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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1977

Page

7

Local notices and personals fragment collection

Mr and Mrs Les Ernst return from South vacation and attend NADA convention in New Orleans then tour Gulf Coast. Rockford Ill relatives visit Omaha convalescent mother. Cub Scout chili feed in Silver Creek on Feb 16. Funeral attendees for Herman Oehlrich listed. Photoland offers free 24 hour camera rental. Wedding of Dawn Larsen and Bill Riser noted. Breckenridge ski trip group returns. Birth of Lisa Diane Peters on Feb 11. Pioneer Seed discount ends Feb 20. AA contact numbers provided.

Les Ernst South NADA National Auto Dealers Assn New Orleans Alf Gulf Coast

Open House February 17 Rogers Tractor & Farm Equip Co

A public open house event is announced by Rogers Tractor and Farm Equipment Co calendar dated February 17. The event invites customers to view equipment demonstrations and explore financing options at the showroom.

Rogers Tractor & Farm Equip. CO

Captain Tworek Named Top Gun in Sea Baron VI Turkey Shoot

Captain Ed Tworek of Myrtle Beach South Carolina son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Tworek of Route 4 Columbus was named Top Gun during Exercise Sea Baron VI a 9th Air Force A 7 Weapons Turkey Shoot at Clairborne Gunnery Range England AFB Louisiana with teams from England AFB and Davis Monthan AFB Arizona. Tworek a 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron weapons officer led a five ship flight praising aircraft condition and his own skill. He attended St Stanislaus grade school Duncan graduated Scotus Central Catholic High School Columbus 1964 and studied at the University of Nebraska with Jeanne Powers of Silver Creek and they have two children.

Ed Tworek Myrtle Beach S.C Stanley Tworek Rt. 4 Columbus Clairborne England Afb Davis Monthan Afb Ariz Tworek 355Th St. Stanislaus Duncan Scotus Central Catholic High School University of Nebraska Jeanne Powers Silver Creek

Funeral services set for Dennis Frey 15 in Albion

Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday at St Michael Catholic Church Albion for Dennis Frey 15 of rural Albion. Frey died Monday at Boone County Hospital from injuries sustained in a Sunday night accident two miles west on a blacktop county road.

Albion St. Michael Catholic Church Dennis Frey Frey Boone County Hospital Spalding Dennis Harold Mildred Clark) Frey Edward Mankato Kan Robert Billy Henry Frey Grace Clark Hittner Dorothy Hittner Madison Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Norfolk Cornlea Edward A Columbus Neal A Florida Mary Ann Reinhart Omaha Ambrose Reinhart St. Leonard Catholic Church Resseguie Funeral Home

CHS Students Plan Four Week Europe Study Tour

Three Columbus High juniors Ann Grant Beth Whitney and Phil Smith accompany German instructor Roma Boetter on a four week study tour sponsored by International Educational Institute of Denver The trip offers four to six hours college credit with stops in Brussels Paris Innsbruck Salzburg Munich Oberammergau Fuessen Berchtesgaden Dachau Cologne Bonn Amsterdam and other sites along the Rhine coast and Danish coast near Copenhagen.

Columbus High Europe International Educational Institute of Denver Ann Grant Beth Whitney Phil Smith Roma Boettcher Denver Brussels Belgium Paris France Switzerland Innsbruck Salzburg Austria Munich Oberammergau Fuessen Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Linderhof Berchtesgaden Koenigsee Hitler Berghof Dachau Germany Heidelberg Rhine River Rudesheim St. Goarshausen Cologne Bonn Aalsgaarde Copenhagen Amsterdam

Hospital births and discharges across Schuyler area

A hospital report lists births and admissions and discharges at Schuyler and Columbus area facilities. A son born to Mr and Mrs Michael Missis on February 14 weighed eight pounds six ounces at 118 East Parkway. Dismissals include multiple patients from Schuyler Clarkson and Central City sectors.

Schuyler Hospital Paul Howells Bertha Ciniel Rose Fendrick Clarkson Jennifer Mullin Columbus Eldon Fricke George Poindexter David Westphalen Schuyler Jay Armstrong Howells Stanley Shavlik Linwood Dennis Kucera Bellwood David Rahberg

Birth Announcement at Boone Co Hospital

A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Kim Nelson Albion on February 12 at Boone County Hospital.

Deaths and Funerals Listings Across Several Communities

Obituaries and funeral notices for Dennis Francis Frey of Albion. Col Stan Selander of Mililani Hawaii. Dale A. Graham of Omaha. Dorothy Hittner of Madison and related services details including times, locations, wakes, and survivor information. Families, burial plans, and church services are listed with addresses and kinship.

