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r THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO " . ..." Monday, March 5, 1962 Myrwd WSWS Has Meeting, Elects Officers The WSWS of the MynarJ Evangelical United DreUicm Cliuich h.-ld its March meeting at the home of Mis. Hoy O. Cole. Devotions and the lesson United, We Serve," the EUB Church in Latin America were presented by the leaders, M. C. L. Wiles and Mrs. Harry Nielsen. I'rior to the business meeting, a nu'inorial meditation wa.s held in honor of Mrs. Jessie Smith who had been the oldest honor ary member of the society. The retiring president, Mrs. Thomas Grosshuns thanked all committees for cooperation and help during the past year. Election of officers was the main business of the meeting. Newly elected officers are: president, Mrs. Arthur Toman; vice president, Mrs. Fred Beins; second vice president, Mrs. Wil lis Cole; secretary, Mrs. Fred Arnold; treasurer, Mrs. Roy O. Cole; local treasurer, Mrs. Leon ard Harvey. Secretary of Spiritual Life. Mrs. Arthur Wetenkamp; Secretary of Christian Social Relations, Mrs. Glen Weten kam p; Secretary of Missionary Ed ucation, Mrs. Gertrude Barnard; Secretary of Missionary Ed ucation for Youth, Mrs. Larry Vallery; Secretary of Missionary Ed ucation for children, Mrs. Neil Snell. Plans were made to be host esses for the Officers Training Conference which will be held April 6. at the Mynard Church. Installation on newly elected officers will be held at the reg ular meeting on April 5. A Classified Ad In The Journa' cost as little as 50 cents. Schreiner'i Special Formula HAND CREAM JUST THINK 3-oz. Jar 50c 8-oz. Jar $1.00 16-oz.Jar $1.50 A Wonderful Quick Vanishing Fragrant Cream How Much Are You Paying for a 3-oz. far? Schreiner Drug a r.r xt Ambulance 4 111 0U)' - mi This Coupon ..... .l .... . . j.j, COIN-OP I Engagement Announcement has been made of the engagement of Margar.H Louis:' Wheeler and James Wil liam Hoover. I Miss Wheeler is the daughter ! cf Mrs. Louise Wheeler both formerly of Ds Moines. ! Mr. Hoover Ls the son of Mr i and Mrs. Milton Hoover of ! Louisville. i Missionary Society Ladies Prepare ! Easter Seal Mailing ! Members of the Missionary So ciety of the Plattsmouth Com munity Church and friends met recently to prepare Easter Seal envelopes for mailing. The mail campaign is the main source of fund raising for the Cass County Committee of the Nebraska Society for Crip pled Children. Materials fur the mail cam paign had been distributed pre viously at a meeting; held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Isaac of Manley. Louisviiie WSCS LOUISVILLE (Special) The WSCS met f "b. 22 at the Meth odist Church parlors, with the president, Mrs. Hazel Hon pre siding at the meeting. Mrs. Hon reported that fruit, candy and cookies had been sent as a Val entine gift to the home for the aged at Blair. Secretarial reports were given by Mary Amelang Alice Wies neth and Mrs. Walter Salberg. Mrs. Doris Hirseh led the devo tional period of the meeting. Hostesses were Mrs. E. C. Al frey. Mi-s. August Funke and Mrs Walter Salberg who served for M ss Laura Schoeman who was unable to attend because of a recent accident. Murray Girls in Plti Mu Sorority LINCOLN Marilyn Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olin E. Morris, and Shirley Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Todd, all of Murray, were among the coeds initiated into sorori ties at Nebraska Wesleyan Uni versity this past week. Both girls are now active members of Phi Mu Sorority. HAPPINESS Bl. I E BIRDS Happiness Plue Birds met at Mrs Waterman's with five mem bers present. The girls wrote the ! Blue Bird Wish and drew the Blue Bird. They put salt and flour paste on the Blue Birds. They will paint them at next meeting. i Refreshments were served. Scribe, Nancy Nielsen. "V-A A. l--V) .v.X' - vn., . i ..... .. 702 Ave. 6. L - Ulnt), OUR N-E-W DRY Y CLEA FOR $ WITH THIS COUPON Cood Tuesday, Vedr.esday March G - 7 - 8 ONLY USE OUR CONVENIENT DRIVE-IN AT 7th & PHONE 4193 ALSO PROFESSIONAL DRY CLEANING ij.-a.i it."