Missouri Senate Redistricting Commission Completes Lines
The Missouri redistricting panel finalized the state’s 34 senatorial districts with all 10 members signing and plans to file with Secretary of State Kirkpatrick. New maps create three districts with incumbents facing off and reflect shifts centered in St Louis, southeast Missouri, and northeast Missouri amid a landscape where Democrats hold most districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri Senatorial Redistricting Commission
James C. Kirkpatrick
St. Louis County
Robert A. Young
D-St. Ann
John D. Schneider
D-Florissant
Missouri
J. F. Patterson
D-Caruthersville
Nelson B. Tinnin
D-Hornersville
North
Omer H. Avery
Troy
Norman L. Merrell
D. Monticello
Commission
A. Clifford Jones
R-Clayton
Missouri Senate
Senate
Laddonia 100 Pageant Opens to 1500 Crowd
Laddonia Area Centennial spectacle Laddonia 100 opened with standing room only as about 1500 attended the first performance. A Miss Beth Brown was crowned Centennial queen. Runners-up included Miss Debbie Garnett Miss Patti Goshorn Miss Donna Hayes and Miss Charlotte Oliver. Awards honored centennial costumes and family and couple categories. Yesterday's events crowned winners in contests such as rolling pin throw nail driving cake baking and more with notable contestants and the oldest pioneer attendee Mrs Leah B Diggs.
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Beth Brown
Laddonia Area
Samuel G. Fuqua
Laddonia
Donna Hayes
Perry
Debbie Garnett
Patti Goshorn
Charlotte Oliver
Ledger
Richard Vance
Alvin Kelly
John Folta Jr
Bernard Strode
Melvin Hoyt
John Albus
Schlemmer
Inlaw
M. Robert Schlemmer
Jim Green
Eddie Layman
Diane Garnett
Bob Maxwell
Norman Klenke
Leah B. Diggs
County Taxes Up Four Cents
The Audram County Court set a 60 cent general revenue tax levy for 1971, up four cents per $100 assessed value. Other taxes remain. hospital and library levies 20 cents each, special road 35 cents, TriCounty Nursing Home District 1 cent. Total assessed valuation $88,055,302 with real estate at $38,002,660. School district levies listed for area districts. several road district and city rates noted. some towns not filed reports.
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Audram
Glenn M. Barnes
TriCounty Nursing Home
Mexico
Sims
Carter
Middle Grove
Centralia
Community
Sturgeon
HiWay
Flynt
Benton City
Hazel
Rush Hill
South Wilson
Skinner
Thompson
Skull Lick
Saling
Vandalia
Vandalla
Farber
Martinsburg
Vandiver
Laddonia
Boyes Heads Library Trustees at Mexico-Audrain Board
Louis Boyes of Benton City was elected chairman of the Mexico-Audrain County Library board of trustees at the monthly meeting. He replaces Lakenan Barnes who resigned. Eldon Burgess described a shared health science information program among MU and seven other universities to improve access to biomedical literature via interlibrary loan. An exhibit of Chinese Masterpieces will be shown in the children's room until Sept 1. Circulation rose in Mexico by 2376 items and Vandalia by 114 versus July 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Boyes
Benton City
Mexico-Audrain County
Lakenan Barnes
Midcontinental Regional
University of Nebraska
Eldon Burgess
Mrg
Richard Koht
Mexico
Vandalia
Burgess
Mexico Park Board votes to repair historic grandstand
The Mexico Park Board unanimously approved restoring the Fairgrounds Park grandstand as part of a master plan. Funding and city council approval are pending, with repair estimated at about 18 000 dollars. The plan also includes a pool eight tennis courts and multiple fields and facilities.
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Mexico Park
Fairgrounds Park
Col. C.R. Stribling
West
Mexico
City Hall
Neil Nielsen
Audrain County
West Boulevard
Park Board
Fairgrounds
Mrs Carey McGee Dies Rites Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Carey McGee 70 will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Precht Pickering funeral home with Rev. Marvin Jones officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. McGee of 626 W Monroe Sr died at Audrain Medical Center where she had been patient since July 31. She was born September 11, 1891 in Williams burg and married to Mr. McGee October 25, 1911. Surviving are her husband, son Oren, grandson Bob McGee, three great grandchildren, two brothers Luther Plybon of St. Louis and Harold Plybon of St. Louis. A daughter Dorothy Evelyn McGee died in 1922 and four brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. Visiting hours begin after 3 p.m. today.
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Carey McGee
Precht- Pickering Funeral Home
Marvin Jones
Friendship Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
John M. Conner
Jack Davis
McGee
W. Monroe Sr
Audrain Medical Center
Luther
Plybon
St. Louis
Harold Plybon
Dorothy Evelyn McGee
William
John
Dewey
Jesse Plybon
Eva Fox
Maude Burgess
Dassie Miller
Scott Urges Moon Science Station
Apollo 15 commander David R. Scott called for permanent lunar research stations and restoration of canceled Apollo 18 and 19 missions. He urged a moon base for scientists and a rover crew of six, noting the moon’s rich scientific potential observed during the 12 day mission with Irwin and Worden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Moon
Scott
Irwin
Tony
David R. Scott
Moon Mountain Valley
Alfred
M Worden
Alng
State Trooper Tops Drivers in Florida contest
Sgt. George S. Grazier a 40 year old Missouri highway patrolman from California Missouri won the 50 question careful driver contest in Lehigh Acres Florida held with the All American Family search competition. He and his wife Betty received gold watches from Chrysler Dodge division. Their daughters Georgia Gayle 15 and Cheryl Eliza accompanied them.
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Lehigh Acres
Fla
George S. Grazier
California
Grazier
Missouri
Betty
Dodge
Chrysler Corp
Georgia Gayle
Cheryl Eliza
Heaves TV Through Window Shatters Lafayette Home
In Lafayette Indiana residents reported a loud crash overnight. Rita Page said she hurled a television set through a window after being angered by something on television. She refused to say what provoked the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette, Ind
Lafayette
Rita Page
Miss Page
Mrs Barnes to Supervise New Facility at Hospital
Audrain Medical Center announces the appointment of Anne Cahill Barnes RN to supervise a new long term care facility effective immediately. Barnes arrives after more than three years as staff and head nurse across hospital divisions. She trained at Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis and has prior experience at Ellis Flachelbal Cancer Hospital, married to Di Gorres, and daughter of Warra andalla, with family farm near Vandals.
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Mrs. Barnes
Audrain Medical Center
Anne Cahill Barnes
R. N
Barnes
Lutheran Hospital Sehgal of Nursing
St. Louis
Eillis Flachelbal Cancer Hospital
Ahé
Audrain Me
di Gorres
Warra Ad ‘Andalla
Vandals
Davis
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