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THTJUSDAY. ATJGTJST 3, 1939.
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SCIIAL
From Monday's Dally
Gnests at Knorr Home
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knorr had as
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs
Carl Panzer and daughter, Ruth of
Ashland, the former a brother ol
Mrs. Knorr; Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Tinder of Kenesaw, Nebraska, the
latter a cousin of Mr. Knorr; and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson ct
Omaha.
Entertains at Dinner
Miss Etta Xickles entertained at
a noon luncheon at the Nickles
home at 416 North 5th street Sun
day. Guests at the dinner Included
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wurdeman of
Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. George Nickles
of Murray, and Mr. and Mrs. J. 1.
Wurdeman of Leigh. Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wurdeman left
for their home in Leigh today.
Attend Wedding:
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Green and
H. R. Johnson, uncle of Wilson Green
were in Lawrence, Kansas over th
week end' where they attended the
wedding of Miss Katherine Wilson to
Dr. P. N. Stephens Saturday evening,
July 29. The bride is an aunt ot
Mr. Green and a sister of Mrs. II. R.
Johnson. It was a beautiful home
wedding and Mrs. Wilson Green as
sisted in the reception arrangements.
of Mrs. Wm. H. Dasher vras here
from Sioux City, Iowa, also tw
great-grandchildren of Mrs. HIckson
were here from Sioux City. They
were Donald asd Herbert Sweem
jr.
At 8 o'clock a dinner in cafeteria
style was .served to 39 guests. After
the serving of dinner a family pit
ture was taken in the living room
of the Dasher home.
Those present were Mrs. Ella
Stull Hickson. Sioux City; Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. H. Dasher, Mr. and Mrs
George Dasher, Mr. and Mrs. L. A
Dasher, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Willis
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Taylor, Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. Winford Dasher, Mr,
and Mrs. Roy Sweem, Herbert
Sweem, Clifford and Wayne Dasher
Donald and Herbert Sweem, Jr., ot
Sioux City, Iowa, Dorothy, Robert
and Sonja Willis, Betty and Harry
Gochenour, Donald and Dorothy
Stradley, Emma, Billy, Joan and
Mary Taylor of Omaha, LaVerne,
Merle, Darlene and Eugene Dasher
Also a few close friends were pres
ent. Edith Senf. Betty Mae Baum
gart, Earl Miller and Harry Porter.
Hold Family Gathering
Saturday evening a family gath
ering was held at the Wm. H. Dasher
home.
Mrs. Ella Stull Hickson, mother
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Celebrates Birthday
Sunday the home of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph M. Sedlak on South 10 th
street was the scene of a very pleas
ant gathering ot little folks, honor
ing the fourth birthday anniversary
of their little granddaughter. Bev
erly Trotter. The time was spent
in playing games and having a very
delightful time among the littiw
guests, while at an appropriate hour
refreshments were served and which
featured the large birthday cak
prepared by Mrs. Sedlak. She was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs
George Trotter, Mrs. Clell Gansemer
and Mrs. Robert E. Sedlak. Those
attending were Mary Jo Rebal
Betty Hager, Darlene Kalasek, Reta
and Charles Fulton, Dickie Burns
Bobbie Sedlak. Joan, Phyllis and
Duane Gansemer of Murray.
Prom Tuar Dafty
Announce Engagement
Mrs. Ethel Wall of this city an
nounces the betrothal of her only
daughter. Miss Dorothy Wall to Mr
Doran Bowman, son of Mr. and Mrs
Max Bowman, also of Plattsmouth.
No date has been set for the wed
ding.
Hold Dinner Partv
The members of the James Bulin
family held a family dinner party
at the Jacobs cafe Sunday, July 30.
The dinner, served at the noon hour.
TAXES
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Average About
Annually Per
hone soBscnDOEO!
Last year, federal, state and local taxes
and wage payments of this Company
were about $30.00 per telephone sub
scriber. Taxes were about 21 per cent
more than in 1936.
In spite of continuous improvement in
equipment and methods of operation, we
can only partially offset the increase in
expenses of providing telephone service.
EXCHANGE SERVICE RATES HAVE
NOT BEEN INCREASED GEN
ERALLY SINCE 1919 AND
LONG DISTANCE RATES
HAVE BEEN REDUCED
8 TIMES IN 12 YEARS!
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co.
