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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
12
The Ledger outlines its wedding publication process for future brides. Engagements are announced three months before the wedding and brides are invited to submit a photo for the announcement. Forms are available at the Ledger society desk and from local photographers.
A George family reunion gathered 57 people at Mark Twain State Park in Florida Missouri on Sunday. Attendees from Mexico included Harold George and families, Hobart George, Howard George, Kenneth George and families, David Penn and family, Lindell George and family, plus Tami and Robby Miller. Others came from Monroe City, Los Angeles, Hallsville, Centralia, Sturgeon, Quincy, Columbia, Hallsville, and Bowling Green among numerous relatives.
Mexico High football coach will speak at Rotary meeting at noon Friday. Robert Broemmel chairs the program. The talk will cover the upcoming school grid season and guest speaker plans.
Mooseheart and Moosehaven committees met at Monterey Restaurant for a Women of The Moose dinner. They discussed the service project Christmas in October with Mooseheart chair man Mrs. Dorothy Carlyle and members Mrs. Lillie Weakley and Mrs. Frances Erdel, and Moosehaven chair man Mrs. J E Arnold with members Mrs. Frank Boswell and Mrs. William Mitchell.
Miss Sharyn Sue Skaggs and Charles Lee Mitts wed at Paris First Christian Church on August 26. The ceremony featured lavender and purple decor, attendants in lavender and white gingham, and a reception at the bride’s home before the couple's New Orleans wedding trip. The bride, a Northeast Missouri State University graduate, works in Columbia. the groom is a production scheduler at A.B. Chance Co. in Centralia.
About seventy people gathered at Paris Christian Church Sunday for the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Tanzey. Married August 10, 1947, in Mexico, they moved to Paris eight years ago and now run a farm and work in Monroe County Farmers Mutual Insurance. They have three children, Joe Ann Cartright of Pasadena, Howard at Missouri S&T Rolla, and Patricia at the University of Missouri Columbia, plus a grandchild.
Miss Watts J Teena Watts Jr of Highway 22 West announces her forthcoming marriage to Lewis Logerman son of Mr and Mrs Timothy Logerman of Auxvasse The couple will wed Saturday Sept 30 at the Mexico First Baptist Church Miss Watts a graduate of Mexico High School is employed by Watts Drilling Co Mr Logerman a graduate of North Callaway R-1 High School is employed by National Food Store in Columbia
Calendar items show meetings for Little Dixie Chapter Parents Without Partners at 7 30 p m August 31 with Mrs Dorothy Albus at 20 Rock Springs Road Audrain County Barracks No 2664 and its Auxiliary hold a September 4 carry in supper at VFW Post Home Helping Hands Circle of Kings Daughters meets September 5 at Audrain Historical Society Museums with officer installation Mexico Chapter DAR meets September 4 at 1 30 p m with Mrs B Turner Williams 7 Monroe Place Fidelity Circle of Kings Daughters meets September 5 at 2 p m with Mrs H V Holcomb 203 Meyer Street and Whatsoever Circle of Kings Daughters meets September 5 at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Edward Kunkel on Mexico Route ad.
Tuesday offers wiener on bun with baked beans mixed fruit cinnamon roll. Wednesday features meat loaf buttered potatoes buttered peas fruit jello. Thursday serves ground beef pattie buttered carrots slaw rolled wheat cookle. Friday presents chicken pie whipped potatoes lettuce salad apricots. Bread butter and milk accompany all lunches.
Des Moines AP writer recounts a Nielsen ratings week in which his five year old daughter kept a diary of TV watching. The family logged programs from Family Affair to Dinah Shore and Dick Cavett, hoping each minute would boost ratings and keep shows on air.
Be-Bo Bouncers 4-H Club meeting at Beagles Community Center heard reports on thirteen projects Sewing I II III Foods I II II Crafts Home Grounds II Knitting II Child Care II Photography I Tractor Maintenance II Bicycling. President Dan Talley led. 22 members answered roll call.
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