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JU ii o HE rLATTSmOlTTK, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Monday. April 24, 1950 SOOOT Jut Dial 241 Methodist Circles Hold Meetings The three circles of the Wo man's Society of Christian Ser- : vice met on Thursday. Mrs. Don York wa5 hostess at her home; to the Naomi Circle with Mrs. Hcrshef Dev.' and1 Mrs. W. F. Evers '. assisting. Mrs. Ralph; Wiles had the devotional period and Mrs. C. A. Ruse the lesson, the first chapter in the new: study book, "Missions at the Grass Roots." Mrs. O'Brien was honored with a birthday cake on her 85th birthday. Mrs. Joe McMaken was in char?? of the social hour at which time games were played. Seventeen were present. Re lreshments vere served at the ' close of the afternoon meeting;, i Several members plan to- attend the district meeting in Fremont. Mrs. D. M. Babbitt entertain ed the members of the Dorcas . Circle at her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Howard Wiles gave the- devotions, and Mrs.. Charles Janecek the first chap ter of the new study topic, "Missions at the Grass Roots," a most interesting lesson. Chief item of business- was completion of plans far serving the Senior Woman's Club ban quet at the church on Monday evening, May 1st. After a social hour the host ess served refreshments and in the serving was assisted by Mr. Fred Bourck and ' Mrs. Karl Gross bans. The Gleaners Circle met a! the church for their evening meeting Thursday. Mrs. Pearl Mann gave the devotions and Mrs. Charles Warden the lesson from the study book which be gins a new topie, "Missions at the Grass Roots."' After a social hour the host ess, Mrs., Edgar Newton assisted by Mrs. Ed Trively and Mrs. John Rishcl, served refreshments. OSS THEATRE Plactsmouth Last Time Mon April 24 R. Russell - R. Cummings "TELL IT TO THE JUDGE" The howl hit comedy of the season! Candid Microphone, Cartoon and News Nights 7:W & 9:15 Tues. Only, April 25 Iiarjrain Day 12c & 20c Margaret O'Brien "THE SECRET GARDEN" most unusual picture of hid den secrets revealed! Ceracdy and Cartoon Wed. & Thur., April 26-27 Sally Forrest and Big Cast "NOT WANTED Unwed mother! Her story . . . the nation's problem! Heart-gripping drama of one girl's pathetic mistake . . . and the price she paid? Night Shows 7:00 & 9:30 Local People At Installation The Auxiliary to Lepert-Wol-ever post No. 2543 Veterans ot Foreign Wars, attended the in stallation of Auxiliary officers Tuesday morning at Paw-ie? and at Tccumseh on Thursdoy night. Sophia Wolever, District No. Six President, was installing of ficer, with Plattsmouth Auxil iary officers assisting in th very impressive ceremonies. A covered dish dinner was served at Pawnee City by the Ladies Auxiliary, and by the members of the post at Tecum-seh. Those attending from Platts mouth were Mr. and Mrs. Wr.Ir Sikora. Mr. and Mrs. Jim M: Millian. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Mogensen. Deloma MuIIenex, Vera Wargxi, Josephine Stroufeh, Percy Bailey, Fern Tucker, Eea Dupree. Sophia - Wolever, La Vet ta Baumgart and Tillie Bom-btrg. EIIAWEE CA.MPFIRE The girls met April 12th at the home of their leader, Mrs. Newton, for their meeting. They textile painted and got things for the parents night exhibit which was held April 13th. There will be no meeting next week. Next meeting will be April 26th. Lois Gapen, Scribe; Mrs. Newton, Leader. Cotner-Morgan Wedding at Christian Church On Wednesday evening, April 19th. at 9: IS at the First Christ ian church in this city Miss Thayer E. Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David O.Jdorgan of Auburn, became the bride cf ner Richard 1. Cotner, son cf Mrs. Ida Cotner of Houston, Texas. The marriage lines were read by Rev. Geo. Swiney, pastor of the church, in the presence of tht; members of the families. The double ring service was used. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. E&til Jenkin... while Mr. Estil Jenkins, her brother-in-law, served as oojt man to the groom. The bride was gowned in a beige suit with aqua accessor ies ard had a corsage of pini roses. The bridesmaid wore a gray street dress with black ac cessories. The groom was attir ed in a light blue business uit and had a white carnation bou tonniere. His attendant wore a dark business suit. Thr bride's mother chose a blue and white print jersey vUh black accessories. Following the ceremony the members of the party joined m a reception tendered the couple at the home of the bride's sis ter, Mrs. Estil Jenkins. Th serving table was center ed with a large white cake bak