Rehab Project Aims To Repair 189 Homes
Wellsville hosts a public meeting on housing and rehabilitation plans funded by a $110,000 HUD grant. The program targets 189 sub standard homes, with priority given to low income, elderly, minority, and large families. Maximum use per home is $3,000, and progress depends on future funds and carefully screened applications. Local officials stress no cost or obligation to applicants and confiden tial handling.
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Wellsville
Lawrence Hoenig
Mike Shire
HUD
Shire
Hoenig
Carl Oligschlaeger
Burton
Buddy) Smith
Robert Stevens
George Asher
Calvin Kemp
Prank Suspected As Cause Of Wellsville Barn Fire
A barn at the Charles Wilcox farm a mile south of Wellsville burned completely, with 900 bales of hay lost and a nearby tractor moved to safety by Wellsville firefighters. Firemen also responded to an unoccupied Charles Craghead house nearby where three bales of hay were set on fire but the rock siding prevented spread. Investigators noted Halloween prank speculation as a possible cause.
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Wellsville
Charles Wilcox
Charles Craghead
Prison Site Announcement Due Tuesday
Jefferson City officials said a county will be chosen Tuesday for the proposed 15 million medium security prison. An aide to Gov. Bond cited a final review of five western Missouri counties still in contention for the 500 inmate facility and 3 million dollar annual payroll, with counties expressing strong interest in hosting the project.
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Jefferson City
Christopher S. Bond
Ralph Smith
Missouri
Smith
Edward Haynes
Division of Corrections
Jackson
Lafayette
Cass
Buchanan
Johnson
Kansas City
St. Louis
mid-Missouri
Miss Susie Moore In Production At Culver-Stockton
Vandalia resident Miss Susie Moore a Culver-Stockton College freshman majoring in special education acted in the Thurber Carnival production. She is a Van-Far High School graduate active in choir Future Homemakers and Future Teachers and honored in several societies.
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Canton
Susie Moore
Erwin Moore
Route 1
Vandalia
Culver-Stockton College
Bond Committee Forms For Governor Bond Re-Election
AP reports Citizens for Bond Committee filed with Missouri secretary of state to back Gov Christopher Bond’s potential bid for reelection. Treasurer Robert L James says the group will accept contributions and that Bond has approved it to serve as his official committee if he runs. A Republican, Bond has not yet announced a candidacy but many supporters want to contribute.
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Jefferson City
Citizens For Bond Committee
Missouri Secretary of State
Christopher
Bond
Robert L. James
James
Water Approved Signs Coming Down in Missouri
Missouri will remove over 2,500 Water Supply Approved signs from about 550 towns in November as federal rules render them obsolete. Department official James Wilson says all water supplies now meet federal safe drinking standards, making the signs redundant and costly to update.
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Jefferson City
Division of Health
Department of Natural Resources
James Wilson
Missouri
State Highway Department
State Board of Health
Highway Department
Division of Environmental Quality
Wilson
Senate probes $800000 St Louis food stamp shortage
A bipartisan Missouri Senate committee will launch hearings in St Louis next week to investigate an $800000 shortage in the state food stamp program. Senate leaders say federal information gaps hindered detection. Gov Bond and Social Services chief blame the feds. The panel, chaired by William Cason, includes Law rence Lee Franklin Payne Norman Merrell Richard Webster and Emory Melton.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
Senate
William Cason
Christopher S. Bond
Social Services
Lawrence Graham
Cason
Lawrence Lee
Franklin Payne
Norman Merrell
Monticello
Richard Webster
Carthage
Emory Melton
Cassville
Monroe Ambulance District Sets Director Election
Monroe County Ambulance District announces an election on Tuesday Nov 25 to elect two directors for three year terms from Districts 1 and 4. Candidacy declarations must be filed with James Mintz, secretary, by 5 p.m. Saturday Nov 8. Present directors Billy Ricks and Floyd Bond face reelection.
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Paris
Monroe County
James Mintz
Billy Ricks
Floyd Bond
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John W. Bishop
Gale Davey
Ernest Blane
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Howard Myers
Kent Myers
Martha Bowen
Warrenton
United Methodist
Christa Lynne
Richard Oliver
Columbia
Jill
Henry Kraftzeck
Middletown
Bic
Big Spring
Laney Bowlin
Jacob Groom
Big Springs
Groom
Sen. Merrell
Monroe Ambulance District
Monroe County Bicentennial Committee
Legion Hall
Jim
Paris Baptist Church
Worldwide Baptist Day of Prayer
Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department
Baptist
Foreign Mission Board
Alma Turner
Paris Christian Church
Thessalonica
Dallas Bundy
Cape Girardeau
Missouri Baptist Association
Illinois
Michael Barrett
W. J. Vanhuis
Columbia- Mexico
UMW
Barrett
Vanhuss
Hallsville
Mary Jackson
Columbia Regional Hospital
Wendell Sheerman
Fort Madison
Iowa
Ralph Jett
Audrain Medical Center
Larry Pookes
Bonnie Norman
Harold Botkins
Community 2 Memorial Hospital
Moberly
Harry Bowen
Monroe Manor
Monroe County Ambulance
Charley Clark
Frank Simon
Boone County Hospital
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