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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
5
Practical ad guidance for businessmen outlining how to choose leading products, manage stock levels, set realistic prices, and craft copy. Emphasizes feature rotation, competitive pricing, and using display windows and national ad trends to attract readers while building lasting customer relationships. Next week compares newspaper ad budgets.
May sales, the best since October 1974, rose 17 percent over April as imports slip below 20 percent of the U.S. market. Yet overall May volumes remain 21 percent below last year, with Chrysler, Ford, GM and AMC down sharply while rebates spur a late April–May uptick. Dealers note buyers hesitate amid Washington energy policy uncertainty while some see tax rebates as too modest to move the market. Domestic sales reached 102,789 cars in May, a high daily-rate for the period since October.
Pat Kirby will assume ownership of Oblinger's Drug Store in David City effective July 1, succeeding N. J. Oblinger. A Butler County native, Kirby, son of Jerry and Mrs. Kirby of Garrison, is a St. Mary and Aquinas alum who earned a Nebraska pharmacy degree. He previously spent 2 to 4 years in a Rochester, Minnesota pharmacy before returning to work at Oblinger's. He and his wife Mary Ann Geiger of Ulysses have two children.
C William Daly & Company and First Mid America Inc announce contracts to merge. Both Omaha based, with operations to join at 100 Continental Building in Omaha by June. The combined entity will serve cities, districts and investors across Nebraska and Iowa with bond underwriting and related services.
The 1975 bargaining scene shows unions moderating demands due to unemployment and price pressures, with wage and take-home pay rising while fringe benefits lag. Building trades face high joblessness and craft shortages, and Ford backs a new collective bargaining committee to foster responsible deals. Looking to 1976, Teamsters loom large as labor disputes may test business revival, with unemployment and government influence shaping outcomes.
Thousands of veterans face delayed education checks as a Senate House clash over railroad funding stalls a $15 billion supplemental. The dispute centers on 175 million to rehabilitate rails, risking payments to about 50,000 vets and potentially 250,000 more, with unemployment checks also in jeopardy. The rail aid aims to rehire 40,000 workers and rebuild roadbeds, while private railroads resist federal funding. California hosts half the top ten FAA airports, per Piper Aircraft, with O H are, Van Nuys, Santa Ana, Long Beach, L A International, Avanta, Meacham, Dallas Love, Torrance, and Opa Locka listed.
UPI reports Earl Clark of Occidental Life of California forecasts a record year for life insurance in 1975. New individual policies may reach 200 billion dollars face value, with group and credit life adds. An IRA driven annuity response also showed strong demand with thousands of replies and orders.
ABSLENE Kansas based notes show Duckwall Stores Inc declares a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per common share payable June 18 1979 with stockholders of record June 2, 1979. The report covers diversified retail operations across Kansas Colorado New Mexico Nebraska and Texas including Alco Columbus Lane Bryan sales rise over 80 million in 13 weeks ending May 3 with earnings just over 2 million or 4c per share. Karen Jensen promoted to Pixwas Hut Las Cruces New Mexico assistant manager. Spencer Foods names J Fred Bryant VP industrial relations and engineering. Bryant, 37, formerly corporate production manager since 1989, joins leadership for personnel labor relations and engineering. W R Grace announces Lloyd J Jaquier named group executive VP marketing and operations for Agricultural Chemicals Group with three new group VPs Harald Culp Gerald G Garbaes James R Raymond. Grace operates Farr Better Feeds plant in Duncan and Schweser’s in Columbus. Retail Merchants Association of Nebraska reelects Elmor Peck to board. aims to educate Nebraskans on free enterprise. Union Pacific plans 8.9 million investment in Nebraska track in 1975 with 43 miles of rail replaced by 134-pound welded rail. segments between Josselyn Willow Island and Hastings Gibbon noted.
Five Nebraska Public Power District staff in Columbus receive commemorative emblems for service. Ruth Lind, Raymond Eriksen, Richard Grennan, Jean Dicke, and Willard Graham are noted for tenure from 5 to 15 years. Lind advanced from typist to administrator in personnel. Eriksen began as journeyman lineman, rising to inspector and current post in 1972. Grennan rose from rate analyst to risk manager since 1974. Dicke started as stenographer in 1970, moved to personnel, and took current role in 1974. Graham progressed from pressman to higher technician ranks.
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