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i - JULY 20, 1945 PLATTSMOUTH SEHI - WEEKLY JUUENAL PAGE THSX1 ueaili 01 III Krecklow 1 ime iesi a By Journal Field Representative ;it rather uphill work. However he is ed with the success of the enterprise, Jsisting with the farm work at the i tool: the writer through this wildimble home, has been having VTell Known Cass County Han Dies Suddenly at Tarter Shop at llaruey August F. Krecklow parsed : .f.;: day afttrnoon. Juiy IS. woo a the Lours oC 5 a lid 6 o't'oc way t; doath having- come suddenly while he was vailing to bo served iu the bar 1 . shop at Manley. He had reached i he a .ire of seventy-six years and was a member of the Mar.k-y commun ity for twenty yen:?. Ik fore this lime-, ho had liv-jd on a farm west i.! Manlt-y for a nutvher of years a n ! through many pk-a-ant aysoeia toms enjoyed the pleasure of a v id-' circle of friend. who will re vere his mcmoi'y. lie U-zvos his wife. Augusta T. KiHKiow and three' son.. Louis ('. of ; Lawrence A. cf A. of Louisville. Irs. Robert Wiles IVlafield. Wi-eo Wabash and Ha and one daughtc of L-'Uisviilc. ill :ld 'n i iios f ;::,- .ay ait' thp- Ir.ii LouSv: o lock be :. . :i at 2: CO jnue! Lutheran Church U, The Hobson t'un WVcping Water is in arraiiaem.'nta. By Journal Field Representatire Eddie Sheehan, at the Missouri raeific hospital at St. Louis, improved so that he can be in a wheel chair for a short time' each morning and .afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Thor Hansen were best and hostess at their borne Pun day when they entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs. W. IT. Hansen and family. M. and Mrs. Vosfcord and children. Emil Hayes and family. Cecil VosImi-.-? and and loll Holt. Margaret Murphey of Om?ha. f ame to Manley lost wt-el: and las h-en visiting" at. the "home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murhr-y. i Mrs. Herman Tlersman and little cr.n returned hom from the Ft. Jcs. ph hospital at Omaha where tho vnnjij nan was horn las weeh. Roth the bjb-"1 and its mother are setting or1 n ; 1 v. M'js Aliee .T;;r reprson went over to Lincoln for a visit with a number nf frb -v.r"- and vlsit-'d the grt a.tt r "orticn 'f last w(r-k. Mr. r.t'd Mrs. J. C. Thus th wore or.-- fo pin tfHoi! th the firs r.f las . week when' they woro looking after ,..r;ir-,?.15 raSi!M-; fcr i:o day. ! pt'-v Vy J. P. Hern rn8" v.'-;. .sr (,f 'h.-- c p.; trie It church ?.t : Man ley. was called to Nebraska City ;l;:?t wool: i.i ntterd the dedication of ;St. Ma'-Va Cat bell.' ohurcli at that rdace. i be rectory johnni gaining in strength every day.' Burton Bardeu has been assist-, spot in an otherwise sedate form ing L. R. Stanley with his haying, ing community, and also with the wheat harvesting, j " Paul Miirfiii was over to Colum- J Eome from the West bus where be was visiting and look- i Mrs. Harry Marquardt, who was Pas intr for employment. While there he ; visiting for a number or weeKs at .Story, district superintendent or me 'vjsitcd Horry Stutt and the hydro- I L? Angeles, where she also saw .Lincoln .district, officiating has been electric plant which was most in-;Jfin". ls ln lne aimy. anu rraim -scneauiea ior August . riiiai i eyui is terefitias to Paul. trouble with boils and couldn't assist with the work in the harvest fields the first of the week. The annual church meeting for the local church with Dr. Bert who is teaching school, returned j for the year's work will be given by Keeps Gal'ery cf Fighting Boys John B. Elliott, at his store, is maintaining a gallery of the boys Ralph Dorr, 'since getting his own harvesting done, has been busy as sistiiiiT with bis combine in getting ether farmers' harvesting done. Mrs. H. H. Corbeling, who has been visiting with her daughter in Lincoln for the past week, returned horr.o last Monday. I Jiu-k West of east of Weeping iWaur. was visiting with friends in and about Wabash. He is employed .with the Wts'ern Limestone com pany in their quarries n ;ir Weep- ', i;ig Water. j After having completed their work 'ccntbi'iing William Rufter and son Albert wtnt over to northwest of ElmwoiVi wber' they