Weather forecast and river stage readings for Ledgerland and Missouri
Official 7:00 am readings show last 24 hours high 38 low 24 with 7 am at 24. Forecasted weather for Ledgerland calls for slight rain tonight with a low near 30 and clearing cool Friday with a high near 40. Missouri outlook features increasing clouds, rain likely south, highs around 40, with rain tonight and lows in the 20s to 30s, then general rain or snow Saturday and Monday with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s to 40s. River stage readings from multiple towns around St Louis show various levels with several gages noted as D or U and values ranging from 0.0 to 16.6.
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Missouri
T. Louis
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
Jefferson City
Hermann
St. Charles
Hannibal
Louisiana
Clarksville
Winfield
Water levels at Missouri lakes show drops from normal
Kansas City AP reports several Missouri lakes with water levels below normal. Lake of the Ozarks sits 3.7 feet under normal at 658.7, Stockton at 4.9 feet low, Grand 4.75 feet low, Beaver 5.28 feet low, and Table Rock 7.91 feet low. Pomme de Terre remains at normal, Bus Shoals up slightly.
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Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Pomme de Terre
Stockton
Bus Shoals
Table Rock
Beaver
Grand
Hospital admissions and deaths in Audrain region
The Audrain Medical Center lists admissions including Mrs. Donnie Nichols Mrs. Mary Cahall Miss Dawn Relford Mrs. Maudie Cole Earl Graves Miss Melissa Mellhatton Mrs. Mary Brooks Dennis Boydston Mrs. Charline Quisenberry Mrs. William O Connor Miss Margaret Fisher and others from Mexico Centralia Auxvasse Vandalia New Florence Wellsville and nearby towns. Dismissals follow with names such as Donald Williams Miss Christina Walker and John H Neill. Deaths: Ellis S Hamilton 75 and Miss Alberta Geraldine Williams 63.
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Audrain Medical Center
Donnie Nichols
Mary Cahall
Dawn Relford
Maudie Cole
Earl Graves
Melissa Mellhatton
Mary Brooks
Dennis Boydston
Charline Quisenberry
William O'Connor
Margaret Fisher
Mexico
LeRoy Hedemark
Merrill
Iowa
Betty Chandler
Imogene McBride
Trene Galloway
Centralia
David Waage
George Baumgardner
Thomas Griffin
Route 2
Donald Williams
Christina Walker
John H. Neill
Windell Dingman
Kenneth Gates
William Armstrong Jr
Richard Smith
Roger Craghead
Lisa Coureton
Donna Beamer
James M. McCary
Virginia Mahl
Kenneth Clithero
Vandalia
Vandalia incidents report thefts and vandalism
Gene Moore of Vandalia reported a distributor cap and two spark plugs stolen from a Moore Construction Co truck on Abat Street. A Wednesday 4 30 p m collision at Agricultural and East Liberty Streets between Daniel Blakely and Dalbert Level caused minor damage. Vandalia Middle School burglary and vandalism, with foods and tools stolen or damaged, were under investigation. Martinsburg Lime Quarry door damage involved a soda machine theft and multiple pens stolen.
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Gene Moore
Vandalia
Moore Construction Co
Abat Street
Daniel
Blakely
Ellisville
Dalbert Level
Elmwood
Agricultural
East Liberty
Martinsburg
Courts report on city and magistrate court fines
Fourteen cases heard Wednesday in city court with total fines of 480 dollars including costs. Guilty rulings for fighting yielded 57.50 each for Jay Loyd and Pat Beauchamp, bond forfeitures for stop sign and other traffic charges, and several failures to yield or keep lookout. Magistrate Court recorded guilty pleas for careless driving and speeding with fines plus costs, plus charges for unregistered plates and suspected assaults. Circuit Court saw Commerce Bank suing multiple Browns for 1925.63, with notes detailing amounts and guaranties. Audrain Cooperative Association suit dismissed. Marriage licenses granted to William Pearl and Susan Arnold Sen Walt, Virgil Schroff and Anna Sexton.
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Uray Gunn
Jay Loyd
Mexico
Pat Beauchamp
John Baker
Clarence R. Bowls
Hutchinson
Kan
Mary L. Hanna
Laddonia
Melvin J. Forrest
N. Western
Kenneth A. Reynolds
Clark
Wendell Whitfield Jr
N. Clark
Missouri Farm Market Report and Grain Futures
Missouri livestock prices show slaughter hogs down 2 to 3 dollars with sow and boar adjustments. Missouri auction results list heifers and cattle, then Chicago grain quotes with wheat soybeans corn and oats futures and cash grain prices from MFA Mexico and Fowles Grain Co. Laddonia.
