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Jessie Bragg Day Celebrated y Elm-wood W.S.C.S. Group Wo- EL:.VOOD Special! t- ' c r"C;r-r Tm Z Voir 13 :-crr. of the Tpf.vinr'st nas cecorre I books sh.f tiaed was -nrrittpn bv ;'wiu r ' James Matthews, a son-in-law, in tne Fellow- -p -i Tr-C5 s. Earl Horton gave a re-, I view or a portion of the "Lion :3ie Bragg Day, which! arid Lamb" by Bishop Ken-; a traaitior the r--7- January meeting. This is the! Mrs. Margaret Parsell gave birth month of Miss Jessie ! two readings which she tiedicat Brar, who cerr.es to the club ed to Miss Jessie Bragg. ..w. iit.. iil nd. She is truly rtaT. ne m rim. A brass tim was placed near the doer for a love offering of and reared in Elmwocd. She re-tair.-rd her member"1" 'a in th0 cnurch . . - ... Gon isle, having been bem 1 Jessie Bragg's birthday, which has become a tradition -with the . Society. j The. birthday table was decor- j ated by Mrs. Blanche Kuehn.j and Mrs. Ray Parsell. Those honored at the table having; birthdays in January were Miss! Jessie Bragg and Mrs. Guy Cle T3 ary service in India, she returned in 1947. Kuehn vice- Emiiy :a.i5 read minutes of last nd correspondence. A Mrs. Le toid how A tea table was arranged for f 1 -: V yV! i X - - - - -4- finOP rinrl PnKnUni jTHE PLATTSMOUTH NEBRASKA; SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL ivwr una ieucKun T-t-a te , page ive 4- -v1.. -r''" ) -..- v J - 4 i r Officers Installed .SI V V if Ir. and Mrs. Louie W. Ross 1916 and Now Sunday, Jan. 15 Mr. and Mrs. Louie W. Ross Cook, Teimr ne-?." h"m tions ther moving a; ' .-. l is e: ; church Ireasuerer, r.lrs. rave report of fi-; ceiots. Devotions : serving with a Blanche Kuenh CI 1 1 r!ntVt and Mrs. Guy nents poured. Date cake with i maple sauce and whipped cream, j also mints and coffee were serv ed, the birthday motif being carried out. Refreshment com mittee was Mrs. Will Strable, Ruth Monnin, chairman, Mrs. Ario Pratt, Mrs. I Eldon Mendenhall, Mrs, Fred! The Lessen was given by Miss : Engelking, Mrs. Ed James, Mrs. J Jessie Bragg. One of the study : Mae McBride, Mrs. Anna Beck. 1 Korean Orphan Finds a Home And Friend in United States s- j of Nehawka celebrated their 40th wedding an niversary. They were married Jan. 15, 1916. The couple has two sons, Victor and Bill Ross. Grand- of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ross. Mrs. Ross is the former Agnes Anderson. The Rosses were honor guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Andersen in Nehawka at a party marking the occasion, children are Diana Leah and Ronald, children jr's note: The John Booth- cn. e ;, one of the principal i; thf ronhPT nf Mrs. John Kadraba of h. Story is from the Lincoln Journal and By CHUCK LUELLMAX Sunday Staff Writer Hearts were warm at the Mu nicipal Airport Saturday night as two old friends were reunited and a Lincoln couple met their new sen for the first time. Principals in the jubilant scene were 9-year-cld Kwan Soo Sin. erstwhile Korean orphan; ar-cld John Booth of Bain e, Md., a Navy yeoman first Welfare Society, the couple initiated the adoption proce dure about 11 months ago. On hand to greet the boy Sat urday at the airport besides Booth and Mr. and Mrs. Keenan were the two Keenan children, Billy, 3r2. and Connie, 6. Booth's father, Francis of 16G3 E; a cousin, Charles Booth cf 1742 K; and a Korean student at the University of Nebraska, B. H. Moon cf 1725 Q. f S 1 1 ra V A. n f S V .1 jr S f I TS I By Margaret Dingman Phone 241 Mrs. Jim Doody departed . Mrs. Charles Favors returned Wednesday by airline for San ! Monday evening from the St. Francisco where she will trans fer to the Pan American for Japan. She will join her hus band, Lt. Doody, stationed near Tokyo. Mrs. Fred Bourck returned Tuesday in company with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Redmon ' of Grant, Iowa from a trip to