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Devils 3th In Conference Track And Field Meet Five points and eighth place YNiti liic mrai jriaLUsiHUlim mm- I clads could do in the Ak-Sar-Ben conference track and field meet staged at Omaha Univer sity field Thursday. Bellevue romped off with the meet with 54 points, nearly nine more than runner-up Blair. In order of their finish were Val ley, Westside, Ashland, Wahoo, College View and Plattsmouth. Jim Graves provided the only bright spot for Coach Eugene Shields, who said before the meet that he'd be "awful dis appointed" if Plattsmouth did not get at least third. Graves finished third in the 180-yard low hurdles which was 'won by Harry Johnson of Val ley in :22.3. Other point makers for Platts mouth were Byron Finnefrock, fifth in the discus, and the Plattsmouth 880-yard relay team. Although "ft-inner of its heat, the relay team finished fifth in the time comparisons. Don Freeburg, Barney Eiting Jim Graves and DeWayne Noeli formed the relay team. In the freshmen meet, the Devils did a little better, finish ing sixth, ahead of Wahoo and Valley. Vernon Aylor picked up two points with fourth place in the 75-yard dash, and the Platts mouth 440-yard relay team fin ished fifth. Dan Huebner added another half point with a tie for fifth in the high jump to give Plattsmout its 34 points. Coach Merle Stewart was dir ector of the conference meet. Here's how they finished: Bellevue 54 Blair 45L' Valley 3772 Westside 28 1 2 Ashland 25 Wahoo is College View '. . 11 Plattsmouth , 5 Freshmen Ashland : 19 Blair 13 Bellevue 12 23 Westside 6 56 College View. 6 Plattsmouth 3 12 w ahoo 3 Valley 0 K J s J Z. . - ., amain 1 i iiiiijiu ! 1 .im-w-uiutj n m mil tujua r 1 - If ; -LA - --Vs x ass SWIMMER Fluffing out her hair after a quick swim at Day tona Beach, Fla., pretty Barbara Dennison dries off under the bright sun. She smiled for the camera, even tnout,! the comb pulled a bit too Jard. eatre Plattsmouth Softball Managers Meet Thursday to Set Up League Softball managers for a Platts mouth night softball league will meet Thursday night to go over details for the coming softball season, it was announced today. Managers will include Robert Gall, Faye Spidell and Bob Willis i of Plattsmouth, and an undis I closed Murray manager. The four jteam league is slated to open jplay early in June. A 12-wee schedule is planned, j Gall will manage a team to be 'entered by the Eagles Lodge; Willis will handle the reins for I the V. F. W. and Spidell is sial ic led to run a team operated bv I Ralph Timm's Bar. The fourth j entry will be a team from Mur ray. ! managers will iron out rules and u,r Legion and Midget base Down - to - Wire Battle Looms In Bowling Race Midgets, Juniors To Open Baseball Practice Sunday Plattsmouth baseball fans will have an opportunity to back one cf the greatest youth base ball programs in history this year. That seems apparent following the announcement that both Last Time Mon., April 27 Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady and a Big Cast ' BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY" The most wonderful of all Damcn Runyon characters! Comedy, Cartoon &: News i regulations to govern play, seek i to name league referees and out 1 line arrangements for game ac I tivities. A schedule will also be ' presented at the Thursday night j meeting for adoption by league managers, who will act as ad ministrative directors for the league. Tue., 19, 30 Wed- Thur., April 28, 3 Big Days 3 "THE MIRACLE OF F ATI MA" Starring Gilbert Roland, Angela Clark and Susan Whitney A story to touch the hearts of untold millions! A truly wonderful motion pic ture. In order to give everyone an opportunity to see this pic ture we are running it three days in, the middle of the week. Cartoon and Comedy Added Special Matinee Wednesday, April 29, 2:30 Night Shows Only 7:00 & 9:15 Adults 50c Children 25c Tax Included ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS M-Sgt. Bernard A. Jackson of Plattsmouth has recently been assigned to Headquarters 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Rapid City Air Force Base at Weave;-. South Dakota. He is a member of the Strategic Air Command. REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for each monthly payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. s Aw shou,d Strike Dan teams will oarticipate in state competition during the summer. Lindy Woiever. manager for the Plattsmouth Legion posts 1953 baseball team, has an nounced that Maynard Hobbs will manage the Midgets. The two teams are slated to organ ize next Sunday. Woiever has called a meeting for both Midgets and Juniors at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. They are asked to meet in the former Journal building at 4th and Main. Sponsorship of both Midget and Junior programs sterns from an effort made last year to or ganize a midget team. New suits were purchased by local merch ants and the mid sets competed j in the state tournament. New suits are also in store for the 1953 Junior Legion team. 1 Purchased by Plattsmouth Mo ! tors, the suits are expected to arrive this week, woiever said. The Plattsmouth team will com pete in class A this year and will thus be seeking district and regional