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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1971
Page
3
A reader suggests making peach sherbet by blending canned peaches with little syrup, freezing into soft scooped servings and topping with whipped cream. Another tip explains peeling apart bacon by flexing the package open and resealing to remove slices one by one. A third reader crafts bookends from decorative bottles filled with marbles or rocks.
A mixed column presents crossword clues and long form letters. The page includes a reader query about cooking attire for backyard breakfasts and a welfare of children, plus a brief exchange with Heloise about soothing a toddler’s lip with frost and a motherly sentiment.
Sewing pattern promotion touts New Frontier looks with romantic dress moves and wallpaper prints. It lists pattern numbers 9314 and 4105 for Miss and Teens sizes, pricing, mail options, and instructions to send name, address, size, and style number to Mexico Ledger Pattern Dept. in New York for orders.
Mrs Paul Marckel describes making clear plastic envelopes to store wooden puzzles. She cuts plastic larger than the puzzle and stitches by hand with heavy red thread, leaving one end open so puzzles stay organized and visible. Each gift puzzle now includes a cover to please another mother.
A brick barbecue pit built by the Thompsons intruded on neighbor Hanks land leading to a court-ordered removal. The judge rejected a monetary payout and allowed removal, noting trespass hinges on actual intrusion and intent. A separate garage wall intrusion case favored strict removal despite hardship, while a built house four feet into another’s lot was ordered torn down.
SYD KRONISH reports a 20 cent tan and blue stamp featuring the back of an envelope with a drawing of the UPU headquarter building in Bern. The design includes the UPU symbol and UN emblem with inscription Universal Postal Union Head quarters Bern Switzerland.
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