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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
3
Mrs. Sheryl Ligon the Mexico city clerk has issued a business license to Jerry Crockett and Billy Elson to operate as C. and E. Construction Co. for concrete work.
Dr Charles B Shoup a Mexico native and Oak Ridge Tennessee scientist will retire from the Atomic Energy Commission on June 29 after a career as a biologist researcher university professor and government science administrator He led biology programs at the Agricultural Research Laboratory Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the Puerto Rico Nuclear Center and held chief roles in the Biology Branch and Research Contracts Branch He earned a BA from Central College MA and PhD from Princeton and taught at Vanderbilt University before joining ARC in 1950 He is author of over 36 papers and has been active in Oak Ridge cultural groups and Rolls Royce Owners Club responsibilities.
Unemployment insurance payments to Missouri workers dropped in May 1972 to 5,755,281. Regular benefits were down 17.1 percent from April and 19.8 percent below a year earlier, with 24,447 fewer payments than in April. Average weekly checks slid to 47.71, while veterans’ average rose to 54.22. Office figures show Columbia, Hannibal, Jefferson City, Mexico and Moberly among others with respective totals.
Carroll D. Jones of Manchester Missouri has been promoted to manager of the Western Region in Johnson and Johnsons Patient Care Division. Regional offices will relocate from Santa Ana California to Chicago. Jones joined J J in 1962 as a Wichita Kansas salesman and has held multiple division posts and sales awards. The Jones family will move to the Chicago area.
B G Fountain manager of Case Power and Squire Co announces Jim Jett joined the sales staff at Hannibal Sandy's Inc. He moved from Dodge City to Mexico and will handle farm equipment calls from the former Dog N Suds site at 1123 EB Liberty St. Several permits were issued this week by the Building Inspector for porches rooms carports and remodeling contracted by Johnson and Duvall. Frank Boswell is contractor.
Jefferson City reports James F. Westcott of A. P. Green Refractories Co. Mexico serves as treasurer of the Mining Industry Council of Missouri. The council, headed by W. Oliver Rasch of Bonne Terre St. Joe Minerals Corp., was reorganized under a new state charter with William E. Marbaker as first full-time executive secretary. Directors represent barite clay coal cement lime industrial sand iron lead zinc limestone and sand and gravel industries.
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