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Gacbcl Reunion LOUISVILLE (Special i The first Gaebel reunion was held Friday evening at the Legion Hall In Louisville with a picnic dinner. Honored guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Oodberson and daughters, Deanna, Lynette and Lois of Westcliffe, Colo. Mrs. Oodberson was the former Leota Oaebt'l of Louisville. Others present were Miss Henrietta Gaebel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gaebel, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Braack, Mr. and Mrs. Chris McGrew, Debbie, Scott and Diane all of Louisville, Mr. and! Mrs. Lee Rau Gaebel, Rick, Jody, Gary and Terry of Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Koch, Kimberley and Timmy of Papillion, Mr. and Mrs. Artie Ragoss, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gaebel, Russell, Charlene and Dora Lou, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gaebel, Lori, Steve, Mike, and Billy and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schliefert, Linda and Larry of Murdock. Only two members of the family were unable to attend, Roger Gaebel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gabel and Mrs. Mabel Gaebel of Westcliffe, Colo. Roger was visiting other rela tives and Mrs. Gaebel was un able to attend because of ill health. BANKERS LIFE CO. DES MOINES INSURANCE For All The Family K. P. Pence 222 So. 6th Phone 3269 Fred J. Feldhousen, Ph. G. Fwiraiitwire AwctiDoirD The following personal property of the late Minnie Stege will be sold at Public Auction at . . . THE COMMUNITY BUILDING IN ELMWOOD, NEBRASKA Saturday, Sept. 115, 1962 Starting at 1 P.M. Small 5.1 cu. ft. CE deep freezer, excellent condition Electric Lawn Mower 2 Cal. electric churn, Excellent Electric Mixer Electric clocks, fans and lamps, including 1 floor lamp Beds, bedding, pillows, mattresses, including 1 Iron bed Dressers, stands, occasional tables Platform rockers and chairs Small practice piano and bench, good Many other articles too numerous to mention. NOTE: The ladies of the Christian Church will serve lunch and hold a bake sale starting at noon. TERMS: CASH DAY OF SALE T Warren Kneer Kneer To Study at London University Warren Kneer, son of Mrs. E. A. Kneer, left Tuesday for New York. From there he will sail on the USS United States for South hampton, England. He has enrolled at London University for research work on Diplomatic History; has been awarded a Fullbright Grant and will be studying for his PhD. He obtained his Bachelor and Mas ter's Degrees at Creighton Uni versity and then received a fel lowship teaching part time at Michigan State. This past year he taught at Aquinas College in Grand Ra pids, Michigan. He will be gone nine months. PREFERS CRANK PHONES Virginia City, Nev. Resi dents of this city have shown their preference for old-fashioned crank telephones. A poll of telephone users in the one-time silver mining town, voted to keep the "old-timey" phones. The Bell Telephone office said they would be happy to main tain the present system. IS LIGHT Weigh fast relief from pain and swift recovery from illness . against the cost of to day's drugs and the bal ance is all in your favor. " For truly, the cost is irv deed light compared with a lone and expen sive convalescence from which they save you. , R.P. Pharmacist In Charge HOWARD STEGE 1Z Airman Drowns Skin Diving at Holman's Lake Airman 2nd Class John T. Jes sel, 20, of Offutt AFB drowned Saturday morning in Holman's Lake located just north of the Platte River bridge in Sarpy County. Mr. Jessel arrived at the lake around 10 a.m. with a group to skin dive. He was reported to be an expert and an instructor In the art of skin diving. At 11 a.m., a search was begun for Jessel when he failed to surface. Sheriff Arp of Sarpy County summoned Sheriff Tom Solomon to the lake to take over the search. After three hours of dragging. Solomon hooked the body in about 40 feet of water. Jessel still had his face mask on, oxygen tank strapped to his back and 30 pounds of lead weight around his waist, the lead being used to keep the diver down and offset the lifting pow er of the oxygen tank. Solomon said a check of the tank showed 500 pounds of oxygen was still available for Jessel's use. The death is being Investigat ed by Sarpy County officers. 