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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1973
Page
7
Dear Santa letters from multiple children and families describe Christmas requests, child ages, and holiday scenes across Iowa and New York addresses. Kids ask for toys, dolls, trains, and a family farm set, while families offer cookies and stockings for Santa and reindeer.
Government chart notes in Food and Home Notes show men consume more than women across age groups. Weekly food costs for couples and families rise with plan levels from low to liberal, with men often $1.60 to $3 higher per week.
Sen Thomas Eagleton denounces the Nixon energy plan as only a partial fix warning of a looming crisis. He cites a 10 percent relief and potential 20 percent fuel shortfall this winter urging immediate rationing and priority setting. He spoke in Jefferson City and Springfield on the impact of shortages on tourism and the economy.
A readers' collection of practical hints from Heloise and contributors. Counting days to Christmas with stickers, repurposing a wooden card table as a quilt frame, a quilter’s craft adjustments, procrastination and coffee notes, keeping warm with crepe paper ankle wraps, repurposing a vinegar bottle for easy seasoning, and hand exercise while baking hint at fiber, kitchen and domestic life.
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