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MQlfDAY, APRIL 5, 1843 PAGE SIX THE JOURNAL. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBEASKA AM E RIG AN H EROES BY Pouring out a steady stream of machine gun fire, Corp. Leroy Dia mond, U. S. M. G, and just two buddies stemmed a Jap advance on a Pacific Isle recently. One of the men, Pvt. John Rivers, was killed. Diamond and the other man were saved. These men are willing to give their lives. Tha least we can do is lend our money. Buy Second War Loan Bonds. ESmwood By Jonrnal Fii-M Represenrathre As the result of a recent fall on sloping pavement, Airs. Harmon Beck finds it necessary to use crutch es to get about for the time being. Teddy Hall was in Union on busi ness last Monday. Jerry Stevens, auto dealer, was in Nebraska City last Monday to get supplies for his business. A. A. Borne received medical at tention in Lincoln last week for an arm broken some time ago when he was working on a threshing ma chine. The break, which was quite painful, was of such a nature that it was best not to attend it immedi aely following the accident. The in jury is reported healing now. Frank Hardnock, son of Jesse Hardnock, who has been here on furlough, returned to his camp in Maryland the past week after en joying the renewal of old friends here. Another trainee in the same Maryland camp is Junior Johnson, who also terminated his visit here and returned to camp recently, ,i. Mrs. Fred Carstens, who has been ill, is reported to be somewhat im proved. When Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuehn of Fullerton were visiting with friends in Murdock last week, they were accompanied by their grand daughter Miss Mary Ann Hill, who is here with her mother from Cali fornia. Celebrate Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Coatman re cently were honored on their fiftieth wedding anniversary when friends and neighbors gathered and enjoyed a pleasant with the estimable couple. Card of Thanks We extend our sincere apprecia tion to our friends who gathered with us and made our fiftieth wed ding anniversary a pleasant occas ion. To our friends we wish to con vey the message that our latch string is always hanging on the outside of the door. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Coatman . Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Boeck and family of Lincoln enjoyed a visit here last Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Boeck. Buried in Elmwood Cemetery John Mendenhall, who passed away last week in Weeping Water where he and his wife made their home, was put to rest in the Elm wood cemetery. T4ie deceased, form erly of this vicinity, was father of Morris Mendenhall who lives east of town. Mr. and Mrs. John Talhurst, form er residents, were here from their home in Raymond to attend the last rites of John Mendenhall. Harry .and Ralph Green, wall paper dealers, are back from a trip to Joliet where they visited the fac tory which supplies their product. While there they studied the latest style developments which will be imparted to customers. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green were in Lincoln last Tuesday on business. Mrs. Jay Stanton recently had word from her son, stationed with the U. S. Army forces in New Guinea for some time. In his letter the youth comments on the hot weather In his location. FOR LEASE: Wimpys Inn. If in terested contact Mrs. L. W.Egen bcrger, office Bekin Building. 4-5-tf LEFF II. X 1 (Continued from Page Four) were entertained last week at the home of Mrs. Helen Clark, home. The two young people's organiza tions of the Congregational Church entertained honoring their leaders, last week. Tuesday evening, the Pathfinders had a farewell party for Mrs. John L. Kemp, at the home of their president, Gertrude Olive, with their new leader, Mrs. Frank Marshall as an invited guest. Sunday evening the Scrooby Club took their suppers to the country and enjoyed a picnic supper, after which they held their meetings out of doors. This was a farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. Kemp. Rev. and Mrs. Kemp have been very active in the youth's organizations in the church, and the young people enjoyed this visit with them before they left for their new home at Ainsworth. The Pathfinders met Thursday evening at the home of their new leader, Mrs. Frank Marshall for the election of officers for the ensuing year, with the following results: President, Jane Lorensen; Vice President, Ruth Ann Hinds; Secre tary, Helen Appling; Treasurer, Nor ma Pattersen; Song Leader, Ger trude Olive. Mrs. Erwin Goering spent last week visiting friends at Newton, Kansas, their old home. The girls of the Camp Fire or ganization stressed their aims and