New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brown Mr- and Mrs. Robert Walling" and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Purse Mary's hospital in . Nebraska j are vacationing in Chandler, City where she had surgery. Booth, who was granted a j ere in Lincoln ruesuay on seven-day leave bv the Naw. ! business and visited their arrived in Lincoln from Bain bridze a scant hour before r. and Mrs. Bill Keenan of 2311 Y. For Booth the occasion meant a premise had been kept. Fcr Kwan, better known as Johnny, it meant a new home. And for the Keenants it cli maxed an 11-month effort to adept the boy. Story Began 3 Years Azo The story had its beginning about three years ago in Pusan. Korea, when Booth was as- Jchnnv's plane 1 The youngster ran down the j at will be hld Friday evening 1 steps into tne sanors out to :acne s stretched arms. Johnny didn't say much, but the sparkle in his eyes adequately revealed his feelings. After introductions and em braces, the boy was taken, to the Keenan home where he was fed a Korean meal cooked by Moon. The youngster is not the only Korean orphan who has been helned by Booth. Dickie Stoil was a supper guest at the Lowell McQuin home joining-his cousins Irene and Iola Rich; of Union, and Marcia and Mary McQuin. Marcy Fahrlander spent the week end at Peru visiting her former roommate, Beverly Rist from Humboldt. ' The girls at tended the Peru-Wesley an bas ketball game. "Mom" Balkema, a housemother for Del ZeU, served refreshments to a social group following the game. Mrs. D. M. Babbitt entertain - This is a banquet I ecj the Tuesday bridse club. Two tables were playing with prizes awarded Mrs. Mabel Tie kotter first," Mrs. Ann Ryan, second and Mrs. Louise Hueb ner, third.- daughter Pat who attends the University. Pat has received an invite to the End club banquet at Lincoln, held in honor of the thirteen most valuable football players. Jesse Moritz of Union was a caller at the Journal office Wednesday. Newcomers to Plattsmouth are Ariz. 4s Irene and Iola Rich of Union were week end guests of their cousins, Marcia and Mary Mc Quin. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mc Quin returned the girls to Union on Sunday to the home of Mr. and. Mrs- Mitchell Rich. Visiting Dick March at the Veterans hospital this week in Omaha were Mr. and Mrs- Don March, Mr. and Mrs. Ron March; Mr. and Mrs. Dick March, Jr. and Mrs. Juliann March. Dick March , has been a patient for two weeks for ob servation and treatment. 7 h By j District Hpads i ,i J . ; t , ErrwooD ; special .rb-. i - j trict fieptrty : grand master ' cf L ! O. O F. Frank Turner, and his !fkers.of Elmwood L O. O. F. : Tuesday night, Jan. 10, Weep- ing Water, Jan. 11 and at Lcuis ' ville Jam 13. Other offiers in the ; group were Orrllle Miller, deputy , grand marshal; Glen Miller, de ! puty grand warden; Dolore ' S warts, deputy grand secretary; George Buell, deputy grand j treasurer; Ralph Creamer, de puty grand chaplain; Clark Hall, deputy grand inside guardian. The district deputy grand president cf Rebekah, Marjcrie Schlophoff, and her staff cf of ficers: Ye ma Miller, deputy grand marshal; Deputy grand warden Ethel Strabel; deputy grand secretary Nettie Menden hall; deputy grand treasurer Elizabeth Moomey; deputy grand chaplain , Edna Miller. Dist. Deputy grand musician Jessie Creamer, installed Re be kahs. The staff deputy grand chapl lain was unable to attend at Weeping Water and Louisville so Lillie Reber acted as, chap lain. - Other members cf the Em wood lodge attending these in stallations were Dora and Min nie Engelking, Lillie Reber and Ethel Langhorst ' at Weeping Water; while at LouisTille the visitors from Elmwood were Ethel Langhorst and Mrs. Anna Beck. Cullom Extension - " , ,Zlc: calvary Life College, Central nSSIOXARY MEET r Plattsmouth Community church singer with Mrs. Otto Petereit i Qn SuadaVf Jan iL.. Wnite. as co-.esi. i k t