Editorial: The Head Of The FBI Clarence M Kelley
The piece lauds Clarence M Kelley as FBI director after Hoover, praising his leadership, integrity, and impact. It highlights his background, Midwestern modesty, and readiness to serve a full ten year term, while noting the upcoming selection of a successor by a presidential commission. It also singles out Harlan C Phillips as an exemplary FBI official in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
Mr. Kelley
Kelley
Carter
Harlan C. Phillips
St. Louis
Missouri
Harlan Phillips
Mexico
Washington
Iowa
Ends Of Day Prophecy On Resurrection And Life
A reflective note cites Daniel 12 2 about a future resurrection. It contrasts waking to everlasting life with awakening to shame and everlasting contempt and urges living now to determine eternal outcome.
Thanks for the Miss Audrain County Pageant and Ledger readers
Editor thanks Jaycee Wives and Jaycees for sponsoring and supporting the Miss Audrain County Pageant. Acknowledges Lee Gibson Lewis Melahn Jonn and Bobbie Peters and Merle Norman Cosmetics for backstage help. Requests genealogical assistance about the Jackman and Hunt families and thanks Ledger staff for hospitality during a Mexico visit.
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Ledger
Lee Gibson
Lewis Melahn
Jonn
Bobbie Peters
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Mary Jackman
Mexico Ledger
Jackman
Hunt
Monroe County
Aurelia Hunt
Joshua Jackman
Willie’ Jackman
Wilson Bros
S.e
Square
Mexico
Weldon Rodgers
Cooper Ave
Paris
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Items
A collection of readers ask Ann Landers for guidance on insurance gifts in marriage party line etiquette lost wedding rings and vows and handling drug info requests plus instructions to order her drug booklet by mail. The letters touch on finances fidelity and personal growth with brief responses from Ann.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Why do doctors use left arm for blood pressure readings
A reader asks about arm differences in blood pressure and Dr Thosteson explains that left arm pressure may be slightly higher due to proximity to the aorta, and that both arms may be used at first visit. He notes arm-to-arm differences can reach 10 to 15 points and home readings may rise with anxiety or cuffing error.
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Thosteson
Songs and Strikes Across Generations in Mexico Missouri
A montage of small town items from Mexico Missouri spanning 1877 to 1972. Ads promise songs for 85 cents. Izaak Walton League grows with 29 charter members. garage housewarming with hundreds. bridge clubs and card groups hosting gatherings. Medical doctors respond to hospital practice inquiry. a national strike disrupts Bell Telephone. Missouri Charolais breeders meet in Mexico with banquet. UN Pilgrimage winner named. Mexico High School hosts regional music festival. new young voters reveal party preferences and interest in elections.
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Izaak Walton League
Grace Armstrong
al Hendrix
Washington St
Bridge Club
John Gomez
C.B.C. Club
Flossie Asbury
Four Leaf Clover Club
Otto Schopp
Jeffersonian Club
John Roe
John T. Hook
Boulevard
Chamber of Commerce
Audrain Hospital
Western Bell Telephone Co
Moore's
Missouri
Mexico
Empire Club
James Stanley
United Nations
U.S
Canada
Mexico High School
Channels Tonight Features Bugs Bunny and Public Performance
Tonight on Channels 2 4 7 13 animated Bugs Bunny at 7 and a two hour People’s Command Performance at 8 featuring Beverly Sills George Burns Bernadette Peters George Benson Don Rickles and more. Multiple listings for 3 4 7 13 include afternoon and evening cartoons dramas and movies with regional station notes and special broadcasts.
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Bugs Bunny
People's Command
Oplon
George Burns
Bernadette Peters
Beverly Sills
George Benson
Paul Williams
LeVar Burton
Ace Trucking Co
Don Rickles
George Carlin
Redd Foxx
Red Skelton
Carol Channing
Robert Goulet
ABC
X Heroes Company
St. Louis
Barney Miller
Chris Moore
Progk DeNiro
Claude Akins
Nashville 99
Gabriel Kaplan
Rory Calhoun
Just What We Need Another Awards Show By Jay Sharbuty
CBS will air a second television critics circle awards show next Monday amid bitter fights over Emmy voting. The piece notes 19 categories, claims Susskind pushed a blue ribbon panel to New York, ballots across 100 cities, and critics denouncing the venture as harming press industry ties.
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Jay Sharbuty
Los Angeles
CBS
Television Critics’ Circle
New York
Hollywood
NBC
David Susskind
Susskind’s Emporium
I'v Grumblers
Variety
Susskind
Mr. Susskind
Martinsburg Birthday Wishes To Local Residents
Saturday greetings note wishes happy birthdays to John J Nowlan Wanda Leach C Don Fountain Mike Pollard Jack Swatek Marjorie Hagan Michael Earl Potts John Wayne Baker and twins Lawrence Fennewald Louis Fennewald of Martinsburg Also mentions actor James Garner turning 49 and a Thought for today by Abraham Lincoln about happiness.
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John J. Nowlan
Wanda Leach
C. Don Fountain
Mike Pollard
Jack Swatek
Marjorie Hagan
Michael Earl Potts
John Wayne Baker
Lawrence Fennewald
Louis Fennewald
Martinsburg
James Garner
Abraham Lincoln
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Elgin
Ill
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Mrg
Dr. Thesteson
Gilligan
Mike Douglas
Mr. Roger
Merv Griffin
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Gong Show
Bewitched
Ironside
Flintstones
Electric Co
Gomer
Showtime
Partridge Family
All My Children
Superman
Newsca
Pia Arquieg
Marshal Dillo
Dinah
Sesame St
Marcus Welby
Kreg-tv
Jeff City
Kebj-tv
Columbia
Komi-tv
Barbara
Thomas Hardy
Oral Roberts
Geraldo Rivera
Jane Fonda
Henry Winkler
Jaclyn Smith
Kate Jackson
Shirley MacLaine
Victor Mature
Shaw
John Forsythe
Brian Donlevy
Danny and
Marie
Paul Lynde
Television Hall of Fame
Peter Cottontail
Danny Kaye
Vincent Price
St. Louis Cardinals
Robert
Jim Landry
Phil Donahue
Andy Griffith
Maine
Jim Vand
George & Friends
Lucy
Young Restless
Dick van Dy
Ryan's
Big Valley
Mr. Rogers
Family Feud
World Turns
Our Lives
Pyramid
One Life
Guiding Li
Doctors
Marshal Dillon
Merv Gritfin
Marx Bros
Barbara Feldon
Tom Edison
Mickey Rooney
Hood
Joker's Wild
Hee Haw
Zoom
Weatherscan
Tell Truth
Andy Williams
Cross-Wits
Charismatic
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Name Tune
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Lia
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Hunter
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Ence
Mishkin
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Kanter Assembly
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