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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
2
A businessman recalls hiring a diligent teen and warns about job applicants who show up unprepared. He contrasts clean, motivated teens with others who arrive with poor attitudes and suggests many youths today lack a sense of how to seek and keep work. He worries about future unemployment when jobs are scarce.
The risen Christ appeared to the apostles after his passion in many infallible proofs. Seen by them forty days, the disciples emerge from hiding and proclaim the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Open Forum Editor recounts a cruel act near Kaiser Refractories where a family’s Beagle Wiggles was dumped on a road and later found dead after a car struck him. Children sobbed as neighbors searched the 40 acres. the author urges the offender to seek help.
Sixteen area youths including Gary Flick and Roger Moore are listed as entrants for the local Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament to be held at Arthur Hills Golf Course. Also noted are community items such as William T. Hutchinson being elected noble grand of the Odd Fellows Lodge and Maurice Dawson’s non life threatening tractor accident injury at Audrain Hospital.
Front page briefs from Mexico Missouri report local updates including community events, school notices and upcoming town meetings. Highlights cover civic activities, a brief crime note, and anticipated summer schedules as residents prepare for midyear events.
A historical remark notes that Cicero dismissed quotable persistence as a merit in political leaders. The quote reflects skepticism toward rhetoric as a sole measure of leadership ability, underscoring a preference for action and substance over verbal flourishes.
The Mexico Ledger list shows publication details and pricing for subscriptions and single copies. It notes the address at 300 N Washington St Mexico MO 65265 and post rates by mail for various regions including Audrain and adjoining counties and out of state, with military rates. It lists office hours and Saturday schedule.
Dear Ann Landers advises that public displays of affection by a teen couple lack love and privacy. She also rebukes two sisters for overeating, urges counseling, and comments on a mother in law’s controlling behavior impacting family dynamics.
Dr Thosteson answers reader worries about birth control pills and pregnancy. He cautions that pills are not a universal miscarriage shield, cites cases of use during pregnancy with successful outcomes, and urges avoiding fear. The column includes letters on cryosurgery and diet milk myths, noting limited ability to answer individually.
Saturday wishes go to Russell Boswell and a long list of neighbors including Mr and Mrs Bill Mattox Doris Gibbons Eugene Whalen Dr RL Barkelew Don McGee Steve Spradlin Mrs Fred Tompkins Bob Painter David L Fisher Mrs Jesse Lue and Linda Kay Ray. Wednesday greetings extend to Joe Kruse.
Television listings show channel shifts and programs across CBS ABC NBC and local stations. Highlights include The Movie Crazy Years on Channel 9 with Hollywood luminaries and On The Double on multiple channels, plus evening lineups featuring Talk shows news and classic dramas.
A dense ledger of prime time listings shows A Rage To Live and Man Of Aran among movies and talk previews across channels. The block includes She Waits, Paris Blues, The Leopard Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, and many shows with stars like Susanne Pleshette Paul Newman and Basil Rathbone.
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