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IriE PLATTSiVIOUTH, NtBHASKA, Stml-vVfce KLY JOURNAL , MURRAY Mrt. Richard Todd Phone 4914 The following from News Re portor Paul Rice: The Ak-Sar-Ben feeders met at the home of L. B. Todd Jan. 14 to reorgnlze for the year 1900. Election of officers wes held with the following results: presi dent, Gene Noell; vice president, Richard Worthan; secretary, Shirley foster; reporter, Paul Rice; leader, Harold Rtce; assis tant leader, Kenneth Todd. Twelve members were present. Regular metings will be held the second Monday of each month. The February meeting will be at the home of Harold Rice. Anyone wismng lo become a member of Ak-Sar-Ben Feeders and who did not attend the last meeting is asked to the Feb ruary meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Spangler and family were hosts recently to Mr. and Mrs. Ever ett Spangier and Mr3. C. D. Spangler. M ;g Evening Feafepev.; j 1 1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY -4 jl I H 10:35 P.M.-HOI Y MATRI- H ' U monv" : I I H Monty YVoollcy, ! wt Gruiie Fields ' I jl , FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 I I 10.35 P.M. "I AM A 1 , II CAMEft.V ; I . H Julie Harris, 1 i I M Shelly Winters (i 1 I I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 I I 10:35 P.M. nourbiin Street I I SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 j 10:35 P.M. Dennis O Keefe ! i I I Show j I I I MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 , 10:35 P.M. 21 Beacon j I B Street f 1 1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 El H 10;35 P.M. Nebraska Bas- R ' j 1 H ketball Bush Q I I fl & Howard H J I I WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 j J H 10:35 P.M. The Pat Boone 8 j N Show ia j 1 1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 l R 10:35 P.M. "DON JUAN M I ' H QUll.LIGAN" li . I IV William Ben- fJ I ! U cli y, .loan U i H Blondell M 1 , OUR BIGGER - BANG-UP ANNIVERSARY SALE WILL BE HELD OVER 3 ADDITIONAL DAYS. MONDAY - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY FEB. 1-2-3 The sale is held over for these who were unable to get all they wanted due to larger crowds than we expected and for those who couldn't get in due to bad roads. M Fmmmmmmmmm PR U (B m4 The Contents of The Piattsmouth Journal are the sole property of this newspaper and use of, or reproduction, in whole or In part, is expressly forbidden to any person, persons, oi publications other than legal newspapers (as delincd by Nebraska statutes) without written consent of the publisher. Mr. and Mrs. Greeley Beil vis ited Saturday at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Linville of Weeping Water. Mrs. Beil reports her father's health much improved aitr a long ill nss. Sunny.side Extension Club members met at the home of Mrs. Raymond Lancaster with nine ladies and two children present. The president, Norma Price, appointed Mrs. Richard Sack as music leader and Mrs. Havley Sayers was placed in charge of courtesy. The mem bers voted to contribute $2.50 to tne March or Dimes. I he group also decided a "tea" for tin;! Heart Fund. This, it was plan ned, will be held on the 2Gih of February at the United Presby terian church. Everyone will be urged to attend bring a friend. This month's lesson was given by Mrs. Lancaster and Mrs. Sayers. The subject: Storage.) March meeting will be held at I the home of Mrs. Victor Scli-j warz. j Mr. and Mrs. Sy Morris of Ashland were Thursday after noon and evening guests of Mr. and Mrs: Ronald IIoMetter. Eve ning callers also, were Mr. and Mrs. Ople Morris and family. Louis Sack met his cousin, Cliailes Ward of Slaughter, Ky. at Union depot during the re cent Sunday blizzard. Mr. Ward visited overnight at the Sack home'. He came to attend the funeral of his brother, R. D. Ward and was unable to reach the Ward home until the road had' beeh'clcftred. . i" , i Kim Bell was honored on his i birthday Jan. 31, when his mother and sisters, Mrs. Forest Beil, Roddy and Kellie took cake ice cream, and candy to his kin dergarten class and teacher. Mrs. Beil and Kim showed colored slides of last years trip to Florida. The Beils later en joyed dinner at the Bobby Spangler home where Debbie Snodgrass was also a guest. Several ladies met Tuesday and Thursday at the home of Mrs. Louis Sack where they en joyed a covered dish luncheon and, later, quilting. The quilt top, given by Mrs. J. A. Scotten, when finished (by the River view Club i will be sold to benefit Lewiston Cemetery. Anyone in- REAL ESTATE bj)ANS! 5l2 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment FbHsmouth Loan Cr Building Ass'n. a i JIM um mailman lit (9 HI : 1 1 3 plisil eM pc a K- II its f-c ; -s - i m! Ml if H KA IU3 IX ! 