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A.. A f THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Monday, November 1, 1943 Society Personal Just Dial 241 Attend Musicale Thursday Evening A number of Plattsmouth peo ple were at Nebraska City Thursday evening to attend one of the opening numoers of the course of concerts sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Com merce 5T that city. The artist at the concert was Miss Solveig Lunde, noted pian ist, whese very fine program embraced selections from some of the greatest composers of the world. The numbers were given with great beauty, enjoyed to the utmost by the large group of music lovers attendnig. One of the last artists to ap pear on' the program in April will be Mrs. Robert Verncn Shepherd, formerly Miss Jane Boedeker of Murray. Those attending from Platts mouth were: Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert M. Walling, Frank A. Cloidt and daughter, Miss Maxine, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nielsen. READ THE JOURNAL FOR THE LATEST IN NEWS. Hallowe'en Party at the 40 & Eight Friday evening the costume party given by the Forty and Eight Society to their members, Legionnaries and guests drew a very large crowd to enjoy the occasion. The main club rooms, and the ball room had been decorated ! by the committee, of which W. I R. Holly was chairman, with skeletons, witches, ghosts ana pumpkins as reminders of the Hallowe'en season. The music for the dance was furnished by Al Binder and his band cf Omaha, a fine selection of popular and Bohemian danc ing number that all enjoyed un til a late hour. The prizes of the evening were awarded to Erwin Siemers, Miss Naomi Day and Mrs. Lu cile Terryberry. Removing a r:ng of bark from a tree trunk will kill a tree be cause it interrupts the flow of digested materials downward to the roots. The roots then die of starvation. SEWING MACHINES Get your old sewing: machine made electric, like new, for Xmas, or better still a new one delivery NOW. WRITE OR CALL REICHSTADT SHOE SHOP PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR. Sewing: machine man will be here every Thursday morninj to give you Service. HOW IS YOUR WIRING? Now the time of year when your wiring has to carry an extra heavy load. The days are shorter and the nights longer, adding an extra load, and soon you will want Christmas decorations and tree lights. Will your wiring be safe for the winter months ahead? Bill Armstrong WIRING OF ALL KINDS Phone 6198 427 Main Plattsmouth For a Limited Time Only! Good for 150-Watt Bulb HERE'S .WHAT TO DO TO GET YOURS . . . , 1. Fill in the coupon below by signing your name and address. Be sure to i designate the electric utility from whom you purchase your electric service. 2. Buy 6 lamp bulbs (any size) at the regular price. 3. We will give you AT NO COST a 150-watt lamp bulb. This Offer Expires November 27, 1948 i .4 Sign this coupon to certify that you have purchased 6 lamp bulbs (any size) at the regular price and that you have received your 150-watt bulb. Date Name Address " City ""17 State"""-II I purchase my Electric Service from (Name of Utility) """ Mr. Lamp Dealer: The Nebraska-Iowa Electrical Coun cil will redeem this coupon in accordance with an nounced plans, when it- is filled in properly by the customer. (Notice: This offer limited to residential and rural customers living within the State of Nebraska and o Iowa residents served by th Western Iowa Power Com pany. Offer expires November 27, 1948.) WM. SCHMIDTMANN Plattsmouth Place-Ruhge Wedding Held at Nebraska City In a double ring service held at the parsonage or tne First Methodist church at Nebraska City on Tuesday, Miss Joan Place, daughter of Mrs. Jessie Place arid the late Charles H. Place of Ne braska City, was married to Rov J. Ruhge, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruhge of Avoca. Rev. Homer L. Dickerson, pastor of the church and former minister at Louisville, read the marriage lines Only the j immediate relatives were m at tendance. Mrs. Merritt Whitten played the wedding music and accompa nied Miss Gloria Adams who sang "Always" and "Because." The bride wore a brown gab ardine suit with green accessories and had an orchid corsage. Mrs. Ellis Mercer, David City, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore gray satin with a white rosebud corsage. Ellis Mercer was best man. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wil cox. The wedding cake was bak ed by the bride's sister, Mrs. Mercer. Mr. and Mrs. Ruhge will make their home at Avoca after No vember 8. The bride is a graduate of Ne braska City high school and taught school at Avoca last year. Mr. Ruhge owns a general mer chandise store at Avoca. He grad uated from Avoca high school in 1939, served in the Armed Forces three years as a navigator on a B-24. and was a prisoner of war for 11 months. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rughe. Mrs. Min nie Neumeister and Miss Bertha Neumeister, Avoca; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ruhge, Talmagc: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stovall and children. Riverton, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Mercer, David Citv, Nebr.; Mrs. Emma Blevins, Cincinnati, la.. and Miss Gloria Adams, Lincoln. Calendar J H Monday, November 1 Plattsmouth Woman's Club will meet with Miss Mathilde Soennichsen, Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Tuesday, November 2 The Catholic Daughters cf America will meet at the Holy Rosary hall Tuesday, November 4. Plattsmcuth Garden Club will meet at the Library at 2 P. M., Tuesday, November 2. Wednesday, Nov. 3 The St. John's Altar Society will meet at St. John's Hail Wednesday, November 3, at 2 P. M. Thursday, November 4 Important meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary at 3 o'clock, Thursday, November 4th at the Forty & Eight club rooms. All members are urged to attend. Circle No. 4 of the Presbyter ian federation will serve a chicken pie supper on Thursday, November 4th at the Fellowship room of the church. Womans Society of Christian Service. Methodist church will meet Thursday, Nov. 4 at the church at 8 P. M . with the Gleaners Circle hostess. Thursday, November 4 Regular