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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1974

Page

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Liens total $100000 on Chevy Chase project

Four mechanic liens filed Friday against William Adams Con struction Co and Chevy Chase Project 10 total $100000, raising the total liens to about $160404.20 on the apartment complex on West Breckenridge Street. Additional liens include Best Drywall Co for $24384.26 and Emery Sapp and Sons for $12655.87, with more against other firms. The project, a 62 unit apartment complex west of Fairground Avenue, had permits valuing construction at $611000. street and sewer work would push total near $750000.

William Adams Adams Con‘ratruction Co Chevy “Chase Project 10 West Brecken-ridge Street Chevy Chase Buster Caudle Best Drywall Co The Lomas and Nettleton Co Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc Wesley Fewell Jerry Cook Fewell and Cook Masonry Co George Chapman Chapman Heating and Air Conditioning Co Bear, Hines and Thomas Columbia Mel Koonse Mel Koonse Glass Co Larry Woods Whirlpool Corporation James M. Daly St. Louis Trouts Lomas and Nettleton Inc Dallas Mexico W. Breckenridge Street Fairground Avenue

Brazil Floods Kill Thousands in Tubarao and Northeast

Tubarao Brazil faces a devastating flood toll with as many as 1000 dead in the city alone, thousands homeless across Santa Catarina. Civil defense tracks disease risk while troops patrol for looting as crops and livestock suffer millions in damage and water supplies remain contaminated.

Tubarao Brazil Santa Catarina Rio de Ja Mieiro Boqueirao Ceara Irmoto Feuerschuette Ibarao Feuersehmette

Fellowship Hour For Presbyterians

Members of First Presbyterian Church are invited to a fellowship hour after Sunday worship in the activities hall. Mrs. James Westcott and the Church Hostess Committee oversee the arrangements.

First Presbyterian Church James Westcott

Bookmobile schedule for Auxvasse and Sturgeon areas

The Daniel Boone Regional Library bookmobile will visit North Callaway Elementary in Auxvasse Friday April 5 from 9 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. then Auxvasse community 2 15 to 3 30 p.m. On Saturday it will visit Sturgeon from 9 to 11 a.m. to 5 30 p.m.

Daniel Boone Regional Library North Callaway Auxvasse Sturgeon Hoon

Spelling Bee Winner From Hardin Juniors Crowned

Christine Cottey, eighth grader at Hardin Junior High, won by spelling quiver and refunded words on Channel 12 See-TV beating Steve Berger of Hardin Junior High. Final rounds featured lingual magpie mammoth manuscript membrane missionary modesty and more as students progress to the District Spelling Bee in Hannibal on April 6.

Christine Cottey Mexico Channel 12 See-Tv Hardin Junior High School John H. Cottey W. Boulevard Steve Berger Hardin Junior School Donald R. Berger Morris St Christine Lisa Platner Eugene Field Valerie Stevens Garfield Cindy Greene Hawthorne Caroline Decker Susan Hodge Terry Gourley Brenda Cottey Hardin Marjorie Henderson Karen Nebel Susan Kelley Hannibal

Fuel Shortage Cost Half Million Jobs Across U.S.

Labor Secretary Brennan told Congress that nearly 500,000 Americans lost their jobs due to fuel shortages during the Arab oil embargo. About 125,000 to 200,000 worked at service stations or for airlines, with 300,000 in indirect sectors affected by reduced demand.

Washington Peter J. Brennan Congress Brennan U.S Ford Motor Co Rogers C. B. Morton National Petroleum Council Morton NPC

Controls Lifted in Aerospace Wage Regulations

Washington AP The Cost of Living Council ended wage and price controls on the aerospace industry and plans to lift newspaper salary limits within a week. Aerospace, a $21 billion annual sector with 600000+ workers in 1200 firms, was exempted Friday as part of the council’s three day wave. Dunlop told the National Newspaper Association that newspaper wages will be removed from controls, aligning with the broader phase out before the program ends April 30.

