Weather and river updates plus local hospital notices
Partly cloudy Zone 5 with a slight chance of showers or storms and a low near 60. Missouri forecast calls for warmer Wednesday with highs around 92 and a 20 percent chance of rain tonight, 10 percent Wednesday. River stages in Kansas City and St Louis area listed. Audrain Medical Center admits multiple patients and reports several dismissals. new births, hospital admissions, and a correction to a local auto club ad are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozark
Suit Would Delay Party Meetings
A suit filed in U S District Court in St. Louis asks to delay a May 23 county meeting and a June 10 state convention to choose Democratic National Convention delegates. Four St. Louis County Democrats allege township officers discriminated against non regular party supporters and seek new delegate selection meetings in two townships. Randall Yoakum, a plaintiff, says he was kept out of a meeting room for 30 minutes during a township meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.S
Martin S. Greenberg
Randall Yoakum
Jane Fisher Wins Nursing Scholarship
The Mexico Rotary Club and Audrain Medical Center award a $1,000 nursing scholarship to Jane Fisher, a Mexico High School senior. She is the daughter of David and {redacted} Fisher of Route 5, Mexico. Recipients must return to Audrain Medical Center for one year after training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Rotary Club
Audrain Medical Center Today
Jane Fisher
Mexico High School
Fisher
David Leon Fisher
Route 5
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Vandalians Attend Storck Services
Funeral services for Fred Storck aged 68 were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at River Aux Vases Catholic Church. Pallbearers were Storck nephews and related Hassien and Storck family members from Vandalia and nearby areas. A sizable Vandalia attendance included Mrs. Hassien, Mrs. Dowell, Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs. Marie Storck, Mr. and Mrs. Jamey Storck, and others from Mexico and Curryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
River Aux Vases
Fred Storck
Mr. Storck
Saleem Hassien
Joseph Hassien, Jr
William Fisher
Wayne Fisher
Jimmie Lee Storck
Freddie Hassien
Columbia
Joe Hassien
Orville Dowell
Marvin Hobbs
Marie Storck
Jamey Storck
Mary Jo Dubbert
Mexico
Dale Branstetter
Curryville
Waterville loses dog and editor wins Lovejoy Fellowship
Lost white Spitz with black collar in high school area of Waterville Maine. Reward offered. In other news, Erwin D Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor has won Colby College Elijah Parish Lovejoy Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville, Maine
Erwin D. Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
Colby College
Elijah Parish
Wall Street Edges Higher Amid Wallace Shooting
Stocks rose modestly on July trading day as brokers cited the Wallace shooting fueling uncertainty and keeping gains limited. The Dow up 0.08 to 2.28 as advances led declines on the NYSE by 3 to 2 amid Vietnam fears and a stronger balance of payments report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobble Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
U.S
Wallace
Vietnam
Commerce Department
Fourth Round School Aid On May 24
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes announced the fourth and final school aid allotment of 78,836,146 will be mailed to 616 districts on May 24. The total so far for the foundation program reaches 304 million this year, with full funding under a law requiring a 35 million dollar yearly increase for four years. The 339 million total for 1972-73 was set by the legislature, and this year’s distribution exceeds last year by 77,277,591. Hearnes cited strong tax collections enabling the early payment despite concerns about revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
Hearnes
Justice Department
Washington
Secret Service
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Bremer
Milwaukee
Goetz
American Civil Liberties Union
Beall
William Gullett
Prince Georges County
Nixon
Wallace
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Chisholm
Mills
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund
Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Alabama
