Weather and Local Notices From Missouri Ledger 1973
Saturday page covers weather outlook for Missouri regions with 80 percent rain chances tonight and 50 percent Sunday, plus hospital admissions at Audrain Medical Center and local deaths. It notes General Motors layoffs in St. Louis, marriage license applications in Columbia, a dog bite report, stock quotes, and a photo count dispute for a 1938 A P Green image with counts by residents Greg Maximovitch and Martha Sweezer.
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Missouri
Greg Maximovitch
S. West St
A. P. Green
Martha Sweezer
BE. Bolivar St
Martha Mitchells threat over Watergate arrests cited by Post
The Washington Post, citing reliable Republican sources, reports Martha Mitchell urged husband John Mitchell to quit politics after James McCord Jr. was arrested in the Watergate case. Mitchell resigned as campaign manager a week later, amid family tensions and doubt she knew about the bugging.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Martha Mitchell
Washington Post
John Mitchell
Nixon
Post
McCord
Mitchells
the Post
Mitchell
Fred LaRue
California
Martha
John
Spainhower Attacks Bond Over Trickledown Economy
PALMYRA MO AP Democratic State Treasurer James Spainhower told Marion County Democrats that Christopher Bond’s administration deceives Missourians. He accused Bond of a trickle down policy favoring the big and not the small, noting staff growth while promising economy. He urged Democrats to follow Truman and Eagleton traditions. Winnie Bassman Dies at 77 in Jefferson City AP An established Jefferson City businessman, Winnie Bassman, died Friday night at about age 77 from an apparent heart attack.
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Palmyra
James Spainhower
Christopher Bond
Missouri
Marion County
Spainhower
Bond
Winnie Bassman
Jefferson City, Mo
Jefferson City
Beef To Drop Says Cattleman At News Conference
Atlanta AP The president of the American National Cattlemen's Association says beef prices should drop in two to four weeks as supplies rise and weather improves. John Trotman predicts market stabilization at a lower level and wholesale beef prices down by several cents per pound. He notes weather losses from severe conditions but a cow herd up six percent and beef production at an all time high.
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Atlanta, Ga
American National Cattlemen’s Association
John Trotman
Trotman
Parker Named Market Reporter for Missouri Department
Roger Parker son of Mr and Mrs Merle Parker of Laddonia has been hired as a market news reporter for the Missouri State Department of Agriculture Commissioner James B Boillot announced He previously worked as a meat grader for the USDA He earned a BS in agriculture from the University of Missouri in 1969 and is a Vietnam era veteran His wife Barbara Dewey of Louisiana is a former home economics teacher now a housewife They plan to move to the Jefferson City area.
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Roger Parker
Merle Parker
Laddonia
State Department of Agriculture
James B. Boillot
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Vietnam
Barbara Dewey
Louisiana
Parkers
Jefferson City
Meat Boycott Costs 85 Jobs in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO AP Safeway Stores laid off 85 meat workers two weeks ago due to a consumer meat boycott. Board chairman SBYS Quentin Reynolds insisted the workers will be back, but gave no date.
