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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
10
Cloudy with rain this afternoon then clearing and cooler. Saturday sunny with highs in the 60s to mid 70s, light rain chance. Police report notes a two car crash and a correction for a previous ad. Local births and hospital admissions listed, plus court actions and county party filings. Lake of the Ozarks level at 655.8, 4.2 feet below full.
Missouri Senate approved a preferred election for St. Louis area residents on Lambert or a new airport in Illinois. The measure passed 29 to 2, with a rule suspension for the one time vote. The bill moves to the House, while broader bills on buses and housing also advanced.
Jefferson City AP Joseph L Badaracco 53 president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen filed for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. A lawyer he became alderman in 1967 and later presiding officer, seen as the party’s top vote getter in a Democratic city. Also seeking the GOP nomination are William B Ewald Gregory Hansman William Phelps Marvin Kennon. There are seven Democrats and one nonpartisan in the race.
Wayne G. Farmer, identified as the impersonator of a physician in Ohio, was expected to surrender to the Jackson County prosecutor today. Ohio issued a warrant charging him with larceny by trickery for $2,000. Federal and state records show Farmer has served sentences in at least four states.
Over the counter trading shows A B Chance at 27 bid and 27 asked, Commerce Bancshares at 46 bid 49 asked, Wetterau at 36 bid 36 asked. NYSE notes Robbie Brooks at 12 down 4 with 23 400 shares. Dow up 3.68 at 969.97. advancers slight over decliners amid Vietnam inflation uncertainty and mixed sector moves.
Nettie Coil 82 of Big Springs died early today at Hermann Area Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Liberty Baptist Church Big Springs with Rev. Harold Stephens. burial in church cemetery. Body at Baker Funeral Home New Florence after 10 a.m. Sunday. Born December 22 1809 in Bellflower to Louis and Katherine Rickhoff. Husband Harvey died 1944. Survived by two daughters Maurine Denny and Verniel Corbett, three sons Norgin Ralph and James, a brother Maury Rickhoff, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
C C Day, 38, a former Mexico resident and Warren Bros. Asphalt driver, was shot in the head Friday night in St Louis County after an argument with Carson Allen, a fellow motorcycle club member. Day’s funeral was held Monday in St Louis. He left a wife, Cecelia, three children at home, two stepdaughters, five brothers, four sisters, and many relatives.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Maupin Funeral Home in Auxvasse for Miss Mary Maurine Hendrix 65 of Auxvasse The Rev Mike Branderburger officiated with burial in Auxvasse Cemetery Pallbearers were nephews Harold Hendrix Eddie Hendrix Walter Fritschie John Barnes Dick Coil and Edwin Boyd Miss Hendrix was a sister of Mrs Ed Meyer of Mexico.
William John Glass was remembered at Arnold Funeral Home with the Rev. Mrs. David Lindstrom officiating and Mrs. Guy M. Pitts on organ. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park, with pallbearers Russell Hackman Otto Hackman Dale Schwarre James Lierheimer George Baumgartner and Glenn Phillips named.
Nineteen supporters of Angela Davis including her sister were found guilty by a Munical Court jury of violating a misdemeanor law that bans picketing near a courthouse with intent to influence a trial. Among those convicted were Fania Jordan and Franklin Alexander.
President Nixon presented a putter inscribed with the presidential seal to comedian Bob Hope during Hope’s Washington visit for the White House Photographers Association dinner. Nixon called Hope “a very special friend” while joking that the gift might cheer him at tax time.
Capt E L Gilmore English and journalism teacher at Missouri Military Academy has been selected for the 1972 MMA Faculty Fellowship. He will pursue advanced journalism courses at the University of Missouri this summer en route to a masters degree. Gilmore oversees The Eagle and the yearbook Taps and serves as News Bureau director. Missouri Military Academy, for boys in grades 4 through 12, plans to expand its journalism program in the fall.
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes signed a bill allowing Missouri state colleges at Warrensburg Maryville Kirksville Cape Girardeau and Springfield to be called universities to boost prestige and aid recruitment. The bill was part of five measures signed today bringing his session total to 33.
Society notices in The Ledger report a local wedding with the bride’s photo. The Ledger chronicles nuptials from Mexico and Ledgerland, preserving them as cherished memories for scrapbook keepsakes of days gone by.
The Missouri House sent to the governor bills authorizing counties to set up solid waste disposal systems and licensing boarding homes for the elderly. The waste bill would allow tax up to 10 cents in certain counties to fund facilities, not applicable to cities with existing systems, passed 140-1. The boarding home bill, mandating licensing, passed 123-16. Also sent to the governor was a bill to encourage wildcat oil and gas drilling. The House recessed and awaited Senate appropriation action, with tax relief for seniors advancing as a constitutional change to grant property tax exemptions and possibly abolish the intangible tax. sponsor Rep. James Mulvaney noted it is now up to the people.
Young and Duke landed on Descartes after a Casper engine problem delayed first contact. Mission Control salvaged the mission. Orion circled and docked, water and power sufficed for 73 hours on the surface with three planned EVAs and a return to Earth Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs Michael Wilson of 623 S Abat St welcomed a son named Warren Clark Wilson born Wednesday at Audrain Medical Center The father is a construction worker and the family resides in town.
Personal News of Centralia continues with a nominating slate led by Ron Galloway and band program plans including a summer session and May 5 spring concert. The Centralia Republican Women meet April 25 with Dr. Robert Karsch as speaker. Vacation Church School staff named for May 22 to 26 with full roster and open enrollment. The Jolly Sixteen 분 meet at Mrs Ball’s home with winners listed and next hostesses named.
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