Art exhibit highlights Polly Dunavant works in Mexico Library
Auxvasse club members gathered at the community hall with about a dozen Polly Dunavant religious artworks from Columbia on display at the Mexico Audrain County Library. The showing featured her circle piece Circle of Unity and reflected activities of the Happy Hour Club including crafts, a get well card for Dorothy Tumulty, a planned St Louis spring trip, door prizes, and a subscription decision for Decorating and Craft magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Dunavant
Columbia
Mexico-Audrain County
Auxvasse
Charles Seale
Omar Dowell
Happy Hour Club
Olan Knipp
Fred White
Dorothy Tumulty
Audrain Medical Center
al Wurslin Sr
St. Louis
Gladys Zuroweste
Knipp
White
Seale
Dowell
John Wells
Henry English
Golda Robison
H. L. Starns
Clay Book
Dale Smithie
Josephine Scholl
Wells
Adam Zuroweste
Scholl
Harry Blum
Local Visitors and Honors Highlight Area News
Mr and Mrs Lyndall Tanner and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilson with families plan a two week visit from Dallas. Miss Ginger Mundy earned the first PhilU Orine Johnson writing award of 100 dollars for a detergents phosphate study. Butler University honors Sara McIntosh on the Honor Roll and Phi Kappa Phi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndall Tanner
Kenneth Wilson
Mark
Bruce
Rodney Williams
Cassie
Carrie
Dallas
Tex
Cecil Tanner
Geoffrey Davis
Milwaukee
Wis
Ginger Mundy
James Mundy
Mexico
Route 2
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
Mundy
Miss McIntosh
Indianapolis
Ind
Sara A. McIntosh
E. Jackson St
Butler University
Butler
Robert McIntosh
Layndall Tanner
Louis Tanner
Centralia
Mark and
Robert Tanner
George Forman
Fred Heimer
Los Angeles
Calif
John S. Tompson
Helmer
Fred Helmer
Brunswick
Franc Johnson
Houston
Richard L. Johnson
Johnson
Ray McLoughlin
Don McLoughlin
Kathy
Teri
Piano Recital by Mrs Reed's Pupils in Mexico church
Piano pupils of Mrs Kathleen P Reed present a recital Monday and Tuesday June 4 and 5 at 2 30 PM in Fellowship Hall Mexico United Methodist Church. The program includes piano solos duets and trios with hymns sung by the audience. Participants include Donald Wilkerson Janet Graf Kenneth Graf Velma Botkins Sandra Barnes Ricky Arnold Vicki Day Bridget Durham Tina Feger Jane Holley Kathleen Murphy Lisa Baysinger Chris Cox John French Tom French Karla Arnold Janelle Davis Lori Thoenen Joan Jefferson Leslie Miller Melody Langford Elizabeth Langford Marcella Benton Mike Henderson Debbie Williams Pamela Henderson Marjorie Henderson Cheryl Benton Jerene Meissert Penny Henderson Dean Dickson Carol Fennewald Karla Phears Lee Ann Maxwell Martin Maxwell Rhonda Burkemper. Miss Marsha L Brandis recently earned a BS in Education at University of Missouri Columbia and will teach English for Peace Corps in Ivory Coast Africa leaving Mexico June 10 for Abidjan. She is daughter of Mrs Pat Brandis and Kenneth Brandis. Marjory Kay Chaney of Route 2 Mexico earned a BS degree at Marshall’s Bath annual commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen P. Reed
Fellowship Hall
Mexico
Kathleen Murphy
Lisa Baysinger
Chris Cox
John French
Tom French
Karla Arnold
Janelle Davis
Lori Thoenen
Joan Jefferson
Leslie Miller
Melody Langford
Elizabeth Langford
Marcella Benton
Mike Henderson
Debbie Williams
Pamela Henderson
Marjorie Henderson
Cheryl Benton
Jerene Meissert
Penny Henderson
Dean Dickson
Carol Fennewald
Karla Phears
Lee Ann Maxwell
Martin Maxwell
Rhonda Burkemper
Marsha L. Brandis
University of Missouri - Columbia
Peace Corps
Ivory Coast
Africa
Brandis
Abidjan
Pat Brandis
Robin Hood Rd
Kenneth Brandis
Wichita
Kan
Personal News Of Hatton Duffy Shifts To National Guard HQ
Hatton Duffy, longtime Montgomery Construction Co. of Columbia employee for four decades, has begun work at the Missouri Army National Guard state headquarters and maintenance shops in Jefferson City. The Hatton 4-H Club marked Rural Life Sunday at Rising Sun Baptist Church with members assisting in the service led by Rev. Melvin Underwood. Leslie Edwards played piano, Gary Jones led worship and invocation, Molly Schlup led pledges, and Bryan Crawford read scripture. Concord Presbyterian Church members joined the 4-H club for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Duffy
Montgomery Construction Co
Columbia
Missouri Army National Guard
Jefferson City
Hatton
Rising Sun Baptist Church
Clu
Melvin Underwood
Leslie Edwards
Gary Jones
Molly Schlup
Bryan Crawford
Mike Peppers
Greg Crawford
Dale Oberlag
Ronald Hopkins
Norma Squires
Marsha Christensen
Susan Haley
Elaine Lindenbringer
Patty Cathcart
Concord Presbyterian Church
Rising Sun
Calendar Monday and Tuesday schedule in Audrain County
