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THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAOE FOUR Section B Thursday, July 28, 1960 Flowering at Peak in State LINCOLN, Nebraska's a bloom right now with wild Ilow ers, and the Game Commission Invites every Nebraskan to share In the fun and beauty out doors. The blues and purples pre dominate in the pastures and prairies this time of year. The lonR spire of tall gay feather and the heavy head of purple cone flower vie with the bright purple of Russel's gentian, found In low places in the Sand Hills and in meadows along the Platte. Yellows are found In the higher drier places. Plumes of goldenrod will bloom till Octob er. Prickly pear is underfoot in the Sand Hills and overgrazed hard lands of western Nebraska. Topping the prostrate cactus are large waxy yellow flowers. The pulpy spiny fruits this fall will taste like miniature spicy watermelons. In eastern and central Nebr aska are the butterfly weeds, otherwise known as pleurisy root. The orange-headed plant is a relative of milkweeds. Daisy fleabane nods in thin or overgrazed pastures, spider worts and dayflowers, related to the wandering Jew in flower boxes, prefer the moister soils. Wild flowers last only a few days before being replaced by another species. The many re creation areas maintained by the1 Game Commission are in a natural state, and loaded with flowers. Nebraskans are invited to share in this colorful herit age. THOMAS WALLING CO. Portsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" SOLID VALUE! Schreiner S TABU I fA SOUO COLOGNE mmkpM I km) Immm mm y ... MpBi'MW lv;1r-HT Ifa. - ,..vr.,.V -Ayj y-:-'-'v'v "' "''i','T . . V 1.. 1! ' f' p-" 1 ''Ti&irt't ill iiiin"n '" " i-ini i mi minii Responsibility For Pond Safety Is Owner's LINCOLN If you have a pond on your farm, you have a responsibility to have the pond supervised by an adult when children play there, according to Rollln Schnieder, Extension safety specialist at the College of Agriculture. Schnieder said that Ideally you should: x Post safety instructions for boating, swimming and skating and mark the safe swimming areas. Place ropes or long poles around the swimming areas. Allow only persons who know how to swim near your pond and encourage non-swimmers to learn how. Enclose your pond with a fence children can't climb. Clear the area of debris and rubbish. He concluded that it is the farm pond owner's responsibil ity to make the pond safe. Elm wood News July 17, a tea was held in the Auditorium at Lincoln Veterans Hospital, honoring the Volun teer Workers. Attending from Elmwood were Mrs. Everett Brockman, Mrs. Orley Clem ents, and Mrs. Will Strabel. A special program, also an orien tation school was held. Mrs. Strabel, ALA District president, and Mrs. Wehr, vice president, assisted in serving at the tea. The WSCS of the Methodist Church held a bake sale and served ice cream, cake and pie July 23 at the Earl Miller bldg. in Elmwood. The proceeds to help pay expenses of youths sent to Fontenelle Camp. Mr. and Mrs. E. Brockman visited the former's sister at Humboldt Saturday. FOR THE FIRST TIME! SOLID COLOGNE the regular $2.25 size for a limited time only, now 1.00 Available in three famous Dana fragrances. TABU . . 20 CARATS . .AMBUSH Rexaii Drug II CUvo Mrs. Wilson How A community picnic is being planned by the church to honor all the new families who have moved to the community. This will be a chance to get acquain ted with them and also meet with old friends. The date has not been set but the first Fri day evening in August seemed to be agreeable with everyone Sunday morning at church. The date will be announced this Sun day. Several of the Boy Scouts from TrooD 242 were at the camp at Lincoln for Scouts ov er the weekend. An account of honors will be reported later. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters and daughter of Nebraska City and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Banning and son of Union were with Mrs John Banning Sunday to help her celebrate her birthday which was July 27. Mrs. Maggie Siekman and Mrs. Anna Fifer of Eagle were with Mrs. Grace Copple Thurs day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cook of Roca were with Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Bell last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fischer and sons of Columbia, Mo., are with Mr. Fischer's parents while locating a house in Lincoln to move into. Mr. Fischer will be employed with a television com pany in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schier mann and family of Greenwood were with Mrs. Schiermann's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fischer Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haas drove to Clatonia Sunday to the home of Mr. Haas's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Krauter. A hail storm had hit their community and done considerable damage to crops. Carol Fischer spent the week end, at Eagle with Kathy Ein feldt at the John Fischer home. Mrs. Esther Clark spent last week with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Lee Clark at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Gartner and family of Unadilla were with Mrs. Gartner's mother, Mrs. Esther Clark Sunday. Mrs. Grace Copple and Mrs. Lee Copple and children visit ed Mrs. Pat Murphy and fam ily and Mrs. Steve Davis In Lin coln Friday afternoon getting acquainted with the new ba bies. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Kinney have a son born Sunday morn ing at the Lincoln General Hos pital. He has been named Rick E. He has two sisters, Roxanne and Ronni. The girls are with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kinney. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Kinney moved from Alvo this spring to Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ei kerman were on the Rock Is land crossing west of Murdock Sunday about 7 p.m. A freight train was close to the crossing and on applying the brakes the car was stalled on the tracks. Mr. and Mrs. Eikerman both jumped from the car and were uninjured but the car was damaged. Reckard Reunion A Novel Tradition WEEPING WATER (Special) A family reunion has been held every two years since 1930 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Reckard in Weeping Water when their seven sons and their families return home for a re union. This year the reunion was held on the weekend of July 22. Sunday, July 24, Mr. and Mrs. Reckard their sons and their families attended Sunday School and church at the Uni ted Missionary church. Sunday evening the worship service was turned over to the Reckard family. Rev. Leonard Reckard gave the evening mess age. Two mixed quartets and one group sang selections. Fred Ward showed slide pictures at the church before the service. Mr. and Mrs. Reckard have been married 61 years this past October and there has not been a death in the family. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reckard of Albarido, Calif., was unable to attend this year, due to the ill health of Mrs. Reckard. Those who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reckard of Platts mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Reckard of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.; Rev. an Mrs. Leonard Reckard and family of Nor walk, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Reckard and family of Sedalia, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reckard and family of Lexing ton, Mass;; MSgt. and Mrs. Weaver Reckard and five dau ghters of Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Reckard are very proud that many of their children and their families are in church work. The family eats together at the Reckard home during their vaeation vis it but they stay at one of the dormitories at the United Mis sionary Camp. They hire two ladies to cook the main meal, the men and older boys enjoy golfing together when they are) on this vacation. fchnwood Phone 5-2167 Ruth Monning Rev. and Mrs. James Hansen and children left Sunday after noon for California to spend their vacation of nearly three weeks. They will visit a sister of his in California who Is ser iously ill. They took with them a little brother and sister, a boy 6 and girl 8 whom they had just taken into their home. Next Sunday the young folks will tell of their stay in camp. Charles Marshall and Howard Pool have charge of the services Aug. 7, Dr. Story is expected to preach. Sunday, Mrs. Rich ard Pratt and Mrs. W. Dennis sang a duet during services. Sunday dinner guests at the Ed Seiker home were Harvey Meridith of Ashland and Mr and Mrs. George Meridith of Gretna. Two of their grand daughters, Barbara and Mary Margaret Meridith of Omaha, are spending this week here. Those enjoying a picnic at Capital Beach Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Leland Groves and Wanda, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Groves, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hergenrader and Gloria and Warren Rippe. They took in the stock car races, too. The American Legion Auxil iary met in regular session at the Legion Hall with the newly elected president, Mrs. Harold Strabel, presiding. Mrs. Ernest Ebeler is secretary. Plans are being made for the state convention to be held here this fall. Mrs. Strabel, district pres ident, gave a talk. New officers for the year were Installed and assumed their duties. Refresh ments were served by Hattie Clements and