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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1970
Page
3
At a Hannibal Holiday Inn estate planning seminar E B Turner of Equitable Life Assurance Society addressed over 100 guests including CPAs attorneys and trust officers. The session covered estate planning procedures and related problems.
Building permits totaling 138450 cover a 10000 foot addition at the West Plan a Shopping Center to be constructed by Reinhardt Construction Co of Centralia. P N Hirsett joins Jays IGA Foodliner and TG Y stores, with Westlake Ace to complete the Hirsch store by February first. A separate 10000 hall permit goes to the Mexico congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses at 811 W Breckenridge St. Razing permits issued by the Mexico Housing Authority include Roy Whanger at 615 S Union St and Frank Johns at 322 and 324 W Promenade St for redevelopment. Remodeling and repair permits issued to Terry Jerichon for 2000, Dishman Construction for 450, Ed Barnett for 200, Raymond Iman for 300, and other reroofing/remodels across multiple addresses.
Jack Butler replaces Jim Vanarsdall as representative for the northeastern portion of Missouri's Betterment Program. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Lincoln University, worked four years at Pet Milk Co. of St. Louis, and served four years in the US Navy as an airborne radio operator. He is married with three children.
Campbell Pest Control Co owner Dill sells the business at 413 W Monroe St after nine years to Milton T Bodman of St Louis. Dill and his wife will move to Paducah Ky, to join Campbell Company duties. Bodman, entomologist with 20 years experience, will relocate to Mexico next week with his family.
Clarence A. Tillema, manager of the Real Estate office for the U S Corps of Engineers Cannon Dam and Reservoir project, said Friday about 40 percent or roughly 20 000 acres of land has been acquired. Several large tracts are under negotiation. He was appointed land acquisition manager on Sept 6 1970 after work on the Shelbyville Reservoir project in Illinois.
Audrain County banks posted a third quarter total of $49,661,494.21, up $7.2 million from last year and the highest for the period. Mexico Savings Bank and The Mexico First National Bank combined at $26,042,619.87, up $641,000 from 1969. Vandalia State Bank Laddonia State Bank and Martinsburg Bank added $16,018,884.34, down slightly from last fall.
Washington reports a key railway union official rejected a White House panel's 36 percent wage offer over three years for 500000 workers. C. L. Dennis of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks called it insufficient while signaling potential new talks. The panel proposed retroactive raises and stops short of extra vacation and cost-of-living pay boosts.
Union and GM negotiators resume talks in Detroit after a 17 hour session failed to settle the eight week old strike. optimism varied with a 50 50 view of an imminent agreement as production could be delayed until December 1 if no deal is reached. federal mediation threats loomed while 400000 GM workers and many suppliers faced idleness. local deals reached at 36 of 54 key plants amid high stakes for GM recovery.
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