McKusick to keynote metabolism symposium in St Louis
Dr Victor A McKusick of Johns Hopkins will headline an all day symposium on Inborn Errors of Metabolism at the Park Plaza Hotel in St Louis on January 3 1968. The program aims to launch the 1968 March of Dimes campaign with speakers from Johns Hopkins Duke Bethesda and Washington University among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor A. McKusick
Johns Hopkins Medical School
base-Park Plaza Hotel
March of Dimes
McKusick
Delevan Calkins
St. Louis
The
James B. Sidbury, Jr
Dept. of Pediatrics
Duke University Medical School
Durham
North Carolina
Jarvis E. Seegmiller
Human Genetics
National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolism
Bethesda
Maryland
R. Rodney Howell
Baltimore
David L. Rimoin
Washington University School of Medicine
Donald L. Thurston
Washington University
March of Dimes Birth Defects Treatment Center
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
J. Eugene Lewis, Jr
St. Louis University
Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital
Edward J Bequette 81 Dupo native dies in St Louis
Edward J Bequette 81 of 112 Florence Street Dupo died at 11 30 a m Monday at Missouri Pacific Hospital St Louis where he had been a patient three days Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Church Dupo Burial was in Immaculate Conception Cemetery Columbia He was a retired Missouri Pacific Railroad switchman with 40 years service Surviving children include three sons and five daughters along with 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Bequette
Florence St
Columbia
Robert
Dorothy) Bene
East Carondeset
Otto
Celia) Smith
Dupo
Bequette
Prairie du Rocher
Cape
Fast St. Louis
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Sacred Heart Church
Cupo
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
John H. Curry longtime Columbia resident dies at 71
John H. Curry 71 of 829 Bottom Ave Columbia died at 9 a.m. Monday at Centreville Township Hospital after 31 days as patient. Funeral 2 p.m. at Kurrus East St. Louis with burial Greenwood Fairview Heights. Survivor: wife Minta. three sons Arthur L San Antonio Robert W Columbia Pat Curry East St. Louis. daughter Ruth Ann Matthews Belleville. three sisters Etna Hemken Springfield Naomi Ryan Litchfield Ruth Smith Walshville. 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was a World War I veteran and former National Key Co locksmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Houston Curry
Bottom Ave
Columbia
Centreville Township
Kurrus Funeral Home
East St. Louis
Greenwood Cemetery
Fairview Heights
Richard Belcher
Mr. Curry
Montgomery County
National Key Co
Sears Roebuck
10Th and
State St
Curry
Lansdowne Baptist Church
Minta Chitwood Curry
Arthur L
San Antonio
Tex
Robert W
Pat Curry
Charles
Ruth Ann) Matthews
Belleville
Etna Hemken
Springfield
Illinois
Naomi Ryan
Litchfield
Ruth Smith
Walshville
Mrs Elizabeth Rehg Dead at 70 in Columbia
Mrs Elizabeth Rehg aged 70 of 523 Columbia Ave Columbia died at Centreville Township Hospital after a four day stay. Funeral services are scheduled at Schmidt Funeral Home in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Rehg
Columbia Ave
Columbia
Centreville Township
Schmidt
Copy Deadlines Shift For New Year Holiday
Newsroom asks reporters to submit copy early for next week due to New Year’s Day on Monday. The Clarion and Star will publish on regular days, but Friday work begins to ensure timely delivery after the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion and Star
Fifteen Cars Derail At Valmeyer Sunday
Fifteen cars of Missouri Pacific train No 60 derailed just south of the Valmeyer crossing about 6 a.m. Sunday blocking main lines and sidings. No injuries were reported. A hot box is believed to have caused a journal failure. Work crews cleared wreckage through Monday with one line reopen Sunday afternoon and both lines by late Monday under speed restrictions. Coal spilled along the track and adjacent area as the double track was torn up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Valmeyer
Community Mourns Mrs. Rehg in Columbia Funeral
