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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1970
Page
10
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show fair skies, cool tonight with lows 50s. Tuesday sunny with highs 75 to 82. Missouri forecast notes fair, cool nights in 60s, highs around 60 in the north and 80s later. lake and river stage readings, hospital admissions, and local traffic incidents accompany the weather data.
Local notices list obituaries and community announcements from Mexico Missouri. Includes brief death notices, burial details, and community events. Names of the deceased and funeral arrangements are presented for the Mexico area.
Frank J Folta 75 a Martinsburg resident and retired farmer died Saturday after an extended illness at his Route 1 home. Survived by wife Pauline Martin ek Folta and sixte en grandchildren, funeral services set for 10 a m Tuesday at St Joseph s Catholic Church with burial in St Joseph s Cemetery.
A small crowd of five to sixty attended Saturday night’s second Democratic speaking in Rush Hill. Nearly all county candidates were present including Judge A. J. Deimeke’s representative Alvin Beamer, and race highlights included Russell Blackburn and others. Additional speakings are set for Vandalia and Union Baptist Church with Jim Heim as the upcoming speaker. Frank Paxson was master of ceremonies.
The Apollo 11 exhibit drew more than 36 000 visitors with about 7 000 present to view the astronauts in Jefferson City after travel from Topeka. The display features the capsule moon rock and spacesuits, touring state capitals beginning in Sacramento on April 17.
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Sarah Frances Hunt 91 who died at her home east of Paris Sunday after years of failing health. Her husband had preceded her in death.
Boys swimming classes at Plunkett Park pool were canceled this morning due to cool temperatures and have been rescheduled for Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. Instructor Miss Diana Giesler says the Red Cross requires a minimum air temperature of 70 degrees for swimming and Mexico pools will not open unless opening time meets that temperature.
Verle C Maxwell 52 of Denver formerly Vandalia died of head injuries after jumping in front of a car to shield his step-daughter from an oncoming vehicle. He died at a Denver hospital. Survived by his father Homer Maxwell of Vandalia, four brothers, a daughter Rosanne Robinson of Littleton, two grandchildren, his wife, a stepson and a step-daughter. He worked at Harrison-Walker in Vandalia and nearby refineries.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirk's funeral chapel Curryville for Hubert Green Walker of Curryville who was killed in a car truck collision at 915 p m Sunday in New Berlin Tl He is the uncle of Mrs Howard Gloria Lutz of 1624 N Washington St
Mrs Thomas E Dewey died Sunday night after a long illness in New York. She was 67. Survivors include her husband former New York governor Thomas E Dewey and two sons Thomas E Dewey Jr and John Martin Dewey.
President Nixon will shift White House operations to California for about 10 days with a stop in Fargo North Dakota to meet five governors on rural development and other topics. Govs Guy Farrar LeVander Ray and Tiemann will join discussions with Nixon at on-site sessions stressing federal state and local cooperation.
A Jeffersonville processing office discusses Census 1970 preliminary estimates, housing unit totals for South Fork and Salt River townships, and annexation maps. The memo outlines methods for updating address registers, cross checking forms, and interpreting shifts in housing, ownership, and military base impacts on local population figures.
The ninth annual Midwestern Governors Conference in Columbus focused on welfare costs as the top issue. Gov James A Rhodes urged breaking the welfare cycle and pressed for job training, noting Nixon pushed for a new approach. Democrats and Republicans attended, with Hearnes hosting and noting the need to work, talk, and learn.
NEW YORK AP A man aged 21 identified as Hin Chi Young a former NYU student burned himself to death in Times Square while hundreds watched. Police say witness Chloeun Young father identified him by a watch and keys found at the scene. The body burned beyond recognition a witness recalled the phrase Ive had it before he poured flammable liquid and lit a match. A bystander tried to smother the flames with a coat but failed.
Leonard C. Gillaspy 62 of New Franklin died at home Sunday. He was a salesman for Action Pascal Company in Mexico and had lived in New Franklin three years after earlier residence in Hannibal. Born December 24, 1907 in Harrisonville, he was the son of Dr. Leonard and Etta Cook Gillaspy. Survived by brother George of Lowes Park Illinois and sisters Mrs G E McFarland of Kansas City Missouri and Mrs Arte Wood of Long Beach California. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at Markland Funeral Home New Franklin with burial in Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall. Calling hours 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Minnie Hereford Brooks born February 10 1878 in Callaway County near Shamrock moved to Montgomery City in 1918. Survived by three nieces Edna Gray Mexico Blanche Boss Lincoln IL Mertie Grebe Columbia and others. Husband Stephen B Brooks died June 3 1943. Funeral visiting hours 3 to 9 p.m. today.
Arvel Windsor Jr. of St. Louis, formerly of Montgomery City, died after a fall from a porch balcony at Homer G Phillips Hospital in St. Louis. Born March 12 1967 in Mexico, he is survived by his parents, a brother and two sisters. Funeral services at St. John Baptist Church in Montgomery City officiated by Rev. Lewis Byrum. Burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Friends may call Schlanker funeral home after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
In Minneapolis heavy rain flooded the Theater of Involvement roof during a performance of Hay Fever. Actors continued as water rose to ankles and reopening lines, showcasing resilience amid the downpour.
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