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Newspaper

Columbia Star

Location

Columbia, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1967

Page

6

Wednesday Night Ladies League standings and sponsors

The Wednesday Night Ladies League results show Buettner Coast leading with a 55 percent win rate. Team scores listed include S & S Service Center Vogt's IGA Foodliner Monroe Bldg. Supply Columbia Lanes Luhr Bros. Diehl's Flower Shop and Kruse Chevrolet, with individual contributions for Monroe Bldg. Supply players Frank Mathews Mattingly Koch Roessler.

Don Patrick Thurman Diehl Fesser Kruse Chev Riechmann Langhans Rusteberg Hemmer Asselmeier Columbia Lanes Kruse Chevrolet Buettner S & S Service Center Vogt’s IGA Foodliner Monroe Bldg. Supply Luhr Bros., Inc Diehl’s Flower Shop Monroe Frank Mathews Mattingly Koch Roessler Buettner Const Dun

Buettner Coast Neighborhood Scores After Meet

In a local standings summary Buettner Coast and neighboring teams posted marks led by D. McMullan of Neighborhood Shell with a high single of 587. Team highs show Neighborhood Shell posting 928 on a single game and 2613 for the set. Other squads include Greatting’s Market New Hanover Baltz’s Tavern Falstaff Budweiser and Weisbacher’s with multiple players contributing solid scores.

Buettner Coast Neighborhood Shell Greatting’s Market New Hanover Baltz’s Tavern Falstaff Budweiser Weisbacher’s Philgas Buettner Const Bachelier H. Buettner Arras E. Buettner H. Einwich D. McMullan J. Janson D. Janson Hick Schumacher Greatting's Market Stahlheber Greatting C. Landgraf M. Janson Luhr Rehmer Mehrtens Rev. Biasch Friz Cha J. Juengling Sr L. Janson Weisbacher Mueller Koberlein Lager R. Rey Woodcock Ind Sigle — McMullan High McMullan Team High Shell

Holtgrave Award Presented to James G Vogt in 1967

At the Holy Name Society meeting of Immaculate Conception Church on April 18, James G Vogt received the Msgr Holtgrave Award for Outstanding Player in 1967 and the Crusader Free Throw Award for 1967. Jim, an eighth grade student at Immaculate Conception Grade School in Columbia, is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph F Vogt of 619 West Legion Avenue. Crusader team managers are Paul Reyling and Jerry Landgraf. The parish society awards the honors annually.

Msgr Elmer Holtgrave James G. Vogt Holtgrave Crusade Holy Name Society of Immaculate Conception Crusader Jim Immaculate Conception Columbia Joseph F. Vogt West Legion Avenue Paul Reyling Jerry Landgraf Holy Name Society

Traffic Safety Conference Meets Today April 20

The Midwest Region Military Civilian Traffic Safety Conference convenes at 9:00 a.m. Thursday April 20 at the Pfister Hotel Milwaukee Wisconsin. Attendees include military commanders federal officials and business and civic leaders as regional cooperation in traffic safety is pursued.

Pfister Milwaukee Wisconsin Paul Powell U.S

Waterloo Wins Triangular Track Meet at Waterloo

Waterloo defeats Columbia and Freeburg in a triangular meet, securing 13 of 15 events for 100 points to 45 for Columbia and 14 for Freeburg. Event results include Siedel and Stiening in sprints, Diehl and Womack in distance, and Hudson in field events with distances and times noted.

Waterloo Columbia Freeburg Bulldogs Siedel Polk Helfrich Allen Stiening Cheney Harres Serber Diehl Womack Fisher Simmons rm—Harres Rafferty Martin Barrenpohl Kilburn Elden Caywood Wilde Burks Herbst Dehn Schanz Esker Sanders Miles Hudson Bergman Parrin Pearson Schneider Adams

Airman Dennis R. Scott Graduates as Aircraft Mechanic

Airman Third Class Dennis R. Scott son of Mr and Mrs M J Scott of Dupo Illinois has completed training at Sheppard AFB Texas as an Air Force aircraft mechanic. He is a 1966 graduate of Dupo Community High School and will report to Elmendorf AFB Alaska for duty with the Alaskan Air Command.

Dennis R. Scott M. J. Scott McBride Ave Dupo Ill Sheppard Afb Tex U. S. Air Force Scott Dupo Community High School Elemendorf Afb Alaska Alaskan Air Command

High Jump and Broad Jump Event Notes

Event results list competitors Smith Gooch Senf Seidel Polk Harris and Borrenpahl with heights 5-6 and distances 17-2. W indicating weight class or winner marks accompany each placement.

Senf Seidel Smith Borrenpahl Polk Harris

Eagles Sweep Trico in Doubleheader to Run Record to 24 Wins

Waterloo Eagles beat Trico 15-2 and 1-0 to move to 24-3. Tom Jehling, Jim Kremmel, and Denny Diehl led with multiple hits as Kremmel earned his fifth win. In the 5-0 win over Waterloo, Columbia plated five runs, with Jehling and Kremmel each hitting triples. Jim Kremmel struck out 12, limiting Waterloo to three hits.

Eagles Trico Columbia Eagle Tom Jehling Denny Diehl Bob Niemietz Jim Kremmel Jim Gould Gary Roediger Rosendahl Kremmel Dan Radison Paul Frierdich Waterloo Jim Stiening Bulldogs Kaskaskia Cahokia

Students Invited To Visit State Highway Dept

Junior and senior students from Columbia Community High School are invited to tour the Illinois Division of Highway Building in East St. Louis on Friday April 28 from 3 30 to 5 00 p m. Eight Bureau Chiefs will discuss their departments work for District 8 while Raymond Maxwell will cover career opportunities for male graduates in highway technical work. Organized by the East St. Louis Chapter of the Illinois Association of Highway Engineers wives, the event aims to spark interest in engineering with Mrs Harold Ruffner in charge of arrangements.

Columbia Community High School Illinois Division of Highway St. Clair Ave East St. Louis Illinois Division of Highways Raymond Maxwell Highway Department Illinois Association of Highway Engineers Harold Ruffner

Teens fined for illegal possession of liquor in court

Six teenagers pleaded guilty in circuit court to illegal possession of liquor on April 2. State Trooper Verlyn Smith filed two complaints including trespassing on the William Huebner property near Burksville. Trespass dismissed. each teen fined 25 dollars plus 8 dollars in court costs.

Verlyn Smith William Huebner Burksville

Belleclair Speedway Opens Friday Night

Belleclair Fairgrounds Speedway in Belleville launches its 1967 stock car season Friday night April 28 under track manager Raymond T. Erlinger. Races run each Friday summer with trials at 7 30 and first heat at 8 30. Several last year drivers return at the one fifth mile track at Routes 13 and 159 junction. Special events include women drivers Night Kid events with free children admission and 50 lap championships for A modified and hobby cars.

Belleclair Fairgrounds Speedway Belleville Raymond T. Erlinger

I Remember by the Old Timer I Remember by the Old Timer

Delvie S. Adamson of Bowdon Georgia writes about early community radios and moving pictures seen as a child. He recalls neighbors trading rides for 10 cents to hear radios watch Gramophone records and a Matt and Jeff film at a county fair. He notes modern conveniences now surround his area.

Delvie S. Adamson Bowdon Georgia Josh Matt Jeff Frankfort Kentucky

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