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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI,. WEEKLY JOUEI7AE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936.
UNION II LLiS.
Tommy Mason of Neiiawka was de
livering wood to Union last Monday
and was also over ten Plattsmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Porter were
in Omaha last Wednesday visiting
for the afternoon with friends and
as well were shopping.
Ralph Davis and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. George Kuhl of Nebraska City
were visiting with friends in Union
for the day on Christmas.
Supt. II. D. Bugbey and two of the
teachers, Misses Mearle Davis and
Rachel Viers were over to Lincoln
last Saturday where they were visit-
It is pleasant to remember old
friends and to wish them a
Merry Christmas
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Barney Fullerton
Joe Graves
May pleasant memories
Of the jolly old season
Linger long after
The holidays are over.
Kroehicr Hardware
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
ins with Mrs. Bugbey as well as do
ing some pre-Christmas shopping.
Wm. Clintberg and wife of Peru
were visiting for the week end at
the home of the mother of Mrs. Clint
berg, Mrs. Mary B. Allison.
Charles V. Barrows of near My
np.rd was a visitor in Union Monday
of this week, having some business
matters to look after for a short time.
The ladies of the Baptist church
were holding their quarterly birthday
gathering at the parlors of the church
last Wednesday and also enjoyed hav
ing a Christmas party with exchange
of gifts.
Henry II. Becker was called to
Omaha Monday of this week to look
after some business matters and se
curing repairs for a pump which he
was installing in a new well which
he had just completed digging for a
farmer. j
Mary Becker, cashier of the Union
Co-operative Credit Association was
a visitor for over the week end with
her friend, Miss Mearle Davis at Om
aha. Mrs. Otto Ehlers was caring
for business at the bank during Sat
urday afternoon.
On. last Sunday evening Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Meisinger and their
little son were visiting for the- eve
ning at the home of their friends.
I Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Leach where all
enjoyed a very pleasant'evening and a
delightful supper.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. McCarthey and
John McCarthey making their home
midway between Union and Nebraska
City on No. 75, were host and hostess
when they had the McCarthey fam
ily as guests for Christmas. A pleas
ant gathering was. had and a" most
sumptuous dinner.
Mrs. O. W. Finney was visiting
and looking after some business mat
ters in Plattsmouth last Monday, go
ing via Murray and taking her
mother who also visited in Platts
mouth. Mildred Clarke was looking
after the telephone office during the
absence of Mrs. Finney.
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Griffin and
the other members of the family and
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Schumaker and
little son are to spend Christmas day
in Plattsmouth at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Griffin where the
gathering of relatives will enjoy the
Christmas day and a very fine dinner.
Miss Joy Whitworth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. WMtworth, who
has been attending school at Wes
leyan University at Lincoln, has con
cluded her work there with the end
ing of the present semester and with
the beginning of January will begin
nurse training at the Methodist hos
pital in Omaha.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor were
down to Nebraska City last Wednes
day shopping and visiting with
friends. Returning home they found
that their friend D. B. Porter had
left them a generous supply of beef
and pork and that Herman Ross' had
left them a dressed pig, all of which
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor wish to express
their thanks.
wa3 able to return to the home of her
daughter, Mra. Cross where she is
being cared for. While still very poor
ly she is feeling much improved.
Proved Herself Most Capable.
Mrs. C. L. Greene who was in
charge of the entire program given
at the Baptist church last Sunday,
and with her two vary capable help
ers, Misses Veire and Davis had di
rect charge ofthe play and cantata.
Mrs. Greene proved herself a very
capable executive and much credit i3
due to her efforts and the ladies work
ing with her. The presentation was
most pleasing to the large number
of people in attendance.
Home From Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cross, the lat
ter a daughter of Mrs. E. J. Mougay,
were in Omaha last week where they
went to the Methodist hospital where
Mrs. E. J. Mougay has been for sev
eral week receiving treatment and
Bible School Lesson Study!
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The Same Old Greeting
but . . . with renewed sincerity
"Merry Christmas and
Abundant Happiness"
1. U. Bryant
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May the Wishes
bf Your Friends tor You at
Christmas Come True.
Plattsmouth Creamery
Makers of Casco Butter
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Sunday, December 27th
Eeview: "The Spread of Chris
tianity in Southern Europe"
Heb. 2:1-4; 11:32; 12:2.
