Weather roundup for Ledger, Missouri and area
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show last 24 hours highs near 88 and lows near 69. Forecast: Ledger entries partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent chance of rain and thundershowers, high in the mid to upper 80s Tuesday. Missouri outlook calls for warm humid conditions with a slight shower chance, highs mid to upper 80s to around 90, lows upper 60s to low 70s. Lake levels list several reservoirs with small changes. Audrain Medical Center reports multiple admissions and a new birth in Wellsville, plus numerous discharges from local facilities.
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Ledgerland
Missouri
Deaths and public safety notes from Mexico area
Obituaries list Emma Miildia Hill 56 infant girl Ross Mary Belle Smith 83 Elizabeth Meyer 75 John W. Bland 64. Marriage license filed for Paul Henry Brower Jr and Patricia Ann Brower of Mexico. Fire call reports burn damaged Glenn Allison motorcycle in Coal and Promenade lot. Public safety logs detail fights on courthouse lawn involving Alpha Leeland Durham and Estil M. McDermit, plus multiple highway incidents near Mexico and Vandalia. several injuries and vehicle damage reported. Sheriff reports scale house break in at MFA Laddonia and Pat's Truck Stop, with no items taken. Probate notes approve creditor letters for Nelson H Willingham and inventory appraisements for Lulu Seabee and Maggie Webber estates. Market reports cover Missouri livestock and cash grain prices from Mo. Dept. of Agriculture and National Stockyards.
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Emma Miildia Hill
Girl Ross
Mary Belle Smith
Elizabeth Meyer
John W. Bland
Paul Henry Brower Jr
Patricia Ann Brower
Mexico
Coal
Glenn Allison
Highway Patrol
David Whitehead
Route 2
Route 1
John Lewis
Moberly
Highway 151
Centralia
Lewis
Vandalia
Fred Smith
Ronnie Morgan
Morgan
Bert Morgan
Audrain Medical Center
Smith
Walker
Patty Kirkman
Gregory
Williamsburg
Ind
William Kirkman
Danville
New Florence
Hermann Area
Kirkmans
MFA
Laddonia
Bob Ferguson
Pat's
Highway 54
Fair attendance dips at Missouri State Fair in Sedalia
In Sedalia Missouri attendance at the 10 day Missouri State Fair totaled 228217 paid visitors after final day Sunday. Rain early in the run reduced turnout though the fair ran August 16 to 25. Last year 256173 attended. The peak day was August 16 with 36189 paid, followed by August 18 with 34062. Season tickets add 4544 to the figure.
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Sedalia
Escaped killer flushed out by gas in Inglewood
A convicted murderer who escaped from an Inglewood jail cell was captured after tear gas forced him from a two story house where he had barricaded himself for about three hours. Terry Brodie, 26, of Kansas City Missouri, emerged coughing and weeping and offered no resistance. He claimed the name David Johnson but fingerprints confirmed his identity as Brodie.
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Los Angeles
Inglewood
Terry Brodie
Kansas City
Brodie
David Johnson
Ellis Smith Jr
Market slides as bank keeps rate at 12 percent
New York stocks fell with the noon Dow down 7.51 to 679.29 after First National Bank of Chicago kept its prime at 12 percent. Trading up slightly but with more decliners 789 to 321, Homestake Mining led volume though fell 4 percent to 56. On the Amex, the market value index slid .31 to 71.37 as Giant Yellowknife Mines topped volume, down percent at 10 58.
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New York
First National Bank of Chicago
Homestake Mining
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Yellowknife Mines
Pilot Pleads Guilty in White House Helix Joyride
Army Pvt. Robert K. Preston admitted guilt in a military court to wrongful appropriation and breach of the peace after stealing an unguarded helicopter from Ft. Meade and landing on the White House lawn twice on February 17. He described the stunt and said he hoped it would gain attention amid personal troubles and dismissal from flight school. The plea under a pretrial agreement precedes the jury’s punishment decision. he also faces civilian charges with pending sentences.
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Ft, Meade, Md
Army
Robert K. Preston
White House
Preston
Ft. Meade
Washington
Panama City
Fla
Ft. Meade Air Base
Washington Monument
Capitol
Col
Kenneth Howard
Executive Protection Service
Mrs Emma Hill Dies At Hospital
Emma Hill 56 of 502 E Rawlings St died Saturday at Audrain Medical Center. Services 2 pm Wednesday at St John Baptist Church Montgomery City, Rev William Duncan officiating. burial Montgomery City Cemetery. Visitation after 6 pm Tuesday at Schankler Funeral Home. Born near Williamsburg July 2 1918, daughter of Luther and Polly Pethy Rollen. Survived by husband James Hill. son James Hill Jr.. four sisters Eula Mae Payne Elizabeth Naylor Eleanor Jennings Jo Thomas. Member of Second Baptist Church.
