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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1977
Page
8
Wellsville hosts its annual Halloween parade on Saturday Oct 29 led by the high school band with entries in Preschool to open class divisions. Prizes total 38 dollars with top prizes of 3.50 2.50 and 1. The parade ends with a concert and twirler demonstration near the municipal building.
A Boone County Circuit Court jury found 22-year-old Gus Grady of Columbia guilty of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old Hannibal girl last May. The trial lasted over two hours. Sentencing set for November 28. Grady plans to appeal. The victim testified he bound and gagged her, locked her in his trunk, drove to a Columbia motel, raped her, and attempted to kill her.
Monroe County Farm Bureau held its fall banquet and business meeting at the Mark Twain Cafe with President Russell Bastian presiding. Officers elected include Orval Vanlanding ham as president and McVae Wilt as vice president, with Gregg Huffman as secretary treasurer. The session also noted a resolution for Paris access to Cannon Dam Lake and reported on local court cases and community club activities.
North Callaway Board of Education hired Marilyn Preas as third grade teacher at Hatton McCredie Elementary to relieve overcrowding. The board also appointed Dorothy Klick as superintendent's secretary and head bookkeeper, and Betty Knipp as assistant bookkeeper and secretary. Brenda Hickman resigned as secretary to become McConn in Fulton office manager. Attendance at regional conference in California on Nov 7 discussed with High Haden to represent. Ken Butler named delegate and Bob McCarty alternate for Missouri School Boards Association meeting in Columbia on Nov 13. GPA policy for honor roll discussed, moving from 6.5 to 7.0 as eligibility. Auditor's report presented and approved.
The Rails County R-2 Board of Education reported a first month enrollment of 1196 and average daily attendance of 1109.9, up slightly from last year. It approved New London City Council’s petition to annex the city park area, reviewed athletic program costs and two-year investment policies, noting 4812.50 in interest over nine months. Next meeting set for Nov 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Mark Twain High School. The district menu for Oct 24-28 lists corn dog, maidrite, pizza, and other items with milk daily.
A Chillicothe delegation reports President Carter back federal aid for a memorial to late Congressman Jerry Litton. The city seeks FAA grant to complement $500,000 in voter bonds for a new airport to bear the Litton name on the site of the crash. Earlier Litton died Aug 3, 1976, near Chillicothe en route to Kansas City for a Senate primary celebration.
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