assisted in the i harvesting of Clarence Rueter. who is farming on the MeCrcrey place, i Clifford-- Browne who has been : wcrbing in the western part of the state ti lid Colorado has boon sent to mth Dakota, where, he is drilling home last week. Threw your Scrap into the Imwood By Journal Field Representative i different chairmen and plans for the next year will be discussed. Dan Rueter and son. Walter, took their combine to Wabash Monday j afternoon so they could harvest their wheat there. Mrs. Nelson has been assisting at Motor Vehicle Corps in Australia, in which he says he is getting along nicely. Just where he is no one knows. Mrs. Herman R. Schmit has been very poorly at her home, but is improving to some extent. Tony King of near Alvo was in wno nave gone to tne service, tie has an abundance of frames for ; the pictures and if you have some one who has not been placed in the gallery, bring a good picture in and j'Murdock last Wednesday and was in it will be hung with the rest of the i great glee as he hSd just made the boys. ! purchase from Robert Crawford of a j Model T Ford, and was demonstrat ing his ability as nagivator of the vehicle first made in 1907. Albert Weyehel Still Poorly Albert Weyehel. who fractured his hip while helping Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bornemeier in straightening up about the farm after the recent storm, is still very poorly Library Notes The library this week has an- He was other additional loan of books one the Bennett store. This leaves Mr. tiaken to the hospital and one night set of "Book of the Month" was on jBennett and the boys free of part while asleep, dreamed and thought ; of their store duties and they have '"Must get up and see about the been helping the neighbors in the. house." which he tried to to with t ef MILS. CA'IPIEL IBS CALL to ha tO 00: 1;: . is b.it: r. i Mrs. W. F. Campbell, who b, in Cass county for vr.s born at made her home more than fit'tv vears, "skaloc".. Iowa, on Aurunst 11. 1 SfiS. whfo sb lived as a girl, eom rz to NebiT'ski when still a yonr.T woman and was united in marriage : with William Frank Campbell. r p on n f a : m of Vindnrss. Mr?. Cant' be 11 hved n Citib r Christian l:fe -ndenvor'n? to w:lh in th" fort steps of the Mhs:-r. M'rs. famil'.dl bad rot lwrn in the best rjf bopli for sop ti'M-?. b'it bravely fonaht the sickness which rep :tbe ' c." to ! TIr bardt Thev m n f.-iv m:. irs i rotn md wet e rennv to l-o !,-!'. it- 1. C ruber was over to Oma sniue wmk betr'tn hb h ret tho scrtrs ca'tsd by received when hist fall. J th: t all traces of the be remov'd. Vv'elrert has been making "3 on some of the build intrs at rn": r r-d has Tpioed a new roof T. O: ! l rni ypPlttv. 'old V.'v ! 'V and W. Ear- rcffntly pr.-?"d ex'sminn r.jcjr.Ti 1 ii t o t h e armv, are " 'tuluotjnn Julr 21. Alreiv1? of Lincoln, and from Dcnrcr. were here the home of Mr. and Mrs. i'trr.h fro-i lw.t Friday rv(-ning. IIv;eli Work cn the Farms People who are' able and desire to work can have the opportunity now c; the farm, as there is more work to be done than the farmer, bis wife, and It is children can do. They vo!5 early and late and still can not caught up. Miss Myrtle Wood, like many others, is waiting and bopi.'ijr that the combines will pot to her wheat before the next rain comes. With the wheat getting as ripe as it is a heavy rain would cause untold damage to the grain. Jerry Stevens was over to Lincoln i 23 st Tuesday where he was called ,to look after some business for the garage he maintains in Elm wood. ; Mrs. Emily Gonzales of the Amer ican Exchange bank, was called to j Lincoln Tuesday of last weedc to ' look after some business in connec tion with the bank. I Alen Miller was over to Union last Sunday where he accompanied Rev. Gerald Garner, who was to deliver the oration at the funeral of Mrs. ;W. F. Campbell, and while there stepped to visit with his friends. Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor of Union. William Hp fish, who was located iwith his father at what was then .known as Bushberry. where they i'(.ii(lur,' d a business for several years then moved to Wabash during 1 1 he eighths, where they wre inter ested in a store, and later in 1S86. ! coming to El m wood, where they 'have n.t.dr their home since, was reflect ing on the changes in Elmwood from jlSSC to now which will be celebrated !as the year in which this world's harvest fields. Sufficient farm help has been somewhat of a problem in the com munity during the harvest season. Mrs. Frank Cook and Mrs. Wesley visited Mrs. Wendell Cook Wednes day afternoon. Mrs. Wendell Cook returned home from the hospital at J Nebraska City just a few days ago. jShe underwent an operation as she ! was ill due to an abcess on the i appendix. j Jack Swanberg and Marion Sinney of Kingsley. Iowa, spent nearly nine weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley the result he fell from bed, retarding his recovery. further To Spend Four Days at Brewster The 4-H club sponsored by Mrs. Doris (Clarence) Frolich, has ar ranged to spend four days at Camp Brewster, near Omaha. The young 'and complimented our undertaking the shelves less than two hours when they were taken out for read ing. Saturday night 12 books and 12 magazines went to patrons. A new flag has been added to the in terior and plans are underway for a sign being placed above the door, so passersby can see Murdock does have a library. Several out of town visi tors paid us a visit Saturday evening folks are counting on a good time. letters Coming More Freanently Last week a letter from Phillip Coatman arrived, telling of his be ing in Indian now for some time. Now ths week comes another letter, Cook. Jack Swanberg is a brother of j written in April as his ship was Mrs. Cook and Marion Sinney. a cou-'passing Cape Town, which is the sin. They enjoyed a very pleasant southernmost point of Africa. The Edwin KcEf.h Visits Uncle war will come to a close. w r Georee Blessing Very Bnsy With the work of conducting a !rountrv newspaper where the work in the line calls for collecting the n hr.ith.--r .-;'::.- :i ". ;.-) A until F;:r.-1 fit ally cla wa it y Lewis; on c cb-livered 1 toral s held at 0 Titer. the Lowiston comraun fcrmerlv known as the ur.-h. Th.-- oration wns Rev. Gerald Gardner Christian cium b.es of Mur- ho brought a kindnesses of --.-tc: of Of th n; y a v. d El rn wood . mossasre trllint; of ti the deer asad and stvaVjrt.'r wo,-ds oi com fort to the rehreavod rnembers of her family. The in'erment war. in the beau tiful Lc w:s?on remoter'-'. The pnll h"arrrs were Eugene Fiich. James Chriswisser. Herbert Campbell. Al bert us Campbell. Glen Campbell and Greeley Boil. They tenderly deposit ed the body of this beloved woman in her last resting plae to arise wh' n the trumpet of the angel of ressurection shall sound. The com munity will miss this excellent woman. Card cf Anrreci"t;.cn i W d;sirr to express or apprecia tion and thar.ks to the neighbors and friends who were bro at th time tb."t. our burn w,i eor-sumed bv tire, and del all rjnsib'o to savo our prop erty and put cut the fire. We deer-ly priprciaf ? your efTorts and the r. -i-hho'-lv fefling ".hi' h prompted your Itirdlv- action's. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ch;-'-1:rn. Sr.. Mauley. Returning from the flying school where be has been for many months. Edwin Ib-Htiuh. of Murdock. stopped at the home cf his uncle. Ralph Towle form a short visit before con tinuing f)ii to see his mother. Mrs. Una McHugh. of Omaha. Edwin grad tated from the flying school and lhas been given a 22-dav furlough be-fr.d time to go over to the farm i fore reporting for active duty. time with the young people. Maurice Robertson went to Palmy ra Monday to assist J. B. Elliott with the combine. Mrs. L. D. Mullen entertained the local Royal Neighbors chapter at her home Wednesday evening. After the regular business meeting the auditing committee audited the books. Mrs. Rosalie Casey of Washington, a former Alvo lady, was here last week visiting with friends. She visit ed Mrs. Frank Cook. Mrs. S. C. Boyles and Mrs. Carl Ganz. Several Alvo boys will perhaps be 'inducted into army service within last letter took about three months to get here, although other letters written much later have been