R-3 Holds fear's Last Assembly
The final assembly of the school year at Hi-Way R-3 school was held Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Gayle Ridgeway directed the program with songs by grade levels, perfect attendance recognitions, and Reading Circle Certificates awarded to numerous pupils. This marks the first graduating class from the new building after eight years. Valerie Hodson from New Zealand presented a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Ridgeway
Therogram
Llegiance
New River
Johnny Emes
Betty Teelman
Debbie Milligan
Anne Baker
Nancy Hake
Keila Cline
Janet Woolridge
Keith Baker
Tammy Milligan
Roger Woolridge
Bruce Wilson
Marty Hildebrand
Brenda Phillips
Jo Ellen Sweitzer
Sharon Arnold
Barbara Jum
Robbie Erdel
Nancy Lake
Scott Henry
Jay Kerr
Mike Henderson
Lisa wicDermit
Joe Murphy
Danny Yordwald
Michael Sweitzer
Janie Baker
Sheryl Henderson
Cody Jorjan
James Kerr
Jeff Maddox
Phillip Yiekamp
David Phillips
Steven Oligschlaeger
Betsy Steelman
Mary Jo Walker
Joris Watson
Lisa E
Donna McDermit
Carolyn Heerboth
Jonnie Arnold
Gary Crum
Ruth Menefee
Walter Kropf
Yolanda Menefee
Carolyn Spendine
Nancy Baker
Stephanie Steelman
Susan Baker
Donna Creed
Gary Bare
George Crum
Randy Fidel
Sharon Jennings
Ronnie Wiekamp
Don Williams
Mark Wilson
Jimmy Hildebrand
Jacque Murphy
Steve Uityar
Janice Arnold
Tommy Barnett
Diane Cornett
Thomas Creed
Stanley Heerboth
James Hildebrand
Lorie Lierheimer
Warren Wnordwald
Kim Steelman
Steve Sweitzer
Valerie Hodson
International Farm Youth Exchange
New Zealand
Clarence Dawson
J. D. Williams
Thelma Williams
Terry Bacon
4-H Club Visits Churchill Memorial in Fulton Trip
Prairie Dale Helping Hands 4-H Club toured the Winston Churchill Memorial in Fulton to mark 4-H Sunday. A park picnic and a baseball game followed with many members and families joining, and Jimmy Hildebrand received The Ledger Covers The Field life reading certificate as eighth graders Dixie referenced in the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Dale Helping Hands
Fulton
Winston Churchill
Larry Talley
Cindy
Fawn
Bruce
Mary Gayle
Carl Newbrough
Diane
Wade
Bob Davenport
Dwayne
Alan
Charles Healy
Delbert
Wallace Stanford
Bobby
Jimmy Hildebrand
the Ledger
Dixie
Wind Fells Revival Tent At Oklahoma City Crusade
A tent collapsed during a revival crowd of 500 to 600 in Oklahoma City as gusty winds of 30 mph with 48 mph gusts swept through. One woman was treated and released from hospital. about 50 others suffered minor injuries. Police and emergency crews responded as preaching was about to begin on the Crusade’s fourth night.
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Oklahoma City
National Weather Service
Holiday Kills 532 In Traffic
Traffic accidents across the nation claimed 532 lives during the three day Memorial Day weekend. The National Safety Council had estimated that between 450 and 550 persons would die on streets and highways from 6 p.m. Friday to Monday midnight. The highest traffic toll during a three day observance of Memorial Day was 597 in 1969.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Fall Honor Roll at MU Names 28 Mexico students Among 4700
The University of Missouri recognizes 4 700 students for outstanding fall through spring classes from September 1970 to January 1971. From Mexico, Stephen Cole Neely Jeffry Reed Nancy Schoeppel Robert Stephenson James Worstell Linda Yelton Stan Hemphill Peggy Jones and many others appear on the list with specific addresses and college enrollments. Also listed are students from Vandalia Martinsburg and Laddonia and MA students from Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Ledgerland
University of Missouri
Stephen Cole Neely
Ringo
College of Arts and Sciences
Jeffry Donald Reed
S. Webster St
College of Engineering
Nancy J. Schoeppel
Elm Tree Dr
College of Home Economics
Robert L. Stephenson
Hickory Hill Dr
James Ward Worstell
College of Arts and Science
Linda Diane Yelton
Springdale St
College of Education
Stan Alan Hemphill
School of Social and Community Service
Peggy Lynn
Martinsburg
Richard Ray Popp
College of Agriculture
Barbara Jean Primus
Jean Marie Schafer
Doris J. Wieschhaus
School of Nursing
Laddonia
Jo Ann Becker
Notable Names in Local Education Figures Named
William J. Schlemmer of Route 2 and Roger Neal of Thompson are linked to the College of Education. Lary Dale Roberts from the School of Business and Public Administration is also mentioned, indicating multiple educators connected to area institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Schlemmer
Route 2
College of Arts and Science
Roger Neal
Thompson
College of Education
Benton City
Lary Dale Roberts
School of Business and Public Administration
Sleeper's Car Dives Into Clearwater Lake
Paul Henry Ketcherside Jr. of Farmington Missouri, 23, drowned when his car entered Clearwater Lake in Reynolds County as he slept. The vehicle was later found beneath a boat dock. investigators believe brake failure caused the car to roll into the water after Saturday night incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont, Mo
Paul Henry Ketcherside Jr
Farmington
Clearwater Lake
Reynolds County
Ketcherside
Unseasonal 120 mph Winds Rip KC Area
An off duty highway patrolman estimated winds up to 120 miles an hour buffeted the Kansas City area on Monday. Tunnels were spotted by the public and police. Three people were injured in Belton as trailers overturned in a trailer park and damage spread through the park and downtown. A radar unit was knocked out for an hour when struck by lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Belton
National Weather Service
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R-3
Fear
Peter Houghton
Tina
Zachary Morton
Rustington
England
AP Nicephoto
London
Churchill Memorial
Dan John
Darrell John
Jerry John
Central Paving CO
Columbia, MO
Thomas John
Holiday
Robertson Electric
Den
Mll
Fabricland
West Plaza
Klopmann
Terry Velour
Stripes
Perma Press
Voile
Dura Press
Avril
Jersey Prints
Sale
Kirsch
W. Jackson
MU Told Now
Terry Joe Ehrhardt
W. Love
Martin A. Fennewald
Betty Jean Fuemmler
Teal Lake Rd
James W. Gallaher Jr
S. Clark Sr
School of Law
Janice Louise Goff
S. Fairground Ave
Lillie Sue Henderson
Johnson Sr
John R. Hopkins Jr
John Wayne Isgrig
Ben Lee Jolly
William H. Jolly
Carol Jane Lankford
Park Circle
Lewis Eugene Melahn
Sleeper
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