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S H V . s . ' ' J ? -r . s,' . s ' - V v if u x 11 ! I ELRAWOOD Mrs. Grace Plybon Phone 4-2247 Ed Parriott is having his ga rage repair shop enlarged this week. Mrs. Ted Larson has returned to her home in Sheridan, Wyo ming, after a visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dorr and other relatives. She Mrs. Dorr and Mrs. Frank Buell, spent Wednesday in Omaha at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cbcar Allen. Elmwood South Dakotan Is Visitor Here Mrs. C. F. Stilgeoaur of Get tysburg, South Dakota, is spend ing a couple of weeks visiting her mother and sister, Benha and Ahlene Fitch. On Tuesdav and Wednesday she was in the home of former Berdena Rose now near Harvard. They wera classmates in school and they worked together in Kansas City in government bookkeeping em ployment some years ago. F.ImwooU Mrs. Fitch and Ahlene are spending much of their time at fof the Christian church.-Chester irons and Rev. Horn were the workers. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stege and Mrs. LaVerne Nickel were Weep ing Water visitors on Wednes day. i.lmvooil Mrs. Ellen Smith, Elmwood Resident 60 Years, Dies i ! - - - . 1 MURDOCH Mrs. Florence McDonald Phone 2871 or 2322 Enjoying a weekend in Minne sota were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore. Mrs. Ellen Smith was born at Ottawa, Canada and she died at her home in Lincoln on Mon day, July 5, at the age of 89 years. She lived near Elmwood for 59 years, where she was a real pioneer mother. Her husband died 45 years aso and she had eleven children, the oldest one j Katie, was the wife of George Bickert at the time. ( Mrs. John Rummel recently Survivors are ten children; I returned from Long Beach, Cal Sons, Michael of Lincoln, John ' ifornia, where she was visiting of Portsmouth, Iowa, William of i her mother. Lincoln and Bryan of Omaha. I Daughters, Mrs. Bridget Wall of . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becker Greenwood, Mrs. Ellen Malone I have returned home from Chil of Syracuse, Mrs. Joanna Kipper ' licothe, Illinois, where they were of Lincoln. Mrs. Marv Hinds of : 4th of July week-end guests of Vacationing in Minnesota are Dr. and Mrs. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. McKee, and Attorney and Mrs. Francis Casey. Mrs. Dora Albin, who has been visiting at Omaha with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reibold, -returned home Saturday. House guests at the home of ; Elmer Gochenour Jr. is spend Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Hamilton, j ing a few days with his aunt are their children,. Mrs. Harley'in Brock, Nebr. Street, and Jeannine of Vallejo, Calif., and SSet. Merle Ham ilton, stationed with the armed forces at Oxnard, Calif. House guests at the G. R. Rho den home are Mr. and Mrs. George Rhoden, Steven and Mary Kay of San Fernando, Calif. They are also visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hochel at Louisville, parents of Mrs. George Rhoden. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, July 12, 1954 PAGE THKLE daughter left Friday morning for Missouri, where they visited relatives over the weeK-end. Mr. and Mrs. " John Buck of York, Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Johnson and children of Omaha, spent the week-end in S Murdock visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sedlak and Nancy, arrived Friday eve ning for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sedlak. They will also visit with Mrs. John Wondra and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wilson, and other relatives and friends. " Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hild of Omaha, returned Saturday from a two weeks vacation in Colora do, Mr. Hild, who has been serv ing with the armed forces, re ceived his discharge on June 31, Carol and Roger Brown of En cinitas. Calif., arrived Tuesday to spend the summer with their , at Camp Carson, Colorado grandparents, Mr. ana jvirs. j. a Cook. Lincoln and Mrs. Anastacia Mc Crory of Long Pine. Nebr. There are so grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Church in Elmwood with a large crowd present. Father Hennes- r"UJS inucii ui ineir lime at .PV rnnrinrtino- onri Mrs Ethel their cabin at South Bend. Thev C?rUn!' L." WneA there and they have enjoyable times together. Repair and plastering work has been done on the basement KARR & SOCHOR Auditors & Accountants Vudits Income Tax Service Bookkeeping Systems . Installed Ph. 6287 Donat Building POOR FELLOW Act now. Before fire burns up your home. Don't be the "poor fel low" who didn't have enough insurance. Phone 6111 Steve Davis Phone 6111 2nd Floor Bank Bid?. 5th & Main Plattsmouth Interment was in Elmwood cemetery with undertakers from Lincoln in charge. Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt of Diller, were Fourth of July guests of Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall. Their son, Tommy, returned home with them, after spending five weeks of his summer holidays here. Mrs. Abrams has moved into the Harry Linder house, former ly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Drake. The new resident and he.r son, Ronnie, have done much in terior painting and it is fitted up for a beauty parlor. Taking church organ lessons of Mrs. Dwight Clements are Marilyn Mendenhall and Mar delle and Raylene Miller. Mrs. Hazel Deering of Phoenix, Arizona, is having an extended visit with her sisters, Mrs. Keck ler of Weeping Water, and Mrs. Ralph Greene of Elmwood and their families. Eugene Kunz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kunz, has the mumps this week. their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hoback and Tommy. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller and George W. Thompson of Oma ha, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Thomp son and G. S. Ray of Murray, drove to Bethany, Missouri, Week-end guests at the G. R. Rhoden home were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rhoden of Dallas, Tex as. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lohnes and daughter, Evelyn, of Pekin, Illinois, have been house guests of Mrs. Amelia Heldt this past Wednesday, where they attended j week, while visiting friends and funeral services for J brother of G. S. Ray. C. Ray, JIZBA & JIZBA Registered in Engineering and Architecture Design, Surveys, Estimates, Supervising 5417 Ogden Omaha, Nebr. Phone PL6361 A2c Sherrill L. Wondra. sta tioned at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota, left July 4th for Keesler AFB, at where he will relatives here. The Lohneses, former residents of Plattsmouth, are cousins of Mrs. Heldt. Colonel Francis Libershal of Pomona. California, is here vis- Biloxi, Miss., iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. receive four i Frank Libershal. Mrs. John O'Hara and Rita Jane have returned from Fre mont, where they were guests of relatives. Michelle O'Hara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Hara, la attending camp, at Camp Hard ing, Louisville, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and family are visiting relatives and friends in Burlington, Iowa. Mrs. Claude Mayabb under went surgery Thursday at Clark son hospital and is getting along as well as can be expected. months specialized training in radio. Airman Wondra spent two j Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Wheeler, davs here at the home of his i Mr .and Mrs. William Sitler and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles j Gayle have returned from a very i niece of Miss Lillian White and Wondra, before leaving for his : pleasant trip to Colorado. They new assignment. ! enjoyed the many interesting sights at Colorado Springs, Man Mrs. Lcrine Urish, accompa-j itow Springs, and Pueblo. Re- nied by Mr. and Mrs. John Ur- turning via Missouri and Kan ish and Johnny of Columbus, i sas, they visited at Dodge City, Nebr., have returned from a va- Kansas, former home of Mr. Sit cation in northern Minnesota ! ler. and Canada. ! Mrs. Delores Propst, of Kan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Godwin ' sas City, Mo., is assisting at the of Fernley, Nevada, arrived here ; Feldhousen Drug Store, while Tuesday for a summer vacation i the Feldhousens are vacationing, with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Libershal, i , and Mr. and Mrs. John Libershal j Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dunham and other relatives and friends. land family have