Weather Summary and Local Readings Report
The morning bulletin lists official 7:00 a.m. readings with high and low values from the last 24 hours and notes forecast trends. Ledgerland shows increasing cloudiness with a chance of thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday, with highs upper 70s to low 80s. Missouri area reports mixed cloudiness, possible showers, and thunderstorms, with highs around 80 today and upper 70s to mid 80s tomorrow. Lake of the Ozarks and other river levels are given, mostly below or above normal, with several stations showing changes from normal. Public safety and court notes follow, including admissions, births, and a detailed list of local names and events from the weekend.
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Ledgerland
Missouri
Market Reports fense extends as Hodge hawks plea cases set
Market reports and court notes include Edward D. Hodge appointed, Hawkins pleads not guilty and case set for trial. David B. Hays pleads indigent, requests counsel, case continued to Sept. 16. National Stockyards tables show hogs, cattle, sheep price moves. Chicago futures mixed. Missouri market center hogs and cattle mixed. New York stock scene steady with Dow at 990.19 and Dresser Industries active.
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Edward D. Hodge
Hawkins
David Bruce Hays
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago—Board of Trade
Missouri Livestock Market Center
Dept. of Agri
MNS
Roger Parker
New York
Dresser Industries
Deaths: Mrs Florence Emo 88 of Vandalia
Mrs Florence Emo 88 of Vandalia died Sunday at Pin Oaks Nursing Home in Mexico services set Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Bienhoff Funeral Chapel Laddonia with Rev. Clifford Hayes and Rev. Ralph Adamson officiating burial in Bethel Church Cemetery Bay Mo Survivors include two sons Lorenz and Willard two daughters Gladys Gilmore and Eunice Emo five grandchildren eight great grandchildren and a brother Dewey Brinkmann The deceased spent most of her life in Vandalia and belonged to Bethel Presbyterian Church then First Presbyterian Church Vandalia.
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Vandalia
Florence Emo
Pin Oaks Nursing Home
Mexico
Bienhoff
Laddonia
Clifford Hayes
Ralph Adamson
Bethel Church
Bay
Emo
Francis W
Mary Sunderwirth Brinkmann
Walter J. Emo
Lorenz W. Emo
Farber
Willard K. Emo
Gainesville
Fla
Gladys Gilmore
Macon
Eunice FE. Emo
Dewey Brinkmann
Owensville
Bethel Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Elsie Teague Dies at 82 in Vandalia
Mrs. Elsie M Teague 82 died at 5 25 am at Audrain Medical Center Mexico with funeral plans pending at Waters funeral home She resided at 408 W McPike Vandalia Survivors include two daughters Mrs Durward Galloway and Mrs George Ridgeway a son Edgar Teague Jr a sister Mrs Frankie Mitchell all of Vandalia Born Elsie Martha Stotler Nov 23 1893 near Laddonia daughter of Frank and Ida Ricks Stotler Married Oct 10 1919 in Mexico to Edgar R Teague They lived in Laverne Oklahoma until 1940 then Vandalia 1948 New Hartford 16 years ago Mr Teague died in 1966 Member of the Methodist Church.
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Vandalia
Elsie M. Teague
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
The
Waters Funeral Home
Teague
W. McPike
Vandalla
Durward Galloway
George Ridgeway
Edgar Teague Jr
Frankie Mitchell
Elsie Martha Stotler
Laddonia
Frank
Ida Ricks Stotler
Edgar R. Teague
Laverne
Okla
New Hartford
William E Robb Dies in Michigan at 61
William E Robb 61 formerly of Mexico died Saturday of an apparent heart attack while fishing near Manistee Michigan He was a territory sales manager for the A P Green Refractories Co in Grand Rapids Born February 14 1915 in Higbee he joined Green in 1933 and held posts before moving to Grand Rapids He is survived by wife Mary Frances a son Bob a daughter Mary Nell and brother Eddie A rosary will be held at Metcalf Funeral Home Grand Rapids and funeral mass will be held Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of St Mary Church Grand Rapids.
