Strassenfest Plans Highlight Chamber Meeting
Chamber of Commerce members discussed the Fifth Annual Strassenfest, venue preparations, and fundraising ideas including a Friday night band. Projects include erecting a Route 3 barrel sign, distributing Schnitzelbank cards, and renting a sausage wagon for brochures at the Legion Picnic. The Junior Chamber Charter Night is set for May 29 at Turner Hall.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Herb Schueler
Karl Herrmann
Library Board
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lewin Metals Co
Columbia
United Fund
Obituary of Fred C Naumann 52 Cahokia resident
Fred C Naumann 52 of 27 Cahokia Street Cahokia died at 7 15 p m Tuesday at home after years long heart illness He was born in Valmeyer lived in Cahokia 20 years formerly of East St Louis a construction laborer and Laborers Local 100 veteran of World War II Survivors include wife Helen three sons Donald F Richard J Fred R Columbia father John A North Dapo brothers Elmer Harrisonville Arthur Columbus Ohio five grandchildren Funeral 1 p m Friday Kassly Funeral Home Chapel East St Louis Rev Herbert M Schafale officiating Burial Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
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Fred C. Naumann
Cahokia St
Cahokia
Mr. Naumann
Valmeyer
E. St. Louis
Local 100
Naumann
Helen
Donald F
Richard J
Fred R
Columbia
John A
North Dape
Elmer
Harrisonville
Arthur
Columbus
Ohio
Kassly Funeral Home
East St. Louis
Herbert M. Schafale
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Rohr of Millstadt
Mrs Emma Rohr 92 died at home Saturday and funeral services were held Tuesday at Strauss Funeral Home Millstadt. Rev Armin Maronn conducted the service and burial followed in Mt Evergreen Cemetery. She was born Nov 1 1872 in Stookey Township daughter of William and Barbara Wirth last of ten children. Surviving: husband John Rohr three daughters Frieda Bruehl Perleda Rohr and Toledo wife of Lawrence Ahlers of St Louis four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Emma Rohr
Millstadt
Strauss Funeral Home
Armin Maronn
Zion United Church of Christ
Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
John Rohr
Frieda Bruehl
Perleda Rohr
Toledo
Lawrence Ahlers
St. Louis
Volkert Returns From Vacation To Columbus Visit
Chris L. Volkert arrived home after a trip to Columbus Ohio where he visited his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs George Vogt and family during his vacation return.
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Chris L. Volkert
Columbus
Ohio
George Vogt
Monroe County Teachers Win NSF and NDEA Study Grants
Monroe County announces 11 teachers awarded summer traineeships through the National Science Foundation or the National Defense Education Act across six states. Grants list include Valmeyer Illridge Euergeleis and others at SIU Carbondale, University of Wyoming, University of Illinois, Bradley University, and more with several alternates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Beck
Monroe County
National Science Foundation
Illinois
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Colorado
Florida
Valmeyer
Elveria Euergeleis
SIU
Carbondale
Ura Schlemmer
Ill
State University
Normal
Columbia
Emilio Bassy
University of Wyoming
Patricia Lally
University of Illinois
Clovis J. Parker
University of Florida
SIU Gymnastic Team Exhibition at Turner Hall
The SIU gymnastic team will perform an exhibition at Turner Hall on Saturday May 22 at 2 00 p m Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children The team was the 1964 NCC A Champion This exhibition kicks off a 1965 Centennial year series planned by the Turners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SIU
Turner Hall
NCCA
Turners
Two Inductions Planned for June by County Draft Board
The Monroe County draft board announced two men will be inducted on June 15. Separately five 18 year olds are scheduled for their physical examinations.
