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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1977
Page
7
The 7:00 a.m. reading shows a high of 72 and a low of 72 for last 24 hours with no precipitation this period. Year ago today high was 94 and low 72. Month to date precipitation 2.43 inches, year to date 19.19 inches. Sun sets at 8:24 p.m. and rises tomorrow at 6:08 a.m. Mostly clear forecast.
Sunny and hot today with a high in the mid 90s and a 20 percent chance of rain. Winds from the south at 10 mph. Tonight low in upper 60s. Sunday highs in the upper 80s with a 20 percent rain chance.
The Audrain Medical Center lists admissions including Olan Tratchel, Mrs Roy Knipmeyer, Mrs Sarah Craft, Mrs Henry Smith, Robert Pearl, Mrs Mary Angel, Mrs Ferrie Taft, Donald Williams, and others across Mexico New Florence Auxvasse Centralia. Discharges include Garnett Hamilton, Ray Magee, Finis Stubblefield, and multiple named patients. Deaths noted: Mrs Deane Brinkerhoff 46, Mrs Kathryn McGrew 70, Willard Bledsoe 64.
Robert E. Nowlin of 10 Fairsite was issued a summons for failure to maintain control after a 3:30 p.m. Friday accident at Fairsite and Virginia Streets that damaged the Nowlin car moderately and the parked car of Lewis C. French at 16 Fairsite. Vincent Rehma of Route 1 reported a pickup left Clark Service Station without payment of $8 for gasoline. A separate highway patrol report notes no injuries after a 11:40 p.m. Friday crash on Highway 19 north of New Florence when Mark Richard Stumbaugh’s car was sideswiped by an unknown vehicle that crossed the center line.
James Frank Clark Sr. was convicted of speeding and fined 43 dollars plus court costs in the magistrate court. The Ledger clarifies that a Richard Lee Kemp mentioned in a July 26 report is not the Kemp of 723 East Love. A probate notice issues letters of administration to Lewis E. Melahn for Edwin T. Yount estate, value unknown. Arthur M. Smith estate inventory lists real estate at 120000 and personal property at 1750. Mrs. Lella P. Smith holds lifetime rights, with distribution to Mexico Odd Fellows Lodge, Odd Fellows Home Assn., and Salt River Christian Church upon her death. Marriage license issued for Howard D. Tarwater Jr. and Vickie L. Earle.
Over the counter trading showed Commerce Bancs 24 percent bid 25 44 asked Mercantile Bank Corp 30 percent bid 314 percent asked Wetterau 17 percent bid 17 percent asked. NYSE closes show Robbie Brooks 4 percent Combustion Eng 57 Dresser 424 Emerson Electric 3444 Interco 39 Kaiser Aluminum 35 Panhandle Pipeline 48 Ralston Purina 1644 US Gypsum common 24 US Gypsum preferred 26 Walmart 14. Dow Jones close Friday 890.07. Cash grain prices report Soybeans 5.90 wheat 1.83 corn 1.70 milo 2.00 MFA Mexico and Soybeans 5.90 wheat 1.63 corn 1.86 milo 2.00 Fowles Grain Co. Laddonia.
Teasdale approves measures expanding farm will trust administration and school retirement participation. He signs laws doubling insurance capital needs, taxing probate estates, banking law revisions. A bull chip pen set is presented in celebration as a token of support.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania hundreds of weekend volunteers joined to aid flood recovery with electricians plumbers and tradesmen arriving from Pittsburgh Beaver County and Philadelphia. Southern Alleghenies Commission director Stephen Mandes praised local cooperation while Patricia Harris of HUD urged action over promises and noted a missing federal relief center as officials reported 65 dead and 42 still missing.
A US report in Chemical and Engineering News says bromocryptine boosts sexual desire in women and restores potency in men. Dr. Andrea Genazzani notes cases of previously nonresponsive women gaining erotic feelings and menstruation normalizing within 67 to 140 days. Men show restored sperm production and potency after treatment.
