American Legion Sponsors New Glory for Old Glory Program
Columbia Post 581 of the American Legion teams with local dry cleaners to offer free flag dry cleaning from June 1 to June 12. The 13th annual New Glory for Old Glory aims to keep Old Glory presentable for Flag Day June 14. Participating firms include Al's Cleaners and Thurman's Dry Cleaning in Columbia.
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United States of America
Thomas Jefferson
Columbia Legion Post 581
American Legion
Columbia
Al’s Cleaners
Thurman's Dry Cleaning
Obituaries for George S Russell and Thomas V Crowe
George S. Russell of St Louis a consulting engineer for Columbia died May 30 in Daytona Beach Florida funeral at Alexander Sons Town Chapel Delmar Blvd burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Thomas V Crowe 75 East St Louis died 5:25 am Monday at St Elizabeths Granite City worked for East St Louis Columbia and Waterloo Interurban Street Car Co later watchman for Williams and Co retired 1960 survived by wife Emily five sons six daughters two sisters 21 grandchildren and one great grandson funeral 3 pm today Kassly Funeral Home East St Louis burial Lake View Memorial Garden. Gothic Lodge 852 A F and A M conducted services. Ella M Luepker 64 Dupo died 7 am Wednesday in St Mary's East St Louis funeral 2 pm Saturday Zion United Church of Christ Millstadt burial Mount Evergreen. survivors include husband Leroy and three Joedicke brothers.
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George S. Russell
Russell & Axon
St. Louis
City of Columbia
Daytona Beach
Florida
Alexander & Sons
Delmar Blvd
Oak Grove
Thomas Vincent Crowe
Roosevelt Homes
East St. Louis
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Granite City
Mr. Crowe
East
Monroe County
Crowe
Emily
Marxer
Belleville
Forrest
Imperial Beach
Calif
Lee West
Richard
Thomas Jr
U.S. Navy
Matthew
Alpha) Sullivan
Robert Gwendolyn) Perry
Steve
Sue) Pate
William
Joy) Dressel
Bartelsville
Okla
Evelyn) Guth
Joseph
June) Dublar
Collinsville
Ted
Alvera) Cowin
Edna Crowe
O'Fallon
Ella M. Luepker
Third St
Dupo
St Mary's Hospital
Luepker
Harrisonville Telephone Company
Waterloo
Dape
Zion United Church of Christ
Millstadt
Strauss Funeral Home
Mount Evergreen Cemetery
Leroy
John Joedicke
Louis Joedicke
Madison
H. Joedicke
Paris
France
Death of Inez O. Holcomb in East St. Louis
Inez O. Holcomb 59 daughter of the late Sidney and Louise Holcomb nee Weltecke died at Christian Welfare Hospital East St. Louis on Wednesday June 1 at 2 15 p m She was born November 12 1906 in Jackson Missouri and never married A funeral will be held at 2 p m Saturday June 4 in the Meyer Funeral Home Chapel with burial in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery Rev G A Friz will officiate Survived by a brother continued on page 2
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Inez O. Holcomb
Sidney
Louise Anna Holcomb
Weltecke
Christian Welfare
Girl Scouts Camp At Konarick Park Waterloo
River Bluffs Girl Scout Council to run Konarick Park Day Camp in Waterloo for girls aged 7 to 17 this summer. August 15 enrollment day. Mrs Eugene Linker named camp director. volunteers welcome info from Linker at Kenarick Park. Camp offers outdoor living, program planning, and options like weather stations or clay figures for about 2,000 girls served across 14 camps.
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River Bluffs
Konarick Park
Waterloo
Eugene Linker
O. Nelson Wampler
Kenarick Park
Girls Scouts
Easter Seal Drive in Monroe County Nets 1024
The Easter Seal fund drive in Monroe County raised 1024.83 for ongoing services to physically handicapped children and adults. Campaign chair Dr Herbert Koepp Baker praised volunteers including Mrs Hugo A Welsch and the Monroe Council for the Handicapped. final totals may rise as further contributions arrive. Treasurer Chester J Dillon invites year round gifts at First National Bank in Waterloo.
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Monroe County
Herbert Kopp-Baker
Easter Seal Society of
Southern Illinois
Hugo A. Welsch
Monroe Council For the Handicapped
Koepp-Baker
Chester J. Dillon
First National Bank
Waterloo
Legion District Meeting Set for June 4 in Waterloo
The 22nd District Convention of the American Legion, Illinois Department, will be held June 4 and 5 at the American Legion Home in Waterloo. A 6:30 p.m. Saturday dinner will precede a dance featuring Virgil Crook, with Ross Randolph, former Menard State Penitentiary warden and current Illinois Department of Public Safety director, keynote speaker.