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Monroe County
Awards To Be Presented At PPS Students Banquet
St Peters and Paul High School plans its annual Awards Banquet on Sunday evening May 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall north of Waterloo. Gene Kelly was set as principal speaker but will be replaced by Larry Wilson of the Cardinals. Wilson, a Rigby Idaho native now in St Louis, will serve as public relations man among players. Banquet starts at seven with hors d oeuvres after six. Tickets cost two dollars at the school or from students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hickory Hollow
Frank Toenjes
Art Weisbacher
St. Louis
Charlotte Peters
Herb Schueler
Schnitzelbank
SS. Peter and Paul High School
Knights of Columbus
Waterloo
Lee Eilbracht
Ed McCauley
John Bennington
Chuck Smith
Gene Kelly
Notre Dame
Larry Wilson
Football Cardinals
Mr. Wilson
Rigby
Idaho
Cardinals
Sesquicentennial Committee Elects Officers Monday
Fred Krewer Sr. was elected chairman of the Monroe County Sesquicentennial Committee at a meeting in Waterloo. Albert Metter Wendell Schmitt Aaron Papenberg were named as vice chairs, all former mayors. Several secretaries treasurer and directors were also named plus three ex-officio county commissioners.
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Fred Krewer Sr
Monroe County
Court House
Waterloo
Albert C. Metter
Columbia
Wendell Schmitt
Aaron Papenberg
Hecker
Thomas Henderson
Elmer Meyer
Walmeyer
Calvin E. Bode
Arthur Wink
Robert Klein
Frank Hoffmann
Tipton
Harold Baum Sr
Monroe City
William Krueger
Renault
Leo Henke
New Hanover
Fred Niebruegge
Harrisonville
Clyde Burkhardt
Macystown
Louis Hoffmann
Fulls
Alice Mund
New Design
Rudy Klein
Chalfin Bridge
Richard Ruff
Wartburg
Helen Agnes Kuehner
Roger Stumpf
Albert Asselmeier
Raymond Rippelmeyer
Walter Wetzel
Columbia High School Graduation and Awards Night
Seventy one seniors receive diplomas at Columbia Community Unit Gymnasium on Friday May 28 with Baccalaureate services held Sunday May 23 at 8 00 p m Rev Herman C Lehenbauer pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church delivers the address The program includes processional coronation march invocations selections and benediction The 14th annual awards night occurred May 18 in the high school gym
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Community Unit
Columbia High School
Herman C. Lehenbauer
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Cheryl Sackman
Steve Pflasterer
Dave Riebeling
Cheryl Mueller
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ivy
C. Williams
Betsy Burgess
Colombians Attend Maifest Parade Trip to Hermann Missouri
A group of about 100 Colombians rode two buses and private cars Sunday morning to Hermann Missouri for Maifest festivities. The trip promoted the Strassenfest slated July 23 and 24, with participants in German attire and Appie Jahr Virgil Crook and Kenny Jahr providing music.
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Appie Jahr
Virgil Crook
Kenny Jahr
Mike Conrad
Legion to Have Park Improvement Day
Columbia American Legion Post 581 calls a work day on Sunday May 23 for Memorial Park improvements. Projects prepare for the 12th Annual Picnic in the park the first time this year. members bring covered dishes, Legion provides meat and refreshments, lunch not served at noon, workers to bring their own tools.
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Columbia American Legion Post 581
The
Legion Post
Pupils Visit Diehl's Nursery on Field Trip
Mrs Dorothy Smith Parkview School kindergarten classes visited Diehl's Nursery on Monday in two groups. Nursery staff explained the operation and a tobacco plant used to test air pollution was shown. Each child received a live plant from Mr Diehl.
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Dorothy Smith
Parkview School
Diehl
Wheat Deadline Date for 1965 Program Report
Cooperators in the 1965 Wheat Program who are not using Feed Grain substitution must report disposition of wheat in excess of allotment by May 25, 1965 to be eligible for wheat price support payments and loans. Producers destroying wheat for another crop must report such areas by May 25, 1965.
Senior Citizens Club Holds Regular Meeting at Turner Hall
Eighty seven members attended the monthly Senior Citizens Club meeting at Turner Hall. A noon pot luck, games and recreation followed. Two new members Walter Wernich and wife joined. Plans include visiting Waterloo club in June and a Grant's Farm tour. Birthday celebrants listed and 23 members signed for a Hermann Maifest bus trip May 16 with the Chamber of Commerce group.
