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I -"' ft MONDAY, JULY, 15, 1946 THE JOURNAL. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA 'i Plattsmouth FORMER EAGLE SISTERS WED IN DOUBLE CEREMONY EAGLE, (Special) Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lytle of Lincoln, formerly of Eagle, were married at the Community Metho dist church in Arlington, Ya.. June 24. The double wedding ceremony, performed hy Rev. Stevson "of Clarendon Presbyterian church and Rev. W- W. Norris of the Community Methodist church, united in marriage Mis? Lois Jean Lytle and Clinton Eugene Mc Kenney. son of Dr. and Mrs. II. II. McKenney of Arlington, Ya. and Miss Lila Rae Lytle and Eston Wilbur Taylo-, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Taylor, also of Ar lington. Wedding music was played by Mr?. A P. Shenard, church organ ist who also accompanied Mrs. Eetty Miller, who sang 'Because" and '0 Promise Me." Maids of honor were the Misse? Ialene and Betty Lowe of John son City, Tenn-, and bridesmaid? were Mrs. Nathan Jones and Mrs Roy Eiler of Washington, D. C Pecjgy Taylor was the flower girl. Robert McKenney and Eldridge Taylor, Jr., attended their brothers- The brides, given in marriage by their father, wore identical gown? of white lace and net. Theii fingertip length veils fell from tiaras of seed peat Is. They carried shower bouquot of white roses and gvosonhila. Following the service the recep tion was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. the the Mrs. the Mr.. McKenney. Taylor, also a graduate of Eagle high school, attended Lincoln school of commerce. Taylor, also a graduate of Eagle high school, attended Nebraska Weslevan university in Lincoln. After a wedding trip to the Blue Ridge mountains, the coup les will reside in Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lytle of Lin corn left for the east about the middle of June io attend the wed ding. Plattsmouth People Return From California Visit Mrs. R. A. Bates. Mrs. Joseph Manasek and daughter, Beverly Jean, returned Sunday evening from California, tvhcre they had been during the past month. They visited at the home of Mrs. Bates' niece, Mrs. Jess Ro mero, and family at Long Beach and with Mrs. George Thomas, sr and Mrs. George Thomas, jr., at Hermosa Beach. They also spent three days with Mr. and Mrs. An dy Robinson and children, formei residents of Plattsmouth, at San Bernardino. They were guets at the home of Mr. and Mrs Fred Egenberger and visited with the Egenbergers' son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Rogers, ard with Mrs. Egen berger's sister, Yrs. Hooper. They also vi-ited at the Carl Sattler home ;n Anaheim. Mr Sattler designed the home himself and did the actual planning for the orange and lemon groves and all that go to make a California home complete. House guests at the Sattler home were Mr. and Mrs. Jess Warga and Larry Cun dall of Plattsmouth and Miss An na Warga of Orha. While in Calibrnia, they also vistied at Pasade:a. Thirteen Guests "lelp Celebrate Thirtenth Birthday Vivian Snoke f Elmwood en-' tertained 13 girlsit her home Sun-j day to ceiebrat her thliteenth' birthday. ' Games were plyed and refresh I ments were sea-d late in the j afternoon. Those presen were Roberta and Virginia Phlips, Kay Mor- j ton, Jill Caddy.Shirley Wright, I Donna Jean Rocenbach, Arlene, Janice and Lila lerhard, Ardeth Sitkman, Betty od Neola Read, Carlene Kemper, lis. Elton Snoke and Miss Georgi fnoke. Returns from Hsp'ta Mrs. Frank Plfcska returned home from the 3. Catherine's hospital in Omah Monday even ing. She is reportt to be getting along satisfactory, Visiting Here f roaBaltimore Mr. and Mrs. E !. Boston and Walter Beggs oi laitimore are visiting at the honof Mrs. Bos ton's mother, Mrs fertrude Karr, and with other rptives. They arrived Sunday .ing and ex pect to return tc aitimore the middle of next we k Alvo Young Peope'o Attend Methodist Churcfc imp ALVO, (Special ;A'orma Jean Elliott and Evalini iitman have been selected fnt the junior class at the MetHist Sunday School to attend Methodist church camp at Miltl. They will leave July 22 to sjd five days there. Boyd Bucknell d Ronney Kinney have been icted from the senior class afwill leave July 28. ! These four youneople have the highest attendar ; records in the Sunday school. Personals Son Born to Atkinson A son was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mi-?. Harlan Atkinson at an Omaha hospital. To Return Home Friday Mr. and Mrs. Rex Young will return Friday from Excelsior Springs, Mo., where they have been vacationing for the past few weeks. Jesse Dysart Family Holds Reunion at Union UNION, (Special) A large family reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dysart was held on June 30 at their home in Union. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dysart, Doris, Robert and Tommy of Oakland, Calif.; Mr. and Mis. John Feusner, Joan and Linda of Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Feusner and son, Bruce, of Weldon, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Attebery, Richard, Jim, Robert, Judy and David of Kan sas City, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Standley and Mailyn of Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. LaYern Feusner of Ames, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harris and Bruce of Ft. Dodge, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Walmer Jen sen, Owen, Edward and Catherine, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Am, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Arn, Jerry and Sher on of Altnic, Iowa; Dr. and Mrs. Roseoe Luce, Marilyn, Carolyn and Sandra of Fairbury and Harve Arn of Chicago. Friends of the family who also attended were Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn of Plattsmouth and Mr. .nd Mrs. Ralph Pearsley, Evelyn and Bob of Leavenworth, Kans. Vislting Here At Cyril Kalina Home Mr. and Mrs. Newell Pollard fmd children, Loren and Lyme, of Pingen, Wash., are visiting here at the home of Mrs. Pollard's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Kalina. They plan to remain about a month. Mr. Pollard is principal of the elementary schools in Bingen. Attend Red Cross Meeting In Eagle Monday Evening Attending the meeting of the Cass county chapter of the Amer ican Red Cioss in Eagle Monday evening were County Attorney Waiter Smith, County Judge Paul Fauquet. Mrs. F. L. Rea and Mrs. L. W. Egenberger. Visiting Daughter in Wyoming Mrs. Vesta Clark has gone to Wyoming to visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Borne, for the next few months. Spend Sunday in Wahoo Mr. ard Mrs. John Sutton ard children, Clifford and Pearl, spent Sunday in Wahoo. visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bal lard, who operate the Gamble store there. Mrs. Ballard is a niece of Mrs. Sutton. Spending Summer Her Miss Mary Sue Bordelon is visit ing at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Dwyer, in Weeping Water She will be here until August, when she plans to return to school at the University of Alabama. Spends Week-end in Lincoln Betty Meisinger visited in Lin coln during the week-end at the home of a sorority sister, Marilyn Mayo. Visit at Walter Smith Home Rev. Paul Schneider and Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. Molak cf Om aha visited at the Walter Smith home Monday evening. The men were classmates at Creighton uni versitv in Omaha. Nehawka 4-H Clubs Picnic At Park in Nebraska City NEHAWKA, (Special) Mem bers of the Early Bird 4-H poultry club met in Steinhart park at Neb raska City for a basket lunch and their regular meeting. Other pic nickers were the members of the Cass County Cooks, the Cass County Cannes, and the Modern Miss Clothing Clubs of Nehawka. A total of 23 members toured the canning factory, New-Press office, ice cream factory, Omaha cold storage, Arbor lodge, and John Brown's cave. A short business meeting was conducted by the president, Marge Whipple. The secretary, John Al len Royal, read the minutes of the last meeting, which had been held at the home of Janet and Phyllis Switzer, daughters of Mr and Mrs. Randall Switzer, wittt eight members present. Attending Summer Session At University of Nebraska Miss Wanda Buell, daughter of Mrs. Floy Buell of Murdock, spent the week-end with her mother and family. Miss Buell, who graduated from Murdock high school in May, is attending the summer session of the University of Nebrsaka. She is majoring in music and will re turn to school there this fall. On July 11 her mother and grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Lyle of Elmwood, will go to Lincoln to attend a student recital in which Miss Buell will play a piano