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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1974
Page
4
The Ledger solicits wedding reports for clipping in the scrapbook. Submit a completed Wedding Information Blank from the society desk or request ahead of time. Reports must be returned within 14 days with a signed form and a phone number. space limits may require trimming.
PARIS One hundred thirty people attended the open house at the Santa Fe community center Sunday honoring Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hendricks on their 50th wedding anniversary hosted by Paris neighbors. The couple married November 23. Also noted, the Presby-Cats in Benton City collected $55 for UNICEF at their regular meeting attended by 15 members and one visitor Julie Cox.
The Sims Happy Helpers 4-H Club met November 12 at Fifth Street Baptist Church Hannibal with Gina Holsheiser presiding. Twenty members and nine guests attended. Harvey Gifford Brian Wilson and Alan Northcutt gave an outdoors demonstration. Gini Holsheiser led the games. Attendants included the late Adolphus Scobee and Dorothy Breckenridge now in California. The Hendricks and Gilbert families were described with a retirement and farm history ending in Paris in 1972. Punch cake and mints were served by neighbor children.
In Wellsville on Sunday an open house celebrated golden wedding anniversary for the late Claude Bishop and his wife at the Senior Citizen Center. Their family noted they married in Shamrock on November 19, 1924, and moved to Wellsville in 1952. They have three children, twelve grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. several relatives attended the event.
The Liberty Livewires 4-H Club raked and bagged 170 bushels of leaves for compost and gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Rosenthal’s home to assist with a house raising project. The event closed with a wiener roast and a trip to the movies.
Jesse L. Wilson celebrated his 86th birthday on November 10 with family at the Show-Me Room of First National Bank. A ham and turkey dinner followed. Guests included numerous Wilsons from Mexico Centralia and Thompson, along with special attendees Mrs Alice McBaine and Mrs Marjorie Azdell of Mexico.
A period calendar lists scheduled events for Audrain County organizations from Nov 15 to Nov 25 including Democratic Club joint meeting at First National Bank Show-Me Room Nov 20, Legion Auxiliary, health department clinic, PTA gatherings, Welcome Wagons Newcomers, Rush Hill bazaar, Mexico Community Chorus, Garden Club program, and Emmanuel Shrine birthday party with dates, locations, and brief details.
Christian Church ladies gathered at Mrs. John Carline's home on November 11 for a covered-dish luncheon with nine members and five children present. Anson gave the program as Angela Barker received the birthday song. A basket dinner was planned for November 23 at 6 p.m. at the church in observance of Thanksgiving. Oleta McCown read a hospital gift thank-you note from Abed Hinton. The next meeting will be a covered-dish luncheon at Mrs. Robert Tratchel's home on December 9 with the hostess in charge.
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