Rural volunteer firemen organize training in Columbus district
Fourteen local farmers and volunteers in Columbus form a rural fire unit housed near the fire department. A new 500 GPM pumper and six radios bolster the group, enabling rapid cross‑district calls as monthly two hour training covers equipment handling and first aid under Lowell Burley Grim.
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Marin Rickert
John Stachura
Columbus
Frank Blahak
Randy Chinn
Fire Department
Nis
Lowell ‘Burley
Grim
Grimes
Sam Gerbers
Carroll Rehlen
Charley Louis
Don Newman
Milan Siefkin
Carroll Henke
Carroll Blase
The Gare Telegram notices inscribed at Columbus Nebraska
The entry lists address details for The Gare Telegram and its subscription rates, noting delivery by carrier in Columbus and mail options in Platte Boone and neighboring counties, plus instructions to notify the postmaster of address changes.
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Gore
Postons Pad al Coluber
Aeree
Columbus
Platte
Boone
Sissers Cotes
Skindiver mistaken for fish gaffed by yachtsman
In Marina Del Rey a skindiver cleaning a cabin cruiser hull was accidentally gaffed after a passerby mistook him for a big fish. Walter Sedach, 51, Beverly Hills, struck with a five inch hook, injuring Rob C. Baker, 22, Venice, who was working beneath the vessel when the incident occurred.
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Marina del Rey
Calif
Upl
Sheriff's Deputies
Rob C. Baker
Venice
Walter Sedach
Beverly Hills
Sedach
Baker
Loup District taps youth for summer labor program
The Loup Power District hires fourteen young people for a summer employment program started three years ago. College students and high school graduates fill roles from canal maintenance to engineering in Columbus Wisner Genoa David City Primrose and Platte Center. Max Kiburz, the district general manager, notes the program is a continual success and may expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loup
Max Kiburz
Loop Power District
James Laney
James Douglas
Michael Brown
Steve Sokol
Rober Shiaw
James Wilcynski
All of
Columbus
Brent Skinner
Wisner
John A. Jacobi Jr
Tit Bosak
Robert Irish
Genoa
Thomas ‘Tomek
David City
Lanny D. Long
Primrose
Richard Schumacher
Platte Center
Tractor safety program slated in Newman Grove Gym
A tractor safety program titled Safely for Seventy will be held at 5 pm on Monday July 20 in the Newman Grove Gymnasium. State Extension Safety Specialist Holand Schnieder is featured. sponsored by the Newman Grove FFA Chapter. All interested persons invited. Note mentions bacon comprising about 12 percent of live pig weight per Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Newman Grove
Pas
Holand Schnieder
Newman Grove Ffa Chanter
Nebraska U.S. grant funds education program for minorities
The University of Nebraska received a $100,000 one year grant from HEW to aid low income and racial minority students. It will support about 300 black students 100 low income white students 40 Mexican American students 20 American Indian students and five Oriental American students with counseling tutoring and reading improvement. No direct financial aid will be given to students. The program adds four full time and several part time staff. Sleeping water birds paddle with one foot to stay in place.
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Lincoln
UPI
University of Nebraska
U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department
Omaha-Linvan
Nebraska
Russell Jf. Brown
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Martian Wickert
Gene Donoghue
Wd Wurdeman
Bud Velbe
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13Th Street
Signature Never Press
Delmar
Flirt
Spindale
Lanny Long
Dick Schumacher
Jim Haney
Encyclopaedia Britannica
ZoRdys
Short
Entira Stock
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