Local Weather and Community Update from Ledgerland Missouri
The Ledgerland area reports a partly sunny afternoon with a high of 35 to 42, followed by cloudy skies and a chance of snow tonight. Missouri forecasts show partly cloudy with snow possible northwest and rain southeast tonight and Friday, with temps around 40 today and 33 to 42 Friday. River and lake stage readings are listed for Missouri cities, plus hospital admissions, dismissals, and recent deaths. A furnace overheat sparked a non fire incident at 1:50 p.m., and two marriage license applications were filed in Mexico and Fulton. A head on collision on Route 11 left two drivers injured and treated.
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Ledgerland
Missouri
ST. Louis
Kyle Douglas Blaze
Williamston
Diane Sue Franklin
Danville
Fulton
Larry D. Cross
Judy
Honey
Mexico
Highway Patrol
William A. Duckworth Jr
Thompson
Charles E. Smith
Route 2
Audrain Medical Center
Route 11
Highway 54
Smith
Duckworth
Supt. Palmer
Athletic Council
Sedalia
Bill Thompson
Business Education Department
James DuBus
Citizens Savings and Loan Assn
Andy Runge
St. Brendan's School
St. Brendan’s
Palmer
City court records mix of fines and dismissals
The Daily Record reports 12 docket cases in city court with total fines of 524.50. Individuals pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, failing to yield right of way, disobeying stop signs, and other traffic offenses with fines from 12.50 to 107.50. A case for disturbing the peace was dismissed.
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Phillip
Johnston
S. Western
Melvin J. Forrest
Nada E. Simmons
N. Abat
Austin Smith
N. Jeffries
Thomas E. Cheatham
Jefferson City
Lonabe P. Erdel
Elm Tree Drive
Arthur D. Spurling
Route 4
Grace M. Hamelman
Robin Hood
Stephen Wayne Miller
Kentucky
Ronnie Fountain
Harry G. Grainger
S. Clark
Mark A. Brixey
Sandy Cramer
Mexico
Liberty St
Kathy Moss
Farm Bureau Mutual Ins., Co
Oliver Lent
Lent Auto Salvage
Don Glasford
Delcie B. Hayden
Lucile Squiers
Eddie Vernile Forbis
Market Reports From Over the Counter and NYSE Trading
Over the counter trading yesterday shows Commerce Banc at 1544 bid with 16 percent asked, Wetterau at 10 percent bid and 11 asked. On the NYSE Robbie Brooks fell 11 percent, Dresser Industries moved 43 percent, Interco rose 17 percent, Kaiser Aluminum unchanged, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline up 29 percent, Ralston Purina up 356, US Gypsum common up 13, Wal-Mart up 10, Dow Jones closed at 603.49.
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Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
A.B. Chance
Combustion Engineering
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
Dow Jones
Perry District Announces Early Dismissal for Christmas Break
Elementary schools at Perry Center New London and Mark Twain Junior and Senior Highs will dismiss Friday at 1 p.m. for Christmas vacation. No kindergarten at Perry or New London Friday. Center Elementary will have morning kindergarten on Dec 20 with students held over to noon and buses home at 1 p.m.
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Ralls County
Perry
Center
New London
Mark Twain
Warnings Issued On Hazardous Miniature Christmas Lights
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission warns about nationwide recall of about 300000 sets of miniature Christmas tree lights from the last two years. Use is advised to stop immediately and unplug carefully, especially if the lights are on a metal tree. Manufactured in Taiwan, the lights were sold under K Mart and Noma Deluxe brands through Kresge and Noma outlets with specific carton labels and serial number ranges.
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U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Taiwan
SS. Kresge Co
Noma Manufacturing and Import Ca
Kresge
K-Mart
Jupiter
Noma
Liquor Trial Opens For Floyd F. Robinson Case
The Audrain County Circuit Court opened a jury trial for Floyd F. Robinson charged with supplying liquor to a minor. Nine men and three women were selected as jurors. the case stems from an Ed's Liquor store sale at 215 W Promenade St. The information was filed August 26 and venue was changed from magistrate court on October 25.
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Floyd F. Robinson
Audrain County
Robert Pasley
Cass Wilhoit
Mike Hill
B. C. Smith
Charles Fennewald
Frank Pool
Dorsey M. Shouse
J. Bryan Webber Jr
George Weller
Clinton Winder
Wayne Simms
Estil Atkins
Circuit Court
Magistrate Court
Robinson
W. Promenade St
E. O. Lawrence
J. A. Long
Nancy Thomas
Nix to Speak at Rotary Luncheon on Mental Health Center
Orvie R. Nix, director of the East Central Missouri Mental Health Center, will address the Rotary Club at Friday's Mexico Country Club luncheon on the center's goals and objectives. Warren Ransdell serves as program chairman.
Eldringhoff Rites Saturday Held for Hermann Resident
Alfred A Eldringhoff 79 of Hermann died Tuesday at Hermann Area Hospital after four days illness. Funeral 10 am Saturday at St George Catholic Church Hermann with Rev Miro Wise. burial in St Martins Strakenbure. Rosary Friday at Toedtmann and Gross Funeral Home. visitation after 11 am Friday. Born May 23 1895 to Ben and Elizabeth Eldringhoff. Married Johanna Bremer August 13 1917. Survived by four daughters Genevieve Elmo Ben DN, Benita Danuser, Sylvia, Dorothy Curley. two sons Sidney and Dennis. 13 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and brother Adolf.