"A Nebraska Company Serving Its PopV
was attended by members of six
families Mr. and Mrs. Robert P
Schaffer and daughter, Sandra Sue
of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Bulin of Burbank. California; Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Bourne. Paul
Vandervoort, Mrs. Etta Mocken
haupt, mother of Mrs. James Bulin,
and Mr. and Mrs. James Bulin.
Surprised on Birthday
A picnic dinner was held Sunday,
July 30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. McVay at Nehawka honoring
Mrs. McVay on her sixty-first birth
day. Everyone came with well
laden baskets of fried chicken and
ice cream and all the trimmings to
make a fine dinner. A good time was
had by all.
Those present at the occasion were:
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gregg, Harold,
Earl, Doris, Lawrence, Richard,
Alice, and Paul Gregg of Nehawka;
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McVay of Union;
Mr. and Mrs. John Hobscheidt, Sr.
and son, Henry of Murray; Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Gannaway and children.
Evelyn and Audrey of Murray; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Kuhns and children,
Dordan. Gladys. Beverly, and Karen
of Plattsmouth; Mrs. Winifred
Slagle of Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Plunkett and children, Dar
lene, Alice and Rosalee of Nehawka
Mrs. Plybon of Nehawka; Mrs. New
tneister of Avoca; Arthur Jennings of
Plattsmouth: Mrs. Jessie Smith ot
Mynard; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fulton
and children, Dorothea, Mary Lo'i,
and Jerry of Mynard; and the guest
of honor and her husband. Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. McVay of Nehawka.
Local Family
is Home from
Colorado Trip
Dr. and Mrs. 0. C. Hudson and Chil
dren Beturn Sunday Following
Two Weeks' Vacation.
From Wednesday Dally
Enjoy Picnic
A very delightful picnic was en
joyed on Sunday at the Legion Meir
orial Park at Auburn. The day was
snent in visiting and some of tr-e
younger people enjoyed a dip in the
cool water of the swimming poc
at the park.
Those motorine down were: Mr.
and Mrs. George Thun, Claudine and
Dayle Frazier of this city. Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Todd. Jack and Betty
Lou Todd. Dick Ptacek. Mr. am
Mrs. Delbert Jennings and Delnert
Ray, Jr. and niece, Rosaline Jennings
of near Union. They were Joined bj
Mr. and Mrs. James Persinger and
Jane and Maxine Hanni of Auburn.
Honored at Stork Shower
Tuesday arternoon Mrs. J. W.
Taenzler entertained a group of the
ladies of the Christian church at a
stork shower honoring Mrs. Lester
Thimgan, there being some twenty
of the ladies in attendance at the
pleasant event.
Mrs. Merritt S. Kerr was in charge
of the ganres and entertainment and
provided a fine program of amuse
ment that all enjoyed to the utmost
A very attractively decorated baby
basket served to contain the gifU
that each had brought as remem
brances of the occasion and MrR.
Thimgan was asked to open the
packages of the many lovely gifts.
At an appropriate hour Mrs
Taenzler served refreshments in
which the color motif of pink and
white was carried out, white cup
cakes and pink frosting and the
pink and white ice cream.
Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson and
family returned home Sunday and
resumed their usual duties Monday
morning following a very pleasant
two weeks' vacation which was
spent largely in Colorado.
The Hudson family left Platts
mouth by auto and motored directly
to Colorado Springs and on to Royal
Gorge and .Pikes Peak, popular
drives around Colorado Springs
They also spent five days in Grand
Lake visiting and sightseeing. The
remainder of the time was spent in
Denver and Estes Park.
While in Denver the Plattsmouth
family spent two days with Mr. ar.
Mrs. Harley Cecil, who entertained
at a chicken dinner in honor ol
their guests. A number of other
friends of the Cecil family were also
present at the dinner.
flWEAILS
From Tueady Dnr
Misses Florence and Georgia White
of Omaha were Sunday guests ot
Miss Lillian G. White and Guy White
sister and brother of the Omaha
ladies.
