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DON'T MIND FALL WEATHER! BE READY FOR SCHOOL PARTIES New freshness for wilted prom gowns . . . Tired evening suits revived . . . Minor alterations made part of our quick, efficient, careful service. You'll be glad you sent your school clothes to us, for we have the "know how of making them look like new. OUR MOTTO: SATISFACTION WITH SERVICE LUGSCH CLEANERS FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY DIAL 230 FOR SERVICE Let it rain! Let the wind blow! Just call on us. We'll do your laundry exactly the way you like it Snowy white to please the whole family . . . This is the endeavor of our service. We call for and deliver. LET US GIVE YOU A REAL FAMILY SERVICE Accordian Band Feature 'Of Kamival This year at the King; Kern Karnival a new and highly en tertaining feature will be pre sented on Friday. September 15. the last day of the Karnival. This will be the Schmoller & Mueller accordion band that comprises a large group of tal ented young peonle of this com munity and Omaha. The Schmoller & Mueller ac cordion band with Johnny Swo boda as its director was first or ganized 18 months ago and con sisted of 13 members at that I CRUSHED ROCK Spread On Driveway Waldo Quarries UNION 2991 NEHAWKA 2842 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY on Any Make or Model NEW CAR o Compare Our Factory Prices o FINK f Motor Company 516 Chicago Ave. Plattsmouth Phone 5287 WHOLESALE DEALERS TO THE TRADE DINE OUT During the KING KORN STEAKS Solomon's Coffee Shop Plattsmouth Hotel time. There are now two bands; a beginners band and an ad vanced band, the latter making their appearance at the King Korn Karnival. The advanced ban-: consists of 43 members from the ages of seven to 24. At the concert to be given here the band will present the foilowin? selections: '"Whispering Hope." "Red River Valley." "Merry Widow Waltz," "Ciribiribin." "'Dixie." "Blue Skirt Waltz." "Daisy Belle and My Bonnie," "La Golon drina." Soioists are as follows: Herbert Kaiman. 11 vears old. "El Reii cario." has taken lessons for 25 months: Eugene Eanoski, 14 years old, "Glow Worm." has taken lessons for 21 "months: Marilyn Warca. 16 years old. "A Gay Ranchero." has taken les sons for 14 months; Billi? Beck er. 14 years old. "Hocp-Dee-Doo." has taken lessons for 16 months: Valeria Meisineer, 15 years old. "Poor Cinderella." has taken lessons for 15 months; Dean Hansen. 16 years old, "Re membering You." has taken les sons for 17 months. Cass County Stock On Omaha Market The past week has seen a great many shipments of hogs and cattle on the Omaha mar ket. The shipments have been from all parts of the county and comprised: Ister Ganserr.er, 24 steers, wt. 1226. $32.00; 15 hogs, wt. 203, $2375. Boedeker and Cottingham. 24 heifers, wt. 943, $31.00 (top Aug. 29 . Elmer Tritsch & Son, 8 heifers and 4 steers, wt. 798. $29.00. Dale Philpot. 9 steers, wt. 1140, $31.00. Alvin Oehlerking. 29 hogs, wt. 242. $25.00; wt. 277. $24 00. Oehlerking and Sens. 14 hogs, wt. 252. $25. CO; 4, wt. 268, $24.00. Ralph Siubbendick. 55 hogs, wt 20C $24.75. Geo. Troop, 20 sows. wt. 282, $22.00 Milford Meisinger. 5 steers, wt. 844, S28.50. DICK YOUNG Phone 6288 y y-s-m it J i KARNIVAL . . . especially for Mom. She and all the family can pit down to a leisurely, deliciously prepared horns style dinner. Superb service, modest cost. Reser vations for groups, clubs, organizations, weddings. FRIED CHICKEN Open 5:30 a. m. 'Til 2:00 legion to Pav - Dues of Members Called in Service The regular monthly meeting of Hush J. Kearns post of the American Legion was held on Thursday evening at the lounge of the 40 & 8 club that has been turned over to them as a meet ing place. Members of the post voted to pay dues of members cf the post that may be called into the armed service in the present national emergency. This will cover those that are at this time members of the post for 1950. If they are called, the 1951 dues will be paid out of the post treasury, or if already paid members will be credited on fu ture dues. Chairman Richard Peck of the Americanization committee, told of the plans for the year ahead. He stated that the post would again sponsor Boys and Girls Countv. so successful last