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THE JOURNAL, PLAITS MOUTH, NEBRASKA PLATTSMOUTH PERSONALS Mynard Items I by Joyce Hild, a piano solo by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Keif have' moved from their home at Mynard to their new home in Plattsmouth at 1704 Ave. C recently pur chased from Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sed lak. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jantz have moved to the home in Mynard vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Keif. Two homes now in the process of being redecorated are the Dave Jantz home and the C. L. Wiles home. Patty Huebert, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lee Huebert is now at home after having spent three weeks in the Brown hospital in Nebraska City. She is reported to be feeling much better following her course of treatments at the hospital during which time she al so had an attack of measles. Return from Kansas i Mr. and Mrs. William E. Brown have returned from Clathe, Kan sas, where they spent a week at the home- of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Pettyjohn. Spend Week-end in Omaha 1 Miss Marianne Wetenkamp and Miss Claudeen Keller are spend ing the week-end in Omaha as a guest! of Miss Elizabeth Davis at Brownell Hall. Carrier Meeting Members of the carrier boys staff of the Plattsmouth Daily Journal had a business meeting Friday in the offices of the paper followed by malted milk treats at the Bruning Drug stove. The boys present for the meeting wrre John Glaze, Ray Koubek, Claud Sheard, Don Baker, Bob Richter, Marvin Hild, Allen Rohlfs, Jerry Sudduth, Dick Glaze, Don Davis, Bob Beins and Larry Mortenson. Return to Duty RM 3-c Tommy Doody left Fri day evening for Camp Schoe maker, California, after having spent the past thirty days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Doody. This was his first many thousands of stateless per since July, 1914. He went into service in May, 1944, and followed his boot training with special work at Oahu, Hawaii, in radio and tele type. Before coming nome, ne ; was stationed on Guam for sev eral months where he received code messages by radio from Ja pan. China, Russia and the Unit ed States and sent out messages by teletype. Returns from Hospital Mrs, Jack Durell and her daugh-terr-Jackie Lynn, returned this T'ek from the Doctor's hospital in Omaha. The baby was born March 5 and weighed six and one half pounds at birth. She is the Durrells first child . Wins 4-H Award Gerald Hanson was the only Cass countv bev to be selected to attend 4-H club week at Lmco.n May zi to June i. t-ani yeui Lu!vnicn proved to be of reat in Omaha Union Stock lards born-j nany and the bioux City Stock; Yards made ten awards each to' twenty Nebraska boys and girls interested in 4-H dub work. Ger ald is entitled to attend club week in Lincoln with all expenses paid. Receives Discharge Sgt. Kenneth Wohlfarth, the son of Mrs. Jessie Wohlfarth, re turned home March 15 after re ceiving his discharge March 14 at Fort Logan, Colorado. Entering the army in April, 1043, he took his training at Camp Kohler, California, and went ov erseas in March, 1945. He was in signal corps work and took care of wire communications. He was stationed in China and flew to In U?, in October to await his re turn home. Sailing from Calcutta on February 10, he arrived ir. San Francisco March 8 and then went to Fort Logan for his dis charge. Here from Indiana Mrs. T. B. Farmer arrived Monday morning from Whit ing, Indiana, to spend a few days at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann. She will return to her home Thursday and plans to take home her granddaughter, Ruth Louise, for a visit. Return from Missouri Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ganaway returned to their home at Rock Bluff a few days ago after a three-week visit in Missouri. Goes to Elkhorn Mrs. E. M. Buttery has gone to Elkhorn to stay indefinitely to assist with the care of her cousin, Mrs. Lou Hickey, who has been hi for some time. Eight Mile Grove Unit Mr. and Mrs.Verner Hild were hosts March 2 to members of the Eight ""Mine Grove unit of the Farm Bureau at their home. Hu Ko Meisinger presented a -demonstration on terracing as ' the feature of the meeting. Special guests for the occasion-were Miss June Keil and' Fred Wehrbein. , The entertainment feature for he evening consisted of a solo Beverly Meisinger, a piece spoken by Johnny Blotzer. Visit with Relatives Wayne Wilson of Blairston, Missouri, visited during the week end with relatives at Plattsmouth and Rock Bluffs, including Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beins and Mr, and Mrs. John Glaze. Home for Visit Paul