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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1945 Right Rev. Monsignor George Agius To Celebrate Golden Jubilee Oct. 17 The Rt. Rev. Monsi.jnor Georg Agius, I). I)., J. 0. D., V. P., will commemorate fiftv Years of ser- rl.v n!Trifco? nesdav, October 17. when ho eelo- heat os the golden jubilee of his ordination in Sr. John'.-- Church. Monsignor Agius. assisted by priests of the Plattsmouth dean ery, will offer a Solemn Jh-? at 10 o'clock, in the presence of the Most Rev. Bishop Louis B. Kiu-;-i it . D. D., L. L. 1). The jirbilariati will wear for the Ma-.- a chasuble, prevented him by the children of his parochial school when he J', J t- Mm fJt Monsignor Agius marked tlie 40th anniversary his ordination. Assistant priest of the Mass will be the Rev. Albin Bauer, C. PP. S. ; deacon, the Rev. Charles Bauer, C. PP. S; subdeaecn, the Rev .E. A. Orzechowski; master uf ceremonies, tlie Ktv. Edward ('. Tiichek; and thaolains to the Bishop, Fathers A. M. Faessler and E. C. McFadden. The Very Rev. Thomas Bowdern, S. J., will T'reach. A large number of the piiests of the diocese and of the laity are expected for the event. Following the Ma-s a dinner will be served in the Eagle's ha'l by the parish ladies. Mayor R. B. Hayes and Rev. T. Porter Eennett ivill extend greetings. Walter E. Smith will speak on behalf of the parishioners, and Louis Lorenz will read an original poem. The Rev. James P. Ilennessy will speaK in behalf of the deanery, and the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis A. O'Brien, in behalf of the other deans of the diocese. The program will be concluded with talks by the Bishop and the jubUatian. Father McFaden will e toast master. A committee of St. John's par ishoners are accepting contribu tions to a purse to be given to Monsignor Agius as a gift of ap preciation. Mor.signor Agius said Friday that non-Catholics would be wel- come to attend the Muss and ban- ejiiet. i Born Jan. 10. 1872, the prelate' was ordained in Malta in 105. He then was enrolled in the Ponti fical seminary in Rome for post-: graduate courses in theology and canon law. It was while he was a; student in Rome that Monsignor; Aj;ius and Eugenio Pacelli. now Pope Pius XII, were classmates. Monsignor Agius came to thej Diocese of Lincoln in 1902. and; was immediately appointed Chan cellor and secretary to Bishop : Thomas Bonacum. Ten years la-; ter he was apppointed pastor in; Seward, being transferred to Geneva in 1910, where he remain-1 ed until he was named to St. i John's in Plattsmouth in 1927.; He was named a Domestic Pre-j late to the Pone in r. Mrs. Born Hostess To Four Mile Club The Four Mile Club held its first meeting this fall on Tues day at the home .of Mrs. Leon ard Born. Mrs. Albert Todd and Mrs. John Wehrbein were assis tant hostes.-vs. There were twenty members and three guests present. A short business meeting wa? held at which it was decided that the members of the club would help the serviceman? canteen in Om aha a? long as it lasted. Games were then played with Mrs. Shirley Mayabb winning pri zes in two of them. A luncheon was then served by the hostesses. The next meeting is scheduled for November at the home of Mrs. Lois Meisinger. Maynard Hobbs Aids In Landing Troops Maynard J. Hobbs, 20. seaman, first class, USNR, Box 155. Platts mouth, Nebr., aided in the dis embarkation of troops of the 1st Cavalry Division from the attack transport, LTSS Cecil, in Tokyo Bay in the initial stages of the occupation. The Cecil participated in oper ations at Kwajalein, Holland'a Tarawa, Aitape, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. A marriage license wa issued Thursday, October 11, to William Herman Klemme of Weening Wa- ter and Arline Marie Johnson, Avoca. ??$:: $ ft"' 7 I I Of Garden Club Meets We,d-Here Thurs., Oct. 11 7 Fourteen members, of the Sun bonnet Garden club woe pres ent Thursday when the club met at the home of Mrs. Velma Bow mar.. There wa? one guest pres ent, Mrs. Maxine Bowman and also one new member, Mr. Ber tha Davenport. The meeting1 was opened by a roll call, which everyone ans wered by telling- how to trans- plant and care for fall bulbs shrubs. A reading was then en by Celia Lancaster using and ciub members names. Jessie Steinkamp had the les son for the day. Her subject was "Indoor Color All Winter." She also recited the poem ''Love ly Garden Sass". Esther Christ ensen gave a report on how to divide peony plants. She also spoke on wild iris. The meeting was closed with a poe mby Mrs. Emma Chovan ec called "Tomato Harvest". Mayor Proclaims w Mavy Day Here Mayor R. B. Hayes signed a .