Calendar lists events for Audrain County including Veterans of WW I and auxiliary carry in supper at Post Home 7 p.m. on June 4 and DeMolays meeting at Burroughs Masonic Temple with a carry in at 6 30 p m all on June 4. Piano pupils recital by Kathleen P Reed at United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall June 4 at 2 30 p m. Tuesday events include KD and Sons Helping Hand circle 2 p.m. with Mrs. Vernon Marietta and Whatsoever Circle of Kings Daughters and Sons 2 p.m. with Mrs. Henry Rudasill on June 5. Wednesday features Mexico Area Retired Teachers spring luncheon Heritage House Columbia June 6 with church gathering at 11 30 a.m. for transportation and James Bledsoe Post American Legion 7 30 p.m. at Legion Home June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Area
Columbia
Heritage House
First Presbyterian Church
J.V. Wilson
Audrain County
Veterans of
Burroughs Masonic Temple
Temple
Kathleen P. Reed
Fellowship Hall United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
United Methodist Church
KD and Sons
Vernon Marietta
Circle of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Henry Rudasill
Presbyterian Church
James Bledsoe Post
American Legion
Legion Home
Baby shower honors Mrs Ray Travis in Tuesday gathering
Mrs Ray Travis was honored at a baby shower Tuesday evening hosted by Mrs Byron John. Winners of the games included Mrs WA Bradley Mrs Bill Nichols and Penny Travis. Attendees included Mrs Nelson H Willingham Mrs James P Snell Mrs Garnett Hamilton Mrs William Albus Mrs Wayne Bolcourt Mrs Howard James and Mrs Omar Boulware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Travis
Byron John
WA. Bradley
Bill Nichols
Penny Travis
Nelson H. Willingham
James P. Snell
Garnett Hamilton
William Albus
Wayne Bolcourt
Howard James
Omar Boulware
Courtney Care To Operate During Summer Months
Courtney Child Care Centers Inc will run a summer day camp for children aged 8 to 12 whose mothers work. The program uses Garfield School for older kids and First Presbyterian Church for younger ones, with 20 children at each site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Child Care Centers Inc
Garfield School
First Presbyterian Church
James Worstell
Bob Gooch
William Duncan
Mary Curtis
The
Presbyterian Church
Frances Henderson
Margaret Helm
William Whalen
Euell Belcher
Shirley William
Lewis French
Garfield Center
Garfield
French
Wife mistook Nixon for waiter at White House gala
LANCASTER AP Mrs. Donald G Smith recalls seven months as a POW wife in Vietnam ending with a blackened moment at a White House gala. Seated beside her husband she tapped a tuxedoed guest requesting extra seafood. The man turned. it was President Nixon, who remained gracious as she nearly fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Donald G. Smith
Vietnam
Nixon
White House
Ephrata
4-H Sunday Observed By Helping Hand Club
Helping Hand 4H Club marked 4-H Sunday with worship at Littleby United Methodist Church where members formed the choir Barbara Farris spoke on 4-H origins and a special number was sung by Farris Talley Drake Talley Newbrough and Stanford. The afternoon included a tour of Audrain County Historical Society Museum a softball game at Lakeview Park and a sack supper. The next meeting is June 4 at the Littleby Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littleby United Methodist Church
Barbara Farris
Fawn Talley
Vicki Drake
Cindy Talley
Diane Newbrough
Bobby Stanford
Audrain County Historical Society
Lakeview
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gary Evans
Mexico Women’s Club
Richard Vance
Tian
Bethlehem Church
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Martha Dowell
Pamela Neale
Hannibal LaGrange College
Claude Westfall
Gert Mucklebaur
Centralia High School
Mike Bruce
Paul DeJames
Glenda Mize
Judy Kay Dowell
Richard Ridington
Howard Davenport
Marjory Kay Chaney
Gerald Chaney
Bath
Marshall Jones
Kansas City
Richard Jones
Mrs
B. Maupin and Son
Mrs. Jones
Jim Chambers
Andy Fry
Steve Feldman
Vernon Ratekin
Herbert Duffy
Orlando Leach
Jerseyville
South of Centralia
Leach
Ratekin
Fort Sill
Okla
Harold McCarty
John McCarty
Wesley Stephens
Glen Rentschler
Fulton
Flora Gibbs
Ernest Long
Stanley Gibbs
Vassar
Gibbs
Kansas
Stanley
George McCarty
Charley Hendricks
Near Columbia
Boydsville
Callaway County
Michael Williams
Willams
Glen Williams
Oregon
Edythe Baber
Jesse Baber
H. I. Nesheim
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Clifford Smith
Smiths
In Hatton
Tennessee
Southern Basement Waterproofing Co
Mrs. Travis
Kentucky Road Christian Church
Vacation Bible School
Doris Iman
Gerry Conklin
Ramona Davis
Nada Brandon
Darlene Bell
Ann Allison
Jean Cutforth
Roberta Strickland
Mary Nelson
Carol McArthur
Laverne Burnett
Lonaire Smith
Ruth Ann Phillips
Carol Runde
Rosemary Wyatt
Margaret Thomas
Evelyn Kropf
Marie Brown
Sue Weber
Dorothy Davenport
Mary Harper
Carol Werner
Debbie Wilson
Don Wortman
Darlene Spencer
Virginia Carter
Courtney
Pilcher Jewelry Co
S. Jefferson
Helping Hand Club
Woutoroy
HIWAY
Bob Tanner
Mexico Lumber Paints and Supplies
Mexico, Mo
South Side Square
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