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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1976
Page
2
Chicago Mercantile Exchange activity shows live cattle and frozen pork bellies up. Open high low and last quotes for contracts December through June indicate modest gains, with trade volumes noted for each commodity.
Chicago grain market update from the UPI confirms price movement and range details, reflecting early trading sentiment. The note appears in the Columbus Telegram dispatch section for regional readers.
A 1919 Columbus Telegram issue found in a fainting couch recounts early spring fashion with men’s hats priced 3.50 to 10.00. It notes veterans from Cornlea, local war memorials, rail timetables, plans for a Federated Church, grain prices 2.40 for wheat and 1.40 to 1.55 for corn, and ads for a Ford truck, a Chevrolet model 490, a bank with 150000 capital, plus Palmolive soap offers.
Geneva. Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith declares the Kissinger plan for black majority rule is non negotiable. Britain’s Ivor Richard chairs the Oct. 28 talks with four black factions as fighting and tensions rise amid a transition plan with a white kept defense and security leadership.
In KEARNEY NEB, Gerald Holt 17 and Martin Costello 18 led 110 youth entrants in the State Land Judging Contest. Dennis Mottl, Fullerton FFA adviser, topped 12 adults with 1,079 points as North Loup Scotia won the team title. Newman Grove was runner-up in the four-H competition. Top individuals list includes Holt and Costello among others.
A nuclear powered research submarine has found the wreckage of a sophisticated U S F 14 jet that slid from an aircraft carrier into the Atlantic Ocean near Scotland six weeks ago.
A mattress fire in the Lincoln city jail's women's cell block led to ten people being treated for smoke inhalation at Lincoln General Hospital. Police said a woman prisoner started the blaze and an investigation was underway to identify the responsible inmate among four women in the block.
The Columbus Family Y and Platte College sponsor senior citizen classes this fall with cards shuffleboard and needlework. A social hour meets in the United Methodist Church basement twice monthly at 1 30 p m. A five day Retirement Workshop November 15 19 from 9 to noon at the Y covers health nutrition housing finances law and adjustment with a 20 participant minimum. Contact Kate Sisson for details.
NBC will not extend NBC Nightly News to a full hour this season. A spokesman cited an overwhelming majority of affiliates opposing the proposal and said the step was dropped after studying many factors. The network will not override station-wide opposition.
At any moment about 2,200 thunderstorms are occurring globally. The figure reflects frequent tropical and subtropical convection, with regional clusters in Africa, the Americas, and Asia contributing to the global total.
Expenditures listed for the Lower Loop Natural Resources District include salaries for numerous staff members, and detailed personnel, directors per diem and expenses. Additional items cover fees, promotions, rent, utilities, equipment, office supplies, misc, insurance, benefits, taxes and legal notices with several Nebraska newspapers named for publication.
Notice to creditors for the estate of John R. Marty in Platte County Nebraska requires all claims be filed by December 22 1976 or be forever barred. A hearing on claims is set for December 23 1976 at 10 oclock AM in the county court. Dated October 5 1976. Joe R. Broz seal.
Public sale of real estate and sealed bids for equipment in Platte County Nebraska under court license. Conservator Dale Barrett offers Lots 5 and 6, Block 10, Outlets A and D Creston for sale November 13 1976 at 1 00 pm with 25 percent cash due sale day and balance on confirmation. Bids for a 2 ton truck Fiat bed and articulated loader due by November 16 1976 9 00 am in Columbus Nebraska with specifications. Sale subject to court confirmation.
Sealed bids for Contract 76-2 Slag Handling System at Sheldon Station near Hallam Nebraska are due November 16 1976 at 10:00 a.m. in Columbus. Documents cost $10 nonrefundable and bid bonds are required. District reserves right to reject all bids.
Public notice announces a Board of Adjustment meeting on October 26 1976 at 10 30 A M in the City Council Chambers City Hall. The Vatican reports Pope Paul VI will attend the Sistine Chapel funeral on November 5 for six cardinals who died in the past year.
A petition to appoint Morris M Moyer as administrator of the estate of Joseph L Noble has been filed. The hearing is set for November 15 1976 at 10 30 AM in the county judge's court. Oct 19 1976.
Sealed bids for Prefabricated Insulation Systems for Gerald Gentleman Station Unit 1 near Sutherland Nebraska are due November 30 1976 at 10:00 a.m. CST in Columbus. Bid documents cost 10.00 and inspection options are listed. The district may reject all bids and will award to the lowest responsible bidder or reject all.
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