Weather and Market Notes From Audrain County Ledger
Official 7:00 a.m. readings report highs and lows, precipitation and forecasts for the region. Weather warnings extend from Missouri travel conditions to potential freezing rain and snow, with temperatures into the low 20s and highs near 30. The update includes livestock, grain, and local insurance of hospital admissions, police notices, accidents, and court actions.
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Missouri
West Central
North
Stock market slips as profit taking weighs on NYSE
Profit taking trimmed gains in a heavy trading session on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones average fell 4.04 to 872.18 at noon as analysts noted a shift from high quality leaders to lower quality stocks. About 9.47 million shares changed hands, with mixed results among key issues including IBM, Polaroid, Central Data, and Xerox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Chance Co
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
U.S
IBM
Polaroid
Central Data
Xerox
Associated Press
Romdall Named Public Information Officer at Post Office
Postmaster Margaret H. Mackie announced Asst. Post Master R. C. Romdall as public information officer. He will keep the public informed on post office changes and new postal rates. Romdall attended information training January 28 and 29 in Columbia led by Charles R. Jackson and Buster Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Mackie
R. C. Romdall
Mr. Romdall
Columbia
Charles R. Jackson
St. Louis
Buster Davenport
Miss Mackie
Egypt and UK extend cease-fire near Suez Canal
President Anwar Sadat announced a 30 day cease-fire ending March 7. Egypt said Israel must begin a partial withdrawal as a preliminary step to a full pullback, Cairo Radio reported. The cease-fire was to end at midnight Friday.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Cairo Radio
Middle East
Leonard Snyder Suffering Heart Attack in Mexico
Mexico Mayor Pro Tem Leonard W. Snyder, 808 N. Clark St., suffered a heart attack Wednesday about 11 a.m. after returning from city hall. Taken by ambulance to Audrain Medical Center, he was admitted to the ICU and listed as resting comfortably by his wife.
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Mexico
Leonard W. Snyder
N. Clark St
Snyder
Audrain Medical Center
Graveside Service for George Wiggs in Elmwood Cemetery
Graveside services for George Wiggs 82 of Marshalltown Iowa will be in Elmwood Cemetery at 3 p.m. Friday with Rev George B Wraith of First Christian Church officiating Funeral services were held earlier today at Estel Perrin funeral home in Marshalltown Mr Wiggs died Tuesday at Marshall County Hospital Born June 10 1849 in Wellsville he and wife Nelle Garrett moved to Marshalltown 65 years ago Survived by widow and nephews Kenneth Garrett and Richard Garrett of Mexico Arrangements handled by Precht Pickering funeral home
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George Wiggs
Marshalltown
Iowa
Elmwood
George B. Wraith
First Christian Church
Wiggs
Estel Perrin
Marshall County Hospital
Wellsville
Nelle Garrett
Kenneth Garrett
Richard Garrett
Mexico
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Mrs. Fannie Mock Dies at 90 Friday Rites
Mrs. Fannie Mae Mock aged 90 of Wellsville died Tuesday at Sherwood Arms Nursing Home Centralia. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home Lancaster with burial in IOOF Cemetery Glenwood. She was born August 1, 1880 in Iowa, daughter of John and Mary Marvin. Survived by her daughter Gleena McClain. Funeral arrangements by Fenton Funeral Home Centralia.
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Wellsville
Fannie Mae Mock
H. B. Jeff
Gleena) McClain
Norman Funeral Home
Lancaster
IOOF
Glenwood
Mack
Sherwood Arms
Centralia
Iowa
John
Mary Smith Marvin
McClain
Fenton Funeral Home
John Leuenberger Services Today
Funeral services for John Leuenberger 64 were held at Wilkey-Bienhoft Funeral Home in Laddonia with Rev. Cleo Sexton officiating. Burial followed in Laddonia Cemetery. Born April 3, 1906 in Rockwell City Iowa, he lived on farms near Auxvasse and Laddonia. he died at his farm home Tuesday night. He is survived by his widow Dorothy and two sisters Mae Hatfield and Rose Carlson.
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Laddonia
Wilkey-Bienhoft
John Leuenberger
Cleo Sexton
Dorothy
Mae Hatfield
Rose Carlson
Rockwell City
Clifton Hodges, Perry Native, Dies at 78
Clifton Hodges 78 lifelong Perry farmer died Tuesday at his home after a long illness. Funeral held at Prairie View Church led by Rev Tony Conley. Burial in Lick Creek Cemetery. Born June 21 1492 in Mexico to Wallace and Mary Ann Hodges. Married Nellie Fern Hall March 3 1920 in Mexico. Survived by widow five sons one sister and eight grandchildren.
