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PAGE FOUR CHRISTMAS MAILS Preparation, Wrapping, Pack ing of Parcel Post. All parcels should be securely packed and wrapped. Use strong kraft wrapping paper and heavy twine. It is not advisable to use or dinary wrapping paper or thread or cotton string. Place a complete ad dress, written in ink, on the face of the package. Place your return ad dress, written In ink, on the face of the package. Place your return ad dress, also written in ink, In the Community Building Club ELECTED DEC. 9 , 67 Ben Noveski$50.00 Not Paid 1451 Thos. C'Brien$25.00 Not Paid This W?ek $50 -$50 J. Howard Davis b Attorney at Law h q Plattsmouth b J- W IB St & & it V- NEAR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. "Buckie," six months-old deer that was raised from the age of one month by a local cow, with Keith Matheny and his sister on their farm. The deer has been made the legal ward of White Sulphur Springs. He will stay on the farm until a permanent home is built for him. if. 5 i, , iff" 4rm.i& WOMEN'S AUXILI ARY PARADE ENGLAND The company commander takes a salute after in spection of a Women'i Auxiliary Air Force Company Parade re cently. Passed by Brit ish censor. tt ... ;J , Ut4p:W A A. M " $S&&T& iUt '!' UNDERWATER SPEAR-GUN FISHING NEWi, EST SPORTSpearing fish underwater with a newly developed rubber spear gun is the newest piscatorial port You have to hold your breath, dive, look around for a fish, aim and fire all in less than a minute. Spear ing 50 pounds of fish in a balf hour is no trick at all for an expert. . upper left hand corner. If possible, it is much more satisfactory to In close articles in . a , strong cardboard box and then wrap the box in heavy wrapping paper. Mail is handled often and subjected to pressure and friction in the mail bags, and is frequently delivered from moving trains so that in order to avoid dam age it is necessary to prepare par cels carefully for mailing. Umbrellas, canes, golf sticks, should be reinforced their full length by strong strips of wood tightly wrap ped and tied or otherwise sufficient ly wrapped to withstand transpor tation. Hats should be packed in strong wooden or solid fiberboard or double faced fiberboard boxes. Ordinary pasteboard hat boxes must be crated. Shoes, cut flowers, candies, drawings, paintings, unmounted maps, sharp pointed or sharp-edged instruments, and books all require special pack ing in order to protect the articles themselves and other mail with which they may come in contact. Articles easily broken or crushed must be securely packed and crated Mi it V ' f ft AN UMP AND HIS DOG, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. American League Urn p i r e George Pipgras at his home recently with his dog just before the Flori da Hunting sea son opened (or duck, deer, and turkey. or boxed. Usa liberal quantities of excelsior or like material in, around and between the articles and the out side container. Glassware,, fragile toys, or crockery must be packed so as to prevent the escape of particles or pieces if broken in transit. Ordi nary boxes of cigars wrapped in paper only will not be accepted. Pack in a manner to prevent damage or jar. Wrap in corrugated pasteboard or similar material. All articles easily broken or damaged must be plainly marked "Fragile", on the outside wrapper of the parcel. . Pictures, drawings, paintings and maps, when framed with glass fronts, must be protected on both sides with stout material, preferably boards, and enclosed in a wooden or solid fiberboard or a strong double faced corrugated fiberboard box with cush ioning material, such as excelsior, between the reinforced picture and the outer container. Spectacles, fountain pens, and watches must be completely sur rounded with cushioning material and enclosed in a strong rigid box such as a strong doublefaced corru IPSE IK. 1 NEW HATS GO NATIVE, N. Y N. Y. With Paris Modistes oc cupied by the prob lems of war. hat designers are turning to native (MP can and Far Eastern themes for inspira tion. This sombrero, a perrennial fav orite for Southern beach and sports wear, is of blue straw, trimmed with orange and white felt. 2 Is entitled "Balinese Balance." The beautiful women of Bali carrying bowls on their heads inspired the milliner. The top is of pale blue bako; the facing and streamers India print. 3 One of the newest , for Southern wear, is entitled "God Bless America." White linen with red anchors sets a nautical theme for the smart sports hat. V ..... ........ ... ..T SL I HONEYMOONERS & SAND- BAGS, N.Y., N.Y Lieutenant Vatrolslav Hollos of the Yugo slavia -Navy and Mrs. Hollos, whose-marriage took, place only recently, pose willingly in a set ting ef sandbags on ,, the upper deck, cf the - Frenc-ij Liner D Crasse. " PLATTSMOUTH ;SEM1 - WEEKLY JOtTRXAL gated fiberboard box or one of equal strength, . or fountain-pens and watches when an inside container is used nd space permits soft cushion ing jnaterial must also be .placed next to the article. SEARCHERS FINALLY FIND CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER WALTHAM, Mass. (UP.) It took a searching party over an hour to find Peter Wilson of Johnstone, R. I., who got lost while participating in a three-mile cross country race. Officials scoured nearby woodlands, blowing whistles, until Wilson heard the, noise and made his way to the group.. BEAR ATTACKS WOODSMAN WALLACE, Ida. (UP) A large black bear attacked Andrew Erick son, Lochsa river district trapper and guide, while he was fishing. Erikson managed to beat the animal off with a large club. He said the bear was one of the biggest he had ever