Alma Clements. Rev. and Mrs. Frank E. Sch roeder drove to Indiana last week. Her father, Rev. Lizier, was in poor health and died while they were there. Rev. Schroeder attended the general convention of Christian Educa tion at Indianapolis. The Primary and Junior group of boys and girls will meet at Jr. Oehlerking's from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to hold a one-day camp. Dinner guests at the home of Maude and Jessie Creamer were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Creamer, Mrs. Mary Churchill and son Steven of Lincoln. Eve ning callers were the Arthur Riedesel family of Ashland and the Wendell Bratt family of Lin coln. : Mrs. Ray Fentemah, Mrs. El bert Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ev erett Brockman drove to Hum boldt to call cn Mrs. Henry Rockeman who is in the hospi tal there and is very ill. She was formerly Lcta Brockman of Elmwood. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. HEWS FROM EAGLE Mrs. John Fischer Phono 7304 Mmes. A. H. Siekman and Anna Fifer visited at Alvo last Thursday afternoon at the Grace Copple home and also with Jennie Nlckles. Orris Lanning and son Jerry of Eagle and a nephew, Larry Lanning of Palmyra, attended tractor day at the University last Thursday. Several Eagle folks attended the funeral for Mrs. Amanda Snavely, 76, at Alvo Methodist Church Thursday afternoon. One of the trailer house fam ilies moved from the Kropp Trailer Court having been trans ferred for missile site construc tion. Mrs. Andrew Schultze left on Monday morning for a visit with her aunt and other rela tives in Chicago for several days. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Fitzgib bons visited at her sister's, Elizabeth Taylor's home and also with her cousin, Mattie Munford, both at Lincoln, Sun day. Geraldine Moeller and Lila Mae Ward of Lincoln called at the home of Kathy Einfeldt on Saturday afternoon. Guests are former hospital employes with the latter and are now attend ing training for hospital work. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Bowne, Mrs. John Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Muenchau, Har old Wall and H. N. Erskine attended the group first quar terly conference at Waverly Methodist Church last Friday evening. Mrs. Robert Walker Sr. re turned home from the hospital last Friday after a few days hospitalization following sur gery last Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Trun kenbolz visited her grandfather. David Giesbrecht. Sundav. He Is 89 and has been critically ill for several days in Lincoln. Mrs. William Heavey and four children, Michael, Patricia, John and Mark of West gate, Omaha, visited a couple of days last week at her father's home, Henry Wulf's. Wilbur Stall has been quite ill for several days, suffering with pneumonia. Mrs. Theodore Hodtwalker of Grand Island visited his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rockenbach Friday. He also visited his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hodtwalker at Walton during the weekend. Mrs. Fred Hodtwalker has been ill for several months was hospi talized and returned home a few weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Fifer of Lincoln visited his mother, Mrs. Anna Fifer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rodaway of tagie also called at the moth er's home during the afternoon Mrs. Harry Vollertson and daughter Virginia of Palmyra called at the Anna Fifer home last Thursday evening. Several members of the Trin ity Lutheran Council met at the church on Wednesday evening. Dr. Young, president of United Lutheran Synod, was present ana plans were made for a September meeting. Rev. Foster Cress, pastor of me wauon Lutheran and Eaele Trinity Lutheran Churches, re turned nome to Walton from the hospital recently after havins surgery. He is recovering sat- isiactorlly. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Adams and daughters enjoyed a trip to the Black Hills, South Da kota, a few days this week, hav ing left last Sunday morning. They planned to return the last of the week. The WSCS will meet at the Methodist Church Aug. 3 with Mmes. Eleanor Muenchau and Sylvia Muenchau co-hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Collins of Omaha visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Westfall and Mary Lou Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillips and grandson Bobby Manning and the latter's father, Harold Manning of Lincoln, motored to Denver for a two week visit with their daughters and Mrs. Burton and family of Denver. Rickie and Ronnie Anderson, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson of Lincoln visited a couple of days last week at their grandparents' home, Mr and