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THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1941. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUKffAI PAGE SEVEN UNION ITEMS By Journal Field Representative The family of C. W. Hoback were dinner guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. V. A. Taylor last Sun day. Mrs. Lucy Davis former resident here, came down from her home in Omaha to visit relatives and friends over the week end. The H. W. Griffin family was at Plattsmouth Sunday, guests at the homes of Mrs. George Winscott and Ella Arnold, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Grffin. Miss Ruth Morris, who is a student at the Peru Normal school, was home over the week end, returning Sunday evening, when she was taken down hy her brother. Bernard Morris. Louis Burbee and family departed last week for northern Minnesota, where they are enjoying a few days' vacation fishing in the lakes of the North Woods, where the temperature is not so high. Mrs. E. B. Chapman, who has been sick for some tme, continues very poorly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Wellis, notwithstand ing the fact that everything possible is being done for the patient. The Lester Shumacher family was at Louisville Sunday, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Greene. The two families were close friends when the Greenes lived in Union and both enjoyed the visit. Miss Marylin Applegate, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Applegate, who hrs been enjoy ing a visit of some seven weeks at home, returned to her school at Beatrice, being taken over by her mother. Mrs. Applegate. D. Ray Frans. wife and son Jim mie, who just recently arrived at his sixteenth birthday, were in Ne hawka Sunday to attend the celebra tion of the twenty-fifth wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin A. MeReynolds. Victor Clarence and Loy Clarence, who have been in the wheat district of western Kansas with their disc sharpening machine during the past two weeks, arrived home last week. They report good crops in that part of the country and enjoyed a fairly remunerative trip. Mrs. R. N. Opp and son Robert were in Omaha last Saturday, doing some shopping and visftins Friends .Mary -Bfc!ifT"a kiUaua Om? aha last Friday, looking after"' busi ness matters. While she was away, Mrs. Ora C-uerra was looking after matters at the bank. Members of the Methodist Ladies Aid inei at the church for a com bined business and social afternoon, climaxed with a delicious luncheon. Harold Dysart. of Kansas City, was a visitor over the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Dysart, and attended the funeral of the late Charles Arn, who passed away last week. Rev. J. T. Sawyer, pastor cf the tn"un Methodist church, was at Council Bluffs the latter part of last week, where they visited for a time at the home of Mrs. Sawyer's folks. Rev. Sawyer and wife were visi tors in Plattsmouth Monday, where they purchased some odd pieces of furniture at one "of the county seat stores. Ellis LaRue of Weeping Water was a visitor in I'nion Friday of last week, being a guest of his mother, Mrs. Millie LaRue and also visiting with a number of his friends here. Members of the Ladies Aid of the Baptist church met last Friday, and in the coolness of the basement of the church enjoyed the afternoon quilting, later partaking of a fine lunch. Services at Methodist Church Services at the Methodist church this coming Sunday will be Sunday school at 10 a. m. and preaching at 1 1 a. m. and S p. m. All are cordially invited to attend these services. Sent the Worshipers Inside The rain which came to Union last Sunday afternoon and evening was very welcome, but it drove the worshipersfrom the union meetings into the Methodist church, instead of holding their services in the open as heretofore. Rev. Cottingham of Ne braska City gave the discourse, while a quartette from Omaha gave some very pleasing renditions of the fa miliar hymns. until the year 1SS5, when he was 'friends in the south. They had in 21 years of age, at which date they mind visiting with a f on. in southern.! emigrated to the state of Iowa, where IMissourii and wrote him they were j his parents continued to reside. De-, coming, asking if he and wife would! ceased went to California in 1907, (be home and after waiting sufficient where he continued to reside until .time for .a reply, .when they were five years ago, when hp located in some fifty miles away supposed by Tyler, Texas. Some three years ago he came to this town and from that time made his home with his sister, Mrs. Dysert. Charlie united with the Lutheran church when a boy of thirteen and remained a member of that faith to the end. Most of his life was spent in the boot and shoe business, in which trade he was an expert. Quite early reason of no reply to their letter the folks were away from home and so didn't go there. They first stopped at Dunnegan, Mo., where they visited with Mrs. W. T. Nickles, mother of Mr. Nickles, whom they found in good health, notwithstanding her advanced age. Tuesday they visited at the home of J. W. Wallard. Here they found as Married at Eockport, Mo. Miss Margaret Crawford