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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
2
B F Goodrich gears up for record demand for studded tires predicting up to 25 percent share of the 1966 67 winter tire market. The high speed production line targets meeting expected winter demand.
Market summary shows fed cattle and lambs steady to strong while hogs mixed for the week. Slaughter figures indicate 45 000 head for the period and prices highlight top cattle at 21.00 ewt and sows to 16.25, with varied feeder and veal values across sizes.
Monroe County Health Improvement Association announces enrollment for Blue Cross Blue Shield through HIA ends January 25. Eligible residents under 60, living in the county, self employed or with a firm under 10 employees may join. spouses and all unmarried children under 19 may enroll on the family plan. Contact secretary Miss Janice Mathews for details at 206 S. Market, Waterloo, or call 939-7503.
The 1966 wool and mohair payment program ends December 31, 1966, says Quintin L. Andres, Chairman of the Monroe County ASC Committee. If you sold shorn wool unshorn lambs or mohair in 1966 and have not filed, bring sales slips to the ASCS county office in Waterloo to apply before January 31, 1967.
The menu lists meals for five weekdays. Monday offers Beef Noodle Casserole with lettuce salad peaches in syrup biscuits and milk. Tuesday serves Meat Loaf with glazed sweet potatoes red beets pudding bread and butter. Wednesday features Vegetable Beef Soup peanut butter and jelly sandwich prune cake. Thursday presents Spaghetti with Meat green beans jello hot rolls butter milk. Friday serves Fried Fish hash brown potatoes pickle slice tartar sauce.
A listed array of meals and snacks including ham salad sandwiches cheese and pickle relishes potato chips buttered vegetables pumpkin pie beef vegetable soup crackers boiled eggs on lettuce brownies bread butter milk tuna casserole gingered carrots hot rolls and butter fruit gelatine squares char broiled sausage patties mashed potatoes and gravy stewed tomatoes cookies beef ravioli ice cream bread butter milk and more.
Real estate transfers involve Monroe National Bank Columbia to Leroy R Ferkel and wife. Henry C Grosse and wife to Charles H Hutchings and wife. Raymond L Vogt and wife to Orvel F Hern and wife for Sun set Acres. various transfers in Fairview Subdivision and Bik 19. lease from W J Harbaugh to Robert Korves. First National Bank Waterloo to Jake Brinkmann and wife. subsequent transfer to Ronald J Schilling and wife. John and Lena Hermann to Paul Grimm and wife. William E Killy Jr and wife to Carl W Wilde. articles of incorporation for St Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery. County Board School Trustees to Alfred L Berner and wife. LeRoy R Ferkel, Executor to Shirley.
Total construction awards for 1966 reached 320 contracts totaling 17,065,506 with 96 projects in design at an estimated 78,953,000 per Francis S. Lorenz director of the Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings Four Zone Centers for the State Mental Health program were completed and additional centers ready soon Other state projects completed include dormitory classrooms at the Illinois School for the Deaf Jacksonville Medical Surgical Building at Alton State Hospital residential buildings at Anna State Hospital Medical Surgical Building at Dixon State School East Moline State Hospital girls cottage and annex at Lincoln State School addition to Lohman Hall Peoria State Hospital Peoria.
Orchardists in Southern Illinois are pruning fruit trees during winter per James B. Mowry at SIU. Pruning when trees are dormant minimizes sap loss and supports tree vigor. Use clean cuts near the branch crotch and three cuts on large limbs to avoid bark damage.
Frederick B Cort and wife transfer Pt Tx Lt 5 Sec 27 Twp 1-10 to Paul H Brinkmann Sr and wife. The sequence includes P Moehrs and wf Lt 3 Blk 6 Pautler Heights No 1.
Gov Otto Kerner unveiled the 1967 Highway Improvement Program with an estimated total cost of 2685 million including 18566 million for interstates and 8284 million for noninterstate projects. Right of way costs are expected to reach about one eighth of the total with state local and federal contributions outlined. Illinois soil and water conservation districts signed cooperative agreements with 3155 landowners last year.
On January 10 1967 a certificate was filed in Monroe County Illinois listing the owners and addresses for Norman Surveying Company at 212 West Washington Columbia Illinois 62236. County Clerk Richard A Trost signs the notice with the county seal.
Classified notices include a five room rental listing in Columbia Illinois with Mrs Carl Grueninger and a separate decorating center ad offering seamless floors and murals at 511 North Main Street Colu mbia IL Also a spinet piano bargain request and a postal box notice for income from coin operated dispensers plus a memorial message for Elbert E. Lockhart dated January 11 1966.
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