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:THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Thursday, July 1, 1954 Mrs. Helen Vroman Elected Chapeau to 8 & 40 Salon Election of officers, plus elect ing delegates to the pouvoir meeting at Omaha marked the business meeting of the 8 & 40 Salon Marche held Monday liight at the 40 & 8 club. .. Mrs. Helen Vroman was elect ed la Petit chapeau succeeding Mrs. Vera Warga, who conduct ed the business meeting. z Other new officers are Mrs. Minnie Schiber, le demi petit chapeau; Mrs. Marguerite Feld housen, le demi petit chapeau deuxieme; Mrs. Alpha Muncie, la petite secretane-caissiere; Mrs. Mary Gobelman, l'archi yiste; Mrs.-Mary Nelson, l'aumo Hier; Mrs. Ethel Zastera, la con cierge; Miss Mildred Hall, la surintendants. Delegates elected to attend the pouvoir to be held in Oma ha on July 31 are Mrs. Helen Vroman, Mrs. Alpha Muncie, Mrs. Sophia Wolever, Mrs. Mary Gobelman and Mrs. Vera War ga. Alternates are Mr. Minnie Schiber, Mrs. Ethel Zastera, Mrs. Marguerite Feldhousen and Mrs. Mary Nelson. Installation of the new offi cers will be held at the July meeting with Mrs. Sophia Wol ever as installing officer. Mrs. Marguerite Feldhousen and Mrs. Helen Vroman were named to heat re Plattsmouth Last.Time Thurs., July 1 James Whitmore, Edmund Gvvenn and a cast of thousands . . . clawing up from the steam ing depths of the earth! "THEM" See trains derailed . . . ships at sea sunk ... no word to describe 'Them." Also Comedy & Cartoon Fri. & Sat., July 2 & 3 Double Feature Ben 'Johnson and Edgar Buchanan in "WILD STALLION" Savage,' primitive spectacle of the west! and Peter Graves and Barbara Bestar in "KILLERS FROM SPACE" Science - fictions astounding thrill sensation! Invasions from another planet! Matinee Saturday 2:30 Nights 7:00 & 9:30 Sun., Mon., Tues., July 4-5-6 Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine and Will Rogers, Jr.. in "THE EDDIE CANTOR : STORY" The life; story of one of Ameri ca's greatest entertainers and singers ... a one-in-a-million entertainment ... all Techni color. Matinee Sunday 2:30 Nights 7:00 & 9:15 7 " Our Perpetual Special 12 Gal. 95c All Flavors All Compacts : Vi Price Doeskin Cleansing Tissue 1000 Sheets . 79c KODAK PONY 828 CAMERA $29.50 Phone 4114 ess Harding's jjjjjj j 1 y I the ' entertainment committee for July., I Reports were given on the i bloodmobile unit visit here re ' cently in which members as i sisted. Plans and discussions ; for the year were disclosed with i committees to be appointed. Retiring of colors adjourned I the meeting and refreshments i were served by Mrs. Muncie. - Family Picnic Is Held Honoring Two On Birthdays A family picnic was held at Riverview Park at Nebraska City Sunday honoring the birthdays of Mrs. E. A. Cadwell and Delbert Cadwell. Attending the picnic were Mrs. E. A. Cadwell and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Don Warga, Mr. and Mrs. DeForest Perry, Mrs. Clara Sutton, all of Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Cadwell and family of Bellevue; Mr. and Mrs. Robert James, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby James and two children, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Eaton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Scharp and family of Nebraska City. ' Junior Women i Plan Picnic I Executive members of the Plattsmouth Junior Woman's Club met Wednesday evening for a short business meeting at the home of Mrs. Marge Amato, president: Plans were completed for a family picnic to be held at Mer ritt's Beach on August 5, and a discussion on activities for the year were oensidered. Commit : tees will be appointed by Mrs. Amato at a later date. I No meetings are held during the summer months by the club, ' which will reopen regular meet ings at a membership tea in September. Cherub Choir Honors Two Cherub Choir of the Methodist j church met Wednesday evening! . fcr their