Mr and Mrs Benton Celebrate 35th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thomas Benton of 632 W Liberty are honored on their 35th wedding anniversary. Children Mr and Mrs Clarence Spires Mr and Mrs Larry Perkins Mr and Mrs David Kronk of Mexico and Gary Benton of Centralia hosted a reception with a three tier cake by Mrs Shirley Albright and snacks. Attending guests include multiple Bentons from Harrisburg Madison Moberly and Mexico. Thomas H and Alta L Shearon Benton wed December 31 1940 in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Benton
W. Liberty
Clarence Spires
Larry Perkins
David Kronk
Mexico
Gary Benton
Centralia
Shirley Albright
Ernest Bruce
Harrisburg
Donald Benton
Madison
Wayne Henderson
Roy Hamilton
Betty
Moberly
George T. Ray
Elmer Benton
Roy Benton
Herbert Albright
Thomas H
Alta L. Shearon Benton
Miss Hays and Howard Norris Plan Spring Wedding
Mrs. Mary Hays of Jefferson City announces the engagement of her daughter Kathy Hays to Howard Norris of Auxvasse. Kathy, a Helias graduate and MU secretarial program alumna, is employed at MU. Howard is a North Callaway High School graduate and MU industrial engineering student. A May 22 wedding is planned at Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City.
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Mary Hays
Jefferson City
Kathy Hays
Howard Norris
Homer Norris
Auxvasse
Miss Hays
Helias High School
University of Missouri
Columbia
The
University
North Callaway
A-l High School
Immaculate Conception Church
Miss Connie Stuart to wed Richard Chambers on April 18
Mrs Ruby Smith of Mexico announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter Miss Connie Stuart to Richard Chambers son of Mrs Martha Galbreath of Fulton and Richard Chambers of Chicago. Connie Stuart attended Mexico High and Centralia High, now works for Human Development Corp. in Mexico. Richard Chambers graduated Fulton High and works at Fulton State Hospital. An April 18 wedding is planned.
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Miss Stuart
Mr. Chambers
Ruby Smith
Mexico
Miss Connie Stuart
Richard Chambers
Martha Galbreath
Fulton
Chicago
Til
Mexico High School
Centralia High School
Human Development Corp
Fulton High School
Fulton State Hospital
Homemakers Club All Day Meeting Hosts Jan 21
Homemakers Club held an all day meeting with a covered dish dinner at Mrs. Cill Dean's home on January 21. Mrs. Lulu Teague read Old Times and Mrs. Lucy Barnett gave the devotion Too Late. Tribute was paid to the late Marie Bozarth. Next gathering set for February 14 at Mrs. Alvin Beamer's home. Winners were Mrs. Teague, Mrs. Naomi White, Mrs. Elsie Hall, and Mrs. Howard Kindi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cill Dean
Homemakers Club
Lulu Teague
Lucy Barnett
Marie Bozarth
Alvin Beamer
Teague
Naomi White
Elsie Hall
Howard Kindi
Elsie Staples
Frances McCowan
Laura Sanderson
Laura Melahn
Anna Bess Wilson
Captain John Hall Chapter Accepts New Members
The Captain John Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists held a Jan. 19 meeting with Mrs. Hal Randolph as hostess. Pledges led by Mrs. Howard Richards. Mrs. Thurman Stallings led singing. devotion from The Bi centennial Year Begins and Golden Words for Every Day. Two new members were accepted for Washington papers. a film on The First Freedom was shown. Members and guests discussed charity plans, upcoming events, and an art show.
