Someone asked the other day, What does "V-J Day" mean? (I suppose in 25 years many will want to know what "A-OK" meant during the space program).
"V-J Day" meant (and still does), "Victory in Japan." The Japanese surrendered August 14, 1945, one week after the first atomic bomb was dropped. The formal surrender was September 2, 1945.
"V-E Day" means "Victory in Europe." The German armies began surrendering May 4, 1945. The unconditional surrender was May 7, and the actual war ended May 8, 1945.
How about this one, "AFL-CIO." Or, who was "Ernie Pyle?"
Ed Shallenberger, rural Nebraska City, said he is looking forward to the soybean harvest. Shallenberger said he has planted soybeans for many years and has tried to improve his crop. And this year he thinks it will be even better yet.
Frank [illegible]oval, who had a successful season with the Coca Cola team in the Jaycee league this year, said he was very pleased to have been selected as coach for the All Stars in their game last week against the Topeka, Kans., Bullets.
Frank says the eagerness and energy of the boys of the team was outstanding. He commended the boys for a fine game.
He said rain pretty much put a damper on practices. He suggested more advance notice next season to give the coach and boys a chance to get in more practices.
Gone With the Wind, which opened Thursday for a week-long run at the Pioneer, "is the greatest or one of the greatest motion pictures of the 20th Century," Sid Metcalf, owner of Pioneer, said.
The story of the Civil War was screened at Tom Seydlitz's Overland Theater in Nebraska City many years ago, I'm told. I'm also told this is the fourth time the film has been shown in Nebraska City.
Margaret Mitchell's book was a publishing phenomenon. It contains 1,037 pages and weighs three and a half pounds. In one day, 50,000 copies of the book were sold.
The movie received 10 Academy awards.
Here's another booklet from Steve Boerner, who is editor, publisher, foreman, pressman, circulation manager and I suppose society editor.
His booklet is called "Feedback," handset and printed monthly.
Steve is the grandson of the late Fred Boerner, News-Press foreman.
He printed a double page picture of a fish noting it's from Garrison Dam . . . with the following note:
"The lino cut on the center leaf is there because that's where we spent the last week of June, and I had to make a cut of something."
My favorite is a full page ad:
"Printing done while you wait, and wait, and wait and wait."
He also writes a column, "From the scratch pad." And he admits it was "created at the last minute to fill up space."
Sounds like Steve is having a lot of fun.