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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAOE TWO Thursday, July 16, 1959 June Babcock Is Honored At Bridal Shower A miscellaneous .shower for June Babcock was held at the home of Frank A. Cheval's by Mrs. Delores Stones. There were 4 present besides the guest of honor Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Lawrence Hansen. Mrs. Hoy Miles. Veloy and Dorothy, all of Omaha: Mrs. Robert Towers, Mrs. Nellie Towers and Mrs. Robert Gloe and son Terry of Paplllion: Mrs. Jim Gochenour and Marie. Mrs. Tom Grosshans Mrs. Melvln Shafer, Mrs. Floyd Fulton, Mrs. Jessie Smith and Mrs. Maynard Ramge and Shar on, all of Mynard. From Plattsmouth were Mrs. Richard Freel, Mrs. Frank E. Cheval, Mrs. Henry Adkins and Connie, Mrs. Nellie Moore, Mrs. George Whelan, Mrs. Margaret Babcock and the guest of hon or. Refreshments of cake, ice cream, mints and tea were ser ved by the hostesses. Miss Shar on Ramge and Mrs. Dolores Stones, assisted by Mrs. May nard Ramge. The table centerpiece was a big gold ring with a bridal cou pie In the center and a bell and white bow at the top. Miss Babcock who will be mar ried Aug. 2 to Airman Second Class Kenneth Slater, received many useful gifts. Ohio Visitors Depart Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Marion Schroe rler and Maria and Mrs. Mar garet Schroeder of Zanesville, Ohio, departed for their home last Saturday after spending 10 days visiting relatives in Neb raska and Kansas. While here they were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. August Keil. Mrs. Kell and Mrs. Schroe der are sisters. The visitors were also guests of George P. Stoehr and family ai i.ouisvme. Mr. stoenr is a brother. Mrs. Mynard Club At Wiles Home The Mrs. Mynard Extension Club met for their June meeting at the home of Mrs. Clark Wiles for a salad luncheon. The Club Creed was repeated in unison and vice president Mrs. George Jacobs presided at the meeting;. Roll call was answer ed Willi a safety rule. Lesson "At Home At The Wheel" was given by Mrs. Tom Grosshans. July meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Tom Grosshans. West Coast Guests Entertained Mrs. Arley Van Laningham and daughter Lora Lea are visit ing here from Yuba City, Calif., guests of Mrs. Van Laningham's brothers and sisters, and other friends and relatives. She is the former Ada Campbell. They have been staying at the homes of Cecil Carr, Alex Campbell, Hurcle Garinger, Ar vil Campbell here in Plattsmou th. Also visiting In Louisville, Murray, Omaha and Elmwood at the home of Mrs. Velma Young quist, Mrs. Belle Higgins, Mrs. Perry Nickles and Mrs. Willis Bartlett. The visitors attended a picnic at Cullom with 34 present. Those attending were the Calif ornia visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Hurcle Gar ringer, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Camp bell and Larry, Diane Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Campbell and daughters,, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Glazebrook, and Mar Mr. and Mrs. Darold Hobbs and Bill, April Dasher, Clara Sizt man, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Glaze brook and family, Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Glazebrook, Lois Carr and Jo Campbell. The visitors were also enter tained at an Omaha bowling al ley, and will be guests of honor at a picnic Sunday, July 19. They will leave for their home July 20. id-' ENGAGED Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nixon of Nehawka announ ee the engagement of their dau ghter, Gladys Marie, to Ivan I ee Boniark, son of Mrs. Marvel Bomark, of Nebraska City. Miss Nixon is a 1959 graduate of Ne hawka high school. She is em ployed at Gus and Ann's cafe in Nehawka. Mr. Momark is stat ioned with the U. S. Army at Fort Dix, N. J. He will leave for Europe in August. No date has been set for the wedding. 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Guests were Mrs. Troy Cot ner, Mrs. John Aschenbrenner, Mrs. Tom Solomon, Mrs. Gil bert Fornoff, Mrs. Virgil Stan der, Mrs. Giles Bishop and the honorees. Mrs. Lyle Copman of Omaha was unable to attend. Call Your News And Social Items To 241 Legion Auxiliary At Eagle Installs EAGLE The American Leg ion Auxiliary of Eagle, Unit 197, met at the home of Mary Old field July 6 for their monthly meeting. Fourteen members were present and a visitor, Wan da Oldfield. After the regular business meeting, the new officers for the coming year were installed. Elsie Althouse, past president, presided at the installation and the pinning of the past presi dent's pin on Florence Trumble. The following were appointed to serve the different commit tees as chairmen for the coming year: Amelia Stewart, child wel fare; Nora Ketelhut, rehabili tation; membership, Florence Trumble; legislative, Evelyn Ransford; cards and flowers Hazel Porter; Minnie Bird, pub licity. Meeting was closed by new president Nina Frohlich. Lunch was served by the hostesses, Mary Oldfield and Hazel Porter. Door prize was drawn by Pat ti May. Next meeting will be Aug. 3 with Amelia Stewart and Bertha Smith as hostesses. The Legion Post joined in for lunch. reporter, Minnie Bird. Florida Visitor Entertained Here Mr. and Mrs. James McMil lian and Candy and David were hosts for a surprise birthday din ner Sunday in honor of Mrs. Del la Mcintosh of Callahan, Fla., an aunt of Mrs. McMillian. