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TThe Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Entered at Postotfice, Platt3mouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter
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AV0CANEWS
Otto Hansen purchased a new Case
tractor during the past week, which
he obtained from the local dealer.
Airs. K. J. Nutzman was visiting
friends in Avoca for a day, being a
guest at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Kokjer.
E W. Thimgan was looking after
some business matters in Avoca last
week and was calling on the Avoca
lumber yard.
Fred Keim of Tecumseh, president
of the Keim Construction company
of that place, was looking after busi
ness in Avoca last Monday.
Marius Xelson was compelled to
undergo a slight operation for his
health recently and as a result he is
now enjoying better health.
Recent rains have stimulated the
farmers to fall plowing and as a
result several new and used tractors
have been sold in this territory of
late.
James Johnson has just had two
rooms in his home reflnished and
oak floors laid, thus greatly adding
to th" appearance and value of the
home.
Business called Dr. J. W. Brendel
to Omaha last Tuesday and again
on Wednesday he was called to Lin
coln to look after some business
matters.
Miss Anna Marie Sailing, who has
been troubled with her tonsils for
some time past, was over to Otoe one
clay last week, where she was having
the offending tonsils removed. She is
retting-along very nicely.
The Marquardt elevator shipped
three cars of wheat to the primary
market on Tuesday of last week.
This grain is of good quality and
had made abundant yields which
brought much money into the com
munity. Miss Mona Barclay of Friend.
Nebr., was a guest for the week-end
at the home of Miss Birdie Mae John
son. On Sunday Miss Hazel Baier was
also a guest at a dinner at the John
son home. Misses Barclay, Johnson,
and Baier were friends at the Uni
versity of Xebraska.
Lloyd Heneger was in Lincoln on
Tuesday and was astonished at the
appearance of a certain corn field
west of Eagle. The grasshoppers had j
gone through the field in very near
ly a straight north and south line,
cutting a strip of considerable width
until the stalks were bare, while on
either side the vegetation appeared
unmolested.
Stork Brings Sons
Baby sons arrived during the past
week at two homes in this commun
ity. One was born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Stoval and the other to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Dodenhopp. All are
doing nicely and happiness reigns
supreme in these two homes. Con
gratulations to the parents and to
these two future Journal readers.
First Band Concert
The fint band concert for the poo
pie 01 Aoa anu vicinity was given i
last week, attracting a large crowd-!
The band is under the leadership of
I'ete Giadoville, of Plattsmouth and
has been engaged in regular prac
tice for the past several months.
Visited in Avoca
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Masemer. and
daughter. Miss Jean. Mr and Mrs.
Walter Abkur and daughter Eileen
and Mrs. Obermeyer, all of Lin
coln, were visiting in Avoca on last
Saturday and remained over Sunday
as guests of their friends and rela
tives here. They visited at the home
of Henry Maseman Saturday night,
and also at the home of William
Maseman and wife during their stay.
On Sunday, Will and wife took little
Jean Maseman. their niece, to Syra
cuse, where she is spending a week
with relatives.
! Has Cast Removed
j Little Marilyn Maseman, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. lkmry Maseman,
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who has been home from the hos
pital in Omaha for the past five
week, has been showing good im
provement and with the excessively
warm weather, the cast which she
lus been in has become very irri
tating and so on Thursday of last
week, Mr. and Mrs. Maseman took
her to the hospital in Omaha and
had the cast removed, much to the
relief and comfort of the little pati
ent who has borne her suffering in
silence.
Will Teach in West
Jordan Kokjer, who is complet
ing his term of summer school work,
has been engaged to teach in the
t schools at Franklin, Xebraska, the
coming school year. He has outfit
ted a home there for himself and
bride. This excellent young couple
were united in marriage the past
week, an extended account of the
wedding appearing elsewhere in this
issue of the Journal.
Returned from Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. George, of the
Fort George service station on High
ways 3 4 and 50, who have been
spending their vacation in northern
Minnesota, returned home last week
after having enjoyed an excellent va
cation while they were away. Dur
ing their absence, business at the
station was looked after by Leo
Hauptman.
Visiting Friends Here
Ralph Graham, who formerly re
ided here, and his son, Ralston, both
Df Lincoln, were visiting in Avoca
last Tuesday afternoon and were
looking after some business as well
as visiting. While here they told of
a brother of Ralph, Lloyd Graham,
having just recently returned from
a trip to California, and who report
ed he had met William Morley out
there. He said that Mr. Morley's
health has not been the best.
