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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1974
Page
2
Ledgerland residents praise community spirit as Boy Scout Troop 57 cleans the square and Hardin Park hosts Key Club plantings. The piece urges residents to curb littering and take pride in mid America’s values, celebrating cleanups and civic effort by youth.
A reflective meditation cites Ezekiel 34 2 urging shepherds to feed their flocks and asks if local leaders prioritize those in care over personal ease. The piece contrasts responsibility with self interest, calling for accountability.
William E. Seyfried criticizes ERA and possible compulsory service, urging caution on equal rights laws and military duties while praising legislators who opposed ratification. In a separate letter, Laurel Enslen questions voter turnout and civic responsibility, urging participation in city and school elections.
A reader recounts a successful quit from cigarettes after five days at St Helena's Hospital run by Seventh Day Adventists. He describes withdrawal, healthy routines, and no preaching, praising the program and staff while urging others to seek information. He notes ongoing cravings but remains smoke free and thanks Ann Landers.
A teacher reports recurrent laryngitis from frequent colds affecting attendance and asks if it is psychosomatic or occupational. The doctor notes laryngitis often stems from viruses, chalk dust or allergies, suggests rest and steam inhalations, vitamin C, and brief meds, and advises seeing a throat or allergist if attacks precede no cold.
Cattle were moved to rye fields southeast of Mexico by drovers led by Farm Manager James V Worstell. About 200 steers were driven two miles from feed lots near the Merrill Pipes residence into a rye field. Robert M White II of The Ledger leaves for Washington and Norfolk to attend General MacArthur's funeral. White served on his staff during World War II. The Great Escape showing at the Little Dixie Drive In.
A reader recalls winter voice loss in her family tied to excessive indoor humidity. Humidifier left on at home caused voices to fade at work or school, returning after returning home. Lowering humidity stopped the issue after three winters. Suggests others may benefit. Also asks for the medical name of a vein specialist.
Greetings birthday cake and candles on Wednesday to Lowell Hagan Gene Exendine Mrs Ernest Exendine Fran Wilson Arthur Davis Janet Heath Earl White Deanna Lynn Campbell Raymond Bybee Shirley Crump Bud Davis Mrs H Gene Davis Charles L Morris Jr Lori Ann Kehl and Mary Ellen Gould. Today's birthdays Prime Minister Tan Smith of Rhodesia is 54 Tenor Franco Coreli is 51.
A hometown tribute to Hank Aaron airs at 6:30 p.m. on channels 5 and 8, followed by a Dodgers Braves game on channels 5 8 10 at Atlanta. Gershwin tribute plays at 7:00 on channel 9, Easter with Oral Roberts and Tennessee Ernie Ford set for 7:00 on channel 11, and ABC Movie on channels 2 3 17 at 4:00 titled Once Upon A Tire In The West with Henry Fonda in 1989.
The fragment lists multiple matchups across cities including St Louis Ottumwa Columbia Jeff City and Quincy with varied scores and stations abbreviated. It reads like a crowded telecast or late-evening sports schedule from a regional paper with many channel or station codes and uncertain results.
Channel notes list live Women Of The Year awards at 9 00 for eight American women Katharine Hepburn Billie Jean King Barbara Walters Rep Griffiths Dixy Lee Ray Dorothy I Height Patricia Roberts Harris and Barbara McDonald McLean Stevenson fills in for Johnny Carson Tonight Also scheduled are movies and various talk and variety programs across channels with notes on times and reported changes by stations including Westerns dramas and comedies amid late night movie lineups
The schedule highlights a new Peanuts cartoon It's The Easter Beagle at 7:00 p.m. on Channels 4 and 13, with Bill Moyers interviewing playwright Lillian Hellman at 7:00 p.m. on ABC. Melvin Purvis G Man airs at 7:30 p.m. on channels 2, 3, and 17, while Stanley Cup Playoff action starts at 7:30 p.m. on channels 5, 8, and 10.
AP reports Everett Scrimshaw of Bumfud-Bean Florida unveils a first annual Award Awards show intended to honor best awards shows this year. The plan includes quirky categories such as Most Dramatic Gasp and Best Envelope Handling, with the ceremony to air from Bumfudon Civic Center after a Halloween sock hop.
The top rated Sonny and Cher program at CBS is canceled after reports of a marital split. CBS programming chief Fred Silverman cites a very complicated situation and promises a replacement to be announced with the fall lineup. row NBC lifts blackout for Atlanta LA game with Hank Aaron retrospective.
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