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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1977
Page
9
The Daily Record reports official 7 am readings with a 24 hour outlook. Temperature at 7 am and year ago highs are noted. Forecast for Ledgerland calls for variable cloudiness and cooler this afternoon with a chance of precipitation. Sunsets at 6:44 p.m. today and 7:04 a.m. tomorrow.
Snow flurries and a mix of rain showers expected in the region with north winds and temperatures ranging from the mid 20s to the 50s. East to southeast areas see light snow early tonight, then clearing as colder air arrives. Tuesday stays mostly sunny and cold with highs in the 20s to 30s and nighttime lows in the teens to 20s.
At Audraij Medical Center several births are recorded including Nicholas D Braccino’s daughter at Meadowlake Drive and Bobby G Hates’s daughter on Saturday at 9 37 am. Dozens of discharges list patients leaving hospitals in Mexico Jefferson City Centralia Laddonia Vandalia and other towns. Deaths include Mrs Deane Glover age 72 and Mrs Sa Keeling Downing age 64.
Public safety logs detail a Saturday list of incidents: a trampoline involve ment valued between 150 and 200 dollars. Frank Christian reports a beer bottle shattered a door glass pane at his Park Street home. Stacey Anderson reports a beer bottle through a window at her Trinity address. Delbert Musgrove’s pickup ran off Craig Street into a drainage ditch with extensive vehicle damage. Mealco officers recover a stolen motorcycle tied to Vandalia, and Jim Spencer reports a citizen band radio stolen from his car near Mexico Junior High School valued at 59.95. Francis Johnson of McAllister Distributing Co reports another citizen band radio stolen, valued at 129.95.
The court docket lists Magistrate Gladys Ba charging with common assault for Feb 7 on Robert T. Scott. James Johnson faces marijuana possession. Henderson and Hoffman accused of stealing car headers from Robert Allen’s garage on Coal Street Dec 11, 1976. Marriage licenses issued to Pursifall Clark and Peck Exendine.
Slaughter hogs mostly steady to higher with reports of 1,400 head and prices 240 and above up to .50 per cwt. Cattle offerings around 300 head with mixed lots and prime ends noted. National stockyards reports hogs up to 50 cents higher and cattle steady to 60 cents higher. Chicago futures show wheat and corn steady to lower with soybeans around 7.32.
NEW YORK stock prices drifted with energy worries as trading opened quietly. American Airlines led activity with a block trade of 203,400 shares and the NYSE composite slid 0.15 to 442. The Amex market value index fell 0.13 to 111.87 as volume reached 7.55 million shares in the first two hours.
Fragmentary OCR notes place Billy Attinds at a Carnival parade in Georgia his younger brother wardens the event. A late breakfast at a French Quarter restaurant is mentioned and a reviewing stand appearance is noted.
Rita Reutter, 68, crowned FTU homecoming queen after besting 11 other contestants during a halftime basketball game. She says the win proves age is no barrier and just a little spark can bring joy to Homecoming Week.
The four Varnon Brow. of the een Re er mee ah Springh present a fellowship concert at 7 id Wednesday at are Street Christian Church. They will also present a P yemninste oo special.
Harry G Lindsey 86 died Saturday at Monroe Manor Nursing Home Paris after 34 years there He suffered a Christmas Day heart seizure while visiting his daughter in Thompson Born September 27 1890 near Paris son of Tom A Lin and Nancy Wiseman He married Edna Dooley March 22 1914 They farmed in Audrain County later moving to Paris area He is survived by daughter Etta Jean and son-in-law William Gifford Jr Thompson a grandson Harvey Lindsey Gifford 15 a sister Mrs Vinnie Carter Monroe City and several nieces and nephews A World War I veteran he was a member of Santa Fe Christian Church and Paris American Legion Post 221 Services were at Agnew Funeral Home Paris with Rev Mike Crouch Burial Walnut Grove Cemetery Pallbearers nephews William T Lindsey Eldon Hess Enos Wood Russell Wood Frank Whaley Bud Owens Sidney Wood Wayne Hupp Honorary pallbearers Paris Legion.
