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87 Attended Bible School At Laddonia By Mrs. K. G. Kcnnen LADDONIA Laddonia's Un ion Vacation Bible School held at the Presbyterian Church closed Thursday with a total of $7 pupils and teachers. The teachers were ably assisted on the playground by Misses Janice and Helen Potter, and Beverly Teague.

A short program was given Thursday afternoon after which the youngsters were treated to ice cream and cookies. Numbers on the program were: Song by the Beginners. Exercise Beginners. Recitation, My Church Lowenstein. Meet the Beginners.

Flannelgram "God Made Everything Beautiful" Primary. Playlet "The Lost Scroll" Primary. Song "When He Cometh" Juniors. Scripture Dorothy Kesler and Mary Jo Feisler. Duet 'Jesus Wants.

Me for a Sunbeam" Bonnje Erdel and Patricia Breneman. Lord's Prayer led by Georgia Mae Jenkins. Presentation of Awards for Perfect Attendance by Rev. E. C.

Williams. The childrens offering amounted to 511.80 and was sent to the American Bible Society. The following pupils had perfect attendance: Gary Breneman, Roger Parker, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Wilson, Letha Chism, Patsy Stuart, Jerry Roberts, Evelyn Clark, Mary Ann Christopher, Susan Lowenstein, Ellen Jane Parker, Frances Feisler, Barbara Oliver, Betty Oliver, Sharon Kay Ulry, Mary Ann Chrismer, Carol Shaw, Janet Rodenbaugh, Phillip Jo Christopher, Jimmy Motley, John Stewart, Billy Wilson, Dorothy, Kesler, Alice.Marie Stuart, Pearl Belts, Bonnie Erdel, Karen Sue Schlemmer, Terry Sha.w Harry Oliver, Mary Jo Feisler, Patricia Breneman. Others enrolled: Jimmy Teague, Stone, Mary Lou Egbert, Chris Egbert, Johnny Feis- Jer, Phillip Brown, Charlie Law, Georgie Feisler, Wayne Shaw, Kenny Ormsby, Kay Lower, Virginia Ann James, Marlis Lower, Melvin Todd, Leslie Brown, Cheryl Talbott, Robert Chism, Bobby Chrismer, Butler Evans, Danny Jenkins, Edward Smith, Shirley Lower, Bobby Teague, Wayne Sims, Harry Gateway, Joyce Camp, Betty Todd, Barbara Stanford, Grace Marie Kesler, Janet Smith, Nickie Lewis, Georgia Mae Jenkins, Judy Britton, Ann Pittenger, Bonnie Sue Feisler, Charles" Evans, Joe Rodenbaugh, Donald Talbott, John Camp, Betty Parham, Faye Jean Horton, and Wundell Stanford. Mr.

and Mrs. Marshall Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sank- piU spent Sunday in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs.

Ashby McClintic and family. Mr. McClintic who has been with the Veterans Administration in St. Louis recently is being transferred to' and. his family 'will accompany him.

Mrs. McClintic has continued to live, in Columbia where a daughter Jane was a student at Stephens College while her twin brother James was a student at Missouri University. The McClintics older daughter Martha Ann is completing her nurses training in St. Louis this summer and expects to join the family in Denver after her graduation. The McClintic family are former Laddonia residents.

Mrs. E. G. Parrish of St. Louis spent Memorial Day here and was a guest in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Marshall Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thomas of Artesid, N.

former residents are visiting relatives in this community. On Memorial Day they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Denmark who also entertained Mr. and Mrs.

Will Smith of Vandalia and on Sunday the Denmarks and Thomas' were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Vandalia. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles F. Braught of St. Louis spent the holiday weekend with Mrs. Braughts mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Campbell.

Dr. and Mrs. Ray Hancock of Center were Sunday guests of Mrs. A. R.

Hancock. Ben Stevens and grandson Donald Ben Ehrlich returned Monday from Independence where they went last Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stevens and family -and attend the commencement exercises of the Independence High School where Jean and Dean Stevens, twin son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Stevens were among the graduates. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Perry Fegan and two children and Johnnie Fegan of Chicago arrived here Friday for a weeks vacation visit with their sister Mrs. Charles Robison Mr.

Robison and son J. T. Robison. Mrs. Roy Chanel and two children of Baldwin, Kansas visited her mother, Mrs.

John Silvey and her brothers William and Jim Silvey here this past week and went from here to Chicago to visit another brother, Paul Silvey and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rice of St. Louis and Mr.

and Mrs. R. B. Wilder of Chicago were here for the holiday weekend with Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Moore. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.

Moore and their guests went to Center to attend a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Biggs where they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rice and family, Mr.

and Mrs. B. F. Rice and family and Mr. and Mrs.

