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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Thursday November 14, 1957 SOOT Mrs. Ivan Armstrong Phone 1502 The Kev. and Mrs. B. F. Par nell, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Panzer, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Moller and Vernon Dean spent Monday eve ning with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Monsfield called on Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Peterson and Harold Tucs- clay evening. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bach . man and Lorrle were Sunday evening lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bachman . Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Moore and Dewey W. spent Wednes- day evening at the Fred Rue .ter home In Alvo. Mr. and Mrs. Rueter were at the Moore home " Friday and Saturday, Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards were Mr. - and Mrs. Glen Fosnot and fam , lly of Lincoln and Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Zlegenbein and sons of ; Crete. Mrs. Wllma Rogers spent Fri day afternoon with her sister, - Mrs. Dave Parrott. Dick and Jack Watson spent " Saturday night with their grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl - Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wat- son joined their sons at the Manfleld home for Sunday sup per. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peter son attended a District Rotary convention in Omaha Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Keetle, Ronnie and Roger were Satur day evening visitors at the Har ry Farmer home. Mr. and Mrs. William Wese man of Bennington visited the James Bieler home Sunday. Sara Humston and Sally Long have both been very ill, border ing on pneumonia, they are bet ter now and back, in school at Murdock. Mrs. Earl Keller of Alvo spent Thursday night and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman. Raymond Buell spent from Friday until Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buell, he returned to his school work at Doane College in Crete Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schneider of Yutan and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones of Ashland were Sunday evening guests at the Leonard Roeber home. Measured in terms of relief from pain and recovery from illness, prescribed medicine is the biggest value money can buy. Measured in terms of professional skill, quality drugs, prompt service and reasonable prices, prescriptions compounded by us are the most economical investments in good health. When next you have a prescription to be filled, bring it to us for the finest in prescribed medicine by any measure of value. Our prices are based on the cost of the ingredients plus a nominal fee for painstaking professional service. t 0 n, V '4 y v-' ... 1; ,, ashlar Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kupke visi ted Mrs. Kupke's brother, Will iam Lou at St Elizabeth hospi tal, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Farmer, Joyce Bill and Bob were Sun day dinner guests of the Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Parnell. Mr. and Mrs. Darold Miller and Ellen Kay had Tuesday sup per with Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Miller and family spent Sunday after noon with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stander and family. Harold Richards and Howard Anderson attended a Scottish Rite Banquet in Lincoln Friday evening. Mrs. Malvln Wiles and Terry spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gaudreault. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Long and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Long's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scholting in Gretna. Mrs. Harold Richards, Mrs. Raymond Nelson, Mrs. Wayne Swarts, Mrs. Delbert Humston and Mrs. Dewey Moore atten ded an Officers Training meet ing, for extension clubs at Weep ing Water, Monday. Recent visitors at the Arthur Laughlin home were Mrs. Har ry Bricker, Mrs. Beryl Keetle, Mrs. Cortis Lemon, Mrs. Walter Laughlin, Mrs. Oscar Laughlin, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leikam and Mrs. George Harris and family. Ruth Fullerton of Omaha and Wilbur Laughlin of Shenandoah, la., were Saturday supper guests at the John and Arthur Laugh lin home. Mrs. Shellcnbarger Learns Of Death Of Aunt Sunday Mrs. Clair Shellenbarger of this city has received word of the death of her aunt, Mrs. George Krug of Hastings, who was killed Sunday in an acci dent in that city. Mrs. Krug