The Rev. George Gross, pastor at the Assembly of God Church in Nebraska City, and the numbers "144" have special meaning.
The word "gross" in the packaging industry means 12 dozens or 144 things; the model of the pastor's new Volvo is No. 144 and his auto license number is J-144.
Next year he hopes to make a change — get license number G-144.
About the hottest thing in the fun circuit on television now is Flip Wilson and his "The devil made me buy this dress."
Rowan and Martin used Flip and his routine in some of those quickies.
The retailer.
Congratulations to Mrs. Jerry (Gen) Livingston for her "personal" touch retail campaign.
Mrs. Livingston doesn't forget out-of-town shopping friends of her regular customers. She sends along personal notes of greetings and wisely includes tips on buying when prices are attractive.
Shoppers like the personal touch. It makes them return.
A number of years ago Garry Ailes gave me a package of pipe tobacco and suggested that I might enjoy it more than the half dozen other brands I had puffed.
Well, since then, Middleton's Cherry Blend has been the only brand. But I tried another brand, a new one, Sterling Blend, and it's pretty good. It's a blend tobacco from an oldtime favorite of many, Velvet.
Velvet and its close competition, Prince Albert, are still popular brands, the type you'll find on just about every tobacco counter.
Wonder how many "P.A." smokers remember the story smokers used to scratch on the back of the cans . . . "Pa prepared . . . me and pat . . . ."
Wonder if Camel cigarets still have the H and C under the flap on the bottom of the pack that had some roughneck meaning for boys.
Doc Gigstad is looking down on Nebraska football fans . . . his alma mater, Kansas State College, has two wins under its belt and has more football enthusiasm going for it this year than in many a year in Manhattan.
K-State is well known for its college of veterinary medicine.
Well, how's about this one for the animal husbandry students . . . and Henry Schemmel, you stay out of this:
What's the sex of a mule? What animal foaled it? What animal sired it?
And in the donkey blood lines . . . of course everyone knows the difference between a Jenny and a Jack.
From the Elks Newsletter: Glenn Brawner says he does not fudge at his golf game. "I play golf for my health and a low score makes me feel better."
Those office football pools are going strong. We get clear up to the 50 cent bracket now and then.
Dave McCreary had one going for 10 cents last week with a whole dollar as a prize. He took the last number in the pool after he was convinced "that's the way it's done . . . you know who won the pool . . . good ole' Dave!