Legion Picnic At Legion Memorial Park Announces 12th Annual Event
The 12th Annual Legion Picnic and Parades sponsored by Columbia American Legion Post 581 will run Friday to Sunday, June 11 to 13 at Legion Memorial Park with a fish fry, music acts, parades themed Song Titles, and street dancing. The lineup includes Billy Kettler, Waterloo German Band, Virgil Crook Orchestra, Black Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, Millstadt Crusaders, Ainad Temple corps, and more in park entertainment and a Sunday parade starting at 4 PM.
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Columbia American Legion Post 581
Legion Memorial Park
Turner Park
Memorial Park
Billy Kettler
Waterloo
Virgil Crook
Black Knights
Millstadt Crusaders
Ainad Temple
County service businesses in Monroe County earn 2.2 million in 1963
Monroe County's 91 selected service establishments posted receipts totaling 2.2 million in 1963, up 224 percent from 1958. The group employed 95 people with a 479 thousand payroll. state totals show Illinois 61,710 establishments and 3,346 million in receipts.
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Monroe County
Bureau of Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Motion Pic
Ture Theatres
Illinois
Washington, D.C
US. Dept. of Commerce
West German hospital builders dine with Alvin Koch
A dinner at Eberhard's Restaurant on April 28 featured Karl Moneran, Raimund Krawinkel, Hans Hoger, Klaus Balk and others from West Germany. They toured St John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis after a morning seminar by Alvin Koch on hospital construction and equipment. They visited Aloe Medical in St Louis to study American hospital plumbing and fixtures.
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Karl Moneran
Dipl
Dusseldorf
Alvin N. Koch
Aloe Medical Division
Brunswick Corp
Raimund Krawinkel
Krefeld
Oswald Redquate
North Bergen
N.J
Hans Hoger
Klaus Balk
Stempelkamp & Co
Alvin N. Koeh
Eberhard
West Germany
Balk
Redquate
New Jersey
Rehquate
Koch
America
St. John’s Mercy Hospital
St. Louis
Aloe Medical
Sackman
Obituary of Henry Rehg 90 Rural Route 1 Columbia
Henry Rehg 90 of Rural Route 1 Columbia died at 12 05 am Sunday at his home. A retired farmer and lifelong Columbia area resident he was a Spanish American War veteran and Modern Woodmen of America member. Surviving are a daughter Esther Mueller a sister Margaret Brown five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at St Paul United Church of Christ Columbia with burial at the church cemetery. Schmidt Funeral Home Columbia handled arrangements.
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Henry Rehg
Route
Columbia
Rehg
Modern Woodmen of America
Mary Doerr Rehg
Oliver
Esther) Mueller
Margaret Brown
Bingham
Mich
St. Paul
Mrs. Katie Eswin Dies at 85 in St. Louis
Mrs. Katie Eswin 85 widow of John Eswin of 3631 Keokuk St Louis died at home 3 a m Tuesday May 4 Her body lay in state at Wacker Helderle Funeral Home 3634 Gravois St Louis with services at 2 p m Thursday Burial followed at Sunset Burial Park Born October 29 1879 in Columbia she was daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Stumpf nee Klohr She is survived by sister Mrs Theresa Schneider of Columbia and three brothers.
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Katie Eswin
John Eswin
Keokuk
St. Louis
Wacker Helderle
Gravois
Sunset Burial Park
Eswin
Columbia
Frederick
Elizabeth Stumpf
Klohr
Theresa Schneider
Stumpf Family Obituaries Highlight Loss and Legacy
William E. Stumpf of Waterloo Edmund Stumpf of Columbia and Louis Stumpf of Belleville are named in a family obituary. A sister Mrs. Jacob Huch and brother Fred Stumpf preceded her in death. Husband died 23 years ago. A son Walter Eswin was killed in 1962.
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William E. Stumpf
Waterloo
Edmund Stumpf
Columbia
Louis Stumpf
Belleville
Jacob Huch
Fred Stumpf
Walter Eswin
Mrs Mamie Goeddel 58 Waterloo resident dies
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs Mamie Goeddel 58 wife of Joseph T Goeddel of Waterloo. Born December 18 1906 in St Louis she died May 8 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband a son Joseph G Goeddel and two brothers Karl Fritz and Carroll Fritz. Burial was in Waterloo.
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Mamie Goeddel
Joseph T. Goeddel
Waterloo
Goeddel
Fritz
Wagner Funeral Home
St. Paul
Joseph G. Goeddel
Karl Fritz
St. Louis
Carroll Fritz
Columbia
Hilda Weitkamp
Gus
Fred Fritz
Death of East Gary chemist Lowell Lattig
Lowell K. Lattig 27 of East Gary Indiana died May 4 at Methodist Hospital Gary from an undetermined cerebral ailment after a week as a patient. He was a chemist at U S Steel Gary plant. Funeral services were held May 7 at First Baptist Church East Gary. He was a student at Freeburg Community High School.
