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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1977

Page

12

Weather forecast for Ledgerland and Missouri regions

Official 7:00 a.m. readings show yesterday highs near 85, lows around 66, with 66 at 7 a.m. Forecast calls for Ledgerland: partly sunny and warm with isolated thundershowers, highs upper 80s, southeast winds 10-15 mph, 40 percent rain tonight and Tuesday. Missouri: partly cloudy with thundershowers possible, highs mid 80s to near 90, tonight and Tuesday mostly cloudy with thunderstorms, extended outlook shows several periods of thundershowers Wednesday through Friday, highs in the 80s, lows around 60s to 70s.

Ledgerland Missouri

Lake levels at Missouri and Kansas reservoirs show mixed changes

AP report lists lake stage readings across Missouri and Kansas. Lake of the Ozarks at 658.5 feet, 3.5 feet above normal. Pomme de Terre at 639.8, 0.8 feet above normal, down 0.1. Stockton 658.2, 8.8 feet below normal, no change. Bull Shoals 640.89, 13.11 feet below normal, down 0.94. Table Rock 903.42, 11.58 feet below normal, up 0.04. Beaver 1106.31, 13.69 feet below normal, up 0.0. Grand 742.11, 2.89 feet below normal, up 0.45.

Kansas City Lake of the Ozarks Stockton Bull Shoals Table Rock Beaver Grand

Public Safety Reports Sweep Saturday Incidents Across Area

Multiple reports caught authorities Saturday including a vehicle driven into a yard on Western and several thefts from vends and homes. An accident on Highway 4 near Rawlings Street left minor damage and no summons. Highway Patrol logged injuries from a Route W rollover and a series of minor crashes with few arrests.

Public Safety Raymond Fricke Western Leo Swaim Route 3 Clark S. Clark Mexico E. Liberty Duane Cruzan Cruzan Charles Perkey Route 1 John M. Portee Bolivar Highway 4 Rawlings Street Portee Perkey Gale Kimbley N. Olive Nannie Willingham W. Anderson E. Don Harmon East N. Coal Rebecca Rodes Waterloo Iowa Rena Walker Pollock Road Wayne Boicourt Bennington Highway Patrol Randall D. McDonald Vandalia Michael E. Williams Laddonia Audrain Medical Center McDonald Gary L. Boling William M. Fairchild Benton City Dorothy W. Ham Charles C. Ham Shirley M. Ragsdale Middletown Scott's Corner Shirley Ragsdale Dennis E. Harris Centralia Ragsdale Ham Gary W. Doyle Boonville Dorthy A. Sladek Paris Highway 63 Columbia Sladek Doyle Highway 19 Montgomery City Thomas C. Evans Perry Mike Miller John. A. Worsham Bellflower William E. Horton Worsham Fontell M. Logan Wellsville Charles Long Verus A. Overkamp New Florence Hermann Area Hospital Big Spring

Deaths Mrs Montague Dies At 98 Rites Tuesday

Martha Elizabeth Montague 98 died at 1 05 p m Sunday in Mexico after living near Laddonia until 1971. Survived by daughter Eunice Carlaon son in law Larry in Mexico and two great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Bienhoff with burial in Laddonia Cemetery.

Laddonia Martha Elizabeth Montague Audrain Medical Center Mexico Larry Eunice) Carlaon Bienhoff Marvin Jones Friendship Baptist Church Montague Wordan John Albert Mary Elizabeth Hoxsey King Otis M. Montague Roger Montague A. Dillard Montague Farber Baptist Church

Runyon Rites Held Sunday At Paris

Services for Clarence Harvey Runyon 75 of Paris were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Agnew Funeral Home with Rev. Dallas Bundy officiating. Burial followed at Eastlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Mexico. Survivors include wife Glenna Wheeler, a son Gene of Paris, two daughters Marcella Blankenship and Irene Jennings, one granddaughter, two great grandchildren, two sisters and five brothers. Runyon died Thursday at Woodland Hospital in Moberly. he operated Runyon's Frozen Food Service north of Paris.

Paris Clarence Harvey Runyon Agnew Dallas Bundy First Baptist Church Eastlawn Memorial Park Mexico John Jennings Bates Browning Leonard Runyon Paul James Bob Winterbower J.T. Lutz Runyon Woodland Hospital Moberly Hannibal Chance and Clyde Runyon Lloyd and Muriel Runyon Vandalla Curryville

Andy Aubuchon Dies at 87 in Wright City

William Andrew Aubuchon 87 of Wright City formerly Bellflower area died Saturday in a St. Louis County nursing home. Retired farmer, born December 15, 1889 in Martinsburg. Survived by Grace Shults Aubuchon spouse, daughter Alpha Gettinger, eight great grandchildren, three grandchildren, one great great grandchild, brother George Aubuchon. Funeral at Schlanker Funeral Home Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Ambrose Stratman officiating. burial Resurrection Cemetery Wellsville. Visitation after 6 p.m. today.

