Miss Melson Wins 4-H Rider Award
Audrain County 4-H Horse and Clover Awards Banquet honored top youth in the 4-H Horse project at the Audrain 4-H Center. India Melson won the High Point Rider prize, with Gina Shellabarger taking High Point Horse and Rider. Awards across three age groups were presented, plus Sportsmanship and Horsemanship honors. A safety program and review of 1976 materials were featured, with invitation to the Oct. 18 Fun Horse Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County
Audrain 4-H
Joe Holtkamp
India Melson
Carter Cavaliers
George Melson
Mexico
Rte
High Point
Corral
Gina Shellabarger
Gant Lucky Clover
Donna Gibbons
Michelle Monk
Hisey Hoppers
Kirk Ekern
Jolly Workers
Nancy Duff
F & L Hustlers
Benny Runde
Sheila Dean
Sims Happy Helpers
Gant Lucky Clovers
Liz Hill
Andy Ekern
Frank Fennewald
Jacque Murphy
Molino Musketeers
Sherry Sanders
Kim Haverstick
Bernard Fennewald
Jolly Workers 4-H Club
Harvey Gifford
Harvey Lynn Gifford
Dee Goedeke
Little Bulbs Shorten Winter
Early spring bulbs push up blooms ahead of winter’s end. Snowdrops and winter aconite lead, with crocus, scilla, and iris following. planting depth and soil needs noted. Daffodils, hyacinths, pushkinia, and chinodoxa join as March arrives, with bulbs-to-plant guidance and timing.
Missouri Reports Improve Corn Outlook in 1975 Forecast
Missouri crops show corn production at 172.8 million bushels as of Oct 1 1975 up 2.7 million from Sept. 1 and 23.7 million above last year. Average yield 64 bushels per acre up one from Sept. 1 and nine above 1974 with harvest over one third complete. Soybeans forecast at 106.8 million bushels unchanged from Sept. 1, 11.1 million above last year but 20.1 million below 1873 peak. Northern areas report higher yields while West Central and Southeast districts lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Miss Kroeger Earns Trip To Chicago
Columbia area 4-H group will send five representatives to the 54th National 4-H Congress in Chicago on Nov. 30. Susan Kroeger, 18, Centralia, Route 1, earns the Eli Lilly 4-H health program Congress trip. A seven-year 4-H member and 1975 Centralia A-6 High School graduate, she is a freshman at Blessing School of Nursing in Quincy Illinois. She aims to be more than a nurse, seeking to help others.
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Columbia
Mid-Missouri
Chicago
Susan Kroeger
Centralia
Arthur Kroeger
Susan
Eli and Lilly Co
Indianapolis
The
Blessing School of Nursing
Quincy
Ill
Trojan Band Places Second at Culver-Stockton Parade
The Trojan Band of Community A-6 High School took second in Class B at the Culver-Stockton Homecoming Parade in Canton. First went to Canton High School Band. Drum major Calvin Webber and drum majorette Vicki Whalen lead the band which plans to compete at the Mark Twain Marching Festival Tuesday and travel to Kirksville on Oct 18 for the NEMSU Marching Contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott’s Corner
Trojan Band
Ozarks Most Beautiful Says Emmett Kelly Dedication
Emmett Kelly returned to Houston Missouri for a park dedication named for the famed sadfaced clown. Mayor Imtey presented a city key and Gov Bond proclaimed Saturday as Emmett Kelly Day in Missouri. Kelly was born in Kansas and began his circus career in Marceline Missouri before worldwide fame.
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Houston
Ozarks
Emmett Kelly
David Imtey
Kelly
Christopher
Bond
Missouri
Kansas
Marceline
Wellsville High Band Fall Concert Winds Through Tradition
The Wellsville-Middletown R-1 band staged its annual fall concert in the high school auditorium under Dennis Goodman. It followed a bicentennial pageant appearance and precedes a Halloween parade street performance. Band members include Lana Bass Tammy Cutright Cathy Debo Beverly Kleinsorge Cathy McMurtry Cheryl Sommer Joyce Wilson Diana Nilges and John Gastler among others.
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Wellsville
Wellsville-Middletown
R-1
Dennis Goodman
Lana Bass
Tammy Cutright
Cathy Debo
Beverly Kleinsorge
Cathy McMurtry
Cheryl Somme
Laddonia Club Discusses US History and Bicentennial Pageant
The Laddonia Cauthorn Friendship Club met October 8 at Osage Ranch. Members and students participated in a bicentennial pageant with extended lists of singers, instrumentalists, and actors. Andrew Jackson and George Thompson were highlighted. next meeting is November 4 with Mrs. Welch hosting.
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Laddonia
Laddonia Cauthorn Friendship Club
Lawrence Thomas
Osage Ranch
Elmer Johnson
Rowena Powell
Amelia Christopher
Tri-County
Vandalia
Carver Brown
Lenoir
Columbia
James Lowry
Kim Smith
Blessing Hospital
Quincy
Monroe City Woman Killed In Crash On 36
Jean Ann Kurz 25 of Monroe City died at the scene in a three vehicle crash on Route 36 three miles east of Monroe City at 2:45 am Sunday. Injured were Allen Clyde McCormick and Nathan Edward Hazelwood of Overland Park Kansas and Raymond Victor Green of Bonner Springs Kansas. All were treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hannibal and released. The Kurz car was on the wrong side of the road, struck a tar kettle on a westbound truck and then a head on collision with Green’s car. The truck with tar kettle overturned, throwing its occupants. The Green car and the Kurz vehicle were damaged. the Kurz car was split in half.
