Two Candidates File For Unit 4 School Board
Harold Harres and Gene Haller filed petitions for Columbia Community Unit No. 4 Board of Education seats. Harres seeks re election with Saturday noon deadline. At Tuesday’s meeting the board reviewed auditing bids, construction progress payments, teacher salary proposals, bus contracts, and health and safety code bids, with no action on the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unit 4
Harold Harres
Gene Haller
Board of Education
Columbia Community Unit No. 4
Harres
C. J. Schlosser & Co
Eugene Schorb
CPA
Middleton
Batchelor
Kruse Chevrolet Co
Carpenter Co
Fields, Maximum & McKee
Wischmeyer Co
Unit
Parkview
Camp Wartburg Changes Name for Lutheran Retreat Center
Camp Wartburg will be the new name for the Lutheran Retreat Center near Waterloo five miles southwest. Eldon Gleichmann, director, says the name reflects Lutheran history and the 450th anniversary of the Reformation. The title will be followed by the subtitle Lutheran Retreat Center, keeping the initials LRC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wartburg
Waterloo
Eldon Gleichmann
Wartburg
Wartburg Castle
Germany
Luther
George
Paul Thorburg
LRC
Lutheran Recreation Center
Draft Board Receives Calls For Induction
The local Draft Board issues calls for induction in two months. On March 28, three men will be forwarded for induction with two volunteers and one delinquent. On April 10, five registrants aged at least 21 on April 1, 1967, will be called. No physical examinations are required in March or April.
Obituary Notice for Joseph J. Linnemann 84
Joseph J. Linnemann 84 husband of Amanda nee Steppig died at St Elizabeth Hospital Belleville on March 11 after about a week as a patient. Born December 31 1882 in Columbia he was a retired laborer. Funeral from Schmidt Funeral Home to Immaculate Conception Church where Msgr Elmer Holtgrave offered the Requiem Mass. Burial in Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Survived by wife, a son William Linnemann of Valmeyer, a sister Mrs Louis Janson of Columbia and five grandchildren.
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Joseph J. Linnemann
Amanda Linnemann
Steppig
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Belleville
Mr. Linnemann
Columbia
Bernard and
Sybilla Linnemann
Mosbacher
Schmidt Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
Msgr
Elmer Holtgrave
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Linnemann
William Linnemann
Valmeyer
Louis
Bertha) Janson
Mrs Norine Laurent Rites Held at Prairie Du Rocher
Funeral services were conducted at St. Joseph’s Church Prairie Du Rocher for Mrs Norine Laurent 89 who died Saturday at St Clement’s Hospital Red Bud. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She was a lifelong resident and mother of Sister Carmeline formerly at Immaculate Conception School Columbia. Surviving are three daughters Edna Gore Denver Alma Laurent East St Louis and Sister Madeline night supervisor St Joseph’s Hospital Murphysboro two sons Clarence Columbia R R 2 and Albert Prairie du Rocher one son Robert died last August and several grandchildren survive.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Prairie du Rocher
Illinois
Norine Laurent
Laurent
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Carmeline
Immaculate Conception School
Columbia
William
Edna) Gore
Denver
Colorado
Alma Laurent
East St. Louis
Madeline
St. Joseph's Hospital
Murphysboro
Clarence Laurent
Albert
Robert
James Carl Woods Funeral Services Held In Cahokia
James Carl Woods 69 of 7 Agnes Dr Cahokia died Saturday in Missouri-Pacific Hospital St. Louis He worked 30 years as bridge and builders foreman for Missouri-Pacific Railroad Services include wife Mary Duncan Woods four sons Maurice and William of Denver Dale East Carondelet Donald St Louis two daughters Dorothy Vanderheiden La Tuente Calif Marcene Karn Columbia two brothers Stanley Perry Okla Charles Independence Kan and four sisters Rose Stevens Norwalk Calif Mabel Hilderbrand Ed Hodge Lottie Broerson Perry Okla plus 19 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral conducted at Cashner Funeral Home Cape by Rev Carl R Nelson First Baptist Le May Mo.
