Museum fixtures showcase history at Audrain group
The Audrain County Historical Society Museum highlights a candlelight era light fixture from the downstairs hallway chosen by Charles Van Ravensway, then Missouri Historical Society director, and a stairway post with a bird's eye maple star. Hostesses are Miss Margaret Crow and Mrs. Austin Lewis, with flowers donated by the Audrain County Realtors Association, and tours by Wellsville and Eugene Field School students in Mexico.
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Audrain County Historical Society Museum
Ross House
Charles van Ravensway
van Ravensway
Missouri Historical Society
St. Louis
Newelt Post
Margaret Crow
Austin Lewis
Audrain County Realtors Association
Wellsville
Eugene Field School
Mexico
Audrain Porkettes Plan Summer and Autumn Activities
Audrain Porkettes discuss summer projects and autumn events at the county meeting. A bridal shower for Miss Carla Lewellen was held April 22 at Perry Baptist Church with 36 guests. A 4-H foods contest and a Cookout King contest at the 4-H Center were planned, along with pork burger sales sponsorships and district Auxiliary activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County
Porkettes
Rooth
Perry
Bob Davis
Dean Johnson
Lloyd Legerman
Perry Baptist Church
Carla Lewellen
Mrs Davenport Hosts Loyal Bible Class Meeting
Mrs Mabel Davenport hosted ten members of the Loyal Bible Class at Love Street Christian Church. Mrs Tes Milan led a study on Job. President Mrs Harrison Adams led and planned a May 2 Ladies Banquet at 6 30 p m. Next class May 22 at 7 30 p m at Mrs Chester Thompson’s home with Mrs Lucy Wells assisting.
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Mrs. Davenport
Mabel Davenport
Loyal Bible Class
Love Street Christian Church
Tes Milan
Chester Thompson
Thompson
Lucy Wells
Calendar Monday meetings and luncheons listed
Calendar notes events from May 1 to May 4 across local organizations. Activities include Mexico DAR Chapter luncheon at St Matthews Episcopal Church, Audrain County WWI Auxiliary supper, Helping Hand King’s Daughters coffee and program, Fidelity Kings Daughters Circle meeting, Whatsoever King’s Daughters Circle gathering, and Pachyderms luncheon with speaker Lemmon of Hallsville at the Air Park Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Dar
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
King’s Daughters Circle
Denver Hudson
Noel Scobee
Mary Fern Wagner
King's Daughters Circle
Barry Ardell Sr
Beulah Elliott
Ellis Davis
Air Park
Sivas JL. Lemmon
Hallsville
Northeast Missouri Extension Homemakers Conference Held at Moberly
Mrs. Gerald Schutte and Mrs. Frank Wilfley Jr led Audrain County Homemakers at the Northeast Missouri District Conference in Moberly. About 100 women from 22 counties attended workshops themed Stepping Stones to Progress with talks by Dr. Paul Burgess of the University of Missouri Columbia and Ruth George. MEHA president Mrs. Edward Dohrmann attended and urged members to join Guest Day on May 19 in Audrain County and the state meeting July 3 at the university under the Women Who Care theme.
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Gerald Schutte
Frank Wilfley, Jr
Audrain County Homemakers Extension Council
Northeast Missouri
Missouri Extension Homemakers Association
Moberly
Paul Burgess
University of Missouri- Columbia
Ruth George
Extension Service
Audrain County
Edward Dohrmann
MEHA
Dorhman
Senior Citizens Hear of Africa at Church Event
The Rev. Robert R. Collins spoke to the Senior Citizens group at the First Christian Church about his 1970 Nairobi trip as a delegate to the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. Slides showed Africa, with Mrs. Thurman Stallings leading songs and Mrs. Guy M. Pitts at the piano. Thirty-nine members attended and voted to hold a July picnic with Mexico Kiwanis and Mexico Jaycees as guests. Seven members were honored at the quarterly birthday party.
