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iin ws-wf yy yyy I; ! i I? 1 Weeping Water Athletes Honored Wednesday Night At Weeping,Water r The annual athletic banquet was held Wednesday evening at the Cass County Agricultural building honoring all the mem bers of the various athletic de partments. Rev. Harry Hart fave the invocation followed by ohn Benders, EMC, introducing Jack Cohen who welcomed the guests of honor and their ac companying fans. Patricia La Rue, senior, cheer leader and volley ball member responded ic the welccme. Presentation of the Tan nvie Finrie I Mr- and Mrs. John Alberts jane uavis rmas !and S0I1) Tom of Avoca moved iaOlden EefC In Hunt here last, week into their new- . w ily acquired home, vacated by Jane Davis captured'the gold-'- nd Mrs. JuUus Nielsen and n egg during the delayed Easter ; 'amily, who moved to Lincoln. r.r.-tr h,,t h?rt Qatvr J Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Laurit- day afternoon in the city park. w wrtc q?,VV "UJf f -iDonald Groesser and Jimmie H. Hinds. Supt. R. C. Porter U.w,r f.-n cii, oo-c presented the awards. Po-.sy nn t.hrP in thP inninr hi J vision of the hunt. In the old- "irs A FACT A fasfaffs 1 i i x vs - jji A EXTRA jjrt PLEASURE FOR 5F?llipk YOU! KHM mmm C1951. FobtoH ftrewing Cerp St. Leuif, Mo, I Onoko, Nebr. Maw Oritgin. Ja. Clark, former coach, and pr-os ent athletic director of the Uni versity of Nebraska was Uie main speaker of the evening, building his talk around th value of university education and its relation to the students accepting their proper station in world business as well as its ef fect on them for the military duties thai seem to be inevitable for most of them. During the evening's presentation to each guest none escaped the spark ling humor which was on in full force by EMC, John Bender. The following are the list of athletes presented to the large crowd attending the banquet: football, basketball and track: Richard Keckler, John Stone, Marvin Friesel. John Everett, Terry Bickfcrd, Wilmer -Hermann, and Richard Gibson. Football and basketball: James Stacey and James Garrison. Football and track' Lyle Thomassen, Rodney Knaup, Robert Betts and Leon ard Neil. Football: Al Bickford, Lloyd Sell, Don Fleming, Dale Gray, Joe Murphy and Robert Domingo. Track: Gene Burgen, Edwin Sterling. Richard Nickles, Robert Compton and Wilbur Meisinger. Student managers: Jerry Meeske and Robert Comp ton. Volley Bail members pre sented were: Evelyn Laurifzen, Monda Friesel, Virginia Philpot, Janet Christensen, Charlotte Stacey, Mary Domingo, Dixie Lee Applegate, Valerie Uffelman, Carol Jean Ambler, Lois Dennis, Eleanor Boardman, Ruth Wan namaker, Mary Murphy, Susan Hobson, Joanne Bender, La Vonne Meisinger and Patricia LaRue. Student manager: Dor othy Ann Kunkel. Cheer lead ers: Pat LaRue, Mary Domingo, Carol Jean Ambler, Evelyn Lau ritzen and Raymond Rice. The banquet was served by the Ruth Circle of the Methodist church. Committeemen for the banquet were J. Marion Stone, chairman; R. C. Porter, co chairman; Miss Pearl Schultz, banquet serving; Coach P. H. Hinds, athletics and tickets; L. A. Malstead, music; Louie Noble, public address system; Miss El len .Monfross, decorations, and Mrs. Florence Paap, program. Wft-piiifT AVatrr The Rebekah Kensington met last Wednesday for an all day quilting bee. A covered dish dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour. On Friday the ladies dit toed their Wednesday after noon's activities. Set ffcf the DEARBORN LIFT-TYPE view g. The 320 steel fingers really dig under young weeds and flip them out on the ground. Attached to the Ford Tractor, this T 4" wide hoe can cover 30 acres a day. In addition to first cultivation cn row crops, it is ideal for culti vating drilled crops, such as alfalfa or clover, breaking up soil crust and preparing seed beds in stubble mulch farming. By changing the hitch, spiders rotate in reverse direction for use as a treader in heavy stubble and other crop residue without clogging. Can be attached to Ford Tractor in 60 seconds. Ask us about it. Buy onS S DDSIACf K3 Plattsmouth Motors Farm Store VVasIfington Ave. Copyright 1050. Dearborn Motors Corporation Phone 266 Ad No. NP147-A er group Sonny Beck found the rcold egg with Hubert Cappen tnd Jessie Baiers capturing the silver ones. Bee Rasmussen and Susie Pointer found the most eggs in the event which was sponsored by the Weeping Wa ter Community club. Weeping Water The Saturday Night Dinner Bridge club met last Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Steckley were guests. Mrs. Fred Bauers, who was taken to the hospital last week is reported as getting along nicely following surgery last Monday at the St. Elizabeth hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Hanlan returned here last Friday from Albuquerque, N. M., after a win ter's vacation in both Redlands, Calif., and Albuquerque with their two daughters and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fitzpat rick returned here F'riday morn ing after a three week's vaca tion visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin and daughter, Marty, in Torrence, Calif. The Fitzpat ricks took the worst three weeks cf Nebraska stormy winter weather for their trip. Mr. and Mrs. Thorwald Han sen and Kenneth arrived here last Monday from Albion for a visit wi.ii Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wendt, friends and neighbors in thz Chiison district. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Domingo enter tained Monday evening for the Aloionites. MiiS Evelyn Lauritzen and Patty LaRue drove to Lincoln Saturday evening with Jack Norris where the two girls were to be guests of Miss Doris Lau ritzen over Saturday night. They returned Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Murlin Fern baugh and Joyce were last Sun day guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Binger. Mr. Fernbaugh left Tuesday for his new location in O'Neill and the family will fol low later. Mr. and Mrs. Orion Baldwin returned here following a visit in Kansas City with her par ents and Mrs. Homer Abrams, who accompanied the Baldwins here from Colorado, left for their homes after a visit here with Mrs. C. C. Baldwin and other relatives. Weeping Water Visitors From South America Are Here Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips of Lima, Peru, South America, ar rived here from Kansas City for a visit with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Day last Fri day and Saturday. The Days became acquainted with Mrs. Phillips while on a vacation trip to Florida a few years ago. They have corresponded with each other since that time. Mrs. Phil lips has been on this continent for the past year while Mr. Phil lips is stationed with the In ternational Petroleum Company for the Standard Oil Company in Lima, Peru, South America as materials manager. The out of town guests left for Kansas City and a further trip to the south ward Saturday afternoon after a most delightful time catching up on news from both sides of the families, as well as both con tinents. Weeping Water James Wiseman was here from Topeka. Kansas, over the week end with his family, Mrs. Wise man and two sons. Mrs. Joseph Jghn was hostess 10 xne canasta oirmaay ciuo last Thursday. The occasion was Mrs. John's birthday. Mrs. Sterling Amick and Mrs. Harry Potts held high scores for the evening's fun at cards. Mrs. Mary Herman has an nounced opening of instruction for private or group study in tap dancing and acrobatics. Talbot Keyes, naval buddy of Charles T. Wallick, paid a sur prise visit to Mr. and Mrs. Char les V. Wallick early Saturday evening. Keye a yeoman 3rd class is spending a 60 day leave with his parents in Percival, la., and came here following a re quest that he bring Wallick's trombone with him on his re turn trip to the west coast and the Breckinridge. zen took their daughter, Doris, Miss Barbara Keplinger and Miss Jean Marie Johnson back to their respective positions in Lincoln last Sunday evening aft er the week end with their par ents. Sandra and Roseann Miller, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Har old Miller are to stay -with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patten until the end of the school year, at which time they will join their parents, who have recently moved to Lyman where Mr. Mil ler is associated with the recon version of soils project. Mrs. James Wiseman drove to Topeka last week end to visit with her husband, James, who is stationed at the Forbes Air Force Base. She was accompa nied by a friend from Wahoo who visited her husband, who is also stationed at the base. Dal las and Jimmie Wiseman stayed with their aunt Judy Jorgenson while their mother was gone. William Hobson and Spencer Marshall made a Thursday trip to Lincoln via the Eaglet. Mr. and Mrs. George Corley entertained Monday evening at dinner with Mrs. E. F. Marshall and her Denver guest, Mrs. E. F. Klein, Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson and Miss Jessie Bald win as their guests. Weeping: Water Recreation Parlor Is Discontinued Everyone was sporting an orchid in Weeping Water Satur day, a complimentary gift from the Arthur Berthold Furniture store. Bertholds have recently discontinued their recreation parlors beneath the store prop er and have added the space to another floor of furniture stock. Mrs. W. D. Lenker and Miss LaVonne Luhring were on hand to greet the visitors and custom ers at the store Saturday. Weeping Water Harold Hoback Dies At Rushville Word was received here by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Haback that their son, Harold, of Rushville, had suffered a severe heart at tack. Mr. and Mrs. Hoback made immediate arrangements to go to Rushville but before they had started, received word of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heneger took them on i to Lincoln to the depot so that tney could make the trip. J. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ho back, was able to secure imme diate plane passage from the New Mexico air base at which he is stationed and was with his folks in Rushville at the time of his , father's passing. BuriaJ was Tuesday, April 10 in Rush ville. Weeping: Water Six Attend Last Man's Club Meeting Six members of the Last Man's club met last Friday evening at the home of Sterling Amick for their annual dinner with World War I friends and buddies. Here for the event from out of town were County Superintendent Lloyd Behrends of Plattsmouth, Fred Alien of Ridgefield, N. J., Charles Finley of Elm wood, and Homer Fleeman and Charles V. Wallick, local members. Write-in Campaign Boosts Balloting Weeping Water The annual city election was recorded here as the largest ever cast in Weeping Water. In terest was sharpened consider ably by a committee of six who sponsored a write-in vote cam paign in the school board elec tions. The campaign did an African boomerang and result ed in the board elections on an almost landslide scale for the incumbent members, Frank J. Domingo and Arthur Berthold. Neil Munkres was unopposed for the city council in the second ward and E. Thomas Stacey took over the first ward for councilman, replacing Dr. A. C. Peterson. Weeping- Water Mrs. B. M. Hebard arrived here with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hebard, who drove to Council Bluffs Sunday for the day with friends. Mrs. Hebard had been in Chicago visiting prior to her trip here. Lyman Burkholder of Omaha was here Saturday at the Ne braska state Bank contactine the American Reserve Life In surance agent there. BOWL 'EM OYER A Central City bowler recent ly took first place in the singles event in a five-state tournament at Columbus. But the winner's hometown paper, the Central City Republican, may have left doubt in some readers' minds as to his type of accomplishment. The headline over the story re viewing the match read: "Arch Mcllnay Is High at Columbus." BUCK UP Mrs. R. L. Murdock of North Platte nrobablv would be elad to see her new hat become the fashion note this season. But husbands would shudder because her new creation includes 64 genuine one-dollar bills woven into the netting. The $64 hat was the gift from members of her family on her 50th wedding anniversary. Mur rray Mrs. Herman Wohlfarth, Correspondent THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, April 12, 1951 Section B PAGE FIVE First president to occupy the White House was John Adams, in 1800. Subscribe to The Journal Mrs. Nellie Spangler and Mrs. Nettie Davis were calling on some of their Murray friends Wednesday. Mrs. Ed Brubacher remains quite ill at the home of her son G. E. Brubacher and wife. Mrs. J. W. Philpot. Arnold. Nebr.. and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hild were dinner euests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gan semer Monday. Murray Bob Kiser Has Appendectomy Bob Kiser underwent an ap pendectomy in an Omaha hos pital last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sporer and Marilyn went to visit him Sunday at the home of his father-in-law. John Belek, where he is recuperating. Murray Mrs. Glenn Johnson and daughters were visiting friends in Plattsmouth Saturday. Mrs. Bob McKulsky was vis iting and doing some shopping in Plattsmouth Saturday. A number of men of the Uni ted Presbyterian church were doing some much needed work on the parson? ce grounds Mon day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hild atten ded a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Han sen, Nehawka. Saturday even ing in honor of Bryce Hansen's 7th birthday. - fit T Qnrl IV if t-c TrVi rt AMan TTr Mil. a.XA. 111 u V villi HJlVll. 4.1, JUL ion. were spending the day Sun- J aay at tne nome ot Mr. ana Mrs. James Eastridge. Murray Cemetery Group Elects Officers The annual business meeting of eight-mile grove cemetery association was held in Platts mouth Saturday afternoon, at the office of Searl Davis. Wm. Krager was re-elected president. Lester Dill vice president. Searl Davis secretary, committee on finances, Mrs. Martin Sporer, Mrs. C. D. Spangler and Mrs. Elbert Wiles. Earl Jenkins was appointed caretaker, and will look after mowing of cemetery for the ensuing year. Murray Mr. and Mrs. George McKul sky and Don were Sunday sup per guests at friends in Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Noell and son from Gretna and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Nickles. Plattsmouth. were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Scotten. Mr. and Mrs Glen Christen sen, Papillion were supper gues ts Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKulsky and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Eastrid ge, were enjoying a birthday dinner Saturday at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Karl Agg, Peru, in honor of Karl Ogg. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ogg were also present. The Karl Qggs have recently moved into their new trailer home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richter. Dennis and Ralph had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wunderlich. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jenkins were called to Omaha on busin ess Saturday. Thirty-nine cities in the U. S. have a population of more than 250,000. The Cape of Good Hope was discovered in 1488 by Bartholo meu Diaz. The first newspaper report sent by telephone was from Salem to Boston, Feb. 12, 1877. The wild elk herd of Wyom ing is estimated to number about 35,000. A Classified Ad in The Journ nal costs as little as '6bc. 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