MWA Picnic Features Contests at Martinsburg
The 67th annual MWA picnic at Martinsburg runs August 14 and 15 with old-fashioned games and contests. Friday features a greased pig event sponsored by the Lions Club at 5 pm, an ok Fiddlers Contest at 6 pm, and a waltz contest after the fiddlers, followed by a dance with Plato and the Philosophers at 9 pm. Saturday offers judged contests at the secretary’s stand, with prizes for best bundle of soy beans, tallest corn stalk, corn estimate, oldest person on grounds, garden oddities, watermelon weight, tallest sunflower, and best single melon.
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MWA
Martinsburg
Lions! Club
Plato
The
Rain Good for Farmers But Not for City Sewers
The Wellsville community outlined the impact of extended rain on drainage, sewers, and local budgets at a Thursday city council meeting. Officials discussed pump capacity, water communication, and a proposed bridge or dip for West Street while planning events and a public celebration for the Golden Wedding anniversary of a Wellsville couple.
Personal News Of Laddonia
LADDONIA Mr and Mrs Dale Webster and children Willie David and Donald of Emmetsburg Iowa were overnight guests Thursday of Mr Webster s aunt Mrs Dorothy Hutchinson on a vacation trip. Mrs Robert Love Jr went to a denonn ation period there. They vacationed sightseeing among the islands and Mrs Love returned home August 3. Dur ing their parents absence the Love children Deon and Tonya lived with the grandparents. The city council considered charges for sewer line placement and street sign posts at a cost of 50.00 to 50.00 for signs and posts. The meeting included remarks by mayor Byland and aldermen Jennings McDowell Debo and Baur. Robey s parents Dr and Mrs William H Robey reported Miss Robey was on the Dean s list for the second semester. Another Laddonian on the Dean s list was Mrs Kenneth Rebnott formerly Kathleen M Dubbert of Martinsburg. Both had been on the Dean s list the first semester as well.
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TF. A. Zimman
Wellsville
Wells
J. Byland
Ville
Middletown United Meth
Broktion
Richard Spires
McQuie
Sar Searee
Alsirest
Wack Straat Racidantel
Nau
Amey Wuljug Cunpremun
Cineruadd
H. C. Baur
Ion
First Street
Harvey Morty
Logene Thomson
Laddonia
Dale Webster
Willie
David
Donald
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Webster
Dorothy Hutchinson
South
Robert Love Jr
Deon
Islands
Mrs. Love
Love
Tonya
Tottaan
Benton City
Mary Kay Seobey
Barbara Albrecht
Lewisl
University of Missouri
Bynum
Staderel
Byland
Jennings
McDowell
Debo
Baur
Paul Reagan, Jr
J. W.brown
William H. Robey
Robey
Kenneth Rebnett
Kathleen M. Dubbert
Martinsburg
Miss Robey
Robnett
Vernon Fipps
Mexico
Eugene Sharp
Santa FE
Lexington
Park
The
Twolland
Ito Molino
Evelyn Shoup
John Trips
Fipps
H. Vanlandingham
J. B. Bates
Sally Givens
Santa Fes
Mac Snyder
Auneath
J. B.idrain Hospital
Bates
J. S. Drake
John H
William J. R. Smiley
Smiley
Ernest Bridg
George H.ford
Wilbur Yieminger
Bridgford
W. F. Botts
Monroe
I. N. Bailey
Dan Botts
Fleming
W. J
Botts
Methodist Church
Verna Bates
Sis- Browning
J. F. Sterrett
Perry
G. L. Electric Railway
Robert Fairbairn
Here
Peared
Cleve
Wilson
William Deichman
Evelyn Fipps
Navy Relief Society
Cedar Point
Penawe UL
Cpg
Cape Ken
James T. McDonnell
Cambridge
Ohio
Clarkston
Navy
Viola Clarkston
Relief Society
Danny Jenkins
E. A.jor
Jenkins
Carla Michelle Thomson
Monroe City
Carl
Thomson
Dewey Baker
Mark Twain Park
Missouri
Jim Caldwell
North of (Own
Warren Hearnes
Missouri State Soil and Water Districts Commission
F. A. Barnett
Shreveport
Richard Barnett
Berneice Brengle
Sallie V. Krembs
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
South Dakota
Nebraska
Monroe County American Legion Post
Rock Foundations
Douglas Cater
Presbyterian Church
Progress paper Santa Fe and local family memories
The article recalls the Santa Fe Progress newspaper and the Forty family ties from Wellsville to Mexico and Santa Fe. It notes former Miss Evelyn Shoup, Dr. J. S. Drake, the Bates drugstore lineage, and nursing retirements while detailing travel, anniversaries, and community notices surrounding the period from 1910 through 1970.
Barbecue Carbon Monoxide Warning For Summer Grilling
A public safety notice warns that burning charcoal produces dangerous carbon monoxide and places readers at risk if grills or hibachi pots are used in enclosed or indoors areas. It urges outdoor use only and cites annual U.S. exposure figures while detailing safe ventilation practices. The Mexico Ledger outlines local publication details and office hours.
