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si 4 i i " L a I fhnwnad tlrs. Grar.a lybon Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Ilaist at tended the inter-denominational ministeral convention at Lincoln, which was held Tues day to Thursday of last week. They had the privilege of hear ing many outstanding speakers, one of them being Dr. McCrack en, pastor of the large Riverside church in New York City. Mrs. Bert Rober returned home Wednesday evening from her visit at Ferguson, Mo., with her daughter, Gladys and! family. Non-Rubbing Quik-Gloss DUSOR3 For Furniture - Blinds - Floors Books - Cabinets Swatek Kdwe. f -f :t 4 " " X-;f ht - r Order Your Favorite Breeds Today We Have "SKI-LINE" New Hybrid Chicks Started Chicks Now on Hand Custom Hatching, $2.00 per 709 In Lots of 150 See Our Complete Selection of Oil and Electric Erocders Including a SPECIAL PURCHASE ot PSEWAR Prices I4f Hatchery end Store Under One Roof 0?EN CVESINSS 620-22 South Main St. Council Elufs. Icwa Phone 5420 WdmiS gginpsre with i l ill now mmmmmM electric eaektng .rJiS Tff feet heat, olntost JWM W!l instantly . . . jF Autonetic! Ye heat turns cn turns eff Just set it, than forget HI CcntroKed heatl Yes, the R5GHT hect fsr every cooking task, yours ct tlte snsp cf a svJteiu Utsnsils fit :cr tsc'.'.y en ccckirtg service. Easy to install! Yes, If Jest p!c3S In fuel comes by wire! yes, ikszzs: Hom3no!cers AGHEt! Cool: wi;;: esse er.d effu;cn:y Ccol: LfeG tmb buy ts Run fas grZeS?0 1 Congratulations to Beth Ja net Mendenhall for being sec ond place winner in the girls' division at the 4-H public speaking district contest in Lin coln. Darrell Pyle returned to his work at Seattle, Wash., the lat ter part of the week. Mrs. Pyle and children are remaining for a longer visit. Mrs. Fern Mendenhall Hewitt is doing substitute teaching at her home school in Panama. Nebraska. 1 1 Mrs. Lottie Beck was favored with a birthday shower on Sat- J urday. Many friends remember-1 ed her then. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buck nell moved from their farm near Alvo into their Elmwood home on Saturday. j Twenty-two ladies attended the Bluebird club meeting on Tuesday, February 22, at the home of Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Gerbeling. Miss Helen Kunz opened the program with a short talk about George Wash ington, and lead in the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner." The concert prayer poem was read, and next came quotations A Smaff Baal for 36 Years o "Money Maker CHICKS" For 36 years our original su perb foundation stock has been constantly tested, culled and improved. What ever breed you buy from OTTO, you can be sure of fine birds and preat egfT producers that warrant your care, equipment and feed. W m ffc tu f k fr- c u 5 i - - V. - . v. . ... ...... . VSS . i - X 4 . -. . . j&. . jc , -... - DEAD AWAIT BURIAL . . . Snow somewhat softens the stark reality of hmidretls of canvas-covered caskets lying on the gronnd as their tenants await burial in New York's Calvary cemetery while striking: prave dig gers attempt to bargain with trnstees of St. Patrick's cathedral for 40 hours a week at present pay. A nnion representative said the walkout was caused by the trustee's refusal to bargain with the nnion in its demands. Similar demands have been made by 46 striking gravediggers at the Gate cf Heaven cemetery near Valhalla, N. V., where six Catholic aiarjknoll brothers recently dug 12 graves in two days, against the protests of the United Cemetery WcrkersHmien (CIO). from and about the first presi dent. The president, Mrs. Chas. Marshall, took charge of the business session. Mrs. Herbert Oehlerking. the community chairman, and member of Cot tage Homemakers club an nounced that Mrs. Raymond Eveland has received the honor of being chosen County Home maker of the year. The first re cognition program she will at tend will be at Nebraska City on March 17, when county women chosen from five coun ties in Nebraska, and presidents of clubs will be entertained there. Then in May County Hornernakers chosen from Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska will be honored by the Chamber of Commerce in Omaha. Mrs. Ray : mond Pool and Mrs. Horton pre ' sented the lesson on "Insur ! ance" in an interesting way, and ! much discussion made the meeting profitable. Appropri j ate refreshments were served ! by the two hostesses and Mrs. L. Hollenbeck. The next mect I ing is to be with Mrs. Nettie i Mendenhall. j Mr .and Mrs. Capwell came from Lincoln on Sunday to be present at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller, when the members of the Owls club were entertained there. Mrs. Fred Weiseit has return ed from the hospital and is re- cuperating at home. Mrs. Harley was pleased to have her daughter, Mrs. Alta Quinn, of Lincoln, and Mrs. Grace White, and Mr. White of Palmyra visit her again on Sun day. Mrs. Harry Marshall, who came from Beaver Creek, Ore., to attend the funeral service of her