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Honor Students Named users A . 1 m f Pi HQ Wat-Gr hlinh Srhnnl ;l;".'';.?-'-.'"s have been I r.JIoi;or:d as freshmen honor 7:ian;f.LDcll and La vera r""1,1' oupaomores: Bob uc-rron Raymond Jensen An- Ro- oumurs. Normnn t , . - - : Jonssn, Delioy Harsliman and person. Seniors: Dar- t-.ii-.-, m-,.,; h Vnsen. Ruth He: ?rman mam h r -iLiuii: Lonnii Pnmtn. i L i , J CI I V o,n,er ana Leo Kirchoff. Jv.-o here: i -roni the Superintendent Questionnaire a are "coin" out .vveeK to the parents of?u- vr-l ,the ,firsc and second gruue. Throughout the nation uie iicwiy developed polio vacme e-i;s provided by the Nation al iounaation of Infantile Par "i'.Ms, to innoculate our chil dren it will be strictly on a voluntary basis that this vaccine dreaded aisease of Polio may b conquered. t Senior plans are being made ior an educational tour oi Chica- fco sponsored by the Burlington lanroad. The seniors are work-i-g hard on their play ticket : ad annual aalci to make thu trip a reality. At a re-cent scnool board meet in a curriculum study was made. oU22-siion were' made as to nov.we nu;ht enrich our course ci study. Among the items was licmemaxing. Vv-e are happy to ' ay tiiat detinite plans are now made to include it in next year's oifermg. Advanced mathematics and speech are included. Libra ry facilities are also to be ex panded. April 13th the Grade School has planned an interesting class program. The faculty feeis that thi? is a very worthy project in helping our youngsters appear in public. Ir.e Band will present it's an nual Spring Concert Tuesday evening, March 29th. rJ J rJ I J-c novard Davis a LAWYER Phone nn St. 254 !505 M Platfsmoutl.R em '"vocI-'V- flrst semester of A- v werel namecl in each i i S I I r 1 - ; . '1-1 ' 1 j -. 4- PRETTY YOUNG HATS O58 3 famous designer styles in a collection of demure little hats and brimed silhouettes ... to enhance vour costume this spring. 4 .,,-.,l..l.-i MIIMIIW ' I-:: v. 1 tJ I 141 So. 3rd Junior News The Junior Class is very busy making posters and campain ing for their County Govern ment offices which was chosen Friday. The namse of the Stu dents and the offices they are running fcr will be in next weeks news. The Junior's have been work ing very hard on their banquet. We will also have a bake sale the nichts of t.h Senior Plav. Reporter Marilyn Rhodes. Kindergarten Visitors this week were Mrs. J. N. Marshall, Mrs. Lawrence Eidsnmuler, and Mrs. W. K. El tiste. Mrs. Robert Baker, Sr., was also a visitor during the previous week. First Grade Wyman Mather, Wayne Faris, and Galen Rothe each had 5 stars in reading this week. The room is beginning to show signs of Easter in our decora tions. Second Grade Geraldine Taylor passed candy bars and balloons to celebrate her birthday which was on St. Patricks day. Third Grade Mrs. Warren Eltiste visited our room last week. We were all hanpy to have her. We have found our Science books most interesting. Bobby Ruge and Alart Rothe brought their magnets to school last week. The children had a lot of pleasure experimenting with them. .Fourth Grade In our room, we had our unit test over China. Virginia Faris, Robert Nichols, William Raines, and Mary Alice Wood had 100. Those: whose grades were above 95 were Ann Callahan, Johnny Meeske, Frances Scott, and Hen ry Hoffman. Our music appreciation rec ords were about Irish music for St. Patrick's Day and Indian mu sic for our history. We also play ed the Meadow Lark's Song from the new bird record which Mr. Thomas purchased for the grade school. Ruth Ann Patton and Carol Nickels have been sic kthis weeK. have missed them. Pupils with perfect spelling papers were Ann Callahan. Jan ice Domingo, Richard Elliott, Larry Erhart, Virginia Faris, Richard Lcrensen, Georgia Lud wick, Johnny Meeske, William Raines, Frances Scott Charleen Thoren, and Mary Alice Wood. 9S to s Now mroqen We will begin application as ground is sutiable SEE US NOW! u U u L,22 ' Know Y Seventh Grade On Friday afternoon we en joyed having Mrs. Frank Mitch ell visit our room. Nickels have been sick this week. All the basketball boys are to be congratulated on their win ning of third place in the grade school tournament. Eighth Grade Marlene Noble and Michael Tracy snowed a film strip on "Transportation in South Amer ica." WIIBTI Second Week Standings Community League Teams W L Pins 4238 4081 4079 3704 3685 3557 3289 3165 3752 2068 St. Paul Men's Club . 