Free Tuberculin Skin Testing in Monroe County Schools
A free tuberculin skin testing program will be conducted in Monroe County Schools on May 9 and 10, approved by the Monroe County Medical Society and run by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Monroe County TB Association, and the county nurse. Trained technicians will test grades 1 5 9 and all school personnel who have never had a severe reaction, with consent cards returned to schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Monroe County Medical Society
Ilinois Department of Public Health
Monroe County TB Association
Department of Public Health
Alfalfa Weevils Strike Southern Illinios Fields
Alfalfa weevils threaten Monroe County alfalfa with larvae feeding and eggs being laid on stems. Entomologists warn damage could extend north to Highway 50 with thresholds at 50 to 75 percent leaf feeding. Farmers may need to spray at bud or first bloom. pesticides include malathion diazinon methoxychlor parathion or azinphos methyl with precautions.
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Kentucky
Monroe County
Arlin
University of Illinois Extension
Highway 50
Ken
Obituaries for Gladys T. Jones and Oscar F. Miller
Gladys T. Jones of Dupo died after 12:00 Wednesday morning at 59. Services set for April 30 at St. Paul’s Church with burial in the church cemetery. survived by husband Steve Jones and family. Oscar F. Miller of Waterloo died Wednesday at St. Clement’s Hospital after a sudden illness. services April 29 at St. Paul United Church of Christ with burial at Kolmer Memorial Cemetery. survived by wife Lucille and children, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys T. Jones
R.R. J. Dupo
Jones
Kendrick
North Dakota
Dupo
Dashner Funeral Home
V.F.W
St. Paul
Oscar F. Miller
Waterloo
St. Clement's Hospital
Red Bud
Midwest Rubber Reclaiming Company
Burksville
Monsanto
Quernheim Funeral Home
St. Paul United Church of Christ In
Kolmer Memorial Cemetery
Lucille, Nee Hoffmann
Ross Miller
St. Louis
Gary Miller
George
Rene) Pfeifer
Raymond Miller
Leland Miller
Falls
Harold Miller
Inlaw
Funeral services for Hardy Garleb in Valmeyer
Hardy Garleb 82 of Valmeyer died Monday at St. Clement's Hospital Red Bud. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John's United Church of Christ Valmeyer with burial in Valmeyer Cemetery. Quernheim in Waterloo to assist. Mr. Garleb born near Waterloo and was a retired custodian.
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Hardy Garleb
Valmeyer
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
St. John’s United Church of Christ, Valmeyer
Quernheim
Waterloo
Mr. Garleb
Fourth District VFW Meeting At Waterloo This Sunday
The 14th District VFW and Auxiliaries meet at the VFW Home in Waterloo on May 1 hosted by Metzger-Crook Post 6504. Activities include poppy display judging at 10, Voice of Democracy winners honored, memorial service, auxiliary dinner, afternoon meetings, officer elections, joint installation, and dancing 5 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W
Waterloo
Metzger-Crook Post 6504
C. L
Pat” McGuffin
Post 6504
Voice of Democracy
Janet Kolmer
Eugene Kolmer
Charles E. Hellring
SS. Peter and Paul Church
Metzger-Crook Post
Thomas J. Russell
Department of Illinois
W.F.W
Gibault Catholic High School Groundbreaking at Waterloo
The 1964 ceremony marks a new phase in Catholic education as a new Gibault High School rises in Waterloo. Bishop Zurows te officiates with Father Edwin Hustedde, turning earth for the East Moore Street Columbia Avenue site named for Fr Pierre Gibault, a midwest missionary priest.
