Plans Announced For Postal Service Day In Columbia
Postmaster Cash unveils local Postal Service Day for September 19. Carriers will distribute eight card kits to help residents update mailing lists with ZIP codes. completed cards go to the local post office to add five digit codes. The observance marks the 145th year of service since 1822 with 7,000 served and 11 employees handling over a million outgoing pieces annually.
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Cash
Postal Services
Columbia Post Office
Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Wink
Obituary of George R. Roos 96 of Millstadt
George R. Roos aged 96 died at 2 30 p.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital Belleville where he had been a patient since March 23 He leaves a son Richard of Columbia five daughters Mrs Richard Ehrstein Mrs Arthur Kruse Mrs Leo Herman all of Columbia Mrs B D Olivia Hirsch of Millstadt and Mrs Martin Quirin of Smithton with 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren He was born in Millstadt lifelong resident son of Geo and Franciska Castle Roos His wife Mathilda Ruhr Roos died in 1947 He retired in 1940 as a farmer and later fished at the Lake of the Triple H near Millstadt owned by his daughter and son in law Hirsh He belonged to St James Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society The funeral was held at 930 a.m Thursday in St James Church Burial followed at the church cemetery Creason Funeral Home in charge.
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George R. Roos
Millstadt
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Belleville
Richard
Columbia
Rosaalind) Ehrstein
Arthur
Thekla) Kruse
Leo
Isabell) Herman
B. D
Olivia) Hirsch
Martin
Marie
Mrs. Pearl Ehlinger Rites Set After Death in Belleville
Mrs. Pearl Ehlinger 69 nee Wierch died at St Elizabeths Hospital Belleville Wednesday September 6 at 645 p.m. She was born December 12 1897 in Chicago Illinois Funeral services are planned at St Paul United Church of Christ Columbia Saturday September 9 at 2 p.m. with burial in Bohneimier Cemetery Reverend Eugene officiating
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Pearl Ehlinger
Wierch
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Chicago
Illinois
St. Paul United Church of Christ, Columbia
Bohneimier
Eugene
Farmers Urged To Certify ASC Ballot Envelopes
Monroe County ASC cautions voters to follow ballot sealing rules for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation program. Ballots mailed to the ASCS county office must use a plain inner envelope and a signed outer envelope with a back statement, to ensure ballot secrecy and validity by September 19.
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ASCS
Father John Vogt Named Assistant Pastor at Immaculate Conception
The Rev. John J. Vogt is assigned as the new Assistant Pastor at Immaculate Conception Church Columbia effective Aug 31. A native of East St. Louis he was ordained June 2, 1962 by Bishop Albert Zuroweste and has served in Centralia Freeburg Carlisle and other posts before a period of sick leave in 1967.
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John J. Vogt
Immaculate Conception Church
Columbia
Father Vogt
East St. Louis
St. Elizabeth’s
St. Henry’s Preparatory Seminary
Belleville
Pontifical College Josephenum
Columbus
Ohio
St. Meinrad Seminary
St. Meinrad
Ind
Albert R. Zuroweste
St. Albert the Great
Centralia
Freeburg
Carlyle
Red Cross Dinner Meeting Planned in Waterloo
The Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual dinner meeting at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Waterloo on Tuesday evening September 26 at 645 PM Reservations must be made in advance Send a 250 check per person to Mrs Victor Sondag by September 15
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Monroe County
The
American Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Waterloo
Victor Sondag
Mrs Ehlinger Remembered in Funeral Services
Smith will officiate. Meyer Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Ehlinger, formerly married to William Metter and later to Louis Ehlinger, is survived by her daughter Marie Metter of Columbia and foster brother Charles W. Dyroff of East Carondelet. She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ and its Women's Guild.
33 Lot Coin Auction To Highlight Meeting
The Columba Coin Club will hold a Monday meeting at Turner Hall Columba with 33 coin lots including Canadian and United States silver dollars 1857 and 1858 Flying Eagle cents Buffalo nickels and Indian Head cents. Club president Howard Knapp says emphasis will shift to junior members per the ANA Miami Beach convention. The 7 30 p m start and 8 p m auction invite all coin collectors.
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United States
Columbia Coin Club
Turner Hall
Columbia
Howard Knapp
A.N.A
Miami Beach
Family of Columbia Woman Dies in Arkansas Collision
Mrs L C Johnson and her 28 year old son Bobby Johnson were killed in a four car head on crash in Russell Arkansas. L C Johnson was critically injured and hospitalized at St. Vincent's in Little Rock. Funeral services for Mrs Johnson and Bobby were held in Little Rock on Sept 5.
