Illinois House OKs 2 Bridge Compacts
The Illinois House approved two bridge compact bills with Missouri to build Mississippi River spans near Crystal City Missouri and Kellogg Illinois and near St Genevieve Missouri. The measures create two commissions to issue bonds and construct operate the bridges and duplicate Missouri proposals await action. An additional $4,743,822 appropriation funds a state wide regional library system and passed 150 to three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
St. Louis
Illinois House
Senate
Missouri - Illinois - Jefferson Monroe Bridge Commission
Crystal City
Harrisonville
Ill
Missouri - Illinois Bridge Commission
St. Genevieve
Kellogg
Missouri General Assembly
Secretary Powell Announces Traffic Conviction Backlog Eliminated
Secretary of State Paul Powell said the backlog of unprocessed traffic conviction reports has been cleared. The Drivers License Division now processes reports on receipt day by day, with the backlog peaking at 45 000. In 1964 courts submitted 1 146 260 reports, up 161 422 from 1963, and early 1965 totals show continued increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Powell
Powell
Illinois
Wool Incentive Payments Set for 1964 Marketing Year
Wool incentive payments for 1964 will be 16.5 percent of the dollar value of shorn wool sold in 1964. The rate, set by the Department of Agriculture, aims to bring average wool price to 53.2 cents per pound. ASCS offices will begin payments after April 1. applications were due by January 31, 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quintin Andres
Monroe County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Department of Agriculture
ASCS
SIU Pledges Support for Six-County Two-Year College
Southern Illinois University commits backing to a six county plan for a two-year college with SIU education officials arranging surveys and accreditation help. The proposal covers St. Clair Monroe Randolph Washington Perry and Jackson counties and aims to ease credit transfer and share resources across campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Sparta Community High School
Elmer J. Clark
SIU College of Education
Delyte W. Morris
Jacob O. Bach
Department of Administration and Supervision
Kenneth Oliver
Bach
St. Clair
Monroe
Randolph
Washington
Perry
Jackson
Clark
Southern
State of
Illinois
Homemakers Extension District Meetings Set for April
Homemakers Extension Units will hold four district meetings in April. Topics include Art in the Home and Exercise and Posture. Each meeting starts at 7 30 p m or 1 30 p m on specified April dates at the Farm Bureau Hall in Waterloo. Members may attend any district. guests welcome.
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Homemakers Extension
al Hoffman
Monroe County
Columbia Rural Nite
Monroe County Nite
New Hanover
Waterloo Homemakers
Columbia Day
Harrisonville
Moredock
Prairie du Long
Waterloo
Macystown
New Design
Renault
Waterloo South
Ames
Columbia Nite
Hecker
Walmeyer
Farm Bureau Hall
Estimate County Population Up 693 In 4 Years
Monroe County population on July 1 1964 is estimated at 16 200 an increase of 693 over 1960. Randolph County estimated at 29 400 a loss of 588 since 1960. St Clair County at 270 400 up 7 891. Illinois total estimated population 10 500 000 up 418 842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Bureau of Statistics
State of Illinois
Department of Public Health
Randolph County
St. Clair County
School official speaks at Nashville masters club
B D Middleton superintendent of Columbia Community District No 4 Schools was guest speaker at the Washington County School Masters Club meeting held in Nashville Illinois on Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Middleton
Columbia Community Dist
Washington County
Nashvlle
Ilinois
Mon Clair Grain & Supply Co Holds Annual Meeting
Mon Clair Grain & Supply Co and Columbia Lodge A F and A M 474 held annual meetings. Albert Lepp honored for fifty years in the order with a pin. Dr Lowell S Hardin spoke on interdependence of business and agriculture. Company reports show 1964 volume at 6 416 111 91 with a drop from prior year. Board and officers were rejected. company employs 55 across six locations and entertainment featured St John Catholic School musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Lodge
Albert Lepp
Agnew St
Jim Rains
Lepp
Mon Clair Grain & Supply Co
Turner Hall
Smithton