Willard M. Bledsoe 64 of Eufaula Alabama died Friday at 5 30 p m at his home. A mining contractor he owned Bledsoe Mining Co on Route 11 southeast of Mexico and did extensive clay mining for A P Green Refractories Co. Born April 18 1913 in Belle he was son of A O and Mintle Oliver Bledsoe. He married Helen Powell December 17 1941 who survives in Eufaula along with three sons Thomas James and Allen Bledsoe and a daughter Mrs James Henneke six grandchildren and three sisters. He moved from Belle to New Florence 1945 to Mexico 1967 to Eufaula 1968 retired 1976 and was active in Masonic Shrine circles. Services pending burial in New Florence Cemetery Visitation Monday evening after 7 at Arnold Funeral Home memorials to Crippled Children's Hospital St Louis.
Kathryn McGrew 70 of Center died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospital Hannibal. Services pending at Wilkey Funeral Home Perry. Born Aug 27, 1906 in Santa Fe to William Mark and Mary Ann Murphy Drake. She married J D McGrew Oct 12, 1930 in Hannibal. Survived by three sons James Daniel Hannibal Frank Center George Perry a daughter Eula Kathryn Lionberger Hannibal 11 grandchildren one great granddaughter two brothers Charles Drake East Moline Illinois Joe Drake The Dalles Oregon a sister Grace Groupman Vandalia. Preceded by three brothers three sisters and parents. Member of St William Catholic Church Perry. Arthur M Wolfson 65 cantor Temple Emanu El New York dies in New Zealand four the temple said.
Kent State University protesters celebrate after a U S District Court temporary restraining order halts the project on the gymnasium annex while a hearing is set. The May 4th Coalition filed suit seeking a study on designating part of the site a national historic landmark. Alan Canfora, wounded in 1970, joins others urging continued pressure.
POTATO POINT ALASKA AP Coast Guard personnel man a remote radar post as supertankers begin to funnel to Valdez. The ARCO Juneau and other tankers will traverse the Narrows, a six tenths mile channel near Prince William Sound, amid safety and environmental concerns. Coast Guard Lt Roger Holmes notes less time to fish as tankers arrive, while veteran mariners dismiss rock fears and expect four to five tankers daily.
Atlantic Richfield Co ARCO says it will file a reduced Interstate Commerce Commission tariff to avoid delays in shipping the first North Slope oil tanker to West Coast refineries The move follows a federal appeals court ruling upholding the ICC and allows ARCO Exxon and British Petroleum to amend rates while preserving appeal rights to the Supreme Court
Amy Carter rode with Yog Bear and led her Secret Service escort on a non stop tilt a whirl tour of Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte. The group entered through a rear gate avoiding security issues and the seven dollar admission. They danced briefly with a staffer in a bear costume before guiding the party and reporters to Thunder Road, Carowinds twin racing roller coaster.
James Earl Ray will stay in administrative segregation at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary for the foreseeable future. Tennessee Correction Commissioner C. Murray Henderson said Ray remains a security risk and will be housed in a maximum security cell with limited exercise daily. Governor Blanton will rely on correction officials to decide his confinement, after federal authorities declined to assume custody.
Missouri’s unemployment rate climbed to 5.1 percent in June from 4.7 percent in May as 112,400 workers in the 2.2 million labor force were idle. Those employed remained near the record high set in April.
The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 1.2 million dollar bid by Sharp Brothers Contracting Co. to expand Memorial Stadium by 10 530 seats. A 50 cent surcharge on this year's football tickets funds the project. The Curators also authorized talks with the state Department of Conservation about selling the Weldon Springs 8 000 acre property in St Charles County with a potential meeting next week.
Bloomington Minnesota AP reports CORSA members defy Ralph Nader’s 1969 verdict on the Chevrolet Corvair. Enthusiasts like Tony Fiore of CORSA celebrate durability and parts access while 1,000 fans at the convention share stories, T shirts, and long-term ownership notes. Enthusiasts include Everett White, Robert M. Peterson, and Erik Nielsen, among others, detailing restored cars and daily use across the United States and Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Palmero of New Florence welcomed a daughter born Friday at 10 13 a m at Audrain Medical Center. The baby weighed eight pounds 15 ounces and was named Scott Michael Palmero. Mr. Palmero works for Zero Manufacturing Co in Hermann.
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