Editorial on Streets Courts and Heat in Downtown Mexico
The piece notes downtown improvements in Mexico with repainted buildings new sidewalks and cleaner streets. It highlights the County Court's growing experience led by Presiding Judge Glenn Barnes and other judges and argues the court now handles federal state county and local projects. It ends with a seasonal reflection on August heat and the approaching milder October mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Glenn Barnes
Lewis
Guile
Enduring Suffering Shapes Faith and Christlike Growth
A devotional reflection cites a biblical verse from Timothy, noting that enduring suffering and hardship leads to growth in likeness to Christ who suffered for humanity. It emphasizes persevering faith through trial as a path to spiritual victory.
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Christ
Missouri lawmakers save Benton home as state shrine
Gov. Christopher S. Bond signed a bill authorizing state purchase of the Benton home, turning it into a shrine. Senate President pro tem William J. Cason, Rep. Richard Rabbitt, and Sen. Harry Wiggins backed the bipartisan effort amid 1975-1976 politics, signaling possible cross party cooperation for Missouri’s arts and historic preservation.
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Kansas City Times
Thormas Hart.Benton
Christopher S. Bond
Missouri
Benton
William J. Cason
Senate
Senator Cason
Harry Wiggins
Kansas City
Governor Bond
Carolyn Bond
House
Richard Rabbitt
Cason
Rabbitt
Jefferson City
City Landmarks Hit By Blight
Authorities say recession and inflation slowed the demolition boom that leveled urban landmarks after World War II. Preservationists, led by Mary Smith of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, seek rehabilitation over razing and keep them in use. Planners, developers and officials convene in Seattle at Pioneer Square to discuss economic benefits of preserving important buildings, including the Wainwright plow factory rescue in St. Louis.
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Dennis Montgomery
Associated Press
America
Mary Smith
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Washington
Mrs. Smith
Paul Sprague
Chicago
Illinois Historical Structures Survey
Seattle
Pioneer Square
St. Louis
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Sprague
The
Wainright
Trust For Historic Preservation
Missouri
Wainwright
Dear Ann Landers Myob advice sparks reader clash
A reader quarrels with Ann Landers over her policy of “mind your own business” in childrearing and warns that silence harms daughters. The column defends parental limits while urging personal responsibility, citing divorces and warnings about meddling.
Rauwolfia and high blood pressure explained by Dr Thosteson
The doctor details rauwolfia action in hypertension. It blocks catecholamines, acts on the central nervous system, and may sedate patients, diminishing activity. Report mood changes. early detection aids treatment. Also notes snakeroot origin and reserpine use.
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Dr. Thosteson
J.H
India
B.C
Rains Benefit Corn Crops As Auto Salvage Break-In Noted
Weather reports for Ledgerland note up to three inches of rain aiding mature corn and budding soybeans. Police discovered a break-in at Black's Auto Salvage on Highway 22 West. City planning officials discussed subdivisions on Locke near Hawthorne School and Pickett on N Kentucky St. Twenty four girls vie for Miss Consolidated Electric Co-op. Historical notes include Girl Scout formation in 1945, a 33 score by Junior Warner in 1935 golf season, and J L Brown opening a new grocery on N Western Ave in 1925.
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Ledgerland
Mexico
Black’s Auto Salvage
Highway 22
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Locke
Hawthorne School
Pickett
N. Kentucky St
Consolidated Electric Co-op
Ben C. Elliott
Peter Todsen
L.L. Hagan
Junior Warner
Mexico Country Club
J.L. Brown
Ragsdale’s
N. Western Avenue
Birthday wishes for local residents across multiple days
The notice wishes a series of community members a happy birthday across Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Names include Karen Terry Alan Lee Staehle Ralph W. Thomas Billy Watts Merry Ann Patterson Lauren Allison Mrs Elmer Fetterhoff Jay Scott Knipp Allene Allen Chrisandra Dick Doris Iman Marcia Dea Hampton Mrs Strode Edwards Mrs Adam Turner Georgie Watts Sam Mundy Larry Womack Lance Graves Betty Lou Pollard Howard Summers Evelyn Kropf Jean Clayton and Craig Stuart Hampton.
