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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1977
Page
2
The editorial honors L B Hawthorne who served 64 years in the Mexico school system and community efforts. It notes his death last Saturday and praises his impact, proposing naming a school and stadium after him to honor his legacy and remind readers of his contributions.
A religious excerpt urges righteous living to please Christ with a devotional tone. It references Isaiah 42:1 and ends with a prayer asking for guidance to live in a way that delights the Savior. The text centers on faithfulness and spiritual devotion.
A mother seeks guidance about her college son who confesses love for a male friend. Ann Landers says therapy is useless unless the person seeks it and urges the mother to seek counseling to accept her son. The column includes a poem about not judging others and a note about obtaining Landers’ booklet on marriage.
Mrs. D asks if hospital visits aid recovery for a husband with a heart attack. A Modern Medicine study by Agnes J. Brown shows family visits can raise blood pressure and heart rate in 50 coronary care patients. Advice: limit visitors to times with least disturbance and let the physician decide.
A reader asks about an ovarian cyst in a daughter age 39 and whether injections or surgery are appropriate. Dr Thosteson notes menstrual irregularity and suggests that surgical removal is often best after exam, since cyst type must be known and removal of the entire cyst may be indicated. Dr Thosteson cannot answer individual letters due to volume.
Mexico Fayette and Brower sermon in Excelsior Springs. Nineteen Ledger carriers enjoyed a day at Buzzard's Roost Mark Twain State Park. Col. Fred A. Morris dies at Audrain Hospital. Bill Bob Standefer joins Mexico Police Force. Ground-breaking for a proposed Continana convalescent home on W Hendricks not built. Local candidates debated civic issues with the Mexico League of Women Voters. Ledger straw vote shows Nixon ticket leading. Bond leads Dowd for governor. Dixie Grey Band Mothers rename to Dixie Grey Band Parents.
Springfield Daily News column by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten ridicules USDA FAS figures on cattle exports to Hungary. It argues the stock sent overseas are breeding cattle, not meat steers, praising U.S. dairy stock and breed registries while critiquing reporters and Washington coverage.
Erroneous listings aside, tonight features When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Riverboat Captain part one on Channel 4 at 6 30 p m with the second half tomorrow CBS Movie follows at 7 00 p m The Spider-Man adventure airs on Channel 4 at 7 13 plus boxing title contenders in Las Vegas on Channel 5 at 7 00 p m Norton vs Zanon and Young vs Ballard headline A kidnap drama on Channel 2 3 and 17 at 8 00 p m Charlie's Angels expands to two hours A 9 year old girl features in Easter tale at 8 00 p m on Channel 9 and Relentless fronts a CBS Movie at 8 30 p m on Channels 4 7 13 The Night features Mozart with the Vienna Philharmonic at 9 00 p m on Channel 9 and a long slate of afternoon and late night movie slots and talk shows across stations 2 3 4 5 7 9 11 13 17 23 30 provided by a merged prime time lineup
Los Angeles AP reports NBC may scrap the family viewing hour on Tuesdays to air the Richard Pryor program opposite ABC comedies. The show, praised for brilliance, was trimmed to suit adult audiences and included a risqué opening skit Pryor opposed losing. The early moments spoofed Star Wars bar scene with Pryor as a barkeep in a saloon full of gro
The piece comments on a Friday birthday slate for James QC Johnson and notes a gang of names as readers. It reviews an NBC Pryor program with harsh language and political humor including a Clint Eastwood spoof and a transvestite construction worker. It calls the show two notable duds and praises certain segments while lamenting a time-slot shift and an Emmy awards reception.
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