regular rehearsal,1 I which was followed by a picnic at the 'park honoring Michael Becker and Carol Conner, who I are leaving the city in the near j future. .t . - i Game,s were played and a sack lunch ;enjoyed. Miss Carol Dev is directed thechoir and Mrs. Grant is sponsor, of the. group. Mr. and Mrs. Darl B. Ash- I baugh entertained at supper Sunday evening honoring Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lohnes and fam- ; ily of St. ' Louis. Other guests ; were Mr. ad Mrs. Sam Am and j j sons. J. Howard Davis LAWYER Phone 264 506 Main St. Plattsmouth 100TH BIRTHDAY SALE BARGAINS $2.00 Luster Cream Shampoo . . .$1.59 $2.00 Dubarry Cleansing Cream $1.25 $1.00 Bathbloom Bath Salts . . . .69c 500 Aspirin Tablets $1.29 2 Giant Tubes Kolynos Paste . 69c 85c Du Pont Cellulose Sponge ...... 59c Paper Kitchen Towels, Roll . .19c 2 Large Tubes Prcll Shampoo . . . .79c Chore Girls . . ... 7c (3 for 20c) Richard Hudnut Home Permanent Refill Discontinued Set 79c plus tax YOUR SELF SERVICE DRUG STORE J Phone 241 I " : ' ' Mrs. Hitt Has Many Recent House Guests Mrs. E. A. Hitt has been very busy the past few weeks enter taining guests in her home. Her grandson, Corporal Don ald Grassman and Mrs. Grass- man were here from Phoenix, Arizona, and were followed by Mrs. Hitt's son, Charles F. Hitt and family from Lucasville, Ohio. A daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Gamblen of Berkley, Calif., ar rived to spend the summer while the son was yet here. Tuesday morning, the Rever end Richard D. Hitt arrived to spend a few days with his grandmother. He had been or dained as a Presbyterian minis ter at Lincoln Sunday evening and will be pastor of the Pres byterian church in Corona, New Mexico starting July 1. Mrs. Hitt and daughter are leaving Saturday for Fort Worth, Texas to visit the How ard McGrath family. Mrs. .Mc Grath is the former Frances Gamblen. ::: Masonic Home News Mrs. Geneva Reichenbach, Mrs. Mabel Tipton, Mrs. Dora Keyser of Nebraska City, Nebr., visited Mrs. Mary Person on Sun day and toured the Home. Miss Jessie Royce returned from Omaha where, she visited her nieces, Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Mallory. Mrs. Wm. Small and son-in-law, Kenneth Burch, of Merna, Nebr., were calling on Mrs. Delia Jones, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Norris Lowther and daughter of Waseca, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Huetig and Blanche Lowther of Belden, Nebr., were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lowther recently. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Conklin of Oswego, Illinois, were here to visit Mrs. Maude Cajvert and took her out for a car ride and dinner. Miss Verna Leonard, Librar ian, was at the Home with her usual good reading material and books for the residents. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hedges of Fairbury, Nebr., called on ,James .Haverfield and visited the Home on Monday. Mrs. Bess Stephens returned from Indianola, Iowa, where she spent a few days at the home of her son, Steward Stephens. Miss Christine Erickson of Lincoln, Nebr., called on Mrs. Blanche Strickler Tuesday. Mrs. Art Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hannah, Miss Christine Erickson of Lincoln, Nebr., came down Tuesday to help Mrs. Mor ton's father, A. E. McNeil, cele brate his birthday. Mrs. Elvira Savage was a pas senger to Omaha Wednesday. Birthdays the past week were Mrs. Libbie Menary, 89; A. E. McNeil, 86. 3C! A Going to the Sport Car Races? Buy Your Film Here . . . All Kinds . . . All Sizes FOR REAL BARGAINS EVERY DAY VISIT OUR WALK-IN VETERINARY DEPT. Pink Eye Powder $1.00 Sulmet, Quart $5.1 1 25CC Hypo Syringe ....$3.25 Sulmet Tabs, 24's ....$3.18 Aureomycin Mastitis Ointment 68c 10CC Penicillin in Oil $1.00 Smear 62 80c I. V. Outfit rr....