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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TEHEE Alvo News A number of Alvo folks drove to Lincoln to attend the circusWed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Neilsen and Mr. and Mrs. Anderson arrived from Mason City Saturday to spend the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klyver. Mrs. Neilsen is a niece of Elmer Klyver. The Arthur Skinner family, who have resided on the Carl D. Ganz farm northwest of town for several years., have rented the farm west of town where the Walter Franks fam ily have resided for many years. Mr. Franks died very recently. HERE FOR SECOND MARRIAGE Attended Legion Convention Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dinges spent Monday and Tuesday at Norfolk in attendance at the state Legion con vention. It was a pleasant trip and provided them with a little vacation from their work. Attended Sidney Rodeo Earl Bennett and family drove to Sidney, Iowa, the first of the week to attend the rodeo which opened Tuesday. They arrived home Tues day night. While they were away, Miss Nita Mullen took care of busi ness at the store. Wednesday afternoon at the court house occurred the marriage of Ulises Walton, Hitchcock, South Da kota, and Florence V. Gray, Akron. Ohio, the ceremony being perforn vd by Judge A. II. Duxbury. This was the second time that me groom had been married in the court house here, his first marriage being on Jan. 23, 1893 when Judge B. S. Ramsey performed the ceremony. Mr. Walton was at that time a resident here. He was a brother of the late Mrs. Fred Kunsman. The first Mrs. Walton is deceased. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Walton departed at once for their home in South Dakota. HORSES TO IOWA FAIR From Friday's Dafly This morning Elbert Wiles depart ed for Des Moines. Iowa, taking with him several of the fine Belgian horses which will be exhibited at the Iowa state fair. These horses are among the finest of their breed in the west and hecure many fine prizes in fairs and horse shows where they are exhibited. PRESENT BEAUTIFUL CAKE From Thursday's Daily The members of the Murray U. P. church which observed its 80th an niversary last Sunday, had a very fine present given by the Carr Bakery of this tJ'.y. This was a fine large anniversary cake. The cake was beautifully decorated and with the golden frosting and the words, "80th Anniversary," which was served to the group after the anniversary ser vice. The gift was very much appre ciated by the church committee and members. CALLED TO R. 0. T. C. RETURN TO KANSAS Prom Friday's DaJlr Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Pitzenberger of Topeka, Kansas, who have been visit ing here at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnard for the past ten days departed today for their home. Mrs. Pitzenberger is a sister of Mr. Barnard and while they were here had the pleasure of a visit with a sister, Mrs. Wes Blackv.ell at Sid ney, Iowa. Mr. Pitzenberger also visited a sister, Mrs. John Stott at Gknwood while in this section. Edward E. Matschullat, Lincoln attorney and former Plattsmouth man, has just been ordered to active duty as instructor with the R. O. T. C, University of Nebraska, for a period August 25, 1940 to August 24, 1941. He holds the rank of cap tain, infantry reserves. Mr. Matschullat was commission ed second lieutenant with the R.O. T.C. in 1928. two years before he took his A. B. and LL. E. degrees. He attended infantry school this spring at Fort Benning. Ga., gradu ating in May. He spent two weeks at Fort Leavenworth this summer as basic camp instructor for newly grad uated second lieutenants. He has just returned from Fort Ripley, Minn., where he was on duty as um pire during war maneuvers. ASKS FOR DIV0PCE In the office of the clerk of the district court today a petition was filed by Ethel Shropshire against Ross Shropshire, in which the plain tiff asks a decree of divorce from the defendant. J. A. Capwell appears as the attorney for the pkintiff. "WHJNGDING" A SUCCESS The "Whingding" which had been postponed on account ' of weather conditions, was held Thursday eve ning at "Shady Rest," the W. R. Holly cottage near the Platte river. The event was a stag party and en- Joyed by a group of some seventy-five of the men of this city and surround ing territory. Cards served as the chief diversion of the evening and a general get-together of the members. Several num bers were also given by the male quartet during the evening. MRS. AVIS ENJOYS VISIT Mrs. Roy Avis, nee Rose Horsak of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is in Platts- mouth as a guest of her brother, Frank Horsak and family. Mrs. Avis husband is in Little Falls, Minne sota, where he is one of the many maneuvering at Camp Ripley. RAIN CAUSES DAMAGE The rains of the past week have caused the street department of the city a real headache due to washing on the hill streets. The unpaved hilly streets are reported as washed in many places which will require the expenditure of considerable