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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE EIGHT Monday, May 16, 1955 Mrs. John Fischer Correspondent y """ "" " Valjean Stall, who injured his ankle several weeks ago, has heen relieved of the cast and happy to have the same removed lor mm to handle the farming job. - Mrs. Anna Fifer received word from her daughter, Mrs. Roger Reeves of LaSalle, Colo., that the latter's son's wife, Mrs. Roger I Reeves, Jr., also of LaSalle, had undergone major surgery on her throat and all the folks were very much concerned about it. However, word later, gave a more encouraging report, and it is hoped that she will continue to improve. The Reeves family are former Eagle folks. Mr. and Mrs. Orill Allen of Lincoln were Eagle visitors last ! Wednesday afternoon. Eagle All Same Deer? Mr. Fred Wulf reports seeing a small deer on his farm north cf town recently. The question in mind is everyone seeing the same deer or are they becom ing more common to this part of Nebraska as well as the west ern area? Eagle Mr. and Mrs. Ben Denison of near Roca visited in Eagle last Wednesday evening and attend ed the May festival at the school house. Tiie Denison's are for mer Eagle residents, living on a farm two miles north, half west of Eagle. THOMAS WALLING CO. Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" Plattsmouth, Nebraska Twice-a-Day Service Plattsmouth , to Omaha Also Bellevue Offutt Field and LaPlatte Plattsmouth Transfer Plattsmouth 5255 Omaha HA 6733 Baccalaureate Graduation Set The baccalaureate services will be held Sunday evening at the Eagle high school auditorium. Graduation exercises Monday evening at 8 p. m. Picnic next Wednesday, May 18th at school house for classes and grades. Alumni banquet Friday eve ning, May 20th, served by the Trinity Lutheran Aid ladies. Eagle The Trinity Lutheran Aid members were invited to the home of Mrs. Ernest May at Walton last Friday afternoon. Mrs. May was also hostess for the Walton Lutheran Aid group. A very fine time was reported by the Eagle folks. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Althouse; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Fischer; Mesdames O. E. Underwood, Clinton Westlake attended the morning and afternoon session of grand chapter at Fremont Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hardaway of Wabash, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Underwood Sunday afternoon. The Ivan Doran family of Lincoln moved to the Althouse property recently vacated by the Dean Denison family. The for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Doran, lived near Eagle several years ago. Eagle Building Underway Some of the building, remod eling, and additions are being made on farm and village im provements in Eagle of late. New homes being built include the home of Ronald Halvcrsen in the northeast section of town; Fred Muenchau's new home in east section of town; utility and bathroom at the C. G. Anderson residence; car port at the John Fischer's residence; addition to the country home of Wm. Ma iones, formerly owned by LaVell Swarts', northwest of Eagle; picture windows in the Harold Wall home; remodeling at the Immanuel Lutheran parsonage and Ernest Dietze property. Flood lights will soon be install ed at the ball park by the Eagle schools. A park and play ground is at the suggestion stage. Eagle - Mr. and Mrs. George Winkler and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleish man were dinner guesrs of the latter's sen, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fleishman near Elmwood, Nebr., last Sunday. Betty Jo Frohlich attended a picnic given by Prof, and Mrs. Slack for the barb cabinet Tues day evening. Everyone enjoyed a nice supper; Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Kunz and children had Sunday dinner at the Elmer Frohlich's. All mo tored to Ashland in the after noon and visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill McReynolds and family. The children enjoyed riding John and JoAnn McReynold's ponies. ' Mrs. Moore of Weeping Wa i ter visited at the homes of her ! daughters, Mesdames Ralph Ransford and Lloyd Richards last weekend. She also attended the mother and daughter ban ouet at the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. John