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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
10
Joseph McCarthy County Treasurer and Ex Officio Assessor of Monroe County Illinois certifies the 1966 list of personal property and real estate in the townships with assessed values opposite each name. Dated Waterloo August 11 1966.
Governor Otto Kerner urged Secretary Udall to favor a Lincoln Homestead National Recreation Area in eastern Illinois. Senator Paul Douglas introduced a bill to create Illinois first national park near Charleston Mattoon, including Lincoln Log Cabin State Park and the Lincoln Reservoir project.
A Clarion office in Columbia advertises hunting and trespassing signs for sale. The notice notes available signage suitable for farms and properties and invites interested buyers to contact the office for details.
Health article explains how different ailments require different specialists and urges use of chiropractors for backache. It notes dentists optometrists ophthalmologists surgeons and radiologists with focus on spine issues. Sponsored educational piece by Dr. A L McAuliffe chiropractor Columbia Illinois.
A reflection on the vanished Shawneetown near the Ohio, its early days as a busy river town, the salt works trade, and government surveying that platted the town. The piece recalls prewar mobility, a 1910s camping memory at Round Pond, and the town’s enduring legacy.
A quote laments tax policy equating levies to capital punishment, arguing fiscal pressures bear devastating personal and economic consequences for citizens facing high rates and punitive fees. The remark underscores broader concerns about tax fairness and government overreach.
SIU experts warn nitrate buildup in drought damaged corn and sorghum can threaten livestock. Portz notes warnings scare farmers, advises precautions, timing, and feed adjustments to reduce risk when salvaging silage and green forage.
A mix of household advice and consumer facts appears. It includes a hot weather salad recipe using frozen lemonade concentrate with cream cheese, guidance on listing essential phone numbers, a forecast that 600000 food waste disposers will be sold this year, and a note on noodle composition limits by law.
Camp Ondessonk near Ozark Illinois reports more than 2000 boys attended in the past year with additional weeks for girls. Viking cabins rise among new facilities while Te kakwitha unit members police the grounds and lay native stone walks. Girls camp season began July 17 and runs through August with Father Robert Vonnahem as camp administrator for the Diocese of Belleville.
Monroe County is designated a drought disaster area and the Secretary of Agriculture authorizes grazing and harvesting forage on diverted program lands for a limited time subject to ASCS county committee approval. Unauthorized grazing or harvesting violates program rules and penalties apply.
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