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Biggest Test of Season Awaits Blue Devils Wednesday Eight Despite a school holiday, earn ed for s t u d e n t s of the high school and Junior high byPlatts muuth's Blue Devils in their bril liant 19-12 win over Bel-k-vue Friday night, work con tinued today for the squad In preparation for Its biggest test of the, season. Nebraska City, undefeated In seven games and boasting ils best team in several years, eonies" In Wednesday night for a Twin Klvers Conference game. "Caine time is 7:30. The contest will continue Plaltsmouth's role of playing al most each successive week ugainst a still tougher opponent. This "rigorous role has agreed wiih Coach Norris Hale's Devils. They hit their peak for sev eral seasons Friday night when they beat down a good and det ermined Bellevue team. For the Devils it was a case of success through greater determination. This morning, Hale praised his entire team for its performance against Bellevue. He -cited as turning points his team's ability to stop the Chief tains' rushes for extra points, the well-executed play that brought the decisive touchdown ami a key pass that set up the first score. Hale -singled out Al Konfjst, Roger',' Beverage, Corky Adkins and Bill Nettelman for out standing defensive play and Dave Nettelman and Jack Scott for performances on offense. Wednesday night, Nebr. City will be trying to get its fourth straight Twin Rivers Conference win and an unblemished record In the conference. Plattsmouth will be after its second conference win In four game$. Plattsmouth's major problem will be to contain one of the bet ter high school backs In Nebras ka, Ron Poggemeyer who runs and passes with equal skill and a good, strong line led by tackles weighing 223 and 180. Poggemeyer Friday night scored two touchdowns and passed for one as his team beat Falls City. The; season records: Nebraska City has defeated Tekamah, 20-7; Falls City, 12 Omaha Ryan, 18-13; Fairbury, 19-13; Crete, 31-13; Beatrice, 26-0; and Falls City, 47-22. Plattsmouth has defeated Tekamaha, 20-7; Falls City,. 12 7; ancf Bellevue, 19-12; and lost to Crete, 0-20- Beatrice, 7-9; and Ashland, 6-7. Here Friday night, Platts mouth's dogged defense preserv ed a victory In the face of a REAL ESTATE h LOANS! 5V2 Percent Interest Charge Reduced or Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. To braskansT ... a glass of beer , is many things Nebraska is one of the great hunting areas of our nation. Here the sportsman can take his choice of deer, antelope, pheasant, ducks, geese, quail. Hunting plays a part in the lives of many Nebraskans, and is a symbol of good living. So too is a glass of good, refreshing beer. Beer stands for the good life, sociability and friendliness. But even more, it's an example of Nebraskans political freedoms the freedom of choice. For here, a man can choose between a cooling glass of beer or a warming cup of coffee. It'i a right that should belong to every man ivtrnihrre. y ' rN ' ) -s rv CD -ffi ! f'"" fa.', mrriini' .1 .-. " " -- m 1.,. . . t- Um,.- nfcn.niit .in -j TD BOUND Plattsmouth's Dave Neltleman (19) eludes a desperation grab by Woody Dis muke of Bellevue enroute to the first touchdown in Friday night's game here. Other scores for Don Bell passing threat that hasn't often been stopped this season. Carl Ahaus, a defensive guard, sealed the verdict when he in tercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and ran it 25 yards for a score. Up to that point, it was any one's game. Plattsmouth had scored first, going 54 yards in a series that started just at the end of the first quarter. The important play was a 4th down pass from Dave Nettelman to Larry Cad well that carried from the Bel levue 30 to the 2. Nettelman ran right end for the score. Plattsmouth made It 13-0 with 19 seconds left in the third quarter. Gene Noell gave Plattsmouth its chance to score when he in tercepted a pass and returned to the Plattsmouth 38. On third and nine from the Bellevue 49, Dave Nettelman hit Scott In the right flat with a short pass. Scott, who is a sprin ter In track, fot some good blocking. , to angle across the field and ' outsprinted the sec ondary to score. The all-important extra point was a beauty. Scott faked a place-kick, then passed to Bill Nettelman along in the end zone. Bellevue got back Into the game with seven minutes left with a 64-yard drive for-a score. , Plattsmouth stopped the rush for point. A bad kick got the Devils into trouble after their next series. Bellevue recovered the ball on the Plattsmouth 12 with 4:12 to play. Two rushes