Columbia Eagles Rally Gates to Save District Championship Game
Vernon Smith and the Columbia Eagles faced three rain delays before Saturday sun allowed play against Cahokia at the American Legion diamond. Charles Todd donated a Brantley helicopter to move infield water, Kremmel Oil soaked the dirt and a fire crew assisted, but Cahokia won 1-0 as the Eagles could not convert.
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Columbia Eagles
Vernon Smith
American Legion
Cahokia
Charles Todd
Brantley
First
Kremmel Oil Company
Smith
Eagles
Service Notes Highlight Airman Buffington and Badger Assignments
Airman Third Class H Joyce Buffington daughter of Mr and Mrs Rodney W Pugh from Dupo Illinois has graduated at Sheppard AFB Texas from training as an air passenger specialist and will be assigned to Charleston AFB South Carolina for duty with the Military Airlift Command. Army Pvt Jerry G Badger husband of Angla Badger of Waterloo Illinois completed advanced artillery training at Fort Sill Oklahoma and is trained as a cannoneer with eight weeks of instruction in artillery and ammunition handling. Airman Bernard J Roeber son of Bernard and Roeber of Columbia Missouri has been selected for training at Keesler AFB Mississippi as a communications electronics specialist after basic training at Lackland AFB Texas.
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H. Joyce Buffington
Rodney W. Pugh
Rt. 1
Dupo, Ill
Sheppard Afb
Texas
U. S. Air Force
Buffington
Dupo Community High School
Charleston Afb
S. C
Military Airlift Command
Army
Jerry G. Badger
Angla Badger
Lemen St
Waterloo
Illinois
Army Artillery and Missile School
Fort Sill
Okla
Badger
Pvt
Waterloo High School
Oliver B. Badger
Waterloo, Illinois
Bernard J. Roeber
Bernard C. Roeber
S. Columbia
Columbia
Keesler Afb
Miss
Air Force
Columbia High School
Lackland Afb
Tex
Military training notes from local service members
Army Pvt. Curtis L. Rusteberg completed a seven week combat engineer course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and trained in road and bridge construction and demolitions. Airman Third Class Terry D. Payne completed Helicopter Direction Center Operations at Little Creek Virginia. Pvt. Joseph B. Fortman Jr. serves with the 168th Engineer Battalion in Vietnam after basic at Fort Leonard Wood. Marine PFC James E. Kollenberger finished individual combat training at Camp Pendleton California. Airman Wesley R. Heintz, home on leave, returns to duty at Loring Air Force Base Maine as a material facilities specialist.
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Army
Curtis L. Rusteberg
Marcellus H. Rusteberg
R.R. J. Waterloo
Fort Leonard Wood
Rusteberg
Fort Hood
Tex
Valmeyer High School
Terry D. Payne
USN
Floyd G. Payne
R.R. 1
Columbia
Naval Amphibious School
Little Creek
Helicopter Direction Center
Joseph B. Fortman Jr
R.R. 4
Waterloo
168Th Engineer
Viet Nam
Fortman
Fort Benning
SS. Peter and Paul High School
Waterloo Auto Parts
Turner keynote at Columbia High Athle tic Banquet honors 1966 Maroons
Jerry Turner Belleville Maroons head coach and 1966 state third place finisher spoke at Columbia High School's first Athle tic Banquet. He urged doing your best, discipline, and will to succeed. Awards honored players, loyal fans, and MVP Jim Kremmel as over 300 attendees heard remarks and letters awarded.
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Jerry Turner
Belleville Maroons
Turner
Columbia High School
Leon Landgraf
B. D. Middleton
Columbia Community Unit No. 4
Harold Hood
Vernon Smith
Emilio Bassy
Bill Shannon
Jerry Ray
Shirley Bergmann
Ralph Baumer
Smith
Jim Kremmel
SPPS High School holds Orientation Day prep and Carnival
Sister Helen Marie and Sister Mary Albert led a May 10 practice with Freshman participation for Orientation Day on May 20 from 12 45 to 3 00. The May 13 Lucky 13 Carnival featured lunch, games, and a 7 00 to 10 00 Tories dance. Five of ten ABSL Latin exam participants earned Merit certificates: Susan Vogt Robert Pape Kevin Kelly Jane Knoke Nancy Olsson. Richard Pieper and Jackie Wittenauer qualified for National Science Foundation event eligibility.
