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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1967
Page
4
CHURCH NEWS lists Saint Pauls Lutheran Church and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with service times, languages, and contact details. It covers Sunday School Morning Worship and Evening services, weekday Masses Confessions and devotional times, plus parish group meeting dates and contact numbers.
Zoar United Church of Christ in New Hanover and Saint Stephen's Assembly of God on Market and Rapp Streets announce weekly schedules. Zoar led by Rev. Wilbur L Biaseh offers morning worship and evening notes. Saint Stephen's, with Rev. R H Davis, hosts Sunday School at 9 45 a m and services at 11 am 7 30 pm including a family night. Visitors welcome.
Rev. John Wood leads Bethany Methodist Church in Columbia Illinois with worship at 9 30 a m and church school at 10 30 a m located one half block off Main Street on West Kunt
The program notes Youth Sunday with 8:00 First Worship Service led by Rev. Gerhard A. Friz and Rev. Norman H. Rahmoeller serving as co pastors at St Paul United Church.
The Upper Room devotional urges walking honestly as in the day with Romans 13 12 13 themes. It references Lassie the collie tale to illustrate honesty and ends with a prayer asking guidance to order life aright. John H. Hires Jr from Florida offers the thought for the day.
The Diocese of Belleville will hold Scout Sunday on February 12 with Bishop Albert R. Zuroweste officiating at 2 30 p m at St Augustine of Canterbury Church. Public invited. January 29 is the deadline for Ad Altare Dei and Parvuli Dei award applications with new requirements this year.
The notice lists 9:00 Sunday School 10:15 worship services on WCBW FM, midweek sewing circle, 6:30 annual consistory dinner, 8:00 consistory and cemetery board meetings, Thursday 12:30 women’s fellowship, 1:00 women’s fellowship with neighboring churches, Dr. R Fauth Eden Seminary speaker, Thursday evening choir rehearsals, and Saturday 9:00 11:00 confirmation class sessions.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lasitschka marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a 6 PM buffet at their daughter’s home in Columbia. They wed January 18 at SS Peter and Paul Church Hoboken New Jersey. Attendants included Judge O Brien and Ida Ryan.
The Altar Society of Immaculate Conception Parish met January 19 with Mrs Hilda Weisbacher presiding. Mrs F Dean Keim was elected president and Mrs Linus H Horcher secretary for two years, with holdover officers Mrs Charles J Grueninger and Mrs John Green. A potluck dinner is scheduled for February 16 at 6 30 p m and installation of new officers will occur. Monthly church cleaning dates will be announced after January 25 Holy Mass.
The January Columbia Parent Teacher Association meeting, held in the Unit school gym with Vice President Herbert Sutter presiding, featured Paul Snider on driver education and a sixth grade chorus conducted by Joseph Jackson. Mrs. Richard Seibel won the traveling planter for most parents represented as PTA memberships counted. Plans were made for the Chili Supper on Friday evening February 10.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Hacker and children Randy Tina and Stacey Ann of Minneapolis Minnesota are visiting Mr and Mrs C A Hacker and Mr and Mrs Elmer Becker while Mr Hacker attends a business meeting for his firm in St Louis during the week.
E A Weinel Chapter of DeMolay will hold an open installation of officers February 1 at 7:30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Roger Schaefer, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert O Schaefer, will be installed as Master Councilor. The retiring Master Councilor is Michael Tinkler.
Mrs Stella Tunze of 619 S St Louis Avenue Columbia was transported to St Elizabeths Hospital in Belleville on Monday morning for medical treatment.
The Columbia Woman's Club met in the St. Paul United Church of Christ recreation rooms. Mrs. Clifford Schrader presided as plans were made for the February Red Cross drive with captains and helpers meeting February 2 at Monroe National Bank. Mrs. B D Middleton announced the annual Sewing Contest and encouraged participation. A Hobby show with sewed garments will be featured at the February meeting. Refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs Jack C Johnson announce the birth of a baby girl named Anastacia Marie born January 23 at St Marys Hospital in East St Louis weighing 8 pounds 4 1 2 ounces. Grandparents are Clarence Janson and Leo Johnson with great grandparents W C Stonecipher and Mrs John F Janson.
Mr and Mrs Larry King of 524 North Main Street announce the birth of their first child a baby girl named Lisa Ann at St Elizabeths Hospital Belleville last Thursday.
Mrs. John J. Mueller of 903 North Main Street observed her 80th birthday on Tuesday January 24 spending the day at her daughter Mrs. Alfred Boehm’s home in Brentwood Missouri. A coffee was held with several friends in attendance.
Local draft board reports two registrants delinquent under the Selective Service Law. Delinquents may miss address updates questionnaires physicals or induction. Normally the board orders induction and the U S Attorney may prosecute or task the FBI to locate missing registrants. No calls for induction or physical examination are planned for February. March remains doubtful with calls typically around the tenth.
Mr and Mrs John F Ryan of 826 Briegel St Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Carol to Daniel R Daab son of Mrs Pearl Daab and the late Russell Daab of Collinsville. Miss Ryan a Columbia High School graduate 1963 and employed at Fact Inc St Louis. Mr Daab a Dupo High School graduate 1964 and employed at Dow Chemical Madison NI. Wedding set for March 25 1967.
Mrs. Frieda Thiele visited relatives in Belleville over the weekend. She attended the birthday party for her aunt Mrs. Adam Sensel of Summerfield Illinois who turned 87. Guests included many from Waterloo, Belleville, Highland, Tremont, Wood River, Mascoutah, Marissa, New Athens and Shiloh, among others.
January issue of the American Legion Magazine features Cpl. Leon Oexner of Columbia with American troops in the Vietnam Highlands near Saigon. Photo shows him walking under a helicopter with the caption Leap frogging by Copter in Hawthorne II.
Southern Illinois University reports 336 students assigned to elementary and secondary schools in Southern Illinois and Cook County for on the job training this winter term. Participants include Phyllis Rehg of Longfellow School Murphysboro and Nadine Wilde of Lincoln School Carbondale.
Twenty years ago in Columbia area news includes Eugene Luhr wrecking the James Lemen house and plans a spring rebuild. Mrs. Herman Tunze’s son Ray Tunze reports a weekend with the Schoening family in Ansbach Germany. Junior Women’s League held its regular meeting at St Paul Ev. and Reformed Church with officers presiding and a review of the Missouri. Miss Edna Schneider and Gilbert Arnin wed at St Paul on January 11 with attendants Leola Ludwig and Walter Arnin. Attendees from Columbia at Osick-Portell wedding in Cupe included Rauch, Hoffmann, Rapp, Rueck and others. Miss Herta Berger learned of her father Rev Carl Berger’s death in St Louis.
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