Audrain Museums Valentines Through 250 Years Of Love
Audrain County Historical Society Museum showcases Valentine cards dating from 1710 to 1860, highlighting early hand crafted pieces with ornate decorations and sentimental verses. It notes the Golden Age from 1840 to 1860, previews comic cards that lampooned rivals, and contrasts past and present valentines while preserving historic examples and donations by locals.
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Joni Bell
David Bell
Kent Road
Audrain County Historical Society Museum
Richard Vance
Anere
Valentine
England
America
L.M. White
Calendar of events in Mexico area winter notices
A compact list of community activities for February includes the Red and Gray Band winter concert at Emmons Hall directed by Robert Murta on Feb 8 at 7 pm, Audrain Duplicate Bridge at Air Park Motel at 7:30 pm, and the Margaret Bottome Circle meeting with Mrs. Elmore Slonaker at 7:30 pm. Also scheduled are Miscellaneous Club Valentine exchange by 10 am Feb 11 with transportation help, Band Parents meeting Feb 11, Mexico BPW at Royal Cafe Feb 11, Little Dixie CB Club at the Mexico Youth Center Feb 11, Bruce Mundy and Stallings Circles joint meeting at Mexico United Methodist Church Feb 12 with covered dish, Young Women program at 7 pm Feb 12, Section Six FC 7:30 pm Feb 13 with Mrs George Hogan, Chapter 10 PEO 7:30 pm Feb 13 with Mrs Wayne Boicourt, Wednesday Homemakers Club all day Feb 13, Bowling Banquet 7:30 pm Feb 13 at Knights of Columbus Hall hosted by Mrs Sue Ann Hutchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bottome
King’s Daughters and Sons
Elmore Slonaker
Valentine
Virgie Simcoe
Pearl Fecht
Garfield Community Center
Bruce
Mundy
Stallings
Mexico
United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
PEO
Wayne Boicourt
Homemakers Club
Charles White
Miss Beckett Betrothal to Mr Keeling Announced
Miss Linda Beckett of 1421 S Calhoun announces her engagement to Mike Keeling son of Mr and Mrs Robert Keeling of 910 W Liberty St The couple are Mexico High School and University of Missouri graduates with military service and work at Safeway in Columbia and A P Green Refractories Wedding plans are in complete year 1967 1972 noted nearby dates and locations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Beckett
S. Calhoun St
Linda Beckett
Mike Keeling
Robert Keeling
W. Liberty St
Mexico High School
Miss Beckett
University of Missouri, Columbia
Safeway
Columbia
Keeling
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg
U.S. Marine Corps
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Gamma Lambda Plans Valentine Breakfast
Gamma Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi elected a queen candidate for the Feb. 16 Valentine Ball at their Wednesday night meeting at the Show-Me Room of the First National Bank. Mrs. Ron Doyle was hostess and Mrs. Jim Stubblefield presided. A breakfast was planned for after the Valentine dance at the Monterey Restaurant. Father plans were made for Las Vegas night in April. Attending were Mrs. Terry Bacon, Mrs. Jim Bosquet, Mrs. Jerry Crockett, Mrs. Darnell Douglas, Mrs. Barry Hacker, Mrs. Don McCord, Mrs. Gary O'Bryan, Mrs. Mary Jane Richards, Mrs. Ron Whittaker, Mrs. Jim Kropf, Mrs. Ken Quick, and Mrs. Roy Roe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
First National Bank
Valentine
Monterey
Las Vegas
Terry Bacon
Jim Bosquet
Jerry Crockett
Darnell Douglas
Barry Hacker
Don McCord
Gary O'Bryan
Mary Jane Richards
Ron Whittaker
Jim Kropf
Ken Quick
Roy Roe
Mexico Public School Menus Next Week
Mexico Public School and Hi Way R 3 elementary provide weekly menus with ground beef patties turkey burgers pizza fish on bun and other items. Milk is served with each meal and snack bar hours are 8 00 to 8 30 a m extra milk five cents. Menu may change without notice.
