-Herald sport section Miss Malinda. who were called to 'Sunday carried an excellent picture Pekin, Illinois, by the death of cousin, John Volk, are expected home Tuesday. They remained to at- tend the funeral services. Mr. Volk is a relative of many of the Cass county residents in this vicinity. Hunting Season Opening En joye By Local People Most of the Hunters Seek the Elus- ive Pheasant Out in State While Few Hunt Ducks j Sunday a lar part of the male . Vice-President Mrs. Vera Gil j population of the city was out t mour ! fittingly participate in the opening Secretary Mrs. George Mumm !of the hunting season for pheasant! Treasurer Mrs. Fred Spangler and wild duck on the farms and streams of this section of the state. I The huntine np-ismi nncnfii on: ! . , , , . . j fcaturday and a number were out to get the first shots at the pheasants. i r., imr i si"' icu vji-L ! their hunt on Saturday night to get i set for early Sunday morning shoot i ing. Local hunters largely selected the north and northeast part of the state for their pheasant hunting and number report good bags while oth- ers very few. The veteran hunters seemed to have the best luck and all report that the going was tough this season. The wet seasons produced a : great deal of cover for the birds and' was an abundant crop of tail weeds, cockleburrs and sunflowers to bat- Petersen, present. The next meeting tie in the fields. j of the club will be at the home of The shortage of gasoline prevent-; Mrs. John M. Meisinger and with cd many from making long trirs forMrs. Minnie Nolting as the associate their hunting ground and also the hostess. shell shortage was felt by the hunt-) ers. i . CLUB MEETING ; The 4-Mile club held their first meeting this fail at the home of Mrs. John Wehrbtin with Mrs. Leon - ard Born and Mrs. Albert Todd, as - sistant hostess. j j Our president, Mrs. Ralph Wehr- j i bein opened the meeting with sing-! j ing "America" and "Heme Sweet Home.-' We will take up Red Cross ) sawing again this year. Work was; distributed by our chairman, Mrs. . Russell Stander. We decided to send our beys a Christmas present from the members of the club. We are going to have Secret Tals 14. Games were played, the winners being: Mrs. Fred Nolting, Mrs. Frank Bierl and Mrs. Arthur Weiss. Delicious luncheon yas served at the close of the afternoon. An Appreciation I I wish to take this means of ex-! i pressing my appreciation to the many friends for the calls, letters,;1 ','uird-v W!I DJ"U'J' rtWulB!,s lu cards and beautiful flowers during., my stay at the hospital. Mrs. Dewey Reed Visits at Noiih Platte Mr. and Mrs. York Hinman of North Platte were here Sunday and on their return home they were ac companied by E. A. Wurl, father of Mrs. Hinman. Mr. Wurl is planning on rpending a week with the daugh ter and enjoying a short outing. If T1 1 ojri nere lfiursaay - ! ; session of the district court, it was ! announced this morning by C. E. itagway, cieru of the district court. ;Go to Iowa City j Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal, Sr., j departed today for Iowa City, Iowa,' ; where they will enjoy a visit at the' j home of their son, George E. Rebal! and family. George Rehal is engaged in business in Iowa City. Plattsmouth Boy Shines a of some of the action in the Nebras-i ka U-Indiana battle at Bloomington. One of the pictures showed Edward , I Gradoville for the Huskers, in action! and carrying the ball for a nine yard gain after receiving a pass. iSocial Workers Club Th Social Workers Flower club! held their regular meeting at the' t-nrip nf Vrs Mike Kaf f enhers-pr who' ! was assisted by Mrs. Albert Y.'heeler 'as associate hostess. ! The meeting was opened by the! president, Mrs. James Lepert the election of officers held, and j the i following being selected: ! Preside Mt- Mrs. Velma Rae ' Corresponding secretary M r s. Mike -Kaffenberger PTa-riE ivorn Air:.' iisspfl fnr a TTnl- ', x , . . lowe en party to he held at tne home ; ' of Mrc. Ralph Doud on October 2Sth. ) ,... ' , ..J l lie laviies ttib'J ucv-iutru lu Ldtve UJJ; the Red Cross sewing as a part of their activities. The members were ell presented their yerr books that' outline the club activities for the year. Each one of the members Willi :ve a mystery sister in the future and this