solo. Ladies of Methodist Church in Eagle Meet Wednesday Afternoon EAGLE. (Special) The Wom en's Society of Christian Service met in the parlors of the Metho- oist church Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Herbert Stoll as the hostess. The devdtional period was led jwesft Pacific and Japan, by Mrs. George Morey. Reports) Petet graduated from the Piatt were given ny me various depart- mcnts, and plans were marie lor!; the dinner to be served Monday evening at the annual meeting of the Cass county chapter of Red Cross. Mrs. G.H- Palmer, mission ary chairman, reviewed a part the book, "Christ and Our Coun ts y," for the missionary lesson. Delores Scattergood played two piano selections in conclusion of the entertainment of the after noon. Guests present were Mrs. Ralph Ransford, Mrs- Charles Scatter good, Delores and Joann, and Marilyn Stoll. Lunch tess. was served bv the hos- United Youth Fellowships Have Picnic and Vesper Service About 30 young people of the united youth fellowships of the community met at the Glen wood picnic park Sunday at 6 p. m. for a picnic supper and vesper service. Members: of the Westminster fellowship of the Presbyterian church were in charge of the worship service. Margaret Heine man read the scripture text and a prayer was given by Dr. H. G. McClusky. Following the busi ness meeting, which was conduct ed by Rill Howland. the group united in a song service under the direction of Rev. J. W. Taenzler. In closing all present joined hands in an unbroken circle of fellow ship and sang "God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again." Boat rides and games completed the evening's entertainment. The, meeting Sunday night will be held at the Methodist church at 7 p. m. The youth fellowship of St. Paul's Evangelical and Re formed church will be in charg? of the program. Visits Parents Here During Past Week j Mrs. Robert Howe returned ioj Wymote Saturday afternoon aftei visiting here a week at the home; of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wiles. Mr. and Mrs. Howe are liv-j ing in Wymore during the summei : and will return this fall to Lin coln, where Mr. Howe is a student! at the University of Nebraska. Mrs. Howe is the former Eli beth Wiles. Return from Extended Visit in California Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rebal daughter. Mary Jo. returned home late Friday night from California, where the.y had been vacationing during: the past few weeks. They visited in San Francisco at the home of their ron-in-Iaw and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Finney. Until recently Mr. Fin ney was employed with the civil service land, a co bay, ferred Guam. commission on Mare is naval base in San Francis- but has now been trans to civil service work in He left the United States June 20 and Mrs. Finney will follow as soon as she receives au thority from Washington. D. C. They also visited in Los Angeles at the home of Mr. Rebal's broth er, Fred Rebal. and at the Ed Rebal home in Montebello. Mr. and Mrs. Re.bal and Jo went out to California the Bill Jensen family in three-room trailer. Mary with their i Leslie Niel, jr. Enlists in Navy Leslie Niel, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Niel, enlisted in the regular navy Friday for a period of two years and left from Omaha Saturday evening for the naval training station at San Diego, where he will receive his introduc tory training. Accounting for his immediate call the day following his enlistment was the fact that two-year enlistments ended Fri day and beginning Saturday all enlistments in the navy were to be on a four-year basis. Niel graduated from the Platts mouth high school this spring. Dur ing the past three years he has been active in athletics and this year played one of the leads in the play presented by the senior class. Entertain at Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Noble Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wiles en tertained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Noble, who are to leave soon for Pittsburgh, where Mr. Noble will be employ ed. The occasion was also the birthday of Sandra Hill. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Evan Noble of CAnaha, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McMaken and son, Joe, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill, Sharon, John, Sandra and Bill, A. R. Noble, Dick Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Noble and daughter, Joan and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Wiles. Keen-Time Dance Tonight A juke box dance is being spon sored by the community recreation council Friday at 8:30 p. m. at the Eagles ball for the teen-agers of Plattsmouth. Arrives Home From 1 Service with Navy Robert Earl Guthrie Petet, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Petet, re turned home with his discharge from the navy Saturday night, i ne W2S jn the'service two years, one vear being spent in the south- imoutn r.ign scnooi j . 15 h h,K1 anJ took hit. boot rainmg at the naval station at Farragut, Ida. At the time of his disthaigc, his ! rating was that ol seaman, first ,; cinss. and his was as a sai- i vaire diver. Dorcas Circle of Methodist Church' Is Hostess to W. S. C. S. Thursday Dorcas circle was hostess at the monthly business meeting Tnurs-j day at 2:30 p. m. to the Yeomen's; Society of Christian Service oil the First Methodist church held ! in the church parlors. The meet- ' ing was well attended. i The business meeting was pre sided over by Mrs. Edgar Newton. ' president of the society. Devo- lions were given by Mrs. Charles j Green. ; Mrs. Clement Woster was in : charge of the program, which con sisted of recital pieces played by Carol Davis, Tommie Carr.tal and , Billy Hatcher. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Glenn Jones. Mrs. Glenn Car-, real, Mrs. Ralph Hild, Mrs. Julius ' Hall, Mrs. Paul Long, Mrs. L. L. McKenna, Mrs. William Weten kamp, Mrs. Elizabeth Buttery Mrs. Robert Hill, Mr. Joseph Mc Maken and Mrs. Joseph Capwell. Mrs. James Rishel is. chairman of; Dorcas circle. ! Myr.ard Farm Bureau Unit Meets Thursday Evening Members of the Mynard unit of the farm bureau met Thurs day evening at the Mynard cora riunit.y hall. After ihe routine business was disposed of, Raymond Cook read an article commenting on the recent bill in Congress designed to simplify congressional procedure. Before any definite action will be taken by the farm bureau unit a copy of this bill is to be procured lor further study. Robert Cole was introduced by thc chairman as one of four out standing 4-II club member? in Nebiaska to receive a two-week trip to the national 4-H club con vention in Washington, 1). C. Cole's account of the trip was highlighted by the showing of color slides wb Ich he hnci taken. Entertainment was concluded j .vith several njiritxi.; by the My-; i nard farm bureau unit band. I This organization is under the di rection of Richard Cole ard in-; ' eludes: Henry Yinduska and J Cole, clarinet; Mrs. Glenn Wiles, j i saxophone; Clark Wiles, baritone; j Sherman Cole, trombone, and Mrs.: i Mareery Norrii, piano. The df-j 'rector extends an invitation to; ! ny musician in the community j it join the band. j I Refreshments were served t,y Mrs. Ray Mrs. Alvin Ramgj i.nd ii.- nd Cook. Social Workers Flower Club Meets Wednesday The Social Worker Flower club met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Louis Kief. At a short business meeting it was decided to have the annual picnic at the Fred Spangler place ; on the regular meeting day Au gust 14. J Two games were pla.yed in; which Mrs. Graut Roberts was awarded the first prize. j A luncheon was served by the! hostei.3 assisted by her mother.' Articles by Aria Kncer Appear in Students' Echo Several articles written by Miss ! Aria Jane Kneer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kneer, appear in the July issue of the Students' Echo, monthly publication of the commercial extension school of! commerce in Omaha. The articles are entitled "Then Came June 3" and ''Sundaes on Wednesday.'' Miss Kneer, who was formerly employed at the Plattsmouth Daily Journal, will receive her diploma this month- While attending school, she has been employed part-time as receptionist in a dog and cat hospital. Visiting at Hall Home Visiting for the,wcek-end at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall, is Mrs. Carl Groff and her two children. Also visiting the Hail home is Jean Hall of Goodland, Kans., and Keith Bierd.sley, who arrived a week ago with the Carl Carl Hall family from Whittier, Calif. Honored on Birthday Miss Alberta Ruth was honored on her birthday by a dancing par ty at Peony park in