--pecial proclamation Tuesday morning proclaiming Saturday, October 27 as Navv Pav. it marks the anniversary of the date in 1775 when the Continental Congress received the bill pro viding for the creation of an in dependent fleet. It is also the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, who recognized the need for a strong navy and Ls widely credit ed with being the father of our modern navy, now the most pow erful in the world. The proclamation reads as fol lows : "Whereas, the United State Navy has fought and won the bat tle for fieedom in the waters of the aggressor- and whereas, the ! United States Navy, conjoined with its famed coordinated arm, the United States Marine Corps, has enabled our combined forcei to plant the Stars and Stripes in every spot once held by the com mon enemy, and whereas, by na tional tradition the debt the peo ple of the United States owe their Navy i.- annually emphasized to the setting aside of one day to acclaim that branch of the arm ed forces: Therefore, I, R. B. Hayes, may or of the city of Plattsmouth, Ne braska, hereby proclaim Saturday, October 27, H45 as Navy Day and call upon all citizens of Plattsmouth to take part in ob servance of this day through the many channels open to them and to join in a salute to the United States Navy and its coordinated sea power the Marine Corps. Coast Guard, Naval Aviation and the Merchant Marine. Whereunto, I have set my hand this f'th day of October, 1945. R. B. HAYES, Mayor City of Plattsmouth. Glaze Family Reunion Sunday The Glaze family held a reunion at the Vity park last Sunday. A picnic dinner was enjoyed by all and the afternoon was spent in visiting and in writing to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Glaze of Eugene. Ore. who were not able to attend. Those in attendance were Mrs. Edith Davey and son, Arthur; Miss Elaine Suscowski; Mrs. Char lene Burns and Ronald; Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Thompson and Dean; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson, Susan and Jimmy; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brown, Lois, Leonard, and Melvin; Audrey Young and Ber nice Schutt all of Omaha. Mrs. Margaret Hays; Mr. and Mrs. Da L. Hayes; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hav.1 Mrs. Fred Ronald and Connie: Peterson and Patty; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schlemmer and; David of Council Bluffs: Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Stewart, Farragut, la.. Mr. and Mrs. La Verne B. Glaze and Donald of McCook; Mr. and Mrs. John Glaze. Jack and Dick; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Glaze and Shirley; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Glaze and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cotner of Plattsmouth Feeders Association I To Meet Thursday Member? of the Cass Countv Livestock Feedefs Association will meet in the auditorium at Weep ing Water Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Guest speaker will probably be Wardner Scott, chief engineer for the state highway department who will discuss the federal aid project for building new roads. Officers of the association are Melvin Todd, Union, president; Elmer Stoll, Nchawka, vice-president; and Charles Eoedeker, Mur ray, secretary - treasurer. The three directors are Will Minford, Murray; Hary Knabe, Nehawka; j and Howad Pool, Elmwood. First Lutheran Guild Meets Thursday Nite Eleven members of the First Lutheran Guild met at the home of Mrs. Louis Meisinger Thurs day evening". There were also two guests present. The topic study was conducted by Rev. Kautsch and concerned the Six Mary's of the New Testa ment. A luncheon was served af terwards by the hostess. The next meeting will be a hard time party at the home of j Mrs. Gus Sprandel on October 125. Jr. Woman's Club Pledges $1,000 For Auditorium The Junior Woman's Club vot ed unanimously Monday night to pledge $1,000 to be used by the Plattrmouth Recreation Planning Committee for a community proj ect. An additional gift of $25 ! will also be given to the planning ) committee by the club to be u-'ed i for current expenses.. j This is the second $1,000 pledge ! to be "received by the committee i within the week. The Platt.