of Union and Harold Kearney, living a short distance south of Nehawka were united in marriage at Rockport, Mo., late last week. They will be at home on the farm where Mr. Kearney is engaged in farming, over the line in Otoe county south of Nehawka, after August 10 th. Card of Thanks We wish to extend our sincere thanks to all who by their many acts of kindness made th? burden of grief less in the loss of our beloved broth er Charles Arn. and to those who sang at the funeral and for the flor al tokens of honor, to the minister and to those who sang at the fun eral. The Dysart Family and other relatives. on all their trip the crops wore fair. in life. Brother Arn sustained an in- jhey visited with some cousins liv jury which left him a permanent inf, jugt over in Kansas, near Marie cripple, however, he was that sort of L-,j(. Kansas r.nd from there they went to Tawhuska. 01:1a.. where they visited at the home o. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Endicott, old time friends. At Eskridge. Kansas, t!i y visited with an old time friend. In all they traveled during the five nsd one-half days 1,700 miles and thye say every minute of it was enjoyed. They alro visted a cave which was very pecu liar, as they went m a skin, with their guide as rower cf the boat. As a general thing the cave was but twelve to fifteen feet in width and the ceiling averaged ten f.'et high, although there were some places where it expanded to hundrds of feet and the ceiling sometimes fifty fet high. On the sides the water there were shoulders of n.uti in many places many feet deep. Th?y arrived home last Saturday afternoon. person who never gave up, hence overcame his handicap, and never thought of himself, but was always interested in the happiness of others. Thisliappy trait followed him to the last hour of his life. Just a few hours before he passed, he was plan ning for the joy and happiness of a loved niece, whom he had planned to visit the day of his going. Brother Arn had a happy faculty of making friends, and once he made one he never lost him. Deceased had three living brothers, who are David, of Atlantic, Iowa: Harve. of Chicago, and George W., of Barrington, 111. One brother, Wil liam, passed away at the age of 25. He also has five living sisters, who are Mrs. Luce, of Fairbttry; Mrs. Cook, of Pueblo, Colorado; Mrs. Har ris, of Fort Dodge. Iowa; Mrs. Dysert of this community and Mrs. Smith of Guthrie, Oklahoma. One sister, Mrs. Gardiner, passed away on April 4, I93S. By Journal Field Representative Kone frcm the West ' Miss Lanna Barbara, who with Mr. and Mrs. Worth of Nebraska City have been touring the west for the past two weeks and who visited with Paul Davis at San Lois Obispo, California, where he is stationed in the army, ariived home last week. She reports Paul is enjoying army lift und has just received a promo tion which pays him consideiable more money. Weeping Water By Journal Field Representative Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wehrbein were Plattsmouth shoppers last Sat urday. Phillip Keil last Sunday delivered a feed grinder to the home of John Tyson, who lives over the line in Otoe county. Shrader Rhoden. salesman for the Ford garage at Plattsmouth, was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop last Sunday. ; Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles drove to Nebraska City last Sunday, where they called on friends and had dinner at one of the hotels. Victor Wehrbein and wife were at Nehawka last Monday, looking after business matters. They were accompanied by W. O. Troop. Mrs. Nell Wehrbein and little granddaughter, Nellie Jean Lloyd, of Plattsmouth were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wehrbein. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap and daugh ter. Margaret, age 11, of Cold well. Idaho, arrived in Murray and have i been visiting at the home of Mrs. Margaret Brendel. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles were in Nehawka last Sunday, at tending the open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin A. McRey nolds. who were celebrating their silver (twenty-fifth) wedding anni versary. Nearly 4 00 in all called on them during the day. Mrs. Thomas Jennings, who has has been located. He expected to re-j main for three years, but on account of the poor health of the wife, con-' , eluded to return. He says it has been raining all the time since he went down there some seven months ago. Writing about his trip back to the states, Earl said that at Galveston he saw porpoises that jumped as high as ten feet from the water. Mr. and Mrs. Troop are staying at Fort Worth for the present and" he has not decided just what he will do. Nehawka By Journal Field Representative Fellow Member Greatly Missed At the session of the Murray Chris tian church Bible school last Sunday, there were S3 members present. Al though the number was very encour aging, there seemed to be a sadness hover over the session as it was but two weeks ago that the annual meet ing had been advanced a few Sun days in order to give a farewell for James Hoschar, who was a faithful and regular attendant at the ses sions of the Bible school. He and his father. L. C. Hoschar, had