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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1971
Page
8
Official 7:00 a.m. readings with highs and lows, sun set and rise times, and forecasts for zones. Extended Missouri outlook through Friday calls for partly cloudy to rainy conditions, with temperatures from the teens to the 50s. City and hospital notes list admissions, births, dismissals, and deaths across multiple communities including Mexico and Centralia.
Fire crews answered alarms at the King's Daughters Home and at 921 N Kentucky Rd with no fires found and rapid returns to service. Police reports cover collisions on S Jefferson St and ice related driveway damage, a Liberty and Trinity St. crash, an assault-alleged incident, and multiple traffic and alcohol related charges. Missouri livestock market data and grain bids accompany a roundup of local court actions and highway patrol notes.
Livestock market update from Chicago notes cattle at 1500 head with prices rising one to two dollars per cwt. Slaughter steers 1150 to 1350 pounds yield grades 3 and 433.25 to 33.50 while high choice and prime 1050 to 1350 pounds bring 32.50 to 83.25. Yield grade 2 to 32.00 to 32.50 for 950 to 1350 pounds. Heifers at 32.00 to 32.50 for yield grades 3 and 4 with 850 to 1025 pounds at 30.50 to 32.00. Sheep listed as none with no market test.
Marriage licenses list Barry Norton Hastings Texas and Diane Marie Fuemmelet Mexico. deaths include Edward A. Marquette 76 Mrs May Miller 97 Mrs Anne Gosney 90 Mrs Margaret Jennings 76 Festus Whiteaker Maude Hawkins Norvin Maxwell 78 and Carrie Berry 89. Wall Street report notes market strength with Dow up 4.58 at 873.08 noon. Industrials up 2.9 rails up .5 utilities up 1.2. notable noon prices include Ford 56% Standard Oil 34 1/4 Boeing 20 1/4 and Amex listings among others.
Gov. Jimmy Carter appoints 40 year old Atlanta attorney David Gambrell as Democratic party chair to fill the unexpired term of Sen. Richard B. Russell. Gambrell edged Charles Kirbo after a meeting with the governor. Russell had been re elected to a six year term in 1966.
Enrollment will be held for 30 classes at 7:00 Monday night in Mexico High School. Two courses are beginning college level classes offered in conjunction with Northeast Missouri State College.
Dr and Mrs Joseph Wolf of Tulsa Okla announce the birth of a son at 1205 am Sunday at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa named Joseph John The infant joins sister Mary Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harold Rise and great grandparents Mr and Mrs L L Dean
Mr and Mrs Kenneth George of 1408 Kent Rd announce the birth of their second son Gregory Matthew born Friday at 9 50 p m weighing eight pounds seven ounces Kevin is five years old. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Kesler of Laddonia and Mr and Mrs Harold George of Mexico.
Edward A Marquette 76 a Auxvasse farmer died Saturday at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Maupin funeral home Auxvasse with Rev Charles Fugate officiating. Burial in Auxvasse Cemetery. He was born Aug 13 1894 in St Louis son of George and Louise Marquette. Survived by wife Adeline Waitchek a son Edward Marquette Jr of St Louis two daughters Mrs Gordon Nolte and Mrs James Gilman of Auxvasse a sister Malcolm Moore of Branson.
Mrs. Margaret Mae Jennings of Sturgeon died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon while visiting her brother George Roberts. Born February 4 1894 in Boone County she was married to Virgil Lee Jennings who preceded her in death. Survivors include children Ruby Johnson Verdell Jennings Margaret Lucille Myers Nadine Gordon and 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services conducted by Rev James Jones were held this afternoon at the Christian Church of Sturgeon with burial at Mt Horeb Cemetery. Ballew Funeral Home in Centralia handled arrangements.
Funeral services were held at Harding funeral home for Mrs May Miller 97 of High Hill who died at Villa DeSilva nursing home in Moberly Burial was in Mount Bieacant Cemetery at High Hill She leaves four daughters six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Her husband Jerry Miller died in 1930.
Mrs. Anne Gosney 90 of Paris died Saturday at Pleasant View Rest Home where she had lived over a year. Funeral services were at Andrew Chapel near Monroe City with burial in the church cemetery. She was born November 26, 1880, daughter of Samuel P and Sarah Jane McElroy, married to Jim Gosney who died earlier. She leaves three sons Forest Paris Wilson Hunnewell Elmer Inglewood, Colo. a daughter Mrs Ernest Scott Hannibal, a sister Mrs Mary Gregory Denver, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Festus H Whiteaker 85 of Route 2 Centralia died Sunday at Ellis Fischel Hospital Columbia after farming in the area 25 years born April 27 1885 Edina Mo son of George and Suellen Ellison Whiteaker married Kathryn S Sanderson Aug 24 1910 in Boonville she died May 10 he worked as shipwright for Oregon Shipbuilding Corp before moving to Centralia survived by son G Emmett Centralia daughter Mary Kathryn Chesterton Ind sister Mrs Lela Brightwell Des Moines Ia funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Fenton funeral home Centralia Rev Howard White First Baptist Church burial Glendale Memorial Gardens friends may call after 1 pm today until services</S>
Mrs. Maude Hawkins, 89, of Sturgeon, died Sunday at the Jones Boarding Home in Centralia. Born February 15, 1881 in Clark, she was a longtime Sturgeon resident and member of the Sturgeon Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by daughter Patricia Long, a half sister Pearl Grugin, and nephew Otto Fox. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Fenton Funeral Home, Sturgeon, with burial in Mount Horeb Cemetery. calling hours after 2 p.m. today.
