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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1972

Page

12

Two Wellsville Men Will Get Doctorates at St. Louis

Two Wellsville High School graduates will receive doctorates at St. Louis University Keil Auditorium on May 13. Wayne Robert Bell and Robert Wayne Clark are education professionals connected by family to Wellsville. Bell will head Bayless High School in St Louis and Clark is Dean of Instruction at Belleville College. The Wellsville community notes the event as a milestone for local families.

F. A. Zimmann Wellsville Wellsville High School St. Louis University Keil Wayne Robert Bell Robert Whitehead Bayless High School St. Louis Robert Wayne Clark Whitehead Bell Belleville College Belleville Ill

Vandalia Delays Action On Leasing Factory

Vandalia leaders consider leasing the old shoe factory to Keokuk Savings and Trust Bank successor or to Jack Elzea while union tensions with Thomas Truck and Castet Co. loom. Council seeks meetings with involved firms, reviews legal liability, and discusses water, fish privileges, and an electrical code for city projects.

Vandalia Thomas Truck and Castet Co Keokuk Buffalo Wheel and Caster Jack Elzea Wear Bland William McIlroy Higgins Thomas Truck and Caster Floyd Chinn Thomas Keokuk Savings and Trust Bank Thomas Trucking Chinn Howell Metcalf Breneman Hale

Neighbors Shower For Wohlbolds After Fire

Neighbors of Wayne Wohlbolds who lost all belongings in a late Tuesday fire organize a miscellaneous shower at Rush Hill Community Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. Six neighborhood women coordinate the effort and welcome donations. A Jaycees pork steak barbecue follows on Sunday, with a further shower planned by Jaycee wives Monday at the Christian Church.

Wayne Wohlbold Rush Hill Martin Maxwell Mayo Moore Kenneth Hill Henry Schoneboom George Riechers George Doebelin

Miss Lorton Installed As Worthy Advisor

Centralia Mrs Barbara Lorton daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Lorton was installed as worthy advisor of Rainbow Assembly 24. Officers installed with her included Debbie Miller Kristie Hangen Beth Young and Ed Jones. The May 15 meeting will be at 5 p.m. with a sandwich and refreshments. Fourteen members were present at the regular session of the Centralia Rebekah Lodge held on Monday evening.

Centralia Barbara Lorton Chester Lorton Rainbow Assembly Debbie Miller Kristie Hangen Beth Young Ed Jones Tawnya Estes Charity Becky Ingram Hope Ketha Keyton Faith Debbie Potts Donna Dick Marsha Lyon LeAnn Northcutt Carla Vance Gena Mannix Patty Shores Jacque Johnson Debbie Boren Debbie Cash Sherry Potts Shawn Perkins Dana Dick Kathy Keyton Outer Observer Mary Shaklin Vickie Mortimer Missy Rusch Confidential Tara Perkins Miss Lorton Missouri Grand Assembly Masonic Hall Peggy Lorton Patti Lorton Bailey Worthy Glenn Lane L. C. Hansen Rainbow Advisory Board Centralia Rebekah Lodge

Lodge officers preside at Mexico Ledger meeting May 1 1972

Routine business conducted under noble grand Mrs. Kenneth Rivers and acting vice grand Mrs. Weldon Tong. A miscellaneous wedding shower for Miss Della Lambeth and Mrs. Kid Harvey followed the lodge session with games and prizes. Grooming candidates for Strother 4-H County Achievement Day were named for the May 2 meeting.

Kenneth Rivers Noble Grand Weldon Tong Della Lambeth Kid Harvey Amos Ward Cloyce Posey Kenneth Dodson Miss Lambeth Long Strother 4-H Rhonda Hardwick Carleen Niekamp Jim Powell Teddy DeOrnellis

Paris Board Hires HS Speech Teacher

Paris R 2 Board of Education approved Betty Hensley of Mercer as high school speech and English teacher. She will graduate from Northeast Missouri State College this spring. Levy certified at 3.25 for 1972 73, same as last year, after 25 cent increase failed. $159,000 bonds due this month to be reinvested. FHA Girls at Paris High elected Mary Beth Jones president and officers. Drug education program planned from K to 12 focusing on alcohol this year and future topics. Golden Years Senior Citizens Club met with 43 members and four guests at Legion Hall, visiting from California, DeSoto.

Paris R-2 Board of Education Betty Hensley Mercer Hensley Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville Treasury FHA Paris High School Mary Beth Jones Diane Sheerman Linda Peck Linda Mitchell Gail Raines Patrice Wheelan Patty Levings Carol Stockton Leona Pence Golden Years Senior Citizens Club Legion Hall Estelle Arvidgon San Luis Obispo Calif Clara Lewellen DeSoto Ray Kinder David

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