ed and decorated by Mrs. Jen kins. The cake was trimmed with silver enclosing the minia tures of the bride and groom; white calla lillies edged in yel low and green added a beauti ful touch to the wedding cake. Refreshments of ice cream, cae and coffee were served the wed ding party and guests. Mrs. Cotner spent her early childhood on a farm near Bart lett. Iowa, and attended school there, moving later with her parents to Auburn where she finished her education. Since her graduation she has been employed with the Lincoln Tele phone and Telegraph Company at Auburn, which position she plans to continue. Richard was born in Omaha; spending most of his childhood in Plattsmouth, moving to Bart lett. Iowa, then returning to this city. His schooling was re ceived at both Bartlett. Iowa, and Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He spent from 1944 to 1343 in the navy, being "discharged in Oc tober of 1943. He is now employ ed by Wayne Gorton local con tractor. . Mr. and Mrs. Coiner will make their home in this city at Apt. 18 in the Ruse building. CALENDAR Tuesday, April 25 The Rebekahs are entertain ing the members of the I. O. O F. and their families on Tues day, April 25th at 6:30, at din- iPetersens Enjoy Fine Motor Trip DANCE Benefit of St. John's School Library Fund Wednesday, April 26 8 P. HI. At V. F. W. Hall HANK'S HOT SHOTS ORCHESTRA Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Admission 50c Per Person Your favorite garden-beautifying rose bushes heavily branched and rooted at important mid-season sav ings I Hurry in! EBJ MICHAEL-LEONARS FLOWER AND GARDEN SEEDS 'The Seeds You Knew Will Grow" White's Flower Shop 102 North 6th "Designing a Specialty" Ph. 6193 Junior-Senior Banquet Held On Saturday Son- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Petersen re turned Thursday afternoon. ! stt from a motor trip that has cov ered a great deal of the central states and the deep south. They left Plattsmouth on March 2nd' and arrived at Venice, Florida, on March 6th. I On the way to Florida they en joyed a stop at a motel located on the banks of the Return from Trip j Mrs. Ernest Trumble To the West Coast Here from West Coast Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lincoln ox Mrs Ernest Trnmfcle of Long Pacific Junction, have just re-' Beach, California, was in Platts turned home from a trip to the mr,,, h m Wpdnesriav to visit i Stone. Nehawka. a son. Satnr-! west coast, that covered 4,000 itH niH fripnris the Trnmbles day, April 22 at the St. Mary's miles bv ar and 1000 aut0 tra" family having been residents uu&puai, iNeorasKa cuy. j w " vamuima. a tnere a numoer oi years ago I oenui irrp mai tney most , whlle the late Mn Trumble was uiuruugmy enjoyea. ! engaged with the Plattsmouth aiicj wwe viMimg wun meirL state bank. ? a m - I Mrs. Trumble is visiting with Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Henninss. a son. Wednesdav. April I9th at Brown's hospital, j son-in-law and daughter, Mr. Nebraska Citv. I ana iu.rs. aonn v. nowen at Winmer, the latter a girlhood I another daughter and husband, i Li r lrtiiniv ill irn lAtc niuuaiiu Merced, California, as well as at Eagle for a few days and also Saturday night the annual Junior-Senior banquet of the high school was held at the Central building where the juniors had arranged a very very beautiful and attractive setting for the happy occasion. The decorative plan of the dining hall was that of "Moon light and Roses," very strikingly carried out in the decorations The guests entered the room beneath an arch of roses, while throughout the room the set tings were in the theme of a flower garden, with the round blue lights simulating the moon beam effects. In the most appropriate set ting the smiling faces of the boys and girls made it a very charming picture. The menu of the banquet was as follows: and was served by the freshmen and sophomores of the school: Red Rose Juice, Slab of Heaven. Milky Way Dew Drops. Rose Petals. Baked Rose Buds, Green Comets, Chocolate Moonbeams. Angel's Surprise. The invocation was offered by Willard Gunsolly with the wel come by Miss Darlene Spangler, for the junior class of the school and who also served as the toastmistress for the even ing. The boy's quartet, compos ed of Dick Huebner. Ronald Vargo, Bill White and Ronald Ofe, gave several selections that were much enjoyed. The toasts were responded to by JoAnn Thimgan, Bill Gottsch, James Craigmile. who spoke for the faculty of the school, and Dr. O. C. Hudson for the board of education. friend of Mrs. Petersen. At Chicago they visited at the Swanee