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Polly Pethy Rollen
James Hill
Montgomery City
James Hill Jr
Moberly
Eula Mae Payne
Elizabeth Naylor
Eleanor Jennings
Des Moines
Iowa
Jo Thomas
Fort Worth
Tex
Hill
Second Baptist Church
Mexico
Mrs Elizabeth Meyer Dies Rites Tuesday
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer 75 of New Florence died Saturday at Hermann Area Hospital after two weeks illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Harding Funeral Home Jonesburg with Rev Tom Higgins officiating. Burial Sunrise Memorial Gardens north of Montgomery City. Born Chicago May 7 1899 daughter of John and Alice Schilstra. Survived by husband Alvin and three sons Alvin John Arkansas Robert New Florence Phillip California and brother George Wisconsin.
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Elizabeth Meyer
Hermann Area Hospital
Alvin
Alvin John
Arkansas
Robert
Phillip
California
George
Wisconsin
Graveside Rites For Ross Infant
Graveside services for the infant daughter of Ralph and Judith C. Swis Ross of Mexico will be held later this week at Rising Sun New Cemetery in Rising Sun Indiana. The infant died at birth at Audrain Medical Center at 2 37 p m Saturday. Survivors include her parents two brothers Leo and Matthew two sisters Lucy and Caroline grandparents Ralph E. Ross of Rising Sun Indiana and Leo Swis of Fort Thomas Kentucky.
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Judith C. Swis Ross
Mexico
Rising Sun New Cemetery
Rising Sun
Ind
Audrain Medical Center
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Matthew Ross
Lucy Ross
Caroline Ross
Ralph E. Ross
Leo Swis
Fort Thomas
Former Vandalia Resident Bland Dies at 64
John W. W. Bland, 64, of Collinsville Illinois, died Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. A former Vandalia resident, he lived in Collinsville for 18 years and is survived by wife Nora Lockhart, stepchildren Dale LaSurs, Loren Day, Judy Edwards, two sisters Dorothy Brown and Helen Evans, one brother Ray M. Bland Jr., eight step grandchildren and three great step grandchildren. Services are 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's United Church of Christ. visitation after 4 p.m. today at Herr Funeral Home. burial at St. John's Cemetery. Masonic services Monday at 8 p.m. Bland was a retired driver’s license examiner for Illinois.
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Collinsville
Memorial Hospital
Belleville
Ill
Nora Lockhart
Dale LaSurs
Loren Day
Pittsburgh
Judy Edwards
Dorothy Brown
Farber
Earl
Helen) Evans
Cedar Key
Princess Alexandra Opens Trade Fair in Brazil
Princess Alexandra and her husband Angus Ogilvy opened the British Industrial Fair in Sao Paulo Brazil on Sunday before leaving Rio de Janeiro. The event marked the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II touring the Brazilian trade showcase and reviewing exhibitions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Alexandra
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Elizabeth I
Angus Ogilvy
Ford to hold first news conference at White House
President Ford plans his first news conference for Wednesday. The event is expected to be held during the day while a 7 p.m. White House dinner for Cabinet members and senior staff is scheduled that night. Helen Smith said 50 guests will attend and that Vice President-designate Nelson Rockefeller and his wife are invited.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Helen Smith
Armstrong Urges GOP Unity as Watergate Backdrop Fades
Jefferson City Missouri AP Anne Armstrong presidential counselor and first woman cabinet member told about 200 Republicans at a luncheon that Watergate was a band-aid delaying Democrats’ infighting. She praised GOP gains and touted revenue sharing and federalism while signaling potential future campaigns. Curtis challenged Eagleton, called for campaign finance reform, and proposed a pay-cut plan tied to a balanced budget.
