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(SILEAKIIN COSTS MOHE2 DON'T TAKE CHANCES JUST DIAL CH CLEAN DON'T TRY TO DRY CLEAN AT HOME! Any home use of inflamable liquids is dangerous. Gasoline is treacherous and ignites easily. Many persons are killed annually from following this dangerous practice. Don't let it happen to you. Send your dry cleaning to professionals. We will call for and deliver garments. . . . Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service Phone 230 i ? 429 Main Street. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, January 10, 1949 91eIiawAa By Mrs. F. O. Sand Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cooper and family of Lamar, Neb. and Mr. and Mrs. John Sugden of Ad ams, Neb. visited over the holi days with Mr. and Mrs. Jaseph Behrns. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Behrns and family joined them for dinner Christmas. Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Sugden are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jose ph Behrns and this was their first reunion for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cappen of Lincoln and Mrs. Ivan Hicker- son and daughters of Kansas City were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.'Wm. Getches. Mrs. Hickerson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cappen. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wieck horst and Mr. and Mrs. Don Farson and Mr. and Mrs. Brad Kendrick of Nebraska City at tended the Ice Cycles Sunday evening. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wieckhorst on New Years day were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph v Wieckhorst and Judy, Mr. and Mrs. John Berner and Pauline were dinner guests New Years day of Mr. and Mrs. Les lie Berner. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Kimes and Marilyn attended the Ice Cycles Thursday. -'itmiii wffim "T i it mm MafcafcjfcHTmfflnrwJ 'VT'OUR gas taxes, license fees and other taxes pay for building pavement, for maintaining it and for re building it w hen it wears out. Concrete pavement usually costs less to build than other pavement of equal load carrying capacity. It costs less to maintain. It lasts longer. It is the pavement of low annual tost. Insist on concrete pavement for the roads in your community. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 504 South 18th St., Omaha 2, Nebr. A national organization to improve and extend the uses of portland cement ond concrete ... through scientific research and engineering field work m - - the VIKING mml mil Take the Mill to the feed - -not the feed to the Mill Fits any tractor with stand ard A.S.A.E. Power take-off and draw bar. O Special hitch for towing wagon behind mill. Heavy duty ball bearings. Efficient only 2 minutes to attach. No belts to line up. (Viking) Tractor Power take-off does a more efficient Grinding Job for you because - - 1. No wasted power gives mor capacity 2. It chops and grinds, hay. fodder, ear corn. etc. 3. 63 hammers that grind. 3 knives thai cut. 4. Easily towed to fsed wherever it' is Slander Implement Co, "Your John Deere & General Electric Dealer" 135 So. 6th St. Dial 4178 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wieckhorst, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wieckhorst of Davenport, Neb., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown, Mrs. Helen Smith and Horace Stahlhut of Ne braska City. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stoll en tertained at dinner New Years for Mr. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Elm er Stoll and family and Norman Lundberg. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Scott and Phillip of Seward were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dill Sunday afternoon. Suzanne Yeiser of Stephens college stopped at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturm, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Boed ecker of Avoca and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fitch of Nehawka were dinner guests New Year's day of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Yearsley of Avoca. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Boedecker entertained at din ner for the Fitch and Yearsley families. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen and Bryce, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wulf of Avoca were dinner guests New Year's day of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hansen. Thelma Rae Kettlehut was five Friday and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kettlehut, en tertained at dinner. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogue and Roland and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lindsey and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Kettlehut and Thelma Rae visited Mr. R. Kettlehut at Eagle on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Kime and Marlin and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McReynolds were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bogenrief at Omaha. Miss Leona Root and Emil Jasa of Lincoln accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Behrns were al so guests. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Krong and daughter visited Friday night and Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Padgett at Lincoln. Joan Kropp attended the wedding of her former room mate, Marjorie Sanice, at St. Mary's church at Ashland. Gladys Edmonds of Omaha was home to spend the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds. Dorothy and Carol Edmonds of Julian spent their vacation at the Gil bert Edmonds home. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds drove them home Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Edmonds and family. Charlotte Lundberg was home for the week end. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Lundberg took her to Omaha and they and Norman attended the Ice Cycles. Mr. and Mrs. Granville Heeb ner, who recently moved to Ne braska City, were in Nehawka Monday to hold a sale at their former home. A small crowd at tended due to the stormy weath er. Mr. and Mrs. Don Hansen left Thursday for their home at Lyons, Neb. after spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marin Ross call ed at the John Hansen home Sunday. Mrs. Delia Wade and Mr. and Mrs. Don Wade and son of Weeping Water called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Harshman New Year's day. Guests for a turkey dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Johnson on New Year's day were Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brandt, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Johnson and family. On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Julian Johnson entertained at an oys ter supper for Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Fitch and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fitch and son. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jose and family spent the day, Sunday, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schneider, at Nebras ka City. In addition IF YOUR HOME BURNS it may cost you hun dreds of dollars in AD DITION to your present fire insurance because you failed to carry a sufficient amount. Check your in surance NOW! Stephe nM. Davis Second Floor Plattsmouth State Bank Bldg. Phone 6111 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Martin and family and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Martin of Tecumseh were dinner guests Saturday of Mr. j and Mrs. Henning Johnson. ! Leonard Martin is a brother ! nnrl rVT r onH Afrc m "ft Tq rt i n 1 UilU 4111. ..!. A l. WUlli Atl kill, j parents of Mrs. Henning John- son. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Nixon and sons of Long Beach, Calif., left Tuesday morning for their home after spending two weeks 1 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wellman Nixon and his brother, Thurmond Nixon and family. Mr. and Mrs. Art Pollard and Dianne were dinner guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard, on New Year's day. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Finney of Manley, were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rutledge. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Block of Lincoln, were lunch guests and spent the evening at the Rutledge home. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch and Darlene drove to Lincoln Sunday to take Lavonda to school. She returned to Wesley an after spending her vacation at home. Mrs. Elmer Philpot and Mrs. Louis Peterson of Santa Mon-( ica, California, mother and sis ter respectively of Mrs. Guy Murdoch, called Monday even ing to wish the Murdoch family a Happy New Year. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch and family and Otto Swartz spent New Year's day with Mrs. Harold Booton a t Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard and James visited Mr. and Mrs. Crede Harris at Union Sunday. Marion Stone of Weeping Water, brother-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard, returned home from Bryan Memorial hospital Monday following sur gery. Imogene Pollard, Washington, D. C, was a guest at the wed ding of Miss Shirley Bruce at Bladen, Penn. She returned to Washington by plane. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost enter tained the - members of the Nutzman families at dinner Sunday. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hines, Mr. and Mrs. John Bagley. Billy Bal- I four, Manus Peterson and Mrs. Edna Wolfe. Callers of Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost Monday were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayfield of Louisville and Charlotte Mayfield of Chicago. Callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard New Year's day were Mrs. Alton St.f John and Leonard; Lloyd Tru-' man and Phyllis Anderson of Bristow, Neb. and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wessel. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burbee and Dennis called Sunday evening. Ruth Pollard returned to Chi cago Thursday to resume her studies at the Vogue School of Fashion Art. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zech and family of Douglas were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sand on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George McFad den and family, Silas Munn and Charles McFadden were din ner guests New Year's day of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Lacy at Avo ca. Janice McFadden returned to the Lincoln School of Commer ce Tuesday after spending two weeks with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Murdoch visited his mother, Mrs. Emma Murdoch, at the Clarkson hos pital Sunday. Mrs. Murdoch's condition has improved. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poulos of Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. George Poulos and Sharon of Union called at the home' of Mrs. George Poulos, Sr. Thurs day to help her celebrate her birthday. The office staff of Senator tsuuer, including imogene roi lard, were dinner guests during the holidays of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith at Washington, D. C. Senator Butler presented Mr. and Mrs. Smith with a 30- t pound turkey. Each member of I the office staff received a clus i ter of orchids from Senator Butler as a Christmas gift. Mrs. Robert Wunderlich and Mrs. Walter Wunderlich were in Lincoln on business on Monday. Mrs. George Sheldon, assist ed by Mrs. J. J. Pollard, who en tertained 16 guests New Year's Eve at a buffet supper. Cards afforded entertainment for the evening. Ruth Wolph, daughter of Mrs.. Conant Wolph, has received a $50 scholarship from the Lin coln Chamber of Commerce to any school in Lincoln for her essay on "Value of 4-H Exhibits at County and State Fairs." Four scholarships were awarded in the state. Mrs. George Poulos, Sr., won a $25 food certificate for the last line to a jingle in the I.G.A. contest which was held recent ly. She was notified through Sheldon's store. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour went to Denver Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hau berg and Anne. They expected to return Sunday but due to the storm and snow drifts, they were not able to get passage on the train and had not arrived by Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. Doeden and family sspent the day in Cook Thursday visiting her brother, Leonard Garlipp and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Doeden and family of Elrod, South Da kota, drove in Friday afternoon to visit the Henry Doedon family. They left Saturday afternoon. They expected to make the trip here in one day but due to the storm, they spent from Tuesday until Friday at Yankton, South Dakota. Snow drifts in that area were eight feet high. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard were dinner guests Christmas day of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crede Harris, at Union. Their son, James, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stone and family of Weeping Water to St. Joseph, Mo., where they spent Christmas and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Switzer were guests Christmas Eve of Mr. and Mrs. Wildon jSwitzer. James Pollard 'received a 17 Jewel Elgin DeLuxe wrist watch, which was awarded to him for leadership and was given by Edward Foss Wilson. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rutledge were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar New ton and family, Mrs. Vesta Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fin ney and son of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rutledge and son of Lincoln. Ronald Dickman, who has been seriously ill with pneu monia at Children's Memorial hospital in Omaha, is some what improved. Mrs. Wm. Orndorff and sons returned Tuesday evening from Lamar, Mo. where they visited her father, Mr. Joseph Huber. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard re ceived word from Junction City, Kan. that their son-in-law, Dr. Elton Newman, was ill with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Em ory Field, formerly Virginia Pollard, have moved from Beowawe, Nevada, to Las Plum as. California. The new fire truck for the Nehawka Rural Fire District has been delivered. It is one of the very latest and up to date models. A representative of the firm, equipped the truck, was in town to demonstrate it to the volenteer firemen. The Nehawka Junior and Senior Woman's clubs enter tained at a dancing party Wed nesday evening for the Nehaw ka school students and those who are home from college for their vacations. Clarence Ross conducted folk and modern dances. Robert Gollard of Greeley, Nebr., and Oren Raymond Pol lard and family of Schaller, la. spent the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard. Union Mrs. L- G. Todd Mr. and Mrs. Loy Clarence and John Alden returned from a trip last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence had been in Cali fornia to spend Christmas with relatives. John Alden joined them there for the holiday visit. Mrs. Ermond Moore of Lin coln, spent a couple of days visiting he parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snodgrass, last week. Mrs. Lyle Baird and daugh ter, Lelah Mae, of Eureka, Kan sas, and mother of Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Louie Huston, of Brock, Why Are Rectal Troubles Feared? FREE BOOK Explains Many Associated Conditions r y HEADACHE hJ Wf JVOUtNtSSl PAlPtWKWr f M STOMACH LOW I f HtjjoNomo" rrr1 PHYSICAL r V'jl ' LIVER 6- KIDNEY tf JJEAKNES. jp PITnjnnANCES 1 I PAJNP PT jlfPSCSYMP TMS 1 Backache, headache, constipa tion, dizziness, nausea, abdominal soreness, stomach and intestinal conditions are often caused by Piles, Fistula or Colon Troubles. 