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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1975
Page
7
Members of the senior class are shown with their parents at Wellsville Middletown High School. The caption notes their addresses and future plans and promises more senior pictures to come.
A state grant of 900 dollars was approved for Monroe County Bicentennial murals at the courthouse with local matching funds ongoing. Doris Hill will paint the murals and a county committee will select scenes spanning the county history each 50 years. Progress on fundraising remains positive. A Rotary meeting May 15 featured Walter Maddox on fire safety as deputy fire marshal from Hannibal. The American Legion and Auxiliary held their regular meeting.
Mrs. Theodore Mottaz Sr. of 715 N. Maple Ave. is named by Gov. Bond as honorary commissioner of the Missouri American Revolution Bicentennial Commission to aid planning of Missouri's participation in the 1976 bicentennial celebration. The Legion voted to donate funds and scholarships were announced for high school seniors. Auxiliary actions included sending a child to Lark Camp and cake donations to a V A Hospital. Local members attended the State Jaycee Convention in St. Louis May 9–11.
Paris notes say the open house for Mr. and Mrs. Tom Callis marking their 40th wedding anniversary will be May 25 at the home of their son Charles E. Callis. Guests may call 2 to 4 p.m. No gifts requested with tangerine accents provided by Mrs. Belcher. Refreshments by Extension council officers.
Missouri officials warn errors in the AFDC program could cost the state $400000 in federal funds starting July. A federal study says nationwide errors total about 1 billion yearly, with Missouri showing 7.6 percent ineligible and 13.2 percent overpaid. The dispute centers on the federal quality control program, which state leaders call a fallacy while federal officials defend its accuracy and impact.
The Hatton community Hall hosted the Callaway County Women's Democratic Club meeting with performances by The Humming Birds barbershop quartet from Columbia Ashland and Holts Summit. A Callaway Family Practice Clinic spokesperson outlined services as the clinic expands and staffs from University Medical Center in Columbia. Ann Heath presided over a carry in supper in front of more than 70 attendees.
The Wellsville Aquatic Swimming Pool is set to open on Memorial Day May 26 if weather permits. Tom Barr will manage, Valerie Welschmeyer will assist, and Sharon Goshorn serves as senior lifeguard. Also appears a weekly school lunch menu for Wellsville Middletown and Elementary schools with daily items listed from May 19.
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