$2.00 FULL LINE OF INSTRUMENTS Use Entirely New and Different HOG CHOLERA VACCINE" (MODIFIED LIVE VIRUS Rabbit Origin Vacuum-Driefl DftUGS Plattsmouth, Nebr. Convention Delegates Are Elected by Legion Auxiliary Yearly reports were given by ail committees of the American Legion Auxiliary Thursday night as the unit closed its years ac tivity at its monthly meeting. Minutes later new officers of the unit were installed and will head the organization during the coming twelve months. Mrs. Sophia Wolever, past pres ident, conducted the Thursday evening meeting at the 40 & 3 club, at which a report of an audit was given by Mrs. Wm. Woclcott and Miss Mildred Hall. Miss Mildred Hall and Mrs. Joe Zastera reported that 119 pints of blood were received dur ing the bloodmobile visit here. It was the second largest dona tion from Plattsmouth. Thanks were extended to unit members and individuals for their parti cipation. Announcement was made that Carol Robinson, girl stater, will give a report of her week at Girls State during the July meeting, and also that a pub lishing company is renewing magazine subscriptions here from which a percentage goes to the American, Legion Auxil iary. Unit members were asked to send cards to Lillian Livingston, who is hospitalized, and a book, "The Book of Costume," has been presented to the public li brary. Delegates and alternates were elected to attend the 34th an nual convention in Omaha, Aug Happy Hour Club Studies Government Of Nebraska rvur, tt pfeln!and daughter, Nancy, returned Club met Thursday Jimp 24 at Se home S &erbert MeS - inger. Ten members answered mil rail flnd pvr.hanjrpd hnnsp plants. Mrs. Herbert Meisinger and Mrs. John Albert gave a ' very interesting lesson about . the Government of the State of Nebraska and the advantages and disadvantages of the uni cameral. We were given a quiz on the different state offices, the officers and their responsibili tiesA the members of the uni cameral, and the way bills are presented and passed. A few of us' were surprised to learn how little we knew about our state and how it is governed. Ours is the only state in the union with a one house legislature, and our beautiful state capitol building is one of the seven wonders of the world. The lesson for July will be on corsages and flower arrange ments and will" be presented by Mrs. Harold Bornemeier and Mrs. Boyne Parsons. Mrs. LeRoy Meisinger will be hostess and the date is July 22. Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pratt of Elmwood are the parents of a daughter, Joan Alison, born in Lincoln hospital on Friday, June 25. They have two other chil dren, Janet and Bruce. The mother is the former Frances Arnold. and Mrs. Jack Petet of Avoca are the parents of a son born Sunday at St. Mary's hos pital at Nebraska City. Mrs. Petet is the former Norma Krull. Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Appling of Weeping Water are the par ents of a daughter born Tues day, June 29, at St. Mary's hos pital at Nebraska City. Mrs. Appling is the former Helen Falk. Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Conant Wiles of Murray are the parents of a daughter born Monday, June 28, at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha. Mrs. Wiles is the for mer Leota Quinnett. Grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wiles of Weeping Water and Mrs. Stel la Quinnett of Plattsmouth. Son Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grell of Louisville are the parents of a 8 pound 12 2 ounce son, Larry Lee, born June 23, at an Omaha hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Grell of Spring field and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beck of Louisville. Daughter Mr. and Mrs. David Alfrey of Beatrice are the parents of a daughter, Judith Ann, born June 22. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Alfrey of Louis ville. Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Max Amelang of Louisville are the parents of a daughter born Thursday, June 22. She weighed seven pounds, six ounces and has been named Karen Suzanne. CHURCHILL'S VISIT , President Eisenhower has an nounced that the purpose of Prime Minister Winston Church ill's visit to the White House was to examine relations be tween the United States and Britain, to maintain the strong link between the two nations and to dispel rumors of a rift. mm ust 1-3. Delegates are Miss Ida Patton, Mrs. Vera Warga, , Mrs. Sophia 'Wolever, Mrs. Helen Wcolcott, Mrs. Ruth Krings, Mrs. Betty Jo Nielsen and Miss Mil dred Hall. Alternates are Mrs. Emma McClure, Mrs. Margaret Fitch, Mrs. Mae Favors, .Mrs. Minnie Schiber, Mrs. Verna Per ry, Mrs. Dorothy McMillian and Mrs, Catherine Sikora. Installation of new officers was conducted by Mrs. Harry Gobelman, - county president.! New officers are 'Ida Patton, president; Emma McClure, vice son ana aaugmer, jviary, oi ue president; Vera Warga, secre-; troit. Michigan, arrived Friday tary; Wilma Hennings, treasur- eyenmg to spend a few days er; Margaret Covert, chaplain: Ruth Krings, sergeant at arms; Betty Morehead, color bearer; Hettie Larson, historian; Sophia Wolever, Helen Vroman and Verna Perry, executive commit tee. A beautiful corsage was pre sented to Mrs. Gobelman from the unit by Mrs. Wolever, who also presented gifts to all her officers. At a social period, refresh ments were served from a white linen covered table centered with a bowl of pink roses flank ed by tall pastel green tapers in pink, candelabra. Melon balls, fruit, sherbet, wafers and coffee were served by Hostesses Mrs. Mary Nelson, Mrs. Ann Cane, Mrs. Margaret Fitch, Mrs. Maiy xvta ciixUk XVXJ.O. urn. i-i - x Lands Return From j Trip to Texas Mr. and Mrs. Charles Land late Tuesday night from a week s l1 throughout the South and ,MlrS1esT , , fi. , nm. ' I The Lands left last Thursday, traveling south into Texas, ob serving points of interest in Kan sas, Oklahoma and Texas. U. M. T. The Defense Department has announced a plan for a modi fied form of universal military training, calling for a combat ready reserve of 3,000,000 men. The plan, nowr under study by the National Security Council, would draft young men-into the reserve forces as well as for ac tive military duty. Let Fashion Go to Your Head Cool Crisp Straw r Lace HATS With An Air The most wearable hats in your summer wardrobe . . . look delightful with sheers' and cottons. $3.95 Beach Caps White and Colors Only $1.98 Beach Bag & Cap White and Colors $3.98 Bang Up Special July 2 and 3 HOWLAND Hair Dry SWIM CAP A $1.25 Value FRIDAY & SATURDAY Just 79c Ti weeping WATER- Mrs. Lewis Baker Phone 182 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunt re turned home Tuesday night, June 22, from a two week vaca-; tion inp 10 .uayton, umu. uu their way out they visit a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard, Jr., at Seymour, Iowa. From there they drove on to Dayton, where they . v , " v, a t7 I sa7eLti1i1s.h?raexV,,L'; v.ui. duU mi,, luaum xuuu and family. They drove around and saw a number of places of interest while in Dayton. 4 On their return trip home they spent another day with their daughter in Iowa. Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wilkin- his mother, Mrs. H. C. Wilkin- iIt- JJ"-HHWSS?Sn i kS j Berdena Rueter Wei er on Aug son and his wife go on to Colo- t 2 ,-qc F RnrT,pmpipbr rado for a few days. On Sunday. and iien A?5Sk they were all dinner guests of i inr October l Aehierk ivxio. jjcii uuvc anu ouii, utit Donald Ray Ahrens, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ahrens, cele brated his fifth birthday on Monday, June 28. Those help ing him celebrate were Mrs. Vir ginia Zalaudek, Betty Lou and TVTarcria Mrs Mavmp Ahrpns Robin Kay, Penny and Jimmy, ,' nice and Jack Branon on Jan David Anderson and Mrs. Earl "ary 4: a son to Merle and Twila Murdock. Mrs. Ahrens served ice cream, cake and sandwiches. Monday, June 21, the Rev. and Mrs. Fred Gardner drove their daughters