honors with an eye on the Little World Series. Boys who will not be 16 until the first of January are eligible for Midgets. Those who will not nass thpir ISth birthday until Junior baseball. Phone 6111 Insurance Is Always "SURE" STEVE DAVIS 2nd Floor Bank Bldg. Plattsmouth SPRING TV SERVICE CALLS $'25 Guaranteed Service and Parts Authorized and Bonded for Your Protection Weighing Station Has Effect Here in Traffiic Court Opening of the state weighing station north of Plattsmouth has had a definite effect upon activities in the Cass county court, as a check of the number of court cases directly connec ted with the weighing station will show. The two week period ended Thursday with a total of 36 vio lations reported in court, more than is normally handled in the traffic court during a similar period. As such the 36 violations are additions to tne regular run cf traffic violations normally carried in the court docket. Activities at the weighing station three miles north of Plattsmouth on highway 75 started on Thursday, April 9. The station is operated at in frequent times and days throughout the week. All trucks are required to stop at the sta tion when the ""open" sign is up Operated by patrolmen of the Nebraska Safety Patrol, the sta tion is designed to check loads of trucks to see that they con form to capacities for which they are licensed. A battle right down to the wire seems evident as Plattsmouth ; bowlers prepare for the final j three weeks of activity. Only league leading Alamito seems out ! of danger as play goes into the i final stages. ! The Dairymen, thanks to a : sweep of its three game series : with Firestone moved three i games ahead of second-running ; American Legion which dropped ! one of its three tests with West- em Auto. I In turn the Legion holds a three-game margin over Timm's ; Bar. while 4th. 5th. 6th and 7th places are staecered one back of each other. Cliff Meisinger and Alberta Austin led the Alamito sweep over Firestone. Meisinger had 3 477 series and Mrs. Austin a 475. Only three pins behind was George Winscot with 472. Leon Meisinger and Roy Wilson led Firestone. Western Auto salvaged the third of its three-game series with the Legion on a 7-pin ad vantage. The Legion after win ning the first, took the second same by only one pin. Cecil Figsins led the Legion and Bruce Gold. Sr., led the Auto dealers. Timm's had one close game in sweeping its series with Mvers Grocery to cut its third place deficit to three games. The mar gin in the third game could have been greater except that Phillip Kehne. after registering a spare in the ninth, guttered his first 10th frame ball picked up only one pin on the second. Robert Gall and Chris Zimmerman led the winners. Conoco staved one game back in fourth place by sweeping three from last place Bradley Grocery. Bob Brittain and Clvde Brittain paced the service sta tion attendants. In other games during the week Woster"s spanked Ernies Bar three straight with Ken Daniel leading the attack, whila the V. F. W. maintained pace by tripping Art & Minnie in three games. Marge & Elmers took two from Eagles and Plattsmouth Paint Store copped two from Donats. Results Legion 651 565 601 Western Auto . . 537 564 608 High individual game, Cecil Figgins. 146; high individual se ries Cecil Figgns, 392. Paint Store 627 564 670 Donats 578 707 572 High individual game, B. Dietl. 162; .high individual series, B. Dietl, 411. Conoco 6S2 703 716 Bradley Grocery . .687 623 652 High mdiivduai game, jacs Reno. 190: high individual se ries. Boh Brittain, 487. Timm's Bar 657 705 613 Myers Grocery 632 544 605 High individual same. Bob Gall. 164; high individual series. Bob Gall, 447. Alamito 802 783 758 Firestone 739 633 706 High individual game, George Winscot. 190; high individual se ries. Cliff Meisinger. 477. Marge-Elmer 642 725 661 Eagles 625 651 710 High individual game. Rich ard Cotner, 180; high individual series. Rich Cotner. 43'5. V F. W 738 700 689 Art &z Minnie ....622 633 621 High individual game. Harold Austin. 186: high individual se ries. Bob Willis, 451. Woster 729 704 647 Ernie's Bar 700 742 619 Hieh individual game, K. Dan iel. 191; high individual series, K. Daniel, 465. Standings Team W Alamito 56 Legion 53 Timm's Bar 50 Conoco 49 V. F. W 43 Ernie's Bar 47 Woster 46 Marge-Elmer 44 Paint Store 44 Firestone 39 Eagles 35 34 34 Western Auto 27 Myers Grocery 22 Bradley Grocery 20 Final Rites Are Held Saturday for Charles F. Glaze DIE PLATTSWOUTM NEBRASKA. Monday, April 27, 1953 SENH-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FHTE UIUt ! Art-Minnie Donats . . 