Two Sentences In Vandalia For Local Offenses
Two Monroe County cases moved to Vandalia penal farm after recent circuit court actions. Vincent Bertram received six months for theft and illegal liquor possession in a vehicle after a Dec. 16 verdict. Vernon L. Barker drew 90 days for driving with a suspended license after pleading guilty.
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Illinois
Vandalia
Monroe County
Vincent Bertram
Alvin H. Macys, Jr
Bertram
Duhard Barton
Barton
Vernon L. Barker
Arnold, Mo
Maeys
Miss Tammy Radison Initiated Into Sorority at Illinois
Miss Tammy Radison, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Radison of Columbia, was initiated into Phi Upsilon Omicron, a home economics honorary at the University of Illinois. A junior, she is active in campus events and served as social chairman of Gamma Phi Beta. She is one of 14 initiates this year. Also notes no hunting or trespassing signs for sale at Clarion office in Columbia.
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Tammy Radison
Pete Radison
Columbia
Phi Upsilon Omicron
University of Illinois
Illinois
Radison
Columbia Community Unit No. 4
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Health Chats Fathers Health and a Merry Christmas
An educational note emphasizes that a healthy father supports a happier home and Christmas. It argues that chiropractic care helps maintain wellness for fathers and their families, aligning with ongoing public education sponsored by Dr. A L McAuliffe of Crestview Columbia Illinois.
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A. L. McAuliffe
No. Main St
Crestview
Columbia
T Illinois
Boyd Addresses Rotary on Collecting Credit Data
Harry Boyd of the Belleville Business Bureau spoke to the Columbia Rotary Club about credit rating services. He described a file for each credit applicant identified by code numbers and noted that merchants take some risk when extending credit. The bureau reports a minus 1 percent accuracy rating and the program was run by George Wilde.
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Harry Boyd
Belleville Business Bureau
Columbia Rotary Club
George Wilde
Illinois Power Company Declares Dividend
The Illinois Power Company board on December 15 1966 declared regular quarterly dividends on its stock. Dividends per share include 51 cents on 4.08 cumulative preferred, 52. Fourths on 4.20 percent, 53 and 55 cents on various cumulative preferred shares, 58 cents on 4.70 percent, and 40 cents on common stock. Payable February 1 1967 to holders of record January 10 1967.
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Board of Directors of
Illinois Power Company
Twenty Years of Columbia PTA December Meeting
The regular Columbia PTA meeting on December 9 drew 35 members with singing and refreshments. Plans were set for January on the second Monday due to a basketball game. Donations totaling 4.30 were sent to County Home inmates. Dr. and Mrs. Kohlenbach travel to Dayton for Christmas. Columbia Day Unit of the Monroe County Home Bureau met at Mrs. Orville Schmidt’s with 20 members and four visitors. Major lesson Color in the Home delivered by Schmidt, Weisenboon, and Brucker. health lesson read by Leingang. Minor lesson was a Christmas gift exchange. Next meeting at Mrs. Reichert’s with future lessons Know Your Heart and Undulant Fever.
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Columbia P. T. A
Columbia Day Unit
Monroe County Home Bureau
Orville Schmidt
Winter Gardens
Schmidt
Fred Weisenboon
Charles Brucker
A. W. Leingang
Walter Reichert
George Wilde
Robert Nolte
Obituary: Herman F. Schmidt 85 of Monroe County
Herman F. Schmidt 85 died December 21 at Monroe County Nursing Home. Born February 1, 1881 in Monroe County to Jacob and Fredericka Schmidt. Survived by wife Esther, son Arnold, three daughters Ruby Mueller Ruth Picha Melba Neusel, six grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Funeral December 24 at 1:30 p.m. from Meyer Funeral Home to St. Paul Lutheran Church. burial in Lutheran Cemetery. Viewing after 7 p.m. today.