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First Christian Church
Jessie Jenkins
Robert R. Collins
First Presbyterian Church
Collin
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
General Council of the
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
Africa
Mexico Kiwanis
Mexico Jaycees
First Woman Admiral Named By U S Navy
HOLGATE Ohio AP Alene Duerk the Navy captain nominated to be the first lady admiral in the U S Navy speaks of a balanced life at home in Holgate and in Alexandria Virginia She recalls a disciplined self image and links family life with her service future stated goals and long career in nursing and naval duties She outlines her background born in Defiance Ohio graduating from Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in 1941 and joining the Navy in 1943 through to reserve and active duty roles culminating in the admiral nomination context
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Holgate
Ohio
Alene Duerk
U.S. Navy
Capt. Duerk
Washington
Alexandria
Navy
Defiance
Hampton Family Visits Across States and Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph R. Hampton of 720 W Curtis St returned to Mexico after visiting their son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Walter B Panko and grand daughter Mara in Charlottesville Virginia. Other visitors at the Panko home over the weekend included Mr and Mrs Walter Panko of Palisades New Jersey. The Hamptons also visited Henryetta Oklahoma with Mr Hampton's mother at the Buno Nursing Home enroute home. Staff Sergeant Winston Welchance of Washington DC was in Mexico Wednesday visiting Kenneth Penn Jr an Air Force buddy from the early 1960s. Welchance and Penn were stationed in Germany together in the Air Force.
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Rudolph R. Hampton
W. Curtis St
Mexico
Walter B. Panko
Mara
Charlottesville
Panko
Walter Panko
Palisades
N.J
Hampton
Henryetta
Okla
Mr. Hampton
Buno
Sargeant
Winston Welchance
Washington, D.C
Kenneth Penn Jr
Air Force
Welchance
Mr. Penn
Germany
Morrises Honored On 45th Wedding Anniversary
In Vandalia a surprise dinner at Vandalia Country Club celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Roz G Morris on their 45th wedding anniversary to be observed April 30. Hosts were their children Rual Morris Ernest Wilson Ray Morris and Don Muschany. The couple married April 30 1927 in Hillsboro Missouri and moved to Vandalia in 1946 after Mr Morris bought Vandalia State Bank where he later became chairman. Both are active in civic groups and genealogy work with plans to publish the Morris genealogy this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Vandalia Country Club
Roz G. Morris
Rual Morris
Ernest Wilson
Ray Morris
Don Muschany
St. Louis
Morris
Blue Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Missouri Bankers Club
Sons of American Revolution
Federated Clubs
Missouri Women's Federated Clubs
MFWC
Daughters of the American Revolution
Order of Eastern Star
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Weakley to Wed Davie Stock in June at St Brendan’s
Miss Joyce Weakley, daughter of Mr and Mrs August Weakley of Route 4 Mexico, will marry Davie Stock in June at St Brendan’s Catholic Church. She was guest of honor at a Show Me Room shower hosted by Mrs Wallace Stanford for 32 guests. Gifts were arranged on a table in wedding colors with photos of the couple. Assisting were Linda Weakley Marcella Feger Don Shire Leo Feger Judy Talley and grandmothers Mrs Gertrude Weakley of Laddonia and Mrs Paul Pruessner of Mexico.
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Joyce Weakley
Davie Stock
St. Brendan's’ Catholic Church
First National Bank
Wallace Stanford
Miss Weakley
August Weakley
Route 4
Mexico
Stock
Texas
Linda Weakley
Marcella Feger
Don Shire
Leo Feger
Judy Talley
Gertrude Weakley
Laddonia
Paul Pruessner
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Audrain Porkettes
Miss Lewellen
Barbara Jotinson
Cheryl Johnson
Jan Lewellen
Lori Barney
E.W. Lewellen
John Rudaslll
Audrain
Audrain Pork Producers
Pork Producers
4-H
Dale Hunt
Bob Fort
Missouri
Ruth Ann Hunt
Pork Producers Queen
Jay
IGA
Auxvasse Iga
Bowling Green Iga
Smiley’s
Order of Eagles
George Burkett
Montgomery City
James Littrell
Raymond Powell
Eagles
District 3
Virgil Sapp
Memorial Foundation
Ethel Johnson
Elizabeth Weaver
Alta Carter
Ernest Crosier
Lee Roe
Emma Marquette
Richard Vance
Audrain County Barracks
VFW
Fidelity Kings Daughters Circle Meeting
Charles Brauer
Moberly Extension Dist
Claude Woods
Liberty
S. Jefferson
Calvert
M Missouri
Jeffenson
Hal
MHS
West Plaza
P. N. Hirsch
Worrell
Morrises
Mgr
Nate
United States
Alsidy Siding Dept
United States Steel Corp
Varn Co
GU Airport Road
Ferguson
Northside
Iven
Hetty Baldwin
Martha McDonnell Ruth Ann Dunn
Dena Branch
Harriet Davis
Kirby Sales
S. Washington
Diane Nixon & S
Marie
Auxvasses
Diane
Marie’s
Marie Nixon
Florsheim
Safford’s Shoe Store
Hannibal
Sar Ath
Precht - Pickering
Ballew Pickering Funeral Home
E. Sneed
Centralia
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