Monroe County Rural Fire District Vote Set May 9
The Monroe County Rural Fire District is declared a corporate body with boundaries defined. May 9 is the election date for residents to vote on the district. Voting will occur at the Country Club. District reaches south of Paris to the county line and six miles north, includes Mark Twain Park east of Paris, excludes Santa Fe and Stoutsville, and includes areas west of Paris while excluding Holliday.
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Paris
Monroe County
Country Club
Mark Twain Park
Santa Fe
Stoutsville
Holliday
Vandalia Students Named For Sophomore Pilgrimage
Four Van-Far High School students plus two alternates were selected to attend the Sophomore Pilgrimage in Jefferson City on April 11, representing Vandalia and Farber. Mark Hale and Garrett Doak lead from Vandalia with Marla Stubblefield and Peggy Bent from Farber. Selection based on top quarter of class and leadership.
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Vandalia
Van-Far High School
Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs
Jefferson City
Mark Hale
Garrett Doak
Farber
Marla Stubblefield
Peggy Bent
Mark Hate
Ray Hale
Louisiana
Mark
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Tri-County
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
University of Missouri At
Columbia
Bill Doak
Route 2
Liberty Wide Awake
Ralls
Pike County Farber
Founders Day Noted By Wellsville Rebekah Lodge Members
Wellsville residents reported Founders Day events with readings from Mrs. Roscoe Grant on Schuyler Colfax and scriptures by Mrs. Chaston Porter. The meeting included officer changes, a planned March 21 installation, a Bluebird task for Lindell Hildebrand, a $16.80 collection for the Assembly project, and a recap of Band Parents fundraising for new uniforms. A community choir cantata Easter Song is planned for March 28 at the high school, and Aquatic Pool Corporation officers were reelected with plans to upgrade pump and piping. The report also notes visits by Mrs. Roscoe Grant to St. Charles, and that the R-1 band prepares for a district contest in Mexico on April 8. The Hopper family visits Wellsville grandparents while Johnny and Suellen travel to New Orleans to collect a car from Japan. Twenty-five hymnals were donated in memory of Mrs. Annie Roppel.
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Wellsville
Wellsville Rebekah Lodge
Roscoe Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Chaston Porter
Hazel Barton
Robert Hall
Edwin Flock
Noble Grand
James Williams
Whit Synder
Laura Robinson
Lindell Hildebrand
Lee Morris
Bowling Green
Assembly
RAND
Carroll Clithero
Calvin Bishop
Dennis Goodman
Mexico
Lynn
John David Hopper
del City
Okla
John Hopper
Johnny Hopper
Suellen Hopper
Murray
New Orleans
Japan
Hopper
Louisiana
Farber Church Plans Piano Purchase and Choir Work
Farber United Presbyterian Church acts to buy a new piano with a committee led by Rev Randall Cone and four members. Jeffrey Lemasters will perform during the session. Farber Area Centennial Choir rehearsals set for March 20 with Stubblefield and Holbrook Jr. directing. Donations to the Heart Fund Drive reach 130.43 dollars as community support grows.
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Melville Hawkinson
Farber
Centralia Science Fair At Two Schools Saturday
The High School and Middle School in Centralia will hold science fairs on Saturday March 11 with displays in the gymnasium and cafeteria from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students present independent science projects on topics from pollution to geodesic domes, inviting public viewing.
New Baptist Minister Named at Perry Church
Perry reports Rev. James Rice of Hannibal named minister of Perry Baptist Church. Rice, married with three children Atina Trent and Todd, is Decatur NL native and a student at Missouri Baptist College Hannibal LaGrange campus. The Rice family plans to move to Perry church property.
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Perry
Perry Baptist Church
James Rice
Hannibal
Rice
Atina
Trent
Todd
Decatur
Missouri Baptist College
Hannibal- LaGrange
Central Ilinois Bible Institute
Baptist Church
Santa Fe Personal News Highlights Local Events
Isaac Bergthold has returned home from Audrain Medical Center with his wife also recovering. Peak Home Planners Club met for an all day carry in dinner at GPS. World Day of Prayer observed at Santa Fe Christian Church led by Mrs Oren Wilson. Bill Deskin led Sunday services at Santa Fe Christian Church. A miscellaneous shower for Bill and Miss Lillian People planned for March 10 in Keokuk Iowa. Reverend Earl Ferguson conducted services at United Methodist Church. Santa Fe Home Economics Extension Club to meet March 16 at the Community Center for an all day meeting with men invited and cancer bandages to be made. Presbyterian group to meet March 16 at 2 p.m. for Reviving Hope Through Christian Witness. John Roy Chipman, son of Gene Chipman, completed Missouri Auction School and is farming after Marine Corps service in Vietnam. Family Night observed at Hutchison Community Center with a carry in dinner. Miss Rosa Herrera.