We have come to the last lesson
of the year, and we do well to take
a look backward as well as looking
forward, unto Jesus. We have seen
the phenomenal growth of the early
church; the small beginning, the
conquering of the Gentile world, the
establishing of new churches, relig
ious centers in Asia Minor, over her
borders into Europe, all within the
course of 30 to 40 years time. This
was done by a few men whose souls
had been set on fire by the Holy
Spirit which could not be quenched
Ask them the reason for their devo
tion and courage in facing the dan
gers and even martyrdom, they
would say: "The love of Christ con-
straineth us." The impelling and
compelling force that cannot be re
sisted. That is the spirit and the
power that will conquer the world
The writer of the letter to the
Hebrews (not Gentiles) could not
have been the Apostle Paul, because
he was called especially to be an
apostle to the Gentiles. Acts 9:10
unfold to us a panorama, going back
to the giving of the law by minis
tering angels, tracing it to the com
ing of "His Son," bringing the mat
ter of our salvation up to date, and
then asks a question of such great
importance .that neither man nor
angel nor God himself can answer:
"How shall we escape, if we neglect
so great a salvation?" Who is able
to adequately describe this salvation?
It is great because its author i3
God; it originated in God's love; it
i3 made available through Je3us
Christ his only begotten son; it was
.made possible only by the sacrifice
of the eternal Lamb of God; nothing
can take its place; it is permanent,
never changes; it bestows power,
peace, joy; it is eternal; it satisfies;
it is unique has no rival in the
world. This is a great word of ours,.
"neglect," meaning not to pick up,
not to take hold upon, not to gather;
just to let a matter lie; not to touch
it; be without interest in it, without
concern.
"It is my very salvation, that
which is mine in Christ, but does it
concern me? It is there, it exists,
but to treat it as something assured
and positive which now may be rele
gated to some distance from the ac
tuality in my life is to neglect it."
(G. Campbell Morgan).
Who will try and answer the
question? "How shall we escape?"
There is none.
The inexorable consequence fol
lows, an utter rejection by God, with
out mercy. Devina justice demands
it. Heaven would be the hottest Hell
for an unregeuerated soul.
By L. Meitzel, Murdock, Neb.
The writer of the Epistle to the
iieDrews, alter naving given many
historical examples of fidelity by men
and women to God, seems to say:
"What's the use of heaping up evi
dence; look at the array of heroes
(just to name a few), see the ac
counts of Gideon (Judges G:S); Bar
ak (Judges 4:5); Samson (Judges
13: 16); Jephfhah (Judges 11:12);
of David and Samuel and the proph
ets and their exploits. (Let the teachV
er call for answers to the enumerated
deeds of valor, faithfulness, patience
and courage displayed by whom?
(Verses 33-35). Can you name the
heroes? (Israelites subdued Canon
ites, etc.) Promises to patriarchs.
All of verses 36-40 refer to well
known Old Testament characters
examples for us. The great incen
tive to faithfulness should engage
our earnest attention. The life of
the Christian is here pictured as a
race. (The picture is taken from
the Olympian Games.) The stage
setting is superb. The great ampi
theatre is filled with spectators in
this case there is first the Son of
God think of Stephen's race then
the innumerable hosts of angels
then the host of them that have
"overcome," some named above, a
"cloud," great numbers, at all points
of the race, from start to finish.
We are in the race; some start
well, but do not finish, fall by the
wayside. Began the year 1936, but
where are they now? Did they make
progress, or suae oacKV ( we are
speaking of the living). The Germans
have a trite saying: "Nicht der
aufang uur das ende, Kroent des
Christen Glaubeusstreit." Not the
start, but the finish, is what counts.
The athlete strips for the race, every
superflous particle is put aside; he
trains to be in perfect order, to be
ready when the signal is given and
hi3 face is set for the goal. If Chris
tians would take their life as serious,
which virtually is a race for an im
perishable crown, and having their
eyes fixed on Jesus, the "author and
perfector of their faith," we sure
would bring the kingdom of God
quicker to a world that otherwise
will go to perdition, and their blood
may be required from our hands.
The race for eternal life means
concentration, to have one purpose,
"this one thing I do." (Phil. 3:13
Paul.)
Jesus endured the cross, despised
shame, for the joy that was await
ing him his glorious resurrection
his uniting with the Father a per
fect redemption wrought for the
world the possibility for man to be
saved.
"All hail the power of Jesus name
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal djadem
And crown Him Lord of All."
Gave Cantata, The Lost Star.
Ono of the most pleasing of enter- j
tainments wa3 staged at the parlors
of the Baptist church last Sunday
evening. The entire entertainment
was under the direction of Mrs. C. L.
Green, who was very ably assisted by
Misses Veine and Davis. The pro
gram which was a play with the can
tata was composed of some eleven
characters, who took the following
parts: Philip, a Jewish lad; James,
father of Phillip; Sara, Phillip's
mother, the three shepherds, Mary
and Joseph , Asaph and hi3 wile
Lydia, with Simon, a messenger from
Joppa. The scene In the first act is
staged at the Inn at Bethlehem the
night of the birth of the Christ. The
act two was staged in the home of
James and Sara, thirty years later.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Booher. The play was witnessed
by all who could find entrance to
the room. The audience was well
pleased with the rendition.