received. Threw your Scrap into the Fish!! MURDOCK By Journal Field Representative Two other magazines have been promised for placing in the library for our patrons. Mrs. Frank Rosenow w-as hostess Julv 15 and Miss Everett hostess for July IS. We have looked high and low but cannot find the screen door, which should be placed on our door way. The librarian has made a wish on the little wooden image that grants every wish, so we think the screendoor will soon be placed. .news, setting the type and all the; Uhe next few days. GET IN THE SCRAP! i where his mother is holding the fort to help with the harvesting and reg ular farm work. While the job is big, we know that the Blessings will get it done. AVOCA By Journal Field Representative Friend TT?re r-r2S 7Vc!y and wif-3 of Pap- 'itm wc re vutn? in t n? ennnty. :"j.--ns of Mr. and Mrs. John C P nth. Th-y nlo visited at Green wood. Alvo r rd South Pcrd. meeting Tim Atlpofto Atitfftiir nt f-, n n til manv details as well as caring for; . . n, . ;Gonel of Missouri are visiting their the office work, George Blessing ... . . aunt. .Mrs. tsen Aiuencnaw. and nus band. Miss Bonnie Gonel plans to remain the rest of the summer with Mrs. Muenchau. Miss Grace Muenchau. who grad uated from Peru teachers college last spring and now is working in California for the Douglas Aircraft company, is planning to come home Edward Ernest ha been selected MrIy in September. She has accepted as managed of the Elmwood Play-ja teacher's position at DeWitt. She boose and will hereafter look to the jwi, teach music and commercial best interests of the people of Elm- SUD;prts ln the high school there, wood in the selection of plays for Mr aml Mrs. Ben Muenchau, had their entertainment. i ne manage-,.firf1 frnm ihp-.r snn TMwin P-come.s HaTitjr cf The-itfr i v. i, .- . liuiuc mo uaut;uLci. ji a. refill of the Elmwood tneater nas ,; iy,a orrri or,j ,ae ;n cmn ' boon by the proprietor of the showih, Massachusetts, that he was en at Louisville. James Elmer Sb reeve route to some different camp. He ;will operate the machine which in-jhas ,)een moving about much of the sures the best and smoothest of op eration. voters lie. i oour.ty c or. the cc:r:mt:nit'es as Mr. a candidate from Sarpy nomination for state sen- On e,, 0 ,v w as r c 1 1 1 r nit! -t from -,:d . ' -i ;i" oro ) b' E'-rs to Ground v r'.iht as a workman lis labors a Mauley, he His Idea Seemed Very Good George Eidenmiller. the barber, had some business matters to look after in Lincoln last Tuesday and .f,nded in northern Ireland a short time ago. He wrote that he was feeling fine and that the weather time since going into the army and is bavins the opportunity of seeing much of the country. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dreamer had a letter this week from theirson. Ralph, who is among the troops that Uncle Sam's police and rescue sq;;ad, the U. S. coast, guard, is doubling it.- strength. Write or call at Room 317 P. O. l.'ldg., Omaha. v.d a fire and d riving toward it d it was the barn of Wm. Sheo- :r. He av,-bemd Mr. Shehrn gave a genei v.l alarm and soon rge crov. d of neighbors we re d to do what tbv could to g & s mi 5? 13 1 H If you own property it should be protected by Good Insurance. INSURE NOW This agency represents the largest and oldest In surance Companies in America. y ,! t or S t tes tin dor control All the assnrdd get the horses "ere rescued but. the harness was destroyed. In the basement of the l arn vere cows and pigs, which when tho fire got hot. stampeded, some of the cows running almost to WVcphtg Water. The family bad re tired ecrly and the fire was discov ered about midnight. A small amount of i.'i'-t.ranoe was carried on the building. After placing the old building which was formerly cronmed- by Thomas Straub. in condition for stor- Inent sag wheat, there remained many offerings from the farmers and a f-tmber of steel bins have been ship ned here from Louisville, which are being used by the government for grain storage. Robbie Halstrom. who was kept , f rem bis work by his sudden illness ' for some time, is back now and says ;be is feeling fine. ' Urde Peter Jourgesen