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f Sunday Dinner Attended By Many Relatives and friends went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Stoohr with well filled baskets for a dinner Sunday. The occasion was the 53rd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Stoehr and the birthdays In March of Victor Stoehr, Mrs. Elmer Stoehr, Dennis Kell and Harold and Albert Kaffenberger. A beautifully decorated cake, baked by Mrs Henry Kaffenberg er, centered the serving table. Green vases held yellow daffo dls on each end of the table. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. George Stoehr, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Kaffenberger, Mr. and Mrs Elmer Stoehr, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kaffenbrger, Mr. and Mrs. August Kell, Mr. and Mrs. Vic tor Stoehr and Dorothy Ann, Mrs Maggie Schroeder of Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Gerold Kell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wchr bein, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaf fenberger and family. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Dairs and daughters, Mrs. Luella Melsinger and Mr and Mrs. Philip Kep. Williams Family Has Farewell Dinner A farewell dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. David L. Williams and family was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Williams Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. David Williams and family are moving from the home in Columbus to Port and, Ore., later this month. Present other than the hon orees and hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wiliams and family; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams and family; Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Williams, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams and family of Topeka, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams and family; Mr.and Mrs. Or val Kahler and family; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tesarek and Karen; Ronald, Raymond and Leonard Williams all of this city. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings was served at noon. The afternoon was spent visiting with the men folks playing base, ball. In the evening, lunch was ser ved. Journal Want Ads Pay 1 Sl! v. i, nam . j .... Swift's Shortening Fcr Finer Cokes Flakier Pies, Better Fried Foods, 3-Lb. Can Nabisco RITZ Crackers, 16-ox. 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Mrs. Puis, president, presided at the business meeting. Pre liminary plans were made for visiting Tabltha Home at Lin coln la the near future. Spring conrerence meeting will be in Auburn, April 24 with several of the ladies planning to attend. The women are showing the color filmstrlp "Seethamma's uay depicting a typical day with one of the Indian Bible women aided by U. L. C.W. to the Sunday school, March 24. The functional committee chairmen of membershin. edu cation, Christian service and of ferings highlighted goals to at tain this year. Thank Offering was observed. Mrs. Tom Melsinger and Alan visited the meeting. In place of the April monthly meeting, the group plans to at tend the Lenten Prayer Retreat Program for the day, April 5, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 60th and Walnut Street, Omaha. Dr. A. Lentz will be the speaker for the morning ser vice. This servce is sponsored by the United Lutheran Church Wo men, Central Conference, Omaha Group, U. L. C. A. Mrs. Fred wehrbein, member of the Omaha Board, met recently with the board to formulate plans for tins program with the theme, "Ask in Prayer Believing." Refreshments were served by the hostesses. Pledged To Gamma Lamba Gamma Lamba professional band fraternity at the University of Nebraska, has announced ten new pledges. Among these are Marion Hi'd of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hild and Walter Hutchison of Louisville. Subscribe to The Journal Now! 2 '31c 59' M ' f hi ii i iuii ivm . rwa v. .'". Ernie Schultz entered the St. Mary's Hospital in Ne braska City and submitted to surgery Tuesday. He is in room 122. Friends here will be pleased to learn that Daniel Covert has been promoted to Airman First Class and has been Eent to Am a rill o, Tex., for special schooling. Mrs. Norman Vick will leave this week to spend three weeks in California. George Stoll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stoll of Omaha, was here Tuesday for a visit with his grandmother, Mrs. An na Stoll. George was home from the navy to visit the relatives in this section. He returned this week to his base at Skagg's Is land, California. Lintle McVey of Murray was in the city Wednesday in com pany with his son-in-law, Roy Gregg, to attend to some bus iness affairs. Mr. McVey has been at he St. Mary's Hospital at Nebraska City for several weeks. He was released on Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Born moved their household goods to the former Ken Weaver home, recently purchased by the Born's Taking possession of the Born farm home is their son, George and family. George Born will take up the farming occupation having received discharge from the armed services. Ford Dealer To Celebrate 10th Birthday Plattsmouth Motors Co., begin ning today will observe a 10th anniversary "selebration" by putting some eye-catching car bargains in front of the public. Used cars are being offered far below National Automobile Dealer Association figures and the company is featuring the new Mercury and that com pany's jtgantio contest. Plattsmouth Motors opened for business on March 14, 15 and 16,1947, in the big building on Washington Ave., and last July moved to smaller quarters on Ave. A. Originally the company was a partnership composed of Jer ry Eiting and Cliff Glradot. That partnership has been dissolved and Eiting remains the sole own er. Glradot is on a governmnt agricultural mission In Greece. At the beginning, Plattsmouth Motors sold Fords exclusively. But in 1955 the company obtain ed the Mercury franchise a long with the Ford. Eiting has been active in com munity life and is a former member of the city council past president of the Korn Karnival; past president of the Platts mouth Rotary Club; and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. 