Local seniors and events fill Columbus weekend pages
Mrs Evelyn Siebermeyer travels to Lincoln for daughter Marie's University of Nebraska graduation with other family members attending. Wentworth Military Academy plans May 28 commencement with Cadet John Edward Woods, son of Exlwin G Woods, among graduates. Memorial and Mother's Day events include Genoa alumni banquet May 27 and multiple family dinners. Local businesses advertise florists, plants, and a Mother’s Day dinner.
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Evelyn Siebermeyer
Lincoln
Marie
University of Nebraska
Dean Sommermeyer
John Edward Woods
Exlwin G. Woods
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Osceola Pageant Set For May 25 And 26
A historical pageant of Osceola’s past will be staged May 25 and 26 at the high school auditorium with a cast of more than 100 members presenting Heritage of a Pioneers Dream written in three acts. Mrs Frances Inness chairs the event featuring true local incidents and a growing tempo as the narrative moves from pioneer homesteaders to present times with vivid sound effects including wind and wolves.
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Osceola
Ife
Frances Inness
David City FFA Plans Slave Auction
David City Future Farmers of America scheduled a work-a-slave auction at the Butler County Courthouse North parsing lot at 8 p m Friday. Thirty one FFA members would be sold for eight hours of work with a noon meal and transportation for youths under 16. Proceeds go into the chapter coffers. Auctioneer Ben Reisdorff.
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David City
Future Farmers of America
Butler County
Parsing
FFA
Jim Stock
Tabor
Ben Reisdorff
Counselors tour Loup facilities in Columbus
About 25 interviewers and counselors from Nebraska Department of Labor toured Loup Power District facilities in Columbus yesterday. They visited Lake Babcock and Lake North recreational areas and the Columbus Powerhouse, Nebraska’s largest hydro plant, as part of a week long on the job training for the employability development institute program.
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Nebraska Department of Labor Employment Division
Loup
Columbus
Lake Babcock
Lake North
Columbus Fowerhouse
Nebraska
Lester Kafka
Lincoln
Hasler Nebraska
Dale Electronics Inc
Douglas and Lomason Manufacturing
Platte College
Alpine Players Schedule Tryouts For Summer Theatre
Alpine Players announce two nights of tryouts on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Bruno Fire Hall. The first production is the musical Celebration with a cast of 12 men and 10 women. Contact Brad Ford or Herman Hansen for details.
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David City
Bruno Alpine Players
Bruno Fire Hall
Brad Ford
Herman Hansén
Maanager
Saturday rites set for Mrs. W. Sprunk
Mrs. William Sprunk 72 of Columbus died Wednesday at Columbus Manor after a year of ill health. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Francis Price, burial in St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Rosary 7 p.m. Friday at MecKown Funeral Home, body lying in state after 1 p.m. Friday. Born December 5, 1859 at David City to Mike and Carrie Beierle, she lived in Platte County most of her life. Surviving: daughters Pearl Gossman Thompson, Iowa. Evelyn Gleeson Monroe. William Sprunk Jr., Platte Center. TeRay, Monroe. Arthur, Columbus. 27 grandchildren. 14 great grandchildren. six brothers Alfred Beierle Columbus Manor. Jess Columbus. Clarence Dix. Chester Omaha. Floyd Long Beach. Howard Riverside. her husband died November 2, 1969. Also deceased sister Ruby, brother Vera, and one grandson William Gleeson.
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Willam
Clara) Sprunk
Rt. A. Columbus
Columbus Manor
St. Isidore Catholic Church
Francis, Price
St. Bonaventure Cemetery
MecKown Funeral Home
Mike and
Carrie Bock Beierle
David City
William Sprunk
St. Bonaventure Catholic Church
Platte County
St. Tshore Parish
Tiwo
Bark
Pearl) Gossman
Thompson
Iowa
Howard
Evelyn) Gleeson
Monroe
William Sprunk Jr
Platte Center
TeRay
Monore
Arthur
Columbus
Alfred Beierle
Jess
Clarence
Dix
Chester
Omaha
Floyd
Long Beach
Calif
Riverside
Cali
Ruby
Vera
William Gleeson
Hartman Post 84
Anmerleatt Legion
Keith Bryan
L.M. Johnson
Paul
Ny Heler
Roy Bargmann
Pail Pfeifer
Don Dion
Paul Braun
William. D. Putnam
James Gregorius
William Bates
Francis Teterus
Tom Kotrous
McKnown
Jaycee Board Names Officers and Directors
The Jaycees announce the board of directors and officers led by Ed Meysenburg as vice president Pat Kirby as secretary Kim Vandenburg as treasurer with Ken Miller as chaplain and Doug Eiting as state director. Local directors include Lee Kolonza Larry Jenkins and Bob Hilger. The annual Jaycee Mrs. Jaycee installations and awards banquet is set for 6 39 pm June 1 at the country club chaired by Richard Sabata and Jim Howe.
