02 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Saint Charles Journal
Location
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1961
Page
1
The city faces a February 15 automobile license deadline. Budget debate unfolds with a proposed total around 717 thousand dollars and a 223 thousand allocation from revenue and bridge funds. County plans officials discuss zoning, and a wage strike at the local aluminum plant nears settlement talks with a federal conciliator. Local court fines reach thousands. Lynn Boyan named basketball queen at Duchie High.
A crowded county court session focused on locating a new home for the Boys Club as leadership discusses programs finances and plans for a main street facility. Proposals include annex construction or purchasing the old bowling alley building to house offices and storage while awaiting federal office relocation and city needs.
State Historical Society microfilmed wide range of Cosmos Monitor sites from 1810 to 1906. The Cosmos Monitor files now belong to the Banner, expanding the archival collection beyond current Society holdings.
Fragmentary text details a historic site in St Charles County with reference to a seven mile route to St Peters and an old building described as lovely and dripping with history. The garbled OCR mentions executive numbers, a roadway, and a notable structure, all tied to a past built by slave labor.
Six Missouri 4-H farm youth and chaperones head to Europe for the 1961 International Farm Youth Exchange. Delegates include Clenda Rhoads of Sedalia, Marjorie Faeth of St Charles, Nancy Ewing of Nevada, Rich Labadie, Anna Lou Karrasch of St. Joseph, Byrud Roslinoith Appleton City, and others to England Ireland Yugoslavia and more. They will spend six months living with farm families to observe agricultural practices and culture.
St Charles officials announce a plan to create a new Fifth Ward by annexing roughly LOOP acres north of Elm and east of Dome Road. Two council seats will be elected in spring, with terms 10 and 1 year, after February 5 filing and March 7 registration deadlines. The change affects western county residents and requires countywide registration for voting in April elections.
A circulated plea or pension action seeks removal of former County Collector Atlie Creiwe after a two year pricom term. The case is to be presented to Circun Judge Clemens soon. Grieve will serve a six month jail term starting March 1 and then begin the prison sentence.
State health officials discuss the proposed cleanup of the Misial River watershed. A new treatment plant near the War bash bridge could cost about 1 ru to process sewage before discharge into the river. Community leaders weigh timing and responsibility as upstream pollution controls are debated.
The Marches raised 3283 dollars from 352 mothers in a community event chaired by Meyer of the March of Dimes. Programs and early returns suggest the total may match last year, with envelopes left for nonpresent households to return contributions to P.O. Box. Co chairs Grekee and Baschert thank participants and supporters.
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