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Missouri Livestock Market Center
Dept. of Agri
MNS
Roger Parker
Missouri Ferder
Middletown
Chicago
MFA
Mexico
Fowles Grain Co
Laddonia
Chicago—Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade
Stock Market Roundup Faces Small Loss After Fed Nomination
The New York Stock Exchange saw a slight retreat as traders digest President Carter's Fed chair nomination. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood around 829, dipping from early losses to about 828.48 by noon, with losers leading gainers 3 to 2. Over-the-counter quotes list bid and ask figures for Commerce Bank, Mercantile Bank, Wetterau, and several issuers.
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Commerce Bank
Mercantile Bank
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Combustion Engineering
Dresser Ind
Emerson
Jones
New York
Carter
Federal Reserve Board
Carter cites energy in push for tax cuts and aid limits
President Carter defends 1978 79 tax cuts while citing Community Development funds and tight IRS rules. He said energy will tie together his Europe Asia Near East tour and urged Congress to act, signaling a possible early energy bill compromise. Mexico seeks CD funds but competes with similar towns.
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Mexico
Carter
Europe
Asia
Near East
Congress
Rites Today For Vivian Featherston
Graveside services for Vivian Featherston aged 67 of Paris were held at Walnut Grove Cemetery at 10 a.m. with Rev. Al Baumgardner officiating. Arrangements were by Agnew Funeral Home. Survived by husband Gentry, daughter Margaret Ann Cruzan, brother Reginald Davis, sister Winifred Threlkeld, and three granddaughters.
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Paris
Vivian
Featherston
Walnut Grove
al Baumgardner
Agnew
Dean Magon
Roy Johnston
Doc Morehead
Glenn Bryan
Bob Winterbower
Wilson Uplinger
Bruce
Annie McGee Davis
Gentry Featherston
Margaret Ann Cruzan
Reginald Davis
Winifred Threlkeld
Moberly
The
Baptist Church
Mrs. Julia Jones Buried In Iowa
Mrs. Julia Jones 88 of Paris was buried at Graceland Cemetery Knoxville Iowa after services at 1 p.m. She died Wednesday at her home. Born January 29 1889 in Rapid City Dakota Territory she was a daughter of Charles M and Emma Jolly Griffeth. She married Elmer Jones who preceded her in death. Surviving are a brother Sam Griffeth Paris a sister Blanche Belknap California a half brother George Griffeth and a step brother Fermor Barnes. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star.
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Paris
Julia Jones
Graceland Cemetery
Knoxville
Iowa
George Griffeth
Fermor Barnes
Services Held For Mrs. Groves
Services for Mrs. William Groves aged 64 from Route 2 Mexico were held this afternoon at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home with Rev Jerry Ostrom of Centennial Baptist Church officiating. Pallbearers were George Warner Robert Midgett W C Allen Nelson Groves Robert Beasley and John Shaner. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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William Groves
Route 2
Mexico
Precht-Pickering
Jerry Ostrom
Centennial Baptist Church
George Warner
Robert Midgett
W.C. Allen
Nelson Groves
Robert Beasley
John Shaner
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Rites Today For Mrs Sanford
The Rev Robert Collins of First Presbyterian Church officiated at services for Mrs Stonewall Sanford 93 at Precht Pickering Funeral Home. She had been a Golden Age Manor patient in Moravia Iowa and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
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Robert Collins
First Presbyterian Church
Precht- Pickering
Stonewall Sanford
Golden Age Manor
Moravia
Iowa
Mexico
David McCumber
Frank Kent
Jack Burkey
James W. Gallaher
Fritz Craig
A.A. Mitchell
Elmwood Cemetery
Rites Today For Mrs Joyce Cook
The Rev N L Simfington of Slater conducted services this afternoon at the Arnold Funeral Home for Mrs Joyce Cook 58 of 1128 East Lafayette Street. Pallbearers were her nephews and burial was in Centralia city cemetery.
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Slater
Arnold Funeral Home
Joyce Cook
East
Lafayette Street
Centralia City Cemetery
Boone Hospital Rates Up Sharply
Boone County Hospital announced a sharp rise in room rates effective Sunday with semi private rooms up from 72 to 87 dollars daily and private rooms in the remodeled wing from 82 to 94 dollars while older private rooms rise from 77 to 92 dollars. Officials cite inflation malpractice insurance and new programs for the increases and note an open heart surgery program to begin July 1. Count Galeazzo Sforza, deputy secretary general of the Council of Europe, died at 61 in Strasbourg France.
