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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1970

Page

4

Kehl and Bertrand Engage for Summer Wedding

Miss Barbara Lynn Kehl daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Kehl of 2 Monroe Place and Michael C Bertrand son of Mr and Mrs Harold L Bertrand of Mexico Route 2 are engaged. Kehl is a Mexico High School 1970 graduate and a freshman at Southwest Missouri State University. Bertrand is a 1968 Mexico High School graduate and a University of Missouri pre veterinary medicine student. The couple plans a summer wedding.

Miss Kehl Mr. Bertrand Charles E. Kehl Monroe Place Barbara Lynn Kehl Michael C. Bertrand Harold L. Bertrand Mexico Route 2 Mexico High School Southwest Missouri State Springfield Bertrand The University of Missouri

Council Enjoys Annual Party

Audrain County Extension Homemakers Council held its monthly meeting and annual Christmas luncheon Thursday with Vandalia hostess Mrs. Floyd Lewis. After carols she spoke on carol origins and read. Gifts included weather-predicting tools and a reading from Pot Beauty of Christmas. Prizes went to Mrs. A. A. Tuepker and Mrs. Welton B. Vance. Attendees included Mrs. Lyndall Tanner, Mrs. Frank P. Wilfley Sr., Mrs. Homer Martin, and others.

Audrain County Extension Homemakers Council Floyd Lewis Vandalia

FOE Auxiliary Christmas Party and January Plans

At the FOE Auxiliary regular meeting 27 members attended. Mrs James Johnson and Mrs Stanley Campbell were named to the entertainment committee for January. A New Year’s dance is set for Dec 31 at the home with breakfast by the auxiliary. A Christmas party and gift exchange followed. Mrs Addie Kluge received a money tree. The family Christmas dinner and annual children’s party drew 99 attendees. Initiation for four members is planned for Jan 12.

FOE Tueday James Johnson Stanley Campbell Addie Kluge

Holiday Visitors Arrive for Local Families Over Holidays

Society items note Mr. and Mrs. Bart Benus and son Eric arriving from Lake Stevens Washington to visit relatives Elmer Benus and Lily Dankle in Mexico. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Barkelew host Barbara from Columbia College and extending visits to Mrs. Harry Hammond of Monett and Henry Barkelews of Shelbina. Gene Reilly Jr. and son Greg Marlee from Oceanside to spend holidays with Buell Bolton family in Vandalia. Brenda Strange and Reverend Tom Strange from Bolivar arrive to spend holidays with Curtis Strange family.

Bart Benus Eric Lake Stevens Wash Elmer Benus Lily Dankle Mexico Robert Barkelew Barbara Columbia College Barkelew Harry Hammond Monett Henry Barkelew Shelbina Gene Reilly Jr Greg Marlee Oceanside Calif Buell Bolton Bolton Vandalia Brenda Strange Tom Strange Southwest Baptist College Bolivar Curtis Strange

Miss Douglass Betrothal To James Long Announced

Centralia announces the engagement of Vicki Douglass to James R. Long both from Centralia. Vicki is a Centralia High School senior. James is a 1967 Centralia High School and 1969 Linn Technical School graduate, employed at Smith Radio Service in Columbia. A spring wedding is planned.

Douglass James Long John M. Douglass Centralia Vicki James R. Long Herbert H. Long Miss Douglass Centralia High School Mr. Long Linn Technical School Smith Radio Service Columbia

Med Center Employees Celebrate Christmas Dance

About 450 Audrain Medical Center staff, physicians, and guests danced to Ken Starke's Moonlight Serenaders at the annual Christmas Dance in the National Guard Armory on December 18. Honored guests were Col. C. R. Stribling and Frank P. Wilfley Jr., retiring trustees, who received silver trays from the employees. Service awards honored 15, 10, and five years, with recipients named. A buffet dinner followed, prepared by the Center's Dietary Department.

Audrain Medical Center Ken Starke National Guard Col. C. R. Stribling Frank P. Wilfley Jr Bill Druger Col. Stribling Mr. Wilfley Howard Forrest Olgie Farrah Ferol Anson Grace Groves Zella Bonney Mary Hall Marie Marshall Margaret ¥. Jeffrey Doris Hahn Edna Love Clara Powell Elmer Benton Robert and Beatrice Goff Joanne Rucker Margaret Carr Virginia Green Robert Gooch Walter Westbay C. F., McCord Lillie Dunkle Geroy Kelsay Wanda Boydston Viola Fleming Mildred Wagner Loretta Buckley Marjorie Forbis Ola Gentry Kathy Knipp Dorothy Larson Helen Mahamey Eddy the McCallister Marie Metcalf Jewell Williams Caroline Davis Phyllis Helwig Joanne Jaeger

Mrs Bruce Hosts DAC Meeting For Daughters of the American Colonists

Mrs T R Bruce hosted the Captain John Hall Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists Monday afternoon. She presided at the business meeting and opened with the ritual. Mrs Clarence Sievers introduced guest Melba Davenport who spoke of her Holy Land tour and Bible context. The program contrasted past and present district life including the diamond industry and communal areas. Mrs Sievers read a Christmas poem. National defense news was given by Mrs Gano Chance. January meeting set for night with host Dorrance Edmonston and program chair Bert VanHorn.

T. R. Bruce Captain John Hall Daughters of the American Colonists Clarence Sievers Melba Davenport Holy Land Jesus

Pageant Plans for Miss Mexico 1971 Announced

The Miss Mexico Pageant board holds its first official meeting and plans the 1971 event described as the biggest yet. The February 20 contest at Presser Hall will award about 900 in scholarships and 300 in wardrobe funds. The winner advances to Miss Missouri, held in Mexico this year.

Missouri Jaycee Club Hope Mexico Columbia Jefferson City Marcia Fern Mossbarger Atlantic City N. J Hemlin Jaycees Cheryl Sullivan Sharon Balser Helen Weaver Mexico United Methodist Church Helvilla

Orange Blossom Extension Club Christmas Party Report

Ten members attended the Orange Blossom Extension Club Christmas gathering on the third Wednesday in Montgomery City Christian Church basement with hostess Mrs. Mike Palmer Sr. Slides of a Passion Play in Germany were shown by Mrs. Paul Pittenger, followed by the flag salute and holiday carols.

Orange Blossom Extension Club Montgomery City Christian Church Mike Palmer Sr Paul Pittenger Germany Claude Sanders Arthur Seiler Frank Edwards Ray Parsons Emily Bowlby Pittenger Sanders Hugh Ash Dorothy O’keefe

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Vicki Douglass Med Center Mrs. Bruce DAC Dorrance Edmonston Bert VanHorn Don Beckett Calhoun Worrell Jewelers Worrell Washington Heivlin Extension Club Yule Party John Jonas George Masterman Ralph Foster Douglas Stewart Mike Palmer, Jr Richard Chandler Mary Kemper Ervin Klingert Charles Puckett W. S. Harrison Puckett Harrison Orange Blossom Fidelis First Baptist Church Robert Logan Roland Crews Della Davenport Smith Black Frank Arnall Bessie Denton B. M. Walker Fannie Edwards Lela Tinsley Minnie Huffman Hearing Aid Dealer and Service Center S. Jefferson Mexico, Mo Walter Werner Famous Fantas Greeting Cards East Side SquAre OUR Martinsb and Martinsburg, Mo Phillips Whitley St Mexico, Mo Clcola Coca-Cola Bottling Co
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