Mexico Ledger from Mexico, Missouri • Page 3

People lied by Club Rush Hill Home Study (held Its monthly meeting at ne of Mrs. Harry Wright tiunday. Mrs. George Doe- president, presided over business meeting. Wallace Berry was in of the program on Living Persons." She assisted, by Mrs.

Wallace rd, who gave "Truman a Political Miracle," and Walter Staples, who gave American and 'State Moth- Jof the Mrs. Berry an article on Princess of England. Mrs. Maxwell was the winner the close of the program, Wright, assisted by her liters, served a plate lunch, her members present were Berry, Mrs. Wilbur Mrs.

Glen Werner, Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Jack P-TA Clears on Pie Supper pie supper held by the Parent-Teachers Association ay night was well attend- tid the group cleared $42.01. funds will be used for play- jmd equipment for the school Patty Harwood was voted nost popular young lady, and presented with a box of jly. Wallace Spurting won a pin for being the most ipecked husband.

Mrs. Ralph Tie and Mrs. Nora Meyer tied lie carton of gum, which was prize given for ability to work (chin the fastest; Dale Pulls i a carton of cigarettes for be- I the windiest man; and fifty was donated to the funds i auctioneer, who danced a (to music furnished by Mr. rling and daughter. Miss s.

Clifford Kable donated a i that was sold. ENTERTAIN AT DINNER Mrs. Clayton Snook daughters, Miss Jean and Betty Claire Snook, enter- led at a dinner party at their Friday evening their house guests, Mr. and J. R.

Crowley, and son, (Buzz) Crowley, of Augusta, and Marion K. Snook, from Columbia, he 'Crowleys came to Mexico middle of the week to attend High School com- neht exercises Friday rig at which time Miss Betty Snook was graduated with r. and Mrs. Crowley have re- fced 'to their home while their a graduate of the Missouri Itary Academy, is remaining ne Snook home until Tuesday. IE FOR WEEKEND railam Woodruff, a student at Ver Stockton at Canton, is "'tig the weekend here with Mr.

and Mrs. Beam. He will be accom- back to Canton by Mrs. ff, who has been visiting parents. Their young son, will remain for a longer with his grandparents.

Frank Hollingsworth and H. B. Plunkett attended the jidpal Opera in St Louis Fri- levenlng. Church (Continued from Page 5) ELLSVTLLH LUTHERAN 1. Schabmcker, Pastor Liutbern, Sunday School Bible Class 8:00, Service 9:30 Lutheran, Sunday School iible Class 10:45.

Services 11:15. BAPTIST CHURCH 12 mfles cast of Mexico Inday School, 10 a. m. ng Worship, 11 a. m.

Worship, 7:30 p. m. LL, BAPTIST CHURCH H. P. Benesr, Pastor i first and third Sundays.

School 10:00 a. m. ng 11-a-: m. Union 5 p. m.

ening Services 8 p. m. Iweefc Service and choir prac- leach Wed. 7 p. m.

ELLSVILLH METHODIST J. C. McDaniel, Pastor bnday School 9:45 a. E. H.

r. supt. forshlp Service 10:45 a. m. T.

7 p. Worship 8 p. m. iLB PBB8BITERIAN CHURCH IT. Thomas 8.

Hickman, Pastor unday School 9:45 a. J. W. supt. Forship Service 11 a.

m. Pestmlnster'Fellowship 7 p. m. Forship Service 8 p. m.

T. OLIVET PRESBYTERIAN Andrafn County as S. Hickman, Pastor bnday School 10 a. C. E.

ey. supt. rot-ship 3 p. TO. JLLSVIIJUE BAPTIST CHURCH I Rev.

C. O. Brfuuon, Pastor unday School a. m. yorship Service 10:45 m.

raining Union 7 p. m. iVening Service 8 p. m. tidwcck Service Wed.

p. m. Mile. Annie Robineau, 290, of Paris, was chosen French "Poppy Girl" during the annual poppy sale drive sponsored by the American Legion in France. She will fly to New York with poppies from Flanders fields to take part in the U.

