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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1975

Page

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Abu Dhabi Oil Cuts Prices to Boost Production

Abu Dhabi and Western oil firms reached an understanding to trim prices by about 55 cents a barrel on Abu Dhabi crude and raise output in the emirate. The move follows OPEC price actions and aims to lift production from recent lows, with officials calling the deal an understanding rather than a formal agreement.

Paris Abu Dhabi Persian Gulf Emirate Manna Saeed al Otaiba al Otaiba Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC Vienna Exxon Royal Dutch Shell Mobil British Petroleum Compagnie Francaise Des Petroles Japanese Oil Development Co

Strip Mine Bills Pass Committees

Washington AP committees in both chambers approve revised strip mining bills vetoed by Ford. Senate Interior panel backs the measure 11 to 2, House panel similar. Leaders aim to place final bill on Ford’s desk by March end, with few changes from the 1974 vetoed version.

Washington House Senate Ford Senate Interior Committee House Interior Committee Congress Senate Committee Interior Secretary James A. McClure Ridaho Pennsylvania Bethlehem Steel

Steinman Art Show At Rocheport This Weekend

Kansas City artist Frank Steinman, formerly of Mexico, joins Tom Phillips as two artists at a midwestern and western art showing and autograph party in Rocheport. The event runs 1:00 to 5:00 pm this afternoon and Sunday afternoon at the old schoolhouse. Steinman has exhibited in Kansas City Arrow Rock Columbia and Mexico, with some works in the Audrain County Historical Society museum and used in reproductions for members and visitors.

Frank Steinman Kansas City Mexico Rocheport Tom Phillips Mr. Steinman Arrow Rock Columbia Audrain County Historical Society Museum

Elijah Muhammad Followers Pay Final Respects

In Chicago thousands of Nation of Islam adherents gathered for a quiet service honoring Elijah Muhammad, leader for over four decades. About 700 filled the South Side temple and roughly 3,000 stood outside as mourners awaited a glimpse of the unused casket in a 45 minute ceremony.

Chicago Elijah Muhammad Nation of Islam South Side Adiateet Wuhartsland

Charged Killer Attempts Death Penalty by Self Harm

In St Louis AP report, a 17 year old youth charged with murder and related crimes attempted suicide in his jail cell Friday night. He was treated for arm cuts then returned to custody. Police allege he and a 16 year old confederate killed 9 year old Richard Lacaillade by binding, dousing with flammable liquid, and setting the boy alight in a vacant house.

ST. Louis Joseph Noel Brown City Hospital Brown Circuit Attorney’s Office Richard Lacaillade Lacaillade

County Roads In Bad Shape Says Engineer

Audrain County engineer Ricky Wieberg says all county maintained roads are deteriorating due to heavy snow moisture. North south routes are extremely bad with some impassable while crews work seven days a week to repair and reopen them. Some residents remain stranded as snow drifts keep roads closed.

Ricky Wieberg Audrain Wiebers Wiebere

MU Curators Plan to Buy Old Marillac College Site

The University of Missouri Board of Curators proposes purchasing seven buildings on 44 acres at Marillac College near the St. Louis campus for 5 million dollars as a third site for a proposed school of optometry. Dr Arnold B Grobeman becomes St Louis chancellor effective April 1 and Dr Melvin D George is named vice president for academic affairs effective July 1. Marillac College, owned by the Daughters of Charity, opened in the late 1950s but closed due to declining enrollment.

Columbia, Mo University of Missouri Board of Curators Marillav College Arnold B. Grobeman St. Louis Grobeman University of Hingis Melvin D. George College of Arts and Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Marillac College University The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul

Chrysler Extends New Car Rebates

Chrysler Corp extends a limited rebate program with $200 discounts for the first three weeks of March on all remaining 1974 models and 1975 compact coupes. Other U.S. automakers remain optimistic about a modest sales rebound without similar incentives.

Detroit Chrysler Corp U.S Chrysler

London Subway Toll Reaches 31 Killed

London dispatch reports the death toll from the worst London subway disaster climbs to 31 with rescue teams recovering more bodies and officials warning the total could reach 50. Many survivors were evacuated as investigators probe the train's front section and the failed brake system amid a crushed front car at Moorgate.

London Fire Brigade Subway Moorgate Financial District Leslie Newson Margaret Liles

Mediation Sought in McDonnell Douglas Strike

Federal mediation planned after NASA voiced fears of delays in the U.S.-Soviet space mission. McDonnell Douglas and the IAM set to meet with a mediator in Los Angeles as a 19 day strike continues at major plants. The July mission relies on McDonnell Douglas craft and involved about 7,000 workers.

