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eVNrVSAArXrVWVVAArWVSrVNr HANDLE WITH CARE OUR MOTTO Precious Drapes, Table-Cloths, Bedspreads . . . They Iieeeive Meticulous Care When Entrusted To Our Clean ing Experts. They Come Hack 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 Nary 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. LUGSCH I CLEANERS FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY DIAL 230 FOR SERVICE "TVfe- WE DREAD A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVMWWMMWMWWW VVVVVSrVVVVSrSVVVVVVVVVVVVVSrWSrVVV J !; THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAl PAGE SIX Monday, January 29, 1951 Funeral Services For Mrs. Mollie Berger Are Held Berger was the mother of five children: Mrs. Jean Tescher, Stockton, California; Mrs. Fred Smith. Ashland. Nebraska; Nel son Berger, Nehawka; Mrs. Marguerite Tiedje, Manteea, California, and Raymond Berger, who preceded her in death. Also a granddaughter. Miss Betty NEHAWKA (Special) Mrs. j Ann Berger of Stockton, Cah- Mollie Ann Berger, aged 90. a fornia. She had four brothers, pioneer resident of Cass county, all deceased, Hugh, William, Nebraska, fcr more than C5 1 Charles and George McRey years, passed away January 19. j nolds. 1S51, at the home of her daugh-i When a young woman she be ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. came a member of the Chris Fred Smith at Ashland, Nebras-1 tian church. She was a devoted ka. In spite of her advanced i mother and an ardent home age she was quite active until j maker, a great lover of flowers about a year ago when she suf- i and out-door life. She will be fered the first stroke and since greatly missed by her family and that time she had been in ian- many friends. ing health. Mrs. Berger had a wide circle of friends, all of whom will miss her presence among them. Mollie Ann, daughter of Nel son and Martha McReynolds. was born at Forest City, Mis souri, September 5, 1860. At the age of five, she moved to Ne braska with her parents in the spring of 1855, settling in Ne braska City. One year later, moving to the farm a mile and a half north of Nehawka. which her father purchased in 1866 when the Indians still roamed the plains. Here she spent prac tically all her life on the farm which is known as the Berger farmstead. She was united in marriage to John P. Berger of Murray, Ne braska. December 7, 1879. Mrs. SINGER SEWING MACHINES SALES iggjl REPAIRS end FrSSC SERYICE fe RENTALS Singer Sewing Machine Center 4804 South 24th Omaha Phon Ma. 7757 Funeral services were held at the Marcy chapel at Ashland at 1:00 p. m., Wednesday, January 24, 1951, and at the Methodist church at Nehawka at 3 p. m. Rev. H. H. Utterback, pastor of the Ashland Christian church was in charge with Rev. Harry Hart, pastor of the Nehawka Methodist church assisting. Pallbearers were Forrest Raikes, Lloyd Martin, Ed Vance, Ronald Sherman, John Speck and Harry Decker. Mrs. Elmer Ross sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "Abide With Me." Mrs. Eugene Nutzman was the accompanist. Mrs. Melvin Sturm. Mrs. Ches ter Stone and Mrs. George Pol lard were in charge of the flow ers. Interment was in the Mount Pleasant cemetery, Nehawka. Relatives and friends from a distance who came to attend the services were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson of Julesburg, Col Thhawlia By Mrs. F. O. Sand Mrs. Edgar Newton. Platts mouth, was the guest of honor Sunday at a birthday dinner at the home of her sister, Mrs. Glen Rutledge. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Newton and Jenean : and Mrs. Vesta Clark of Platts- ' mouth. Susan and Beverly Balfour celebrated their birthdays to gether Saturday with a party for 22 of their little friends at the Vance Balfour home. Susan was five January 14 and Bev erly will be four. It was a Hop along Cassidy party and Fred Hansen showed Hop-along Cas sidy movies. Their were two birthday cakes. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Balfour and Beverly is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent ka; Mr. and Mrs. William Lied-! Balfour. Out of town guests ke of Kansas City, Missouri; j were Mrs. Arthur Pollard and Mrs. George Tiedje, Manteea, ! Dianne. GATE CRASHER . . . Charles Johnson, Baltimore, arriies In New York after getting bum's rush while trying to crash a party given by England's king and queen. California; Mrs. J. W. Tescher Stockton. California; Mr. and Mrs. Otis Young. Ashland, Ne braska; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gra ham and John Graham, Papil lion, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Will F. Damkroger, Miss Allegra Wilkens. Mrs. Clara Finch. Lin coln, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilkens, DeWitt. Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Pyle and H. Smith, Ashland, Nebraska; Mrs. John Zimmerman and son, Lloyd Beam. Omaha, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Topliff, Mur ray; Delbert Lindsey. Union; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, Ash land, Nebraska, and Jerald Smith and sister of Omaha, be sides the many friends who at- orado; Lee Hanes. Springfield. ; "1C rtl fl4UWl,u' Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hanes, Omaha. Nebraska; Mrs. Frank Merrill, South Omaha, Nebraska; Rex Young and Al pha Bell, Plattsmouth, Nebras- THOMAS WALLING CO. Abstracts of litle p "Title Insurance" Plattsmouth, Nebraska OLDEST TREES GROW SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Dawn redwoods, the oldest living things in the world, are now growing in the University of California hothouses at Berkeley from seeds shipped by Chinese botanists. University scientists said they will be ready soon for transplanting outdoors. Subscribe to The Journal HINKY-DINKY'S Scully's Pure 2-Lb. Jar, 35c GRAPE JAM 3Fw$I.OO GREEN BEANS Nricfnc 5F"$I.OO PORK & BEANS Elna in Tomato Sauce Q r AJJ. No. 300 (16-ox.) cansO Z3C 12 F-1.00 CORN BIus Diamond, Golden Ban tam Corn on the Cob Can of 4 Large Ears JL i2C 4F"I.OO TOMATO JUICE l!oxCCo, 4F$I.OO wwu wiuti runty rw r 2 f No. 2 Cans, 2 for 25c .... O tor liUU FRUIT JUICES Elna or Rotel Grcpefruit jr S A A Juice, 46-Oz. Can, 25c iVU Orchard Crest Pure Apple A r $1 Juice, 46-Ox. Can, 25c t t0f I APRICOTS Del Monte Halves in Heavy Syrup, No. 2Vz Can, 35c 31,00 KRAUT Food Club Fancy Solid Pack No. 2Yz Cans, 2 for 25c 8 ' '1.00 v i i i o, oofsup 7 L?tr 5 p & ft '&ix3ra II & it Ad effective thrn Wed, Jan. 31st. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hansen ac companied Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross to Elmwood Thursday eve ning 'to attend a piano recital at the Methodist church by John Blyth of the University of Ne braska. Mr. Blyth was a former teacher of Mrs. Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wieck horst went to Omaha Tuesday to have the cast removed from Mr. Wieckhorst's arm. He will return next week and the arm will be placed in a brace for six months. He was injured in the fall when he was drawn into a tractor belt. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gittinger entertained at a fish supper and pinochle party Wednesday eve ning. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wieckhorst. Dunbar; Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen. Un ion; George Herman, Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wieck horst and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wieckhorst and Judy. Mrs. Oren Pollard returned Sunday from a three week's visit at Mt. Ranier, Md., where she visited her daughter. Mrs. Clayton Bruce and Dr. Bruce. Mrs. Pollard and Mrs. Bruce were entertained at dinner at the U. S. senator's dining room in the capital building. Other guests included his office staff. Mrs. Pollard also attended a session of congress. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bailer and sons were dinner guests Sat urday evening of her mother, Mrs. Alma Berner - at Weeping Water. The family dinner hon ored Mrs. Bailer's sister, Mrs. Carl Linhardt and family of Powersville, Mo., who spent the week end with Mrs. Berner. Peggy Sand placed third in a state 4-H cherry pie contest at thp Fnnris nnrt Nutrition hnilri- I ing on the agriculture college Carolyn Lux, Lincoln, placed first. There were eight entries "I REMEMBER BYTHTOLDIIMZRS From Mrs. H. E. ChrUman. Scotta- bluff, Neb.: I remember whan anything good was "boss" "Oh, we had a boss time!" we'd ay, when asked if we enjoyed ourselves . . . when the city fellow was going to play your violin accompaniment and couldn't get a sound out of the organ because he didn't know how to pull out the stops. From Mrs. Nannie Smiley, Science Hill, Ky.: I remember when I was a little girl my mother used to dry apples and sell them at country stores for two and a half cents a pound. She also sold her hens for 23 cents apiece, and her eggs for five cents a dozen. She bought ging ham and print for five cents a yard to make my six sisters and myself dresses. We thought we were fine if we could have a dress made of eight-and-one-third cents a yard goods. From Mrs. Nettle MHUn, Fair mont, W. Va.: I remember when the swain with the two-horse buggy led all the rest; when the sofa was called the sparking bench; when the young man took his girl to church or the theater, she was ex pected to hold his hat In her lap; when a girl declined the escort of some young man, the gossips had it that she had given hirq the mit ten, From Mr. Mary Stewart, Chicago: My mother used to tell about at tending a mock funeral In Chicago xor president Garfleld. An Immense black hearse, drawn by eight black horses, heavily draped in a black mesh blanket, with fringe touching th ground, immense black ostrich feathers standing up from their ears, slowly carried a black coffin through the Loop. Several bands played mournful dirges and march es and crowds of crying people watched from every vantage point. (Mall your memories to The Old J Timers. Box ty, Fraqkfort, Ky.) from Otoe, Adams, Buffalo, Howard, Lancaster. Holt, Burt and Cass county. Pictures were taken of the entries and win ners and the winners were in terviewed by Mai Hansen by transcription and broadcast Thursday morning at 6:30 on WOW. The contest is sponsored by the National Red Cherry In stitute. The state winners go lo Chicago February 21 to bake