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THE PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE EIGHT Section B Thursday, November 1, 1956 County Group Tours Ozarks Over Weekend Florence McDonald Tel. 2292 Mr. and Mrs. John Krueger and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hite, of Ashland, left Thursday morn ing for a trip to the Ozarks and other places of interest, return ing home on Sunday evening. Mr. L. W. Rase left for Cana da Tuesday evening after re ceiving word of the death of his father. Mr. and Mrs. Lacey McDon ald and Mr. and Mrs. George Mooney left Friday afternoon for the western part of the state where they spent the weekend pheasant hunting. The young married people's Sunday School class sponsored a pancake and sausage supper on Thursday evening which drew a very large attendance and everyone really enjoyed the good food. Mr. D. M. Hendrickson, the Rock Island depot agent was painfully injured Thursday morning while tending his live stock. It was first thought that he might have received a brok en ankle, but fortunately the x-rays showed a badly sprained ankle, which is giving him much discomfort at this time. Mr. Charles Kupke was taken to the Bryan Memorial Hospital on Wednesday for observation and treatment. He has been ill at his home for several weeks. Mrs. Henry Backemeyer un derwent eye surgery on Thurs day morning from which she is recuperating nicely. Mrs. C. S. Beck of Lincoln spent the greater part of the week visiting her mother and other relatives., Mrs. Violet Lindell and four children spent the weekend in York, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Earl Lindell. The R. N. A. Lodge met Fri day evening for their regular monthly meeting and social. Mrs. Gayle Towle was the host ess of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ed- McHugh were among those attending the Colorado - Nebraska football game on Saturday. A miscellaneous shower was given in honor of Miss Ruth Arhensmeier on Friday evening at the church parlors. She is to be wed on Nov. 2 to Mr. Mer lin Reinke. Plattsmouth,- Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance' THOMAS WALLING CO. h A! Navy To Grant Holiday Leaves To New Enlistees Chief NaDeau, the Navy re cruiter for Cass County, - re ports all enlisting in the United States Navy prior to Nov, y 15, will be granted Christmas and New Year's leave. This policy, set by the U. S. Navy, is to enable all new enlisted men and their instructors to have Christ mas and New Year's leave home with their families. , Chief NaDeau has his main office in South Omaha at 24th and O Streets but is in Platts mouth every Monday afternoon from 1 to 3 p. m. at the Se lective Service office, county court house.- Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal VISIBLE House Numbers ARE IMPORTANT Is Your House Numbered? Are the numbers covered wih paint? Less than a dollar spent for houe num bers, could save you hundreds of dollars in case of fire, or even your life in case of an accident or emergency. Ambulances, Doctors; Firemen, and Policemen can all locate your house or your neighbors more quickly if houses are clearly numbered. The few minutes saved may be very important. Our City Ordinances make house num bers mandatory. If you do not know your house number, check your property description on your Tax Receipts and call phone Albert Olson, City Clerk 421 1 Postmaster Neil . 252 Either will be glad to give you the proper house number. Your cooperation will be appreciated by all who strive to serve you in an emer gency. Nov. 1, 1956 Bruce E. Gold, MAYOR Six Nehawka Grades Move To New School Mrs. F. O. Sand Tel. 2708 Grades one through 6 moved to the new school building Mon day. The 21 kindergarten pupils began school in the new build ing Tuesday, Mrs. Ellis Lacy is the teacher. The children will be taken home in the school bus at 11:30 each day. There are no more classes in the old build ing. The home economice depart ment is still at the home ec house. The kitchens at the old home ec house were moved Tuesday into the new building but classes will be held at the old house for the present. Most of the work in the new build ing is completed except for the gym, stage and homemaking room. The grounds are being graded. Six-week