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News of Weeping Water S. feiim IHlornrn mm "ssmmm mm mm mm mm mj mm mm mm esldent f Fell By Mrs. Lew is Baker Phone 182 WEEPING WATER (Special) The Christian Women's Fellow ship met Thursday in the church parlors. Mrs. William Klemme. president, presided at the meet-ins:. vshop dl Mrs. Lynn Rothe conducted the j devotions for the day, the theme j utiu- me rroaigal Son." Mrs. Rothe gave a sermonette en titled "Life's Most Imnnrtnnt ing is to bring a covered dish for lunch. Mrs. Henry Knaup was ap pointed chairman to decide when and which ladies will pre pare meals for the men working on the farm. Election of officers was held with the following being elected to take office in July. President, Mrs. Ed Van Horn; Moment," followed with the i vice-president, Mrs. LeRoy Zes- Cyrus Living- scripture by Mrs. ston. An article, "Man Nobody Knows" and a '-Springtime Prayer" were given by Mrs. Arn old Upton. Group singing was accompanied by Mrs. Ed Van Horn. The state church convention to be held at Nebraska City, April 2G-29, was discussed, es pecially the Sunday afternoon service which is for the Chris tian Woman's Fellowship. The missionary breakfast on Friday of the convention was al so discussed and it is hoped that s. group from the Weeping Wa ter church can attend. April 25 was set as the day for the spring cleaning day of the church. Each person help- K. P. PENCE Bankers Life Man 222 So. fith Phone 32G9 lil i fli ii i i 'linn I tmm sian: secretary, Airs. Maurice j Hammons; treasurer, Mrs. Char jles Freeman; worship chairman, I Mrs. Wm. Klemme. Mrs. Van Horn conducted a j well prepared quiz on the book ! of Jeremiah. The meeting was closed with the Fellowship prayer. Hostesses for the afternoon were: Mrs. Fred Linville, Mrs. Stanley Schroeder, Mrs. Mabel ! Breckenridge and Harrison Liv : ingston. i Weeping Water The Welfare Society met Mon I day afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. E. Tefft and Miss Ester I Tefft. Assistant hostesses were j Mrs. W. W. Jameson and Mrs. Ralph Keckler. The afternoon was spent in piecing quilt blocks. Mrs. E. T. Stacey and sons, Chuck and Micheal, were in Lincoln Saturday. Chuck attend ed the football scrimmage at the University of Nebraska. The Sew n Sews met Wed nesday evening with Mrs. H. C. Aronson. Several members were present. Patterns were cut and patchwork was dene. Lunch was served by the hostess. MEED MORE SEED CORN? V's S -' y- .. ' - - -w Ipsa . , ; rMtvt 1 ft v.- We have lliriBlSjs on hand ilr You can get it immediately. Choice B5 OT popular nyurius unu mmisi Early or medium maturing. Herman P. Meisinger Mynard Phone 8301 or 287 k - Ticklers By George The Garden Club Of Weeping Water Sets Flower Show WEEPING WATER (Special) The Weeping Water Garden Club met Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Rutledge with 21 members present. Mrs. B. A. Olive, president, conducted the business meet ing and also gave the lesson on "Annual Flowers." She asked each member to name her fa vorite annual flower and tell why she liked them. She named the zinia, aster and petunia as the three favorite annuals. Plans were made for a flower- show. The date will be set at a later meeting. Sigvald Jensen and Mrs. Edith Wilkensen were appointed as chairman and co chairman for the show. Don Rutledge conducted a quiz on trees and other things, i Games were played. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Ralph Kecklar. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hanlan will have charge of the program. Weeping Water Many Attend The Rainbow Banquet Here WEEPING WATER (Special) Approximately 70 mothers and daughters attended the an nual Rainbow covered dish sup per held Monday evening at the Congregational Church. Special guests for the eve ning were Miss ' Vernita Mc- Swan, grand worthy advisor, and her mother, Mrs. Vern Mc Swan, of Omaha. Dinner was served buffet style and the guests were seated at attractively decorated tables. Rainbow colors wrere used in the tiny nut cups and blue can dles on each table. The cen terpiece on the speakers table consisted of a miniature assem bly group, while tiny colorful Rainbow girls fashioned ol crepe paper, graced the other tables. Miss Ann Smith, worthy ad visor of the local assembly, gave the welcome, and her mother, Mrs. Eugene Smith, responded. Each girl then introduced her self and her mother to the spec ial guests and the group. Miss Smith then introduced Miss Mc Swan and presented her with a gift from the assembly. Miss McSwan addressed the girls, outlining her conception of Rainbowrs and her project during her term of office. Mrs. R. P. Hobson, mother advisor, was introduced' and she gave a short talk. The girls then presented the following program : flute trio, Linda Norris, Marlene Noble and Roberta Knaup; piano solo, Maribelle Elliott; "Easter Pa rade," sung by Bonnie Noble, Maria Gardner, Geraldine Mich- "Yesterday you -said that a bear chased you! 