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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1970

Page

4

Goff Howard Engagement Announces Summer Wedding

Mr and Mrs Gerald D Goff announce the engagement of their daughter Janice Louise Goff to Joseph Noyd Howard son of Mr and Mrs B J Howard. Janice is a senior in education at the University of Missouri majoring in mathematics and a member of Pi Lambda Theta and Tri Penta. A summer wedding is planned.

Gerald D. Goff Fairground Ave Janice Louise Goff Joseph Noyd Howard B. J. Howard N. Mersington Ave Kansas City Goff College of Education University of Missouri Columbia Pi Lambda Theta Tr! Penta Miss Goff Mexico Mr. Howard College of Veterinary Medicine The University

Lockewood Park Costume Party Highlights Local Winners

Lockewood Park Baptist Church hosted a Halloween masquerade in the Show Me Room at First National Bank on Friday. Mrs. Virgil Williams led refreshments and Mrs. Charles McAllister directed games. judges were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Browning and Mrs. Wallace Allen. Over 70 attendees attended.

Lockewood Park Baptist Church First National Bank Virgil Williams Charles McAllister Russ Ann Allen Stephen Munford Lori Admire Nancy Buck Debbie McAllister Carla Vickers

Social Security Representative Goes to Law Library

A Social Security representative will visit Mexico as usual tomorrow but due to the election will not use the Community Room of the Courthouse. The session will be held in the courthouse law library on the second floor.

Mexico Law Library

Ballets Africains On Tour In St Louis Nov 10 14

The Guinea dance company Les Ballets Africains tours the United States and Canada and will perform a week in St. Louis at the American Theatre from Tuesday November 10 to Saturday November 14. The troupe draws from 96 regional groups subsidized by the Guinea government and is noted for dynamic ritual dances and powerful stage presence.

ST. Louis Les Ballets Africains United States Canada Africa North America Guinea

Society Notes Highlight Visits Across Kansas City and Kirksville

Society items report Mrs. J. M. Buckner visiting son and daughter-in-law Dr. and Mrs. Robert Buckner in Kansas City. Mrs. R. W. Van Wyngarden spent the weekend in Kirksville with sister Miss Phradie Wells. Mrs. J. H. Hughes of Amboy, Tl, hosted by Mrs. W. W. Pollock, left for Chillicothe to visit relatives. her late husband Rev. Mr. Hughes led First Baptist Church from 1918 to 1925. Pollock's guest was Alden F. Hays of Kansas City.

J. M. Buckner Robert Buckner Kansas City R. W. van Wyngarden Kirksville Phradie Wells J. H. Hughes Amboy W. W. Pollock Todak Chillicothe Mr. Hughes First Baptist Church

Masquerade For BC Children

Children of the Benton City community attended a Halloween party at the Benton City Community Center on Friday evening. Attendees included Debbie Comer and many other local residents and families such as the Comer, Phillips, Schutte, Stewart, Barker, Steelman, Lavinder, Joiner, Garrett, Fort, and Keeter households with relatives and friends.

Benton City Benton City Community Center Debbie Donna Carol Comer Jerry Mike Sally Phillips Kevin Barker Jeff Galen Kim Burns Jay Cheryl Kathy Schutte Karla Phears Nanda Virgil Stewart Carl Steelman Gerald Schutte Howard Barker Robert Lay Eddie Stewart Robert Lavinder Dale Smith Howard Fort Weldon Keeter Clyde Kotsenberg Paul Joiner Pam Garrett Audria Fort

Capp and Martha to toast Spiro at D C dinner

Cartoonist Al Capp and Martha Mitchell will serve as toastmasters at a Salute to the Vice President dinner honoring Spiro Agnew’s campaign work. The event is set for Nov 12 at the Sheraton Park Hotel under the Republican National Committee.

Washington al Capp Martha Mitchell Spiro T. Agnew Sheraton Park Hotel Republican National Committee

Miss Burnett Engaged to Donald Bishop in Centralia

Mr and Mrs Donald Burnett announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Jattice Burnett to Donald Bishop son of Mr and Mrs W F Bishop Both families are from Centralia Miss Burnett a Centralia High School graduate class of 1970 works at State Farm Insurance in Columbia Bishop a 1967 Centralia High School graduate attended Linn Technical College and is serving in the US Army in Germany A December wedding is planned

Centralia Donald Burnett Sappington St Ashourice Jattice Burnett Donald Bishop W. F. Bishop Miles Ave

Apartment Paint Job Is Painful

Joy Stilley writes of the annual three year cycle pain of repainting an apartment. The two day project demands massive prep from clearing rooms and removing items to staging furniture in center spaces while painting walls and reassembling. The narrator jokes about relocating items to a college student’s room and delaying reassembly until after Thanksgiving.

Joy Stilley NEW York

Cedar Grove Extension Club Attends Barefoot in the Park

Cedar Grove Extension Club members and guests visited Stephens College Playhouse in Columbia Friday evening to see Barefoot in the Park. The group included Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and son Donald, many couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Dingman and the Woolfolks, along with Janet and Justin Petersen and others.

Cedar Grove Extension Club Stephens College Playhouse Columbia George Brown Donald Lynda Craghead Cloyd Dingman Elon Dudley August Finck Henry Finck Loran Gibbs Emil Hubert

Honor Roll Omission Corrected for Janes

Lyle F Janes formerly of Farber was mistakenly omitted from the Dean's Honor Roll at Northeast Missouri State College during the summer session. The sophomore Pre-Engineering student in Kirksville carried nine semester hours and had a 3.3 GPA.

Lyle F, Janes Farber Northeast Missouri State College Janes Kirksville

Miss Foley Engagement Told Today to Mr Mitchell

Dorisia Mate Foley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Karat Pokey, is engaged to Larry Wayne Mitchell, son of Mrs Dave Mantaris. Foley, a 1949 Paris High School graduate, is a sophomore at Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville. Mitchell, a 1968 Paris High School graduate, is a junior. No wedding date set. Dress code note: Troy country western dance bans slacks shorts pants and dresses.

Aris Karat Pokey Pansons Fourice Dorisia Mate Fohley Larry Wayne A Dave Mantaris Fohey Paris Northeast Missouri State College Kirksville Mitchell Paris Bish School

Phillips Tells Rite Class Date

Darrell Phillips, Scottish Rite chairman for Audrain County, announces a new Scottish Rite Valley for Central Missouri named the Valley of Columbia. It is the first new Missouri Valley since 1905, with a one day class in Columbia on December 5. Petition eligibility requires Master Mason status.

Darrell Phillips Audrain County Missouri Valley of Columbia Columbia Phillips

Watt Warrenton Dog Leash Law Proposed

Watt Warrenton residents authorize petitions to push a dog leash law in Watt Warrenton. The move aims to curb roaming dogs and protect public safety as the community reaches out to officials for consideration.

Renton Watt Warrenton

Fairgrounds for Sale in Warrenton Plans Move North of I-70

A price of 55,000 dollars is set for the Warren County Fairgrounds with 28 lots in Warrenton. The county fair association plans to buy a new site one mile north of Interstate 70 to host future events.

Warrenton Warren County Fairgrounds County Fair Association

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