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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1937)
PtATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONliAY. DEOTltER 20. 193; PLEASANT SURPRISE MUCH DISAPPOINTMENT AT WATSON, MISSOURI On Thursday afternoon, at Tay lor school. District No. 37, the moth ers of the school children gathered nt fVio uiwwil Hip oorasion heiiiK a PAGE SIX Barbara Zitka Dies at Omaha Hospital Today Death Comes as Result of Attack of Pneumonia and Other Complications. Barbara Zitka, 19, youngest daugh ter of Mrs. Anna Zitka. died tnis morning at 2:20 at an Omaha hos pital following an illness of some two weeks duration from pneumonia and other complications. In the past sev eral days her case had been very ... beIng baked by Mrs Elmer Tritsch. always done his full share in pro- in ,u 1 1 Miss Kaffenberger received many viding Christmas pleasure for the blood transfusion. ; . . , . , . ,, . . ..... , A , . , beautiful remembrances which will youngsters of Watson and vicinity Tho iliinn rifil ras linrn and lias ... . ...... i. loner be cherished in her memor. anti it was for this reason Santa spent her lifetime in this city where I & . , , . . 1 , 'Those present to enjoy the occasion waa particularly anxious to stop she possessed a wide circle of friends i , .... y who will sincerely mourn her death and share with the bereaved family the sorrow that the parting has brought to them. She was educated in the Plattsmouth schools and since completing her school work has been employed at several of the local busi ness houses. There is surviving her death the mother, three brothers, Joseph, or Omaha, James and Ernest of this city, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Wiysel and Mrs. Anna Remar of Omaha and Dorothy of this city. She is also sur vived by her grandmother, Mrs. James Jelinek and several aunts and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Zitka and one brother, Francis. The family was at her bedside when death came. From Thursday's Daily M. A. McNeal. of Watson. Mo., called the Journal this afternoon by a I ltt n l!n(i itin i iiln "v i "v n il if ! a a o surprise birthday party in Honor oi lc":"lu,,c l" the teacher. Miss Martha Kaffenber- tne lanuing neiu mere was in goou i ... .,..flrat iiii-hi:iv oc-1 (onuttion lor faanta to lanu on nis curred on that day. The party was swing back northward Saturday as arranged by the children and their originally planned, and was much mothers and keiit as a surprise to tne disappointed io learn or me acciueni teacher, who knew nothing of it to Santa's plane yesterday. "We have until she was given the birinuay i oeen maKing preparations io emer- I . . i ' . i rt x greeting. I tain nun ever since uie ju&l au- The afternoon was spent in visit-1 nouncement that he would stop ing and entertainment by the school I here." said 'Mac,' and the kids will children. J be plenty disappointed. A delicious luncheon of Jello and I McNeal is an old time business cake was served, the birthday cake man of northwest .Missouri ana nas wi.,r. latect wnen ne nrst came nere to sen tobacco that the Pepperbery factory was operating with a large force and later a number of smaller fac tories were established and which employed a large group of workers and at excellent wages. He finds that these independent individually owned plants are fast disappearing in all sections of the country. VETERAN TRAVELING MAN C. E. Copeland. one of the veteran trvaeling men of the middle west, was in the city Wednesday to visit with old friends for a short time. Mr. Copeland represents the Froe- Hch Co., of Milwaukee, dealers in leaf tobacco and his line of activity is calling on members of the cigar making trade in this part of the west. While here he visited John Bajeck, now the sole survivor of the cigarmaking trade that once num bered over one hundred persons here, John still manufacturing "Acorns" and "P. & B." cigars. Mr. Copeland has been traveling for the tobacco house for more than PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS besides the school children were Mrs. I there as he surely would have if Walter Tritsch, Mrs. Elmer Tritsch, the accident hadn't occurred Marion Tritsch, Mrs. Joseph men, Santa is reported resting easy to Mrs. Fred Buechler, Edna Mae jay ant i,0pea to leave the hospital Buechler, Elizabeth Tschirren. Mrs. U,,. Friday night, arriving here on Lester Meisinger, Mrs. Ed Tritsch time Saturday, and Mrs. Wallace Warner TELEGRAM TO McNEAL EXPRESSES REGRETS CLUB AIDS GOOD CAUSE FUNERAL OF BARBARA ZITKA The funeral services for Barbara Zitka will be held on Wednesday morning at 9:30 at the Holy Rosary Catholic church. Interment will be at the Catholic cemetery. The sodality of the Holy Rosary church will meet at the Zitka home at S o'clock Tuesday evening to re cite the rosary. BUSH PRODUCES 90 "MUMS" WEST PLAINS, Mo. (UP) The chrysanthemum-growing champion ship of Missouri is claimed by Mr3. M. E. Plunkett. A bush of her's here reached six feet in height and produced 90 blossoms. (Poultry Man e DUCKS, TURKEYS, GEESE AND CHICKENS We are having a special de mand for Fat Fowls. Get those Spring Roosters in now. HIDES SPECIAL MARKET ENA3LES US TO PAY THESE PRICES For highest prices at all times, see us at our convenient loca tion, Corner 5th and Main. HOME DAIRY "Our Service Satisfies" Mr. Tonv Klimm. nresident of the Lewiston Social Circle club, was From Saturday's Dally hn the city Friday afternoon bring- On his arrival here this afternoon, iag wIth her a fme donation of cloth- Santa Claus dispatched the following ing that ia(j i,een secured from the telegram: clnh members for the needv. McNEAL, WATSON, MO. This very active club was organ- ARRIVED SAFELY. CONTINUING ized in 192G through the efforts of NORTHWARD. SORRY COULDN'T Mrs. Klimm with the assistance of a VISIT WATSON AS PLANNED. number of the ladies residing in the SANTA CLAUS. territory south of this city. It has "I hate to disappoint my old friend proven one of the most active organ- McNeal and the kiddies at Watson." izations in the eastern section of the Santa said, "but it just couldn t be county and has aided greatly in helped. I'll be sure to call on them many of the community activities, when I come back this way Christ- The ladies have voted to make an HAS NEW POSITION mas eve, and bring the 'nog. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Miss Charlotte Beck had a birth clay last Sunday. In honoring that day she gave a very fine roast duck dinner at her residence near Mur ray. The guests present were Mr. and Mrs. John N. Beck. Murray; Mr. and Mrs. John Hesser and daughters Freda and Lillian of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck. Plattsmouth; Mr. Emil Siemoneit, Nehawka, and the guest of honor. Miss Charlotte Beck. annual event of the clothing don.ation and will see that each year the needy receive aid from them. LIKE SOUTHWEST FINE Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Allen have received letters from their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Em bery, stating that they arrived safely of their new home at Phoenix, Ariz ona, and are now getting settled. Mrs. Embery who is a sufferer from asthma, is already feeling improved In the high and dry climate of the southwest. RETURN FROM OUTING' Tom Kriskey, Don McCarroll and Robert Slavicek have returned home from a very pleasant outing in the south. They made the trip by auto and which took them through many of the beauty spots of the south on the ten day outing. They visited many of the main cities of Florida on the trip. HERE FROM MURDOCK From Thursday's Dally Judge II. R. Schmidt and wife and their son, Louis Schmidt, were here from Murdock today to look after some matters at the court house. This is the first time in a long period that Judge Schmidt has been here and he greatly enjoyed meeting the many old friends. ATTENDS CONVENTION County Treasurer John E. Turner was at Omaha Wednesday where he attended the meeting of the Nebraska Association of County