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National Defense Program
Commission On International Women
Phyllis Schlafly
Hal Randolph
Captain John Hall
Daughters of the American Colonists
Howard Richards
Thurman Stallings
Guy Pitts
Daily Progress of
Charlottesville
George Bowles
Rudolph R. Hampton
Washington
Gayle Oller
Max Thomson
the Ledger
Associated Press
J.D. Edmonston
Elmer Gatewood
Fletcher Sims
Welton Vance
Terry Bacon
Gamma Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Jim Bousquet
Judy Holbrook
Mexico
Donna Turner
Martin Jones
Funeral services held for Gilbert Washington Wright
Mrs Harold Holtkamp Mrs Charles Roberts Mrs Peggy Stone all of Mexico and Mrs Vernie Oliver of Centralia attended the funeral for Gilbert Washington Wright 62 in Independence on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Holtkamp
Charles Roberts
Peggy Stone
Mexico
Vernie Oliver
Centralia
Gilbert Washington Wright
Independence
Quilts of Callaway County Exhibit and Local Dances
Calendar notes list the Quilts of Callaway County exhibit at Fine Arts Center William Woods College January 12 through 30 with daily hours 9 am to 4 30 pm. Co sponsors Hebron Lodge A F and A M and Mexico High Twelve Club No 71 host ladies night centennial celebration and dinner at Masonic Temple January 24 at 7 pm. PWP dance at Knights of Columbus Hall January 4. Senior Citizens and OATS Members Dance January 24 at 7 30 pm at Community Center. Wrangler Saddle Club dance January 24 at Empire Club 9 pm. Sunday vocal recital January 28 at First Presbyterian Church 2 30 pm. Monday Little Dixie CB Club social January 26 at Court House and Abbie Llewellyn Snoddy Music Club January 26 at United Methodist Church. Includes family notice of five generations in Mexico and Holts Summit and birthday greetings for numerous local residents.
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Callaway County
William Woods College
Hebron Lodge
A.M
Mexico
Masonic Temple
Knights of Columbus Hall
Senior Citizens and Oats
Wrangler Saddle Club
Empire Club
Frank Greiner
Andy Runge
First Presbyterian Church
Little Dixie CB Club
Court House
Corn-Soybean Clinic draws 1000 farmers in Presser Hall
A 1966 report notes the annual Corn-Soybean Clinic in Presser Hall drawing about 1,000 farmers for talks and demonstrations on farming. Other entries cover 1956 Rufus Burns elected chair of Audrain County Soils and Crops Conference, 1946 re-election of Clyde Ellis as chair, 1936 W P A education plans by Alfred C Moon, and 1926 Presser Hall to be built with a $30,000 gift from Theodore Presser Music Foundation and the General Baptist Church.
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Presser Hall
Rufus Burns
Rush Hill
Audrain County
Mexico
Clyde Ellis
Theodore Presser
Hardin College
Perkins, Fellows and Hamilton
Chicago
Theodore Presser Music Foundation
General Baptist Church
Ann Landers on a 16 year old engaged couple
Dear Determined in Niagara Falls and others share stories about teen romance, parental disapproval, and civic crew ideas. Ann Landers weighs youths loyalty against family pressure and offers perspective on grief, cards, and sympathy etiquette.
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Ann Landers
Ke Just
Air Force
Ann
Niagara Falls
United States
Civic Pride, Inc
Mexico Ledger Community Classifieds Notice
Daily Mexico Ledger publication details including distribution, pricing, and delivery options for subscriptions by mail or carrier. Includes rates for in-state and out-of-state, Audrain county region, armed forces, and office hours.
Evening TV schedule features college hoops and pro bouts
