Erdels Plan New Modern Hard ware Store After Fire
Fire destroyed the Pete Erdel & Sons Hardware gift shop and sales area at 211 W Monroe Street. Co owners Glen Roy Ed and John Erdel say construction will start soon on a totally new modern True Value Hardware store. Firefighters battled subfreezing conditions and a six inch snow storm for three hours. The loss is described as substantial and only partially insured.
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True Value
Glen
Roy
John Erdel
Pete Erdel & Sons Hardware
W. Monroest
John Erde
Mexico
Bob Carter
Erdel’s
Centralia
Fulton
Don Bolli
Erde! True Value Hardware Store
W. Monroe St
122 Inch Snow Buries Area
Ledgerland reports the worst snowstorm of the century with an official 12% inches of snow, heavy drifts, and near impossible plowing. Mexico Special No. 13 road crews and city graders worked through the outage while church services were canceled and New Year’s Day edition canceled. Subzero temperatures followed, with official readings around 2 below in Mexico and forecasts remaining very cold.
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Ledgerland
Smoky Woods
Mexico Special No. 13
District 13
Mexico
Neil Nielsen
Praying Mantises Hatch From Christmas Tree in West Virginia
In Charleston, West Virginia, a family discovers about 1000 praying mantises hatched from a hidden nest inside their Christmas tree causing a swarm around the home. Mrs. Snodgrass explains they plan to avoid killing them while seeking a safe removal. The family previously used artificial trees.
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Charleston
W.va
Bobby Snodgrass
Mexico merchants recall banner year with 1973 gains unsure for 1974
Local bankers and business leaders describe 1973 as a booming year for Audrain County commerce and agriculture with deposits rising and retail sales strong. They warn energy and fuel concerns will shape 1974, potentially restraining loans and auto and equipment markets, while farmers project sizable county income from agriculture.
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Mexico
John Cline
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Bradford H. Brett
First National Bank of Mexico
Audrain County
Brett
Midwest Research Institute
Cline
Kline's
Jon Scaramella
West Plaza
Midwest
Ward Company
Williams
Ward
George Stahl
Pilcher Jewelry and
Worrell’s Jewelry Companies
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Erdels
Jared Stotts
Don Stotts
Western St
Ledger
Richard Vance
Monroe Street
the Ledger
K&m
J. C. Penney Co
Montgomery Ward
O. C. Sims
J. C. Penney
Sims
James N. Williams
Glen Torreyson
Carroll Motors Co
Mr. Torreyson
Larry Huffman
Pearl Motor Co
E. T. Smith
Smith Motor and Implement Inc
Mr. Huffman
John
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