bQth th Union Legion Aux. Have All-Day Meet UNION American Legion Auxiliary Unit 235 met Jan. 17 at. the Legion - Hall with 19 members present. It was an all-day meeting spent tying two comforts donated by Mrs. Lewis Crunk and tearing and sewing carpet rags- A covered dish luncheon was. served at noon. . . The fund-raising committee reported that $32 was made on Secret pals of the past yea were revealed and a legislative report was given by Mrs. Leon ard Stoehr. Mrs. Vemer Mei singer gave the lesson on "Sat isfaction from Your Sewing Machine." Lunch was served. Mrs. Marvin Petereit will have the Feb. 9 meeting at her home. morning and the evening serv ice. Anyone interested is urged to ccme. Subscribe to The Jou: :al Now! Martin and Lewis l At Cass on Sunday ! ' Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis I are arriving at the Cass The- 1 ater in Plattsmouth Sunday for i a run through Tuesday in the j film "You're Never Too Your.? " i The undisputed kings of com edy have gotten themselves em broiled this time in a situation that is funny even to think about, and judging by the re- i ports of hysterical laughter of j advance audiences, excruciat- ingly funny to see. Jerry, we un- j derstand, masquerades through- j out the film as an eleven-year- ! eld boy to elude a killer who j has him trapped in a school) for girls- The Vista Vision, Tech nicolor sensation has been hail- j ed as achieving the impossible j that of topping Dean1 and Jerrys most laugh-provoking ! hits. j Chock - full of top - drawer j songs and wonderful dances, I Paramount s "You're Never Too ! Young" co-stars sparkling Di- j ana Lynn and lovely Nina Foch j with the menacing Raymond j Burr cast as the killer. Visiting . with . Mr. and Mrs. Tine Harbaugh and family from "Mrs- Harold Austin is suffer- j Golden, Cola, are Mr. and Mrs. ling from a fractured left foct, j. Mosher, arriving Wednes day iMSgt. and Mrs. John Witchey, ! encountered earlier this month .children Larry, 11; Russell 8; ! . land Mary. o. ine wit-cney iam-i aits- uuve waaier 01 oi. ju-i ilv living at Vallev View came I seph. Mo., is a houseguest , j-y " - I ot ot the American Ernbas- At one time, the mil,- parents sister The waifs plight was brought to the attention of Booth, who took the youngster into the large house where he resided and provided fcr him. A close bond formed between the saiicr and boy. helping Johnny, another older j Witchey is stationed boy and two small girls. Booth j Air Base. still sends monev to Korea f or i the schooling. was j here from Spokane, Wash. Sgt. j her daughter and family, Mr. at Offuttand Mrs. J- - u. .uraves. aits. ! Waller arrived Jan- 13 and will ! visit here until the Graves f am- !ily moves to Calif, around Feo. 11 RTHS Before Booth returned to the ; Son United States "in November,! Steven Thomas, 7 lbs. 3 oz., 1C-54. he told Johnny he would j Tuesday, Jan. 17 to Mr. and Mrs. adopt him and bring him to this j James Craigmile at Fremont. j ! They have one other child, Da- Obstacle ! vicL Grandparents are Mr. and But the Navy man ran into ; Mrs. James Cmigmile, Tarkio, an unforeseen obstacle. He was ; Mo. and Mr. and Mrs. Larson of not married. And, he learned, i LaCrosse, Wis. a bachelor cannot adopt a Ko- j Girl ! juay rie singer io a. xiuuesuco ! of Linda Graves while Miss Mei- singer's parents, Mayor and Mrs. Meisinger are away on a trip to Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Freeburg spent from Thursday until Sun day with their parents in Spen cer, la. Mrs. Freeburg's father Walt Mincer is in critical condi tion. Bob McCianahan is on the sicksick list, having the flu. ar orphan. Hearing of the situation, his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Keenan, offered to adopt the boy. Working through the Catholic Carla Ann, Jan. 6. 