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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1977
Page
2
A Royal Bank of Canada sponsored essay on what it takes to build character emphasizes inner standards and living by principles. It cites Shakespeare and Browning while praising effort, excellence, and the belief that civilization relies on enduring truths.
A devotional meditation referencing Isaiah 30 18 on God delaying judgment to be gracious and bless. The text emphasizes confidence that God will hear and bestow mercy when he waits. It reads as a prayerful exhortation for faith in divine timing and blessing.
A long critique on American farming amid world hunger argues farming is not like other businesses and calls for policy that moderates output to stabilize prices. The piece notes wheat quotes dropping 25 percent in a year and compares farm pricing to Detroit auto markets. It also includes readers’ questions about angioedema and vitamin E with medical guidance from Dr. Thosteson and responses about food sensitivities and diary tracking.
Dear reader asks about storing birth control pills for a move and duration to keep efficacy. Advice says potency declines, a six month supply suffices for moving period, periodic checks advised. long-term storage not recommended. Additional letters address acne flares from infections and bromide iodide drugs, plus torticollis explained as often organic with limited adult treatment options and possible psychological factors. hypnosis and biofeedback offered as options.
Reader letters discuss chain letters illegal trash and burden of passing them on. A reader proposes a new pronoun hem to be inclusive while Ann dismisses coinage. Another asks about a marital dispute and teen drink guidance with a paid booklet offer.
A cluttered TV guide notes multiple 2 hour episodes and movies across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13. Oregon Trail features with Rod Taylor as a widower traveling the 1842 route. Other entries include Charlie’s Angels with Phil Silvers and Jim Backus, A Killing Affair starring O J Simpson and Elizabeth Montgomery, and varied classics like Big Valley Gunsmoke Gilligan’s Island and Kung-fu style hour. The page also catalogs local station identifiers and weather.
Phil Donahue guest at 6 on Channel 17. Mary Tyler Moore rerun at 6 30 on 3. The Waltons drama at 7 on 4 7 13. Barney Miller finale at 8 on 2 3 17. Man From Atlantis debuts at 8 on 5 8 10. Plus 1949 Champion fight film at 1 p.m. on 11 and Legends Die at 10 30 on 4 7 13.
A stitched timeline notes actions from 1877 Mexico street grading for a new sidewalk to 1972 Audrain County Museum display. Highlights include Hoasey Buckner sale of Fairgrounds farm for cattle feeding, vaccination rule for new Mexico public school students, Hoxsey dairy contract note, Sannebeck Park dismantling and new ball park talk, Bay St. Louis hurricane relief, Kiwanis auction receipts, Kaiser Refractories retiree Raymond Newman, and dress code moves at Community Aft High School.
Tuesday brings greetings for Donnie Griggs. Friday birthday cake and candles for Mrs Frank Johnson Jimmie Bannister Farber Deborah Jean Saling Harrison K Walker Connie Beamer Craig Barnes Kenneth Eastin Barbara Jean Hatfield Mrs Betty Maxwell Rodney Winter Rodney Lee Griffith. Pianist Gyorgy Sandor turns 65 today. Oscar Wilde quote on creativity ends with reflection.
NBC launches Oregon Trail and Big Hawaii as oppositions to ABC hits Charlie’s Angels and Baretta. Oregon Trail follows a wagon train heading west in 1842 led by Rod Taylor with family and rivals, amid crises from Indians and gambling. Big Hawaii centers on a ranching clan facing a sugar cane blight, with Don Johnson aiding prodigal son Cliff Potts, yet critics deem the hour strongest for Napier and Taylor but weaker than Baretta.
Mexico Leager lists publishing details with pricing for subscriptions by mail and carrier. It states daily except Sundays and holidays, address at 300 N. Washington St. Mexico Mo. 65265, and office hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
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