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The Daily Nonpareil from Council Bluffs, Iowa • Page 4

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SIGHTSEEING TOUR--Omaha will be the destination of abou 30 boys when they embark Satur day at 9 a. m. on a sightseeing tour under the auspices of the Railroad YMCA. Joe Lackey, dl rector of youth activities at the "T', will supervise the outing The youngsters will visit the Union Pacific museum and other points of interest They will bring their own lunches for a noon meal at the COOK-KILL bug killer. Guaranteed to kill roaches, moths, ants, waterbugs, spiders and many other bugs OR TOUR MONET BACK.

Quart size $1.19. Pint size 66c. GOTTBRECHTS HARDWARE. Phone 4463. 160 West WANT NAMES REMOVED -Dora Doty Fedor and John Fedor, 719 South Main street Friday filed a request with City Clerk Al Peterson that their names be removed from a list of signers protesting proposed Avenue A paving.

"We were misinformed," Mrs. Fedor said. DE-MOIST dries damp air fast In basements, closets, pantry, tool bins. Checks mold, mildew, rust and musty odors. Basement size $4.95.

Closet size $1.29. GOTTBRECHTS HARDWARE, 160 W. Broadway. Phone IN CONCERT Miss Betty Ann Neujahr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

O. E. Neujahr, 228 Selden avenue, will appear in concert Sunday at the Chicago YMCA hotel. Miss Neujahr is a student at the Sherwood Music school in Chicago. COME and see Lucille Hunolt who has taken over W.

E. Whor- rail's bookkeeping service, will take care of all kinds of business for you. 223 Wickham Bldg. Phone BACK IN HOSPITAL Chester Adams, 1403 Pleasant street, has returned to an Omaha hospital for observation. Adams suffered a broken back in an accident on an Omaha construction job in June.

BANK MONEY ORDERS are safe, economical and convenient Buy one at Council Bluffs Savings Bank for your next insurance payment, or for any out-of- town PROMOTED Charles D. Core has recently been promoted to the rank of corporal mt the Yokota air force base in Japan. He is serving with a bomb squadron of the 5th air force. STOP at Open Front Bargain children's shoes. Also tennis shoes.

Wearing apparel for the entire family. 732 W. Broadway. --Adv. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the first week in July totaled $713.86 according to City Treasurer Harold Christensen.

TENDER 3 to Ib. friers 35c Ib. dressed while you wait. L. D.

Brunows Produce Market. 112 East E'dway. Phone NAME INCORRECT The name of Ralph Ritchey, Chicago, appeared incorrectly as chey" in a story in Thursday's Nonpareil. SEE Our July Clearance. Sale of Norge appliances on Page 3.

C. E. Laustrup Music Company. --Adv. BLUFF CITY Bluff City lodge No.

71, AF and AM is called to meet at Masonic temple Saturday at 9 a. m. to attend the funeral of George S. Damon. PARENTS OF SON Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Robertson of Pacific Junction are parents of a son born Thursday at Jennie Edmundson hospital. KELVINATOR I ATORS. 6 to 16 cubic foot sizes, $189.95 and up. $20.00 down delivers.

E. Laustrup Music Broadway at Fourth street--Adv. PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Maguire of Treynor are parents of a son born Thursday at Mercy hospital.

DANCE to Ray Bachman and his orchestra, Saturday, July 9th at RURAL CHORUS The County Rural Women's chorus will practice Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Farm Bureau office. OPPORTUNITY! Buy a Hamilton watch at Rogers Jewelry for only a dollar a SON BORN A son was born Friday at Jennie Edmundson hospital to Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Welser, 1409 Avenue E. SKATING every Friday and Saturday. Adm. 30c. City DAUGHTER A daughter was born to Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Kern of route 1 Friday at Jennie mundson hospital. USED refrigerators. Easy pay? menu. Peoples Department Store.

