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THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL I'AOK SIX Section B Thursday, April 6, 1961 Weeping Water Mrs. Edward Van Horn Mr. nnrt Mrs. Louis Allgaycr, Sr. rntrrtainrd at an Easter din ner with the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Neumelster, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carsten, John Riichhol and Mr. and Mrs. Leo nard nuehhnlz and family of Avora, Mrs. Louis Allgayer and family of Nchawka, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mannsehoott and Arnold Kkarr snd Hilly of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neumeister and family. A cooperative birthday supper and party was held on Friday eveninR at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ahrens and family, honoring Elizabeth on her 11th birthday. Mrs. Joe Zaloudek Jr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Ahrens brought the birthday cakes. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zaloudek and girls, Mr. and Mrs. conant Wiles and Louann, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wiles and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wiles and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Ahrens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murdoch, Joe and Edra Issac of Otoe and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahrens and family of Elmwood. Elizabeth received a number of nice gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bauers and family and Berdina Kir chhoff of Lincoln were Easter dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Kirchhoff. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Terry and Kathy of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Arvin Patton and family and Ruth Ann Patton were Easter dinner and lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Patton and Cindy of Lincoln. Keith is feot lr.f pretty well following major Phone 252-W nlDJl Frosti'l .Mello ICE MILK Now with New, Smoother Tasting Milk Solids too! Improved non-fat milk solids has made Frosti-Mello so dairy-delicious that rich but delicate real vanilla flavoring can now be used. Other Flavors! STRAWBERRY WAVE and CHOCOLATE WAVE surgery but has not gone back to work as yet. Robert Baker, Jr. was a Sun day morning guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Baker. Sunday after noon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Baker and son and Mrs. Harry Henson of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. James Hermance and Jo Ann returned to their home In Lincoln on Sunday. Mrs. Hermance spent the week at the Wilson Bickford home fol lowing surgery. Mrs. Clifford Cooper and Mrs. Norman Urwin and Alan were business visitors in Plattsmouth on Saturday. Enroute home they visited with Mrs. Fern Gruber of Murray. Saturday dinner guests at the Cooper home were Clay ton Cooper, Rolland Cooper of Omaha and Mrs. Urwin and Alan. Mrs. Clayton Cooper and children were afternoon guests. The Urwin family were supper guests. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles Jr. were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cooper and children and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sack of Murray were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sack and family of Omaha, honoring Kathy on her birthday. Mrs. Roy Wiles, Sr., Mrs. Vir gil Graham, Mrs. David Wiles, Mrs. Arvin Patton and Steven and Mrs. Clyde Fletcher of Avoca were in Nebraska City on Mon day on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Kirchhoff and Sheryl were Sunday evening guests the past week of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirchhoff. Easter dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zaloudek and girls were Mr. and Mrs. John Ahrens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zaloudek, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Novak and boys of Omaha and Gary and Ronald Schmidt. Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Kunkel spent the Easter holidays with Mr. and Mrs. John Boomer and boys near St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Richard Norris and boys of Avoca were Thursday morn ing guests of Mrs. Lewis Baker and Laurie to help Mrs. Baker celebrate her birthday. After noon guests for a birthday cof fee were Mrs. Fred Saathoff and children, Mrs. Farley Amick and children and Mrs. Pat Wade and children. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Critser were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Newham. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Groesser were Monday afternoon guests at the Clifford Cooper home. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin and Alan were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Clayton Coop er and children were supper guests. Kathy Sack of Omaha visited overnight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cooper and family on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles, Jr. were in Nebraska City on Friday evening on business. Mrs. Jane Steinkamp was a Sunday dinner and supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stein kamp. Evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Steinkamp and Daleann and Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Mason of Louisville. Eugene Mayfield of Garland, frft VJ d ' r(p fill ' V COEDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA majoring in Home Economics are busy making plans to entertain nearly 1,000 high school girls on the campus April 25-26 at the annual Hospital ity Days. Four of the committee members plan promotion of the event. Left to right are Jean Reinmlller, Aurora; Sharon Ramge, Plattsmouth, general chairman of the event; Margrethe Plum, Lincoln, general publicity