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James Carl Woods
Agnes
City View
Cahokia
Cashner
Cape
Carl R. Nelson
First Baptist Church
Lemay
Woods
Missouri-Pacific Hospital
St. Louis
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Greenfield
Mary Dunham Woods
Maurice
William
Denver
Colo
Dale
East Carondelet
Donald
Frank
Dorothy) Vanderheiden
la Tuente
Calif
Grant
Marcene) Karn
Columbia
Stanley
Perry
Okla
Charles
Independence
Kan
Rose Stevens
Norwalk
Mabel Hilderbrand
Ed Hodge
Lottie Broerson
Perry, Okla
Albert P. Mathews Rites Held in Waterloo
Funeral services for Albert P. Mathews 63 of Waterloo were held at Quernheim Funeral Home. Burial followed at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery. The retired carpenter died Monday morning in St Clement's Hospital Red Bud where he had been a patient since Saturday. He was born near Macystown and lifelong Monroe County resident. Survived by five daughters including Mrs Alvora Wamble and Miss.
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Albert P. Mathews
Waterloo
Quernheim Funeral Home
SS. Peter & Paul
Mathews
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Macystown
Monroe County
Alvora Wamble
Horse Creek Watershed flood control project approved
The Horse Creek Watershed Application received approval from the Governor of Illinois per Leo Kohler Jr. It aims to fund flood control on Horse Creek bottom land under Public Law 566 with 100 percent federal funding. It is sponsored by Monroe and Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation Districts and co sponsored by local governments.
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Horse Creek
Illinois
Leo Kohler, Jr
Monroe County
Kohler
Monroe County Soily and Water Conservation District
Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District
Monroe County Board of Commissioners
City of
Waterloo
Red Bud
Ruma
Mathews Family with 19 Grandchildren Listed in Obituary
Sandra Mathews of Miami Florida and Norma Jean Paroline of Missouri join Germaine Lewis and Sharon Wren of St. Louis to announce a son Allen Mathews of Arnold Missouri. Surviving siblings include Estella Jaeger Waterloo Helen Guess St. Louis and Walter Raymond Mathews Victor Mathews of Columbia plus 19 grandchildren.
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Sandra Mathews
Miami, Fla
Norma Jean Paroline
Missouri
Germaine Lewis
Sharon Wren
St. Louis
Allen Mathews
Arnold, Mo
Estella Jaeger
Waterloo
Helen Guess
Walter
Raymond Mathews
Victor Mathews
Columbia
Albert H. Hoffman 1892 197?
Albert H. Hoffman 74 husband of Elizabeth Hoffman Monroe County Home Advisor died at St. Clement's Hospital Red Bud on Tuesday March 14 after heart illness. Born near Macystown July 30 1892 son of Jacob and Wilhelmina nee Nottmeier Hoffman, longtime auto dealer with Ford Agency and in last 25 years farm labor representative for Illinois Employment Service. Survived by wife three brothers Fred Walter of St. Louis Ted of Waterloo three sisters Mrs Emil Schroen Waterloo Mrs Ted Diehl Belleville Mrs Roy Bohres St. Louis. Funeral from Quernheim Funeral Home to St Paul United Church of Christ with service at 2 pm burial Kolmer Memorial Cemetery.
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Albert H. Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman
Monroe County
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Hoffman
Macystown
Jacob
Wilhelmina Hoffman
Nottmeier
Ford Agency
Illinois Employment Service
Fred
Walter
St. Louis
Ted
Waterloo
Emil Schroen
Ted Diehl
Belleville
Roy Bohres
Camp Wartburg Named by Board of Directors
The board unanimously accepted the new name Camp Wartburg for the nearby 40 acre camp site. Directors include Wilmer Sewing president Victor Younghaus vice president Sylvester Kohlmeier treasurer Jean Buettner secretary Arthur Richter Ray Weile and Rev Prof Robert A Grunow.
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Camp Wartburg
Wilmer Sewing
Victor Younghaus
Sylvester Kohlmeier
Jean Buettner
Arthur Richter
Ray Weile
Robert A. Grunow
Honor Roll Students For Fourth Six Weeks At CHS
Columbia High School announces honor roll for the fourth six weeks of 1966-67 with multiple student lists. Students across grades achieving 4.0 and higher include juniors Sandy Roediger and Rita Diehl, seniors Carol Hert and Tom Jehling, among others.
