Future Homemakers of America Honored This Week
National FHA HERO week features recognition of members from Mexico area with photos and notes on leadership development. St Brendan hosts and Mrs Annabel Gooch and Mrs Mary Jane Smithey sponsor. lunch and guest speakers described. Also mentions Benton City Women program, Auxvasse landscaping club notes, and Bi centennial flag project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Future
Homemakers of America
HERO
Mexico Area
Nature Helpers Garden Club Plans Col umbia Trip
Nature Helpers Garden Club distributed seed packets at a Feb 3 meeting at Mrs. John Minor’s home for the bicentennial red white and blue planting on West Monroe Street. President Mrs. Margaret Story led a brief business session with 10 members. A field trip to Columbia is planned for March 2, hosted by Mrs. Bill Baker, after a Tuesday gathering with Mrs. Robert Love on Teal Lake Road.
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Nature Helpers Garden Club
Triangle
West Monroe Street
John Minor
Margaret Story
Robert Love
Teal Lake Road
Columbia
MBPW Plans State Convention and Working Woman Program
The Mexico Business and Professional Women's Club met at the Villager Restaurant with Mrs. William Hage and Mrs. Ann Oligschlaeger presenting a program on the working woman. Miss Bette Garner spoke on Equality What's Its Dollar Value based on the U S Constitution. The meeting announced the State Legislative Conference February 28 29 at Ramada Inn Jefferson City the Kansas City state convention April 23 24 and the credentials chairmanship for the state president Mrs Nyra Price. Three new members Miss Preston Mrs Spradlin and Mrs Billie Dearley joined the 91 member group. A nominating committee was named and future events including the March 8 program at the Methodist Church were noted. Members and guests from Cleveland Ohio attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hage
Ann Oligschlaeger
Mexico
Charles N. Dickey Jr
Mollie Paulus
Kenneth Jaeger
George Wraith
Audrey Bishop
Mary Lou Preston
Steve Spradlin
Bernedelte Hoberman
Cleveland
Ohio
Wilma Sutton
Ramada Inn
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Business and Professional Women's Club
Nyra Price
Sutton
Steve van Matre
Missouri
Susan Kelly
Preston
Spradlin
Billie Dearley
E.J. Billington
Maggie Gallop
Walter Leeper
John Miller
Methodist Church
Botts Cauthorn
Foundation
Bernice
Centennial Thoughts Program at Helping Hands Circle
Mrs. Denver Hudson presented a program named Centennial Thoughts to the Helping Hands Circle of the Kings Daughters and Sons meeting Tuesday at 1 30 p m at her home Mrs Sam Thompson presided and opened the meeting with the ritual and thought for the day followed by the devotion The Climate of Love given by Mrs Everett Torreyson The Kings Daughters and Sons union meeting will be held next Thursday at 2 p m at the Westminster Room of the First Presbyterian Church with the Margaret Bottome Circle serving as hostess and Helping Hands Circle as co hostess Attending were Mrs Wilma Marietta Mrs Archer Lake Mrs C B Melahn Mrs John Fairchild Mrs Ralph Null Miss Emma Jones Mrs Bud Hightshoe Mrs Harold D Hayden Mrs George Robertson Mrs A W Meine and Mrs Clyde Wainscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton City
Oleta McCown
Eugene McCown
Lynda Barker
Denver Hudson
King’s Daughters and Sons
Sam Thompson
Everett Torreyson
King’s Daughters and Sons Union
Westminster Room
First Presbyterian Church
Margaret Bottome
Helping Hands
Wilma Marietta
Archer Lake
C.B. Melahn
John Fairchild
Ralph Null
Emma Jones
Bud Hightshoe
Harold D. Hayden
George Robertson
A.W. Meine
Clyde Wainscott
Calendar of Local Fraternal and Community Meetings
A dense list of events for Feb 13 to Feb 21 including VFW Family Night at VFW Post Home, Little Dixie Shrine Club, Knights of Columbus Hall, Centennial Baptist Church banquet at Villager Restaurant, Ambulance District meeting at Mexico City Hall, Dixie Grey Band concert at Presser Hall, and various circles, clubs, and social gatherings at local venues. Multiple listings across days for Opti-Mins, FOE Valentine events, dances, banquets, skating party, and several club meetings and public health activities.
