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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
6
Kathmandu in Nepal sits high in the Himalayas with the valley at 4500 feet. The city is ringed by snow capped peaks exceeding 20000 feet in elevation, offering dramatic alpine scenery from the valley.
Judy Beiermann a C H S senior was crowned Basketball Queen at the coronation on December 2. Jim Kremmel escorted her as part of a court including senior candidate Carol Herz and junior candidates Becky Habermehl and Susan Curry. The ceremony followed by a varsity game and a sock hop.
Highland defeated Columbia 139 to 100 after a 36 point first quarter and 70 in the second half. Long of Highland led with 52 points as Columbia trailed 69-36 at halftime. Columbia beat Union Methodist 81-38 in a non league game.
Columbia Eagles secure their first win 71 to 48 over Freeburg Midgets on December 2. Four starting Eagles hit double figures led by Dan Radison 16 and Jim Kremmel 15. Havel led Freeburg with 12. JV also tops Freeburg 50 38 with Schneider scoring 19.
Lyle Hoffmann and Lewellyn Marquardt of Walmeyer win at Waterloo Indoor Pistol Matches with Hoffmann shooting 537 to top the expert class and Marquardt gaining the unclassified handicap award. Aero Chart club leads with 13 awards. Caseyville and Monroe County also garner multiple honors. Match four starts soon with sessions December 7 8 10 13 and 15. Thirty plus shooters use the handicap system to earn awards.
Marine Private Marvin Grueninger completes eight weeks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego and starts three weeks of combat training before home leave and his first Marine Corps assignment. Seaman Recruit Donald Mees finishes nine weeks of Navy basic training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. He studied seamanship, survival and drill under veteran petty officers and prepared for ship or shore duty.
Marine Private Larry J. Roberts, son of Mrs. Clara Lindhorst, completed depot training in San Diego learning small arms marksmanship bayonet fighting drill history and traditions of the Marine Corps and other subjects. He will undergo four weeks of combat training and four weeks of basic specialist training before assignment to a permanent unit. Technical Sergeant Kenneth D. Barnett, son of Mrs. A. R. Barnett Cupe Indiana, helped his unit win the Smith Trophy for best air defense ground unit in the U S Air Force. Barnett is a communications tech at Omaha Air Force Station Nebraska and serves in the 30th Air Division which uses the SAGE radar system.
The new address for Joseph Descher after transfer is Spec. 4 Joseph Descher US 55869774 HHT 2 10 Cav APO San Francisco California 96206. The item records his reassignment and forwarding details for official mail.
The column notes rising artificial tree sales but continued preference for fresh evergreens, with Ernes Kurmes of Southern Illinois University highlighting early shipments, local tree farms, and the Illinois Christmas Tree Growers Association. Illinois annual sales exceed three million, many trees are Scotch pine, and quality improves with yearly shearing and June pruning.
Growers spray trees to protect against pests and extend shelf life. They mount trees in stands with water and trim the butt at an angle to improve water uptake. The article also notes Marine Lance Corporal Leon D Dexner, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dexner, has been promoted to corporal and will extend overseas duty in VietNam, with a homecoming delayed to January.
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