6 Babbitt's Bulldozers . 6 Piattsmouth Cleaners 5 0 0 1 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 Murray Lockers 3 Cass Drugs 3 Knorr's 5 & 10 ..... .3 Piattsmouth Bank ..3 Swatek Hardware . : . .1 Alexander Motors . , 0 Piattsmouth Transfer 0 Season records: High team game, Murray Lockers, 769. High team series, Babbitt's Eulldozers, 2176. High individual game, G. Nolt ing, 181. High individual series, G. Nolt insr 512. Weekly records: High team game, Murray Lockers, 769. Bulldozers, 2176. High individual game, G. Nolt ine:. 181. " Hieh individual series, G. Nolt ing, 512. . ' Women's League Team Standing . Pins Cass Bar 4451 Mack's Kitchen 5237 Hudson Electric 5036 Piattsmouth Journal 4178 Jim's Standard Sta. . 4894 W 7 6 6 6 ' 4 4 4 3 3 2 I sattler's 4353 Soennichsen's 4153 i Coffee Shon 4514 Thun's Barber Shop . .4143 7-Up 4147 High individual game, Mar garet Ann Dingman, 187. High individual series, Mar garet Ann Cuthrell, 464. High team game, Hudson Elec tric, 662. High team series, Mack's Kitchen, 1799. Sundav Mixed League Third Week Teams W L 1 2 4 5 7 8 Pins 4651 4179 4827 4442 4063 3841 Austin - Slavicek 8 Ahrens - Hirz ..I Cuthrell - Holoubek 5 Minor - Begley 4 Wurtele - Riemer .... 2 Spangler - Davis 1 Season Records: Hi Team Game: Cuthrell Holoubek, 634. Hi Team Series: Austin-Slav-icek, 1712. Hi Ind. Game: Jim Begley, 209. Hi Ind. Series: Clerance Cuth rell, 554. Community League Third Week Teams W L Pins St. Pauls Men's club 8 1 6440 Babbitt's Bulldozers .7 2 6059 Piattsmouth Cleaners 6 3 6138 Cass Drugs 5 4 5637 Murray Lockers 4 5 5483 Piattsmouth State Bank 4 Knorr's 5 & 10 3 5 6 6 6 7 5229 5482 5187 4185 5825 Swatek Hardware Piattsmouth Transfer Alexander Motors . . Season Records: Hi Team Game: mens Club, 778. Hi Team Series: Mens Club, 2202. Hi Ind Game: L. 211. 3 .3 .2 St. Paul's St. Paul's Meisinger, Hi Ind. Series: G. Nolting, 512 Weekly Records: Hi Team Game: Men's Club, 778. Hi Team Series, Men's Club, 2202. Hi Ind Game: L. 211. Hi Ind. Series: L 510. St. Pauls St. Pauls Meisinger, Meisinger, Indenendent League Third Week Teams W L Pins Piattsmouth Motors . .8 1 6539 Modern Woodmen ..7 2 6196 Metz Beer 6 3 5932 Twin Gables 5 4 6622 Soennichsen's 5 4 6191 Brex Carmen 5 4 5893 Brex Office . 5 4 5459 Fran and Estel's Cafe 4 5 5738 Smith's Men's Wear . .3 6 5120. Lion's Club 3 6 5722 Minor Pontiac 2 7 5503 Standers Implement Company 1 8 3792 Seasons Records: Hi Team Game: Piattsmouth Available soon as I .13 Dial 417S ou r Con f Albert Hansen rrr ' -v. V v- j Albert Hansen Candidate for a post on the Piattsmouth board of education is Albert Hansen, Piattsmouth attorney and employe of an Omaha insurance company. Mr. Hansen was born in Lin coln county, Nebraska, and at tended the schools there through high school: graduated from Midland college at Fremont with a bachelor of arts degree and later from Creighton University at Omaha with a degree in law. He was admitted to the bar in 1942 and practiced for a time in Omaha before joining Mutual of Omaha as an attorney. He has been with them since. He is a member of the First Lutheran church and secretary of the congregation. He was chairman of the Piattsmouth Cub Scout troop during the past year and is president of the Central school P. T. A. He served as president of the school board of District No. 6 in Douglas county for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen live just north of Piattsmouth in a seven- room house they built with their own hands. They began it over two years ago while they still lived in Omaha, finished the basement and