It's the same thing
Little Johnny had an appendectomy and was obliged to take his meals intravenously for a time.
Sister Christina at St. Mary's hospital explained the situation to the four year old and started to administer the glucose when the boy spoke:
"Sister, aren't you going to say grace?"
Hello to Ruby
Mrs. L.Z. (Ruby) Ewing sent a note along with her News-Press subscription renewal.
Mrs. Ewing worked at the Otoe county welfare department for a number of years. Her late husband, Leonard, retired then joined the Lions club and became a real "workhorse."
Perhaps Ruby can help me with this item:
I have a 1959 Edsel that once belonged to a Ewing family. Could it have been owned by the former Nebraska City people or perhaps their son? It is a black, four-door sedan.
Ruby's address. Mrs. L.Z. Ewing Good Samaritan Home 509 Lane E Hastings, Nebr. 68901.
OPPD
It was good news to read the other day that OPPD is seriously considering another power plant project on the site five miles southeast of Nebraska City.
Site Engineer Bob Taylor, Nebraska City, tells us the present project is a little over halfway done. The plant is scheduled to be put into service in 18 months.
The price tag on the present power plant is approximately $352 million.
The Taylor home
The generosity of Dr. and Mrs. J.P. Gilligan has given the Nebraska State Historical Society a beautiful piece of property — the Gilligan home at 806 First Avenue.
The house was constructed in 1880 by Mrs. Harriette Terry Taylor and has been occupied by five generations of the family. The home was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Our news staff has used the home many times for picture scenes in connection with changes in the season. Thanks to the Gilligans for providing the rest of us with something nice to behold.
Hunting safety
Despite the safety indoctrination programs, this month's newsletter from the Game and Parks Commission listed the names of 125 hunters fined for having a loaded shotgun in a vehicle.
The state department also reported that possession of a Golden or Bald Eagle . . . "or their feathers or other parts, is against state and federal law" . . . and a Grand Island man was fined $225 plus costs.
The happy toy
Carl Saali stopped in to see Harvey Lile at his electric shop the other day to ask for some help . . .
"My toy doll doesn't work anymore. Can you fix it?"
Harv admits to fixing about anything, but the mechanical doll was a challenge. After a few minutes of repairs and adjustments he pushed the button and Carl was all smiles.
The toy doll is more than just a toy for Carl. It was a gift from his son-in-law Larry Mumm about 15 years ago and he wouldn't part with it.
When fully "charged" the doll moves its right arm with hefty shakes as it mixes a drink. Then it pours the drink in a glass, raises the drink to its lips, and chug-a-lugs. It adds a couple more movements that are entertaining to the Mumm children such as the smoke that comes out of its ears and the way it puckers after each snort.
Carl says his grandchildren love it.
Thanks to Harv, Carl is looking forward to entertaining those little people he loves so much with his novel toy.
And from my mother-in-law.
One nice thing about growing old is that we won't have to be around to wrestle with the metric system when it becomes the Standard Measure.
The Liberty Bowl
It all depends on how faithful you are to the Big Red. If you're gung-ho you stayed with them through the final quarter and saw Dandy Randy Garcia pass the Huskers into an exciting come-from-behind victory.
We had a bowl of popcorn and a couple quarts of pop and three growing young men plopped out in front of the tube.
That fourth quarter the popcorn disappeared and the boys didn't notice there weren't any more ice cubes for their warm pop.
For you souls who failed to stick it out, there was the re-run. And if you missed that . . . call Gene Stark of our ad sales staff. He had his Christmas early (that's what his wife Dorothy said) and has the Husker game on video tape without the commericials.
A favorite
The great-grandmother was 87 years young last week. We know where we will spend Christmas. We've kinda dropped the big meal plans of years ago and settled for bring your own to cut down on the kitchen work.
Someone still takes sticky dumplings, there's sauer kraut, roasted duck or goose, rolls, rolls and more rolls, lots of vegetables and then desserts.
If the women think they are just fixing a snack, I wonder what it was like around grandma's table when she had harvest crews?
Merry Christmas. Enjoy yourself and family this season.