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LOUISVILLE NEWS Mr. Ralph Wildrick Phone 25H Saturday guests at the home df Mr. and Mrs. Nick Hennings were Mr. and Mrs. Verner Hild of I'hittsinouth. Krrol Melsinger received sec mid degree burns about his face List Friday while working at the l.uken Oarage in Springfield. He was burned when he opened the duur on a coal burning: stove, and the flame "puffed out" strik ing him in the face. He was brought to Louisville to the Doc tor for treatment. He is improv iii! .satisfactorily now. John Crane entered the St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha Sat urday for observation and check up. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sawyer and .son have moved from the Fred Masters rental property to the John Stratton property. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kelley have rented the Fred Masters rental property. Mrs. Elmer Pearson suffered a broken wrist Saturday when she tell on the ice in front of her home. The following neighbors, friends and relatives took cov ered dishes and spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Frances O' Brien to help her celebrate her birthday: Mrs. Bill Sheehan. Mrs. Leonard Stohlmann and Marlene, Mrs. Anna Harms, Mrs. John Sheehan, Mrs. Lawrence Kihart, Mrs. Herman Schlie fert, Miss Edna Leutchens, Mrs. Cieorge Meyer, Mrs. John Mur phy, Mrs. Earl Puis, Mrs. Bob Slander and son, Mrs. Edward Stander and Miss Lena Stander. Neighbors calling on Miss Hul da Schlicfert during the week were: Mrs. Bill Sheehan and Peggy, Harold Schlicfert, Mrs. Frederick Stohlmann, Mrs. Fred Brand, Mrs. Anna Harms, Mrs. KKvin Isaac and Frankie and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kraft. Cass theatre Plattsmouth, Nebr. Last Times Mon. Cr Tues., February 27-28 h sjkebp You, too, will say it's wonder ful. You'll never see a happier movie! Also Cartoon and News. Thurs., Fri., Sat., March 2-3-4 Double Feature Program Willard Parker, Joyce Meadows and Kent Taylor IN "Walk Tall" All Cinemascope in color. AND Jeff Richards and Margia Dean IN "Secret Of Purple Reef" All color in C. S., from Sat. Post Serial. Mat. Sat. 2:30 Nights at 7:30 Coming Sun., Mon., Tues., March 5-6-7 Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire and A Big Cast IN "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" The picture you've been wait ing to see! VWth SSSVB V ' JM ' vJS? I1 (&3 J $ ' -Vjf - - Sec Us For Tornado Insurance Why take chances, when it costs so little to protect yourself from financial loss due to tornados. Call us. Steve Davis Agency 1 12 N. 5th Plattsmouth, There will be a training ses sion for parents and leaders at the St. Patrick's Hall In Manley Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Those in terested in Cubbing and Scout ing are urged to attend. Wednesday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sheehan were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sheehan and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brunson were Tuesday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ward. Frank Puis of Lincoln spent I the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Puis and Ralph. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beck and sons were Tuesday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beck in Kennard. Mrs. Bill Kunz of Weeping Water was a Thursday afternoon caller at the Ralph Wildrick home. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vaughn entertained Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doermann Sunday evening. The occasion was the birthday of Mr. Doermann. Mrs. Frank Pace was an over night guest of Mr. and Mrs. El win Isaac and sons Tuesday. Additional guests on Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jewell. Leonard Monohon and Wayne Miller left Saturday for Arizona and California. Clyde Knutson returned home Sunday from the Methodist hos pital where he has been for some time. Mrs. Anton Johnson under went surgery at the Methodist hospital in Omaha last week. Alvln Mills, Ivan Thomas and Frank Tlustos attended the IOOF meeting in Elmwood Mon day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rechten bach of Bridgewater, Iowa, were weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meisinger. Additional Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Krocse and family of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nannen and Vickl Lynn and Mrs. Keith Patton and Cindy Sue all of Lincoln were Saturday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Heard and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and family were Friday evening supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Feighner and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Beck and