Miss Abington and Leon Shaw Wed In Candlelit Vandalia Church
Miss Vicki Lynne Abington married Leon James Shaw in a candlelit First Baptist Church ceremony at 7:30 PM. Rev. Bob Hoehn officiated as pink mums and candles framed the bride in a candlelight satin gown. The couple, both Vandalia residents and Van-Far graduates, plan to live in Farber after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicki Lynne Abington
Leon James Shaw
First Baptist Church
Bob Hoehn
Raymond Abington
Vandalia
Shaw
Alvin QO. Shaw
Rhonda Wasson
Abington
Karen Carlson
Miss Carlson
Harvey Schutz
Rick Hurshman
Doug Lybarger
Kathy Flynn
Michelle Goodin
Farber
Ellen Caldwell
Debbie Workes
Janet Dougherty
Camerons Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary in Olney
Mr and Mrs Owen Cameron will mark their 50th wedding anniversary with a 2 to 4 pm reception at Olney Park House hosted by their children and grandchildren. They request no gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camerons
Olney
Owen Cameron
Olney Park House
Chautauqua Circle Reviews Two Books At Meeting
The Chautauqua Circle welcomed Mrs. Stig Scharthi as a new member. Mrs. Paul Smith reviewed Twentieth Century Faith by Dr. Margaret Mead, noting essays depicting hope and cross disciplinary work for world good. Mrs. Roy Swindell reviewed The Endless Adventure by Dale Coman, describing journal essays from Maine to Delaware with simple pencil drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stig Scharthi
Paul Smith
Margaret Mead
Mead
Smith
Dale Coman
Roy Swindell
Community calendar events mark Vandalia and nearby
Saturday activities include St John s Lutheran Women s Guild bazaar and bake sale from 9 to 4 at St John s Educational Building with lunch. Mexico Country Club hosts wine tasting at 6 30 p m and dinner at 7 30 p m. a free film Miguel Up From Puerto Rico for grades K-8 at Mexico-Audrain County Public Library from 2 30 to 4 p m. Messiah rehearsal at 4 p m Sunday at Mexico United Methodist Church with organist Alan Kimbrough. Thanksgiving dinner for Parents Without Partners at Garfield Community Center at 1 p m. upcoming Senior Citizens Library Group meet in Mexico on Mon Nov 9. Gilman Guild of The First Christian Church meet 7 30 p m with Mrs. Fred Hollingsworth on Nov 19. Captain John Hall Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists at Monterey Restaurant Nov 19. newsletter party Tue Nov 20 with Mrs. Dorothy Hoffner at 715 Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s — Lutheran Women’s Guild of
Mexico
Florissant Hosts Weekend Guests Prince Family
Mr and Mrs H E Prince of Florissant are weekend guests of Mrs Hugh Stanberry at 510 Woodlawn. Prince is Stanberry’s niece and the couple recently moved from Washington state to Florissant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Prince of
Florissant
Hugh Stanberry
Woodlawn
Prince
Stanberry
State of Washington
Miscellaneous Club Carry-In Dinner at Garfield Center
The Miscellaneous Club held a Thanksgiving luncheon at Garfield Community Center inviting 51 members. Rev. W H Hightower delivered the invocation and Mrs Pearl Fecht presided. Quinnie Benton spoke on social security and welfare law changes, with Helen Carter of Wentzville cited in the devotion "Thank You Grandpa." The Kitchenette Band performed, and Mrs Fecht accompanied on guitar. A solo by Mrs Fecht titled "Yellow Moon" and a closing rendition of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" followed. The next meeting features a gift exchange and Christmas party on December 10 at 4:36 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Community Center
America
W.H. Hightower
Pearl Fecht
Quinnie Benton
Helen Carter
Wentzville
Miss Tapy to Wed Mr Burkhalter in St Louis Church
Invitations mailed announce the wedding of Miss Sue Tapy daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Tapy of St Louis to Don Burkhalter son of Mr and Mrs E C Burkhalter of Wellsville. The ceremony is at 4 pm on Saturday November 24 at Kingsland Memorial Presbyterian Church in St Louis. Miss Tapy works as a remedial reading teacher at Wellsville Middletown R 1 Elementary School. Burkhalter is employed at Kaizer Refractories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkhalter
Wellsville
Sue Tapy
Arthur Tapy
St. Louis
Don Burkhalter
E.C. Burkhalter
Kingsland Memorial Presbyterian Church
Miss Tapy
Wellsville-Middletown
R-1
Kaizer Refractories
Miss Boone Engaged to Mark Mathews for December
Mr and Mrs Den Boone of 1508 Arcadia announce the engagement of their daughter Miss La Tona Boone to Mark Steven Mathews son of Mr and Mrs D C Mathews Route 1 Mexico. La Tona is a senior at Mexico High School and works as a receptionist for Dr Robert W Peak. Mathews attended Mexico High School and farms with his father. The couple plans a December wedding.
