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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1975
Page
3
Mrs. Leu Kowalski of Salem Oregon visits relatives in Omaha before returning home. The note lists multiple social events including confirmations, open houses, and a Halloween cleanup drive, with numerous local residents mentioned across Columbus and surrounding areas.
Local notices note Sharkey's Combo performing October 31 at Micer's Bar from 8:30 to 12:30. Mrs. A C Bushnell visited her Dick Bushnells in Ralston and attended a Ralston High School production. Family announcements include Jennifer Lynn Watters birth in Norfolk weighing six pounds twelve ounces. Halloween treats planned at Columbus Manor for children 10 and under from 6:30 to 7:30.
New York Governor Hugh Carey urges residents to hold protest rallies in Times Square or Central Park against President Ford's veto of federal help. City officials push a last-ditch plan to borrow 4 billion using City Workers' pension funds as collateral, though legality and odds of success remain uncertain. Mayor Beame cautions slim chances and acknowledges pension restrictions.
A government commission reports that nuclear power plant accidents would be extremely unlikely and cause fewer deaths than hazards like driving or storms, though cancer and genetic damage could rise. The NRC revised forecasts from a 1970s study directed by MIT's Norman Rasmussen, noting one death per five billion per year near plants and two fatalities per year for 15 million nearby residents, with higher property damage estimates.
Albion High School marching band directed by Bruce Linefelter will compete at the Nebraska Marching Band Festival Saturday at Pershing Municipal Auditorium in Omaha as part of a field of 73 high school ensembles. Strong entities include Albion, Bruce Linefelter, Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Omaha, and NBMF.
Retired farmer John Scanlon 87 died Thursday afternoon at Columbus Manor. Funeral Monday 10 a.m. at Gass Haney with burial Schuyler Cemetery. Survived by sisters Motter Woody and Peller. WWI veteran, homesteaded in Perkins County. Dorothy Hild died Thursday in Mesa memorial service planned there Saturday. Also listed: Miss Josephine Savage 75 died at Behlen Hospital. Lococo funeral arrangements pending for James Locos, husband of Shirley Ewert.
J C Purdy driving by a neighbor’s house saw smoke from a roof Thursday and rushed in to guide Mary Smith to safety. Mrs Smith, confined to a walker, was helped by Purdy while her son Bob Smith, a volunteer firefighter, arrived after the alarm and raced to the scene thinking it was a different home.
Behan Community Hospital lists admissions for Ray Sliva Jr Bellwood Mrs Marvin Briese Albion and Corrine Karges Gloria Muth. Births recorded Sonto and Mr Mrs Thomas Hollman Leigh eight pounds thirteen ounces Oct 30 and Mrs Patrick Foust Circle Drive five pounds and Nounces Oct 30 Schuyler Memorial Hospital admits Charles Nadrchal Mrs David Specht Paul Stack North Bend Roland Polodna Howells. Dismissals include Mrs Carrie Kinteman Mrs Roy Clan ton Mrs Edward Hall Michael Hydel and Mrs Dey Davis.
County Court fines issued in Platte County for speeding and other violations. Names include Charlotte Dangerfield $15 Dana Anderson $29 Douglas Myers $15 Timothy Jensen $19 Wayne Koch $15 Craig Person $35 Robert Nelson $100 David Macklin $10 Lisa Kappel $20 Toni Muller $30 Frank Graus $10 Russell Crumley $15 Duane Krause $30. Other violations include Larry Clark no license $10, no registration $15 Edward Brunken overgross $25 Gechwld Concrete Products overgross $25 overweight on capacity plates $50.
First United Methodist Church of Columbus will commission presentation teams at a 10:45 a.m. worship service on Sunday Nov 2. Hev. John Mikkelsen will speak. Coordinating coaches are Loren Fraser and Jim Sterup. Advocates include Clarence Cory Tony Nielsen Charles Athey and Evelyn Fraser. Teams will visit all members after commissioning.
A headline notes that a grizzly bear can outrun a human, with a referenced speed by Lyno miles per hour. The brief states the animal’s surprising speed compared to human capabilities, emphasizing the zoological fact.
Friday notices from Columbus Nebraska list Legion Auxiliary meeting at Laglen Hall 7 45 p.m. film on Platte College Education chairman Mrs Lee Palmblade presents. PTA Health Fund committee to meet November 2 4 p.m. at Columbus Junior High nurses station. James Niedbalski returns home after surgery at St Joseph Hospital Omaha. Nocturnal Adoration members to keep hours 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday at St Bonaventure Catholic Church volunteers welcome. Van Berg Park Golf Course to stay open November 1 2 weather permitting. clubs carts storage at pro shop must be removed. Saturday Junior High Youth Fellowship Lingh-or-treat for Food Pantry Program 45 pm. Elaine Luesches Creston Nebraska admitted to Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha room 501. Open House to honor Mr and Mrs Werner Sander 50th wedding anniversary 2 4 80 am at St Paul Lutheran Church. Lions Club meeting features Waller L Behlen noon at Holiday Inn. Columbus Community Hospital Auxiliary meets Tuesday 1 30 pm at St Mary Hospital basement.
A one car crash near Bellwood on Thursday around 8 p.m. sent two people to the hospital. Ray Sliva Jr., 18, of Bellwood, lost control on a country road four miles west and two south of Bellwood and the vehicle overturned. Sliva was admitted to Behlen Community Hospital in Columbus. Passenger Hobert Pasonault, 19, of David City, also went to the hospital but was treated and released.
About four people attended an organizational meeting in Omaha for Alabama Governor George Wallace’s 1976 presidential campaign. John Goff said a fulltime campaign director would arrive within a month and Wallace would schedule a campaign appearance in Nebraska after he is announced as a Democratic presidential candidate.
Twelve Behlen Community Hospital employees received service pins at a banquet at Elks Country Club. Ida Menke earned a 35 year citation, Phyllis Zimmerran for 20 years, Aleta Reins and Eden for 15 years, Henrietta Krumland for 10, and Janet Darihau er, Sharon Harrington, Karen Youngstron, Shiely McDonald, Marie Mielak, Jacqueline Richardson Evelyn Wolpert for five years. Pins were presented by Robert Gangel with administrator Clarence Cory present.
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