funds and labor to put them back in shape. It had been possible in the dry weather to get the work well caught up but with the exceptionally heavy rains at the week-end much of this will have to be replaced. HERE FOR PICNIC Henry Catron, president of the Farmers Bank of Nebraska City, with Roy Ojers, manager of the Lincoln Telephone Co., at that place were here Tuesday. They attended the picnic of the Mynard Community club and attended the Rotary meet ing held there. VISIT OLD FRIENDS From Saturday'! Dally Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foster Pat terson, Sam and Mary, of Tarkio, Missouri, were here today for a short time to visit with the old time friends in the community. They also spent a part of the day in Omaha looking after some business. Establishing Home Here Mrs. Thurman. son Dale and daughter have moved to Alvo and are getting nicely located in the Mrs. J. L. Dimmitt home, where they will reside during the school year. Dale is one of the high school faculty mem bers and his sister comes to the Alvo school this year to become the seventh and eighth grade teacher. The mother will keep house for the young folks. Here from Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klyver and Mrs. Raymond Hiers and little daughter went to Lincoln Tuesday evening, where they had six o'clock dinner at the Arthur Klyver home. The dinner was given in honor of aunts and cousins of the two men, Mrs. Angelo Ederer and two daugh ters, Clara and Ruth, and Mrs. Mar garet Krewer, all of Chicago, who were guests at the Arthur Klyver home at Lincoln Tuesday and at the Elmer Klyver home here Wednesday. The group left Thursday: Visit Churchill Home Members of the S. O. S. Garden club took a little trip to Ashland Tuesday afternoon, where they en Joyed visiting the Churchill home that is so attractively furnished with antiques. Miss Anne Churchill entertained the club members by telling about their beautiful antique pieces which proved most interesting to the ladies. After the interesting visit at the Churchill home, the ladies drove to the park, where they enjoyed a bounteous meal. Sixteen ladies enjoyed this trip. Mrs. Thillip Coatman. Mrs. A. B. Stroemer and Mrs. Dinges furnished cars. PLAY AT WEEPING WATER The Recreational Center Jr., kit tenball team played at Weeping: Wat er last night with the Recreational team of that place. The riattsmouth team won by the core of 1G to 9 in a very interesting contest. The local boys comprising the team are: Bill Hitt, Dick Noble, Bud Vro man, Albert Richards, Joe Hiphfield. Wilbur Eaton, Sonny McMaken, John Cdhis, Dick Livingston, Ed. Strick land, George Kozacek, Dwight At tebery, Bob Krejci. Leo Boynton is the director and sup ervisor of the Plattsmouth team both of boys and girls. Tbomai Walling Company ! Abstracts of Title 4- Phone 324 - Plattsmouth 4. 4- 20 Discount FOR CASH ON ALL MEN'S SLACK SETS A Good Time to Buy WE SCOTT'S 3 W IBS! & & - f - IlffiMHI i Rv n M A N SHAiu- Mn 111. wjal winner oi x Titles. aLrirn Women s l'e. . V-erican . . tour. TheGrand A.enc. I AMERICAN THEME IN NEWEST HATS New York City (1) A gray broadcloth bonnet. At the front is a green ostrich leather and two humming birds. (2) The tiny old fashioned bonnet is of black broadcloth trimmed with feathers and nasturtiums. (3) Peacock feathers face the square brim of this Autumn hat. The crown and rabbit's ear bow are of peacock green felt. p- ...HL if v r ty , ? .jLJi:-. V" j. r $1,000 SMILES Eunice Stunkard of New York City and Ben Quintana of Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, shown with the $1,000 checks they received as chief winners in the annual American Youth Forum conducted by 1 be American Magazine. Approximately 500,000 high school students took part in the competition. JT1 , 1 ---,-:StA . . I BATTLING A Jj Tj. "'J ykV-. or - yjf . r ji" ' iiin i " Si MUNITIONS ENGINEERING HER HOBBY NOW London, England Women from all walks of life are now regularly attending Technical Institutes here, to learn how to use and make machine tools, to work lathes, etc., so that they may undertake relief shifts in armament factories. The women come in overalls and dungarees, attending as often as five days a week. Here's Miss Bobbie Wood, a worker in a famous London store, busy at one of the machines. 4 3- n i ay jr.?? I it HER FIRST GLANCE AT STATUE OF LIBERTY New York Gty Karene Goukasson, S, of London, as she arrived to be cared for in the U. S. it: ' water burg, Fla. In the first wild 5-pound silver king clears the IS feet and Jean Fulshall has climbed to the runway around the guide boat to follow her fish. The battle has just begun. (Grcle) The battle is over. The guide hauls tht 75-pound tarpon aboard on a special hook, 4 'v St Hi- 5 X EXTENDS HER WINNING STREAK Rye, N. Y. Alice Marble winning the Eastern Grass Court championship 6-1, 6-0, adding another vie tory to one of the greatest winning streaks in the history of tennis. Last year she won every title avadable, singles, doubles, and mixed doubles championships of both the U. S. fcnd England. To date she has