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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
2
Discontent among Americans is driven by distrust of leaders across politics media and social spheres. The piece cites missteps on Vietnam, welfare, debt and taxation, crime, minority policy, unions and big business, plus anti American revolutionaries, urging renewed defense of America and its freedoms.
A modern reflection urges continual clarion of the good news as armed men, priests, and the ark move in procession. The speaker notes collective forgetfulness and calls for renewed proclamation.
In a July 14 1972 paid political advertisement in The Mexico Ledger Sheriff H D Sulgrove Audrain County Missouri states the county office and personnel are not endorsing the candidate. He notes the letterhead is over a decade old and urges voters not to be misled.
On Wednesday, a group of neighbors and friends sent warm birthday greetings to William Cuno, Alice Mercedes Nunnelly, Alice Lorraine Galbreath, Ethel Sullivan, Toni McDonald, Terry ce Jackson, Thomas Hubert, Carla Jean Standefer, Id Strait, and Lenice Ann Willingham, celebrating their years together.
A quotation from J M Barrie notes that men in power often believe they achieved success alone while their wives smile and accept it. The line highlights gendered tension between male vanity and spousal restraint.
A reader letter about a humorous note from a husband to his wife leads to Ann Landers addressing a Rapid City flood aftermath. The piece urges support for Black Hills tourism, stresses community resilience, and promotes an alcoholism help booklet with a reply to readers about visiting Rapid City and aiding recovery efforts.
A reader asks if salmonella infection is dangerous and curable. The column notes salmonella is common, spread by contaminated food and unwashed hands, especially after handling turtles and other animals. It emphasizes intestinal harboring, transmission by fecal matter, and the need for careful hygiene to prevent infection.
Dr. George C Thosteson explains salmonella as a frequent source of food poisoning at gatherings and picnics. Symptoms affect digestion with diarrhea vomiting and cramps appearing days after exposure. He notes raw eggs as a potential source and that cooking destroys germs.
Retiring Hollis Haggard receives Treasury Exceptional Service Award after 38 years in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Sgt Raymond Blair heads overseas to Korea for 13 months. New Arthur Hills Sand Greens champion Mrs Floyd Martin posts an 80. Judge Russell Spurling joins Central Missouri Cerebral Palsy chapter board. Local officers attend Northeastern Missouri Peace Officers meeting. cadet Meinert listed at Perrin AFB. Marines trainees Rousseau and Holtkamp in San Diego. Plus 1922 notes on visits to St Louis, a car crash near Judge Groves' home injuring Levi Sailor, and local baseball results as the Mexico Tigers beat Benton City and the Mexico Athletics lose to Warrenton. Timber wolves threaten lambs and chickens south of Mexico.
In Rock Hudson's view public reaction to TV stars is larger due to audience size, with McMillan and Wife drawing more attention per evening than any single movie. He notes fans are not loyal to him personally but respond to the work, and TV has just more exposure nationwide.
Erroneous listings may appear due to unreported changes by the stalions. Seasv 12, Weather report included for today with regional cues and face values.
Tonight features In Search of the Lost World on channels 2 3 and 17 at 7:00 p.m. with Mayan Olmec and Mound Builder history and guest stars from Gunsmoke. Also baseball cards vs Houston at 7:16 and Atlanta vs Pittsburgh at 7:00, Swan Lake on Channel 9, and Divorce American Style on ABC at 8:00 with Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds. a long slate of programs follows including News, Mike Douglas, and Bert Lancaster Lassiter in suspense.
A dense TV and radio schedule lists Jerry Reed on a variety show at 6 30 p m with Chet Atkins and Dom DeLuise. Baseball Cards at Astros in Houston at 7 30 with pre game at 7. The House That Wouldnt Die with Barbara Stanwyck airs as a 1970 network rerun. Plus a 1965 Perilous Times drama with Peter Falk and Diane Baker and a Good Vibrations London concert hour. Carson returns with James Franciscus and Slappy White. Movies include The New World It Happened One Summer Night Train to Milan Our Mothers House Sergeant York The Black Shield of Falworth Life Begins at 8 30 Moontide and more. Channel 17 features a long interview on acting in TV with an anonymous veteran. Weather forces a local baseball game to be skipped and station promises revised telecast listings.
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