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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Monday, August 2, 1948 Society Personal f Just Dial241 II Wiles Family to Hold Reunion Aug. 8 The members of the Wiles family, one of the largest groups in Cass county, is to hold their annual reunion on Sunday, Aug ust 8 at the city park in Weeping Water. This group numbers several hundred persons, with the rela tives that now cover several gene rations, and members reside in all parts of Cass county and Mills county, la., as well as groups scat teiV'd at more distant points. The family has'lost many of the original members of , the first generation and this perhaps has tended to lessen the interest in the annual gathering, as the younger members have failed to respond as did the older mem bers of the family, but it is hoped to have a larger crowd at Ihe re union at Weeping Water. Last year the attendance at Glenwood was only tvehly-five but it is hoped to have at least seventy present at the 1948 reunion. The officers this year for the reunion are George Wiles, Wfeep ing Water, president, Leslie Wiles, Weeping Water, vice president and Miss Helen Wi?cs, secretary-treasurer. It is the custom for the mem bers of the family to gather with their basket dinners in the fore noon and at tl?e meal hour a large table is laid family style at which all of the members gather to break break bread and enjoying renew ing the ties of relationship. There is a very large number of the family residing in the Platts mouth neighborhood. i m u.ujuuk. ' -,JulJ',?"!!.'lk it ' BUT YESTEBKBT . . . that the umbrella mender made regular rounds of the villages and towns, calling from house to house. He could also sharpen knives and shears and mend pots and pans. Like the danc ing bear and the organ grinder's monkey, the umbrella mender is but a memory. Remember? Mrs. Pi A. Horn Shows Improvement Mrs. P. A. Horn, who has in the last few days, not been feel ing so well, has greatly improved. She is now able to be up in her chair a part of the time and is feeling much better. This will be very pleasing to the many friends in this section of Cass county. An all-purpose comb with built-in compartments for bobby pins is among the newest inven tions. .t'$' CALDWELL Funeral Home Dial 4111 ft GUARANTEED WIRING Don't use pennies. Have plenty of circuits for safety in your home, and place of business. We do RE A Wiring Free Estimate . PLATTSMOUTH ELECTRIC SHOP JIM and BOB WONDRA Dial 3238 v EVERY TUESDAY At 8:15 VFW CLUB ROOM PUBLIC INVITED The hcttet Uut ON RADIO! r r Ms rv. - . - - Hi wm 4 1 J - J Hi w .fipiiTl t: J ..... 3 9 a 4 3 "America's Town Meeting of the Air" Every Tuesday-7:30 P. M. IC F 0 R 1240 on your dial Presented as a Public Service by 9t Collector Finds Rare Postal Story Of Plattsmouth Postmaster Edward Egenber gcr has received a latter from a Beverly Hills Philatelic society member, telling of his work and the fact that he has in his collec tion, an envelope with a strip of three of the one cent 1869 issue, bearing the red town cancellation of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The upper left hand corner has the imprint of E. G. Dovey, dry goods and groceries, Main street. This is unimportant compared with the fact that on the reverse side of the envelope which has listed in fine type a 3irectory of the business houses and the pro fessional men of Plattshiouth. Many of the names were small and worn by the ravages of time and it was impossible to tell clearly what they might be. The following is printed on the reverse of a Plattsmouth business envelope, of 1869. The county seat of Cass county is Plattsmouth. It is situated about 4 miles south of the junction of the Platte and Missouri rivers; has about 2 thousand inhabitants. About fifty business houses in all branches of trade. Two grist and saw mills, two hotels, four churches, a good brick court house, two school houses and One newspaper, and every kind of in dustrial commerce is here repre sented. We have connection bv rail and river with all points in the eastj north and south, and are the terminus of five project ed railroads. We are surrounded by the