Los Angeles McDonnell Douglas Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Association of Machinists NASA

Hunt Services This Afternoon

Services for Mrs. Nora Hunt were held at 2 p.m. today at the Precht-Pickering Funeral Home. The Rev. Elder Paul Christenson officiated with singers Mr. and Mrs. Chris O'Dell and Elder and Mrs. Russel Keys. Burial followed in Centralia Cemetery with active pallbearers Marvin West Calvin Kirks R.C. Romdall George Clavins Herbert Ragsdale and Raymond Acuff and honorary pallbearers Enos Jarbo John Kirks Dr. Walter Sparks Harrison Jones Edwin Pollard and Harold Hayden.

Nora Hunt Precht-Pickering Paul Christenson Chris O'Dell Russel Keys Centralia Cemetery Marvin West Calvin Kirks R.C. Romdall George Clavins Herbert Ragsdale Raymond Acuff

Mrs. L Belle Long Rites Held at Millersburg Church

Services for Mrs. L Belle Long wife of John R Long were held at 2 pm at the Millersburg Baptist Church with Rev John Foley of Auxvasse officiating Burial followed in Millersburg Cemetery. Pallbearers named Wayne Vanderloethe Monroe Glenn Bert Smith Jr Gene Shellabarger Walter Garrett Oliver Jones Funeral arrangements by Precht Pickering Funeral Home.

Norman R Clark Dies in Montgomery City

Norman R Clark 60 of Montgomery City died Friday at Fulton. Services set 1 30 p m Monday at Schlanker Funeral Home with Rev Robert Hester officiating. burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p m Sunday. Born December 23 1914 near Montgomery City to Newton and Eliza Clark. survived by daughter Sue of Columbia two sons John of Martinsburg and Eddie of Colorado Springs one grandchild and brother Virgil of Montgomery City. World War II veteran and auto mechanic by trade.

Montgomery City Norman R. Clark Fulton Schlanker Robert Hester United Methodist-Presbyterian Church Clark Newton Eliza Norman Clark Sue Clark Columbia John Clark Martinsburg Eddie Clark Colorado Springs Colo Virgil Clark

Ernest Meador of Auxvasse Dies at 95

Ernest R. Meador, 95, of Auxvasse, died at 1 pm Friday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after a week as a patient. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 pm at Maupin Funeral Home in Auxvasse. He was born March 22, 1879. Survived by daughter Nellie Cox of Benton City, son John J. Meador of Auxvasse, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. wife Eunice Woodson died in 1962. He worked as an orderly at Audrain Medical Center for 26 years.

Auxvasse Ernest R. Meador Audrain Mexico Maupin Mr. Meador Eunice Woodson

Lawrence Brown Rites To Be Held Sunday

Lawrence M Brown 82 of Auxvasse died Thursday at Brothers of Mercy extended care in Kansas City after over two years illness. Services set for 2 p m Sunday at Second Baptist Church Auxvasse with Rev William Butler officiating. Burial 11 a m Monday Elmwood Cemetery Mexico. Green Funeral Home in Auxvasse from 5 to 8 p m today and noon to service time Sunday. Born June 2 1892 in Montgomery City he married Eva Belzonia Dixon June 20 1920 who died in August 1949. Survived by daughter Frances Johnson of Kansas City three sons Lonnie Brown Auxvasse Harold and Sherwood Brown Des Moines Iowa sister Mrs May Gibbs Auxvasse and several grandchildren and other relatives.

Lawrence M. Brown Auxvasse Brothers of Mercy Kansas City Second Baptist Church Auxvase William Butler Elmwood Cemetery Mexico Green Funeral Home Mr. Brown Montgomery City Eva Belzonia Dixon Frances Johnson Lonnie Brown Harold Sherwood Brown Des Moines Iowa May Gibbs

John R Knight Dies at 87 in Hermann area

NEW FLORENCE Funeral services are pending at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home in Hermann for John Robert Knight 87 of Montgomery City He died Friday at Frane Valley Nursing Home in Hermann He was born September 18 1887 to John and Mary Moore Knight.

Florence Hermann John Robert Knight Montgomery City Knight Frane Valley John Mary Moore Knight

Missouri Weather and Local Deaths Report Highlights

Official 7:00 a.m. readings note a 45 high yesterday, 24 low at 7 a.m. forecast calls for Missouri with variable clouds and highs in the 40s. Audrain Medical Center reports admissions and discharges across several towns plus multiple deaths. public safety notes a theft of a bank bag from Kent Realty office.

