Daily Record Missouri weather and public safety roundup
The issue reports a Missouri forecast with rain ending tonight and clearing, followed by a warm Sunday. Extended outlook through Wednesday shows variable highs from the 50s to 80s and slight rain chances. It lists hospital admissions and discharges, deaths, and a string of public safety incidents including two vehicle mishaps, a ditch rollover, and a tractor trailer train collision on Spinsby Street near Montgomery City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Norfolk and Western
Spinsby Street
Montgomery City
Arthur F. Bagby
Huntsville
Multiple Vehicle Crashes Reported in Missouri On Friday
A pair of accidents near New Florence and Montgomery County caused moderate damage and a brief evacuation over a ammonia leak risk. Richard Gale Brown faces a careless driving charge after his car collided with David Overkamp's as Overkamp left a turn. Separate collision west of the county line involved John Westerbrook, William Dickens, and Charles McNece with Westerbrook cited for carelessness. Stock quotes and over the counter trading results rounded out the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gale Brown
New Florence
David Neal Overkamp
Highway 19
Montgomery County
John Westerbrook
St. Louis
William Thomas Dickens
Montgomery City
Charles Virgil McNece
Poplar Bluff
Westerbrook
Sunday Library Hours in Mexico Audrain Public Library
The Mexico Audrain Public Library will begin Sunday hours starting tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m. Each Sunday through the end of May the library will stay open during these afternoon hours for public access and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico-Audrain
Martin McGee Dies at 93 in Monroe County Rites Sunday
Funeral services for Martin McGee 93 will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Agnew Funeral Home in Paris. He died Friday in a Springfield Ill hospital and is buried in Bethel Cemetery Holliday. Visitation after 5 p.m. today. He was born Feb 1 1880 near Paris and farmed before retirement. He is survived by four sons Joe Springfield Clark Moline Wilson Waukeegan and George Desloge Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Agnew
Martin McGee
Monroe County
Springfield
Ill
Bethel Cemetery
Holliday
Mr. McGee
Cora Sebastian
Joe
Clark
Moline
Wilson
Waukeegan
George
Desloge
Hendricks Dies at 48 in Buell Home
Earl Dean Hendricks 48 of Buell died Friday night at his home after a lingering illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Buell Methodist Church with burial in St. Marys Cemetery Montgomery City. Masonic services 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Born October 9, 1924 in Buell he lived there his entire life. Survived by wife Peggy Cobb and four children, two brothers, a sister, and other relatives. He worked for Riddle and Smith Truck Lines for 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery City
Earl Dean Hendricks
Buell
Buell Methodist Church
St. Mary’s
Schlanker Funeral
Mr. Hendricks
Charles L
Sylvia Davis Hendricks
Peggy Cobb
Deborah Ann
Donna Marie
Catherine Rose
Joseph Dean
Leo
Dale
Doug Anson
Dunward
Hendricks
Riddle and Smith Truck Lines
Urban Renewal Meetings Monday Schedule Set
The project area committee of Urban Renewal Areas 1 2 3 and 4 will meet Monday at 7 00 p m at Garfield Community Center A general discussion will cover streets drainage and rehabilitation of property in the Urban Renewal Areas All interested persons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Community Center
Multimillionaire's Estate Is Zero
LOS ANGELES AP Financier Bart Lytton once valued at 750 million in assets and 15 million in personal wealth died in 1969. His estate closed in 1969 report shows only a half share in community property totaling 20,434.38 with a 201,000 house rented. He owed heirs 522,823.50 and had lost control of Lytton Savings & Loan and Lytton Financial Corp in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bart Lytton
Lytton
Beth
Superior Court
Earl F. Riley
Timothea Stewart
Lytton Savings & Loan Association
Lytton Financial Corp
Life Sentences Doubled For Tavern Killings
Robert Lucious Toney, 19, of St. Louis was sentenced to two life terms for the 1972 Maplewood tavern slayings. A Boone County jury found him guilty of murder in the deaths of John Gallino and John Larenety after a change of venue from St. Louis County. He also drew 2 and 10 year terms for assault with intent to kill and armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
Robert Lucious Toney
St. Louis
Maplewood
Boone County
St. Louis County
Toney
Hugo
John Gallino
Crestwood
John Larenety
Webster Groves
Mrs Burns Home From Surgery At Audrain Medical Center
Mrs Burns home near Rush Hill after major surgery at Audrain Medical Center on March 20. She has recovered enough to recuperate at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Byrns
Audrain Medical Center
Rush Hill
School Board Candidates Speak on Roles and Funding
Candidates Worstell Davis Weber and Wyatt discuss board functions with administration teachers and parents, roles in policy making and evaluation, and the need for clear policy. They debate state funding shares, safety and upkeep, educational options, and improvements for administration teaching curriculum and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist Club
Board of Education
Worstell
Davis
Weber
Wyatt
State Commission of Education
Missouri State Teachers Assn
Mexico
Hardin
Eugene Field
Presser Hall
Mexico Public
Division of Public Schools
State of Missouri
North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Mexico Area
Mexico Recreation Commission
Garfield
Texas Men Killed On 1 70 Road
The Associated Press reports three died in Missouri traffic incidents overnight. Plano, Texas brothers Timmy Stephen Dolan 18 and Kenny Michael Dolan 20 were struck along an Interstate 70 service road in Montgomery County. Driver James Herman Ward of High Hill, Missouri, was identified. Dolans were reportedly thrown 250 and 150 feet respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri
Montgomery County