." ' m mm wmanjLanjKrmmM m Mi-mmy,, uunro' Christ Lutheran Ladies Aid Has Regular Meeting Christ Lutheran Ladks Aid Society met at the church Feb. 28. Roll call showed 17 mem bers present. Meeting was opened with prayer and called to order by president, Mrs. Verner Frud rich. A total of $141 was taken in at the Rose Stoehr farm sale. Plans are being made to serve at a banquet March 17 for the saddle club. Thank you notes were read from Mrs. Clarence Engelkemier for cards while in the hosp.tal and from ,,hut-in members. Mrs Ed Gansemer and Mrs. Jake Hi!d for cards and remem brances they received from th? card committee. The Plant, bulb and food sal? Ls to be held with the March 28 meeting. Birthday song was sung for. Mrs. Fred Hild, Mrs. August Keil, Mrs. Ed Gansemer, Mrs. Leland M'. isinger Mrs. Franz Peteriet and Mrs. Herman Hen nings, having February birth day. Dr. Lenz said a prayer in closing. Devotions were given by Mrs. Roy Engelkemier. Several Hymms were sung with Mrs. Laura Gess at the piano. A medley of piano numbers was played by Mrs. Laura Goss. Mrs. A. B. Lentz and Mrs John Moran were hostesses. Next meeting is March 28, with Mrs. John Hild aid Mrs. Joe Puis hostesses. Laughing Lassies LOUISVILLE (Special) The Laughing Lassies 4-H club met at the home of Laura Parson Feb. 24 with eight members present. The meeting was opened by the president, Rhonda Coulter with the flag salute and the club p'.eoge. Each answered roll call by telling their favorite TV pro gram. Carolyn Piner and Laura Par son demonstrated the making cf yeast rolls which were enjoyed by the eroup later in the after noon. Rogene Coulter demon strated how to pin and baste and Mrs. Pincr's group made a pin cushion. Mrs. Parson's class learned how to make cording and how to quilt. The g r o u v discussed French seams and Shelia Baker demonstrated how to make a continuous placket. Re freshments were served after the meeting. I R 1 1 : X D L V I O I RT E E N LOUISVILLE (Special) The Friendly Fourteen Club met Feb. 27 at the home of Marge Herbic. Mrs. Fern Johnson, pres ident, presided over the business meeting. Three guests, Alice Shyrock, Nellie Partridge, and Rhoda Welton were present. After the business meeting ad journed, bingo was played to celebrate the birthday of Ruth Woolhiser. The remainder of the evening was spent playing pinochle. Alice Shyrock won high, Ruth Wool hiser won second high and Nellie Partridge won low. Ruth Wool hiser also won traveling. At the next meeting, the birth day of Vesta Urwin will be cele brated. and Thursday, CHICAGO AVE. & PRESSINC Ids "? CP Womans Club Met At Mrs. Schalk's "Scene Changers," program for the month of February, marked the meeting of the Plattsmouth Woman's Civic Club held Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Russell Schalk. Mrs. Hugh Stander Jr. presi dent called the meeting to or der, with a good attendance present. Mrs. Norris Hale gave the de votions, and the pledge of al legiance to the flag was repeat ed in unison. Mrs. Schalk, first vice presi dent of the group, and also program chairman, introduced her husband, who presented a slide program, "Scene Chang ers'' a new color on Home fash ions. Room setting for this film were designed by Dorothy Drap er, internationally known de signer and color consultant. Mrs. Don Warga was narrator for the 50 settings in the film. Naomi Day won the dress length material that was awarded, following the program. Thank you was received from the Child Institute in Oni ha, for contribution sent, also from Frances Lee Kingrey, a student at the blind school in Nebraska City, for gift of money sent to the children enabling them to have a skating party. The Thank You was sent in Braille, with translation enclos ed. Other communications con cerned Radio Free Europe, peace corp, and reminders of sending in reports. The 66th annual state con vention will be held in Omaha at the Sherato n-Fontenelle Hotel on April 9-11, Delegates elected to the con vention were Mrs. Russell Schalk, first vice president; Mrs. Howard Ruback, vice presi dent; Naomi Day and Rosalie Wozniak, Alternates. Mrs. Stander will attend as president of the local group and as State director of the Juniors. Mrs. Schalk thanked all who assisted in the Heart Drive and announced a successful drive had been concluded. Reports of committees were heard with Harriett Goos re porting on the Cancer smear test, Rosalie Wozniak on books for the Public Library and the high school library. The school library has selected "The diary of Anna Frank" as their choice of a book. March will constitute the elec tion of officers, also the 23rd birthday of the club in Platts mouth. Tit club- was formerly known as the Junior Women's Club and organized March 13, 1938, rechartered as senior club March 10, 1958 and is now known as the Plattsmouth Wo man's Civic Club. Past presi dents are to be honored at the March meeting and all are urg ed to attend. Mrs. Schalk announced the program for the March meet ing would be a sound film on Spring and Summer fashions, and would be held at the home of Mrs. Jim McMillian. Repres entatives