Lowell S. Hardin
Purdue University
Louis J. Hertel
Walter Reichert
Reichert
Harold Goeddel
Herbert A. Mueller
Erwin Betz
Harold Heberer
Louis Kern
Willard Meister
John Dahm
Henry Dietz
Theodore Lohkamp
Donald Baer
Alfred Altes
Waterloo
Columbia
Belleville
Summerfield
Walmeyer
Macys Station
Falls
St. John Catholic School
Artie Steppig
Girl Scout Troop 720 Hosts Dinner For Parents
Immaculate Conception School Basement hosted a dinner for Troop 720 parents on Sunday evening. Kathryn Bellm served as consultant. menu included lettuce salad roast beef mashed potatoes gravy green beans and dessert. Joan Schoenhoff and Sandy Buss led colors pledge and the program featured skits dances slides piano solo and choir numbers with guests Mr and Mrs Bellm Sawar Kashmeri and Solomon Tekeste among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Troop
Immaculate Conception
Kathryn Bellm
Joan Schoenhoff
Sandy Buss
Jean Janson
Linda Serafini
Karen Caeser
Louise Conrad
Marcia Hick
Lynn Naumann
Debbie Steppig
Dianne Chattillion
Dianne Hacker
Gilbert Arnin
Connie Love
Herman J. Bellm
Sawar Kashmeri
Bombay
India
Solomon Tekeste
Addia Ababa
Ethopia
Parks Air College
William Doerr
Howard Chattillion
Evaluation Of Report Cards Topic At PTA
The Columbia PTA April meeting at Parkview School features a discussion on Evaluation of Report Cards led by Curtis Engelbright from SIU Carbondale with B D Middleton assisting. Mrs Clifford Schrader presides over the business meeting with officer elections and nominating committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Parent Teacher Association
Parkview School
Clifford Schrader
John Pogue
P.T.A
River Channel Work Contract Approved
Army Engineers approved a 384 030 dollar contract to Eugene Luhr and Co and the Midwest Construction Co both of Nebraska City Nebraska for channel stabilization work on the Missouri River from Rulo Nebraska to Kansas City and to Dallas Bends. The project covers Richardson County Nebraska Holt and Andrew Counties Missouri and Doniphan County Kansas. Senator Frank Carlson informed Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Engineers
Eugene Luhr and Co
Midwest Construction Co
Nebraska City
Neb
Missouri River
Rulo
Kansas City
Dallas
Richardson County
Holt and Andrew Counties
Doniphan County
Kan
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Ground Hog Killing Demonstration Planned for April 7
Conservation officials announce a ground hog killing demonstration at the Emerson Campbell farm at 10 a.m. on Wednesday April 7. John Rees of the U S Fish and Wildlife Department and Illinois State Conservation men will conduct the event. Attendees should meet at the Harrisonville Inn parking lot at 9 45 a m. Farmers are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August C. Kipping
John Rees
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department
Illinois
Emerson Campbell
Harrisonville Inn
Route 156
Easter Seal Collections in Area Announced Totals Revealed
The Easter Seal drive in area counties through March 24 raised 20 866 25 in 32 southern counties with Monroe Randolph St Clair Belleville and E St Louis Washington contributing to the total. Proceeds aid crippled children and adults and support the 22 million dollar program funded by the annual letter campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Randolph
St. Clair
Belleville
E. St. Louis
Washington
Deanery Women To Meet In Chester At Spring Meeting
The West Deanery Council of Catholic Women holds its spring meeting on Tuesday April 6 at St Marys Church Chester with 9 am registration and 9 15 am business session The Rev Robert Dollar Immaculate Conception Columbia speaks on The Liturgy of the Mass A Q A follows Mass at 1130 am Vincent Birchler Chester Randolph County schools superintendent will speak after Benediction.
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West Deanery Council of Catholic Women
St. Mary’s Church
Chester
Robert Dollar
Immaculate Conception Church
Columbia
Vincent Birchler
Randolph County
Civil Defense Meeting At Waterloo Attracts 55 Attendees
Fifty five persons attended a public civil defense meeting Thursday night at the VFW Hall in Waterloo. Mayor Wendell Schmitt gave the welcome. Colonel Ritz of the Illinois Department of Civil Defense demonstrated radiological monitoring. William Eisele spoke on district civil defense. A fallout film was shown and Monroe County shelters were explained.
