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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1972
Page
2
A Florida cemetery refused to bury a Black American soldier, exposing a clash between race and national ideals. The piece argues that civic rights and the duty to honor service define America, and that denying burial rights contradicts those core ideals. It asserts that all Americans, Black or white, share the obligation to uphold American ideals.
A religious reflection notes Demas once a Christian convert was drawn away by worldly pleasures and warns readers to avoid that fate. The passage contrasts devotion with distraction and urges steadfast faith in Christ.
After years of effort, Monroe County Water District No. 2 may begin construction by June, bringing running water to hundreds of homes and farms outside Paris. The celebration honors organizers and the Farmers Home Administration for funding, marking a major upgrade from bucket and pump systems to hydrants and taps in rural areas.
In a May 31, 1962 item two MMA cadets Charles Larson and George Mark Hockenyos are named winners in Time Magazine’s Current Affairs Contest. Also noted are Gary Wayne Havener commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, and the Spanns appointed as missionaries to North Brazil for the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board leaving in August. Other items include Payne Muir returning as head football coach at Cape Central for the 1952 season, an art exhibit by numerous Mexico painters, and a May 31, 1922 note about Charles Dobyns starting a honey coated Brick Balloon popcorn venture and other local trades and sales.
A collection of reader letters and Ann Landers responses covers debates on racial identity questions, marriage and legal rights for common-law spouses, and societal attitudes toward cousins marrying. The column shows guidance on handling rude questions, legal protections, and scientific cautions about hereditary conditions in cousin marriages.
Dr Thosteson explains toxoplasmosis as a potentially serious disease that may be mild or silent in many people. It can affect the eyes and nervous system, and pregnancy poses a risk via placental transmission. Cats and other animals can harbor the parasite. thorough cooking destroys it, and prowling pets require careful litter handling.
On Friday a birthday acknowledgment travels through Des Moines for Edna Gray Pamela Sue White Kevin Lee Fetterhoff James F For a comprehensive Babb and to twins Mrs Opal discussing Moss and the change of life with Mrs Pearl Belcher.
NBCs Opryland U S A television hour from Nashville blends country icons Johnny Cash, Tennessee Ernie Ford, the Carter Family and Roy Acuff with Minnie Pearl Danny Thomas Leslie Uggams and Carol Lawrence. The show uses park backdrops like a Mississippi riverboat and plantation house to frame musical numbers and lighter comedy in a low key, pleasant hour.
Erroneous listings may reflect unreported changes by stations. See Tv 12 Weather for details.
Channel 9 airs How-to HP reading segment at 8 p.m. with Carol Burnett rerun. Programs include Billy Graham Crusade in Charlotte at 7 and 8 p.m. on certain dates, Oral Roberts salute with Roy Clark, Skeeter Davis, Clara Ward, and a National Law and Order Test at 8 p.m. Noisy lineups show movies on Channel 11 and 4, with varied acts such as Merv Griffin and Billy Graham.
TV listings show My World and Welcome To It returning on CBS at 7 00 PM with a rerun. The Billy Graham Crusade concludes with Youth The University of Life at 7 00 PM on 2 and 9 00 PM on 10, plus various programs and movies across CBS ABC and NBC, including Meet the Press features and Lucille Ball recovery updates.
A mixed list of crossword clues across and down with numbers and partial answers. Readable fragments include hints like Neuter pronoun, Ear, Curtsy, Destiny, Open hostility, Fourth caliph, and various others, alongside unrelated garbled entries and editorial stray letters.
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