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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAUE TWO Thursday, December 31, 1959 Spriccks Are Here At Perry Home Mr. and Mrs. Eay Sprleck and children, Jeffrey Allan and Su san Adele, arrived here the week belore Christmas at the home of her mother, Mrs. Virgil Perry. Mr. Sprleck, a sergeant In the army, has been stationed in Kansas, as Cadre and Pla toon Sergeant, and Is enjoying a leave here before he reports to Oakland, Calif., and later Pacific duty. He reports to the west coast Jan. 15. Plans are indefinite for Mrs. Spncck and children, but they will remain here for the time being with the mother, perhaps joining Sgt. Sprleck later. Christmas Day Mrs. Perry en tertained her children and grandchildren. Present were the Spriccks and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Morrison, Laura and Tommy. All enjoyed the noon meal and supper too with the mother. Family Croup Enjoy Birthday Party For Fred Wehrbein The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wehrbein was scene of a most pleasant family gathering on December 22nd to honor the birthday anniversary of Mr. Wehrbein and to enjoy a family Christmas dinner. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wehrbein and children, Gene and Jo Ann, Mrs. F. J. Hild, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein, Roger, Danny, Ted and Steve, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johns, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wehrbein. Many Guests At C. E. Eaton Home Thirty-three made up the guest list at the C. E. Eaton home Christmas Day. Present were the couple's children and grandchildren. Guests were Melvin Eaton and family; Mrs. Robert Affott and family; Howard Eaton and fam ily; Mrs. Marjorie Horn and daughter; Clifford Kennel 1; Howard Kennell and wife; Glen Eaton and family; Louis Eaton : and family and Don Eaton of Denver, Colo, who arrived I Christmas night. Family Christmas Gathering at Eagle Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Franks and son, Jack had Christmas dinner with their daughter and j family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Alt- ! house and sons, Terry and Mark, at Eagle. i Also there for dinner were Clyde's parents, Mr. and Mrs. , George Althouse, his brother and family Mr. and Mrs. Keith Althouse, Jerry and Barbara from Lincoln, and.the sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Munn, Marilyn, Kay and Jane from Waverly. After dinner there was a Christmas gift exchange. CALENDAR Monday, Jan. 4 Bud of Promise of Rebekah Lodge meets at the hall at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4 Plattsmouth Woman's Club will meet with Mrs. J. B. Cook at 8 p.m. CM Your News And Social Items to 241 Continuing OUR TREMENDOUS AT EVEN GREATER SAVINGS Every Coat Marked Down BETTY ROSE MARY LANE OTHER FAMOUS NAMES AMAZING ON LADIES' VALUES TO $59.50 NEW SHIPMENT LADIES' HOUSE DRESSES Sixes 141 ., to 321. , - 40 to 52 $98 r $49 And 12 to 20 Ladies k) 1st Door East Of Plattsmouth State Bank C Miss Linda Long Is Engaged To Wed Mr. and Mrs. Howard Long announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Linda to Mr. John Konfrst. The couple are graduates of the Platts mouth High School Class of 1959. No Date has been set for the wedding. Gregg Home Is Scene of Family Holiday Dinner Saturday evening the children of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gregg of this city gathered together for their Christmas dinner. Mrs. Lloyd Younker who has been at the home for some time roasted the turkey and chicken, and the children came with well filled baskets for the holiday dinner. Tho.e attending were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gregg, Linda and Barbara of Plattsmouth; Mr. an Mrs. Laurance Gregg and Larry of Nehawka; Mr. and Mrs. Dug an Gregg, Sheri, Wayne and Richard of Nehawka; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gregg, Pat and Mike of Hamburg, la.; Jim and Earl Gregg of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Neihart and Roma of Lincoln. Also Mr. and Mrs. Bob Leyden, Pam and Kris of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Doss and Sherry of Las Cruses, New Mexico; Lin tie McVay and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fulton and Mrs. Jessie Smith. The celc!:rr.tion also climaxed the fourth biithday for Wayne Gregg. He had a white cake with pink candles baked by his gra. dmo. ner, Mrs. Randall Hwitzr ui Nehawka, and with V.vj presence of Mr. McVay the occulta brought together once n.o.e i'ivv generations, as he is blejed with three great great grandua '.ghters. Kcil Family Enjoy Christmas Holiday Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keil and children, Denny and Rodney, were hosts Christmas eve and enjoyed a family Christmas din ner with members of the family. Guesis were Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kcil, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wehrbein, Mr. and Mrs. August Kcil. The event ws one that all enjoyed to the most and made the holiday most thoroughly en joyable to the group. Dunnings Have Busy Holidays Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Dun ning spent Christmas Day visit ing there children and grand children. They called on Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brothers and Cindy at Bellevue; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Arn and sons Joey and Jerry and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kraeger and sons Jim and Alan. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Speece and daughter Marjorie of Loveland, Colo, arrived at the Dunning home. Mrs. Speece is a daughter of Mrs. Dunning. Since Sunday the Dunnings have entertained in their home at various times for family mem bers. The Speece family departed for their home today as both Mr. and Mrs. Speece teach in the Loveland Schools and must re turn to their classrooms on Mon day. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. SAVINGS SUITS $ft95 C $1095 1 7 Ot Ll L Toggery Sole r . "'r'.";:"-;' r-' " -..v. i ( "V'i h - V, y ' 1 f. i k v - ENGAGEMENT Mrs. Nellie Stones announces the engage ment and approaching marriage uf her granddaughter, Miss Nancy McC'onaha, to Mr. Lauren Fleischman, son of Mrs Robert Hoffman. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mrs. Marvin Feilrn of Omaha and Mr. L. II. Mc Conaha of Salina, Kans. She has made her home with her grand parents since childhood. She was graduated from Plattsmouth High School, class of 1958 and is employed in Omaha. Mr. Flei schman is also a graduate of the Plattsmouth Schools, and is employed by Young and Jose Contractors of this city. The date has been set for the nine teenth of February. 8 &40 Salon Party At Crosshans Home Cass County Salon 441 of the Eight and Forty held their Christmas party Monday eve ning at the home of Mrs. Karl Grosshans. Mrs. Wilbur Fitzpatrick, Chap eau presided at the business meeting. Child welfare chairman, Mrs. Mata Amick read a letter from cur National Chapeau, living in Mexico. Her theme for the year is "Days of enchantment" a time to remember our T. B. children in the hospitals. Special dates are Oct. 31-Dec. 25, Feb. 14 May 1. A letter from Esther Wimber ly of the Kearney T. B. Hospital sending the name of a new pat ient. The new members voted to send $10 to the Nebraska bed fund. Partnership chairman M r s. Milton Munice read a letter from the State partnership chairman, the Nebraska quota is 557 members. A personal a ward will be given to each chairman having quota by Jan. 15. In a very impressive initia tion ceremony, Mrs. Dorothy Smith of Weeping Water was in itiated into the Salon. Seal Drive Co. Workers an nounced a total of $570 realiz ed to date. The Chapeau wished all mem bers a "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year." Mrs. Grosshans read a Christ mas Story "America at Christ mas time" and "Ready for Christmas". The group sang Carols, Mrs. Emmitt Cook lead ing. The members exchanged gifts. Refreshments were served by the Committee. Mrs. Milton Muncie, Mrs. Karl Grosshans and Mrs. Claude Ruse. January meeting will be held in the 40 & 8 Club Rooms. Civic Club At i Amato Home For Christmas Meeting The Plattsmouth Women's Civ ic Club held their Christmas Party at the home of Mrs Louis Amato, Dec. 14, Christmas music and a beaut iful Nativity scene greeted the guests as they came up the steps to the door. Mrs. Howard Ruback, Presi dent extended a welcome to all present. The members voted to send a check of $10 to the School for the Blind at Nebraska City besides the candy donated by the mem bers. A check for j was sent to the Nebraska Childs Savings Insti tute. Mrs. Ray Bourne gave a final report of the Ways and Means Committee. Mrs. Alan Wolf son. Omaha, was introduced and told of her experiences working with the blind children of the state. Mrs. Wolfson is responsible for the blind children going to sum mer camp for the first time. The program of "Christmas in Story and Song" was presented by Mrs. Hugh Stander, Jr. and pianist Mrs. Robert Altenbach. The members enjoyed a candy exchange Refreshments were served, from a decorated table. Mrs.' Sophia Wolever serving punch Mrs. Gene Sochor. . ' i . 