Chipman’s Mules Return to Ozark Empire Fair Springfield
G I Chipman of Perry brings 18 mules to the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield for a comeback show at 7 pm with about 60 head judged by Judge Howard Marsh. Chipman, a 62 year old farmer, explains mule selection, costs, and the hobby’s economics while noting a decline in mule prominence since the 1950s.
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G.I. Chipman
Perry
Springfield
Frank Farmer
Howard Marsh
South Greenfield
G.E. Chipman
Chipman
Hampshire
Sedalia
Windsor
Missouri
Mexicoan's Towed Home Catches Fire
MACON A house trailer owned by Doug Burton of Mexico caught fire while being towed through Macon at 10 30 am causing floor damage and smoke throughout the trailer. The blaze was put out by the Macon Fire Department. The trailer was moved to Chillicothe and deemed unusable as a home. Burton, formerly Mexico’s Westlake Ace Hardware assistant manager, will live in Chillicothe as the new store opens there.
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Macon
Doug Burton
Mexico
Westlake Ace Hardware
Chillicothe
Burton
Illinois Boy Dies In Moberly Wreck
A 9 year old boy from Galesburg Illinois named Frank West was killed when the car carrying him and his parents collided with a rock truck at the U.S. 24 Missouri west of Moberly. Both parents were hospitalized with the mother in critical condition. The truck occupants were treated and released.
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Moberly
Galesburg
U.S. 24
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Frank West
Mouse Case Gang Agley
Riverhead New York AP reports a state Supreme Court judge dismissed the suit of 22 prisoners at Suf folk County jail and ended the case of Morris the Mouse. The guards flushed Morris down a toilet after a rodent issue at the facility. The judge described the environment as antiseptic and hostile to rodents. The decision quoted Robert Burns noting that best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.
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Riverhead
N.Y
Robert Burns
Supreme Court
Suffolk County
Morris the Mouse
Morris
L. Barron Hill
Burns
Farm Real Estate Value Reaches Record $214 Billion
The Agriculture Department reports farm real estate valued at a record 214 billion dollars as of last March, up 5.8 billion from 1970 and 11 billion above 1988. Growth concentrated in the South with notable increases in the Southeast and smaller gains in the Corn Belt and Pacific regions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
South
Southeast
Pacific
Farma
Mountain States
Northeast
Appalachian
Infant Dies In Apartment Fire in Poplar Bluff
In Poplar Bluff Missouri an early morning blaze destroyed a two story frame apartment killing 9 month old Donny Winberry. his mother Cardella 18 suffered serious burns and was to be moved to Barnes Hospital St Louis. Father Walter 23 escaped with other residents as investigators began work on the fire scene.
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Poplar Bluff
Missouri
Cardella Winberry
Donny
Centralia High School Sets Day-Student Dress Rules
Centralia H-6 High School issues a student handbook with grooming guidelines. Violations trigger warnings, parent conferences, then day-student status losing extracurricular rights. Boys face strict dress codes. girls also face prohibitions on short skirts and revealing attire.
Wellsville Rodeo Opens With Community Support
Wellsville prepares for the third annual rodeo at Recreation Park with extended seating new fences and repairs. Nine events run Thursday through Saturday plus the Queen Pageant. Seers Rodeo Company of Corydon, Iowa provides stock. Local committee names include Charles Jennings Jr Raymond Norris and others. Miss Teresa Ann McClain is 1970 queen. 1971 candidates listed.
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Wellsville
Wellsville Jaycees and Kiwanis Club
Seers Rodeo Company
Corydon
Iowa
Charles
Chuck) Jennings, Jr
Raymond Norris
Allen Updyke
Harold Debo
Roscoe Grant
Sammy Haistip
W.C. Steele
J.W. Jackson
Larry Schwendker
C.E. Mottaz
H.L. Burwell
Tom Oliver
Teresa Ann McClain
Will
Surprise Gift Trip To Paris From Local Businessmen
Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce Manager Ray Rostron, who once said he wished to travel to Paris but could not afford it, received 1700 dollars on Thursday with promises of more for a European trip for him and his wife. Vern Routh said he gathered funds from other businessmen who joined in the surprise gesture to honor Rostron's character.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Twins Falls
NorCal School Opens August 30 At North Callaway High
North Callaway High plans to open August 30 with 76 courses exceeding state AAA requirements. Enrollment for new high school students Friday 1 to 3 pm. High school hours 8:30 am to 3:11 pm. Student pictures September 1. Intrasquad football Sept. 2 at 7:30 pm and home game Sept. 10 versus Yan Far. Elementarys Auxvasse Hatton-McCredie Williamsburg follow 8:30 am to 3:25 pm schedule. Kindergarten full day. 5 by Sept. 30 eligibility. Lunch 35 cents, 30 cents prepaid monthly.