63 X K Ef id' U r r. t: v t r - - ' i r. 14 SAVE MORE FOR 3 MORE DAYS See Last Monday's Journal for full pae Advertisement. WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS. Tib B;Tnrn Pls!!siiiG!!i!i JourriBl 241 PHONE I nrn VFW Hnc Rcgular Meeting The regular meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was held Tuesday night with com mander Rudy Stoll presiding at the business session. Two new members were voted on and ac cepted. Reports were given by chair ' man of various committees, two members were reported 111, one being in the hospital. Lloyd Fitch gave a report on j the new door that was recently i installed at the entrance to the j club. Leonard I.utz, announced that a VFW sign was ready, and it he commander announced that it would be erected over the rear door to the club. Remodeling of the kitchen is on the agenda for the coming week, with post and auxiliary members to assist. Proceeds from the bingo game Jjn. 25, were presented to the March of Dimes. The post re served the club rooms Jan. 30 for a dance for the March of Dimes. Harry Porter announced that plans for the State bowling tournament had been completed. The commander appointed a committee for the scholarship award that is presented to a High School Senior annually. Proceeds for this project are de rived from the barbecue held annually. Toppies are to be ordered by the quartermaster, to be sold in May, proceeds to be Buddy Poppy Committee. Post members voted to pur chase a life membership in the VFW national home in Eaton Rapids, Mich. Plans are being completed for the district meeting to be held here Febr. 7. Dinner will be serv ed at noon with the ladies aux iliary in charge, and the meet ings will follow. District Court The following eases were filed in District Court recently: Industrial Loan and Invest ment Co., a corporation, vs. Mogenson Bros. Garage, reple vin. Industrial Loan and Invest ment Co. vs. Sam Stitt, reple vin. terested in this project is invited to help with the quilting any time at the Sack home. Further special meetings are planned. Lewiston Cemetery Assoc. re ports a profit of $G2 with fur ther promise of several dollars from those unable to furnish food for the sale of lunches at the Ray Becker sale. SATTLER Funeral Home Dial 3123 fr - A mi - -.-! ut M Ml i K S'V ft" f'i,.' ,X IT Hi 1s fc'i v . . r t- a j$ -J Official County and City Paper I bTABLIsHI D IN Ivol Published Scim Wei'k!), Mundavs and Tl.urdays, at 410 M.iin Street, Piattsmouth, Cass County, Nth.". Entered a', the Tost Otlicf at PiatlMnouth, Nebraska as secom class nuil matter in accordan ith the Act ot Congress March 8, 1879. HOWARD LINPQUIST .... Ecitor and Publishei EUOENK SCARLETT Publisher MARGARET DINGMA'.f. Woman's Editor H M JOHNSON Advertising Manager DON WARGA Shop Foreman SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $4:00 per year in Cas; and adjoining ecur.tie-, $5:00 per year elsewhere. In advance, by nuul outside of the city of Piatts mouth. By carrier la Piattsmouth, 25 cents loi two weeks. KEEP IN Mrs. DeWayne Whitehead of Wilmington, Delaware Is here visiting In the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feld housen. She arrived Monday and will be here for a few weeks. Mrs. Fred Feldhousen return ed home Thursday afternoon after undergoing surgery at an Omaha hospital. She is getting along fine. Mrs. Bill Williamson phoned the Journal Saturday after spot ting a Blue Jay and a Cardinal in the trees near her home. The contract of the color of the birds and the snow was a beautiful sight. Ellsworth (Brownie) Taylor submitted to surgery Friday at St. Joseph Hospital and is get ting along fine. He is in room 264. Mrs. Vernon Waterman was ho.spitalied at the Methodist in Omaha last week with an at tack of asthma. Mr. Waterman's sister is here at the family home caring for the household and children. Mrs. Joe Wiles is confined at home with a minor injury. Philip Thierolf of Omaha was here the past week visiting with friends, and in old home locality near Cedar Creek, returning home Sunday. Duane, Alfred and Ronald Gansemer, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Clell Gansemer of near Ne hawka, returned Friday from the Pacific coast where they were visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sedlak, at Burbank and San Francisco, California. Ronald has been employed at Burbank and is on leave to visit the home folks. Walter Hutchison of Louisville was one of the Nebraska seniors to receive his army commission at the mid-winter graduation at the University of Nebraska Sat urday. 