won 97 consecu tive singles triumphs. f Scintillating with the kind of humor that endears her to stage devotees and radio listeners to her Saturday "Luncheon at the Waldorf" broadcasts (NBC blue network), glamorous and popular Ilka Chase talks to inter viewers in her New York apartment, but keeps her hands busy with a crochet hook, putting the final touches on a lacy white hand-crocheted blouse she'll wear with a smart black dinner suit. She made the blouse she's wearing, too. It's crocheted in navy and white in a simple open, stitch and matches ber tweed sports ensemble. Red and green P popoiar I veteen , 1 THEY LIKE THEMSELVES! These smiles on the faces of Bonnie Baker, the famous singing star, and her band leader, Orrin Tucker, are there because they are enjoying one of their own new records as it is reproduced by Philco's Photo-Electric Phonograph. Using the "electric eye" as its reproducing agent, this newest phonograph embodies the lat est development in the phonograph since Edison's invention of that in strument. Bonnie and Orrin are pleased and amazed at the abso lutely faithful reproduction of tWir song. - v XZ 1 MiiMiHsttiitt 7 V V COLLEGE CLOTHES New York City . (Above) The girl at the left wenrt a frock of black wool itrtev with vnke f canarv vel low velveteen. The other girl chooses ah ombre plaid woolen in gray, brown and soft green with an overplaid of chartreuse and red. The belt is green leather. (Below) The basque line is interpreted with a panel front in this "date" dress for a young girl at school. It is of black faille bengaline with collar of the tame Death of Mrs. Melanie Vignery Late Wednesday Passes Away at Home of Daughter, Mrs. George K. Hetrick, at Age of Ninety Years. From Thursday's Daily Mrs. Melanie Vignery, 90, paRsed away late Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George K. Hetrick. on North Third street, where for the past week she has been critically ill. Melanie Delforge was born In Bonneville, Belgium on February 2, 1850, coming to America at the age of twenty-two in 1872 to make her future home. She was married to Oliver Vignery Jn 1874, who pre ceded her In death in 1897. They made their home In Kansas for the greater part of their wedded life. There survives the passing of Mrs. Vignery, two sons and four daugh ters. Oliver and Desire Vignery. of Concordia, Kansas, Mrs. G. K. Het rick. riattsmouth. Mrs. R. E. Mc Cleish. Mt. Carmel. Ta., Mrs. Lois Van Loo. Florence, Colorado, Mrs. Shirley Walden, Concordia, Kansas. One brother. Desire Delforge also survives as wen as lourieen grana- children and five great grandchildren, one of the grandchildren being Charles Walden of this city. One daughter. Ethel, preceded her In death on July 4. The body was taken to the Rattler funeral home and this morning taken to the old home at Concordia, Kansas, where the funeral services will be held. BETTJRN TO ARMY POST F-nm FrMav's ParTv Mrs. Edith Harding, wife of Lieu tenant Colonel Floyd Harding, who is now in Wisconsin, and son, Rich ard are planning to return to their home at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, Sunday. Mre. Harding and her son have had a very enjoyable visit in the south and west with friends and relatives. In riattsmouth they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Rea F. Patterson, the latter a sister of Mrs. Harding. In Falls City, they visited with another sister, of Mrs. Harding's, Mrs. John Falter. During their two months vacation period, the Hardings Bpent some time in Atchison, Kansas, where they were guests of Mrs. George Fal ter, also a sister. In Dixon, Illinois they were guests of the George F. Doveys. Mrs. Harding and Richard enjoyed a pleasant visit with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Kent Schmidt, who resides in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Thursday Mrs. John Falter of Falls City, and the Columbus, Ohio visitors were guests of Mrs. Rea Pat terson and husband. TROOPS PASSING THROUGH For the greater part of the morn ing from the first of day trucks have been seen rolling through the city headed south, bearing troops from the army games at Camp Ripley, Min nesota The field artillery regiment of the Kansas National guard formed the large part of the troop, trucks load ed with men and equipment as well as their field pieces. The first contingent of the trucks dropped off soldiers to act as the traf fic guides through the city, they be ing picked up by the last truck pas sing through. There will also be special troop trains to take many of the national guard from southeastern Nebraska to their homes. RETURN FROM OUTING rrnn Friday TmHy Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt and daughters. Maxine and Frances, rev turned at an eajiy hour today from their motor trip to Michigan and Wisconsin for the pa9t two weeks. YOU MAY have to pay for another driver's care lessness. Complete auto mobile insurance will protect you from such a financial loss. Insure to day thru Scarl 3. Davis OKFICKSi iSD FLOOR PlatU. Stats Bank Bldfl. fabric in white. 1 rooooooc n