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William E. Robb
Mexico
Manistee
Mich
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Grand Rapids
Higbee
O.E. Robb
Green Company
Mary Frances
Bob
Mary Nell
Eddie
Columbia
Metcalf
Immaculate Heart of St. Mary Church
Plymouth Rd
Clarence Northcutt Services Held
Funeral services for Clarence L. Northcutt Sr. were held Sunday at the Fenton funeral chapel conducted by Dr. Edwin E. Burris pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Centralia cemetery with Mrs. Carl Yager as organist and pallbearers Carroll Bryson Archie Ellis Irvin Cottrill Dean Jacobs Frank Kelton Harold Davenport.
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Centralia
Clarence L. Northcutt Sr
Fenton
Edwin E. Burris
First Baptist Church
Carl Yager
Carroll Bryson
Archie, Ellis
Irvin Cottrill
Dean Jacobs
Frank Kelton
Harold Davenport
Services Today For Mr Haverich
Theodore W. Haverich's funeral was held at Farber Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. Clifford Hayes and Rev. James Williams officiating. Burial followed at Vandalia Memorial Gardens. pallbearers were James Allen, Ralph Mollet, Dean Eisele, Merle Graves, Clyde Stotler, and Glenroy Hoyt.
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Theodore W. Haverich
Farber Presbyterian Church
Clifford Hayes
James Williams
Vandalia Memorial Gardens
James Allen
Ralph Mollet
Dean Eisele
Merle Graves
Clyde Stotler
Glenroy Hoyt
Mrs Blattner Trustees Leader Remembered With Memorial Gifts
Mrs Blattner longtime Mexico Public Library board member died leaving a husband living at 1312 8 Jefferson Sr two sons Dr John Blattner of San Fernando State College Santa Monica and daughter Mrs Dick Virginia Luthans of Richardson Texas five grandchildren. Memorials requested to Mexico Cerebral Palsy School.
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The
Mexico Public Library
Jefferson Sr
John Blattner
Faculty of
San Fernando
Calif
State College
Santa Monica
Virginia) Luthans
Richardson
Tex
Mexico
Mrs. Pauline Clapper Dies at 82 in Paris
Pauline Clapper, 82, of Paris, died Sunday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after a brief illness. Services are pending at Agnew Funeral Home. Born July 11, 1894 in Easton, Illinois, daughter of George and Hannah Hildebrandt Hilbert, she was a retired school teacher and active Paris Presbyterian Church member. Survived by four brothers John and Wilson Hilbert of Monroe City Fred Hilbert and Woodrow Hilbert of Stoutsville and four sisters Elizabeth Heltzman Anna Dooley Battle Birkenstock Georgia Hilbert. Preceded in death by husband Heaton Clapper.
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Paris
Pauline Clapper
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Agnew Funeral Home
Clapper
Easton
George and
Hannah Hildebrandt Hilbert
John
Wilson Hilbert
Monroe City
Fred
Woodrow Hilbert
Stoutsville
Elizabeth Heltzman
Peoria
Ill
Vol (Anna) Dooley
Battle Birkenstock
St. Louis
Georgia Hilbert
Heaton Clapper
Paris Presbyterian Church
Leo J. Fennewald Dies In Arizona
Leo J. Fennewald aged 68 died September 10 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix after a month of illness. Funeral services were held in Phoenix and burial planned for East Liverpool Ohio. He was born April 15 1908 in Martinsburg, son of Joseph H. and Elizabeth Niehaus Fennewald, married to Ruth Brune of Cleveland who died January 3. He worked with Fruehaus Trailer Co. in Kansas City and Cleveland before retiring and moving to Arizona. Survived by brothers J Leonard Fennewald of Scottsdale and T O Fennewald of Mexico, a sister Mrs Florence Authur of Martinsburg, and nephew Gary Fennewald of St Paul.
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Leo J. Fennewald
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
East Liverpool
Ohio
Mr. Fennewald
Martinsburg
Joseph H
Elizabeth Niehaus Fennewald
Ruth Brune
Cleveland
Fruehaus Trailer Co
Kansas City
Arizona
J. Leonard Fennewald
Scottsdale, Ariz
T.O. Fennewald
Mexico
Albert
Florence) Authur
Gary Fennewald
St. Paul, Minn
Missouri Editor Voices Food Tax Repeal Concerns
Robert M. White II of The Ledger criticizes the effort to repeal the state sales tax on food and drugs. He notes public appeal to tax cuts masks long term harm to the poor and elderly, urging caution against the Nov. 2 proposal. A Ledger photo features a dog mothering kittens from Chula Vista, and James T. Dye recalls judging Miss Minnesota in Austin.
