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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE EIGHT Section B Thursday, March 1, 1956 Mrs. Ivan Armstrong The Rocket Tractor 4-II club will meet Monday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Paul Kupke home. Beverly Maack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maack, was taken to Bryan Memorial hospital Friday with a trouble some appendix. She is bein treated there and it may not be necessary to operate. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nel son were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Ms. Duane Nelson in Lincoln and later attended a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harris in Lin coln, when the Harris' were hon ored on their golden wedding an niversary. Oliver Falker was a guest at the Farmers and Business Men's breakfast and dinner at the Pathfinder hotel in Fremont Tuesday. This was the second meeting of that group in Ne braska, which included four counties. A total of 160 men attended. A tour of the industries of that city was held in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kellogg and family were guests at a Plattsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" THOMAS WALLING CO. Spring Maternity Fashions Everything You Need to Be Attractive and Comfortable LOVELY FABRICS BEAUTIFUL COLORS POPULAR PRICES We sell only Maternity Wear so you can Shop in Comfort and Seclusion SMART SET SALON 139 South 12th Street Lincoln, Nebraska New Heavyweight Champs v.-y-. jet L:; fey New Middleweight Champs CASS 607 1st Avenue I I Phone 1502 birthday supper at the Frank Eckery home near Alvo, Sun day evening, honoring Mr. Eck ery. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Al Backemeyer and Gene and Mr. and Mrs. Norman John son and Junior. Mrs. R. V. Critchfield of Bald win City, Kan. came Friday, to spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. Emma Jones, and sister, Mrs. A. D. Bachman and Mr. Bachman. Mrs. Jones is im proving and is able to be down stairs a part of the time. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Odell were in Omaha Friday where they attended the funeral of an old friend, Mr. C. E. McCann. The Odell's spent the night and Saturday at the home of their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Odell and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Bockelman and Sherry spent Sunday eve ning with Mr.- and Mrs. Carl Weston and Eugene. Marilyn Kolb was 11 years old Feb. 22. She was honored with a supper at her home that eve ning. Chris Kolb, Elsie Otto and Mrs. Florence Martin were the guests. Friday evening her grandmother, Mrs. Martin, and mother, Mrs. Oren, Kolb, enter- , tained 12 of Marilyn's friends t at a slumber party at Mrs. Mar tin's home in Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stander and family went to Dunbar Sun day where they attended a fare- Mew '56 Chevrolet Task-Force Tfcticlcs Cluamps of evegy weight class I New models to 'do bigger Jobs-rated up to 32,000 lbs. G.V.W.! New power right across the board-with a brand-new big V8 for high-tonnage hauling! New auto matic and 5-speed transmissions! COUWTY MOTOK COMPANY . - ' J ' - " ' ' ft- ' ' Hi' ' , .- ' ' ' S - ' ' I , A . : -. - " hi - - 4 1 t " " - ; . - - , . :,, , ' . ' . - ft- ' , , ' " "s. - - - ' ' FIRE WAS one way to get rid of the rubble which collected inside the bare walls of this building being torn down at the Nebraska Ma sonic Home at Plattsmouth. Razers have now well party for Mrs. Stander'c hrnthPr and wifp Mr anH Mrs Felix Heng and sons. The Hengs will soon move to Kimball. Mrs. Harold Strode was able to return to her home in Belle vue Sunday, although she is still very weak and must rest for sometime. Her little daughter, Carolyn, is home again. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson of Ashland and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson of Louisville called at the Strode home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Panning, Kenneth and Linda, of Omaha were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kliff and La Vern. Additional evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Anton Fisser, Dale and Donald of Hal lam. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Wagner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bahm, north of Memphis. Champs Meet today's most modern truck fleet! It offers new champs of every weight class, including four new heavy-duty series It ' v S T W PWer for every J'ob' with a modern short stroke V8 for every model. . Then there's a wider range of Hydra-Matic models and Powermatic, a new six-speed automatic, plus new five-speed manual transmissions.? Come in and see these new Chevrolet trucks' 1! W 5000 and 10000 option 'isssrssoS: iooooiide ranseof modeh (five-speed Anything less is an old-fashioned truck! l))jsJfJ Plattsmouth t - i Rltrlt hirric in DiaCKDITOS 3in i Robins are usually considered harbingers of spring and folks begin looking for them early. But this year the blackbirds came before the robins, or so it was at the Ivan Armstrong farm. Sunday, Feb. 26, while the sun shone brightly and the ther mometer rose to the high 50's, a flock of blackbirds were seen and heard singing merrily in the Armstrong farm yard. South Ashlaad Several men from this vicin ity attended the Farmers and Merchants banquet at the Chris tian church dining room Mon day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Roeber and sons, Herman Gakemeier and Mr.' and Mrs. Delmar Yard ly and family were Sunday din ner guests at the Wilbur Sutton home in Omaha. They were cele brating the birthdays of Nancy Sutton, who was two and Stevie Sutton, who was eight. Both New Lightweight Dial 32K ; v t removed the insides of the three buildings which long served the' home, and all that remained standing last week were part of the walls and lots of rubble. Journal Photo. had birthdays on Saturday, Feb. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Wotipka and family went to Ceresco Sun day to visit Mr. Wotipka's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Wotipka. The elder Mr. Wotipka had just returned Irom two and a half weeks at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Long and family were in Weeping Water Saturday where they attended some demonstrations for farm ers and . their wives. There was also a model step-saving kitchen exhibited. South Ashland Junior Fairlanders Junior Fairlanders extension club met Feb. 21, at the home of Mrs. Jerry Smith. The meet ing opened with singing the song of the month, followed by the monthly devotion verse, the club collect and the creed read by the president. Minutes of the January meet ing were read and approved. All members were present to an swer roll call. The treasurer's report was read. The president read a letter from the State de partment outlining the work for the year. It was voted to give $2 to the diabetic camp fund, also to contribute for a wedding gift for Miss Pearl Schultz, Cass county home extension agent. It was voted to keep the present club name. Mrs. Delbert Hum ston and Mrs. Harold Kellogg, lesson leaders, gave lesson part two on sewing new fabrics. They had samples of new threads and materials beneficial - in sewing the new materials. The hostess served lunch. South Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Moore visited Mr. Moore's sister, Mrs. Herman Roeber, and Mr. Roe ber at their home near Louis ville Monday evening. Mrs. Roe ber had surgery at the Imman uel hospital in Omaha Tuesday morning. She is doing as well as can be expected. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laughlin an James spent Sunday after noon with Mr. and Mrs. Cortis Lemon, John and Larry. Mrs. Willaim Backemeyer of Lincoln and her brother and wife, Mr, and Mrs. August Woit zel, of Gardner, N. D., were Sunday visitors at the Ashley Boiler home. Another brother. Reinhardt Woitzel recently died at Gardner where he had lived several years. He will be re membered by the older South Ashland residents as having owned and lived on the farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Boiler. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jipp and daughters of Gretna spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parks. Mrs. Orville Hightshoe visited with Mrs. Elmer Hall Monday afternoon. Saturday afternoon callers at the Hall home were Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall and family all of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider of Valley and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson of Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Vincent of Lincoln- spent the weekend with their daughter, Mrs. Helen Mueller, and. children. Sunday they took moving pictures of the children and their pet Mexican burro. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Seiker of Elmwood were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stander. Mrs.- John Gustofson's callers last week were her niece and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Murphy and sons of Waverly: Fred Newsham of Waverly; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coleman, Mrs. M. O. Wardrip, Mrs. Robert Benting, Mrs. Arlow Wollen and Mrs. Carl Parks. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards spent all day Wednesday at the Geln Fosnot home in Lincoln. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Richards served dinner to Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Ziegenbein and sons of Crete. Mr. and Mrs. Fosnot. Jim and Jennifer came for the afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Lape enter tained Mrs. Lape's sister and brother, Mrs. Agnes Ward and Bert Schmitz, of Papillion at din ner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Born- man and daughters and Miss Charlotte Mumm of Omaha were Sunday lunch and evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bachman and Mr. and Mrs. Geln Marolf were Sunday dinner guests of their mother, Mrs. L.J. Walradt. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Long and family had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scholting at Gretna. - Mr. "and Mrs. Oliver Felker and family drove to Mayetta Kan. Saturday and spent the day with Mrs. Felkers paretns, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Williamson. Orville Sandy was -a Wednes day evening visitor with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson were Thursday evening visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Arm strong spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dean in Memphis. Mrs. Mary Lou Ziegenbein and Randy and Duane Eckert of Lincoln were also guests , there. The group was observing Mary Lou's birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leikam and Mrs. George Harris and daughters of Lincoln spent all day Wednesday at the Arthur Laughlin home. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Moore and sons spent Friday evening at the . Art Box home and Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rueter. Orville Sandy spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Har old Richards. Monday evening the two men attended a banquet at Cotner Terrace sponsored by the Eagles Club. Dean Moomey of Fremont called at the Ashley Boiler home Monday afternoon. KytvX ::::: mm Mrs. Lewis Baker Phone 182 M.A.O. Extension Mrs. William Finley was host ess last Tuesday, Feb. 21 to the M. A. O. Extension club. Mrs uiruey, president, conauctea a business meeting. Mrs. Ed Van Horn, music chairman, opened the afternoon by giving the his tory on the sorfg, "Little Brown Church in the Vale," and told something about the author. Nine members answered roll call by telling the newest fabric they have sewing on. Mrs. Willis Lorensen, citizen ship chairman, gave an article on the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs. Bernard Johnson, safety chairman, showed a chart she had made up, showing the many fires happening during the past three weeks and the many ways fires can start. She had each member draw an illustration of what first entered their mind when fire was mentioned. The group voted to send $2 to the diabetic fund. A collection was taken up for the "Pennys for Friendship Fund." Mrs. Fred Saathoff and Mrs. Lewis Baker gave the second part of the lesson, "Sewing Old and New Fabrics." Mrs. Baker showed different steps taken in making a dress pattern before it is sold to the public. Mrs. Saat hoff passed around different types of material and dress pat terns, each member took a pat tern they liked and picked a material which best suited it. An original valentine exchange was held. Mrs. Johnson won the prize for the most unusual and Mrs. Baker, the prize for the prettiest. Next meeting will be on Tues day, March 20, with Mrs. John son. Mrs. Francis Thoren and Mrs. Clarence Schmadeke will give part one on the lesson, "Freezing Foods." J. Mc.Millian Before you buy that car, just tell me on the phone the total cost of the car, the financing and the insurance. Within five minutes I'll call you back and tell you what it will cost you to buy, finance, and insure the same car through my Bank Plan. Chances are, for exactly the fame deal, it'll be 1 100 less! I know it's hard to believe but It's worth a phone call, isn't it? Th.tr $ it no obligation. t . . It pays to know James lUIMTt 1104 3rd Ave. Patton Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patton of Milford are the parents of a baby girl, Riecka Miller, born at the Seward hospital on Fri day morning, Feb. 24. She weighed six pounds and four ounces at birth. Grandparents are Mrs. Phillip Miller of Weep ing Water, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patton of Maine. Weeping Water Monday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Coop er and family and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin. In the after noon Floyd Ruby visited with them, then spent the evening with his mother, Mrs. E. M. Ruby. Opportunity Extension club met at the home of Mrs. E. E. Lorensen Wednesday, Feb. 21. In the absence of the presi dent, Mrs. Harold Blaikie, Mrs. Troy Jewell conducted a business meeting. The leaders, Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Lester Parson, brought a lesson concerning sewing new fabrics. Mrs. S. H. Harmon presented the song of the month, "Old Folks at Home," by Stephen Fos ter, telling of its origin and his tory. The reading committee asked for suggestions from members about books of interest they had read, and reported on "The Golden Journey" by Agnes Sligh Tumbull. Mrs. Ray Norris and Mrs. Troy Jewell assisted in serving at the tea table. Mrs. Lemuel Lane was co-hoetess. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cooper and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin, Miss Joan More, Marvin Costed, Miss Marilyn Phomy and Roland Snook, all of Lincoln, were call ers. Don Chestnut Now County Farm Advisor Donald Chestnut, son of Mr and Mrs. Robert Chestnut, of Billings, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knaup, of Mur- dock, has accepted a position as assistant county farm advisor for McHenry county at Wood stock, 111. Mr. Chestnut received his bachelor of science degree in animal husbandry at midterm from Oklahoma A & M College, where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, Block and Bridle and the Col legiate FFA club. He will return to Oklahoma A & M this spring to receive his diploma during the regular commencement program. BANKS The nation has seventeen banks which have deposits of more than a billion dollars, or more. This is one less than the number of billion-dollar banks in 1955, although the total of deposits is almost $3,000,000,000 greater than the eighteen held at the start of 1955. There were around 250 bank mercers in 1955, both large and small. And, in the previous four years, 594 commercial banks "disappeared" by merger or consolidation. Subscribe to The Journal Now WOOL and HIDES TOP MARKET PRICES THE YEAR AROUND We Have New Wool Bags and Twine a. f;. ca Buying a car? f.1Y DANK PLAII MAY SAVE YOU MOO Oil FIIIAIICIIIG AND AUTO INSURANCE . your STATE FARM Agent F. 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