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WEEPING TOTES Mrs. Lewis Baker Schedule Events Of Christmas Week This year the residents of Weeping Water are in for a facmating and entertaining week before Christmas The Phone 182 in the Agricultural Auditorium. Leon Fitzpatrick will be the guiding light behind the sing this year, and choirs and indi viduals from local churches and the school will participate. Tuesday night, Dec. 21, a free program includes entertainment ! night of roller skating for the to please everyone. The holiday festivities will begin Thursday, Dec. 16 wken Eugene Sundeen, music instruc tor at Weeping Water school, will present his students in a Christmas cantata at the school auditorium.' . Friday evening, Dec. 17 the annual Christmas home decora tion and lighting contest will be held. This event is being spon sored this year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Judg ing will take place between the hours of 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. and all residents are urged to have their displays well lighted at that time. Winners will be announced the following week. Saturday, Dec. 18, will . be a big day for children of this ar ea. During the afternoon JSanta Claus will be on hand to pass out treats to children on the street and also will appear following the free show at the Chief the ater for all children below high school age. The Community Club will again sponsor the ap pearance of Santa and the free show. Monday night, Dec. 20, one of the most popular events of the Yuletide season will take place. This being the annual Christ mas sing, which will be held no mm. (fa n si? o y ujt li J than a World's first and festest Portable Typewriter 5 Let us demonstrate the new Smith-Corona Silent Super. Keyset Tabulator, Page Gage and many other features for big machine performance! Here is the most appreciated and useful gift you can give or get! Pick yours out now. SCHREINER DRUG young people of this area will take place between the hours of 7:00 to 8:00 lor real small children and 8:00 to 10:30 for all school children.. The Commun ity Club will also sponsor this entertainment. Wednesday night, Dec. 22 will be devoted to local churches for their Christmas programs. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, wlil find most residents spending the evening with their families .or at the midnight service at the Methodist church sponsor ed by the Weepmg Water Min isterial Association. To add to all the activities of this next two weeks and to help raise the Christmas spirit, the streets and store windows have been beautifully decorated. The stores will be open several nights so that last minute Christmas shopping may be done. We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Ve?ping Water Come - As - You - Arc Party Was Wednesday Mrs. Lewis Baker was hostess and Mrs. Willard Wipf co-hostess at a come - as you are party early Wednesday morn ing. Those present were Mrs. Wilbur Clark, Mrs. Pat Wade, Mrs. Robert Dennis, Mrs. Wil fred Meyer, Mrs. Neil Fitzpat rick and Mrs. Don Livingston. Mrs. Fitzpatrick won the prize for the one best dressed for a come - as - you - are party. The group clayed a game un scrambling Christmas song ti tles of which Mrs. Dennis re ceived the prize. A birthday cake baked by Mrs. Baker was presented as the eroup sang Happy Birthday i to Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Dennis. They were each presented with a beautiful card and a gift of money to' buy themselves some thing personable with. Coffee, nut bread and birth day cake was served. Most of the women in this group belong to the Sew'en Sew's which will not meet again until after Jan uary 1. Weepina Water Health Club Meets At The Ranney Home The Wide Awake Health . Club met Dec. 6. after school at-the home of their leader, Mrs. J. M. Ranney. All the members answered the roll call. The lead er gave a lesson games. Several games were played and the group had a nice Christmas party. Sharon Moore and Mar pn.ret Rannev gave special Christmas readings. Alice' Lauritzen and Mrs. Ranney served a lunch of ice cream, candy and cup cakes. Most of the girls in our club are taking part in Christmas programs at the church and school. Our next meeting will be Jan. 10, 1955. 421 Main Dial 41 14 RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 287 Christmas Parties Began Last Tuesday One of the first Christmas parties of the season was that of the Weeping Water Woman's Club held Tuesday afternoon at the homeof Mrs. E. E. Lorensen. Assisting with the covered dish luncheon were Mrs. George Do mingo and Miss Margaret Ran ney. Colorful decorations were used throughout the home. A lighted Christmas tree, the tra ditional greens at the door and beautiful Christmas decorations were in every room. Mrs. .Joe Bender, president, presided at the business meet ing. The Christmas stocking for the Child Saving Institute was filled by the members. Miss Pearl Schultz, county extension agent, showed pic tures and gave a talk on Foods of Other Lands. Mr. J. L. Wiles gave a very in teresting talk on his recent trip to the Holy Land. Special piano music was provided by Mary Alice Wood who played the "Hawaiian Love Song" and by Dickie Elliott - whose selec tion was the "Hunter's Horn." Mrs. S. H. Harmon led the group singing, which was ac companied by Miss Ester Tefft. Guests were Mrs. Troy Jewell and Mrs. Kenneth Dermann. The program committee con sisted of Mrs. A. H. Jones, Mrs. Lester Parson and Mrs. H.