'Real Cool Man BY P. J. DINGMAN I heard that a TV station In Omaha has hired a "beatnick" to announce the weather for casts, all he has to do Is say it'll be "real cool." Well this practically summar izes the weather of the past week. The morning before last the mercury plunged to 32 at aiu ance and snow was reported at Alliance and Scottsbluff. Last night the mercury again plunged to a record low of 33 at Valentine and a "hard freeze" was reported in the panhandle Last night it was 43.1 in Platts mouth. The chart: (P. M.) Day Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Preclp. Thurs. ... 7:55 65 73 44 .00 Fni 5:00 72 74 63 .00 Sat 8:45 60 72 60 .28 Sun 5:45 52 60 48 .24 Averages .6:51 62 70 54 Total .52 Total precip. so far this year: 25.26 inches. Highest temperature so far this year: 95.1 Aug. 19. Lowest temperature so far this year: 16:6 Jan. 20. A year ago TX S. high, 99 at Needles, Calif.; low, 33 at Ely, Nev.; most precip., 1.67 Inches at Mobile, Ala. Two years ago U. S. high, 105 at Needles, Calif.; low, 34 at Sal mon, Idaho; most precip., 3.27 Inches at Tampa, Fla. Three years ago U. S. high, 104 at Las Vegas, Nev. and Needles, Calif.; low, 28 at Bis marck, N. Dale.; most precip., 2.71 inches at Huntington, W. va. Gas masks are said to be un expectedly popular with small school children in Europe. The youngsters have discovered a safe method for making faces at the teacher. Worchester (Mass.) Gazette. Light oak kitchen table, with 2 leaves, 4 chairs Almost new mahogany drop leaf extension table with 2 leaves Small kitchen table and 2 chairs, good 2 piece green living room suite, excellent Detroit Jewel gas range, works perfectly Almost new ironing board Lounge and 3 pillows Boys' bicycle Smoke Stand Dishes and fruit jars, Some Antiques YOUNG & MORRIS, Auctioneers. KEEP IN Marilyn Hendricks was a din ner guest at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Fern Hend ricks in Omaha. Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Shown, former Plattsmouth residents, now living in Kentucky spent the past week visiting with for mer neighbors and friends here. They were guests of Mrs. Edith Thiele, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Mar tin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winn and Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Jones. Jim Pence and John Dean Schreiner returned from a weeks vacation in Colorado and New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Meising er, Kenny and Mrs. Larry Meis inger of Plattsmouth enjoyed Labor Day weekend in Denton, Texas where they visited with Larry Melsinger and his buddy Larry Posten. The boys are sta tioned at Fort Hood, Texas in the Army. Money Found and Returned to Owner A visitor from Arkansas Sun day recovered $61 In cash he'd lost, thanks to a Plattsmouth woman, Mrs. Lester Exline. Po lice Chief Fred Tesch said to day. The man who has high blood pressure and is subject to dizzy spells fell and was assisted by a police officer Friday. Later, the man found' he'd lost his glasses and the money. Mrs. Exline had found them near her home and also found a paper with a telephone num ber the man had lost. She phon ed, the man was located and his possessions returned. Legion Post Hears Convention Reports Hugh J. Kearns Post 56, The American Legion met Thursday evening at the 40 and 8 Club Rooms. Reports of the Department Convention were given by the delegates who told that next year's convention will be held at North Platte, and the fall con ference will be in November with the meeting at Grand Island. Plans for the District 12 Con vention of the American Legion and Auxiliary to be held in Plattsmouth Sept. 29 was dis cussed. Schools for Commanders and Adjutants, Child Welfare, Service Officers, and Employ ment will be held during the day. A joint banquet and dance will conclude the meeting. The following department and district officers plus delegates from Cass, Otoe, and Seward Counties are expected: William E. Galbraith, Department Com mander; Loren Cottrell, Senior Vice Commander; Glenn Dew ebar, Area C Commander; War ren E. Baker, Department Adju tant; Ray Oltmam, Assistant De partment Adjutant; Jim Hurl bert, Department Service Offi cer; Marvin Schultz, District Commander. Also, "Judge" A. H. Duxburv. VA Regional office manager will represent the Veterans Admini stration. Other reports were heard on Finance, Athletics. KKK. Mem bership and Building. $309,500 Is Still Available The VA is holdine $309,500.00 in unpaid GI insurance divi dends for Korean veterans liv ing in Nebraska. A. H. Duxbury. VA Reeional Office Manager in Lincoln, said some i.