monthly meeting of Hugh J. Kearns post No. 5G of the American Legion at the club house of highway No. 75 at 8 o'clock. Friday, November 5 The Navy Mothers will meet on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Will Hen nings. World Community Day at the Christian church. Children's program, 4 o'clock. Young peo ple and adult program, 7:30 o'clock. Monday, November 8th The Junior Woman's club will meet Monday night. November 8th, at 8 o'clock at the 40 & 8 club rooms. Bluebird Party at Vincent Kelly Home Mrs. Vincent Kelley was host ess at a very pleasant Hallow e'en costume party at her home Saturday night for the Blue birds. In the entertaining Mrs. Kelly, was assisted by Mrs. Rob ert Mrasek. The guests on their arrival, instead cf knocking at the door, they knocked cn a dishpan with an old spoon. Karen Kelly greet ed the guests at the door with a handshake, her rubber glove be ing filled with cracked ice. Mrs. Kelley had the house dec orated in the Hallowe'en theme. The girls during the evening played games and bobbed for apples, prizes being awarded to Pamela Wilcoxen and Nancy Sedlak. Lunch was served at the close of the evening. The girls attending were: Andrea Keiderling. Pamela Wil coxen, Mary Sullivan, Karen Kelly, Joyce Roxell, Nancy Sed lak, Carcl Bridgewater, Connie Land, Lynn McPhall. 'Guests were Carol Kelly and Max Mrasek. Attends Church Meet at Ithica Sunday Rev. D. V. Herrick pastor of the Mynard United Brcfhern and Evangelistic church, accompanied by Herman Meisinger, Royal Smith, Ray mond Cook and Grant Roberts, were at Ithica, Nebraska. They attended the church meeting at th!3T place. This was one of the meetings being held where the churches are interchanging meetings over the state. Nuptials of Young People Held Saturday In a very simple and impres sive home wedding Saturday evening at 7:30, at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl ' Leesley, Miss Eva Andersen was married to Mr. Donald Leesley, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Leesley. The marriage lines were read by Rev. E. C. Williams, the pas tor of the First Methodist church and the services witnessed by only the immediate family and a few close friends. The bride wore as her wed ding gewn, a street dress of blue with black accessories, her flowers was a corsage of red roses. Mr. and Mrs. Burdett Hoover of this city attended the young people. Mr. and Mrs. Leesley are planning cn making their home here in the future where Mr. Leesley is employed at the Plattsmouth Sheet Metal Works. Mr. Leesley is one of the local world war II veterans having served four years in the army, largely in the European theatre of war. Young People Wedded at the Christian Church The First Christian church in this city was the scene of the wedding of two of the popular and well known young people of this community on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Sherman R. Hanson, pastor of the church, performed the service for Miss Shirley j Carolene McCormiek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle McCor miek, cf near this city, and Mr. Edwin John Younker, son cf Mr and Mrs. Vernie Younker of near Murray. The bride wore a white brocaded dress over black and carried a bouquet cf pink rose buds. Miss Chailene Patterson "at tended as bridesmaid and May nard Geshke as the attendant for the groom. There were some seventeen of the relatives of the young people t3 attend the marriage services and later the reception at the Rainey Coffee shop where re freshments were served the group. Both the bride and groom have grown up in this commun ity and both attended the Plattsmouth higji school where they were members of the class of 1946. They are to make their home on the farm east of Murray where Mr. Younker will farm 1 h-e place owned by Tony Klimm,, where they will be at home to their many friends. Mr. Younker is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Alwin of this city and the bride a grand daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Her man Kuhns of Murrav. Visit Old Friends in Plattsmouth Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moore and children cf Lincoln, were in the city Thursday, enjoying the pleasant day to drive here, visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Furse. They are former residents of Belleville, Kansas, where they were friends of the Furte family. Mr. Moore is an operator on the Lincoln Star. GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Patricia Hadraba, daugh ter of Mr. and Mis. John L. Had raba. was given a very pleasant reminder of her sixteenth birth day anniversary the past week. Some twenty of the young friends were guests at the Had raba home for a most pleasant evening. The members cf the party enjoyed a scavenger hunt as one of the diversions of the evening. Refreshments were served at a suitable hour. Patronize Journal Advertisers. 3S lklT SEEM 1 BUT YESTERD.1YJ . . . that women who felt they had been slighted by nature wore bustles. Maybe they're coming back but the old days never will return. Father would tug and tug to make mother's waist like Anna Held's, and then she'd equalize things by tying a little bundle on behind. Remember? CALDWELL Funeral Homo Dial 4111 VP Hallowe'en Party at Legion Club The American Legion club cn highway No. 75, south of Platts mouth had a very large crowd out Saturday evening to attend the mask party and dance and from early in the evening until the close a fine. time was enjoy ed by the group. The music for the dance was furnished by Gene Lingford and his orchestra with a fine pro gram of the popular numbers that was enjoyed by the dancers until the home waltz. The prizes fcr the best cos' tumes awarded by the judges to Mrs. M. H. Williamson and Arthur Warga. Following the unmasking, the dancing continued until the closing hour with everyone hav ing a fine time. WITH THE DIETBIM PLAN Small tasteless carsulcs. easy-to-fake, together with corn pit e directions Contain no das gerous drugs or chemical;.. SCHREINER DRUG PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR. J,. The Gracious Gift wo Nothing pleases a woman more than a magnificant bo- quct of flowers. Send flowers jften. 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