gone west in the search of improvement in James' health, and it was there that he had passed away, being buried here last week. Everyone present at the Bible school felt the absence of this faith ful member and a sadness fell over the entire school. Henry Chapptll and family, who reside in Omaha, were guests Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Chappell. Harvest is about over but grain is still pouring into the Nehawka ele vator. Corn, wheat and o?.t3 coming in this past week have kept J. J. Pollard the manager on the gu most of ihe time. Departed for the West Coast Mr. and Mrs. Joe Banning left last Wednesday over the Union Pa cificfrom OmahV'tor Los Angeles, whete they will visit for a short time and then go on to Lrng Beach for a visit. While there, they expect tc meet Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters, who are touring the west. Mrs. Pet ers is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Banning, and with whom they will,nev;s twice a week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rough and Miss Agnes Rough, a sister of Ar thur were in Lincoln last Sunday visiting relatives for the day. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dinger were ever to Nehawka last Sunday where jthey were attending the reception of th3 silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin A. McReyn olds. J. W. Partridge was in Murray and Plattsmouth Vist Monday, having business to look after at both places. M. G. Churchill of Murray has been decorating' a house of J Partridge. Thead Davis, in older to know the jhappenings of Cass county and what the people are doing has had his name placed on the Journal sub scription list an dis to receive the Returns to West Cca:t George Towle of Long Pea- h. Cali fornia and wife, with their son John as driver, departed la-t Monday morning for their home after having spent some three weeks vi.-iting at the home of his old friend Thend i Davis and wife, they all having con- joyed the time spent h-re. They I . . .. .1 ...-!..,;,. also visit ea many omt-j n.auu-3 i-'u friends in the county. They usually spent three months in their visit here but this time Mr. Towle had some pressing business in the west which refused .o wait. They are to change their resia-me when they arrive in the western city. Charles Sands Slightly Improved Charles Sands, who has been sick at his home and confined to his bed since the day after Thanksgiving, is slightly better at this time. He has been sick for more than two years been cared for by his brother, John. and not able a greater part of the time to be out of the house, is show ing good improvement and is now up and about' the house a considerable part of the time, even being able to get the work done about the home with the aid of help. Ben Noell was in Omaha last Sun day, where he went to see his friend. Alfred Gansemer, who is at a hos pital there. He was accompanied by I Harry McCullach. They found Mr. Gansemer resting quietly but very hot and tired. Mr. Gansemer is get ting anxious to get back home and it is thought that he will soon be able to do so. and Mrs. Ray Burton, his faithful nurse, who has remained constantly at the home to care for the patient. Visit Friends in Weeping' Water The home oi Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Michelsen was made a merry place over the week-e:wl wWn they re ceiver! as their euests Miss Lillian ; Kere from the East Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ruby, of Flint. Michigan, arrived in Murray one day jlast week and have been guests at J the home of James E. Gruber. visit ing here for a number of days and then departing for Kenesaw, Nebr., where they are visiting relatives and friends, end will visit at other places before concluding their vacation and returning to their home in Michigan. Cuts Arra while Shoeing Horse One of our well known farmers, having a horse to be shod, tackled the job last Sunday, and managed to get the job done, but not without mis hap. The horse was a fractious ani mal and flounced around a bit, so that a protruding horseshoe nail be came caught in the thick flesh of his arm and cut a deep gash that re quired the services of a doctor. The injured man is getting along nicely now and the wound is expected to be fully healed soon. Steffens Family Celebrates A week ago last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ander son there was a gathering of the Anderson and Hart families, with all enjoying the fine dinner and picnic. Then this last Sunday, there was held a Steffens dinner and reunion at the same place. Mrs. Anderson v, as formerly Miss Steffens and this was their turn to celebrate. Twenty one were present when they sat down to the very delicious and abun dant meal. Petersen. Mrs. Dewey Ktlsingberger w 'and Harry Nelbon. aTl 6ming from their home at Sioux City.