--Adv. Funeral Home HIOIM 7485 FALLS FROM LADDER--Jens M. Jensen, 58, 508 South Fifteenth street, was painting the outside of his home when a rung broke and he fell four feet from a ladder Thursday afternoon. His head struck a concrete gutter and he was out. He had regained consciousness and was sitting on the porch when the emergency unit arrived.

He was taken to the Jennie Edmundson hospital. COOK-KILL bug killer. Guaranteed to kill roaches, moths, ants, waterbugs, spiders and many other bugs OR YOUR MONEY BACK. Quart size $1.19. Pint size'69c.

GOTTBRECHTS HARDWARE. Phone 4463. 160 West COURT DECISION--William L. Slsk, 42, Charlotte, N. was jailed for two days and his wife, 53, who gave her address as route 4, Council Bluffs, was dismissed following a hearing Thursday afternoon in municipal court on a vagrancy charge.

They had pleaded innocent earlier in the day. Police found the couple Wednesday night at Twenty-first street and First avenue. SHOE SALE! All of our summer shoes go on sale tomorrow at reduced prices. COME IN. We may have your size and style.

IOWA CLOTHES SHOP, Shoe Department, 538 W. Adv. REASSIGNED -Steinberg, son of Col. Jack George S. Steinberg, Council Bluffs, Iowa, las recently reported fpr duty to Dlmsted air force base.

Pa. Prior to his assignment Olmsted as deputy director of supply, the colonel was commanding officer of Presque Isle air force base, Maine. DE-MOIST dries damp air fast basements, closets, pantry, tool bins. Checks mold, mildew, rust and musty odors. Basement size $4.95.

Closet size $1.29. GOTTBRECHTS HARDWARE, 160 W. Broadway. Phone FILES INVENTORY--Julius P. Schroder, 52, Honey Creek, left an estate of $22,500, a probate nventory filed in district court disclosed Friday.

He died April 5, 1948. Most of the estate is farm land. The sole beneficiary Ethel Schroder, the widow. MR. R.

M. KELLOGG will be working, starting July 5th at O. K. air-conditioned barber under the First National FINED--Robert L. Hewett, 27, 742 Mill street, was fined $10 Frilay in municipal court on a drunk charge.

Police said they had a complaint from the vicinity of Bluff and Story street a man was molesting a woman. Hewitt denied molesting anyone, SPRING FRIES--Live or dressed. Iowa Cream and Produce 420 E. Broadway. Phone FOOT CUT--Dallas Clemens, 5, 1728 Avenue suffered a three- inch cut on the inside of his left foot when he stepped on broken glass while playing at Thursday night.

The emergency unit took him to Jennie Edmundson hospital. OUTDOOR DANCING--Pump's Weston Inn. Howard Schwenson Orch. 7 mi. out Hiway 64.

July ROAST BURNS When smoke was detected in the apartment of Laura Lovejoy, 1115 Fourth avenue, firemen were summoned Thursday night. They found that a roast on the stove had burned, filling the first floor with smoke. OLD and New Time Dance at the Aeroplane Inn Sat. Nite. Hiene Hansen and His ALTHOCK "VERY GOOD" -The condition of Police Chief Frank Altrock was listed as "very good" Friday at the Jennie Edmundsen hospital, where he underwent an operation Thursday afternoon.

ENTERPRISE UPHOLSTERING --Furniture restyled, repaired, reupholstered. Phone 4748. Free REPORTS THEFT--LeRoy Oberhelman, 427 Twenty-first avenue, reported to police Thursday that a tire, and rim were stolen from the trunk of his car. JACK SWANSON and his orchestra playing Saturday, July 9th at Danceland, Missouri BOY BORN Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Wright of Woodbine have a boy born Friday at Jennie Edmundson hospital. DRIVE IN for Ida's chicken in the box, and barbecued sandwiches. 1200 7th Ave. Phone 05. --Adv.

