Roy Yaeger Awarded by MPL for 25 Years of Service
Roy J. Yager, ditch foreman with Missouri Power & Light in the Mexico District, will mark 25 years with MPL on Aug. 22. Since starting in 1949 as a Miscellaneous Workman and rising to ditch pipefitter in 1950, he has spent his entire 23 years in the Mexico District, living in Farber with wife Susie and their son Jack. He credits supervising gas crews and mentoring young men as the most interesting part of his job. He has no lost time accidents in his quarter-century with MPL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Yager
Missouri Power & Light Company
Mexico District
MPL
Yager
Ditch
Susie
Farber
Jack
Quincy, Ill
Madison, Mo
The
Christian Church
MPS
Paris
Wal-Mart Plans Public Offering of 90000 Shares
Wal-Mart Stores Inc announces a registration statement for a public offering of 90000 common shares, to be made in late August by underwriters after exercising a warrant from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance. The company will receive no proceeds beyond the 4.12 percent exercise price per share. Wal-Mart runs 92 discount stores across eight states.
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Bentonville
Ark
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Wal-Mart
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Deason Wins $100 Groceries in Local Contest
Robert Deason of 716 Ringo Street won $100 worth of groceries from a store of his choice. The prize was part of an advertising campaign by C and B Kirby Company of Mexico, awarding the winner for participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Deason
Ringo St
C & B Kirby Co
Mexico
Real Estate Transfers List of Several Property Bets
Real estate transfers include Carl R and Mary Jesse to Edith Wade in NW section plus ROW. Stanley Fang Catherine Pulls to Donald and Cynthia Vaniyssel Lot 13 in Lawrence M Barnes NE subdivision. Walter Barnett to Conrad and Martha Harrison NE quarter NW quarter section 11. Alice and Judah to Albert and Cora Franer NW quarter section 15. Morris T and Mary Crews to Timothy Lana Janeel Gaker Lot 37 Gallaher Kent Parkside subdivision. Thomas and Linda Branscomp to Morris T and Mary Crews Lot 4 Block 1 Woodlawn Place subdivision. Larry W and Juanita Lynn to Clarence A and Ida Todd E half to 7 and 8 Block 8 Caldwell McPikes addition. Vandalia Asten R and Lynda Real to Leslie R and Connie Key Lot 36 Lawrence M Harnes NE subdivision.ng 2.
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Carl R
Mary Jesse
Edith M. Wade
Stanley Fang
Catherine Pulls
Donald C
Cynthia Vaniyssel
Lawrence M Barnes
Walter C
Jo Ann Barnett
Conrad L
Martha Harrison
Alice & Judah
Albert
Cora Franer
Morris T
Mary Crews
Timothy Lana Jane
Stover Named Director of Commerce Bank Mexico
Harry M. Stover was elected to the Commerce Bank of Mexico board at the August meeting. He is CEO of A.P. Green Refractories and director of United States Gypsum Co, with a long Missouri and Mexico business career. He and his wife Winifred live at 6 Branchwood Road. they have three children.
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Harry M. Stover
Commerce Bank of Mexico
John R. Cline
Mr. Stover
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Cornell University
American Management Association
Winifred Nation
United States Gypsum Co
Chicago
Stover
A.P. Green Refractories Company
International
U.S. Navy
Detroit
Bigelow-Liptak
Corps of Engineers
Cape Kennedy
Mexico
A.P. Green
Associated Industries of Missouri
American Ceramic Society, Inc
The
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Mexico Area
Jack Rowland Earns 30 Year Pin at A B Chance Co
Centralia resident Jack Rowland, galvanizing operator at A B Chance Co, earned a two-diamond 30 year service pin. He is the 41st Centralia employee with 30 years or more, part of a group of employees receiving service awards including Bennie Given with 15 years and four others at five years. Rowland, who joined after WWII draft delay, recalls faithful service with no sick days and only two tardies. He and his wife Ruby, a 26 year employee, form the longest married couple in Chance Centralia operations with 57 combined years. They attend Perche Baptist Church where Rowland is a deacon.
