Mr and Mrs Hoover Celebrate 50th Anniversary in Mexico
Mr and Mrs H B Hoover hosted a reception at the Mexico United Methodist Church on December 21 for their 50th wedding anniversary. Six children organized a three tier cake with yellow roses and a golden 50, with daughters and granddaughters helping at the guest book. Attendants included Ed, Harold, Nolan Hoover and many relatives from Mexico, Columbia, Warrensburg, Kansas City, Hallsville, and Delaware. Henry Bartlett and Ina Womack Hoover wed December 24, 1925 in Mexico and have lived there since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Hoover
Mexico
United ‘ Methodist Church
Larry Gordon
Harold Hoover
Nolan Wilson
Misa Sonja Hoover
Lynn Ellen Hoover
Ed Hoover
Henry
Phil
Betty Hoover
Steve
Kim
Randy Brandon
Lynn Ellen
Brian
Loyd
Lisa
Kenneth Hoover
Jay Hoover
Tonya
Sonja
James B. Hoover
Columbia
Eugene Tate
Tina
Warrensburg
Dave Tate
Charles Roderick
Kansas City
Russell Hoover
Hallsville
Edward L. Hoover
Eddie
Pammy Dover
Delaware
Henry Bartlett
Ina Womack Hoover
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover Hamilton Retire From Railroad
H. B. Hoover Hamilton retires from the Norfolk and Western Railroad after 45 years as maintenance of way supervisor. Born in 1930, he worked for Wabash Railroad in Clark and Moberly, then Lafayette, and Mexico before joining N W Railroad. He and wife Lillian wed in 1940 in Mexico and reside at 616 Kentucky Road with two sons Lenny and Lyle and grandchildren Sarah Drew Shawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C. Hamilton
Kentucky Road
N&w Railroad
Mr. Hamilton
Wabash Railroad
Clark
Moberly
Lafayette
Indiana
Mexico
Calendar of PWP and club meetings and events
A compact list of community meetings and social events across January. Items include PWP family skate at Mexico Roller Rink January 4 from 2 to 4 pm, a Farm and Home Savings Building gathering January 5, Thompson Saddle Club January 5, DAR January 5, What-So-Ever Circle January 6, Monterey dinner and meeting January 12, FOE Ladies Auxiliary January 13, PWP January 15, PWP bowling January 18, and a PWP dance January aA at Knights of Columbus Hall 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Roller Rink
Farm and Home Savings
Knights of Columbus Hall
First Rural School in Audrain County
Audrain County researchers explore the first rural school 1832 near Mexico. John Cassidy taught, Union schoolhouse built by patrons with stone fireplace and puncheon floor. Early records note directors George Bomar Charles McIntyre Richard Byars Sr. pupil life included homemade copies, goose quill pens, and diverse local life events. Memorials listed for Herbert Plunkett Miss Harriette Pasqueth and Mrs. Henrietta Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County Historical Society
Herschel Schooley
Joe Lee Bomar
John Cassidy
Ryan Ridge
Mexico
Bomar
George Bomar
Charles McIntyre
Richard Byars Sr
ABC
Webster
Cardwell
Fred Brand
Lige Harrison
Bill Harrison
Henry Irby
Joe Watts
Thomas McIntyre
Ben Franklin
Andrew Jackson
Herbert Plunkett
Harriette Pasqueth
Henrietta Black
Miss Hunt and Lester Anderson Wed in Illinois
Miss Deborah Sue Hunt of Lafayette Indiana married Lester Laine Anderson of Dwight at the Church of the Nazarene in Wyoming Illinois. The ceremony featured family attendants and a reception in the Wyoming Bank community room with vows by the bride’s brother and a piano vocal pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hunt
Mr. Anderson
Illinois
Deborah Sue Hunt
Lafayette
Ind
Glenn Hunt
Lester Laine Anderson
Dwight
Lester Anderson
Church of the Nazarene
Wyoming
Ill
Robert Hunt
Robert Thimmons
Pontiac
Kathi Wyant
Kelly Hunt
Ken Anderson
Ron Scott
Karen Jennings
Kewanee
Wyoming Bank
Toulon-Lafayette High School
Kaisers
Mexico
Dwight Township
Donnelleys
Carter Cavaliers 4-H Club Collects Food For Needy
The Carter Cavaliers 4-H Club held a December Christmas Party on December 10 at Jim Sharp's home with games and a food drive for needy families. The group also met in December at Mrs. Patrick Mudd's home where Donna Mudd and Debbie Conklin presented a junior leaders program and project books were distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Cavaliers
Jim Sharp
Patrick Mudd
Donna Mudd
Debbie Conklin
Mexico Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers for 1976
The Mexico Rebekah Lodge held its regular meeting Friday and elected officers for 1976. Officers named were Freddie J. Crews noble grand Harold Frosch vice grand Burr Crawford recording secretary William Wyss financial secretary and Roger Freeman treasurer District Deputy President Wyas will install the officers January 10 at 7 30 p.m. at the IOOF Hall Assisting will be hospitality committee members Leland Crews Lloyd Harper and John Hatcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Rebekah
Freddie J. Crews
Noble
Harold Frosch
Burr Crawford
William Wyss
Roger Freeman
Wyas
IOOF
Leland Crews
Lloyd Harper
John Hatcher
ANI Cels Never Use Cleaning Fluids on TV Glass
Advice warns against applying cleaning fluids or chemical cleaners to the glass face of television sets. Take care to use appropriate gentle methods to avoid damage and maintain screen clarity.
