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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1970
Page
12
The 623 N. Clark St. kitchen grease fire caused wall and ceiling damage with smoke. Fire units responded at 11:58 a.m. and 12:08 p.m. current readings show normal October levels and sun times noted for the day.
Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and cooling via Friday with highs near 60 and nights in the 30s. Missouri region sees mixed cloudiness with a chance of light rain, highs in the 50s. Extended outlook through Monday: mainly partly cloudy and cool, rain possible late Sunday or Monday, highs 50s to low 60s, lows in the 30s. Lake of the Ozarks at 58.5 feet below full. Pomme de Terre at 90.0, up 0.1. Jerry Clayton reported a shed break‑in at Western Discount Store late Tuesday night. tools and supplies missing. Marie Alexander reported an attempted break‑in at Mrs. Paul’s home. screen door damaged. police investigating.
City Police Court records list fines for license, blocked street damage, weed heights, and disturbed peace plus several bonds forfeited. Multiple births noted with times, weights, and parental details alongside names of residents and employment. Overtime and extended parking tickets totaled by rate, with a breakdown of 25c, 1, and 2 dollar charges.
A fragment from a local brief mentions Highway Patrol personnel including Alice Lise and William J. Wilson along with several others such as Mrs Elmer Morris and Mrs C T Black. The text also references Mexico and places like Centralia with partial names and unclear context.
Highlights note major events on October 29 across years including the 1929 stock market crash, Raleigh execution, Fulton steamship launch, Kiel mutiny, Turkish Republic founding, 1940 draft, 1997 Israeli Parliament blast injuries, and a Toledo plane crash. Also mentions a Missouri traffic incident with Bolomey and Beever injuries and vehicle damage totals.
Deaths include Mrs Berwin Mooré age 41 and Sadie Gertha McBride. Raymond Floyd of 404 Missouri St charged with civil violation of registration plate. Lewis Delbert Williams charged with driving while intoxicated. Harvey Glennon Eikel found guilty of driving while intoxicated by circuit court jury. fined 100 dollars and costs. Williams Bartlett Montgomery City charged with failure to yield right of way. fined 10 dollars and costs.
Slaughter hogs mostly 3 cents lower across 1 3: 195 230 and other ranges. Feeder cattle sale opens season with receipts about 600. Slaughter cows steady to firm with some 50 cent gains. Steers calves high bids around 32 40 to 97 40 with other feeder and canner classes listed. Prices shown for various weight ranges and classes.
Chicago livestock market shows slaughter cows down 50 to 75 cents with utility and commercial cows at 18.50 to 19.75, some high dressing around 20.00. Canners and cutters 16.00 to 19.00, utility and commercial butchers 24.50 to 26.50. No sheep tested.
Missouri AP says Lake Taneycomo oxygen fell below three parts per million, endangering sport fish. Department chief James Whitney warned fish suffer under four ppm. Army Corps may release more surface water from Table Rock Dam to improve conditions. Lake runs 21 miles from Table Rock Dam to Forsyth.
The AP reports profit taking pulled soybeans down as much as 5 cents a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn slipped about 2 cents, while wheat steadied after early declines, finishing roughly even. By session close, December soybeans 3025, corn 1445, oats 04, with mixed wheat.
Over the counter and New York trading showed declines as indexes eased. The Dow Jones 30 fell 2.54 to 758.42 at noon amid broad losses across rails metals aircrafts mail order and rubber, with oils and electronics rising and traders awaiting further economic data.
An Arlington Heights detective bureau traced a report from a reliable informant about two white men in a late-model black over blue car near a western suburb hotel. One was said to carry a possible automatic weapon. The driver was brown haired and bearded, the passenger dark blond with large sunglasses.
Mrs. Helen Deélamine Moore 31 of rural Vandalia died at 3 20 p m Wednesday at Pike County Hospital Louisiana Missouri after illness. Born November 24 1956 in Phoenix Illinois to James Farid Delamae and Hami thet Penderpast she lived around Farber Vandalia all her life. Survived by husband Erwin Moore a son John 12 and daughters Susie Marie 13 and Penny 9. Also survived by mother and stepfather John K Hutchinson Martinsburg two brothers Jim Pendergast Minneapolis Bill Pendergast Columbia and sister Mrs Robert Wieberg Martinsburg. Funeral Friday 130 p m at New Harmony Christian Church Rev James Coffman officiating Burial in New Harmony Cemetery. Waters Funeral Home open after 5 p m today.
Mrs. Sadie Gentha McBride, 89, longtime Centralia resident, died at Wildwood Health Center in Madison after three years as a patient. Funeral at Meador Friday 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Donald Mattson. burial in Centralia Cemetery. Survived by three sons Larry and Freddie in Centralia, Frank in Madison. two daughters Audrey Young and Thelma Luttrell, both Centralia. 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. One son Roscoe died in 1965.
A fragmentary quote suggests the prosecutor found a basis for a complaint by Chief St. Clair but deemed no criminal charges justified after investigation. The remark predicts continued conflict between Sheriff Sulgrove and Chief St. Clair.
New York broker Merrill Lynch signed an agreement that could inject about 15 million into Goodbody & Co to avert financial jeopardy for its 226 000 customers. Goodbody faces a Nov 5 capital deadline after the NYSE threatened expulsion if capital is not raised.
Missouri university budget hearings conclude as interim president De C Brice Ratchford requests the full $109 million for MU operations. Comptroller Vaughn had cut the tentative figure to $86.4 million, with Ratchford warning reductions would strike at education quality.
In Missouri a proposed bill would let government agencies and private citizens sue to stop air and water pollution directly by seeking temporary injunctions in court. Sen. Maurice Schechter said current process requires hearings and lengthy appeals before court action.
Columbia Missouri AP War ren M Wisner has been designated state climatologist for Missouri by the National Weather Service, succeeding Dr James D McQuigg who moves to MU as research meteorologist in the Environmental Data Service. Wisner holds a master's in atmospheric science from MU and spent the past year with a National Climatic Center project at Bay St Louis Mississippi.
Moscow reports reveal Pravda claims U S officers aboard a downed plane near the Soviet Turkish border spurred by American intelligence. The piece argues Washington pursues Cold War escalation amid a contrasting Nixon era appeal for peaceful competition. In Milwaukie Oregon a city radio watch program expands community policing and vandalism prevention with citizen band radios and a coordinated dispatcher response.
Ledger corrects the prize for Jay's IGA Food Jiner's Jackpot from 420.00 to 500.00 dollars. Also, Mike Dimmitt, a patient at El Nis Fischer Hospital in Columbia, is progressing satisfactorily after treatment.
Alabama sues the federal government in the U S Court of Claims to recover 21 174 798 for alleged forced school closures and removals during desegregation efforts arguing a government takings without just compensation under the Constitution. The suit names the state and Gallion as filing parties asserting lost educational activities and property value.
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