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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1939
Page
6
Social notes report the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club gathering at Mrs. George Jaeger's Coronado apartments yesterday. Three guests attended including Mrs. Wilbur Eaton and Mrs. Walter.
Tritsch and Mrs. M O Webb attended as members of the ceremony. The high honor was awarded to Mrs. Robert Reel, with second prize to Mrs. Wilbur Eaton and third to Mrs. Herbert Schuetz.
Last evening at the family home Mr and Mrs Herman Reichstadt celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary with a six o clock dinner and an informal social gathering. Attending were Mr and Mrs Fred Toman and family Mr and Mrs Dangard Reichstadt and family Miss Inga Reichstadt and Mr and Mrs Herman Reichstadt and family.
Nellie Rainey celebrated her 14th birthday Tuesday evening February 28 at her Wintersteen Hill home. Close friends and schoolmates joined games with prize winners Joe Highfield Mary Jean Hart and Charlotte Palmer. Refreshments followed with attendees including Joe Highfield Albert Richards Jimmie Blunt Keith Dashner Greeley Stones Lavern Rice Lars Larson Ruth Gaines Nora Shafer and Georgia Stones.
The general meeting of St. Johns altar society met Wednesday afternoon in the church club rooms with a large attendance. The regular monthly business session was held and a special prize was awarded to Mrs. E. A. Webb. Hostesses for the afternoon were Circle 2 members led by Mrs. Frank Bestor.
Friday afternoon gathering at Mrs Herbert Schuetz home featured guests and a first prize to Mrs Carl Schneider with Mrs Walter Smith in second. Refreshments followed the party.
Mrs. Fred Lugsch entertained the E. B. club at 1214 Pearl street last evening after a musicale by the Kelley orchestra. Attendees from the city included Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Hild and Mrs. W. H. Puls along with Mrs. Bessie Bourne. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. L. W. Egenberger first, Mrs. Emil Ptak second, and Mrs. Frank Bestor third. Refreshments followed.
E. A. Nutgman and Parr Young are listed as president and secretary in a cooperative notice for Farmers Co-Op Oil Co. The ad promotes cooperation and satisfaction through the cooperative.
Quiet celebration marks Henry and Mrs Mauzy sixty second wedding anniversary Tuesday at the Midway hotel in Kearney Nebraska. They were born in Virginia and moved to Plattsmouth Nebraska in 1882.
The Dorcas circle hosted the Methodist church Women's Federation with devotions by Mrs. J C Lawson and a program led by Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom. A Stitch and Nibble club gathering followed along with a joint meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary and St Mary's guild and a Presbyterian Federation session electing officers. The Cass county extension chorus could not perform.
Cooperative oil firm promotes local spending benefits and superior greases. It advertises a free grease pump with grease purchase and urges customers to choose home owned business to circulate money locally. Mr Pollard is highlighted for assistance and service.
Mrs J G McMahen led the afternoon event with dinners served. Mrs J C Woest attended as a guest of the club.
From Saturday's Daly Rev J C Lowson pastor of the First Methodist church is bedfast at home with a slight attack of flu and grippe. From Saturday's Daily Mrs Belle Coakley of Elmwood long time Cass county teacher visited the city on business matters.
For sale height head horses aged four to six years old all trained for work. Twenty bred gilts to farrow in April. See or write Otto Schaffer at Nehawka Nebraska.
Rihn and Greene’s store at Union offers a large stock of staple dry goods groceries meats and produces with refrigeration and strict sanitation. They advertise low prices on high grade merchandise and invite customers with quality foods at rock bottom prices under a store policy of inviting service and good treatment.
Spring goods arriving daily from the Ladies Toggery feature Nelly Don Frocks priced 1.95 to 6.95 and new Lerner Blouses in silk rayon and wash cottons. Gage Hats and Jean Allen Hats priced 2.05 to 3.95 plus more styles unpacked this week. Bring ad for Rural School contest double votes.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Kuhney and their son Earl arrived in the city last evening and plan to make their home here again. They shipped their household effects by truck and previously resided in the city before moving to the west coast years ago.
Friday morning in county court the probate of the last will and testament of Jacob Umland, deceased, of Eagle, came on for hearing. Emmaline Scattergood, daughter, is the executrix of the estate.
Geo E Nickles of Murray has served the community since 1915 with lumber fencing coal and building materials. The Murray yard offers a large stock and fair prices with rapid turnover enabling savings for customers. Call Murray Lumber Yard at 2111 for better coal and service.
Last Saturday marked the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Virgil Sudduth near Murray and honored guest Mrs Hen Womack on her 80th birthday. A noon dinner and a wedding cake baked by Mrs Luther Womack complemented the celebration with gifts for the couple and grandmother Womack.
Mrs. Mary Cogdill aged 32 of Browns ville Nebraska is reported doing well after an appendectomy with her arising from the operating table and walking to her room. She is a niece of Mr and Mrs James Bridgewater of this city.
Mrs. Charles Ellington and Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Kyle of Omaha visited here Thursday to see friends and attend to business at the court house.
Arthur G. Fox of the National Safety Corporation of Omaha toured the city as a business visitor on Thursday, meeting local officials and discussing potential collaborations.
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