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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Section C Thursday, December 23, 1954 It costs $8,127 per year to have German guards keep alert 24 hours per day at a European V?))f 1 IBy: It's time to wish J Warga 1 7 . 1 patronage of our many ymV 1 JW friends zre worthy in- jVg If fej. ecc' ' our $mcercst 1 (Irt best wishes for a Merry f p fjfk Christmas ' Jyjr il to those we know and serve in this community. I? supply dump. Soldier guards for the same post would" cost more than $25,000. reetincjA May the Blessings of Christmas be heaped upon you a hundredfold ft, S4P'' -K. r inn Mistletoe Once Symbol of Evil The mistletoe, once a weapon of death, later became to be considered as a magical symbol of love and peace. It was with a mistletoe arrow (according to Norse mythology) that Loki killed Balder, the sun god, after Balder's mother-had obtained a promise from all living things, other than the mistletoe, that they would not harm 'him. Balder was restored to life and it was ruled by the gods that the mistletoe would never again be used to do harm. Ancient Europeans consider ed the mistletoe a magical me dicine. They carried it about with them for health and luck, and believed it a cure for ulcers and epilepsy as well as a charm promoting fertility. The present day custom of giving a kiss of love or peace beneath the mistletoe, although a relatively modern one. is de rived from the fact that down through the centuries the mistletoe has been recognized throughout the whole world as a symbol of lasting peace. Mrs. Mabelle Winn Phone 420 We are sorry to report that Mr. August Johnson was taken to the hospital Monday morn ing. Rae Ellen Cain spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stew art went to Palmyra Sunday, De cember 13 to help Mrs. Stewart's brother, Emmett Wessel, cele brate his birthday. Evening guests were another sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stewart attended the 50th wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Neal McKay at Waverly Sunday. Candlelight services were held at the Methodist church in Alyo Sunday night. There will be a Christmas program at the church Christmas Eve. Mr .and Mrs. Roy Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cain spent the weekend in Iowa and at tended a, sale there. M.r and Mrs. Dick Smith and I son Billy of Lincoln spent Fri- i Hair ovonlncr Ti'itH fJtr 51 nr) "Nfrs Herman Brunkow. Ivan Brunkow from Tulsa, Okla., son of the Herman Brunkows, spent part of the day Thursday, Nov. 9 with his parents. The Woman's Reading Club met with Mrs. Laura Dreamer Wednesday, Dec. 15 for their Christmas party and exchange of gifts with 20 members pres ent. The program: Mrs. A. B. j Stroemer, Christmas reading; j G 1 o r i a Edwards, Christmas j story; musical numbers, Kather ! ine Elliott, and Christmas Carols and a game. Hostesses Mrs. Charles Edwards and Mrs. Ralph Dreamer and Mrs. Laurice Dreamer. A lovely lunch was served. j The Mother-Daughter Council . Club met with Mrs. Ben Muen chaw Friday afternoon, Dec. 17 for their Christmas party and exchange of gifts. Mrs. Fairfield and Mrs. Mildred Nickel were assisting hostesses. A delicious lunch was served, j Mr. ar,1 Mrs. Elmer Klyver 1 were Sunday afternoon and sup , per guests of Martha and Henry Dettmer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilkinson from Cheyenne, Wyoming vis ited over the weekend with their grandmother, Mrs. Addie Kinney. Harold Hopkins of Lincoln : called on the Herman Brunkows ; Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. I Louie Allgaher of Weeping Wa ter were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brunkow. The X. L. club met with Mrs. ' Carl Sutton on Tuesday with 23 members present for a Christmas dinner and party and exchange of gifts Mrs. Ellen Stanley and son Or ville. of Omaha were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Mabelle Winn and Ralph. Mrs. Stanley is 1 better known as Ellen Hinman. They used to live in the Bush Bury neighborhood. I A Christmas program was giv en at the Alvo gym Dec. 15. The grade school operetta directed by Mrs. Bernice Bornemeier ac companied Jirtne Fifer. Orches tra and high school chorus dir ected by Miss Alice Saunders. Inquest of Santa Claus, Christ mas operetta. A very good program and a large crowd in attendance. Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Rosenow, who passed away Mon day were held in the Method ist church in Alvo Thursday afternoon. B'urial was in the Brethren cemetery south of Al vo. It was a very larga funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Marcoe went to Omaha Saturday night to see the Harlem Globetrotters. December 19 Sunday dinner ; guests of Mabel Elliott were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Piersol, Mrs. May Moore of Walton, Mrs. El don Winkler and two sons, Mrs. Nellie Byrnes of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Doran and children of Alvo and Mrs. Geo. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson, who has been stay ing with Mrs. . Elliott went to Lincoln to visit -with . her other daughters, Mrs. Eldon Winkler. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisheit and Mrs. Fred Engelking were Lincoln shoppers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weichert, Miss Ella Lau of Murdock and Mrs. George Krof t of Manley were in Plattsmouth Tuesday attending the funeral of Mrs. Fred Ramge. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisheit were in Plattsmouth Thursday helping Miss Anna Lau move. Miss Lau had been caring for Mrs. Ramge the past seven years. Since the death of Mrs. Ramge Miss Lau will spend the" holidays with her mother, Mrs. Lau at Murdock. After the hol idays she will return to Platts mouth where she has another nursing job waiting for her. Miss Minnie Engelking and Roy Poskochil were honored guests at a 7 o'clock dinner on Saturday evening at the Fred Weisheit home. They both had birthdays during the past week. The Christmas theme was used in the decorations throughout the house. The guests were seated at two tables. The chil dren at one table with a birth day cake with 10 candles on and Roy Poskochil was the hon ored guest at this table. The adults were at another ' table with a large Christmas tree cake with candles on was th.- renter of the table and Miss Engelking the honored guest at the table. After a prayer of thanksgiving noet Tostee q xuisli uou all of; liappij holidaij season ! iait Furniture Co. TK rough tri egos, Christmas fus nvsrtcj ike occasion for the expression of good will arxl tkanlcs. jt this season, we want you to lenow of .... " C-. . " . i our appreciation, and sincerely wish you a j '. wr i ere af dtofmas all the precious tews Q ( and ixdurivio . Briimdskips. UU1 1 ll Joe and the lights were turned out and the candles on the cake were lighted and all sang Happy Birthday to the honored guests. The evening was spent in vis iting and' playing checkers. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Engelking and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pos kochil and- Joyce of Elmwood, Edward Poskochil of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs.. Herman Engelking, the -honored guest, Miss Engel king and Roy Poskochil and the host and hostess, Vlr. and Mrs. Fred Weisheit and' family. Mr. and - Mrs. Fred Weisheit and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Mary Lau of Mur dock. ' Captured Nazi records held in custody by the U. S. Army since the close of World War II now are open to the public for unof ficial .research. Records include German Armed Forces, Ar y High Commands, National '. j cialistic Partv and various cor nier Reich ministries and offices. We're sending you greetings tha never grow old. Here's to a bright Christmas. Shop e ious I coma io uou fltis Frances V .ENISLE Mrs. Thomas Tennant Phone 4251 Louisville The Geo. Stoehr ar.d Elmer! Stoehrs were among thosa en tertained f by the carolers from j. the Christ Lutheran church ( Sunday evening. ' " J The Christmas Glendale school program held Friday night had a very Rood program and a large crowd to enjoy it. Th3 teacher is Mrs. Mabel Ing ram. Glen Love and family visited Sunday evening at the Geo. and Elmer Stoehr home. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoehr called at the Frank Salberg home Saturday evening. Mrs. John Mass,. Rose Ann, Mrs. Wm. Mass and Mrs. Hanis, all of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ingram, Mrs. Paul Ingram and Mrs. Jim Ingram spent Sun day evening in Omaha. Bill Ingram, Jr., returned home from the Methodist hos pital Thursday evening. He is back at work. He entered the hospital on Monday. A 6 lb., 12V2 oz. boy, Craig Douglas, born to Mr. and Mrs.' Douglas Osterberg Dec. 6, Oma ha. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tennant and Mrs. Osterberg, both of Omaha. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lestor Tennant. Pamela and Kevin Rhodes of Weeping Water visited Friday to Sunday evening at the Elmer Johnson home. v Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wegener entertained their family Sunday evening at supper, as Billie who has spent his leave at home goes to Seattle, Wash., leaving Mon day and then overseas. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Start-zer- and family of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ahl and sons, Mrs. Florence Mayfield and family.- Other Lesser Events Happened On Christmas Day Christmas is, above all else, the day on which we recognize the Nativity, of Christ.- It has been so since the fourth cen tury, when the Western Church officially adopted December 25th as the date of the birth of the Saviour. Since that time, this greatest of all events has completely foreshadowed every historical event occuring on the same day. Ask anyone to tell you of some thing else in history that hap pened on December 25th other than the birth of Christ, . and chances are they will give you a negative answer." . A few will remember that it was. on this same date that George Washington crossed the Delaware. Only a true student of history will tell you that the date marks the birthday of Isaac Newton, Clara Barton and Frances Blake, among others. Actually, the fact that Wash ington crossed the Delaware on Christmas is all the average American should be expected -to remember. But, it's interest ing to note some of the other events that happened on the s Sim 6 d.3.y i In 1837, the Battle of Okee chobee. ' - In 1941, Japanese captured Hong Kong. In 1492, wreck of the" Santa Maria, at Haiti. In 1926, Hirohito became Em peror of Japan. It was also on Christmas day, la 1947, that China's constitu tion was adopted and went into effect, making the date China's National Renaissance Day. And, Christmas is also the birthday of the town of Kelso, Washing ton,settled on Christmas day, 1847, by Peter W. Crawford. Turkey Dinner Planning a turkey dinner' for Christmas? If you are, and you want to be sure it's a "good" bird when you place it on the festive table, then follow v these tips in preparing that import ant part of your holiday meal. Be sure all wingtip leathers are removed. They may be pull ed out easily by pressing the skin between the feathers down to the tips of the quill with the ! forefingers of one hand andi pulling the feathers straight out with the other. The drum stick can also be greatly improved by pulling with a pair of pliers as many of the nine heavy tendons in each leg as possible. Singe your bird the easy "way. Put a few teaspoons of rubbing alcohol in a jar lid, light, thenf rotate the turkey slowly over the flame. The bird should then be washed with soap in luke warm water, using a scrub brush, then rinsed in clear wa ter and dried. Don't stuff the turkey until just before putting it into the oven. Three skewers should be used before, closing the cavity and a square knot tied after each skewer so the lacing won't tighten. If there is not suffi cient opening to let off steam, the dressing will get soggy. In roasting the turkey, , you'll find that the wing-tips can be brought over the back, and tied to make a rrack" on which the bird will rest in the roaster. IX ANCIENT ENGLAND One of the most plausible versions of the origin of the custom of giving -gifts at Christr mas time is the one saying it began in England. In the days of the knights, it was custom to hang Kissing rings in the great halls. These rings were decorated with mi stletoe and bsneath them would meet the young knights and CHBIST3MS qt with you George AY the spiritual Ml Bring most wonderful blessings to you, And may the peace-and joy of God's guiding hand Make the .ni-irr-.m,--,,;, 0 a a o o a o a a a a a a a a a a a 1 taatek : 4 A9kj(lt jii n Mk MWk Miiwk .t. i Plattsmouth L 1 ( i o ,l w z oh ' --'------ ( - ' . . .Here are our best wishes v 1' " ' ' ' ... " for a" memorable I ' S? ..... ) W " Christmas abundant with ; If fellowship. C ... & .SOCHER j ladies, each bringing Christmas roses zo ineir secrei jove. As times changed, so did cus toms, and roses gave way for other personal gifts at Christ-, mas time. Sweet time of security, may it remain throughout the days to come Gonis beauty of Christmas future happy and prosperous. ockers I r- : rrrr. c TIDINGS of Great Joy As in years past, may the birthday of the Prince of Peace bring tidings of great joy to each of you. 1 1 U I r : t ' Hardware ) - , " " Is