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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1976

Page

6

Pink and blue shower honors Denise Smith at Omaha home

Mrs Wally Bosak and several relatives attended a pink and blue shower for Mrs Denise Smith at the home of Mrs Robert Sherer in Omaha. Denise's mother Kingsley Smith and mother in law August Smith were present along with other family guests.

Wally Bosak Charles Drozd Genoa Don Drozd Gilbert Gasper Lannie Fisher Columbus Michael Denise) Smith Robert Sherer Omaha Denise Kingsley Smith August Smith

Luchtel Heads Columbus Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler

H J Dutch Luchtel was elected exalted ruler of the Columbus Elks Lodge on Wednesday night. Geshell will serve as sea knight, Blocker loyal knight, Selig t, Crooks re-elected secretary, A re-elected treasurer, Ka tiler, Redrow trustee.

H.J Luchtel Columbus Elks Lodge Geshell Jack Blocker Jim Selig Bob Crooks Louis Ka Bill Redrow

Order check on NFO grain movements in Nebraska

Nebraska Public Service Commission inspectors were ordered to verify any movement of National Farmers Organization grain. The move follows reports that NFO grain is part of a deal with The Netherlands. The NFO has filed for a license but must file liabilities and assets. no evidence of trading grain has been shown.

Lincoln, Neb UPI Nebraska Public Service Commission National Farmers Organization Duane Gay Commission Nebraska NFO Thetherlands George Bill Burrows Adams Gay Eric Rasmussen Fairmont Rasmussen

Schuyler Council approves one and six year street plan

Schuyler City Council approved a combined one and six year street program costing an estimated 810 478 with Schuyler share 155 000 and state 621 000. Plans include debt retirements for storm sewer districts 8 and 10, upgrades to open ditch south of East 7th Street, viaduct and highway widenings, and new water extension district on 9th Street.

Schuyler Frank Kuska East 7Th Street Schuyler Viaduct Highway 15 Highway East 9Th Street Colfax G Street Donn Bieber 9Th Street Idaho 8Th Department of Utilities Don Mefford Norfolk State Department of Roads Christ United Methodist Church People’s Natural Gas Company Colfax County Union Pacific Railroad Denver Barney Johnson Schuyler Baseball Association

Hospital Admissions and Births Report Across Communities

Hospital records list admissions at Behlen Community Hospital including Mrs. Duane Bittner Albion and Jeffrey Weinhoff Humphrey with several others in Columbus Monroe and Humphrey. Discharges span Mrs. Bennet Little Mildred Massman and more in Columbus. Transfer notes include Mrs. Mary Joseph Villa to David City. Schuyler Memorial lists several admissions and dismissals with births noted for Morse Bluff. A birth in Butler County records a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hempl weighing six pounds thirteen ounces born February sixteen.

Behlen Community Hospital Duane Bittner Albion Eldon Farrar Monroe Jeffrey Weinhoff Humphrey Jason Bazer Edwin Behlen Hazel Bussey W.F. Conyers Sr Paul Iwanski Todd Kuehler Columbus Bennet Little Mildred Massman Alfred Miller James Murphy Jack Rawhouser Wilbert Thiele Mary Joseph Villa David City Butler County Gary Hempl Morse Bluff

Obituaries and funeral notices from Creston to Stromsburg

Obituaries detail Harvey E Sander 64 Creston farmer and Platte County supervisor died unexpectedly. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at St Peter Lutheran Creston with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Also noted are services for Mattie K Prudish 79 David City Elva Flory 83 St Edward Russell C Smith 62 Shelby and Albin E Rodine 81 Stromsburg postmaster, with service details and survivors.

Sander St. Peter Lutheran Church Creston Harvey E Platte County Thomas Chamberlin Calvary Cemetery Gass-Haney Funeral Home Platte St. Peter Lutheran Church and Brotherhood Louis and Mathilda Grotelueschen) Sander Lottie Loseke St. Peter Church Duane Humphrey Wes Lavonne) Hollatt Prudish Mattie K. Prudish Butler County Hospital Redeemer Lutheran Church David City Arthur Schornack Knott Funeral Home Polk County John and Catharina (Viebrock) Hoeft Frank Prudish Flory R.D Elva) Flory 15Th Street Gass-Haney Evergreen Cemetery St. Edward Flory Behlen Elgin William and Marie (Nesbit) Lehr Albion High School Federated Church Betty Voseipka Scottsbluff Robert L Fremont William H Denver Lewis Elmo Lehr Thearon T Mercie Rodine Albin E. Rodine Stromsburg York General Hospital United Methodist Church Robert Holbrook Anderson Funeral Home Stromsburg High School Bodine American Legion Adrienne

Norris Public Schools Closed by Flu Outbreak

Norris Public Schools in Firth Nebraska closed today until at least Monday due to an influenza outbreak, with absenteeism at 35 percent among students and 20 to 25 percent among faculty. Superintendent Dennis Nosal cited upper respiratory flu dominating the cases and stomach flu present in some instances.

Firth Neb UPI Norris Dennis Nosal

Local couples wed or set marriages in Columbus area

Weddings and licenses issued in Columbus include Bradley Gaston and Debra Urkoski planning a Feb 20 ceremony at the United Methodist Church and Arvid Thompson with Betty Soulliere setting a Feb 27 Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Platte Center.

Bradley Gaston Debra Urkoski United Methodist Church Arvid Thompson Betty Soulliere St. Joseph Catholic Church Platte Center

Chamber hears NACI official on unemployment bill Friday

Glenn McEntry executive vice president of the Nebraska Association of Commerce and Industry will speak at the Columbus Area Chamber luncheon Friday at noon the Ellis Country Club. He will discuss LB819 unemployment compensation changes and other bills affecting area business and explain NACI functions.

Glenn McEntry Nebraska Association of Commerce and Industry Columbus Area McEntry

County Court Fines and Dockets From Platte County Session

James Jaworski of Columbus fined 250 for assault and battery. Trial for Michael Murphy of Columbus continued to March 3 on a driving while intoxicated charge. Leon Kuta of Columbus had DWI charge dismissed but pled no contest to failure to submit to a chemical test. Paul Gronenthal of Humphrey fined 25 per count for disorderly conduct and refusing to obey police. DeLana Umstead of Silver Creek fined 30 for shoplifting. Traffic Court fines listed for speeding and other violations across multiple towns led by individuals from Schuyler, Greeley, Newman Grove, Humphrey, St. Edward, Lincoln, and Tecumseh. A number of no inspection sticker and stop sign violations issued with modest fines.

James Jaworski Columbus Platte County Michael Murphy Leon Kuta Paul Gronenthal Humphrey DeLana Umstead Silver Creek Sharon Vavricek Schuyler Mary Mllnar Greeley Charles Meis Newman Tommie Newman Lincoln Monette Hays Daniel Daniels Brian Oppliger Leonard Horak Donald Finney Tecumseh Bryan Frahm Hadar Kenneth Olivier

Relatives Safe After Guatemalan Earthquake Report

Reports from Antigua say Dale Nichols and Dr Heun, relatives of local residents, are unharmed. Nichols noted 250 Indians killed, no food or water, streets rubble, a tour bus of Americans escaped injury. Over 20,000 killed in the Feb 4 quake.

Guatemala Dale Nichols Bill Payzant Antigua Nichols David City Art Waak Marcella Ernst Heun California Guatemarla

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