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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1974
Page
2
Editorial recalls two college boys told aboard a freighter to look forward and never leave a port until sure you’ll be welcomed back. The advice, given by a departed elder, shaped their halves around the world and their later lives.
A devotional line emphasizes that all good gifts come from above as per James 1 17 and asserts that sin cannot yield lasting benefit while God remains the author of every beneficial blessing in life.
Letters signed Outside Looking In and Lady Sings the Blues promise publication with signatures. Topics include a request for printing a submitted article, costs, and gratitude for past work. Readers raise issues on race, justice, and civil matters, plus a Mexico area resident questions a fire protection district and voting eligibility in Audrain County.
A collection of reader questions and Ann Landers responses covers misreadings in a cafeteria, a teen birthmark cosmetic query with dermatologist tips, a critique of a controversial abortion question, and general guidance on youth, responsibility, alcoholism signs, and how to request her booklet with a stamped return envelope.
Mrs R N asks about her nearly adult son's grand mal seizure and inheritance. Dr Thosteson explains epilepsy as a convulsive disorder, notes immediate first aid steps, and emphasizes medical management through anticonvulsants and careful monitoring by a physician. He adds reassurance on prognosis and urges no panic between episodes. He also answers a reader about kidney donation activity limits and caffeine precautions for a single kidney, and mentions a booklet on ear noises.
Monroe County calls for a ranger to guard government land bought by taxpayers via the U S Army Corps of Engineers. The area has suffered illegal tree cutting, lumber theft, and vandalism as no watchdog existed until now. The author stresses property protection and equality of crime.
A Canadian from Dundas lost his social insurance card birth certificate and license in 1970. The thief used the IDs for crimes, giving him a RCMP record and unpaid tax bills from the Canada Revenue Department for jobs he never held. An official said the social insurance number cannot be reissued, so he must change his name. Computers are only as capable as those who program them.
Greetings note lists birthdays for Sunday and Monday honoring multiple individuals. Names include Rota Spain residents and Vandalia Cen tralia Sturgeon areas with several bylines and feminine initials. The item serves as a community birthday acknowledgment column with personal names and locations.
Published daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo 65265. Single copy 15 cents. Carrier in Mexico and trade area towns 2.25 per month. By mail in Audrain and adjoining counties yearly 20, six months 12, three months 8. In all other Missouri counties yearly 26, six months 17, three months 11. Out-of-state yearly 29, six months 18, three months 13. Armed forces in US and APO 1.50 per month. Office hours 8 to 5:30 weekdays, 8 to 3 Saturday.
A garbled OCR fragment lists multiple city and state pairs and numbers, including Lows, Ottumwa, St Louis, Hannibal, Columbia, Quincy, Jeff City, and others with inconsistent spellings and stray punctuation, lacking a coherent narrative or event. Details are unreadable and no verifiable umauthorised data can be extracted.
TV guide style listing details tonight's baseball double header pregame on 1 00 with A's Indians and rain contingency Royals Yankees. Movie and TV slots feature Mousey 1974 with Kirk Douglas and Jean Seberg and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre plus Abbot and Costello. Weather not specified.
Sunday listings detail Luigi Barzini on The Italians and a Masterpiece Theatre bio of Rolls and Royce. Channel 4 and 11 feature diverse morning programs, with a long slate of classics, sports, news, and films through prime time.
Yesterday in Mexico July 20 1964 Mr and Mrs A R Barnett bought the O A McDaniel property and plan to move in October. Other notes include the Rev L F Admire birthday observed, visits from St Louis guests, and local discussions on drought relief for Audrain County. The Mexico Chamber of Commerce seeks drought emergency status and grain releases. The Audrain County Historical Society received gifts from John T Hook and son. State road costs in the county are estimated at 1 351 440 dollars.
Fragmentary OCR text lists numerous crossword clues with mixed numbers and phrases such as 49, dal 24, Cudgel 1 and Dutch 6. It reads like a jumble of clue answers and indices without coherent article context.
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