Morgan Dore and daughter of St. Louis. Aubert Calvert who became suddenly ill last Wednesday is being treated at a Hannibal Hospital and Mrs. Calvert is remaining with him at the hospital. The Calverts moved a short time ago to the new home on the Carver Brown farm just south of town.

Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Morris and daughter Mrs. John Murray and daughter of Hannibal visited Mr.

and Mrs. Whitehouse and Mrs. Leta Mc- Kennen on Memorial Day. Mr. and Mrs.

Arch Morris of Hannibal were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Whitehouse on Saturday and on Sunday the White- houses entertained Mr. and Mrs. C.

E. Powers of Mexico and Mrs. Mildred Slaughter and daughter of near Laddonia. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Glass visited Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Hall in Mexico Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Hall remains quite ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Shotwell and daughter Mary Elizabeth of Fulton have been the guests of her parents. Dr. and Mrs.

R. B. Baize the past week. Miss Anna Mot tinger of Lindenwood College St. Charles and Mr.

and Mrs. John Cunningham of Kirkwood were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. J. C. Diggs and Mr.

and Mrs. Lake Dillard. Mrs. J. C.

Diggs accompanied her brother R. W. Taylor of Martinsburg to Wellsville on Friday to attend the Memorial Day services there. Sirs. Gertrude Campbell New Hartford spent several day this past week with Mrs.

W. A Schulz and on Memorial Daj they accompanied James Schul of Shelbina to Wellsville for tin Memorial services there. Mr and Mrs. Fred Sent of Mexic were guests of Mrs. Schulz on Sunday.

Mrs. Schulz will leavi the next few days fo: Omaha to visit her broth er-. S. who -is quite ill Mr. and Mrs.

C. I. Rokiski Madison, 111., were weekenc guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernes Lasher.

Misses Wanda Cheney and Dee Scott, who were members of thi: years graduating class of the Laddonia High School left Sun day for St. Louis where thej will have employment. They ac companied Sgt. Gene Kauble as far as St. Louis as he was re turning to Fort Leonard Wood after a weekend furlough here Miss Ruth Ann Gruer enjjoyei a weeks vacation with homefolk last week.

She is employed in St. Louis. Mrs. Catherine Maxwell was a Sunday dinner guest of her sister, Mrs. Irvin Gruer who also entertained Mr.

and Mrs. Will iam Powell of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Barnett and children of Benton City, Mr. and Mrs George Thompson, and two children of Vandalia.

Betty and Walter Hitz attend ed the baccalaureate exercises at William Woods College on Sunday where their sister, Miss Anna Catherine Hitz is among the graduates. Misses Ann Faw and Darline Edwards and John Maxwell who are employed in St. Louis were here for the weekend with home folk. Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Hanssen and family of Chicago 111., spen the holiday weekend here with his father H. N. Hanssen anc other relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

H. O. Master; of Elkhart, visited relative; in this area during the week end. Mr. and Mrs.

Homer Azdel spent Sunday in Vandalia with Mrs. Hubert Slavens and Miss Maude Azdell. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kelly and Mr.

and Mrs. William Hutchinson spent the first of the is not enough to distinguish one gem from another! THE COLOR-GRAPH A Or STOUCS WHY YOU CANNOT RELY ON COLOR IN CHOOSING A GEM STONE LOANED FOt ONE WEEK ONLY JUNE 4th through 12th See the exquisite presentation of colored gems in the Color-Graph now on display in our south window! An amazing array that proves how improbable ij is Jo identify gems by color: alone, But you, a layman, aren't expected to be able by casual observation to arrive at conclusions which our Registered Jeweler reaches through his years of scientific study and experience. His identification of gems is based on exact and established methods. His knowledge safeguards your purchase. Be sure your consultant on gem purchases is "a jeweler specially educated to serve you.

WINDOW LIGHTS ON UNTIL 10 P.M. Come Up Tonight and See the Display! JEWELERS SINCE 1889 WORRELL'S IEG1STERED JEWELER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY week in St. Louis where they Mexico (Mo.) Evening ledger Page 5-Tues. June 3, 1952 attended the ball games. a a a Mrs.

Clara Morris and Mrs. TM-I fk.i- F. M. Brashears were Sunday LOW DCgrCC TO President NlCCG dinner guests of Mrs. Allie Atch- 3 ison.

Mr. and Mrs. Orvillc Staples, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kelly and E.

G. McGrew attended the state meeting of the I. O. O. F.

and Rebekahs at Kirksville last week representing the local lodges. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Graham and daughter spent the holiday weekend with relatives in Arkansas. Mr.

Graham is the new agent at the G. M. O. here. Mrs.