Loran Edward Shearmire 78 of rural Jonesburg died Sunday at his home. A retired farmer, he was born January 3 1899 in Warren County, son of John and Augusta Heinze Shearmire. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harding Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Higgins officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery near Jonesburg. Visitation after 2 p.m Tuesday.
Mrs. Loraine Pearson 75 of Columbia died Sunday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral services were held at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev Robert Mordt officiating and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born March 22 1901 and survived by a husband Frank Pearson two daughters two sons a half brother nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was a member of Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church and Jacobs Extension Club.
Graveside services for Mrs. Deane Glover age 72 of Springfield were held at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Paris with Rev Mike Crouch officiating. She died in Springfield on Friday and had lived in Monroe County and was survived by a daughter Pat Johnson, a grandson, two brothers Virgil and Caskie Painter, two sisters Claude Davis and Joe Failer, and was a Baptist.
Services for Edward Wallace Johnson 63 of Reed Springs were held at Klinger Chapel Springfield with burial in National Cemetery. A World War II veteran and former master sergeant in the Army Medical Corps he died of cancer at Cox Medical Center Springfield. He is survived by his mother a wife two sisters and a brother.
Funeral services for Lonnie Smith age 71 of 904 West Curtis Street were held Sunday afternoon at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev Delbert Admire performing. Organ music by Mrs John Willer and solo by Mrs John Conner accompanied the service. Pallbearers included A W Kable Bob Baysinger William Yardley Steve Smith Lee Johnson and Michael Womack with honorary pallbearers Ord Womack Robert Smith Kelly Davis Richard Womack Cecil Baysinger James Hill James R Jones and Howard Kaipfel. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
Jefferson City Missouri AP. Medicaid payments may cover generics if brand name drugs are no longer under patent. By June 1, state officials plan to revise the drug list, replacing 218 brand names with generics when patents have expired. The change could save about 2 million dollars annually in the program, with federal funding covering roughly 16.6 million this year. Generic drugs match brand products chemically but cost less due to absence of R and D and marketing expenses.
The United Steelworkers press a bold demand for lifetime job guarantees for about 500000 steel workers as negotiations open on a new three year contract. Retiring president J W Abel seeks a breakthrough while management’s J Bruce Johnson signals possible concessions if income security programs are reduced or merged. The talks cover 340000 workers at 10 big firms and affect 150000 more at smaller companies with current average wages around 8.11 dollars per hour.
In Hollandsburg Indiana four youths aged 14 to 22 were shot to death in a family mobile home. Police say robbery was the motive. Mrs Betty Spencer, 41, stepmother of three victims, was wounded and treated. Two men in a car were detained nearby as investigators questioned suspects at Parke County Jail.
Chief Justice Warren Burger credits President Carter and his administration with greater sensitivity to federal courts. He criticizes Congress for proposing more judicial work without resources, in remarks to the American Bar Association.
Lillian Carter, 78, planned a trip to Bombay to visit the Peace Corps clinic where she served in India from 1966 to 1968. The former nurse and mother of President Carter joined Chip Carter at the funeral of India's President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and met with Indira Gandhi for about 45 minutes, praising the meeting while expressing views on politics and aid.
Ronald Radford of Tulsa performed flamenco along with four Bach preludes at Presser Hall on Sunday afternoon. He explained flamenco as the soul music of southern Spain's gypsies dating back to the 15th century, passed from master to pupil. The Oxla audience, captivated, heard singing dancing and guitar pieces reflecting regional Iberian roots.
Natalya Solzhenitsyn wife of Alexander Solzhenitsyn calls for U S protest in Time magazine essay. She argues the Soviet people must have free expression to curb arbitrary use of resources and notes long term shortages while attributing dissatisfaction to the KGB and Soviet leadership.
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