Miss Nicki Nedblake Crowned MMA Valentine Queen
Two beauty queens reigned at Missouri Military Academy Valentine Ball with Miss Nicki Nedblake of Kansas City crowned Valentine Queen and Miss Missouri 1977 Marcia Kolich assisting. Attendants included Miss Clan Arnold, Miss Jody Wright, and Miss Sherry Marshall, escorted by Junior Class officers.
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Missouri Military Academy
MMA
Mick Jones
Dan Matthews
Bill Koons
Starlight
Sunshine Corporation
Ron Rosendahl
Miss Missouri
Marcia Kolich
Jack Blanck
Nicki Nedbrake
Prospective Contestants Gather For Miss Audrain Pageant Info
An informal meeting for prospective Miss Audrain County contestants is set for Sunday at 1 30 pm at First Presbyterian Church in Mexico. Age 17 to 21 eligibility, high school graduate by Labor Day 1977, six months county residence. Scholarships increased to cash awards for top finishers with Miss Audrain County receiving 9600 and runners up 200 and 100 respectively. Executive Producer Lee Gibson previews You Could Be Miss America film and theme Magic To Do. Refreshments provided. parents urged to attend. no entry obligation. Pageant April 2. current Miss Audrain is Penny Lent of Vandalia.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mexico
Gibson
Miss Wilson and George Clarke Plan June Wedding
Kingdom City announces the engagement of Miss Skippy Wilson to George Clarke of Madison. Miss Wilson, a May graduate candidate at R-1 North ar la Ble School, and Clarke, a Madison High School 1974 graduate, work in Paris with the Highway Department. Also noted, the McClintic Pioneers 4H Club February meeting at Rush Hill Community Center featured a Parents Night with officers and a Valentine party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom City
Snn
Kenneth D. Wilson
Skippy Wilson
George Clarke
George Clarke Sr
Madison
Misa Wilson
Ar la Ble
Clarke
Madison High School
Paris
Ew Highway Department
McClintic Pioneers
Rush Hill
John Maxwell
Sale Planned by CB Club Rummage and Bake Sale Set
Plans completed for a rummage and bake sale on February 24 at the courthouse community room hosted by the Little Dime CB Radio Club. Sale runs 8 to 5 with lunch served 11 to 2. Menu includes chili or vegetable soup 75 cents, cake or pie 50 cents, coffee milk or tea 25 cents. Also planned eighth annual coffee break August 13 and 14 at ee Building and a spea rhea party February 28 at 7 30 p.m. New members listed among attendees include John Jesse Paul Joiner Lanny Ross Victoria Susan Martha Lytle and Melissa Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Dime CB Radio Club
Sbpeara Party Acual
Courthouse
John Jesse
Paul Joiner
Lanny Ross
Victoria
Susan
Martha Lytle
Melissa Ross
James Hancock
Orval Bise
Ellen
Raymond Kemp
Madison Walker
Robert Miller
Douglas
Phil Hoover
Mexico hosts dinner for Navy hopeful Ronnie Smith
Society notes describe a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holtkamp of Mexico for Ronnie Smith a 1976 Mexico High School graduate leaving for Orlando Fila for U S Navy training. Also listed are family friends and relatives including Mr and Mrs Dene Smith Rhonda Rusty Robbie and others. Penny Willis celebrated her sixth birthday at the First National Bank Show Me Room with a party hosted by her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Holtkamp
Mexico
Ronnie Smith
Orlando
Fila
U.S. Navy
Holtkamp
Dene Smith
Rhonda
Rusty
Robbie
William D. Smith
Terry
Duane
Nh. Chester Carter
Con
Penny Willis
Kenneth F. Willis
First National Bank
Calynn Spillars
Nichelle Simmons
Marlene Spene
Jewell Sidney
Beth Moore
Jennifer Gourley
Mark Jenkins
Rhonda Meeks
Kenneth Wyss Jr
Paula ‘Slaughter
Lisa Keller
Angela Stowers
Carolyn Woodward
Heloise hints and reader tips on daily life
Dear Heloise shares reader tips from Patty Lantry on crafting a playpen pad from carpet remnants held with carpet tape and cut to fit, and Karen Biddle notes how belts can be stored inside shoes to save suitcase space. A supermarket tip suggests using chuck steak for stew. Pinkie Cade offers a lighthearted Letters of Laughter on changing times.
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Heloise
Patty Lantry
Karen Biddle
Pinkie Cade
Quilting Class Offered in Fulton March first week display
Thirty nine Callaway quilters will show quilts and patterns in merchants windows on Court Street Fulton during the first week of March. The class, sponsored by Callaway Extension Club Homemakers and University Extension, costs 4.50 and enrollments are limited to 22.