accomplishments in a program giv en at the Congregational Church Wednesday afternoon, after school. when their mothers and members of their sponsors, the BT Chapter P. E. O., were their guests. Fruit punch and cookies were served after the program from a table bearing a centerpiece representing a iire- maker's triangle, with candles of red, white, and blue, which added a patriotic touch to the occasion. Dinner was served Saturday even ing for the regular Bridge Club, with the members going to the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Corley for an evening of bridge, following the dinner. Mrs. Stanley Wood was hostess to the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club, with one invited guest, Mrs Owen Welch. Weeping Water High School has been awarded the championship tro phy in football for the Nemaha Val ley league. The trophy will be for mally presented at the class day exercises in May. Mrs. Frank Wildrick was hostess at the regular meeting of the South Side Pinocle Club, Monday after noon. Weeping Water Woman's Club will entertain the members of the Nehawka Woman's Club at a tea Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. P. Wolcott. Mrs. Ernest Jamesen has been quite ill for the past two weeks. Her daughter,' Miss Cleo 4 Jamesen, trained nurse, of Chicago, is here caring for her. Latest? report is that she is improving slowly' ' Julius Neilsen, who returned home from Pearl Harbor two weeks ago will leave for Kearney to begin de fense work next week. ,v ; 1 C. H. Gibson, Soren Skamris, Mo gens Johnson, Henry P. Smithy Wil Bon Gilmore, Ed Freeman . and Oskar Anderson attended the district meet ing of theOdd Fellows Lodge, which was held at Avoca,' Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Shrauger and son, Jackie, visited . relatives at Pawnee City, Sunday. They were ac companied.by Mr, Shrauger's sister Miss Ena June Shrauger, and her friend, Miss Henrietta Wilson, of Omaha, who were : house "guests of the Shraugers over , the . week , end Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Hebar 4. .H-I-I'-I-I-I-MH -H-H- - . T Journal Ration I Guide 4. ..jH- March 27, 1943 RATIONING RATION STAMPS: Loose stamps not valid. Take War Ration Book with stanip's attached when making purchases. SUGAR: Number 12 Coupon, War Ration Book One, vahd March 16 to May 31 for five pounds. COFFEE: Number 26 Coupon, War Ration Book One, valid for one pound from March 22 to April 25, inclusive. PROCESSED FOODS: Consult Point Value Charts at grocers and in newspapers for points to be sur rendered from War Book Two. D, E, and F Blue coupons must be used during April. Retail grocers must egister between April 1 and April 10 with local boards on form OPA- R-1302. MEATS and FATS: Consumers must surrender red stamps from War Book Two for purchase of meats, cheeses, fats and oils. Validity dates red stamps are: March 29, A: April 5, B; April 12, C; April 19, D. All good from validity date to the end of the month. Institutional Users must file pound inventories with local boards promptly, beginning March 29, to receive points for the ' purchase of meat3 and fats. Industrial Users must register with local boards beginning March 9 on Form 1605 for all meats, cheeses, fats and oils. Retailers will buy point-free these items until April 11. SHOES: Stamp No. 17 of War Ration Book One is valid for one pair of shoes until June 15, 1943. Stamps are interchangeable among members of the family living under the same roof. RUBBER FOOTWEAR: Men's rub ber boots are rationed. Apply to your local rationing board for certificate to purchase. GASOLINE: No. 5 A Coupons val id until May 21. All holders of B, C, and T Coupons can now renew by mail. Send post card to your board for Form R-543. TIRE INSPECTIONS: 1 Second Period inspection for B book holders March 1 through June 30. Allow at least 60 days between Inspections. 2 Second Period inspection for book holders March 1 through May. 31. Allow at least 45 days be tween inspections. 3 T book holders: Inspection ev ery sixty days or every 5.000 miles, whichever comes first. FUEL OIL: Period 4, each one- unit Coupon valid for 11 gallons; each ten-unit Coupon valid for 110 gallons until April 12. Period 5, Coupons have same values as for Period 4, and are valid March 8 to September 30. NOTE Rations for fuel oil and kerosene for domestic, institutional and agricultural uses are now grant ed for six-month periods. INCUBATORS AND BROODERS: All operators of incubators and brooders may obtain all needed fuel oil and kerosene for capacity pro duction of the equipment. Increas ed poultry and egg production is essential to the war effort. DAIRY ROOMS and SEPARATOR HOUSES: Operators may obtain all needed fuel oil for heating this space. COAL-BURNING HEATING STOV ES: Rationing Boards will erant permission for the purchase of coal burning heating stoves which will be used to replace or supplement oil-burning heatingl equipment PRICE BUTTER. Priced on percentage mark-up basis. Nebraska maximum for 90 score butter in pound and half pound cartons, 55 cents; parch ment wrapped. 