City Briefs Schedule Community Meetings and Activities

Civil Defense volunteers meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Loup mural room Story Time runs 10 10 30 a m Thursday for ages 35 Mayor s Commission Status of Women meets 7 45 p m Thursday in city council chambers Sertomans gather at noon Wednesday at Holiday Inn for a program on the Becton and Dickinson plant at Santee Learn to square dance 7 30 p m Thursday First United Methodist Church basement Everyone welcome Parents Without Partners dine at Y Knot Jet 81 30 6 15 p m Wednesday

Civil Defense Platte County Civil’ "Defense Volunteers Loup Mural Mayor's Commission— Status of Women City Council Sertomans Holiday Inn Becton & Dickinson Santee First United Methodist Church

Albion Students Launch SevenFoot Weather Balloon

Seventh graders under science teacher Richard McIntyre launched a seven foot hot air weather balloon for a class project. The balloon, built from tissue paper glue and wire, rose to about 100 feet above Albion.

Albion Richard McIntyre

Union Pacific Starts Rail Weld Project in Central City

Union Pacific began a about one million dollar project laying continuous welded rail from five miles west of Central City to near Chapman. UP official Bill Magnussen said roughly 140 American Indians would work on the five day job, supported by a 72 car unit providing facilities at the site.

Central City Neb UPI Union Pacific Railroad Chapman Bill Magnussen Magnussen

Youth symphony opens season in Norfolk Nebraska

The Youth Symphony begins its season with a Feb 27 event at Norfolk Senior High. Registration at 1 30 p m and rehearsal 2 to 4 30 p m precede rehearsals on March 13 27 April 17 24. A concert is set for May 1 at 3 p m in the Junior High Auditorium. Auditions open to 8th grade through college age. Conductor Dallas Tjaden of Council Bluffs. For info contact Don Schumacher Norfolk Nebraska.

Symphony Norfolk Senior High Norfolk Dallas Tjaden Council Bluffs Don

Traffic Accident and Awards in Columbus Court

A Monday traffic record lists a hit and run at the Columbus High lot involving Donald at 3420 19th Street with a $100 fine. Floyd Arnsmith and Barbara Oberg receive probation for DWI offenses with licenses restricted and fines. multiple overgross, stop sign, and registration violations are listed with varied fines. A marriage license is recorded for William S. Wembhoff and Sharon Sullivan of Platte Center to be wed at St Joseph Church on February 19.

Columbus High Lot Donald N 19Th Street Floyd T. Arnsmith Columbus Barbara Oberg Omaha Norbert Turk St. Libory James Schmidt Melva Kucera Patrick Arnsmith Carol Drozd William Gleason North Platte William S. Wembhoff Sharon Sullivan Platte Center St. Joseph Church Rambour Realty Rambour’s Tom Henninger

Power Outage Hits Columbus Early Morning

A downtown Columbus outage began at 3 10 a m and was restored at 4 14 a m The failure tied to a circuit breaker at the 11th Street and 27th Avenue substation cut power to businesses on 11th 13th and 14th Streets.

Columbus 11Th Street 27Th Avenue 11Th 13Th 14Th Streets

Water pipe leak damages basement at old St Marys Hospital

Columbus firemen responded to a leak at the old St Mary's hospital basement in the west end after freezing ruptured a water pipe. The Nebraska Public Power District owns the building and NPPD Service Supervisor Paul Badie says damage was mainly to old records and printed materials. water depth reached four feet and was pumped out by 4 p.m. Monday.

Columbus St Mary’s Hospital Nebraska Public Power District NPPD Paul Badie

Bloodmobile exceeds David City blood drive quota

The Red Cross Bloodmobile in David City collected 196 pints, 16 more than the 180 pint quota. There were 49 first time donors. The next Bloodmobile visit will be in May at Brainard in Butler County.

David Red Cross David City Butler County Brainard

Temperature Extremes Reported Across U S Cities

The National Weather Service logged a high of 92 degrees at Santa Ana California and a low of 16 degrees below zero at International Falls Minnesota on Monday.

New York UPI National Weather Service Alaska Hawaii Santa Ana Calif International Falls Minn

Sea Battle on August 19 1812 for U S Constitution vs Guerriere

The Columbus Telegram notes the historic sea battle of August 19 1812 between the U S frigate Constitution and the British frigate Guerriere, a defining clash for the United States.

U.S Constitution United States

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