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Sketch Of Life Of John B. Mcisinger Pioneer Resident John B. Melslncer, son of John R. and Eva Melsinger, was born in Pekin, 111., December 6, 1869. He came to Nebraska with his parents when three years of age, they settled on a farm west of Plattsmouth. He was married in 1880 in Plattsmouth to Nellis Antlll. to them was born one son, C. Lery, who passed away June 3, 1924. Mr. Meisinner and family moved to Lincoln soon after their man-iane, where he made his home. Mr. Melsimer was employed in the state insurance depart ment at the state capitol until failing health of Mrs. Meisinfrer forced his retirement. The wife passed away in 1954. Four bro thers and two sisters have pre ceded him in death. L. A. Meisintier of Plattsmouth is his only surviving brother. Services For Rac Patterson Here Wednesday Graveside services for Rea Francis Patterson, member of one of the pioneer families of Cass county, will be held on Wednesday morning, October 30 at 10 o'clock. Father Max Kors, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal church will officiate. Mr. Patterson died at San Francisco on October 9th. In terment will be at the J. M. Patterson family plot in the east Oak Hill cimetery. Mr. Patterson was long an ac tive figure in the community as banker and civic leader up to the time of his removal to the west coast. He was an active figure In St. Luke's church here and a member of the vestery at the time of his departure. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 ...of Ha wk-inpircl styling in VYfP S!ft 111 Fl If act'0". a npw '68 Studebaker J ,tl KJlllllJlKy ()r j.a,.kard come in for your test-drive, now! Studebaker-Packard WIYSEL AUTO SERVICE v. 14 P TO n How to buy "vitamins" Door-to-door peddlers are around now, selling vitamin preparations and nutritional supplements. The talk is mighty convincing. But, remember, talk won't do a thirg for you. There's only one way to be sure of what vitamin you need if any are needed at all. That is to see your family physician. He and he alone is qualified to prescribe for you. Always buy vitamins or nutritional supplements from a registered pharmacist. Then you'll know what you're getting-and you'll get your money's worth. UKUbd 1 1 1 Was $259.95 NOW ONLY $1MI95 wm mm m mmm Modl KS '5 57 tSK ABOUT, COLOR for th price of white I FAMOUS FRieiDAlftl QUAllTY-lntid. and eutl AH-ttl tonjtrueMorv. FABULOUS COOK MASTER OVEN CON TROl Oven moli took automatically whll you'r miUi awayl SENSATIONAL SHEER LOOK STYLING for thai "built-in" look. ltt SEE TRY all rh n.w features of th many other 1957 Frigidair Range Miracle Filter Multi-Duty Thermizer Heat-Minder Speed-Heat Unitand many more CAM BROTHERS CASS COUNTY MAYTAC 345 Main St. Phone 245 Talk of the Town !TJTE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL PAGE THREE Monday, October 28, 1957 Mrs. Daniel Woods and son, Daniel Clyde, returned home from the hospital Saturday. Visiting at the Woods home and welcoming the new baby are Mr.s. Myrtle Woods of ElLsinore, Mo., and Mrs. Clyde Carney of Purdy, grandmothers. Mr, and Mrs. Estill Jenkins were at Auburn Sunday evening where they attended the birth day anniversary of D. O. Morgan, father of Mrs. Jenkins. Vickl Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mr.s. Sterling Cole is recu perating at the family home from a tonsilestomy. Sunday callers and dinner guests at the Eva Kerns home were Mr. and Mrs. Percy Wil son and Terry of Councl Bluffs, la., Granville Focht, Sidney, la., and Mrs: Lavetta Baumgart. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gregg and family were supper guests Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson, Avo-ca. Mrs. Paul Schimonitz, sister of Howard Dodds of this city, is quite critically ill at the Luther an Hospital in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Dodds were at Omaha the past week to visit the sister. Mrs. Robert M. Walling re turned home Friday night from the St. Mary's Hospital in Ne- Several of the University of Nebraska students were home for the weekend visiting their parents. Seen were Larry Long Darrell Yenny, Nancy Todd, "Butch" Furse. Janice Lancas ter, Roger Hild, Dan Huebner and Mary Catherine Lessman. Janice Lancaster and Roger Hild also attended the migration at Missouri where Nebraska play ed Columbia University. Jane Lowrey, Nebraska City a niece of Wayne Gorton, spent the weekend here with the Gor ton family. She accompanied Valerie Gorton to the Platts-mouth-Nebraska City football game Friday and Jobs Daughte's Saturday night. Sunday dinner guests at the Gorton home in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Gene Low rey and family of Nebraska City who came here to take the daughter home. F. C. Schomaker of Nehawka, brother of Mrs. Henry Thie!'