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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1975
Page
4
Local notices list summer league openings at Columbus Bowl with Wednesday nine pm and Friday seven pm starts from May 2nd to June 20th. Other items include dance events at venues such as SKY BOWL and New Haven's Ballroom, plus family notices of births and visits, and a grand opening in mid April.
Marlene Bonk of St. Anthony School won the Civic Ovation final at Scotus Little Theater hosted by Modern Woodmen of America. Linda Wembhoff of St. Isidore School was runner up. Judges Katherine Byrnes and Gary Fendrick rated talks on Crime Prevention. Marlene and Linda received engraved plaques. all participants got gold pins. Marlene’s name to be engraved on St Anthony’s permanent trophy.
Death notices report AHRENS Anno E. Ahrens 3 of 1472 Bast Avenue Albion died this morning with arrangements pending at Gass Haney Funeral Home. FALTYS Alden Faltys 73 of Clarkson died Monday. Final rites 10 am Friday Miller Funeral Clarkson burial National Cemetery. He was born Nov 4 1901 near Clarkson, married Tillie Karel in Council Bluffs, farmed south of Clarkson, wife died 1974. Surviving two daughters one sister four grandchildren.
The Nebraska legislature granted final approval to LB436 requiring packers to issue checks on banks within the same Federal Reserve district as the packing plant to speed livestock payments. The bill, from the Agriculture Committee, imposes up to 1000 dollars fine or six months in jail for violations, with an option to have checks drawn on any bank if producer and packer agree.
The county court levied fines on multiple defendants for speeding and other offenses. Names include Michael McLain and James Peck from Omaha, Jolene Karel from Howells, and Damian Zuerlein from Hartington with various amounts. Other offenses cover failure to yield, overweight, reciprocity, and overgross, involving defendants from Nebraska and neighboring states.
The Columbus area community will participate in the annual Engineering Week at the University of Nebraska Lincoln with 12 000 expected visitors viewing displays at the Nebraska Engineering Center. All engineering fields are included and activities are open to the public. The observance begins Friday at 1 am with an address titled World Food Needs by Talcott Edminster of the USDA Research Service, followed by a read rally later.
Dr Charles Gray spoke at Columbus Evening Toastmasters on How Not to Waste Time. He urged carrying a memo book for daily entries and a larger desk book as a portable office. He advised prioritizing tasks, batching mail, and scheduling calls for peak times, with pocket timers as reminders. Darrell Davidchik won best speech for People. Russ Aerni won table topics by proposing nationalizing the railroad system.
The Nebraska Chapter of Family Physicians gathers in Kearney Wednesday and today with speakers including Dr. Edward Hohn USC perinatal biology chief, Dr. Harris Graves Waterloo president elect of ACES, and Pr. Carl B. Hall Charleston pres elect of AAFP. Attendee Dr. Clyde Medlar Columbus serves as a state chapter delegate.
Admissions list at Behlen Community Hospital includes Mrs. Robert Oborny Shelby Fred Flamme John Owens Mrs. David Rawhouser Mrs. Joseph Schaefer Peggy Williams Columbus Dismissals include Mrs. James Lawthers Shelby Mrs. Jerome Schumacher St Edward Lonni Cyza Mrs. Chris Lewes Pearl McDonald Mrs. Victor Uphoff Donald Stratton Marc Witte Columbus St Mary Hospital records show births a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Gerber 3940 13th Street April 9 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Spencer Norton 116 North Roselane six pounds ten ounces April Dismissals include Mrs Dean Brichacek and daughter Schuyler Schuyler Memorial Hospital Admissions Travis Kracl Ray Divis Eric Waak Mrs Clinton Henry Leigh Dismissals Joseph Kastanek Fred Thomas Schuyler
Page 1 corrections note two omitted sentences about the Hall of Justice plan. Several items: Parents Without Partners schedules a dutch treat event Saturday at 7 p.m. and a Sunday children activity at 2 p.m. with kite flying or bike riding. Other notices include PEN Auxiliary meeting at 8 p.m. with speaker from Friends of Children of Vietnam, marriage licenses granted to Wordeman/Hajek and Liskov/Doughty, local car accident report, Fairacres Parents Association, a dismissed heart surgery patient, an Oldtimer Baseball gathering, hospital leaves, Columbus police investigated two accidents with damages, and a ministers association panel at Behlen Hospital.
Leigh Arlen Beck a third grade teacher at Leigh Community School was among ten Nebraska teachers asked to display teacher made materials during a two day state reading conference at Northwest High School Omaha. Thirty four book companies displayed saleable items.
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