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Kingdom Gity
North Callaway
Supt
L. W. Hobson
Yan-Far
Auxweese
Hatton-McCredie
Williamsburg
Eviday
Terry R. Cain
Dennis J. Kruse
John D. Thomas
Auxvasse
Joe W. Crane
W. Monroe McCall
Sturgeon Fair Rodeo Night At Arena Schedule
The Sturgeon Fair continues with a horse and pony show at 12 30 PM and daylong exhibits. A 4H Horse Show occurred last night at the Youth Center Arena. Tonight an open and junior rodeo begins at 7 PM with a 19 age limit and classes split at 13.
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Sturgeon
Youth Center
Wheat Farms May Base Yields On Actual Production
Provisions under the Agricultural Act of 1970 allow producers to set their farm yield from actual production rather than county committee estimates. The base period for 1972 yields is 1968 1969 and 1970 with proof of production required for each year. Written requests and evidence must reach Audrain County ASCS by September 7 1971.
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Mary Bosler
ASCS
Audrain County
Bette Davis Sues Over Film Drama
Bette Davis sues in Manhattan Supreme Court seeking 5.5 million from American International Pictures over Bunny O Hare alleging radical changes to character roles and scenes after script approval. She says the altered final product ridiculed her in press and media.
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NEW York
Bette Davis
Manhattan Supreme Court
Bunny O'Hare
American International Pictures, Inc
Miss Davis
Degrees Awarded at Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville
The summer graduation list at Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville includes 11 graduates from the area. Among them are Marsha M. Franklin and Sid Hassen with bachelor degrees, Elizabeth Ann Albus with a master of arts, and Margaret E. Harring with a master. Also listed are Gregory Lee Wilson and Susan Jane Wilson from Centralia, Stephen Lewis Hutcherson and Ruth Ann Edmondson from Jonesburg, Deborah Payne Johann and Linda Kueny Evans from Montgomery City, Rita Mae Hubbard and Peggy Sue Moroni from New Florence, Nelson Darrell Pyle and Paul Thurston James from Paris.
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Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Marsha M. Franklin
Sid Hassen
Elizabeth Ann Albus
Margaret E. Harring
Bellflower
Centralia
Gregory Lee Wilson
Susan Jane Wilson
Jonesburg
Stephen Lewis Hutcherson
Ruth Ann Edmondson
Montgomery City
Deborah Payne Johann
Linda Kueny
Evans
New Florence
Rita Mae Hubbard
Peggy Sue Moroni
Paris
Nelson Darrell Pyle
Paul Thurston James
Montgomery Yearbook Signing Set at Junior-Senior High
The Montgomery County R-2 Junior-Senior High School will host its annual yearbook signing Monday at 7 p.m. Principal Benny Gooden announced all graduates and students may pick up copies of the Wildcat during the event. A three day registration schedule follows with time slots for juniors and seniors, then freshmen and sophomores, and finally seventh and eighth graders.
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Montgomery Oit
Montgomery, County
P. m
Benny Goodan
Gooden
Teachers Attend Business Course at University of Missouri
A group of teachers attended an institute for business teachers at the University of Missouri including Mrs. Anna M. Dubus of Mexico and Miss Mary Beth Vaughn of Centralia. Also attending were Mrs. Erma Ledbetter Vandalia and Miss Ruth Elizabeth Schafer High Hill who teaches at Union. An institute for librarians included Lillian Cooper of Madison Rte. 1 employed by Little Dixie Regional Library.
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Anna M. Dubus
Mexico
Erma Ledbetter
Vandalia
Mary Beth Vaughn
Centralia
Sandra Jean Trask
University of Missouri
Vaughn
Paris
Ruth Elizabeth Schafer
High Hill
Union
Lillian Cooper
Madison
Little Dixie
Callaway Gets Pilot Ambulances
Jefferson City reports Callaway County launches a 24 hour public ambulance service as one of two pilot programs. The Division of Health, Callaway County Court, and Callaway Memorial Hospital partner in a test involving enhanced ambulances, radio communications, and intranet health links with up to $15,000 first-year cost absorption. A second pilot is planned for Kirksville Adair County.
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Jefferson City
of Health
Calway County
Claway Memorial Hospital
Fulton
Callaway
County
Arerger Lance
Vision of Health
Kirksville
Adair County
Herbert R. Domke
Ing
New York Opens First Film Musical Theater
A full film musical theater opens in New York on Sunday at Theater 80 St. Marks. The venue will show Sunny starring Marilyn Miller as the first feature, followed by Look for the Silver Lining with June Hayer Ray Bolger and Gordon MacRae. The site previously housed You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.
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New York
Marilyn Miller
June Hayer
Ray Bolger
Gordon MacRae
St. Marka
Charlie Brown
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