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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1977
Page
3
A advertisement promotes a smaller home with 1175 square feet of main living space plus 257 square feet for laundry and hobby use. The property features two baths a service area and a mud closet highlighting practical single family design.
A long list records numerous real estate transfers registered with county recorder Kathy Botkins. Transfers include Floyd Hines to Thomas Kent and Mary Buckman and many other private party deals in Mexico Vandalia Laddonia and surrounding areas with various lot descriptions and corrections reflected for multiple properties.
Twenty building permits were issued in the past week by the city building inspection department totaling 55436 dollars. The new home at 1725 Cherry by Richard May cost about 36900 dollars with Capp Builders as contractor. Other permits include repairs, fences, walls, canopies, shed, sidewalks and roof work at various addresses with several contractors listed.
The article covers popular wood siding species cedar redwood fir pine and hemlock. It advises on installing hardboard panels over uneven walls by using furring strips and notes interior studs should be straight. It also explains removing chewing gum from vinyl floor tiles with dull tools mineral spirits and careful rubbing.
A nationwide copper industry strike by 28 unions representing about 45,000 workers began with picket lines at seven of eight major producers. Kennecott, Phelps Dodge, Anaconda, Asarco, Inspiration Consolidated Copper, Cities Service, and U.S. Metals Refining Co. faced walkouts as wage demands rose toward a 94 cent hourly increase. Negotiations continued amid yearly strike history since 1961, with Magma Copper Co. set to strike at contract expiry.
Beverly Jean Blevins of Kansas City filed a petition in Jackson County Circuit Court challenging the state boarding house law as unconstitutionally vague and asked that five related Kansas City ordinances be invalidated. The action centers on elderly residents housing rules and enforcement.
Plaintiff alleges state law lacks uniform licensing standards and gives local officials excessive authority. The suit claims Kansas City imposed unclear license requirements and that the state wrongfully referred her license application there, leading to prosecution for not obtaining a license.
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