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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1965
Page
4
Immage: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH lists pastors and Mass times with weekday confessions and devotions. Saint Stephen's Assembly of God and First Baptist Church provide weekly worship schedules and service times for worshippers.
St Pauls Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 227 N Good Haven Dr invites all to Divine Services at 8:00 and 10:15 am with a radio broadcast on WCBW-FM. Sunday School and Bible Classes for all ages at 9:05 am. Visitors welcome at all services.
Zoar United Church of Christ New Hanover Illinois announces Rev Wilbur L Biasch pastor. Sunday School at 8 45 a m church service at 10 a m. August 26 ladies at County Nursing Home at 1 p m. September 12 Zoar Family Day at 10 a m with installation of newly elected organizational officers.
A candlelight ceremony united Miss Suzanne Volkert and Harry J. Richter Jr. at St Paul Episcopal Church Overland Missouri on September 2 with a reception afterward. Guests included C L Volkert and Paggy, plus Ernes tine Smith. Spannings mention Mrs. J L Volkert, Brittany Acres plans, and local relatives from Pekin and Norman.
The notice invites friends to the Family Thank Offering service at 1 p.m. and lists upcoming events: Bowling season open at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13, Memorial Hospital Chaplaincy on Sept. 16, Ladies at Monroe County Nursing Home on Sept. 23 at 1 p.m., Pastor's Circle at Millstadt on Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m., and Christian Ed. Sunday Rally Day with SS teacher dedication at 10 a.m. on Sept. 26.
St Paul United Church at 127 N St Paul Street lists pastors Friz and Rahmoeller. Services at 8:00 and 10:15 with 9:00 Sunday School and WCBW FM broadcast. Activities include Junior High Welcome, Senior High Fellowship, Post-High Fellowship, all choir rehearsal, and confirmation class Saturday morning. Pastor Rahmoeller attends conference in DuBois Friday to Saturday.
The notice lists Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. An open Bible study is held Friday at 8:00 p.m. The church invites everyone to attend and provides a contact phone number 281-4826 for location details.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Mosbacher of 435 N Rapp Ave Columbia plan a private Golden Wedding Anniversary at home on September 12. They were married in Columbia on September 14 1915 and have two daughters Renalda Briner of Moscow Mills Missouri and Bernice Geer of Lawrenceville Illinois plus three grandchildren.
The September PTA meeting in the Unit Building on Monday 13 at 8 00 P M will feature the introduction of teachers led by Superintendent B D Middleton. The public may attend to meet the staff and enjoy the follow up fellowship period. babysitting will be provided.
On display at the Columbia Public Library for September is a series of photographs showing varied moods and themes. The exhibit is loaned by Dr. Robert Zimmerman, dentist of Dupo, an amateur photographer and board member of the Monroe National Bank.
Sixteen members of the Columbia Nite Unit of the Monroe County Homemakers Extension Association attended the film The Sound of Music for their August gathering. Upcoming events include a district meeting at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia on September 14 and the next unit meeting at Mrs. Royal Kendall’s home on September 23 at 8 p.m.
The piece reflects on crafting work as a devotional act from medieval masons to Brother Lawrence, urging that all labor be offered to God. It cites Saint Paul and Malwyn Edwards praising work done for God's glory, with a prayer for daily grace to honor Him through actions.
A surprise shower Sunday September 5 honored Miss Eska Miller of Silex Missouri at the home of Mrs Caro lene Kisro with hosts Car lene Kisro and Marylin Diane and Dorothy Wink. Guests included many local women and family. Miss Miller will wed Ralph Wink on November 6.
The notice blends local family milestones with military service details. It records the birth of a baby girl at St. Marys Hospital East St Louis to Mr and Mrs Richard Jackson Rural Route 1 East Carondelet and Lt Joseph Gassmann son of Mr and Mrs Michael Gassmann of Columbia on home leave from the Air Force stationed Abilene Texas after a trip to Denmark and Spain. It also mentions Craig Noltes enrollment at Central Methodist College Fayette and a family trip on opening day. It notes Mrs Barbara Branch moved from Centreville Hospital to Monroe County Nursing Home.
Readers are invited to visit the Clarion office to purchase a desk stapler. The notice emphasizes convenient in-store availability and affordable pricing for office supplies.
The Mission Guild for Lutheran Women will meet after a 12 noon lunch on Monday Sept. 13 at Concordia Lutheran Church Granite City. Vice President Mrs Allen De Poe will conduct. Guest speaker Mrs Emil Frech will discuss Stookey School Belleville and the drive for a new school. Members should bring gifts for Bethesda Lutheran Home Watertown Wis. All LCMS women invited.
Monroe County Superintendent of Schools Norman W. Beck attended the Southern Illinois Instructional TV Board meeting at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Beck serves as a board member.
Mrs. Caroline Gummersheimer received a birthday greeting card from President Lyndon B. Johnson. Both share a birthday, and she celebrated her 95th on Sunday, August 29.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Wuerz Jr of R R 2 Millstadt will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday September 12 with an open house at their farm home from 2 to 6 p m for family and friends Five generations will be represented Mr Wuerz is employed by the Illinois Central Railroad The couple has two sons Conrad F Wuerz III and Michael Wuerz and two grandchildren
The Women’s Republican Club of Monroe County will join the Men’s Republican Club for the September meeting on Monday evening September 13 at 8 00 p m at the Royal Theater in Valmeyer Illinois.
The Columbia Public Library starts its fall children's movie program this Saturday September 11 at 11. Films include Andy and the Lion Camel Who Took a Walk and Red Winged Blackbird Bird of the Woodland.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Breitenstein of 211 Washington celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 9 30 a m at Immaculate Conception Church and a reception in the school hall. Their marriage at St Marys Valmeyer was by Rev John Boomkins. They have four children Dennis Mary Ann Francis and Paul.
Members of the 1944 Immaculate Conception School eighth grade gathered at the Legion Park Pavilion for a Sunday reunion. A basket lunch plus music and singing accompanied the event. Attending were Mr and Mrs Gene Schorb and families Mr and Mrs Earl Wilde and families Mr and Mrs Ray Faust and families Mr and Mrs Vernon Herrmann and families Mr and Mrs Harold Mett er and families Mr and Mrs Bob Goessling and families Mr and Mrs Linus Horcher and families and Mr and Mrs Keneath Rose and families.
Mr and Mrs Julius Grob of St Louis visited Columbia at 518 Kremmel St to celebrate their 50th anniversary. A choral group they belong to hosted a surprise party on Sept 5 and friends gave several parties through the week.
The Columbia Woman's Club will meet September 16 1965 at 1 30 P M in the basement of St Pauls United Church of Christ. A Membership Tea will welcome new members with program chairwoman Mrs Julie Lengfelder. Refreshments follow. The August 3 executive committee met at Mrs Charles Todds home to plan the year.
Earl Michael Donaldson of 309 West Warnock Street has recently enlisted in the Marines and left last week for basic training in San Diego California.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Gummersheimer mark twenty five years of marriage with a Tuesday August 31 celebration. They wed at Zoar United Church of Christ New Hanover by Rev W L Biasch. Attendants included Mrs Edna Theobald Sander and others. the couple’s three sons Roy Gene and James pursue Army work printing work and university studies.
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