Mrs. C. G. Anderson. Ray Rockenbach of Wash ington, D. C. visited his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ru dolph Umland at Kansas City and with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rockenbach last weekend. Sunday, Roy was ta ken to the Omaha airport by his parents and sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Rockenbach to board a plane for Springfield, 111. and stop off enroute on business. Several members of the Eve ning Eagles Extension Club at tended a show in Lincoln last Monday evening. Mrs. Grace Copple of Alvo visited at the home of Mrs. An na Fifer Friday afternoon. Everett Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Smith, visited his parents during his vacation last week. Friday, their 6on, Billy of Detroit, Mich., came via plane and had the privilege of a car from the air base for use during his stay. Sunday those persons visited at the Kenneth Kennedy home at Omaha, a daughter and husband of the elder Smiths Mrs. Seeley Stilwell returned home Monday after a trip to Or egon and Colorado to visit rel atives. Mrs. Robert Walker Sr. en tered the hospital Monday and was to undergo surgery soon. The Future Farmers of A merica, Eagle Chapter, held their annual picnic for mem bers and parents of the boys and also -invited the Future Homemakers, Eagl Chapter, with only a few attending. The basket dinner was enjoyed at Linoma Beach near Ashland. After dinner, those attending swam. Don Kemper is presi dent, Lyell Weyers, vice presi dent, and Ronnie Ronhovde is secretary and treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Nuttle, Voc ag in structor, were sponsors. The O St. Homemakers Pro ject Club met at Mrs. Robert Bowne 's home Tuesday. The WSCS perfect attendance party was to be held today. The Group Quarterly Confer ence of the Methodist Church was set for Waverly Church at 8 p. m. Friday, July 22- Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schultz of Watertown, Wis., visited her aunts, Mrs. Orris Lanning and family at Eagle and Mrs. Ches ter Bornemeier and family at Elmwood July 9. Diane Borne meier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Chester Bornemeier, returned home with the Schultzes, hav ing visited since her graduation from Elmwood High in May. Mrs. Schultz is the former Rita Jo Bivens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bivens, formerly of Eagle who have lived at O conomowoc, Wis., several years. Last Sunday, a basket dinner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orris Lanning honor ing the out-of-state guests. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bornemeier and family of Elmwood .and M, Mrs. Leonard' Carr and fam ily of Eagle enjoyed the day together. Richard Weyers arrived in Eagle Wednesday evening from Chicago, where he has been em ployed for sometime, however, he has been transferred to Omaha where he will assume his duties Monday. r SSftftS Dad i til frMt- rs , i - - $a kzkj mfp v Vivv Switch to Reduce your motoring costs with the built-in gas-savers in Standard Gasolines MP Q additive removes deposits from dirty carburetor throats to give extra miles. It boosted Standard Gasoline mileage 6 in 2 million test-miles of city-traffic driving! BALANCED OCTANE stops gas-wasting knock at all speeds. SPARK-PLUG REJUVENATOR in GOLD Crown restores most misfiring plugs to fire. Switch to Standard Gold Crown Super Premium or Red Crown King-Size Regular. m.p.g. meant mllei par gallon, , X Standard MiPG named noHorwhatitia. but lor Xwhat it doea-m.ans mort X mile, n.r nsllon. mllea par gallon Tom's St 10th & 4th Ave. Duck Kill Earl LINCOLN Duck hunters out the first 20 days of the 1959 waterfowl season took most of the ducks, reports L. P Vance, Game Commission's chief of game. The peak of the goose and duck drive came early last year, with frozen lakes in the Sand Hills concentrating the birds in the south-central parts of the state. Duck hunters in the central area bagged the greatest num ber of ducks, almost 11 per man, while hunters in the North Platte River area and Missouri River area each scored nearly 10 ducks per man. Republican reiver and Sand it's time for a ii . .... i' .i.ii li " n. CM il YES THAT'S RIGHT ONLY $1.50 AFTER TRADE-IN OR MINIMUM $10.00 DOWN PAYMENT! DON'T SWEAT IT OUT SEE RAY & JOHN'S SALES-SERVICE 5th Cr Main Portsmouth 111:! Standard Gasolines with , - You exject mors from ( STA N WSSDITOW Tom Crosshans, Lessee Hills hunters averaged eight ducks each. The northeastern and southeastern hunters fared about equally six ducks per person for the season. Duck stamp sales were down 22 per cent from 1958; duck hunters down 27 per cent, and state-wide duck kill down 31 per cent. 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