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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1976

Page

2

Miss Roxanne Riddle Named First Delegate in Miss Missouri U.S.A.

Roxanne Riddle daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Riddle of Montgomery City was chosen as a first delegate to the Miss Missouri U.S.A. Pageant. The state committee selected 75 first delegates from more than 600 applicants. The finals at Lodge of the Four Seasons Lake of the Ozarks on November 26 27 and 28 will determine Missouri’s representative for the 1977 Miss U.S.A. Pageant. Riddle is a Drury College Springfield accounting major and Tri Delta sorority member.

Roxanne Riddle Tom Riddle Montgomery City U.S.A Missouri Lodge of the Four Seasons Lake of the Ozarks Drury College Springfield Tri-Delta

Patterson Haymes Engagement Planned For Spring Wedding

Mr and Mrs Paul Patterson of Jonesburg announce the engagement of their daughter Theresa Patterson to Randy Haymes son of Mr and Mrs OE Maymes of Warrenton. Theresa is a Montgomery County R-2 High School senior and Randy a Warren County R-2 High School graduate employed by McDonnell Douglass in St Louis. A spring wedding at United Methodist Church in Jonesburg is planned.

Jonesburg Paul Patterson Theresa Patterson Randy Haymes O.E. Maymes Warrenton Miss Patterson Montgomery County Haymes Warren County McDonnell-Douglass Corp St. Louis United Methodist Church

Women Hear How To Winterize Their Homes

A craft workshop hosted by the Town and Country Extension Club at Mrs. Virgil Thurston’s home featured a program on winterizing the home. Club president Mrs. Kirby Allen opened with a reading as Mrs. Ed Lierheimer reported. Guest student Mrs. Don Carlyle distributed questionnaires tied to her University of Missouri thesis on clothing and textiles. Attendees included Mrs. Don Eick Mrs. Joe Young Mrs. George Hogan Mrs. Russell Creed Mrs. Homer Martin and Mrs. Carl Squiers.

Virgil Thurston Town and Country Extension Club Kirby Allen Ed Lierheimer Don Carlyle University of Missouri At Columbia Carlyle Don Eick Joe Young George Hogan Russell Creed Homer Martin Carl Squiers

Community Calendar Highlights for Nov 20 23

Local listings show events across Columbia Mexico and surrounding areas. Included are dances at Eagles Lodge and Sunrise Optimist Club meetings, Masonic Temple communications and anniversary programs, Thanksgiving dinners, theater rehearsals, club meetings, and bus routes for OATS Transit with shopping and medical trips listed through Nov 23.

Quincy Tr Fred Waring FOE High Riders Eagles Lodge Pwr Sunrise Optimist Club Columbia Kline’s Navy Hebron Lodge A.M Communication Masonic Temple Emmanuel Shrine Matildamae Rohlfing Centralia Rebekahs IOOF Centralia OATS Columbia Medical and Little Dixie Charles Meyer Busy Beavers Kansas City Nature Helpers Don Buie MHS FOE Lodge VFW Crusade E.T PEO Audrain County League of Women Voters Mexico United Methodist Church Hawthorne School

Thanksgiving Supper Tonight At 4-H Center

Cedar Grove Extension Club members held a 4-H Center meeting to craft bouquets from brown paper bags led by Mrs Russell Miller. Hostess Mrs David Taylor opened the luncheon with blessing by Mrs Emil Hubert as president Mrs Hubert Fennewald noted 19 members attended and shared favorite Thanksgiving poems.

Cedar Grove Extension Club 4-H Center Russell Miller David Taylor Emil Hubert Hubert Fennewald Roy Hannah Joyce Barrett Bob Breid Cecil Prater James Woolfolk Walter Petersen Elon Dudley Hubert William Pepper Prater August

Society Notes Quietly Span Families and Travel

In Society Kelly and Anne Gibbs granddaughters of Mrs. Clark Gibbs of 315 BH Monroe have returned to their home in Marshall after visiting their grandmother Dr. Elizabeth Worrell of Columbia sister of Mrs. Gibbs was in Mexico on Thursday Dr. Worrell recently returned from a two week trip to Phoenix Ariz Mrs Don Crouch of Mexico was given a dinner party Thursday evening at the Picador Restaurant An employee of The Ledger she will be moving to Eldon where her husband has been transferred Attending the dinner were Miss Paula Sutton of Vandalia Mrs Richard Wilson and Mrs Kenneth Davis of Auxvasse Mrs Daryle Dzurick of Fulton Mrs David Hardt Mrs Lee Gibson Miss Sharon Zuroweste Miss Debbie Frey Mrs Bob Rivers Mrs John Sparks Mrs Charles Klusman Mrs Wayne Mayes Mrs Fred Pearl and Mrs Gary Wrye of Mexico.

