Columbia Beats East St. Louis 8-3 In Legion Baseball Clash
Columbia regained momentum by defeating East St. Louis 8 to 3 on the Legion diamond. Pitcher Kremmel went eight innings allowing three runs on six hits with ten strikeouts. Art Ritter drove in four runs with a double and a two run triple as Columbia built a 5 run second inning lead and held on amid three Columbia errors. East St. Louis plated all three runs across the fifth sixth and ninth innings as Tindall took the loss while Kremmel earned the win. Columbia next plays Falls Abroad next Sunday.
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Columbia
East St. Louis
Legion
Jim Kremmer
Bob Roessler
Tindall
Davies
Kremmel
Art Ritter
Gene Garris
RBI
Ralph Mathews
Share The Fun At Waterloo 4 H Contest Seventeen Acts Shine
Seventeen acts and four MCs performed in the Waterloo Grade School gym for the 4 H Share the Fun contest. More than 600 spectators enjoyed dances musical numbers and skits. The Ambitious Lassies were picked to represent Monroe County at the State Fair with Mary's Dilemma a live dollhouse act.
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Waterloo
al Hoffman
Monroe County
Mardi Gras History Adds Masks Floats and Parades
In the United States the first Mardi Gras days featured only formal dances and street celebrations. It was not until 1857 that masked balls, floats and elaborate torchlight parades were added to the festivities.
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United States
Satellites Defeat C. W. V. Marissa in Belleville Softball
The Columbia Satellites beat the Catholic War Vets 14 to 1 Thursday night in the Belleville City Softball League. Carl J. Landgraf had three hits and five RBIs on a 14 hit attack. Dean Schorr pitched a three hit effort with one walk and three strikeouts. The Satellites previously won 8 to 7 over the Marissa Saints after a first inning rally. Gene Garris doubled and Arnold Stechmesser homered in a 9 hit total. They schedule a doubleheader at Ruma Saturday and a twin bill at Herculanenum Tuesday.
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Columbia
Catholic War Vets
Belleville City
Carl J. Landgraf
Satellites
Dean Schorr
Marissa Saints
Gene Garris
Arnold Stechmesser
Satellites 9
Ruma
Herculaneum
Columbia Girls Softball Team Claims Perfect Petite Division
Columbia Team No. 5 finished 13 wins zero losses to capture the Petite Division Girls Softball championship. Members include Linda Campbell Deborah Hettenhausen Janna Hick Kathy Hoock Debra Kleinschmidt Nancy Lewis Patricia Myrick Renee Riebeling Betty Tolin and Ann Wallhaus.
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Columbia
Dupo
Millstadt
Linda Campbell
Deborah Hettenhausen
Janna Hick
Kathy Hoock
Debra Kleinschmidt
Nancy Lewis
Patricia Myrick
Renee Riebeling
Betty Tolin
Ann Wallhaus
Luhr Birth Announcement for Bethany Dawn
Mr. and Mrs. Alois Luhr of Country Club Lane Waterloo announce the birth of a daughter Bethany Dawn weighing 3 pounds 14 ounces at 3 40 p m August 2 at St Clem ent s Hospital Red Bud She has brothers Michael and Jay and sisters Sheryl and Vickie Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Louis Miller Valmeyer and Mr and Mrs William Luhr Columbia Great grandmothers are Mrs Ann Roth Valmeyer and Mrs Elizabeth Schmidt Waterloo
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Alois Luhr
Country Club Lane
Waterloo
Bethany Dawn
St. Clement's Hospital
Red Bud
Michael
Jay
Sheryl
Vickie
Luhr
Twyla Miller
Louis Miller
Valmeyer
William Luhr
Columbia
Ann Roth
Elizabeth Schmidt
Annual accident summary highlights deadly hours and causes
The Illinois Division of Highways notes Saturday as the riskiest day with the most fatal crashes between midnight and 1 am. Sunday ranks second, with 2 to 3 am and 4 to 5 pm the two most dangerous hours. Speed too fast is the top cause, followed by failure to yield right of way and driving left of center. 1830 fatal collisions involved multiple vehicles while 672 were single vehicle. Pedestrians died in 344 crashes.
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Illinois Division of Highways
Illinois to reopen bids for major road projects in August
The Illinois Division of Highways will hold a special letting in Springfield on Friday August 13 to receive new bids on multiple road program projects. Readvertised after July 23 bids exceeded estimates, the list includes Poplar Street Bridge approaches in St. Clair County and repairs on US 40 and Illinois Route 3 US 50 bypass segments, plus painting and cleaning on several bridges in Sangamon Cass Wabash and Calhoun and Jersey counties.
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Illinois Division of Highways
Springfield
Francis S. Lorenz
Poplar Street Bridge
St. Clair County
Jackson—Township
Wall St
Park St
Reservoir Road
Carbondale
Jefferson
Waltonville
Jefferrson
St. Clair
Piggott
Missouri Avenues
East St. Louis
Bend
Monroe
SBI
Cupe
Columbia
District 6
Sangamon River
Riverton
Sangamon County
Beardstown
Cass County
Buffalo and Angus Meat Benefit Goes to Memorial Hospital
Oliver C. Joseph and Dr E C Asbury promote a meat showdown between buffalo and black angus to back Memorial Hospital. A buffet dinner on Sunday August 15 runs 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Panorama Lanes Belleville with tickets 2.50 each and two under 12 admitted on one ticket.
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Oliver C. Joseph
E. C. Asbury
Belleville
Hi-12 Club
Memorial Hospital
Panorama Lanes
South Belt East
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Honeywell Data Center
U. of Colorado Medical Center
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First National Bank
Illinois
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Esselborn
Falls
Stechimesser
R. Mathews
Ritter
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Toenjes
Garris
Zeng
Rehg
Riestis
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Gregory
Onstott
Shee Esselborn
Mathison
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P BO
P Pepe Mueller
Stechmesser
New Hanover Boys and Girls
Kathleen A. Stumpf
New Hanover Club
Ardis Kohlmeier
Bill Schmitt
Jean Osterhage
Norman Witthaus
Capitol Theatre
Waterloo, Illinois
Johan Dany Bea
C. W. V. Marissa
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Paul Powell
Joe
Aleta Weddle
Raymond R. Rippelmeyer
Monroe County Fair Association
Waterloo Republican
Illinois 3
U. S. 50
Greenville
Wabash River
Mt. Carmel
Wabash County
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Ind
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Hardin
Calhoun
Jersey Counties
Clarion Printing Co
N. Rapp
Columbia, Ul
Turner Park
Larry
Pieper
Turner Homecoming
CUBS
Schiemer Insurance Agency, Inc
General Insurance - Real Estate
South Main Street
Columbia, Illinois
Schiemer Insurance
Scdepard G. Garren
Kenneth B. Winter
Mrs. Roydard Coughton
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Arthur R. Broderick
Heliograving
Clarion Proy. Co
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