moved in. They have worked on it in their spare time since and now have near ly completed it with only lim ited help. The Hansen's have three chil dren. Appreciation Day Is Set for May 14 By Chamber Group Appreciation Day by Piatts mouth merchants has been set for May 14, it was announced today by the retail committee, headed by Herb Freeburg, fol lowing a meeting this morning. The day will be designed to show the appreciation of Piatts mouth merchants for their cus tomers. An outdoor program has been planned for that day with dis plays of various kinds to be made, plus a pancake feed. Attending the meeting Thurs day morning were Chariman Freeburg, Advisor George Smith, Chris Bulin, Howard Ruback, Don Bell, Paul Bowers, Ernie Schultz and Fred Feldhousen. Feldhousen and Vic Schreiner were appointed to take charge of downtown space allotments and table space Herb Minor and Walt Bryant, car displays; Ken Weaver and Cliff Girardot implement displays; Paul Bow ers, Howard Ruback and Don Bell, pancake feed details; Mac McKenney, Howard Ruback and Charles Allen, entertainment and Ernie Elliott, lighting. Union Wins Cass Grade Basketball WEEPING WATER Union grade schoolers became the champions of the Cass County Grade School Basketball tour nament here last week when they downed Alvo 43 to 15 in the finals. Union earlier knocked' off Weeping Water 48-27; and Louis ville 30 to 29 to make their way to the finals. Alvo, in making way to the finals had clipped Eagle 32-14 and Elmwood 27 22. Other results fcund Weeping Water winning over Murdock 30-25 and over Avoca 55 to 13. Eagle won over Greenwood 8 to 6. J. Draper of Union scored 93 points in the tourney for an av erage per game of 31 points. John Knabe Wins 1st Barrow Prize NEHAWKA (Special) John Knabs, son of Harry Knabe of Nehawka, exhibited the cham n?on barrow at the Midwest Market Hoer show at Fremont Saturday. His was among 450 head of all breeds exhibited at the show. He received a first nrize of $30 on his Hampshire hog. States represented among ex hibitors were Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois. John's father attended the show with 1dm. Motors, 817. Hi Team Series: Piattsmouth Motors 2353. Hi Ind. Game: R. CDonnell, 217. Hi Ind. Series: E. Weekly Records: Hi Team Game: Motors, 817. Hi Team Series: Motors. 2353. Kochler, 553. Piattsmouth Piattsmouth at Hi Ind. Game: R. CDonnell. 217 Hi Ind. Series: E. Kochler, 553. didate Dean Dunham S ' Dean Dunham Dean Dunham, operator of a motor parts business in Piatts mouth. is a candidate for a posi tion on the Piattsmouth board of education. Mr. Dunham was born and lived in Omaha until 1945; lived in Norfolk from 1945 to 1950 In 1950 he purchased a motor parts store in Piattsmouth and has lived here since. He attended Omaha schools and the University of Omaha. Before coming to Piattsmouth, he at one time worked at the Martin Bomber plant for three years. This will be Mr. Dunham's first attempt at public office. He is married and has four children in Piattsmouth schools. He is a member of Rotary club: the Masonic lodge and is a mem ber of the board of sessions at the First Presbyterian church in Piattsmouth. He is also a com mitteeman in the Boy Scouts organization and immediate past president of the band par ents club. Coffclt Receives Honorable Discharge Cpl. Richard E. Coffelt arrived in Piattsmouth Tuesday morn ing. He has just returned from Ludgivigsberg, Germany where he has been stationed since November 1954, with the motor division, U. S. Army. Cnl. docked at New York on the General Darby, flew to Ft Sheridan, Illinois where he re ceived his discharge. Richard entered the service at Camn Crowder. 1953. was sent to Ft. Leonard Wood, after a fur lough was sent overseas. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs William H. Coffelt. Mrs. Siemers Hurt In Traffic Mishap Mrs. Evelyn Siemers former Piattsmouth resident, was in- iured in an automobile accident on wav to work in Lincoln Thursday. March 17. Mrs. Siemers received a brok en collar bone. Pelvis bone broken in two places and cracked hip. She is in room 228 at St. Elizabeth hospital in Lin coin Mrs. Siemers is employed with the telephone exchange at the Lincoln Air Base. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baumgart and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Geschke visited her at the hos pital Wednesday. Youth Rally Trip Is Saturday Night - The young people of the Piattsmouth Community Church will attend a Youth Rally at Blair Saturday night. Feature o the Rally will be the Centra College Male Quartette of Mc Pherson, Kansas. Speaker wil be Rev. G. Edgar Whiteman president of the school. Transportation will be by bus and all young people interested in making the trip are requested to be at the bus stop at 6th and Main Streets at 6:15. Transporta tion is free to all. Fischer Leaves Korea for Home MURRAY Dick Fischer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fischer of Murray, now with the Army, has left Pusan, Korea, with a group of 1,400 men and sailed to Inchon where they joined 1,600 more troops on the trans port Marianna Phoenix enroute to Seattle, wash., it has been learned by his parents. It will take 21 days to reach the U- S. where the men will be flown to Camp Carson, Colo., to be released. Fischer was in Pusan for a year and three months, serving with the 5-st Engineering Supply Depot as a clerk. He is expected home at Murray about April 15. Athletic Banquet Date Is April 21 An athletic banquet which will honor the athletes of Piatts mouth high school has been set for Thursday, April 21; it was announced today by the Cham ber of Commerce. The banquet will be held at the Piattsmouth high school auditorium starting at 6:30 pjn. Don Cotner, chairman of the Chamber committee in charge of the banquet, Herb Minor, ad visor, and Dale Bowman, com mittee member, 1 planned the banquet in a meeting Wednes day. Top athlete in every sport will v -VlllHIIIIIIffli be honored at the banquet alongJ a. x i 1 Rotary Ann to Be Held Next Tuesday Night Piattsmouth Rotarians will play host to their Ann's next Tuesday night at Hotel Piatts mouth Coffee shop, it was an nounced at their meeting this week. Hob Hirz, program chair man, informed members there was a surprise in store for those attending. Other business included the naming of a nominating commit tee to select officers for the com- ng year. J. Howard Davis was named chairman, with Carl Chriswisser and Dr. P. T. Heine- mann as members. Robert Cappell had charge of the program and. presented Fred Lugsch showing a series of mov ie photos he had taken on a trip to Alaska last year. These In cluded numerous shots along the Alcan Highway, through Seward, Anchorage and on to Nome. Mrs. Coffelt Dies at Iowa Hospital Mrs. William Coffelt, 92, Car son, Iowa, passed away Tuesday March 22, 1955 at a Council Bluffs, la., hospital. . Services will be at the Meth odist church, Carson, la., March 25, at 2:00 p.m. Survivors are daughters, El la and Mabel Coffelt. Carson, Iowa and Mrs. Pearl Sutton, Pasadena, California, sona, Everett, Carson, la. and Wm. H. Coffelt, Piattsmouth. Seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren also mourn her passing. Her husband, Wm. died in 1937; and an infant daughter preceded her in death. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of April, 1955 at 11 o'clock A. M. the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the place of business of Piattsmouth Motors, located at 8th street and Washington Avenue, in the City of Piattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, the following describ ed goods and chattels, to-wit: 1-1951 Buick Four Door sedan automobile, motor No. 64-548-107, serial No. 16-245-014, mod el 70 1 Maytag washing machine, model 1942 -x 1 Electrolux electric sweeper with attachments, model 1949 1 1950 Blond bedroom set, con , sisting of a double bed with inner spring mattress and box springs with dressing table and chair and chest of draw ers to match. 