was over to Nebraska City on last Saturday where he was looking after some ; f ver. ne mused, tn.re was no use ai- there was very nuich ije here this ; matters of business for the day. slowing the good service of the tires jUme of year j i Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Hallstrom jo ? unused, so he took all the fam- j Mrg parsele?who suffered a hrok and family were over to Tarkio. Mo.. iHy and a good share of the neighbors n hip severai weeks ago. has suf last Sunday where they went to visit -n th' Sot- good use of the tires. ficenty recovered so that she gets Prof. Wilber. who has not been feel- pVhtn one has to drive a distance he abo,,t mucn without the help of a cane. She has made a remarkable recovery. Uncle Bill Warner, who has three threshing outfits which he has been operating for a number of years, when the harvest is over this year, says that as so much of the grain is being combined that he doubts if Mr. and Mrs. Bruff C. Jones of Stratton, Neb., took supper Tues- ! day evening, July 14, with his sis ters, Mrs. Hannah McDonald, Mrs. C. A. Besack and Mrs. Henry A. Tool. He had taken an injured man to Omaha and stopped over on his re turn home. Mrs. J. H. Buck honors the Royal Neighbors by serving a benefit tea July 21 at her home. Everyone wish ing to attend is invited and will be most welcome. These teas have been started again as it not only gives a social hour and costs but a dime, which is placed in the R. N. treasury. Emmitt D. Friend of near Alvo. was a visitor in Murdock last Mon- jday and was while here a guest at Attend Funeral at Lincoln John Swind, former resident of Murdock, but who has been making his home in Lincoln for some time, passed away there last week and was buried Friday. He was a rela tive of the late Herman R. Schmidt. The Louis Schmidt family, Mrs. Her man Schmidt and daughter. Helen, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Lapadus made up a party that attended the funeral. Visit at North Platte Edwin McHugh, who week before last received his "wings" and ar rived home on a furlough, was happy to see his mother, Mrs. Una McHugh. Mr. McHugh is one of the young flyers of our armed forces nd was also visiting with his sister at North Platte. Craig. Miss Geraldine Schmidt received a letter from her friend. Merle Ros- enow, who is a member of the A religious painting on a canvas 45 feet high and 360 feet in cir cumference is at the famed Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, province of Quebec. It is acknowledged the most remarkable canvas on the American continent. with the wife drove over to the big town to look after the same. How Bcb tlis Jars will?, Jtnk! i M Jf 9y Journal Field Representative ing w ell for some time. He was sup- jhad as well take a load as go empty. erintendent of the Avooa schools last ;Tt might require a little more gas year and expects to rturn for the huX inV ,,f,e of tjres can hns coming term. be obtained. Ed F. Debey, owner of the Avoea Mil!, suxered some loss when the St Came end Si Stayed re. er.t storm came, damaging a por- Jnne 1S7T- Si Mears. then a boy. tion of the mill building. What isi arrived in Cass County. Iowa. He, i known as the flour room was dam-jua ,ne Parents naa oeen making jhe wm maintain his threshing out aged to the extent that a new roof j their home in Alamakee county, Iowa, J fits longer. bad to be. plaeed on that portion of ,he father had purchased a farm here j jst Wednesday Prof, and Mrs. ithe building. jand hatl rented it to someone, and so j Brier, former superintendent of j Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Terrell were!the father rented a farm near WTau- Alvo school, arrived by train from ; visiting with relatives and friends in :1:on' Iowa' and was Arming whenjAnoka Minn.. They were guests at i Union and Omaha during the past ihe "P of the Mears farm here jthe home of Mr and Mrs Art Dinges week. They were away almost the en-iluirw im Iarm ana "sewise tne as well as visiting at the home of ' C 4b., p: i l 1 a. t tire week. ,tulUf "i ro. soiu wuai ne naa piant- Fdward Morelv. operator of the :(d hl Iewa and as v"eI1 the Plowing