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Newspaper

Columbia Star

Location

Columbia, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1967

Page

6

Local League Standings and Individual Scores Report

A dense scoreboard lists team names such as New Hanover Baltz's Tavern Budweiser and Buettner Const with player totals like Janson 657 Roessler 606 and Luhr 495. Standings show New Hanover 28 37, Baltz's Tavern 19. league-wide tallies include Gateway Food 948 and Merrimac 606.

Weisbacher Koberlein L. Sager J. Sager Woodcock Mueller Neighborhood Shell D. McMullan Oswald D. Janson Hick Schumacher Greatting’s Mkt Buss Blind C. E. Landgraf Fischer M. Janson Muskopf E. Buettner Einwich New Hanover Luhr O. Rey Sr Rehmer Mehrtens Rev. Biasch Budweiser Hettenhausen G. Roessler Zoeller R. Roessler L. Janson Buettner Const Shell Baltz’s Tavern Weilbachers Gas Falstaff Peggy Mueller League Schueler Bros Conrad Osick Asselmeier Eckert Weston Merrimac T. Goldschmidt A. Goldschmidt Rusteberg Aug. Goldschmidt O. Riechmann Pennocks Mobil K. Range J. Range Pennock G. Levin R. Levin Roessler B. Roessler O. Roessler Knapp Steel Fassel Schubert Jackson E. Gummersheimer W. Miller Gateway Food W. Nealon Bardeleben Bauman Blank Walt Giffhorn Ludwig Leonard Leg Klohr Osterhage Bivins Schulmeister Viking Kane Sch Oening Johnson J. Janson Kas D. Schaeffer R. Happy D. Happy H. Stumpf Imbs C. Davis Krueger A. Range Wolz Arnold Schiemer Ins Womack Parrott Stelmach Jordan Carling T. Lekosky Ratajcyzk Mahoney Rybacki E. Lekosky Plumbers Kuehner J. Landgraf Wilde C. Landgraf Indivi E. Sauget Indivi Hi Team Hi Gateway Foods Rapps Imbs Sta Inn Carling Cee Roessler Concrete Schiemer Ins

Remembering the old timer reflecting on school life

Ralph J. Dunaven writes from Charlottesville Virginia about changes in schooling since early grammar school days near Pleasant Hill Illinois. He recalls teachers as strict masters and warns that misconduct then led to swift expulsion and home discipline.

Ralph J. Dunaven Charlottesville Virginia Pleasant Hill Pike County Illinois

Basketball Queen Coronation Saturday at Columbia High

The annual Basketball Queen Coronation by the Student Council is Saturday Dec 9 in the new gym at Columbia High School. The crown passes between the Junior Varsity and Varsity games with four candidates Kathy Crimm Mary Kay Steppig Diane Chattilion and Diana Drake. A sock hop follows in the old gym.

Columbia High School Judy Beiermann Kathy Crimm Mary Kay Steppig Diane Chattilion Diana Drake Denise Schmidt Sophmore Colleen Lewis

Operation Support drives aid to Vietnam from Columbia High

Columbia High School students launch Operation Support to collect goods for Vietnamese soldiers. They plan ads on the 4th through 7th and canvass town segments on the 7th from 6 to 9 pm, accepting items like washcloths towels toothpaste razors paper and snacks.

Vietnam Columbia CHS

Gibault High Sees Diocesan Music Session and Football Plans

Father Joseph Schwaegel conducted a liturgical music session at Gibault High School last Wednesday with students singing new hymns under his direction. Senior girls entered the Betty Crocker Home Maker of Tomorrow Contest Tuesday morning. The Gibault soccer team aims to avenge a prior loss against Saint Henry's at Belleville. Friday December 8 is a special school day with possible schedule changes. Marissa hosts Gibault Friday evening December 8 in the Hawks second conference match.

Joseph Schwaegel Gibault Father Betty Crocker Belleville Saint Henry’s Marissa Hawks

Eagles Fall to Freeburg 52 34 in Narrow Loss

Freeburg's Tom Havel scored 26 points including two late free throws with two seconds left to lift the Midgets over the Eagles 52 to 34. Col umbia's Jim Schneider led with 19 points and Tom Vogt added 12 as Columbia drops to 1 2 on the season. Curt Gericke scored 19 for Columbia while Johnston led Freeburg with 11. Junior varsity wins improve to 2 1.

Eagles Freeburg Tom Havel Columbia Jim Schneider Havel Schneider Eagle Tom Vogt Thoma Valmeyer Curt Gericke Johnston FG FT Roediger Steppig Harres, M Radison Vogt Freeburg FG Lurber Thomas Moore McDonald F Columbia Columbia FG FT Reichert Smith Harres Diehl Breeding Gericke Freeburg FG FT Gerstenecker Koesterer Hofforth Johnston Bh Borger Monroe Kessler

Judicial Circuit appoints new judges and reelects chief

Circuit Judge Richard T. Carter was re elected Chief Judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit for the coming year at a Bel leville gathering. New assignments place Associate Judges Karns and Troy in Probate Tax and Family divisions. Presiding judges for districts and divisions are named across St. Clair Perry Monroe Randolph and Washington counties with ongoing court centralization and magistrate divisions in East St. Louis Belleville Cahokia.

Richard T. Carter Twentieth Judicial Circuit Carriage House Belleville John M. Karns Assoc Joseph A. Troy Quinten Spivey Joseph E. Fleming St. Clair County Harold O. Farmer Pinckneyville Wm. J. Fleming St. Clair Co James W. Gray Robert Bastien Perry County Carl Becker Chester Randolph Co Alvin H. Macys, Jr Waterloo Monroe Co Francis E. Maxwell Nashville Washington County Carter East St. Louis Robert E. Costello Cahokia

Social Security Benefit Answers and Eligibility Guidance

A reader with 15 years of prior Social Security work can start benefits at 62 with a reduced amount, even if not currently working. Extended care benefits can restart after 60 days out of a facility if hospitalized again for at least three days, and the 100 day extended care limit can apply anew. Filing guidance for widows and remarriage is given.

Social Security Congress Social Security Office Monroe County Clarion Columbia Illinois

Rural areas gain dial telephone service nationwide

More than two million consumers in rural areas and small communities now have modern dial telephone service thanks to loans from the U S Department of Agriculture to telephone borrowers. About 79 percent of the nation s farms are connected to telephone service and most of it is dial.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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