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor Sr. and Na omi, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor Jr., Judy, Billy, Danny and Sar ah Jane, all of Ames; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mrs. Haz el Sullivan, Fremont; Mrs. Char les Taylor, Francis Dee and Ch arles Jr. of North Bend; Mrs. Florence Robinson, Omaha. Also Debbie Bennett of Calla han, Fla., granddaughter of Mrs. Mcintosh who is also visiting here and the honored guest and hosts. Mrs. Mcintosh received many lovely gifts. Sisters Enjoy Motor Trip Mis. Fred Arnold accompanied by her sister, Mrs. George Bar ney, Jr., of Olatha, Kans., left Thursday on a motor trip re turning home Tuesday. The sisters attended a Odneal family reunion at Liberal, Kans., and traveled through western Kansas on , to Elkhart, Colo., their birthplace. They visited many girlhood acquaintances, and relatives along the way. Mrs. Barney left by bus Wed nesday for home. We Carry A Complete Line of csy POULTRY MEDICINES Wn j sir- tffyj www' l rSjj n-jv,-? Apts Zl "'ii? tret ....Si'- . F.'cfcrrod Dy Poa!?ry Raisers for Over Half a Century For over 51 vears the Lee Quality Line of Poultry Medicines have sue ccbbfully served the needs of many thousands of Poultry Raisers. "e carry the complete line of dependable Lee Products and will be glad to help you in supplying jour needs. Schreiner Rexaii Drug ( A i mi Miss Lancaster Shower Honoree Mrs. Ed E. Egenberger and Miss Mary Sullivan were host esses July 9th at a linen shower honoring Miss Nancy Lancaster, bride-to-be. Fourteen guests and the honoree played bridge bingo, and several prizes were awarded. Miss Lancaster who will be married to Ronald Furse August 22, received lovely gifts. Refreshments were served from a table beautifully appoint- with flowers and umbrella and miniature umbrellas. Local Youths At VFW Camp On a high hill overlooking the river is located Crestview Lodge near Paplllion where July 12 the VFW Youth Camp opened its summer recreation pro gram. The camp is an ideal spot for the youngsters with a swim ming pool as a great attraction and many activities planned for each day. Chris Daniels of Omaha is the chairman of the VFW youth pro gram. Counselors are in attendance during the entire summer pro gram. Committee members from the local VFW post are command er Rudy Stoll, Leonard Lutz, Le Roy Wilson and Gus Neumeister Entertainment will be provid ed tor the youngsters bv var ious groups of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxili aries. Attending the boys session from Plattsmoutth are Mike Bowman, Jimmie Lutz, Michael Jacobsen, Steve Sullivan, Jim mie Ferrari, David Neeley and Steve Timm. Girls Camp will open July 26 with a number of girls to attend from Plattsmouth. Fifty-eight girls and 47 boys had been registered up to July 12. County Red Cross Meeting July 22 The annual meeting of the Cass County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held at Mack's Kitchen, Plattsmouth, Wednesday, July 22, at 8 p.m Chapter officers have extend ed an invitation to the people of Cass County to attend this meet ing. The blood program in the chapter will be discussed and new officers elected. Farm Safety Week Begins Sunday National Farm Safety Week begins Sunday, July 19 through July 25. Farmers are reminded to "work for safety it works for you." Slated for the week are: Sunday Reverance for life Take time to take care. Monday Safety begins at home. Keep your farm and farm i home in order. Tuesday Livestock. Be open minded to safety suggestions. Wednesday Prevent falls -Plan ahead. Thursday Highway Safety. Be courteous on the highway. Friday Farm Machinery -Don't depend on luck. Saturday Review your years saftey program. Take Safety Seriously! Lions Annual Picnic Tuesday Plattsmouth Lions, their fam ilies and guests held their an nual picnic at Merritt Beach on Tuesday evening. It was reported there were no talks, no projects and 88 per sons attended the affair. 