Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1945)
THURSDAY. MAY 3. 194S Gug Ruhge Dies In Accident West of Avoca Prominent Farmer and Life Long Resident of Community Instantly Killed Thursday afternoon at 4:30 while Gus Ruhge, 64, lifelong resident of the Avoca community, was timing into town to look after some business he w?.s in stantly killed when a Fairmont truck hit the car. The accident occurred a mile west of Avoca when the car coal ing from the west and the truck traveling south met at the inter jection of highway oO. Mr. Ruhge wr,s driving . a coupe and the truck crashed into the car just back of the seat and the force of the impact threw Mr. Ruhge through the wind shield and out of the car. Mr. Ruhge was instantly kill ed in the accident. There is surviving his death, the widow, Maude Ruhge, four daughters. Mrs. Wilhelmina John son, Mrs. Norris Gregg, Mrs. Laura Hoback of Avoca, Mrs. Noel Golden, Unadilla; two sons. Don Ruhge of Avoca and Fred Ruhge of Weeping Water. Sheriff Joe Mrasek was called , to the scene of the accident and to investigate the case. j lie is also survived by four ; sisters and one brother, Mis. William Gillen, Atlantic, Iowa, Mrs. William Morley, Upland California, Mrs. William Hoff-! man. Elmwood, Miss Anna Ruhge, , , , A , ' , j l ne nouy was xaKen to inei. , . , ., . . , , , , , . i Otterbein Aid Society Thursday Hobson funeral home at Weepings . , .... , ater afternoon, social visiting and j quiltin j were enjoyed. Miss Mur- BronSOIl Timm j In Philippines , , , , . . , rMrs. Raymond Pollard for a few . , . , . ,. ' . . . - i I Lakes Naval Base will join hi? class, will be interested m learn-; , , . , , v.. v.. , Ti,;nnJfamily here !ater for a furlough jiiK Liirtt, lie is uwv ill tnc x uuiy-' ; ' , . , , rtl . some fortv-eight aavs spent on the; ocean and is triad to once more' feel the solid earth under his feet' ,ftr ha i x-,- -a 111 . - 1 ivilfc, V t VU HIV ' V " i They made the landing on April' 'MtV and nrp trpttincr cpttleH in! their new location and at the .. , ... , i ... , , . , i were quartered in an old rest hos- pital until their new tents arrive for use. It is quite warm where hej i , . . . iU from the temperate zones of the1 . , r.ii : uimeci states. TT . , , . . . , L He states that he lost some! . i weight in thee lor journey across; J j the sea. Farewell Given to Henry Hobscheidt Neighbors and friends gather ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hobscheidt in Plattsmouth for a get together for their son, Henry and wife. Henry left for , .. . . T I the Cass County Canners of 1944 induction at fort Leavenworth,, , , , May 3rd. The evening was largely spent in card playing and a social good time. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Creamer, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schnott, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Thompson and Rose Marie, Frank Hobscheidt and Duane, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hansen and Rol lin, Margaret Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sullivan Beverly, Tommy and Cheryl, Mr. and Mrs. George Hobscheidt, Mickie, Mary, lin and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Tomer Headlee, Mrs. Robert Hirz and son, Jon, Mrs. John Hobscheidt and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sporer, Mary Kathryn, Martina and Marylin, the guest of honor Henry Hob scheidt and Mrs. Katherine Hob scheidt. Mrs. E. G. Ofe Home From California Mrs. E. G. Ofe, who has been spending the two past months on the Pacific coast with relatives has returned home Mrs. Ofe was disappointed in not being able to contact her nep hews who are in the naval ser vice but who had left the west coa5;t just a few days before her arrival. She reports a very pleasant time and visited a great many places of interest both at San' Francisco and Los Angeles. ODAKO CAMPFIRE Our meeting was held May 1st at the kindergarten room in the Central school We. danced folk dances. Our meeting closed with taps. Florence Reed, scribe TbzkawAct V?IS. PEARL KRUGER. Correspondent Gene Ford, S 2c, Great Lakes Naval Rase, with his wife(Vel ma Smith) and children for a ten day furlough his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ford also live in Nehawka. He was honor guest at a family dinner at the home of a sister, Mrs. Albert Johnson and family on Sunday out-of-town