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Hellrung
Albert R. Zuroweste
Edwin Hustedde
SS. Peter and Paul
Father Hustedde
Zoroweste
Pierre Gibault
Mid-West
Cahokia
Kaskaskia
Vincennes
Father Gibault
SS. Peter and Paul High School
Waterloo
Gibault High School
East Moore St
Columbia Ave
Belleville
Gibault
Jerry Turner to Speak at Columbia High School Banquet
Belleville Hig School coach Jerry Turner will be guest speaker at Columbia High School Athletic Banquet in the school gym Saturday evening May 14. Dinner starts at 6:30 with tickets at 1.50 each, available from Columbia High School athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Turner
Belleville Hig School
Columbia High School
Columbia High Fifth Six Weeks Honor Roll List
The Columbia Unit High School fifth six weeks grading period ending April 15 lists 4.00 and higher averages. Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen are named with top honor roll and lower tiers, including multiple students across each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
H. S. 5Th
Kaskaskia Area Library System Named
A planned regional library system including St. Clair and Monroe counties was named the Kaskaskia System at an East St. Louis meeting on April 20. Officials approved the name and bylaws were started while board members will be elected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair
Monroe
Kaskaskia System
East St. Louis
Oliver Rey Wins Top Bluegill Awards in 1965
Oliver Rey of Columbia earned first place in Sports and Field Magazine and Stream and Field Magazine for a 2 pound 12 ounce bluegill caught in May 1965. The fish, mounted by Harold Metter, was recorded as Illinois’ largest bluegill to that date and was entered from a lake at Mrs. Bertha Schroeder’s home near Waterloo on May 29, 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Rey
Columbia
Sports and Field Magazine
Stream and Field Magazine
Mr. Rey
Illinois
Harold Metter
Bertha Schroeder
Waterloo
Deanne Schlemmer And Sharon Stumpf Named To Honor Roll
Scholarships and other awards totaling 3000 were presented to outstanding journalism students Friday April 15 as Southern Illinois University observed Journalism Week. The honors presentations included emblems and certificates in addition to cash awards for work in the fields of journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Tree Falls On Car Injures Mrs. Jahr After Storm
During a late night thunderstorm a tree fell on the roof of the car driven by Mrs. Alice Jahr of 872 Bottom Ave. She suffered wrist cuts and was taken to St Elizabeths Hospital in Belleville. Passengers Marcella Crowder Edna Mae Diehl Lucille Durrer and Pat Steppy were not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Jahr
Bottom Ave
Albert
Appie” Jahr
Emilio Bassy Addresses Columbia Lions on Track Coach Talk
Emilio Bassy CHS track coach told the Columbia Lions at a Tuesday meeting at Eberhard's Restaurant about eleven track events and the sport's growing popularity. He noted no CHS records yet but praised promising freshmen and sophomores and emphasized every team member participates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio Bassy
Columbia High School
Columbia Lions
Eberhard
Bassy
Columbia
CHS
Leo A. Weisbacher Jr
Lion
Royal Bondie
Salem
Ill
Bondie
Bill Conrad
Belleville Lions Club
Waterloo
Belleville Lions
KC Hall
Honor list smiles on yearbook crew rewards
Among those named to the honor list were Deanne Schlemmer who received a gift certificate for work on the yearbook the Obelisk and Sharon Stumpf who earned a medal for yearbook work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanne Schlemmer
Sharon Stumpf
Four Monroe County Scholarships to University of Illinois Awarded
Norman W Beck reports four Monroe County students won University of Illinois four year tuition exemptions based on ACT scores from November 13 1965. Winners include Nancy M Ramsey in Home Economics Mary M Rouse in Child of a Korean War Veteran Larry F Caswell in Agriculture and Janet M Krueger in Child of a World War I Veteran with no applicant for World War I prize. Scholarships usable only at Illinois and in addition to general state university awards to seven campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Ilinois
Monroe County
Norman W. Beck
Nancy M. Ramsey
Jacob Ramsey
R.R
Columbia
Columbia High School
Mary M. Rouse
John Rouse
Larry F. Caswell
Forrest Caswell
Fults
Waterloo High School
Janet M. Krueger
Walter Krueger
Waterloo
University of Illinois
Beverly Winters Struck by Car on Main Street
Beverly Winters, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Winters of Columbia, stepped from the curb into a car driven by Mrs Rose Herbeck of Charlotte Avenue near Eberhard's Restaurant Wednesday around 3 40 p m. The collision sent Winters to St Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville for examination with a bruised elbow and shock but not serious injuries.
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Beverly Winters
Robert Winters
R.R. 1
Columbia
Rose Herbeck
Charlotte Avenue
James L. Juengling
Herbeck
Main Street
Eberhard
Dale Henry Elected President of Kaskaskia Valley Assn
Dale J Henry of Carlyle Illinois was elected president of the Kaskaskia Valley Association succeeding the late Eldon Hazlet. Henry, a 1951 Illinois graduate, heads Carlyle Beckemeyer Chamber of Commerce and Congregation of Messiah Lutheran Church. The association oversees Carlyle and Shelbyville Reservoirs and river navigation with Carlyle 96 percent complete Shelbyville 17 percent and navigation moving rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Henry
Kaskaskia Valley
Dale J. Henry
Carlyle, Ill
Kaskaskia
Henry
University of Illinois
Carlyle - Beckemeyer Chamber of Commerce
Congregation of Messiah Lutheran Church, Carlyle
Carlyle Rotary Club
Mississippi Valley Association
Zone 2
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
United States Air Force
Carlyle
Shelbyville
Kaskaskia River
ICS Students Receive Scholarship To SPPS
The eighth grade high school placement results from SS Peter and Paul High School Waterloo list top ten scorers. Names include Linda Serafini Immaculate Conception Columbia and John Goessling SS Peter and Paul Waterloo plus others from ICS SPPS St Augustine Hecker and San dra Doerr. Seven scholarships awarded to SPPS with one four year renewable tuition and six one year awards.
