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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
4
Val Church announces Missouri Synod St Pauls Lutheran Church 227 N Good Haven Drive with Rev Herman C Lebenbauer pastor. Divine services at 8:00 and 10:15 a m broadcast on WCBW FM. Sunday School and Bible classes for all ages at 9:05 a m Visitors welcome at all services.
Saint Stephen's Assembly of God Church at Market and Rapp Streets lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Evening Service at 7 30 p m and Thursday Midweek Service at 7 30 p m. Visitors are always welcome.
The Immaculate Conception Church lists Mass times for weekdays 6:30 and 8:15 a.m. Confessions 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Weekends have Saturday 4-5 and 7-8 p.m. Sunday Masses at 6:30, 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Holyday Masses 5:30 and 8:00 a.m. Evening Mass 7:30 p.m. Societies meet monthly with designated days for St. Vincent DePaul Altar Society Holy Name Mothers and Friends Club and a weekly inquiry class in the Rectory.
House of Prayer invites all to Sunday services at 10 00 a m and 7 30 p m plus Friday Bible Study at 8 00 p m Everyone welcome for location call 281 4826.
Local church notices list First Baptist Church SBC with Interim Pastor Kenneth Barger and service times on Sunday and midweek, plus St Paul United Church of Christ led by Rev Gerhard Friz and Rev Norman Rahmoeller with two worship services and a radio broadcast on WCBW FM. Additional notes mention Monday Junior Women's League meeting with speaker Mrs Mar.
In a Nashville Upper Room issue, a devotional recalls a Sunday school volunteer who walked miles in winter, saying God gave her legs and love for the boys. It urges faith expressed by actions and words, with prayers and a daily thought, plus local notices on hospital trips, classes, and services.
The Zoar United Church in New Hanover Illinois led by Rev Wilbur L Biasch posts Sunday School at 845 a m church service at 1000 a m Ash Wednesday service February 23 midweek service February 24 at 730 p m Ladies group to Waterloo February 25 World Day of Prayer at Valmeyer February 27 articles due for Zoar Messenger.
Eight Boy Scouts of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia earned the God and Country Award during the 10 15 a m service on February 13. Recipients Kent Mann Danny Alspach Kenneth Wilde Donald Borcharding William Devenport Mark Dehn Michael Crowder and Michael Taake are pictured with Pastor Rev N H Rahmoeller.
Victor T Weltig USN Storekeeper Third Class son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Weltig of Waterloo NS served as crewman aboard USS Howard W Gilmore during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean and Atlantic. The exercise trains anti submarine warfare, air defense, underway replenishment and joint operations. Gilmore supports submarines and surface units with repairs parts and provisions and returned to Submarine Squadron Four in Charleston after the exercise.
Kenneth and Mrs Oexner receive word their son Marine PFC Leon Oexner is to be shipped to Viet Nam and will be stationed at Chu Lai on February 22. He played basketball at Columbia High School in Okinawa earning a Most Valuable Player Award as cargo clerk for the Okinawa team.
Mr and Mrs Dean Keim hosted a five o clock dinner Sunday February 13 in honor of daughter Lori Ann who marked her fifth birthday on Valentine s Day February 14 Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Menner their children Michael May Kay and Joey Mr and Mrs Jim Hoock and family of Columbia Mr and Mrs Walte Menner and family of Millstadt Mr and Mrs Harold Nobbe and family and Mr and Mrs Leonard Stiening and Jane of Waterloo
The Bethel 65 chapter of the International Order of Jobs Daughters of Columbia met February 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Masonic Temple with Honored Queen Candice Hoffman presiding. Roll call and committee reports were given along with a candy sales report. Proficiency tests passed by Coleen Hubbard Becky Weber Laurel Mundinger and Kathy Schmidt after several weeks of work. Meeting adjourned at 8:50.
Troop 235 held a Valentine party on Tuesday with a performance of George Washington by Debbie Wilde Paula Callis Jill Eschmann Susan Gilbreth Beth Winters Kathy Mueller Kathy Naumann Mary Kay Schroeder and Lisa Siebel. Games were played and refreshments served. The group also enjoyed ice skating at Belle Clair Skating Rink on January 20 and February 6.
