Five Platte County Farm Families to Receive Pioneer Award
Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award honors five long standing Platte County families at the county fair with plaques and certificates. Recipients include Hilda Franzen of Leigh Albert Gerber and L Fritz Loseke and Marvin and Shirley Mueller and Arthur Runge of Columbus along with detailed histories of their 100 year family farms dating to 1860s through 1870s.
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Platte County
Hilda Franzen
Leigh
Albert Gerber
Columbus
L. Fritz Loseke
Marvin E
Shirley J. Mueller
Arthur N. Runge
Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska Fair Managers
Othe Platte County
Yan
Platte River
Duncan
Gerber
Art
John Loseke
Dwight
Loseke
Mueller
Heinrich Mueller
Friederich
Schuyler
Pat Nixon Reports Progress After Stroke Recovery
Pat Nixon, 63, is past the critical stage of a paralyzing stroke and stabilizing. Dr. John Lungren notes improved speech and controlled blood pressure, with left side weakness gradually easing and a three to four month recovery expected with rehabilitation at Long Beach Memorial Hospital.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
John Lungren
Nixon
Carter narrows running mate list as convention opens
Carter interview rounds for vice president wrap up hours before the Democratic National Convention starts at Madison Square Garden. Finalists include Sens Frank Church and Adlai Stevenson II with Mondale, Glenn, Jackson, Muskie, and Rep Rodine also on the list. Carter plans to announce his pick after the nominating speech.
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New York
UPI
Carter
Congress
Robert Strauss Gavels
Madison Square Garden
Frank Church
Idaho
Adlai Stevenson II
Illinois
John Glenn
Ohio
Henry Jackson
Washington
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Peter Rodine
New Jersey
Georgia
U.S
Church
Senate
CIA
School Board Meeting Tonight in Columbus
Columbus City Schools Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m in the administrative building with a briefer agenda. Supt. Fred Bellum lists 15 items including an employment of board member spouses and a handbook on students and parents rights.
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Columbus City Schools Board of Education
Fred Bellum
Sizzling heat grips Nebraska with 90s to 100s forecast
Heat persists across Nebraska with most areas in the 70s and 80s at midday and upper 90s to 101 for Sunday highs. A stationary front and a low pressure system affect the region while a danger level persists for livestock outdoors. Similar heat expected through Tuesday with chances of thundershowers and widespread warm nights.
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Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Mullen
North Platte
Omaha
Scottsbluff
North Omaha
Alliance
Gengenbach Ordained to Lead Minnesota Lutheran Church
Gerald Gengenbach son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gengenbach Columbus was ordained Sunday in a Lutheran Church in America service at Trinity Lutheran Church officiated by Rev Dr Rueben Swanson Nebraska Synod president The Rev Karl Konig presented him Liturgist Rev Hugo M Rothkamp sermon by Rev Dr Joseph Sittler organist Paul D Peterson He will assume pastorship at St Luke Lutheran Goodhue Minn July 15 with wife Constance Nichols of Chicago.
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Gerald Gengenbach
Walter Gengenbach
Columbus
Lutheran Church In America
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rueben Swanson
Nebraska Synod
Karl Konig
Synod
Gengenbach
Hugo M. Rothkamp
Trinity Lutheran
Philip Anderson
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Joseph Sittler
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Paul D. Peterson
Illinois
Lutheran School of Theology
Constance Nichols
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Goodhue, Minn
Three Die in Nebraska Traffic Crashes This Weekend
Three persons, including Bernard Kastl age 20 and Bruce Terral age 18, died in Nebraska accidents. Kastl was a passenger when a pickup left the road near Valparaiso. Markworth, 26, reportedly lost control on a curve. Zywiec, 16, was killed when his motorcycle struck a deer near Fullerton.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Bernard A. Kastl
Brainard
Bruce J. Terral
Valparaiso
Melvin Markworth
Paul Zywiec
Fullerton
Nancy
Zywiec
Instructors Convene for Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Conference
About 190 educators and spouses attend the four day Nebraska Association of Vocational Agriculture conference in Falls City at Platte. NVAA President Gene Wissenburg opens at Platte Fine Arts Theater with PTCC President Dr Jerry Lee and Norman Loseke of the Columbus Chamber.
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Falls City
Platte
Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Association
Fine Arts
NVAA
Gene
Wissenburg
Newman Grove
PTCC
Jerry Lee
Norman Loseke
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
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France
Fredericka Louise Garmhausen
America
Gerd Asche Sr
Fred Mackenstedt
William Aarwangen
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Gerbers
West Butler Township
Pross
Ulysses
Township 18
Range 1
Marvin E. Mueller
Runge
August G. Runger
August
Arthur
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Lungren
Mondale
Delag Gedliten
Liberals
Amnes
Labor
Rep
Morris Udall
Arizona
Udall
Edmund Brown
California
Ellen McCormack
Clare Smith
University Heights
Beth Farnsworth
Lakewood
Jimmy Carter
Los Angeles
Mars
Viking
Lunae Planum
Rev
al Blezak
University of Nebraska Department of Agricultural Education
Roger Mandigo
UNL Department of Animal Science
Carta’s
Elks Country Club
Platte College
Gary Drake
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