Columbia Defeats East St. Louis 6-0 To Move In Mon Clair Standings
Bob Roessler pitched a three hitter with 12 strikeouts to lift Columbia over East St. Louis 6-0. Columbia’s offense built runs in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings and totaled 11 hits with no errors. East St. Louis had three hits and one error. Next week Columbia travels to St. Genevieve and hosts Tilden in Columbia.
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Columbia
East St. Louis
Bob Roessler
Bob
Toenjes
Roessler
Neeley
Hanson
Kennedy
Hettenhausen
Nelson Mathews
Roger Rehg
A. Stechmesser
J. Toenjes
Hebel
R. Mathews
St. Genevieve
Tilden
Golf Results Tuesday Nite League and Standings
Golf results show Tuesday Nite League leaders and team standings with scores for Jahr Schmitt Kruse and Woodward plus net scores. Evening honors list low gross Larson Vic Sondag and net scores while Wednesday Nite League features Giffhorn Leonard Lutz Lepp and Touchette with team standings. Thursday Nite League Rain adds an unfinished item to the sequence.
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Schmitt
E. Janson
E. Downslow
Woodward
Austin
Kruse
Jahr
Gallen
Giffhorn
Lutz
Leonard
Bode
Touchette
Lepp
Larson Low Gross
Vic Sondag
Push-buttons replace cranks except human effort
A concise remark notes how push-buttons now replace many traditional cranks yet still depend on human labor for operation. The quote highlights a shift toward automation while preserving human input as the final driver.
Fishermen Report Mixed Bass Bites Across Southern Illinois Lakes
In hot humid midsummer conditions anglers on Crab Orchard Lake and nearby waters chase bass using plastic worms and Bomber lures. Highlights include Reid and Peithmann's 34 to 15 Bass contest with Peithmann's 5 pound fish the largest, a 6 pound bass by Leroy Higgins at Devils Kitchen Lake, and Ed Cook's 14 1/2 pound catch at Little Grassy Lake. Crappie bite on minnows, bluegill slowed, while Lake of Egypt yields several bass and redear sunfish, with limited activity elsewhere due to muddy farm ponds and high Ohio River.
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Illinois
Peithmann
Reid
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Devils Kitchen Lake
Leroy Higgins
Herrin
Granite City
Ed Cook
Little Grassy Lake
Lake of Egypt
Harry Douglass
Norris City
Lake Murphysboro
Jack Reardon
Murphysboro
Austin
Cook County Tops SIU Enrollment Lead Across Districts
Cook County dominates SIU enrollment, leading all other counties in student numbers for the university system. The record shows strong regional participation with Cook County residents enrolling at the largest rate among counties served by Southern Illinois University.
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Cook County
Southern Illinois University
CHS Cross Country Practice Begins August 15
Columbia High School invites all interested boys to begin cross country workouts August 15 at 6 30 pm. A physical exam must be on file in the school office before workouts start. Practice will be held in the rear of the high school with coach Emilio Bassy available for extra information.
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Columbia High School
Emilio Bassy
Randolph's Rambling: Saints vs Cardinals Preview
Jay Randolph outlines the pre season clash between the St. Louis Football Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints on August 12, notes likely Hornung absence due to neck injury, and highlights Cardinals rookies Roy Shivers Jamie Rivers Sid Edwards while assessing defensive concerns for expansion teams and the Saints.
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Randolph
Jay Randolph
The
St. Louis Football Cardinals
Big Red
Kmox Radio
New Orleans Saints
Horning
Paul Hornung
Hornung
Notre Dame
Green Bay Packers
Saints
NFL
Jim Taylor
Green Bay
Tom Fears
Football
Cardinals
Roy Shivers
Jamie Rivers
Sid Edwards
Shivers
Rivers
Bowling Green
Ohio
Charley Winner
Larry Stallings
Bill Koman
Dale Mienert
Dave Meggyesy
Edwards
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever at Municipal Opera
The Broadway musical debuts in St. Louis at Municipal Opera Forest Park from August 7 to 13 at 8 15 p m. Linda Lavin stars as Daisy Gamble with Stephen Douglass as Dr Mark Bruckner supported by David Daniels Bruce Kirby and Jack Murdock in a lavish production featuring turntable staging and a score by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner. Tickets from the Municipal Opera box office list prices 3 50 to 1 00 with box seats at 4 50 and require stamped envelopes for return of tickets.
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St. Louis
Municipal Opera
America
England
Municipal Theater
Forest Park
Alan Jay Lerner
Gigi
Burton Lane
Finian
Rainbow
Linda Lavin
Daisy Gamble
Melinda
Stephen Douglass
Mark Bruckner
Daisy
David Daniels
Edward Moncrief
Bruce Kirby
Warren Smith
Jack Murdock
Conrad Fuller
Mark
S. S. Bernard Cohn
New York
Howard Taubman
The
New York Times
Walter Kerr
New York Herald-Tribune
St .Louis
Sid Edwards Stars For Cardinals In Intensive Camp In Korea
Sid Edwards has stood out in Pacific play and Cincinnati, shaping into a versatile pro back. At Lake Forest training site the Cardinals push a two a day schedule, aiming to improve offense and consistency under new coaching, with big questions about quarterbacking, linebackers, and punting.
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Sid Edwards
South Korea
Edwards
Pacific
Cincinnati
Lake Forest
Big Red
Cardinals
NFL
Charley Johnson
Valmeyer Clinches K C Championship in Softball Victory
Valmeyer defeated Columbia 12 to 2 on the Valmeyer diamond to clinch the K C girls softball league title. Candy Coats pitched four hits, four strikeouts, and led with a triple and three singles. Margie Unterseh, Trudi Vogt, and Kay Ripplemeyer contributed multiple extra base hits as Valmeyer scored in all innings except the third.
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Valmeyer
Columbia
Candy Coats
Candy
Lynn Naumann
Walmeyer
Margie Unterseh
Trudi Vogt
Kay Ripplemeyer
Jane Reinhold
Arlene Niehaus
Gina Radison
Joan Schoenhoff
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Fred G. Rapp & Son, Inc
General Insurance Agency
South Central
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James
Legion Park
Millstadt, Ill
Fisherman’s Guide
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Glendale
National
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Norman W. Beck
Monroe County
Superintendent OF Schools
Court House
Waterloo
Edgar O. Zimmer
Main Street
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S. Main Street
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Columbia, Illinois
H. A. Matthews
Optometrist
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Klein
K. C
Red Bud
Columbia Waterloo
Witul
Mattingly
Glenn Myers
Capitol Theatre
Waterloo, Illinois
Elvis Presley
Pels
Torr Curtai
Paul Newma
Julie Andrews
GrorTs
Staub
Astros
Walter Jetton
Scott Air Force Band
Bob Kuban
Little Walter and
the Guise
Columbia Star
Columbia Building and Loan Association
Clarion Printing Co., Inc
Bank
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