6 lbs. 13 oz. to Mr- and Mrs. Carlos Leondhart of Denver. Colo. Grandmother. Mrs. Elizabeth Wright. The Lecndharts have 2 other girls and 1 boy. Edward Rogers, frying his pri vate plane, landed at Papiliion, from North Platte and was a guest over Saturday, at the Warren Fink home. Mr. Rog ers was here on a business trip. lorrung. Howard Heesch of was in Plattsmouth on busi ness Tuesday, and called at the Journal office. Mrs. John J. Toman was tak en to the St- Joseph hospital for treatment. She is in room 353- Attorney and Mrs. James Beg ley and family .moved Tuesday to 614 Chicago Ave. SSgt. and Mrs. Bill Wallace and son of Tucson, " Ariz., are Mrs V R- Butler of Denver, I guesis oi r.irs. v auace s mutxisr, Colo., arrived last" Sunday and j Mrs. Louis Ladd.- Sgt. Wallace is snendimr this week visiting i ana iamny amea w eui.eu her parents, Mr- and Mrs. J. the bake sale held Jan. 7. The community, service com mittee reported 'that eight food baskets and four fruit baskets were filled and delivered . at i Christmas time. A carton "cf j cigarettes and a box of candy was "delivered to two shut-ins. Plans " are being made for a Valentine party for - the high school pupils. - Mid-Winter Ccnfrence is , to be held Feb. 18 and 19 at Grand j Island- - Nehawka ; . pnr the nrncrajn Mrs. En- , ' ' gene Roddy gave a report on Civil Defense and Mrs. Robert Harrah, Sr., gave a report on meeting is to be another all-day meeting to be spent in tearing and sewing carpet rags- Trie hostesses will furnish the dessert and cof fee. Each member is to bring enoush sandwiches for herself. Hostesses for the January meeting were Mrs: Fred. Clark, Mrs. Frank Hobscheidt and Mrs. Fred Baker. loming after receiving his dis- W. Philpot. ! charge. Self -Invited Guests Remind Rogers of 50th Anniversary y mum Faster, Better Easier Typing ASHLAND (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rager were a gam re- i chrysanthemum golden wedding A WEEK 1 1 --. ' J. -r Satall Saws Mrsiat minded of thei anniversary when a group of self invited guests went to their jhome Tuesday, Jam 10, to help them celebrate the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Ote Winget of Marsland and Mr. and Mrs. Don Skinner of Alvo were there Tuesday forenoon, offering con gratulations. Mrs. Rager served sandwiches, cake and coffee. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rager were ! afternoon callers. Lunch was i served. I The guests for the evening j were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erick- matching the i ij corsage. Airs, nager maue uxe corsage and boutcnnierer that being one of her hobbies for sev eral years. Mr. and Mrs. Rager were pre sented with many golden gifts in keeping with the anniver sary and were showered by con gratulations. " Mr. and Mrs. Rager are in good health and have many in terests and. hobbies. They have lived on their farm south of Ash land the past 27 years. New Officers Of Fairvrew Club The Fairview women met at the home of Mrs. Leon Bond, Jan. 12, with Mrs. Ernest Hild and Mrs- A. Lentz as assistant hostesses. The new officers took over their duties as fol lows: President, Mrs- Oliver Meisinger, vice president, Mrs. Glenn Kraeger, secretary, Mrs. Vemer Friedrich, treasurer, Mrs. Richard Livingston, song leader, Mrs. Aioert Linen, so- CHEATS DOCTORS Layette SHower In England Mrs. Perry Kaplinger, the for mer Irene Harper of Platts mouth, was honored Monday af ternoon. Jam 16 at a surprise layette shower, with Mrs. Punald Jones formerly of Omaha as hostess. Sgt. and Mrs. Kaplinger with their two year old son Mike, are stationed at Lakenheath Air Base in England. Mrs. Kaplinger is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E- H. Harper of j Plattsmouth. j JAIL MADE MTSEOI WLSCASSET, Maine For r son. Mr. and Mrs. George Gade t more than 30 years the massive. granite-walled Lincoln county jail has been empty cf prisoners. '1 -1 J So, the Lincoh w-'J UiluX'iM nisht of Feb- Meisinger, Mr : and Bob, Mr. and