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Laddonia High School Classes Of Other Years Hold Reunions; Other News Around Laddonia By Mrs. K. G. Kciuicn LADDONIA Members of th classes of 1941, '42 and '43 graduating from Laddonia High School planned a reunion at the Memorial Building for Saturday evening May 10 which was very well, attended. A dinner was served by the Fidelis Arts Club with covers laid for the lollow- and Mrs.

Wallace Mel- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gardner, 'Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Benus.

Miss Winifred Graihger, and Elliott of Mexico, Mrs. David Barnett of Benton City, Shearer Lewellen of Perrv, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Shotwell of Fulton, Mrs. Charles Louis and Miss Darline Edwards of St.

Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Herlinger, Mr. and B. McKniglit ol Vandalia, Mrs.

Ross Carnahan of Palmyra, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Shaw of Curryville, Wayne McGrew and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore of Laddonia.

Special guests of the group were Supt. and Mrs. Clyde T. Moore and Custodian and Mrs. F.

O. Barnes of the Laddonia High School. On Friday evening those who were graduated from the Laddonia High School 5 years ago came to the old school building With a covered dish supper for a reunion. Only five members of the class of eleven were present. They were Wanda Schu-i niann Dubbert, Geraldine Summers Hammett.

Helen Dubray Hopkins, Belly Baize Hartwig, and Dolores Dubray Williams. Others were Jim Hammett, John Hopkins, Wm Hartwig, Joe Williams and daughter Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. F. O.

Barnes and Supt. and Mrs. Clyde Moore. Class members unable to attend were Ed Straiten, Bernard Nichols and Jack Garmett, now in the service, Frances Dubray McDermott, Rosemary Hoer Batenhorst and Betty Johnson Dixon. Mr.

and Mrs. Joe L. Williams entertained at a family dinner Sunday honoring their daughter Sharon Jo on her first birthday. Five great grandparents of of Sharon Jo and four grandparents were present to share the happy occasion. They were Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Elam of Laddonia, Mr. and Mrs. Pelide Hendrix of Auxvasse, Mrs. S.

P. Dubray of Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Osie Dubray of Perry and Mr. and Mrs.

Grover Williams of Mexico. Also present were Mrs. Jluth Stotler of Mexico, Harry Hendrix of St. Louis, Ned Hendrix of Auxvasse "and Tommie Williams. Dr.

and Mrs. E. L. McCall and three sons of St. Louis spent the weekend here with Dr.

W. K. McCall and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Erdel in Rush Hill, the par- I HONOR FORMER LOVED "IN MEMORIAM" In The Ledger's Memorial Day classified section Wednesday, May 28th.

ALL COPY MUST BE IN BY MONDAY, MAY 26th Write your copy and bring it in or we will be glad to assist you in preparation of it! STRAIGHT NOTICE $2.50 POETRY 15c LINE cuts of Mrs. McCall. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent McCarthy and daughter Maurine of St.

Louis spent Sunday here with Mrs. McCarthy's brother Elmer Bennett and family. Mrs. Kenneth Sliinn and children went to Marys Home, Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

H. C. Schultc. Mr. Shinn joined her Saturday afternoon and they returned home Monday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Galligher, Carson Galligher and mother, Mrs. R. V.

Galligher, Mrs. M. E. Devancy and Mrs. K.

G. Kehnen attended the Democratic Convention in Mexico Saturday Mrs. Otis Montajjue spent Sunday with her son Dillard and family near Farber. Mrs. Charles Louis and Mrs.

Morgan Dore of St. Louis were here for the weekend. Mrs. Dore visited her mother, Mrs. J.

E. Moore and Mrs. Louis visited her sister Mrs. George Clarke and family. Mrs.

Louis also attended her class reunion Saturd.ay. evening. Dr. R. B.

Baize has announced that Dr; William W. Jones is coming to Laddonia to be associated with him in general practice. Dr. Jones and family have been residing in Kirksville the past 6 years. They resided in Boston, from 1941 to 1943 and in Bermuda from 1943 until 1946.

Dr. Jones was educated in Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa and the N. E. Missouri State Teachers College at Kirksville, was graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery and trained further at the Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital. He also served in he Adair County Health Clinics and the Adair Count Nursing Home.

Dr. and Mrs. Jones and their two children will come to Laddonia to make their home as of June 1st and will reside in the home which Dr. Baize bought recently from Mrs. G.

W. Watkins. Both Dr. and Mrs. Jones are native Missourians, Mrs.

Jones being originally from St. Louis and Dr. Jones from Centralia. Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Paris and Mr. and Mrs. Less Paris visited Mrs.

Ed Ferris in Fulton Sunday and report that she continues to im- Mexico (Mo.) Evsning todgtr Pago May 14, 1952 prove from her recent illness. Members of the Laddonia Cemetery Association will hold the annual business meeting with election of officers for the coming year at the Presbyterian Church on May 27th. Plans will also lie completed at this time for the annual dinner to be served on Memorial Day. The Woinons Missionary Society of the Baptist Church met Friday afternoon at the church. Mrs.

