Local Social News and Upcoming Events Highlights
Mr and Mrs Mark Meyer of Bellwood return from California visit. Mr and Mrs John Jaixen of Platte Center set 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary at Platte Center Auditorium on June 22 from 2 to 6 PM. St Isidore s Church Wagon Bazaar seeks usable items. Ernest King and Otto Friedrich hosts guests. Pam Willman-S Edwin Weir wedding noted. Little Gem Cafe closes June 16 to July 7 for vacation. Polish Eagles dance at Longbranch Bar. Visitors include Ed Timmer and Ray Woodrick with Timmer from Janesville Wisconsin. Lloyd Will of Denver visiting Pauline Will in Columbus.
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John Jaixen
Platte Center
Mrs. Hoskinson
Aurora, Ill
Ed Korte
Columbus
Pam Willman
S. Edwin Weir
Sky Bowl Big Red Lounge and Western Aires Combo
Mr and Mrs Walter Murcek return home from a three week visit in Tucson Arizona with M Sgt Delmar Crocker and family. They attended Victoria Lynn Crocker’s graduation from Santa Rita High School. Dance events listed include Sky Bowl Big Red Lounge Friday and Saturday 8:30 to 12:30 and Western Aires Combo Legion Club Columbus Saturday June 14 from 9 to 12:45.
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SKY Bowl
Western Aires
Combo Legion Club
Columbus
Walter Murcek
Tucson Ariz
Delmar Crocker
Victoria Lynn Crocker
Santa Rita High School
Bud Van Fleet and The Sandhill Troubadours at the 20s Lounge
The lineup Bud Van Fleet and The Sandhill Troubadours perform Thursday Friday and Saturday at the 20s Lounge located at 1374 Correction Please Wimmer's Wieners Coarse Ground $12.99 10 lb box Sunset Superetie 1673 dist Avenue 137-w-s.
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Bud van Fleet
The
Sandhill Troubadours
Wimmer’s Wieners
Dist Avenue
Balmer and Nitz Deaths Noted in Local Obituaries
Relatives report the death of Reinhold Balmer of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He died Friday in a city hospital. surviving relatives include his mother Lilly Balmer and siblings Lillian Carlson Ester Mihulka Lorena Wilson and Clarence Balmer. John C Nitz 91 of Stanton died Friday with services set for Monday June 16 at Stanton Schultz Vogel Funeral Home. He was a former hardware businessman and father of Kenneth Nitz of Columbus. Surviving are sister Anna Kroeger and a brother Elks City Idaho.
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Balmer
Reinhold Balmer
Philadelphia
Penn
Lilly Balmer
Columbus
Robert
Lillian) Carlson
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Ester) Mihulka
Howard
Lorena) Wilson
Clarence
Des Moines
Iowa
Nitz
John C. Nitz
Stanton
Stanton Schultz- Vogel
Kenneth Nitz
Anna) Kroeger
Schuyler
Elks City
Idaho
Chicken Fry Event Tonight
A community chicken fry will be served from 5 PM to 10 PM at the church hall. All proceeds benefit local youth programs and volunteers will run the event.
West resigns ABP leadership to secure $30 million credit
Frank R. West resigned Friday as board chairman and president of American Beef Packers in Omaha. At 53, he will remain with the company, which he helped grow from a 1963 Harlan Iowa pork operation into a major meatpacker. The move was to enable ABP to obtain a $30 million new credit line from General Electric Credit Corp., its largest secured creditor.
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Omaha
UPI
Frank R. West
American Beef Packers, Inc
West
American Beef
Harlan
Iowa
ABP
General Electric Crdit Corp
Willerts visit in Martin home
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Willert of Prosser Washington returned to the Harold Martin home after visiting Mrs. Stella Martin and other relatives in Missouri. Mrs. Algot Yungdahl hosted United Methodist Women Wednesday afternoon at the church basement where the women quilted. The hostess served lunch. Mrs. Ned Powers Jr. will be hostess June 18.
