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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1970
Page
9
Southwest zone winds shift as clear conditions bring colder air tonight with mid to upper 30s lows and frost possible across scattered arid areas. Missouri forecast shows night frost, then sunny cool Saturday with highs in the 30s and 40s, and a track of rain ending tonight to morning clearing. Hospital notices list admissions and discharges with names, locations, and a newborn birth in Mexico.
Multiple deaths are listed alongside a late night car theft in a Missouri area. Victims include Mrs Gladys Mae Patton, 59, and others in Arkansas and nearby towns. A blue 1963 Chevrolet and a white convertible were stolen from George Pontiac Olds, later found near the Air Park Motel after being abandoned and damaged. Authorities, including Trooper Gary Phillips, Sheriff Sulgrove, and Mexico police, investigated the theft, with the car reported missing from 714 N Clark St and entered by a broken vent glass. The report also notes court actions and vital statistics births in Salt River area.
Magistrate Barbara Plilischaiske released on $200 bond after being charged with cashing an insufficient funds check. George James Henderson Daniel Dean Fridrick and Franklin Darryl Rodenbaugi charged with tampering with motor vehicle. Roger Dale Buckman fined for careless driving. Local notices detail currency and grain prices and various personal name notices. Highway Patrol reports a minor accident in Montgomery County near Wellsville involving George Cornell and Michael Poindexter with damages described.
The Mexico Missouri Ledger lists births with names and dates including Swayne Michael, Martha Ann, Anna Elizabeth, and many others, followed by a Deaths section noting multiple individuals such as Lara Beth Cohagen, Jamie Ricketts, Virgil W. Hudnall, and Clara Wear among others. Stock market notes from the New York Stock Exchange appear with price moves for Crowell Collier, Kaiser Aluminum, and others.
Mrs. Gladys Mae Patton, 69, of 617 E Switsler St Centralia, died at Boone County Hospital Columbia Thursday after a brief illness. Born November 29 1910 in Howard County she was married to Thomas Lee Patton August 16 1939 who survives. She attended Centralia First Baptist Church and is survived by a daughter Mary Ellen Lewis two sons Lonnie J and Thomas W four grandchildren father and siblings. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with Rev Howard White officiating. Burial Glendale Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Fenton Funeral Home tonight and Saturday evenings.
In Tulsa a campaign speech linked the ADA to radical liberals led by Joseph Duffy, Connecticut Senate hopeful. Agnew warned Northern and Western Democrats amid talk of Black Panther support, repeating charges against protesters and framing “concerned students” as a militant fringe.
President dox and Nixon shared duty in Georgia with Maddox greeting voters amid a crowd of about 1,090 as Nixon spoke on Indochina proposals. Maddox, a Democratic lieutenant governor candidate barred from re election, shook hands and kissed babies while Nixon hailed peace talks and contrasted the wartime draft with Canadian exile claims.
Detroit AP report notes vice president candidate Hubert Humphrey returns a Lincoln Continental valued at 750 dollars amid a lease dispute.
The Rev. Robert R. Collins of First Presbyterian Church of Mewien will address the Optimist Club at Monterey Restaurant promoting his trip to Africa. Ford Motor Co says Hubert Humphrey ended a car lease and returned the vehicle, noting no impropriety in the special rates.
A body identified as Mrs. Marty Swisher, about 35, of Mission, Kansas, was found today downstream from the site where three cars were swept away by a Thursday flash flood near Edwards in Benton County, southeast of Warsaw.
Mayor Frank Curran and seven city council members, part of the National League of Cities, were indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges over a fare increase for Yellow Cab Co. The ninth suspect was named under seal. Arraignment followed and prosecutors cited potential prison terms up to 14 years for bribery.
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes named Frank E B Meyer of Sedalia as judge in the 18th Judicial Circuit, succeeding the late Frank W. Hayes. He also announced reappointments and regents and commissions including Mrs F C Wallower of Webb City to the State Library Commission and several others to various Missouri boards and commissions.
Mexico Jaycee Wives Club sells Halloween puppets candy to raise funds for the National Kidney Foundation. A $1 bag covers one day of medication for a kidney transplant patient, with about 420 bags sold since Sept. 25.
The conference and his visit with missionary friends in the Congo were arranged by John Bowles, program chairman of the Optimist Club of Mexico, coordinating the appearance.
Ford Motor Co. announced price increases across its 1970 lineup, adding an average of 14 dollars per car and 167 dollars over the prior year’s prices. Subcompact Pintos and compact Mavericks and Comets kept unchanged. The Continental Mark III rises to 8377, Monterey Custom to 3927, with an overall average 5.1 percent rise.
The Nixon administration's controversial family assistance welfare plan failed to win Senate approval in a Finance Committee vote. A limited experimental pilot version may be added to a Social Security bill, with staff to draft details. Welfare Secretary Richardson said the administration would push for a full program if a pilot is approved.
Defense cuts spark House action and Melvin Laird urges negotiating from strength as Pentagon seeks Senate restoration. FTC proposes rules to curb deceptive car pricing, requiring full price disclosure and elimination of unlisted options. Hearings set for January 12 and 13.
In St. Louis at the Missouri Municipal League Arts Council conference Mayor Warner Williams becomes president, succeeding Jefferson City's John Christy. Fae Lowry is named vice president of the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Assn, Earl Jones leads the Missouri Police Chiefs Assn, Neil Nielsen serves as secretary treasurer of the Missouri City Managers Assn, Floyd Lew heads Missouri County Judges, and Pleasant R. Smith chairs the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Mexico High selected five Homecoming Queen candidates Joan Adams Cindy Page Sally Sparks Ellen Williams and Donna Farris in all homerooms on Wednesday. Escorts announced Lester Miller Allen Williams Roger Wilson Victor Arnold Johnny Freeman and Terry Maguire. Bulldogs travel to Sedalia for final conference game. pep squad and student council buses depart at 5 30 p m with 5 15 loading.
Cannon salutes mark Cambodia's proclamation of a republic by Lon Nol Sihanouk and Cheng Heng led the ceremony as military jets flew overhead. A 101 gun salute injured two sailors after a malfunction. The move ends millennia of monarchy and aligns with new leadership planned for UN talks. Fighting meanwhile intensified at Taing Kauk and east of Phnom Penh as government forces clash with remaining royalist forces.
In South Vietnam the U S Command reported three Army helicopters shot down and four Americans wounded, bringing unofficial helicopter losses to 4078 in Indochina. An attack near Khe Sanh left 26 enemy troops killed. Vice President Ky returned to Saigon to discuss Nixon peace proposals with President Thieu after a European visit.
Robert DePugh 47 longtime Minutemen leader and aide Walter Pearson received nine concurrent federal prison terms of 10 years each for violations of firearms regulations after FBI raids found a large arms cache near Truth or Consequences New Mexico. Convicted Sept 25 by a federal jury.
Ruthie Barnes, daughter of Vand Mee Taumanna, is enrolled as a freshman at DePauw University in Greencastle as the college begins its 134th academic year. The article notes Barnes is from 705 East Monroe Street and mentions L. B. Hawthorne of Migs Barnes in a brief reminiscence.
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