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f HE PLftTTSIYIOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL I-VU5E SIX Thursday, July 30, 1959 LilfiLEFHr Mn. Ralph Wildrick Imnuiiiicl Waltlur l.r:iKii Tin I.i'ui'.uc mi t July IS). John M'.liluiami and Herbert Ileil, .Jr., .'.l i ved mi,jit. I'u.stor Muel ler had a discussion on Church Unity. w.s.c.s. Tho W.SCS met in the Metho dist Church July 10. Mrs. Grace MKirew, the Spiritual Lite Secretary, inpliasied youth in her worship .service on Build hie, of Cnri.Ntiun Character. Mrs. )joris llii'.sch pre.serded the pro gram, Understanding Other Culiures, uKini; as the .subject, Youth .School Missions. The In i:. t esses, Mrs. Mildred Heier and Miss Ora.ce Hoover, served refreshments. The next meeting will be on July HO with Miss Laura Hchoeniau and Mrs. Em ilia, Sprieek as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wildrick were weekend guests at. the home ( I Mrs. Dorot hy Kidder and fam ily in Council Bluffs, la. Other nests Sunday to help celebrate tin; birthday of Charles Kidder were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mur ray and Mrs. Mary Ti;;tier all of Omaha. .Sunday afternoon and sup per micsts at the home of Mr. a nil Mrs. Auystin Finlay and Howard were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Howard and Elmer Mathis all of Greenwood, Nebr. Monday even ing callers were Mrs. Harold Ulavae and children. Tuesday afternoon luncheon guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. Lloyd Shubert and family of Mankota, Minn., and Mrs. John Shogren. Sunday afternoon and even inp, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Isaac were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Janecek and James of Omaha and Mrs. Rich ard Gochenoiir and daughters. Mr. and Mis. George Grell and Delmer of Springfield are vacationing in Arizona and their .son Edward Grell is helping with the chores while they are fone. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Howard and family of Greenwood were Wednesday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aus tin Finlay. Miss Evelyn Isaac planned and held a picnic supper Thurs day e vening honoring the bir thday of her mother, Mrs. Frank Isaac. The immediate family CALL CLEM (Plattsmouth 6297) I am now writing and servicing all lines of Insurance. I will give you prompt personal service on all your Insurance needs. I am available to discuss your insurance problems at your convenience in your office or home or at mine. Clem Woster 906 Ave. D. Life Auto Fire Phone You've Been Asking For Them Now They are Here! NEW SHIPMENT OF SERV -A- DISH This is the answer to the housewife's prayers for picnics, back yard eating or for informal en tertaining. Consists of an attractive metal tray with dis posable compartment refills. Not a dish to wash! Attractively Decorated Metal Trays 20 Paper Refills 98' ASS Walgreen Phone 2511 were present. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Beck and daughters of South Bend were Sunday dinner guests at the Ed ward Grell home. Walter Stohlmann was taken ill while at the University of i Nebraska Stadium in Lincoln as lie was watching the arrange ments for the Legion Contests. He was taken to the Veterans Hospital in Lincoln and was brought home after a quick re covery, lie had taken Mrs. Stohlmann, Mrs. Renner, Mrs. Fred Schliefert and Mrs. Fred erickson to Lincoln. lie was taken ill again Tuesday and was taken to the Veterans hospital in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Board man and Mrs. Bernard Johnson and children of Sioux City, la., returned home Saturday from a two weeks vacation trip spent in Portland, Oregon visiting Mrs. Boardman's sisters and families. Mrs. Minnie Hull, sister of Walter and Emil Ileier of Louis ville, was beaten over the head Saturday at the office where she was working in Eagle by an assailant after he had asked to see an electric appliance. She was knocked down and the as sailant escaped. Mrs. John Mass and Bob and Mr. and Mrs. William Mass and son of Omaha visited a week at the home of Mrs. John Mass's sister and family, TSgt. and Mrs. Elburt Covert and daugh ter, Luella. They visited the Air Force Museum and also spent some time at Indian Lake which has 11,000 acres of water and 96 islands. Mr. and Mrs. John Albert, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. August Stohl cann, Jr., Ralph and Elaine are visiting at the Calvin Keiser home and with other relatives in Kansas. Sally Weisneth has written back that she is not with the International Business Mach ines nor is she a computor op erator but is employed by the American Telephone and Tele graph. Her job concerns itself with arranging, planning and designing the input or original data. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dunn returned home last Thursday from Nevis, Minnesota where they had spent three weeks with ncement Hospital Liability 6297 4 $2.95 Also Available in Packaged Sets and Cartons of 100 MUG Agency their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. William Dunn at their cabin on the lake. Miss Evelyn Isaac spent last week with her sister and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Foster and sons in Kearney. The Fos ters brought her home and spent the weeeknd at the Frank Isaac home. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Wool hiser and family of Omaha were Thursday evening callers at the Joe Woolhlser home. Mrs. Anna Petersen of Des Moines, la., spent this past week visiting with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tena Nessen. She is visiting now at the home of her daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoehr near Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Verner Peck and Marilyn are spending their vacation visiting with his father, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Goings in Longmont, Colo., and also his two sisters and families in Colo. They will return home the first part of the week. Sunday evening callers at the Ernest Beck home were Mr. and Mrs. Ela Beck of Wabash and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dobbs and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barr of Weldon, la., visited for a short time Wednesday afternoon at the Ray Jardine home. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moon and family of Pasco, Washing ton and Mrs. Andrew Krug of Central City, Nebr., were guests Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnot Cushman. Mrs. Moon is the niece of Mrs. Cushman. Mr. and Mrs. C. Lloyd Shubert and Clarence of Mankota, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. John Shogren, Mrs. Clarence Sjogren and children, Mrs. Zelma Sutton, and Marilyn Francis Green enjoyed a wiener roast and swimming at the State Recreation Park Monday even ing. Saturday afternoon and even ing visitors of Mrs. Jay Larsen were Mrs. Bertha Marr and Mrs. Grace Boyce of Omaha, and. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boyce of Beatrice. Sandy and Randy Baker of Weeping Water spent last week with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Urwin. Mrs. Floyd Gauer visited with Mrs. Jim Sheehan and Cindy and Mrs. Elwin Isaac and sons in Manley Tuesday of lasjt week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gess were callers at the Amos Cappen home in Weeping Water. Mrs. Sylvia McCarthy of Arnold, who had been visiting at the Cap pen's, returned home with the Geess's and will spend this week with them. Visitors Sunday at the home of Mrs. Frank Pace in Weeping Water were Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Isaac and sons of Manley, Mrs. H. W. Baughman and John Baughman and Mrs. Nora Spi dell all of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kline of Plattsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jewell of Weep ing Water and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sheehan and daughters. Sunday evening supper guests at the Ralph Wildrick home were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lan caster and family of Platts mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mc Fadden and Bud Burgess all of Cheney, and David Mack of Eagle. Monday and Tuesday guests at the Elwin Isaac home In Man ley were Mr. and, Mrs. F. L. Hol land of Butler, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Kenenth Holland of Stanley, Kans. Mrs. Mary Inman received her good neighbor pin and certific ate from Ak-Sar-Ben Tuesday. The pin was delivered by Har vey Koop and came by certified mail. Monday evening supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ipock and family were Mr. and Mrs. Ephy Heard and family and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Riley and family. Miss Julie Ziers "visited last week with her aunt, Mrs. Thel ma Mumm at Truro, la. Rex Young Attends Auctioneers Meet Rex Young who has gained a national fame as auctioneer, has just recently returned home from the national convention of Auctioneers held at Denver. The convention covered three days and drew representatives from practically all the state and a large group from Canada. It was nem at the Shirley-Savoy hotel. While in the west Mr. Young took advantage of the oppor tunity to visit at Colorado Springs with his sister, Mrs. Clara Lee White and his brother, Albert A. Young and found them in good health and enjoying the bracing Colorado climate. Later a visit was enjoyed at Cheyenne, Wyo., the site of the original Frontier days and rodeo. On the way home a stop was made at Sturguis, S. D. with a sister, Mrs. Lena Lyman. E and R Church Has Picnic St. Pauls Evangelical and Re formed Church held Its Sunday School and Church Picnic at Carter Lake last Sunday. More than 100 turned out and enjoyed the day together. CUvo Mrs. Wilson Howe Phone 911 Mrs. Anna Hardnock left by train for Toledo, Ohio for the home of her sister and husband, Dr. and Mrs. Earl Bowman, Thursday evening and plans to be gone a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nickel attended the Baptism of their grandson, Martin, son of their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson at the St. Mark Church at Lincoln Sun day. They were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson after the services. Mr. Walter Vincent and Mr. Arthur Roelofsz were at Hold gredge with James Vincent over the weekend. Patricia and Nancy Roelofsz, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roelofsz went as far as Ayr, Nebr., to the home of Mrs. Roelfosz brother and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hargle road with Walter Vincent and Arthur Roelfosz to spend the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rueter cal led on Mrs. Earl Fairfield at her home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Froh lich were barbecue supper guests of Mrs. Frohlich's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Lake at Lincoln, Saturday evening and dinner guests of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coatman