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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1971

Page

10

Missouri Weather and Market Brief with scattered notes

Forecast shows intermittent snow ending tonight with up to one inch, continued cold. Missouri river stages and city reports list levels at St Louis and Kansas City, with lake and reservoir notes. Police report notes a break in at Kwiki Car Wash and a small money loss. Marriage licenses granted in Fulton and Auxvasse areas.

Missouri Ozarks Lake of the Ozarks W. S. Oliver Kwiki Car Wash W. Promenadest

Deaths Henry Steiner and Johnie Fay Long

Notable deaths reported for Henry Steiner aged 85 and Johnie Fay Long aged 74. Details include names and ages with brief notice of their passing, reflecting local obituary records.

Dallas Dunlop Fined in Peace Disturbance Case

The Daily Record reports Dallas Dunlop of Santa Fe forfeited a 32.50 bond for peace disturbance at Bonnie and Clyde's tavern in Dallas. Darrell L. Miller posted 17.50 bond for failure to yield to pedestrians. William A. Petty forfeited 17.60 for failure to keep a proper lookout. Ronnie Clark was found guilty, fined 57.50 for assaulting Don Mason and 17.50 for trespassing at the Mason property. Barry Thoenen was fined 17.50 for negligent driving. Richard F. Bird and Joseph H. Belcher faced firearms and display charges, with 57.50 and 17.50 fines respectively. Ray Blair forfeited 22.50 for permitting a disabled vehicle on property. A total of 169 over time parking tickets were issued. CIRCUIT COURT Erhart sought divorce from Erhart. COUNTY COURT Road taxes voted in South Wilson and Hazel districts. MAGISTRATE COURT List includes juveniles and DWI cases. IN OTHER COURTS Various speeding and alcohol-related offenses noted across Montgomery and Boone counties.

Dallas Dunlop Santa Fe Bonnie and Clyde's Tavern Washington St Darrell L. Miller N. Abat St William A. Petty Route 3 Mexico Ronnie Clark S. Missouri Ave Don Mason Paris A. P. Green Refractories Co Clark Mason Green Barry F. Thoenen N. Calhoun St Joseph H. Belcher Richard F. Bird N. Wade St Ray Blair

Missouri Livestock Market Report Slaughter Hogs Down Sharply

Missouri livestock report shows barrows and gilts 40c to 1$ lower with weight ranges from 195 to 300 pounds and prices mainly between 14.75 and 16.90. Sows steady to weaker with lighter weights 13.50 to 13.75. Grain prices listed for soybeans, wheat, corn, and mill bid. national hog and cattle figures also noted alongside Chicago cattle and sheep activity.

Missouri Dept. OF AG U.S Chicago USDA

Lochridge Rites This Afternoon

Funeral services for Charles Edgar Lochridge were held this afternoon at Arnold funeral home conducted by the Rev. George B. Wraith pastor of the First Christian Church. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery with organ music by Mrs. John W. Willer and pallbearers Glen Gilmore Orval Gilmore Robert Gilmore Woody Millard J. D. Isgrig and J. D. Gilmore all nephews.

Charles Edgar Lochridge Arnold Funeral Home George B. Wraith First Christian Church Elmwood Cemetery John W. Willer Glen Gilmore McCredie Orval Gilmore Auxvasse Robert Gilmore Woody Millard Fulton J. D. Isgrig J. D. Gilmore

Dancer from Poland seeks asylum after defecting in New York

Ryszard Gabryel of the Mazowsze troupe defected in New York and traveled to Michigan with relatives. He was granted a temporary stay and a work permit by Detroit INS while State Department reviews permanent asylum. Detroit News aided arrangements. officials stress no official asylum yet.

