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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1976
Page
11
The mobile home sector shows improvement after a steep two year drop in shipments. 1973 to 1975 saw a collapse tied to the oil embargo and financing tightness, but 1976 hints at stabilization with higher double width unit sales, HUD loan increases, and a brighter financing climate.
Wagner, son of Mrs Marie Wagner, is employed as an accountant in the chemicals accounting division of Continental Ot Company. He hails from Ponca City Oklahoma and Columbus, studied at Platte College and the University of Nebraska.
Nebraska state officials report a 130 percent plus rise in housing starts in the first quarter 1976 from a year earlier. Lancaster and Douglas counties show faster growth with more single family permits, while Sarpy Scotts Bluff Hall Adams and Box Butte also post gains. Mobile home shipments and mortgage lending by federally insured lenders rise as housing finance money increases.
June saw 84 building permits issued by the City Building Department with an estimated construction cost of 899 475. Single family dwellings led activity with 19 permits valued at 571 000 while six month totals reached 3 366 299. Northern Propane Gas names Joe Howbecker new Columbus district office manager replacing Del Seefeld.
Papillion will host Ideal Insulation Co to convert old newspapers into insulation material. A 10,000 square foot facility will supply Keep Omaha Beautiful with paper stock for processing into powdery substance sold in bags. Ideals plants already operate in Minden Ohio and Bay City Michigan.
Dale Leffers has been promoted from acting chief hydraulic engineer to chief hydraulic engineer at the Columbus district. The Nebraska graduate joined as associate hydraulic engineer on June 1, 1871 and now leads work orders for hydro system construction, engineering tasks, and special projects with wife Bernadette and their one year old son Brian.
The Funeral Telephone Co of the Midwest Columbus files two applications for a new 28 trunk 120 station switching system and a 7A Key System with 7 lines 18 stations or 15 lines 36 stations. Brunkhorst of Brunk's animal health center notes Kent Feeds dealer training with 100 attendees across 10 states. Fairmont Foods Houston reports first quarter net earnings of 3 cents per share versus 3 cents prior year, $1,800 net and 8 percent sales rise to $136,612.00.
Gov. J James Exon said he will seek legislative authority in January to compensate state workers for overtime under a federal statute deemed unconstitutional for states. Nebraska lacks a law for time and a half overtime, leaving workers unpaid as the state operates under the federal rule.
Runzheimer's 1972 city by city costs show daily driving expenses from 2.93 to 5.05 dollars with per mile costs ranging 5.8 to 7.1 cents. San Francisco and Nashville anchor extremes while state fees taxes and insurance drive regional differences. Coastal cities are costlier. the study also notes pollution spending nears 187 billion dollars in 1972 with nearly half on water cleanup.
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