Mexico Missouri: a rising town with retail growth and strong industry
An editorial touts Mexico Missouri as a thriving hub with $19 million-plus in modernization by A P Green Refractories Kaiser Refractories and Florsheim, plus Wetterau wholesale expansion. It highlights a new $1.3 million Florsheim plant raising employment, large shopping centers, downtown advantages, medical facilities, MFA mill growth, and a cadre of progressive farmers, framing the town as a rising regional center.
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Mexico
A.P. Green Refractories
Kaiser Refractories
Florsheim
Missouri
MFA
Transformation at Pentecost through the Holy Spirit
The piece contrasts the disciples who fled at the crucifixion with their Pentecost transformation when they allowed the Holy Spirit to fill their lives. It argues that modern believers must likewise permit the Spirit to empower them to impact the world.
Ann Landers letters on misread notes and roommates
A reader asks if a wife’s panic over a letter reading Dead Mother is a subconscious wish or a typing error. Ann notes typographical mistakes are common and six years of analysis may not cure paranoia, and advises other readers on roommates and a fake antique gift amid family dynamics.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Double Hernia Surgery Considerations From Dr Thosteson
Dear Dr Thosteson discusses reducible hernias and the risk of strangulation. He advises repair for a 51 year old with a suspected need to shovel coal, and notes that both sides can often be operated on together if appropriate. He warns hernias worsen with exertion and explains urgency of strangulation. He also notes garlic does not lower blood pressure and advertises an acne booklet.
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Thosteson
Easter Dawn Service Held by Local Churches
The Mexico Methodist Church hosted an Easter dawn service at 6 a.m. with 14 area churches of the ministerial alliance taking part. An outdoor dawn service followed at a second local location, reflecting broad community participation in the observance.
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Mexico
Dixie drive in theater sermon opens Easter weeks
Dixie drive in theater feature by the Lutheran Church notes Pastor Walter Warmann spoke as Easter weather stayed sunny and mild in the 50s. April 1 1951 report includes buses to be cut April 28 due to rising costs and lower ridership along with atomic plant area service notes.
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Dixie Drive-In
The
Lutheran Church
Walter Warmann
Robert H. Finley
Finley
Mexico
Dickson Terry
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Tri- County Baseball League
Montgomery City
Bowling Green
Vandalia
Ironside, Other TV Crime Shows Highlight NBC Night
AP writer Cynthia Lowry reviews NBC Thursday lineup led by Ironside solving a purse theft, a killer case, and an attempted competency issue. She notes the wheel chair bound detective’s appeal and previews pilots like O’Hara U S Treasury and Powderkeg. The piece also comments on Flip Wilson, Tim Conway, Johnny Brown, Rod Taylor, and Sandy Duncan in future TV ventures and commercials.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Robert Ironside
NBC
Ironside
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
CBS
Cannon
O'Hara
U.S. Treasury
David Janssen
Rod Taylor
Janssen
Taylor
Flip Wilson
Tim Conway
Flip
Paul Revere
Conway
Johnny Brown
Ed Sullivan
Sandy Duncan
The Record Makers special hour on five channels
Flip Wilson hosts a 6 30 p m special featuring 30 Guinness World Record holders including Buzz Aldrin Willie Mays Arnold Palmer Johnny Unitas Sir Francis Chichester Charles Schulz and more It also lists reruns for The Brady Bunch and other shows with a chaotic broadcast schedule and unreported changes across stations
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Flip Wilson
Flip
Buzz Aldrin
Willie Mays
Arnold Palmer
Johnny Unitas
Sir Francis Chichester
Charles Schulz
Andy Griffith
Television Listings and Highlights Tonight Special
George Plimpton seeks help from Steve Allen Woody Allen Milton Berle and others at 8 00 in a Las Vegas act overhaul. CBS Movie O Hara United States Treasury with David Janssen airs 8 00. Strange Report at 9 00 involves a big money swindle with Adam. Dick Cavett guest Jimmy Dean and Rep Shirley Chisholm. Movies listed across channels include The Outlaw s Daughter Act of Reprisal O Hara United States Treasury Key To The City Pursuit of the Graf Spee Saskatchewan and more.
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George Plimpton
Las Vegas
Steve Allen
Woody Allen
Milton Berle
Jack Carter
Phyllis Diller
David Frye
Buddy Hackett
Bob Hope
Phil Silvers
Jonathan Winters
CBS
O'Hara
United States Treasury
David Janssen
Strange Report
Adam
Dick Cavett
Jimmy Dean
Shirley Chisholm
Jim Davis
Ina Balin
Clark Gable
Graf Spee
John Gregson
Saskatchewan
Alan Ladd
Andy Griffith
Merv Griffin
David Frost
Plimpton
East West College All Star Game And TV Lineup Highlights
Saturday Ledgerland Station Listings preview the 9th annual East West College All Star Game at 1:00 p.m. on channels 8 and 10, plus a taped Questor Grand Prix from Ontario at 1:00, Wide World of Sports car race at 3:00, and a packed afteroon of NBC CBS and local programs including The Nutty Professor and regional news.
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Ontario
Calif
Phoenix
Weiskopf
Yancey
Jones
Miller
Frank
Chris Gorshin
Greg Morris
John Beradino
Jack Benny
Lawrence Welk
Sunday Listings and Highlights for Channel Seven
TV guide style recap listing Channel 7 programs including Camera Three at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. stock car and variety features see a long slate of sports hockey NBA golf and musical concerts with many dated mentions and channel numbers across multiple time slots and programs.
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Tabernacle Choir
Montreal Canadiens
Bruins
Boston
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KC Royals
Little Rock
Weath
Sacred Heart
Oak Ridge
Lester Family
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