best farming country in great state of Nebraska. We are distant from Lincoln (the capi tal) 53 miles, Omaha 24, Nebraska City 40, and Council Bluffs, la., 25 miles. The leading business surrounding this sketch read the cards. We have energy and enter prise and offer greeting and ad vantages to the emigrant and capitalist. W. W. Erwin, attorney and counselor at law. Sherman House, Wm. W. Irish, Prop. Nebraska Herald, H. D. Hatha way, editor. Subscription $2.00 per annum in advance. Valley and Ruffner, whole sale and retail dealers in dry goods, groceries and general merchandise. Henry Bocck, cabinet maker and undertaker. Doom Bros, and Co., dry goods, groceries, farm, implements, etc. J. M. Hmchman, drugs and i medicines, Main Street, j Val Weckbach, blacksmith and ' jobber. 1 H. A. Strcight, fruit and con fectionery, Main street. H. Kuhl, groceries and liquors. Main and Third street. Platte Valley House, E. B. Murphy, proprietor." Plattsmouth Mills, C. Heisel, proprietor. N. Engle, boots, shoes, Main Street. E. H. Eaton, jewelry, music in struments and real estate. C. E. Forgy, plow factory. H. Huberty, bakery and re freshments. E. G. Dovey, dry goods and gro ceries, Main street. E. T. Duke and Co., hardware, stoves, etc., Main street. Wm. Stadelmann, clothing, furnishing good, etc. White and Buttery, drugs and medicines, Main street. Clark and Plummer, dry goods, groceries, etc. Main street. F Stadelman, bakery and con fectionery. Main street. ? and Kershaw, lumber. shingles, etc., Main street. Simpson, Mickelwait and Co., grain, lumber, etc. Stamp Mill, Rohwer and Scih props. E. A. Wiggenhorn and Co., dry goods and groceries, etc. Maxwell and Chapman, Attor ney at Law, Main street. Geo. F. ? Meat Market and Cor. Main and 2nd Streets. Calendar Thursday, Augrust 5th The American Legion Auxili-' ary will meet on Thursday eve ning at 8 o'clock at the Auxiliary rooms at the 40 & 8 club. All members urged to attend. BIRTHS Son Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holmes, Gowrie, Iowa, Monday, July 19th at the hospital at Fort Dodge, Iowa, a son. Mrs. Holmes was formerly Miss Lillian Thom as of Louisville. Daughter Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gardner of Lincoln, a daughter on Tuesday, July 27th at the St. Elizabeth's' hospital, Lincoln. Mrs. Gardner was formerly Miss Mil dred Pankonin of Louisville. Johnson-Capper Wedding Held At Kansas City The lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Thomas, Kansas City, Missouri, was the scene of the marriage of their daughter, Bettyanne Johnson to Arthur Capper, son of Mrs. Cleo Capper, Plattsmouth, Saturday, July 24th at 7 o'clock in the evening. To the strains of "I Love You Truly", played by Mrs. K. A. McGee, the bride entered with her stepfather, who gave her in marriage. She wore a white street length dress with a sweet heart neckline. She wore a single strand of pearls as her only jewelry. Her corsage consisted of tiny red roses on a bed of fern and fairy breath. The double ring ceremony was read by Rev. Howard H. G6z-don, pastor of the Southeast Presbyterian church. There were some seventy-five of the rela tives and friends to witness the service. Miss Gladys Taylor, White Cloud, Kansas' was maid of hon or, while the groom had as his attendant, -his brother, Billy Capper of Plattsmouth. Class of 1925 Holds Reunion Here Friday ent voted to carry on the plans for future reunions in the late part of July or the early part of August. Walter Trits'ch was nam ed as. the president and Miss Ruth Patton as secretary to ar range for the next meeting. The members of the class of 1925 of the Plattsmouth high school, residing in this locality, Friday everting staged the first reunion of the class since that long May day twenty-three years ago, when they had left the school house on the hill to take up their battle with the world. The reunion was arranged' largely throligh the efforts of; transfer eases Mrs'. Helen Wescbtt Murdick, here on a visit from Michii,ln, i and Miss Ruth Pattoh, county treasurer and in a weeks time J local people w-eie contacted and others at distant points notified. Despite the shortness of the no tice there