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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1976
Page
2
The Ledger proclaims its duty to readers of Mexico and Ledgerland over owners, notes a century of family ownership, and pledges continued public service. It recalls past editorials, vows to carry on, and ends with a spiritual verse from Galatians 5 25.
Open Forum author Rebecca Gibbs urges preserving First National Bank of Mexico as an independent community bank. She notes many residents share this view and calls signatures to petitions and letters to the Federal Reserve Bank, acknowledging Bank directors Bradford Brett and others for their service.
A local advisory column argues Amendment No. 2 to remove Missouri sales tax on food and drugs would slash state revenues by 140 million dollars and shift the burden elsewhere, harming low income families and welfare funds. It warns the plan favors tax relief for some while raising other taxes and urges defeat.
Reader questions cover corneal graft acceptance rates and maintenance by Lions Clubs, plus jaw joint pain from bite misalignment and worn dentures. Dr Thosteson explains TMJ anatomy, causes, and possible ear symptoms, and discusses bronchitis signs on X rays and lung tests, with note on mail responses and a booklet offer.
In a reader exchange, Ann Landers weighs a money dance at an Eastern European wedding and advisees on fear of sex, marriage trouble, and parenting guidance. She suggests leaving pins at home, seeking counseling for trauma, and pursuing direct effort to win back a estranged spouse. She promotes her new booklet on talking to children about sex.
A jumble of channel listings shows programs on multiple stations including Woman's World at 3 30 on channel 8 and Rhoda at 6 30 on channel 7. Prime time features Happy Days and Alice Cooper guest appearances with various regions listed and note of program blocks across cities like St Louis Ottumwa and Jefferson City.
Channel 11 and others present a jumbled schedule with WWII era notes, listing delays, and multiple films and shows. Rich Man Poor Man, M A S H, Ella Fitzgerald on Evening At Pops, and many movies are noted with times and channels, alongside a confusing array of titles, dates, and scrambled text.
TV guide notes NBC movie The Million Dollar Ripoff at 7 00 p m with Chico Prinze as a crook, Nova's The Race For The Double Helix at 7 00, Jim Bouton in Ball Four at 7 30, All In The Family part one at 8 00, plus The Big Sleep and Grapes of Wrath screenings, and a slate of 9 00 programs including Blue Knight and Charlie’s Angels among other listings and weather segments.
A compiled slice from historic Mexico Missouri notes events from September 21 across years. Jesse Watkins honored for 25 years with Western and Southern Life. Rev Gottlieb Stein Wach s becomes Holy Ghost Catholic Church pastor in Centralia. Perry Art Guild formed. School bond issue of 500000 discussed for McMillan School. Miss Bessie Denton elected president of Reapers class. The Ledger building stone page inscribed. Miss Mary Alice Deardorff crowned Aux gasse Fair queen. U S savings bonds sales totals by county listed. History items extend to 1936 1928 and 1856 with marriages, property transfers and elected delegates.
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details including location at 300 N. Washington St., daily except Sundays and holidays. It outlines subscription prices by region, office hours, and soldier mail rates.
CBS debuts Executive Suite a serialized corporate soap with Don Walling heading Cardway Corp. A radical daughter plants a pesticide plant bombing, triggering a board clash over safety versus profits. A wife appears as an ex-porn queen, and a rival seeks Pop’s job as a new consumer-relations executive.
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