gained nothing but Hallgren hit Hell with a scoring pass. It became 13-12 and Devil supporters trembled. But, Kon- on a pass interception. Fires Record f rst broke through to stop Sand erson behind the line on the point try. The game wasn't over. Bel levue's passers began and they continued to be a threat until Ahaus made his interception and touchdown with 50 seconds left. There'll be a lot more football here Wednesday night. Probable starting lineups: Nebraska City (7-0) Pos.JWt. Yr. Williamson LE 138 12 Vondrak LT 180 12 Badberg LG 186 12 Caster C 170 12 Bell . ...RG 156 12 Sterner RT 223 12 Umland RE 183 12 Christensen QB 158 12 Poggemeyer LH 174 12 James . .RH 144 12 Gates FB 169 11 Plattsmouth (3-3) Pos. Wt. Yr. Adkins LE Beverage LT Keppard LG Johnson C Fairfield RG Konfrst .RT Cadwell ...RE Scott QB D. Nettelman LH B. Nettelman RH Adams FB 165 215 155 165 160 12 170 12 175 145 160 155 155 MURRAY Mrs. Elmer Harvey Phone 325-2380 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sporer's guests at the Harvest Home din ner at Lewiston Community Cen ter were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shultz of Ravenna. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Weible gave a birthday dinner for Mar tin Sporer Oct. 13. Mrs. Sporer was also present at the Weible home in Nebraska City. Karl Ogg and sons Donald and Martin and Martin Sporer at tended the Father-Son banquet at the Methodist Church in Platts mouth Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Urwin visited with Mr. and Mrs. Rol land Cooper and son and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Urwin and son of Omaha Wednesday. They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Cooper of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Urwln's Friday evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Johnson of Ne hawka. A Saturday guest was Sylvia Kohnke of Stella and Sun day guests were Roland Cooper of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper. Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Nor man Urwin visited Mr. and Mrs. Cooper at Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Bell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Bell visited friends in Bur lington Junction, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Schroeder, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Everett of A r g e n t la, Newfoundland, called her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoschar, and Dana, and talked with Mr. and Mrs. Havley Sayers and Leann, Sunday. It was Mrs. Everett's birthday. Everyone is well and they like their new home. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Van Ack ern took Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Ackern out to dinner in Omaha Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Ackern were celebrat ing their 32nd wedding anniver sary. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Ack ern's Sunday evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ervln Nottley of Avoca, Iowa. Plattsmouth were by Jack Scott on a pass from Nettleman and by defensive guard Carl Ahaus 31 at CC - Don Bell of Denver Saturday set a course record 31 at the Plattsmouth Country Club, tak ing one stroke off the previous record held Jointly by Tony Sud- duth of Plattsmouth and Ray Wooster of Omaha, both club members. Co-incidentally, Wooster shot another 32 Saturday. Bell, golfing with James Beg- ley parred six holes and got bird les on three. One of Nebraska's better ama teur golfers while he lived here, Bell has been In Denver several years. He is the son-in-law of W C. Soennichsen and was In the grocery department of Soennich- sen's while here. , Bell played in a foursome Fri day and had rounds of 35 and 37 His record-setting card: Par 443 434 44434 Bell ..433 434 34331 2 Junior High Football Games Two Junior High intramural football games will be played Tuesday, Gajl Heffelfinger, dir ector, said today. " . ' " The first game is at 6:45 p.m. New Vehicle Titles The following new vehicles were titled recently by the office of County Clerk here (owner, dealer, make): William H. ,or William L. Starkjohn, H and H Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Alexander F. or Ray mond J. Moore, Cass Co. Mtr. Co., Chevrolet; Dennis C. Smith. Cass Co. Mtr. Co., Oldsmobile; Glen D. Knosp-M. D., Mowbray Buick, Buick; Robert or Esther Kendall, Attebery Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Glenn H. or Gladys D. Kirchoff, Noble Mtr. Co., Ford; Claude E. or Dorothy L. Richardson, Rubin Auto Co., Ford. Fred H. or Mabel M. Stohl mann, J. V. Thorndike, Mercury; James E. or Catherine C. Lovell, Laune Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Rev. Fred C. or Sophia C. Ebln ger, Randolph Olds. Co., Oldsmo bile; Irvin R. or Helen Haus chlld, Magnus Swanson Sons, Ford; Cass. Co. Mtr. Co., Cass Co. Mtr. Co., Chevrolet Pickup; Norman G. or Jeanine Urwin, Costello, Volkswagon; Clyde H. or Doris Althouse, Sapp Bros. ora sis., Ford; John A. or Anna Bergmann, Cass Co. Mtr. Co., Chevrolet. Realty Transfers D. Dean & Margaret W. Dun ham to Frank K. Biles et al, 9-5-61, EVi Lot 3 Blk 33, Plattsmouth, $1.00 Russell R. Stratton to Irvln E. Allison. 