Cadet Dirk Gress of Columbia has been named to the disciplinary honor roll at Missouri Military Academy Mexico for a perfect record in the past three months. Gress, son of Mr and Mrs Eberhard W Gress, 213 South Thomas, received the M M A maroon bar with two stars from Capt Charles W Vines, commandant of cadets.
The Women’s Guild of St John’s United Church of Christ Valmeyer will join national and global observances February 25 at 2 00 pm for World Day of Prayer. The event, observed in 125 countries on six continents, is sponsored in the US by United Church Women, a division of the National Council of Churches. For 80 years this day promotes peace and brotherhood across diverse communities.
At the February 10 meeting 90 members attended a noon pot luck. Special recognition was given to members aged eighty and over with a song and celebratory seating. Valentine themed decorations and favors from Schueler Brothers, Inc. marked the event. Two new members joined, bringing total membership to 148.
Monroe Chapter 597 of the Order of the Eastern Star held its regular monthly meeting with Friends Night. Rob Morris Chapter in East St. Louis provided officers. a Valentine party followed. Plans were finalized for the annual Wurstmarkt at the American Legion Hall in Millstadt on March 6 with advance tickets through chapter members. Patricia Smothers serves as Worthy Matron and Norman Smothers as Worthy Patron.
A 65 year old who never worked under social security can enroll in health insurance by contacting the social security office before March 31 to avoid a later start date. Enrollment delays mean coverage begins July 1968 and expenses from 1966-1968 would not be covered. A 67 year old on public welfare should contact their welfare agency for enrollment information and mail questions to the Social Security office.
The piece reflects on varied personal definitions of happiness and urges internal change and daily acts of kindness as the path to lasting contentment. It questions whether the search is realistic and proposes beginning within daily life and sharing happiness with others.
Eleven Monroe County ladies completed a medical self help training course conducted by Mrs. Henrietta Bauer R.N. at the Monroe County Nursing Home. The program ran from September 14, 1965 to February 1, 1966. Graduates are June Anderson LaVerne Baltz Joan Donson Marlene J. Hanes LaVerne Harbaugh Maybelle Johnson Lee Johner Frieda Runge Geraldine W. Roscow Thelma M. Smith and Anna B. Schaak.
The wedding of Miss Susan McConkey and Arthur Woodcock at St Paul United Church of Christ was postponed due to an army barracks quarantine. Woodcock, stationed at Amarillo, Texas, is quarantined there for spinal meningitis but is not ill.
Mr Vernie Barnett reports a Methodist discussion meeting will be held at the Schmidt Funeral Home Sunday February 20 at 10 am If enough people are interested in starting a Methodist Church here regular services will be held
Mrs. Dean Keim hosted a Valentine party on February 14 for her daughter Lori Ann turning five. Attending were Judy Metter Susan Metter Joey Metter Yvonne Krausz Donna Krausz Karla Mattingly and Laurie Moll with Cindy Baumann sending a gift. Wayne Compton was hospitalized after illness. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frierdich returned from a Florida vacation. Leona McClennaham and Earl McClennaham are patients at local hospitals.
Readers are invited to submit questions to Clarion Printing Company at 125 N Rapp Ave Columbia Illinois 62236 and watch this column for the answers. The notice invites reader participation and promises publication of responses in the same column.
Washington's Boston cream pie recipe uses Bisquick sugar shortening egg milk and vanilla with a chocolate icing option. Bake at 350 until set then cool and top with pudding or switch to white icing for a festive colonial look.
The Columbia Boy and Girl Scouts hosted a joint Court of Honor and First Aid-O-Bee at the high school gym February 8 to celebrate the 36th Anniversary of Boy Scouting. Awards were given for Tender Foot Pin and Second Class badges, with a Truth and Consequences sketch performed. Also noted is the death of Columbia resident Henry Hensling on February 11.
John Daab, longtime local druggist, celebrated his 82nd birthday this week and was the guest of honor Tuesday evening at the Vernon Frieddich home for a celebratory dinner.
Mrs John J Mueller of 903 North Main Street Columbia spent the weekend with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Alfred Roehm and their sons at Brentwood Missouri.
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