Public Safety Report Office of Kent Realty Ron Kent

McGlamery Rites Set For Mexico Man

Graveside services for Macon McGlamery 78 of Mexico will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Milo Cemetery Barnard Kansas. Funeral arrangements are by the funeral home. He died at Audrain Medical Center on Wednesday. Memorials may go to the First Baptist Church of which he was a member.

Macon McGlamery Mexico Milo Cemetery Barnard Kan Precht-Pickering Funeral Home Kansas McGlamery Audrain Medical Center First Baptist Church

Marriage license applications and court notices in Clark and Bowling Green

Joni B. Petersheim and Fannie J. Borntreger of Clark marry in Bowling Green. Rufus Burns and Pauline Martena listed in licenses. Janet Bonita Thompson fined for theft. Willie Finney fined for speeding. Mark R. Clark set for trial March 26 for careless driving. Also reports grain prices and stock quotes from MFA and Fowles Grain Co. and NYSE movers including Robbie Brooks and Kaiser Aluminum.

Joni B. Petersheim Fannie J. Borntreger Clark Bowling Green Rufus W. Burns Rush Hill Rte Pauline C. Martena Mexico Janet Bonita Thompson Willie Bartalette Finney Mark R. Clark

Mrs. Jettie McCloud Dies at 82 in Vandalia

Jettie McCloud 82 of Vandalia died Friday at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services pending at Waters Funeral Home with burial in Vandalia Cemetery. Born July 24 1892 in Center, she married Jettie McCloud in 1913. he died in 1966. Survived by two sons Malcolm and Loyd Dowell, two sisters Ruby Webb and Zelma Murphy, one brother Delbert Hendrix.

Jettie McCloud Vandalia Audrain Medical Center Waters Funeral Home Center John Hendrix Southside Baptist Church Malcolm Dowell Loyd Dowell Ruby Webb Zelma Murphy Delbert Hendrix Rock Island, II Elbern Paul Dowell

Col Stribling To Be Speaker At Military Colleges Banquet

Col C R Stribling Jr, chairman of the Missouri Military Academy, will deliver the principal address at the 59th annual banquet of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States in Washington. He heads the only past president to give the main talk, with Col Raymond R Kelly noting the prestige. The association includes 41 military colleges with accredited curricula and ROTC programs, and maintains a national office in Washington.

Col C. R. Stribling Jr Missouri Military Academy Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States Washington Col. Stribling Raymond R. Kelly Defense Department

Chance Board Approves Sale To Emerson

CENTRALIA Directors of A E Chance Co. approved the merger terms with Emerson Electric Co. and will submit the agreement to Chance shareholders at the May 9 annual meeting. Ausmus Sr. resigns. James T. Ausmus elected as director. Emerson and Chance traded on NY and Midwest exchanges. approval depends on shareholder and board consent and tax rulings.

Centralia A.E. Chance Co Emerson Electric Co Chance A.E. Ausmus Sr James T. Ausmus Emerson and Emerson Chance Common New York Midwest Emerson Board St. Louis

Mexico City Council Holds Executive Session on Personnel

The Mexico city council met in an executive session this morning to discuss a personnel item. The session focused on internal personnel matters and was not open to the public.

Mexico City

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Abu ‘Dhabi Algiers Steinman Elijah League of Women Voters Herman Tolson Washington St HDC Tolson League Karen Mossman William Fairchild Jim Inton Sam Vaughan LWV Richard Vance Old College London Subway McDonnell Mrs. Long Norman Clark Ernest Meador of Lawrence Brown John R. Knight Missouri Melissa L. Stephens Eva M. Blake Earl C. Graves Helen C. Bruce Emma EF. Fletcher Robert Keeling Raymond Scott David A. Womack Mary P. Barry Matthew Harrison Santa Fe Richard Webber Laddonia Howard L. Thies Debbie Swarthout Wellsville Wallace Bealmear Samuel Bevell Stanley Jesse John Phillips Ronald Scott Joseph Young Joseph F. Young Roy Kent Charles McGinnis Earl Selby Randy Barnes Shirley Kessels Howard Reading Middletown Merle R. Jones Thompson Ronnie R. Clingman Frank C. Winter Vincent LaForest Portland Otis Myers Perry Roy Chinn Charles Weldy George M. Johnson Howard Erwin Sally A. Smith Nona McCloud Ernest Meador Trixie M. Toulson Lillian Laws George Toulson Liberty MR. Ricco the Daily Record MFA Fowles Grain Co Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks A.B. Chance Combustion Engineering Dresser Industries Emerson Electric Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina Mate Onl Chance Board Smiley IGA W. Boulevard iWexico Pottie Pete
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