Good luck, Knights
The Nebraska City Lourdes Knights moved into the semifinals of the state football playoffs Saturday night against Indianola. They didn't make the long trip alone.
A lot of fans went in cars and buses to the little community near McCook.
When the Knights and fans leave that community the residents will know they've met a great team and a special number of enthusiastic fans from Nebraska City. The boys want to repeat as champs and we're all with them.
Good news
We were pleased to read that Harms Realty Co., will build a 24-unit motel west of the Embers at the corner of Twelfth Street and Fourth Corso.
Mrs. Robert C. (Betty) Harms also owns The Embers which is operated by her son, Bob Palmtag, and she owns the 50-unit Stephenson Motel.
The other good news is the return of Dr. Robert Manley to Nebraska City. He has addressed groups here before and he does such an interesting job of holding his audience with tales of history of the Old West.
He will speak November 22 at the Chamber annual banquet. You'll like him.
New vision
Bill Mann, Dallas, Tex., told a lot of stories and did a lot of singing during his brief visit in Nebraska City. He told one that stuck with us the other night at the Methodist church.
Mr. Mann said he was 17 years of age when he met the greatest challenge of his life — singing for Helen Keller.
Miss Keller was deaf and blind, but she glowed with a communication that made her one of the most famous people of our time. She pressed herself against him and placed her hands on his throat and lips.
And as his tenor voice moved smoothly over her favorite hymn, tears flowed from her cheeks. That . . . was communication.
Back in town
Lennie Fisher, owner of Fisher's Furniture on South Eleventh Street, said he is closing out his merchandise and will soon call it quits.
Lennie has been a regular hospital and surgical "customer" and must give up his work. As to the future, Lennie is not sure, but says he won't be lifting any couches or other heavy furniture.
The football contest
Congratulations to Mrs. Marlene Ramold on winning last week's football contest published in the News-Press. It was another toughie.
The weather didn't cooperate and neither did the scheduling by school authorities during the teacher convention. John Quinlan plucked the games out of the schedule and then followed the teaberry shuffle during the monsoon, or something like that.
The big problem was moving the tie-breaker game to a Wednesday night.
This week's schedule has a different variety — college games and is mixed with a good cross country slate.
The Dunbar Review
George had had enough and took the witness stand. The judge asked him to explain what had happened.
He proceeded to relate a lengthy tale of woe, exhibiting considerable disgust with life in recent days, closing his comments with "it was then that my wife hit me over the head with the oak leaf."
The judge looked puzzled and asked the witness: "I don't understand, George. That surely couldn't have hurt."
"It hurt aplenty, your honor, when the oak leaf is out of the middle of our dining room table."
If you've just about had it "up to here" with football, then take a look at the story in this week's Newsweek on the cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos and a few others.
The promotion people of Dallas decided the public should see something else besides hairy legs and that idea has developed into an organized cheesecake performance.
The girls get $10 to $30 a week and practice up to 20 hours a week for a Sunday game. They've gotta smile all the time and are under contract to keep away from the troops, er . . . football players.
The bazaar
Who can say more . . . congratulations to the many fine people who once again made the St. Mary's hospital bazaar the super success that it is. The job was co-chaired by Mrs. Harold Rowe, Mrs. Duane Hall and Mrs. Phil Fisher and involved a whole lot of people from 24 organizations.
Something like $5,500 was collected in the one-day bazaar. That has got to be one of the finest civic projects we've seen.
Hot lunch
Check the menu elsewhere in today's paper on what Mrs. Tom Bryant will be cooking up for the boys and girls at Nebraska City Lourdes.
We've heard and eaten Pigs in a Blanket . . . but "Mafia Special", "Cows Under Cover", "Stork Chips" and "Cooked Sponge" sound . . . well, different.
When you think about those titles . . . you'll find they are tasty foods. Pretty tricky, Mrs. Bryant.