COUNCIL BLUFFS (IOWA) NONPAREIL-JULY 9, 1949. OVERLEVGTH TRUCKS--Two truck drivers were booked Thursday afternoon at the police station here by the state highway patrol on charges of operating overlength trucks without a permit They were Robert Hopwood, 25, and George Core, 31, both of Omaha. Each was released on $25 bonds to appear July 13 in municipal court. OUTDOOR DANCING--Pump's Weston Inn. Howard Schwensen Orch.

7 mil. out Hiway 64. July SEEK MAN--Sheriff's officers Friday were seeking a man, about 25, who Abandoned motorcycle and stole another. The stolen motorcycle is owned by Leo Moran, living two miles north of Crescent. An investigation is being made to determine ownership of the motorcycle that was abandoned.

TINY'S PLACE, kitchen will be closed for remodeling. Still serving beer and soft drinks. Watch for re-opening CHAIRMAN Mrs. Minnette Grosvenor was named chairman of the Disabled American Vet eran forget-me-not sale in Sep. tember at a meeting of the auxiliary Thursday.

Mrs. Mae Swift Mrs. Elizabeth Ossian and Mrs Florence Compton were named to the gift committee. DR. SUMMERS, Chiropractor.

Phone 3-7263 day and Matthai BILLFOLD LOST Terry A. Rickert, 3520 Avenue reported to police Thursday the loss of his $1. Obituaries Mrs. Celia M. McClure Mrs.

Celia Biesendorfer McClure, 56, former Council Bluffs resident, died Wednesday at Pittsburg, according to word received here. She is a sister of Arthur and Oscar Bie- sendorfer and Mrs. A. F. Schuel- zky, all of Council Bluffs.

Mrs. McClure was a resident here until about 25 years ago. Funeral rites will be held Friday in California. Mrs. Ellen Coiad A Council Bluffs resident for 65 years, Mrs.

Ellen Cozad, 93, widow of Edwin Cozad, died Thursday at a local hospital after an illness of several months. She made her home with a son, Delmar Cozad, 1715 Avenue B. She was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors include another son, Bert Cozad of Council Bluffs; a daughter, Ruth Cozad of Council Bluffs; a sister, Mrs. Jane Anderson of Alliance, 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and six great, great grandchildren.

Cutler funeral home is in charge. Droge Hearing Set for July 13 Preliminary hearing for Mrs. Henry F. Droge, 50, 140 Woodbury avenue, on a charge of as- suit with Intent to murder, has been tentatively set for July 13 in municipal court, County Attorney Don Jackson said Friday. The charge against Mrs.

Droge is the result of the wounding of Arthur W. Carter, 71, 1510 Mcherson avenue, on May 24, at his home. The shooting was the climax over business differences between Mrs. Droge and Carter, local seedman, in the settlement of her husband's estate police said. Mrs.

Droge is at liberty under a $2,500 bond. Death of Kerns Not Traffic Fatality The death of Edward Kerns, 86, North Bend, on July 1 was not a traffic fatality, State Highway Patrolman A. W. Keller said Friday. Kerns was injured on May 31 when the car in which he was riding, driven by Mrs, Harlan K.

Karsk, North Bend, went off the roadway and overturned on highway 275, about eight miles south of Council Bluffs. Keller said he was informed by the attending physician that Kerns' death was "due to advanced age." Such an entry was made in the death certificate, he said. Kerns was bruised and shaken up in tho accident. The traffic fatality in Pottawattamie county Is now 11. CERTIFIED WATCHMAKER ArflM art Control Photographic SippKn Marshall C.

Hannah Jowolor 501 Mynitor FOR RENT Flaw Suflcr Sltanwra Wucr Caalkinc COOK PAINT CO. 25S5 TVbstinghouse REFRIGERATORS THE MUSIC SHOP COUNCIL BLUFFS Open Nights to 9 P.M. Omaha Roundup Union Pacific Boosts Matthai Cefftt Soys MUD Could Handle C. B. Matthai, formerly of Council Bluffs, has been promoted from assistant general solicitor by Union a i i a i a to general solicitor.

promotions a George C. Hoi- drege to general attorney; R. B. Hamer, general attorney; James A. Wilcox, assistant general attorney, and John J.