guests were a sifter, Mrs. Elmer Howell, Mr. Howell and children of Nebraska City. His parents en tertained at a steak supper Sat urday evening for his family. T. J. Bobbit has been notified to report at Fort Leavenworth this week for basic training for army life his wife (Hazel Will jams) and children are making their home in Lincoln at pres ent. Pfc. William Kruger writes home that he enjoyed an after noon visiting with Pfc. Stuart Taylor Schlichtemeier at theii Marine Base in the central Paci fic last Sunday. Stuart came over to Billy's camp for the afternoon and attended a baseball game and show, they hope to visit again Earl Cox has accepted a coun ty position. He is operator of the Nehawka patrol maintainer of the highways in this vicinity; corn- misjoner jiart was in Nehawka iast Friday and visited him at his work Betty Ross music instructor of the Eagle school, was a week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and "Mrs. Martin Ross and sons Be.sie Murdoch entertained the ! doch served lovely refreshments Mrs. Robert Bensen and child jren from WaukeSen Illinois are guests of her parents, Mr. and davs; her -husband from the Great . . vuit Nelson Berger is seriouslv ill at the Method. st hospital. Omaha The Senior Play was presented Wednesday and Thursday even ings at the auditorium at Ne hawka. A good attendance wa had both nihts Cast: Louis Kuntz, Robert Vinson Elmer Ross. Joan Kropp, Jiiidreu .utzman, uick Gregg, Clinton Anderson, Law rence Cox, Margie Sturm and Relda Edwards. Dorector: Supt. G. W. Weik, class sponsw. . . , , Entertainment betvl?en acts . , . , .. IT , was tap dancing by Patty lieeb- . j- - T v. ner; piano accordion music, John ,T , , , Murdoch, and presentation oi Good Neighbor Awards to Miss Evelyn Wolph and Mrs. F. 0. Sand for 4-H club leadership, a bronze plaque to Glenn Rutledge, as editor of the Nehawka news paper, he sends the weekly copies to all servicemen from this com munity and a recognition button! pin to the fourteen members of for club work achievements; these were presented by Mrs. Marian Tucker in behalf of the Knignts of Aksarben of Omaha and were a state award given by this or ganization. Nelson Berger is a surgery patient at Methodist hospital, at Omaha. Sgt. LeRoy Schwartz, son of Otto Schwartz, wounded in Ger many in March, is back in action. He sent his Purple Heart award to Nehawka. Sgt. Willard Waller, is enjoying a furlough with his wife and baby daughter here. He has been in. the Italian area since August, 1943, in an eningeer's petroleum distribution company. His home fas formerly at Brock, Neb. His wife, the former Bernice Snyder, is making her home there for the duration. Sgt. Waller will be home about six weeks, until June 11, then reports at camp at Fort Leavenworth for new assignment. Joe Drennen, Sic, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Drennen, former Nehavvkans, were visitors here Wednesday night. Joe has been in the navy since December, 1943. Max Koehnke and Wife Visit City Mr. and Mrs. Max Koehnke were visiting here this week with Mrs. Marie Koehnke, mother of, Max and Mrs. -v Rose Bookmeyer, an aunt. Mr. Koehnke is an in spector of the Nebraska Certi fied Potato Grower's association whose home iss in Alliance. Mr. and Mr. Koehnke are on their way home from an inspec tion trip through the southern states. MURDOCK Mr. A. D. Zaar entered the Clarkson hospital of Omaha last week for a checkup and treatment that he hones will benefit his health. Mr. Ed Wagner made a busi ness trip to Lincoln and Friend the first of the week. George Melvin who has been spending his furlough with his parents, Mr .and Mrs. F. A. Mel- rt u 1 A vin, oi rseiievue came qowh iu Murdoch Thursday to visit his former friends and school mates. He is a graduate of the Murd och High School,, Miss Norma Bornemeier spent Thursdav in Lincoln on business for the Paul Sto?k Implement Company and visiting relatives. Dean Gakemeier who has been living in Ashland for sometime has moved his residence to lots in the east Dart of Murdoch and making some improvements on it. This will place him much near er his work. Vernon Schewe was up to Mead a few days ago and purchased some lumber from the Mead Or dinance plant. Peter Mau!;enhaupt of the Greenwood vicinity was a Mur dock visitor Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Johansen who have spent the