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J f RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAT SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors 625 Ave. A ph. 287 The Air Force has started or ganizing a complete weapons system for the operation of an atomic-powered airplane. World Bank plans to lend $50, 000,000 to Australia. k wSEYS'Ivg-' z.r.aam. v-' i-w" I. i hp I. U-.-H. .I, n iA u syw tn n m Ron n ri r1 KM Ei Via' t 50 MANY STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM IN BROKEN SIZES Terrific Savings Await You !? WML WOMEN'S SHOES illlil Si MEN'S SHOES up CHILDREN'S SHOES I 4 " Shoes For The Entire Family 532 Main Phone 7232 Two Attend Wedding In Lincoln Church Mrs.F. O. Sand . Tel. 2708 Mr. and Mrs. Duane Everrett and family spent part of the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Everett and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Davey, all of Lincoln. On Dec. 27, they attended the wedding of Miss Lois Srb and Mr. Charles Miller at the Tabernacle Chris tian Church of Lincoln. . Dinner guests Wednesday at the Eugene Fitch home were Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Yearsley and family, Dunbar; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fitch and sons; Mr. and Mrs. Julian Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Lockwood, Brock, were guests Wednesday of the Fred Beattys. Mrs. Jeanetta Cole of Nebras- SERVICE STATK3M IT WAS ADVERTISED v AS OVERHEAD DRIVE.. AND I BOUCHT IT SIGHT UNSEEN ... Now We've Seen every thing! Except of course a customer that we couldn't please with our fast, friendly, efficient service. Bet We Can Please You, too! Larry's Texaco Highway 73-75 North y-v?--' V V tt, a J s n ' N As a new year dawns, continuing progress in Nebraska is reflected I by new and expanding business and industry, streamlined farming i methods, and more comforts and conveniences in the home. The importance of low-cost electricity to this progress is demon strated by the ever-growing use of power by Consumers' customers Here is part of the record for 1956 as compared with 1955. 1956 117,762 834,058,000 237,830,000 2,796 ( 2.60cenfs Customers served Total kilowatt-hours used Kilowatt-hours used by ) residential customers Average KWH use by 1 residential customers Average cost per KWH for residential customers Meanwhile, Consumers has charted definite, long-range plans for additions and improvements to its system so that its customers can continue to count on an ample and dependable supply of low- cost electricity for an ever-brighter tuture. 1955 116,066 782,676,940 218,428,227 2,611 2.64 cents 1956 figures estimated on December 11 from'a!! "of us to all of you wssm look to PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT for power for Better Living ..Electrically ka City and Nancy Bucholz took Mary Bucholz to Shelton Sunday and were overnight guests of the James Cole family. They returned Monday. Mary return ed to school -at the Platte Val ley -Academy. Mr. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara were dinner guests Sunday of the David Martin family at Denton. The Chandlers with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stoll and daughters of Eagle. Richard Wallentine of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Don Resso and Mike were holiday dinner guests of the DeForest Philpots. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schlichts mier and sons spent the holi days with relatives at Schuyler, and with the J. A. Budin family at Clarkson. The Christmas family dinner at the Lloyd Bud in home at Schuyler included the traditional red salmon sent from an uncle in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lutz and family were dinner guests Sun day of the Emil Lutzes. Cathy Lutz went to Lincoln to spend part of her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Neukirch. Dinner guests Sunday of the Arthur Wolphs were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horstman, Talmage; Mrs. P. C. Cunningham, Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ander son and son. Church Falls, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson. and Mrs. W. E. White, Mrs. and Mrs. Wilber Whittington, Falls City. Larry Whittingron returned to Falls City to spend several days with his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Trotter were guests Christmas day of the Earl Chappells of Nebraska City. Other guests were Mrs. Paul Wolph and Bill, Mr. and Mrs. John Wolph and family, Avoca, Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Woest and son, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chappel nd Mrs. John Woest, Nebraska City. . Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sturm and sons, Sioux City, la., came to spend Sunday and Monday with the Melvin Sturms. They had dinner Christmas day with the George Johnson family of Lin coln and visited with the Harry Metcalfs, their children and grandchildren. Dinner guests Christmas day were. Walter Ficke, Janis and Steve, Wichita, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reece and family, Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tucker. Mrs. Ficke stayed with her father, H. W. Steinmeyer, Sr., who has been very ill at Clatonia. Mrs. Melvin Sturm and Jim spent Sunday with Mr. Steinmeyer. Thursday the Mel vin Sturms, the Jim Sturm family went to Clatonia to spend part of the day with Mr. Stein meyer. In the afternoon they , ......... i i- THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, January 3, 1957 - Section B PAGE FIVE - BEARS PARTICULAR BLOOMSBURG, Pa. A bear broke a window of a chicken house belonging to District Game Protector M. E. Hagen- buch, crawled inside and ate all of the feed mash in the poul try feeders, but not a chicken was touched. CAUGHT IN OWN TRAP MEMPHIS, Tenn. Requested by several women residents to send a police radar speed trap crew to their street Capt. Charles Rhodes, obliged. Among the first to draw tickets for speeding were two of the wo men who asked for the trap. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sturm with Mr. and Mrs. John Flanagan of Ains worth and Mrs. Oscar Reece cf Ashland were guests at the Jack Reece home. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shradr and the Raymond Mayfield fam ily of Garland were Christmas dinner guests of the Ray Eh lers family of Avoca. Howard Moore, a 1958 grad uate of Nehawka high, return ed to San Diego to the Marines following a leave at home. He ! .vvVvVYVVvVvVrVWWfrWr has completed his boot training. Mr. and Mrs. Bub Willis, Un ion, were Christmas dinner guests of the Harold Willises. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Trombla, Linda and Jim, Wichita, Kans., were guests Christmas day and overnight of Mrs. Ona Kunkel. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Trotter and Mrs. Mary Wessel were guests Tuesday evening of Mrs. Kunkel. The Elmer Haffkes were din ner guests Saturday of the Wil liam Jorgensons. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brannon were their Sunay evening guests. The William Kruger family , came to Ashland where Mrs. of Bellevue were holiday dinner I Sturm and Mrs. Jim Sturm at- guests of the Arthur Wolphs. I tended a tea at the Jack Reece The Krugers moved into their new home at Bellevue the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth And erson and son of Virginia were dinner guests Sunday of the Wil liam Blahas at Fremont. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Weik and family were holiday guests of his mother, Mrs. Sadie Weik of Plainview and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Malzacher of Neligh. Mrs. Amelia Balfour had two fingers on the left hand pain fully inured when a car door closed on them. Jimmy Bailer and his grand mother, Mrs. Alma Berner of Weeping Water, returned home Monday from Powersville, Mo., where they spent several days with the Carl Lindhardt family. The Bailer family joined in a family dinner at Mrs. Berners home at Weeping Water .for Christmas day. Holiday dinner guests of the Fred Beattys and Presley Wal ters were Mr. and Mrs. Norris Hoberg and Don, Mrs. Visa Brown and Paul, Nebraska City Mrs. Floyd Epler and Veil, Brock and Mrs. Maude Cornell. A holiday dinner at the Dick Johnson home included Mr. and Mrs. Eob Johnson and family, Talmage; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guthals, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson and family, Union; Ruth Bruns, Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Henning Johnson and Tom. Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kropp and Mrs. Sarah Kropp were Staff Sgt. Jed Kropp, Sgt. Willis Johnson, both cf the Lincoln air base. Jack Gregorac, Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Sarah Kropp and Ernest were guests Monday of the A. T. Hinds family of Lincoln. A family dinner at the Ed Snyder home included Mr. and Mrs. W. Waller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poling, Nebraska City, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jones and family, Union; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snyder and sons, Mrs. Lottie Snyder and Mr. and Mrs Gus Neumeister. Tuesday night the Neumeisters were guests of Mrs. Fred Neumeister of Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hansen and Paul of Elk Horn, la., Mr. and' Mrs. Vance Balfour, Susan and Carol were dinner guests of the Fred Hansens Friday and all had afT oyster supper togeth er at the Balfour home. The American Legion Aulili- ary will meet at the auditorium Tuesday, Jan. 8 with Mrs. WTill Ost, Mrs. Marion Tucker and Mrs. Conrad Johnson as hostess es. Mrs. Gus Neumeister will speak on "National Security Legislation." Mr. and Mrs. Bud Chriswis ser, Plattsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. James Chriswisser and family were dinner guests Sunday of the Roy Chriswissers. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schomaker were guests Monday evening of the Arley Schomakers. The I. A. Warlick's Christ mas dinner guests were Floyd Warlick, Arlington, Amy Jane, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Byron Warlick and sons, McCook who were here for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Don Warlick, Oakland Calif., called by phone early in the morning. Guests of the Murell Whit tingtcns Wednesday ,.were Mr. home. In the evening both fam ilies were guests at a family dinner at the Reece home. Talks on expansion of United States military bases in the Philippines have been suspend ed indefinitely. They I old Frank it couldn't be done, but HERE IT IS! 3 Posss Taken and 5" x7" Tinted for . . .......-..-.J... .i. . - ..- ,mIJ..J COOLMAN'S I TV SERVICE EVENINGS Phone 7269 Exclusive At 118 No. 6th St. Ph. 255 REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 1 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. Cf COMIC OFF MAIN STREET w By JOE DENNETT SO LOKJGfMA I'M OFF TO CHOOL r GUS ( i k" SCHOOL! J 0$4J ( WASH THOSE DIRTY HANDS OF- YOURS U BEFORE VCU GO! S - y - V ' - - it-. - 1 t. - HECK, MA I CANT A SEE MUCH SS.MSE IN WASHIN'AV HANDS YA KIEVER KETCH A'.E ALWAYS HOLDING UP MV HANDS ;' 9 V " 3 : Vk ;kAAC5-r .o'X ALECK KIDSj 3 7A "tk-Br- r.i SONNY SOUTH P' DID YO' KNOW WE'RE T tiff" IT'S AWFUL NOISY MOVIM' OVAH BY TH' RAIL- 1 pJ OVAH THA VO' CAN fV ROAD TRACKS NEXT WEEK. 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