Mrs. Martin I Stenberg and Kenneth, Mr. and ! Mrs. Dallas Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Otto Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Nels j and Historical Association ob i Stenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Dale ; tained the building for $1 by j Rager, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wag- j consent of the State Legislature ner and Mrs. Freda Reece. Mrs. i and has fitted it up as a mu- Warren Robinson and Mrs. C. B. j seum and repository of local his- Howells came later. The evening torical material. i was spent in a social way. The I . . . guests brought lunch. The cake , xo SHARE SURPLUSES j was served from hand-painted j rjnder a plan to dispose cf the cmna tnat ait. anu aits, xuiger huge surpluses of agricultural kemmgTon wcM.m&c THE CKIY PORTABLE WITH MIRACLE TA81 he Plattsmouth Journal cial . correspondent, Mrs- Enno Ahrens, citizenship chairman, Mrs. Eugene Meisinger, and news reporter, Mrs. Louis Wag ner. Sewing will be continued this year, with the next meeting be ing entirely taken up with sew ing. We will be making lay ettes for the University hospi tal of Omaha. The annual family party will be a 6:30 covered dish supper at the St. John's Hall cn the 4. Mrs- Eugene s. Glenn Terry- berry and Mrs. Ralps Ganse mer are in charge of the eve ning's entertainment. The lessons "Sewing New Fabrics and Satisfaction from your sewing machine", were very well presented by Mrs. Joe Puis- The lessen brought cut the things to be remember ed when sewing the new man made fabrics. Also the care to CHICAGO Mrs. Demit ra Gekas, suffering from dropsy, was told in 1910 by doctors that she had only 24 hours to live. Mrs. Gekas fooled them how ever, and recently celebrated her -101st birthday at the home of her son, Gus. Mrs. Gekas, bom in Greece, came to this country in 1930. 410 Main Street Plattsmouth, Nebr naa receec weug i products now held by the Gov 50 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. ; p, o,. f Rager also have cut glass and i to Taft Becn c,c! be taken-when Uundermg p.em silver pieces received as gifts, ;ed a plan t share u. s. sur- SeS ,inacLn25 Jver1e taien then one piece which has been j ph o hat a- cn wi:a?art' cIeaned and o:led- in constant use through the fJ ab4a next meetias .S5 at vea-s is a s-ar s1 wiAh a peaoaa oa e(tte t me of Jesse Adams. yers sar ! wheat and corn would be turned ; Vpi, i-m Gl sterlmg silver handle and gcic i-tn fion- m- ttp-t fm e2' y A" ' , ,Z hoi r T . c metii 1 r c1" i Terrvberry and Mrs. Ralph D0' - !tnbution abroad by 18 relief i Ganiem-r as assistant hostess- For the anmversary Mrs. i agencies. The wheat involved es Rager wore a green silk dress ; would amount to about 8 million i - Refshmnts were served and a- corsage of golden chrys- ' bushels next year. The surplus 1 comnletins "the afternoon. - - anunemums anc. iem. -ir. Kag- o: wheat in this country now is 1 er were a boutenniere of a single S20 million bushels. 1 Subscribe to The Journal No1; i :? as riifN A r ' vviviicv: t Thursday, Jan. 19 The Eagles Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jam 19 at the halL Officers will meet at 7:30 p.m.. The State President will be at this meeting. Gleaners Circle will meet with Mrs. Les Hutchison, Thursday, I Jan. IS at 8:00 pn. Monday, Jan. 23 The Eastern Star installation cf officers, Monday, Jan. 23 at 8 pma. This is an open meet ing. Tuesday, Jan. 24 First Ward School P-TA.. will meet- at the First Ward School, ; Tuesday, Jam .24 at 7:30 P- m. ; iDr. L. A. Amato speaker. will be guest j i for Diamonds v s SEE GROVE JEWELRY 601 Main Dial 22S iTmr SAVE IN A BIG WAY! Boy the la re size packages of the health, grooming and hygiene aids used daily in your home. You get more much more for your money . . . and you have the convenience of a longer-Lasting sup ply. 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