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. ' V t V . V ' J ' ;y ti i V r t' i it V il V if T t -.t v 1. i ' NT" Funeral Of William John At Elmwood ELMWOOD (Special) Funer al services for William J. John of Elmwood were held at 10 n. m., Monday, April 29, at St. Mary's church, with Father James P. Hennessv, officiating, assisted by Father Elmer F. Mc Fatlden of Syracuse as deacon and Rev. Gideon of Palmyra as subdeacon of the solemn re quiem hleh mass. Mrs. Martin Zoz rendered he music. Burial was In St. Mary's cemetery, Elmwood. Mr. John, born March 28, 1872, lived his entire life on the farm his father had homesteaded In the 1800's and died at his horn April 25, 1957. He served many years on the school board, on the church board and the Far mer's Union, being a charter member of the latter. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; daughters, Rosemary, G., and Helen B.. Elmwood, Mrs. Vivian Trent of Tuscon, Ariz., Mrs. Ruth Hafel of Springfield, 111., and Mother Lucille M. John of the Convent of the Sacrod Heart, Duchesne college, Omaha sons, Major William E. John, who Is with the Strategic Air Command In London England, and R. Ted of Elmwood, and seven grandsons. Mrs. Vlvan Trant of Tuscon, Ariz., and Mrs. Ruth Hafel of Springfield, 111., and Major Wil liam E. John of London, England came to attend their father's funeral. They will spend few days with the John family be fore returning to their respec tive homes. The people of Poland count heavily on U. S. Aid. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 Mrs. F. O. Sand of Nehawka Journal News Correspondent, drove a car load of women to the Homemakers Day activities Tuesday. Mrs. Clarence Peterson and Mrs. Ly l-a Eailey of Ashland and Mrs. Oscar Dill of South Bend attended the Homemakers Day here Tuesday. While In the city the visitors called at the Journal office while Mrs. Peterson be came a new subscriber to The Plattsmouth Journal. Mrs. Norma Mrasek was hos tess in her home Monday eve ning honoring Mrs. Jack Beig gcr, the former Audrey Dow, who is visiting In the city. Other guests Included Mrs. Tom Pfef fer of Bellevue and Mrs. Robert Gall. The evening was spent visiting during which time Mrs. Mrasek served a "Dutch Lunch". Dick Deems of Alvo was a Plattsmouth business c a 1 1 e r Wednesday. Reverend Kleth Delap, First Presbyterian Minister, and chil dren, Paula and David, were in Lexington Wednesday, where the pastor attended the Region al training meeting for Camp and Conferences. Paula and David visited their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.Conrad Delap. Art Siemoneit of Omaha was a Plattsmouth business caller Tuesday to renew his subscrip tion to The Plattsmouth Journal you luiuw MOM mnrnvTTTWF ' r f Many other styles to select from 12 - 20 146 - 242 II PLISSE "PRELUDE PRINT mm keeps you cool and pretty 'round the house ... to market. 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Mrs. Carl Schneider, Sr., of Peru arrived Monday In Platts mouth to visit in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Officer and Mrs. Wayne Schnei der and family. Mrs. Ellen Fierce, Mrs. Wayne Sayers, Rhonia and Debbie Sayers ac compapnled her to this city where they are becoming ac quainted with the new son of Mr. and Mrs. Schneider. Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Sayers are sis ters of Mr. Schneider. Arriving Wednesday at the home of her mother Mrs. Ella Hanes, was Mrs. Kenneth Thompson and three sons of Downers Grove, 111. While here they will also visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Halmes and family. Kenneth Thompson will join the family here next week. J'a. and Mrs. Don Warga, Mr. ani Mrs. Perry Dingman and Mr. a.i I Mrs. R. R. Furse were ban quet guests of the Ak-Sar-Ben, an' attended the Press Conven tu n at the Lincoln Hotel, Friday evening. City Marshal Clyde Jackson of Louisville was in the city today to look after his residence prop erty repairs. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knorr re tuned home Sunday from Calif on ia where they have been va cationing. f iss Amelia Martens, visitin l.i San Francisco. Calif., since December, has returned to her home here in Plattsmouth just hi time to see her beautiful flow. ees burst forth with the coming of Spring. Leonard Brothers of Be levue -was a Plattsmouth visitor Friday and called at the Journal office. Mrs. Floyd Fulton met her son-in-law, Robert Grassman, in Omaha this morning and will accompany him to Sioux Falls, S. D., for a visit in that city. Mr. Grassman only recently as sumed the duties as superinten dent of the McCrossen Home in Sioux Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hilflicker have disposed of their home here and have moved to Long Beach, Calif., where they will make their future home. Henry Thiele who has been hospitalized for the past three weeks at Immanuel in Omaha, submitted to surgery Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ward, Osborn, Kans., were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen McClure and also of the K. J. Dunlap family, over the week end. Mrs. Ward is a sister of Mr. McClure. Douglas Lee Rohlfs who was discharged from the US navy early in April, is now located at Inglewood, Calif. Douglas is now employed at the Douglas Airplane plant at Inglewood. Larry Vallery departed Mon day shortly after noon by plane fu a vacation trip in California. Keeting the plane in Los An- ge'.es was his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vallery. Joey Austin lias returned h.tme from Denver. Colo., vir the streamliner, following a visit in Denver with his cousins. Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Heineman were in Lincoln this week to attend the meeting of the State Dental Association. Mrs. Rose B. Prohaska return ee this week from a vacation since the Easter season in Au rora, 111., where she was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wooster M Wooster is a brother of Mrs, Pxohaska. She also took in the sites of Chicago and viewed the bet utiful shrine and many places o: interest in that city. Knights Of Columbus Meet At Hastings In State Conference The annual meeting of the Ne braska State Council of the Knights of Columbus was held at Hastings. Sunday and Mon day. April 28th and 29th, with a very large attendance from councils over the state. Meetings were held at the Clarke Hotel, registrations start ing Sunday morning at 10 o'clock to open a very busy two days for the delegates. Delegates from the Monsignor Michael A. Shine Council of this city, were Walter H. Smith, long prominent in the state activities and Elmore Brink. On the opening day Sunday, the speaker was Emmet Blaes of Wichita, Kans., past state de puty. The Monday sessions featured the mass by Bishop John L. Paschange of Grand Island at St. Cecelia's Church. Attending the meetings from Plattsmouth were: Msgr. Joseph Przudzik, Mr. and Mrs. Bart Scanlon, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Brink, Robert Whelan, grand knight of the local council, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Smith. i- -7V V' "'"3 j ", ,k l v t 1 - T L . ' - i v . ' ' v. , f r r'.- '' ,! .... - ' r" Miss Kay Oelke 1 1 5 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, May 2, 1957 iMti'- Reaching for a can of flea spray she doused Candy thoroughly. Around and around the room the dog went, but there was no escape from the odor. Then Mrs. Oearheart realized that the can didn't contain flea spray but dog rprllcnt. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Oelke, Nebraska City, an nounce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kay to Duane Traut, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Traut, Plattsmouth. Miss Oelke is a 1955 graduate of Ne braska City High School and was formerly employed by Wel lensiek and Morrissey, attorneys, In Nebraska City. Mr. Traut attended Plattsmouth High School and Is employed in Oma ha. The wedding will be an event of May 5 at the First Luth eran Church in Plattsmouth. Mother Of Wayne Gorton Dies At Home In Omaha Mrs Ernest A. Lundin of Omaha, mother of Wayne Go un of this city, died Apri 30th at the family home, following an i.lr.cs the past three months. I Funeral services will be held at the Bholln and Hellmann Mort uary, 3421 Farnam St., Friday at one o'clock. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. i The deceased, the former Sell Hughes of Dunbar, is survived by the husband, Ernest A Lun dn . two sons, Wayne Gorton; of Plattsmouth and Donald Gor ton of Omaha; grandchildren, Lynn and Richard Gorton ol Omaha and Valerie. Jerry and Jack Gorton of Plattsmouth. j Two sisters, Mrs. Irene Lewis, Ccum ii Bluits. Mrs. Rudolph Nosky, Nebraska City; four brothers, John Hughes, Albuquer que, N. M.. Bernard Hughes, Burley, Ida., Ray Hughes, Cald-, well, Ida., and Thomas Hughes, Oregon City, Ore. REPULSIVE ERROR ASHLAND, Ky. Candy, the pet dog of the Calvin Gearheart's was enjoying a midnight scratch when Mrs. Gearheart decided to do something about the fleas. GROVE'S "The House Of Gifts" Offers a wonderful selection of Ceramics . . . so many different beautiful items that make appreciated gifts for every occasion as well as additions to every woman's store of home pretties. YOU ARE INVITED TO SHOP HERE FOR GIFTS OF DISTINCTION Planters Vases Candy Dishes Ash Trays Figurines Cake Plates Relish Dishes Ornamentals Shop For Cifis At "The House Of Gifts" Grove Jewelry 505 Main Phone 228 n Auxiliary Attends Hospital Meet Monday evening several mem bers of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary attend ed a meeting of hospital chair man and auxiliary presidents conducted by Muriel Hood, VAVS representative, at the Veterans Hospital in Omaha. The group planned all VFW activities at the hospital for the coming year. The fourth Sun day of every month is VFW Sunday and different groups will help escort patients to the Chapel for services. May 26th Mrs. Le Roy Wilson and Mrs. A. C. Mc Lean will attend a coffee at the hospital. Attending this meeting from Plattsmouth was local president Mrs. A. C. McLean; hospital chairman, Mrs. LeRoy Wilson, Mrs. Pearl Myers and Shirley Fitch. If there should be a fire in your home do you know all the ways you can escape the blaze, in addition to the front or back door? You should. The National Safety Council and the U. S. Department of Agriculture suggest you check for such al ternative means of exit in an emergency. If you don't have any, make some. ENGAGED Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Amato have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sally, and Patrick Barrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Barrett, of Lawrence, Nebraska. Miss Amato is a student at the University of Nebraska and is affiliated with "Sigma Kappa. Mr. Barrett also at tended the University of Nebraska and is now em ployed in Lincoln. A fall wedding is being planned. Southeast Asia nations said to misuse aid. are A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents Funeral Services Of Henry Schneider Held On Tuesday Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Caldwell-Linder funeral home, memorial services were held for Henry A. Schneider, veteran Nebraska banker. Mr. Schneider in his long public life in eastern Nebraska made many friends among the banking fra ternity and many in the public life of Nebraska for the past forty years, and many of these were here to pay their last tri butes. The services were in charge of Rev. Keith Delap, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Schneider was a member and fervent worker. During the services William Knorr, Jr., was soloist, with Mrs. Howard Davis as accompanist. Services at the grave in Oak Hill cemetery was in charge of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, AF & AM, of which Mr. Schneider was long a member. Raymond C. Cook, grand custodian of the Ma sonic grand lodge, gave the eu logy and William F. Evers, the prayer. Casket bearers were old fam ily friends, Roy W. Knorr, C. E. Metzger, James F. Begley, W. H. Schmidtmann, John F. Wehrbein. and C. A. Weten-kamp. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 HOTEL COFFEE SHOP PHONE 5258 MENU FOR SUNDAY, MAY 5th SERVING FROM 11 A. M. to 7 P. M. Choice of Fruit Cocktail or Chicken Noodle Soup ENTREES ROAST CHICKEN With Cranberry Sauce 2 CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS VIRCINIA BAKED HAM CHOICE RIB STEAK ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF Salad Strawberry Peach Mold Pineapple Glazed Carrots Whipped Potatoes Hot Rolls Desert Ice Cream OTHER SELECTIONs7nClTde!TiSII and SEAFOODS, CHOICE STEAKS ? ( , iv u fair ft ' filk Si MA N OH 1 1 111 Whli . 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