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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945 PACE SIX THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA Weeping Water Those dreaded words, "Missing in action"" Came across the wires to another of our home? last week. This time it arrived at the home of Mr. and Mr: Miss "Wade is the daughter of Mr. Fitzsimmons Hospital, Denver, the and Mrs. L. M. Wade, and is a grad-!l5th of March. uate of Weeping Water high school. J Mrs. Rosy Raines is enjoying a She hat' many friends in this com-! visit at the home of her son Ralph munitv who will be pleased to hear ( Raines and wife at Renton, Wash- this news. Mrs. Trov Wiles visited her moth- week, returning home Tuesday! morn- Gordon Heneger, and I ing of this week. said that their son. Sgt. Howard, We regret to say that Ear Wiles Henee-er was missing in action over has been quite ill with pneumonia, Germany, Januaiy 2S. Sgt. Henejrer is a radio technician and gunner. at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. George Wiles, where he and He had already completed 22 mis-1 his wife have been making their sions and had received the air medal , home since he returned f rem the with two oak leaf clusters-. He en- army. vngton. Mrs. Edw. Lorensen was hostess to er, 3lrs. l. r. Kiser, in vjuiuiia, laMjiac icmi uiccim j . . . . U. at her home .Monday atternoon. Troy Wiley has been confined to his home suffering fiom a t-avere cold and sinus trouble. During this war there are people who are quietly doing their duty at home, behind the lines. One of the hardest tasks is the task of deliver ing government messages which ar rive for parents of the boys in ser vice. Our agent at the Missouri Pa- tered the army in August 1942, and was an instructor before being sent overseas last June. The death of Sorer. Skarmis took from our midst a man of quiet and kindlv wavs, a man who did many kindnesses to his fellow men. The j Vancouver. Washington. Mr. and tragedy of his death, akne, at the : Mrs. Hart met him Wednesday morn home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfing in Omaha and they reached home Marshall, where he had lived as caie j just ahead of the snow blockade, taker for many years, was a shock j which kept motorists at home during to his friends. When the Mainland the day. Lt. Hart will have a thirty Dairy delivered milk Tuesday even-'day furlough Wilbur Long resumed hi? work at the defense plant, Thursday morn ing after having been kept at home since his accident, which occurred Sunday morning, as he returned home from work. He was alone and fell asleep while near Meadow, north cf Louisville. His car went into a ditch. He could not recall going to ing, the discovery was made that there were already two milk bottles on the porch, an dthree daily papers, so the matter was reported down town and Charles Gibson and Mog ens Johnscn went to the home and found Mr. Skarmis lying dead on the floor. Asi he had not been seen since the Saturday evening before, it was thought that death had come j a nearby farm house and asking to late Saturday night. Mr. Skarmis j be taken to the hospital at the crd took an active part in the activities j nance plant. His father-in-law, O. There is great jcy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hart this week over the fact that they havelcific depot, Hugh Hanlan, has taken their son, Lt. Wendell Hart at home i that duty as one of his own personal after he has been ho-pitali:red for j responsibilities, and whenever t'uch the past six months in England and; a message arrives he may be found on his way to the home to which the message is sent. Long after this war i;i over he will be remembered by the people of our community for his sympathy and understanding kindness when the message is deliv ered. Idle-A-Wile Bridge club was en tertained last week by Mrs. Sterling Marshall, at the J and M Cafe party room. Extra guests were Mrs. Har old Hinds of Lincoln and Mrs. W. W. Jamesen. j Robert and Orion Baldwin of Fort Morgan, Colo., spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baldwin. Two War Wives clubs met Wed nesday evening. One at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Lauritzen, and the other at the home cf Mrs. Geoige Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jewell s-pent last week at Barrington, 111., visit ing at the Robert Jewell home. Emerson Wiles cf Plattsmouth was the winner in the 4-11 Public Speaking contest held at Weeping Water last Saturday. His subject was "4-H and Pos-t War Farming." L GERMANY 1 milk io1 rlVinnich IS2 GeilenUrchtn " Elsdorf - . ,5Sa 4 ..f.'aUch- - Co!oSne 33? (I . v.? Bruh! Ibv a -W' -t.,i . . 