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United States
Monroe Board of Appeals To Meet Monday To Hear Tax Payer Complaints
Monroe County Board of Appeals will begin sessions Monday August 10 to hear complaints about assessed valuations for the year. The panel includes three county court judges and assessor William T. Lindsey with county clerk Cloyce Menefee as secretary. Sessions continue as needed.
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Monroe Board of Appeals
Ruth S. Akers
Paris
Monroe County Board of Appeals
William T. Lindsey
Cloyce Menefee
Don Williams
Mitchell
Ralph Vanlandingham
Colorado
Linda Stone
Hatton Family Reunion and 4-H Picnic Report
Large Hatton gathering lists descendants and friends from Town and neighboring towns attending a family reunion in Fellowship Hall and a Hatton 4-H Club annual picnic at the Recreation Park. Attendees include Hopkins, Gruer, Duffy, Tilton, Fish, Duffy, Guy, Younger, and many others. notes on projects, meetings, and local visits accompany the events.
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Hatton
Orville Vorhis
W. C. Fish
Vee
Pery Cox
Francisa Bright Fish
Rew and Sons
John Union
Fellowship Hall
Sprock and Family
Benny
Pleasant Grove
Squires and Daughters
Leonard Tilton
Judy
Kyle Fish
Bob Tilton
Ethel
John Crighton
Don Duffy
Jessie McCown
Ruth
Neydine
Herbert Duffy
Columbia
Garvin Guy
Ovid Guy
Billy
Bruce
Barbara Hopkins
Mexico
Basil Younger
Hazel Younger
Kevin Younger
Centralia
Frances Guy
St. Elizabeth
Ron Duffy
Springfield
James Dunn
Bill
McCredie
Gladys Anderson
Walter Gilmore
Vernon Ratekin
Roy Pinson
Theophilus Dunn
Auvasse
Hatton 4-H Club
Bob
Lottie Sydenstricker
Irvinsand
Vee Vor J Gruer Jr
Donnie
Vandalia Kindergarten Registration Dates Announced
Vandalia highlights early August registrations for kindergarten through sixth grade at North, South, and Farber schools. Parents must present birth certificates and immunization records, with exams required for new and kindergarten students. Local residents, including Atkinson and Chastain families, share travel and health updates as Lt. Floyd departs to lead Bowling Green police.
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Farber
Farber School
Kenneth Chasteen
Forest Nicholson
Nicholson
Kimberling City
Jack L. Floyd
Vandalia Police
Bowling Green
Floyd
Vandalia
Hannibal Police Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation and Service
Louisiana’ School
Air Police
Mare
Big Truck Kills Farmer And Son Near Newton Kansas
Newton Kansas AP: Orville D. Voth 45 and his 13 year old son Lyndetl were killed when a semitrailer struck their wagon pulled by a tractor along Kansas 15. The truck driver Gerald L. Newell 28 of Califon Kansas fled but later was treated and released at Goessel Hospital.
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Newton, Kan
Orville D. Voth
Lyndetl
Newton
Kansas 15
Highway Patrol
Gerald L.newell
Califton
Kan
Goessel Hospital
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Ant Aldaem Av
Dr. and
Mrs
Progress
Deanna Beshears
Boone County Hospital
Wee J
Cotter
Mr. and
Mrs. Abner Clarks
Ton
Debra
Dale
Florida
Honolulu
Hawaii
Enandina Hio Raet and
Renner
Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Audrain
Totes and Bonds
Paul Heidbreder Smith
Moore & CO
N.Y. Stock Exch
Mar
Beltone
Dean Jones
Sc. Jefferson
Bob Swartz
H. G. Warren
Miss Stone
Midway Island
Pacific
Jim Warren
Baught
Harry Edds
West Caldwell St
Higbee
Moberly
Lulu May Sutton
Cedar Grove Primitive Baptist Church
Miss Sutton
Russell Key
Mark Twain State Park
Gary
Larry
Carl Bedford
Joe Sydenstricker
Fred Tabke
Bettina Tabke
Harold McCarty
Willamses
Pate
Peasant Grove
Francis Turner
Auxvasse
Glenn Williams
Oregon, Mo
Vangana
John Hopkins
Jefferson City
Hopkins
Ricky
Patti
Ronald
Ronald Stall-trred
Cup
Verle Atkinson
Wilmer
Wichita
Northmett Atkinson
Lowell Atkinson
Henry Southwick
Gilbert Southwick
Hoopeston
Carl Goodin
Audrain Hospital
William Waters
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Don Shaw
Young Farmers of Missouri
Missouri Farm Bureau
Elms Motor Hotel
Excelsior Springs
Pike County Farm Bureau
Liberty Community Association
Wes
KEY Loan Company
W. Monroe
V. Flw
Mundy’s
Wesley M. Wood
Narragansett Mfg. Corp
Opportunities For Growth
Mechanical Assembly
Narragansett Gymnasium Equipment Mfg. Corp
W. Carpenter St
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