Fischer vis ited at the Lena Fischer home at Elmwood last Sunday eve ning. Eagle Camp Creek Club Mrs. William Meyers was host ess for the Camp Creek club at her home last Thursday after noon at her home. Mrs. Ted Wilson became a welcomed mem ber. Report of the Rural Home makers day was given by Luella Fischer. Discussion on the an nual picnic was next in order, to be held in August at the home of Mrs. Clyde Wenzel. Commit tee in charge, Mesdames John Fischer, O. E. Underwood, and Bertha Wulf. Mrs. Winkler and Mrs. Wilson were visitors of the club. Mrs. Florence McDonald Phone 2871 or 2322 X-Wavaww 'w.wav.wavav Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt, Keith; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Rieck- man and family; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rueter and family, all were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Miller, of Yu tan. Mrs. Miller was formerly Marilyn Schmidt. . Mr. and Mrs. Jess Stock are the proud 'owners of a new car. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lindell are the proud parents of a son born May 13th. They now have two boys and two girls. Commencement exercises for the eighth graders and seniors were held at the high school gymnasium on Thursday evening .with Rev. Lawrence Acker of Omaha as the main speaker. School closed Friday with the annual picnic which was attend ed by a very large crowd. Ladies Aid met at the church basement on Thursday with some thirty ladies in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McHugh are on a two weeks vacation to Cal ifornia and other places of interest. Superintendent and Mrs. E. T. Hiem are moved into the prop erty of the late Mrs. Otto Miller on Saturday. Gus Wilkens and Dick Trut na are in Minnesota doing some heating and plumbing work as well as getting in a little fish ing. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zeorian and family moved into the Har- ger property recently "vacated by the Bob Litchenberger fam ily. Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Weber of Laurel, Neb., visited friends in Murdock one day this week. The Alumni banquet was held Saturday evening, May 14, with one of the best attendances in years. lay's Liquor Store Formerly Herb's Liquor Store Package Liquors Fine Selection of Wines Beer - By Case or Six-pack RAY UHER, Owner 1.50 1.00 33.00 The office of the Board of Public Works (water department) will be closed Saturdays from 12:00 o'clock noon beginning May 21st. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Call 5143 or 5087 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS 39.39 2.85 4.70 33.75 45.50 nmnmnnMnrann Are You Losing Your Home I"! Termites can be at work eating up your prop erty. DONT TAKE CHANCES. Call us for a free inspection . . . we will be glad to check your property at no obligation to you. D L L MINUTES OF TIIE VILLAGE BOARD OF MURDOCK May 4, 1955 The board met in regular ses sion with all members present The minutes of the last meeting were read for information and the following bills were present ed and on motion ordered paid. O. P. P. Dist $ 92.60 Peoples Natr'l. Gas Co. . . 32.85 Marlene Wilken , School Dist. C-7 Mark Stock, dozing at dump O. B. Lupardus, annual fees & supplies 25.00 W. J. B. McDonald, annual fees & supplies Plattsmouth Journal Bornemeier Hdwe F. A. Brunkow, labor streets & water Dick Trutna West Painting Co., paint water tower 350.00 Bob Lichtenberger 5.00 Feters Service Station . . 2.95 Murdoqk Lumber Co 14.34 A motion carried to have the gas turned off in the old pump house. There being no further business the minutes were read and approved and a motion pre vailed to adjourn Sine Die. w. J. b. Mcdonald, Clerk May 4, 1955 The village board of Murdock met for the purpose of organ izing for the ensuing year and to draw up the budget estimate. The board organized as fol lows: Grant Peters, Chairman. W. J. B. McDonald, Clerk. O. B. Lupardus, Treasurer. John Murdoch, Street Com missioner. Dick Trutna, Water Commis sioner. The following budget estimate was adopted. General Fund .... ..... .$600.00 Water 400.00 Amusement : . . . 