at Ashland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Weichel and Junior and Miss Arlyne Streich of Murdock were bar becue supper guests of the Wil son Howe family Sunday even ing. The Ivy Leaguers 4-H Club met with their leader La Von Howe, Wednesday noon for a barbecue and went swimming in the afternoon. Miss Arlyne Streich of Murdock was a guest. Mrs. Grace Copple and son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Copple, Patricia, Russel and Le land took a picnic to the Beth any Park, Sunday and visited Earl Bennett at the Bryan Me morial Hospital in the afternoon. He has been at the hospital for about a week and a half for treatment and observation and was able to go to the home of his son, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Bennett at 6720' Logan Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday. If anyone wishes to send him a card, he will be there for awhile. Ronnie Root, son of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Root went to South Dakota with his Uncle and Aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Mof fitt of Lincoln for a fishing trip, Saturday and returned Monday. He reports fishing not so good. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Dimmitt and daughters were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dimmitt and Linda at Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boydston and granddaughters, Jeanette and Pamela Stickney were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Dimmitt and dau ghters. Judy and Jean Dimmitt went home with their grand parents to spend a few days. Mrs. Ruth Taylor was at the Loman Frank's home at Lincoln last week and returned to the home of her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vincent. Monday. The 4-H Oriole's with their leader, Arlan Neben attended the Tractor Power and Safety Day at the College of Agricul ture at Lincoln Thursday all day. Wilson Howe and Ronnie and Billy Swartsman attended the Tractor Power and Safety Day at the College of Agriculture Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haas were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. Haas sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burk at Pan ama. Mrs. Albert Menke of Clatonla is with her daughter and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. John Weichel this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Buettgen bach of Colby, Kansas were at the John Weichel home Satur day for diner. Mr. and Mrs. Les ter Kubik and family of Beat rice were also guests. The ladies are all sisters. Judy Weichel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Weichel return ed from her trip to Minnesota with the Kimball family of Lin coln Thursday and was a Sun day guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wismer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Oran Wismer and family attended a Wismer family picnic at the Pioneer Park Saturday after noon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Talbert Edwards, Steve and Carolyn Kay are en tertaining a sister of Mrs. Ed wards and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Stein from Wich ita, Kans., this week. They were aiso guests or Mrs. Stein's and Mrs. Edwards mother, Mrs. Min nie Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wismer and family were guests of Mrs Wismer's parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry Vanderbeck at Hickman Sunday for dinner. Claudette Wismer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wismer is with the Council OKs Cancellation Of Assessment The City Council Wednesday night authorized the city attor ney or county attorney to sti pulate that long-standing spec ial assessment against two pro perties be cancelled. The properties of Ike Cochin and Fred Toman are involved in a tax foreclosure case in Dis trict Court because owners de clined to pay special assess ments for a sanitary sewer in stalled in 1953 because they were already on a sanitary sewer and would not use or be benefited by the 1953 sewer. No adjustment of the assess ments was made by the Board of Adjustment and Equalization at the time assessments were made. Wednesday night's motion said court costs should be paid by the property owners. Cochin and his attorney, J. Howard Davis, appeared at the Council meeting to ask cancella tion of the assessment. Toman and his attorney, Francis Casey, had appeared at an earlier meeting. Toman had been grant ed the same action but the two were included in one motion Wednesday for expediency. Ordinances on Liquor Licenses, Boundaries Passed The City Council Wednesday night passed ordinances increa sing the number of Class C li quor licenses permitted here from seven to eight and chang ing the boundaries in which li censes can be issued. Limits for Class A beer licen ses (2) and Class D licenses (1) remain the same. Limitations do not apply to bona fide veter ans organizations or service clubs not organized for profit The City Council reserves the right to determine the nature of such organizations. Boundaries for licensing were changed by adding the half- block in. which Alexander's Bar Is situated on South 5th Street and Winterset Addition south of Cemetery Road this side of the new highway by-pass. aqk Mrs. John Fischer Phone 7304 On Sunday, July 19th a fam ily gathering was enjoyed at the Sherman Henriksen home, when members of the family were pre sent and visited the Ralph Hen riksens of California. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dennings of Cen tral City, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Henrik sen and family of Lincoln were present for the day. Leslie Denning of Central City, Nebr., spent a few days vis iting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Henriksen last week. Mrs. Floyd Siekman had the misfortune to break a bone in her left wrist Wednesday while mowing their yard, slipped and fell in such a manner as to suf fer the injury. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Siekman have purchased a motel at Mil- ford, Nebr., and will rent their farm land to a tenant for next year and plan to move to their new business and home in Nov ember. Mrs. A. H. Siekman and Mrs. Nora Hursh visited in Lincoln Wednesday and called at the home of Mrs. Siekman's niece, Mrs. Earl Messelheiser during the afternoon. Mr. Laverne Weyers has re signed his position as Eagle Vil lage Street Commissioner and will be effective, August. 1. The Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship members enjoyed Tuesday evening at Captol Beach Recreation Park. Orris Lannings and Olive Westlake furnished transportation. Mrs. Robert Browne is sponsor. Butch Vanderbeck family at Panama this week. The Busy Beavers 4-H Club met with their leader, Mrs. Clyde Jipp, and daughter Jackie, July 22 for their sixth meeting. Each told the color they had made their kitchen trays for roll call. The club decided to di vide up the money they had ta ken in from bake sales, etc., and will buy school clothes. They are finishing up their projects of the year. Jane Beckman served the lunch. Junior Weichel and Miss Arly ne Streich of Murdock were Fri day evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Weichel and family. Lord Altrincham, British Peer: "From the way Chicago greet ed the Queen, I can't see that American republicanism is ter ribly strong." Cars Have Collision Wednesday on 4th Wednesday afternoon a small car collision occured on North 4th street near the court house. The car driven by Charles Tho mason was coming south and one driven by Marion A. Taylor was going north and in passing the left fenders caught with what is estimated by police at $100 damage to each car. Union Items Mrs. L. C. Todd Phone 2441 Mrs. Vera Ackley is spending a few days in Lincoln, a guest of her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess. The Midget and Pee Wee teams and their parents, held an ice cream and pie social at the Me thodist church basement last Friday evening. There was a fine attendance and it is re ported they did real well finan cially too, and the weather man furnished a "real hot" evening for the afafir. Mr. and Mrs. Vera Ackley, Karen and Wayne and Mrs. Johnson, mother of Mrs. Ackley drove to Mead last Sunday where they were guests of rela tives. Mrs. Johnson and grand daughter Karen remained at Mead for a week's visit before returning to Union. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Todd called on Mrs. Todd last Sunday afternoon. The Todds plan to take a trip later on during Aug ust. The children of the Primary Department of the Methodist Sunday school had a happy sur prise last Sunday morning when they found little new chairs around their tables where their classes are held. The Women's Society purchased these chairs recently for the primary de partment. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd and daughter Nancy, joined four other families, friends of the Todds, and left early last Sun day morning for some of the lakes in Minnesota, where they will enjoy a two weeks vacation, boating and fishing during that time. Mrs. Delbert Lindsey entered St. Mary's hospital one day last week. She is not able to have callers at this time (Monday). Herman Comer is not feeling quite as well as usual and is having to rest and "slow up" a bit from his usual activities. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rogers at tended an annual picnic at Fre mont last Sunday of former re sidents of The Nebraska Ordan ance Plant. Mrs. Todd received a telephone call last Tuesday from her dau ghter in Omaha, informing her that she had another great grandson. Mrs. and Mrs. Norman Hendrix have a baby boy nam ed Kirk Alan who was born on July 20th at the Methodist Hos pital in Omaha. Mrs. Hendrix is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rathe. The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the church last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. George Stine and Mrs. Cross as hostesses. Fifteen lad ies and several children were in attendance. Meeting was con ducted by vice president, Mrs. Russell Easter. Mrs. Cross led the devotions, Mrs. Beulah San-i ford conducted an officers Train-1 lng Session in which each de-1 Washer $169.95 With Trade 4th & Main pnrtmont. secivtnry explained the work of her department. Hostesses served cooling re freshments at the close of the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Anderson of Nemaha, Nebr., who moved into the Earl Banning house several months ago are moving back to Nemaha this week to their for mer home. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Meredith and daughter Glenda of Great Bend, Kans., who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas Mer edith the past week left Union last Monday to vacation a while in St. Paul, Minn. On Sunday, they with other members of the family were dinner guests at the Chas. Meredith home. 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