was also sister-in-law of Mrs. Howard Dow of this city. The Plattsmouth relatives at tended the funeral services which were held Wednesday at Hastings. is I 4 4 S- v , W v 7 - k l - ' t - T V J""" ' Ml " V b )W" " L SET These puppies had a ljcrfect "silti'r. ' The hen had been laying her daily egg in a cor. er of a shed at the home of II. A. Minneiiy, Godding, Iduho. I hen ' Misty," a Weunaraner owr.'d by Minneiiy, chose the same corner to have her family. The hen merely moved over and, in a"fow days, adopted the pups. All went well until the pups began to act like bird dos. They roimhed up their foster mother. Joe Wheeler who has been ser iously ill with virus pneumonia has improved and is able to take some nourishment. He can sit up a few minutes at a time but is still weak. Shirley Hild, Plattsmouth, has pledged Tri Phi Sorority and Nancy Madsen of Union Phi Alpha Sorority at Midland Col lege, Eremont. The girls are freshmen. Mrs. Margaret Dingman, so ciety editor of the Journal, had been confined to her home this week, victim of the prevailing epidemic of the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams of Topeka, Kan., was a house guest at the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams. Heating, Cooking Equipment Check May Prevent Fire Heating and cooking equipment should be checked now to pre vent a fire in your home this winter, according to William D. Lutes, Extension specialist in safety at the University of Ne braska. Heating and cooking equipment is the number two cause of home fires, according to National Fire Protection Association estimates. Lutes lists the following ad vice for cutting down the chan ces of your heating and cook ing equipment causing a costly fire: 1. Check the location and in stallation of stoves and furnaces to make certain that nearby walls, floors, curtains, furniture and other combustible material cannot be ignited. 2. Make sure all types of heat- ! ing and cooking equipment are i placed well out of normal travel 1 routes to doorways. 3. When buying new heating j or cooking equpment, look for the label and instructions which show testing and approval by j some nationally recognized test I ing laboratory such as Under I writers' Laboratories, Inc., or the American Gas Ass'n. We've slippers galore, to help you put all the jamily on easy feet for Christmas. Come see and select now. From $1.99 Up l) SHOES Si.' . o. r- 1 .- Mr. and Mrs. Clair Shellen barger ware at Ames, la., to visit with their son, Michael, junior at Iowa State in the col lege of architecture. Michael was featured as Sgt. Gregovich in the play "Tea House of the Aug ust Moon." The play was a great success with packed hou ses at each performance. Among those here for the funeral of Lt. Col. Keeley Tues day were Mrs. Margaret Netling, Chicago, Mrs. Ceclia Heiden rich, Pasadena, Calif., Edward Keeley, Chicago, sisters and brother of the deceased. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hadraba and family spent the past week at Wichita, Kan., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Francois and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cog hill, sister and brother of Mrs. Hadraba. Mrs. Jess Fidler Phone Ashland 4-8646 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Barney and daughter Barbara of Lin coln were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Thiesen. Donna Parrish and Gail Baum of Lincoln were Saturday over night and Sunday guests with Donna's parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Leonard Parrish and Leon. Mr .and Mrs. Jason , Streight were Wednesday evening sup per guests with Mr. and Mrs. Riley Davis and children at Lin coln. Betty Lou Meisinger spent Wednesday overnight with Con nie Bolden. Sunday afternoon visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rosenerans, Jack and family were Mr and Mrs. B. E. Grady, Mr. and Mrs. John Grady and Colleen of Greenwood. Mrs. Velma Hofmeister and boys spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Craig Moller and family at Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCon nell of Central City were Sun day evening callers at the Vyrl Livers home. Mr. Fannie ChrLstensen of Taylor came Sunday and is visi ting at the home of daughter Mrs. Bernard Dill and family. Jannie and Bernie Dill are flu victims this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Wisz mann and children were Satur day evening visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Merle Schwartz, Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thiessen and son attended a birthday din ner Sunday for Mrs. Thiessen's grandfather, Jake Reihart of j Louisville. The Thiessen family . have recovered from a siege of! the flu, all the family being sick at the same time. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carnicle were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Carnicle of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peterson of Gretna and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haswell of Murdock spent Thursday afternoon. Elaine Fidler and Susan Hert el of Doane College spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Je.s.s Fidler. Saturday evening the i group attended the Rotary Di.s- trict Conference dinner held at j the Town House Ballroom in i Omaha. Elaine was a nuest of i District Governor Dr. F. L. Si mond.s of Omaha and sane; 2 solos during the program foliuw- South Bend - Its -5 t Si, I 0 V "si J" i' t 4 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild was the scene at the weekend of a very pleasant fam ily reunion, their sons being home for a short visit. Gary being here from Chicago and Roger, student at the Univer sity of Nebraska, coming home to visit with the parents and brother. - Rotary (Continued from Page 1) Rotary conference in Omaha. Neil told the club that al though the Post Office Dept. has a big appropriation, only 4 per cent of it is spent by the department. The other 96 per cent is spent by Congress w'hen it earmarks the appropriation, he said. Americans send about 60 bil lion letters a year, the film dis closed, and this is about two thirds of all the mail dispatched in the world although we have only one sixteenth of the world population. Improvements being made in mail handling are chiefly in mechanization of equipment in the larger Post Offices and in delivery methods in large cities. Davis was among Plattsmouth Rotarian.s attending the confer ence of the district which in cludes 35 clubs. He said each club was represented during the weekend meetings. Conference discussions stress ed Rotary's international service and youth work, he said. Rotary now lias clubs in 107 countries or geographical divisions. Davis' report was timely, because he touched on Rotary Fellowships. This week is Ro tary Foundation Week. The ob jective of the Rotary Foundation is the fostering of projects to promote understanding and al so friendly relations between the peoples of different nations. Its major activity is granting Rotary Foundation Fellowships to outstanding graduate students for one year of study abroad as Rotary good will ambassadors. Since this program was estab lished in 1947, 953 young men and women from 61 countries have received Rotary Foun dation Fellowships for study in 42 countries. Grants have averaged $2,500. Since 1947, total grants exceed $2ri million. County Court The following cases were pro cessed in County Court before Judge Raymond J. Case here this week: Robert Lewis Grcenwalt, Del phi, Ind., $20, speeding; Rosco D. Brown, Lenox, Iowa, $20 speeding; Virgl Eugene Nelson, Oakland, $54, overload on axle; Chester O. Lock, Falls City, $54, over gross weight truck; Har old W. Whiteman, Lincoln AFB, $24, speeding; Allen L. Davison, Spring Green, Wis., $20. speed ing; Gerald D. Rapp, St. Louis, Mo., $20, speeding; Harold U. Marcoe, Ft. Riley, Kan., $15, speeding; Alva L. Pankan, St. Joseph, Mo., $15, speeding: accompanied her at the piano. Mrs. Jennie Livers of Ashland i was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Livers. Mr. and Mr.s. ! Keith Livers, daughter Karol, ot Ashland were Sunday dinner guests. William Lundv, a 109-year-old1 veteran ot the Civil War. hasi died, thinning the ranks of the once proud Confederate Army 'Homemakers' Year Is Reviewed Officers of the Cass County Homemakers have summarized the year's activities for 1957, as follows: The Cass County Homemak ers" reorganized Feb. 22. for 4 H work with eleven members enrolled 1. in "Learning to be a Homemaker"; 5 in "Let's Help Mother and Dad; 1 in "Room Improvement," and 3 In 'G'irls Room." Officers: president, Cheyrl Kearney; vice president, Shar on Dobson; secretary Mary Lou Coster; reporter, Mary Lou Bri ley. Other members: Sandra Sta pert, Sandra Turner, Gloria Miller, Mary Lou Briley, Janet Lois Whittlngton. Twelve meetings were held at the homes of Gladys Nixon and Mrs. Evelyn Wolph, the Ne braska School and the Metho dist Church. Seveml members attended Demonstration Day at Weeping Water, July 26. This day Is ;ry much worthwhile, as ideas are gained concerning the construc tion and presentation of a good demonstration. The annual 411 