Ya-hoo! Here comes Company B!
Allen Holmes, who doesn't look his years, writes that Company B guardsmen will return to Nebraska City for a reunion May 15.
The guardsmen bivouacked on the courthouse grounds, marched down Central Avenue and boarded trains to fight in France and Germany during WWI.
That was some time ago, Mr. Holmes says. "After 54 years we're not as young as we were in 1917 . . . I don't come out of my corner in the mornings as fast as in former years."
Col. Jay "Duckey" Holmes, who commanded the guardsmen during WWI, is planning to attend. We haven't heard from the colonel so we can't confirm it, but we do know he has a habit of visiting the Kentucky Derby before coming here.
Perhaps one of those WWI "horse jockeys" will give the colonel the right tip so his arrival will be worth an extra celebration.
He'd like that! That'd even make Ray Price kick up his heels.
One of Nebraska City's fine attractions will be open to the public April 17-18 in the form of the Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair.
The two-day exhibition will be at Senior High auditorium. Students will be judged on their exhibits and receive recognition at a program Sunday afternoon.
If you've never attended one of the science fairs, you should do it. The boys and girls have really put their hearts into their projects and are very proud to show their skill and answer questions.
The "workhorse" of the fair is Sister Jean Mark of Nebraska City Lourdes.
She "runs" the Lourdes science fair and swings into gear for the real whopper at Senior High. Her satisfaction is the number of students who compete and the response by the public.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, will be screened at the Pioneer Theater this week.
The Nebraska City VFW post is sponsoring shows April 15 and 16 by selling tickets for $1.50. Post Vice Commander Aldean Grundman will speak briefly before the film is shown.
The VFW color guard will also make an appearance. Members of the guard will be Grundman, Herman Varenhorst, Bill Knickman and Dave Nelson.
Bill Golden, who works at the Nebraska City post office, is one of the survivors of the Japanese attack. Mr. Golden is an active member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. I'm sure he will be among the many veterans who will attend.
Remember the family who passed through Nebraska City a year ago in a covered wagon?
Well they're back home in Norwalk, Ohio. In fact, according to a newspaper clipping provided by Rex Hickman, the couple is in jail charged with possession of marijuana.
Russell Oliver, his wife and four children left their home with a team of aging Belgians, a wagon, $14 and a month's supply of food en route west. They got as far as Utah before returning to Newark.
The youngest child had fallen from the wagon twice and was run over by the rubber tires once. A daughter had broken her arm in a fall from a swing and the entire family was weather beaten from hail storms and a tornado.
The children are now being cared for by other members of the family.
The Young Nebraskans.
Jack D. Tarr of the Banner Press at David City, Nebr., says a stereo album of music by the Young Nebraskans is available for $4.75 each.
Roger Bruns of Nebraska City and Jayme Malone of Palmyra were among the group of Nebraskans who cut the record. The group was organized by Glenn Peterson of the Doane eollege music department and toured Nebraska and England.
"The production of this album was not a profit making venture but rather was aimed at supplying records to the Young Nebraskans, their families and friends," Mr. Tarr writes.
The albums are available from Renee Sound Studio, David City, 68632.
Little Bucks.
The Nooners club will reconvene Wednesday at Steinhart Lodge after a winter layoff. Roast pig, sow belly and cold cuts will be served. Treasurer Dick Niemann will give a financial report since the president, Virg Pitstick, left town . . . Cub Scout's of Pack 337 will distribute Goodwill bags April 17 in Syracuse, Don Hemje says. The bags will be picked up the following Saturday by Boy Scouts, according to Scoutmaster Vaughn Lawrence. Sports fans were disappointed to read that Frosh Coach Dan Ostransky is leaving the school system. Dan says he wants to get into varsity sports and now is the time to make the move. Best wishes to a fine coach, a popular teacher and a good citizen.