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Jefferson City
Anne Armstrong
Armstrong
Rosemary Ginn
Missouri
GOP
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Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Christopher S. Bond
John Ashcroft
William ¢. Phelps
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas F. Eagleton
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Curtis
Kirkpatrick Names Hanley Counsel for Missouri Division
Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick appointed Lloyd G. Hanley of Jefferson City as counsel for the corporation division. Hanley, 59, succeeds Gary Ryan who left to join Farmland Industries in Kansas City. Hanley previously served as counsel to the Industrial Commission of Missouri.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
James C. Kirkpatrick
Lloyd G. Hanley
Kirkpatrick
Hanley
Gary Ryan
Farmland Industries
Kansas City
Industrial Commission of Missouri
Mexicoan Is New Chief At Auxvasse
Opal Trammell Auxvasse city clerk announced Bill Taylor of the Mexico Public Safety Department will become Auxvasse Police Chief Sept. 2. Taylor has served PSD since December 1972 and previously worked for Osage Beach Police Department. He led Crocker Missouri as chief from 1965 to 1970 and now lives with his wife and three children at Wil Liberty, soon moving to Auxvasse.
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Opal Trammell
Auxvasse
Bill Taylor
Mexico Public Safety Department
Taylor
PSD
Osage Beach
Crocker
Missouri
Evers Pleads Innocent In Tax Case In Mississippi
Fayatte Mayor Charles Evers first Black mayor of a biracial Mississippi town pleads innocent to three counts of federal income tax evasion. Indicted with his former wife Nannie Laura Evers, charged with underpaying about 56 237 dollars on 179 556 dollars of income from 1968 to 1970. Released on their own recognizance. no trial date set.
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Biloxi
Miss
Fayette
Charles Evers
Mississippi
Evers
U.S. District Court
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Nannie Laura Evers
Dan M. Russell Jr
Thirteen Believed Dead In Berkeley Springs Hotel Fire
Workmen search smoldering Washington House Hotel rubble for bodies of five victims as authorities believe 13 lives were lost in the four story brick hotel. Fire began in the first floor restaurant area. damage around 400000. Over 100 firefighters from four states fought the blaze. many rescued or treated at local hospital.
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Berkeley Springs
W.va
Washington House
Asst
R. Randall Hall
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Morgan County War Memorial Hospital
J. Richard Hawvermale
Berkeley
Maddox Name Chosen for Oklahoma City Baby
Jason Matthew Maddox is the name chosen by Mr and Mrs John Maddox of Oklahoma City Oklahoma for their son born August 22 Mr Maddox was formerly a resident of Mexico It is the couple’s first child Mr Maddox has a son Douglas 10 of Independence Mrs Maddox is the former Judy Jones of McDill Oklahoma
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Jason Matthew
John Maddox
Oklahoma City
Okla
Maddox
Mexico
Douglas
Independence
Judy Jones
McDill
Contractors Caught In Money Squeeze
Contractors struggle as mortgage money tightens. Builders report few new homes and higher loan rates. Consumers face down payments up to 40 percent while deposits fall, forcing some to consider condominiums as alternative housing options.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
John Mixon
Trimble
Mixon
Commerce Department
Treasury
James T. Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
Arthur Rheingold
New York State Public Service Commission
Rheingold
Tom
Jane Sisolak
Fort Worth
Tex
Sisolaks
Walter Nolte
Carriage Estates Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Israel Ends Its Practice Army Call-up
TEL AVIV AP Israel ended a 24 hour practice call up of thousands of military reserves two hours early with officials calling the exercise a success. Some reservists were sent home after three hours as buses mobilized civilians and lines formed at bus stops. The drill aimed to test readiness for a potential Arab attack like last October but Arabs accused Israel of war prep with Syria and a Cairo magazine suggesting occupation of southern Lebanon.
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Israel
Radio Israel
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Roseel Youssef
Lebanon
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al Baath
Syria
Socialist Baath Party
Middle East
James Farley 86 Out Of Hospital
James A. Farley, 86, former Postmaster General and Democratic Party leader, was released from St. Clare's Hospital after six days of observation. He told reporters he felt well and planned to return to work, speaking from his Waldorf Towers apartment. He serves as honorary chairman of Coca Cola International Corp. and remains connected to national politics.
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New York
James A. Farley
St. Clare’s Hospital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Waldorf Towers
Farley
Coca Cola International Corp
Madison Avenue
Waldorf
Democratic Party
Mexico MMA Boosters To Be Honored Tuesday
Mexico MMA Boosters for the Missouri Military Academy will be honored at a picnic Tuesday at 6 p.m. A 31-member group raised a record 3275 for the MMA Development Fund in 1973 74, with awards to be presented by academy officials.
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Missouri Military Academy
M.M.A. Development Fund
James Patrick
John R. Cline
Commerce Bank of Mexico
M.M.A
Citizens Savings Assn
Air Park Motel
Air Park Restaurant
Tom Bledsoe
Carroll Motor Co
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