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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1971

Page

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Last Minute Push P N Hirsch Opens West Plaza Store

The P N Hirsch Co opens a new 10 000 square foot store at West Plaza Shopping Center with carpeted floors olive and brown color scheme and a 41 year company history noted. Staff include Steve Van Sickel Sue Newland Virginia Lotz Lucille Worsham and others as the grand opening marks Hirschs growth from one Jonesboro store in 1980 to a 200 store chain.

P. N. Hirsch West Plaza Lester Meine Steve van Sickel Sue Newland Virginia Lotz Lucille Worsham Virginia Fennewald Carol Kemp Mary Lee Meine Roger Buckman Virginia Berger P. N. Hirsch Co Mexico P. N

Advice for longevity from 102 year old Martha Maness

ST LOUIS AP Martha Maness celebrated her 102nd birthday by ironing cleaning her house scrubbing floors and assisting at her church Her advice to others seeking longevity is just keep busy then you won't have time to worry about getting old

ST. Louis Martha Maness

Bond Begins Sales Tax Audit

Jefferson City AP State Auditor Christopher S Kit Bond announced an audit of the sales tax unit at the State Department of Revenue. Three to six auditors will work under Deputy State Auditor Robert L James, with results to be made public. Legislators have complained that large sums due to the state are not collected due to lax sales tax collection.

Jefferson City Christopher S. ‘Kit Bond State Department of Revenue Robert L. James

7th Infantry Division to Disband in Korea

The U.S. 7th Infantry Division is being pulled out of Korea and disbanded. It and the 2nd Infantry are the only two U.S. divisions remaining in Korea as redeployment trims manpower from 63,000 to 43,000 by the end of July.

Seoul

Vietnam Laos drive ends as North Vietnamese chase Saigon troops

North Vietnamese tanks pursue Saigon forces to their border as U S units exit Khe Sanh base after a 45 day operation. Washington sources say a bipartisan plan to withdraw all U S troops from Southeast Asia by year end will be announced this week.

Washington U.S Southeast Asia House Senate Common Cause John Gardner Health, Education and Welfare Coalition To Capitol Hill United States Vietnam Charles McC Mathias R-Md Daniel K. Inouye Hawaii Indochina Mathias-Inouye South Vietnam Saigon Ho Chi Minh Trail Laos Khe Sanh

Initiation Set For NHS Members At Emmons Hall

Twenty five top scholastic seniors will be inducted into the National Honor Society in Emmons Hall on Thursday. The group includes Karen Adams Anne Baker Clay Brashears and others from the class of 71. MARTIN DECKER will represent MHS in the statewide VICA Competition April 17 at Waynesville following recent district contest success earning a second place trophy and a 1 rating. Others at the district contest include Frank Beauchamp Don Dickey Joe Horton Ernie Prosser and Larry Stephens with high rankings in general related information extemporaneous speaking job interview and vocational spelling.

Emmons Hall Karen Adams Anne Baker Clay Brashears Susan Cornett Kathy Craghead Joyce Fennewald Kathy Fetterhoff Paula Fisher Bruce Heerhoth Don Magnus Jeff Marsh Mike Mertens Pam Piper Lorie Remley Jan Shaffer Gary Smallwood Alice Smith Linda Snook Fred Sutton Jim Varvis Pat Westcott Ellen Willams Steve Williams Gloria Zeigler Martin Decker MHS Waynesville St. Louis Frank Beauchamp Bill Brandis Don Dickey Joe Horton Ernie Prosser Larry Stephens

Plentiful Candidates In Auxvasse City Elections

Auxvasse faces April 6 voting with mayoral candidates Paul Meyer Jr Eddie Ray Williams and George Baumgartner vying. Police judge contenders include Charles Hill and Clayton Mack while Pat Horner seeks city collector. South ward alderman nominees are Carl Foster Bert Middleton and Wesley Hill with Kenny Davis Webb Foster and Schubert Parsons for one year. North ward lists Sherman Nixon for two year term and Donald Knipp for one year.

Clayton Mack Pat Horner Josephine Parsons Carl Foster Bert Middleton Wesley Hill Kenny Davis Webb Foster Schubert Parsons Sherman Nixon Donald Knipp

Shooting Victim Corrected in Kingdom City Incident

Kingdom Daily News clarifies that the shooting victim is Charles Laughlin, 29, of Mokane, not Samuel Laughlin, who had been misidentified in reports. The error involved a Sunday morning shooting at Kingdom City.

Falton Samuel Laughlin Kingdom City Charles Laughlin Mokane Kingdom Daily News

Student Stops Runaway Truck at Bus Stop

A 21 year old college student, James Lange, sprang into a speeding tractor trailer to avert harm to three women at a bus stop. He steered the vehicle to a curb and then exited the cab as the owner charged in. The driver thanked Lange after learning what happened.

Pittsburgh James Lange

Four more spots open in heavy equipment course

Eleven students were chosen for The Heavy Equipment Operators course sponsored by The Mexico Area Vocational Technical School with Ozark Excavating Contractors Association. Four seats remain for the class starting Monday April 5 at 7 pm, with three weekly 7 to 10 pm sessions for 15 weeks and a $75 fee. The program includes a one month on-site contractor placement after the theoretical phase.

Mexico Area Larry Anderson Vandalia Earl Carlisle Mexico Thomas Cline Kenneth Coolley Centralia Donald Feger Dave Harrelson New Hartford John Hurt Stoutsville Carl Mongler Thomas Noel Columbia Alfred Smith Roger Stringer Farber The Ozark Excavating Contractors Association Nelson Wilson Russell Blakemore Victor Clary Ron Shy Davis Hart

Railpax Map Stirs Protests and Inquiries

Washington debate erupts over Railpax route plan linking 114 cities with 184 trains starting May 1. Critics accuse the plan of shortsightedness and job cuts. Senate leaders seek reclaiming land grants, while Rep. Staggers pledges a congressional inquiry.

Washington Harley OQ. Staggers D-W.va House Commerce Committee Staggers Tional Railroad Passenger Corp Railpax Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union

Bookmobile Schedule for Farber Branch and School

The Mexico Audrain County Library bookmobile makes its sole stop Thursday April 1 at Farber branch 9 50 to 9 00 a.m. and at Farber Elementary School 9 00 a.m. to 2 45 p.m. The schedule directs readers to visit the Farber locations on that day only.

Mexico-Audrain County Farber

New Yorker Wins Free Rose Parade Trip for Theme

In Pasadena California an entry by Mrs Bett Hall won the Tournament of Roses theme The Joy of Music earning her a free trip to next New Year s Day Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game over more than 2500 submissions officials announced Tuesday The 83rd annual tournament will honor the theme and recognize the winner

Pasadena Calif

Hanoi Negotiations Paused Over Air Attacks Protest

The North Vietnamese delegation called off the 108th weekly Vietnam peace talks session in Paris to protest American air attacks on North Vietnam. The session had been set for Thursday in Paris.

Paris Vietnam North Vietnam

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