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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1976
Page
7
Local paper item lists Harold's Cafe discount prices and all day service, plus a variety of community events and notices. It mentions bowling tournaments at Columbus Bowl, a Colorful Cutie Contest with $1000 in prizes, church and social events, fish fries, bar nights, baptisms, and local visits, with dates spanning March 19 to March 28 and multiple small-town venues.
Mr and Mrs Husmann return from an eighteen day Sunshine trip to Mexico traveling through Arizona Colorado and California. They were aided by her brother and wife Albert and Mrs Moser. They visited many former Creston residents and relatives during the journey.
Richard Vanthouten of Stanton faces a March 2 preliminary hearing after arraignment on two counts of forgery. Bond set at 10000 with 10 percent allowed. In Platte County Court Terry Baumgart of Fremont has probation extended to one year with court costs due and no fine. Countryside Mobile Homes Crambas fined 23 for dealer plate misuse. Traffic Court fines: Margaret Keogh 15 for speeding Janice Uden 20 for speeding Jay Weaver 2 for illegal parking Mark Clare 1 for overtime parking. All are from Columbus.
Admissions list includes Byron Bakenbus Leigh Richard Moore Sioux City Iowa and several others with bold names tied to Columbus area. Births note twins to Edward Stopak Jr. and spouse with weights six pounds five ounces and sibling. Dismissals include John Wachal and Gladys Wolfe. WWTK meeting Bellwood with Ruth Cockson hosting. April hostess lineup Edna Aller and Margaret Hoshor.
Daybreak a six member Christian youth group sponsored by Lutheran Youth Encounter presents music and drama at 2 30 p m Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church The program aims to help congregations engage youth with the gospel A free will offering supports the ministry The public is invited
The Columbus Junior High Instrumental Music Department will present a spring concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday March 23 in the high school auditorium with no admission. The eighth and ninth grade band directed by Miss Carolee Wurdeman will perform Century Celebral medley and Music Man. The Junior High String Ensemble directed by Miss Jane Zampfe will debut this year with a first public performance by the Junior High Stage Band directed by Miss Wardeman.
The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District board meets at 7 30 p m March 23 at the Norfolk NRD office. A finance subcommittee meets at 3 30 p m for boundary line change approvals. A memorandum of understanding with the Corps of Engineers and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service is under review for projects on the Maskenthine Site.
Members of the Grace Ladies Aid of Platte Center completed a study of the Book of Jonah on Monday. They discussed participating in the July 4 festivities. Mrs Harold Janssen was honored for her March birthday, and she and Mrs Melvin Gehring served as hostesses.
Obituaries and funeral notices from Stromsburg Creighton Belgrade and surrounding communities list the deaths of several residents. Services are announced for Leila Kimble Otto A Knapp and Harold Ball Lovelace with details on dates locations and surviving family members.
Albion Fortythree outlines Eastern Star banquet and afternoon lessons at the Masonic Temple. The event focuses on organizational instruction and community gathering in the local lodge setting.
More than 50 Nebraska operating engineers attend a one day seminar at Platte College to improve boiler efficiency. Attendees travel from Newman Grove Wisner Blair York Columbus Norfolk Ord Albion Rising City Osmond Beemer Madison Stanton Aurora Osceola West Point Spalding Schuyler Gretna Battle Creek Creighton St Paul Stromsburg Pierc Brainard Geneva Tilden and others. Organizers include the Nana Association of Power Engineers and the Nebraska Bio Plane Gas Association.
Creston residents and families visited Madison for dinner at the Hastreiters. Elmer Carrell and wife wintered in Arizona and then Hawaii. Florence Weber visited Pete Rick, Anna Fischer hosted a pinochle group with guests. Secret Service notes counterfeit prints rise to over 48 million in the year ending June 30.
Recyclables drive runs April 2 to 24 in the Alco parking lot accepting cans foil magazines catalogs cardboard newspapers and paper sacks no glass. Also listings for a Natural Living talk The Good Earth at Loup Power building 15th Street and 24th Avenue 7 30 p m featuring Dr Joe Nichols author of Please Doctor Do Something. Other items include Blue Rock Shoot at Izaak Walton Gun Club 1 p m Sunday weather permitting open house for Semmler anniversary 40th 2 4 p m VFW Club Lions Club meeting Bicentennial town meetings program at Carta's Bob White of Omaha First Aid class starts March 23 at 7 p m at First Methodist Church Duncan Fire Auxiliary meeting 7 30 p m Sunday at fire hall Immanuel Lutheran Church social 6 p m Sunday Pancake Breakfast 7 30 a m to 1 p m Sunday St Isidore school cafeteria Fast Pitch Softball meeting March 23 7 30 p m at soup mural room Residers Club meeting 7 30 p m Monday at Equitable building Franciscan Lay Order 2 30 p m Sunday St Bonaventure Church Fire Call Columbus firefighters reported a grease fire at Stan Gottschall home 1104th Street extinguished quickly Public card party 1 30 p m Tuesday hosted by American Legion Auxiliary.
Seattle officials report a notable birth tied to a man and a computer related outcome. The department newsletter mentions a delivery that could set a medical history record.
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