Judge R. S. Mockett, of Lincoln,
was in the city today for a few hours
today, looking after some matters at
the court house and visiting with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Tharp ot
Thayer, Nebraska were in Platts
mouth last Thursday and visited
with Mr. Tharp's uncle, Sam Barrett
at the Masonic Home.
From WedneJ.y Carry
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Iske of La
Platte, were here today to spend a
few hours looking after some mat
ters of business.
Miss Jean Knorr, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Knorr, is in Ashland
spending the week with her cousin.
Miss Ruth Panzer.
BIRTHS IN" THE CIT
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
Miss Theresa Demuth received a
message notifying her of the death
of her father, Michael W. Demuth,
which occurred at 11 o'clock Sunday.
Miss Demuth departed for Tilden,
Nebraska Monday where she will at
tend the funeral of the father to
morrow morning. Mr. Demuth, who
had made his home with a number
of his children, has been ill for some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Henry, the
latter formerly Miss Alvina Schroe-
der, are the parents of a girl born
to them on Wednesday, July 26
Both mother and daughter are doing
fine.
Thursday, July 27 a boy was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Laverne S. Kennedy
at their home in this city. Mrs. Ken
nedy was the former Miss Ellen
Davis.
' This morning Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Sykora were made happy when a girl
was born to them at their homo.
The mother was the former Miss
Pearl Taylor and is a daughter of
Mrs. L. L. Kinnanion. Mother and
daughter are both doing fine.
VISIT IN MISSOURI
Mr. and Mrs. William Renner and
grandson, Richard Renner, with Mr.
and Mrs. Jess N. Elliott, were at
Biglow, Missouri. - Sunday, they
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Privett and family. Mrs.
Privett is a daughter of Mrs. Elliott
and niece of Mr. Renner. They re
port the crops as very good in that
section of the show-me state and
everyone well pleased over the crop
outlook. While there Richard en
joyed a dip in the large lake at the
state park.
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243 Acres Improved Cass County Farm
SELLS AT
PUI3MC AUCTION
FRIDAY, AUG. 11, 1939
Sale will be Held at 2 P. M. in Cass Theatre, Plattsmouth
LEGAL DESCRIPTION The farm is legally described as the North
west quarter and the West half of the Northeast quarter (NWH and
W of NE) of Section 6. Twp. 11. Range 14. East Rock Bluffs
Twp., Cass county, Nebraska. THIS LAND lies smooth to rolling.
There are 65 acres of creek pasture, running .water in pasture,
which has never failed, also a good well, 11 acres prairie grass,
about 30 acres of new land. 25 acres in sweet clover, balance in
cultivation. The farm is well adapted to diversified farming. It is
located near the Missouri river, where the corn crop looks good.
Three miles south of Plattsmouth, 2 miles east of Mynard, Nebr.
One-half mile to school. Known as C. J. Martin farm and has been
in the Martin family the past SO years. IMPROVEMENTS consist of
Be veu room nouse, duiii ot stone and brick; large nanK Darn, stone q
construction. 48x26 feet; machine shed, and other out buildings,
Good wind break, some fruit trees, fenced and cross fenced.
You are invited to inspect this farm before the day of sale and
attend the Auction prepared to buy as THE FARM WILL POSI
TIVELY BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. The deed has been
signed by both Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin and is held in escrow
by the Auctioneers. You make the price. Merchantable Abstract of
Title will be furnished. Terms: 10 of purchase price Cash on day
of sale, an unpaid balance. Federal Land Bank Loan of approximate
ly $6,000 may be assumed by the purchaser. Final settlement on or
before December 1, 1939.
CHARLES L. MARTIN, Owner
Forke Bros., Lincoln, and Bex Younff, Plattsmouth, Auctioneers
Toggery Clearance
Brings ReaI Values
One Woman Tells Another and So
the Good News Spreads About
This Buying; Opportunity
A widening circle of buyers are
coining to tho Ladies Toggery to take
advantage of the Clearance prices on
wearing apparel, as one woman tells
another about the worth-while values
that are being offered. Thus, people
who do tak? time to read the ads' and
those who don't, through this word-of-mouth
passing of the news, are
finding satisfactory goods and prices
at the sale.
This week brings a Clearance of
tle better summer dresses. They are
those finer quality dresses taken
from higher priced lines and reduced
tor immediate clearance to make
room for incoming fall merchandise.
