This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1976
Page
1
Official 7 00 a m readings show 93 high and 64 low for 24 hours with 65 at 7 am. Thunderstorm chances persist today through Sunday, cooler by Monday. hospital admissions list names from Audrain Medical Center including Norval Speidel and Janet Spencer, with multiple cities and a car crash report.
In two provinces east of Seoul, three days of torrential rains triggered floods and deadly landslides. National police report 21 dead and 31 missing. Local authorities coordinate rescue efforts across affected areas.
An explosive device went off as a passenger train departed a railroad station in Alexandria, Egypt, killing four people and injuring 20, authorities reported.
Mr and Mrs Danny Barnes of Vandalia announce the birth of a son named Adam Daniel born Friday at 11 09 a m at Audrain Medical Center weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces Mr Barnes is a farmer in the Vandalia area.
Washington AP reports a federal grand jury and the Justice Department will continue probes into Rep. Wayne L. Hays payroll scandal despite his decision to end his re election bid. Elizabeth Ray testified again about her payroll role and the ethics committee weighs potential action while acknowledging civil and criminal inquiries proceed.
Rudolph Clark 76 of Big Spring died Thursday at Hermann Area Hospital. Funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home New Florence. He was born Feb 12 1901 near Big Spring to Everett and Mollie Clark. Survived by wife Lola two sons Kenneth and Everett two brothers and two sisters five grandchildren one great grandchild. Burial New Florence Cemetery. Visitation today after 11 a.m. at Baker Funeral Home.
Miss Sadie Martha Gross, 76, of Big Spring, died Thursday at Frene Valley Nursing Home in Hermann. Born June 26, 1900, in Big Spring to Fred and Minnie Deker Gross, she is survived by one brother Fred Gross of Montgomery City and three sisters Mrs Rudolph Zimmerman of Moberly, Mrs Tony Mosley of Rhineland, and Mrs Frank Mattson of St Louis. Visitation today after 4 p.m. at Toedtmann Gross Funeral Home. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Ronald Copeland officiating. Burial in Gross family cemetery.
Miss Ida Belle Harman aged 93 of St Louis died Friday evening at Incarnate Ward Hospital in St Louis County. Daughter of Monroe and Sarah Finley Rolley Harman she was born near Bellflower and belonged to a Presbyterian Church. Survived by sisters Ruth Harman Essie Mae Harman and Maude Floyd. Funeral services pending at Schlanker Funeral Home Montgomery City.
The U S S Snook became the first American nuclear powered submarine to enter an Australian port slipping into berth an hour early to avert protesters. Demonstrators from Australian maritime unions gathered at Gage Roads and Garden Island gates to oppose nuclear propulsion though not targeting the United States or its navy.
Mr and Mrs Bob Logan in New Orleans found a photo showing Donald Oberlag’s farm with the word RAIN mowed out in a field. The image appeared in the New Orleans Times Picayune on July 31. A Germany clipping from Stars and Stripes, the U S Army newspaper, carried the same photo. It was mailed by Spec 5 Gary Bode, son of Mr and Mrs Alex Bode of Mexico who is stationed in Augsburg Germany with an Army security agency.
A Branson sightseeing helicopter crash killed Mary Lightbody and her son Steven, with pilot Thomas Riggs in critical condition. Kim Lightbody and Rev. M. B. Williams were seriously injured. FAA and local authorities investigated as the Ozark Helicopter Inc craft stalled near a motel off M-76.
In the Eighth U S Court of Appeals panel ruling, judges find So Good Potato Chip Co s wrapper color too similar to Frito Lay s Fritos after an eyeball test. The case returns to Judge Nangle to decide relief and damages.
A 68 year old St Louis area pilot Joseph H Hager II was killed when his twin engine Beechcraft Baron crashed on takeoff from Washington Missouri airport in Warren County Witnesses described the plane veering after a port engine failed The crash site was west of Missouri 47 and north of the Missouri River bridge in Washington Hager had just passed an annual safety check and was returning plane to Wentzville He had a long career including running Ross Airport in north St Louis and teaching his son to fly His son Joseph Hager III later died in a 1969 plane crash near Poughkeepsie New York.
A bicycle rodeo at last week’s fair tested 4-H riders. Results list riders by team and color: Randall Utterback blue. Don Welch blue. Nancy Welch blue. Brad Talley blue. Cathy Maxwell red. John McBride red. Robbie Erdel red. Kenny Schutte red. Sandra Schutte red. Cory Cupp red.
In Chalmette Louisiana an explosion and flash fire in a Tenneco Oil refinery cracking tower killed 12 workers during maintenance. Seven were seriously burned, many with body and lung injuries. Ten Delta Field Erection Co. men and two Tenneco employees died.
Two Missouri delegates shifted from Ford to Reagan after polling readouts. Marlene Zinzel and William Olenyik cited lopsided results and pro life stance as motives. Others in the region remained uncommitted or solid for Ford, while Missouri GOP figures commented on the move.
AP reports that $845,000 earmarked for local school district textbooks is being withheld due to new appropriations rules. State official J Neil Nielsen criticizes the move as unnecessary, noting districts still gain $1.2 million more than last year, while lawmakers defend open-ended appropriations to ensure accountability.
Viktor Korchnoi, world No. 2 chess player, says his escape from the Soviet Union to the West is a tremendous blow to the Soviets and will make him a hero there. He received a six month asylum permit in the Netherlands while authorities review his request. his wife Bela and son Igor stay in Leningrad.
John P. Dunphy, an FBI section chief and 28-year veteran, pleaded guilty to converting government property to his own use and faces up to one year in prison. He was fired after the plea as the broader corruption probe hones in on FBI misconduct with immunity granted to some agents for testimony.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.