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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1971

Page

8

Monroe Water District Plans Move Toward Signing Contracts

Officials of Water District 32 governing Holliday and central Monroe County met in Paris to finalize easements and contracts so work can begin. Bill Harley will contact residents, with a $25 deposit due on signed contracts and refund eligibility after six months if the system is unused.

Jane Ransdell Paris Water District 32 Holliday Monroe County Bill Harley Lawrence Hempstead Guy Callison Cloyce Menefee Hempstead Charles Vitt Roy Dye Lee Mitchell Roger O'Banon Paris Baptist Church Roger Harris Lynn Mott R. I. Colborn J. W. Kendrick Paris Methodist Church

Van-Far Teams Sweep Wellsville In Baxter State Games

Van-Far seventh graders beat Wellsville 54 to 11 with Clithero leading Van-Far and Harrington top scoring for Wellsville. The Van-Far eighth graders won 41 to 34 with Cockrill and Heuston key scorers. The piece also reports IOOF lodge officers installed in Vandalia, VFW scheduled meeting, local students’ weekend visits, March of Dimes Teen-Age drive plans, and a joint Business and Professional Women AAUW meeting at Vandalia Country Club.

Vandalia Van-Far Wellsville Clithero Harrington Cockrill Heuston Francis C. Ellis Laddonia Ioof Odd Fellow Noble Grand Erwin Moore Bill Hogue Tom Williams Clyde Hook Grover Lynn Floyd Lewis Walter Christenson Earnest Maiden Melville Hawkinson L. M. Dawson Homer Rentfro Ralph Lemasters Otis L. Jones Eddie Cafer Nico Braga Brazil Lee Alford Stoutz Federal University of Minas Gerais Kevin Kinkade Susan Brinkman Claude Clibourn Mission Kan W. F. Reading Newt Adams Business Professional Women’s Club

Death of Jazz Star Ernie Caceres Reported in San Antonio

Ernie Caceres, a jazz clarinetist who performed with Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller, dies at 59 after a long illness. His career spanned a quarter century featuring prominent big band work. He also played saxophone and baritone sax.

San Antonio Tex Ernie Caceres Benny Goodman Glenn Miller Caceres

Missouri Firms Join In Federal Waste Survey

Missouri firms Central Foods Inc. and Great Lakes Carbon Corp. participate in a federal survey gathering data on industrial waste. The Interior Department aims to map pollutant types and amounts to guide pollution control, plant planning, and standards updates, with voluntary responses and concerns over accuracy. Some Congress members warn the survey could become mandatory if participation falters.

Missouri Federal Keith C. Jones Washington— Central Foods Inc Cape Girardeau Great Lakes Carbon Corp St. Louis Interior Department Federal Water Quality Administration Department of Interior Larry Deister Information Office National Wildlife Federation Congress

Doty Nominated To MM Academy

Daniel J. Doty of Centralia is among Cong Hungate nominees to US Service Academies, nominated to the Merchant Marine Academy. Hungate said 55 youths applied and 27 were nominated to the army navy air force coast guard and merchant marine academies. Other nominations included two Callaway two Macon one Balls one Shelby and one Randolph boy.

Daniel J. Doty Dale Doty Centralia Bill Hungate Merchant Marine Academy Cong. Hungate Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Merchant Marine Academies Hungate William JL. Hungate Cannon House Washington, D. C Callaway Macon Shelby Randolph Boy

Collision Rips Gas Tanker in English Channel Fog

A Texaco natural gas tanker and a Peruvian freighter collided in thick Channel fog off Folkestone England. The blast ripped the tanker in two and eight sailors are missing.

Folkestone England Texaco

Personal News of Farber Social Roundup of Holiday Guests

Mr and Mrs Ralph Lemasters hosted at Vandalia with Reva Quigley St Charles Jr Mrs Boone Jones Perry and son Jimmy Jones St Louis Irve Lowe also present. Bob Walters family from Minneapolis visited Charles Walters and Neil in St Louis area en route home. New Year's Eve card party at Dale Keller home included Bobby Joe Force Bill Hogue Glenn Babb and Dwain Shaw with Jim Lynn Centralia calling in. Grandchildren Martin Todd and Sheila Keller stayed with Fred and Epperson in Vandalia. Senior High Youth Group of Presbyterian Church visited Jerry Brandenberger in New.

Ralph Lemasters Otis Lowe Vandalia Reva Quigley St. Charles, Jr Boone Jones Perry Jimmy Jones St. Louis Irve Lowe Bob Walters Kelly Kurt Brock Minneapolis Minn Charles Walters Charles R Neil Dale Keller Bobby Joe Force Bill Hogue Glenn Babb Dwain Shaw Jim Lynn Centralia Martin Todd Sheila Keller Fred Epperson The Presbyterian Church Jerry Brandenberger New

Boy Scouts Marked Party At Rev Cone Home

Hartford residents attended a Friday night party at the home of Rev D Randall Cone with Ray Harrelson assisting in sponsoring the event for Farber Troop 37. The gathering followed a December 30 notice and is part of ongoing Scout activities in Mexico Missouri.

Hartford Boy Scouts of Farber Troop 37 D. Randall Cone Ray Harrelson Mr. Cone

Inflation Hitting Farmers Says Planning Group

Washington AP report from the National Planning Association agriculture committee finds inflation, once helpful to farmers, now bites both farmers and city-dwellers. It notes past gains from rising land values and falling money value but says inflation should be stabilized, aiming for about a 2 percent annual rise in the Consumer Price Index.

Washington Agriculture Committee of the National Planning Asociation

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Monroe Water District GPS Community Center Kendrick St. Lukes Hospital David Ensor Peps Monroe County Home Economics Extension Council Otis Freeman Live and Learn Club Vanguard Theatre American Legion Hall Carman Gibbs International Peace Park United States Canada Ensor Poole Harrison Howard Moritz Donald Dickey Marion Maupin Summers Jaycee Hut Dean Turner State Farm Bureau Insurance Company Paris Jaycees Beta Sigma Phi Xi Beta Xi Mark Twain Cafe Bob Sladek George Rice Sidney Threlkeld Peck Bill Hufty Fran Belt Earl D. Bail Fred E. Bail W. Love Sr Oklahoma State Tech Automotive Club Okmulgee Okla Donald Duck Sox Hunts Nata Peany Jehen Gunaress Fedeval Savings and Loan Citizens Savings Jefferson & Liberty Sts Mexico Doty MM Academy Farber Southwestern Bell
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