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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
4
Mexico Garden Club holds its regular meeting on August 26 at the home of Mrs. Thomas T. Moore Route 3. A covered dish luncheon starts at 11 30 a m. Attendees should bring their own place setting and a covered dish.
A bridal shower for Miss Teresa Horton of Laddonia was held in the Laddonia Presbyterian Church basement. Hosts were Mrs. Paul Hudson Paula and Mrs. Raymond Fischer Jeanie. Miss Horton will marry Kevin Wenzel of Martinsburg August 25. Guests included her mother Mrs. Clarence Horton and grandmother Mrs. George Kisoi of Vandalia and the bridegroom’s mother Mrs. William Wenzel.
Patricia Leah Head and Gary Lee Hagan were married in a 2 pm, August wedding at Mexico United Methodist Church. The bride wore an organza gown with venise lace, blue ribbons, and a Juliet cap veil. the couple will reside in Indianapolis after a wedding trip.
The Little Dixie C B Radio Club met at the Mexico Youth Center to finalize plans for the third annual Coffee Break on September 30 and October 1 at the youth center and fairgrounds. Activities include card swaps displays booths a talent show a carry in dinner and a queen contest open to teenagers. Trophies grand prizes and door prizes will be awarded with tickets available from club members.
Miss Nancy Earlene Kampeter and Rodney Alvin Burnett will wed. The couple, both Van-Far R-1 High School alumni, plan Oct 7 at 2 p.m. in Vandalia at Sacred Heart Church. Nancy works in Columbia at MFA Insurance. Rodney farms and works at North American Refractories in Farber.
The Mexico Garden Club will host a covered dish luncheon at 11 30 a.m. on Aug 28 at Mrs Thomas T Moore Route 3 before its regular meeting. Members should bring their own service and a covered dish. The program includes a litter bug project and gardening tips by members led by club president Mrs Frank Richards.
Miss Kathleen Settle of 1203 Liberty Street travels to Crosby Minnesota to visit her brother Mr. Ken Settle and his wife Mrs. Settle and their family.
An afternoon ceremony united Miss Jeanette Windsor and Tony Lee Cox in marriage at Mineola Baptist Church. The bride, daughter of Mason Windsor, wore an embroidered silk organza gown with Venise lace, a satin ribbon bow and a bouffant veil. The groom, son of Roy and Mrs Cox of Bogard, was supported by Kent Corbin as best man and ushers Randy Hall and Norman Rosa. The couple, after a Colorado wedding trip, reside near Kingdom City where she teaches Montgomery City elementary and he at R I North Callaway High School.
Local page notes events from Mexico Missouri for Monday August 21 1972. Headlines and briefs cover community happenings, area notices, and local sports scores with names and places tied to the region.
Miss Anita Adele Schweninger and Edward C Offutt were married July 15 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Manchester Missouri. Rev J James Offutt officiated. The couple will reside in Mexico after a wedding trip to the Ozark Mountains.
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