Monroe nursing home bond drive sparks voting urge
Paris voters face bond issue for a Monroe County Nursing Home with broad support from civic groups firms and physicians. Directors affirm the home will be city bound with water sewage facilities and one story brick construction to meet state needs and allow future expansion. The project is non profit and open to all district residents in need.
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Ruth
Akers
Paris
Monroe County
Yessaway
Dale Dowell
Cyola
Janice Wilson
Linda Peck
Hill-Harris
Cars Hit In Vandalia
Miss Kathy Fielding 21 and her brother Michael 9 of Quincy Ill were in Vandalia when their car struck the side of George and Mrs Burkes car at West Page and North Walnut at 12 95 p.m. Wednesday They were there funeral ar rangements for Mrs Burkes mother Mrs Mark Hitz Miss Fielding received a summons Funeral services held Thursday for James H Adkins 44 of Alton nephew of Forest Watts Burial at Roadhouse Alton Attendees included Mrs Ann Moore of Woodriver IL sister of Mrs Cecil Pease Mrs B E Lowe mother of Birney Lowe hospitalized at St Elizabeths Hospital Hannibal Friday afternoon Brice Trappy 4 H club met with Carla Morris presiding in Gregorian absence of president Bill Gooch Attendees pledged flags Annette Kohl led 4 H pledge A swim ming party planned for Aug 12 at Tri County pool from 730 to 930 pm preceded by a picnic at Daniel Park 6 pm Affair Board report by Mrs Donley Morris Men to meet Wednesday at Center Elementary to set up tents for Ralls County Fair July 17 and 18 August meeting will feature homemade ice cream and cake supper There were films on Conservation and First Aid Mr and Mrs George Kovalik and Delores of Babylon N Y visited Mr and Mrs William Giltner and family Supper guests included Mr and Mrs Bob Kuda Perry IL Mrs Jessie Giltner Mrs Margaret Pearson of Chicago Island IL Mrs Lottie Gregg Farber MO
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Vandalia
Kathy
Fielding
Michael
Quincy
West Page
North Walnut Streets
George
James H. Adkins
Alton
Forest Watts
Roadhouse
Smith Funeral Home
George Pease
Judy
Ann Moore
Woodriver
Cecil Pease
Pease
B. E. Lowe
Birney Lowe
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Hannibal
Brice Trappy
Tri-County
Daniel Park
Affair Board
Donley Morris
Center Elementary
Ralls County
George Kovalick
Delores
Babylon
N. Y
William Giltner
Bob Kuda
Perry
Jessie Giltner
Margaret Pearson
Chicago
Island
Lottie Gregg
Farber
Citizens ask siren for heavy smog in Riverside
Twenty residents urged Riverside County health director to sound a siren when smog hits the alert level. Dr. Harald Erickson refused, saying sirens could trigger heart attacks and would exaggerate irritants already present.
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Riverside
Calif
Harald Erickson
Patrol’s Trailer At Paris Highlighted By Missouri Patrol Exhibit
The Missouri State Highway Patrol exhibit trailer will debut in Paris at the Mark Twain Old Threshers on July 18 and 19, 1970. The free display showcases patrol work including accident response, criminal investigations, lab operations, equipment in patrol vehicles, narcotics, safety, confiscated weapons, radar use, aircraft surveillance, records, and the Training Academy. An officer will answer questions about the agency seen as one of the best of its kind.
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Paris
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Mark Twain Old Threshers Association, Inc
Highway Patrol
Missouri
Records Bureau
Patrol
Parol
The
Fire at Nabors Home Under Investigation
Hollywood police probe arson after a series of fires damaged Jim Nabors Studio City residence. The one story home sustained about $10,000 in damage while Nabors entertained at a Lake Tahoe club. no one was home when the fires occurred Saturday.