54 1-2 cents. - juus & kug PRODUCTS: Un- uer price ceilings at retail and wholesale. Hatching eggs exempt. FRESH VEGETABLES: Tomatoes, green and wax snap beans, carrots, cabbage, peas, lettuce and spinach priced on percentage mark-up basis PORK: Retail prices under spe cific dollar and cents ceilings by Zones, effective April 1. were visiting relatives in Council Bluffs last Sunday. Miss Villa Jamesen returned home last week after spending the win ter with her sister, Mrs. Rena Jame sen McElroy, of San Francis Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ambler vis ited Mr. Ambler's sister, Mrs. Don ald Boesiger and Mr. Boesiger, at Firth, Nebr. last Sunday. C. C. Baldwin is visiting his sons at - Fort Morgan,. Colorado. . He ex pects to remain a week SOUTH BEND South Bend Red Cross Contributors The Red Cross captains Mrs. Wil liam Blum and Mrs. Bernard Dill, report the following contributions for the Red Cross war fund drive for School Dist. No. 57: Mr. & Mrs. Omer Yardley 52.00 Mr. & Mrs. George Trier 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. V. D. Livers 4.00 Kenneth Livers 4.00 A Friend 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Russell Campbell 2.00 Mrs. Cora Campbell 1.00 Mrs. Glen Kuhn 1.00 Miss Lavina Cordes 1.00 Mrs. L. T. McGinnis 1.00 Mrs. Minnie Thimgan 1.00 Mrs. Corbin Cox 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Fidler, Sr. 2.00 George Vogler 1.00 Charles Fosberg 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. F. J. Knecht 5.00 Mr. W. J. O'Brien 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Blum 2.00 Wm Kline 1.00 MrsT Frank Ohm 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Zaar 2.00 Connoisseurs m It 'UMltiaMMWiMMBBBBBBBMB Government experts examine samples of tea from the first ship ment to arrive in New York under a wartime agreement with Great Britain which stipulates that the U. S. is to receive 65.000.000 pounds during 1S43. The examiners are (left to right), E. P. Connctte, com modity specialist of the Commodity Credit corporation; Charles F. Hutchinson, supervising U. S. tea examiner, and E. Vere Powers, chief of the tea section, food distribution administration. Avoca Mr and Mrs. Carl Maseman of Lincoln were in Avoca to visit with Mrs. Masemans ' brothers Will and Henry Maseman. The senior class af the Avoca schools will present their class play on Thursday and Friday, April Sth and 9th. Mrs. Henry Maseman was a visit ed in Omaha Tuesday, where she visited friendsx nd looked after some business matters. Stuart Masman, who is now in the army and located in lexas, wnues that he likes the life in the south. Visit in Plattsmouth Mesdames Carl O. Zaiser, J. W. Brendel and Harry Marquardt, were in Plattsmouth ! Tuesday looking after business and visiting frinrts. Mrs. Zaiser is postmistress at Avoca and attended a meeting of the coun ty postmasters while there. Will Work in Sioux City Mrs. Edmiller, daughter of Mis Florence Durham, who has been making her home in Salt Lake City, arrived in Avoca to visit her mother and brother, George, later going to Sioux City. She has accepted a posi tion in a defense plant in that city. Mrs. William Gollner was a visi tor in Omaha Tuesday to look after some business and also to visit her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Olwaln. Miss Frances Ruhge has accepted a position at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stubbendeck and is now located there. Oscar Zimmerer of Nebraska City, formerly with the Avoca bank, was a visitor in Avoea for a while to spend a few hours with his mother. Entertain Fraternal Friends Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blaikie, entertained members of the Avoca lodges of the IOOF and the Rebekas at their farm home. The evening was most pleasantly spent by the mem bers and climaxed by the delicious luncheon served by the host and hostess. Miss Corrine Hallstrom was at Plattsmouth last Sunday to visit her) aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Mauzy and also a number of the girl .friends.. - Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Dill 2.00 Friendly Circle Benefit party 14.00 Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Fidler, Jr. 2.00 Mrs. Ed Copsey l.oo Mrs. Jess Fidler 1.00 Mrs. Glen Thiessen 1.00 Tom Carnicle " .50 Mrs. J. L. Carnicle . 