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Newspaper

Columbia Star

Location

Columbia, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1967

Page

4

Local League Scores and Standings Across Multiple Teams

Tournament ledger lists leg 2 and leg 1 results with players and scores for teams including Kas Potato Chips, Carling, Schuefer Bros, Viking, Gateway Foods, Juengling Oil, Pennocks Mobil, Knapp Steel Bldg, Rapps Ins, Roessler Concrete, Imbs Station Inn, Merrimac, and Individual high scores. Notable entries include Conrad 587 in Indivi Hi Single and 2569 Team Hi Three by Juengling Oil, with Gateway Foods achieving 918 in Team Hi single.

Mites Schroeder Carle H. Mueller M. Janson Kas R. Happy D. Schaeffer H. Stumpf L. Janson Carling A. Lekosky Rybacki Mahoney C. Wenkel K. Wenkel Schuefer Bros Fassel Rapps Ins E. Giffhorn Blank Walt Giffhorn Leonard Roessler Habermehl Bergmann G. Roessler Fischer O. Roessler Imbs Station Inn Davis Wolz Krueger Arnold Team Hi Gateway Foods Juengling Oil Schiemer Ins Landgraf Plumbers Gamble’s Gateway Foodsly Schueler Bros Merrimac Viking Pennocks Mobil Roessler Carling Knapp Steel Schiemer

Baseball Fans Not Too Interested In Series

A Columbia Post Office check found only token interest in World Series tickets for St. Louis. Postmaster R. Paul Cash said 60 applications were dispatched last Friday, though some fans may have mailed requests in St. Louis. No one had received tickets as of today.

Columbia Post Office Columbia St. Louis R. Paul Cash

Much Improved Boy at Memorial Hospital

Nine year old Craig Volkert son of Mr and Mrs Horace Volkert of 501 Legion Ave Columbia is a patient at Memorial Hospital Belleville. His condition is reported to be considerably improved.

Craig Volkert Horace Volkert Legion Ave Columbia Memorial Hospital Belleville

Blue Jays named for Columbia Jaycees youth football team

Kevin Diehl and Timothy Landgraf helped name Columbia’s Little League football squad sponsored by the Columbia Jaycees. The Blue Jays were announced just before Sunday's game against the Belleville Little Knights. The name reflects the team color and Jaycees sponsorship, with Arthur O. Ritter football chairman, David Stumpf Jaycees president, and Norman Lange football co chairman pictured.

Columbia Kevin Diehl Timothy Landgraf Columbia Jaycees Blue Jays Little Knights Belleville Jays Jaycees Arthur O. Ritter David Stumpf The Norman Lange

Bulldogs Junior Varsity Routed by Columbia Jayvees 13-5

Columbia Junior Eagles toppled the Bulldogs 13-5 as Waterloo pitchers combined for 13 safeties to Columbia's seven. Bruce Kaestner hit a four run homer for Columbia while Kaestner also starred for Waterloo with four RBIs on the other side. Gericke and Hemmer each worked the full game for the Eagles, with Luhr starting for Waterloo before being relieved early.

Bulldog Columbia Eagles Waterloo Bruce Kaestner Bulldogs Kaestner Gericke Hemmer Mike Luhr Willie Johnson Gary Hirstein Melvin Hinrichs Vogt Brown The Harres Roediger

Social Security Q and A on Medicare enrollment period

The dialogue explains enrollment timing for Medicare part of Social Security. It notes the general enrollment period runs October 1 to December 31, 1967. The text asks about a faster option but provides limited details.

Columbia Blue Jays Edge Little Knights 14 7

The Columbia Blue Jays defeat the Little Knights of Belleville 14 to 7 Sunday afternoon for their second straight win. Key plays involve Stephen Conrad Bryan Steppig Clark Diehl and Eric Gericke with a setup for a game at O Fallon next Sunday at 3 p m.

Columbia Blue Jays Little Knights Belleville Blue Jays Stephen Conrad Brian Steppig Dennis Gray Todd Horsley Joel Harres Little Knight Blue Jay Kevin Diehl Eric Gericke Clark Diehl Bryan Parker David Crowder Burns Linus Horcher O'Fallon O’fallon

Medicare claim steps for doctors and patients

The text explains how to file a Medicare claim with help from the Social Security office. Bring receipts for doctor bills and your health insurance ID. If patient and doctor agree, Medicare payment can be assigned to the doctor.