home of Mrs. Joe Rath and river, immortalfced in Stephen family and Miss May Rath, Mrs. Foster's great song. FJoe Ratb being a sister-in-law While at Venice they enjoyed j and Miss Rath a sister of Mrs. visiting many of the beaches in ; Petersen. At Ottowa. Illinois, that vicinity, also at Sarasota, ' they visited at the home of Mr ! where they visited the winter ; and Mrs. Noah Lozeland. Mrs. quarters of the Ringling Broth- ; Logeland being an old friend of ers circus and the Jungle Card- ; Mrs. Petersen. Then they turned ens, famed spot in that part of howeward, going through Ken the south. They also saw sev- tucky, Indiana and Illinois, erai of the big league baseball finding a great deal of high teams that were training at water on the lowlands. Sarasota. The Boston Red Sox . Mrs. Joe Loper Is Honored at Shower On Wednesday evening Mrs. Joe Loper was honored guest at a pink and blue shower given at the home of Mrs. Elsie Mc Clintock, with Mrs. Donald Mc Clintock and Mrs. Gerald Mc Clintock, assistant hostesses. The guest of honor received a great many very lovely gifts from the friends and the ladies spent the remainder of the eve ning in games and visiting. Prize winners in the games were Mrs. Walter Bryant and Mrs. Naason Babbitt. At a suitable hour delicious re freshments were served by the hostesses to complete a most pleasant time. Those attending were: Mrs. Walter Bryant, Mrs. Herbert Baumgart. Mrs. Naasson Bab bitt, Mrs. Dale Harms, Mrs. Troy Cotner. Mrs. Frank J. Koubek, Mrs. Carl Tiekotter, Mrs. J. D. Winters, Mrs. Glen Diggs, Aud rey Dow, Mrs. Howard Dow, Mrs. Tom Solomon, Miss Harriett Goos, Mrs. Herman Tiekotter, Miss Janet Tiekotter, home from Wcsleyan, Mrs. Elsie McClintock caid the hostesses. had their quarters there and they enjoyed many of the exhi titiori games. Their main objective was the reunion of the Petersen family held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Barger. the latter the former ALtee Petersen of this city. Mrs. John E. Schatz of Plattsmouth and Mrs. May Spies i of Ontario. California, also sis ters of Mr. Petersen, were pre sent at the reunion. This was the first time the brother and sisters had been together in thirty years. Leaving Venice they drove to Miami and Key West and then up the east coast of Florida to Orlando and Daytona Beaches, driving ten miles on the beach, then to the Marine Land studios, the largest aquarium in the world They also visited at St. Augustine, the oldest set tlement on the continent, which still has the old streets many hundred years old and quaint old buildings. They then drove north through Jacksonville into North and South Carolina, through the famous Great Smoky moun tains. While going through the Smokies they ran into a snow storm and the sight of the snow on the pine trees was very beautiful. From the mountains they drove to Ovcnsboro. Kentucky, and Mayfall Mount to visit with The Culiom Women's Exten- j Sister M. Nympha. who was a sion Club met on Thursday af- teacher here about twenty years ternoon. Apri! 13 at the home! ago in the St. John school. Culiom Club Has Fine Program Shower Honors Miss Alice Woster Friday Mrs. Robert Gall en tertained at her apartment in the Bates building at a miscel laneous shower honoring Miss Alice Woster, whose marriage to Bernard Ulrich will take place on Saturday, May 6th. The bride-to-be was nresented with a large number of gifts j VISIT TEXAS from the friends as a token of the pleasant associations in the past years. Games and contests served to pass the time most pleasantly. In these prizes were awarded to Mrs. Robert Woster, Mrs. Tom Pfeffer of Bellevue and Miss Audrey Dow. At the close of the evening dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Gall, who was assisted by Frances Wilson, Norma Spi dell and Mary Woster. of Mrs. Albert Hilfliker with Mrs. Ford Heim as associate hostess. Mrs. Fred Wehrbein, presi dent, called the meeting to or der and Mrs. Gerald Keil, sec retary, took the roll calL Two members were unable to at tend and one visitor, Mrs. Lee man Lawson. was present. In the course of business a safety chairman, Mrs. Everett Parriott was elected. It was also voted to give a donation to the cancer fund at our next meet ing. Our two project leaders on "Floor Covering and its Care" gave the last half of this dem onstration. They brought sam ples of linoleum, rubber tile and cork, showing us the various qualities, their suitability to our needs and the care necessary in each case. It was very well pre sented. ' As an extra project our club has had a demonstration on the