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0 7' f. I3 ft VOL. NO. LXI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY, MAY 21, 1945 NO. 40 t m 4 6 t 4 '1 l I? i f Jane Baedeker Wins New Honors In Music World Talented Daughter of Mr. and i m , . . i,ien Boedeker Win New Honors Miss Jane Boedeker, of Murray, Nebraska, will be heard next seas- en in a Town Hall debut recital ' in New York City. She has earn- J ed this honor by winning the j award of the Walter Naumburg j Musical Foundation. Annually, this organization auditions sing ers, pianists, violinists and viol oncellists who are of mature tal ent and ready for professional careers. The artists who excel in the-e auditions are given the op-1 portunity to appear in Town Hall j before a critical audience an j appearance which may well lead to j success in the concert world. All expenses of this recital are paid by the Foundation. It may be a surprise to those who know her to learn that Miss Eoedeker won this award on the merits of her beautiful mezzo soprano voice rather than on her outstanding pianistic ability, for she had studied the piano since she was eight years old, prepar ing fcr a concert career. She got her start with Mis Catherine Clow of Omaha, Nebraska, and after graduating from high school she enrolled in the Jameson Con servatory of William Woods Col lege for Women in Fulton, Mis souri. Later she sailed for Eur ope to study further at the Al liance Francaise and the Conserva toire American in Fcntainbleau, France. Here she studied piano with the famed Robert Casades us. When she returned to this country she entered the Conserva tory cf Mu?ic in Cincinnati. O., and it was there that her rare voice was discovered. During a Baccalaureate Service as she joined in she hymns, she was headl by Mr. Rob't. Powell, a pro- y fessor, who encouraged her to p . Jgesttion and began singing, at the same time completing her mas 1 V ters' degree in piano. While in New York Jane sang for several i people, including Mr, Evan Evans. I who urged her to study singing : seriously. At nr. tvans suggest-: ion, she applied for a fellowship at the Juilliard School, which she won, and also began seiious study of voice with Evan Evans. Since that time, she has ap peared in ''The Secret Marriage." j "Cosi fan Tutti"; as soloist for the Chautauqua Society, an ap , pearance with the National Youth orchestra under the direction of t ' concerts for the benefit of the Dean Dixon, and has given many ,; concerts for the benefit of the armed forces. t With this preparation she has I been judged by Wallace Good- - nVh Fmilio ds Goforza. Robert Casadesus, Zino Francescatti and Chalmers Clifton to be worthy cf the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Award a debut re cital at Town Hall. She is ready for her most important concert. Union Cafe Has Breakin Sunday Sheriff Joe Mrasek wps called to Union Sunday to investigate a breakin at the Day and Night cafe. The entrance to the cafe wa gained through the rear of the building where a door had been forced and permitted the entrance into the main part of the cafe. A small music machine had been broken into and some money taken and also a small amount from the cash register of the place. Mary and Margaret Taenzler Are Home Sunday Mary and Margaret Taenzler, twin daughters of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Taenzler, were brought home from the hospital at Omaha where they have been Eince their birth. The babies are fine and the household is delighted w-ith the ad dition to the family circle. Mustering-Out S-Sgt. Donald Wall Is Liberated Sunday a message arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wall at their home in the. south part of the city one that they have been anxiously awaiting for the past two years the announcement of the liberation of their son, S. Sgt. Donald Wall, held a prisoner of war of the Germans. The message came through the American Red Cross of which L. A. Caldwell is the Cass county chairman, and it made a most hap py day for the members cf the Wall family. Donald, graduate of the class of 1939 of the Plattsmouth high school, enlisted in the air corps in the early part of the war and was sent overseas where he par ticipated in the early air raids over Germany where his plane was forced down. He states that he is safe and is now in American hands and hopes to soon be home. Albert Schiessl Dies Sunday of Heart Attack Veli Known and Popular Resi dent of City Stricken at Picnic of Fellow Workers Albert Schiessl. 