Columbus Nebraska Personal Notices and Community News
Patrolman Jim Lippstreit completes seven weeks of training at the Nebraska Training Center in Grand Island, with 300 hours of instruction in legal, patrol, firearms, investigations, and behavior. A John Deere tractor factory tour is offered for farmers on Feb 24-25. A large family birthday gathering celebrates Scott Meays’s fourth birthday at the Meays home. Army Private Phillip B. Rice is assigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg Germany. Monty Joe Schmidt baptized at St Anthony Church. Memorial services attended in Bonner Springs for Tony Harlan. 75th birthday celebrations planned for Mrs J W Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lippstreit
Columbus
Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center
Grand Island
Army
Phillip B. Rice
Robert B. Rice
3Rd Armored Division
Friedberg
Germany
Pvt. Rice
27Th Field Artillery
Ft. x
Ft. Sill
Okla
Monty Joe Schmidt
John Schmidt
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Laurin Buzynski
Schmidt
Laurin
Agg
Steve Schefcick
Monty
John Jr
Sheila
Rich
Ron Kudron
Schuyler reports fender benders
Two fender benders were reported Thursday by Police Chief Marlin Kracl. A pickup driven by John Kroeger collided with a car driven by Joseph Flash III while backing from parking stalls, no injuries, $150 car damage. Later, a street sweeper was hit by a backing pickup on 9th Street, $75 sweeper damage, $150 pickup damage, no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Kracl
16Th
John Kroeger
Joseph Flash III
Columbus
Richard Dietrich
Martin J. Jedlicka
Kracl
Superior band to perform at Lakeview High
The Superior High School concert band and stage band under Randy Nelson will give a spring concert at 7 30 p m Monday March 8 in the Lakeview High School gym. It is the third annual spring tour visiting Clay Center Hampton Columbus Osceola and Shickley culminating with a home concert in Superior on March 9. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior High School
Lakeview High School
Randy Nelson
Clay Center
Hampton
Columbus
Osceola
Shickley
Superior
Hospital Admissions and Births Report for Several Nebraska Towns
The Belhen Community Hospital lists admissions for Josephine Ahrens Clarkson Bohumil Nechvatal Schuyler Julia Bailey Miles Hoffman Brandee Johnson William Joy Mrs Joe Recek Ronald Von Seggern Mrs Bary Wilke Columbus. Dismissals include Leslie Stack Bellwood Todd Kuehler Edwin Behlen Mrs Marvin Wardeman and daughter Columbus. Schuyler Memorial Hospital reports a birth a daughter to Mr and Mrs Bruce Vavricek Schuyler eight pounds fourteen ounces on Feb 19. Additional admissions Adrian Cermak Linwood Dismissals Mrs Eugene Brester and son Howells Robert Ruzicka North Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behlen Community Hospital
Josephine Ahrens
Clarkson
Bohumil Nechvatal
Schuyler
Julia Bailey
Miles Hoffman
Brandee Johnson
William Joy
Joe Recek
Ronald von Seggern
Bary Wilke
Columbus
Leslie Stack
Bellwood
Todd Kuehler
Edwin Behlen
Marvin Wardeman
Schuyler Memorial Hospital
Bruce Vavricek
Adrian Cermak
Linwood
Eugene Brester
Howells
Robert Ruzicka
North Bend
Three presidents won White House with fewer popular votes
Under the electoral college system, three U S presidents secured the presidency despite losing the popular vote. John Quincy Adams in 1824 Rutherford B Hayes in 1876 and Benjamin Harrison in 1888 achieved this outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
White House
John Quincy Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
Benjamin Harrison
Woman hurt in accident reported in Columbus area
Police released eight accident reports including a injury case for Genene Bruns who was treated for neck pains after a collision with a truck driven by Raymond Huele. Several other fender bender incidents and a hit and run were logged. one driver skidded on a bridge but no damage estimate was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Platte County
23Rd Street
Pershing Road
Michael Odgaard
23Rd Avenue
Marjorie Czuba
8Th Street
Happy Chef
Don Uphoff
6Th Street
Aleck Ruzaeff
27Th Avenue
13Th Street
Jeffrey Rongish
26Th Avenue
Jacquelyn Gammage
27Th Street
27Th
28Th Avenues
Arlo Ewert
26Th Street
David Hicks
25Th Avenue
Howard Boulevard