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Little Dixie Shrine Club
Knights of Columbus
Centennial Baptist Church
Villager
Mexico City
Council Chambers
Mexico High School
Dixie Grey
Presser Hall
Margaret Bottome
King’s Daughters
Kathryn
Potts
Miss Torreyson Honored By Audrain Historical Society
Audrain County Historical Society honors Miss Maggie Torreyson for a 50 year teaching career in rural schools Benton City Martinsburg and the Martinsburg high school. She taught all grades and even three generations of one family. A portrait by Frank Kent was featured and the note mentions her parents and siblings.
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The
Audrain County Historical Society
Maggie Torreyson
Miss Torreyson
Benton City
Martinsburg
J. R. Torreyson
Loutre Township
Old Dominion
Johns Branch
Charles
Frank Kent
Richard Vance
Mexico Ledger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Future Homemakers of America
Carol Wilkerson
Stacey Moore
Vertna Brooks
Barb Hildebrand
Karen Mosely
Karen Sampson
Lanette Nunnelly
Helen Carson
Kathy Hoyt
Tammy Evans
Ann Maupin
Diane Garnett
Mary Allen
Nora Parrott
Anna Williams
Nancy Smith
Kim Burns
Lisa Haden
Cathy Moyle
Teresa Boley
Donna Powell
Pam Paschal
Mona Harrison
Carol Pipes
Debbie Johns
Robin Miller
Kay Cross
Ann Girard
Sue Hahn
Nancy Stone
Ladies of
St. Brendan
Louis J. Leonatti
Benton City Christian
Harrison Extension Club
Has Landscay Auxvasse
Viola Christeson
Auxgasse
Louise Leopold
L. H. Galen
Lucille Woodard
Frances Fulkerson
Irma Owens
Minnie Marshall
Delia Leopold
Pauline Meador
Ing
John Goacher
Lyda Dillard
Galen
Auxvasse
A. H. Domann
Walter Nalley
Harry Leopold
Lea Leopold
Bill Wilson
Leo Burt
Clarence Young
Bill Sims
Ed Boyd
Bob Christesen
Diane Nixon
Pearl Austin
Clara Coil
Richard Coil
Ruby Dryden
Nellie Dutton
Carl Gilman
Jessie Hoover
Eleanor Lee
Cordelia McDermit
Marie Nixon
Ina Nolte
Neva Pace
Lorene Pickerell
W. E. Sims
Belle Vandevier
Gertie Wilson
Gladys Zuroweste
Bill Baker
MBPW
Viola Rivers
Allen
Centralia
S. Morris
Herbert Boeckleman
Wellsville
Robert Seville
Valley Park
John Boeckelman
Herbert Boeckelman
Morris Miller
Johnson, Minn
Margaret A. Carapella
Michael Carapella
St. Louis
Steve Becker
Carapella
VFW
Jim Holtcamp
Opti-Mns
Club Valentine
Foe
Valentine
Eagles
Mexico Country Club
Mexico Roller Rink
John Hall
Daughters of the American Colonists
Monterey
American Red Cross Board of Directors
Audrain- Montgomery County
Washington Street
Jim Symington
Hebron Lodge
Mexico High Twelve Club
Masonic Temple
Delores Brown
Emmons
J.C. Botts
Audrain City County Health Unit
Audrain County Women's Democratic Club
Courthouse
Audrain City-County
Audrain City-County Health Unit
Eagles Home
MiLadies
N. Clark
Juanus Spears
Kay Nance
Marilyn Jung
Laverne Parker
Washington
Southwestern Bell
Garden Gate
North
Jefferson
Ximum
Commerce Bank Savers
Commerce
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Commerce Bancshares
Tor
Pal Befara
RFUL
Main Bank
W. Jackson
Rectaire Buss
Commerce Bank
Audrain Historical Society
B & G Hustlers
Anna O’donald
Debbie Lyon
Audrain County Public Health Department
B&g Hustlers
Lewis Wilson Jr
Michael Schroeder
Dee Runnels
Ledger
Lawrence Drug
S. Washington
Motor Bank
E. Liberty
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