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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1965
Page
1
The Columbia Star offers a free 11x14 Heirloom Tapestry Finish Portrait with each new or renewal subscription. A full year of delivery plus the portrait costs only $3.00. Renewal timing won’t interrupt current issues, and sitting dates will be announced with subscriber notices.
The St. Louis SBA regional office now has full authority to approve direct loans up to 100000 and participate loans up to 350000, aimed at speeding service to small firms. The move decentralizes oversight, saving an estimated 2.7 million annually from fiscal 1966 onward by cutting Washington and regional paperwork.
Famous Barr Company sponsors a revitalized Independence Day St Louis Bicentennial event on Sunday July 4 from 6 to 10 p.m. The program includes a 9 p.m. aerial display with 12 parachute shells, a 10-foot by 60-foot display piece, and 29 scenes of shells ranging from 12 to 24 inches. The finale features 100 twelve-inch and 1,900 nine-inch shells, fired from sand mortars on barges donated by Mississippi Valley Barge Lines. The show is staged by Rozzi Famous Fireworks with Arthur Rozzi supervising, joined by air shows from Scott Air Force Base and an Alton Water Ski Club display. Civic leaders, Coast Guard, and local fire and police units support the event.
Floyd E. Crowder was installed as president at the Columbia Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. Elected officers include Harvey Buettner as vice president Carl A. Landgraf as secretary and Ollie Fehlbaum as treasurer. Directors are Carl Riebeling George Naumann and Cy Shipp. Alvin H. Maeys Jr. retires as president. Crowder is Monroe County State's Attorney and Maeys is Monroe County Associate Circuit Judge.
The Monroe County 4 H Public Speaking Contest for Agriculture and Home Economics members, plus the Agricultural Demonstration Contest, will be held at 8 00 p m July 7 at the Farm Bureau Auditorium Waterloo. Readiness encouraged. no advance registration required. speeches four to six minutes on any topic or agricultural demonstration. Home Economics 4 H demonstrations slated for July 9. Public invited to attend.
Lightning struck the WCBW FM building Monday evening interrupting service as it penetrated the control room and equipment and the telephones. Repairs were completed quickly and broadcasts resumed.
Frank Schneider 59 of rural Millstadt died after a tractor overturned on him at his Floraville Road farm. Found by a relative who reported him missing at noon, he died on arrival at St Elizabeths Hospital at 1 40 p m. Funeral held at St James Church Millstadt with Creason in charge. He left a wife Ann and many children.
About four inches of rain hit the Columbia area Monday evening near 6 p.m. flooding basements. A tree downed near the William McConkey home north of Jefferson Baracks Bridge Road intersection and debris blocked the highway. A creek overflow halted traffic. Further rains Tuesday and Wednesday caused only a fire siren lightning strike.
The U S Weather Bureau projects a 30 day period from mid June to mid July with precipitation well under average across Illinois. total rainfall expected under three inches statewide while western Illinois faces above normal temperatures and the eastern third near normal.
Wayne O. Weisenborn, a mechanic at Union Electric Meramec plant, has been named foreman in an announcement this week. The promotion highlights his years of service and technical expertise.
Ten Monroe County 4-H club delegates attended the 1965 4-H Club Week at the University of Illinois from June 22 to June 25. The theme was The Future 4-H and You, with speakers including Dean L. B. Howard and J. B. Claar. Highlights included International Foreign Youth Exchange delegates, a barbecue at Memorial Stadium, a friendship party at Illini Union, and a 4-H Chorus Concert. Delegates listed with club affiliations and chaperones accompanied by home advisers.
The Columbia Bath & Tennis Club opened its new L shaped pool Sunday at 1 30 p m amid 93 degree heat with 82 2 by 37 foot swim area and 38 2 by 30 foot diving area plus a 10 by 20 kiddies pool. The project cost about 90000 and memberships total 225 with 75 still available.
An error corrected in Vogt's IGA Foodliner ad for Hunter Sliced Boiled Ham. The ad should read 1/2 lb for 59 cents, not 1 lb at that price.
Oliver J. Wilde 58 husband of Elsie nee Rubemeyer died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday June 29 at his home near Columbia. He worked in St. Louis and formerly in the poultry business. He lies in state at Quernheim Funeral Home Waterloo after 7 p.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Friday. Funeral services Friday 2 p.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ Columbia with Rev. G. A. Friz officiating. burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Oliver E. Wilde Columbia and Herbert W. Wilde St. Louis five sisters and three brothers.
Rudolph J. Roethlisberger age 70 of Centralia Illinois died June 26 at St Marys Hospital Centralia He was a native of East St Louis and a retired painter Survived by wife Florence three sons Robert R Seattle Charles J Columbia Gorman FE Belleville four stepchildren Funeral services held from Keith Funeral Home Centralia to St Marys Church Centralia Burial in College Hill Cemetery Lebanon
The Downtown Activities stage at 8th and Olive will host a one hour Strasbourgfest show on Thursday July 15 at 12 noon. Virgil Crook and his band Eberhard Gress sing German songs Edelweiss Dancers perform and Columbia’s Burgemeister Arthur P. Wink appears. Chamber of Commerce president Herb Schueler hosts. Local residents are invited to wear costumes to help advertise and distribute Strasbourgfest materials before the noon show.
About 200 tickets for the Cardinal versus New York Mets game are sold at Ron's Pharmacy, Weisbacher's Clothing Dept, and Vogts IGA Foodliner. Round trip bus and game tickets cost 4.00 per person. Buses leave Turner Hall at 6 30 p.m. CST on Thursday July 15. Participants are encouraged to wear Stras senfest decorations or costumes for the pre Strassenfest event.
Forty seats for the Charlotte Peters Strassenfest TV show are sold on a first come basis at Ron's Pharmacy. The show is set for Wednesday July 21 with a bus from Monroe National Bank at 10:30 am and return about 4 pm. A complete package costs $3.00 per person including roundtrip bus, show seat, and lunch in Forest Park.
A lightning bolt struck the fire siren at the Fire House in City Hall during an electrical storm around 1 a.m. Wednesday. The main switch was damaged, the siren kept sounding until the switch could be pulled. A temporary adjustment is in use until repairs are completed.
Columbia Post Office will follow regular holiday schedules on July 5 due to Independence Day falling on a Sunday. No mail delivery except special, mail deposited before 2:00 p.m. will be dispatched. Lobby access for lock boxes from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
The Columbia Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a by-pass rest stop during the July weekend. The group will operate Friday 4 p.m. to Saturday 10 p.m. and Sunday 4 p.m. to midnight Monday, offering free coffee donuts lemonade cookies cake and traffic information from a tent north of Carl Street. Uniformed officers will assist. signs are being placed by the Illinois Highway Department to guide north and southbound travelers. The aim is to reduce holiday weekend traffic accidents and fatalities on Illinois highways.
A group of ham radio operators held the annual field day test on the George Kutterer farm near Columbia. Four transmitters operated for 24 hours under WASHHH, using a gasoline generator for power. The farthest contact was with a station in the Dominican Republic, with Frank Schmidt helping arrange the site and power setup.
The Monroe County Planning Commission plans to begin its regular meeting at 8 p m July 1 at the Court House. State and federal funding for the planning program has been approved. Total project cost is 14130 dollars with the county paying 3570 dollars.
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