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Callaway
Court Street
Fulton
Callaway Extension Club Homemakers
University Issouri Extensa
John Payne
Harrison
Callaway Electric Co-op
Esich
University of Missouri Extension Center
Audrain County
Membership Certificates Presented by King s Daughters Circle
The Margaret Bottome Circle of the King's Daughters and Sons gathered at Miss Ola Mae Burchfield's home on Friday night. Mrs. Harold Squires opened the meeting as twenty five year certificates were awarded to nine members including Mrs. James Covington and Miss Martha Tuepker. Mrs. J L Beam shared an article from the Silver Crags and Mrs. Charles Pulls led devotion. Mrs. Maxwell organized a Founders Day program with Mrs. Thelma Edwards also present.
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Margaret Bottome
King's Daughters and Sons
Ola Mae Burchfield
Harold Squires
James Covington
Martha Tuepker
Elsie Ward
Martha Ward
Leonard Schwab
J. T. Watts
Elmore Slonaker
Burchfield
Glenn Maxwell
J. L. Beam
Silver Crags
Piano recital Sunday at Mexico United Methodist Church
Mrs. Kathleen Reed invites the public to a piano recital by her students at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Mexico United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Participants include Jeff Richardson Vince Randy Fuemmeler Laura Niekamp Melissa Craighead Penny Henderson Marjorie Henderson Charlotta Ison Christy Wallace and many others. Admission is free. Nearby notes mention Fraternal Order of Eagles trophy winners from Mexico at a Sunday meeting and pool tournament participants.
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Kathleen Reed
Mexico
Dedee Runnels
Kim Beahan
Toma
Tara Motley
Vicki Day
Terri Robison
Windy Beasley
Scott Gruber
Julie’ Ann Wainscott
George Sheets
Leslie Miller
Janet
Kenneth Graf
Janet Brown
Lee Ann Maxwell
Order of Eagles
Hannibal
Don Erdel
Jess Sammons
Impbell
Clifford Arnold
Roy Tyner
Cecil Gentry
B.F. Gordon
George Pierce
Miss Murphy Romine to Wed in March in Williamstown
Mrs. Bill M. Murphy announces the engagement of Miss Carolyn Murphy to John Romine of Centralia. Both are students at Kirksville's Northeast Missouri State University. March wedding planned. Also, Miss Barbara Redmond to Bennie Young with a June 9 wedding. Redmond attends North Callaway High School and works near Hatton. Young owns Young's Welding. Audrain Amateur Radio Club elects officers led by Tom Claywell as president and Gene Affolter as public relations head. Meeting set for Feb 18 at Audrain Broadcasting Co.
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Centralia
Bill M. Murphy
Williamstown
Carolyn Murphy
John Romine
Everette Romine
Miss Murphy
Canton High
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Romine
Centralia High School
Kirksville University
Joan Redmond
Kingdom City
Barbara Redmond
Bennie Young
Ben Ei. Young
Auxvasse
Redmond
R-1
North Callaway High School
No. 2
Hatton
Mr. Young
North Callaway
Young
Audrain Amateur Radio Club
Tom Claywell
Gene Affolter
Leslie Claywell
Gene Loesch
Jim Faughn
Mike Stewart
Ron Hutsel
Dan Sweeny
Joe Johnson
Newton Davis Jr
J.C. Scratchfield
Audrain Broadcasting Co
Community Calendar February Events Mixed in Mexico and Nearby
Local listings show an array of church meetings and social events across Mexico and surrounding areas from Feb 17 to Feb 21. Activities include lodge executive at 7 30, Mother’s Morning Out, Optimist Club dinners and dances, OATS bus trips to St Louis, amateur radio club, and a PWP card party. Also notes a chili supper, a turtle supper, pizza party, and a babysitting course at various venues with times mostly in the evening or morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United Methodist Church
Barbara Orth
Rotary
Lodge of Mexico
C.F. ‘Hall
Reone
Columbia
Sunrise
Optimist Club
Kline's
Jamestown
St. Louis
FOE
Senior Citizen Dance
Iaasteee
Columbia Medical
Fulton
Monterey
Tom
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Nicki Nedblake
M.M.A. Valentine
Beagles
David Talley
Kay Tallery
Charles Wilson
Miss Skippy Wilson
Miss Wilson
Mr. Clarke
Jerome Johnson
William Fairchild
Russell Silvey
Olga
CB Club
Charles A. Smith
Oakland
Calif
Robert Dermody
Kentucky
Commerce Bank
Washington
The
Mexico Clearing House
Charles Pulls
Maxwell
Thelma Edwards
Miss Redmond
Leslie Edwards
Rogetta Glover
Susan Baley
Lynn and
Lori Johnson
Radio Club
Our Phats
Ang
Walgreer
United Methodist
Siegally Hall
Stribling House
Washington’s
VPN
Discount City
Vapartt
South Trails
Brown
Oxfords
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