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WEEPNG Mrs. Lee R. Stratton .-. . w. v.v.v.v.v. v.v. v.v.wXw: WvXv3 f V 4- i r4 II M Church Chance! The Men- of the Christian church started the work of the chancel of the sanctuary on Wednesday. Part of the plat form was torn out and tnis win WATER Phone 211 be made larger. A new babtistry nitiction Services Conducted By Rainbow Assembly Recently Monday evening, D2C. 28, tne , Order of Rainbow for Girls, i otner ceremonies, a reception Weeping Water Assembly ; No. i and Christmas party was en- R mpt at. thp I.O.O.F. hall IOr inJ onUl iYincir 'oc nra Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Martin will be installed and placed at ;their regular meeting, initiation jJsented bv the Rainbow choir! utifcuiatea meir Jim weaaing the back of tne piauorm wun !of new members and graduation Jolene sbohn accompanied bv anniversary Sunday, Dec. 27, a beautiful scene at the back o members to the majority list. 1 h sister Carolyn gave a rau when they were entertained at The pastor, Rev. John Alber of The majority service was given j reading and Miss Susan the home of their son, Dwitt Lincoln, has drawn the blue-. for ss Patricia LaRue and j stone accompanied by Miss Martin and family at Platts- prints for the changes and is!Miss Evelyn Lauritzen. Misst, ' Bender presented a 1T- nilT n I J . Kf ni.4i ... A ! - A- ..iawIv 1 ' V- w-k r - . u I a -v " mouth. Robert Martin was a suDervisinsr the work. The men guest also. plan on working on it Thurs- Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wegener ' day. Church was held in the spent New Year's Afternoon and basement Sunday with a large evening at the R. E. Martin crowd attending, home. They all enjoyed watch- weepine Water in the Rose Bowl game on TV. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Rothe and Miss Judv Root returned home fa mil v and Mr. and Mrs. Ed- AlifP Noell Was UnaDie lO ai- rnMi ln TTnllrvunncr thp nm- tend to receive a certificate of ;gram;a gift exchange was held, majority. Mi Bettv Bursen and Miss S"iaH? iCf,VfNnrr! Joanne Bender presided at the . ' i e ml T tvi A r X.T r- T-T" 1 c auciea ior ivusa i.niua - . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. beautifully arranged reception Thornton and for Miss joiene j table. Spohn, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j special guests at the reception '""" V.V.V...".V...V,' .. .v "'" "'"." Former Resident Injured in Mishap Mrs. E. M. Ruby had a recent letter from the Ray Smith fam ily of Hartington, former resi dents of Weeping Water, telling cf an accident or Mrs. Smith falling the day before Christmas and severely bruising herself and getting a badly sprained ankle. On the following Sun day, Mr. Smith took ill and has been under the doctor's care. Their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Milford Smith has also been ill and under the doctor's care. Wepnine Water Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor and baby were Friday night guests of Mr .and Mrs. Clayton Cooper and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker called on Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thomas Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilcox cn. Miss Helen Tynar and Mrs. Irvin Rookstool visited the Har vey Rich family in Lincoln on Rnt.urriav. . I 1 ...1 i m 4- 4-V..-. Mrs. Wm. Thomas spent New wuu d ipib i i k d for a vacation trip t:Hi(Ty, srhnbl and Academy Years day with her son and urmopeaic . nospiiai m through the South. They plan Amrnni association. She is em- OUT off OLD THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, January 7, 1954. Section B PAGE FIVE ally adopted. During the fall, 'braska movement in Congress. uu ica Conotr.r rinnalris hns heen much rT1 ! manned foT his role in the I Lexer. aiau iuw w for all !SwSd communities to get Itlcularly as it affected the insti- :Vx:::::x: ru Mn fr.r dpip-itution of slavery. Professor Ma- .An important factor in bring-1 gate convention at St. Joseph, jlin's book helps to set the record ing about the organization of issued by the "Gazette," pro-1 straight. Nebraska territory was the or- .yided an answer to the questions l The convention adopted 23 eanized agitation of anen in 0f when, where, and how. 