Burchell, assistant general attorney. Matthai served 47 years in the law department in Omaha, beginning as secretary to the general attorney in 1902. While chief clerk in the law department, he attended Creighton university night law school and was admitted to practice in 1914. Matthai succeeds T. F.

Hamer, father of R. B. Hamer, who is retiring. Harry Coffee, chairman of the Omaha sanitation commission, thinks sewer problems could be better handled by the Metropolitan Utilities district. Emergency work on sewers is hampered because the commission is short on funds.

"The possibility of such a switch should be investigated," Coffee declared. "The MUD has ways and means to raise funds to meet emergencies." Increased utility rates might aroduce the money, he thought fie explained a bond issue or ligher mill levy for sewer construction takes too much time. Firemen from three companies and employes of Famous Molas- Feed company moved quickly douse a blaze that came with- seconds of being a major fire. A wrench accidentally dropped in a grinder started a small fire la the ground hay. Flames were seing carried by a belt to a blower, which employes shut off just in time.

Firemen soaked another blaze creeping toward a hay shed. If blaze had reached the blow- burning hay would have been shot up a tube into the five-story Negro residents on Twenty-fourth street want more Dolice protection with neighborhood gangs. H. J. Pickett, chairman of the legal committee of the National Association of Colored People, alleged some gang members are carrying knives and guns.

"It is dangerous," he wrote, 'for a citizen to speak to these gangs and ask them to move on." Police Chief Fred Franks prom- sed to send an emergency patrol to the area if the two detectives and pa'trolling officer there need help. For 63 minutes a woman reporter talked to a man who telephoned from a gas-filled house and threatened to light a match to set off an explosion. Mrs. Kate Tukey Ross, 27, finally wheedled out of her Negro caller that his name was "Mose," and he worked once at Colonial hotel. Reporters discovered'from other sources his name was Moses Gatson, 36, living at 1811 North Twenty-second street.

Every time police approached his house, he threatened to light a match. Finally a registered nurse, Vicki Fairchild, opened the door with a skeleton key and soothed the man until police took over. A helicopter will be used in tests near Omaha this month in experimental flood relief work. Capt. C.

W. Thomas, St. Louis, of the second coast guard dis- explained he wants to find )ut how much equipment a helicopter can fly, its flight range and effectiveness In ituations. AIR-CONDITIONED Vision Aids to FH Your Features ON CREDIT! OR, 8, H. WAHL OPTOMETRIST With Offlcoi at ROGERS JEWELRY SSI Watt Inaa-way Nort to Strawl Thcator TrilbY about prettf 9irii at the circus Parkview Kids Will Be Guests of DAV at Circus Sign Blueprints for Road Work Projects Will I.

Ut at Soon Blueprints for four road projects were signed Friday by the county board of supervisors. Signing clears the way for let ting bids on them July 19 by the Iowa highway commission at Ames. The projects are: 1. Grading miles of the road from the west edge of Han cock north, to connect with high way 64. 2.

Surfacing 3H miles of the road from highway 83, 1H miles south of Walnut, west to connect with the road. 3. Surfacing 7 miles of road from highway 64, just north of Underwood, north to the Harrison county line. 4. Replacing a wooden bridge a steel culvert on the I road in section 14, Neola township.

The board was invited to a luncheon July 26 at the Clarinda state hospital by a letter from A treat is Jn store for the children of the Parkview Home. They will be guests of Colonel Donald Macrae chapter of the Disabled American Veterans at the Cole Brothers circus July 17 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars grounds on 29th avenue. DAV members promised full co-operation with the staging of the annual Veterans Jubilee celebration this fall. The DAV hall will be the site of the first meeting July 15. Arthur Bostedt will represent the DAV.