Iverson has been visiting for the past two weeks' with rela tives. He and Mrs. Iverson, who has been at home for some time with her mother, Mrs. Glen Perry, will return to Mt. Herman, Mass , where he is an instructor in the Mt. Herman school for boys. They plan to make the trip by auto mobile. Return from Denver Mr. and Mrs. Henry Donat re turned Tuesday after having spent the past ten days vacation ing in Denver. They stayed at a hotel and visited with several Plattsmouth people now living in Denver, including Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lohnes, Robert Reed and Joe Case. Although they left Platts mouth in a blizzard, when they arrived in Denver the weather was very mild and they were for tunate in having it continue dur ing their stay. Visit in Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks and their daughter, Marilyn Jean, and Mrs. Edward Donat were guests Friday at the home of Mrs. Fern Hendricks in Omaha. Attend Dinner Party Newton Sullivan was honored Tuesday evening in celebration of his birthday at a dinner party at the Spare Time cafe in Oma ha. Attending the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nielson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bernhardt, the guest of honor and Mrs. Sullivan. Move from Omaha Mr. and Mrs. William C. John son moved Saturday from their home in Omaha to an acreage north of Plattsmouth adjoining property owned by the Masonic home. Mr. Johnson, a recently discharged veteran, is employed at the bwitt racking company and expects to make a hobby of op erating the acreage during his spare time from work The John sons have two small daughters, Myra Ruth and Judy Jane. Social Circle Club Mrs. Harry Gobelman was hos tess at a luncheon for members of the Social Circle club on Marcn 12. She was assisted by Mrs. Oli ver Schieber. T;he president conducted a short business meeting opened with an old familiar song, "When You and I Were Young Maggie," led by the song leader, Mrs. Earl Wolf. ' Mrs. Lee Frans presented lesson, "East of the Holy Land,' terest to those who heard her. Guests for the meeting were Mrs. A. O. Pearsley and Mrs. Maggie Gobelman. Plans were made for the next meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Bruce Wolfe on April 3 when oficers will be elected foi the ensuing year. There is also to be an exchange of flower seeds ! r.A U..1U,. 1 ,1 . Mis Miss ss ooedecker Arrives Jane Boekecker arrived in Omaha Monday evening from New York City by plane for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Boedecker, in Mur ray. She plans to stay a week before returning to New York. Goes to Hospital Mrs. Fred Buseh is in the Clark son hospital in Omaha undergo ing observation for a few days. Returns Home Mrs. Mary E. Phillipson return ed to Plattsmouth last week af ter having spent the winter in Chicago with her daughter, Mrs R. Foster. She will spend the summer at her farm home south of Plattsmouth. Social Workers Meeting Members of the Social Workers flower club were entertained re cently at the home of Mrs. James Lepert for an all day meeting. The time was spent quiltin?. One quilt was finished and another pieced to be finished later. A covered dish luncheon furn ished the noon meal. During the afternoon a short business meet ing was held when plans were made for the next meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Martin with Mrs. James Lepert assisting. . Move to New Home Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lutz and their family moved from MalcolnT, Iowa, to the C. A. Cathfy farm four and one-half miles west of Murrav March 16. Mcve to New Home Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sedlak have moved from their former home at 1701 Avenue C to 010 Chicago Avenue. Boy Scout Meeting Boy seout reo 867 mt "Mon day night at the Scout Park to pass tenderfoot tests in fire building and cooking. Twenty-two members of the troop were present. Return from Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Joe Solomon and their daughters, the Misses Edith and Vera, returned from Chicago Monday evening where they vis ited at Fort Sheridan, 111., with their son-in-law and daughter, Major and Mrs. William Keeley, the former Mary Solomon. On their return they stopped at Ce dar Rapids, Iowa, to visit other relatives and friends Missionary Society Meets Mrs.. Ward Schade was hostess to 12 members and five visitors of the missionary society of the Christian church. The study in Africa was continued by Mrs Lester Thimgan who presented the lesson on that subject. An inform al social hour followed the lesson and at the close of the meeting Mrs. Schade served refreshments to the grou. , Methodist Circles Mrs. .James Rishel