1 , j Bonn Zulpieh k:;-.? Garfield Merner Here From the West Gariield Merner, prominent civic Word has been received here of worker of San Francisco and a not- I Young Girl Joins I Medical W.A.A. BELGIUM Rotgen NAZIS CLAIM BIG PUSH STARTED Germans report American Ninth Army sends long awaited big push roaring scross the Roer River at four points between Linnich and Duren. The big advance toward Rhine is under way on 40-mi!e front, it was said, and may be the pay-off battle of western Europe. (NEA Telephoto). C. Hinds, was notified, and sent for Mrs. Long, who was spending the week end at Maryville, Mo., with her sister. Eighteen inches of snow in one day is a lot cf snow, and Wednesday was the day when it fell. Thursday morning the sun shone brightly and everyone was out cleaning eff side walks. We saw one cld-fashioned of the Danish Brotherhood, and he was a prominent members' of the Odd Fellows Lodge. He was a bache lor. His nearest relatives are neph ews and nieces. Here is some interesting news about Miss Marie Wade, who has been in California for the past two years, with her brother-in-law. and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Warren French. She was married February 5, at Denver, to Lynn Simon, and they was the first sled that we have seen j district meeting in Lincoln. I sled filled with young people. It j He will represent Cass county at the will make their home in Denver. vu I 7 Hi V013S WASHER fj I E'jS! LA5Y tOK r:5 E?liRA7I0"rf..o Qimrd WAYTAG SERVICE Rogers Implement Plattsmouth, Nebr. for several years. I Mrs. Carl Rector was hosted at the regular meeting of the Mother's Victory Circle last week, when two hospital lap robes were completed. Mrii. Paul Ward will be hostess at i the next meeting. Pvt. Loui;i DeVoI, who is on a .30 day furlough, is visiting friends here and has been a guest at the Tony Boardman home. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Holt had the pleasure of a half hours visit with their aon HAlc Alvin Holt, at the Union Staion in Omaha, one day last week. As he had been on duty in the Pacific for the past year, it was a happy reunion for the family He was enroute from Oakland, Cal., to New York. While in Omaha they remained and spent the night at the home of Mrs. Holt's sister, Mrs. Lloyd Peck. Guestg at the S. Ray Smith home over the week end were Miss Mar- 7 Mrs. LeRoy Sell and young son, Robert LeRoy, are visiting at the heme of her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sell. They came from San Diego, where her husband, LeRoy Sell, RMlc, has been station ed. He has been sent overseas. Thomas Stacey, chairman of the education of the Luncheon club, presented the Parent-Teacher's As sociation as bein-r an organization which would be helpful in thiM com munity. The matter was discussed and referred back to the committee for further develovment. Weeping Water and Louisville high school basket ball teams met in Weeping Water Friday evening and Weeping Water won with a final score of 41-19, with a score of 24-6 at the end of the first half of the game. High point for the winning .team was Jack Philpot, with a j acore of 14 points, and for Louisville I was Oliver Mavfiplrl. with n senrp jory Walsh and her sister, Miss Lois!of 10 There was al?o fae Jewell, and Carl Jewell, who expect to move onto the new home south of town, which the Troy Jewell's bought from Mr. and Mrs. S. Ray Smith recently. Out at the Harry Kritzer home there was another of those delightful; gatherings last Sunday, when the Danish people of the community gathered to help Mr .and Mrs. Krit zer to celebrate their fifth wedding annivers-arv. All came with welli filled baskets of food, and a fine dinner was served, and the after noon was spejit visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Art Hansen of Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor of Elm- wood were also guests'. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane are the parents of a dear little daughter, born February 17, at the Methodist hospital, in Omaha. She has been named Martha Rae, and weighed eight pounds and one ounce. Mrs. O. C. Hinds, Mrs. Harold Hinds and Mm Wilbur Long spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Elgaard at Mary ville, Missouri. Harry Reed, of Omaha, came Mon day and remained until Friday, visit ing at the home of his sister, Mrs. L. J. Lane. Mr. Reed is employed by the Union Pacific R. R. Mrs. J. M. Callahan and Mi.-s Eleanor Lane accompanied him to Omaha, where they spent the day, Friday, return- j ing home in the evening with Ralph! Lane, who visited his wife and! voung daughter at the Methodist; hospital. Bonded Baby T . i v,- jf, 3 the fact that Mary Wendell Marvin, daughter of Mrs.1 Lucille Gass Mar vin, formerly of this city, had joined the medical department of the Wo man's Army Corps. Miss Marvin enlisted in the ser vice on the west coast where her grandmother, Mrs. Belle Ga-:s and the Marvin family have resided for ed world traveler, ha been in the city to visit with his coousins, Mrs. Henry Herold and Miss Barbara Gor ing. Mr. Merner during peace time years was a world traveler and had many trips to Europe especially to visit the most famous spots in the old world. He has been V visitor here a number ot years. .Miss -viarvm is frequently at the Gering home and being assigned to duty in Georgia atjs known to many of the local peo the present time. !ple. The young lady is a niece of Miss- Olive Gass, of Beatrice, Nebraska,"1871. in the lnt'n iive1" v'Uage 'f and a cousin of Mrs. Fred H. Wynn'Ro Bluffs, and spent his younger of this citv. i years in that community. In later " , j years he has lived in the northern ' part of the state. From the word received by Mrs. Smith it seems the ! brother had been fatally burned in J the explosion of a rtove. The burial of j was held on Saturday at Ponca , Neb- Former Resident Dies In Explosion Mrs Nettie Elizabeth Smith, Pacific Junction, Iowa, has received raska word that her brother, Bert A. Par- j Surviving is one brother, George I ker, T.'J, had been killed in an acci- j L. Parker, Whitson. Oregon; two dent at Ponca, Nebraska, February half sisters, Mrs. Nettie Smith, Pac 23, 11)45. j if ic Junction and Mrs. Leora Ellen Mr. Parker was born March 31, ! Knowles, Berton City, Washington. Walsh of Lincoln. Miss Lob Walsh graduated as a cadet nur;e in Janu ary and expects to be transferred to y M. M. SLA MJf ?rS?d -FJ i-i'S ' &ri Cass County Sets Goal Of 400 4-H Members James Doolittle III, grandson of the famous, commander of the U. S. 8th Air Force, and sen of Capt. Jamss Doolittle 2nd, poses with his mother in their San Antonio, Tex., home with the war bond little Jimmy III recently received from his grandmother. Photo above was sent to General Doolittle fol lowing his request for -some good pictures of the baby." Hope to Organize as Many as Pos- ible During 4-H Club Week, Mar. 3-11 The newly elected Cass county South Bend: William Blum, Ash land; Mrs. Orie Smvards, Ashland Elmwood: William Ptreich, Mur doch; Mrs. O. E. Lupardus, Murdock Stove Creek: W. II. Oehlerking, Elmwood; Mrs. G. R. Eveland, Elm-wood UUUl.