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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1974

Page

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Oil Companies Say Stocks Up Across Refineries

Shell and Texaco reported higher inventories on Jan 1 compared with a year earlier, with Shell noting increases in crude oil, gasoline, home heating oil, jet and diesel fuels but declines in residual oils. Amoco and Mobil also cited gains in heating oil, while gasoline supplies showed mixed changes. Officials warn that declining crude imports and potential refinery output changes cloud comparisons to 1972 energy shortages.

Houston, Tex Shell Oi! Co Shell Texaco CBS News Amoco Mobil CBS

Netherlands Begins Gasoline Rationing Amid Oil Embargo News

The Netherlands started gasoline rationing as an Arab oil embargo tightens, with 16 gallons per month for private use and 75 percent of 1973 mileage for business driving. Sweden and Norway plan partial or tiered schemes. discussions include 50 mph limits and Sunday bans.

Amsterdam Netherlands Sweden Norway Britain Switzerland United States

Green Foundation Fulfills $500,000 Pediatrics Pledge

The Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation pays the final $35,000 installment of a $500,000 pledge to Washington University School of Medicine for pediatric neurology. Dr. Philip R. Dodge receives the check. the endowment began in 1964 with $100,000 for brain and spinal cord disorders in children. In a separate item, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rockne Calhoun announce the birth of a son at Audrain Medical Center weighing seven pounds five ounces at 5:04 p.m. Friday. Mr. Calhoun works for the Centralia School District.

Allen P Josephine B. Green Washington University School of Medicine Philip R. Dodge Edward Mallinckrodt St. Louis Children's Hospital J. Rockne Calhoun Centralia Audrain Medical Center Calhoun

Mrs. Iva Daling Dies at 72 in Centralia

Mrs. Iva A. Daling 72 of Centralia died Friday at Audrain Medical Center. Born December 21, 1901 in Audrain County to Stephen Alex and Mortis Brown Pulis, she married John A. Daling on December 23, 1933. Surviving are a son Charles Alex, a daughter Eileen Patton, six grandchildren, three step grandchildren, three sisters and three brothers. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Fenton Funeral Home with Rev. Wesley Pulis officiating. burial in Centralia Cemetery. Visitation after 4 p.m. today.

Centralia Iva A. Daling Audrain Medical Center Audrain County Stephen Alex Mortis Brown Pulis John A. Daling Littleby Methodist Church Mexico Charles Alex Clark Thomas W Eileen) Patton Roy L. Wright Kirkwood William Pomroy Farr T. Jesse J. J. Pulis Thompson Arthur Pulis William T. Pulis Rush Hill Fenton Funeral Home Wesley Pulis Columbia Centralia Cemetery

Rites Conducted For Mrs Wylde

Funeral services were held for Mrs Clara M Wylde 85 sister of Floyd Rockwell of Martinsburg. She died Tuesday at Riverside Nursing Home Mokane and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery St Louis. Survived by sons Rodney Wylde New Bloomfield Ronald Wylde Annapolis sisters Fred Larsen Hendersonville NC and seven grandchildren.

Floyd Rockwell Martinsburg Clara M. Wylde Riverside Nursing Home Mokane St. Louis Memorial Park Wylde Elmer J. Wylde Rodney Wylde New Bloomfield Ronald Wylde Annapolis

Miss Martha Moore Dies Rites Sunday Fulton

Miss Martha V. Moore 51 of Fulton dies. Services at 1 pm Sunday Maupin Funeral Home Fulton with burial in Auxvasse Cemetery. Call after 2 p.m. today. Born March 7 1922 in Auxvasse to Gus and Margaret Ann Lazear Moore. Survived by sisters Geneva Green Auxvasse and Stella Moran Fulton.

Fulton Martha V. Moore Audrain Medical Center Maupin Auxvasse Miss Moore Gus Margaret Ann Lazear Moore Geneva Green Stella Moran

Graham Infant Dies In Quincy

Graveside services for George Allyn Graham infant son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Graham II of Quincy were held at 130 a.m Thursday at Ellington Presbyterian Cemetery. The Rev Paul Bevan officiated. The infant was born January 1 at Blessing Hospital Quincy and died at 3 a.m. the same date. Mrs Graham is the former Miss Celeste Aulbur daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard L Aulbur of Laddonia.

Laddonia George Allyn Graham Ralph Graham II Quincy, II Ellington Presbyterian Paul Bevan Blessing Hospital Quincy Graham Celeste Aulbur Richard L. Aulbur

Edward L. Jacobi Dies At 82 In Martinsburg

Edward L. Jacobi 82 of Martinsburg died Friday at the home of his daughter in Mexico Missouri. Funeral services will be Monday at St. Josephs Church Martinsburg with burial in the church cemetery. He was born May 1 1891 in Martinsburg and married Lena Farrow in 1927. He was a railway mail clerk for 47 years retiring in 1968 and belonged to Knights of Columbus and the Retired Railway Mail Clerks Association. Survivors include seven sons two daughters and 27 grandchildren. Memorial donations may go to the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association.

