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Newspaper

Columbia Star

Location

Columbia, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1967

Page

4

Chapel Calendar at Zoar United Church of Christ New Hanover IL

The Zoar United Church of Christ in New Hanover announces a series of events led by Rev. Wilbur L. Biasch. Midweek Lent service March 5 at 7 30 p.m. Choir rehearsals after services. March 14 Men’s gathering Kloepper Tournament March 19 Palm Sunday 10 a.m. March 21 fellowship 7 30 p.m. Ladies event March 23 in Waterloo 1 p.m. Good Friday service and Communion March 24 7 30 p.m. Sunrise service March 26 6 a.m. Easter Breakfast 7 a.m. Sunday School 8 45 a.m. Easter service and Communion 10 a.m.

Zoar United Church OF Christ New Hanover Illinois Wilbur L. Biasch Marc trorpaConsistory Waterloo County ‘Nursursing Doc

Local Church Schedules and Services in Columbia Illinois

Advertises worship times for St Paul United Church First Worship at 8:00 and 10:15 services at Pauls Lutheran and other area churches. Includes Sunday School times and broadcast info for WCBW FM with open Bible study and house of prayer events. Visitors welcome at all services.

House OF Prayer

Readership lineup at DCCW event photo

The caption lists people reading left to right: Abbey Scherrer Ridway D of I representative of the DCCW Board Elena Boettcher Chester Secretary Treasurer of the Diocesan Board Rev Cletus Henschel Director of the Newman Center at SIU Carbondale Marie Heyer Supreme Vice Regent and Belleville Diocesan Chairman Carmelita Kolmer Diocesan Newman Project Treasurer.

San Project Abbey Scherrer Ridway D of I DCCW Elena Boettcher Chester Diocesan Cletus Henschel Newman Center Siu Carbondale Marie Heyer Belleville Carmelita Kolmer Newman Project

Columbia residents receive hospital reports

Walter Metter of Columbia R. F. D. 1 who had surgery at Memorial Hospital in Belleville on Friday is reported to be getting along very well. Mrs. Helen Wilde of 318 St. Paul Street, Columbia is a patient at St. Marys Hospital in East St. Louis for injuries from a fall at her home.

Walter Metter Columbia R. R. 1 Memorial Hospital Belleville Helen Wilde St. Paul Street Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital East St. Louis

Church Schedule Highlights Weekly Faith Activities

The week lists Sunday 9 00 Sunday School 10 15 Second Worship Service broadcast on WCBW FM 11 15 Special Congregation meeting Monday 10 00 Pastor Friz attends Board of Directors meeting at Eden Seminary Tuesday 8 00 Evening Fellowship Bible study Sewing Circle Quilting Wednesday 7 30 Fourth Lenten Service Thursday eve All Choirs rehearsal Saturday 9 00 11 00 Confirmation Class sessions 7 30 Wedding Service for Mr Thomas Mahoney and Miss Ethel Mae Wink

Wcbw FM Friz Board of Directors Eden Seminary Thomas Mahoney Ethel Mae Wink

Immaculate Conception Church Schedule and Societies

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church lists Msgr Elmer Holtgrave as pastor with Rev Robert Dollar and Rev Edmund Fitzmorris as assistants. Weekday Masses 6:30 and 8:15 am Confessions 8:15-8:45 am Saturday Confessions 4-5 pm and 5-7 pm Sunday Masses 6:30 8:00 9:30 and 11:00 am Holyday Masses 5:30 and 8:00 am Evening Mass 7:30 pm St Vincent DePaul meets Wednesdays Altar Society third Thursday Holy Name Society third Tuesday Mothers and Friends Club first Tuesday during school year Inquiry class Mondays and Fridays 7 pm Rectory

St. Vincent DePaul Altar Society Holy Name Society Mothers and Friends Club

The Upper Room reflections on humility and sin

The Upper Room in Nashville offers a devotional urging humility before God. It contrasts worldly power with spiritual truth and emphasizes confession of sin as path to divine indwelling and righteous living. The prayer asks guidance to seek God's kingdom over temporal knowledge. Joe L. McMillin quotes on humility.

God Christ Joe L. McMillin New York

Birth of Todd Steven Rudolph in Oklahoma City

Mr and Mrs Arnold Rudolph Jr of Oklahoma City announce the birth of a nine pound baby boy named Todd Steven on February 19, the mother’s birthday. Grandparents are James Y Miller and Arnold Rudolph Sr of Columbia, with great grandparents Dan Daab of Columbia.

Arnold Rudolph, Jr Oklahoma City Oklahoma Todd Steven Rudolph Mary Lou Miller James Y. Miller Arnold Rudolph, Sr Columbia Dan Daab

Sunday Sermon Warns Against Hidden Angles in Life

The sermon urges readers to drop false angles or hidden motives when meeting others. It argues that suspicion and self interest undermine friendships and suggests embracing Christian charity as a daily approach to living for stronger relationships and greater success.

Daughters Isabella Board Meets in Carbondale

Belleville Daughters of Isabella gather Sunday February 26 at the Cabondale Holiday Inn and SIU Newman Center for dinner and business. Twenty Regents and Past Regents attend as Father Henschel commends their support of the Center. Fall meeting set for Belleville. State Convention to be held in Rockford May 19 to 21 at Hotel Faust.

Mary Heyer Cletus Henschel Daughters of Isabella Belleville Newman Center Siu Cabondale Holiday Inn Southern Illinois University Henschel Daughters Isabella The Rockford Faust

Attend State Pork Producers Meeting

Mr and Mrs Howard Ramsey Mr and Mrs Dale Mehrtens Herbert Schaefer and Raymond Rick attended a special meeting of the Illinois State Association of Pork Producers February 25 at Springfield. The group discussed raising funds for a full time fieldman and notes pork consumption decline while beef rises. The association meets monthly at 7 30 p m in the Farm Bureau Hall Waterloo inviting interested buyers and producers to attend.

Howard Ramsey Dale Mehrtens Herbert Schaefer Raymond Rick Illinois State Association of Pork Producers Springfield State Association Pork Producers Associations Swine Improvements Associations National Association Farm Bureau Waterloo

Funeral for Alan Price Held in Mendota Ill

Family from St Louis Columbia Waterloo and Mendota attended the funeral for Alan Price on February 21 in Mendota Illinois. Alan son of June and Manilda Price died of cancer at the age of. Survivors include his parents four sisters and a brother.

Harvey Trost St. Louis Elmer Trost Columbia Oliver Trost Arnold Leber Waterloo Alan Price Mendota, Ill Alan June Manilda Price

Good Shape Hats to Debut This Fall

Good Shape men’s hats to be introduced this fall aim for permanence and stain resistance. They are created from a nylon polymer blend and are formed under heat and pressure.

Birthday Tea for Scout Troop Marks Girl Scouting Anniversary

Intermedi ate Girl Scout Troop plans a Birthday Tea at the Scout Hut on Sunday March 9 from 2 to 5 p m honoring the 35th anniversary of Girl Scouting. Public invited. Mrs T B Henderson and Mrs Frank Eppinger assist with arrangements. Patricia Wilde wed Richard Thurman at St Paul church in Columbia. The couple will reside with the bride's parents. Mrs Louisa Jenkins visits East St Louis sister in law Mrs Anna Brucker. Columbia Woman's Club to attend the St Louis Flower Show March 20. Nurses home over weekend: Edna Dell Weiner Evelyn Harres Jeanette Koch.

T. B. Henderson Frank Eppinger Patricia June Wilde Richard Thurman St. Paul Ev. and Reformed Church Columbia G. A. Friz Louisa Jenkins East St. Louis Anna Brucker Columbia Woman's Club Greater St. Louis St. Louis Ich Edna Dell Weiner Barnes Evelyn Harres Jeanette Koch Christian Welfare Hospitals

Columbia Men Make Retreat at Kings House Belleville

A weekend retreat at Kings House Belleville drew 64 men from Immaculate Conception Parish. Rev. Selman Treadgill OMI served as retreat master. Linus H. Horcher was retreat chairman with Wm. Killian and Michael Conrad as co chairmen. Recognition pins went to Elmer Janson and C W Gruninger for 15 years and Aloys Frierdich Linus H Horcher and Carl Wink for 10 years. Father James Lantsberger announced it was the first full quota of retreatants this year. Linus H Horcher was retreat chairman and Wm Killian and Michael Conrad were co chairs.

