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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1972

Page

12

Local Weather and Livestock Market Update

Official 7:00 a.m. observations show highs near 88 and lows around 60s. May precipitation at 0.98 inches month to date, year to date 10.13 inches. May normal 4.60, year-to-date normal 15.14. Forecast zone 5: fair, mild tonight, with lows 60 to 65 and southeast winds. Tuesday mostly warm with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. highs 85 to 90. Missouri: clear to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with storms possible west and north. Kansas City Lake of the Ozarks stage at 656.3 feet, 3.7 feet below full.

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Dated list of deaths and notices from The Daily Record

Dismissed notices list many names followed by deaths and hospital reports. Includes police accounts of two-car accidents in Mexico and Vandalia, highway patrol incident, courthouse suit against Frank Admire, and livestock market data with market prices and national stockyard figures.

Sturgeon State Bank Phillip Grimes Columbia Frank Admire

Nielsen To Speak To Voters In Mexico-Audrain County

Neil Nielsen Mexico City manager will address meetings of the League of Women Voters of Mexico Audrain County. The first session is at 9 30 a m in the Mexico Public Library hosted by Mrs Bob Gooch, the second at 7 30 p m at Mrs Warner Williams 216 South St Mexico. Also stock market roundup notes Dow up 3 32 at noon to 964 66 with more advances than declines. Soybeans and grain futures open weak with wheat near unchanged to a half cent lower and corn and oats down modestly.

Voters League Neil Nielsen League of Women Voters of New York Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange Chicago

Funeral Tuesday for Mrs. Emma Sydney 88

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Sydney 88 who died Saturday from smoke inhalation after a fire damaged her apartment at 927 S Trinity St will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Second Baptist Church Rev William Duncan will officiate Burial will be in Tebbetts Cemetery The body is at Green Funeral Home Mexico visitation 7 to 9 tonight Mrs Sydney who was blind was born at Dundee later moved to Jefferson City and lived in Mexico 23 years She leaves a daughter Mrs Maggie Hord three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Emma Sydney S. Trinity St Second Baptist Church William Duncan Tebbetts Cemetery Green Funeral Home Mexico Sydney Dundee Jefferson City Maggie Hord

Bremer linked to Wallace shooting traced by travel logs

The report outlines movements of Bremer tied to the Wallace case. It notes trips to Milwaukee, Ludington, and New York, hotel stays at Waldorf Astoria, a rented Rambler with a Maryland impound, and a speeding ticket in Binghamton. Bonded with April 15 in Maryland, near the Laurel Shopping Center where Wallace was shot.

Michigan Nunnery Bremer Waldorf-Astoria New York City Milwaukee Sheraton Motor Inn New Carrollton

Mrs William Simpson Dies at 58 in Holt's Summit

AUXVASSE An Auxvasse native Mrs William G Simpson 58 of Holt's Summit died Sunday morning at St Mary's Hospital Jefferson City after a stroke May 17 She worked for Missouri State Highway Department Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday First Christian Church Jefferson City burial Auxvasse Cemetery about 3 p m Visitation at Maupin Funeral Home Fulton until services She survived by a son Joe B Simpson of Los Angeles three sisters and two brothers and a sister in law Also Minnie Jewell Barnes 71 of Centralia died at home She will be buried in Glendale Memorial Gardens after services at 2 p m Wednesday at First Christian Church Centralia

Auxvasse Auxvaste William G. Simpson Holt’s Summit St. Mary's Hospital Jefferson City Simpson Virginia Maupin Missouri State Highway Department First Christian Church Maupin Fulton Kay Maupin Mr. Simpson Faye William Maupin Thomas Sneed Mexico Centralia Minnie Jewell Barnes J. H. Barnes Don Matson Glendale Memorial Gardens Ballew-Pickering Barnes Monroe County Ira Ethel H. Hickergon Davis Mr. Barnes Tulip Christian Church Burnham Club of Bert Frankes Noma Frankes Cordell, Oklo Ballew- Pickering Funeral Home

Winston R. Smith Dies Rites Tuesday

Winston R. Smith 64, longtime Buxton-Skinner Printing Co. salesman, died Saturday at Boone County Hospital in Columbia after a day’s stay. Born May 29, 1887, at Jonesburg, he was a son of George Pittman and Carrie Thodosia Moore Smith. He was a Montgomery City Methodist Church member, a 32nd degree Mason, and lived with his sister Lulu Smith. Funeral services Tuesday at Schlanker Funeral Home with Masonic rites and a Methodist service. burial in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, where his wife is buried.

Montgomery City Winston RR Smith Buxton-Skinner Printing Co Boone County Hospital Columbia Jonesburg George Pittman Carrie Thodosia Moore Smith Mabel Pittman Schlanker Funeral Home Robert Hester Fairmont Cemetery Denver

Mrs. Nyle Pruitt Dies in Kansas City

Mrs. Nyle Pruitt 40 of Overland Park Kansas died yesterday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Kansas City Funeral services pending Schlanker Funeral Home Montgomery City Born August 3 1931 in St Louis she was the former Betty Jane Nation daughter of Robert Nation and spouse of [name missing] She leaves her parents husband several children brothers and sisters.