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CHS
Columbia High School
Carol Hert
Tom Jehling
Jim Kremmel
Gary Roediger
Rita Diehl
Helen Moehrs
Jim Schneider
Alice Baumer
JoAnn Diehl
Sue Polacek
Gena Radison
Mary Alderson
Shirley Bergmann
Mary Breitenstein
Carol Faust
Karen Eyerly
Mary Fischer
Pat Schneider
Kathy Stumpf
Rumay Vogt
Darlene Woodcock
Gene Bergmann
Kathy Boyd
Susan Curry
Dennis Diehl
Jeannie Huch
Steve Harres
Bob Niemietz
Bill Niemietz
Danny Radison
Norma Ramsey
Cheryl Sackman
Ellen Volk
Mavis Wagner
Denise Grob
Dianne Hacker
Allen Hoffman
Kent
Y W A Regular Meeting Details at First Baptist Church
The Y W A of First Baptist Church of Columbia met March 13 at 7 P M with Karen Eyerly presiding. Members discussed mission study Window on the World and planned a March 23 special meeting to finish stuffed animals for Centerville Hospital. Easter egg decorating for the Goodwill Mission and a May White Bible Ceremony for Judy Stumpf were noted. The next meeting is March 27 at 7 P M.
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The
First Baptist Church of Columbia
Karen Eyerly
Centerville Hospital
Goodwill Mission
Judy Stumpf
Jeanette Evans
Fire at Gus Mosbacher Home Causes Minor Damage
Columbia firemen were called to the home of Gus Mosbacher about 2 30 a.m. Tuesday morning when he discovered a fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the home suffered only minor damage.
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Gus Mosbacher
Columbia
Representative of Ralston Purina Visits Columbia High
Miss Keefer representing Ralston Purina of St. Louis spoke to Columbia High School Office Practice class on employment opportunities. She advised on applying procedures and factors such as appearance interview sincerity job type salary benefits and working conditions and urged early application to improve chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ston Purina
St. Louis
Columbia High School
Mrs. Robert Buehler Hospitalized for Neurological Tests
Mrs. Robert Buehler is a medical patient at Barnes Hospital undergoing neurological tests after entering the facility Monday evening.
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Robert Buehler
Barnes Hospital
Motorcycle Crash on Main Street Injures Rider
Roger Roessler of Columbia collided with Ruth Roediger’s 1966 Ford Station Wagon at Cedar and Main Street Sunday around 12 30 p m. Roessler tried to turn onto Main and crossed the center line, striking the car on the driver side. Roessler sustained minor leg injuries. motorcycle damage about 100 dollars and station wagon about 150 dollars.
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Roger Roessler
Columbia
Cedar and
Main Street
James L. Juengling
Roessler
Cedar Street
Ruth Roediger
John Jacobson
Carl Riebeling Jr Named Manager Of Bath And Tennis Club
Carl Riebeling Jr has been named manager of the Columbia Bath and Tennis Club for the 1967 swimming season. The pool opens Memorial Day at 1 pm with the regular season starting June 3. Lessons run 9 am to 1 pm and swimming 1 pm to 10 pm daily. Members pay 25 cents per lesson non members pay $1.00. Children must be 54 years old to register. Classes last one hour with adult sessions Mondays 6 to 8 pm. Contact Kenneth G Haller at the Monroe National Bank before June 5. The club offers 12 memberships and may host interpool meets.
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Carl Riebeling Jr
Columbia Bath and Tennis Club
Kenneth G. Haller
Monroe National Bank
Public Assistance Figures Released
Public aid data show 415 182 people on public aid in December 1966 with 40 547 eligible for medical care only. Monroe County records list 243 recipients totaling 18 896 dollars for December across Old Age Aid and other programs, with 374 607 eligible for both assistance and medical care. Overall, 15 303 more people were eligible for medical care in December 1966 than December 1965.
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Harold O. Swank
Monroe County
Columbia Centennial Association Dissolved by Members Board
The Columbia Centennial Association Board voted at the annual meeting to dissolve the group. At dissolution, records move to the City of Columbia and a bronze plaque to be erected on City Hall for up to 300 dollars. Remaining funds to aid record preservation and Bohm Schulcraft Park shelter costs. Officers and directors named. treasury about 3700 dollars with 3000 on time deposits.
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Board of Directors
City Centennial Assn
Columbia Centennial Association
Columbia
City of Columbia
Bohm--Schulcraft Memorial Park
Dorothy W. Eppinger
Albert C. Metter
C. L. Volkert
Dorothy Eppinger
C. A. Hacker
Arthur P. Wink
A. C. Metter
Ruth Kuergeleis
Gerard Dundon
Melvin Gasser
Roy P. Conrad
Walter F. Giffhorn
Herbert J. Vogt
B. D. Middleton
Charles J. Grueninger
Raymond Kremmel
Leo A. Weisbacher Jr
Street Lighting Plan For Columbia Moves Forward
Illinois Power Company presented the first step of a street lighting program to the Columbia City Council, with an estimated monthly cost of 607.31 dollars for the initial phase. The plan, approved by the Planning Commission on Oct 24 1966, covers Main Street area and adjacent blocks, upgrading to mercury lamps to meet American Standards.
