Bye Bye Birdie returns to St Louis Municipal Opera week of July 18 24
The musical hits stage and screen with Gretchen Wyler and Dick Patterson leading an all star cast at Forest Park Amphitheatre. Nightly shows begin 8 15 p m July 18 24. New to Forest Park are Grace Norris June Squibb and Garth Dolderer. Bob Kuban and the In Men add a pop attraction debuting at the venue. Tickets by mail from St Louis Municipal Theatre Forest Park with prices 1 00 to 4 50.
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St. Louis Municipal Opera
Allstar
Gretchen Wyler
Dick Patterson
Forest Park
Susan Heinkel
Pat McEnnis
George Marcy
Matthew Tobin
Grace Norris
Bud Fleming
Garth Dolderer
June Squibb
Miss Norris
Miss Squibb
Dolderer
Forest Park Theatre
Municipal Opera
Bob Kuban
In Men
St. Louis
Miss Wyler
Municipal Opera Dancing Chorus
New York and Municipal Opera
Rose
Patterson
Albert Peterson
Marcy
Bernardo
Conrad Birdie
Sweet Apple
Ohio
Miss Heinkel
St. Louisan
Kim MacAfee
Birdie
Michael Stewart
Charles Strouse
Lee Adams
Conrad
St. Louis Municipal Theatre
Missouri
Steve Lawrence Perry Como Shows At The Du Quoin State Fair
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme headline a week long Du Quoin Fair run August 29 to September 4 with TV star power. Perry Como headlines Labor Day night September 5, amid a strong supporting lineup including The Young Americans Davis and Reese and illusionist Ferry Forst.
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Steve Lawrence
Perry Como
du Quoin State Fair
Eydie Gorme
Lawrence - Gorme
Como
Eydie
Tex Beneke
Steve Allen
Steve
Jack Paar
Lawrence
TV Rage
Davis
Reese
Ferry Forst
Europe
Diane Shelton
Belleclair Oval to host two 50 lap stock car meets
Belleville fans will see a double 50 lap mid season stock car show at Belleclair Speedway on Friday night. Time trials start 7 30 p m with racing at 8 30 p m on a five tenth mile track totaling nearly 200 laps. Don Klein Kenny Shrum and Ray Eby are favorites in the A modified 50 lap feature with 18 cars entered while 21 cars are expected in the 50 lap hobby class led by Garland Walker Chris Borgezzi Marshall Yost Mel Class and Harry Cheatham.
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Belleclair Speedway
Belleville
Don Klein
Ste
St. Charles
Ray Eby
St. Louis
Garland Walker
Chris Borgezzi
Marshall Yost
Mel Class
Harry Cheatham
Charlie Johnson
Cahokia
Dwight Barbeau
Jerry Baumgartner
Troy
Ill
Old Trees Foresters Count Redwoods Remain
Foresters estimate that about one fourth of the magnificent red wood trees that stood when first white settlers arrived still exist. Most of these ancient giants lie within state parks where they are protected for posterity.
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Old Trees
Waterloo Downs Columbia 4 2 in county baseball clash
The Waterloo Buds beat Columbia 4 to 2 as three first inning runs chased Col umbia starter Jim Kremmel. Roessler relieved and allowed only one more run while Hoffmann, Dillinger, Braun, and Rahn led Waterloo’s nine hit attack. Roessler homered for Waterloo and Mathews Radison Stechmeier and Frierdich added singles. Other county results and next week’s schedule listed.
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Waterloo Buds
Jim Kremmel
Columbia
Bob Roessler
Waterlo
Ken Rahn
Terry Hoffmann
Dillinger
Braun
Fulte
Niebruegge
Moehrs
Huegel
Roessler
Homer
Ralph Mathews
Dan Radison
Stechmeseer
Frierdich
Valmeyer
Cupo
St. Louis
Fults
Belleville
Millstadt
O’fallon
Lebanon
St. Libory
Tilden
July Dates Mark Notable Historic Events
A sequence of July milestones from 1790 to 1944. Key entries include the District of Columbia establishment in 1790, Georgia joining the Union in 1870, Napolean’s surrender at Aix in 1815, and the 1944 Democratic nomination of Harry S Truman for vice presidency. Other entries note canal passage in 1915 and a 1932 St. Lawrence River treaty. A women’s rights convention occurred in 1848 and a German plot against Hitler in 1944.
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Napoleon
Aix
Georgia
District of Columbia
Panama Canal
Corrigan
Dublin
St. Lawrence River
Senaca Falls
New York
Hitler
Democratic Party
Harry S. Truman
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Arthur P. Wink
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Arthur Kruse
Strassenfest
St. Louis Cardinals
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Columbia Chamber of Commerce and
Columbia Gymnastic Association
Turner Hall
Columbia, Illinois
Virgil Crook
Orch
Belleclair Oval
ST. Clair County Fair
Capitol Theatre
Waterloo, Illinois
Waterloo Downs
101St Airborne Division
Dick Weber
Axe
Yesteryears
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Columbia Star
N. Rapp
The
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