Weather Summary from Missouri and Nearby Regions
Official 7:60 a.m readings show last 24 hours high 51 low 41 with 7 a.m. 46. Nov readings include month to date 60 inches and year to date 52.12 inches. Forecasts expect clear to partly cloudy tonight, warmer Tuesday around 70. Missouri outlook mild through Wednesday to Friday with highs mid 50s to low 60s. River stage data from Lake of the Ozarks and Pomme de Terre noted, plus local hospital and public safety items and traffic incidents.
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Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Pomme de Terre
ST. Louis
Boonville
Jefferson City
N.C. Hermann
Hannibal
Cape Girardeau
Quincy
James R. Crosswhite Rites Tuesday
James R. Crosswhite 86 of Kansas City formerly of Mexico died Sunday morning at Brothers of Mercy Extended Care Center. Services Tuesday at 2 pm at Arnold funeral home with burial in Fast Lawn Memorial Park. burial rites by Rev. Richard Van Hoosen. Survivors include son Glenn Crosswhite sister Vickie Jones and two grandchildren with two great grandchildren. Visitation tonight 7 to 9 pm at Arnold funeral home.
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James R. Crosswhite
Kansas City
Mexico
Brothers of Mercy
Arnold Funeral Home
Fast Lawn Memorial Park
Richard van Hoosen
Liberty Christian Church
Audrain County
Crosswhite
George Washington
Hulda Elizabeth Giles Crossw
Ft. Worth
Tex
James
Sally) Dewey
Walter E Swearingen dies at 61 in Montgomery City
Walter E Swearingen 61 of Montgomery City died this morning at his home after a year of declining health. The body was taken to Schlanker Funeral Home. He is survived by wife Loretta, brother Herbert of Montgomery City, sister Mrs Earl Oetting of Jefferson City, stepson Richard Grennan of Montgomery City, and five stepdaughters. He was a World War II veteran, a Montgomery City Baptist Church member, and operated a lunch counter and billiard hall in Montgomery City.
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Montgomery City
Walter Elwood Swearingen
Schlanker Funeral Home
Swearingen
Loretta
Herbert
Earl Oetting
Jefferson City
Richard Grennan
Les West
Auxvasse
Glenn Penn
New Florence
Donald Penn
William Lewis
Wellsville
Arthur Johnson
Mrs Dorothy McMahan dies at 78 in Rhineland
Mrs Dorothy Christina McMahan 78 of Rhineland died Sunday at St Josephs Hospital in St Charles after two months illness. Services at 10 a m Wednesday at Bethany Baptist Church Rhineland with Rev Richard Dismuke officiating burial in church cemetery. Call Baker Funeral Home New Florence after 1 p m Tuesday. Born April 8 1895 in St Charles she was married April 23 1911 to Homer McMahan who died June 8 1965. Surviving six daughters two sons 28 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren a half brother and two half sisters.
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New Florence
Dorothy Christina McMahan
Rhineland
St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Charles
Bethany Baptist Church
Richard Dismuke
Church
Baker Funeral Home
McMahan
Frank P
O'Fallon
Preston B. McMahan
Harrisburg
John Whitlock
Iona Dority
Mineola
Agnes Dobyns
Mt. Vernon
Deaths Miss Lucy Belle Brown 89 at The King's Daughters Home
Miss Lucy Belle Brown 89 of The King's Daughters Home died at 1 20 a m. Funeral services will be at 1 at the funeral home with Rev Frank Park officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Born March 13 1884 in Audrain County she was daughter of Ben D and Eliza Read Brown. Survived by brother G R Brown of Plainview Texas and several nieces and nephews. Visitation after 7 p m tonight at Arnold funeral home.
