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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
12
The Title I reading program was explained to parents of School District 10 and Platte Center at Lakeview High School Tuesday night. Norman Rowell explained the purposes funding and materials in a slide presentation. Thirty five students from grades two through six are involved in the program for the two schools.
Janice and Jeanne Cheloha, twin seniors at Monroe High School, were chosen Teenagers of the Month by Columbus Elks Lodge 1195 for leadership, service and scholastic achievements. They will be guests at a Sunday Elks Club buffet.
Mrs. Lyndal Carter of Alhambra California and her daughter Mrs. H C Roberta Twiss of Pasadena visit Columbus relatives. Twiss returns home after visiting aunts Mrs Arline Hearrell and Mrs Marie Lippstreit and family. A Heritage House dinner honored the pair and Mrs Louise Erwin's birthday with Mr and Mrs Bill Erwin and Joe of Omaha present. Mrs Carter plans to return Sept 22 while Mrs Cattau of Troy Michigan leaves after two weeks visiting relatives and attends a 50th anniversary. Numerous local visits and social events are noted with open house and bowling scenes referenced.
Ernie Brdicko leads the Polka Masters at the Fish Fry Outpost in Rogers on Friday night September 17. The event features lively dance tunes and a crowd favorite lineup.
The House rejected a proposal to ban commercial reproduction of Richard Nixon's Watergate tapes for two years and declined a plan to bar public access to Nixon White House materials dealing with private political associations. The impounded tapes remain under GSA control pending court decisions.
A New York Times investigation finds questionable practices in more than half of the auto repair shops examined, signaling widespread concerns about how repairs are described and billed. The report details patterns across multiple shops and calls for closer scrutiny by regulators.
Attention junior and bantam bowlers league meeting Saturday September 18 at 9 00 A M Columbus Bowl call Harry Carlson at 2184 for details league starts first week in October
A federal judge set September 24 for Patricia Hearst's final sentencing for the Symbionese Liberation Army bank holdup near San Francisco. Hearst, 22, was found guilty March 20 by a mixed jury and could still face probation or another trial in Los Angeles related to a shooting incident.
The Yesteryear House annual meeting kept the same officers with Mrs. Harold Mohnsen as president and W S Woodward as treasurer. New board directors include Mrs. Harold Hart and others. Oct 3 proposed for a work day and plans to repair the barn were outlined along with tours to be arranged. Obituary notes Bernard E Bryan 68 of Lincoln died Tuesday.
Notices list funeral services, interments, and survivors for William K. Neal 65 Carl Glur 77 Minnie Bahnsen 85 Helen Nyffeler 79 Rudy L. Chudomelka 82 Leocadia Korus 93 Fred Schwarz 76 and Jasper Swim 85 plus related details. Services span Fremont Hastings Blair Columbus and surrounding communities with dates in September and August.
Columbus Hospital lists admissions including Cecilia Rosenthal Tarner Carl Scholz Shelby and others. Dismissals include Mrs James Legenza and daughter and Mrs Lloyd Waldman. A birth is reported for Mr and Mrs Clarence Frazee Platte Center a daughter weighing seven pounds six ounces.
City offices report the Van Berg Golf Course will be closed Monday and Tuesday for maintenance. A table tennis tournament is set for the Columbus Family Y teen center with new center hours 9 11 Friday night and 8 11 Saturday. A correction clarifies hospital listings and names. Another correction fixes a resident’s identity and an educational mileage reimbursement note.
About 15,000 students nationwide were named semifinalists with 3,850 Merit scholarships to be awarded next spring. Columbus area honorees include Sharon S. Nelson Mack J. Schermer Daniel L. Walker Arlis Goering Rebecca M. Weinhoff William C. Flack and more.
Rising City news notes Louis Winkelman recovering after surgery at Lutheran General Hospital Omaha with patient R C Jackson also listed. A Friends group hosted a housewarming for Mr and Mrs Gary Siffring, with cards entertainment and a luncheon. Friendship Extension Club members and husbands held a steak fry in the Siffrings’ new home.
Traffic incidents show multiple vehicle damages from $70 to $500 in Alco, Highway 30 area, and 13th Street. Court actions list probation, jail, fines, and warrants for Columbus residents including deals on drunken driving and assault, with marriages and licenses noted for Randall Evans, Sheila Harris and Michael Loeffler, Jan Leslie.
A stop smoking program titled Want to Crush The Smoking Habit will run September 19 to 23 at 7 30 p m in the Albion National Bank community room. Directed by Alice Anderson RN, the public is invited. For information call 386 5645.
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