5545 Received In Mothers March Here The 19G0 New Mother's March of Dimes .campaign held in Piattsmouth Wednesday night has been called by the local chairman Mrs. Russel Schalk "very successful. In this March that is held an nually, $545 was collected in a rioor-to-door canvass by volun teers from the VFW auxiliary, Eagles auxiliary; American Le gion auxiliary, 8 and 40, Mrs. Jayeces, the Civic Womens club, and many others from this community. Coffee and donuts were served the workers at the March of Dimes headquarters held in the VFW club. A door count of those suffer ing from birth defects, arth ritis and polio, will be given later as National headquarters pre pares a folder for the 19G0 New March of Dimes. The March of Dimes com mittee, Mrs. Russell Schalk, Mothers March chairman; Mrs. Paul Baburek, local chairman; Naomi Day, treasurer; and Mrs. Sophia Wolever, secretary of the Cass county chapter of the Na tional Foundation, thank all who assisted in the Mothers March. Volunteers who assisted are: Captains The Mines. Boyd Linder, Art Tcsarek, Lloyd Fitch, Charles Ault, Harold Hamilton, Robert Hirz, Gene Krings, Char les Christenson, Melvin Ditte more, Robert Gall, Lowell Mc Quinn. Clark Finney, Henry Eg gert, Robert Keefer, Pearl Myers, John Rishel, John Svoboda, Clem Woster, Daisy Richards, Don Warga and Dave Clifford. Workers The Mmes. Robert Aim, Glen Kaffenberger, Harold Payton. E. E. Stephenson. Don ald Aylor. Lyle Ladd, Lavetta Moritz. Walter Bryant, Dale Jackson, Al Pclzer. Elmer Gochenour, Lester Fel ton, Clifford McGraw, Naasson Babbit, Winford Dasher, Glenn Staack, Giles Bishop, Russell Neilsen, Gerald Otterstein, El mer Alexen. William Hunting. Doran Bow man, John Bradley, Arthur Rains, William Tibbs, Oscar Mussman, William Thompson, Raymond Hamilton, John Asc henbrenner, Elmer Haffke. Merle Diekmann, Claude Ric hardson, Mathew Sedlak, Wil liam Spradlin, Kenneth Dunlap, Lewis Eaton, Harry Porter. Thomas Solomon, E. M. Haroldi Paul Jahrig. Bob Earns, A. F. Riz;u, Robert Cappell, Robert MeClanahan, J"hn William .sun, iu .1; Ca.-.c, D.irwin Rhoden and Sharon Keefer and Donna Roberts. TOUCH Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander Sr. were Mr. and Mrs Carl Windrum of Daw son. Mrs. Al Fairfield entered rTie Methodist Hospital, Omaha, and submitted to surgery Friday morning. She is getting along fine and is in room 203. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Hamil ton were hosts at a card party Saturday night. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Payton, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Akeson aaid Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brims. The evening was spent playing cards and visiting. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud chriswisser of Ne hawka is in the Childrens' Mem orial Hospital In Omaha. The Chriswissers recently moved from Plattsmuoth to a farm near Nehawka and the month old child developed a bad cold. Word was received here this weekend of a disasterous fire in Perry, Iowa, which last week destroyed the restaurant owned by Sam Conis, brother of George Conis of Piattsmouth. The rest aurant, stock and fixtures were a complete loss only a part of which was covered by insurance. Mr. and Mrs. John Schreiner were in Lincoln Saturday to at tend the graduation of their son John Dean. John Dean Schreiner received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy. Ceremonies were held in the University Coli seum. Mrs. Herman Tiekotter is in Lincoln at the home of her dau ghter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Smith, and will wel come the Smith's new son, Her man Bradley. Mrs. Ella Halmes arrived home from Downers Grove, 111., after spending New Years and several weeks with the Thompson fam ily. Mrs. Halmes was entertained by neighbors and friends of the family, also making trips to Chicago. The Thompson fam ily are fine. Mrs. Thompson is the former Berniece Halmes. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Story were in Kearney Saturday attending the mid-winter conference of Nebraska Lions. Mr. Story is an International Counselor. Jack and Jay Fitch of Omaha were here the past week to visit their grandfather, A. W. Cloidt. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Fitch of Holdregc, former local residents. Mrs. John Rummel of Omaha received a telephone call Friday evening from her son of Bur bankf Calif., announcing the ar rival of a grandson, born Jan. 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rummel. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. The couple als has a daughter, Joella, 4. VFW Has Annual Membership Fete The Veterans of Foreign Wars Club was the scene on Friday night of the annual membership dinner. Dinner was prepared by Dale Bowman, assisted by Jim Wil coxsen, and served to a very large attendance of post and auxiliary members their wives, husbands and friends. The obligation was given to Kenneth Redden, Edgar Brim berry and Leroy Davidson, One new member was voted on and will be initiated later. -The obli gation was administered by Paul Harmon, Sr. vice com mander of the Department of Nebraska. The remainder of the evening was spent visiitng, and dancing. Also guests were Mrs. Har mon Sr. vice president of - the ladies auxiliary of the Depart ment of Nebraska, and Jim Brunner. commander of the 10th district of the VFW. A Classified Ad in The Journal "inst as little as 50 cents. READ THIS FREE TRIAL OFFER! We will send to you for No Risk. 10.000 Miles, Free Trial ONE Rcqistered Set of E;ght of the truly revolutionary, simply a amajing. NICKEL SILVER S16 SPARK PLUGS, at the low introductory, get ac quainted, advertising, full and complete price of ONLY S5.52. plus few cents post age, for the set of eight spark plugs. SEND "NO" MONEY NOW! Send only thejnake. the year of your car or truck. Prompt shipment of your Reg istered. Unconditionally Guaranteed NIC KEL SILVER S16.00 per set of eiaht Spark Plugs, will be made to you for NO RISK. 10.000 MILES. FREE TRIAL. Deposit ONLY $5.52, plus few cents postage with the poitman upon delivery. YOU RISK NOTH ING. This is an Unconditionally Guaranteed. No R,sk, 10,000 Miles. Free Trial Offer. SEND NO MONEY NOW. Rush ONLY your name, your address, the Make, the Year, of your car or tiuck to: N0RC0 CORI'OPATION P. 0. Box 3i,3 N0RC0, CALIFORNIA Interior of Museum Here Nearly Done The Cass County Historical Society met for luncheon at Mack's Kitchen Jan. 27. In spite Oi ley streets, 15 members were present. Mrs. Virgil Perry, newly-elected president, conducted the first meeting of 1960. Correspondence was read from Mrs. C. S. Hirsch, Louisville, Mrs. Henry Knaup, I Weeping Water, Dr. John Gil- more of California, and Mrs. Ivan Balfour, in California at present. The Society voted to have me morial cards printed for the convenience of persons wishing to make memorial contributions to the museum. Dale Bowman, reporting for the building committee, said the exterior pf the museum is prac tically completed. The stone front was made possible by the gift of native limestone from the Nebraska Limestone Producers Association, represented by Jerry Eiting, and by Roy Sharp, who hauled this stone without charge from the Hopper Quar ries in Weeping Water. The met al framework or the corner stone was likewise contributed, by the W. E. Cady Co., through Warren Rhylander. The interior of the building is also progressing. The furanace is installed, and the plumbing roughed in. Since no sewer was found to exist behind the muse um, G. G. Griffin and H. F. Hirz of the Cass Theater have permitted the museum plumb ing to be connected to the thea ter sewer. A. C. Finney of Mur ray donated 2 days work. The partition for the working area is also partially construc ted. The president was authorized to appoint a committee for the corner-stone laying, which will take place in early spring. Dale Bowman was re-elected to the board of directors, which is a rotating five-member board, with one member's term expir ing each year. The Society was made happy by the reading of a list of new memberships, including a num ber of life memberships. These new members are: Rotary