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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1972

Page

12

Local Weather and Reports from Missouri and Kansas City

The daily bulletin covers forecasts for cloudy conditions with a 10 percent chance of precipitation through Friday in Missouri and Kansas City, with highs in the 40s and 50s and party mild weekend outlook. It lists lake and reservoir readings, hospital admissions and discharges in several towns, and a police report of speeding and DWI arrests in Mexico.

Missouri Kansas City Lake of the Ozark

Tractor trailer crash on I 70 at Route 64 junction

A two vehicle crash occurred at 7 05 a m at the I 70 and highway 64 junction. John H Scheulen of Westphalia drove the tractor trailer that was struck by Daniel L Mutro of Melrose Park Ill whose westbound exit ramp speed and failure to stop at a sign caused the collision. No injuries reported. Mutro cited for failure to yield. Police Court items follow with numerous fines for speeding, lookout violations and shoplifting.

Highway Patrol John Hubert Scheulen Westphalia Daniel Leonard Mutro Melrose Park Ill Mutro David Neil Shellabarger Thompson Eddie Joe Guess Trinity E. Lafayette Alpha Dale Sherrow James H. Downing Centralia Edna M. Davis James C. Dowell Juanita M. Brooks George Thomas Ray Ralph B. Robertson Gibson's Mardon Dale Rice Gibson’s Discount Center Ray L. Cowherd Martinsboro

Market Reports: Yesterday's Cash Grain And Livestock

Chicago market notes show soybeans at 3.00 per bushel and various wheat and corn prices. National Stockyards reports Friday receipts of hogs, cattle, and sheep with price ranges for different weights and grades, plus feeder cattle activity and sow values.

Chicago National Stockyards

Missouri Livestock Market Report January 20 1972

Auction aligned prime cattle and hog prices dominate the page. Slaughter steer loads near 1,050 lbs yield grades 2 to 4 at 35.75. Holsteins around 1,400 lbs at 31.50. cows 21.00 to 23.00 with highs to 23.50. Lambs 27.50 to 28.50 for 90 to 105 lbs. stock lists include hogs across weight classes with prices mostly higher by auction day. Also stock market brief notes NYSE activity and key stock moves in Dresser, Kaiser, Interco, Panhandle among others.

Missouri Livestock Center A.B. Chance Commerce Bancshares Wetterav New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina NEW York Dow Jones

Nixon on Budget and Foreign Policy Outlook

President Nixon outlined a defense spending increase for the coming fiscal year due to rising R and D costs pay increases and new weapons systems. He promised to detail budget items on Monday and stressed aims to maintain peace through deterrence while pursuing diplomatic engagement with China and the Soviet Union. He asserted the goal of full employment and defended foreign policy discretion, noting limited U.S. intervention where interests are not involved.

Nixon America People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Peking U.S United States

Trooper Subdues Gunman After Ohio Illinois Warrants Found

Trooper Hale faced a gunman who threatened to kill officers as Dalton, later revealed as wanted in Illinois and Ohio for armed robbery and burglary, surrendered after a brief standoff. The suspect, who claimed multiple past crimes, was found with $700 cash, jewelry, and a diamond ring. Prosecutor Osborne said charges include assault with intent to do great bodily harm and carrying a concealed weapon.

Hale Dalton Hedrick Illinois Ohio Harold Sulgrove Waterloo Iowa Kentucky Tennessee Wisconsin Joplin Minnesota Thomas I. Osborne

Chile Chamber Force Resigns En Masse

In Santiago, President Salvador Allende faces a sweeping cabinet resignation as the government reels from political turmoil. A mass departure signals a potential shift in Chilean leadership amid escalating tensions and calls for reform.

Santiago Chile Salvador Allende Sabine

Ernest W. Cooper Rites Saturday

Ernest W. Cooper 87 of 812 E Love St died at 6 45 p m Wednesday at Sherwood Arms Nursing Home Cen tralia after an extended illness He was a retired Burlington Railroad telegrapher and a Mexico United Methodist Church member Surviving: daughter Mrs Delene Turner son Harry Cooper sister Mrs Lance Fairless half sister Mrs Artista Hewlett another son John Cooper five grandchildren five great grandchildren Graveside services will be Saturday at 2 p m at East Lawn Memorial Park with Rev Jeff Marsh officiating Funeral home visitation Friday 7 8 p m

Ernest W. Cooper E. Love Old Monroe Sherwood Arms Nursing Home Centralia Mr. Cooper Robert (Delene) Turner Harry Cooper Mexico Vienna William Henry Harrison Cooper Olive Delene O’dell Cooper Mabel Lenora Ruppert Slater Cooper Burlington Railroad Mexico United Methodist Church Lance Fairless

Henderson Rites Saturday in Auxvasse for James H Henderson

Funeral services for James Henry Henderson Sr. age 66 who died Tuesday will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Second Baptist Church in Auxvasse with Rev. J.O. Gibson officiating. Burial follows in Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico. Visitation is from noon Saturday at the church until services.