- After a very pleasant visit here the guests went on west where they will viit at several other places before re turning home. return to Nebraska in a week or so. While in the west. Mr. and Mrs. Ban ning will visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Willis from over near Cedar Creek and their son Robert were in Weeping Water mm This agency has been serving the Insurance needs of this commun ity for over 20 years! Insure or Safety We represent the largest and oldest insurance com panies in America! H. Taylor, a brother of Mrs. Ban- last Tuesday looking after some busi n:ng. ress for the forenoon. They former- ly lived nctrh of town. Eadio Meeting; at Louisville Bert Barden of Wr.bash was look- Victor Clarence and family were jng after business in Weeping Wa st Louisville last Sunday attending . ter last Tuesday, and was saying the Southeastern Amateur Radio as-jthat he had received a work card sociation convention and picnic thatjthat was putting him back to work was being held there. Representa- j n Weeping Water on the sewer sys- tives were present trom four states, jtem. Missouri. Iowa. Nebraska and Kan-1 Jack McQuinn who has been visit sas. intr with friends over on the other side of Murray for the past week, returned the last part of last week. A surprise birthday party was Jack spvs the corn over in the eastern held on Mrs. Frances Dukes at her 'part of the county is an excellent home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sun-(rop. clay. July 27. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis EaRti" were in Those present were Mr. and Mrs. i Union Friday of last week where George Edmisten and daughter, Donabelle, of Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Edmisten and fam- Yonng Man Very PoorV Earle Wiles, son cf Earl Wiles, jsome time ago suffered a wound on one of his knees, -whit-V seemed to cause a very serious sore almost im mediately. The wound became so serious that he was taken to tre Lin coln General hospital for treatment. The wound was infected and difficult to treat, but he has shown some im provement. Infection in Hands Tom Jennings, who has been work ing at Louisville, while engaged in doing concrete work, blistered his hands and then got the lime and cement, into the open sores,, causing infection that has required him to cease work for the time being. He is now at home and will remain here if suitable work can be obtained in this locality, or. if not, will return to Louisville to work. Celebrated Birth Anniversary Visits with Parents Here. LcRoy Embury, who has been in the service for some time as a mem ber of the marines, baying obtained a furlough, came home last week and has been visiting i-t the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Embury, and with his friends in Weeping Wa ter. He departed for his station in the south Monday morning of this week. Sons at Griffin and Stoval Homes Two babies, both boys, were born in Murray during the past week. One arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Griffin last Friday and has been given the name Billie Joe. The other came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Stoval. The father is em ployed on a farm near here. Mothers and babes doing nicely according to latest reports. To Spend Three Weeks in West Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Boedeker were in Omaha Saturday evening, going to meet their daughter, Miss Jane, who arrived from Ohio, where she is at the head of the musical department ofi one, of the leading schools .i,n the Buckeye state, and was coming home for her vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Boedeker and Miss Jane departed early this week for the west, going to the Tceton moun tains to spend some time and then will return via Estes park, for a brief stay in that vacation rendez vous. In all they expect to be gone about three weeks. Paving Going Forward The paving of the streets of Ne hawka has been going forward at a good rate of speed. The main street proper, which extends from the in tersection near the auditorium east has been completed and on Tuesday of this week the intersection near the auditorium was completed. This work was being finished up when the writer was in Nehawka Monday. It was not known just which would be tackled next, the lead to the south running to the Missouri Pacific rail road tracks, or the on.? to the north, extending as far as the Nehawka central school building. t .T. Thomas Walling Company Abstracts of Title Ph.me 32 FIRST ALUMINUM BROUGHT IN they were guests for the day at the home of Mrs. Millie LaRue of I'nion. mother of Mrs. Ellis LaRue. They also visited with a number of friends while there. Miss Ethelvn Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Johnson has employed for t.cf.n niiitA nnrrlv and was take'i to 'son Franklin the Eryan Memorial hospital at Lin-I Ployment in the Southern Pacific coin for observation and treatment. railroad shops, being employed in At the hospital it war, determined (the coach department and are liking At Work in West. Luther Womack who with the family departed for Los Angeles a number cf months ago and was un- a time has with his Womac k secured em- ily. of Nebraska City; Mrs. Martha Pickering and family, of Union; Mrs. Mary Garrens, of Union; Mrs. Alice Pickering, of Union, and daughter, Evelyn, of Council Bluffs. Iowa: Mr. rind Mrs. Carl Dukes, of Lincoln; , Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Yonkey and fam ilv. of Lineolm Mr. and Mrs. Her- t-.j ,i .,,., f r- n.L,, ..fj .