Lutheran student assistant bids farewell as he leaves for training
George Lobien, serving the past fourteen months as student assistant at the Lutheran Church, bids farewell after Sunday services to begin theological training at Concordia Seminary. Harold Teuscher, who completed training at Concordia, will replace him. Work on the sanitary sewer project is planned to start mid October if bids are received this month, aiming to serve about one third of the current raw sewage flow into the Missouri River including a lagoon.
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George Lobien
Lutheran Church
Lobein
Concordia Seminary
Harold “Teuscher
Concordia
Missouri River
Warrenton Firm Binkley Manufacturing to Be Sold
The Binkley Manufacturing Company at Warrenton will be sold to industrialists from St. Louis. A stockholders meeting is set for September 12 to approve the sale. The metal fabricator has operated 26 years and employs 420 workers. president William Binkley has not announced future plans.
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Binkley Manufacturing Company
Warrenton
St. Louis
William Binkley
Audit of St. Charles county records begun by state department
An audit covering 43 five year periods starting January 1954 was begun last week by the State Auditors Department. Audits are normally done every four years but the department has fallen behind the schedule due to increased work at the county level.
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St. Charles County
State Auditors Department
State Department
Gus. Temme
Temmer
Washing machine left on sidewalk near home at 733 North
Ralph Shaw returning home after a Saturday drive in noted a washing machine standing on the sidewalk in front of his residence at 733 North as he arrived seeking the object’s origin or owner.
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Ralph Shaw
Neighbor Foils Break-in Attempt at St Charles Court House
An alert neighbor stopped an attempted burglary at the St Charles County Court House before dawn on Sunday. Police are reviewing security footage and seeking further details as the investigation continues.
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St. Charles County Court House
Housing project set to accept first families Sept 15
Public Housing authorities completed a final inspection of the Pine-Olive project in St Charles. Sixteen of the one to four bedroom units are finished as work continues on the remaining 20. First tenants will move in mid month with 33 local applicants on file.
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Ray H. Melntruff
Fort Woth
Texas
Public Housing Authority
St. Charles
Housing Commission
Srey and
Building Permits Totals For August In St Charles
August records show 38 building permits in St Charles totaling $462 770. The list includes 24 new residences with eight duplexes. McKinley School addition permit valued at 33 440. Commercial permits issued to Thros Clothing and Henning Oil for additions and oil storage facilities totaling 18 000.
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St. Charles
McKinley
Once a Methodist Church by Edna McElhiney Olson
The church, erected in 1829 by Catherine Collier, is among the oldest brick churches west of the Mississippi. Collier, a devoted Methodist, built it on her property and donated it for the congregation rent free. A colored gallery allowed sermons to be heard by all, and weekdays saw the building used as a common school.
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Catherine Collier
Mississippi River
Collier
Hollywood
Jane Elliott
Knickerbocker
St. Charles
Benton School
St. Charles High
Lindenwood
Defiance Woman Reunited With Daughter On TV Show
A Defiance woman recounts her surprise reunion with her daughter on a television program. The article notes a dramatic personal journey and includes memories of Benton School and Lindenwood while describing her emotional reaction to the onair call and invitation.
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Jeannette Picraux
New Traffic Ticket Plan In Operation In St Charles
St Charles police began using a new traffic violation ticket Tuesday. The simplified ticket lets all violators pay the fee in one of the meter pole boxes or by mail instead of appearing in police court. Marshal Humphrey announced further details.
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St. Charles
Humphrey
City Council weighs aerial map for proposed annexation limits
City council committee seeks an outline map and aerial photo of the proposed annexation area to guide a September meeting. Petitions opposing the extension circulate as a Circuit Court hearing looms after city approval. County law changes restrict village creation within two miles while extension may affect schools and taxes ahead of April elections.
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Circuit Court
West Winds
Vince Borgmeyer
Westwinds
Ie Court House
O'Fallon and St Peters approve city limits extension
Voters in O Fall on and St Peters backed extending city limits by 178 to 27 St Peters. The measure adds about 430 acres to the county community with an estimated 1200 homes to follow. St Peters will shift from a village to a council form of government and abandon the board of trustees.
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O’ Fallon
St. Peters
O'Fallon
Uesdi
Wwent
Long 2A
Board of Trustees
Aeghal
Ees
Rand
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Earl Steinhoff
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