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Hollywood
Calif
Studio City
Jim Nabors
Nabors
Lake Tahoe
Nev
What Are You Doing With What You've Got
Wellsville United Presbyterian Women met at the educational building with ten members and one visitor, Mrs Clarence Smith. Mrs Elsie Middleton gave devotion, a sewing meeting was planned for next month, and sack lunches will be brought. Mrs Boettcher closed with prayer and refreshments were served.
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Wellsville
W. A. Boettcher
United Presbyterian
United Methodist - Presbyterian
Elsie Middleton
Clarence Smith
Battery B Wins Eisenhower Trophy for Camp at Fort Sill
Mexico's Battery B won the Eisenhower trophy for field training with 95 percent strength and satisfactory ratings. The unit, part of the 128th Artillery Target Acquisition Battalion National Guard, heads to camp at Fort Sill Oklahoma Friday alongside units from Kirksville Moberly St Louis and Columbia. Battery B first earned the award in 1957 and also has the Superior Unit Award and Efficiency in Maintenance awards. Commanded by Captain Pat Lewis Mexico the battalion is led by Lt Col Peyton T Russell of Mexico.
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Missouri National Guard
Mexico
Michael H. Stahle
Rte. L
Michael O. Francois
Rte
Jack R. Knoepflein
Mineola
Russell J. Devlin
New Florence
Kenneth L. Eisele
Farber
Devlin
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Sidney Devlin
A. P
Green
Francois
Pfe
Joseph Francois
Jensen
Air Park Service
Army Radio-Telegraph-Communication
Knoepflein
University of Missouri
Eisele
Army Survey School
Mexico Armory
Ft. Sill
Okla
Kirksville
Moberly
St. Louis
Columbia
Oklahoma
United States Artillery
128Th Artillery
National Guard
Army National Guard
Pat Lewis
Peyton T. Russell
Convict Slashing Targeted In Missouri Penitentiary Dining Hall
Jefferson City report says Edward Fierst, 28, wounded in assault in the main dining room of Missouri penitentiary. Warden Swenson said the attacker, unnamed, used a home made knife but Fierst survived after prompt surgery. Fierst serves 10% year sentence for armed robbery. attacker has two life terms and two 99 year terms.
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Jefferson City
Harold R. Swenson
Edward HR. Wierst
Missouri Penitentiary
Swenson
Fierst
St. Louis County
Personal News Of Santa Fe
Stacy Dunlap won first in a baby show at Perry on July 4. Jill Nicole Tredway, daughter of Sgt Ricky Tredway and Mrs Tredway, took second. Mrs Tredway is Janet Poage. Mrs Leonard Cook of Laquey says her daughter Evelyn Pearcy of Lebanon and Don Maxis and Paul of Springfield Missouri visited LeRoy Sharp’s family. Debbie Moore had been visiting and returned home with Bobby Moore and Beth Ann Overland Park visited Herbert Moore and Debbie. Roy Willingham has a deep well drilled at the new home south of Santa Fe known as the Iron Scobee place.
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Santa FE
Stacy Dunlap
Dallas Dunlap
Perry
Jill Nicole
Ricky Tredway
Tredway
Janet Poage
Leonard Cook
Laquey
Evelyn Pearcy
Lebanon
Don Maxis
Paul
Springfield
LeRoy Sharp
Cook
Paul Wayne Scobee and Sons
Mexico
Paul Scobee
Sidney. McIlhany
Marguerite Jasper
Roy Willingham
Iron Scobee
Body Found in Missouri River Tributary Identified by Prints
Cole County Sheriff Wyman Basinger said fingerprints taken to identify a nude body found Sunday in the Moreau River near its confluence with the Missouri. The fisher man who discovered the corpse alerted authorities. The man was described as in his early 30s and about 175 pounds.
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Jefferson City
Cole County
Wyman Basinger
Moreau River
Missouri River
Boy Dies of Injuries in Kansas City Basketball Accident
Kansas City Kansas Frederick Joseph Wittlinger, 16, died Sunday from a brain injury suffered a week earlier during a basketball game. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray J. Wittlinger.
