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(i P l 1 II l - I Junior -Senior Banquet Held At Nehawka Mrs. F O. Sand Phone 2708 . "Hitch Your Wagon to a Star" was the theme of the Junior Senior banquet Friday evening which was served at the school by the W. S. C. S. of the Metho dist Church. Jane Dletl was toastmlstress. The toasts were Wishing Stars b Judy Sur face; Holiday in Stardom by Betty True; Hitch a Wagon to a Star, Mary Lou Coster; Shoot ing Stars, Jim Gregg; Milky Way, Sharon Dobson; the World is Waiting for the Sunrise, Mrs. Arthur Mehrens. Miss Sue Kirk man sang a solo accompanied by Miss Janet Christiansen. The decorations Included stars hanging from the ceiling, a gar den, and the curtain back of the speakers table was decor ated with stars and a moon. Merrltt Dodson. Jr., and Brian Ofeller of Peru State Teachers College, gave a talk before the college section of the Nebraska Academy of Science in Lincoln Saturday, April 27. The boys are chemistry stu dents at Peru and talked on acid and used engine oil. This has been the subject of some re search in the Peru chemistry department. Both are seniors and will graduate May 24. The Nenawka Junior and Sen ior Womens clubs are invited to a musical given at the Metho dist Church in Union on Tues day, May 7 at 2 p. m. and sponsored by the Union Womans Club. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Martin of Crab Orchard were guests for several days the past week of the Henning Johnsons. Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Rhine, Nebraska City; Allen Beccard and Carol Revs, Union, visited Leonard Garrett Sunday. Leo nard developed pneumonia fol lowing a case of measles. His condition is improved. Mr. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ning Johnson were dinner guests Sunday of the Albert Andersons. Lieutenant Schroeder of the state safety patrol spoke to mem bers of the P. T. A. Thursday evening at the school. He also showed a film. This was the last meeting of the year. The high school won the ban ner for having the most parents present. Members voted to give $15 to the F. F. A. girls for dishes and silverware for their kitchen. The new officers were install ed. Mrs. Jake Staport is the new president. Hostesses were Mrs. Jesse Nichols, Mrs. Frank Warden. Mrs. Gus Nelmeister and Mrs. Sheldon Mitchell. The magnolia tree at the Mar tin Ross home in Nehawka is beautiful with hundreds of blos soms in bloom. Dlanne Ross was six on April 22 and her dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morris of Union, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ross and Bill. Mrs. George Bischof of Ne braska City showed colored slides of Europe at a Nehawka Wo mans club benefit Thursday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. Amelia Balfour. The ways and means committee sponsored the entertainment. A tea followed. There were thirty present. Summer Bible School opens June 3 with classes from 9 to 11:30 each dav, Monday through Friday, and will continue for two weeks. This will include both the United Brethren and Methodist Churches and will be held at the school. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneider and family of Peru were dinner guests Sunday at the Kelly Thorne home. Among those who attended Feeders Day at Lincoln Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. George Sheldon, Mrs. Arthur Wolph, Mrs. Louie Ross, Mrs. Albert Anderson, Mrs. Christine Chaopell. Mrs. Will Ost, Mrs. Fred Beatty, Miss Evelyn Wolph. and Mrs. V. O. Sand. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Meyer and family were dinner guests Sunday of the Ras Jensens of Lincoln and called on Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hugh were also dinner guests of the Jensens. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sand accompanied them and spent the day at the Paul Sand's home. They attend ed the First Communion ser vices at Holy Family church. Their granddaughter, Carol Sand was a member of the class. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schomaker. Lincoln, were overnight guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Heesch and on Thursday night of the Ned Nutzmans. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Bates and Barbara were guests Sunday at the Neil Pierce home. Bar bara remained Monday and Tuesday and the Pierces took her home Tuesday evening and were dinner guests of the Bates. Mrs. R. B. Stone ws a dinner guest of the Pierces Sunday. Mrs. Julia Kokjer, Mrs. Ross Ehiers, Bertrand; Mrs. Dena Ru ge and Frances, Avoca; Mrs. Amelia Balfour, Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost, were dinner guests Wednesday at the Henry Ross home. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Lacy and Bonnie were dinner guests at the Ernest Norris home near Avoca Sunday. Mrs. Guy Murdoch returned home Sunday from Fullerton, where she spent three weeks with the Glenn McAffee family. Mr. and Mrs. McAffee and infant son, Paul Glenn, brought her back and srent Sunday at the Murdoch home. Other guests at the Murdoch home Sunday were Miss Bessie Murdoch. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murdoch and family and John Davis of Murray. JoEllen Nixon, umaha, was home for the weekend. Mrs. Ida Berger, Miss Allegra Wilkens, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilkens, DeWitt, were guests Sunday at the Earl Nolte home. Mr, and Mrs. Nolte and daughters spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts and family of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rutledge were guests at a birthday dinner Sunday at the Edgar Newton home in Plattsmouth which ob served the birthday of Jeanlne Newton. Mrs. Vesta Clark re turned home with them to make an indefinite stay. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Owen and family, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Power, Belflower, Calif.. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Power, Waterloo. Ia., were guests Sat urday of the Walter Powers. 1 mm pWy. Soft, cool, gently-slimming and ever-so-flattering ...these Martha Manning designs for Mother's Day and on through simmery, summery weather ahead! Each with Martha Manning's meticulous attention to detail... they wash easily, are cotton- (illicit In iron T $70-98 a. White on black, navy, brown or copen blue. b. Grey combined with pink and taupe, royal and mauve, turquoise and olive or gold and yellow. c Navy, black or tan an white. d. Green with turquoise, grey with pink or yellow, all on white ground. e. Green, grey or tea) on white, t Blue, grey or green. fu -i V MfiSH S misses' and Illusion halt-size dresses COOD HOUSEKEEPING all in finest pima cotton voile, sizes 10-20. Mrs. Victor Ross, Dianne and Tommy accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morris to Lincoln Sun day to visit Mrs. S. F, Morris at Bryan hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rutledge Mrs. Forence Mills and Mrs. Emma Rutledge. Omaha, were guests Sunday afternoon at the Glen Rutledge home. Mrs. Em ma Rutledge is steadily improv ing from .a heart attack. Mrs. George Kime was a guest of Mrs. Georee Poulos, Jr., of Auburn at a 1 o'clock luncheon sponsored by the Junior Womans Club at the coffee shop. Mrs. Poulos was on the decoratng committee. The tables were very attractive with a May pole In the center with dolls in pastel colors at the ends of the stream ers. Other decorations were in the spring theme. Mr. and Mrs. George Waldo, Mrs. Don Hunter and two chil dren, all of Omaha were guests Sunday at the William Waldo home. The Warlick family reunion Sunday at the I. A. Warlick home included Don Warlick, Oak land, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. By ron Warlick and sons. McCook; Amy Jane Warlick, Omaha; Floyd Warlick, Wichita, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Warlick. Don Warlick left Monday for Springfield, Mo., to join his wife who visited relatives there while he spent the week with his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross, Mrs. Amelia Balfour. Mrs. Kent Bal four, Neil and Beverly, Mrs. Vance Balfour, Susan and Carol were guests Saturday morning at the Balfour-Wintz wedding at St. Mary's Church at Ne braska City. Rev. L. Edward Mattingly, associate professor of religion and director of religious life at Nebraska Wesleyan, gave the sermon at the Methodist Church Sunday which was observed as Wesleyan Day. Mrs. Gertrude Carper return ed home Friday from Arizona and California where she accom panied Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Car per of Murray for a seven week vacation. They spent some time near Pheonix. sightseeing and visited Mr. and Mts. Homer Croasman of Los Altos, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Carper also visited her mother and sister at Mo desto, Calif. Mrs. Harvey Bailer entertain ed the Bluebird Club Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Vance Bal four as co-hostess. Fifteen mem bers were present. Mr. and Mrs. John Stones and family of Murray were supper guests Sunday of tjhe Vance Balfours. Mrs. Melvin Sturm was the assessor at Nehawka. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marnell and family of Auburn were guests Sunday of the Kelly Thornes. Marvin Edmonds, Lincoln, was home for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard attended burial services for L. D. Critchfield at the Weeping Water cemetery, Thursday aft ernoon. They met Mr. and Mrs. Forest White of Chicago, who attended the services. Mr. Critch field was the father of Mrs. White. Mr. White is Mrs. Pol lard's brother. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olson, Lincoln, were supper guests Sun day at the Merle Meyer home. Vance Balfour and daughters called at the Ellis Lacy home Sunday afternoon. John Bagley was home from the Veterans Hospital for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard at tended funeral services Friday of Mrs. Mata Lutz at Platts mouth. Sunday the Pollards were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hild of Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schlichte meier and family were guests Sunday at a family dinner at the home of Mrs. Violennta Conn of Panama. Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Kunkel. Mrs. Marie Brown and Nancy and her friend of Weeping Water were guests Sunday of Mrs. Ona Kunkel. Mrs. Clifford Trotter has been assisting with the care of her brother, Ray Chappell of Ne braska City who has been ser iously ill at St. Marys Hospital In Nebraska City. He is holding his own. Mrs.Trotter was there from Wednesday until Saturday. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY OURNAl Thursday, May 2, 1957 Section B PAGE ONE ' i .:...?;.' . ' , ' , ,-. . '..,,"; ... v y. . ....... .- .j . .. n ,..f. . . . '. f4 '!" . ' 1 1 ' J ' I ... ; i o . - . I i , ', - i J ' ' . ' . .. .- rtr ' I ",. i ; NO, MA'M THIS isn't the Shiek of Araby but one of Hatts mouth's own market owners and operators Merlin "Wert" Jochimsen desked out for the Cass County Feeders Associa tion banquet a week ago. This desert Arab may not be much for music, but he'll lift you rifht out of your chair with his rendition of "Houn' Dog". We'll let you in on the secret as Gobel says, he don't really sin, he just acts like he doe all the time. Journal Thoto was formerly Aileen Doden. a country school teacher. She boarded in the Englekemeier home for some time, as well as the home of your correspon dent. A good number of the Murray ladies attended the Homemakevs Day at Plattsmouth Tuesday and enjoyed it very much. Henry Rice has been ill the past week but is improving at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Schleip, David and Patricia. Mrs. Neva Read, Eileen and Ruth, Mrs. Robert Farris and Henry Rice enjoyed a wiener roast at noon Sunday. Word has been received from David Read that he likes the Army fine, but would enjoy hear ing from any of his friends who care to write. His address is Pvt. E. 1 David C. Read. F. R. 17490830. Co. C, 1st. B. N. 3rd Trg. Regt. Basic, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He will be stationed there for five more weeks. Merle Rogers brought the mes sage "Old Soldiers Never Die" to the Christian Church congre gation Sunday in the absence of Reverend and Mrs. Schwarz, who were attending a conven tion. Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Topliff from ther son Loren that he is getting along fine at Fort Leo nard Wood, Mo., where he is taking his basic training. Mrs. Chester Wiles was ill one day the past week and Mrs. Charles Spangler taught In her absence. Mrs. Wiles teaches the 5th and 6th grades. The Homebuilders Class of the Christian Church enjoyed an old fashioned social supper at the church April 18. Each member packed a basket of food and brought their family for an eve ning of good eating and entertainment. PHH pimp tfft CANVAS designed to help children play longsr in Greater Comfort VULCANIZED for Longer Wear . . . Safer VcrrhJnj ' Bring the chkVen if) today! $2.99 to $3.65 SHOES Shoes For The Entire Family Murray News Mrs. Neva Read Phone 6021 Mr. and Mrs. Bud Chriswiser and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Enoiel kemeier drove to Wakeeney Wed nesday to attend a funeral of a cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Havley Sayers left Saturday for Californa where they plan to spend a vaca tion. They plan to be gone two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wolfarth have returned home after spend ing a winter vacation in Calif ornia. They enjoyed their visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Carper are home again after spending the winter In the South. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Enele kemeier and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Chriswiser drove to Omaha Sun day afternoon and called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Eaton and family. Mrs. Eaton 1957 SPRING liana ii ni iaiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiniiiii t BIG f &SJ0n0 ItiRegulor rnl mil w r "' "''i I "i hi urn "r7 - 1 Continuing Thru Saturday CASS Mr'