57, a well known and popular resident of the community, died Sunday at 4:30 p. m. due to a heart attack that he suffered while attending a picnic north of this city with his fellow workers in the sandpit. He was born at Louisville. Ne braska, February 18, 1888. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schiessl, who preceded him in death. Albert was well liked by all that had the privilege cf his acquaintance and his death came as a severe blow to the many friends in the community where he made his horre. He has been employed at the Lyman-Richey sandpits near this city for the last fifteen years and was a men of industry and out standing character He was married August 9, 19" i, at Clenwood, Mills county. Iowa, to Mks Florene Bo?n and they have since made their home in Pisttsmouth. There is surviving, the widow. Florene; two daughters. Phyl-is Louise of this city and Mrs. Les lie Eains of Baird, Texas: broth ers and sisters. George Schiessl, Frankfort, South Dakota. Mrs. James Saylors, Ceresco, Mrs. Al fred Ullstrup. Ashland. Louis Schiessl, Plattsmouth, Mrs. Max Vallery, Plattsmouth, Mrs. A. A. Janda. Mrs. Lillian Dunn, Omaha; Mrs. Frank E. Sedlak, Sedalia, Missouri; one aunt, Mrs. Frances Brandl, Waua, Nebraska; one cousin, Cpl. Therese Schiessl, Mississippi. The body is at the Settler funeral home at 4th and Vine streets but the funeral arrange ments are not completed pending word from the daughter, Mrs. Bains in Texas. Richard Schade Is Now Liberated Mr. and Mrs. Ward Schade have just received a cable from their son, Richard, that he is now safe and liberated from a German prison camp where he was held. He was a member cf a bombing crew whose plane was lost two months ago, at last reports it had been reported as out of formation headed for Russia, but no further report was received. He ii the only son of the family and the news of his safety was most pleasant news. Weather Forecast High 60 Low 51 Rainfall 2 inches Nebraska forecast: Mostly clcudy scattered showers east, occasioral light drizzle extreme west, cooler east and south central today and tonight. Partly cloudy, cooler ex treme south east. Low tempera ture 4 northwest, 45 to 5- south east; Tuesday partly cloudy, slightly warmer west half. Cass Coimtv Eighth Grade Promotional Large Class cf t'ie Rural Pupils cf the Country Schools Receive Their Certificates Monday afternoon the pro motional exercises of the eighth grade students of the rural schools of Cass county was held at the district court room in the court house with a fine attendance of the students and their relatives and friends. The exercises opened at 2:30 with County Superintendent L. A. Behrends presiding. The invocation was offered by Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America was joined in by the en tire audience. Superintendent T. I. Friest, of the Plattsmouth city schools, ex tended the welcome to the stu dent? and their friends on this most impres.sive event in their scholastic career. The tddrers to the class was given by County Attorney Walter! Walter H. Smith in his very im-1 pres.ive manner, the speaker j joining in the congratulations to I the boys end girls for their com pletion of this step in their school work. The presentation of the diplom-j as was made by County Super intendent Eehrends to the stu dents cf the various districts. The annual award of the Dau ghters of the American Revolu tion. Jonathan Cass chapter of Weeping Water and Fontenelle chapter cf this city was made to George Minford of district No. C5. The benediction was then offer ed by Dr. IT. G. McClusky and this was followed by the showing j of motion pictures. The Scholastic Honor Roll com-! rrised the following: Richard! Harmon, district No. 65; Clar ence Kammann, district 03; Jan-; ice Lcne, district No. 27; Erma j Irene Maker, district No. 81; EI- j len E. Meisineer, district No. -3 C ; j Kenneth K. 3iei?ir:rrer, a:sirict No. HI; George Minford. dist rict No. 56; Lavina Oehlerkir.g. district No. 71; Joanne Richards, district No. ?,4; Darlene Sowards, district No. 34; Norman Urwin, district No. 86; Wiliard Woitzel, district No. 49; Ruth Wclph, dist rict No. 19. Eighth Grade Graduates District No. 3 Teacher, Mrs. Ralph Wil. Kenneth Gawehn, Mary Master. District No. 7 Teacher, Mrs. Esther Lewis, Darrell Cottingham. District No. 8 Malinda Rinne. Georgia Erickson. District No. 9 Teacher, Doro thy Addyman. Betty