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PAG Al El . T met St. tcm par 1 htl in Jos pre en, Ch th Al th re za ar be T m f t THE PLA ITSMOUTH, PAGE TWO OtJcrf&i Miis Eula Wintermotc, county extension agent, accompanied by Miss ' Eileen Fitzpatrick. spent Menday, Tuesday and Wednes day, at Grand Island, where they attended the three days recrea tional meeting, which was con ducted by Miss Jane Farwell, of Michigan and Tex Alexander of DAVIS & PECK Lawyers riatbmoulh rhone 2G4 ACREAGE AT AUCTION , Six-Room House, Garage, Barn, Chicken House and several sheds, on about four and one-half acres of good land. Electricity installed and city water cn premises. The VANEK PROPERTY on Lincoln Avenue, about three blocks North of the Sub-Station Plattsmouth, Nebraska SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1947 Sale starts at 10:00 a. m. AT SOUTH DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE TERM: -15 percent cash. Balance on confirmation. Merchantable title to be furnished. FOR INFORMATION SEE or CALL RICHARD C. PECK, Referee SMITH & LEBENS, Attorneys Plattsmouth, Nebraska ! whenever y Whft - -v mi ! fifi ! . r tT fl ! i 1 "Ti mm t i j. '5amon tat)lr rome in desicm all beautifully simulated wood grains o march or contrast wiih your living room. , Cj3 rTTmTwant in a tableh m Samson tablej are strorii; enough to stand on ! The Ire? a re doubly br.ircd, lxk quickly, tdtly into place. r 8BBP 7784 ir ' 1 ATfJEY FURNITURE STORE 424 MAIN ST. DIAL 3136 NEBRASKA, JOURNAL Thursday, December 11, 1947 ; Lincoln. Other Cass County del ; egates from the Rural Youth or ganization were Lloyd Vogt. ef i Wabash; Grant Nietzcl and Wal ! lace Richard, of Murdock; and j Virgil Streieh, of Greenwood. Following the regular meet ! ing of the Order of the Rainbow i Girls, Tuesday evening, the members of the Eastern Star, 1 entertained at a Christmas par i ty for the girls, when there was ', an exchange of gifts between ; the girls, gifts presented to their ' Mother Adviser, Mrs. Richard ; Hobscn, and their Rainbow Dad, William Hobson, and the presen j taticn of a beautiful lace table cloth and two trays, from the ' members of the Eastern Star, to .' the Order of the Rainbow Girls. ; Fred Allen took the part of San ta Claus. There was a program of Christmas carols, and Mrs. Eugene Nutzman, of Nehawka, and Mrs. Calvin Carsten, of Avo- mm- mm mm mm mmmmmmm Samson stain resistant table tops wash clean vith a damp cloth Elec trically welded tubular tec! legs can't wag hose . 1 r Samson all-purpose FOLDING TABLES Strong Enough to Stand On! EACH ca, sang "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles," giving the song a rea listic effect by the blowing of real bubbles. They were accom panied by Mrs. Henry Smith, of Avoca. Mrs. Clifford Cooper was chairman of the refreshment committee, who served sand wiches, cocoa and coffee, with Mrs. Orin Pollard, worthy ma tron of the Eastern Star, and Miss Ruth Ann Hinds, of the Order of the Rainbow Girls, pre siding at the table. The Helping Hand Aid Society held their Christmas party, Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Louis Allgaycr, with a large attendance and two visi ters present. They were Mrs. John Compton and Mrs. Harry Neumaster. Mrs. John Norris was in charge of the program of song and speeches. There was a Christmas tree and an exchange of gifts, after which the hostess served an attractive luncheon, carrying out the Christmas theme. Weeping Water American Le gion and the American Legion Auxiliary each held their regu lar meeting Tuesday evening, after which they joined forces for a special Christmas party, at which Chief Sommerson and Petty Officer Crouse, of Omaha, were present and showed two Navy movies, after which there was an exchange of gifts, be tween the members, and a most enjoyable social hour soon pass ed. The highlight of the evenings Christmas gifts was a gift of one hundred dollars to the Boy Scouts organization, then came the announcement of a g-ift of $25 to be used for children and shut-ins in the community for Christmas and $25 for gifts for the Yanks Who Gave. The American Legion Auxili ary met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Smith, when they spent their time mak ing tarlatan dolls and filling them with packages for veterans in the hospital. Mrs. Sterling Amick spent j Friday with her father. Charles Englekemier in Louisville. John Jochim, Edward Jochim, Donald Latshaw, and Donald Boesinger, left Monday for Chi cago, to attend the National Live Stock Show. Mrs. Olc Olsen was in Omaha Monday, attending a meeting of the What-So-Ever Club, of which she is a member. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiles and Miss Mary Ann Hammons were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper. Attorney and Mrs. Charles Shcpp, of Imperial, spent Sun day night at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ed Boedeker. Mr. Shopp is a brother of Mrs. Beodeker. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stock and daughter, Vaugn De, of Shelton, Nebr., were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harmon, Wednesday. Mrs. John Jochim accompanied her uncle and aunt, Attorney and Mrs. Shopp, to Imperial, Monday, for a few days visit, while her. husband was attend ing the Live Stock Show in Chi cago. E. Thomas Stacey attended a a soil conservation meeting at Lincoln Wednesday. The Cub Scouts are busy these days preparing Christmas gifts. The Boy Sccuts are busily pre paring for .their big event of the 19th of December, when five of their members are to become Eagle Scouts, and they will have the honor of having Governor Peterson present to give the address of the evening. In spite of the muddy streets and highways, the women of the Christian Church had a fine attendance at their chicken pie dinner, and their bazaar, which was held at their church Thursday evening. The ladies re port that they are well pleased with the financial results of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Boedeker have decided to retire from ac tive farm management and move into Weeping Water and they have bought the home own ed by the late Mrs. D. M. John son, which has been occupied by Mr. .. and Mrs. Joseph John for several, years. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolcott and two daughters, returned here Monday after spending Thanksgiving Day with Mrs. Wolcott's father in Oklahoma. They left Friday morning for their home in Perry, Wyoming. Weeping Water Woman's Club Weeping Water Woman's Club held their annual Christmas meeting, Tuesday, at the home of Mrs. Ed Lorensen, beginning with a luncheon at one o'clock, followed by a program which used the 'Christmas and Carols of Other Lands" as the theme. Mrs. Ray Norris and Mrs. Ar thur Jones were the committee in charg- Mrs. Paul W. Walker planned the program. Mrs. Arthur Jones opened the program by giving the origin of carol singing Mrs. Ben Olive told about Christmas in France and Gertrude Olive sang their carol, "Bring the Torch, Jcannctte Isa bella," with Mrs. Harold Har mon as accompanist; Mrs. Floyd Hite talked about Christmas in Italy: and "Come All Ye Faith ful" was sung by the members of the club. Mrs. Sivald Jensen, Riensman Getsvrf ll)Jm-JM( JfeWA. ... ' While at Georgetown Hospital, Washington, to unveil a Franklin D. Roosevelt plaque, President Truman dropped in to visit Charles ( Corte, an NEA-Acme White House photographer, who is recover ing from a recent operation. Corte got a shock when eight news photographers swarmed into his room after the President, who ... exclaimed "Now. we've really who spent last winter in Den mark, told of how Denmark cele brates their Christmas Day, and Jane Lorensen sang the carol, "Christmas Brings Joy to Every Heart," with Mrs. Lorensen as accompanist. Mrs. Fred Gorder had "Christmas in England" and Mrs. Ole Olsen read the story of "Wencelaus", which was sung by Mrs. Homer Jameson, as king-, and Miss Rossie Gerard, as page, in costume. Mrs. Harmon was accompanist. "Christmas in Ger many" was described by Mrs. William Ost, of Nehawka. She also described the writing of the carol "Silent Night", which was written by one of her an cestors, Franz Gruber. Adding more interest to the song was Mrs. Eugene Ntuzman, wearing the wedding gown of the late Mrs. Mary Gruber, descendent of Franz Gruber. who sang "Silent Night", accompanied by Mrs. Ost. Mrs. Paul W. Walker then sang a carol. "Oh Come Little Children," which was a child hood favorite, first in German, then in English. Last was the description of "Christmas in Boston", by Mrs. Walker, who spent several years there. She told of the candles in the win dows, of the bell-ringers, and of the thirty thousand students, who joined in the festivities on Beacon Hill. The program closed with the group sinking of "Oh Littl.? Town cf Bethleham." An interesting feature was the can dle lighting service which ac companied the program. Mrs. Arthur Jones lighted the ca thedral candle, which represent ed the origin of the Christmas Carols. From that, the candles of the other nations were light- We've a Veritable to Duy for CHRISTMAS GIFTING .... 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The program comprises two series of training courses; (a) Basic Training and (b) Secon dary Training, together with special training designed to de velop the highest standards of honor, discipline, and leadership. This special training is carried on concurrently with the basic and secondary training and ex tends throughout the entire training period. These training ed. and small red candles repre senting the carolers were lighted. Standing beside the candles of other nations were the flags of those nations. Mrs. Frank Cook, Miss Rossie Girard and Miss Margaret Ranney were in charge of the luncheon. Treasure Trove of Lingerie to Buy. far Yourself- courses are supplemented by summer encampments for CAP cadets at AAF stations. In all this wcrk special em phasis is placed upon good citi zenship. The normal training period ranges from two to three years depending upon the in tensity of the local training schedule, (a) The Basic Train ing consists of 174 hours of in struction covering ten major subjects in a series of 35 courses. This training is planned to ac quaint the students with ele mentary aviation and military matters. (b) The Secondary Training consists of 80 hours of instruction covering a series of 13 courses designed to round out the pre-flight training of the students in such a manner as to give a comprehensive grasp of the fundamental problems of aircraft construction, operation, and maintenance and to prepare them to become safe cross country pilots. In the accomplishment of these objectives, this organiza tion is engaged in a nation-wide progvm cf public education on matters pertaining to the ad vancement cf aeronautics and the maintenance of air suprema cy; is building up a reserve pool Small Part . . 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