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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1975
Page
9
Local readings show yesterday's high 63 and low 46 with 7 a.m. temp 32. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, rain or snow possible, and a Missouri winter storm watch in the northwest. River and lake stages listed. Audrain Medical Center reports multiple admissions and discharges, with several newborns and ongoing patient updates across areas including Mexico, Vandalia, Wellsville, and Fulton.
Died Mrs Macey Kemp 85 Mexico at 5 15 pm dey Died Reginald Gentle 79 Mexico at 2 45 am today A tribute received in memory of Mrs Julia Brett DEATHS Mrs Regina Spetter 71 Robert A Kizer 74 Emmett Clayton Proffitt 8 Mrs Macy Kemp 8 Reginald Gentle 79 MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS At St Louis D A Decker of St Louis and J J Bernat of New Florence
West Coast veteran David Walsh, 43, former Richland public safety director, was named Columbia police chief to succeed retiring Paul Cheavens. Walsh, fired in Richland over a department reorganization dispute, begins March 17 at 21480 annual salary, after previously leading Richland and two Northern California cities.
Dr Omar Reed told 600 dentists and assistants in Vancouver that dentists die young due to burnout from emotional trauma of fearful patients. He cited average life expectancy of 52 and urged better communication such as offering coffee and postwork chats to ease patient fear and hostility.
New York AP report shows a First National City Bank survey indicating Americans plan to use credit cards less this year than last. About 44 percent of cardholders will use them less in the next 12 months, while 7.2 percent expect to use them more.
Slaughter hogs sold 40 to 1.00 higher with ranges from 37.50 to 40.70 for various heavy weights and sow prices steady to 0.50 higher. Cattle mixed with slaughter steers mostly steady to 50 lower and heifers mostly steady to 0.50 lower. Holsteins 27.50-30.80. Bulls 21.85-22.50. Feeder steers 23.00-25.20. Sheep lambs strong with slaughter lambs 44.00-44.30 and feeder lambs 32.00-36.00. slaughter ewes 7.00-11.00.
A winter storm dumped up to five inches of snow in extreme northwest Missouri then moved out leaving colder air. The National Weather Service warned of more rain and snow Tuesday ahead of a warming trend while temps ranged from the 30s to upper 40s statewide.
Washington reports a sharp fall in Soviet Jewish emigration with January leaving Jews totaling 1,250. Officials say the 1974 flow could drop by over 20 percent if January trends hold, signaling further reductions after Moscow repudiated a US trade pact amid emigration policy pressure.
Emmett Clayton Proffitt 78 of Jonesburg died suddenly Saturday at home. Retired from Binkley Manufacturing Warrenton services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Jonesburg Christian Church burial in Jonesburg Cemetery. Calling at Harding Funeral Home. Survived by wife Florence, a son J D Proffitt of Marion Iowa, three daughters, three brothers, a sister and many grandchildren.
Forrest Glen Fetterhoff of Bloomington Illinois died at St Joseph Hospital in Bloomington on Thursday He was born October 27 1920 in Mexico to Jay Glen and Ruth Westlake Fetterhoff He worked for A P Green Refractories Co before joining the military in 1941 He is survived by his sister Margaret Mrs John Alma Green of Bloomington and brothers Carl of Mexico Elmer of Lutesville Missouri and John of Adelanto California Services were held in Bloomington Saturday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Daniel Huckabey were held Sunday at the Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Jones and Rev. Marvin Jones officiating. Burial was at East Lawn Memorial. Mrs. John Willer was the organist. Pallbearers were Embert Campbell Edwin Campbell Cloyd Campbell Austin Braden Richard Jones and John Jones.
Robert A. Kizer, 74, brother of Howard Kizer of Mexico, died Saturday in St. Louis. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Palmyra. Born Sept 14, 1900, he spent most of his life in Marion County and in recent years due to ill health resided in St. Louis with a sister.