making of gloves. Mrs. Otto Pe tereit and Mrs. Emil Schmidt leading in this project. On Monday evening, April 17, the group met at the Culiom school house to complete their instruc tion and start to make their gloves. Our next meeting will be held on May 11 at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Fornoff with Mrs. Stuart Meisinger and Mrs. Geo. Inman as associate hostesses. The study will be "My Flower ! Garden and Exhibit." The lead ers for this will be Mrs. August Siemoneit and Mrs. John Hal mes. At the close of the meeting very delicious refreshments were served by our hostesses, Mrs. Albert Hilfliker and Mrs. Ford Heim. Mrs. Emil Schmidt, News Reporter. From Owensboro they drove through Indiana to Gary, to visit with Dr. and Mrs. R. N. St. Paul's Circles Hold Meetings Circle No. 1 met at the home of Miss Sophia Kreager with Miss Amelia Martens and Mrs. Blanche Meisinger as co-hostesses. The devotions yere given by Mrs. Verner Kaffenberg?r. After the regular routine of business, games were played and prizes given to the winners. There were 14 members and six guests present. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. Circle 2 met at the church basement. Mrs. Buechler, Mrs. Geo. Kaffenberger, Mrs. Edgar Meisinger served as hostesses. Business sessions separate from Circle 3. Devotions were led by Mrs. Otto Pitz. Seventeen mem bers and three visitors were present. Social activities of Circles 2 and 3 were combined with contests. Prizes were awarded to winners. Refresh ments were served by the host esses. Circle 3 met at the church basement with Rilla Gapen, Mrs. Ed Steppat and Miss Ethel Stoehr as hostesses. Dorothy Schmidt had the devotions. Aft er the close of regular business, the meeting was adjourned. Guessing games were enjoyed by Circles 2 and 3 with prizes for the winners. Refreshments were served to 16 members and three guests by the hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connally of Corpus Christi, Texas, who were moving to Seattle. Wash ington, where Mr. Connally is to be stationed in the navy. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were at Sidney, Iowa, where they attended the wedding of I their nephew, Alex Christian son of Pacific Junction to Miss Virginia Augh of Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. Christianson are to live on a farm near Pacific Junction. at Lincoln where she was for merly engaged with the Veter ans' Administration. She was accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs. William Trumble and William G. Kieck, Jr., of Lincoln. Miss Agnes Ptak of Omaha iwas here Saturday to visit with j old friends; She was a visitor ! with Mrs. James Sochor and daughter, Mrs. Laura Wilson of ! Chicago, who is here looking af I ter the care of the mother. Marilyn Lutz Is Member of "Tassels" Use Journal Want Ads. LINCOLN, Nebr. Marilyn I Lutz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ! Otto E. Lutz of Plattsmouth, is one of 17 girls recently initiated ' into Tassels, women's pep or-, ganization at the University of j Nebraska. i Initiation completed a year of . work in Tassels for the iris. ! They have maintained the necessary scholastic require- j ments and have participated in i a required amount of Tassel activities. ATTENTION DEEP-FREEZE OWNERS Vanilla Ice Cream 85c Per Vz Gallon 1.40 Per Gallon Other Flavors Slightly Higher TASTEE SHOP DOUBLE STAMPS Given On All f! WATCH REPAIR The sun .'could not pass be tween the earth and the moort because its diameter is greater than the distance between the moon and the earth. . . . As far as your watch is concerned, every second counts. If it isn't running properly, bring it in and let our expert repairmen have a look at it. No obli gation. REASONABLE PRICES Grove's Jewelry Co, 601 Main St. Phone 228 The largest bomber in the United States holds 21,760 gal- lon3 of gasoline enough to take an ordinary automobile 13 times around the world and then through all the states in - the Union. Subscribe lot The Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schwcn- neker and children of this city were visitors at the home' of SSgt. and Mrs. Dclbert Schwen neker in Grand Prairie, Texas, While there they enjoyed many places of . interest including i Dallas and Fort Worth. ' They also motored to the Ar buckle Mountains and visited the Turner Falls at Ardmore, Oklahoma, as Sgt. Schwenneker had a three day pass from his duties at Hensley Field Army Air Base. Sgt. and Mrs. Schwenneker expect to return the visit some time in August. 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