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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Musical Murray Background At Helps Songwriter Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Calkin were honored recently by hav ing four of their songs recorded and released by Sacred Records, Inc., of Hollywood, the nation's largest recorders of sacred songs exclusively. Mr. Calkin is the son of the late Eert and Pearl Wood Cal kin, who resided at Murray. Bert was the only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Iltnry Calkin who lives east of Murray, and Pearl Wood was a resident of Platts mouth and later of Murray. Another member of the fam ily, George Wood, was a mem ber of a famed Murray quartet many years ago. The information was relayed to the Journal today from Miss Cora M. Ray, a native Nebras kan who taught school in Cass county in the '90"s under County School Superintendents Noble and George Farley. Many of her Dupils are still in this vi cinity. While a school teacher. Miss Ray, wno now resides at Portland, Oregon, had lived with the Henry Calkin family lor two years while teaching Rock Creek school. She enclosed a clipping from the Eugene, Oregon, " Register Guard'' which carried the ac count of the Calkin's song writ ing. Mrs. Calkin is a daughter of ' March 28. 1889. They home Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Harms of Chi- ! steac-exl four years in western cago, a former minister at Eu- Nebraska and then returned to gene, Oregon. Her husband is Cass county. Mrs. Gobelman currently director of Christian was a member of the E. U. B. education and minister of mu- ! Church at Mynard. sic at the First Baptist church of Pomona. Calif., but had lived at Eugene 18 years. ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL CHURCH Fifth Street and Avenue A Parsonage at 714 First Avenue Rev. A. Matzner, Pastor Sunday school at 9:30. Mrs. Freda Stibal, superintendent. Divine Worship at 10:30. Ser mon topic: "Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation? ' Coffee social and bake sale Thursday afternoon in the church parlors. Hostesses will be Miss Elizabeth Hirz, Miss Emma Hirz, Mrs. H. E. Holmes. Miss Helen Horn, Mrs. Carl Kraeger, Miss Sophie Kraeger, Mrs. Fred Lugsch, Mrs. Mary Ellen McKintry.'Mrs. Alvin Mei smger. Mrs. Ann Meisinger. A K n T n m 1 i n r- . 9e ! ftuie luiiuiu turn nujci ic- turned to their home here re cently after a visit with friends in Denver, Colorado. Money collected by extortion is taxable, U. S. supreme court rules. Maybe wives ought to keep this in mind. New Holland Treated Ealer Twin carries the Seal of Approval of th U. S. Testing Laboratories. Your as surance ct high tensile strength, even gauge tvine that runs smoothly through your Ea'er, ties and holds bales tig'itly. And it's treated to repel rats and insects, too ... resists mois ture ior saier wtorage. Special Price In Quantities STANDER IMPLEMENT CO. 1 cwk'olu2 COOL Choice of Models a All-Purpose Fan New concept in fan design. Year round use any where in the home. Handsome two-tone frost grey finish. Extra safe operation. I Stander Implement Co. Thursday, June 19. 1952 Gobelman Riles Held Tuesday Al Mynard Church Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Gobelman, 87. longtime resident of the Murray and Plattsmouth communities, were held at Mynard Evangelical United Brethren church on Tuesday, June 17, with Rev. Charles Livingston officiating. Burial was at Horning cemetery. Richard Cole was soloist and was accompanied by Mrs. Roy Cole, organist. Casket bearers were Harold Spangler, Elmo Hites, George Spangler, Marion Spangler. Elmer Spangler and Earl Stander. Mrs. Gobelman died Saturday, June 14. 1952, at the age of 87. Born September G, 1864, at Beaver, Ohio, she was the dauehter of Mr. and Mrs. Char les Spangler. She came to Ne braska with her parents in 1883. She had spent but eight years of her life since then in this locality. She was married to Valentine Gobelman at Plattsmouth on Surviving are two daughters, I Mrs. Alice Lutz of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Clara Smith of Myn ard: two sons, Harry of Union and Peter of Weeping Water; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Hites of Hastings. Iowa, and Mrs. Eliza Livingston of Weeping Water; and four brothers, Fred Spang ler of Plattsmouth. Chris of Edgar, Charley of Calloway and Philip of Lincoln. Eight grand children and two great grand children also survive. School Budget Nearly $22, AVOCA ( Special The board of education has esti mated the 1S52-53 budget for Avoca public school at $21,705, of which $16,000 will be raised by the mill levy. Total estimated income for the school year was placed at 822,475. Breaking down the past year's income and expenses, the boaid explained that $20,652.23 was received during the year while expenses totaled $19,466.03, plus $1,504.28 in outstanding war rants, which i were reduced to $338.79. Receipts for vocational ag riculture came to $4,251.89 while expenses totaled $4,081.87. School lunch receipts wrere $2, 706.28 while cash expenditures were $2,851.25. A balance of $70.71 was reported at the end of the school year. Pardon Board Frees Plattsmouth Woman This Week Edna McDonald of Platts mouth, sentenced to three years in the women's reformatory for shooting at her husband, has been given her freedom by the State Pardon Board. Mrs. McDonald was sentenced to the reformatory in 1951 fol lowing the shooting incident here. McDonald attended the hearing at Lincoln and asked for his wife's release. Journal Want Ads Pay! FAN. $12.95 up OFF with . v. . V o WELCOME ROAR FOR THIRSTY LAND As just-delivered irrigation water flows onto his larm at Ephrata. Wash., Vic Bell, left, receives congratulations from his father, Frank Bell who is one of the "fathers" of a project that started new construction on Wenatchee, Wash., on the Columbia River. The task of raising the .ill boost its present 80.000-watt electrical output by 150,000 watts farmers with millions of reclaimed acres by the time it Dorothea Keil Services For Uncle At Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Adams attended the funeral services held for the latter's uncle, Char- les McFadden at Weeping Wa ter on Friday afternoon of last week. Mr. McFadden lived in J Eagle for a number of years, j His friends were sorry to hear of his death. Mrs. Lloyd Wrhite of Purdum is visiting relatives here and helping to care for her mother, Mrs. Ray Wall, who is in bed recuperating from a heart con dition. Nelsons Have Sunday Guests Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson were Mr. and Mrs. Myrl Miller and family of Elm wood, Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert An derson. Frank Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John Finnigan. and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Anderson of Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Finnigan and son, Larry, of Ceresco and Mr. and Mrs. Aug ust Dahlstrom of Wahoo. Mr. and Mrs. William Ossen kop of Lincoln spent Tuesday evening of this week with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hursh. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buck nell of Elmwood were the Sun day evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Adams. Mrs. George Wulf entertain ed the Dorcas Society at her home last Wednesdav afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson were in Lincoln Tuesday evening and were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garlits at Cot ner Terrace. Mrs. James Hettrick left the first of this week for her home at Box Elder, Mont., after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rav Wall and brother, Harold Wall and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scatter good spent last week end at Ruskin with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. El don Sorensen and son. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillips and Gracie spent Tuesday eve ning at the Walter Phillips home rear Havelock. KaKle Attend Wedding At Havelock Mrs. Rosa Caddy, Mrs. Flor ence Trumble and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Donlan and family of Eaale. and Mrs. W. Dennis and sons of Elmwood attended the wedding of Mrs. Caddy's grand daughter, Miss Vera Mary Smith and James Hertzel at St. Pat rick's Catholic church in Have lock Saturday morning, June 7. Mrs. Martha Davis Buried At Burweii Funeral services were held at Burwell Wednesday for Mrs. Martha E. Davis, who died at the Masonic Home at Platts mouth Sunday, June 15, 1952. Mrs. Davis was 85 years old. A native of Illinois, Mrs. Da vis came to Nebraska with her parents when she was a child. She had lived at Burwell until coming to the Masonic Home here 14 years ago. Surviving are a son, D. C. Da vis of Cimarron, Kan.; a daugh ter, Mrs. Fern Harrington of Hollywood, California; a grand son. Herbert O. Davis of Mil lard: a sister, Mrs. Agnss Bandt of Phillipsburg, Kan.; and a brother, Thomas McDonald of Salem, Oregon. Soennichsen's To Have Blanket Sale Savings up to one-third are advertised in the summer blank et .sale to be held at Soennich sen's this week end. Sheet I blankets, wool plaid pairs, wool double blankets and ail wool and Indian blankets in a variety of colors are listed at reduc tions during the week end sale. Sale prices during th;? blanket sale range from a low of $2.70 to $10.90. Graveling Bids For Cedar Creek Read Advertised Contractors' "oids for gravel ! Saturday afternoon. June 14. He surfacing the new Cedar Creek : had been in ill health for sev scuth highway will be asked at ! eral weeks. a Department of Roads and Ir- j A native of Seven Mile Ford, rigation letting July 10. State Virginia, he came to Cass coun Engin3er Harold L. Ait ken an- j ty at the age of 19. lie was nounced Thursday. j married at Murray on April 19, Grading and culvert work is j 1900. to Jessie Fleming. They now in progress on this 2.4 mile i celebrated their 52nd wedding connection between Cedar Creek ; anniversary two months ago. and Highway Nebr. No. 132. Cm- A retired farmer. Mr. Porter tractors ore being asked to bid cn supplying and placing 1,050 cubic wards of gravel on this road. . According to construction progress reports received in the Lincoln oflice of tne nignway department, the grading work i was 80 per cent completed and the culvert work 65 per cent finished, as of June 7. Dean C. Hill, project engineer for the highway department, is m cnarge oi supervising tne contractor's operations on this j job. He also has general charge :, of the work on No. 50 north of i Meadow and will be supervising! Millard bridge and Spring- j field spur work. j hill nas been supervising all ! grading, culvert and bridge work i on the No. 50 job and will stay j with the project until all work Ls completed and all units of work and materials have been j accurately measured. Frank P. i Schnittker, who Aitken savs H . an expert in supervising paving, j is overseeing me coiiuieie pour- i ing. He will move on to another ; project as soon as the paving is down. i z,f " ' ; ft VF Make the most of your farm grains and range by balancing them with G o o c h ' s Best Grower. Your pullets need all three, grain, range and Gooch's Best to fully develop their egg laying capacity to mature into sturdy year' 'round layers. l ONLY 7 POUNDS PER BIRD Yes. that's right. Just 7 lbs. GOOCH'S BEST Grower with your gram will develop a 6-week-old pullet Into a profitable layer. A single dozen egss t fall price more than pays the cost of 7 lbs. of Gooch Grower nepded Your profit will be EXTRA EGGS 'when prices are best. See Us Today For Gooch's Best Grower A. R. CASE the Rock Island dam, inset, at lake behind the dam, 13 feet, and will reward Columbia Easin is completed in 1953. Final Rites For John Porter, 83, d Wednesday Final rites for John Thomas Porter, longtime Cass county resident, were held Wednesday nfiernoon. June 13. at Sattler Funeral Chapel with Rev. Har old V. Mitchell, pastor of First Methodist church officiating. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant cem etery at Nehawka. Soloist at the memorial serv ices was Mrs. E. A. Ernst with Mrs. Ferdinand Nolte, organist. Casket bearers were George, Linford and Clifford Dasher, Frank Gunsolly. Doran Ecwinan and Charles Mendcnhall. Mr. Porter. 