25 columns

1975

January 19

Elmer Geldmeier. . .read an article

It took some time before this story was told by Mrs. Elmer Geldmeier. Several weeks ago she choked on a piece of meat and was revived by her husband. He had read an . . .

February 2

Hello there, Jacki Haupt

Jacki Haupt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Haupt, will be leaving in a day or two for a trip to the Holy Land. We've known Jacki and her parents and family for several . . .

February 9

Bubbling with energy and humor

The Nebraska School for the Visually Handicapped is 100 years old and a Centennial celebration is planned for the latter part of the month. Teachers Mrs. Phyllis Brunken . . .

February 16

Show you my toilet seat

Yes, Mrs. Robert Pfeiffer, Dunbar, the way to make snow ice cream is just follow the instructions printed in The News-Press last week. Send Bob outside in the cold to . . .

February 23

A snowflake at a flower show

It's your newspaper. Thanks to Mrs. Mike Stover, Supt. Jerry Regler and a host of other teachers and members of the staff at the School for the Visually Handicapped for . . .

March 2

Today's Famous Quote

This week's Famous Quote came from two men. The subject was financing the ESU4 education program for the handicapped. Governor Exon read the News-press first and then . . .

March 23

Ole' butterfat rich Bessie

Mrs. Keith Guthals and me looked at the dessert served the other night at the FFA-Chamber banquet and wondered, "Why not sour cream chocolate cake?" Keith just laughed, . . .

March 30

Some unusual situations

Drug officers come up against some unusual situations, but negotiating to kill yourself is something else. That was the conversation an agent had with a man as he . . .

April 20

Pushy-pushy, boy

Up on the North 40. For all you folks who need expert advice on lawn care don't call Dick Niemann or Ed Gardner. Just drive the North 40 and see what the folks are doing . . .

May 4

Sucking sod bogs down vehicles

Elsewhere in today's paper is an announcement that another doctor will locate in Nebraska City. Dr. Harry McFadden will open his practice at Nebraska City Medical Group . . .

May 11

Motorcycle helmets

We don't need a state law in our family requiring riders to wear motorcycle helmets. We have Family Law and it paid off last week when I had my motorcycle accident. . . .

May 25

They can't go wrong, they're young

The death of the Municipal Band? The Nebraska City Municipal Band has not organized and it may be too late to get started now. Don Cushing, president of the band, said . . .

July 20

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 . . .

July 27

Congratulations

Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Prouty will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary August 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the St. Paul United Methodist church at 12th and M Streets in . . .

August 31

Our house is getting larger

A lot of friends. If he didn't know it before, he knows it now. Dr. R.R. Andersen has a lot of friends. They paid tribute to him and 40 years of medical practice in a . . .

September 21

Something new

Congratulations to Hank Whitehead and the Whitehead-Rhoden Chevrolet-Cadillac company for deciding to enlarge their business in town. Groundbreaking was held last week . . .

September 28

Got reamed by No. 2 daughter

Rod Cushing . . . Husker football cameraman. Those Nebraska football pictures you've seen in the News-Press are being taken by the man with the hat and camera, Rod . . .

October 5

Whistle stop trip to Nebraska City

General Dwight D. Eisenhower made a whistle stop trip to Nebraska City at the Missouri Pacific depot September 19, 1952, according to the News-Press files. Ike was a . . .

October 12

To A. M. Stephenson

I owe you one hat. To Mrs. Dave Messing — aren't you glad you didn't listen to my wager - offer? The story took place a week ago. The Messings, Stephensons and Beaumonts . . .

October 19

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 . . .

November 2

The second biggest eatingest holiday

Didya hear the one . . . about three little boys talking about how tough they were. "I'm so tough I wear out a pair of shoes each week," one of the little shavers said. . . .

November 9

The Riverview Terrace fire

The fire at Riverview Terrace last week startled not only the residents, but many relatives and friends of those who occupy spaces in the high rise structure. The fire . . .

November 16

And a ho, ho, ho

Chamber officials had a few anxious moments for a time when last year's Grand Giver said he would not wear the beard and red and white costume this Christmas season. The . . .

December 7

A bumper crop of babies

Remember the 12 different Nebraskaland tours printed in the News-Press and in brochures? Well, they have been put into a picture-story by the State Department of . . .

December 28

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. . . .