The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, February 24, 1956, Page Three, Image 3

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Calvert Host At Kappa Confab*^
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Shown at the Calvert Distillers party at the recent annual conclave at
the Kappa Alpha Pal fraternity are, left to right, James Allen, Colum*
bus, O, Dr. Henry "Stud” Greene, Washington, D. C., Joseph F. Makel,
national public relations representative for Calvert Distillers Co. and
Attorney William Brooks, president, NAACP, Columbus, O.,- — I
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OUTSTATE NEBRASKANS TO SHARE I
AK-SAR-BEN'S BIGGEST YEAR
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WAYNE KING
CREW-CUTS
Thousand* of outstate Nebras
kans who annually share in the
activities staged by Ak-Sar-Ben.
this year will enjo- the biggest
entertainment year in Ak-Sar
Ben history as members of the
tamed civic organization.
That’s the word today from
Membership Chairmr- Peter Kie
wlt who said Ak-Sar-Ben again
this year expects to have mem
bers from every community in
Nebraska as well as from
all 48 states In the nation.
The 61st annual member-signing
drive, which started the first
week in February, will end on
March 8th. Mr. Kiewit advised
that no new 1956 members will
be accepted after that date, and
he warned that the drive may
necessarily end sooner if the as
signed goal of 19,000 members is
reached earlier than March 8th.
In the opening week of the drive
nearly one-fourth of the goal al
ready bad been reached.
The 1956*entertainment sched
ule Includes five big summer
shews which this year * members
can attend absolutely free. The
tree show schedule:
May 1-2: Ralph Marterle and
his famed orchestra with song
stress Dorothy Collins of the
Lucky Strike Hit Parade and
hilarious pianist Leo De Lyon.
May 15-10: Wayne King, the
_“Waltx K' and his orchestra
with the year’s outstanding vocal
group, The Crew Cuts, and one
of the nation’s newest comedy
sensations, Bobby Monahan.
June 13-14: Sammy Kaye and
his orchestra with their popular
“Want to Lead a Band Contest,”
world-famous comedian Morey
Amsterdam, and other featured
acts.
July 23-24-23: First of the
popular Family Shows for mem
bers and their families In a huge
outdoor attraction with a host of
acts especially arranged for the
kiddies.
August 13-14-15: Another
Family Show in a colossal out
door “Stars Under the Stars”
production with an enlarged
stage-full of variety acts featur
ing the spectacular Barnes and
Carruthers Cavalcade of Stars.
In addition to the above free
shows the 1956 entertainment
schedule also includes such regu
lar annual features as the Races,
Rodeo and Stock Show, Corona
tion and Ball, Ice Shows, base
ball, basketball and hockey
games and other special events
staged during the year. Mr. Kie
wit said prospective members can
obtain membership applications
from any of the 450 volunteer
workers throughout this area,
from Ak-Sar-Ben Ambassadors,
or by writing the Ak-Sar-Ben
office in Omaha. . -
DOLLARS SENT
AWAY FOR
PRINTING
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New Transport Policy Would Bring
'Law of Jungle/ ICC Warns
I' " 1 - 1 -T~' .
After Civil Wan
railroads qot so
biq and pou/er*
- fui. u s. Government
had to requla.t£
freiqhr. passenqer
rates ro protect
Shippers, consumeryjTi
Today, trucKs,v
trailers, railroads
qive u.s. most
'efficient Trans- -^n
portation system ^
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.Some people want
d new transport '
policy- but the
Interstate Commerce;
Commission has f
warned that this
. would br/nq-laws 1
I of the jvnqle.'
Thrilling New £ICE CAPADESV
_ Coming to Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum
Donna Atwood and Bobby Specht combine daring and beauty
In the star-studded “Ice Capades of 1956” at Ak-Sar-Ben Coli
seum, March 8th through March 14th.
It’s out of this world! That’s
the entire story of the sensation
al, atar-studded “Ice Capades of
1956". There’s so much glamour,
so much comedy, so much top
notch entertainment executed by
the world’s greatest ice skating
stars that the only descriptive
►phrase adaptable is "out of this
world.” Yes, “Ice Capades” lias
done it again. Costing close to
51.000,000, this sixteenth edition
[outstrips all previous “Ice Ca
' pades” and is the greatest show
in the world today.
“Ice Capades of 1956” presei. s
10 great production numbers and
20 acts and features Donna At
wood in Peter Pan as one of these
numbers. Peter Pan is presented
on ice for the first time and is
complete with the flying sequence
and all the characters including
Wendy, Tinker Bell, Captain
Hook, the Crocodile, and other
animals. Also, you will thrill to
“Autorama” with the stars and
cast on motor scooters—a marvel
of precision; the fabulously beau
tiful “Fantasy in Pink”; “Black
and White Ballet”; “Bolero,”
and "County Fair."
“Ice Capades of 1956” Is re
plete with stars: Donna Atwood,
Bobby Specht, Rosemary and
Bobby Maxson, The Old Smooth
ies, Lynam and Jackson, Eddie
Runyon and many, many more.
The show is crammed with beau
ty, action, drama and comedy
from start to finish and you will
gasp at the sheer audacity that
dares to present this stupendous
spectacle in one evening’s enter
, tainmcnt.
“Ice Capades of 1956” comes
to Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, Omaha,
March Eth through March 14th
with shows nightly at 8:30 ex
jcept Sunday. The evening show
i Sunday will be at 6:00 and there
will be matinees at 2:00 both
Saturday and Sunday. Prices are
53.50, 32.50 and $1.50, including
tax. Address mail orders for tick
ets to the Omaha Coliseum Corp.,
Box 7, Elmwood Station, Omaha,
and enclose check or money or
der payable to the Omaha Coli
seum Corp., and a self-addressed
stamped envelope. The date for
which tickets are desired should
be clearly stated.
For best seats send your “Ic*
Capades” ticket order early! /
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YOU CANT QUIT ADVERTISING
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YOU’LL FAVOR THAT SUPREME FLAVOR
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FEBR. 15 to 28th
%
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Extraordinary Savings
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