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David City
Jaycees
Ed Meysenburg
Pat Kirby
Kim Vandenburg
Ken Miller
Doug Eiting
Lee Kolonza
Larry Jenkins
Bob Hilger
Richard Sabata
Jim Howe
City Briefs Roundup from Local notices and events
Community calendar items include Rebekah-Degree staff 6:30 p.m. Friday at 100F Hall, Malley View-Fete 5 on Sunday at Pawnee Park shelter, and a Kiwants Club Friday noon gathering at Louie's. Marriage license filed for Robert E. Muhlman and Lauretta M. Kuta for June 2 at St Michael Tarnoy. Goodwill pickup by Monday. Platte County seeks bids on 14,000 Btu air conditioners by 5:15 p.m. May 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Muhlman
Columbus
Lauretta M. Kuta
Tarnoy
St Michael Church
Platte County Board of Supervisors
Three Army Divisions Not Ready for Combat
Rep. Les Aspin reported a General Accounting Office inspection found that three of four Army divisions lack combat readiness. The 1st Cavalry, 2nd Armored at Ft. Hood Texas and 4th Infantry-Mechanized at Ft. Carson Colorado were deemed not ready, while the 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg North Carolina was rated fit. The AP noted the Army trimmed manpower, worsening shortages.
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Tex
Ft. Carson
Colo
82Nd Airborne
Ft. Bragg
N.C
1St Cavalry
Vietnam
Associated Press
82Nd
Bombs Planted Aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 Threaten Liner
London AP says Defense Ministry reports bombs planted aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea. Four bomb disposal experts fly to mid Atlantic to handle the danger. Unofficial London reports claim the captain was warned of bombs in New York as ransom pressure looms. The ship carries about 140 passengers on its 5,000 ton status as a pride of the British merchant fleet.
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London
Defense Ministry
mid-Atlantic
New York
Pride
Two more die in Nebraska traffic accidents
The Associated Press reports two more fatalities in Nebraska traffic incidents, lifting the 1972 death toll to 134. One victim, unnamed, died in a crash between a car and a grain-hauling semi on Interstate 80 near the Platte River bridge between Lincoln and Omaha. Elvin T. Handke, 61, of Pilger, died in a tractor accident south of Pilger when a field disc fouled a county road bridge, ejecting him from the tractor.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
State Patrol
Platte River Bridge
Lincoln
Omaha
Flwin ‘T. Handke
Pilger
Handke
Soviet Seaman Killed in Haiphong bombing raid
Los Angeles Times reports that a Soviet seaman was killed and several wounded when U S bombing raids struck a North Vietnamese port near Haiphong late last week. The Soviet Union protested, the United States replied, according to unnamed sources.
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Lup Anaes
U.S
Haiphong
Los Angeles Times
Soviet Union
United States
Times
Area airmen finish basic training in Texas
Two airmen from the Columbus area completed U S Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. Airman Alan J Terson son of Arnold Iverson of Hl 2 Albion and Airman Mikeal Hawthorne son of Merrill Hawthorne of Silver Creek are assigned to further training. Terson attended Albion High School class of 1970 and Kearney State College. Hawthorne is a W01 graduate of Silver Creek High School.
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Columbus
U.S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Lackland Afb
Tex
Alan J. Terson
Arnold Iverson
Hl. 2
Albion
Mikeal Hawthorne
Merrill Hawthorne
Silvee Creek
Twerson
Sheppard Afh
Alan
Albion High School
Kearney State College
Lorraine
Edward Zaruba
Fullerton
Hawthorne
Silver Creek High School
James Angell Named Vocational Instructor at David City
David City School officials announce James Angell 25 of Diller will serve as vocational agricultural instructor for the coming year and teach junior high industrial arts. A 1970 UNL graduate, he previously taught at Lewiston. The board meets tonight to plan art facilities and the Taill program for 1972-73.
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David City
James Angell
Diller
University of Nebraska
Lewiston
Glen Bevan
Public School Board of Education
Scholarship to Miss Van Dyke Receives Loomis Journalistic Award
Linda Van Wyk, senior at Columbus Bligh School, is named winner of the Zetn H Loomis Journalistic scholarship to the University of Nebraska. Mrs Sven Loomis announces the award in honor of her late Columbus newspaper executive husband. Linda, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Van Dyke, is active in Discoverer staff, girl scouts, Hoosier Club and Thespians. Graduation exercises at Leigh High draw local and out of state guests as James Backman guides a small reception at the Backman home.
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Linda van Wyk
Columbus Bligh School
Zetn
Monro
Grace Will
Elmer Chohan
Dave ‘Lloyd
Leigh High School
James Backman
Mix
Stanley Backman
Dwight Pearson
Cedar Rapids
Hospital Births and Dismissals Across Several Cities
Births noted at St Mary Hospital include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Jerry Wernhoff in Columbus on May 17 weighing nine pounds 12 ounces. Genoa Community Hospital reports a birth, a son to Mr and Mrs Ted Rosenthal of Humphrey weighing eight pounds 3 ounces on May 12 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Jim Sutton of St Edward weighing seven pounds 7 ounces on May 12. Admissions and dismissals listed for multiple patients in Columbus and surrounding areas.
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Mary Hoesital
Jerry Wernhoff
Columbus
James Schmidt
Genoa Community Hospital
Ted Rosenthal
Humphrey
Jim Sutton
St. Edward
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