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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1976
Page
3
A tea and reception will honor the Rev. and Mrs. LE Rains at the First Baptist Church of Mexico in Fellowship Hall. Rains served as pastor from 1962 to 1959, is now retired in Raytown, and the couple will be welcomed by friends in the Mexico area.
Nine members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and its Auxiliary attended the Missouri and Kansas Bi State Conference in St Joseph. State officers from Mexico led the event while local members from Charleston joined. About 200 auxiliary members registered and a 360 attendee banquet featured guest speakers. Donations totaling 25000 were given to four bi state area organizations including 5000 to handicapped children and 10000 to the heart fund.
Local groups list meetings and activities for Oct 28 to Nov 3 including Venton Methodist Women Cubs Scouts and 4-H clubs lectures and socials at churches and schools. Highlights include Girl Scout Troop 264 First Presbyterian Church Westminster Room 7 p m Oct 28 and Halloween events Oct 31 and Nov 1 community blood pressure clinic Oct 29 and various OATS bus routes and club gatherings.
Centralia Rebekah Lodge 710 met at the IOOF Hall with 13 members. They scheduled a bake sale for Saturday Nov 6 from 9 to 5 at City Hall Centralia and discussed election laws for delegates to the state convention and installing staff for next year. The group canceled friendship night set for Nov 13 and announced the next meeting for Monday Nov 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Coy Rives of Paris marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a Sunday reception at the Mark Twain Cafe attended by their children James and Robert and other relatives. The couple wed Oct 16 1926 at Rev W E Reavis home in Paris and have lived all their married life east of Paris.
The Mexico Garden Club met Monday afternoon at the Farm and Home building with 16 members and one visitor, Mrs. Frank Richards, president, presiding. Show and tell featured needlework and ceramics, with gifts won by Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Richards, and Mrs. Arnold.
A collection of reader tips spans kitchen tricks for macaroons parchment paper and cooling methods to keep cookies intact. Additional notes showcase plant care using foam dryer sheets, brace relief with softened paraffin, and margarine removal from freezer wrappers. Readers praise and test the ideas with varied results.
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