1.00 Mrs. Stanley McFarland 1.00 Mrs. Fred Cordes 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Dill 5.00 Mrs. Dave Campbell 1.00 Mrs. J. C. Streight '.- 1.00 John Kupke & dau. 1.50 Miss Lauretta Burdick , 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Schmader 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Haswell : 1.00 Mr. & Mrs Wilby Cox 50 Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Vargas 1.00 Mrs. Leo Thimgan , 1.00 Mary Ann Yardley 1.00 Norman Yardley 1.00 Mr, & Mrs. J. L. Carnicle 5.00 Mr. Jess Fidler 1.00 Total $91.50 More has been pledged Dist. 57 has been very loyal and the captains with to thank each and everyone for their cooperation and it is hop ed that in spite of many giving do nations eleewhere South Bend pre cinct may attain their goal of $235. at a Tea Party ' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Abkus and their children of Syracuse, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCann. Wilford Greenrod and wife of Syracuse, were guests in Avoca last Sunday for dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenwood. Observe Birthday Anniversary The birthday anniversary of Mrs. Herman Bose was last Sunday and a large number of friends came in for a surprise. They brought the means of providing a fine lunchon. A great many gifts were presented the guest of honor. Home from South Mrs. Ella Penney, wife of the former Professor Penny of the Avo ca schools, has returned from the south. She spent two weeks with her husband who is in the army and located in New Orleans. Block -Buster Photo-diagram of the dreaded 4,000 - pound super - block - buster, made in the U. S. and dropped on Germany in night and day raids by American fliers and Royal Air Force men. Approximately 2,200 pounds of the two-ton bomb are TNT and other secret explosives. The rest is shell and fuses. Dropped from a plane 20,000 feet up the bomb strikes the ground at Pulver izing 600-mile-an-hour speed. The case shatters into more than 6,000 killing fragments which scream fhrough STalr at 4.000 to 7.000 , feet a second. Everything withm 120 feet of the bomb is destroyed ty the explosion itself. Entire blocks are wiped out by the WasUt i ' Mb "- t ' nooo ibsiU ti . - " fcf If V AriM ir . 'i- Greenwood Special Journal Correspondence Add'l Subscriptions to the Red Cross John Agnea ' Mary Stander Wm. Stander , Lena Stander r Ralph Gillespie Mrs. Evan Armstrong Wayne Landon Harvey Baldwin . Paul Strate Mrs. Paul Strate . iL : Paul Strate, Jr. Maxine . Strate Chas. Bell John Lambert Riley Buckmaster - Evan Armstrong Elvina Hammer Virgil Elrod ' Orville Glade ' Ernest Leaver .. ' Mr. & Mrs. Robert Graham Mr. & Mrs. L. C. Marvin Mr. & Mrs. Ben Howard Mrs. June Kyles Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Couse Mr. & Mrs. P. E. Clymer E. L. McDonald C. F. Ettleman Mrs. L. B. Guild Watson Howard 2.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 2.0U 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.50 1.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 200 1.00 3.00 100 1.00 1.00 2.50 5.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 .25 .25 1.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 .25 .25 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 .25 1.00 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Marolf J. N. Conneally Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Stradley J. V. Stradley Mrs. J. V. Stradley Mrs Margaret Leesley Mrs. Wayne Wright , Mr. & Mrs. Martin Shupe Walter Wideman Mr. & Mrs. Glen Peters Mrs. Everett Cope Mrs. Elsie Kelly Mrs. Jo Brown Henry Elwood Mrs. Beulah Lunceford Mrs. Wm. Leesley Alice Boucher Mr. & Mrs. H. Brehm Mrs. Virgil Tweton Mrs. Leonard Jardine Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Williams Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kelly and Patricia were Sunday evening guests at the home of Mrs. Martha Elrod. Lyle Mays, returned Wednesday to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Mays. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holkijs spent Saturday evening and Sunday at Ceresco with their daughters, Mar grett and Thelma Ruth. Mrs. Lloyd Elrod, left Thursday for Kentucky to visit her husband who is in training there. Mrs. W. M. Kelly and Mrs. Joe Kyles were in Lincoln Tuesday. The L. C. C. met Thursday for a one o'clock desert luncheon with Mrs. Lola Landon. Mrs. Helen Erway and Mrs. W. M. Kelly, Jr., of Lincoln, spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kelly. Mrs. Minnie Kimberly, of Califor nia, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rouse Sunday. Mrs. Bob Leesly and Sharon, spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Wayne Wright. Mt. and Mrs. John Kelly, receiv ed the Purple Heart Award last week which was awarded their son, Joe, who was killed