Luncheon at the home of the Leader Miss Evelyn Wolph, was held May 27, with 30 members, Mothers, sis ters, Mrs. Groesser, Cass Coun ty Home Agent, and the Shel don award committee attending Mary Lou Briley was program chairman. Forty enjoyed a picnic at Steinhart Park and a tour of Nebraska City. The Brick Fac tory, John Brown's Cave, the Shirt Factory and Arbor Lodge were visited June 12. Installation of Officers, 4-H achivemant party at Weeping Water, 4-H Christmas Party 4 II Sunday, the County and State Fairs, an Omaha Public Power Demonstration at Weeping Wa ter Aug. 20, and Group achiev ement at the Methodist Church added interest to the year's work. Mrs. Groesser judged the ex hibits of the 4 clubs: "Cass County Homemakers," "Cass County Cooks", Cass County Canners and "Modern Miss". We appreciate Mrs. Groesser's encouraging help in all phases of our 4-H work. Sharon Dodson announced a program of demonstrations, readings, musical numbers and talks. Exhibits were at achievement County Fair, State Fair and Wunderlich's Store Window. Placings: achievement, blue 7 red 9; County Fair, blue 7, Red 16, white 6; State Fair, blue 1. red 1, white 6. The Ride's CM) Studebaker-Packard WIYSEL AUTO SERVICE - 1 1 Death Comes To William A. Dunn At Age of 96 William A. Dunn, 96, long a familiar figure in eastern Ne braska, passed away Monday night at Rest Haven Home in Weeping Water. Mr. Dunn has been a resi dent of this section since boy hood, settling in the Manley and Weeping Water area. He was a pioneer Cass county stockman and was instrumental in estab lishing the horse and mule mar kets in Omaha and supplying this part of the west. He was also an early day auc tioneer and will be remembered.! by older reidents of Cass Coun-'j ty. j He was born in Illinois April 30, 1861, son of Mr. and Mrs. j Amos Dunn. As a boy he was brought by the parents to Cass County and has made this local ity his home. In 1887 he was married to Lora Spees. who, , with a daughter and two sons have preceded him in death. Surviving him is a daughter, Mrs. Sam Kellogg, Percival, la; sons, Harold of St. Paul, Minn Arthur Arcadia, Calif., and Reg inald, Sherman Oakes, Calif. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the Hobson Funeral chapel at Weep ing Water. Rev. E. K. Bauman conducting the services. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. John Day Dies Mrs. John Day of Weeping Water passed away Nov. 6, at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lin coln after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Dav have made their home in Weeping Water since 1953. She is survived by her hus band; one daughter Mrs. Jim Hughes of Glendo, Wyo.; two granddaughters;; one grandson and a great grandson. Burial was held at Glendo, Wyo. Mary Lou Briley is Junior Lea der. Twila Hicks, Mary Lou Coster, Gladys Nixon, Sharon Dodson, Anna Coster and Lois Whittington assisted with exhib its at the state Fair. At the end of the year the Club says "Thank You" to all who have helped make the pro jects a success. All have enjoy ed the club and have lovely ar ticles for the home, articles we will use and eheriih. The Homemaking Project is one of our finest 4-H projects. The prize money and ribbons from the fairs were presented to the girls last Saturday at the ; church. I Nationalist China told the Unit cd Nations the Red mainland is gripped by unrest that may flare into ?. revolt like the Hungarian uprising. j on Us! But it'll be your pleasure testing a new '58 Studebakor or Packard with the smoothest ride on the road. Come in today! Use Our Lay -Away Plan A SMALL DEFOSIT HOLDS ANY ITEM! SWEET TWEET BLUEBIRDS The Sweet-Tweet Bluebirds en tertained the Busy Blue-birds o.i Hallowe'en night at the home ot Mrs. Leslie Schmidt. The base ment was decorated with the u ; ual Hallowe'en motifs where the girls enjoyed playing games Prizes were awarded the win ners. Lunch, consisting of open faced sandwiches, potato chips, can dy and fruit punch were served. Those attending were Mrs. Rob ert Aspedon and Peggy, Mrs. Linford Dasher and Linda. Nan cy McNulty, Linda Lee Ashlock, Roberta Aldrieh. Debbie Kim brell, Darlene Downey, Carol Nelson, Connie Richards, Mary Lou Porter, Mr.s. ackj Brook houser and Pamela, Mr.s. Leslie Schmidt and Patsy and Tommie. OPEN THE DOOR TO A YEAR OF mm Holiday Rembrance Witth A Wefdwood Door Mirror Holiday Packaged IN STURDY CARTONS manufactured in 316" heavy sheet glass with polished edges. equipped with mounting clips for easy mounting on hollow or solid core doors. 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