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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
12
The report notes 7:00 am weather with highs in the 80s, lows around 60, and a Missouri forecast for chances of light rain. It also logs police and court activity across several towns, including hospital admissions and discharges, divorce actions, gun and traffic offenses, and a long list of court summonses and fines.
Wisconsin National Guard Battery B conducts a comprehensive field exercise at Camp McCoy. Recon teams map firing sites, flash units observe shell impacts, and a processing van plots data. Commanders praise the unit for precise survey work and successful data support for Camp McCoy operations.
BOWLING GREEN Archibald J. Schmidt 71 of Bowling Green died at 1 30 p m Wednesday at his home He was a retired farmer Funeral services will be at 2 p m Friday at the Laddonia Presbyterian Church Burial will be in the Laddonia City Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m today at Mudd Funeral Home and at the church after 1 p m Friday Schmidt born December 22 1900 near Laddonia was a son of John Peter and Elizabeth Erlich Schmidt He was a lifelong member of Laddonia Presbyterian Church Surviving are his wife Margaret Davenport four sons John Thomas Schmidt of Arvada Colorado LeRoy and Robert Lee of Bowling Green and Major Edward L Schmidt of Indianapolis Ind two daughters Mrs Walter Ruth Mudd and Mrs Bill Doris Woodruff both of Mexico 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bessie Charles 79 of Route 1 Mexico died at Coldwell Nursing Home at 5:50 pm Wednesday after an extended illness. She was born June 10, 1893 in Farber, married Ira L. Charles in 1912. he died in 1970. Survived by two sons, three daughters, 15 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren. funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Precht-Pickering Funeral Home, burial Eastlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs Norma Goss 49 of Perry died 8 15 p m Wednesday at Levering Hospital Hannibal She was the wife of George S Goss of Perry The Rev James Beahan will officiate burial will be in Laddonia Cemetery Wilkey Funeral Home after 4 p m today She was born April 2 1923 at Farber daughter of Wright and Alpha Hoyt Settle She was a member of Perry Christian Church Embla Club Wednesday Club and Couples Club Surviving husband George two grandchildren a son Duane Goss of Perry and a daughter Doris Dawn Morris of Columbia Father preceded her in death
James Higgs will present the program at the Rotary Club noon meeting Friday at the Mexico Country Club. He plans to share details of his recent travels in England and Ireland. Higgs is an honorary Rotary member.
Funeral services were held today for Omer Cheatum 69 of Route 1 Mexico at St. Paul CME Church. Rev. C A Trotter officiated with organist Mrs. Trotter. Burial planned in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named Hoard Soils Bell Jackson Nickens Gibbs. Arnold Funeral Home in charge.
A Pentagon corridor near the Joint Chiefs of Staff area was dedicated to General of the Army Omar N. Bradley. Bradley, 79, reviewed the honor guard and received a 19 gun salute during the Wednesday ceremony. The hall features memorabilia tracing his Missouri childhood through West Point and three wars.
Mrs Kay Worden of Weston Massachusetts ran full page ads in 33 Kansas papers urging letters to President Nixon to end the Vietnam War. She reported 146 calls and 29 visitors to her Topeka hotel room with 124 calls in support 16 opposed and 6 undecided.
A light drizzle yesterday brought relief from heat with grass greening and a washed look across the countryside. Middletown reported 1 inches, Southwest of Mexico 0.35 inches, and southeast about 0.50 inches. The slow rain allowed moisture to soak in, but more rainfall is needed to germinate late crops as irrigators prepare to water if rain remains scarce.
A petition to vacation half a mile of road passing through Marvin Griffith land in Section 9 Township 50 Range 8 southwest of Mexico was filed. The county court will hear the petition on the first Monday of August. prior request had been denied. Signers include Jackie McCown Marvin Griffith James Wor stell Harrison Martin Sr Glen Blakley Eugene McCown Finley Cox Donald Schutte Elmer Rosenthal Floyd Dungan Norman Ross Hans Neumann Glenn W. Charles and Robert W. Shaw.
Mr and Mrs John Ahrens of Martinsburg purchase the old highway department barn on Highway 22 at Kentucky Rd for 14280 dollars. Ahrens plans a steel and welding supplies business with custom building of loading chutes and farm trailers and a truck camper dealership. The shop will operate 8 am to 6 pm weekdays. Laura Lincoln, six, daughter of Richard and Laura Lincoln, Route 1 Mexico, is to have extensive surgery at Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital in St. Louis in coming weeks.
Roy L. Williams a Teamsters Union official from Kansas City has been granted a four week delay in his trial on charges of embezzling $16148. The ledger lists some of the alleged crimes and names of friends involved.
The Congressional Black Caucus may give Sen. George McGovern the final delegates needed on the first ballot. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports at least nine of 13 black House members plan to endorse, delivering up to 126 delegates in exchange for the Black Bill of Rights with 12 demands on jobs education health care and more. A caucus member says endorsement hinges on McGovern accepting the terms.
The QE2 docked in New York under police bomb squad and canine patrols after a bomb threat was received in London. Captain William Law reported a noon detonation plan, with 1,248 passengers disembarking unaware. A prior May 18 mid ocean search found no explosives and a separate ransom threat was reported to Cunard’s New York office.
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