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VFW Hall
Waterloo
Wendell Schmitt
Ritz
Illinois Department of Civil Defense
William Eisele
Southwestern Illinois Mutual Aid
Monroe County
Lois Johnson to begin student teaching in Aurora
Lois Lattig Johnson of Columbia will start student teaching at West Aurora High School in Aurora next week. She is among 272 Illinois State University students commencing practice teaching in about 115 schools statewide, including Metcalf Elementary and University High School at Normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Lattig Johnson
R.R. 1
Columbia
West Aurora High School
Aurora
Illinois State University
Illinois
Metcalf
The
University High School
Normal
Chamber of Commerce backs regional development effort
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce approved a 500 dollar pledge to the Regional Development Corporation to study business developments in the greater St. Louis area. Monroe County gains a steering committee seat after a 1000 dollar assessment is raised, and Waterloo also contributed 500 dollars. The group voted to buy an intercom system for about 300 dollars and discussed a Strassenfest themed brochure and a Columbia map for visitors, with action tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Regional Development Corporation
Greater
St. Louis
Monroe County
Waterloo
Columbia
Funeral Services For Sidney Wigger Friday
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel for Sidney Wigger 67 who died Tuesday at Centreville Township Hospital. Interment is in Valhalla Cemetery. He was born April 8 1897 in Potosi Missouri. Surviving are his wife Ethel a daughter Mrs Floyd Dickerson a sister Mrs Nana Benson and a granddaughter Nellie Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt
Sidney Wigger
Centreville Township
Valhalla
Wiggins
Potosi
Missouri
William and
Rachel Wigger
Smith
Ethel Wigger
Abney
Floyd
Gladine) Dickerson
Nana Benson
Nellie Horn
Crusade Against Cancer Stamps Set For Friday Sale
A new 5c postage stamp titled Crusade Against Cancer will go on sale at the Columbia Post Office Friday April 2. Postmaster R Paul Cash announced a certificate for four stamps will be displayed in the lobby. The certificate is issued to Msgr Elmer Holtgrave chair of the Monroe County Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Post Office
R. Paul Cash
Msgr
Elmer Holtgrave
Monroe County Cancer Society
Death of Adolph Drachenberg A Columbia Native
Former Columbia resident Adolph Drachenberg died in Fresno California early in March. He conducted a shoe repair shop on Main Street for years and lived with the Jacob Stock family in Columbia for twenty five years.
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Columbia
Adolph Drachenberg
Fresno
California
Drachenberg
Main Street
Salger
Jacob Stock
Ross Benjamin Elected President of Jaycee Chapter
The Columbia Chapter of the Junior Chamber of Commerce elected officers for 1964 65 at the Municipal Building. Ross Benjamin was named president with Arthur Ritter internal vice president Dick Billings external vice president Jack Johnson secretary Arnold Rudolph Jr treasurer and Robert Klein Virgil Harres and William Battoe as directors. Don Sutter was named charter night banquet chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dean Gordon
Illinois State
Jaycee
U.S
Jaycees
Ross Benjamin
Arthur Ritter
Dick Billings
Jack Johnson
Arnold Rudolph Jr
Robert Klein
Virgil Harres
William Battoe
Don Sutter
Firemen Respond To Car Fire South Of Columbia Saturday
Columbia volunteer firefighters were called at 3 30 Saturday morning to extinguish a blaze in an overturned car about three miles south of Columbia on the Valmeyer road. Robert Green of Cahokia the driver was not seriously injured though the car was almost demolished after striking a bridge and he was taken to Centreville Township Hospital with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Valmeyer
Robert Green
Cahokia
Green
Centreville Township
Elmer Crocker Dies At His Home In Missouri
Elmer Crocker 67 husband of Elizabeth Crocker nee Miner died at his Columbia home on Saturday March 27 at 3 50 a m He was born August 6 1897 in Goodwater Missouri the son of the late William and Floria Crocker Funeral services were held March 29 at the Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Old Abbot Grave Yard Goodwater He is survived by his wife a stepson Raymond Miner brother Homer Crocker and four sisters Patsy Graham Margorie Finkelder Virgie Adams and Edna Hobert He was a retired quarry worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Crocker
Elizabeth Crocker
Miner
Columbia
Goodwater
Missouri
William and
Floria Crocker
Graves
Schmidt Funeral Home
Old Abbot
Crocker
Gebhardt Opens New Medical Office Friday in Columbia Building
Dr. F W Gebhardt will locate in his new office at the Columbia Medical Building on Legion Ave Friday April 2. The building was recently completed with offices on the first floor and apartments on the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Gebhardt
Columbia Medical
Legion Ave
Sky High musical set for Columbia High School April performances
Co-Hi Productions brings Sky High to the Columbia High School old gym on April 9 and 10 at 8 15 p m. The comic play follows New York City plans for a 140 story skyscraper halted by a librarian who refuses to sell his home. Robert Winters is the architect and Franklin Russell the librarian. Rita Diehl and Lori Heisler co star with director Uhl Sackman and James McHaney leading chorus. Tickets: adults 1.00, students 0.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sky High
Co-Hi Productions
Columbia High School
Mel Weiss
al Davis
al Polhamus
New York City
Lawrence Patterson
Robert Winters
Franklin Russell
Dave Riebeling
Rita Diehl
Merilee Sommers
Lori Heisler
Bea Collins
Uhl Sackman
James McHaney
Monroe County Electric Holds Annual Meeting in Waterloo
Monroe County Electric Cooperative convened its annual meeting at Waterloo Public School gym March 27. Directors Raymond Rusteberg Prestom J Mosbacher and Lawrence Kaiser were reelected. holdovers include Erwin Arras Peter Zoeller William Niebruegge Herman Rosenberg Gilbert Fischer and Victor Schrader. C M Douglas reported 1964 operating revenue up 26441.34 with 772,589 miles of line. Gertrude Wolf and Leo Esker received 25 years of service awards. Davy Bold hosted entertainment with Joe Schirmer Susan Roberts Marty Bronson and Dave Holloway. 13 employees currently serve the coop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County Electric Cooperative
Waterloo
Raymond Rusteberg
Valmeyer
Prestom J. Mosbacher
Prairie du Rocher
Lawrence J. Kaiser
New Athens
Erwin Arras
East Carondelet
Peter F. Zoeller
Columbia
William H. Niebruegge
Herman H. Rosenberg
Red Bud
Gilbert Fischer
Freeburg
Victor Schrader
Monroe County
C. M. Douglas
Gertrude Wolf
Leo Esker
Davy Bold
St. Louis
Joe Schirmer
Susan Roberts
Marty Bronson
Dave Holloway
Sparta
Toal Damage Suit Settled Out Of Court
Patricia Toal and Jack Toal settled their damage suit against Carl E. Schueler Jr in Mon roe County Circuit Court before jury selection Monday afternoon. The settlement amount was not disclosed. Patricia Toal, Waterloo daughter, lost much of her voice after a January 1963 automobile crash involving Schuler Jr. and underwent multiple operations.