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Lowell K. Lattig
East Gary
Ind
James Lattig
R.R
Columbia
Methodist Hospital
Gary
Lattig
U.S. Steel Corporation
First Baptist Church
Freeburg Community High School
Side-Dressing Corn Has Advantages
Monroe County farm adviser Arlin Obst notes rising use of side-dressing nitrogen for corn. Advantages include timing flexibility, weed control, and reduced leaching. Depth, method, and timing guidance cover dry, liquid, and gaseous nitrogen with emphasis on knee-high stage and local soil conditions.
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Monroe County
Arlin Obst
Iowa
Montana State, Southern Illinois star Lattig dies at 89
Four letter winner in both basketball and baseball Lowell Lattig starred for Montana State College and Southern Illinois University as a pitcher. Born May 19 1937 in Mason Illinois he died at 89. Survived by wife Janet formerly Wiggins and eight month old son Lance, two brothers Lt Kent Lattig of Laredo Air Force Base Texas and Karl Lattig of New Haven Connecticut, and three sisters Joy Fischer of Wheat Ridge Colorado Lois Johnson of Elgin Illinois and Donna Lauer of Waterloo Iowa.
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Montana State College
Southern Illinois University
Lowell
Mason, Ill
Janet Wiggins
Lance
Kent Lattig
Laredo Air Force Base
Tex
Karl Lattig
New Haven
Conn
Joy Fischer
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Lois Johnson
Elgin
Ill
Donna Lauer
Waterloo
1945 Columbia High School 20th reunion event
The Columbia High School graduating class of 1945 marked its twentieth anniversary with a May 8 dinner in Turner Hall Dining Room attended by twenty-one members and guests. Toastmaster Glenn Riebeling led reminiscences while a list of attendees and absentees followed.
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Columbia High School
Turner Hall
Glenn Riebeling
Waterloo and Red Bud Jaycees Launch Miss Curran Reward Fund
The Waterloo and Red Bud Jaycees announce a reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Miss Rosann Curran's killer. Each chapter pledges 50 dollars, inviting local pledges to boost the reward, supplementing a 1000 dollar county offer.
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Waterloo
Red Bud Jaycees
Miss Curran
Red Bud
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Rosann Curran
St. Clair County
Waterloo Jaycees
P.O
Ill
Pine Street
Eagle Award Won By Scout Leland Hesterberg At Troop Camp
Leland Hesterberg earned the Eagle Award during a May Camp Out by Boy Scout Troop 319 at American Legion Park. The event included a ten mile hike on May 8, a Court of Honor with a Council Fire, and a ceremony where Hesterberg received the Eagle Badge from Marvin Akers. Key speakers included Father Robert Dollar and Gene Henckler Sr, with multiple Scouting leaders recognized for service and training.
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American Legion Post 581
American Legion
Robert Dehn
Earl Stahlheber
Robert Dollar
Immaculate Conception Church
Leland C. Hesterberg
Marvin Akers
Monroe-Randolph County
Gene Henckler
Scout Hesterberg
Marvin Greatting
Court of Honor
Walter Schmidt
Boy Scouts of America
Ray Hesterberg
Ray Todd
BSA
Okaw Valley Council of Boy Scouts
Gene Henckler Sr
Tenderfoot
Bruce Posey
Craig Brown
Joseph Sanders
Eric Herbst
Robert Schafer
Philip Maxvill
Allen Nobbe
Robert Moll
Gregory Moll
Steve
Paul Schroeder
Steve Smith
Bill Kelly
Burton Harres
Donald Stahlheber
Wayne Legleiter
Tom Weilbacher
Mike Taake
Mark Dehn
Robert Riebeling Jr
Steve Schoenhoff
Robert Riebeling, Jr
Robert Thomas
Donald Stahjheber
Leland Hesterberg
James Schroeder
Bernard Neurohr
Wilbert Kremmel
Columbia Unit School District No. 4
The
Legion
Mike Conrad
Three Youngsters Die In Levee Road House Fire
Three boys aged three two and five months died when a fire destroyed a levee road home two miles north of J B Bridge Road. Ronald etc. Mathis family suffered. Mrs Mathis injured. Firefighters from Columbia and Prairie du Pont fought the blaze. Burial planned at Valhalla Burial Park Belleville.