Detroit Poland United States New York Michigan State Department Ryszard Gabryel U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Anthony Mary Gabryelski Southgate Mich Detroit News Gabryel U.S Italy Gabryelskis Irene Gibaratz Immigration and Naturalization Office Armand J. Saturelli Saturelli Spain Belgium Satarelli Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic

Stock Market Slips Extending Fifth Straight Session

New York trading ended with the Dow Jones average down 4.04 at 895.33 while declines outnumbered advances by more than 4 to 1 on the NYSE. Analysts cited profit taking and a slow economic recovery as losses broadened across steel, motors, rubber, aircraft, electronics, chemicals, and rails. Boeing fell to 20% and General Electric dropped to 10954, with major block trades noted in ARA Services, Towaco, and Halliburton.

New York Wall Street New York Stock Exchange Boeing General Electric ARA Services Towaco Halliburton

Johnie Fay Long Dies In Sturgeon Community

Johnie Fay Long aged 74 longtime Sturgeon resident died at home after years of ill health. Born August 30 1896 in Rushing Arkansas he married Eunice Stockhall February 3 1940. Survived by wife 10 sons 7 daughters two sisters a brother 35 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Meadow and Son funeral chapel Sturgeon with Rev George Elfridge officiating burial Mount Horeb Cemetery. Visitation after 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Sturgeon Johnie Fay Long Sturgeon Communty Mr. Long Rushing Ark David Martha Long Eunice Stockhall Robert Muskogee Okla Huey Los Angeles Calif J.D Parker, Ariz Curtis California George John W Fort Stuart Joe Chester Raymond Florie Sherril Batesville Emma Gibson New Port Juanita Allen Poplar Bluff Bessie Thompson Columbia Mary Murphy Martha Arends Wanda Long Ethel Robinson Rosey May Salado Simmeon Long Meadow and Son George Elfridge Sikeston Mount Horeb

Henry Steiner Rites Saturday

Henry Steiner 85 father of Weldon Steiner editor of the Vandalia Leader died at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at St Elizabeth's Hospital Hannibal after a weeklong illness. Resident of Bland Mo he is survived by another son Ray of Raleigh NC and several grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bland Methodist Church.

Vandalia Henry Steiner Weldon Pete) Steiner Vandalia Leader St. Elizabeth's Hospital Hannibal

Views Differ Abroad on SST Fallout for Concorde

London reporters split on the U S Senate decision to cut SST funding. Some call it a boost for the British French Concorde as orders may surge, while others warn it could jeopardize the project and favor Soviet TU-144 progress.

London Robert Holtz Aviation Week U.S. Senate Holtz The Daily Express David Fairhall Guardian Moscow Khabarovsky

Appointment of Boone County Second Magistrate

Gov. Warren E Hearnes named Joan M Pinnell of Columbia as Boone County magistrate in the newly created second division of the court. The appointment expands the county bench with a Democratic choice.

Jefferson City Warren E. Hearnes Joan M. Pinnell Columbia Democrat Boone County

Last rites for Ira Million held at Arnold funeral home

Funeral services for Ira Million were scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Arnold Funeral Home with Don Wortman of Kentucky Road Christian Church officiating. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. pallbearers named were Pete Pace Glen Johnston D R Carter Homer Tyler John Trindle and Harry McQuarry.

Arnold Funeral Home Don Wortman Kentucky Road Christian Church East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Pete Pace Glen Johnston D. R. Carter Homer Tyler John Trindle Harry McQuarry

Lloyd Palmer's Mother Dies Today

Mrs. William Palmer mother of Lloyd M. Palmer of 903 S Western Ave died early today at her Springfield Illinois home. Funeral services set for Saturday at Staab funeral home with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mr and Mrs Palmer and family left today for Springfield.

William Palmer Lloyd M. Palmer S. Western Ave Springfield Ill Staab Funeral Home Oak Ridge Palmer

Mexicoan's Mother Mrs Kinsella Dies Card

Mr and Mrs P L Kinsella of 1314 Rosebud St went to Belleville Illinois after the death of his mother Mrs Emily Kinsella 90 who died yesterday in Fairview Heights suburb of Belleville.

P. L., Kinsella Rosebud St Belleville Ill Emily Kinsella St. Albert Church Fairview Heights

Proxmire Casts Dissent as Casey Heads SEC

The Senate confirmed President Nixon's choice William J. Casey of New York as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Only Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., voted against the nomination.

