O'Fallon Centennial Souvenir Program, 1954
In 1954, O'Fallon marked its 100th birthday from the founding of O'Fallon Station in 1854. For months ahead of time, many residents worked to organize a massive celebration, and for five days in August of that year, O'Fallon partied!
The articles listed below represent the complete text and photographs from the souvenir program that was prepared in honor of the occasion.
Perhaps the Centennial Pageant Committee best summarized the thoughts of those who were involved at the time, when they said...
"The hope for our future lies within each of us -- if we remember to hold dear the traditions and heritages that have been handed down to us through our past by those who so zealously guarded them for us. May we be able to hand them on to those coming after us, is our prayer for the future."
This souvenir program, that they worked so hard to share with all of us, goes a long way toward that end.
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Index
Cover, Front Title Page A Centennial Toast to O'Fallon, p. 2 Executive Committee, p. 3 Biography of John O'Fallon, pp. 4-5 Calendar of Events, p. 6 City Officials and Police, p. 7 Candidates for Centennial Queen, p. 8 Early History of O'Fallon, Part 1, p. 9 Early History of O'Fallon, Part 2, p. 10 Early History of O'Fallon, Part 3, p. 11 Growth of the City, p. 12 Railroads, Part 1, pp. 13-14 Railroads, Part 2, pp. 14-15 Trolley Car, p. 16 Bus Line, p. 16 Water Supply, pp. 16-17 Lights, pp. 17-18 Telephone, p. 19 Sewers, p. 19 Post Office, pp. 19-20 Public Library, p. 21 Scouting Movement, p. 21 Business and Industry, p. 22 Early Business People, 1860-1890, p. 23 Early Business People, Early 1900s, p. 23 Barrow Peony Farm, pp. 23-24 First National Bank of O'Fallon, p. 24 Independent Engineering Company, Inc., p. 24 O'Fallon Building and Loan Association, p. 25 The O'Fallon Progress, p. 25 O'Fallon Quality Dairy, pp. 25-26 O'Fallon Tool & Die Company, p. 26 Sel-Mor Garment Co., Inc., p. 26 1954 Business Directory, pp. 26-27 Coal Mines of the Area, Part 1, pp. 28-29 Coal Mines of the Area, Part 2, pp. 29-30 Present School Buildings, p. 31 History of Schools, Part 1, p. 32 History of Schools, Part 2, pp. 32-33 History of Schools, Part 3, pp. 33-34 Churches First Baptist Church, p. 34 Evangelical & Reformed Church, pp. 34-35 Methodist Church, p. 35 St. Clare's Church and School, p. 36 Bethel Baptist Church, p. 37 Oak Hill Baptist Church, p. 37 Organizations American Legion, p. 37 American Legion Auxiliary, pp. 37-38 Past Presidents American Legion Auxiliary, p. 38 Eastern Star, p. 38 Kiwanis Club, pp. 38-39 Masonic Lodge, p. 39 O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce, p. 39 O'Fallon High School Alumni, pp. 39-40 Homecoming Association, pp. 40-41 O'Fallon Volunteer Fire Dept., pp. 41-43 Pocahontas Lodge, p. 43 Rebekah Lodge, p. 43 Rotary Club, p. 43 Royal Neighbors, pp. 43-44 Veterans of Foreign Wars, p. 44 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, p. 44 Woman's Club, pp. 44-45 O'Fallon's Participation in the Major Wars, p. 45 Civil War, p. 