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THURSDAY, JULY 6, .1044 TTTP. TrtTTTJWAT. VT.k TTSTvTATTTTT nk,khSkA By Jovrncl Field Rcpirieutatfr : Mrs. Rachel Faris v.as spending last wepk with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Rieke and Tamily. j Mr. and Mrs. Ho'.nian McKinney j and email daughters were Platte-! Xuoutlt visiters Friday. Mrs. Jaii'es Comstoi k was hostess to the women's brulgo club Wed nesday evening. The Bud Nickels family were shopping- with tho merchants of Plattsmouth Saturday evening. Miss Ruin Morris of Union and Mis. Olin Morris were spending Thursday in Omaha Mrs. Man;cret Uiviidol was a din ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sey hult Sunday. the hospital Tuesday and is now ronvalesclng at home. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie lirittain of Omaha were spending the week end with Mrs. r.rittain's mother, Mrs. DosLesDernier. Emma Reine Topliff has returned home after speeding the past two weeks with her grandparents. Mr. hum iMrs. J H. Brown in Oir.aha. Mis. Fred Meidngev was enter taining the Neighborhood Woman'.: club Wednesday, at her home. A veiy pleasant afternoon was spent, v.)ich closed by the serving of re freshments. Mrs. Nellie Lc ng was a Flatts mouth visi; r Saturday afternoon when she had some business to trans act. Mrs. R. A. Ncell vas visiting friends and doing some shopping ii PIatt.Mi;-uth Saturday af:ornoon. Phyllis Rieke was in Union over the week end where she w.'is a tiest of her cousin. Norma Lindsay. Mi. Ben Dill is enjoying a visit from her daughter and hus'oai'd, Mr. and Mrs. Riihard Maynard of San Francisco. California. After being hospitalized for a week, Dick Toud is aid.-? u he out and to continue training at Shep pard Fieid, Texas. Wheat hai vest ing v. ill scon he the order of th day in this community, as it it ripei inr: quite rapidly since the weather is warmer. When 23 airplanes f!nv over town lat Friday, flying in formation, fhoy caused quite a lot oi" excite ment as so many were never seen-! here at one time before. With inoH people in this vicinity the Fourth of July was another day. But all will he prepared for a laai'-d celebration when the war is over anc. j our bovs ate at ho'ee again. ! le will b-j assistant voice instruc- ur for seven weefcs after which :;he will return to Murray for a more extended visit with the home folks and friends. M. G. Churchill has not been im proving as hoped for and on Sun day returned to the hospital for further care and treatments. He was taken to Omaha by Dr. Gil ntore. Bill Minfurd, who believes in raising good stock, was at Wahoo last week, going to deliver purebred Hereford bu',i which he had sold to a fine stock man in that vicinity. Friends here have received the announcement of the arrival of a little 6 'a -pound son, Craig, to Mr. and Mrs. Fob Johnson at Kearney. Mrs. Johnson was the former Jean Keid Taylor, and well known in this community where she sp-:it the first several years of her lite. Her husband is in the armed forces, but was privileged to visit the folks just two days after the arrival of the little sen. At the conclusion of his fin lough lie expects to be sent overseas. Craig is the first grand child of Dr and Mrs. G. L. Taylor, former Murray residents. Subscription payments for The Plattsmouth Journal may be paid locally to Mrs. THOS. MURTEY, Representative Mrs. Aramnita Keil o was visiting her sister, Read last week. Miss Helen Cutter of I'httts mouth was a guest of her cousin, Mrs. Fred Hild. Thursday, and was accompanied by her little nephew, Hunter Ing.verson. aide to re- Clark Jarvis writes his mother, Mrs. Clara Frans that he wuS chosen as one of tie drill team from Ft. Warren, to 20 to the redeo at Greeley. Colo., to put on some- fancy drills and formations in military maneuvers, fjr entertainment. Yvonne FesLesFernier, a former Murray girl, but now of Fiudley, Ohio, is attending the University at Toledo, taking some work, pre paratory to taking up her training as Cadet Nurse, after three months at the University. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Morris are in receipt of a recent letter from Capt. Carter Johnson who sar, been in New Guinea for moie than a year; Carter was inquiring about his termer pupils- and other friends here. Mrs. Cecelia Wu'f of Avoca and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hansen of Ie !u:vka were visiting at the Fred HI Id heme Saturday. They are moth er and sister of Mrs. Hild. Mrs. Wulf also called on her physkian, Dr. Tyson, in regard to her health. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Mead were guests for dinner and the day, cf Mis. 7Iead's si:;ter, Mrs. Leo Finkle and family Sunday, at Nebraska City. Mrs. Nelson repirrs that Donald is now a candid lie officer in the Infantry, and is lcviU'd at Ft. Beu- T'l utmoiit'i I1"11?- ( a- :,ni' tnai Wallace has been Mrs Ch-ulie el 11 v-': coast, wnn nis Fleet post office, San Francisco. T.Irs. C. A. Hansen, who, with ! the family movei to TJellevne a few weeks ago, is now confined to the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha where she recently underwent an opera tion for goiter. She is reported as doing very well at this time. Mrs. Jannie Jenkins is in receipt of news which tells her that she is a great -grandmother again, a little st n, Albert Marion, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Griffon last week. This is the third son in the family. The Griffens are now residing in Van couver, Washington, but visited old time friend-j and relatives here dur ing the winter. "Mr. and Mrs. John Deeschott and sons of Omaha won; making a short visit early in the wejk at the heme of Mrs. Doesehott's mother, I.Irs. K. DcLesDemier. From here they drove on to Firth where they spent a few days with the famliy of Mr. Does- chott, returning to Murray Satur day afternoon for another visit with Mrs. DesLesDernier, before return ing to Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wohlfarth and Robert, and Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Hild were among those present at the wedding of Miss Florine Shafer and Jack Heeter of McCock, which was solemnised at the Christ Luth eran church west of Plattsmouth, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis and fam ily were made happy recently when .pital. as his parents, accompanied their son, Louie A. Puis, MO. M.Mlc by his grandparents, Mr. and Mis. who has been in the Navy for nearly j Chris Elgaavd and Mr. and Mrs. O. five years, walked in and ntrprisct! j C. Hinds, had left town a short them. They were expect ing hint soon j time before the accident, to spend Injured in Wreck While returning from the country where he had delivered some gaso line for the Philpot Oil Co.. Satur day evening about seven o'clck, Jack Philpot, sixteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Philpot, lost con trol of the steering wheel for some reason, ami the truck went ever a bank, landing in the ditch, turning completely over, end for end, and is a complete wreck. How Jack suc ceeded in getting out of the cab is net known, as he remembers noth ing ol the accident. Ills only recol lection is of blood trickling down his face, and brushing something aside, which hurt. That must have been the glass in the door, out of which he must have climbed as the door was closed and it took three men to open it after the wreck. The accident occurred just north of Mrs. Ida Young's farm, which joins Weeping Water on the northeast, and he was close to the home of his uncle, Bert Philpot. He was taken there and Dr. Herman was called and took hi 11 to St. Elizabeth's hos pital ia Lincoln. His aunt, Mrs. Bert Philpot accompanied him to the hos- Don Philpot, owner of the truck, said that the truck ia a total wreck, and he carried no insurance on it Latest report Wednesday after noon was that Jack is getting along nicely and that he hopes to return home sucn. Mr. and Mrs. William Partridge accompanied by their grandson. Stanley Miller, and Harley Rector, went tc Unadilla to spend the Fourth .