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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Thursday, July 19, 1951 Cboax Mrs. Ilenrv Maseman Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schmidt of Omaha. Mrs. Dt-na Ruge and Frances were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Emshoff. Mrs. Cora Towers. Murdock, is visiting her niece, Mrs. L. C. Ruhge and Mr. Ruhge this week. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Mather have returned from their wed ding trip and have moved to their home in Plattsmouth. William Dettmer returned from western Kansas where he and Carl Zaiser have been har vesting. Mr. Zaiser will return home this week some time. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fletcher and children, with Junior Fletcher, visited at Eldorado. Mo., last week. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Paxton and family of Rochelle, 111., vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Merle Tressler . 'veral days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerer " companied Rev. and Mrs. Ber : t to Manhattan. Kan., Satur- ?.y where they went to get Mike larger who had been visiting his ; randparents. Mrs. Emma Emshoff. Harold, nneth and Verna of Omaha 'tiled on her sister, Miss Meta n.ieller Sunday. Avoca 'B Stubbendicks Have Picnic In Lincoln The families of John Stubben rlick went to Lincoln for a picnic u Antelope Park to help Mrs. Stubbendick observe her birth day Sunday. - Av!'a Mrs. Louis Allgyer Observes Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Marion Man rchott. Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Caldwell of Peoria. 111.. Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Carl Neumeister helped Mrs. Louis Allgver celebrate her birthday Sunday. CAMPAL Insect Repellent SWATEK Hardware OF A. L. TIDD Friday JULY 7 5:30 Location 314 Ave. B 1 Block West, 1 Block North, y2 West from Post Office u I have sold my home 14 hnlii conn i a f nl lr w Frigidaire, less than one year old Living room Set Book Cases Library Tables Dining room Table and Chairs Good Gas Stove Kitchen Cabinet 3 Beds Complete 3 Dressers Complete End Tables Several Rockers and other Chairs 9x12 Rugs Several Small Rugs Lamp Kitchen Utensils Nice Chinaware Glasses and Linens A few small Tools And Many Things Not Mentioned TERMS: CASH A. L TIDD, Owner YOUNG & LACY, AUCTIONEERS K. W. GROSSHANS, CLERK Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ruhge, Mr. and Mrs. John Compton at tended the stock car races at Omaha Sunday. Sgt. Jack Hallstrom Ls home on a 30 day furlough from Tokyo. Mrs. Anna Norris recently ob served her 90th birthday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Lois Tefft. A children's story hour will be held every Friday from 3 to 4 o'clock for children to include 12 year olds at the library. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bogard visited Lv sister. Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Thomas at Shenandoah Sunday. Avoca Kirkhoffs Are Hosts At Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Vm. Dettmer, Mr. and Mrs. John Rippe. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirkhoff. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kirkhoff, Mr. and Mrs. George Kirkhoff. Mrs. Etta Kirkhoff. Mrs. Anna Jac ob.sen were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hy D. Kirkhoff near Weeping Water. Avoca Wirths Are Hosts To Dessert Club Mr. and Mrs. Tony Wirth were hosts to the Sunday evening dessert club. Prizes at cards went to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dank leff. Paul Straub, Mrs. Fred Marquardt. Henry Smith. BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. J. H. F. Ruhge announce a new great grand son, born to Mr. and Mrs. Love July 4. 1951 at Huston. Texas. She was the former Jane Ruhge. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ruhge of Talmage. Avoca Entertains At Dinner Sunday Mrs. Emma Rawalt enter tained at dinner Sunday for Mrs. Verne Rawalt and children of Lewellyn. the following: Mrs. Louise Spencer, Talmage. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Spencer and twin daughters. Nebraska City, Mr. and Mrs. Flovd Amsbaugh, Omaha, Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Hor ner and children. Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Horner. Fre mont. . vtMa Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDon ald and children were visiting at the William Meyer home near Alvo Sunday. Jack Betts has been laid up I with a badly bruised leg from a fall at the Joy fct. John home where he makes his home. The 4 Corner Club will hold ! their hake sale that was post ' poned earlier this spring Sat i urday evening. July 21, at the 1 Maseman Hardware. P.M. and will sell all my house- 1 Koester Reunion Is Held Sunday The Koester reunion picnic was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Emshoff Sun day on their lawn. Those in at tendance were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Koester and daughter, Otoe, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Koester and daughters, Otoe, Mr. and Mrs. John Emshoff and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Emshoff and daughter. Mrs. Alma Minder man and Merlin. . l iic.l Miss Mary Zimmerer of Ne braska City was a business vis itor in town Monday. She is just back from a trip to Can ada. She called at the Gene vieve Zimmerer home and also at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. R. Straub and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mead and daughters of Fremont are mak ing their home with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carr for several months while Mr. Mead super vises some work near Platts mouth. Ladies Aid Society Meets Thursday Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Emma Rawalt Thursday, but due to illness, Marlene Hen nings. Harriet Mead. Mary Lynn Hoback, Ann Marquardt served the lunch. Mrs. Dwight Baier led the devotional period part. Plans were made for an ice cream social Wednesday. July J 13. Quilting was the work for the day and several ladies came back next day and quilted. Mrs. Jensen Is Garden Club Hostess Mrs. Hans Jensen entertained the Golden Rod Garden Club Monday afternoon. The lesn was on Poison Ivy" by Mrs. John Emshoff and how to grow good lilies. Verle Nutzman of Otoe spent Sunday with Elenor and Mrs. Nutzman. Mrs. Clara Ruhge and Doris are spending their vacation at the John Mohr home. Doris is just out of the hospital follow ing an operation on her toe. William Baier has started the basement to the new house on his farm south of town, replac ing the house recently destroyed by fire. Cass Drug Starts New Advertising Campaign Today Launching a new and differ ent type of advertising campaign for the coming year, Cass Drug will sponsor a comic strip fea ture, titled ' Rhymes of Reason," to begin Thursday in the Platts mouth Journal. It wifl appear each Thursday as part of the regular Cass Drug advertisement. The comic strip uses catchy jingles to drive home the sales slogan of the firm. Cass Drug has secured this comic feature, with exclusive publication rights in Platts- ; mouth from the R. W. McAlister Co. o$ Dallas, Texas. The most valuable soil crop in Nebraska is grass, including wild and tame hay, alfalfa, and clo ver. BANISH ODORS ELECTRICALLY WITH us. Pot. No 2M3919 and DEODORANT O.B. CAKES NO BOTTLE.' NO SPRAYl NO WICK! SIMPLY INSERT AN O.B. CAKE IN ODOR-BAN PLUO IN ANY AC-DC OUTLET OffCNSIVC ODOKS ARE HIMINATED ELECTRICALLY I fully Guaranteed. U anywher in doors. M edict fd O.B. Cfrm, for pleasant relief from cold.. sinu, aattuna, v fever, etc. and Moth O.B. Cafcas. for thorough protection against moths, also available. ONIY $1.69 complete wild maatk'. TrU Mark o.F&ZH D"-Oro"t Underwriters' Laboratories Approved CASS DRUG Lr xk Scouting Awards Are Presented At Court Of Honor The Boy Scouts of Cass Dis trict held a picnic and campfire court of honor, Monday, July 16, at the Louisville Recreation grounds. After a brief camp fire ceremony, the following awards were presented. Troop 353 of Louisville: Sec ond Class Badge, William Nes sen and Henry Alfrey; Den Chief Cord. William Nessen and Hen ry Alfrey: Patrol Leader Bars, Mike Schlater and William Nes sen; Assistant Patrol Leader Bar, Henry Alfrey and Richard Koterzina; Scribe Insignia. Her man Funke; Boy Scout Hand book, Brian Biggs, Roger Irvin, Steven Slater. Troop 362 of Union: Second Class Badge, Robert Attebery, James Draper, Thomas Mead, Mike Roddy, Lyle Schaeffer, Charles Stander; Cooking Merit Badge, James Attebery; Horse manship Merit Badge, Scout master Andrew Garfield. Troop 366 of Plattsmouth: Horsemanship Merit Badge and Rabbit Raising Merit Badge, John England. Troop 367 of Plattsmouth: First Class Badge, Stuart Niel sen. Rev. Harold V. Mitchell. Cass District advancement chairman. presented the awards. Ken Henry, field representa tive from Nebraska City, pre sented the second class emblems to boys who had passed the tests. Scoutmasters pinned the awards on their Scouts. Other activities included Scout singing. Two Boys Town Teenagers Take Farmers Truck Two teen age boys are back at their foster home. Boys Town, today, after a brief but wild ride through parts of Cass and Otoe counties. The two are Arthur Bellis. 