Commissioners and Clerks. He reported a very spirit ed meeting and with the new budget law as the chief object of discussion. He was very much impressed by the address of Emil Placek of Wahoo. Merritt Patton of this city, who has been located on the west coast for the past two years, is now en gaged as an inspector in the quar termaster department of the United States army, located, at Sacramento, California, where there is an exten sive project being carried on. Merritt witnessed the recent floods that swept down the Sacramento val ley and did considerable damage to several places but did not affect I Sacramento which is well protected. He states that Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ely are about the only Nebraskans that he sees now in his new work altho there are several in that section of the state on river projects. POSTOFFICE A BUSY PLACE The local postoffiee is showing the effects of the near approach of the Christmas season in the rush of busi ness in handling the Christmas pack ages both incoming and outgoing. The parcel post mail is very heavy and to assist in the rush until after the Christmas season, Willard Brink has been assigned as an extra clerk in the mail room. . The carrier force will also have additional help as Vern Hendricks and Amos Hughson are the substitute carriers and will supplement the regular carriers. Leslie Niel and James Holy. BUSY CUTTING WOOD ATTEND COURT From Saturday's Dally Edward and Henry Obernalte and Mr. and Mrs. W. II. McBride of near Wabash, were in the city to day to look after some matters at the court house in a hearing In the Obernalte estate. There is a very large force engaged In cutting wood from the Graves ; land near Rock Bluffs which has been j leased by the county and from which j wood is cut and distributed to those j who do the cutting. The workers are hauled to and j from the woodlot by truck and are ; getting out as early in the morning as possible to start operations. There is a large amount of timber on the Graves place and which should produce a great dcal'of wood for the winter season for those who do. the cutting. M i A A i e . 1 - t i r. complete stocx 01 practical liis 01 hipu quality guts txiat are (jf family at very reasonable prices. 1 FOR HER! Esina Jettick Shoes Beautiful Boudoir Slippers f! Fetzer's Beautiful Hosiery If Shoe Wardrobes FOR HIM! Jarman Friendly Shoes Comfortable Rest Slippers . Interwoven Sox Shoe Trees WE CLOSE ALL DAY CHRISTMAS PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA (S imit HOSIERY 99 o a uaxcA ax HOLEPROOF UvuAtmaA . . . at no cxtxa coat! Astonishing how many names on your gift list this will taka care of-besl! Holeproof Hosiery itself is so flattering ... so clear and sheer and altogether lovely. And when it's set off by this rich gift box, it has that extravagant look that adds so much to the thrill of giving and receiving. 3 PQ'" m gift box $ 85 2-pair box, $1.85 - Single palps, $1 Qjoflty doubly unified by Good Housekeeping ond lh. Better Fabric Te.tlng Bureau Soennichsen's PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR. Tho Recreation Center is a. very busy place these days as the workers there, both employes and volunteer are busy on the preparation of the donated toys that have been received in the past weeks for the distribution at the Christmas season. These toys re being worked over by John Chancellor and assistants and the painting is being handled by Peter Gradoville and Clyde Jack son with the assistance of a num ber of volunteer workers. The toys will be made ready for distribution at the Christmas season under the direction of the American Legion Auxiliary to the children of the city who may Le in need of re membrances of the holiday season. III .i.iraiii , Ami i-tfv.iA .jfj Mtotui? Plattsmouth, Tues., Wed., 21-22 C&tsristssias Trees A choice selection of beautiful, tushy Washington. Firs, 256 up Holly Wreaths, brightly colored, each, 15p PIES Old Fashion Christmas Mix Chocolate Drops or "fj Peanut Srittle, lb. il Season's Greetings Assorted Chocolates O 5-lb. Box 50';; Filled CANDY, lb. . 