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v - - . (1 Uel,r. State Historical Sodetj Vi k I "S. El II VOL. NO. LX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1944 NO. 103 Norton . IS 1 4 w i n mm (immr-umi 8 If ;t . Rocfcefort ; x- Maimed Ssre&ot BELGIUM I AH: V LUXEMBOURG YANKS HOLD AT ST. VITH While Nazis continue drive on fc'euse River. Yank First and Third Armies slowly close pincers from north and south, Patton's Third pushing Ger mans back out of Luxembourg and near breakthrough to rescue trapped heroes at Bastogne. Yanks hold at St. Vith. (NEA Telemap.) Death Of Perry Moore, Long Time Resident Of County Styleeraft Employees Entertained at Party Babian, lady cf Mr. and Mrs.' Charles superintendent and fleer the Scylecraft Manufacturing Co., of this city, were hosts to over fifty Passed Away Tuesday at the Home employes and invited guests at the of Mr. and Mm. George Schmader fhst Christmas party of this new Near Manley enterprise at the American Legion i building on Friday afternoon. The massing of Terry Moore, 84, An hour of carols and entertain cn Tuesday at the home of hi:;;?- vas enjoyed End a tree laden j u. v.. - Tvith rifte fcr all corr.Tj'eted the near Mar.lev. removed one of the program Jobs Daughters Hold Installation Wednesday Night Miss Delores Ruse Is Honored Queen for the Ensuing Term Meny Attend Meeting ANNOUNCE CASS COUNTY STORK DERBY IN JOURNAL SATURDAY Prospective mothers and fathers as well as other relatives should be sure and watch for the Saturday edition of The Plattsniouth Journal. It will have a significant message for them in the announcement of the first annual Cass County baby derby. Gifts and prizes will be provided to greet the first taby born in CasJ county after the stroke of midnight on Sunday, December 31st. This will be made possible by the co-operation of the business men of this city, and the little one to be Mr. or Miss 1945 will have a real reward. There is nothing that one can love more than a babe, and the first babe born in Cass county will be especially honored. Remember to watch for The Journal Saturday and see what hon ors are to be given the first baby born in 1945 in good old Cass county. were presented gifts by the retiring queen and the new queen. On her retirement as Honored queen, Miss Mary Evers was pre sented with the jewel of the past honored queen by Miss Juanita Sig ler, for her fine services. Miss Ev ers in turn, presented Miss Ruse with the Nan Martin jewel, that she will wear during her term in office. This jewel has been worn by each queen since the Bethel was instituted. , Wednesday evening Bethel No. . . , held their installation of officer for mych Th Participating The high l;ght of the party was a I the ensuing term, a large number of fine cafeteria luncheon prepaied byje members being present to enjoy the host and hoctcss. The officers of) the impressive ceremony., the firm then turned the tables and Mi.: Mary Evers, Honored. Queen, served the employees. Out of town guests were member? of the firm, Eoris VLty, president; Lester Swenson, vice-rresidtnt; Mi opened the meeting by . presenting the officers who have served with her for the past six months with gifts. The new officers were install- long time residents of that section of Cas3 county. Mr. Moore had lived the greater part of his lifetime in the vicinity of Louisville end Manley and where he was known to a large circb of old friends. After retirement from the farm, Mr. and Mrs. Moore made their home in Loui.ville for seve'.a! vpsrc -wiprf Mr; T.Tr.nra died n r.uni- k c-,. A;.h f Slady and Charles Babian, superln v. 'i i.;-, i tencent of the Platt-mouth plant, i i'W; v.- u .:u ,v;i.w Georire Visty. soldier sen of Boris Eetiy Hutchison, i TV,.., onrrivW r,ain VistT,- and several members of the Miss man Earner PHQ; Installing - - - - - - - o ----- r o daughters and one icn,- JJj-s.- Roy F. Mayme EaLka, secretary, all ofie'- tJ" iss Lvers, wno was assisreu 'Omaha. Mrs. Charles Babian. floor j by the toiiowmg m tne ceremonies. Installing Guide, Miss jjuamta .bigier, Installing MarwiaHi;' 4 Miss PHQ; Chaplain, were: Miss Mary "Ann Wetenkamp and Miss Betty Meisinger,: both of whom gave piano solos; Miss Carol Lou Bernhardt, Miss Mary Lou Warner and - Miss -J an is Schmidt- mann, who gave vocal numbers. During the program the chorus joined in the singing of the Christ mas carols. Survivor Tells Of Murder Of Patrol Party By Germans One Member Manages to Make Way to American Lines to Tell of Slaughter PARIS, Dec. 28. OJ.P.) Ameri can troops have seized the initiative on both flanks and at the tip of the Belgium-Luxembourg salient, Su preme Headquarters announced to day, driving back the westernmost spearhead three miles and surround ing thousands of nazis east of Cel les. A