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The
American Legion
Department of Illinois
Waterloo
Virgil Crook
Ross Randolph
State Penitentiary
Menard
Illinois Department of Public Safety
Barbara Lehenbauer Wins 4 Year Valparaiso Scholarship
Barbara Ellen Lehenbauer daughter of Rev and Mrs Herman C Lehenbauer of 227 N Good Haven Dr Columbia has won a 4400 Valparaiso University scholarship for 1966 67. She will major in accounting and plans to attend Valparaiso University with its colleges of arts and sciences business administration engineering and law. She is a valedictorian National Honor Society officer and Girls Athletic Association member. She received the Science Award Mathematics Award and Library Award and serves as Walther League chair at St Pauls Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara _ Ellen’ Lehenbauer
Herman C. Lehenbauer
N. Good Haven Dr
Columbia
Valparaiso University
Lehenbauer
Miss Lehenbauer
National Honor Society
Girls Athletic Association
St Paul Drive For Funds Exceeds Quota
At the St Paul United Church of Christ dinner the finance committee reported the Drive for Funds surpassed its $60,000 goal with a total of $83,000. Plans include razing the old parsonage and adding to the educational building. one member said demolition material may be donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Cliff Asselmeier Receives Distinguished Salesman's Award
Cliff Asselmeier, area representative for Navy Brand Manufacturing Company in St. Louis, received the Distinguished Salesman's Award from the National Sales and Marketing Executives Association. The honor, presented at a St. Louis banquet, recognizes 50 top salesmen for leadership in sales and service. Asselmeier is well known in Columbia for his years of firm-contact work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Asselmeier
Navy Brand Manufacturing Company
St. Louis
Missouri
National Sales and Marketing Executives Association
Asselmeier
Columbia
Dr McAuliffe Speaks at Rotary Meeting
Dr A L McAuliffe, local chiropractor, presented a program at the Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday evening. He showed a short movie on the nervous system and its impact on daily life for professionals, followed by a question and answer session. Guest Ekkehard Sandof of Goettingen, West Germany, along with his wife, spent June with the Gress family.
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A. L. McAuliffe
Rotary Club
C. A. Hacker
Ekkehard Sandof
Goettingen
West Germany
Sandof
Eberhard Gress
Gress
Waterloo events outline parade and picnic schedule
Registration begins Sunday at 9 a.m. and runs to 4 p.m. A parade will start at Waterloo Public School. A picnic with rides and concessions will be held Saturday evening and Sunday on the American Legion Grounds. Elroy Ostendorf of Waterloo is the district commander.
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Waterloo Public School
American Legion
Elroy Ostendorf
Waterloo
Monroe Council For Handicapped Receives Camping Trailer
The Monroe Council for the Handicapped accepted a camping trailer at Walmeyer High School on Friday. Howard Jackson led the project with the industrial arts class, with donations from Joe Moskop and Niebruegge and Sondag providing lumber at a large discount. The trailer features an electrical refrigeration system and is intended for camping use. Students on the project included David Offermann, Joe Lloyd, Hollis Ellison, Wilbur Washausen, Charles Keith, Roy Stork, Thomas Theohar, Wayne Rausch, Ivan Marquardt, John Guttmann, Eugene Schrader, Robert Krebel, Jim Koch, Richard Valentine, Robert Rubemeyer, and Glenn Juelfs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Council For the Handicapped
Walmeyer High School
Howard Jackson
Joe Moskop
Niebruegge and
Sondag
David Offermann
Joe Lloyd
Hollis Ellison
Wilbur Washausen
Charles Keith
Roy Stork
Thomas Theohar
Wayne Rausch
Ivan Marquardt
John Guttmann
Eugene Schrader
Robert Krebel
Jim Koch
Richard Valentine
Robert Rubemeyer
Glenn Juelfs
Museum Piece Fire Pumper Displayed
East St. Louis displays a retired 1000 gallon pumper planned for preservation in the National Museum of Transport. The 1936 Central Fire Truck Company delivery, restored with the department, ends with Mayor Alvin G. Fields handing the keys to Delmar F. Valine Sr. museum executive secretary.
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East St. Louis
National Museum of Transport
Central Fire Truck Company
Manchester
Missouri
East
Columbia Community Unit Summer Courses Listed
The Columbia Community Unit District No. 4 offers summer classes at the Unit Building including Typing Drivers training and Practical English. Costs are three dollars per course with varying dates and times from June 20 to July 29. Call 281-4995 for details and enrollment.