1 1 fee. Hostesses were, Mrs. Louis Am.ito. Mrs. Gene Sochor, Mrs. R. W. Bernhardt ana Mrs. Wolever. KEEP IN Senator Edwin T. McHugh of Murdock was In the city Tues day to look after some matters of business in the county court. Mrs. George Davis, Jr. and children, George Jr., Brenda and Beverley of St. Joseph, Mo., have been here this week, visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hughson and her brother, F3 Henry Hughson of Memphis, Tenn., U. S. Coast Guard, who was here for the Christmas holi day. Mrs. W. H. Wrehrbein is a pat ient at the Methodist hospital in Omaha where she is under going treatment and observa tion. Miss Lovy Hiatt of Sidney, la., well known here and sister of Mrs. Mollie Gobelman, is a pat ient at St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska City, Miss Hiatt has been suffering from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wol ever and three children of Co lumbus who arrived here before Christmas will remain over the New Year. They are guests of their parents, Mrs. Sophia Wol ever, Alex Medina and Joe Li bershal. Christmas Day the fam ilies were together at the Wol ever home. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell McQuin, Marcia and Mary entertained at an after Christmas dinner Sunday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Donald McQuin and Patty of Underwood, la., Dr. and Mrs. John McQuin and Johnny of Bellevue and Mr. and Mrs. Mit chell Rich and twin daughters, Iola and Irene of Union. 43 Gather for Christmas Dinner The W. O. Burbee family Christmas dinner was held at his daughter's home, Mrs. Rus sell Spangler's, where he lives. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chriswisser, Nehawka, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burbee and family, Union, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burbee, Union, Mrs. Mable Wolfe and family, Union, whose one son Tom is stationed at Ells worth Air Force Base In South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wolfe and family. Des Moines. Also Mr. and Mrs. Bill Craw ford, Nebraska City, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burbee and fam ily, Silver City, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spangler and fam il, Plattsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. James Chriswisser and family, Nehawka, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Burbee and family, Bellevue, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hathaway and family, Denver, and the father-in-law of Mrs. James Chriswis ser. Their were 43 present, and 4 grandchildren and their fam ilies, 15 in number, were unable to attend. Couple Honored At Open House NEHAWKA (Special) Sunday, Dec. 27, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross were honored on their 40th Wedding Anniversary with an open-house by their children, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hansen and families, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross. The table centerpiece was red and white carnations flanked by red candles. Assisting with serv ing were Mrs. Oren Pollard, Mrs. Louie Ross, Mrs. Geo Dickman, Miss Evelyn Wolph, Mrs. Bert Worthan, Mrs. Malcolm Pollard, Mrs. Floyd Joerger, Mrs. Wm. Getchius, and Mrs. Boyd May field. The honored couple stood under a white bell that had been used the day of their wedding while they greeted friends from Avoca, Weeping Water, Nebraska City, Murray, and Nehawka. Louisville Lions H.ivc 20th Annual Charter Night LOUISVILLE (Special) The Louisville Lions Club held its 20th annual Charter Night with a banquet for the ladies at the Methodist church basement at which the ladies of the church served a turkey dinner. An exceptionally fine program was presented with Becky Jones playing a beautiful piano solo, Becky and Debbie Jones singing a vocal duet with Mrs. Anna Larson as accompanist. Nancy and Linda Inman played a Christmas medley on the piano which was also nicely played. The feature of the evening were feats of magic and mind reading by Mr. and Mrs. "Skip" Weatherford from Camp Kitaki. Harry Andersen of Millard, Lions District Governor, was the guest speaker. His talk covered the eye bank which the Ne braska Lions are .sponsoring and other phases of the Lions civic work. TOUCH Mrs. Anna Stoll has returned from Omaha where she was a guest of her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stoll and while there had a very pleasant visit with an old friend and neighbor, Mrs. Mary Hartwick. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arnold spent Christmas to Saturday at Albion with the Don Morris fam ily. Mrs. Morris is the former Phyllis Arnold. Other guests at the Morris home were the Rev erend and Mrs. Wade H. Odneal of Caspar, Wyo., parents of Mrs. Arnold. Christmas guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keefer and family were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Massey of Horton, Kans. Airman Gerald Massey. the visitors' son, who is stationed in Okinawa sent a Christmas message to the family by tape recording, making a wonderful gift to the family. Mrs, W. S. Rupe, of Ames, la., who has been here for Christmas visiting at the home of her dau ghter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Scarlett, departed this morning for her home. While here Mrs. Rupe suffered a fall that