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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1974

Page

5

Girl Scouts Cookie Sale Offers New Recipe Ideas

The Mexico Centralia Auxvasse Girl Scouts will take cookie orders Jan 18-27 with delivery March 1-10. Varieties include mint Savannah Scot-tea lemon chocolate and vanilla creme for $1. Profits fund camps, equipment, and programs. Recipes feature refrigerator dessert minted brownie pie and coffee icebox cake using cookies. Contacts: Mrs. Jack Harper 314-581-3156.

Girl Scouts Mexico Centralia Auxvasse Savannah Total Council Council Hickory Haven Plunkett Park Missouri United Way

Community Calendar Events Schedule Jan 15 17

Calendar listings for Audrain County include VFW Auxiliary at 7 30 p m January 15 at the Post Home Girl Scout meeting 7 p m January 15 at the Community Room Audrain County Court House Chapter HD PEO 8 p m January 15 Westminster Room First Presbyterian Church New Democratic Coalition 7 30 p m January 16 Homemakers Club all day meeting with Mrs Frances McCowan January 16 Mexico Women's Investment Club 7 30 p m January 17 Audrain Duplicate Bridge 7 40 p m Air Park Motel Chapter DK PEO 1 15 p m with Mrs Paul Smith January 15 17.

Audrain County Court First Presbyterian Church New Democratic Coalition Audrain County Court House Homemakers Club Frances McCowan Mexico Air Park Motel Paul Smith

Montgomery City Club Hears About Netherlands

Montgomery Study Club members heard Amanda McNabb describe life in the Netherlands and Walter Altrogge discussed a summer trip to India with slides at a BPW dinner meeting. The club announced scholarships, contests, donations to equal rights, and upcoming events including a freshman essay contest and a music student entry.

Montgomery City Club Netherlands Montgomery City Amanda McNabb Life Montgomery Study Club Walter Altrogge Cochairman World Affairs Committee India The Royal Restaurant John Miller Max Jamison Kathleen Reed Albert Peterson Kathryn Potts Nadine Pittman Richard Garrettt BPW Treasury Dorothy Glasford Susan Kelley Kansas City Egypt Yugoslavia Denmark Helen Andersen McNabb Bob Perrin Kerry Dowling Helen Henderson America Wayne Pool County Health Nurses’ Office Harold Walkup Helen Myers Marjorie Oliver State Training Center Henderson Roy Brown

CP board backs HEW grant for CP School expansion

Walter G. Staley Jr presented the HEW grant application to aid an addition to the Cerebral Palsy School at the CP board meeting last night. Ten board members and director Mrs Jac LaFon attended. Don Smith presided. LaFon reported Christmas gifts from eight organizations totaling $219.50. Nye was elected secretary to replace Marlin Fisher for several months while Fisher takes a course at the University of Missouri.

Walter G. Staley Jr U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare CP Board Jac LaFon Don Smith Marlin Fisher

Open Dating Explains Freshness Dates For Food

Ann H Turange explains open dating on packaged foods and what pull dates and freshness or quality assurance dates mean. The article notes that dates guide storage and use but are not a sole measure of freshness and depend on proper handling and storage.

Ann. H. Turange

Mexico BPW Names Year's Career Girl

Miss Susan Kelley a Mexico Public Schools teacher was named the local year's career girl by the Mexico BPW chapter and will compete for the state title this spring. A Clayton High School and University of Missouri educated educator, she has taught sixth grade at Garfield School and has traveled in the southwest and England.

Susan Kelley Jefferson Jr Mexico Business and Professional Women Kansas City R. W. Kelley St. Louis Kelly W. W Everett van Matre Helen van Matre Kelley Clayton High School South Western College Winfield Kan University of Missouri, Columbia Southwest England Garfield School

Note to Readers from The Ledger Society Desk

The Ledger invites reader mail and mentions contact details for the Society Editor at 581 3372 and the office address 300 N Washington St Mexico MO 65265. Readers are asked to include name, address, and telephone number to help improve accuracy of stories.

Ledger Society Society the Ledger Washington St Mexico

How To Help Your Child Play and Be More Creative

The article urges adults to support children’s play as a path to creativity. It contrasts work and play, notes adults’ attitudes shape play, and offers scenarios showing constructive responses to children’s imaginative activities. It emphasizes encouraging exploration, discovery, and imagination over merely instructing or suppressing “messy” play.

Susan Nancy

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