Tales of Platte County A fable about John Messing’s giant ear of corn
Francis M. Dischner recounts the Columbus Nebraska craftsman John Messing a retired farmer who built intricate wood inlays and a legendary seven inch diameter twenty seven inch long corn cob. The tale ties his craft to a 1926 giant ear exhibit and a Louisville Nebraska parade stunt that drew national attention. He created dozens of carved wooden pieces and mainly gave them away to family and friends.
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Columbus
Nebraska
John Messing
Polk County
Shelby
23Rd Avenue
Messing
William Markhofer
Mr. Messing
Mother
Jana
The
American Legion
Louisville
Kentucky
Hartman Post
the Legion
Towa
Hawkeye
Iowa
Ben wins Rat Olympics at St. Michel’s College
Ben outscored 11 rats to win the first annual Rat Olympics, with 15 points in six events. Achilles took second with 13 and Kilgore third with 11 as psychology students coached by three peers earned a $70 prize. See-Rat-Arat failed to place.
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Winuousel Park
UPL
Ben
Psychology
St. Michel's College
Achilles
Kilgore
Bruce Jenner
Achillea
Air show crash at Biggin Hill kills five
Five people including a child died when a sightseeing helicopter collided with an antique Tiger Moth biplane during the Biggin Hill Air Show. The helicopter lifted off the runway into the biplane at about 200 feet, plunging back onto the runway. The biplane landed safely with only shock to its two occupants. One helicopter survivor was treated for fractures.
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Biggin Hill
England
UPI
Bromley Hospital
Midland Lutheran College Holds 25th Annual Commencement
The 25th annual Midland Lutheran College commencement Sunday featured Dr. Paul W. Dieckman as speaker and Dr. L. Dale Lund delivering the bac calaureate sermon. Hopkins Building hosted exercises with graduates led by Kathryn E Glaser summa cum laude and Barbara A Koch earning BA in elementary education.
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Midland Lutheran College
Paul W. Dieckmen
Midland
L. Dale Lund
Hopkins Physical Education
Kathryn Elizabeth Glaser
Dorothy Glaser
Columbus
Barbara Ann Koch
Walter Koch
Miss Glaser
Miss Koch
Elks honor Rebecca Wemhoff with state student award
Rebecca Wemhoff of rural Humphrey won first place in the girls division at the 65th Nebraska State Elks Association convention in Omaha. A St Francis High School senior, she is sponsored by Lodge 1195 and plans to study engineering at Doane College, participating in a 4 2 program with Washington University and Columbia University. Jeremy Garrett of Omaha won boys first place. Robert Goos, sponsored by Lodge 1195, was a state finalist.
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Rebecca Wemhoff
Roy Wemhoff
Humphrey
Nebraska State Elks Association
Omaha
Miss Wemboff
St.Francis High School
B.P.O.E. Lodge
Rebecca
Doane College
Crete
Doane
Jeremy Garrett
Robert Goos
B.P.O.F. 1195
Four Columbus men enlist in Army Delay Program
Four young men from Columbus area enlist in the Army Delay Program. Charles R. Kimble plans active duty from January 1978 with security agency electronics warfare training at Ft. Dix and Ft. Devens then security agency duty. Jerry D. Nickolite deploys after basic at Ft. Knox with mechanics training and Ft. Riley assignment. John T. Michalski begins June 15 as weapons radar repairman with Ft. Riley posting. Danny J. Volker starts Nov. 7 in mechanics, with Ft. Knox basic and Ft. Riley duties.
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Columbus
Army
SSG
Thomas W. Bitzel
Amy
Charles R. Kimble
Charles Kimble
Jerry D. Nickolite
Charles Nickolite
Rt 2
John T. Michalski
John Michalski
Danny J. Volker
Clarkson
Kimble
Security Agency
Ft. Dix
Ft. Devans
Mass
Nickolite
Mechanics Field
Ft. Riley
Kan
Ft Knox
Michalski
Volker
Ft. Knox
Dora Hagge Wins Best of Show in Columba Area Show
Dora Hagge displays the Best of Show winning painting The Great Radio Years from Columba Area Artists spring competition. The work depicts the late 1920s and early 1930s entertainment field and took five months to paint. Twenty six artists entered seventy five works judged by Ernest Ochsner and William Wolfram.
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Dora Hagge
Columbus
Ernest Ochsner
Aurora
William Wolfram
Concordia
Bridge Club Ends Season Hostess Leads Year
Mrs. Kikus Rosendahl hosted the Afternoon Bridge Club session in Leigh. Mrs. Oswald Meiselbach won the high score for the year and will organize the club in the fall. She also claimed high on Wednesday.
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Leigh
Kikus Rosendahl
Oswald Meiselbach
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Elks
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Scala
Haeger
Thor
Compton's
Ancyclopadia
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Mal
Peggy Bauman
Buax Auction & Really Company
Henry Buss
August Runge Jr
U.S. Geological Survey
Teachers College, Seward
Wolfram
Holiday Inn
Nebraska Art Clubs
Scottsbluft
Rick Oncken
Rummage Sale AG
Mendy
Fir
Nets
Tees Mma
First National Bank
Trust Company
FDIC
Tmr
Yard Street
Monastary Road
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