presided Thursday afternoon at the meet ing of the Dorcas circle of the Women's Society of Christian Service at the home of Mrs. R. B. Hayes. Seventeen members and one visitor attended the meeting. Mrs. Fred Essert had charge of the devotional lesson, using as her subject, "Faith." Rev. T. Porter Bennett spoke to the group on the outcome of the recent church survey sponsored by all of the churches in town. During the afternoon, the mem bers held a pot luck bazaar which proved to be of great interest and was highly successful. At the close of the meeting, refreshments were served by Mrs. Hayes with the assistance of Mrs. Josephine O'Brien and Mrs. Logan Covert. Mrs. Merle Rainey presided during the meeting of the Naomi circle. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. S. Elsworth Hatcher with Mrs. Francis Casey and Mrs. V. E. Waterman assist ing. Twenty members were pres ent. Mrs. C. C. Wescott led the de votionals for the meeting and dur ing the business session, the mem bers held a discussion on the so cial problems of the .church with a good response in regard to the question of supervised recreation, for the young people. Rev. T. Porter Bennett talked on these problems and made comparisons with other churches with such programs. Plans were also made for a bake sale to be held soon. The entertainment feature of the meeting consisted of a piano solo, "Starlight Waltz," by Billy Hatcher and the song, "Whisper ing Hope" su,ng by four cub scouts, Billy Hatcher, Richard Beverage, Van White and Har ley Hardison. Clementine Woster played the accompaniment. Refreshments were served by the hostesses at the close of the meeting. Spend Day Here Mr. and Mrs. Fred Etheredge were in Plattsmouth for the day Friday when they took care of business matters and visited with friends. Entertains at Bridge Mrs. A. B. Rogers entertained two tables at bridge Thursday af ternoon at her home. Her guests included Mrs. Eugene Burdick. Mrs. L. S. Pucelik, Mrs. William Schmidtmann, Mrs. Waldemar Soennichsen, Mrs. Joe Brunkng, Mrs. Carl Schneider, Mrs. James ilauzy and Mrs. Robert Walling. Mrs. Mauzy and Mrs. Walling won the high and low score prizes for the afternoon. Recuperating from Operation James Ptacek, of Chicago, is recuperating satisfactorily from the efects of an operation for a tumor at the South Chicago hos pital. He is the father of Mrs. Theodore Yelick ' and made his home here prior to the time that he and his family moved to Chi cago several years ago. Gleaners Circle Mrs. Charles E. Walden, chair, man, presided at the meeting of the Gleaners circle held at the home of Mrs. Harold Alkire. .She was assisted by Mrs. "William Mili ron, Mrs. Herbert Brown and Mis. Fred Armstrong. Miss Margaret Mapes used "fepring" as her subject for the devotional lesspn and Mrs. J. Howard Davis conducted the les son on Evangelism. Following the general busines aiscussoin, Mrs. R. C. Hutniston the social activities leader, con ducted a game for the entertain ment feature with Mrs. Don Creamer winning the prize. At the cjose; pf the meeting re f reshme nts , ' were served by the hostesses. ; Ar '; . Plattsmovta Visitors Elmer Hallstrom and his son Bob of Aovca were in Plattsmouth Friday visiting with friends and relatives. . Returns Hoa Miss Vivian Kalak bus re turned to Plattsmouth after hav- ing been employed in Washlngtcm. I?. C f tune. Mrs. Goos Funeral Services Friday Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon for Mrs. Louisa Coos at the gattler funeral home. Bev, E.'. J. Moritt, pastor of the St. - Paul's Evangelical" and Re formed chureh waa in charge. . Mrs. George Klinger and Mrs. Ray Herring sang two favored songs, "Someday We'll Under stand," and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Mrs. Leon a Bierl played their accompaniments at the piano. - Pallbearers were Harold Cros kary, William feruhl, Ralph Timm, Bronson Timm,' Paul Barker and Johp LibershaJ. Interment was made at Oak mii Alois Bierl Funeral Services Saturday ' Funeral services for Alois Bi erl were held Saturday morning at fit. John's Catholic church with Monsignor George Agius in charge. (Pallbearers were John Dietl, Carl Ulrich, Louis Wagner, Joe DirscheL Herman Hennings and Bud Ulrich. Seniors Rehearse High School Play Rehearsals are being conducted each night for the Senior class presentation of its annual play by Miss Beatrice Koch, dramatics teacher of the high school faculty. The play selected for presenta tion this year is "Two Gentlemen and Verona," a three-act comedy with a cast of eleven characters, five boys and six girls. It promises to be a highly entertaining fea ture given by the cast selected from the graduating class. Miss Koch is being assisted by, an