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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1970
Page
8
Official morning readings show last 24 hours high and low figures with 7 a.m. temperature compared to a year ago. Precipitation totals include month to date and year to date amounts, with November normal levels and daily sun times noted.
Zone 6 clears and turns cooler tonight with lows mid to upper 30s. Missouri forecast shows cloudy this afternoon clearing, Tuesday sunny with highs near 60s. Extended outlook calls for showers, then cooler by Friday. Lake of the Ozarks stage at 67.3 feet, 2.7 below full. River and hospital notices list admissions and dismissals, with a death in Mexico at 3:30 pm Saturday.
Deaths include Mrs George Ford aged 85 George D McCord 59 Lady Belle Winn 75 Ewey Baker 72 Coates Cockrill 86 and Orville Henegar 86. Obituaries list final rites pending and family notices for services.
A Daily Record roundup lists injuries from a mini bike crash at Fairground Park involving David Fierge and a Hodaka motorcycle driver William Dunkle, plus gun pellet injuries to Laura Williams from an accidental rabbit gun discharge. Other incidents include car windshield damage, rocks thrown at a vehicle, hood paint damage, fireworks within city limits, and several Montgomery County crashes with injuries and vehicle damage. Traffic and police actions span Mexico, Wellsville, Montgomery City, and surrounding areas, with magistrate court entries and various charges including felonious assault, rape, narcotics, careless driving, and license issues.
Marriage licenses issued for Lark Christopher Gardner and Mary Elizabeth Carter Gould in Mexico, Glenn Wilson Sutton and Hazel Faye Moore in Mexico, Larry Lee Brown and Martha Ann Graves in Auxvasse, Missouri. Market Center Missouri Department of Agriculture notes hog slaughter prices with early bids rising 26 cents and feeder pigs down, plus Chicago cattle and sheep markets with varied price ranges and weights reported. includes USDA market figures for steers, heifers, and lambs.
National Stockyards Illinois report shows hogs up 25 to 50 cents with various weights trading from 14.25 to 17.75 per cwt. Cattle and calves steady to higher with steers 28.50 to 28.75 per cwt in upper ranges and vealers 32.00 to 35.00. Sheep and lambs steady to 50 cents lower, lambs 26.00 to 26.50 for light weights.
Brief page listing entries from the Mexico Maryland ledger edition dated Monday November 9 970. Provides local notices and small items of interest for the community.
The stock market advanced in moderate trading as talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers continued. At noon the Dow Jones average stood at 776.42, up 4.45, with advances outpacing declines two to one. Strong gains came in crafts, electronics, chemicals, oils, and drugs amid optimism for slower growth and easier Fed policy. All major exchanges will be open for Veteran's Day Wednesday.
Yesterday's cash grain values show soybeans at 2.87 per bushel, hard wheat 147, soft wheat 1.47, corn 1.35, and Milo 2.00.
The youth center board voted to drop the 10 cent door charge for membership card holders and to allow student groups to use the building for free if an adult sponsor is present. Reservations may be made by contacting Mrs. Charles Stuart or Marvin Dishman. The meeting covered mem bership sales and a victory party after the Mexico Keokuk game with about 150 students served by local groups. The center operates Fridays and Saturdays 6:30 to 8:30 for junior high and older students, with various teachers and community members in attendance.
Poplar Bluff Missouri officials announced a $12 million gas and electric stove manufacturing plant by the Roper Corp expected to employ about 1,000 people. It is the third industry to move into the city's industrial park, joining a furniture factory and a belt making plant. The 500,000 square foot plant should be in full operation in about two years.
Chicago AP reports Rep. William L. Dawson died of pneumonia at 84 in the Veterans Administration Research Hospital. He did not seek re election last week. Ralph Metcalfe, a former Olympic sprinter and Chicago alderman, was chosen to succeed Dawson.
Larry Rockel of St. Louis a 1954 MMA graduate was elected president of the Missouri Military Academy Alumni Association during Homecoming. Two new board members were named Ray Rixman Jr. and John Hummel both of St. Louis. Officers include John Kleppner president-elect Ray Zimmerman secretary treasurer Col Charles Stribling III. Over 200 alumni and wives attended the largest Homecoming in 15 years with visits from Florida and California.
Orville Lee Henegar 87 of Vandalia died Saturday morning after long illness. Funeral at Waters Chapel with Rev. Glen Vernon, burial in Laddonia Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survived by wife Leta Fern Grainge Henegar, daughter Helen Shook, granddaughter Marcia Hensley, great granddaughter Angela Hensley, sister Madeline Levick, nephew Robert Grainge. He served in US Navy 1910-1914 and held local offices. was a merchant and editor for Laddonia Herald, Silex Index, and Missouri Secretary of State staff care. Also survived by others and preceded by two brothers and a sister. Burial followed in Laddonia Cemetery.
