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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL iAGE TWO Thursday, August 4, 1950 Just Dial 241 Lewiston Social Circle Meeting The Lewiston Social Circle club met at the home of Mrs. Jess Jortensen with Mrs., Henry Ilobscheidt and Mrs. Wayne Jorgensen as assistant hostesses. , .The meeting was called to or- j der by the president, roll call j and business was soon disposed ; of and lessons started. Because of bad roads last month a dou- i ble lesson was Riven. Mrs. Her man Comer cave lesson on "Hay Fever Weed." Mrs. Ray , Creamer gave lesson on 1 "Unesco." Th-?se lessons were very much enjoyed by all and; many thanks to the ladies for their excellent work. ' , , A shower was Riven at this I meeting for Mrs. Keith Hostet- ! tier .and Mrs.. Jess Jorgensen. j A delicious lunch of ice cream j ajid cake was served by the 1 hostess. The dime cake was cut which Mrs. Eruce made and Mrs. i Keith Hostettier . received the , dime in her piece of cake, so will ' bake the next cake. ; At a late hour all left for ' home, having enjoyed the aft- t ernoon very much. Next meet- j ins will be with Mrs. Harry Gobelman with Mrs. Elmer Pike as assistant hostess. Reporr. KCA Victor 6T86 Arir thrills in TV! The "' Rat tan il"" com In" nation 16-incl Y.yc Witness pictnrrs cleamt, steadiest! Kxtra-jnerftil cir cuits pivr lcsl j:ssi!i!(" recep tion, lias JC V .Victor's 1'-r Million Picture S nclironiyrr, IU ! Victor" '"I V another chancer for 7." or 33 Vi rpm ' records: AMtAt railio, itn- provrd. "(rlim Throat" llAleii'U'il Tone rane. ha, 159 95 up Wm-. Schmidtmann 438 Main St. tilt sit - ft a I - I 1"- H 1 tV Again our store leads as your school supply headquarters. More good merchandise for less money. ZIPPER NOTEBOOKS 2 or 3 Ring., 98 to $5.95 Every One An Outstanding Value HISTORY PAPER SPECIAL 1 Ream History Paper i Muiumauc A $2.00 Value For, Only PLATTSMOUTH SPECIAL $1.00 Ball Point Pen and a 'l T A $i:00 Pencil, Both for ,.. ffJuOv Esterbrobk, With Repla Points, Complete Other Makes $ PARKER 51 AND 21 PENS $5.00 to tlSM ?J Liberal. Trade-in Value for Your Old Pens & H MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS $ These Are Examples of Hundreds Such Vf O , . Supplies We Offer S PrayolasS's 59c S Fountain Pin Ink t Typewriter, Paper Lead Pencils, . . o History Paper, 200 Notebooks, Ass't. Sizes, ea. . School Tablets v. g 3-Ring Notebook Paper, Pkg. S Colorea Pencils, Box g Ball Pointed Pencils . . . r: . , . ' - J3 We Give "S. & H." mm Very Pleasant Surprise Given . , Mr. and Mrs. E. J, Ferrie of near this city was given a very pleasant surprise on Friday when Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Ferrie and daughters. Evelyn. Peggy and Patricia, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa I arrived for a short visit. .This i was the first time that Mr. E. I J. Ferrie had had . the pleasure of a visit with is younger bro ! ther for twenty-three years- . The visitors with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ferrie were entertained at dinner Sunday at the home, of Mr. and .Mrs. Carl Chriswiser. The visitors also called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ulrich while here. They . departed Sunday after noon for their home in Iowa. Enjoy Outing At Okoboji Mr. and Mrs. B. IT. G. Eiting and children, Barney, Margaret, Jack and Jim, have been en joying an outing the past week at Lake Okoboji. Iowa, where they have a cottage. They are enjoying very much the swim ming, boating and the social ac tivities of this popular Iowa re sort. Journal Want Ads Fay! i i 1 t it Phone 3165 . . rwi i 8 S ieaa rencii IO ' yov W HIGH SCHOOL & ceable ' iP'i A A i r PiUU v6 50c arid $1.00 Portfolio . 25c 2 for 5 r oc Pages . . 20c M 'Green - Trading Stamps 2 i is 4 . 1 A lUC w . .5c I0c S 25c P Youiig People Married Here On Saturday In a 4:00 o'clock ceremony on Saturday. August 19. 