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NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, NeDraska PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday - r ! i Tekie Platd HTM On SEP 24 1963 Consolidated With the Nehawki Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cost County Fomillci VOLUME 82 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 90 Clarence Schmadeke, Nancy Bulin Are King, Queen of Kornland . . . about the New Queen JTOrM0 'If I i ' 1 I i - M. i A. ii.tt,. TRAYHl IN ALL SEASONS' Friday night parade floats went NO. 1 Rl'RAL SCHOOLS Mile Grove School, District 25, among rural school floats In the Saturday Nite Parade 'Biggest In KK History' Saturday night's GI and or ganizations parade was called "the biggest in Korn Karnival history" by some veteran ob servers. The crowd which viewed it was also one of the big gest in the history of the cele bration. A list of entries was not avail able for publication but there were more than a hundred local and visiting units, including vet erans, youth, service and club groups and floats and marching bands and drum and bugle corps. Included were several Shrine units, both vehicular and march ing. They also performed earlier in the evening for the Nebraska State Masonic Home here. Dale Bowman was announcer for the Saturday night parade. 7 1 L.'ri&j&i U Ulrich, Tcman Hurt In Fall Thursday Collapse of scaffolding re sulted to serious injuries to Carl Ulrich ard Milton (Mick) Toman Thursday morning, according to relatives of the men. The two were covering a corn crib wi h metal at the Henry Vltiduska farm near here when the accident occurred. Both men fell about 14 feet. Ulrich. 4, Mi''ered a frac tured ankle and a back injury Toman, 07, received a severe back Injury and broken ribs. The men were taken by am bulance to St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaba. Latest word is that both men are in sa isfactory condition al though suffering pain. They are In room 227 at the hospital. BOYS ANDGIRLS t The Journal from time to time hit openings for car rier routes. If ysu are in terested, come in and app'y to we can contact you when e route if available. - SF.A-0NS .PR First place for to First Christ- Ian Church. On Cindy Gardner "?JT FLOAT Eight won first place parade Friday. Flower Show Results The Plattsmouth Oarden Club was again In charge of the Flow er Show of the King Korn Karni val. The show, open to the pub lic, was staged at Consumers. First place winners awarded Red Emperor were I Tulip j Bulbs and Second Place Winners won Crocus Bulbs. Results of the Flower Show are as follows: Division I Artistic Division Section 1. Arrangements I Theme: "Four scr.sons of Korn Land", Class 1, Fall Arrange- merit, Mrs. Albert Young, 1st. j Mrs. R. B. Keller 2nd, Miss i Hclen Hunter, 3rd, Mrs. Nellie Spangler, honorable mention. Class 2, Winter Mrs. R. B. Keller, 1st and Mrs. Albert Young 2nd. Class 3, Spring Mrs. R. B. Keller, 1st and Mrs. Albert Young, 3rd. Class 4, Summer no 1st or 2nd places. Mrs. J. B. Cook 3rd, Mrs. Earl Payton, honorable mention. Section 2-Shades of enc eol- r -Class 1, Mrs. J. B. Cook, Lit. Mrs Albert Young, 3rd. Cluss 2Mrs. W. L. Helnrlch, 1st. Mrs. R. B. Keller, 2rd. Clas 3 - Mrs. Herbert Franke, 2':d, Mrs. R. B. Keller. 3rd and Mrs. Cleo Baker, Mrs. J. B Cock, James Cook, honorable mention. Class 4-Mrs. R. B. Keller. 1st. Section 3 Minatures Class 1 Mrs. James Cook, 1st and Mrs. R. B. Keller, 2nd. Section 4-Class 1-Mrs. E. B. Thomason, 1st, Mrs. Eugene taelslnger, 2nd. Class 3-Mrs. R. B. Keller 1st. Division II Hor'lculture Sec tion 5, Potted Plants-Class 1 Mrs. lee Fnstrlde, 's', M-s Fern Eledge, 2nd, Mrs. Ray Uher, 3rd. Class 2Mrs. W. C. Maston, 1st. Mrs Albert Bni"s. 2nd. 'Urn rnd Rosalie Blount, 3rd and Mrs. F-rl Payton, ho"orable tnertiu. Class 3 Oardner Hamilton. 1st and Dnvld Melsinger. 