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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursdav Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 63 SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 194S FIVE CENTS PER COPv . p NU.3BER 54 ;v CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Candidates Nominated by Legion Post Tho members of the Hugh J. Kcarns post of the American Le gion hold the regular June meet ing on Thursday evening at the Legion club, located south of the city on Highway No. 75. j Commander Richard Peck pre sided ever the business meeting and a number of matters were taken up and discussed. The chief business of the meeting was that of the nomina tion of the officers for the 1948 4't term who will be voted on at the July meeting and be ready for installation following the jtate convention. For the position of commander. Leonard Brothers and Howard Hirz were nominated for the choice of the membership. For first vice-commander, Ro bert Slavicek was named and for second vice commander, Robert Reed, of LaPIatte was selected without opposition. For members of the executive committee, nine of whom will be ( lected there was selected the following candidates: Wavne Gorton. Fred Lugsch, L. W. Niel, Eugene Krings. W. H. Schmidt inann. Arthur Warga. Don Rain- y. E. O. Vrnman, Lloyd Behr ends. M. M. Muncie, Richard Teck. - The committee in charge of the Junior Legion baseball team re ported that the season was now ready to start with Plattsmouth and Louisville as the opponents in the first game. Don J. Warga, of the promo tions committee, reported that the plans for the '"Mixer" on June 18. was well organized and the prospects good for a fine at tendance and with an excellent program. The local Legion has received an invitation to promote an ac tivity for Veterans Day at the state fair, the Sunday of the opening week. It was voted to sponsor the high school band at the fair if the suitable arrange- , ments can be made. Hearing on Will Attracts Many to County Court Judge Paul E. Fauquet and the time of the county court was occurred Thursday and Friday by the hearing of the aDplication for the probate of the last will and testament of Miss Carrie Kleiser, deceased of near Ashland. The estate is estimated to be quite large, the hearing brought a vt tv laree number here for the oroeeedings. Miss Kleiser was the last of her immediate family and tho only heirs named were cousins and bequests to several friends. Funds were also willed to the Methodist church at Ash hind, bequests for cemetery care and at the close when all claims were naid the residue was to be turned over to the Bryan Memor ial hospital at Lincoln. The will named Edwin A. Fricke, president of the Farmers & Merchants bank of Ashland as the executor of the will and es tate. Attorneys here for the hearing were A. C. Pancoast, Omaha and Stewart & Stewart, of Lincoln, reoresentine the estate: William Ritchie and Bernard Vinardi of Omaha; Arthur Schmahlseldt, Kansas City, Missouri: and C. S. Wortman of Ashland, represent in" the heirs. Rov Peterson, district court re porter, was here to take the testi mony in the case. Ford Dealers on Minnesota Trip P.. V. G. Fitin? and Clifford Girrriot. lol Ford dealers, ore oniovin.r- a fishmg trir at Wo mm's Lko, Lon?ville, Minn., r.nn of the r.nou'nr resorts' of the lakf rounfv. Thrv wr C romnani" bv Till Maasil. Bur ive'l. Neb. countv attornp" of T oup county, nod Tom Fennell of Sionx Citv. old friends. Thf m nre enioying some ex foVrit fishing and t" olnsure' thr outdoors in the pleasant Minnesota country. Softball Schedule The following is the schedule of nlav in th Softball Le-fute for the week of June 7th to 11th. Monday. June 7th. 7:30 n. m. Murrav vs. the VFVt H cond game. Tim's Cas Dm?. Thursday. June 10th. 7:30 p. m. AlMs- Chalmers vs. Donafs. Sec ond game, Conoco vs. Marty's. Donkey