- C. Elliott. Weeping Water 'V Friday morning early, Mrs. Lewis Baker, Sandy and Randy, Mrs. Vesta Baker, Mrs. Pat Wade and Patty, Mrs. Wilfred nnrt lVfr; Dnn Tlrwin nf T.rmis- I ville drove to Lincoln where they spent the day Christmas shopping. Mrs. Meyer stayed ov ernight in Lincoln with her daughter, Jo Ann. They togeth er returned to Weeping Water ! Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Ed Freeman was an all day guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Van Horn and familv. Mr. and Mrs. V- C. Wallick accompanied By John E. Morris drove to Lincoln Sunday morn ing where they helped their grandson Michael Morris, son of Mr.and Mrs. Bill Morris cele brate his second birthday at a dinner and party following. At the party a delicious angel food cake decorated with plastic candle holders made in forms of animals was served with ice cream and coffee. Michael opened his gifts. During the i whole procedure Bill took flash pictures. Mr. and. Mrs. Cecil Morris and family of ' Lincoln were also callers for a short time during the day. Mrs. R. P. Hobson was host ess and Mrs. Ona Kunkel of Ne hawka co-hostess Friday of the Chapter BT P.E.O. Christmas Party. t Mrs. Harold Elliott presided ! over a short business meeting. . Following the group - held"Trj silent auction instead of the : regular exchange of Christmas gifts. The proceeds went to the ; P.E.O. building fund at Beat rice, and other P.E.O. projects. Lunch was served by the hostess. Weeping Water Donna Livingston, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Don Livingstson, i celebrated her 8th birthday last , Saturday afternoon. Six of her 1 little friends were present at the party in her honor. The af- ternoon was spent playing ' carries. Donna received many lovely gifts. Her mother served birtnday cake, ice cream and candy. j Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hagler and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leeand children surprised Mrs. Wilbur Clark Tuesday evening at a birthday party in her hon or. The evening was spent play ing canr.sta. The guests brought two birtMay cakes which were served - 1th refreshments lat er in the evening. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Harmon were Song Evangelist, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Brock, Rev. and Mrs. John Alber of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Livingston. Weeping Water Ministers Planning Holiday Programs The Weeping Water minister ial association is reminding all residents of the community and surrounding territory of the special services it will sponsor during the holiday season. be the midnight ' service on Christmas Eve. Dec. 24th at the Methodist church, beginning' at 11:00 p.m. This will be an in spirational service of candle light and songs, and is an ap propriate way for Christian pe ople to welcome Christmas Day. One of the most significant ob servances of the entire year. The second holiday event will be a watch-night party and worship service on New Year's 'Eve, Dec. 31, at the Congrega tional church. It will begin at 9 p.m. with the showing of . a motion picture, and the play ing of ames for the younger The first of these services will . people. Later in the evening a chili supper will be held, free of charge, for all who wish to take part. This will be followed by a worship service in the sanctuary, which will end at midnight, as the New Year ar rives. The Rev. and Mrs. Roger D. Grow and family will be hosts on Monday evening, Dec. 20th, to the friends of the church and community, at a Christmas Op en House, at the Congregation al Parsonage. The hours are from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Restrictions on imports from the TJ. S. are proposed in Geneva. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, December 16, 1954 Section B PAGE ONE ASSETS FROZEN HAMMONTON, N. J. A bur glar, raiding the deep freeze of Miss Emma Mae - Severs, ' . 48, struck it rich. In the crissper trya, wrapped in aluminum foil, was $4,300 in cash wnich Miss Severs planned to take to the bank, the next day. v fine bi-partisan liason with the Democratic majority ; in the Eighty-Fourth Congress to mat ters of foreign and high mili tary policy. - - BI-PARTISAN LIASON . 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