Belleville Likely Home for Kaskaskia Library System
Edgar W. Chamberlin, newly named director, says a Belleville site is likely for headquarters as the Kaskaskia Library System chooses a base. The system covers St. Clair Monroe Clinton and Washington counties with 13 member libraries and a planned executive meeting in Belleville.
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Kaskaskia
Edgar W. Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Belleville
Michawaka
South Bend
Ind
Indiana State Library
Indianapolis
University of Indiana
University of Illinois
S. 16Th St
St. Clair
Monroe
Clinton
Washington Counties
East St. Louis
Cancer Society Officers Elected for Monroe Unit Meeting
The Monroe County Unit of the American Cancer Society held its August meeting at the Bee-Hive Restaurant with seven members and Area Executive Director Kevin Parson present. Officers were kept by unanimous ballot with Dr. Joseph Werth as Vice-Chairman and Twyla Luhr as Secretary, Ruth Stumpf as Treasurer, and Marge Mosbacher as Education Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
American Cancer Society
Bee-Hive
Kevin Parson
Ruth Stumpf
Dorine Ruff
Beverly Hirstein
Georgianne Conrad
Dr. Werth
Chicago
Edith Trost
Edith
Georgianne
Doris Rippelmeyer
Winners Named At Fair 4-H Style Show
Kathy Stumpf an eight year member of the New Hanover Lucky 4-H Club was named grand champion in the 4-H Dress Revue held at the County Fair on August 7. She competed against class winners Carol Roberts Judy Schewe Susan Nobbe Marlan Rippelmeyer Barbara Mehrtens Linda Hoffman and Joanne Gregson. Over a hundred girls who received blue ribbons at the county 4-H Show in July competed in this event. Judges were Mrs Edd Rucker and Mrs Donald Ruff.
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Kathy Stumpf
New Hanover
County Fair
Carol Roberts
Judy Schewe
Susan Nobbe
Marlan Rippelmeyer
Barbara Mehrtens
Linda Hoffman
Joanne Gregson
Edd Rucker
Donald Ruff
Monroe County 4-H Girls Return From State Fair
Ten Monroe County 4-H girls arrived Monday after a three day State Fair event. Models in the State Dress Revue included Bettylou Stemple r Brenda Mehrtens Judy Hesse Alice Kaiser Kay Rippelmeyer and Jan Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Bettylou Stemler
Brenda Mehrtens
Judy Hesse
Alice Kaiser
Kay Rippelmeyer
Jan Smith
Dupo Man Survives After Tavern Fight Wounds
Charles Egner, 52, of 100 N Main St Dupo was found with severe throat and chest wounds after a tavern fight near Cupe. He wandered onto a property and was taken to Centreville Township Hospital then transferred to Missouri Pacific Hospital in St Louis. State Trooper Carl Christie said initial statements claimed a personal dispute before admitting involvement in a Dupe Tavern fight.
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Charles Egner
Main St
Dupo
Egner
Imbs Station
Triple Lakes Roads
Cupe
Charles Effert
East Carondelet
Carl Christie
Centreville Township
Missouri Pacific Hospital
St. Louis
Arthur Herrmann Discharged From Hospital
Arthur Herrmann of 303 W Washington Street Columbia was discharged from St Elizabeths Hospital Bellville after more than three months of care for injuries and fractures from an automobile accident near Farm er s Inn on April 25. He uses a wheelchair and walker during recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Herrmann
Washington Street
Columbia
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Mr. Herrmann
Farmer’s Inn
Demonstrations Highlight Peach Carousel Pie and Floral Arrangements
Saturday Barbara Braun presented her Peach Carousel Pie demonstration while Susan Schmitt showed floral arrangement skills. Kathy Guebert and Rita Kaiser attended demonstration classes. Chaperons Mrs. Robert Rippelmeyer and Mrs. Russel Braun accompanied the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Braun
Susan Schmitt
Kathy Guebert
Rita Kaiser
Robert Rippelmeyer
Russel Braun
Two Columbia youths to receive DeMolay Chevalier degree