Married Forty-Five Years
Forty-five years ago last Sunday
in Omaha there was celebrated the
wedding of Miss Christine Xelson
and Mr. Ernest Sailing, who have
made their home in and near Avoca
Tor many years. In honor of the oc
casion some half hundred of their
friends and relatives came to help
them celebrate the anniversary of
their marriage. A fine dinner featur
ed the occasion and they were show
ered with well wishes together with
numerous other tokens of the high
jsteem in which they are held in the
community.
MUSEUM EGGS SURVIVE
SOAP AND WATER BATH
MILWAUKEE (UP) Even the
dainty egg of a ruby-throated hum
ming bird came unimpaired through
a soap and water bath to which 3,328
eggs were subjected at the Milwaukee
museum.
Marvin II. Adams, assistant curator
of birds and mammals, applied a soft
brush to the collection to prepare it
for new r.how cases after it had been
withdrawn from exhibition for a
time.
All of the eggs excepting one are
from North American birds. There
are 795 sets from 720 species and
sub-species, and 84 nests. Derivation
of the collection ranges from the ex
tinct passenger pigeon to the alba
tross and the California condor.
They were gathered, often at risk
of his life, by the late Benjamin
Goss, a native of Pewaukee, Wis. Be
fore his death in 1893 he had eggs
of all the North American birds
known to his contemporary ornithol
ogists. FLOUR MILLS DESTROYED
ARAPAHOE. Neb., July 1G (UP)
Fire late yesterday practically de
stroyed the Arapahoe Flour mills.
Fanned by a good breeze the mill,
located outside city limits, burned
rapidly as the Arapahoe fire depart
ment used up all Its chemical in a
vain effort to xut the fire out.
M. C. Shafter, Beaver City, owner
of the mill, said it was built at a
cost of $100,000 in 1919. No esti
mate of the damage was available
until later, he said. The building
was partly covered by - insurance,
Shafer said.
C rears wood
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Shupe are
visiting their son in St. Louis.
Miss Elva Coleman is improving,
but is still confined to her bed.
Miss Ruth Harmon returned home
Sunday from the hospital and, is get
ting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Davis of
Plattsmouth spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Knolle.
Mr. and Mrs. Thedlemoe and son
Roy of Fairbury called at the B. M.
Hanson home last Wednesday.
Miss Charlotte Strahan of Wav
erly spent last week end with Miss
Alveda Kyles at the Reece home.
The Auxiliary meets Wednesday,
July 21, at the Legion hall with Mrs.
John Fox and Mrs. Roy Comstock.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Vant and son
John of McCook visited over the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. John
Vant.
Ralph Palmquist of David City
spent a few days last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Palm
quist. Mrs. Margaret Howard and Mrs.
Edith Finley entertained the Guild
last Tuesday. A delicious lunch was
served.
Mrs. Ross Casey and children re
turned home Sunuday from a two
weeks' visit with relatives in Upton,
Wyoming.
The Greenwood ball team won the
game played last Sunday with Ma
son's colored Giants of Omaha, by a
15 to 14 score.
Clyde Hughes of Waverly pur
chased the Fred Anderson barber
shop last week and began work the
first of the week.
Word has been received here that
Mrs. William Xewkirk, of Byron, is
much improved and able to be up
and around again.
Harry Marolf holds "tops" on the
wheat crop in this community. lie
had a field of wheat which yielded
45 bushels to the acre.
Miss Xettie Clark, formerly a
teacher in the Greenwood schools,
visited last week with Mrs. Charles
Dyer and other friends.
Mr. arid Mrs. William C. Smith
son. Junior, and daughter Phyllis,
of Duluth, Minn., visited Sunday at
the B. M. Hanson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tucker of
Utah are going to take over the
north service station formerly oper
ated by 11. E. Mathews.
Mr. and Mrs. Farley Pittman and
family of Medford, Oklahoma, call
ed on Mary. Heeney. last Tuesday.
Dorothy remained for a longer visit.
Mrs. Aurelia Cooper, of San Diego,
California, visited Mrs. Ruth Dyer
Monday. Mrs. Cooper is best known
known by her maiden name of Au
relia Iloham.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Shoemaker
and children of Columbia City, Ind.,
celled on L. M. Mowery last Satur
day as they were en route home
from a visit in Colorado.