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Lucy Belle Brown
King’s Daughters Home
Arnold Funeral
Frank Park
First Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Audrain County
Miss Brown
Ben D
Eliza Read Brown
Hardin College
Baptist Training School
Louisville
Missouri
South Mountain
North Carolina
G. R. Brown
Plainview
Tex
Mrs Amanda McGee Dies At Paris
Mrs Amanda Jane McGee 82 of Paris died at 1230 pm Saturday at Monroe Manor Burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery southeast of Paris The line of survivors includes a son Glenn Estill McGee of Paris and a brother Stephen Grow of Kansas City Born October 16 1891 in Monroe County she married Fletcher McGee in 1909 who died in 1962 She was a member of the Pentecostal Church at Paris Funeral services were held this afternoon conducted by the Rev Gerald Stone of Columbia and the Rev John Warner of Keokuk Iowa
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Paris
Amanda Jane McGee
Agnew
Gerald Stone
Columbia
John Warner
Keokuk
Iowa
Cedar Grove
McGee
Monroe Manor
Monroe County
Stephen
Mary Belle Lou Grow
Fletcher McGee
Grace Bacher rites in Vandalia
Mrs. Grace A. Bacher 82 of Vandalia died Saturday at Shady Lawn Lodge Hannibal. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday Waters Funeral Home with Rev Ollie Trout officiating burial Bowling Green Cemetery. Born Bowling Green Sept 15 1891 daughter of Jim and Catherine Walkley. Survived by husband John Henry Bacher two daughters Goldie Clark Rockford Ill and Dorothy Goodman Hannibal a brother W T Walkley Vandalia a sister Mrs Fred Ross New London and a grandson Ms. Bacher lived much of her life in Hannibal moving to Vandalia about two years ago.
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Vandalia
Grace A. Bacher
Shady Lawn Lodge
Hannibal
the Waters Funeral Home
Ollie Trout
Bowling Green Cemetery
Bacher
Bowling Green
Jim
Catherine Ince Walkley
John Henry Bacher
Goldie Clark
Rockford, Ill
Dorothy Goodman
W.T. Walkley
Fred Ross
New London
Ms. Bacher
Service Tuesday For C H Paviat
Centralia prayer services will be held at Meador and Son Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Charles H. Paviat 78 who died Sunday in a Webster Groves nursing home. The Rev G A Calloway will lead with burial in Mt Horeb Cemetery Sturgeon. Visitation is 9 a.m. to time of service. He was born July 18 1895 in Cedarville Michigan, son of Rudolph and Julia Odeck. He married Mary Coats in March 1929 who survives, with three brothers Howard Grant's Pass Ore Edward and Clarence Pavlat of Raco Michigan.
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Centralia
Meador and Son
Charles H. Paviat
Webster Groves
G. A. Calloway
Ial
Mt. Horeb
Sturgeon
Mr. Paviat
Cedarville, Mich
Rudolph
Julia Odeck
Mary Coats
Howard
Grant’s Pass
Ore
Edward and
Clarence Pavlat
Raco, Mich
Warner S Byars Dies in Jefferson City Hospital
Warner S. Byars 58 of Jefferson City died at Memorial Hospital where he once served as administrator after five years of illness. Survived by wife Josephine Long and children Jane Mark and Jack, he was allied to Mrs. Lawrence King of Mexico. Burial plan in Jefferson City with cremation. services arranged by Freeman Mortuary. Lt. Byars, a World War II veteran, was wounded in Germany, captured, endured 45 days as a POW, and returned to the U.S. in 1945 after extensive service in Europe.
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Warner S. Byars
Jefferson City
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Byars
Lawrence King
Mexico
Freeman Mortuary
Josephine Long
Jane
Mark
Hawaii
Jack
Byars
Eighth Division
First Army
Germany
United States
Mitchell Field
N.Y
Belgium
France
New York
Twin Sons Die At Birth In Benton City
Twin sons of Mr and Mrs Robert Pace of Benton City died at Audrain Medical Center this morning. The first son lived only seconds after birth at 9 19 a m and the second was stillborn at 9 20 a m.
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Robert Pace
Benton City
Audrain Medical Center
Pair Linked To 6 More Murders in California
Stockton police say two men in custody on 11 execution style murder charges hold information about at least six more killings. Unidentified bodies were found Sunday in the Sierra Mountains as investigators traced the suspects William Steelman and Douglas Gretzler from Sacramento to the area.
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Stockton
Calif
California Sierra Mountains
William Steelman
Lodi
Douglas Gretzler
New York City
Sacramento
Energy bill pace on emergency oil measures and daylight time
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield moves the Jackson emergency energy bill to top priority, aiming to begin Tuesday. The House Commerce Committee schedules a Wednesday hearing on the emergency energy legislation. The Alaska Oil Pipeline bill nears a vote, but faces a FTC amendment dispute and a daylight saving time controversy.
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United States
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
House Commerce Committee
House
Federal Trade Commission
Truck Plant Union Votes To End Chrysler Strike
FENTON Missouri AP members of a USW local that rejected the national contract with Chrysler Corp voted to end their nine day walkout at the truck assembly plant in this St. Louis suburb.