9-19-61, Lot 3 Blk 3 Park Add, Weeping Water, $600.00 Will A. & Marion C. Mlnford to The State of Nebraska, 8-21-61, Pt Lot 1 SE'4NEV4 23 & Pt Lot 4 SWVWW'i, 24-11-13, $629.10. Louis Edwin & Osyth M. Strad ley to Harry D. & Rosanna E. Pence, 9-26-61, Lot 535 to 540, Greenwood, $1.00. Orval & Jennie Major to Ethel Tschirren, 9-28-61, Lot 11 & N 6 ft Lot 10 Blk 10 South Park Add, Plattmouth, $1.00. Ruth Sharp to Hemet C. Callen & Eva Mae, 9-14-61, E 24 ft Lot 11 & W 10 ft Lot 12 Blk 46, Plattsmouth, $1.00 T. A. Engles to Ronald Rex Si Margie E. Wilson, 9-27-61, Pt Lot 6 Blk 3 Fitzgerald's Add, Platts mouth, $1.00 W. D. & Darlene S. Cook to Murray L. Si Elwyn L. Elllston, 9-27-61, Lot 1 & 2 Blk 4, Alvo, $125.00. tVNwnor Tunrw?TT.VT.i mi PAGE SLX Monday, October 23, 1961 STATISTICS Bel. PUS First Downs 5 7 Yds. gained rushing 57 . 128 Yds. gained passing 75 87 Total yardage 132 215 Passes attempted ..20 4 Passes completed ... 5 4 Passes Intercepted by 0 3 Fumbles 3 2 Fumbles lost 2 0 Punts 5-199 8-213 Punt average 39.8 26.6 Penalties .....5-55 5-40 PHS Individual Ball Carrying Carries Yds. D. Nettelman 27 86 Adams '7 19 Scott . . v 4 2 Groce 10 21 Totals 48' 128 Football Scores Plattsmouth 19, Bellevue 12.- Nebraska City 47, Falls City 22. Bennet 51, Eagle-Alvo 20. Dorchester 23, Elmwood 20. Lincoln NE 48, Fairbury 13. Missouri Valley, Iowa, 39, Te kamah 12. Nehawka 6, Palmyra 0. Syracuse 13, Pawnee City 12. Wahoo 37, Ralston 13. Waverly 33, Weeping Water 13 Archers To Hang Bows Up Saturday LINCOLN Archers will hang up their bows Saturday, October 28, on the first lap of the most successful bow and arrow deer hunting since the sport was launched in Nebraska in 1955. Bowmen will rest while fisher men take over for a five-day deer harvest, October 28 through November 1. They will return, though, on November 2, and con tinue to hunt with bow and arrow for the remainder of 1961. To date 1,280 have secured permits. Last week, 30 deer were added to the season's kill to date, bringing the five-week score to 142. During the comparable five weeks of last year, the deer to taled 77. It was 68 in 1959. 2-Car Collision A two-car collision occurred at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Inter section of 5th Street and Avenue Cars were driven by Mrs. Mary Huebner of Plattsmouth, and Richard W. Renka of Platts mouth. - ; lMrs. Huebner was eastbound on Avenue A. The Renka car was northbbound on 5th. Mrs. Renka was taken to Of futt Air Force Base Hospital for treatment of arm and knee Injuries. ft 7A Your Phone Ringing in the Next Few Days May Bring You A Startling Package of Values In The Form of an Auto Service Card as a Get-Acquainted Offer From. . . PLATEXACO SERVICE If Your Number is Called, You will be Entitled to Over $14 in Values for Ony $3.95! INCLUDED ARE: 3 Crease Jobs 3 Quarts of Oil (One per oil change purchase) 1 Tire Set Rotated 1 Tire Repair t 1 Brake Adjustment N. Hywy. 73-75 Plattsmouth, Neb. Duck Hunters May Have LINCOLN Duck hunters will take to their blinds at noon, Sat urday, Oct. 28, with a leaner bag limit but some hope of early hunting success. Although production In the prairie pothole region in the Can adian provinces is far below nor mal, there may be some good early shooting as flights of north ern mallards go through. The season's opening was set to take advantage of this northern flight. Too, generally 60 per cent or Cole Elected by Fraternity Council Neil Cole of Plattsmouth has been elecetd treasurer of the Jurjlor Inter-Fraternity Council at the University of Nebraska. The junior council is made up of representatives of each frat ernity pledge class on the camp us. It supervises rushing regu lates activities of fraternities and promotes cooperation among them. Cole, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis R. Cole, is a pledge of Acacia fraternity.. 