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Centralia—Fores
Jack) Rowland
Centralia
A.B. Chance Co
Rowland
Bennie Given
Higbee
Wayne Tremain
Moberly
Clint Sargent
Chance
Sturgeon
Punch
Columbia
Clayton Street
Perche Baptist Church
Pollard Receives 25 Year Emblem From ICG Railroad
E H Pollard awarded a Quarter Century Club emblem and a company plaque by T D Hancock for 25 years of service with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. Pollard began on September 14 1942 in Slater Missouri as a crew dispatcher and retired January 26 1974.
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E.H. Pollard
T.D. Hancock
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Mexico
Alan S. Boyd
Pollard
ICG Railroad
Slater
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago & Alton
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Gm&o
Illinois Central
First Presbyterian Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
U.S. Navy
Four Permits During Last Week
City building inspector Taylor Sewell issued four permits totalling 540. Harris Forrest at 1008 S Union St received a fence permit costing 40. John Weatherspoon at 1001 Hazel Place earned a storage shed permit costing 100. Mrs Frank Paxson at 6 Lakeside Place received a carport reroof permit costing 200. F C Crabtree at 613 McFarlane St was granted a 200 repair permit.
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Taylor Sewell
Harris Forrest
S. Union St
John Weatherspoon
Hazel Place
Frank Paxson
Lakeside Place
F.C. Crabtree
McFarlane St
Employees Earn Suggestion Money at Centralia A B Chance Co
Centralia A B Chance Co workers have earned 2650 this year from ideas to improve operations. Chairman Eugene Loesch reports 164 employees submitted 454 ideas. 421 reviewed with 135 adopted, a 321 batting average. Top winner Earl Webb earned 160 total on 10 and 150 awards. Stephen Kitchen led in submissions with 38 and awards totaling 52.50. Arthur Collens and Arnold Carson shared 150. other major awards include 100 to Glen Brooks and Jerry Patrick.
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Centralia
A.B. Chance Co
Chance
Eugene Loesch
Loesch
Earl Webb
Holliday
Stephen Kitchen
Punch Press
Madison
Arthur Collens
Thompson
Arnold Carson
Sturgeon
Charles Mitts
Columbia
Charles Sebastian
Forrest Shockley
Mexico
Glen Brooks
Jerry Patrick
Moberly
New Manager Named at Tonanzio's Italian Villa
Mrs Dorothy Meckfessel 815 S Clark St was named manager of Tonanzio's Italian Villa Route J1 She previously managed Tonanzio's in Guthrie for five years Her daughter Donna will assist at the Mexico facility Plan includes improving the building and grounds and extending hours to 11 am 3 pm Sunday and 5 10 pm Tuesday through Saturday
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Dorothy Meckfessel
S. Clark St
Tonanzio
Guthrie
Donna
Mexico
Meckfessel
Montgomery Man In Xerox Course Omits Details
LEESBURG Va the Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development recently graduated 500 students from sales and service training programs. Curtis Windham of Route 2 Montgomery City Mo is listed among current graduates from the multimillion dollar employee educational facility located about 30 miles from Washington DC.
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Leesburg
Xerox International Center For
Washington, D. C
Curtis Windham
Montgomery City
Chance Promotes Three In Area
Centralia based A B Chance Co promotes Eddie Colwell and Robert Jerman from Centralia and Frank Pemberton of Paris. Colwell becomes production welder after previously working as a wire products operator since joining Chance in April. Jerman advances to senior position.
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Centralia
A. B. Chance Co
Eddie Colwell
Robert Jerman
Frank Pemberton
Paris
Colwell
Chance
Jerman
Promotion Moves Workers Up at Local Plant
Mexico Ledger reports a process analyst advancing within the plant. The employee joined the company in 1968 and has been elevated from caremaker II to shakeout and poor operator, with a noted start in April.
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Pemberton
Caremaker II
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Deason
Molino Quarry
R. Kable Ete
Oliver
Commerce Bank
Kerslock
E. Liberty
Jack Rowland
ICG
Richard Vance
E. Anderson
Hancock
Susan
Missouri University
Lumber
Montgomery
Pearl's Annual
Pearl Motor
Pearl Motor Co
Jefferson
First National
First National Bank
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