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L. C
Dorothy) Johnson
Bobby Johnson
Russell
Ark
L. C. Johnson
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Little Rock
Cornerstone Laying at Lily Bolm Memorial Building
Marvin Rodemich Walter Gif fhorn Jr Herman G Frier dich Clem Feldker August Feldker Robert Dehn and Rev Eugene Smith stand at the microphone for St Paul United Church of Christ the cornerstone laying of the Lily Bolm Memorial Educational Building on Sunday.
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Marvin Rodemich
Walter Giffhorn, Jr
Herman G. Frierdich
Clem Feldker
August Feldker
Robert Dehn
E. Eugene Smith
Lily Bolm
St. Paul
Kruse Chevrolet Celebrates 35 Years in Columbia
Kruse Chevrolet Co. operated by Arthur Kruse marks its 35th anniversary in Columbia this month with weekend parties offering refreshments, prizes, and fun for visitors. Kruse notes selling thousands of cars and trucks and millions of gallons of gasoline, with grandchildren of early customers among the clientele.
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Kruse Chevrolet Co
Arthur Kruse
Columbia
Kruse
Johnson in Back Seat While En Route to Columbia Visit
The report notes Mr. Johnson riding in the back seat as the party traveled toward Columbia to meet the Simpson family. Details on the trip or events are limited to this transport context.
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Mobile
Mr. Johnson
Columbia
Simpson
City Council Meeting Minutes Report August 1967 Actions
Mayor Wilbert H. Kremmel presided as Alder men, the council approved August 1967 financial reports totaling 183,? none. The police summary noted 13 citations, two burglaries, and 122 police calls. Street work, postal box placements, Girl Scout and Women’s Club meeting approvals, and a portable structure permit were granted. A tax abatement for the sewage plant was adopted and bids for Columbia Avenue construction were authorized with a September 18 deadline. The session adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
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Wilbert H. Kremmel
Landgraf
Bergman
Richert
Lepp
Gallagher
van Luik
Eckert
Vogt
Donald Stumpf
Day Labor
South Ferkel St
Robert P. Cash
Bottom Ave
Wenkel St
St. Paul and
Brandt Sts
Girls Scout Cadet Group No. 720
Columbia Womens Club
H. J. Frierdich & Sons, Inc
N. Main St
Voges Street
Columbia Volunteer Fire Company
Clem Metter
Roland Muskopf
Carl J. Landgraf
University At
Champaign
Illinois
American Legion Post
Turner Park
Legion Ave
Metter
Cherry St
Columbia Plan Commission
Columbia Avenue
Support For Fat Cattle Though Hog Rates Fall Again
Livestock prices edged higher for cattle while hogs dropped to a four month low as receipts increased. Slaughter steer and heifer values held at a 16 month high, cows weak to lower, hogs mostly 75 cents down, sows 50 to 75 cents lower, lambs steady to lower. Top hog price was 20.35 per cwt, down from 21.00 a week earlier. Multiple weight classes of cattle and calves sold within narrow ranges, with high Choice steers 27.50 and heifers 26.50 to 26.25, and calves 29 to 32 dollars.
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St. Louis
Marcella Vogt Earns Master of Education Degree
Marcella E Vogt of 105 East Legion Columbia received her Master of Education degree from St Louis University during the past summer. The formal graduation ceremony will be held in January 1968.
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Marcella E. Vogt
East Legion
Columbia
St. Louis University
Brownie Scout Registration Evening Set
Registration for Brownies will be held in the Scout Hut on Wednesday September 13 at 7 30 p m. All girls in second and third grade are eligible to join. The girls must be accompanied by their parent upon registration.
Nigerian Visitor to Observe Home Economics Programs
Miss Victoria Ehoniyotan of Nigeria will visit Monroe and Madison Counties in Illinois September 11 to 14 as part of a program sponsored by the Agency for International Development and the U S Department of Agriculture. She aims to study Home Economics extension work and 4-H methods while staying with Extension Adviser Mrs Al Hoffman.