25.00 Street 1600.00 Fire Dept 50.00 Sinking Fund 500.00 Street Light 625.00 LIHWOO Mrs. Grace Plybon Phone 4-2247 A " ,""" a Keith Bornemeier who will soon complete his sophomore year at Wesleyan is employed weekends at the Murdock Lum ber Co. He plans to work for them this summer, too. Mrs. Plybon spent Tuesday in Lincoln. In the afternoon she saw the juvenile delinquency movie, "Blackboard Jungle," at a Lincoln theater. The scene of the story is represented as Los Angeles. The pupils were boys of mixed nationalities. Corn planting is in full swing in this community. It was in a bedroom where Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hollenbeck were papering that she fell from a high step ladder and was in jured. The foot with three angle bones cracked is now in a cast and she can go with crutches a I little distance. They now have a table phone to replace the one on the wall so she can talk with her friends. She has received many cards. Mrs. Plybon received word that a cousin Ray Irwin of New Vir ginia, la., wras killed recently when" his car collided with a truck. His funeral was held in the Methodist Church and in terment was in the New Virgin ia cemetery. It was in the same church and cemetery where ser vices and burial occured for for mer Governor Beardsley who was killed in a similar accident. Mrs. Ray Irwin is a former Weeping Water girl. Mary Ann Hall who with her mother Mrs. Ted Hall and grand pa, Dr. O. E. Liston, were visit ing James Liston in Evergreen. She is in a Denver hospital and it is decided now that it was a bad case of flu. Mrs. Clayton Doebele has been employed at a Lincoln store ladies department for some time. Mrs. Ann Gustin has been papering in the homes of Mrs. Monning and Mrs. Rosenkoetter this week. Her friend Viola Ever ett of Murdock is1 reported as some better in Syracuse hospital and at the Ward home. Dudley Doebele 'is recovering from an injury received when he played ball with the Weeping Water team on Sunday, at Ash land. - Keith Drake is also doing well after he received a face injury in pole vaulting where he had an athletic position in Colorado Springs, won because of his ef ficiency. Community Kensington will be held with Alma Clements on May 26; Thursday afternoon. Mrs. . Perkins of Lincoln vis ited her daughter Mrs. Thomas and family the first of the Week; There are copies of the naner showing pictures and descrip tion of Elmwood at the drug store now for those who desire them. This was arranged by Rev. Fintel when he was here. Herold Krecklow is busy these days making a stairway at the Community Building. Mrs. G. L. Davis of Manley, Mrs. Herold Krecklow and Mrs. Arlo Pratt attended the funeral of Mrs. Chas. St. John at Ne hawka on Tuesday. A total of 120 children were given tne iirst saulk vaccine earlier this season at the school. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cook, Mrs. Ralph Dorr and Mrs. Frank Buell attended the Grand Chap ter Order of the Eastern Star, the 80th Annual Session, held in the City Auditorium at Fremont May 11th. In the afternoon Mrs. Dorr and Mrs. Buell were among those honored for their 50 years service in the Eastern Star. TOP FROST FRESH FROZEN f jfPjE- CANS FDR j TOP FROST FRESH FROZEN s ORANGE s oz . A Sy JUICE CANS FDR ' hyt-lr7) vZ)) TOP FROST FRESH FROZEN 1V'1 J-Ot GRAP JU ICE jyx FOR 1 y?Y? JSSA.' l ZViy ToF,o5, COLDENI BANTAM mH 'HSV 10-ox. Cartons FDR$1 TOP FROST FRESH GREEN TENDER Wimr PEAS'- :7-$l if vvit y S Top Frost Fresh Frozen Vj&0 FRENCH FRIED POTATOES 2 29c Total ....$3800.00 There being no further busi ness the minutes were read and approved and a motion carried to adjourn. w. j. b. Mcdonald, Clerk No. 2841 May 16, 1955 CANCER TOLL During the peri&d of the Ko- i rean War, in which 33,417 Ameri cans were war casualties, 650. 000 Americans in this country died of cancer. MILITARY SERVICE Some military service will be required from practically all young American men as long as the conflict with communism exists, declared Secretary of De fense Charles E. Wilson recent ly. The nation must "always be alert, in defending the princi ples in which it was founded," he said. GOVERNMENT "GOBBLEDYGOOK" The General Service Admin istration, warring on "gobbledy gook" in letters sent out by Gov ernment agencies, urged letter writers to adhere to a 4-S for mula: shortness, simplicity, strength and sincerity. 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