is a matter of much inter- est for all. A card of thanks was received from those who have been ill in the club and community in the past few weeks. There was a fine attendance of the members and two guests, Mrs.! Pettr Petersen and Mrs. Leonard !,PTI7 VI H I S.I Li J tit r ' 3 lk " war runs Drive 1 Meeds Greater T TMT ; itesponse nere ) Only About a Fourth of the Sum Needed Is Haised and Greater Con tritutions Needed . - John Cloidt, city chairman of the j War Fund Drive, says only about a fourth of cur quota has been reached in the drive. Too many $1 and $2 contributions ,, have been made that will not sup - ply the quota as the population on'pital, Nationau Committeeman Clint this basis cannot reach the desired i goal. j If you will notice on the back of 1 the contribution card it is suggest ed: '"contributors consider a gift j equal to one dayss income on behalf 1 cf the war related causes represent ; ed in the national war fund." If everyone will do this we will :ave no difficulty in reaching our! , Quota nicely. I jEntertsin Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster en- tertained at their farm home south say a ver' fine dinner v.as fccrved at noon such as only Mrs. Lancaster jean prepare. Those attending were j Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster. Mr. land Mrs. J. E. Lancaster of Platts ! month, Mrs. Mary Eppings, of Mur doch and the guest of honor. First Lieutenant Richard Eppings, who j ;has just recently returned from Italy where he has completed fifty) missions over German held territory j as a pilot of a B-29. Needless to say Lieutenant F4?? - ings has had plenty of excitement in his service as Lis medals and decorations indicate. He has receiv - ed the silver star, the Distinguish - ec Flying cross. th air medal, three 0ak leaf clusters. European theatre gibbon, three battl? stars, American j ; defense ribbon and Pre-Pcarl Harbor1. ribbon Shows Some Improvement J. W. Holmes, former postmaster. who has been quite ill for the past week is reported as some better. Mr. Holmes was taken with the flu an has suffered from complications that' has made his cas? serious and re-i quired his remaining in bed. ' Goes to Kansas City ! E. H. Wescott departed this morn I ing for Kansas Citr, Missouri, where he will visit the markets for a short time. He is also to visit with his; son, CPO Edgar S. Wescott and wife I while there Legion Officials Attend State Flif El;f RfpAiinOTC Elmer Webb, Assistant State Ser vice Officers Tells of Interesting Keetings Held Elmer Webb, adjutant for twenty five years of the Plattsmouth post !of the American Legion, now the assistant state service officer, has written to Mrs. R. A. Bates of the ! Journal, telling very interestingly of the various district meetings of the L " 1 am sitting around the ancy lobby after having had supper at the Coffee Shop waiting for my driver (the Assistant State Adju tant) to pick me up and go on to Hastings where we have convention and school tomorrow so am re minded again of our trip out here for the Navy meeting some three years ago. This is the last week of our around the State swing and includes besides Hastings tomorrow, Crete on Tuesday, Nebr. City on Wednesday and Auburn Thursday. ; We were at Cody, Scottsbluff, Grant, iMcCook, Kearney (Doctor Taylor) the first week. Last week Pender, iWausa, Wahoo and Papillion. Mrs. iWebb was with me at Papillion and will be Crete Tuesday; also at our own 12th Dist. Convention in Ne braska City Wednesday. Vesta Thom as is Dist. President of the Auxil iary there. Adjutant Lang brought his wife along this p. m. (we left Lincoln at 4 p. m. and she will visit her brother here this week. He was! to pick me up in an hour (7:30) so we could go on to Hastings where we have reservation at the Clarke: It is now S:30. Guess they had fish for supper. I will be glad when this last week of gadding Is over, al though I have had a fine time all the way and felt fine. Nine of us making; ! the trip Dept. Commander Reed i O'Hanlon, Dept. Auxiliary President Gladys Plantenburg, Dept. Adjutant ! Patterson, Dept. Service Officer jMarsh; Manager Benke of Vets Hos- Brome of Omaha: W. H. Andreason, of United States Employment Ser - vice (Veterans' Employment of fi- cer); Asst. Adjutant Roy Lang. Emil Wurl and his daughter were in the lobby a while, but left a half hour ago for her home at North Platte. They are driving. We had i one convention out in the Sand Hills; of Cherry county in a small circus. jtent. Drove 31 miles over hay roads j to reach the place, which was that ,u',1" ...... v..,....