46 World War I, pp. 46-47 World War II, pp. 47-48 Entertainment and Sports Entertainment, Part 1, pp. 48-49 Entertainment, Part 2, pp. 50-51 Sports, pp. 52-53 Additional Sports, p. 53 Sports in O'Fallon High School, Part 1, pp. 53, 55 Sports in O'Fallon High School, Part 2, pp. 55-56 Sports in O'Fallon High School - Basketball Teams, p. 54 O'Fallon Youth Baseball Program, pp. 56-57 O'Fallon Then..., p. 58 ...And Now, p. 59 Scott Air Force Base, p. 60 Families of O'Fallon, p. 61 Louis Allen, p. 62 John L. Anheuser, p. 62 Asbury Family, pp. 62-63 James H. Atkinson, p. 63 Mrs. Edna Ayers, p. 63 Badgley Family, pp. 63-64 Dr. O. C. Bates, p. 64 Dr. H. T. Bechtold, p. 64 Walter Beedle, p. 64 Warren Beedle, p. 64 William Begole, pp. 64-65 August Behrens, p. 65 Michael Bernhardt, p. 65 Gustav Budina, p. 65 Lionel R. Cartier, pp. 65-66 Meta Ochs Crosby, p. 66 Rev. Zadoc Darrow, p. 67 John and Sarah Distler, p. 67 William R. Dorris, p. 68 Eckert Family, p. 68 Louis F. Fischer, p. 68 George B. Gieser, pp. 68-69 Thomas E. Greiner, p. 69 Frank J. Hartman, p. 69 J. E. Hinchcliffe, Sr., p. 69 William (Bill) Holden, pp. 69-70 William Housam, p. 70 Bernett Joseph, p. 70 Oliver C. Joseph, p. 70 Rudolph C. Kampmeyer, pp. 70-71 Dr. B. Krause, p. 71 Marcel F. Kuehn, p. 71 Lehman Family, pp. 71-72 Lemen Family, p. 72 John T. Lienesch, p. 72 Henry Mace, pp. 72-73 Thomas Mackin, p. 73 James P. McGeehon, p. 73 Andrew Molles, pp. 73-74 John Munier, p. 74 Ogle Family, p. 74 Adolph Ohlendorf, Sr., pp. 74-75 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Plab, p. 75 Frank Poignee, p. 75 Porter Family, p. 75 Jeannette Reiss, pp. 75-76 Richard Remelius, p. 76 Christ Schachner, p. 76 Charles Schaefer, p. 76 Daniel Schafer, p. 77 Julius A. Schalter, p. 77 Philip Schildknecht, p. 77 Gustave A. Schilling, p. 78 John Schneider, p. 78 George Schobert, p. 78 Charles J. Schuetz, pp. 78-79 Dr. John B. Scruggs, p. 79 John Seddon, p. 79 Levi Simmons, p. 79 Ernest H. Smiley, p. 79 Schwarz Furniture and Undertaking, p. 80 Mathias Schwarz, p. 81 Samuel C. Smiley, p. 81 Joseph Taylor, p. 82 John A. Thomas, p. 82 Nick Thomas, p. 82 Charles A. Tiedemann, pp. 82-83 Ernst J. Tiedemann, p. 83 B. J. Van Court, pp. 83-84 Michael Wachter, p. 84 William G. Willard, p. 84 Chairmen of Centennial Committees, p. 85 Centennial Committees, Part 1, p. 86 Centennial Committees, Part 2, pp. 86-87 Centennial Committees, Part 3, pp. 87-88 Centennial Committees, Part 4, p. 88 Finale Cover, Back Staff of Historical Pageant, This Is Our Town Synopsis of Scenes from This Is Our Town Notes and Cast of This Is Our Town
Railroads, Part 1, pp. 13-14 Railroads, Part 2, pp. 14-15 Trolley Car, p. 16 Bus Line, p. 16 Water Supply, pp. 16-17 Lights, pp. 17-18 Telephone, p. 19 Sewers, p. 19 Post Office, pp. 19-20 Public Library, p. 21 Scouting Movement, p. 21
Early Business People, 1860-1890, p. 23 Early Business People, Early 1900s, p. 23 Barrow Peony Farm, pp. 23-24 First National Bank of O'Fallon, p. 24 Independent Engineering Company, Inc., p. 24 O'Fallon Building and Loan Association, p. 25 The O'Fallon Progress, p. 25 O'Fallon Quality Dairy, pp. 25-26 O'Fallon Tool & Die Company, p. 26 Sel-Mor Garment Co., Inc., p. 26 1954 Business Directory, pp. 26-27