Social Security

Hog Rates Dip To A New Low Level Since Early May

Hog and cattle prices slipped as a slow dressed meat trade continued. Hog top price Friday was 20.00 cwt while lambs varied by grade and salable cattle, calves, hogs and sheep totaled 51,944 head, down from week and year ago arrivals. Cattle and beef values showed mixed movement with steers and heifers mostly steady to down, and cows and bulls weaker. Feeder cattle and vealers held steady with Choice vealers at 29.00 to 32.00, and spring lambs rose modestly on some grades before late declines.

St. Louis Barrow Choice

Illinois Entrants Win History Awards In 1967

Two Illinois entrants win national history awards. Victor Hicken of Western Illinois University receives the Award of Merit for Illinois in the Civil War, 1966 edition by University of Illinois Press. Vermilion County Museum Society earns the Albert B. Corey Award for outstanding service in preserving Vermilion County history.

Illinois American Association For State and Local History Victor Hicken Western Illinois University Albert B. Corey

Randolpounds Ramblings on a Cardials rough opener

Randolphs Ramblings notes St Louis Cardinals quarterback Jim Hart struggled with interceptions against the New York Giants while coach Charley Winner blamed some drops on receivers. The Cardinals face Pittsburgh in week two after a Pittsburgh opener win over Chicago and a look at rookie NFL rosters. The column previews a home game with Detroit October 1 and cites a mix of rookies and single digit numbers across teams, with local radio coverage upcoming.

Football Cardinals Jim Hart Hart New York Giants Charley Winner Big Red Ray Geracy Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears Steelers Giants KMOX Pitt Stadium Cardinals NFL New Saints National Football League New Orleans Saints Atlanta Saints San Francisco Cleveland Detroit Minnesota New York Baltimore Chicago Green Bay Philadelphia Washington Dallas St. Louis Los Angeles Obert Logan St. Louis Cardinals Billy Gambrell Larry Wilson Charlie Gogolak Sonny Jurgensen Benjy Dial Jim Nettles Wade Traynham Gary Yepremian Jim Elliott Mike Ditka Eagles Bears Detroit Lions Lions Joe Schmidts Green Bay Packers Kmox Radio Hampton Avenue

Thinning Paint Care And Label Directions

Do not thin paint unless necessary and follow label thinning directions. Thin only the amount you will use at once and avoid stretching the paint since most formulations already include the required thinner.

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Peggy Mueller Budweiser McIlvaney R. Roessler Neighborhood Shell D. McMullan L. Schumacher J. Janson Hick Oswald Greatting’s Mkt Greatting Stahlheber Buss C. E. Landgraf Falstaff Sanders R. Kempf Harris K. Hofstetter Buettner C. J. Landgraf H. Buettner Muskopf E. Buettner Einwich Baltz Tavern Riebeling L. Landgraf Stump Baltz’s Tavern Horn’s Bakery South Main St Eldo Horn Giza Valley OF the Nile First National Bank Columbia Ellinois Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation New Hanover Weisbacher’s Philgas Budweiser Baltz Tavern Buettner Coast Greatting Market Shell Falstaff New Hanover Luhr O. Rey Sr Mehrtens Rev. Biasch Friz Blind W. Harris Indivi Hi H. Einwich Weisbacher’s Philgas Buettner Const Falstaff O Women’s League Columbia Lanes Frierdich Myers Schaeffer Janson Monroe S. Roessler Frank Mattingly W. Gummersheimer Buettners Const Dundon Fesser Patrick Diehl Eschmann Diehls Flower Shop Kisto Kuehner Schneider Stechmesser Vogel Kruse Chev Alspach Ehler B. Gummersheimer Tanke Asselmeier Vogt’s 1.G.A. Foodliner Distler Christopher Bivins Luhr Bros S & S Service Center Schmidt Osick Landgraf Eckert Diehl’s Flower Shop Tne Indiv J. Bivins Social Security Administration Doe Peds Neale Office of Norman W. Beck Monroe County Superintendent OF Schools Court House Edgar O. Zimmer Main Street F. L. Smith S. Main Street Floyd E. Crowder Attorney-At-Law H. A. Matthews Optometrist West Legion Klein Columbia, Illinois Little Knights of Gue Wuoger Harmon Kmlers Locase Fuller Randolph Jay Randolph Turkey Renault, Ill Brina Aun
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