June 23 Wedding Planned for Wille Sproul Couple
Middletown announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Shirley Jean Wille to William P. Sproul Jr. Shirley is a 1969 Wellsville Middletown High School and 1972 St. Luke's nursing graduate working at Audrain Medical Center. William Sproul is a 1965 Herculaneum High School and Jefferson College graduate, now with Southwestern Bell after four years in the Air Force. The couple plans a June 23 ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Fred Wille
Shirley Jean Wille
William P. Sproul Jr
William Sproul
Imperial
Wellsville
Middletown High School
St. Luke's School of Nursing
St. Louis
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Mr. Sproul
Herculaneum High School
Jefferson College
Hillsboro
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Air Force
Names and the curious charm of identity in names
A ponderous column on naming trends cites Oklahoma AG Larry Derryberry and Kansas City Star obituaries to illustrate how names reflect culture. It notes favorite names, suggests shifts in preferences, and highlights common patterns like relatives’ names and modern trends in boy and girl names.
Calendar of meetings and social events in Audrain County
A list of club meetings and events across Audrain County from March 2 to March 11, including VFW supper and elections, Emmanuel White Shrine covered dish, Delta Rho ESA, KD and Sons circles, PEO Chapter HD, Nature Helpers Garden Club, Girl Scout troop, Xi Gamma Alpha Beta Sigma Phi, Retired Teachers, Homemakers Club, Women of Church circles, and the Mexico Men’s Chorus rehearsal with dates, times, and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County
VFW F
VFW
Emmanuel White
First National Bank
Delta Rho Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
W.B. Arvin
Lawrence Precht
KD and Sons
Anna Margaret Griffin
Nature Helpers Garden Club
J.W. Baker
Edwin Pollard
First Presbyterian Church
Margaret Bottome
Martha
Elsie Ward
Rosa Mae
Noble Grand Club
Ioof Hall
Nora Evans
Lena Williamson
Mexico Area
Beta Sigma Phi
Frank Wilfley Sr
Homemakers Club
Finley Stumpf
If You Could Choose Your Own Name
A reflective column on how names shape character and identity. It cites historical ideas from Playboy and notes a youth who renamed himself Robin to stand apart from many Roberts. The piece invites readers to consider what name they would choose for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playboy Magazine
Friskel
Madeline
Sam
Roberts
Robin
League Women Voters Attend Missouri Conference in Jefferson City
Members of the Mexico Audrain League of Women Voters joined 16 central and western Missouri leagues at a February 28 legislative conference in Jefferson City. The day featured a luncheon with Governor Hotel guest Speaker James C. Kirkpatrick on Missouri election laws and later committee hearings with Rep. James Lemon and Son Norman Merrell in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Audrain County
League of Women Voters
League
Jefferson City
League of Women Voters of
Missouri
Central
Senate
Governor Hotel
James C. Kirkpatric
James Lemon
Norman Merrell
William D. Merritt
Samuel H. Vaughan, Jr
B.C. Olson
M.A. Gibson
George Craddock
Allan Mossman
Joseph Botts
Warren C. McIntyre
McNabb family welcomes newborn daughter in Missouri
Major and Mrs. David R. McNabb of Amersfoort Netherlands report the birth of Nicole Ann Shouse on March 1, 1972 to parents Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shouse of Columbia. Grandparents Edwin Davis and Joe Shouse, great grandparents Will Wenger, with a Cairo Egypt trip noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major
David R. McNabb
Amersfoort
The
Netherlands
Nicole Ann Shouse
Dale Shouse
Columbia
Edwin Davis
Mexico
Joe Shouse
Newport News
Will Wenger
Lakeview St
Maassens Honor Her Mother At Dinner
Mr and Mrs Vincent Maassen hosted at Knights of Columbus hall a dinner honoring Mrs Eda Blackburn of Chamois who will celebrate her 75th birthday Tuesday. Attendees included numerous Jefferson City Bonnets Mill Linn St Louis Centralia Mexico and other area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Maassen
Knights of Columbus Hall
Eda Blackburn
Chamois
Blackburn
William Gentges
Bonnets Mill
Steven Gentges
Eugene Blackburn
Marilyn Kixmiller
Linn