Charles Trunkenbolz, of Scio, Ore
gon, visited his brother and family.
Mr. and Mrs. George Trunkenbolz.
last Wednesday. Mrs. Etta Trunken
bolz, of Eagle, also called on them.
Donald Buck, little son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Buck, is improving
nicely after an appendicitis opera
tion which he underwent early last
Sunday morning at the Xicholas
Senn hospital in Omaha.
Married at Plattsmouth
Donald Weimer, youngest son of
Mrs. Be.'sie Weimer and Miss Stella
Mae Cooper of Weeping Water were
narried at the court house in Platts
mouth last Saturday. Miss Edith
Jacques and Arthur F. Cooper wit
nessed the ceremony.
EXPERIMENT AT STATE
TRAINING SCHOOL
TECUMSEH, Okla., July 1C (UP)
The girls cf the State Training
school here are as excited as any de
butant, for tonight the- will have
dates and a dance at the school.
The dance with fruit punch and
music by the Oklahoma City firemen's
hand is an experiment in new deal
social' reform sponsored by Mrs
Charles Eurnham, superintendent of
the school.
"There isn't a girl here whose life
would not have been different if they
had better opportunity" said Mrs.
Eurnham.
Only thirty-eight of the institu
tion's 200 girls will be privileged to
attend the function. These have been
selected by reasons of their better
records, Mrs. Burnham explained.
AUSTRALIA SLOWS H. C. L.
CANBERRA (UP) Statistics pre
pared by the League of Nations show
that Australia's rise in the cost of
living the past year was one of the
lowest iu the world. The increase
here was between 2.5 to 5 per cent
along with that of Latvia, Danzig,
Peru, Belgium and Norwav.
PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
Social
From Thursda y tally
Entertains Card Club
Mrs. Fred Lugsca entertained lier
card club at her home Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs . Henry Starkjohn
won high score. Two tables played.
Guests at Rosen Home
Guests last evening at the E. A.
Rosen home were Miss Jeanette Liv
ingston of Miami. Fla., Attorney
Harry B. Cohen and Dr. Harry Rich
of Omaha.
House Guests
Mrs. James Legley has entertained
a number of house guests this week.
Those who have visited here are Mrs.
Don Carter and small daughter of
Chicago; Miss Jenonne Jacques of
Lincoln, a granddaughter to Mrs.
Begley; Mrs. Maude Hayhow of
Papillion, Mrs. Begley's mother; and
Mrs. F. Keddle of Ashland.
Woman's Bible Class
Members of the Senior Woman's
Bible class of the Methodist church
met at the home of Mrs. J. M. Leyda
Wednesday afternoon. A social hour
followed the review of the lesson. A
very good attendance was recorded.
Mrs. Leyda was assisted in serving
by her daughters, Mrs. Andrew
Moore and Mrs. Jean Brady of Om
aha. Entertains for Nepliews
Mrs. M. M. Muncie entertained
this week a group of the young boys
of the community in honor of her
nephews, Leonard and Franklin
Wood, of St. Joseph, Missouri.
The pleasant event was held at
"The Cabin on the Platte," north of
the city and where the young people
found the moSt. pleasant settings for
the games and entertainment.
Those who enjoyed the event were
James Brown. Jack Lorenz, John and
Richard Soennichf-en, Hubert Babbitt,
?.lax and Lloyd Human and Jerry
Wood.
Stag Patrol
An all-day program of entertain
ment kept the members of the Stag
Patrol of the toy Scouts bu--y Wed
nesday. During the morning the boys
were given a swimming party by
Henry Soennichsen.
Mrs. Soennichsen accompanied the
boys to the lak in Plamore park. At
noon she served a picnic dinner. An
other swim v.'aef on the afternoon pro
gram. Last evening the boys met at the
James Mauzy home for their business
session. Games and refreshments fol
lowed the business and study periods.
From Friday's l.iaily
Returns from Visit
Mrs. Helen Julian and grandson,
Howard Cox, have returned from a
visit with Mrs. Julian's niece, Mrs.
Darwin Delavan, in Glenwood. Ia.
They have been iu the Iowa city two
weeks.