Montgomery City William Andrew Andy) Aubuchon Wright City Bellflower St. Louis County Schlanker Funeral Home Ambrose Stratman Resurrection Cemetery Wellsville Mr. Aubuchon Martinsburg Charles Mary Martinie Aubuchon Clayton Grace Orlena Shults Alpha C. Gettinger George Aubuchon Edgewater Aubuchon

Walter Pidgeon Undergoes Brain Surgery

Walter Pidgeon, 76, recovering from brain blood clot removal at St. John's Hospital in Los Angeles. Spokesman said he is in stable condition after Friday night surgery. he was admitted August 4 following a fall at a Motion Picture Relief Fund meeting and moved to intensive care.

Los Angeles Walter Pidgeon St. John’s Hospital Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Pidgeon Motion Picture Relief Fund

Missouri livestock market reports hog steer and lamb prices

Missouri Livestock Market Center with price tiers for slaughter hogs and sows, cattle and sheep. Prices show gains for hogs 1-3 to 2-4 weights, sows up to 0.50, cattle steady to lower, with slaughter steers and heifers mixed, and feeder classes listed. National Stockyards data include hogs up to 46.75 and cattle steady to weak with mixed grades, plus Chicago commodity quotes and a NY stock market snapshot.

Missouri Livestock Market Center Dept. of Agri MNS Roger Parker

Carter Sees Mixed Six Month Review of His Presidency

President Carter says he has improved the tone of the federal government but admits inflation and unemployment remain problems. He notes no spectacular foreign gains though outlines a coherent program and a goal to improve Southern Africa, the Middle East, and relations with the Soviets. He also says cooperation with Congress has increased his insider feeling.

Washington Carter ABC News Plains Africa Middle East Congress

Senior Menus This Week at the Senior Citizens Center

The center offers a daily menu plan for seniors with Tuesday chicken and noodles and mixed greens, Wednesday meatloaf and creamed peas, Thursday ham and beans and coleslaw, and Friday baked chicken with macaroni salad. Each meal includes milk or coffee and RSVP via 581-7749.

Senior Citizens Center

Chip Carter Plans Move to Plains. marital issues persist

Washington AP Chip Carter, 27, plans to relocate with his wife Caron and baby James to Plains, Georgia, to work in the Carter peanut business after resigning from the Democratic National Committee. Reports say Chip and Caron have faced ongoing marital problems amid public appearances and family statements.

Washington Chip Caron Carter Plains White House Democratic National Committee Carter Caron James James Earl Carter IV

Prison Choir Conductor Vanishes After Breakfast Escape

John Henry Wagner, a 38 year old bank robber from St Paul Minnesota and inmate at Leavenworth, directed the prison choir at a Kansas City breakfast then disappeared with the group before returning to the prison. He had been jailed since February 7 for parole violation on a 1967 bank robbery conviction.

Kansas City Kan John Henry Wagner U.S Leavenworth Wagner St. Paul Minn Camp Leavenworth

Missouri House Resumes Session on Capital Improvements Bill

Missouri House members return to the Capitol to resume work on a $142 million capital improvements measure funding state building maintenance and new prisons. The bill’s prison compromise includes $25 million for a St. Louis area medium security prison and $11.7 million for renovations and extra maximum security space in Jefferson City. The Senate plans hearings on the measure and on Gov Teasdale’s appointments, with adjournment targeted next Tuesday.

Jefferson City Missouri House Capitol House Senate Senate Appropriations Committee Joseph Teasdale Alberta Slavin Public Service Commission House Appropriations Committee Teasdale St. Louis Kansas City Missouri

Prices Go Up On Some Smokes

R J Reynolds Tobacco Co announces a about six percent wholesale price increase on domestic cigarette brands and Winchester Little cigars. The rise, effective Friday, sets regular and king size brands at 14.35 per 1000 and 120 millimeter brands at 14.85 per 1000, due to higher raw materials and operating costs.

Winston-Salem N.C R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co Winchester Little Reynolds Reynolds Tobacco R. J. Reynolds Inc Winston Camel Salem Vantage Doral More

Former Gestapo Officer Kappler Returns to West Germany

BONN West Germany AP Herbert Kappler a convicted Nazi war criminal who fled from a Rome hospital over the weekend apparently returned to West Germany a government spokesman said. Spokesman Armin Gruenewald said a call from Kappler’s wife indicated he is in the country but his exact location was not known. Kappler who is serving a life term for the reprisal execution of 335 Italian civilians was being treated for cancer. He had sought death in Germany but Italy’s highest court ruled against freeing him last December.

Bonn West Germany Herbert Kappler Rome Armin Gruenewald Kappler Gruenewald Gestapo Germany Italy

Federal funds planned for youth employment programs

The Labor Department announced an estimated 17.3 million dollars for youth employment initiatives across Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. These funds, not final allocations, will guide planning for 23 prime sponsor governments under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

Kansas Missouri Iowa Nebraska Labor Department

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