Club, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Schneider, Piattsmouth State Bank, Robert Cappell; Memorial for Mrs. Josephine Ulrich. Pinochle Club, Mrs. P. A. Hild, Mrs. Philip Born, Mrs. Henry Starkjohn, Mrs. Wm. Ofe, Mrs. Elizabeth Stoehr, Mrs. Joseph Bierl, Miss Sophia Kraeger, Mrs. Anna Gansemer, Mrs. James Worsham, Mrs. Henry Engel kemier. Memorial for T. II. Pollock, Mrs. Edith Vandevoort, Calif.; Memorial for Matthew Herold, Dora Fricke. Memorial for II. M. Soennich sen, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Warga, Arthur Warga, Dr. and Mrs. P. Heineman, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor and daughter Keeda, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor and son Scott, Mrs. Edith Vandevoort of California, Dora Fricke, and Nagy Brothers of Omaha Illness Sidelines Court Clerk, Deputy Mrs. Lucille Horn Gaines, county register of deeds pinch hit as "deputy Clerk of District Court" several days last week. Clerk C. E. Ledgway was home in bed with virus pneumonia. His deputy, Mrs. Ledgway, was ill with a similar condition. Mrs. Gaines divided her time between the court and her own office. Custodian John Beckman watched the court at times. i Be Ready to Go - When the Time Comes Let Us Overhaul that Tractor Now ! STANDER IMPLEMENT CO. 141 So. 3rd The Journal Want Ads Pay Most merchants will go to great lengths to please a cust omer but the height of some thing or other was reached at this office last week when Chris Bulin of Soennichsen's stopped in to pick up a pac!iage lost by a customer. It all happened when a party found a box containing a pair of ladles shoes and a pair of over shoes on the streets of Piatts mouth and brought them to The Journal office, suggested run ning this ad in the "Want Ads". FOUND On Main Street -box containing ladies brown high heeled shoes and over shoes. Owner may have same by railing at the Journal and paying for this ad. 21-:He This was done . . . and the box placed in the window. The ad ap peared in Thursday's issue. That evening Mr. Bulin, sitting by the fire in his comfortable chair, was giving the day's edition a pretty thorough reading and ran across the ad. Friday he came clown to the office . . . identified the shoes and overshoes as coming from Soennichsen's and remembered the purchaser. Then ... He paid for the ad . . . picked up the package and later, we are told, he called the lady and advised her that he had her merchandise It is just another proof that "Journal Ads Pay". Call Your News And Social Items To 241 STOCK REDUCING SALE! Boys' 8 oz. Sanforized Values to $2.29 BLUE JEANS -o'," CIVL0" 1.49 I VLUL JLMH J 10-16 j Girls' "Blue Bell" Corduroy CAPRI SIZES 3 to 6 Regular $2.59 NOW SIZES 7 to 12 Regular $3.98 NOW STRETCH TYCORA TIGHTLETS Reduced To $2.39 & $2.98 OTHERS AT $1.49 MANY SPOT ITEMS VALENTINE BOXED & BULK CANDIES, CARDS AND UPPLIES. 5c r $Y 10c 51 JffiT Cwil Tall and winter arc coming along," and you should have complete protection against the added hazards they bring. We'll be glad to give you all the insurance ) .help and advice you need. Call us this week.; "See YOUR iidcpcndcnt AGENT insurance 7 Ml i .mat seivcstou Ai5t Don't take a chance on being loft "high and dry" this spring without a tractor; let us do that over haul work now. When your tractor leaves our shop, you can count on it for unfailing power . . . like-new per formance . . . top fuel economy! We've the trained personnel . . . ihe modern equipment . . . the genuine parts, to assure a job ncl done. Call for a service date toJay! Piattsmouth, Nebraska ass Theatre PhrtimourK Nebr. Last Times Mon. tt Tucs., Febr. 1 & 2 'Tlleet the things' "OI . I want out of life.. Hie new picture and the new new version of Fannie Hurst's immortal best seller! Brilliant and moving ... a story of the young in heart! Also Cartoon and News. Thur., Fri., Sat., Febr. 4-5-6 Denny Miller as Tarzan IN "Tarxan The Ape Man" Tarzan finds forgotten worlds of adventure! Elephants' grave yard! Dancing Hippos! Pygmy idol - worshippers! And the thrill killers! The greatest of all Tarzan pictures! Also 3 Cartoons. Mat. Sat. 2:30 Nights at 7:30 Coming Sun., Mon., Tucs., Febr. 7-8-9 Leslie Caron & Henry Fonda IN "The Man Who Understood Women" PANTS 1.98 ?2.98 $7.00 & up It's" time fo get your property insurance in shape too! Steve" STEVE DAVIS AGENCY Piattsmouth, Nebr. Phone 6111 Phinc 4178 'mm ( imitation