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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1977
Page
5
Paula Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul E Lewis of Mexico Missouri and Jim Kongable son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Kongable of Edina Missouri plan a November 12 wedding The couple's engagement announced with details of schooling and employment with MFA in Mexico Missouri.
Mrs Wayne Guinn led the Young Homemakers Extension Club in a tale of the tub detailing pioneer wash days with boiling water in kettles and wooden tubs. The group planned a Mother-Daughter banquet for Nov 9 at the Farm and Home Building and a Oct 31 visit to the Senior Citizens Center.
Mr and Mrs Frank A Barbarick announce the engagement of their daughter Marsha Ann Barbarick to Gerald W Taylor of Jefferson City. Marsha is a 1972 Jefferson City Senior High School graduate and holds a BS in business administration from Central Missouri State University, member of Phi Beta Lambda. Gerald is grandson of Lewis and Mrs Taylor of Mexico and a Helias High School graduate of 1970, studied at Lincoln University, employed by Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Jefferson City. A spring wedding is planned.
A baby shower for Mrs. Becky Poindexter was hosted by her sisters June, Nancy and May Smith. Guests included Ken Sprague and daughters of Divernon, Elizabeth Smith, Roscoe Lear and George, Louise Harbit, Charles Sullivan, Henry Dinwiddie of Mexico, Kenny Poindexter, Pally Poindexter of New Florence, Joyce Sumner of Wellsville, plus Butch Sprague and sons of Farmersville, Dorothy Hendriks of New Florence, Tony and Martha Sullivan, John Day, Doris Johnson and daughters of Mexico, Carl Poindexter and family of Wellsville, Jim Patston of Wright City, Virgil Hennecke of Washington and Helen Golden of Mexico.
Cedar Grove Extension Club welcomed New member Mrs Nelson Brown at the 4 H Center with a noon luncheon and business meeting. Officers and members discussed upcoming events including a Nov 17 Thanksgiving supper at the 4 H Center with cards after dinner and prize winners listed. A Moose Women meeting at the Moose Lodge planned money making projects for 1977 78 with senior regent Mrs Elwood Adams presiding and plans to meet Navy 3.
Mrs. Kenneth Wilson spoke to the Skinner Skippers Extension Club at the Audrain County Historical Museum about how four fifths of the world’s laundry is still done by hand and contrasted modern methods with the good old days. The meeting, hosted by Mrs. Wynn Henderson, included reports from President Mrs. J.C. Petty and Mrs. Harold Littrell on the homemakers extension council and upcoming dates.
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