Miss Hawkins Betrothal To Mr Forbis Announced
Paris society notes announce the engagement of Miss Lois Hawkins to Michael D Forbis of Holliday. Lois Hawkins is a Paris High School graduate and Nevins Florist employee. Michael Forbis, son of Mr and Mrs David Forbis, will be a junior at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville this fall. The wedding date is set for Saturday August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hawkins
Mr. Forbis
Paris
John F .Hawkins
Lois Hawkins
Michael D. Forbis
Holliday
Paris High School
Nevins Florist
David Forbis
Forbis
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Morning Wedding For Miss Poeppelmeyer and Mr Hook
Miss Marilyn Poeppelmeyer wed Charles Everett Hook in a morning ceremony at the Poeppelmeyer home on Saturday June 9 officiated by Rev. Clarence Smith. The couple plan a southern wedding trip after a reception with family and friends. the bride is a graduate student at the University of New York in Buffalo and the groom earned an MFA from Washington University. A Willis family reunion followed at Lakeview Shelter with over 50 relatives from several states attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Marilyn Poeppelmeyer
William Poeppelmeyer
Charles Everett Hook
Harold
Hook
Paducah
Poeppelmeyer
Clarence Smith
Janice Todd
Don Crouch
Mexico
Brenda Yelton
Gary Rhodes
Columbia
Peggi Harris
Honor’s
Alan Hook
Randall Strut
Dale Letterman
Randall Todd
Sherry Hook
David Ramatz
Saginaw
Mich
Vicki
Olita Taylor
Walter Bland
Bellflower
University of New York
Buffalo
Washington University
St. Louis
Lakeview
Willis
Eugene Foreman
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Paris
Centralia
Sturgeon
Community Calendar and Saddle Club Meeting Report
The page outlines upcoming events including the Johnson family reunion in Monterey on June 17 at 12 15 PM. It also notes the Saddle Club outdoor meeting at Harold Maxwell’s home with bake sale results and a queen contest recap. Additional notices mention visitors and travelers staying with local families and several short social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Saddle Club
Harold Maxwell
Claude Rutherford
Maxwell
50 Year DAR Membership Award Given Miss Grafford
Miss Mabel Grafford, who joined the Mexico Chapter Daughters of American Revolution on April 14, 1929, received a 50 year membership certificate from Mrs. J.R. Eckenberger during a Thursday morning Flag Day coffee at the Audrain County Historical Society Museum. The event honored long time members and featured a patriotic program by Mrs. Linwood Martin of Centralia titled Symbols of Liberty, detailing symbols including the Liberty Bell, Uncle Sam, the eagle, the Statue of Liberty, and the American flag with notes on their origins and significance. Twenty two members and three guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Grafford
Mexico
Daughters of American Revolution
J.R. Eckenberger
Audrain County
Linwood Martin
Centralia
New York Harbor
France
United States
James D. Carter
Past President Pin Presented At FOE Auxiliary Meeting
Adele Smith, retiring auxiliary president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, received a past president’s pin and a perfect attendance certificate for the past year. Installing officers for 1973-74 were led by Roy Tyner and Harold Holtkamp, with four escorts assisting. New officers include Cecil Gentry as president and Arnold as vice president, among others. Refreshments were served by Carter and Ferguson. The next meeting is June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Smith
Order of Eagles
FOE
Smith
Clifford Arnold
Roy Tyner
Harold, Holtkamp
Alby Baclesse
Ada Ferguson
John May
Virgil Sapp
Cecil Gentry
Arnold
Stanley Carter
Sapp
Thelma Fairley
Stanley Campbell
Thomas Whitmarsh
Donald Erdel
John Crocker
May
Lucille Smith
General Ulysses Grant Photo Feature at Mexico Museum
The Audrain County Historical Society displays a large photograph of General Ulysses S Grant in the meeting room. It recalls his three week stay in Mexico Missouri during the Civil War when he learned he was promoted to Brigadier General. The feature notes Grant later rose to commanding General and president. Luncheon Honors Miss Harrison, Who
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County Historical Society
