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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1976
Page
6
City briefs announce a Dicke Koen family picnic moved to Sunday July 11 at Pawnee Park west shelter due to a date change. Also hospital note for Arnold Ernst s in room 5436 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Mrs Scheffler welcomed visitors including Mr and Mrs John Scheffer and Robert with Mrs Vern Baoter, stern callers wore Mrs Alvina Paul and Mr spa, Mrs Marvin Roll, Mrs Esther Horus all of Omaha and Mr and Mrs Lowell of Lindsay. Mr and Mrs Nick Engel of 4 called on Mrs Wm on Sunday as Mr and Mrs Joe Kincyl visited over the weekend.
Public power leader Highet expressed pleasure at the Supreme Court decision denying a federal regional impact study mandate for coal leases in the northern plains. The ruling lets coal deposits in neighboring states be mined with fewer environmental reviews, potentially lowering local power costs for Nebraska and affecting future plant fuel sources.
Hospital notes list staff members including Scott Gottseb and Mary Blecher all based in Columbus. Birth announcements note a daughter for Steven and Meg Trosper and a baby weighing five pounds two ounces born June 30 at 4:00, with additional details for Malistic Street and Gale address entries.
The Ignats Zach family gathered at St. Joseph Social hall Sunday for a reunion with 175 attendees. Out of town guests included the Morgans and multiple Zach relatives from Omaha Jamestown Fremont Lincoln and Pierce among others. Family members traveled from Jamestown Elgin Friona Dallas and Summerville to attend and bid farewell after the funeral of Mrs. Philomena Jarecki.
Fire and rescue units faced a busy hour Wednesday with three fires and one medical call. At 2 02 p m firefighters tackled an attic blaze at Elsie Randles 2768 1st Avenue started by a paint burning device. A rural grass fire near 38th Street and 33rd Avenue followed. At 2 37 p m an ambulance call left the unit short handed with two officers driving. The rural alarm was sounded at 2 46 p m and the Lake North area call was handled by the crew from the first fire.
Myrtle Tracy of Columbus died Wednesday in Raleigh North Carolina. Funeral services set for Saturday at 11am at the Federated Church with Rev John McGee officiating. Friends may visit Gass Haney Funeral Home after 2 pm Friday. Kermit K Kruse 62 of Albion died Wednesday at Clarkson in Omaha. arrangements pending at Levander Funeral Home Albion.
Charles Kleffner of Columbus pled innocent on an order to show cause for contempt of court with a bench warrant. Mark Finkral of Lindsay was fined 10 dollars for no motorcycle overgross. Steven Sutton paid 30 dollars for speeding. Bob Meyer faced 15 dollars for a traffic signal violation. William Thornton of South Dakota paid 15 dollars for left of center. David Rower of Lorton paid 20 dollars for ceding.
Leigh and a Bicentennial Committee led by Chuck Folken organize a townwide Fourth of July. Morning services at each church, bells rung at 1 p.m. to honor 90 years since the Liberty Bell proclamation. Main Street barbecue 5 to 8 p.m. wagon rides by Ed Mtohnsen, Belgian horses hitched. 5:30 p.m. tricycle races for children. American Legion color presentation and mass keynote at 7 p.m. Brothers of the Brush awards judged by keynoteers. Optimist Club sponsors with costume contests for facial hair. Music on Main Street 8 to 10:30 p.m.
A baton cheering clinic and cheerleading clinic for junior and senior high students is set for Fenner Park in Grand Island on July 10. Directed by Mrs. Vernon Hawke a National Baton Twirling Association credited teacher and judge. The cheerleading clinic will be taught by the Cheerleader Spirit Conference whose staff includes college level cheerleaders from across the country. Twirling instructors will be NFTA accredited teachers from Wyoming Kansas Iowa and Nebraska all former state or national champions.
Mrs Elizabeth Zabawa hosts visiting relatives from Fountain Valley Calif as Mr and Mrs Steven visit for about ten days. Residents attend baptisms and milestones including Jeffrey Aarons baptism at St Luke UCC Me and Mrs Ron Witte host dinner guests. Events include bar gatherings at Red Lounge shifting Sand and nightly entertainment and a Mayo School of PT graduation in Rochester Minn.
UPI reports balloonist Karl Thomas, attempting to cross the Atlantic solo, was rescued in good condition by a Soviet vessel about 310 miles northeast of Bermuda. A Coast Guard spokesman confirmed the Soviet ship found him Wednesday night.
A 1300 strong Saudi and Sudanese contingent reached Lebanon to reinforce an Arab force seeking to uphold a truce. Fighting persisted around the Tal Zaatar camp in southeast Beirut despite a cease fire deadline set by the Arab League.
The Blizzard Club holds a 9 am summer meeting at the Stuhr Museum in Gi Island featuring a social hour, silent films from the Stuhr collection, and members sharing Nebraska blizzard experiences. Doris Jenkins welcomes attendees and provides contact details for more information.
July 2022 district horse show at Wisner named purple blue red and white winners in Western Pleasure Horsemanship Reining Pole Bending Barrel Racing and ite events with Lisa Cumming Debbie Hamernik Sue Schrad Cara Sober Lisa Schafer Tammy Adkisson Tiffany Legenza Lori Schafer Karen Laudenklos Sabra Sober Kim Kummer Steve Tooley Pat Tooley Luke Lemke Donn Henke Phil Smith Tammy Boettcher Sandi Griffith Julie Deyke Ty Franzen Bill Brown Lori Kuntzelmad Debbie Kissam judge Brenda Schradman Schrad and Steve Tooley among participants Manhattan Kan judge Frank Brazle noted.
Mulberry Square Productions presents a new comedy at the Columbus Theater starring James Hampton Christopher Connelly Slim Pickens Denver Pyle Elam Gene Conforti and Mimi Maynard. The plot follows a shipment of camels bought for transport at outposts causing unexpected issues for the Army horse soldiers at Camp Verde Texas.
A London court sentenced Valentina Wednesday Francis, 26, after she called her top friend about a dozen times from the hospital where she worked. She was ordered to repay about $1,000 and serve 12 weeks in jail for theft of electricity used to make phone calls.
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