Columbia Adds Tornado Warning To Present Signal System
The city adopts a one minute tornado warning signal and a three minute nuclear attack alert within the existing siren network. It outlines tornado watch vs warning, safety rules, and lists Civil Defense leadership of Columbia and the Southwest Mutual Aid area including Belleville and multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
City of
Southwest Mutual Aid
Alexander
Bond
Clinton
Jackson
Madison
Monroe
Perry
Pulaski
Randolph
St. Clair
Union
Washington
William L. Eisele
Belleville
Columbia Civil Defense Program
Civil Defense
Gene Henckler
Weather Again A Factor In Week's Live Stock Trade
Weather and heavy snows in the East slowed wholesale demand for livestock and fresh meats for a second straight week. Producers Livestock Marketing Association reports salable cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep at 51 523 head, steady to slightly lower prices locally, with hog tops near 20.35 ewt and various R ratings for cattle and calves. Slaughter cattle demand held early strength but softened late. cows and bulls mostly steady to down. Feeder cattle and lambs sold on steady terms amid modest activity. overall market mixed but relatively firm in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
Choice
Roesslers Return From Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs Oliver Roessler of Columbia have returned from a two week vacation trip to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Oliver Roessler
Columbia
Florida
Industrial Development Surges in Illinois in 1967
Gene H. Graves notes Illinois recorded new highs in 1967 with 546 announced plants and expansions, total investment reaching 752.3 million dollars. The state added 27,919 jobs and 25,453,968 square feet of manufacturing space, up 28 and 45 percent respectively. The AEC nuclear accelerator at Weston accounted for 375 million of the investment, 3,000 potential jobs, and about 6,800 acres of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene H. Graves
Department of Business and Economic Development
Department
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Weston
January Traffic Deaths Decline Eight Percent
Illinois reports 184 traffic deaths in January based on provisional Highway Department and State Police data. The eight percent drop from 201 last January is offset by later tallies raising 1966 totals to 2,521, up 12 percent from 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Division of Highways and
State Highway Police
Francis S. Lorenz
Illinois Public Works
Missouri Pacific 40 Year Veterans to Visit Texas
Final arrangements set by E. R. Volkert president of the Missouri Pacific Lines 40 Year Veterans Association for a May trip to Fort Worth and Dallas Texas with sight seeing tours on May 16 and 17. The annual banquet Wednesday elected and installed officers for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Volkert
Missouri Pacific Lines
Veterans Association
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas
Food Inspectors Log 47000 Inspections in 1966
Dr. Franklin D. Yoder, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Food and Dairies, announced that over 47 000 food establishment inspections were conducted in 1966 under the Uniform Food Act and the Sanitary Inspection Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Food and Dairies
Illinois Department of Public Health
Franklin D. Yoder
Publicity Chairs Named for Monroe County History Book Sale
In Waterloo the sesquicentennial board named Mrs. Vera Kohlmeier and Mrs. Gloria Bundy co chairmen of publicity for the Monroe County history book Arrow heads to Aerojets to be completed this year. A house to house canvass will occur soon. The book covers Monroe County history from indigenous tribes to the sesquicentennial and will be a collector item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesquicentennial Board
Morrison-Talbot
Waterloo
Vera Kohlmeier
Gloria Bundy
Monroe County
Randolph
Monroe
Perry
Obituary for Otto H. F. Jacobs 55 Bid. 2 Fults
Otto H F Jacobs 55 of Bid 2 Fults died Feb 12 at his home from a heart attack. Born Feb 18 1911 at Renault to Henry and Wilhelmine nee Kaestner, he never married. Survived by sister Esther Johanning and four brothers Wilmer Vernon Henry Melvin. Funeral Feb 15 at Holy Cross Lutheran Renault with Rev Ira Herr. interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Cashner Funeral Home Renault in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto H. F. Jacobs
Fults
Mr. Jacobs
Henry
Wilhelmine Jacobs
Kaestner
Renault
Walter
Esther) Johanning
Wilmer Jacobs
Pr. du Rocher
Vernon Jacobs
Waterloo