returned from a S i-w-fcf ill mm WED SD AY Is Double Stamp Day ! Yes! You can enjoy EXTRA SAVINCS each Wednes day, with DOUBLE GREEN STAMPS given with each purchase of $1.00 or more. FELDHOUSEN DRUG Your Friendly Drug Store Dial 6117 other relatives and friends. John England, son of Mrs. El sie England, left Saturday night for two weeks reserve training at the naval air base at Great Lakes, Illinois. Airman Bob Cotner, is spend ing his leave here with his mother, Mrs. Ida Cotner, and other relatives and friends. Bob recently returned from overseas -duty. Mrs. Bertha Karr of Johstown, Penn., has been here a guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Gertrude Karr and family. a vacation at Evergreen, Colo rado. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feldhousen left Sunday for a vacation in Canada. Enroute, they attended a family reunion at Frankfort, Kansas, and on their return trip, Will visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feldhousen and family at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Marie Richards, received a phone call Saturday night from, her daughter, Mrs. Robert Aim, at Biloxi, Mississippi. Mr. Aim is an instructor at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. Picnic Dinner Is Held at Peters Home; j Couple Honored A picnic dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant T - 1. 1 JA1 r j Meiers, juiy im. in nonor 01 ivir. and Mrs. Rex Peters, who left July 9th for Jordan, Africa. Mr. Peters will serve as grain stor age and marketing specialist for the government of Jordan for two years. The Peters have com pleted a two wreeks orientation course in Washington, D. C. and have spent the past week lining un affairs at home. Those pres ent for the farewell dinner were ! Mrs. Carrie Wolter. Mrs. Daehn ke and children of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Wavne Swarts and family, Mrs. Ella Gakemeier and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. August Gakemeier and Mary Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peters and Ron nie. Miss Gladys Majzner of Minnesct3 and Miss Myrtle Wendt. Murdock Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Swarts, Carol and Miss Gladys Mainer were Lincoln shoppers on Wed nesday. Richard Swarts of Seattle, Washington, was an overnight guest at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Swarts Monday evening. Richard flew in from Boston, where he has been the past three weeks. Mrs. Mary Baumgartner, who has been visiting friends and relatives here for 10 days, left Tuesday for her home in Grab tree, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hendrick sen spent the week-end in Min nesota, returning home Monday evening. ' Mr unri Mr? Worm an Tpttrc nr 0 j , . T m,tnJand daughter visited at the ,nM HwrSf,lQiS JSSn? Orant pers home on Monday and daughter, Elaine, accompa- . J nied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mrs. Phoebe White Reddin and son of Memphis, Tennessee, are visiting relatives in Omaha and Plattsmouth. Mrs. Reddin is a TV Ul im IF y 1 An Tomorrow - Oyer 200 Albert, Dallas and Rex Young, She is a cousin of Mrs. Kennetii Trively. Mrs. Reddin will also! visit her mother, Mrs. Clara Lee White, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. i rvT r nnw Iite vc amn Afrit un -rr r. Tlustos of Louisville, returned ' home Friday night from visiting. nftpp snpnri,n(, fho wtv relatives in Denver, Colorado, and Sutherland, Nebraska. Their trip also included a visit to the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, and the Bad Lands in South Dakota. Miss Janice Melia of Ord, Neb raska and Miss Jean Poland of after spending the long week end on a trip. Murdock Thiel Home Scene For Holiday Picnic Enjoving a 4th of July picnic and fireworks at the Albert at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Meisinger. House guests of the Meisingers last week-end were Miss Pat Melia of Ord, Nebraska, and John Murphy of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Magnusson and Brian, of Moline, Illinois, enroute for a vacation in Cali fornia, visited here briefly Sat Spalding, Nebraska, are visiting j el home ' Sunday evening were iviiumirei, uiiei ana cert ivune of Lincoln, Joe Dickmeyers of Omaha, Stuart