Burial is set for 2 p.m. Friday in St Paul Cemetery Columbia for Mrs. Rehg who died at age 50. She leaves husband William, son Norman of East Carondelet, two grandchildren and a great grandchild, a brother Henry Haberlah and two sisters Emma and Bertha Haberlah, all of Columbia. She was born in Columbia in 1897, daughter of pioneer Wm and wife Yaberlah, lifelong resident and member of Royal Neighbor Camp 5, Senior Citizens Club, Gold Star Mothers, and American Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
St. Paul
Rehg
William
Norman
East Carondelet
Henry Haberlah
Emma
Bertha Haberlah
Wm. Yaberlah
George Khoury founder of Khoury Leagues dies at 67
George Khoury founder of Khoury Leagues in St. Louis and several countries died at Firmin De Sloge Hospital in St. Louis at age 67. He promoted supervised youth baseball in Monroe County and the St. Louis area. Funeral services are Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Khoury
Khoury
St. Louis
Firmin Desloge
Monroe County
Immaculate Conception Church
Longfellow
Lafayette
Kutis
Gravois
New Illinois guide aids college scholarships for youths
Ray Page announced a new guide titled Financial Aids To Illinois Students, a joint effort by the American Legion Need A Lift program and the Department of Scholarship Services. The book aims to help Illinois youths find educational opportunities and highlight millions in available aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Page
Public Instruction
Illinois
American Legion
Department of Scholarship Services
State Office
Russell P. Bieritz
Illinois American Legion
Legion
the Legion
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Illinois Colleges and Universities
Page
Man Hurt In Dupo Crash
Boy Bade 50 of 994 N Brie gel Columbia is reported in fair condition in St Marys Hospital East St Louis treated for injuries from an auto accident at 2 30 p m Monday at the new Illinois 3 and old Illinois 3 intersection near Dupo. Bade was a passenger in an auto driven by his wife Nadine L Bade 41 Their auto collided with a car driven by Ronald G Gavin 20 of 1868 N 405th St East St Louis police reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Bade
N. Briegel
Columbia
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Dupo
Bade
Nadine L. Bade
Ronald G. Gavin
405Th St
Commodity Sign-Ups For 1968 Feed Wheat Programs
Sign-ups for the 1968 feed grain and wheat programs will occur in February and March 1968, says Quintin L. Andres, chairman of the Monroe County ASCS. Feed grain offers diversion payments and price support loans. those over 20 percent participate. Wheat program provides price support loans and marketing certificates to lift returns to parity. no diversion payment. Wheat acreage reports are being collected at the ASCS Office. Sign-ups typically run about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quintin L. Andres
Monroe County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Four Hurt In Valmeyer Auto Crash
Miss Joyce Dempsey 18 of St Louis was reported in critical condition at St Elizabeth's Belleville after a crash on Illinois 156 east of Valmeyer at 2 30 am Sunday. The car driven by Louis Schrader 18 of Waterloo went out of control on a curve struck a rock bluff overturned. Schrader was discharged from St Clement’s Red Bud. Passengers Lynn Halloran 18 of Columbia and John Weihl 18 of Waterloo were treated and released. Halloran listed as satisfactory after hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Dempsey
Caribee
Schrader
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Miss Dempsey
St. Clement's Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lynn Halloran
E. Cherry St
Columbia
John Weihl
Waterloo
Juvenile Boys Declared Delinquent in Property Damage Case
Two juvenile boys from Columbia were found guilty of property damage and declared delinquent. They received 18 months probation and were ordered to pay restitution of $157.23 each to Henry Weisbacher and Sons within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Henry Weisbacher and Sons
State To Pick Up Differences For Library Purposes
