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ELflflWOOD Correspondent Mrs. Dudley Leavitt Calendar March 5, village board meets. March 6, Ideal Chapter O.E.3. meets 3 p.m. Masonic Temple. March 7, 2 p.m. P.N.G. club meets with Mrs. Verna Miller, Greenwood. For transportation, contact Mrs. Lizzie Moomey. March 8, American Legion Auxiliary meets 8 p.m., G.A.R. hall. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Miller drove to Lincoln Sunday taking with them her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Hayes, who visited with her son, Leland Hayes, while the Miller's made other calls. Also accompanying them was Alton Miller, his father. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Backemeyer and baby also were on the trip. The visiting committee of .the Rebekah Lodge, Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall, Mrs. Dora Engel king and Mrs. Minnie Engelking made calls on shut-in members Sunday. They report Mrs. Wm. Cook as getting along well with her broken arm. Miss Jessie Creamer and Mrs. Etta Skeen were also visited. Mrs. Skeen seemed happy to see them. 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A birthday cake was the center of decoration for the dinner. Saturday evening friends of Alma Clements brought their baskets with supper to share with Alma honoring her coming birthday. They were Miss Grace Wood, Miss Lena Rieke, Miss Maud Creamer, Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall, Mrs. Emily Gon zales, Mrs. Ruth Monning and Mrs. Mabel Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Phillips and Jimmie drove to Omaha Sunday sightseeing and to visit her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arnold entertained at dinner Sunday honoring' Richard Pratt's birth day. Mrs. Pratt and three child ren were present. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buell en tertained at dinner Sunday Dr. Bert L. Story, their pastor. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Miller, and Mrs. -Emily Gonzales. Ed and Viola Bornemeier vis ited Earnest Schleuther Sunday at the Bryan memorial hospital. Later they called on Kenneth Bornemeier and family, Lincoln, where they were guests for the evening. Ladies Council The Ladies' Council met at the Christian Church Friday, Feb. 24, with Shirley Wenzel, the president, in charge of a busi ness meeting. Mrs Maxine Buell conducted devotions and lesson with Mrs. Edith Horn at the piano for singing. . Mrs. Francis Miller, general chairman for the smogasbord reported there were over 100 guests served, about 40 from out of town, some from Avoca, Weeping Water, Nehawka and Lincoln, with some from as far as Red Oak, Iowa. Refreshment cemmittee for the day was Mrs. Evelyn Husar, Mrs. Stella McLaughlin and Mrs Edith Horn. Elmwood Bess Streeter Aldrich Noted Author Is Honored by Club At a Feb. 23 meeting of the Elmwood Community Kensing ton, held at the home of Miss Minnie Kunz, the program com mittee, Mrs. Ruth Monning, chairman, prepared a program to honor Bess Streeter Aldrich, Elmwood's own citizen. Events were related leading up to the proclamation of Gov. Victor An derson, setting aside a Bess Streeter Aldrich Day, Feb. 27, her birth date. Mrs. Earl Horton gave a re sume of books and stories writ ten by Mrs. Aldrich. When she first commenced to write stories she used the pen name, Mar garet Dean Stephens. Some of A HANDSOME NEW SLACK.. with matching belt XT'"' I tfw I 11 i I 1 . 1 U I MADE I IfMi I You'U ogree that this is one of the best looking slacks you've ever seen. Irs tailored by famous MarxMacfe...with tunnel belt loops" and matching belt ... saddle stitched. The fabrics are superb too ... in the shades and patterns you like best. As advertised in LlfB $8.98 Six New Spring Shades nrxii her stories were printed In magazines of national circula tion. Her books were written In her real name. Mrs. Guy Clements gave her personal experience of the auth or as a neighbor and friend. They lived acrGss the street from Mrs. Bess Streeter Aid rich. There were ten children on the corner. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene had four; Captain and Mrs. Aldrich had four, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clements had two which made enough for amusements. She told of her friendly attitude and her devo tion to her family. She shopped up town, brought her mail and carried on a heavy correspon dence. Answering all of her fan mail, which was considerable. Mrs. Gussie Jochens gave reminisences of the home life of the Aldrich family, for whom she worked nearly 30 years. Mrs. Blanche Kuehn reviewed a story written by Mrs. Aldrich of Memorial Day in Elmwood. Mrs. Grace Plybon told about Mrs. Aldrich's activities in local club work. Miss Minnie Kunz, president of the Kensington, conducted a business meeting. There wers 35 present. Each was asked to relate some incident of their recollection about Mrs. Aldrich. AH but about five present knew her personally. She moved from Elmwood about 15 years