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Kansas City
Frederick Joseph Wittlinger
Ray J. Wittlinger
Kan
Montgomery County Real Estate Transfers Reported
Real estate transfers list H P Fry Jr to William T Jones Jr NWY lot 4 block 6 New Florence and Leroy Wright to James R Fry, plus multiple transfers involving Elbert E Clark, John A Van Buren, and Kenneth E Sturgeon. Two men, Hershel Crass and W T Bollinger Jr, were seriously injured in a Cessna takeoff crash near Big Springs Park airport in fog. Crass and Bollinger were treated at hospitals in Poplar Bluff and St Louis.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
H. P. Fry Jr
William T. Jones, Jr
New
Florence
Elbert E. Clark
John A. van Buren
Palizze
van Buren
Stephen E. Carr
Kenneth
Big Springs Park
Claspille
Missouri Highway Patrol
RAW
Hurshel Crass
W. T. Bollinger Jr
Kenneth E. Sturgeon
J. D. Goteher
Clarence Andrews
J. D
Goteher
Asec
Pop
Far Bluff
Trans
American Legion Post
St. Louis
K. H. Baut
Poplar Bluff
Srd
Wellsville
Arlye B. Clark
C. i
Lingham
Montgomery City
St. John’s Hospital
St. Awe
Louis
Bollinger
William H. Rittman, Jr
Fe Barnes Hospital
Joseph Charles Kotoucek, Jr
Cynthia Park
James T. Clifton
Eugene
A. Catner
Schowengerdts
Bellflower
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Nursing Home Board of Directors
iFirst Baptist Church
Palls
Diane Harrison
Talinese
Cone Ealantad
Rcview
Linda
Kay Kelly
Her Smith
Autumn Leaves Club
American Legion Hall
Richard VanHoosen
Cloyce Menefee
W.J. van Huss
TL le
Paris Jaycees
Ray Parrish
Pat Reichert
Centralia
MFA Exchange
Exchange
Charles I. Callis Service and Supply Co
T and
A.G. Blakey
Kent Cummings
New York City
Canada
Ing
Paul Potter
Dorothy O'Keefe
J. DB. Penn
Dan Soliz
David
Lincoln Park
Mich
F. Aa. Zimmann
San Diego
Carroll Clithero
Gale
Colorado
Roger O'Leary
Carl Milner
Lindberg, Mo
Sidney Milner
Tracy
Eldon Schrader
A&b Prescription Shop
Washington
Auxvasse Lions Club
Auxvasse
Auxvasse School
Auxvasse, Mo
Battery B
Ft. Sin
Robert T. Barton
Fulton
James E. Quinlan
Billy J. Willis
Sturgeon
Lewis C. French
David J. Earle
Leroy Wright
James R Fry
James R. Fry
William Finke
New Florere
fFunaaaayane Rasa and
Ballinger
Crass
Harold W. Porter
Doilie
Reagan
Effie Jane Kirks
Vila
Hickerson
Pri
Albert L. Porter
Dollie
Dollie Reagan
Charles Dieter
Aubrey Hit
Burton S$ ‘Smith
William D. Smith
William’ H. Rittman, Jr
Barnes
Alvena Werges
Theodore Werges
Virgil Reynolds
Irvin O ‘Beachout
Wis
William H. Rittman
Robert W. Cobb
Earl L. Niswonger
Freeman J. Frank, Jr
Larson Keso
Oklahoma City
LL. D. Bust
Howard Wehrman
Neal
Marla Wehrman
Salley Clark
Altus
Edith Gentry
Randall Cone
Ruby Heath
Miss Heaton
Elsie Hagood
Wayne Weldon
Rex Weldon
L. B. Welldon
Weldon
Clark O'Donnell
Pamela
Lynn
Mabel Welton
HanNibal Plantmir
David Chatburn
Devils of
Thompson
Armour
Vienna
Yegal
Offman
Citizens Savings Association
Jefferson & Liberty Lts
Mexico, Mo
Member
Federal Savings and Loan Insurangh Corporation
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