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San Francisco
Safeway Stores
Sbys
Quentin Reynolds
Deaths Mrs James Eller Dies At Kansas City
Mrs James R Beatrice Eller 65 of 2111 West 70 Terrace Mission Hills Kansas died Friday at Research Hospital Kansas City She was born in Williamstown Missouri Survived by husband three sisters Mary Nolan Overland Park Juanita Roselle Youngstown Ohio Doris Fry Des Moines Services 11 a m Monday Mt Moriah Chapel burial Mt Moriah Cemetery Calling hours 2 to 4 p m Sunday Mr Eller retired last July from A P Green Refractories Co She belonged to Williamstown Methodist Church
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James R
Beatrice) Eller
Terrace
Mission Hills
Kan
Research Hospital
Kansas City
Mexico
Mt. Moriah Chapel
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Eller
Williamstown
Mary E. Nolan
Overland Park
Juanita Roselle
Youngstown
Ohio
Doris Fry
Des Moines
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Judge H L Davis Hatton Dies At 65
Howard L. Davis 65, farmer near Hatton and former Western District judge, died at Audrain Medical Center after illness. Survived by wife Arabella Nickelson, daughter Julie Boulware, son Raymond Davis, four grandchildren, sister. services Monday at Maupin Funeral Home Fulton with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery Hatton. Memorial fund set for Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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Hatton
Howard L. Davis
Callaway County
Audrain Medical Center
Maupin Funeral Home
Fulton
Ralph Rowe
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Pleasant Grove
Lions Club
Auxvasse
Stephens
W.R
Edna Threlkeld Davis
Lindbergh
Arabella Nickelson
Woodrow
Julie) Boulware
Raymond Oglesby Davis
Troy
Mike
Don Boulware
Kristen
Kelly Davis
Jeff Trgeile Hall
Auxvasse Rt
Mrs Edna Reid Rites Sunday At Montgomery
Mrs Edna Hults Reid 83 of Montgomery City died Friday in St Louis. Widow of Raymond Reid who died in 1964. Eastern Star services at 7:30 tonight. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Schlanker Funeral Home. Burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Survived by daughter Ann Epstein of St Louis.
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Montgomery City
Edna Hults
St. Louis
Raymond Reid
Schlanker
Thomas Smith
Eastern Star
Reid
Callaway County
Samuel and
Leona Hudnall Hults
Montgomery City Christian Church
Montgomery
Order of Eastern Star
Stanley
Ann) Epstein
Miller Services Saturday At 2 P.M. Rites for Mrs. Miller
Last rites for Mrs. Fannie M. Miller of 1019 E. Macfarlane St. will be at 2 p.m. today at Precht Pickering funeral home with Rev. Robert R. Collins officiating. The body will then go to Cascade, Montana, for graveside services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Organist Mrs. John W. Willer.
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Fannie M. Miller
E. Macfarlane St
Precht Pickering Funeral Home
First Presbyterian Church
Robert R. Collins
Cascade
Mont
John W. Willer
Nixon Plans California Stay After Thieu Meeting
President Nixon will stay in California after his April 23 meeting with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu at the Western White House. Thieu and his wife will then visit Washington April 4 to meet members of Congress, hosted by Vice President Agnew, before Thieu travels to Texas to see Lady Bird Johnson.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
California
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
White House
Washington
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
Texas
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democrats Compromise On New Names For Executive Committee
Democratic leaders reached a compromise slate for the party executive committee amid several rebuffs. New members include Floyd Smith of Cleveland, Ruth Harvey Charity of Virginia, Hazel Evans of Florida, Patrick Cunningham, Rudy Ortiz, and Mickey Griffin, with some nominated by Strauss not making the final six. The selection also reflects a labor presence and includes a black and a Mexican American among the appointees.
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Washington
Robert S. Strauss
Alabama
Robert Vance
Strauss
Philadelphia
Peter Camille
Utah
Wayne Black
Organized Labor
Smith
Ruth Harvey Charity
Virginia
Black Caucus
Hazel T. Evans
Florida
Bronx
N.Y
Patrick Cunningham
New Mexico
Rudy Ortiz
Mickey Griffin
George C. Wallace
Joseph Cole
Young Democrats
Robert Allan
Senate
House
Funeral Sunday for Angela M Pehle
Funeral services for Angela Michelle Pehle two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Pehle of Mexico Route 2 will be at 2 p m Sunday at St Brendan Catholic Church The Rev Patrick Dolan and the Rev Ivan OQ Donaldson will officiate Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Angela died yesterday in the University Medical Center in Columbia after open heart surgery for a congenital heart ailment Thursday Visitation will be after 7 p m tonight at the Arnold funeral home
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Angela Michelle Pehle
James Pehle
Mexico
Route 2
St. Brendan Catholic Church
Patrick Dolan
Ivan OQ. Donaldson
Mexico Methodist Circuit
East Lawn Memorial Park
Angela Michelle
University Medical Center
Columbia
Arnold Funeral Home
Mrs Farkas Wins Approval As Envoy
Washington AP Ruth L Farkas who with her husband gave nearly 200000 to President Nixon's campaign after the November election has won Senate committee approval as ambassador to Luxembourg The husband is founder of Alexander's department store chain in New York She has contended the post election payment fulfilled a campaign pledge that totalled 300000 Sen Gale McGee delayed the nomination 10 days ago and said a GAO audit confirmed her testimony.