S. poppy sale and will visit Arlington National Cemetery With President Truman. Here, Annie holds the U. S. and Legion flags.

(Photo by NEA- Acme staff correspondent David S. Boyer.) Mexico (Mo.) Evening Lodger Society Poge May 21,1949 Calendar MISS LAURENE MTT.T.1TR SUNDAY Mexico Garden Club's annual tour, 2 p.m. MONDAY Mexico Business and Prof essional Women's Club business meeting, 7:30 p. in community room of Mexico Savings Bank. White Shrine, 8 p.

at Masonic hall, regular stated meeting. TUESDAY Mexico Country'-dob Golf Association golf luncheon, 12:30 p. m. WEDNESDAY American Legion Auxiliary, 8 p. m.

Legion Hall. OES Gives $10 To Cancer Drive The 50 members of the Mexico Chapter of, the Order of Eastern Star at Friday night's meeting voted to contribute $10 to the Cancer drive. The meeting was held in the Masonic Hall. Initiation services were conducted for Mrs. Robert Barkelew and Mrs.

Harold Rowland, and Mrs. Chloe Meng, worthy matron, was in charge of the impressive memorial service for Mrs. R. S. Montgomery, Gus N.

Steinman, Eugene Kent and W. Ray Anderson. She was assisted by other chapter officers. Miss Gladys Brundege was chairman of the refreshment committee, and was assisted in serving by Mrs. J.

E. Stille, Mrs. Meng, Mrs. John H. Gamble, Mrs.

Horace Skinner, Mrs. Lawrence Precht, Mrs. F. D. Ritz, Miss Mable Grafford and Mrs.

Harry Harper. HEBE FOB COMMENCEMENT Mrs. Albert Phillips and daughters, Linda and Larry, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Todd of Vandalia came to Mexico Friday evening to attend the Mexico High School graduation exercises at which time Mrs.

Phillips' niece, Miss Jean Carol Vance, was graduated with honors. The out-of-town visitors were overnight guests of Mr. and Msr. H. Ross Vance.

HEBE FOB WEEKEND Miss Mable Gray and Miss Muriel McMonigle of St. Louis are spending the weekend here with the latter's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs V. M. McMonigle and family.

Miss Gray is Mr. McMonigle's aunt. HEBE ON VISIT Mrs. J. R.

Seal and Miss Mary Seal of Indianapolis, arrived here Friday for a week's visit with Mrs. J. R. Braden and Miss Fern Braden. Bean Creek Club Plans Special Meeting To Study Refurnishing At the regular meeting of the Bean Creek extension club it was decided to hold the June meeting at the school for an all-day session with each member bringing a covered-dish.

The meeting will begin at 10:30 a. with Mrs. Hugh Newbrough in charge of the program on refinishing furniture. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Juanita Snell with five members attending.

Mrs. Clark Coil, president, was in charge of the meeting and read the devotion, Matthew and Mrs. John Wilson led the group in singing "School Days." Mrs. Coil read a letter concerning the tea on May 21, for senior girls of the county. The members voted to contribute to the Julia M.

Rockford foundation for the education of an under-priv- iledged boy or girL Requirements for the standard of achievement were discussed. Roll call was answered with a favorite hobby that included crocheting, flower vases and sewing. Mrs. Snell gave a demonstration on metal etching. Masons to Have Family Dinner Sunday The five children of Mr.

and Mrs. W. D. Mason and their families will be present at a family dinner to be held Sunday at the Mason home. Guests will include Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Beecher and son, Robert Mason, of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs.

John Hendren of Jefferson City; Mr. and Mrs. John E. McCarthy and daughters, Kay and Ellen, of Clayton; Mrs. R.

Allbaugh and daughter, Mary Mason of Laramie, who arrived here Friday; and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mason and daughter, Martha Maitland, of Mexico.

MB. AND MBS. SAGE ENTEBTAIN AT DINNEB Mr. and Mrs. James Sage and sons, John Albert, Pat and Mike, entertained at a basket dinner at their home Sunday.