-mouth I volunteer fire department made j a similar pledge last Tuesday. j Father Edward C. Tuchek and Ed Eggenberger, co-chairmen of ; the planning committee, said this j morning', "it is most gratifying to j see me civic ui uuidiJuuM cci;ei to back "a recreational program." The Junior Woman's Club al-o made plans at their meeting in St. John' hall for a dance this month. The proceeds from the dance will be used to help build the fund for the community build ing. Phyllis and Shirley Speck will be in charge of the dance ar rangements. The program at the meeting was as follows: Vocal solo by Mrs. Lois Bester, "My Rosary'" and "Suddenly My Heart Sings.'' Ac companist, Robert Bettor. Twirling exhibition, Mary Lou Walling and Audrey Dow. Accom panist, Ruth Ann Nelson. Piano sedo, Thelma Kruger, '"The Romance," by Ruben-tein, and "The Minute Waltz," by Chopin. Musical saw, Irvin Siemer, "Blue Danube,'' and "Whisper ing Hope." Accompanist, Norma Jean Siemer. Vocal solo, Anna Jane LaSuer, "Desert Song," and "All the Things You Are." Accompanist, Edna Mae Marx. After the program a black-out drawing game was played. Refreshments were served and Marie Horn and Mary Beverage poured. Committee members in charge were Alice Hiatt, chairman, Mary Beverage, Rose Janca, Helen Smetana, Shirley Mayabb, Olga York. Marie Horn, Lucille Gaines and Phyllis Kehne. bt'tuan "It hath pleased the Lord of life and death to take from th:" vale of sorrow this soul of our broth- : er." John William Keil, son of John Peter Keil and his wife. Gather- i ine nee Wolff, born on the 31st day of January, 1881 at San Jose, 111. He came with his parents to Nebraska in 18S2. He was bap tized in the christian faith in his childhood and in his youth wad confirmed in Christ Lutheran j church. In 1902 he was married to Lulu Core of Louisville, Ne - braska. Thus union was blest with one child, a son, John Peter, Jr. They made their home on a farm near Cedar Creek most of their lifetime. The past nine years he lived west of La Platte. For the greater part of the last two years he has been ailing with heart trou ble, to which he finally succumb ed on the 23rd day of August 1945 at the St. Catherine hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. His father and mother preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn his departure: His wife and son and three brothers, Louis, Carl and i August, all of Plattsmouth; Mrs. Catherine Tritsch of Sidney, Iowa and Mrs. Hans Schrod.r of Louisville, Nebraska. Also ma."v nephews and nieces and a host of friends. He attained the age of 63 years, 6 months and 22 days. "May the eternal light shine upon him.'' Amen. Repairs Started on Main Street Island The Plattsmouth street depart ment started work Friday after noon to fill-in the holes in the island between Sixth and Seven th streets on Main. Truck loads of dirt were hauled in and dump ed in the area. The city council decided to have the holes filled in at their last meeting after reading a letter from the Business Men's Ad Club requesting that the epace be made available for parking. PROPERTY SOLD Henry Jacobs has purchased the property at 709 Third Avenue from Gus Sprangel. The sale was made through the T. H. Pollock real estat agency. TfY, .futngiNAt:, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA U armory I iiJtiriV "5 uets Silver btar For Gallantry (Special to The Daily Journal) Mrs. Henry Ludwig of Avoca has received a notice that her son, SSgt. Herman II. Ludwig. has been posthumously awarded the silver star, third highest dec oration. The lriessfage was signed by Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlop, acting adjutant general. He ctated that the decoration would be sent to the commanding general of the 7th Service Com mand in Omaha, who in turn would select an officer to make the presentation. The citation