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WEEPING WATER NEWS Mrs. Edward Van Horn Phone 252-W Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Baker and children were Sunday sup per guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Baker In honor of Mrs. R. W. Baker's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Less Lokie of Auburn were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wise man. Mrs. Ralph Keckler and Mr3. Lawrence Wiseman entertained 14 larlies at a breakfast the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sudduth of Lincoln were visiting friends in Weeping Water Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Buster Baxter ar.d Russell were Monday din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Da vid Baxter and Ronnie. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hock of Peoria, 111., are parents of an 8 pound daughter, born Dec. 8 at Methodist Hospital in Peor ia. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Loren sen of Weeping Water are the maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Hock of Peoria are the pa ternal grandparents. The Hocks have a son Gregg. Mr. and Mrs. Lorensen left Monday for Peor ia. Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomas Sta cey attended the Nebraska Un iversity basketball game in Lin coln Monday evening. Their son, Jim, plays on the team. Mr. and Mrs. David Stratton cf Omaha are the parents of a daughter, Cheryl Ann, born on Dec. 4 at the University Hospit al in Omaha. She weighed six pounds, H'i ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wichman of Gretna are maternal grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stratton of Weeping Water are paternal grandparents. Mrs. Vera Martin of Lincoln started December first as an as sistant teacher for the first and second grades. These two grad es are large and with the extra teacher additional help can be given to the pupils. The class es meet in the kindergarten room in the afternoon. Mrs. Mar tin Is graduate of Columbus High School and attended Kear ney State Teachers College. Mrs. Edgar Burgen entered the Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Tuesday for a check SEW SHARP! Christmas sewing can take the "edge" off sharp scissors! Lady I know always keeps a piece of sandpaper handy with her sewing supplies. When her scissors need sharpening, she cuts through it a few times. Machine needle is quickly sharpened, too, when she stitches through sandpaper. CLEAN CORNERS Here's a slick -u trick sent to us by . Mrs. J. uar vick, St. Paul, Minn.: Trim a whisk broom to a "V" shape. Makes it so easy to get' at those hard- rlfian corners your sofa, stuffed ' chairs, ana noors. A crnnH helD in getting the house back to normal after the bustling holiday season is over! FIVE IN ONE Building or remodeling? You needn't have multiple installations of separate ap pliances. All that's required is one single installation! The gas industry's dramatic new appliance concept, the "Multimatic Wall," lets you have your cooking, refrigera tion, laundering, hot water heating and house heating all in one unit. The efficiency, convenience and time-saving features of this handsome "Multimatic Wall' make you the queen of your kitchen. Take Dad Christmas shop ping at your local gas com pany or gas appliance dealer now. 1 ; i Connie's . ' Column . m Northern Natural Got Company, Omaha, Nebraska A r, I, j, . rr iiti, ti.ift t..)1.jriiii-fi i-,rti.mi.i.. fflurt Hi it.. n...,ri ,.n .Am-nrf-i nt. 11 up. She returned home the lat ter part of the week. Mrs. Ralph Lindsey of Avoca visited Friday afternoon with Mrs. Leroy Zcssin. Mrs. Eugene McDonald was also a patient at Bryan for treat, ment and tests. The WSCS held a covered dish luncheon Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist Chruch parlors with 35 members present. Mrs. A. C. Petersen and Mrs. Clar ence Schmadeke were hostesses for the meeting and the decora, tlons were in keeping with the holiday season. Mrs. Harlon Stock and Mrs. William Lee presented an im pressive program. Mrs. Stock led In the devotions with a poem and prayer. Mrs. Lee read a poem, "The Christ Child's Star" and the Bible story of Jesus. Sharon Stock sang two selec tions, accompanied by Mrs. S. H. Harmon. Barbara and Judy Lee sang a duet. Mrs. Francis Thoren, Mrs. Herbert Petersen, Mrs. Renos Anderson, Mrs. Byron Baker and Mrs. Ted Carnes also took part. The program closed with singing of Christmas carols. Mrs. Vincent Rehmeier con ducted the business meeting. A covered dish dinner was held Dec. 14 in the church to get acquainted with the District Su perintendent who supplied the pulpit Sunday. Mrs. Wilson Bickford was hos tess to the pinochle foursome at her home Wednesday after noon. Mrs. L. E. Johnson, Mrs. Byron Baker and Mrs. Harry Potts were guests. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Eiden miller and family were oyster supper guests Saturday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Lyal Fleming. Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Laur Itzen Jr. and Mrs. Richard Har mon and girls visited Mrs. Pe ter Olsen at Rest Haven to ob serve Mrs. Olsen's 79th birth day. Mrs. Harmon, a grand daughter, baked her a birthday cake. Ruth Ann Meyer and Judy Sheehan were Tuesday supper and overnight guests of Mrs. Frank Pace. READY TO EAT Before going to bed, cover a pot of prunes with water and a tight-fitting cover. Bring to a boil on gas range. Turn off heat; place over pilot light on gas stove. The tiny blue flame will furnish enough heat to ready the prunes for breakfast! ' MOCK OIL PAINTING Want to make a magazine print look like an oil paint ing? Mount picture on heavy cardboard. Cover with cheesecloth and fold edges in back and stitch across to hold in place. Cover with a thin coat of clear shellac. Frame. wraD- and it's ready for Christmas. HAM SCRAMBLE Quick treat after a day of shopping this nourishing "Ham Scramble" sent to us by Mrs. Harry Vogt, Council Bluffs, Iowa: Brown 1 small chopped onion and 1 cup cooked rice in 3 Tbsp. short' ening. Add 3 beaten eggs and 1 eup chopped ham or other left-over meat. Fry until eggs set. Serve with crisp salad or fresh apple slices. HEADS UP! Have trouble keeping a wide ' brimmed hat on during windy Winter weather? Sew a small comb inside the front part of I the crown, (teeth upward). Comb goes through hair with out messing it; wind won't dis- turb your hat 1 MODEST COST 4,000 years ago, the Chinese piped natural gas through hollow bamboo "pipelines." Since then, the gas industry has come a long way. Bil lions of dollars of pipelines stretch across the country. Years of research and plan ning have made it one of the largest public utilities. Yet everyone can afford this miracle fuel! Piped by Northern Natural Gas Com pany to your local gas com pany, then into your home ...gas is today's perfect servant ... completely de pendable! c Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey of Avoca entertained at a sup per Tuesday evening, honoring Mrs. Robert Bruce and Tommy of Hyattsville, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. John Rieke, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Zessin, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ir ons and Mrs. Edith Wiles and Ralph were also guests. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steinkamp were Tuesday supper guests of Mrs. Jane Steinkamp and Miss Daisy Slater at Manley. The Congregational Fellow ship met in the church parlors Wednesday afternoon. The meet ing was conducted by the pres ident, Mrs. Harold Elliott. Plans were made for the Christmas program Dec. 21. Refreshments were served from a decorated table in keep ing with the Christmas season. Mrs. Elliott poured. Hostesses were Mmes. John Cole. George Corley, Helen Clark, A. H. Jon es, Fred Klepser, Ray Norris, Tom Akeson. E. J. Steckley and William Heebner. The employes and their gu ests were entertained Friday evening in the Lodge Hall py the Weeping Water Telephone Company. The dinner was serv ed by the members of the Re bekah Lodee. The evening was spent in playing games. LeRoy Stratton, Mrs. Eunice Apple gate and Fern Davis won the door prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Norris and Susan Wood and Jack Norris of Columbus attended the mil itary ball in Lincoln Friday eve ning. Miss Joyce Evans of Ar apahoe was chosen Miss Air Force. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jewell were hosts at dinner Tuesday evening, honoring Mr. Jewell on his birthday. Guests were Mrs. John Mead, Mrs. W. W. Jameson and Mr. and Mrs. Geo rge Shellberg. Mr. and Mrs. John Buchholz and family of Ne hawka were evening guests. Mr. ard Mrs. Ross Kinton, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Oskar Anderson brought refreshments to the home of Mrs. Alma Berner, hon oring her on her birthday. Mrs. Darrell Mather was hap pily surprised Wednesday morn, ing when several of her friends came in for her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Weddel of Denver are parents of a dau ghter born Nov. 14 at Rose Mem orial Hospital in Denver, weigh ing 7 pounds, 6l2 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jameson of Weeping Water are maternal grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weddel of Arcadia are paternal grandparents. Mrs. Ho mer Jameson spent several weeks at the home of her dau ghter helping care for the new baby and the family. Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, mother of Mrs. I. C. G. Campbell, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Campbell. Fu neral services were held Thurs day afternoon at the Presbyter Ian church at Adams. The American Legion held an oyster and chili feed Friday night in the Legion Hall. It was served by the ladies of the Aux iliary. Mrs. Fred Neumeister and Mrs. J. M. Ranney were Sun day evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hanlan. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Groesser and boys and Mrs. Ethel Groes ser were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Groesser and Stephen, honoring John on his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hughes accompanied Mrs. Herbert Pet ersen to Auburn, on Monday n business. Monty Stratton stayed with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stratton Tuesday afternoon while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stratton were in Lin coln. A-lc and Mrs. Robert Comp tan of Tucson, Arix., are par ents of a girl born Oct. 27, nam ed Carol Jean and weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Mrs. Clara Compton of Lincoln is paternal grandmother. The Comptons al so have a son, Bobbie. Bob has been stationed in Greenland for the past several months, but flew home recently to see his new daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Day were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomas Stacey and family. Rev. and Mrs. Victor Schwarz and family of Murray were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bond and Rickey of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schroe der and family moved from a farm east of Weeping Water to a farm north and west of here the past week. Terry Jones of Lincoln and Sharon and Shirley Upton were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van Horn and family. Mrs. Henry Knaup, Mrs. R.P. Hobson, Mrs. John Stander and Mrs. Frank Cook attended the Messiah at the University of Nebraska Sunday afternoon. They later attended the 25th wedding anniversary open house of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Nielsen in Lincoln. The Plymouth Guild held a Christmas party Friday after-; noon for the children of the 1 members of the guild. A Christ- j i i inns movie was shown and gifts were given to the children. San ta Claus appeared at ttie party. The Junior Women's Club members met at the post office Thursday evening at 6:30 and went caroling to the Rest Homos in Weeping Water and to the homes of several shut-ins. They gathered at the home of Mrs. Richard Harmon for the Christ mas meeting with Mrs. B. Dohr mann as co-hostess. Next meet ing will be Jan. 8 at the Legion Hall and it will be Husbands Night. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Wise man were hosts to a turkey din ner Friday evening to the mem bers of the DAR. Mr. J. W. Wise man was a special guest. The evening was spent socially. Mrs. Ed Freeman was a Sun day dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freeman of Avoca were Saturday evening guests of Mrs. Ed Freeman. Mrs. Ross Kinton was hos tess to the Christmas pinochle party at her home Thursday afternoon. A gift exchange was held. High score and traveling prizes were won "oy Ivirs. E. E. Moore and Mrs. Ethel Herman won the low prize. The ladies will hold their January meeting with Mrs. Moore. The Weeping Water Band Mothers Club met Monday eve ning. Fourteen members were present. Plans were made for the music clinic which will be held Jan. 22. Mrs. Alvin Groes ser and Mrs. Willis Lorensen were appointed co-chairmen. Af ter the meeting the woodwind section of the Junior band pre sented three selections. The young people in the woodwind section are Donna Wiles, Wy man Mather, Karen Coppen, Patty Patterson, Fred Wiles, Patricia Erhart, Susan Thorn sen and Cheryl Starr. The executive committee of the PTA met Wednesday after noon -at the Harold Elliott office to make plans for the February meeting. It was decided to have a Variety Show at the regular February meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates and son of Nehawka visited re cently with J. W. Wiseman. Mrs. Gordon Heneger return ed home Wednesday from Clark son hospital in Omaha, where she had been a patient 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Eiden- miller and Gordon Heneger brought her home. J. R. Mayfield was also a pa tient at the Clarkson hospital. A surprise birthday party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Art Bark- hurst, honoring Mrs. Barkhurst on her birthdav. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kinton, Mr. and Mrs. Ster ling Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Lane, Mrs. Mary Nannen, Mrs. Eugene Smith, Mrs. Alma Ber ner and Lloyd Anson were gu ests. Art Barkhurst and Mary Nannen won high score prizes, Ross Kinton and Mrs. Lane, low score, and Lemuel Lane, traveling prize. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Mather and family. Mrs. Dena Ruge and Frances Ruee and Sophia Emshoff of Avoca were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Emshoff of Avoca. Er nest Emshoff had the misfor tune to break a bone in his foot and has it in a cast. Mrs. Harold Meisinger and Marcia and Mrs. Robert Berg mann and Debbie attended a Christmas party Sunday after noon for the children at St. Pat rick Parish Hall in Manley. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Cooper of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Clay ton Cooper and family and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. Clifford Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dodson of Nehawka to see the new baby Keith Lerov. Mr. and Mrs. John Turner of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ben edict of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Ida Cotner of Los Angeles vis ited Mrs. Minnie Parker Sunday afternoon. Sharon Ehlers of Omaha was a Saturday overnight guest of Mrs. L. F. Ehlers. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mayfield and family of Garland were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ehlers and family of Avoca. Mrs. Norman Urwin visited Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Dale Bruns of Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Urwin were Thursday evening guests at the Bruns home. Mrs. Urwin visited Mrs. in St. Mary's hospital in Nebras ka City Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Mather were happily surprised Friday evening when several of their relatives came in for a birth day party. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mather and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mather of Louisville, Mrs. Dena Ruge and Frances Ruge and Sophia Emshoff and Mr. and SATTLER Funeral Home Dial 3123 I n s..Am mt, Mrs. Ernest Emshoff of Avorn came with refreshments for the party. The LCPV Extension club and their families held a Christmas party Saturday evening in St. Paui Lutheran Church. Mrs. Robert Bruce and Tommy of Hyattsville, Md., and Mrs. Ruth Ketelhut and Thelma Rae were special guests. A gift exchange was held and carnes played. The next meeting will be January 29 with Mrs. John Jochim. Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Stock and Sharon and Mr. and Mrs. William Reibold of Omaha were Saturday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burbee, Rex and Carl of Silver Citv, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Stock accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene McDonald to Crete Satur day evening to the basketball game. Mrs. Edward Van Horn were in Lincoln Saturday, visiting Mrs. Richard Nickels, Mrs. Ben Murphy and Johnnie and Mrs. Clara ComDton. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baker and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Urwin and Rocer of Louisville, j Mr. and Mrs. Baker accompan ied Roger and Rosalie Massoth of Manley to Omaha in the af ternoon where they attended the auto show. Terry Bickford of Lincoln spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bickford and Reg gie. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Her mance and JoAnn of Lincoln were also Sunday guests. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sack of Murray were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Christen sen and Barbara were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Joyce and Jerry Jr. of Lincoln. Rev. and Mrs. John Sterling Seasons Greetings -oy: fe....e..fc........,.,.i..r."u..rJ. III Ml CLEM WOSTER DISTRICT MANAGER 906 Avenue D Plattsmouth Phone 6297 MODERN WOODMEN of America Home Office Rock Island, Illinois mmmA m n . T -, . . m. and Jimmy of IT.wlton, Kan., arrived Thursday evening and visited until Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Alton Sterling. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ossenkop of Omaha spent from Friday eve ning until Sunday evening at the Sterling home and Edwin was home over the weekend from the University in Lincoln. Johnnie Sterling accompanied his parents home after visiting for two weeks with his grand parents. Mrs. Alton Sterling had the misfortune to fall Friday while outside doine chores and sprain ed her left wrist. She has it in splints and is under the car of a doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Stock attended a covered dish dinner Sunday at the Mynard EUB Church, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Albin on their 40th wed ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Thorwald Han sen of Albion visited Monday morning with Mrs. Harold Do mingo. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Domingo and boys enjoyed their dinner in Lincoln Sunday and then dr ove to Beatrice. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Urwin and Mrs. Syl via Kohnke of Stella. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ward of Fort Collins, Colo., visited for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Zessin and Mr. and Mrs. Deforest Ward at Murray. Jerome Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Murphy and Michael Stacey, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomas Stacey were named as members of the 1958 South east All Conference football team. The boys are seniors. Gary Wiles, a junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wiles, was named on the honorable men tion list. TO ALL FROM Clem W osier 906 185lj! Modern Americans have access to worlds of leisure and recreation undreamed of by past generations. Also available are tested methods of establishing a financially secure life. By modern ap plication of life insurance, they realize their goals in education, retirement, home ownership and whole-family security. Modern Woodmen always has kept abreast of the constantly changing needs of the insuring public. That is why hundreds of thousands of Americans have safeguarded their future financial security through Modern Woodmen life insurance. For Modern Life Insurance ITS MODERN WOODMEN $623,000,000 Life Insurance in Force $840,000,000 Returned to Policyholders and Assets Exceed $207,000,000 . . A - a, a ..a- a . THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, December 18, 1958 Section B PAGE THREE The Better Best Extension club met for a covered dish luncheon and Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Art Ham mons with a good attendance. A gift exchange was held and Christmas songs were sung. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Lee Stratton. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Nielsen of Lincoln held open house on Sunday in Lincoln in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. Among those attending from Weeping Water were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiles and family, Mr. and Mrs. Conant Wiles and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Niel sen, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Wil es and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Critzer. Eagle Items Mrs. John Fischer Phone 7304 Mrs. Fred Wilhelm from San Francisco, Calif., and her dau ghter Marilyn, of Omaha; spent the weekend at the home of Mrs. A. M. Trumble. Mrs. Trumble is Mrs. Wilhelm's aunt. Harry and Martin Robertson made a trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to visit their brother Roy and family . The Tri County Lassies met at the home of Jeanette and Marjorie Weyers, December 6, 1958. A delicious lunch was ser ved and gifts were exchanged. There was a demonstration on Butterscotch Pudding, by Jean ette Weyers. Pauline Sheldt Ave D ,tou; j For Modern IT'S MODERN LIFE INSURANCE . , , . . -.. . . . ... showed how to make a luncheon cloth and napkins. Deana, Lynn and Judy Bray are new members of our group. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillip are enjoying guests from Wich ita, Kansas. Their daughter, Virginia, and grandchildren Sheila and George, are here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds from Lincoln and son Kim visit ed the Robert Phillips family Sunday. The Duane Novak family of Pleasantdale also spent Sunday at the Robert Phillips home. Gary Trunkenbolz, during the Eagle - Malcolm basketball game Saturday, was severely injured. Several stitches were taken a bove his eye. Mr. and Mrs. Marian Wulf and family spent Sunday at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt at Nebraska City. Mrs. Schmidt is Mr. Wulf's sLster. Mrs C. H. Oldfk-ld spent sev eral days at the home of Mrs. Nate Old field in Tecemseh help ing her get ready to move to Elmwood where she will make her home with her son Herbert and family. LOANS For Winter Needs For Holiday Expenses For Any Purpose! 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