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-v. ..-v.. I I Wabash Airman For Overseas PARK AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., 23 August, Airman Third Class George E. Thiel, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Thiel, Wabash, Nebraska, was recently processed by the 2349th Person nel Processing Group, here, for overseas duty in Japan. A graduate of Murdock High School, Murdock, Nebraska, Air man Thiel, enlisted into the Air Force October 7, 1955, and was immediately sent here for his basic training. Upon completion of this initial training he attended the Account ing School, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Priot to his enlistment Air man Thiel was a farmer. REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Portsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. J Alice Jayne McShane Ledger Balance 4-30-55 $541,522.05 Tax Miscellaneous Collections Collections $1,670,727.44 $791,891.64 Undistributed 179,887.46 89,121.30 Fees & Commissions to County General Fund $17,525.40 Office Deposits Investments $2,965.41 $625,154.56 $28,080.00 Charles Land FEES Regular Title COUNTY BOARD W. F. Noltc, Dish No. 1 Herman L. Bornemeier, Disf. No. 3 R. E. Norris, Dish No. 2 Fiscal Budget Year 1954-1955 General Fund Appropriation $1,81,563.44 Expended $169,409.06 Balance 6-30-55 $12,154.38 County Road 1954-1955 Budget Apppropriation $190,515.21 Expenditures Labor ".. 52,918.92 Tractor & Team Hire 26,381.68 Repairs '& Supplies 26,770.47 Gas, Oil & Grease 14,660.85 Gravel 11,397.72 New Equipment 3,261.10 Equipment Rental 15,037.46 Lumber Culverts 15,219.59 Telephone & Mileage 282.52 Rent 196.00 Lights 184.75 Projects 7,682.96 Bridge Repair Project S5U-(l)-(2) Total Expenditures Unexpended Balance 6-30-55 Clarence E. Ledgway Fees On Hand 5-19-55 ..$ 87.50 Collected 2,240.10 $2,327.60 Paid County Treas. $2,195.50 On Hand 5-26-56.. 132.10 Raymond J. Case Fees On Hand 5-19-55 ... $ 462.80 Collected 9,200.55 $9,663.35 Paid Co. Treas 9,168.35 On Hand 5-26-56 495.00 $9,66335 Cash Account Office Cash Thomas S. Solomon Fees Over-Remitted 5-31-55 Collected Paid County Treas. Unremitted COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT L. A. Behrends 6-1-55 to 5-26-56 Institute Exhibit Fund Fund Book Balance 5-26-56 $188.99 $78.22 On Deposit 188.99 78.22 Lucille Horn Gaines REGISTER OF DEEDS 6-1-55 to 5-31-56 Fees Earned $4,426.35 Paid County Treasurer $4,26.35 The statutory report herein is compiled from the books and records of Cass County. The examination was made at my direction and under my supervision as provided by law (Section 23-1608, R. R. s. 1943). The above report is a true and correct summary of the report on file in my office. Copies of such report have been furnished to the County Clerk and County Attorney for filing in their respective offices. Dated at Lincoln, Nebraska, this 7th day of August, 1956. RAY C. JOHNSON, Auditor of Public Accounts Enjoying Trip To West Coast Mr. and Mrs. Don Warga de parted Sunday on an outing trip to the west coast. They are plan ning on visiting at Denver, Salt Lake City and the coast with slops at San Francisco and Los Angeles. They have many friends and acquaintances in that area whom they hope to meet. They will have the opportunity of see ing the American Legion nation al convention while at Los An geles. Former Resident Dies In Omaha George W. Harkins, 75, for mer resident of Plattsmouth, died Thursday at his home, 1816 Laird Street, Omaha. He has resided in Omaha for the past forty years. Survivors are wife, Delia E., Omaha; two daugh ters, Mrs. Lois McKean of Omaha, Mrs. Virginia Van Hoozer, Cleveland, Ohio, broth er, Mitchell McCool, Omaha. Funeral services were held at 1 p. m. at Omaha with inter ment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Sir Harold Caccia is to be Britan'is next Ambassador to the United States. CASS COUNTY State Auditor's Report As Provided By 23-1610 COUNTY TREASURER 5-1-55 to 5-26-55 COUNTY CLERK $1,217.60 4,417.50 $5,635.10 Paid State Treasurer $2,389.35 Paid County. Treasurer 3,232.23 Unreported and Unremitted Fees.. 13.52 x $5,635.10 Mail Route Road $70,643.45 11,813.64 , 32,492.51 1,275.56 $173,994.02 16,521.19 $45,581.71 25,061.74 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Trust Funds Appearance $29,870.53 Judgment 9.15 Criminal 100.00 Unallocated 381.80 $30,361.48 COUNTY JUDGE Bond Fines $ 1,559.00 29,561.20 $31,120.20 29,170.20 1,950.00 Forfeitures 579.00 579.00 579.00 $31,120.20 $945.01 579.00 Bank Deposits COUNTY SHERIFF $ .30 484.80 484.50 469.70 14.80 Distress Warants Received $29,545.77 Collected 15.657.79 Unsatisfied 13,887.98 52.99 Collection. Former Resident Visits In City