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Silver Creek
Everett Willert
Prosser
Wash
Harold Martin
Stella Martin
Missouri
Algot Yungdahl
United Methodist
Ned Powers Jr
Simon criticizes Congress over energy policy in Amsterdam
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon attacked Congress for hawdling and delay on energy issues at an international conference in Amsterdam. He warned the United States could import 50 percent of its oil by 1980 unless trends changed and urged opposition to monopolistic practices by oil exporting nations.
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Amsterdam
UPI
Treasury
William E. Simon
Congress
United States
Simon
Ford
America
U.S
Paris
Two Vehicle Crash Near Spencer Foods Plant
Schuyler Colfax County Sheriff Kruse investigated an eight o clock Thursday two vehicle collision on Highway 30 west of Spencer Foods. Don Codk of Schuyler and Kenneth McCurdy of Council Bluffs Iowa drove the pair of pickups. McCurdy slowed for a turning vehicle and Codk rear ended his pickup. McCurdy suffered a neck injury and a head bump and was treated at Memorial Hospital and released. Damage was about 750 dollars to Codk and 1000 dollars to McCurdy.
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Schuyler
Colfax County
Richard Kruse
Spencer Foods
Don Codk
Kenneth McCurdy
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Kruse
McCurdy
Codk
Memorial Hospital
Codr
City Briefs and Community Events Return Schedule
Community notices list meetings for Platte Valley Bass Masters and Bicentennial Committee on Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the NPPD Auditorium and Chamber of Commerce office. Softball game rescheduled to Wednesday June 18 at Pony League diamond with 9 to 10 p.m. start. Surgery report states Norman Kummetz had surgery at St. Joseph Hospital Omaha. Covered dish luncheon set at Grace Episcopal Church Wednesday at 1 p.m. with ride help offered. Additional items note Immanuel Lutheran Loyal Club, Family Y events, Columbus Day trip to Ak Sar Ben on June 20 with free reserved tickets, and juvenile case update revealing probation revoked and joy riding charge not filed.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Columbus Telegram Sports Department
Kearney
Hospital Admission and Birth Reports From Area Centers
Hospital records list admissions at Behlen Community Hospital including Mrs. Emma Schafer St. Edward and Louise Hake with dismissals for Mrs. William Smoots Monroe and Leona Siemek Fullerton. St Mary Hospital reports births a daughter to Mr and Mrs Leonard Larson Shelby and a son to Mr and Mrs John F Olson Shelby with June 13 dates. Additional admissions include James Hanel George Neuhaus Maud Hotsbach Leigh Jerry Rogers and Mrs Handy Murray with dismissals for Anne Biggs Lambert Herling and John O Hare at Schuyler Memorial Hospital. A baby boy four pounds 15 ounces was born to Mrs Antonio DeMauro Clarkson on June 12.
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Behlen Community Hospital
Emma Schafer
St. Edward
Robert Raric
Bellwood
Louise Hake
Tina Ebel
Columbus
William Smoots
Monroe
Leona Siemek
Fullerton
Ronald
Steven Dush
Lori Galley
St. Mary Hospital
Leonard Larson
Shelby
John F. Olson
28Th Avenue
Schuyler Memorial Hospital
James Hanel
George Neuhaus
Maud Hotsbach
Leigh
Jerry
Rogers
Handy
Murray
Seph Pardek
Schuyler
Anne Biggs
Lambert Herling
John O’hare
E. Otto Hespe
Sylvester Parr
North Bend
Teresa Hartzell
Antonio DeMauro
Clarkson
Needy May Get Higher Diets Under Review
US Agriculture Department officials said they are studying new food stamp formulas to provide higher grade diets for millions. The court ruled existing allocations shortchange families by not accounting for age sex and other needs and gave 120 days to fix the plan. Officials will review the ruling and consider an appeal.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
House approves tax credits for electric cars and solar heating
The House approved credits Friday for buyers of electric cars and for solar energy use in home heating and cooling. Lawmakers left unresolved tax on business fuel use and other minor provisions. Rep. Frenzel cautioned the bill may never become law in its current form.