-,t lilt . j;i ville; Mrs. Edna Meisinger, Louis ville Center: Mrs. Lawrence Eihart, Wabash; Mr?. Thorwald Hansen, Weeping Water Weeping Water: Ralph Lindsey, -, , t --r Orloff Old Apothecary Shop Toiletries In Altar of Petals hand painted jars serve dozens of decorative and practical purposes in the home after their fragrant contents are exhausted. WEYRICH & HADRABA PHARMACISTS 4-H committee has set its goal at Weeping Water; Mrs. J. M. Ranney, TO tft50 Ki.M'-ifi' SOME STYLES HIGHER mmm milit.iry series Designee for military men cine adopted by civilians, Fortune's authentic military styles will give you the snug-Fitting comfort and long mileage you need so much today It extra walking is wearing out your present shoes, turn in your ration stamp and step into a Fortune. tween the second teams of the two same schools, with results as follows: Weeping Water 35 and Louisville 19. End of the first half was 16 to 12. High point man for Weeping Water was Tom Hopkins, and for Louisville way Barnes, with a score of 9. J. I. Corlcy had the misfortune to slip on the ice, Thursday morning, while returning home from the post office, and while stepping off the sidewalk at the corner by Hebard's Implement store ,and broke his arm at the wrist. Weeping Water firemen were call ed to the L. M. Wade home Friday morning when fire was discovered in the wash house at the Wade home. Mrs. Wade reports that she was preparing to do the family wash ing, and had gone into the house on an errand when she noticed smoke coming from the wash houne. The firemen were called and responded promptly. The wash house was gut ted, and they lost all of the cloth ing. The only thing saved was the washing machine, but they consider that they were fortunate that their house did not catch fire. The neighbors in the Chilaon dis trict gathered at the Troy Jewell home Tuesday evening for a fare well party for Mr. and Mrs. Troy Hp into a Fftrtan dollar -tor- dollar y CM'tJnty bt1r. Shoes for All the Family, Shoe Repairing LIKE A LAMB MARCH IS supposed to go out like a lamb but, take my advice and carry sufficient Windstorm Insurance. Just call up my office, and I'll write you a policy 500 Cass county 4-H'ers, according to Willard H. Waldo, county agent. The committee will work with the county extension agents in organiz ing boya and girls clubs with the emphasis on organizing as many as possible during National 4-H Club Week, March .1-11. Each county precinct has one man and one woman on the 4-H commit tee. These people will be in a posi tion to help prospective members and their parents arrange meetings and organize clubs. Members of the committee are: SaltCreek: Robert Wall, Green wood; Mrs. Lexie Nelson, Green wood Greenwood: Harold Nickle, Alvo; Mrs. Irene Kellogg, Alvo Tipton: Clinton Westlake, Elm wood; Mrs. Floyd Althouse, Eagle Weeping Water Eight Mile Grove: H. E. Iske, Plattsmouth; Mrs. John Hild, Platts mouth Mount Pleasant: Chester Stone, Nehawka; Mrs. John Riekc, Weep ing Water Avoca: Clarence Norris, Avoca; Mrs. Paul Wolph, Avoca Nehawka: Hall Pollard, Nehawka; Mit's Evelyn Wolph, Nehawka Plattsmouth: Howard Wiles, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Roy Cole, Platts mouth West Rock Bluff: Richard Cole, Plattsmouth; Mrs. E. G. Ruffner, Plattsmouth East Rock Bluff: Louis Sack, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Greeley Beil, Plattsmouth Liberty: Randall Faris, Union; Mrs. George Lutz, Union. SJlDp .i CP I -'Am) if We've an eye-catching collection of Spring Blouses Rayon Crepe or Spun Rayon Blouses . . . tailored shirts for business and for dressier occasions. White, chartreuse, yellow, aqua ... in sizes 32 to 38. $1.98 to $4.98 DO YOU NEED FEAT FOR YOUR BABY CHICKS? We have 175 Bales Left at $3.75 PER BALE No Half Bales This Year AND THE FOLLOWING GocCi9s Best Feeds at the Lowest Fences In This Part of the State 26 per cent Free Choice Mash, Pellets $3.50 20 per cent Layer and Breeder Mash or Pellets $3.35 All Mash Effff Pellets $3.15 Busy Bird Mash or Pellets $3.00 Chick Starting Mash : $3.80 Chick Growing Mash S3.40 32 per cent Concentrate $3.80 40 per cent Hog Fattener $3.75 30 per cent Pig Meal, good for Sows before and after Farrowing, Can't be beat $3.65 16 per cent Dairy Ration $2.60 Bran $2.20 Soybean Meal $3.00 Linseed Meal $2.80 No. 4 Salt, 100 lbs. . . , 75c Block Salt 50c Sulphur 60c Iodized Salt ....... .... v 8gc Mineralized Salt, Block, Sack, 50 lbs. $1.25 FEEDER FREE With Each Sack of Starting Mash Meat Scraps and Tankage . . . " . . S4.00 Pflattttsmmouiittllfl Cireaiiraieipy THE HOME OF "CASCO" BUTTER mm