Centralians Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Centralia Church

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Grace of Centralia host a Thanksgiving open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Claude Leo Grace and Nira Irene Venrick wed on December 20, 1926, and farmed near Akron, Colorado, before settling in Centralia. They have 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren, with children in Mexico, Middletown, Springfield, and Cen tralia.

Centralia Leo Grace First Baptist Church Claude Leo Grace Nira Irene Venrick Akron Colo Grace A.B. Chance Co Cox Street Chanice’s James Hoffman Mexico Doris Butts Middletown Bill Berry

Coyote bounty and church leaders in local news from 1966 1986

Summary of scattered items: Shannon Spurling collected a 15 dollar bounty after killing a coyote northwest of Mexico. Valerie Ann Welschmeyer and Beverly Sue Cook won first place in the Make It Yourself With Wool contest in District Seven. The Rev Robert R Collins was elected president of the Mexico Ministerial Alliance for 1967, succeeding Rev George B Wraith. A weather warning reported heavy snow and sleet in northwest Missouri. Plans to remodel the Precht Funeral Home into a medical center were announced by new owner L N Brown.

Shannon Spurling Mexico Valerie Ann Welschmeyer Martinsburg Beverly Sue Cook Auxvasse Women’s Auxiliary National Wool Growers Assn Missouri Wool Growers Robert R. Collins First Presbyterian Church

Longtime Mexico plant superintendent retires after 52 years

In Mexico, Robert H. Miller retires as superintendent of the North American Refractories plant at Farber after 52 years of service. Friday, November 20, 1836, Col. E. Burton of the Mexico Chamber of Commerce announced factory propositions and the potential reuse of Eugene Field school building for industry. Red Cross First Aid course overseen by Maneval Coil Gorrell. Miss Carrie Edwards noted with Methodist society involvement. Saturday, November 20, 1926, Rev. A A Wallace appointed at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St Louis. Thanksgiving turkey deliveries begin in Paris with Roy Vanlandingham selling 26 birds to Schatzer at 32 cents each. The Alan Carter farm sold for 38560 and the Mill Householder farm for 14400.

Robert H. Miller Farber E. ¥. Burton Mexico Carrie Edwards Methodist Society A.A. Wallace First Presbyterian Church Memorial Presbyterian Church St. Louis Paris Roy Vanlandingham Schatzer Alan Carter

Ann Landers on Male Desire and Wedding Etiquette

Dear Ann Landers discusses male sexual dissatisfaction and undergarment myths, arguing no universal rules exist for arousal. The column also advises a wary set of wedding-planning steps for parents of a groom, urging direct communication with the fiancée’s family and offering help on alcoholism resources.

Mexico Ledger Birthday Boxed Greetings List

Mexico Ledger lists birthday greetings for Joyce Wilson Marcia Williams Bonnie Young Dora May Dawson and Artie Stapleton on Monday and Martha McDonnell Gary Mackey Telitha Harvey Misa Elaine Armstrong Harold D Hayden James Walter Wright and Mrs Eddie Black on Tuesday. Publication notes include address at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo and subscription rates for various regions and armed forces. Office hours are given as 7 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and 7 30 to 1 00 p m Saturday.

Joyce Wilson Marcia Williams Bonnie Young Dora May Dawson Centralia Artie Stapleton Martha McDonnell Gary Mackey Telitha Harvey Misa Elaine Armstrong Harold D. Hayden James Walter Wright Eddie Black Mexico Ledger Washington St Mexico Audrain APO

TV Listings and Late Night Schedule Summary

A chaotic scan of channels listing programs across stations Ktvi Ktvo Kmoxty and more. It notes several shows including The Prince and the Pauper and college football pregame Michigan vs Ohio State followed by USC vs UCLA and various arts, news, and sports broadcasts across the day with weather notes and errors due to unreported changes.

