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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1976
Page
5
American readers share practical advice on daily chores from measuring coffee for perfect brew to washing fruit in bags and protecting fragile items with towels. Tips cover olive oil storage, packing dishes, removing lint, and preparing children for hair washing with an ironing board solution.
Miss Cathy Wiggins daughter of Mr and Mrs Van B Wiggins of Austin Minn and Reggie Power son of Mrs Mildred Power of Mexico and the late Robert Power were married on Sept 19 at The Farm near Summertown Tenn a spiritual community of 1100 The ceremony was performed by Stephen Gaskin their spiritual teacher A reception followed with music by a band The bride is a 1969 graduate of Austin High School The groom a 1968 Mexico High School graduate who attended Central Missouri State University spent three years in the Army with time in Germany and Korea The couple will live on The Farm in Callaway Fulton partner in Fulton Painting and Construction Co
The McClintic Rustlers Extension Club held an achievement day for the McClintic Pioneers 4-H Club on Sept. 17 at the Rush Hill Community Center. Kim Burns read club history. Belinda Silvey led songs. Mrs. William Fairchild played piano. project leaders introduced. a style show featured Cathy Maxwell and others modeling 4-H garments. awards were given to Callen Fairchild Laura Johnson Ellen Johnson Belinda Silvey Cathy Maxwell. a card party followed. planning members included Mrs. Robert Maxwell Mrs. Doebelin Mrs. Martin Maxwell and Mrs. Graves.
Mabel Turner hosts the Missouri State Postmark Collectors Club event Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2123 Fairground, showcasing about 50 000 postmarks. Members from Moberly and nearby cities will display by ink color size city state and country. A large display from the School of Ozarks Museum will join the event and postmarks will be exchanged.
Mr and Mrs Robert King of 703 N 17th St Kansas City Kansas will mark their 25th wedding anniversary October 9 with a 5 p m mass at St Peters in Kansas City Kansas followed by a reception 6 to 9 30 p m at St Peters School Hall Invitations urge no gifts Mrs King formerly Dorothy Mae Skelly daughter of the late Mr and Mrs F S Skelly of Mexico Centralia Friendship Night set for November 13 7 30 p m IOOF Hall Centralia by Rebekah Lodge 710 with Daisy Rise named program chair and bazaar plans for November 6 at Centralia City Hall featuring crafts rummage and baked goods
The Little Dixie CB Radio Club held a Monday ice cream social at Lakeview Park attended by numerous members and guests including Raymond Kemp, Robert Dudley, Nelton Prossner, Bob Rouse, Paul Burson, Ralph Etter, Penny, Phoebe, Wendy, Travis Bell, Roy Seale and Lisa, Elwood Walker, Parker Dickerson, Roger Martien, Phil Hoover, William Davis, Timothy, Leon Rutherford, Boyce Gilreath, Virgil Amos, and their spouses. The next business meeting is set for October 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Farm and Home building community room.
Members of the Benton City Busy Bees met Sept. 22 at Mrs. Nellie Cox’s home with Mrs. Robert Lay presiding. Devotions followed, songs, and readings honored U.S. milestones. winners were Mrs. Delamarre, Gregory, and Smith. An Oct. 27 meeting at Mrs. Delamarre’s will elect officers.
Members of the Abbie Lewellyn Snoddy Music Club gathered at Mexico United Methodist Church for their first fall meeting post summer. The program featured American Indian Music with a history of native vocal and instrumental traditions, a film Discovering American Indian Music, and a carry-in dinner and orientation slated for Oct 3.
The Ledger invites reports of weddings with a Wedding Information Blank available at the society desk. Reports should be signed with a telephone number and submitted promptly for timely publication. Photos must be black and white, not returnable without back-marked request and SASE. rehearsals and guest lists won’t be published.
Members from the Mexico Garden Club, led by president Mrs. Frank Richards, gathered at the Farm and Home Building where Mrs. Lewis Smith presented an American Heritage themed program using natural materials. The group noted 26 Missouri garden clubs, toured the Centralia Historical Society Museum viewing 131 quilts, and learned that a state convention will be in Kansas City May 12 and 13, 1977 with the national convention likewise in KC. The central district board plans a Feb. 8 meeting in Moberly.
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