31 32 33 34 35 37 37 42 46 1 47 47 54 59 61 Watershed Tour P!ars Are Teid; Bill Is Passed Funeral services for Charles F. Glaze were held at Caldwell Linder Funeral home Saturday afternoon with Rev. Harold V. Mitchell, pastor of the First Me thodist church officiating. Bu rial was at Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. Donald McClintock was soloist and Mrs. Ferd Nolte was accompanist. Flower ladies were Mrs. Rose Hull and Mrs. Francis 25 I Headlee. Pallbearers were W. R. 28 J'Holy, Tony Lahoda, Fred Lugsch, Howard Dow, Aivm Ramge and Glen Vallery. Native of Kentucky and resi dent of Plattsmouth for 30 years, Mr. Glaze died at his home here last Tuesday, April 21. He had been in ill health for several years. Confined to a wheel chair for the past three years, Mr. Glaze observed his 88th birthday an niversary at his home here on April 1. He and Mrs. Glaze would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary today, April 27. Born at Brookville, Kentuckv on April 1, 1865, he migrated to Nebraska at the age of 16. He came to Rock Bluff in 1881 and two years later departed for ! Holt county where he home- steaded near O'Neill. He was married on April 27, 1893 to Catherine M. Neitzel at Preston. They resided there un til returning to Cass county and Plattsmouth in 1924. He had farmed at Preston before com ing to Plattsmouth where he was employed in the stores depart ment of the Burlington shops. He was a member of the Unit ed Brethren church and the Modern Woodmen. Surviving are his wife, Cath- Barber Shops to Open at Union And Murray John Stewart of Murray and E. A. Ford of Union have an nounced the opening of barber shops in Murray and Union. The shops will be open in each com munity two days each week. The shop at Union will be 'open on Wednesday and Satur day from 9 a.m. to p.m., ana on Monday and Thursday at Murray during the same hours. Stewart, 30, has experience in Omaha and Chicago shops. Ford lhas been associated in boys club Avork in this area. Oakmont Entry Tops Harness Class Col. Kalerama of Oakmount Stables was winner of the fine harness class at the Brock & Bridle sh jw at the University of Nebraska last week. The horse is owned by E. E. Howschultz of Plattsmouth. SEE Bankerslifeman K. P. PENCE About a Plan for Financial Security 222 So. 6th Phone 3269 Vhy accept less? Get all these Jl mom Tentative plans for observing ' Watershed Day in Cass county were announced today by Paul E. Fauquet, secretary-treasurer of the Cass-Weeping Water Creek Watersheds Association. Morning and afternoon tours, seperated by a luncheon and program at noon at Elmwood are on the tentative program, Fauquet said. The tour is slated nd ; for Mav 8. anniversary of the disasterous Definite plans are being completed by a i John and Edgar of Plattsmouth: special committee headed by Elmer C. of Baldwin Park. Calif., Joe Bender of Weeping Water. Charles W. of Fairbury and La Other members of the committee Vern B. of McCook: one sister, are LeRoy Cook of Elmwood and Mrs. Margaret Hays of Council fluan Kinney oi iiie cuuiny ouu anniversary of flood of 1950. tour and progra:n i enne of Plattsmouth; five sons, Conservation Service. Fauquet said that the film. "Valley of Still Waters" will be shown during the noon program at Elmwood. He said the tours will be held in the central and western parts of the county. Announcement of Watershed Day plans come as the Nebras ka State Legislature, by a vote of 39 to 1. approved a bill lor creating watershed districts for flood and erosion control. The bill does net carry the emergen cy clause and if signed by the governor would become effective in three months after the legisla ture adjourns. Provisions of the bill allow for creating districts by petition or election. Districts would have Authority to issue bond3 and levy not more than a quarter mill on property for the first five years of the district's existence. Bluffs; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home ! was in charge of arrangements Phone 280 Radio and Television Service 321 Main St. Appeal Is Made For Multiple Sclerosiis Funds Mrs. Lyle Ladd, chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis fund rais ine camoaigr. in Plattsmouth. reminded residents today that they may make their dona lions to the fund by sending their contributions to Multiple Sclero sis in care of the local postof-fice. The fund campaign here is sponsored by Eagle Auxiliary which recently conducted a spe- i cial fund raising promotion for j multiple sclerosis. The Nebraska Chapter of the National "society is conducting a drive to raise $10,000. Funds wii'. be used to expand a pro gram of research, clinics and service for the quarter of a mil lion people afflicted with the disease. Foremost crippler of young adults, multiple sclerosis usual ly strikes its victim between the ages of 20 .and 45. Jolly Feeders Have Calves Tagged at All-Day Meeting Mynard Jelly Feeder.; will skip their regular May meeting be cause the group met twice dur ing April. The group's regular meeting was held at the Roy Lee Smith heme and was featured by a demonstration on judging calves, given by Roy Lee. Members also filled out year books. An all-day meeting was held the ISth for tagging calves. Cass County Agent Clarenc-e Schmad eke tagged the calves starting at 9:30 a. m. A noon covered dish luncheon was served at the Leonard Harvey home. The next meeting v.ill be held June 5 at the home of Fred and Karen Tilson. Fred Tilson, Reporter Pvt. Schomaker With 1st Cavalry Pvt. Everett H. Schomaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scho maker of Nehawka is now serv ing in Japan with the 1st Caval ry division. Schomaker, a heavy weapons infantryman, was formerly sta tioned at Camp Roberts, Calif. A graduate of Nehawka high school, he was employed by a trucking line before entering the Army last September. 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