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Patricia Toal
Jack Toal
Carl E. Schueler Jr
Monroe County
Miss Toal
Waterloo
Carl Schuler Jr
Toal
Sesquicentennial Meeting Sets Stage for 1966 Celebration
Monroe County leaders from various organizations met at the Court House with the Board of Commissioners and the Historical Society to organize the 1966 sesquicentennial. A temporary steering committee was formed to recruit subcommittees and plan activities. The first steering meeting is set for April 9 at Pastor Bassler's Waterloo home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Court House
Monroe County Board of Commissioners
Monroe County Historical Society
Raymond Rippelmeyer
Otto Bassler
Richard Ruff
Herbert Schuefer
Arthur Wink
Clarence Schaefer
Gloria Bundy
F. W. Weiner
Albert Asselmeier
Walter Wetzel
George C. Ziebold
al Hoffman
Helen Agnes Kuehner
Pastor Bassler
Waterloo
New Legal Fight On St Louis Earnings Tax Planned
The Southern Illinois Citizens League will meet at the VFW hall in Collinsville Illinois on Sunday April 4 at 2 p m. The public is invited. An attorney who studied SICL backed litigation believes a new case could declare the St Louis earnings tax unconstitutional based on legal points not yet presented to the Missouri Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Citizens League
VFW
Vandalia Ave
Collinsville
Ill
SICL
St. Louis
Missouri Supreme Court
Mrs. Mary Wehmeyer Dies In St. Louis
Funeral services for 84 year old Mrs. Mary Wehmeyer of St. Louis were held at John L Ziegenheim Funeral Home. She was sister of the late Mrs. Joe Volkert Sr and aunt of Elmer Christ Joe J and August Volkert of Columbia and Ralph Volkert of Waterloo with many relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wehmeyer
Marie von Aller
Chippewa
St. Louis
John L. Ziegenheim
Wehmeyer
Joe Volkert Sr
Elmer, Christ
Joe J
August Volkert
Columbia
Ralph Volkert
Waterloo
Columbia FHA Rally At Cahokia February 27 Led By New Officers
Twenty two Columbia High School girls and adviser Carolyn Houser attended the annual F H A Rally at Cahokia High School February 27. The event featured registration, a narcotics film The Decision, and an afternoon panel on The Importance of Individuality. New F H A officers from the Columbia chapter were elected and attended a leadership training session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Houser
Homemakers of America
Columbia Community Unit No. 4
F.H.A
Cahokia High School
Columbia F.H.A
Nancy Ramsey
Kathy Stumpf
Cheryl Riebeling
Barbara Garris
Billie Sue Bergman
Judy Purcell
Lucy Daab
Cheryl Mueller
Patricia Garris
Southern Illinois University
C.H.S
Linda Maus
Southern
Luhr Feed Co. executive attends Purina management school
Robert Myrick of Luhr Feed Co Inc Waterloo was among about 45 Purina dealer personnel from Illinois Kentucky and Missouri chosen for a two day Putina Management School on March 16 and 17 at Mt Vernon Illinois The sessions covered modern methods of feeding and managing hogs and poultry led by Purina specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Myrick
Luhr Feed Co, Inc
Waterloo
Ralston Putina
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Putina Management
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Purina
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SIU
Nashville
Mon-Clair Grain & Supply Co
PTA
Civil Defense
Lois Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Crusade Against Cancer
Calif
DR. Gebhardt
Monroe County Electric
Leroy Schmidt
Bill Schmidt
WCBW
Barnes Hospital
Robert Smith Funeral Home
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