First Edition Book Given To Audrain Historical Museum
An outstanding copy of The American Pageant by Thomas A. Bailey was donated to the Audrain County Historical Museum Ross House Library by Mrs. Dorothy Bise after she found it at a sale. The book covers history from 4000 BC to 1956 and notes key events and figures including Columbus, the Mayflower voyage, 1776, Washington, slavery, and Vanderbilt, highlighting its value for students and researchers.
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Audrain County
Ross House
Dorothy Bise
Bise
Juliet Hulen
Thomas A. Bailey
Stanford University
Christopher Columbus
Plymouth Rock
America
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Pershing
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Europe
Berlin
Pacific
Tokyo
United Nations
Truman
Missouri
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hulen
J. B. Arthur
James Clibourn
Mexico
Robert Corcoran
Kansas City
Lloyd Overton
Centralia
Marie Hite
Miss Orcutt Engaged to Mr Vines in Mexico Missouri
Mr and Mrs Ralph Willis Orcutt of Route 3 Mexico announce the engagement of their fourth daughter Elizabeth Yvonne Orcutt to Gary Ronald Vines Jr eldest son of Mr and Mrs Gary Ronald Vines of 1802 Providence Road. Elizabeth is a Mexico High School senior. Gary attended Central Missouri State University and works at Ingram Mobile Homes. A February 14 wedding is planned.
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Ralph Willis Orcutt
Route 3
Mexico
Elizabeth Yvonne Orcutt
Gary Ronald Vines Jr
Gary Ronald Vines
Providence Road
Orcutt
Callaway County
Mexico High School
Washington couple returns after holidays with families
Mr and Mrs Robert Lott Mann of Washington DC visit relatives in Columbia and Mexico during holidays. Mr and Mrs Robert M White II of The Ledger depart for Australia to join 23 former Gen Douglas MacArthur staff members.
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Robert Lottmann
Washington, D.C
Charles Covington
Columbia
Harry Hildebrand
Mexico
Robert M. White II
the Ledger
Australia
White
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Australians and Americans host birthday reception for General MacArthur
In Australia on January 26 the late General MacArthur's birthday is marked with a reception and dinner hosted by American staff officers and Australian counterparts. The Whites plan to return in early February.
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Australia
MacArthur
Calendar of Local Meetings In Audrain County
Friday Audrain Duplicate Bridge meets at 7:30 p.m. Air Park Motel. Saturday Mexico United Methodist Women executive board meeting 2 p.m. presided by Mrs. George Weller. Monday Captain John Hall Daughters of the American Colonists 1 p.m. Monterey Restaurant. Senior Citizens Library Group 1:45 to 4 p.m. at Mexico Audrain County Library, transportation by calling Mrs. Virgie Simcoe 581-3513. Tuesday Mexico Artists Guild 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Carl Burch field.
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Audrain Duplicate Bridge
Air Park Motel
Mexico
United Methodist Women
George Weller
John Hall
Daughters of the
Monterey
Senior Citizens Library Group
Mexico- Audrain County Library
Virgie Simcoe
Mexico School Menus And Bookmobile Schedule
Mexico area school menus for next week list daily meals for high school and local elementary sites. The bookmobile routes include Hi Way R 3 elementary Moline Station Oak Crest trailer court Vandalia and Martinsburg stations with specific times. Milk served with all meals and extra milk costs five cents. menu subject to change without notice.
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Mexico
Hardin
Mexico-Audrain
Community R-6
Union
Martinsburg
Farber
Laddonia
Pork Producers To Support Booth At Japan Trade Fair
Audrain County Pork Producers met at the Central Missouri Livestock Center and voted to pledge $300 to sponsor a pork booth at the trade fair in Japan. Truman Coolley presided. Morris Fort reported on state park producers board activities and plans were made for a February carry-in supper for members and families.
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Audrain County Pork Producers
Central Missouri Livestock Center
Japan
Truman Coolley
Morris Fort
State Park Producers Board
Winter Garden Projects From Store Fruits And Veggies
Ray Rothenberger explains simple indoor gardening projects for winter using grocery store produce. Pineapple tops root in water or soil, sweet potatoes vine richly, carrots and beets sprout foliage, and onion bulbs or garlic cloves grow in water or soil. seeds from citrus can yield long lasting plants, though fruiting is unlikely at home.
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Ray Rothenberger
Miss Maxwell Engaged to John J. Davis in March Wedding
VanDalia announces the engagement of Ramona Jean Maxwell to John J. Davis. Both are students at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville. Miss Maxwell is a sophomore English education major. Davis will complete law enforcement education in May and works at P.N. Hirsch in Kirksville. The wedding is planned for March 6.
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Vandalia
Ernest E. Maxwell
Ramona Jean Maxwell
John J. Davis
Glen J. Davis
Mr. Davis
Bucklin
Miss Maxwell
Northeast Missouri State
Xi Epsilon Alpha Plans Pledge Ritual
Xi Epsilon Alpha of Beta Sigma Phi met with Mrs. Jerry Brauer Wednesday evening, with Mrs. William Fox presiding. Miss Betty Storck attended as guest. A regular business meeting discussed Valentine Dance tickets for February 16 and rescheduling the next meeting to January 30 with Mrs. James McCarty. Attendees included Miss Linda Sue Galloway and several named members.
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James McCarty
Linda Sue Galloway
Roy Kable
Sandra McCulley
Ed Schulte
Gene Winter
Gamma Lambda Tour at Mexico Public Library
Gamma Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Wednesday evening at the Mexico Audrain County Library. Eldon Burgess led a tour, then members met with Mrs. Carriel Douglas. A covered dish dinner and card party were planned for Saturday evening with Mrs. Roy Roe. The gardening program was given by Mrs. Gary Keith.
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Gamma Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Mexico Audrain County
Eldon Burgess
Carriel Douglas
Jim Stubblefield
Roy Roe
Gary Keith
Terry + Bacon
Jim Bosquet
Ron Doyle
Ron Gipson
Barry Hacker
Larry Hawkins
Don McCord
Ron Whittaker
Lewis Cox
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Audrain Historical Museum
George Washington
Little Red Brammar
South
Plains
Kansas
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Elizabeth Y. Orcutt
Miss Orcutt
Mr. Vines
Boots Rouge
Mary Long
Montgomery City
Angela Marie
Steven Joseph
Joe Troesser
Rose Troesser
Jack Stuart
Laddoniia
Artists’ Guild
Carl Burchfield
Pork Producers
Booth
Lawrence
S. Washington
Xi Epsilon Alpha
Jim Motley
Tower Loan Company
N. Washington
Wick Homes
Hallowell
R's
Bowling Green
Gamma Lambda Tours Library
Pamela Kotsenburg
Karen Quinly
Maudie
Vicki Levingston
Gayle Carroll
Carolyn Kelsay
Debbie Hudson
Charlotte Fox
N. Jefferson
Sun
KSD
St. Louis
KTGR
He Truth
SY Neals, A Christi
Precht - Pickering Funeral Home
Ballew-Fickering Funeral Home
E. Sneed
Connie L. Pickering
Charles W. Rahmeyer
F.D.E
Bill Craighead
Neembol
Lamarthade
Jim
Curly
Houser
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!