in action overseas. Henry Carr, of Lincoln, visited his daughter, Mrs. P. Clymer last week. Mrs. Ethel Armstrong and son, Max, of Ashland, were guests at a six o'clock dinner Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Florence Armstrong. The dinner was in honor of Max's 18th birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kyles, of Lin coln, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Martin. Mrs. Gay Wright spent Saturday with her sister Ella Marshell at Ashland. Mrs. Mabelle Newkirk and daugh ter Marjorie left Wednesday for California. Miss Helen Maher of Lincoln spent Tuesday evening with her father, Martin Maher and sister, Dorothy. Word has been received that May nard Griffith Js stationed at Chey enne, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kinney and sons, of Alvo, spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles. Mrs. R. C. Burks. Florence and Virginia, spent Saturday in Lin coln. , Don't forget . I Lugsch Cleaner Wednesday Special. Men's suits and top coats , and spring coats Plain : dresses and mannish - suits, cleaned ! and nressed for Si. 00. Hata cleaned. and. blocked -50c. Cash aud -can y.-i- j MURDOCK By Journal Field Representative Marvin Oehlerking, who has re cently been confined with illness, is reported as being much improved. Another who had' been reported ill but who is improved, is Robert Luetchens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Luetchens. Fred Cordes assisted his neighbor, Frank Rosenow, pull the pump from, his w;ell in preparation for clean ing the well. . George Leppart, Weeping Water, called on the Rev. and Mrs. Schwab" last week. Mr. Leppart was a for mer college mate of Rev. Schwab at Northwestern in Naporville, 111. Lenteen services were held at the Evangelical Church Sunday. Mur dock's three churches cooperated in the holding of these services. The Cass County Fellowship As osciation are to hold their next meet ing at the Callahans Church at which tftae seven ministers will take part in the services. Pfc. Orval Coitlen returned to the A. P. Hill, Virginia camp last week after spending his furlough here. Allen Ruchart of the U. S. Army, who has been visiting with his par ents, departed for a new camp near the Mexican border L. Neitzel is back from a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Mata Der maid. While away he enjoyed the company of both his daughter and granddaughter, Dollis, on an in teresting shopping trip. He observ ed that the meat scarcity was also serious away from home. Before seasonal rains come, mem bers of the Murdock church who have been working on a new church roof, hope to have the job finished. , The advice not to miss the coming play to be put on by students of the Murdock grade school should be heeded, for the play "Pudden Head, the First" is filled with many a laugh. The children have been prac ticing their parts faithfully, and a good performance is expected. The E. L. C. held its business and social meeting last Tuesday evening at the home of Misses Mary and Martha Schweppe. A large num ber of members were present for the enjoyable evening. Gust. Welkin has been busy en hancing the appearance of his home. Improvements include a new foun dation which will raise the structure a foot higher. Paul Stock held a farm equipment sale last week which attracted a large number of bidders. Some ar ticles auctioned brought much more than their original cost. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Borne meier were here from Omaha over Sunday visiting with their parents. Mrs. Bornemeier is the former Irene Gorthey. The call to the Colors for Russell Gorthey has been delayed as a re sult of the transfer of his name from a Maryland draft board to the Cass County board. He will continue to work at the Mercantile store while waiting. Gust Wilkin, George Kruse and Merele Gillespie were in Murdock Fire Department delegates to the fire instruction week program in Nebraska City last week. There, with numerous other delegates, they learned methods of fire fighting and fire prevention. Insurance companies and fire departments were sponsors and the state fire marshall was on hand to address the delegates. John' Casen is reported to be re covered from an illness which kept him in a Lincoln hospital for some time. He plans to begin work on his farm soon. The Royal Neighbors will meet Monday instead of Tuesday. This change was made necessary by the holding of the city election at the hall Tuesday. Stibal Variety K-M-A Garden Seeds Package and Bulk Catalog Prices. ONION PLANTS 75-100 in bunch, Bermudas .... 25c EASTER Cards ToysGifts Decorations We Will Have Some Candy " COOKIES " " v ' Fresh Weekly Hain ; . ; . J ; v.- lb: 20c Fancy . . . . .... , lb. 40c