Hl!d. District No. 12 Teacher, Dor othy Niday. Harold Fahrlander. District No. 14 Teacher, Alyce Christenscn. Leona Sitzman. District No. 19 Teacher, Vel ma Ecrgeson. District No. 23 Teacher, Mrs. James Kivett. Ruth Wolph. District No. 25 Teacher, Mrs. Helen McClain. Deloris Hild. District No. 26 Teacher, Dar lene Zierott. John Sterling, Roy Simonds. District No. 27 Teacher, Mrs. Ruth James. Janice Long, Merle Dean Meisinger. District No. 28 Teacher, Shir ley Barkhurst. Eugene Newbum. District No. 30 Teacher, Bet ty Halme?. Ervin Siemoneit. District No. 31 Teachen, Ei leen Schroeder. Kenneth R. Mei singer. District No. 33 Teacher. Alice Janet Pearson. Clarice Gaebel, Ellen L. Meisinger. District No. 34 Teacher, Mrs. Lucy Meisinger. Joanne Rich ards, Darlene Sowards, Carol Farmer. District No. 35 Teacher. Rose mary Pershing. Glen Richard Buckmaster, Betty Jean BeJI. District No. 40 Teacher, Twy la Miller. Francis Ritter. District No. 41 Teacher, Ed ith Schneider. Leland Meisinger Lavorfne Meisinger, Edna Jean Wetenkamp. District No. 43 Teacher, Es ther Krey. Janice Ann Rau. Pay For? Released GIs Comes From War Bonds Baccalureate Service Sunday The baccalaureate services for the class of 1945 of the Platts mouth high school was held on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. The church was filled to its capacity by the relatives and friends cf the young people to enjoy the service and the impress ive message brought by Dr. H. G. McClusky, the pastor of the church. The church was beautifully ar ranged with the spring flowers that made a lovely setting for the impressive service. The seniors entered with their uniform dark blue gowns and the caps as the processional was sounded by Mrs. H. F. Goos. The invocation was offered by Rev. J. W: Taezler of the First Christian church. The scripture lesson was given by the Rev. T. Porter Eennett, the pastor of the First Methodist church and the prayer by Rev. E. J. Moritz, the pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical and- Reformed church. The choir of the church gave the anthem, "Seek Ye the Lord'' during the service and preceding the address of the evening by Dr. McClusky, "What Went Ye Out for to See." The members of the congrega tion joined in the singing of "America the Beautiful" and 'Praise the Lord." Bond Quota of County Stands at 16 Per Cent Campaign Getting Underway in All Sectiors to Raise the Sum of $758,000 The Seventh War Fund bond drive in Cass county is pradually getting under way in all parts of the county and latest reports of the total amount subscribed has reached the sum of Sll 8,000. The quota is $758,000 and this it is honed vvill be reached aj soon as the drive gets into high in the next few weeks. Walter H. Smith is the Cass, county chairman and is petting : each of the precincts and the cit-j ies and towns organized to carry on the drive with full speed. In this city several of the block chairmen are getting their li'ts signed un and should reach a 100 per cent on their part of the drive. District No. 47 Teacher, Mar- Velle Heier. Bernard Johnson. i j-iLjifL io. iv i earner, jess Jarman. Wiliard Woitzel, Ulna Mae Lemon. District No. 56 Teacher, Mrs. Leona Reed. George Minford. District No. 57 Teacher, Mrs. L. Carnicle. Artis Haswell. District No. 58. Teacher, Mrs. Lavona Moller. Donald Harger. District No. 59 Teacher, Mrs. Lucille Uehn. Norma Schlanker. District No. 60 Teacher, Mrs. Ana Marie Kriswis?4r. Everett Schomaker, Alice Jeanne Gregg. District No. 63 Teacher, Ruth Behrens. Clarence Kammann, Frederic Schutz. District No. 66 Teacher, Ger trude Behrens. Joan Backemeyer. District No. 70 Teacher, Doris Wall. Geraldine Schleifert, Ar lene Meyer. District No. 71 Teacher, Rose Mary Staack. Lavina Oehlerking, Francis Pedersen. District No. 78 Teacher, Mrs. Julius Nielsen. Robert Beck. Jan ice Rohdanz, Corrine Wiles, Dwight Wiles. District No. 79 Teacher, Fern Tlusto.s.. LaMarr Kraft, George Newman. District No. 81 Teacher, Phyl lis Gray. Erma Irene Maker, Rich ard Harmon. District No. 82 Teacher, Willa jean Mansfield. Samuel Mansfield. District No. P6 Teacher. Mrs. Fern Shelton. Herbert E. Peter eit. Tommy B. Roeber, Norman G. Urwin. District No. 88 Teacher, Mrs. Mable Ingram. Leon Meisinger, Lois Schroeder, Joanne Lentz. District No. 91 Teacher, Ail een Doeden. Doris Franke. District No. 97 Teacher. Mrs. Irma S. Lohnes. Margaret Markey. Am5terdam?NTH. ; gjf Jk N&y f W' V LUH8&2 C Prague 4 I Sp czicna