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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Monday, June 6. 1949 1 "SOCIETY" Just Dial 241 ' Mary Lou Killey is Given High Honors Miss Mary Lou Killey, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Killey, 162G West Sunset street, Decatur. Illinois, granddaughter of Mrs. P. A. Horn of this city, was graduated with honors Thursday from the College of SI. Francis in Joliet. She will re ceive the degree of bachelor of science. Listed in "Who's Who in Amer ican Universities and Colleges for 1943-49". Miss Killey receiv ed the pin of Kappa Gamma Phi. national honor society, as one of the highest ranking students in the college. She was the secre tary of the Baconian club, a member of the Inter-Sorority council, Theta Chi Sigma, the Cccilian choir and glee club. Mrs. Ray Killey is the former Dernice Horn of Plattsmouth. Announce Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Oren Malcolm Pollard of Nehawka announce the engagement and approach ing marriage of their daughter, Dorothy Imogene, to Clayton Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Raymond Bruce of Baden : Pa. Miss Pollard graduated from the National Business Institute of Lincoln in 1944 and was an out standing 4-H member, receiving state and national honors and a scholarship to the University of Nebraska home economics de- Married at Court House on Monday County Judge Richard Peck was called upon Monday to read the marriage service at his office in the court house for Floyd Van Osdal, of Omaha, and Miss Bev erly Jean Kuhns of Plattsmouth. The wedding service was wit nessed by Henry Kuhns, father of the bride and Mrs. Velma! Schantell. of Omaha, mother of the groom. - v. : : t-. :y-x-: V .... Wn. X" Plattsmouth "Spinnit Days" start Wednesday. June 15. It l rom 9 P. M. to 1 A. M. DANCE j MB l AND HI'. Dorothy Imogene Pollard partment. For the past four years she has been employed as secretary in the office of Senator Hugh Butler in Washington. D. C. Mr. Bruce received his B.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh and is now attending George Washington university college of medicine. He is serv ing his intership at Galiinger Municipal in Washington. D. C, and is a member of Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Chi and Phi Beta Kappa. The wedding will be August 7. Elm's BALLROOM - SYRACUSE -THURS., JUNE 9 Iiooths are free Admission SI Taxes Inch NOT!:: We will play fine or chestras every Thursday if the attendance justifies (loin? so. Your Patronage Will Decide This Attend Nebraska Annual Roundup Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis were in Lincoln where they attended the annual Ne-: braska university roundup, a part of the closing exercises of the State University, always a very colorful event. Mr. Davis was a member of the class of 1909. one of the ' honor classes this year, sharing honors with classes of 1889. 1899. 1919. 1929. 1939. at the an nual tet together. Mrs. Davis ' jalso enjoyed with the husband. the many social events tha i marked the day with the color 1 ful campus gatherings and the j fraternity and sorority enter j tainments. j Accidents after dark during ; 1948 took the lives of 18.400 per I sons a n d injured 640,070 j throughout the nation, the ! Street and Traffic Safety Light 1 ing Bureau reported. i Young People Married at Holy Rosary Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Holy Rosary church at 16th and First Avenue, occurred the marriage of two of the popu lar young people of this city, Miss Alice Belle Gradoville, daughter of Mrs. Ivan Gearhart and Mrs. Lowell Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Hopkins, Sr. The church was attractively 1 arranged with the bright colored flowers of the early summer season. The marriage was performed by Father IJdward C. Tuchek, pastor of the church and wit nessed by the members of the families of the young people and a few close friends. The bride wore a street gown of aqua blue with white access , ories, her flowers were a corsage of red roses. Mrs. Delores Frazier, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, wear ing a aqua blue street dress with white accessories and a corsage of Tailsman roses. Edward Frazier attended Mr. Hopkins as the fcest man. Following the wedding the members of the bridal party and the two families were entertain ed at a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Ivan Gearhart, 12th and 4th ave nue. Mrs. Hopkins is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1948 and has since been engaged at the Stylecraft plant in this city. Mr. Hopkins attended the Plattsmouth high school and later entered the naval service in World War II. serving until the close. He is at this time em ployed at the Plattsmouth post office. Elizabeth Marie Meisinger Graduates Lincoln. Nebr. (Special) Miss Elizabeth Marie Meisinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester WT. Meisinger of Plattsmouth. was included among the 158 seniors who received degrees in connec tion with Sixtieth annual com mencement exercises at Nebras ka Wesleyan University Tuesday. May 31. Miss Meisinger received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English