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Mexico
Grant
United States
Miss Constance Harrison to Wed at St Brendan Catholic Church
July wedding plans for Miss Constance Harrison fiance Gary Fennewald are announced following a mother daughter luncheon and shower hosted by Mrs. Robert M. White II and Laura White at 3 Park Circle. Guests include family members and friends, with the ceremony set for Saturday July 28 at St. Brendan Church. A historic note recounts Grant meeting Julia Dent at the Dent estate near Jefferson Barracks. A sampler quilt donated to the Museum by Mrs. Walter J. Goetz highlights porcupine quill embroidery and other stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Harrison
Gary Fennewald
Robert M. White II
Laura White
Lea
Sally
John Erdel
Kathy
Roy Kent
Elizabeth
James F. Westcott
Pat
Ned Rodes
Becky
Betty McQueen
St. Brendan Catholic Church
Grant
West Point
Frederick T. Dent
St. Louis
Col
Frederick Dent
Dent
Gravois Road
Jefferson Barracks
Julia Dent
Mexico
Walter J. Goetz
Pearl Smith Skelly
James W. Skelly
Col. Skelly
12Th Engineers
King George V
England
Goetz
Skelly
Dorothy Sannebeck
Buell Mennefee
Photography Award Won By Miss Cummings
Miss Ellen Cummings returns from Door County Wisconsin after a week with Dr and Mrs William Swift and daughter Miss Maria who just graduated Ferry Hall School Lake Forest Illinois Cummings completed her junior year at Ferry Hall winning the schools highest photography prize she majored in photography at the school She lives with her grandmother Mrs Jack Martens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Cummings
Door County
Wisc
William Swift
Maria
Ferry Hall School
Lake Forest
Ill
Miss Cummings
Ferry Hall
Jack, Martens
Flying Up Ceremony for Brownie Troop 265
Brownie Troop 265 held a flying up ceremony advancing to Junior Troops 265 252 and others guided by Waetterau grocery staff Arthur Scott. Girls toured the freezer area watched lift trucks and loading, receiving pencils sharpeners while leaders received clip boards. Previous officers Kim Melsgert Stacie Scott Terri Smith Lynn Hoover Tammy Stuart noted. co leaders named Mrs Ronald Arnold and Mrs J L Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kirgan
Pamela Inlow
Sharon Jenkins
Jerod Price
Connie Gerber
Robert Hunsaker
Debra Pettitt
Angela Greene
Waetterau Grocery Coith
Arthur Scott
Kim Melsgert
Stacie Scott
Terri Smith
Lynn Hoover
Tammy Stuart
Ronald Arnold
J.L. Dean
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Maddox for June Wedding
Miss Janet Maddox, soon to be a June bride, was feted at a kitchen gadget and recipe shower hosted by Mrs. Ralph Duffen and her daughter Miss Barbara Duffen. Guests included mothers of the engaged couple and relatives. games winners presented gifts as pink purple and white decor set a tone for the upcoming First Presbyterian Church ceremony with Kenneth Neale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddox
Janet Maddox
Ralph Duffen
Barbara Duffen
Bill Maddox
George J. Neale Jr
Floyd Maddox
Fulton
Earl Barnes
Tresa Mosley
Miss Maddox
Kenneth Neale
First Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Lois Hawkins
Miss Poeppelmeyer
Mr. Hook
Willis Reunion
American Legion Hall
Music By
Harvey Morts
Sherwin-Williams
Westlake
Ace Hardware
West Plaza
Senior Citizens Library Club
J. R. Wheeler
Kaiser Refractories Research Center
Melinda Strank
Davenport
L.F
Strank
Stephens College
Afc Mike Poland
Jim Corrigan
Lou Poland
Missouri
Illinois
Camp George
Calif
Bernard Kraft
Kimberly
Kelly
Lowell Hagan
Dallas
Tex
Kraft
Harry Wallace
Virden, I
Ralph Kable
Virden
Roland Miller
North of
Connie Harrison
Nelson Cash
Jolene Harrison
Teresa Harrison
Ula Mae Burchfield
DAR
J. Ry Eckenberger
Richard Vance
W. Love
Charlotte Fox
Maudie’s
North Jefferson
Miss Grafford
Charles Arnold
R.W. van Wyngarden
Jack Martens
J.E. Strobel
Carter Edmonston
J. Harle Moore
George Keen
Lewis Arnold
Norelco
Deluxa Travel
North American Philips Corp
East 42Nd St
New York, N.Y
Logan
West Side Square
U.S. Grant
Harrison
Audrain County Chiropractors
Romunda
Speidel
Pilcher’s Jewelry Co
Jefferson
Precht - Pickering Sfuneral
Ballew-Fickering Funeral Home
E. Sneed
Order OF the Golden Rule
Connie L. Pickering
Charles W. Rahmeyer
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