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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1966
Page
4
Local church notices list St Pauls Lutheran and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church service times Mass schedules and weekly activities. Details include Sunday School Morning and Evening services, prayer meetings, and church organizations and contacts.
The Zoar United Church of Christ in New Hanover Illinois lists worship times with Pastor Rev Wilbur L Biasch. Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Evening Service at 7 30 p m Family Night Service at 7 30 p m Visitors are welcome.
The Upper Room urges readiness to encounter God beyond holy places, citing scriptures from Moses to Peter and David. A prayer asks for constant awareness of the divine presence in daily living. The piece closes with a note on Maldwyn Edwards and a family returning from Virginia.
The St Paul United Church of Christ lists worship services at 8:00 and 10:15 with Sunday school at 9:00 and a 11:15 Congregation meeting. Weekday activities include Women’s Fellowship, Romans study, Sewing Circle, Cemetery Board, Church Consistory, choir rehearsals, and Confirmation class sessions on Saturday.
The Pulse family announces the birth of a baby girl at St Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Read mentions of several local families visiting and returning from trips including Miss June Schiemer’s Philadelphia return, James Roehm’s visit with grandmother in Columbia, Roger Johnson Jr from Lebanon Military Academy, and travels of Tom Pautler family and Joe Gassmann visiting relatives. The Beck and Bassy families attended a local archaeology society picnic at Riverside Park in Murphysboro.
The Rodemich family reunion took place at Rodemich Park Sun Day August 21. Attendees included Otto L Rodemich Bert Diesel Walter Rodemich Carl Otten Robert Otten Richard Redg Edgar Muskopf and many relatives from Millstadt Columbia and nearby. The event featured horse shoes games and reminiscing amid a day of family gathering.
Baby boy weighing 6 pounds 9% ounces born Sunday August 28 at Jewish Hospital St Louis. First child for Allan Payne and wife from Belleville. Grandparents Ray Payne Columbia A W Schneider Belleville. Great grandparents Henry Payne and Mrs Kane. Mrs Kane of 315 N Agnew Street. Eye surgery planned for next Tuesday for Mrs Kane.
Mrs Ruth Brown and R R J Co lumbia were married at Immaculate Conception Church on Saturday morning by Father Robert Dollar. They will reside at 818 North Main Street Columbia. Mr and Mrs Herman J Bellm and children have returned from a vacation at Kentucky Lake and other Southern Illinois spots. Friends gathered at 125 South Metter Avenue Saturday evening to honor Mrs Mosbacher's birthday.
Local families gathered for the Frank Bequette reunion at Washington State Park in Washington County Missouri. About 100 attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bequette and family, and other area relatives such as the Leingangs and Janson family. A twin sister of Frank Bequette, turning 90 in September, could not attend due to illness. Delegates from Columbia will attend the National Convention of 8 and 40 officers in Washington DC September 1 to 3.
Mrs Esther Tolin of Columbia and Wilbert Waage of Highland Illinois were married at Christ United Church of Christ in Cape Sunday evening by Rev Neil Schroeder. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs George Stipanovich. A small reception followed at the bride’s home. Mr Waage works as a dairy farmer in Highland.
Miss Helen Stemmlier and George A Wilde of Columbia married at St Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev G A Friz officiating. Twin bridesmaids Hilma and Helma Stemler served as juniors, Maid of Honor was Mrs Harold Mueller. Groom served four years in Europe, discharged June 1945. Reception at Turner Hall followed by dance. couple to live in the Roland Daab apartment.
U S Air Force Captain Donald J. O Connor son of Mr and Mrs Robert J O Connor of 27 Shawnee Drive Chillicothe Ohio has been decorated at Ching Chuan Kang AB Formosa with the Air Medal and first and second oak leaf clusters for outstanding airmanship and courage on hazardous missions in Southeast Asia He is a member of the Pacific Air Forces which provides offensive defensive airpower in the Pacific Far East and Southeast Asia The captain a 1955 graduate of Cahokia Commonfields High School East St Louis received a B A degree in mathematics in 1960 from Southern Illinois University Carbondale He was commissioned in 1961 after Officers Training School Lackland AFB Texas His wife Joan is the daughter of Mr and Mrs B A Branson Sunset Acres Waterloo
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