Navy Seabee trainee Harold Starzee begins basic training
Navy Construction Apprentice Harold M. Starzee, son of Mrs. Alphonse Starzee, starts Seabee training at the basic construction mechanic school in Port lveneme Calif. He is a 1971 Columbus High graduate. Elk's Country Club opens December 24 with a Christmas prelude. Families from Grand Island, North Platte, and Charlotte, Michigan join in holiday activities and gifts at local spots and homes.
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Navy
Harold M. Starzee
Alphonse Starzee
Basic
Port Lveneme
Calif
Slareee
Columbus High
Four Die in Plane Crash Near Goodland Kansas
Four people died when a light plane crashed in an open field about 1% miles northwest of Goodland Kansas on Friday. Sheriff Jack Armstrong identified the pilot as Edwin A. Barjusch of Eau Claire Wisconsin. Names of the other victims, a man and two women, were not released. The plane had refueled at Goodland just before the crash. A farmer heard the engine speed up and saw the plane go down.
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Goodland
Kan
Jack Armstrong
Edwin A. Barjusch
Eau Claire
Wis
Aspen
Cole
Armstrong
Rites set for Rev Herman E Meyer 97 after St Louis death
Funeral services will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Gresham at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev Frederick Niedner officiating. A prayer service is planned at 1:40 p.m. Monday at Gass-Haney Funeral Home. Meyer born Feb 4 1875 near Lombard Illinois served several Nebraska churches and was active in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. He is survived by ten children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to Lutheran Hour or other benevolent causes.
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Lombard
Comordia College
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Louis Theological Seminary
Southern Nebraska
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Concordian Teachers College
Seward
Trev. Meyer
Ida Braver
Magdalena
Herman Meyer
Forest Park
William Meyer
Beaumont
Tex
Albert Meyer
Tuckahoe
N.Y
Carl
Helen) Pritz
North ‘Yonawanda
John
Ruth) Blasig
Columbus
Art
Gertrude) Klausmeier
Evansyillz
Ind
Walter
Ida) Meyer
West Bend
Town
Henry Meyer
Glendive
Monl
John Meyer
Richmond Heights
Sophia) Schlensker
Noblesville
Pair apprehended in North Dakota
Auto theft charges filed against two Sunday escapees from Kearney Youth Development Center. Walter Taylor 16 and Michael Hodglin 18 identified as suspects. They fled Sunday, allegedly stole a car from Kizzier Chevrolet, and were captured Friday afternoon at Williston, North Dakota.
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Kearney, Neb
Kearney
Walter Taylor
Michael Hodglin
Kizzier Chevrolet
Buffalo
Andrew McMullen
Willston
Births and dismissals at St Mary and local hospitals
At St Mary Hospital a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs David Chavanu 2063 23rd Avenue weighing seven pounds and tayo ounces on December 22. Admissions include Mrs Camilla Taddiken Shelby Matthew Michaelsen Leigh and Richard Stamm. Dismissals list Mrs Gaylord Stevens and son Polk Mrs Panny Heft and daughter Mrs Ronald Pfeifer and daughter Mrs John Weerth and son Mrs Lawrence Stanford Columbus and Behlen Memorial Hospital transfers include transfer of Leo Schaecher Lindsay Mrs Anna Schmidt Columbus to University Hospital Omaha.
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St. Mary Hospital
David Chavanu
23Rd Avenue
Gaylord Stevens
Polk
Panny Heft
Ronald Pfeifer
John Weerth
Lawrence Stanford
Columbus
Behlen Memorial Hospital
Camilla Taddiken
Shelby
Matthew Michaelsen
Leigh
Richard Stamm
Raymond Marty
Ralph Backes
Byron Blackburn
Virgil Delerman
Robert Wiese
Leo Schaecher Lindsay
Anna Schmidt
University Hospital
Omaha
City Briefs Meet Schedule Change and Christmas Service
Discoverers Sports Club will not meet December 26 but will meet January 2. Omega Teens Senior High Fellowship of Highland Park I Evangelical Free Church and guests meet at Columbus Manor at 5 30 p m Sunday for ministry and circling. Christmas Day church service at Trinity Lutheran Church at 10 a m public invited.
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Discoverers — Sports Club
Dee
Omega Teens
Highland Park I Evangelical, Free Church
Columbus Manor
Trinity Lutheran Church
State trooper faces charges in Antelope County
In Neligh Nebraska AP a Plainview man Roy Van Winkle 38 a state trooper faces misdemeanor assault and battery and a separate speeding charge against Robert Block 37 of Plainview. Van Winkle allegedly shot Block earlier this month at the Antelope County Courthouse after Block allegedly reached for his gun. Conviction could bring up to six months in jail or a 500 dollar fine. No hearing date set. Congratulatory note from Indiana health board to Santa Claus town for validating its wafer system.
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Neligh
Neb
Antelope
Roy van Winkle
Plainview
Stephen Finn
Robert W. Block
Plainaview
van Winkle
Block
Elgin
Robert Block
Winn
Finn
Urge maximum fuel production amid Midwest shortage
Washington AP reports the Office of Emergency Preparedness urged refineries to divert crude oil toward heating fuels for homes businesses and industry and away from gasoline. Director George Av Lincoln said industry is asked to shift to maximum distillate output as railroads expedite propane car movement. Task forces in Iowa Ohio Nebraska and Minnesota coordinate with agencies and suppliers to meet critical heating needs amid weather and harvest delays.
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Washington
Federal Office of Emergency Preparedavis Wriday
George Av Ldncoln
OEP
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln
GEP
Midwest
Mid- West
Iowa
Ohio
Nebraska
Minnesota
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Bill Ward
North Platte
Carroll Ward
Steve Kruse
Grand Island
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Ricky and
Sandy
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Art Hellousch
Mes
Clarence Bray
Wunderlich
Tom & Jerrys
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David Kathka
Rock Springs
Wyo
L.A
Boulevard Lanes
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St. Mary College
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Kaw
Leonard Miceks
Ann
Mary Jane Kosch
Max Kosch
Carl Weisser
Noland
Flalle College
Norcesi
Wayne State College
Alfred Weisser
Sioux Falls
First National Bank and Trust Company
Happy Chef
Tania Ruzaeff
New York City
Alexis Ruzaeff
Columbus City Auditorium
the Rumbles
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DF. McDonald
Papillion
Modern Cleaners
Tooley Drug
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Tager Soukup
Qmatra
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L.T
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Steve and
Tom Petsch
Brian Kluck
Richland
Larry Marik
Richard Tillotson
Wilford, Mich
A. W. Kummer
Willard Kummer
Toms Country Music
11Th Street
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Virginia Gonka
Tampa, Fla
Mrs. Frenk Gonka
Miessler Book & Gift Store
William Gerhold Jr
Anne
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Northwestern University
MOLE
John Nelson
Oasis Bar
Schlitz
Kansas
Merry Schristmas
23Rd Street
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Martis
GAD
North Dakota
U.S. 30 Center
Shep $ Te
Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Health
Santa Claus
Indiana
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Viaz United Airlines
Mrs. Louis Slaybaugh
Allied. Tour & Travel
U.S
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Ake
Coronel
Sal
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12Th St
27Th Avenue
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Three Stooges
Technicolor
George C. Scott
Stacy Keach
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