Softball Game Wednesday This city is to have the oppor tunity of some very pleasing en tertainment on next Wednesday evening when the Ozark Donkeys will be here to provide a lot of laughs for the fans and players of the Softball league in the don key softball offering. The donkeys are well trained in their part of the game and keep the players guessing from the start of the game until the final out. The game is sure to be filled with thrills and spills ga lore and many very funny plays pulled off by the donkey pro polled players. The game will be at 8 o'clcok and will be an evening of un usual entertainment for the resi dents of the community. Most of the regular league players will be seen in the lineup of the mounted players. Conservation Tour of Cass County June 21 The soil conservation groups over Cass county are planning on another tour of the farms of Cass county to be held on Monday, June 21 a tour that will give residents of the various' towns, unacquainted with the work, a betler insight into ,5vhit this meqns to the future of the county and state in soil saving. The starting time is 10:00 a. m. on Highway NTo. 1 at the inter section six miles west of Murray, where the Philpot Oil Tanks are located. Lunch will he served by ladies of the Christ Lutheran church at noon in the church parlors. The public is invited to attend. Seeing is believeing. At tend this tour and seen what con servation work will do for you. It is planned to visit tv.-o or three farms in the morning of the 19th. a stop for lunch at Murdock at the noon hour, then completing the swing through the west part of the county and then home. The farms' that will be visited are those that have been given soil conservation attention and the visitors can have the furl opportunity of seeing- at first hand how this is operated, the beneficial results that are to be derived by the farmers in the conservation of the land. Mem bers of the staff from the s'tate agricultural college will be with the party and give short talks and point out the various steps in the conservation program. The local committee on the tour is Richard Snangler, R. R. Furse and Charles Walden. Former Resident Suffers Stroke The old friends here of Joe Wales, former railroad man of this citv. will regret to learn that Mr. Wales suffered a stroke last Thursday at his home in Omaha and is now at the St. Joseph hos pital where at last reports his condition was reported as being "good." Mr. Wales, since moving from Plattsmouth. has' been employed by the Union Pacific at the Oma ha shops and is now completing his service being eligible for re tirement in a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Burrows of Norfolk. Nebraska, were here Saturday to enjoy a visit with the old friends and associates. They have been at Norfolk for the past two years. They are both employed at the state hospital. Don't Shoot! Shoot not the duck from blonde's head it's part of the hat, bub! The deccy is part of the decor for the Ducks Unlim ited Show in Los Angeles, to raise money for the preservation of migratory bird life. Phillis Coates, who's not a migratory bird, is the gaL SSL f 1.1 ; FIf yon yjwwniiiiwiiiuMtiMWMw9i3iwpwiCT " wfKKwmmtmmivm'vi''w w.'P 'L'Mih' 'WffV&wwmjfr.jiMPzism&ii) tflftgawysigwgwsw vwwrxmm iiirimi i ii - - View of of the parish ; guests knelt in nd were Father Benedict Xalin, First Curate of St. Mary s cathedral. Lincoln, who preached the festi val sermon. Father Vallery Durr, administrator of the St. Joseph parish at Paul, celebrated the Bene diction with the Most Blessed Sacrament. He was assisted by Father George Kajduck and Father John W. Kelly, of St. John's church and Father Edward Tuchek. pastor of the Holy Rosary church. The altar boys were Ramon Kubek, Kenneth and George Meisinger, Larry Wiysel and Denny Ptak. Photo bv Chriswiser Mrs. Brothers Named Head of Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary held their regular June meeting on Thursday evening at the at tractive home of Mrs. Karl Grosshans on highway No. 75 in the south part of the city. There were a very pleasing number of the ladies oresent and the event opened with the serving of a covered dish picnic supper. The business session was pre sided over by Mrs. Alpha Mauzy, the unit president, and a very busy evening was enjoyed by the ladies'. The election of the of ficers for the 1947-48 term was the main feature of the evening and the following were chosen: President, Mrs. Leonard Bro thers. Vice-president. Mrs. Lillian Livingston. Secretary, Mrs. William H. Woolcott. Treasurer, Mrs. Vera Lewis. Sergeant at Arms, Mrs. La vetta Baumgardt. His'torian, Mrs. Mary Nelson. Executive Committee, Mrs. Alpha Mauzv, Mrs. Sophia Wol ever, Mrs. Eugene Krings. Mi's. Mauzy, retiring president, j or is one who will hnve manv in presented the new president with j terestine facts for the students, a pin, official emblem of the of-j especially thoe who are taking fice to which the ladies had advantage of the snecial GI chosen her. ' training course. He will discuss The chairman of the child j at leng-h the grading of poultry welfare committee reported there was now $65.14 available in the I poultry, points where his long j capabie instructors treasury for the work of this de- experience will be found most j T'h'e school-s curriclum. built Parment- vaulable. Ircund the theme -Jesus'." will The president. Mrs'. Mauzy, Superintendent T. I. Fnet j dclincate thc iife character, and thanked Mr. and Mrs. Charles states' tht the courses are still i teach;ng; of Jesus of Nazareth. Janecck for their artistic work onen to the former war veterans The school-s prograrn will in :n preparing the Memorial Day that desire to enroll, if thev will j clude in all dcDartincnt.s. Bible crosses that had been so .at- be in attendance at this m?et- j Studv activities; Visual Aid .and tractive in the selling campaign ing and get organized for the worship services. Mi s. Williams of the Memorial poppies. work. j announced that nastors of the Gifts were presented to Mrs. These series of school in- J coo-l?ratin&' chui' hes will ex Sophia Wolever, Mrs. Joe Abrams structions are given so that the (change pulpits frequently and Mrs'. Cora Baumgardt, for veterans mav have the Pr"-, throughout the week as they lead their excellent work in the poDpv I Umitv of demonstrating their t ,he mcrning Vorsh'n services for campaign and the general Auxi- i knowledge m their regular farm ! the ..eveVal departments. K-r-i' ni-nffnm j work, pcttine the soecial tra'n-i , , , ... f i, licir piogram. i. . , a check this morning ot the It was suggested by Mrs. Mauzy that the Auxiliary have the pic tures and names of all of the Gold Star members framed and hung- in the club rooms as a fit ting recognition of their ser vices. A party to raise funds for the Memorial building that is pro posed for the University Cam pus for the youth cf the state was discussed and it was pro posed that this be taken over by Vera Lewis and Ruth Patton to make the arrangements for the event. James F. Begley Undergoes Operation James F. Begley. well known attorney, was at Nebraska City the last cf the week where he was a patient at the St. Mary's hospital, undergoing a minor operation. The patient came through the operation in fine shape and was able to return heme Sunday where he will recuperate for a few days before resuming his legal practice. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Woos ter and children, of Omaha, were here Sunday to visit at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wooster and Frank A. Cloidt for the holi day season. open air cathedral where the services were held as the clergy and the members open air cathedral where tne services were held adoration of the Blessed Virgin Weeping Water Has Raid By Vandals Vandals in Weeping Water Sat urday did considerable amount of damage to the Noah Wanne maker residence located in "Swede Town." The incident was investigated by the sheriffs off ice. Mr. Wannemaker stated that upon returning from a snooping trip to Plattsmouth he found the windows broken out of the ga rage, a few out of the house, and glass bottles broken and strewn about the yard. Parts of the broken bottles contained clear fingerprins. apparentlv of the vandals. Farm Training Program Meeting At High School The second meotirf to bp held in the interests of the GI f-trm twining program that is avail able through the h:&-h school, is' to be h;dd at the local high school on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. This mooting will havo as a guest speaker. J. P. Redditt. for- mer'v a noultrv extension trainer) at 'he University of Nebraska j ( college of agriculture. The speak- j and the marketing ot mg wnnuui uif iK-eo 01 uav i: i4 their regular work on the farm. New Seats Placed At Cass Theatre i fh" Cas; theatre has iust r.iao- : nr rp.,v Qt-ts o ?h very Lt"t ootrn pnH is hvinf t- former "not stored seat of Hp main tn- placed in the balcony. The re-v costs' are verv at tractive in their annp-ropce. be ing of te nu:h bick tvne tt norrnits the patron more room fr seating, al0 arrnfed tt thev T.n be au'nmat'c-Tv sMd hn-k to ncmit the sting of nnrcr,is without the nei-e-sjtT of petti"? un and standing .-h;l' the in coming natrons pusTi through to sen's. The seats are mih mi"""'1 com-f-irahle ,l"d rfmT-iprnt than the former tl1 St'ff backed sentS and p"tron" wil1 rprta'nlv a Tpciatn thp fort that tTannrTfr Guv Griffjn has mdp the im nrm'"ment in the facilities of the theatre. The new sats on the dde aisles are arranged so that a more direct view of the screen and picture ca be obtanied from any section. READ THE JOURNAL THE LATEST IN NEWS. FOR Ttok- 3C as the clergy and the members Mary. The clergy participating Vacation Bible School Starts In the Churches ! v clas r' :v ungsters todav thronged to i.-vs of Plattsmouth's intrr-"in-national Vacation Bib'e ool. Mrs. E. C. Williams, gen I superintendent of the school. Se! reported that registration desk:-' were kept busy at all of the cooperating churches. "It is not possible yet," she told the Jour- ! n:' "to accurately report tne ' chool' tot;.l registration. Chil- jdren are still at the desks, and ( we exp?ct addition; .1 regi'tra I tie.ns tomorrow and Wednesday, j Zloweve'r, we can sav that re ! sponse exceeds our expectations. I thoug-h department supcriend- ents report their teachers will be able to take care of the large classes." At the Methodist church, Kin drfnrten teachers were start in2 Kiv f.,.. r, .-..r,,- riH.- r.n a two Iver-k's' study of Jesus' life and ministry. Primary teachers were busy titv.ii. i i'u. ii kv ' - - - - v-i j at the Presbyterian I ganizing their first. church or secor.d and third graders course cf study. tl hool" Fourth and fifth graders were registered at the Christian church and received nrcliminary m- Sixth. seventh and eighth graders were enrolled in the in termonintp Henartment. meet'.ns i at tho FvariFohoal church uSder different groups at the local churches shows a registration of at least 150 and this will be larger with the later registra tions. Vandals Damage School Houses Vandals are striking at coun try school houses since the close of school session. The sheriff's j office investigated two school . hcuses- south of Murdock Sun day. A school house in District 43 suffered sixteen broken win dows plus a rifle bullet hole completely through the build ing. County school officials are asked by the sheriff's office to keep a closer check on the build ings in their area. Izaak Walton Meet Tuesday The regular monthly meetin? of the. Tzalk Wabon rhter of t"i e-..