Joe Roberts is the new president of the group. Mrs. Kenneth Gore lead the study on "The Multitudes Need Christian Homes" Mrs. Eugene Smifh and Mrs. Roberts sang a duet.

Later Mrs. Roberts served light refreshments. Mrs. Leland Breneman was a guest. Mr.

and Mrs. George Tiller, announce the birth of a daughter Linda Kay at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Hannibal on Friday May 9th. They have a two year old son, Bruce, also. Mrs.

Harry Armstrong who has been with her son Howard Armstrong and family for some time has come to Laddonia for an extended visit with Mrs. Leta McCune and other friends here. Mrs. George Montague was the overnight guest of Mrs. Henry James Sunday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Berry and daughter of Rush Hill were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Anderson.

Mrs. Littrell and children who have been residing in Laddonia for several years have returned to Mexico to live. The daily Vacation Bible School for Laddonia will be in charge of the Presbyterian Church this year and will start Monday May 19th and continue for two weeks. This years theme will be "The Sessions will be each afternoon from 2 until 4:15 o'clock. There will be three study groups, kindergarten, primary and junior-intermediate.

All children in our community are invited to attend. Mrs. Win Iliitchinson was the hostess for the usual meeting of the Merri-Rummy Club this past week with score favors being won by Mrs. Marvin Cox, Mrs. A.

B. Hays and Mrs. Minnie Huffmann. All members were present for the delightful visit in the new home of the hostess, which has been completed only a few weeks. Max Stuart has been ONLY PONTIAC GIVES YOU THIS DUAL-RANGE COMBINATION! Powerful Hi'gii-Compraswbft Ntm Hydra-Mafic tight Power at the Right Jim! High Performance Economy Axle- fewer Engine Revolutions Per Mffe! ns r.lViM;ik"rr for IFio dnnia Cemetery, lie is a member of.

the junior class in the Laddonia High School and will be on the job for the school vacation. Kcl Caldwell and Eddie Caldwell of near Perry were guests of Mrs. A. K. Hancock Thursday afternoon.

The Monthly Birthday supper preceded the regular meeting of the Rebckah Lodge Thursday evening. Mrs. Eugene Selleck received the birthday cake. New Venetian binds liavo been installed in rooms recently by the Rebekalis. Mrs.

.1. E. Rogers of the grade school faculty has entered Hannibal LaGrange College and after attending night classes for two weeks will enter on the regular week summer term. Mrs. Rogers will drive to Hannibal each day that she has classes.

Miss Veta Minion, who has been a member of the Laddonia High school faculty has returned to her home in Independence and will not return to the Laddonia School for the next year. A district meeting of Rural Letters Carriers will be held in Laddonia May 17 with a banquet being served at the Memorial Building. Mrs. A. R.

Hancock returned Tuesday from a two weeks visit with her sister Mrs. Prewitt Nelson in Baton Rouge, and her son Dr. A. R. Hancock in Stuttgart, Ark.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hartwi; of St.

Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Shotwell of Fulton were weekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. R.

B. Baize. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.

Braught of St. Louis were here for the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Campbell and other relatives. Mrs. Emma Brandon arrived here Friday from Philadelphia where she has spent the winter with her son Hubert and after a weeks visit with her sisters Mrs.

Allie Atchison, Mrs. Tom Fegan. andMrs. Roy Elam will go to her home in Wray, Colo. Mr.

and -Mrs. Ralph GaJHgher spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. W. L. Shy at Montrose, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cheney and Misses Wanda Cheney and Shirlee Glass spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Reeves and children in St.

Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Summers of Mexico and Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Summers of Hannibal spent Sunday here with Mrs. John Summers. Mr.

and Mrs. Harley Teague of Mexico accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Summers here and visited his moth- er Mrs. Mollie Teague.

Mrs. Koss Carnahan of Palmyra spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kennen. Mrs.

A. R. Hancock was an additional guest in the Kennen home for Sunday dinner. Mrs. L.

C. Moore spent Sunday and Monday with relatives Try For Oil Strike End After the Waffo Stabilization Board summoned officials of 75 oil companies and 23 unions to a conference in Washington in an effort to settle the nation-wide oil strike. Nathan Feinsinsrer, right, hoard chairman, abruptly halted formal hearings and asked the union and company representatives to meet informally with board members on the status of negotiations in the industry. Feinsinger is shown conferring with (). A.

Knight, president of the Oil Workers' (NKA Telephoto). VENETIAN BLINDS Aluminum Steel Wood Free Estimates Reflnlsblng Repairing HOME FURNISHINGS MART 818 W. Monroe Phone 2080 in St. Louis. 3Iiss Mary Jackman of St.

Louis spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F. P. McCord.

John Maxwell of St. Louis was the weekend guest of his parents. Rev-, and Mrs. J. W.

Maxwell. Mrs. Ernest Scott and daughter Dee visited with relatives at Hawk Point one day this past week. Misses Darline Edwards, Ruth Gruer and Ann Faw who are employed in St. Louis were at home for Mothers Day.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold of Mexico spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Price, Jeffries.

Mrs. Wm Harvey spent several days during the weekend with her daughter Mrs. Howard Knipfel in Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs.