'resolutions dealing with the Ne- Iowa and Missouri and even Delegates were present from nn thp frontier of Nebraska it-' d thp Nebras- on the frontier of Nebraska it-'Ti-a ficormri and the Nebras self. An interesting chapter in C0Untrv itself. Among them mat aguauon was iicuiwua , were AUan A. uraaiora irum Delegate Convention held in St. Sidney Iowa, and Hiram P. Joseph, Missouri, January 9-10, D0wns' from old Fort Kearney. 1854. The convention is dis- ..Bradford later moved to Ne- cussea m aecau m a new ""ibraska City and served in me - , 1 K-'ivvji., r- , I UUEtiai gutoto aw liil H,V,V.J)11VI Sunriav aftpr " snpnriin? hpr ward Van Horn and tamiiy Spent .ToUnvnp f!nr,hn of Elmwood. .. . . ru7ZU . , - 7 Ztt Z; ;V" " xr" " 0 m?th Mr anri - were Mr. ana Mrs. wm. morn grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John 'Mrs. Willis Lorenseii ana iamny Meade, Louisville. Weeping Water . Two Week Holiday Vacation Ends Mrs. Wm. Kidder of Sargent, tcn Mr- ana Mrs. La Moyne Mrs. Lorensen servea a aeiic- Margaret Brendel and Mrs. Spohn, of Elmwood, Mrs. U .n. ious lunch. They all enjoyed , , Tr,irrv Mrs. s rrVin Miss 'Rp'atripp Rnnrin of visiting and watching IV. vrank Hubbard of Plattsmouth Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pfc. Gary Van Horn was a 'd Robert Wolcott of Norfolk. ;Volcott of Norfolk and Mr. and Following the initiation and Mrs. John Norns of Avoca. Officers Resign Association Posts euest of his grandna I rents. Mr. and Mrs. John Van Mrs. Marion Appling and son, ; Horn. Tuesday evening. Dean, returned Friday night I Mr and Mrs. Clayton Cooper irom a two weelc s noiiday vaca- I familv snent New Year s tion at the home of her brother 1 dav at the home of his parents, I t2rU&fUWMc' Mr- and Mrs. Eugene Ludwicko 2 S M,oSSeJI d.F,yf .h.111 s and daughter Georgia and Mr. , , announced her resignation uw. ioiu lui viiu uicu ouii, 0j wro T.lnvH RnnnPv leit iSai- v,. HrODnirT Wa. Via uu "ij -j - . ) as uresiuciib ui tuc "-'"'o " useful book. "The Nebraska j legislature rom Gtoe County. question, l&oz-iao-i, uy nuin "Downs, custodian oi ieaerai property at old tort Kearney ((after the establishment of the new fort of the same name on thp Platte) was a leading fig ure in the early development oi Nebraska City. Th convention listened to en thusiastic speeches and encour aging letters from a number of distinguished men, among mem sor James C. Malin of the Uni versity of Kansas. St. Joseph was a significant center of Nebraska agitation, and the "Gazette" published there was an effective voice for the movement. Spurred on by the "Gazette," the people of St. Joseph held a mass meeting August 27 1853, at which reso A winter wheat crop of 750,-1 lutions favoring the organization braska question urging the immediate organization of the territory, and extinguishment of Tnriian titles, the protection of travelers, and tne development of a great national highway across the plains. It was through meetings such as this described by the "Ga zette" as, "such an outpouring of the masses (as) has never before been witnessed in upper Missouri" that the Nebraska question was kept alive, making nnssihip the establishment of the territory less than five months later. Most states adjacent to Ne- SSSS3hA."to S ! braska had deer seasons in 1953 U140,000 bushels is forecast. of Nebraska were enthusiastic- Illinois, spearhead of the Ne- except Kansas. daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Nickels and Vel da and Mrs. Carl Nickels spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Ed ward Van Horn and family. Mrs. then tney drove to weeping wa- nn vx.itin,s Pvt. John Ranney ;ir 7 , TnhnnP nrerator ter to pick up Mrs. Appling ana who is stati0ned at Camp Gor-.f ft &l telephone company. Dean, to take them to Wichita d Georgia. From there they iur me iiuimit ya. ivn. anu ivxio. inln ori traveling on tnrougn me oeu uruugui, uie App"gs numc goum t0 New Orleans, L.a., De iriaay ana visitea tneir sun in van iiuiu ana 4.j.AiAi.