The E A Weinert Chapter of DeMolay will confer the Chevalier degree at 8 p.m. in the Columbia Masonic Temple on Saturday August 19. Nominees are David M. Burks and Eugene H. Haberl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.A
Raymond J. Tunze
West
Andrew P. Burgess Jr
John L. Hert
Russell E. Smit
Arthur E. Baltz Jr
Kenneth G. Haller
Albert C. Meter
Wm. Vogt
William Groennert
St. Paul
Russell E. Smith
Dad
James E. Raines
Robert Bottiaux
Herbert O. Schaefer
Andrew P. Burgess
Curtis Weichert
Millard Mundinger
Supreme Council
Legion of Honor
Local Boys Attend Sherwood Youth Camp Near Galesburg
Police officials visit with two 13 year old campers at Sherwood Youth Camp near Galesburg Illinois on the Spoon River. The camp is a public service of the Illinois Police Association funded by IPA Journal ads and supporters. It offers hiking woodcraft fishing and cooking while fostering honesty cooperation patriotism and respect for authority. Selection is via police officer referrals from across the state and the camp is non sectarian and free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Juengling
Joseph Smith
East
Columbia Youth Hurt In Car Train Collision
Stephen R. Gold a 17 year old from Columbia was injured early Saturday when his car collided with the lead engine of a freight train at the Davis Street Ferry road crossing on the Missouri Pacific tracks in Sugar Loaf Township. He was listed in satisfactory condition at St Marys Hospital East St Louis. State Police reported the 1 02 a m crash involved a Cotton Belt Railroad northbound train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen R. Gold
R.R. 1
Columbia
Sugar Loaf Township
Gold
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Davis Street Ferry Road
Missouri-Pacific
Miss Donna Keim Receives Degree at Illinois State Normal
Miss Donna Keim daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Keim of 233 N Briegel St Columbia graduated from Illinois State Normal University Normal Illinois last Friday with a Bachelor of Science in special education for mentally retarded children. Her parents Mrs Ernst Huch and Miss Eileen Riechmann and Harold Wagner from Alton attended the exercises. Miss Keim will teach mentally retarded children at Mascoutah Illinois Public School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Keim
Leroy Keim
N. Briegel St
Columbia
Ill
State Normal University
Normal
Ernst Huch
Eileen Riechmann
Harold Wagner
Alton
Keim
Mascoutah
Illinois
Two Registrants Inducted August 2 1967
Two registrants were inducted into the United States Army on August 2 1967. They are Robert H. Hahn of Waterloo and Norbert L. Mudd of Waterloo. Both are presently stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Robert H. Hahn
Waterloo
Norbert L. Mudd
Fort Leonard Wood
Glenn E Myers Named To Dean's List
Glenn E Myers of Columbia son of Mrs Edna Myers has been named to the Elmhurst college dean's list for the second semester of the past academic year. Myers is majoring in sociology and carries 15 semester hours with a 3.2 grade point average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn E. Myers
Columbia
Edna Myers
Elmhurst College
Myers
Tractor Pull Set for Monroe County Fair Monday
The Monroe County Fairgrounds Waterloo hosts the Mississippi Valley Championship Tractor Pulling Contest on Monday night August 21. The Waterloo Jaycees sponsor the event which starts at 7 p.m. with four classes 5500 7500 9500 and 12500 pounds. Weigh in is 2 to 530 p.m. at Mon Clair Grain Co. Entry fee 7.50 with all money paid as prize.
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Monroe County Fairgrounds
Waterloo
Waterloo Jaycees
Mon- Clair Grain Co
Lena Schrader Dies at 88 in New Hanover
Lena Schrader 88 of New Hanover died at 1 15 am Tuesday at Centreville Township Hospital after a five week stay. Funeral services are at 2 pm Friday at Zoar United Church of Christ New Hanover with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation at Schmidt Funeral Home Columbia. Born March 8 1879 in Stookey Township. Survived by two sons Erwin and Oswald Schrader a daughter Evelyn Schrader and daughter in law Frieda Schrader all of New Hanover.