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Columbia Community Unit District No. 4
Grand Jury Hears Three Cases This Week
The Grand Jury indicted William C. Haynes and Michael P. Haynes on ten counts of criminal damage to property near R.R. 2 Waterloo. Howard Jones faces two counts of indecent acts. Frank Mueller, St Louis, pleaded guilty to stealing under $150 from Hood's Discount Center near R.R. 1 Columbia and was fined $50 plus costs.
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William C
Michael P. Haynes
R.R. 2
Waterloo
Howard Jones
Frank Mueller
St. Louis
Hood's
R.R. 1
Columbia
Grapes Of Wrath Among Band Names in Life Magazine
Life Magazine's June 3 1966 issue lists Mogen David and the Grapes of Wrath among imaginative band names. The article praises originality and coolness and cites member names Tom Weisbacher John Shea Lonnie Keim John Mosbacher Joe Lauer and Leland Hesterberg alongside the group name.
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Life Magazine
Mogen David
The
Grapes of Wrath
the Bird and
Joe Banana
Little Caeser
Judas
Dow Jones
Big Brother
Studs and the
Bearcats Deluxe
de Bagels
Baskerville
Jay Walker
Pedestrians
Tom Weisbacher
John Shea
Lonnie Keim
John Mosbacher
Joe Lauer
Leland Hesterberg
Draft Board Inducts Five During May
Five men left for induction on Monday May 23 by Monroe County Local Board No 174 Waterloo. Recipients listed are Richard L Kingston Edward J Montine Melvin R Crafton Kenneth L Reinhold and Ross E Higgerson. Four men also took their physical examination and the college qualification test postmark deadline is June 1 1966 with test on June 24. Further information at the Local Board Office. Four men will be inducted June 8 with twelve scheduled for examination the same day.
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Monroe County
Waterloo
Richard L. Kingston
Edward J. Montine
Melvin R. Crafton
Kenneth L. Reinhold
Ross E. Higgerson
Doane Agricultural Service Opens Belleville Office
Doane Agricultural Service announces a new Belleville office to handle growing local business. The office will be staffed by two seasoned staffers Lovelace Kitchen and Don Clapp, both with university agriculture degrees and long Doane tenures in Southwest Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doane Agricultural Service
Belleville
H. G. E. Fick
Doane Agricultural Service, Inc
Doane
Lovelace Kitchen
University of Missouri
Don Clapp
University of Illinois
Illinois
License Suspensions Announced for Two Waterloo Drivers
Secretary of State Paul Powell suspends William J. Morman and Wesley L. Posey both of Waterloo for three violations each. The action underscores ongoing enforcement of driving offenses and points to forthcoming official notices.
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Paul Powell
William J. Morman
Waterloo
Wesley L. Posey
Viet Nam Death Notice for Sgt Joseph Rapp
Sgt Joseph L Rapp 22 of Freeburg near Paderborn reported killed May 27 near Da Nang Viet Nam in an error by friendly forces. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1962 after Freeburg High School graduation and served 22 months in Viet Nam. Survivors include his parents five brothers two sisters and a grandfather with funeral set at Creason Funeral Home in Millstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Rapp
John Rapp
R.R. 1
Freeburg
Paderborn
da Nang
Viet Nam
Sgt. Rapp
Marine Corps
Freeburg High School
Anthony
Millstadt
Norbert
Belleville
Loraine
Wichita
Kan
James R
Charles
Cambridge
Jaycees Plan Little League Football Sponsorship
The Columbia Jaycees seek to sponsor a Tri County Junior Football Conference Midget division team for 10 to 12 year olds weighing 80 to 100 pounds. Equipment, uniforms, supervision, and a special insurance policy will be provided with a small player fee. A meeting for interested parents is set for June 8 at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall to explain the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Jaycees
Tri- County
Jaycees
Medicare Hospitals in Illinois Chosen
Dr. Franklin D. Yoder announced five Illinois hospitals eligible to join the Medicare program for the aged. The list includes Evans ton Hospital Evanston St. Joseph Hospital Joliet Alton Memorial Hospital Alton St. Francis Hospital Macomb and Herrin Hospital Herrin. SSA signed agreements with each, with the program starting July 1. Nearly all Illinois hospitals have filed certification requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Yoder
Illinois Department of Public Health
Evanston Hospital
Evanston
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton
St. Francis Hospital
Macomb
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
Social Security Administration
Illinois
Columbia High School Plays In Finals Of Stage Band Contest
Sixteen Columbia High School students performed in the Stage Band finals at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis on May 21. Jennings won first, Columbia placed second, and Ste Genevieve took third. Buddy Marino hosted, with Uhl Sackman directing Columbia’s band.