reads a follows: ''For gallantry in action in North ern France, in the vicinity of Pont L'abbe, France on June 12, 11944, when his platoon withdrew from untenable position, Sgt. , Ludwig as acting squad leader, ! did, without regard for his per- sonal safety, remain alone in an ; exposed position to cover its J withdrawal by throwing hand grenades. After arrival at the jnew position, Sgt. Ludwig noticed one ot his men missing. He re turned in the face of enemy fire to the position just given up to find the man wounded and suc ceeded in bringing him back to the new position. Sgt. Ludwig's courage and loyalty to his men was in accordance with military tradition and of great mspira- platoon." ijfr - a i value to hi. Couple Is Given Surprise Party A surprise party was given for; Mr. and Mrs. James Lepert last I Sunday in honor of their Silver; Wedding anniversary. More than! twenty five members of the Le-j pert family were present to help ; them celebrate the occasion. j Each one brought a well filled; basket of food and a luncheon was served. In the afternoon the time was sDent in playing cards, and pitching horse shoes. The Leperts wore each presented with a silver rosary by the group and also received a .-et of silver ware from their three daughters, Bette. Helen and Mary Ann. Mary Ann, however, lives in Oakland and waSj unable to be present. Except for the Philip Lepert family all the guests were from Omaha, although Pfc. Rump had just arrived home on a furlough! from a camp in Texas. Those who atended the party' weie Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lenert and sons, Frank and Stanley and daughter, Louise; Pfc. and Mrs. Rump and daughter. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kafka and dau ghter, Alice; Mr. and Mrs. Robeit Kafka; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kaf ka: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krejci. Raymond and Mary- Jane; Mr. and Mrs. James Novotny and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. James Le pert and daughters, Bette and Helen. War Veterans Hold Reunion NEHAWKA (Special to Dailv Journal) The annual the re- union anniversary of a group of Otoe county War I veterans was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Kempke of Otoe on Wed nesday, October 3. After the dinner party the time was spent in visiting and , playing bingo. High prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. George and low to Mr. and Mrs. Brandt Martin Ross. The reunion Wednesday was an annual affair at which seven veterans of World War I meet with their wives. These seven men had all left Nebraska City on Oc tober o during the lat war. They had trained together, went over seas together, and returned home together. They were all members of the 341st regiment of the 89th division. The seven men and their wives who were present were: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ropers of Otoe; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alexander of Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. George Brandt, Unadilla; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross, Nehawka; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Staack of Tecums'eh, and Mr. and Mrs. Kempke, host and hostess for the evening. An absent member of the reunion was Fried Moyer of Nebraska City, who was not able to attden be cause of illness and hospitaliza tion of Mrs. Moyer. Hteh School Will Practice Fire Drill Plattsmouth High School will observe Fire Prevention Week by holding a practice fire drill some time this week, principal Milo Pi ice announced T uesday. Under state law each school must have a practice drill during this week so that students will be instructed as to wha tto do in case of ar emergency. Junior High School students al so have done their part by draw ing posters showing the hazards of fire and methods of prevent ing it. These posters were placed on display throughout-the various school buildings. j Morgan Meisinger Is On Way Home Wore) has been received from Morgan F. Meisinger, SI . c, say ing that he is on his way home and expects to arrive in Californ ia the 25th of October. Morgan lias been stationed aboard the escort aircraft carrier I'SS Ne henta Bay. The Nehenta Bay took part in the occupation of Ominato Naval Base on the northern tip of Hon shu, main Japanese Islard. Since the Saipan operation the Nehenta Bay has participated in every Pa cific operation except Iwo Jima. Morgan report' that the biggest ; thrill of his life wa.