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Alan Lee Staehle
Ralph W. Thomas
Billy Watts
Merry Ann Patterson
Lauren Allison
Middletown
Elmer Fetterhoff
Jay Scott Knipp
Allene Allen
Chrisandra Dick
Doris Iman
Marcia Dea Hampton
Strode Edwards
Adam Turner
Georgie Watts
Sam Mundy
Larry Womack
Lance Graves
Betty Lou Pollard
Howard Summers
Evelyn Kropf
Jean Clayton
Craig Stuart Hampton
Herxteo Ledyrr Publication Rates and Hours
Daily paper published at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri except Sundays and holidays. Postal rates vary by region including $2.25 monthly by carrier and different annual rates by county for mail. Office hours 8 to 5:30 weekdays and 6 to 3 on Saturdays.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
Television listings and sports schedule snapshot
A dense listing of TV channels and programs including Mets vs Pirates at Pittsburgh with announcers Gowdy and Kubek at 1:00. Exhibition football Redskins vs Bengals in Canton at 3:00. Highlights segment Airport problem special at 6:30. Emergency scene at 7:00. Mary Tyler Moore Show at 8. Movie and kids segments throughout the day. Regional channel IDs and callouts scattered.
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New York Mets
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Curt Gowdy
Tony Kubek
Washington Redskins
Cincinnati Bengals
Canton
Ohio
Howard DeMere
Ted
Georgette
Mary Tyler Moore
Henry Aldrich
CBS
NBC
Nashville
Sammy
Mary T
Welk Moore
Jimmy Dean
Laredo
Rex Humbard
Bobby Goldsboro
Ledgerland
Jack Perkins
Heidi
Sandy Descher
van Dyke Parks
Red Sands
Richard Harrison
Istanbul
Horst Bucholz
Abilene
Bobby Darin
Leslie Nielsen
George C. Scott
Sue Lyon
Victor Moore
Allan Lane
Billy
Program Highlights Tonight Shows Classic Films and Specials
A dense schedule lists films from 1941 to 1972 with stars like Abbott and Costello, Ingrid Bergman, and Gregory Peck. The lineup includes The Night of the Grizzly, Captain Newman M D, Money From Home, and The Last Moment across CBS NBC and ABC local time slots, plus news, sports, and music segments.
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Jimmy Lydon
Vaughn Glaser
Mickey Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield
Peggy Ann Garner
Allyn Joslyn
Buck Privates
Abbott and Costello
Bowery Boys
Sidney Toler
Len Young
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Ingrid Bergman
Yves Montand
Robert Cummings
Susan Hayward
Captain Newman
M.D
Gregory Peck
Tony Curtis
George Peppard
Banacek
Archie
Jack Webb
Robert Mitchum
John Ericson
Lola Albright
Paul Kelly
Constance Moore
Clint Walker
Martha Hyer
Alan Ladd
Phyllis Calvert
Cardinals Cubs clash with play-by-play team lineup
Chicago hosts the Cardinals as Jack Buck Jay Randoloph and Mike Shannon call the game on five eight and ten at 1 00. Final round of the 250 000 Westchester Classic will be played at 3 00 on February 3 and 17.
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Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago
Jack Buck
Jay Randolph
Mike Shannon
Willy Brandt
Eric Sevareid
Mary Jane
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Leonardo
Jimmy Swaggert
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Jeanne Wolf
WivWink
Loring Mandel
Jimmy Bright
Channel 9
Ken Kercheval
Kay Frye
Jimmy
Linda
Mien
Millbrook Blvd
Martin Feldstein
Victor Fuchs
Harvard
Sanford
Philip Lee
HEW
David Prowitt
Blue Cross
John Carradine
Chuck Courteney
Maria Gracia
Jorge Martinez de Hayos
Belinda Lee
Patrick McGoohan
Anthony Quinn
Claude Akins
Rock Hudson
Claudia Cardinale
John Garfield
Patricia Neal
Blue Shield
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