The occasion was in observance of the Sages' third wedding anniversary and the birthdays of A. P. Woolfolk, who celebrated Monday, and Miss Nina Patty Woolfolk, whose birthday was last week. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Edward Woolfolk and family, Mrs.

Carl Tarrants and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Turner, Mrs.

Albert Woolfolk, Miss Betty Whitney, Miss Mary Ruth Phillips, Mrs. Francis Wells and children and Carl Gray. DK CHAPTER HOLDS LAST MEETING ONTDL FALL The final meeting of Chapter E. fall was held Friday following a no hostess luncheon at the home of Mrs. B.

M. Bush. The short business session was presided over by Mrs. Carl S. Kleppinger.

C. S. Hammond of St Louis was an only guest with the 19 members attending. The Bush home was profusely decorated with flowers. DAC CHAPTER INVITED TO LUNCHEON IN COLUMBIA Members of the Captain John Hall chapter of the Daughters of American Colonists have been invited to a luncheon in Columbia Tuesday given by the John Corbin chapter DAC.

The luncheon will be held at Stephens College hall at 1 p. m. HEBE FOB COMMENCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John Magneson and Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Squires of Good Hope, arrived here Friday afternoon to attend the Mexico High School commencement exercises at which time their nephew, Eldon Cauthorn, was graduated. The Magnesons are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Cauthorn. HEBE FOB WEEKEND Raymond Wilkerson of St. Louis arrived in Mexico Saturday to be the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Martens. Mr Mrs. Eugene Knodeler of Kenosha, have come to Mexico for a week's visit with Mrs. Knodeler's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Field. Highup Clbseup Bradford Brett, -will go to St Louis this weekend to be accompanied home by Mrs. Brett and young daughter, Barbara. A HEARTY WELCOME We want to extend a cordial invitation to all our old friends and customers to Stop In and Visit With Us DURHAM CAFE 215 S. Washington Thrills! Action! AUTO RACES AMBIWSGBUTBTIilVHIS MEXICO FAIRGROUNDS SUNDAY, MAY 22 TICKETS ON SALE AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Circus star Johann K.

Petursson o( Iceland, the world's tallest man (eight-feet-eight-inches), was a problem patient when he reported to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston with an ear ache. But nurse Genevieve Pozen makes a close- up examination by scaling table. Movie Notes Mario Lanza says it's true. Trucking pianos got him started as a professional singer. One afternoon he delivered a piano to the Philadelphia Academy of Music.

Serge Koussevitzky had just conducted a rehearsal A friend of Mario's accompanist was there. The friend asked Koussevitzky to listen. Mario sang. He became protege at the Berkshire Music Festival. Critics compared Mario with Caruso Mario's 26, swarthy, enthusiastic.

In his first movie, "That- Midnight Kiss," with Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi, and Ethel Barrymore, Mario piano mover! And stags. His film contract allows him six months a year concerts and Vic Mature was tramping around Paramount in a screaming- plaid nightshirt (over his other clothes). Anything lor 1 a giggle. Vic has a telephone in his strictly'a ribs Betty Hutton by pretending to make shortwave calls on it to his home. -Vic and-Betty are working' in "Red Hot and Director Farrow told the atomic Hutton: "Please, Betty, stop thafgrima- huh'd Betty.

"Quit making those gol-dang faces!" Farrow "Oh," said Betty. "Wake of the Red Witch" is a beautifully photographed, mostly well-acted hodgepodge of salty South Sea adventure stuff. John Wayne is a hard-bitten sea captain who scuttles his ship in hopes of reclaiming its cargo of gold bullion. Gig Young is his reluctantly admiring first mate, Luther Adler the crafty ship- owner and Wayne's old enemy. The script often moves slow and is overloaded with incident, flashback, and Hollywood glam- or.