-- when he went , ashore in Japan but he is anxious! to return home and expects to i get here some time in November, j Morgan has been in the Navy J for 25 months. He received his. boot training at Farragut, Idaho, and was assigned to the Nehenta Bay at Bremerton, Wash. Prior : to entering service he was em- ployed at the Norfolk Packing : company and at Carl's Market, j His wife, Ruth, and two and a half year old son, Dennix Morgan, '. are residents of Plattsn outh as are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j John Meisinger, Jr. i ; Robert Beck Hurt In Car Accident ! WEEPING WATER (Special ito The Daily Journal) Robert Beck, fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Erne.-t Beck, is in. St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska Ci v, after being injured in an automonile accident on day. His injuries were to be not serious but he Wednes-ic-ported suffered a broken nose and bruises about his face and head. Robert was hurt while working: for Harold Domingo on his farm near Weeping Water. He was driv- ' ing the Domingo car somewhere between the Ed Steinkamp and Oscar Domingo homes when sud denly the car swerved and left the road just before coming to a cu!-' vert ami turned over in a ditch. Steinkamp saw the accident and called to Mr. and Mrs. William Walters, who were on their va to Weeping Water. They found the car standing on the ftont end and Robert with his nose broken and badly bruised. He vs.s taken immediately to the hospital in Nebraska City. i Those who witnessed the acci-' dent sav that Robert was driving very slowly and that there was no reason for the car to swerve from the road. j CAP Members Plan Flisht Club c . -,.t , , , . ! Senior CaP members learned at, their meeting m the courthouse. Wednesday night that they would i l.o nOvmiH"0,i tn fnvm a fii.Vw r-lnb ami receive flying instruction. j If enough of the senior mem ; bers wish to join a flight club two j pilots may be hired to come to j Plattsmouth to give the lessons. A i special rate available only to CAP ! members would be ?iven the stud ! ent pilots. CAP Warrant Officer Dick Logsdon said the matter I would be given further cor.sidera- tion at the next meeting. The CAP cadets were given further training in the manual of arms, gymnastics, and the art of self defense at Wednesday's meet ing. Liebendorfer Speaks At Rotarv Luncheon "Vocational Training" was dis - cussed by G. F. Liebendorfer guest speaker at the Rotary club luncheon Tuesday in the Platts mouth Hotel. Liebendorfer is the State director of the depart ment of vocational education in Nebraska and his talk described to the members the work that is being done in Nebraska in regard to vocational training in the var ious trades. John Bissing was in charge of the program. Thirty five members were pres ent at the Rotary dinner and also one guest, Jean Spangler, who ac comDanied his brother, Richard Rnno-lpr C R. Wilkinson, asrent for the Burlington shons in Glen-'Dale Campbell, ail of Platts wood, was a visitor at the meet-j mouth; John Meyer and Cornelius jn ! Redden, both of Nehawka; Frank ;.ia . w tut: iiuiait iiili vv v v. w.- members of the club. Jack Davis and Bob Tritsch the two Junior Rotarians for the month, were al so present at the meeting. Overseas Packages Must Be Mailed Soon E d Egenberger, postmaster, gave a reminder to Plattsmouth residents today that Monday, Oct ober 15 is the last day for mail ing Christmas packages to ser vice men overseas. "Everyone who intends to send packages," he said, "should get them in the mail as soon as posn-j ble to be certain the boys will re-! ceive them in time. There have been far less packages mailed ov-1 erseas to date than w expected." Farm Bureau Gets rxn -ar war yjewiVIembers In 3 Day Drive The Cass County Farm Bureai; i.as s;gneo up ninety-tnree new members in their three-day mom : beifdiip diive according to inf: -! matiori received Wednesday from i Mrs. Donald Born, reporter for i the Live Wire Unit. The Farm i Bureau membership committee--5 met October 5 at the agricultu: ' al hall in Weeping Water to give i their renorts. j The quota for Cass cou?ity is ,250 farm families an 1 in order to reach this goal an audit ion.J i. lanniies must be made memb ers, according to Mr-. Born. The membership committees hope t make this goal within the next few days. The new members are lows: David Rutheiford. as fol H. (J. Meisinger, Mike Vettnik. Lt-o- nard Davey, Ralph J. John Parkeninc. Aithui Heil. Albert Ulrich. C. gate. LeRoy Mei.