winter in Lincoln j have moved back to Murdock and I are occupying: their own home. j M A fiillisnie who onoratesla 'one of the school bus-ses has been asisting Mr. Wagner in his painting operation during his ; spare time. j Arrangements have been made j with Paul Stock to put on free: moving picture shows in 3lur-: dock every Wednesday night dur-j This has been a busy week at The town kensington enjoyed j 'onKs to Llinore Laton who play ing the summer. The firft one! the Douglas heme. The clothing; an especially full meeting on!ed the Part of Jane a medical was in R. N. A. hall Wednesday ; and paper for the drives were de-; Thursday, both in attendance and5tudent- You may remember her of this week but when the weat-j posited on her front screened: program, at the heme of Mrs. Mel-j as Jo' of ''Litt!e Women," in last her warms up they will be on the! porch, and Mrs. Douglas did most; vin Miller. A poem from Mrs. j year's Junior Class play. Meet city lots north of the bank. I Mr. John Wood of Wabash ' was a business visitor in Murdock Friday. O. B. Lunardus returned the ! first of the week from a business! trip to Hutchinson, Kansas. Tech. Sarg. Lloyd Towle of Lincoln visited at the McIIugh Fred and Henry Towle homes dur-i : v. ...i, i uiir iiic uasi, wcciv. unnc itrciviiii vZ i inc r-tcn.cr?, luistn iiiuiinio o', ti..j v, i ,iuu nan inuiuTO mc Siuuc, u lu dnu iIlT x,u" "":uc'for the year oi tne rro.iect ciuos , wneie n:s L-yini-'any nas ucvh iuirj were recently neia. ine rairviewj structing and maintaining the1 r0Up niet with Mrs. Ed James.j Burma Road. He will return toarul tne town glue Rird club with ; India after his forty-five day ; furlough. looking forward to Achievement Mrs. C. R. Piatt left Sunday for Day on May day at Weeping Wa Grand Island after spending the ; ter. week with her mother, Mrs. Mc-j M;5S Gladvs Coatman of Grand Hugh and family. Lt. Ed win T. McIIugh and wife! left Thursday for Norfolk, Va. after his leave of thirty days. Edwin will take up work and re- main on the Navy Base for some- three months at Norfolk. He has spent the past seventeen months as a pilot on a Liberator patrol ling and bombing, the seas sur rounding the coasts of French Morocco, Gibraltar, England, France and the Azores. Mrs. Ross Casey was called to Omaha Monday by the death of her Grandfather Mr. Johnson. Miss Dorthey Vant of Lincoln left Wedneday for California. Mr. H. Brehm entertained the J. C. C. Thursday afternoon at the Hotel in Ashland. Mrs. W. M. Kelly of Omaha spent Thursday night and Friday at the Martin Maker home. . M. W. M. tlub met Thursday with Mrs. Charley Card in honor of Mrs. Card's birthday. The af ternoon was pent playing Pin ochle. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Cameran and Jim Bright left for California Wednesday. Several from the three clubs are planing on going to Weeping Water for achievement day. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Keller of Havelock were dinner guests Mon day with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles. Miss Mamie Holka daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holka pas?ed away at her home last Friday evening after a brief illness, she was born in Greenwood and at- tended school there in 1937 she began work with the Lincoln telephone and telegraph company. Later she transferred to Ceres co and than to Lincoln in 1941, where she worked as along dis tance operator. Besides her parents she leaves two sisters Margaret and Thelma of Ceresco and a brother Earl with the armed forces in Ger- THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA W)D. Mrs. Verna Miller Richards visited over the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roll Miller, and her sister, Marjorie. Verna is stenographer at the Cadwallader Fur Co., store. A committee meeting of two members each from the three local church women's groups, was held at the Evangelical parson age on Saturday evening. The purpose was to prepare a program for a meeting in the interest of the returning soldier personnel, at which time consideration of or ganizing a Women's Council for the duration will be the subject of the business session. Mrs. J. L. Jochens acted as chairman that evening and Mrs. Don Pari-h as secretary. The program and tea are to be held at the Christian church Friday, May 4, at 2 p. m. All ladies of the community are invited to this May Fellowship day. Albert Kunz has moved into the home known as the Mary Warner property. Atty. J. A. C3pwell of j turned missionary from India, Plattsmouth has charge of the j gave' an impressve talk. Miss business management. A new j Gabrielson has also preached in roof has been put on the hou?e Sweden and in Lincoln where she this month. ' served in the pulpit once presid- Mr. and Mrs. Marion McCroryjed over by her father. She is a came home from Kansas Citv, and relative of Rev. Lind. her mother, Mrs. Tvson, came! lt looks od to see HariT frcm Lincoln, all having been j Marshall on the streets again awav for the winter. Marion williafter a lonS illness. return to his work at tne city tre long. Mrs. Byron Clements received card shower on her birthday, April 27. It was indeed a pleaant even - ing last r rulay lor cr.iet l eoman . Frank Turner and Mrs. Turner j when they with some friends were j entertained at the home of M-1 and Mrs. Morris I enrerman. of the packing. They are to be ; sent away early next week. Res-I ponses have been very generous. I Tho Rebekah convention on ' Wednesday was a decided sue-; cess. Four of the vKting lodges; The seniors departed on FriJ . . i day with decorated cars for their annual sneak day. Perchance we , A.... ' ran ten mure Lutrir ca- ptrit liLtrs urAi rca. i - Interesting closing meetings). jjrs. Mendenhall. They are now Island was present at the family dinner Sunday in the home of her brcther, Wm. Coatman. Mrs. Ivan Hatfield and the interesting twins spent Sunday t Wabash where her husband now operates a garage. Last Friday was a dark day for Mrs. Evelyn Schow Meyers. While working" in the University library at Lincoln she received the message that her husband, Sgt. Joe Meyers, had been killed in action while with Gen. Patton's army in Germany. That evening Evelyn, with her sister, Mildred, came on to Elmwood where they spent most of their time with Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Lind. Her friend. Miss Mabel Broderick, drove to Lincoln with them next day. Mrs. Meyers resigned her work at the Library, and in com pany with a cousin has gone to Wyoming to spend time with her relatives and those of Mr. Mey ers. Miss Clarice Hottle was an Omaha visitor on Wednesday. Mrs. Currin Shields and two children of India are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene. They spent Sunday with relatives in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Cook are enjoying a ten day visit of their son, David, S2c, of .Bainbridge, Maryland, school. Their daughter Margaret can be with them on week ends only as she is in school in Lincoln. Mrs. Bessie Fellows, now of Lincoln, recently suffered a brok en arm in a fall. At present she is making her home with her many. Funeral services were held Monday at 10:00 A. M. from the Catholic church. Francis Rey nolds officiating. Burial in Green wood cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Todd and Mrs. Ida Strahn called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ethridge Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson and son called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rouse Friday evening. daughters, Hazel and Janice. Mrs. Hulfish and Herbert are new nicely located in the Winkler property. Their home which was damaged so- severely by the fire will be repaired after Herbert finishes his year as caretaker of the school building, and when he can get help for the work. Pvt. Ted Hall of this place was one of the marine aviation men to take part in the Okinawa in vasion. Mr. and . Mrs. Harry Greene were Lincoln visitors on Saturday. Coming home with them for Sun day was their daughter, Shirley, who is employed in the KFAB of fice on the fourth floor of the Sharp building. This week Mr. and Mrs. Greene are on a business trip in Colorado. Harry has a large wall paper wholesale terri tory. Mrs. Mary Fhillips received word . on Monday that her hus- Land, Pvt. Vincent Phillips, wasj seriously wounded while serving in the big drive with Gen. Patton's Division. Last Sunday was an especial day at the Methodist church when Miss Winnie Gabrielson, a re- ine music stuaents in cur school received some fine mark ings in the District Contest at Auburn last Friday. The Girls Sextette and the mixed quartette were rated excellent as were the vocal solos of Marianna Parishj am jjargradel Shreve. The girls t,.;0 was superjori an( there were six nurnbers scoring good. Mrs. Doris Coatman Frolich is music (instructor here this year. Myrtle Robertson, now of Mur- dock, was read and the ladies wrote to her, some of which wasi in verse, also. The president. Miss i ' . . . Grace W ood, presented plans for the Red Cross quilt project to bejbeth Perry; Shirley a quizzy taken un next montn. uaraens fPr-g as the lesson program A l..