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Perry
Clifton Hodges
Prairie View Church
Tony Conley
Lick Creek
Mexico
Henry Clifton Hodges
Wallace
Mary Ann Watts Hodges
Nellie Fern Hall
Thomas L. Hodges
Marvin
Bob Hodges
Rural
Perty
Don Hodges
Olatha, Kan
Clifton Hodges Jr
Macon
Sammy Miller
Buford Services Friday for Ralph B Buford
Funeral services for Ralph B. Buford 77 will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Jonesburg Methodist Church Burial will be in Jonesburg Cemetery He died Tuesday at Audrain Medical Center He had lived in Jonesburg 31 years and on a farm before moving to town He is survived by sister Mrs Mary Walter of University City Mo His wife Mabel died in 1955 Friends may call at Harding Funeral Home until services
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Jonesburg
Ralph B. Buford
Jonesburg Methodist Church
Buford
Audrain Medical Center
Mary Walter
University City
Mabel
Harding
Mrs Harrington Dies in Peoria at 82
Mrs Ida Bea Harrington 82, formerly of Wallsville, died at Methodist Hospital Peoria MI at 12 10 p m Tuesday after a stay since Jan 19 She was born July 18 1888 in Headsville MO Survived by daughters Helen White of Peoria Marie Donnell of Springfield IL sons Hilman of Springfield Howard of Wellsville sisters brothers grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services set for Saturday 2 p m at St Pauls Baptist Church Wellsville with Rev Lewis Bynum officiating Friends may call Myers Funeral Home Friday evening
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Wellsville
Ida Bea Harrington
Wallsville
Peoria
Methodist Hospital
Harrington
Headsville
Helen White
Marie Donnell
Springfield
Ill
Hilman
Howard
James Holland
Mexico
Henry
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Lewis Bynum
Myers Funeral Home
Kent Named Mexico Youth Center Director
Ron Kent, freshly back from a Vietnam tour, is the new director of the Mexico Youth Center. He is the son of Roy and Mrs. Kent and began duties last week after graduating from Tarkio College. Weekend events include an 8 p.m. listen-to-the-game party for the Bulldogs game at Hannibal, a ping pong tournament, junior high hours 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and a 9 p.m. guitar sing fest for senior highs Saturday. Over 300 students joined center activities last week.
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Ron Kent
Vietnam
Mexico
Roy Kent
Reavis Rd
Kent
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Bulldogs
Hannibal
Burglars Burn Open Arens Safe in Wellsville
Burglars used the Arens Bros Dodge cutting torch to burn apart the Wellsville car dealership safe. They took car titles, vehicle inspection papers, other car papers, and an unknown amount of money. Fred and North Arens report the loss as investigators from the Highway Patrol and Sheriff’s office probe the break in.
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Wellsville
Arens Bros. Dodge
Fred
North Arens
Wellaville
Highway Patrol
Clarence Landrum
Apollo 14 Mission Update and Landing Preparations
Apollo 14 continues lunar approach with Saturn V stage impact monitored to study crust depth. Shepard and Mitchell prepare a two outside excursions to install a nuclear science station and conduct geology fieldwork near Fra Mauro highlands. Battery tests on the lunar module proceed with Mission Control confirming clearance to descend.
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Mission Control
Fred W. Halse
Mitchell
Shepard
Antares
Kitty Hawk
Fra Mauro Highlands
Earth
Cone
Lunar
Joe Engle
Joe
Astronaut Engle
Rail Signalmen Union Orders March 6 Strike
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, representing about 13,000 members, announced a nationwide walkout set for 6 a.m. March 6, 1971, under Railway Labor Act advance notice. They seek a 54 percent wage rise by July 1, 1972, with current pay from 3.20 to 3.78 per hour. Negotiations with railroads and AFL-CIO clerks show little progress as Congress faces Nixon’s anti strike proposal ahead of a possible March 1 rail walkout by three other unions.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Executive Council
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Railway Labor Act
United States
Presifan
C. J. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Afl-Cio Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Hotel and
Jet hijacked over Kentucky to Havana
A Delta DCO jetliner with 28 aboard was hijacked over Bowling Green Kentucky and landed safely at Jose Marti airport in Havana at 11 52 a m EST. Flight 379 from Chicago O Hare to Nashville carried five crew and 23 passengers including seven military men. The hijacker requested service to Havana and no passenger names will be released until return to the United States.
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Miami
Cuba
Bowling Green
Federal Aviation Administration
Jim Frazier
FAA
Havana
Jose Marti
Chicago
O’hare
Nashville
Tenn
Frazier
Delta
Atlanta
United States
Four Tires Stolen From Hubbard Station New Florence
The highway patrol reports four Atlas tires, two 15 inch and two 14 inch, valued at 170 dollars, were stolen from Hubbard Standard service station in New Florence. The break in occurred between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 1:45 a.m. today when a glass door was broken and unlocked. Station owner George Hubbard is identified in the report.
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Florence
Highway Patrol
George Hubbard
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Route 3
Mexico High
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Kentucky Rd
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Love St
William A. Pepper
Liberty and
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Clement C. Little
Route 2
Clay St
William B. Wyss
Auxvasse
Anna Hanna
Santa Fe
Lewis Ellison
W. Maple St
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N. Abat St
Arlene Hudson
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Miller
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W. Love St
Marjory Oliver
Moberly
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S. Morris St
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Claire St
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Mississippi Ave
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Central St
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Jefferson City
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Highway 54
Audrain County
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Thomas James Taylor
Mexico Ave
Miss Jeffrey
Taylor
Sandra Kay Hook
Audrain
Hook
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Belts
Doris Jane Belts
Robert Riley Haynes
David William Green
Jack Edward Skelton
Kaiser
Edwin Lee Wilson
S. Olive Sr
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Richard Michael Raster
Oscar Carroz
Robert Wayne Sewell
Charles Edward Britt
James Mac Elzea
County Court
Vandalia Council
Mr. Elzea
Weldon Steiner
Verle Porter
USDA
Westlake
Ace Hardware
Kansas City
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Hermann
Cape Girardeau
Ledger Pagene Ee
Stock Market
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PIO
Leonard Snyder
Apollo
5Th Union
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Kingsridge
Mavest
Strathmore
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