Tom Sawyer Film At Arrow Rock To Begin July
Hollywood moves to Arrow Rock to film a full length musical version of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer. Shooting is planned to start around July 10 with Donnie Osmond eyed for the title role. The Mississippi River will be mapped by the Missouri River and town reconstructions aim for an 1800s look. utilities will be buried and streets dirted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Arrow Rock
Mark Twain
Columbia Tribune
Hannibal
Twain
the Tribune
Donnie Osmond
Mississippi
Missouri
Excelsior City Council Rejects Job Corps Removal
Excelsior Springs Missouri voters may decide the center issue after the city council defeated a resolution to remove the Job Corps Center for women. Mayor Ray Pettegrew favored polling residents to gauge majority opinion while opponents argue the temporary home for 400 girls in training brings undesirable males to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Job Corps Center
Ray Pettegrew
Jury Picked For Lawson Escape Trial
A jury was empaneled in Audrain Circuit Court to try Bobby Lawson on charges of escaping custody abducting a deputy sheriff kidnapping a woman and taking them to a desolate strip mine scarred area near Stephens where he was captured after a three county manhunt. Opening statements were given by Prosecuting Attorney Thomas I Osborne and defense lawyers Robert Fenton and Frank Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain
Bobby Lawson
Stephens
Thomas I. Osborne
Robert Fenton
Frank Edwards
Lawson
James Littrell
Stephena
Callaway
Boone County
Here
Clarence Neuner
Lawrence Thomas
Warren Pehle
Kenneth Berry
Madison Dunlap
Marvin Barnes
Gene Hemphill
Vernie Bailey
Sherman Overton Jr
Janice Naysmith
Jackie Kauble
Woodrow Lee
Nicks Hurt In Gasconade County Crash Near Highway 19
Dale Keith Nicks 29 of Centralia an engineer at A P Green Refractories was injured seriously in a single vehicle crash on Highway 19 south of Highway 28 in Gasconade County at 3 am Saturday. His 1970 AMX left the road skidded onto the shoulder and rolled down an embankment before stopping in a brush pile 81 feet from the highway. He was cited for careless driving and hospitalized at Stille Hospital Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Guilion
Jefferson St
Pleasant Street
Jefferson Street
Highway Patrol
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Mra
Faye Prowant
Centralia
Charles Prowant
Sturgeon
David Ehrhardt
Salisbury
State Patrol
Cerral
Lola Prowant
Ehrhardt
State Highway Patrol
Dale Keith Nicks
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Stille Hospital
Jefferson City
Gasconade County
Missouri Highway Patrol
Nicks
Highway 19
Highway
Case Churchill Amendment Up For Vote In Senate
The Senate considers adding a Byrd proviso to the Case Church end the war measure requiring an internationally supervised cease-fire before U.S. funds for Indochina can be cut off. Nixon tied cease-fire to prisoner returns, sparking a clash over the amendment’s strength and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Indochina
Hanoi
Byrd
Vietnam
Case
Church
Security Measures for Campaigns Face Crowd Dangers
The piece examines limitations of protecting presidential hopefuls at rallies, noting even expanded Secret Service coverage may not prevent violence. It discusses Wallace’s 1968 shooting, gun prevalence, and the challenge of guarding candidates amid large crowds, with agents near rallies and behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Corley Wallace
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
America
RFK
Secret Service
Los Angeles
George Wallace
Edward Kennedy
Shirley Chisholm
Wilbur Mills
White House
Oswald and Bremer family reacts to shooting discovery
Bremer family recalls Arthur Oswald as shy and private after investigators find him missing from October apartment. Neighbors describe him as white collar conservative and suburbanite. evidence includes shells, cartridges, targets and gun magazines found in the apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Bremer
Mer
Roger
Sylvia
Arthur
Wallace Shooting Fallout Deepens Political Tensions