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Washington
Ruth L. Farkas
Nixon
Senate Committee
Luxembourg
Farkas
Alexander's
New York
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
General Accounting Office
St Louis Aldermen Grant $48.50 Raise for City Workers
The Board of Aldermen approved a $48.50 per month pay hike for nearly 10,000 city employees in a 26 to 2 vote. The action was taken Friday in St Louis and reflects citywide salary adjustments.
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ST. Louis
Board of Aldermen
Jones Denied Parole for Sale of Prohibited Drug
Judge George P. Adama denied Glen Dean Jones a parole and ordered him to serve six years in Jefferson City penitentiary for selling MDA at a rock concert near Mexico on August 19. Jones, 24, Middletown, pled guilty to selling the hallucinogen to undercover Missouri State Patrol Trooper Gary Snavely. He had been jailed since August 19 and again after a March 5 sentencing.
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George P. Adama
Glen Dean Jones
Middletown
Jones
MDA
Gary Snavely
Missouri Highway Patrol
Route M
Mexico
Adams
Jefferson City
Patterson Guilty In Drug Sale Cases
A Colorado Springs jury found Wardell Hardin Patterson guilty of selling heroin and cocaine, with a possible sentence up to 30 years. His motion for a new trial will be heard soon, and if overruled he faces transfer to Colorado prison, then potential Missouri custody within 30 to 60 days to stand trial again for murder. The case also involved a second degree murder verdict for Robert K. Russell at the J H Lounge in Mexico, later reversed by the supreme court and remanded for retrial.
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Colorado Springs
Wardell Hardin Patterson
Colorado
Audrain
Thomas I. Osborne
Missouri
Robert K. Russell
J&h
Mexico
Montgomery County
Supreme Court
Car Hits Horse Fatality and Injury in Missouri
A car struck a horse on Route D in Dallas County Missouri killing Charles Russell 20 of Macks Creek and injuring another man. Mrs Richard Bridgford has returned home from Joplin after visiting relatives Mr and Mrs Charles M Edwards and family. The Edwards are connected with Blanchard Law Firm.
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Buffalo
Dallas County
Highway Patrol
Charles, Russell
Macks Creek
Richard Bridgford
Joplin
Charles M. Edwards
Derek
Peter Chapman
Optimists Hear Young Orators Winners Speak at Club
Melanie Monk and Tom Lankford spoke at the Mexico Optimist Club meeting after winning the Optimist Oratorical Contest. They head to the zone contest Sunday in Paris. President David Wilkinson welcomed new member Leo Bender. J J Lukacs received a 3 member tie tac from Optimist International for recruiting new members. Guests included Wayne Johnson and Steve Miller. A Hannibal Club visitation is planned for Tuesday March 27. Plans for an Optimist Auction and Softball Tournament in May and June proceed. Joel Vance of the Missouri Department of Conservation will address next week’s meeting.
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Optimist
Melanie Monk
Tom Lankford
Mexico
Optimist Club
Paris
David Wilkinson
Leo Bender
J.J. Lukacs
Boone County Farmer Praises Zoning Plan
Joe Gibbs a Boone County Planning Commission member urged Audrain residents to support county planning and zoning ahead of the April 24 vote. He compared planning and zoning to building a house, saying zoning is the roof that completes the foundation. The meeting at Centralia City Hall drew the largest crowd of the informational series and included University of Missouri experts who outlined historical context and regulatory details.
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Joe Gibbs
Audrain County
Centralia
Gibbs
Boone County Planning Commission
Audrain Betterment Association
Pros and Sons of County Planning
Ganina
Mr. Gibbs
AMAA
the Planning Commission
Boone County
Interferon Could Stop Colds But Cost Too High
A British American team reports testing Interferon, a protein from virus infected cells, that can prevent colds in volunteers but remains costly with current production. Stanford's Dr. Thomas Merigan notes Russia and Finland use it. production and practical administration limit use. The Lancet report describes tests at Harvard Hospital and Salisbury in Britain.