&bu Korean veterans in Nebraska could collect dividends averaging $196 if they would convert tneir "RS" insurance to the "W" form of policy. Duxbury also pointed out that the "W" policy will generally cost uiuy one-wura oi wnat the "RS" holder Ls paying now. Veterans have the cash to sain and nothing to lose by making me conversion, which must be done before September 14, 1963, in order to get the dividend, he added. Veterans desiring to make the change were urged to contact any VA office or write the VA Regional Office at Lincoln. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL "'""41 uuiuy ana uny raper Established In 1881 Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth. Nebraska aa SAP. ond class mail matter in accord ance with the Act of Congress of Mnrch 8, 1879. Published Semi-Weekly, Mon- da "S and Thnrsrinvs at din Main Street, Plattsniouth,' Cass Coun ty, weor. (Subscriptions: 25 Cents for 2 Weeks bv cnrrW innlHo Plotc mouth; By Mail $4.00 per year, was ana adjoining counties; $5.00 per year, elsewhere.) ' TOUCH Several members of the Aux iliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars were in Omaha Thursday night where they conducted a bingo party for patients at the Veterans Hospital. Canteen books and cigarets were distri buted as prizes. The ladies at tending were Mrs. Paul Babur ek, hospital chairman; Mrs. Le- Roy Wilson, Auxiliary president, Mrs. Mae favors, Mfs. Stella Quinnett, Mrs. Ivan Hill and Mrs. Sophia Wolever. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zastera. Zul- emma Dye, Helen Lessman, Tim Fischer and Linda Morehead at tended the McKesson Gift Show in Omaha Sunday. ASHLAND Mrs. Ivan Armstrong Phone 944-8136 Milton Box and Mrs. Art Box accompanied by Mrs. Stella Mc Laughlin of Elmwood attended the State Fair Sunday, Mrs. Mc Laughlin was an overnight guest at the Box home. They all vis ited Mrs. John Box in Bryan Memorial Hospital Sunday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laughlin James and Wesley and Larry Sims were Fair visitors Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson Sunday also. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Haase and the Leonard Roeber family went. The Peter Stander family were Fair visitors one day. Mary Ann was pleased to receive a red ribbon for her clover leaf rolls and whole wheat bread. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lambert and sons and Mrs. Lambert's uncle M. A. Carlson of Waverly went to York Sunday to attend a Carlson family reunion, which was held in the 4-H building. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pharaoh and family of Yutan were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Malvin Wiles home. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Highshoe were Tuesday evening visitors at the Ray Bower home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mansfield and the Lyndall Watson family called on Mrs. Willa Weldon and Mrs. Samuel Metheny in Lincoln Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield were Friday supper guests at the Watson home helping Dick celebrate his ninth birthday. Mrs. Dewey Moore and Dewey W. took Diane Brannan back to the Fred Rueter home in Alvo Friday evening, Diane had spent a part of last week with the Moores. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Moore and Dewey W. were dinner and supper guests at the Wayne Wiles home at Nehawka. Bob and Bill Farmer attended the Young Adult State Confer ence of Christian churches in Fullerton Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Lucy Meisinger was a Sun day dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Jack White of Omaha spent the weekend at the Dwight Beetison home. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Beetison and Kim joined the group Sunday afternoon and for lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kuhl spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stander. Mrs. Ralph Raikes, Mary Jo and Jeff were Tuesday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Albaugh of Omaha were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. anl Mrs. Howard McBride. Russell Reed of Omaha visited John and Sarah Nichols Wed nesday afternoon. Mr. Reed was a former neighbor of the Nich ols. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reinke and family were Saturday evening visitors at the Wayne Nissen home. Sunday evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Jones and Elaine. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Armstrong spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moller. Mr. and Mrs. George Harris and family were Sunday dinner and supper guests of the Arthur Laughlin family. Mr. and Mrs. George News ham, Mrs. Noble Newsham and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Judds and family were Sunday eve ning visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Fox. Mr. and Mrs.' Wayne Swarts spent Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mansfiled. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd DeFreece and family of Cairo had dinner . Saturday and spent the after-! noon with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Amstrong. The De Freece fam ily spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. i James Runnells and sons and Cliff De Freece in Omaha. Mrs. Ray Bower and grandson Lance Bower spent Sunday, evening at the Fred Stickney1 home. i Candidates Continued from Pae One) school and graduated from the eighth grade with top honors in the county. Her four years of high school were at Nebraska City where she was secretary treasurer of the school's service club her senior year. She parti cipated in choir, inner choir, future nurses, future teachers, pep club. She was on the school paper and yearbook staffs, in National Honor Society and served on the Student Council. Iola was in the upper 10 of her class; was a Regents Schol arship alternate and received an Optimist Scholarship in the amount of $50, which she will use at Grace Bible Institute in Omaha. After Bible School she would like to go into Nurses Training. She hopes to combine her Bible Training with some type of Christian vocation. This summer she was employ ed by Local Loan and Motor Finance Company in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Irene, like her sister, attend ed the Union Elementary school, graduating with second highest honors in the County. She is also a graduate of Nebrdaska City High School. Here she was vice-president of service club: a Hat letter - Spend Less! SHOP AT RUBACK'S! BUTTERNUT FF LB. CAN Jz With Other Purchases Of $5.00 Or More c SHORTENING SWIFTNING Hy Klas -SANDWICH COOKIES 2 Lb. Bag VALU Ellis With Beans CHILI 16 oz. Can H9 VALU CAMPBELL'S Vegetable y 3 ALL NUT Creamy Peanut BUTTER e 39c HY KLAS Red Pitted Cherries 3N"9c DEL MONTE CATSUP - -15c SWANSON S FROZEN All Varieties TV Dinners 49 PURE FRESH Ground royirod USeetf Prices Effective thru Thursday, Sept. 13th. e Reserve The No Sales To Dealers. THC PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-Wf CKLY JOURNAL Monday, September 10, 19C2 PAOE THREE member of the choir, inner choir, future teachers club, fu ture nurses club, pep club, mem ber of school paper staff, mem ber of school yearbook staff, Na tional Honor Society, on the student council staff, in the upper 10 of her class all four years. She was a Regents Scholar ship Alternate and received a $50 Optimist Scholarship which will be used to attend Grace Bible Institute in Omaha. After Bible School Irene plans to en ter Nurses Training. This summer she was employ ed at American Meter Company, Nebraska City. Her hobbies are music, read ing, outside sports, bowling, team-work activities and sew ing her own clothes. She likes to sing and play the piano, partici pating in church choir and all other church activities. She has served as president of her youth fellowship group, and as Sunday School Pianist. The world seems to be wait ing for that happy day when the iron curtain will be scrapped and converted to plowshares. Christian Science Monitor. 3-LB. CAN Saltine CR ACKERS 19c HY KLAS Sliced or Halves Cling PEACHES 2N49c HY KLAS Halves Bartlett PEARS Whole Unpeelcd APRICOTS LIBBY'S Deep Brown PORK & BEANS Beef or Chicken Noodle p NO.1 CANS Several Times Daily Youths Injured A one-car accident four miles north of the Union corner at 5 a.m. Saturday morning sent two Omaha youths to the hos pital with cuts and bruises. The youths are Robert Man- ; tlch and Edward Kohls. Accord- lng to Sheriff Tom Solomon, they were southbound on 75 and their car went out of control and struck a high-line pole, snapping it oif above the ground. The youths were taken to an Omaha hospital by Caldwell ambulance. DR. AMICK Chiropractor and Physical Therapist Plattsmouth Office Above Soennichsen's Store ITues. & Thurs., Ph. 2495 3 NO. Vi (fcll cans 25c CAN 2 - 25c CLIP THE VALUABLE COUPONS FROM OUR BIC AD IN LAST THURSDAY'S NEWSPAPER FOR ADDITIONAL SAVINCS. pound Right To Umit Quantities. .Aid i 4 i G