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Lena Schrader
New Hanover
Centreville Township
Zoar United Church of Christ
Church
Schmidt
Columbia
Schrader
Stookey Township
Erwin
Oswald Schrader
Evelyn Schrader
Frieda Schrader
Norman T. Walker Dies in E. St. Louis At 79
Norman T. Walker 79 of Dupo died Saturday morning in Lively Nursing Home E St. Louis. Cashner Funeral Home Dupo had charge. Funeral services were held Monday with burial at Palmer Hill. He lived in Dupo about 20 years. Survived by daughter Mrs Fred Sutter and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman T. Walker
East Carondelet
Lively
E. St. Louis
Cashner Funeral Home
Dupo
Palmer Hill Cemetery
Walker
Fred Sutter
Monroe County 4-H Federation Holds August Meeting
The Monroe County 4-H Federation met at the fair grounds Swine Palace on Monday August 7 with President Ross Korves presiding. Members reviewed reports announced August 28 activities at Konarcik Park and a Sept 1 Cardinals Astros game with ticket allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
4-H Federation
Monroe County Fair Grounds
Swine Palace
Ross Korves
United States
Konarcik Park
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
Farm Bureau Hall
Rose Anne Mehrtens
James P Weinel Receives Engineering Degree at Missouri Rolla
James P Weinel of Columbia was among 169 graduates at the University of Missouri at Rolla summer commencement. He earned a BS in electrical engineering and began duties with Western Electric Co. in Winston-Salem NC on August 14. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Weinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Weinel
Columbia
University of Missouri At
Rolla
Weinel
Western Electric Co
Winston-Salem
N.C
Arthur Weinel
Schueler Family Returns From Florida Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schueler and Wendy of Columbia returned after a 10 day stay in Miami Florida. They attended a reunion with some of Mr. Schueler's army buddies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Schueler
Wendy
Columbia
Miami
Fla
Mr. Schueler
SIU Health Service Treats 38500 Patients 1967
Health Service at Southern Illinois University Carbondale treated 38 510 patients from July 1 1966 to June 30 1967, a drop from 1965 66. Dr Walter Clarke notes lower injury rates due to fewer motorcycles and reports over 4000 students treated in April May and October.
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Health Service
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Walter Clarke
Clark
Clarke
SIU
Monroe Council for the Handicapped to Meet
The Monroe Council for the Handicapped will meet at 8 p.m. tonight at Waterloo Public School. A report from the recent day camp will be presented.
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Monroe Council For
Monroe Council For the
Waterloo Public School
City Council Proceeding Minutes August 1967
The regular meeting opened at 7 30 P M with Mayor Wilbert H Kremmel presiding. Aldermen Landgraf Bergman Richert Van Luik Eckert Vogt present. Lepp Gallagher absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert H. Kremmel
Landgraf
Bergman
Richert
van Luik
Eckert
Vogt
Lepp
Gallagher
Jos. J. Volkert, Jr
Leo F. Koberlein
Russell & Axon
Donald Stumpf
East St. Louis Interurban Water Company
Amonia
M.F.T
Ferkel St
Weilbacher
Park View Manor
Hearing Held For New Jefferson Barracks Bridge
A Jefferson Barracks Bridge Association meeting in Columbia on August 7 approved a resolution urging early completion of Interstate 1255 and construction of a companion bridge upriver parallel to the existing structure. The plan envisions westbound traffic with the current bridge handling eastbound. the project would join Federal-Aid routes 55 and 244 in Missouri and Illinois routes 157 and 158 in Illinois. A public hearing with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis on August 15 drew about 50 representatives from state and federal agencies to discuss the proposal and funding timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Barracks Bridge Association
Columbia
Jefferson Barracks Bridge
St. Louis
F.A
Illinois
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Illinois State Highway Department
Missouri State Highway Commission
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Federal Waterways
C. A. Hacker
Albert C. Metter
Herman Eilmann
J-B Executive Board
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri State Highway Department
Norman Beck Speaks On Indian Relics At Rotary Meeting
Norman W Beck County Superintendent of Schools and former District Governor of District 651 Rotary International spoke on Indian relics at the Columbia Rotary Club meeting. He owns a collection of several thousand relics from local and distant origins and guided guests through the display at his home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Beck
Rotary
Norman W. Beck
Rotary International
Columbia Rotary Club
Beck
Mr. Beck
Erlene Bretzlaff to Teach At Macomb Illinois
Mrs. Erlene Bretzlaff, former graduate assistant at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will be a home economics teacher at Western Illinois University's campus school in Macomb. A Columbia native, she holds BS and MS degrees from SIU. Her husband Grant Bretzlaff is an area agronomist for the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlene Bretzlaff
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Western Illinois University
Macomb
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New Athens
O’fallon
Caseyville
Lebanon
Carlyle
Breese
Nashville
Mascoulah
Red Bud
Kenneth Kelly
Ronnie Louis
David Burks
Eugene Haberl
Sherwood
Glenn Myers
Dean
A. el
SIU Health Service
Bolm-Schnhkraft
Bolm-Schuhkraft
City of Columbia
Ilinois
Columbia Star
Macomb, Ill
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