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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
7
Heloise proposes a highway safety note urging green taillights for all vehicles when in motion or at rest to reduce rear end collisions. She questions whether drivers can distinguish between powered, coasting, or stopping vehicles and calls for a universal taillight color standard.
A Misses pattern notice from Marian Martin advertises Printed Pattern 9083 for sunburst darted pants or a dress with pull-on elastic waist, listing sizes 10 to 18 and price details. The page mixes catalog lines, home tips by Heloise, and reader letters about peeling carrots, clothing hacks, and quick kitchen ideas, all presented in a 1940s style column.
Puzzle clues include across items such as Selfishness, Purity, Sanctify, Weight watcher, Antennas, Pulchritude, Indicator, Hoodwink, Blessing, Mister, Longing, Hovel, Road curve, Tree bark, Dried grape, Toward, Attend a banquet, Card game. Names like Stanley Gardner appear among scattered entries.
Guardianship sale set for October 14 at 10:00 A.M. near Paris Missouri on Route 15, 17 miles north of Mexico. Items include a 1949 Chevrolet truck, a 1956 Chevrolet, a Ford tractor with equipment, home furniture, appliances, and farm tools. Cash terms, buyer beware. seller not responsible for accidents.
Stamp collectors chase errors but this inverted plate number 33656 on the PTA commemorative is not a rarity, with about a half million in existence. West Germany issues feature Heligoland and Heidelberg, while Gilbert and Ellice Islands and Papua New Guinea honor missionaries and Murillo designs in New Zealand stamps. Little League champions from Williamsport are celebrated as World Series time arrives.
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