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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
10
The daily report covers forecast details for zone 5 with showers likely and highs in the 60s, plus extended Missouri outlooks and a few city updates. It lists hospital admissions in Audrain County, police and court notices, and local farm market figures alongside weather data for nearby states.
The Mexico Chamber of Commerce board discussed advancing the Civic Center concept and improving Highway 54 to Kingdom City. Plans for an Ag Industry Fair were outlined, and letters of appreciation to Dr. Robert Peak and Mayor Leonard Snyder were approved. Wade McArthur was named to the Community Chest Board. Cline and Carriere were authorized to attend Missouri Night in Washington, D.C., on May 1 to honor William Lowe of A P Green Refractories, with Lowe slated as United States Chamber of Commerce president the following day.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Paradies, 84, who died Wednesday morning in San Antonio Texas, will be Saturday at 10 am at St. Brendan's Catholic Church. The Rev. Arthur Mersinger will officiate. burial will follow in St. Brendan's Cemetery. Rosary will be Friday at 7 30 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home.
Emil Carl Doebelin 82 of Farber died about 5 p m yesterday at Audrain Medical Center Mexico after a week as a patient He had been ill for years Funeral services 2 p m Saturday at Wilkey Bienhoff funeral home Laddonia Rev John Blass Rush Hill Community Church pastor and burial in Farber cemetery He lived in Rush Hill area most of life as farmer and later employee of A P Green Refractories Co and Rush Hill road district before moving to Farber two years ago Born near Rush Hill February 15 1890 youngest of ten children of George Frederick and Elizabeth Schmidt Doebelin Married February 6 1917 to Carolyn White of Rush Hill She survives with two sons Harold Farber and Frank Council Bluffs Ia Nine grandchildren ten great grandchildren and two brothers Fred Rush Hill and Albert Mexico A son Robert died at age nine Baptized Evangelical Church early in life.
New York trading opened weak as investors reacted to Vietnam tensions and inflation concerns. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 960.49, down 4.29 at noon as declines outpaced advances 3 to 1. Chemicals aircrafts utilities and rubber issues mixed amid broad weakness.
William Floyd Davis 73 of Fulton died this morning at Callaway Hospital. A prominent Callaway County farmer he served as assessor and county clerk. Survived by wife Elizabeth a daughter Martha Ann Findley a twin sister Weldon Smith a brother Murry and two grandchildren. Funeral p m Saturday Maupin Funeral Home burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorial fund to Cancer Fund.
Perry resident and retired coal miner G. Hollibaugh, 86, died Tuesday at Pleasant View Rest Home in Paris. Funeral at 2 pm Friday at Wilkey Funeral Home Perry, Rev. C. D. Howell officiating. Burial in Lick Creek Cemetery. Born Kendallville Indiana Feb. 25, 1886, long-time Perry area resident, member of Perry Christian Church. Survived by daughter Velma Dore and grandson Raymon Dore plus three great grandchildren. widow Elia Dulaney Hollibaugh.
Beulah M Jerman 74 of Edgerton Wyoming funeral held Wednesday at Memorial Chapel. She headed Midwest School Cafeteria 26 years retiring 1963. Born Vandalia August 31 1897 married Robert M Jerman November 20 1918 in Mexico Missouri. Survivors include husband son Don E Jerman daughter Betty J Anderson five sisters four grandchildren two great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Friends and family of Mr and Mrs Raymond Isgrig learn their Rolla house did not burn. AP reports a fire caused by a faulty television set. Sunrise Beach Isgrigs say both their house and cabin on the lake’s north shore are safe.
The Chamber of Commerce says welcome visitors signs will display this weekend for several groups. The Missouri Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers meets Friday afternoon at the C of C office. Visitors will attend the Jaycee Wives antique show and sale, and the Missouri Military Academy will host the Tulip Ball event.
In Jefferson City Missouri the Senate walked out of a night session in protest after Sen Raymond Howard refused to bring two bills to a vote. He delayed action on the Fair Housing Bill and a college scholarships measure, citing the need for more senators present. The session saw other bills pass and be sent to the House, including raises for junior college district aid and highway department retirement benefits, while securing oversight on health inspections and tax provisions.
Heavy fighting rages around An Loc after a 1600 round artillery barrage. North Vietnamese and U.S. forces suffer casualties as 7th Fleet engages MIGs, torpedo boats, and shore batteries. B52 strikes target surrounding areas while ships report damage and crew losses.
A tornado demolished an isolated farm home near Davis Oklahoma killing five people including two women seeking shelter from the storm and injuring three more, as multiple tornadoes tore through the state. The Curtis Baird residence seven miles northwest of Davis was destroyed. ten other structures were damaged or demolished in the region.
Washington AP Peter M Flanigan senior adviser to President Nixon testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about hiring a financial consultant for ITT divestiture. Debates over ground rules blocked discussion beyond specified areas as Democrats pressed for broader questions. White House aides weighed allowing Flanigan to testify to aid Kleindienst’s AG nomination amid party splits.
The Missouri Conservation Department puts damages at 16820 for the fish kill along South Fork earlier this month and has handed the case to the attorney general. Walter Nowotny will seek payment from Kaiser Refractories for pollution from Kaiser fuel oil tanks. Officials say a survey showed about a quarter million dead fish and the amount reflects roughly 500 dollars per mile affected. Kaiser funded an almost week long cleanup with straw dams and mopping rigs, while employees worked hip deep in frigid water around the clock.
Dr Gordon Sharp of the University of Missouri Medical Center will discuss arthritis research at a Rotary Club meeting Friday at noon. The program at the Country Club will also cover a potential tie in with Audrain Medical Center as noted by Dr Ben Jolly.
DuBus reports of the top 20 percent college attendance and job status with most employed in Mexico. Scholarships and federal Nite T funds totaling about 75,000 dollars support aid, remedial programs, and summer school. Superintendent Thomas notes kindergarten enrollment dips and urges pre enrollment at McMillan Eugene Field Hawthorne for next year.
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