City issues four repair permits this week
Taylor Sewell, city building inspector, issued four home improvement permits. C. K. Winn received a general repair permit at 1308 Springdale Street costing 1300 dollars with Wilson Construction Co. as contractor. Bill Selsor will roof and interior repair 821 North Western for 3000 dollars. Ernest Kennon plans a new carport at 1429 Margretta Street for 1200 dollars. Jim Brenner targets a new garage at 610 Woodlawn Street for 2000 dollars.
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Taylor Sewell
C. K. Winn
Springdale St
Wilson Construction Co
Bill Selsor
N. Western
Ernest Kennon
Margretta St
Jim Brenner
Woodlawn St
Munford Gets License For Used Furniture Trading Post
Robert Munford at 413 East Holm Street has been issued a business license to run a used furniture shop named the Trading Post at 501 North Jefferson Street. City clerk Shery Ligion confirms the filing and location.
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Robert Munford
Eastholm St
N. Jefferson St
Shery Ligion
Trading Post
Centralia workers win top awards for improvement ideas
Mrs. Richardson's suggestion earns $50 while Emmett Bruner and Russell Taylor of Centralia share $70, James Bradley of Hallsville gets $52.50, and Beverly Richardson of Mexico receives $50 as part of a $230 payout to A. B. Chance Company employees for improvement ideas. Bruner and Taylor won their awards in a program continued on page 14.
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Centralia
Emmett Bruner
Russell Taylor
James Bradley
Hallsville
Beverly Richardson
Mexico
A. B. Chance Company
Bruner and
Taylor
$1 Million In Contract For Antennas
Kaiser Refractories Co. of Mexico MO won a fixed price contract from Boeing Seattle for about $1 million to fabricate 100 UHF antennas for the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch control system. Minuteman ICBMs are stationed in 150 silos at Whiteman AFB Missouri and another 850 missiles at bases across the Great Plains, forming the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
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Seattle
Wash
Kaiser Refractories Co
Mexico
Boeing Company
Kaiser
U.S. Air Force
Minuteman
Missouri
Whiteman Air Force Base
Great Plains
Half Day to Erect Prefab House on North Olive Street
Builders working on a house owned by Ledger photographer Richard Vance completed a full prefab structure in a half day. Dawn arrival, trucks and crane set slabs, walls, roofing, and interior units in place before noon. Crews left for weekend, rain that night. follow up work to finish exterior painting and basement details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger
Richard Vance
North Olive St
Vance
Crain Named Wal-Mart Assistant Manager
Marty Crain is named Wal Mart Discount Store assistant manager arriving this week from Festus where he served as assistant. He is originally from Poplar Bluff and has two years with the company. He and his wife and daughter Michelle will reside at 634 W Robinson St and attend the Baptist church while he belongs to the Masonic lodge.
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Marty Crain
Wal- Mart
Festus
Poplar Bluff
Mr. Crain
Michelle
W. Robinson St
The
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Chance Men Promoted at Centralia A B Chance Co
The Centralia A B Chance Co promotes Raymond Beard of Centralia to working foreman and Orval Purdy of Madison to turret engine lathe operator. Beard, with five years at Chance, moves to packing and shipping for consumer products. Purdy, also five years, advances from extrusion line operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
A. B. Chance Co
Raymond Beard
Orval Purdy
Madison
Beard
Chance
Chance Consumer Products Packing and Shipping Operations
Purdy
Downings Win Trip From Xerox Corp
Mr and Mrs James H Downing of Centralia receive an all expense paid vacation to Acapulco from Xerox Corporation for outstanding service as a technical representative. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G P Downing of Moberly and the couple reside in Centralia with four children Eric Jamie Jimmy and Lisa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Downing
Centralia
Xerox Corporation
Acapulco
Downing
Xerox Corp
G.P. Downing
Route 1
Moberly
Local hires and sales shake at Mexico department store
Larry Shupert, new shoe department manager and buyer for Kline's Department Store in Mexico, returns from Excelsior Springs and will oversee merchandising and sales of all shoes with his wife Charlene and children Jeff Jody and Jerry. Meanwhile Sexton Locker in Hallsville sold to Allen Moore who plans to retire with Nancy and relocate to Mexico after selling their Hallsville home.
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Larry Shupert
Kline
Mexico
West Plaza
Excelsior Springs
N. Clark St
Charlene
Jeff
Jody
Jerry
Mr. Shupert
Kline's
Sexton
Jefferson St
Herman Sexton
Allen Moore
Hallsville
Mr. Moore
Nancy
The
Diggs Packing Co
Columbia
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
Dean Brentlinger
Brentlinger
Col. Sanders
KFC
Las Vegas
Munford
Mrs. Richardson
Crain
Wal-Mart Asst
Downings
Trip
Auto Glass Specialists
Gamble Paint & Glass
West Promenade
Washington ST
Moores Bay
Sexton Locker
First National Bank
FDIC
First NationalBank of
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