What's up, Doc, again?
We don't know how accurate this is because it came from Chuck Eickhoff at Jessup's after an explosion occurred in the back room.
Wirth Davis emerged from the room and was confronted by Ivan Boerner.
"What'n blazes happened back there?" Ivan demanded.
Wirth brushed dust and dirt from his pharmacist's jacket and as he approached the counter he spoke softly to a little old lady:
"Mrs. Smith, would you mind asking Dr. Fenstermacher to write out that prescription again, and this time fell him to print it."
The band Concert.
Dale Duensing, band instructor at Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca, is excited about the Rockets hosting the Twin Rivers band clinic March 25.
Only select bandsmen will attend from the seven schools in the conference. Mr. Duensing says the experience of sitting next to another of "the best" musicians in the conference is good for students.
They will be instructed throughout the day and that night at 7:30 o'clock they will present a concert. It promises to be the best music from the cream of the crop.
It will also be one of the best mixers. Mr. Duensing has the seating arrangements completed – each student will be seated beside someone from another town.
The boys and girls will be treated royally at mealtime, too. They will be served a fried chicken dinner. Music Parents are providing the extra help to accomodate the large group.
It promises to be a big day.
Congratulations to . . .
. . . the winners in the Elks Most Valuable Student contest. Jim Hanks, chairman for the Elks, project, had his hands full. There were a lot of entries and some mighty stiff competition.
Top winners were Scott Simms, NCHS and Barbara Meyer, Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca. They each receive $200. All of the winners will be recognized at a banquet during the spring.
Other winners were Mary Ann Kempkes, Nebraska City Lourdes, $100, and Tamela Ruth, Sidney Community School, $50. The winners were all named in the News-Press last week.
Good-by, Mrs. Sand.
Mrs. F.O. Sand, 81, a News-Press correspondent for many years, is gone, but she leaves behind a legacy we have passed on to reporters.
She was our Nehawka correspondent and when news broke in that community, Mrs. Sand called the News-Press with her report regardless of whether it was a social item or a flood. She was always looking ahead.
She retired, but continued to stop in the office or call when she picked up a news story. We affectionately call her "our favorite reporter."
At the time of her death, she had been visiting in Florida and had already picked up her tickets for a trip to England.
We learned of her death from a call. Her sister, Minnie Bischof, called the News-Press, to make sure we knew about it.
We miss our favorite reporter. She's on a new assignment now.
Music, music, music.
Ole' Bunky's done it again. This time he not only is the sound on the 45 rpm disc, but he's the chief honcho behind it all.
Eddie "Bunky" Christiansen of Nebraska City is president of a new music publishing company called Cornhusker Publishers and the first 2,000 disc jockey records are in the hands of DJ's all over the country.
Bunky is plugging his first production, "C.B. Beaver Fever" with Jimmy "Jammer" Morgan, Lincoln, a part-time disc jockey with KECK.
The flip side of the record is one Bunky has written as a sequel to 10 Little Indians. It's called "10 Little C-Bers." Larry Hart, a former Nebraska Citian and now a publisher in Nashville, is co-publisher of the record.
The songs are on the Monument label which has also had "Pretty Woman" and songs by Kris Kristofferson.