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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
2
The author defends Christmas as a time of giving amid commerce. Cash spent is tied to generosity, as people downtown smile and think of others, making the season warmer and morally good. Without Christmas the world would be poorer and people less generous.
A contemplative note cites Luke 24 5 and asks why people seek the living among the dead. It reflects on the scarcity of truly alive individuals and invites personal recognition of vitality in daily life.
Open Forum Editor thanks the community for support of the Santa Claus house on the courthouse square. Kiwanis, Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Public Safety Department, and Mexico High School Key Club are thanked for arrangements and turnout. Over 200 children visited Santa. Pancake Day set for January 17, 1976.
A Kansas Daily News piece surveys mood rings as a market rage, noting their color shifts reflect heat and mood. It jests at how such devices could alter communication, diplomacy, and market trust, imagining rings that even reveal truthfulness in statements.
Yesterday in Mexico the municipal airport advisory board urged the city council to abandon airport improvements, drop a 42305 allocation, and begin long range plans for a new airport. The note highlights local governance and budgetary priorities in a brief 1985 report.
A collection of reader questions to Ann Landers covers a husband admitting an affair and claiming his marriage improved, a daughter with leg tattoos triggering parental concern, and an alcoholic father. Responses urge honesty, caution against self‑deception, and emphasize safe handling of intoxicated guests and the potential dangers of alcoholism with guidance to seek help.
Letter responses explain phantom limb pain stems from real neural and muscular disturbances at the stump, often due to neuroma or scar tissue, and discuss the limited role of hypnosis. Additional notes cover aging urination, tinnitus, and health advice including seeing a urologist, checking for infections, and considering blood pressure effects in urinary changes.
Publication information for the Mexico Ledger lists address at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri 65265 and rates for subscriptions by mail and carrier. It notes office hours 8 to 5:30 weekdays and 8 to 3 on Saturdays with pricing for several regions and military subscriptions.
Channel 9 airs Sounds of Christmas at 7 p.m. and The Nutcracker puppet show at 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve produced by Wden Nashville. Tim Tichenor leads puppeteers and a coral choir opens the program. Mr. Efron Takes a Holiday stars Marshall Efron and explains Christmas origins and customs in a playful fifty minute special.
TV guide style rundown for Christmas 1975 with multiple channels listing guest appearances, specials, and a dense block of programing from 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on KTVO and other stations. Notable items include Phil Donahue guest Mo Dean on Channel 17 at 6 p.m., Arthur Rubinstein Chopin concert with London Symphony at 8 p.m., Oral Roberts Christmas Is Love hour at 8 p.m. on 11, and extensive daily soap and game show lineups with numerous repeats and holiday specials across Channel 4 7 13 17 5 9.
TV listings centerpiece a Christmas Day schedule across channels with church services at Washington Cathedral, Christmas programs and concert specials, and a long slate of morning to late night shows. Notable items include Christmas Sights and Sounds, A Christmas Story, Nutcracker by Ballet West, and Disneyland candlelight caroling. Channel by channel times cover KC Kings versus Suns, Waltons, Barney, The Waltons, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, and classic films.
The ledgers show Sun Bowl Pitt vs Kansas at 11:00 a.m. on channels 4 7 and 13 and Fiesta Bowl Nebraska vs Arizona State at 2:00 p.m. Also listed are Donahue guest on channel 17, Dear Abby, and various network schedules with movies and shows including The Second Monty Python Show and Death Be Not Proud with a heavy lineup across 4 7 13 and 2 3 17.
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