-in.j Wehrbein, Hild. Fred P. Apple er, Hugo ; Meisinger. Elmer Sprieck, Arthur Sprieck, Fail Selbey. Ford Heim. ; Clarence Wilkinson. James Ntw I burn, Clarence E. Meisinger. II. La. Larson, Knno C. Aniens, Rich j aid G. Livingston, Jacob W. Tri jtsch, Fred H. Rutherford. Louis j G. Meisinger, Louis P. Wagner, j Clyde P. Meisinger. Mrs. Sophi-t iGuenther, Walter F. Wei-, I.. B. 'Todd, W. B. Banning, Dc-lbert W. Todd. Frank A. Cloidt, R. A. ;Noell, Elmer E. Stoll, Otto Puis i Clarence Engelkemior. John Ter- ry berry, Joe J Glen Ca;nea!, Harry Nielsen, Ferrest Todd, ry ''. Farmer ;afarik, Guy Wile?. Albert L. Snell. Ravmond C. Cook. Kobeit Wall. liar Lambert Bros, Dwight T. Beetison. Carl A. Slander, E. K. Buchmaster, Win. Stander, Bdl Keller, Paul M. Kupke, Louis Kupke. Heibert I. Stander. J. C. Meserjurgen. How aid W. Philpot, S. G. Rhoden. Fred E. Hansen, IlarryM. Knabe John G. Hansen, M civ in Todd. Ot to Schafer, Bernaid Meisineer, Vernie Younker, Leomud Har- vey, Donald E. Blotzer, Gansemer, Verle Smith. Le te- A .W. Leonard, Fritz Lutz. J. L. Jr. J. L. Young. Sr.. Ed mer. Rov Engelkemei'?r. You iv.' Gan:e- Henry Iiikl, Franklin H. Wehihein. est A. Hild. Glen I Eraeter. Tetryberry, Herbert Mei Venter Hihl, Robert Jacobs, Wiles. Ern !." Boy Scouts Plan Future Activities , At a meeting of the Cass Coun ty District Boy Scout? of Ameri ca at the office of Dwight Ed wards Tuesday night flans were, made for scout activities the nex three months. Scout executive Frank Chase of Lincoln was rres- ent and Call Schneider chairman t,.e ided. . , The prog, am of scouting for the winter months includes many activities in advancements, spec ial events and all leading up t the annual observanre of Boy Scout Week, the first in Feb ruary. A general Couit of honor will be held on Monday evening December 3rd. Weeping Water will paiticipate in thi- court. A snecial Couit of Honor for Eagle advancement will be hold during Bov Scout Week in February. Tom Stacey. Scoutmaster at Weeping Water, Forrest De Creame, chairman of trooti com mittee were present. The three lo cal troops were represented by heir Scout Masters and troov committeemen. Four Boys Report . pnf. Tnrhiriion Here Four Cass county boys repor ted for induction into the army this afternoon according to the selective service office. They will be sent to Ft. Leavenworth. Kan sas. The four boy-- are Charles Allen and Merman Stones, both of Plattsmouth; Frank Nichols, Louisville; and Louis J. Crunk, Union. Fourteen other Cass County boys also left for Ft. Leaven worth Wednesday for a pre-in-duction physical examination. They are: Willard Simons, Rob ert Galloway, Forest Beil, Rob ert Kraeger, Eugene Hula, and Greenwood; Melvm Eaton, Melvin Eaton, LTn- ion; Robert Wohlfarth, Murray; Herbert Blum, Murdock; and Donald Forbes, Tarkio. I Eleven Servicemen Report Discharges The following servicemen have reported their discharges to the Cass County Selective Service of fice: From the army: Edgar Kief, Delbert Sehwenneke, Francis E. Warren and Mafvin R. Kich, all of Plattsmouth; Hailey Rakes. Union; Norman E. Illvac. Bruno; and Clarence H. Favors, Omaha. From the Navy: Forest Dumas Plattsmouth; James M. Turner, Elmwood; Bernaid Knoflicek, Ci cero, ill; and rhomas M. Simpson, i Si Mary' Kansas. Mrs- ner Hostess , i ewi view wuu The Septc: Fairview C'u home of Mrs. Mrs. Teckla nber nieet.pg of the b was held at the Norma Wanner with A lew-en a.-" co-hos- te-s. The ireet'rg- wa der by pes"dc caiK led to v. T th oxes ;.e Ki m e family bers ih i discuss Chri -tma- bt. and 1 for the soivice boy.