Ralph Myers presented to the chapter a standard size Ameri- Earl Limerick Is in "Good" Condition The condition of Earl M. Limerick, 39, 1126 Fifth avenue, who suffered a stab wound Just above the heart, was listed as "good" Friday at Jennie Edmundson hospital, Basil Foote, 24, 1703 Ave- nue is being held in the county jail on a charge of as- suit with intent to murder in connection with the stabbing. He was bound over to the grand jury Thursday. Police said that Foote stabbed Limerick during an argument. can flag given to his wife by the Farragut Naval Base skipper at Farragut, Idaho.

Mrs. Myers received the flag in recognition of her efforts as a civilian teacher at the naval base. Four delegates were chosen to attend the national DAV convention in Cleveland, Aug. 15 to 21. They are Douglas Orr, Clarence W.

Johnson, Veggo Jacobsen and Herk Sollazzo. Alternates are J. E. Post, Arthur Bostedt, George Nicolaisen and Lafe Bond. Presiding at his first meeting as commander Thursday was John Kates.

Three DAV auxiliary delegates were selected to represent the local chapter at the national conclave in Cleveland. They are Mrs. Evelyn Jacobsen, Mrs. Mae Swift and Mrs. Laura Mae Orr.

EAST END FREE AKSARBEN BRIDGE! Complete AMUSEMENT PARK TONITE RIDES JENNIE'S DELICIOUS STEAK and CHICKEN DINNERS RE4SON4I1J PRICES 1400 North 31 it St. Shop With Confidence and at The BARGAIN SPOT JUST A FEW SAMPLES OF WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT OUR MEN'S PANTS Broken lots--not every size in every color. Work and dress styles. $9.00 'pair LADIES' SUCKS A new shipment of nationally famous brand slacks. Sizes 10 to 20 Formerly sold for up to Only 57.95 -V WORK SHIRTS Big Smith Union made.

Sizes 14 to 17. Blues, Greys, Coverts LADIES' DRESSES One rack of summer and fall dresses. Guaranteed 510 value. Some higher. If it fits it's a bargain! Onlr 195 Henry W.

Burma, chairman, of the board of control for state institutions, to observe the can of mentally 111 patients. The letter advised that the of county homes In providing can of mental patients will be dlacussed. Movfe Sctodittt to Broadway." 1:10. Strand-- "For the Love of Marx- IN OMAHA -Tjaw cf on Amazon." "Sorrowful Jonei." 10:30. "Alaska PsI trel." 4:10.

Southernmost point in Europe is a point near Gibraltar, Spain, which Is farther south than Italy, Greece, and even many points on the coast of northern Africa. COUNCIL BLUFFS OKB DAT ONLY! SVIL JULY 17 PLUS SECOND FEATfH HUB In City TWO FISTED FURY I Second CoFcaturr HI In SaMla AHEIICA'S FAVQIITEBIfi IMLIOAB SNOW HIS AmWNOON SPECIAL! General Atalaatoa ScaCa Slaahad tt Pw-War CMMtOB, Unaar CoBoral Aamlta. AM, Tax. $1.00 AnVamaa Ticket Sala FULL DAY ABBAD at CLARK'S DRCO CTOMB I Aft) RiftlnMft! IUWV IIMMInm Omr tbnwl Shawl TODAY AND SATURDAY! TWO NATURS PMMAMI 0EANNA DURBIN STARTING SUNDAY! 4 BID DAYS! THREE MEN AND A BLONDE BOBCAT! Lovoly to Look or Uro! ONE LARGE RUMMAGE TABLE -MANY ITEB 1.00 OR MORI 25' ODDS AND ENDS--MANY ITEMS WORTH UP TO 11.00 OR MORE tw C.oleo Pfr tttm COME IN--SHOP AND SAVE ASK NEIOHIORS O'JR CUSTOMERS AIOUT THE BARGAIN SPOT 411 Wort Iroaawoy OPEN SATURDAYS MONDAYS Till f. M.

NOW FUYINO. Opaa Till 6 1MO REASONS TODAY! RGY-ROGERS The a STOOGZSI In "The MODELESS GROOM" STARTING SUNDAY!.

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