Eirthday Surprise
A group of neighbors surprised
Mrs. Wilbur Rusk on her birthday
Thursday evening. The group brought
ice crei.m and. a birthday cake for
Mrs. Rusk. Those attending the
party were Mr. and Mrs. Will Rentier,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Renner, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Miller, and Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Rice.
Celebrates Seventh Birthday
Twenty-three guests attended the
party given in honor of the seventh
birthday of Richard Renner by his
mother, Mrs. Win. Renner Thursday
afternoon. The afternoon was spent
in games. The group played Bingo
indoors then went outside for games.
While Richard unwrapped the
gifts, the seven candles on his birth
day cake were lighted. Refreshments
cf cake, ice cream, cookies, mints and
orange-ade were served to the chil
dren. Delta Deck
Mis.i Laura Meisinger was hostess
to the Delta Deck bridge club last
evening at the Robert Cappcll home.
Two tables played. Mrs. Lillian Liv
ingston was high. Miss Meisinger
won second a'nei Mrs. Frank Gobel
man took consolation.
Naomi Circle
Mrs. J. A. Capwell entertained the
Naomi circle at her home Thursday
afternoon. Plans were discussed for
family night at the Methodist church
to be held the third Thursday In
August.
Elizabeth Wiles presented a read
ing. Three piano solos were given
by Hubert Babbitt, Donna Stiver,
and Phyllis Cagney.
Gleaners Circle
Sixteen members attended the meet
ing of the Gleaners circle of the
Methodist Federation at the meeting
at the home of Mrs. Julius Hall
Thursday afternoon. The report from
the treasurer showed that the circle
had gone "over the top" on their bud
get. A vocal duet was given by Joan
and Bobby Hall during the social
period which followed the business
meeting.
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. James Rishel cele
brated their twenty-first wedding an
niversary at a fish dinner at their
home Thursday evening. Guests other
than members' of the family were
Mrs. Alice Andrews and children,
Mina and Jean, Mrs. S. E. Kerr, and
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Kerr.
Ecrcas Circle
Mrs. Roy Schwenneker presented
the missionary lesson at the meeting
of the Dorcas circle Thursday after
noon at the meeting at the home of
Mrs. Albert Funke. The story of
Sarah was given by Mrs. Edgar
Glaze.
Plans were made for an ice cream
social by the circle for August 11.
Mrs. Funke was assisted by Mrs.
Frank Barkus and Mrs. Henry Timm.
Visits Mother
Mrs. C. L. Groff of Falls City is
spending the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall of this
city. Three grandchildren, Betty
Jane, Wayne, and Jean McKenzie of
Harvard, of Mr. and Mrs. Hall are
accompanying Mrs. Groff for a visit
here.
From .Saturday's Jai!y
Visiting in Kansas
Mrs. Freeman McFarland is leaving
Sunday morning for a week's visit at
Effingham. Kansas. She will be a
guest at the Ernest McFarland home.
Here for Week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson of
Chicago arrived this morning for a
visit at the Tiome of Mrs. Mary Kno
flicek. Mrs. Johnson is a daughter of
Mrs. Knofiieek. The guests will re
turn to Chicago Monday.
Dinner Guests
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Allbee were
dinner guests Friday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jahrig.
Mrs. Allbee was Miss Frances Lillie
before her marriage on July 6th. Mrs.
Allbee is a niece to Mrs. Jahrig.
Visiting from Chicago
Miss Beatrice Seybert is visiting
relatives in Plattsmouth on her two
week vacation. She arrived from
Chicago at 1:15 tin.? morning on the
Zephyr. Mrs. A. F. Seybert and
granddaughter. Miss Shirley Seiver
met her in Omaha.
Omaha Guests
Mrs. Louise
spent Thursday
Schmitt of Omaha
with her sister, Mrs.
f. r-. nailer in i i.iUMiiuuni. niie as
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accompanied by her granddaughter,
Doris Jean Little, also of Omaha
Doris is remaining for a visit with
her great-aunt in Plattsmouth.
.Leave for Estes
Charles Bestor and niece, Miss Lois
Bestor, and Miss Margaret Ann Mc
Carty, left this morning for Estes
Park, Colo. The girls are taking a
cabin in the mountains while Mr.
Bestor took his tent for the outing.
They plan to be gone about ten days.
Entertained at Omaha
Mrs. R. A. Bates and her house
guests. Miss Louise Hann of Chicago,
and Miss Ella Lotz, of Lockport, Illi
nois, were in Omaha today. They
were dinner guests at the home of
Mr. and Mis. Joseph Manacek this
evening. Mrs. Manacek is a niece of
Mrs. Bates and grandniece of Miss
Lotz.
