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HANDLE WITH CARE OUR MOTTO Precious Drapes, Table-Cloths, Bedspreads . . . They Receive Meticulous Care When Entrusted To Our Clean ing Experts. They Come Back To You Looking- Like New. Service Is Very Rapid, Although Your Frized Possessions Are Never Treated As "Rush Jobs." TRY OUR SERVICE ONCE YOU'LL TRY IT TWICE BE CAREFREE AS A PUPPY . . . Have Xary A Wash Worry In Your Pretty Head. Get Out And Enjoy The Many Things You Have Missed While We Take Care Of Your Laundry. Our Specialty Is Family Wash. You'll Love The Quality Of Our Work. WE DREAD A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER LUGSCH CLEANERS FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY DIAL 230 FOR SERVICE 1 TSfcr THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Monday, January 22, 1951 lmwDDd MRS. '.RACE PLYBON, Corrupeadtnt 3 On Thursday Mrs. Lucy Lyle started on a trip to Seattle. Washington to visit her daugh ter. Mrs. Eldon Stark, and Out of Pocket? IF THE amount of your Fire Insurancse is not suf ficient, you may be "out of pocket" plenty when a loss occurs. Ask this agency to make a careful checkup of your insurance before it is too late! Stephen M. Davis Second Floor Plattsmouth State Bank Bldg. Phone 6111 granddaughter. Mrs. Darrell Pyle and their families. Mr. B. F. Wiles and Mr. Cairns of Weeping Water, formerly of Plattsmouth called on M. S. Briggs. and on Alex Miller on Wednesday forenoon. The mother of Mrs. Dwisht Clements arrived from Sheri dan. Wyoming, early this week to assist in caring for the twins. Robert Lee and Richard Keith. Mrs. Vera Pratt had an inter esting motor trip to Grand Island on Tuesday of this week. Her sister Mrs. Marion Sisco of Syracuse is the Director of the southeast district on the State Home Demonstration Commit tee. This commitU'e was in ses sion at Grand Island and the sisters were in attendance. They were privileged to hear the re ports of three ladies who had been on the international trip to Europe. Mrs. Maxwell of Omaha had brought a collec tion of dolls in costume from Denmark and other nearby countries. The speaker had ben one of the managers of a doll hospital in Omaha. The ladies returned by way of Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eve land and her mother Mrs. Frank Gustin started on Monday on their vacation trio. This year they are traveling in a new direction for them. Their des tination is Florida, and New Orleans will probably be visited also. Honoring Mrs. Simpkins the former Mrs. Olson of Reading. Massachusetts. Mrs. Emily Gon zales entertained her and the neighbors. Mrs. Lewis Hollen beck and Mrs. Lloyd Miller one dav this week. Mrs. Glen Nicklas and little sons are visiting her mother. Mrs. Williams and sister. Mrs. Schneider. They come from Wauneta. Nebr. After nearly seven years of service in the American Ex change bank here, the latter year as vice president. Orville Julian has resigned to accept a position with the Home State Bank at Humboldt. This is a promotion for Mr. Julian as he will have a chance of further promotion there. He is to take uo this new work with a sub stantial advance in salary on Monday. January 22nd. He plans to move there when his property is disposed of here and a suit able residence found in Hum boldt. Mrs. Laura Stovall entertain ed on Wednesday evening at a Stanley Brush and Products Co.. party with ten ladies enjoying the entertainment. Bluebird Club met with Mrs. Otto Stege on Tuesday after noon, for the first meeting of the year. Mrs. Emily Gonzales eave an interesting talk about he pan-American Union. She had mors and pictures for illus tration and especially empha sized about the Ln tin-American countries. The work of the Pres ident of Arfntina and his wife the noted Eva Peron was dis cussed. A helpful lesson "Mat resses and Sleeping Eouirment" was presented, by Mrs. New-Tin and Mrs. Leavitt. An offering of eiht dollars was received for the March of Dimes fund. Mrs. Fred Lakp was a visit pr and Mrs. Plvbon became a new memtvr. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Cora Gerbling and Mrs Kreck low. Fpbripnr meeting is to be with Mrs. Newlin. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Menden hall and Marvlvn and her cou sin Lyle Dankleff visited rela tives in Eeloit. Wisconsin last week. Thev had the pleasure rf seeing a ski tournament in the park while there. Two b'rthdavs were honored at the Elms Cafe on Saturdav evening those of Mrs. Henrv Wendt with her relatives pres ent and that of Mrs. Frank Ro bot ham. Mrs. Stella McLaughlin has announced the engagement of her daughter Mary to Merlin R. Peterson of Dunbar. On Monday the annual John Deere Day was enioyed here by a large group of farmers. At noon 175 people had a dinner of hot dogs, potato salad, coffee and donuts. Around one hun- j dred more people came for the movies in the afternoon. The high school and the grammar grades came from school to i learn from the pictures. Several places were visited on the screen and late developments in farm ing were shown with the John Deere Equipment. The final picture was for enjoyment alone. It was sponsored by Clays Im- APPLES Fancy Red Snappy Michigan Jonathan 2 lbs. 23c Fancy and Extra Fancy Washington Winesap 2 lbs. 25c Fancy and Extra Fancy Washington Red Starking Delicious 2 lbs. 29c YAMS U. S. No. 1 Texas Porto Rican 3 lbs. 29c ORANGES Texas Hamlin Seedless lb. 7c 8-lb. mesh bag 49c Del Monte or Bumble Bee Sockeye, 1-Lb. Tall Can . RED SALMON 69c FOOD CLUB MILK ality Controlled II Con IC FANCY KRAUT ad Club Solid O r - E! ck No. IVz Cans JL T ZDC TOMATO JUICE 25c Del Monte Quality 46-Ox. Can PINEAPPLE PRESERVES FOOD CLUB Pure Strawberry 35c 12-Oz. Jar FOOD CLUB PURE APRICOT b- 49c EVER BEST PURE TOMATO 12-Oz. AC Jar XdC EVERBEST PURE PINEAPPLE 12-Oz. Jar Santa Rosa Sliced No. 2 Can 27c PRUNE JUICE Food Club Quart Bottle WlC NAVY BEANS Northern 2-Lb. Cello Bog 23c MARGARINE 29c 23c Top Spread Colored 1-Lb. Carton Del Monte Seedless 15-Or. Ctn Supreme Seedless OA 2-Lb. Kraft Bag J7C Ad effective thru Wed. Jan. Zlth JET PILOT . . . Lt. Earl Ches ter, Dennisville, N.J., has prov en himself In battle against Eussian-buiH MIG-15's. He has destroyed one MIQ and dam aged two others. plements here of which Clayton Doebele is manager. He and Mrs. Doebele served the lunch assisted by some volunteer hel pers who were Kreatlv appreci ated bv the sponsors. John Deere firms are expecting a good sea son since the strike is settled at their factory. Friday dinner guests of Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Gerbeling were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bronn and Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt. Committee Is Named To Study Needs of Chamber (Continued from Page One) secretary, lead the affirmative assault on the subject. Gold said that a central of fice, such as that of a perma nent Chamber of Commerce sec retary is needed to act as a co ordinating office between all ac tivities in the city. He cited in stances in which a permanent secretary could have been of great help to individuals ' and groups interested in Platts mouth. In Gold's opinion, new indus try can be obtained here, and through the activities of a per manent secretary and central office, it can be brought to Plattsmouth. But Chamber members pres ent at the Thursday night meet ing are also interested in how to get more members to attend reg ular meetings. A review of at tendance in 1950 showed that an average of between 20 and 25 members were at the meetings. Even on special occasions, at tendance was weak, the figures show. Among suggestions offered for increasing attendance were spe cial programs with imported speakers, combined meetings with other groups, and an in vitation to wives to attend. Henry Schneider also sug gested that the Plattsmouth Chamber work with the Omaha Chamber on issues of impor tance to both. He cited instances in which such cooperation has proved fruitful. In other action, the Chamber president named three division heads for 1951. They are Vic Schreiner, civic division; Ste phen Davis, agriculture, and Bruce Gold, retail. They are to appoint committees and com mittee chairmen and report xo the executive committees at its February 1 meeting. The Thursday night meeting was the first at which new of ficers presided. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Puis and children of Manley were visit ing in Plattsmouth Saturday. Subscribe to The Journal LglOQ $1,000 or Less LOANS MADE ANYWHERE Write or Come in AMERICAN LOAN PLAN O. T. NICHOL, JR., Mgr. 112 No. 5th St. Ph. 3213 Plattsmouth TbikawAa By Mrs. F. O. Sand Mrs. Wm. Getchius and Mrs. Kelly Thorne presented the les son. "Sleep and Sleeping Equip ment" at the meeting of the Maple Grove Extension club at the home of Mrs. Carl Balfour Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Will Ost and Mrs. Kent Balfour were co-hostesses. Mrs. Ivan Hansen presided at the business meeting. Two dollars was donated to the March of Dimes and a donation was made to the flower fund for the Cass county council mem bers. It was voted to take the money for the Penny March from the club funds and to pay the county dues. Mrs. Ned Nutz man led the group singing of "Loch Lomond." Pink and Blue showers were given to Mrs. Ivan Mansen and Mrs. Victor Ross. They received many lovely gifts. Mrs. Harvey Bailer is a new member. Guests included Mrs. Ivan Balfour and Mrs. Clarence Ross, Union; Mrs. John Hansen and Frances. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Yrm. Becker and Mrs. Max Edgar, Papillion, were luncheon guests of Mrs. Mar ion Tucker Wednesday noon. Mrs. Becker, former college classmate of Mrs. Tucker, ac companied Mrs. Edgar to Nehaw ka to spend the day with Mrs. Tucker. Mrs. Edgar, executive secretary of the Cass County Tuberculosis and Health Asso ciation, met with the local com mittee to make arrangements for the X-ray mobile unit. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snod grass, Union, spent Tuesday eve ning with her mother, Mrs. B. N. Kunkel. The Girl Scouts and Brownies were pleased to receive $7.60 as a Christmas gift from the Jun ior Woman's club. The club sponsors the Scouts and at their own Christmas party each mem ber made a contribution to the fund. Another gift of $1.00 and a lovely card were received from "A Friend." Although they do not know who it is. thev wish to say Thank You. With this money they decided to purchase an official flag with the scout emblem, its troop number and the name of our town on it. At the last meeting each troop vot ed to give 50c to the March of Dimes. Charlene Mayfield and Janice Switzer have been elect ed assistant patrol leaders. Mrs. Marion Tucker enter tained the W. S. C. S. Wednes day afternoon. She was assist ed by Mrs. John Kettlehut, Mrs. Charles Bates, and Mrs. Well man Nixon. Mrs. John Hansen presided. Mrs. Floyd Joerger's theme for devotions was "Time for Decisions." Mrs. R. R. An dersen gave the treasurer's re port. Mrs. Elmer Stoll and Mrs. Walter Power held a sale of ar ticles and announced a blind auction will be held at the next meeting. Guests were Mrs. Wm. Becker, Mrs. Max Edgar, Pa pillion; Mrs. John NorrLs, Avo ca; Mrs. Thurmond Nixon. Re freshments were served. Melvin Sturm, who suffered a heart attack recently, is improved. Soybean Variety Not For Nebraska LINCOLN A soybean variety, now being sold for planting in Nebraska, is not adapted to the state. Extension Agronomist J. D. Furrer of the University of Ne braska said the variety, Monroe, is very early maturing. It rip ens about 10 days earlier than Hawkeye, which is the earliest variety recommended for Ne braska, according to Mr. Fur rer. Varieties which mature early do not yield as well as later ma turing varieties. Plattsmouth State Bank Annual Meeting Is Held (Continued from Page 1) Prior to becoming associated with the Plattsmouth bank, Mr. Nielsen hod been owner and operator of the local Gamble store for two years after coming to P!attsmouth. Before coming here he had been on the road as a representative of the Gam ble Stores. He, too, has not confined his interests to the banking busi ness. He has been treasurer of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce for several years, is a past president cf the Ad Club, is a member of the Rotary Club, and has a special interest in Boy Scouts. The bank also completed large scale remodeling during the past year, that has provided it with more efficient working condi tions, in addition to providing for better service to its customers. Snow, Cold End January Thaw j Street department employe ; j were busy today . cleaning ; ; heavy deposit of snow Iron; streets in the business district. Although they had cleared the j main avenues with the scrape: ; Saturday and Sunday, they were busy hauling away much of the excess snow today. The snow, which was whipped by strong winds, fell Friday night and throughout the morn ing Saturday. City streets have been slick but are not consid ered dangerous. Sheriff Tom Solomon disclosed , Monday morning that no acci-i dents resulting from snow and ' ice had been reported. With the snow came an end to the warm spring temperatures that had dominated the early weeks of January. But while the recent cold wave was a bit ter pill to swallow, extended weather forecasts call for a re turn to warmer temperatures. 1 AIR FORCE ALL-AMERICANS If the U. S. Air Force needs i j basketball or half a baseball ' team, the situation can be rem edied soon. In Kimball nine men, all local cage and diamond stars, enlisted in the Air Force. Subscribe to The Journal A Classified Ad in The Journ nal costs as little as 35c. Selecting Livestock Will Be Discussed How to select livestock for breeding and feeding purposes will be emphasized at the farm operators' short course starting nr. Ak-S.ir-Ben Field todav and There will be classes in dairy, beef and swine. Another feature of the short course will be grain and hay drying. Other subjects include soil and fertilizers, field crop diseases, crop and livestocK pests, and farm leases. Walter H. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat B!dg. Plattsmouth IS TIME IMPORTANT TO YOU? If so, Get that Watch Repaired Now! All Watches Electronically Tested For Accuracy SUDDUTH'S JEWELRY STORE South of Post Office Order Now AERO BRAND FIELD SEEDS FIRST & BEST IN THE MIDDLE WEST Gro-Coated Swatek Hdwe. Your Skelgas Dealer Phone 5119 INTta NATIONAL MARVISTCM ! 1: ' "j i , I ijpjgi SOW! 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