Glenn Pittenger and children David and Ann, Mrs. L. C. Pittenger of Montgomery City and Mrs. H.

G. Sipple drove to Springfield, Sunday where they visited places of interest and where they were met by Sam Law and son Charles of Hammond. Ind. Charles accompanied the Pittengers sack to Laddonia and will spend several weeks with relatives lere. Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Melahn entertained with a family dinner in observance of the birthday of Mr. Melahn, inviting Mr.

and Mrs. Wallace Melahn and son Lewis and Floyd Crews and sons of Wm Young of Rush Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Melahn of near Laddonia. Miss Fern Braden, Mr.

and Mrs. O. B. Melahn, Judge and Mrs. E.

A. Shannon and Mrs. Etta Morton of Mexico attendee the funeral of Mrs. Hettie McGhee here Sunday afternoon. and Billy Ilixon have gone to Muleta.

S. to spend the summer with relatives. Mr. and -Mrs. Stotler drove to Mexico to spend Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.

Anna Bess Loewenstein and children. Miss Shirley Chitwood was also the dinner guest ol Mrs. Loewenstein. Charles Smith who is music director for the public schools of Washington, spent Saturday here with his father, Harry Smith and his aunt, Mrs. Lillie Barnes.

Mrs. Hubert Slavens and Miss Maude Azdell of Vandalia were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Azdell. Mr.

and Mrs. Dan Long had as guests for noonday dinner on Sunday, the Rev. and Mrs. J. H.

Stidham. Mrs. F. M. Bras hears, Mrs.

W. G. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Long and baby and Don Long who was at home from Missouri University for the weekend.

Funeral services were held from the Wilkey Funeral Home Sunday afternoon for Henrietta Frisbie McGhee who died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Etta Horton in Mexico. The services were conducted by the Rev. Maxwell and burial was made in the Laddonia Cemetery. Mrs.

McGhee was probably Laddonias oldest citizen at the time of her death, having been born April 20lh. 1856 near Hartford, one of the ten chil- Ittra wos young lawyer named Mm car mode him lose bis lost cose. Too late to commence His most brilliant defense. He waited out of court in disgrace! A Spectacular Wonderful Value! Then I got Conoco's NEW 1-2-3 Service! Come in, get behind the wheel of a new Pontiac and watch all your driving troubles fade away! In Pontiac's Traffic Range you'll case through the toughest traffic so nimbly, so easily, so smoothly you'll hardly know there's another car around. On the open road, you're in Cruising smooth and quiet it's almost like coasting.

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Field Day Next Monday At Grasslands KI A tremendous crowd nf miduestt-rn farmers and agricultural loaders are expected to attend a Field Day noxt Monday afternoon at the Grasslands Farm, located on Highway -10 east of the Auxvasse Creek. D. Howard Doane. owner, has invited all interested persons in the mid-western area to attend the Field Day and some estimates of the expected crowd have been placed as high as 2,000 persons. The tour will get underway at 12:30 o'clock and trucks will be provided so that groups may be taken about the farm conveniently.

Speakers include Dr. J. Dyer of the animal husbandry department, College of Agriculture. University of Missouri; D. M.

Witt of the Midwest Clay- pan Experimental Station at McCredie; and Mr. Doane. Records of individual steers of various ages and breeds have been kept at the Grasslands Farm and their rates of gain on various types of pastures and under varying conditions will be reported. A number of pasture treatments have been used also in an effort to determine the results obtainable on each type. Also to be reported are various methods used to carry cattle through the winter.

"Ten Mile Gorden" At Cope Girardeau CAPE GIRARDEAU The sixth annual garden pilgrimage, sponsored by the Allied Garden clubs of Cape Girardeau.is to be held Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18. Gardens included in the tour ill be open to the public from noon until 6 p.m., central standard time, each clay. Guides will be available for out-of-town- visitors. Among the points of interest in the pilgrimage will be a garden center equipped and arranged by club members; a state college kindergarten with outdoor classroom and playground; historic Lorimiler cemetery, noted for its fine box-woods; and the "Ten Mile Garden" along Highway 61. Mr.

and Mrs. Windsor and family spent Tuesday near Mineola with Mrs. Windsor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Payne. dren of James and Henrietta Pettibone Frisbie, who came with their young children manj years ago to settle first near Freeport, 111., and later on a farm near Wellsville. She was martied to Butler McGhee of Laddonia, who died in 1890. They were the parents of four children, two of whom died in infancy and a son, Wm H.

McGhee, died seven years ago. Surviving are the duaghter, Mrs. Horton. a brother, Frank Frisbie of Wellsville, three grand daughters, Mrs. James Griffiths of Farber, Mrs.

Richard Hinder- kamp of St. Louis and Mrs. Wm Browne of Chevy Chase, four great grand daughters, Mary Isabel and Susan Griffiths and Virginia Lee and Elizabeth Browne. An artist with the needle, Mrs. McGhee during her long time residence in Laddonia fashioned some of the lovliest dresses to be worn by the women in this community and she remained active until a few very few years ago when her eyesight failed.

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