Montgomery City Nyle Pruitt Overland Park Kan Baptist Memorial Hospital Kansas City Schlanker Funeral Home St. Louis Betty Jane Nation Robert Nation

Awards Roll At DECA And Key Club Banquet Highlights

David Hooke and Susan Schneider received awards from Mr Lowry while Mrs Orlando Worrell presented DAR honors to Lawrence Epple and Martha Hawthorne for DAR Good Citizen. William K Maloney announced contest winners including Sid Conklin Dan Hamilton and Alan Denham with state winners named. Diverse school honors followed from Library to Latin I awards and Who's Who selections among many named students and staff.

David Hooke Susan Schneider Lowry Orlando Worrell Lawrence Epple DAR Good Citizen Martha Hawthorne DECA William K. Maloney Sid Conklin Dan Hamilton Alan Denham Lynn Lochridge Carl Shulse Danny Stingley Merle Smith Karen Wells Rod Buresh Jim Basinger Maloney Houchins Girls State Leroy Speery Mary Benjamin Louann Pauley Key Club Tim Lankford Vernon Duffy The Ledger Chester Trotter Maurine Duffy Pam Henderson Diana Higgins Charles Price Chuck Rentschler Karl Shellabarger McIntyre Barbara Rigby Pat VanHorn Merle Mitchell Delmer Fisher America Caryn Cline Kathy Farnen Carl Schoeppel David Wilkinson Bruce Moore Sandy Nininger DuBus Jack Viar Dan Hagan VICA Carol Godager Clark Mefford Jerry Valet Iris Holtcamp Jim Forbis Anita Wilson American Mathematical Society Joseph Gardner Mary Ann Lindsay Kathie Anderson Rose Ann Myers Mila Smithey Marla Boicourt Kathy Chapman Donna Ehrhardt Janie Gardner FBLA Mary Ann Linsay Heather Wagner Vickie Pasley Dora Barnes Sue Ann Moore Marilyn Maupin Ruth Miller Billie Sue Stubblefield Ann Hagan Steve Janke Vickie Earle Marsha Loyd Nancy Hotep Ellen Wilson Earl Dougherty Jack Dennis Chuck Johnson Joe Long Dennis White Jeff Fing Chuck Worstell Mike Rogers Jim Recob Chuck Buckner Delbert Healy Steve Fitzpatrick Ed Boyd James O'Blennis Andy Tribble Steve Wolf Optimist David Sutton Bill Baker Jeff Fine Mike

Personal News of Centralia Officers Elected for Year

Personal News of Centralia continues from Page 3 with Miss Martha Fountain and Robert Ball. Officers elected for the coming year include president Mrs. Gilbert Armen trout, first vice president Bill Henry, second vice president Jon Mechlin, third vice president Gerald Bryson, fourth vice president Mrs Ronald Pemberton, treasurer Mrs C D Grinstead, assistant treasurer Mrs Arthur Beasley, secretary Mrs Charles D Mechlin, assistant secretary Mrs Joh Mechlin.

Martha Fountain Robert Ball Gilbert Armentrout Bill Henry Jon Mechlin Gerald Bryson Ronald Pemberton C. D. Grinstead Arthur Beasley Charles D. Mechlin Joh Mechlin

Supreme Court copied by several states in new actions

The Court agreed to hear a challenge to immigration officers’ right to search without warrants for illegal aliens in vehicles within 100 miles of the border.

Nixon Seeks Progress In Arms Trade And Space Talks

Before leaving Washington Nixon outlined three progress areas on his trip to the Soviet Union arms curbs trade relations and cooperation in space exploration. He hopes to win a pact limiting nuclear weapons during his eight day visit. the arms accord has been under negotiation for over two years.

Washington Nixon Soviet Union

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Brenda Notting David Davidson Kiwanis Arthur Lecrease Jaycee Wives Mike Stuart AMCA People Ars Music Club Award Cheerleader Vocal Music Award Caryn Cline MU Tris Holtcamp Juanita Wilson MWC Dennis Wise Jane Fisher Rotary Nursing Danforth Foundation Westminster Ings the Daily Record William G.vir Simpson Winston R. Smith Robert W. Hager Minnie Barnes Boonvilles Hermann Gabriel Junior Williams Jr Marjorie Ann Cape Girardeau Davenport Audrain Medical Center Rosa L. Bradley Clarence Hudson Thomas B. Walker James P. Jennings Crystal Gentry Lewis N. Howard E. Carl Wade John Whalen Frederick P. Wilson Ralph Thomas William J. Davenport George N. Johnson Francis J.swanton Gladdon Kettery Herbert R. Byrd George D. Weller David Lee Xuda Michael L. Gentry Brenda M. Akins Hallaville Rollie S. Stuart Brenda K. Belcher Laddonia William A. Shotwell Farber Dalian G. Thomas Middletown Stanley D. Clark Marie Kirkland Paris Welton V. Vance Thomas J. Byrd Thompson Murray D. Maskey Wellsville Harry W. Hart Center Steven. J. Martin Benton Carroll Motor Co Russell Lee Carson Rush Hill W. Liberty St James W. Newland Vandalla West Plaza Highway Patrol Ronald G. McKinney Highway 64 Rte. D McKinney Hester Prater Missouri Livestock Market Center Dept. of Agr Danny Barnes Cash Nielsen Mrs Wallace William Minnie Simpson Lawrence Eipple Irig Holtcamp Jim Kiburz Tim Jankford Marcia Lees Phyllis Mollet Becky Rodes John Webber Jace Dave Sutton John Sparks Kyle Foster Kim Everett Judy Lave Drew Deiderich Westminster College Terry Moore Cato Sims Delbert Admire Robert R. Collins Madrigal John Willer Supreme Court
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