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Columbia
Boone County Hospital
Galearso Sforza
Strasbourg
France
Galeazzo Sforza
Council of Europe
Carter visits Warsaw amid human rights tensions
President Carter arrives in Warsaw for a first trip behind the Iron Curtain since backing human rights. He meets Edward Gierek, tours Warsaw shrines, and attends a state banquet, aiming to win friends while signaling Public rights may be secondary in talks. About 630 reporters cover the visit, including a historic bloc press conference.
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Radziwill
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Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Iran
Belgium
West Germany
Skier Survives Four Days Lost In Sierra
Eric Schine a 26 year old San Francisco bank employee and former University of Denver Alpine Club member wandered in the High Sierra for four days. He survived on leaves and acorns dug snow caves and followed streams before sighting a rescue helicopter and being rescued near Auburn. He recalled mistaking sounds for voices and endured hunger cold and hallucinations during the Christmas week ordeal.
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Eric Schine
High Sierra
San Francisco Bank
University of Denver
Alpine Club
Squaw Valley
Picayune Valley
Schine
Placer County
Nevada
Auburn Faith Community Hospital
Davidson Appointed Mokane Postmaster
John Davidson, longtime Mexico postoffice employee since 1960, is named Mokane postmaster and will take his duties Saturday. He has served as supervisor of postal operations at Mexico since December 8, 1872, and held various roles including carrier and customer service representative. Davidson and his family will stay in Mexico until school term ends. Arland Peck says Dwayne Vanshike will be interim supervisor until a successor is named.
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Mexico
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Mexico Post Office
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Columbia
Lorene
Glenn
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Davidsons
Lana Baclesse
Connie Knipp
Auxvasse
Vo-Tech
Naval Reserve
James Bledsoe
American Legion
Arland Peck
Dwayne Vanshike
Sadat disappointed by Carter stance delays Middle East peace
President Anwar Sadat said he is disappointed by President Carter's Middle East remarks and warned they may delay peace talks with Israel. Carter backed no independent Palestinian state and allowed Israeli troops on the West Bank after a future peace accord, making negotiations harder, Sadat said in Cairo. He thought a two month settlement might still be possible but warned the 1978 decision year could be delayed.
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Hayakawa to visit Japan to push trade ties
Sen. Lr. Hayakawa, a Japanese American Republican, will travel to Japan next week to press California Ori ent trade. He told reporters during a lunch with Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. that he plans to depart Jan 4 and will meet Japan's prime minister foreign minister and finance minister.
Local Rites For Miss Williams
Miss Alberta Geraldine Williams 63 of Minneapolis formerly of Mexico died December 22 in Minneapolis. Born January 1 1914 in Quiver she was daughter of Edward A and Alma Chambers Williams. Services Friday 2 p.m. at Second Baptist Church Mexico with Elmwood burial. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Mary Henderson and Mrs Pearl Camp one brother O B Williams and many relatives. Visitation today until 8 p.m. at Green Funeral Home Mexico with family receiving friends this evening.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Mexico
Second Baptist Church
Elmwood
Quiver
Edward A
Alma Chambers Williams
Mary Henderson
Pearl Camp
O. B. Williams
Rites Held For Hattie Clutter
Services for Mrs. Hallie J. Clutter 82 Route 3 Mexico were to be held at 3 pm at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Etherton conducting. Pallbearers included Alden Byars Stanley Byars William Watts Steve Harvey Cecil Dungan and David Earle. Burial was in Union Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Hallie J. Clutter
Route 3
Mexico
Arnold Funeral Home
Larry Etherton
Union Baptist Church
Alden Byars
Stanley Byars
William Watts
Steve Harvey
Cecil Dungan
David Earle
Carter says Arabs would not object to US Israel security guarantee
President Carter told TV correspondents that some Arab leaders indicated they would accept a US backed security guarantee for Israel as part of a Middle East settlement. He backed Begin’s stance on no Palestinian state and suggested a possible US–Israel defense pact, though preferred minimal post settlement peacekeeping.
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Israel
Menahem Begin
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Begin
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Gaza Strip
Sion
United States
Heloise Cruse, noted tips columnist, dies at 58
Heloise Cruse, born Heloise Bowles, longtime Hints From Heloise columnist, died of heart trouble at Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. Age 58. Her column appeared in King Features papers for 17 years in more than 600 newspapers. Funeral plans incomplete as daughter Ponce Cruse to take over writing duties.
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Texas
Heloise Bawles
Heloise
Heloise Cruse
Baptist Hospital
King
King Features
Allan Priaulx
New York
Priaux
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