Equalization grants to public libraries in communities lacking the minimum 1.50 per capita for library services will be funded from federal sources. Secretary Powell announced that the Library Development Act funds not authorized in the last General Assembly session will be supplemented to ensure adequate service. The grants must be used solely for library purposes and application forms are being mailed by the Illinois State Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Powell
General Assembly
Illinois
Powell
Illinois State Library
Booklet on Illinois Dropouts Reveals 140000 Identified
The Illinois Crusade Dropout Survey reports 140 000 dropouts identified from school records and contacted via interviews and questionnaires. County and district staff aided in data collection under the direction of Dr John H O Neill and Dr Robert H Zeller of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Page
Illinois
Page
John H. O'Neill
Robert H. Zeller
Office of the Supt.of Public Instruction
Harvey T. Buettner Elected President Chamber Commerce
Harvey T. Buettner a local construction contractor was elected president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce board of directors at the Tuesday meeting. Other officers named include Gene Schorb as vice president and Dr. F. L. Smith as treasurer. Erwin Hankammer served as executive secretary previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey T. Buettner
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Gene Schorb
F. L. Smith
Erwin Hankammer
Herbert Schueler
Charles J. Grueninger
C. A. Hacker
Leo A. Weisbacher
Joseph Lepp
Roy P. Conrad
Arthur P. Wink
Ron Langhans
Elmer Janson
Pre-Christmas Livestock Trade Sees Mixed Demand
Selective buying marked the pre-holiday livestock market as totals reached 51 721 head. Barrows and gilts showed steady to 25c lower, cattle and calves mixed with steadier gains on high Good and Choice steers and heifers, veal calves steady, lambs weak to $1 lower, and ewes unchanged amid varied demand across weights and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Emil Schneider Heads Senior Citizens Club
Emil Schneider was elected president of the Senior Citizens Club at their annual meeting in Turner Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Officers include Mrs. Ella Diehl first vice president Mrs. Frieda Daab second vice president Walter F. Giffhorn secretary and Mrs. Emil Schneider treasurer Mrs. Mary Harres was elected Chaplain. Mrs. Elmer Rauch led singing of Christmas hymns after which gifts were exchanged and cards sent to ill or shut in members. Officers will be installed at the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Schneider
Senior Citizens Club
Turner Hall
Ella Diehl
Frieda Daab
Walter F. Giffhorn
Mary Harres
Elmer Rauch
Monroe County Farm Bureau marks 50th anniversary celebration
About 400 members and guests gathered at Turner Hall Columbia to celebrate the Monroe County Farm Bureau’s 50th anniversary with remarks by William W. Allen Secretary of Information Illinois Agricul tural Association. The event featured the Old German Band and Farm Bureau Band, a ceremonial meal by Turners Auxiliary, and remarks recalling the organization’s 1917 beginnings in Waterloo with original officers John C. Gummersheimer and Robert A. McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Allen
Illinois Agricultural Association
Monroe County Farm Bureau
Earl Stumpf
Valentine Herbst
Marcellus Hartmann
Turner Hall
Columbia
Turners Auxiliary
Columbia Gymnastic Association
Edmund E. Rucker
Gerhard Friz
St. Paul
Old German
Old Farm Bureau Band
Farm Bureau
Monroe County
Court House
Waterloo
John Gummersheimer
Limestone John
Bennet James
John C. Gummersheimer
Henry Kunz
E. F. Schoening
Wm. V. Mueller
Emil F. Stump
Sylvester Pautler
Bank of Hecker
Robert A. McCormick
Edw. L. Rehling
Oscar Bremser
Fred C. Rucker
August Wild
Alfred Tate
P. G. Ewald
C. A. Hughes
Edgar S. Amrine
Orlin Obst
Mr. Gummersheimer
Albert C. Kolmer
Raymond Rippelmeyer
Elmer W. Gummersheimer
Joseph Leber
Walter Wetzel
Harvey Louis Stumpf
William Schewe, Jr
Newbill Home Wins First Prize In Lighting Contest
The Newbill home at 526 S. Ferkel Sr. won first prize in the outdoor Christmas decoration contest sponsored by the Columbia Rotary Club and Illinois Power Co. The prize was $40. Second place went to Euene Fauerbach at 936 North Briegel for $20. Door window winner Paul Heyl at 111 W. Glenwood Drive received $25 and second prize $15 went to Robert Roessler at 1412 Evergreen Lane. Millstadt Rotary Club members judged the entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Newbill