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Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Britain
Thomas C. Merigan
Russia
Finland
Soviet Union
Merigan
Division of Infectious Diseases
Stanford Medical School
Tshire
England
Lancet
Ish Medical Journal
Sylvia E. Reed
Thomas S. Hall
David A. J. Tyrrell
Harvard Hospital
Salisbury
Wil
Texas Storms Drench State With Tornadoes And Heavy Rain
Tornadoes hopped across northwest and southeast Texas as violent storms pelted the state. The National Weather Service logged at least 13 tornadoes with property damage possible but no injuries reported. Up to eight inches of rain flooded Galveston while Las Vegas New Mexico and Trinidad Colorado saw heavy snow. Flash flood watches were issued for Arkansas Kansas and Louisiana. Temperatures ranged from 19 to 75 across observed areas.
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Texas
National Weather Service
Galveston
Louisiana
Las Vegas
N.M
Trinidad
Colo
Arkansas
Kansas
Dodge City
Kan
Bradford
McAllen
Tex
Bond Names New Yorker Prison Chief in Missouri
Gov. Bond selected George Camp a 34 year old New York City correction official to head the Missouri Department of Corrections. Camp will assume in April if Senate confirms. he has Yale PhD in sociology and a master’s in criminology and has served since 1971 as assistant commissioner in New York.
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ST. Louis
Neother
New York City
George Camp
Missouri
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Kansas City Star
Christopher S.bond
Camp
Missouri Department of Corrections
Senate
William Miller
Warren E Hearnes
Me Camp
Yale University
New York Correction Department
U.S. Penitentiary
Marion
Doane College promotes Dr. David H. Smith to assistant professor
Dr. David H. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Richard B Smith recently moved to 1200 S Webster St has been appointed assistant professor of chemistry at Doane College Crete Neb He joined the Doane faculty in 1970 and holds degrees from Notre Dame and Missouri Ken Maynard Dies Woodland Hills AP Cowboy actor aged 77 and a top box office draw for two decades died Friday He acted in about 300 films from 1923 to 1947
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Smith
Richard B Smith
S. Webster St
Doane College
Crete
Neb
Smith
Doane
University of Notre Dame
University of Missouri
Ken Maynard
Woodland Hills
Calif
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John D. Hollenberg
New Florence
James EE. Futhey
H. Kent Baur
Wellsville
Harley C. Cook
Phillip C. Stethem
Farber
William R. van Arsdel
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Rush
Henry R. van Vain
J. Wayne Hewett
Perry
David G. Winter
Jonesburg
Edward C. Offutt
John Beshears
Brian L. Cheney
Willie Garrett
Roy Wallace Woods
Garlene Holtkamp
Vickie Barnes
Fred Foege
Harold Cranmer
Elmer Ehlert
Donald Davidson
Howard Johnson
Barbara Boicourt
Joseph Ray Cook
Martinsburg
Mattie Burge
William F. Stark
Vandalia
Beulah Cundiff
James R. Eller
Edna Hulta Reid
GMC
General Motors Assembly Division
P.J. Coletta
Coletta
Chevrolet
John Robert Reece
Mary Ann Ball
Public Safety
James Spencer
Woodlawn St
Mark
N. Craig St
N. Craig
A. B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
WalMart
Missouri River
Boonville
Hannibal Jefferson City
James Eller
H.L. Davis
Edna Reid
Miller
Angela M. Pehle
Pemberton
Millard H. Pemberton
Everett Dahlquist
Jehovan’s Witnesses
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Hallsville
Robert Ballinger
Elmer Shinkel
Larry Minor
Dave Marshall
Tod Peeper
Larry Kenniston
Wendell Hopke
Mrs. Farkas
Patterson
Peter C. Edwards
Boone County Farmer
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Louis
Robert Simonds
Paul Lutz
University of Missouri At Columbia
Don Schutte
ABA
James Lemon
Ann -Margret Bod
Showtime
Return of
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Michael Caine
Pulp
Alan Funt
New Yorker
David Smith
Liberty & Sun
MGM
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