Dewey Baker 72 of Middletown died at Boone County Hospital in Columbia. A retired carpenter and electrician born Sept 16, 1899 near Troy, he married Ruby Doe and they observed their 50th anniversary this fall. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Middletown Church with Rev. Clarence Smith. burial in Fairmont Cemetery. Masonic services set for tonight at Myers Funeral Home at 7:36.
Mrs Lady Belle Winn 75 of Route 2 Sturgeon died Sunday at Health Care Center Columbia after a lengthy illness. Born January 12 1895 in Clark she married William Curtis Winn on December 31 1917. Survived by husband one daughter three sons seven grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters and two brothers. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. Sturgeon Christian Church Rev James Jones officiating burial Mt Pisgah Cemetery Fenton Funeral Home Sturgeon.
Coates Cockrill 86 of Liberty former banker and father of Walter W Cockrill of Mexico died this morning in Liberty. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Pasley Funeral Home with burial in Platte City Cemetery. He was born in Platte City a Liberty Christian Church member and 50 year Mason. He leaves widow Gless B Cockrill three sons Walter W of Mexico Joe Brown Oceanside Calif and William Coates Springfield along with three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
D. Warner, 68, of Pittsburg Missouri, father of Mrs. Richard O Smith, died at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. A retired farmer, he is survived by five daughters including Alta Mae Ellis in Muleshoe Texas and Robert Harvey of Clovis New Mexico, with 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Muleshoe Texas.
Mrs. Roy A. Guile sustained a broken left wrist in a fall at Hopewell Baptist Church between Sunday school and morning worship. She was taken to Boone County Hospital for treatment.
South Vietnamese forces assume control of offensive operations along a 50 mile stretch of the Saigon River and at Cu Chi. The realignment reduces U.S. role as Nixon orders withdrawal to 284,000 by May. American bases at Cu Chi and Dau Tieng are handed over as 6,000 troops were cut last week, leaving central and western Saigon River defenses to Vietnamese forces. A separate Cambodian-South Vietnamese task force advances on a Communist base camp 20 miles south of Phnom Penh, with one tank destroyed by a mine and ten enemy contacts reported.
Marvin J. Snider chief engineer of the Missouri Highway Department died in Houston at age 63 after attending the American Association of State Highway Officials convention. A 41 year veteran, he served as district engineer in Willow Springs and Kansas City and led construction in Jefferson City before becoming chief engineer in 1962. He studied at Central Methodist College Fayette and the University of Missouri Columbia. Survived by widow mother three brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements pending.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled the mandatory 15 percent reduction in property damage liability auto insurance unconstitutional, nullifying the 1971 rate cuts set by the legislature and Insurance Commissioner Farnham. The decision came as insurers weighed whether to continue writing auto policies next year, with eight firms representing about 40 percent of premiums signaling potential withdrawal.
Audrain County Historical Society presents An Evening at Home at Cottonwood Springs a June sequel, aired tonight at 6 on See-Two. Guests in costume include J B Webber Sr Larry Webber Wallace Brashears R S Edwards Frank Kent and Martha Tuepker. Kent plays Reubben Dill owner of Hotel Waverly.
Two former Air Force officers report a yearlong investigation suggests Amelia Earhart is alive in the United States under the alias Mrs Guy Bolam. They cite resemblance and secrecy about her past, alleging she was held by Japan during WWII and traded to Hirohito for war-criminal protection.
The Missouri Supreme Court cleared multiple defendants in malpractice and personal injury suits including Dr. Charles Owens Dr. J A Armantrout and Mineral Area Hospital Inc in a $43 950 injury case from Lee Burns and found no causal link between aftercare or the barium bolus diagnosis and death Of note the court affirmed life sentences for Raymond Paul Patrick and upheld life terms for Lee Clifton Wilson for murder and two rapes tied to incidents in July 1965 Daisey Garnet was the murder victim
President Nixon aims for rising prosperity and crime decline with most Vietnam combat winding down by the 1972 election. Press Secretary Ziegler backed Time magazine’s session account but did not confirm quotations and rejected the claim the war would be over by November 1972.
An Illinois couple, John and Cynthia Burke, appeal a New Jersey order requiring them to return Eleanor, the 16 month old they adopted, to the adoption agency. They lack religious affiliation and the judge ruled the child should have freedom of worship and not be influenced by parents with atheistic or pantheistic views. The Burkes have custody since 1989 and have a second adopted child. The father is a speech instructor at Southern Illinois University.
A McGraw Hill spokesman said Mrs Bolam gave an address at Jamesburg New Jersey and officials invited her to appear at a Los Angeles meeting on November 18 to disclose further findings. He noted she resembles how Miss Earhart might look at age 72 but she denied being Earhart and refused to discuss her background birth schooling or aviation career.
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