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Levee
J.B. Bridge Road
Ronald Mathis
Judy Pulcher
Columbia
Prairie du Pont
Shawn Mathis
Herman Mathis
Ronald Mathis Jr
Mathis
Centreville Township Hospital
Pulcher
Jerry Landgraf
Schmidt
Kassly Mortuary
Camp Jackson Road
Cahokia
Valhalla
Belleville
Poppy Day Proclaimed by Columbia Illinois Mayor
Mayor Wilbert H. Kremmel proclaims May 22 and 23, 1965 as Poppy Days for the Columbia American Legion Post 581 and its Auxiliary. Citizens are urged to wear a Poppy and contribute to veterans services and charitable work.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Illinois
Wilbert H. Kremmel
City of
Columbia
Coumbia American Legion Post 581
68th Annual Knights of Columbus Convention in Peoria
Grand Knight Cletus Rau and Delegate Anselm J. Helmer from Waterloo attend the Knights of Columbus State Convention in Peoria. The program runs May 14 to 16 with Mass at St Marys Cathedral, Fish Fry, civic reception, workshops, and speeches by state leaders and chaplains, plus a Ladies Convention luncheon and bus tour.
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Cletus Rau
Anselm J. Helmer
Waterloo Council
Knights of Columbus
Peoria
Pere Marquette
St. Mary's Cathedral
Franz
Albert R. Zuroweste
Spalding Council of Peoria
John J. Kenny
Grand Knights
Victor N. Cardosi
Kankakee
John J. Whelan
Pontiac
John Naah
Newman
Bradley University
Industrial Arts Exhibit at Columbia High School
An Industrial Arts Exhibit will be held Monday May 17 from 7 30 to 9 00 p m at the Columbia High School Industrial Arts Shop. The public is invited to attend.
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Columbia High School
Columbia High School Industrial Arts
Columbia Named To Honor Roll Of Cities
Columbia joins 28 Illinois towns named to the Auto Club Illinois Division 1964 Honor Roll for exceptional school age pedestrian safety. Waterloo and Dupo also receive recognition. Awards reflect population category and casualty records with no deaths or injuries among school children in 1964.
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Columbia
Illinois
AAA
Automobile Club
Auto Club
Stan Kessling
Waterloo
Dupo
Stan Keesling
Auto Club Safety
St Clement's Hospital Sets Visitor Hours and Rules
St Clement's Hospital requests cooperation from visitors and lists hours for each department. Medical Surgical floor visitors 1 to 8 30 p m. Maternity 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 30 daily with two per patient. Pediatric 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p m with parents and grandparents allowed. Quiet hour after lunch emphasized for patient rest.
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St. Clement’s Hospital
State Department of Health
PTA Scholarship Awards Presented At Columbia
During the May Columbia PTA meeting the annual PTA Scholarship was awarded to Carl Riebeling a Columbia High School senior son of Mr and Mrs Carl Riebeling Sr of 309 St Paul St James Martin a 1964 Columbia High School graduate received a renewal scholarship. Martin is one of two Metro East youths chosen for appointment to the U S Military Academy at West Point. Scholarships presented by B D Middleton superintendent of Columbia schools. The PTA award is 100 dollars with renewals up to four years based on need character and scholastic. Ten applicants competed this year.
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Columbia Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Carl Riebeling
Columbia High School
Carl
Carl Riebeling Sr
St. Paul St
James Martin
J. H. Martin
R.R. 2
Martin
Metro-East Area
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
B. D. Middleton
Columbia
Maifest Bus Leaves Weilbacher Lot for Hermann Trip
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce charters a bus to Hermann Missouri for Maifest. The bus departs Weilbacher's Super Market Parking Lot at 8 30 a m Sunday May 16 and returns after a day trip. Round trip fare is 2 50 payable on boarding. Strassenfest costumes and badges encouraged for participants.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hermann, Mo
Weilbacher
Super Market
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Probationary Permit Issued to Claude L Randall
Secretary of State Paul Powell announces the Drivers License Division has issued a Probationary Permit to Claude L Randall of 108 W Kunz Columbia In this provisional license action Randall gains limited driving privileges under state supervision.
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Paul Powell
Claude L. Randall
W. Kunz
Columbia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alvin Koch
Mrs
C. H. S. Kas
Robert Weltig
Glen Riebeling
Alfred Dehn
Morris Stokes
Mary Louise Tunze
Alfred Roehm
Maybelle Mueller
Merrill Huch
Morris Frank
Violet Rey
Charles Crowder
Marian Stumpf
Earl Asselmeier
Ruby Ritter
Horace Volkert
Millard Mundinger
Erwin Witham
Eugene Steppig
Grace Kettler
Kenneth Harres
Kenneth Jahr
Wm. R. Phelps
Doris Reichert
Gus Koch
Vernon Smith
Lucille Kremmel
Dale Deffenbaugh
Dolores Stuard
Bill Lewis
Pearl Mueller
Nadine Green
Maxine Green
Dorothy Hildebrandt
Ruth Schneider
Shirley Mae Schneider
Florence Trenz
Louis Carle
Eagle Award
Shawn
Herman
Ronald Jr
Weilbacher’s Lot
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