1 1951 living room suite con sisting of ,an overstuffed plat forf rocker and 2 end tables to match 1 1953 General Electric tele vision set 21" table model 1 1951 chrome kitchenette set consisting of a table and 4 chairs 1 22 H. P. Johnson motor which said property has been re possessed by the undersigned under and by virtue of one chat tel mortgage executed by Lee Miles and Elizabeth Miles to the undersigned The Commonwealth Company, securing the payment of a note in the sum of $1,490.50, which mortgage is dated August 22, 1953, and which was dully filed in the office of the County Clerk of Cass County, Nebraska and was duly noted upon the certificate of title to the afore said automobile, being title number 20-42150; that there is now due on said mortgage in debtedness the sum of $820.30 together with accruing interest as per the mortgage from and after the 25th- day of February, 1955, and the costs of foreclosure. Dated this 22nd day of March, 1955. THE COMMONWELTH COMPANY, a corporation, Mortgagee By - Ginsburg & Ginsburg, its attorneys No. 2787 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 1955. . . . APRIL 20 IS THE LAST DAY for filing an assess ment schedule. File your schedule early . . . late filing is subject to a 50 penalty. All taxpayers living inside the Piattsmouth city limits must report to the assessor's office. Those that are sick or shut ins can be assessed in their home by request. : Clara Olson, Cass County Assessor THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, March 24, 1955 . Begley & Pec, Max Kier, Attys. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the District Court of Cass County, Nebraska IN THE MATTER OF THE AP PLICATION OF JAMES F. BEGLEY, CONSERVATOR OF THE ESTATE OF PETER A. MOCKENHAUPT, FOR LEAVE TO SELL REAL ESTATE. On reading the petition, duly ! verified, of James F. Begley, Con- j servator of the Estate of Peter A. Mockenhaupt, duly filed here in for license to sell the -following described real estate, to-wit: West Half of the Southwest Quarter WVz SWVi) of Section Eleven (11). Township Eleven (11), North, Range Nine (9), East, in Cass County, Nebraska, it appearing from said petiti Ion that it would be for the ben efit of the estate of said Peter A. Mockenhaupt if said real estate should be sold and the proceeds thereof used to pay debts of the ward and for care and support of said ward, the balance thereof to be put out at interest or in vested in some productive stock: IT IS ORDERED that the next of kin of the said Peter A. Mock enhaupt and all persons interest ed in his estate appear before the District Court of Cass County, Nebraska, or a judge thereof, at the court house in the city of Piattsmouth, Cass County, Neb raska, on the 22 day of April, 1955, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show cause, if any there be, why lic ence should not be granted to the said James F. Begley, Con servator, to sell said real estate for the purposes above set forth. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be pub lished once each week for three successive weeks, in The Piatts mouth Journal, a legal news paper printed, published and of general circulation in Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. Dated this 23 day of March, iyo:. (S) John M. Dierks, WITH THE REGULAR The Light ml Jir jHFl M fi " 4 ma 1 y- 1 DC PAGE THREE Judge of the District Court. No. 2786 March 24, 31, April 7. 1955. . . PENICILLIN DISCOVERER DIE London Sir Alexander Flem ing, discoverer of penicillin, won der drug that has saved millions of lives, died at his home recent ly from a heart attack at the age of 73. Get more service with a TOASTMASTER GAS WATER HEATER World-famous Grayson controls for safety and dependability. Clean, efficient, non clogging vertical-type burner. Staggered-f in flu baffle saves fuel, in creases recovery. Specially constructed tank, designed for heavy duty. All capacities ere cov ered by the liberal, 10-year Toasfmaster Warronty! 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