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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1976
Page
11
President Ford and other candidates promise prison reform but face a severe space shortage. Prisons are overcrowded with inmates sleeping in toilets and gymnasiums. Some states use trailers tents and Salvation Army hostels to hold felons while officials seek space.
Travel Film Series begins its season with a showing of Japan at 8 p m in the Senior High School auditorium. Ken Wolfgang will introduce the film and narrate scenes as they unfold. Proceeds benefit local Lions Club projects and memberships are available by phone.
Kids competed in three age groups at the Big Wheel Races during Discover Columbus Days in Gibson parking lot. Top finishers include ages 3-4 Chad Fleischer Shane Borer Matt. ages 5-6 Korby Fleischer John Mueller Daniel Parolek and girls Cory Legenza Brenda Dohmen Jo Becher. ages 7-8 Ronnie Greg Schmitz David and girls Angie Parolek Shawna Adair Corrine Nickolite.
The Columbus Nebr as Alpha Delta Kappa chapter marks Week with a city proclamation by Mayor Fred Gerber praising teachers. Members plan to present a book titled Painting to the Columbus Library as part of week activities.
Public swine flu immunization clinics sponsored by the Merrick County Health will be held in three locations Wednesday Oct 27. Locations are Silver Creek new high school gymnasium 9 10 a m Palmer old school gymnasium one block north of United Methodist Church noon 1 p m Central City junior high school auditorium 1711 15th Avenue 4 7 p m There is no charge for the immunizations. Injections will be given by a team of registered nurses and a physician from the State Health Department capable of giving 800 immunizations per hour.
St Anthony Church invites the public to its Oct 24 festival at Agricultural Park with 11 am doors. Features include a dinner, Snoopy toss, bumper cars, fish pond, quilt making, crafts, and booths. Live music from Polish Czech and country bands, with Big Joe Siedlik broadcasting live, auctions at 6:30 pm and major prizes at 8 pm to aid Catholic schools.
Platte College will sponsor an exhibit and sale of about 600 original prints from the Ferdinand Roten Galleries collection on Oct. 29 at the Fine Arts Center from 2 to 7 p.m. Richard Abraham announced. Visitors may view etchings woodcuts and other graphics from six centuries and meet a Roten representative.
Members of the Columbus Kiwanis Club assisted in the kitchen to serve lunch to hundreds of seniors honored at Park during Discover Columbus Days. As a wrap up, Kiwanis distributed peanuts during the Saturday downtown parade. the board of directors met today.
The St Edward Boy Scout Council announces Robert Johnson as chairman Robert Ostrander as secretary treasurer Steve Marshall as committeeman and Hilda Johnson as den mother in a leadership slate.
Advertisement notes a blue two door hardtop with air conditioning power steering automatic and radial tires. It also promotes a 4 wheel drive V eight with low mileage radio and excellent condition and a four door sedan one owner with air conditioning automatic and radial tires. It emphasizes extra fine condition and blue vinyl roof.
Sunday auction at 12 30 P M for home and personal property in the northwest part of Richland Nebraska conducted by Buss Auction and Realty Co. Aucts. Saturday auction at 2 00 P M for the home of Carl Bredenhott and Kathryn Swanson at 2253 22nd Ave. owners.
Governor J James Exon says White House assured a favorable disaster declaration for over 40 of Nebraska's 93 counties will be issued next week. Exon pressed for action after USDA delay following August 30 request and received an apology from White House officials.
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