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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1970
Page
2
The editorial urges residents to improve downtown Mexico to raise property values and support schools and services. It notes many stores are redecorated but more work is needed, warns ugliness harms the town, and mentions West Plaza and West Lake Ace projects plus a rumored new shopping center as hopes for renewal.
A devotional exhortation cites Psalm 127:1 to warn that labor is in vain without God at the foundation. It urges readers to keep God central in all endeavors and in personal life for success and salvation.
Charles W. writes from Route 2 defending the flag as dyed cotton and arguing that enemies are violence users not just student demonstrators. He warns against leaders who sell law and order and calls for racial equality through cooperation, noting Hitler as a cautionary example.
Birthday wishes go out Friday to Dorothy Ann Galbreath Warren Graham Mrs Peyton Russell Margaret Erdel Elmer Kappelmann Miron Stock and Jacquline Willis all of Centralia Also birthday greetings to Harold G Byrd.
AP reports Walter T. Bollinger former state representative from Van Buren Mo died at St Johns Mercy Hospital Tuesday from injuries from an airplane crash Hurshel E Cross 50 also died at St Johns about ten hours after the crash near Big Springs Park Airport in Van Buren Missouri.
A reader thanks Ann Landers for guidance on a husband whose violent temper stemmed from brain abnormality. Dilantin treatment helped, after neurologist diagnosed the issue and a pediatrician suggested a physical checkup. The letter notes a Vietnam connection and urges others to seek medical evaluation.
A sprawling, fragmented TV guide lists Howard Duff and Ida Lupino in a drama at 8 pm, Joey Heatherton in A Music Hall, George Gobel on Virginian at 6 30, and Peter Lawford with Pat Paul on alternate Sundays. Includes Everly Brothers, Smothers Bros, and multiple mid to late evening broadcasts with news, cartoons, and movies across CBS NBC ABC.
Radio and TV listings tease a busy Thursday schedule with Chet Huntley narration and multiple film titles, stars, and times across NBC and CBS. Notable entries include Glenn Ford dramas, Angela Lansbury, Dean Martin appearances, and classic fare like The Mummy's Ghost and Old Hollywood staples.
Milburn Stone and Ken Curtis of Gunsmoke tour rodeos and fairs earning over $200,000 yearly from guest appearances. They perform with Bonanza cast members and chase fishing trips between dates, while stressing caution on private gigs and emphasizing audience appeal over awards.
A garbled OCR passage lists various TV channel names and numbers such as Kivi St. Loute Kivedty Ottumwe Kraoxtv Loulé Kadhtv Whyeetv Hannthed Kregetv Brronesas Itsitage Kemudy Galumbla Maviee Woemety Kale Waather News and Teletype News with unclear context. The fragment hints at a catalog of channels and related terms rather than a coherent story or event.
This column features Dr. Thosteson answers on infant illness potential allergies lithium use depression and exercise after stroke. Readers ask about teething causing breathing trouble in an eight month old, electric shock therapy and lithium, smoking risks, and stop smoking aids plus shuffleboard as gentle exercise in retirement.
Audrain County board of equalization boosts Mexico area valuations by 455 280 on town lots with a net gain of 439 420. Grain buyers warned of poisonous wheat fungus as state harvests proceed. Selective service office begins five day week to fill first National quota of 20 000. City offers asphalt surfacing at 40 cents per square yard as summer street program starts. Mary Charles Miller set for lyceum platform tour with Universal Lyceum Company. Eva Pickett to appear in The Uneven Match film.
Public notices in the Mexico Ledger include licensing details and pricing, with an item describing a yellow invitation from the city police to report at City Hall at 9 o'clock for violating traffic ordinances, hosted by the police judge and chief of police.
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