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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 82 Traffic Held Up 3'2 Hours By Car-Truck Accident Traffic was held up for three and one-half hours Thursday night and early Friday morning after a truck-car accident at the bridge Just south of the Murray Corner of ice-coated U.S. 73-75. A Marshalltown, Iowa, woman and her daughter were In a car which hit the bridge abutment as It traveled north. The car spun across the roadway Just as a semi-truck crossed the bridge. , The truck hit the skidding ear In the rear, throwing the woman . out and Injuring her and her daughter. Sheriff Tom Solomon who In vestigated administered first aid to Mrs. Carol Hlrschy, 38,' and sent her and daughter Rebecca, 11, to an Omaha hospital. Mrs. Hlrschy suffered head Injuries and deep head lacera tions and other cuts. She was reported semi-conscious today and the extent of Injury was not reported. Her daughter suffered a frac tured arm and damage to both upper and lower teeth. The truck was driven by Vic tor L. Wagar of Bellcvue. SANTA AND BIDDIES! A who visited Santa at Santa Land him. Some had already had their I TME IPlLATIMlEUTM Consolidated With the Nehowkj Enterprise and Elmwood Leader Echo Read Twite Weekly TWELVE PACES Mrs. Hlrschy was thrown out and ended up on the highway more than 130 feet from the point of Impact, the Sheriff said. The accident occurred about 11:30 p.m. Traffic Including many trucks, was piled up both way until 3 a.m. Hills both directions from the bridge were icy and finally one lane traffic was able to move out with, the said, of sanding. Telephone Exchange Sale OK Requested Capitol Telephone Company of Hickman has applied to the Ne braska State Railway Commis sion for approval of transfer and sale of its Avoca, Liberty and Barneston telephone exchanges to Capitol Telephone Company, for authority to own and operate the telephone exchanges and a) convert them to dial service. A hearing will be held before the Commission at the State Capitol on the application Jan. 25 at 9:30 a m. group of younnnters this week posed with big moment and re PLATTS MOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA Lebcns Home The Harold Lebens home, ail No. 8th St., was announced as winner of first place in the 10(12 Christmas Lighting Con test sponsored by the Platts mouth Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Consumers Public Power District. Second place goes to the home of Mr. and Mrs. GUps L. Bishop, 617-4th Ave., and third to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Slavlctk, 1012 So. 10th St. Judges report a "most diffi cult time" in selecting what they thought carried out In good ta.ste a true representation of Christmas and the Holiday spirit. They also Insisted that a fourth prize be added to the Chamber's list of prize winners j for effort In lighting and then j came up with a threeway tie for this special and extra award:! The Fred Vincent home, 524' South First St.; Henry Albert home, 733 Third Ave., and Rus-j scl Schalk home, 1515 Hill St. Judges also recommended a j special Honorable Mention to! the Coronado Apartments at 3rd ! and Ave. A, for an outstanding contribution to this city's! Christmas lighting program. It I ceived m treat of candy from the Chamber of Com- open Saturday nitiht, merce which sponsors the annual attrartion for kids of this area, Santa Land was also scheduled to be I - SC Wins Lighting Contest was not Included In the top awards due to being a commer cial enterprise. Honorable mentions goes to the following homes: T:d Oh noutka, 811 No. 8th; Clara Berg man. 1114 Avenue E; Marion Christensen, 720 - 5th Ave.; Dale Bowman, 1030 Thayer St.; Ray Fuller, 012 Pleasant Drive; Ro bert Shropshire, 018 Pleasant Drive; Leo Scanlar., 404 Hill- Social Security Man Here Dec. 26 The social security represen tative from Lincoln, A. J. Pic colo, will visit Plattsmouth Dec. 26. He will be In the St. John's Hall (4i Main Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Piccolo said there Is a lot of truth in the old saying "You never miss the water until the well goes dry," and the same applies to your monthly income when you retire. Be sure your social security benefit is established when you retire by filing your claim for the payments before your retire ment. fL .1 ' MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1962 J i s crest; Herb Frceburg, 603 Oak mont Drive and Ralph Payton, South Lincoln Avenue. Hundreds of other Platts mouth homes are gayly lighted this year, far more than in past years. In some instances llphts jwere not turned on when Judges made their over-the-city trips j and could not be properly ap praised. The Chamber of Commerce said it "is deeply grateful to our citizens in their efforts to add to the attractiveness of Platts mouth during this Christmas Season. It is regretful that all cannot share in the horwrs bes towed at this time. However, the Judges spend a great deal of time and do their best to give their honest and conscientious opinion based upon rules gov erning the contest." Library To Close At 4 Dec. 24,31 The Public Library will close at 4 p.m. Monday, Christmas Eve, and the