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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1972
Page
3
Personal notes list visiting relatives Wallace Berchtold and others in Columbus. Thanksgiving specials from local florists, gift baskets, autographs by John Putnam, and holiday dining offers fill the page. Military updates show Rick and Randy Kudrow leaving for postings and training. Open Thanksgiving hours and local gatherings accompany minor birth and hospitality notices.
The Lindsay Junior Auxiliary Post No. 261 met Wednesday night in the council room to elect officers Danette Sand president Susie Barkes vice president Caral Lindhorst secretary Karen Kurtenbach treasurer The unit will hold a Christmas party Dec id with a gift exchange Danette Sand and Judy Bahel served lunch Brownies met Friday at the Cliff Rutan home to work on the Brownie Promise and to discuss the Brownie R s with leader Mrs Rotan Lawwie Gilsdart served lunch.
Washington AP report states Joseph Blatchford director of ACTION will resign effective December 31. He may seek the Los Angeles mayoral race and plans to leave the Peace Corps era role with no immediate successor named. Blatchford, Nixon era Peace Corps first director, has been urged to run for LA mayor. Blatchford submitted resignation with other presidential appointees after Nixon's reelection.
Hospital report lists admissions at Behlen Memorial and Genoa area facilities, with multiple names and towns. It details births at Shelby, St Edward, and Platte Center, including weights and dates in late November, plus dismissals and transfers to Fullerton Manor and Thompson Nursing. The list mentions several patients from Columbus, Duncan, Lena, and Fullerton areas and notes staff movements and new arrivals.
Four Columbus churches join for a Federated Thanksgiving Eve service at 7 30 p m Wednesday The First Baptist First United Methodist and St Luke United Church of Christ unite for the event The sermon Whats Good about America will be delivered by Reverend J Graydon Wilson Reverend Arthur Greer to give the prayer of thanksgiving
The WSCS monthly meeting at United Methodist Church, presided by Mrs. Lyle Williams, approved studies led by Mrs. Duane Fudge and discussed donations to the church library. Alaska rain coupons, CROP program contributions, and a Thanksgiving program were noted as members prepared for the Newman Grove church conference with district superintendent Lawan Kruse presiding.
Creston now has 100 percent mercury vapor street lighting after Loup Power District finished an improvement project. A crew replaced 24 incandescent or added one new mercury vapor light at a total cost of 9 212 dollars, yielding brighter, longer lasting illumination per Ken Eymann.
The Sunday event awarded prizes including a groceries box to Mrs. R P Kinnison a mystery package to Mrs. Henry Tromshek and a door prize to Mrs. Stan Podraza Audry Kreizinger was high and Mrs Frank Stemper low in pitch Roy From was high and Stan Pedraza low in sheepshead Proceeds fund new organization flags Guests visited from Timken Kan Casper Wyo and Timken area hosts.
Herman Frederick Sander, 63, died Nov 19 at his Omaha home after a life in Creston and Omaha, WW II veteran, machinist by trade, member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Ruth, two daughters, six sisters, two brothers, and grandchildren. multiple survivors listed. Funeral details extend across multiple notices for Mueller Wingate Schneider and others.
Children of Mr and Mrs Duane Saulfeld will honor them at an open house Sunday Nov 26 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM at Richland City Hall. DAV and Lions Club notes, school health program details, and local notices follow including marriage licenses and traffic reports.
Boone County chairman Richard Lurtel says the Honey Sunday drive was the largest sale ever in the county with 31 cages of 744 battles sold and proceeds totaling 755.36 dollars. Dustin James Scholz was baptized at Dinesh with sponsors Mrs. Bill McCafferty and Tim Neki and many Scholz and Mick families attending, followed by a dinner at the grandparents’ Shelby home.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Oborny announce the birth of a son Louis Paul born November 17 at David City Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Stanley Bartek of Valparaiso and Mr and Mrs Rudy Oborny of Bellwood.
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