were ten of the former class mates and two of the teach ers' here for the happy event, staged at the Rainey Coffee Shop. ,; The members of the party en joyed a delicious dinner as the prelude to the evening of reun ion and fun. Summer flowers were the decorations. ; There had been no formal pro gram arranged and the time fol lowing the dinner was spent in visiting, recounting stories of the school days, the many amusing incidents of the clas's life and memories of the friends who were unable to be here for the occasion. Pictures were shown of the class on their various stunts and in groups that proved most enjoyable. The members of the class' pres ent were: Walter Tritsch, Ruth Patton, Fred Holland, Nellie Sparigler Mumm, ifrances Stew art Kraeger, Edna Newton Long, Helen Wescott Murdick, Anna Smetana Dashner, Antonia Van ek, Clarence Ehgelkemeier. The members of the school faculty who were present comprised Irving F. Wiltse of Falls City and Miss Pearl Staats. The members of the group were greatly thrilled to receive a letter of greeting- from George E. DeWolf, Downers Grove, Illi nois, superintendent of schools at the time of the graduation in 1925, expressing the wish that he might have been here and telling the many recollections of the AUTOMOBILE EQUIPMENT Automotive equipment will headline an assorted list of Air Force surplus property to be of fered, for sale next week at Of futt Air Force Base, Fort Crook, Nebraska, Colonel Lotha A. Hold Picnic Party At Union Thursday A very pleasant picnic party was held Thursday at the Larsh farm east of Union and attended by a number of the residents here and the Union community. "Springdale Farm," old home of John Larsh, long time resident of the Union community, was for many years one of the favorite i outing spots of this section of the state but since being owned by HERE FROM CHICAGO Mr. and Mrs. Raymond John son and son, Dale, of Chicago, ar rived here Saturday evening to visit at the home of "Mr. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Norman McGate and family and at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wiles and family as well as other relatives and friends. : nl 1 1 Q l o nirti. c Vidc nni Kban . , ,-1 Smith base commander, announc-1 as frequently for outings. ediCay:,.,:t.,i ... . Those who attended the event mis cquipmem wm h chiuc t wre: Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mc- iransier eases ana aiiieremiais Quin and aaughter, Marcia Ann for 1941 Dodges; winches for 1941 Mr and Mrs John gtoU Chevrolet trucks, and assorted Richard Mr- and Mrs D ld axles. Also placed on sale vlll be repairable bicycles, various khaki and wool fclo thing items, V to 30 horsepower electric motors, re pairable typewriters, used lum ber and aircraft radio equipment. AH property may.be inspected and bids, made at Warehouse 77 between 8 a. m. and 4 p. hi. Atig- McQuinn and daughters. Back From Wedding In Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kraeger and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Engelkemeier rexurnea nome oaturaay irom a where they have enjoyed a visit with relatives and friends. They attended the wedding of a niece. Miss Arlehe Ragoos to Mr. Albert Kerbath, On Saturday, July 25. ust 2 through August 6. Seart'i visit at Breckenridge, Okla., bids will be opened and awards made to highest bidders August 9. Deposits are not required arid anyone can bid, Colonel Smith said. Eiijdys Visit Back To Old Ohio Home Last Thursday, L. E. "Jim" Lancaster returned from his va cation trip after spending seme time in his old hometown of Nelsonville, Ohio. While there he was a guest of his sister, Mrs. Nellie O'Dell arid other relatives. While "Jim" was in the East Mrs. Lancaster enjoyed a visit at Greeley, Nebraska at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steiri kamp former Plattsmouth residents. FARM LOANS On Favorable Terms SEARL S. DAVIS Plattsmouth Real Estate LOANS! 4y2 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for each monthly payment. Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. . ,...