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Robert Gilmour
Ilinois Power Company
Illinois Power Company
Columbia Plan Commission
Planning Commission
Main Street
Federal Aid 4
New Park
Unit School
Legion Gion Avenue
Rapp
Bottom Avenue
Main
Cherry
Locust
Metter
Legion
Olympia
Washington
Carl
Bottom
Evergreen
Gilmour
Wllneis Power Company
City of Columbia
Parkview Manor
Sanitary Water Board
State of Illinois
Briegel Street
Rueck Street
North
Theodore Wilkey
Earl Reichert
Park View Manor
Weilbacher
Arthur Niehart
Locust and
Rapp Avenues
James Johnson
Bueck St
District Meeting of Cancer Society Held In Carbondale
One hundred seventy volunteers from VI District Illinois of the American Cancer Society gathered at SIU Carbondale to launch the 1967 Crusade. The meeting with film shows skits and talks outlined goals for 125000 volunteers in Illinois and 2 million nationwide. Monroe County units outlined a $3500 drive in April as part of the district plan and a health check survey to gauge education needs.
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Cancer Society
Carbondale
Illnois
American Cancer Society
University Center
SIU
Leo A. Guenzburger
District Crusade
Monroe County
Milton F. Darr Jr
Darr
Illinois
Robert Rippelmeyer
Valmeyer
Crusade
Medicine Chest Door
Bailey Assigned to Waterloo Soil Conservation Unit
Roy A. Bailey is assigned to the Waterloo Work Unit of the Soil Conservation Service as a Soil Conservationist in training. He arrives from a farm near Effingham Illinois after earning a B S in Agriculture at the University of Illinois last January and has previous SCS assignments in Mason County in 1966 and Randolph County in 1965. He is married and resides in St Louis Missouri where his wife attends nursing school. He plans to work in Waterloo until next June.
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Roy A. Bailey
Waterloo
Soil Conservation Service
Nolan A. Walker
Mr. Bailey
Effingham
Illinois
University of Iinois
Mason County
Randolph County
St. Louis
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Schueler Bros
L.R. C
Draft Board
Mrs
Jack Puckett
Treasure Island
Jack K. Puckett
Kendall Puckett
E. Lepp Street
San Francisco
U.S. Navy
Navy Reserve
Albert Hoffman
St. Paul
Habermehls
Ronnie
Bob
Shorty Habermehl
Grees Ferry Lake Lunkers Club
Hig
Den
Arkansas
Sandy Roediger Freshmer
Penni Edwards
Mike Harres
Randy Roediger
Mark Smith
Cheri Breihan
Judy Frierdich
Eugene Haberl
Linda Koch
Barbara Patterson
Judy Lehmiskie
Darlene Steiger
Kathy Crimm
Linda Greatting
Bonnie Haney
Kurt Herbst
Judy Purcell
Mike Redmond
Bernice Bess
Bruce Steppig
Donald Elder
Richard Greatting
Terry Hemmer
Amaren Kerost
Mike Lindworst
Vonna
Louise Barker
Lucy Daab
Paul Frierdich
Diana Grob
Jim Habermehl
Eugene Helfrich
Joan Krebel
Brenda Meyer
Cheryl Mueller
Rat Hannon
Sandy Jahr
Dennis Beiermann
Phillip Canman
Gary Kleinschmidt
Young Women’s Association Met
Ralston Purina
Miss Keefer
Ral
Dennis M. Allscheid
Jacob P. Allscheid
Route 2
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Carl Riebeling, Jr
Bath and Tennis Club
Council
Leo A. Weisbacher Sr
George W. Hess
Walmeyer
Harold O Swank
Department of Public Aid
Guenzburger
Alexander
Clinton, Edwards
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson, Jefferson
Johnson
Marion
Massac
Monroe
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Saline
Union
Wabash
Wayne
White and Williamson
Theodore Ruff
Harold Hirstein
Earl Mosbacher
Burton Stumpf
Melvin Falls
Falls
Edgar Krebel
Edwin Stechmesser
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