Mrs Regina Spetter, 71, died at 6 30 pm Friday in Cerritos California. She was sister of Leo Heim of Mexico and daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Heim of White Boarding Home Dallas. Born May 13 1904 in Gable Russia, she is survived by four sons Danny of Cerritos Russel and Steve of Dallas and Tom of Honolulu two sisters and six brothers and several grandchildren. Her husband Oscar Spetter died in 1955. Two brothers preceded her in death.
MOSCOW AP Soviet and British leaders signed wide ranging cooperation agreements after a five day summit. They agreed to regular political consultations and work toward nuclear disarmament. Exchanges in scientific technical industrial medical and economic fields were planned. The move signaled a warmer Anglo Soviet relation.
A continued explanation of credit card billing methods compares average daily balance and end of period interest. It includes a worked example with purchases on Feb 16 and Feb 24, showing how timing affects interest under different systems and the impact on monthly bills. BankAmericard and Interbank executives discuss policy shifts and consumer costs amid rising delinquencies.
The article profiles Lloyd Bentsen a 64 year old Democrat from Texas with a business background who entered politics in the 1970 Senate race. It notes his rise from Congress member to senator and his roles on the Armed Services and Finance committees, including slowing the Trident submarine program and shaping pension law changes. It mentions potential rivals like Udall Carter Harris Bayh Sanford and Wallace and outlines his Mission Texas origins and business leadership.
Briefing reports say Kissinger and Soviet leaders met for hours amid sharp disagreements yet a constructive mood. Discussions covered arms control, nuclear tests, and U.S. Soviet trade as SALT negotiators push for a treaty to be ready for Brezhnev’s visit, with a possible September summit if not by late June.
The New Republic reports Sen. Thomas Eagleton hired J. Brian Atwood as a personal aide while he remains a committee employee paid 26 900 a year by Eagleton s District of Columbia committee. The piece cites other lawmakers alleged abuses and quotes a Senate rule forbidding professional staff from other duties.
The Audrain County Historical Society presents a 6:00 pm TV program on Channel 12 about Superstitions And Stories In The Museum. Laddonia’s Frank P. Wilfley Sr. and Mrs. Gordon Gilman will host, with Wilfley a board member. Replay at noon tomorrow.
St Louis patrolman David Keough 27, a seven year veteran, surrendered after a nearly hour long firefight with two St Louis County officers at his residence. He was treated at Malcolm Bliss Mental Health Center. No injuries reported. bullets damaged neighboring houses. Keough’s wife cited a violent episode following a Saturday night dinner party.
Holden man Jimmy Hardin 21 was charged with first degree murder for the weekend shooting death of Craig Sayers 31 outside a Warrensburg tavern. He was arraigned and held on 25000 bond with a preliminary hearing tentatively set for Feb 27. Witnesses said the dispute began inside the tavern and ended with five bullet wounds from a small caliber gun. Police were still searching for the murder weapon.
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zarb told a House subcommittee that skyrocket petroleum prices have cut U S consumption by at least one million barrels a day. He defended President Ford's energy plan to impose a three dollar per barrel import tax on petroleum and warned failure to follow the proposal could invite a renewed Middle East oil embargo.
St Louis AP report says Dr H Phillip Venable of Washington University medical school promotes a Good Samaritan bill to shield physicians from malpractice suits when providing emergency care. The proposal, introduced in the Missouri General Assembly, would reimburse courts for proven gross negligence while enabling doctors to aid in emergencies on highways or at sports events.
In Ogden Utah AP report 18 year old trapper Dave Scadden uses a snowmobile to reach distant traps. He hunts beaver coyotes and bobcats across northern Utah checking lines daily with gear in buckskins and beaver pelt hat. Beavers fetch 12 dollars, coyotes 30, bobcats 95, and trapping remains a full time pursuit despite low pay. Scadden plans no further schooling and seeks a permanent outdoors career though trapper life endures for him as a core identity.
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