ago but still retained her membership in the Methodist church, where Dr. Cort of St. Paul's church con ducted her funeral. Her burial was in the Elmwood cemetery. The family said at the time that, it was her desire to be brought home for burial. The Kensington had, as usual. a coverea dish, meal after tne meeting. Elmwood Founders Day February Meeting of the P-T. A., held in the high school aud itorium, observed Founder's Day. The program chairman, Mrs. Harry Lannin, introduced, Donna Miller and Marilyn Men denhall, two members of the public speaking class, who gave historical points of the founding of the P-T. A. The organization! was founded by people interest ed in the future of children. Mrs. Earl Horton was intro duced by Mrs. Paul Eveland. Mrs. Horton gave a review of the book, "Good horning, Miss Dove" by Frances Gray Patton. Mrs. Swain Nielson, president, conducted a' business meeting. Mrs. Eldon Mendenhall Is sec retary and Mrs. Paul Husar, treasurer. . tA , nominating committee was elected" consisting of Mrs. Har old Wilkens, Mrs. Eldon Men denhall and Mrs. Paul Husar. Election of the officers for the 1956-57 school year will take place at a March meeting.. Refreshments were served In the dining room. Members of the junior high school class served the refreshments. Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Cook, Mary Margaret and Billie of Te kemah were Saturday afternoon visitors In Elmwood. They vis ited his mother, Mrs. Will Cook, who is at the home of Mrs. Blanche Kuehn while recovering from a broken arm. They had dinner Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hall and fam ily and were overnight guests also. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eveland of Elmwood and Mr. and Mrs. Vance Balfour, Nehawka, were also guest Saturday evening. Sunday Judy Cook and Gene Braham came from Lincoln with Dr. Bert L. Story and all the Cook family attended the Meth odist church, their former church home. Sunday afternoon the Le Roy Cook family went to Lincoln to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Capwell, her parents, to help them celebrate their 46th wed ding anniversary by taking them out to dinner. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Schroe- der and family, Decatur, HI., were weekend guests of her mother and sister, Mrs. Blanche Kuehn and Alice. Mr. Schroeder is here to interview students in the electric engineering division of the University of Nebraska with a view of inducing them to locate in Decatur, HI. He also expects to interview some stu dents at Manhattan before re turning home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oehlerk ing drove to Murdock Monday, Feb. 20, to the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Schroeder. Accompany ing them was Mis. Minnie Ros enkoetter, Mrs. Gussie Jochens, and Mrs. August Oehlerking. A few days later the same group attended the funeral of Lois Schroeder, who died early Feb. 21. Three families, B. E. Sum ner's, Alva Reid's and Under wood's surprised the Sherman Hardaways at Wabash Sunday calling to help them celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. The families took some food with them to which the hostesses added some ' and a fine lunch was had. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wenzel honored the birthday of their daughter, Mary Ann, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 26, by having a family get-together. Those pres ent were Mrs. William Schlank er, Mr. and Mrs. George Buell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stratton and family, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith and family, Eagle; and from Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sack and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Olson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pierce and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wen zel and family. Ice cream and cake was served to all and a family visit had. tup m iTTritAiirii tirnn i n i rrtn nrrfil V IfMIDRJAL i nc rLM i I jrviuu i n, n CDrvMjrvM, jtrvi i-w ttii. i ivw"""- Thursday, March 1, 1956 Section B PAGE ONb Dimes Total $295 Mrs. Mildred Comstock re ports the total for the March of dimes is $295.63. Greenwood Mrs. Minnie Rouse was host ess to the ladies of Dorcas at he Christain church Friday aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Meyer? of Lincoln spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Com stock, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O'Rourke and family were guests Saturday evening for a pizza pie supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Sacca. Mr. and Mrs. George Rouae and Larry were guests a week ago Saturday at the Gayle Wal- ers home near Ceresco. In the afternoon Mrs. Walters and girls and Mrs. Rouse attended a birth day party in honor of Mrs. Wil liam Walters in Ceresca. Mrs. Vera Sheppler of Spring field, sister of Mrs. Ben How ard, has returned to her home from the hospital in Omaha and is improving satisfactorily. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brak- hage of Havelock; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter and family and Mrs. Herbert Brakhage of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Ringen bery and baby of Lexington were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Brakhage. Mr. and Mrs. Arland Bennett, Larry and Bobbie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pilfold Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wittwer and sons of Kansas City, and Mrs. Robert Smejkal and sons of Schuyler were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maughen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Osburn and Rodger spent Sunday aft ernoon and evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Osburn and Karen Sue in Lincoln. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Leadabrand and family and John Anderson Sunday were Mr. J. Fred Anderson, Jonns brother, and Mrs. Anderson of Welton. Greenwood 4-H Plaques Mrs. Jack Wiles and Mrs. Art Pershing were among 4-H lead ers who received two year plaques at the meeting at WTeep ing Water Saturday. Larry Pershing received a blue ribbon in the speaking contest and Judy Leadabrand a red ribbon. Larry will go on to the district meeting. 'Unfinished Task' Showing on Sunday The mission film, "The Un finished Task", will be showm at the First Lutheran church in Plattsmouth at 10:30 a.m. Sun day, at the regular service time. The same film is scheduled for St. Paul's Lutheran church at Weeping Water at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to both showings. G. I. TRAINING ROLLS UP Enrollments of G. I.'s under the Korean War G. I. Training Bill passed the 700,000 mark on February 1st, according to the Veterans Administration. - This represented a 30 per cent in- crease over a year ago. Classified Ad in The Journa? rosts as little as 35 cents (Greenwood Rose McDonald Phone 69-2448 Larry E. Kirk enlisted Feb 13 in the Air Force and reported at the Lincoln Air Force Base Larry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirk of Greenwood. Mrs. Mildred Comstock, Mrs Marie Pilfold attended a P-T.A fun night at Elliott school In Lincoln last week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stradley are the grandparents of a daugh ter born to Mr. and Mrs. Tilford Stradley at Lawerence, Kan. The name Carolln Jayne was given. Mrs. Stradley is spending a couple weeks at the Tilford Stradley home. Mrs. Edna Meyers entertained 19 women at a party at her home Wednesday afternoon. A lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hughes of Springfield were guests Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Brakhage returned Friday from Alma, Kan., where they spent two weeks at the home of their niece and husband, Mr. and Mrs Maike. Bonnie and Ronnie Bond of Lincoln were weekend guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welton. Miss Hazel Tubbs of Lincoln was a dinner guest at the home of E. L. McDonald Thursday evening. Mr: and Mrs. Billy Schuelke of Greenwood have purchased Mrs. Katherine Gerlacks build ing on Main street. They will open ah appliance, radio and TV service store. The grand open ing will be Saturday, March 3. There will be free. coffee and doughnuts served, a door prize and gifts for all. O: T. McDonald has been ill at his home this last week. .v.-.-.-.v.-.V -.v.'.V- .VpV- .v :- ( joniiie HOSIERY BY Lovely Connie hosiery will delight your heart ... and your pocketbook. Wear Connie nylons in colors so flattering to your legs and your costume. In sizes 9 to 10Vi $1.09 Friday Cr Sar. Only 3 Pair DAN RIVER QUALITY SHEETS Type 128, the sturdy kind that just wears and wears and wears! Here is a size suitable for any bed, especially good for the bottom sheet. Size 81x99 Buy a good supply of these at this price, just a small oil spot here and there causes these to be labeled slight irregulars." Each $1.89 Pillow Cases, 42x36, Pair 89c FRIDAY SATURDAY ONLY 9 MUST MAKE ROOM FOR A BIG SHIPMENT OF SPRING AND SUMMER SHOES n & BOY'S ft jt ill r4 Slit MEN'S DRESS SHOES Broken lots of men's oxfords and slip-ons. Cood styles and colors. Values to $9.98 57 pairs to go for only ru Take Advantage of Our Predicament and Supply Your Heeds Now During this sale our entire stock of MEN'S Rand Dress Oxfords Regularly priced at $14.95 to $17.95 6 to 12 A to E BOY'S Oxfords and Casuals 44 pairs of little men's dress shoes must find a new owner and soon Broken sizes in ranges from 121,4 2 and 2V4 to 6 Values to $7.98 NOW ONLY COULD STORE THIS GROUP OF nnn; & ENDS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT " OUR ESCALATOR IS OUT OF ORDER SO MEN'S STAR BRAND WORK SHOES Odds and ends of broken lots and discontinued numbers. Values to $12.95 41 pairs must go for only S3.95 Other Work Shoes As Low As $3.49 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY Logger Boots Engineer Boots lf' CHAM8EB of COMMERCE $1 . 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