and Education and a minor in the commercial arts. Hurst ,R. Anderson. President of Hamline University, St. Paul. Minn., delivered the commence ment address and Chancellor John L. Knight conferred the degrees. Miss Meisinger plans to t)e married sometime during the summer months. She will teach next fall at Mullen. Nebraska. While attendingi Nebraska Wesleyan Miss Meisinger has been active in Cardinal Key, Theta Alpha Phi, Panhellenic Council, Plainsman staff, COG's, Pi Gamma Mu, Plainsman Play ers, and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. She is affiliated with Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Miss Meisinger is the reigning queen of the King Korn Karnival being crowned in September 1948. r-- j ' ' " ROOMY "STOVAWAY FREEZER LOCKER safely stores up to 35 pounds of delicious Frozen Food... right in your great K7SRNATI0HAL HARVESTER It's lierc . .. the completely new International Harvester Refrigerator and it's just the marvel of roomy convenience and efficiency that a busv home maker needs to lick the "dinner-doldrums". With all the extra storage space, it's easy to have fotxl enough on hand for many taste-tcmniing, health-assuring meals! Come in today. M & i iocjv ros THE HALLMARK OF HARVESTER QUALITY ROOM TO SPARE . . . WITH SPARE ROOM IN YOUR KITCHEN! Come in . . . Check These Othsr Wonderful Convenience Features "Foldaway" Shelves Meat "Frigidrawer" Super-Storage Pantry Bin Roomy Crispers Stites Farm Eqpt. & Truck Co. PLATTSMOUTH PHONE 267 CHICAGO AVENUE UNION, NEBR. PHONE 2111 Above is Mrs. H. Emerson Wiles, former Miss Ciaudeen Keller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J3. Keller, whose marriage occurred on June 1, at their home south of Plattsmouth. Both are vell known and popular young people of the community and expect to make their future home cn the farm where they were married. Photo by Chriswiser. Keller-Wiles Wedding Held Wednesday Wednesday, June 1, 1949, at their future home south of Plattsmouth. Miss C 1 a u d e e n Keller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R R Kn',)or nnH lTr TT Fmor- son Wiles, son of Mr. and Mrs. ! Thf iittle one is grandson of Mr j Son: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Land, a son. Larry Emerson, Sunday, June 5th. : Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Wiles, a son, Saturday, June ; 4th at Franklin, Louisiana. The : son has been named SteDhen Howard Wiles were united in marriage. The impressive double ring ceremony was performed at four o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. E. C. Williams of the First Meth odist church officiating. Only members of the immediate fam ilies were present. Baskets of white gladioli were used as decorations for the liv ing room where the rites were performed. Preceding the plighting of the vows, Mrs. Ed ward Wehrbein sang "'Because" with E. Hilt Wescott as accom panist, he also playing nuptial music throughout the service. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white two piece suit of Bakola material, white accessories and a red rose bud corsage. She also wore a pnld and brilliant necklace, a gift of the groom. j Miss Dorothy Cappell. her ! bridesmaid, wore an aqua sum mer suit with white accessories and a white carnation corsage. The groom was attired in a marine blue suit while his at tendant, Wynne Babbitt, wore a brown suit. Mrs. Keller chose a light green and gray figured crepe dress, while Mrs. Howard Wiles wore brown silk shantung. Both mothers wore red carnation cor sages. Following the ceremony a reception honored the newly weds. In the dining room was a beautiful floral buffet piece of pink and white carnations and snapdragons. The serving table was covered with a lace cloth and had a two tiered wedding cake as a centerpiece, flanked on either side by tall white lighted tapers. The bridal party enjoyed a dinner at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, following which Mr. and Mrs. Wiles departed on a short trip. Ciaudeen graduated from the Plattsmouth high school in the class of 1946 and attended Doane College for one term. The past two years she has been cm ployed in the stenographic de partment of the Mutual Benefit Association at their Omaha offices. Emerson was graduated from the local high school in 1947 and attended Omaha University the past year where he was a mem ber of Phi Kappa Delta frater nity . and Mrs. Guy Wiles of this city. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nolte, Saturday, June 4th. a son at the home at Springfield. The young lad is a grandson of County Commissioner and Mrs. W. F. Nolte and Mr. and Mrs. James Holoubeck of this city This is the third grandchild in the Nolte family. Leaves on Vacation Trip to the East Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kneer and daughter, Sharon, departed this past week for a holiday vaca tion in the east, a trip, that will take them to a number of the cities in ttiat part of the coun try. They are going first to Washington. D. C, to look over the many places of interest in the national capital and later Mr. Kneer will visit at Alexan dria. Virginia, where the head quarters of the BREX are lo cated and visit with the various officials. After the visit at Washington they are planning on going to New York City to enjoy the sights of the nation's largest city and from there will turn their way westward to Chicago for a short visit and then on back to Nebraska. Plattsmouth '"Spinnit Day s" start Wednesday. June 15. It Real Estate LOANS! 