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 want ad. The husband called her in a disturbed tone, "tell 'em 11 lawn mowers."
The Missus obliged.
They left the house early that evening for a 4-H meeting to get away from the steady stream of telephone callers.
Yup, it happened right here in River City, just like the case of the Upper Plate or, You'll Never Bite Your Tongue, now.
A reader called the other day to say that she does not consider false teeth a handicap anymore than Sally Rand considers her age at 64 a handicap.
And judging by that fan-dancing picture of Sally Rand in the paper the other day, I must agree.
Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley was getting it from all sides at the Democratic convention last week, but he has a friend here. He handled it with more prudence than many of us.
I wouldn't give you a plug nickel for any opinion of William Buckley, but the other night when he and Gore Vidal got into it over the quelling of the demonstrators, I'd like to have shaken the hand of Mr. Buckley.
A Chicago TV station superimposed a Nazi swastika over a picture of helmeted Chicago police battling the demonstrators.
The TV man ought to have his head examined.
The swastika represents something very cruel and brutal in the minds of adult Americans and to use it to illustrate the actions of Chicago police is stupid.
At the close of my History of Civilization class at Doane college, the professor listed 100 or so topics from which we had to select one for a term paper.
I chose The Treatment of Jews by Germany. I thought I had a good knowledge of what actually went on until I read a number of documented stories.
The most inhuman torture you can imagine was imposed on men and women during those years by people who wore the swastika.
Someone is going to be the lucky owner of several hundred pounds of Nebraska beef at the Knights of Columbus Fall Festival September 8.
Ken Kreifels, district deputy for the KC's, said the council purchased a 900 pound Angus steer from Pam Miyoshi and will give it to the winner in frozen packages after the Festival.
The KC's are loyal boosters of the Catholic schools in Nebraska City and use the Festival as a money-raising project.
Troop 345, has a fine film on a canoe trip into Canada with Boy Scouts that I's sure he would be pleased to show to groups.
Paul Lima accompanied the group to help supervise. The boys packed their gear on their backs (canoes included) to go overland.
They took umpteen dozen eggs packed in insulated equipment "and we never broke a one," Frank said.
Up on the North 40.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Gress have bought the Stan Sydow home on the corner across the intersection from SVH Coach Roger Davis.
Kenny, as a new resident of the North 40, you are appointed to look after Coach Davis. We have B negative blood and since Wilma McIntire says there aren't many of us around, we kinda look out for each other.
KOAFD Bob and Nadine Snodgrass are moved into their new home on the yonder section. Welcome to the High Country. Come on over, we'll enjoy TV together.