40-page FREE BOOK explains the nature of these ailments. Writp torinv. Thornton & Minor ) Clinic, Suite 143, 926 McGee St., 1 Kansas City, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaefer and two sons ate their New Year's dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rich and twin daughters. drove to Union last Sunday af ternoon where Mrs. Todd join ed them in a drive to Fremont. Mrs. Baird was taking her daughter to Midland college, after the holiday vacation, where Miss Lelah Mae is a stu dent. School opened on Monday again and teachers and students find going to school a very "slippery affair" at the present. Ice every where. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Schlich temier of St. Louis, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schlichtemier, several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Balfour re turned last Sunday morning from their trip to Rosemead, California, where they have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Paul Mullis and family, during the holiday season. They enjoyed visiting with their three grandchildren very much. Little Allan Mullis is attending school this year and is doing fine. Supt. Jorn and wife with their two daughters drove to Lincoln Monday afternoon, where the daughters expected to take a train to Hastings where they are students in Hastings college. But on arriving in Lincoln they found that no trains were leav ing Lincoln on account of the severe snow storms in the west so they all had to . return to Union that evening. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd, Melvin Jr. and Nancy Kay at tended a show in Omaha last Sunday evening. HOME FOR CHRISTMAS At the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker at Elm wrood was a family Christmas dinner and all of the children enjoying a turkey dinner. Those who enjoyed the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Scho maker of Plattsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carey of Omaha and Mrs. Mattie Carey of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schomaker and little daughter Judy Chris tine of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Vic Schomaker and little daughter Vickie Lou of Elmwood, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schomaker and lit tle daughter Sharon Lee, of Lin coln, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Westfall and little son Larry Earl of Pal myra, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker of Elmwood. Fire experts estimate that properly installed lightning rods would reduce the annual loss of farm buildings by fires by 35 per cent. The Memorial Bridge at Clay's Ferry near Lexington, Ky., is the highest highway bridge east of the Mississippi River. Walter H. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat Bid?. - Plattsmouth Real Estate LOANS! 4V2 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for each monthly payment. Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. OF BUTTERMAKING The Plattsmouth Creamery Has Produced Approximately Pounds I CASCO B utter Cass County and surrounding territory have consumed a large amount of CASCO BUTTER and the balance has gone to many parts of t h e United States for consumption. The following is a news story taken from the January 7, 1929 issue jg of The Plattsmouth Journal. Cass County Creamery Butter Given Governor Ceremony Staged in Legislative Hall as well as Executive Offices of the New Governor. Monday, January 7, 1929 From Fridays daily: The first pound pf butter that was produced at t h e new creamery in this city by the Cass County Co-operative Creamery Co., now decorates the table of the native born governor of Nebraska' Arthur J. Weaver, the butter being presented to him yesterday at Lincoln as he took over the office as the state's chief executive officer. The butter had been arranged in a package of gold paper tied with a wide purple ribbon and the exterior of the package looked as attractive as the contents proved to be, and on the package appeared the artistic card prepared by Miss Marie Kaufmann and which bore the wording, "This pound of butter, worth $500, Presented to Hon A. J. Weaver, by the Platssmouth Chamber of Commerce on His Inauguration as Governor, January 3, 1929." ' The first presentation of the butter for the benefit of the news and newspaper photographers was held in the hall of the house of representatives just before the opening of the message of Governor McMullen and while the lights were placed on the new state executive he advanced and received the butter from C. C. Wescott Proonf f the Chamber of Commerce. Later a still picture was taken of the event in the office of the governor and at which there was present Mr. Wescott, E H Spanirler treasurer of the creamery company, Senator W. B. Banning of the' second district. Representative Troy L. Davis of Cass County II A Schneider L. II. Snipes. J. M Teegarden George Jackson, secretary of the Nebraska State fair Dean Burr of, the college of agriculture of the University of Nebraska, W. P. Davis of the state college and the speaker here at the creamery opening, and Jean Spangler local boy and one of the outstanding students at the Nebraska state' acri cultural college. " b The Cass County Co-operative Creamery is known as The Plattsmouth Creamery, producers of Casco Butter Buyers of Cream, Eggs and Poultry. GOOCH'S BEST FEEDS Xs 203 Main Street f Dial 4278 -