Fens J -franc Mich y -rrw l I Vienna N . . . r Budapest Xt-T AUSTSiA -! hr- I SW1TZ. x' W V HUNGARY TODAY'S WAR MAP Dotted area on this telema? shows the territory taken by the U. S. Army in the occupation of 14C00 square miles of Cermany Rhine Province, Soar Plattsmouth Svept By Heavy Rains and Flash Floods Monday Following the warm end sultry weather that prevailed Sunday, j two heavy rain storms "swept this ! section of Cass county late Sun day night and early Monday morn ing to bring on a flash flood in the business section and along Washington and Chicago avenues. The rainfall is reported as some j three inches. The first storm broke shortly before midnight and was very heavy north of this city as well as in the main part of the city. The rain had died down when the first of the flood waters swept down from the west and north, bearing logs, grass and debris of all kinds that soon was blocking the sewer intakes along North 6th and Main streets, despite the efforts of the firemen to keep them open. , Flood water seeped into the Shea restaurant, Herbster's Liq uor store, and also into the Brown jewelry store and some was forced into the furnace room of the Ho tel Plattsmouth on 6th street as the result of a car parked on the street serving to divert water into the building. A second and more severe storm swept over this section at 3:30 this morning and with this heavy rain there was overflows on both Chicago and Washington avenues and the raging waters rolled down Main street from curb to curb, along Sixth street was on the sidewalk in several places. A car parked near the Mauzy drug store almost caused damage as the water and debris held against the car forced the water onto the walk and near the door of the store. The high water again demon strated the danger of cars being left parked on the streets in the business section for extended per iods while the owners are not available to move tbe cars. Some thing should be done to make it possible to get these cars off the streets promptly in time of dang er. The storm cleared out most of the water courses as the debris washed down in the business sec tion indicated. The firemen work er hard in an effort to keep the inlets to the sewers open to carry off the flood water. Basin, part of Hesscn Province, Westmark (o!d French Lorraine Province) with Ben Neucnahr as hindquarters. (NEA Telemap.) Junior-Senior Prom Is Held The Junior-Senior prom held in the high school building on Friday evening, was one of the i colorful and happy events of the closing days of school, and repre sented the hard work of the Juniors in preparing for the oc casion. The spring flowers were used throughout the gym for the dec orative effect and made it most attractive. The orchestra stand was arranged wivh a small fence and flowers to add to its colorful note, while back cf the chair and around the room were more of the floral settings. Jack Swanson and his orches tra of Omaha furnished the music for the dancing. The chaperons for the even ing were Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Friest, Mr. and Mrs. Milo W. Price, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Air Forces Mine Straits In The Japanese Area Mine Waters to Prevent Ship ping From Operating in Jap ....anese Island. Guam (U.B Tokyo reported that B-29 fortresses mined Kamon Strait between norther Kyushu and southern Honshu for tow hours early today. The operation presumably was designed to interrupt shipping cf vital war materials between the two main islands of souther Ja pan. Headqurtaers of the 21st bomb er ccr. nan cii ot contir: . ts known to be carrying out fre quent sorties over Japanese con trolled waters. Navy search planes sank a me two small freighters and damag ed a number of landing craft off Korea Sunday. A picket boat also was sunk by navy planes west of Kyushu. Blue and White Annual Is Out "The Blue and White," a thirty six page Plattsmouth High School annual, is being' released today for sale. This annual, printed on the finest grade of enamel paper available, has been sponsored by the members of the senior class, and was printed by the Journal Publishing Co. It contains pictures of the banquet, all of the teams, all of the classes and the faculty. There are, in all, twenty pictures and many articles written by the sen iors. The staff of the "Blue and White'' is as follows: Editor-in-Chief Mary Sue Borcelon; Busi ness Manager Betty Meisinger; Advertising Manager Beverly