Murdock Bank Robber is Given Release TodayDecember 16, 1938 Lincoln- (UP) The state pardon board today granted paroles to all 21 of the penitentiary and reformatory inmates who appeared before the board at its December Meeting.Among those given their freedom were Ross Walker, 24, of Westmore, Kansas, who helped rob the former Bank of Murdock of $1,246 as a youth of 17 and was given a 20 year sentence, and Charles “Blackie” Robinson, 27, serving 10 years for second degree murder.Dr. B. A. Finkle, prison physician, said Walker was breaking under the strain of imprisonment. Walker aided his older brother, Glenn, and Jerry Monhollen, and third cousin, in the bank robbery which Monhollen admitted manning. Monhollen was given 30 years and Glenn Walker 25 years.Robinson was sitting in a car with Joy Crow and Jim Chapman when Crow shot and fatally wounded Noah Harrison, North Platte officer, when he approached the machine 5 years ago to question them about a box car robbery. Crow is serving a 99 year term and Chapman got 10 years. Also paroled was Carl Castro, 22, of Omaha, who spent 19 months in the reformatory on a one to 10 year sentence for manslaughter. Castro’s car struck and killed Richard Mischo, 2, on May 10, 1937.

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Congratulations to the Elmwood Murdock Knights for getting 3^rd in the Malcolm Volleyball Tournament.

Elmwood-Murdock won the most exciting match of the night, outlasting Ashland-Greenwood 33-31, 28-26 behind 19 kills by Class C-2 all-state senior Megan Schmale and 11 kills from freshman Hanna Justesen. The 6-1 Schmale added 13 kills in the Knights' win over Fairbury while Justesen chipped in eight.

"We're a work in process,'' Elmwood-Murdock coach Pete Vavak said. "We have two dynamite hitters and an experienced setter in Erin Dwyer (49 assists in two matches) to build around.'' Lincoln Journal Star

Power football lifts Elmwood-Murdock against Lourdes CC

NEBRASKA CITY -- Elmwood-Murdock turned to power football in the second half Thursday, counting on two long drives to take control.

The Knights scored on a 10-play drive to start the third quarter, and on the their second possession of the second half, they marched 13 plays. That was enough for Elmwood-Murdock to hold on for a 19-14 victory over Lourdes Central Catholic at Pioneer Field.

"That first drive put us in control a bit. We knew if we scored on the first drive, we could control the clock a bit," said Elmwood-Murdock coach Leigh Schmale. "We didn't count on them coming back so quickly. You have to give Lourdes credit. They tested our secondary."

Jordan Steffen carried the ball seven of 10 times on the first drive of the second half for 36 yards and also had a 22-yard catch, capping the drive with a 4-yard run.

After the defense forced Lourdes to punt, Elmwood-Murdock started grinding again. This time, fullback Derick Vogt carried the ball for 30 of the 56 yards, including a 1-yard blast for a 19-7 lead with 10:03 left in the game.

Elmwood-Murdock ripped the ball out and Jacob Tiedeman pounced on it. But the Knights had to punt and Lourdes struck quickly. After an incompletion, Brett Sasse found Eric Francois at the Elmwood-Murdock 40, and he spun and raced in for a 61-yard score.

Lourdes got the ball back with 3:40 left in the game and Sasse connected with Blake Bequette for 27 yards, but Elmwood-Murdock sealed the win when Steffen intercepted a fourth-down pass.

"Brett made some nice plays and gave us a chance to win," Lourdes coach Andy Fedoris said.

Elmwood-Murdock rushed for 251 yards, with Steffen getting 126 and Vogt 109. Lourdes countered with 250 yards through the air, with Francois pulling down eight passes for 210 yards.

Elmwood-Murdock broke through at the end of the first half with a seven-play drive, all on the ground. Vogt scored on a 3-yard run to cap the drive with 57 seconds left in the first half.

But Lourdes responded, driving 71 yards in 45 seconds. Sasse found Francois near the 30-yard line and he made it to the 2. On the next play, Bequette bulled over the left side of the line to tie the game with 12 seconds left in the first half.

By Ryly Jane Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star.

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Sept. 17 - Oct. 30, 2011
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Rosetta Stroy had a booth at the Venice Flea Market near Waterloo. She had a little bit of everything. There were toys, dishes, jewelry, antiques....and more! We were able to find a lot of good buys at her booth. We thought it was funny that we had to drive all the way to Venice to barter with Rosetta! It was worth the trip. That is a fantastic flea market. We came home with both vehicles full.

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