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Helen Marie
Mary Albert
Columbia
Waterloo
ABSL
Susan Vogt
Robert Pape
Kevin Kelly
Jane Knoke
Nancy Olsson
Columbia Wins In Eight Innings At Dupo Sunday
The Columbia Legionnaires earned their first Mon Clair League win 9-2 over Dupo on Sunday afternoon before rain halted play after eight innings. Norman Lange pitched the win while Roy Washausen took the loss after giving up 11 hits. Jim Toenjes hit a homer and Arnold Stechmesser and Ralph Mathews added key extra-base hits amid Columbia’s 11-hit attack. Other results included Millstadt 11 St. Libory 0 and East St. Louis 10, Valmeyer 1.
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Columbia Legionnaires
Dupo
Columbia
Norman Lange
Roy Washausen
Jim Toenjes
Arnold Stechmesser
Ralph Mathews
Millstadt
St. Libory
O'Fallon
Tilden
Belleville
Lebanon
Mon-Clair
Waterloo
East St. Louis
Valmeyer
Fults
Greater County Division
Awards Banquet Honors Scholastic and Extra Curricular Recipients
Forty grants were awarded with Richard and Jackie among the recipients. An Awards Banquet will be held at the Knights of Columbus Building on Sunday May 22 at 7 00 p m to honor scholars. Sister Ann Christopher of Webster College will speak at the event.
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St. Louis University
Richard
Jackie
Knights of Columbus
Sister Ann Christopher
Webster College
St. Louis
Missouri
Walter Eberhardt
A. C. Metter
Monroe County Sesquicentennial Association
Turner Hall
Art Oliver
Orch
Eagles Drop District Title Bid to Cahokia 1-0
The Columbia Eagles fell 1-0 to Cahokia in the district final. Cahokia scored on an infield hit after a leadoff single, an error, and a steal. Jim Kremmel pitched well for Columbia with twelve strikeouts but the Eagles mustered only a few hits and have one game left against Red Bud Musketeers.
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Columbia Eagles
Cahokia
Jim Kremmel
Eagles
Paul Frierdich
Dan Radison
Allen Andrea
Red Bud Muskateers
Hawks Fall to Sparta in Regional Final
SS. Peter and Paul Hawks lose 5-0 to Sparta in the regional final after winning 1-0 over Freeburg in the opening game. Pitcher Hankammer allowed only two singles before Sparta broke through. Hawks also had four unearned runs given up by their defense.
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SS. Peter and Paul Hawks
Sparta
Freeburg
Peter and Paul
Hawks
John Hankammer
Hankammer
Metzger
Waterloo
St. Peter and Paul
John Teal
Toal
Webb
Tom Benyo
Benyo
Arns
Lurber
Rare Form Live At The Black Hawk By George Shearing
George Shearing's live LP Rare Form recorded at the Black Hawk in San Francisco features his Quintet with Verrnel Fournier Gary Burton Gene Cherico Ronald Anthony Armando Peraza and a Jack Fascinato arrangement. Also highlighted is Tennessee Ernie Ford's My Favorite Things with a broad hit list and final praise as a great recording.
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George Shearing
Sunny
Jack Fascinato
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Broadway
Dolly
California
San Francisco
Ernie
May historical milestones mark a week of notable events
A timeline recounts key occurrences from May across history, including Lindbergh’s first solo trans Atlantic flight ending in Paris on May 21 1927 and other events such as the founding of the Red Cross in 1881 the Brooklyn Bridge opening in 1883 and Dunkirk evacuation start in 1940.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
American Red Cross
Lindbergh
Paris
France
Aaron Burr
Richmond
Virinia
Roosevelt
Kit Carson
Winston Churchill Resiga
Brooklyn Bridge
Dunkirk
Tokyo
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Vietnam
U.S
Miss Ly Yen Tuyet
Petrus Ky High School
Saigon
Belleclair Speedway
Building & Loan vAsroc
N. Main St
James E. Kollenberger
Frank Kohlenberger
East Carondelet
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Pacific
Wesley R. Heintz
42Nd Bombardment Wing
Sac
Loring Afb
Limestone
Maine
U.S. A
Loring A. F. B
FHA
FFA
Carolyn Houser
Spps High School
Richard Pieper
Jackie Wittenauer
National Science Founda
Capitol Theatre
Michael, Caine
Monclair League
Vincers
George Horsley
Linda Norris
Cleveland
Dowell
Sandy Koufax
Yesteryears
Columbia Unit School District No. 4
PTA
Deutschmeister Brass Band
al Ross Orch
Stan Nelson Orch
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Columbia Volunteer Fire Company
Virgil Crook
Columbia Gymnastic Association
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Columbia Star
N. Rapp
Columbia, Illinois
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