-j . miu. r . , : ... 1 T i 1 o Yr.in hnfnrfl rotnrmncf Van Horn and children were t5 , Tn VTrT xr ; nA cmor to their home in Kansas. Mrs. Quests orM,"and MFrt reports that they had Nickels and family. Mr. ana w"1 v"MUlUM,s mtc rorl KinVpl"? wprp nlso Weepine Water toctc Mr. adn Mrs. Irvin Rookstool Mr. 'and Mrs. Stanley Miller were New Year's dinner guests nnH Mr nnri Mrs Dale Back- of Mr. ana Mrs. ororaon hurst were New Year's supper coxen. irupsts of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Martin of the local telepht ... V t-. J..l- Miss Patricia l,o ttue, uiiun-1 ter of Mrs. Bonnie La Rue, has; filed hpr resignation this week: fore returning home. as vice Dresident of the associa- Mrs. Carl Pehrson returned tion. Miss La Rue teaches school i home Saturday after spending a jn plattsmouth. month at the home ot nerr vveeping Watpr i daughter and family, Mr. and Leon pitzpatrick invited a Mrs. Kenneth Livers and chil- p.rnun nf Dovs to his home for a r, i- . . i 1 Balthazor and Larry. WHAT VVAS TMAT DATB ? XL (Pi W i We have a date stamp to fH any ol your necis. When was that letter written, when wac that statement received . . what date is the shipment expected? Your office will function more efficient ly wt a vuppty ol Date Stamps.' We hm a fuafiMd UUstamp.. we neve a bow scamf uwi 1 what you've been lookins tod The Plattsmouth Journal 410 Main St. Plattsmouth and family and Rex Simon of Plattsmouth were Sunday guests at the Ralph Martin home. Veping Water Fellowship Has Executive Meeting An executive meeting of the rhristirm Womens' Fellowship was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry Knaup. The ladies decided on tne nos tesses until July. A "Spring Tea" is planned for April. Those at tending the meeting were Mrs. Mabel Breckenridge, Mrs. Char les Freeman, Mrs. Edw. Van Horn. Mrs. Leroy Sessin and Mrs. Lynn Rothe. Mrs. Knaup served a tasty lunch. WeepinR Water dren of Western. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rohr danz spent New Years afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rohrdanz of Lincoln. In the evening they visited their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hunt and son. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wildrick of Louisville were Sunday aft- New Year's party. They played games and Leon served a deli cious lunch. After lunch they all attended the midnight show at the Chief Theater. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey, Mrs. Edith Wiles and son Ralph, left for a holiday vacation trip to California. They plan on vis iting Mrs. Lindsey's mother, Mrs ernoon callers at the home of his j w. J. Hurst and Mr. Hurst at parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wild- Long Beach, and to visit rela rick. tives in Stockton, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Van Horn, Weeping Water Johnny and Richard Nickels n .. M LI,.!. took Pfc. Gary Van Horn to DrUiinCr HcadS Omah?. Wednesday night where, j Water he left by train at 1:15 a. m. for weep in & waar Camp Pendleton, Oceanside,' rommUniv Club " vn ,k v,ic narpnt.Q Mr. Roger Druliner, manager , Mr. and Mrs. cniiora uooper ji rm k i;u vu , elected president of the Weeping j Water Community Club for 1954 at a club meeting at the Congre- and Jeanine were in Lincoln on business one day last week. TVTr- nH TVtfrc: TProH WilHnVlr Pfl joyed New Years day by having Rational unurcn luesaay mgnt, .dL c.ro tifp nriMr, Dec. 29. Mr. Druliner succeeds tt i. w, or, toVo' Dallas Wendt as Dresident. A Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper ! fhem to Louisville ham dinner was served and Jeanine, Mr. and Mrs. Clay-! them to Lou t ladies Qf the Plyrnouth J ton Cooper and family. Mr. and g sfn U George wndrick' Guild of the Congregational iTrc F!H Riibv. Mr. and Mrs. si., vQnT, rhurch to over 30 members and WmlKlemme and Steven andi-"" i""1 a their wives at the 7 o'clock din- Mrs. v- ivi. puijcauu j ). Mrs' Helen