-hir.u their work very well. Their address Ilia U X.t'i3 ctjiu. ldiini , L v-wwn Jiai'-.cuc iftjUMfii d u:ajui uj'ci aiiuii nuu i - - Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Dukes wr.s given and the patient i:: doing is ti uest jiui Enjoyable Sunday Dinner A family dinner was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Tyson last Sunday, and notwithstanding the intense heat all enjoyed the oc casion. Those present were Mrs. L. A. Tyson, of Elmwood. mother of Dr. Tyson, and the guest of honor; Dr. T. Alton, of Ellensburg, Calif., was formerly located in California brother of Mrs. Tyson. Sr.. who has been making his home in Elmwood with the sister of late; Cyrus Tyson, of Omaha, and Mrs. Flemming W. Robh of Lincoln, son and daughter of Mrs. Tyson. Sr., and Fleming Robb. From Monday's rarly L. E. Williams brought in the first consignment cf scrap aluminum from towns out in the county today, it was added to the county-wide pile being established at the E. J. Richey lumber yard until Friday when it is to be trucked to Omaha and become a part of the state-wide pile. There was 350 pounds in the lot received from Louisville at noon to dnv. Further reports will follow of turn-ins from day to clay so that each community may be given credit for the amount it contributes. INSURANCE- "ZC Phone 16 Plattsmouth i ICS, and family, of Council Bluffs; Mr. nicely since. and Mrs. S. J. Chambers and family. Mrs. C!yue Fitzr-trick has been of Omaha; Milton Booth, of Council ! rather poorly for some time and has Richmond, Calif. Bluffs: Joe Dare, of Union; Miss I Ruth Pollard, of Nehawka, and Alva Kennison, of Nebraska City. A very pleasant time was had by all. ! j Funeral of Charles Arn j The funeral of the late Charles ! Arn of Union, was held last Saturday at the parlors of the Union Metho ; dist church .nd was conducted by ; Rev. T. J. Sawyer, pastor of the ; church. ! The deceased man was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, October 26, 1S65, and passed away at the home of his niece. Mrs. Fuesener, near this village, Wednesday morning. July 24. at the age of 75 years, S months and 2S days. His parents located in the been kept to her bed a great deal of the time. Before she became so ill Accepts Burlington Position Mrs. Mabel Allsman. "who has been visiting at the home of her brother they made a trip to Greenwood toG. R. Einger and family for some visit her father who is also sick at a itime past left last Tuesday for Nor- nursing home there," they both feel ing quite poorly. Thay are hoping for improvement soon. Will Soon Visit in Buffalo Mrs. Carl Nickles is soon to make a trip to Buffalo, N. Y., to see their son Frank Nicklea and wife who make their home there where Frank in a sheet metal worker on airplanes. Frank writes he is enjoying his work and that both himsalf and wife like making their home in the east. man, where she is Burlington station have charge taking over the which she will a pro- Enjoyed Visit in Old Home Mr. and Mrs. tel Nickles, who state of Ohio when he was a child 'reside a few miles west of town, de of one year, and there they remained t parted for a visit with old time of, she being ficient operator and station execu tive. Mr. Allsman. husband of Mrs. Mabel Allsman, was a "station agent for S7 years and with his passing, a position has been offered the wife. EXTENDS GRATITUDE Mrs. Earl Carr' wishes to take this means of expressing her wholeheart ed thanks to all those who sent her flowers, pretty cards, letters when she was confined at the Anton Ecni hos pital at Ornha. These expressions helped to .pass the time away quickly. Departed for Rocky Mountains Lucean Carper, proprietor of the Murray hardware and implement company, with the family and ac companied by his mother. Mrs. Ger trude Carper, departed last Sunday morning for the west, going first to Estes park, where they will spend some time in looking over the won ders of nature and securing a rest in the cool climate of our sister state that could not be secured around here during the past week or ten days. The group expected to remain there for about a week and will be fore their return home see many of the sights of the west. Ben Noell and Thillip Keil are looking after the business during the absence of the proprietor. I i 4. . i. .TT,..UJ7..WTv.TT-T"!-t-TT- 4 LOANS at A fir SEE omKLvrUMYfaJ -K" MM m m mm v fcr m mm w WORKING IN OREGON Back to United States Earl Troop, who has been with the government, working as operator of a drag line on some excavations at the Canal Zone, where he has been since the first of the year, due to the illness of his w-ife has returned to the tfates, coming via boat to Galveston, thence to Fort Worth, where his wife Edward Bayly, who has been em ployed at the PREX for approximate ly seven yearr, left Plattsmouth Sat urday evening and is now located at Pcrtlr.nd, Oregon. At Portland he is employed at the Union Tacific rail road shops. Mrs. Bayly and daugh ter. Melba remained here and will continue to live here until early fall, when they c-xpe;t to join the hus band and father in Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Bayly had jvist pur chased the Anton W. 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