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Senior Citizens Club
Turner Hall
Walter Wernich
East St. Louis
Waterloo Club
Henry
Haberlah
Edward Kempf
Hough PTA to Honor Retired Teachers at Reception
The Hough School Parent Teacher Association in Dupo hosts a May 23 reception from 2 to 4 PM at the school to honor retiring teachers Mrs. Josephine Mund and Mrs. Fern Rachel. Mund retires after 30 years teaching, 21 in the Hough system, while Rachel leaves with 46 years in teaching, including 10 in Hough.
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Hough Pta
Hough
Dupo
Josephine Mund
Fern Rachel
Mund
Rachel
Poppy Day Proclamation Declares May 21 22 1965
Mayor Wilbert H. Kremmel proclaims May 21 and 22 1965 as Poppy Days for the Columbia American Legion Post 581 and Auxiliary. Citizens are urged to wear a poppy and contribute to veterans benevolent work supported by the poppy program.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Illinois
Wilbert H.kremmel
Columbia
Columbia American Legion Post 581
Wilbert H. Kremmel
Chairman Praised For Monroe Heart Fund Drive
Russell R. Gregson chairman of the Monroe County Heart Fund Drive received a congratulatory letter from D. Howard P. Joslyn chairing the Illinois Heart Association Fund Raising Advisory Committee. The note lauds the county volunteers and notes the fundraising will benefit many.
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Russell R. Gregson
Monroe County
D. Howard P. Joslyn
Illinois Heart Association
1945 Columbia High School Graduates Hold Reunion
Members of the 1945 Columbia High School class celebrated their 20th anniversary on Saturday evening May 8 in Turner Hall dining room. Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weltig, Glen Riebeling, Alfred Dehn, Morris Stokes, Alfred Roehm, May Belle Mueller, Merrill Huch, Morris Frank, Charles Crowder, Earl Asselmeier, Horace Volkert, Millard Mundinger, Erwin Witham, Eugene Steppig, Kenneth Harres, Kenneth Jahr, Wm. R. Phelps, Gus Koch, Vernon Smith, Dale Deffenbaugh, Dolores Stuard, and Bill Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia High School
Turner Hall
Robert Weltig
Glen Riebeling
Alfred Dehn
Morris
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
Columbia Strassenfest Stand Space Applications
All applications for stand space in the Strassenfest Mall area must be made by May 30. Apply to Chamber of Commerce Secretary Earl Herrmann at 245 W. Virginia St Columbia IL 62236. Stand space rental is 10.00 and all rules must be followed.
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Strassenfest
Chamber of Commerce
Earl Herrmann
Virginia St
Columbia
Strassenfest Dates Set by Chamber of Commerce
The 5th Annual Strassenfest will be held Friday July 23 and Saturday July 24, 1965. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. both days with an 88c Knockwurst dinner served from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night and sandwiches available after dinner.
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Chamber of Commerce
Strassenfest Entertainment Lineup Announced
The two day Strassenfest features Virgil Crook and his orchestra The Waterloo German Band Larry Pieper and the Polka Spots Project Band with Plaza Dancers Edelweiss Dancers and the Columbia Senior Citizens dance group. Eden Club male chorus and The Waterloo Barber Shop Quartet are joined as singing acts.
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Virgil Crook
Waterloo
Kloepper Playoff Plans to Be Announced
Gene Schorb, chairman of the World Championship Kloepper Tournament, contacts local clubs about playoff dates. Semi finals are set for Friday July 23 at 7 p.m. with finals and championship games on Saturday July 24 at 4 30 p.m.
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Gene Schorb
Public meeting on Miles Cemetery restoration in Columbia
A public meeting will be held Sunday May 23 at Schmidt Funeral Home in Columbia at 2 p.m. for those interested in restoring Miles Cemetery. Attendees are invited to help plan and assist the effort.