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Alfred A. Eldringhoff
Hermann Area
St. George Catholic Church
Miro Wise
St. Martins
Strakenbure
Toedtmann and Gross
Ben
Elizabeth Winkelmann Eldringhoff
Johanna Bremer
Starkenburg
Genevieve) Elmo
Massachusetts
George
Benita) Danuser
Sylvia
Rochester
N.Y
John
Dorothy) Curley
New Jersey
Sidney
Rhineland
Dennis
Adolf
Herman H Kniepfel Dies at 79 in Laddonia
Herman Henry Kniepfel 79 of Laddonia died Wednesday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after several weeks illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Laddonia Christian Church with burial in Laddonia Cemetery. Visitation at Wilkey Bienhoff Funeral Home. Born Sept 9 1895 near Wellsville, he married Cora Belts Oct 12 1916. Survivors: daughter Nina Barber Vandalia. two sons Estil and Clifford Kansas City. eight grandchildren. one great grandchild. sister Carrie Goshorn Wellsville.
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Laddonia
Herman Henry Kniepfel
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Cora Belts
Kniepfel
Wellsville
Vandalia Methodist Church
Laddonia Christian Church
Nina Barber
Vandalia
Estil
Clifford
Kansas City
Carrie Goshorn
Emmett K Winterhalter Dies At 89 In Sturgeon
Emmett K Winterhalter 89 of Sturgeon died early this morning at Villa De Silva Rest Home in Moberly. Visitation after 10 am Friday at Meadow and Son Funeral Home. Funeral Saturday at Meador and Son in Sturgeon with Rev James Talbert officiating. Burial Mt Horeb Cemetery. Born December 7, 1885 in Mexico to Leonida Brown and Mary Ann Berrey. Married Ethel Welsh August 28, 1938. Survived by spouse, three sons Lord Earl of Hoquiam WA Estil Hoquiam Errol Dean Mexico. four daughters Mary Lois Simmons Pico Rivera CA Nadine Robbins Maryland Hazel Marie Barrett York NE Helen Kay Griffith Sturgeon. numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Emmett K. Winterhalter
Villa de Silva
Moberly
Meador and Son Funeral Home
James Talbert
Mt. Horeb Cemetery
Meadow and Son Funeral Home
Mexico
Leonida Brown
Mary Ann Berrey
Ethel Welsh
Winterhalter
Lord Earl of
Hoquiam
Wash
Estil
Errol Dean
Mary Lois Simmons
Pico Rivera
Calif
Nadine Robbins
Maryland
Hazel Marie
Legislation Cuts Age Limits Amid Special Session
Legislators advanced bills lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 and raising the parental consent threshold, sending a $10.2 million appropriations measure to the governor. A second set lowering the marriage age and permitting 18 year olds to be notaries stalled as the Senate balked at House revisions, risking failure before session end.
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Senate
Morgan Gets 4 Months For Nixon Fraud
Edward L. Morgan a 36 year old lawyer was sentenced to four months in prison and 20 months probation for illegal back dating of Nixon papers to obtain larger tax deductions. Judge Hart called the action a breach of trust but tempered mercy with discipline. Morgan pleaded guilty to conspiracy to impede defeat and obstruct IRS functions.
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Edward L. Morgan
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Morgan
Nixon
Pat
Hart
Internal Revenue Service
Testimony In Arguments Are Next At Trial
The Watergate cover up trial closed testimony today as closing arguments loom for the jury of nine women and three men. Chief Prosecutor James F. Neal to open the closing, with John W. Dean III first witness for the prosecution and Kenneth W. Parkinson finishing his defense after testifying.
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Washington
White House
John W. Dean Ill
James F. Neal
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Watergate
Jobs Bill Goes Into Conference
The Senate approved a 5 billion supplemental bill to fund job programs and extended unemployment benefits for the jobless. It moves to conference with the House to consider 250 million for public works and 1 billion for a public service job program as part of a 5.5 billion authorization. The package largely focuses on extended unemployment aid.
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Senate
House
Ford
White House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Senate House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Turkey
School Board adopts new discipline guidelines and hires
The open session approved guidelines adding to the board policy on corporal punishment and student discipline. Stephen R. Lucas was hired to teach remedial reading at Hardin Junior High, while resignations were accepted from Amorette Haws and Marta Moore and non certified staff departures were noted.
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Palmer
Board of Education
Stephen R. Lucas
Hardin Junior High
Carthage
Missouri Southern
Joplin
Rockefeller 120 Against Inaugural Day Plan With Ford
Rockefeller planned to fly to Washington with a party of officials including Gov Malcolm Wilson and New York City Mayor Abraham Beame and their wives. He would spend most of the afternoon at his Washington home before going to the White House to ride with Ford to the Capitol for the inauguration ceremonies.
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Washington
New York
Malcolm Wilson
New York City
Abraham Beame
White House
Ford
Capitol
Ford Says US Needs Only The Will To Win
President Ord declared the nation has all resources but needs the will to win as the American Freedom Train is inaugurated as a national bicentennial project. The 22 car train will tour 48 states next spring with historic relics and is funded by five corporations at 1 million dollars each toward an 18 million dollar total.
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Ord
Ford
George Washington
America
American Freedom Train Foundation
Pilot Dies In Perryville Plane Crash
In Perry County Missouri two bodies were recovered after a light twin engine Piper Apache crashed near Perryville on Wednesday night. Pilot Robert L. Jones 46 of Ellisville Missouri was identified by a spokesman as the experienced flyer and Gelco Feld Truck Leasing Corp official returning from Memphis on business. The other victim’s identity remained withheld pending relatives notification. Witness Les Burfiend Jr. of Perryville saw the crash from I-65 reporting emergency lights and two explosions as the plane descended into a cloud bank and struck the ground. He searched a wooded area but could not locate the aircraft.
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Perryville
Perry County
St. Louis
Memphis
Les Burfiend Jr
Missouri Highway Patrol
I-65
Burfiend
Associated Press
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