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1 Mrs. Edward Van Horn Phone 252W Cutter M. are among- those wh7 ntt3 5 u w- Ohnstensen, w 4-H cam5 T rimna5enci.eclihas been 111 fr the past ; llardiS1111'1 TP i )vee ? deling better now. : Monday uniil WednTX n 10 be up and around for week vvecmesday of last I a while every day. Shirley Lovthr nf TTnrt J r-and Mrs- Sterling Viles Friday and SnrnY l0n-Snt ! ancL Coriil returned Tuesday Carol Ni?keLs Saturd,ay visiting ; night from a week's trip through Lloyd Sudduth of Lincoln was i kola"6' SUth Da" VatSrii8".111 Weeping! Mr", and Mrs. Harrison Liv- IlelPn n". ' ? inpon..Miss!ingston took Mrs. Anna nanied him i n accom" to Ashland Wednesday even: and snen hPofYeeping Water She is now visiting at the J. Van Ho hon?e- Myrna Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Groesser back iinJnf01? them and boys calIed at the home of n? and u m Saturdav gve- I Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper ttSL pfcnd a week vath 'and Lula Jeanine Tuesday eve- V, t i ning. I oiviiuH06, Boardman of ! Emery Ronne of Weiser, Ida., t itVia tS Ylslted Mrs- Martha land Ray Ronne of Plattsmouth IV. M r?ay frnin ! were Monday afternoon visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ira McMahon of 1 at the E. M. Ruby home. Sterling, Colo., visited the past i v.Hm? Water at tue xiome or Mr. and Mrs. John Albert. Mrs. Mc .aahon and Mrs. Albert are sis ters. Miss Wanda Rhodes and Miss Mary Murphy are vacationing for a week or ten days in Colo rado Springs, Cole, at the home 01 Mr. and Mrs. Glen Eppens 1 Judy Sheehan spent from Monday until Wednesday at the 4-H camp at Camp Harriet Hard ing near Louisville. Alary Slattery of Omaha is spending the week with her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Slattery. JoAnn Sheehan is now work ing at the PMA office in Weep ing Water. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bents and Gayland of Enid, Okla., vis ited Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rohrdanz. fiM There's Evil in the Wind . . . 4 3 f la 5v XxV . ' ' r 5 - A'.- - : . Hi THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURIMAL Thursday. August 20, 1953 Section B PAGE THREE Mr. and Mrs. Harold Meisinger and family and Mr., and Mrs. Harvey Dettmer and family vis ited Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dettmer and family. Robert Dettmer is spending this week at the Dett mer home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cappen of Lincoln were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Heeb er. Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Loren sen and family of Syracuse were Sunday evening callers. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cleland of Louisville have moved into one of the Heebner apartments. Mrs. Bertha Kunz left Sunday evening by train for a trip to Washington. Weeping Water Newhams End Three Week Trip Mr. and Mrs. William Newham Sewing Representative will be in LMTSMQOTH every other day Repairs on all makes machines. Guaranteed used machines for sale; needles, oil, supplies, etc. New Singer Portables and Consoles, Vacuum Clean er Service, Machines for rent. Write Singer Sewing Machine Co. 4S04 So. 24th St., Omaha Twelve Attend Club Meeting The Junior Woman's Club met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Darwin Salstrom with Mrs. Melvin Bickford as co-hostess. Twelve members were present. Miss Pearl Schultz, president, presided at the regular business meeting. Mrs. Melvin Bickford was elected vice-president, as Mrs. Claire Beach resigned. Plans were made for the float to be entered in the parade at the County Fair. Part of the decor ation were made that evening. The float will be made on Mon day evening, August 24th. The hostesses served a very delicious lunch. W'pppins Water Mr. and Mrs. Mary Hohman and children visited Mrs. Anna Lechner and family of Nebraska City on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harlcn Stock visited Mr. and Mrs. William Reibol last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harvey, Donald and Judy, visited Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Stock and fam ily last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Stock and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Stock and family on Sunday, August 9. They also visited Mrs. Effie Hayes, who has entered the hospital in Kearney for observation. She epects to be there for about eight weeks. Mrs. Owen Runyan and chil dren of Detroit, Mich., are visit ing this week with relatives in Weeping Water. Mrs. Henry Knaup and Mrs. Joe John were Monday after noon callers at the home of Mrs. Harry Henry. ...:vrT-'v. V - " 1 i. Hay