Howard Steffen
Anna Townley
Robert Maxwell
Dorothea Stephan
Gilbert Ortmeyer
Kenneth Helming
Joseph Bemboom
Jefferson City
Gary Maassen
St. Louis
Gordon Groves
Centralia
Oren McGee
Kenneth Groves
Leora Wyss
Edward Maassen
Ronald Maassen
Dennis Maxwell
Mexico
Dan Erdel Addresses RN Association On Child Abuse
Audrain County Juvenile officer Dan Erdel spoke to the RN Association at the Mental Health Center Tuesday night. Introduced by president Mrs. George Settle, he discussed abuse and delinquency of children. Fourteen members attended. Jennifer Kristin Wieberg, newborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Wieberg of Martinsburg, was noted with ancestry listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Edel
Audrain County
RN Association
George Settle
Erdel
Jennifer Kristin Wieberg
Buddy Wieberg
Martinsburg
Clark LaRue
Laddonia
Amelia Christopher
Vandalia
Clara Wieberg
Argyle
Miss Davis Betrothal to Lt Hegwein Announced
Mr and Mrs Gene W Davis of 1005 Lakeview Rd announce the engagement of their daughter Debra Sue Davis to Lt John Rule Hegwein of Mexico. Debra is a Mexico High School graduate and a senior at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Delta Zeta member. Lt Hegwein, son of Mr and Mrs John C Hegwein of Florissant, graduated Western Military Academy Alton Ill attended University of Tulsa and earned a BSE. He is an instructor at Missouri Military Academy. An August wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crews
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Herndon Crews
James C. Botts
Marshall
Nalven Mathews
J.T. Watts Jr
Lewis Legerman
Della Ingram
Columbia
Gene W. Davis
Lakeview Rd
Debra Sue Davis
John Rule Hegwain
Mexico
Mexico High School
Delta Zeta Social Sorority
Hegwein
John C. Hegwein
Florissant
Western Military Academy
Alton
Til
University of Tulsa
Tulsa
Okla
Pi Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity
Missouri Military Academy
Mrs J E Arnold Hosts Friendly Northerners Club
Mrs J E Arnold Jr entertained the Friendly Northerners Club at her home on Wednesday with guests including Mrs Lela Williams, Mrs Ralph Johnson and Mrs Rosemary Damron. The program on the heart was led by Mrs Francis DeVault with remarks from Mrs Cletus Hudson and Mrs George S Neale Jr. Plans were made for a trip to St. Louis on March 17 and attendance at the Ice Capades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JE. Arnold Jr
Northerners Club
Lela Williams
Ralph Johnson
Rosemary Damron
Francis DeVault
Cletus Hudson
George S. Neale, Jr
St. Louis
Henry
Huttsell
Austin
Johnson
Parrish
Birthday Celebration Hosts Leave Pleasant Reflections
Tuesday evening February 27 guests gathered to celebrate a birthday with cake and ice cream. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Huttsell and Mr and Mrs Woodson Reid attended the event, sharing in the festive occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle
Mrs. Huttsell
Woodson Reid
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Nevada
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Larry Derryberry
Kansas City
Zuma Zeda Smith
Urban
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Steve
Bob
Chris
Karen
Debbie
Brenda
Sandra
Hoggs
Texas
Ima
Ara
Daltons
Kansas
Ilinois
Hoares
Davids
Jesses
Marks
Sarahs
Ebenezer
Hezekiah
Jeremiah
Family Weekly Magazine
Whaz
Kan
Kathy Davenport
City Hall
Bob Friskel
Christopher
Michael
David
Jeffrey
Jennifer
Renee
Kimberly
Leroy
Roosevelt
Women of Church
Finis Stubblefield
James Perry
Homer Black
Callie McCue
Christian Women's Fellowship
First Christian Church
All Fellowship
Vocal Music Room
MHS
Menicos
Exquisepe
Mickey Thomas Kline
Germany
Fritz Craig
Nora Belle Summers
E. Liberty St
Summers
Ruby Brauer
Parsons, Kan
Egypt
Cairo
Memphis
Sakkara
Luxor
McNabb
Amanda Anderson
J. T. Anderson
Montgomery City
Rebecca Schlueter
Don Middleton
Charles Schlueter
Charles
Eric
Maassens
Gorham Original
Currier & Wes
Gorham
Currive & Ives
Jefferson
Dan Erdel
Nabisco
Pontiac
Poe
BRRAD
Miss Davis
Lt. Hegwein
J.E. Arnold
Michelle Hodgson
Michelle Lynn Hodgson
Bill Reid
Jennifer, Amy and
Alan Ardell
Patricia Belcher
Mike Karellas
Tina Walden
Jimmy Clark
Mollie Berger
Tammy Randall
Gwynna Joe Reid
Ginny Fisher
Burlington
AEG
Keres
West Plaza
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