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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1975
Page
10
Sunday gatherings at Trinity Lutheran Church honor Kelli Grubaugh with a family dinner hosted by Gary and family. Other visitors include relatives from Omaha and Scottsdale, with extended family across Utah and Arizona. Local updates mention Delinquent travel and hospitality at Bernice Schroeder’s home.
Moon Moon's Carpet Service advertises cleaning with phone 563 2468. Memorial Day weekend gatherings feature Mr and Mrs Al Boyd and Cindy Boyd at Trinity Lutheran Church in Omaha with Brian Shinrock and family and Fred Crum and family plus Clarence Blocker. Family get together at Helen Gertsch home includes Clifford Betty Susan Gertsch of Colorado Springs and Carroll Yvonne Gertsch Loveland Colorado with Marvin Bobbie and M J Tammy plus Ted Gertsch of Laramie Wyoming and Gary Shirley Schneider family in Lakewood Colorado. Karl Schneider serving in Army in Anchorage and Kaye Schneider at Colorado University Ft Collins.
Opal M Wagner is appointed postmaster at Dwight effective immediately. She previously served as a part time clerk in Rising City and joined the Postal Service on May 26 1965. Wagner is a Rising City High School graduate and wife of Louis J Wagner with three children.
Lisa Cumming traveled Friday to McAllen Texas to visit her uncle and aunt. Miss Alvara Ramm attended St Mary School O Neill jubilee marking the 75th anniversary. she is a former student and faculty member.
A brief social notice announces a shrimp peel event on Friday May 30 at Elks Country Club, 124-3. The item states the venue and date for attendees.
Contempt fine of 25 dollars for Dale Bender who did not appear for pending traffic cases. Bond 250. Tichota of Columbus arraigned on third offense driving while intoxicated a felony with bond 500 and preliminary hearing set June 12. Robak pled not guilty to marijuana possession with trial set June 9 and 250 dollar recognizance bond. Frost of Columbus charged with insufficient funds checks with trial set June 10. Wendt pled not guilty to expired license and DWI with trial June 11 and 250 recognizance bond. Peters pled guilty to DWI with presentence investigation ordered. Konwinski pled guilty to DWI with presentence investigation ordered. Freudenberg pled guilty to stop sign violation and fined 15 dollars plus 50 for failing to appear. Prososki found guilty of DWI with 100 fine, restricted license, defensive driving course. Marion Johnson fined 50 for reckless driving and jailed 30 days for second count of abusing an officer. A burglary charge against Richard Lewis refiled in Platte County. bound over to District Court on 16 or 17 felony counts. Preliminary hearing May 29.
Local briefs cover boys baseball tryouts at the Family Y for non league players, a Keen Korner Oasis Bar softball game at 7 30 aired on KT TT Radio, and weekly Al Anon Al Ateen meetings. Also listed are council fines at Platte County Court, a kidney surgery recovery, animal shelter pets, reunions and anniversaries, plus an electrocution fatality in Omaha.
Funeral notices report the deaths of Rose Swan 75 of Osceola Paul Ernest Littelman 75 of Leigh Willette Mihulka 49 of Schuyler Joseph Drueppel 77 and Florence L Mills 81 with services in St. Vincent St. John Lutheran Schuyler St Augustine and First United Methodist Osceola. Survivors include children spouses and extended kin across Omaha Atlanta Detroit Columbus and Norfolk with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services span Osceola Leigh Schuyler and nearby towns with burial in St. Mary Leigh Schuyler and Osceola cemeteries. Presence of churches, funeral homes Kepner-Roberts Rozanek Svoboda and St. Bernard marked by service times and burial plans.
Daily Vacation Bible School conducted by Shell Creek Baptist Church Sunday School on June 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Children from pre kindergarten to junior high invited. A program by the children will be presented Sunday at 7 45 p.m. Parents invited.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling holds it unconstitutional to try a minor in juvenile court and again in adult court for the same offense. Chief Justice Warren E Burger writes that juveniles share the same rights as adults, continuing a trend of extending protections to younger defendants.
The 13th annual Czech Festival on Main Street Clarkson runs June 28 29 with Woman's Club bakers at the VFW Opera House demonstrating strudel rye bread horn rolls kolaches and other breads and pastries. An arts and crafts fair features fancywork and craft items for sale while cookbooks with recipes are on sale.
Columbus officers logged ten accidents over the Memorial holiday. Affected intersections include 11th Street with 23rd Avenue and 30th Street with 25th Avenue with damages ranging from 50 to 540 dollars. A train collision on Saturday caused 300 dollars in damage and a canal-bridge crash produced 5000 dollars.
Admissions list includes Mrs George Busselman Lindsay Mrs Leonard Zelasney Duncan Mrs Louise Gernstein Henry Goetsch Mrs Marion Peterson Mrs Jack Schumacher George Spitz Sharon Stoakes Columbus Dismissals cover multiple patients at Behlan and St Mary Hospitals with names and towns Columbus Humphrey Monroe Platte Center and more Births note three newborns including a son to Dale and Siebler Plate Center and a daughter to Scott Nelson Columbus with weights and dates May 23 to May 26.
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