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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1950)
0 1 Crfjtrf&A (Opal E. Wallick) -r. and Mrs. Harold C. Elliott n:i-ci family spent Christmas c:ay with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B-ckney in Omaha. Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Kunkel tnd family spent Christmas (ay as guests of his parents. Kev. and Mrs. 3. N. Kunkel at K. hawka. Mrs. George Ellis and Kathryn t.'H-f. hostesses on Christhmas cay to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallick, Charles T. Wallick and Mr E. W. LaRue and Patty Ann. A family reunion on Christmas cay with all their sons and (.aughters present with the ex ception of a son-in-law, Mr. Vance Harris, of Omaha, who is in Iceland, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Morris. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Morris of Dallas, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Morris and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morris of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. itforris and family of Avoca, Mrs. Mildred Hooker, Alice Faun of Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Vance Harris and family of Om aha were present at this most haifry occasion. This was the first time in several years that all had been home at the same tife. Complimenting his friend during the holiday season, Jer ry Stone was host at a stag party last Friday evening. Cards and "tall tales" amused the guests until time for the 'eats'', which Mrs. Stone had thought fully provided in large quan tities. Don Gray left for San Fran cisco Saturday evening after spending several days holiday leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gray and Don. Paul Fauquet of Plattsmouth, k-as in town attending to bus iness matters last week. Mr. Fauquet will be at the Laurel Walter II. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat Bldg. Plattsmouth hotel during January on Fri i days and Saturdays in the after jnoon to help make out income j tax reports. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weekley j and son, Donald, of Hiawatha, i Kansas, were holiday guests ot !Mr. and Mrs. Leo Christensen. 'Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thornton, Linda Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Miller and family and Mr. W. F. X X1UI 11 lUil WCJ.C Ulllllti fcf, lit- OLJ on Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts drove to Lincoln, where they spent Christmas eve with their son, Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. Wralter Luhring spent Christmas eve with Mr. and Mrs. Ike Reed. On Christ mas day they left for Hanover, Kansas, where they will visit Mr. Luhring's parents, Mrs. Mary Luhring and other rela tives. Mrs. Grace Steckley was host ess to Chapter B. T. P. E. O. at a Christmas party on Tues day evening, with Mrs. Mary Louise Hobson as co-hostess. Miss Kathryn Ellis was program chairman and a gift exchange was enjoyed. Judge and Mrs. Leon Merrick of Osceola arrived last Satur day to be with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Day until Sunday when they all went to Lincoln where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wainscott. Judge and Mrs. Merrick returned to Osce ola on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stone were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gray. R. P. Hobson received fractur es in the right leg and arm in an automobile accident last Friday afternoon. His daugh ter, Susan, was with him and they were returning from de livering Christmas gifts. Com ing from the north they reached the top of the hill and the icy pavement was thought to have caused the car to swerve out of control and it struck and broke a powerline pole. Susan was uninjured though badly fright ened. The Hobson car was damaged considerably. He was taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital immediately, where an X-ray showed the many frac tures. An operation will be nec essary at a later date to set the bones. Clarence Nutter has been se cured as instructor for a Vet eran's course "On the Farm" at the Weeping Water schooL Mr. Nutter is now employed by the Soil Conservation service at Curtis, where Mrs. Nutter is an , mm, w - . ., ., -- , .,.,,. : ' 1 f " - iLVWifr? 1 - '.lyff - -s of M W. W. Davis on Satur- urday afternoon where a Christ mas tree had caught on fire. This is the second of such calls that the department has made there within the matter of weeks and Mrs. Davis is quite willing to call it "quits". Mr. and Mrs. John C. Morris of Dallas, Texas, started on j their return trip home Sunday j morning after having spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. ! and Mrs. John E. Morris and other relatives. Guests cf Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nutter on Sunday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morris of Lin coln, who arrived Saturday eve ning to spend over New Years with relatives. Richard Keckler, Patty La Rue, Jerry Joyce and Dixie Lee Applegate were in Omaha at the Music Box for New Years cele bration. Jack Philpot and Miss La Vonne Freudenberg of Otoe, and Virginia Philpot and John Stone were New Year celebrants in Omaha. Mrs. E. W. LaRue was clerk- Thursday, January 5, 1950 PAGE THREE BEUIN TURNS THE TABLES . . . Wearing a hunting: cap, Mr. Bruin Jauntily drives Into Buffalo, N.T., with a fine specimen of homo sapiens roped to the hood of his car after a successful hunting trip. It was Bg. of course, but it might have been this way. For Harry Szarowski, a Buffalo television repair man who shot the bear, reports that the 300-pound bruin played possum after the first shot, and he might have fcagfed the hunter bad the latter been less cautious. and family of Hickman, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Day on Wednesday of last week. The Verhoffs are former farm tenants of the Days. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Peterson and Norman returned from a trip to Minnnesota, where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Peter son, of Tyler. The Welfare Society met on Monday at the Methodist church. Mrs. W. D. Lenker, Mrs Arthur Hofmmcn, Mrs. Tom Colbert and Mrs. Hattie Sperry were hostesses. Bide A Wees meets at the home of Mrs. Floyd Hite for the first meeting of the New Year January 5th. Mrs. W. D. Lenker was host ess at her home to the Womans club on Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Norris entertained in honor of the for tieth wedding aniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Norris, Thurs day, January 29th, of last week. Other cuests for the occasion nig at the Gibson grocery store Were Mrs. Grace Copple, Mr. and on Saturday of last week, tak- Mrs. Lee Copple, all of Alvo; inz the place of Mrs. Jack Hays Mrs. E. H. Norris, Mrs. Carl who is taking care of son Tom- Tefft. Margaret and Robert, of HOW TO BE CERTAIN . . . Here's how to be certain that your prescriptions have been compounded from only the best pharma cals. Make certain that they have been filled, as ours are, from proven name brands. PROTECT YOUR HEALTH WITH PROVEN PRODUCTS Walgreen Agency instructor of Normal Training at the Agricultural college which is an experimental station con nected with the University of Nebraska. The Soil Conserva tion course will start March 1st and will continue for as long as four years. About thirty have made application for enroll ment. We welcome the Nutters back to Weeping Water and hope that their stay with us this time will be a much longer one. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tefft are parents of a baby daughter born Tuesday, December 27th, at Seattle, Washington. Mrs. Carl Tefft, of Avoca, is the pa ternal grandmother and Mrs. C. E. Tefft and Mrs. E. H. Nor ris are the paternal great-grand mothers. Mr. and Mrs. Marcel DeCraene and Marianne returned from their trip to Missouri over the C.i-rMmao holidays the first part of the week. Charles T. Wallick. Miss Cor rinne Wiles, Dean Cherry and Miss Virginia Hunker of Falls City, went to Syracuse last Thursday evening. Miss Hunk ers is a house guest of Corrine's for the week end. Mrs. E. F. Marshall was host ess to a dinner for Mrs. George Ellis, Miss Kathryn Ellis, ' Mrs. E. W. LaRue and Patty Ann on Friday evening of last week. Miss Maude Moulton was call ed to Marion, Iowa, by the death of her sister, Mrs. Alma Scown, who died Tuesday at her home be resumed Friday if the weath er permits. The past week has found everyone busy with hol iday events and did not give much attention to sports, but now that the deluge of parties and celebrations are about over it is time again to think of the coming weeks when it will bo impossible to v.'ork at all. So ed in honor of Doris Jean Da vis. surrrisin2 her on her birth day. After the party they all ' ton Sterling on Christmas day my. who has the chickenpox Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gary were New Years guests of Mrs. Har ry Noell. Other guests that eve ing were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Notll. of Gretna; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Noell. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Al Avoca. A Minnesota fried fish dinner was enjoyed. The American Legion Post No. 237 sent Christmas gift candy to the Gold Star families of World War I and II. Mr. Verne Amick reported boxes were sen, to Mrs. Russell Dudley of Ex cello, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Tefft, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Walters, Mr. George Sell and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lud wig. Mr. Walter Roberts went to' Lincoln to get Mr. and Mrs. Frank Domingo on their return from Hardin, Montana, where they were called by the drain of Mrs. John Domingo, a sister cf Mr. Domingo. Charles T. Wallick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Wal lick, left for San Francisco, on Sunday morning after a stay here of nineteen days during the holidays. He will report to the U. S. S. Ercekenridgc. Charles completed the Yeomans ccurs-? just before his trip heme. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morris, Corrinno Wiles, accompanied the Wallicks on their trip to the Omaha sta tion. Mrs. Neil Munkres has been sick for several days this past week. those of you who can, work as her guests. while you can, because there h come a day when you can't. Mrs. R. P. Hobson, Susan and Mrs. Helen Clark spent Christ mas eve and night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nelson and family. As is their custom they take turns of doing this and then have their tree Christ mas morning all together. The household furniure of the late Mrs. Thomas H. Mur tey will be sold at public auc- attended the midnight show at the Chief theatre. Mrs. E. F. Marshall entertain ed at dinner Thursday evening with Mrs. Emerson Doxrler, Mrs. George Eliis, Miss Kathryn Ellis. Mrs. E. W. LaRue and Patty Ann Mr. E. Thomas Stacey will head the Cass county fair board during the 1950 season accord ing to reports of the annual meeting held last week. Mr. J. W. Philpot of Nehawka is vice president, Mr. E. J. Bender act ing as secretary New board and Mrs Robert Wol,tt as meinoers ure uir. .riiiur reri hold nad Mr. Owen Welch. were Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Had ley and three sons of Nehawka day evening of last week Mr. and I Mrs. LeRoy Zessin and son, 1 1 James, Mrs. Mildred Kibki and , daughter, Marilyn, Mr. Chester ; 11 s i ri i ' uuyei, uii ui iiiaiia., ivuss anir ley Appling and Mr. Archie Crozier were dinner guests of the Sterling home. Callers that same evening were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cooper and Mrs. Doro thy Shrader and children. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thornton and Linda Norris accompanied tion on January 12th. Paul j points in Iowa. I A Ml 1 C Fauquet will be the referee and Charles V. Wallick will clerk the sale. Dixie Lee and Ricky Apple gate spent the holidays with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Deles Dernier and other relatives at Plattsmouth. Wayne Cherry, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Cherry is joining the forces of the Easterling Silver company as a salesman for this territory. Mr. Roger Bickford is another Weeping Water boy wrho is connected with this con cern servicing the Fremont ter ritory. ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Wal- j licy had a pre-New Years fam- ! far as Belvidere, Illinois, to their new home. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Porter and ; Wolcott went on to Chicago. family returned Friday from ; where they will visit with her their Christmas vacation trip to ; parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Darrell. They returned Monday The Weeping WTater fire de- j morning. partment was called to the home I Mr. and Mrs. William Verhof f New For Fall! Does your car feel like a bucking bronc every time you take a side road? Chances are it needs new springs. Our experts will install them quickly and at low cost. Drive in today! "We Cater to Your Car!" DOWN TOWN MOTORS HUDSON SALES & SERVICE 125 South 5th Phone 3119 X Excitingly. . .dramatically. . . and differently Mr. and Mrs. Frank Domingo diIner . even;n,at tllll A -i i W Ibii lil. UliU iUA I TUM were called to Hardin, Montana by the death of his sister, Mrs. John Swindle (Alice Domingo). Mrs. Swindle had suffered a heart attack last week and was taken to a hospital in Billings. Mrs. Ray Smith joined the Do mingos on their trip from Har tington. Oscar Domingo, an other brother, is in California, and was contacted, but his plans for returning for the ser vices were not known at this writing. Walter Roberts took Mr. and Mrs. Domingo to Lin coln, Tuesday night. According to Marion Stone, work at the Memorial field will New, Easy Way to Farm One Minute to put on implements NEW EAGLE HITCH EASIEST 3-POINT HOOK-UP YOU EVER SAW The new Eagle Hitch on the 1950 Case "VAC" tractor takes hold of the new latch on implements and picks them up fast and easy. Without getting off the seat you just latch on, slip in a pin, and go! You get to the field quicker, finish sooner. Work is done better because the Eagle Hitch keeps imple ments working at a steady depth in spite of hard spots and uneven ground. Come in and see it! Try the new low-pressure hydraulic implement control. YouTl like the way it works with both latch-on and front-mounted implements. This isn't push-button farming but it's the nearest thing to it. And you'll be amazed at the eager power wrapped up in this low-cost 2-plow tractoc Murray, Nebr. 'I. J. CASE IMPLEMENTS' Phone 2911 Bill Morris of Lincoln, Mrs. Geo. Ellis, Miss Kathryn Ellis, Mrs. E. W. LaRue, Patty and Charles T. Wallick of San Diego, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ellis (Esther Mogenson) of Trenton, were here last week end visiting from Thursday until Tuesday of with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Mogen son. James Ambler left Friday for San Francisco (Treasure Island after several days visit with his father, Mr. Herbert Ambler and other relatives. The Christhmas edtion of the Weeping Water Pew Wow was a delight to read. It certainly deserves a big hand clasp for the effort in putting out this special edition with its holiday news and greetings. If you wish to know what is going on over at school just subscribe for the Pow Wow and you will soon una out its all tnere and is worth reading, too. Dr. and Mrs. Duane Harmon and daughter, Karen, returned Tuesday to their home in Moorhead, Minn., after spending the holidays here with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hoback went to Calloway last week to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gilmore. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Copple of Lincoln were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lorenson and family. Mrs. E. W LaRue and Miss Kathryn Ellis were Lincoln shoppers on Thursday of last week. The Order of the Golden Sun (Scouts) held a Pow WTow at Lincoln on Friday evening. Jer ry Stone and Charles T. WTal lick attended as members and Dean Cherry as a guest of Charles. Betty Jacobson, Cor rinne Wiles and Virginia Hunk er of Falls City were guests of the three boys. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cherry after spending the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Cherry left for their home in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ham mond and daughter, LuDee, of Columbus, spent the holidays here with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hammond. Joy Ann Lenker was hostess to the Sophomore class Satur day evening when she entertain-, FOR A classic of long, low and lovely styling ..lUM,yM..wy, v f i si WMi..jWi,jiwMMWei i...,unt.i I IIPII IIIBJUIW I imillln i mill I - .s:hpi.jh ' 1 :". t-. irrirlf.--.1!- . .!-': ;?.; p f-- a- '-' Here it is! Now on Display: The beautiful 1950 Chrysler ; . . the beauty surprise of the year! From smart new front to smart new rear, every sleek, trim line was deliberately styled to give it a new long, low streamlined look! With stunning new interiors, new nylon fabrics . . . it's today's new style classic, inside and out! 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