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Columbia High School
Fox
Buddy Marino
KWK
M.C
Uhl Sackman
Columbia
Ludwig Music Company
Ovie Ellis to Address Columbia High School Graduates
Jefferson County Superintendent Ovie Ellis will speak at Columbia High School 1966 commencement in the gym on Friday June 3 at 8 30 p m. The program lists a band processional invocation by Rev Norman Rahmoeller and diplomas presented by Harold Harres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogie Ellis
Jefferson County
Columbia High School
Ellis
Southern Ilinois University
University of Illinois
Norman Rahmoeller
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Kathy Bequette
Michael Bieber
Barbara Bissell
William Brucker
Tommie Church
David Coats
Marlene Daab
Albert Diehl
Thomas Eckerd
Earl Eschmann
Barbara Garris
Delvira Gummersheimer
Leroy Gummersheimer
Joyce Giffhorn
Lorilyn Heisler
Margaret Herrmann
Candy Hoffman
Susan Howell
Larry King
Hoffman
Larry Roger King
Stephen Krebel
Rebecca Steppig
Ellen Stumpf
James Stumpf
Robert Stumpf
Judith Tilley
Jeanette Todd
Steven Volkert
Susan Volkert
Karen Wilde
Sharon Wilde
Monica Womack
Jerry Woodward
Lay Advisory Board of St. Clement's Hospital Meets on Expansion
The Red Bud hospital Lay Advisory Board met Monday evening to review two expansion plans from Herman Smith Hospital Consulting Firm. The group discussed anticipated population growth, bed shortages for long term patients, doctor coverage, staffing shortages, and potential recruitment support from the Illinois Hospital Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clement’s Hospital
St. Clement's Hospital
Red Bud
Frank Briggs
Jeffrey Frommelt
Herman Smith Hospital
State Merit Exams To Be Given June 10 and 11
Miss Maude Myers announces a special series of state merit examinations in Illinois to be held June 10 and 11. Open competitive examinations include field inspection supervisor. open competitive promotional exams cover animal caretaker II, assistant mental health superintendent, and forest caretaker. Apply to the Department of Personnel at 508 Centennial Building, Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Myers
Illinois Department of Personnel
Department of Personnel
Centennial Building
Springfield
Mascoutah Doctor Elected Okaw Valley Scout Council President
Dr William R Larson of Mascoutah was chosen to lead the Okaw Valley Boy Scout Council at its May 25 annual meeting in Belleville. He will assume the role July 1, succeeding A L Lenny, with J A McCarty Street and others named as vice presidents and executive board members from across nine counties.
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William R. Larson
Okaw Valley
Vernon W. Smith Named To Institute For Disadvantaged Youths
Vernon W. Smith of Columbia a teacher at Columbia Community Unit No. 4 is among 36 accepted for a summer institute for teachers of disadvantaged youths in grades 2 through 7 at Illinois State University under a summer program for educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon W. Smith
Columbia
Columbia Community Unit No. 4
Illinois State University
Mystery Tour Ends With Strassenfest in Columbia
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce hosts 2000 AAA members for a mystery tour ending at Turner Hall. Lunch by the Columbia Gymnastic Association Ladies Auxiliary, Strassenfest show with Virgil Crook's Orchestra and Eberhard Gross, followed by a summer calendar handbill listing events such as the American Legion Picnic and Parades, Strassenfest, Monroe County Sesquicentennial, and Centennial Homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Automobile Club
AAA
Turner Hall
Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
Columbia Gymnastic Association
Virgil Crook
Eberhard Gross
Strassenfest
American Legion
Institute to help teachers reform curriculum for disadvantaged youths
A National Defense Education Act grant funds an institute running June 20 to August 12. The program supports teachers with a $75 weekly stipend and up to eight hours of graduate credit, aiming to improve instruction for disadvantaged youths.
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Columbia Post
Thomas W. Crowe
Ella Luepker
Inez C. Holcomb
Girl Scouts
Legion District
Barbara Lehenbauer
St. Paul
DR. McAuliffe
Rotary Meeting
Monroe Council For Handicapped
Columbia Community Unit
Grand Jury
Draft Board
Sgt
Joseph Rapp
Medicare
C.H. S
Jennings
Ste. Genevieve
Genevieve
Ovie Ellis
Mascoutah
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