The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11
News From Around Nebraska

Albion held a Pancake Day a week ago and served an esti-
mated 1880 pancakes, according to the Albion News. Somebody
on the News staff did a little figuring and came up with the con-
cIusion that if all the pancakes were stacked on top of each other
they would make a pile as tall as Albions water tower.
In the lingo of the waitress at Blairs restaurants, that could
MT hardly be termed a short stack"
The big project required 1000 pounds of pancake flour, 400
pounds of sausage, 1872 bottles of syrup and 76o bottles of cream.
In case you are still hungry, don't forget Blair is having a
pancake day today SO you have the opportunity Of filling up as a
guest of the Blair Merchants.
The Ainsworth Legion Post has announced a novel and useful
Christmas project. The men are collecting used toys which they
are rebuilding and putting in shape for distribution to under
privileged families in the community. They did the same thing
last year and furnished toys to Is families in Brown County. The
post collects the toys in a porch light campaign and then does the
rebuilding in evening sessions. The Ainsworth StarJournal fea-
,tured the story last week.
New construction completed or started in chadron and the
immediate area during 1855 will amount to more than a million
dollars, according to the Chadron Record which ran a total on
the work last week. The building includes 20 new homes.
Coming in 1856 will be a boys dormitory at the Chadron
State Teachers College which will cost 100000 plus a lot of
sidewalk laying and a water extension program which will cost
$l36,OOO.
The largest corn yield heard of this year is claimed by an
Ord man. He raised 125 bushels Of corn per acre on a % acre
field.
He farms along the North Loup river two miles north of Ord.
The 28acre patch is right on the river bank and is subirrigated
from the river. Even in the driest weeks, the farmer told the
Ord Quiz, he could scuff off some of the top soil and see moist
earth.
Because the yield was SO unusual, the farmer has been pick
ing a row and then measuring it. The checks have indicated
yields as high as 20 bushels per acre but it was estimated the
yield would level off at about 125 bushels per acre.
The field had been fortified lightly last spring.
Minden stores closed at 4:30 last Friday to permit the bust
ness men and their employees to drive to Cozad to see the Minden-
.Cozad football game. Apparently the Minden men follow the team
quite closely.
City and county authorities had to move in at Ogallala last
week to apprehend high school students and adults who took part
in socalled Halloween pranks". Three adult men were arrest
ed after it was discovered they were responsible for punching
holes in the radiators of cars and a truck and the throwing of
acid on upholstery. In one instance the men not only punctured
tte radiators but they punched the heater, cut electric lines,
broke oil lines and did other damage.
One high school student was under arrest when he aIlegedly
threw acid on the rug of a home when he was told he was "too
large to play tricks or treats" Damage to the rug amounted to
$500, the Keith County News said.
In an unusual switch of affairs, the teachers at Aurora play
ed hosts to the business men there last week. They returned the
hospitality of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce who had them as
their guests "a year ago. The meal was served in the schools cafe
terra. During the evening, school was discussed and there was a
greater understanding of school problems between the men and the
faculty.