June 28
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 . . .
15 columns
1968
July 28
The two headed Hereford calf
Otoe county farmers with lakes and ponds on their farms are looking more and more to the skies for rain. Johnny Bando's attractive pond along No. 2 west of Nebraska City . . .
August 4
Everything was fried
Ivan Boerner showed a film the other day that didn't draw any applause. He was program chairman at the Optimist meeting at Hotel Grand and offered a film, "Anatomy of an . . .
August 18
Not-so-champion Shorthorn heifer
The Otoe county fair opens Monday in Syracuse and that means a lot of 4-Hers and FFA students will be competing for coveted honors. There have been a number of years of . . .
August 25
TO VIRGIL PITSTICK
Your friends of the traveling Centennial group are on their way by chartered bus to your adopted home state of Washington to say hello. But ole buddy VIP, let me clue . . .
September 1
Tell 'em 11 lawn mowers
Didya hear the one about the Nebraska Citian who asked his wife to run a want ad in the paper to sell 11 head of sheep? His wife said she didn't know how to write up a . . .
September 8
Bearded and dungaree-clad group
About the most exciting thing to happen in town in recent years apparently was the visit last weekend of the motorcycle group. Traffic along Fourth Corso at the east . . .
October 27
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
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 . . .
November 17
Voters have done some strange things
Robert Kennedy sincerely believed he was going to be the next President after the successful California primary. Murder put a stop to a great political career, most of . . .
November 24
Let's see you fly
The railroads have a chance to get in on the 20th Century transportation business if the dreams of many come true. The monorail system talked between Lincoln and Omaha, . . .
December 1
I'll never understand the New Generation
The school board voted to accept free engineering services rather than try to stick the architects with the muggy and sticky room situation at Senior High. Sounds like . . .
December 8
I had the grand prize number
Wonder if you got the same letter I did. It was from a sewing machine company offering prizes in its special "number" contest. By george! I had the grand prize number. . . .
December 16
The wind blew the other day
Congratulations—To Marc Copenhaver and Pam Williams for being selected king and queen of the Holiday Dance . . . To Joe Zimmerer, Diane Volkmer and Mike Wirth for . . .
December 24
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 . . .