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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1975

Page

8

Wellsville Fall Festival Offers Varied Family Events

Wellsville hosts a three day festival August 21 to 23 with a carnival for all ages, reduced ride prices for children Thursday, a donkey ballgame, pet parade in bicentennial attire, and prizes. Saturday features Mister and Miss Hair Stylist, baby contest, and a tractor pull, plus a horseshoes tournament and committee meetings on festival planning.

Wellsville Rock Foundation Mervin Wright Charles Deiter Clarence Deichman Eldon Schrader Sam Fort Mike Stolle Delmar Rice Arbela Wellsville Athletic Association Charley Jackson

Laddonia Khoury Team Captures 10-0 Record in Playoffs

Laddonia Midget Khoury League, led by manager Sherwood Lovelace and coaches Jim Pollock and Jerry Eastwood, finished 10-0 in Class A after a 5-1 playoff win over Center and a championship loss 84 to Vandalia Bombers. Players include Kevin Lovelace, Mike Pollock, Jimmy Eastwood, Calvin McGrew, Marty Maxwell, Steve Patton, Roger Reeves, Allen Winders, Kenny Middleton, Chris LaRue, Billy Radenbaugh.

Laddonia Center Vandalia Bombers Sherwood Lovelace Jim Pollock Jerry Eastwood Kevin Lovelace Mike Pollock Jimmy Eastwood Calvin McGrew Marty Maxwell Steve Patton Roger Reeves Allen Winders Kenny Middleton Chris LaRue Billy Radenbaugh

Twin grandsons for Scotts family celebrate birth

Mr and Mrs S R Scott of Perry announce two new great grandsons born Saturday. The boys are Nathan Henry and Benjamin Lee, sons of Henry Lee Moore and his wife of Windsor.

S.R.’ Scott Perry Nathan Henry Benjamin Lee Henry Lee Moore Windsor

Society Meets In Paris

Paris The district Meeting of the American Cancer Society was held in Macon on July 28. Those attending from Monroe County were Miss Margaret Powers president of the local chapter Mrs Charlotte Christman service chairman Mrs Leona Pence education chairman and Mrs Myrtle Lee Carman secretary. Bruce Mason of Jefferson City conducted a workshop on education. The state meeting is to be held in Jefferson City at the Ramada Inn Oct 18 and 19. Members of the Paris Baptist Church gathered for a quarterly fellowship dinner Sunday after the morning service. Following the dinner Miss Beth Klinkenberg was presented with a crystal compote. She has been the music director of the church and will be leaving soon for Louisville Ky where she will attend the Seminary. Guest pastor Sunday Aug 3 will be the Rev Dallas Bundy pastor of the Arm strong Baptist Church. Rev Bundy is a graduate of Mid Western Seminary in Kansas City. The Monroe County Farm Bureau board met July 28 at the Co op office with the president Linden Vanlandingham opening the meeting. In a short business session plans were completed for the annual fish fry to be held Friday evening Aug 8 at Huckleberry Hall at the Mark Twain State Park. Russell Bastian is chairman of the committee for arrangements. It was noted recently that Monroe county assessor William T Lindsey and his clerk are continuing the work of raising the evaluations on real estate to 33 1 3 percent of true value as ordered by the state tax commission. Assessor Lindsey says the new work being done in his Continued on Page 7.

VFW Jerry Stewart Bicentennial Commission Richard Wilson Mr. Wilson Stewart Paris American Cancer Society Macon Monroe County Margaret Powers Charlotte Christman Leona Pence Myrtle Lee Carman Bruce Mason Jefferson City Ramada Inn Paris Baptist Church Beth Klinkenberg Louisville Dallas Bundy Armstrong Baptist Church Bundy Mid- Western Seminary Kansas City Monroe County Farm Bureau Board Co-op Linden Vanlandingham Huckleberry Hall Mark Twain State Park Russell Bastian William T. Lindsey State Tax Commission Lindsey

Centralia Baptist Youth Float Trip Planned

About 40 youths from First Baptist Church will take a float trip on the Niangua River Friday and Saturday. Additional children are invited to vacation Bible school at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily, with sack lunches. The 1975-76 Harrison WPFA officers were elected, with Mrs. Carl Dunn as president and Mrs. Ted French as vice president.

Central First Baptist Church Niangua River Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Education Department Sets Two August School Meetings

Missouri officials announce two statewide conferences in Jefferson City to mark public school openings. The 14th Cooperative Conference for School Administrators runs August 4–5 with Vernon Bell as keynote, plus a 6:30 banquet. The following days host the Teachers Instructional Leadership Conference chaired by Commissioner Mallory, with sessions on energy, administration, and Pioneer in Education awards to eight educators.

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Jefferson City United States Commissioner of Education Terre H. Bell Bell Christopher Bond Federal Energy Administration Edward Stephen Missouri Arthur I. Mallory Olive Decatur Springfield Byron H. Masterson Kennett Charles A. Lee St. Louis Elmer Ellis Columbia

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