18Th Street
David Kratochvil
Loup Power District
Gerard Rosenthal
Tarner
Brian Wertz
Circle Drive
Taco
Schuyler Band Trip to Disneyland Postponed
Schuyler Central High School band trip to Disneyland is postponed for one year due to funds. At a special meeting parents decided to keep fundraising efforts with 1977 as the goal for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler
Schuyler Central High School
Disneyland
Real Estate Transfers in Platte County Ledger
A compiled list from the Platte County Register of Deeds by Columbus Credit Bureau details transfers. Names include Krings, Brezenski, Wilson, McPhillips, Hain, Johnson, Jerke, Schmid, Buswell, Grotelueschen, Schroeder, Salakpt, Miller, Preusser, Zaruba, Foley, Will, Tessendorf and others with multiple plots and sections across Cols Cols Elk Orig. records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County Register of Deeds Office
Columbus Credit Bureau
Frank Krings
Leonard & Maxine Krings
Lonnie J. Anderson
Edward J
Evangeline A. Brezenski
Evans
Alvina Lindeman
Harold L
Beulah V. Wilson
Phillips
Dennis P. Jaworski
Gary R
Christine Bender
Cornlea
Paschal E. McPhillips
Paschal E
Eleanor F. McPhillips
Dale A. Hansen
Thomas M
Marilyn F. Hain
Air Vista Addn
Henry H. Johnson & Wef
Henry H. Johnson
Ne‘s
Kenneth M. Jerke
David L
Elaine M. Schmid
Smith Add
Elsie P. Schlueter
William D. Ill
Peggy E. Brandt
Swift Third Add
Cols. Community Housing, Inc
Larry D
Margaret R. Buswell
Kummer
22Nd Ave
Rose Grotelueschen
Clarence Grotelueschen
L. Bernice Schroeder
Sara Sue Thomas
Orig
Dennis L. Walker
Donald G
Janet L. Salak
Louis M. Maier
Earl B
Gladys G. Miller
Orville L. Shigley
Joseph W
Therese M. Preusser
E”’ Osborn Westlawn
Kenneth E. Smith
David A
Violet M. Halley
Evanlawn
Albert A. Zaruba
Elk
B” Brunkern
Elizabeth Foley
Madalyn Thurston
West
Clare Will
Wallace Tessendorf
Deaths and Funerals in Columbus Area
Charles C. Moore 90 lifetime Columbus resident dies. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gass Haney Funeral Chapel. burial Columbus cemetery. Wasko of Manson sister of Veronica Olsuska. Frank F. Gable 81 Shelby World War I veteran with Catholic rites at Sacred Heart Shelby 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. military honors. Bielmaier Frank J. Bielmaier 76 Carroll embalmer, Elks clubs member. funeral Jan. 23. Sindelar Tillie Sindelar 75 Schuyler resident. services Tuesday 10 a.m. at St. Mary Church. burial Schuyler Cemetery. Nauenburg Roy H. Nauenburg 77 Columbus auto business veteran. funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Trinity Lutheran. burial Columbus Cemetery. Burial plans include donor memorials to Trinity Lutheran Memorial Fund.
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Person
Mary Rickert
St. John
Wasko
Columbus
Frank
Josephine) Wasko
Manson
Iowa
Veronica Olsuska
Duncan
St Thomas Catholic Church
Gable
Frank F. Gable
Shelby
Osceola Hospital
Polk County
Anthony Trausch
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
American Legion
Kepner-Roberts Funeral
Osceola
Marie
Rudolph and
Theresa
Eunger) Gable
Bielmaier
Frank J. Bielmaier
Carroll
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet
Gass Funeral Home
Leona Wiederhold
Elks Lodge
James
Webster City
Earl
Rapid City
Sindelar
Schuyler
Louis
Tillie) Sindelar
University Hospital
Omaha
St. Mary Catholic Church
Jerome Dickes
Schuyler Cemetery
Svoboda Funeral Home
Stanton County
Anton
Anna
Cenny) Svitak
Louis R. Sindelar
Howells
Colfax County
VFW Ai
Stanley
John
Mike C
Mary) Sindelar
Anastasia Balak
William
Emma) Gall
Clarkson
Nauenburg
Roy H. Nauenburg
16Th Street
Behlen
Platte County
Rogers Motor Co
Trinity Lutheran Church
Columbus Cemetery
H. M. Rathkamp
Gass- Haney Funeral Home
Anna (Yester) Nauenburg
St. John Lutheran Church
Shell Creek
Trinity Lutheran
Grand Island
Phoebe Lindsley
Harry
Edna Boesiger
Walter
Annetta) Krumland
Spokane
Wash
Trinity Lutheran Memorial Fund
Beatrice pilot injured in forced landing
Beatrice resident Steven E. Wilke, 25, was listed in good condition at Lexington Community Hospital after his Piper Cherokee forced landing at Lexington airport. He said he had permission to fly lower due to ice, and the plane struck a utility pole before stopping near U S 30 and the Union Pacific tracks.