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Herman F. Schmidt
Monroe County
Jacob
Fredericka Schmidt
Scheel
Meyer
Columbia
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Herman Lehenbauer
Buriag
Schmidt
Esther Schmidt
Lungwitz
Arnold Schmidt
Roland
Ruby)Mueller
Melbourne
Ruth) Picha
Edward
Melba) Neusel
Holy Name Society Elects New Officers
The Holy Name Society of Immaculate Conception Church held an officer election on Tuesday evening. New officers for 1967 are William Leingang president, Paul Becker first vice president, Eugene Beiermann secretary, John Janson treasurer, and Leo Toenjes marshal. Retiring officers are Michael Conrad Norman Mueller Robert Palmer Lawrence Beckerle and Clarence Mueller.
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Holy Name Society of Immaculate Conception Church
William Leingang
Paul Becker
Eugene Beiermann
John Janson
Leo Toenjes
Michael Conrad
Norman Mueller
Robert Palmer
Lawrence Beckerle
Clarence Mueller
Medicare Enrollment Basics and Timelines
A reader asks about eligibility and timing for Medicare. The advisory explains you must be 65 or older, file before turning 65 to gain immediate coverage, and outlines the seven month initial enrollment period before and after turning 65 with the general enrollment window if you miss it.
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Medicare
Clarion Printing Company, Inc
N. Rapp
Columbia, Ill
University of Illinois Christmas Holiday Dates Announced
University of Illinois Urbana will start its Christmas holiday at 1 p.m. December 22 with classes resuming January 3 at 1 p.m. The notice lists Monroe County students enrolled this term along with a return-to-campus schedule and the first semester exam period from January 16 to 24. Registration for second semester runs February 2 through 4, and classes begin February 6.
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University of Ilinois
University of Illinois In
Urbana
Monroe County
University of Illinois
Columbia
James Gummiersheimer
Charles Heise
Lorilyn Heisler
Jean Hoffman
Dennis Holloway
Russell Horsley
Dennis Jacobsen
Donald Lepp
Tamarra Radison
Nancy Ramsey
Mary Rouse
Allan Schmidt
Earl Schroeder
Carlyle Wilde
Janet Kolmer
Janet Krueger
Sheryl Luhr
Gary Miller
Gary Mueller
Michael Munger
Thomas Noelke
Gary Pieper
Leslie Reitz
Mary Schmitt
Patricia Toal
Richard Toenjes
Cletus Welsch
Monroe County Historical Society Christmas Party
The Monroe County Historical Society held a Christmas party at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Waterloo with a brief business meeting electing officers for the coming year. Guest speakers Sister Mary Stephen of Gibault High School and Rev. John Wood addressed church history in the area. memorial gifts of 15000 and 5 were presented for the Museum Fund and in memory of Cathy Phegley respectively.
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Monroe County Historical Society
Knights of Columbus
Waterloo
Herman Kuehner
Joseph Sueme
Lee Singleton
Elmer Mund
Carlisle Morrison
George Ziebold
Herman Schrader
Edward Maddox
Mary Stephen
Gibault High School
John Wood
Bethany Methodist Churh
Columbia
Father Gibault
Wood
Monfree County
Hardy
The
Society For the Museum Fund
David Mitchell Hardy
Capt
James Moore
Nancy Drury Hardy
E Joseph W. Drury
R. W. Klein
Cathryn Phegley
Craft a Christmas tree from graduated clay pots
A simple project uses inverted red clay pots from five or six inches down to one and two inches. Stack them upward to form a tree shape and decorate with holly evergreens stars and balls for a festive mantel topping.
Crafts At Christmas at Greenfield Village
Greenfield Village presents the Crafts at Christmas exhibit through December 31 in Dearborn Michigan. Ten craftsmen work daily in the Henry Ford Museum making glass pottery candle holders carved toys and dolls while an old printed Christmas picture is produced for visitors. Families can enjoy daily programs December 26 to January 2 and tours of decorated village houses ending at Clinton Inn with hot cider. The complex is open daily 9 am to 5 pm weekdays and 9 am to 6 pm weekends, closed Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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Dearborn
Mich
Greenfield Village
America
Henry Ford Museum
Century Old Clinton Inn
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Rotary Club
S. Kohlenbach
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur Appelmann
Holy Name Society
Question and Answer Series
Sebastian J. Valle
Social Security Administration
Porceo
Milady
Mildred Hettenhausen
S. Main Columbia, Ill
Schiemer Insurance Agency, Inc
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Schiemer Insurance
Ber
Whae
Columbia Star
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