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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1974
Page
2
A columnist argues that presidential press conferences aim to serve the people, but recent White House sessions became a clash between press and president. Some reporters spoiled the format with rudeness and non questions, undermining information flow and viewers’ interest, harming the press image.
A brief reflection cites Proverbs urging resistance to enticement. It notes that a bad deed can be quick but its memory lingers_long, underscoring moral caution and lasting impact.
Letters discuss honoring past educators and community figures with names like Fair Fame or Benton for a new Audrain County school. A reader suggests wide community input while noting teachers and notable locals.
A reader column shows letters to Ann Landers about drinking at home, dress attributions, phony mail order purchases, and seeking guidance. Topics include framing a tragedy recipe for home bars, a tactful reply to fashion questions, and how to verify mail order outfits before payment with contact details for consumer groups and a booklet offer.
A reader asks about recurring croup in a 2 year old and Dr Thosteson explains croup is laryngeal obstruction not lung weakness. He notes causes include flu or cold, growth reducing airway issues, warns signs of severe obstruction require hospital care, and offers home care with ipecac and humidification. He also mentions allergic croup and general guidance for ringworm treatment in a separate letter.
The Intelligencer stopped daily publication with the final issue on July 31, 1942. It was then housed in the Masonic building at 118 W Promenade Street after earlier moving from 108 W Promenade and previously from the southwest corner of Jackson and Coal, in the Central Inn building razed for a city parking lot. In the nineteenth century it occupied several sites, mainly on S Washington Street.
Channel 11 carries Class AA high school basketball playoffs at 1:30 PM. Bob Hope hour special airs at 7:30 PM on channels 5 8 10 with Debbie Reynolds Charley Pride and Ara Parseghian. CBS Movie The Sweet Ride airs at 6:00 PM on channels 4 7 13. Evening schedules include Bonanza The Big Valley Mike Douglas Merv Griffin Lucy and news. Also featured are In Concert Peter Yarrow Jackson Browne Linda Ronstadt James Brown Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Midnight Special Dr Hook and the Medicine Show.
Channel and channel numbers list basketball games Louisville vs Bradley at noon and Indiana vs Ohio State plus Kansas vs Colorado at 2. The All Frazier fight airs on Wide World of Sports at 4. Palmer’s Best-18 holes at 4. NBC and ABC movies air in the evening including The Green Berets with John Wayne and Houston Weve Got A Problem with Robert Culp. A separate Grammy Awards special runs at 9 with Andy Williams hosting. Weather and a dense schedule of cartoons, dramas, and news round out the day.
Boss Fix, a retired Indiana schoolteacher who moved to Hollywood in 1969, has embraced a second career in television commercials. At 80 she has appeared in more than a dozen ads, filmed a motorcycle spot in Santa Rosa, and continues to work tirelessly, saying she never planned to retire and loves staying active in show business.
Sunday celebrates birthdays for Mrs. William Vanlandingham A A Mitchell Wilfred Thompson Jr Olivia Graves Rex Caldwell Glen Erdel Verna Bell Haislip Larry Dishman Frank Anthony DiBlasi Erma Marie Gibson Homer W Willig Bertha Spurling Arlene Southwick Billy Traynor Mrs T B Lumpkin Linda Lou Wright Johnnie Swenson and twins Tonnetta and Lanneta Nunelly Also Dinah Shore turns 54 and football commissioner Pere Niveble es di.
The A P Green Fire Brick Co disclosed details of a 3000 dollar scholarship fund with 750 dollars per year for four years of college. The message mentions recipients and related stories alongside a string of local notices and genealogical notes from March 1964.
Mexica Ledger published daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo. It lists postal details and subscription rates by method and region including local, county, state, and APO military classifications with monthly and yearly prices. Office hours are shown.
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