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Lexington, Neb
UPI
Steven E. Wilke
Beatrice
Lexington Community Hospital
Lexington
Wilke
Scottsbluff
U.S. 30
Union Pacific
Vern McCarter
Dawson County
Columbus Library Updates and New Books This Week
Librarian WM Jacobsen notes memorials to the Columbus Library Foundation from the General Telephone Company of the Midwest District Working Fund and donors Mr and Mrs Norman Loseke and Mr and Mrs Elmer Petsch. Building renovations progress with near-final floor plans and furniture fitting. New books include Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, Rose My Life in Service by Rosina Harrison, Jack Benny An Intimate Biography by Irving A Fein, and a personal account of schizophrenia by Kurt Vonnegut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. Jacobsen
Columbus Library Foundation
Dorothy Benson
District Working Fund
General Telephone Company
Midwest
William Connelly
Norman Loseke
Elmer Petsch
Elva Flory
N.P.P.D
Elizabeth Peters
Amelia Peabody
Rose
Rosina Harrison
Rose Harrison
England
Roe
Nancy
Lady Astor
Jack Benny
Irving A. Fein
Jack
George Burns
Vonnegut
County Court Ruoffs Sentenced for No Account Check Charges
Nancy and Werner Ruoff of Madison receive 30 day jail terms for no account check charges with work release possible. The couple appealed. In Platte County Court Terry Johnson of South Dakota gets a 30 day jail term suspended and six months probation with a $250 fine and license reissue option. Timothy Hoessel of Columbus faces trial for willful reckless driving and invalid registrations. Other cases include driving while intoxicated pleas and orders for presentence investigations.
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Nancy
Werner Ruoff
Madison
Ruoffs
Terry Johnson
South Dakota
Platte County
William McKown
Columbus
Robert Reinhart
Albion
Robert Prososki
Randy Hoessel
Joseph Woita
North Bend
David Chavanu
Norfolk
James Ternus
Kurt Wilke
Fleek hosts Loretto Pitch Club event at home
Albion hosts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleek welcomed members of the Loretto Pitch Club Friday. In women’s play Mrs. Lee Howell won high score and Mrs. Merrill Andrews finished second. In men’s play Melvin Andrews took first and Lee Howell was second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Charles Fleek
Loretto
Lee Howell
Merrill Andrews
Melvin Andrews
Navy open house at Columbus recruiting office
The Navy recruiting office at 2712 13th Street Columbus hosts open house this Wednesday and Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Parents and seniors or graduates may learn about Navy opportunities with no obligation. Navy representative Zimmerman can be contacted at 564-6611 to indicate attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
U.S. Navy
13Th Street
Columbus
Zimmerman
Community notices and club meetings listed citywide
City briefs list meetings for Green Thumb Garden Club Historical Society and multiple religious groups, youth activities, and public events. Highlights include lectures by Dr Luebke at Nebraska frontiers forum, CHS and PVPH productions, 4H officers, and upcoming Y wrestling registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County Historical Society
Nebraska Public Power
Frederick Luebke
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Nebraska
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Columbus Telegram
John Deere
Columbus Farm Equip
Northwest Hwy
D. R. Meays
Scott
Harold Keil
Id Keil
Jay
Kathy Keil
Fremont
Gary Meays
Tina
Clifford
Gary Hiermeier
Aaron
Tracey
Gary Anderson
Mike
Bob
Lisa
Connie
Harold's Corner
Uth Street
Edwin Paprocki
Sally
Bonner Springs
Kan
Tony Harlan
W.S. Harlan
Paprockis
Florence Harlan
Don Gaunce
Lith
J.W. Hill
Richard Howe
Hill
Mr. Hill
Terri Howe
Lincoln
Todd French
Tim
Bill Howe
Lakeview High
National
Columbus Library
Amelia
Fleeks
Green Thumb — Garden Club
Ross Irish
The
Legion Club
Masons — Lebanon Lodge 323
St. Bonaventure Christian
United Methodist
Methodist Church
Lois’s
Linden Drive
Book Review Club
Gwen Harris
Russell Rundquist
PVPH
Platte College Fine Arts Center
CHS
Columbus High School
Elaine Mossman
21St Street
33Rd Avenue
Douglas and Lomaser
Husker House
Columbus Family Y
Boone County
Gale Carder
James Donaldson
Lynn Cheat
Merlin Weber, Jr
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Commerce
Keen Korner Restaurant
Franciscan Missionary Union
St. Bonaventure
Ambassador College
Garner Ted Armstrong
Loup Public Power Building
Earlybird
Ray Rajeke
Larry Malicky
Gene Brink
Jerry Engdahl
Izaak Walton League
Wayne Hemphill
Rotary
Elks Country Club
Hemphill
Vashti Rebekah Lodge
Firemen’s Auxiliary
Al-Anon
Alateen
Secretaries — Navigator
National Secretaries Association
Cornhusker Public Power
FE Gerd
Coller
Public Service
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Columbus, Nebraska
Rapco
Nebr
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