1,226 Jobs Filled By Labor Reps In Cass County Farm jobs filled by Community Labor Representatives continue tq be an Important employment factor In this six county area of the Division of Employment, according to Clarence Rankin, Farm Labor Interviewer. So far this year Community Labor Representatives have fill ed 1,059 jobs on farms with an additional 167 jobs of a non agricultural nature to reach a total of 1,226. In Cass County Fred Marquar dt, Avoca; Willard McShane, Louisville; Ed Stanley, Nehawka; Hy D. Kirchhoff , Weeping Water Stewart Gochenour, Weeping Water; Rudolph Melsinger, Lou isville and Philip Hirz, Platts mouth, have filled 233 jobs. Fred Marquardt with 64 jobs filled was the highest In the county. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 certs. WE WILL CLOSE FOR THE SEASON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29th Buy your supply of delicious t A & W ROOT BEER for the winter in the new cans. Same delicious flavor as on tap. Easy to store, doesn't lose its flavor. Regular $3.49 a case tf) OQ SPECIAL This Week L&1 a case ALSO SPECIAL THIS WEEK ICECREAM Quarts 40c i'Cals 75c Gallons $1.45 Reg. $1.25 CHICKEN DINNERS Special 99c This is our way of Thanking You for your Patronage. See You Next Spring with a NEW LOOK! A WAIT FOR YOUR CALL FROM am U more of Nebraska's duck harvest Is mallards. And if Nebraska's weather holds, there should be some local ducks for early shooting. The state's waterfowl production was just shy of last year's figures but still above the five-year aver age. Blue-winged teal, however, one of the big producers In Nebras ka, have already departed. Some green-wing and baldpates have moved into the state. Lucky Nine There was a 4-H meeting at the home of Mrs. Roy Tlustos. These officers were elected: President. Elaine Tlustos; vice president, Elaine Sharp; secre tary, Theresa Winters; treasur er. Vicky Winters. Refreshments were brought by Peggy Aspedon and Linda Dasher. Oct. 16, a meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Tlustos. Members decided to name the Club The Lucky Nine. A Halloween party will be held Oct. 29 at the home of Mrs. Dasher, at 6:30. Demonstration was making a bed by Elaine Tlustos and Peggy Aspedon. Refreshments were served by Vicky Winters and Susan Rouse. O KI ZU The O KI ZU Camp Fire group held its meeting Oct. 19. The meeting was called to order by the president. The Secretary gave her report. Members gave the flag salute and Trail Seek er's Desire. The treasurer gave her report, showing a balance of $8.89. The group had a hike Oct. 14 to Fairy Glen. The girls will get dolls to dress as a project. TAN WAN NE The Tan Wan Ne Camp Fire Group held there last meeting Oct. 20, at the home of Mrs. Tilson. We discussed our Halloween party and Dad and Daughter Banquet. Refreshments were served and the meeting was adjourned. Terrl Pfeifer, scribe. LEO fir JANE MEISINCER. A & W tors Prop., Harry PHONE Early Succcs Because of the greatly reduced populations, duck hunters are limited to a daily bag of two and possession of four during the 40 day season. Duck bag and pos session limit may not Include more than one wood duck and one hooded merganser. Closed season on canvasback arid red head. While the duck picture is not bright, goose hunting is more encouraging, with good results on snows, blues, and small Canada-type geese reported on the Missouri in the Gavin's Point and South Sioux area in recent days. Nehawka FHA NEHAWKA (Special) Tho Future Homemakers of America met at the home ec room Wed nesday. Jacqueline Dodson pre sided. Indispensable, a poem, was given by Nancy Switzer for the inspiration. Each girl told of the degrees she had earned when roll call was answered. The program chairmen, Susan Balfour, Cheryl Kearney and Jacqueline Dodson, showed a film of junior chapter and state degrees. Susan told of the home chapter degrees. A short busi ness meeting followed. Refreshments were served by Delores and Geraldine Bond and Evette Boetcher . Julia John son, reporter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLUB Louisville (Special) The Happy Birthday Club met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Gerdes. Pi nochle was played and high was won by Mrs. Georgia Gess, sec ond high by Hanna Twiss, and low by Pauline Urwin. Mrs. Hanna Twiss also won traveling prize. i Next meeting will be Nov. 8 at the home of Mrs. Frank Wild rick. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 THOMAS WALLING CO. Plattsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" DRIVE-IN INCLUDED ARE; 1 Set Spare Plugs Cleaned & Tested 1 .Set Front Wheels Repacked at y Price One Battery Charge 1 Car Wash 5 Gallons of Casoline as a Bonus at the end of your Card. bit, Cochenour 7200