Henry Jacobs
Columbia
Melvin Jacobs
St. Louis
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Ira Herr
Holy Cross Cemetery
Cashner Funeral Home
Mrs Louise Wecker Rites Held After Death in Dupo
Mrs Louise Wecker 79 of 111 N Second St Dupo died at 1055 am Sunday at Herald Nursing Home Belleville after six months as patient and three years illness Survivors include two sons Henry East St Louis and Lawrence Lebanon Mo two daughters Celia Steppig Columbia and Margaret Tipton North Little Rock Ark two brothers Henry Krack North Dape a sister Catherine Hancock East St Louis nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Funeral services were from Dashner Funeral Home Cupe to Sacred Heart Church at 10 am Wednesday with burial Immaculate Conception Cemetery Columbia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Wecker
Second St
Dupo
Herald
Belleville
Henry Wecker
East St. Louis
Lawrence Wecker
Lebanon
Arthur (Cecelia Steppig
Columbia
Clarence
Margaret) Tipton
North Little Rock
Ark
Henry Krack
North Dape
Louis
Catherine) Hancock
Dashner
Cupe
Sacred Heart Church
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Mrs Amanda Mohr Dies at 64 in Waterloo
Mrs Amanda L Mohr 64 of 521 S Church St Waterloo died in a local hospital. She is survived by her husband John Mohr and two daughters. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Waterloo Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda L. Mohr
S. Church St
Waterloo
1967 Wheat Program Sign UpUnder Way
Farmers must sign up by March 3 1967 to receive wheat program benefits Sign up is at the Monroe County ASCS Office The program allows substitutions between wheat and feed grains and sets conditions on acreage allotments and conserving bases Participants may receive price support loans and domestic marketing certificates based on allotment yield and a set percentage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
ASCS
Illinois Commission commends Kerner for accelerator effort
The Illinois Commission on Atomic Energy adopted a resolution praising Gov. Otto Kerner for his role in obtaining the 200-billion-electron volt accelerator for Illinois. State Rep. Lewis V. Morgan Jr. and Rep. Thomas J. Hanahan Jr. presented the resolution to Gov. Kerner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Commission On Atomic Energy
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Lewis V. Morgan Jr
R-Wheaton
Ilinois Commission On Atomic Energy
Thomas J. Hanahan Jr
D-Mchenry
Commission
Kerner
Mrs Mohr dies at St. Clement's Hospital Red Bud
Mrs. Mohr died at 1 15 a m Wednesday in St Clement s Hospital Red Bud after a two week stay Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at St Paul s United Church of Christ Waterloo with burial at Kolmer Memorial Quernheim Funeral Home Waterloo Survivors include husband Roy G Mohr two daughters Helen Janson of Columbia Esther Reynolds of Belleville one son William H Mohr of Belleville one brother Albert Butterneck of Red Bud and six grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clement's Hospital
Red Bud
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Waterloo
Kolmer Memorial Cemetery
Quernheim
Helen) Janson
Columbia
Esther Reynolds
Belleville
William H. Mohr
Albert Butterneck
Memorial obituary for Henry Gardener in Sparta area
Henry Gardener aged 63 of R R 1 Sparta died at Memorial Hospital Belleville at 8 p m last Friday. Funeral services were held at Sparta. He is survived by his wife Elsie two daughters Mrs Gene Mathews of Columbia and Mrs Rufus Raysbe of Sparta and four sons Russell Cape Girardeau Clyde Sparta Jim Chicago and Carl Chester and 23 grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gardener
Sparta
Gene Mathews
Columbia
Memorial Hospital
Belleville
Dean's List at Carbondale Honors Local Students
Southern Illinois University Carbondale dean's list honors 1 366 undergraduates for fall term. From Monroe County names include Carol Schulmeister Schmalenberger Waterloo Floyd Patterson Phyllis Rehg Nadine Wilde Columbia and others such as Stanley Elliott Waterloo Willis Hern Sharon Stumpf Columbia Barbara Garleb and Michael Valentine Valmeyer. About seven percent of students earned 4 25 GPA or above with 199 perfect straight A averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Monroe County
Carol Schulmeister Schmalenberger
Waterloo
Floyd Patterson
Phyllis Rehg
Nadine Wilde
Columbia
Stanley R. Elliott
Willis Hern
Sharon Stumpf
Barbara J. Garleb
Michael J. Valentine
Valmeyer
Tean
Illinois Mineral Production 1965 Valued at 618.5 Million