1950. at the Presbyterian Manse. Platts mouth. Mildred Fischer of this city, and Richard James Hen ningsen of Bellevue. were united in marriage by Dr. H. G. Mc Clusky. Helen E. Smetana and David M. Clifford, also of this city, served as attendants. The bride chose for her wed ding a street length sky-blue silk dress with full circular, skirt, a black straw hat with red rose bud trim and small veil, and black accessories. She w7ore a corsage of American Beauty red roses. The bridesmaid wore a street length steel blue dress with pleated skirt, black straw hat with pink rosebuds, a veil and black accessories. Her corsage was pink roses. . . The groom and his attendant were attired in brown and blue striped business suits respec tively. The ceremony v,'as attended by the bride's mother, Mrs. Barbara Dvoracek of this. city, and Mrs. II. G. McClusky. The couple were honored at a 6:30 buffet dinner a; the bride's home, attended by 42 relatives and close friends of the bridal party. Serving was in charge of Mrs. David M. Clifford and Mrs. Frank Slatinsky. Bouquets of salmon pink gladioli were used in the decorative scheme throughout the home. The bride is a native of Platts mouth. graduating from the Plattsmouth high school and later an Omaha business col lege. During World War II she was employed by the govern ment as Cass county's chief price clerk from 1943-1944; later was promoted to chief clerk of the Sarpy county war price and ration board, where she served. until dissolution of same and then transferred to the Omaha district office where she worked during its existence. At pres ent she is secretary to the credit manager of the Western News paper Union in Omaha. . Mr. Kenningsen was born ,in Bellevue where he has since ; re sided. He attended Bellevue schools, graduating from ' the high school there. He was em ployed at the railroad yards in Omaha as timekeeper until he joined the U. S. army, where he served 42 months, 20 months of which, was spent overseas. He won several honors, including the good conduct ribbon, five battle stars and the bronze star. At present he is an employee of the Wilson Packing Company of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Henningsen de parted on a short trip following which they, will be at home at 222 North 13th St.. Plattsmouth. Herb Schuetzs Enjoy Outing Mr. and Mrs. Herb Schuetz re turned home Tuesday from a trip to the west covering some 5.0CC miles, taking them through a large part of the country. They left this city for St. Louis where they were the guests of Mr- and Mrs. Louie Lohnes for a few days. They found the old friends enjoying good health, Mr. Loh nes being well over his sick ness of several months ago. From the Missouri city they headed west to the Pacific coast where they enjoyed visits with friends, being with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howard for a few days.' Their trip included a journey into old Mexico and the many places in interest in that part of the coast. During their absence in the west, the Wimpy's Inn has been in charge of Coach Merle Stew art and Jon Schuetz. a son, to look after the needs of the pa trons. Returns from Outing Visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt and, daughter, Miss.Maxine. re turned home Wednesday evening from a short outing in the lake country of Minnesota, they be ing at East Battle Lake where they have a cottage during the summer season. , While at Eeast Battle Lake Mr Cloidt made Up his Rotary attendance at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, enjoyed very much meeting Rotarxans from many sections who were vacationing in the lake country. The Cloidts also had the pleasure of meet ing Mr, and Mrs. .E. A. Fricke or Ashland, who are at. Alexan dria. Minnesota, enjoying the fishing. Enjoy Visiting With Relatives Alba Young, who ,is visiting in this section of Nebraska with his relatives, has found the time most pleasant in enjoying the homes of the members of his family- In addition to the members of the David Young family here, he has enjoyed a visit with his nephew, Francis Cook and fam ily south of this city and with his niece, Mrs. Nita Krdll and daughter at Omaha. These fam ilies are his closest relatives in this part of Nebraska. ENTL'KTAIN GUESTS Mr. . and Mrs. Henry Thielc had as their house guests this week a sister. Mrs. Hannah Bey, ana niece. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brown nnd .daughter, Nola Kay. and niece, Mrs. Clay Brown of Denver vps c j Ml ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID?.. . . Princes, Margaret t of England leaves St. , Margaret's . church, Westminister, after acting as chief bridesmaid at wedding of her, cousin, Margaret Elphia sionc. Fine Program Given Garden Club Monday The Plattsmouth Garden Club held it's regular meeting Mon day afternoon at Edith Solomon Coffee Shop, with a large atten dance. The Golden Rod Study club were invited to the meeting and guests introduced were: Mrs Ted Wiles, Mrs. Glenn Wiles, Mrs. W. P. Murphy, Mrs. Ralph Cog nac and Mrs. Paul Windborne ot Sinclair, Wyoming. Mrs. Fred cirouseman, presi dent of