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i t ft s - PAGE FOUR XHB JOUSXTAL, P1AT35-' IICKITH, IZBXASZA Subscription payments for Th Plattsmouth Journal may be r.a:d locally to Mrs. THOS. MURTEY. Representative Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Knuttren and two sons, left Tuesday tor Pasco, "Washington, where Mr. Knutf.gen lias a position with the DuPont Con struction Co. IIr. and Mrs. James Elgaard (.lune Hinds) and their two children Je:;n and Ro'oort, of Marysville, Mo., spent Saturday and Sunday at the home, of their parents, Mr. ar.d Mrs. Chris Elgaard and Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hinds. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rains, Fran cis Rains and Mrs. Troy Jewell at tended the wedding of Miss Edith May. Alexander of Oklahoma, to Dale Alberg, of Grand Junction, Colo., which was :it nine o'clock at the Union College church. The bride and grcom were members of t h is years graduation class at Un ion college. Mr. Alberg will be re membered as the young man who conducted meetings in Weeping Wa ter, last wirter. Mrs. LcRuy Sell is visiting Mr. Sell's parents, Mr. ar-d Mrs. George Sell. LeRoy Sell, ARM 1c, is in California. Sue eq.ee ts to join him there in the near future. Owing to the fact that the ycung lady who takes care of Marsha TlKtrs'imd. while her parents are at work Jt the bomber plant, i? enjoving a vacation with a case of the mumps. Mrs. Thur-lund and Marsha of P.ellevue have been stay ing with Vrs. Thurslund's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chai. Gibson, for the pas.t two weeks, and she joins the group who go from Weeping Water each afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Art Barkhurst and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Henegcr were Omaha visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wiles and Mrs. Homer Jamsen were I.incol'i visi tors Monday. Visiting at the Ck.ronce Pocl Lome this week are Mrs. George Colbert and her daughter, Mrs. Colbort Brown, both of Waunota. These ladies have many friends in this community, as this was their former home. Miss Hazel Pool went to Lincoln to attend the Baccalaureate servi ces of the State University, Sun lay. and remained for Commencement ex erciser, Monsiay. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dcdderidge, (Charlotte Hungate), of Lawrence, Kansas, were in town for a few hours Tuesday and called on many of thtir old friends while here. Your "v liter was their gucrt at lunch at the J - M cafe, and we had a good visit talking over ihe whereabouts of friends. They repoited that their luother-in-law, Colonel Floyd Ben nett, is now located at San Diego, after many months on the Pacific rcean. Mrs. Bennett (Mary Hungate) visited at Le Dodderidge home in Lawrence hist week, en route to at tend the graduation cf her son Walker G. Bennett, at Annapolis, ex pecting to tpend some time with friends at Philadelphia on the way. Their daughter, .Marigold Walker, attended ccllege at Burbank the past year and now expects to enter train ing for the nurses corps. They also visited Dr. James B. Hungate last week, and found that he is not so well this spring. He is now S7 years of age. Miss Jessie Baldwin, Miss Maude Baldwin artl Mrs. John Robinson were co-bostesses at a bridge des sert Monday af!eineon at the J & M cafe, with 2S guests, when Mrs. John Robinson of St. Louis, and Mrs. Herbert Lohnes were guests of honor. Mrs. Herbert Lohnes (Eldora Bald win) and two sons, have come to Weeping Water to make their home while Mr. Lohnes is in the army. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stratton and their two sons, Dannie and Davie, went to Gretna Monday evening to attend the graduation of Mrs. Strat um's nephew, Willi mi Fox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fox, from the Gretna High school. Knrouta there they stopped at the home of Mrs. ttratton's mother, Mrs. Louisa Sahs, CHOOSE YOUR IRIS VARIETIES NOW WHILE THEY ARE IN FULL BLOOM. A LARGE -SELECTION OF NEWEST NAMED VARIETIES. Arnold SchlieSeri Farm Vz Mile West of Manley and took her and a sister, Mrs. Ber tha Barkhurst with them to Gretna. Weeping Water Alumni banquet was held Saturday evening at the Agricultural auditorium with 91, guests present. The theme for the evening was "Victory Garden." Tables for the banquet were set in V-shape, with a large V-shaped table where the members of the alumni sat. Within the large V-shape table was a smaller one for the guests of honor, the 194 4 graduating