Columbus Industry Growth Expands With Two Factory Projects
Industry Series reports rapid growth in Columbus Nebraska as two local manufacturers announce expansions creating over 1,500 jobs and nearly a million dollars in annual payroll. The city, hub of Nebraska Public Power System and Consumers Public Power District, emphasizes abundant power and a stable, nonunion labor force supporting diverse output from farm equipment to hypodermic needles and wooden shoes.
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Platte River Valley
Loup Rer
Columbus
Nebraska
Celmbts
City of Power and Grou
Industrial Hotelier “Corpp
Steed Development ’Corporation
Trosh
New Jersey
Lin
Nebraska Public Power System
Consumers Public Power District
Omaha
Ohio Oil Safety Film Is Honored
The Ohio Oil Co. film The Case of Officer Hallibrand won a bronze plaque from the National Committee on Films for Safety in Chicago as an outstanding accident prevention film of 1955. Hallibrand previously earned a Columbus Film Festival Certificate of Merit. Produced by Wilding Picture Productions, it depicts a traffic officer alarmed by rising fatalities from driver attitudes.
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Findlay
Ohio
Hallibrand
Ohio Oil Co
National Committee On Films For Safety
Chicago
Columbus
Wilding Picture Productions
White House
Eisenhower
National Committee On Films
John B. McCullough
Motion Picture Association of America
Open House features Nike and Corporal missiles show
Sioux Ord nance Depot announces an Open House on Sunday May 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. featuring illustrated lectures on Nike and Corporal missiles with briefings and a 25 mile guided tours of the depot. Maj. Richard D. Johnson notes seating is limited and early lectures are advised. Bill Sharman is mentioned as a former Dodgers outfielder and Celtics scorer leader with 1434 points in 72 games.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Army
Nike
Richard D. Johnson
Johnson
Sioux
Rocky Mountain
Bill Sharman
Booklyn Dodgers
Boston Celtics
Camp Floyd Rogers Camp for Diabetic Children in Nebraska
Unique Nebraska camp for diabetic kids offers two weeks of independence under medical staff supervision. Camp Floyd Rogers provides a doctor, nurses, a technician, and a dietitian on site, with tents housing units of campers and counselors. Activities include swimming, sports, campfires, and Sunday church, aimed at proving life with diabetes can be joyful and productive.
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Nebraska
Floyd Rogers
Springdale
Farm Safety Talk Planned by President and Leaders
President Eisenhower includes farming occupations in the May 14 16 Washington conference on occupational safety. Camp Floyd Rogers runs June 10 23 with applications arriving from Colorado and South Dakota. William D Lutes will attend the Farm Safety Clinic and the National Institute for Farm Safety meeting. The clinic seeks methods to protect farm people from accidents at home and on roads amid rising mechanization and chemical use. Job Safety Week May 13 19 aims to reduce injuries and deaths from farm work nationwide.
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Lincoln
Eisenhower
Washington, D. C
Floyd Rogers
Colorado
South Dakota
Anna Smrha
State Department of Health
Linoln
Nebraska
William D Lutes
University of Nebraska
Lutes
University
Nebraska Farm Safety Committee
National Institute For Farm Safety
Washington
United States
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Illinois
Beauty Care
Aintment
Your den
Tist
the ‘American! National Bank
FDIC
E.A. Rogers
A. A. Fensee
Telegraph
City Cab
15Th & Quince
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