efficient production staff and has added to her list of helpers, Betty Kraeger who will act as head usher, and Charles Warga, who will serve as electrician. Dr. Beggs to Speak At Commencement Dr. Walter E. Beggs, a member of the faculty in the department of education of the University of Nebraska, will be the speaker for the high school commencement exercises, according to T. I. Fiiest, superintendent of schools. Commencement for the gradua ting class will be held May 24 in the high school auditorium. A varied program is being planned for the occasion with Dr. Beggs as the principal speaker. Adkins Funeral Services Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Jess Adkins will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Caldwell chapel with Rev. Liske of the Seven Day Adventi church at 27th and St. Mary's in Omaha in charge. Burial will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours at the Caldwell funeral home will be from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Couple Celebrates 26th. Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ward Schade cele brated their twenty-sixth wedding anniversary Sunday. They were married March 17, 1920 by Mrs. Schade's father, who is a minis tre of the Christian church, at Bartlett, Iowa, where they made their home until coming to Platts mouth two years ago. They have one son, Richard, a student at the University of Oma ha, who was recently discharged from the army air corps after three years service. Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. .and Mrs. Schade honoring the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson and their son Jimmy, and. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Potter of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morrison and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Aitken and their daugh ter, Jane, of Randolph, Iowa; and Miss Eleanor Giles. Other guests during the evening were Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Edmond of Nehawka and Mr. and Mrs. Wpodrow Bene, diet and their children of Omaha. Jack Hallstrom Is Named All-State Basketball Forward Jack Hallstrom, of Avoca, has been picked as all-state basket ball forward in class . D for the third consecutive year as a re sult of his ability and sportsman ship in that branch of athletics. Jt is believed that this- is the first time that a player has been so honored three times in succession ,'" A njcmber ofUhe Avoca; High school basketball ' Jeaqi, ; his first selection for this honor was made during his sophomore year and the eame honors followed in his junior and senior years. He has played ' wjth his team against Plattsmouth here and at Avoca and he .13 well known here. Jack will graduate from Avoca high school "with the senior class in May. He is the son of Mr. asd Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom of Avo ca, the grandson of Mrs. John Hallstrom and the nephew of Mrs. James Mauzy of Plattsmouth. Cass County Goes Over Top for Red Cross Drive Cass county has gone over the top in the 1946 Red Cross drive. Figures released Friday by Paul E. Fauquet, county chairman for the drive, show a total of $3, 664.95 received already, with five towns in the county as yet un heard from. The quota for the county was $3,250. Plattsmouth exceeded its $1,000 quota Friday with $1,060 receiv ed, according to Francis M. Casey, city chairman. There are still sev eral districts within Plattsmouth which have not reported yet, Casey declared. "There are still reports to come in and we have already surpassed our goal. The response to the drive in Platts mouth has been wonderful. The cass county towns which have reported and the amounts collected, are as follows: Alvo, $289; Avoca, $361; Cedar Creek, $102.50; Elm wood, $308.50; South Bend. $50; My nard, $182; Union, $126; Weep ing Water, $377.71; Louisville, $181; Murdoch, $340; Mehawka, $286.85. Officers Elected In Riverview Club Mrs. Robert Gray was elected president of the Riverviey Club at Rock Bluff for the ensuing year at the meeting held March 12 at the home of Mrs. Alvadore Nichols. Other officers elected to carry out the program of the club were Mrs. Elwood Snowgrass, vice-pres ident; Mrs. Alvadore Nichols, sec retary-treasurer; Mrs. Harold Hull was re-elected as news reporter; Mi's. Frank Hull was re-elected pianist; Mrs. Henry Kuhns, song leader; and Mrs. Harold Hull, so cial leader. The business meeting was open ed with the song, "God Bless America," and a prayer. Follow ing the report by the treasurer, the club members decided to give $10 to the Red Cross and to make an annual contribution to the March of Dimes campaign. It was reported that several cards were sent to people who were ill and several sympathy caj-ds were sent as messages of condolence. Three members were honored with a birthday song, Mrs. Frank Hull, Mrs. Winifred Slagle and Mrs. Gre'ly Beal. Plans were made for the next meeting to be held April 9 at the home of Mrs. Harold Hull with Mrs. Robert Patterson assisting. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting by the hostess and her assistant, Mrs. Norman Warthen. Church Group Will Present Play Friday "Have You Had Your Opera tion" is the name of the one-act play to be presented Friday eve ning by members of the Christ ian Endeavor Society of the Unit ed Brethren church in Mynard. Members of the cast include Miss Allen, a nurse, played by Margaret Smith; Miss Harris, a ! student nurse, Mary Margaret Cole; Mrs. Gorden, who was to have an operation, Delores Smith; Flo Martin, a friend of Mrs. Gor ;don, Marianne Wetenkamp; Mrs. Murphy, a neighbor, Marilyn Beckmann; the patient in the next room, Marilou Fulton; and Dinah, the washerwoman," Mildred Meis inger. The male quartet of the church will sing several numbers to com plete the entertainment for the evening. D. I. Noble Speaks At Rotary Luncheon D. I, Noble, assistant to the vice-president and general man ager of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company, was guest speaker Tuesday at the Rotary Club luncheon in Bestor's dining room. He spoke on the advancements in scienpe and machines brought about by the war. He stressed the many improvements in telephones and communications and told about experimental stations to test the use of mobile communications. J. C. McKinzie, district manag er of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co., was also a guest at the meeting. Bill Eckles was in charge of the program. ! Dwight5 Edwards, j president of the Rotary lub; appointed a nom inating cpmnu.ttee for newoftic cis to be elected the first Tuesday in April. Those op. the committee &e: S. S. Davis, chairman, Richard Spangler and Frank Cloidt. Use Journal Want Adi George Sayles Files For County Clerk George R. Sayles has filed for nomination as county clerk on the republican ticket. Sayles has held that office for a number of years and is widely known throughout Cass county. He has lived in Plattsmouth for 44 years, coming here in October, 1902. The primary election will be held in Cass county June 11. Special Election On Auditorium Set for April 23 A special election to decide whether or not the -American Le gion building should be purchased by the city and converted into a city hall, auditorium and commu nity building will be held here April 23. The city council met in a special session Thursday night to push through ordinance 804 pro viding for the election. Under the ordinance, bonds in the amount of $50,000 will be paid for by a tax levy. The new ordinance vas pre pared this time by a bonding com pany lawyer to assure its legal ity and acceptance by a bonding company. Two previous attempts to bring the question before the public for a vote were found to be im properly worded from a legal standpoint and had to be aban doned. A petition asking for the special election, signed by 80 freeholders, was accepted by the council be fore the ordinance was passed. A drawing of the building as it will appear if it is completed was shown t.o the council mem bers by Clem Woster. The archi tect is Bruce Hazen. The draw ing had been turned over to Woster by the city planning com mittee. Alois Bierl Shoots Himself Here Friday Alois Bierl, 53, shot and killed himself early Friday morning in his home near Plattsmouth. He shot himself through the forehead with a .22 rifle, according to Sher iff Joe Mrasek. His body was found in the bathroom by his daughter. The exact time of his death was not determined, Mrasek said, but it occurred about 6 a. m. Bierl had been in poor health for some time, according to the sher iff. Alois Bierl was born February 24, 1893, in Germany, the soi of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bierl. His wife, Johanna, preceeded him in death February 14, 1944. Bierl is survived by two daugh ters, Regina, 18, who lived with him here, and Mrs. Emily Willis, of Omaha, and by a brother, Jo seph Bierl, of near Plattsmouth. The body was taken to the Sat tler funeral home. Services will be held at 9 a. m. Saturday in St. John's church. Robert Coster Dies In Weeping Water Robert Bert Coster, 72, died Monday morning at his home in Weeping Water. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Menonite church in Weeping Water. Coster lived in Weeping Water for seven years and formerly lived in Alvo. He is survived by his wife, and five children, Mrs. Roy Wiles, Mrs. James Wiles, and Gay Cos ter, all of Weeping Water; Mrs. Clyde Fletcher and Robert Cos ter, Jr., both of Nehawka. Alwins Return From Long Trip Mr. and Mrs. John Alwin re turned Friday evening from an extended visit through the south west part of the country where they visited with friends and rel atives. They left January 7 for their trip. In Whittier, Calif., they visited with their daughters and their fam ilies, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Eaton, at Downey with Mr. and Mrs. George Goodman, at. El Monte with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mason, at Garde na with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klotz and at Los Angeles with Mrs. Keller, They also stopped at Flagstaff, Ariz., for a week to vis it at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Perry, another daughter. On the trip to California, Mr. and Mrs. Alwin went through Amarillo, Texv and Albuquerque, N. M., and on their return trip they ,went north from Amarillo to Flagstaff and came on home through' western Kansas. They report that they found nice wea ther during their entire trip and that they enjoyed it to the ut most. Read Journal Want Ads Mrs Peter Goos Dies Wednesday Mrs. Peter F. Goos. 88, died Wednesday morning at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. George Weidman. Louise Kanau Goos was born in Bredstadt, Germany, October 6, 1857, and came to this country with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wilcke, in 1874. She was mar ried to Peter Goos in 1886 and has made her home here since that time where she was active in the life of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Goos were engaged in the hotel business here for manj years. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. August Mumm of Missoula, Mont., Mrs. George Bruhl of Kam sas City, Kansas, Mrs. Gilbert Storm, Mrs. Ed Barker, Mrs John Libershal and Mrs. George Weidman of Plattsmouth, and one son, Henry Timm of Platts mouth. There are also one sister, Mrs. Paula Usher of Spoka-ne, Wash., ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at the Sattler funeral home with Rev. E. J. Mor itz, pastor of St. Paul's Evangeli cal and Reformed church, in charge. Visiting hours at the funeral home are from 3 to 6 p. m. Thurs day. St. John's Altar Society Meeting Circle One of St. John's Altar Society met at St. John's parish hall Tuesday afternoon for a bus iness annd social meeting. Mrs. Ed Berlett, chairman of the circle, opened the session with a prayer followed with the pledge of allegi ance to the flag by the members. Plans were completed for the cafeteria luncheon to be served Saturday and an informal social hour followed Hostesses for the meeting were Miss Alice Rohran, Mrs. Carl Kneicke, Mrs. James Nowacek and Mrs. John Toman. , Mrs. John Bergmann, chairman for Circle Two, presided at the short business session on the meet ing held Tuesday evening, when plans were discussed for Satur day's cafeteria luncheon. The social hour consisted of games with Miss Anna Polacek and Mrs. Bergmann winning the prizes and Miss Palaeek winning the door prize for the evening. Mrs. Raymond Haith was chair man of the hostess committee with Mrs. Don Ricketts, Mrs. Lucille Gaines and Mrs. Robert McClan nahan as the assistants. St. Paul's Circle Meeting Tuesday Circle One of the guild of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church met at the home of Mrs. Henry Engelkemeier Tuesday evening with five guests and fif teen members present. Miss Ann Hassler, chairman of the circle, presided during the meeting. Devotionals were led by Mrs. John Parkening, who used a lesson from the Lenten Quiet Hour series. Following a short business meeting, games were played with prizes going to Mrs. Frank Park ening, Mrs. Leonard Born and Mrs. John Parkening. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the hostess who was assisted by Mrs. Bernard Wurl and Mrs. Elizabeth" Stoehr. Circles Two and Three held a combined meeting in the parlors of the church Tuesday evening when both organizations joined for the devotional program and for the luncheon at the close of the meeting. The subject for the devotionals was "Honestly Facing Ourselves," a part of the Lenten quiet hour service. Mrs. Otto Pitz was the leader with Mrs. Mike Kaffen berger, Mrs. Pearl-Meisinger and Mrs. Fred Lugsch reading parts of the lesson. Each circle held separate bus iness" meetings when plans were discussed for the regional con vention to be held here May 8. Hostesses for Circle Two were Mrs. Perilla Gapen, Mrs. Elsie McClintock and Miss Ethel Stoehr and for Circle Three, Mrs. Helen Horn and Mrs. Raymond Hild. Thirty-seven members and ight visitors of both circles attended the meeting. Blount