service station, has been auite noor-! which he had donp and awav they others of their many friends. Hrs. Earnest Leaver, who was so ; severely bruised when her car was Iv. so much so that the oneratinn of i cnme to hraka. They arrived on ihown from the hiehwav into a ditch the station hat? been delegated to'J iIlt ' ana Lncie t'1 Cas made his during the storm, is recovered INSURANCE" AN 9 BONDS PK0NE- 16 PLATTSMCUTrt other bands for a few days. Ralph Richards has crsnpleted the j Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Corbin of Elm harvesting of his large acreage of , wood were visiting in Avoca on last wheat and is well pleased both by .Tuesday, looking after some business the returns and the fact that the matters as well as doing some work work is done. 'on the property which they have John Wood was over to Clarinda, here. Iowa one day last week and brought back some six tons of coal. It is time Joy St. John, who was so severly those who would store their winter's injured when the horse on which he supply of fuel to start getting it in, jwas riding jumped-, a ditch, fell back as the railroads and trucks are be-j wards on Joy, is still at the hoa- ccminir daily more occupied by de- ;pital and remains very poorly. fense and offense transportation. J Henry H. Corbeling has his har vesting completed and is now ready so home here since. Mr. Mears rfemem- that she retUrned from the home of hers when the mail was sent to husband'S parents where she has uie aici aig tarm wnere it was dis tributed. Then, after a few years the mail came to Weeping Water, to be carried to Elmwood by neighbors for a time. Finally the ! regular postoffice was established. Mr. Mears says that during those days as now Elmwood was and still is an excellent place in which to make a home. Keep 'Era Firing witli Junk! Has 300 Varieties of Trees H. M. Lum, the lumberman, "desir- for what will come in the line of , ing an inovation. had his helper,. labor. i Henry Maseman, work on what Mr.' !. John Carclwel! was assisting in the .Lum is pleased to call a jungle, which , .harvest fields for a short time but is probably as good a name as any.j he has not entirely regained his He now has some 300 or more var . strength since his illness and found 4ieties of trees. Henry, who is pleas-J Alvo News Special Journal Correspondence been convalescing. Grace Rueter, who has been visit ing at the home of friends in Ashl land for the past two weeks, return ed home at the end of last week. The 4-H Cooking club met last week at the home of Miss Marvel Ann Rodoway over south of town, when there was gathered a large and interested number of young women, all able to demonstrate their ability to do good cooking and to do it just now. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Edwards entertained at their home east of Alvo, having as their special guests Mr. and Mrs. George Forman, who has just been painting the home, after which they are expected to de Charles Gans, who has been as- jpart for California. 39 Buy Them at the Peak of the Season . . . APRICOTS Delicious Fancy, U.S. No.l Wash ington Moorparks, Ideal for can ning now at their best, 15-lb lug WATERMELONS ') Half or Whole lb. 3 2 PLUMS - Santa Kosa JQQ Qnart Basket m Lge. Square Basket 85 doz. MX LEMONS - California Large 300 size full of juice PEARS - Sailor Sliced Keifer 17C In rup No. 2Vs " SPINACH - Del Haven Brand fCo o. 2y fun 10? .- 2 Xo. 2 earn 20c 25c CORN FLAKES Miller- CrUpy 3 liken, APPLESAUCE Lead way Xo. FRUIT COCKTAIL Punch Brand No. tall can IIS' M STEAK U.S. Graded Beef Sirlcin lh. 32t, Shoulder lb. 27$ U. S. Graded T-B0NE STEAK lb. 37$ TCKK CHOPS Bib Cener Cuts b. 290 GB0UND BEEF Freshly Ground lb. 19$ PORK HVEB, Young and Tender, sliced lb. 150 BACON Hinky-Dinky sliced Vz-Vo. pkg. 190 Armour's Eepeat Vsr. pkgT. 170 MINCED LUNCHEON Cudhy's Ouality lb. 190 SALADS Mararoni Potato, Beady-to-Serve pint 150 CHEESE Fancy Full Cream Longhom lb. 250 a Items marked with dot may be purchased with Blue Food Stamps. Plattsmouth Ad: Prices in this ad effective Tues. and Wed. July 21, 22. We reserve the Riht to Limit Quantities! No gales to Pealere!