Omaha Thurs day evening. Those attending were Audrey Dow, Norma Spidell, Bob Gaines, Kenneth Tiekotter, Bob Tritsch and Miss Ruth. Visit at Charles Manners Home Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Young of Portland, Ore., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manners since Wednesday. Young is a cousin of Mrs. Manners. Mr. and Mrs. Young proceded on to Minnesota to visit other rel ative" before returning home. Officers Installed by Nehawka Auxiliary Mrs. Ida Berger presided Tues day at a meeting of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary which met in the auc! iiorium. The singing of the Star Spangled Eannner was leil by Mrs. Dorothy Dodson. The history of the unit for the past year was read by Mrs. Norma Barkhust, historian. One hundred and two cakes and Stl in cash were sent bv the unit to the can teen in Omaha. Many other gifts were made for the veterans hos pital and veterans. The member- j ship increased from 40 to 05. j It was voted by tne unit to ilo nale the book, "My Days with Ei- ser.hower, the library. Mrs. Yerna Ruth Lundberg and Mrs Pullard, past presidents, served as installing officers and sergeant-at-arms. Cffice-s installed were: Gertrude Pollard, president; Emma Nutzman, secretary; Thel nia Mason, treasurer; Ethel Em bury, sergear.t-at-arms; Lottie Stone, chaplain, and Norma Bark hum, histoiian. Guests were Mrs. Frank Fries of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Charles McCarthy of Nebraska City. Mrs. Lola Sturm, Mrs. Dorothy Dodson and Mrs. Hildur Lundberg served refreshments. United Unit Meets at Mayfield Home The. United unit of the Farm Bureau met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mayfield jr.,; Tuesday evening with nine mem h. rs and the guest speaker pres ent. The business meeting was op- ened h,y the president. Mrs. Har- . id Ahl w s elected to fill the pos-i ition of secretary-treasurer after the resignation of Mrs. Forest En 'tudkememior. The next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis! Cole Tuesday evening, Aug. lo.j -Mrs. Mayfield. jr., was appoint-; ed to try to secure Dr. Anderson ' of Nehawka to be, speaker on rur- al health. County Supt. L. A. Behrends guve a talk on the proposed school! A breakdown of the budget aid amendment. j shows that the following funds Games were played in which ; have been earmarked for the var- j high prizes were awarded to Mrs. i ious projects in connection with j Harold Ahl and Richard Heim.jthe Karnival: I I.ow went to Mrs. Willis Cole and Harold Ahl. Lunch was served by Mrs. Mayfield. Son Born to Roger Houstons Of Jackson, Mich., Friday Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Hous ton of Jacksoon, Mich., announce the birth of a son, Stanley Rich ard, born Friday at a Jackson hos pital. The baby is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steinkamp of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Houston is the former Charlotte Steinkamn. Stephen Devoe Guest At Davis Home Stephen Devoe is the guest for the week-end of Corbin Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis. Ho t-iHpd tliP University nfi Nebraska for his pre-medical , of the most colorful of the four-day , . . ....u.!fcivi nrmi ho on f ha course anu hi.i transier to uniana,'"'""'. i "'lau ut-in: j.i. v"" Il.iocrnot l.ct ! r, TT o ,-r, 1 V,itJ... J X. , . t , O 1, n-y.r.r. lie liilS iail- I Bouquet of Gladioli Given to Journal Staff The bouquet of gladioli which stands on the display case in the office of The Daily Journal is the contribution of Mike Lutz, veteran grower of these flowers for many years. Mrs. Troop at Methodist Hospital Mrs. Robert Troop was operated on j-riuay morning at tne Mem-; purchased, in good condition odlst hospital in Omaha. She leftl,he display of exhibits. last weeK tor tne hospital ana is reported as doing well. Mrs. Troop operates the Mary May beautj- shoppe in riattsmouth. Home for Veek-er.d Sgt. Dick Tritsch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tritsch of Mur ray, is home for the week-end from Ft- Leavenworth, Kans. Devoe Family Moving Mr. and Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe and daughter, Margie, of Lincoln, previously of Plattsmouth, are leaving1 soon for Fort Snelling Minn. Mr. Devoe is with the Veterans Administration and is being transferred to Minn. He was for merly