Speaking Contest At Paris Festival
The Monroe County Fall Festival Board will hold a public speaking contest at the Paris festival in conjunction with the Missouri Association of Fairs. Eligible youths are those entering 9th through 12th grades this fall. The contest is scheduled for Friday, August 1 at 11 a.m.
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Paris
Monroe County
Fall Festival Board
Missouri Association of Fairs
Columbia
Joe Coldwell
Janet Greenwood Shepard
University of Missouri
Perry Class Of '25 Has Reunion
The Perry High School 1925 graduating class observed their 50th anniversary with seventeen members and families gathering at the Perry Presbyterian Church for worship, a dinner at Perry City Hall, and a short program. Attendees included Mrs. Lois Tawney Meyer and Mary Helen Menefee. letters from former classmates and sponsors were shared. gifts and a commemorative book were presented. the event featured a school bell, a plaque, and a historical talk.
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Perry
Perry High School
Perry Presbyterian Church
Lois Tawney Meyer
Hannibal
Stanley Alexander
Alice Archambeau Turner
Lee Boyd
Thelma Bridgeford Poage
B.L. Henderson
Iva Mae Pierce West
Susan Scott Smith
Joe Smith
Robert Pittman
Leona Swon
Clara Crabtree
Terri Ann Swon
Perry City Hall
Ira Goodnight
Della Carter Scott
Mexico
Mary Helen Menefee
Erma Smith Boyd
Pampa
Texas
Anna Laura Brown Daughtery
Sarasota
Florida
Hugh E. Rouse
Lakeside
California
Fred Sullivan
Edward Alford
Menefee
Perry School
Margaret Dodge Berrey
Nadine Pittman
Perry Public Schools
Alford
Flora Long Evans
Grosse Pointe Farms
Michigan
Genevieve Masters Biggers
Ron Ball Named Champ Auctioneer
Ron Ball of Brush Colorado was named work champion cattle auctioneer by the Competitive Livestock Marketing Association at Little Rock Arkansas. His brother Daryl Ball of Silver Lake Indiana won third place. Both men are Centralia High School graduates and sons of Marvin Ball Route 3 Centralia.
Chance Wins Safety Council Honor Award
A.B. Chance Company earned the National Safety Council Award of Honor for its 1974 safety record surpassing industry averages. Frequency and severity rates were far better, with injuries per million man-hours at 3.1 and workdays lost at 44, compared with industry norms of 17.24 and 438. The council praised the company's exemplary safety performance.
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Chance
Paul Sturgeon
Jim Everhart
National Safety Council
A.B. Chance
Utility Systems Division
Centralia
A.B. Chance Company
Chance Health and Safety
Gene Allen
Vincent L. Tofany
Farber Residents Go Visiting By Mary Ellis
Farber residents recount a week of visits to family in Arkansas Georgia and Missouri. Leland Hawkinson and sister and husband Mrs. Charles Gualdoni of St Louis joined trips to Edgemont Arkansas and Bowling Green Mississippi? Noting tornado activity near Hamburg Iowa and between Hamburg and Watson Missouri impacted area dwellings but caused no injuries. Other residents Leroy Rathburn Brad and Audra visited Taneyville Missouri with Mrs. Johnson and relatives.
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George Ellis
Joe Ellis
St. Louis
Lorraine Vogel
Bowling Green
Hamburg
Iowa
Watson
Ellises
Leroy Rathburn
Brad
Audra
Taneyville
A.W. Johnson
Concentrated Buying Power in Livestock Market
Washington AP reports Dr. Gerald Engelman of the Packers and Stockyards Administration told the House Small Business Committee that cattle buying is highly concentrated. He warned a single buyer could sway prices, while a single seller would not. He testified during hearings on bills to curb feedlot meatpacker ownership.
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Washington
Packers and Stockyards Administration
Gerald Engelman
House
Small Business Committee
Engelman
Wellsville Jaycee Wives Seek Entries
Wellsville Jaycee Wives urge entries for the Master and Missa contest with July 1 deadline. Eligible contestants are 3 to 3 years old from Wellsville area. Entries go to Mrs Tom Oliver. Planned silent auction items and a cray tea at the July meeting. Major clean up of the Jaycee hall set for July 14 at 7 30 p m. A Baby Contest for the Fall Festival will include babies birth to two years. chairpersons named. Ten members and a guest attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Tom Oliver
Russell Davis
Robert
Rita) Oliver
Jerry Stewart
Charles Jennings, Jr
Jack Krier
Farm Wives Tour Gritton Flower Garden
Centralia event notes Sun June 2 as Farm Wives Club visits Earl and Mrs Gritton's flower garden south of town with lemonade and cookies. Proceeds from flea market and bake sale go to Centralia Fair Hoard. Soapy pig contest planned for July 2 at 4 p.m. at the fair.
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Centralia
Young Farm Wives Club
Earl Gritton
Gritton
Centralia Fair
Brian Schnarre
Centralia Biocentennial Commission
Hallsville Optimist Club to Serve Ham and Beans
Hallsville's newly formed Optimist Club holds a ham and bean supper in Hallsville city park on Saturday from 4 to 8 pm. Menu includes baked ham beans slaw cornbread pie coffee or tea. Tickets sold by members. adults 2 dollars children under 10 1.50 family 10 dollars. Proceeds fund a swing set for Hallsville Park.
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Hallsville
Beans Hallsville
Optimist Club of
Hailville Park
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Carrie) Montgomery
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Dalpha Thompson
Ann Carman
Don LeMond
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Nannie Ruth) Kendrick
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Salem
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Waukee
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