You will be sure to appreciate their
value and will want several at the
LOW clearance prices of $2.98,
$3.98 and $5.98.
Also the final clearance of Spring
and Summer Coats. If you want a
light weight topper, here is your op
portunity to purchase one below
manufacturer's cost $2.98 and up.
Come in and see these.
Special selling of better Blouses.
You will find blouses that retailed
at from f 2 to $3 lace and silk crepe
now prced at $1.49 and $1.98.
We have just received a new ship
ment of Children's School Dresses
and school days are just around the
corner. Sizs 6 to 16, priced at
onlv $1. You can't beat it.
New Early Fall Goods
The new early Fall hats are now
arriving. Come in this week end
and let us show you these gorgeous
new hats priced from $1.95 to
On August 9, we invite you to
come in and see the new fall coats
and ask about our new layaway
plan.
THE LADIES TOGGERY.
Shop of Personal Service.
4-H ACHIEVEMENT DAY
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
Mrs. Vitfian V. Arnholz, 46, who
has resided at the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home in this city since July C,
1933. died Tuesday afternoon aftoi
an illness of some duration.
Mrs. Arnholz was born March 17
1S93, at Omaha. Nebraska, and has
spent her lifetime in that city,
where she had a very large acquain
tance. She was a member of Vesta
chapter No. 6, O. E. S. and from
which she was admitted to the
Home.
There is surviving two sisters.
Mrs. Ethelda Sansen of Omaha nnu
Mrs. Irene Lavelle of Council Bluffs.
The body was taken to Omaha by
the Haynes mortuary and where fun
eral services will probably be held
Thursday and will be private. In
terment will be at the Forest Lawn
cemetery.
CHIEF BACK TO WORK
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning Chief of Police W.
M. Barclay was back on the job of
patroling the main business section
of the city after an absence of several
months. Mr. Barclay has been off
since taken ill early in the spring
and following his operation has been
recuperating here at home. He feels
now fit to take up the active duties
of the office which have in his ill
ness been looked after ' by Officer
David Pickrell, assistant chief. The
return to duty of Mr. Barclay will
place Officers Pickrell and Johnson
as the regular night force and Frank
Boetel, who has been acting as one
of the night force will be retired.
ATTEND FAMILY REUNION
Mrs. J. W. Taenzler and children.
Phyllis, Junior and Pattie, were at
Fremont Sunday where with Mrs.
Bert Collwell, of Glenwood. they at
tended the Detlef family reunion.
This was a reunion of the descend-
ants of Henry Detlef and wife who
settled in Mills county, Iowa, a great
many years ago. There are now
300 of these descendants and of these
185 were at the reunion at Fremont.
DEAD ANIMALS
WANTED
Fop Prompt and Dependable
Service Reverse Calls to
Plattsmouth ! 499
Murray 3312
Union 2601
Nehawka 2291
Avoca l. 3310
Fort Crook Market 3541
The Fort Crook
Rendering Vorlis
Ft. Crook, Nebr.
Friday, July 1 was the Achieve
ment Day for the Tidy Roomers 4-H
club studying girls' rooms.
The members, accompanied by
their mothers and Mrs. Fred Worth
their leader, visited each of the girls'
homes and judged the furnishings
that they had made for their rooms.
Cars for transportation were fur
nished by Mr. WoleveT and Robert
Woest.
After visiting each of the gir1 .
rooms we went to Mrs. Worth'?
where we added up the scores. Hele::
Hough placed first and Mary Rishel
placed second on curtains. Cather
ine Kaffenberger and Geraldim
White tied for second on their dree
ing table?. Mrs. Worth served re
freshments to complete a very pleas
ant evening.
The club i3 comprised of the fol
lowing members: Catherine Kaf
fenberger, Geraldine White, Darlene
White, Loi3 Wolever, Mary Kishel.
Helen Hough.
Visitors included Mrs. Wolever,
Miss Aye. Mrs. Walter Ferris. Mrs.
Adam Kaffenberger, Mrs. James
Rishel, Mrs. John Woest, Mrs. Her
man Hough.
We appreciate very much Mrs.
Worth's leadership this year.
CLUB REPORTER.