First Baptist Church, p. 34 Evangelical & Reformed Church, pp. 34-35 Methodist Church, p. 35 St. Clare's Church and School, p. 36 Bethel Baptist Church, p. 37 Oak Hill Baptist Church, p. 37
American Legion, p. 37 American Legion Auxiliary, pp. 37-38 Past Presidents American Legion Auxiliary, p. 38 Eastern Star, p. 38 Kiwanis Club, pp. 38-39 Masonic Lodge, p. 39 O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce, p. 39 O'Fallon High School Alumni, pp. 39-40 Homecoming Association, pp. 40-41 O'Fallon Volunteer Fire Dept., pp. 41-43 Pocahontas Lodge, p. 43 Rebekah Lodge, p. 43 Rotary Club, p. 43 Royal Neighbors, pp. 43-44 Veterans of Foreign Wars, p. 44 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, p. 44 Woman's Club, pp. 44-45
Civil War, p. 46 World War I, pp. 46-47 World War II, pp. 47-48
Entertainment, Part 1, pp. 48-49 Entertainment, Part 2, pp. 50-51 Sports, pp. 52-53 Additional Sports, p. 53 Sports in O'Fallon High School, Part 1, pp. 53, 55 Sports in O'Fallon High School, Part 2, pp. 55-56 Sports in O'Fallon High School - Basketball Teams, p. 54 O'Fallon Youth Baseball Program, pp. 56-57
Louis Allen, p. 62 John L. Anheuser, p. 62 Asbury Family, pp. 62-63 James H. Atkinson, p. 63 Mrs. Edna Ayers, p. 63 Badgley Family, pp. 63-64 Dr. O. C. Bates, p. 64 Dr. H. T. Bechtold, p. 64 Walter Beedle, p. 64 Warren Beedle, p. 64 William Begole, pp. 64-65 August Behrens, p. 65 Michael Bernhardt, p. 65 Gustav Budina, p. 65 Lionel R. Cartier, pp. 65-66 Meta Ochs Crosby, p. 66 Rev. Zadoc Darrow, p. 67 John and Sarah Distler, p. 67 William R. Dorris, p. 68 Eckert Family, p. 68 Louis F. Fischer, p. 68 George B. Gieser, pp. 68-69 Thomas E. Greiner, p. 69 Frank J. Hartman, p. 69 J. E. Hinchcliffe, Sr., p. 69 William (Bill) Holden, pp. 69-70 William Housam, p. 70 Bernett Joseph, p. 70 Oliver C. Joseph, p. 70 Rudolph C. Kampmeyer, pp. 70-71 Dr. B. Krause, p. 71 Marcel F. Kuehn, p. 71 Lehman Family, pp. 71-72 Lemen Family, p. 72 John T. Lienesch, p. 72 Henry Mace, pp. 72-73 Thomas Mackin, p. 73 James P. McGeehon, p. 73 Andrew Molles, pp. 73-74 John Munier, p. 74 Ogle Family, p. 74 Adolph Ohlendorf, Sr., pp. 74-75 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Plab, p. 75 Frank Poignee, p. 75 Porter Family, p. 75 Jeannette Reiss, pp. 75-76 Richard Remelius, p. 76 Christ Schachner, p. 76 Charles Schaefer, p. 76 Daniel Schafer, p. 77 Julius A. Schalter, p. 77 Philip Schildknecht, p. 77 Gustave A. Schilling, p. 78 John Schneider, p. 78 George Schobert, p. 78 Charles J. Schuetz, pp. 78-79 Dr. John B. Scruggs, p. 79 John Seddon, p. 79 Levi Simmons, p. 79 Ernest H. Smiley, p. 79 Schwarz Furniture and Undertaking, p. 80 Mathias Schwarz, p. 81 Samuel C. Smiley, p. 81 Joseph Taylor, p. 82 John A. Thomas, p. 82 Nick Thomas, p. 82 Charles A. Tiedemann, pp. 82-83 Ernst J. Tiedemann, p. 83 B. J. Van Court, pp. 83-84 Michael Wachter, p. 84 William G. Willard, p. 84
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