Brubacker; Writers, Richard Sack, John Conis, Richard Liv ingston, Harold Pickering. Eloise Cole, Eldon Meisinger and Mary Ever.s; Junior Class "Apprentice'' Eldora Shellenbarger. Mrs. Wil liam Robertson is the sponsor. Books are being re?erved at the school for those who wish to send one to a boy in the service. Attend Eagles Meeting Sunday Sunday a group of the members of Plattsmouth aerie No. 365 cf the Fraternal Order of Eagles, were at Nebraska City to attend a district meeting that was held preliminary to the state conven tion that opened Monday. Among those going Sunday to Nebraska City were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Janacek, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rosbrough, Glen Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McCord, Forest Port er. Monday morning William P. O'Donnell. retiring president and Clyde Rosbrough, president elect, were at the state convention open ing. 40 Et 8 Members Attend Wreck A number of the members of voiture 1218 of the Forty & 8, were at Omaha Sunday where they attended a wreck staged by voiture 206 of Omaha. . - Among those going from here were: Dr. Leonard Fitch, Dr. P. T. Heineman, Fred Lugsch, W. R. Holly, Fred Herbster, Oliver Schriber. Okinawa U.R! Maiines blaz ed a fiery path to Shuii today, driving enemy troops out of for midable coral fortifications with burning oil that cast a pinkish glow on the Japanese stronghold directly in front of the American lines. Sheets of flame from grenade ignited fuel shot out of cave lined bluffs guarding Shuri, anchor town cf the enemy's defense sys tem. Out of the fire-Lt caves and ridges ran Japanese, some of them aflame from head to toe. They fled toward Shuri. The Leathernecks themselves are preparing to enter Shuri for the second time since 1853 when, according to reports, marines visit ed the town with Commodore Perry as guests of the Okinawa government. Today the marine? outside Shuri are encountering de-perate resistance and formidible fortifi cations unsurpassed in the Pacif ic war. Marine tank veterans of five major engagements said the defenses of Shuri were the tough est they had seen. The main objective of the at tack on Shuri is the 16th century castle built there by coolie labor of oriental kings. The oil treat ment which the marines are giv ing the Japs is as ancient as the castle. Marine combat correspondent Staff Sgt. Wm. Boniface. Belair, Maryland, formerly of the Balti more Sun, told how drums of fuel were brought to the front lines by amtracks and hauled to the top of the ridges on ropes pulled by 16-man teams of infantrymen. The marines punched holes in the drums and poured the con tents down the jagged coral cliffs. They lit the spray with burning grenades and the flames poked high into the white sky. A Japanese Dcmei broadcast said an American fleet again was "on the prowl" off southern Japan. It appeared to be ap proaching Kyushu f or new attacks on the Japanese homeland, Domei said. U. S. marines and infantry on Okinawa were enveloping Shuri in bloody hand to hand fighting under .cover of the heaviest land, sea and air bombardment of the Pacific WEr. The final assaults on Naha, rubble-heaped west coast port and capital of Okinawa, and the east coast town of Yonabaru appar ently were being held up while the American command hurled all available strength against Shuri in the center of the enemy line. The First marine division on the northwest plunged ahead 800 yards to within 290 yards of Shuri. The 77th army division battled within 900 yards north east of the town and the 96th army division on the east rushed 1,600 yards to the outskirts of Shuri. Field reports said all three di visions had broken through Shuri's defense perimeter loosely de fined as the Shuri citadel but had net penetrated the town it self. Maj. John R. Hodge, command er of the 24th amy corps, said the Japanese appeared determined to defend Shuri at all co.ts. "They've chosen their holes, and, like gophers, they don't get more than 20 feet out cf them," he said. "Shuri will be cracked, though. You can bet on that." Hodge said the conquest of Shuri might tcke another month, although he believed it would fall sooner. Other sources sug gested Shuri might be taken with in a week. Casualties mounted by the hun dreds in close-quarter fighting as the Okinawa campaign entered its 51st day. American dead, wounded and missing through Fri day totalled 30,525 more than (Continued on the next page) Hi