MANY PAIRS OF SHOES
NEEDED IN PLATTSMOUTH
Oliver Finkle Dies at St. Louis.
Oliver Finkle, brother or Frank
Finkle, a former employe of the Mis
souri Pacific railway, but who has
been in poor health for some months
passed away a few days ago at the
Missouri Pacific hospital at St. Louis
where he had been receiving treat
ment. The remains were brought to
Union, passing on to Dunlap, Iowa,
where a number of the family now
rest. Mr. Finkle leaves three brothers
one being Frank Finkle of Union, two
daughters and one son. The daugh
ters make their homes in Ohio. Mr.
Finkle was well and favorably known
here and will be mourned by a large
numbe rof people here.
Take Nice Trip Sunday.
Frank Bauer and Elmer Withrow
went to Omaha last Sunday and
when they had gotten there passed
over the bridge to Iowa and depart
ed in a southeasterly direction, see
ing the country as they went and
finally found themselves at Glenwood,
Iowa. They continued south and went
to Anderson and Sidney and until
they hit Iowa No. 3 which they fol
low to Nebraska City where they
crossed back into Nebraska, visit
ing at Nebrasga City for a time be
fore returning; to Union, and as it
was getting near evening they called
it a day.
"Community Building club trustees,
who have undertaken to provide the
needy children-of this city whose
parents cannot buy them footwear,
are now busy indexing the various
requests that have been made, most
of which have come from teachers in
the schools who know the need and
are more or less familiar with the
financial problems faced by the par
ents. A good number of outgrown and
discarded shoes have come in so far,
and these will be given necessary re
pairs and in turn given to some of
the children needing shoes that can
be thus fitted. In addition, many of
the children will be provided with
new shoes.
The trustees have set aside $50 to
cover part of the cost of footwear for
the needy children and will provide
up to that amount more should the
demands require.
No shoes have been given out as
yet, as it takes some little time to
get the program organized, but no
needy child will be forced to return
to school after the holidays with dan
gerous footwear that might bring on
sickness.
The school authorities of both the
public and parochial schools have co
operated splendidly and the public
can be assured that shoes will be
provided for all worthy children at
the earliest moment possible, consis
tent with an investigation of the
need and the financial ability of the
parents.
So far as investigation has pro
ceded at present it is evident prac
tically every one of the nearly fifty
cases referred to the committee are
from homes in
uvuv- e
which parents are , not able to buy
the needed shoes, rubbers or over
shoes as the case may be.
excitement unnerved the druggist
who immediately notified the author
ities who went after the robbers who
had disappeared in the darkness. A
shot after the retreating bandits
would have been a good admonition
to leave such a job alone in the fu
ture. Nothing more was heard from
them, so they evidently got away.
They were all comparatively young.
Car Hits Train.
A man from Lincoln, going west
last Sunday night about midnight,
was blinded by one train standing on
the tracks with a bright headlight
and running around it to cross the
track found a freight train on an
other track just beyond. As he was
going at a good rate of speed he ran
into the freight train, damaging his
auto very seriously and at the same
time was injured himself, cutting his
face and nose quite badly. The man
was able to continue on to I1I3 home
in Lincoln after receiving temporary
treatment. J
Christmas at Uptons.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Uuton are to
day entertaining for Christmas and
are serving a goose dinner at their
home where the decorations bespeak
the Christmas season and where the
Christmas spirit obtains. Those pres
ent for the occasion are Mrs. Fannie
Upton, mother of Mr. Upton and Mrs.
D. Lynde, mother of Mrs. Upton, Earl
Upton and family, L. R. Upton jr.,
Sara Upton, who is teaching at Rock
ville, Nebr., who i3 spending her va
cation at home. The gathering was
very pleasantly enjoyed.
Wanted His Money.
At a few moments after ten o'clock
last Saturday our druggist, W. D.
RaiSkopp was preparing to close for
the evening, the front door of the
store was opened and in came three
men, two being very poorly dressed
and one being better outfitted. They
asked for tobacco but as the drug
gist had not secured any license to
sell tobacco he told them and remain
ed behind the counter. They then
said, we do not care, we wanted you
anyway, hand over your money.
Quick as a flash Rankopp who had
just placed -a revolver in his pocket,
flashed the gun in the face of the
three would-be bandits, and taken by
surprise, they immediately fled. The
Plattsmouth is the ideal large
town shopping center for all Cass
county people. Values here are
the equal of those found anywhere
read the ads for bargain news.
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strangers in our midst, may the Christmas
bells ring a message of hearty good cheer.
May you find joyous happiness in the holi
days and the promise of more in the years to
come. . . . A Merry Christmas to everyone!
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