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Washington
UPI
House
Bill Frenzel
Rminn
Veterinary clinic changes hands in Schuyler sale
Dr. Wendell Bohmont has purchased the Schuyler Veterinary Clinic from Dr. J Edward Davidson. Bohmont, formerly of Palmer, and his wife with two children moved to Schuyler. He takes over on June 16 while Dr Davidson begins work July 1 as Area Field Supervisor for Nebraska. The Davidsons will remain in Schuyler.
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Schuyler
Wendell Bohmont
Senate Finance Committee Modifies Unemployment Benefit Bill
The Senate Finance Committee altered a House bill on unemployment benefits, tying 65 weeks of aid after July 1 to state unemployment rates and adding a 39 week or 65 week structure by thresholds. The measure, supported by the administration, also limits benefits when job offers do not match a worker’s background and covers a parallel emergency program expiring June 30.
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Washington
Upi
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Andersons visit new grandson Todd Andrew
The Rev and Mrs Lester Anderson of Albion are grandparents to their first grandson Todd Andrew an adopted one month old son of Gary and (Mrs) Sandsted of Omaha Sandsted works as a Federal Bank examiner in Omaha while Mrs Sandsted is a social worker at the Nebraska University Medical Center for infant and maternal care The Andersons visited them this week
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Albion
Lester Anderson
United Methodist Church
Todd Andrew
Gary Sandsted
Omaha
Sandsted
Nebraska University Medical Center
Andersons
4-H Notes From June Meeting At Debbie Mueller Home
4-H members led by Holly Schmid made eggnog and discussed fair booth judging. Linda Jaixen reported on odds and ends with Betty Sprunk hosting the June 10 session. Jim Mueller spoke on the 4-H Bicycle project and rodeo. club planned 4-H camp. Kim Soulliere reported.
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Holly Schmid
Debbie Mueller
Linda Jaixen
Betty Sprunk
Jim Mueller
Kim Soulliere
Hastings Open Golf Tourney Scheduled At Southern Hills
Hastings Southern Hills Country Club hosts its open golf tournament on June 28 29 with 36 hole flights and June 28 qualifying rounds. Registration closes at 1 p.m. Saturday June 28 for the first 120 entries.
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Hastings
Southern Hills Country Club of
Jacobsen Family Reunion Picnic Held in Council Bluffs
Attendents include Mrs. E. M. Jacobsen Don Loyd Adkinson and families of Central City Mrs Grace Leonard of Denver visited Ed Maurer family in Council Bluffs Iowa Mrs Myrtle White attended a dinner at Frank Schuldt home in Clarks with guests from St Paul and others. An evening of card games followed.
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Silver Creek
E. M. Jacobsen
Don
Loyd Adkinson
Central City
Jacobsen
Roberts Park
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Grace Leonard
Denver
Colo
Ed Maurer
Myrtle White
Frank Schuldt
Clarks
Harold Baker
Laurits Berg
Gladys Thropp
St. Paul
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Mark Meyer
John Schleiger
Burbank
Calif
St. Isidore’s Church
Abby
Ernest King
Newman Grove
Otto Friedrich
Little Gem Cafe
Polonaris
MICER
Columbus Bowl
Ray Woodrick
Ed Timmer
Janesville
Wis
Dave Lock
Theresa Shotkoski
Pioneer
Silver Creek Rinkel Orchestra
Lloyd Will
Denver, Colo
Pauline Will
Willerts
Martin
Marksall-Nelson Agenc
13Th St. — Columbus
Platte Valley Bass Masters
NPPD
Chamber of Commerce
B-C
Pony League
Norman Kummetz
St. Joseph Hospital
Union Pacific
Women of
Grace Episcopal Church
Duane Gay
Gay
Harold Langland
Tops
Family V
Immanuel Lutheran Loyal Club
Timothy Gutz
Richard Borer
John Wayne
Brannigan
Art Carney
Harry &Tonto
Italy
Staming
Robert Conrad
Don Stroud
Tonite Late Show
Sandy Dennis
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
John Brase
Boulevard Upholstery
39Th Avenue
Jean Brase
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