Washington National Newspaper Association John T. Dunlop Dunlop

Shower stunt ends in hospitalization at Binghamton

Binghamton State University student Preston Stockman spent 44 days under a dormitory shower aiming to break world record for hours in a shower. He wore swimming trunks and greased with Vaseline, leaving him swollen, wrinkled, and in agony before seeking hospital care.

Binghamton N.Y Binghamton State University Preston Stockman Wilson Hospital Stackman Stockman

Allen Yager Dies At Paris Farm Resident

Allen H. Yager 90 of Paris died 6:30 p m Friday at Monroe Manor Nursing Home. He retired from farming and will be buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens Moberly after services at 10 a m Monday at Agnew Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Crouch officiating. Pallbearers include Chester Anderson and others. Survived by two daughters Lois VanMater and Betty Stringer, six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. wife Rosie preceded him in death in 1956. He was born October 20 1883 southeast of Paris and lived in the same area his whole life. He was a Methodist.

Paris Allen H. Yager Monroe Manor Agnew Funeral Home Mike Crouch Sunset Memorial Gardens Moberly Chester Anderson Richard Kendrick Taylor Peck Joe Peck Sam Griffith Albert Stone Mr. Yager James A. Yager Yager Methodist Church Lois M. VanMater St. Peters Betty Stringer St. Louis Rosie

Mrs Holtkamp Rites Conducted In Fulton

Funeral services for Mrs Bernard Ray Holtkamp of Auxvasse were held at the First Presbyterian Church in Fulton with Rev Cecil Culverhouse officiating. Burial followed at Callaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Organist was Mrs Carolyn Dickson. Pallbearers included Charles F Holtkamp Charlie Holtkamp Gene Holtkamp Harold Holtkamp Sr Harold Holtkamp Jr and Leonard Bryson. Arnold funeral home arranged.

Fulton Bernard Ray Holtkamp Auxvasse First Presbyterian Church Cecil Culverhouse Callaway Memorial Gardens Carolyn Dickson Charles F. Holtkamp Charlie Holtkamp Gene Holtkamp Harold Holtkamp Harold Holtkamp Jr Leonard Bryson Arnold Funeral Home

Dora Menefee Dies in Ironton at 89

Mrs Dora Kelley Menefee about 89 died Friday night at the Baptist Home in Ironton after living in Mexico Vandalia and Auxvasse. Born Aug 8 1884 she was married to George W Menefee who died in 1941. Graveside burial planned for Monday at Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by cousins in the area.

Mexico Vandalia Dora Kelley Menefee Baptist Home Ironton Elmwood Cemetery Menefee Joseph Lucy Kelley George W. Menefee Percy Brooks Mattie Hudnut Auxvasse

Boyle Scholarship Set Up At Mizzou

NEW YORK AP A scholarship fund in the name of Hal Boyle AP Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and war correspondent has been created by the University of Missouri. The fund aims to reach 40 000 for a fully paid journalism scholarship in Boyle's name in perpetuity. Boyle graduated from MU in 1932 with a journalism degree and joined AP in 1926 rising to war correspondent in 1942. He won the 1945 Pulitzer for distinguished correspondence and announced in February he would cut back his columns due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis known as Lou Gehrigs disease.

New York Hal Boyle Associated Press University of Missouri Columbia Roy Fisher Boyle Mediterranean Europe Lou Gehrig Iron Horse New York Yankees

Weather summary and local notices from Missouri region

Official readings show a cool night with lows around 40 and a sunny, warmer Sunday with highs in the 70s. Missouri forecasts call for partly sunny skies today, cooler with highs in the upper 40s to upper 60s, then a mild, sunny Sunday. River levels report modest changes at several gauges, with hospital admissions and discharges listed for multiple towns including Mexico Paris Perry Laddonia Centralia New Florence Fulton Wellsville and others.