Highway Patrol
Timmy Stephen Dolan
Kenny Michael Dolan
Plano
Tex
James Herman Ward
High Hill
Thieu Heads to U S Tour For Peace Era Aims
President Nguyen Van Thieu left Saigon for a five nation trip to seek billions in American aid to sustain the Saigon regime and counter his image as a dictator. He planned summit talks with Nixon on Monday and Tuesday and was to meet U S congressional leaders amid criticism of Saigon operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
U.S
Thieu
Nixon
Bunker Resigns as Saigon Envoy, Martin Succeeds
Elsworth Bunker resigns after six years as ambassador to South Vietnam. Graham A. Martin, former ambassador to Thailand and Italy, will replace him. Press secretary Ziegler notes Nixon accepts the resignation with deep regret and gratitude for Bunker’s service. Martin previously led Bangkok talks on base use and chaired SEATO and UN Economic Commission roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Graham A. Martin
White House
Bunker
Saigon
Martin
Thailand
Italy
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Indochina
Argentina
Mars Hill
N.C
Bangkok
U.S
Council of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
United Nations Economic Ee For Asia
Far East
Raccoon Blamed for Fredericktown Power Outage
A raccoon climbed a utility pole in Fredericktown Missouri causing a 56 minute power outage. City workers said the animal touched a live wire blowing a transformer with a blue arc. The raccoon was rescued and escaped with a nose burn after withstanding 34 500 volts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericktown
Missouri
City Light and Power Co
Senate Can Quiz Nixon Staffers
The White House says staff members may appear informally before the Senate Watergate committee while avoiding a formal meeting. McCord testifies Haldeman knew of bugging plans. Sirica delays sentencing. Liddy invokes the 5th and faces contempt. Subpoenas issued to three former Liddy aides. Mitchell connection noted by Post sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Senate Committee
James W. McCord Jr
H.R. Haldeman
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
McCord
G. Gordon Liddy
Sirica
Liddy
Robert Reisner
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Washington Post
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Atsland
DeVan L. Shumway
Shumway
Optimists Hear Design For Conservation Program
Joel M. Vance presented Design For Conservation to the Merxico Optimist Club at the Monterey meeting. The Missouri plan aims to expand hunting and recreation facilities, add 121000 acres for hunting, 30 miles of streams, five new waterfowl areas, and public land for non hunters, with new research and nurseries to keep pace with needs. Local events include an April Fools Party at the VFW Hall, Optimist Relays on April 21, and Khoury Field No. 3 on May 5, plus a 24 team softball tournament May 25–27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel M. Vance
Merxico Optimist Club
Monterey
Missouri Conservation Commission
Missouri
Missouri Conservation Department
United States
Vance
the Ledger
Glen Morris
Ray Nimer
David Wilkinson
Bob Ligon
Tom Lankford
Melanie Monk
Jefferson City
David Bell
Paul Lowther
Bob Carter
Lewis Brooks Jr
Harry Hill
Walter Moore
Gene Winter
E.G. Harney
Bill Woodruff
Mert Bancroft
Terry Jerichon
Bill Nichols
Les Tate
Operation Homecoming In Last Phase
Operation Homecoming moves into its final phase as hospital jets bring 4 more American prisoners of war home. A total of 587 POWs were released from Vietnam and Laos, with 69 more to fly to the United States by Sunday. Capt. Robert T. White, 32, of Newport News, Virginia, an Army adviser, was among those to be handed over near Saigon and flown to the Philippines. Flights bound for Travis Air Force Base California Scott AFB Illinois and Kelly AFB Texas accompany the returnees. The arrivals followed two earlier flights that brought 32 men home for family reunions. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Phillip Kientzler praised the joyful welcomes as reunions loom for families. Marine CWO William E. Thomas Jr. had a radio reunion with his wife in Hawaii as his plane refueled en route to California. Travis AFB marks the end of an 11-year chapter in its history with this homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Schreibman
Associated Press
Vietnam
Laos
United States
Saigon
Philippines
Robert T. White
Newport News
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Scott Afb
Kelly Afb
Tex
Andrews Afb
Sheppard Afb
Clark Air Base
Navy
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Poway
Travis Afb
San Francisco
America
Marine Cwo
William E. Thomas Jr
Thomas
Kailua
Hawaii
California
Marine’ Hospital
Travis
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Record
Harold Wilson
Daniel L. Spradlin
Ernest Kimbley
Scott H. Carlyle
G. Bruce Wortmann
Walter Burgin
James Bush
W. F. Wenger
Ralph Gallop
Lucille Smith
William J. Wilson
Benne Buckner
Auxvasse
Roy Fitzgerald
Middletown
Babette Trisler
Loraine A. Ross
Centralia
Christopher L. Leite
Thompson
J. Tom Peery
Bellflower
Alma H. Ruebling
Wellsville
Karen Fennewald
Martinsburg
Red Brown
Perry
Arthur Seiler
Paul E. Rhodes
Elton N. James
Kevin T. Johnson
Vernon Hartung
Vandalia
Robert Ingram
Robert Carter
James Clibourn
Noah Shipp
Carrie Pryor
Lulu Dean
Frank Arnall
Earnest. Winscott
Jennifer Lynn Jones
Shelley
William Parrish
S. Morris St
Randall Allen Monson
Omar St
Hendricks St
Plunkett Park Road
Parrish
Monsen
Arthur W. Kobush
Liberty St
Pollock Road
Glen
Kobish
James E. Bise
W. Vine St
Chester A. Trotter
E. Breckenridge St
E. Monroe St
Bise
Monroe
Trotter
Missouri River
Kansas City
Boonville
Hannibal
Cape Girardeau
Ledger
A.B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks Cloged
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
Mrs. Burns Home
Texas
Raccoon
Ernest L. Davis
East Love Phone
Phillips
Whidley St. Mearen, Mu
Martha Eckley
LPN
Peck
Hagan Clothing
Magnavox
Westlake
Wade McArthur
Little Dixie
Liberty
Charles Bronson
Nee Te Et Ny Tet Ree
Rmees
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!