-f .Tuiv a ih homo or their son- i:i.bw ani rlaiiehter. Mr. and Mrs Henry Stubbendick. They were joined by Mrs. Win. Gusscrt, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Slock and son, Tommy, all of Lincoln, and all spent a most delightful day there together. Mrs. Chas. Spohn returned home Friday from Los Angeles, where slie spent the past three weeks visit ing a sister. She was accompanied y another sister, Mrs. Hooper ,o: Council Bin Us. Mrs. Harry Potts, and daughter, Dorothy, of Fair bury, are visiting friends in Weeping Water this oek. Monday evening, ihey and .,rs. Ai t F. itiicdd were dinner guests at tl ' : ni" ' f Mr- aud Mrs. Ti.o-u-as E. Stao.ey. and later ill tne even ing Mrs. Sir.cey eulertaiueu ewjiv; adies at a bridge party In Mrs lvtts' honor. Th..se ir.vited were (Continued on Page 2, Col. G) Mrs. Joe Richter is sume her work at the bank, again after an enforced vacation due t:j illness- which time she spent at the home of her parents in Council Bluffs. Upon her return home she was accompanied by her sister. James Shafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Shafer :'? now in England with the AAF and was recently prrmoted irjm SSgt. and TS2;t. Darwin Rhoden of Platt&mo'.itb. but formerly of this place, wviit t Omaha Thursday to try to ei.lit in the Navy. lie was taken in at once without getting home to bid his family good-bye. Upon learning oi! this, his good frriend. LeRny Topliff. and his metier, took Darwin's moth er, Mrs. Keily Rhc d-'U. and daughter to Omaha to see the son leave fcr his training. Friends here in communication with Kenneth Todd nearn that he is on Coast Patrol duty at Tnasure Island. Roy Howard was vuiting his doe tor in Lincoln Tuesday for a check up as to hi:-: physical condition. Frances Cocl: and family, who have made their home in Omaha the past several years, have returned to Murray and are now occupjing their own home asain. Earl Lancaster shipped three loads of his fat cattle to the Omaha mar ket Su-nday evening. He has also recently shipped his lambs for which n visiting, and he received ton price. ' lures and bavin; The Carper family had as their dinner guests the evening of the Fourr.it of Jtuy, Mr. Carper's mother, Mis. Gertrude Carper, and his uncle Mr. Gus Nelson, both from Nehaw ka. and his sister, Mrs. Isomer Croas mo.n of Arlington, Ya., as veil as Mrs. Nelson and Eddie. Mrs. Fred Hild is enjoying a viit of a few days f.or.i hr gram-son, Roger Hild, who i assisting her with her work about the place, as well as visiting. but did not know just w hen it would be.. In his honor a picnic dinier was enjoyed at the family home last Sunday, when there were 101 of the relatives present. Needless tc say, it was a happy event, and the day was pleasantly spent. At the expira tion of his furlough Louis will re port at Cci'jus Christi. Texas, on the 10th. As he is to meet one of his buddie-5 from Boston, he plans it anive on the 3th. Th:s is his first visit home sunce July last year." Mr. and Mrs. Puis have another son, Gerald, who is in the Army, tend was given a furlough last year in June, but had to leave jast be fore Louis arrhed home, so ihey missed each other He was in Eng land when last heard from. A thin! Ralph, is a member of the Marines, and enlisted last December, and is now overseas. Thi.; family is doing their part tr help win the war, in giving three cons to the service of Uncle Sam. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hmtt of l l.ttt strouth :.nd their daughters and little grandaughter were calling on a numb'i- of their Murray friends Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs Paul Ivcrson depart ed Thursday for New York City where they will enroll at Columbia University to take some ppecial work for the summer months as they are both working on their Master's degree. Late in the sunr.ner they will return in time to resume, their duties at Plattsmouth High school. the week end with Mr. and Mrs. James Elgaard at Maryville, Mo. Word of the accident was awaiting the parents when they reached Maryville, and they returned home immediately, and left early Sunday I morning tor Lincoln where they re mained all day Sunday with their son. As no X-ray could be taken until Monday morning, the full ex icnt of his injuries were not known