the Dundee Garden club of Omaha, was the guest speaker. Her topic ' The Judging of Flow ers". She judged the arrange ments brought by the members as they would be judged for en try in a flower show. Mrs Grouseman organized the first garden club in Nebraska. Mrs. Wm. Brown read the sche dules as prepared by her com mittee to . be used at the Kar nival Flower show. Mrs.. Grouseman was a lunch eon guest of Mrs. L. W. Egen berger and dinner guest of Mrs. Louis Hansen. It was voted to change the fis cal year of the club from Jan uary 1st to September 1st, be ginning this year and the regular monthly meetings to be the 3rd Monday in the month the same as they have been- Mrs. Lillian Freeman read the two prize bird essays, on "Why Do We Protect Our Birds", the first prize being won by Dorothy Piper and second prize by Pat ricia Painter. Mrs. Ed Berlett explained the Blue Star Hi-way. The Garden club is having a memorial mon ument made to this highway which will 'be dedicated Septem ber 10, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when Governor Val Petersen will be here. There will be a reception held at Edith Solomon Coffee Shop following this dedication. The next meeting of the club will be the membership tea to be held during the Korn Kar nival. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. Mrs. Louis Hansen and Mrs. R. B. Keller- Bob Guthrie and Wife Moving Here Mr. and Mrs- Robert Guthrie, who have been making their home in Council Bluffs, are moving back to Plattsmouth where they will reside in the Larson apartments on North 4th street. They have been living with Mr. and Mrs. H. . W. Huffaker, parents of Mrs. Guthrie, who have been making their, home in the Iowa city. Mr. Huffaker is locating at Omaha where he will be engaged in his -former work at the alcohol plant. The family were her Tuesday evening to. visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Petet. par ents of Mr- Guthrie. BIRTHDAY PARTY The birthday anniversary of Earl llis Wiles. 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wiles of near Weeping Water, was ob served on Wednesday. August 16 at the farm home. There were a number of little folks attend ing. . A classified. Ad in The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. BEAUTY, DIGNITY 'v are of utmost importance when ive care for the last rites of yoUr loved 'ones. Remember to Call tfs when you are faced with sUcldeh grief. Let us effi ciently lift this 'burden from you. Eifr-.- -irf K aiMiii Everett Family Reunion Held August 20 Sunday, 'August 20, a reunion 'was held of the members of the ! Everett , family, descendents. of I John and Ann Everett, settlers I in. Cass county in the fifties. The reunion was held at tho country home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gobelman, east of Union instead of at the old homestead, the rains of this summer had made necessary the change of location. i The table was spread under the shade trees in the yard of the home, here was arranged a lovely repast at the noon hour provided from the many baskets of food brought by the mem bers . of. the party. , There were 104 of the members of the family tq, attend the event. Baseball served as the favorite sport of many of the party while the. , .younger members of ,the group spent their time in swing ing and playing with toys. Ice cream and cake were served later in the afternoon before the homegoing hour- Everyone departed feeling they had spent a very enjoyable day and thanking the .Gobelman family, for. having entertained them. at their home.. . j Those , attending the,, reunion comprised the following mem bers of families:. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bogard, Avdca; Mr., and Mrs.'JdhaKunz. Weeping Water; Mr. and. Ms. Ralph. Rathbilrn and daughter,. Weeping. Water; Mrs., Ruby Druery, Weeping Wa,ter; Mr. and. Mrs. Geo.,,H. Rhodes, Howe Mrs- Lucy Brin ton. Eimwood; Mrs., George Brin-tcn- , Eimwood; Mrs... Vincent Phillips and family, . Eimwood: Jack. Cameron, Eimwood; Mr. and Mrs. , Everett . Brintdri arid family. Council Bluffs; Mr, and Mrs. Phillip Higgins and. daugh ter, Council .Bluffs; , Mrs. Opal Davis and family, Syracuse; Mrs. Elsie, Pumeroy, Cozad; Mr. and Mrs. Earney Newton and family, Harold Pease, Mrs. Adah Newton, Mrs. Fern Schriber and daugh ter, Mr arid Mrs. Lester Brinton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford and family, all of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Marun da and family. George and Dona bel Edmisten. Mrs. Joe Leach and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Butterbaugh and family, Mr., and Mrs. Charlps Boardman, Mrs. Mabel Goode and Lenore, all of Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs Everett Newton arid family. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Cook and Ruth Ann. Mrs. John Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. James Boardman, Leslie and Jim Ev erett, Mrs. E. D. McColIum, all of Plattsmouth; Marian, Charles and Donna Eaton. Nehawka; Mr. and Mrs Geo. Stites. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Scales, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cogdell, Mr. and Mrs. John. Ervin, Mr. and Mrs. John Everett and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gobelman and family, all of Union. HERE FROM WEST COAST Mr. and Mrs. Louie Hess of ' Buena Park. California, arrived in Plattsmouth Wednesday af ternoon for a visit With relatives and old time friends. They have not been here for a number, of years and their visit is being enjoyed to the unmost by the friends. Mrs. Hess is the former Ida Ledgway and they are visiting the members of the family , be fore starting for their Western home. Announce Wedding For October 28th Mrs. Agnes Zych has an nounced the approaching mar riage of her daughter. Miss Rase Mary - Zych to.. Max - Al len Holman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Holman of Plattsmouth. The wedding is to take place Oc tober 23.. and will be held in St. Mary's church In Omaha. New Jersey Guests At Hamblen Home i Mrs. Ted Morrison and two I daughters, Dottie and Linda, from, Linden, New Jersey are' visiting at the, home of Mr, and f Mrs. Thola Hamblen, Mrs. Mor-j rison is a granddaughter of the , Hamblens, ;. They will be here! for two weeks. . Families, on high income buy nearly twice as much ice cream as those on low incomes. Caldwell 'Funeral Home 702 Avenue 'Fhohc 4111 Pleasant Ridge 4-H Club Meets The Pleasant Ridge 4-H club had their last meeting at the Ralph Wehrbein farm home with Roger Wehrbein as the host. p. C. Girardot of the Platts mouth Motors was present and gave .the, boys , a fine , talk on judging of cattle that was very interesting. The members of the, club visited the. lots and gave a demonstration of their skill in judging the cattle. It was most, interesting and gave the members a fine experience in their farm work- The members had all brought lunch and this was served at a delightful supper after the dem onstration. Wlilard Gochenour, Reporter. Reunion of Is Enjoyed August 14, at the old farm home of the John W. Amick family in Weeping. Water a re union picnic and gathering was held. The family now consists of Louis W. Amick of St. Louis, Missouri,, Mrs, John . Truman, , (Edith).,. of. Bristow, ( Nebraska, Earle Amick and Minerva Cool man. Plattsmouth. Mrs. Frank Hunt Frances) , of ,s Weeping Water at whose home, the gath ering occurred-. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Amick. St.'LoiiiS, Mo., Earie Amick. Mr. and MrSwJohn Truman,. Delwyn Ruth of Bristow,. Neb.,, also Mrs. Dwight VcGill of Center, :Neb., who formerly taught District 55 here. , . Mr. and Mrs.EIwiri 'Cooiman and . family, Minerva . Cooiman Mf. and- Mrs. Robert Tilson and family, MurrayMrs. Harry Rich ardson and., .children, Pacific Junction, , Iowa, Mr. . and Mrs. Ivan Arrhstrong, Hayelock, Mr. arid Mrs. -Wayne Underhiil and daughter, Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Meryl Hunt, Eimwood, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard. Seymour, Iowa, Major and Mrs. Marvin Hunt and family, recently re turned from Turkey. Mr. and Mrs- Frank Hunt. The day was filled with vis iting, feasting and games. In the evening Major Hunt pre sented slide pictures taken in Turkey and elsewhere his duties had taken him. Philip Heik Visit South Mr. and Mrs. Philip Keil and son. Howard, returned this week from a tour of the south. They spent several days with their son, S-Sgt "Gordon D. Heil. sta tioned, with the air force at Brookjey Field. Mobile. Alabama. They visited at many places of interest while there. - including BelliQggrath gardens. Bankhead tunnel under Mobile bay.. They also viewed the Gulf of Mexico. They , returned home by the eastern route. t A classified Ad In The Journal costs as little as 35c Family Guests at, the Charles Spang ler home this week are Mrs. Clara Meyer, mother of Mrs Spangler, Mrs. Forrest Searl and Miss Barbara Findley. all from f tare: m 1 .Jiv.' 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