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Fenton, Mo
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
St. Louis
Bus Fare Drops in St Louis as Tax Measure Starts
Taxpayers in St Louis and St Louis County gain a first benefit from a half cent transportation sales tax. Bi State buses lower the basic fare for a 30 day trial period.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis County
New Comet Kohoutek To Be Visible Wednesday
Comet Kohoutek, already seen with telescopes and binoculars, will be visible to the naked eye starting Wednesday at 3 24 am. It fades about 5 08 am as dawn brightens. The comet grows brighter as Earth nears its solar orbit and becomes visible in the east each day. By Thanksgiving its rise is about 3 40 pm and on November 30 about 4 05 am.
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Kohoutek
Billy Graham Won't Retire in St Louis Crusade
In St Louis Billy Graham says retirement is not under consideration due to global spiritual need. He notes a 11 day crusade drew over 224000 attendees with 24500 at the St Louis Arena, and cites 4250000 total crusade attendance that year. He warns against trusting political or monetary powers and urges faith in Christ.
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ST. Louis
Billy Graham
Graham
America
Dr. Graham
Washington
United Nations
City Land Fill: Present And Future in Mexico Missouri
State Air Conservation Commission urged Mexico to use more effective landfill methods to prevent fires. Officials praised recent improvements after a wet spring and clay in Audrain County slowed closing a west pit. City plans for a state license and potential county-wide solid waste plan. recycling and incineration non-options. Rising costs, equipment needs, and possible future land use, plus fees, shape the long term. A separate Miami Beach bar incident mentions a man shot by a holdup suspect who was ejected for making noise.
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State Air Conservation Commission
Nielsen
Mexico-Audrain County League of Women Voters
League
City of
Mexico
Environmental Protection Agency
Jaycee Glass
Jay
IGA
Stag Beer
Neilsen
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Jackie L. Shropshire
G. P. Kallenbach
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F. Delano Lewis
Jerry W. Lee
Virginia M. Martin
Seth A. Jones, III
James H. Elliott
John Middleton
Tammy J. Moore
Marilyn Orr
Charles W. Gifford
Thompson
Lillie E. Hofreichter
Don M. Harshbarger
Edgar T. Sims
Dorothy H. Griggs
John J. Johnston
Mae Breedlove
Lee L. Shuck
Aneta Bradford
Roy Milhollin
Ralph Isgrig
Willie M. Garrett
William B. Martin
Keith L. Thomas
Middletown
Charles J. Windsor
Minnie Y. Washington
Edwin E. Flook
John M. Long
William O. Morris Sr
Larry H. Healy
Grace
Gilman
William Schulte
Rush Hill
Martha V. Moore
Fulton
Eldon Larson
Ernest Osgood
Perry
James L. Pannel
Isaac V. Butten
Webster D. Shoemate
John K
Bra J. Williams
Aure Sallie Hagan
Clarence ‘Demeke
Laddonia
Jeffrey Grosse
Edward M. Hall
Glenn Meyers
Lester Sparks
Francis G. Picton
Curryville
Gary D. Johannaber
Tina L. Hager
Larry Spears
William E. Tully
Edward P. Long
Dorothy M. Carter
Akron
Ohio
J.B. Arthur
Sherman Daniel Cranmer
Sandra Jean Nichols
Don Lewis
Dee-Don Kennels
Route 4
Sheriff's Department
Lewis
William Lee Hontz
Aberdine
Miss
Jordan Ann Seigfreid
S. Western St
Pansy Gish
E. Breckenridge St
E. Monroe Street
Craig Street
Gish
Monroe Street
Maxine Brooks
Route 2
Lethea Miller
Christy St
Boone County Circuit Court
Charlotte Ann Walker
Hallsville
Russell Laverie Walker
Mary Ann Forsythe
Claude Elmer Forsythe
Denton
Highway Patrol
James Hulen Foster
Route 3
Gm&o
Route D
Highway 54
Paul C. Blough
Slater
Foster
Birney Jones
Danville
Jones
Irvin Henry Steiger
New Haven
Tommy Lee Watkins
Callaway County
Watkins
Steiger
Highway 19
Christine C. Scheible
Hermann
Ray McCormack
Jefferson St
Clark
Missouri Livestock Market Center
Dept. of Agr
MNS
Roger Parker
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Nixon
Atty
John Mitchell
White House
John W. Dean III
Mitchell
Dean
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Republican Coordinating Committee
Congress
Walter E. Swearingen
Dorothy McMahan
Amanda McGee
Grace Bacher
C.H. Paviat
Truck Plant Union
Miami
Fla
Miami Beach
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