Guests at Brink Home
Mrs. Rose Brink of Battle Creek,
Nebr., and Mr. and Mrs. Elmore J.
Brink and son of Humphrey are visit
ing at the V. N. Brink home this
week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Elmore
Brink and son will return Sunday
evening. Mrs. Rose Brink will re
main for a visit with her son and
fa mily.
Return from North
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Bloom
daughter. Genevieve, returned
day night from their trip in
and
north. They report a splendid vaca
tion. Among the slops were Lake
Raleigh in Canada where they en
joyed fishing and Bemidji, Minn.,
where they also pulled out a number
of nice catches. They also visited
relatives in Minneapolis.
Guests at Lushinsky Home
Mayor and Mrs. George Lushinsky
have had a number of guests this
week at their home on Park hill.
Mrs. Martha Roessler, of Lincoln, sis
ter of Mr. Lushinsky being here for
the week, Mrs. F. II. Johnson and
daughter, Miss Laura Reichart, of
Louisville, visiting Friday and today
Mrs. Edward Ackerman of Wymore
arrived to be a guest over the weekend.
Rebekahs Install
Mrs. Georgia Whitebread, district
deputy president and the district de
puty marshal, Mrs. Clarence Busche,
both of Louisville assisted with the
installation of officers at the meeting
of the Rebekahs Thursday evening
in the I. O. O. F. hall.
Mrs. Hilda Coffman was installed
as noble grand of the local chapter.
Mrs. Catherine Hall is vice grand;
Mrs. Myrtle McFarland, treasurer;
Mis3 Marie Kaufn-mn, secretary;
Mrs. Alice Haffke, warden; Mrs.
Mary Taylor, conductress; Miss Anna
Heisel, chaplain; Mrs. Emma Olson,
r. s. to noble grand; 1. s. to noble
grand, Mrs. Henrietta Ofe; r. s. to
vice grand, Mrs. Mary Mumm; 1. s.
to vice grand, Mrs. Mary Kruger;
musician, Miss Mildred Hall; inside
guardian. Miss Bertha Ellington; and
outside guardian, Miss Fern Jahrig.
Following the installation of offi
cers, refreshments were served.
ALLIS-KOKJER
Miss Helen E. Allis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Allis of Omaha,
became the wife of Jordan M. Kokjer,
Jr., son of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Kok
jer, Sr., Sunday afternoon. The faih
er of the groom performed the cere
mony at the Kokjer home in Avoca
at 4 o'clock.
The bride wore an embroidered net
defes of floor length over satin. It
was made on the princess lines and
had long full sleeves. Her finger
tip veil was of silk net and caught
at the front in a coronet of lilies of
the valley. Her bouquet was of
white bride's roses and sweet peas.
Miss Frances Brainard of Omaha
attended the bride. Her dress was of j
yellow organdy, floor length. It was;
also cut on the princess lines and
had puffed sleeves. She wore a cor
onet of yellow daisies and carried
yellow gladiolus.
The groom and best man, James
Keill of David City, wore dark suits.
The couple were married under a
grape vine altar. White
hybiscus
formed the background and at either
side of the altar stood large baskets
of white gladiolus. The spot was
exactly the same as that in which
the parents of the groom were mar
ried. Mothers of the bride and groom
v. ore corsages or wnite sweet peas
and gardenias.
Jim Allis. brother of the bride,
sang "O Perfect Love" and "Be-
twuin.. i nt nruuuig marcn v. us
played by the mother of the bride
Following the wedding, a reception
was held at the Kokjer home. A large
wedding cake formed the centerpiece
on the serving table.
It was surrounded by a wreath of
fern and sweet peas. Misses Willene
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and Mrs. John Ehlers
the serving.
assisted with
Mr. Kokjer is a graduate of Doane
college where he was a member of the
Tau Sigma Zeta fraternity. The
bride has just completed her second
year at Doane. She is a member of
the G. F. S. sorority. The couple will
make their home at Riverton where
Mr. Kokjer is principal and coach.
Among the out of town guests at
the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Allis and sons, Jim, Donald and Laur
ence, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Osterhaut of Crete; Mr. and Mrs. C.