2nd. Class 4 Mrs. Earl Payton, (Continued on Page Five) Ay the float weie Cheryl Wright and Julie Taenzler. I'hoto I'v Steward Studio Pupils on the float were Laura Wenz, Gary Re pair, Susan March and Beverly March. SS Man To Be Here Sept. 25 The social security representa tive from Lincoln, A. J. Piccolo, will visit Plattsmouth Sept. 25. He will be in the St, John's Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Piccolo .says that "an under standing of your social security status Is essential to most peo ple's plans for old age retire ment. It Is wise to check with social security to determine your status. Inquire before you re tire." Council Meets Tonite Xne clty council will meet tonight at 7:30 at City Hall for their regular second meeting of Scpte'iiber. A bid opening for repair of the 6th Street storm sewer is sched- uled Further discussion is expected on a request by Winterset I in to sell beer on Sunday. ""'uuAiUl . Mill 5 If J A i , v' .J. f.-- .... ' 1 v-' (.KA.NI) CHAMPION Robert Hike of riatts mouth showed the Cirand Champion steer at the And King . . . Lovely brawn-eyed, 19 year o!d Nancy Jo Bulin, sponsored by the PlatUmauth Lio.i's Clab, was crrw.'td the 1GC3 Qu"en of Kor:iland here Thursday n!ght. Clarer,;:e Schmad-'ke of Wcep Irg Water was crowned Kin?. Que?n Nancy a id King Clar erce will riig.i over the forth coming "Four S:asci3 of Korn :arci" this year's festival thene. Miss Hulin, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska, is the crly daughter of Mr. a id Mrs. Chris Eul:n. She has a bro her Jim, win is married to the form er S'.Jaron Davis of Louisville. lh is a stftii'jr at the University of N(b:a.il:a School of em'.ivet irg. B:ith Nancy's parents attend ed a'd KraduatcrJ fr'n Platts mju'.h Hi-'h Schojl, as did Girls Glee Club, small vocal I groups ana acccnipamest ior ; jmall groups. i Her honors are many. Pres- rnt,y she is Queen of Jobs j Daughters, nethel No. 24; was Miss Bwcei sixteen m kj'ju, Alias Plattsmouth and VtLs Ciss County in 10G1. She has won recognition in Lion's Talent Con tests, dolr.i' a dancing routine, j (Continued On Pane (ii Merle McCormick, 54, Dies Today; Rites Wednesday Merle McCormick, 54. farmer in this area since 1923, died this morning at St. Mary's Hospital, Nebraska City. Funeral services will be Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at Caldwell Fu neral Home Chapel. Burial wyi30lln 0f piattsmouth arf shown i be in Oak Hill Cemetery Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Caldwell's. Mr. McCormick was born July 28, 1909, at Thurman, Iowa, son of Rufford and Minnie McCor mick. He was mnrried Jan. 23, 1929, to Mable Furlong. She survives, together with daughters Mrs. Shirley Younker, Denver, and Mrs. Donna Wcath erby, Plattsmouth; son Ted Plattsmouth; six grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Kuhns, Murray; brother, Frank, Platts mouth, and sister, Mrs. Gladys Campbell, Murray. Mr. McCormick lived at Sid ney, Iowa, before moving to this community. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Knox, Iowa. More Photos Will Follow Additional photos taken during King Korn Karnival will appear In Thursday's Journal. Copies of pictures taken by S'eward Studio and The Journal are available. "',' 17 ;i 7I' Tr"r a "Hi."' I J ' 3i ml fry m k fj& ROYALTY King of Kornland Clarence Schmadeke of Weeoine Hater and Oueen Nancy coronation during the opentng Joseph P. Anderson, 92, Dies Today Funeral services will be Wed nesday at 10 a.m. in Caldwell Chapel for Joseph Phillip Ander son, 92, who died at the Ne braska Masonic Home here this morning. He was born May 1, 1871 in Sweden, son ci Jan and Marie Anderson. He never married. Surviving is a sister, Emma Ringstrom, San Diego, Calif.; as well as nephews, Hev. Martin Ringstrom, Wahoo, Nebr., and F. T. Hanson, McCook, Nebr. He came to the home here from Oklahoma City and before that time lived with a nephew in Oakland, Calif. Mr. Anderson was a tailor, by trade, a naturalized citizen, coming to Plattsmouth May 7 19.r)8. He was a member of the Epis- copal Church; McCook Lode No. 135 AF&AM, McCook.' Visiting hours will be Tuesday afternoon and evening, 4 to 6 and Soennichsen's IGA Supermar 7 to 9 at Caldwell's. ' ket here purchased Miss Puls's Burial will be in Oak Hill , heifer for $40 a hundred, Hinky Cemetery, Plattsmouth. l mm M Korn Karnival Calf Show. Marchio's Restaurant of Omaha bought the calf for $.r" a hundred. iust after their ceremony of the Robert Hike, Diana Dietl, Delbert Puis Are Winners Robert Hike of