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den Boone
Arcadia St
Miss la Tona Boone
Mark Steven Mathews
D. C. Mathews
Route 1
Mexico
Miss Boone
Mexico High School
Robert W. Peak
Mathews
Azdells To Celebrate Anniversary In December
Mr and Mrs Berry Azdell Sr mark their golden wedding with an open house from 2 to 4 p m Sunday Dec 2 at First Presbyterian Church Hosts include Dozier E Azdell Rush Hill Ned Azdell and Berry Azdell Jr Mexico sons and families Friends invited no gifts requested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Azdell Sr
First Presbyterian Church
Dozier E. Azdell
Rush Hill
Ned Azdell
Berry Azdell Jr
Mexico
Cedar Grove Club Makes Decorations at Meeting
Cedar Grove Extension Club held a Wednesday session at the 4-H Center with Mrs. Loren Gibbs hosting. Mrs. Walter Petersen and Mrs. James Woolfolk led decorations as Mrs. Carter Crockett opened with prayer and Mrs. Petersen led the business session. Equipment seminar set for Nov 28 at the 4-H Center. club models named. get well cards sent. prizes awarded. Kathleen Palmer and several guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove Extension Club
Loren Gibbs
Walter Petersen
James Woolfolk
Carter Crockett
Petersen
August Finck
Henry Finck
Gibbs
Cloyd Dingman
Teresa Pepper
Jill Woolfolk
Melvern Worley
Wendell Wehrman
Lee Roe
George Brown
Emil Hubert
Wehrman
Crockett
David Shock
Worley
Kathleen Palmer
Joyce Barrett
Lyndall Craghead
William Pepper
Elon Dudley
Roy Hannah
XNC Club Plans Christmas Dinner
The XNC Club met Wednesday at Monterey Restaurant with 34 members. President Mrs John Moore led the session planning the annual Christmas dinner at the Monterey, and a $25 welfare gift for an underprivileged child was approved. New member Mrs Hannah Urquhart welcomed. prizes went to Mrs Calvin Sims canasta Mrs John Gander pinochle and Mrs Lake Fork bridge. Mrs J H Linder won the door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
XNC Club
Monterey
John Moore
Denny Whisler
W. B. Arvin
W. M. Fitzpatrick
Lewis
Class of 1949 At MHS Plans Summer Reunion
Members of the 1949 class of Mexico High School met Tuesday at Carroll Motor Co to plan a reunion set for July 27 28. Barbara Moorhead chairs with Bill Nichols and Randall Weber and Jack Webber guiding entertainment. Treasurer is Mrs Dorothy Knipfel. Notices seek contact for missing classmates and names listed attended with several local spouses and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Doris Beatty
Wednesday Club Reviews and Talks On Books
The Wednesday Club met in the afternoon to discuss Destination Tomorrow by H. L. Beynon and August 1914 by Jules Henry. Mrs Ernest Gantt led a review, Mrs Don Decker oversaw current events, and Miss Carolyn Johnson spoke on Alexander Solzhenitsyn to nineteen members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Beynon
Ernest Gantt
Jules Henry
Don Decker
Carolyn Johnson
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Xi Gamma Tau Holds Model Meeting for Beta Sigma Phi
Xi Gamma Tau chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a model meeting Tuesday evening at Mrs. Blake Hinton home with Mrs. Leo Wolfe presiding. Gourmet cookbooks were distributed as a fundraising project. Plans for the February Valentine Ball were discussed. Mrs. Tom Usnick is general chairman. New rushees include Mrs. Gordon Wilkerson, Mrs. Don Van Lyssel, and Mrs. Francis Murphy. Attending members were Mrs. Jack Robberson, Mrs. Marvin Coil, and Mrs. Gary Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Gamma Tau
Beta Sigma Phi
Leo Wolfe
Blake Hinton
Tom Usnick
Gordon Wilkerson
Don van Lyssel
Francis Murphy
Jack Robberson
Marvin Coil
Gary Spencer
Carter Farmerettes Hear About Ecology
The Carter Farmerette Extension Club met at Mrs. Ward Moore's home with a Thanksgiving devotion. Larry Herndon of A. P. Green Refractories spoke on ecology. Upcoming events include an equipment seminar November 28, a council meeting Friday at the Mexico Audrain County Library, and a December 3 holiday foods meeting at the Court House. Gift exchanges honored eight members and announced Mrs Smithey as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Farmerette Extension Club
Ward Moore
Larry Herndon
Environmental Control Department
A. P. Green Refractories
4-H
Mexico- Audrain County
Court House
Charles Rahmeyer
Jim Phillips
Opal Smithey
Percy Creasy
Carl Bradley
Dorsey Griffith
Lawrence Puntney
George Weller
Smithey
Little Dixie CB Club Holds Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
The Little Dixie CB Club hosted its annual Thanksgiving dinner Thursday evening at the Empire Club with 75 members and families present. The Good Time band of Mexico provided after-dinner music. Christmas dinner is planned for December 23 at the Empire Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Dixie CB
Little Dixie CB Club
Empire Club
Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Abington
Mr. Shaw
Mrs. Leon James Shaw
Chautauqua Circle
Hallmark
North
Washington
Senior Citizens Library Group
Xen County Library
Gilman Guild of the First Christian Church
Fred Hollingsworth
Captain John Hall
Daughters of the American Colonists
Dorothy Hoffner
Mr. Mathews
Calvert Studio
Azdells
Cedar Grove Club
Omicron Alpha Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Knights of Columbus Hall
MHS
Auxvasse
Auxvasse Advancers
Shelly Lubbers
Brian Bower
Charlotte Lubbers
Julie Lantz
Janet Miller
Melvin Ockert
Linus Rothermich
Linda Jove
Pinecrest
Fulton
North Callaway Senior Citizens Center
Charlotte
Christmas Pitchers Jewelry Co
Jefferson
Carter Farmerettes
Pawon
S. Jefferson
Centralia
Mu Omicron
Harry Young
James Henry
Conrad Stietenroth
Woody Wright
John Stone
George Allen
Hiway
South
Ketc-Tv
Millbrook Blvd
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