Audrain County Museum Details History and Hours
The Audrain County Historical Society Museum in Mexico Missouri answers many visitor questions about the Ross House and Saddle Horse Museum. The non profit society preserves Audrain County history and owns the house and the Saddle Horse Museum. Open afternoons 2 to 5 on Sundays, closed Mondays. The grounds feature Robert Green Memorial Park and native wildflowers planted by Mrs Sam P Locke. The Ross House timeline covers 1857 to 1920 when the Locke family owned it. the society acquired the house in 1958. Flowers this weekend by Mrs William S Lowe.
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Audrain County Historical Society Museum
American Saddle Horse Museum
Ross House
Society
Saddle Horse Museum
The
Audrain County Historical Society
Audrain County
S. Muldrow St
Robert 8. Green
City of
Mexico
Sam P. Locke
Locke
Ross
Historical Society
John P. Clark
Colby T. Quisenberry
James E. Ross
Daughters of the American Revolution
Emma McPheeters
William S. Lowe
Altrogge and Green Families Take Long Vacation Circuit
Mr and Mrs Emmett Altrogge of 709 Robin Hood Rd and relatives travel from Sacramento to Portland Kennewick and Glacier National Park then Crater Lake before returning home. Mesdames White Cummings Martens and Green family also vacation across Indiana Michigan Vermont Mexico New York and Washington with reunions and guest visits.
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Emmett Altrogge
Robin Hood Ra
Sacramento
Cal
Mas
Covert A. Soule
California
Altrogges
Portland
Ore
Kennewick
Wash
Will Altrogge
Altrogge
Glacier National Park
Montana
Crater Lake
Robert M. White
Mitchell
Park Circle
White
Wiley Spurgeon
Lake Wawasee
Syracuse
Ind
Jack Martens
S. Jefferson St
Ellen Cummings
Woodstock Inn
Woodstock
Jene O’rear
Inlaw
John D. O’rear
Martens
Miss Cummings
Detroit
Mich
Vermont
McKenzie Moore Wedding in Springfield Missouri
Garry Beecher Moore and Linda Elaine McKenzie wed June 18 at Glendale Baptist Church. Mrs Moore, daughter of John and Mrs McKenzie of 946 Frances St, will graduate Burge School of Nursing this August. Mr Moore, son of Raymond and Mrs Moore, will attend Officer's Candidate School in Newport News until Aug 21, then join his wife in Springfield to start his senior year at Drury College.
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Garry Beecher Moore
Glendale Baptist Church
Springfield
Moore
Linda Elaine McKenzie
John McKenzie
Frances St
Raymond Moore
Worthwhile Extension Has Annual Picnic
The Worthwhile Homemakers Extension Club held its annual picnic on July 21 at Centralia Recreation Park with Mrs. Beverly Reeves as hostess. President Mrs. Perry Righter will chair sponsorship of a queen candidate for the Rural Electric Cooperative Queen Contest. Mrs. Bennie Salisbury received the hostess and secret pal gifts. The next meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 18 at Mrs. Harry Miller’s home.
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Homemakers Extension Club
Centralia Recreation Park
Beverly Reeves
Perry Righter
Rural Electric Cooperative
Bennie Salisbury
Harry Miller
CAR To Attend Meeting Resume Cemetery Research
Members of the Mexico chapter of the Children of the American Revolution will join about 100 CAR delegates at William Woods College Fulton August 10 to 11 for a regional meeting. Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and Kansas members attend with national officers. The group continues a 1969 Audrain County cemetery survey to record names and dates for historical files and plans a conservation booth and recycling project at the state meeting.
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Mexico
William Woods College
Fulton
Tom Dryden
Auxvasse
Missouri
CAR
Hal Rarndolph
Melody Lu
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kansas
Bill Crews
Audrain County
Centralia
Jack Holtman
Randolph
Schafer-Robnett Invitations Issued In Martinsburg
Martinsburg families announce the August 13 wedding of Miss Jean Marie Schafer and William Bryan Robnett of Laddonia. The ceremony at St. Joseph's Catholic Church will be at 5 p.m. with Rev. Leo Stamm officiating.