from the local group are expected to at tend the fine arts contest ex hibition that will be held. Lunch money was contributed to the Radio Free Europe Pro gram. Hostesses Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Wozniak served dessert, mints, nuts and coffee from an attrac tively appointed table, with Mrs. Schalk pouring coffee. Guests were Mrs. William Hunting and Mrs. Wayne Schnei der. "il CALENDAR 3 Monday, March 5 ! Republican Women's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Clem ent Woster tonight at 7:30. I Mei'day, March 5 Central School PTA will meetj in the cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. A; film "24 Hours in Tyrant Land" will be shown. Tuesday, March 6 MOC Auxiliary is to meet Tuesday, March 6 at 8 p.m. at the VFW Club for their regular meeting and election of officers. Tuesday, March G St. John's Altar Society will riect Tuesday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at St. John's Hall, not on Wed nesday as was stated in the church bulletin. Tuesday, March 6 Supervisory and school of in struction at 1 p.m. for the OES Home Chapter No. 189 Tuesday, March 6. Stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 St. Luke's Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. L. A. Caldwell Thurs day, March 8 at 2 p.m. Friday, "larch 9 Chapter F PEO will meet Fri day, March 9 at 8 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Roy Cole. Thursday, March 8 Goldenrod Study Club will meet Thursday. March 8 at th,' home of Mrs. Ralph Sullivan at 2 p.m. Mrs. Arthur Hild will Auxiliary Honors Charter Members, Past Presidents Honoring past presidents and Charter members, was the high light of the meeting of the Eagles Auxiliary held Thursday night at the Eagles Hall. Business session was called to order by the madam president Hazel Lahoda. All officers were present but the Madam Conduc tor. Serving pro-tem was Honey Lou Cole. Chairman of the Visiting Com mittee Dorothy Hobbs, reported Evelyn Austin was in a hospital in Omaha; Marge Willis of the kitchen and dinner assignments gave an account of the dinner served at the district convention, and thanked all who assisted in the preparation and serving. Honey Lou Cole gave her re port of the entertainment held at the last meeting. Tillie Strange of the Ways and Means, an nounced that a new project would be on the agenda soon. Irene Smith, membership chair man, reported only 2 new mem bers are needed to triple the quota for this year. Applications of five new candi dates were read and referred to the investigating committee. Dorothy Janacek, trustee, re ported on the raffle recently con ducted by the Auxiliary, and also gave the trustees report. The Auxiliary was honored as having the Madam state presi dent Gertrude Schultze as their guest. Mrs. Schultze addressed the group on various activities couducted by the Auxiliary. Mrs. Grace Dross of Omaha accom panied her to the meeting. Impressive ceremonies were conducted honoring the past presidents and Charter mem bers. The local Auxiliary was in stituted thirteen years ago. A replica of a birthday cake with 12 candles representing the past presidents and one large candle typifying the Charter members was placed in an appropriate place in the hall. The madam state president Gertrude Schultze accepted the office of conductor to fulfill the assign ment of this occasion. Honored guests with Ruby Gochenour representing the Charter members, Past presi dents in order of seniority, Dor othy Janacek, Ann Schubeck, Irene Smith, Honey Lou Cole, Helen Jordon, Marge Willis, Ar lene Kohout, and Elvira Lahoda, were escorted to places reserved for them. Due honors were given ' the group by the Madam president Hazel Lahoda, and Madam Vice president Fannie Hickey. The Auxiliary presented a gift to Mrs. Schultze. Meeting adjourned in due form to reopen Thursday, March 15. Members and guests assem bled in the lounge room where refreshments were served by the members of the local Aerie. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH I Plattsmouth , Ernest J. Seeker Priest in Charge ! Ash Wednesday: l 9:30 a.m. Communion, j 7:30 p.m. Communion. Thursday: 9:30 a.m. Communion. Sunday: 10 a.m. Morning prayer. Ser mon: God and Christian Wit ness. 10 a.m. Church school. O ST. HOiE.lAKERS EAGLE (Special) The O St. Homemakers Project Club met at the home of Mrs. Verna Mc Laughlin for their February meeting. Mrs. Gerald Hall gave the les son Selecting Paints. Mrs. West, co-leader, couldn't attend be cause of weather. Several mem bers were unable to attend also. have the program "Clothes for Tiavel." Friday, March 9 World Day of Prayer. Adults will meet at the Methodist Church at 2:30; Columbian and Wintersteen School children will meet at the Presbyterian Church at 3:30; Central School children will meet either at the Presby terian Church or Christian Church (whichever is most convenient for the children) at 3:30. First Ward School will meet at the Christian Church at 3:30 and the junior and senior high school students will meet at the Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Monday, March 12 The Junior-Senior High PTA will meet in the Central School Cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. The pro gram will be on counselling and guidance in the Jr. -Sr. High School. THE PLATTSMOUTn JOURNAI Official County and City Paper Established In 1881 Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter In accordance with the Act of Congress of vlnrrh fi 170 Published Semi-Weekly, Mon days and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass Coun ty, Nebr. Promenaders Plan Dance Festival Plattsmouth Promenaders are planning their second annual Square Dancing Festival at the high school auditorium March 23 which begins at 8 p.m. The Promenaders organized here in 1960, and to date have 30 dancing couples. Dancers will be in colorful square dance costumes, will dance to records with three guest callers and their own call er. Bob Martin, president, says the Festival ls open to the public. Touch Mrs. Tom Johnston returned home Friday from Offutt Air Force Base Hospital. Mrs, Loh meier of Strickley has been helping in the Johnston home during her absence. Sergeant Johnston's parents from Ind iana arrived Sunday for a visit here. Mrs. Harold Meisinger of Weeping Water submitted to major surgery at Methodist Hos pital in Omaha Feb. 21. She has returned to the home of Mrs. Henry Meisinger of Plattsmouth to recuperate for a few days be fore returning to her home in Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kraeger have returned from a trip to Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hen nings and Mrs. W. H. Meisinger have returned from a 15-day trip visiting relatives and friends. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Homer Spangler and Mr. and Mrs. John Swartzfisher in Chick asha, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stoehr at Odessa, Texas and en joyed sightseeing in Old Mexico. They also enjoyed a visit with Mrs. Helen Meisinger, sister of Mrs. Meisinger and Herman Hen nings; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hen nings and Mr. and Mrs. Don Templin at Phoenix, Ariz.; and also with Mr. and Mrs. Marion Meisinger and family at Pres cott, Ariz. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Meisinger Sharon Porter and Dennis Smith were Thursday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hild and Christine. Only Electricity Gives You "Flameless" Clothes Drying A modern flameless electric clothes dryer is a real advantage to you because the absence of flame means that there's no com bustion. Therefore, your flameless electric dryer needs no vent or flue and you can install it any where. Your whole family will like the ease and simplicity of a "flame less" electric clothes dryer an other appliance that adds to the pleasure of better living. ASK YOUR DEALER TO SHOW YOU HOW ECONOMICAL IT IS TO INSTALL AN "ELECTRC" CLOTHES DRYER. 1 v Jolly Homemakers AVOCA (Special) Jolly Homemakers 4-H Club met Sat urday with Barbara and Robert McDonald. All members were present. The afternoon was spent filling out year books. Shirley Meyer, leader, led the games period. Robert McDonald led the group singing of America. Next meeting will be with Deanna Bond. Suellen Emshoff, reporter. MURRAY CAMP FIRE MURRAY (Special) The Mur ray Camp Fire Girls meet at the school Monday. Jackie Radtke,, president, call ed the meeting to order. The members repeated The Trail Seakers Desire. They made spools with their Indian name on them. The group played games. The meeting was closed with the Lord's Prayer. Refreshments were served by Sue Schlitchte meier. Sharon Emmert, reporter. RE-AJSOIsTS WHY ...for a more satisfying diamond purchase ' v There are no secrets in diamond pricing. A diamond's value is based on its character -on cutting, clarity, color and carat weight. So before you buy a diamond come in and see how our "facts" policy can help you make a wiser purchase. Benefit from our membership in the American Gem Society. It costs no more . . . and you'll be mucji more pleased with your choice. 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