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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
1
Classified notice from the Telegram 1A Partnership in Columbus Nebraska outlines daily publication details and subscription rates. It lists delivery and mail options with monthly and yearly prices, plus change of address instructions for subscribers.
USDA cattle and hog quotations show feeders and calves active amid higher trade. Steers 950-1250 lb push prices with a record at 58.00 for seven toward prime classes. spring lambs rise, ewes scarce, calves and hogs steady to lower amid large receipts and midweek totals.
A fragment lists a missing telegram time window between 6 and 6 20 p.m. on a Saturday range 8 to 9 usm and a fall 54 2745 contact. The note is incomplete but indicates a missing telegram message with a rough time frame.
Mr and Mrs Robert Morton spent last week vacationing in Missouri and Arkansas. Sherry Morton visited Lincoln with Mr and Mrs Loren Deen. Kathy Morton stayed with Norman Morton in Rockport Missouri. Mr and Mrs Robert Mark Jaci and Jon left Friday for several days in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.
Alma Loeffler expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for visits cards flowers prayers and care at Behlen Hospital. She thanks Fr Regis Charles atu Basil her doctor and nurses for wonderful care and credits Masses cards flowers meals and help from many people. Kenneth Wombacher and children Ray Wombacher and families join in the thanks.
Race card lists multiple events with horse names, owners and trainers, purses from 420 to 1900 dollars, and claim prices ranging up to 32800. Entries include detailed horse pairings, weights, and gate notes, with race entries from first to eighth race and various claim prices and conditions.
A lively astrology page covers ARIES TAURUS GEMINI and all signs from MOON CHILD to PISCES. It offers daily guidance on work, relationships, health and self improvement with temperament tips and cautionary notes for each sign.
Lincoln Nebraska AP reports serious crime rose 21 percent in the first six months of 1973 from the same period in 1972, totaling 19 286 offenses across seven categories. Murder up 38.1 percent, robbe ry up 21 8 percent, with increases also in auto theft larceny burglary rape and felony assault nationwide.
Public notice outlines Ordinance amending Chapter 17 Title I and related sections of Ordinance 1023 to create a new department with positions and salaries for Fire, Streets and Engineering, Park and Recreation, and City Library, repealing certain sections, and setting effective date. Includes pay scales for Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, instructors, drivers, and clothing allowances, plus engineer pay levels and schedules.
Public notices list wage rates for various city jobs including Engineer Aide Clerk Typist Building Inspector and Sanitation roles with monthly and hourly figures. It includes section edits to Chapter 17 of Ordinance No. 1043 and references Multiple departments such as Street Maintenance Labor and Park and Recreation.
The document lists pay ranges per hour and per month for multiple park and recreation positions including Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Equipment Operator, Lifeguards, Recreation Leader, Pool Manager, Concession Manager, Librarian, and library staff. It notes monthly and hourly rates, a 40 hour work week, and references an amended ordinance dated August 1, 1973.
The dollar gained sharply in early London trading as dealers weighed potential U.S. rate moves. The American currency advanced about four cents to near 1.2450 per mark, with French francs and Swiss francs showing small gains while gold slipped about 60 cents to 315.50.
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