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!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
2
Tonight is a night for prayer and gratitude for family members and the good in people. It celebrates home, warm hearts, and the joys of giving and sharing while acknowledging the efforts of those who make life possible.
A religious reflection contrasts divine economy with human waste and stewardship. It argues that wasted gifts deserve loss while good trustees deserve greater entrusted burdens, urging prudent handling of blessings and resources.
Missouri faces a political clash as Sen. Earl Blackwell criticizes Dr. George Alett’s leadership of the state mental health program. The piece defends curative psychiatry, highlights staff expansion, rising psychiatrists, and argues Blackwell would worsen care by cutting salaries and firing specialists.
Dear Ann Landers offers hygiene advice on facial dentures and notes on marital roles. The column includes reader questions from New York and Kansas City with responses about denture fit, marriage dynamics, and a closing note encouraging requests for her booklet.
Readers discuss oxygen in cars for heart patients, safety notes on pure oxygen, and cautions about smoking. Dr Thosteson explains emergency use of oxygen, then answers letters on hormones for hot flashes, bed feather dust, fungal nail treatment, overweight affecting menstruation, and pinworm treatment.
Snow forecasts for Christmas Day bring a fourth white holiday layer to Ledgerland. A $90,000 addition to the First Baptist Church is in final planning. Firefighters finish 300 toy repairs and merchants donate 200 more toys for needy children. Santa Claus declares intentions to keep headquarters locally. Contracts for Audrain County courthouse furnishings let to Skinner Kennedy Co. Rural school attendance improves. a five degree winter morning is recorded.
Birthday wishes on a weekend and Sunday note for numerous locals. Names include Bobby Joe Cobb Connie Marie Hawkins Charles E Burchfield Darin Nelson Jimmie Janet Motley Christopher Schrameck Betty Jane Morris Arch Hayes and others in Laddonia plus several more friends and neighbors.
AP Radio writer Cynthia Lowry reports NBC will fill Bracken's World void with a British detective series Strange Report. The show joins midseason replacements after Laugh-In success shifting Glen Campbell and Batman into spotlight roles. Anthony Quayle to star as a retired Scotland Yard inspector in special criminal cases.
Fragmented text lists routes and cities such as St. Louis and Hannibal with prices and teletype notes. It references weather and unreported changes while noting garbled names and numbers from an old newspaper page.
Televised lineup shows Flip Wilson with Burl Ives and Slit Gaillard plus Sha Na Na on multiple channels at 6:30. Marilyn Horne opera at 7:00 with a Dirk Bogarde Nazi drama on CBS Movie at 8:06. Dear Martin Christmas special at 9:00, NYC high school choir at 10:30, Seeger and NBC Orchestra carol at 10:30 and late nativity piece at 12:40 a.m. Various soaps and news items fill afternoon into midnight across channels 2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,13.
A jumble of local services and film listings shows Glasdale and New York area churches hosting midnight masses and morning services. Screenings feature classics with actors like Barbara Stanwyck and Dirk Bogarde, plus holiday themed programs and schedules across multiple venues.
Episkopal Christmas service from National Cathedral Washington is at 9:00 a.m. on channels 5 and 8 and 4:00 p.m. on 10. Pro basketball Hawks vs Suns at Phoenix at 1:30 p.m. on channels 2,3 and 8. North South Shrine Game in Miami at 3:30 on channels 2,3 and 8. Hurok presents Oistrakh violinist and Richter pianist at 3:30 on channels 4,7,13. CBS Movie Life With Father features William Powell and Irene Dunne. Multiple Christmas specials, news, and cartoons populate the schedule across channels 2 through 13 with a mix of movies, music, and public affairs.
Radio and television guide details showings for channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 with programs including Rapping With Brinkley Pro playoffs Killy Challenge skiing and World of Sports. Movie titles feature Two For The Seesaw Devil Dogs of the Air and Head of a Tyrant among others. The article also notes star Quayle discussing Sleuth on Broadway and TV plans.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.