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Monroe City
Jean Ann Kurz
Garner
Allen Clyde McCormick
Nathan Edward Hazelwood
Overland Park
Kan
Raymond Victor Green
Bonner Springs
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hannibal
McCormick
Education of Exceptional Children course opens for teachers
Wellsville area teachers can earn three University of Missouri credits by enrolling in course Ld39 Education of Exceptional Children at Wellsville Middletown High School on Thursday evening October 16 at 6 30 p m New enrollees may join the session after one class has already met The course fee is 93 dollars payable to University of Missouri Dr Jean Fuller of the Special Education Department will instruct the class in Columbia Missouri
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Wellsville
University of Missouri-Columbia
Wellsvile- Middletown High School
Marion Wallace
University of Missouri Extension Center
Troy
University of Missouri
Jean Fuller
Special Education Department
University of Missouri- Columbia
Surprise Birthday Visit At Tipton Missouri
Mrs Verlinden of Tipton and family surprised her daughter in law on her birthday. Mrs William Flan dermeyer left Concordia after a short visit with Mr and Mrs C W Burkhalter and daughters. The Montgomery continued on Page 7.
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James Verlinden
Tipton, Mo
Verlinden
Schmidt
William Flandermeyer
Concordia
C.W. Burkhalter
Higher Farm Incomes Boost Household Spending Across Farms
USDA balance sheet data show farm families increased spending on furniture and home items as well as machinery. As of Jan 1, 1975 farm household equipment and furnishings reached 15.4 billion, up 2.1 billion in one year, while total farm assets rose to 520.2 billion, with land values up 14 percent and debt at 81.8 billion. Net income peaked in 1973 and 1974, but 1975 forecasts indicate another decline to about 25 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Economic Research Service
Usda Agency
Crash Fire Kills 2 In Plane
A small single engine Mooney crashed on approach to St. Charles Municipal Airport Sunday night and burst into flames, killing the two occupants, a man and a woman. Authorities withheld their identities pending relative notification.
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ST. Charles, Mo
Traffic Jams as Fall Foliage At Silver Dollar City
In Joplin Missouri heavy weekend traffic rolled through Taney and Stone counties as fall colors along with a Silver Dollar City crafts festival drew streams of cars. Sunshine and near summer warmth blanketed the Ozarks with peak color forecast for next weekend and through the month barring storms.
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Joplin
Nature
Silver Dollar City
Missouri
Ozarks
Highway Patrol
Taney
Stone Counties
Audrain Records Fewest Traffic Accidents in September
Audrain County logged 10 traffic accidents in September, the lowest among the Troop F counties. Callaway had 29, Montgomery 23, and Boone 51. Gasconade and Moniteau tied Audrain for fewest, while Boone posted the highest total with 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain County
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Jefferson City
Callaway
Boone
Montgomery
Audrain
Gasconade
Moniteau
Farber Curfew Debate and City Business Decided
Farber council approves curfew from 10 p m to 5 a m in line with Bowling Green rules and discusses an elevated water tank option with Vandalia, choosing to decline the offer. A revenue sharing check of 1641.00 for the first Entitlement quarter is noted as secure. Discussions include ambulance storage, stray dogs duties, building permits, and local legal matters before a Los Angeles update on Mickey Cohen's cancer surgery and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farber
Don Crow
Vandalia
Ralph Lemasters
Katherine Stathem
James Millan
Bowling Green
John Maple
Ambulance District Board of Directors
Maple
Waldo Roberts
Eddie Bent
Leroy Rathburn
James E. Ford
Phillip Stathem
Homer Rentfro
Ervin Myers
Rentfro
Pat Bouchard
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Miss Melson
Miss Kroeger
Community
Wellsville High
Laddonia Club
David Lybarger
David Maskey
Mark Poole
Eddie Ruebling
Kenny Chandler
Glenn Swarthout
Debby Presley
Gale Gastler
John Ruebling
Mike Arens
Mary Lisa Bastean
Craig Brace
Julie Dunn
Wayne Sommer
Carl Chandler
Jeffry Dobbins
Mark Dunbar
Darlene Freie
Robyn Leverett
Chris Schmidt
Danny Woodson
Gary Woodson
David Ham
Ricky Stone
Tracy Coppage
Sheri Walker
Judy Grossmann
Luke Briscoe
Martha Kay Christian
Don Weedman
Rosalee Thorp
Jill Keith
Terry Dodson
Patty Grimwood
Charlotte Gastler
Cathy Lott
Jeff Dobbins
Mary Louis Shoup
Tina Briscoe
Lisa Harrington
Vinita Roundtree
Billy Wayne Roundtree
Neil Thomas
Cynthia Thomas
Deanie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas
Carlota Thomas
Terri Thomas
Cynthia Briscoe
Ricky Clark
Sondra Briscoe
Lynette Kemp
Mary Gollon
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
John Quincy Adams
United States
George Thompson
John Doe
Israel Putnam
Thompson
Faye Welch
W.L. Woolfolk
John Parkes
Chicago, Ill
Edward Gruer
Greensboro
N.C
Ruby Gruer
Dennis Davidson
Laddonia Rebekah Lodge No. 842
Herald McCluggage
Kenneth Gore
Roy Stewart
International Sovereign Grand Lodge
Portland
Ore
Joseph Stark
St. Louis
Grace Lutheran
Robert Weiss
David and
Sheri
Longmont
Colo
Leonard Groves
Overland Park Ran
M.W., Berger
Carl Schmidt
Auto Glass Specialists
Gamble Paint & Glass
Mexico Area
ATH
Vi Gee
Bob George
Ier Ey
S. Clark
People In the News
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Ucla Medical Center
Citizens Savings
Citizens
Epi
Jefferson & Liberty
Citizens Savings Association
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