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Mexico Ledger from Mexico, Missouri • Page 8

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Mexico Ledgeri
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Mexico, Missouri
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The Daily Record 87 63 63 low, 74. .41 in. 1.39 in. 5.08 in. 12.78 in.

20.60 in. a.m High tor last 24 hours Low for last 24 hours Temperature at 7 a Year ago today high, 93 Precipitation rain, to date Normal for June Year to date Normal to July 1 Suh sets today at 7 33 Sun rises tomorrow at, 4 43 Area Forecast MISSOURI: Considerable cloudiness and mild this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday with showers this afternoon or tonight. High this afternoon and in the 80s and tonight near TO MISSOURI Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight. and Wednesday; scattered thundershowers likely fought continuing into Wednesday forenoon; -warmer extreme north tonight; continued mild Wednes- dfiy; low tonight 65 northwest to 70-75 southeast, high Wednesday -80s. at Lake of the Ozarks 559 rise 2 At Audrain June 8, admitted: John Davis, John Lowe, Frank Hagar, Mark Mathews, Mrs James Chrystal, Mrs.

Herbert Floyd, Mrs. Calvin Cowles, Mexico, Beverly Mulhns, Mrs Ernest Smith, Benton City; Larry-Bryson, Centralia; Mrs- Ira Smith, Paris; Mrs. W. J. Niedergerkc, Montgomery City; Born to Mr.

and -Mrs. Woodrow Sublette, Mexico a son, 10:45 Monday Born to Mr. and Mrs Gotcher, Wellsville, a daughter, 4 :07 a.m., weighing seven pounds, four and a half ounces. BoTn to Mr, and Mrs. Laurence Greer, Centralia, a son, 11 06 p.m., Monday, weighing six 11 ounces, and named Kent Allen.

Dismissed Mrs Eldon Zuck, Herbert Martin, Lewis Frank- Frosch, Tracy Dean, Pamela Harper, Jeanette Glatz, Mexico; Mrs Veile Brooks, Centralia; tiegry Montgomery City; Mrt. Donald Fonest, Pans, lialh Geisel, Laddonia Katherine Biven, Sunnyvale, Calif A gift for the Audrain Hosptial Fund has been received in njempry of Mrs John Hebel June 8, admitted: Joe Bdoher, Mexico, Mrs John Barnes, Centralia, Mrs Edith Williams, CurryviHe Circuit Court McGUne vs Southwestern Gteyhound Lines Inc. vs C. W. set for Oct 12 Producers Gram Co et al vs Roe, set for Oct 22 L.

Jones sentenced to in state penitentiary on p)ea ot guilty to bogus check charge, and granted parole Lprene Bethel granted divorce froih Cornelius Bethel Ramona Alcyne Clark vs Marvin Clark, submitted and taken under advisement. State vs Bert Johnston, dismissed. Story elsewhere. Leo Easier vs Harold I Nee- Bhiem. suit filed for $900, alleged due; -as damages from automobile Mmico (Mo.) Evening Udgw Page Juno 8,1954 "Westerns" For Summer 101 A and sports jacket are gaily "decorated with prancing horses and bright crimson streamers tor the young cowboy set Easy to easy to launder and mighty attractive is this playtime costume for ages 1, 2, 4 or 6 years Tissue color transfers, all instructions in'pattern.

Please state size needed Send 25 cents for the Western Overalls (Pattern No. 101-A) Your Name, Address, Pattern Number and Size to Carol Curtis. Mexico Evening Ledger Box-'229, Madison Square Station New York 10, N.Y. now' The brand new, exciting 36-page Carol Curtis Needlework. in color, containing ovet J50 designs for knitting, crocheting, embroidery, hairpin lace, tour "How to Do It" Designs, sum Uier fashions, something for every age, 1 every climate In addition there 'are Two Free for flattering spring and summer glamour' The Needlework Guide ctosts only 25 cents.

Order it as you da your needlework patterns! accident Feb. 19 on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County. The plaintiff is represented by Charles A. Weber of Ste.

Genevieve. Magistrate John Wallace Schutte fined $100 and costs for careless and reckless driving while drinking, June 4 on Highway 54 and Benton City road. Larry Roland Chancy fined $75 for careless and reckless driving while drinking, May 28 on Highway.54. William Eugene Baise fined $25 and. costs for 900-pound overweight load on rear axle, June 4 on Highway 54.

fire City firemen were called at 11:23 p.m.' Monday to 327 Rawlings where a coffee pot had remained healed too long and began smoking. In Other In Montgomery County court: Raymond August Layer fined $5 and costs for careless and reckless driving; Richard Sperry Jr." fined J5 and costs for careless and reckless- driving; Verle Thomas Naughton fined $5 and costs for careless and reckless driving. Cosh (As of 1 p. m. toby.

