Weather forecast and river stage report for Missouri and surrounding areas
Official 7 am readings show last 24 hours high 88 and low 6f with 65 this morning. Ledgerland forecast includes clear to partly cloudy, mild nights with mid 60s lows and warm afternoons, slight thunderstorm chances. Missouri outlook similar with highs in mid 80s to 90s, scattered thundershowers, and extended warm pattern through Monday. River stages across cities show varied levels with several sites above or below normal, including Kansas City 7.4 and St Louis 5.5 feet, changing mildly from prior readings.
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Missouri
Hospital admissions and dismissals list with deaths noted
At the Audrain Medical Center admissions include George W. Wilson Mary F. Lewis Lawrence McKamey Sr Mrs James Runyan Tracy Carson Mrs Robert Griffith Clarence Buffington David O Utter back Donald E Williams Glen E Morris Mrs Ruth N Keen Miss Beatric M Fecht Mrs E L T Griffith Dr Forest W Cone Mrs Andrew Tuepker William L McCallum Damon O Shivers Mrs Irene C Yowell Mexico Mrs Lyndal Barker Benton City Miss Janiece L Robertson Centralia Archie Barton Clark Mrs Bessie B Hoard Montgomery City Frank M Scobee Mrs Gary Wilson Perry Mrs May T Hughes Holliday Mrs W V Brooks Clark Mrs Mary I Dawson Paris Willard Chalfant Wellsville Born to Mr and Mrs James R Baysinger of Fulton a daughter on Wednesday at 12 39 p m Mr and Mrs Lawrence Reimer of 808 Concordian 7 14 p m Dismissals: Robert Black burn William O Connor Mark Testerman Robert Hodges Mrs Rubert George James Cline Mrs Ellis Glasgow and son Mrs Jacque Murphy Mrs Doris Riney Mrs Elliott Qualls James Landry John Willer Miss Ila Brown Miss Joan Arens Mrs Elsie Snook Mark Bakke Duane Rankin Mexico Sidney Smelser Donald Palmer Ferrell Atkinson John Schriefer Mrs Filla Essex Vandalia Timothy Damerson Mrs Walter Wagner Rush Hill Mrs Raymond Deimeke Martinsburg Clarence Fort Wellsville Mrs Edward Jackson Bowling Green Marvin Sparks Mrs Ronald Wilson and son Robert Cook Fulton Mrs Elsie Dickey Ronald Jacobs Centralia Deaths Mrs Cornelia Wallen 74 Mrs Zylphia Clayborn 77
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Audrain Medical Center
George W. Wilson
Mary F. Lewis
Lawrence McKamey Sr
James Runyan
Tracy Carson
Robert Griffith
Clarence Buffington
David O. Utterback
Donald E. Williams
Glen E. Morris
Ruth N. Keen
Beatric M. Fecht
E.L. T. Griffith
Forest W. Cone
Andrew Tuepker
William L. McCallum
Damon O. Shivers
Irene C. Yowell
Mexico
Lyndal Barker
Benton City
Janiece L. Robertson
Centralia
Archie Barton
Clark
Bessie B. Hoard
Montgomery City
Frank M. Scobee
Gary Wilson
Perry
May T. Hughes
Holliday
W. van Brooks
Mary I. Dawson
Paris
Willard Chalfant
Wellsville
James R. Baysinger
Fulton
Lawrence Reimer
Concordian
Robert Blackburn
William O’connor
Mark Testerman
Robert Hodges
Rubert George
James Cline
Ellis Glasgow and Son
Jacque Murphy
Doris Riney
Elliott Qualls
James Landry
John Willer
Ila Brown
Joan Arens
Elsie Snook
Mark Bakke
Duane Rankin
Sidney Smelser
Donald Palmer
Ferrell Atkinson
John Schriefer
Filla Essex
Vandalia
Timothy Damerson
Curryville
Walter Wagner
Rush Hill
Raymond Deimeke
Martinsburg
Clarence Fort
Edward Jackson
Bowling Green
Marvin Sparks
Shelbina
Ronald Wilson
Robert Cook
Elsie Dickey
Ronald Jacobs
City Court records show eighteen cases and totals
Eighteen cases heard in city court with fines totaling 473.50 dollars. Individuals named include Ray L. Travis speeding 23.50, Rick Taylor assault not guilty, James R. Brown Jr. failure to keep a proper lockout 27950, Russell E. Patton no contractor's license 12.50, and others for negligent driving, speeding, or improper turns. Magistrate Court adds littering and speeding charges with various fines and bonds. Public Safety reports vehicle damage from a pickup and a minor accident with minor damage to two vehicles.
