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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1970

Page

8

Homecoming Candidates At Wellsville Selected

Wellsville Middletown R-1 High School selects homecoming queen hopefuls Miss Mary Schipper Miss Connie Delozier Miss Rhonda Beckett and Miss Donna Baugh with Homecoming Friday night against Elsberry. floats and band music planned. Student council sponsors the event. Also notes a Christmas assembly, upcoming Wellsville Baptist Church student night, and honors for Mrs Maurine Elliott with guests and wedding plans for Mrs Elliott and Fred Schlag.

F. A. Zimmmann Wellsville Wellsville - Middletown R-1 High School Mary Schipper Maurice Schipper Connie Delozier T-Sgt Ralph Delozier Rhonda Beckett Fred Beckett Donna Baugh Robert Baugh Middletown Tigers Elsberry Wellsville Baptist Church Maurine Elliott J. W. Brown Raymond Lowry Brown Donn Brooks Laddonia Elliott A. H. McClintic Vandalia Fred Schlag Crystal City

Monroe group seeks continued free food program in January

A Monroe County Volunteers Against Hunger group met the county court in Paris to discuss continuing the Commodity Foods program through January February and March. No action was taken. a Jan. 11 meeting with the court is planned as two new court members assume duties Jan. 1.

Jane Ransdell Paris Monroe County Volunteers Against Hunger Mation Maupin Lamar Hayes Richard Deaver Holliday Woodland Hospital Moberly Mindy Beth Gloria Jean Levings Kenneth Levings Noland K. Deaver Margaret Workman David Sudsberry Dick McCord Rhino Radio Hannibal Joe Gilstrap Reddy Randy Gulf Breeze Fla Gilstrap Earl James Thomas J. Threlkeld Melvin Beaty Richard A. Beaty U.S. Navy Threlkeld South Carolina Beaty Norfolk

Conn Named Auxvasse Police Chief Amid Ties to Fulton

G E Conn starts as Auxvasse chief of police after appointment by the city board. A lifetime Fulton resident, he previously served as an auxiliary with the Fulton Police and Callaway County Sheriff, and is a Vietnam era veteran awarded the Purple Heart and multiple military medals. He is married with two children and plans to move to Auxvasse after the holidays.

Auxvasse Gale Edward Conn Auxvasse Board of Aldermen Conn Fulton South Vietnam Mr. Conn Ricky Vicki Conns

River Queen to receive safety overhaul in drydock

The Delta Queen, a 46 year old paddle wheeler and last of her kind, will enter Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans for a 250000 overhaul. The work adds fire fighting devices, an advanced smoke and flame detector system, added fire retardant materials, new bottom plates, and a strengthened superstructure to meet Safety at Sea Act standards.

New Orleans Avondale

Christmas Eve Services At Vandalia Churches

Christmas Eve candlelight service at St John s Lutheran Church at 11 p m with Rev W J Gieselman delivering the sermon Two communion services are set for Christmas Eve at the Methodist Church 8 p m and at the Presbyterian Church 11 30 p m Also notes on residents traveling for the holidays church officers for 1970 71 and veterans group activities full of names places and dates from Vandalia area churches and community events

St. John’s Lutheran Church W. J. Gieselman Presbyterian Church Roy New York Bill Freyd Linda Langford Kansas City Larry Langford Don Langford Wilhelmina Pittenger United Presbyterian Women’s Organization Oberammergau Germany Wallace Thurman Jim Babb Raymond Deichman Louis C. Schulze

Christmas Gatherings Highlight Mornings and Dinners

The MEXICO MO Ledger notes Mr and Mrs Lawrence Rogers of Santurce Puerto Rico visiting Msparents Mr and Mrs Carl Greene for Christmas and New Year. Monday dinner guests include Averil Beshears Jr and Beth with other couples. First Christian Church Loyal Workers hold annual carry in dinner, visiting Tri County Nursing Home. church services led by Rev Glen Vernon. Weekend trip to Alton for Paula Jean Miller and Jerry Morgan wedding.

Lawrence Rogers Santurce Puerto Rico Carl Greene Averil Beshears Jr Beth Averil Beshears Sr Lee Gore Melaney Lisa Alan Adam Amy Loyal Workers First Christian Church Harold Johnson Jim Hayden Tri-County Glen Vernon Forrest Watts George Pease Dennis Judy Walter Clark Smith Larry Smith N. E. Burt Charles Landquist Alton Paula Jean Miller Jerry Morgan Church of God

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