4-H Club News The Cass County Cooks, Cass County Canners, Cass County Homemakers, and Modern Miss, met at the new Nehawka High School, Feb. 26, 1957. They met for reorganization, and election of officers. The of ficers for the four clubs are as follows: COOKING, President, Marilyn Pollard; vice president, Mary Lou Co6ter; secretary, Sharon Dodson and news reporter, Twi- la Hicks CANNING President, Mary Lou Coster; vice president, Mar gie Miller; secretary, Gladys Nixon and news reporter Lois Whittington. CLOTHING, President, Gladys Nixon, vice president, Bonnie Lacy; secretary, Mary Lou Bri ley and news reporter, Mariyn Pollard. HOMEMAKING President, Cheryl Kearney; vice president, Sharon Dodson; secretary, Julia Jean Johnson; news reporter, Mary Lou Briley and Twila Hicks, News Reporter. Cary Christensen Celebrates Birthday Mrs. Charley Christensen en tertained at a lunch Saturday honoring her son, Gary, who was celebrating his 10th birth day. Twelve classmates of Gary from the fourth grade at Cen tral School were guests. Following the lunch, guests and the honoree participated in games in which all won prizes. Gary then opened his birthday gilts. In the afternoon all attended the movie at the Cass Theatre I By Margaret Dingman Phone 241 Lawrence Spangler, who has been here enjoying a furlough from his naval training, depart ed the last of the week for Key West, Fla., where he expects to be assigned to a ship for active duty. Mr. and Mrs. John Barkhurst and daughters of Nehawka visi ted relatives In Flattsmouth Sunday evening. George Conls was surprised on his birthday Monday at Mom's Cafe when several of his friends assembled to wish him a happy birthday over a cup of coffee. All were treated to a serving of decorated birthday cake. Mrs. John Stander, Mrs. An drew Stander and son, Leo, of Weeping Water were here Thurs day and while here, Mrs. And rew Stander and son were call ers at the Journl to renew their subscription to the paper. Harold Gregg and son, Tom and Sterling Ingwerson and son, Hunter, attended the Angus show In Columbus Monday and Tues day. C. C. Cotncr entered St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha Sunday for observation. The patient is on 2nd floor. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pankonin and two sons have moved back to Plattsmouth after 2 Vis years residence in Louisville. A son, Charles, is a freshman and the other son, Billy, is a first grade student. The family has moved to 318 Second Avenue. Basket Dinner Enjoyed Sunday A basket dinner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Jung, Omaha, Sunday. The occasion being the 76th birthday of Mrs. Carrie Hell Jung. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Jung, Pierre, So. Dak.; Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Jung, Huron, So. Dak.; Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar Jung, Carroll ton, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Elseman, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kupke and Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Guehlstorff, Gary and Jimmy of Louisville, and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Kupke and Steve of Lincoln. Funeral Of J. N. Beck Is Held On Saturday Funeral services for John Nickolas Beck were held Satur day at 2 o'clock at the chapel of the Caldwell-Llnder funeral home. Rev. G. E. Seybold of the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reform ed church conducted the ser vices. Mrs. Hugh Stander, Jr., was soloist and Mrs. George Ja cobs organist for the service. Burial was at the Oak Hill cemetery with Edward Baum gart, Arthur Hansen, August Pe- tereit, Carl Potscmes, t'ritz bie moneit, and Henry Starkjohn serving as casket bearers. Christmas Trade Of State Stores Down From 1955 LINCOLN The Christmas trade of Nebraska department stores during December was down 2.4 per cent over a year ago, the February Issue of Bus iness In Nebraska reported to day. Prepared by the University of Nebraska department of bus iness research, the bulletin said that December retail sales drop ped 0.4 per cent compared with November, and 6.0 per cent over a year ago. Luxury goods stores which. like department stores, are heav ily affected by the Christmas trade, were down 4.3 per cent. Nebraska City was up 8.5 per cent In retail sales over Dec ember, 1956. McCook was 7 per cent higher, and Kearney up 4.4 per cent. In the city index including bank debits, building activity, re tail sales, electricity and gas consumed, water pumped, postal receipts, and newspaper adver tisingNebraska City also led the other cities, up 9.2 per cent, compared with a year ago. Other increases were report ed by Kearney, 2.6 per cent; Broken Bow and Scottsbluff, both 0.8 per cent; and Fremont, 0.6 per cent. AUTO SALES Plymouth is said to have re gained third place in automobile sales, replacing Buick. The front runners are still Chevrolet and Ford, according to automobile sales reports. From Jan. 1 to Feb. 20, Plymouth had captur ed 10.2 per cent of the auto market, with 83,891 deliveries. Plymouth rated only 8.1 per cent nf the market last year. Mary Campbell has re turned to the University Hospital in Ward II. Llntie McVay returned from the hospital Saturday after be ing a patient there for five weeks. Several friends called on Mr. McVay Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Gregg. The congregation of the Meth odist Church will honor C. C. Wescott at a covered dish supper March 19, at 6:30 p m. Mr. Wes cott is leaving the city soon to make his home in the East. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Booth and daughter of Walton, were here the past week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hadraba, the latter, the brother of Mrs. Had raba. Glen Rutledge of Nehawka was In the city Tuesday to look alter business matters and while here was a caller at the Jour nal. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vest and daughter, Holly, of Murray were Sunday guests at the Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sutton home. Eve ning callers were Mi", and Mrs. Harold Simonson and Mrs. Si monson's mother, Rose Smith, of Omaha. The Woman's Benefit Associ ation State Field Director Ina Karlstad left Plattsmouth Thurs day alter spending several days with the members of tha local review. Former Avoca Resident Is Dead In Omaha Funeral services for John l George' Dunkak will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday with commit tal services to be held at 3 p. m. at Avoca Cemetery. Mr. Dunkak, 59, native of A voca, died suddenly Wednesday morning in Omaha where he had been a resident many years and where he was occupied as a painter. He apparently was In good health until time of death. He is survivd by two sisters: Mrs John Hutchinson, Burke, S .D., and Mrs. Loren Roloif, Omaha; four brothers, Henry, Minneapois, Fred, Bonsteel, S. D.; William, San Francisco; and Louis, Omaha; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Dunkak, who was baptised in the Lutheran faith, was born in Avoca, Feb. 6, 1898. the son of the late Lewis F. and Emma Peters Dunkak. He was raised and attended school in Avoca before moving to Omaha. He was an active member in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 38, Omaha. The body will lie in state at John Gentleman Mortuary and Dr. Walter Traub will officiate at the final rites. VACCINE SURPLUS DOWN. Unused polio vaccine no long er is piling up on the manu facturers' shelves, reports Sur geon General Leroy E. Burney of the Public Health Service. The backlog of almost 26,000, 000 cubic centimeters of unship ped vaccine, reported in January has been reduced to less than 15,000,000 cubic centimeters, he says. CALENDAR Tuesday, March 19 Special meeting of Home Chap ter 189 OES initiation at 8 p. m. Monday, March 18 The Plattsmouth Garden Club will meet at 2 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Christie Hickey. Thursday, March II There will be a meeting of the Junior Legion Auxiliary at the home of Sharon Dunlap, be ginning at 7 p. m. Note the earlier meeting time! Saturday, March 16 Regular meeting of Jobs Daughters, Hethcl No. 24 at 2 p. m. at the Masonic Hall. Please bring money for the "Mick Mem orial Fund." Friday, March 15 Past Masters banquet at the Masonic Hall at 6:30 p. m. Thursday, March 11 Meeting of the Junior Ameri can Legion Auxiliary at the home of Sharon Dunlap at 7 p. m. Note the earlier meeting time! WSWS Of Mynard Church Meets The Mynard Womens Society World Service met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Maynard Ramge, with Mrs. George Mumm and Mrs. Thomas Gros shans as assistant hostesses. The president opened the meet ing by reading Ps. 97 and a call was answered with a verse from the Bible. Mrs. Melvin Shafer reminded the members that this is the beginning of a new year and a new experiment since the WS WS and the Ladles Aid are now combined. She urged each one to more consecrated effort In God's work and illustrated her point with a poem. Mrs. Robert Cole stressed too much time is spent theorizing and not enough in action in re gard to conditions that threaten the well-being of homes and communities. The secretary of literature, Mrs. Arthur Wetenkamp, assur ed the group that they will broaden their sense of Christian fellowship by reading about oth er peoples' lives and problems. The folowing officers were e lected: President, Mrs. Wayne Hen drlx; first-vice president, Mrs. Robert Cole; second-vice presi dent, Mrs. Fred Arnold; sec retary, Mrs. George Mumm; aid treasurer, Mrs. Willis Cole; WSWS treasurer, Mrs. Royal Smith; secretary of spiritual life, Mrs. Roy O. 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Although the churches gratefully acknowledge th: hel;i rendered by devoted Christian laymen, who give unsparingly of their time and efforts to the work and to organizations. The lesson closed with the reading of Acts 17,; 15-34 and the singing of "We've a Story to Tell the Nations," with Mrs. Rob ert Cole as pianist. The hostesses served refreshments. Senator Gore (D. Tenn.,) has announced he is drafting legis lation that will limit the amount any single individual can con tribute to political campaigns in any one year. New Spring Hats A Little Cirl Appreciates! Nothing Sets Her Off Like A Ilrinht New Hat! And Infants Straws To Sub-teon Pretties Or Cotton Infants Bonnets P