Morris were Wednesday morn ing callers at the Everett Dobbs home. Mr. and Mrs. Raph Wildrick were guests Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stein in Lincoln. Louis Sehiessl of Plattsmouth and George Sehiessl of Fran fort, South Dakota were Wed nesday afternoon callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sch mader. Mrs. Zelma Sutton entertained at a luncheon Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Clarence Sjogren and Sharlene and Mrs. Elmer Spricck, Jean and Joan. The oc casion was the birthday of Mrs. Sjogren. Ice cream and cake served. Mrs. Lempke Dies From Heart Attack Word was received here this past week of the death of Mrs. Paul Lempke of Oakland, Calif. Feb. 22. Mrs. Lempke died of a coronary heart attack at the family home. She is the former Jeanne Frances Murray of Omaha be fore her marriage to Paul Lempke, formerly of Platts mouth. Minnie Guthmann of this city departed for Oakland for the services. LET ME TELL YOU . . . throw a farmer tor a big loss financially. But my i n s u r a n c e has me completely covered if my farm is hit. Phone 6111 Nebraska March' Netted $1,060 The March of Dimes drive conducted here during January was a "success," and the com mittee "wishes to thank all who participated in this program," a spoksman said today. Net amounts donated were: Donations, $136.15; Containers and cards, $206.31; Block of Dimes, $03.31; Dance sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary, $66.52; Mothers March, $445.46: School Dance, $55.11, and from the schools $87.07. Grand total, $1,000.53. The Rebekah Lodge, contrib uted in memory of Mrs. Ethel Hennings who recently passed away. Captains who assisted in the drive were Mrs. Dale Jackson, Mrs. Oscar Mussman, Sophia Wolever, Mrs. Raymond Fahr lander, Mrs. Goldie Colby, Mrs. Clark Finney, Mrs. Harold Ham ilton, Mrs. Win. Woolcott, and Mrs. Robert Keefer. Workers were: Bobby Keefer, Sharon Keefer, Dennis Bernhardt, Rusty Schalk, Mrs. F. Dasher, Mrs. G. Fogel strom, Mrs. M. Dittemore, Mrs. R. Morris, Mrs. R. Gochenour. Mrs. J. Eraas, Mrs. D. Meising er, Mrs. L. Glenn, Mrs. C. Chris tensen, Mrs. W. Bryant, Mrs. Barbara Grant. Mrs. Pat Porter, Mrs. John Chudy, Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. II. Nord, Mrs. F. Allbrecht, Mrs. D. March, Mrs. D. Freeburg, Mrs. II. Payton, Mrs. L. Schies sel, Mrs. M. Barnard, Mrs. L. Ladd, Mrs. D. Perry. Mrs. D. Warga, Mrs. K. Wright, Mrs. L. Fitch, Mrs. C. Woster, Mrs. II. Porter, Mrs. J. Rishel, Mrs. G. Perry, D. Sherwood. Mrs. Pearl Myers, Mrs. M. Bomberg, Mrs. M. Potts, Mrs. J. Baburek, Mrs. L. Liddick. Mrs. B. Evans, Mrs. A. Davidson and Miss Mildred Hall. Mrs. Patrica Baburek served as March of Dimes chairman; Mrs. Sophia Wolever, co-chairman, Miss Naomi Day, treasur er and Mickey Sutton and Janice Faris, Junior chairman. Assisting were members of the I veterans oi foreign wars Aux iliary, Eagles Auxiliary, Amer ican Legion Auxiliary, Platts mouth Civic Women's Club, PTA and other groups. 'Home Work' Topic For Panel Meeting St. John's Home School Associ ation held its February meeting Friday evening at 7:30 at St. John's Auditorium. The featured program con sisted of a panel discussion on the subject of homework. . Father Myron Pleskac open ed the discussion by treating the subject of homework from the aspect of its functions and its structure. He also commented on the role of parents in assur ing good results on the assign ment of homework to their chil dren. Sister Mary Lewis, OSU, Prin cipal of St. John School, develop ed the idea of homework fur ther, stressing the length of time that should be spent by the student on h o m e w o r k, with particular application to chil dren in grades 5 to 8. Sister Mary Francis, OSU, add ed further comments on the nature of homework with applic ation to children in Grades 1 to 4. The panel then answered questions from the floor. About 40 persons were pre sent. Union Items Mrs. Margaret Everett is spending a week in Omaha vis iting relatives. Russell Easter is very ill again the past week at his home and the condition of Mitchell Rich remains about the same. Mrs. Rich is remaining at home this week to be with her husband. She has a substitue teacher for her school work. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Tood. Sr. planned a surprise and entertain ed eighteen guests at their home last Wednesday evening, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kasbohm of Dunbar on their 25 wedding anniversary. Mrs. Tood and Mrs. Kasbohm are sisters. REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5Vi Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan Cr Building Ass'n. Blue and Gold Banquet Held At Church in Weeping Water WEEPING WATER (Special) The annual Blue and Gold Banquet was held on Wednesday evening in the Christian Crurch parlors with around 130 attend ing. The tables were beautifully decorated. Den 1 had a Cub Scout Uni form on a doll for their center piece; Den 2 used the 3 ranks of the Cubs as their centerpiece; Den 3 had "With Our Hearts" as their theme and Den 4, George Washington. Each den had nut cups and place cards in keeping with Scouting. Mr. and Mrs. Sigvald Jensen and William Huntley of Auburn were guests of Den L The group sang, "Praise God, From Whom All Blessing Flow." Sigvald Jensen Following the dinner Mr. Hunt ley gave a short talk and then presented Mr. Jensen with a Scout Plaque from the den mothers and all the Cubs in ap preciation of the twelve years he has been the Scoutmaster in Weeping Water. He will com plete his 12th year in 1901. Mr. Jensen was also presented with a Jubilee Round Up Award for Pack 220. Mrs. James Doyle then brought in a birthday cake with 12 candles honoring Mr. Jensen on his birthday and everyone sang Happy Birthday. Mr. Huntley led in the group singing of Rounds and an Ac tion Song. The following awards were presented by Mr. Jensen: Har old Haas, Jr. wolf badge, gold arrow;-" Ma rland Dennis, .wolf badge; David Horn, gold and silver arrow; Gayle Rector, sil Lancaster-Deen Wedding At Clenwood Iowa Miss Judith Ann Lancaster and Gary A. Deen were married Saturday, Feb. 11 at a 4 o'clock service at the Grace Methodist Church in Glenwood, Iowa. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lancaster, and parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Loren Deen all of Plattsmouth . Reverand Waterman officiated. Diana Rader and Eddie Lan caster, brother of the bride, were the attendants. The newlyweds will be found at home at 518 Dykes Street, Plattsmouth. Clothing for Needy Available The Mrs. Jaycees Clothing Bank is still open with wonder ful attractive clothing items for children and adults; clothing of all kinds just for the asking, The Journal was notified today. The Mrs. Jaycees urge any one who is in need, or knows of anyone in need of clothing, any where in the county, to contact Mrs. Wayne Schneider, Platts mouth, phone 7249. All contributions will be kept confidential. Fremont NFO Meet The National Farmers Organ ization (NFO i had a meeting at the auditorium in Fremont, Feb. 24. About 350 farmers were in attendance, including 14 from Cass County. National Organizer Earl J. Thompson of Washington County presided. An introduction was given to Charles Broderson, Burt Co. National Organizer who read and explained the NFO con tract. Thompson introduced the main speaker of the evening. National President of NFO, Oren Lee Staley of Rea, Mo. An NFO meeting will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Union. All farmers and wives and busi ness men aie invited. Attending the Fremont meet ing were Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cundall, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wil son, Mr. and Mrs. Reg Colbert. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin HaiisrhiM. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bnodrass. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Snodgras.s and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mc-Bride. 1 - : t f ; r '- in j I ii j.Jtju-1 ,'J ver arrow; Denner stripe, Wil liam Saxton, assistant denner stripe, MLchacl Saxton; Denner stripe, Jonn Van Horn; Assist ant denner stripe, Gary Sch midt; service stars to David Horn, John Parson and Tim Wade. Kenneth Upton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Upton and Michael Earl, grandson of Mrs. George Smith, became Cub Scouts and were presented with neckerchiefs frm the sponsor ing organization, American Le gion Post 237. Robert Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cooper was presented his Webclos badge and a Scout knife from the Pack. He was welcomed into the Boys Scouts by Gerry Doyle, Robert Ratlifi, Dale Parson, Bob Wright and Everett Haines. The plaque received by Mr. Jensen had inscribed on it "In Gratelul Recognition of Serv ices to Cub Scouting." The following are den moth ers: Den 1, Mrs. James Doyle and Mrs. Clarence King; Den 2, Mrs. Marvin Wade and Mrs. Carroll Wright; Den 3. Mrs. Ivan Rector and Mrs. Thomas Beins; Den 4, Mrs. Jack Rat lift' and Mrs. Harriet Stockcr. Edward Van Horn is assistant scout master and committee men are Ivan Rector, James Doyle and Elmer Michclsen Jr. Following the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Norris show ed colored slides of their trip to Hawaii at Christmas. The pictures were beautiful and en joyed by all. Scouts Have Camp-out Last Friday night the Boy Scouts of Troops 3C9 and 368 camped out at the mouth of the Platte River. After pitching tents, each Scout cooked his own supper. The evening was spent playing games and singing songs around