Sweet Corn
Pack Starts at
Local Plant
MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
The Powder Puff beauty shop
which has been located in the build
ing. with the Farley Furniture com
pany, has been removed to the home
of Mrs. Arnold Lillie on South Sev
enth street, where Mrs. Lillie will
conduct the operation of the shop.
EIGHT MILE GROVE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. A. Lentz, pastor
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
German service 10:30 a. m.
Sunday, August 13 there will be
no Sunday school and services. How
ever, there will be Luther League
on that date.
Norfolk Packing: Company Start3
Canning of the New Crop of
High Class Sweet Corn.
From Wedneeday'a Dally
The N'orfolk Packing Co. this
afternoon started the operation oi
their plant in handling the 193!) crop
of sweet corn and which is if a very
fine quality through this section and
western Iowa.
While the run wns rot so heavy
today it is expected to gain cali
c'av and by the first of the week the
inn is expected to be going lull
blast preparing the popular brands
of the corn ror tne wnoiesaie nouses
ever the country.
The company ha3 several thou
sand acres of corn unler lease in
this section and along tlie Iowa bot
tom lands which should provide rn
rmple run for the season.
HERE FROM AURORA
From Tuesday' Dally
Frank Wooster. Jr., of Aurori,
Illinois, arrived this morning on the
early Burlington train, coming with
Kmil Stanek with the body of the
late Joe Stanek. Mr. Wooster was a
fellow employe of Mr. Stanek and
had been one who had been a very
close friend. lie had visited the hos
pital Saturday morning and had
found Mr. Stanek rallying very well
apparently from the peritonitis that
had followed an appendicitis oper
ation. Mr. Wooster had called the
hospital later at 4:30 and was in
formed that the patient was holding
his own and at C o'clock while at
the depot to meet Emil Stanek had
received the word of the death.
After the funeral here Mr. Wooster
will pay a short vi.sit to his brotuerg
in Omaha.
Ad for Plattsmouth Friday. Saturday, Aug. 4-5
PHONE 93 and 95 WE DELIVER
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LEr.ions
Sunkist
300 Size, Dozen
FLOUR
OMAR, the Blue Ribbon 00
Flour. 48-lb. Bag ?laJ
PftFFPF BUTTER-NUT, Drip or Tft
UUfTCC Reg., 2 lb. Tin or Jar... 3UC
L
PEACHES
Fancy Arkansas
Freestone. Dozen
15c
A Watermelons
Cuban Striped
Queens
lb. lie
I FTTIIPF So,id- CriSD cebero C
LI. I lUUL Good size Heads, each... 3 C
FLOUR Lighthouse, 48-lb. Bag. .Q9C
7 onnriGEs
Sunkist Navels
Sweet and Juicy
. ea. 1c
A SUGAR
BEET
10-lb. Cloth
Bag for
y
430(5
POTATOES
Red Triumphs, home nr.,
grown. 15-lb. Peck..ww
TOMATOES
Red Ripe home
grown, per lb..
5c
A
VINEGAR
Cider 40 Grain
Per Gallon
20c
PRESERVES EC EFSZiU
25c
Yellowstone Brand
Dlflffl ETC Yellowstone (Quarts)
Dills, 15c; Sweets,
25c
COOKIES
Fresh Asstmt. All
varieties. 2 lbs....
29c
A
BEVERAGES
Asstd. Flavors
2 QL Bottles
Phi's Deposit
CHERRIES
P & Q Fey. Black QQ
Bings. No. 2'2 Can..wUl
CHERRIES
Yellowstone Royal
Ann. No. 2V2 Can.
25c
Farmers Bring Up Your Eggs
MULLEN'S MEAT DEPARTMENT
Phone 95 and 93. We have Four Deliveries Daily
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
BEEF ROAST, extra fancy quality, lb 16
PORK BUTT ROAST (Fresh), lb 1Q
PORK BRAINS, lb 10i
Sunlight, American or Brick
CEIEESE
2 lb. Box
N
42
LEG OF LAMB, lb 25i
LAMB CHOPS, lb 25
LAMB ROAST, per lb 23i
PURE PORK SAUSAGE, lb 15
WE ALSO HAVE A FULL LINE OF
Cold Meats - Dressed Poultry - Dill and Sweet Pickle
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