- T,.e HorKoli n tr arirt Aire ." - '' " - .uonning. The Woman s Council of the Christian church met on Thurs- , , day afternoon this week, so the convention at plattsmouth on - , ., L Clements Everett Lynn' Ray Preaton Lynn attended the county convention of the Ameri- can Legion at Plattsmouth on i Thursday. Miss Rachel Gonzales arrived cn Thursday evening from Chi cago where she has been work ing at the American Meat Insti tute. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Quellhorst who have been living in Needles, California for some time are now viiting their daughter Audrey in Kansas City. We understood they ; are to locate nere again in tne near future. Dooley Named To State Council LINCOLN. (U.R) Sens. Tom Dooley, Papillion; Harry Foster, Charles Tvrdik and Cliff Ogden, all of Omaha, will represent the second congressional district on the legislative council, it was an nounced today. The other 12 members of the council, from Districts One, Three and Four, were named yesterday. Flight Officer John Jacobs Here Flight Officer John H. Jacobs has been spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Jacobs as well as the other members of the family circle. John is now stationed at Buck ley Field, near Denver and likes the new post very well, he is feel ing in the best of condition after being ill for some time at his former station in Florida. Resigns From Credit Bureau Mrs. Charlotte Gall, who has been engaged as secretary at the Plailtsmouth Credit Bureau for sometime past, has resigned her position at the office. Mrs. Thomas Thomsen, of Neb raska City, manager of the bur eau, will take over the work here until such time as it may be pos sible to train another secretary Journal Want Ads For Results Senior Class Gives Annual Dramatic Treat "Nine Girls" Proves a Thriller in Every Way for the Large Audience Thursday NigSt By Sue Bordelon Mystery and fear prevail as a murderess tries to cover up her tracks in the senior class play, "Nine Girls," which was given Thursday night at eight o'clock in the high school auditorium and which will be presented again tonight at the same time and place. For when a young lady kills her rival accidentally, of course then eliminates her rivals best fr;en (she knew too much) why that's taking a long step to wards a career of crime. But then when the same dame takes the poker to her own best friend, there is trouble a'plenty. The audience cringed with Joyce Brookhouser, (in the role of "Eve") as she screamed for help. Scared me too. However, all is not gore. There is much fun to be found in this play about a group of college sorority kids. There is the slap happy, ever-hungry, "Shotput," played by Patricia Stander. (They clear the room for action when she comes racing in). There is Glamorpuss, (Darlene White), who gets more chills from Lady ,Macbeth's killing ways than when she finds that there's a corpse in the closet,. And of course there's ''Tennessee," (Helen Jane Kruger), who, in a faked accent says "we-all" and "you-all" to let you know she's from the south. Real acting ability, however, be- rrieaa, tne wiseeiacivei, othy Warga; "Mary," who is gentle, but on so tougn, ueveriy Sutton; "Alice," who got a let- ..... . ,n i j ter iiom a uu i.., r .i j Tri;o mue mu, nim-- nc, w.u "Phyllis," one of Jane's friends, Mary Evers. This play has something new and different in mysteries. It , tu l puts the audience m the know about what's goiing on. It is fast and has its funny moments, but it will make, you glance over your shoulder more than once to see if there's anyone with homicidal intentions following you. Entertainment between acts 'and before the play was provided I by Harold Pickering, who played 1 a medley of songs on the piano, Richard Sack, who sang "On the Road to Mandalay," and Eloise Cole, who also played several piano numbers. Director of the play is Mrs. Alta Reade; assistant directors, Elinore Eaton and Mary Evers; stage managers, Charles