1C0' CANDY, lb. . Edward's Asserted COrt Chocolates, 3-lb. box.3t .15C Choice (No Peanuts) Mixed NUTS 3 Its, 59c l ib. 2 lbs, 41e Bag Calif. Baby Emerald Walnuts, 2 lbs.. Jumbo Paper Shell Pecans, lb 21c 23 BOILING BEEF, Bib. lb..10?: Choice I. rnu HAMEUBGEB, 2 lbs.3 Fri'Mlily (ir-Miii'! I?oef Cut STEAK, Beef, .2 lbs 29 C 'IVuder Sirloin, Slioulilrr PORK CHOPS, lb 190 Center cut Pork Chops, lb.21c ( lioloc, Lean MINC'D LUNCHEON, 2 lbs.25i Srle-l-il (Quality PURE LARD, Bulk, lb 100 1-lb. Cartons, 2 for 21 C Armur'n Star Ilrnml MINCE MEAT, Bulk. 2 lbs. .250 lllttheNt lunllty 0YSTERS, solid pack, pint22 l'rrh, Direct Shipment WHITING FISH, 3 lbs 25 0 IlrnilleMN, IlreNNcil FILLETS OF FISH, 2 lbs..230 HonelCNM, SklnleMM For your Christmas Dinner, our markets will have a choice selection '-f the fanciest fresh dressed Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chickens very attractively priced. Del Monte Sliced or Half PEACHES No. 2i2 Cans for 37c Swans Down or PILLSBURY'S SNO-SHEEN Cake Flour 234-ib. Pkg: Sunlight Brand Margarine l-lb. Carton E AN AN AS, yellow-ripe, lb.5i Kauey, Firm Tropic Cluld ORANGES, lge. 176 size 29 216 size, doz I 20 Juicy California Sunklnt Seeillean a vein GRAPEFRUIT, large, 6 for23: Svcet. Juicy Texan Marnh Seerile CRANBERRIES, 1-lb. bagr15 (Cello bags). 2 lbs 29 Fancy Deep Itet Wiseonnln CELERY, large stalk 10 Tender, Well Illeached CAULIFLOWER, per lb 7V Fancy Whits Snowball POTATOES, 15-lb. peck 21 100-lb. bag, when packed$1.25 Idaho Dakern, Commercial Grade DON'T MISS THESE VAUIES IN OUR GREAT Check this ad for your ""f A L,. last minute shoppins A ft Tl r a i 1 California Sunkist SPKUl rUCESON 344 Size Doz. . .12c 238 Size Doz. . . 17c L 252-220 Size . . 22c ,150 Size Doz. . . 39c flOO Size Doz. . . 49c Christmas Candies and Nuts 69c 25c 25c 23c Fletcher's Creamy Center Chocolate Drcps, lb.. PEANUT BRITTLE Fresh, Crispy, lb.. . . Old Fashion Xmas Mixed CANDY, lb JULIET CHERRIES Chocolate covered, lb. 10c 10c 10c 23c Fancy CHOCOLATES 3-lb. Box Fancy Roasted PEANUTS, 2 lbs Jumbo Paper Shell PECANS, lb Fancy MIXED NUTS, lb 2 lbs, 45c Thompson's Seedless Magic Circle Raisins 95c Olives Sc 3-lb: Cello bag Quart Jar Green Beans Strained Honey EUREKA BRAND SHURFINE ' 95C No. 2 Tins 2 for 1g-oz. Glass SANTA CLARA DEL MONTE Prunes RJq Peaches 90-1C0. 10-lb. Box.. 9 No. 2' Can Hunt's Superior AF3FlI Ruffef Italian Prunes APPie Buwer Heavy Syrup Pack Shurfine Brand nQ, No. 2ft Cans, 2 for. . A Shurfine SYilOP Golden or Crystal White CTF 5-lb. pail, 23; 10-lb. pail Of C 32 1 nt 2-lb. Caddy 1-lb. Caddy Tobacco Special An Ideal Xmas Gift Union Leader, large tin59i Prince Albert, 16-oz 73d Velvet, 16-o. tin 73i Half and Half, 16-oz 7Zt Royal Prince Custard Pumpkin 9C No. 2V2 Tins, 2 for. . Chicken Salad Tuna Fish OUc 8-oz. Tin is Sale Northern Tissue Regular Roll, 1c SC 5 Rolls for Cranberry Sauce MINOT, 17-ox. Tin Jeli-O Special 1 Fkg. Chocolate Je!l-0 and 3 Pkgs. Asserted 5C Jell-O. 4 for AW Del Monte Vacuum Packed Corn 12-oz. Tin 3 for 35c BLUE PLATE Shrimp Wet or Dry. Each. Jumbo Size SHRIMP, Tin 12c 23c APPLES, Stayman Winesap, ring packed, bu. . .$1.35 Gano Apples, ring packed, bu $1-19 Grimes Golden, Schoolboy size, bu 98 Delicious or Jonathan Apples, lb 5b CAULIFLOWER, per lb 100 CELERY, large size 10t Pascal Celery, per bunch 230 HEAD LETTUCE, solid Iceberg, head 7y2 HOLLY WREATHS, each 150 GRAPEFRUIT, med. size Seedless, 3 for 100 Pink Grapefruit, large size, each 7V;0 CRANBERRIES, Jumbos, 1-lb. cello bag 150 2-lb. bag, 290 MEAT DEPARTBSENT Pork Shanks, Brains or Liver. . . 12c Bee Roast, lb. . . : 15c Short Steaks, lb 16c Sirloin Steak, lb 18c Hound Steak, lb. .25c Bacon Squares, lb 16c Armour's Star Chili 29c 1-lb. in Glass Bowls Leave your orders now for the choicest Christmas Turkeys, Ducks, Geeso and Chickens. You'll find our prices right! Cudahy's Tenderized Hams, lb.. .23c 10 lbs. up to 16 lbs. An ideal Christmas gift K "1 ! WE DELIVER PHONE 23 AND 24