Viergutz Lumber Yard Sold as Foster Co Takes Over
After 77 years Viergutz Lumber Yard at 13th Street and 23rd Avenue passes to S A Foster Lumber Co. Kirk Norman will be manager and moves with his wife Alice to Columbus. Gus Viergutz to remain active at nearby Glur's Tavern as his family business shifts.
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Viergutz
13Th Street
23Rd Avenue
S.A. Foster Lumber Co
Foster Woodruff
Lincoln
Kirk Norman
Alice
Columbus
Audubon
Woodruff
Central City
Palmer
Wood River
Gus Viergutz
Glur
Elinor Glur
Suspect shot by Omaha police amid pursuit
In Omaha a 15 to 16 year old suspect was killed after being shot during a struggle with officers. Police say the youth had a purse with credit cards but no money, fingerprints did not match files, and investigations by internal affairs and the Douglas County attorney are ongoing. This is the first fatal police shooting since Roy L to Lan drum last August.
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Robert Chamberlain
Chamberlain
of Police Internal
Douglas County Attorney’'S Office
Omaha
Roy Lee Landrum
North Omaha
Fatal Friday Night Crash Near Mason and Elks
A man was killed and four injured in a car pickup crash Friday near the Mason Road and Elks Country Club intersection just north of Platte College. Names withheld pending relatives, all four injured being from Columbus: Ken Wehrer his wife Arlys and Daniel and Betsy Dubas. The southbound car swerved into the northbound pickup end of the east ditch. Fire followed the crash and a Columbus victim was pulled from a vehicle before the gas tank exploded. The injured were taken to Columbus Community by rescue squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Platte College and
Elks Country Club
Ken Wehrer
Arlys
Daniel
Betsy Dubas
Columbus
Girl Thrives as Star in Eagles Little League Outfield
Traci Ryba an 11 year old girl and daughter of Janette Ryba earns starting right field for the Eagles Little League team amid initial doubt. Coaches and teammates say she fits in, competes hard, makes few errors, and has improved notably, drawing praise from peers like Mark Brezinski and Brian Kuta.
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Ugou
Eagles
Traci Ryba
Stan Linhorst
Janette Ryba
Traci
Franzen
Mark Brezinski
Les
Mark
Brian Kuta
Steve Tooley
Tim Makovicka
St. Anthony School
Platte County Beauty Queens
Platte County readers recall local women who excelled in 1950s beauty competitions. Joyce Eihausen rose to Miss Nebraska first runner up in 1951 after Miss Columbus. Gail Barnwell, winner of multiple Nebraska titles in 1956, shares how pageants built confidence. Joan Sipes earned Miss Columbus Centennial honors and competed in Atlantic City as part of the national Miss America pageant effort.
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Keith Bryan
Platte County
Atlantic City
Eihausen
Platte Center
Nebraska
Joyce
Miss Nebraska
Columbus
Nebraska Lions Club
Mexico City
Kathy Grant
Bing Crosby
Gail Drakota
Gail Barnwell
Scottsbluff
Gail
Sigma Chi
cSce Ae
Joyce Barnes
Barnwells
Wyoming
Victor Anderson
Ag Park
America
Joan Sipes
Arel and
Fern
Sipes
Joan
Also Mentioned on This Page
G.W. Viergutz
Mr. Berney
Walter
Gus
G.W. Viergutz Jr
Norman, Woodruff
Dick Howe
Telegram
Don Franzen
Traci Rybe
Dodgers
John Wielgus
Beauty
Nancy Miller
Joan Roe
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