July 19, 1961
Children only
What holds up a train? . . . a robber. Why does Santa Claus have a garden? So he can ho. ho. ho. The wise saver was hopeful of buying a new car at a discount so he . . .
58 columns
The Navy
July 30, 1961
Getting plenty of hot air
Understand car thieves have switched from swiping just any auto to taking only air conditioned vehicles to get away from that hot car stuff. Air conditioning will be . . .
January 28, 1962
Arbor Day and Easter
Jay Westover, Navy recruiter at Nebraska City, will be leaving town this spring when he retires in April after 21 years of military service. Jay and his family are . . .
June 20, 1962
Flowers grow like dandelions do here
Folks in the islands are celebrating the 50th state fair this year in Hawaii and you can bet your best pair of boots, it'll be a humdinger. Our oldest daughter, Denise . . .
July 15, 1962
Ahoy there ye blarsted landlubbers
Ahoy there ye blarsted landlubbers for the ship's admiralty is about to board. Pipe away at the forward gangway as the admiral's gig pulls alongside, give 'im the hand . . .
August 13, 1962
Tourist life in the 18th century
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — From the heart of the birth of a nation, residents — and the late John D. Rockefeller, Jr. — have joined to show tourist life in the 18th century. . . .
November 12, 1963
Publicity is the heart of show business
Robert Taylor and his wife created a lot of spectator interest at the University football game and, according to Bob Marvin of Beatrice who was seated near the actor, . . .
January 6, 1964
Kinda persnickity about smoking habits
The Nebraska City Saddle club is giving serious thought to opening an amateur horse race track in the area. A good idea! Nebraska Citians are sports-minded and they are . . .
May 20, 1964
With his siren blaring away
Dur . . . a four year hitch the N . . . we got used to bel . . . . . . and . . . . . . reamin . . . of all kinds but the most feare . . . aboard any Navy vessel w . . . . .
June 21, 1964
He died of Dutch Elm disease
This guy quit smoking and started chewing on toothpicks. He died of Dutch Elm disease. At a recent dinner, the decorations were American flags. I picked up one of the . . .
September 17, 1965
Kicking in the spondulix
We better take off our hats to some of the airport enthusiasts who are kicking in the spondulix and time to develop an airport for Nebraska City. The re-grading, . . .
June 28, 1968
A little squeezins' at 31,000 feet
There isn't much question in Mexico about the heavyweight boxing champion—Joe Frazier of the U.S. Manuel Ramos gave it a go the other night at Madison Square Garden, but . . .
October 27, 1968
It will be snow-surfaced
Happy Days Are Here Again . . . Remember the story about the good guy plowing for a friend and losing his billfold containing 265 smackers? . . . The couple's . . .
November 3, 1968
Like plucking bubbles in a dish pan
Read a story the other day about the mystery of the missing captain of a ship. The sea has many mysteries but it's no mystery when a passenger or sailor gets washed . . .
December 24, 1968
Mister, you ain't seen nuthin' yet
This will be a happy holiday season for many people. The Pueblo crew is home and the astronauts are making staggering marks in the record books. To any man who served in . . .
April 18, 1969
Decks of ship ice-covered
The news stories of the past week of Korea and the U.S. spy plane stirred my thoughts of 18 years ago when I was wearing Navy blues and serving in Japan and Korea. In . . .
April 27, 1969
There's all kinds of people
Nebraska Citians will decide whether the town will have a new swimming pool at a special election. Last year students at Senior High and Lourdes pepped up a campaign . . .
May 11, 1969
The communists don't give Green Stamps
"Dutch" Haley was spirited into a meeting room recently in Yankton, S. D., where his character was an open discussion for a few humorous moments. When it was all over, . . .
June 29, 1969
She rammed us three times
A longtime News-Press reader writes that she was pleased to see the recent picture of the "decent length" of dresses worn by the two women in the voting booth. . . .