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Farber Area
Baptist Church
Sterling Holbrook Jr
Bill Stubblefield
Farber Christian Women’s Circle
Dean Baker
al Herman
Farber Baptist Women’s Meeting
Howard Lynn
WOC
Farber United Presbyterian Church
Malcolm Hesse
Centralia
Harrison Women’s Progressive Farmers Association
Verle Coolley
Frank Pool
Raymond Bryson
Centralia Heart Fund
Woods-Pemberton-Bryson
Allen Street
Grace McNaghten
Florence McIntyre
Albert Lawson
Santa FE
Isaac Bergthold
Audrain Medical Center
Bill Deskin
Santa Fe Home Economics Extension Club
Santa Fe Community Center
John Roy Chipman
Gene Chipman
South of Perry
Missouri Auction School
Kansas City
Chipman
University of Mo
Columbia
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
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Monroe
Mrs
June Ranswell
Vandalia Boys
Soph Pilgrimage
Paul Clithero
John Barrett
Vandalia Merchants Association
Jones Cafe
Pat Mihalovich
P. N. Hirsch
VMA
Senior Citizens
United Methodist Church
Jim Cafer
Ernest Myrick
Forest Watts
Wallace Thurman
Vandalia Community Coin, Stamp and Hobby Club
South Elementary School
Van-Far Boosters Club
Vanfar
R-1 Senior High
Main
State
Charlotte McDonald
Tommy Spradling
Larry Butler
Mark Goodin
Kerry Hesse
Jim Fred Gibson
Debbie Abington
Patti Carlson
Denise Carlson
Karen Wilson
Elaine Esposito
Vicki Davis
Lori Sutton
Kathy Carlson
Raymond Asbury
Homestead
Fla
Clay Keith
Rachael Wilt
Monroe County Easter Seal Society
Paris National Bank
Wilt
C. R. Wood
Robbie Wood
Melanie Wood
Carrol Blackwell
Ruth &. Hendren
Madison
Charles Eugene Biggs
Eagleville
James Albert Botts
Thomas Daniel Evans
Joe Leroy Haley
Monroe City
Michael Henry Kendrick
Boyd Dawson
PEO
Paul Gerster
Grant Dickson
Howard Kizer
Harry Baker
Joe Milam
Howard Moritz
Margaret Powers
Sadie Kendrick
Charles E. Silberman
XI Beta XI
Beta Sigma Phi
Ralph Jett
Bob Swartz
Swartz
Jett
Stanley Clark
W. T. Lindsey
WMS
Salem Church
Floyd Fanning
Day of Prayer For Home Missions
Jack Orton
Alex Threlkeld
Rich Gallop
Lillie James
Fanning
Fellowship Hall
W. J. Vanhuss
Paul Ward
W. Blvd BT
D.R. Rhoads
E. Love
Little Dixie
United Methodist- Presbyterian Education
Elsie Waller
Raymond Lowry
St. Patrick
Elsie Middletown
Wellsville Rebekahs
St. Charles
Charles
Gregory
Charles Michael Gregory
Aquatic Swimming Pool Corporation
Christian Church
Raymond Peveler
Mike Shire
Don Burwell
Lester Blackshaw
Frank McMurtry
F.A. Zimmann
Nort Fennewald
Martinsburg
Annie Roppel
Farber Church
Randall Cone
Lillian Crow
Lorenz Emo
Jeffrey Lemasters
Richard Lemasters
Middletown
Bostonian
VFW
Jerry Johnson
Ces
Cook
Westlake’s
Charles Thorley
David Green
Robert Lyon
Green
Perry Church
Mrs. Cullen Dye
Mike McLaughlin
Pat Malia
Ed Fishback
Roy Fishback
Wiley Houchins
Tiger Hotel
Curtis Dearley
Iowa
Lake of the Ozarks
Darrell W. Golden
Mark Twain High and Junior High
Mra
Eugene Sharp
Earl Ferguson
Jacksonville
The
the Ledger
Presbyterian
Dixie
Hutchison Community Center
Rosa Herrera
R. Mone
Phere
State Farm A
L Insurance
Ae State Farm Insurance Companies
Homa Olticus
Bloomington
Minois
Buick
Pearl Motor CO
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