50 YEARS AGO:

Those who placed in the Arnold Golf Tournament held Sunday, June 1 were Gene Schneringer 1st in the Championship Flight; Randy Meyer, 2nd in 5th flight; Jerry Meyer, 2nd in 4th flight; Dave Weber, 3rd in 3rd flight; Dave Aspegren, 4th in 5th flight and also the flag prize for the longest drive; Rick Jorgenson, 4th in 4th flight; and George Wright, 3rd in 5th flight. Others who attended were: Homer Schneringer, LeRoy Young, Larry Nelson, Leo Wendorff, Wayne Hogg, Tim Hogg, Jim Smith, Robert Edgington, Claris Street, Jerry McMullen, John Stritt, Stewart Johnson, and Alvis Ridder.

20 YEARS AGO:

Sometimes, when one least expects it, recognition comes. No one was more surprised than Bob Gavin of Callaway when he learned he had been nominated and won the American Legion’s District 6 Distinguished Service Medal in the Field of American Citizenship. There are 16 Legion districts in Nebraska. “I really don’t know what I did to deserve this,” Gavin said Saturday morning. National executive committee officer Doug Boldt said he wouldn’t reveal who nominated Gavin but cited several criteria in which he was recognized. Community involvement, public speaking, leadership and administration, and Legion activities were among those named.

* The photo below appeared in the June 11, 1975, Courier.