broadcast nazi dispatch from Marshal Karl ven Rundstedt's head quarters admitted that the Germans had lost the initiative on a 35-mile front between Bastogne and Echter nacht, and had "gone over to the elastic defense of their flanks." The Berlin radio said the Ger mans had lost Echternacht, southern anchor post of the base of the sal ient, which supreme headquarters revealed only today had been in en my hands. On the basis of Sheaf reports as of noon yesterday, hard fighting dough boys won their biggest defensive vic tory since the enemy attack when they shoved back their spearhead home attacks on both sides of the German corridor, and apparent ly were whittling down its 2C. mile waist between Bastogne and Manhay. Although the Germans still were fighting bitterly, fcr the moment at least they were fighting to hold ihis sensational gain rather than to extend them. Supreme headquarters revealed that the counter push against the southern side of the German bulge had gained an average of 10 miles since it jumped off - from an east west line through Arlon five days ago. Further gains appeared probably on the basis of German admission of an "elastic defense" the usual nazi terminology for an uncertain situation and sometimes constitut ing an acknowledgement of a re treat. The German dispatches from Rundstedt's headquarters, which did not concede the relief of Eastogne, aimed at Dinant, on the Meuse, cap-j said that the big road junction was Henton Home Scene of Pleasant Gathering Ronne, Mrs. Earl Viles, Mrr-. Ruby Edward; of this city, Mrs. George Schmader, Manley, Mrs.' Virgil Ruby and Mrs. Art Jones, and Dewey Moore, who lives in the Cedar Creek community. The funeral services will be on Friday at the Giendaia church south of Cedar Creek. 1 r . 1- a 1 T executive offices at Omaha. ) senior custodian, :us -Alice jayne This event closed a very success- jGrosshans; Intalling Junior Custod ful season of a new and growing jian, Miss Edna Marler, PHQ; Sec- firm in this city. Sun HUNTERS GUIDE Friday Sun rises at 8:26. sets at G:04 . Saturday Sun rises at 8:26 Sun sets, at 6:04. Filis Suit to Quiet Title to Real Estate A petition for quieting the title to certain fami lands in the vicinity of Union was filed today in the of fice of the clerk of the district court. The title of the case is that of John W. James, et al., vs. Hiram i Dubois, et al. - 4-fi w t r I f I I nl i? n J Ik Rf. rP f M V HI. si ' 5 " ' REINFORCEWENTS MOVE UP Infantry of the First US Army on the march to reinforce troops on outskirts of a town in Belgium to halt Germany's counter offensive. Signal corps photo from NEA Telephoto.) Iretary, Miss Mary RLhel; Musician, Mrs. Pearl Cole. . , . . The officers installed were: .-. Honored Queen,. Miss Delores Ruse; Senior Princess, Miss Millie Kozacek ; Junior Princess, Miss Ei leen Aylor; Guide, Miss Beverly Bru- bacher; Marshal, Miss Ruth Farmer; First Messenger, Miss Mary" Lou Warner; Second Mess-enger, Miss Delores Smith; Third Messenger, Miss Jean Lloyd; Fourth Messenger, Miss Carol Lou Bernhardt; Fifth Messenger, Miss Donna Meisinger; Chaplain, Miss Margaret Smith; Musician, Miss Mary Ann Weten kamp; Librarian, Miss Betty Mei finger; Recorder, Miss Eloise Cole; Assistant Recorder, Miss Betty Hen ton; Treasurer, Miss Anniee Lee White; Senior Custodian, Miss Bon ni3 Welters; Junior Curtodian, Miss Mary Lou Becker; Honor Guard, Miss Joan Tiekotter. During the ceremony, solos were tung by Mi-3 Carol Leu Bernhardt. The new council members vrere prerented. They are Miss Clara Weyri,ch, guardian, she having serv ed faithfully in this capacity rince the organization of the Bethel; Howard Wiles, a-sistart guardian; Miss Helen Warner, Mis:- Nacmi Owens and Mrs. Pearl Evers. They I THE WEATHER 1 I Coat-tear Wayriek HaOrwb ' High 26. " ' Low G Nebraska forecast: Increasing cloudiness; warmer extreme west today; light mow southwest : and south central tonight; warmer', east and extreme west tonight; low to night near SO most of the state; cloudy, light snow east and south central Friday; partly cloudy and warmer elsewhere Friday, Mr. and Mrs. H3rry Henton hai the following relatives as guests on Chrismas day: Mr. and Mrs. David Toman and two small son?, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Young, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Henton of Grand Island and Oliver Harry and Betty Jlenton. A fine dinner was enjoyed by all, and the afternoon was spent in visiting and listening- to same fine instrumental music, played by Mrs. Dale Henton, who had- brought her piano accordian along for the occas ion. Charles Martin was an after noon caller, coming to visit with Dale and his wife.'since the two boys were high school friends. EXPECT MORE SNOW WITH THE U- S. FORCES ON THE" WESTERN