following Monday, New Year's Eve. The Library will be closed all day on Christmas Day and New 1 Year's Day. k. i 1 0 Dec. 22, from 7 to 9. n by Mere Than 3500 Cass County Families Mrs. Douglas Tilson Dies Thursday; Funeral Sunday Mrs. Douglas R. (Margaret L.) Tilson, 38, died Thursday at the Methodist Hospital in Oma ha. She had been ill a year. She was born June 17, 1924 at White River, S. D., daughter of George E. Harrison Buffing ton and Ruth Viola Godwin. She was married to Douglas R. Tilson Aug. 20, 1941 at Hia watha, Kansas. He survives as well as sons, Donald, Gerald, James and Kevin at home; her mother, Mrs. Ruth Buffington, Murray; sisters,. Mrs. Vern (Florence) Paige, Kent City, Mich., and Mrs. Delinar (E.sther) Farris, Murray; brothers George Buffington, Plattsmouth; Harold Buffington, Murray, and Elmer Buffington, Beatrice. She had lived in Plattsmouth since 1938. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23 at the Caldwell Funeral Home with Rev. J. W. Taenzler officiating. Visiting hours will be Saturday afternoon and evening 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 at the Cald well Chapel. Pallbearers will be Sherman Adkins, Ernest Bond, Greeley Beil, Albert, Kraeger, Paul Long and Carl Watzar. Music will be by Mrs. Twyla Hodge. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery, south of Plattsmouth. City Council Meets Thursday The City Council will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall instead of Monday night, Mayor Roy Moore said today, in order not to meet on Christmas Sve. It's the regular second meet ing of December. Pfc. Jimmie Casey Dark in Hawaii CAMP FRIENDSHIP, Thailand Army Pfc. Jimmie R. Casey of Greenwood, Neb., recently re turred to his home station al Schofleld Barracks, Hawaii, with other members of the 35th In fantry's 1st Battle Group after receiving three months of count-or-:nsurgency and guerilla war "nre training in the Jungles of Thailand. Casey trained with members of the Royal Thai Army and en gaged in live fire exercises, roar1 narches and squad training tests. Casey, nn automatic rifleman 'n the group's Company B, en tered the Army in September '901 and completed basic train ing at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The 2-year-old soldier is the sen of Mr. and Mrs. Ross A "a.scy. Stores Open CHRISTMAS EVE THRU AFTERNOON NEBRASKA TEN CENTS PER COPY from all The Journal Staff, the boys and girls who are Journal Carrier Salesmen and The Journal's Corres pondents join in wishing all readers of The Journal a Merry Christmas. The season's best from: THE JOURNAL STAFF Margaret Dingman Carol Claze H. M. Johnson Don Warga P. . Dingman Jack Barron' Tom Hardy Bill Tingling Albert Dasher Jon Hirx Dick Fenning Eugene Scarlett Howard Lindquist JOURNAL CARRIERS Johnny Aschenbrenner Tommy Sedlak Steve Baburek David Brink Joe Bryant Roger Brink Kevin Case Dick Chappell Mickey Coolman Ronnie and Emily Fees Lisa Henningsen Mary Ann Dingman Eddy Johnson Terry and Danny Highfield Burton and Bruce Hill Steve Miller Lurie Love Keith Miller Marcia Rose Jimmy and Tommy McKnight Billy, Steven and Peter Rishcl Frankie and Cheryl Pchlmeier Willard and David Simons Johnny Simons JOURNAL CORRESPONDENTS Mrs. Ruth Monning, Elmwood Mrs. Wilson Howe, Alvo Mrs. L. C. Todd, Union Mrs. Ivan Armstrong, South Ashland Mrs. J. F. Mills, Murdock Mrs. John Fischer, Eagle Mis. Henry Maseman, Avoca Mrs. Frank Hurlbut, Creenwood Mrs. Ralph Wildrick, Louisville Mrs. Jess Fidler, South Bend Mrs. F. O. Sand, Nehawka Mrs. Edward Van Horn, Weeping Water Mrs. Dorothy VanAckern, Murray (former correspondent who is conva'escing a,(ter surgery) Ruth Miifer, Nehawka (Special Correspondent) Looking for a White Xmas? Change in Weather Forecast By P. J. DINGMAN Look for a change today, at 'bnut 2 or 3 this afternoon. Winds will do an about face from South to North and will lick up in speeo, snow will fall along with the temperature. Snow amounted to a total of 2.5 inches Thursday and another 4 inch on Friday. This shiuld ive Santa's sleigh a very com fortable Journey. It looks as If we're goln; to have a white Christmas. Everyone have a very Merry Christmas. The chart: Day time (p.m.) pre. hi lo prec. Thurs 9:40 29 44 23 .2R Fri 9:00 32 34 25 .04 Friday here, four days before Christmas: ' Santa Claus visited children In Plattsmouth Schools, travel ing by car for the obvious rea STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, Nurasta U223. CTilE HI3T. SOCIETY S Lincoln, nsus. m, 60 182 NUMBER 12 of us son that there was no snow on the streets. Carolers from school ana or ganizations made the rounds to i share a little of the season's spirit. Early In the morning, city Street Dept. crewmen were out sanding hills and Intersections after Wednesday night's steady clinging snow had frosted trie streets. But, by noon boys were snow nnlllng Rirls on the way home from school. Situation normal. The earliest of the late Christ mas shoppers scurried from store to store to get out of the way before the later late Christ mas shoppers, wild-eyed, took over- ..... . weretobe open until 9j8tur&jL fcteht and most will be open Monday, Christmas Eve, through the afternoon. Merry Xmas!