Local CAR Members Attend Regional Meeting
Sarah Wilfley and John Cline of the Col James Audrain Society of the CAR served as state parliamentarian and state historian at the fifth annual Great Plains Regional CAR meeting in Kansas City. Missouri hosted six other states with guests from Illinois Texas and Georgia. National and senior national officers led sessions while a tour of Independence Square and Truman sites accompanied the event. Plans set for the next annual meeting in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Wilfley
John Cline
Col
James Audrain
William Ehncke
Jane Adams
Pamela Johnston
Missouri
Louise Taraba
Stephen Miller
Independence Square
Marshal's Home
Harry S. Truman
Vaile
Topeka
Miss Spurrier Honoree At Recipe Shower
Miss Jackie Spurrier was honored at a paper and recipe bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Jack Baker and Miss Betty Baker. She will wed Steve Hagan at St. Brendan's on August 14. Guests included members and friends from Chapter HD P.E.D. of which Spurrier is a member, with attendees from Mexico and Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Spurrier
Recipe Shower
Jackie Spurrier
Jack Baker
S. Western
Betty Baker
Steve Hagan
St. Brendan’s Catholic Church
Chapter HD P.E.D
Anne Baker
Houston
Texas
Janis Baker
Harry Barlow
Ruth Barton
James C. Botts
Virginia E. Botts
Linda Brace
Iola Bradley
Mary Leah Carter
Marion Crockett
Ron Darnell
Edna Dierking
James T. Dye
Leslie Ellis
Anna Margaret Griffin
Bryan Gruber
Fred Harris
Beckley Holtman
Elmo Inlow
Ben Jolly
Tom Kennedy
George Keen
Geraldine Lewis
C.H. Long
H.L. Neifert
Brian Nickerson
J.A. Pearson
Robert Phillips
Murray Purcell
Harry Riechers
Andy Runge
Carl Safford Jr
Ann Smart
Jack Spurrier
Calendar of events for Audrain County community
A weekly calendar lists social meetings and events across Audrain County from July 26 to August 1 1951. Highlights include Little Dixie CB Club at the courthouse, Newsletter Party at Gladys Fretwell home, OATS Showboat at St Louis Muny, Hebron Lodge for Master Mason work, Disabled Veterans Meeting at VFW Hall, Kiddie Karnival at Hardin Park, and various girl scout, American Legion Auxiliary and Transcendental Meditation activities. Also noted are public dances, health checks, a Mexico High School open house, Independence Shopping Center event, and the Botts Reunion at Plunkett Park with related notes on attendance and a 4-H program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Dixie CB Club
Courthouse
Gladys Fretwell
St. Louis Muny Opera
Hebron Lodge
VFW
Quincy
McMillan
Garfield Park
American Legion Auxiliary
Jaycee
Robert S. Green Memorial Park
King's Daughters Home Board
King’s Daughters Home
C.C. Wonneman
Audrain City County Health Unit
Mexico High School
Mexico Country Club
Independence
Canning Lids Shortage Looms Over Home Canning Season
Government officials manufacturers and consumers await whether another lid shortage will hit. Previous shortages triggered probes by Congress and the FTC but found no industry wrongdoing. USDA projects over four billion replacement lids this year while state surveys show mixed shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cook
Associated Press
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bill Kerr
Kerr Glags Co
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
California Department of Consumer Affairs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beth Ledbetter
Moundsville
W.va
U.S. Naval
Annapolis
Beth
Academy
Hannibal
Blackmore's
Botts
Lawrence
Plunkett Park
B & G Hustlers
Don Hudson
DVM
B and G Hustlers
Hi- Way Rd School
Marga Nowlin
4-H Foundation
Jody Miller
OT Ud
Walgreen
Drug Agency
Dean Patrick
W. Monroe
USDA
Arnold
Washington ST
Mexico
Southwestern Bell Business
Underalls
Southwestern Bell
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