Tonight college basketball includes Kansas vs Oklahoma State at 1:00 p.m. on channels 5 and 8, Indiana vs Minnesota at 1:00 on 10, and UCLA at Notre Dame at 3:00 on channel 5, 8 and 10. Foreman-Lyle heavyweight bout at Las Vegas on Wide World of Sports at 3:30 with other sports and entertainment programs listed for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Indiana
Minnesota
UCLA
Notre Dame
Foreman-Lyle
Las Vegas
Bing Crosby
Sen
Bentsen
Buckley
Ling
Cab Calloway
Norm Crosby
America
Nebraska
Maine Island
Maryland
School For Wives
ABA
Comedienne
Anna Russell
North Carolina
NBA
Buffalo Braves
Celtics
Boston
Chicago Bulls
Kings
Julius Boros
Wide World of
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Mr. and
Ms. Benton
Mrs. Thomas Benton
Mr. Norris
VFW Auxiliary
Mike Walker
William Young
VFW
Veterans Hospital
Diana Linder
Robert Smith
Max Berrey
Catawissa
St. Louis
Audrey Creel
Mexico Ledger
Mexico, Mo
Captain
John Hall
United Methodist
Mexico Methodist Church
Audrain County City
Beauty Parlor Quartet of
Tom Bledsoe
Jean Mollet
Connie Clark
Will
Valentine
Guil
Knights of Columbus
Lewis Cox
Jerry Cockett
John Dawkins
Ron Doyle
Carriel Douglas
Fred Garnett
Barry Garrett
Jim Kropf
Don McCord
Tony Milian
Elliot Qualls
Jim Stubblefield
Ron Whittaker
Roy Roe
Abbie Llewellyn Snoddy
United Methodist Church
Bobby Glen Kemp
Robert Dallas Kemp
Robert A. Kemp
Bobby Kemp
Oscar Summers
Holts Summit
Maudie Audrey
James Arthur Bealmear
Pearl Langford
Sharon Miller
Robert Willenbrink
Chris Edward Toalson
Ralph Shrader
John W. Watson
Jerry Kalkofen
Veneta Turley
Mike Davis
Anita Doyle
Jim Palliser
Robert Hudnall
Bobby Hall
A.H. Weakly
Peggy Hall
Ronald Cain
Alice Curtis
Jerry Frisbee
Fred Sumpter
Jason Lee Williams
Herbert Martin
Ed James
Gregory Albert Fennewald
Diane Poland
Marjorie Groves
Winifred Smith
Donald Jaeger
Robbie Exendine
Alfred C. Moon
Works Progress Administration
Vandalia
Frost-Bitten
Washington St
Mexico Am Trade
Audrain
APO
Pyramid
NBC
Tri States
Invisible Mandersons
Emergenc
Bonanza
Ledger
Wu ‘On
Sacred Heart
Oral Roberts
Lester
Jerry Falwe
Rev. Robins
Humbard
Davey
Jesus the He
Rex Humbs
Agronsky
Jerry Falwell
Discovery
Town Hall
Devlin
Blue Marble
Steve Allen
Mike Douglas
Channel 4
DeGaulle
Channel 9
New Orleans
Hong Kong
Jim Landry
Sesame St
Danny Thom
Carol Burnett
Jackson Five
Emmett Kelly
Kris Kristofferson
Peter Cook
Dudley Moore
Richard Egan
Abbott and Costello
Honolulu
Sidney Toler
the New Centurions
George C. Scott
Marseilles
Humphrey Bogart
Elmer Clantes
Burt Tannnetar
Baronely Atuy Alena
Great Northfield
Cliff Robertson
Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Basil Rathbone
Saskatchewan
Alan Ladd
Albert Finney
God
Joan Crawford
Basketball Burnett
David Susskind
Nashville
Bob Newhart
Louis
Star
Barbara Jordan
Texas
Disney Presents
Andrew Jackson
Blues
Sabres
Buffalo
Addie and the King
Jason Robards
Mildred Natwick
Lisa Lucas
Smalltown
Nova
Blk. Journal
Hee Haw
FBI
CBS
David Brenner
Johnny Carson
Alan King
Tom Snyder
William F. Buckley Jr
Somerset
Mod Squad
Margie
Dinah
Mickey Man
Bugs Bunny
Neighbors
Ironside
Guiding Light
Electric Co
Doctors
Gilligan
Showtime
Hospital
Newsei Family
Banjo Sai
Consequence
One Life
ABC
CBS New
Louis Armstrong
Ben Vereen
Guy Stockwell
Charlie Chan
Warner Oland
Ray Milland
Oklahoma
Will Rogers Jr
Mike Henry
Charlton Heston
George Peppard
Welk
Disney
Heritage
Wilderness
Spirit
Addie
Brenk
Survival
String Quartet
Percy
Kathryn Kuhlman
David Niven
Spagnox
Rev. Robinson
Monty Python
Sammy
Alan Watts
Harry O
Litton
Jimmy Swaggart
Iram
Ward Bond
Edward Fox
Sophia Loren
Taylor and Burton
Gene Barry
Anthony Quinn
James Stewart
Telephone
Metropolis
CBS Reports
Viewfinder
Eddie
Bobby Winter
Phyllis
Phil Donahue
Kivi St. Louis
Kivo Ottumwa
Kmex-ty St Louis
Ked-ty
Khga
Hannibal
Kemu
Weem
Quincy
Kpl
Jeff City
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