14, of Las Vegas. Nevada, and Ken neth Hiasinga of Minesota. Monday afternoon the two boys took the pick up truck of Calvin Carsten near Ft. George corner, while Carsten was busy in the field. They drove three miles south into Otoe county where they ran into a ditch and abandoned the truck. Meanwhile both Otoe County Sheriff Kenneth Wiles and Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon were notified. When the two law enforce ment officers arrived at Ft. George, the two boys were wait ing for them. Farmers had picked the hitch-hikers up and returned them to Ft. George. Boys Town officials were no tified and picked the teenagers up Monday night. Donations Are Received By Cass Rescue Squad The Cass County Rescue Squad received several contributions from local citizens during the past week, Sheriff Tom Solomon disclosed today. Included in the donations were Lloyd Holman, $25; Fred Curtis of Lyman-Richey Sand and Gravel Company, $1.00, and D. M. Merritt, $100. Another $25 was obtained through the sale of unclaimed articles', Solomon said. The money will be used to purchase additional equipment for the squad. New rubbing fit tings purchase!', by the group last week for the portable iron lung cost $49. Another $40 was spent to purchase special medi cal supplies, which can only be administered by a doctor. To properly equip the squad and keep it in top shape will require additional donations, Sheriff Solomon stated. Persons desiring to make donations may do so by making their checks payable to the squad, and by mailing them either to the Jour nal office or to Sheriff Solo con. Weather Is Cue To Employment; Detassling Slow The entrance of youth into the labor market produced an upward swing in the number of job seekers in the Omaha area, which includes Plattsmouth and all of Sarpy county. The increase is concentrated mainly in the clerical-sales cate gory as students who have just completed their training make themselves available for this type of employment. But with the flow of students and teachers into the labor mar ket, job opportunities decreased 42 per cent for male and 52 per cent for female workers. Normally the major employ ment activity in the area during July centers around the hybrid seed corn detasseline' ; , This year, however, weather conditions nave delayed the crop and hybrid corn growers Indi cate that this activity will not start until around July 28 or abOUt tWO WPPks lntor tVio (Mrs. F. O. Sand) Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Shrader and daughter, Anita, San Jose, Calif., called at the Hall Pol lard home Thursday. Mr. Shrader is Mrs. Pollard's neph ew. XeliawTca Barbara Mayfield Notes Birthday Mrs. Boyd Mayfield and Mrs. Kent Balfour entertained 22 little guests Wednesday after noon at a party at the Mayfield home honoring Barbara May field, who was two years old July 2, and Neil Balfour, who had his third birthday July 13. Refreshments consisted of ice cream, individual cakes with clowns and favors were animal balloons. Xchawka Clubs Have Picnic Sunday Afternoon The tractor and livestock clubs held a picnic Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard. The county agent, Clarence Schmadeke and fam ily, and Miss Delores Hild were guests. There was a tour to the Karl Scharp, Wildon Switzer, Harry Knabe, Harvey Bailer and Lyle Choat farms. Jim Bailer and Harold Scharp gave a dem onstration on air cleaning a tractor. Xeliawka Miss Betty Samson was a week end guest at the Merritt Pol lard home. Harold Pollard and Miss Samson were dinner guests Saturday evening at the Lyman Anderson home. Mrs. Oren Pollard accompa- Korn Karnival Committee Heads Selected Tuesday (Continued From Page One) 1951 King Korn Karnival Chairmen are: General Chairman B. H. G. Eiting Corn Show Forrest Todd Calf Show Melvin Todd Finance & Budget Henry Donat and Vic Schreiner Publicity & Promotion .. R. R. Furse Coronation Ball . . Jr. Womans Club Farmers Day . ,Karl Grosshans Decorations Al Heubner and Hugh Stander Jr. Transportation . . . Don Cotner Street Seating . . Lester Dalton and E. J. Richey Traffic, police and parade starting Tom Solomon and Clem Woster Bands and music Ward Pscherer Parades . . Rural L. A. Behrends City . . . Wm. Lloyd Kiddies Esther Donat Platform & Piano . . Ray Story Flower Show Mrs. Louis Hansen Historical - Historical Society . . Dr. G H. Gilmore and T. H. Pollock Merchants Parade . Chris Bulin and Vernon Waterman G. I. Parade . . . Dale Bowman Public Address System . Ad Club 1951 King Korn Klub Officers are: President B. H. G. Eiting Vice President Herman Meisineer Secretary . . . Harold R. Lebens Treasurer Orville Nielson Directors James F. Begley. Karl Grosshans, Chris Bulin and R. R. Furse Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bignall of Lincoln were here Tuesday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Carmack, with Mrs. F. G. Egenberger, an old family friend. Get Set for a "Best" catinn ,r va cation cleaniff choreas No matter your va cation date our ra pid service assures your cleaning in ample time! V' a- ' 49 Send us your dresses, blouses, suits and coats too. We assure cleaning perfection! Plattsmouth Cleaners FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY 311 Main St. Phone 4193 nied Mrs. James Kitchen and son, Donald of Lincoln, to Schaller, Iowa, Sunday to spend a few days with the Oren Ray mond Pollard family. Mr. and Mrs. John Chieppa, who were recently married, are nicely settled at Roswell, New Mexico. They and some friends spent last week end In Old Mexico. The temperature at Roswell has been 106 degrees. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch and family attended services Sunday at the Christian church at Weeping Water and were din ner guests at the Alton Sterling home. Miss Ruth McRoberts, Sidney, Nebr., was a house guest of LaVonda Murdoch the past week. Patricia Lightcap, Lincoln, was a guest at the Thurmond Nixon home the past ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Nutzman accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost to Bertrand, Grant and Sid ney, Nebr., over the week end. Dale Nutzman stayed with his grandmother, Mrs. Emma Nutz man, while his parents were away. Rev. A. B. Small and daughter, Lillian, left Sunday for Califor nia. They were called there by the serious illness of Rev. Small's father. They expect to be gone two weeks. Oregonian To Make Home With Pollards Miss Isabel Willsie, who taught in the high school at Altoria, Oregon, arrived Thursday to make her home with her sister, Mrs. J. J. Pollard and Mr. Pol lard. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard and their guest spent several days the past week at Minden with Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Switzer and daughter. Wilma. Wilma has returned from the hospital and her health is much im proved. Nfhawka Mrs. Blanche Wiseman, Oma ha, was a week end guest of her parents.- Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ford. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ford, Jr., and family. Union, were Sunday lunch guests at the Ford home. Mr. and Mrs. John Carper, Lincoln, were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Mayfield. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayfield and Raymond, Jr., Louisville, called at the Ray mond Mayfield home Sunday. Raymond, Jr., is spending the summer on the farm with his grandparents. Miss La Verna Ingwerson, Lin coln, was a guest over the week end of her sister, Mrs. Sheldon Mitchell and family. Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and their guest drove to Weep ing Water to R. H. Ingwersen's and they were Sunday afternoon and lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Ingwersen at Plattsmouth. . Nehawka Chicagoans Are Week End Guests Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hansen and son have moved into the John Barkhurst property, for merly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph. Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hansen were his brother. Lee Hansen, and fam ily of Chicago. Guests for the day Monday at the Hansen home were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gregerson, Hardy, Nebr.: Mrs. Magda Fredericks, New York City; Viggo Greger son, Racine, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen and family and Mrs. F. A. Han sen were in Lincoln Friday. Mr. and Mrs. James Lee and son, Norfolk, were week end Wescott's Our "3rd Year Ctood Clothe Nothing Else Dressed Vacation! It St 1 guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linder. Mr. and Mrs.' Ed Hicks and sons, Rome, N. Y., were supper guests Friday at the Wm. Jor genson home. Martin Jorgenson, now in Ko rea, has been promoted to chief gunners mate. Ray Brandt, Guam, has also been promoted to chief gunners mate. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Sloan, Geneva, were supper guests at the F. O. Sand home Thursday. Mrs. Jack Lindsey and child ren. Mrs. Ed Stanley and son attended the Cass county cub scout picnic at Weeping Water Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will F. Damk roeger. Mrs. L. W. Wilkens and Miss Allegra Wilkens. Lincoln, were Sundav afternoon and lunch guests at the Nelson Ber ger home. Mrs. Lester Shrader returned Monday from Davenport. Iowa, where she visited for several days with Mrs. Unadine Moore and Mrs. Amy Lindquist. Nehawka Several Attend 4-H Demonstration Miss Evelyn Wolph. 4-H lea der, Mariorie and Marilyn Whipple. Gladys Nixon. Caroline Miller. Twila Hicks. Suzy Swit zer. Phyllis Switzer and Rose mary Redden attended the 4-H demonstration meeting held by Mrs. Dorothea Holstein at Weep ing Water Monday. Suzv Swit zer demonstrated seams on her portable machine. Xehawka Mr- and Mrs. Henry Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Balfour returned Friday from BertrancT where they attended funeral services Thursday for Mrs. Wm. Dan-, nehle. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bellew, Rock River. Wyo. were after noon and supper guests Satur day of Mr- and Mrs. E. A. Ford. Robert Sand received a $150 scholarship from the Knights of Aksarben to continue his study of agriculture at the Uni versity of Nebraska. Mrs. Hall Pollard. James Pollard and Delores Hild call ed at the Crede Harris home at Union Sunday evening. Xeliawka Exhibits Picture In NY Gallery Lynn Banks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Banks, who is study ing art at the Student Art League under Reginald Marsh, received honors recently by hav ing his oicture, "Along River side Drive" hung at the Creat ive Gallery in New York City. This was the second annual ex hibition for one man shows BATH SALTS and WATER SOFTENER 4-Lb. Bag SAN-TAN LOTION for 'a good tan and no burn CALIGESIC OINTMENT for relief of Sunburn and Insect Bites COTY'S DUSTING POWDER and SHAKTI LIQUID Both for COTY TOILET WATER and SHAKTI POWDER Both for DE-MOIST Amazing New Air Drier Small Size $1.29 Large WOODBR1TE FURNITURE POLISH STOVER'S SUMMERTIME CANDIES Pound SO jjfcggggy 'Mrssort Hi HI KIDS - LOOK To the First 500 Boys and Girls, We will give a regular 5c Ice Cream Cone FREE with each one you buy at 5c! , Good Saturday Only FAIRMONT'S ICE CREAM Contract For Vocational Ag Building Let NEHAWKA (Special) The contract has been let for the new vocational agriculture building. The contract was given to a representative at Lincoln of the Buttler Co. of Galesburg, 111. The building will be 36x34 feet in size, con structed of steel, sealed and in sulated. One end of the building will be used for classes and the res; for shop and storage. Work, will start immediately. The cost, without wiring, heating and plumbing will be $9,800. Glenn Thacker will teach the classes, which will start the second semester. He will take a refresher course at the Uni versity of Nebraska. The election of Miss Marjorie Heim of Dawson completes the faculty for the school. She is a second year graduate of Peru. Lvnn and a fellow student. Charles F. Woodruff, were the only two students in the school whose pantings were selected for the show. Lynn has also studied under John Carroll. Lou is Bouche. George Grosz. Bern ard Klonis. Julian Devi. Lynn attended the diamond jubilee of the Student Art League at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Manv celebrities were present and Dictures were taken which ap peared in the Look magazine. BEGINNERS LUCKY Watford City, N. D. Five combines harvested a crop val ued at $26,000 on a 270-acre flax field owned by Einar and Didrich Broderson near here. The field yielded an average of between 17 and 18 bushels per acre. It was the Broderson brothers" first attempt at flax raising. NOTICE Correction for Hinky Dinky Ad on Page 6, Sec. B. Per Crate Peaches .... $1.89 Lemons . . Lb. 15c Oranges . . . Lb. 9c mi Swing into these super values on the many, many things you need for a better time of your life this Summer . . . at home and in Vacationland. We've scores of low, low pric es for a savings spree that will suit your bud get to a thrifty "tee"! 69c 49c 75c $1.50 $1.05 $4.95 79c $1.25 SALTED Vj lb. Giant Mix ...85c Fancy Bridge Mix ......75c I Blanched Moguls". 33c Deluxe Cashews' 70c Gallon $1.10 DRUGS l , -vv. viiaii usual.