Vandalia centennial pageant highlights 100 years of progress
Vandalia showcased Saga of the Prairie a centennial pageant at Van-Far High School with 300 local performers. Mary Ann Kohl and Eugene Wallace led as founder Aaron McPike and Susie Belcher amid eleven episodes tracing early settlers Indians schools and Civil War and the Roaring Twenties. performances continue nightly at 9:00 with Sunday rain date.
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Vandalia
Van-Far High School
Mary Ann Kohl
Eugene Wallace
Aaron McPike
Susie Belcher
Vandalia Area
Salt River
Jesse James
Belle Starr
Charleston
George Washington Carver
Sherman Bryant
Will M. Adam
Joe Bahr
Jim Jungers
Kaye Dunn
Flo Mac Pierce
Elenore Schewe
4-H Fair Kicks Off With Dress Review Tonight
Audrain County 4-H Fair opens for three days with a dress review at 8 p.m. featuring 4-H members modeling outfits. A preliminary session was held yesterday with photos. Paula Harshbarger models a winter wool outfit. Susan Kroeger models a white evening gown. 53 girls from across Audrain join tonight’s style show at the 4-H Center as crafts, self evaluation, cattle judging, and sheep and hog events unfold through the weekend.
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Audrain County
Paula Harshbarger
Wallace Fischer
Susan Kroeger
F&l Hustlers
Audrain
84 Monroe Youth Can Enter 4-H State Fair
Monroe County Fall Festival featured 545 exhibits with 370 blue ribbons. Eighty four winners qualify for state fair entries across multiple categories led by individuals such as Gina Shellabarger in flag racing and a Reed family reunion at Mark Twain State Park.
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Monroe
Paris
Monroe County
FFA
4-H
Sidney Eckman
Lydia Bivens
Laura Million
Gail O’bannon
Sandy Bennett
Susan Hollenbeck
Gay Woods
Brenda Wheelan
Kim Sanders
Cheryl Millard
Nancy Million
Nancy Sudsberry
Nancy Gregory
Dianne Harrison
Terry McMurdo
Patricia Crow
Teresa Hollenbeck
Tammy Shoemeyer
Karen Harrison
Jeanne Crigler
Nancy Phillips
Alice Dimmitt
Doug Wheelan
Virgil King
Larry Thomas
Mark Swindell
Ronnie James
Linda Heinecke
Tana Lou Riley
Dale Ann Million
B. J. Foster
Phillip Shumard
John Berrey
Patty Wilsdorf
Rusty Boston
Phillip Shummard
Joyce Armstrong
Gary Forbis
Roger Coffman
David Armstrong
Robin Havens
Shelley Havens
Patty DeOrnellis
Cindy Hardy
Diane Gibbs
Charlain Woodward
Janice Wilson
Danny Gibbs
Monroe City
Madison
Holliday
Santa Fe
Golden Years Senior Citizens Club
Legion Hall
Fred Simon
Eula Winfree
Florida
GINA _SHELLABARGER
Larry Berrey
Gina
Reed
Mark Twain State Park
Guy M. Reed
Worth Merritt
Ashley
Ohio
Russell Reed
Cicero
A.W. Fisher
Kenneth
Miami
Okla
Emma Sue Erdel
Edyth Reed
Hermann, Mo
William Reed
Michael
Mexico
William Reed Sr
Kokomo
Ind
Randall DeCraene
Bryan
Eric
Kelly
Mishawaka
Stanley Reed
Fresno
Calif
Estil Reed
Weldon Reed
Thomas Hendricks
Edson Reed
Elsberry
Steven Reed
David
Vandalia crowns Mrs Floyd Chrisman centennial queen
Vandalia Centennial opens with Mrs Floyd (Gwen) Chrisman crowned queen as Stuart Smith, Youth Mayor, presents crown and roses. Youth Day highlighted the event. First runner up is Mrs Linda Jerman, with additional runners up and 22 contestants listed.
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Vandalia
Floyd
Gwen) Chrisman
Stuart Smith
Larry
Linda) Jerman
Jim
Pat) Miller
Pam Weldy
Marsha Middleton
Linda Mulherin
Karol Nolan
Kay Reading
Cindy Snodgrass
Georgia Stone
Karol Stroker
Terry Suddarth
Janie Thomas
Janet Turner
Donna Warren
Wellsville Kiwanis Restart Supper Meetings in July
Wellsville Kiwanis Club resumed Monday night supper meetings at the Midtown Cafe led by Bill Boettcher. The rodeo is a joint Kiwanis and Jaycee project set for August 22 to 24 at the Kiwanis recreation park. The report covers club plans, social visits, and local event notes.
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Wellsville
Kiwanis Club
Bill Boettcher
Kiwanis
Jaycee Clubs
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Roy Parker
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Rhone Hearing Aid Service
Bellone
Jefferson
Shay
Wellsville Kiwanians
W.M. Whitesell
Henry Bopp
Terre Haute
Paula Whitesell
St. Louis
Lake of the Ozark
J.A. McKittrick
Los Angeles
Fern Parrott
Jerseyville, Il
Pearl Harris
Milton Brace
Alva Stubblefield
Kansas City
David Mitchell
Mike
Mark
John Frantz
Harrisburg
Frances Perkinson
St. Louis Zoo
Loyd West
Paducah, Ky
Hankins
Jim Mertz
Montgomery City
Nick Martin
Hawkins
Martin
Herman Schumann
John Dubbert
Randy of
Dubbert
Schumanns
Clarence Diechman
Bill
Bob
Curtis’ Peery
Richard Kriz
the Lake of the Ozarks
D.J. Pennington
Frank Jr
Joyce Poindexter Pennington
Wellsville Cemetery
Clarence Smith
Myers Funeral Home
Roger Cahall
Hopewell Baptist Church
Robert Stoddard
Dale Wilkinson
Billy Rutherford
Buford Bunch
J.T. Dixon
Robert Baugh
James Dunbar
Chevelle
Ford
Dodge
Emory
Amacerry
Oldsmobile
Pat
Pearl Motor Co
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