Van-Far Students Receive Awards
Vandalia residents Kenny Wiser and Karol Stroker receive Regent's awards from Northeast Missouri State College in Kirksville, each $260 yearly for two semesters. renewal possible after freshman year. Montep. Clithero, Vandalia senior, earns Culver-Stockton College staff assistantship with $1400 stipend and 12 hours weekly. Albert Beckfield, Van-Far senior, wins Board of Regents Scholarship from Southwest Missouri State College worth $200. Also notes Van-Far weekly menu for April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Kenny Wiser
Kenneth Wiser
Karol Stroker
Gene Stroker
Route 1
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Montep. Clithero
Paul Clithero
Van-Far High School
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
Albert Beckfield
Sophie Beckfield
Mexico
van- Far High School
Board of Regents
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Ohio
Albert
Monroe School Board Reorganizes For Year
PARIS The Monroe County Board of Education has reorganized after the April 6 election. Russell Johnson re elected president, Gerald Spalding vice president, and Mrs. Mary Acuff secretary. New board member is J. L. Carpenter. Marg Workman reports no inductions or May physicals. Kindergarten pre enrollments set for April 16–20. Paris FFA names officers for 1971 72 led by Glenn Turner. Eleven members attended the State FFA Convention April 16–17 in Columbia with David Crain and Bob Long as delegates. Circle 1 Paris WSCS meets April 30. Paris Baptist Church activities listed for next week. Petition drive on Calley Vietnam verdict totals 237 from Paris and Madison with two petitions mailed to the president and Defense Secretary Laird.
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Paris
Monroe County
Margaret Workman
State Office
Workman
Selective Service
Margaret Powers
R-2
FFA
Glenn Turner
Dallas Mitchell
Donald Simpson
Brad Houston
Jim
Madison
Lt. Calley
Defense
Laird
Jerry Enyart
Ogle Elected Missouri FFA President at Columbia Convention
Tom Ogle of Centralia won the state public speaking contest and was elected president of the Missouri Future Farmers of America Association during the 43rd annual convention at the University of Missouri. 464 voting delegates from 232 local chapters attended. Ogle will represent Missouri in regional competition next fall, with the regional and national events held at the national convention in Kansas City in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Tom Ogle
Centralia
Missouri Future Farmers of America Association
University of Missouri
Ogle
Missouri
Steve Gaddy
Marshfield
Central
Kansas City
FFA
Guardian of the Future
Mike Swift
Gilman City
Northwest Region
Vernon Krueger
Ewing
Northeast Region
Robert N. Tate
Mountain Grove
Southwest Region
Kenneth Schlitt
Oran
Southeast Region
Jim Thomas
Marshall
Central Region
Jim Gamme
St. Charles
South Central Region
Joe Castle
Cameron
Ronald Culbertson
Nevada
Randall D. Brandt
Sweet Springs
Gregory Lee Buckman
Shelbina
Seninal
Pageant Tonight Crowns Miss Kingdom at North Callaway
AUXVASSE Miss Kingdom of Callaway pageant at North Callaway R-1 High School begins at 7:30 tonight with five judges including Mrs. James A. McKitterick of Mexico and Peter Patrick, fashion photographer of St. Louis. The winner receives 300 dollars in scholarship and advances to the Miss Missouri Pageant in Mexico in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Stoerker
University of Missouri Drama Department
Columbia
Mexico
Centralia Cleanup Week Schedule and Community News
Centralia announces Cleanup Week from April 1923 with a daily pickup route across the city. Girl Scouts will assist downtown cleanup, while city trucks aid debris collection. Other items note a Yesteryear Party at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, bridal shower for Miss Knepper, an appendectomy patient, Kiwanis Club events, Republican Women district meeting, and Miss Thornley’s spring break plans.
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Centralia
Howard Burton
Jefferson Street
Lakeview
Columbia
Women’s Guild of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Ed Bettenhauser
Ira Thomas
Dennis Haubein
Wellsville Prodesse Club elects new officers at banquet
Mrs. Robert L. Saak was installed president by Mrs. William Bradley at the Wellsville United Methodist- Presbyterian Building. New officers include Mrs. Larry Penrod as vice-president and Mrs. Burton S. Smith as recording secretary. The group discussed Girls Town penny-a-day support, drug-abuse education booklets, Easter-flower deliveries to six shut-ins, a Freshman Essay Contest winner, and a $50 AFL fund pledge. Transportation for seniors will be provided by Prodesse in June through August. The next meeting will be a husband and wife picnic on May 23 at the Saak home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Centralia Country Club
Jerry Waisner
Bruce Hodges
AIS
Melinda Bradley
James P. Bradley Jr
A. H. Kerr
Kiwanis
Cliff Cagle
John Brubaker
Wellsville
Robert L. Saak
Prodesse Club
MFWC
William Bradley
Centralia
Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs
Saak
Sutter
Deichman
Laura Koester
Kathy Borgmeyer
AFL
Prodesse
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Van-Far
Monte
Monte Clithero
Monroe School Board
Circle 1
WSCS
Ethan Gallop
Paris Baptist
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Tipton
Mount Vernon
Charles Bethel
Tom Cobb
Mike Miller
Bruce Powell
Jim Kueny
David Cullom
Steve Steffan
Charles B. Thornley
Nancy Knepper
A. H. Knepper
Harold Elliott
Silvers Corners
J. W. Beane
John Gibbons
Jennifer Kneppers
Sandy Sewell
Walter Sewell
Miles Avenue
Audrain Hospital
Sewell
Joseph Arndt
Missouri State Federation of Republican Women
Cuba
Carol Stella
Mary JO Thornley
East Booth St
Bernard L. Denker
Short Hills
N. J
Cathy Denker
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
Terre Haute
Ind
Aing
Pamidaing
S. Jefferson
USA
Mrany
Catt
Gibson
Simoniz
Wey
Heddon
Coats and Clark
Elem
Holland
Colgate 100
Norwich Aspirin
Wellsville Club
F. A. Zimmann
Clarence Deichman
Evne Art Studio
Guardian Sale
Jefferson Ave
Moberly, Mo
Edgar Pitney
Simeon
Truesdell
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