McClintic Rustlers Club Meeting Recap
The McClintic Rustlers Club met December 18 at Mrs. Lawrence Troesser’s home. Readings, devotions, and a Christmas program were shared including gifts, carols, and a Mystery Pal exchange. January gathering planned at Mrs. Robert Maxwell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClintic Rustlers Club
Lawrence Troesser
George Doebelin
Trosser
John Silagi
Peter Marshal
Gene Lankford
Curtis Graves
Clyde Shoup
Donald Shoup
Tom Maxwell
Ruby Adams
William Goshorn
Walter Hitz
John Maxwell
Martin Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
Ben Eastwood
Florence Parris
Scotty Matich
Hudsons host relatives over Christmas visit
Mr. and Mrs. Denver M. Hudson of 326 EB Jackson welcomed their son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter from Corning New York and their grandson from Mt Herman Massachusetts to visit December 23 to 28. Miss Ann Hudson from Denver visited December 23 to January 1. Also hosting were Mr. and Mrs. Donald DeBolt and Mrs. Esther DeBolt of Dallas Texas Carl Kleppinger of Rockport and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Remley and Jennifer from East Moline Illinois. Herman McFarling of Mexico visited their daughter and family in Springfield with their new grandson Shawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver M. Hudson
EB. Jackson
William H. Hudson
Carolyn
Corning
N.Y
Mark Hudson
Mt. Herman
Mass
Ann Hudson
Denver
Colo
Hudsons
Donald DeBolt
Esther DeBolt
Dallas
Texas
Carl Kleppinger
Rockport
Richard Remley
Jennifer
East Moline
Illinois
A. F. Kleppinger
Herman McFarling
Mexico
Lyle Hamilton
Shawn
Springfield
Mexico coed pledges Alpha Omicron Pi at CMSU
Miss Teresa Harrison daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad Harrison of 5 Sunset Lane pledged Alpha Omicron Pi at Central Missouri State University where she is a CMSU freshman majoring in nursing. A 1975 Mexico High School graduate she studies in Warrensburg Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrensburg
Mexico
Alpha Omicron Pi
Central Missouri State University
Teresa Harrison
Conrad Harrison
Sunset Lane
CMSU
Mexico High School
Mr and Mrs Ezra Cain Celebrate 40th Anniversary?
Mr and Mrs Ezra Cain marked their 40th wedding anniversary on December 21 at Friendship Baptist Church in Mexico. The couple, married in 1935 in Columbia, have resided in Mexico area their whole married life. The celebration featured a three tier cake, pink decorations, an album of family photos, and guests from Mexico and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Cain
Friendship Baptist Church
Ronald Cain
Hallsville
Judith Cain
Nashville
Larry Cain
Ralph Jacobs
Shipman, al
Raymond T. Carter
Hannibal
William
Hadley Davenport
Marvin Griffith
Edward Smith
Vernon Long
Eugene Martien
Ernest Yardley
Don Beasley
Clifford Worley
Mexico
Gladys Johnson
Columbia
Harry T. Limerick
Sunrise Jolly Neighbors Club Christmas Party
The Sunrise Jolly Neighbors Club held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Primus in Martinsburg at 6 30 on December 20 Supper was served gift exchange and cards were played Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lyndal Barker Mr and Mrs Howard Barker Mr and Mrs Leland Burns Mr and Mrs Eugene Clark Mr and Mrs Emory Cox Mr and Mrs Finley Cox Mr and Mrs Eugene McCown Mr and Mrs Jack McCown Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mullins Mr and Mrs Roy Popp Mr and Mrs Frank Robison Mr and Mrs Dale Smith and Mr and Mrs Leslie Whalen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunrise Jolly Neighbors Club
Richard Primus
Martinsburg
Lyndal Barker
Howard Barker
Leland Burns
Eugene Clark
Emory Cox
Finley Cox
Eugene McCown
Jack McCown
Kenneth Mullins
Roy Popp
Frank Robison
Dale Smith
Leslie Whalen
Welcome Wagon Newcomers' Club December Meeting
The Welcome Wagon Newcomers' Club held a December meeting with a carry-in dinner and a Christmas gift exchange. Hostesses were Janet Sawyer Rhonda Davis and Barbara Bush. First timers Mrs Dale Howe and Doris Myers were introduced by Mrs Garland Callihan. Ardell Bide named new social chairman. Mexico High School students performed Clip Joints Beauty Shop Quartet after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Sawyer
Rhonda Davis
Barbara Bush
Dale Howe
Doris Myers
Garland Callihan
Ardell Bide
Mexico High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Hoover
Mrs. H
Hoover
Hamilton
Thompson Saddle Club
Mary Griffin
DAR
Orlando Worrell
the King’s Daughters
Roscoe Pfitster
Monterey
Mari Simpson
FOE Ladies Auxiliary
Jim Holtcamp
First
Audrain County
VFW Hall
Carter Cavaliers 4-H Club
Rebekah
Monroe
Ani Cels
Family Shoe Store
West Side Village Square
Mexico Sa
O10
Rex Pasley
Wi Country Fair Bread Baker’s Franks
E. Breckenridge
Itt
Miss Harrison
Welcome Wagon Newcomers’ Club
Weiss
S. Jefferson
Semele Phn
Tricot Aera
Eredendall
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