Fever Is Officially Here TaTie'a-good look at that black blob at ' the right, hay-fever sufferers. That's a ragweed spore magnified 3300 times, and the cause cf all your trouble. For the next two months the ragweeds will shed their pollen, agonizing some 3,000,000 hap less souls, .many of whom will suffer- until frost comes this iall. There's not much anyone can-do about it either, except go to one of the few areas in the country which are free from ragweed, or, in some cases, take skin shots or special pills under a doctor's direction. Ac tually, the ragweed spore is only one-half of one-thousandth of an inch across, but it plagues a lot of persons, like Pink And Blue Shower Honors Mrs. Lynn Parson ' Mrs. Wilmer Hermann and Mrs. Clarence King were host esses at a pink and blue shower Friday evening for Mrs. Lynn i Parson. Twelve guests attend- at the Hermann home. The evening was spent in play ing games and visiting. Mrs. (Parson received many lovely gnts. A delicious lunch was served. Weeping Water Mrs. Paul Stapleton, Paul, Jr., and Delores of Blair were Sun day afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Irons. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holscher of Cook visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Freeman and Paula. Mr. and Mrs.. Chester Irons, Norman, Ronald and Iva Kay, and Miss Cheryl Miller of Elm- wood were all dinner guests of returned home Wednesday from Mr. and Mrs. Henry Irons. Nor- a five thousand mile trip that man and Miss Miller were also took them through several states, supper guests. (They traveled through Colo- Weeping Water raao. Nevada ana to uaniornia. They were gone three weeks. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Newham at Marysville, Calif., also Mr. Newham's relatives in Forty-five people attended the Norwalk, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Cascade club picnic Sunday eve- Russell Newham and family, Mr. ning at the home of Mr. and and Mrs. John Dill, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. George Kirchof f and fam- Lyle Reed and also Mr. and Mrs. ily. Extra guests were Mr. and Bob White. These families and Mrs. William Newham and Mr. ! the Newhams spent a day at and Mrs. Harry Critser and Mil- Tiiuana. where the men saw a .ton. bull fight and the ladies went A delicious supper was enjoy- shopping. In Marysville, while ed and the evening was spent in visiting the Lloyd Newhams, visiting. The next meeting will they also visited with Mr. and be September 30 with Mrs. Frank , Mrs. Art Taylor of Weeping Wa- those shown in the above se quence showing the various stages of the hay-fever sneeze. Cascade Picnic Well Attended Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rasmus sen and family took Mr. and. Mrs. Chris Rasmussen to Omaha--Saturday where they left by train for Lorenzo. They will vis it for an indefinite time with their other son and family, Mr. , and Mrs. Walter Rasmussen. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Harmon ' and three children of Moore head, Minn., arrived Saturday to ' visit Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Harmon. They will also visit in Lincoln with Mrs. Harmon's mother, Mrs. Bertha Gaylord, and other rel atives. Mr. and Mrs. Willim Finley and girls and Mr. and Mrs. Mil ler Christensen enjoyed a picnic dinner Sunday at the fisnenes near Louisville. A vacation treaty r xi . w tonne ; mm 1953 v NEBRASKA Mother - Daughter Party Is Held At Church Friday i LOANS! 1 15 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for each monthly payment 5 Plattsmouth Loan &. Building Ass'n. A Mother and Daughter party was held Friday evening, August i 1 A X A. - l r J 1 1 A i ! i, at tne jnrisxian cnurcn witn l L s r A. T . ml ' aoouc ou m auenaance. ine program was held in the sanctu ary of the church. Mrs. Leon Bond announced the following program: Organ prelude, Mrs. S. II. Harmon; solo, '"Christoph er Robin Saying His Prayers' and "Mighty Lik' A Rose", Rob erta Knaup, accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Harmon; a reci tation, "Mother's Songs'", Card Nickels, accompanied by Myrna Van Horn; piano solo, "Voice of Springs", Myrna Van Horn; recitation, "Doctor's Cure',' Mrs. Lester Slirader; "Shopping for Mothers", Maureen Morris; solo, "My God and I", Nancy Living- jston, accompanied by Mrs. Har jmon; a play, "Mothers cf the ! Bible", was given at the close of the program. Mrs. Leon Bond was the reader and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston read passages from the Bible. Those taking part in the play were: Mrs. William Klemme, Carolyn Burton, Mrs. David Baxter, Carol Nickels, Mrs. Edward Van Horn, Mrs. Leroy Zessin, Mrs. Charles Freeman, Dorothy Plunkett, Mrs. Horace Morris and baby, Randy, and Mrs. Edward Freeman. After the program the ladies went downstairs to the dining room where 'a tasty lunch was served from a lace covered table. ' WW v i ipi : ! 