Dr. Robert Foster Patterson of the University, of South Da kota, was a Plattsmouth caller Thursday, enroute home from a visit in southern Missouri. Dr. Patterson has just recent ly been elected as mayor of Vermillion, South Dakota, and has charge of the police as a part of his duties Dr. Patterson has a fond spot in his heart for Plattsmouth as he served a number of years as principal of the local high school. It was in this city that Dr. Patterson entered his Masonic work and served as master cf Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6. He has just recently retired as grand commander of the Knights Templar of South Dakota. Dingman Family To Black Hills . . Mr. and Mrs. Perry Dingman and children, Perry John and Mary Ann are among the Plattsmouth residents vacationing- this week. They departed early Sunday for a journey to the Black Hills. They expect to take in the many parts of in terest including the Rushmore memorial park. Disbursements $2,371,579.82 245,352.24 ITEMS Cash Item $ 19.90 $656,217.87 $656,217.87 6-1-55 to 5-31-56 County Fed. Matching Road $60,527.37 Bridge $66,026.53 225.32 142.56 1,323.22 436.18 28,577.63 975.32 33.74 18,667.24 55,488.57 $55,488.57 $ 5,038.80 $50,381.21 $15,645.32 5-20-55 to 5-26-56 Cash Account Office a $ 90.00 Deposits .1 30,341.33 30,431.33 Case Overpayments 62.25 $30,493.58 5-20-55 to 5-26-56 Trust Funds Probate ... $4,971.05 Guardianship . . 1.00 Criminal 1.00 Justice 811.75 Term 17.35 Total $5,802.15 . .$7,302.14 Total $8,247.15 6-1-55 to 5-31-56 IIIHII IIIH I1U 1 IM 1 1 I III I H l HI . 1 -n ff-rbii By Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frady of Omaha were here Saturday to visit with. Mrs. Virginia Frady, mother of Louis and John. Henry Hild and son, Roger, attended the Iowa State- Fair at Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chappell and family spent the last week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McNeel and Ronnie at North Platte, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tschir ren have just returned from a trip through the Black Hills country, visiting at Spearfish, where they attended a passion play. Later they visited relatives in Montana and Wyoming. They also stopped at Plainview and O'Neill, Nebraska to visit rela tives. A birthday party was held Sunday evening for Doneva at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Williams. Doniva is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Williams of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Egenberger and daughter, Joan, returned Friday from a two weeks va cation spent in Calif., and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Davis, sons, Spencer and Scott, are home after spending a vaca tion in Colorado. Jerome Shellenbarger visited over the weekend with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs: C. E. Shellen barger. Jerome has summer employment at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Miss Laura Meisinger and Miss Ann Egenberger were in Lin coln Thursday. Mary Smith accompanied her grandmother, Mrs. Helen Wool cott to Lincoln Thursday and visited in the Ordell Hennings home. ' Mrs. Hickman of Denver, Colo, and Mrs. Harold Balllinger of Duncan, Nebr., have been house guests of Mrs. Nellie Moore and Mrs. Henry Adkins returning to their homes the past week. Mrs. Hickman was accompanied by Miss Judy Boetel of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Comeau of Tomahawk, Wise, called at the Henry Thiele home Saturday. Later spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Switzer of Ne hawka. They left Sunday for the West Coast for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. Don Akeson and family of Lincoln spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Akeson. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond- C. Hild of Laramie, Wyo., were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Perry at Omaha. Miss Kathleen Feldhouusen of Buffalo, New York, arrived Sat urday to spend the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feldhousen. Bob Davison, pharmaist at the Feldhousen Drug spent the week end with his family at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Hild and son, Raymond Dale, returned to their home ar Lara mie, Wyo., Monday after spend ing eight days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hild and Marion. Back-To-School PERMANENTS Send Them Back-to-Schoof Looking Their Prettiest! Back-To-School SPECIALS $.6.50 to $7.50 Phones 270 and 5101 for Appointments OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS Mie beauty box Across Main Street from the Hotel 4$ Margaret Dingman Phone Mrs. Bradley Fitzgerald re turned recently