Wolover and Norman Perry; scenery com mittee, members of the cast; elec trician, Dick Livingston; publi city chairman, Sue Bordelon; committee, Richard Sack, Norma More and Mary Evers; program, Peggy Highfield; property man ager, Patricia Stander; sound ef fects, Vivian Kalasek, Duane Sack. Catherine Conis Has Operation Mrs. George Conis returned home Thursday evening from Nevada, Missouri, where she has been spending several days with her daughter, Miss Catherine Con is who just recently was operated on for appendicitis. Miss Conis, who was an honor student of the local school in the class of 1943, is now a student at Cottey college, women's shool maintained by the P. E. O. sister hood. Mrs. Conis reports the daugh ter as getting along in fine shape. Harry Williams Suffers Pneumonia Cass county friends will regret to learn that Harry A. Williams long time resident of Elmwood is quite seriously ill at his home in that village. Mr. Williams has been ill for some time but in the last few- days has suffered an attack of i'n that, has made his condition most serious and caus ed a great deal- of apprehension to the members of the family. Mrs. Russell Reeder of this city, a daughter, left Tuesday afternoon for Elmwood to be with the other members of the family at the bedside of Mr. Williams MURRAY The Aid Society meeting of the Chmtian church kas been post poned from the second of May to! the ninth, which will be their annual Guest Day. The people of the vicinity re sponded splendidly tot the call for clothing, in the United Na tional clothing drive which hasi now closed. I ! Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis have! received a l&ter recently from j their Marine son, Ralph, from whom no word had come for five f weeks. He writes he is on Oki. ! nawa-Shima, and as the censor- j ship has been lifted he can tc" I them of his whereabouts. Thej j landed there April first, and hej was feeling fine. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scha nott and family, moved last .week j onto the Hobscheidt farm where: they will farm this year. j Mrs. Anna Rhoden, who has spent the pasts several months in : Plattsmouth with her Grand dau- ghter Mrs. Thelma Albin and fam- j ily, returned home Friday. vnd is happy to be at home again. Fred Hild is placing a row composition roof on the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Boedeker. Mrs. Leona Reed was spending the past week end with her re-j latives in Auburn, returning Sun day evening. In a recent communication from Mrs. Martis, now of Sacramento, California, she writes Mrs. Her man Richteer that he daughter, Mrs. Ann Bergman is soon to en ter the Sutten Hospital at Sac ramento for a serious operation. The Martis and Bergman families are well remembered here where they made their homes for a num ber of years. Edwin Bickett, son of Mr. ?nd Mrs. Harry Bickett, is to report at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, on Wednesday, for induction into 1'ne army. Mrs. Paul Richter made a t; sek end visit with her brother and f-imily at Hiawatha, Kansas. Charles E. Spangler, son of 5lr. and Mrs. Everett Spangler, reported at Great Lakes on Mar ch 26, after enlisting in the Navy a few weeks previous, following his passing the Eddy Test, and made S lc. He has now been pro moted to 3rd class Petty Officer. Mrs. Ott6 Puis reports that her skier, Mrs. Ch?.rles Schnell of Omaha, who has been in poo j health for some time, entered the" Lutheran Hospital April. 19th for treatments, and has been given a number of blood transfusions. Mrs. Schnell has visited in this locality in the years past, with her sisters, Mrs. Puis and Mrs. James Tigner and their families, will be remembered by many friends. Mrs. Lester Wunderlich of Omaha, who recently underwent an operation at one of the hospi tals in Omaha, has so far recov ered that she was able, with Mr. Wunderlich, to visit her mother, Mrs. Alice Creamer Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hirz and son of Omaha were also visitors at the home of their Grandmother, Mrs. Creamer. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd, of Union, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ganse mer, and Mr. t.i RTrs. R. A. No ell were enjoying a picture show in Omaha Friday er filing. A Red Cross meeting is called at the Christian Church for Wed nesday, afternoon. All who can are asked to be present, and to bring woolen scraps for the quilt. Mrs. Charles Meade, Mrs. Jam es Comstock and Charlie departed Monday morning for Bolivia, Mo. where they were called by the ill ness of an Aunt of Mr. Mead. The Missionary Society of the U. P. church are sending a crate of eggs to the Nebraska Childrens Home Society at Omaha next Sat urday. All who are willing to do nate eggs, will please lelve them at the Brubacher store ?any day this week where the cass is being filled. Lt. Johnny Faris, who'' recently received a shrapnel wound while on Okinawa Island, writes his mother that he is back on the front again. Mrs. Nellie Long, and Mrs. Dale Lonj were visiting at the Martin Sporer home Saturday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster were Plattsmouth visitors Satur day. Mr. Lancaster's infected fin ger still gives him considerable trouble, as it is not healing as rapidly as hoped for. Use Journal Want Ads nitiation Is Held By The Odd Fellows Leige Number Present to Take Part in the Ceremonies at the I. O. O. F. Hall. Tuesday evening the I. 0. 0. V: lodge of this city conferred the degree work of the order on can didates at the lodge room, a lare number being in attendance to take part in the ceremonies. Arthur G. Ofe, district deputy president and the member of the Plattsmouth lodge served in the confering of the degrees on the candidates. A delegation of some ten of the members of the Louisville lodge were here to take part in the meeting and the impressive cere monies. Following the ledge work the members adjourned to the din ing room of the hall where a very fine supper had been ar ranged that all enjoyed to the utmost. Don Creamer is the noble grand and Dr. Joe Stibal is the secre tary of the Plattsmouth lodge. , Plattsmouth Ladies Attend Rebekah Meet Members of the Rebekah Or der Attend District Meeting and TcJte Part in Meeting The district meeting of the Re bekahs was held at Omaha arid many of lodges of the district including Plattsmouth attended the sessions. The meetings were held at the Elks club in Omaha there being several hundred of the members in attendance at the all day and evening meeting. Those of the Rebekah lodge at tending from here were: Mr.. Cleola Carr, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Miss Marie Kaufmann. Mrs. Cath erine Hall, Mrs. Alice Ofe, Mrs. Orpha Carey, Mrs. Margaret Kaf fenberger, Mrs. Freda Stibal. Mrs. Dora Trively, Mrs. Jennie Inman. Mrs. Ora Manners, Miss Mildred Hall, Miss Catherine Kaffenberg er, Mrs. Cleo Capper. Those who were initiated into the degree were Miss Florence Fouchek, Miss Loris Long. Mrs. Alice Mae Burkholder, also a group of Theta Rho girls from Pearl Victory club took part in the afternoon program by sing ing several numbers, which were very nicely rendered and highly appreciated, with their advisor, Miss Mildred Hall, at the piano. Mrs. Eugene C. Smith and Miss Maxine Eckles were guests. Rotary Club Has Interesting Talk The Rotary club had a very interesting program at their weekly meeting on Tuesday after non at the Hotel lattsmouth with a pleasing attendance of the membership and a great deal of interest shown by those taking part. Frank A. Cloidt, one of the veteran members of the club had charge of the program and pre sented the different numbers that had been prepared. The two high school boys, members fo Rotary for the month of April, were presented, they being Harlan Hennings, senior and Joe Sikora, junior. The boys gave a very fine report on -their impressions of Rotary for "the past month. The speaker of the luncheon was Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pas tor of the First Methodist church who has been active in the Inter national Rotary for many years. He told of his observations of Rotary in Europe on his trips, especially in attendance at the International convention held at Vienna, an event that speaker had greatly appreciated and en joyed meeting many from the nations of the world. 1 Men in the armed service who were guests included Ensign Will iam Grey Robertson nad S. Sgt. Norman Moyer, now home on leave from the Italian war front. VISIT IN CITY Mrs. S. W. Steffan of Bellevue, Mrs. Lillian McClintock of Oma ha, and Mrs. Schiele of this city., were guests at the home of Mrs. Henry Starkjohn yesterday. The total stock of money in the United States last June 30 was $44,803,501,044.