a pie and the national winner gets a plane trip to Washington, D. C, to present her pie to the president. Mrs. Frank Hogue and Mrs. Kenneth Scharp entertained the Mixit Extension club at the for mer's home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Johnson presided. Members voted to make a con tribution to the polio fund. Mrs. Robert Schlichtemeier and Mrs. Charles Martin led the songs. The lesson on "Sleep and Sleep ing EquiDment" was presented by Mrs. Harold Rice and Mrs. Fay Jose. Thirteen members were present. Mrs. Elmer Ross accompanied hre mother, Mrs. Foy Buell and her grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Lyle to Omaha Thursday where Mrs. Lvle took ft plane to Seattle, Wash., to visit her daughter, who is ill. Mrs. Lyle is 75 and it was her first plane ride. Funeral services for Mrs. Mol lie Ann Berger were held at the Nehawka Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p. m., with Rev. H. H. Utterback of the Ashland Methodist church in charge. RADAR USED IN MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA (UP) A radar "gun" which "fires" great er amounts of heat deeper into the human body than any other present heating methods has been disclosed by Dr. Ruth Miller of the University of Pennsyl vania. Dr. Miller said heat ther apy by radar is brought about through micro-waves of high frequency electrical energy gen erated by a radar magnetron. EWE DAS TRIPLETS PORT ELIZABETH. South Africa (UP) For the first time in South Africa a merino ewe has given birth to triplets. The government office dealing with sheep records confirms it as the first case of its kind. Even twin merinos are usually rare. Subscribe to The Journal ?ilf5; I Dance Tuesday mgiu wm uose Dimes Drive mrtw- vripr... ! SCOTTIE SAVES FAMILY 1 NEW YORK (UP) The bark I ing of George, a pet Scotch ter ' rier, saved six .persons when 1 the five-story house of Mrs. John W. Cutler caught fire in i the night. George awakened j Mrs. Cutler, her son and daugh I ter-in-law, her daughter and ! son-in-law and a maid in time to escape before fire swept the j ivun Linutru iiuiu irae vjiio ceived from Dora and Fritz I three uPPer stories Fricke in memory of Mrs. Eliza beth Dunscombe. who died here recently. Mrs. Nielsen said- that the committee's collections at Cass Theatre netted the campaign S193.59. She said the drive at the theatre has been stonDed and she expressed appreciation to Howard Hirz. theatre man ager, for the fine cooperojon. And Mrs. Nielsen added her thanks to another group who have taken special interest in the corn collecting camDaign. She cited Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Grosshans for cooperating with the drive by reminding farmers attending sales at the Platts mouth Sale Barn t.T add their contributions to the corn drive. 3 IV UNIFORM AGAIN . . . Back in the service of his country, Gen. Dwight Eisen hower has arrived in France to command Atlantic pact de fense forces. Continued Cold i .tuicicu i While no additional corn con- Continued cold is predicted on I tributions were reported over top of the winter's most severe ! the week end. the drive is still cold spell, which Sunday and being carried on. Farmers are Monday plunged temperatures reminded to brine their dona far below the zero mark. tions to the corn cribs on Main Throughout the day Sunday, street as soon as possible. The the mercury failed to climb i March of Dimes Drive is slated above the zero mark and was i to end Wednesday sun novenng oeiow zero at noon today. It is expected to fall to near eight degrees below to night, with temperatures ex pected to reach a high of near five above Tuesday. PARKING METER COLLECTED BELOIT, Wis. (UP i It finally happened. Police reported some one stole a parking meter. Angling licenses are not re quired to fish in Crater Lake, Oregon, the nation's deepest lake. 2,000 feet. Fish are stocked in the blue waters by the na tional park service. SALE AND NO SALE INDEPENDENCE. Mo. (UP) Magistrate Joseph Bady had an unusual case. The defendant was charged with selling a cow for $150 to a farmer, then steal ing it from the buyer and re selling it to the packing house. MISPLACED HONEY W ATKINS GLEN. N. Y. (UP) Fred Cole of nearby montour Falls is finally ready to paint his house, bul it took a lot of preparation. First of all a pory tion of the siding had to be removed so workmen could clear away a deposit of honey left there by bees. Subscribe to The Journal That's when INSURANCE policies look alike in a safe deposit box but when your property burns you will appreciate the value of the insurance company back of your policy and the agency which will adjust your loss. Insure today with Stephen M. Davis Second Floor Plattsmouth State Bank Bldg. Phone 6111 CECIL KARR ACCOUNTING Income Tax Service Bookkeeping- Systems Installed Ph. 62S7 Donat Building DOUBLE GREEN STAMPS ON ALL WATCH REPAIR ALL WORK GUARANTEED Authorized Distributors of Elgin Bulova Hamilton Watches GROVE JEWELRY 601 Main St. Phone 228 Which of these COLE bisife wos designed for YOU? Is yours a small or large office? There is one for your exact needs. 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