Subject to chance). Soybeans $3.41 Wheat Ii89 St. Louis Grain vi: ST. LOUIS, June 8 UR-Cash grain: Wheat 20 cars. 6 sold, No; 2 light garlic 1.94^-1.96%, No.

2 red garlicky 1.90&. 3 licky 1.89%, No. 4 red- garlicky 1.88.' Of i Corn 9 cars, 4 sold, No. 1 yellow No 2 yellow 1.65%. none received, 5 sold, No.

2 white 76, sample grade'white 70M No 1 mixed Local Markets- cream 40c-45c Hens lOc-llc Cocks 7c-8c Eggs 25c St. Louis LOUIS, June 8 (Pi Produce and live poultry: Eggs, wholesale grades, large exr tras 60-70 per cent min A 35-36, medium extras 60 'per cent min A 32-33. Fryers to ib, whites and Plymouth rocks 22-23; broilers, nearby 21; turkeys, tbms 24. Other prices unchanged. Chicago CHICAGO Hogs 8.000: steady- to higher; barrows and'gilts 27-00; sows 22.00.

CATTLE c.alves 400; steady to lower'; steers 26.50; veal- ers 23.00. SHEEP steady to" lower; lambs 26.50; c-wes 6.50. i New York NEW YORK, June 8 stock market was shaken severely today by a major, selling wave that hit hard in hour. By the reaction spent itself, and the market steadied above the lows. Trading then was slow- Losses went; to between 1 and 4 points in many instances.

Few issues were able to withstand the drive. The steels, aircrafts, railroads, Rubbish Piling Up In St. Louis ST. LOUIS, June 8 began piling up in St. Louis today as collectors moved into the second day of their strike against the city in a wage dispute.

Some rubbish from the strike that ended May 9 was still uncollected. The 165 rubbish collectors, members of Local 610 of the AFL State, County and: Municipal Employes voted to resume the strike at'a meeting Sunday. Garbage collections also were interrupted today. With the striking rubbish collectors picketing the municipal garage, only 12 of 44 garbage trucks were making their rounds! Joseph L. international representative of the union, said no meetings of the union were scheduled for today.

Mayor Raymond R. Tucker, 'who has been attending a national housing conference in Washington, was to fly here today because of the strike. How Can This Car Be Removed? BES Trio Project four In June Club met at Excelsior. VVednesday with the president, Judy presiding. "The" meeting; was opened with the "song and pledges.

Nineteen- members and 17 visitors were' the session, the group decided to invite Leon Self to show a religious picture when the club observes 4-H Sunday. project tour was planned for June 23 with meetingif'at the Henry Mortimer farm in the and it, voted that the members go Moberly.for a 4-H picnic on July 25. After two demonstrations were given, the meeting was adjourned with refreshments. Mr. Mrs.

William Robison and children, Joyce and Dennis, and their nephew, Howard Robison, of Clearfield are visiting here with Mrs. Robison's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hull. Mr.

and Mrs; Arthur Bond went to St. Louis Tuesday to 'meet their son Arthur D. Bond who has: been attending Princeton, at Princeton, N.J. and oils seriously nvolved in the decline, and also lard hit the -atomic issues, motors, coppers, rubbers, chemicals, and utilities. CORRECTION The price that appeared on tfaerer's milk in Terry's Market ad in Monday's 1 read gallon 59c, should-have been gallon 59c.

Yandalia Drive-In LAST TIMES TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY MOGAMBC Show Starts At 7:45 p.m. Question: When is Fathers Day? Answer: Sunday, June 20, 12 days off. Question: What can I give the old boy to show him I appreciate how he knocks himself out every day bringing home the bacon? Answer: Something he can wear. Question: Just exactly what? Answer: Let's not rush this. Maybe a Manhattan dress or sport shirt.

Maybe a couple of pairs of socks. A tie or maybeapair of cool summer slacks. Question: Where in the world are all of these articles located? In bright new merchandise at ED'S MEN'S SHOP in Mexico! Ed's Men's Shop, Inc. "Styles and Values Men Loook For" That is the problem facing Donald Seward, owner of the car, which rolled driverless down a hill, jumped the high curbing and wall and came to a stop in the front yard of Jack Sederwall on Oak street in Hannibal. Local wreckers, with their limited equipment, have given up after working many hours trying to remove (AP Train Serves Food ROYAL OAK, Mich, (fl' On Detroit's northern otskirts, is a little restaurant which servos food delivered, by miniature train and gives customers their change in a model dump Owner William Brooks is chief cook, waiter and bottle washer.

Sight-seers definitely aren't welcome. When Brooks started the business in 1938 his first menu mentioned "five cent Cokes for 10 cents and mediocre pie 4 for" a quarter." The "combination of Brooks, the food and the unique fixtures brought him a rash of sight-seers. In 1944 they crowded out the regular custoriiers by talking more than connected entrances with an elec trical opening and locking system; refused entry to some pa'trons and got a club license. Much of the club's railroad atmosphere is the work of some Avell-to-do patrons who helped devise the time-saving gadgets. and cups coffee travel from kitchen to customer via model train.

