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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1972
Page
2
What is the future of Mexico depends on our industries and growth of town. Encourage current industries to prosper and attract new ones by funding, reducing absenteeism, and expanding city limits. Promote safety, cleanliness, and honesty while urging a sales tax and street improvements for sustained town growth.
A devotional reflection urges lifting the gates of our minds and hearts to receive shared glory. It emphasizes readiness and willingness to welcome divine presence as Psalm 24:7 inspires.
The Sydenstricker Angus Farm south of Mexico sold 55 animals for 32975 dollars, averaging 600 dollars per animal at the annual production sale. Also noted are ceremony remarks by Clarissa Starr, weather disturbances near Ledgerland, and public notices about local activities including Missouri Boys' State attendance and a union vote.
Wednesday wishes go to Mrs Roy Presnell Rich Buresh Liz Pearl Joe H Johnston Donna Parrott Kenneth L Avery Ralph Settle Charles LeRoy Webber James Elwood Myles John Clithero Vandalia Martinsburg Laddonia and Bonnie Seely of Laddonia in a community birthday note.
The notice lists publication days as daily except Sundays and holidays and gives pricing for single copies, sales to Mexico and trade area towns, rail deliveries in Audrain and adjoining counties, and all other counties in Missouri. It also covers out of state rates, military mail, and miscellaneous distribution times and contact points.
A reader asks Ann Landers to urge networks to stop cruel humor about handicapped people. The columnist backs the campaign and asks readers to send complaints to network presidents NBC CBS and ABC with a call to action.
A letter discusses lichen planus a chronic nervous condition affecting mucous membranes with itchy lesions on wrists legs trunk and mouth. The doctor notes no known cause, no cure, and urges itching relief and stress relief with creams sedatives and occasionally oral steroids, stressing it is not dangerous.
AP critic notes CBS aired two Sunday specials showing TV production methods. The Issue of Busing featured Roger Mudd with politicians and groups reading statements. The Metropolitan Opera Salute to Sir Rudolf Bing focused on the opera house and audience, edited from four hours to one.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered channel numbers and city names including Ottumwa St Louis Columbia Jefferson City and Quincy. Data appears as stray items with incomplete program or station identifiers, 1/7 dates, and stray figures.
Television listings for Monday include ABCs final edition of a magazine with updates on Indy 500 previews and Churchill Downs tours. Special Puccini opera La Rondine and Lloyd Bridges film Daring Game anchor a dense schedule across channels with multiple movies and talk shows.
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