4V&" Percent Interest ' Charge Reduced for each monthly payment. Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. Frank P. Dall. of Manley, was here Saturday for a few hours to visit with old friends, while on a few days vacation from work at the University of Ne braska. He is to take up his summer work cn June 8th at the college of engineering, where he is- working on his degree. Farm real estate values in the first four months of 1949 turned downward for the first time in 10 years. Brubacher Kugler Nuptials Held at Murray The United Presbyterian church at Murray was the scene of a very lovely wedding service on Sunday, June 5, at a 4 o'clock candlelight service, for Miss Beverly Ann Brubacher, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bru bacher of Murray and Mr. Ed gar M. Kugler, son of Mrs. Ida P. Kugler, of Creston, Nebraska. The church was very attrac tively arranged with baskets of pink carnations and white snap dragons, as well as a white trel lis covered with ferns. Preceding the ceremony, Lc- j Roy Yanney, Lincoln, classmate ! oi me Driae ana groom sang, while the nuptial music was played for the ceremony by Bill Ericson. The wedding was attended by 250 guests. The marriage service was per formed by Rev. Roy P. Morris, pastor of the church. The bride , was given in mar riage by her father, Mr. G. E. Brubacher. The gown of the bride, white satin, was fashioned with a de mure pointed collar, dainty lace extending from the shoulder line to the hemline, accented the yoke and aisle wide train, the bodice fitted smoothly with molding line that offset the full ness of the skirt. The sleeves were long and tapered to points. Her fingertip veil of silk illusion was held by a pleated satin crown. She carried a white bible with a lavender orchid. Miss Margaret Smith, of Plattsmouth, attended as maid of honor, wearing pink taffeta with matching headress and gloves. Her flowers were a co lonial bouquet of white carna tions. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Wes Rothlentner of Lincoln and Miss Betty Meisinger of Platts mouth, wearing matching dress es of white taffeta with white headdress and gloves. Their flowers were colonial bouquets of pink carnations. The candles for the service were lighted by Miss Jane Gates of Lincoln and Miss Marilyn Larson of Bellevue. The groom was attended by Mr. Kenneth White of Platts mouth, a school associate at Wesleyan. Ushers at the service were Mr. Wes Rothlentner of Lincoln and Mr. Tommy Cooper of Falls City. A reception was held in the parlors of the church following the wedding ceremony, assist-ing-in the reception were Mrs. Charles H. Boedeker. Mrs. George Rieke, Mrs. R. W. Tyson, Mrs. A. L Carper, Mrs Raymond Lancaster. Misses Maralyann Myers, Elaine Koontz, Mary Fhyllis Soennichsen, Norma Spi cieil. Ramona Brooks, Anna Mae Tubridy. Mrs. Elmer Tritsch and Mrs. Olin Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Kugler departed on a honeymoon trip to the Black Hills and Denver. The bride wore as her going away gown white gabardine with while accessories. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kugler are members of the class of 1949 of Wesleyan Uni versity where they have been prominent in the activities of the University. Mrs. Kugler ma jored in social science and edu cation. She was active in the chorus, yellers of the brown. Women's House Council, Y.W.C. A.. Plainsmen Players, Theta Alphia Phi. She is affliated with Phi Mu sorority. Mr. Kugler majored in poli tical science and a minor in speech. He was active while at Wesleyan in Pi Kappa Delta, Rgeta Alpha Phi and the Wes leyan staff. j HERE FOR -VACATION . . . . 14 ' home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vail Mrs. Burr Davis, of Wayne. ; ery. Nebraska, has been here visiting j at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Vallery. She is accompanied by her children, Jimmie and Sandra Davis, who will spend a part of their vacac tion here at the home of Miss Naomi Owens, member of the teaching force of the city schools, with Miss Hannah Doyle, of Omaha, was a visitor in the Chicago for a few days with grandparents, and at the farm friends. VISIT IN CITY Week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tschir ren was Mr. and Mrs. Don Welcn of Minneapolis. Minn. Mr. Welch is, a brother of Mrs. Tschirren. DON'T RISK YOUR HEALTH! You get prompt and accurate service when you bring your prescriptions to us. Every preparation is checked and double-checked to make sure it's just what the doctor ordered! - -II Mb j "Service For Ilth" X, j am Now Serving Hospitals and Mortuaries In Omaha Floral Designs To Suit the Occasion - V " . -f I I A". Alii"! t-- " V "v-fc- I "V T" "I "Y We Do All Our Designing Here With the Exception White's Flower Shop Dial 6193 : .: -jjrS IIL" H I -MM j,,,, - Lj . 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