-rrr.,n;tv will be hM on Tuesday evenin? af o'clock at the 40 and 8 c'ub rooms. There will be sD'cial announcements and it is desired that large at tendance be present. Mrs. C. II. Bailey and daugh ter, Patricia, left today (Mon day) for New Orleans for a months visit with relatives. Vacation School Closed at St. John's Friday acaticn s St. John's r . Wf.-k for 11 children and tend . the school veqr. horl n;,s hold at, irochial school last j e ber.c-f ji of rural i thos unable to at- re:-jar p.u ochial Sis'er Rf:-e Eirinvi : was in marge or tne sr-nio'- c:i- I vision where C-n chism. Bible ! History and Christ'an r'f c'riru- in j general wns taught. Of this group 1 three ahkwment urizes were given; first t.) Mvuia Jea-i Pt t eritt. second to Patricia Maike. t and tnird to J.ramv L Inch. M try j Sht ra won the awru d for most mini ovemtnt. b'eriect atH noance awards were given t i Mt:rv and i i'aiiicin .ua:K". r ive anti .iai v o'.l (' , ctllLl 1 I I.. OK II! I V tt 1 ILL. Sister Annalita had charge of the First Communion i 1 : 1 . and bein devoted to I ners class wnicn vas instruction for Fust Communion i and elementary cat .-chism and L-tories from the live of thej faints. The three achieve mont I prizes in th's Ci'o'ip were give n Jon U'rich. R-naid T"man and i Barbara Ulrich in that order. Nanrv Jane Sealak received tne award lor most impre)vement. Perfect att'-ndaPce awards were given to Marliyn Rea. Edward Bie rl. Lai i y Rea. Ronald Toman. Dwaine Stodola and Agnes Wi.e lan. Fir.,t communion clas wa held at the 7:30 Mass with nine receiving. This is the second class of the year at St. John's. The Sisters are leaving Tues day for various' parts ef country. Sister Kose hmma will work on her de&re-e rt Creighton in Omaha, while Sister Annalita will do work in French at Mt. St. Joseph College in Kentucky. Bernadette will journey to mother house in Kentucky await an assignment. the ! to Bees Pick Postoffice Lawn for Swarming Considerable excitement was ; Dr. Brendel of PlaUsmouth was created at the lawn of tho Platts- j the attending physician. It is I e mouth postoffice on Thursday lieved that possible other health when a large number of honev conditions contributed to the bees decided that thev were tired ' caue of the lads death. The exy of wandering and were ready to , gen tank from Caldwell Funeral settle down. j home and the Belli vue Fire T)e- Thev picked on one of the trees i partment were put into use dur- that beautifies the iwn as the accordingly i lighting place and swarmed into the tree and caus ed Postmaster Edward Esenberg er and the staff at the nostoffio". i considerable excitement, as dis tress calls were sent out for aid in netting the bees removed. Charles M. Manners, who is an ex-pert in the ways of bees and their habits, c-.me to the rescue and secured the bees and re moved them from the swarming place. POLICE COURT NOTES In the court of Judge C. L. Graves Saturday Claude Rich ardson was arraigned on the charge of being intoxicated. He made a plea of guilty to the charge and was given a fine of $10 and costs for the offense. iiiiiii. in i hhhiiii ! nil-wiinmnwiii iir tii i ji i l ill in in I j ,' , f ffk':-M I " t f Z S , mm mm"A: liiV V,':"'', L V J Ch. Placing the floral crown on the -statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was the climax of the beautiful and impressive services. Joan Koubek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Koubek, served in placing the crown with Margaret Ann Svoboda. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Svoboda, assisting. Father Edward C. Tuchek, pastor of the church is at the Chriswiser. Nears N: tV mm ' -wis . mi Y A a: King Guslav V cf Sweden, the world's oldest monareh, will (el ebiate his DOth birthday en Jur.e 16. He became king in ll'i;7. This is a new portrait of the Scandinavian ruler. Shelton Youth Drowns at Local Beach Sunday The first drowning at M. nitt'v day afternoon. The victim was Dean Resh. age 10, von of Mr. and Mrs. Vein Re.sh of Shtlton. Marvin and Norman Banek. al.