Clark was a-Mew;"ci ctcuuig ii,v.tii.B. supper to the home ot mi. anu Y , dinner guest of Mr. and Kev. Koger urow onerea ne Mrs. Herman Sickmann Sunday as a farewell gesture to xne bick. manns, who are moving from the district. Miss Jeannie Cooper enter tained Cpl. Norman Urwin, New Year's evening, upi. urwm re- Mrs. Rich Hobson and Susan. j Mr. i'loya rtuuy oi oneiiun doah, la., was a Sunday visitor at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ruby. Saturday guests at the Ed Rubv home were Mr. Clifford turned Sunday to Rocky Moun- j cooper, Lulua Jeannie and Mr. i tain Arsenal, Denver, aiLci ana Mrs. uiayion uooper ana spending a two week s leave witn , family friends and relatives. 163,518.72 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Ahrens and two sons visited Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Har old Thomas. Miss Helen Tynar returned home Friday from Denver, Colo., where she spent her Christmas vacation. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilcoxen took her to Nebraska City Sunday where she will resume her teaching duties when school starts again Monday. Weeping Water Kivetts Return From Week Trip 319,834.84 15.393.10 700,687.87 480.00 Report of Condition of AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK OF ELMWOOD, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Charter No. 145 at the close of business on December 31, 1953 ASSETS Cash, balances with other banks, eluding reserve balances, and cash items in process of collection. .$ United States Government obligations, direct and guar anteed vi'"- Obligations of States and political subdivisions ..... Loans and discounts (including $402.32 overdrafts) Bank premises owned $480, furniture ana iix.ux $1,199,914.53 TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and cor-$ n.i nnrntinns Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpor ations ; '"' Deposits of United Sta.es Government (including pos tal savings) y ; Deposits of States and political subdivisions .......... Other deposits (certified and officers' checks -etc.) .. TOTAL DEPOSITS $l,09,b4J.bd H1 (189 643 63 i South. TOTAL LIABILITIES ...$1,089,0 water j Mrs. Andv Grauer and Kim re- LAniML hvww...- !rna tteVr The Praver of .4. 5 3,suu.uu l tne Kivetts for a few weeks visit. T ti R Knnff pnvr CaPltal 48,000.00 on New Years day Mrs. Grauer caUon, Re Knoff. Prave jui.vao y.U.U itiiu x-iiii HP n in Actpc Pact " TVio ronH. .Kansas, to visit with Mr. Grau- . -n f tllpVrint! ;p, rpv 137,239.86 To Mississippi Mr. and Mrs. James Kivett re turn hnmp Tuesdav from a week's trip to Greenwooa. Miss., where they visited their daugh ter and family, Mr. ana Mrs. Andy Grauer and son Kim. Their son Jerry Joyce, accom ipri them and staved, in Greenwood to visit with his sis ter and family until Sunday then he left for his marine base at- Miami, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Kivett report that thev had a wonderful time visiting the radio station where thpir son-in-law is the advertis- ntucno1) - -. -! o rr q t- nnH onnniinrpr nf I 1 I ,UUU.Ji : lilt; IHdHO-ti. anu . . . . 66 569.65 'station WABG and also touring By Ministers blessing. A business meeting was held following the dinner. Other officers elected were:i Jack Philpot, re-elected as vice president; L. R. Starr was re elected as secretary, and De For est Philpot was elected treasurer succeeding Clarence ScnmadeRe. The annual membership drive will eret under way Mondav. Jan. 4. Team captains, De Forest Philpot and Rich Hobson. The club had a paid up membership of 91 members plus four honor ary members in 1953. j Weeping Water ' Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thorns visited Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hansen and family in Bellevue Sunday. They also got to visit with Mrs. Hansen's mother, Mrs. Effie Hayes, who was a guest at the Hansen home. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Stratton.' Jimmy and Ricky, spent New Years day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawthorne of Nebraska City. i Mr. and Mrs. Sterling: Hadley. and family and Mr. and Mrs.j Harold Wade and daughter were callers at the L. M. Wade home 1 Friday evening. ' Richard "Butch" Ashlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ashlock arrived home Friday evening . from St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lin- ; com, after having undergone; surgery last Monday for a tumor , on his knee. He is in a cast from I above the knee to his ankle. He , is able to get around on crutches. Weeping Water j New Year's Eve i Watch Conducted W.05 i ! he couPAsi??lS"lBel The Weeping Water Ministe large COllUIl lieiUS ilUU ecu- A ccri,,ia ti nr. V.olH o Mo7 larse cotton tlements. Greenwood Miss., u. rial the largest cotton market in the Year's Eve Watch at the Metho dist church Dec. 31 at 11:30. The following program was present ed: Orsan prelude, Mrs. Roger Grow. The Call to-Worship. Rev. 15,000.00 $ 110,270.90 Undivided profits '"'V"o'r,V Reserves (and -retirement account for preferred capi tal) . t .riTmAT rrOTTMTS TOTAL LIAB ILTTI ES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. .$1,199,9.4.53 This bank's capital consists of: .M7:nn Common stock with total par value of . . . .$37,5UU MEMORANDA Assets Pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes (including notes and bills redis counted and securities sold with agreement to rcpurcua.ae i I Guy L. Clements. President, of the above named bank, d o hereby certify that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. CLEMENTS President Correct Attest GUY L. CLEMENTS, SANFORD L. CLEMENTS, Directors No. 2348 Jan. 7, 1954 a.s, lu iaxt wuu ivxi. au . f crintrps Ppv Rn er's parents for afier Grow. Solo, "Watch" and I'fl0, S?6 Pmg IPray," Mrs. Robsrt McVay. - The iti w """" '' x Timp nf Provpr T?Pr FrPri no rri ner. ferioa or silent prayer. The Pastoral prayer. Organ re sponse. Duet. "The King of Love My Shepherd Is." Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Groasser. Moments of Si lence, The New Year. Hymn. "A Charge to Keep I Have." The benediction. Rev. Fred Gardner. Organ response. The Postlude. Weeping Water Bates Entertain At Holiday Dinner Mr. and Mrs. George Bates en tertained the following guests at a familv Christmas dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane and daugh ter Martha of Millard, Mr. and Mrs Oeonr? Blotzer. Platts- mniitb Mrs. Frank Blotzer, Extremely hot weather is more Plattsmouth. and Mr. and Mrs.; detrimental to rjheasant hatch- Wayn1 Heddin and daughter ing tnan quail natenmg. Guaii Janet, Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. eggs can tolerate higher tem Harlan Gibson and son Rick, peratures. called later in the afternoon and they all enjoyed a gift exchange. Weeping Water I Mr. and Mrs. Tom Colbert en- tertained the following guests for Sunday dinner, Mrs. C. E I Poole and daughters Hazel and Eloise, Mr. and Mrs. James Kiv ett and their niece, Mrs. How ard Brown of Wauneta. 1 1 Sale Starts Thursday . . . Be Early! A oj JH ft First Quality Nylons S Regular $1.29 values, all a first quality in the latest I B shades, buy them by the I V box! 77c - Limit Two Boxes Jr A dramatic sale of fashion apparel Savings that should interest you and important enough to command your early attendance so you can share in the bargains. TO CLEAH Were Originally to $59.98 Now . . . Entire stock Ls marked down which means transeason coats, fleeces, poodles, in styles, your sure to want! Were originally priced to $59.93. (0) Dresses for now and right into spring. Fabrics that are popular styles for juniors, misses, and women. Prices to save you money. Were to $14.98, now $5 and $7. Were to $14.98, Now . . . TO CLIAH! i 5 W- li v k t Y TV:!-' ; m iff m3sxf fin - ill ? in U . ;; li ' h' I " 1 1 c Iff - -y f If- ! Y h " '" f - -ii . - u Two bar rayon tricot 59c value. QUILTED DUSTERS Cotton or Rayon HATS PUSCi! For Car and Fire INSURANCE Wm. S. Wetenkamp Real Estate & Insurance South 6th St. Ph. 5176S Wool Skirts, Crepe and Cotton Blouses Wool and Orlcn Sweaters All Top Values for You Were Originally to $8.98 . . $7 - $ Now