Great Game Football Teaches Team Values and Hard Work
The article extols football as a teaching sport shaping boys into team players who push beyond 100 percent effort. It emphasizes hard work, detail mastering, and playing each moment with discipline. It cites Missouri 1972 as a lesson and wishes luck to Mexico Bulldogs MMA Colonels Missouri Tigers Big Red and the KC Chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Mexico Bulldogs
MMA Colonels
Missouri Tigers
Big Red
KC Chiefs
End of Day Reflection on Gifts and Time
A religious meditation notes that gifts for the future are not bound by human schedules but by divine planning. It cites Galatians 4 4 and emphasizes God sending his Son when the time was fulfilled, urging trust in Providence over human timing.
Labor Day Guns To Kill 1380 Sparks Reader Debate
Open Forum critiques a Thursday Ledger headline claiming 1380 deaths and injuries from Labor Day incidents. The article notes 230 deaths from homicides, personal crises, and accidents per the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, and cites contrasting data on accidental deaths from cars, falls, and drowning. Debbie Kirchhoff of Audrain County 4-H Fair Queen offers thanks for 1975 fair publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Steve Symms
Idaho
Rabbitt Outburst Highlights Missouri Legislatures Expense Scrutiny
The Missouri House faced scrutiny as the Division of Accounting disallowed about 4000 in expenses from the past three months. Representative Richard Rabbitt urged decisions be made by the house accounts committee. The piece argues many legislator perks resemble hidden income and how such practices erode public trust and widen the credibility gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom Daily News
Missouri
Missouri House
St. Louis
Richard Rabbitt
House Accounts Committee
Rabbitt
Birthday greetings for Glenn Roberts and many others
Greetings and birthday wishes go to a long list of individuals including Glenn Roberts Ronald Powell Shirley Lierheimer James Jay Stanley Clarence Eugene Holbert John R. Carter Randy Buresh Dan Helwig and Mrs Ibbie White on Monday Also honored on Tuesday are Georgia Fiesler Cathy Pilliard Mrs Willie Betts Barbara Duckworth Mike Waldin Mary Coose Nonaid Forrest Jr Jane Hauer Mary Agnes Kindig Kenneth Aasdagen Mrs Josephine Schmidt and Donna Sue Gibbons Wednesday brings wishes for Robert O Dell Piper Peggy Manning Everett Van Matre Robert J Tilden Larry Duane Vance Leslie Rosenthal Charles Guile Mrs Richard Isaacs Mrs WM McGee Kevin Dale Wilson Ruby Barnes Carl Forsee and David Crum Today Roy Wilkins 74 and actress Juan Blondel 66 celebrate birthdays.
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Glenn Roberts
Ronald Powell
Shirley Lierheimer
James Jay Stanley
Clarence Eugene Holbert
John R. Carter
Randy Buresh
Dan Helwig
Ibbie White
Georgia Fiesler
Cathy Pilliard
Willie Betts
Barbara Duckworth
Mike Waldin
Mary Coose
Nonaid Forrest Jr
Jane Hauer
Mary Agnes Kindig
Kenneth Aasdagen
Josephine Schmidt
1Addonia
Donna Sue Gibbons
Robert O'Dell Piper
Peggy Manning
Everett van Matre
Robert J. Tilden
Larry Duane Vance
Leslie Rosenthal
Charles
Richard Isaacs
W.M. McGee
Kevin Dale Wilson
Ruby Barnes
Carl Forsee
David Crum
Roy Wilkins
Juan Blondel
Al Anon helps families of alcoholics say thanks to Ann Landers
Dear Ann Landers shares reader letters from 1971 and 1972 about Al Anon. A Gage Park member credits the program with calmer life and stronger marriage, while another reader, Marie, describes personal growth, community leadership, and her husband's sobriety. The column promotes seeking help and publication of the group’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Al-Anon
al- Anon
Gage Park
Cook County
Ann Landers
Marie
Breech Birth Causes and Recurrence Questions
A reader asks why a first baby was frank breech and what risks or chances exist for future pregnancies. The doctor notes multiple factors influence breech position including prematurity pelvis contour amniotic fluid and uterine space, with higher recurrence risk in women who have had prior births.
Around Town and Notable Local Snippets
A roundup from yesterday and earlier decades notes public works, harvest news, and a court case. Items include new refuse ordinance effectiveness in Mexico, a 1955 soybean sale at 2.26 per bushel near Jaddonia, and a 1935 Salt River sewage overflow judgment of 75 dollars per plaintiff.
