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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
8
Paris R II High School seniors of the 1972 class pose with their parents names listed and note plans for the future after graduation. Additional senior pictures will appear in upcoming editions.
Congressman Bill Hungate introduced House legislation demanding the Nixon Administration release 107 million dollars of Rural Electrification Administration funds impounded by the Office of Management and Budget. He cited shortages in rural energy and urged Congress to reassert control over appropriations.
H. T. Applebee recalls Mexico's first city wide spring trash pickup, likely 1916 or 1917, tied to the Audrain Hospital basement dig. He says the Chamber of Commerce sponsored the effort, with doctors requesting teams and teamsters to collect refuse. Names include Jim Hartegan Tony Howerton Schopp Fecht and Barnett. pay was seven dollars fifty cents per day for a ten hour shift.
The Prairie Township Cancer Crusade concluded on May 1 with Mrs. Joe Williams chairing final reports. 141 homes visited, 122 gifts made, totaling $291.10. Crusaders included Mrs. Ned Azdell Mrs. W M Holtcamp Mrs. Walter Hagedorn from Mexico and others from Rush Hill Laddonia and nearby towns.
Postmaster R C Roundall announces a new automatic stamp collecting program. Subscribers will receive a souvenir page with photo and description mounted on a two color page suitable for albums, mailed automatically along with the stamp. Yellowstone National Park stamp from March 1 1972 starts the series.
Howard B. Woods editor and publisher of the St. Louis Sentinel will deliver Lincoln University's commencement address on Sunday May 14 as more than 300 students receive degrees. Woods formerly led Sengstacke Newspapers and appears on Kid-Tv and Kmox radio in St Louis. Meanwhile Judge Phillip B. Gilliam from Denver warned Missouri Master Masons that public involvement is declining and insecurity rises. he urged closeness and self regard after speaking to over 1 500 Masons at the annual breakfast.
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