November 23, 1969
They don't give a hoot
Dr. Dorothy Newbury, the mission educator who spoke at the Chamber banquet last week, enjoys her work in Liberia so much that she finds it hard to cut off her speeches. . . .
January 3, 1970
Up on the North 40
Deer hunting has been good this season, according to friends of Jim Kleveland. Understand Jim's bow and arrow season was not a successful one, but some thoughtful . . .
August 4, 1970
Too hot, too dirty
"Yes Sir." If we heard those words once, we heard them hundreds of times during a two-day visit to Company A and other posts at the summer camp at Fort Carson, Colorado. . . .
November 11, 1970
Your name, rate and horsepower
"Write down your name, rate and horsepower," the clerk said the other day when we purchased a box of .22 caliber shells. "But we only want a box of shells to go do a . . .
December 27, 1970
A jigger of whiskey and liberty
Andy Kreifels of Nebraska City got one of the most interesting Christmas gifts we've heard. A lobster. You bet it was alive and snapping! Jeanne Kreifels flew home for . . .
February 7, 1971
Camp Catron will bloom
Camp Catron will bloom! What's going to happen to Brownie and Girl Scout attendance at Nebraska City's Camp Catron northwest of town now that the established camp . . .
April 25, 1971
Congratulations to Ira Glasser
The Arbor Day committee in Nebraska City is to be commended for its selection of Ira Glasser as the honoree for the 1971 Arbor Day celebration. Mr. Glasser is . . .
May 2, 1971
Peanut butter is my enemy
A caller said the other day she had read about my tastes for food. "I know you like most kinds of foods from what you write about mushrooms, turkey fries, kolaches, pan . . .
May 16, 1971
Read him the Riot Act
Dear Moms and Dads of '71 grads: How'd you like to bat for the News-Press? Call your school superintendent, read him the Riot Act and threaten to stop paying your taxes . . .
May 30, 1971
Commencement at NCHS
It was a pretty big event for our family when our eldest, Denise, was handed her diploma Thursday night at Hayward park. We've covered commencements for many years at . . .
June 20, 1971
Cantaloupe without salt and pepper
Cantaloupe without salt and pepper? You must be kidding. I thought e-v-e-r-y-one used salt and pepper with cantaloupe and watermelon. Boy, do we miss our garden this . . .
November 7, 1971
Have you seen my brown cow
LoReeta Baker, 16 year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Baker, is one of the happiest young Misses in Nebraska City. She has an orchid lei. CYN3 Steve Exline, a Navy . . .
November 14, 1971
Dressed a bit on the cool side
Some time ago during a warm Sunday morning, Danny DeVorss, two years of age, decided he would attend church. Danny is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard DeVorss. The family . . .
December 12, 1971
Couldn't take chickens for cash
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hall returned from a vacation trip to the Hawaiian Islands, suntanned and all smiles. The Halls were among a number of other Nebraska Citians who . . .
December 31, 1971
No more of this razzle-dazzle stuff
Were the smiles of our family around the tree. Was the poor attendance at church the Sunday following Christmas. A few excersing buffs are looking anxiously for the . . .
July 2, 1972
I stepped on a pin
Surprise, Whoopie Landis! What started out to be a quiet evening at the Whoopie Landis home at 419 North Eighth Street, turned into something else. Whoopie was the . . .
August 6, 1972
The world is shrinking
The other day a young woman came into the office to say she had read in The Buck about Washington, Kans., (the ole' hometown) and wondered if I knew the Broadston . . .
October 22, 1972
My name is not so unusual
"Hey, Ivan!" "Yeah?" "What's the 'D.E.' in your name? Dead End? (snicker snicker.)." "Naw, it's no secret. It's been on my Social Security card since I was about 11 . . .
December 17, 1972
Stolen from Paul J. Niemann
"Hey, ole' Billie Berger the wood cutter, I found out all about that orange stuff the Apollo guys found on the surface of the moon." "Huh? You're kidding, Dick . . .