II. Brainard of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Ehlers of Bertrand.
NEW TONE TRAIN TOOTS
CENTER OF CONTROVERSY
STONIXGTOX, Conn. (UP) While
stores of residents were signing a
petition against the "loud and pro
longed" screeching of the New
Haven railroad's 10 new stream-lined
locomotives, William Hill was shout
ing praises for the "new toned
whistles."
He threatened to circulate a peti
tion asking that the present tone of
the whistles be preserved and he
lives close to the tracks. The major
ity of the town's folk, however, feel
that Hill's "sleep Is. more sound than
his opinion on whistles." I
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DENTISTRY and PUBLIC
HEALTH
Approved by
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PLATTSMOUTH
DENTAL SOCIETY
chapter xxr
the second time in his three
half years, little Bobby White
Pol
and a
sat in
. oentists chair. Fortified
by his initial
experience of a few
days earlier, he
was an interested
observer
of everything that took
place.
As the dentist quickly and deftly
removed the decay f,n, j()1by'.
little teeth, Mrs. White plied him
with questions.
"My husband and I have always
considered Bobby a very healthy
boy," she said. "He is bi for Irs
age. At three and a half, he wears
a five-year-old's clothes. He ha:?
never been sick. I can't understand
why his teeth should decay."
"How was your health before
Bobby was born?" asked the den
tist. "Oh, I suppose it was average,
under the circumstances," replied
Mrs. White. "Some days Ud feel all
right; other ckivs, I wouldn't. I re
member I had a terrible time eat
ing. My doctor tried to put me on
a diet, but it didn't do much good."
"Did you drink much milk?" ask
ed Dr. Young.
"Goodness, no!" nnswered Mrs.
White. "I never could drink milk."
"How about vegetables?"
"Our family doesn't care much for
vegetables," she answered, "and be
fore Bobby was born, I couldn't
stand the sight of them. My husband
doesn't care for them, and neither
docs Bobby. Honestly. I dread to
fee meal time come because I know
I'll have a battle forcing Bobby to
eat his spinach or carrots or to
drink his milk."
"Hum." said Dr. Young, as ho
removed the last of the decay from
Bobby's teeth. "Your eating habits
seem to run in the family. It may
be that that is the solution to Bob
by's dental problems. Maybe you
have not supplied him with enough
tcoth-building foods. The crowns of
his baby teeth, you know, were all
formed before he was born. The fact
that your prenatal diet and Bobby'3
I present diet is lacking in calcium
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for his poor teeth."
"O dear!" exclaimed Mrs. White.
"Is there any way that I can over
come that deficiency now?"
"Yes, and no," replied the dentist.
"You can't build new enamel on lm
baby teeth, because once enamel is
formed, it can never be rebuilt. But
you may be able to retard the pro
gress .of decay in. his baby teeth by.
putting him on the proper diet and
V- l-ODTlino- hie Tnrntti crTiiniilnntlt'
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you must realize that
his permanent teeth are forming be
neath his baby teeth right now. By
controlling his diet, you can help
him build strong permanent teeth."
"That is going to be a hard thing
to do," said Mrs. White, "as Bobby
seems to have most of mv eating
habits."
"Xaturally," replied Dr. Young.
"Children form eating habits very
young; they are influenced by the
eating habits of their parents. How
ever. I'm sure that with a little
careful training and application on
your part, you can correct most, if
not all, of his dietary faults. If pos
sible, do not allow him to eat at the
table with the rest of the family.
Prepare his food and serve him be
fore the regular family meal time.
A child will soon learn to eat the
food that it set before him provid
ed he is not showered with paren
tal attention. By the way. has Bobby
had a physical examination recent
ly?" "No," replied Mrs. "White, "he has
been so healthy that I haven't taken
him to a doctor since he was an
infant."
"Better have your physician give
him a good examination," advised
the dentist, "to see whether he is as
healthy as you think. When you see
your physician, ask him for a good
diet list for Bobby then follow it
religiously."
Turning to Bobby, he said: "There
you are, big boy! Take a look at
your shiny new fillings how do you
like them?" and he held a small
mirror before the youngster.
"Fine!" replied Bobby, as he
gazed with childish admiration at
the reflection of his newly filled
teeth.
"Have mother bring you back next
Friday, and we'll finish the job for
you."
(Continued)
Improving our farm-to-market
roads will be of direct benefit to
everyone in Cass county.