Floor State Loses In CEC Board Election
The Consolidated Electric Co op meeting elected three new directors for three year terms Billy Myers of Montgomery County Fred Blades of Monroe County and Leslie Freyer Jr of Audrain County The assembly also approved a bylaw revision and a limit of three consecutive board terms A private attorney fee payment was approved after a Department of Agriculture funds probe The new board re elected Tom Callis as president and named Carroll Keithly Delbert Sudbrook Vessie Miller as officers and pension trustee amid spirited discussion and a withdrawal from nomination by Max Oliver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Electric Co-op
Billy W. Myers
Montgomery County
Fred Blades
Monroe County
Leslie fWreyer Jr
Redrain
D.R. Miller
Department of Agriculture
CEC
Tom Callis
Carroll Keithly
Pike County
Delbert Sudbrook
Audrain County
Vessie Miller
Orivia Mackey
Max Oliver
Oliver
Nelson Willingham
REA
NFO
the Co-Op
Ray D. Buresh
Myers
Willingham
Andy Runge
Runge
Nelson
NFC
William J. Audley
Charles Hamilton
Gayle Ridgeway
Leslie Freyer Jr
Robert Ray
Gerald Chaney
Audrain
Audley
Blades
Ridge ‘Way
Hamilton
Benereval
Paris Brunette Wins Spur of Moment Beauty Contest
Paris R 2 senior Paris Rives was crowned Miss Consolidated Electric Co op 1970 after entering on a whim. Second runner up was Mary Lou Laird of Vandalia, first runner up Mary Beth Mitchell of Paris. Rives, 17, is daughter of James Rives of Stoutsville and was Miss Paris two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Rives
Consolidated Electric Co-op
Paris R-2
Mary Lou Laird
Wayne Laird
Route 3
Vandalia
Mary Beth Mitchell
Dallas Mitchell
Paris
Miss Rives
James Rives
Stoutsville
Kirkland Extension Club
Paris Pirates
Missouri
Harold Vaughn
R-2 High School
James McKitterick
Mexico
Weldon H
Pete) Steiner
The
Vandalia Leader
Bond Barbecue Gives Rally Feel for Bond Campaign
More than 200 people attended a fund raising barbecue for Christopher Kit Bond Republican nominee for state auditor hosted by the Audrain County Pachyderm Club at Knights of Columbus Hall. Bond and rival Haskell Holman spoke as musical group Sing Out Mexico performed and officials from the region attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Audrain County Pachyderm Club
Mexico
Bond
Audrain County
Alice Cherches
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
No Restrictions on Cambodia Air Strikes
President Nixon said there are no geographical limits on U S air strikes in Cambodia against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong targets, with rare exceptions near Angkor. Officials say missions focus on interdiction to aid allied forces in South Vietnam, while Cambodian troops clear northeast of Phnom Penh and Viet Cong units slip back.
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Saigon
Nixon
Cambodia
Angkor Temple
Phnom Penh
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Mekong River
Laos
Associated Press
T. Jeff Williams
Kuom Penh
Maj
Am Rong
Prek Tameak
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Command
South
Washington
Senate
Camboa
Bull Rider Injured At Wellsville Rodeo
Davenport Iowa resident Ivy Gheer 33 suffered injuries during a bull riding at Wellsville Jaycee Rodeo Recreation Park. He was tossed from the chute rope entangled, kicked in the face, and taken by ambulance to Audrain Hospital. Rodeo festivities run through tonight with the 1970 Rodeo Queen to be crowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Ivy
Gheer
Davenport
Iowa
Audrain Hospital
Sturgeon Man Killed In Truck Train Collision
William Kerner of Sturgeon was killed when his truck collided with a train at a grade crossing west of Sturgeon around 9:00 am. The truck was demolished and Kerner’s body was thrown from the vehicle. He was a retired farmer and former Sturgeon school bus driver. his wife is a teacher and son Frank Kemner teaches at Centralia Middle School.
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Sturgeon
William
Bill) Kerner
Kerner
Frank Kemner
Centralia
Corn blight toll seen at 2 to 7 percent
A spokesman for seed grain producers says the leaf fungus epidemic could cost 2 to 7 percent of the nation’s corn crop. Figures vary by state with Illinois estimating 25 to 50 percent losses, while other regions foresee smaller damage and price impacts on eggs and meat.
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Thomas H. Roberts Jr
DeKalb Ag Research Inc
DeKalbill
Washington
Clifford M. Hardin
del D. Walker
American Seed Trade Association
Funk Brothers Seed Co
Bloomington
University of Georgia
Deep South
Midwest Corn Belt
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ers
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Roberts
Ohio Ate’ University
City Hearing Resumes Aug 31 At St. Charles
The city’s suit to extend its limits moves to St. Charles Circuit Court on August 31 to hear testimony for the defendants. Special Judge William Turpin set the date after both sides agreed. Witnesses yesterday included Harold S. Gruve, Audrain county sheriff. Bob Ingram, owner of Ingram mobile homes. Bill Johnson, city county sanitarian. Steve Kelly, engineer with Black and Veatch. and Mike Galbreath, Monterey Motel manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charles
William Turpin
Turpin
Harold Sulgrove
Audrain County
Bob Ingram
Ingram Mobile Homes
Bill Johnson
City County Sanitarian
Steve Kelly
Black and Veatch
Mike Galbreath
Monterey Motel
Moonlit Park Moment Sparks Surprise Proposal
A middle aged couple walking a park bench overhear a secluded spot. The wife nudges her husband Henry to whistle and warn the young couple about a proposal. He objects, recalling no one warned him.
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Henry
K&m
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D. R. Miller
Les Freyer
Freyer
DR. Miller
Paris Brunette
City Dump Road
Bundfill
Richard Vance
Donald D. Decker
Pachyderms
Republican Party
Knights of Columbus Hall
Don Owens
Gerald
Ralph Uthlaut
New Florence
Cap) Bassman
Hermann
Ray James
Kansas
Frank Parks
R. J
Bus
King of St. Louis
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
House
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Charles Percy
Ril
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