Martinsburg Edward L. Jacobi George Hoer Mexico St. Joseph's Catholic Church Leo Stamm Jacobi Gotlieb Frank Jane Frances Frieling Jacobi St. Mary's College Xavier Kaw Lena Farrow Knights of Columbus Railway Mail Clerks Association Edward Jacobi St. Louis Joseph Jacobi Frank Jacobi U.S. Air Force Edwards Air Force Base California John Jacobi Montgomery City Theodore Jacobi New Florence David Jacobi New Jersey Michael Jacobi U. S. Army Auburn Ala George Margaret) Hoer Gary Susan) Ruenpoh St. Peters Fla Mary Jacobi Paul Rose) Schnoebelen William Helen) O'Neal Los Angeles Calif Arnold Funeral National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association

Comet sighting reported by Dick Olson in Missouri

Dick Olson and his son Carl observed Kahoutek Friday night in the southwest sky using seven power binoculars. They note Venus and Jupiter nearby, estimate the comet eight degrees above Jupiter, and say it dims about 20 percent daily with best viewing 7:15 to 8 p.m., noting Olson as a well known amateur astronomer. Additionally, OATS buses arrive in Mexico, Missouri for service across 84 counties, with Marley McGuire overseeing installation and transfer of 12 new buses from St. Louis.

Dick Olson Woodlawn St Carl Kahoutek Mr. Olson Venus Jupiter OATS Mexico St. Louis Jay’s Iga South Jefferson Street Mexico Lonn Marley Mac) McGuire McGuire Missouri

Sextuplets Born in Cape Town Do Well Despite Early Birth

In Cape Town three boys and three girls born to 25 year old Susan Rosenkowitz after fertility drug use. All six babies stable and in incubators with no complications after 40 hours. Mother progressing, husband Colin a businessman, couple already parents to two children. Prices and interviews centered on rights.

Cape Town South Africa Mowbray Maternity Susan Rosenkowitz Rosenkowitz Colin

Services Today For Mrs Hudson Mexico Funeral Rites

Funeral services for Mrs James Hudson of Mexico were set for 2 p m at Precht Pickering funeral home with Rev Frank Park assisted by Rev Marvin Jones. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Organist was Ruth Koen with soloist Mrs Stanley Lauer. Pallbearers included Clarence Horton of Laddonia and several Hudson relatives from Auxvasse Fulton and Mexico.

James Hudson Mexico Precht-Pickering Frank Park Marvin Jones East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Ruth Koen Stanley Lauer Clarence Horton Laddonia David Hudson Auxvasse Sydney Hudson Fulton Jack Hudson Tom Hudson Russell Hudson

Cheneys welcome son born at 4:07 p.m. in Vandalia

Mr and Mrs Floyd R Cheney Jr of Vandalia announce the birth of their son weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces at 4 07 p.m at Center Hospital. Mr Cheney is employed by Municipal Utilities.

Floyd R. Cheney Jr Vandalia Audrain Medical Center Cheney

Saxbe Says President Should Pay His Lawyers If Impeached

Atty. Gen. Saxbe says taxpayers should not fund Nixon's defense if impeachment proceeds. He favors an independent defense fund and cautions government lawyers need not represent the President in an impeachment trial. He left open a possible Justice Department role only in early stages, and urged that serious criminal grounds would justify government noninvolvement.

Saxbe Washington William B. Saxbe Nixon Senate Justice Department Wulopy Ead House Leon Jaworski Nagata Ete Brepebpout

Sells Gasoline By Half Gallon In Myrtle Beach

In Myrtle Beach South Carolina a service station owner refuses to post prices above 49.9 cents per gallon and instead sells gasoline by the half gallon a practice noted by the AP. The unusual method aims to circumvent price limits.

Myrtle Beach S.C

Weather and local notices from Missouri and surrounding areas

Official 7:00 a.m. readings report last 24 hours highs 14 and lows -17 with 7 a.m. temperature at -17. Forecast Zone 5: colder tonight with zero to 5 below, Sunday cloudiness and milder in 20s. Missouri highs in 20s to 30s, southern 30s to 50s by midweek. Missouri River stages listed for Kansas City, Boonville, Jefferson City, Hannibal, St. Louis, and Cape Girardeau. Audrain Medical Center admits and discharges list numerous individuals in multiple towns. Births reported in Vandalia and Centralia. deaths listed for Mexico, Centralia, Fulton.