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Martinsburg
Paul Schafer
Jean Marie Schafer
William Bryan Robnett
Laddonia
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Leo Stamm
Robnett
Kenneth Robnett
Millie Becker
Carol Arendall
Wellsville
Rita Dubhbert
Columbia
Susan Authur
Connie Robnett
Rick Robnett
Kenneth Robnett Jr
Charles Schafer
Phil Becker
Daniel School Reunion at Centralia Recreation Park
Calendar shows a Sunday reunion on Aug 1 at Centralia Recreation Park south shelter, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also Fidelity Circle of Kings Daughters and Sons meets Tuesday Aug 3 at 2 p.m. with Mrs. George Weller. Gene Henderson and wife honored for 25th anniversary at a July 20 dinner in Kansas City, previously of Mexico. gift included a money tree made of 25 silver dollars from Mr. and Mrs. Alvarado.
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Daniel School
Centralia Recreation Park
South Shelter House
Fidelity Circle of Kings Daughters and Sons
George Weller
Henderson
Gene Henderson
Kansas City
Mexico
R. Alvarado
Alvarado
Miss Norris to Wed Smith in October
Auxvasse residents Miss Marsha Lee Norris and Glen Thomas Smith announce their engagement. Norris, a 1968 North Callaway graduate, will earn a B S in education at Missouri U Columbia in August and teach English and speech in Montgomery City. Smith, also a 1968 North Callaway graduate, served in Vietnam and is at Fort Benning awaiting Army discharge in September. An evening ceremony is planned at the A P Green Memorial Chapel on the Missouri campus in Columbia on Friday, October 1.
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Auxvasse
Homer Norris
Ponent
Hir
Marsha Lee Norris
Glen Thomas Smith
Ernest M. Smith Jr
Mr. Smith
North Callaway High School
University of Missouri
U. S. Army
Smith
Vietnam
Fort Benning
Army
A. P. Green
Columbia
FOE Auxiliary Names Committees for Club Year
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the Rags Home held a Tuesday meeting with thirteen members present. Mrs. Stanley Campbe presided and appointed chairmen for fund drives, including Mrs. Cecil Gentry Heart Fun, Mrs. James Johnson Canc Crusade, Mrs. Stanley Carte City of Hope, Mrs. Roy Tynet Jimmy Durante Fund, Mrs. Danny Gentry Youth Guidance, Mrs. Virgil Sapp Bar-H-Ranch, Mrs. Adel Smith Muscular Dystrophy, and Mrs. Thelms Fairley Cerebral Palsy. Tyner and Sapp were named to the entertainment committee for August. A birthday dinner was set for 6:30 p.m. at the Eagles Home, and a Charter Draping ceremony for Sam Helm was planned for 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Home following Helm’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Fratern Order of Eagles
Rags
Stanley Campbe
Cecil Gentry
Heart
James Johnson
Crusade
Stanley Carte
City of Hope
Roy Tynet
Jimmy Durante Fund
Danny Gentry
Virgil Sapp
Bar-H-Ranch
Adel Smith
Thelms Fairley
John May
Tyner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Audraine County
Art Simmons
Helen Weaver Black
Ledger
Richard Vance
Higgins Lake
Bradford
Brett
Mullett Lake
E.l.green
Chris
Lisa
New Braunfels
Texas
Green
Jessie Green
E. Monroe St
Ellsworth Green
David Green
New York
Ronald Green
University of New York At Buffalo
American University
Washington, D. C
Lawrence Drug Co
Helene
Compiete
Venicelon
Italy
Helene (Broemser) Irvin
S. Washington
Artists’ Guild
Mexico Artists’ Guild
William Mihalic
Mexico Optimist Club
Roy E. Halverson
North Jefferson
Calvert
Liberty Mexico, Mo
Jefferson
South Side Square
Miss. Norris
FOE Auxiliary
Wayne S. Robertson
Pride Street
Jay's
IGA
Jay’s Iga
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