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Hecker
St. Augustine
Renault
Cedar Bluff
Valmeyer
Parkview
Columbia Unit
Immaculate Conception
Immanuel Lutheran
SS. Peter & Paul
SS. Peter & Paul High School
Waterloo
SS. Peter and Paul High School
Linda Serafini
Columbia
ICS
John Goessling
SS. Peter and Paul
Marvin Cortner
St. Augustine's
Sandra Doerr
Mary Virginie Reynolds
SPPS
Susan Doerr
Gary Haberl
Jane Hankammer
Sandra Buss
Gerald Pape
West Deanery Catholic Women Meet in Waterloo Spring session
The West Deanery Council of Catholic Women held their Spring meeting at SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Waterloo on April 20. Very Rev. Msgr. Elmer Holtgrave addressed the morning session on Mass and the New Liturgy. Afternoon speaker B. J. Connors filled in for J. Philip Waring who could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Deanery Council of Catholic Women
SS. Peter and Paul
Waterloo
Elmer Holtgrave
B. J. Connors
J. Philip Waring
Cub Scouts Award Winners At Columbia Pack Meeting
The April Columbia Cub Scouts pack gathered at the Columbia Public School Unit Building on Friday April 22 where Den 6 received the attendance plaque. Cubmaster Aloys Riebeling announced summer plans and a June Cardinal game as well as a June 17 19 Scout Show at Waterloo fairgrounds. A total of 37 Achievement Awards were given to 26 Scouts including Bobcat Pins Wolf Bears Lions and Silver and Gold Arrow awards for multiple boys and several 1 year pins and Webelos inductions. The next meeting is set for May 20.
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Columbia Cub Scouts
Columbia Public School Unit
den Number 6
Den 6
Kenneth Mann
Robert Lepp
Aloys Riebeling
Fairgrounds
Waterloo
Kevin Newton
Ronald Newton
James Tilley
Paul Sehlemmer
Michael Wright
John Hert
Charles Lepp
Steve Hosler
Michael Sumoski
Michael Daab
David Hacker
Paul Schlemmer
Michael Buettner
Mark Eplin
Patrick Hamilton
Randy Sellinger
Michael Crook
Kenneth Rahmoeller
Bruce Tunze
Michael Schlemmer
Jeff Juengling
Charles Sumoski
Johnny Pogue
Webelos den
den Mather
John Pogue
Illinois Five Acre Soybean Yield Contest Announced
Monroe County farmers may enter the Illinois Five-Acre Soybean Yield Contest with a 2 entry fee due July 15 1966 and final reports due December 1 1966. state winner records include Cass County’s John Reiser with 82 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Illinois
Arlin
Illinois Crop Improvement Asociation
Cooperative Extension Service
W. O. Scott
Turner Hall
University of Illinois
Urbana
Illinois Crop Improvement Association
Cass County
John Reiser
Countty
East St. Louis Official Leads War on Poverty Effort
Mr. Connors, active since the War on Poverty program's start in East St. Louis last summer, serves as city beautification coordinator and recreation consultant while teaching part time at Southern Illinois University. He now assists J. Philip Waring, head of the local Economic Opportunity Commission. He spoke on the War on Poverty in St. Clair County and held a Q A session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connors
East St. Louis
Mr. Connors
Southern Ilinois University
J. Philip Waring
Economic Opportunity Commission of
St. Clair County
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Southern
Wer Eee
Gibault Catholic High School
Henry Althoff
Msgr
M. J. Gruenewald
Central Catholic High School
Mary Albert
Ad. P.P.S
Hi. S
Barbara Lebenbauer
Charles Lindhorst
Tom Jehling
Gary Roediger
Kurt Herbst
Judy Purcell
Helen Moehrs
Tom Roediger
Jim Schneider
Bruce Steppig
Charlotte Schmidt
Susan Volkert
Linda Koch
Cheryl Riebeling
Darlene Steiger
Kathy Stumpf
Gene Bergmann
Sandy Roediger
Steve Harres
Bonnie Haney
Danny Radison
Bernice Bess
Sandy Jahr
Tom Church
Delvira Gummersheimer
Nancy Ramsey
Vicki Range
Mary Rouse
Karen Wilde
Carole Schlemmer
Carol Hert
Lucy Daab
Jim Habermehl
Jim Kremmel
Brenda Meyer
David Burks
Joan Krebel
Rita Diehl
Linda Greatting
Dennis Diehl
Becky Habermehr
Cheryl Mueller
Norma Ramsey
Mike Redmond
Kathy Boyd
Gary Glaenzer
Steve Pflasterer
Mary Roessler
Pat Hannon
Lori Heisler
Harold Schmidt
Kathy Sager
Margaret Hermann
Dennis Limestall
Ron Kremmel
James Stumpf
Kathy Bequette
Earl Eschmann
Rosemary Polacek
Nancy Selader
Monica Womack
Carol Faust
Paul Frierdich
Gene Haberl
Dale Hoepfinger
Austin Campbell
Bob Strong
Shirley Bergmann
Gene Helfrich
Pat Schneider
Darlene Woodcock
Judy Frierdich
Mary Anderson
Louise Barker
Caroline Ruhmann
Judy Sechmiskie
Bill Smith
Judy Stumpf
Debbie Bettge
Bill Niemi
Area Library System
Lions
West Deanery
Cub
Bobcat
Brian Smith
Gary Mueller
Wolf
Wayne Christ
Randy Buettner
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