Washington Senate Nixon William J. Casey New York Securities and Exchange Commission William Proxmire D-Wis

Owner Fined for Not Cleaning Up After Dog Snoopy

NUTLEY NJ AP A Municipal Court judge fined James Forney 10 for violating a new ordinance requiring dog owners to clean up after pets while walking them in the street. Forney, the first to be charged, plans to appeal the law’s constitutionality in higher courts as he argues a dog owner’s right to walk in public streets. The judge said the ordinance’s constitutionality is for another court to decide, while his court focused on whether the ordinance was violated.

Nutley James Forney Snoopy Forney BE. J. Joerg

MHS News Activities At MHS This Spring

The Mexico Area Vocational Technical School sponsors a dance Friday night April 9 at the Knights of Columbus Hall with The Palace Guards band. Tickets are 2.50 per couple or 1.50 for singles, on sale in the cafeteria beginning March 29. The Junior Class will take orders for red and gray sweatshirts with class numerals during March 29 to April 1 in the cafeteria. The Pep Squad holds a spring dance Saturday night at the National Guard Armory from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Admission requires an invitation. The Missouri College Placement Test is set for Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the geology auditorium, Francis Quadrangle, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Mexico Area National Guard Armory Missouri College Geology Francis Quadrangle University of Missouri, Columbia

Students Compete At State DECA Contest In Jefferson City

Four Mexico High School students travel to Jefferson City for the state DECA meet. Harry Flynn enters sales demonstration, Ron Heuer competes in distribution mathematics, and Lynn Lochridge with Rita Clark compete in club activities manual. All earned first in district at Columbia. Teacher-coordinator William K. Maloney accompanies.

Mexico Jefferson City DECA Columbia William K. Maloney

Prisoner's Wife Blocks Haircut At Monroe County Prison

ROCHESTER N Y AP Mrs Maxwell Zeigler aided by the American Civil Liberties Union won a state Supreme Court order barring Monroe County penitentiary officials from cutting her husband Zeigler s hair He, 23, was ordered to serve 52 weekends after pleading guilty to possession of dangerous drugs She said I don t like my husband with his hair short and I ll be seeing him five days a week while prison officials have him only two days a week

Rochester N.Y Maxwell Ziegler American Civil Liberties Union

Crossing Guard Killed While Helping Child in Webb City

Webb City Missouri crossing guard William Franklin Barrow, 62, was struck and killed by a car while aiding a child to cross. The unnamed child was unharmed. Driver Juanita Louise Sauls, 38, of Lam ar, told authorities she failed to see the crossing guard in the crosswalk.

Webb City William Franklin Barrow Juanita Louise Sauls Lamar

Democrats Call for Complete Vietnam Pullout by 1971

The Democratic Policy Council, spanning party views, urged the Nixon administration to withdraw all U.S. forces from Indochina by end of 1971. The action exceeds the Senate Democrats push for a fixed 1973 withdrawal date and backs a McGovern Hatfield bill to bar funding after December 31.

Washington Democratic Policy Council Vietnam U.S Indochina Senate Mark O. Hatfield R-Ore George McGovern McGovern

Casualties Rise In Indochina War Report

AP reports a weekly toll in Indochina with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths exceeding 5,750 and U S casualties rising. American combat deaths total 44,730 with 296,369 wounded, plus 9,364 nonhostile deaths and 1,492 missing or captured. South Vietnamese losses reach 123,394 killed and 966,353 wounded, with 76 missing.