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Robert M. White II
the Ledger
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
White
Della Lederle
E. Promenade
Chula Vista
Calif
Ace
Lederle
James T. Dye
Mexico
Minnesota
Austin
Dorothy Kathleen Benham
Atlantics City
Dye
Aerosol Dangers Prompt Congress Review of Fluorocarbons
A government report warns aerosols may drive polar ice melt and sea level rise, noting climate fears are potential, not proven, pending further research. Hearings aim to curb fluorocarbon use in sprays and refrigerants, with over half of US fluorocarbons used in deodorants and hair products.
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Congress
United States
Youth dies from car exhaust in cornfield near Madison
A 19 year old, James L. Grenon, was found dead in a parked 1947 Mustang in a carfield southeast of Madison. Coroner Harold Garner ruled the death a death by own action caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Cletus Hudson located the vehicle.
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Madison
James L. Grenon
Here
Harold Garner
Monroe City
Cletus Hudson
Cornfield
Thompson-Mackler Funeral Home
Casey-Laskowski Funeral Home
Chicago
Raymond Gurbacki
Sturgeon
Garner
Skyjackers' hijack ends with all hostages freed
FBI named five hijackers from New York and New Jersey in the four nation odyssey. A New York prosecutor said he will seek first degree murder charges over a police officer’s death. Authorities probe whether flight crew member knew airport procedures that could have prevented the explosives claim.
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United States
Yugoslavia
Gander
Newfoundland
FBI
Zvonko Busic
Jolanne
Petar Matovic
New York City
Frane Pesut
Fairview
N.J
Mark Vlasic
Stamford
Marlo Merla
Bronx
New York State
TWA
Iceland
Chicago
Open House Set for Mexico High School Parents
Open house for Mexico High School parents is Tuesday night at the school. Principal William Lowry asks parents to start at 7:30 in the auditorium before touring classrooms. Daniel Allen Trauth Jr. was born Sept 10 in Long Beach weighing 7 lb 13 oz. his parents are Danny and Mrs. Trauth. Grandparents include Ken Trauth Yazoo City and Waldo Gerdts St. Charles. great-grandmother Mrs. Gertrude Trauth of Warrenton. Father serves in the US Navy at Long Beach.
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Mexico
William Lowry
Danny Trauth
Long Beach
Calif
Daniel Allen Trauth Jr
Ken Trauth
Yazoo City
Miss
Waldo Gerdts
St. Charles
Gertrude Trauth
Warrenton
US Navy
Obituary Note on Williams Family Survivor Details
Continued from Page 1 son of Edward and Maude Moore Williams. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include a brother Clifford Williams of Mexico, and three sisters Mrs. Clementine Cheatum of Mexico and Mrs. Willie Tibbs and Mrs. Louella Wisley of The Arnold Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Edward and
Maude Moore Williams
Clifford Williams
Mexico
Clementine Cheatum
Willie Tibbs
Louella Wisley
Columbia
Arnold Funeral Home
Farber Grows Through Community Betterment Efforts
Farber residents describe four years of library service through volunteers and donations, the town’s clinic prize, and ongoing projects led by Community Betterment. They celebrate lamping the library, planting flowers, and planning events like Homecoming while seeking a doctor to move to town.
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Vandalia
Farber
Girl Scouts
County ‘Library
Jefferson City
Calvin Hull
Abraran
Supreme Court upholds ouster of county judge for nepotism
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that Judge Lindsay Hurley violated the constitution by voting to name his son-in-law, William Woods, as head of the county ambulance district. The decision, issued after the court's August vacation, affirmed ouster for involvement in appointing a prohibited relative.
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Jefferson City
Mississippi County Court
Bootheel
Missouri Supreme Court
High Court
Lindsay Hurley
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Howard
Darwin Walter
Orchard Farm
Walter
Buchanan County
Nebraska
Hurley
William Woods
Woods
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