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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
2
A compact proverb compares opposing divine will to sweeping back the sea with a broom. It recalls a king attempting such a feat and notes the poor outcome, reflecting a cautionary view of challenging the Infinite.
Book review approving Howard Simons List Book with 13 topics and playful games. Praises Missouri omissions and trivia challenges while noting idiosyncrasies in lists of towns rivers flora fauna and apple varieties. Reviewer Robert Napier hints at future Missouri trip and local landmarks.
Donna Williams thanks the Open Forum Editor Ledger for presenting the Paris Citizen Ship Award and expresses gratitude for the honor.
Dear readers, I reran Is It Love Or Infatuation and again share its distinction. Infatuation is instant desire and insecurity, while love grows from friendship with trust and patience. The column contrasts the two, urging maturity, trust, and planning, culminating in guidance for a reader named Richard about honesty with his mother.
A reader exposes a dubious clinic selling fake tests and costly treatments, urging Dr Thosteson to comment. The letter notes family members pursued juice cleanses and enemas, delaying proper cancer care, while other readers ask about nervous cramps, bedsores, inverted nipples, stretch marks, nostril hair removal, isometric exercise, and angina.
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily schedule, post office box, and per period subscription prices. Rates cover local, Audrain and adjoining counties, all other Missouri counties, out of state, and armed forces APO, with varying 3, 6, and 12 month terms. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Channel lineups list guests for Donny and Marie at 7:00 p.m. with diverse rerun guests. Nova airs Predictable Disaster at 7:00 on channel 9. Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. debut a six week music comedy at 7:30 on channels 4,7,13. CBS Movie Scarecrow with Gene Hackman and Al Pacino pair appears at 8:00 on several channels amidst a dense array of cartoons, game shows, soap operas, and variety programs including Sesame Street and Marcus Welby. The guide also notes VHF/UHF station mappings, regional telecasts, and classic films such as Queen of Spades and The Rocking Horse Winner with various air times.
TV guide style rundown shows The Waltons premiere at 7:00 p.m. across channels 4 7 13 with drama from a deaf girl left on the doorstep. The night features The 3 000 Mile Chase crime drama and a 11 40 tribute to Whats My Line plus a slate of cartoons movies and news across NBC CBS and local stations.
A compact timeline of items dated June 15 across years from 1877 to 1977 includes marriages in Benton City, attire for Hoxsey Hotel porters, Silver Cup Quartette state champions broadcasting on Kmox, golf scores at Fulton, On The Job photographer subjects, new teachers named by a school board, Sunday menus at Charlie’s, weekend movie listings, a Father’s Day contest winner, Boys State participants, HUD grant disputes in 1967, a highway barn sale, and a tennis instructors’ summer posts in Ohio and Minnesota.
Barry and Jean Johnson in Sunnyvale create a home withdrawal plan for their 8 year old Christine. A cardboard bird timer marks each half hour of viewing and keeps a weekly quota of 10 half hours. Christine now spends more time in activities and less time watching TV, joining Little League and Brownies.
Friday wishes go out to Ronda Ruth Easley William Robert Erdel Penny Henderson Debra Eisele Alan D Coastsworth Evelyn Gipson Kenny Hoffman Mrs Frank Edwards Thomas Arlan Davis Vera Eckert Richard Schneider Mrs Claude Silver and Mrs J W Musgrove of Centralia all best on their special day requested by well wishers in the community
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