Illinois State Geological Survey reports 1965 mineral production worth 618.5 million dollars. The figure trails the 1962 peak of 631 million, with coal up about 10 million from 1964 while oil fell by around 19 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Geological Survey
Illinois
Columbia Firemen Rescue Youths From Local Cave
Firemen from Columbia aided by volunteers rescued three youths trapped in Terry Springs cave south of Columbia. The boys Patrick Bacon Joseph Shepher and Wayne Meyer were found muddy and wet and taken to St Elizabeths Hospital before being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Toenjes
Columbia Volunteer Fire Company
James Henderson
Eugene Roediger
Rolland Muskopf
Terry Springs Cave
St. Louis
Columbia
Patrick Bacon
Crestwood
Joseph Shepher
Sunset Hills
Wayne Meyer
Sappington
Lemay
Terry Fiedler
James Lawson
William Kesselring
Rock Bluff
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
City Council Meeting Proceedings and Public Works notes
City officials led by Mayor Wilbert H. Kremmer discussed rainfall rust in a water sample, dirt filling wash-outs at City Park, and reseeding plans. They planned bids for demolishing two Main Street buildings, and noted City Hall control and sewer issues. A tornado alert proposal and siren relocation were discussed along with office equipment demos by Pitney-Bowes and Addressograph Multigraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landgraf
Bergman, Richert
Lepp
Schrader
Gallagher
van Luik
Eckert
Jos. J. Volkert, Jr
Helen Hoepfinger
Donald Stumpf
Jim Henderson
E. St. Louis Interurban Water Company
New City Park
City Hall
St. Louis Ave
Civil Defense
Pitney-Bowes Inc
Boy Scout Week Cooking Demo At Weisbachers
Owl Patrol of Troop 319 staged a cooking demonstration in Weisbacher parking lot as part of Boy Scout Week February 6-12. They prepared stew and bread on sticks and showed bacon and eggs in a paper bag using a wagon-oven with four pipe legs. Patrol members included Mike Wilde and Joe Lepp among others. A similar event occurred at Vogt’s IGA Foodliner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Patrol
Boy Scout Troop
Weisbacher’s Parking
Mike Wilde
Joe Lepp
Philip Netemeyer
John Lepp
Douglas Sch
Builders Association Sees Steady Mortgage Supply In Monroe County
Representatives of the Monroe County Builders Association and lenders met at Eberhard's Restaurant on Feb 9 to discuss current mortgage trends. They noted nationwide tight money but Monroe County availability similar to past years, forecasting increased building activity in 1967 across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Springfield
Monroe County Builders Association
Eberhard’s
Monroe County
Builders Association
Blue and Gold Banquet for Columbia Cub Scouts
The Columbia Cub Scout Pack and parents meet in the old gymnasium of Columbia Puoue school on Sunday February 19. Banquet begins at 4 45 p.m. Avaras will be presented during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Cub
Columbia Puoue
Avaras
Plan Meeting Sets Up Addressograph Purchase and Street Widening Petition
The group meets Thursday evening to finalize statistics for The Comprehensive Plan. A motion leads to a purchase order for a Model 904 Addressograph with cabinet and drawers at twelve dollars per hundred, plus embossing plates and index cards. Property owners on 322 South Ferkel to East Schneider St petition to widen South Ferriel Street by ten feet and will provide Quit Claim Deeds. The petition is accepted and referred to the City Attorney for deed preparation. Meeting ends at 11 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GPRC
Addressograph - Multigraph Corp
South Ferkel
East
Schneider St
Ferriel Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Lepp
Walter Riebeling
Raymond Hesterberg
Francis Fromme
Richard Roessler
Clarence Schueler
William L. Hamilton
James L. Juengling
Joe Callis
David Berry
Ronald Langhans
Eugene Schorb
Marvin Greatting
David Vogt
Emilio Bassy
Millard Mundinger
Gilbert Arnin
Marvin Jehling
Edilberto F. Maglasang
M.D
Evelyn Blank
Richard Billings
Julian Burks
Ruth Ann Rodemich
Clemence Metter
Harold Steffenauer
James Janson
Robert Stumpf
Claude Schroeder
Alois Riebeling
Erwin Kossina
Theodore Klein
Inlinois
Carl James Grueninger
Royal Bondie
Columbia Lions Club
Mrs. Louise Wecker
Mrs
Amanda Mohr
GOV. Kerner
Dean
Columbia Firemen
Susan Schneider
Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District
Henry M. Rahe
Richard F. Diercks
Robert J. Ehret
Curtis Henke
Columbia Public Schools
Karla Jehling
Waterloo Public
Susan
Nolan A. Walker
Leo Kohler Jr
R.R. 2
Curtis Henry
R.R
Lawrence Beckerle
Walmeyer
Metzger Equipment Company
Wilbert H. Kremmer
Guests of Builders Assn
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