Missouri Audrain Medical Center Tom E. Long Lois M. McGruder Norman R. Sanders Lyndell A. Stuart Roy Althiser Sherry A. Allison Edith H. Althiser Eunice Smith Charles W. Boswell Mexico Terrence E. McNutt William J. Robinson Hazel McMorris Paris Bobby D. Cleaver Perry

One Sip Of Sodapop Weed Killer Warned By EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency cautions extreme care with weed killers containing paraquat after a Hawaii teen died and a California teen fell seriously ill from drinking liquid weed killer mistaken for a soft drink. Paraquat, sold in six products, can be lethal at small volumes with no antidote. the EPA urges strict labeling, no transfer to food or drink, and no storage in places for children.

Washington Environmental Protection Agency EPA Hawaii California Chevron

Public Safety Summary From

No injuries or arrests occurred after two accidents at E Liberty with different streets. Dan E Harris and Charles W Boswell involved. minor to moderate vehicle damage. A separate incident on Liberty Union left both cars with moderate damage. Fire crews washed down gasoline spill at Sinclair Service. A wind caused a camper to detach from a pickup on Highway 63, but no injuries. Magistrate Court fined three individuals for liquor and vehicle violations. Obituaries: Mrs L O Romdall, 86. Randal M Weber, 87. Allen H Yager, 99. Mrs Dora Menefee, 89.

E. Liberty and Coal Streets Dan E. Harris N. Clark Sr Liberty Charles W. Boswell N. Clark St Boswell E. Liberty Union Streets Susan Ann Aulhur Martinsburg Union Ethel L. Sullivan Promenade St Highway Patrol Sturgeon Richard Lee Baker Columbia Bobby Dale Bradley L. O. Romdall Randal M. Weber Allen H. Yager Dora Menefee

Hero Death Ends Birthday Wedding Plans

Amos Brown and Debbie West faced a wedding set for Brown’s 18th birthday when a man attacked a woman they tried to help. Brown jumped the assailant, was stabbed in the heart, and died after six days of life support at County Hospital. Manuel C. Medina Jr. faced first degree murder charges as the case unfolded. Debbie West, Brown’s fiancée, had planned to marry on the upcoming Saturday.

Phoenix Ariz Amos Brown Debbie West Brown Miss West Amos Debbie Young Brown County Hospital Manuel C. Medina Jr

Mrs Thompson Named National ANA Nursing Nominee

Jean Thompson director of nursing services at Audrain Medical Center is among six national nominees for the American Nurses Association commission on nursing services. Three will be elected at the ANA convention in San Francisco in June. Missouri nurses back her bid. she has led AMC nursing since May 1972 and lives with her husband Donald in Columbia.

Jean Thompson Audrain Medical Center American Nurses’ Association Commission On Nursing Services ANA San Francisco Association Missouri Thompson AMC Donald University Medical Center Columbia Woodlawn

Pork Producers To Meet Tuesday In Audrain County

Audrain County pork producers gather at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the PCA meeting hall. Dale Sehnarre announced the meeting with MU Extension engineer Robert George speaking on swine buildings and feed lot pollution control.

Audrain County PCA Dale Sehnarre Robert George

Stock Market Report From OTC and NYSE Trading

Over the counter trading saw A B Chance at 11 percent bid with 12 percent asked Commerce Bancshares at 22 percent bid 23 percent asked Wetterau at 17 percent bid 1724 percent asked. On the New York Stock Exchange Bobbie Brooks closed at 3 unchanged 700 shares traded Dresser Industries 46 percent down and other listed moves include Interco 29 up Kaiser Aluminum 224 up Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 34 up Ralston Purina 4334 up US Gypsum common 21 down US Gypsum preferred 25 down Wal Mart 1554 unchanged 300 shares.

A.B. Chance Commerce Bancshares Wetterau New York Stock Exchange Bobbie Brooks Dresser Industries Interco Kaiser Aluminum Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Ralston Purina Wal-Mart

Welfare rolls show first decline in 25 years says Weinberger

Caspar Weinberger, head of HEW, announced that AFDC welfare rolls fell by 255,000 last year, the first decrease since the program began 25 years ago. He attributed the drop to better economic conditions and stricter program management, noting declines in West Virginia Idaho Nevada Oklahoma California and New York.

Los Angeles Caspar Weinberger U.S Weinberger West Virginia Idaho Nevada Oklahoma California New York

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