tests were given the past week. On the honor roll are seniors: Betty True, Dar lene Murdoch, Roger Kendall.. Sharon Ehlers, Bob Cook; jun iors: Jane Dietl; Sophomores: John Stanley, Marilyn Pollard, David Lindsey, Mary Lou Briley freshmen: Terry Briley, Mar lene Eaton, Bob Gazrrenns, San dra "Waller, Kenneth Stratton, Bonnie Lacy, Mary Henderson, Jerry Harshman; eighth grade: Jim Johnson; seventh grade: Nancy Ehlers. Sandra Stapert, Ann Briley and David Atteberry. There is a new pupil in the school: June Miller of Munday, Tex. June lived in England for three years. On United Nations Day she gave an account of England and Sharon Ehlers and Mary Lou Briley also spoke on the United Nations before the assembly. The seniors have been working on their annual. The editor is Betty True, assistand editor, Darlene Murdoch; advertising, Bob Cook; composition, Roger Kendall and Leonard Garrett; business manager, Sharon Eh lers; boys sports,. Glen Hidkey; girls sports, Vicki Jorgenson. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Botell, Mr. and Mrs. William Gift and Todd, Mr. and Mrs. R. Schmitz. all of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Schafer and family were guests Sunday of the Otto Schaf- ers. . Dr. and Mrs. Ellis Schlichte meier. Jean and Ann of Spen cer, la., were guests Tuesday and overnight of the Robert Schlichtemeiers. A family din ner Tuesday evening also in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schlichtemeier. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard called on her father, Creed Harris Friday on his 91st birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burton and son, Stephen, Grand Island, called Sunday at' the George Sheldons, Frank Lemons and other friends in Nehawka. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Beavers, Bennett, were guests Friday of the Earl Noltes. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bulling, Ceresco, were their guests Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost return ed Sunday evening from a weekend visit at Bertrand with the Omar Nutzmans, Jim Nutz mans and Ernest Andersons and other relatives. Mr. Ost got his quota of pheasants. Mr. and Mrs. John Petrow and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pierce and Neila were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. R. B. Stone. Ticklers. X f5 ' "Mama, his tail is on fire." E4 t .! U "UJUJIH-. t1"1"'"'') iH.S&JTTgr ft,UHlvm -J; T" .I -T-V ,1- I "- ll fVl V EES Irs rooff icafei your selection CHRISTMAS CARDS custom -imprinted your name moke hand with MEMBER iw:. v- if. i J . . i I " -'" r Walgreen Agency Roy S. White, New Plymouth, Ida., was a guest the past week of his sister, Mrs. Oren Poll ard, and Mr. Pollard. Mr. White had visited Dr. and Mrs. Clay ton Bruce and son at Ogden, Utah, attended a convention at Ft. Worth, Tex., and then came here.' Dinner guests Sunday at tfie Pollard home included Mr. White, Mr. and Mrs. Oren R. Pollard and daughters, Schaller, la.; Robert Pollard, St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Everrett White, Mr. and Mrs. Bert White, Lin coln, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Pollard and family. Saturday the Pollards and their guest had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. E. G. White of Lincoln. On Mon day they were the guests of the Arthur Pollard family at Wayne. Those from Nehawka attend ing the D. A. R. meeting at the home of Mrs. Caroline Tefft and Esther of Weeping Water Fri day were Mrs. Oren Pollard, Mrs. George Sheldon, Mrs. Mar ion Tucker, Mrs. J. J. Pollard, Mrs. Raymond Pollard and Mrs. R. B. Stone. Mrs. Ralph Keck ler had a program on "Geneao logy" and Mrs. Oren Pollard gave the devotions. Mrs. Oren Pollard, regent, presided. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Oren Pollard on Nov. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schlichtemeier, Bob Schlichtemeier, Mr. and Mrs. Pollard attended the farm bur eau banquet and meeting at the Weeping Water auditorium Tues day evening. Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rick etts, Percival, la.; Miss Grace Ricketts, Santa Barbara, Calif, and Mrs Amelia Balfour. Miss Ricketts was an overnight guest of the Rosses. She spent Monday and overnight with Mrs. Amelia Balfour. Mrs. Balfour had open house for Miss Ricketts Monday. Thirty guests attended and most of them were former pupils of Miss Ricketts. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Block, Denver, were recent guests of the Sterling Rosses.' The Blocks, accompanied by Mrs: A. B. Rut ledge, went to Fargo, N. Dak. and Rochester, Minn., to visit other relatives. They returned Tuesday and will spend several days with the Sterling Ross family before returning to their home. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Langheit Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morris, Union, were guests Tuesday evening of the Victor Rosses. Jim Sparr of Essex, la., is a guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sparr and family. Julie and Gary Zech, Douglas, spent their vacation with the F. O. Sands. Don Schlichtemeier was four Oct. 23, and his birthday dinner guests Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schlichtemeier and three sons. Mrs. Tillie Hemke of Lincoln is a guest this week of Mrs. Sadie Shrader. F. C. Schomaker was a dinner guest Sunday of the Wildon Switzers. Mrs. Marion Tucker and Mrs. George Sheldon visited Mrs. Frank Johnson at Lincoln Gen eral Hospital Thursday after noon. Mrs. Johnson, formerly Grace Walker of Plattsmouth, fell at her home and injured her back. Mrs. Ray Mayfield and chil dren, Gene. Gary and Charlene, Garland, ,came Wednesday to spend the weekend with Mr. and .Mrs. Lester Shrader, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ehlers and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Mayfield and family. A family dinner Sunday at the Boyd Mayfield home includ ed Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mayfield and family, Garland; Mrs. Louie Allgayer and children, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dobrovich, and family, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mayfield and sons, Nemaha; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mayfield and family, Ralston; Mr. and Mrs. -J. R. Mayfield Louisville. Miss Evelyn Wolph returned home Wednesday from St. Marys hospital where she had been a patient for two and one-half weeks following a fall. Among her guests since she returned home were Mrs. Myrtle Wolph, Avoca, Mrs. Emily Olive, Weep ing Water. Mr. and Mrs. Mer ritt Pollard and grandsons, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph, Mrs. Victor Ross and children. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Schroed er, Enid Okla., arrived Wed nesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson of Nehawka, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horstman of Talmadge and Mr. and Mrs. John Steffens of Lincoln. The Steffens were guests Sunday at the Arthur Wolph home. Boyd Mayfield spent the week end at Garland with Ray May field and hunted pheasants. Mr. and Mrs. Senn Waddell were guests Sunday of the Wil liam Baiers of Avoca. Mrs. Roy Waldo, Weeping Water, was a guest Sunday of the William Waldos. .Mrs: Frank Warden and Mrs. Maude Cornell were guests Mon day evening at a pink and blue shower honoring Mrs. Earl Chamberlain of Nebraska City. The shower was held at the Block house. Twenty -five Nehawka Rebek ahs were guests of the Louis ville chapter at a Hallowe'en party Thursday evening. The Weeping Water and Elmwood lodges were also guests. 1 Miss . Nanie Warden was not able to be present when the 50 year Rebekah pins were pre sented so Mrs. George Kime, Mrs. Frank Warden and Mrs. Mary Wessel presented the pin to her at home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross call ed at the Jack Hines home Sat urday evening and also visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Bag ley. They were guests of the Hines for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hines were guests Sunday at the LeRoy Pummell home at Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Pollard were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pollard. W S C Meets At Union On Thursday Mrs L. G. Todd Tel. 2441 The Woman's Society of Chris tian Service met at the church on Thursday afternoon, Oct." 25 to observe The Week of Prayer and Self "Denial, with Mrs. George Stinexas hostess. Twenty five members, several children and. one