S. Ferkel Sr
Robert Roessler
Evergreen Lane
Millstadt Rotary Club
Senator Gilbert Joins New Instructional Television Council
Senator John G. Gilbert of Carbondale has been appointed to a term on the new Instruction Television Advisory Council, created under a department for Instructional Television and Radio. Appointed by Ray Page, the first meeting is set for January 29 in Springfield. In late December he met with the University of Illinois Board of Trustees as chairman of the Commission to Visit Institutions of Higher Learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Gilbert
Carbondale
Gilbert
Ray Page
Springfield
Champaign
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
SIU Studies Use Of Hickory Flakes In Particle Board
The U S Forest Service awards a 3500 grant to Ali Moslemi of Southern Illinois University to investigate converting dense hickory logs into ultra thin flakes for mixing with cottonwood flakes to form durable particle board. Flakes from a Southern Illinois forest will be sent to the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison Wisconsin then returned to SIU for testing with graduate assistant Charles Anthony from Cable Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Forest Service
Ali Moslemi
Southern Illinois University
Moslemi
Southern
Illinois
Forest Service
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Siu
Charles Anthony
Cable
Students Return Home From University of Illinois Holiday Break
University of Illinois Urbana students start Christmas holidays at 1 p m on December 23 with classes resuming at 1 p m January 3. Local students from Columbia Barlyn Waterloo Valmeyer list names and commute home for the break. After holidays, ten days of classes precede the first semester end on January 13 followed by exams January 15 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois In
Urbana
Columbia
Thomas Campbell
Paul Guttmann
Anita Hoffman
Michael Keckritz
Noel Knobloch
Tom Kuergeleis
Mary Lou Mueller
Delos Pieper
Kent Ritzel
Waterloo
Terryl Bequette
Gerald Bersche
Paul Eschmann
Paula Eschmann
William Gardner
Robert Gibbs
David Goeddel
Norma Heise
Randall Hoffman
Warren Hoffmann
Kathleen Kelly
Janet Kolmer
Janet Krueger
Sheryl Luhr
Vickie Luhr
Susan May
Gary Miller
Michael Munger
Thomas Noelke
Gary Pieper
Richard Pieper
Leslie Reitz
Dennis Rippelmeyer
Mary Anne Schmitt
David Stumpf
Diane Stumpf
Thomas Welsch
Farewell party honors Paul Heisler at Monsanto plant
About 150 Monsanto employees gathered at Augustine's Restaurant Belleville on December 18 to bid farewell to Paul Heisler of Columbia. Guests included Mr and Mrs Heisler and relatives from St Louis Champaign Urbana and Belford. Heisler received executive golf clubs and a portable barbecue oven rotisserie as a going away gift. Heisler leaves the Sauget Krummrich Plant to become Assistant Director of Manufacturing Organic Division at Monsanto offices in Creve Coeur after 25 years at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto
Paul Heisler
Columbia
Augustine’s
Belleville
Robert Heisler
Fred Razi
St. Louis
Lori Heisler
William Novack
Champaign-Urbana
Heisler
W. G. Krummrich
Sauget
Creve Coeur
Krummrich
Sprietler Sentenced in Vandalia Court
John Sprietler, 38, of Renault, received a one year Vandalia sentence in Circuit Court for December 18. He remains on bail for a Randolph County felony case while pleading guilty in Monroe County to driving with a suspended license, improper vehicle registration, and obstructing an officer. Sentences of six months for obstructing an officer and suspended license and ten days for improper registration will run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sprietler
Renault
Vandalia
Randolph County
Monroe County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. McKusick
National Foundation
Edward Bequette
John H. Curry
Mrs
Chamber Commerce
Newbill
Television Advisory Council
U. of I
Sprietler
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