Plattsmouth exhibited the Grand Champion steer, a Hereford, at the King Korn Karnival Calf Show and it was purchased Saturday in the Calf Show Sale by Marchio's Restaurant of Omaha for $55 a hundred, or a total of $519.75. Diana Dietl of Nehawka show ed the Champion heifer and the Reserve Champion steer, black Angus. Delbert Puis of Louisville was judged Champion Showman and Sue Schlichtemeier of Nehawka was Reserve Champion. Joyce Puis of Louisville showed the Reserve Champion heifer, an Angus. Miss Dietl'.s entries sold for $50 a hundred (.ach. the steer to Youns; and jv.c.Hugh Real Estate of Plattsmouth and Murdock, and the heifer to Winterset Inn here i!i!iiiiiiiniiI:iW CHAMPION Mi ll l it Diana Dietl of Ne hawka exhibited the Champion heifer at the Show and also showed the Reserve Champion 1!)3 King Korn Karnival here Thursday night. Also shown is Ricky Boydson, spn of Mr. and Mrs. C'lovd Boydson of Weeping Water, bearer of the King's crown. Dinky bid Miss Schlichtemeier's entry for $31 a hundred and Knorr's 5 and 10 bought Delbert Puls's calf for $29 a hundred. The fifth highest price of $42 a hundred was paid for Joan Wehrbein's purple ribbon Angus steer by Soennichsen's. Allen Boettcher, Lancaster Count" Extension agent, was show judge. Plattsmouth State Bank do nated the premium money a warded to ribbon winners. Rex Young and Eddie Morris were auctioneers for the sale. Mrs. Kathryn Stapp was clerk. The list of entries, purchasers at the sale and hundredweight price: Grand Champion Steer Rob- ert Hike, Hereford, Marchio s $55. Reserve Champion Steer Di ana Dietl, Angus, You'.ij and McHugh, $50. Grand Champion Heifer -Di-( Continued on Page Three) steer. Her heifer Plattsmouth for Thousands Sec Color, Pomp Of Kornation The 32nd Annual Kass Kounty King Korn Karnival opened here Thursday evening with the tradi tional Kornation, under the di rection of the Mrs. Jaycees, with Mrs. Ivan Hill, chairman. Mrs. Hill was assisted by Mrs. Wayne Schneider and Mrs. Don Gilmore in decorations. The stare and street decora tions were also in the hands of the Mrs. Jaycees, while the back drop was designed and painted by Dr. L. A. Amato. The Queen's bouquet for the Kornation ceremony was do nated by Topliff Florists. "Four Seasons of Kornland" was the theme of the Karnival, and was depicted throughout the Kornation in color, costume and decorations. A crowd of 4,000 to 5,000 watched. Walter Smith was again at the microphone introducing ladies and gen's of the court. He heartijy invited all to attend the three-day festival. He expressed his thanks to all the committees in charge, working under the di rection of Grant Roberts, Pres ident of the King Korn Klub. and the Board of Directors. Mr. Smith said, "as Korciland Seasons revolve and revolve through the years, we more fully understand that these seasons do make up our past, present and future, and ii takes our personal dedication to better the plans of spring, the work and diligence of summer, to reap the fruits of harvest in autumn and the peace and contentment of winter." Fanfare by Dave Osthus, Car- (Continued on Page 3) Andrew J. Snyder, 61, Dies Sunday; Funeral Thursday Andrew J. Snyder, 61, who farmed in the Plattsmouth area most of his adult life and after ward worked in the Stock Ex change in Omaha, died Sunday at an Omaha hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be Thurs day at 2 p.m. at Sattler-Fussel-man-Perry Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold Onwiler of My nard EUB Church officiating. Visiting hours will be Wednes day from 3 to 5 at 7 to 9 at the funeral home. Mr. Snyder was born Jan. 30, 1902, here, son of George and Matilda Gapen Snyder., Here was married Aug. 25, 1924, to Mable Ledgway at Clar inda, Iowa. She survives along with a son, Donald, Council Bluffs; two daughters, Kathleen Ladwig and Barbara Snyder, both of Oma ha; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Bruan of Florida and George of Fremont; and two .sisters, Mildred of Seattle and Lenora Cook of Omaha. Mr. Snyder had been ill sev eral years. Prior to his illness he worked for 10 years in the Stock Exchange after giving up farm ing. was bought by Winterset Inn of $50 a hundred.