Immaculate Conception Kings House Belleville James Lantsberger Elmer Janson C. W. Gruninger Aloys Frierdich Linus H. Horcher Carl Wink Selman Treadgill OMI

SIU Names Kenyon Hacker Bursar at Edwardsville Campus

Kenyon Hacker, longtime St. Louis County Bank officer, resigns after 11 years to become Bursar at Southern Illinois University. His office will be on the Edwardsville campus. The Hackers reside at 615 North Briegel in Columbia with their two daughters. Mrs. William Faust is a patient at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville.

Kenyon Hacker St. Louis County Bank Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Hacker N. Briegel Columbia William Faust St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Belleville

Remember's by the Old Timer recounts farming thrashing days

Hal Kesler recalls Illinois thrashing time with a steam engine and separator. Farmers load sheaves, rival hand cutters stand on the front platform, straw blown to a stack, water boy, women cooking, and ready towels. He laments the whistle signaling the end as machines move on.

Hal Kesler Union City Tennessee Illinois

Dinner Honors Longtime Bank Employee in Millstadt

Mrs. John J. Mueller hosted attendees at Zion Church Hall Millstadt for a First National Bank of Millstadt dinner honoring Miss Etta Diesel a 61 year bank employee. About 150 guests heard Oliver Joseph and Taylor Brawell speak with gift presentations and surprise recognition for William Albert a longtime bank director.

John J. Mueller North Main Street Columbia First National Bank of Millstadt Zion Church Hall Etta Diesel Oliver Joseph Belleville Taylor Brawell Memorial Hospital Miss Diesel

Night Home Extension Unit Meets Thursday

The Night Unit of the Home Makers Extension Association met Thursday February 23 at the home of Mrs. George E Jeffries 963 North Briegel Columbia. The major lesson Family Financial Management was led by Mrs. Al Hoffmann and a minor lesson Mexican Main Dish was presented. Hosts were Mrs. Joyce Steppig Mrs. Horace Volkert and Mrs. Robert Lepp. The next meeting will be at Mrs Norman Habermel s home on March 23.

Homemakers Extension Association George E. Jeffries North Briegel Columbia al Hoffmann Joyce Steppig Horace Volkert Robert Lepp Norman Habermeh

Senior Citizens Meet Witness 85th Birthday Cake

Fifty four members attended a Thursday social meeting. Games were played and Gus Boemer, who had just observed his 85th birthday, provided the cake for refreshments.

Gus Boemer

Victor Gummersheimer to Receive Masters Degree

Victor Gummersheimer R A 2 Waterloo is among 1 561 mid year graduates at the University of Illinois to receive an MS degree on April 1. No commencement exercises are held and diplomas are mailed after grades are reported and verified.

Victor Gummersheimer R.A Waterloo University of Illinois

Columbia TOPS Met at Assembly of God Schoolhouse

The Columbia TOPS group met Friday February 24 with Mrs. Russell Buechler presiding. February’s best loser was Mrs. Lloyd Wright. runners up were Mrs. Buechler and Mrs. Dale Hosick. Mrs. Earl Eschmann and Mrs. James Bauer received TOPS pins and a merit award. Four new members joined this month. weekly meetings are Fridays at 9 30 a.m. guests welcome.

Columbia Tops Assembly of God Russell Buechler Lloyd Wright Dale Hosick Earl Eschmann James Bauer

Mrs Frank Toenjes Returns Home From Hospital

Mrs. Frank Toenjes, long a patient at Barnes Hospital in St Louis, has returned to her home in Columbia. Weekend visitors in Columbia include Mr and Mrs Lowell Andrew of Cleveland Ohio, former Columbia residents. Wilmer Mueller of 612 Bottom Avenue is a patient at Centreville Township Hospital.

Frank Toenjes Barnes Hospital St. Louis Columbia Lowell Andrew Cleveland Ohio the Andrews Wilmer Mueller Bottom Avenue Centreville Township Hospital

Heisler Family To Observe 25th Anniversary

Paul Heisler and Florence Jane Christie celebrate 25 years of marriage with a family gathering on Sunday March 5 at St. Paul United Church of Christ. Married March 7 1942 in Independence Ohio the couple has four children Diana Cook Angora Indiana Robert a SIU Edwardsville senior married Donna Kuehner Kathy a nursing student Lori a University of Illinois freshman and a granddaughter Asterid Gayle Cook. Heisler is manufacturing superintendent at the Monsanto W G Krummrich Plant in Sauget Village while Mrs Heisler is Women s Editor and local news broadcaster for WCBW Columbia.

