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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1974
Page
9
The daily paper reports temperatures and a forecast for Zone 5 with cool nights and sunny days, plus Missouri and Kansas City river and lake level data. It lists hospital admissions and births, deaths, public safety notes, local court actions, marriage licenses, and a detailed Missouri livestock market summary with hogs cattle and sheep prices and futures.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Monte Rey Stubblefield Sr. at Precht-Pickering Funeral Home by Rev. J.C. Montgomery of the Mexico United Methodist Church. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery with organist Mrs. George Keen and pallbearers Jack Stubblefield Mike Stubblefield Monte Stubblefield Jack Anderson James Mundy and Richard Dunn.
Mrs. Frisbie plans a kidney donation to her son Wally as doctors outline post operative care. He faced kidney damage since infancy, deafness from past streptomycin treatment, and years of checkups. The transfer aims to restore function, with University of Iowa noted for such surgeries and Mrs. Frisbie employed at the Missouri Welfare Office.
Mr and Mrs Gary W Mills of Centralia are the parents of a seven pound one ounce son born at 1225 p m Sunday at Audrain Medical Center. Mr Mills is employed by AB Chance Co.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.26 to 816.65 as declines beat advances 3 to 2 in slow New York trading, ending a six-session slide.
Mrs. and Mrs. Robert D. Rouse of Perry welcomed a seven pound 14 ounce girl at 10 44 p.m. Saturday at the Rouse farms.
Mabie Marie Buck age 72 of Centralia died at Community Memorial Hospital in Moberly after a two week stay. Services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fenton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Rodney Hyde officiating and burial in Glendale Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Born June 6, 1902 in Kansas City, she married Thomas Buck Jr. in 1926. he preceded her in 1983. Survived by three sons Delbert Buck and Howard and Donald Buck, two daughters Shirley Shepperd and Beverly Atkinson, eight grandchildren and a brother Ernest Stoner. Preceded by a sister Elsie Bagley and a grandson Donald Lee Atkinson.
Mrs Delphia Krigbaum longtime resident of Vandalia and Montgomery City died aged 77. Born May 26 1890 she was the widow of Elmer Krigbaum and survived by six children 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Rites were held at Schlanker Funeral Home at 2 p m with the Rev Thomas Smith officiating and burial in Montgomery City cemetery. She was a member of the First Baptist Church at Vandalia.
William H. Graham 84 of Middletown died at 3 47 a m at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico He was a retired farmer Services will be at 2 p m Wednesday at the Methodist Church Middletown Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery Middletown Myers Funeral Home will host visitation Tuesday 7 to 9 p m He was born Aug 19 1889 in Middletown son of W H and Lorinda Ray Graham Married March 23 1914 to Ruby Meyer she survives Also surviving are two sons Harry and Richard of Middletown two daughters June Flood of Moberly and Lucille Bishop of Florissant 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren He served Middletown Bank as director for more than 50 years and was a Methodist Church member.
Mrs. V A Venezia mother of Bettina Chapman a Mexico High School teacher died Saturday in Vincennes Indiana Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Southside Presbyterian Church Vincennes The Rev V A Venezia her husband is pastor at that church and formerly pastor at Montgomery City Presbyterian Church Gardner Funeral Home handling arrangements Memorials invited to the American Cancer Society
Services for Charles Fred Hudson were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Fenton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joe Acuff presiding. Organist Mrs. Carol Yager and soloist Gary Hatten performed. Burial followed at Grandview Cemetery with grandsons Gary and others as pallbearers. Alvin D Eich served as nephew pallbearer. Werner O Nagel Dies in Jefferson City at 69.
Graveside services for Jeffrey Dale Silver infant son of Donald and Phyllis Herndon Silver were held at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. George Wraith officiating. He was born Friday at Audrain Medical Center and died Sunday morning after transfer to MU Medical Center. Survivors include Howard and Winnie Herndon Mexico maternal grandparents and Sumner Davis Mexico paternal grandmother, plus a sister Cindy Leann and other relatives. Arrangements by Precht-Pickering Funeral Home.
Mrs Frances Hollensteiner, 75, of Montgomery City died at 9 15 p m Sunday. The body was taken to Schlanker Funeral Home in Montgomery City for arrangements.
Eight young people from the Mexico area began the YES program at Kaiser Refractories to care for recreational facilities. Sponsored by the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Opportunity Committee, the project aims to provide meaningful jobs and build competitive positions in the community.
Mexico residents wake to a 1 percent gun salute as the governor arrives at the courthouse square. National Guard fieldpieces from Chillicothe were parked on Love and Washington streets. smoke drifted over the area. Citizens jumped at the sound. one driver recalled neighbors popping from houses. Cheryl Aussicker reported dishes fell from a wall mounted dish and Florence Smith said two window panes shattered.
A desert southwest storm killed Carl Fehr, 78, found in his trailer wrapped around a utility pole in Tucson. About 35 others were injured and some 70 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed as two tornados touched down near the city. Cleanup began at several trailer parks as authorities estimated damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Rep. William L. Hungate said on ABC he favors releasing all evidence presented to the House Judiciary Committee regarding impeachment. He urged showing the tapes and documents to the public and cautioned waiting for both sides before ruling. He warned disobeying a potential Supreme Court order to hand over taped conversations could be the final straw for Nixon.
AP reports 1974 may become the worst tornado year in U.S. history with 371 deaths and about 5,000 injuries from 658 twisters across 46 states, totaling near $500 million in losses. Forecasters attribute this to capricious jet streams, notably the sub tropical and polar jets, that drive storm tracks.
Private investigator Richard Bast says Charles Colson told him President Nixon believed the CIA and Pentagon conspired to influence the White House. Colson, who pleaded guilty to obstruction, sought to reveal Watergate details to investigators. Bast published the account. he did not verify all statements.
The court said five landmark cases last year did not grant juries broad power to ban movies as obscene. It also ruled reporters have no constitutional right to interview inmates in two 5 4 decisions, and refused to extend voting rights to felons with prior sentences in 6 3 decision. The court upheld that a supervisor loses immunity from union discipline when acting as a non supervisory worker. It agreed to hear a case about an Air Force master sergeant accused of delivering classified documents to a Soviet agent in Thailand, after a lower court overturned the conviction as too vague.
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