year. The County had not only been a great success locally, but many of the ideas had been adopted by the state department of the Lee ion. The committee will also spon sor the oratorical contest in the local high school this year, stu dents to prepare orieinal com positions cn the constitution of the United States. Memorial day will also be on the program of the year to fit tingly mark tribute to the de parted veterans of wars of the nation. Mr. Peck also urged the spon soring of a junior boy to the Legion Bov's State to be held at Lincoln following the close of school. Chairman Leonard Brothers discussed the past season of American Legion baseball. It was voted to allow the committee funds to meet their outstanding bills. The continuance of the Junior Legion and Midget ball teams next year was assured while that of a senior team will be taken up later by the com mittee. Commander Don Warga was presented with a hand turned gavel, made of native Nebraska5 walnut, that had been cut near the pioneer town of Rock Bluff. The gavel was made by Albert Olson, past commander and ad jutant. The presentation was PALACE RADIO SERVICE Radio Repair Eugene Hula John Elliott 614 1st Ave. Dial 6233 Hospitality and Good Food SHRIMP a. m. Phone 525S 0 I made by Past Commander How ! iird Hirz. i At the close of the meeting a lunch was served by the com ; nnttee headed by Howard Hirz. M. F. Keiderling added to the ; interest of the meeting by show j ing a few reels of pictures of ; the Legion fishing contest and views argund the city. ATTEND FUNERAL j Ernest Ahl and Mrs. A. Hag ; gard were in Plattsmouth a short ! time Tuesday morning, bring ing Mrs. Henry Born home. She had gone with them to Broken i Bow to attend the funeral of Charles Ahl. Charles entered the Broken Bow hospital Aug- I list 27 and died in the hospital j September 1st. Funeral serv ices were held Monday after noon, September 3rd. Charles Ahl was a brother of Mrs. Henry Born. Ben Hopkins, Jr., Ordered to the Pacific Coast Ben Hopkins. Jr.. of this city, who had anexperience of many months as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in world war II,. Friday was given notice to re- jport at the naval base of San Diego, California. He has been stationed at Lincoln at the naval training center at the University of Nebraska. ! Een was in the naval serwee in 1942, when the vessel on which he was serving, was sunk in the bitter naval battles raging in the East Indies, with other survivors he was landed on Java, then held by the Dutch forces. Later while in a hospital on Java, the island was invaded by the Japs and Ben, with other hospital patients and the staff of Dutch physicians and nurses captured. Later in the war Ben with other war prisoners was trans ported to northern Japan where they were held as prisoners, com pelled to work in the mines in that area. The story cf the march of the prisoners on Java was shown in motion pictures. "The Story of Dr. Wassell", one of the outstanding pictures of world war II. Since his release at the close of the war in 1945 Ben has been in the United States and largely engaged in recruiting and teach ing. Mrs- Hopkins is expecting to return to Chicago to reside while her husband is in active service, as he expects to be sent over seas. Mts. Bessie Core Mr. and Mrs. C. Robert Mc Gregor and little daughter ar rived Wednesday from their home in Oregon to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mc Gregor and Mr and Mrs. W. S. McGregor. Billy Gess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gess was quite bdaly injured Wednesday while working on the section on the Rock Island. Mrs. Clarence Diggs was rushed to St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska City Sunday for an emergency appendectomy. She got along fine and will soon be home. Mrs. Ruth Baker, Mrs. Marion Reichart, Miss Wanda Hutchi son, Miss Marvel Meisinger, Mrs. Mabel Ingram, Mrs. Selma John son and Miss Marlene Baordman went to Plattsmouth Monday to attend the Teachers Institute there. Mrs- Jim Ingram was in Omaha Saturday to see a friend from Merna. Nebraska. Mrs. Agnes McCarty, who is in the Clark son hospital. Mrs. Susie Urvin of Omaha vis ited relatives and friends in Louisville aLew days last