& iZD-ju mnes during tne tnree weens. Well Lang ought to be along any minute now. Exnect to see a lot of I tte plattsmouth gang at our own dirtrict convention at Nebraska City ; yvednesday. Mrs. Thomas was with us over night Friday as she had at - tended the Lincoln unit meeting that afternoon. Regards, Elmer Returns to Wyoming R. C. Jahrig returned home this afternoon from Newcastle, Wyoming. 'where he has been in attendance at jUie funeral of a sister, Mr3. Julius j j f. Bock. j I The services were held on Sunday j jat Newcastle and was in charge ofj j Rev. Trimble at the Methodist! church. The interment was at the! j cemetery beside the departed hus-(Here from Wycminrj band. These attending the funeral from out of the city were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erewer, Callaway, Neb., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hild of Murray; Mrs. Adam Philpot of Arnold, Nebraska: IW. G. Jahriff of Billintrs. Montant and R Jahrjg d Ccmes from West Coast Mrs. Hamilton Mark, of Santa Monica, California, arrived Friday I from the west for a visit here with I her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward jDonat, Sr., and will also be at ' Omaha to visit Mr. Marti and the - many friends in that city. Mrs. Mark reports the family on the west coast are all doing well and enjoying life, She reports meeting many old time ' Plattsmouth people in the Los Ange . les area. Joe Noble Stars The Iowa. State football team took their first game in the Big Six con ference Saturday when they rocked Kansas U by the score of 25 to 0, j UJU 1L U.& aiSU LUCH 11111U QLiaillL I victory. Joe Noble of this city, who is at tending the V-12 school at Iowa State, was the bright and outstand ing figure in the game. He was at the quarterback slot and made two! The death of William C. Tippens, of the Cyclone counters and passed'7", a resident of Plattsmouth since for the third score of the fame. )20 years of age, occurred on Monday Noble is a grandson of Mr. rand Mrs. A. R. Noble of this city. Death Of John Lutz Early Today At Hospital Long Time Resident of the City and Veteran of the Burlington Dies of Heart Ailment John Lutz, 78, resident of Platts mouth for the past sixty-two years. died this morning at 4:30 at the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha where' he has been gravely ill from a heart attack for the past several days. Mr. Lutz was born at St. Jacobs, Illinois, January 18, 1866, spending his boyhood in that community and in 18S2 came to Plattsmouth where he has since made his home. Coming to Plattsmouth Mr. Lutz entered the services of the Burling ton railroad in the local shops end was engaged for some forty-eight; derly by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mcising years in the company service a parter wno were very close to both Mr. of that time as the foreman of the brass foundry. He has been retired from active railroad work for the past twelve years. In the year 1889 Mr. Lutz and Miss Minnie Prettig were married in this city and for many yarg resided in the family home in the south part of the city, later moving to the . home at 6th and Marble streets. Mrs. j Lutz preceded her husband in death , several years ago Mr. Lutz was an active figure In the city for the greater part of his ' lifetime, being a member of the city i council from the fifth and later the j fourth ward for many years. In his j service he was the president of the (council ar.d acting mayor for many times. He was a member of the Burling- ; ton Veterans association, the Eagles, ' I.O.O.F., and the A.O.U.W., for many years There is surviving the passing of Mr. Lutz, four children Otto and Henry Lutr. of this city, Mrs. Helen rwuj;, ou .U13 auu iuia. xiic Morrison, Wymore, as well at ten grandchildren. There remains three j hrnthprs tmrt nn cif.trr fifnrrrp T.Jitr ! Louisville Fred Lutz, Murray, Mike Lutz, Plattsmouth and Mrs. Paul Roesner cf Lincoln. ! The body is at Sattler's to await J the funeral arrangements, Omaha Parties Married Saturday afternoon at the parson age of the St. Paul's Evangelical and j Reformed church on Tearl street, oc Icurrcd the marriage of Clyde Hopej iand Helen Hughes Kershaw, both of 1915 Capital avenue, Omaha. The marriage lines were rcau uy iiev. . court t0 hear s-erni complaints J. Merita and at tn conclusion ofifJled fcr offenses raturdav night, the service the bride and groom re-; Ed Vispasky was rrcs9nt in the turned to Omaha. 