Deputy Paul Hilt, 68, retires after 26 years in law enforcement. Howard Barnes replaces him as deputy. Hilt served 10 years in the sheriff's office and 7 in Fulton police, after a career in Military Police rising to captain. He began in Fulton as an army recruiter with the nickname Sarge.
Dr and Mrs William L Spangler formerly of Mexico welcomed their second son Taylor born at 1 12 PM Saturday weighing nine pounds nine ounces Timothy their first son will be four in March Dr Spangler serves as a veterinarian in the Army at Redstone Arsenal Alabama Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Max Spangler 1315 Morningside Dr and Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor 1628 Meadow Lane
I] T Stewart Jr and Mr and Mrs Tom Stewart of Hampton Va are parents of a six pound nine ounce son born Dec 28 named Thomas Jr. The couple has another son Vern four. Father former Mexican, employed by Newport News Ship Yards. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Vern Stewart of Mexico and Mr and Mrs J C Jones of Sylva NC.
Steven Lee Williams 18, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, charged with two counts of first degree murder in the slayings of farm couple Lena Johnson 67 and Samuel Johnson 58 in Pierce City Missouri. Investigators say a struggle occurred and both victims were shot with a .22 rifle. Williams was held without bond awaiting arraignment after being arrested in Joplin, with two rifles, blood on clothing, and a missing pickup truck and titles found at the scene.
East German border guards slowed traffic from West Germany to Berlin for a fourth straight day. West German Chancellor Willy Brandt prepared to address an election rally in West Berlin as East Germany intensified delays to protest Brandt Heinemann’s presence and a West German FDP meeting.
Washington reports two of the Navy s newest nuclear powered attack submarines will be named for Rep L Mendel Rivers and Sen Richard B Russell. Secretary of Defense Laird said it honors two Americans who helped ensure modern defenses. Keel L. Mendel Rivers set for June and keel Richard B Russell for October. Both submarines are Sturgeon class under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Rivers died December 28 and Russell died January 21.
Mrs Harold Erdel has been admitted to Boone County Hospital in Columbia for medical tests.
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes appointed James F. Mauze of St. Louis to the Missouri Public Service Commission to complete the term of Howard Elliott Jr. Mauze, 31, a Republican, will serve until April 15, 1973. He attended St Louis Country Day, Westminster College, and Washington University Law. served as law clerk to Chief Judge Matthes. practiced privately since 1967. and earlier served as an Army intelligence officer, aiding Westmoreland’s Viet Nam staff. He is married with two children.
East German authorities halted blockade actions in Berlin with most roads open again and traffic light delays largely vanished by midmorning. Carnage of long convoys eased, though early hours saw a squeezing of access to the encircled western city. Western allies report usable routes on the Helmstedt Autobahn while diplomatic efforts continue.
Twenty thousand Ford Motor Co. workers walked out in Britain over pay, halting production at six of Ford's 21 plants and causing estimated losses of 4.8 million dollars daily. Postal talks collapsed, with no mail handling as 25,000 post offices opened for savings, licenses, and stamps.
Members of St Matthew's Episcopal Church at a congregational meeting elected John Cline and Tom Duncan to the executive committee replacing Doug Balser and Robert Napier. John Reddick named warden replacing Jim Landry. C Darrell Phillips to represent the church at the diocesan convention in St Louis. Budget adopted totals over 13 000 dollars.
Mrs Irvin Ward was admitted Saturday to Boone County Hospital in Columbia and placed in Room 34.
Harold Filtz, a Central Oklahoma farmer and guard at Oklahoma State University, battled state officials for 18 months over gasoline contamination of his well water. He paid a $7.53 tax bill and a late payment fine amid ongoing reports of undrinkable water and possible leaks from two service stations. An inspector drilled test holes and officials suggested the pollution may have stopped, but Filtz says the water remains unusable for drinking.
Apollo 14 astronauts retry docking after initial failure. The command ship maneuvers to align with the lunar module, amid long attempts and tense Mission Control dialogue. Final successful hard dock confirmed as the crew and ground team coordinate to seal the spacecraft.
Kansas City AP dispatch reports former President Truman continuing to regain strength from an intestinal ailment at Research Hospital. A spacesman said he watched Apollo 14 launch on TV, read about it in today’s paper, and took a corridor stroll from his third floor room. Mrs. Truman visited him over the weekend and again today.
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