-o of Shelton, were with the' Resit boy at the beach. Marvin told the sheriff that he saw Dean s:o : under and immediately summon -I ed assistance. Dean's body was , recovered about three minutes ! after gt ing under but an hours i effort to revive him was futile. , ing thc reviving attempts. : Merritt's Beach, which is the , favorite swimming beach in this i area, is well e quipped with good ! life guards under the direction I of Merle Stewart, Plattsmouth football coach, according to the ' sheriff's office. The body of the unfortunate youth was taken f the- Caldwell funeral home where it was pre - part-d fer burial and this morn ing taken back to Shelton for the interment. Mrs. Claire Coe, of Laramie, Wyoming, will arrive here Tues day for a visit here at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Triletv for a few days, as well as with other relatives anel old friends. back of the picture. Photo x . t ; I S ' i : Cass County Group Returns From 4-H Week Th.e the N't closed 'orai.ka annua, bra '.-;.. and ti !!. b.. 4H Ui.:- returned horr.- ;,fu r sant and profitable creation i-.n-i pr;tC i r.ces. Ralph H:!d. s-.i Mrs. J. :.n L. Hil.i. pa-t year, has - : outstanding 4-H :: sc etion of the ( I re! ie :e;-.ritiV '.Vl i k 1 1 the t L'ieu-i r R. x. II t tt. M .: : Snick. P: Leh.i Ei: its of A d tia- t::p S, -k :it ti pleased wi Others in th Pellard. Elm. Margaret T s.n, France's B'rnenn r. ; Tlie Kni i had SOoiisen V.", .of the groups anJ pie atte-ndin4 r..-t:m..- atforded tin r Inie going o.n to e'ai TV a m ( Lir.v toured tiv pack:r.. ; Omaha t . fmd v.. .n j points . t the ' e: . great industry, e-. tiie lianciia t se rved t.ck Exchan;-- bin Unin Stockyards C ; al' j had a t: in th. ; j of the Bum is Broth I ti.ry in Omaha sightseeing- t';ur rt. - i s tiv g I the Omaha st: e t rail' tranv noir.: an-i ;a v C . .i : J.' in g tr. .:iai w t r..! wit:: In: lit.-. Reach::' was t .;'. r; hge -a !'.! :e-'::: for ti:- .- L:: to th-t- 'r. J 1 i i r. : M',mv:: an i ci- m. idol !1 tlK t h' '-'..- ration an el r-tros c -itse rvat;. n o; o nr. pei i taiit to N time. Ti'.e iep: -eighty of the r; stat' had a tiiie in crcat work th.at '1 A: i-' doing t They en Lmoln C .:' N 'Ved -..nib- r oi C- St'l ie ha ikta.-ts t t ".i .'.:p'4 i.nv'. tt Ante Lit-.! ; Or pe part-; the of ! was the ;th.. -i". ,of the i:;l" p of . g r i c ' .r -1 r r- g: ! ( i ivi : i dl'e.' ? I ..nd t't "i I o:v-c; a -. r i ir.- I !i.:e : of ti'.e g e.t i.ir.t nae. f r t. a ai ;.t Eagle Schools Close for the Year May 27 The schools of F.aa' past week with tr.e m'-nt ext'i'ci-f of the c. and the a!! sch. .1 p:er.ic r. t : : cas largely ut .Liu:-. t:' s- r Mav T) ar.. dav. Mav 23 that tended. TI e I vices on Sund cc v. cias nit-.it Ti. Mav -3 l con.r: . Mav .'I'.ct-m 27 at t b , t ,. or. Thur-day school bu:hi: school and t The i iegi'am wu a P:oces:.n;,!. 'M.:rch taire" Walt Oi vl L-.-e F.. Pnv: cata.n. Kev Alvir Salutatory. Bonnie H: -One Wo. id." O'Hara. G:rls" S' xttf.e. Da Addres-;, Rev ton. Award.-' a"d Lehman, supt. "De-d;cata n."' Sextette. VaU d:et": v. .is A Diplc-ni'tS. ( Fran. G 1 1 n: D t'r e1 foil: . Ettv Recessional. The n.er-.beis r cej; :p:i?oi tr. E. Bad. Ga Eurra W Ib.ro! D'.ran. J. D .ra vee It-;::- Y. i P Ifalvorsen. Bonnie J baugh. Una Jean Dean Arlin Oberle Ut. Doris Arlene Ro Pupils completing Grade: Clifford Andersen tr..: Lil.! G r.o Il-iae ft.da N '.'v P.te R-ij-A'.'i ... ... 7 1 - . hard. Jim Burks. Wav: Kenneth Morrison. G'f mar.n. Dale Ober".-. E.l Betty Re id. Keith Harold Ruliff.-'on. Beve : man. Mrs. Lien, in.-tm KeT.an Eiting of Li i here for a ft-w d.-4ys ! com. i--'?;-. a I the home of his andfathr. B. by I H. Eiting and the o and friends whil :her relativ-a ji vcutin.