Gail Russell and Adele Mara step out of the jungle looking fresh from Adrian's gown emporium and Westmore's beauty salon. But some underwater close- ups of Wayne rescuing a native boy from a giant clam, and later of him battling a huge propshop octopus, are exciting. Whittling and clarification would have helped a lot, but "Witch 1 has its moments. MORTGAGE LOANS "ASSURED HOME OWNERSHIP" Interest Rate To 20 Years To Repay No Brokerage Commission No Service Charge Low Net Cost Repayment Privilege Insurance Protection: FOR NOT THE LENDER Assuring a home free from a. mortgage whether you live or die.

ORMAE.MACKEY Representative- The Equitable Life A Honor Grads Mamed At Wellsville Hi WELLSVILLE Honors and awards for scholarship and citi- enship were announced and night at the Wellsville High School commencement to Nedra Cowan, salutatorian, Joan Maskey, vale- iictorian. John Dunbar, vocational agriculture. Helen Hunter, citizenship, and Bobby Thomhill, citizenship. Miss Cowan and Miss Maskey gave their respective addresses as a part of the program. The citizenship awards are given each year by the Wellsville Kiwanis club to a senior boy and a senior girl who have been selected as outstanding citizens in their school and community.

The speaker of the evening was J. S. Collins, professor of speech at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville. His subject was "What Makes the Dif- erence" and he cited numerous incidents that changed and made a difference in one's life. He stated that the difference between success and failure is a person's ability to handle a situation when comes his way.

Mr. Collins said achieve success one needs "am- lition, imagination, a willingness work, a goal, and an interest those who have been success- ill and those who can help one." A double quartet sang "Memories" and "End of a Perfect 3ay." The singers were Martha Dillion," Fern Lemasters, Betty Jo Clark, Esther Middleton, Clarence hastier, Claude Park, Raymond Gastler, and Ronald Klinsorge. rhey were accompanied by Sam Jyland who also played Mendelssohn's "Priest's March" for he processional and recessional. The Rev. J.

C. McDaniel gave the nvocation and the benediction, and Supt W. A. Boettcher presented the senior class and nam- Society of the United UOla S. Wash.

Mexico Laddonia High Graduates Personal News 1 Of Montgomery (By MRS. MARY Top row: Dale Talbott, Shirley Fendrick, William Dudley, Phyllis Harrah, Second row: Doris Schumann, Roger Lee French, Rath Ann Gruer, Bob Hatchinson; Third row: John F. Powell, Lucy Margaret Talbott, Gene Maxwell, Deloris Selleck; Bottom row: CarlThom- son, Donald McDaniel, Marimore Widaman, Harold Todd, Junior Tiller. ed the honors and awards. The presentation of diplomas was made by George Lehnen, president of the Board of Education.

The American Legion Hall was packed by relatives and patrons. The class of 1949 numbers twenty- five members. WEEKEND GUESTS Miss Marie Cauthorn and Miss Verna Ausman, who are attending Hannibal LaGrange college in Hannibal are spending the weekend here with the former's par- etns, Mrs. W. E.

Cauthorn. MONTGOMERY CITY Ed Carroll and Mrs. Bessie Green'- well of St Louis returned to their home Friday after spending a few days here with Mrs. Greenweirs brother, C. W.

Hopkins, and MrsJ Hopkins, and other relatives and George and Frank WorWM were business visitors in Columbia one day this week. Mrs. Sam White has Improved sufficiently to be up and around in the house, after suffering ah attack of bronchial pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Worland and children were in Martinsburg Friday night to attend the senior graduation exercises. Mrs. Worland's youngest brother, Nbrbet Weischhaus, was a member of the class. Mr. and Airs.

J. H. Sttegman and baby girl went to St. Louis Thursday evening. Mrs.

Stiegman and baby stayed for a few days, as the latter will be in the Childrens' hospital for treatment for a short time. Mrs. Russell Brace of Mlneola died Friday. The body was brought to Hopkins funeral parlors about 1:00 p. m.

No funeral arrangements have been made at this writing. Mrs. Watkup, who fell at her home and broke her leg two weeks ago, was able to be brought from Barnes hospital in St. Louis to her home here "on Friday by Hopkins ambulance. Ledger Want Ads Get Results.

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