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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1972
Page
4
Sunday social items detail visits and celebrations in Grand Island, Lincoln, Newman Grove, Columbus, Milford, Beatrice, Sterling, and Omaha. Family birthdays, anniversaries, showers, and hospitality moments mention Alma Kalin, Virginia Spurling, the Borchers and Syslo families, plus local business ads and a reception at St Luke Church.
Loup District board approves over 12000 dollar project to add Mercury vapor luminaires. New lights will line 2ard Street from 24th South Avenue to Keen Korner and Louies Cafe intersections starting this spring. Additional installations planned in 1971 annexed residential areas Carriage Spouse Betterton Schroeder Crestwood Cal Way Meadows Laska Airvista Weiland Held Additions.
Marion R Michel 49 of Loretto died at home from a heart attack. He was born September 27 1922 in Peterstarg to Mr and Mrs Will Michel and married Phyllis Knoll. He was a meter repairman for Kansas Nebraska Gas Company. Survivors include his widow Rodney of Gordon sons and Randall at home daughters Janel Moline Omaha Janelle Delflore of miata Jill at home brother Donavon Corona California sisters June Bell Lincoln Sharon Sauso Ankeny. His mother and brother preceded him in death.
Girl Scouts from St. Isidore School hosted a Thinking Day with Troops 31 and 33 opening, and Troop 32 of West Park School closing. Senior Scouts Stephanie Kuhtzelman Kathy Person Sandy Sample and Mary Whetstone led the program Our Cabana with Brownie Troops 40 109 140 North Park 27 26 St Isidore 203 Lost Creek 6 West Park 7 Immanuel Lutheran junior Troops invited included 35 North Wacky 3 and 33 from SL ore 42 and 31 from West Park.
Lisa Jo Navrkal was born February 18 at David City Hospital to Mr and Mrs Jerome Navrkal. The newborn weighed seven pounds one ounce.
Funeral services for 91 year old William Henry Pohrmann will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Miver Funeral Home with Rev. Delwyn Milander officiating. Burial follows in St Edward Cemetery. He died Sunday at Boone County Community Hospital in Albion.
Graveside services for Jesse McCormick 83 will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Schuyler Cemetery. He died Monday after a 10 day illness in Memorial Hospital. Rev. Richard Hovis to officiate. Body lies in state 2 to 4 p.m. today at Kucera Rozanek Funeral Home. Native of Missouri, he lived at Schuyter Senior Citizens Home the last year. Survived by sister Mrs Prancess Conley of Kansas City Missouri.
District FFA test held at East Butler High School in Brainard features area schools like Navid City High School with blue ribbon for wildlife speaking, East Butler with blue ribbon for public speaking extemporaneous speaking and parliamentary procedure, and Lakeview with blue ribbon for extemporaneous speaking.
Schuyler police report two overnight break-ins with minor losses. At Maytay Laundry on Highway A, 20 bottles of soda were taken. a rear window entry at Woman's World Pwauly Satow downtown yielded a cash register about $20. Assistant Chief Morris Sslak and Officer Kim Pollard first responded. Kracl and Faust investigate.
At the Blue and Gold banquet in St. Bonaventure Social Hall, Cub Scout Pack 115 awarded Bobcat pins to Tim Williams Tom Tooley Scott Greenlea and Bear badges to John Kaasch Ricky Ebel Kevin Moore Pat Kaasch Brad Grubaugh Mark Kurtenbach. Webelos awards went to Kent Rischar Phil Hajek Tim Bonk Ronnie Wheeler Joe Bogus Holt Weiler and others. Den mothers Mrs. Joe Moore and Mrs. George Risellir received year-pin recognitions.
More than a hundred Cub Scouts, parents and guests attended the City Scouts Blue and Gold banquet with the Patriotism theme. Harold McElravy served as master of ceremonies while Webelos led the opening ceremony. Revs. Dinadale, Schiernack and Rasmussen spoke. Dens 1, 3 and Wabbs presented skits. New members include Mike Irons, Joey Horacek, Mark Belt, David Bevan, Joey Sabata, Bead Wilson and John Zavoxdny.
Births at St Marys include a son to Mr and Mrs James Adams of Columbus and a son to Mr and Mrs Marshall Hayward of Web. The report lists admissions and dismissals for St Marys Beheln and Schuyler Memorial Hospitals, naming individuals and towns such as Platte Center Rising City Richland Clarkson and Columbus with multiple patients and a daughter noted.
NEWMAN GROVE United Methodist Church organizations WSCS and Wesleyan Service Guild unite under United Methodist Women name. Bible study starts March 2, tablecloth costs shared, flowers for Easter Cantata singers, and devotions by Mrs. Lloyd Welburn. Musical director Mrs. Paul Wyant and accompanist Mrs. James Colhover noted. Weather report notes Abilene 45 high and Delruit Lakes Minn 28 below zero.
Prairie Hills Council Girl Scouts begin cookie sales February 25 to March 6 to fund camp Camp Crossed Arrows on the Elkhorn River 10 miles northeast of Bretpont. Proceeds support troop camping fees and council programs with five cookie varieties to be delivered April 14.
City briefs report a new member of the Mathodal Honor Society at Scotus High School, plus open house details for Mrs. Paul Schreiber’s 40th anniversary at Columbus Hall. Accidents section lists two Mountay incidents with no injuries and a separate crash on Ith Street causing minor damage. Also notes Merseys wedding in Me rsay and community meetings at Behlen Credit Union and First Baptist Church. Lions Club observes National Engineers Week with a talk on Nebraska Public Power District. Dominic Swertzic, former Polke County resident, dies. funeral at St Francis of Assisi Omaha. Creston transfer for Normin Young. injuries from a factory accident and hospital care mentioned.
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