Brooks has no railroad career in' his background. He' spent 18 years writing and editing advertising copy and factory magazines before the restaurant: business beckoned. Sure Is, Dry TOPEKA, Kan. The mail brought Gov. Edward F.

Arn a reminder of the drouth. A'letter from a friend, C. C. Evans of Russell, bore notations that the stamp was affixed and the back flap closed with pins because "no moisture is available" to seal them. T.

W. Anderson, Former Mexicoan, Dies in the West Russell Anderson of this city, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Beulah Force of Springfield, 111., formerly of here, have gone to Paramount, called there by the death of Force's son, Thurman Walter Mr. Anderson, 46, who was born and reared in died in a hospital in Paramount at 4:30 a.m. Sunday after an illness of six months.

His father was the late Walter B. Anderson. Other survivors include his wife, the former Miss Betty Brooks; one son, David. one daughter, Nancy, 15 months; and three sisters, Mrs. Helen Pace of Mexico, Mrs.

Maria Kosta of Ysidio, and Mrs. Lucille Rosa of Wichita, Kan. Scoffs Film Actors OMAHA (Ofi Movie star Charlton Heston says: You can't by watching an actor in the movies whether or hot he. is good. You can only tell whether he has been well directed.

Heston, who has been on the stage and in television: as well as the movies, said during' a visit here "the actor very little to a movie. Oil the stsge, the story is told with the, ac.tor, and the actor is the A good moyie' director, Heston holds, can take a'bad actor and make him adequate, at on the screen, the di rector is primary creative artist. Another thing: Heston states he thinks the ac tor's relationship with the au dience sometimes called empathy is highly overrated. "I can do just as well often better before an empty house, 1 he says. Airs.

Mary Humphrey- is in Louisiana at -the bedside of her father. Missouri Nurses Wijll Start Using New Uniform Insignia: Missouri registered nurses on June 15 will begin the wearing of a new insignia on their uniforms as a means of identification to the public and to the patients. The professional nurse insignia which is in two tones of bluerand white, is to be worn oh the uniform pocket or left sleeve. On it is embroidered the traditional lamp Of nursing in wedgewood blue. Superimposed on.

the lamp, in royal blue, are the letters Licensed practical have also the, of a sleeve insignia inflight gray and royal blue on August 1. A sun and oak leaf motif are included with the initials distinctively placed in the center. Both insigne will carry the current licensing; date of the nurse. A need of such an insignia has been felt by both the public and the nurse groups for a long period of time. The white uniform and cap now are worn by, other individuals employed in.

several fields of health work. Pins worn by both graduate and practical-nurses are too small for practical purposes of identification. The Missouri State Nurses's Association, the Missouri State Association of Licensed Practical Nurses, and the Missouri State Board of Nursing, the state's li- Foul to Fowl Ploy Henry Sikkelee found the compeVsation low in. chasing; the folks, suspected' of foul pdlicernan started raising chickens '6n '-the side to augment his In 10 years the chicken business was doing so well he gave up his policeman's job. Two years ago he decided turkeys would be even more profitable and today his 8,000 turkeys on the hoof constitute one of the largest flocks in Henrico county.

censing agency, have approved the wearing of the insigne. Miss. Mar-. jorie Elmore, R.N., executive sec-' retary of the tylissouri State Nurses' Association, said that the insignia is a protection to the public, to the patient, and to the nurse. Injury Plus Insult TRENTON, N.

J. The robbers who held up a woman in front of a bank here took $39.000. in nonnegotiable checks they snatched from her and dumped them into a police station garage. They kept in cash. "That's nibbing it in," remarked a detective, "But we'll get the punks." Bored Sick? OMAHA When a fellow doesn't show up for work is he sick or just bored? Dr.

Kieffer D. Davis, medical director of an oil firm says it's a good bet he's just bored. "When a person dislikes his job. or finds it monotonous, he'll find reasons to stay away even he has to feign he says. gives you now cars may Ford gives you: V-8 POWER Ford of the low-priced care offers V-8 power type of powrer more and more car owners are adopting.

And Ford's new Y-block V-8 is the most modern V-8 in any car regardless of price! BALL-JOINT SUSPENSION For ride and handling ease that no other low-priced car can match, Ford brings you new Ball-Joint Front Suspension. It's another Ford exclusive in the low-price field. TREND-SETTING STYLING Ford styling has set a new standard for the American Road. It is modern, forward-looking styling that will keep your Ford out front in appearance, not only this year but in the years ahead. SO WHEN IT COMES TIME TO TRADE Ford's value will be higher.

It's an established fact that Ford returns more of its original cost than any lother low-priced car! Come in! Get tht but dial for your Mlonl CARROLL MOTOR COMPANY Phone 88 Mexico, Mo. 202 W. Liberty.

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