superintendent of the Platts mouth city schools. The Devoe's will live in the of ficers quarters at Fort Snelling. Rathje Taken to Hospital II. J. Rathje, operator of the Snack Shop, was taken to the Lutheran hospital in Omaha where he will remain for a few7 weeks. Operated on Thursday Mrs. George Ra,y of Murray was operated on Thursday morning at the. Clarkson hospital and is re covering satisfactorily. Camp Creek Meets EAGLE. rSnecial) The June meeting of the Camp Creek club was held at the home of Mrs. John! Fischer. Plans were made for an! August picnic for the members and their families. An educational pro gram was planned for the next .year. The officers of the club, Mrs. La Veil Swarts, Mrs. Harry Fis- cher and Mrs. Fred Herrmann gave a report on a meeting they at-j Knorr, Bill Knorr, Mr. and Mrs- Thursday in district court by tures Friday, as reported by Lem tended at Weeping Water for of-1 Carl Schneider and Ronnie and Grace Stewart against Guy Stew: uel Gessell, Masonic home weather fleers of extension clubs. Eating Places I o increase menu r rices Korn Karnival Budget Is Set Up at Meeting Officers and committee bers of the Kas. Kounty King. Korn Karnival Friday night set up a budget of ? 3.000 for the four da,v festival that will tie staged here Sept. 11. 12, 13. 14. Vincent U. Kelley, general cuiinmuu . nounced Saturday. s The $3,000 figure is higher! Ulan lllul Sl 1UI ULliri Iai lllwn, i Kelley said. but greater costs of j . 1 - 1 . . i . . - X.- r; . . 1 l" 1 - ' 1 1 materials ani laoor account. ioi the (lis-1 the increase. At tne meeting ueiu in mr uim- trict court rooms of the COUrt house. Edward Egenberger was named co-chairman with D. J.j Arundel cm the program commit- j tee. Arundel previously had been! chairman. Meet Every Friday The erouD decided to hold meetings every Friday night at I 7:30 for the next few weeks. The! meetings, to which those inter- ested in the Karnival as well as j committee members and officers; are invited, will be held in the Pinp mom i f P.pstnr's Coffee shon. It was pointed out that the ' Korn Karnival should not be eon-I considered as "on the spot' trade promotion for Plattsmouth mer chants since that is not the pur pose of the event. Few merchants profit directly from the influx of the thousands of people who come to witness the big show, it was explained, but ' that the goodwill created by stag-1 ing such an attraction for Cass county people should be consider-; ed as one of the major benefits of) l - - . the Karnival. Agricultural diplay, $500. Koronation. $300. Bands. $3 00. Lighting, $2.".0 (temporary al- lotment) . Farmer's day, ?500.. Program, ?200. Publicity and promotion, J150. Miscellaneous or emergency, $4 00. More Valuable Prizes Kelley pointed out tnat ear marking $500 for the agricultural display means that more valuable prizes will be given than has been Koronation, an increase over pre the custom, in the past. The allotment of $300 for the Koronation shows an increase over previous allotments, also shows that the Koronation ceremony one ; "'bc01- wft?t ia .ivaiiiitai ill.--; tory. j The $500 earmarked for bands will be used to bring six or sev-1 en good bands to Plattsmouth dur-1 illE- the four dflVS nf thp Karnival! 1 - - - ---- - ... - ... and to make sure that good mus- ic is proviaea Kelley said. Kellev also explained that' the money earmarked for the will be used to put the old alfal-! fa mill, which the Korn Klub fori Navy Mothers Meet The Navv Mothers club met Fri day at the home of Mrs. Joe Mra sek. The afternoon was spent in sew ing quilts and in packing fivt quilts which were to be sent to the navy hospital. There are to be no more meet ings the remainder of the summer. The next meeting will be Sept. 13. A luncheon was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Emma Chocanec and Mrs. Ethel Wall. Visiting from Florida Mrs. Roberta Green and son, Elbin, and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sindelar are here from Lakeworth Fla.. visiting friends. Mrs. Green is the daughter of R. L. (Bob) Propst, formerly of Plattsmouth, who is now 92 years old and sends his regards to all his friends. , Second Hymn Fest Held At Eagle Sunday Evening EAGLE, (Special) The second hymn sing fest at the Methodist church Sunday evening was at tended by a good crowd. Miss Lois Herriksen sang a solo accompanied by Mrs. Dallis