Strassenfest Singers Help Run Annual Festival
A 28 member Strassenfest singing and dancing group, formed for advertising the Chamber festival, performed at multiple events since January and will run the novelties stand selling beer mugs hats ties shirts and souvenirs to fund travel. Leader Chester Kopec directs German songs the group is known for.
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Academy of TV Arts and Sciences
Herrman
American Legion
Chester Kopec
William Killian
Gus Koch
Earl Wilde
Stephen Metter
Andy Hochre
Chester Ter Kopee
Electoral College System for Choosing President Still In Effect
The article notes the Electoral College remains the method for selecting the president despite 25 constitutional changes and 15 amendments to 1787 era framework. Sen Dirksen and Sen Bayh propose amendments to fix perceived drawbacks while the Illinois State Bar Association reports public misperception of current election mechanics. The Framers trusted state electors to choose the president, not a direct popular vote.
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Electoral College
U.S
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Illinois State Bar Association
W. J. Zahnow Testimonial Dinner Draws Hundreds
More than 400 reservations are made for the W. J. Zahnow Testimonial Dinner on July 25 at Augustine's Restaurant. Attendees include Ray Page and other educators, with many officials and associations sending representatives to honor the Waterloo Public Schools superintendent of 41 years.
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W. J. Zahnow
Zahnow
Waterloo Public Schools
Ray Page
George T. Wilkins
Vernon L. Nickell
Illinois Education Association
Josephine Wiegman
Clifford Avis
Kaskaskia Valley
Edward Allen
Rotary International
Eugene Schorb
George Ziebold
Waterloo Club
Monroe County Education Association
Ethel Rohlfing
North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Lowell Fisher
P.T.A
Waterloo P.T.A
Harry L. Morton
Charles Broomall
Southwestern Administrators Forum
Robert F. Catlett
John Mitchell
Waterloo
Fred Richert
Board of Education
William J. Cunningham
Pinkneyville
Mr. Zahnow
Electoral College system and reform proposals
The text explains how electors equal the number of a state’s representatives and meet in December to cast votes. It notes electors usually follow their state results, but constitutional questions exist about mandatory following. It outlines three reform paths: district or proportional elector selection, or elimination of the electoral system for nationwide popular vote.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Adams
Hayes
Harrison
New Hanover 4-H Club Meets With 20 Members Present
The New Hanover Boys and Girls 4-H Club met Friday July 14 at Zoar Church Hall with 20 members present. Robert Myers spoke on Safety On Wheels and Glenn Gummersheimer spoke on Small Fruits. Mike Stumpf and Wayne Faust led recreation. refreshments were served by Robert Myers and Charles Myers. The next meeting is set for August 11 at Zoar Church Hall.
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New Hanover
Zoar Church Hall
Robert Myers
Glenn Gummersheimer
Mike Stumpf
Wayne Faust
Charles Myers
Willis Mueller
Double wedding and community notices from Columbia area
A 50 year old William O. Smallenberger funeral in Dupo drew many relatives from Columbia. The report also notes visits to patient Catherine Smallenberger in Belleville, flood evacuee at St Elizabeth’s, and several local weddings including Violet Schlemmer and Sylvester Mees and Gladys Lark and Alvin Koch, with details on attendants and roles.
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Columbia
William O. Smallenberger
Dupo
Christ Ev. and Reformed Church
Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
Millstadt
John J. Mueller
Louisa Kropp
Carrie Arras
Catherine Smallenberger
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Violet Schlemmer
Armin Schlemmer
North Cape
Sylvester Mees
Lucille Schlemmer
Margaret Ann Mees
Charlene Reichert
Paul Schlemmer
Leo Shea
Joe Gilbert
Evelyn Gummersheimer
Gladys Lark
E. T. Lark
Alvin Koch
Charles Koch
G. A. Friz
Ruth Trost
Gus Koch
Curlee Clothing Co
St. Louis
China
India
Atomic Pacemaker Tested by Atomic Energy Commission
The first nuclear powered cardiac pacemaker model is tested by the Atomic Energy Commission. The device, a pulse generator, aims to treat heart block. Mrs Klein travels from Chicago to visit family in Watertown as the trial runs several weeks.
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AEC
Watertown
Wisconsin
L. A. Dennis
Klein
Chicago
Arthur Klein
Columbia
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Park Visitors Reach Over 121 Million In 1965
National Park Service areas logged more than 121 million visits in 1965, more than double the 1955 total, reflecting growing public use of parks.
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National Park Service
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al Kish
Carl Riebeling
Albert Jahr
George Naumann
Walter Stan
Steve Metter
Mike Kish
Tom Kish
Kenny Jahr
Richard Cullen
George Nau
Horn’s Bakery
South Main St
Columbia, Illinois
Eldo Horn
Belleclair Speedway
Illinois
Cardinal
Burgemeister
Arthur P. Wink
Virgil Crook
Busch Memorial Stadium
Connie Mayberry
Shreveport
Frank Habert
Anna Klein
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Panama
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatior
Kloepper
Bergmann
Kuehner
Cal
Ray Faust
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