seen. PRE-ALL-AMERICA This ancient photo of the Minnesota team taken in 1887, two years before Collier's started its famous annual All-America selections, shows "Pudge" Hef felfingcr, third from right standing, who placed on the first "All" team when he played with Yale in '89, and is believed to be the first picture of an All America star in uniform. Laced shirts, mus taches and the silk topper of the manager are typical of the football teams of a half century ago. Fiftieth anniversary team will be announc ed by Collier's in the December 1st issue. HI, GOLD JS WHERE YOU FIND IT DAHL ONGEGA, GA. A new gold strike, baring o lode of Bonanza ore which, it is said, assayed $60,000 a ton, has been disclosed with the opera Ameri gold ore JACKIE COO CAN'S NEXT WIFE N.Y., N.Y. Miss Harriet Had don, Performer in a New York hotel, whom the one-time Juvenile movie star says he'll marry as soon as his divorce from Betty Grable becomes final in ten months or so. , nrn 'I I f : highlights about him are: Ke piayed sixty full min utes of Iowa's last six contests, completed 28 passes; 11 for touchdowns has rushed the ball 360 yards;; scored S touchdowns ; dropkicked 11 points after touchdowns in 17 attempts. His scoring total so far is 41 points. PLATTSMOUTH TEAM WINS Wednesday evening tjhe Platts mouth Bowling alleys was the scene of a very interesting contest be tween local players and a team from Audubon, Iowa. The locals were winner of two out of three of the games. The game score was as fol lows : Plattsmouth 738 551 722 Audubon . 675 723 682 SWAN DIES OF BROKEN HEART YOUNGSTOWN, O. (UP) Grief for its mate, Zuzu-Bella, caused the death of one of the park swans here, according to park attendants. "Noth ing but a broken heart killed Light ning," an attendant said. MORE SUGAR AT MOBILE MOBILE, Ala. (UP) The port of Mobile recently handled a cargo of 7,000,000 pounds of sugar, largest ever brought to the Gulf Coast port. It came as result of Mobile's rein statement as port of entry for sugar. iOju. r t Hi tion of the century-old Calhoun Mine. Maior Graham Dugas is shown holding two pans of the rich IOWA STAR HAILED AS BACK OF THE YEAR IOWA CITY, IOWA Nile Kinnick, gridiron star of the Hawkeyes has stamped him mm A II- A mmrira tfa!!hr A fv Ill Elmwood News Omar Bornemeier was a guest of his lady friend" at Columbus on Thanksgiving day. Walter G. Box and sister. Miss Elizabeth Box, were Thanksgiving day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Box. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bentzineer and Bon of Cook were Thanksgiving day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hottle. Miss Ella James, who has been ill at the home of her brother, Sidney James, in the country, is not show ing any improvement. The Ted Hall department store has been dressed up for Christmas in fine style by Orville Julian, sales man, and presents a very striking Ralph Green and Harry Greene, together with Ralph Keckler, of Weeping Water, were business call ers in Lincoln Tuesday. They made the trip in Ralph's new Buick car. Walter G. Box and his assistant were busy Tuesday shelling corn for Vernon Hill. The corn is very dry and shells easily, which Is unusual this early in the season. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hollenbeck en tertained at Thanksgiving dinner Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hollenbeck, daugh ters Coral and Violet and son Victor, and Mr. and Mrs. Skyles Miller and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles West and sons Kenneth and Claude spent Thanksgiving day at the home of a sister of Mr. West, at Beatrice. They report much more rain down there that day than in Cass county. Mrs. George Hall has been looking after the household work and taking care of the children at the home of her son. Sumner Hall, at Brunswick, during the time Mrs. Sumner Hall is receiving treatment in a Lincoln hospital. The Greene Drug Store is all deck ed out for Christmas and say, it's drawing mighty near, although the weather has made it hard to believe the year is that far advanced. Just ten more shopping days left from the time this paper reaches you. Kenneth West, when his brother did not have room to transport it via truck, drove a tractor to Omaha one day last week, but found the going much rougher than if seated behind the steering wheel of the family car. He got it there safely and was able to return home on the truck with "Shorty" that night. ' Henry Crozier of Weeping Water, who visits Elmwood rather frequent ly, is said to be one of the best cro quet players in his home commun ity, but when he attempts the game here, it just seems like he can't get going, and so he hasn't been able to make much headway, when lined up against some of our local players. Howard Calkin, wife and son, of Alamosa, Colorado,' who have been spending the greater part of a week in Cass county, enjoyed, visiting Alex Mitchell, old time friend of Mr. Cal kin, when the two recalled pleasant incidents of the days gone by. Spent Thanksgiving at Seward Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bothwell and daughter, Jean Adair, with O. S. Turner, father of Mrs. Bothwell, drove to Seward to spend Thanks giving day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Turner. They found a good stiff wind that made holding the car in the road rather difficult Ashland Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. Theo Thimgan and daughter Opal entertained at Thanks giving day dinner Miss Elvina Thim gan, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hodgin and daughter Miss Elaine and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hammer, all