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It's a crop- ... i i i nmr n'oxr vrrm nsp if! builder ana a laoor-scivei j See fym elsen and Jane Davis accompa nied by Susan Wood. The girls were dressed in full Easter regalia for the song. Miss Wood then played a piano solo; a skit by Loreli Smith and Judy Domingo closed the program. The Rainbow Girls sang a spec ial song to close the evening's entertainment. The next meeting of Rainbow will be Tuesday, May 1 and will be an initiatory meeting. Elec tion of officers will also be held. The girls are. at present sell ing greeting cards in accordance with the grand worthy advisors project. Part of the funds realized will be applied towards the girls ex penses in attending the Grand Assembly- for Rainbow in Oma ha, June 14-16. Weeping Water Homer Fleeman was host Fri day evening to the Last Man's Club by entertaining them at the Wigwam. Seven of the thirteen original members were present. They were: Mr. Fleeman, Vic tor Wallick of Weeping Water, Lloyd Behrens of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Schwises ot Omaha, Wil liam Finley of Elmwood, Saml Baker of Noel Mo.; and Ray West . of Lincoln. Members un able to attend were Albert Born emeier of Auburn, Fred Allen, who is in New York, Muriel Mc Kay of California and Sterling Amick of Weeping "Water who is in Veteran's hospital in Lin coln. Two members Gen Jones and Henry Mogensen has passed on. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saathoff are the parents of a 6 pound 8 ounce son born Thursday March 29 at Lincoln General hospital. He was named Clayton Edward. Mrs. Saathoff and son arrived home Wednesday. Her mother, Mrs. John Brosh of Agallala is staying a few days with them. Charles Stacey, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Stacey of Weep ing Water, was a winner of the full grant athletic scholarship at the University ol Nebraska. Mrs. James Kivett and Mrs. Tom Colbert attended the funer al of Edward Jumper at Ash land Sunday. Afterward they vis ited Mrs. Colberts sister, Mrs. J. W. Jones and her family. Mr. and Mrs. Sigvald Jensen attended the square dance in Elmwood Saturday evening. A Baker family gathering was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Ms. Laurence Johnson. A covered dish dinner was enjoy ed by the following families: Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Chaulk and Lin da of Hastings; Sam Baker and Ruth of Noel, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Peck, Nancy, Janet and Steve of Blair; Mrs. Elvira Bussell, Mrs. Byran Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baker, Sindy and Randy, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. Sig vald Jensen, Norman, Raymond and Sara. Sam Baker and Ruth were staying with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baker and family. They return ed home Monday. WEEPING WATER (Special) The ' Weeping Water Woman's Club met Tuesday afternoon in the Congregational Church par lors. Mrs. H. C. Elliott and Mrs. Edith Wilkensen were hostesses. Mrs. E. J. Bender, president, presided at the business meet ing. The district convention being held in Omaha April 4-6 was discussed. Mrs. George Do mingo was appointed as dele gate The club has voted to sponsor a clean-up day at Oakwood cemetery, and a tentative date for the clean up operation was set for Saturday, April 14. It is hoped various other civic or ganizations will cooperate. Mrs. Murray Mutter and Mrs. S. H. Harmon were in charge of the program and presented an Easter pageant,, "The Last Seven Days." Mrs. E. E. Lorensen showed religious slides and a background of music was pro vided to further the theme. Mrs Harmon played an accompani ment during portions of the pro- Uov in stoeh! IHfrogcn Solution SEE Norman Bornemeier ELMWOOD, NEBRASKA gram and the following songs were used: "Open the Gates o the Temple" and "The Palms;' "Oh Lovine Father" and ) "The Sheep and the Lamb," voca! solos by Roberta Knaup; "Teach Me to Pray" and "God So Loved the World," vocal solos by Phyl lis Krogh; "23rd Psalm," Ron aid Taylor; "I Walked Where Jesus Walked," Laurence Hause- man; piano solo, Deroy Harsh- man; "Break Thou the Bread o Life." Mrs. George Domingo; "In the Garden," Mrs. L. N. Hause man; and "I Was the Tree,' Shirley Switzer. Accompanists were Mrs. Herman, Deroy Harsh man and Mrs. Arnold Detmer. Mrs. H. E. Blaikie gave an in teresting paper on "Easter Around the World." Group sing ing of "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today," closed the meeting. Vr eecin Water Many Watch Beginning of Kite Contest Many spectators