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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL , U,rrv MfCarroll Weeping Wafer. News Mrs. Edward Van Horn Phone 252-W Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dettmer and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Roloff and family of O maha were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Roloff and family of Platt.smouth, honoring Lorenz Roloff, Charles Roloff and Mrs.. William Roloff on thier birth days. Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Stock at tended the Athletic banquet Fri day evening In the Cass County Auditorium. There were 167 at tending the banquet and It was served by the ladies of the Chris tian church. Mrs. Harlon Stock was a busi ness visitor in Plattsmouth on Wednesday. Mrs. Stock reports that her mother, Mrs. Dora Al bln, Isn't too well at this writing. The Weeping Water Volunteer Fire Department was called to the Alton Sterling home Friday night when their hay stack caught on fire. The men had to move the hay stack so the garage would not catch on fire. Mrs. Sterling served sandwiches, cook, les and coffee to the firemen. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Martin and Bob were Saturday evening guest,s of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Strat ton. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Strat ton and boys were Thursday evening guests. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Joyce and Jerry, Jr. were Sunday morning guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Christensen and then they had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. James Kivett. Mrs. Christensen called at the Kivett home, In the after noon. Mrs. Ted Cooper and children were Friday afternoon guests of Mrs. Arthur Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin were Thursday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dodson and Mr. a,nd Mrs. Leroy Jonsoh and Keith Leroy at Nehawka. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleming and Jack, Mary Barzee and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reisenhuber left Wednesday for their homes in Oregon and Washington. The Fleming family are moving to Washington. They have been houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stelnkamp and Mrs. Dale Stelnkamp of Louisville were shopping In Lin coln on Friday. Janie Stelnkamp stayed at the Charles Gardner home In Lincoln while they were shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stelnkamp visited on Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schroeder and family and with Mrs. Jane Stelnkamp at Manley Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schroe der and family entertained at a turkey dinner on Sunday even ing. The guests were the wed ding party of their daughter Janet and her fiancee. Val Re zac. Rehearsal was held Sunday evening in Manley and the wed ding will be Saturday, May 2nd Obituary Mrs. Stella Worman WEEPING WATER (Special) -Stella Mae, the daughter of Daniel and Catherine Miller was born at Malvern, Iowa, July 16, 1876, died at her home In Weeping Water April 12 at the age of 82. In her early teens she moved with her family to the Weeping Water community, where she lived since. She finished her for mal education at Weeping Water,, and for several years taught in public school in this locality. March 12, 1903, she was married to Elmer A. Worman at the home of her parents in Weep ing Water. The Worman's lived on a farm southeast of Weeping Water until Mr. Worman's death in 1945. Mrs. Worman moved to Weeping Water to make her home. Most of her time was spent In caring for the ill and Incapacitated. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Worman was a member of the Retired Ladies Club, Sun ny Hill Helping Hand Society, Weeping Water Welfare Society and the WSCS. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Worman was preceded in death by an infant sister, and a brother William R. Miller, four years ago. Surviving are a brother, Ellis Miller of Elm wood; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ellis Miller and Mrs. William R. Miller; and sev eral nieces and nephews. Funeral was at the Methodist Church in Weeping Water April 15 with Rev. C. F. Weldeman of ficiating. A choral group sang, accompanied by Maude Moulton, organist. Pallbearers were John Norris, Gordon Heneger, Lyal Fleming, Sam Hughes, Lonnle Wade and Lloyd Berhns. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery with the Hobson Funeral Home In charge of the arrangements. at St. Patrick's church at Man ley. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thorns and family were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Graf'e and family at Lincoln. Mrs. Elwin Issac and Frankie were Thursday morning guests of Mrs. Frank Pace. Mrs. Pace accompanied her home and visited until Saturday morning. Friday evening they attended the schoo.l program at the Manley school. J. W. Wiseman Is sick and con fined to his bed at this writ ing. His daughter, Mrs. L. J. Starck of Omaha Is taking care of him. Mrs. Nell Dowler of Omaha spent Sunday and Monday visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wiseman and Mrs. James Wise man and boys. Mrs. Leo Christensen accom panied Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bickford to Lincoln on Tuesday. The Royal Neighbor Lodge met on Friday afternoon in the lodge hall. Boxes of cookies were taken to the two Rest Homes in Weep ing Water as a gift from the lodge. Ronald and Gary Schmidt spent the week with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zalou dek, Sr., while their mother, Mrs. Arthur Schmidt spent the week with Mrs. Frank Saathoff and Pamela at Ogallaia. The Eighth Grade had election of officers, for their last 6 weeks of school. Johnny Meseke was elected president; Janice Dom ingo, vice-president: John Har ter secretary-treasurer and Ruth Patton and Shirley Upton, news reporters.. Committees were ap pointed to begin work on the class day exercises. Mrs. Harold Melslnger and Mrs. Willis Lo ensen were recent visitors In the room. Phyllis Hohman