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Mexico
Hardin
Hi-Way
R-3
Miss Murphy Weds David Caruthers in Candlelit Mexico Church
Miss Michaeline E Murphy daughter of Mr and Mrs James Murphy of Mexico wed David J Caruthers son of Mr Wilson Caruthers of Wentzville. The ceremony at St Brendan s in Mexico occurred at 8 p m with Rev Arthur Mersinger officiating. Attendants included Mrs Lee Hanneken and Mrs Robert Mueller. The couple will reside in Wentzville after a New Mexico wedding trip. Mexico Audrain County Library bookmobile schedule follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michaeline E. Murphy
James Murphy
Mexico
David J. Caruthers
Wilson Caruthers
Wentzville
St. Brendan's Catholic Church
Arthur Mersinger
Lloyd Murphy
Lee Hanneken
Miss Murphy
Robert Mueller
St. Charles
Ray Irish
Patty Murphy
First National Bank
Jacque Murphy
Charles Newbrough
Donald Ezell
Joseph Murphy
Caruthers
St. Mary’s College of
New Mexico
Opti-Mrs Hears About Arts Crafts Meeting Hosts
Opti-Mrs hosted by Mrs Dave Kemp with assisting hostess Mrs Bill Nichols featured a program on arts and crafts by guest Mrs Mike Straube who received a gift from vice-president Mrs Walt Duffen. Flowers were noted for members and an adopted family Valentine gesture approved. A door prize went to Mrs Dutch Boicourt. next meeting March 6 will include a book review by Mrs Howard Richards.
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Dave Kemp
Bill Nichols
Mike Straube
Walt Duffen
Bob Hamilton
Arthur Scott
Dutch Boicourt
Bill Woodruff
Bob Carter
Don Davis
Whatsoever Circle Plans Home Shower Observed
The Whatsoever Circle of The Kings Daughters and Sons met with Mrs. H. E. Marquette and hostess Mrs. Roscoe Pfitzer. Cards signed for Mrs. Lewis Callaway and Mrs. Roland Crews, patients at Monroe Manor Home. Union meeting set for Feb 27. pantry shower at the Home planned. Founders Day program by Mrs. Azdell with Beulah Elliott presiding. New Year's prayer led by Mrs. Elliott. Discussion of Margaret Bottome and order origins since 1886. Memory devotion by Mrs. David Williams. Participants included Strode Edwards, Mrs. Frank Arnold, and Mrs. Ellis Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle of the Kings Daughters and Sons
H. E. Marquette
Roscoe Pfitzer
Lewis Callaway
Roland Crews
Monroe Manor
Lucy Brown
Berry Azdell Sr
Azdell
Beulah Elliott
David Williams
Strode Edwards
Frank Arnold
Ellis Davis
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Audrain Museum
Studio
A&b Prescription Landmark Building
Full Service Prescription Dept
Nickerson Farms Family Night
High Hill
Floyd Naylor
Robert Murta
Emmons Hall
Audrain Duplicate Bridge
Air Park Motel
Royal Cafe
Little Dixie CB Club
The
First Christian Church
George Hogan
Sue Ann Hutchens
Wisconsin
WIBC
Knights of Columbus Hall
Ringo
Mr. Keeling
Gamma Lambda
Ron Doyle
Jim Stubblefield
Logan Pharmacy
W. Monroe
Jerry Isaacs
Mexico, Mo
Mr. Caruthers
Bookmobile
Mexico-Audrain
Farber
Centralia Middle
Sunnydale Academy
Community A-6
Rivers
St. Joseph
Martinsburg
Opti
Bert Francis
Tom Gola
Jim Pollard
Ernest Williamson
Hanley Jennings
Bill Johnson
Paul Souther
Davis
Williamson
Jennings
Howard Richards
Mexico Area
C.E
Randy Ezell
Russ Haerer
Circle
King Size Wallet
Shugart Coto
Gibson
North Jefferson
Lenin Cooma
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!