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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1977

Page

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Columbus NCIP finalist drama lands in state spotlight

Columbus earns recognition as one of six NCIP Class I finalists after a six month effort by the Women’s Division of the Columbus Chamber, NCIP committee members, PTCC, and local leaders. Judges arrived to assess community projects, with a final winner to be announced at the Oct 21 Recognition Day banquet.

Len Wall Columbus Ruth Lind Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce WDCC Lori Frisbey Nebraska Community Improvement Program NCIP Jerry A. Lee Platte Technical and Community College PTCC Delores Spulak Clarence Cory Columbus Community Hospital Ellie Sweet Sue Schermer Lloyd Castner Ronald Copeland Department of Local Services State of Arkansas T Michael Smith Center For Community Development and Design University of Colorado At Denver Nancy Donovan Nebraska Department of Economic Development NDED Alliance Hastings Lexington Norfolk South Sioux City Clarkson Stromsburg Sweet Midwest Community Resource and Research Center College of Architecture University of Nebraska Lincoln Smith Copeland Nebraska Castner Lee Bob Loshbaugh Lind City Hall George Johansen, Jr Cory PICC Bill Hathaway Kansas- Nebraska Gas Company Bill Martin Nded Out of Arch Gustafson NFFD Troy Engdahl Lee Houfek Fleischer Rexall Drugstore Telegram Engdahl Jerry Glenna Engdaahl Columbus Junior High Troy Pann State Kentucky Joe & al IGA Lohr 66 Jack, & Jill Pizza Lan Person's Sport Shop Hinky-Dinky Fleischer Rexall Kwik Shop Len Walle

Wholesale prices rise 0.5 percent signaling end of summer stability

The Labor Department reported a 0.4 percent September increase in wholesale prices, the largest since April, while prices paid to farmers fell 0.2 percent for the fifth straight month. The closely watched industrial index jumped 0.8 percent, the biggest rise since October 1976, as inflation concerns persist amid a 90 day period of relative weakness.

Washington UPI Labor Department Preside Carter WPI

Eisenmenger heads Red Cross out county fund drive

Mark Eisenmenger of Humphrey was named to lead the Platte County American Red Cross Out country Fund Drive underway this week. Five unit captains were chosen to coordinate the campaign across towns and rural townships excluding Columbus, with unit heads listed for Lindsay, Humphrey, Creston, Monroe, and Columbus area volunteers. The drive seeks donor envelopes to support blood and water safety programs after a recent funding shortfall.

Mark Eisenmenger Humphrey Red Cross Platte County American Red Cross United Way Columbus United Way Eisenmenger Phil Weltzel Lindsay Walker Woodville St. Bernard Joliet Mae ‘Terma Creston Granville Carol Rosendahl Burrows Grand Prairie Sherman Bismark Tarnor Melvin Gerlach Monroe Lost Creek Oconee and Loup David Marsh Shell Creek Butler Columbus Duncan Platte Center Platte Kumphrey Florence Nebraska Artificial Breeders Association St. Francis Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Ray Weinboff Ron Dekinger Dan Eisenmenger Milo Herink Wilfred Foltz Russell D.D John Eisenmenger San Antonio Tex

City Council Clears Licenses and Street-Plan Changes

City council approves three liquor and a dance license and okays a Civil Defense warehouse project with Platte County sharing costs of about 31,228 dollars. They authorize right of way actions for avenues west of 36th Avenue, set stop signs on multiple streets, and send subdivision waiver and rezoning requests to planning authorities.

Debgondringer Ih Civil Defense 23Rd 27Th Street 36Th Avenue 10Th Street 30Th Avenue Platte County County Board of Supervigors Hassebrook Farm Service 2Nd Mth Jerry Norris Norris Peterson 1Th Avenue 7Th Avenue 14Th Street Baptist Church 33Th Avenue 40Th Street Planning Commission 29Th Avenue 29Th Street

Weather rounds Nebraska with rain forecast into Friday

Mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures spread across Nebraska with rain forecast tonight and Friday. A high pressure area over eastern Nebraska and a developing Rocky Mountain low suggest increasing clouds and possible thunderstorms, with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph and highs in the 50s to 60s.

United Press International Nebraska Rocky Mountains Sidney Kirsball Omaha Eppley Field Chadron Kimball

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