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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1970
Page
11
A mixed column of reader tips covers neat party fruit platters wrapped in net, plastic hanger covers repurposed for garments, and clever storage ideas like a sliding under-cabinet cup rack. Also notes on chocolate pretzels, durable felt pens, and a Hollywood quote from Bette Davis.
Bette Davis reflects on the studio era noting it built stars and offered career continuity through tailored films and strong publicity. She contrasts past power with today’s pressure, citing Dustin Hoffman as an example of reliance on a big breakout role for career survival.
A jumble of crossword clues and broken words appears, including numbered hints like 23 24 28 32 and scattered fragments such as Italian guessing and dessert clues. The text resembles OCR garble with misread letters, stray capitals, and incomplete phrases, offering little coherent narrative or solvable content.
Hermann’s first big Wines Fest unfolds October 10 at Stone Hill Winery with tours of the historic Winery Building and Cellars. The event features German music, accordion selections by Shera Tritch, crafts by local artisans, spinning, caning, wood carving, and old time apple butter cooking over a kettle. Demonstrations include the Willmes Grape Press and other grape processing gear.
New adult and non fiction books arrive at Mexico Audrain County Library, featuring titles like The Book of the Widow and Resurrection of Richard Nixon. A separate ad promotes a vending machine business offering part or full-time income with an initial investment of 600 to 1500 dollars and financing, centered at US Ussory Industries in Dallas, Texas.
Washington news: Congressman Hungate introduces a resolution urging a review of the United Nations as the 25th anniversary of its charter nears in October. The measure asks for a conference by 1973 and executive studies to propose charter changes with a yearlong reporting requirement to the foreign relations committees. The aim is a stronger world peacekeeping body to address disputes and global security threats.
The Society for the Prevention by Cruel to Animals claims Ireland has the worst stray dog problem. It argues Irish law does not aid the effort, requiring seven days of shelter before disposal but providing no housing facilities.
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