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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1975
Page
2
Nebraska FordMtrs up 38 percent Fruchauf 16 percent GenDyna 40 percent Gen Elec 42 percent Gen Fas 22 percent GenMtrs 46 percent Gen Tel 21 percent Gen Tire 145 Goodrich 165.
The Omaha Livestock market shows hog receipts around 2000 head with prices 59.50 to 60.00 for various weights and lighter demand for smaller lots. Cattle and calves offerings around 1200 to 6000 head with slaughter steer prices near 40.00 to 45.00 and cows firm at 17.00 to 21.50. Sheep absent. market notes include stock indices and percentage quotes from major firms.
Chicago futures show live cattle and hogs fluctuating with mixed open high and low fronts. Pork bellies list notable swings with February through April contracts amid volume in hundreds.
Police arrest Billy Briggs in the French Quarter after a vault custodian at Hibernia National Bank siphoned 1.5 million in negotiable bonds and cash. Investigators recover about 40 thousand dollars as missing and verify insurance coverage. A room at a hotel yields further monies and seized jewelry. The case involves federal and state charges of theft and bank fraud.
The Platte County Board of Supervisors schedules a meeting for August 26 1975 at 3:00 PM in the Supervisors Room Courthouse Columbus Nebraska open to the public and available for inspection at the County Clerk's office. Also notices a Sanitary and Improvement District No 4 trustees meeting in Platte County Nebraska.
Closs Ray Carter, 30, kidnapped Wright and forced him to drive to Grand Prairie Arlington and Dallas. Carter then shot at officers near a service station after an attempted arrest, killing Officer A D Hallam and wounding Patrolman Barry L Whisenhunt. Wright issued a $6 000 check to Carter at a bank before Carter fled with Wrights car. Police traced the crime to a fatal Dallas gun battle.
Anderson edged Army Sgt J C Earl Waterman Jr to win the competition by one point after both reached 1 381 in the afternoon rounds. Waterman finished second with 1 379 while G David Tubb of Texas and Canada placed third overall and won the collegiate title with 1 576. Betty Swarthout from Michigan claimed the women’s crown with 1 506 and Gerritt Stekeut of New York took the senior championship with 1 563.
Public notices include a real estate sale agenda from Rambour Realty in Columbus, a final account and heirs determination for Lloyd Loseke estate, probate hearing for Dythe E Hasselbalch, an asphalt resurfacing bid project M1975 with bid opening details, and liquor license renewal notices for Columbus including Leonard Benne, American Legion Hartman Post 86, and others.
William J. Cowsill, former business manager of the singing Cowsill family group, filed for bankruptcy in U S Bankruptcy Court on June 27 after the act earned over 600000 in 1968. He owed creditors about 45399 to hotels studios and other firms as the group folded in 1970 following hits Indian Lake The Rain The Park and Other Things.
Multiple notices including an estate hearing for Ruth E Snodgrass in Nebraska estate No 4074 to determine inheritance taxes and final settlement on Sept 8 1975. formation filings for Jimme Distributing Company Inc at 2710 13th Street Columbus. insurance bid for county liability coverage. and corporate articles for Pat Fox Enterprises Inc dba Holiday Inn Hiway 30 & 8 South.
A public notice states license renewal for one year from November for Helen A CoPartnership at 170 2a Street. The clerk will determine cancellation or automatic renewal if conditions apply.
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