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EUflWOOD Mrs. Dudley Leavitt Correspondent Calendar Feb. 7, Tuesday, Ideal Chapter No. 181, O.E.S.; meets at Mason ic Temple 8 p.m. Feb. 8, Wednesday, Womens Society World Service meets at E.U.B. Church 2 p.m. Elm wood Misses Jessie and Maud Creamer entertained at dinner Sunday, Jan 29, their brother Ralph and his wife, Jessie. S u p t. and Mrs. Clarence Souchek and Robert entertained at dinner Friday evening, Jan. 27, Marvin Greenwood and Miss Joan Hagemeister. Then all at tended the Elmwood and Louis J: , zr VI 4 Hearts Beat Faster With Pangburn's Valentine, the day for "Sweethearts," and yours expects to hear from you. Give her a Pangburn's Heart . . . An inspired creation whose beauty and taste match the sentiment of the day . . . VALEN TINE. She'll Love You for It! Select From Our Beautiful Display CASS DRUG 502 Main Dial 289 JlblrJ o I fit- Sim U-S'tr V - JUST HOW - 1,11 Many Nebraskans do not realize just how big the trucking industry is. As a matter of fact, most do not know it ranks near the top in Nebraska in money invested, num ber of people on the payroll, and in dollars spent. Those facts apply to every community in the State, as well as the State as a whole. How many of you know that there are 81 'thousand farm trucks in Nebraska? How many of you realize that motor trucks haul 3 out of 4 tons of freight in the State? On f erles brought t you by NEBIASKA MOTOR CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION 100 So. 13th, Suite A Unco In - Mil ! l'1" ville basket ball game at Louis ville. Louisville won. Elmwood post office is being renewed with wall paper, a pleasing green plaid pattern. The owner, Rhoda Earnst, is having the decorations made. The E. U. B. membership had a basket supper Sunday evening, Jan. 29, sponsored by the youth fellowship. Afterward an old fashioned spell down game, with some new innovations added by way of a forfeiture for mistakes made, was held. There was also group singing. Fred and Ralph Creamer at tended the funeral of Mrs. Al berta Young, wife of their cous in, Paul Young. Funeral . was Saturday, Jan 28, at Purple Cain church near Schuyler. M r s. Young leaves, besides her hus band, three sons in the armed service and four children at home. ariCHOCOLATES CHAMBER of COMMERCE"! MEMBER PLATTSMOUTH TRANSFER iiimmim TRUCKING INDUSTRY? Do you know that the trucking industry gives employment to 70 thousand persons in Nebraska? And have you ever realized that the industry's payrol lis $269 mil lion in the State? Trucking in Nebraska is big business indeed and important business. It is one business that is as important to rural people of Cass County as it is to the people of its towns and cities. Trucking is big business, business that helps support your community. Platts mouth Transfer is proud to be a part of it. This Message Piatt smouth Transfer Twice-a-Day Service Portsmouth to Omaha, Bellevue, Ft. Crook, and LaPlatte. We Deliver With Promptness and Courtesy. TELEPHONES: PLATTSMOUTH 5255 ' -"If . f 1 - f : , i i J t . v -r 1 1 - n ' 1 ( i f a : r i i mi Minirntnirl"iiir -arnii i r Perfect scholastic records for the first se mester were achieved by these coeds at Peru State Teachers College. All had 4.0 grade point averages. They are (from left) Peggy Eickhoff, Auto Mishaps Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richert were driving north of Elmwood about a mile when they struck an icy spot in the road. The car turned completely around, striking a ridge of gravel cover ed with snow, and upset. Mrs. Richert was unable to get out until the car was right side up. Carl was able to get out and secure help to free his wife. Neither seemed to have been hurt but the car was badly dam aged. Ray Fentiman's automobile ran down the drive of his home onto the public road, across two fields, through the fence, and did not stop until it landed in the creek. No one was m the car. Evidently the breaks were not set. Elmwood 'Valentine Party I Mrs. Willard Bornemeier in Jvited'the little kindergarten girls 1 who go on the school bus with jher daughter Eileen, to have i dinner at her home Thursday l noon, Jan 26. She carried out , a valentine decoration. After dinner they played games and Mrs. Bornemeier took each girl to her own home. The guests were Kristin Eveland," Brenda Brummer, Janet Pratt, Sandra Mutchler, and Chryl Ann Hollen beck. mil I i in 1 ' i r- IS NEBRASKA'S Paid For By OMAHA HA6733 Mrs. Harry Krall visited her husband at the Veterans hospJ-- tal on Sunday, where he has! been for a week having a check, up. Mrs. Ruth Monning entertain ed at dinner Friday evening Mrs Edith Reeve and Mr and Mrs Grover Hill; Miss Lena Rieke, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Rieke and family, Murdock; Mr and Mrs Ross Noll and family, and Mrs Ralph Shreve of Lincoln. Elmwood Canasta Party Miss Alice Kuehn entertained at a canasta party Wednesday evening Jan. 25. Two tables were played. Besides her moth er, Mrs. Blanche Kuehn, guests were Mrs. Leonard Jewel, Miss Ethel Langhorst, Mrs. Gail Mc Donald, Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall, Mrs. Thompson, and Miss Viola Bornemeier. Prize for high score was won by Mrs. Thompson while Ethel Langhorst had the low score.' Hostesses served re freshments. Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. George Borne meier attended the installation of Home Chapter O.E.S. at Plattsmouth, last week. A spe cial friend, Mrs. R. A. Noll, was being installed as one of the of ficers. Mrs. Mabel Schlanker had several of her family home for dinner Sunday Jan. 29. Mr. and Mrs. George Buell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wenzel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hall, and sons; and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stratton and family of Lincon. All of them attended the golden wedding celebration of the Rev. and Mrs. N F. Horn at the Christian church later. Elmwood Farm Bureau Meet Elmwood Unit of Farm Bu reau met on Jan. 25 in the eve ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pratt with Mr and Mrs. Paul Eveland and Mr! and Mrs. Maynard Rippe assist ing hostesses. In the absence of our Presi dent, Howard Vogt, Vice-pres. Lester Rosenow presided. Roll call showed 22 adults and seven children and two visitors. Since regular meeting night, Wednesday, usually con flicts with other activities of the community, it was voted to hold meetings on the first Thursday of each month. Unit chairman of women of Farm Bureau reported on some of the major speeches of the National Convention and also gave a review of the life of our National Chairman of Women of Farm Bureau, Mrs. Haven Smith, of Chappell, Nebraska. Richard Pratt reported on legislation in regard to the re fund of two cents federal gas tax to farmers. " The meeting adjourned and the evening was spent with three tables of pinochle and -Somerset Some played billiards in the basement. Our hostesses served lunch. March meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marshall. Elmwood Workers Honored Several members of the Amer ican Legion No. 247 auxiliary of Elmwood attended a" meeting sunaay, Jan. 29, held at the Veterans Administration hospi tal, Lincoln. Those attending were Mrs. Lela Buell, Mrs. Susie Cook, Mrs. Emily Gonzales, Mrs. Jo Brockman, Mrs. Ethel Heier, Mrs. Hulda Oehlerking, and Mrs. Ethel Strabel. The meeting was one honoring the Volunteer Worker from the American Legion Auxiliaries over the State. Speakers were Mrs. uene McGlassen, Mrs Grace Darby, Robert Coleman, ana Mrs. Helen Russel. The work of the volunteers was dis cussed, there are 18 organiza tions who volunteer their serv ices for the Veterans Hospital, which is of great help. Refresh ments were served afterwards. Verdon, senior; Nancy Taggart, Peru, sophomore; Muriel Rieke, Nemaha, sophomore, and Janet Christensen, Weeping Water, senior. Fifteen other students; received high honors for first semester scholastics. A.m I- D .L.n I,"' , c" , Mrs; WlU Cok has her n&ht am in. a Pst It was broken i:ie itu ia,ii weunesaay. She got up and continued her duties. In the night her arm pained her but on Thursday she took care of her home as usual, using her arm to darn. On Fri day she called her son, Orest, to take her to the doctor and learned her arm had been frac tured but the bone was not bro ken apart. She is not suffering so much now and is still at her own home alone. Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. George Borne meier entertained Mr. and Mrs. Merle Buell and sons, Ken and Mark of Syracuse at dinner Sun day, Jan. 29. Mrs. Rhoda Earnst is at the home of Mrs. Alva Reid for a few days while the Rev. and Mrs. Horn's family is visiting them. She is to return for a check up at the hospital on Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fentiman entertained at dinner Sunday, Jan. 29, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Miller and daughters, Mardell and Raylene. Elmwood ' Kensington Meets Mrs. Melvin Miller was host ess to Community Kensington, Jan.' 26 with 22 present. A vis itor was Mrs. Ralph (Edith) Reeve, Craig, Colo, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Miller, whose birth day was honored by the group. Mrs. Paul Bornemeier was pro gram chairman. There were several readings and a quiz game was played. Miss Minnie Kunz, president, was in charge at a business meeting. Mrs. M. V. Wood, secretary read the minutes. The Kensington made a donation of $5 to the March of Dimes fund which was given to the local chairman, Mrs. Ruth Monning. Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fleishman have had as house guests since January 24, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nicodemus, son, Alman, and daughter, Dena, from Craig, Colo. Mrs. Nicodemus is the former Berdina Reeve, a niece of Mrs. Fleishman. The mother Mrs. Ralph (Edith) Reeve re mained in Elmwood for a long er visit. They left Monday Jan. 30 for their home. Mrs. Reeve is a house guest of Emily Gon zales. The week was spent with the Nicodemus family visiting relatives in and near Elmwood. L0U1SVBLLE Mrs. Anton Johnson Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Blayne Dobbs and family of Buffalo, Iowa, are visiting with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heard, of Norwood, Mo., were last Friday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hinkle and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vaughn and family and Mrs. Henry Doerman spent Wednesday in Auburn with the Stanley Cost man family. The Vaughns called on Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughn in Dawson in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Oestman and family of Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vaughn and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doerman, honoring Dean Ost man's birthday. Henry Doerman sprained his ankle while at work Thursday and has had to use a cane to get around. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Renner and boys spent Sunday after noon with Mrs. J. E. Renner. They were supper guests fo Mr. and Mrs. Jim McVey in Weep ing Water. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Salberg and Sherman and Mr. and Mrs. August Wendt were Sunday din- ner guests of Miss Laura and John Schoeman. Mrs. Evelyn Riddler is the owner of a new trailer house which she has parked near the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Voightman. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Deal and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Hemblen and sons, all of Omaha, and Mrs. Paul Goerings spent Sunday at the Ralph Wildrick home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peterson and family and Mrs. Rose Peter son of Plattsmouth. were Friday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Johnson and family. Walter Hutchison spent Fri day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manford Hutchison, The University All State Art Exhibit will be on display at the grade school for one week, Feb. 6 through Feb. 15. It will be shown at the regular P-T. A. meeting, Feb. 13, at which time, Mr. Keiler, a member on the staff of the Art Education de partment at the University of Nebraska, will speak on art ed ucation. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnes planned a surprise birthday par ty honoring their daughter, Joyce Ann, on her 12th birthday, Saturday evening. The guests, classmates of Joyce, attended the theater. Afterward they had lunch at. the Barnes home. Ad ditional guests were Wayne and Joanne Leutchen. Joyce received many nice gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berner and daughters were Sunday din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chriswisser of Plattsmou t h. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Engelkemeier of Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meising er and Richard of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peters of Lexington were weekend visitors at the Graham Jones home. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones of Lincoln were Sunday callers. Frank Keterzina, Jr., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koterzine, Sr., and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Kram beck and family of Springfield were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knutson and family. Mrs. Frank Tye is recovering satisfactorily from her recent surgery. 32 RAG RUG, 18x36 Bright Hit & Miss Colors 29c ea. CSS i O 10" Pie-Tin 9c ea. O 5" Aluminum Pie Plate 2 for 9c O 8" Aluminum Square Cake Pan 19c O 7" Aluminum Fry Pan 29c O 4 Cup Aluminum Measuring Cup Set 29c O Aluminum Salt and Pepper Shakers ....9c ea. SILVERWARE TRAY Plastic Red Yellow Pink or White, Reg. 49c 29c ea. WHERE faff - sur s, s ' ?t x, r ' " ' .iL - - i , - THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday. February 2. 1956 Section B PAGE ONE Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mason are now living in an apartment in Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Farley Amick and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mason, all of Weeping Water, spent Sunday at the H. E. Mason home. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Dauner, and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Murray were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Heier. Mrs. Irus Gerdes and Mrs. El mer Sprieck were Plattsmouth shoppers Friday. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE Mr. N. W. McKee : ' See "Mac" 601 No. 9th Wm. (Bill) Spradlin Sale Ends Saturday Night Plastic Table Cloths 39c ea. O Dish Towels, 14x26 9c ea. O Table Tumblers, 9-oz 3 for 9c Q Bridge Table Cover 69c ea. O Men's Handkerchiefs 9c ea. Head Scarfs, 30x30 59c ea. O Infant Gown & Kimonas 2 for 69c O Training Pants 3 for 69c METAL WASTE BASKET Attractive Red and Green Floral Design on White Enamel Reg. 59c 29c ea. BASKET LINERS Plastic Red or Blue 29c ea. YOUR DOLLARS MAKE MORE CENTS 5(T 4rCh $1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Irus Gerdes and family spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pay ton and family in Plattsmouth. 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