Do you remember the Klan?
This may prompt the memories of a lot of Nebraska City residents. It is a parade or march or something by people dressed in KKK costumes.
Jim King who took the picture said it was a march on what is now the Riverview Park road about 1924. He doesn't recall the purpose of the march, but as the picture shows, there were a few spectators. That's the Missouri river in the background.
Miss Nebraska City
Mrs. Dorothy Higgins of Westminster, Calif., asked us a question and we'd like our readers to give us some answers.
Who were the "Miss Nebraska City" girls? Anyone know the names, years, where they are now? You can send the information to The Buck or to Mrs. Higgins at 6541 Tillamook Avenue, Westminster, Calif., 92683.
The Jack-Answer
Last week we asked for some "oldtimer" to answer a couple of questions -- What is a mule? What is a Jenny?
We got an answer from Ken Wiles.
"The first thing that comes to my mind is, to what are you referring to a wren or an ass? According to Webster, old Noah says that it is a machine for spinning, or in composition for female.
"I presume you had asses in mind as there are more asses in the country than there are wrens.
"Jenny mules are the Old Maids of the Equine Family, to wit: No hits, no runs, no heirs."
Rescue duty
Five members of the Nebraska City Rescue Squad have been put to work on eight-hour shifts at the OPPD construction site southeast of Nebraska City.
A requirement of an emergency attendant on duty during the 4 p.m., to midnight shift was sent to the squad and five of the men responded.
The five regulars are Chief Don Chapin, Ron Badberg, Frank Bataillon, Shawn Nutter and Lynn Viox.
The squad also has crews going to OPPD once or twice each month for training sessions and in addition, the squad conducts emergency first aid classes for site employes.
Why all the emphasis on OPPD?
Well, all of the sudden we've got a community popping up on the river bottomland. Marv Workman, safety chief on the site, said there are over 1,100 people working on the job each day.
On one of his "rescue tours" at the site the other day, Mr. Workman pointed out the complexity of the safety problems, faced every day. With so much construction going on in so many different areas, safety is practiced heavily. Marv may not win any popularity contests with his rules, but he has the safety of each person at heart.
Nicknames
Henry "Chick" Chandler offers another list of nicknames of Nebraska City people.
Harold "Shrimp" Groves.
Elwood "Dag" Starner.
Ivan "Bud" Cooper.
Charles "Chick" Connell.
Bernard "Tiny" Schmitz.
Clem "Whoopie" Landis, Jr.
Kenneth "Tub" Larson.
Paul "Cousin" Knoll.
Earl "Rass" Stoner.
Ray "Hoss" Hoskins.
Norris "Sunny" Hill.
Walter "Bud" Wright.
Lloyd "Buzz" Wymore.
W. W. "Chief" Sweeney.
Larry "Butch" Rains.
Vilas "Curly" Howell.
Elwood "Woody" Kreifels.
Kenneth "Jack" Scharp.
Marvin "Zipp" Zimmerman.
Regis "Fritz" Wichman.
Chris "Butch" Wurtele.
Everet "Jack" Frost.
A. E. "Slim" Ewing.
Henry "Hank" Stoewe.
William "Art" Mead.
Floyd "Buck" Kreifels.
Claude "Hillbilly" Thorne.
Laurel "Tommy" Thomas.
Willie J. "Bill" Massey.
Alba E. "Dick" Malloy.
Emmet J. "Skelly" Wier.
The Texas Report
Earl Chappell who visited in Sugar Land, Tex., sent along a clipping about a new can development by the Budweiser people. It's a wooden beer can.
The prototypes use a pressed-wood material that's coated with a very thin, transparent aluminum film and looks like an ordinary metal can. The company believes the cost will be lower and the wooden cans easier to dispose of than the current cans.
The wooden can is called "the can of the 1980's."