FRONT, Dec. 28. (U.W 'American army officials an nounced today that nazi S. S. guardsmen shot down in cold blood a U. S. lieutenant and four doughboys captured 'west of Bastogne and then stomped their faces with hob nailed boots. Disclosing another authenticated case of the Germans murdering their prisoners, authorities said the re port had been verified, and tallied with the announced policy of th S. S. elite guard in this campaign. The only survivor of the ruth less slaughter was wounded badly but managed to crawl a tortuous mile and a h&lf to the American lines. The six man ' patrol was sur rounded and forced to surrender n the night of December 17th in the area west of Basiogne, Eel- gtan transport center where an American force was encircled and new has been relieved. The survivor was marked for death with his companions after the German captors had questioned them peifunctorily. A hail of bullets crumpled them to the ground. Ri idl ed with bullets, the survivor played dead while the Geimans ground theic hob nails into the faces of the Americans and kicked them mere:-! turing several hundred prisoners and a number of tanks and other armored vehicles. Despite murky weather which grounded most of the tactical air force almcst 2.C00 flying fort resaes, liberators and fighters struck from Britain at 10 rail yards, bridges and -other links in the German transport network on which the breakthrough forces de pended. For the sixth straight day 8th air forces bombers struck at Run. stedt's rear. More than 1,200 big bomgers crashed upward of 2,500 I tons cf explosives on the supply and reinforcement hubs west of the Rhine. American troops were pressing the center of "one of the most vio lent tank battles since the beginning of the invasion." It- identified the American units encircled at Bastogne as the 101st airborne division, the 10th armored division and "remnants of the 28th " infantry division." A light snow was falling this morning over much of the battle one, and temperatures were some what higher. A front dispatch said the Germans continued building up ftrength in the Monschau forest, on the north side of the base of the salient and were believed to nave placed a large number of troops in position with an especially strong concentration of self propelled guns. Choking back ycries of pain, the doughboy waited until the Germans had finished their gory tasks 2nd left. Then he dragged his punctured and battered body back to friendly territory. Authenticated accounts of earlier nazi atrocities- in recent weeks hav? been forwarded to Washington. Mascns To Hold Their Installation Assisting in Work Plattsmouth State Miss Norma SpHell, one of the students at the Plattsmouth high schocl, is assisting in the clerical work at the Plattsmouth State bank. Miss Seidell is working during the holiday sc? on anl on Saturdays, at the bank, but expect? to ba engaged regularly at the bank after the rle?c of s-'hsol. She is a daughter of Mr. r.nd !.I:s. Fay Spidell. The installation of the new offi-j cers of rkttsmouth lod-e No. 6. A. j CAED CF THANKS F. & A. M. will be held on Monday!. evening, January 1, 19-15. Following ,,,.,r nf iT,frARt Increasing cloudiness throughout the state today, to be followed by mow in the southwest and south central portion tonight, was fore cast b;-- meteorologist M. V. Robins, of the Omaha Weather Bureau. 'Cloudy ekies and light snow was predicted for the east and south cen tral portion- Friday, whi'e the rest of the state was expected to be waimer with - overcast skies. Temperature ranges : -. Valentine 20-17; Omaha 2S-2; -Lincoln 31-5; North Tlatte 37-14 ; Eurvell 34-6 ; Sidney 33-2; Chadron 2S-2 below! zero; Grand Isbnd 32-18; Scotts-j bluff S0-9; Hays. Center 40-1 G; Big' Springs 34-10; Overton 41-14; Ains worth 29-10. ler.slyi He told his story through itne re8ular ffieetin8 the ms nation rnJ ..n,:r,t-iy concerning the acci bleeding and purple lips while doc-'wl 5 open to the members of the ent of cur daughter, Carelle. tors worked over him. j Masonic order and their families. James Wiles Family AN APPRECIATION We wkh to tcke this opportunity cf thanking the manyvfriends for their cards, calls, letters, and re membrances tendered Mr. - Charles Troop while rat 'the' Inunariuel hos pital These have assisted-' in making the long hours more pleasant. Es pecially do we wish to thank the WCTU for their thoughtfulness. - . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Troop Ml'.: 'A X- .... h. :Vi. n 1 Kjj ss.. i " . 8 CAPTURED GERMAN FILM PICTURES YANKS In this photo from . a roll of captured German film, a group of American soldiers are marched past Nazi armoured equipment moving into Belgium in break-through which apparently has now been stemmed. (Signal corps photo from NEA Telephoto.) .1