Auxvasse James Henry Henderson Sr Second Baptist Church J.O. Gibson Elmwood Mexico

Russell Creasman Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Russell Creasman aged 76 were held this afternoon at Precht Pickering Funeral Home. The Rev Patrick Dolan officiated and burial followed at St Brendan's Catholic Cemetery with pallbearers listed as Clifford Arnold Vincent Rehma Melvin Iman Tom Owens Hershel Lawrence and Edwin Angert.

Russell Creasman Margretta St Precht- Pickering Funeral Home Patrick Dolan St. Brendan’s Catholic Cemetery Clifford Arnold Vincent Rehma Melvin Iman Tom Owens Hershel Lawrence Edwin Angert

Callaway Hospital Patient Cobb Transferred to Fulton Memorial

E L Cobb of Fulton formerly of Mexico is hospitalized at Callaway Memorial Hospital in Fulton after a Tuesday morning transfer. He is listed in room 207.

Callaway Hospital E.L. Cobb Fulton Mexico Callaway Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Dean's Brother Dies in West Virginia

Mrs. D. Dean of Mexico learns her brother Elmer Judy 96 of Williamsburg WV has died. Funeral services planned in Lewisburg WV. Surviving in West Virginia are another sister and three brothers and his wife. Mexico survivors include niece Mrs. Leo Crump and nephews Phil and L. J. Dean along with many great nieces and nephews.

D. Dean Mexico Elmer Judy Williamsburg W. Va Lewisburg West Virginia Leo Crump Phil L. J. Dean

Mrs Irene Stehm Dies on Farm Near New Florence

Mrs. Irene Stehm 76 died yesterday at Parkside Nursing Home in St. Louis. Funeral 2 pm Friday at Baker Funeral Home. Rev. J H Mayes officiating. Burial Hugo Cemetery. Survived by husband Paul Stehm a daughter Dorothy Callaway two brothers Joe and John Carver two sisters Ola Madkiss and Ellen Millard. Memorials to Hugo Cemetery. Born Black Walnut August 7 1895 to Joe and Nancy Guill Carver.

New Florence Irene Stehm Parkside St. Louis Baker Funeral Home J.H. Mayes Hugo Cemetery Stehm Hugo Methodist Church Hugo Black Walnut Joe Nancy Guill Carver Paul Stehm Here Dorothy Callaway Joe Carver John Carver Alton Ola Madkiss Cobden Ill Henry Ellen) Millard Fulton

Mrs. Lund Dies at 68 in Middletown Rites Saturday

Middletown Mrs Roy Gladys Lund 68 of Middletown Route 3 died Wednesday night at home Funeral services set for 11 am Saturday at the Christian Church Middletown with Rev Hugh Ash officiating Burial will be in Middletown Fairmount Cemetery Visitation after 1 pm Friday at Myers Funeral Home She was born July 25 1903 to Henry and Sarah Dailey Ernst She is survived by husband Roy a daughter Mrs Margaret Piazza two granddaughters two great granddaughters one brother Roy Ernest of Barber and a sister Mrs Mary Donnelly of St Louis

Middletown Roy Gladys) Lund Christian Church Hugh Ash Fairmount Cemetery Myers Funeral Home Henry Sarah Dailey Ernst Lund Margaret Piazza Roy Ernest Barber Mary Donnelly St. Louis

J R Craven Dies Rites Saturday

John Richard Craven 75 of Montgomery City died last night at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral service Saturday at Schlanker funeral home with burial in Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Born Graves County Kentucky March 30 1896 to Charles and Alice Craven. Survived by wife Lillie nine sons seven daughters sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Montgomery City John Richard Craven Audrain Medical Center Schlanker Funeral Home Sunrise Memorial Gardens Mr. Craven Graves County Charles Alice Steagall Craven Lillie Rodgers Kentucky The Baptist Church Lillie Home Homer D West Paducah Britten D Jackson, Mich Frank Wickliffe Sherman Don Leon Larry Charley James Helen Meyers New Florence Daniel McKeller Holt Summit

Mrs Minnie Moore Dies in Auxvasse at 71

Mrs Minnie Moore 71 of Auxvasse died at 3 15 p m Wednesday at Audrain Medical Center Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Auxvasse Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev Carl Sweeney and Rev Charles Fugate Burial in Auxvasse Cemetery Body at Maupin Funeral Home Auxvasse friends may call Friday She was born December 23 1900 daughter of John and Sally Ward Brown widow of Mangus Moore died December 1968 Survived by brother Camp Brown Kinderhook IL four daughters Ella Mae Beasley Williamsburg Edna Beasley Auxvasse Beaulah Craghead Auxvasse and Dorothy Moore of the home six sons Mangus Jr and Leslie Fulton Richard Williamsburg Manley Harold and Jim Auxvasse 34 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren

Auxvasse Minnie Moore Audrain Medical Center Auxvasse Presbyterian Church Carl Sweeney Charles Fugate Maupin Moore John Sally Ward Brown Mangus Moore Camp Brown Kinderhook Bud Ella Mae) Beasley Williamsburg Bill Edna) Beasley Beaulah) Craghead Dorothy Moore Mangus Jr Leslie Fulton Richard Manley Harold Jim

Ross Cobb Dies in Louisiana Funeral Pending in Wellsville

Funeral services for Ross Cobb of Wellsville are pending at Myers funeral home. Cobb died at a nursing home in Louisiana.

Ross Cobb Wellsville Myers Funeral Home Mr. Cobb Louisiana

Columbia UHF ABC programs to air on See Tv

Cable viewers will receive Channel 17 tests via Mexico See Tv on Channel 6. The Columbia UHF station will carry ABC network programs and See Tv converts broadcasts to the regular band so no UHF tuning is required.

Columbia Mexico See Tv ABC

School Board budget review flags overages and personnel shifts

George Craddock oversees a Eugene Field budget session as Ann Wilder begins second grade duties replacing Isaacs. The board flags $2000 overrun in the lunch program and $5000+ over in capital furniture and grounds upkeep. They note $40 monthly MH Center payments funded by federal sources and discuss unbudgeted programs. Superintendent Thomas cites MASA and MSBA meetings. Ledger promises full details.

George Craddock Ann Wilder Eugene Field Isaacs Xavier High School Meramec Junior College Fontbonne College James V. Worstell Lund Supt. Thomas Capital Thomas Worstell Head Joe Hodgin MH Center

Unemployment Compensation Bill Signed In Missouri

House Speaker James F. Godfrey signed the key unemployment compensation bill at 10 19 a m just after the Senate presiding officer did. Gov Warren Hearnes said he would sign by noon. The measure aligns Missouri law with federal requirements.

Jefferson City James F. Godfrey St. Louis Senate Warren Hearnes Missouri

Narcotics Recovered From December Stings at Two Shops

Police report substantial narcotics stolen in December break-ins at A & E Prescription Shop and Lawrence Drive-In Pharmacy have been recovered. The drugs were found December 28 in a pillowcase by a bridge span between St. Louis and East St. Louis, investigated by Robert Greene. Victims identify some drugs as seized from their shops. another break-in occurred at Lawrence Drive-In.

Lawrence Drive-In Mexico Robert Greene Greene McKinley Bridge St. Louis East St. Louis Venice, I Jerry Braver A & E Prescription Shop Larry Kimbel

Dollar Days Planned by Mexico Chamber Group

Members of the Retail Division of the Mexico Chamber of Commerce met at the chamber offices to discuss promotions and vote on Dollar Days set for Friday and Saturday February 11 and 12 and again August 11 and 12. Bob Griffith presided as chairman.

The Mexico Chamber of Commerce Bob Griffith

Shelbina Native Navy Pilot Shoots Down MIG

Lt. Randall Cunningham, a Shelbina, Missouri native stationed on the aircraft carrier Constellation, is credited with shooting down a MIG-21 near Quang Lang, about 155 miles south of Hanoi, on Wednesday after five and a half years as a Navy pilot.

Shelbina Randall Cunningham Quang Lang Hanoi Cunningham Constellation

Also Mentioned on This Page

J.T. Watts A.L. Drumright Glenn Sutton Arthur W. Helwig Frank M. Edwards Leslie M. Chaney Raymond S. Newman Claude L. McFadin Claudia Lynne Mosley Everett E. Farrah Darren D. Becker Kingdom City William R. Wagner Stephen L. Nichols Charles J. Schaefer Wells Patti Martin Robert G. Durhin Randy L. Lunceford Ezra Goodwin Barbara A. Gander C.O. Dodd William F. Wahl and Son Michael Hall Thomas E. Kilbourn Hollie C. Salmons Inez Sanford Peggy L. Hutcheson Harold Branstetter James M. Wright William O. Mabry Vandalia Lydie B. Foree James E. DeTienne Laddonia Stella M. Rogers Minnie B. Moore John Fitzpatrick W. Pearson St Mexico High School James E. Gallop Paris Gallop Liberty Street Boonville Hermann Cape Girardeau Quincy the Daily Record Donald Ray Adams Cecil Dale Wilburn Helen R. Dugan Earl Eugene Grawe Edgar Lewis Thomas Amos K. Cole Norma J. Conklin Leta Frances Botts Tommy Rodenbaugh Bonnie and Clyde’s Janet Sue Stock William W. Purvis Eolia Mexico MO J. H. Henderson J.R. Craven Channel 17
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