Walter Akridge spent the holiday weekend with Mrs. Maud Shotwell in Curryville and they attended the Memorial Day dinner at old Antioch church southeast of Bowling Green. Mr. and Airs. Bounds Brown spent Memorial Day with relatives in New London and Hannibal.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Doebclin were Sunday guests of Mrs. Lydia Schutte and Mrs. E.

W. Kroencke, in Mexico. We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Kroencke continues quite ill. Mrs.

E. R. Bennett spent several days in St. Louis the first of this week to attend the graduation of a nephew from college, and visit with relatives. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Law of Hammond 111., are the parents qf a son born Monday morning at a Chicago Hospital. Mrs. Law is the former Mary K. Sipple of Laddonia and the couple has a four year old son, Charles, who is with relatives-here and will return to Chicago Friday with his grandmother, Mrs.

'H. A. Sipple. Mrs. Emma Sue Erdel of Hermann was the guest of friends here for Memorial Day.

i The Roos Plumbing is' moving from the rear of the Shaw Barber Shop to the building recently vacated by Hanssens Cafe. Misses Shirlee Glass and Myrna Bienhoff, Ben Oligschlager and Laurence Dubbert drove to St. Louis Sunday where Lawrence Dubbert took a plane for Camp Stoneman where he has been transferred after training at Camp Campbell and spending a two weeks furlough with homefolk. Mr. and Mrs.

C. R. Jones and Mrs. P. E.

Jones were visitors in New London on Memorial Day. Mr. and Mrs. Ota Freels were Sunday dinner -guests of Mrs. morial Day.

Miss Martha Ann Truman, daughter Truman of Grandview, and niece of President Truman, holds a cane which is symbolical of her graduation from the School of Law at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. The cane once belonged to the President's (NEA Telephoto). Robert Ferris who also entertained Mrs. Nancy Kempker and Bob Bartley of Jefferson City, for the weekend. Jimmy Pollock of Jefferson City has come to spend the summer with his aunt Mrs.

J. Ed His mother Mrs. Chester Pollock accompanied him here returning to Jefferson City Monday. Mr. and 3Irs.

Edwin Webber were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Will Young in Rush Hill who was also entertaining Miss Emma Gerwin, Mrs. Bessie Day and John Jesse. Mr. and Mrs.

Bob Howerton of Quincy spent Memorial Day here. Mr. and Sirs. Laurence Ferguson of Hannibal and Mr. and Mrs.

Warren Moser of Auxvasse visited Grover Ferguson for Me- Henderson Promoted To Louisiana Store Ronald Henderson who has been manager of the Montgomery Ward store here for the past year has been promoted and made manager of the Alexandria, store. Mr. Henderson took his wife and two children to Atchison, on Monday where they will visit. He continued on to Alexandria as he was to report there on Thursday. Scout Troop 38 1 Plans Summer Camp And Other Activities At a busy meeting last night, members of Troop 38 made plans for the Boy Scout Exposition to be held Wednesday, and for camp later this summer.

After the meeting was called to order. Scoutmaster Marion Mundy announced that the nineteen scouts going to camp would definitely attend from July 2' to August 2. This was a change from earlier plans, when it was decided to go from August 3 to 9. But. as it was later discovered, that will be Fair week, and several scouts could not attend.

So arrangements were made to move the whole troop's camping date up one week. The remainder of the meeting was spent making plans for the Scout Exposition to be held in the recreation area. Troop 38 will have two specific assignments. One of these will be a camping scene. Pup-tents will be set up in a semi-circle around a fire, and scouts are to bring food to cook over this fire before and during the Also included in the camp scene will be a lean-to.

A group of boys were selected to work on this project a week ago. Praise was given John Machin, prominent Mexico scout leader who has planned the major part of the exposition, for hard work in behalf of scouting in Mexico. Connie Smith sent in his application for the rank of Life Scout. Connie is also going to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico this summer from June 24 until July 30. Present at the "meeting were Marion Mundy.

scoutmaster, and Si Larsen and Hugh Millard. assisant scoutmasters. The meeting was closed with the scout benediction. Walter Kerr Dies In St. Louis; Rites In Perry Walter C.

Kerr's funeral services were held Monday afternoon. May 26, in the Christian church in Perry with interment in the nearby Lick Creek cemetery. Mr. Kerr, brother-in-law of Mrs. Mary Kerr and Mrs.

Gertrude Kerr of Mexico, died Saturday night. May 24, in the veteran's hospital at Jefferson Barracks. Reared in the Bethel Presby- torian church community, Mr. Kerr is survived by his wife, the former Miss Ella Brashears: and two sons, Gordon Kerr of Perry and Joseph Kerr of Kennett. Three grandchildren alsa survive.

Next time you make cream gravy to serve with fried chicken add a little finely diced ham and some cooked drained green peas to the sauce. OUT OF GUESTS Visitors in the Jason Gifford home over the Memorial Day holiday were Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

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