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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1975
Page
5
Easter weekend notices list guests and family visits across Columbus and surrounding towns. Relatives from Jackson Minnesota celebrate anniversaries in town while Nebraskan families host guests from Chicago Denver and Kansas City. Community spots host dances and meals as churches and fraternal groups announce events and hours.
Police investigated a two vehicle accident near the Champlin Company involving Barbara Huhman of 1603 22nd Street and Roland Porter of 2412 28th Street with $250 in damages. Fire crews responded to 1609 Uth Street for smoke from an overheated furnace motor. no fire occurred. Lakeview Girls Track Invitational rescheduled to noon Saturday April 5 due to snow.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell spent three weeks touring Oahu Maui and Lake Tahoe returning to relatives in San Francisco area including Dorothy Bell Becker and families in Santa Rosa Napa and Walnut Creek. Other notices mention Denver visitors and a funeral in Minnesota plus a 50th anniversary open house. Also a shelter listing features dogs and a cat awaiting homes.
Lincoln Neb UPI lawmakers debated LB430 to abolish the sales tax on food and faced divisions over revenue loss and who would benefit. Sen Ernest Chambers defended the measure citing morality and eligibility gaps while opponents warned of a $7 million hit to the treasury and the need for new revenue sources.
Beblen Community Hospital reports admissions for Joseph Hladley David City Norris Elledge Mrs Roger Modrow Mrs Nicky Newland and dismissals for Mrs Fred Brase Bellwood Mrs Theodore Fehringer Lind say Mrs Lous Hastreiter Humphrey Mrs George Primrose Primrose John Wessel Mrs Terry Chrisope St Mary Hospital birth daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Cobb Green Acres Trailer Court Rt 3 Columbus eight pounds one ounce April 2 Boone County Hospital birth son to Mr and Mrs Dennis Riecks Albion seven pounds 10 ounces April 1
A Platte County court record lists speeding fines for Donald Bartusek of Omaha $30 Orville Williams Omaha $15 David Kucera Leigh $40 Gerald Anderson Genoa $50 James Henggeler $15 Frank Kuska $20 Gordon Essink $10 and Ward Beebe Nort Platte $30 plus other fines including Her polsheimers Seward illegal use of dealer plates $27 Pamela Reynoldson St. Edward no operator's license $5 Raymond Reed North Dakota no reciprocity $27 Sherrill Greckel improper parking $2 Allan Ronkart leaving scene of property damage accident $50.
President Ford told a San Diego audience the U S faced serious setbacks abroad but would not abandon its role. He urged allies not to retreat into isolationism, promised humanitarian relief for South Vietnamese civilians and said Congress would be asked to authorize aid. He stressed not to assign blame and vowed continued commitments to allies despite deteriorating Vietnam and Middle East situations.
Nicholas E Schmitz 85 of Humphrey died March 23 at St Joseph Home West Point. Funeral March 28 at St Francis Catholic Church Humphrey with Rev Nick Schmitz and Rev Edwin Albers officiating. He was WWI veteran and Foltz Zuerlein American Legion member. He farmed near Humphrey then school custodian. remarried Celia German Feb 7 1949. Survived by brother and nieces and nephews.
The Nebraska Elks Association Past Exalted Rulers Scholarship offers 150 dollars. Applications are from Columbus Lodge 1195 secretary R.M. Crooks at 114 West Parkway or by calling 564-4054. Open to any high school senior with emphasis on heel. no school type restrictions. Return by May W with photo. Columbus Hills Lodge committee will select the state nominee.
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally Jr. urged Richard Nixon to boost price supports for raw milk on political grounds. The remark was captured on a White House tape aired today.
Winners across four divisions of the Butler County Historical Society Essay Contest have been announced by chairmen Mrs. Herman Ball and Everett Haney. 82 entries competed on topics about family history and local firsts, with awards to be presented April 10 at the Historical Society meeting.
Farmers from midwestern states will gather in Columbus on April 1 to discuss plans for feed grain plantings this spring. The meeting aims to refine strategies and share insights on crop production in the region.
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