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Ray L. Travis
Kent Rd
Rick Taylor
Bourne
James R. Brown Jr
Jefferson City
Russell E. Patton
Bowling Green
David C. Love
Route 3
James E. Clark
Martinsburg
Donna F. Thessler
Route 1
Ronald W. Toulson
Missouri and National Stockyards Hog and Grain Report
Farm Market Report from Missouri Livestock Market Center and MFA cites slaughter hogs and sow price trends, plus grain quotes for soybeans, wheat, corn, and milo. National Stockyards notes hog and cattle prices with weekly estimates. Chicago Board of Trade futures show mixed moves as grains slip early.
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MFA
Mexico
Fowles Grain Co
Laddonia
National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago—Board of Trade
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Stock Market snapshot from over the counter and NYSE
Over the counter trading showed Commerce Banc Shares at 24 bid 25 ask Mercantile Bank Corp 29 bid 304 ask Wetterau 17 bid 18 ask. NYSE results include Robbie Brooks 3 unchanged 2,000 shares. Combustion Fingineering 54 down. Dresser Industries 42 down 45,700. Emerson Electric 33 up 10,900. Interco 40 unchanged 11,200. Kaiser Aluminum 37 down 4 19,800. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 46 up 4 9,100. Ralston Purina 15 unchanged 34,900. US Gypsum common 23 down. US Gypsum preferred 25 up. Wal-Mart 134 down 500. Dow Jones close 903.24.
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Mercantile Bank Corp
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Combustion Fingineering
Dresser Industries
Emerson Electric
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
Dow Jones
Last Model T Fords Mark 50 Years Of Iconic Innovation
The article recalls the Model T’s 50th anniversary, noting its role in industrial life, mass production, and the spread of auto ownership. It covers production totals, end date in 1927, and the car’s simple design flaws and enduring impact on wages and society. It also includes brief birth notices and family details not directly related to the automobile history.
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Detroit
United States
Ford
General Motors
Chevrolet
Henry Ford
Highland Park
Mich
Mrs. Cornelia Wallen Dies at 74 in Laddonia
Mrs. Cornelia Wallen 74 of Laddonia died Wednesday morning at Audrain Medical Center. Services pending at Wilkey Bienhoff Funeral Home with burial at Perry. Rebekah rites Friday at 7. Born April 11 1903 in Springfield to Elie and Bertha Looney. Survived by two sons a daughter three step brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Audrain Medical Center
Wilkey-Bienhoff Funeral Home
Perry
Rebekah
Wallen
Springfield
Elie
Bertha Looney
Henry Wallen
Baptist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Lawrence Wallen
Mexico
J.C
Alcorn
Neb
Roy Stewart
Woodrow Looney
Salina
Kan
John Looney
Witchita
Elizabeth Keever
Mrs Zylphia Clayborn 77 rites Friday in Hermann
Funeral services for Mrs. Zylphia Clayborn 77 of Vandalia will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Toedtmann Grosse Funeral Home Hermann. She died Tuesday in a Fulton hospital after a long illness. Born August 8 1899 in McKittrick to Gus and Maggie Proctor she married Marlow Clayborn in 1918 who preceded her in death in 1976. She was a member of St Johns Church Montgomery City. Burial will be in Loutre Island Cemetery. Visitation is tonight at 6.