gathered at the Harold Blaikie farm Sunday afternoon to witness the kite fly ing contest held annually by the cub scouts and their fathers. Eleven kites were entered. Winners were: Don and David Rutledge for highest two stick kites. Lloyd Lane and Nicky for the highest. three stick kite. Lynn Rothe and Allan for the novelty kite. Marvin Wade and Dallas for the smallest kite. Grand Champion, Nicky Lane, the judges ruled. Randall Faris and Melvin Bickford served as the judges. The committee in charge in cluded Vernon Duine, Carroll Wright, Vern Harter and Mar vin Wade. Awards will be pre sented at the next cub scout meeting. News Items of The Murray Vicinity MURRAY (Special) The O- Ki-Ci-Ya-Pi Camp Fire Girls, with Mrs. Wendell Bell as their eader and Mrs. Harold Sayers as assistant leader, colored eggs and hid them for the little chil dren in the second grade and under. About 50 little folks turned out on Saturday morning before Easter. This was made possi-1 ble by the following: Roy P. Morris, C & M Garage, Olin Mor ris, L. B. Todd, Murray State Bank, Gus Brubacker, Ralph Meyers, Dr. Tyson, Dale Wol- farth, Pauline Wilson and Wen dell Bell. The Sunshine club and the Camp Fire girls with Mrs. Eve lyn Gansemer as leader both colored several dozen eggs to help out. It was so successful they plan to have a bigger group next year. Murray Little Cathy Fitzpatrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fitzpatrick celebrated her fourth birthday last Monday afternoon with a party given in her honor by her mother. A good many of her little friends were pres ent to help celebrate. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larson aim iNc w cil uiuvc tu rvi &.X1IZU.A City last Monday to take Mrs. J Larson's mother home. She has been visiting and recuperating in the Larson home for the past few weeks. They plan to return home the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Smith have been helping out by driving the school bus for Mr. Larson. Murray Junior Festival The annual Junior Festival of Nebraska Federation of Music Clubs was held in Omaha last Saturday. The local young folks playing were: Ja.net and Gay Gansemer, Carol Smith, Charley Comstock and Marilyn Morris. They all rated superior. Jimmy Morris played in the difficult division 2, rating an ex cellent. This proves to be ex cellent training for the pupils to enter this contest. Murray Mrs. Earl Lancaster seems to be improving from her operation but it seems to go slow, but Dr. Tyson reports her pressure to be better than it has been for years and her heart better than before the operation. Miss Emma Hollinburg seems to be doing about the same. She has been confined to the hos pital for some time now. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sack and family drove to Elgin, Nebraska, last Sunday where they attend ed a wedding of an Army buddy of Duane's. Murray Been Visiting Mrs. Mollie Surigar has been visiting for a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis. Mrs. Surigar is a sister of Mrs. Lewis and lives at Kenesaw. Mrs. Surigar returned to her home last Sunday. - Murray Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis arid Edith entertained the following guests last - Sunday for dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lewis and Wayne, Jr., of Plattsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Vernon of Oma ha, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewis, fHE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, April 12, 1956 Section B - PAGE THREE Frank Surigar, Millie Surigar, Shirley Miller, Mollie Surigar, all of Kenesaw and Art Helwig. June Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith, has had to : go to bed to spend one week, j It seems to be a setback from I the polio she had almost twoj years ago. j Mr. and Mrs. Dude Hiatt and family were visiting with friends in Murray last Sunday. The boom in credit is seen as simmering down. EARTH SATELLITES The United States now plans to launch twelve earth satellites instead of the ten originaDy an nounced, hoping that at least eight will stay up as "laborator ies in space." The satellites will be launched at different inter vals between July 1, 1957, and June, 1959. 1 FOREST FIRES . In 1955 fewer forest fires burn ed out more acreage on Federal lands than in 1954, according to a report of the U. S. Forest Service. A total of 8,160 fires burned over. 365,905 acres, as compared to 10,462 fires, which burned 142,253 acres the pre vious year. Arc Your Present Payments Too High? Here's what we can do for It you now owe you! And pay eaoh month We can cut payments to $250.00 534.00 $16.70 $500.00 $56.35 $31.83 5750.00 572.15 545.83 $940.00 $93.47 $56.30 CONFIDENTIAL! QUICK! EASY! 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