Dynamite Loot From Local Mining Co Burglaries Reported
Burglaries across the county include theft of two to three cases of dynamite with eight to ten boxes of caps and ten foot wires from Bledsoe Mining Co southeast of Mexico. Deputies say the dynamite could be easily activated and dangerous. Other incidents include Stumpf's Grill break in for beer and candy, Quality Body Shop window tampering with small coin theft, and Mexico Lumber Co burglary with cash missing. Sheriff Sulgrove began investigations after 8:15 am and 7:30 am calls.
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Bledsoe Mining Co
Mexico
Stumpf
Route 1
Highway 54
Sulgrove
Mike Stumpf
Deloy Isging
Bernard Steinman
Quality Body
Route 4
Bank Robbery Tale Lands Laddonia Man in Jail
A wild report of a bank robbery led Audrain County and state officers to Laddonia after George Guy Robinson claimed he was released by two men and a woman who held a gun to his head during a safe robbery. He was jailed on a false crime report charge after a breathalyzer test in Mexico.
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Laddonia
Audrain County
George Guy Robinson
Jefferson City
Highway Patrol
Audrain
Harold Sulgrove
Mr.inson
Mexico
Sulgrove
Robinson
$500000 Damage In Kennett Fire
Fire in Kennett Missouri damaged two stores in the business district Sunday. A variety store and a drugstore suffered extensive damage and a neighboring clothing shop had heavy smoke damage. Causes were undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett, Mo
Missouri
Election School Held By League for Voters
The League of Women Voters of Mexico and Audrain County will host an election school Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the fellowship hall of the Mexico United Methodist Church on Coal Street. The event, approved by county party chairs, invites judges clerks and any interested public to observe model ballot procedures with demonstrations and Q A sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters of Mexico
Audrain County
Fellowship Hall of the
Mexico United Methodist Church
Coal St
States Fight 18-Year-Old Voting Before High Court
Oregon and Texas urged the Supreme Court that Congress violated the 14th Amendment by granting 18-year-olds the vote. They argued a 21-year minimum is not discriminatory and that the 14th Amendment empowers Congress to correct such provisions. The case concerns roughly 17 million potential voters and pits state prerogatives against federal authority amid a fast-moving high court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Washington
Oregon
Texas
Supreme Court
Congress
Lee Johnson
Charles Alan Wright
U.S
Arizona
Idaho
Nixon
Justice Department
High
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
North Carolina
Vandalia Seeks OK On City Annexation Petition
The city of Vandalia seeks an Audrain Circuit Court declaratory judgment to authorize annexing a tract, naming numerous defendants. The petition cites council action in September and argues expansion supports development, growth, and municipal service capability, with William Meilroy of Bowling Green as counsel.
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Vandalia
Twe
Randall Breneman
John W. Kohl
William Paul Galloway
Tri-County
Eugene Wiser
Sherman Overton
William Meilroy
Bowling Green
First Part in a Play Earns 25 Year Husband Role
The Neligh News and Leader notes a budding young actor who won his first role in a play as a man married for 25 years. His father reacts with encouragement, predicting future speaking parts as persistence pays off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
Washington School Burns To Ground
Washington School southeast of Mexico, serving generations for over a century, burned to the ground yesterday morning. The unused building, once active for 40-a-month teachers, drew attention from Sgt. Maurice Griffin and Sheriff Harold Sulgrove as it collapsed. investigation into probable cause began later, with County Clerk Glenn Barnes recalling old Washington alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington School
Mexico
Maurice
Boots) Griffin
Teal Lake Road
Harold Sulgrove
Glenn M. Barnes
Washington
Barnes
Clark
Montreal At War As Terrorist Crisis Grips City
Montreal under wartime measures as Army and RCMP hunt FLQ terrorists who abducted Pierre Laporte and threaten James Cross. Police check vehicles, bridges sealed, borders tightened, and Trudeau warns of further violence while pledging justice.
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Montreal
Pierre Laporte
James R. Cross
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
U.S
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Mounted Police
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Rose
Perce
Gaspe Peninsula
Abner Biard
Laporte
Cross
FLO
James Richard Cross
FLQ
Cuba
Algeria
Truman's Pitcher Recovered After St. Louis Junk Shop Find
A silver pitcher presented to Harry S Truman by Mexico area Masonic groups on June 9, 1950, was found in a St. Louis junk shop where it had been used to mix paint. Detective Fred Armes identified the item by its inscription and alerted the Truman Library. The pitcher was returned to Independence, where Rose Conway confirmed the loss during Truman's travels. Judge Joseph M. Bone, Hebron Lodge master, helped arrange the presentation. In other news, Mr and Mrs Warren Woolfolk welcomed a son at Audrain Hospital weighing seven pounds.
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Marc Carbonneau
Paul Rose
Laporte
Britain
Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
PLQ
St. Hubert
Albert Lisacek
Rose
Montreal
Mexico
Harry S Truman
St. Louis
Joseph M. Bone
Hebron Lodge
Harry S. Truman
Af&am
R.A.M
Royal Arch Masons
Crusade Commandry
K. T
Knights Templar
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Fred Armes
Truman
Independence
Rose Conway
Dective Armes
Community Chest Receives Kaiser Donation Today
At Kaiser Refractories ceremony Sally Hightower presented Kaiser Company's $3,000 check to Mexico community groups. Andy Boyd and Bob Pasley accepted on behalf of Troop 38 and Pack 36. The campaign supports 10 agencies in the Great Rivers Council with a $51,966.10 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Refractories
Sally Hightower
Kaiser Company
Mexico
Andy Boyd
Bob Pasley
Little Dixie
Great Rivers Council
Community Chest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Littrell
H. Ross Vance
Bledsoes
Mexico Lumber Company
Kennett
Richard Vance
League
Ottawa
Law
Canadian Medical Association
D. L. Kippen
Federation of Quebec Medical Specialists
Medical Association
B. E. Freame
Woolfolks
Warren D. Woolfolk
S. Kentucky Rd
Audrain Hospital
Woolfolk
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Andy
Willaim E. Boyd
S. Olive St
Boyd
Robert Pasley
Holt St
Murray Purcell
A. L. Jesse
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
Pare Wee Oey
Larry Hynes
Mr. Wallen
Mr. Hynes
Dri
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