guest, Mrs. Robert Grunwald, were present. (Mrs. Grunwald later , joined the So cirty.) President called the meeting to order and announced that Rev. DeSpain would explain and appoint his "teams" who would conduct a "Community Religious Gensus" of our com munity. Mrs. Stive told of the work of the United Nations and the following ladies read short articles on Peace.Mrs. Balfour, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Zorn, Mrs. Hathaway, Mrs. Herman Mrs. Eleanor Mougey and Mrs. Eh lers. Mrs. Balfour, Status of Women, Secretary gave a short review of the life of Mrs. Pritch ard. Iva Mougey read an ar ticle from the Methodist Woman, telling of the missionary work in Loredo, Tex. Mrs. Pike read the list of committees that will ; serve the Annual Dinner and Supper on Election Day, Nov.6. Mrs. Todd conducted the Week ' of Prayer and Self Denial ser-! vice, using the theme, "O Teach , Me, Lord, That I May Teach." j Mrs. Courtney told of the work ' in Burma, Mrs. Ehlers told of! the work in the Philippines, j Mrs. Murphy of the work in' Sarawak and Mrs. Comer of the i work in Sumatra. Mrs. Mougey sang 11 the music used through; the service and Iva Mougey presided at the piano. Mrs. Kathryn Harrah received the offering. Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Cross and Iva Mougey and two daughters of Mrs. Stive, Elen and Cathy. Mrs. E. M. Rathe of Omaha spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs L. G. Todd. Mr. Rathe drove down from Omaha Sunday evening to take Mrs. Rathe home. She is teaching her fourteenth year in Bellevue schools. v Mr. and Mrs. Sam Waters of Fullerton, were overnight guests at the Lewis Roger's home last Monday night. Miss Henrietta Bauers of Cin cinatti, Ohio, is a houseguest of her friend, Mrs. L. B. Mou gey. She is a former Lincoln resident. Mrs. Mougey lived with Miss Bauer a number of years ago, when she was teaching in the Lincoln schools. Miss Peterson, a guest of Mrs. Verl Ackley, and Miss Margaret Harris attended morning church services at the Methodist church last Sunday morning. . Mr. and Mrs Walter Ever-, man and family of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rogers and little daughter, Cindy, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rogers. Mr. an Mrs. Merl Rogers were after noon visitors and evening lunch guests. State Chapter Holds Meeting At Polish Home The Nebraska chapter of Po lish American congress held its annual convention at the Polish Home in Omaha, Sunday, Octob er 28. The convention opened with a high mass at St. Stanis laus church, the Rev. Francis '-r r- l ti i. jvuuiszewBKi ceieuraiii. The evening sessions opened with a banquet at the Polish Home, presided over by An thony Zaleski, president of the 'Nebraska chapter. Hon. John Rosenblatt, mayor of Omaha, welcomed the more than 200 delegates and guests. Addresses were given by Sen. Roman Hruska and Gov. Victor Ander son. Main address of the evening was made by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik pastor of St. John's church, Plattsmouth and dean of the Plattsmouth dean ery." His address entitled "After Poznan What", analyzed the reasons behind the Poznan up rising of four months ago. The analysis was based on a psy chological study of Polish char acter and a survey of Polish his tory. It pointed out the inevit ableness of the Poznan uprising and the consequent unrest in Poland culminating, as it did last week, in the effort at ex pulsion of Russian control over the Polish state and military for ces. He concluded with an in spiring prayer for conseveted governmental and private action to give encouragement physical and spiritual aid to those who are trying to throw off the yoke of aggressors, even at the cost of life and limb. Polish songs, music, costumed dances interspersed the pro gram. Mrs. Adam Przudzik, mother of Msgr. Przudzik, Mr. and Mrs. Kazimir Babisz and daughter attended the convention. Timber Owners Convert Your Walnut Trees to Cash Contact Midwest Walnut Phone 6621 Council Bluffs, Iowa SI US3 Hi la B n They're really not from Hallowe'en! Just a Few Pair of Odds & Ends in Top Quality Ladies Shoes We're Not Permitted To Tell You The Names- -; But They'Ve From Our Regular Stock! 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