Missouri ST. Louis Kansas City Boonville Jefferson City Hannibal Cape Girardeau Hospital

Crosby to undergo probe of left lung in Calif hospital

In Burlingame California doctors plan to probe Bing Crosby left lung today to locate a lesion not responding to treatment. The 69 year old entertainer remains in satisfactory condition and has been walking about the hospital while talking to other patients as IV tubes trail from a rolling pole.

Burlingame Calif Bing Crosby Crosby Stanley Hanfling Tal Wea Iyi

Daily Record Deaths and Magistrate Court Fines

Obituaries note deaths including Miss Martha V. Moore and Mrs Iva Daling among others. Magistrate Court entries list Kauble fined 15 dollars for careless driving and several other defendants pleading guilty or being found guilty with fines ranging from 2 to 100 dollars plus costs.

Michael Eugene Kauble Steve H. Goodman Robert Painter William Martin Deichman Martin J. Freyer Jr Dennis Lee Montague Kenneth F. Willis Stanley Eugene Webb Terry Dean Mathews

Pilot Lights Waste Millions In Gas

SAN DIEGO Calif AP Hundreds of millions of dollars in natural gas could be saved yearly if appliance makers develop instant ignition replacing pilot lights Walter Zitlau president of San Diego Gas and Electric said in an interview Friday He wrote 105 gas appliance manufacturers last March calling pilot lights an excusable waste and urging an electronic ignition system Some manufacturers replied they are working on ignition systems but economics deter progress.

San Diego Calif Walter Zitlau San Diego Gas & Electric Co Zitlau

Market Reports Yesterday's Cash Grain Snapshot

Soybeans 5.96 a bushel corn 2.55 a bushel mile 3.80 a bushel. St Louis No 2 red soft wheat 6.34 hard wheat 6.04 per bushel. Local wheat prices not quoted.

St. Louis

US To Hold Down Shipping Russia Wheat

Washington AP reports the government will monitor export listings for signs the Soviet Union will curb deliveries. Russia agreed to delay 18.4 million bushels of U S wheat into next season amid fears of shortages before the 1974 crop. Officials debate shifting orders to 1974 75 and potential official representations if delays continue.

Washington Soviet Union U.S Agriculture Department Russia USDA Carroll G. Brunthaver Brunthauer Moscow American Bakers Association Agriculture Earl L. Butz

Stocks Edge Higher Amid Mixed Over The Counter Quotes

Over the counter trading showed A B Chance at 10 percent bid with 11 percent asked, Commerce Bancshares at 25 bid 26 asked, and Wetterau at 17 bid 18 asked. On the NYSE Robbie Brooks closed at 3 with 2,900 shares traded while Dresser Industries rose to 61 percent.

A. B. Chance Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina Wal-Mart

Skylab 3 Mission Could End Earlier If Gyro Fails

SPACE CENTER Houston AP confident Skylab 3 astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson can finish the 58th day as planned but a faltering gyro may end the 8 day flight in five or six days. Mission director Schneider said the crew has conducted medical and solar astronomy work with Earth passes over Mexico and central United States.

Space Center, Houston Space Agency Space Station Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue Edward G. Gibson Mexico United States William C. Schneider Newsmen Mission Control Radio Command

Also Mentioned on This Page

Green Foundation Iva Daling Martha Moore Mrs. Hudson Cheneys House Committee FBI New Left J. Edgar Hoover Hentrahee Abe J. Beth Smithey Edith G. White Robert E. Holtkamp Mabel G. Staples Mary K. Duncan Pamela J. Tolson Alvin W. Meine John B. Hawkins William O. Martin Charles D. Wilson Tyrone A. George Leonard R. Weber Harry W. Roberts Lawrence Toombs Sam L. Mundy Walter Smith James M. West Juanita Dye Henry Bell Scott A. Andresen Edward T. Williams Marie Creasman Robert Douglas E. Wade Belts William QO. Mabry Howard Erwin Wellsville Kevin Walker Terri L. Spears Lena Y. Sanders Grace M. Bayer Robert E. Boeger Middletown Frank C. Fecht Charles Foreman Shirley Vanskike James A. Price Dewayne Billue Charles McCoy Robert Jennings Alfred J. van Iten Bellflower Alma Schlanker Dan Dunakey Robert L. Gentry Benton City Reginald M. Landers Harold Eugene Crow the Daily Record Retha E. Pease Ernest Gallop Liberty Mad Magazine Woody Allen Carl Reiner Mel Brooks payTon Mellers West Plaza Shopping Center Jeremy Skylab SAVC Lai Citizens Savings Association Jefferson & Liberty Sts Mexico, Mo
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