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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1970
Page
2
A satirical piece contrasts a normal husband with the modern TV savvy fan during the Christmas to New Year football binge. It notes red eyes, loud volumes, multiple screens, three games at once, and stress effects, joking about injuries and the odd three way split personality. It ends with widows missing the old days.
A compact exhortation urges using health, mind, strength, and abilities for one’s master, warning against hiding talent. It emphasizes diligent use of gifts rather than letting potential go to waste. The message stresses responsible stewardship and personal virtue.
A fine harness horse valued at about $3,500 wandered from Arthur Simmons Stables on West Boulevard Saturday and was found dead in a ditch on Lakeview Road Tuesday morning. Simmons cites natural causes.
Monday wishes go to Mrs. O. C. Estes, Lynn Smith, Mrs. W. D. Miller, Jerry Wayne Rippett, Robin Ann Brown, Callen Fairchild. Tuesday requests extend to Virginia Hawkins, Ross D. Ferris, Francis Stroker, Don Kenneth Erdel, Edward Sims, Mrs. Gladys McCune, Billy Ray McDonald, Mrs. Warren O. McIntyre, Mrs. D. B. McDermott, of St. Ann, Mrs. Glen Maupin, Gayle McCarty of Centralia, Mrs. Edward Kynkel, Pamela Lee Stegeman, and Rebecca Lynn James.
A Fellowship Musical Program will be held at St. Paul CME Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. The event features selections by the Second Baptist Brotherhood Chorus and St. Paul Male Chorus with guest soloists. The Rev. C. A. Trotter says the program, themed The Word In Song, is open to the public.
A collection of Ann Landers column excerpts covers readers seeking guidance on safety in telephone surveys, marital strife, infidelity, and teen relationships. The letters reveal concerns about privacy, sexual strain, and moral questions, with responses urging caution and offering provocative personal anecdotes.
An expert explains that a joint mouse is extra tissue in a joint space often from blood fragments, bone spur, or cartilage piece. Removal via surgery is recommended to prevent pain or a locked knee, and dissolution is not possible. The operation requires hospital care, not a doctor’s office, and prognosis hinges on the specific fragment and joint condition.
The Mexico Audrain County Library adds many new non fiction titles including Challenge for Survival by Pierre Dan sereau Environmental Handbook by Garrett DeB Ul The Environment by Fortune editors and more. New adult fiction includes Organ Bank Farm by John Boyd To the Bright Shining Sun by James Burke Veiled Sultan by March Cost and Going All the Way by Dan Wakefield. New records feature Let it Be by the Beatles Hawaii by Elmer Bernstein Concert in the Park by Boston Pops Glen Campbell Goodtime Album Still Waters Run Deep by the Four Tops Times They Are A-Changin by Burl Ives Third Album by the Jackson Five and more.
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details for the December 26 1970 issue including price structure and mailing rates for various regions. It specifies daily publication with exceptions, office hours, and postal classifications for Mexico Missouri and surrounding counties.
Partial telecast grid shows stations and times for Kivi St Louis Kite Ottomwa Kmox ti Kid tv St Louis Komu ty Hannibal Waer tv Quincy Kole Jat City Menigad Saé Tv Teletype News Weather. Erroneous changes may occur due to unreported schedule shifts by stations.
TV schedule lists many channels with programs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. including Rapping With Brinkley at 11, Pro football playoff games, skiing, World of Sports highlights, The Andy Williams Show rerun, NBC Movie Two For The Seesaw with Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum, plus numerous movies and news programs across networks 2,3,4,5,7,8,10,11,12,13. Key sports include Pro football playoffs at noon and 2 p.m. on various channels.
A long, mixed schedule lists Dionne Warwick and the Fifth Dimension, Ruth Buzzi, and John Byner, with on location Chicago performances by Jack Jones and Vikki Carr. CBS reviews the year, Bold Ones repeats a senator assassination drama, and a 1941 Mae West film anchors Channel 8 noon.
TV listings sketch a dense schedule with Gunsmoke on channels 4 7 73 at 6 30 pm and High Noon retakes on multiple channels. The piece mentions actors Lisa Gerritsen Walter Brennan and Sid Poitier ref notes, plus a daylong mix of sports and variety programs and movie airings across NBC CBS and ABC.
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