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THE M.ATTSIYIOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL tAOE TWO Monday, December 15, 19a2 Ju.t D'ml 241 Study Club Remembers Youngsters At Christmas I Plattsmouth And Nehawka Chapters SiHnpv rhanter with 32 mem bers, topped all other Future Homemakers of America chap ters in the state oy snipping 3 470 pounds of clothing on the recent Save the Children cloth- P.nHnnrnH RtlldV ClUD met at the home of Vera Gilmour on Thursday. December 11, with A-ne.s Dill raid Nellie Spangler as as.sitM.aiit i.uaimio. i - . The meeting was called to or- , Compete 111 Dl'lVe Utrl 'J liic . 0 Ann Dingman. Vivian Hall led the group in .singing Christmas carols. The November minutes were read eri and a balance of S12.98 was reponea in uie tic- . rtH ury. Sixteen members answered ; lsQ competing in the state roll call. ' were the Plattsmouth and Ne- Thank-vou notes were read hawka units of Future Home from AdcUe Perrv and also from , niakers. The drives were con the Nebraska Children's home ! ducted iu early November. for the 100 quarts of canned ! goods they had received. . Ymv An appropriate story. T Was iUailldgt OW S a Stranger and You Took Me In' , Are Solemnized At was given by Irma bullnan. L,a- 1 rol Gilmour presented the origin ; Omaha Saturday of our various Christmas cus- ; toms hi another urogram high- The marriage of Mlss Lela I. oni.s. .n . 0 -smith and Lyle C. Lander was Members of the i lub nave ao- TWemhPr i Presbyterian Federation Officers Feted At Lunch Mrs. Virgil Perry entertained at a dessert luncheon in ner home Wednesday afternoon for new circle officers, and for re tiring and new officers of the Women's Federation of the Presbyterian church. The afternoon was spent in a group training course, which culminated a week's home study of one hour each day. Topics discussed were the meaning of discipleship, the doctrines and the organization of the Presby terian chiurch; and the purpose and plans of women's work na tionally and locally. Several quizzes added variety to the study. Federation officers for the coming year are: Mrs. Oliver Meisinger, presi dent; Mrs. Wayne Propst, nrst New Organ Is Installed: Church vice president; Mrs. Robert Ja- pinc Hrlirairvv cobs, second vice president! Miss ! ridll.s UCCllCauOn Pupils At Rock Bluff Will Give Operetta Friday Pupils of Rock Bluff school. ! taught by Miss Mildred Hall, will present the operetta. "Cowboys nd Indians" on Friday, Decem ber 19. at 7:30 at the school house. A plate suDper will follow the operetta, Miss Hall has an nounced. The event had been postponed from an earlier date by bad weather. nated 18 packages of socks and ' hoxf.s of candv and cookies which have been delivered to the Nebraska Children's Home. The packages were delivered by Florence Hild. In other Christ mas activities, members learned that coffee key strips were turn ed in by Vivian Hild. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses. nrHflv nfrprnoon. December 13, 1952. at First Presbyterian church of Omaha, with Dr. Thomas E. Niven officiating. The bride is the daughter off Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Smith of Plattsmouth, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lander of Omaha. Attendants at the ceremony were the bride's sister, Mrs. C. v Srh of Bellevue. and Mr. Srb. reception was held in tne A Rav Haith entered Immanuel I church parlors following the hospital at Omaha Thursday j ceremony. The couple will re afternoon for treatment and ob- j side in Omaha. servation. oss I heat re v Eagles Auxiliary A Christmas Party Planned Thursday Helen Hunter, third vice presi dent; Mrs. Newton Sullivan, secretary; Mrs. Paul Jahrig, treasurer; Mrs. Tom Friest, lit erature and missionary educa tion secretary; Mrs. Richard Biery. spiritual life and steward ship secretary; Mrs. William Schmidtmann. Jr., social educa tion and actions secretary; Mrs. Richard Peck, world service secretary; Mrs. Henry Nolting, white cross secretary; Mrs. Dean Dunham, Westminister fellowship advisor: Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein, children's work ad visor; Mrs. Paul Heineman, nom inating committee chairman. Circle chairmen are Mrs. Herman Tiekotter, Mrs. John Sattler, Jr.. Mrs. Sterling Ing werson and Mrs. Ray Story. Installation of a new Ham mond organ has been completed at the United Presbyterian church at Murray. Church of ficials are" planning a dedica tion service sometime in the near future when remodeling is completed. Known as the Latta memorial organ, it was purchased through contributions of the Latta fam ily and other members of the congregation. Church officials plan to have Warren Piper, tele vision artist in Murray for the dedication. Weeping Water Couple United Miss Shirley Elaine Appling of Weeping Water became the bride of Robert Francis Iverson. also of Weeping Water in mar riage rites solemnized by Rev. j Fred C. Gardner, pastor of the ! Methodist church at Weeping i Water on Fridav. Dpppmhpr 12 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wall of j 1952. Eagle announce the engagement Miss Helen Marie Shropshire and approaching marriage of 0f Louisville was maid of honor and Richard D. Appling of Weeping Water was best man. Claude (. Smith, Former Resident Here, Is Dead Claude C. Smith, former Plattsmouth man, and in recent years connected with the State Highway Department, died at a Lincoln hospital Friday morn ing from pneumonia and com plications. An ex-councilman here, he had been a druggist at Fricke Drug Store for several years and was also with the C. E. Hartford coal company at 3rd and Main street. He was coun cilman from the .second ward and served several terms in the council. Mr. Smith had also formerly lived at Wahoo. He was the son of the late Dr. J. G. Smith. He had been with the highway de partment since leaving Platts mouth. Mr. Smith was 70 years old. f Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. Wave Charlotte Mills of Lincoln; a sister. Mrs. Howard Mielenz of Randolph; a step mother, Mrs. J. G. Smith of Wa hoo. His wife died a year ago. Services were held at Wahoo. Mynard Jolly Feeders Club Meets Friday At Kraeger Home Mynard Jolly Feeders Club held its meeting at the home of Jim Kraeger Friday with all members except one, Donald Harvey, who was ill, present. At the business meeting, year books were filled out and a dis cussion on selection of baby beef and dairy calves was held. Recreational activities follow ed and were capped by refresh ment served by Mrs. Albert Kra eger. The next meeting will be held at the home of Shirley and Leonard Hild on January 2, at 7:30 p.m. Fred Tilson, reporter. he had farmed in the Weeping Water community. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Louis Allgayer and Mrs. Os wald Baier of Weeping Water, and a son, John of Avoca. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church with Rev. Fred C. Gardner officiating. Hobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Engagement Of Miss Marlene Wall Of Eagle Is Told their daughter. Marlene, to Lt Orval Conner. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Conner of Bur well. Miss Wall is attending the University of Nebraska and is a member of Acacia. A December 28 wedding planned. Ls Plattsmouth Last Times Mem. & Tucs., Dec. 15 & 16 Martin and Lewis in "JUMPING JACKS" Don't miss the greatest comedy : are also planned team of them all . . .you'll as jumping with laughs and joy! Comedy, Cartoon and News Fairies Auxiliary will hold its : annual Christmas party on De- cemoer its. louowmg me regular business meeting at eight o' i clock. I Members are to bring gifts ! not to exceed $1.25 in value. ! Names are to be inclosed inside ! each package. A program ana reiresnnients Wed. & Thur., Dec. 18 & 19 William Powell and Julia Adams in - "TREASURE OF LOST CANYON" Robert Louis Stevenson's rousing tale of high adventure! The most rousing adventure a man and a boy ever lived! All in Technicolor! ! Night Shows 7:00 and 9:15 ! Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McMack en departed. Friday lor Chicago on a business trip and also to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Noble and family. Tim Kahoutek Home From St. Louis Tim Kahoutek of this city has returned home from St. Louis, where he was a patient at the Missouri Pacific hospital. He has had two operations and has just undergone dental surgery, hav ing his teeth extracted. He ex pects later to resume his work in the railroad shops at Sedalia, Missouri. Mrs. Sybil Hetrick returned to her home Thursday following a three-week visit with relatives in Concordia, Kansas. Lodge Will Have Christmas Party Bud of Promise Rebekah Lodge will hold their Christmas party for their families and Odd Fel lows and their families, along with Theta Rho girls on Friday. December 19, at eight o clock Good Attendance At V. F. W. Annual Christmas Party Attendance at the Christmas party and covered dish supper held at the V. F. W. club Friday night was described as good. Post members. Auxiliary mem bers and their families partici pated. Assisting with the dinner were Mrs. Fern Tucker. Mrs. Glen Kaffenberger. Mrs. Don Warga, Mrs. Owen Willis, Mrs. Margie Hall and Mrs. Rose Day. The post, with Lloyd Fitch and Dale Bowman in charge, con ducted the entertainment. A gift exchange was held. Proves Her Point SALEM, N. H. The town's one-man police force should be expanded, Mrs. Anne M. Noyes argued at a board of trade meet ing. The next day. Mrs. Noyes, who operates a meat market, had evidence to support her ar gument. Her butcher shop had been broken into and looted of cash and food. Carl B. Complon Dies Sunday at Weeping Water Carl B. Compton, whose wife was killed in an auto accident in eastern Cass county three months ago, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Oswald Baier in Weeping Water Sunday morn ing. Mr. Compton had been a resi dent of the Weeping Water vicinity for the past 20 years. A native of Blair, Nebraska, Sun Bonnet Club Has Luncheon and Christmas Party Sun Bonnet Garden Club held its annual covered dish lunch eon and Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Earl Winscot on Thursday, December 11, with 14 memebrs present. Following a short business meeting, games were played, and gifts were exchanged. Is addi tion, each member received a gift from the "grab bag.' Members sent cards to Mrs. Louis Hansen at Kimball, and Bertha Davenport in California. Other highlights included read ing of an original poem, "The Coldest. Dav nf tho vo-" Celia Lancaster; and a reading by Mrs. Winscot on Christmas customs of all nationalities. Edith Akeson was appointed program chairman and roll call for the next meeting will be Newr Year's resolutions. Schreiner's Special Formula HAND CREAM Just Think! 3-oz. Jar . . . 50c 8-oz. Jar . .$1.00 16-oz. Jar . $1.50 A WONDERFUL QUICK VANISHING FRAGRANT CREAM IIow Much Are You Payin for a 3-oz. Jar? " Schreiner Drugs American Legion And Auxiliary Party Planned Auxiliary and post members of the American Legion will hold j a joint covered-dish dinner and J. Howard Davis LAWYER Soennichsen Building Phone 264 Plattsmouth A ten-cent gift is to be ur.yi1" YES'.-Beleive It Or Not! Treadle Sewing Machines . $15.00 Electric Reconditioned Portables $19 & up Singer Portables . . $49 & up Floor Samples on ANY Make Domestic, New Home, Free Westinghouse .20 off Necchi Sewing Machines 20 off See Sew Gem America's New Leader Pfaff Zig-Zag Does Everything Without Attachments ALL MAKES MACHINES REPAIRED OK Sewing Machine Co. South Omaha Sef All Models of Zig Zagcers Under One Roof brought for each child in the family that will" attend, Son Is Honored On Birthday Mrs. Walter Gray and sons of Washington, D. C. who is visiting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. T. E. Olson and other rela tives, entertained a few little friends and their mothers in honor of her son, Walter. Thurs day on his birthday. Guests were Mrs. Warren Rhy lander and children. Mrs. C. E. Shellenbarger and Mrs. Tillie Long. Major crimes in N. Y. City, jumped on the average of 37.4 per cent in the first six months of this year over the same period of 1951. Burglaries led the in crease with 47.1 pe- cent. CALENDAR club Thursday night. Members will have as their guests mem bers of their families. Each family is asked to bring a covered dish and also canned goods and food for the Christ mas baskets. Mrs. Eugene Vroman is chair man of the food committee and Mrs. LaVetta Baumgart will be in charge of gifts. Entertain ment will be directed by Art Warga while Mrs. F. I. Rea and Mrs. Charles Wolever will pre side at a Christmas candlelight service. : - ' ' " X ?- y Writer KM t 1 1 : I V leu. ...to earn and cherish a reputation for honest? inuluch we may take pride and in which others may Hlsi'- liaveconhdence...Uusisa, A. CatcLsjdL XincUx Dunzxat cpomz A. D. UNDER Telephone 4111 L. A. CALDWELL 702 Avenue B ? Plattsmouth, Nebraska Monday, December 15 Bud of Promise Rebekah Lodge will hold their meeting Monday, December 15, at eight o'clock at the IOOF Hall. Tuesday, Dec.lG Catholic Daughters of Ameri ca will meet Tuesday. December 16. at 8 p. m. at the home of Mrs. F. L Rea. Exchange of Christmas gifts and collection of gifts for the orphanage is plan ned. Wednesday, December, 17 Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M. will confer entered aprentice and fellow craft de grees on candidates Wednesday night. December 17, at 6:30 at the Masonic hall. Thursday, December 18 Master Mason degrees will be conferred upon candidates by Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M. Thursday night, December 18, at 7.30 at the Masonic hall. Thursday, December 18 Gleaners Circle of the Meth odist church will meet with Mrs. Clem Woster" Thursday evening, December 18. at eight o'clock. Thursday, Dec. 18 Dorcas Circle of the Methodist rhurrh will mput tiHV ir-e r tt Shellenbarger on Thursday, De cember 18, at two o'clock with Mrs. T. J. Cacy assisting. Mem bers are reminded to bring pres ents for a gift exchange. Friday. Dec. 19 Mvnard Community Club will meet at the community hall at 8 p.m. Friday, December 19. Elec tion of officers will be held and refreshments will be served. Yorks Return From West and South Journey Mr. and Mrs. Don York have returned from a trip to the West and South after leaving here on November 26. At Denver, they visited with a son, Randall York and his family and at Arkansas City, Kansas, they were guests of an other son, Don and family. Jim Quinnett was taken to St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City by Sattler ambulance on Saturday. Tbw uovl Know! The answers to everyday insurance problems By STEVE DAVIS Journal Want Ads Pay! 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