father, Henry Oehlerking, is spending some time with her relatives here. Omar Marshall, the step-son, returned on Wed nesday to his Canby, Oregon home. Pall bearers at the fun eral were nephews of the de ceased: Herbert and Waller Oehlerking. Alvin Oehlerking, George and Willard Bornemeier and Lester Rosenow. Eldon Fleischman and Vernon Borne meier were ushers. The other son of Mr. and Mrs Melvin Miller, Sterling Miller, of York, is also receiving honors this winter. He is employed at electrical work day times, but in the evenings he works at his hobby of wood carving. For Christmas he presented his par ents with an elegant miniature stage coach with passengers and horses, carved from ma hogany wood. This piece is new on display in the Window of Greene's Drug Store. Mrs. G. L. Davis of Manley is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harold Krecklow and family. When she came she bought back her grandson, little David Krecklow, who had visited her a couple of days. Community Kensington met with Mrs. Otto Stege on Thurs day afternoon with 24 ladies present. The program honored the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln. Mrs. Douglas gave an original paper, and Mrs. Hollenbeck read a poem includ ing both heroes. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Stovall read interesting articles, and Mrs. Horton favor ed the group with two humor ous readings. Mrs. Plybon gave a short article about the Wash ington quilt owned by Charles Long of Murdock and showed a picture of it taken from her scrap book. It was woven by his great grandmother in Virginia in 1869 and has twenty pictures of Washington, besides stars, scales of justice and other em blems. Mrs. G. L. Davis of Man ley, was a guest of the day. (Mrs. F. O. Sand) Mrs. Vance Balfour and Mrs. Kent Balfour arranged a fare well party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pollard on Friday evening at the Pollard home. 1 Cards entertained the forty ' guests. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard ' were presented with an electric ; roaster cabinet and an electric : grill. The Pollard family will ; move to Wayne. Nebr., Tuesday, ! where they -will operate their . own farm. J Recent callers at the home J of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross were Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost, Mr. ! and Mrs. Elmer Wessel, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Adolph Ross of Nebraska . City, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ash- , ton of Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. . Herman Wieckhorst, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wieckhorst. Mr. and : Mrs. Ernest Ganzel. Mrs. Ross i is recuperating at her home fol- , lowing surgery. ; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wiles spent ' the week end with her mother, Mrs. Conant Wolph, and with Miss Evelyn Wolph. Robert Sand was among the 32 stuulnts who were honored , at a banquet in the Persian 1 room of the Cornhusker hotel Wednesday evening. The guests were winners of Sears Roebuck scholarships to the College of j Agriculture. The scholarships I are awarded to students of high j scholastic standing through ! high school. A program was 4 "4 presented during the evening. There were 75 attending, includ ing representatives of the com pany and college professors. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Porter of Mitchell. South Dakota, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Small and Miss Lillian Small. Anne Nutzman visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, from Satur day until Monday. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Nutzman, were dinner guests at the Shoemak er home Monday and Anne re turned home with them. Mr. Wm. Jorgenson went to Lincoln Saturday to meet Paul Meyers of Imperial, Nebr.. who visited them over the week end. Phyllis Grunwald and Ber nadine Meyer are spending this week at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Wm. Jorgenson and at tending the Union high school. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Orndorff shopped in Omaha Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schlicht emeier and Billy called at the Orndorff home Sunday even ing. The American Legion team cf Nehawka went to Grand Island where they lost to Clarkson Sunday evening. The Nehawka team won the area and district tournament. Mrs. Ned Nutzman and Mrs. Boyd Mayfieid entertained Wednesday vening at the Nutz man home at a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pol lard. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Sterling and family of Weeping Water were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch. Cecil Murdoch has recovered from the mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Mather visited Saturday night and Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mather. Mrs. Robert Schlichtemeier and son, Billy, spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Budin. at Clarkson, Nebr. Mr. Schlicht emeier drove there Wednesday and they returned home with him. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Schiichtemeier and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schiichtemeier and son were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rishel at Plattsmouth. Mrs. Lena Schiichtemeier re turned home with Mrs. Ellis Schiichtemeier of Peterson, la., who has been visiting at Platts mouth. A pink and blue shower was given Sunday for Mrs. Elmer Haffke of Plattsmouth by Mrs. SAY IT WITH FLOWERS . . . and she'll under stand! Make your selection from our profusion of fresh varieties. HOFMOCKEL FLOWER SHOP Thtmc 6193 xrim Robert Grunwald, Mrs. Bert Wortrunan and Mrs. George Martin at the Baptist church auditorium at Union Sunday afternoon. The following from Nehawka attended: Mrs. Mer ritt Pollard, Mrs. Hall Pollard, Mrs. Alvin McReynolds, Mrs. Gilbert Kime, Mrs. Joe Behrens, Mrs. Sterling Ross and Mrs. Wm. Jorgenson. Mr. and Mrs. George Poulos and Sharon of Union and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poulos of Au burn were guests Sunday after noon and evening of Mr. and j Mrs. George Poulos, Sr. Mrs. Oren Pollard visited rel atives and friends in Lincoln ever the week end. Mr. Pollard drove there Sunday and they were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Kitchen and family. Saturday evening Mrs. Pollard attended an operetta at the Lincoln high school in which Donald Kitchen took part. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Pollard were guesis Sunday afternoon and evening of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Switzer cf Omaha. Arthur Pollard went to Grana Island Sunday to play with the Nehawka American Legion team. His brother, Robert, coun ty agent of Greeley county, met him there and visited with him. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haffke, Mrs. Fred Haffke of Platts mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schmader of Louisville were guests for lunch Sunday even ing of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jorg enson. Tom Mason, rural mail car rier, was taken to the Veterans hospital last week for treatment of a heart ailment. His condi tion is slightly improved. His nepTiew, Boyd Mason, is taking his route during his illness. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jose and family visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Jose at Nebraska 'City Sunday. tThey also called on Mrs. Willard Jose at Brown's hospital. Larry Pollard, Otto Moreland and Larry Nefner of Lincoln were guests of Larry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard, Sunday. In the evening Mr. end Mrs. Pollard and the boys were dinner guests of Mrs. S. C. Niday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. August, Jr. of Brush, Colo., arrived Mon day to spend a few days with Mr. Wm. August, Sr., and with her mother. Mrs. C. D. St. John. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Balfour en tertained at dinner Sunday for their wedding anniversary, which occurred Monday. Mem bers of the immediate family were present. Mrs. Nelson Berger will go to Lincoln Tuesday to help her mother. Mrs. L. W Wilkins celebrate her ninety - second birthday. Others present will be Miss Allegra Wilkins, Mrs. 3BE725ES 4 ROOM HOUSE OUTBUILDINGS 4 LOTS Known As THE BETTS PROPERTY Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 3, Carter's Addition, Village of Avoca e SALE STARTS AT 2:00 P. M. At TERMS: 15 per cent cash. Balance on confirmation of sale. Abstract showing merchantable title furnished. FOR INFORMATION SEE OR CALL RICHARD C. PECK, Referee Plattsmouth, Nebraska LLOYD E. PETERSON, Attorney Nebraska City, Nebraska THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday. March 3, 1949 PAGE FIVE Wm. Damkroeger of Clatonia and Carl Wilkins of DeWitt. Peggy Sand was a week end guest of Laura Lee Bosworth at Nebraska City. Mrs. Linnea Betts received word this week that her daugh ter's family, Lt. R. L. and Mrs. Whitley, will return this month to their home at Walteria, Cal ifornia, from Japan, where they have resided for some time. JUST HECEBVEp 170 New Safety Deposit Boxes. Please call soon if you desire a box as 50 were rented in the first 10 days. Protect valuable papers against fire and theft. Plattsmouth State Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation NOTIC PLATTSMOUTH LOAN AND BUILDING ASS'N. Will be located in their new quarters at The Grove Jewelry Store on and after - MARCH 1, 1949 - AT 1. UUUC3iE wS v y J u L (ten South Door of the Courthouse Plattsmouth, Nebraska Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doeden moved last week to Mrs. L. L. Dodson's farm north of Ne hawka. Mr. an! Mrs. Doedson attended the wedding of their niece. Miss Marian Fredell, at Lincoln Wednesday. Dayton Ruby was a guest for supper at the Doedon home Monday. A Journal classified ad costs as little as 35c. E! 8 ! - r