December 24, 1972
Dear Santa
It's been a year since I've written, and today seems to be the day. You may not know it, Santa, but you've been indirectly responsible for some happiness in our town. . . .
February 11, 1973
Well hello there, Marilyn Jacobsen
Marilyn Jacobsen of North Platte, writes her thanks to "three young men from your county." "Recently on my way to Omaha I had a flat tire about 10 miles outside of . . .
February 18, 1973
The Greatest Show on Television
Navy Capt. Jeremiah Denton, Virginia Beach, Va., stepped off a jet after eight years in communist prisons, fired a sharp salute to the flag of his country, spoke a few . . .
April 15, 1973
Outranked by my wife
Arbor Day 1973. Well, here we go again. It's time for Arbor Day and although most are still recuperating from a whopper of a Centennial last year, there are those . . .
December 22, 1974
The Christmas mail
Tom and Mickey Weathers and daughters from East Alton, Ill., send their best to Nebraska City friends. Tom was the parks and recreation director here and has a similar . . .
December 29, 1974
Welcome home, Don Farson
Ten years ago Don Farson of 1554 North Tenth Street, received an award for saving the life of another. Today, his eyes moisten when he tells how great he feels to be . . .
July 20, 1975
To Mones Zach
We made the annual trip to the wheat harvest and we can report that thanks to such fine advice as from Mones Zach of Percival, we got along just fine. The 410 MF worked . . .
October 19, 1975
One-legged dance to a cha-cha-cha tune
Neither rain nor snow . . . We've heard of dogs giving troubles to mailmen, but city carrier Frank Bataillon stepped on a new obstacle the other day. He was delivering . . .
December 28, 1975
The winners
Congratulations to Mrs. Louis Stukenholtz, Mrs. Carl Dalton and Dottie Farris on winning the scrip in the final Christmas giveaway sponsored by Nebraska City businesses. . . .
February 15, 1976
She wants a cookie
Dear Mom: You ain't gonna believe this . . . That's Pete Weddle, Al DeJong and "Hoss" Hoskins playing golf on Christmas Day 1975 at Wildwood. The truth is they settled . . .
July 11, 1976
The George Fenske files
The single girl walked into the office and began handing out cigars and candy, each wrapped with blue ribbons. One of the other workers looked at her with surprise and . . .
September 19, 1976
1976 State Fair
Did you happen to notice the unusually large number of boys and girls from southeast Nebraska who won ribbons and other awards at the State Fair? We did and we think . . .
March 27, 1977
Bob's fire and brimstone
Ivan D.E. Beaumont. Bob Poggemeyer gave a testimonial the other day that would have put George Jessel to shame. We were a guest at the Rotary luncheon and had the . . .
April 3, 1977
Congratulations in order
Ivan D.E. Beaumont. Cheryl Gigstad, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A.O. Gigstad, on being selected to the state FFA chorus; and to Scott Simms, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simms, . . .
May 29, 1977
Del is all fired up
The state track meet is one of those great sporting events, but this year it has fired up Del Sutherland of the Falls City Journal. There's a rule at the state meet that . . .
September 11, 1977
Your halo is on too tight
They do it in Nebraska City. Overheard . . . . . . at the morning coffee session in the Friendship Room at Otoe County National Bank between Dr. M.B. De Jarnette, a . . .
February 5, 1978
The granddaddy of all winters
Nothing new? The Elks report – A woman in a windy city was seen holding her hat with both hands while her skirt blew higher and higher. The male passersby were enjoying . . .
April 9, 1978
You Have to Want It
You have to want it. . . . to the Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Gray at Peru from their son, US Navy Midshipman William Gray who is attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis, . . .
December 24, 1978
The men in back
Sh .h.h . . . Two children were sitting together in church when one scolded the other for being noisy. "You're not supposed to talk in church," the eldest said. "Why . . .
May 27, 1979
Rein really rolls
Chuck Johnson, our plant superintendent, came up with this tongue twister describing one of the jobs in the pressroom by Rein Winkler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Winkler . . .