-, which w. be filled at the Ot'tobor i,ee Tort was then made ! : n s. of t A i e he USO Canteen, to which the Iadie donated 2 dozen eggs and market ba-ket-s of Tmr.atoes. October Canteen dav aiota had two The was filled with 117 dozen eggs. The next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mr-. Louise Hitter with Mr-. Helen Gansemer assisting. The pro gram committee for October wiil be Mis. Ethel McCarthy and Mrs. Betty Philr.ot. Riverview Club Meets October 9 Tiie Rivervir-w Club met at the home of Mrs. H. W. Hull Tuesday October ; wi:h th'iteen membeis and five children present. Mrs. Peail Berduct was the a.-sistant hostess:. The meeting was opened by re citing the Lords Pra er and sing ing "Silver Threads Among: the old." Roll call was read and was answeied by each members telling of "An Outstanding Halloween Expedience." The rest of the af ternoon was spent in working on ai ticks for their bazaar. Prize; , were liven to the ladies who ae-! complished the nios' work. Tho-e who won prizes were Mr- . Blanche ' Nkklos and Mrs. F. G. Hull. j The club is scheduled to meet again on November 1 at the home of ?drs. Velma Rea. ! The September meeting of the' Riverview club was len; at the son home of M: Robert Pattei on the 11th day Mrs. p.tvt Nielsen .y of September. was assistant hostess, and htlnod Mrs. Patter on serve luncheon to the bers and guests that ent. The guests were 17 mem-pres-Ben wer - M:s. o. Mrs. Hull of Del Norte, C bert Wheeler and Al- Church. The mee ing: was opened with the Lords Prayer ?nd by sir.hig. '"Little B'i'Wii Church." Mans were made for a weiner roast thr.t was to have taken place on Sepi ember but was postnoned on account of rain. Officers Elected By Flower Club The Social Workers Flower Club met at the home of Mrs. Mike KalTeuben-cr with Mrs. Al bert Wheeler as assistant ho tess. The meeting was in the form of a Halloween party and Mis. Kaf fenbergers home was decorated with fall flowers. Jack O'Lan terns and pumpkins. In the absence of the president the business meeting was pie.-dd-ed ocr by the vice president, Mrs. Sam Gilniour. An election of of ficers for the foliowing year was held. The re.-ults were as fol lows: President, Mrs. Sam Gil niour; vice present, Mr.-". George Mumm; secretary, Mrs. Fred Spangler; treasurer, Mrs. Mike Kaffenberger ; coresponding sec etary. Mr.-. Alvin Meisinger. After the business meeting the time was spent in playing Bingo with Mrs. Ralph Dowd as lead er. Prize.-- were then exchanged between "capsule friends" and a luncheon was seived by the hos tesses. Visitors present were Mrs. R. A. Troop, Mis. Walter Martin, Mrs. John Toman, jr. and Mrs. Leonard Peterson. The next meet ing will be held at the home of Mis. Minnie Nolting with Mr. John Meisinger, assisting. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hammer of Parma, Idaho were Friday and Saturday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs .George Eates and ;Opal Mae. ! From North Bend on Sunday to visit at the parsonage home of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Lind came their friends Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kern, and Sgt. Harlan Karsk, and from Lincoln their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Marion Kern and children, Elaine and John Thomas. The community project club i leaders with the county director. Miss Schaefer, met at the home or i Mrs. Melvin Miller on Wednes- ' day. j Mr. and Mrs. Hartman have moved into the Lucinda Brant house in the east part of town with their family. Mr. Hartman works in Lincoln, but found diffi culty finding a residence there. i Will Fogan and daughter Lt. Mary Fogan of Lincoln, visit ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs Howard Capwell on Sunday. Mrs. Joe Kur.z presented a boy of home grown peaches to the school lurch ladies last Friday to L- ssrved to the teachers and children. Mrs. George Hall is now a pa tient at the Bryan Memorial Hos pital in Lincoln. PACE FIVE Sgt. Cwiertnia Is Honored at Family Reunion A famiiy reunion was held i honor of SgT. Alexander J. Cwiert nia last Sunday at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cwiertnia at La Platte. Sgt. Cwioit'iia ai lived home Sunday from Ft. Leavenworth with hi--army discharge. He had arrived in the states on the Europa the 21th of September after ::0 months of service nvorca-. Algeria F r e n c li Morrocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, North ern France, Rhine-land and Arden nes weie the .