resulted in the frac ture of three ribs and will under go treatment at Ames hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thimgan and children, Sara, Jane and Jerry of Des Moines, who were here for Christmas at the J. H. Graves home, are now enjoying a vacation trip to Florida. They are visiting at Clearmont, Fla., with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farh lander, the latter being the form, er Mrs. Alice Hutton of this city. Host and hostesses Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hild, Herbert. Dale, Robert, Rolland and Richard en tertained Christmas Day. Their dinner guests were Mrs. P. A. Hild; Mr. and Mrs. John Hild, Shirley and Leonard; Mr and Mrs. Verner Hild; Ralph Hild and daughters, Cheryl and Deb bie; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meising er, Alan and Roger. Also Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Bond, Kathy and Kenney, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hild and Miss Sandra Seibold. Christmas Mail Volume Like '58 The Christmas mail volume at the post office here was "on a par with last year's," Postmas ter Leslie Niel said today. He said there "wasn't $5 dif ference in receipts between the two years." The post office handled about 410,000 pieces of mail, letters, cards and parcels, from Dec. 1 to 24, Niel said. Shawn Dee Ash Celebrates Birthday Shawn Dee Ash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceicl Ash, cele brated her first birthday Sun day at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howland. Those present to help her cele brate the occasion were Janie and Teresa Freeburg, Darlene, Timmy, Debbie and Tonya Wy ant, Julia, Jerry and Jimmy Baburek. Those unable to attend were Debbie and Scott Barnard and Stephanie Jean Howland. Ice cream and birthday cake were served. Shawn Dee received many lovely gifts. Son Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Atkin son are the parents of an 8 lbs 9 oz. boy born Dec. 25 at St. Catherine's Hospital, Omaha. He has been named Steven Christopher. Grandparents are Mrs. Kathryn Faulk of Platts mouth and Mr. and Mrs. Coy Atkinson of Salem, Mo. The couple has another child, Rod ney Coy. Son Mr. and Mrs. Dan Covert are parents of an 8 lbs. 14 oz. son born Dec. 29 at St. Joseph Hospit al in Omaha. He has been nam ed Daniel Lee. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Covert and Mr and Mrs. Frank E. Koubck. The new mother is the former Rosalyn Koubek. ; Daughter I Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mc Manus of Omaha are parents of ja 6 lbs 5'i oz. daughter bom Dec. 24 at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. This is the couple's first child and she has been I named Cheryl Ann. Grandpar 1 ents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ! Janda of this city and Mr. and ' Mrs. William P. McManus of Omaha. Great grandfather is S. i Krr.jci of Omaha. The new mo ther is the former Patricia Janda. mm Nehawkans Will Tour So. America NEHAWKA (Special) Ger ald Switzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Switzer, and Alvin Mc Reynolds will leave Jan. 20 for an agricultural tour of nine countries of South America. They will be gone 29 days. They fly from Omaha to Hou ston, Texas, then to Panama to see the old and new cities and the canal; the next stop is Bo gata, Colombia where they will see the salt mines including a cathedral shaped of the salt formation; and agricultural fair including several nearby coun tries, at Manlzolas they will see the cattle farms. The next stop is at Quito, Ecuador, they will tour an old Indian market; at Lima, Peru, they will see the homes of the Incas, take a trip to the Andes Mountains and in two hours will go from the snow capped moun tains to a tropical climate. At Santiago, Chile they will tour the ag. college, then go to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit a cattle ranch; the Swift and Armour plants at Montevideo, Uruguay and also the Institute of Agriculture in Brazil. They will go to Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, Mt. Corcovado, see the statue of Christ the Re deemer and Sugar Loaf Mount ain. The next stop is Caracas, Ven zuela where they will see the oil fields that are operated from boats and are under the sea. Upon the return they will make stops at Miami, New Or leans. Mr. McReynolds will also stop at St. Louis to attend the REA convention. 