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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1965
Page
3
Walnut Cheese Loaves blend nippy Cheddar with Planters English Walnuts for a rich textured loaf. The basic kneaded yeast dough includes grated Cheddar and walnuts, with two loaves baked at 375 F for about 30 minutes.
Cub Scouts Pack 319 of Columbia held its monthly meeting at the Columbia Public School Unit Building on Friday May 21. Den 9 won the attendance award. Cubmaster Jim Schroeder led the session and 13 boys received essay certificates for the Strengthen America program.
Columbia Library announces a June to July Reading Club for students entering fourth through eighth grade. Theme King Arthur and His Knights. read five books and write one report to earn a visit to the Castle for a gift. Weekly Castle visits, July Story Hour Saturdays at 11 a.m. story tellers are local women. Girl Scouts Cadet Troop 720 serve as library aides: Sandy Arras Helen Moehrs Linda Mueller Marilyn Metter Ann Haltenhof Mary Kay Zoeller.
The Metzger Crook Post No 6504 V F W organized a Curtis Publishing Company magazine drive to fund hospital equipment for Waterloo County residents. Equipment is loaned at no charge. contact Commander Corwin McGuffin at 206 Oak St Waterloo Illinois 939-7949 for assistance.
The New Hanover Unit Homemakers Extension Association held its May 10 meeting at Zoar's Church Hall with 14 members and two visitors. Roll call answered by water source. health and safety articles discussed. officers to be selected. summer tour planned. rummage and bake sale set for June 5. major and minor lessons on water safety and packing a suitcase. next meeting June 14 at Zoar's Church Hall.
The annual piano and organ recital by students of Mrs W L Biasch occurred Sunday May 23. Piano selections included Virginia Rick Susan Rick Ida Lee Stumpf Vickie Rey Una Faye Fehrenz Barbara Kettler John Stumpf Buddy Kettler Linda Stumpf Mary Ann Fehrenz Fred Stumpf Yvonne Fehrenz Lisa Bennett. Organ pieces were performed by Nancy Dintelman John Stumpf and Lisa Bennett. Attendance gifts were given to Luin Obst Lee Bennett Mrs Warren Stumpf and Mrs Harvey L Stumpf.
Kathy Herbeck, a Columbia High School student and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herbeck, has been hired by the Columbia Public Library board as a student assistant and library page.
Mr and Mrs Herman A Schaefer of Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Kay to Robert G Roessler son of Mr and Mrs George Roessler of Columbia The couple are both Columbia High School graduates 1964 and 1962 respectively and hold employment in St Louis and at Roessler Coal Company He is also a Belleville Junior College student The wedding is not yet planned Another engagement ties Sharon Ann Stroud to Norman Nolte son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Nolte of Dupo The bride is a second year nursing student at Arkansas Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Lite Rock Arkansas The groom works at the Dupo branch of Columbia Quarry Co The wedding date is set for August 7.
Joseph A Bard of Columbia will be among eighty eight SIU Edwardsville students honored for academic achievement. The Honors Day ceremony at 4 15 p m in the Alton Center auditorium marks the first combined event for the Alton and East St Louis centers with a reception in the Student Union afterward.
Mr and Mrs Robert Schmidt of 221 Virginia Ave Columbia announce the birth of a seven pound one ounce baby girl named Sandra at St Elizabeths Hospital in Belleville on Monday. They also have a four year old son named Mark. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Urban Schmidt of Columbia and Mr and Mrs Clarence Wichert of Belleville.
Members of the Afternoon Circle of the Women's Guild at St Paul United Church of Christ plan an Indoor Picnic in the church recreation rooms next Thursday. A covered dish luncheon starts at 12 noon with each member bringing a dish. Mrs Norman H Rahmoeller organizes programs and Mrs Elmer Rauch leads music. Prayer Circle meets 11 30 a m in the church sanctuary. New officers take charge in September with a planning meeting June 1 in the church office. Mrs Jack Divers is the new president.
Wilbert Kohlmeier and wife transfer two lots in Schneider's Addition to Anthony P Helfrich and wife. Louis W G Stickann and others convey part of Lot 16 in South Outlets to Wilbert A Kohlmeier and wife.
The Illinois school lunch program tops a billion lunches for 1964 65 as about 635 000 meals are served daily to one third of state students. Surplus foods from the federal government support thousands of participants with milk beef and other products distributed to roughly 4 000 schools. The five cent lunch subsidy funds food prep and admin costs while transportation costs are borne by schools and shipped from Springfield with uniform shipping rates.
Jim Schroeder announces retirement as Cubmaster after a three year tenure ending with the summer program. Those who worked with him praise his leadership. Aloys Riebeling will assume Cubmaster duties beginning in September.
Ruth Bolle daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Bolle 127 Monroe St Columbia among ISU students who will complete their bachelor’s degree in June and sign contracts for next fall Miss Bolle will teach elementary at Cahokia.
Easy-Do Drinks offer a budget friendly way for juniors and teens to cool off with milk shakes. With milk ice cream and fruit preserves on hand, kids can blend endless flavor combinations using an electric blender or rotary mixer. The Pink Panther shake centers on strawberry flavor and invites youngsters to create their own variations.
The Rev G A Friz and Mrs Friz from Columbia along with Mr and Mrs Theodore Friz of Waterloo attended the dedication ceremony for the new Educational Building at St Paul United Church of Christ in Pinckneyville Illinois. Their brother the Rev Adolph Friz, retired minister from St Louis and former pastor at the Pinckneyville church, was the guest speaker.
Governor Otto Kerner signed a bill creating a two state bridge commission with Missouri to study a possible Mississippi River bridge linking Harrisonville Illinois and Crystal City Missouri. The plan requires Missouri approval and concurrent congressional consent before proceeding.
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