-vrv Blowing your fuse . . . Adequate wiring will prevent overload and fuse blowing. See us for free estimate. For High Quality Fixtures That Beautify your home see Following the wedding a re- j members of the class. He wished WITH Km ception was held for the guests with a very large number at tending. Many lovely gifts w-erc received by the young people. Out of town guests were: Mrs. Cleo Capper, mother of the groom an4 Billy Capper, a broth er, of Plattsmouth, Alice May Capper, Wichita, Kansas, a sister of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Taylor, White Cloud, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Philip White, Independence, Missouri, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tompkins, Kansas City, Kansas. The bride is' a honor graduate of Manual high and Vocational school, Kansas City, Missouri. The groom is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1944. He served three years and ten months in the navy serving through the Pacific cam paign. He was discharged from the navy in March 1948 and is now attending the Kansas City School of Watchmaking, Kansas City. They will be at home at 3711, Baltimore street, Kansas City, Missouri. Enjoy Trip to The Ozarks This week end a group of local and Omaha people departed by auto for a trip to the Ozark country of southern Missouri and Arkansas, where they are plan ning on spending the next two weeks. The party comprised Mrs.. Carl Oschlager, Mrs. Florence Cole man, Mr. and Mrs. Elb?rt Snod grass of this city and Nathan P. Schultz and two grandchildren of Omaha. that students of the school when he was the superintendent, might drop him a line at Downer's Grove. A telegram was' received from Damian Flynn, who is now at Hollywood as well as letters from John Iversoh, Washington, D. C, Mrs. Mildred Crum Steimbert, now residing in Alabama, were read. In the years' past the class of fifty-two young people have had five of the members called to rest, these comprising Donice Vroman Atteberry, Nellie Stout Rohne Edna May GOrder Paint er, Clyde Ptak.and Harley Puis. The members of the class when graduating comprised Cordelia Black, Oscar Campbell, Mildred Crom, Elmer Fitchorn, Damian Flynn, Leslie Gansemer, LaVern Glaze, Clara Gobelma'n, Frank Godwin-, Edna May Gorder, Carl B. Graves, Clyde Graves, Theo dore Habraba, Willis Hartford, Henry Hild, Ruth Hogue, Fred Howland, John Ivers'on, Lillian Koubek, Joe Krejci, Ray Lam bert, Helen Libershal, Gladys Meisinger, e Elsie Nelson, Edna Newton, Mathilda Olson, Mary Parker, Lola Parker, Ruth Pat ton, Clyde Ptak, Harley Puis, Edith Qiiinton Mary Sedlak, Anna Sedlak, Forrest Shrader, Anna Smetana," Verna Smith, Frances Stewart, Perrilla Stoehr, Nellie Stout, Ruth Tidball, Fred Trilety, Walter Tritsch, Antonia Vanek, Donice Vroman, Mable Vroman, Rose Warga, Victor Wehrbein, Helen Wescott, Ella Margaret Wires, Helen Wurl. The members of the class pres- Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Furse and daughters', Jan and Gail were in Omaha Saturday evening- where they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Heath and family for a few hours. Evergreens breathd through the pores in their needles. CAMERA SUPPLIES and Also FILM -'DEVELOPING C0LVIN-HEYN STUDIO Plattsmouth Hotel Block CASH LOANS! $25 to $1000 For worthwhile purpose to any employed person single Or niarricd. A re - payment schedule to fit your income. Pleasant and confidential Service Phone, Write or Come in Mutual Finance Company DON J.ARUNDL Phone 3213 North of Cass Dru 112 N. 5th rialbiaoulh MAkfeS TRiP TO MINNESOTA ' Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Terryberry i made a hurried trip to Minne- j apolis over the week hed to en- j joy a short outing. They accom-' panied their - grandson, "Mickey Terryberry, to the Minnesota city after spending the summer here with the relatives. Frank Dall, county surveyor, w-as a week end visitor at the home of his parents",'""Mr."" and Mrs. Herman Dall at Manley and with the many old friends. He reports Mr. Dall as now being recovered from the effects of the recent injury to his eyes. " Bill Armstron: WIRING OF ALL KINDS Phone 6198 427 Main Tlattsmouth Patronize Journal Advertisers. 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