chairman; and Mary Anne Weber, Dorchester. son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mayfield, and Phillip Hyde, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hyde, were baptized Sunday following the Easter service at the Christ ian Church. The Mayfield fam ily were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ehlers and Nancy of Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wiles and Lori of Louisville, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles Jr. and Mrs. David Wiles were Sunday afternoon auests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schro der and family of Burlington Junction, Missouri attended Sunday School and Church at the Christian Church on Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mau rice Hammons and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr, and Mrs. Harrison Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. Al Koenig of Crete are parents of a daughter, born March 30 at Crete Com munity Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds and has been named Laurie Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph John are the maternal grand parents. Adam Koenig of Lex ington is the paternal grand father. The new arrival has three brothers and one sister. Jerry and Glen Schultz of Walton spent the Easter holi days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston enter tained at a weiner roast on Thursday evening for their houseguests. Extra guests were Patricia Erhart and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ehlers of Avoca. ' Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wade and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller of Louisville. Roger Hammons, Larry Vog ler and Lyle Erhart visited Jer ry and Glen Schultz at their grandparents home, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston, the past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cum mings and family attended a family dinner on Sunday at the Wendell Bell home in Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wiles were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Wiles. Leonard Bell of Plattsmouth was a Thursday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cummings and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph John vis ited Mrs. Al Koenig and new daughter, Laurie Ann at the Crete Community Hospital Thursday afternoon. They came back to Lincoln and met Myrtle Giant oven capacity... with Frigidaire PULL'N CLEAN CONVENIENCE! 961 FRIGIDAIRE DELUXE ELECTRIC RANGE Oven pulls out, you wipe it off standing up! Cleans easier . . . cleans faster than any other oven I And no heavy door to lift off. Automatic "Cook-Master" cooks oven dinners while you're away! Infinite Heat Surface Unit Switches give you unlimited choice of heat settings. Units are self-cleaning and Porcelain Enamel Drip Bowls and Rings lift out for sink washing. Choice of 4 enchanting colors or white. Sharon Ramge in Charge of Hospitality Days at U of N LINCOLN Nearly 1,000 high school girls from all parts of Nebraska are expected to visit the University of Nebraska's De partment of Home Economics on Hospitality Days, April 25 and 26. According to Sharon Ramge of Plattsmouth, chairman of the event. Hospitality Days are de signed to inform girls of career opportunities for young women with college home economics training. They are also given a chance to see the College of Agriculture Campus, and visit the home economics department and residence halls. Theme of the open-house will be "Wonderland of Opportun ity." Highlight of each day's ac tivity will be a fashion show presented by University coeds. Displays will be set up in the home economics department de picting various home economics careers. FOR LESS THAN $3 00 a week after down payment OeLuxe Model RD-39-61 4th & Main Plattsmouth, Nebraska Phone 2145 John of Kearney and she spent the Easter holidays at the John home. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Rehme ier and family and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ehlers and Mrs. Gaylord Bose of Avoca were Sunday af ternoon guests of Mrs. L. F. Eh lers. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Davis of Jefferson, Iowa spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jewell and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Davis of Lin coin visited on Sunday at the Jewell home. The three families attended a Easter dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Is sac and boys of Manley. Other guests were Mrs. Frank Pace Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson and family of Omaha and Mr and Mrs. James Kobler of Pa pillion. Afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sheehan and family. Mrs. Omer Clark of Houston Texas, Mrs. James Tighe of Douglas, Wyoming, Mrs. George Walker and Karen of Lusk Wyoming, Dorwin Hopkins of Bayard stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Wiles from Wed nesday night until Friday morn ing. Mrs. Clark stayed for t longer visit. They came to at tend funeral services on Thurs day afternoon for W. P. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Sterling had a din ner on Thursday for the rela tives. Others present for the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Kastning and family of Ponca Harry Wright of Omaha, Mr and Mrs. Clarence Akeson and Less Wright of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Omer Clark of Houston Texas spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Ross and family of Nehawka. Amelia Balfour and Mrs. Sand of Nehawka and Mr. and Mrs Ray Ehlers and Nancy of Avoca were Thursday afternoon guests of Mrs. L. F. Ehlers. Art, Hammond is a patient at the St. Joseph Hospital in Oma ha. He underwent minor surg ery on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week and is feeling bet ter. Mrs. Ai Bickford and Mrs. Hammond spent the two days in Omaha visiting him. Tammy Wiles, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, George Wiles, Jr., had her ton sils out at the Lutheran Hos pital in Omaha on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wright and Debra Jabot of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. John Heeb ner were Thursday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Heebner and Evelyn of Avoca. They were Friday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rathbun and family of Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Debra left for their home Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knaup and Roberta and Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Harmon enjoyed their Eas ter dinner in Nebraska City. Roberta Knaup returned to Lin coln Sunday evening for college after the Spring vacation at home. Mr. and Mrs. James Remaley of Elmwood were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. August Klemme. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pebley of Brownville were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mather and family. Helen Mather spent Sunday afternoon and evening with Lin da Parson in Lincoln. Easter dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Lauritzen and Alice were Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Lauritzen, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Akeson, Mrs. Agnes 01 sen, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Har mon and girls, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lauritzen and boys and Kenneth Lauritzen of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. John Rieke re ceived a call Easter morning from their daughter and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce of Adelphia, Maryland. Murray Stages Easter Egg Hunt MURRAY (Special) An Eas ter Egg Hunt was held at the Murray Park at 9 A. M. Satur day. All children from the sec ond grade down were Invited. Mrs. Joe Richter was in charge and presented candy crosses to the children finding yellow, blue, green or red eggs. Alvo Scouts Get Charter, Plaque ALVO (Special) Monday evening, Boy Scout Troop 242 was presented a plaque of the troop being 100 per cent sub scribers to the Boys Life Maga zine it was given to Ralph Dreamer by Mr. Bill Stolons, Commissioner from Lincoln. Howard Sewall of Lincoln, or ganizer, presented the troop Charter to Arthur Roelofsz. The Boy Scouts are sponsored by the Alvo Methodist Church and the presentations were made at the Church Board meeting. Busy Beavers ALVO (Special) The Busy Beavers 4-H Club held its first meeting with Leader Mrs. Ray Schweitzer March 28, Plans for the year were dis cussed. The group planned and cooked an evening meal. Seven members and a guest, Arlyne Fifer of Longmont, Colo., attended. Officers are: president Jackie Jipp; vice president Jane Beck man; secretary Joyce Vande Hoef; treasurer Merri Ann Kin ney; reporter Dianne Ropers; song and game leaders Susie Dougherty and Bonnie Timblin. wS9 STOP 5 D Westovers Move To Hawaii Mrs. H. L. Gamer has receiv ed word that her sister and brother-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Westover, have moved to Hawaii. Dr. Westover has been assign ed the Director of Veterans Ad ministration of out-p a 1 1 e n t s clinic for the state of Hawaii. He and Mrs. Westover, former Plattsmouth residents, will take residence at Honolulu. A Classified Ad in The Journaj cost as little as 50 cents. Don't Put Winter Garments Away with out having them Dry Cleaned. Better Yet .... Bring or Send Them To Us for Dry Cleaning and FREE SUMMER STORACE ALL CARMENTS INSURED UP TO $25.00 DRESS SHIRT LAUNDRY SERVICE! For That Dressed Right Appearance. LUGSCII CLEANERS 429 Main AND LAUNDERERS Phone 230 Plattsmouth WHO SAID THE GOOD OLD DAYS "? A yearning for the "good old days" is occasionally felt, but would you really want to turn backward in time? Would you, for example, want to return to even such a comparatively recent year as 1941? (That was the year in which Consumers Public Power District a new kind of publicly owned, but privately financed electric utility began serving Nebraskans in all sections of the state.) Since 1941, Nebraskans have made great progress. They enjoy better living at every income level . . . they enjoy a stronger economy in general. For much of this progress, the availability of a dependable supply of low-cost electricity, has been directly or indirectly responsible. Number of electrical conveniences commonly in use in average home Electricity used by average residential customer Cost of electricity per KWH to average residential customer Electricity supplied by Consumers to all types of customers Paid by Consumers "in lieu of , taxes" to state, county and local governments including school districts 1941 196Q 14 40 805 KWH 3,425 KWH 4.24 cents 2.48 cents 228,000,000 KWH 1,015,128,000 KWH $342,082.00 $828,326.00 Plus $273,604 in special rate discounts making more than one million dollars in support of public institutions. In order to render this type of service, Consumers has carried on a continuous program of improving its physical facilities. It employs a staff of skilled, experienced personnel a staff which included 930 per manent full-time employees and 170 permanent part-time employees at the end of 1960. Meanwhile, the type of long-range planning that brought into existence the new nuclear power and conventional steam power facilities at Consumers' Sheldon Station goes forward . . . thus assuring Consumers' more than 122,000 owner-customers of still greater benefits throughout the years to come. CONSUMERS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Nebraska's Publicly Owned, Privately Financed Utility I .! -ii '