. spent the weekend here and departed this morning for Win teihaven, Fla. A. Ii. Rogers is getting along fine, recuperating at the family home after a months hospitalization. Kiley Kay Armstrong, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Armstrong was taken to the Methodist Hospital the latter part of the week. LOUISVILLE NEWS Mrs. Ralph Wildrick Phone 2511 Junior Woman's Club The regular meeting of the Junior Woman's club was held at the home of Annette Fitz patrick. Marguerite Streeter was co-hostess. The Ways and Means com mittee announced that they had purchased and presented a re cord player to the school as our project of the 1956-57 club year. Reports were given on the coun ty convention held in Platts mouth. Plans were made to at tend the District convention at Nebraska City on Oct. 29 and 30. Delegate is Lucille McGrew and alternate Bonnie Renner. Club went on record as agreeing to assist the Band Parents when ever possible. Mrs. Jim Mc Clun, Reporter. County Extension Club The Country Extension Club met with Grayce Ahl Oct. 18. The lesson on Cake Decoration was presented by Mrs. Ruth Stohlman. The next meeting will be on Nov. 15 with Mrs. Myrtle Johnson. The lesson will be on Cookies. Each member Is to bring a dozen of her favorite cookies and the recipe. Mrs. Herbert Hell Reporter. PTA The October PTA meeting was held the second Monday at the high school building. Mrs. Mc Grew reported a membership of 80 members. Mrs. Harbison can be contacted for subscriptions to the Parent-Teachers Magazine. It was decided that the organ ization would helo support the Band Parents In their efforts to raise money with their corn pro ject. After the business meeting a film was shown. It was one giv en over television for the daily lesson used in the physics class. The school band presented four selections under the direction of Mr. Schaumberg. Refreshments were served by the kindergarten mothers. The next meeting will be the second Monday in Nov ember. Cub Pack Meeting The Pack Meeting was Oct. 18. Cubmaster Max Ameland then presented the following awards: Russell Baebel, Bobcat pin, Wolf Badee and Gold and Silver Arrow under Wolf, John Fussel man, Wolf Badge; Ted Schclie fert. Lion Badge and Gold Arrow under Lion; Ronald Ren ner, Denners Stripe; Jon Redon, Ass't Denners Stripe; Paul Peterson, Lion Badge; Dick Johnson, 2 Silver Arrows under Wolf; Glen Hutchinson, Bobcat Pin; Danny Smith 2 silver Ar rows under Wolf; Loren Ame lang, Loon Badge, Gold Arrow lang, Lion; David Inman, Wolf Badge, Gold and Silver Arrow under Wolf; Ronald Christian son, Bear, 2 year pin. Den reports were given by Oail Hennings, Den 1 and.Danny Smith, for Den 3 Dens 1 and 3 had a Halloween Skit featuring lanterns they had made. The adults then entertained the Cubs with a modeling game. Lunch Abstracts of Title 'Title Insurance" 1TIOM4S WALLING CO. tf I) IK was served by Mrs. Renner, Mrs Saltmarsh and Mrs. Steinkamp. Audrey Steinkamp, Reporter. Mr. and Mrs. Max Amelang and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Amelang spent Sunday af ternoon at the Joseph Dickert home in Omaha. They were joined there by Mr. and Mrs., Edward Roe and family of Flor ence Station, Omaha. Mrs. Deck ert showed the group her large display of toys which she dis tributes at this time of the year. ' Mr. and Mrs Phillip Hennings were supper guests Wednesday evening at the Henry Gardner home in Gretna, the occasion was the birthdavs of Mrs Hen nings and Kerrol Gardner think so Damage estimated in the a mourit of $370 was done to the cars of Doyle Leroy, 19, and LaVern Luttig, 41, at the inter section of third and Maple Oct. 5 at 7 p. m. The accident hap pened when the car driven by Leroy of Manley slowed to make a right hand turn onto Maple and was struck bv the Luttig car. The driver of te car said he did not see the slowing car in time to avoid the accident. No one was injured. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Engel kemeier and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Ragoss of Weeping Water return ed last week from a two weeks vacation trip to the East and South. They visited first in Washington, D. C. with their son Bill Engelkemeier and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baker. Mrs. Baker is the former Hulda Ragoss. From Washington they drove through the Blue Ridge Moun tains and the Shenandoah Val ley and then south to the Smoky Mountains. They crossed Tennes see and then came back through Arkansas and the Ozarks. Mrs. August Jochim entered Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lin coln last week for examination and treatment. Margie Kay Sheehan of Man ley celebrated her 8th birthday Thursday wh?n pupils of Sunny Side School gathered at her home after school for a party. Visitors the past week at the home of Mrs. Bertha Schliefnrt in Manley were Mrs. Jane Stein kamp and Mrs. Anna Harms. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Woolhiser of Colome, S. D. were weekend guests at the Joe Woolhiser home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Puis, Ralph and Frank of Manley and Mr. Frank Riester of Mur dock attended the annual 4-H Calf Sale at the Omaha Stock yards, Oct. 18. Callers Wed. at the Ralph Wildrick home were Mrs. Clifford Geyer of Elmwood, Mr.s Dale Daharsh and children of Manley, and Shirley Wildrick of Omaha. Shirley Wildrick of Omaha is visiting this week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rj by Denns. I Mrs. Bill Gwin and Mark of' Louisville called on Mr.s. Char les Pearson and Marvin and Mr.s. Elwin Isaac and sons in Manley Friday afternoon. Sunday dinner guests at the Frank Wildrick home were Mr. and Mrs. George Wildrick and Freddie of Omaha. J. C. Comstock Entertains Sunday Mr. J.C. Comstock entertain ed at a 1 o'clock dinner Sun clay at his home, 412 So. 12th Street. Guests were Rev. and Mrs. Keith Delap and children, Ste phen, Paula and David, Mrs. James Comstock and son Char les, Bellevue and Cecil Comstock Nemaha, Neb. The afternoon was spent visi ting and at the home going hour the guests joined in assuring Mr. Comstock that he was the cham pion cook. Several friends invited were unable to attend, being ill with the flu. Death Of Former Local Resident Johnny Miller of St. Paul, Neb 75, died Monday evening Oct. 21, after an hospitalization for the past three months. He was a native of Cass Coun ty, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and brother of Mrs. Kate Doud of Plattsmouth, The family resided for a great many years on the farm south of this city. He is survived bv one son, Ray Miller, who was in the oil business with his father at St. Paul; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Winfre, also of St. Paul, and four grandchildren. Besides Mrs. Doud three other sisters survive. They are Mrs. Lollie Slacker, Mrs. Clara Fickler and Mrs. Joe Kerns, all of Omaha. Attending funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Archer were Mr. and Mrs. ha. and Mrs. Ralph Doud) Clara Fickler of Oma- Eagles Hold Masquerade Dance Saturday Saturday Aerie 3C5 of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles staged an old fashioned masquerade danc ing party at the club house. The dance was quite largely attended and the enthusiasm of the crowd ' was as great as in the past when the Eagles masquerade was the event of the season. j The prize winners of the eve-' nlg were: Mrs. Anna Schubeck ! and Mrs. Margie Willis, first' prize; Mrs. Vlasta Land and Mrs. Helen Jordan, second; Mr. and Mrs. William C. O'Donnell, j Council Bluffs, third. j Music was furnished by the Polka Trio of Omaha and prov ed a great hit for the jolly par- i Son 1 Born to Mr. and Mrs. James ! Chapman, Omaha, Oct. 24 i weighing 7 lbs 9 oz., a son, James j Russell, at the Methodist Hospi tal. Mrs. Chapman is the former j Mary Margaret Cole. The cou ple has two other children, both girls. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Cole and Mrs. Han- nah Keefer is the maternal great ! grandmother. Son Born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Woods, a son, weighing 10 lbs 2 oz., at St. Catherine's Hosp tal, Oct. 22. He has been named Daniel Clyde. Grandparents are1 Mrs. Myrtle Woods, Ellsinore, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. C. Carney of Purdy. The Woods couple has one other child, Brenda Sue. Son Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tincher 1604 Valley are the parents of at the Methodist Hospital, a son, Mark Albin, born Oct. 23 weighing 7 lbs. lli oz. Mr. and Mrs. Tincher have one other child, a girl, Maria Jo. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albin and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tincher. of Plattsmouth. Y KIDS ! ! COME 1 RUBACK'S BIG FREE OWEEft ci. 31 - 7P. M. President Tito of Yugoslavia has strongly supported Poland's claim to keep the Oder-Niesse territories taken from Germany at the end of the war. Record sales are seen for pho nograph and record industry. 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