week. The Luken Chevrolet Com pany delivered a new car to C. W. Bucknell of Elmwood Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Snyder were down from Omaha Sun day to attend the Gaebel- Mc Grew wedding. Mr- and Mrs. Don Smith of Lincoln were Sunday visitors at the L. C. Isaac home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wirth re turned to Leigh last week end in time for the beginning of school there. Carl is a teacher in the Leigh school. Mrs. Don Urwin returned from Portland last week where she visited her parents, Mr- and Mrs. Dave Rogers. Miss Joan Eager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eager en tered the School of Nursing at the Methodist hospital in Omaha Tuesday, where she will take her nurses training. Rev. W. N .Halstead attended the ministerial training school at Lincoln last week. Mrs. Hal stead and Mrs. Daisy McNealey attended the school of Missions at the same time. Mr- and Mrs. Laurence E. Han sen and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Survivors of '88 Blizzard Hold Picnic Members of the Blizzard club, survivors of the residents of the west that lived through the great blizzard of January 12, 1883 held their annual picnic at An telope Park. Lincoln, Sunday, September 3rd. The honor of winning the oldest attending member award was John P. Gonzales, 92. long a resident of Elmwood, with Levi P. Morton, 91, of Lincoln, as the runner up. Fifty '88 survivors and their friends attended from Omaha, Lincoln. Fremont, Table Rock, Cambridge. Elmwood and other Nebraska cities. The longest trip within Ne braska was made by Iren Kime and son Ernest who came from Kennedy, Cherry county. Otto Phillips, in the '88 blizzard near Exeter, came from Linwood, Cal ifornia to attend the picnic with his son. Charles W. Phillips, and wife of Lincoln. Prof. R A. Dyke of the Lincoln weather bureau explained the rise of blizzards. He urged the group to pay more attention to weather reports which he said have greatly improved since 1888. Judge C. L. Graves of this city has a vivid recollection of the great storm that swept over Nebraska on that January day of sixty-one years ago. He was at that time at Kearney, Ne braska, and was forced to seek shelter from the driving and blinding snow in the Kearney jail. Gadway of Omaha, spent Tues day at the Bessie Core home. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hansen of Harlingen, Texas visited Mrs. Hansen's sister, Mrs. Margaret Larsen Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Herbert Heil received sev eral premiums on her special flowers and also flower arrange ment at the County Fair at Weeping Water. John H Crane went to Omaha Monday and took a week off to attend the Little World Series baseball tournament. Mr- and Mrs. Earl Terryberry of Modesto, California were Monday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terryberry. Boyd Mayfield son of Ray May field and who was in World War II received orders Sunday to report for a physical at Omaha Tuesday. He passed and will re nort for active duty on Septem ber 20. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Philips of Falls City who spent last week at the home of Mrs. Minnie Brand and other relatives re turned to their home Sunday. Merrill Miller, Reg. Speak, Nor man Hutchison and Connie Funke went to Peru this week, where all are going to school. Mary Lungteigen went to Omaha Tuesday where she en tered Brownell Hall school for girls, starting this week. Mrs- V. D. Livers of South Bend was in Louisville Tuesday on business. Miss Shirley Larsen has re signed from her position in Omaha. Mrs. Edna Meisinger is ex pected home this week from the Methodist hospital in Omaha where she went for surgery. Mrs. Earl Puis is in the Meth odist hospital in Omaha receiv ing treatment for back trouble. The Louisville ball nine was defeated Sunday by Lincoln 5 to 3. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Group,-! Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Group attended the state fair Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stoehr and Dorothy and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoehr attended the state fair Sundav. Miss Ruth Schroeder accom panied by Miss Mary Ann Kena ley of Omaha left Thursday for California where they hope to find work. Ruth vill also visit relatives there. Louisville schools opened Mon there a full day Tuesday with a large enrollment. Mr. and Mrs. August Wendt Jr. attended the graduation of their daughter Shirley at St. Louis, Missouri last week. She has been interning the past year as a dietician at the Barnes JLSM $1,000 or Less LOANS MADE ANYWHERE Write or Come in AMERICAN LOAN PLAN 112 No. 5th St. Ph. 3213 DON J. ARUNDEL, Manager Plattsmouth hospital in St- Louis. She will work in an Omaha hospital. Reg. Speak has been doing some fine life guard work this summer. A letter from Mrs. Waldron of Two Harbors, Minnesota says she had a very nice time, while she was around here on a visit this summer. The small son of Mr. and Mrs Herbert Heil celebrated his fourth birthday not long ago. Edwin Group is having a new concrete corn crib built. It will hold 2 500 bushels of corn and is to be ready this fall. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayfield returned Thursday from a weeks visit in New York and Chicago They visited their daughter in Chicago. Mrs. Clarence Diggs has made a rapid recovery from her recent operation at St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska City and will be home soon. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Webb and baby have moved from Lincoln to Lawrence, Kansas where Mr. Webb is working toward his Doctor's degree at the Univer sity of Kansas. The Wesleyan Service Guild is sponsoring an all church and Sunday school picnic to be held at the city park Sunday, Sep tember 10. The first concrete on the new paving was poured Friday by the National Construction men. Ward Brurison left Tuesday for Fort Snelling, Minnesota where he will enter the vet erans hospital for treatment. Mrs. Ralph Uhley presented Carol Sjogren and Rose Ann Stiffler in an organ recital at the Methodist church Septem ber 7. Herbert Heil and Clarence Norris of Weeping Water, Cass County Turkey Growers, spent Thursday of last week visiting other turkey raisers and breeders in southeastern Nebraska- They also were in Gibbon. Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stiffler and family returned Sunday from a two weeks vacation in Ohio. Michigan and Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams and Mrs. M. L. Williams called at the Tom Tennant home Sunday. KOIX31HXSXI OXVIJ Mrs. J. M. Roberts, class be gins September 5th. 4t Sony, but we just haven't had the time to write an ad for today's paper. With so many hundreds of people passing through our doors we have been rushed to death. You'll be glad will continue Be thrifty-Take advantage of our prices. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. Monday, September 11, 1950 PAGE THREE- Mr. and Mrs. Lucy Heil and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Rentschler were Weeping Water visitors Wednesday evening. The Lions club had their an nual picnic Wednesday over at Robecks across the river. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Buskirk of Manley celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary Sunday at their home in Manley. Mr. and Mrs- John Schlater Jr. have returned home from a trip to Colorado where they en joyed a two week vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wagoner returned home last week end from a trip to California, where they have been visiting rela tives and friends. Carl Wirth and family have been looking after things at the farm while the Wagoners were gone. PLENTY OF EGG Mrs. H. J. Thiele was in the Journal office Thursday to show just what the hens in the Ne hawka community are doing- LURCHES At St. John's Hall During King Korn Karnival WEDNESDAY Cafeteria Lunch at 5:30 P. M. THURSDAY Chicken Dinner Starts 11 A. M. FRIDAY Fresh Catfish Dinner Starts 11 A. M. (JjP Vvv5 lJt T7-TTT TT inu n to know that our Grand on through this Wednesday. Be wise- U SHOP AND SAVE THE RUBACK WAY I she had an egg one of the hens from the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Switzer had laid. The egg was as large as a goose egg and comfortably filled a tea cup. Two of these would make a good meal for a small family. 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