-even major cam paigns in which Sgt. Cwiertnia had participated during his three years overseas. He was seriously wounded on th.- 2'-'. of June in Normandy, France. During his time in -ervice he was awarded the Purple Heart, Good Conduct MedaJ, iMstingm-r ei l nit liadge . a:. 1 the A merican Defeie Service i Ribbon. Twenty-forr members of the iCwieitnia family weie present at i the leunioa in bis honor Sui lay. Tho-e who attended were Mt and Mr Jo.- eph Cwitrtnia, host ami t. Alexander Cwiert- Owiertnia; Mr. and Sorys arid children; Joan Cwiertnia and hostess; S-Sg nia; Walter Mrs. Frank Mr. and Mrs. childien; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cwiertnia, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Leonard and children; Miss Frances Cwiertnia; Mr. Irene Mormance; and Mr. and Mrs-. Thoma Linhart and children. Mrs. Elmer Patterson was eall tlie ; ed to Concordia, Kansas by serious duos of her little niece, j John Roddy, who has been in ithe service for several years, has 1 returned home recently. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin and ;Mrs. Ge'oge Martin were visiting : her f i iend, Mrs. Ost. I Mrs. Louis Rodgers was a call j er at the Braml let home last Fri ! day afternoon. j Miss Pearl Banning and Miss jVerna Lane were Lincoln vi.-it-lors last Saturday. Burton Snodgrass, wife ami t three children of Gordon, Nebr., i were week.md guests at the How ; aid Snodgrass home and also at tended a locker meeting in Oma j ha. I Mr. and Mis. Ermond Moore of I Lincoln were visiting home folks : over the weekend. i Arthur Mc-Quin , V'. elans hospital entered the last Saturday a patient for where he will be i seme time. Bobby Finkle, who is attending school in Lincoln, was home for ' the weekend. ' Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost and Mrs. Eetty Mayfield of Nehawka weie Tuesday evening visitors at the j Delbert Lir.dsey home. Mrs. Mary Taylor and daughter, ; Rachael of Lincoln, and Mr. and ; Mrs. Earl Keedy of Ashland were Sunday dinner guests at the home i of Mr. and Mrs. Will Porter. Mrs. Taylor and daughter wil! spend j the winter in Phoenix, Arizona, j Henry Lidgett visited his moth i er last week for a few days, j Mrs. Paul Mullis atended the : wedding of her fiiend. Miss Betty j Euffington, last Sunday at Deloit, i Iowa. j Mr. and Mrs. Carl Everett visit , ed Mr. and Mrs. Piussel Schaeffer i at Bellevue over the weekend. ! Mr. and Mrs. Zorn were week end visitors in Fails City. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snod grass and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huss were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nells Madsen last Friday evening in honor of Mad sen's wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McQuin and family spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Thompson at Bellevue. Mr. and Mrs. Albeit Willis and daughter, Kathryn. of Portland, Ore. visited Mrs. Willis and the family of Berd Willis recently. Mrs. Margaret True of Harbor Beach, Mich, will spent the win ter with Mrs. Tom McQuin. Captain Iola McQuin spent a few hours last Thursday evening with her father. She is stationed at Ft. Crook. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Mougey and son, Richard were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Lindsey. Miss Margaret Niday of Omaha spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas .Niday. Last Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Melvin Todd, Mrs. L. B. Todd and Mrs. Richsrd Schnott, gave a mis cellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Melvin Todd for Mrs. Ken neth Todd, formerly Ellen Chris tensen. There were fifty guests present. Miss Ruth Morris and Mrs. Earl Upton won prizes in two guessing games. Recipes were then written for the bride after which the hostesses served 're freshments. The bride was pre sented with literally a flood of gifts. The climax of the after noons affair was a telephone call from Kenneth informing Ellen he was being discharged from the Navy at St. Louis in a day or two. John MeQuin is spending a tenty-one day furlough with home folks. I