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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1977
Page
5
An unreadable OCR fragment presents scattered items such as place names, beverages, plants, and generic terms like Earth and Stain. Key recognizable terms include Saratoga, Bacardi, Nipa palm, Italian coin, sorghum, and Teale. The overall context remains unclear and non-cohesive.
University of California economist Eric Thor told a four state Federal Land Bank conference that West Coast droughts disrupt beef packing and push the business back to the Midwest where feed is available. He cited California packinghouse wage levels of 8 to 10 dollars per hour and rising West costs. Thor warned that higher West labor costs and cutting costs favor boxed beef from the Midwest, with future shipments northward. S.N. Bichler of Farmers Export Co. expressed optimism about long term grain exports, noting China’s potential despite a weak price.
Mexico schools publish next weeks lunch plans for both high and elementary grades. High school menus include Coney Island hash browns pork and beans sliced pears and cookies on Monday and a variety of sandwiches with sides through Friday. Elementary menus feature Wiener Wink juicyburger pork tender taco and hot beef items with vegetables and fruit. extra milk available at 4 cents.
Verna Taylor, a $22,000-a-year Southwestern Bell employee in Lubbock, testified she carried on an affair with T. O. Gravitt, the company's Texas executive, until his suicide in Dallas on October 17, 1974. The revelations came during a $29 million damages suit by Gravitt’s family and James Ashley alleging the internal probe and firing ruined reputations.
Menu for North Callaway School R-1 lists daily meals from Monday to Friday. Monday features pizza with creamed corn and pear slices. Tuesday offers grilled cheese, spinach, watermelon wedge, and peach cobbler. Wednesday serves country fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy, fruit salad, and home style biscuits. Thursday presents bologna sandwich, corn, celery, jello salad, peanut butter confection. Friday includes mile high turkey sandwich, French fries, ordigo juice, Sweety Pie square, with milk served with all meals.
Notice lists letters of administration granted for Edwin T. Yount and Charles Alva Black estates in Audrain County Missouri. Mentions administrator Lewis B. Melahn with address Mexico and attorney Fenlon Melahn. Calls for creditors to file claims within six months and sets dates for final settlement and distribution hearings in September 1977. Includes Mary Jane Wilkerson estate notice with administrator Lakenan Barnes and attorney.
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