a campfire. After a breakfast Saturday morning. Scout tests were pass ed. Scouts cooked dinner, broke camp, and hiked back to town. Leaders and Scouts camping out were Scoutmaster Bill Sprad- ' I'm, Assistants John Rishel and John Silvia of Troop 369 and Scouts Gary Way, Lloyd Fitch. Dave Sullivan, Steve Sullivan, Gary Williamson, Kenny Hamil ton', Steve Nielsen, Dave illielsen, Steve Baburek, Jim McLeod, Reuben Perez, Calvin McDaniets and Billy Rishel; Troop 368 As sistant Scoutmaster Floyd Col- 1 hert and Scouts Billy Farrell, Roger Brink and Pat Whelan. The Scouts are looking forward to another camp-out in March. Legion Auxiliary j UNION (Special) The Amer ican Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Hall Tuesday for an all day meeting with a covered dish luncheon at noon. Hostesses were Mrs. Ed Wil son, Mrs. Wilbur White and Mrs. Mary Pearsley. The day was spent sewing carpet rags for the project for the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home. ; A donation of $5 was made for the Heart Fund. Mrs. Louis Crunk and Mrs. Abe Exline re ported on Americanism. Mem bers are asked to meet at the Legion Hall Feb. 28 to finish the Carpet Rag Project. Friday evening, March 17 at 6 o'clock the American Legion and the Auxiliary will hold their Birthday Supper for mem bers and families. Every members of the Legion and Auxiliary is asked to bring a gift valued at 50 cents for game prizes. Mrs. Carl Everett will donate a box of candy bars and Mrs. Harry Gobelman a box of gum for the children's prizes. Donald Wolfe announced at this meeting that the American Le gion will hold a party March 4 at the Legion Hall. Ageless Symbol of Love and Devotion Let us help you choose the monument that will most worthily bespeak your deepest sentiment. R. C. Behmcr At litHMCR FURNITURE Phones 7963 or 4919 Museum Makes Plans For Season The Cass County Historical So ciety held the regular February business meeting at Mack's Kit chen following the luncheon hour. There was a good atten dance. Suggestions were given and some plans were made for the coming Museum season. The following renewed their memberships in the Society for 1961: Mrs. Fred Hild, Lillian Free man, Mary Booknieyer, Verna Leonard and Mrs. Fred Lugsch. Additional gifts in memory of Frank Smith have been received from these contributors: Eight & Forty Cass County Salon No. 441, Mr. and Mrs. John Everett, Mr. and Mrs. William Meints. Ira Harris, Ed Gradoville and Frank Rebal. Since the Museum must con tinue to function on donations such as these, the Historical So ciety urges the people of Cass County to send their l'JiU mem berships ot $1 each to Grace Livingston, Plattsmouth. Me morials, bequests and any other special gifts will be most welcome. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 0 cents. U.S.D.A. CHOICE E.V.T. V TOP FROST Cut or Lpaf TOP FROST Sliced or Whole .,-... DARTMOUTH Froxen DINING IN j DARTMOUTH Frozen App,e . Chcrry . pesch Turkcy . Bcef Chickcn Orange Jc. PIES PIES 5 1 13 '-arSe Family Size 8 oz. Size I HEINZ ELNA Cut Creen BUTTERNUT or FOLCERS I UP Eeans COFFEE FOOD CLUB FOOD CLUB DEL MONTE 1 Red Sockeye Chunk Style Lite Meat Early Garden 1 Salmon TUNA PEAS CAN C CAN C H j Royal Gelatine A 5C ROUND STEAK U.S.D.A. CHOICE Boneless E.V.T. RUMP ROAST TENDER LEAN MINUTE STEAKS 8 Jlk Ii mm v ! Off, BSJ H h W ls SS &a t.. . 1'ikcs Mlecl'e thin Wednesday, Tin Ii 1st. We Kcsme The Kihl To I.iinil Oii.uililies. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, Monday, February 27, 1961 Ernst Named N. City 'Sparkplug' E. A. Ernest, former Platts nioutli Lincoln Tel and Tel Co. manager now of Nebraska City was pictured recently in the Lin coln Telephone News. Ernest, area manager at Ne braska City, was cited for his community activities, under "Sparkplugs in Their Communi ties", he is director of the Rota ry Club, director of the Chamber of Commerce and general chair man of the Community Chest at Nebraska City. ' .a('; UV I .1 CASS MUG WALGREEN AGENCY PHONE 289 SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE WSCS of Union . Church Meets UNION (Special! The WSCS met at the church last Thursday afternoon with 20 members pre sent and Rev. A. L. Embree as n guest. Mrs. Todd conducted the Pray er Service and devotions. Read ings were given by Mrs. Ruth Pike and Mrs. Marie Grunwald. Mrs. Jane Paasche reviewed the last hair of the Study Book, "Sources of Christian Beliefs." Refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs. Otto Killers and Mrs. Loy Clarence. v v v; .,;Mmarasr Why folks get better faster, these days At your doctor's command, when writing prescriptions, are miracle drugs (unheard of a dozen years ago 1li.it speed recovery by clays, even weeks! 69c 89c 99c POUND POUND POUND FRESH. TENDER CALIFORNIA Large jumbo Stalk EACH 1 lie