entertained the Kitchen Klatter Klub and the Sewinettes Club on Monday afternoon. Friday evening Rich ard, Phyllis and Steve Hohman entertained the Triple T Dairy Club. Malcolm Pollard is the leader. -Reunion (Continued from Page 1) Miss Frances Morley of Green belt, Md., daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Morley, Plattsmouth pioneers, was pre sent. Miss Morley is a librarian at the U. S. Hydrographlc Of fice In Washington, v Others who were present for the get-together . were Mr. and Mrs. J. Alan (Delia Solomon) Danzig of Alexandria, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence (Margaret Ann Pitz) Cuthrell, temporarily residing in Alexandria but who are to return to their Platts mouth home the middle of this month; Harold M. Llllie of Mt. Rainier, Md.. whose mother, Mrs. Minnie Lillle, Plattsmouth, will be in Washington this month for a visit with her son; Mrs. John Iverson of Springfield, Md.; Mrs. Mary Solomon Keeley of Arlington, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Benton Livingston and Mrs. Cla ra Toman McPherson of Wash ington. Assisting Mr. and Mrs. Cun ningham in the preparation and planning the reunion were the John Livingstons and Mrs. Mc Pherson. Miss Rita Van House of Lin coln and Miss Ann Cirovski of Omaha, who are on the congress man's staff, helped with the re. freshments. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Chovanec of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. John Iverson are committee members for the 1960 reunion. Sweet Tweets The Sweet Tweets met with Patsy Schmidt for their first meeting in March. The girls sang songs and played games and made Easter cards for par ents. Patsy furnished the re freshments. For our second meeting we met at the , home of Pamela Brookhouser, we had election of officers. They are as follows: President, Mary Lou Porter; secretary, Shari Ruback; trea surer, Barbara Muhe and scribe Connie Richards. We then worked on cloth scrapbooks for needle work guild, to be given to children's hospitals. We closed with a Blue Bird wish. Barbara Muhe furnished refreshments. Our April meeting we visited The Journal office and had a very interesting tour through their plant. We then returned to the flower shop and our leader helped each of us to make a carnation corsage for our moth er's. Brownies were furnished by Pamela Brookhouser. Plans were being made for a hike and picnic Saturday, the 18th. scribe Connie Richards. Dies At Omaha Hospital Tuesday Harry McCarroll, 70, died Tues day evening at an Omaha hos pital where he has been a pat ient for the past two weeks. Mr. McCarroll was born at Union September 10, 1888, son of William and Catherine Mc Carroll. He was married March 16, 1914 at Council Bluffs, la., to Virgle Fltchorn, who proceeded him In death In 1951 at Modesto, Calif. survivors are five daughters, Mrs. Mary Smock, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Mae Zeck, Sunnyville, Calif.; Miss Connie McCarroll, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Mrs. Harriett iwcimyre, Saratago, Calif.; Mrs. freda McKnabbe, Downey, Cain.; one son, Don Mccarrou, Santa Cruze, Calif.; one sister ivirs. Aaaie Amos, Alhambra, Calif.; eighteen granchnaren. Mr. Mcuarron lived at Union until 1935 then Plattsmouth uiiui 194Z, moving then to Cal ifornia until last year when he moved bacK to Plattsmouth where he has been making nis nome with his daughter, Mrs. xvaymond Smock. me spent me greater part of his nte in farming ana trucning. tie was a memuer of the Me thodist church at Union. The funeral will be Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the union Metnodist church, Kev. A. L. amoree officiating, burial win be In the East Union cemetery, ine casKet will lay in state at the cnurch until service time at tne Union Methodist church. Visiting hours will be Thurs day uoaay; at the cnapel of tne Caidweli-uinder funeral home 4 to 6 and 7 to 9. Loynel Lester Haney Dies of Sudden Heart Attack Thursday Loynel Lester Haney, 62, died Wednesday at the family home, 513 Third avenue of a sudden heart attack. He was born December 24, 1896 at Silverdale, Kan., son of Joe and Laura Mae McKlnney Haney. He was married April 5, 1918 at Newklrk, Okla., to Miss Mable Lane. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Charlene Melslnger, Louis ville, three sons, Floyd Wendell, San Diego, Calif.; Donald Jack of San Diego; Billy Joe of Wash ington, D. C; three grandchild ren; David, Jan and Joe; one sister, Mrs. Fred Oliver, Semi nole, Okla. Preceeding him in death are the parents, one brother and nne sister. Mr. Haney formerly was loc ated m Oklahoma and transfer red in January 1947 to Offutt Air base, where he has been en gaged as aircraft material dis patcher, 390 Field Maintenance section. He has made his home here since 1947. . Mr. Haney was a veteran of world war I and a member of Otto G. Abbott post American Legion No. 165 at Newkirk, Okla. He was a member of the First Christian Church of this city since locating here. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Christian church, Rev. J. W. Taenzler officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours will be held at the Sattler funeral home Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Death Of Mrs. Anna Wagoner Relatives here of Mrs. Ann Weidman Wagoner have receiv ed word of her death at Dow ner, Texas April 28. Funeral services are pending witn ouriai to be In Platts mouth. Sattler Funeral Home of this city is in charge of arrange ments. A more complete obituary will appear in a later issue of the Journal. Grass Seeding Proves Popular In Soil Bank Nearly 74 acres out of every 100 acres of cropland in the Con. servation Reserve of the Soil Bank through 1950 are being planted to grass, according to Honor M. Ochsner, chairman of the Nebraska Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation com mittee. Seeding Conservation Reserve land to grass was by far the most popular conservation use. The planting of forest trees was the second most popular with almost 11 acres out of 100 acres scheduled for tree planting. 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