Mexico Ledger in Mexico, Missouri

Thatcher Headed Toward 100 in Public Service and Conservation

AP report notes Maurice H. Thatcher, longtime Kentucky Republican and former U.S. representative from 1923 to 1933, nears his 100th birthday. He remains president of the Eastern National Park to promote parkway construction and land preservation. Thatcher, a lifelong conservationist, hails from Louisville and still runs a law office while helping those in need without charge.