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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1972
Page
9
Official 7:00 am reading shows last 24 hours highs around 79, lows near 68 with a forecast of possible thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow highs 85 to 90 with a 40 percent chance of measurable rain. statewide outlook calls for cooler midweek and sunshine. Lake of the Ozarks stage reads 855.7 and several hospital admissions and births listed across multiple towns.
Obituary notices and local briefs list several deaths including Miss Dorothy Taylor 89 Malcolm T Wade 82 Mrs Mattie Robinson 81 and Mrs Minnie Doebelin 86. Marriage licenses issued for Ken Welch Patricia Davidson and David Snyder Brenda Grawe and David Welch Martha Foster. Police reports cover a traffic collision on Adams Street and various highway patrol incidents plus court actions and local market results.
Cambridge Mass AP Harvard University appoints Janes Thomson history professor as curator of the Neiman Fellowships in Journalism. The move ties Thomson to the program at Harvard, expanding fellowships in journalism studies.
New York stocks drifted lower as investor caution grew with no clear news. The Dow fell 4.59 to 140.47 at noon while declines edged advances on the NYSE. Traders waited for potential peace initiative news as rails and several sectors declined while mail order retail rose and aircrafts and steels showed mixed results.
Hong Kong faces a disaster after three days of torrential rain floods and landslides. Avalanches on Victoria Peak destroyed multiple apartment buildings and squatter huts as a chain reaction followed a collapse on an upper road. Over 150 feared dead as a result of the storm and ensuing debris flow.
George Watson Marble Jr., owner editor and publisher of the Fort Scott Tribune, died at a Kansas City hospital from a bee sting reaction. A Dartmouth and Tuck School of Business graduate, he led the paper since 1930, was a former Kansas Press Association president, and is survived by his wife Sara Winfried Taylor Marble, daughter Sara Emery, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Rescue workers battled through debris in a mile long tunnel after two trains collided and collapsed the ceiling. Sixty four bodies were recovered and the toll was seen rising. Ninety six people were listed as injured at the rescue HQ near Soissons, sixty miles northeast of Paris.
Author Taylor Caldwell, 71, married William Fiverell Stanwell, 72, a retired Florida real estate developer, in a brief ceremony at Caldwell's home parlor. The couple met on a round-the-world cruise in January. Caldwell's second husband Marcus Reback died in 1970. Stanwell is a widower.
Mrs. Mattie Robinson 81 a longtime resident of Sturgeon died Saturday morning at Boone County Nursing Home. Born April 20 1801 to Sterling and Evelyn Woods she married Berie Robinson who died in 1914. Survived by two sisters nieces nephews two stepdaughters and other relatives. She belonged to Locust Grove Baptist Church. Funeral 2 p.m. at Fenton Chapel Sturgeon with Rev. James Jones. Burial Riggs Cemetery. Pallbearers named and listed.
Mrs. Minna D. Doebelin 86 of Route 1 Rush Fl died at 10 30 p.m. Sunday at Audrain Medical Center where she had been a patient since June 1 She was born January 21 1886 in Germany daughter of Frederick and Minna Homann Gnessmann Married September 10 1910 to Fred J Doebelin they moved 61 years ago to Rush Hill farming She was a member of Evangelical Church Hinsdale and attended Rush Hill Community Church Survived by her husband two daughters Lillian Lierheimer Mexico and Helen Pulis Rush Hill a son George Rush Hill two sisters and eight grandchildren Funeral 3 p m Wednesday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home Rev John Blass burial Laddonia Cemetery Visitation after 2 p m Tuesday at funeral home Family to receive friends after 7 p m that evening.
New Florence Miss Dorothy Taylor 89 died Saturday at Hermann Area Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Spiva officiating. Burial in New Florence Cemetery. She was born Oct 23, 1882, to Daniel Pete and Charlotte Darrell Taylor. Survived by niece Edith Taylor of Colorado Springs and cousin Mrs. Paul Canady of Norfolk. Brother Charles predeceased her in 1968. Friends may call at the funeral home until services.