Washington and Baltimore react as Gov. George Wallace recovers from a dramatic shooting in Laurel Maryland. Secret Service broadens protection to include several presidential hopefuls while reflecting on the incident. In Detroit and Cambridge voting patterns show heavy turnout in Wallace’s favor as parties weigh the impact. A Senate resolution condemning the attack marks a unified political response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
George C. Wallace
Laurel
Detroit
Baltimore
Michigan
Maryland
Wallace
George C. Edwards Jr
Cambridge
Warren&. Hearnes
Hearnes
United States
Senate
George Wallace
Alabama
House
James B. Allen
Dala
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Connally resigns as treasury secretary to seek Texas governorship
News reports describe John Connally, a Navy veteran under Kennedy, announcing resignation from the Treasury to run for Texas governor. He leaves with admiration for Kennedy, pledges support for Nixon, who praised him as a policy architect. A congressional source says Connally will return to cattle work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Texas
Kennedy
Treasury
Nixon
Connally
America
Capitol Hill
FFA Chapter Awards Made At Banquet
The Mexico FFA Chapter awarded its top honors at the annual banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Delbert Healy received the DeKalb senior award and the state farmer award from advisor John Peeper. Timmy Jesse and Michael Neill were named top sophomore and freshman. Local leaders and businesses were recognized as honorary chapter farmers. scholarship and foundation awards were given to eleven members across multiple FFA categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
FFA
Knights of Columbus
Ernest Harms
Commerce Bank of Kansas City
Delbert Healy
Kenny Hake
John Peeper
Star Farmer
Timmy Jesse
Star Een Hand
Isichael Neill
Ralph Sydenstricker
Sydenstricker Implement Co
J. D. Gilmore
Gilmore Implement Co
Marlon Crockett
Mexico Egg Ranch
William Lowrey
Bruce Bender
Jeff Rudasill
Mark Nordwald
FFA Foundation
Bill Buckner
Sid Conklin
Dennis Maddox
Curt Mechlin
First child born to Michelle Lynn Peak and family
Michelle Lynn Peak, daughter of U S Marine Corps Col. and Mrs John Lee Peak of Santa Anna California, was born Saturday weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces. Cpl Peak is stationed at El Toro California. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Paul Peak of Route 4 Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Marine Corps
John Lee Peak
Santa Anna
Calif
Michelle Lynn Peak
Cpl. Peak
el Toro
John Paul Peak
Route 4
Mexico
Rhineland Burglary Sparks Cops and Robber Action
Steve Witte an 18 year old Hermann High senior alerted sheriff after hearing intruders at the Witte Radio and TV shop in Rhineland. Deputies chased suspects who fled, with one car loaded and later recovered on Highway 19. A collision on Highway 4 1 2 near Highway 19 injured Eddie Dorsey Jr. and led to loot discovery as thieves fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhineland
Steve Witte
Hermann High School
Witte Radio and TV
Witte
Lake of the Ozarks
Lillian Witte
Steve
Martha VanBooyen
Quentin Struttman
Highway 19
I-70
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louis
Boonville
Hermann
Cape Girardeau
Quincy
Emil A. P. Kaden
George W. Sheets III
Frances M. Clark
Robert K. Midgett
Homer R. Banks
Alvira A. Talley
Sarah G. Alewel
Lloyd E. Clark
Macon
James R. Rigg
Bellflower
Elmer Keith
Howard Myers
Wellsville
John R. Carey
Faye R. Provant
Timothy P. Keithley
Clifford I. Hunt
Middletown
John I. Day
Perry
Charles R. Fox
Larry D. Keniston
N. Clark St
Allen Carriere
Aaron Littrell
John Cline
Ralph Thomas
Charles Hanna
Marlon Whitaker
Lee Miller
Paris
Inez Knipfel
Thomas Tanzey
Emmett Hesse
Lottie Leet
Farber
Henry Moore
Glenn Renner
George Connor
Montgomery City
Dale Anderson
Auxvaine
Samuel Barker
Thompson
Alta. Caldwell
Omar Thompson
Vandalla
David Adams
New Gary Fort
Kirkeville
Lie M. Bradley
Monroe and
Clark Streets
Frances Payton
Valena H. Booth
Mexjco
Tol
Til
Helferg
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Missouri Livestock Market Center
Ho. Dept. of Agr
Danny Barnes
Choice
Auto Club of Missouri
South
Jefferson
Storck
Excelsior
Dale Nicks
Asst
Eugene T. Rassides
Martin Luther King
Eddie Dorsey Jr
Dwight D. Kay
Dorsey
Kay
Hermann Area
Montgomery County
St. Lola
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!