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Steve Schlemmer
Jaddonia
R.W. Taylor Grain Co
U.S. Treasury
Mexico
City of
Salt River
Audrain County
Mexico Ledger Rates and Address Information
Mexico Ledger publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo 65268. Rates include 1c single copy and various mail prices by region with military APO options and weekday office hours listed.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
Phillies vs Giants and Hambletonian on TV highlights
Sports brief noting the Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants 2 p.m. and Hambletonian Stakes weekend broadcasts at 2 p.m. on multiple dates. Also mentions NFL games Packers at Patriots in Milwaukee and a TV lineup with various programs and times for sports and entertainment.
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Phillies
Giants
San Francisco
Hambletonian
New England Patriots
Packers
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
William Buckley
Jack the Ripper
Looge
Jackie Gleason
Dick Cavett
NBC Weekend Prime Time Highlights and Movie Schedule
A dense TV and film listings page outlines NBCs weekend prime time and daytime slots. It references Jessica Mitford’s expose on the funeral industry airing at 9 and 8:30, then notes NBCs prime time blocks including programs on fetal alcoholism, a tongue in cheek Dutch army piece, and coverage of the Presidential barrier. Jerry Lewis Telethon appears at 10:30. The page also lists films like Rampage at Apache Wells and Tarzan related titles alongside a long slate of talk shows, news, and sports broadcasts across multiple channels and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessica Mitford
U.S
NBC
Jerry Lewis
Harry Guardino
Dina Merrill
Apache Wells
Channel Listings Highlight Final Triple Crown Ahead
Monday ledger lists the All American Futurity final legs on 3 5 and 8 at 6 30. TV highlights include Gunsmoke final episode at 7 00 on 4 7 and 13 and major broadcasts from Channel 11 featuring new shows and a 30 minute news cast.
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Boris Karloff
Henry Aldrich
Jimmy Lydon
Charlie Smith
Henry Fonda
Lee Marvin
John Wayne
Abbott and Costello
Bowery Boys
New Orleans
Roland Winters
Charlie
Miami Dolphins
Vikings
Bloomington
Minn
Gunsmoke
Rhoda
Joe
Channel 11
Eddie
Dragnet
Ironside
Paul Newman
Claudette
Patricia Neal
Scott Brady
Rita Gam
Phil Donahue
Tri States
Transida
Maude
Medical Center
Jean Shepherd Dragnet
Take One
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Open Forum
Bob F. Crum
Rte. 5
Debbie Kirchhoff
Audrain Co
Fair Queen
P.O
Elgin
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Tietze
Brestbone
Boab
Mexico, Mo
Abbott & Cost
Hambletoniz
Glenn Canyon
Vermejo
Banjo
Erica
CBS Peepee
Welk
Document
Firing Line
Bonanza
Pyramid
Partridge Family
Mister Jerico
Patrick Macnee
Connie Stevens
Robert Walker
Jerome Kern
Cary Grant
John Garfield
Adam
Nashville
S.W.A.T
Mary T
Nashville Moore
Tolstoy
Sammy
Bob
Newhart
Adams
David Susskind
Rex Humbard
Cardinals
San Diego Chargers
Reds
Cincinnati
Eric Sevareid
Robert Hutchins
Kojak
Oral Roberts
Sacred Heart
Rev. Robinson
Discovery
Lester
Goober
Humbard
Jerry Falwell
Kathryn Kuhim
Davey
Jesus the Hope
Bullwinkle
Insight
Rex Humba
Make Wist
Face Nation
Mass Football
the Life
Laurel & EF
Expression
Ktvi
Ktvo Ottumwa
Kmox
Khqu-ty
Hannibal
Komu-ty
Columbia
Ketc-tv
Weem-ty
Quincy
Kpl
Kreg-ty
Jeff City
Kebj-tv
Archie
Agronsky
Hour of Power
Farm Report
Meet Press
Perception
Bailey’s Con
Christophers
Patterns For Living
Elec. Co
Viewpoint
Herald of
Cardinal
Mohicans
Sevareid
Stewart Granger
Pierre Brice
Ben Johnson
Joanne Dru
Anna Lee
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Sheffield
Tony Curtis
Charles Bronson
Tuesday Weld
Richard Beymer
ABC
CBS
Fitzpatrick
Bobby Goldsboro
Disney
Pop
Spring St
Jimmy Swaggert
Jeanne Wolf
Ledgerland
Spea
CBS New
Three Stooges
Elec
Lucy Lewisi
Gambi
Mayberry
Phil Donahu
Graham Ker
Green Acres
Mr. Rogers
Showtime
Guiding Light
Villa Alegre
Gilligan
Hospital
Weary
Gomer
ABC Newsca
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