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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
10
Amid Bethlehem's hills and dusty lanes, shepherds still tend flocks under olive drab skies. The scene echoes biblical times with donkeys outnumbering cars and cobbled streets framing a city little changed since Christ's birth.
A pediatric pile of handwritten requests from children lists toys and gifts for Christmas. The letters mention dolls, clothing, toy cars, rocking chairs, Go Bye Bye babies, and family members to remember.
Church notices list a range of services across Vandalia and Wellsville. It names pastors such as Rev Paul S Powell Don Heitman and Glen L Vernon, lists service times including 6 a m 9:45 a m and 10:45 a m, notes Sunday schools and youth activities, and mentions special music and Christmas play productions. It also records denominational churches including Sacred Heart Nazarene First Baptist Christian Church and Lutheran and Methodist-Presbyterian parishes with their respective leaders and worship times.
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