of Ashland Held Successful Bazaar The ladies of the Methodist church held a bazaar last Saturday, with a good number of entertainng features and a sale of goods for the benefit of the church. As a result of their en terprise, the ladies reaped a nice sum for their efforts. Visited Edward Pentennan Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Johnson and four sons of Corwith, Iowa, arrived in Elmwood last Thursday and vis ited until Sunday at the Edward and Herman Penterman homes. - They came especially to see Edward Ten terman, who has been confined t" his bed for several months on account of illness. Mrs. Johnson is a sister ot the Penterman boys. It is pleas ing to record that Edward seemed a bit better at the end of last week. Thanksgving Day Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bornemeier entertained relatives and friends at their home Thanksgiving day. Among those present was William Schjueter, brother of Mrs. Bornemeier, who has been staying there since he was n- jured by bull some weeks ago. Oth ers included Emil Boraemejer aud amily, Henry Bornemeier and fata' MONDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1939: ily and Edward Bornemeier, Jr., ana family, as well as Nora Kuntz, wne and daughter Eleanor and Albert Eilkins of LeMars, Iowa, where he is attending school. Goes to Naval Training Camp Raymond Kuntz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuntz," left last week for the Great Lakes training sstation to begin a period of enlistment in the U. S. navy. There have been a num ber of young men from this commun ity enrolled in the fighting forces of our nation lately some joining the navy and others the army. Injured in Anto Accident While O. D. Quellhorst, wife, son and daughter were en route to Kan sas to visit a brother of Mr. Quell horst, they were the victims of an accident near the town of Horton. They came upon a piece of new road, where large piles of dirt had been dumped and not spread, and as It was raining the thoroughfare was very slippery. The car got out of control, as it skidded toward the ditch and turned over one and a half times, landing with the wheels in midair. All members of the party were badly shaken up and the car was severely damaged. In Auto Accident at Lincoln WThile Lawrence Eidemiller and wife were in Lincoln Sunday, they were involved in an auto accident that tore the top off their car and caused them quite severe injuries. With many bright lights glaring along the street, Mr. Eidemiller be came confused and thought he had the right of way. When he discov ered otherwise, he sought to stop as quickly as possible, but not in time to prevent contact with some cars standing still, and an instant later was sideswiped by another car, roll ing his car ovr and tearing the top off. Mrs. Eidemiller suffered a cut cn her cheek that required three stitche3 to close and Mr. Eidemiller had a cut on his thigh that required four stitches to close. Both are re ported as getting along very wrell. Visited at Wood River Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hollenbeck and daughter Darlene departed last Fri day for Wood River,, where they vis ited until Sunday at the home of A. W. Neihart, who is engaged in busi ness there and doing very well. Mr. Neihart was much interested in learning how Elmwood is progress ing and the trend of business condi tions here. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In the County Court of Cass Coun ty. Nebraska. To all persons' interested in the estate of Elizabeth Carr, deceased. No. 3415: Take notice that ' the Exe"cutor of said estate has filed his final report and a petition for examination and allowance of his administration ac counts, determination of heirship, assignment of residue of said estate and for his discharge; that said peti tion and report will be heard before said Court on January 5th, 194(j at ten o'clock a. m. : Dated, December 9th, 1939. A. II. DUXBURY, (Seal) dll-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. In the County Court of Cass Coun ty. Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of Fred W. Guenther, deceased. No. 3447: Take notice that a petition has been filed praying for administra tion of said estate and appointment of Sophia Guenther as administra trix; that said petition has been set for hearing before said Court on the 2Sth day of December 1939, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated November 27th, 1939. A. II. DUXBURY, (Seal) d4-3w County Judge. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of Cass Coun ty. Nebraska. To the creditors of the pstatn nf Florence Daisy Douglass, deceased. No. 3439: Take notice that the time limited for the filing: and nresentatl nn nf claims against said estate is April ist, i:mu; tnat a hearing will be had at the County Court room in Plattsmouth on April 5th. 1940 at ten o'clock a. m. for the purpose of examining, hearing, allowing and adjusting all claims or objections duly filed. Dated December 1st, 1939. A. H. DUXBURY, (Seal) d4-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF PROBATE 7n the County Court of Cass Coun. ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of Mary Yaeger, deceased. No. 3446: Take notice that a petition has been filed for the probate of an in strument purporting to be the last will and testament of said d and for the appointment of George Braun as Executor theretof; that sai(J petition has beep, set for hear? in? before said Cou rt nn the 9tid day of December, 1939, at 10 o'clock a. m. Dated November 34, 1939. (Seal) n37-3w County judse.. X. ! i r r, 'J. 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