83. died here late naa iarmea in me Murray, un- ion and Nehawka communities most of his lifetime. He was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are his wife. Jessie of Plattsmouth; three daugh- ters. Mrs. Howard Royer of Om- aha. Mrs. Art Sampson of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Earl Ni day of Beatrice; four sons. Howard, Forest and Harry of Plattsmouth, and Floyd, Suth erline, Oregon; three brothers, George of Lincoln; Will of Unf ion and Glen ot mrstow, cam., and one sister. Mrs. Ada Van Patton of Lincoln. One son preceded him in death. Sattler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. HAS IUPE TOMATO Mrs. Garfield Dunning of Plattsmouth said today that she has picked the first red, rioe tomato from her garden this year. A hybrid plant, the to- rnuto was piaiut-u uic ni ui May, Mrs. Garfield said. Journal Want Ads Pay! MONEY From Your Pullets GOGCHem INTO PROFITABLE LAYERS WITH GOOCH'S BEST GROWER PRODUCE He Mil , GETS HIS PFN LOS ANGELES For 75 years Albert D. Brewer, nowr 95, has looked forward to receiving the diamond-studded pin that is awarded after three-quarters of a century of service as a Mason. On June 3rd, the former In dian fighter, big game hunter and trading post operator re ceived his pin at ths Veterans Administration hospital where he is a patient. rrss over birds LOS ANGELES Mrs. Leo'.a Cason. 60-year-old widow, loves birds and put a bird bath in her backyard to attract them. Hei ne ighbors, however, don t like birds and complain that Mrs. Casons birds are such a, nui- WESTERN AUTO Assseicte Store ! O ! a ! 1 o 3 ii"-;--!. Q Finest WIZARD Eve:! 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LIFE APART IN SAME IIOI SE LONDON Although Alfred Honey, 57, deserted his wife in ; 1943. they continued to live in the same house. After a quar- , rel, Mr. Honey divided the house into two parts and had since lived alone in his half. Mrs. ! Honey was awarded a divorce ! on a desertion charge. ) i MAKES ALL ".Vs" ! BOSTON, Mass. Although ! two colleges refused to admit i him in 1948, because of what they considered inferior high ' school background, Nicholas 13 Days of Special Va!ues! Compf, kfe $8.45 6-Party PCNJC BASKET at W0 EXTRA : COST 4H' CASTING ROD Solid Steel Si 19 Reg. $5.10 4 Stainless steel guides and tip top. Cork grip. v7im "Western Falls" MINNOW BUCKET Floating type. Galvanized 10 qt. VIIOJ $4)39 2 Reg. $2.89 324 Add New Beauty to Your Car with Colorful PREMIUM PLASTIC COVERS Premium Fiber Covers Keg. $12.50 $JJ93 Coach & Sedan Coupe $7.45 t M I t... Plattsmouth, Nebraska Phone 6259 GOLD .tames Pr-relSo, 24-year-old or phaned son of Italian immi grants, graduated summa cum laude from Suffolk University, never having made a mark un der "A"' while working his way as a cook's helper through a four-year course. WORKING V'IVES On the basis of a sample sur vey, the Census Bureau reports that more married women were working in 1951 than at the petik of World War II. There were about 10,200,000 married women in the labor force in April. 1951, as compared to 8 400,000 in April, 1944. when war production was at its height, an increase of 1,800,000. Sale Starts Friday! Bring rfie Exciting Political Conventions Info Your Living Room With Tretone TV Tnr?iirlrfw-i 169 Fed. Excise Tax Only New 1m console with bright, clear picture, even in fringe areas! Rich tone, easy ton ing. Hand-rubbed mahogany veneeXcCabinet. 20123 15-Minute Red Flare 26' Auto FLAG 14c Lights wide area brightly. Fun for all. 2Lft5I Mounts quick ly to license, etc. 4x5i". Sturdy 13 VELOCIPEDE Auto BABY SEAT Regr. $6.90 $19 56 Reg:. $1.25 98" Safe, speedy. Easy rolling. JFII0 Sturdy steel frame, inimi WSTAUATtCX Reg". $24.95 Coaches & Sedans . . . $nv5 Coupes $13.45 Exciting new patterns . . . Bullfighters, Plaids. Stripes ... in famous Saran "life time" plastic. Quilted trim.' MAMJt -, -I J Buy Nov and SAVE! 141 So. 3rd Plattsmouth Phone 4178 A Classified Ad in The Jour- 625 1st Ave. Phone 3197 jP(;S2SES2S25ZSZSZS2SH525HSS52S2SZS2SSS nal costs as little as 35c-