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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1975
Page
6
Paris Pharmacy owner Howard Kizer reported a Thursday night break in discovered Friday at about 8 a.m. The store was unlocked and ransacked, with over $80 cash and a carton of Palwin pain reliever taken. Police and sheriff’s office alerted.
Alfred C. Sikes of Missouri Consumer Affairs warns about Universal Missing Heirs Inc sending letters claiming to link people to unclaimed estates. The firm, under USPS investigation, offers a fixed fee research report to determine if the recipient is an heir, but Sikes says the odds are slim and the material does not prove heirship or aid claiming.
Wellsville Garden Club members toured local homes last Wednesday visiting Robert Wagner's plant display and greenhouse and Burton W. Smith's flower garden with refreshments. Members include LeRoy Pease R. G. Smith Henry Folta Elmer Keith Roy Gibson Ruth Smith Elizabeth Martin Edith Barret Retta Hildebrand and Burton W. Smith. MR AND MRS Steve Peck of San Francisco visited Wellsville relatives.
In a regional crime wave stained-glass windows are disappearing from residences and churches. Police say thieves strike after midnight on Chicago s North Side, taking two to three panes nightly and selling them to dealers and private buyers. Similar thefts have occurred in Indianapolis Cincinnati St Louis Denver and Atlanta.
Governor Bond announced two county court judge appointments both Republicans Wanda Goodin Princeton Mercer County Court judge 2nd district succeeding C B Robinson and John D Bryant Eldrige named judge Western District Laclede County The office also announced Ernest E Frisch Jr Republican as Greene County auditor succeeding David E Hart plus a note on stained glass thefts with multiple incidents and a birth announcement Auxvasse nine pound two ounce son born at Audrain Medical Center to Mr and Mrs Richard E Moore.
CENTRALIA Three Centralians were honored with the Order of the Arrow at Camp Thunderbird family night. A father and son received the award the same night, a rarity. Recipients were Frank Myers Erik Myers and Gerald Evanoski, with 3 6 and 6 years in scouting respectively. A carry in supper for Centralia families followed by a waterfront tap out ceremony capped the event.
About 1000 to 1200 people are expected at a fundraising dinner for former Missouri Gov Warren E Hearnes in Jefferson City. It is the 11th birthday dinner for Hearnes with proceeds this year supporting his U S Senate campaign. The event costs 25 per person and has raised roughly 24000 as of June 30 with former South Carolina Gov Robert E McNair headlining.
Shelbyville Missouri youth James William Carmichael, 18, a summer employee for the Missouri Highway Department, was killed when the tractor he drove tipped over while mowing a right of way along Shelby County Route M near M-15. An accompanying operator found the wrecked mower after realizing Carmichael was not behind him. Investigators had not determined the exact cause.
Sturgeon schools adopt an earlier dismissal this year to align with new curriculum and vocational courses. The day starts at 8 20 a m Aug aoe with a half day first session. Bus times will shift later to avoid early pickups. Frances Thornburg hired as half time speech clinician. learning disability specialist position still vacant.
No Airline Strike MINNEAPOLIS Minn AP Northwest Airlines planes flew on normal schedules again today after the company and pilots reached agreement on a contract just four minutes before a strike deadline.
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