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Miles Cemetery
Columbia
Schmidt
St Teresa Graduates Hold 20th Reunion in Belleville
The 1945 St Teresa's Academy class in East St Louis marked a 20th reunion on May 15 at Fischer's Restaurant in Belleville. Attendees included Mrs Armin Heiken now Marcella Sander and Mrs Victor Reichert now Or son Crowe of Columbia, along with Mrs Armin Weisbacher Rose Ann Larma of Waterloo.
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St. Teresa’s Academy
East St. Louis
Fischer's
Belleville
Armin Heiken
Marcella Sander
Victor Reichert
Orson Crowe
Columbia
Armin Weisbacher
Rose Ann Larma
Waterloo
Andrew Mungenast To Speak At Jaycee Banquet May 29
The Columbia Junior Chamber announces Andrew Mungenast as guest speaker for its charter night banquet on May 29 at Turner Hall Columbia Il. Dinner at 6:30 pm includes program and dancing to Art Oliver's Orchestra. Public invited.
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Columbia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Mungenast
Turner Hall
Columbia
Art Oliver
Henry Giessenbier I Jr
The
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
JCI
Jaycee
Mission Inn
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Tommy Vogt Wins Monsignor Holtgrave Athletic Award
Tommy Vogt son of Mr and Mrs Alphonse Vogt received the Monsignor Holtgrave Athletic Award from the Holy Name Society of Immaculate Conception Church. The eighth grader is recognized for athletic ability sportsmanship and solid scholastic record. Coaches Paul Reyling Jerry Landgraf and Marty Kaempfe received gifts from the basketball team after the program. Refreshments and hot dogs followed.
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Tommy Vogt
Alphonse Vogt
Holtgrave
Holy Name Society of Immaculate Conception
Paul Reyling
Jerry Landgraf
Marty Kaempfe
Horcher Serves as Delegate at Illinois D of I Convention
Mrs. Alice M Horcher Regent of Bishop Zoroweste Circle 886 attended the Illinois State D of I convention in Kankakee Ill May 14 15 and 16 as one of 74 voting delegates She was accompanied by Vice Reg ent Thekla Kruse and Past Regent Mrs Carmelita Kolmer who was elected to a third year as State Trustee during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Horcher
Bishop Zoroweste
Kankakee
Ill
Linus Horcher II Injured While Playing
Linus Horcher II, son of Mr and Mrs Linus Horcher, suffered a nose injury while playing with neighbor children last week. The wound required two sutures. He was able to return to school on Monday.
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Linus Horcher
U of I Scholarship Winners in Monroe County
Four University of Illinois scholarships awarded in Monroe County based on November ACT scores. Recipients include Susan Lee McConkey and Sandra Lee Corse with other classifications pending or unavailable. Scholarships cover four years of tuition at UI and add to general county winners.
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University of Illinois
Monroe County
Norman W. Beck
Monroe
Susan Lee McConkey
Columbia High School
Sandra Lee Corse
Valmeyer High School
Katherine T. Krewer
General County
Ilinois
Nancy Ramsey to be Honored Queen of Bethel 65
The Job's Daughters Bethel 65 held a regular meeting led by Honored Queen Betty Byers. Officers-elect include Nancy Ramsey as Honored Queen and Candy Hoffmann as Senior Princess, to be installed June 5.
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Job
Bethel 65
Betty Byers
Helen Byers
Nancy Ramsey
Candy Hoffmann
Kay Lynn Ralston
Cheryl Riebeling
Charlene Rait
Vicki Kazee
Linda Maus
Linda Gummersheimer
Sharon Byers
Janet Riebeling
Mary Rouse
Sue Curry
Denise Schmidt
Betsy Burgess
Claudia Blair
Kathy Snider
St. Messenger
Martha Nottmeier
Linda Koch
Gus Schroeder Patient in Missouri Pacific Hospital
Gus Schroeder of Columbia is a patient at Missouri Pacific Hospital after he was taken ill at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Schroeder
Missouri-Pacific Hospital
Columbia
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