Mills and family of Wabash, Vernon Hills and Emil Rosenows of Elmwood, Joe Gustins and Jim Mills family of Murdock, Gayle Towle family of Wabash. Home made ice cream was served by the hostess. Murdoch Roger Reeve and wife called at tne Jim muis nome lor a Borncmeiers to Present Finley, Armstrong, Gerblinsr. Husar and Arnold. Travel in Europe The fololwing bills were pre- Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bornemeier ac".T 'niT are oin their way to Germany by Tas "e?V Bond boat for a visit of two months I nitn onarripwr rock fr. ,t.;v, v.Q K00r, nion. ! Olson Quarries, cr. tock ning for some time. They were , pud. FOjer, guests of Mr. and Mrs. August , ';ifo Jlan lnnM-, o 4n Bornemeier and of Mrs. Grace i ' , XT'f r.,cuM Via 11.15 11.56 1.02 $ 20.00 20.40 IB ; i If Tr Samsonite LUGGAGE Nationally Advertised Personalized FREE with your own initials, A-Z Priced as $T "J50 Plus low as Tax 13" Train Case ....$17.50 21" Quick Tripper $19.50 26" Pullman Case $27.50 24" Two-Suiter ....$25.00 FOR MEN WOMEN STUDENTS Bornemeier of Lincoln, before they started. Elmwood Rev. and Mrs. Kampman, Beth and Merwinna, started on Thursday night for a visit in Ak ron, Ohio, with their son and brother. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poskochil and family were guests at a wie ner roast at the Fred Weisheit home Sunday evening, July 4th. This was also in honor of Mary Weisheit's 12th birthday, which was July 3. On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. George Kraft of Man ley, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bednarz of Omaha, Mrs. Mary Lou and Ella of Murdock were supper guests at the Fred Weisheit home honoring Mary Weisheit and Fred Weisheit, Sr., on their birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Engelking and family and Miss Minnie En gelking, caled on Mrs. Fred Wei sheit Friday. Mrs. Weisheit was painfully injured last week when she fell and ran 3 splinters in her leg to the bone. She is un der the doctor's care and getting along o.k. at this writing. Mrs. Roger Reeve of Colorado, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Fifer near Alvo while Mr. Reeve is at tending the Lions Club con vention in New York. urday with Barbara Hoerrmann,! "uo: ThTir tn t,w at the home of Mrs. Sophia Wol-' j Sg2 r toT S P V P T" - I - M A.IAWAA -J couples from LaSalle, Colorado, were traveling with them. Mr. and Mrs. Bill North and ELMWOOD VILLAGE BOARD PROCEEDINGS The Village Board met in ree- l ular session at the fire house Ul July 6, 1954. 501MAIN" PMONE5IIQ RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 28 Peoples Nat. Gas Heat Dennis Service Sta., gas . James Service Sta., gas . Chas. Finley, lisht bulbs Georges Print Shop, printing 7.50 Delivering Notices, (Krecklow Bros) 4.61 Clay's Implement, repairs 46.78 Norman Bornemeier, blow fire whistle 5.00 Plattsmouth Journal, prt. ,proc 2.70 Co. Treasurer, Int. on Bonds 105.00 Ed Kratochvil, salary 200.00 Willard Clapp, rent on dumn grounds 50.00 Western Supply Co., I on acct 280.87J American Ex. Bk., Bond ( retirement 100.00 Motion carried to pay these bills. The board heard a request for an off sale beer license for Elmwood. The request was turn ed down. As in many communities the wrater situation is becoming : more acute with hot, dry weath- ! er approaching. Water users are j requested to conserve water. j The meter Question was dis- i cussed at length. The sentiment of the Village Board seemed to : be that the people be permit ted to express themselves on the issue either by public hearing! or petition. Motion was carried to have ' city attorney draw up a petition! to be circulated to learn the wish , of the residents. There being no further busi-! ness, motion carried to adjourn. ' CHAS.- FINLEY, i Chairman HARRY E. ARNOLD, Clerk No. 2564 July "l2, 1954 Signs on Gas Pumps To Tell Tax Paid 5y State Motorists Starting next week gasoline pumps throughout Nebraska will disnlay small permanent signs telling the total gasoline tax paid by motorists on each gallon they buy, E. Dale Smart of Oma ha, Chairman of the Nebraska Petroleum Industries Committee, announced today. The message on the signs will read: "Price includes 8c tax on each gallon." 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