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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1976
Page
8
Officials report temperatures and forecast for Ledgerland and Missouri region with rain and snow mix possible tonight through Tuesday. Public safety notes include multiple vehicle accidents, arrests for driving while intoxicated, magistrate and circuit court actions, and local hospital admissions and births.
Market reports indicate December wheat at 2.74 under No 2 hard winter, No 2 soft red at 2.72, corn around 2.48 to 2.43, oats near 1.60, soybeans close to 6.93, with futures edges mixed. Hogs and cattle quotes shift in Illinois National Stockyards, while New York shares climb on a technical rally led by International Telephone and Telegraph near 30% as Dow edges up about five points.
The Supreme Court refused to lift Justice Brennan's July 30 order preventing Massachusetts from enforcing a 1974 abortion consent law for minors under 18. The court said Massachusetts courts must interpret the law to decide if it creates a parental veto or a policy favoring parental consultation.
Mrs Leva Mae Branstetter 65 of Vandalia dies suddenly at home. funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at First Christian Church Vandalia with burial in Vandalia Cemetery. Survived by husband Harold Branstetter, four sons, three daughters, two stepdaughters, 31 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and several siblings.
Oscar H. Pettig, 84, of Montgomery City, died at 4 a.m. today at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Schlanker Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Velma Ingram Pettig, a brother Edward Pettig of Warrenton, two sisters Florence Spires of Wellsville and F. F. Strack of Bellflower. Pettigig was retired and had been supervisor of maintenance for the Montgomery County R-2 School district and was a member of the Montgomery City United Methodist Presbyterian Church.
Lee G Talley 71 of rural Paris died 3 40 am at Audrain Medical Center Mexico after years of ill health. A retired farmer he is survived by Ada a son Alfred of Paris a sister Ruth Myers of Illinois and brothers Harry and Joe Talley of Mexico. Funeral arrangements set for 2 pm Wednesday at Agnew Funeral Home Paris with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Graveside services were held at Bethel Cemetery for Mrs. Katie Mary Sparks 81 of Holliday. She died at 10 a.m. Saturday at her home. Born August 1, 1895 in Monroe County she was the daughter of Henry and Annie Henderson. She married Thomas B. Sparks in 1915 and is survived by a daughter Eunice a son Marvin four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In Vandalia the funeral service for Mrs. Haze Goodin 75 was led by Rev. Merle Newton of Flist Christian Church at Waters funeral home. Burial followed at Vandalia Cemetery with pallbearers Orson Kurz Jim Mudherin Henry Campbell John Bryan G W Smith Averill Besheara Sr Brooks Branstetter Roy Fowler. Frank B Berry obituary noted.
Joseph M. Rummans of Des Moines formerly of Mexico died unexpectedly Saturday at age 32. Funeral service is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Green Funeral Home with visitation after 1 p.m. Tuesday. He was born July 12 1944 in Mexico to Leon and Necell Rummans and married Phyllis in 1965. Surviving are his mother wife two sons a daughter four brothers two sisters and a grandmother. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs. Bessie Coe Moore were conducted at Meador and Son Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Donald Mattson Rev. John Foster and Rev. Don Carter led the service. Burial followed at Centralia Cemetery with organist Joan Finlay and soloist Bill G Snell. Pallbearers included Jack Adams O G Anderson Carroll Bryson Fran England Donald Hopper Raymond Lewis A D March and George McCauley.
Funeral services for Elmer Lee Baker 50 of Harrisburg were held this afternoon at Meadors and Son Funeral Chapel in Sturgeon with Rev David Perry of the Church of the Nazarene in Moberly officiating. Burial followed at Perche Baptist graveyard with pallbearers Loren Bond Lavern Milhollin Gus Nehring Les Sword Floyd Timmons and Francis Watson.
Terry Wayne Milner an 18 year old Paris R 2 High School senior died in a three car crash on Highway 15 near Shelbina at 12 40 a m. Dale A Chitwood 18 of Monroe City also died. Cars driven by Robert Rash 19 of Shelbina and Michael Cooper 18 of Shelbina were involved. Milner attended auto body classes at Mexico Area Vocational Technical School. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Paris with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Paris district schools closed at 11 a m in his memory. Milner survived by parents Thomas Wayne Studer Milner and Laura Jean Studer Milner and three brothers. He formerly worked at Consolidated Aluminum Shelbina and Quincy Elevators Paris. Burial arrangements by Davis Funeral Home Shelbina.
The board chose Hammond Charles Burns and LePere as the architect and trimmed the estimated expansion cost from seven to five million after studies by Booz Allen and Hamilton deemed the seven million level marginally feasible. Construction could begin late in 1977 pending financing consensus.
The Mexico Public Safety Department will host a free 14 hour seminar for area merchants at 7 p.m. in the Farm and Home Community Room. Topics include burglary prevention bad checks credit cards shoplifting and small claims court basics. Speakers include Chief Don Bolli Officers Al Schindler Charles Miller Magistrate Judge James Heim and Rex Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce.
China announces its 18th nuclear test with official news agency crediting Hua Kuo-feng’s leadership. The report stresses defensive aims and denies first use, while hinting at succession speculation and continued crackdown on Mao’s supporters amid large demonstrations.
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