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Toedtmann- Grosse
Zylphia Clayborn
Vandalla
Clayborn
Fulton
McKittrick
Gus
Maggie Yancy Proctor
Marlow Clayborn
Marlow Clayborn, Who Preceded Her In Death March 16, 1976. Mrs. Clayborn
St. John’s Church
Montgomery City
Leonard Williams
Loutre Island
Claude Coonce Services Today
Funeral services were held for Claude R. Coonce, 68, of Puyallup Washington at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Griffin and Rev. Frank Park officiating. Organist Mrs. John Willer and soloist Mrs. Ron Hedrick accompanied. Pallbearers included Louis Elson, Bill Elson, Billy Bob Workes, Wayne Westbay, Gary Westbay, and Venton Hays. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Puyallup
Wash
Arnold Funeral Home
Ronald Griffin
Frank Park
John Willer
Ron Hedrick
Louis Elson
Bill Elson
Billy Bob Workes
Wayne Westbay
Gary Westbay
Venton Hays
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Services Held for Mrs. Carol L. Willie at Auxvasse Funeral Home
Funeral services for 41 year old Mrs. Carol L. Willie of the Biggers Country Manor Auxvasse were conducted by Darrell Hansen at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home this morning. Pallbearers named Ray Whitehead Charles Davis Gary Fetterhoff Larry Woods and Don Weaver accompanied the service. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Biggers Country Manor
Auxvasse
Precht-Pickering
Darrell Hansen
Ray Whitehead
Charles Davis
Gary Fetterhoff
Larry Woods
Don Weaver
Elmwood Cemetery
Bridge repair plan eyed after tractor wreck near Sunrise Church
A tractor transmission was blown off and a front wheel ripped when a bridge failed. Judge Barnes and Mr. Jesse said the county may replace the span with culverts to handle runoff and allow modern farm equipment. The bridge, a long-standing trouble spot a mile from Sunrise Christian Church, has seen prior damage and welding repairs to its truss rail.
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Jesse
Sunrise Christian Church
Cabool Superintendent Resigns for Eldon Post
Danny Houser, 41, resigned as Cabool school superintendent this week and was named to a similar post at Eldon on Wednesday night. He will replace Lyle Hensley who led Eldon schools for 18 years before resigning several months ago.
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Danny Houser
Cabool
Houser
Lyle Hensley
Carter Threatens Veto On Two Bills
President Carter warned Congress he would veto major farm and water projects bills if their price tags remain high. He cited a farm bill with up to 4 billion dollars in costs and a public works measure about 3.5 billion above his request, stressing inflation and spending pressures.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Special Prosecutor To Close Shop Soon
Washington AP The Special Watergate Prosecutor will end his work by mid June citing four years of investigation. Congress may create a standby successor to probe future crimes by a president or officials as Senate and House move to empower a new mechanism outside the Justice Department. Charles Ruff said he will finish by mid June. past probes led to convictions and Nixon resignation in 1974.
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Atty
Griffin B. Bell
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Richard M. Nixon
Mexico community debates sales tax amid federal aid cut
At a public meeting in Mexico Missouri residents criticize funding by city officials and consultants while considering a proposed city sales tax as a solution. Attendees including Duane Cruzan and Tom Wilson discuss alternatives. rural opponents, led by Roy Popp and Richard Primus, urge local control and fairness for farmers.
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Dan Erdel
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Coroner’s Jury Finds No Fingerprints in Harrison Death Case
Testimony shows Roger Lee Harrison suffered mental illness with multiple hospitalizations and a Navy discharge. Autopsy revealed seven chest wounds from a single edged blade, suggesting suicide with self-stabbing but the doctor doubted certainty, concluding Harrison murdered himself.
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Boyce
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Roger Lee Harrison
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