class. The speakers table was a straight table across the point of the large V. Within the smaller Vtablo was a taidon scene, with wheelbarrow, two scare crows ?ud an abundance of flowers. Miniature wheelbarrows ar.d watering pots overflowing with flowers, and low lowls of flowers were on the table. The color scheme was carried out with yellow tulips and purple iris, and in the place cards of white interlaced with nar row purple ribbon forming the code for victory tmee dots and a dash. In one cornet was a gold colored bow. Favors were bright colored seed packets filled with candy corn. All this beauty cf the floral "Victory Garden" did not detract from the excellent menu provided by the lad ies cf the Congregational church, as fellows: Baked ham, potatoes au gratin, asraragus tips, springsalad, rolls, tutter and jelly, coffee, straw berry shor'.eake. Programs were printed on gold color paper and tied like a scroll. Mary Allen at the piano played during the seating of the guests. Victor Wal'.ick gave the Address of Welcome, and Peggy Amick gave the response. Marguerite Stohlman and Lcota Gaebcl, aelighted the guests villi their piano accordion duet, and were called Lack twice. L. A. Beh lviids, supei intendent, introduced the "new crop" of seniors, after which the three Everett sisters, Mar garet, Shirley and Barbara, sang two numbers, v,;th the fourth sister, Mary, accompanying them. Mrs. Frank Marshall then presented some surprise awards a corsage and a boutonnaire to the two oldest mem bers present. They were Miss Mil dred Hart and Cari E. Day. To the two yo ingest members, Ruth Jean Gibson and Bob Clark, went a cor sage and a boutonnaire. A white rose was presented to each member of the graduating class. She then introduced Jean G. Jones, who paid tribute to all members of the alumni association who are in the service. As a finale to the delightful even ing all sang "God Bless America," with Miss Mary Allen accompanying at the pi.ino Presiding as toast mistress was Mrs. Harlan Gibson, who had been untiring in her efforts to make this year's meeting a success. Mrs. Wil bur Long, vice president, and Robert Keckler, sec-treas., were the other members of her committee. Mrs. J. F. Grow was the chairman of the decorating committee, and much credit goes to her for the fitting decorations. Newly elected officers for the coming year are: President Mrs. Edwin G. Steckley; Vice President Mrs. Eugene Day; Sec-Treas. Wil bur Fitzpatrick. One member was present who had attended forty-nine consecutive meetings of the alumni association. She is Miss Mildred Hart our beloved city librarian. Magazine "from his home town of. and friends in anc'j Weeping Water, and that was the niunity until the 3' article about Mrs, E. M. Ruby's post- jshe will go to Call age stamp guilt. Within the past fcister. f THURSDAY, MAY 25. 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sudduth report that a message from their daughter, Mr. Wilbur Dawns, of Lincoln, said that her two children now have the measles. During the past winter they have been unforunate enough to huve whooping cough, scarlet fever and the mumps, which they had thought to be all that was coming tc them during one winter. Some ime ago we told about a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heneger from their son. Lieut. .Iaiue.4 Heneger, who is stationed at New Caledonia, telling of his joy at finding an article in the Yank's few ciays Mrs. Ruby has had two letters about seeing the article. The first letter was from Harlan Haith, who is in New Guinea, telling of his delight at seeing something from his home town, and especially about one cf his best friends, and he en closed a clipping about the quilt. A day later she received a letter from a cousin from Lincoln, who is on a business trip to New York City, tell ing of seeing the article. Verily, this is a small world. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marshall, Mrs. Emmor Marshall, Mrs. Fred Allen and Miss Hary Allen went to Lin coln Monday to attend the gradua tion exercises at the University of Nebraska, when Miss Doris Marshall graduated, although she had com pleted her course at the end of the first semester. Oliver Carmic.ael of Vanderbuilt University wan the speaker. Mr. and Mrs. T II. Hanlan are enjoying a visit from Mrs. Hinlan's sister, Mrs. Lou Bcr.ham of Bridge port. Mrs. Bcnham is enroute to St. Joe for a visit and from there she will go to Troy, Kansas, for Decora tion day. Friends here of Billy Cowger, who v.as here for seveial months, have learned that he has been quite ill with pneumonia, and in a hospital in New Caledonia. Mrs. John II. Pryor was called to Mountain Lake, Minnesota, last week by the serious illnjss of her father, who it: S5 years olj. She returned home late Monday evening. He had been removed to a hospital and his condition was. not improved. She expects to return to Minnesota later to assist in his care. Tvliss Mary Ann Pryor, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John H. Pryor, is expected home Friday from Grin nell, Iowa, where she attends Grin nell college. Many of our older citizens will remember Will Miller, son of Airs. James B. Hungate, and a graduate cf the Weeping Water High school in the class of 1902, and very recent ly you may have been reading about the mile-long tunnel which is near- ing completion near Loveland, Colo., and which is said to be one of the greatest feats of engineering in the middle west. Terhaps you have read about it, and have also read that the engineer in charge of the build ing of that tunnel is a Fred Miller, but perhaps jou did not know that our Will Miller and Fred Miller are one and the same person. His name is Fred William Miller. While in school here he was called Will. Since graduation from college and doing business for himself, he has leen known as Fred W. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. John Bolze are the proud parents of a dear little baby daughter who arrived Monday, May So, at Bryan Memorial hospital. Mother and daughter are getting along fine. This is their second child as they have a &on. Roger, who will soon be old enough to enter school. Mrs. John Straiten, of LaMesa, Cal., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Littcn, and she arrived just mi time to welcome the small daughter of her niece, Mrs. Bolz, and helped to keep the home going while the mother was in the hospital. She came east at this time to visit her son, who is in the army, who arriv ed at his home in Topeka, Kansas, this week. She expects to leave Sun day for Topeka, and from there she v-ill go to Parsons, Kansas, to visit another son before returning to Cali fornia. Mrs. E. M. Ruby and Mrs. Clif ford Cooper were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Ray Smith. Mrs. Rilhi Ilollenbeck, has been visiting Mts. Jeanette Young this week. She is well known in this community as the former Rilla Gil more. She expects to visi: relatives Mrs. Frank Mar at the regular tnee S. Kensington, Tue her home, when noon was spent at i ings room doing IV Llyle Flemming LADY ATTENDANT 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE MEMORIAN DAY Memorial Day oft awakes a train of sad thoughts. We dwelt on the memories of those we cherished. We recall the kind things, the thoughtful acts, the friendly companionship. It will be a comfort to remem ber that you did all in your power to pay fitting tribute to them when arranging the final rites. Our efficient attention to all details will assure you satisfactory service. 1 FLORAL ORDERS CARED FOR about this com- st of June, when iway to visit her hall was hostess leg of the O. E. day afternoon at ut of the after- he surgical dress 'd Cross work. entered Bryan u- ; Memorial hospital, last week and had a major operation Friday morn ing. His son, Jamie, had only re cently returned from the same hos pital after undergoing an appendix removal. Lestert Hoback is assisting with the farm work, and the neigh bors are planning to see that his corn is all planted. Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Gorden Heneger, Mrs. Glen Heneger and Mrs. Flemming were at Lincoln to visit Mr. Flemming, ami they report that he 5s getting along as well as possible. AN APPRECIATION To the many kind friends I wish to take this means of thanking you for the lovely cards, letters and flowers during my stay at the hospital. They were appreciated so very much. Mrs. Charles Mead To Attend Graduation 1 Mrs. A. H. Duxbury, of Lincoln, arrived this morning to visit here tor the day and to attend the pro motional exercises of the Platts mouth Eighth grade, her son. Rich ard Duxbury, being a member of the class. The Duxbury family are now settled in Lincoln in their home at 5300 Leigh ion Avenue and like tho new home very much. Closed All D? TUESDAY Memorial Day t I'M TIRED OF COOKING LET' S PICNIC! Picnics are a welcome change .... and food always tastes better out of doors. Why not go out on a picnic and give Mother a vacation from cooking? 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