George Herron of Kirksville aged 76 died of an apparent heart attack Saturday afternoon while visiting his cousin Mrs. Lola Hartegan at 1203 Omar Street. Mexico Fire Department resuscitator arrived at 1:15 pm but was unsuccessful. Audrain County Coroner Connie Pickering said Herron had a heart condition and there will be no inquest. Body taken to Arnold Funeral Home then moved to Davis Funeral Home in Kirksville.
Mrs Archer Lake was summoned to San Diego by the death of her sister Esther Martin in Mexico United Methodist Church memorials, with Mrs Lake staying at 6672 Carthage St. The jury began for Anthony Damico in a St Louis murder case, with details of Sally Lucas's disappearance and body found west of St Louis. Adoption of Matthew Ott Kaiser announced in Kansas City, born May 22, arrival June 13.
Hartley G. Banks 67 president of the First Bank of Commerce and longtime Columbia College trustee died at Boone County Hospital. Funeral arrangements set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church with burial at the Columbia family residence. He is survived by wife Eugenia Owen, son Hartley Jr., daughter Mrs. David Rogers, seven grandchildren and sister Mrs. Mary Banks Parry.
Malcolm T. Wade of Route 5 Columbia died Saturday after a lengthy illness with hospital care since June 13. He was 82, a farmer noted in 1952 by Missouri Ruralist for his beef cattle feeding program. A 50 year Mason and Dripping Springs Christian Church member, he will be laid to rest at Parker's Chapel at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
State Auditor Kit Bond, GOP governor candidate, said he would support no fault accident insurance if elected. He argued Missouri drivers could gain big savings from a no fault law like Massachusetts, noting quicker settlements and fewer court battles. He spoke to the Lincoln Republican Women’s Club in Carthage at 6:30 p.m.
Gov Hearnes named a statewide Citizens' Committee for State Reorganization to push an August ballot education campaign. Co chairs are Robert M. White II of the Mexico Ledger and Dutton Brookfield of Kansas City. the group includes Democratic and Republican leaders and heads of labor, business, farms, and civic groups. The proposal would consolidate about 440 programs into 14 departments and stems from the Little Hoover Commission study.
U S pilots reported destroying large SAM and missile stockpiles as bombing resumed north of the 20th parallel only in the south to avoid Hanoi during Podgorny's visit. American raids through Sunday were the heaviest since April 6, with Paris talks set to resume, while Thieu claimed North Vietnamese offensive failure and demoralization.
New York AP reports Alice Cooper and the five member band are embroiled with Customs over 750000 pairs of ladies panties used to package their latest album Schools Out. The disposable panties failed the Federal Trade Commission Flammable Fabrics Test and shipments to plant locations have been halted. A spray to render the panties fire resistant is being pursued by Alive Enterprises officials in New York and Philadelphia.
A Trident airliner departing Heathrow stalled minutes after takeoff, plunging to a field and killing all 118 aboard. British Aerospace officials said the crash occurred at low altitude, injuring no one on the ground. Victims included 34 Americans, 12 British doctors, and several Irish industrial leaders bound for Brussels for talks.
The New Democratic Coalition of Audrain County formed with by laws adopted to reform the party and ensure equal representation. Temporary chairman Mrs. George H Craddock announced goals of broad participation and a forum for issues and candidates. About 35 members, next meeting June 29 at 7 p.m. Garfield Community Center. Tim Hagan elected temporary secretary.
Sen George McGovern cancelled an upstate trip to Albany Rochester Buffalo and Big Flats to support a worldwide anti hijacking action. He held a news conference to discuss the hijacking situation as Montana Colorado Connecticut and Utah boosted his delegate total to 1056 near the 1909 needed for Miami Beach. Delegates at stake in New York total 248 while Nixon runs uncontested.
In Rapid City South Dakota the public memorial for 216 flood victims filled a 6200 seat high school gymnasium. Mrs Richard M Nixon attended in black as pastors urged resilience and rebuilding while the community sang The Lord's Prayer Oh God Our Help in Ages Past and The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
A Missouri Saddle Bred Pleasure Horse Club event at the 4-H Center arena featured grooming and hoof trimming tips and riding demonstrations by experienced members. Attendees later joined a Lakeview Park picnic with turkey and dressing, authentic English dishes, and horsemanship demonstrations by club members and guests including Miss Lois Graf and Mrs Murphy.
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