21 Dec 1973
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1973
Page
1
A fragmented note describes how flora and fauna traverse arid regions including the Sahara Chihuahua Mojave and Great Basin in search of water, illustrating the struggle for survival across extreme desert expanses.
USDA Nebraska poultry and egg market news shows prices largely unchanged with receipts of 85,43. Poultry supply heavy. farm hens at 35 and commercial Docks at 12. In Omaha, Friday livestock quotations show hogs mostly lower by 1.00, with various weight classes trading 37.00 to 47.50. sows up to 25 higher. Cattle and calves steady to weak with mixed loads and high demand for choice grades. sheep higher, lambs up about 1.50. Overall receipts: cattle and calves 6,000. hogs 3,500. sheep 500.
Schuyler hosts a crop meeting on January 3 at Oak Balloony with Dr. Robert Sorenson of the University of Nebraska discussing fertilizer use in soybean production and Toseayeh results across row spacings and plant populations. Morning soybean topics, then all day sessions with university specialists and guest speakers. a women’s program with East Plain Area home economists.
Leigh elementary students presented a Christmas program called The Sounds of Christmas under the direction of Mrs. Georgia Nelson and grade school teachers. Christmas vacation at Veigh Community School will begin Monday with classes resuming later in the week.
Family members thank relatives and friends for sympathy, floral offerings, prayers, and memorials after the death of Wesley Michener and Jack Taly. They express gratitude from LaCole Michener Odermatt and families, noting support from nurses, doctors, and local clergy during illness and bereavement.
The text presents a garbled horoscope covering ARIES TAURUS GEMINI VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES with fragmented sentences about dates, personalities, diplomacy, friendships, fashion and education. It reads as a low quality OCR digest emphasizing personal conduct and social life without coherent instructions.
In Victoria British Columbia the Canadian Search and Rescue Headquarters reported 27 crew members from the Oriental Monarch were found Thursday night about 15 miles east of the sinking site. Most were Naiwanese and Filipino, wearing life jackets, located within 50 yards of each other. Eleven missing crewmen remained as authorities continued the search. The ship, registered to Trans-Pacific Lines Inc, was Portland Oregon bound for Japan with American grain when it sank in rough North Pacific waters 550 miles northwest of Vancouver Island.
Leigh area churches publish Christmas schedules with multiple services. First United Church of Christ hosts a Christmas Eve 7:30 p.m. program, a Sunday communion, and includes Mrs. Edward Malena and Mrs. Alvin Sayers in charge. St John Evangelical Lutheran Church offers a 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve program led by Mrs. Howard Brown and Sunday School teachers. Christ Lutheran Church holds a 6:30 p.m. Christ Eve program with choir at 10 a.m. Sunday service and caroling to shut ins. broadcasts on a Columbus radio station at 4:30 p.m. Christmas Day. Zion Lutheran Church presents a 7:30 p.m. Dec 24 children’s program. Christmas Day service at 1 a.m. with Dr. David Moyer of Seward delivering the sermon. St. Paul Lutheran Church conducts a 6 p.m. Christmas Eve service led by Mrs. Lugo Lueschen and Mrs. Lavern F. Went in charge. St. Mary Catholic Church holds Midnight Mass beginning 11:43 p.m. Christmas Eve, followed by a Christmas Day Mass at 10 a.m.
John Webster of Wood River filed to run in the primary for Nebraska 36th district legislature. The seat is held by Gerald A. Stromer of Kearney, with George A. Boucher of Tavernia also filing. Webster paid fees at Hall County courthouse in Grand Island and filed his papers with the secretary of state in Lincoln.
Local notice from The Garr partnership in Columbus Nebraska outlines mailing address 1254 31th Avenue and subscriptions rates. It lists delivery options by carrier in Columbus and surrounding areas with annual prices and change of address procedures for subscribers. It appears as a historical classified notice with garbled OCR text and inconsistent spellings.
Lincoln Neb state hall commission approves preliminary six story office building drawings to face the Capitol Mall. project includes two parking garages, exterior bronze bands, glass corners with stair columns, and a $20 million city bid funded by cigarette tax money. tunnel connection to south garage kept separate.
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