Saigon U.S

Magazine Firm Denies FTC Charges Denial

Cowles Communications Inc and four subsidiaries deny FTC accusations that they used deceptive door-to-door sales to push long term magazine subscriptions. The firm argues DOJ settlement and pending trade rule affect the case. FTC had alleged they misled buyers by stating subscriptions were free with only mailing and handling fees.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Cowles Communications Inc Des Moines Iowa Civic Reading Club, Inc Educational Book Club Inc Home Reader Service, Inc Home Reference Library, Inc Mutual Readers League, Inc Cowles FTC Justice Department

J B Arthurs Home From Maui Returns Home

Mr and Mrs J B Arthur return from Maui Hawaii where he was hospitalized eight days after a lung collapse He recuperates at 2 Branchwood in St Louis en route met by Major and Mrs Jere Armstrong Jeanne Bachman Bachmann and by Mr and Mrs C L Black

J. B. Arthur Maui Hawaiian Islands Honolulu Major Jere Armstrong Mr. Arthur Jeanne Bachman San Francisco Calif C. H. Bachmann St. Louis C. L. Black Arthur

Mrs. Moore Becomes Mexico Audram County Librarian

Mrs. Moore began work as children's librarian at the Mexico Audram County Library this morning. She studied at Art Instruction Inc School of Commercial Art in Minneapolis and hails from Hot Springs Arkansas. The Moores have two children Roxanne 13 and Sherri 9. Mr Moore works for Florsheim Shoe Co.

Jerry Moore Mexico Audram County Eldon Burgess Art Instruction Inc. School of Commercial Art Minneapolis

Junior High Dance at YC Saturday at Mexico Youth Center

Junior high students will attend a dance Saturday evening at the Mexico Youth Center with music by The Evil Eyes. Ron Kent, the center director, notes 7 to 10:30 pm dancing with chaperones, 75 cents per couple, 50 cents for a stay, and refreshments served. junior highs may also use the center 6:30 to 9 pm with membership or ID card plus 50 cents at the door. Regular Friday hours remain unchanged.

the Evil Eyes Mexico Kent

Fire Endangers Cypress Stand at Corkscrew Swamp

A bulldozer works through tinder dry swamplands to bury smouldering stumps and logs to shield the last virgin bald cypress stand in Corkscrew Swamp near the Everglades from a spreading drought fire. Firefighters failed to stop the blaze with chemicals as water-starved land dried into hard terrain suitable for heavy equipment.

Everglades

My Lai Case Set For Trial

FT MCPHERSON Ga AP The Army set April 26 as the start date for the court martial of Capt Eugene M Kotone an intelligence officer from Humbolt Nebraska charged with maiming and assaulting a Vietnamese civilian near My Lai He is accused of cutting a finger from a suspected enemy during interrogation on March 16 1988 the date of the alleged My Lai massacre and also cutting the person on the neck

FT. Mcpherson, Ga My Lai Eugene M. Kotone Humbolt Neb

Mexico Sends 1800 Pounds Abroad in Aid Campaign

The campaign led by Rev. Edward Malzer and intern pastor Robert Phillips mobilized 1,800 pounds of clothing and blankets for overseas delivery to Church World Service. Donors contributed $198 to buy 66 blankets, with overseas shipping totaling $50.15 as reported by the co-chairmen.

Mexico Overseas Church World Service Edward Malzer Trinity United Church Robert Phillips First Presbyterian Church

Wellses welcome Ronald Dwayne Wells in Joliet

Mr and Mrs Ronald Wells of Joliet Illinois announce the birth of a nine and a half pound son named Ronald Dwayne born Tuesday Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Fred Wells of Joliet former Mexicans Mrs Lucy Wells of Mexico is a great grandmother of Ronald Dwayne

Ronald Wells Joliet, J Ronald Dwayne Fred Wells Joliet

Senate Doors Locked For Merit Votes

In Missouri Senate actions, four executive orders by Gov. Hearnes were defeated on roll calls as the chamber used a 1967 rule to lock doors and prevent walkouts. Only four senators backed the environmental board plan. Republicans split, with three for and four against extension of merit system orders. Hearnes blamed patronage politics as the key issue shaping the outcome.

Jefferson City Missouri Senate Ita Warren Hearnes Henry Clay Gold Kansas City Times Senate State Merit System Liquor Department Public Service Commission William Cason J. F. Patterson Patterson Education Department U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Robert Young D-St. Ann Evironmental Board Cason Ike Skelton Lexington Albert Spradling Jr Cape Girardeau Sen A. Basey Vaniandingham Columbia A. Clifford Jones

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