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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
4
Agricultural note from the Farm Adviser's Desk covers grass legume mixtures benefits for erosion control and nitrogen sharing, with suggested compositions for Southern Illinois pastures and hay fields. It also details 4 H Camp activities, rabies awareness, green manure crops for tilth, raspberry propagation, and home garden insect control with carbaryl spray guidance.
The extensive Oriental art collection, stored underground in southern Taiwan for 18 years after leaving Peking, has been relocated to display at the Cheungshan Museum near Taipei. The transfer marks a major cultural event with the world’s most valuable East Asian artworks now accessible to the public.
A 40 lap hobby car feature headlines a 10 event stock car program at Belleclair Fair Grounds Speedway in Belleville Friday night. Time trials start 7 30 p m with racing at 8 30 p m. More than 70 cars expected. drivers include Chris Borgezzi Mel Lark Jerry Baumgartner Harry Cheetham Gary Weber and Bud Pursley.
Chrysler Plymouth will show its 1968 Plymouths Chryslers and Imperials to dealers and sales staff in a St Louis preview on August 29. The event is the first of 21 nationwide previews linked to a Detroit telecast of a closed circuit business meeting. Puckett Motor Co of Columbia sends its sales and management personnel to the preview.
Registration for the fall term of the Lee Carol Dance Studio is set for Wednesday Aug 30 from 2 to 6 pm at 108 Kunz Columbia. The studio offers tap ballet toe modern jazz character and baton for all ages from beginner to advanced, with preschool classes for three year olds.
Gibault High School announces a fall 1967 baseball schedule with dates from August 29 to October 6 including away games at Mascoutah Lebanon O'Fallon Coulterville Valmeyer Steeleville and Marissa and home games versus Lebanon O'Fallon Marissa Freeburg Red Bud St Henry Valmeyer and Marissa. The schedule also notes the first Center for Advanced Studies at Southern Illinois University. In sports data Men's Monday Night Handicap League results list teams Buettner Const. Neighborhood Shell and others with individual scores, high series and team totals.
Information Service reports August brought cooler damp weather boosting bass fishing in Southern Illinois lakes. Notable catches include an 84 pound lunker at Devils Kitchen Lake and a 6 pound plastic worm bass at Anna. Crab Orchard saw ten pound catfish in a Bomber vs worm contest. In Metropolis area hunting for squirrels dominates the woods with a copperhead seen by a hunter near Thompson's Woods.
Bryan Parker pitched a no hitter for Ervin Witham's team in a 9-0 victory over Eugene Mat thew's squad. Parker struck out 16 and walked two in six innings.
Randolph notes Jim Hart becomes top quarterback for the Cardinals after Charlie Johnson heads to military service. Hart, 23, from Southern Illinois, impressed in preseason with 14 of 18 for 198 yards. The piece previews rookies Van Golder and Garlin and possible veteran addition while detailing camp coverage from KMOX in Lake Forest.
The KC Belle League Softball Tournament at Columbia Ameri can Legion Memorial Park saw Waterloo defeat Columbia 23 to 4 in consolation play. Red Bud edged Valmeyer 9 to 8 in a seventh inning thriller to claim the championship.
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