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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1977
Page
1
Forecast details for Missouri include snow in the north 1 to 3 inches, mixed rain and snow in central areas, highs 40s to 50s, and lows upper 20s to 30s. Sunday clouds with slight rain or snow, extended outlook for Monday to Wednesday mainly partly cloudy with highs upper 40s to 50s and lows in the 30s. River stage readings cover Kansas City to Cape Girardeau with various gauges and values.
Admissions list from Audram Medical Center includes Frank R. Davis Mrs. Thomas F. Powell John E. Roe Mr. Paul A. Buckner Mrs. Florence E. Isgrig Mrs. Wiley L. Miller Howard H. Beckley Mrs. Julia E. Jones Clyde R. Waddington Mrs. Darrell B. Marking and others with locations in Mexico Vandalia Madison Centralia Fulton New Florence Steedman and Endeavor. Dismissals include Evelyn Murray Lee Johnson Richard Phillips Steven Rodgers and Son etc. Deaths noted Mrs. Trelis Gilpin 93 Ben E Keighley 90 Marvin Deli Turpin 45.
Public safety notes report multiple incidents Friday including a tape player stolen from Ronald J. Hake’s car at A B Prescription Shop, windows shot out of homes and vehicles, a burglarized apartment, a soda machine coin box theft, two car collisions, and magistrate court actions involving forgery and weapon charges. A marriage license is listed for Claude James Miller and Doris Virginia Winter.
The Rev and Mrs Thomas G Petree of Martinsburg announce the birth of fraternal twins at Audrain Medical Center. Joel Ryan Petree weighed six pounds thirteen ounces at 6 32 p.m. and Kristen Boyd Petree six pounds five ounces at 6 35 p.m. The Rev Petree works with Christian Communities Pastoral Unity. Grandparents are Harvey Sthicker of St Louis and AG Petree of Winston Salem. Brian is their brother, 3.
Mr and Mrs Steve W Sexton of Paris welcomed twin girls at Audrain Medical Center. The first baby weighed four pounds five ounces and was christened Enda Dawn Sexton, marking a joyful arrival for the family.
Jacob Duane Moss is the name selected for the son born Thursday at 4 19 PM to Mr and Mrs Thomas R Moas of Perry at the Andrain Medical Center.
MU curators name James C. Olson 60 as president of the four campus system after seven finalists. Olson, former Kansas City campus chancellor, succeeds C Brice Ratchford on sabbatical. He vows focus on quality, resource reallocation, and adapting to new needs. He has Nebraska ties and Iowa birth.
Japanese volunteers on Saipan continue WWII body hunts as Akimoto notes 40 000 to 50 000 soldiers and dependents died here. More than 1 000 remains found in last mission at Banzai Cliff base and jungle sites, with cremation at the Japanese Peace Memorial.
A strong earthquake struck Luzon at 5 44 am 6 8 magnitude tremor centered in southwestern Cagayan. In Manila a man died touching a live wire, a patient in hospital fainted, and eight were injured in Palawan as Palanan suffered extensive damage. No major casualties reported elsewhere and bases at Clark and Subic saw minor or no damage.
Ricky Jerome Gilbert, 17, of 6148 Missouri, charged with striking a peace officer while on duty. Released from Audrain County jail on his own recognizance after parents posted a $2000 surety bond. Complainant Cp Maurice Russell of the Missouri State Highway Patrol says Gilbert grabbed the officer and fought over a firearm during a pursuit on Highway 54 near Mexico Public Safety offices.
Graveside services for Sylvester Wilkerson aged 49 a former Mexicoan will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery with Rev. William Duncan of Second Baptist Church to officiate. The body will be brought to Arnold Funeral Home after services tonight at G C Williams Funeral Home in Louisville Ky where he had lived. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Services for Raymond Barnes, 76, Hawk Point, formerly of Thompson, were held this afternoon at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home. He was conducted by the Rev. James Hall of Hawk Point. Pallbearers were Barnes grandsons James, Thomas, Gary, Raymond, Tim and Randy. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in St. Louis.
Algie Simmons, 42, held a girlfriend and four others in a 12 unit apartment. after police freed hostages, tear gas and a fire ended the siege. Simmons died from smoke inhalation as the fire gutted much of the building. No officers or hostages were seriously harmed. Police tied the incident to a lovers quarrel with Twinity Dubose, 26.
Marvin Dell Turpin, 45, of Sturgeon formerly Higbee, died at home from a heart attack. Born June 1931 in Holliday, he married Odessia Thompson in Higbee in 1951. He worked at the University of Missouri Columbia as a store keeper in the science instrument shop and served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Survived by wife, son Marvin Randall Turpin of Columbia, daughter Rhonda Kay Turpin of Sturgeon, a sister Theola May Turpin Moore, two step-sisters, two stepbrothers, and one grandson. Services pending at Fenton Funeral Chapel with burial in Higbee City Cemetery.
Mrs Trellis I Gilpin a longtime resident of the Sherwood Arms Nursing Home in Centralia died there Friday evening. She was the mother of Mrs Ervin Hoffman of Mexico and William T Gilpin of St Louis. Services set for 2 p m Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Columbia with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born May 13 1885 in Boone County and married Festus O Gilpin in 1910 who preceded her. Survived by two daughters a son six grandchildren two sisters and four brothers. She belonged to Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church.
Emmett Reighley, 80, of Paris died at 12 59 a m at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after a long illness. He was a retired farmer. Services are pending at Agnew Funeral Home.
Harold Lapp of 3 Lakeside Place is recovering satisfactorily at Columbia Regional Hospital after major spinal surgery Thursday. He is in room 523 and expects a two week stay.
Jack Smiley of Smiley's IGA Boulevard and East 54 was introduced as a new Rotary Club member during the Friday hostpitality event at the VFW Hall.
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