Funeral Services Tuesday Funeral services, were, held Tuesday afternoon for Randolph Blount who Jied . Sunday in Elm wood. Canon -George St. George Tyner, pastor of the St. Luke' Episcopal chureh had charge of the; services held at the- Sattler funeral 5 home.' Raymond ?Ccok sang, two old favorite hymns, "Jesus Saviour, Pilot Me," and "God Will' Take Care of VoU." Mrs.. Ed Wehr bein played his accompaniments. Pallbearers were Elmer Elliott, Ed Tschirreri. John Zatopek, Mike Vetesnck,' Emil Koukai and Ivan Taylor. . . . Hastings College Choir to Present Concert April 3 A Cvocert will be given bj tbt Hastings College Choir, cn f tin best Traown choral organizations of the region, on April 3 t the First Presbyterian hurch at 1:15 p. m. under the auspiees ef the chureh. The choir is a product of Hastings College Conservatory, which has featured light opera and choir tours since 1912, with the exception of war years. The choir pex-sonnel totals forty singers and is under the direction of Hayes M. Fubr, head of the conservatory, whose choral roups have won wide recognition Sot their excellence. In X940 the choir wag chosen to sing at the national sesquicentennial celebra tion of the Presbyterian Church at Chicago preceding their tour of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoauag, and Montana. The current program covers a wide range of choral literature, from nearly ecclesiastical music to folk songs of various nations, and features soloists and a small en semble. Mrs. Donald H. Hughes of the high school faculty, is a former member of th choir. . The tour is sponsored by Hast ings College as a part of its ac tivity program. Campfire Girls Display Work in Store Window The display of work, done hy Plattsmouth Campfire Girls, which has been in the window of the Central Electric and Gas Company, has attracted consid rank to be attained in Campfire 17 marked the birthday of Camp fire and the display of the var ious kinds of work carried on by the group is in honor of National Campfire Week. Carol Lou Bernhardt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Bernhardt, 906 Avenue D, arranged th. win dow display. This prpject was part of her requirements for pass ing in social leadership io the Torchbearer rank, tht highest rank to be attained ni Campfire work. The display is a, fine repre sentation oftbe work carried on by Campfire girls in the exten sive programs developed for th benefit of the members of the organization. There are scrap books for nature study, geography and transportation, there Art bead work looms, scarfs with jfmely embroidered emblems, honor heads and council fire robes shown in the exhibit. Each of the campfire groups is represented, including the Bluebrids, the p re r camp fire jroup of small girls who receive various types of training for their Jater work in Campfire. The work was arranged by Miss Bernhardt after she had made contacts with the -rarieut groups to obtain the items -with the help of Mrs. CVdell Hennings, assistant advisor for tho Netab group, who helped with the ar rangements and the placard Mrs. Henry Donat is the Netab advisor and directs the activities of the gii-ls in fulfilling their re quirements for the various ranks in Campfire. Stftd and CfcatUr Club . Mrs. Walter Jlho&des enter tained members of the Stitch and Chatter club at her home Wed nesday evening. AH of the mem bers were present with two visit or and six children. During the business meeting a letter was read from Francis Casey expressing thanks for the work de by ihn club in the Wintersteen Hill dist rict for the Red Cross drive. 'Fol lowing the business meeting, the remainder of the evening was spent playing games. At a late hour refreshments were served by the hostess. - . Mrs, Jess Adkins Dies at Home Here Friday Morning Mrs. Jess Adkins, 73. died t her home at 402 Ave. P., early Friday morning. She has fceen io failing health for several yease- Ida Adkins ws fc-wn in Clin ton, Mo., November 6, 172, an was married to Jess Adkins in 1894. They celebrated tfctir f eld, en wedding anniversary in Oct feer, lWt- Having resided in Cl umbus and Nebraska City "freforc coming to Plattsmouth, they bav made their home here for the past fifteen years. -' Surviving besides her. husband, are three sons, Wiilim, .Omaha, Orvelle, Fort -Crook, -and Howard Kchraska City, and three daugh ters, Mra. Frances LeJJeda, -Cotr umbus, Viola ' PnnerFrenfoaL and M. VVJenettia' cjiwenueejier-. Plattspioutlv There -are -three Ms tens, Mrs. Sara Jane - fleunolds, Clinton, Mo-, Mrs. - Nora Mcliaiv iels, Kansas City. Mo-.-and Mr. Anne Martin, Colchester,' III., and twenty grandchildren and one jrreat grandchild.- - - . .. . '. . . t- ' " ; ' ReadJtcreilWctA4i .