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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1971
Page
2
Emma M McPheeters 91 died Sunday in Auxvasse. A longtime library advocate she chaired the library board and contributed to the Mexico community as a teacher and church volunteer. She guided the Wednesday Club for decades and inspired civic service and education.
The text reflects two prayers from the prodigal, “give me” and “make me,” paired with a moral about humility. It contrasts the prodigal’s longing with broader commentary on prayer, suggesting many prayers lack sincerity and focus.
A downtown city tale recounts a nervous ride as a mother, teased by friendly honks, narrowly avoids panic while driving, and learns her daughter’s bumper sticker joke ends with a public display of faith. The incident ends with a surprised realization and a playful punchline.
Local church near Eolia reports vandalism in the St Johns Cemetery with 15 markers toppled or displaced. Old grave markers from the 1870s lie broken and overturned, while three tall monuments were knocked from their bases. The writer labels the act mindless stupidity and laments the desecration of a treasured historic site.
A reflective line suggests an era proud of intelligent machines yet wary of human meddling, capturing tension between progress and skepticism as quoted from Howard Mumford Jones.
Young wife faces choosing between caring for dying mother and aging siblings or staying with her husband in Vietnam. Ann Landers advises staying with the kids until the husband finishes service, suggesting support from her father and help at home to ease the sacrifice.
Readers ask about treatments for venereal disease and other health concerns. Dr. Thosteson explains there are no pills for VD, only antibiotics by injection, addresses emphysema risks, pregnancy length myths, herpes remedies, egg allergies causing cankers, organ donation options, colon polyps, and prostate trouble with a note that he cannot answer individual letters due to volume.
Yesterday in Mexico August 17, 1961 Missouri sheriffs closed their state convention at noon amid talk of the best convention ever with plans for another meeting in St. Joseph next summer. The three day program ended after this morning's business session as sheriffs hurried home for the weekend.
Fragmented OCR style note lists multiple TV stations across St Louis Hannibal and Quincy with misordered channel numbers and city names. It mentions unreported changes by Teletype News and weather updates, unclear due to garbled text.
Tonight features the Cards vs Reds at Cincinnati at 7:00 from Channel 5 with a 6:30 pregame. Also ABC and NBC movies and shows with Elvis in Frankie and Johnny at 8:00 on Channel 8, plus news programs, specials, and a late classic Cimarron and Doctor Blood's Coffin.
William Conrad stars in Cannon as an adversary in Survivors Will Be Prosecuted on channels 4 and 13 at 6 30. Rex Humbard Hawaii special airs 6 30 on 7 and 8 30 on 4. The Fifth Dimension with Dionne Warwick the Carpenters Merle Haggard perform at 7 30 on channels 2 3. David Frost hosts 24 Hours at 7 30 on 6. Movie and game-show lineups fill the day with news and features across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 and 13 including Batman and Gilligan episodes and many classic films.
Hollywood AP reports actor Robert Young defends the fictional Dr Welby amid viewer complaints that TV medicine lacks compassion. He notes the show portrays fragments of life and the doctor’s nightly rounds, while acknowledging dramatic license and storytelling limits. CBS reshuffles Saturday lineups, moving All in the Family onto a late Saturday slot and shifting My Three Sons to Monday.
New York AP Katharine Hepburn files a four million dollar suit against Vita Food, Brown & Williamson, and Solow-Wexton alleging her voice was imitated without permission in a radio creamed herring commercial. The agency says the spot was withdrawn after her complaint, denies imitation but admits delivery was similar.
Thursday wishes go to Hugh Everett Ferrier Mia David A Moore Mrs Ralph McGuire Judy Johnson John Kevin Albright Bill Zimmerman and Carol Jean Kribble from attentive well wishers.
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A new Austrian stamp set highlights three art treasures from Vienna's Art History Museum. Titian's Portrait of Jacopo de Strada, Breughel's The Village Feast, and Durer's Young Woman of Venice appear on 1.50, 2, and 3.50 schilling issues, with notes on each work and its history.
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