'Business Outlook For 1960 Good, But Be Careful7 "The business outlook for 1960 is bright but be careful." That was the advice of Jack McPhail, member of an Omaha investment firm who spoke at the Rotary Club meeting Tues day noon at the Lions Building. He said the economy is sure to grow because of the 3 million growth in population annually and merely supplying that many new persons assures growth. Technological developments too are bound to make the economy expand, he said. McPhail posed the question: How can you share in the growth of America? then answered by syaing one way to put invst ible dollars in stocks and bonds. Be careful though, he advised, "there is no easy way to make a million." He was introduced by Steve Davis, program chairman for the day. A special guest and accomp anist for singing at the meeting was Jim Morris of Murray, home on vacation from Monmouth (111.) College. A Rotarian guest was C. L. (Connie) Allen of Gillette, Wyo., who was raised in Plattsmouth. David Cappell, high school senior who was a Rotarian of the Month, said he plans to go on to college after graduation from high school and major in engin eering. Eventually we may discover that the embalmers' lobby kept grade crossings on he map. The Louisville Times Subscribe to The Journal Now! Live Ut ike m&d0ut mann&i CUU0T Clean, dependable n . . . it's best for cooking, heating, air conditioning, clothes drying, water heating and all other basic home services. Choose Natural Gas Appli ances for your home and live in the modem manner. . . automatically. CALL ON YOUR GAS APPLIANCE DEALER OR THE GAS COMPANY FOR AUTOMATIC GAS APPLIANCES. CONVENIENT TERMS ARE AVAILABLE. Ue natural GAG U' 'J know New Year Feted In Many Lands Not everyone celebrates the beginning of the New Year Jan. 1. But people in all parts of the world have special customs to insure that the New Year will get off to a good start. Church services and frantic parties, for example, are typical ways of celebrating in the U.S. In many European countries, gifts are exchanged on New Year's Day. The custom origi nated with the Romans. Back in 747 B. C., reportedly they presented the king of the Sabines with branches of bay and palm trees consecrated to Strenia, the goddess of strength. The "strenae," or gifts, became more elaborate, in expectation of royal favor, and the emperors came to regard them as de served tribute. Augustus Caesar Is said to have passed the word along that he had had a vision in which he saw himself receiving gifts from the Senate and the people on Jan. l. Claudius finally stopped the influence by limiting the cost of gifts. Henry III introduced the cus tom into England in the 1200's and Elizabeth I collected enough loot to replenish her wardrobe for a year. The custom went out with Oliver Cromwell. In Scotland, bad luck is in store for a family if the first person to set foot in the house on New Year's Day is a woman . . . or a gravedigger ... or a person who walks with his toes turned In ... or a man with red or blonde hair. To minimize the risk, the Scots appoint a tall, dark man 1 as the "first-footer." On New! New Years Day. And the Portu- in silence, places a bundle of I fagots on the fire, then wishes the family good luck. Even the poorest Chinese buy shoes for the holiday, because it is bad luck to step down on the ground into old shoes on New Years Day. And the Portu guese ignore their debts, because the man who pays a bill on this TAXES GOING UP! DOLLARS .... MUST GO FURTHER, It's just good business to have your garments cleaned often. Regularly dry cleaning your garments gives them longer life . . . so . . . you get more wear for your clothing dollar. Have Your SUMMER CARMENTS STORED FREE $25.00 Value LUGSCH AND LAUNDERERS Phone 230 429 Main i uSfi uatuAal! G7V2 Natural Gas puts automatic living Full House Sees Nehawka School Operetta NEHAWKA ( Special ) "Christmas Dreamland" was the title of the Christmas operetta given by the entire Nehawka school Tuesday evening at the school auditorium. Nancy Ehlers was the Christ mas Fairy and introduced each part of the trip to Dreamland. There were 11 stops on the trip including the Reindeer Land by the kindergarten; Star Route by the first and second grade boys; Snowflake County, first and second grade girls; Santa's Sanctuary, third grade; Peppermint Parish, fourth grade. Vacation Valley, fifth and Sixth grades; Nightmare Gulch, fifth and sixth grades; Cape Cloudaveral, seventh and eighth; Rhyme Realm, Octette; Top Tune Terrace, Girls Glee; Haven of Heaven, the First Christmas, a Bible scene, nar rator, Susan Balfour, characters, seventh and eighth grades. The auditorium was packed and Santa arrived with treats for the children, compliments of the Community Club. Mrs. James Glllcy was director, Bo nita Lacy, accompanist; the parents and teachers assisted with the stage settings and cos tumes. day will pay out money all year. The Brazilians open the New Year by expressing the hope of all men . . . they designate Jan. 1 as the Day of Universal Broth erhood. Just as a young man begins feeling his oats he seems to start sowing some wild ones. Mi ami Herald. , MEMBERS 0 CUESTS NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE Thurs. Dec. 31 40 & 8 CLUB PLATTSMOUTH WHITE SHIRT LAUNDRY SERVICE 24 Hour Service CLEANERS Plattsmouth at your fingertips