When I read that story the other day about the Christmas opening, my first thought was:
"It's only October . . . you've got to be kidding."
Now, I'm eating my hat and complimenting Chamber President Harry Vondrak and his directors for planning ahead. Who in blazes was so sure we were going to get this much snow?
You have to admit, it's about the prettiest thing we've seen after our hot, windy and dry summer, but it's rough on the woman of the house what with heavy clothing, snow boots and overshoes cluttering corners of the home.
Now she will truly enforce the rule of no shoes on the kitchen carpet. Trying to hold down a growing boy in this area is about like refusing food to Buffy the cat at 7 a.m . . . he usually makes himself known.
I took down my favorite red plaid cap from the closet shelf and made it as far as Joy Thornhill and the police station on the regular news beat before there was some comment.
Joy says he has a soft-leather cap of similar design. (Betcha he will be wearing it next time we meet at the station).
George Weber and Bob Bishop, the Pendleton boys, spotted my cap and I've been fighting them off since.
I shoved my straw back in the corner on the closet shelf. It's showing its age now. I bought it out of necessity a few years ago for $1.19. I was browsing in the store, picked it up and inside was a fancy label in black and gold thread — "Beaumont."
Yea, that created a necessity, I sez to the Missus.
The Hastings Tribune printed a story recently about race photographs and a trophy at the home of a family in Hastings.
Terry Doil, 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Doiel, Denver, and a cousin of Glen J. Doiel of Nebraska City, was killed in a stock car race.
Terry was a native of Nebraska City and moved to Hastings in 1945 where he was a general contractor. He is survived by his wife and three children, Michael, Mark and Michelle.
Wilbert Hecke, a Kearney race driver known to Whitehead Speedway fans, gave the family a trophy in memory of Terry.
We enjoyed having the Otoean staff with us for a day during National Newspaper Week.
Mrs. Bill Berger, Otoean sponsor, accompanied the students. They were assigned to general news, society, advertising, and photography and observed the putting together of a newspaper.
A couple of the students even helped with Smokey Bear picture assignment with 15 to 20 kindergarten "models." We hope they absorbed something about our job. Perhaps they will return some day as regular members of the News-Press staff.
We hope so. They are an eager group.
Nebraska's First Lady, Mrs. Norbert Tiemann, toured Riverview Terrace the other day in the company of Finance Commissioner Bill Carroll, Mrs. Richard Hoch and Mrs. Louise Tanner, who has managed the terrace since its opening five years ago.
The residents at the Terrace were undoubtedly thrilled to have such a distinguished visitor. Mrs. Tiemann whisked from floor to floor and apartment to apartment talking with residents.
The First Lady broke up a card party on the main floor for a few moments to say "hello" and was warmly greeted.