to Newport, where they will spend the summer with Jri(irH;,,0 0T.ote Arr QnA Mrs. Fred Gardner. They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hebard in Bassett. From there they went on to Grand Island, where Mrs. Gardner took a train to Scottsbluff, where she is vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Heimbegner, ' for a few weeks. Weeping W;Uer Girl Injured; Twin Has Measles Ann Salestrom, small daugh- i ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Sales- . i trom, who was injured last : week-end while her father wras mowing the lawn, returned home I Sunday from Lincoln General hospital, where sheMias been for the past week. X-rays report no metallic particles in the eye. ; Mrs. Salestrom reported Monday that she is feeling fine, but must be kept4 quiet. Ann's twin sister has also' had the measles during the past week. i H ' vim The cool, fresh cotton suits that win their way through summer . . . bridge that "no-season" into autumn all at buy-a-couple prices. WE CIVE S Cr H GREEN STAMPS DISTINCTIVE 515 Main ' 34th Annual Rueter Family Reunion Held; 9 7 Attend The 34th annual Rueter fam- reunion was held at Ante lope park in Lincoln, Sunday, June 27th. The group was com prised of the two Bornemeier, Rueter, Kunz and Oehlerking families and had 91 in attend ance for the 34th reunion. Families of the four original Rueter sisters, whose marriages added the other names, and the peter Rueter family formed the gathering. Though all of the first genera tion have passed on, many of the second generation were still able to take part in the Sunday reunion- and many served on committees, but major activity in preparing for the event fell t thfrrt Committee workers for the event included Renos Kunz, Jerry Bornemeier, Chas. Backe meier, Walter Oehlj rking, Jr., Myron Oehlerking, Howard and Mark Bornemeier. Two marriages during the past two months, Beverly Stolz to Larry Lannin on May '1. and Torn; PrrnoYvifiicr r T rvio Wl 1 snn ,,,n(, A wpr1 r(1(,nirtli,PH in the family. Three deaths, Births noted during the yearj were a daughter, Jeanne Marie j to Joan and Richard Mohler of j Maxwell, la., in January; a son. Jef f ry, to Velma and Earl Pol- i zin of Syracuse, New York, last December; a daughter to Ber- Bornemeier last September 24; a daughter Jane, to Eleanor and I DaJe Fleischman on August 23; an5 a son, Harvey, to Willard and Edna Bornemeier last De- temDer- Other special events noted in the family during the year were Centennial Specials BONNETS, Sizes 11-15 $UN SUITS, S-M-L, Crepe CREPE SHIRTS, Sizes 2-8 PLAID SLACKS STRAW HAND BACS for the Junior Miss INFANT BOYS CAPS SPECIAL TABLc, Any Item 69c Wee Wardrobe - i. HELEN EITING, Owner We Give S Cr H Green Stamps 425 Main $10.95 APPAREL i t if WE CIVE S & H CREEN STAMPS teh 25th wedding anniversary of George and Alice Bornemeier on June 5. At the annual reunion, the family elected Lorie Kunz Spohn as chairman for the 1955 gather ing. Lester Rosenow was namea secretary-treasurer; Wally Rich ert, Willard Bornemeier and Clarence Rueter were named to the committee, Mrs. Charles Marshall, secretary of the cur rent year discloses. Early members of the family resided near Murdock, except the Kunz family, while many of the second generation lived near Elmwood, until now the trend has been more toward Elmwood and away from Murdock, how ever, many of the third genera tion resided in other parts of the state, while fourth genera tion members are well scattered throughout the United States. Most still reside in Cass county, however. A classified Ad In The Journa. costs as little as o5 cents Dairy Queen Sat.-Sun. Special Vi Gal 98c Rochester Root Beer 10c 15c 20c Root Beer Floats & Freezes 718 Ave. A Values to $1.98 Dial 3181 Mis! ? i v ' Loads ad loads of the sun niest sport clothes ever to make the most of a summer vacation . . . and of you! You'll Find a Cood Assortment Here FOR WOME - Dial 5113 KJ a , m i