Sunday eening, but it was thought no bones were broken. Ligaments were toi n in his jaw and ten stitches had to be taken in his forehead and about the same number under his lower lip. He was weak from the loss of blood and the shock was severe. His father reported that ihey hoped that he would be able o return home some time the first part of the week. The fact that lie had shut: off the engine probably saved him from having a fire. It is thought that the si coring w he el w as broken when he lost control. Jack is a grandson and the namesake of Jack rhilpct, one of our niust prominent farmers east of town. The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian church held their annual picnic at the j country home of Mrs. Everett Spang- I lcr on Friday the families being in- vited There was a gocd number ; present and the buutii'ul dinner ! that .vas spread was thoroughly en- : joyed, as well as the afternoon visit. ' The picnic was held indoors. j At the invitation of Dr. and Mrs. ! Dobbin, fifteen children, members of! the Pioneer Society, gathered for a '.awn oarty at the United Prerbyter ian parsonage last Wednesday even ing. After various games, the noise ot which carried for several blocks. was enjoyed by all who heard them. Rtfre: nents of cake and hoim: Sunday's World-Herald announces the marriage of a former teacher here, that fo Miss Leona Wilson, to San ford E. Anuorstm of Oakland, on June 24th, at Fremont, the home i;f Miss YVUson. They will reside in Oakland. The wedding took place in the Sinai Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. George Park were pleased Sunday morning to receive the news of the arrival of a new grandson at the home of their dau ghter ard husband, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reisdoiff in Omaha Miss Jaue Boedekcr departed Sa turday icrChautauc.ua, N. Y., where made ice cream served in cones were enjoyed and the young folks reluct antly departed fcr homo and bed. The men bers of the Noltirg fam ily, numbering around thirty, gath ered at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. E'erett Spangler Sunday for a fam ily dinner. The afternoon was spent taking moving pic a general good time THERE'S ahead for always danger the automobile driver who isn't fully in sured. Be safe! Carry com plete automobile insurance through SEE s vrausr HELP PRODUCE Laying Pullets After your young chickens are over four months old keep the pullets Growing and getting in Shape for early egg production by feeding BUSY BIRD GROWING and LAYING MASH In mash or pellets at $3.15 PLATTSMOUTH CREAMERY THE HOME OF CASCO BUTTER ii. i.nw IIS 2 B 7l nnriiADfl ru7 r . together. Your Hea'th, Happiness and Success, Demands Good Vision! Leonard Fitch Optometrist 116 N. 5th. Phone 141 Plattsmouth r i y "" " -de- LADY ATTENDANT 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE The use of our modern funeral home does not add any cost to our services. You want the best, That is why you should call O 6 FLORAL ORDERS CARED FOR JdYKGRETHAH BEFORE Texsun Unsw. Grapefruit JUICE Dei Monte Y. C. Sliced Peaches Mission Standard PEAKS Del Monte Sliced Pineapple Hunt's Delicious Prune PLUMS Arkoma Cut Green BEANS Evelyn Brand Cut Wax Beans 46-OZ. CAN No. 2 '4 Cans No. 2 yz Cans 28' 25 28 11 12 No. 2t Glass No. 2 Cans No. 2 Cans The savings! Find out for yourself that when you shop at Hinky-Diaky you pay the low est prices for the finest foods. Shop and Save More at Kinky-Dinky. DEL MONTE DICED BEETS DEL MONTE CREAM CORN BLUEBIRD STANDARD PEAS NBC SHREDDED WHEAT VAN CAMP'S TENDERONI No. 303 GLASS No. 2 Cans No. 2 Cans REG. PKG. It' 11' 6-oz; PKG.' PEANUT BUTTER W DILL PICKLES - - 29' CERTO FRUIT PECTIN 24' GRAN. BEET SUGAR --10 64 FOLGER'S COFFEE - -51' Pure Citrus Mamialade 2-LB. JAR Pure Starr Purple Plum Jain 2',4-LB. JAR WATERMELON CANTALOUPE Guaranteed! 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'33' BLEACH - : -1 4. j Plattsmouth Prices in the ad effective July 7 through July 13 subject only to market changes- in fresh fruits and vegeUbles and meats. We reserve the right to limit quantities. No sales to dealers.