Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Mexico Ledger in Mexico, Missouri

We have 4,498,142 pages in Missouri

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1974

Page

4

Farm Tour Highlights Irrigation Benefits Across Audrain County

Dale Schnarr reports on the Aug 14 Farm Tour showing irrigation boosts on M.L. & Jim Stephenson Wayne Shellabarger D.C. and Mark Mathews and Ron Davis Feutz farms and the J.C. and John Iserig farm. Irrigated yields rise by 50 to 75 bushels per acre with $186 net gain per acre at $3.25 per bushel, despite $60 extra costs.

Dale Schnarr M.L Jim Stephenson Wayne Shellabarger D.C Mark Mathews Ron Davis Feutz J.C John Iserig Shellabarger Williams

Ford uses jawboning to curb inflation in auto price cut

President Ford employs a low key jawboning approach as a tool to curb inflationary wage and price hikes. The first case involved General Motors trimming its proposed $500 per car price increase by $54 after a meeting in Washington. GM officials stated no bargaining or promises occurred. Ford, taking inflation as his top priority, urged restraint and signaled that further cuts would be welcomed.

Washington Ford Rush White House General Motors Oscar A. Lundin Henry W. Welch Detroit Herbert Stein Council of Economic Advisers Bush Richard M. Nixon Bush-Stein Richard C. Gerstenberg GM Brass L. William Seidman

Admiral to Depart for New Orleans for Winter Service

The Admiral excursion boat, in service on the Mississippi at St. Louis since 1940, will leave for New Orleans in late September to operate there this winter with the President. Officials of Streckfus Steamers say one of the ships will return to St. Louis next summer for excursion duty, with options to overhaul the President to diesel power or bring the Admiral back sooner.

ST. Louis Admiral Mississippi New Orleans Streckfus Steamers, Inc Streckfus President William Streckfus Vicksburg Miss

Syrian Foreign Minister Khaddam Meets Kissinger in Washington

Syrian Foreign Minister Abdel Halim Khaddam begins two days of talks with Secretary Kissinger on the Middle East situation. The meetings, part of ongoing efforts to lay groundwork for the next stage of peace negotiations, follow his arrival in Washington on Wednesday.

Washington Abdel Halim Khaddam Henry A. Kissinger Middle East Khaddam Kissinger

Crossword puzzle across clues list and entries

Partial OCR yields a dense list of crossword clues and enumerations including items like French article, English river, Palm lily, Low boots and various foreign terms. The readable parts suggest a mixed clue set with theme words and numbers, but many letters are garbled or missing, limiting a clean reconstruction of the crossword grid or completed answers.

Price Prean Lonrhees Kinkajny Mistepat Asea Charhars Vsteh Jn Adit Ec Berns Seriha Leagvening Fybay Amy Chaplain Alnof Seine Caudha Foremost

Gambling Figure In Shenker Probe

A Nevada gaming board official was subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in St. Louis with financial records about Morris Shenker. The materials will aid the DOJ Organized Crime Strike Force investigation into Shenker's role in forged securities. Nevada probes scrutinize his casino ownership ambitions at the Dunes Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.

ST. Louis Nevada Gaming Board Morris Shenker St. Louis Globe- Democrat Shenker U.S. Justice Department Nevada Dunes Las Vegas

Two Mexico Girls to Attend William Woods College

Two Mexico girls Twila Gardner and Shelley Shopher will attend the 1974 fall semester at William Woods College in Fulton. Gardner, a Mexico High School graduate, is the daughter of Fern Gardner of 608 S. Union St. Shopher, a Redwood High School graduate, is the daughter of Sterline and Mrs. Shopher of 1116 Luther Dr.

Mexico Twila Gardner Shelley Shopher William Woods College Fulton Miss Gardner Mexico High School Fern Gardner S. Union St Miss Shopher Redwood High School Sterline Shopher Luther Dr

Americans In Greece On Unsteady Ground

Americans in Greece face fear and withdrawal as anti American sentiment grows amid Greece Cyprus tensions. Residents report hostility, altered behavior by service workers, and a drastic drop in U S tourists, with embassy calls rising and many Americans adopting Canadian or low profile identities to avoid trouble.

Greece Athens Helen McCarty New York Canada Paul Canavos Newton Mass U.S Washington Turkey Cyprus

Crowd Scuffles Taxi Riders In Cyprus Visit Return Turned Sour

Alex Childs of Northbrook recounts being attacked by about 200 people in Cyprus who boxed in a taxi after a warm reception last year. He said they shouted about Cyprus then thumped the taxi roof before the driver fled, leaving him shaken by the hostile turn.

Alex Childs Northbrook Cyprus Childs

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gerstenberg Lundin Welch AP Newsfeatures Arrowroot Piece Out That Man William Woods Lins Shell Store E. Liberty SHELL Porto Cco CL Gloss House &T Q Gal Shanwin-WiLts Fia Sherwin- Williams Company Sherwin-Williams Decorating Fairview Sherwin-Williams E. Monroe ST Mexico Ledger Sage Molino C.R. Kable Pete Oliver MFA
Search Courier

Search the Mexico Ledger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Mexico Ledger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication