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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1976
Page
5
The Columbus unit urges precautions for Halloween children safety. Light pumpkins with flashlights, supervise after dark, inspect treats for tampering, use flame resistant costumes, and prefer makeup over masks. Advocate trick or treat 3 to 7 pm and wear reflective gear for visibility.
The dialogue weighs care for elders against gifting autonomy with card boxes. A second note praises independent choice and suggests two boxes of assorted cards. A safety column warns about gas heater risks, urging readers to read instructions with a flashlight and locate burner panels for safe relit and savings.
Abegins with two letters about marital deceit and guest intrusions. In the first, a wife discovers her husband with another woman and suggests confronting the double life. In the second, a couple seeks boundaries with a friend who lingers late and brings a girlfriend, advised to be direct and firm.
Advice from employer relations experts on making a strong first impression in interviews. From homework and resume tips to neat appearance and asking smart questions, the piece urges preparation, clear self presentation, and follow up. It also promotes a 12 page booklet for 50 cents sent to Reba and Bonnie Churchill in Hollywood.
Craft note offers Pattern 604 for a wicker style sewing basket or planter. Use 2 strands heavy cotton or 4 strands bedspread cotton. Price is $1.00 each pattern with 35 cents mail handling. Send name address and pattern number to Laura Wheeler Columbus Telegram Needlecraft Dept. Box 161 New York NY 10001.
The Albion Music Club met Monday with Leona Keeshan in charge. Members performed lullabies or poems and several children sang lullabys. They discussed sponsoring a Messiah style program and the St Edward Women's Club received an invitation for Oct 25. The next meeting is at Harmony Homes at 7 p.m. on Nov 15.
Extension Clubs details Mrs Lydia Welch hosted October for Bakers Dozen Club with plans for a December 17 Christmas party inviting husbands. Mrs Donald Dowd read a report on The New Hazi and Mrs Leonard Micek led the Be Your Own Best Friend lesson.
St Bonaventure Parish women held a Thursday card social with prizes awarded to Mary Pelan Bertha Schumacher and Mrs John Dickey. DAV Auxiliary met midweek with plans to boost voter turnout for 1976 and honor veterans with notes to hospitals and a Grand Island VA Hospital project. A bridal shower for Michelle Anderson featured guests from Neligh Tilden Norfolk Fremont and Columbus with autumn cherub decor.
For women tired of losing umbrellas, a strap snaps from handle to tip creating a comfortable, easy and practical back-pack style umbrella. Promoted in New York 76 by G J L.
County Sheriff Don Franzen and County Attorney Ray Baker explained their elected roles to the League of Women Voters Columbus in the Platte County courthouse. The program, arranged by Elsie Ruda, is part of a survey by the Columbus League with the Nebraska League of Women Voters on how county government operates under current laws and nonpartisan reforms. They noted the offices are elected on a partisan ticket but could be nonpartisan, and touched on Nebraska’s new mental health commitment law. A clothes buying rule of thumb was also mentioned: pay more for longer wear.
Columbus Chapter of the American Business Women's Association hosts a scholarship benefit dance at the National Guard Armory this Saturday night October 30 from 8 30 to 12 30 with music by a local combo. Tickets cost 2 50 and profits fund area students.
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