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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1973
Page
9
CENTRALIA The fuel shortage worries A B Chance Company as a 28 day December natural gas curtailment collides with propane scarcity. The plant has tightened conservation, stocked extra propane, and sought priority status without response, leaving how much it can use uncertain.
CENTRALIA The Centralia Park and Recreation Board voted to continue selling family swimming passes at 30 dollars through the Christmas season. Passes admit family members to the Centralia pool all summer during regular hours. Passes available at the water and light office.
Adult Education programs provide free High School Diploma or GED preparation and reading writing and math skill improvement for ages 17 to 100. Enroll in Sturgeon at the Community Center City Park Wednesdays 6 30 to 9 30 p m Centralia at the Mediamobile Centralia High School Thursdays 7 30 to 9 30 p m and Northern Callaway County at the Mediamobile R 1 North Callaway High School Tuesdays 7 to 9 p m. Winter recreation continues and a January meeting of the board was noted.
Cadet Robert Wyatt of Montgomery City earns promotion to sergeant first class in the MMA Cadet Corps at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico Missouri. Lt Col John Starke cites scholastic athletic and leadership progress. Wyatt is the son of Mr and Mrs R L Wyatt Sr of 702 N Walker Montgomery City.
Laddonia Jaycees and the Jaycee Wives organize a Saturday bazaar at Laddonia Christian Church from 1 am to 5 pm with participants including Cheerful Homemakers Fortnightly Club Happy Hustlers and West Carvie Homemakers. Funds raised support the Loyd Fischer Fund and Camp Wonderland among other projects.
The R-1 North Callaway Band Boosters met at North Callaway High School Library to set the annual spaghetti supper for January 19 from 5 30 to 7 30 with a music program at 7 30 featuring vocal and instrumental numbers from both the elementary and high school departments and Rod Starns organ music A sousaphone purchase and spats and gloves for band members were approved with an expected cost near 850 dollars to be raised by the supper candy sales and memberships set at 2 00 per person per year New officers elected for 1973 74 include Mrs Lamar Craighead President
Monroe County court set license fees at 250 dollars for selling liquor by the drink. Clerks and voters noted as Monroe City polls update while court cases proceed. In other items, a road crew member injured, court sessions opened for November term, and local lodge activities were reported along with 4 H program notes.
Christmas dinner at noon in the Baptist Church will be a carry-in all church affair. Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions begins Sunday. On December 9 the Baptist Women missionary group will present a program for Sunday School and morning worship, with Foreign Mission Offering collected. Harlan Lutz and family of California, Missouri, visited Mrs. Raymond Lutz for Thanksgiving.
The Wellsville Chamber of Commerce arranged Santa Claus visits on the next four Saturdays. Arrival is at 2 p.m. with a drawing for three turkeys at 3 p.m. on each of the first three Saturdays and a grand prize on the final event. Registration slips are in participating stores.
A family expresses deep gratitude for the kindness shown after the October 31 1973 fire bombing of their Auxvasse Missouri home. They thank the Fulton NAACP chapter area churches auxiliaries and other organizations plus individuals for donations of clothing food and other aid during their time of need.
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