from a vacation spent in Athens and San An tnia, Texas, guest of Mrs. John Teebkeen. Mr. and Mrs. John Carmack entertained at dinner Saturday evening, Mrs.. Joe Hooper and Mrs. Lillian Peterson of Omaha in honor of Mrs. Hooper's birth day anniversary. Miss Ann Egenberger who has been vacationing at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Egenberger and Miss Laura Meisinger, returned to her home Saturday. Miss Laura Meisinger and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Egenberger entertained dinner guests Sat urday, Mrs. Katherine Egen berger and Ann of Omaha and Miss Margaret Scotten. S-Sgt. and Mrs Leon McCar- ty and son, Donnie, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. William Marbaker of Omaha were Saturday evening dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cappell and son. A. W. Leonard has- returned home frrom Riverside, Calif., where he has been visiting his son and family. While there he attended the wedding ; of his granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chappell and family have returned from weeks vacation in Colorado. They visited with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Farney of Littleton, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adkins and Ray, Tr., in Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Leonhardt in Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Allbee in Englewood and Mr. and Mrs. Allbee and Joyce took them many places in the mountains. Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Kammrer and daughter,; Edith, returned home Sunday after a few days spent visiting relatives near Creston and Bedford, and also tended the -Iowa State Fair at Des Moines. - . Mr. and Mrs. GodfredLapp of Denver, Colo., were week end visitors of Mr. and Mrs.. William Williams, Mrs. : Lapp is a, cous in of Mrs. Williams. Thursday evening a birthday party was held for Wayne Wil liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams. Plattsmouth Greeters of the Chamber of Commerce office called on and wel comed the following people to our city. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Johnson, 1001, 2nd Avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Wil bur Rush, 324 South 7th and Mr. and Mrs. William Bene dict, 1121 3rd Avenue. We hope you find our city friend ly. . '.:v''. Mrs. Glen McClure entertain ed a group of ,neighorhood youngsters to a wiener roast and watermelon feed Friday evening. The occasion was in honor of Rodney Fleck who is soon leaving Plattsmouth with his parents. Rodney's father is in the air corps and is being transferred to Shreveport, La. Mr. and Mrs. Glen McClure entertained Mrs. Tina Hopkins and her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Cline to a chicken dinner Wed nesday evening. Mrs. Cline was here from Los Angeles, Calif., visiting her mother and also her brother, Lowell Hopkins and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Henton and two children have returned from a two weeks vacation in Calif ornia and other interesting places in the West. Mrs. Steve Posovich and baby daughter, Cynthia, of Williams burg, Va., are guests in the home of Mrs. Posovich's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Johnson of the Journal Staff. They will remain in Plattsmouth for two weeks while Mr. Posovich. is being mustered out of the Army at Ft. Eustis, Va. "Chuck" Aitkenhead visited at the L. A. Amato residence the past week. Vernon Kalasek, Plattsmouth war veteran, is still undergoing treatment at the Omaha Vet eran Hospital. His condition still remains about the same and it is expected that he will be there for some time. Judge William Kahler and Marshal Clyde Jackson of Louisville were in the city Sat urday looking after business at the court house. The Union Baptist Church of Union has as their permanent pastor, Reverend Charles H. Shanklin. 241 Harry Albin and Fred New man were in Lincoln Thursday where they spent the day visit ing. Sharon Harbaugh has depart ed for Golden, Colo. , for a visit in her former home town. Shar on will also be an attendant at the wedding of her friend, Jane Mosher, Sept. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks, Miss Marilyn Hendricks, Mrs. Edward Donat and Mrs. Helen Faith were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Fern Hendricks in Omaha Saturday evening to celebrate the birthdays of Mrs. Vern Hendricks and Marilyn Hendricks. John and Charles Dick return ed to their home in Indepen dence Mo., after a summer va cation here with their grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cowan. The Dick boys have substituted on Journal routes for various regulars. Charles, 11, says they just live three blocks from Har ry Truman's house. "He knows me and I know him, but he doesn't always speak." He also related that he wasn't invited to Margaret's wedding, cause he didn't know her well enough. The Ralph Wever family who have made their home here for the past few years moved last week to the vicinity of Lincoln. W. R. Holly and Frank Dole zal of Lake Manawa, Iowa, were here Thursday to visit with old friends for a few hours. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wilkens, Marlene and Duane are spending the week in Minnesota fishing. Walter J. Beier Ends Training At Great Lakes, III. GREAT LAKES, Ill.--Walter J. Beier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beier of Route 1, Platts mouth, Nebr., is' among those who graduated from recruit training August 25 at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. ' The " nine weeks of "Boot Camp'.' included drill and in struction in seamanship, gun nery, life saving, sea , survival, boat handling, , and the use of small arms. Following two weeks, leave, graduates will report to ship board duties or service schools depending on the qualifications each has demonstrated. Admiral Radford, Joint Chief of Staff Chairman,, said no re duction in United States forces in the Far East was now being contemplated. Beginning and Advanced Acrobat Lessons Beginning and Advanced TAP Private Class Instruction Charlene Lewis Phone 7978, Plattsmouth DON'T STORM ALUMINUM STORM 24x24 only $15.50 Check These Outstanding Advantages: O EASY Finger-tip control from inside the house O RAINPROOF, Draft-free, filtered ventilation O NO SEASONAL refitting, repairing or rehanging O PERMANENTLY installed . . last the life of the house O SNUC FITTING ... Nothing to wear cut or replace O BEAUTIFIES & weatherproofs in the best of taste ORDER A COMPLETE SET FOR YOUR HOME NOW FOR EARLY FALL INSTALLATION MURRAY THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, August 27, 1956 PAGE THREE Local Young Men On West Coast Two Plattsmouth young men, Eugene Dasher and Joe Gra'uf , former high school athletic stars, have been spending the summer on the west coast en joying the delights of salmon fishing.' They are located at Sutherlin, Ore., where they are employed in construction work with the opportunity of enjoying days off and weekends fishing. This was the first opportunity they have had of seeing the west coast and the beauties of the Pacific. They are planning on return ing home this fall to en j o y Pl?ttsmouth's nationally known King Korn Karnival. Mrs. Eugenia Wait Dies Here Sunday Mrs. Eugenia Wait passed a- way Sunday, August 26th at the age of 76 years and three days. She has made her residence at the Nebraska Masonic Home for the past ten months. She was admitted to the Home through Pelies Lodge No. 219 AF & AM of Coleridge, Nebras ka. Mrs. Wait was a member, of the Congregational Church and a past worthy matron of Areme Chapter No. 124 Order of East ern Star at Coleridge. She is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. Esther Tedemann of Coleridge and a brother, Horace M. Cox of Hartman, Colorado. The body was taken to Dean Mohr at Coleridge pending funeral arrangements. Judge Case Nursing Badly Injured Back Judge Raymond J. Case is nursing a badly sprained back this week but has been able under difficulties to care for the duties of this office. Judge Case strained some ligaments in his back while installing some new files at his office. Assist ing in carrying them up the steps at the courthouse, a slight twist "put him on the shelf for a week or 10 days. HOUSEHOLD GOODS PUBLIC AS WE ARE MOVING TO SMALLER QUARTERS WE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION AT 7 P. M. Friday, Aug. 31st AT 324 MAIN ST. THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY: 1 NEW Hollywood bed with spring and mattress; good used davenport; 2 single beds, in good shape; 1 China cabinet; 1 NEW DRESSER; Crosley table model Radio; 1 Clothes cabinet; 1 NEW7 9 x 12 Congolium rug; Gas range; end table; 3 or 4 good chairs; Floor lamps, and numerous other articles. Mr & Mrs. Dewey Reed LOWELL McQUINN and TERMS: CASH. r y ' i m HANG OLD-FASHIONED WINDOWS THIS FALL! GET ASHTON'S NEW WINTER SEAL EXTRUDED COM BIN ATI 00 N LUMBER CONSTRUCTION ... Despite a 12 per cent drop in private housing starts, construe- ... tion outlays this year will ex- ceed those of 1955 by 4 per, . . cent, according to the Labor-" ' and Commerce Department. ; Their estimates for all types : of building were raised to $44.5 billion, compared with a fore cast of $24 billion -issued last;'; November and with actual. spending of $43 billion in 1955. :. 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