School Levy Doubt Delays Tax Work
County clerk reports delays in tax levy work due to illness and uncertainty about a special election. Several districts plan to request a hike while others have no intention, with tax book updates continuing and some staff absent.
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Ruth S. Akersoies
Paris
Cloyce Menefee
Corenne Stone
Menefee
Madison
Holliday
Albert Rouse
Arkansas
Bejlatter
Jim
Freeman
Mt. Vernon
Roy Wheeler
Kathryn Hawkins
Mexico
Audrain Hospital
Alva Simpson
Santa Fe
South Fork
Cannon Dam
Harry and
Gladys Bowen
Juanita Rouse
Clarence Brickett
Audrain Hospita
American Legion Hall
Extension Department
Mabel Gibbs
Reunion marks 25th milestone for Montgomery High Class of 1945
Montgomery City reports 28 members and four teachers from the Class of 1945 gathered at Graham Cave State Park for the Silver Anniversary Reunion. The Aug. 2 event drew 97 attendees, with 14 of 28 members having attended all five gatherings. Eight attended only twice, while six missed just once. The group included multiple spouses and notable names such as Marvin Barnes, Ralph Cardwell, Arlye Clark, and Betty Lancaster, with four teachers present overseeing the reunion activities.
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Edith P. Gentry
Montgomery City
Montgomery
Graham Cave State Park
Mineola
MHS
Marvin Barnes
Glen Bishop
Troy
Charles
Faye Potter
Boswell
Mexico
Owen
Naomi Bethel
Burgess
Jonesburg
Ralph Cardwell
Fullerton
Calif
Arlye Clark
Donald Prueagen
Cunningham
Betty Schlanker
Dowling
Clark
Richard Parnen
Salisbury
Qwenn
Edna Worley
Grotewiel
High
Hill
George
Sylvia Johnson
Hubbard
Newjed
Florence
Michael
Will
Decker Lambur
St. Louis Ling
John McCord
Kansas City
Bob McQuie
St. Louis
Kenneth Parsons
Doh Peveler
Hazelwood
Paul
Ruth Laver
Rea
Claude
Kathleen Fry
Browning
Marta Worland
Robinson
Marberly
Tinsburg
Marvin
Dar
Auxvasse Jaycees Ice Cream Social Planned
The Auxvasse Jaycees announce an ice cream and cake social at 5 p.m. on August 15 at the city park to benefit the Auxvasse Volunteer Fire Department. Also noted are recent regional meeting attendance, new member Robert Simpson, and an August 29 barbecue at the Auxvasse Country Club with 7 p.m. supper prepared by the men.
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Auxvasse
Auxvasse Jaycees
Auxvasses
Ronnie Beedle
David Gilman
John Precht
Hannibal
Aux
B. C. Smith
Stewart
Bob McMurty
Vandalia Lawn Awards Winners Named in City Sections
Vandalia residents named Lawn of the Week in the north and southern Vandalia areas under the Vandalia Community Betterment program. Mr. and Mrs. J Don Beedle won in the north while Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Yates won in the south.
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Vandalia
J 'Don Beedle
Melvin Yates
Vandalia Community Betterment
Election Day Proposed as Holiday
Congress is asked to make presidential election day a national holiday with federal voter registration drives by the Census Bureau. Also note home moves, marriages, family visits, and college day events across several towns and individuals in Missouri and Colorado.
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Washington
Congress
Census Bureau
Wellsville Rodeo Set as Queen Candidates Emerge
Wellsville and Middletown youths sell tickets for the Wellsville Rodeo to back queen candidates. Debra Shramek Paula Myers Sarah Blackshaw and Teresa Ann McClain are vying for honor, each with active roles in FHA sports cheerleading Pep Squad and church or school groups. The rodeo runs August 20 to 22 at the Wellsville Recreation Area with the queen crowned August 22.
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FA. Zimmann
Wellsville
Middletown
Deborah Shramek
Raymond Shramek
Alderson's
FHA
Paula Myers
Howard Myers
Jpep
Sarah Blackshaw
Wester Blackshaw
Resurrection Church
Teresa Ann McClain
W.H. McClain
United Methodist-Presbyterian Church
Roy Slay
Donna
Alameda
Calif
J. Byland
Walnut Creek
Sam Byland
Clarence Smith
Denver
Colo
Robert Harman Land
4 H Fair Sheep Show Yields Top Prizes for Powells and Swartz
A small field of exhibitors entered many sheep in the 4 H Fair. Susan Powell won eleven blues and one red in Suffolk classes and claimed champion and reserve titles in both ewes and rams. Becky Swartz earned ten blues and three reds for Corriedales, with champion and reserve in both sexes. Centralia residents Susan Powell, Becky Swartz, and Mike Lenz led the standings, while Roger Talley of Route 2 Laddonia won two blues and a red in single fat lambs.
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Extension Center
Suffolk
Susan
Jim Powell
Susan i
Jimi
Powells
Centralia
Becky Swartz
Rte
Mike Lenz
Mike
Roger Talley
Rte. 2
Laddonia
Inmates Return to Work at Leavenworth Prison
Inmates at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas who had been on a sitdown strike since August 3 in the prison’s four factories began returning to work Thursday afternoon, according to War’s end Robert C Moseley.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Penitentiary
Robert C, Moseley
M E Jones Dies Rites In Montgomery City
Melvin Edward Jones 59 of Animas New Mexico, formerly of Danville, dies in Silver Springs New Mexico hospital after years of heart failure. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth Callaway, daughter Muriel Elaine Johnson, sons Jerry Melvin and Terry Edward, eight grandchildren, two sisters, step-relatives, and others. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Sthlanker Funeral Home, Montgomery City Cemetery burial. viewing after 3 p.m. Friday.
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Montgomery City
Melvin Edward Joes
Animas
N.M
Danville
Silver Springs
N. M
Jones
Mary Elizabeth Callaway
Ded Moines
Iowa
Wost
Alma Mudd
Guy Hoffman
Kirksville
Sthlanker Funeral Home
Montgomery City Cemetery
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Ruth Loutenschlager
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Lowell Ray
North Carolina
Jare
H.P. Noel
Ray Halley
Minnesota
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California
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Jim Warren
Linda
Graham Cave
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Vere
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Dorothy Powell) Dixon
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SPT
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Entoymean
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Lemon Grove
Aie
Kizer
Rexall Store
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Audrain County
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Gary Schutte
Jean Rudasill
Cheryl Blackburn
Keena Bryson
Suzanne Terrell
Scott Hagan
Carl Ehrlich
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Julie England
Marty
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Jeannie Duff
Ledger
Richard Vance
Roger Ferguson
Lockport
Statesville State Prison
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Karen
Carolyn Hechler
San Rafael
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Roger Lee Ferguson
Marilyn Shaw
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Lloyd Galloway
Audwain Hospital
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SMS
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Douglas Wilms
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Athens
R.D. Miller
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Rove J
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LeRoy Werner
Mea Aay
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M. E. Jones
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