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I I Mil I llll IMMMIMMMII. Nehawka News Mrs. f. 0. Sand Mrs. Hal Hansen , and Stevle were weekend guests of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kuntz of York and attended the 50th wedding anniversary cele bration of Mrs. Hansen's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Barr. Mr. and Mrs. Port Sloan of Geneva, Nebr. were guests for the day Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sand. The Sloans had Just returned from a trip to Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., where they visited the Blaine Sloan family. Mr. and Mrs. Verhle Wait and family of Bennington were din ner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oetchius. Tlmmie Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Garrett was one year old Nov. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Garrett and Burnice were his guests at his birthday dinner Sunday. Georgia Johnson was 11 years old November 2. Her birthday guests Saturday afternoon were the girls of the fifth and sixth grades. Lois Whittlngton, Stella, Nebr. were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Dwight Cook and Charles. 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Do the children in your community have rich and vital educational opportunities? Are many leaving school before graduation? Are a number of the gifted failing to go on to college? To find out what is true in your town, visit your schools during AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK November 6-12, I960 Phone 2708 brother-in-law, Earl Vette of Tucson, Arizona In a car acci' dent. He had a knee injury and 22 stitches were taken in hlsjwlth Mrs. Finley and had sup hpad. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ad kins of Omaha attended the funeral Sunday with Mrs. Gene Adkins of her aunt, Mrs. Sam Rector, of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ford Sr. spent last week with their son, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ford of Auburn' and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nlckles of Brownvllle. Barbara Mayfleld was an overnight guest Monday of Catherine Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson and family were Sunday after noon and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bruns, of Platts mouth. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Johnson and Kieth, Mr. and Mrs. John Knabe and David, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murdoch, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mead, Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Garrett and Timmy were guests Sunday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Orndorff of Ne braska City. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fitch and sons were Saturday evening callers at the Julian Johnson home. Joyce Johnson spent Friday afternoon with her cousin, Betty Johnson. Betty went home with Joyce to spend Friday overnight and Saturday with her. Mrs. Jim Wadsworth and children, Mrs. Ed Snyder and children and Mrs. Roland Hogue and daughters spent Thursday evening with Mrs. Dugan Gregg when the men attended the flremens meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gan semer, Murray, were guests at a pheasant supper Sunday eve ning at the Dugan Gregg home. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jerger were dlnne guests Sunday evening of the Albert Andersons. Ralph and Bill Snavely were Sunday evening callers at the John Chandler home. Mrs. Bruce Wolf of Union and Mrs. James Chriswisser spent Thursday at the Roy Chriswis ser home. The Chriswissers vis ited at the Bud Chriswisser home Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Ballard, Hermitage, Mo., were recent guests; of Mrs. Fannie AJcins. Mr. Kent Balfar and Mrs. Mark Wieckhorst attended a bridal shower Wednesday eve ning honoring Mrs. Ralph Pet terson of Modane, Iowa at the home of Mrs. Robert Miller of Nebraska City. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Balfour and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Hunt to observe the 25th anni versary of the Hunts. Mr. and REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 VS Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan fir Building Ass'n. isjns B Mrs. Jack Thraln and Debbie were also present. Mrs. Balfour, Neil and Beverly were weekend guests this week of the Harold Haubergs of Osceola, Nebr. Mrs. C. S. Finley of Portland, Oregon left for her home Thurs day after spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Fred Beatty. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Puckett and family and Don Hoberg of Nebraska City visited per at the Beatty nome. Mrs. Leona Christian of Bloomfield, Iowa spent this week with Mrs. Beatty and Mrs. Visa Brown and Paul. Mrs. Ralph Wilberger of Peru was a guest Saturday of Mrs. Beatty. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Swltzer and Nancy and Wayne Gregg were weekend guestg of the Ver non Fleshmans of Ogalalla, Nebr. Sandra Stapert went as far as North Platte with them and visited friend at Gurley, Nebr. The dryer at the Farmers ele vator caught fire Thursday night. The lire department soon had it under control. Robert Brown of Kansas City was a guest this week of his grandmother, Mrs. Visa Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cabbage, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelson of Omaha called Monday after noon at the Vance Balfour home. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Banks called his father, Eugene Banks from Carteret, New Jersey on his birthday. Mrs. Bob Spangler and Tim my of Murray called at the home of Mrs. John Eaton Thurs day afternoon. ASHLAND Mrs. Ivan Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Holmes spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Everman of Wann had dinner Wednesday with the- Armstrongs. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nissen and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Way ne Strassburg were Sunday din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Bundy east of the Platte, the Nissen family also attended a card party at the Bundy home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Malvin Wiles spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Wiles, the elder Mr. Wiles is again confined to his bed. . , . , .Mf.' and Mrs: Charles Morris and daughters of Omaha and Mrs. W. A. Jones were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Clinton Jones home. Dick and Jack Watson spent Saturday with their grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mans field. Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield visited with her mother, Mrs. Willa Weldon, Sunday. Mrs. John B. Peterson attend, ed Teachers Institute in Lin coln Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson attended the Nebraska - Missouri football game Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Beeti son, Merlin and Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Beetison and Kimberly Ann and Jack White spent Sunday with Larry Smith helping him observe his birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Kolb and daughters joined a group of rel atives at the Delmer Kolb home Saturday evening to remind him of his birthday. H. W. Steenmeyer of Clatonia, Mrs. John Flannigan of Alns worth, Mrs. Oscar Reece and the Jack Reece family had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Mel vin Sturm and their house guests the Jim Sturm family of Sioux City.' Mr. and Mrs. John Fox spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buell. Mr. and Mrs. James Odell and Lori and Miss Sharon Leesley of Omaha were Sunday after noon and lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Odell. - Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sibert and family spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Patterson at Hast ings and with Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Sibert and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Oglevle at Superior. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd De Freece and family of Cairo had Satur day dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Armstrong, they spent the night and Sunday with Mr. De Freece's father Cliff De Freece and Mr. and Mrs. James Run ners and Jimmy, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff De Freece Jr. and sons of Lincoln were also Sunday guests there. Mrs. Dewey Moore called on Mrs. William Weaver In Ash land Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Moore spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keller. Mary Ann Stander entertain ed the Ash Grove Lassies 4-H club members at a Halloween party at the Peter Stander home Thursday evening. Games were played. Later Mrs. Victor Miller and Mrs. Stander served lunch in keeping with the sea son. Several of the girls remain ed for a slumber party, they THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SFMI-WCEKLY JOURNAL Monday, November 7, 1960 PAGE THREE KEEP IN Alvln Smock entered the Veterans Hospital Friday due to a heart attack'. His condition is fair. Mr. Smock is in Room 808 Northwest. Mary Lou Minge, ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin Minge, Is a patient at St. Mary's Hospital, Nebraska City. She underwent an emergency appendectomy Sunday night. Mary Lou Is a fifth grader at Central School. John and Alan Davis, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Max Davis, enter ed St. Catherine's Hospital in Omaha Saturday afternoon. The boys are ill with pneumonia. Alan is 18 months and John is four years old. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Kalina of Blngen, Wash., are In the city visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Swatek, the latter, sister of Mrs. Kalina. They are also visiting other relatives in this part of the state as well as the i host of old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barnard of this city, Mrs. Gladys Kemp of Glenwood. Ia.. and Mrs. Ma- jorle Socssum of Long Beach, Calif, attended the dinner-dance at the VFW in honor of Mr. and Mi. Don Stalwick who were re cently married. Mrs. Glen Harger began office duties as clerk Nov. 1 at the Board of Public Works. "The extra clerk position was made necessary due to the Sewer Use Project," Bob Cappell, manager said. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williamson SDent the weekend in Kansas City with their son and family the Darrell Williamsons. Accom panying them on the train was their granddaughter, Jean, of Plattsmouth. Reports from the Methodist hospital are that William Tarns, injured in an auto accident a week ago, is gradually improv ing. Muscles in the left leg tnat were injured are gradually mending but stAll require treat ment. He is hopeful of soon re turning home. Lynn Fitzgerald underwent surgery for the second time this morning at the Methodist nos pital in-TOmaha. His fractured leg, received at worK, nas not been healing properly. Campfire News The Netoppew Group of Camp- fire girls met at the home ol Gretchen Lutz. November 3rd the campfire and bluebird girls with their fathers will have a party. The purpose of this party is start off the annual candy sale sponsor ed by these two groups, which begins Nov. 9, and continues through Nov. 30. , Our group shellaced milkweed pods for the Rivervlew Home. We received a post card from Linda South, a former member of our group. Linda is now in Germany and will be going to Italy, where she will be living. After the business meeting was adjourned we played games and enjoeyd refreshments serv ed by Mrs. Lutz. Genny Leb- ens, reporter. were Beverly Maack, Leota Sc oles, Karen Sibert, Carol Ann Miller and Maureen Thompson. After the Ashland-Blair foot ball game, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson were Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Turner, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Kuhl, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Raikes and Mrs. Raikes mother Mrs. Henry Kuska of Minneap olis, and Mrs. Gladys McClay. Thursday lunch guests of Mrs. Melvin Sturm were Mrs. Jack Reece and Jackie, Mrs. Oscar Reece and her sister, Mrs. John Flannigan of Ainsworth. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Brauck muller of Waverly had Sunday dinner at the Earl Brauckmul ler home, evening visitors there were Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Robb and Becky. Mrs. Harold Richards spent Thursday and Friday afternoons with Mrs. Raymond Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. George Born man were visiting at the Darold Miller home near Ceresco Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gaudreault spent Saturday at the Malvin Wiles home. Mr. and Mrs. Vernor Bachman were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bachman and Mrs. Emma Jones. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peter son had Sunday dinner with the Ralph Raikes family. Mrs. Malvin Wiles spent Mon day forenoon with her sister, Mrs. Gene Grimm. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 TOUCH Bruce Ackerman and Ed Bour ck of Grant, la., were here at the weekend to visit with old friends at the Fred Bourck home. E. E. Lorensen of Weeping Water was here Friday to look after some matters of business and a caller on old time friend and neighbor, Bert Jameson who has not been feeling so well. Mrs. Elizabeth Wright of Lit tleton, Colo., who has been here for the past week visiting with her daughters and families, re turned home Saturday evening after a most pleasant stay In the old home town. Warren Tulene, one of the old residents of the city, Is a patient at St. Catherine's hospital. He was taken Thursday to be treat ed for a severe burn on his foot as well as a general weakened condition. It is expected that he will be kept there for at least a week. Mr. and Mrs. Max Adams of Dana, la., were guests here In the, birthplace of Mr. Adams, also attending the 100 anniver sary of the Mynard church. Dur ing their stay were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nielsen, the latter a sister of Mr. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nielsen and family have returned from a Very pleasant outing spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Adams at Dana, Ia. They also stopped at Des Moines for a short call with their former pas tor, Rev. Keith Delap and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Knieke of Lincoln, former Plattsmouth residents for 38 years, were here Wednesday taking care of business and visiting. . Carl Ganz, of Lincoln, will with Mrs. Ganz be guests of the Nebraska City Rotary club at their meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Ganz, a former Alvo bank er, now vice-president of Nat ional Bank of Commerce will talk to the club on his recent trip to Africa where he and Mrs.' Ganz spent some time. Mcn-and Mrs.. Eugene Suess and son.- Bill, of North Kansas Cityi Mo"., were here for a few hours Sunday visiting with old friends. They have been visit ing in Omaha with a sister of Mr. Suess and enroute home stopped at Plattsmouth and Louisville. Mrs. Suess will be re membered here as Avis Sylves ter, daughter of former Sheriff and Mrs. Homer Sylvester. Mrs. Gertrude Gorton Goes to Allied Plant Starting today Mrs. Gertrude Gorton, who for the past three, and a half years has been steno grapher for Smith & Lebens, attorneys, is eptering on her new position with Allied Chemical at their LaPlatte plant. Mrs. Gorton will be employed as receptionist at the plant and assist in the office, taking to new position the benefit of her long experience in meeting the public and In handling most ef ficiently office work. Mrs. Gor ton has served as register of deeds of Cass county and also as an assistant In the office of the county treasurer before her ser vice with the law firm. Succeeding Mrs. Gorton at the Smith & Lebens office is Mrs. Edward J. Baumgart, one of the very efficient stenographers and comrauercial students that have been graduated from the local school in recent years. Guests at Giles Home Saturday Saturday dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Ernest C. Giles were: Mrs. Walter Power, Miss Evel yn Wolph, Mrs. Arthur Wolph of Nehawka; Mrs. Ben Olive, Miss Esther Tefft, Weepilng Water; Mrs. Paul Wolph, Avoca; Mrs. Conant Wolph, Lincoln; Mrs. Robert Long, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Richard N. Schade and daughters Ronaele and Con nie of Omaha. DOWNTOWN PARKING FOR RENT! Private Parking Stalls, Reasonable Monthly Rates; One Half Block Off Main Street In Center of Business District. See .... CHARLES VALLERY , t Phones 3134 or 5002 November Meeting Of Central PTA The November meeting of the Central PTA was held Nov. 1. Mrs. John Adkins, president, ex plained the change from our reg ular meeting date, due to the Rublnoff concert Monday, Nov. 7. Membership chairman, Mrs. Warren Catron, reported there are now 111 members and urged all who have not paid their dues to do so. Legislation Chairman, Mrs. George Toothaker, read the Am. mendment 301 to the state con stitution which will be on tho November 8 ballot. A resolution was passed that the Central PTA go on record as opposing the am endment to the state constitution which will provide for election of the Commissioner of Education and will also abolish the State Board of Education. After a report from the Pro ject chairman, Mrs. Lee Glenn, It was voted to accept the rec ommendation of the committee to purchase a xylophone to be used by the teachers as an aid In music classes. Record albums at several age levels and globes will also be purchased. Mrs. Adkins dispayed the fifty star flags which were presented to the Central school by the Plattsmouth American Legion Post. The flags, one for each classroom, were presented by Legion Commander Kenneth Young. A report of the District PTA meeting was given by Mrs. Tom Solomon. She reviewed the pro gram of the day and gave high lights of the various speeches. Room count was taken and the banner and book were again won by Mrs. Gleason's fourth grade class. Program chairman, Mrs. Rob ert Hirz, announced room visita tion, which was originally sched uled for the November meeting, will be held at the December 5 meeting. Parents are invited to observe their child's classroom and meet the teacher. The rooms will be open at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Hirz then introduced Jim Jennings, Elementary Supervis or, who talked of our school sit uation and explained the file kept on each student, containing his health record and scholastic achievments. He told how these records are used to evaluate and understand each student's good and weak points and aid the school and teachers in helpling the child. Mrs. Harold Edwards closed th e meeting with a poem "Unity" and a prayer. Refreshments wsre served by the three fifth grades. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pankonln served as greeters for the eve ning. 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