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--1 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL AQE FOUR Section C Thursday, May 20, 1S54 EHAWKA Mrs. F. O. Sand Phone 2604 Mrs. Elmer Stoll, Mrs. Guy MAY YOU ACHIEVE THE GOAL WHICH YOU HAVE SET. i Stites Farm & Truck Chicago Ave. CLASS OF5 THE WORLD AWAITS YOUR TALENTS AND EFFORTS Tastee Shop 510 Main Dial 220 i i I l-Jn i I You have brought much 1 j r u VjK' happiness to this H 1 community. Best of luck. j Kent Oil Company, J i Cafe and lotel I! Murdoch, Mrs. Sadie Schrader, Mrs. Martin Ross and Mrs. F. O. Sand accompanied the KJnion Woman'E club to fella, Iowa, Thursday by chartered bus. They attended the program of the tulip festvial, including the uuwer snuw, scxiuui piugiaxn, Central college tumblers, Volks parade, coronation of tulip queen, Dutch street dancers, the operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore" by Equipment Company i Dial 267 j I AC A I9S4 THE SKY IS THE LIMIT BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE Cass Drug 502 Main Dial 289 - Senior Class Play v J I !4H- A A A K-H Pictured are: "Pa Belesnickle," Dick Glaze, with his children "Five," JoNon Albin; "Six," Ruby Wilson; "Four," Helen Gun solley; "Bennie Mae," Dee Beins; and 'Juney Lou," Evelyn Henry as they eat their breakfast. the college and a tour of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford O'Con nor and family were guests Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mid kiff. Mr. and Mrs. James Wolph and Jean, Sioux City, Iowa, and Mrs. Myrtle Wolph, Avoca, were guests Saturday afternoon of Miss' Evelyn Wolph. Nehawka Baccalaureate Services Held Baccalaureate services were observed Sunday evening, May 9, at the auditorium. The pro cessional and recessional were by Mrs. Arthur Mehrens. The incovation, benediction and ser mon were given by Rev. Fred Gardner of the Methodist church. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" was sung by all, and Bill Mehrens sang "My Task." Nehawka Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ross and Marion, Union, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross were guests Sun day evening of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross and Debbie. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sturm were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Steinmeyer at Cla tonia, Nebr., and attended a family dinner honoring the birthdays of Mrs. Steinmeyer and MelVin Sturm. Sunday evening guests at the Sturm home were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reece and Jackie, Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sturm and Jim my. They were guests for Moth er's Day and Mr. Sturm's birth day. Mr. and Mrs. John McClurg, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. John McClurg, Jr., of Omaha and Mrs. Emma Chriswisser were guests for. the day Sunday at the Clarence Hansen home. Nehawka Wing of Nehawka School Condemned The south wing of the Nehaw ka school was condemned and classes the last week of school were held at the Methodist church basement, the ag build ing, the auditorium and in the north wing of the .school. The state has approved a high school course for next year and a meet ing Monday, May 17, will be held to decide where classes will be held. Nehawka Mr. and Mrs. John Dietl and family' attended the school pic nic at Murray Sunday. Their afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Henninger, Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dietl and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Horn, Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. John Dietl and family were guests Saturday evening at the Frank Mitchell home at Weep ing Water and visited with Mrs. Chambers and daughter of San Francisco, who are guests at the Mitchell home. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marcoe were recent guests at the Mer ritt Dodson home. Merritt Dod son, Jr., returned to Peru to school after spending the week end at home. District 3, south of Nehawka had its annual picnic Friday, district 4 had theirs Sunday, dis trict 15 northeast of Nehawka and district 26 had picnics Fri day. jsenawka Banquet Is Held at Lincoln The junior-senior banquet was held at Cotner Terrace at Lin coln. Toastmaster was Marvin Edmonds. The theme was "Look ing into the Future." The wel come was by Janet Cook, res ponse by Phyllis Switzer. Toasts were given by Bill Mehrens, Suzy Switzer and Superintendent Mehrens. Miss Small gave the prayer. The junior girls and a quartet, composed of Janet Ccok, Janice Switzer, Howard Gansemer and Kenneth Meyer, sang. Nehawka Lela Edmonds, Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds and sons were visitors of John Ed monds and Ethel Sunday after noon. Later they visited Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds and sons at Auburn. Gilbert the 3rd, and Alvin returned home with their grandparents. .Their moth- cr came for them Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jones and three small children were guests Sunday at the Gene Ford home at Auburn. Mr. - and Mrs. Howard Snod grass, Union; Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Kunkel. Weeping Water, were "p. ' r, U i :S?4 Two Teachers Are Leaving Nehawka All teachers will return next j year, except Miss Cassye Bau gh, primary teacher, who will retire and Glen Masters, vocational ag teacher. Mr. Masters has ncrent- ed a position at Cnadron hi;ui school, where he will teach ag riculture only. He and his fam ily will leave for Cnadron as soon as they find available hous ing. Nehawka Phyllis Gunn, Omaha,' and Marius Petersen, Nebraska City were dinner guests Tuesday eve ning at the Kent Balfour home. Later all, including Mr. and Mrs. Vance Balfour and daughters were guests at the home of Mrs. Helen Petersen honoring Mar ius on his birthday. Additional guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rich and Mrs. Alma Johnson of Nebraska City. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Switzer, Janice and Nancy were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George Haer of Omaha. Nehawka Nursery School Conducted by Class The home economics class conducted a nursery school tne week of May 3. Seven Dre-school age children attended Tuesday and Thursday mornings. They were Dianne Jones, Jerald Ack ley, Julia Mitchell, Mary: Whit tington, Catherine Hansen, Ed die Masters, Hazel Miller. Their ages were 3 to 5. The program of work included , games, , stories, lunch time, rest : period and out door play. The class studied the behavior of the children: under these conditions.' They also learned what a baby sitter should do with children and tried to keep the children happy. Awards Presented; Eighth Graders Receive Diplomas Eighth grade graduation awards to underclassmen andi athletic awards were made Wed nesday evening, May 12, at the auditorium. Those graduating wTere Larry Banks, Mary Buc- holz, Mary Lou Coster, Art Jones, I Ted Snyder, Jane Dietl, Twila Hicks, Jerry Mather. Larry Banks recived the D. A. R. award, a certificate and med al from the .Jonathan-Cass chapter of the D. A. R. On the honor roll, which re quired an average of 90 or above, were Jimmy Bailer, Marvin Ed monds, Charlene Mayfield, Lar ry Whittington, Kay Ward, My-rcn-Saha, Sharon Ehlers, Dar lene Murdoch, Janet Cook of the high school and in the sev enth and eight grades, Jane Dietl, Marilyn Pollard and Dav id Lindsey. In vocational agriculture the star farmer mechanics award went to Gerald Switzer; star dairy farmer, Fred Lindsey; scholarship certificates to Myron Grand Saturday, 12:30 - Bring this ad and get ,a FREE "Dairy Kreme" for every member of the family At Wayside Gardens on Hy. 75-73-34 l1 o Mi. South of Murray Corner The FHA girls plan to attend the workshop at Crete June 6 9. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McRey nnlds ' nttpnriprf funeral services of their cousin, Reuben Paap, in Otoe Tuesday. Ton olotiirex; onH frioriHc cnr- prised Mrs. Carl Balfour Thurs- day aiternoon ana came to spend the afternoon at bridge. Fridav evening, Mrs. Balfour's birthday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Balfour and family. Nehawka . Style Show Held By Homcmakcrs featured dre.es adf by" th aLJre TicL Tli' heme economics classes. The first year homriakine: eirls modeled their skirts and blou se? they made, the second yv , eirl? thpir pVirts and c ' dresses and third year st"""its modeled ensembles wUh "ces ories chosen to suit th differ ent types of, complexions and figures. The theme of the show was a "Dream." Phyllis Switzer dream ed as she slent of her three years of homemaking. The clothes modeled were a part of her proj ects. Pat Dietl came in and awakened her. Phyllis then mod - el?H h2r eradduation dress. Mrs. Friedli is their teacner and sponsor. : Nehawka Mrs. Marion Tucker took Kipp Kuppinger to his home at Kan sas City Monday, after spending a week at the Tucker home. Mr. and Mrs. Everett James, Hastings, came Sunday for Miss Cassye Baugh. Miss Baugh went to her home atYork. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kirkland and family, Cheney, were Sun day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McReynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson were guests Sunday afternoon at the C. Steffens home at Lor ton. Mr. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara went to Lincoln Tuesday to consult a doctor for Barbara. Her condition is sat isfactory. Jed Kropp, Mrs. Sarah Kropp, and Ned Ford accompanied Ms. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara to Nebraska City Sun day afternoon. The men played golf and the ladies went to the show. Later Mrs. Sarah Kropp was a guest at dinner at Stein hart lodge of Mr. and Mrs. Chandler and Barbara. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard, Mr. and Mrs Malr.nlm Pnllnrri Mr and Mrs. Otto Schafer attended funeral services Sunday after noon for Mrs. Wilma Womack at the Sattler funeral home at Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stone and Carol and Mrs. R. B. Stone were guests for lunch Sunday of Mr. and : Mrs. ' Jchn Petrow of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Waldo, Union, were guests Sunday of Mrs. Henry Swartz. Sahs, freshman; Larry Whit tington, sophomore: Richard Ehlers, junior; Jim Bailer, sen ior. Jim also received the chap ter award and a bronze plaque. Project book contest awards were recieved by Mvron Sahs, freJiman; Larry (Whittington. sophomore; Kenneth Meyer, junior; John Knabe, senior and chapter award. Janice Switzer recived a spe cial award, the prize for win ning the national D. A. R. his torical poster contest. Her darw ing was Paul Revere's ride. She won in the state contest and then entered the national. Jan et is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Switzer. She has also won honors in 1-H. She has been in 4-H clubs for seven years and has completed 7 proj ects in canning, cooking, poul try and sewing under the lead ership of Miss Evelyn Wolph. She is a junior at Nehawka high school. Opening May 22 10:00 P. M. Jimmy Bailer Is Valedictorian: 1 B. F. Stutheit, Lincoln, was-if'-- the sneaker for exercises Friday evening, ay evcnm0, i. - tLl' t;;; rp?p'f"i v-r- 14. at the audi was "Facing Forward cessional and . . itT T A ti c;;! a covtPtt- nir thP iiinir- worn- tnieclnXUFv doms." Awards were presented bv sunsrintendent Mehrens and Mrs. Marion Tucker presented the diplomas. sa.utatonan, BiU Mehren?. as-re for the four years was 94.C9 and Bill's was 93.36. The points Mr. Stutheit stress were "Keep your feet on the ground, control your impulses, plan what you are going to do, have faith in yourself and fel low man and have faith in God." Jim Bailer had choice of the scholarships and chose the church school scholarship. He plans to attend Wesleyan next fall. Bill Mehrens received a re gent's scholarship ; normal school scholarship, Tom John son; the DeKalb agricultural award, a certificate and medal, John Knabe; Milford trade school scholarship, George Lew is. The D.A.R. good citizenship awacd was received by Phyllis Switzer and was a medal given by the JonathanCass chapter of the D.A.R. Scholarship medals went to Bill Mehrens and Jimmy Bailer, best athlete, Tom John son; in music at the county con test, Bill Mehrens received ex- cellent, Carl Orndorff' andi George Lewis, good. The juniors decorated the stage for the program. They used the senior motto, "The Lasr, Words of an American," "I Can." i The class colors