Fifer. The Methodist choir also sang a special number. Another service of this type is planned for Sunday evening, July 21. All who would enjoy attend inS are welcome. Entertains at Dinner Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs- Gene Burdic en tertained at dinner Tuesday even ing in honor of Miss Jean Knorr and her fiance, Robert Tucker of Portsmouth, N. H. Other guests present were Mr. and Mrs. R. W. H. A- Schneider. Here Forced Rising prices for food were re- i leered at local eat.ng piace fcat uiday as practically every cafe and restaurant in Plattsmouth in formed The Daily Journal in a telephone survey that they have been forced to inert-. e the cos; ! of meals. Increases ranged from r nickel uuwm vn i:icut.t'u nuns at ."i. . ,i .. . ! place to 15 per cent over-ail1 j boosts at two others. ; j Increase of 15 Per Cent ' At one local cafe some meals I were rai ed ten ctts including increases on Lec-f and pork. Other wise prices remained the same as t ociore. At another cafe increase?' 'ar.Uunted to five or ten cents. ; 1 wo eating places announced: they had increased prices ahout : I 1 Ltiii in uiuu :i,cti ' food costs. Another place stated that piic-tsi I were not raised at all except on ' malted miiks which have been boosted a nickel more. One popular eating place an- ; nounced that prices nounced had "been raised to a certain extent' may change to serving on! ind it short orders and sandwiches. Outlook Is Gloomy Most of the places interviewed stated that price increases would he held to a minimum but at one place at least, the outlook tor tne future was gloomy. Tne owner ad- mitted that if food prices continue to go up, he will have no alter :a- tive but to raise his puces. Meanwhile, prices throughout the nation appeared to be leveling off at old OPA ceilings or at new snd higher rates set curing the two weeks since the expiration of price contiol, the United Pre? re ported- Consumer demonstrations pro- testing rising: prices continued Iri - fc I . -. a-uruay, ana mere weie man; reports of large groans banding together to hold the price line re- gardless of congressional action.; Outlook on Crops Bright in Cass Wheat yields of im to 40 hush-! els an acre, a good prospect for oats, and one of the finest outlooks for corn farmers there ever had j,,. ........- - in early June all V:&"&J,.V sent crop picture ly955Si in Cass county.! t&M??4P& Charles Boedeker,1 $:..:. : Ot ;' Murray banker reported Omaha Journal to the D a i ly- Sfiock-; - -5 man. "Those wheat are just ies Boedekei heresay, but 1 .-pnnrts come from numerous and reliable sources, so I guess they ' ... v., i v.n ..M gOOCl Ildil Jl " lieu i xiti3 been harvested. Most of the oats aie being cut with binders and j threshing hasn't s.aric-.I. but the.y j should yield pretLy well. j --TV,,, r nvntnori -e tho Tnnst j ur. V . J - j ' ; . ' v - . - ' .... w. 'surprising oi" all. Neai;y all the! l.,rn thcr- had been laid by on - v.. rmirth ,-.f J.ilv iptl never! looked better. Last yeai at that nrt-ttv small and we v ce just1 starting our second cultivation."! Moisture condition? are good' now, loo, the bankc-r stockman ; c ouiii ued. It is hard to realize, he i said, that less than a month ago when he was "back east on a vaca- i ing icports of the dry, hot wea - ther here and the threat that it iiwn liii. m- ti ao - r i i i uilui u- ' TV?n ir.if !ht lie tnrVi maue to crops. "l etters told of thermometer 105 and 110 readings as high as degrees.' he recalled, 'and where; 1 va3, the tempera tuve was a cool GO. Rut bv the time 1 came home. the moisture shortage had been relieved, and things certainly have grown since then." Boedeker was at the yards watching 27 head of his choice Missouri-bred Angus heifers that averaged 819 pounds sell at $20. RfrS. RiSH63r Dl6S In Lincoln Today NEHAWKA, ( Special ) Mrs. Mcllie Magney, 78, died early Sat urday morning at the General hospital in Lincoln where she had been a patient for three weeks. Mrs. Magney was the widow of the late Wesley Magney, who died several years ago. She was prac tically a lifelong resident of Cass county, having moved from Ne hawka to Lincoln a few years ago. She made her home there with her sor.-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Steffens. She is survived by her daugh ter. Mrs. Steffens. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p. m. Monday at the Meth odist church in Nehawka and bur rial will be in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery here. Petition Filed A petition for divorce was filed art. j 1 ul&&-ulu.o I I j NEW BUSINESS Chalk up another new business to the growing list in Plattsmouth . .. It's only in the infancy stage now, but who knows . . . We're sneaking about the new shine :,oy who's been seen on the streets lately - . . lie carries his own h...v.c:rutde sl.ine kit along with ":;t like you've seen in some cf the larger cities. . . NEW PRESIDENT Fred II. Biammer is the new president of the Louisville Lions club . . . Other officers are Dave Sjogren, A. R. Stander and C. J. Punkonin, vice-presidents ; D. A. Runyon, secretary; Dr. G. L. Mc Ciun, treasurer; D.W. Webb, tall twister; D. C. Huffman, lion tam er, and R. E. Uhley and Richard Livingston, directors. ORCHID j A suggestion from a reader met jwith our instant approval, so this week 5 orchid goes to those girls with the pleasant voices, the tele- phone operators Sure, we know tnat sometimes you piooaulv j have to wait almost a whole min- jute before the operator asks for i your number . . . But think of ; wnat you would have to do with- : out those telephone girls . .. All ; day long everyday they speak pleasantly to all types of people. j and that at times can be a diffi- cuit what ask because people being thev are aren't alwavs ns ! plea-ant as they might be . The ; giids who handle long distance calls must not be overlooked . . . Many times they help out a con ; versation when one party can't ! make out what the other is saving. ; SPEAKING OF SHINES j Speaking of shines, as we did at ; tne top oi this column, we see i j i . i ; Geor: j shine :e Conis has his shop really J up . . . Painters have been there this week and the in- fcusv side walls are now brightened with new paint- Conis has things fixed up as slick as some of the shoe shines that are turned out there. FIRST CONCERT The Weeping Water band, dir- . I ected by Dr. L. N. Kunkel. e-ave its first postwar concert the oth er evening and did a fine job, writes Mrs. Thomas Murtey, Daily Journal corespondent . . . Dr. Kunkel came in for some high f'1' i(,r me t he ha? developed the ac of ?ome praise for the manner in which the band despite players. EURIZD TREASURE Just in case you may hare hap pened to notice the man who was vigorously digging in the child's send p:Ie on Oakmont drive last r.ieht you can rest assured it wasn't buried treasure he was af- ; , . V" 1 Dui ied sonietfunjr all n?ht, but not trpc-rp iucf Vic r-Vo ' 1 1 JU1 Iler SnOCS ! ireatu-e. iut ner shoes . . . Th- noor guv labored for about an hour trving to find the shoes . . . He finally found them and today he's not sure it was worth it . ue ndra On t.le IMS . TV---.;.- 1 t , ., . UUH ""l "-ea to it . . . ; inis wruer should know- ho u-nc the ct:gger. ELMWOOD INDUSTRY Prospects are bright for Elm wood's proposed manufacturing plant . . . Allen Eenjamin of Chi cago has leased the Coat men t store building for five years with an option to buy and all that is appaientiy holding up the installa- I tion of a plant to mnniT'tn Sv c:llerent tems' deluding ! tc,heare, is housing for the seveial woiheis . . . jtseniamin is ownpr nf I the Steelcraft manufacturing Co 1 c-i,ca- an Pns to move his Par't to Elmwood ... The Elm wood Chamber of Commerce i? " me nourng situation j no" Rnd !-ef;t reports indicate the ! r,det! are coming through with ?ifers of rooms for rent . . . Will- !fni C(Pt and Paul Husar have - ee" in?trumental in interesting I Benj'2min in Seating in Elmwood I ITID BITS iave finished" their wheat tart anu a.e wen ajonj with the cats harvesting . . . Most of the grain was combined . . . Down at Neb raska City a Plattsmouth man sits in a skiff so he can watch paint ers working on the Burlington bridge. ... He is staic-ned there in case a painter should fall into the water. Although he has only one hand, he manipulates his boat with great success . . . Earl Old ham of Weeping Water will enter three horses, Rocket, Colonial Court and To-nv in the Jaycee horse show at Nebraska City July 19-20-21 . . . They will be "shown by G. W. (Smoky) Weik of Ne hawka. Temperatures in 90's Forecast Warmer weather was back Sat urday as -predictions called for temperatures in the PO's nnd ; warmer Saturday night. Temnera- tc - - ?' o o