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Victoria Ehoniyotan
Nigeria
Monroe County
Ehoniyotan
United States
Agency For International Development
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Ohio University
Madison
Monroe
al Hoffman
Hoffman
Gibault Catholic High opens in Waterloo with 285 pupils
The new Gibault Catholic High School began classes in its modern building in Waterloo on Tuesday. Enrollment stood at 285 pupils. The faculty includes Fr. Edwin Hustedde Fr. Kenneth Thurston Fr. Robert Dollar Sr. Mary Andrew Andrew Bengo Sr. Mary Bernard Fr. Paul Bruening Mrs. Shirley Burris Fr. James Caffery Sr. Helen Marie Sr. Elizabeth Sr. Mary Catherine Sr. Cecilia Marie Fr. James Jansen Kenneth Gonzales Sr. Hortensia Mrs. Ann Limestall Sr. Genevieve and Frank Weirauch.
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New Gibault Catholic High School
Waterloo
Edwin Hustedde
Kenneth Thurston
Robert Dollar
Mary Andrew
Andrew Bengo
Mary Bernard
Paul Bruening
Shirley Burris
James Caffery
Helen Marie
Elizabeth
Mary Catherine
Cecilia Marie
James Jansen
Kenneth Gonzales
Hortensia
Ann Limestall
Genevieve
Frank Weirauch
Moving To California For Weston Family
Mrs. Pat Weston and her children Brad Lori and Caron will leave Columbia next week to move to a new home in La Crescenta California.
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Pat Weston
Brad
Lori
Caron
Columbia
la Crescenta
Calif
Leaders elected at 26th AIEC meeting in Springfield
At the 26th annual meeting of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives in Springfield, Roy Horton Princeton was named vice president, Clarence Doerr Irving secretary treasurer, and Raymond W. Rusteberg Valmeyer president. Rusteberg and Doerr were reelected, Horton succeeds Paul Deisher. AIEC includes 27 electric distribution cooperatives and 3 generation and transmission cooperatives with more than 140,000 member owners.
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Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
Springfield
Roy Horton
Princeton
Clarence Doerr
Irving
Raymond W. Rusteberg
Valmeyer
Rusteberg
Doerr
Horton
Paul Deisher
Carmel
AIEC
Illinois
Cornerstone Set For Lily Bolm Memorial Building
The cornerstone laying ceremony for the Lily Bolm Memorial Educational Building of St. Paul United Church of Christ occurred Sunday morning. Leaders included Pastor E. Eugene Smith and church officials along with H. J. Frierdich & Sons Inc. as general contractors. Music director Uhl Sackman led brass, with a full program of readings prayers and hymns. Building committee members and architects were listed among the participants.
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Lily Bolm
St. Paul
Jack Divers
Robert Dehn
Herman G. Frierdich
H. J. Frierdich & Sons, Inc
General Contractors
Uhl Sackman
E. Eugene Smith
Walter Giffhorn, Jr
Marvin Rodemich
Gene Henckler
Gene Schneider
Adelia Theobald
Robert Winters
Pastor Smith
Robert L. Dehn
Walter W. Giffhorn
Marvin E. Rodemich
Kenneth G. Halle
1686 Students Enrolled In Local Schools In 1967 68
A total of 1686 pupils are enrolled in two Columbia schools for the 1967 68 year. Columbia Community Unit Dist No 4 has 1302 students across grade and high schools. Immaculate Conception has 384 from grades one through eight. Dist 4 employs 59 certified staff, up five teachers from last year. Immaculate Conception lists teachers including Mrs Jack Johnson and Sister Karen among others. Students are nearly evenly split with 195 boys and 189 girls.
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Columbia
Columbia Community Unit Dist. No. 4
Immaculate Conception
Columbia Community Unit Dist. 4
Jack Johnson
Adolph Steppig
Marlene Frank
Daniel
Pat Alberts
Eleanor Severs
Jeanne Coyne
Karen
Joan
Bernice
Norman Mueller Taken Ill While Visiting In Detroit
Mr and Mrs Norman Mueller left Columbia on Friday August 25 for a visit with Mrs Muellers aunt in Detroit Michigan. On Saturday night her uncle suffered a heart attack and on Sunday night Norman Mueller became critically ill requiring ambulance transport to a hospital. Emer gency surgery was performed and his condition was listed as fair. He would stay at St Marys Hospital Livonia Michigan for about two weeks. Norman Mueller Jr traveled to Michigan by plane and brought home the family car and one older daughter. The remaining children will stay with their mother until his release.
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Norman Mueller
Columbia
Detroit
Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Roos
ASC
Father John Vogt
Immaculate Conception Parish
Red Cross
Arkansas
Chevrolet
Marcella Vogt
Brownie Scout Registration
Gibault High
California
Cornerstone Set
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