Paul Heisler St. Paul United Church of Christ Florence Jane Christie Old Stone Presbyterian Church Independence Ohio Skeel Heislers Charles Diana) Cook Angola Indiana Robert Southern Illinois University Wardsville Donna Kuehner Columbia Kathy Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing St. Louis Lori University of Illinois Urbana Asterid Gayle Cook Heisler Monsanto W. G. Krummrich Sauget Village WCBW

Monroe History Book Sales Outline At Waterloo School

Monroe County Historical Society met at Waterloo Public School Library to promote the history book Arrowheads to Aerojets. A large thermometer on Court Square measures sales as Alfred Mueller oversees progress. Mrs. Klein presented Early Agriculture in Monroe County with farming pictures and a copied speech from the fifth annual Monroe County Fair.

Monroe County Historical Society Waterloo Public School Library Gloria Bundy Monroe County Harvey Ries Burton Stumpf Wilbert Kohlmeier Richard Ruff Jean Halstead Alice Mund Joseph Sueme A. J. Heyl Carlisle Zimmer Fer Mitchie Mary Ann Dillenberg Court Square Alfred Mueller R. A. Klein Klein Balzer Schmidt

Representative Cunningham to Meet Public at City Hall

State Representative William Cunningham will be at Columbia City Hall from 1 to 5 p m on March 3 to discuss any problems or concerns with residents.

William Cunningham Columbia City Hall

Illness Strikes Examiner At Quincy Bank

Morris L. Mueller of Waterloo was seriously ill at a Quincy bank while on duty as an examiner. He was hospitalized at St Marys Hospital with his wife and sister present.

Morris L. Mueller N. Library Waterloo Quincy St. Mary’s Hospital Alfred Roehm Brentwood

Real Estate Transfers Featuring Stueve and Local Properties

A series of real estate transfers lists Edna Stueve to John Stueve in Pt SE of NW Sec 16 Township 2-9 St Paul United Church of Christ to St Paul Cemetery in portions of Sec 16 Township 1-10 and other conveyed parcels including Adelheid Luhr Pt It 2-A Sur 416 Cla 492 Township 1-10 Leona Fischer to Thomas Shey for portions of Pt NW of SE Sec 18 Township 3-10 Lowell Campbell and wife to Roger L. Stechmesser for Pt It 11-A Sec 23 Township 1-10 Carlyle Louer to Roy F. Woodcock and wife Lt 2 Block 1 Ed Meyer's Addition No 1 Valmeyer Township 3-11 Earl J. Schewe and wife to Earl J. Schewe SW 4 of SE and more Sec 12 Township 3-11 Anne Struebig and husband to Anna Struebig Tx It 2 Sur 701 Cla 495 See 3-11 Earl A. Reichert and wife to Roy Schaffer and wife Lt 17 Weilbacher's Park View Manor Columbia Columbia Acres Inc to H J Frierdich & Sons Inc Lt 33 Glen Dale Sub Div See No 1 Sec 16 Two 1-10 Frierdich & Sons Inc Lt 41 Glen Dale Sub Div See No 2 Sec 16 Township 1-10 Henry F. Buettner to Ralph T. Buettner and wife Pt SW of SE of Sec 3 Township 3-10.

Edna Stueve John Stueve St. Paul Roger L. Stechmesser Carlyle Louer Roy F. Woodcock Ed Meyer Valmeyer Earl J. Schewe Anne Struebig Anna Struebig Earl A. Reichert Roy Schaffer Glendale Henry F. Buettner Ralph T. Buettner

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Good Haven Herman C. Lebenbauer Wcbw-Fm First Baptist Church Sbc Saint Stephen's Bethany Methodist Church John Wood Main Street West Kunt Columbia, Ill All Choirs Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Elmer Holtgrave Robert Dollar Edmund Fitzmorris You the Bank Monroe National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nashville D. OF I. Board Guy Haltenhof St. Elizabeth's Hospital Tom Henderson Jimmy Sandy Serafine Sandra Habermehl Roger Billy Klump Jim David Heise Phylis Wilde Harold Weisenborn Judy Bea O'Neill Marquita Habermehl Jane Unzicker Bobbie Ronnie Ledbetter Frankfort Kentucky Red Cross William Albert Albert Paul Heislers Alice M. Horeher Photo County History Book Cunningham Fred G. Rapp & Son, Inc General Insurance Agency South Central Illinois Department
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