4 A 21 Union Items Mrs. L. C. Todd Phone 2441 Nehawka Girl at FHA Convention CHICAGO Cheryl Weik, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Weik of Nehawka is among the I of a daughter born ,uuu teen-age delegates attend ing the 1959 National Conven tion of the Future Homemakers of America in Chicago. Cheryl is a senior at Nehaw ka High. She has been an FHA member three years. While at the convention she will be a committee member and sing in the National Chorus. The five-day convention open ed Monday. Durlne the action- packed week, U.S. Commission er of Education, Dr. Lawrence G. Derthick, and other outstand ing educators were to heln the FHA delegates to find ways to put tneir new National Pro gram of Work for 1959-60 into -action. Objectives of the new pro gram will serve as themes of the general sessions and focus FHA'ers' attention on develop ing their potential abilities, un derstanding family members, knowing the vaiue of home ec onomics education and nro- moting good will at home and a-broad. mm Son Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kneale are parents of a son weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces, at Offutt Air Force Base Hospital. This is the couple's first child. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Har lan Atkinson, Union, and Mr. and Mrs. Rlaph Kneale of Oregon, Mo. CALENDAR Thursday, July 16 Eagles Auxiliary will meet at Eagles Hall at 8 p.m. Officers meeting at 7:30. Sunday, July 19 Band parents and families bas ket dinner at 1 o'clock at Stein hart Park, Nebraska City. Tuesday, July 21 Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars post here will meet for their regular meeting Tuesday. July 21, at 8 p.m. at the VFW Club. . Joe Libershal Back From Trip To West Nebraska Joe Libershal of this city has returned home after an outing that took him to the western part of the state where he owns farm ing land in the vicinity of Im perial. He stopped at Columbus to en joy a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wolever and family for a few days and then accom panied them on a trip to the west part of the state. Mr. Libershal reports that land prices are booming in Chase and Perkins counties, due to oil pros pecting. Oil has been found to the north of this section and leading to wells being sunk in Eastern Colorado nearby. Doll Costumes Contest in Rec Program Here Girls in the city recreation program arc in the process of making costumes for dolls. These will be displayed In the Gas Co. window for a contest There will be prizes in cate gories for girls 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. Other activities besides arts and crafts are organized sports such as volleyball, dodge ball, club snatch etc. An interesting variety of ac tivities is planned for recreation the rest of the summer, accor ding to Mrs. Wm. Gillette, instructor. Dr. and Mrs. James Frans and two daughters Barbara and Pat ricia of Milford spent last Sun day visiting the doctor's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. and D. Ra-y Frans. Mrs. Todd received an an nouncement card recently stat ing that Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wilhelm of Unadilla are parents June 30. They have two sons too. Mrs. Wilhelm (nee Ruth McCormick) was a teacher in the Union schools a number of years ago and lived with Mrs. Todd while here. Mr. and Mrs. Veii Ackley and family are spending a few days in Taylorsville, 111., visiting a brother of Mrs. Ackley. Mrs. Johnson, mother of Mrs. Ackley, who has been visiting her son, will return to Union with the Ackleys. Several Union homes have been painted this summer, those of George Stites, Gwen Scoles, Rube Foster and Mrs. Todd's home is now being painted. There was a small attendance at the meeting of the WSCS on last Thursday due to the busy season on the farm. Mrs. Carl Cross led the prayer service and devotions. Mrs. Loy Clarence had charge of the lesson on De linquency with several articles being read by Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Esther, Mrs. Paasch, Mrs. Mead, Mrs. Balfour, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Stine, Mrs. Sanford and Mrs. Todd. Mrs. Sanford gave a review of the last chapter of the study book, Is Christianity the Way Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rogers drove to Ashland last Sunday to visit cousins, Mrs. and Mrs. Arley Ziegenbein. They had to detour coming home, due to 5'2 inches of rain which fell in Ashland early Sunday morning. Cathy Stine and Bonnie Keene sang a duet at Sunday school last Sunday at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Norman Treklow, her twin sister, Elma Dodson of Chi cago and their sister, Millie Cun ningham of California, and Mrs. Wayne Garrett of Omaha, at tended church at the Baptist Church Sunday morning. They all had dinner with Martha Pic kering and lunch that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rich. They also called on Mrs. John Buerra. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zorn vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed at Omaha last Sun day. They celebrated the first birthday of their grand-daugh ter, little Kimberly Reed. Last Sunday's dinner guests at the Charles Meredith home were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dehm ing of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meredith and family of Omaha. Dial SATTLER Funeral Home 3123 by Sandra Stapert A Report on 4-Hlub Week NEHAWKA (Special) My father, Jake Stapert took me and the other girls from Nehawka to Lincoln for 4-H Club Week. We were taken to our rooms at Burr and Fedde Halls. We registered and received our Droerams. meal tickets (which were very valuable) and special Instruc tions. In the afternoon, a Erouo Dic- ture was taken and we had spec ial meetings. That evening, we had a friendship and get-acquainted party. Next morning's highlights were flag raising and a stvle show. In the afternoon all went to the city campus and saw the Theater of Stars and toured the historical building. In the eve ning, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce gave a banauet. Fol lowing this were vespers at the campus. The service was very impressive. The next afternoon we met the governor and toured the capitol. Thursday evening we had a barbecue and also an in ternational party at which we met students from Germany and Sweden. The next day we had a big day In Omaha, toured business es and industries. We attended a hair styling show. In the eve ning, the Omaha Chamber of Commerce gave a banquet at the Livestock Exchange. We re turned to Lincoln following the banquet and went home Satur day morning. 4-H Club Week is so much fun but it just wasn't long enough. Next year, maybe we'll see you there. Aleksandar Rankovic, Vice President of Yugoslavia, speak ing of his country's neutrality: ''Blows from the Soviet bloc have been without result for el even years and will remain with out result." Mrs. John Fischer Phone 7304 Mrs. Edward Muechau of Eagle and sister Mrs. Lee Cop pie of Alvo visited at the home of Mrs. Neal Kenedny and fam ily at Sterling last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Man ners and daughters spent Satur day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kaar at Lincoln. During recent weeks, the three children of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Herrold, Stephanie, David and Mike, spent a week each at the homes of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rocker and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Herrold at Seward. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rocken bach visited her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hodtwalker near Walton Sunday. Mrs. Rocken- bach's niece and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lippert of Kansas City and a sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sieck of Crete were also guests. Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Umland and sons of Kansas City visited Friday evening until Sunday noon at her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rockenbach. Mr. Umland was a palbearer for Dr. Wimberly former instructor at the University of Nebraska Saturday. Their daughter, Y- vonne Umland, a university stu dent, was also present and was honored on her 20th birthday with the parents being present and a large cake being served. Mrs. Delores McCreary and two children of Cincannati are enjoying a visit wiht her sister and family, the Lavell Swarts". The guests arrived Monday eve ning and Tuesday the Swartes moved to their Lincoln resi dence, 6230 Sunrise Rd., East ridge, Lincoln. They are hoping to sell their Eagle property in the near future. Several of the ill folks at Ea gle are recovering satisfactor ily. Robert Phillips took sudden ly ill with a gall stone attack on last Friday afternoon and is much improved. Mrs. Ida Ober le at the Ebeler Nursing Home at Elmwood is able to sit in a chair a short time each dav. However, her left arm and hand are paralyzed. Mrs. Robert Wal ker took ill while at work and is now convalescing at her home. She is considerably improv ed. Mrs. Verna Habel is able to be at her position at the post of fice and grocery again. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Francke or near Plattsmouth called at the home of her daughter and family, the Clyde Althouses on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Lukes vis ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Erskine Sunday. Rev. Robert Bowne attended the quarterly conference of the church groups at Elmwood Fri day evening. Cheryl Brlggs of Lincoln is vis iting her aunt and family, the Keith Trumblcs, for a few days this week. Connie Trumble Is attending personnel schooling at the rad io, electronics, radar and tele vision institute at Omaha this summer. She graduated from Eagle High in May. The Eagle Methodist Family Night supper and farewell hon oring the L. K. Swarts family who moved to Lincoln Tuesday was held. It is hoped by their many friends that they will re turn to Eagle often. Several of the girls are plan ning to go to 4-H Camp from July 3 to Aug. 1. Their leader Mrs. Olive Westlake plans to at tend also. A demonstration was given on Ambrosia by Clinola Westlake and Jeanlne Muen chau. Carole Schmidt, report er. 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