'court on the charge of intoxication . , - l T , W I Mr. and Mrs. Jchnny Allen and son, Bal3. of Upton, Wyoming, are I here for a visit at the home of;?2 and costs for disturbing the j Mr. Allen's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jpeace. i Miles Allen, also at the C. O. Schwen- neker. C. E. Welshi.ner and Cert i Schwenneher homes. Mr. Allen has; for several years been engaged in' ' 1 . 1 . TT1 at 1 and has been very successful in his work. While here for a visit Mr. Al len expects to contact several of; of the wholesale houses In Omaha for needed supplies. ComeG from Florida Mrs. Charles Kopp of Miami, Flor- ida, is here to enjoy a visit with. her mother, Mrs. Josephine Cechal, as well as her brothers, Adolph and - John Cechal and the Frank Rebal J family. Death Of William C. Tippens Monday J At Omaha Hospital Veteran Railroader and Man Act ively Identified With City Passes Away After Long Illness j afternoon at 3 o'clock at the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha, where for several days his condition had been critical. Mr. Tippens has been in failing health for a great many years since his retirement from his work with the Burlington railroad, he has suf fered from a heart ailment. William C. Tippens was born June 30, 1S67, at Gallipolis, O , where he spent his boyhood, later coming to the west where he located at Platts mouth in 1S87 and entered the ser vice of the Burlington railroad at the local shop being engaged in the planing mill for a great many years ! and served as the foreman of that i department for some thirty-four years or untii his retirement. Mr. Tippens was married in this city to Miss Lena Schroeder Aoril 5, 1S97, their marriage being : a most happy one, that terminated j February 4, 1943, when the wife ! was calied away, since that time Mr. Tippens has greatly mourned the passing of the wife. Since the passing of the wife he hus been cared for most faithfully and ten- and Mrs. Tippens. Mr. Tippens took a great deal of interest in the community and was an active figure in the civic affairs, serving several terms a3 a member of the city council fro. a the second ward, Mr. Tipper? was also a mem ber of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6. A. F. & A. M. for many years. There survives the death of Mr. Tippens, one sister, Mrs. Lilly Bran nigan, residing in Montana. Old friends who have known Mr. Tippens for many years will regret to learn of his departure from fhls earthly life but he Ieaes behind many pleasant memories rmong the old friends and associates. Campfire Meeting YesterJay afternoon we met at the home of Carol Bernhardt. We opened the meeting by having roll call. One person was absent. Carol had charge of the meeting. She read us a poem and Bibs Rhy- Jander als0 rea(J a pem. Carol is passing hr torch heart; rank and one requirement was to have a literary afternoon. Mrs. Akeson, our gua-'inn. gave a book report on "The V.'inding Riv er." We were invited to i Hallowe'en party, by the lyoptr. group. Mrs. Glenn Jones, guardian of the Iyop ta's, is giving it f"r Vrtli groups. Scribe, Jar is Schmidtmann Police Court Sunday Judge C. L. Graves took time Sun day to hold a short session of police as was Frank Bishneau. both re ceiving a fine of $10 and costs that was paid and the two released from 1 custody, Louis Redden received a fine of Ray Worker Drops Dead This morning Sheriff Joe Mrasek , ir embers of an extra gang on the s railroad was reported as having (dropped dead. The sheriff on his arrival found that William Fletcher, 65, a mem ber of an extra gang of rail workers, had dropped dead as he engaged in working on the right-of-way and as he fell, he rolled under a train that fortunately was not In motion and the man was extricated. The .body will be held until members of his family are located. I