were silver and rose, the class flower, the tea rose. Members of the senior class are Phyllis Switzer, Patricia Dietl, John Knabe, Duane Gan semer, Robert Whittington, Ray mond Mayfield, Carl Orndorff, Tommy Johnson, Bill Mehrens, George Lewis, Jed Snyder, Jimm Bailer, Rex Simonds. Nehawka Mrs. Kunkel Returns From Kansas Trip Mrs. Ona Kunkel returned j Wednesday from Wichita, Kans., j where she spent three weeks with her son-in-law and daugh ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Trombla. Mrs. Trombla arid lrs- Kunkel ' were puesrs ever the week-end May 1 of Mrs. Trombla s son. James, at the University of Oklahoma at Nor man. All the fraternities joined in observing Mother's Day with b nquets and special programs. Mrs. Trombla brought her moth er heme. Nehawka '- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Ross and I their guest, Mrs. Abbie Stander of Willsie, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph, were dinner guests Saturday evening of Mrs. Beda Stander at Louisville. 1953 DODGE 4 DOOR 7: 1951 PLYMOUTH CLUB COUPE rar:.an.d 1950 FORD 2 DOOR Powered 1948 FORD CLUB COUPE Near new tires, heater and radio 1947 DODCE 4 DOOR Real nice blue finish 1946 DODCE 4 DOOR - 1946 DODGE CLUB COUPE good service 1946 PONTIAC "6" 2 DOOR New paint and 1952 Motor 1946 PONTIAC "8" 2 DOOR transportation 1946 CHEVROLET 4 DOOR Special discount on this one Many 40 41 's and 46's Under M if 125 North 5 th Street Nehawka fcV 1 S :( t, i; i'i .' . f KHJ w Mr. and - Mrs. Wayn Linder ,,nr, faniiIyf Lincoln, were guests for the day Sunday ai the Frank Tender heme. and Terry were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Fred and family. Terry Pol- lard spent the day Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Merntt Pol- , iara. Nehawka Miss Wolph Is Shower Hostess Miss Evelyn Wolph entertain- ed at a miscellaneous shower Thursday afternoon for Miss Lois Wilson of Avoca. Thirty- eight guests were nresent. Mrs. Richard Wilson, Mrs. Gerald Ackley, - Elizabeth and Gerald, and Dianne Ross, assisted with the gifts. Mrs. Howard Redden and Mrs. John Wolph served from the ta- ble centered wath an arrange- ment of spring flowers. Nehawka Mr. and Mrs. George Martin and pranrisnn. Donald Crunk of Union were dinner guests Sun- day of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jor- Du Pont Full Fashioned perfect hose nylon from top to toe. lake , advantage of this big offer by using the valuable coupon in each bag of Conkeys Hi-Encrgy Chick Starter. Today's Specials WATER FOUNTS $1.20 eci., 11 Gal. EGG CRAcialiTS and GROWER FEEDS Mi 21 1 Chicago Ave. THE TIIIIS renson. M. St. Louis Crunk of; i Fort Camcbell, Ky., came Tues: ! day. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs;: Crunk and three children re- , trcned to Clarksville, Tenn. Mrs ! Cri?nk and the children haver ' bn with her parents, Mr. and: ; Mrs. George Martin for several I weeks. Their son, E ! mained to spend, pa j summer with his gra Their son, Donald, re: part of the: Tandparents.; t were guests at tne jorgenson home Sunday afternoon Mrs. Wm. Troop fell in the yard at her home Wednesday; and tore the ligaments ,in her arm. She was taken to St. Mary's: hospital in Nebraska City anc returned home Thursday morn ing. t Mr. and Mrs. Carey Nixorr Lubbock, Texas, arrived Fridsy; to spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Switzer and fam Hy. They will then go to Ohicc their former home, to visit r&I; atives. Mrs. W. S. Wright, Wauneta Nebr., spent several days the past week with her daughter ancj family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard; ! Meyer. The Meyers took het j home Sunday. J Tommy Mitchell was two Ma it 10. His sister, Julia, was fivqj May 11. Her birthday parts i guests that day were Neili I Pierce, Barbara Mayfield, ancf Catherine Hansen. fitting Valuable Coupon in each bag of CONKEYS HI-ENERGY CHICK STARTER Dial 6205 I .$1495.00 $945.00 $765.00 $4QR OH ftJ.UU cqqr on jJJOJ.UU $365.00 $445.00 COOC O f POD.JU $345.00 (Ar ff ..tyD.JJ $100.00 wis j :! use cm 1101 Ave. D Dial 215 ;;:n::.E;:iB,;;i:i.:a:.;,B:;.a:i:;aJLa:j;.BJLBi;;i.:,B:.;'B cuests Thursday of Mrs. Ona 8 lie, Kunkel. 3EE