08 Sep 1970
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1970
Page
1
A Washington column reviews a satirical game titled Gerrymander where players twist a district shaped board built of silly pully pieces. Colors on the board symbolize voting blocs and players aim to consolidate their color by contorting the district while following simple rules. The game ends when a player gains a majority of blocs or the district becomes one block.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sidney Collie Graham 72 will be held Wednesday at the Methodist Church with Rev. E John Kess officiating. Burial in Silver Creek Cemetery after her death Monday at St Mary Hospital Columbus. She was born April 2 1908 Genoa to Steven and Florence Brooks and married Sidney B Graham on Dee 18 1919. Survivors include her widower son Rex and seven grandchildren three great grandchildren plus sisters Gertrude Sparks Albion Iva Lowl Rosemead Calif brother Richard Denver.
In Broach Gujarat a powerful quake Sunday night wrecked 30 homes amid prior flood damage to the business district. The Press Trust of India reported the disaster as authorities raise rescue efforts.
Subscriptions available with daily delivery. Columbus carrier price 2.09 monthly while mail delivery to Platte Boone Colfax Macrick Nance Falk pardies charges 11.08 yearly. Change of address requires prompt notice to postmaster in Columbus Telegram area.
The ninth annual Great Plains Coin Festival will be held at York City Auditorium on September 19 and 20. The York Coin and Stamp Club hosts with dealers from Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas and beyond. Admission is free and the event runs 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Aries notes rising appeal and trusted assignments, Taurus hints at creativity and conviction, Gemini shows evolving perception and warmth, Cancer warns on cost of entertainment, Leo advises protecting interests, Virgo stresses chores and reliability, Libra commands attention with caution, Scorpio urges creative lyricism and caution, Sagittarius seeks growth and integrity, Capricorn promotes cooperation and new directions, Aquarius calls for fact-based judgment, Pisces emphasizes inner needs and unorthodox paths. birthday individuals gain moral clarity and potential for deep commitments.
Final rites were held at St Marys Catholic Church Osceola for Dora Konter who died after a Polk County traffic accident Saturday. Fr Edward O Leary officiated with burial in the parish cemetery. survivors include multiple children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
On March 31 1918 daylight saving time went into effect across the United States marking the nation’s first nationwide adoption of the time shift. The change aimed to save energy and align wartime practice with daylight hours.
Brenner’s features high quality juvenile furniture from Lullabye Peters on Costa and Baby-Dri. Strollers, Folda-Sten, Walker Jumpers, Playpens, port-a-cribs and seven crib styles in Walnut Maple Oak and White finishes priced from 8.95 to 59.95.
Bob Hope was voted Entertainer of the Year by the American Guild of Variety Artists in a poll of its 10,000 members. The announcement came during a Caesars Palace telecast of The Ed Sullivan Show in Las Vegas.
Ositich plumes are plucked twice annually from the birds bred on farms throughout much of the world, still in commission. The battleship Arizona rests at the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was sunk in a Japanese air raid on Dec. 7, 1841, entombing 3,103 men. A memorial to the men who lost their lives sits atop the battered hulk.
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