1 mi 11 Hicse are the rciesrfcs of SESIS On the poles of more than 4,000 miles of transmission lines, on the poles along country roads, along the streets and alleys of more than 330 Nebraska communities you'll see the distinguish ing marks of good electric service ... the marks of our line men's "climbers!" They are visible proof of the ceaseless vigil ance and constant work that goes on "behind the scenes" to assnre our customers of truly dependable electric service! In every emergency ... in all kinds of weather, the employees of Consumers Public Power District are on the alert to do all that is humanly possible to assure con stant uninterrupted electric service to the homes, farms, industry and com munities of our more than 109,000 Nebraska customers! sJAMJJiL! Symbol of Nebraska's Dependable Electric Service A lovely bouquet of flowers was presented to Mrs. Jennie Snell for being the oldest moth er, Mrs. Louis Allgayer, Jr., was presented also with a bouquet of flowers for being the young est mother and Marilyn Ham mons received a gift for being the youngest daughter present. The tables were covered' with white tablecloths and bouquets of home grown flowers were at tractively placed on each table. Mrs. Maurice Hammons and Mrs. David Baxter were also on the program committee and Mrs. Eanos Plunkett, Mrs. John Rieke, Mrs. Charles Freeman and Mrs. Leroy Zessin were on the serving committee. .. Weeping Watr United Missionary Camp In Progress At Weeping Water The Camp Board of the Ne braska conference issues a hearty invitation to everyone to attend the annual camp meet ing to be held this year from August 13 to August 23 at the United Missionary Church Camp Site in Weeping Water. Rev. S. I. Emery of Bethel College, Mischawaka, Ind., will conduct the young people's daily meetings at 11:00 a. m. Preach ing services will be held at 3:00 p. m. and nightly evangelistic services will be held at 7:30 p. m. The song evangelists this year are Dr. and Mrs. Willard R. Hall- man, ur. iiauman is me pro fessor of sacred music at the Asbury Theological Seminary at Wilmore, Ky. Mrs. Mary Buwalda will oe in charge of the children's meet ings which will be held aauy ai 9:30 a. m. v Church Extension Day will be observed on Thursday, August 20. The morning speakers will be Rev. J. Kimball, church ex tension director of the Indiana conference, and Rev. H. S. Bu walda. Rev. Floren Mast ana Seth Hohrer will be in charge of the afternoon services. On Friday, August 21, Mission ary Day will be observed. The Women's Missionary Society, led by Mrs. S. W. Finell of Omaha, will conduct the morning ser vices. The speakers for this oc casion include Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Reifel of Salka, Nigeria, West Africa and Rev. and Mrs. John Bontrager of Share, Niger ia, West Africa. ' Weepin; Water Oscar Hoffman of Omaha vis ited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Art Hoffman. Geraldine Michelsen is visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Van Every in Ogallala. Mr. Hugh Hanlan, who has been bedfast for the past two weeks with phlebitis, is feeling much better this week. Due to the pain in his legs, he still is unable to walk very much. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Baltha zor and boys of Council Bluffs were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Balthazor and Larry. Rev. and Mrs. Roger Grow and family are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Todd, in Win ner, So. Dak., and his parents, sisters and brothers in Water town, So. Dak. Rev. Charles Livingston and his daughter, Nancy, sang a beautiful duet, "Nailed to the Cross", accompanied on the or gan by Mrs. S. H. Harmon, Sun day morning at the Christian church during church services. i Rev. Livingston and his family of Hastings are spending part of their vacation with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston. Picnic Supper At Jewell Home Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jewell were the' hosts at a picnic supper at their home on Thursday eve ning, August 6, in honor of Mrs. Robert Meyer and Randy and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meyer of Gilberts, 111. Those attending the picnic supper' were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pace, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sheehan and'family, Mrs. Lyle Jewell and children, Mrs. Marsh, all of Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson and family of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ritter and son of Papillion; Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Issac and Mike of Manley, and Mrs. Harry And erson and daughters of Blair. Home made ice cream was en joyed later in the evening. Weeping Water Ralph Wiles spent Wednesday night and Thursday with Ron nie " Jose. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey visited Thursday morn ing at the Jose home. ; Mrs. Merill Nannen and 'Mrs. Everett Jose visited Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Ralph Lindsey and Mrs. Edith Wiles. Ronnie Jose spent Tuesday aft ernoon and night with Ralph Wiles. Mitchell Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey, Mrs. Edith Wiles and Ralph visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lindsey of Union. Harry Brant of Baltimore, Md., and Carl Lindsey visited Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey. Mrs. Ruth Ketelhut and Thel ma Rae were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Stock and family. They all went to Steinhart Park in Nebraska City Sunday afternoon to go swimming. Mrs. Ruth Ketelhut and Thel ma Rae were Friday evening supper guests of " Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogue of Nehawka. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tennant and Mrs. Douglas Osterberg of Omaha were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Groesser and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Eid enmiller left last Thursday for a trip to Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rippe and family, Mr. and Mrs. Har vey Dettmer of Avoca and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kirchoff were Tuesday , evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dettmer and family. ter, who are visiting in Califor ma. They returned by the way of Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kirchoff accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Newham for a few days' trip to the Ozarks. The four Kirchoff children are staying with their grandmother, Mrs. Henrietta ,Kirchof f. Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sack and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cooper and Ricky visited Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Ruby. Education, Entertainment Excitement Surfaced Parking Lots Picnic and Camp Grounds Nebraska's Biggest Event I J. Howard Davis LAWYER Phone 264 506 Main St. Plattsmouth LOOK for This Friendly Sign for Friendly Service and Famous "Phillips 66" Gasoline and Oil LUBRICATION WASHING Accessories Battery Service Lee Tires HUE BMfl'S "66" STATION TANK WAGON SERVICE Phone 212 Plattsmouth You're "sitring pretty" behind the wheel Take this Bel Air model. First thing you'll notice is the qual ity of the interior. Rich-looking appointments. Roomy seats with foam rubber cushions. Turn the key to start the engine and you're ready to go. You can see all around You look out and down through a wide, curved, one piece windshield. The pano ramic rear window and big side windows provide a clear view in all directions. You get more powei on less gas That's because Chevrolet's two great valve-in-head engines are high-compression engines. In Powerglide models, you get the most powerful engine in Chevrolet's field the new 115-h.p. "Blue-Flame." Gear shift models offer the advanced 108-h.p "Thrift-King" engine. Biggest brakes for smoother, easier stops An easy nudge on the pedal brings smooth, positive response right now! Chevrolet's im proved brakes are the largest in the low-price field. I was ahead in every way after this demonstration ! I figured on paying about $200 more for a new car ; . until I discovered all that Chevrolet offered me. V.w.v.-,V.iTFI. It's heavier for better readability You're in for a pleasant sur prise at the smooth, steady, big-car ride of this new Chev rolet. One reason is that, model for model, Chevrolet will weigh up to 200 pounds more than the other low-priced cars. You get greater getaway with the new Powerglide A lot finer performance on a lot less gas. That's what you get with the new Powerglide automatic transmission. There's no more advanced automatic transmission at any price. And it's the lowest-priced line A demonstration will show you that Chevrolet offers just about everything, you could want. Yet it's the lowest-priced line in the low-price field. Combination of Powerglide auto matic transmission and 115-h.p. "Blue-Flame" engine optional on "Two-Ten" and Bel Air models at extra cost. Let us demonstrate all the advantages of buying a Chevrolet now! MORE PEOPLE BUY CKEYR0LETS THAN ANY OTHER CAR I CASS COUNTY MOTOR COMPANY 607 1st Avenue Plattsmouth Dial 3210