Tv 12 Michigan Ohio State USC UCLA Burl Tyes Lawrence Welk National Geographic Flo Mary Tyler Moore Lincoln Center Symphony Hall NY Philharmonic Claudio Arrau Rafael Kubelik Dvorak New World Symphony

Sunday Listings and Highlights From Missouri Station

Missouri Forum at 9:00 a.m. on Channel 9 features Chief Justice Robert Seiler discussing a successor to retiring Justice Holman. NFL games air noon and 3:00 p.m. with multiple matchups listed across channels. A wide array of programs follows including Shadow Catcher about Edward S. Curtis, Food For All on world hunger, and classic films and NBC ABC movie slots. The schedule includes religious services, sports recap shows, and The Ballad of Josie and other late day movies.

Missouri Supreme Court Robert Seiler Holman Missouri Forum NFL Dallas Atlanta Houston Pittsburg Washington Cardinals St. Louis Edward S. Curtis ABC Face Nation Nh i Ee Flintstones Taanes Presga Jerry Falwell Meet Press Wrestlin Bator Boaty Laredo Gardenia Channel 4 Josie Doris Day Audie Murphy Joe Namath Johnny Weissmuller Sounder Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Frank Sinatra Huntington House Shirley Jones Home

Television Listings and Highlights From Ledgerland Station

Station listings show Captain and Tennille guests on Channel 2 3 17, including Raymond Burr Loretta Swit and Pat Morita. Evening premieres include A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on Channel 4 13 and The Savage Bees on Channel 5 8 10 with related evening schedules and a Baltimore at Miami NFL game at 8:00 on 2 3 17.

Captain Tennille Raymond Burr Loretta Swit Pat Morita Ogden Nash Baltimore Miami Cross-Wits Nashville al Onofrio House Avengers Prairie Kuams Chronicle Si. Li Baltimore Ve Ben

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Miss Riddle Miss Roxanne Riddle R-2 High School Chili Audrain County Historical Society Charles Ekedahl Senior Citizens Happy Circle Senior Citizen Center Hanes Promotion Sale Sandalfoot and Nan Weiss Centralians Dale Robert Jack Grace The Young Homemakers Club Production Credit Association John Wyss Joe Dubbert Lewis Legerman George Rose Eldon Rose Lee Baker Joe Duthbert Eugene Pryor Robert Shaw Legerman Women of Moose Plan the Moose Lodge Women of the Moose Bob McGee Duane Harvey McGee Jackie Thompson Ruth Cooper John Cleeton Frank Boswell Atha Eastin Robert Poage Lillie Weakly Harold Erdel Printing CO Tan Prd Ann Landers Toots Ann Arov P.O Elgin Ill Ktvi Ktvo Ottumwa Kmoxty Hannibal David Niven Tharkaging CBS Sports CBS Billy Jack Count Dracula Ken Berry Tim Conway Liza Oregon Trail Music Hall America Joey Heatherton Johnny Rodrigues Paul Simon Heidi Shirley Temple Brock Richard Widmark Roland Winter Chan Basail Rathbone Sherlock London Warner Oland James Garner Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell Welk Dolly Andy Williams Mary T. Moo Bob Newhar Staak NBC Movie Alice Most Wanted Carol Burnett ABC Newaast Music Hall Space Kelety St. Louis Krog Tv Jeff City Kelejty Ledgerland Discovery Sacred Heart Leroy Jenkins Dire Forum the Life Mass Treehouse Robinson Lester Seay Maxy Bourbon St Gilligan Notre Dame Rex Humbardyg Dinos Cicely Tyson NBC Sonny and Cher Redd Foxx Tom Jones Shields Yarnell Boston Symphony Colin Davis Mendelssohn Wagner Sibelius America ABC Weyerast Peyrscasts CBS Newsca Jimmy Swaggart al Onafrio Million Peter Marshal Sonny Symphony Starsky Peter Marshes Survival Tri-State Kojak Tyee Dragnet al Onathon Saidii Sanford & Viz Sesame St Hollywood Jim Landry Fortune Farry Lacy Somerset Don ‘Ho Restlessee Dick VanDy ii Orleans Mardi Gras Playa Scott Joplin Jey Roll Morton Eubie Blake Wolf Trap Soundstage Janis Law the Blood, Sweat and Tears Group David Brenner Johnny Carson Tomorrow Show George & Frien Marcus Evi Ina Sp Alley Family Feud Mehey Loua Mr. Roger Lives Amass Bewitched Pyramid &Ironside Electric Co One Life Elvis Presley Vince Edwards China George O’brien Martin and Lewis Adam West
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